An: here it is...i decided to devide the wedding in two chapters...so here's the first one...alot longer like a promised...and the next one will be up soon..x)

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Chapter 35-Two Weddings and an Aunt Named Philip

So Lily and James were going to get married. They wanted to get married quickly at the end of the summer. But first we attended Frank and Alice's wedding. Where Alice became Mrs Frank Longbottom. It was small event really…they got married in a small church with only us and their closest family attending. It was a simple gathering…quite the opposite of James and Lily's wedding.

James POV

I was at the aurors office talking to Padfoot and another auror named Wilkins when Lily showed up.

"Hello Lily" Padfoot said grinning. She said hello and gave me a quick peck on the lips.

"What are you doing here?" I said after we had introduced her to Wilkins.

"I'm supposed to meet Char and Damien here…they are designing my wedding dress…should I be worried?" she said looking at Padfoot.

"I don't think so…but you never know what those two will do" he said laughing. Then this guy who was in our auror class named Tucker showed up looking excited. I put my arm around Lily since this guy was a real pig that hit on everything with a skirt. Padfoot hated him because he had said some impropriate things about Andie when she had visited him last week.

"I just saw this real cute chick walk into the office…I think she's on her way here" Wilkins looked around but neither Padfoot nor I reacted.

"Oh come…on what's up with you two!" he said clearly annoyed at our lack of interest.

"Well maybe the fact that my fiancé is standing next to me and Padfoot has a girlfriend" I said sneering at the idiot. He sneered back and then started looking for the girl. Padfoot and I shared a look and rolled our eyes. That's when I saw Char walking down the corridor, towards us. At the same time Tucker said;

"There she is…" he started fixing his hair and put on this smirk that I bet he thought was charming. He looked like he was about to throw up…I looked at Padfoot who was ignoring him, thank goodness because if he knew that Tucker had been talking about Char…well we all know what would happen. I grinned when Char sneaked up behind Padfoot and motioned for Lily and me to be quiet. She put her hands before his eyes and said;

"Guess who" Padfoot froze when her hands touched him but he relaxed as soon as he heard her voice. He grinned and said;

"Moony how many times do I have to tell you…?" Char took her hands off him and appeared in front of him. He grinned at her and she said;

"Moony? I don't know if I should be insulted or feel sorry for Moony because he sounds like a girl" she grinned at him and he grinned back.

"Neither, I think…" that's when he noticed Tucker ogling Char and Wilkins trying to make him stop. So Padfoot took Char in his arms and kissed her. She smiled and then turned in his arms and looked at Lily.

"So Lily-kins…are you ready to spend the day with me and my oh-so-fabulous partner in crime?"

"Im not sure…can anyone be prepared for that?" Lily said smirking.

"Touché" Char said nodding. That's when Tucker decided to interrupt and introduce himself.

"Hello…I'm Artie Tucker…" Sirius glared at him and I could see his grip on Char tighten. Char didn't even look at him when she said;

"Really…that's good for you…Lily we should really get going. Damien is probably getting really antsy already. And if we don't show up soon, he'll come looking for us" I had to smother a laugh at Tucker's displeased look and Padfoots' smug one. That's when we heard a voice calling;

"Char, darling! What in the name of satin is taking you so long!" and we spotted a very eccentric dressed Damien coming towards us. Today he was wearing a deep red jacket and a violet shirt under that, a pair of black jeans and boots, plus a pair of very expensive looking sunglasses was perched on top of his groomed head. Char had actually started to copy is style a bit since she started working at Madam Malkins'. Because today she was wearing a deep blue top and a red flowing skirt and black boots, a pair of sunglasses was perched on top of her head.

"In the name of silk, Damien? Where have you heard that expression?" Char asked grinning.

"I haven't…I just made it up. And I'm trying it out on you…I think it could be a new catch phrase…don't you think?"

"Naah…I would go for something else." He pouted playfully and then they kissed each others cheeks…they always do that.

