Authors' note: This is a big chapter. And it ends in a bit of a cliffie. But you don't have to wait too long...Saturday's just around the corner. Thanks for the reviews. Neville is taking a lot of heat. Will he be able to redeem himself? Keep reading to find out! Thanks to you guys who have read and reviewed. Please take a few seconds to let us know what you think.
It had been over two months since Allison had seen Jon. Somehow her parents set it up with Dumbledore that she wasn't to send any messages home to anyone other than her parents and sister. If her parents thought that keeping her away from Jon was going to make her forget about him, they were sadly mistaken.
A picture of the two of them from Chiaki's wedding still sat on her bedside table. She wore his old grey t-shirt to bed every night. He was more in her thoughts now than he'd been when she saw him every day.
If there was one thing that could be said about this entire ordeal it was that Frankie had become a great friend. She tried to cheer Allison up, but usually couldn't get much more thana weak smile in return.
"Hey Al," said sister flopped down next to her on the bed. "It's Hogsmeade day."
"I don't feel like it," Allison said not looking up from her book. "But you should go, Frankie. You shouldn't just stay here to keep me company."
"But I really want you to come with me," Frankie replied. "I have to get some new quills and I want to go to the sweets Shoppe."
Allison sighed. "You don't need me to do all that."
"But it's my first time in Hogsmeade and more important it's your birthday," Frankie replied. "I know you've forgotten but I didn't!"
"You're not going to let this go, are you?" Allison said with a slight smile. She gave her sister a hug. "Frankie, I appreciate all that you've tried to do for me..."
"I can be stubborn too," Frankie hugged her back. "I got Mum to let me date at 15 just like you didn't I?"
Allison laughed. "Yeah, you did." She had to admit the idea of getting some fresh air did appeal to her and she did need to get her own supplies, too. "Okay, Frankie. Just give me a few minutes to dress in something warm."
"Okay," Frankie grinned. "I'll wait for you in the common room."
Allison nodded and got to her feet. Today was her 17th birthday. She smiled as she remembered Jon telling her that he'd find some way to come and help her celebrate. That was before everything had happened with her father. Tears welled up in her eyes as she changed into her favourite red jumper.
Frankie grinned and hummed to herself as she waited for her sister. Jon was meeting them in town and if all went well... "Ready?" she jumped up as she saw Allison descend the stairs.
"Sure," Allison said mustering a smile. This was Frankie's first Hogsmeade weekend after all.
They managed to catch the last carriage heading down to the village. Frankie was nearly bouncing in her seat but managed to keep her excitement down for the most part and Allison spent the ride staring blankly out the window. "It's so cute!" Frankie exclaimed. "Like a storybook village!"
Allison continued to stare listlessly out the window. "You'll never want to leave," Allison said softly, tracing her fingers along the glass.
"Come on Allie," Frankie tugged her hand. "Let's go to Honeydukes."
"Sure," Allison said letting Frankie lead the way. Her little sister was so excited perhaps it would be contagious.
Just as they were about to reach the sweets Shoppe, which was already crowded with students, a figure popped out at them. "Surprise," Jon grinned at the two Longbottoms.
Allison looked at him in surprise. This couldn't be real. He wasn't really here, she told herself. It was only because she'd wanted to see him so badly.
"I was worried you wouldn't make it," Frankie said grinning at him. "It took forever to convince Allie."
"You... you're really here Jon?" Allison asked, staring at him.
"I think so," Jon said smiling at her. He touched her cheek. "I told you I'd find someway to be with you on your birthday, didn't I? And I never break my promises to you, Al. You know that."
Allison threw her arms around him as she started to cry again.
"I did a good job," Frankie said, obviously satisfied.
"Thanks squirt," Jon said smiling at her over Allison's shoulder.
"No problem," Frankie was grinning. "Have fun and I'll see you back at the castle later Allie."
"Thanks, Frankie," Allison said nodding.
