Chapter 5: Two Weddings, One Night

Lily sat in the kitchen reading the Dailey Prophet, while the others ate, when an owl flew into the room. She picked it up and opened it carefully, just in case. It read:

You have been invited to the wedding of Petunia Evans and Vernon Dudley.

Come and celebrate with us on June 6.

You must present your invitation at the entrance.

Love Petunia and Vernon

Lily dropped the letter and screamed. "What?!" James shouted and stood up.

"What's wrong Lily?!" Karen said, immediately by her side.

"You have been invited to-" Sirius started to read but Lily snatched the letter out of his hands.

"That's mine, Sirius," she said glaring at him.

"What's wrong?" Karen asked again.

"Petunia actually invited me to her wedding," Lily said staring at her letter. "When she told me about it she said I had to stay as far away as possible. Maybe she wants to be friends again!"

"Or your mum made her invite you," Karen said.

"Oh, or that," Lily said sitting back down.

"Well are you going to throw that away?" she asked.

"No, why?"

"You're not going right?" James said. "After all that cow did to you? After everything she's said to you? You're thinking about going even when you know what she thinks of you?"

"James don't be rude! Of course, I'm going," Lily told him.

"Then we're coming with you," Karen said.

"No you're not," Lily said. "You will just make her mad."

"Lils we're not letting you go in there alone," she told her. "She wouldn't dare be rude with us around."

"Yeah Lily. Besides I'm sure your mum won't mind," James said.

"Fine," Lily said rubbing her temples, "but you have to behave! That means no magic and no being rude or mean."

"Fine, but if she starts it I can't make any promises I won't rip her head off," Karen said. Lily just rolled her eyes.

Two days later Lily and Karen were getting ready upstairs. Karen wore a strapless pink cheetah print dress that hit her mid-thigh. It had purple trim at the bottom. Lily wore a sleeveless purple dress with black designs on the bottom. It had black trim on the bottom. It was just above her knees.

"Ready?" Karen asked pulling on her pink pumps.

"Ready," Lily said smiling.

"What?" she asked.

"Nothing," she replied.

They both walked down the stairs and into the living room where Sirius, Remus, and James were. James automatically stood when he saw Lily. "You look amazing," he breathed.

"Thanks," Lily said beaming.

"Well let's go then," Sirius said standing. Remus did the same.

Karen hooked elbows with Remus and Sirius. "Ready!" she beamed.

Lily rolled her eyes. "Come on."

Lily walked over to the door of the church. "Invitation please," said a man at the door.

"Here," Lily said smiling.

"You may go in," he said.

They walked into the church. It was decorated with petunias. They were everywhere. "Ok this is creepy," Karen said.

"Not to mention corny," Sirius muttered.

"What did I say about being nice?" Lily asked.

"Oh look seats right in the back where we can make a quick get-away," Karen said pointing to the very last row that was empty.

Lily just rolled her eyes. "I'm going to see Tunney. Be good," she warned.

James grabbed her arm. "Hurry back," he said.

"I will." Lily walked back to the door and turned to the right. She opened a door and poked her head into it. She saw Petunia in very white very plain mermaid wedding dress.

"Tunney!" Lily shouted and ran in to hug her.

"Lily, get off me," she said. She pushed Lily off glaring at her.

"Tunney you look beautiful!" Lily said smiling.

"Of course I do," Petunia said. "What are you doing back here?"

"I came to see you before the wedding," Lily said, her smiling falling slightly.

"Lily are you done?" Karen asked from the doorway.

Petunia saw her and her eyes went wide. Lily knew she was remembering when Karen had come to visit the summer before their 7th year.

"Petunia come back!" Lily shouted running after her.

"No!" she shouted back. "I won't sit in there with those freak friends of yours!"

"But Tunney," Lily said.

"Don't but me," Petunia said.

"Hey Petunia why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Karen asked walking over to them.

"Excuse me?!" Petunia asked.

"Do you like apples?" Karen asked pulling out an apple. Petunia's eyes went wide.

"It's very good would like it?"

"N-n-no."

"That's too bad." Suddenly the apple turned into a rat.

Petunia screamed and ran into the house. Karen went into a fit of laughter. "That was mean," Lily said trying not to laugh.

"Nice job James," Karen said turning around to give him a high-five.

"Thanks," he said.

"You..." Lily couldn't hold back any longer and started laughing.

"You," Petunia said, her eyes narrowing.

"Would you like an apple?" Karen asked sweetly.

