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Chapter 43-Pre-Wedding Antics

I was getting married in five days. We really surprised everyone with our all too fast decision…this is according to them, not us. We knew that dear mum, Damien and the girls wanted us to have this huge wedding. And since we did not…we surprised them by springing it on them in the last minute. It might get stressful and Damien especially was not pleased, however…it was worth it.

Damien, as predicted, was freaking out about my dress; he had designed different ones, every single one absolutely fantastic. But according to him, not one was great enough.

"Char…you are one of the most talked about designers in the wizarding world, right now. We are almost done with our own label. Sirius is one of the greatest aurors out there right now. It doesn't matter how small and secret you two try to make this wedding…the press will find out. And I'll be damned if all of us doesn't look great." I just shook my head and continued sketching the bridesmaids' dresses, even if I didn't say it out loud, I agreed with him.

And if Damien was having a small breakdown when it came to the clothes, mum was freaking out about everything else.

"I can't believe you two!" she scolded earlier today when Sirius and I tried to calm her down and tell her that we had everything under control.

"Yes I want you two to finally get married…but in five days!"

"Mum…we already have the minister booked, as well as the church." Sirius said calmly. Mum continued to rant and didn't let us go until two hours later when she apparently "had enough".

Dumbledore's reaction was the one I feared the most…so I went to see the old man the same day. I was nervous and didn't really know what to expect. So I scheduled a meeting with him, not really hoping for anything. So I made my way to Hogwarts. The students that were still there for Christmas looked at me curiously, some of the older ones still remembered me from school and those who didn't knew me from the papers. I ran into professor Sprout, who had always liked me for some reason and ended up chatting with her for a while before I could continue. I also stumbled upon a less joyous professor McGonagall who curtly nodded her greeting but I still saw that small smile she gave me. Then I finally reached the gargoyle.

"Come in" his voice sounded when I knocked on his office door. I stepped inside and was met by the now familiar office and the twinkling blue eyes that I had once only dreamed of actually seeing. I smiled slightly and sat down and accepted when he offered me some tea. I looked down at the beverage that had now replaced my favourite warm drink…coffee.

"So…what brings you here today Miss Reese?" he asked but those eyes couldn't fool anyone. He already knew.

"Well, headmaster…Sirius and I are getting married in five days. And we would be very pleased if you attended our wedding" his eyes twinkled even more and he smiled.

"Ah…young love. It is very nice to hear about such good news in these dark times. And yes I will attend. I did have some news for you…but I think that can wait for a few days" I looked at him curiously, thinking about what that could possibly be. And it really couldn't be that important if it could wait…right? Or did he have some other motive by waiting to tell me?

"Okay sir…I do have another thing to tell you about. I'm pregnant" I told him bluntly. He looked at me and for a second I saw a strange emotion flicker in his eyes but it was gone so fast that I couldn't understand what it was.

"Really now…and you are worried I presume"

"Worried that you will use this to keep me out of the loop, yes. And I tell you sir, that I will not accept that. Everything will go as planned…even if I am with child. The baby has already been born when I need to do anything anyways"

"I assure you miss Reese that you will be as much involved as you would have been, before this happy news arrived…congratulations to both you and Mr. Black" he smiled and I nodded satisfied. We discussed the matter of the horrocruxes for a while and I pointed out that we weren't certain about the hiding spot for the medallion…since Reggie never joined them. Dumbledore assured me that it was all being taken care of…he had apparently already found the Ravenclaw one…and destroyed it. He wouldn't elaborate when I asked him why it was taking so much time though. I left the school feeling rather satisfied with my accomplishments. Now I just had that small bachelorette party that Jas insisted on throwing me to worry about. It was tonight. I was actually more nervous about that then the actual wedding…who knew what Jas had come up with?

