Ordinarily, Spencer Reid would be freaking out. Ordinarily, suddenly finding himself married to someone he had met less than a week ago would be a massive cause for concern; yet as he sat in the back of Gideon's SUV holding Mia's hand, he couldn't help but feel complete. He felt whole and happy, so his typical reaction of shock and slight fear never occurred. It just made sense to him.
Hermione found herself in a similar situation. Having studied magic in depth for the better part of the last seven years Hermione knew exactly what had gone on. In most circumstances her logical brain would be listing a million and one reasons that she shouldn't just accept magical marriage to a near stranger; but right now her very being thrummed with happiness at the thought of being forever connected to her Spence. She felt as though the part of her that had felt incomplete was now repaired and perfect again.
Jason Gideon, on the other hand was shocked. How could his goddaughter, little-miss-everything-needs-to-be-just-so, all of a sudden just accept, and indeed seem happy, with the concept of marrying a near stranger? His younger co-worker who showed a similar inclination to orderly, logical thinking. Part of him just knew it made sense, the part of him that had seen them interact together seeming perfectly content. Yet the other part of him, the part that had helped Emma and Daniel Granger raise the precocious little girl who was no longer so little, staring at him with such a hopeful expression, that wanted to yell and scream about scaring of potential suitors and giving her away at a wedding. He couldn't voice these thoughts though. Hermione seemed so happy at the thought of being married to Reid that he just couldn't tear that happiness away from her.
"It seems as though we have something else to discuss when we get to the cabin then." Was all Gideon could say before he restarted the SUV and continued to make his way to the cabin that would be their shared abode for at least this week.
As he drove off, he missed the shared look of relief on the faces of the two young soul mates in the back seat. With the movement of the vehicle and her pseudo-uncle's acceptance of this new development, Hermione gathered her courage to ask that question that had flittered through her mind in the millisecond before she kissed Spencer.
"Spencer, what caused you to lose it like that?" Hermione whispered, almost fearing the answer of her new husband.
"That weasel!" Spencer answered venomously as his anger at the treatment of his sweet Mia resurfaced. His eyes glowed gold again but Hermione calmed his anger by wrapping both hands around one of his.
"Not here Spencer, please." Her eyes pleaded with him to leave it be until he was less likely to cause a magical disaster; and the young genius found himself loathe to deny her the request, nodding silently.
The trio settled once again into silence until just as they were about to pull up Hermione squealed joyously. "Spence, does this mean that I get to teach you everything I know about magic, because that would just be brilliant. You would be able to keep up with my thought process so it wouldn't surprise me if I could teach you all that I know in less than a year. Oh this will be so exciting-"
Her excited rambling was cut off abruptly by Spencer kissing her, much to Gideon's relief. Gideon loved his pseudo-niece like she was his own daughter, but he could never understand most of what she said when she started rambling about magical academics with that excitement that seemingly only she could muster.
"Sorry you just looked too cute," Spencer said breathlessly as they separated from the kiss. "And to answer your earlier question; I would love for you to teach me about magic once we have sorted us out because as much as I am sure Gideon will want me to sleep on the couch, I do not want to leave your side for as long as possible."
"Reid, since you are now apparently part of the family, you may as well start calling me Uncle Gid. Kiddo, here, has been doing so since she learnt to talk. Plus we'll need to think of a way to explain your change in status to the team and the brass, it will be best to show familiarity and a united front so that they don't get too suspicious."
All of this was said as the trio were getting out of the SUV and heading into the cabin. Walking inside, they settled in the living area, the soul mates sharing the couch and Gideon sitting in his armchair as they began discussing how they would explain these strange events to the BAU team and their bosses.
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Meanwhile in England, Ron was loudly bemoaning the fact that Hermione had to go straight to Australia to retrieve her parents and their memories before she would officially agree to marry him. He knew he was lying through his teeth to his family and fellow DA members and the tattered remains of the order but he didn't care. He was sure that once she returned to England he could convince her that her was her only chance at a happy married life. Who else would want a snobby, prudish know-it-all, even if she were a war-heroine.
Harry Potter, ever oblivious to he manipulations of the red-headed menace, half listened to Ron's rant as he made moon-eyes at Ginny. He was sure that he loved her and wanted nothing more than to finally show her that he loved her without the added risk of putting her in danger.
In a corner of the Great Hall, Neville and Luna rolled their eyes. They were the only two magical people that knew the truth about Hermione's parents, so they knew Ron was lying. They had both comforted Hermione during fifth year when the strain of Umbridge and losing her parents was too much for her, especially near that Christmas break when the Weasleys and Harry had gone to Arthur without warning her.
Not many people knew this but Luna was known as a soul-seer. She had the rare ability of being able to see a person's soul and any soul-bonds that existed. As such she knew that Hermione would never have agreed to go out with Ron. Her very soul detested the idea vehemently, because it was bound to another that she hadn't yet met to form the connection with. Hermione's soul presented itself to Luna's unique vision as a puzzle piece. Half of a matching set with protections to make sure that it only fit the exact perfect match to become whole.
When Luna began conversing about her 'invisible magical creatures' it was actually her way of cryptically explaining to people what their soul needed but also as a defence mechanism. By blaming bad things on nargles she could almost pretend that she wasn't actually hated among her own house; so she talked about them all the more.
Neville had an equally rare ability. He could locate people that he had a connection with, and know of their wellbeing. It was part of the reason he was so hesitant to make friends. However, because of this ability Neville knew that Hermione had not been fine earlier when she was with Ron, and knew that she had apparated to America. That could only mean she had gone to visit her Uncle Gid.
With a quick glance round to see whether anyone would notice them, Neville and Luna nodded to each other before leaving the Great Hall. They were going to find Hermione because no one else seemed to care and because she was their friend.
Not going to lie, Neville and Luna is one of the changes that the film makers made that I whole-heartedly support. They are just so cute.I regret nothing because that would just be boring.