Chapter twenty five

Hermione knocked on the door, Sirius opened it, 'It's time.'

'Has the guests been told about us?'

'Yes, Kingsley filled everyone in, you lot are going to be as much of a curiosity as Harry normally is.'

'Charlie's just headed down with Bill and Fleur, so come on Harry, it's time you officially became a member of this family.' Ron said as he stepped into the room.

'The Potter's and the Weasley's are about to be joined,' Sirius said cheerfully.

'We'll leave you with your two best friends, we'll be downstairs with the guests,' Lily kissed Harry on the cheek, then she did the same to Ron and Hermione, 'The two best friends my son could ever ask for.'

'Thank you Mrs. Potter,' Hermione said shyly, Ron just blushed making Harry, James and Sirius laugh. But the two men hugged Ron, kissed Hermione before they left with Lily.

'Let's go so I can get married.'

'I think I'm still in shock here,' Ron said, 'Not about what your mother said either, even if it was nice. But your mother, father, Sirius, Fred, Remus, Tonks, they are really here, we can touch them.'

'I know what you mean Ron, I keep thinking I'm going to wake up and realising it's a dream.'

'Well, it's not, now let's get you two married so you can spend more time with your parent's and Sirius,' Hermione said.

The three friends walked down the stairs, 'You look beautiful Hermione,' Harry kissed her cheek, 'You clean up good to Ron,' he smirked.

'Thanks mate,' Ron rolled his eyes.

'Alright, let's head out,' Bill said as he saw Harry, Ron and Hermione, he stuck his head out the door and nodded, music began to play.

Hermione hugged Harry then Charlie, Ron did the same, then Bill and Fleur before they walked as couples outside and down the aisle between the guests.

'Are you ready Harry?'

'I'm past ready Charlie,' Harry grinned then held Charlie's hand. As soon as the music changed the two men stepped out of the house and made their way down through the guest to where Kingsley was standing. But Harry and Charlie kept smiling at the guests, including the six extra guests who were sitting together on one side with Andromeda, Teddy and some of the staff of Hogwarts. Teddy was sitting on his mother's lap, Tonks couldn't stop kissing her son. Everyone understood why, she only had a few more hours with her son then she would be back beyond the veil.

'Let me start by saying that I have been shocked and surprised a lot in my life, but from the day I met Harry Potter I have been more than surprised. He seems to be able to do the impossible, then he joins with Charlie and between them the impossible becomes possible. So as we join these two men today we are again witness to the impossible but also something incredible and beautiful. They were given a gift, a gift of life,' Kingsley smiled down at James, Lily, Sirius, Remus, Tonks and Fred who had used magic to make sure they were dressed for the wedding of Harry and Charlie. Then Kingsley began the ceremony, joining Harry Potter and Charlie Weasley, joining two families together. When Harry and Charlie spoke their vows, which wasn't written or memorised, they both spoke from the heart, it cause Lily and Molly to cry, along with many others in the audience, not just the woman either, but many men were seen wiping tears from their eyes.

After Harry and Charlie kissed and came up for air, which neither of them really wanted to do, their mothers were the first to congratulate them, then their fathers, Sirius next before Ron, Hermione, Bill and Fleur, after that it was Kingsley, Remus, Tonks, then Fred before the rest of the Weasley family before the guests.

The photographer kept taking pictures of Harry and Charlie, but he kept bringing in the six guests that no one expected to be there. Once they had the official pictures taken they all made their way down to the other part of the marque where the drinks was flowing and the food had everyone feeling hungry.

Harry and Charlie did dance the first dance, then Charlie danced with his mother while Harry danced with his mother, something he never thought he would do.

'It was a beautiful ceremony sweetheart and one day you will give your father and I beautiful grandchildren.'

'I will but I wish you were going to be here to see them. How did you do it mum, how did you have me when a war was going on?'

'We knew it was risky, I admit we would have put it off if we knew about the prophecy beforehand. But nothing would have stopped us having a family, you were to be the first of many.'

'I would have loved siblings, then I met the Weasley's and all the boys treated me like a brother, Hermione has always been my sister,' Harry glanced around, 'So many of my friends feel like a brother or a sister, like Luna and Neville.'

'You have some wonderful friends and I'm glad you are finally allowing others into your heart.'

'It took me a while to get close to people, but I'm glad I did. Do you know that you look around my age, it's hard to believe you're my mother.'

Lily chuckled, 'Well I am, but as you would have worked out, we don't age where we are.'

'Yeah, I did work it out. We haven't got long, I should spend time with dad and Sirius as well, not to mention Remus, Tonks and Fred.'

'Yes, let's go join them, I can already see Sirius and your father being a bad influence on George.'

'Fred and George wanted to be just like the marauders, so George has the chance now to ask them questions.'

Lily kept hold of Harry's hand as they walked over to join James, Sirius, Remus, Tonks, Fred, George, Andromeda and a sleeping Teddy. Even though they had conjured a cot for Teddy and placed a silencing charm around it, Tonks refused to put her son down, so he slept in her arms.

