"Where in the hell were you Nymphadora?" Her mother bellowed as soon as she walked in the door. "And why are you so happy all of the sudden?"
Tonks just stared at her mother with a stupid grin on her face that her mother knew well. Nothing could change her mood at this point but she didn't have the time to stand around and have a late night conversation with her mother. She was supposed to be getting married tomorrow, ok later today, and she needed her sleep.
"I certainly hope that with the way you are acting right now that you were with your fiancé Nymphadora. It is quite obvious what has happened tonight I just pray that you didn't go out for a night of fun before your marriage."
Tonks lost her smile at that comment. "Do you really think that poorly of me mum? What have I ever done to make you think that I would do such a thing?"
"I don't want to see you make a mistake dear, that's all. I'm not exactly used to seeing my daughter show up in the early hours of the morning dressed in a robe that barely covers the skimpy leather clothes you are wearing. Not to mention the stupid grin on your face and the obvious smell of arousal that signifies that you haven't showered yet." Her mother responded quietly at first but finished with no small amount of humor.
Tonks blushed crimson and opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out.
"We will talk about this tomorrow. Go get some sleep. Tomorrow will be an extremely busy day." Tonks turned to leave the room and headed upstairs to her bedroom. Hermione and Ginny were staying in her room since they did not want to go back to headquarters after the 'estrogen' party, as her dad called it.
She had waited for them to go to bed before heading over to the bachelor party and hoped that they were still sleeping.
No such luck. As soon as she opened the door she stopped in her tracks and gasped. There on the floor of her bedroom was Hermione and Ginny………..kissing.
Her gasp alerted the two to her presence and they immediately broke apart and faced her with looks of horror on their faces.
"Well this has certainly been one hell of an evening. Would you two mind telling me why you are making out on my bedroom floor?"
Hermione seemed to think it through and decided that by being honest with her they had the best chance to keep the whole situation to themselves.
"Well….the short answer is it just sort of happened……a month ago." Tonks merely raised an eyebrow. "It just proceeded from there I guess." She finished meekly.
"You won't tell anyone will you?" Ginny asked
"I don't keep secrets from Harry, so if he asks me if something is going on between you two I will not lie. We have shared almost everything together and the last secret will be revealed tomorrow night. That being said I will not rat you out to him but you may want to watch how you act around each other until you want the others to know."
"Why are you being so calm about this? I mean if I walked in on two girls snogging each other senseless I think I would be asking a few more questions." Hermione stated.
"Harry and I spent a lot of time talking over this last month. I know when it is best to just mind my own business."
"Thanks Tonks. Now I think we have a couple of questions for you."
"Ok."
"The first question is obviously where you went tonight after everyone went to bed."
"I played a prank on the twins."
"Come on Tonks. There has to be more to it than that. You wouldn't risk being tired on your wedding day over those two gits." Ginny exclaimed.
"I didn't originally plan on being there that long but circumstance changed and other things happened before I left." Tonks replied with a blush.
"OOOOH. You're blushing. What happened?"
"Well, the prank was about Harry's Bachelor Party. The twins wanted to hire a stripper to give Harry a lap dance. Remus told the twins not to worry and that he would take care of it. So Remus shows up a few days ago and tells me the whole story. I was a little angry that they wanted to get a stripper for my fiancé.
Remus then came up with a great plan to trick them. I was supposed to morph into another woman and then show up at the party as the stripper." Both girls were giggling like mad in the background.
"So I showed up and offered Harry the lap dance. He declined saying that he didn't want to do anything to hurt 'my' feelings. It was at this point that I morphed and used some rather creative curses on the twins who were shocked to see me show up there. Needless to say, they will not be feeling anywhere near normal for awhile." She finished with an evil smile. "That will teach them to try and corrupt Harry."
"Well that answers the first question I asked and also the one I was about to ask. I was trying to figure out about the leather." Hermione finished.
"I think it would be best if we all went to sleep. It is almost 2:00 and we have to be up at 9:00."
"Sure thing, Tonks." Ginny said as Tonks turned out the light with her wand.
"Tonks?" Hermione asked a few moments later.
"Hmm?" Tonks answered already close to sleep.
