It was June 1998, a month after the Wizarding War. It was two years since our engagement and we were now 37 years old. We thought about moving the wedding to a later date, but everyone needed something to cheer him or her up, and I was also seven months pregnant. Yep, I fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, while carrying a baby. Sirius had tried to convince me to stay at home, but I had to come. I had to fight, and most importantly, I had to see the person that was responsible for killing my two best friends is defeated.

We held the wedding under the willow tree by the Black Lake, the exact spot where James had proposed to Lily all those years ago. As I always dreamed, I wore my prom dress, which unfortunately had to be let out round my stomach because of my baby bump. I had my grandmothers veil covering my red hair, and on my feet? My converses, what else?

Izzie and Hermione wore deep purple dresses that were straight and elegant, and had thick halter necks. They had a beaded pattern around the chest and flowed all the way down to their ankles, and they wore delicate purple heels that were extremely tall, making Izzie stumble every now and then. They perfectly matched Remus, Harry and Ron that were in dark grey suits and deep purple ties but it was Sirius who took my breath away. His rugged black hair was still as scruffy as ever, yet he still managed to make it look neat. His smile was wide, happiness dancing in his twinkling grey eyes. He wore a black suit, with a deep purple tie, but it was striped with red and orange – the Gryffindor colours.

The ceremony was short, and there weren't many guests except Remus' wife Nymphadora who I had met last month. She was also a Metamorphmagus like me and I had desperately wanted her to be bridesmaid, but it was too late to get her a dress, though she insisted it was fine. She brought their kid Teddy, who was about a month old, and I was extremely excited because it meant he'd be in the same year as our child, who didn't have a name, and we didn't even know its gender. Her mother, Andromeda, who was Sirius' cousin (I know, Remus married a relation of Sirius, cute or what?) Two years ago I also met Sirius' friends from the Order, mostly The Weasley family, who were relatives of Ron. Their family was huge, and I knew Ron's mother Molly because her younger brothers Fabian and Gideon went to Hogwarts while I was at school. They were killed in the first Wizarding War and their older sister Molly had named her twins Fred and George after them. The oldest was Bill, who was married to Fleur, another member of the Order and a contestant in the TriWizard Tournament. Then there was Charlie, who was currently working in Egypt with dragons. Next was Percy, who was quite famous for turning against his family at the start of the war but then returning at Hogwarts, full of apologises. After him were my personal favourites, Fred and George the twins. They were full of mischief and fun, and they made me laugh so much, though I could barely tell them apart. Next was Ron, the youngest boy in the family. He was best friends with Harry and well, I was going to say he was best friends with Hermione as well, but since the war they had (finally!) started dating, and I must say, they made the cutest couple. Finally, there was Ginny. The only girl in the family, she was good friends with Hermione and also dating Harry. They were such a nice family, and I always felt at home with them when Sirius and I spent time at their family home. Along with them were a few people from school that we had kept in touch with over the years.

We didn't have a reception, instead we all sat next to the Black Lake, talking about random things and re-living our years at Hogwarts, which comforted me in a way. I felt the eeriest sensation that James and Lily were there with us, I could almost hear Lily's laugh and see James pushing his glasses up his nose, wrapping an arm round Lily's small waist, but deep down I knew they weren't there, which made my heart feel heavy and tears glittered in my eyes.

Little did we know, that behind us all, stood next to the plaque of all that fell in the Wizarding War, or those that were killed because of it, were two ghostly figures. One with red hair that swayed in the wind, and gentle green eyes, the other with messy dark hair and round glasses resting on his nose. Their hands were entwined and they had watched the wedding closely, with a loving stare in their eyes, and now they watched the gathering with smiles on their slightly aged faces. Right at the top of the list, the names James and Lily Potter seemed to come to life, and sparkled a deep gold, whilst slowly, the couple faded away, still holding hands. A wide smile took over their faces because they knew their friends were happy, and no matter what, they, along with so many others that had fallen with pride in the battle, would watch over them. Always.

'Hey' Sirius said as he approached me outside the Great Hall. I was stood next to the plaque of the fallen and I turned as I heard his voice.

'Hey' I said quietly, tracing the names of Lily and James. Entwining his hand in mine, he pulled me close and I rested my head solemnly on his shoulder, tracing the other names and picturing their faces in my head.

'Their watching us you know, from somewhere' Sirius said, turning and smiling gently at me.

'There's so many people, so many people that lost their lives and even more families that were torn apart'

'True, but look at today, there's so many people that have been brought together. Ron and Hermione, Remus and Dora, even Percy and his family have been brought together. Everything is gonna be alright now, you wait and see Rusty'

I smiled at his words and we stood in silence before I said quietly:

'Sirius?'

'Yeah?'