"You're welcome," Frankie hugged her. "Happy birthday."
Allison hugged her back and smiled at her sister as she disappeared into Honeydukes. She turned back to Jon, almost afraid that he'd have disappeared.
"Do you have any idea how much I missed you?" he asked her softly. "Every single letter I sent came back...I thought you hated me."
"My parents talked to Dumbledore," Allison said as he pulled her close again. "I can't get any mail from you or send any. It's awful."
"I know," Jon said burying his face in her hair. "Lucky for us the same rules didn't apply to your sister. She set most of this up, Allie."
"We really owe her one," Allison clung to him. "I've missed you so much Jon. These past few months have been dreadful."
"I've tried to talk to your folks, but they won't see me," he said pulling away and looking at her face. Any doubts he had about what he wanted to do disappeared as he looked at her. Even though they were in the middle of a crowded street, Jon couldn't help himself. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.
Allison kissed him back, holding onto him as tightly as she could. She'd been dreaming about this moment since the last time she'd seen him and still couldn't believe he was right here in front of her.
"My Allie," he whispered when they pulled apart.
"Your Allie," she whispered back with a smile as tears slipped down her face.
"Do you want to go in The Three Broomsticks?" he asked her taking her hands. "We could get some butterbeer and I can give you your present."
"Sure," she replied, wiping her cheeks. "That sounds really nice."
"Happy Birthday Al," Jon whispered before leading her inside.
"This is present enough," Allison said as they sat down in a corner booth. "I'm so glad you're here Jon."
"I wouldn't have missed this," he said grinning at her across the table.
Allison smiled as they clasped hands across the table. "It's been rough," she said. "I've pretty much thrown myself into my schoolwork. I haven't spoken to my parents since we came back here to school."
"Yeah," Jon said. In the wake of all that had happened, Ron and Luna had stopped speaking to Cho and Neville. "I just don't see what the big deal is about you and I being together."
"It's their bloody attitude about us being too young," Allison said, tearing up again. "Look what it's done- my parents aren't friends with yours anymore, and Uncle Harry and Aunt Hermione are thrown in the middle, trying to play peacemaker with everyone. I hate it!"
"To paraphrase your sister Frankie," Jon said. "It's not fair. Who says that you have to be a certain age to know how you feel? The way I feel about you isn't going to change no matter how far away they put you, Allie. I hate being away from you..."
"I feel the same way," Allison said. "Love doesn't magically just happen when you turn a certain age. I know how I feel about you."
Jon smiled. He pulled something out of his cloak pocket and his hands were shaking as he handed it to her. "What would a birthday be without presents, right?"
Allison looked at the small wrapped box with wide eyes. "What is it?" she asked.
"If I tell you, it'll spoil the surprise, right?" Jon asked her. "Open it and find out..."
She unwrapped the box quickly and her jaw fell as she pried it open. "Jon..." her voice was faint.
"I know it's not much," Jon said quickly. "I took out almost all that I had in Gringotts to pay for it. The moment I saw it I thought of you, Allie. I...you don't like it, do you?"
"I love it," she said, tears already back in her eyes. "Is it... what I think it is?"
Jon nodded. He couldn't ever remember feeling this nervous in his life as he reached across the table for her hand. "I love you, Allison Longbottom. I always have and I always will. That's never going to change."
"Same for me," Allison said nervously. "Are you sure about this?" she asked, using her free hand to wipe her eyes yet again.
"More sure than I've ever been in my life," he said softly. "Allie, I know this is much earlier than we planned, but they're...they're not going to change their minds. Even if we waited until after you graduated, they'd still not want us together not after what's happened."
"You're right," Allison replied, her eyes still on the box in front of her.
Jon took the ring from the box and slid out of his seat. Looking around to make sure no one was watching him, he knelt down before her. "I suppose I should do this properly, eh?" He held out the ring to her. "What do you say, Allie? Will you marry me?"
