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The day of the huge triple wedding dawned cold and cloudy. Ashlynn sighed as she flung off the large blankets and touched her stomach. Would she be able to fool Rabastan that the child she carried was his and not Sirius'? She turned to the side and looked in the mirror to see if she had gained any weight. She sighed giving up, sat down on the side of the bed, and called. "Dobby!"
The little house elf popped in and bowed to the youngest Malfoy. "Yes Mistress Ashlynn?" Dobby asked said with a smile. He has always like Ashlynn, as she had never treated him badly.
Ashlynn smiled at him said. "Bring me some breakfast please. Eggs and toast will be fine with some orange juice." Dobby nodded quickly and with pop was gone. Ashlynn flopped down on the bed and closed her eyes as she waited for Dobby to come back. In no time at all the little elf was back.
"Here you go Mistress Ashlynn." Dobby said as he set the tray in front of her.
Ashlynn smiled and touched the little elf. "Thank you Dobby." She whispered.
"It is my pleasure."
Ashlynn nodded and watched the little man with his large eyes watch her eat. "Dobby I have one last favor to ask of you." She said softly.
"What is that Mistress Ashlynn?" He asked.
"I will be giving birth to a child in a few months. When that happens Dobby, I want you to take the baby to Dumbledore. I ask this of you now because I won't be a Malfoy much longer." She said.
"I shall always listen to you Mistress Ashlynn." Dobby cried. "I shall take your baby to Dumbledore when you ask me to then."
Ashlynn smiled and nodded. "Thank you Dobby. You best go before my father comes in." She whispered and the little elf was gone with a crack.
Ashlynn finished eating just as her doors were opened by Cherina. "Good morning Ashlynn."
"What's so good about it Grand-mère?" Ashlynn asked from her bed. "I have to marry a man I don't love and I'm having a baby I can't keep!"
Cherina nodded slowly she had yet to tell her Granddaughter about the plan with Dumbledore in case she was forced to see Voldemort before the wedding. "I am sorry my Cheri." She whispered. "I see you already ate."
"My last meal." Ashlynn joked as she sat up and looked at her Cherina. "Have you eaten?"
Cherina nodded slowly. "Your Grand-père forced me to eat with him. I must tell you Ashlynn he dislikes Rabastan very much. He finds this whole Dark Lord business silly you know. Why would your brother and father fall in with that nutter?"
Ashlynn shrugged and sighed. "I don't know Grand-mère. At one point so was I. Mother hated all the blood purity nonsense."
Cherina nodded at the mention of her only daughter. "Evie was always one to defy blood status. You know no matter what your father would like to claim you and Lucius are not pureblood. I'm only half-blood." She said with a smile.
Ashlynn smiled and laughed when her doors opened again and in walked Severus. "Don't you know better to knock when entering a ladies room Severus?" Cherina snapped looking at the longhaired man. She had instantly disliked Severus when she had met the day she had arrived and more she saw of him the more she disliked him.
"I'm sorry Madam De Lenfent, I was sent here by her father. Ashlynn you have to go see your father now. He would like to speak to you before the wedding." Severus said with a grin.
Ashlynn nodded and then pointed Snape out of the room. "I have to get dressed tell my father I will join him a few moments." She said as soon as the door shut Ashlynn grabbed her grandmother into a hug. "I have to say this before I go Grand-mère. Please forgive me."
"For what my Cheri?" Cherina asked softly.
"For what happened to my mum. I was there and never tired to stop it. I'm sorry Grand-mère please forgive me." Ashlynn said softly.
Cherina ran her fingers through her granddaughters' hair and smiled. "You could not have stopped it even if you had tried. My dear just remember this promise I make you now. You will never have to go through what my dear Evie had to go through. I will make damn sure of that." With that, Cherina kissed her granddaughter and walked out of the room.
The morning dawned bright and early for Sirius who was nervous and scared. Today was do or die day, today he would either be with Ashlynn or she would be married to Rabastan. He walked into the little nook where Lupin and James were already eating breakfast. "Morning!" Sirius said brightly as he sat down at the table and a plate appeared.
"Someone is in a good mood." Remus said with a slight smile. This was the happiest he had seen Sirius since Ashlynn had been taken.
Sirius nodded happily, as he spread jam on his toast. "I have a good feeling about today. No matter what Ashlynn is going to come home and I am going to marry her." He said happily.
"Do you really think that she's going to want to marry you still?" James asked as he ruffled his hair with cocky grin. He knew he was just trying to get a rise out of Sirius and it quickly seemed to work.
"Of course she'll want to still marry me! Why would this change any of that?" Sirius cried as he threw down his toast.
James smiled as Lily came in. "James leave Sirius alone." She said with a smile. "Don't you think he's nervous enough? I mean this is a life or death situation, not fun and games."
James frowned and thought for a moment "Well come on who would want to marry Sirius? He's nothing special!" He cried laughing.
Lily smacked his head and rolled his eyes. "Stop being stupid James Potter! I must have been nuts to marry you. I'm going to have to deal with stuff like this for the rest of my life." She said as she flopped into the chair across from Sirius.