"What is that smell….."
Harry woke up in the best mood he had been in since…..well ever. He had a grin on his face that he couldn't get rid of no matter what. He was up and showered for the day by 8:00. He dressed in casual clothes since there was no sense in getting his robes dirty before the ceremony.
He strolled into the kitchen and took a seat at the table and piled his plate full of food. The only other people in the room so far were Mrs. Weasley, Remus, and the twins. The twins were standing in the corner and, for the first time that he could remember, they did not seem happy.
He had a passing thought about whether or not Tonks' curses from the night before had anything to do with it. He had never heard of any of them before so he was not sure of their outcome. They scowled slightly when they saw him but stopped shortly afterwards, they must have realized that he didn't actually do anything. If anybody was to blame it was Remus.
Mrs. Weasley was still at the stove making more and more food so that she could add to the plates on the table when the others arrived. And last, his eyes settled on Remus who, upon seeing his grin, just smiled and shook his head.
It was just about this time that Harry and almost every other witch and wizard in Britain were receiving the Daily Prophet. Harry himself didn't get it but someone at Grimmauld Place did.
The owl landed on the table and Mrs. Weasley went to the jar on the counter and pulled out the money to pay the bird. Remus removed the paper and frowned. Apparently what ever was in it was not the best news.
"What's happened Remus?" Harry asked and Remus just handed over the paper.
Harry started to read it and his face lost its smile for the first time that day. "Well this is a bit inconvenient."
"That's an understatement. We need to get Tonks to Dumbledore's house as soon as possible."
"What's going on you two?" Molly asked finally stepping into the private conversation.
"Read this." Harry said and gave her the paper.
Daily Prophet Exclusive: Harry Potter to Wed Ministry Auror: Nymphadora Tonks!
Yesterday afternoon during a lunch date with his bride-to-be Mr. Potter was having an argument that was overheard by patron of Florean Fortesques Ice Cream Parlor. Professor Severus Snape confronted Mr. Potter while Ms. Tonks was away from the table and I was able to over hear some of the conversation. I wasn't able to catch most of the conversation but the part that stood out to me was Professor Snape's comment of 'You would deserve it. You and your trollop of a fiancé.'
Needless to say that this reporter was shocked. Not only at the way a teacher was speaking to a student but the fact that said teacher insinuated one of the most eligible bachelors in the Wizarding world was apparently not eligible. I was not sure at the time who was his fiancé until Ms. Tonks arrived back at the table. Words were exchanged between the three involved parties and Professor Snape suddenly left the scene.
It was to be assumed that Mr. Potter was out for nothing more than a routine shopping day and was being escorted around by a Ministry Auror. It would have made sense for the ministry to ensure Mr. Potter's safety after the confirmed reappearance of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. It would also make sense to send someone with him that could change her disguise and blend into the crowd if necessary.
My assumptions were proved wrong and I discovered the mystery fiancé all at the same time. After the departure of Professor Snape, Mr. Potter whispered something to Auror Tonks and then she grabbed his hand and the two left the alley.
Nothing more of the wedding is known. When is the date? Where will it be? How will the thousands of heartbroken teenage witches act? But the most important question is how did the two of them get together? She is nearly 6 years older than him and he is still in Hogwarts.
Many questions need to be answered and we as the general Wizarding public have the right to have them answered.
My only comment to you Mr. Potter is to truly think this through before going ahead with the wedding. There is no need to commit yourself so young.
Jared Diggs
Daily
Prophet Reporter
"Oh dear. That's not good." Molly said after reading the news.
"Professor Dumbledore warned me last night that this could happen. He wasn't impressed with Severus as of last night." Remus said.
"What else did he say?" Harry asked.
"That if this should happen we were to get you and Tonks to his manor immediately. He is most worried about Tonks though."
"Why is he worried about her? Not that I am ungrateful, quite the opposite actually. I am glad that he is taking steps to help people I care about but what is the hurry?"
"Tonks is at her mother's house right now. She is not in a safe location. The problem we have now is that the Malfoys know of your marriage. They will know why you are getting married and will try to get a hold of Tonks to keep the ceremony from happening. No more talking for now. I have to go get her. Take the floo powder and go to Dumbledore's manor. The floo address is 'Lemon Drop Lair'" Remus said with a roll of his eyes at Dumbledore's address.
