Chapter 29: Preparations and Pre-wedding Parties
Toby was now a month old and Accalia and Remus had started preparing for their wedding, they had set the date for New Years Eve.
Remus had asked Harry to be his best man and Accalia had Tonks as her maid of honour and Hermione and Ginny as her bridesmaids.
At the last weekend of November Accalia went for her dress fitting and Remus for his suit fitting.
"Please tell me you're not making us wear something like this," said Ginny pulling a tartan dress from the rack in Miss Celia's Dress Emporium.
"Accalia's got better taste than that!" exclaimed Hermione.
"I kinda like it," smirked Tonks.
"You would!" laughed Accalia holding a gurgling Toby against her.
"Would you like to see the dresses you ordered, Miss Snape?" asked Celia.
"Oh yes," smiled Accalia, "These, girls, are your dresses."
The girls gasped as Celia brought out three satin baby pink halter neck dresses. The bottom of the dresses stopped just below the ankle and from the waist, deep pink beads cascaded down the dress.
"Merlin, they're beautiful Accalia!" gasped Hermione as Celia handed the dresses to the girls.
"Try them on then," smiled Accalia.
Five minutes later the girls came out of their changing rooms. Tonks looked the most uncomfortable, she didn't normally wear dresses.
"You guys look gorgeous!" smiled Accalia.
"Now Accalia," began Tonks, "When are we gonna see this wedding dress of yours?"
"I don't know why I can't wear green," murmured Snape looking at the suits in the displays.
"Because Accalia wants us all to wear blue! We guys all need to match, apparently," explained Remus.
"Is this really necessary?" asked Harry as the tailor ran the tape measure up the inside of Harry's leg.
"Harry, you have to have a suit that fits properly and Accalia wants us to wear suits as well the dress robes," explained Remus who was pulling on his dress robe.
Remus wore a black suit and a white shirt with a dark blue cravat. The dress robe was an even darker blue with a pin in the shape of a full moon holding it in the middle.
"I don't why he has to go so close up…there," squeaked Harry.
Ron who was sitting very happily, drinking a butterbeer, watching what was going on, let out a low chuckle.
"I don't know why you're laughing," snapped Harry, "You're next!"
"What does do you think Toby? Does Mummy look nice?" asked Accalia as Toby bounced in his baby seat on the floor in the changing room.
"I can finally say I forgive you for what you did to my figure, young man. I never thought the day would come I'd be thankful to be a werewolf," smiled Accalia patting her now more flat stomach.
Accalia's dress was beautiful. The bodice was a ruby red with silver Celtic swirls covering it. It had flowing white silk sleeves and the skirt and train was made of the same material with the train trailing about two feet behind Accalia.
"Accalia, are you ready?" came Tonks' voice.
"Just a second," called Accalia lifting up the skirt up from the floor, which revealed ruby red velvet stiletto heels.
Accalia pulled the curtains open and stepped out. Tonks, Ginny and Hermione stopped immediately and stared at Accalia.
"What?" said Accalia confused, "Is there something wrong with the dress?"
"You just look…" began Hermione.
"You look beautiful," smiled Tonks.
"Just…Wow!" beamed Hermione.
"Remus is gonna be on the floor when he sees you!" laughed Ginny.
"Stop exaggerating!" laughed Accalia dismissively just as Toby started crying.
Hermione went over to Toby and picked him up.
"I'll look after Toby while you get changed," smiled Hermione as Accalia handed her a dummy.
Accalia quickly changed and decided to take the girls to a café for a hot chocolate.
"You know you have to have a stag night," smirked Harry as he, Remus, Snape and Ron sat at the table at 12 Grimmauld Place each with a glass of alcoholic butterbeer.
"What?" coughed Remus.
"A stag night, it's tradition," said Harry.
"I don't know," murmured Snape.
"Oh come on! It will be great!" said Ron, "We could get strippers!"
"No we are not!" snapped Snape.
"Argh! It's not like you haven't seen a girl in her underwear before!" said Ron.
