Harry stood proudly beside Ron's side as his best man. A surprise proposal that Ron sprung on him since the other hadn't mentioned any of it before, knowing Harry had been busy in his travels.

As the golden ribbon of magic tied the couple's soul as one, everyone clapped and cheered for them. Harry chuckled and smiled glancing at Severus who sat as sour as ever, looking bored and clapping very slowly. The man would never change, and Harry would never ask him to. Harry blushed looking back at the ceremony, trying to forget what Bill had told him earlier that day.

-o-O-o-

"Harry," The eldest Weasley called him over. Harry smiled greeting him as everyone was rushing back and forth trying to get the final touches ready.

"Hey Bill, looks like this wedding's going to be huge." Harry chuckled.

"Yes, baby brother is a celebrity now, the press would not have accepted anything less." He chuckled. "So how are you?" he asked. Harry glanced at the other's scar, knowing exactly what the other was asking.

"I'm good, really." He smiled.

"Gotten any… cravings lately?" Bill asked pointing at his scar.

"Oh yes... I completely forgot Bill… I didn't get any of those stake cravings… but I do growl sometimes when I'm angry…" Harry said.

"And nothing else?" Bill asked glancing at Severus who was talking to Mrs. Weasley.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked glancing at his soulmate.

"Harry, the stake story was just a cover up. As if I could go around declaring my increased libido." Bill chuckled patting the other on the back. Harry turned to him shocked and felt his face heat up instantly. He covered his face in embarrassment. "Oh, I see you were affected similarly. Well… don't worry… the intensity wears off slightly after a while."

"Oh god… stop talking." Harry mumbled dying of embarrassment. No wonder… after that first time with Severus… well, let's just say the term 'like rabbits' didn't even begin to describe it. Bill simply laughed and went off to help his wife when she came to call him.

-o-O-o-

No, now was not the time. He sent the memory to the back of his mind and as the reception began he focused on having fun. The scene where Hermione danced with her father was heart-warming, especially after how hard it was for her to find them and restore their memories once more.

It was in celebrations like these when no one said it, but they all thought about how lucky they were to be alive after the war. Harry smiled and went to the tables of the reception to find Luna and Draco.

"Hello Luna, Draco." Harry greeted them and Luna smiled turning to him in her dreamy way. "Oh wow." Harry had to stop and pull an empty chair from the nearest table.

Luna chuckled and patted her slightly rounded stomach. "Isn't it lovely? There'll soon be a little Draco running around, trying to avoid the nargles."

"No, not another Draco." Harry said mockingly chuckling at the blond who narrowed his eyes at him but said nothing. "But really, congratulations you two." He said. Still… he couldn't help feeling they were ever so young to be parents.

"And you too, Potter." Draco said. Harry frowned confused.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked. Luna and Draco glanced at each other, Draco a little alarmed.

"Well… for getting back with Headmaster Snape of course." Luna said sweetly. Harry smiled.

"Oh yeah… I'm really happy. Hopefully there won't be any more meddling this time." He said. Draco had the decency to blush as he recalled his mother had a major hand in that meddling.

"It's ok Draco." Harry smiled gently and looked over to see if he could find Severus. "Now just where has your godfather run off to?" He asked looking around absently.

"I believe he must be outside Harry." Luna said. "I'm sure he's watching the meteor shower." Draco eyed his wife with endearment but didn't point out that there were no meteor showers predicted for tonight.

Harry none-the-less took her advice and walked outside. It didn't take him long to find Severus. The other was looking out at the tall grass around the Weaseleys' home. It seemed, however, that he wasn't the only one thinking about talking to Severus, because he saw clear as day how Clarisa was making her way towards the potions master.

The hell was she doing here? She wasn't even invited to the wedding.

She reached for Severus from behind, as if she was going to wrap her arms around him. Harry would later forget how exactly he got to her so fast. He allowed a spark of his dark self to surface for a second as he grabbed a fistful of her perfect dutch braid and pulled her back.

"Hands off!" Harry hissed.

"Ah! Unhand me, Potter! How dare you! I'll make you pay for this!" She screeched struggling against him. Harry threw her to the side and turned to Severus who was staring at them with surprise.

"Harry, what on earth?" Severus asked coming to help Celestine up.

"Sorry." Harry mumbled feeling like he was eleven again and about to receive detention.