Narcissa Malfoy was sitting down to breakfast with her son when the Daily Prophet. In a rare display for the Malfoy matriarch her eyes went wide and she spit out her coffee all over the table. Draco wouldn't have paid her any mind since he really didn't love his mother or his father. He just cared about the honor and prestige of the Malfoy name. The only thing that made him even check to see if she was ok was the fact that in his sixteen years of life he had never witnessed his mother lose her composure.
"What happened mum?"
She threw the paper at him across the table. "Does this mean…..."
"Yes, it does. We need to get in contact with Bellatrix. I know where the Auror lives but it would hardly be wise for us to do anything so public. Stay here and I will let you know what happens." Narcissa left the room to apparate to her sister's hideout.
"Bella I need your help."
Tonks woke up the next morning before Hermione and Ginny. It was too close of a call the night before. She needed to take a shower and get dressed before they asked anymore questions. She narrowly avoided answering their question the night before by lying and saying she had no idea.
It was about 8:30 when she got out of the shower and finished dressing. She walked into the kitchen and saw Hermione and Ginny still in their night clothes talking to her mother while Remus was in the background. The appearance of Remus was something of a shock but she didn't think too much about it.
"Nymphadora grab your things that you will need for the day we are leaving immediately." Her mother told her as soon as she was noticed.
"What has happened? Is Harry alright?"
"We will explain more on the once we are out of here. Your father is getting some things for us to take with us."
"Is this about Harry? Is he alright?"
"He's fine Tonks but you need to hurry. I will explain everything once we are there." Remus intervened.
Ten minutes later the portkey activated and they found themselves in the hallway of a huge manor.
Severus Snape felt his mark burn and knew that he had to go. He apparated outside the Dark Lord's throne room and entered the room with his head bowed. "My lord?"
"Come here Severus." The cold voice hissed. "You have failed me Severus."
"I'm not sure I understand what you mean, my lord." Severus immediately regretted his statement as he was hit with a thirty second bout of the cruciatus curse.
"Do not lie to me Severus. You knew of the Potter brat's wedding and you failed to inform me. This could very well have serious consequences. Now you will know why you should not keep information from Lord Voldemort. Crucio."
Snape knew that he was going to be here for awhile to be tortured. Even through the pain the only thing he could think of was how much he hated Potter.
The Tonks family, Remus, Hermione, and Ginny looked around the huge hallway. It obviously belonged in a huge house.
"Where are we Remus? And why are we here?" Tonks asked.
He handed her a copy of the Daily Prophet. "That will explain why we are here. As to where we are…..this is the place where you will be married tonight."
"THIS is Dumbledore's manor?"
"Of course it is my dear." Dumbledore announced upon his arrival. "I am glad to see that you all have arrived safely.
"I will show you around. Mr. Potter is waiting outside. He didn't feel like staying indoors today."
'That will change this evening no doubt' Tonks thought to herself before speaking out loud. "Well this doesn't fully explain why we had to be here so early." Tonks stated upon finishing the article. "It wasn't all that much of a surprise after Snape's little stunt yesterday."
"That may be true Ms. Tonks but think of it this way. Now that the article has been printed the Malfoy's know that if this marriages takes place before tomorrow that Draco will not be inheriting the Black Estate. I feel that they may try to do anything they can to stop this from happening so you have been brought here as it is much safer than your parent's house."
"Oh" was her intelligent response.
Dumbledore led them away from the huge marble tiled entrance hall. The hall itself was bare and the elegance of the house could only be determined by the polished marble flooring and the shear size of it. He led them throughout the entire house. There were very few paintings or anything that one would expect Dumbledore's house to look like. It was a sharp contrast from his office.
The whole house was tiled in marble except for the bedrooms and sitting room. There were golden statues spread out here and there to add to the elegant décor of the manor. His library was huge. It was about half the size of the Hogwarts library and every shelf was filled.
