How Can It Be. . ?

All the wedding plans had fallen into place and as the sun rose over a big house, someone in the biggest bedroom in the left wing of the house stirred. The person that awoke had messy black hair that stuck up especially at the back, he was tanned slightly, muscular (obviously from a lot of training of some sort) and when he opened his eyes they were a stunning emerald green.

Harry Potter stretched where he lay then suddenly shot upright.

"I'm getting married today," h e said, looking shocked. He jumped out of the bed and ran to the room down the hall. "Ron! RON!" he yelled, shaking a red-headed man sleeping on the bed. He opened one eye and grunted to show he was listening. "Today's the day! I get married today!" Harry shouted, causing the red-head to shoot upright as well as the brown-and-bushy haired women lying next to him.

"What's goin' on? " she said sleepily, looking at Harry and the red-head. Then it appeared that the penny had dropped and she launched herself across the bed at Harry. Harry was pushed back into the wall as the bushy-haired woman threw her arms around him and hugged him.

"Hermione, I need to go shower and get ready, it's the wedding in two hours," he yelped, having looked at the clock. He ran from the room once he had been released. Ron and Hermione pelted from the bed, or wall in Hermione's case, and ran into the bathroom to get ready.

. . .

The guests began to arrive; they were shown to their seats by most of the Weasley family, seeing as Ron was upstairs helping Harry get ready and getting ready himself.

"I can't believe it, I never thought you would get married before me but it appears I was wrong," Ron said as he did up his tie. Harry looked at Ron as he tried, for the thirteenth time in the last hour, to flatten his hair. Ron thought this was a way to calm his nerves and had expressed as much. Hermione came into the room.

"Everyone is here, Harry, are you ready?" Hermione asked, moving to stand behind him. He looked in the mirror at her and shook his head. "What's wrong, Harry?" she asked. He pointed towards his hair. She smiled shook her head pulled out her wand and pointed it at his hair, which immediately flatted and was pulled back slightly in a very small ponytail. He smiled and turned around, he pulled Hermione into a small hug, then the same with Ron.

"Come guys, let's go get me married," Harry said with determination, as he left the room. Ron and Hermione rushed in front of him so that they could get to their places before he did. Arthur met him at the back door, leading into the garden.

"Ready for this, it's a big step?" Arthur asked as he joined Harry. As Harry's parents were dead, killed by Voldemort when he was just one year old, therefore Arthur Weasley was going to walk him down the isle, as he would be the "bride".

"Yeah, I'm ready," Harry said, then the music started, he could see Ron, Draco and Crabbe standing at the alter and Petunia, Vernon and Dudley front row of the marquee and that everyone had stood and was now staring at him and Arthur. They walked down the isle, slowly, like at a muggle wedding. When they reached the alter, Arthur shook hands with Draco and let him take Harry's hand. Dumbledore stepped in front of them to begin the ceremony.

"Friends, family and admires, we are gathered here today to witness the joining of Harry James Potter and Draco Lucius Malfoy," Dumbledore smiled around the crowd. Dumbledore turned to Harry and said, "Do you have any vows of your own, Harry?"

"Draco, the first time I met you, I hated your guts because you insulted the first real friend I had. We fought for five years, and after that we only fought publicly, when our friends were around. Then we decided it was time to tell our friends. Ron beat you up. I smacked him over the head for ten minutes after that, I guess what I'm trying to say is, after everything we've been through, we're stronger than ever. I love you, Draco, I will never leave you if I can help it," Harry said, as he looked at Draco lovingly, they both had tears in their eyes. Hermione was crying her eyes out in the front row, not hiding them and not wiping them away either.

"Draco, do you have any of your own vows?" Dumbledore asked.

"Harry, I grew up knowing your name, your legend, please don't hit me later by the way. I was jealous of you, you got all the attention and I wanted it. But then I began to realise that you didn't want the spotlight. You just wanted to be a normal guy. That's when I stopped seeing you as "Harry Potter the Boy Who Lived" and saw you as "Harry Potter the boy". I think that's when I realised that I love you. I will be right here by your side for as long as either or both of us live. Harry, I love you," Draco finished, and now Harry was actually crying fully-fledge tears. Draco reached up and gently wiped the tears away.

"Harry, repeat after me. I, Harry James Potter. . ." Dumbledore said.

"I, Harry James Potter. . ."

"Take thee, Draco Lucius Malfoy. . ."

"Take thee, Draco Lucius Malfoy. . ."
"To be my lawful wedded husband. . ."

"To be my lawful wedded husband. . ."

"To have and to hold from this day forth. . ."

"To have and to hold from this day forth. . ."

"For better, for worse. . ."

"For better, for worse. . ."

"For richer, for poorer. . ."

"For richer, for poorer. . ."

"In sickness or in health. . ."

"In sickness or in health. . ."

"To love and to cherish 'till death do us part. . ."

"To love and to cherish 'till death do us part. . ."

"And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness."

"And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness."

"Draco, repeat after me. I, Draco Lucius Malfoy. . ." Dumbledore said.

"I, Draco Lucius Malfoy. . ."

"Take thee, Harry James Potter. . ."

