James couldn't get his feet to move, it all seemed so surreal. He had Lily
in his arms, something that he would have only be able to dream about a
year ago. Lily looked at him and smiled her sweet smile and led him onto
the dance floor. The music started up in a slow tune. James put his arms
around Lily's waist as she put her hands around his neck with her head on
his shoulder.
James felt tense, everyone was looking at him. Reality of the day's events had finally sunken in, Lily was his forever. Lily could sense his tenseness and tenderly kissed his neck. He relaxed a bit. Lily pulled herself closer to him so that she was now pressing up against him. James felt as though they were one as he looked at the on lookers, many who had tears in their eyes. James' friend Peter had tears streaming down his face as he watched them dancing. Sirius shot him a grin that James couldn't help but to return.
Lily felt as though they were dancing on the clouds far above the earth. She looked around to see her mother sitting by James' parents, crying hysterically. She smiled at her mother which only caused her to cry, "My little Lily is all grown up!" which echoed all through the hall casing Lily to blush furiously as her eyes landed on her maid of honor, Molly.
Molly had always been there for her. She was 6 years older, but that hadn't stopped her from always being there for Lily. She and her husband, Arthur, already had two boys, Bill and Charlie, who were at a baby sitter's house right now probably causing who ever was watching them a lot of grief. Bill and Charlie were very wild children. Bill was the eldest at age and cried when ever a pair of scissors was brought near his long hair. Charlie, who was , had a strange interest in dragons for as long as Lily could remember.
The dance finally ended and Lily and James took their seats at the head table. Lily sat down between Molly and James. James sat down and began talking to Sirius while Lily talked to Molly. "So who did you leave Bill and Charlie with?" Lily asked.
"With Arabella, she is the only one who can control those two," she laughed. Arabella Figg was another good friend of Lily and James, but she couldn't attend their wedding because she couldn't stand being around Lily's sister, Petunia.
"Yes, she always had a way of controlling the unruly," Lily said. Arabella had in fact been James' baby sitter when he was young and next to him, any child would be a synch. James had been a prankster ever since he could walk.
On the other side of the table Sirius was teasing James. "Did Jamsie get nervous before walking into the hall?" Sirius sneered.
"Yes actually I did. I wanted to say thank you, Siri-poo," he said sarcastically.
"Thanks for what, Prongs?" he asked seriously.
"For being my best man."
"You promised the position to me in our 3rd year."
James laughed, "So I did."
The music started to play again and James grabbed Lily's arm and asked her to dance. Lily agreed and walked gracefully onto the dance floor, her wedding dress glittering in the dim light.
Remus took James' empty seat nest to Sirius. Remus was Lily's best friend from Hogwarts, he was like her older brother. "Hey Padfoot," Remus whispered nudging Sirius, "do you think that Prongs would let me cut in?" he finished looking over at Lily and James laughing together on the dance floor.
Sirius looked over at them. "Give him two more songs, then let Lily's dad have one, then let James' dad have one, then.."
"Oh I get the idea," said Remus cutting Sirius off.
"Then," Sirius ploughed on, "Prongs will want to dance with her again."
"Oh skrew it! I'm cutting in!" said Remus getting up from the table heading over to Lily and James. He tapped James on the shoulder and held out his hand to Lily, "May I?" he asked sweetly.
Lily smiled and broke away from James. The music livened a bit and Remus pulled her into a quick two step. "So how does it feel to be called Mrs. Potter?" he laughed as Lily rolled into him.
"Oh I'll never get used to it Remus!" she laughed.
Lily looked over at James who was dancing with her mother and obviously impressing her with his incredible dance skills. "It's like he has two sides to his personality," Lily sighed, the smile fading from her face.
"Yes, the charming James Potter and the big headed, pompous, prankster, James Potter, I know what you mean," Remus said causing Lily to laugh.
Remus felt a light tap on his shoulder. It was Mr. Evans. "It was nice talking to you, Remus," Lily smiled as they stopped dancing.
Lily now joined hands with her father as the music slowed down again. "My little Lily, all grown up," Mr. Evans said, his eyes glistening.
