It Happened One Night! by Muirnin Rating: PG13 Genres: Romance, Humor Relationships: Harry & Hermione Book: Harry & Hermione, Books 1 - 5 Published: 25/04/2004 Last Updated: 17/08/2011 Status: In Progress Chapter 7 corrected, Chapter 8 finally updated... and it is STILL PG13! Attempt at Jakia's Wedding Challenge (as well as MY OWN attempt at writting something other then R or NC-17!) For full challenge details see summary inside. In a nutshell... Harry and Hermione wake up after a night of drinking and find themselves married! 1. Chapter 1 - Newlyweds? ------------------------- It Happened One Night A H/Hr Wedding Challenge! **Requirements:** · -H and H are single in the beginning. · -Harry and Hermione go out, without Ron, to celebrate/forget their shame (your choice) about whatever event you choose. · -They get drunk. And when I say drunk, I mean, drunk. So drunk they can hardly see straight. · -While being drunk, H and H think of the bright idea of getting married. Going to a drivethrough wizarding wedding chapel (Do they have those in England? If not, they can use a Portkey and go to Vegas...) they get married. · -Wizarding wedding are much different. When a couple gets married, they are bound together for life. The only was for them to 'seperate' or 'divorce' is if both of the people want, truly, out of the marriage. Their wedding rings are the symbol--if the ring won't come off, the couple can't divorce. · -Media has a field day with this... · -Harry and Hermione are trying all they can to get a divorce, but, alas, it seems their rings just won't come off... · -Can be either chaptered or one shot. **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world go to www.jkrowling.com Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** While I am not in a positon to write more frequently at this time (I know my own mega story Hogwarts and Beyond – Take 2 is a LONG time in getting done!), I have found that I do enjoy doing quite a few of the challenges in the Portkey Forums… not that I have actually gotten very many of them done… Needless to say, the reason I have chosen to chose this one… ironically… it reminded me of a “Friends” episode… I couldn’t resist it when I saw it… I may not abide by all the requirements. But I felt that it was important to point out WHERE I got the inspiration of this story… It will be multi chaptered… rather then a one shot… My one shot The Pages of Life ended up with over 11000 words… I actually am going to be redoing that story into a multichapterd affair. I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- Chapter one NEWLYWEDS??? Consiousness had yet to take command of the young man. Not wanting to open his eyes as yet, he tried to make sense of the sensations he was experiencing... He was naked... He could tell without even opening up his eyes... not that he was complaining... his body felt warm and cuddly compared to his head. Also, he wasn't alone... a sly smile crept onto his face and then vanished with his ongoing confusion. He could feel the warm body snuggled up tightly against his body, whose head was using his left arm as a pillow and causing said arm to be tingling with numbness. At least he knew it was a woman... He inhaled deeply and could tell from the fragrant scents that he was captivated by her… but where he recognized the aroma, he had no idea… His right hand was resting gently upon her arm which was draped acorss his chest. Given the delicate contours of her arm and the combination of scents he was assured that it was indeed a woman… But with The feel of her naked breasts pressed against his chest and the feel of her legs wrapped seductively around his own he still wondered what had happened and who she was… He slowly began to stretch by sliding his hand down her arm and as he reached the hand noticed that she was wearing ring... more exactly... a band with a second ring that had a fairly large solitare stone surrounded by two other smaller stones. Try as he might, he couldn't remember how he got here or even who she was... Despite his confusion over the unknown woman in his bed he still couldn't bring himself to open his eyes, his head was throbbing more then it had during his entire life... and this included the searing pain he experienced while Lord Voldemort was still alive; having been vanquished forever three years previously. A lone thought occured to him and fearfully, even though his own left arm was numbly being used as a pillow for the woman beside him he tried to move his thumb over to his ring finger and as if confirming is thought felt a ring that he knew was a match to the ones that now resided on the woman's hand. Internally he cringed... He knew what the rings on her hand looked like without opening his eyes. They had been ones that had been left to him by his Godfather Sirius Black after his death 6 years before. They had been the matching wedding set that had belonged to James and Lily Potter and had been part of the Potter line for generations. More importantly… They weren’t just any rings. They were specifically the Potter Family Wizarding Wedding Rings. He had found out from Dumbledore about what the signifigance of these rings was in regards to Wizard Weddings. *** Flashback *** As Harry sat in Albus Dumbledore’s office at Hogwarts he thought solmnely about his late godfather Sirius Black... He kept looking up at the portrait of Former Headmaster Phineas Nigellus – Sirius Black’s great great grandfather. Phineas stood in the frame looking down at the assembled persons and had a smirk on his face. His best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger sat on either side of him, Hermione holding onto his hand and Ron with a comforting hand on his shoulder. Both knew how difficult it had to be on Harry finally hearing the last will and testiment of Sirius Black. Included in the office was the Weasley’s, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks (her family was there as well), Severus Snape as well as an angry Narcissa and Draco Malfoy. Dumbledore’s voice spoke clearly as he began to read: *“I, Sirius Nigellus Black, being of as sound a mind and body that 12 years in Azkaban and 3 years on the run can afford, in front of witnesses Remus Lupin and Nymphadora (sorry) Tonks do claim this as my final will and testament and do so with a clear conscious and proud heart.* *Out of numerous properties that I owned (thanks in part to Uncle Alphard Black, Edward Potter and his son James Potter) I leave the following:* *Everything that had at one time been a part of the Potter’s estate that had been left to me in trust for Harry James Potter at age 18 however I’m giving it to him now... This includes:* *The entire Potter collection of Jewlery which includes the prestigious Gryffindor rubies as well as the Potter line Wizard Wedding Rings (retrieved by Albus Dumbledore after James and Lily died – the rings are stored in a separate vault known only by A.P.W.B. Dumbledore)* *Potter Manor, Godric’s Hollow, Wales (Restored since attack by Lord Voldemort)* *What I liked to call the Cuddle Castle… HJP Cottage, Godric’s Hollow, Wales (Harry, this is the home that your parents had built for you before you were born, you were to take possession of it when you turned 17)* *The entire town of Godric’s Hollow, Wales (Owned originally by Godric Gryffindor and passed on to his heirs)* *All the Galleon’s that had been placed in a vault for me by James Potter for the raising of his son.* *All the Galleon’s that had been left to me by Edward Potter (Harry’s grandfather)* *My Motorbike (Check with Hagrid on it’s whereabouts.)* *To Remus John Lupin I leave the Hogsmeade Marauder Manor (Shrieking shack). In addition, do me a favor next time you see Peter. Kill him for me… but make sure you eat the evidence…* *To Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore and the members of the Order of the Phoenix, I bequeath the property on Grimmauld Place. The sum of galleon’s stored in my vault at Gringott’s Bank (that had been left to me by Uncle Alphard), which is to be divided amongst the remaining order members, the Tonks and Weasley families will receive (including the children) equal shares of the Order of the Phoenix money.* *To Hermione Jane Granger, I bestow all the jewelry entombed in my Gringotts vaults and all the books in the Black Manor. (Please have them checked by curse breakers before touching or reading….)* *To Ronald Billius, Fredrick Wulfric, George Albus and Virginia Molly Weasley I bestow not only your equal shares of the OotP money, but also 50,000 Galleons each. To be used as investment funds for 3W’s, as well as honorary Maraudership for each of you. Gred and Forge your escape from Hogwarts is what makes all us Marauders proud.* *To Rubius Hagrid, I return Buckbeak. Harry can fly him to you to get his motorbike. Please do not let Grawp eat him.* *To Severus Snape, I offer you my apologies… I know that I always treated you like the humungous slimy haired git that you are, and despite my better judgement I am now apologizing to you for EVERYTHING I have ever done…* *As my executor, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore has all Gringott’s keys and will provide them upon request. Each person who has been listed here will receive duplicate copies of the will notating only what they are receiving. Harry James Potter is the only one to receive the entire will.* *Anyone contests the will and what they get will receive 1 knut and nothing more.* *Anything else I forgot, give to the my other cousins the Lestrange’s and the Malfoy’s (The Tonks are well taken care of through the OotP fund). Personally, I do not believe that the Death Eater families should receive anything that the Blacks have left since if I was a wagering man… and I am, I probably died at the hands of one of them….* *Signed and dated by Sirius Nigellus Black* *Witnessed by Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks* “I do not understand WHY the bulk of the Black Estate has been left to Harry Potter and his friends when they are NOT even a blood relative!” Narcissa Malfoy seethed, disregarding the comments from the will about Death Eater families and who was responsible for Sirius’s death. “It was Sirius Black’s final request that his godson Harry Potter be his heir.” Albus Dumbledore said authoratively. “As for the Weasley’s they are as much his family as you are…” Taking out a small box he turned to Harry and handed it to him. “Here Harry, these are the rings that Sirius mentioned in the will.” Opening the box Harry saw 3 rings – a man’s wedding ring along with a ladies engagement ring and wedding band. Tears filled his emerald green eyes as he thought about his parents – the last people to wear them. Harry remained quiet as everyone moved out of the room leaving him alone with Professor Dumbledore. “One thing you should know about those rings is that they are enchanted Wizard wedding rings.” “What does that mean?” Harry said staring at the rings. “It means that unlike muggle weddings, when a Wizard exchanges vows they are married forever… especially when they are joined with these rings. There is no way for the marriage to be desolved unless the rings are able to be removed. The rings connect themselves to the wearers souls.” Albus said, “With Wizard Wedding Rings there is no stipulation for Divorce.” Harry looked at the headmaster, “But sir, why would anyone get married if they expected to get divorced?” “Ah well having been raised muggle, you probably already have heard about prenuptual agreements…” Professor Dumbledore began talking very animatedly about what he had witnessed in the Muggle world over his 150+ years of exsistance. He almost sounded as excited as Arthur Weasley with his love of Muggles. *** End Flashback *** Try as he might, he couldn't open his eyes... he was trying to remember what had happened... but his head just throbbed. Then he heard it... A gasp in a very familiar voice. "Harry?" Opening one eye carefully he peered at the face of the woman next to him in bed. Wide cinnamon brown eyes stared back at him in a state of shock. "Morning Mione... ummm..." he started to say but then closed his eyes again quckly as a throb of pain shot thru his head. "What happened?" Hermione asked carefully, her own head throbbing in severe pain. "To tell the truth, I don't remember... my head is throbbing so much I can't think." Harry said very quietly. "I think we need a sobriatus potion... but I can't move my head." Hermione whispered back. “Ummm Harry… we don’t have any clothes on.” “Thanks Mione… but I figured that one out for myself… my question is how did we get here.” “And what happened.” They could hear the door to the room they were in open and a pair of cheerful voices greeting them. "Goodmorning Newlyweds!" Ron and Luna said. Both Harry and Hermione now looked at each other with eyes wide open... Heads pounding as comprehension began to seep into the painful depths of their brains… "Newlyweds?" 2. Chapter 2 - We DID WHAT? --------------------------- **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world go to www.jkrowling.com Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. It Happened One Night An H/Hr Wedding Challenge! Chapter two We did WHAT? *They could hear the door to the room they were in open and a pair of cheerful voices greeting them.* *"Goodmorning Newlyweds!" Ron and Luna said.* *Both Harry and Hermione now looked at each other with eyes wide open... Heads pounding as comprehension began to seep into the painful depths of their brains…* *"Newlyweds?" they said in unison.* Hermione pulled the covers up tighter around her as Ron and Luna came further into the room. “Oh my God… Please tell me this is a nightmare…” she mumbled. “Ron, what the hell is going on here?” Harry asked a slight crease furrowing in his brow as the sound of his voice shot pain thru his alcohol drenched mind. Ron tossed a copy of the Daily Prophet on the bed in front of them and he and Luna sat down on the edge of the bed. “I am a bit surprised Harry that you did not give Me and The Quibbler the exclusive for your wedding to Hermione… but to not tell us… However, your dress looked beautiful Hermione… you must have been a beautiful bride.” Luna said in a breathless fashion. “Good work mate, I knew you two would marry some day…” Ron said with a big grin. Then seeing the cringing on both the newlyweds faces he said, “I’m sure you both could use a bit more sleep… you DID forget to put a silencing charm on the room last night.” “A silencing charm…” tears started falling from Hermione’s eyes as she grabbed the sheet and wrapped it around her and ran screaming from the room. “Luna could you go after her please.” Harry asked quietly, when she had left the room Harry grabbed Ron by the front of his shirt pulled him forward and said very quietly and with deadly calm… “I need a sobriatus potion and a whole lot of answers Ron… what do you mean that Hermione and I are married.” “Oi! Mate, chill there for a second… everything I know about your marriage I got out of this mornings Daily Prophet… Be right back with your potion.” Ron said dislodging himself from Harry’s grasp. Harry reached down and picked up the Daily Prophet. There on the front page was a stunning color wedding picture of Harry and Hermione smiling, kissing and looking eternally happy… Surprise Nuptuals Shock Wizarding World **A Daily Prophet exclusive by Rita Skeeter** Our own Savior from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named – The Boy who lived, **Harry James Potter (21)**, surprised us all when he married his long time, best friend and confidant muggle-born witch **Hermione Jane Granger (21)**. *The couple’s friendship started when they first met at the age of 11 years old… There are many stories about the adventures of the famous Trio from their years at Hogwarts and both Harry and Hermione graduated with distinction from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - both being named Head Boy and Girl during their final year in school.