"Probably seen a few different girls seeing as he's going out with Tonks," smirked Harry.
"That's none of your business… But for your information she is her real self when she's with me," sneered Snape.
"Really? What does she look like?" asked Harry.
"I'm not telling you that!" snapped Snape.
"Okay tell us one thing, are they big or small?" said Ron cupping his hands in front of his chest.
Snape didn't say anything and just looked down into his butterbeer. After a minute he finally mumbled something.
"What was that Severus?" asked Remus smirking.
"I don't know, how big is 36C?" mumbled Snape.
"Not bad," smirked Ron, "Hermione's 36B."
"Ha! Beat both of you! Ginny's 32D!" smirked Harry.
"Urgh! Harry! I don't want to know that!" grimaced Ron.
"Remus?" enquired Ron.
"I'm not going to tell you!" said Remus.
"I don't want to know anyway!" frowned Snape getting up and leaving the room.
"Oh come on!" goaded Harry.
"Oh… She was 32D like Ginny…" began Remus.
"Was!" exclaimed Ron.
"Well since she had Toby, they've…well, got bigger," explained Remus.
"And?" urged on Harry.
"Well, from all the new bra's she's bought they are apparently 36D now," said Remus.
"Bloody Hell!" exclaimed Ron along with Harry, his mouth wide open.
"You two! I really don't know how we get on to these conversations! It only happens with you two!" spluttered Remus.
"Cos we're teenagers that's why!" laughed Harry.
"Right let's make a list of people to invite," smiled Ron grabbing a piece of paper and a quill from the side.
"Me, You, Remus," began Harry.
Ron continued,
"Snape, I suppose…my dad, Fred, George, Charlie if he can, Bill…er Accalia's dad?"
"You can only ask," smiled Remus.
"This is going to be great!" laughed Harry.
"That's what I'm afraid of," sighed Remus.
Two weeks past and the week before Christmas and Accalia and Remus had decided to have their party night way before their wedding in fear of a whole wedding party of hangovers.
Accalia and Remus laid on their bed with Toby between them.
"I don't know about leaving this little guy," whispered Accalia stroking the hair of Toby's head as Remus laid Toby on his chest.
"It sounds like you don't trust your dad," smirked Remus breathing slowly as Toby dozed.
"I do but I just feel guilty leaving him here while we are out having fun," said Accalia.
"Like he said, he probably wouldn't enjoy it. Plus he needs the practice for when he helps everybody look after Toby while we are on our honeymoon," smiled Remus.
"I suppose," whispered Accalia picking Toby up and placing him in his cot, "Where are we going for our honeymoon anyway?"
"Ah that would be telling!" smiled Remus walking up behind Accalia as she buttoned up a purple shirt, "You look nice."
"Wait til you see the wedding dress," smiled Accalia placing her hands over Remus' as they slipped onto her waist.
All Remus could do at that moment was groan in response.
"Oh and I just remembered. You'll have to wait even longer to find out what's under the dress," smirked Accalia moving away from him.
"Oh, you're killing me woman!" groaned Remus following Accalia back into their bedroom.
Accalia was in front of the mirror on the dressing table applying her lipstick. Remus moved up behind Accalia, moving her hair the side of her neck. Accalia pressed instinctively back into him, her body fitting into Remus' perfectly as he kissed Accalia's neck.
Accalia gasped in short breaths as Remus's tongue trailed behind her ear and into the nook of her jaw line. Accalia had never seen anything like it in her life, it was almost erotic, as she watched Remus in the mirror. Remus moved his hand under Accalia's top, up to cup her bra covered breast in his hand.
"Remus…" breathed Accalia, "We promised we'd wait from when Toby was born… until the wedding night."
"I know, I just… Merlin, I want you," whispered Remus, his breath heavy on Accalia's neck.
"I want you too…" gasped Accalia as Remus brushed his hand over her nipple, "But imagine how good it's going to be if we wait. Remember our first time together, when you came back from jury service and who's forgetting the little horny desk escapade when I was pregnant."