"You better be sorry young man." She hissed. Harry narrowed his eyes at her.

"I'm sorry Severus had to see that, not what I did." He clarified and she looked at him shocked, reminding Harry of Draco in his spoilt brat days. Severus stood away from her then and came to place a comforting arm around Harry's shoulders.

"What are you doing here Celestine? This is a private party." Severus said moving his thumb gently back and forth on Harry's shoulder.

"I just came to say hello. I came to tell you that I completed my mastery, and since you're the headmaster of the greatest wizarding school I wanted to ask for a job." She said casually.

Harry laughed. "Oh, I don't bloody think so. There's no way he's giving you a job." Harry said and turned to Severus for confirmation.

"Don't put words in his mouth brat." She hissed.

"I'm afraid I have to agree with my partner. There are many more qualified potion masters who have requested a job for when professor Slughorn retires this year." Severus said. "And I would have suggested that you hadn't insulted the partner of your employer when asking for a job. In any case, good day Celestine." Severus said and turned with Harry to go back to the party, leaving a shocked noble woman standing out in the spring cold, her once perfect hair with odd strands sticking out.

"Very well then." She said holding her head high. "Though you will regret this!" Harry turned to look back at her with a smirk.

"Don't frown so much Clarise, you'll wrinkle." With a horrified gasp the woman apparated away.

"Well," Severus stopped as he saw that she left. "That is not what I thought was going to happen when I came out here."

"God I hate her, just what did she expect? As if Narcissa wouldn't have told her that we were back together." He growled.

Severus chuckled. "Your jealous form is more dangerous than mine." He was teasing him. Harry pouted and came to hug him.

"Why are you here anyway?" Harry asked.

"Well, I had to ask you something." Harry narrowed his eyes.

"Did you consider telling me you had something to tell me before coming out here by yourself?" Harry asked.

"Well, it doesn't matter now, the mood's ruined anyway." Severus said. Harry shook his head stopping Severus from walking away.

"No, come on, I'm curious now." Harry said.

Severus looked down at him, Harry blushed at the intense way the other was looking at him and broke eye contact. Severus reached into his robes taking out a present. Harry looked surprised and chuckled giving him a peck before opening it excited.

It was an intricate snitch with encrusted emeralds on one side and rubies on the other. It was obviously just for decorative purposes. He smiled picking it out of its box looking at it all over.

That's when he noticed the small piece of paper inside. It only had three words.

"I love you." Harry read and chuckled about to kiss him, but a faint light from the stitch made him look back down, watching it open to reveal a ring. Harry's heart stopped. Severus reached for it gently and took it out, holding it between them.

"Harry, when the ministry called me to confirm my soulmate more than a year ago I never expected us to be here like this today. I never expected to fall in love again. Yet I fell none the less. I made many mistakes even after that and ended up spending an agonisingly dull eight months without you. I would like nothing more than to be able to spend the remainder of my life with you. Will you marry me?"

The hand holding the snitch shook gently as his eyes filled with tears looking at the ring then at Severus. No second thoughts. He smiled and nodded.

"Yes… of course… Of course I'll marry you." Harry sobbed. Severus chuckled kissing him deeply, holding him close. Harry furiously wiped the tears away letting Severus put the band on his ring finger. As he did so a hundred little slivers shot across the sky in the form of a meteor shower.

At the end of the evening, as the newlywed couple was leaving, Hermione stopped and turned raising her bouquet. All of the younger unmarried witches squealed and rushed behind her. Hermione turned her back to them and threw the bouquet back. Chaos ensued. The girls all reached for the bouquet but seemed to hit it further and further back. It reached the bachelors who all did a beautiful job at dodging the arrangement of white roses and tossing it amongst each other.

A hand reached up and caught the bouquet finally. Harry turned to see Viktor with the bouquet in his hands and smiled laughing gently as he saw Severus visibly tense.

Everyone was looking at Krum. "Vat? Vasn't ze point to catch it?" He asked. It seemed the custom in Bulgaria was a little different. None the less Harry clapped and everyone followed suit cheering the single seeker on.

They turned back to the newlyweds now, who vanished off to their honeymoon. Severus pulled Harry close to him and Harry smiled feeling the pleasant weight of the engagement ring on his finger.

Harry couldn't help but thank that stupid mirror.