Molly, Arthur, Minerva, Kingsley and many of the other guests including Charlie, Bill, Ron and Percy were all watching Harry with his family and the twins talking to James and Sirius.

'I get why Harry was given this gift, and I don't mean to take anything away from what Charlie did, but I still find it impossible that they can be here,' Minerva said.

'None of us wanted to believe it, but Fred, Sirius and Remus said some things that only people in the order would know,' Molly said.

'After we got over the initial shock, I began asking questions, Hermione did as well since she knew a lot about Sirius from Harry. It is strange though, so many helped win this war, why weren't they included. Was it mainly Harry, was Fred given this chance as he did help Harry a lot. Many people turned up at Hogwarts even if Charlie brought hundreds more. I suppose we are not meant to understand, just accept it,' Arthur said.

'Even though I'm glad that Harry is getting this time with his parent's, he can finally say he knows them. But wouldn't you think it's going to be harder on him when they leave, especially Sirius,' Kingsley said.

'I never thought of that, but you are right Kingsley, it will be hard on Harry and the entire Weasley family when they have to leave,' Minerva glanced at Molly and Arthur who were staring at Fred.

'It will be hard, but I will take this any time,' Arthur said.

'I have to ask that gorgeous woman to dance.'

'Which woman Padfoot?' James asked.

'The one in the group over there, the tall blond.'

'Jessie, she's one of my aurors,' Harry grinned, 'She came over here to help, Kingsley found her fighting a death eater. He went to help, she didn't need it. We've got time Sirius, go ask her.'

'Even though we'll be gone soon, I do want to do normal things, but are you sure Harry?'

'Yes, go, I'm talking to my parent's, so go,' Harry laughed as Sirius kissed the top of his head before running off towards the group of aurors.

'We're proud of you sweetheart, you were hurried through training but you are meant to be an auror.'

'At first I thought it would help with the fight, then it was over. When I first moved into the house I did a lot of thinking about what I want to do and being an auror just felt right. I admit the dragon does help, so does the Morphixen, I sense so much because of it. But I have to ask, what's it like where you are?'

'It's difficult to really describe, we're us, we're together, we see other people we know. Lily and I will have our time alone then join with friends or family,' James said.

'That's nice, but…I mean, I'm not sure how to put this.'

'Yes, we're still shagging each other,' James said.

'James,' Lily scolded slapping her husband on the arm, 'Don't say that to our son.'

'It's what I want to know even if it's none of my business, I just wanted to know what it's like where you are. So it's actually like your alive, living and having normal lives but your actually dead.'

'Yes, it is, and even though there isn't a minute that goes by that we wish we could be with you, we do have a life. It is difficult to explain.'

'Let's leave that, tell me more about you two, what are the types of things you like to do. I want to know my parent's now I have a chance.'

'Then we'll spend this time filling you in on everything.'

And that's what James and Lily did, they told their son about their lives before they died, even about their times as students at Hogwarts. It was time Harry got to know just who James and Lily were.

Lily and James felt Harry tighten his hold on them and they knew why, it was getting close to midnight.

'You'll be fine Harry, you have Charlie and you have the rest of the wonderful Weasley family, not to mention Hermione and all your other friends,' Lily said kindly.

'We don't want to leave you either and we knew this would be hard on you when it was time,' James said.

'It's like I finally get something I always wanted just for it to be snatched away. I've never asked for anything in my life, I never really wanted anything, now I do and what I want is for you to stay,' Harry buried his head onto his mother's shoulder, but both his hands held his parent's hands.

Charlie watched Harry, he could feel his heart break. He wanted to hold Harry, but right now Harry needed to hold his parent's, so while he had a few minutes he went over to Fred, just like the rest of the Weasley family. Sirius had joined Harry, James and Lily, so the four of them just held each other. Remus and Tonks were holding their son while Andromeda kept her arm around her daughter.

The invited guests were quiet as they watched the group of people that very soon would disappear. None of them knew what to say or how Harry and the Weasley's were feeling. Their families were reunited yet very soon those six people would return beyond the veil.

Sirius looked over his shoulder at Charlie, nodded, he understood. Charlie slipped his arms around Harry and moved him away from his parent's and Sirius.

'No, no, please,' Harry's face crumbled as he stared at his family, 'Don't leave, not again.'

'Remember sweetheart, we're always with you, in your heart,' Lily blew him a kiss then stood with James who also blew Harry a kiss.

'We love you son and we are so proud of you.'

'You did good pup.'

'Make sure Teddy has some marauder in him mum,' with one final kiss from Tonks and Remus, Tonks handed her son to her mother.

'Keep our dream going Forge.'

'I will Gred.'

'We love you Fred,' Molly kissed her son then she broke down in her husband's arms. Each Weasley went up to hug and kiss Fred, Charlie did before he went to his husband. It was time.

Harry's eyes never left his family, Charlie kept watching Fred just as his parent's and brothers were. Andromeda stared at her daughter while she rocked the baby in her arms. The guests were all quiet as they watched James, Lily, Sirius, Fred, Remus and Tonks.

Kingsley looked down at his watch and silently counted in his head like so many others were doing right now.

'Eight…seven…six…five…four…three…two…one.'