The days to Bills wedding speed by remarkabley fast, everyone was busy doing last minuet things to make the wedding perfect. Ms. Weasley seemed to be acting as if she was the one getting married, she was more nerverse then the couple. She ran around triple checking everything, and going threw all the details on who was to play what part at the wedding.

The best man was to be Lupin, him and Bill had become brotherly close ever since Bill was bitten by a wearwolf. The two of them often went out alone, to eat very rare meat. Fleur's sister wasn't able to get away from school to attend the wedding, she had very important test this year and so it was Hermione who was her made of honor. Ron was ring boy, and Ginny flower girl. It seemed to Harry that the wedding was very muggle like.

The first part of the wedding started off flawlessly. Bill stood at the alter, wearing dress wizarding robes of the kind Harry had never seen before. They were black, but trimmed in a dark blue color, every single aspect of it was designed for style. Bill looked a little nervous, he kept glancing at the door in anticipation of his soon to be bride.

When Fleur walked down the Isle every eye was on her. Her dress gown flowed over her body fitting tight, but in a professional way. Her hair was done in a style that was high up, so that her face couldn't be hiding. Her hips swayed from side to side, with every step she took. Many of the men started to stand up, to greet her, to woo her, she was a half veela after all, and men were naturally attracted to them. There woman counterparts had to pull them back down in there seats. Harry noticed a woman whom he didn't know slap Oliver Wood whom had began to speak to Fleur about all that he could do for her, to her. For some reason Harry wasn't affected by her beauty, neither was Xanth.

The wedding proceeded normally, with only a few exceptions from it being like a muggle wedding. When Fleur and Bill both said there vows they touched the tip of there wand together, something passed out of both tips and went into the other. And when Bill began kissing his bride, which was traditional at weddings, fireworks appeared into the air, high above the couples head. True love.

After completing her flower girl duties Ginny paid very little attention to the wedding itself. The whole time she stared at Harry, into his eyes. She had earlier noticed his rings, for he wore both of them all the time, one on either hand. She figured they were the things that Dumbledore's will had giving him. What she didn't understand was why though, sure the rings were beautiful, expecially the one that looked like it belonged to a female, but why would he have them? She had came to the conclusion a day or two ago that she wouldn't ask him. It was probably something personal.

When the vows were said, and the couple finial wed, music had began to play. After Bill and Fleur's lead everyone stood up and began to dance. Ginny went into Harry's arms putting her body against his as if she were his missing piece, she placed her arms around his head and the couple moved to the music, totally oblivious to anything else that was going on in the room.

After the wedding Xanth remanded seated, he had no reason to get up, he didn't dance, and besides that there was no one for him to dance with. His mind began to wonder, not within itself but into everyone else. As his eyes passed them he read there mind. Many on the people's mind had nothing of intrest to him, when he came across those he simply passed right by them, not bothering to collect any information. When he saw Hermione and Ron standing on the dance floor, holding each other, swaying there body but not there feet he used his mind to scan them. The only thing he could pick up on the moment though was love, strong love, surly if this couple had been born with enough power they would have became something greater, like Harry did.

He watched them for a moment not understanding them. Hermione was a genius, her mind was in the same class as Dumbledore's, Voldemort's, Snape's but she would never become what they were. She lacked the will to rule. Ron on the other hand was mostly average. He was good at strategy but that was the only thing. Xanth just couldn't understand what the couple saw in each other. But they knew, each had something the other didn't, Hermione had brilliance, and Ron strategy, that mixed in with the simple love they had after being around each other for so long, made them made to be for each other just as much Harry and Ginny. They completed each other.

Xanth's head turned from the couple, an odd scent passed his nose and he turned his head in the direction of the forest, the direction it came from. There was out there, many things. He sniffed again, this time inhaling deeply. It only took a few seconds for him to understand the sent, after all two of the people that had come to this wedding had something of the sent themselves, the scent of a werewolf.

Acting fast, Xanth stood up, he ran to Harry in a blur of speed. He could move double the speed he had been able to when he was human. And as the years passed his speed, as well as other vampire powers would increase.

"Draw your wand, We are in danger!" he said to Harry.