"No offence, sir, but this is hardly how I pictured your house to be." Tonks said
"None taken, Ms. Tonks. All of my personal effects are at Hogwarts. This house once had many trinkets and portraits adorning the walls. I fear that it will not happen again until I retire. I prefer to have my personal belongings with me at Hogwarts. I rarely stay here for more than one night at a time and even then it is spread out few and far between. I chose to live at Hogwarts year round. There is always something to do in the castle and I would be far too bored here by myself." He finished with a smile.
"This place is really nice it just wasn't what I had imagined. Where is the ceremony being held?"
"I have the elves out setting up the decorations in the back yard. You will find that I have no neighbors for quite a distance. I have also added a number of new wards to the house. It is almost as safe as Hogwarts and equally so of headquarters."
Hermione didn't look happy in the least at hearing that elves were working here but she didn't dare voice her opinion to the headmaster.
"I will have an elf escort you ladies to a room where you can prepare for this afternoons festivities and he will also take care of a room for you, Mr. and Mrs. Tonks."
"Thank you Albus." Tonks and Andromeda replied.
"It was nothing. If you will excuse me, Remus and I need to be off to collect the rest of the Weasley's. Everyone else should be arriving around 11:00. We shall return shortly."
"Damn it. We missed them." Bella hissed. "Where would the blood traitor and her daughter have their wedding?"
"At Hogwarts would be my guess" Narcissa answered. "They always seem to think it is the safest place."
"We need to report this to the Dark Lord. He will be most unhappy."
Harry was just waiting for Remus to go outside and let him know that everything was alright. He was outside watching the elves set up for the ceremony. Dumbledore had a huge field in his backyard with green grass as far as he could see. The elves had already setup the alter with a white arch decorated in flowers that looked like lilies. It really was a sight to behold. He still couldn't quite comprehend that this was all for him and Tonks.
The wedding was set to take place at 1:00. The Order and family members would be arriving sometime before them but he couldn't recall the exact time. He just knew that Moody would definitely be there early to check over everything with his glass eye.
The elves were now setting up the chairs. He noticed that there seemed to be about 200 of them lined up and couldn't help but wonder how many people were really supposed to show up. He figured it would be a small ceremony with close family and friends, with the Order for protection.
It was almost 11:00 now and he still hadn't heard from anybody. He wondered if maybe Remus forgot he was out there but shook it off and figured that he must still be busy. He was walking back toward the house when a group of wizard and witches appeared right in front of him. He drew his wand on instinct but relaxed when he noticed the Weasley's and the Order members that were there to stand guard.
"Good reflexes Potter" Moody growled out while his magical eye swept over everything. "We need to get to work. I would advise you not to walk through this specific area. All of the portkeys Dumbledore made for the guests are keyed to land here for security."
"Bill and I will watch the portkey entrance and check everyone, Alastor, if you and Kingsley want to do the patrol" Charlie Weasley said.
"Whatever kid. Just be sure to check everyone that comes in here. Don't need no Death Eaters showing up" He answered.
Harry decided to take his leave with the twins and Mrs. Weasley since the rest had jobs to do. Harry led them inside and walked to where he thought Dumbledore said the sitting room was located. They found it easily and Mr. Tonks was sitting already there.
"They are already upstairs getting ready. I assume that you would like to go Mrs.?"
"Weasley and yes I would like to go help if they don't mind."
"I don't see why they would. I'll lead you up there and come back down here afterwards."
Harry sat on the black leather couch and watched the twins walking around the room.
"Have a seat guys. We still have another hour before we have to get ready."
"No can do Harry-kins." George started
"Your sweet……
"….innocent…..
"……oh so caring……"
"…..fiancé…."
"….hexed us pretty…."
"….good last night…"
"We're not even sure of the hexes she used but the boils she gave us won't come off." Fred finished.
"What boils?"
"You can't see them and we won't show you where they are. Just know that we won't be sitting down today." George answered
"Not to mention mum made us empty out our pockets and shoes and everything else before she took our wands."
"Yeah. It's almost like the woman doesn't trust us."
"I was rather hurt by it myself. How about you George?"
"Absolutely offended."