"Take thee, Harry James Potter. . ."
"To be my lawful wedded husband. . ."

"To be my lawful wedded husband. . ."

"To have and to hold from this day forth. . ."

"To have and to hold from this day forth. . ."

"For better, for worse. . ."

"For better, for worse. . ."

"For richer, for poorer. . ."

"For richer, for poorer. . ."

"In sickness or in health. . ."

"In sickness or in health. . ."

"To love and to cherish 'till death do us part. . ."

"To love and to cherish 'till death do us part. . ."

"And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness."

"And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness."

"If you will please kneel we must now perform the bonding ceremony, unless anyone objects of course," Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling. Everyone looked at everyone else as though saying 'go on then, if you're gonna object do it now'. But no one objected. He placed the tip of his wand on their clasped hands. He said, "Lux Vermiclis." Two fiery bands shot out at their clasped hands and curled around their wrists in a Celtic cross. "Harry, do you enter this bond willingly and in full recognition of how it can and will affect your life?" Harry nodded. "Draco, do you enter this bond willingly and in full recognition of how it can and will affect your life?" Draco nodded too. The Celtic crosses that had adorned their wrists faded, as though seeping into the skin. "Then I pronounce you lawfully married. And I am proud to announce to you for the first time, Mr. Harry Malfoy-Potter and Mr. Draco Malfoy-Potter." Harry and Draco stepped forward and held each other for a second and then someone yelled "Kiss already!" but they were already locked in a passionate kiss. Cameras flashed everywhere. When Harry and Draco pulled apart, they turned and smiled at the crowd. As they walked back down the isle, friends and family followed. The Order joined them after keeping unwanted members away, such as Rita Skeeter. They all gathered in the library. Hermione was the first one to reach them but that was because she launched herself head first at them so they had little choice but to rush forward and catch her.

"Congratulations, Harry, Congratulations, Draco," Hermione said, which everyone else repeated. Suddenly everyone had a glass of champagne in their hand.

Mad-eye raised his glass and looked towards Harry and Draco and said, "To Harry and Draco, may your years together be prosperous and kind."

"Harry and Draco!" everyone chorused. As they all drank to them.

. . .

All the guests had moved to the ballroom, which Draco and Narcissa insisted on building. There was an orchestra playing in one corner, again Draco and Narcissa's choice. Harry's touch was the colour of the walls; they changed in colour every time Draco and Harry were apart for more than one dance to every three dances of just Harry and Draco, which most people found amusing, Hermione actually asked Harry how he done it.

The reception was going great. Harry had danced with Narcissa, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley and Hermione. Draco had danced with Narcissa, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley, Hermione and a distant cousin. Ron was dancing with Hermione, Harry and Draco were dancing, Ginny and Dean were dancing, Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley were dancing and Narcissa and a distant cousin were dancing, when there was a loud BANG, immediately followed by the ceiling shaking. Harry turned around ran to the Order.

"Get the children and Mrs. Malfoy out, hide them in the secret lab, you remember how to get in there right?" Harry said to Mad-eye who nodded and then the Order members started running around grabbing children and putting them in a corner to go collect more before Mad-eye and Kingsley led the children and Narcissa to the secret laboratory, with Tonks and Lupin bringing up the rear. There was another loud bang as Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco ran to the door and opened it, there stood Lucius Malfoy. Harry pushed Draco behind him slightly as Ron and Hermione positioned themselves so Draco couldn't be seen by anyone in front of them.

"Where is my wife?" Lucius asked calmly, Harry narrowed his eyes and looked at Lucius.

"I wouldn't actually know, I've been to busy celebrating my wedding," Harry replied crafty. Lucius stood there for a moment.

"Well, congratulations, who's the lucky lady?" Lucius asked. Harry grabbed Lucius arm while Ron grabbed the other and Hermione hid Draco. Harry and Ron walked Lucius along the corridor, down the stairs and into the dungeons. They placed him in a room and walked out to meet Hermione, Draco, Mad-eye and Lupin.

"Okay, guys, that is not Lucius Malfoy in there. I suggest we use Veritaserum on him, does anyone disagree?" Harry said looking around the group. No one raised any objection. "Also can someone run down to the lab and tell Narcissa that she is not to leave that room under any circumstances without my word directly?" Lupin set off at a run towards the lab. Harry turned and opened a door into the room next to the one Lucius was being held in.

They filed in and saw that they could see and hear the other room but apparently he could not hear them. Harry turned, shut the door and went into the room across the hall, he climbed up a ladder and picked up a bottle with a transparent liquid in, he opened it and smelt it. He climbed down from the ladder and summoned some pumpkin juice, tea, coffee, firewhiskey and butterbeer. He poured a drop of Veritaserum in each of them, he opened the door into Lucius' room and set the tray with all the drinks on, on the table.

"Hello, Lucius, would you care for a drink?" Harry asked. "We have pumpkin juice, tea, coffee, firewhiskey and butterbeer."

"Firewhiskey, please," Lucius said, taking the glass as it was handed to him, he drank it in one gulp.

"So, who are you?" Harry asked, after he waited long enough for the Veritaserum to take affect.

"Sirius Black," he replied.