* *The former Ms. Granger, a brilliant student topped the all time NEWTS list with an impressive 18 NEWTS – a feat that had never been done in the 1000 year history of the school. She now works out of their home as an editor/writer for Mystical Manuscripts.* *Mr. Potter is well known for his defeat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, that snake who evilly infested the wizarding world, the year after they graduated from Hogwarts. He now works as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts and has been teaching since before he graduated having assisted as a Defensive Arts instructor during his 6th and 7th years.* *The Trio (Harry & Hermione Potter along with their best friend Ronald Billius Weasley (22) – Starting Keeper for the Chudley Canons) still live together in Hogsmeade, in a home they renovated and what has since been named TrinityTowers. This reporter did try and locate Mr. Weasley or his wife of 2 years Quibbler executive Luna Lovegood-Weasley but neither was available for comment regarding the last minute Potter Nuptuals.* *The Trio were able to take down not only He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named but his massive force of death eaters, cleared Sirius Blacks good name and established the foundation called **The Betterment of Magical Bretheren**, a society that helps the wizarding world to better understand the complexities and compliments our Magical Bretheren do for our world. They have been able to help in a number of worthwhile causes including S.P.E.W and the Centaur’s Awareness Program. There will be a longer article about The Betterment of Magical Bretheren in an edition of the Daily Prophet later this month as Mrs. Potter has so graciously promised an exclusive interview… detailing all about this worthwhile organization.* In a late night ceremony at the Ministry of Magic last night, yours truly was present for what had to be one of the most beautiful weddings of this or any other century. Surprisingly, they were not married by their dear friend The Minister for Magic Arthur Weasley, or by the Chief Wizard of the Wizengamont Albus Dumbledore… but by a Muggle coalition Justice of the Peace who is a member of both the Ministry for Magic as well as the Parliament of England. Representatives of both families were also not represented. It is not surprising that Harry Potter’s only surviving relatives Vernon, Petunia and Dudley Dursley would not attend such an auspicious occasion but that the brides family Muggle Dr’s Daniel and Emma Granger were also not in attendence. So it comes down to me, Rita Skeeter, to bring you this exclusive of all the details to this most happy and joyous event. This marriage comes as no surprise to this reporter as I have been saying for the last decade that these two were an item. Why even during the Tri-Wizarding Tournament during year 4 at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry did I announce their involvement (which they adamently denied). But what was a big surprise was the speed with which they chose to exchange their vows, leaving this curious reporter the question… Is there something the happy couple isn’t telling us? As for the wedding itself… Our dear Harry was bedecked in a stunning Muggle black silk Armani Tuxedo with stunning Red satin cumberbun and ascot tie, topped off with rubies for the studs and cufflinks. Rumor has it, that these are some of the very same rubies that are from the Gryffindor Ruby collection that our sweet Mr. Potter inherited many years ago. The blushing bride Hermione looked absolutely stunning in a white satin creation that cost (I am told by a reliable source) a grand total of 23,000 Galleons. The close fitting, jewel encrusted bodice shaped with a sweetheart neckline, was cut low enough to see the swell of her breasts but still modestly covered, while the back dipped down into a deep V – with a massive bouque of satin roses clustered at the point that lead into the massive train. This detail accentuated the beauty of her creamy, delicate skin. The entire dress had an intricate amount of Celtic knotwork done in pearls and crystals around the neckline, down the edging of the back, along the cuffs, the waist and all around bottom of the dress… culminating along the edge of the massive cathedral length train. At the base of the train was an elaborate cutwork of the Claddaugh – the Irish wedding emblem signifying Love, Loyalty and Friendship. Hermione’s gorgeous curly chestnut hair was pulled back into a cascade of curls and was swept up by a diamond tiara topped off by a opalescent tule veil that also had more of the intricate knotwork along its edge. Around her neck, the bride wore a stunning diamond necklace with matching earrings… both from the Potter Family Collection. *Both bride and groom were resplendent in their fine apparrel. What is surprising to this writer is that these Muggle creations for weddings are spectacular to look at, and much more complex to make than the normal Wizarding wedding robes. How is it that two of the most famous wizards in the world today could have so much detail to their wedding and the world NOT know about it. I, for one, am so privalaged to have attended such a spectacular and private event. My Photographer Colin Creevey and I were the ones honored to be the witnesses for this wedding…* I will never forget the look of love they showed for each other as they spoke their own vows… out of privacy to the happy couple I will not disclose those vows at this time… until they say it is alright. As you can see by the picture above and the rest of the pictures on pages 7, 8 and 9 – they truly do emphasize the level of love we all seek in our lives… *Thank you so much Mr. and Mrs. Harry James Potter, for allowing this humble writer to be at your wedding… may you both blessed be!* Harry stared at the words on the newspaper, his mind still not focused. “Here this may help…” Ron said as he gave him the potion. “I gave some to Luna to give to Hermione… That’s some spread the old beetle did on you guys… I did always think that when you guys did get married I would be there to at least stand up for you…” It took only a fraction of an instant for the potion to take affect. Clear headed Harry looked back down at the article and re-read it in complete disbelief. “My only question is why you didn’t tell Luna and I about this… Heck… did you even tell MUM??? You KNOW she’s going to kill you and Hermione for leaving her out of this ‘event’” Ron said, a slight bitterness in his tone. “Ron, would you believe me if I told you that I have NO memory of what happened last night?” “What do you mean, no memory… How can you have no memory of marrying the woman you have loved for what the majority of the last decade???’’ “I mean just that Ron… I see the pictures, I hear Rita’s account of the wedding and yet… it’s all a blank…” “What is the last thing that you remember…” “You and Luna had gone out to dinner… something to do with The Quibbler I think… or who knows it might have been about the Chudley Cannons… anyway… Hermione called, she was pretty upset… seems that asshole boss… Moosehead…” “You mean Mason…” “You knew who I meant… Mason had just dumped this huge writing assignment on her and expected her to have it done by Monday. Well you know how she gets when she is pressed into a corner…” “Yeah she goes ahead and does the work…” “Precisely… however this time… she found out that it’s MASON’s Job on the line if this doesn’t get done… and not hers…” “So how does this turn into you both getting married?” Ron asked. “Well she had called me and we decided to go out to the The Three Broomsticks for dinner… I remember, my last class had gotten over about 3:30, so it was about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when we got there… well rather then eating… Hermione started drinking Firewhiskey… She was so ticked off about Mason dropping this assignment on her lap when she has that entire book to edit… well one thing led to another and since I had a sort of difficult day at the school…” he shrugged, “I sort of joined her in drinking…” “Well we know how you got drunk last night…” “Anyway, I vaguely recall seeing Fred and George come in… they came over and talked to us for a few minutes… joking about something they had just created… they bought us more drinks… and then that’s it until I woke up in my bed with Mione!” “I wonder what Fred and George know about this… “ Ron said as he went over to the fireplace to floo the twins at the 3W’s shop. “Hey lil’ bro what’s happening…” George said thru the flames. “Have you seen the Daily Prophet this morning???” George shook his head no. “Then let me ask you this… WHAT IN THE NAME OF MERLIN DID YOU AND FRED DO TO HARRY AND HERMIONE’S DRINKS LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!! HUH??? ANSWER ME” Ron said with an anger in his eyes that caught George off guard. “Ummm, why do you ask…” George said cautiously. “Because Harry and Hermione got married last night and have NO IDEA HOW it happened!!!! That’s why I ask… So again, what did you and Fred do to their drinks last night!” Ron was screaming at George. “Hey, whoa… settle down lil’ bro I don’t think they heard you in oh… say MARS!” Freds voice said as his face popped in next to George’s. “We just figured they needed to RELAX and both get laid… you know with each other… I mean they have been avoiding the obvious for centuries… and seeing as how they had already gotten drunker then we have ever seen them last night we just slipped them each one of our newest items from the store… **Weasley’s Erised Inhibitors**, what it does is it causes the consumer’s inhibitions to decrease to a point and then allows them to follow their hearts desire and possibly to be fulfilled.” Hermione, now dressed in a pair of jeans and a cable knit sweater, and Luna dressed in a pretty yellow caftan robe, had both been standing at the door when they heard this last part. “I am going to hex you both into the next century! You think Ginny’s Bat Bogie Hexes are bad… just you wait… The Both of you!” Hermione scaithenly said. “How DARE YOU manipulate our emotions… manipulate US with your inventions…” she screamed as she began to draw her wand at the twins heads. With that threat on their heads Fred and George scurried out of the floo. “I’m going to go get dressed,” Harry said… “And then we will go down to the Ministry for Magic and get this marriage annulled.” “Ummm you can’t do that mate.” Ron said, “From the sounds coming from this room last night… I would say that you consummated your marriage making it legal and binding…” “Then we will get a Divorce… how hard can that be right?” Harry said looking at Hermione. “I’m sorry Mione… I’m making a lot of decisions and not consulting you about them… “ “Spoken like a hen pecked husband already!” Ron said with a grin. “Why don’t I contact Dad at the Ministry… see if he can come over and discuss this with you both.” “That’s a good idea Ron.” Hermione said taking deep breaths… then seeing the Daily Prophet on the bed she reached over and picked it up and began to read. “Oh my God… it’s all over the papers! Harry, I do not think this is going to be a piece of cake… What are my parents going to think… What is Mrs. Weas…” A loud bellow came from the fireplace in the living room… the voice was unmistakably Molly Weasley’s. “HARRY JAMES POTTER Get your butt in this room right now!!!!” Molly’s voice resounded thru the walls. “You too MRS POTTER!” she shouted emphasizing MRS. Harry and Hermione looked at each other and cringed… this was going to be a long day. **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** Well, I checked my e-mail and got the hugest surprise and that was a ton of reviews already for the first chapter… I normally don’t post again so soon… actaully Real Life has been having a field day with me lately and I have had virtually no time to write, work on my online gifts business or begin to pack up the apartment so we can move BACK to Alberta Canada… That is if the courts award me custody of the kids again on Thursday… that’s when I go back to court… I must say, I am scared as all hell… but I have to pray that this entire ordeal will soon be over… As for the design of the wedding dress.. it is one of my own creations… and one of these days I will actually get it made! **LOL** I had originally designed it for my own wedding but when that one fell through and I met and became engaged to my Lord Mutant Consort Logan… I didn’t bother with all the details that I had done for the other wedding… instead we had a very very very simple wedding in my brother’s back yard! Anyway… I tried to put as much detail as I possibly could into the article by Rita Skeeter… I hope it’s alright… I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- **Requirements:** · -H and H are single in the beginning. · -Harry and Hermione go out, without Ron, to celebrate/forget their shame (your choice) about whatever event you choose. · -They get drunk. And when I say drunk, I mean, drunk. So drunk they can hardly see straight. · -While being drunk, H and H think of the bright idea of getting married. Going to a drivethrough wizarding wedding chapel (Do they have those in England? If not, they can use a Portkey and go to Vegas...) they get married. · -Wizarding wedding are much different. When a couple gets married, they are bound together for life. The only was for them to 'seperate' or 'divorce' is if both of the people want, truly, out of the marriage. Their wedding rings are the symbol--if the ring won't come off, the couple can't divorce. · -Media has a field day with this... · -Harry and Hermione are trying all they can to get a divorce, but, alas, it seems their rings just won't come off... · -Can be either chaptered or one shot. 3. Chapter 3 - Just when you think things could not get worse ------------------------------------------------------------- **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world go to www.jkrowling.com Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** **(Cinco de Mayo)** Well it’s almost the next day but I FINALLY have a phone line back… **SIGH** it took long enough… Anyway… here’s the next chapter… **(Saturday May 1, 2004)** Biggest note first… unfortunately for me… my dial-tone got disconnected leaving me without a way to talk to my husband or (more importantly where this story is concerned…) upload the chapters I have written… This happened at about 10:30pm on Wednesday night (right before I had court the next day!) Anyway, I **got custody back of my kids** (YEAH!!!!!!!!) and permission to move to Canada with them! I really do appreciate all the love and support I received from each and everyone of you! Thanks for your patience… I will try and get this uploaded as soon as I possibly can… In the mean time… I left the following note as I wrote it… My apologies to anyone I may have annoyed or offended… **(Wednesday April 28, 2004)** You guys are absolutely amazing… I have never experience this amount of reviews this quickly and over this short of time. Thank you one and all… I will be trying to send out individual e-mails to everyone that reviews (but as you all know Real Life comes first… I’ll let you know how things go on Thursday)… Ok this chapter is a bit shorter then most everything I write… And before anyone comments on it, I do not have a Beta at this time… nor am I planning on having one as I have enough delays in GETTING my writing done… let alone wait for someone to proof it… If my work is in that bad of condition… let me know what errors I made and I will get them corrected AFTER I finish the story… It’s hard enough these days to find time to write… let alone finish ANYTHING… hopefully when we move back to Canada, I will be able to schedule time in my day… even if it’s one hour for fan fiction and one hour for the actual book I am working on… Writing is my therapy… I do this because I enjoy it… I am addicted to reviews… and they make me bubble over with joy at receiving them… I am the champion of NitPicks… nit pick all you want but please let it be constructive… Like if I have Ginny’s middle name being Rose when it’s supposed to be Molly…that sort of thing… I try to be as Canon as possible but in the case of H&BX2 that story is VERY AU… I put my story thru a grammar and spell check… so if something comes up wrong… it’s not always my fault… Please be constructive in your critique… not destructive… it’s not worth it to you or me… and if you just say my story sucks… tell me why and have a good reason! – This last little tirade was thanks in part to a review I had that nitpicked about the fact that I had 3 misspelled words in my last chapter… OH MY SHOOT ME NOW!!!! There is more to life then misspelling cummerbund I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- See Chapter 1 for details of the Challenge… It Happened One Night An H/Hr Wedding Challenge! Chapter Three Just When You Think Things Couldn’t Get Worse *A loud bellow came from the fireplace in the living room… the voice was unmistakably Molly Weasley’s.