"Enough you two. I know you well enough to know that her concerns were valid. I will also say that you two pulled off the prank on Sam perfectly. So thank you for that. However I will say that I won't go against what Tonks did last night. It's not even her you should be mad at since it wasn't her idea either."
"That means..." Fred started.
"Sneaky old marauder pulled one over on us."
"We can't let that go unpunished."
"Definitely not."
"That would..."
"….be an insult to our pranking skills…."
"If you guys want a prank war then be my guest. Just be warned that age has no bearing on his capabilities. And now that I think about it. Leave me and Tonks out of it."
"No promises mate. Never can know if someone gets caught in the crossfire." George stated practically.
"Crossfire of what?" Ted asked.
"Nothing much sir. George and I have some looking around to do. We're sure that you two probably need to have a god long discussion now." Fred ginned maliciously at Harry as they left.
The room was silent for a few moments before Ted started to speak. "I know that we haven't had much of a chance to talk yet Harry, but there are a few things I wanted to say."
"Um…..Ok" Harry gulped nervously.
"Relax Harry. You already have my approval. I just wanted to make sure that you are going to take care of her and treat her right. I know that you will have the financial means to do so but money isn't everything."
"I know sir. I want to make sure she is as happy as possible. I promised her that when we got engaged. I told her that I knew that love wasn't a factor in the marriage to begin with and that we were both kind of thrown into it. I told her that regardless of that, there was no possible way to tell the future.
"I can tell you now that it was the truth. During the time I have spent getting to know Tonks over this last month my feelings towards her have changed. I am not sure what they are exactly. I would like to think that they are love but I have nothing to compare these feelings to in order to be sure.
"I don't know if her feelings are similar to mine or not. I told her last night that I thought I was falling in love with her and she told me the same. The problem is that I don't know if she said that to make me feel better or if her feelings really have changed. After getting to know her I doubt it was the former. Basically to summarize my rambling, I believe that I am falling in love with your daughter and I will do everything I can to make sure that she lives a happy life."
"That's good to know Harry and please stop calling me sir. I'm not that old. My only question now is how you told Nymphadora that you were falling in love with her when she was supposed to be at our house all night."
'Oh shit.' "What I-"
"There you are Harry. I thought you were outside." Remus interrupted. "I'm sorry to interrupt but it is time for you to start getting ready. Dumbledore showed me to a room on third floor that has a connecting bathroom that we are to use to get dressed. Most of the Order has arrived and a few guest as well."
"Remus, who was invited. I saw almost 200 chairs being set up. I thought it was close friends and family."
"You will find out soon enough. I understand that a few of your friends from school are here."
Tonks was starting to get nervous. She wasn't having second thoughts; just trying to grasp the concept that finally after all of this time she had found someone that could look past her abilities and see her as a person. This was something she had spent her whole life looking for and now she had it. Granted, the circumstances weren't what she was expecting, but maybe everything happens for a reason.
She was thrilled to hear Harry say that he was falling in love with her. She had pinpointed those exact same feelings in herself a few days prior but never shared them with him. Their relationship had progresses so well that she was afraid a declaration of love may do more harm than good, in the fragile relationship.
She was almost through getting ready. She had chosen to wear a muggle wedding dress, as they were much prettier than any dress robes they had looked at. Harry was going to wear a muggle dress suit instead of a tuxedo. He just didn't look right in a tuxedo. His suite had a deep blue color to it and a dark blue shirt with black tie. It only had two buttons at the bottom of the jacket and shiny black dress shoes specifically for this occasion. After the wedding they would both change into dress robes for the reception since they would be more comfortable.
Hermione was ready to go and was just helping Tonks put the finishing touches on her dress and hair style. Tonks' dress was a simple off-white wedding dress. It had beads going around the neck and waist and it hugged her curves perfectly. At the waist the dress fanned out and created a bell effect. She opted not to wear a veil and had Hermione curl her hair the muggle way instead of using her abilities to style it.
"You're ready to go Tonks. Are you nervous?" Hermione asked.
"Not really" she lied. "I've had time to get used to the idea. Can you see if my mother is ready?"
Mrs. Tonks and Mrs. Weasley left Hermione to get ready and put the finishing touches on Tonks. They were running later than planned and still had to get dressed themselves.