"Yes," she answered without one iota of hesitation. "I'll marry you Jon."
Jon beamed at her and gently put the ring on her finger. "Perfect," he whispered.
Allison hugged him as hard as she could. "Completely perfect," she agreed softly.
"So how would you feel about doing it tonight?" he asked her.
Her eyes bugged out. "How would we arrange that?" she squeaked.
"We could take a train back to London tonight," Jon said. "We could get married at a registry office or a town hall or something...."
"But what about Dumbledore," Allison asked. "And how would I get out of school? Or back in for that matter?" she smiled at him softly. "It's not that I don't want to marry you Jon I do- more than anything."
Jon looked sheepishly up at her. He hadn't really given that much thought. "I...I don't know."
Allison looked down at the table, tracing the ridges with her finger. "We'll figure something out," she said. "Let's do it Jon."
"Really?" Jon asked hopefully.
"Yeah," Allison said. "To hell with everything else Jon- I don't care."
Jon kissed her again. "I love you," he said. "I love you, I love you, I love you..."
"I love you too," Allison pressed her lips to his briefly. "So um... how do we get back to London? Floo powder? I haven't got my apparition license yet."
"Yeah," Jon said. "We could use the fireplace at my uncles' shop. They're both out of town this week visiting my Uncle Charlie, but we could sneak in the back. They've just got some stupid assistant watching the place."
"Okay," Allison said her heart fluttering nervously. "Let's go then," she smiled bravely at him.
"It'll be okay, Allie," he said softly, squeezing her hand. "I promise."
"This will be the best birthday ever," she said as they slipped out of The Three Broomsticks.
"You're going to be the most amazing bride," Jon said as they walked down the crowded sidewalk. "I know this isn't the way you wanted to get married, Allie. I know you wanted something like Chiaki had..."
"Jon I'm with you and that's all that matters. This may be the only way for my parents to see how serious I am about staying with you." Allison said.
Jon smiled. "And it's not as if we haven't had practice. Do you remember when I was six and you were five and you made me play wedding with you?"
Allison laughed. "Who knew right?" she asked.
"Yes well this time Josh isn't going to be the vicar," Jon said with a laugh. "And Paddington won't be the best man."
"I miss Paddington," Allison said as they slipped around the back of Fred and George's shop.
"I do too," Jon said. "But once we have our own place, we can get our own dog...even a Cornish pixie if you want."
Allison smiled as they crept into the back door. "Where do we go?" she whispered.
"We can go back to my flat for now," Jon said thoughtfully. "We can figure everything else out once we're there."
"All right," Allison squeezed his hand.
Jon took his free hand and grabbed the bucket of floo powder. "Are you sure? No second thoughts?"
"None," Allison replied.
A few minutes later he and Allison were back in his flat. Josh heard the commotion and came out of his bedroom. His mouth dropped as he saw Allison.
"Jon," Josh said slowly to his brother. "What's going on? I thought you were pulling my leg when you said you were going to do this..."
"Hi Josh," Allison interrupted. "We uh... this is the only way we can prove that we're not going to be separated anymore."
"You're not going to really do this, are you?" Josh asked his brother. "Come on, Jon. This is crazy."
"No," Jon said shaking his head. "What's crazy is being kept apart from Allie. You know what's going on with our parents and hers...it's not going to get better, Josh."
Allison gripped Jon's hand tightly. "I hope you'll support us Josh," she said softly.
Josh looked at his brother. He couldn't remember ever seeing Jon as determined as he looked at this moment. "I think the two of you are mad, but...you've got my support."
"Thank you," Allison hugged him gratefully.
"And I'd really like it if you'd be my best man," Jon said hugging Josh, too. "You're not as good as Paddington, of course..."
Allison laughed as Josh grinned. "Of course," he replied.
"So," Jon said looking at his watch. "We don't have much time."
"Where are we going?" Allison asked. "I don't know anywhere in London that will marry two teenagers."
