Lily woke up on the 20th March, today was her wedding day and she could hardly contain herself. It was seven in the morning when she got out of bed, put on her dressing gown and woke everyone else up.
"Get up, get up, I'm getting married today!" She shouted at the top of her lungs much to the dismay to her friends who were woken by her.
"Shut up, I'm pregnant I need my sleep," Emma shouted back.
"Not today you don't because I'm getting married," Lily said pulling back her friends curtains and pulling the covers off her. "Come on I'll make you pancakes."
"Don't talk about food, you'll make me feel sick." Emma said as she looked down at her stomach where there was a rather sizable lump starting to form, but then again she was five months pregnant.
Lily skipped off into the kitchen and started making breakfast.
"I'll do that," Jess said coming out of her room, "it's your special day you shouldn't have to do anything but get married."
Lily smiled, "I can't believe I'm getting married today, in about eight hours time I will be Mrs Potter." Lily said.
"My baby's growing up fast," Jess said.
James opened his eyes and jumped out of bed immediately, today was the day he had dreamed about for so long, but even thought he knew he'd always wanted to marry Lily, he never thought he'd be getting married this young.
"Come on James, it's time for you're last ever breakfast as a free, man." Sirius said banging on his door.
James smiled, Padfoot had been making jokes like that for the past few days.
He went out into the kitchen and made himself a cup of coffee.
"When's the service starting?" Remus asked.
"Eleven," James said, "where's Wormtail?"
"He said he'd be around later." Sirius said.
James looked at his watch, it was half eight, only two and a half hours to go.
"I going to have a shower," he said draining his coffee cup and heading into the bathroom.
Lily sat in her room with Emma helping her to put on her wedding dress, Lily felt a tear run down her cheek.
"What's wrong?" Emma asked.
"Nothing, it's just my mum should be here now." Lily said.
"I know," Emma said hugging her, "but don't cry you'll ruin you're make up."
Lily laughed, "it just doesn't feel right without her."
"Lily, you're going to marry a wonderful man," Emma said, "you're parents would be proud."
"I know, but I always imagined being walked down the aisle by my dad and have him kiss me goodbye at the alter, and that can't happen." Lily said glumly.
"I know it's sad but they'll be watching over you, and who better, if you can't have your dad, then Dumbledore to do it?"
"I know how lucky I am, I just can't help being a little sad." Lily said.
Emma hugged her, "you have every right to be sad about you're parents, but this is the happiest day of your life, and I will not let you shed a tear, unless they're tears of joy."
Lily smiled, "how do I look?"
Emma looked at her friend, she had her hair up in a curly ban with a few bits loose and she wore that stunning white dress. "Absolutely stunning," Emma said.
Lily looked at her reflection and smiled again.
"Come on we have to go," Jess said, "the car's here."
"Lily you look amazing," Laura said when she came out of her room.
"Jesus, can I marry you?" Jess asked.
Lily laughed, "you're not my type," she joked.
They went out into a white car for the drive to the church.
James, Sirius, Remus and Peter sat at the front of the church all in marching suits. Peter had finally arrived a few minutes before they left for the church. He couldn't work out how to do his tie up, and Remus had to do it for him.
James jiggled his leg nervously, "what if she doesn't show up, she might be having second thoughts." He said to Sirius, his best man.
"Don't worry James, she'll show." Sirius said, "and if she doesn't we know where she lives."
James laughed but it did nothing to calm his nerves.
The church was slowly filling up, he could definitely see the family resemblance on Lily's side.
The car pulled up outside the church and the girls stepped out, Lily was shaking with a mixture of nerves and excitement.
Dumbledore walked out of the church to meet them.
"Miss Evans, you look beautiful," he said, "are you ready?"
Lily nodded and placed the veil over her face.
Dumbledore held out her arm and she took it. Emma, Jess and Laura got in place behind her. They had just been discussing which of James' best men they would dance with, it was turning out to be a real head scratcher.
James stood up as the music started playing, this was it.
He looked down the aisle and saw Lily walking towards him, she looked like a goddess, like an angel floating towards him. His mouth went dry and his palms all sweaty.
Lily walked towards James, Dumbledore was humming along with the music next to her, they reached the alter.
"Good luck," He whispered in her ear and he kissed her on the hand.
"Thank you," she said back and she turning to face James, he looked dashing in his suit, like a real prince charming.
They smiled at each other and turned to face the priest.
"We are gather here today…….." James heard, he was too mesmerised by Lily to take notice of anything else.
"Now we hear their vows," The priest said, all eyes turned to James. He just kept on starring at Lily until Sirius nudged him.