Later that day…

The girls are arriving in five minutes. I am nervous as hell. So they can't get me drunk and make me do something stupid, thank god…but I'm sure that Jas would figure out some crazy thing to do to me. Sirius was still at home because the guys were dragging him out tonight too. We were lying on the couch when Sirius suddenly said;

"Char…I never thought that I would say this…have I really become that old?" I rolled my eyes and said;

"Sirius you are not old…you'll be 20 in February…" he just grinned and said;

"But honestly Char…I'd rather stay home with you…doesn't that make me sound…old?" I just laughed and said;

"Well Sirius…maybe a bit…but I doubt that many grandparents are thinking along the same lines as you when they want to stay home" don't think that I didn't know where his hands were wandering…he just smirked at me and I climbed on top of him and kissed him. We were in the middle of a very heated snogging session when a very familiar voice screamed;

"My eyes! My eyes! Must you do that?" we broke it off and looked at James who was grinning smugly at us and Sirius just groaned and looked like he could kill his best mate any second.

"Prongs…how many times do I have to tell you to knock? Honestly…man." James laughed and I just smiled and slid off Sirius who pouted. A knock on the door interrupted any further conversation. I went to open the door…expecting Lily, Jas, Alice, Amelia and Izzy…it was them but they weren't alone.

"Celia, Free…oh my god! I haven't seen you two in ages!" I exclaimed happily when my two pirate obsessed friends tackled me with hugs.

"I know…it's been too long!" Free said grinning like some sort of lunatic.

"And what's this we hear about you getting yourself knocked up and soon to be married huh?" Celia continued grinning as well. I just giggled and then hugged everyone else. Jas then dragged me inside our bedroom and told me that they were going to dress me for the evening. I stared at the outfit that lay before me.

"Are you guys serious about this?" I said slightly nervous. Jas rolled her eyes and said;

"Yes…you, Lily and Alice just had to go and get yourselves pregnant…well the two latter had actually planned it…and I'm not really surprised about you either the way you and Black go at it…"

"Jas!" I said blushing, and yes Alice had announced her pregnancy too.

"Well anyways…so we can't get you drunk….so you wear this or get something even worse" she smirked and the other girls giggled.

"Oh so Lily gets a spa-day and I get a skimpy outfit?" I said smirking. I sighed and looked at the tight, very low-cut jeans and high heeled boots that lay before me….and don't even get me started on that skimpy top that basically was a piece of cloth that covered my boobs and a part of my stomach and just had strings as a back piece. It showed way too much skin for my likening.

"Come on Char…" Izzy smiled at me and I just rolled my eyes and looked at the other girls' outfits…that weren't nearly as skimpy as mine, but close, and nodded in agreement. They all cheered and I flipped them off and started to get dressed.

"Besides…think of it like this…in a couple of months you won't be able to wear anything like that" Jas said matter-of-factly. I glowered at her and said;

"Thanks a lot Jas…you are such an amazing friend" they just laughed…pricks.

Reggie's POV

We arrived at my brothers flat; we were going to take him out for the night. I was still in chock from all the news he told me earlier that day…

Izzy and I were just lounging in front of the TV when the doorbell rang. I got up and found my brother and almost sister in-law standing there grinning. I just smiled and hugged them both and led them into the living area where Izzy greeted them the same way. We sat down and I looked at the fidgeting couple in front of me. They had something important to tell us, I could tell.

"Spit it out brother dear" I said my Slytherin patented smirk creeping up on my face. So I might not really be like the other Slytherin's…but I still had some of their qualities. He just smirked back and said;

"Well you are invited to our wedding, on the 30th of December…" Izzy squealed and hugged Char tightly who smiled happily.

"Really? Finally!" she said laughing lightly.

"I know" Char muttered winking at Sirius. I congratulated them both…but I had a feeling that this wasn't all they had to tell us…

"And no to the perhaps even bigger news" Sirius said as he slung an arm around Char.