"Why do you always greet each other like that?" I asked confused when he turned to Lily and did the same thing. Lily was not as used to doing it like Char was though.

"Because James…that's how they do it in France! And it is very chic…I was there a couple of weeks ago…" he said like it was obvious.

"And he's trying to make it an international way to greet people" Char said smirking. Damien pouted again and then he sighed and nodded. We all started to laugh.

"Well anyways…if the two of you could drag yourself from your men…we have much work to do" he said smirking. Char rolled her eyes and then kissed Padfoot and said;

"I'll probably be late…because this might take a while…"

"Okay…how about we go out to Antonio's for dinner then…I could call Reggie and Izzy and see if they want to join us" he said thinking.

"Can we join too…since Lily obviously will be late as well?" I said grinning, they nodded and we decided on that.

"Char I've been thinking…this dress it should match the ring…you know it is way too boring to have a plain white dress…what if we put some pink in it" Damien said suddenly and Char looked thoughtful.

"Really…I've been thinking along the same lines actually"

"Well great minds do think alike. And what about the trail…?" they both started chatting and walking obviously really absorbed in their work, they didn't even notice that they left Lily behind.

"How long do you think they will get before they remember the bride?" Padfoot said chuckling. We all started laughing when we heard Char saying;

"Aren't we forgetting something?" and Damien answered;

"Of course…The flowers! What colour are the flowers supposed to be? We can't have blue roses and a pink dress! Has Lily chosen them yet?" they both stopped dead in their tracks and looked at each other.

"Lily!" they both shouted and then turned to look at our laughing lot, both of them having matching looks of confusion on their faces.

"What are you doing over there, darling?" Damien said.

"Yes Lily…hurry up now" Lily started laughing and said;

"So the two of you didn't forget me at all?" they both looked insulted and said;

"Of course not…" both of them looking slightly embarrassed. We laughed and Lily turned to me and said;

"I'll see you later" and then she ran up to the waiting pair. They all hooked arms and started walking again. The last thing I heard was Lily saying;

"Damien…what on earth is a…what was it…cut sleeve?" and Damien answering;

"Oh, love…you have soo much to learn…"

Chars POV

We arrived at the store and an enthusiastic Madam Malkin greeted us. We said our hellos and then ushered Lily into the designing area and in to a room especially used for making wedding dresses. In the room was a platform in the middle surrounded by mirrors. And of course a designing table and other things that we would need.

"So Lily…have you got any ideas on your dress?" I asked.

"Actually no…so you're free to do whatever you want" Damien started clapping excitedly and I started thinking.

"I have actually…done a small design already" Damien said looking through his papers. I raised an eyebrow but wasn't really surprised. Wedding dresses were Damien's speciality after all. He took out a sketch and both Lily and I gasped. He had designed a princess like dress with many layers; it was all done in white with some really light pink layers. It looked a lot like Belle's dress from The Beauty and the Beast. That gold one she wears in the end.

"Its fantastic Damien" I said smiling and Lily agreed.

"Well I am a genius" he said smirking. I laughed and then Damien and I told Lily to stand on the platform in the middle of the room. Then we started planning. I altered the sleeves a bit and made the trail a bit longer and then we started pinning, cutting and sewing it all together. Then we made Lily try it on. We had to alter a couple of part but with magic it went really fast. And soon Lily stood there in her beautiful pink and white dress. And strangely enough it didn't clash with her red hair.

"So about the bridesmaids dressed…how many do you want and what colour?" Damien said already looking through some designs for that.

"Well about that…Char can I ask you something?" Lily said smiling.

"Yeah sure…shoot"

"Would you like to be my maid of honour?" I gaped at her and then I let out an excited peep and hugged her.

"Yes! Of course I want to be your maid of honour!" we started laughing and hugged even more.