"As long as you're over 16 you can get married in London," Josh said. He looked at his brother. "Don't you remember that Muggle girl who lived a few houses down from us when we were kids? She got married right after she turned 16. Of course, she was expecting a baby..."
Jon looked at Allison who shook her head. "No chance of that yet."
"That's good to know," Josh said with a wry smile. "You might have to wait though to get a license or something...this isn't something you just do, Jon."
"Well let's go find out," Allison gripped Jon's hand again. "If we can do this in the next couple of hours I can still get back to Hogsmeade before the carriages go back to school."
"What?" Josh asked teasingly. "No wedding night?"
Allison and Jon both glared at him. "We've had plenty of those already," Jon retorted.
"If you're going to do this, you should do it right," Josh lectured. "But hey it's not me who's getting married. It's you two love birds. I'm going to get back to my studying...you just let me know what you decide."
"We're going right now," Jon replied. "We'll go figure something out along the way."
Josh followed his brother and Allison out of the flat and he hoped that the two of them realised what they were getting themselves into.
Allison followed Jon out into Muggle London. "What is it called- a vicar... we need to find one who would marry us right now without all the extra paperwork." she said. "I hope that's possible Jon."
"We might could do the ceremony now and worry about the paperwork later," Jon said. "I'm sure I've heard about people doing things like that all the time."
"Okay," Allison said, her hand growing sweaty in his.
They walked for what seemed like hours down the crowded streets. Jon was beginning to wish he'd given this all more thought before he'd decided to throw caution to the wind like this. Allison deserved much better than this.
"Here," Allison looked down an alley at a small, tucked away church. "Why don't we try here?"
"Come on, lovebirds," Josh said leading the way. "I think this is your only hope."
Allison and Jon looked nervously at each other before climbing the small stairs leading into the tiny church.
An older looking gentleman smiled at them as they came inside. He was going over some notes for the evening services.
"Hello," he said coming toward them. "You're a little early for..."
"We want to get married," Jon interjected nervously. "Now."
"Married?" The vicar looked at them. "How old are you son?"
"Eighteen," Jon lied. "I will be in a couple of months..."
"And I'm seventeen," Allison interrupted him. "We're both old enough."
"Pardon me for asking," the vicar said gently. "But what is the rush? You're not in any sort of trouble are you?"
"Not trouble like you're thinking," Allison said. "My parents don't approve of us being together and this is our only hope of making them see that they won't break us up."
The vicar looked at them as Jon put his arm around Allison.
"Please," Jon said pleadingly. "We're not two kids who came in here on some romantic whim, sir. We love each other and we need to get married today. Please."
The vicar looked pensively at them for what felt like an eternity. "This may be against my better judgement..."
"You'll do it?" Jon asked excitedly.
The vicar smiled. "I like to think I can tell when I see two people in love."
"Thank you sir," Jon said swooping Allison up in his arms. "Thank you."
Allison giggled. "We're really doing it Jon," she whispered.
"Yes we are," he said kissing her forehead. He looked at the vicar. "So, we've never done this before. What do we do?"
"I assume that you have no one else coming but this young man?" the vicar asked.
"Just me," Josh said with a wave.
"And you're going to be married dressed as you are?" the vicar asked.
"Yeah," Jon said looking away from Allison. She wasn't going to have the fancy dress with bridesmaids and most of all; she wouldn't have her father walking her down the aisle to give her away.
"What about rings?" the vicar then asked with a pleasant smile.
"I can take care of that," Josh said.
"Right," the vicar nodded. "Let me go get your paperwork ready to sign. It should only take a few minutes."
Jon nodded and watched the vicar hurry off to his office. Without realising it, he began to pace in front of Allison who was looking all around the small church.
"Al?" he asked. "You ready? For this, I mean? There's still a chance to back out."
"Jon," she caught his hands in hers. "Okay so I never thought I'd get married like this- but you know what? I don't care. I love you and I want to be with you forever. This may be the only way we can show my mum and dad that we're serious about it." she gave him a tremulous smile.