"Oh, right," he said snapping out of his trance, "Lily, no words can describe what I feel for you, I knew from the moment I set eyes on you that you were the one. I am the luckiest man alive and I know no matter what I will always love you."
Lily beamed at him, she had to fight back the urge to kiss him.
"James, if someone told me two years ago that I would be here today I would never have believed them in a million years. But nothing has ever felt more right then this. When I'm with you I never want that time to end, and when we're apart I can't wait to see you again. I feel like the luckiest person alive to be able to wake up next to you ever morning. I love you with all my heart, and nothing will ever change that."
"Now, do you James Potter take this woman to be you're wife, to have and to hold, honour and cherish, till death do you part?" The priest said.
"I do."
"And do you Lily Evans take this man to be your husband, to have and to hold, honour and cherish, till death do you part?"
"I do."
"Then by the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride."
James lifted Lily's veil to reveal her face and their lips met., time seemed to stand still for those few moments while they kissed.
Clapping broke out across the church and they walked down the aisle arm in arm while everyone threw confetti.
After photos everyone went back to the reception for the wedding lunch.
"I can't dance with Remus for obvious reasons, and I don't want to dance with Peter, anyway he wants to dance with you." Laura said to Jess.
"I don't care how much he wants to dance with me I don't want to dance with him," Jess said.
"Look as maid of honour I'm stepping in, Laura you can't dance with Remus because it's not a good idea and we don't want any fighting." Emma said, "so Jess you dance with Remus, and Laura you dance with Peter."
"But-" Laura started.
"No buts, now I'm going to get some water because the smell of this chicken is making me feel sick." Emma said and she left the table and went up to the bar.
Soon everyone had finished their food and the band struck up a song.
"It's time for the bride and grooms first dance," the singer said.
James took Lily's hand and led her over to the dance floor. He put his arms around her waist while she wrapped them around his neck.
"I've never been more happy then I am right now," Lily whispered in James' ear.
James beamed at his wife, "do you think we have to stay here all night, or do you think we can slip away?" he asked mischievously.
Lily hit him lightly, "I'm afraid you have to wait a little longer."
They swayed to the music and looked into each others eyes.
"Did I tell you that you look beautiful?" James asked.
Lily smiled, "only about ten times, but it never gets old."
James bent down and kissed his new wife, she returned the kiss, and the whole room seemed to spin. She tingled from the lips and she completely forgot that she was in a room full of people.
The song finished and everyone clapped again, James and Lily pulled apart as more people filled onto the dance floor.
"Do I have to dance with Peter?" Laura asked as Remus and Peter approached.
"So who am I dancing with?" Remus asked, he felt a little uncomfortable, he hadn't spoken to Jess since the New Years party, and he hadn't seen Laura since she tried to get back together with him.
"Me," Jess said.
"Shall we?" Remus asked holding out a hand.
"So are we dancing together?" Peter asked Laura.
Laura nodded unenthusiastically, well who else are you going to dance with? She wondered to herself.
"So I haven't seen you for ages." Jess said to Remus as they waltzed across the floor.
"No I've been really busy with my new job, I just don't have time for anything other then working, eating or sleeping." Remus said.
"Is it not going to well?" Jess asked.
"It's OK, but I think I went into it a bit too fast, I might take a teaching course at the ministry." Remus said, he was surprised at how easy he found it to talk to her.
There was a silent pause.
"Look," Remus said, "about that night when we kissed, I didn't want to speak to you about it before because I wanted to get things sorted in my head, but I still don't know what happened, but there's no point in pretending that it didn't happen."
Jess didn't say anything, what could she say. She didn't want to say how she really felt because then he wouldn't feel the same way and she would loose him as a friend.
"I think we should just put it behind us," Remus said, "I've thought about it so much and I just don't know what to say. You're a really good friend and I don't want to spoil that."
Jess nodded and the song ended, "excuse me." she said and she went outside.
She had tears in her eyes, she had really thought that something might actually happen, maybe she was destined to end up alone.
At ten in the evening it was time for the happy couple to depart for their honeymoon.
"Where are we going?" Lily asked James as he led her out to the car.
James turned to face her, "Hawaii," he said.
Her face lit up, she had told her that that was where her parents had gone on their honeymoon.
She threw her arms around him and kissed him.
"At least wait until you get into the car," Remus shouted.
James and Lily got into the white Rolls Royce, with a "Just Married" sign pined to the back by Sirius and Remus.
"I love you so much, Mrs. Potter," James said to his wife.
"And I love you too Mr. Potter," she replied, and they kissed as the car drove away.
I found it really hard writing this chapter, I'm not so good on the really descriptive bits, but I hope it's OK.