Sirius sighed and stood up and walked away from the table. As if he did not have enough on his mind, he had to deal with James' childish ways.
Ashlynn stood in front of the mirror and turned around slowly admiring the dress that Narcissa had chosen for her. Narcissa being the only one who actually wanted to marry and was not being forced to had planned the whole wedding with help from her mother. Narcissa had planned everything to be perfect for as she claimed this was going to be the wedding of a centaury.
Ashlynn could not help but liking the dress. It was a halter all white dress that hung just right on her frame. She spun around slowly and closed her eyes picturing herself headed towards Sirius. "Oh I wish it was you today." She whispered.
"Who do you wish it was today?" A voice asked her suddenly. Her eyes popped open and she saw the face of Narcissa Black.
"Your cousin." Ashlynn said softly as she sat down on the sofa and looked at her. "I'm in love with Sirius Black and I have to marry some man I despise."
Narcissa frowned and looked at the younger girl. She had known that Ashlynn had disliked Rabastan but she figured that would eventually fade and love would be replace it. "I'm sorry dear." She said and then left the room without another word.
Ashlynn sighed once more. There was not much she could do now but wait for the wedding to start. Sitting down and picking up her wand and began making smoke rings with it.
Everyone apparated into the small safe house that Dumbledore had set up for them two hours before the wedding. Sirius, Fabian, and Gideon were dressed in the finest dress robes, as the three guests they were impersonating were rich friend of Ashlynn's from Hogwarts. Dumbledore already had stunned them and bound them up by the time they arrived there.
Nervously they all waited until someone knocked on the door. Dumbledore soon escorted in a little witch and a tall wizard. "Ladies and Gentlemen." Dumbledore said. "This is Cherina and Theon De Lenfent, Ashlynn's grandparents from France."
"Bonjour." Cherina said. "Which one of you is Sirius Black?"
Sirius cleared his throat and nervously stepped up to the elder woman. "I am Madam."
Cherina looked up the young man and smiled. Her granddaughter had chosen well. "Hmm. My granddaughter has spoken highly of you, and therefore I trust you with her. You will promise me this one thing though." She said putting her hands on her hips.
"What is that Madam?" Sirius asked looking at the little witch.
"You are too make an honest woman of Ashlynn. No engagements I want her married by the end of the week. Do you understand this?" Cherina asked. It had come as a surprise to her that Ashlynn was pregnant without being married. She would not tell Sirius that Ashlynn was expecting his child but she planned to make damn sure her Granddaughter was not some single mum, or her great grandchild a bastard.
Sirius was taken back by the little witch he blinked rapidly and nodded. "Yes Madam but I will do one better. I will marry Ashlynn by the end of the day." He said with a grin.
Cherina smiled and nodded quickly she said. "Well you boys drink up we have to get going if we are going to stop Ashlynn from marrying that awful man."
Ashlynn sat looking at herself in the mirror slowly changing the color of her hair with her wand. It went from being blonde, to pink, to red, and back to blonde-haired woman in a matter of moments. Sighing she looked at the clock and saw there was still an hour until her doom. She wondered how long it would take Rabastan to place her under the Imperius curse. With a sarcastic giggle she thought. 'Thirty minutes after the ceremony I'll be under the Imperius Curse.'
A knock sounded on her door and in walked Cherina with three men, she had not seen since gradation day along with Abraxas. Ashlynn stood up as she smiled. "Hello Henry, Davis, and Anthony." She said with a smile.
None of them spoke but all three nodded which confused Ashlynn. "Abraxas get out of here. They are not going to steal off with her. They are old school friends who came to hang out and calm the young bride's nerves." Cherina cried and shooed her father from the room.
After a moment, Henry rushed to Ashlynn and kissed her deeply. Closing her eyes she kissed him back and knew that the man in her arms was not Henry but Sirius Black. Pulling away, she looked into his eyes holding his hands. "Why are you here?" She cried tears coming to her eyes.
"You're coming home with me. I cannot let you marry that man. I love you Ashlynn and I cannot live without you. Now come on. We have to get going soon. Change into these and take the little bit of polyjuice potion." Sirius said holding out the flask.
Ashlynn shook her head and pushed Sirius' hands away. "I can't. I want to so badly love but I can't. I can't risk your life anymore." Tears welled in her eyes and she turned away.
"Ashlynn!" He cried. "You're coming if I have to knock you out and carry you out of here! I'm not living without."
"No Sirius! I'm not good enough for you. I'm dirty!" She cried as she pulled down the left glove and exposed the dark mark branded on her arm. She saw the look of disgust cross his face and the tears spilled over. "That's right Sirius I'm his. I am his pet. He made me kill Benjy! I killed him and I know the Order will never allow someone with a mark on his or her arm in their ranks. Let alone someone who killed one of their ranks." With that, she turned away and started to walk into the room attached to the other.
Sirius grabbed her arm spun her around and fell to his knees. He kissed her left arm up and down his lips slowly caressing the mark and she felt his tears on her skin. "Please Ashlynn love, please. Come with me. I do not care if you bare his mark you did what you had to do to survive. You survived to come back to me. I love you, god I love you. Please come back with me. I can't live without you." He cried.
