Truly Madly Deeply

Chapter Twenty-Four - You Expect Me To Wear This?!?

~ Gryffindor Seventh Year Boys' Dorm Room ~

Harry woke up feeling like he was going to burst with happiness. He stared up at the scarlet canopy above his bed and grinned. It was his wedding day. Finally. He reached over for his glasses and pushed them up on his nose.

Suddenly the curtains surrounding his bed were pushed back and four faces peered in at him, all sporting identical grins. Ron, Neville, Dean and Seamus.

"Rise and shine, Harry," Ron said cheerfully.

"You have a big day ahead of you and an even bigger night!" Seamus said, winking suggestively.

"Mrs Malfoy came by just before and left a package for you," Neville added.

Harry leapt out of bed and saw a large white box tied with two thick velvet ribbons - one silver and one green - sitting on his trunk. Harry reached out and stroked the soft silver ribbon thinking of Draco.

"Come on, hurry up and open it!" Ron said eagerly.

Harry grinned at all four of them, he was positively glowing and the other four Gryffindors could feel the happiness radiating out of him. Harry pulled the ribbons off the box and slowly raised the lid. Inside was something wrapped in tissue paper. Harry threw the lid onto his bed and carefully lifted the tissue paper away. His outfit looked exactly the way he'd planned it. Dark green dragon hide pants, so dark they looked almost black, and a dark green linen shirt. There were also matching dark green dragon hide boots.

Perfect, Harry thought. I hope Draco likes his outfit.

"Oh Harry, you are going to look gorgeous in that," Hermione said as she entered the room.

"You certainly are," Seamus cooed, sidling up to Harry. "You know, if you ever feel in need of a bit of loving and Draco's not willing, you know where to find me."

Harry pushed Seamus away, laughing at the Irishman's antics.

"I came up here to tell you guys that we are having breakfast down in the common room if you want to join us. No one's dressed yet so you can come down in your pyjamas," Hermione said as she grabbed Ron's hand and dragged him downstairs.

Harry lay his outfit down on his bed before joining the others downstairs. He just hoped Draco was happy with the outfit Harry had chosen for him.

~ Slytherin Seventh Year Boys' Dorm Room ~

Draco was aghast as he stared down into the box his mother had just given to him. Unbeknownst to him it was identical to the box Harry had received, however, the contents were different.

"This isn't what I asked for! What the hell is this?" he demanded of his mother who was sitting on his bed.

"It's-" Narcissa didn't get to reply before her son interrupted her again. He held up the silvery blue linen shirt with a look of disgust.

"Does this look like what I asked for? I clearly wrote it down - white robes for me and black for Harry."

"Actually someone suggested that you wear a wedding dress, which is what those robes probably would have looked like," Narcissa said, smiling at the memory. It had been an amusing image, Draco in a wedding dress but she had stuck to Harry's idea.

Draco looked even more appalled at the thought so Narcissa hurriedly said, "Harry also wrote down what he thought you two should wear. That shirt and the rest of it were his idea."

"Harry wanted this?" Draco asked in surprise. Suddenly the contents of the box didn't seem so bad.

"He wanted it to be a surprise for you," Narcissa said gently and left the room.

Draco had forgotten about Harry's surprise. Now he remembered how hurt Harry had been when Draco had almost spoilt it by accusing Harry of having an affair. So this was what he had been doing.

He held up the silvery blue linen shirt and stared at it with soft eyes. Harry wanted him to wear this, so he would. He gently laid the shirt on his bed and looked back into the box. He reached in and pulled out a pair of dragon hide pants in a shade he had never seen before. They matched the shirt perfectly and there were boots to match. Harry and his mother must have gone to a lot of trouble to find these for him. Silvery blue dragons were extremely rare.

Now that he was calmer, he had to admit it was a stunning outfit. He'd been blinded earlier by the fact that his carefully laid plans had been pushed aside. He laid the pants next to the shirt and went to have breakfast in the common room. The Great Hall had already been rearranged for the wedding so they had to eat in the common rooms.

Chapter Twenty-Four - You Expect Me To Wear This?!?