Chapter 30, "You Help Make Me Who I Am"

Music started playing, and everyone stood where they were supposed to stand.

The flower girl approached the five men at the front. Dumbledore was the one who was going to unite Lily and James. Sirius was standing to the right of James, and Remus was to the right of Sirius, and the same went for Peter.

Scarlet's mother went down the isle after the flower girl, followed by Rin.

When the wedding march began, everyone rose. Lily, blushingly, walked down the isle. Stuart was guiding her. He doubted whether she'd make it anyway, she was trembling so much.

"Relax, this is supposed to be the best day of your life, not the most nerve racking one," Stuart laughed in her ear. Lily shook her head in acknowledgement.

"You'll be fine," he whispered when they reached the landing. He gave her a kiss on the cheek, and lifted the veil. As he handed over Lily's hand, he told James to take good care of her. Then left for his seat in the audience.

"Today we a joined together to witness this extraordinary event known as marriage. Do you wish to say your vows now or later?" Dmbledore began.

"Now would be fine," James spoke up, his eyes never leaving Lily's. "Ever since we first began school at Hogwarts, when we were eleven, I knew that you would be the girl that I married," Mrs. Potter started crying, as Mr. Potter clapped her hand in a gentle, reassuring way. "It took a while to get you to finally go out with me. Seven years o be exact! But you eventually caved, and even when you rejected me, all those times, I still loved it. I still heard your voice, and still saw you smile in the hallways. Summer's were horrible, not being able to see your face for days.

"See, the thing that got me most about you was that you are beautiful, smart, loving, sweet, unafraid to speak your mind. But your best trait is that you have got to be the most original person on the planet. Next to Sirius here," he added, seeing Sirius face in the mirror on the opposite side of the wall. Everyone gave a little chuckle as Sirius put on a big goofy smile.

"I love you Lily, and there's not another place in the world, or person in the world where I'd want to share my life with besides with you. You know how there's some unexplainable force that makes the earth go around the sun? Well, you're my unexplainable force that makes me go round," James smiled as he gave her one last kiss before they got married. Mrs. Potter was completely engulfed in tears, as were many other mothers.

"When I was little, I used to hear about how lovely and beautiful princesses were rescued by brave and handsome knights. I believed that for a long time, until my real father left my mother and sister and I. I never told you that my father wasn't my biological father, but as far as I'm concerned he is, or was," she corrected herself quickly.

"Anyway, I stopped believing that love was a good thing after that, even though my new father was great, and made me the happiest child ever. He punished me, and let me do what I want. I just don't like pain. I don't like emotional, or physical pain. I don't like it at all. So whenever someone asked me out I rejected them. But you! You wouldn't give up!

"We had some hard times, and good times," she fingered her locket. "You just had to push your way through… you just had to keep trying, and eventually I gave in. Eventually, I fell. Part of the reason I hated you was not just because you were egotistical and big headed, it was because I hated the fact that I loved you. I hated that you might be the one I would need to fall on. That's what happened to my mother, she let him know just how much he meant, and he ran."

"But I would never-" James interrupted.

"I know that, now. Now I know that I could tell you that you were the only person I'd ever want to have a family with. The only one I would want to have a child with. The only one that wouldn't let me fall when I needed you most."

"Never."

"And that's why I know that not only can I count on you to be there, but I can count on you to love me the same way that I love you. Because ever since I met you, I've felt more alive than anyone could feel. You help make me who I am," Lily finished.

After a long moment of silence, Dumbledore spoke up.

"Would anyone like to add something? No one? We shall continue with the ceremony now. If anyone has any problem with this, speak up now, or forever hold your peace."

Everyone in the audience looked around the room, seeing if anyone did have a problem.

"Please repeat after me, Miss. Evans."

The normal wedding vows were said, and the rings were put on.

"You may now kiss the bride," Dumbledore permitted as James placed his ring on Lily's finger, and kissed her. Many of the young bachelors gave whoops, and over the whopping, James and Lily could hear Dumbledore yelling, in a surprisingly strong voice for his age, "May I announce the newly weds, The Potters!"