Jon leaned in and kissed her forehead. "That's exactly how I feel too, Al."
"We're getting married Jon," Allison whispered.
"Much sooner than we planned," he said softly.
"Sometimes we have to do things that way," Allison agreed quietly.
"Here we go," Josh hurried back into the room. "Two newly transfigured wedding bands." he said in a hushed tone.
"Thanks mate," Jon said grinning at his brother. "Do I want to know what these were before?"
"Twist ties from my pocket," Josh said with a little smirk.
"Nice work, Josh," Allison said looking at the rings.
"Thanks Allie," Josh said as the vicar reappeared.
"Alright then," the vicar said handing Jon some papers. "You and your bride-to-be will just need to sign these forms."
"Sure," Jon took the pen and scrawled his name and then handed it to Allison. Her hand was trembling as her neat script was written out below his.
The vicar smiled at Allison as she handed the paper back to him. "Your witness will need to sign as well."
"No problem," Josh agreed. "There," he smiled at his brother and Allison.
"Perfect," the vicar said taking the paper back from Josh. "Are you two ready to begin or do you need a few moments?"
Jon looked at her. "You ready Al?" he asked softly.
Allison reached for his hand and smiled up at him. "I'm ready."
The vicar stood before Allison and Jon. Jon took Allison's hands in his as the vicar began to speak.
While the vicar began to talk, Allison half expected to see her parents rush into the church to put a stop to the wedding. Her hands trembled but she knew she was doing exactly what she wanted to do.
"Do you, Jonathan Arthur, take Allison Catherine to be your wife, to love, comfort and cherish from this day forward?" the vicar asked Jon.
"I do," Jon said softly smiling at Allison.
"And do you, Allison Catherine, take Jonathan Arthur to be your husband, to love, comfort and cherish from this day forward?" the vicar smiled gently at her, he could tell the girl was nervous.
"I do," Allison whispered.
Josh handed the two wedding bands to the vicar.
Jon took one and he noticed Allison's hand was shaking as he slid the band onto her finger. "With this ring, I thee wed."
Allison did the same thing as she looked up into his eyes. "With this ring, I thee wed," she repeated softly.
The vicar smiled. "Jonathan and Allison, in so much as the two of you have promised your love for each other by these vows and the exchanging of rings; I now declare that you are husband and wife. Jonathan, you may kiss your bride..."
Jon grinned at Allison as he leaned in and gave her a chaste kiss on the lips.
"Congratulations, young man," the vicar said shaking Jonathan's hand. "I wish you both the best of luck."
"Thank you, sir," Jon said sincerely. He turned to face Allison. "How are you doing, Mrs. Weasley?"
"I'm fine," Allison said. Now that the ceremony was over with the nervousness was replaced with a giddy feeling. "Jon... We're married."
"We are, Al," Jon said picking her up and spinning her around. "We're married!"
She laughed as they whirled around the small sanctuary together.
"Congratulations," Josh said, smiling at them. "I'm really very happy for you both."
"Thanks mate," Jon said putting Allie back down. "We couldn't have done it without you."
Allison gave him a kiss on the cheek and a tight hug. "Thank you Josh." she whispered.
"Lizzy's going to kill you when she finds out she finds out she wasn't invited," Josh teased.
"Well maybe once everyone gets used to the idea that we're married we'll have a celebration," Allison said as they left the small church. Jon grabbed a card with the address so that they could send a donation later on for the vicar.
"We will," Josh promised. "With all of our friends and...family."
Allison and Jon both smiled at him as they hurried back to the Weasleys' flat.
A few minutes later they were all back in the flat and Jon looked at Josh hoping he'd take the hint to give them a few minutes alone. After he said a proper goodbye to Allison, Josh left the newlyweds alone.
"Do you really want to go back?" Jon asked her quietly.