* *“HARRY JAMES POTTER Get your butt in this room right now!!!!” Molly’s voice resounded thru the walls. “You too MRS POTTER!” she shouted emphasizing MRS.* *Harry and Hermione looked at each other and cringed… this was going to be a long day.* Instinctively, Hermione reached out and took Harry’s hand – the same as she had done so many times over the course of their friendship… However, this time it seemed a bit surreal that she was holding the hand of her husband. Harry took hold of Hermione’s outstretched hand in both of his and unconsciously brought her hand up to his lips and kissed her hand… “It’s going to be alright, you trust me right?” Hermione looked at him and cocked an eyebrow at him, “You meant that to be rhetorical – right? Of course I trust you… I better be able to trust you… seeing as we are married now…” she added with a slight chuckle. “I have no idea what to say to her…” Harry said with the first hint of fear in his voice that Hermione had heard in what seemed forever. “Well, I guess it’s time to face the wrath of Molly Weasley… Let’s just make sure she knows about the twins prank on us…” “They will kill us for telling…” “Serves them right. Now don’t get this wrong Harry, it’s not that I don’t want to be married to you… but when it comes to the wedding and everything else… marriage is something that I thought I would at least remember and enjoy…” Hermione said with a blush to her cheeks. “I understand completely. Now let’s go talk to Molly…” Harry said as they went to go into the living room, hesitantly peeking around the doorway then seeing Molly now present in their living room pacing back and forth, the newlyweds entered carefully – filled with as much fear as they had ever had in their lives. Facing Grawp now was a walk in the park compared to the *WRATH OF MOLLY WEASLEY*… The silence hanging in the air was so palpable… Both Harry and Hermione looked at the woman they considered to be a second mother to both of them… neither had seen her look so angry – not at the Twins, Mundungus Fletcher… not even Sirius. “EXPLAIN YOURSELVES!” Molly bellowed. Harry gulped and then said “What’s there to explain… Both Hermione and I have no cognitive memory of what happened last night. What we know about the wedding is what is in the Daily Prophet.” “What do you mean… no memory… That’s your defense??? NO MEMORY??? How in the name of Merlin can you have NO MEMORY TO GETTING MARRIED!!!! It’s one thing to elope without telling your family, given your fame I can understand that… but to claim no memory of it??? AND THE PRESS… THE PRESS KNEW BEFORE YOUR FAMILY DID!!!!!!!! And not even a paper that is within the family… but the bloody Daily effing Prophet!!! How could you let that rag get a scoop like this and over Luna’s paper as well!” Molly was still furious with the Daily Prophet after the horrible way they treated Harry after his 4th year. Turning she levelled a finger at Hermione… “Have you even called your parents yet young lady??? Have you told Remus??? HOW COULD YOU LET RITA SKEETER KNOW BEFORE ME!!!! YOU COULD HAVE AT LEAST told Luna!!!! Or Ginny! Merlin knows children we have plenty of people in this family that you could have confided in FIRST!!!! By all that we hold dear… HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO YOUR FAMILY!!!!!” She just kept on going… not relenting, her voice getting hoarser as she went. Molly had indeed gotten what the twins had called a head of steam going as she was yelling at Harry and Hermione… the latter of whom was silently crying. The newlyweds had sat down on the loveseat in the living room, where Harry was holding a protective arm around Hermione’s shoulders trying to calm her down. Molly was making her feel more ashamed then anything else, Harry was trying to not snap at the woman who had been a mother to him over the last decade… and he held his tongue to just let Molly get it out of her system… “It’s going to be alright Mione… let her get it off her chest… calm down please…” he whispered to her. He gently rocked her back and forth in his arms comforting her while the verbal lambasting continued… Ron and Luna, hearing the ranting going on, came back into the room with a tray laden with tea and cakes. “Mum, why don’t you sit down… calm down, have some tea and let them tell you what they do remember from last night.” Taking deep breaths Molly went over and sat down in the large overstuffed chair in the corner of the living room. Luna handed her a hot cup of tea and said a quick calming spell on Molly, in an attempt to relieve some of the tension that filled the air. “Thank you Luna…” Molly said calmly. “Now children, why don’t you tell me what happened last night?” As Harry related to Molly everything he remembered, Hermione watched her face… it remained passive and calm but her eyes showed signs of irritation at the trick the twins had played. "Hermione and I had gone to the Three Broomsticks for an early dinner and to well.. ummm get heavily intoxicated to forget about the horrible week we had both just dealt with... Ron and Luna had gone somewhere so it was only Hermione and I to commiserate with... Anyway, I vaguely recall seeing Fred and George come in… they came over and talked to us for a few minutes… joking about something they had just created… they bought us more drinks… and then that's it until I woke up this morning... Ron floo'ed Fred and George this morning... and they told us that they just figured we needed to relax..." Harry glanced over at Hermione and decided not to add the other part of what they had said... "They told us that seeing as we were already drunker then they had ever seen us they thought they would help us out a bit to relax... so they sort of just slipped each of us one of their newest items from the store… something called Weasley's Erised Inhibitors… Supposedly, what it does is to cause the consumer's inhibitions to decrease to a point and then allows them to follow their hearts desire and possibly to be fulfilled. When we woke up this morning we had no idea what had happened last night… We had planned to head over to Arthur’s office this morning…” “I just can’t understand why Fred and George would mess with our lives like this…" Hermione said quietly. “Trust me Children… Fred and George will remember NOT to mess with anyone else’s lives again after I am done with them…” Molly said sweetly. It was very eerie how sweet she could be, however, she was in the eye of a hurricane ready to go off again as soon as she found land mass. “Ronnie, would you be a dear and fetch your twin brothers for me… I would like to see them here… RIGHT NOW…” Molly’s voice still sounded sweet and serene except for the end. Her land mass would arrive shortly… in the form of Fred and George Weasley. “Mum, do you need another calming charm?” Luna asked. “No Luna dear, thank you anyway… It’s not Harry and Hermione’s fault about last night… however, I do want to find out more about this inhibitor that the twins fed our newlyweds here… Sometimes I don’t trust the twins gizmo’s… and something seems a bit strange that Harry and Hermione would have no idea how they ended up married and with THAT much detail and planning going into a wedding in such short length of time…” “You mean you really aren’t mad at us anymore Mrs. Weasley?” Hermione said tentatively, still disbelieving… “Oh mercy no… now that I know it was the Twins doing… and please dear… both you and Harry are family… you know you can call me Mum…” she said giving Hermione a hug. “I think that Harry’s right, you should go over and speak with Arthur right away… if that’s your wish that is…” She gave Hermione a knowing smile. Both Harry and Hermione looked at each other hesitantly… but then decided that they did need to speak with Arthur. Harry however knew that this would be a futile attempt given the fact that after trying to remove his own ring, he remembered… These were Wizarding Wedding rings… if the rings won’t come off… you can never get divorced. Not only your body and minds but your souls are married… Forever… They waited until after the Twins arrived; Harry knew that Hermione secretly wanted to vivisect them for this particular prank. Somewhere deep inside it seemed that the Twins were hiding something else but then, between Hermione and Molly, Fred and George didn’t know what hit them and Harry did not even think about whatelse they could be hiding... They had been yelled at, threatened and promised severe hexing’s, leaving the young men very pale with eyes wide open. Suddenly, George leaned over and whispered something into his mother’s ear and she got very silent… not always a good sign… When Molly went silent it meant one of two things… her reason for being angry had been taken away or she was now madder then she had voice to be… Molly, Fred and George left quickly after that… to continue this at the Burrow… depriving Hermione of even more vocalness… Nevertheless, the look of fear upon Fred and George’s faces was something that neither Harry and Hermione would forget. One of the things that Harry had found out however, about what they had taken, was that it had a strange after affect as well… it seemed that for 12 hours following ingestion of the inhibitor, the subjects were under a charm that allowed the partaker’s heart to lead them and allow them to do whatever it was that they were afraid to do… it also was intensified by the use of alcohol, however during the 12 hour period the partaker would be sober and have full use of their faculties… meaning that for the period between the time they had ingested the **Weasley’s Erised Inhibitors** and the 12 hours following both Harry and Hermione were completely sober and capable of all cognative, rational and spontaneous thinking. However, the down side of the inhibitors was that after the 12 hours were over, they would have no memory of what transpired… Hard as it was to believe, there was now undeniable proof that what the twins had done and other then slip them the inhibitors – The truth was now out… Harry and Hermione had harbored intense feelings and had both secretly wanted to marry the other… 4. Chapter 4 - Making Lemonade ------------------------------ **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world go to www.jkrowling.com Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. It Happened One Night An H/Hr Wedding Challenge! Chapter Four Making Lemonade “You do remember what Albus Dumbledore told you when you received those rings correct Harry?” Arthur Weasley asked the young man who sat before him. Harry and Hermione had come to Arthur Weasley, the Minister of Magic, to see if there was anyway to bypass the trick the twins had played on them and be able to dissolve this marriage with no problems. “Yes sir, I do remember.” Harry said quietly. “Without being able to remove the rings, there is no way to dissolve this marriage… It would seem son, you are now and forever… married to Hermione. Congratulations.” Arthur said with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eyes. “I believe the Muggles have a saying – *when life hands you lemons… make lemonade.* Don’t look so glum, you could have done a lot worse then marrying your best friend Harry.” “What could be worse?” Harry said confused. “You could’ve been stuck with Millicent Bullstrode or Pansy Parkinson for life.” Hermione said, “Although, given the choices out there… I don’t know how much better it is being stuck with me…” “Mione…” Harry started to correct her. “That’s nonsense Hermione.” Arthur interrupted, “You are by far the best choice for Harry… If Molly and I had to hand pick a wife for our Harry, we would have had you as the first one on our list… Don’t ever tell Ginny I said that…” he grinned, “We do not think there is anyone better suited as a wife for Harry… and vice a versa. Now then, have you informed your parents Hermione? When should I have Molly plan the wedding receiption?” “No, we haven’t told my folks yet… ummm, we wanted to find out about being able to dissolve the marriage… I mean if there was any chance to… I mean…” Hermione said blushing deep red. “Don’t worry Mione… I think he understands.” Harry said seeing her discomfort. “As for the receiption… I don’t know yet.” “Yes I do understand, this was not something that you had originally planned for the rest of your lives when you went to the Three Broomsticks last night.” Arthur looked at Harry and Hermione very seriously then, “I do need to ask you if you plan on pressing charges against Fred and George… what they did last night does break a quite a few of the laws and regulations that are on the books…” “I never thought about pressing charges… just hexing them beyond all recognition…” Hermione said bluntly. “Yes I am sure you would too…” Arthur chuckled. “However this is a very serious matter and while it grieves me to bring up the subject against my own sons, it is a matter that does need to be addressed.” “Do we have to decide right now? I think Hermione and I would like to discuss this in private.” Harry said. “The statute of limitations on the regulations they broke have a 30 day length of time… You have until the end of the month to make a decision… The twins have already been notified by owl of the regulations they have been in violation of and the very real possiblity of going before the Wizengamont, being fined or even prison time…” “You mean they could be sent to Azkaban because of this?” Hermione said in a terrified tone. “If the judging counsel finds against them, then yes they could very well face some time in Azkaban. I tell you this not in anyway trying to influence the way you and Harry decide… but in letting you know all the facts. I know you are angry, it’s also very possible that they may face the penalties of their crimes without your bringing any charges against them. I will not have anyone claiming that I am showing favoritism