"Oh dad! It was bound to happen someday," Lily said.
"Well it was to the right man, I have to give you credit for that. He is quite the charmer," he teased.
Lily laughed, "Yes, James has a knack for turning on his charms at just the right time. Oh, I don't know if James has talked to you yet about..."
"About the vacation home, yes he has. I fear that it won't be in its best condition, it will need some cleaning up. Your mother and I haven't been to the Bahamas lately," he said smiling.
Lily smiled at her father as the song came to and end. "Thank you Lily," he said before walking away to sit with his wife.
Lily went over to the punch bowl where some of her school friends were congregating. "Nice turn out," she said.
"Oh yes, Lily has always been able to throw a good party," said Lily's friend Amy, not realizing who had said it.
"Thank you, Amy," said Lily.
"Oh Lily! Its you! We figured you had forgotten about us, you have been dancing for the past hour you know," said her other friend Teresa.
"I could never forget about you four," she said glancing around the group. Beside Amy stood Gloria and beside Teresa stood Rain. Lily was so glad she had finally spotted her friends.
"I am so sorry that I couldn't be there for the mass," said Rain.
"Its okay, it was like any other wedding. As long as you are at the reception you didn't miss much.
"But you did miss some kiss up on the alter though," said Gloria whistling.
"Oh yes, James did not seem to want to let go, Sirius had to pull James back," said Teresa giggling.
"It was his first wedding he had ever gone to," said Lily defensively.
"Yes, I know, but it was pretty funny," laughed Gloria again.
The four girls were laughing up a storm within five minutes and Lily felt like she was back at school again. "Lily, we are wanted to give a speech," said James slipping his arms around Lily's waist, kissing her on the head.
"Oh, a speech, this is going to be good," laughed Amy nudging Rain.
Lily and James smiled and walked back over to the head table and Lily noticed that the food had already been brought out. As they reached their seats Sirius whispered to James "Make it short, I didn't eat lunch today."
Lily laughed. Sirius and his stomach always went hand in hand. James' father stood up at the end of the head table and got everyone's attention and slowly the talking dyed away. "It is time for the newly weds speech," he said looking at James and Lily.
James felt tense, everyone was looking at him. Reality of the day's events had finally sunken in, Lily was his forever. Lily could sense his tenseness and tenderly kissed his neck. He relaxed a bit. Lily pulled herself closer to him so that she was now pressing up against him. James felt as though they were one as he looked at the on lookers, many who had tears in their eyes. James' friend Peter had tears streaming down his face as he watched them dancing. Sirius shot him a grin that James couldn't help but to return.
Lily felt as though they were dancing on the clouds far above the earth. She looked around to see her mother sitting by James' parents, crying hysterically. She smiled at her mother which only caused her to cry, "My little Lily is all grown up!" which echoed all through the hall casing Lily to blush furiously as her eyes landed on her maid of honor, Molly.
Molly had always been there for her. She was 6 years older, but that hadn't stopped her from always being there for Lily. She and her husband, Arthur, already had two boys, Bill and Charlie, who were at a baby sitter's house right now probably causing who ever was watching them a lot of grief. Bill and Charlie were very wild children. Bill was the eldest at age and cried when ever a pair of scissors was brought near his long hair. Charlie, who was , had a strange interest in dragons for as long as Lily could remember.
The dance finally ended and Lily and James took their seats at the head table. Lily sat down between Molly and James. James sat down and began talking to Sirius while Lily talked to Molly. "So who did you leave Bill and Charlie with?" Lily asked.
"With Arabella, she is the only one who can control those two," she laughed. Arabella Figg was another good friend of Lily and James, but she couldn't attend their wedding because she couldn't stand being around Lily's sister, Petunia.
"Yes, she always had a way of controlling the unruly," Lily said. Arabella had in fact been James' baby sitter when he was young and next to him, any child would be a synch. James had been a prankster ever since he could walk.
On the other side of the table Sirius was teasing James. "Did Jamsie get nervous before walking into the hall?" Sirius sneered.
