Title: The Wedding Bells Toll

Disclaimer: No money earned. I don't own Harry Potter and I don't own the characters in this fic, they belong to J.K. Rowling.

Chapter 1

Lily jerked awake from her arm chair as she heard a loud pop. Wand in hand she warily approached the kitchen only to sigh in relief at the familiar frame of her best friend.

"Remus! You gave the fright of my life! What's happened?"

She saw him shift about, seemingly nervous. She felt her heart sink, panic setting in.

"Oh God someone is dead aren't they, I knew this would happen, James!, James? is he alright?"

"No no no, it's nothing like that" Remus glanced down at his feet. "Its good news really, I asked Eli to marry me and she said yes!"

Lily now felt a mixture of new feelings flit through her; Relief at first but it quickly changed to a disappointment that she struggled to hide. Before answering she tried to bring herself to smile.

"That's wonderful Remus" she started bravely "Eliza is a very lucky girl"

Remus tried, he tried very hard not to laugh but he just couldn't help it.

"What? What's so funny?!" Lily said indignantly, a light flush brightening her cheeks.

"Oh come on Lily, I have known for months that you hated her." He replied, folding his arms across his chest.

Lily smirked.

"I guess I am busted then. Who told?"

"Not that he really needed to but, your husband."

"Well he will pay for that whenever he finally gets back from his mission." She said as her fingers anxiously tracing around her ring.

"Was I really that obvious?"

"Yes, even Peter noticed."

Lily lead Remus out of the kitchen. As they walked she flicked her wand at her tea pot and cups making them float along behind them before sitting down in her favourite chair.

"Well I just felt that you could do better that's all, you always sell yourself so short. Have you told the any of the others yet?"

"No not yet. The wedding is going to be in only a few weeks as-"

"WEEKS?!" She exclaimed, rocketing out of her seat. "What are you THINKING?!"

"Look I know alright? It's quick and it's out of the blue but it's necessary."

Sinking back into her seat she looked at Remus, her eyes crinkling in confusion.

"What do you mean necessary?"

Remus remained silent for a moment, fingers rubbing at his temples. At length he answered, looking up at Lily through his tawny fringe.

"I think we should have a cup of that tea."

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"Peter will you get down!" James whispered as loud as he could. This mission was getting unbearable.

It all started out very simple, they were told to go they, speak to a girl with a purple and silver quill, get an important piece of information of some sort and leave. That's all, nothing more, nothing less. Whoever created this plan obviously didn't know who the mission was for.

As far as subtly goes, James Potter and Sirius Black possess little (if any at all) between them and Peter Pettigrew none whatsoever. Subtly was what would probably have completed their mission.

"Prongs, don't badger him, they've gone now anyway" Sirius said as he stretched out his legs and lifted his hands to rest behind his head on the cool damp grass.

"We don't know that for sure and as this time we don't have Moony's super senses to help us I suggest we exert some sort of caution."

"At least we now know why old Dumbles sent the three of us for this mission, must have been something really important that girl was supposed to tell us. We should have known it was a trap."

"Its not like Dumbledore didn't warn us that it might be, we would have been ok if our look out over there didn't run instead of tell us of our impending doom"

Peter plonked himself down next to James and whacked him on the back of the head before stating "Hey, I did the warning signal, you and Pad's were supposed to listen for it so I could warn you but noooo, and you were watching that big breasted witch that was tottering about. I couldn't very well yell at you, it would have alerted them all the more!"

"Fine but still, you could have stayed and helped us a little" James conceded.

They sat in silence a while, it had been long since they stopped keeping watch for shadows and turned their heads up to the stars. The night was so clear and bright because of the almost full moon.

"I wish Rem had been here tonight" said Sirius, breaking the easy silence "it's been ages since we have had missions with him and even longer since we have seen him outside of the order work."

"I know we could have really used him tonight as well." said James as he rolled over to face him.

"It's that girlfriend of his; I swear she keeps him locked up!"

James sighed, rubbing his face with his hands. This sounded all too familiar. "Now you are beginning to sound like Lily"

"Heaven forbid! But you can't deny she's smart!"

Sitting up, James turned to look down at his friends face. "What is your problem with Eliza anyway? She is smart, likes books, she was a Ravenclaw so she cant be that bad a person and probably is as perfect a girl for Remus as your ever going to find! Ok her sense of humour is-"

"Non-existent?" Peter butted in.

"-Well somewhat lacking yes but over all she is pleasant. I don't know what you and Lily's problem is with the girl" James finished shaking his head.

"We never get to see him anymore! Isn't that enough? And lets not get into the obvious fact that she hates me."

"Well that is probably because you have called her Ellen since you met her, you should really remember her name by now."

"I think its time to head back, Lily will be having kittens if we don't get you back soon. I will go to Rem's tomorrow and see if the hag will let him see me."

"He's not whipped Pads and she can't stop him seeing us."

"She better not" Sirius growled, reaching into his pocket he retrieved his wand "and now, to headquarters!"

With three quiet pops they all vanished into the night.

--tbc