for any of my children… especially when it comes to breaking the law. I did not show favoritism with Percy and I will not for the twins either… the law is the law and Weasley or not… they have to account for their crimes… Just like Percy did.” Arthur said with the sternest tone he had ever shown. “Now, I think the two of you need to go spend some time by yourselves and understand that you are both married and decide how you are going to handle this situation.” “Thank you Sir, I… I mean we really appreciate your taking the time to see us today on such short notice.” Harry said quietly standing up from his chair, extending his hand to Hermione he added, “I think the first thing we need to do is head home and then contact Hermione’s parents,” as she got to her feet, they left the Minister’s office and then apparated back to Trinity Towers. When they arrived home, both Luna and Ron were not there, having left them a note saying that they would be gone for a few days on Quibbler business. However, they were greeted with a humongous array of letters, packages and even a few howlers. The thing with howlers is that until they came in contact with the individual they were addressed to they did not explode…. Deciding to take the time to relax they opened a bottle of wine and the newlyweds set about the arduous task to go thru the stack of post they had received. After the first couple of “how dare you get married!” howlers exploded, Harry and Hermione decided to ignore the rest for now… they just let them smolder and then burst quickly, causing the newlyweds to giggle uncontrollably after each one… basically each saying the same things… Some of the senders were mad at Harry for going off of *Witch Weekly’s Most Eligible Wizard* list and then furious at Hermione for ‘stealing’ said bachelor… Many of the others that had written were annoyed that they would get married without telling anyone in the Wizarding and Muggle world… A few had actually accused Harry of stealing Hermione from the Wizarding world… after all the other stuff he had gotten so easily… claiming he could have chosen ANY witch for a wife… Ironically, neither Harry and Hermione had been seeing anyone personally so many of the “jilted” lovers that had sent howlers were just attention seekers, demanding their own form of attention from the newlyweds… By the time they had gotten thru quite a few of the letters of congratulations, they found that there were at least 2 dozen groups of people who wanted to host wedding receptions for them, many wanting more details about the wedding… “I just wish I knew of a way that we could find out all the details about last night… not that Rita did not do a wonderful job in detailing our wedding, I would sort of like to have the memories for myself.” Hermione said taking a sip of her wine. “Actually, there may be a way for us to retrieve those memories. By using a pensive…” Harry said taking a draw from his own wine glass. “Seriously? But I thought that a pensive only worked for physical memories that we can actually bring to the surface…” Hermione said. “Let’s go see Albus, I know he has my old Pensive from right after the war where I recorded every detail about the final fight with Voldemort. Normally you would take out the memories as you wanted to review them… however, I never wanted to have them again, so I had them recorded in a pensive for a permanent account… I think Albus would be the one to know whether or not we can retrieve our wedding memories…” Harry turned, his eyes filled with so much love then looking at Hermione he added, “I personally want to hear and see what my beautiful wife said to me during our exchange of vows.” He leaned over and wrapping his arms around her body he began gently kissing Hermione’s lips, her body melting into his as the kiss deepened. “That’s a memory I do not want to forget…” he said breathlessly, his forehead pressed against hers as she blushed deeply. “It’s moments like this that really make me want to know about last night… I want to know how I felt the first time I kissed you… like that.” Hermione said catching her breath. “Harry… you realize that we haven’t really talked at all about our feelings.” “I know… but something tells me we did talk about our feelings last night Mione… and in a way it sort of feels like we both know that the love we share is deeper then either of us wanted to admit… or intended to admit.” Harry said pulling her closer to him. “It may be foolish, but I guess I just needed to hear you say that…” she started to say, tears filling her deep cinnamon eyes… but he cut her off mid-sentence. “I do love you Mione… more then is humanly possible…” Harry said tenderly, “I probably should have told you years ago when I actually had fallen in love with you… I sort of understand now what Albus had said about certain ages being too young for some information… We were 12, you had been petrified and I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you… but I couldn’t tell you… I wasn’t even sure what love was at that time… just that I needed you in my life forever…” “Oh Harry…” she choked up, “Do you realize how many years we have hidden our feelings for one and other? I have loved you since before I met you… When I first read about you… I thought to myself, I’m only 10 years old and here is this guy that I could so imagine as a part of my life forever… it was as if I already knew who you were… and then I met you and you were just so… Just Harry… and I knew it was even different from what I had imagined you to be and yet exactly the same feeling… of needing to be with you, to protect you, to do anything I could for you… and then at Hallowe’en you jumped onto the trolls neck to try and save me… that was beyond brave Harry… I…” Unable to help herself anymore, she felt her body propell itself towards him, a familiar sense of desire sweeping over both of them as they found themselves in each others arms, surrendering to passions that had been dormant for so many years. Consciously aware of their joining this time, Harry and Hermione took time to get to know each other intimately as a husband and wife should… This time, they remembered everything… and enjoyed every glorious moment… **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** Well I had gotten a couple of chapters written while I waited patiently to get my dial-tone back… I was going thru PK withdrawls… I have SO MANY chapters of others stories to catch up on… I did already catch up on Neil the Nefarious Court Jester of the Royal Family of Cliffies… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HogwartsExposed (Chapter 21 is VERY EVIL!!!!) I also caught up with Madamne’s D/E story… which can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Facade (I am a siriuslee demented D/E fan…) Anyway… I only had a total of 321 e-mails when I logged on last night… I am STILL trying to go thru them all… To everyone that has reviewed… Thank you so much for all the kind words and for the support you gave thru the court thing for the kids… Within the next two months, I will be packing up this apartment and getting ready to move back to Canada to be with my husband and my kids… I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- 5. Chapter 5 - The Pensive -------------------------- **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world, go to www.jkrowling.com Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. It Happened One Night An H/Hr Wedding Challenge! Chapter Five The Pensive *“I do love you Mione… more then is humanly possible…” Harry said tenderly, “I probably should have told you years ago when I actually had fallen in love with you… I sort of understand now what Albus had said about certain ages being too young for some information… We were 12, you had been petrified and I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you… but I could not tell you… I wasn’t even sure what love was at that time… just that I needed you in my life forever…”* *“Oh Harry…” she choked up, “Do you realize how many years we have hidden our feelings for one and other? I have loved you since before I met you… When I first read about you… I thought to myself, I’m only 10 years old and here is this guy that I could so imagine as a part of my life forever… it was as if I already knew who you were… and then I met you and you were just so… Just Harry… and I knew it was even different from what I had imagined you to be and yet exactly the same feeling… of needing to be with you, to protect you, to do anything I could for you… and then at Hallowe’en you jumped onto the trolls neck to try and save me… that was beyond brave Harry… I…” Unable to help herself anymore, she felt her body propel itself towards him, a familiar sense of desire sweeping over both of them as they found themselves in each other’s arms, surrendering to passions that had been dormant for so many years.* *Consciously aware of their joining this time, Harry and Hermione took time to get to know each other intimately as a husband and wife should…* *This time, they remembered everything… and enjoyed every glorious moment…* *********** *“Oh Seer of Light be born to two ... If ner' the platonic two be joined... their fear will set dimensions in motion... releasing the evil that he who vanquished had destroyed... Seer of Light needs be conceived... to He who lives and she who knows... before the 5th month passes to they who platonically fear to speak of love they share... elsewhile Dark Lord will reign again for... If ner' the platonic two be joined... the Seer of Light needs be conceived...”* the voice repeated then disappeared into the liquid that swirled around in the stone basin. “And you are sure this is all she said?” Albus looked at the Weasley twins carefully. “Positive.” George said as Fred nodded beside him. “It was about one week ago when Bill and Fleur came over to our flat to have dinner. We were sitting talking to Fleur when Bill had to go into the other room to floo Dad about something to do with Gringott's… All of the sudden Fleur said this…” “We asked her about it after it was over… Bill had come back into the room while she was speaking of the prophecy… She remembers nothing of what she said.” Fred added. “Albus, Fleur has never shown any signs of being a Seer before.” Bill said regarding his wife. “I believe that the child she is carrying may be a seer of some sort… however, I don’t think that our unborn child is the one that she spoke of in the prophecy.” “When George and I heard the Prophecy we thought that Fleur was having a ‘leetle joke’ as she would call it… but there was no hint of her French accent when she spoke and her voice got all strange… kind of deep like.” Fred said looking at his former headmaster who sat at the table there at the Burrow. “We both immediately thought of Harry and Hermione… One of the items that we had developed a few years ago for use with the Order was the Inhibitor’s… it’s why we gave them the Erised Inhibitor’s so they could umm… fulfill the prophecy…” “By having sex they would conceive a child…” George added blushing. “I think they knew that to fulfill the prophecy would mean they would have to have sex…” Fred said very matter of factly. “Should we tell Harry and Hermione?” Molly asked Albus Dumbledore. “They are going to be asking me for Harry’s pensive so they can find out what happened last night… I think we should have this memory in place for them to see… I know from past experience that keeping something like this from Harry is foolhardy at best.” Albus said thoughtfully. “I can even make sure that the Pensive is there at Trinity Towers before they request it…” he turned and looked at the Twins. “As for you two… I am sure under the circumstances that we may be able to get the Wizengamont to not press charges against you both… Let’s just hope that you were successful in your timing for Harry and Hermione.” “Well there is something else we did not tell them about the Inhibitors… for the next 30 days anytime they have any alcohol what so ever even if it’s a butterbeer they will have the same desires… so to speak…” George said innocently. “There should be no doubt what so ever that this child will be conceived… more or less that is…” Fred added with an identical innocent look. Molly rolled her eyes and Bill just shook his head at his brothers. “I am confused about something… why is it that they have no memory of those 12 hours?” Molly asked the twins. “We used some different potions and essence oils in the developing of our ummm products.” Fred started… “It was actually on accident that it happened…” George continued. “But somehow one of the batches ended up with some of ummm…” Fred stammered. “*Dr Ubbly’s Oblivious Unction* into the mix…” “It wasn’t until we had given it to them and got back home that we realized…” “You had given them the altered product…” Bill said unbelievingly. “Is this why there is that particular side affect to the Inhibitor’s?” Molly asked of the twins. “Just in the batch we gave to Harry and Hermione… We were trying to remedy the situation and we rushed ahead full steam.” George said. “Why didn’t you tell one of us what you were planning on doing?” Molly said with a touch of sternness to her voice. “So that you could tell us that ‘No it’s not a good idea’ or that ‘Messing with people’s lives is the wrong thing to do’ or perhaps my personal favorite… ‘What happened to just telling them the truth’. I’m sorry Mum, but we spent nearly a week debating this between the two of us and we realized that there was no way that anyone else should be involved…” “We knew what we were doing was illegal, but we also knew that Fred and I were the only ones that had the moxie to pull this off…” George said sincerely. “If we had just told them about the prophecy who knows how long it would have been before they conceived a child… they hadn’t gotten the nerve to tell…” “how they feel about one and other… you know the L word…” “I think they figured that one out as well…” George conversationally. “We both knew that they had the hots for one and other… but we had NO idea that they both had wanted to marry the other…” “When Ronnie told us this morning it kind of blew us away… I mean it’s one thing to wake up in bed next to your best friend…” “And another to find out that you married your best friend and didn’t know it.” George added, “Hermione is almost as scary as Mum when she gets mad… You have had some influence on that woman…” looking over at Molly with a smirk. “Well Boys, I best be getting back to the school… I am sure that Harry and Hermione will be looking for me soon…” Professor Dumbledore said as he picked up the stone basin in his hands. “I am going to send this over to the Potter’s right now” he mumbled a few things and the basin disappeared from his hands. “Now then, I will be at Hogwarts if anyone needs me… I am going to see about having Severus take over Harry’s classes for the next few days…” “Are you sure that is wise Albus?” Molly asked. “I remember what happened when Severus took over for Remus when the kids were in their 3rd year… It was not something that Harry or Ronnie ever could forget.” “Perhaps you are right Molly, I will contact Nymphadora to take over his class for a few days…” Albus said with a twinkle to his eyes. ********* The stone basin materialized on a table in the living room of Trinity Towers, unseen by the couple who were completely immersed in each other. Several hours later, Harry woke with his arms wrapped around Hermione curled up on the large pillows piled around on the floor in front of the stone fireplace. Feeling her stir he looked down at her and saw a vision of passion and desire that he had never imagined possible. “Hey there beautiful…” Harry said snuggling in closer to his wife. “Hey yourself… I am so glad I can remember what we just did…” Hermione said with a mischievous grin. “All four times…” “Oh so am I… that was absolutely amazing… You are amazing…” Harry commented then added with a wink, “Amazing what you can learn from reading books…” “I tried to tell you and Ron… but would you listen to me…” “From now on…” “Yeah right… I’ll believe that when…” she was cut off by his soft lips capturing hers and gently massaging them in a passionate kiss, adding to the flames that had yet to be extinguished. “You were saying?” Harry smirked. “Ummm yeah… something about getting you and Ron to listen to me… but I think that argument can wait for oh say a hundred years…” She snuggled in closer to him feeling the warmth of his body against hers. “Is it always going to feel like this?” “And how does it feel?” He said gently rubbing his fingers along her upper arm… tenderly tracing figure eights upon her skin. “You know what I mean… I can’t even imagine a time when you weren’t part of me… and now you are so much more…” Hermione said. “Took the words right out of my mouth…” he said as he captured her mouth in another deep passionate kiss. A golden feather popped into the room and drifted down towards them with a note attached. “Someone’s timing is very poor indeed” Hermione said as she reluctantly separated from Harry. “That someone would be Albus Dumbledore… I would recognize one of Fawkes feathers anywhere…” he commented as he picked up the note and began to read with Hermione hovering over his shoulder. *“My Dear Harry and Hermione,* *Congratulations on your recent nuptials. I always knew that you both were meant for each other… the two of you are so very much like Harry’s parents – James and Lily.