Ashlynn fell to her knees next to him and kissed him deeply. "Promise you don't think less of me?" She cried unhappily.
"I will always love you Ashlynn. Now please change and take the potion so we can get out of here." Sirius begged her softly.
Ashlynn changed quickly and took the potion. Knowing she had made the right choice, she kissed Sirius once more. She could not believe he had risked his life just for her. "There's just one more thing." He whispered and pushed the engagement ring onto her finger.
Five hours later Ashlynn was dressed in a blue dress outside the grand hall of Hogwarts. All students were in their houses as it was past curfew. The whole of the Order of the Phoenix was gathered inside of the grand hall besides Ashlynn, Lily, and Alice Longbottom. Filius Flitwick smiled and said to the girls. "This way ladies, big smiles please." He said and then quickly took a picture of the three girls.
The doors opened and Flitwick rushed inside to take a picture of Sirius, James, and Remus. The music started and for being a quickly put together wedding, it was perfect for Sirius and Ashlynn. Lily leaned over and kissed Ashlynn's cheek. "For a happy marriage."
When Ashlynn reached Sirius, they took hands and did not release when they turned towards Dumbledore who stood in front of them. Dumbledore smiled kindly at the two.
"Ladies and gentlemen. We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of these two faithful souls Sirius Orion Black, and Ashlynn Danielle Malfoy in marriage. The marriage they are creating here has roots in themselves, and the love, friendship, and guidance each of us has offered them. They have asked us to be with them here today, because we are a community of loved ones. We rejoice in the ways life has led them to each other and brought them to the place where they now stand." Dumbledore began beaming at everyone.
"Sirius, the woman who stands by your side is about to become your wife. She will look to you for comfort, for support, for understanding, for encouragement, and for protection. You must never take her for granted, and always consider her along with yourself."
Grinning ear-to-ear Sirius said. "Ashlynn, as freely as my parents have given me life, I join my life with yours. Wherever you go, I will go. Whatever you face, I will face. For good or ill, in happiness or sadness, Come riches or poverty, I take you as my wife." He answered.
"Ashlynn, the man who stands by your side is about to become your husband. He will look to you for comfort, for support, for understanding, for encouragement, and for protection. You must never take him for granted, and always consider him along with yourself."
"Sirius, as freely as my parents have given me life, I join my life with yours. Wherever you go, I will go. Whatever you face, I will face. For good or ill, in happiness or sadness, Come riches or poverty, I take you as my husband."
Sirius smiled as Ashlynn wiped tears out of her eyes. "Do you Sirius, take Ashlynn to be your lawful wedded wife to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live."
"I do." Sirius said with no hesitation he had been waiting way to long to say those words to her.
"And do you Ashlynn, take Sirius to be your lawful wedded husband to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live."
"I do." She said grinning.
Dumbledore smiled and wiped tears out of his own eyes. "Then I declare you bonded for life! You may kiss the bride." With that, Sirius grabbed Ashlynn and kissed her as deeply and as passionately as he could.
A little bit later Ashlynn and Sirius sat together eating. They had yet had time to talk privately since their wedding was thrown together so quickly. They had seen the headline of the Evening Prophet had been Rabastan throwing a fit that she had not been there to marry him.
Holding out a glass of wine to Ashlynn, Sirius grinned. "Come on love toast with us!" He cried. He had yet to see Ashlynn have a glass of wine or a butterbeer the whole dinner.
Ashlynn shook her head and grabbed her glass of pumpkin juice. "I'm fine with this." She said and held it up as James stood up.
"A toast!" He cried obviously he had, had too much to drink already. "To our lovely couple! Ashlynn, Sirius, I hope you have the best marriage that is possible for two blood traitors!"
"Here here!" Sirius cried loudly and everyone clinked glassed.
Remus stood up right after that toast and raised his glass. He too was obviously drunk. "Another toast!" He cried. They all paused and waited and Remus said. "Ashlynn here's to you loving the most annoying man in the world!"
"Here here!" James cried laughing as everyone took another drink.
Ashlynn shrugged and stood up it was now or never. She held out her glass and looked at Sirius. "Before these drunken fools get any louder. Sirius my love, my dear, my husband." She began. "Here's to our long marriage, and here's our child that I carry at this time." Everyone stopped and looked at Sirius whose smile faded and his glass dropped to the floor, as did Sirius in a dead faint.
As they were getting ready for bed Sirius crawled into bed and lifted up Ashlynn's nightgown exposing her stomach. He rested his head there with his hand touching her cool pale skin. "Truly our baby grows here?" He asked looking up at her his eyes shining hopefully.
Ashlynn nodded and smiled. "Our baby." She whispered as she ran her hands through his long hair.
"Our baby." Sirius mumbled as he kissed her belly and then crawled up and kissed her lips softly. "I love you so much and I love our baby."
"Just as I love you." She whispered and then kissed him deeply. "Now shut up and make love to your wife." Sirius laughed and wasted no time following his wife's demands.