"Hmmm, how could I forget?" smirked Remus kissing Accalia's neck one more time.
"Come on then," smiled Accalia patting Remus' bum, "Time for your 'stag night'!"
"And time for your 'hen night'!" laughed Remus taking Accalia by the hand and leading her downstairs.
"The best kisser you ever had!" laughed a slightly tipsy Hermione as the girls sat in a bar Tonks and Accalia had often visited when they were auror training called Veritaserum.
"Arthur, obviously," smiled a giddy Molly.
"I should hope so Mum," giggled Ginny taking a swing of her butterbeer, "Otherwise I would have had to tell Dad if there was someone else!"
"I hope you haven't had too much of that, young lady!" smiled Molly taking a sip of her glass of white wine.
"How about you Tonks?" asked Hermione.
"Severus obviously," smirked Tonks, "But Bill comes a close second."
"Oooooh! You never told me about that Nymphadora Tonks!" laughed Accalia.
"Well, I think we all know who Accalia's best kisser is!" smirked Tonks.
"The things he can do with that mouth!" sighed Accalia smirking evilly.
All the girls looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"In my case Harry is definitely the best kisser, but Dean was also right up there!" smiled Ginny as the girls calmed from the laughing.
"Without doubt Ron, he has this thing that…" Hermione had began that sentence without thinking about Ron's sister and worse still his mother were there, "I think I'll leave it there…"
"I think you should," smiled Molly jovially as she got up to go to the toilet, "As much as I am part of my children's life I don't want to know everything!"
"I'll come with you Mum," said Ginny following after Molly.
"Accalia?" murmured Hermione watching Molly and Ginny go.
"Yes?" smiled Accalia merrily resting back in her chair.
"Is it true?" asked Hermione, "What Tonks told me earlier?"
"Hermione! I told you not to say anything!" exclaimed Tonks going a nice shade of pink.
"What did Tonks tell you Hermione?" asked Accalia leaning forward whilst glaring at Tonks.
"She told Ginny as well! Um… When she found out about you and Remus… at Christmas… in bed…" stuttered Hermione.
"Hmmm…What do you mean?" asked Accalia still rather confused.
"He was rather… big!" smiled Hermione her cheeks flushed.
Accalia looked at Tonks with one eyebrow raised then looked back at Hermione smirking.
"If Tonks says so," smirked Accalia wickedly.
"You can ask Molly if you don't believe me," exclaimed Tonks.
"Er…I don't thinks so…I always seem to embarrass myself in front of Molly," smiled Hermione.
"Aww Mother-in-laws!" smiled Accalia.
"Well you don't have to worry about that," smiled Tonks.
"I suppose not," smiled Accalia, "Tonks, do you think my mum would have liked Remus?"
"She would have loved him, I'm sure she would," smiled Tonks.
"Oh I love this song!" came Ginny's voice as she and Molly returned to the table.
"Let's dance then!" laughed Accalia taking a gulp of her drink and taking them by the hand dragged Tonks and Hermione on to the dance floor followed by Ginny and a reluctant Molly.
"To Remus and Accalia!" toasted Harry holding his glass of butterbeer up.
"Hear, hear!" called Ron.
The guys sat in The Leaky Cauldron, Remus, Harry, Ron, Charlie, Bill, Arthur, Fred, George and a worryingly quiet Snape.
"I'm really happy for you, mate," smiled Arthur.
"He's got a gooden there ain't he? Eh Fred?" smirked George.
"You're certainly right there!" grinned Fred.
"I sure do," smiled Remus.
"You're a very lucky guy, I hope you know that," stated Charlie.
"Of course I do," smiled Remus
"Everyone knows it effectively goes down hill from now," murmured Snape in his deep voice reminding the other guys that he was actually there.
"What do you mean?" asked Harry.
"Well after you're married and especially after you've had children women go off it don't they? In the bedroom department I mean," explained Snape.