'Do you think our kid will be a boy or a girl?' I grinned and Sirius laughed loudly, sounding like a dog bark.

'Boy, definitely. He'll have charming good looks just like his father, but he'll be a Metamorphmagus like his mother. He'll definitely be a Gryffindor!'

'Hah! Nah, it'll be a girl, but she wont be like me, she'll look like you, with black hair and grey eyes, but I don't think she'll be a Metamorphmagus. I reckon she'll be a Ravenclaw' I announced, while Sirius snorted, so I elbowed him in the ribs.

'Just as long as they aren't a Slytherin' Sirius joked,

'Don't be mean, 'Dromeda was a Slytherin, and she wasn't part of your family'

'True, but I want our son to be the best Gryffindor Quidditch player since, well, me and James' He said, winking and smiling at James' name on the plaque.

'Our girl you mean, then I can teach her how to sing, and play guitar!'

'You can teach a boy that you know'

'Not when you're teaching him Quidditch!'

'I can teach the girl Quidditch too' He said smiling, probably picturing the image in his head.

'Not when im giving her singing lessons'

'Fineee' He whined and I grinned at my triumphant moment.

'How many of these people did you know?' I asked, motioning to the plaque of the names.

'Read them'

'In memory of those who died in one of the Wizarding Wars, and those who died because of Lord Voldemort and his followers: James and Lily Potter, Quirinus Quirrel, Bertha Jorkins, Frank Bryce, Barty Crouch Sr, Cedric Diggory, Marlene McKinnon-' I stopped and inhaled a sharp breath.

'Rusty?'

'I knew her. She… She was a Gryffindor. She was the fourth girl in my dorm, but I never talked to her, I wish I had now' I said quietly, remembering her face and the times we had so much fun in third and fourth year, before she had decided she was too good to talk to us.

'I'm sorry' Sirius whispered, kissing my head gently.

'Its okay, I can't believe I never remembered'

'Carry on'

'Edgar Bones, Gideon and Fabian Prewett, Benjy Fenwick, Dorcas Meadowes, Amelia Bones, Emmeline Vance, Igor Karkaroff, Lisa Abbot, Albus Dumbledore, Regulas Black, Charity Burbage, Alastor Moody, Rufus Scrimgeour, Bathilda Bagshot, Gellert Grindelwald, Ted Tonks, Peter Pettigrew-' I felt Sirius tense next to me and I squeezed his hand gently.

'He doesn't deserve to be on that list, it was for the honourary' Sirius muttered through gritted teeth.

'Sirius, he was scared, he didn't want to join the Death Eaters, he knew it was wrong deep down, he didn't have a choice, it was that or get killed, he was just scared'

'He did have a choice! He always had the choice; he could have stayed true, like a real Gryffindor! He should have protected his friends, he got James and Lily killed! He killed twelve innocent Muggles, just because they were there! He got me put in Azkaban! I will never, ever forgive him, he's not a Marauder, not anymore.'

'I know, its okay, should I carry on?' He nodded solemnly and I took a breath before saying: 'Dobby the house elf' in which Sirius smiled and said:

'I liked Dobby, he looked up to Kreacher'

'Did he? Aww!'

'He was great, his death was sad, but he died for Harry and his friends, he died a free elf, he was happy'

'Aww, that's a good point then'

'Yeah'

'Anyways, Lavender Brown, Vincent Crabbe, Colin Creevey and Severus Snape' I said, and Sirius snorted.

'Snivellus doesn't deserve to be on that list'

'Did you hear what Harry found out? Severus killed Dumbledore on his orders, and he wanted to save Lily'

'Yeah, but not James'

'I know you miss him, but he's in a better place now, with Lily, and Dobby, and Regulas, and Marlene'

'Yeah, you're right'

'I know, I always am'

'Hah, keep dreaming!'

'Idiot'

'You're such a nice person'

'That's why you married me' I winked, and we walked hand in hand back to the Black Lake, smiling at the gathering underneath the tree, everyone was laughing and for a minute, they all forgot about the memories of the deaths that lingered in the air, and saw that happiness is still there, that we could all get through this, and most importantly, we all saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

A/N Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been on holiday with no laptop!

Anyways, I love this chapter, it was originally only going to be like 1000 words, but I really wanted to have some speech so I added quite a lot, hope it isn't too much?

Anyone I missed from the plaque?

Did you prefer Remus, Tonks, Fred etc dying because it was realistic or is this version better?

Personally I think the other is realistic, but I felt so bad for Sirius if Remus died!

Anyone got Tumblr? Message with your blog names, or include it in your review and I'll follow back!

My Tumblr is SiriuslySlytherin, what else? Well if you search it you might have to search siriuslyslytherin394, I dunno:L

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