Chapter 5: The Weddings

A/N: Another shout out to those that reviews. I thank you all.

To draculasbride2008: Arthur and Molly are the kind of parents that really don't care about the protection part they only imagine the whole 'Snape' part. However, they will both fall in-love during the story. Now with Rita, I agree that she's a witch, not the good one, and she's going to make our couples lives hard.

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To oliverpercyremuslvr17: Rita is going to be a right stinker about this whole wedding thing. She's very nasty in this story, so nasty, well your going to have to find out.

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Now onto the story.

The Magic-of-the-peace wasn't surprised that two couples were getting married. Unlike most, he considered the law big business for people like him and so age really didn't matter to him. As long as I get paid, that's all that I care about, he thought to himself. Cornelius Fudge was present, as well as all the others, but no students. Dumbledore had stated that due to the shear outrage that it would cause students weren't allowed to attend.

"Will the two couples come forward," he told them.

Hermione, Professor Lupin, Ginny, and Professor Snape all came forward and using a series of very powerful spells (won't do it here because I can't think of any) they were named wizard and wife. Both Professors kissed their wives due to tradition and then the Hogwarts staff and Order of the Phoenix digged into the huge feast that had been provided, which had more sweets then Hermione was comfortable with. Cornelius told McGonagall about the man in America that could become a basilisk and Hooch told anyone that would listen that she had seen Filch do something strange with his cat. Hermione listened and shuttered.

"So I heard that you've gotten Dumbledore's cottage," Hooch commented to Hermione.

Hermione nodded.

"Well I think that's wonderful," she said. "Married couples shouldn't be around all these kids, ruins the mood."

"And what about you, Professor?"

"I've given them my cottage," McGonagall said. "His rooms are just too small for a family."

"Well I don't think that we'll have to worry about a family just now," Dumbledore said.

McGonagall looked at him.

"What are you talking about?"

"I bent the rules so that Ginny and Severus could get married. They can't start a family until Ginny turns seventeen."

"Well I know that Severus will be a good boy," Tonks said.

McGonagall highly doubted that.

When the feast was over both couples said goodbye, with a promise from Dumbledore that their things would be waiting on them when they arrived, this made Hermione happy. She just didn't think that she could live without Crookshanks.

Minerva's cottage was located on the outskirts of Hogsmead. Both Snape's took a carriage to get there and when it stopped they both got out. The cottage was large with a small garden and ivy growing like wildfire. Ginny opened the door and noticed at once that her trunk and everything that she owned was inside already. Severus entered and closed the door behind him.

"Whoa, this is nice," Ginny commented, looking around.

"It's okay, but it reminds me to much of Minerva," Severus said. He yawned. "I'm heading off to bed, to much food."

He yawned again and Ginny said goodnight.

Ten minutes later Ginny was lying in her bed in her own bedroom. She turned over wondering what was happening to Hermione and Remus. She hoped that things were going well and that she was safe in Dumbledore's cabin. She closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Hermione and Remus entered Dumbledore's cabin, Hermione feeling like she was trespassing on something that belonged to someone else. True to the Headmaster's words her things were waiting on her, including a very upset Crookshanks. Hermione ran over and gave her familiar a huge hug.

"I'm sorry you had to wait," Hermione said.

"I hope that thing doesn't attack me," Remus said, when he closed the door.

Hermione smiled at him.

"He didn't attack you during my third year, did he?"

Remus shook his head.

"Well I think we should get some rest," Remus suggested. "That food made me sleepy."

Hermione suddenly felt nervous. Now that all the determination to keep from going to one of the Death Eaters was over, she now worried about her wedding night. Remus sensed this at once.

"I'm not going to expect you to do anything for me tonight," he told her. "If I had my way, we wouldn't do this."

Hermione knew that he was speaking out of fear, which surprised her. She didn't think that he was afraid of anything.

Note: No smut yet, but there will be.