All of the women came back into the room to get Tonks. Unknown to her the other women had bought dress robes to match the color of Hermione's brides maid dress so they all matched. Hermione was in a sleeveless off-white dress that clung to her form. There was nothing fancy about it.
The four women met up with Ginny, who had just finished changing in the bathroom, and headed downstairs. They could see everyone already gathered outside and realized that it was five minutes until the start of the ceremony. They left Tonks and Hermione inside and they hurried to get to their seats.
Now was the time. He was getting married. The ceremony was starting and he watched as Mrs. Tonks, Mrs. Weasley, and Ginny took their seats in the front row. He had been a little surprised to see all of the people there. He had only been at the front of the aisle for a few minutes and had been watching the crowd ever since.
He noticed that most of the D.A. was present with the exception of Zacharias Smith and Marietta Edgecombe. He also noticed that all of the Order was present with the exception of Snape, for which he was eternally grateful. Tonks' two best friends had shown up as well as the teachers at Hogwarts.
He was glad that no ministry officials seemed to be present or any reporters. This was not something that was any of their business regardless of what they believed.
His musings were cut short as he heard the wedding march start to play. Remus laid a hand on his shoulder as a show of support for which he was grateful for. He looked at the end of the aisle to see Hermione start walking down the aisle by herself. Hermione took her time keeping a steady pace and arrived at the alter and stood across from Remus and turned to face the aisle, waiting for Tonks.
"Here we go" Harry whispered to himself but loud enough so that Remus heard it too. The music restarted and Tonks appeared at the end of the aisle. Harry couldn't help but stare a little bit. Sure he had seen her naked now but that didn't change the fact that he thought she was gorgeous in almost anything she chose to wear.
Tonks walked up the aisle and noticed her friends towards the front. Both of them were giving her appraising looks. She returned the looks with a smile and settled her eyes on her mum.
Andromeda had tears in her eyes but still smiled as her only child walked down the aisle to face the beginning of the rest of her life.
Tonks smiled to her mother and finally looked up at Harry. She noticed that he looked handsome in his suit but she preferred him in slacks in and a dress shirt opposed to a full blown suit. Still she had no reason to complain. Her thoughts carried her all the way up the aisle and across from Harry.
She saw him smiling at her when she was even with him. She looked him in the eye and returned the smile before mouthing "Happy Birthday" to him. By the shock evident on his face she realized it must not have even come across his mind that today was, indeed, his birthday.
As the newly reappointed Head of the Wizengamot, Albus Dumbledore was to preside over the ceremony. He cleared his throat and called the assembled guests attention to him.
"Good afternoon everyone.
"Today is the start of a new life for both Harry Potter and Nymphadora Tonks. Today they will exchange vows of love and commitment to each other. You are all here as close friends and family of these two wonderful young people to witness their love for each other.
"Without further delay I will begin the ceremony.
"Mr. Potter, please repeat after me.
"I, Harry James Potter, pledge my body, mind, and soul to you as a sign of my love."
Harry repeated the words looking Tonks directly in the eye, and then Dumbledore turned to Tonks.
"Ms. Tonks, repeat after me.
"I, Nymphadora Tonks, pledge my body, mind, and soul to you as a sign of my love."
She repeated the words and looked at Harry in the eye. When they made eye contact something changed within them. They could almost feel each others feelings.
"Now Mr. Potter hand me the rings." Harry handed them over without question to the aging Headmaster. He and Tonks watched as Dumbledore drew his wand and whispered an incantation under his breath. The rings glowed red, then blue, then white.
"The three colors that these rings gave off are the magical representation of the pledges they just made. Red for body, blue for mind, and white for soul. When they place these rings upon their fingers the bond between them shall be complete." He handed Tonks and Harry the rings. "Please exchange the rings."
As the two approached each other Harry said in a voice low enough so that only she could hear him, "I know last night I said that I thought I was falling in love with you. Today I would have to say that I KNOW I am falling in love with you. The original reason for this marriage might not have been why we imagined ourselves getting married, I have to say that I would not change anything that has happened over this last month for anything. I love you Nym and now I give you my proof." Harry had tears lining his eyes as, for the first time in his life; he told someone he loved them. Tonks too had tears in her eyes as she held her left hand out and Harry gently placed the ring on her finger in front of the engagement ring.
