Chapter 26, Two Years Later
With Auror training ending, and only a few months until the wedding, Lily hadn't had any time to herself. She had her vows already written out and she and James had picked out their song together. All that Lily needed was a wedding dress, and then everything will have been finished.
"What about that dress that I picked out in Hogsmede. The one I had you mode with James?" Rin asked hopefully.
"Maybe, do you think we could turn it white?" Lily asked.
"I don't think so. The material is thin, so anything underneath will show."
"Hum? Maybe… no."
"No what?"
"Nevermind."
"Nevermind what Rin?"
"We could have you wrapped in something that looks like a toga?" Rin said doubtfully.
"Nope, that doesn't even match the rest of it," Lily laughed at the idea of a toga.
"I know, that's why I shot it down. Let's see…. Hand me that peice of fabric," Rin ordered.
"This?"
"Yeah, and stand on that stool," Rin pointed to a stool sitting in the middle of the room, surrounded by four mirrors on the side.
They were in the first floor of Rin's house, and Lily decided that Rin should make her dress. After all, Rin still kept her Margaret dolls, form when she was two, and had been designing since she was three.
"I've been trying to figure out exactly what to do with this one for ten years now, and I finally got it!" Rin ran to the cabinet on the other side of the room, wrenched it open, and found a dusty folder. "Yes…." She opened the folder carefully and looked inside, an expression of ecstasy written on her face. Lily never thought that she'd ever seen her so happy in her life.
"Okay, stand there, and don't move a muscle or say a word," Rin commanded, getting to work.
She flicked her wand once, and the silkiest piece of white fabric floated up to Lily and wrapped itself tightly around her. Rin swished her wand again, and arm and head holes came cut themselves magically. She did this over and over again, circling Lily thousands of times as she did this.
Swish, selves.
Swish, a layer of see through covered her.
Swish.
Swish.
Swish.
After about two and a half hours of swishes, Lily's dress was complete. Completely beautiful that is.
It was long, down to her feet, and the sleeves were long and flowy. When it reached her elbow, it started to open out, and fell down to her knees. She had a square cut neck line, and her veil was made of a fabric that felt like water.
"Rin? How the hell do you come up with all these?" Lily had gotten off the stool that Rin had ordered her to stay on and started looking at the drafts of designs she had done before.
"I have no idea…, they just come," Rin smiled absentmindedly, "Now, stand back on the stool and take a look tell me what you think."
Lily had not seen the dress, but when she turned around she screamed and nearly fell off the stool.
"Oh my God! Did you seriously make this?" Lily asked.
"Is everything okay, I just heard someone scream?" Mrs. Sugarsweets asked coming into the room. "Oh Lily! You look wonderful! Who made this?"
"Rin," Lily said, and both turned to look at Rin, who began blushing.
"Really! Rin you should do this professionally! It looks magnificent!"
"Erin!" Mr. Sugarsweets asked, walking through the door, sporting a nice shirt and tie but wearing a pair of running pants, "Have you seen my dress pants?" Then noticing Lily, his jaw dropped.
"Lily! You look so beautiful!" he exclaimed.
"Thanks," Lily blushed.
"And guess who made it!" Mrs. Sugarsweets exclaimed, wrapping an arm around her daughter.
"No! Not!"
Rin bit her lip, and nodded, "Yes, dad," she said quietly.
"Wow!" he breathed. "We knew you had talent, but not this much! I'm so proud of you! And Lily too! You're both talented!" He hugged them both.
"Dad, you know, sometimes you act like mom," Rin giggled.
"Right, well, 'Bert, let's get you some pants," Mrs. Sugarsweets pointed out, giving them each a final hug. Parents are sometimes the weirdest creatures that walk the planet.