* *I hope that you will not think me presumptuous at doing this but I have sent your Pensive back to Trinity Towers and I am taking it upon myself to perhaps answer some questions for you… So you do not need to leave the house…* *Yes, you can retrieve the memories you can’t remember with the pensive… I am even leaving instructions so that you may relive the memories together… if you so desire.* *I have one request… there is another memory that you both need to experience in the pensive… the rest of the memories have been placed in another basin for safe keeping… I request that you retrieve your lost night together before you experience the other memory… This is important…* *Another thing Harry, your classes have been taken care of for the next couple of weeks by Nymphadora… She has agreed to follow your lesson plan to the letter…* *I wish you all the best and hope you find the answers which I know you yearn for…* *Until we speak again…* *Albus Dumbledore* After reading the letter, both Harry and Hermione’s eyes fell upon the beautiful stone basin that rested on one of the mahogany end tables in the room. As they read thru the instructions for how to combine their memories of the night before and to relive them together, Harry wondered about the other memory that awaited for them… “Let’s just retrieve our memories first… then we can find out what else there is to know.” Hermione said calmly. “Besides, this not knowing what happened last night is really driving me bonkers… It’s strange, when I was trying to figure out what had happened to us last night, the first thing that popped into my head was when Ginny was questioning you about being possessed… I had this mental image of Ginny being possessed by Tom Riddle again… I think that is what scared me the most about finding myself someplace and not knowing how I got there or what I had done… It was like hearing her words all over again.” “I know the feeling Mione… I thought of that myself. Interesting how we both flashed on the same memory when our own memory was missing…” Harry said and then added with a grin… “You know what they say about Great Minds…” “Yes well.. how about we open these great minds and check out the memories from last night…” Hermione said with a hint of nervousness. “It’s going to be alright Mione… I know you have never walked around in anyone’s memories before, but it will be easy… I mean you are the one who kept doing hours over during third year with no problems” smiled Harry. “I wouldn’t say it was with no problems… if you recall correctly I got so stressed out that I slapped Malfoy and forgot about a class…” her eyes twinkling as she reminded Harry, then stopped speaking in mid sentence as her memory of that particular day hinted at a bit of future sadness for the both of them. “I recall it was more of a right to the middle of his snot-locker…” he quipped seeing Hermione’s change of emotion. “I had never been more proud of you then I was at that point… then you did an amazing thing… you saved Buckbeak and Sirius… I know he was so proud of you…” Harry wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him. “I wasn’t alone when WE saved Buckbeak and Sirius…” “No you aren’t alone… I was with you then, I am with you now… come on… let’s get dressed and get to remembering our wedding…” Harry said giving her a quick kiss on the end of her nose. Dressed and ready to go they knelt facing each other with the pensive between them on the floor. Reaching across the basin’s expanse they reached across and clasped left hands. Raising their wands to each other’s minds they began the tedious task of removing memories… Memories to a night of complete drunkenness… That led to the joining of a love so powerful… When the whisps of memory finally were pulled from the other’s mind, tucking their wands away, they leaned towards each other and after kissing each other… They plunged right in… **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** Well I hope this answers some questions… and leaves you with a few more… **grin** Sorry about the cliffhanger… **NOT**! I wouldn’t be the Queen Mum if I didn’t treat you guys to a cliffhanger once in awhile… I promise, the next chapter is the one you all are waiting for… The walk thru the wedding… I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- Queen Mother – Royal Family of Cliffies WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!! You never know what will come next… 6. Chapter 6 - Memorable Wedding - part 1 ----------------------------------------- *Disclaimer:* *I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan.* *In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… not even my car.* *J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world, go to www.jkrowling.com* *Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers.* *Reader discretion is strongly advised.* **It Happened One Night** **An H/Hr Wedding Challenge!** Chapter Six Memorable Wedding - Part 1 Raising their wands to each other’s minds they began the tedious task of removing memories… Memories to a night of complete drunkenness… That led to the joining of a love so powerful… When the wisps of memory finally were pulled from the other’s mind, tucking their wands away, they leaned towards each other and after kissing each other… They plunged right in… Taking a great gulp of breath first Harry and then Hermione, leaned their heads towards the stone basin and felt the floor of the living room lurch and they were at once falling through the inky blackness - The sensation was not unlike that experienced when using a portkey… spinning furiously as they went, and then suddenly they stopped their bodies pressed against each other for support. They recognized their location as the Three Broomsticks and over at the corner table sat a very inebriated Harry and Hermione, still drinking heavily and laughing at something they had been talking about. They were hanging onto one and other to keep from falling off their chairs. “Merlin, this is like that time with the time turner during 3rd year remember?” Harry asked Hermione who was desperately trying to find a place to hide out of sight. “Harry… we can’t let ourselves be seen…” Hermione hissed fearfully. “Mione.. it’s not LIKE with the time turner… we can’t BE seen here… this is our memories of what happened… We can stand right next to ourselves and talk and not even effect anything… this is a memory…” he grinned at her, “for being the smartest witch in all the world, I would have thought you knew all about this…” “I suppose you are right, it is like when we went back to save Buckbeak and Sirius during third year… I guess I just forgot…” Hermione said looking around. “Hey look over there… it’s Fred and George.” *Unseen by the drunken Harry and Hermione, Fred and George had come into the pub and after seeing them, whispered to each other and then ordered 4 drinks… Before taking them Fred dropped some powder into the top of two of the drinks, then swishing them around carried the glasses over towards Harry and Hermione. George followed carrying the two other glasses.* *Fred set the two spiked drinks down in front of Harry and Hermione and took his seat, George sitting down next to him setting their drinks down as well…* *“Mind if we join you?” Fred said after having sat down.* *“We even brought our own drinks…” George added.* *“Harry… how can we be shure that the twinsh haven’t shpiked our drinksh?” Hermione slurred out.* *“Good point Mionononoknee…” Harry said eyeing the twins wearily. “However… they have shupplied their own… brought shome more for ush which is very, very, very, very nice of them by the way guys… and it would be very, very, very, very rude of us not to have a little drink with them.” He burped after saying this causing them both to fall into fits of giggles again.* *“You are right Hermione… we did spike your drinks…” George said with a grin that caused Fred’s eyes to bug out, an action that caused Harry and Hermione to giggle some more.* *“GEORGE!” Fred hissed, “why are you telling them…”* *“No really Fred, it’s only right since Harry has been a silent partner that he should reap some of the rewards and benefits from our years of product development.” George told his twin then turning to the pair said, “Both of your drinks are spiked with something we call Weasley’s Erised Inhibitors and we are giving the two of you the opportunity to try out our newest invention.”* *“New invention… you don’t say.” Hermione said looking at the glass that Fred had placed before her. “Doeshn’t look any different then what we’ve been drinking…” eyeing the twins she added, “Are you shure you shpiked thish…”* *“Oh I’m sure they shpiked it…” Harry said with a grin “However, I sheeriously doubt they would give us anything that would kill us… Molly would ssshkin them alive.” Raising the glass Harry said, “Cheers!” and gulped back the Firewhiskey in one go - causing his eyes to water.* *Hermione saw Harry’s actions and followed suit, throwing back her drink in one gulp as well… as if it was a challenge she couldn’t pass up. She slammed the glass down and then pounded the table with her hand as the whiskey burned the back of her throat. “Damn… I’ll never get used to that.” She said wiping tears from her eyes. “Ok so what’s supposed to happen to us?”* *Fred and George looked at each other then got up rather quickly and said, “Well being test subjects, just tell us later on what happened ok?”* *“Gotta go… Time is galleons yah know…”* *The twins disapparated from the room rather quickly. Harry and Hermione looked at each other puzzled for a moment, then suddenly they were overcome with a clarity they had never experienced before.* *“I think for once Fred and George’s products may have done something great… then be a prank.” Harry said taking hold of Hermione’s hand.* *“My thoughts exactly… Considering how much we have had to drink this evening… I am clearer headed then I would have been with a sobriatus potion.” Hermione said staring at Harry with new found eyes.* *“It’s as if all the answers we have ever wanted to know are there before us…” Harry said bringing her hand to his lips, “Mione… The day you walked into my life on the Hogwarts Express I found answers to some of my deepest desires… of knowing friendship, loyalty and love… However, my fondest desire in all this world is to have you forever as my wife. I love you with all my heart, mind and soul… Will you, Hermione Jane Granger, do me the supreme honor of becoming my wife?”* *“Oh Harry…” she responded with tears glistening in her eyes, “Yes… Oh yes, I will marry you…” He wrapped his arms around her as they shed tears of happiness and joy.* *“Can I tell you a secret?” Harry said holding her in his arms securely.* *“I should hope so…”* *“I actually have dreamed of this moment… planned this moment… and yet…” he reached into his back pocket and pulled out what looked like a muggle wallet. “I sort of borrowed something of yours a few years ago…”* *“What do you mean?” She asked as he handed over a folded up sheet of parchment. Unfolding the yellowed sheet she gasped when she saw what had been drawn upon it. “I thought I had lost this… and you had it all the time???”* *“Yes… Mione… as I have said… I dreamed of someday asking you to be my wife… I have everything that we will need in my vault at Gringott’s…” Harry hesitated for a moment then the moment passed and he seemed so sure of himself… more so then he had in his entire life. “All we will need is someone to do the honors… and we can find that person at the Ministry of Magic…”* *“You want to get married now as in this instant? What about our family… You know what… Never mind that question… yes…” Hermione said with a twinkle in her beautiful cinnamon brown eyes. “I have no idea why there is such a desire for urgency about this… but I want to marry you… right this instant.”* *Harry’s eyes lit up as he realized that she wanted to marry him as much as he wanted to marry her… “Let’s pop over to Gringott’s, get everything I have stored over there… then hurry over to he Ministry of Magic.”* *“Do you think it is wrong that I would like a Muggle to perform our wedding?” Hermione asked Harry as they apparated to the front doors of Gringott’s.* *“I wouldn’t have it any other way… as much as I love Arthur and Albus… they are family… I think the justice of the peace at the Muggle Coalition is the perfect person to marry us…” he said then added, “Besides… since we aren’t telling family right now…” his face broke into a grin. “I’ll be right back…” he said as he kissed her on the cheek.* Hermione and Harry were now staring at what appeared to be a split screen image of the shared pensieve memory. “You know this is really strange.” Said Hermione. “Strange how? We’ve been through some pretty strange stuff in the past.” Harry said as he watched himself going on a wild ride through the underground tunnels that led to the vaults, then looked over at *Hermione* who was casually sitting on a bench in front of the bank. “Well first off… you still haven’t kissed me…” Hermione said then hearing a snicker from Harry she added “You know… the memory, here we are getting ready to get married and you haven’t kissed me once except on the cheek and the hand. Don’t you find that a bit odd?” “Think about it Mione… do you remember a story that you had told Ginny when we were in 6th year?” Hermione’s mind was racing to think of the story that Harry was mentioning. “Do you mean the one about the couple kissing at the marriage alter for the first time?” Nodding Harry said, “Yup that’s the one… When I heard you telling Ginny about that couple… I couldn’t believe how romantic a gesture that had been… It would seem that we are reliving that fantasy right now…” “Hmmm interesting.” Hermione said as she watched the memory *Hermione* reach up and pluck something off of her hair. Holding it away she could see it was a water beetle. *As Hermione regarded the beetle in between her fingers she saw Harry approaching with his old Hogwarts trunk following behind a bit above the ground.