"Out!" Petunia bellowed pushing them out of the door and slamming it. Karen started laughing her head off.

"Karen!" Lily said.

"What?! It was funny," Karen said smiling.

Lily rolled her eyes and pulled her back to their seats.

Lily watched as Karen and Remus danced and Sirius flirted with one of Petunia's bridesmaids. She rolled her eyes. "May I have this dance?" James asked as a slow song came on.

"Do you even know how to dance?" Lily asked smiling.

"Of course I do!" James said. "I'm one of the best dancers in the country."

Lily rolled her eyes and took his hand. They started to sway slowly to the music. Lily buried her face in the crook of his neck smiling to herself. "Told I was a good dancer," he mumbled into her hair.

"You're going to ruin the moment," Lily told him.

"Hey guys we have to go!" Sirius said walking over to them with Karen and Remus not far behind.

"And the moment is ruined," Lily said pulling away from James.

"What now Sirius?" James asked.

"Alice and Frank are getting married!" Karen replied happily. "They were going to elope but his mum insisted that they at least a small wedding."

"Well we have to go!" Lily exclaimed.

"Oh Alice you look so beautiful!" Lily said walking into the room where Alice stood looking into the mirror. Alice turned around beaming. Her dress was a one shoulder with a design around the top and that fanned out lightly at the bottom.

"Lily! You made it!" Alice said giving her a hug.

"Jeez don't mind me. I didn't want a hug anyways," Karen said standing in the doorway.

"Karen!" Alice said moving over to hug her as well.

"Hey Al," Karen said quietly squashing her.

Even though Karen and Lily were a year behind Alice they were still good friends. Alice was always the tough one, Lily was the smart one, and Karen was the wild one. That was how they worked.

"Alright let's not cry before the wedding starts," James said walking in.

"James!" Alice said and through her arms around him.

"Hi Ally," James said happily hugging her. When he pulled away, he ruffled her hair.

"I would kill him if he did that to me," Sirius said, leaning against the doorway.

"Sirius! Remus! Peter!" Alice said, running over to hug the other boys.

"We better go down and see Frank just in case he decides to run out on you," James said.

"James that's not funny!" Alice exclaimed, hitting his arm.

"That's my boyfriend for ya," Lily said, rolling her eyes.

"You guys finally got together?!" Alice asked, her eyes growing wide.

"What do you mean finally?" Lily asked, giving her a look.

"Nothing," Alice said, looking away from her.

"She mean that you guys wasted a year of your lives just beating around the bush," Karen supplied.

"She's right you know," James said.

"Ooooookay, you really need to go see Frank now," Lily said, pushing the boys out the door.

"I think I'm going to cry," Alice said.

"Oh Al the wedding hasn't even started yet," Lily said, trying to comfort her.

"I love you guys you know that right?" she asked. "No matter what happens I always will."

"We knew, Ally, calm down," Karen said, pulling her into a hug.

"Come on girls it's time!" said Mrs. Longbottom, opening the door.

The wedding was the most beautiful Lily had ever seen. All her old friends where there, including Marlene McKinnon and Mary McDonald. When it was finished there was not a dry eye in the house. Now they were sitting out in the yard under a tent talking about old times. "Alright it's time for the first dance," Mrs. Longbottom said. Alice and Frank smiled at each other and got up and started swaying to a slow song.

"Time finish the dance Sirius interrupted," James said holding out his hand.

"I had a good reason," Sirius mumbled. Lily took James' hand and followed him; they picked up where they left off at Petunia's wedding. Lily saw Remus ask Marlene to dance and smiled. She wondered who would be next, then she saw Sirius lean over and ask Karen something. Karen rolled her eyes but Lily saw her smiling. Then she was on the dance floor with Sirius. After a moment Peter asked Mary and soon everyone was dancing.

"That was amazing!" Lily said, walking into the Potter Mansion.

"They belong together!" Karen said. "It was just so sweet!"

"I know right?!" Lily said smiling.

"Well I'm tired so could you two keep it down," Sirius said, rubbing his head.

"You know, if you hadn't drunk so much firewhiskey your head wouldn't hurt so much," Karen said.

"Yeah and if you didn't talk so much it was feel better," he told her sarcastically. Karen just rolled her eyes.

"I'm heading to bed guys," Lily said smiling.

"Me too," James told them.

Lily was about to go into her room when she heard James say, "You know you can stay in my room."

"I thought you'd never ask," Lily said smiling.