"This is all wonderful…but for Gucci's sake be careful with the dress it is a Damien Stanford and Charlotte Reese original after all…" Damien said smiling smugly. We laughed even harder and then we started to plan the other dresses. We decided that the maid of honour, me, should wear a darker pink then the others but otherwise they would be matching dresses. They were sleeveless and actually we were inspired by the ballet dancers' skirts. Only the ones we designed would be made of silk.

"We have to assemble all the girls and try them out later" I said smiling. With that we decided that we were done for the day and then we went to Antonio's for dinner. Antonio's was this Italian restaurant that was located in one of the blocks that were between home and James and Lily's apartment. And it had come to be our favourite restaurant…and besides the owner Antonio and his wife Tatiana loved us. When Lily and I arrived the other were there already waiting at our favourite booth. We spent most of the evening chatting about the upcoming wedding and the fact that we should arrange a Bachelor party for James and a bachelorette party for Lily. Neither really wanted nor needed one, but we insisted.

Sirius POV

A week after we talked prongs into having a bachelor party we arranged one. This was also exactly two days before the actual wedding. We had decided to help each other out with the party. And that all of us should have one choice. The first thing we did was to go out and eat at this very famous stake house, somewhere you didn't bring girls to, this was Frank and Moony's choice.

After that I said that we had to go to a bar and get really drunk, Wilkins, Frank, Reggie and Tucker agreed. But the idiot Tucker somehow managed to get us all to a strip club. He was the only one that was completely sober at that point so that's my guess on how he got us there. As soon as we arrived James wanted to back out, Moony and Frank weren't to keen either. And strangely enough I had no real want to go inside either. But somehow we found ourselves at a table drinking…well at least the drinks were good.

"Oh come on you guys…why so sombre looks! This place is great!" Tucker grinned and we all rolled our eyes.

"Well maybe because I just got married" Frank said.

"I'm getting married in a week" prongs said smiling goofily.

"I've never been into this kind of stuff…and I have a girlfriend" Moony said looking really uncomfortable with the whole thing.

"And well…I have a girlfriend too…" Reggie said. And then Prongs grinned and said;

"And pads over there is practically engaged anyways"

"What? I'm not!" I said staring at him.

"Oh come on Sirius…it's only a matter of time before you pop the question to Char" Moony said grinning.

"Yep mate…you're next" Frank said toasting me.

"But…come off it guys…we haven't even…discussed anything like that" I said feeling uncomfortable.

"So you're saying that you don't want to get engaged…or marry Char?" Reggie said.

"What! I never said that…I just said we hadn't even talked about it…she might not even want to get married…"

Remus POV

I understood that this conversation was making Padfoot a bit uncomfortable. Well the whole place was making me uncomfortable. The others nodded in understanding at his statement but before anyone could say anything else, the conversation was quickly interrupted when Tucker said;

"Yeah…you've got your girls…so what? Its not like they do anything like this for you" he said pointing at the girls that were dancing and taking their clothes off. I could feel myself flush and I looked at the other guys that were rolling their eyes. Well all of them except Padfoot who was looking smug…too smug. And I wasn't the only one that noticed.

"No way Black! You're kidding…right?" Tucker burst out and everyone stared at Padfoot. Who was just smirking.

"Damn you Black…tell me when that girl of yours get tired of you so that I can get a shot, eh?" Padfoots smirk vanished and he growled at him.

"Don't you ever say that about her again…understand" the poor bloke gulped and nodded. But James was obviously curious so he said;

"Umm…when?" Padfoot grinned again and said;

"My birthday"

"But Char gave you that shirt and that watch you wanted" he said looking confused.

"That's the presents you saw"

"To much info bro" Reggie said rolling his eyes. And with that the conversation stopped and the guys decided to head to another bar, I gladly agreed. We left Tucker behind. At the next bar they concentrated on getting as drunk as possible and I pondered on what the girls were doing.

Chars POV

So we were having a party for Lily. We decided to head to one of the many spas to get a full treatment. We were currently all getting our nails done, laughing and chatting.

