A/N: It was brought to my attention that I did mess up with the chapters. I have resolved the issue. As a reward, I am going to post more chapters. I also want to make up for not posting in the last few months. JKR and company own my play land.
Chapter Twenty-Two:
The next morning, Bill and Charlie set up the tent, with the twins help. Jane speeds around setting things out. Reyna's aunts and uncles come over to help also. Both the vampires' speed and the extra wand comes in handy. Before long, it's time to get ready and Bill is starting to nervous.
He stands at the end of the aisle, out of breath by the sight of Reyna walking towards him on Ares' arm. She is glowing in her white, black and red dress. All the stress melts away when Ares shakes his hand and puts hers in Bill's.
Everything is going well, until the dreaded moment comes. The officiant asks for any objections. A throat is cleared and sure enough, Fleur is standing there. "You are my mate. Leave this passe' child and let's go home to France."
Harry stands and tries to talk Fleur out of this delusion. "Harry, you have no reason to stand in the way of this." The Veela declares.
"No reason, really? Fleur, the bride is my older sister and I have seen the results of his blood tests. He is soul bound to her." Harry growls out. "You wouldn't know your mate if he slapped you across the face." Hermione pulls him back from the mad Veela. "You have a family to live for, don't provoke an angry Veela." She growls to him in a whisper.
Bill is mortified. Luckily Reyna has a plan. She looks to her Uncle Apollo. When he shakes his head, she starts to laugh. "You are calling me a child? I am closer in age to Bill than you are. I know who you are, Miss Delecour." Reyna's eyes start to glow.
"I am not some mere girl that will back down and let you take my husband away on some whim. You are one fourth Veela, so what? Female Veela don't feel the pull. They choose a mate.
You are conveniently forgetting something in this whole mate thing. The "mate" has the power in the relationship. They can choose to be with the Veela or not. I should know, my father is the first Veela. It is pretty damn obvious that Bill doesn't want to pair bond with , on the other hand, is soul bonded to me, as my brother said. Yes, it would hurt me greatly, but I would let him go if he said that it was his wish. Until that day, I will fight to the ends of the earth for him." She rages, stepping around Bill.
He is sold then and there. Yes, he wanted to be with Reyna and loved her greatly, but now their bond was bound in titanium.
He clears his throat. "I believe we were about to say our vows love, let's get back to it. I can't wait to call you Lady Prewett."
There were no more hitches in the plan. Charlie escorts Hyla up the aisle after Lord and Lady Prewett run up it.
The reception hall was done in black, red and white. The couple danced, laughed and generally had fun with their friends and family.
Charlie's speech covers their childhood, Bill's defense of his decision to become a dragon keeper and how he will always be there for his big brother. It brings many tears to many eyes to hear. Bill stands and hugs Charlie and thanks him.
Hyla taps her glass. "I believe that it is customary for me to say something as well. Bill, you are married to the greatest woman on this planet, in my opinion. I am not just saying that because we are twins. She is loyal, brave, kind, helpful and most of all, she loves with all of her heart.
Rey, what can I say, you are my sounding board, voice of reason, and my ally. We may have had our differences, but I love you always and I want to thank you, Percy, Frank, Tyson and Hazel for bringing me home. I do have a question though. Where is Ella?"
Reyna chuckles at this. None of the Wizarding World have met Ella yet. "I believe she and Auntie Alice are comparing notes. You know how she preens. That or she is looking for more books."
A squawk is heard from the back of the room. "There goes another one." Frank mutters as a book is torn apart. Pages fly into the air, as Hermione gasps.
"That was a rare book."
Percy laughs at her shocked face. "Ella memorizes books then she lines her nest with the pages." Hermione raises her brow, before a true harpy lands in the empty seat next to Harry.
"Nice to meet you, Milk. I am Ella." Harry recovers first from the shock of meeting an actual harpy. "Nice to meet you too, Ella. I am Harry and this is my wife Hermione."
Ella preens for a moment, pulling a feather from her wing, and hops into Harry's lap to get closer to Hermione. She presents the feather to Hermione. "For the hatchling. To protect against the Lamina. They won't go near Harpies. Your good vampires are friends, so they will be alright with the hatchling." She proudly says, then flies back to Tyson. Percy smiles after her. "She is Tyson's girlfriend." He explains to the table.
"Well my dear, I guess our secret is out." Harry nuzzles Hermione's mark. He also wanted to wait until the three months have passed, but what's done is done.
Across the table comes. "When were you going to tell us about being grandparents?" Remus stands and crosses his arms. He was hoping that Hermione and Harry would be more careful than this. The look on James and Lily's face says the same. They still have two more years of school left.
Harry growls lowly at his father in law, when Hermione cowers away from him. He never wanted to see that. She was so happy when she found out that Remus was her father. She had always looked up to the werewolf, while Harry knew that he was a fail-able man as anyone else was, and he is proving Harry right. Harry stands and leans across the table; the siren and werewolf square off.
"We were waiting until she was out of the danger zone. Thank you, Moony for riling her up. She has been stressing enough over us accelerating our school work, so we will be entering our seventh year in the fall. We are doing that, so I will only be uncomfortable for one year, instead of two.
I ask you, oh high and mighty DADA professor, what happens to a siren, even after they have mated? I marked her. Ask Mom what happens to an mated siren that doesn't mark their mate, and what happens when the mark is made.
We discussed it, and with the marriage/ birth law, decided that we would never regret our decision. I am sorry that you feel that way, Remus, James and Lily. We will understand that you did what you had to do." Shredding Remus' comment and bringing him to his senses. If he pushed this, Harry was prepared to respond.
"Besides, Ares knew." Hermione says in a tiny voice.
The inherent ghost of not wanting to disappoint an authority figure is rearing it's head, and that it is her werewolf father, is making her shake.
Out of the corner of her eye she sees her grandmother slap her grandfather in the back of the head. "Our first great-grandchild and you didn't tell me?" She roars out. She stands on a chair and smacks Remus also, then rushes to Hermione and Harry.
"As I am sure the goof, I like to call my husband, told you, this is a happy thing. Don't let them upset you. I completely understand. Your parents are just looking at this from an age point of view. If they don't come around, well they will be the ones missing out on their grandchild growing up not us." Enyo glares at the three adults as the girl breaks down in her arms.
She can tell that the girl's stress of telling their parents was justly warranted and now they are making her decision to help her husband feel cheapened.