"You're going to be an uncle Reggie…" Char smiled lightly and my mouth fell open. The first one I had expected but certainly not this one! Izzy started laughing and hugged Char again and my brother smirked at me. I couldn't even get a word out of my mouth…I was so shocked.

I still couldn't believe that my brother was going to be a dad. I looked at him where he was play fighting with James…Remus and I shared a look that said; "And those two are going to be dads?" then the bedroom door opened and I raised an eyebrow at Izzy's outfit…well all the girls outfits. Suddenly Jas huffed and turned towards the door and said;

"Char come on!"

"I cant go out like this! Not without being piss-drunk!" I snorted and Sirius head peaked up over the couch where he was holding James in a head lock, James didn't seem to mind since he was ogling his wife.

"You can't drink, love!" he pointed out and a annoyed Char…dressed in very little stormed out of the bedroom and with a hand on her hip she pointed at him and said in a sarcastic tone;

"I know that dad…no need to remind me" Sirius facial expression was just priceless. He stared at her with his mouth open and didn't stop until she rolled her eyes and cleared her throat and the other girls giggled at him. He swallowed hard and said;

"You're right…there is no way that you are going out anywhere dressed like that without me" Char scowled at him and then turned to Jas and the others saying;

"Okay then lets go" with a smug smile on her face. I almost laughed at my brothers' crestfallen face when they hurried outside.

"Did she just…" he said slowly and James nodded still staring at the spot where Lily had been. I just shook my head and said;

"Does anyone know where they were going? I'm not particularly fond of Izzy walking around like that either…" Remus nodded and said that Amelia had informed him of the club they were going to. We had to check up on them… so even if we shouldn't have and even if we knew that they were going to be mad at us we decided to follow them. First we went to another club so they could get a head start…but when we finally reached Odyssey, the club the girls went to…we wished that we had gotten there sooner.

Lily's POV

So we had gotten Char into the outfit…it really was rather slutty and well…hideous. She was whining about not being able to go out in public like that, Damien would kill her and if anything like that happened to come out in the papers…well that all ended when her temper flared at some comment Sirius made. We were walking towards the club when she opened her mouth.

"Lil…have you noticed that…lately a lot of things annoy you…especially about James…?" I smiled; hormones. They were already kicking in.

"One minute you want to kill him and the next you want to jump his bones…yeah I've noticed it." She grinned and tried to pull her shirt down to cover her belly…you could barely see it but there was definitely a really small bump there. The same for me…Alice's was a bit more noticeable.

"Oh thank god it's not just me" she grinned at me and said;

"Damien is going to kill Jas for forcing me into this…thing, though" I couldn't help but laugh at her. She was right; Jas was in big trouble when mister "Très Chic" saw Char.

"Jas…I'm not comfortable wearing this...Sirius and Damien are going to kill you…you know that right?" Jas just snorted along with Free and said;

"Yeah…but I also saw the look on Sirius face. He loved it…as for Damien; I'm planning on avoiding him" Char just made a face and muttered something unintelligent. We then arrived at the club Izzy had picked; Odyssey, it was supposed to be the "it" place for everyone right now. We just breezed past the line and Char reluctantly waved a card in the attendants face and he smiled and let us pass.

"Well that comes in handy" Celia muttered and Char just gave her a smile. We made our way towards a table and Char looked longingly at the other girls drinks and then looked down at her own…carbonic water with lime. Suddenly a small shriek of terror interrupted our conversation. Damien dressed in something very red looked horrified as he made his way towards us.

"What are you…who allowed you to walk out looking like that? For the love of Chanel, who in the world actually paid for that…that….thing?" he looked like he was going to throw up when he poked the shirt Char was wearing. She just sighed and pointed at Jas who looked terrified.

"It's a joke Damien" Amelia said calmly, trying not to laugh.