Acting instantly Harry drew his wand, the speed in which he did it almost matched that of which Xanth ran He had practiced the motion for hours at a time. He separated himself, making his phoenix form appear high within the air. And as it searched for the danger he alerted the crowd. Hermione had appeared beside him, both her and Ginny had there wands out and pointing, in the direction of the forest, the direction that Harry's Phoenix was going.

Ron had heard Harry's warning, but he didn't instantly take his side. He looked around at all the people running in no real direction. The threat, what ever it was would surly take them before they made up there mind as to where to go. Using his wand he pointed at his throat and said the spelled that would allow his voice to be amplified. The only problem with this was the enemy would be able to hear him also, not worrying about that he begun to bellow orders in a confident, firm voice. "Stop running around in circles, grab the children and go into the house. It has protection on it, no one meaning harm can enter. Bill take fleur to safety she is trying to fight. Lupin, Charley, and the rest of the adults capable of fighting follow Harry. Xanth try to put up a barrier between the enemy and us, and don't let them get to Harry."

Ron lowed his wand from his throat and began running to Harry's side. He stopped for a moment when he saw exactly what the threat was. Three large black werewolves came pouncing out of the forest running at full speed. Xanth's barrier only stopped them for a moment, they were out in the open and the wolves had time to side step them before Xanth could place up another one. The largest wolf, was known as Finir Greyback, he was the one that had biting Bill only a few weeks ago, at the end of last term.

Harry saw the wolves through the eyes of his phoenix form for the first time. When they emerged from the forest he started casting the stupefy spell at them repeatedly. He was missing them however. They were just too fast, and they moved from side to side not straight. The first wolf, Finir ran right pass Harry, Harry had a moment of time to remember that that was the wolf that had nearly killed Dumbledore, and Bill before the next wolf ran right into him, knocking him upon the ground. The wolf landed on top of Harry, let loose an angery grown and lowed his head in a swift motion toward Harry's face.

Harry made his body disappear, just before the wolf managed to strike him, and he appeared with in the phoenix only. He was no longer separated into to two forms. Using all the speed he could muster, he spread his wings and dived toward the wolf. His body was a made of pure fire, and a phoenix has the hottest fire in all the world, he tried hard to dim that fire before landing upon the wolf. It worked, instead of the wolf instantly exploding from the heat, it cough a fire. When it passed out from all the damage Harry spit back up into two forms. He used his phoenix form to go after the leader of the wolf pack, Greyback, and with his human form he withdrew his wand and said the jinx that would put out the fire he had created.

Xanth was fighting with the third wolf, apparently he had forgotten that he could use magic and was fighting it blow for blow. The wolf snarled at him, showing fangs that were about three inches long. He pounced reaching out his arms that held inch long, razer sharp claws. He intended to hit the boy with both arms, sink his claws into him, then fangs and tear him apart. Xanth jumped, flipping in mid air and landing on the wolves back. He used the power in his legs to knock the creature back on the ground. Forgetting for a moment everything that was happening around him, he drew back his head and sunk his fangs into the werewolf's neck.

Hermione had started running after Greyback. The wolf had already knocked out charley, Ron, and Ginny. He was getting nearer to his destination, Bill. Lupins as well as a few of the other adults were hurling spells at him, but they all seemed to be missing him. Hermione understood what was happening and what she had to do, she almost cried at the thought of it though, what if she was too late? Greyback wanted bill again, he had tasted his flesh once, and found it to his liking, he was here to finish Bill off. And besides that something was wrong with him, something had made him stronger, He was dodging spells by more than ten wizards at once, that should have been impossible.

The only way to stop him was to allow him to get what he wanted. Hermione's plan was to allow Greyback to get near enough to Bill to slow down, then she would stupefy him.

She watched the wolf running towards Bill, she waited, any second now he would began to slow down so that he could feed. He never slowed down. Greyback launched his body into Bill and sunk his teeth into Bills shoulder, pulling back with a large part of flesh still in his mouth.

Hermione froze for a second, horrified at the site of what had just happened. She recovered herself from the slight moment of shock, pointed her wand at Greyback, and yelled "Stupefy".