* *“What do you have there?” Harry asked her as he got closer.* *“Guess who has decided to join us for our wedding?” Hermione asked holding out the beetle.* *Harry chuckled “Hi Rita…”* *Hermione let the beetle go and watched as Rita Skeeter transformed into her blonde self.* *“So you really going to do it?” Rita said as her quick quotes quill and parchment appeared ready to go.* *“Honestly Rita… why are you still BUGGING us???” Hermione said grinning at her pun.* *“Actually… I hadn’t meant to get such an exclusive story when I came over to your office to speak with you today. However, when I saw you leave the house to go over to the Three Broomsticks I decided to…”* *“Bug us?” Harry said nonchalantly.* *“Very funny…” Rita said.* *“Why did you want to speak with me today?” Hermione asked her point blank.* *“Since you asked me so directly, I will tell you… I found out some information about Mason Tidwell that might be of importance to you… I was going to do an exchange of information… say my information for an exclusive interview with you regarding The Betterment of Magical Brethren, that is if you would be willing to do an interview regarding your organization…”* *“Ok first off Rita, you know I would always do an interview regarding The Betterment of Magical Brethren anytime… the fact that you have dug something up on Mason Tidwell intrigues me… however, today is not a good day to do an interview…”* *“Yes I understand you and Harry are getting married… right now…” informed Rita. “I understand that you do not want family involved… I am hardly family, but I do believe you owe me the exclusive for your wedding.”* *“We owe you? How do you figure?” Harry asked incredulously.* *“Well it was I who had broke the news about your ‘relationship’ all those years ago… think of it as a reward for the years I have spent unable to write the way I used to…”* *“Excuse us for a moment alright Rita?” Hermione said calmly.* *“Oh take your time…” she simpered.* *Stepping off to the side Harry and Hermione looked at each other… “You know if we give her an exclusive about our wedding Luna is going to go ballistic.” Hermione said.* *“Not completely true… I’m sure that Luna will understand… she is undoubtedly the most sympathetic woman we know. Besides… Rita I right… we did say we wanted to do this without Family involved…”* *“And I would like some photographs of our wedding…” Hermione added.* *“Rita usually works with Colin… he’d piss himself to snap our wedding… you know this don’t you.” Harry said with a smile.* *“I say we do it… after all we have dealt her a serious blow to her ego over the years…” Hermione said with a smirk, “Besides… I think for this kind of exclusive interview and the fact that I will make sure that she also does The Betterment of Magical Brethren interview…”* *“Let’s go make her day… shall we?”* *“Yes, lets…”* *Rita stood quietly examining her long red painted talon fingernails, pretending that she wasn’t anxious about their decision. As she saw the couple approach she straightened up.* *“So… have you made a decision?” Rita asked in a brisk tone.* AUTHOR’S NOTES: First off I want to apologize to all my readers... I'm so sorry that this has taken so long to post... I ended up with my entire system crashing and I have since been able to salvage a small portion of the chapter I had been working on... I felt it was important to get at least part of this posted... I think this has been the most requested chapter I have ever written… I am horrible at writing drunk scenes since I would rather be the one drinking instead of writing about it… I am hoping that I will have the next chapter written before I move to Canada... next week... *sighs* It doesn't seem possible that I am moving again so soon... but It's worth it to get my family back together again and to be with my Mutant Lord Consort... I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- Queen Mother - Royal Family of Cliffies WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!! You never know what will come next… 7. Chapter 7 - Memorable Wedding part 2 --------------------------------------- **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… Not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world, go to http://www.jkrowling.com/. Now I realize that Jo’s new web site is much changed and can be a bit confusing, but if you go into it and look under links you will find a book on the shelf that is called Publishers… in that book you will find the complete list. Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. **It Happened One Night** **An H/Hr Wedding Challenge!** **Chapter Seven** **Memorable Wedding - Part 2** *“So… have you made a decision?” Rita asked in a brisk tone.* Smiling Harry and Hermione looked at Rita Skeeter and said together, “You may want to get Colin and meet us at the Ministry for Magic offices.” *The look on Rita’s face was priceless. Her eyes lit up as if she had been given the best gift ever, yet she was visually trying to cover up her excitement. She pulled out a small mirror about the size of a compact from her leopard skin handbag.* *Opening up the mirror she said, “Colin meet me at Ministry of Magic… bring EXTRA film… oh and put on your dress robes.” Snapping the mirror shut quickly she turned and smiled at Hermione. “Now, what can I do to help you get ready?”* *Hermione coughed at the unexpected offer of help. “Um, I’m not sure to tell the truth.” She turned and looked at Harry.* *“This box is for Hermione… This one is mine… When we get over to the Ministry for Magic we will get dressed and then get married.” Harry said with that charming smile that had always been his trademark.* *“I don’t even get to see the dress before we get there?” Hermione said. “Are you sure you have all the items I need?”* *“If you would like, you can go over to Madame Malkin’s and check out the box. The dress was designed to automatically fit whomever put it on, but it was also charmed so that the only one that could put the dress on would be one Hermione Jane Granger.” Harry said with a grin as he watched Hermione head over to the dressmakers store by herself.* *“That’s very cute Harry… You were that sure you were going to marry Hermione?” Rita asked.* *“I knew in my heart that the only one I would spend the rest of my life with would be Hermione… but I also hadn’t deluded myself to the fact that she would feel the same about me… and so if she did not feel the same way about me, when it came time for her to be married… well let’s just say she would have gotten a very expensive wedding present.”* *“Do you mind my asking how much the dress cost to make?” interviewed Rita.* *“Normally, I would have said no comment… and I do not want Hermione to know how much that dress is worth until after we are married. However, I do know that the world will wish to know all the details of this wedding… hence the reason you are here.” Harry said very carefully. “Just say you have it on good authority that her wedding gown while made in the muggle way was also charmed in Wizarding traditions and cost about 23,000 galleons.”* *Rita’s eyes bugged out at the cost of the dress. “That must be some dress… Merlin that’s an awful lot of money.”* *“She’s worth every penny of it… and more if truth be told. I would pay any amount of gold I have to make sure she is happy for the rest of her life.” Harry said with a gleam that amounted to nothing less then pure love. “Listen Rita, one favor if I might… I have no concerns about the way you will report our wedding… but I will ask if you will not include whatever vows we speak… I just want one thing to be private from the rest of the world… one thing that is just us…”* *“I always knew there was more to the two of you… Of course I will grant this request… if I do my job right the readers won’t even care that I do not report your exact vows…” Rita said and then glanced up and saw Hermione rushing forward with the box in her hands.* *She threw her arms around Harry’s neck and squealed with delight. “Oh Harry it’s perfect…”* “Oh I can’t wait to see this dress if it caused me to manifest that kind of reaction.” Hermione said as she watched *herself* hugging *Harry* like she had when they first saw each other after 4th year. “You do know you could have gone and seen it.” Harry said as he watched *himself, Hermione and Rita disapparate and they reappeared within the walls of the Ministry for Magic.* “Really? Well then,” she said placing a quick kiss on Harry’s lips “I’ll see YOU when *WE* are exchanging vows then.” “Don’t get lost now…” Harry said teasingly as he watched her wander off after her pensieve self. Turning he began to watch his pensieve self. “You’d think I would be more nervous then this…” he muttered to himself. Harry nodded to Rita and headed towards the Muggle Coalition offices and looked for the Justice of the Peace, the Honorable Matthias Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte. Being after the normal business hours the area was deserted, however Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte was still in his plush office – a perk for being a liaison between the Muggle and Wizarding world. He was sitting at his large carved mahogany desk staring at papers in front of him, along with the remains of a bottle of Ogden’s Old World Firewhisky. Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte’s blood shot eyes grew twice their size when he saw the man who had entered his office. “Oh Mr. Potter, this is a great honor sir…” he said quickly stashing the papers out of sight. Harry stared at this man who was supposedly a respected member of the British Parliament as well as the Wizengamont and yet he almost groveled at Harry’s feet. “Sir, I would like you to perform a wedding for me… right now.” Harry informed the balding bureaucrat. The noticeable flicker of Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte’s eyes between the well-known, heroic face of Harry Potter and the woman who stood near him… Rita Skeeter. “Oh no your honor, it’s not me young Harry’s marrying… I’m just here to report the event…” Rita interjected quickly, “I think eight marriages has been enough for me… at least for a while…” Both Harry and Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte looked at Rita and then shook their own heads in disbelief. “Anyway Sir, my fiancée is getting dressed. I will need whatever paperwork that needs to be signed, a place to change and to have you perform this quickly.” Seeing the still confused look on the Justice’s face he added, “I will make this worth your while… How many people can say that they performed the marriage of Harry Potter… hmm?” Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte stammered for a moment, he looked quickly at the drawer he had just stashed the paperwork then looked back at Harry. He thought about it a moment more then with grand gestures of his hands he proclaimed “Who am I to deny the great war hero Harry Potter a wedding…” he said proudly, his face flushed. “Why not use my private quarters to prepare yourself while I gather the necessary paperwork…” Harry dressed quickly bedecked in the finest of black silk Armani Tuxedo with deep red cummerbund and matching tie. Harry’s silk shirt was fastened together with deep ruby studs and matching cufflinks. Within 15 minutes, Harry was back in the office – which had been magically transformed into a romantic gazebo setting… The last time Harry had seen a room transformed this completely had been when Firenze the Centaur had come to teach Divination during their 5th year at Hogwarts. The romantic atmosphere was breathtaking, complete with red roses trailing over the walls, a beautiful waterfall gently moving off to the side and the existence of birds and butterflies flittering overhead. “Wow…” Harry said dumbstruck at the transformed room. He looked at Rita, now changed into a beautiful set of dove grey and burgundy robes. She was standing talking quietly to Colin who was also dressed formally in similar colored robes. “Oh well Harry, think of this as my wedding present to you and Hermione… I just didn’t think the setting of this drab” this word caught the attention and the distain Justice Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte, “office was the perfect setting for the two of you to be married in after everything I have witnessed today…” “I honestly don’t know how to thank you enough Rita… I’m ah…” “Oh you can say it… you are shocked that I would do something so selfless and kind… Think about it this way… I’ve been married eight times” she said this as she quickly counted on her fingers nodding to herself as she confirmed this number, “and I have never had a wedding that had been as romantic and thoroughly thought out as what you are giving to Hermione… I’ve BEEN married in offices… but you both… you needed something special…” “Thank you Rita…” his green eyes glistened at the kind and thoughtful gesture. “Well while you were changing, I took the liberty of getting the paperwork filled out for you… you can check it over…” She said quickly handing Harry the paperwork for him to approve and sign. “Now you have everything… you have your rings???” Signing the paperwork Harry said, “Yes…” he said handing them to Justice Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte, “so don’t worry… can you go check on Hermione?” “It will be my pleasure.” Rita said straightening out her robes. “Colin, would you make sure Harry has everything he needs…” “Oh certainly Ms. Skeeter…” Colin watched Rita with rapt adoration as she disappeared into a separate room that Harry knew held his beloved Hermione. Colin’s face glowed with an excitement that he had held for as long as Harry had known him. Harry closed his eyes and smiled… “You need me to get you anything Harry, huh?” Colin said excitedly as he reached up and began to straighten Harry’s bow tie, causing Harry to open his eyes and slap Colin’s hand out of the way. “Actually Colin, I would like for you to make sure you get beautiful pictures for us… I have been waiting for this day for years. I do not need anything else but to see my beloved Hermione walking towards me…” “I just knew you two would get married someday…” Colin squealed excitedly, “I had even told that to Ms. Skeeter. I just knew you loved each other. Everyone could tell…” Harry was about to comment on this when the lights magically changed around them and Rita came scurrying up the path that she had created as an aisle. “She’s ready… Oh Merlin… Harry, that is a beautiful dress.” Rita said then turning to Colin she added, “You make sure you get plenty of pictures of that dress… it’s stunning.” Rita moved to the side and with her trusty Qwik-Quotes Quill and parchment in place she turned to see Justice Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte open the doors, then moving down the path he nodded to Rita who flicked her wand, causing the room to begin emitting gently played harp music that Harry recognized as the Wedding March. Harry looked up and stared into the face of an angel moving his way. His breath caught, his heartbeat pounded in his ears as he watched in anticipation for Hermione to join him at his side. Harry had been standing next to where Harry and Colin had been and felt the same sensations repeat themselves as he looked up and saw Hermione enter the room and come towards him… then when Hermione entered amidst the gentle strains of the Wedding March he reached