"I have to," Allison replied. "Just because we're married doesn't mean I can neglect my studies." she caressed his face softly.
"It's our wedding night, Allie," he said leaning in to kiss her.
"I know," she whispered, letting her lips linger on his. "How would I get back to the castle?"
"Hogwarts has a Floo connection," Jon replied. "We'd find some way to get you back, Al. Just not tonight. Please?"
He leaned in and kissed her again and she felt any resistance she had fly out the window. "Okay," she whispered. "I'll stay tonight... with my husband." she opened her eyes and grinned at him.
Jon smiled back, kissing her. He liked the sound of that. He pulled away from her when it suddenly occurred to him that he'd forgotten something.
"What?" Allison asked when he stepped away. "What's wrong Jon?"
"Come here," he said taking her hand and leading her to the front door. He opened the door and stepped out. Allison stared at him with a confused, worried expression on her face.
"I was supposed to carry you over the threshold..." he said with a wink. "Forgive me. I'm new to this marriage thing."
"Oh," Allison laughed. "All right then."
Jon leaned down and picked her up and they were both giggling as he carried her inside. He kicked the door shut and kissed her. "Welcome home, Mrs. Weasley."
"Thank you Mr. Weasley," Allison was still laughing.
"You realise that every year I'm going to have to get you a birthday present and an anniversary present on the same day," he teased carrying her to his bedroom. "I imagine you're going to want two presents, right?"
"Of course," Allison gave him another kiss. "But I don't think anything could top this birthday. I'd never in a million years have dreamed the day would be like this."
Jon set her down gently on the bed. "Neither did I. I was so afraid that you never wanted to see me again. I thought it was over until Frankie wrote to me and explained what your parents were doing..."
"I could never get over you Jon," Allison said softly, reaching for his hands.
"I feel the same way, Al," he whispered.
"That's good," she drew him to her. "I still cannot believe that we're married." she said with a smile. "Married!"
Jon laughed and wrapped his arms around her. "When you're out of school, we'll go on a proper honeymoon. I'll take you anywhere you want to go, just name it."
"Okay," she agreed. "That sounds fantastic to me."
"Do you know what sounds fantastic to me?" Jon asked leaning in for a kiss. "Allison Catherine Longbottom Weasley..."
She laughed. "That does sound fantastic. Mrs. Jonathan Weasley."
"I've missed you so much, Allie," he said kissing her again. "I never want to be away from you that long again."
"We won't be," Allison vowed. "I don't care anymore what they say," she said, referring to her parents. "They have to realise that you and me are going to be together forever now."
"They'll understand," Jon said trying to sound convincing. He had a feeling that their actions today could hurt their case. But, he hoped that in time, Neville and Cho would understand. "Once we talk to them and make them see that we did what we had to do to be together."
Allison nodded before bringing his lips back down to hers. "Let's make our wedding night all about us," she said softly, her eyes warm.
"You're right," he said smiling at her. "It's just you and me." Looking into her eyes, he knew that there was nothing he wouldn't do for her.
They kissed again and Allison brought her hands up to his shirt, tugging up on the hem.
Jon lifted the shirt up over his head and tossed it to the floor.
The newlyweds made quick work of the rest of their clothes- their newfound relationship and the two month separation had made them hungry for affection.
"Kiss me," Allison said when they were both naked and under the sheets.
Jon didn't need to be told twice, he crashed his lips to hers feeling whole for the first time in weeks. "Allie..."
"I know," she whimpered. "I've needed this so badly..."
"I need you," he said softly, kissing her neck. "Always."
Allison's eyes grew teary again as their kisses grew even more passionate and their bodies were hot against each other. "Jon please," she begged.
With one swift movement, Jon was inside her. He propped himself up on his arms and looked down at her. "My Allie..."
"Always your Allie," she said, gazing at him intently.
Jon was revelling in how great it felt to be with her like this again. He was filled with how she felt, her scent, her smile and what it did to him to hear her say his name in that throaty voice of hers.