"I can't believe you joined us Damien" Amelia giggled and looked at the bloke who really didn't look out of place at all, sitting there in a white robe that matched the ones the rest of us were wearing.

"What, do you think I should have joined the guys and went to a strip club and chugged kegs or something…revolting" he shuddered and we laughed at him.

"I really can't see you doing that darling" I giggled and he playfully poked out his tongue at me.

"Do you really think they went to a…you-know-what club?" Tuni said blushing.

"Yep" Jas said smirking. I laughed at Tuni's shocked expression and Lily looked thoughtful and said;

"I really don't think James would like a place like that"

"I don't think any of the guys would really…but they've got that creep Tucker with them so it wouldn't surprise me" I said gagging.

"I think we should but him farthest away from everyone of us at the wedding" Damien said smirking.

"Oh yes…let's put him next to James Aunt Philip" I said grinning.

"Aunt Philip?" the others chorused.

"Her name is Filippa…but she's got a moustache and generally looks like a man. Therefore Aunt Philip" I said grinning. They laughed and Jas choked out;

"Let's put him between Monkey boy and Aunt Philip…"

"And in front of our great, great uncle Joseph that smells like garlic" Lily giggled. That had us laughing for a good ten minutes. But this really good looking guy came in saying;

"Ladies…your massage tables are finished…" we all looked up and thanked him.

"I call the cute guy" Damien said hurrying towards the door.

"No fair…I called him first!" I said running after him.

"You already have one at home, give up!" he said blocking my way.

"What about Luc?" I said smirking. The others raised their eyebrows.

"Luc and I are over sweets" he said grinning and Izzy said;

"Who's Luc?" Damien sighed and I grinned.

"Luc is this very charming Frenchman Damien was dating…"

"What happened?" Alice said looking intrigued.

"Sigh…it was just the air in Paris I think…the air of amour…he charmed me with his accent and trips to the Eiffel Tower…and those really yummy croissants…" I had to choke a laugh at his dreamy expression.

"Turns out he was a right bastard who only needed a lift to England to meet up with his world-travelled, very fantastique and very German lover…" he scowled and I couldn't help it…I started laughing.

"You can have the cute masseuse" I said through giggles.

"Thank you, darling" and with that he strode out and towards the massage rooms.

"Now do you understand what I have to work with every single day?" I asked the girls through giggles. They laughed and then we followed Damien to the massage rooms. The rest of the afternoon was spent doing different kinds of treatments and then we headed out for a club.

The next day was the day before the wedding. It was spent fixing the last things that needed to be fixed and then Lily spent the night at our place. Sirius was over with James since the bride and groom couldn't see each other before the wedding.

Lily and I where lying in our pyjamas talking and watching movies and eating lots of sweets. I was cuddling Sid when Lily suddenly said;

"Char…I'm getting married tomorrow" I grinned up at her and said;

"That you are Lily…You'll walk down that isle and become Mrs James Potter and then you'll go to the reception where everyone will shower you with well wishes and presents" she laughed and then she said;

"What about you Char?" I tore my eyes from the TV screen and looked at her and said;

"What about me? I'll probably have a little too much to drink and have to rely on Sirius being sober enough to get us home…he probably wont so we have to put our trust in Moony…" she laughed and said;

"That's a very…lovely prediction Char…but that's not what I meant. What I meant was…are you ever going to be walking down that isle and become Mrs Sirius Black?" she grinned mischievously and I laughed but sighed.

"I…I don't know…I never really thought about it…"

"What? Char the hopeless romantic never thought of getting married?" she teased and we both laughed.

"Actually…no…I haven't…I mean we've never discussed getting married…and well I have no need to get married. I believe that you don't have to marry to be a couple…I mean…my parents weren't married" I smiled and she laughed.

"So you don't want to get married?"