About fifteen minutes later we were all laughing our heads of and dancing in the middle of the dance floor, our terrible outfits long forgotten. What we didn't know was that we were being watched closely…particularly one soon to be bride…

Guess who's POV

I hadn't seen her for almost two years…well not in person anyways. Of course I had seen her in the papers…who hadn't? And she still looked the same. Same hair, same sparkling eyes and the same smile. I heard that she had gotten engaged to that oaf Black…I didn't want to believe it but word on the ministry got around…she visited him there sometimes… but my division was too far away from the Auror division to ever catch a glimpse of her. And here she was dressed in almost nothing, dancing with her friends… and he wasn't even with her. Could I really talk to her…actually talk to her…of course I could, she was the woman of my dreams anyways…she was going to leave Black for me…I just knew it. I silently walked around the dance floor so that I could see her better…and the more I looked at her the more I couldn't help but notice that she was…glowing. I was just mesmerized for a moment that I almost didn't notice when she slipped away to the ladies room…almost…

Chars POV

I made my way toward the bathroom, this whole pregnancy thing was making me pee more often then I wanted to. It really annoyed me but I guess I could live with it. So the girls managed to get me into this really stupid outfit and Damien gave them a hard time about it…I warned them… and Sirius…sigh…Sirius. I didn't really mean to snap at him but that tone he used just made me annoyed. I couldn't really help it… when I stepped out of the bathroom I smiled as I almost bumped into a highly intoxicated girl. Then when I turned I couldn't help but gasp. There only inches from my own face stood…Josh. I hadn't seen him for years and I honestly thought that I wouldn't see him again. But here he was smirking that same smirk at me.

"Char…what a pleasant surprise" he said smiling at me. I gulped and looked for an escape, or someone that could help me. I saw no one.

"Hi…uuh…" what if I pretend not to know him I thought. It didn't work out so well because his face darkened and his smiled vanished.

"Josh…don't you remember me?" I smiled nervously and stuttered;

"Josh! Yeah of course I do…I didn't recognize you…you've, eeh, changed so much" I lied through my teeth hoping that he wouldn't notice. Apparently he didn't because he smiled and nodded.

"Yes I guess I have…you haven't changed one bit though…well you seem to be glowing but other than that you're the same" he managed to splutter out; he sounded nervous all of a sudden. Glowing…he noticed. Everyone told me that and I was always happy to hear that, but if this maniac managed to figure out that I was pregnant, well that did not bode well. I smiled awkwardly at him and decided to try and make a run for it.

"Well uh…it was good to see you, but my friends are waiting for me, bye" I quickly sidestepped him and was just about to make a beeline for the girls when he grabbed my arm, tightly…shit.

"Where are you going?" he said and I turned slowly. I didn't like the look in his eyes, and now more than ever did I wish for Sirius to show up.

Lily's POV

Char had been gone for a while when I spotted James and Sirius in the crowd. They had spotted me and made their way towards me.

"Lily, where's Char?" Sirius spat out as soon as they reached me and James smiled. I just shrugged and warily waived towards the bathrooms. That is when I saw them. That man, that man that was such an idiot in school…ice-cream boy…and he was holding Char. Well I wasn't the only one who spotted them; Sirius of course saw them too and growled. He started pushing his way towards them and soon he had the man pressed up against the wall and Char was looking shocked next to him.

"What the hell do you think your doing to my fiancé?" he growled and the man looked like he was going to wet himself any minute. I think he tried to get something out of his mouth but then security arrived; well after Sirius punched him, now they notice something, huh? Sirius had to let him go and slowly backed away and started to question Char. She told us and security everything, while ice-cream half glared half ogled her. He was carried away and we could go back to our tables. Sirius was pissed and Char was trying to calm him down, it didn't seem to work so she started ordering in shots for him. Soon he was pretty tipsy and in a happy mood again. We stayed out pretty late just having fun, relaxing and then made our way home.