Tonks looked Harry in the eyes and whispered "While I agree that this may not have been the way I planned on meeting my husband, I also agree that I would change nothing. I have known for a few days now that I love you but I was too afraid to say so. I will say it now just as you did. I love you Harry James Potter and now I too give you my proof."
As soon as the ring was on his finger they both flashed red, blue, and white again and settled on their natural color. Harry leaned in and kissed Tonks…….Nym on the lips. They were both oblivious to the fact that the Headmaster had not yet told them to kiss.
They soon separated and turned to see Dumbledore looking at them with the same twinkling eyes he normally has. "Now that they have completed the next part of the ceremony without being told" this statement received a few chuckles from the crowd and a grin from Remus. "It is my honor to introduce to you Mr. and Mrs. Harry James Potter.
Right after the wedding ceremony Harry led Nym down the aisle and over to the other side of the lawn where the reception would be held. Harry still had tears in his eyes and Nym seemed to be trying to hold hers at bay.
They were not left alone for long. Before either one of them had a chance to say anything everyone formed a line to talk to them. Remus and Hermione came up and stood beside them as they greeted everyone. Mr. and Mrs. Tonks greeted them warmly, the latter with her makeup messed up from crying, and the former with a smile on his face. Deep down Harry wished his own parents could be there but he knew they were watching anyways.
The younger Weasley's all came up and congratulated them although the twins stayed clear of Nym while she grinned evilly at them. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley came up and gave their congratulations too. Harry almost stopped breathing while Mrs. Weasley crushed his ribcage against her in a tight hug. The rest of the group came up and gave their congratulations too.
Martha and Hannah, Nym's friends, came up and hugged her and told her how happy they were for her. They told her their floo address, since it seemed, they were sharing a flat in London. Before heading off with the rest of the crowd Martha leaned in and whispered something to Nym that turned her beet red and caused Martha to giggle.
The only people that stopped to talk to them outside of congratulations were Neville and Luna. Harry wished Neville a happy birthday and told Luna that he was happy she was able to make it back from her trip in time to come.
The reception lasted until almost 10:00 that night and both Harry and Nym were tired. Neither was aware of a team of Death Eaters that tried valiantly to break into Hogwarts until nightfall at which point no lights were lit and they realized nobody was there. They were not aware of Draco Malfoy being ruthlessly tortured under the cruciatus curse upon the Death Eaters' return. The only thing they were aware of was each other and the night that lay ahead of them.
Dumbledore prepared portkeys for everyone to go back to headquarters and gave Harry and Tonks one that would take them straight to their bedroom in the blocked off portion of Grimmauld Place. He told them that the password to get in and out of their rooms was 'everlasting love' and handed them the portkey which activated immediately and they ended up in their room.
"Would you like to look around our new flat Mr. Potter?" She asked with a giggle, already knowing his answer.
"I think I would rather look at you, Mrs. Potter."
"Good answer" she said before latching herself onto his lips.
"I want to see you Nym."
"I'm right here Harry."
"You know what I meant. I want to see the real you. I want to know what my wife looks like naturally." She pulled away from him and told him to close his eyes. He did as she said and was surprised when he heard her dress hit the floor.
His expression must have given away his confusion because she giggled at him. "I won't fit in the dress in my natural state. Ok. You can open your eyes."
If Harry had thought she was beautiful before then she was a goddess now. She stood around 5'6" tall and had light brown hair that fell shortly past her shoulders. Her eyes were a cross between green and blue, almost a teal color, and she retained the same heart shaped face. Her lips filled out and looked infinitely more kissable that the smaller lips that she had before. Her skin tone was a little pale but not too much.
As for her body structure she filled out in the breasts and her hips became more defined. If he had to use one word to describe the women standing in front of him it would have been 'perfect.'
The rest of the night was spent consummating the marriage and in a vault deep in the bowels of Gringotts the Potter family tree updated itself as did the Black family tree downstairs.