"Oh I didn't say that…If Sirius asked me I'd say yes without any hesitation…but if he doesn't…well I'm happy with that too…" she nodded in understanding and then she got a thoughtful expression on her face and she said;

"Char…do you ever think of…you know…having kids?" she blushed slightly and I stared at her and then laughed.

"Lily…we're 18 years old…what's up with these grown up thoughts? But yes I have actually…I'd love to have kids…someday….but not in the near future I think…"

"Well…I saw this mother with her baby earlier…and I just realized that I wanted that…I mean just look at Molly Weasley and her kids. She's got five of them already...and I just, want that. I even started to think of names" I giggled with her and said;

"So what did you come up with?"

"Harry for a boy…and Marie for a girl" I smiled and thought that at least she'd get to name her kid Harry.

"I've always liked the name Christopher…don't know any nice girl names though…" suddenly Lily laughed and grinned at me her eyes sparkling.

"What do you think Sirius and James would say if they heard us discuss kids?" I laughed too and said;

"Sirius would freak out…and so would James…I think that those two are still too immature to have kids"

"What do you think they would like to name their kids?" she asked curiously.

"Knowing them…Sirius and James Jr. and no I am not kidding" we both laughed and she said;

"They wouldn't…would they?"

"Oh I know they would…I bet you two galleons that the first name James suggests will be James Jr…same goes for Sirius"

"You're on" she said and we shook hands. Then we watched Gone With The Wind, both of us mouthing the line;

"Frankly me dear, I don't give a damn".

Wedding Day, Still Chars POV

I was awakened by a hysterical Lily the next day. She was in hysterics because her hair was a mess, she had forgotten where we put her dress and she was simply nervous. If I wasn't so tired I would have laughed at her panic-stricken expression. But someone else laughed. Damien had showed up and was watching us amused.

"No worries ladies, your hero is here" he said grinning and I fell back down on my pillow. Only to get smacked in the head by a brush. I glared at Damien who was whistling innocently and flipped him off. But then I realized that today was Lily's wedding day and I sprung up.

"Thank you for waking up" Lily sniggered and I smiled at her.

"Well…you don't have to worry; I have the dresses, make-up and everything" Damien stated proudly grinning like a loon. We laughed and then it was time to get ready.

"Lily shower…you too darling" Damien said making a shooing gesture. That's when I noticed that he was already dressed in a purple suit and a screaming pink shirt and his hair was perfectly groomed.

"You're wearing that to the wedding? You'll get more attention then the bride" I laughed and he said;

"What? Oh of course not…I'll wear a black suit… it is Lafontaine by the by…but a peacock blue shirt won't be too…eye-catching will it? Because I refuse to go as a penguin" he ranted and I just shook my head and headed for the showers, not even bothering trying to figure out what kind of shade of blue; "peacock blue" was. When I had showered and dressed we started to work on Lily.

"Char hand me that rose, thank you darling"

"Is that supposed to look like that?" Lily said.

"YES!" Damien and I screamed in union and stopped her from ruining her hair.

The other girls arrived half an hour before the wedding would start and Damien and I left them with Lily in the small room in the church to look at everything.

"Oh those imbeciles…that damn bouquet is going to block everyone's view of the bridesmaids! Who have they hired!?" Damien muttered and started to move the flowers around. I looked around and then started to help him re-decorate. Who ever decorated this church must have been blind.

"No…this is all wrong…wrong, wrong, wrong!" Damien moaned and then both of us started to transform the blue flowers to the pink they were supposed to be.

"Hello love…don't you look ravishing" a voice said from behind me and I looked back at Sirius and grinned.

"You don't look half bad yourself…how's James?" he started chuckling and said;

"Nervous. Terrified. Happy…take your pick…it's a rainbow of emotions I swear" I laughed and then he helped us with the final arrangements. Damien went to take care of the guests…he didn't trust anyone else to do it. Sirius and I went our separate ways to talk to the bride and groom. The wedding was about to begin.

An...So tell me what you think! yeah...next chapter on the way...x)