down and took Hermione’s hand in his. He could feel Hermione’s own excitement at witnessing such an auspicious moment in their joint lives. As if in tandem they both took deep breaths and watched as the events effloresced before them. Colin’s camera had been charmed to make no noise as it clicked its bounty of photographs… not wanting to miss a single moment of this occasion. Rita’s quill scampered over the parchment noiselessly recording details (charmed this time) in an accurate manner. The sides of Harry’s mouth lifted into his lopsided grin as he watched his everlasting dream that was finally coming true, moving slowly towards him. In her hands she held a beautiful bouquet of stunning red roses and white lilies. The dress itself was truly magnificent, but not as beautiful as the creation it enshrouded. White satin flowed in elegant liquid waves along the path as she moved. The train flowing behind her as she moved was edged by more of the intricate Celtic knot work done in tiny pearls and what Harry knew to be Swarovski Austrian crystals. In the center of the long cathedral length train was a delicately yet artistically created Irish Claddagh, which was also trimmed in the same beadwork. The tulle veil shielded her beautiful face and the bodice of the dress, but from what he could see the same pattern of intricate beadwork was duplicated along the cuffs of her long sleeves and the delicate edging of the veil. Harry anxiously waited for the moment when he could look again into Hermione’s exquisite cinnamon eyes… to finally kiss the succulent lips he had fantasized about for years. As Hermione finally reached Harry’s side his goofy lopsided grin broke into a huge smile, tears glistened in his beautiful emerald eyes. Hermione handed her bouquet over to Rita’s hands, then turning back towards Harry he lifted the veil and slid it back over her head revealing an equally emotional woman whose stunning cinnamon eyes sparkled with tears of their own. He drank in the intoxicating beauty of her. Hermione’s trademark bushy, (and at least to Harry) amazing brown hair was pulled up into an elegant cascade of curls that was topped with a diamond tiara that also had more of the Celtic knot work accented by diamonds that had been the running theme of her attire. Her upper body was encased in a tight fitting bodice that hugged her at the waist, had another beautifully intricate amount of Celtic knot work that when you looked close you could see that the crushed gems and pearls also held the image of a Griffin. What excited Harry though was the sweetheart neckline that emphasized what he could only imagine as flawless breasts. The design of the dress caused her succulent breasts to be swelled to perfection and tantalized Harry to no end. The wide pleats of the dress hung down straight and then became fuller further down with the use of wide even pleats that came together with a beautiful bouquet of white satin roses that sat at the base of her spine. From there the Cathedral length train followed. Harry and Hermione’s eyes were locked in the joy and passion that they shared only to be broken by the soft clearing of Justice Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte’s throat. Turning they looked at the Justice and smiled. “It is with a gladdened heart that I have the esteem privilege of joining this man and this woman together in matrimony. What constitutes marriage? It is the uniting of a man and a woman, who have willingly and knowingly made a covenant of a life-long commitment… one to another. I give you this time to say what vows you wish.” Hermione looked up into Harry’s green eyes, her voice clear and strong. “Before I even met you, I knew all about you... I had learned everything from books... Then I met you and you were just Harry... not a famous wizard who was pompous and flaunting his fame... but just Harry... I wanted... no I needed to know the real you... not what I had read in books or imagined you to be but the real Harry Potter. I once told you a long time ago, that you were a great wizard... you claimed I was better then you. I said at that time... "Books and Cleverness... there are more important things Friendship and Bravery and... I almost told you then... We were only 11 at the time... but I could tell that love was important to you then... and I loved you then with all my heart… but that doesn't even compare to how much I love you now. There is a poem... and for the life of me I can't recall where it is from" Hermione said blushing as she recited, "I love you. Not just for who you are, but for who I am when I'm with you. I love you. Not for what you've done with your life... ...but for what you're doing to mine. I love you for making me good...and happy. And whole. Because that is what you do, Harry. Without a word. Without a gesture. Without a doubt. Just by being yourself. Such a simple thing... But no one else in the world could do it. Only you. Together we will be through all as before We shall know loneliness no more. In sickness I will nurse you to regain your health Whether poverty strikes or we celebrate wealth. In friendship, loyalty, bravery and love... By Merlin's good Graces or by God above I stand at your side for now and forever as proof of my love... With you as my husband and I your wife... I will forever be your partner in life I love you... I, Hermione Jane Granger take thee Harry James Potter, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer and poorer, as your partner in live and your one true love. I will cherish this union forsaking all others, respect and trust you, loving you faithfully as your wife through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I am your protector for life, I now give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live" Tears of joy were now falling down Hermione’s cheeks as she finished speaking her vows. Harry gently reached up and brushed them away before he spoke. “Hermione, it was the love for you I cherished within my heart that helped me to stop the evil that had been Lord Voldemort… It was you my love… your beautiful face, your gentle voice… they all resounded inside of me when Voldemort tried to destroy my life… when he did, it was the destruction of him… You saved me… for that I am eternally grateful… You have stood by my side through every adventure… every task I have had to endure, whether in person or in spirit you have always been by my side.” Harry reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. “There is a poem… it’s called The Journey Now we will feel no rain For each of us will be shelter to each other. And now we will feel no cold For each of us will be warmth to each other. Now there is no loneliness We are two bodies, but there is one life before us and one home. When evening falls, I'll look to you and there you'll be. And I'll take your hand and you'll take mine And we'll turn together and we'll look to the road we traveled to reach this— The hour of our happiness. It stretched far behind us, and our future lies ahead-- A long and winding road where every turning means discovery All the hopes, new laughter, shared tears, The adventure has just begun.” He continued to speak as he folded the piece of paper and placed it back in his pocket. “Together we will be through all as before We shall know loneliness no more. In sickness I will nurse you to regain your health Whether poverty strikes or we celebrate wealth. In friendship, loyalty, bravery and love... By Merlin's good Graces or by God above I stand at your side for now and forever as proof of my love... As your husband and you my wife... I will forever be your partner in life I love you... I, Harry James Potter take thee Hermione Jane Granger to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in Sickness and in health, for richer and poorer, as your partner in live and your one true love. I will cherish this union forsaking all others, respect and trust you, loving you faithfully as your husband through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I am your protector for life, I now give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live" Harry wiped the tears from his own eyes and then looked over at Hermione who was equally as emotional after hearing their exchange of vows. He smiled as he wiped the tears from her eyes and cheeks. They turned to look back at the action of the memory. Justice Mauntlow-Kibblewhyte smiled at the young couple, he handed Harry and Hermione the rings. Slipping the ring on Harry’s hand she stated, “Harry, with this ring I thee wed, and pledge thee my troth..." Slipping the ring on Hermione’s hand he stated, “Hermione, with this ring I thee wed, and pledge thee my troth..." “By the exchange of rings, the recitation of vows before these witnesses I now pronounce you husband and wife… You may now kiss the bride.” “With pleasure.” Harry said as he leaned in to kiss Hermione for the first time upon the lips. He wrapped his arms lovingly around her waist and held her bare back with his hand as he pulled her close to him as she wrapped her loving arms around his neck holding him to her. The sensation of their lips connecting for the first time sent shivers throughout both of them, each second deepening in passion and it wasn’t until they heard a loud sniffle from Rita that they broke their kiss, both of them blushing and beginning to laugh. “Oh that was so beautiful…” sniffed Rita as she dabbed at the tears streaming down her face. Stepping forward Rita kissed Harry on the cheek and then Hermione, “Thank you both for letting me be part of this wonderful experience.” Colin rushed up and began pumping Harry’s hand enthusiastically, “Oh yes Harry this has been so exciting… to think you two married.” “You are both welcome.” Harry said as he retrieved his hand from Colin. After a few more pictures the members of the press hurriedly saw them off, to enjoy their future as Mr. And Mrs. Harry James Potter. “Oh my God Harry…” Hermione said as they left the pensieve and found themselves in the living room again of Trinity Towers. “That was everything I had hoped it would be…” Harry said looking back into the top of the pensieve. “You gave me the wedding of my dreams…” Hermione started to say. “That is all I needed to know, that you were happy with how our wedding turned out. I’m just sorry that we did not remember it without help.” “Do you think we will ever have those memories back again someday?” Hermione asked watching Harry stare at the pensieve. “I think with time… whatever it was that caused us to lose those memories will wear off and we will have all the memories and feelings of that special moment.” Harry said as Hermione took his hand and looked at the pensieve as well. “Harry?” “Yes my love… what is it?” “Remember how Albus wrote to us that there was another memory for us to witness?” “Yes, are you wanting to visit those memories now?” “Why do I see Bill and Fleur there along with Fred and George? I mean, I can understand Fred and George… but why Bill and Fleur… they weren’t in our memories.” Harry looked down into the silvery fluid that made up the pensieve and stared. Sure enough, the oldest Weasley son was present with his wife Fleur. “I wonder what that is all about.” Harry pondered. “You know that there is only one way to find out don’t you…” “Yeah I do…” Hermione said pulling him closer to her, “But right now… I think I would really like to celebrate our wedding night again. Harry’s infamous grin creased his face and he said, “Oh you would… would you? Well Mrs. Potter… shall we adjourn to the bedroom?” “I thought you would never ask.” Hermione giggled as she practically dragged him up the stairs. “I do believe I have been a bad influence on you…” Harry chuckled. “You are becoming incorrigible.” “Well why don’t you influence me some more… perhaps I can redeem my value.” Hermione said with a wink. “With pleasure…” Harry said as he closed the door behind them. **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** This chapter has been had some changes made to the end of it, as I have noticed an error that ironically none of my readers had picked up on… Here is finally the other half of the most requested chapter I have ever written… As I have mentioned before, the wedding dress that Hermione wears is a design that I had drawn up for my own wedding dress (minus the griffin it had roses instead) - that never got made ;-) as he had DUMPED me and married someone from his office… Karma within the galactic plane is strange… it is because of my ex that I met my soul mate… When a couple of years later we did finally get married, I didn’t go through the expense of having my dress made… to me it wasn’t about a fancy wedding or how much we could spend… it was just exchanging vows with my own true beloved **Note written on July 18, 2004,** On our way back from Canada, the children and I were in a car accident; totaling our car, however we walked away with no serious injuries. At the time I had my computer (at least the tower that is) in the trunk of the car, having taken it to my husband to work on. I also had in our possession my vast collection of computer discs as well as my entire collection of Harry Potter Books on CD. When I had retrieved everything I could from the wreckage… I found that I had lost my entire collection of computer discs along with some of my Harry Potter discs. I was devastated… All the Harry and Hermione music videos I had collected, my genealogy, family pictures – now gone… As I sat down to work on this story as well as others, I was terribly afraid that I had lost what I had written. I knew I had ‘It Happened One Night’ still on my hard drive, however, because of the fact that it had been in the car during the accident, I wasn’t sure what condition it would be in or rather how much I had actually written on my hard drive (I had worked on this story when my hard-drive was also connected to my husbands computer). Not only did God look out for my children and I keeping us basically uninjured (I do have some back and neck injuries but nothing that can’t be taken care of with Physical Therapy), but Merlin kept my story safe… I have lost some of my work… including some of my professional stuff… That I will have to start over with… But, such is life… at least what is truly important – the kids and I are alive and well… everything else I will have to do as I always do… start over again from scratch… I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! Who knows when I will update… that is the $1,000,000 question that even surprises me at times. Real life has a way of really messing about with fan fiction! Peace, As Always, (`'.¸(`'o..¤..o'´)¸.'´) ´¨`o.* Muirnin *.o´¨` (¸.'´(¸.o'´¤`'o.¸)`'.) "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- Queen Mother - Royal Family of Cliffies WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!! You never know what will come next… 8. Chapter 8 - Aftermath ------------------------ **Disclaimer:** I do not now, nor at any time own any of the Harry Potter characters. Whether this is an Original Plot or in answer to a Portkey Challenge ALL is based on characters brilliantly created by J K Rowling with possible additional characters created by Muirnin Cocan. In no way is any money being made, nor copyright or trademark infringement intended. I own nothing… Not even my car. J K Rowling owns all rights as well as various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, with additional motion picture rights belonging to Warner Bros., Inc. For a complete list of all the various publishers around the world, go to http://www.jkrowling.com/. Now I realize that Jo’s new web site is much changed and can be a bit confusing, but if you go into it and look under links you will find a book on the shelf that is called Publishers… in that book you will find the complete list. Some parts may be of an adult nature that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is strongly advised. It Happened One Night **An H/Hr Wedding Challenge!