Two days later it was time to try out the dresses. This wasn't really so bad since well it was Chars wedding. And neither she nor Damien was going to make us look bad, like we were sure Jas was going to do whenever she got married. No, we were pretty sure that our bridesmaids' dresses would be as nice as some of our own wedding dresses. Sad really, when you think about it. But this was Stanford&Black creations, and they never disappointed. The theme was red so we were all going to be dressed in red, except me. As the maid of honour I was going to wear purple, this might sound terrible but it actually looked rather fantastic. I for one never would have thought that up. But we were all sworn to secrecy, nothing about anything could be revealed.

"Damien! You have changed the sleeves on my dress 10 times now! I have been standing like this for almost half an hour. For gods sakes man…let me down!" Jas complained looking terribly annoyed and Damien just gave her a smirk and calmly said;

"This, my dear Jasmine is pay-back for that terrible outfit you forced Char into" he and Char shared a knowing look and she grinned from where she was sitting.

"Aw come on! You weren't the one wearing it!" Jas whined looking annoyed.

"I know. But my dear partner in crime was and that hurt me just as much as if I would have worn it" he stated matter-of-factly. Amelia, Alice and I giggled at his logic. Jas just pouted and Damien quickly made up his mind about the sleeves…and made them look just like they did in the beginning.

When the day before the wedding arrived we had somehow managed to fix everything that needed to be fixed in the matter of 5 days. And now I was staying at Char's place while Sirius stayed at our house. We were going to have a girl's night, just like when I got married. So I arrived at their flat, with James since he was apparently picking Sirius up, for some odd reason. We were met b a very…strange scene.

Chars POV

"Stop! Would you please stop worrying!" I screamed at Sirius who for the past days had been acting like some bloody mother hen.

"But…are you sure you'll be alright? I mean I could always stay here and…" I picked up a pillow from the bed and threw it at him.

"I will be fine, Sirius! Lily will be here…and the incident was almost 4 days ago! He was arrested, he doesn't know where we live now calm down!" he pouted at me and followed me when I stormed out of the bedroom. So it was kind of cute that he was so worried about me, he cared. But four days I a row…I felt like killing him. I stalked into the living area with Sirius walking after me begging me to just let him stay. I turned to tell him off but he dropped down to his knees and hugged my stomach. I looked down at him and was just about to ask him what he was up to when an amused snort echoed in the room. We both tuned towards the door and there stood Lily and James both looking confused and amused in the same time. I just smiled at them and Sirius stood up, still scowling.

"Is there a problem here?" James asked grinning, knowing what it was about since I whined to him about it yesterday. One of the reasons I insisted on him picking Sirius up…I would never have gotten the man out of the apartment otherwise.

"Yeah…my lovely fiancé won't get it in his thick skull that I am not in any kind of danger in our own apartment…" James burst out laughing and Sirius scowled and mumbled something about;

"It could happen". James then managed to get Sirius to go with him with the promise that we would use the old two-way mirrors if something happened. Finally Lily and I were alone. We gathered as much food and snacks we could find and soon we were in front of the TV giggling like schoolgirls.

"You know Lily…last time we did this you were the one getting married" I smiled and she said;

"Yeah and we discussed baby names and your possible engagement…ironic really." We both burst out laughing.

"So how was your last appointment with Ethan?" Lily asked taking a cucumber stick and dipping it in this really amazing dip that Izzy had made, the girl should be a cook.

"It was great. The baby is absolutely healthy…and I think Sirius have finally gotten over the fact that my doctor is a man…especially now that he is Damien's date to the wedding" I giggled when I remembered Damien's excitement when he had asked Ethan and he said yes.

"And I bet Sirius is happy to have a doctor there, huh? Who knew that Sirius Black, marauder, would be so damn over-protective" she grinned when I sighed and said;

"Yeah, I did. You guys just hadn't noticed it yet! Speaking of…Jas said something about a surprise gift…Lil…I really hope it's nothing too expensive" she just smiled mischievously and shook her head.

"My lips are sealed". We continued to talk for a while and then we both fell asleep on the couch. Tomorrow it was the big day.

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