She tried to stifle her cries and thought again that they forgot to put a silencing charm on the room. "Jon," she arched her back.
"Mmmm," Jon murmured against her skin.
"I love you so much," Allison said as a few tears fell. "So much Jon."
Jon wiped the tears from her cheek. "I love you, too."
She nearly bit his shoulder as a warmth filled her insides and Jon was slumping on top of her. "You're really amazing," Allison said as he rolled off to her side and pulled the sheets around them.
"It's all you," he whispered as she cuddled closer, resting her head on his chest.
They lay together in silence for a few minutes. "I hope Frankie's not angry with me for not coming back. I don't want her to be worried." Allison said.
"I think she'll realise where you are," Jon said. "But you can owl her..."
"That would probably be a good idea," Allison said, pushing the sheets back. "You have no idea how great she's been since we got back to school. It's like she matured overnight or something."
"She was concerned about you," Jon said watching as she threw his shirt on and walked over to his desk. "And she helped me set all of this up. We couldn't have done this without her."
"We both really owe her one," Allison said, sitting down in the chair.
"I promised her a shopping spree at Honeydukes next time I was in Hogsmeade," Jon said, getting out of bed. He put his boxers back on and walked over to his wife kissing the top of her head. "Are you hungry?"
"A little bit," Allison said as she jotted off a quick note. "Making love to you always makes me hungry," she teased.
He laughed. "Well, you stay right here and I'll be right back with your surprise."
"Another surprise?" Allison asked but he was already out of the room. She sat back on the bed and looked at the engagement ring and wedding band on her left hand ring finger. She could still hardly believe she was a married woman. This morning she had woken up so depressed and now it was hard for her to think she'd been that sad.
"Close your eyes," Jon called out as he stood outside the bedroom door. "Are they closed?"
"Yes," Allison replied with a smile.
Jon walked back inside the bedroom carrying two slices of birthday cake. One of the slices had a single lit candle on top of it. He smiled as he sat down on the bed. "Okay, you can open them now."
She opened her eyes. "Oh!" Allison exclaimed.
"Happy Birthday," he said softly. "Go on, make a wish and blow out the candle..."
"I don't know what else I could possibly wish for," she began but closed her eyes. I wish my family would accept me and Jon being together... Allison took a deep breath and blew it out.
"Don't tell me what your wish was," he said handing her the plate. "If you tell me, then it won't come true."
"I won't," Allison replied. "But I have a feeling we'll know the outcome sooner rather than later."
Jon nodded and leaned back against the pillows. He laughed. "I haven't felt this good or this happy since that last night we were together, Allie."
"Me either," she replied, nibbling at her cake. "I don't think my marks have ever been so good but that's because if I'm not studying then I'm thinking about you."
"I imagine your parents are happy about that at least," Jon said.
"I suppose," Allison replied, shrugging. "I haven't talked to them since we went back to school. They sent me a present this morning but it's sitting on my nightstand. I didn't open it."
Jon took her plate and set it on the nightstand with his. He hated being the cause of her problems with her parents. He could still see the angry, murderous look on Neville's face when he'd found them here a few months ago. He remembered running after them and banging on the Longbottoms' door wanting to explain. His own father had to come and drag him away. Things hadn't been the same for anyone since then.
"They'll have to accept this now," Allison traced his cheek. "No one can force us apart now Jon."
"No one," Jon agreed kissing her. "No one."
"Because we're married," Allison giggled. "Married, married, MARRIED!"
"We're what?" Jon asked pulling her on top of him.
"Married!" Allison kissed him hard.
Jon kissed her back. "Don't worry about the silencing charm. Josh left a note. He's staying in Lizzy's flat tonight. So, you know what that means, don't you?" he asked grinning mischievously up at her.
"We can be as loud as we want this time?" Allison asked impishly.
They made love again, neither of them knowing that all hell was about to break loose in a few short hours.