Her voice wasn't the only one to do so though. Of all the wizards that were previously throwing spells at Greyback, Six others yelled out the same spell and at precisely the same time. The other wizards yelled out different spells, but all of them hit Greyback at the same time. He was knocked to the ground frozen in place.

Harry sunk the phoenix back into his body and looked around for Ginny. He ran to her and checked her body for scratches. She had none, nor did she have any injury that he could see. Greyback must have crashed his body into hers head on, causing her internal injuries. She was hurt, but she would live.

Xanth had fed from the wolf, his strength had greatly increased and the ingeries that the wolf had giving him were heeled. He walked over to Harry bowed his head and said, "My apoligies, for not protecting you. While fighting that wolf I simply lost it, I hadn't fed since becoming a vampire."

"You kidding me right?" Harry asked. "You haven't anything to be sorry about, you took out a fully grown werewolf alone. And if it weren't for you we wouldn't have had time to get everyone to safety. Do me a favor will you? I need you to carry Ginny to St. Mungoe's Hospital, then go to the ministry and tell them what happened."

Xanth picked Ginny up from the ground, bowed his head and disapperated. After watching Xanth leave, Harry walked over to Ron to check on him. Just like Ginny he didn't have a scratch, or a bite, same with Charley. It seemed that Greyback was only after Bill. Not pausing to ponder on this Harry began walking over to Bill.

The people that had ran into the house were now outside. Ms. Weasley was crying over Bills body. To Harry's surprise Bill was still conscience, and not only that, but he was the one comforting his mom and wife. In a gruff voice he said, "stop crying, please, I'm fine, It'll take more than that to finish me off."

Fleur jumped down upon him, hugged him getting blood all over her wedding dress and cried out even louder than Ms. Weasley. "I thought I'd lost you again" she kept saying over and over.

Bill's reply was drowned out by a large POP. Xanth had returned along with the minister of magic, and a couple of aurors. Without waiting for Harry's command, Xanth picked Ron up, Disappearated, Reappeard, Grabbed Hermione and left once again. A few of the aurors from the ministry rounded up the three werewolves and disappeared. They were to betaken to Saint Mungoes, and then to the wizarding jail, Azkaban.

Some of the other aurors from the ministry went off into the woods, looking for more of Finir's pack. The rest of the other Aurors took the injured to St. Mungoes and returned to question people trying to get all the details.

When Xanth returned from dropping Hermione and Ron off he took Harry this time. Harry fallowed Xanth and was led to Ginny's ward. Xanth departed the room, closed the door, and put a shield on it that wouldn't allow anyone that wasn't staff into the room. He stood outside the door, waiting to tell everyone why they couldn't go in and assure them that Ginny was ok.

Harry walked over to Ginny and sat down on the bed so that he could be close to her. He held her hand for hours, speaking to her softly about how sorry he was that he hadn't protected her properly. When she finally woke up the first thing she saw was him, besides her. She smiled, "What happened? Is everybody ok?"

Harry nodded, "Yes, everyone's fine, Bill was ingered the worst, I wasn't in time to save him from Greyback. He'll live, though next full moon he'll be a full werewolf." He continued to give her all the details of what happened, leaving nothing out. When he told her of how he had beating the werewolf she smiled and told him how brilliant he was. Harry realized she was being brave for him, Xanth had all ready informed him on the fact that four of ribs were crushed, one nearly punctured her liver.

When she asked him to he climbed into bed beside her and hugged her close to him. The entire front of his body was pressing against the entire front of hers. And despite the position Harry didn't get aroused, sex didn't even cross his mind. He had almost lost Ginny, he had fought a great battle, but doing it he'd paid little attention to her. "Never again." He said softly. "Never again will I allow you to get hurt."

Another hour passed Ginny turned around, positioning herself so that her bottom could fold into Harry's body. He had his arm around her and she was holding his hand. She felt asleep, in her lover's arms, feeling safe. No matter what she was doing, she truly couldn't be happier then the time she spent in Harry's arms.

Harry held Ginny with her body pressing into his for a few moments after she fell asleep. He made sure there was a small amount of room between the two of them, so he wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night feeling awkward. Before going to sleep he slipped his mothers ring off of his finger and put it on hers.