** **Chapter Eight** **Aftermath** “I do believe I have been a bad influence on you…” Harry chuckled. “You are becoming incorrigible.” “Well why don’t you influence me some more… perhaps I can redeem my value.” Hermione said with a wink. *“With pleasure…” Harry said as he closed the door behind them.* The conjugation of two matched souls reached a climactic height that neither had approached before. They held on to one and other letting the roller coaster of their combined years of hidden passion and unrequited love sweep over them. Tears fell from their eyes from the joy they both shared. Harry gently brushed the tears that littered Hermione’s deep brown eyes, an action that she repeated with him causing them both to chuckle. A sudden swell of something magical seemed to surround them – as if a breeze caressed their skin, laying gentle kisses upon the flesh… “How did you do that?” Hermione asked closing her eyes relishing in the sensation. “I was going to ask you that exact question… I thought you had done something… well more then you have already that is…” Harry said slowly tracing her arm with his fingers. In between gentle kisses, the newlyweds began to discuss their future as husband and wife. “You know something that Rita wrote in her article… wondering if we were rushing because we were hiding something… made think about how my parents are going to take our getting married so quickly.” Hermione had turned over onto her back and looked up into Harry’s deep emerald green eyes. Propped upon his arm, Harry gazed down on his bride. “I think… your parents will be glad we finally got married.” Chuckling he reminded her, “Your father was so shocked when we all moved in together… He actually told me that I better make an honest woman of you one of these days.” “He did not… Did he? Oh my God… Harry why didn’t you ever tell me about that?” Hermione blushed. “I figured that it was just Daniel’s sense of humor coming out… He is always teasing me.” Harry said with a grin. “Personally, I think he always knew I was in love with you… mainly because he had actually asked me if I loved you…” The look of pure shock upon Hermione’s face was rewarded with a deep passionate kiss. “Now what were we talking about?” Harry asked seeing her eyes lose the furor that had been their only moments before. “Um, when?” “When what?” He teased. “You know what… I mean when… you prat… when did he ask you?” she responded with a playful smack on the arm. “Oh yeah…” he grinned, “Remember when we all went over to your home for Christmas during our 7th year…” she nodded as he continued, “Your father and I went for a walk while you, Ginny, Molly, Luna and your mum were making dinner in the kitchen. I think Ron was busy with his dad watching television or something… Anyway, as we were walking Daniel told me that from the moment you had come home after our 1st year you always talked about me… I had told him that was because we were best friends.” “Well it’s true…” “I know that… however, your dad was certain that there was more then that… He about floored me when he asked me just out of the blue if I loved you.” “What did you say?” “The truth… I told him that I loved you because you were the best friend I had ever had… I then told him to not mention that to Ron… cause he was my best mate… but had not always been there for me like you had been…” “Oh Harry that is so sweet… So what did dad say after that?” “He laughed… He told me that one of these days I would have my eyes opened and make an honest woman of you… then he added that I would never have to ask for his blessing because he already knew that you and I were meant to be married… I could not believe that he had said something like that… I mean, yeah I harbored feelings for you… but there was no way I was going to act upon it with Voldemort out there… We sort of laughed it off… but it got me thinking about when I would someday get married… and I knew you were the only one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with…That’s when I started planning… sort of giving me a positive outlook for the future…” “I know that you got really quiet there during our final year at Hogwarts… I figured if you wanted to talk about it you would seek me out…” “Well, after I had planned our wedding… I also contacted a solicitor and had my will made up… I figured if I didn’t make it through the fight with Voldemort then I was going to make sure that you were going to be taken care of… I had left everything to you…” Hearing Harry talk about his will caused a fear to hit Hermione so suddenly that tears sprang to life from her eyes. “Hey… I didn’t mean to make you cry honey…” “I just can’t believe that you had gone to so much trouble for me.” She sniffled. “Why not… Back then I had to be realistic… I couldn’t guarantee that I would have survived… I love you Hermione… it’s that love that helped save my life against Tom… When he tried to engulf me… to kill me… I focused my mind… my heart on you and your beautiful face… You have been my focal point from my Patronus to my final fight with Voldemort.” Harry traced Hermione’s features as he continued, “Tom felt the love I cherished for you and he could not handle that… You became the power that he knew not… My love for you… it’s pretty powerful… I guess you can say that I loved you enough to vanquish the Dark Lord.” Leaning down he gently kissed her lips again. “You never told me before how you were able to get rid of Voldemort…” Hermione whispered again kissing him again. “I think we have a problem Mr. Potter…” “And what problem is that… Mrs. Potter?” he asked gently kissing her again. “I don’t think I can ever get enough of your kisses… How are we ever going to get anything done?” “Oh? What do we need to get done? I have two weeks off of work thanks to Albus…” “We need to” kiss, “tell my parents” kiss, “about our marriage…” kiss “And…” kiss, “We um… Oh that tickles” Harry had begun to suckle on her earlobe as she had been talking, “the pensieve…” “Did you know you have the most delectable ears? I never realized that before.” He was teasing her earlobe again. “So you were saying?” “If you keep that up… I may have to find something else to tease you with…” she said cocking her eyebrows. “Oh really…” He got a very devilish look upon his face, but the ringing of the telephone broke the moment. “Somebody has horrible timing…” Reaching over with a free hand, Hermione picked up the receiver. “Mum! Oh what a surprise…” her eyes widened as Harry tried to distract her from talking to her mother. Suddenly, her face paled a moment and then said “Um, Mum let me put you on speaker phone…” Switching over to speaker phone she added, “Ok, now Harry can hear you too…” “Hi Em, what’s up?” “I was going to ask you that question myself… it seems that a certain snowy white owl had a delivery for us this afternoon…” “I didn’t send Hedwig with anything to you… I don’t understand why she would have gone to you.” “Well it was a very interesting delivery for us… You can’t imagine how surprised your father and I were to see that you had made the front page of the Daily Prophet?” “Um, Mum… we were going to call you later to let you know.” “Honest Emma, it is a long story, but we were going to…” “I’m sure you were Harry… I just can’t believe that you both got married without telling any of us…” There was a soft sniffling in the background causing Hermione to cringe just a touch. “Oh mum, please don’t cry…” “I can’t help it… my baby girl got married… You looked so beautiful… I just wish that Dad and I could have been there with you.” “What was dad’s reaction?” she asked with more then a sense of fear. “Well after he stopped growling about not being there, he started laughing and said he knew it… He wanted me to let you both call us to explain, but I wouldn’t hear of it… I had to find out why my baby girl got married so fast that she couldn’t even pick up a phone and let her mum and dad know she was marrying the man of her dreams.” “The only thing I can say in our defense is that we had got drunk last night, then the next thing we knew we were on the front page of the Daily Prophet and had a lot of questions about how we ended up married…” Hermione said reluctantly. “Hermione Jane… what have I told you…” scolded Emma over the telephone connection – Hermione cringed again tears beginning to fill her dark eyes. “Emma, there is more to what happened then that…I promise you as soon as we know everything we will let you know, but both you and Dan know how much we love each other… and for better or worse, I am not sorry that Hermione is now my wife.” “You better have a good explanations… and we want you both over for dinner tomorrow night… no excuses.” “We’ll be there… See you and Daniel tomorrow night then… say 6ish?” “Good… Oh and Harry… welcome to the family.” “Thanks Emma, good bye.” Harry said as he closed the connection. Turning he looked at his wife who was visibly upset by the phone call from her mother. Wrapping his arms around her he rocked her gently, “Come on honey… it’s going to be all right. What say we get dressed and find out what that memory in the pensieve has to do with our getting married?” Hermione nodded then sniffled again. “I feel like I have disappointed them Harry…” “You haven’t disappointed anyone… especially your mum and dad… Once we have all the answers they will understand, I promise.” The couple climbed out of bed and got dressed then made their way downstairs. Harry picked up his wand and tapped the top of the pensieve where he saw the image of Fleur raise silently out of the pensieve twisting slowly. “Seer of Light be born to the two ... If ner' the two platonic be joined... their fear will set dimensions in motion... releasing the evil that he who vanquished had destroyed... Seer of Light needs be conceived... to He who lives and She who knows... before the 5th month passes... to they who platonically fear to speak of love they share... else while the Dark Lord will reign again for... If ner' the two platonic be joined... the Seer of Light needs be conceived...” “That’s it? Another prophecy?” Hermione said incredulously. “That’s got to be it… the reason why Fred and George did this… they must have heard the prophecy. But why us?” “They probably we fit the description in the prophecy…” Hermione said then she suddenly got wide eyed. “Oh Merlin, Harry… do you know what this means?” “I’ve got a feeling but why don’t you tell me what you think.” “This is May… the 25th to be exact… the 5th month… the Seer of Light needs to be conceived… We didn’t use any protection against pregnancy!” A sudden look of delight fell upon Harry’s features and then said, “Do you think? I mean I know it’s kind of sudden but could you have already conceived?” Nervously Hermione said, “I’m not sure… it’s possible… there is a charm to find out.” “This quick?” Hermione nodded. “Well… why don’t we find out then.” “Are you sure? I mean we’ve just gotten married; we haven’t even talked about children… What kind of mum am I going to be?” “Hermione… listen to me. You are a wonderful, kind; loving, amazingly smart, talented and generous woman… not to mention the most beautiful and sexy witch that has ever been created… I’ve been a fool not to marry you sooner then I have… But I can’t think of anything better then to start having children with you… they will be brilliant… just like their mum.” Throwing her arms around Harry’s neck she hugged him tightly, then taking a staggered breath she picked up her wand and then whispered a silent charm, pointing her wand at her abdomen. A double swirl of pink and blue erupted forth enveloping her in color and then a deep purple glow settled on her belly. Harry looked at her expectantly. “Well?” “Daddy it looks like twins…” Kneeling down in front of Hermione, Harry pulled her close and began kissing her stomach. “I didn’t think that anything could make me happier then you becoming my wife… I’m going to be a daddy…” tears sparkled in his emerald green eyes. “I love you Hermione… I’m going to love our babies… Oh my…” he jumped to his feet picking her up and swinging her around. “We’re pregnant!!!” A gasp and a squeal was heard from the front entry way as the newlyweds suddenly stopped and turned to see who had made the noise. Ron and Luna had just come into the house and heard Harry’s declaration. “You’re WHAT?” **AUTHOR’S NOTES:** This chapter was surprisingly difficult for me to write, because I was trying desperately wanting to WRITE the wedding night, but couldn’t figure out how to do that and still keep it within my PG13 rating… I may end up writing a higher rated version of the wedding night… but that will take some time. I apologize for the delay in this chapter… I am STILL recovering from the accident… One good piece of news is that I don’t have to have back surgery… however, I do have some damage and swelling that is causing some numbness in my left foot, so I am not getting around very well… After being denied entry into Canada, I allowed my husband to take the kids up to Edmonton for a while so that I could recover… I am missing my brilliant babes – which hasn’t helped my desire to write very much… It’s going to take some time to get through this… I thank you all for your patience and your continued support of my story. I hope you enjoy… please remember what you have to do so that you are able to receive chapter updates! To receive the most current updates on this or any of my writing please join me at my YAHOO! Group Real life has a way of really messing about with fan fiction! Peace, As Always, Muirnin "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- Queen Mother - Royal Family of Cliffies WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!! You never know what will come next… 9. Meassage from Muirnin ------------------------ August 17, 2011 My dear friends and readers, Well it's been over 7 years since my last posting on Portkey, I have now turned 50 and so many things have changed in my life ... I was refused entry back to Canada and because of that I have been separated from my husband ever since. a couple few years later I had the unthinkable happen and my beloved children were taken away from me ... by the state and have since been adopted by family but all contact has been taken away so I am utterly alone and due to that major component missing from my life (my beloved husband and children) I lost my will to write. I have attempted a couple of times to write but circumstances have caused me to stop and I lose the motivation. I have a couple of stories going through my head but I find myself procrastinating on getting them down on paper ... so I am making this offer ... any stories that you see of mine are up for adoption they can be a jumping off point for a new story or you could try and continue what I already have started. Mind you realize that if I ever decide to write with gusto again I will be finishing a few of these (that aren't finished that is) I miss you all and hope to hear from you soon. As Always, (`'.¸(`'•..¤..•'´)¸.'´) ´¨`•.* Muirnin *.•´¨` (¸.'´(¸.•'´¤`'•.¸)`'.) *¤*.¸¸.·´¨`"*"´¨`·. ¸¸.*¤*.¸¸.·´¨`"*"´¨`·. ¸¸.*¤* Queen Mother-Royal Family of Cliffies "An imaginative mind is a terrible thing to waste..." @}>---'---,--- who will always ship what is right over what was easy (And it's Hermione JANE)