"Yes actually I did. I wanted to say thank you, Siri-poo," he said sarcastically.
"Thanks for what, Prongs?" he asked seriously.
"For being my best man."
"You promised the position to me in our 3rd year."
James laughed, "So I did."
The music started to play again and James grabbed Lily's arm and asked her to dance. Lily agreed and walked gracefully onto the dance floor, her wedding dress glittering in the dim light.
Remus took James' empty seat nest to Sirius. Remus was Lily's best friend from Hogwarts, he was like her older brother. "Hey Padfoot," Remus whispered nudging Sirius, "do you think that Prongs would let me cut in?" he finished looking over at Lily and James laughing together on the dance floor.
Sirius looked over at them. "Give him two more songs, then let Lily's dad have one, then let James' dad have one, then.."
"Oh I get the idea," said Remus cutting Sirius off.
"Then," Sirius ploughed on, "Prongs will want to dance with her again."
"Oh skrew it! I'm cutting in!" said Remus getting up from the table heading over to Lily and James. He tapped James on the shoulder and held out his hand to Lily, "May I?" he asked sweetly.
Lily smiled and broke away from James. The music livened a bit and Remus pulled her into a quick two step. "So how does it feel to be called Mrs. Potter?" he laughed as Lily rolled into him.
"Oh I'll never get used to it Remus!" she laughed.
Lily looked over at James who was dancing with her mother and obviously impressing her with his incredible dance skills. "It's like he has two sides to his personality," Lily sighed, the smile fading from her face.
"Yes, the charming James Potter and the big headed, pompous, prankster, James Potter, I know what you mean," Remus said causing Lily to laugh.
Remus felt a light tap on his shoulder. It was Mr. Evans. "It was nice talking to you, Remus," Lily smiled as they stopped dancing.
Lily now joined hands with her father as the music slowed down again. "My little Lily, all grown up," Mr. Evans said, his eyes glistening.
"Oh dad! It was bound to happen someday," Lily said.
"Well it was to the right man, I have to give you credit for that. He is quite the charmer," he teased.
Lily laughed, "Yes, James has a knack for turning on his charms at just the right time. Oh, I don't know if James has talked to you yet about..."
"About the vacation home, yes he has. I fear that it won't be in its best condition, it will need some cleaning up. Your mother and I haven't been to the Bahamas lately," he said smiling.
Lily smiled at her father as the song came to and end. "Thank you Lily," he said before walking away to sit with his wife.
Lily went over to the punch bowl where some of her school friends were congregating. "Nice turn out," she said.
"Oh yes, Lily has always been able to throw a good party," said Lily's friend Amy, not realizing who had said it.
"Thank you, Amy," said Lily.
"Oh Lily! Its you! We figured you had forgotten about us, you have been dancing for the past hour you know," said her other friend Teresa.
"I could never forget about you four," she said glancing around the group. Beside Amy stood Gloria and beside Teresa stood Rain. Lily was so glad she had finally spotted her friends.
"I am so sorry that I couldn't be there for the mass," said Rain.
"Its okay, it was like any other wedding. As long as you are at the reception you didn't miss much.
"But you did miss some kiss up on the alter though," said Gloria whistling.
"Oh yes, James did not seem to want to let go, Sirius had to pull James back," said Teresa giggling.
"It was his first wedding he had ever gone to," said Lily defensively.
"Yes, I know, but it was pretty funny," laughed Gloria again.
The four girls were laughing up a storm within five minutes and Lily felt like she was back at school again. "Lily, we are wanted to give a speech," said James slipping his arms around Lily's waist, kissing her on the head.
"Oh, a speech, this is going to be good," laughed Amy nudging Rain.
Lily and James smiled and walked back over to the head table and Lily noticed that the food had already been brought out. As they reached their seats Sirius whispered to James "Make it short, I didn't eat lunch today."
Lily laughed. Sirius and his stomach always went hand in hand. James' father stood up at the end of the head table and got everyone's attention and slowly the talking dyed away. "It is time for the newly weds speech," he said looking at James and Lily.