Ron and Harry looked at Snape in complete horror. He must have been joking!
"That's not true!" exclaimed Arthur and Bill at the same time.
"Really Severus you are so bloody pessimistic!" exclaimed Remus sitting forward in his seat.
"If it was true Molly and I wouldn't have seven kids," said Arthur.
"And Fleur and I wouldn't have our little girl with another on the way," said Bill.
"You had me worried there," breathed Ron in relief.
"Don't worry son," reassured Arthur, "I'm sure you and Hermione will have a long time of making babies.
"Dad! Really! Don't talk like that!" exclaimed Ron appalled by his fathers words.
"And Harry," said Arthur seemingly ignoring his son, "If Ginny's anything like her mother…"
At this point Ron was in shutdown mode with complete mortification, Harry laughed nervously going red with embarrassment and the Twins obviously thought it horrendously funny as George fell off his seat.
Bill and Remus decided to diffuse the situation…
"Look guys this is supposed to be a stag night, why don't we go somewhere else?" said Remus.
"Yeah," agreed Harry, "If Sirius was here we would be having a great time."
"Why don't we go and see the girls in that club, what is it called?" suggested Bill.
"Veritaserum," said Charlie.
"Let's go and see them then!" said Remus.
"Come on Accalia! It'll be a laugh!" pleaded Tonks.
"You have a beautiful voice," smiled Molly.
"Its ages since we played together, remember the band practices with Jake and Caitlin!" smiled Tonks.
"That was at Hogwarts! Ages ago!" laughed Accalia.
"You've got to be better than Hermione!" smirked Ginny inclining her head up to Hermione who was on stage singing just slightly out of tune.
"Oh fine! You've talked me into it!" smiled Accalia.
Just as Accalia and Tonks went up to the stage to get ready, all the guys arrived.
"Oi! You're not supposed to be here! What do you think you are doing?" asked Ginny as Harry kissed her cheek.
"The Leaky Cauldron was dead, "explained Charlie, "We decided to come here. We thought it'd be more exciting."
"This place is mad!" said Ron, "We could hear it from down the road. Whoever was singing last was terrible!"
"That was me!" screeched Hermione.
"Nice knowing you," smirked Fred slamming his hand on Ron's back.
"I'll get some more drinks," said George.
"I'll help you," exclaimed Ron making a quick getaway.
"Where as Accalia and Tonks?" asked Remus
When I feel every thing in my life's a mess
And I can't lift my head up above the rest
When all I touch I can't hold on to
Then I cover my eyes and try to picture you
Cause your belief in me is so strong
I won't give in I will carry on
Cause I know you're the one
When the storm has broken you'll be waiting
When the big wave crashes you'll be swimming
When the war is over you'll be waving the flag
I know you'll be the last man standing with me
Accalia looked out into the audience and saw all the guys sitting with Molly, Hermione and Ginny. Accalia smiled at Remus in surprise and he grinned at her. "What are you doing here?" she mouthed.
When I know in my heart I have my good and bad days
And I wish I could hide that side of me away
But you're so blind - I can do no wrong
And I try to explain where the pains come from
And I see you as my shining star
To live up to and be where you are
If I can reach that far
When the storm has broken you'll be waiting
When the big wave crashes you'll be swimming
When the war is over you'll be waving the flag
I know you'll be the last man standing with me
Never thought I'd find someone to be here with me
I have so much trust in you you're all that I see
Do you know the difference you make to who I am
I couldn't find a better man
You showed me how to understand
At that moment everything hit Remus. How lucky he was, to be getting married to the most wonderful women in the world and have a gorgeous son. Just over a year ago he would never had dreamed this would be his life but how happy it made him that it was.
When the storm has broken you'll be waiting
When the big wave crashes you'll be swimming
When the war is over you'll be waving the flag
I know you'll be the last man standing with me
You and me
Oh you and me
Oh oh you and me
Don't have a heart attack or faint but yes i have updated! Please read and review! Thanks
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