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A new Beginning	By : dark-huntressmoony Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Snape Views: 26206 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 6
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Harry laughed and shook his head. "You would point that out, c'mon lets go have a look around, I want to see what else is set up here." He laced his fingers with Severus's and gave him a small kiss before leading him off to the rest of the fair.

Chapter 10: Part of the family

The months passed quickly and going from fall to winter in a handful of weeks. Students became restless as they waited for their Christmas break and Harry had begun diving into empty corridors and shadows to avoid Analessia. The woman had taken to dragging him back into her rooms and through the Floo to be manhandled, or in this case womanhandled, by the various female Strigoi of Analessia's family. The women had taken over helping him plan a big winter event for the wedding between him and Severus; apparently if you had taken blood from a Strigoi who was a direct descendent of the Tepes line, then you were automatically included in every tradition and family event. And since Severus had turned Strigoi by Analessia, who was the granddaughter of the first Tepes, by default that made Harry part of the Tepes line. Harry's head swam with all the new knowledge and information he was given from the women. He was seen as the bride, even being a man, because he was submissive to Severus and so he was given the full induction into being brought into a gypsy family. He had thought that the Weasley's were bad, but he had never encountered a force like Analessia and her mother, Esmeralda.

Harry sighed as he leaned against the cold stone of the castle in a shadowed corner by the secret passage to Hogsmeed. He let out a long breath and closed his eyes. Analessia was trying to hunt him down again for dragging him to wherever her mother was now, probably somewhere closer to England with the caravan by now, to discuss the final plans for the wedding. He shuddered as those plans involved clothing. "Bloody insane Romanian women." He muttered.

"Boy I sure hope you aren't talking about me like that, I might take offence." Analessia's voice said.

Harry yelped and jumped looking around when he felt something tap his head. He looked up to see Analessia hanging upside down from what looked like a silk scarf from the ceiling. "How the hell did you find me?!"

She laughed as she flipped over him and bowed. "Did you ever truly think you could hide from me? Do I have to remind you how much older I am than you are? Again?" She gave him a pointed look as she began wrapping the scarf around her waist again. "Besides, I saw you dip down here when I was coming down the hall. You're gonna have to be quicker than that to get away from me." She grabbed his hand, "now let's go, mother is expecting us!"

Harry groaned as she began to drag him to her rooms, on the way they passed Severus and he gave him a pleading look. "Severus, save me from your crazy ass Maker!" He begged, "I'll do anything."

Severus chuckled, "tempting offer love, but I have my own appointment to keep with Andrzej as well as a few of Analessia's other Kin."

"They are your Kin too Severus, you should start thinking of them that way." Analessia snapped putting her hands on her hips her gaze bouncing between the two men. "This is what it means to be a family, yes we are overbearing and pushy but we are just happy. A union like this to us…to our family, to our people is something special. You can't just go through it, it's something to be honored and celebrated to the fullest extent. Besides my grandfather hasn't had anyone in the family get married…not since…" She sighed, "Not since the Betrayal. And he likes you Severus, he likes your cunning and your wit, as well as that dry sense of humor. You give him hope that is something no one has given him for over 200 years. And Harry he likes you too, you are strong and you faced more things than any one of us in just the first very short years of your life. By 17 you were a legend, we all knew you, but we didn't know you. In 200 years you are giving my Kin a reason to celebrate. Please let them celebrate, and let us give you a family."

Harry bit his lip and sighed, he couldn't say no to the woman. "Alright Analessia, but don't expect me to put on a dress, I am firmly standing by that."

She grinned, "Fine fine no dress, now let's go! Mother is in a tavern in France, she owled me the address, come on! She won't wait around forever, and we have so much to do before you two go off to Spinner's End." She dragged the loudly protesting raven haired man away and Severus chuckled as he continued the walk down to the Hogs Head where Andrzej said to meet him.

"Severus! Hey Severus wait up!" Albus called jogging toward him.

"Good evening Al, where's Scorpius?"

"They're getting ready to head down to the Pitch so we can practice, last practice before the school’s deserted. Anyway I'm glad I caught you though, so the wedding plans are going ok?" the younger Potter asked wringing his hands nervously as he shifted his weight.

Severus arched an eyebrow at him, "yes they are, and we should be expecting to be at Spinners end by the end of the week." Classes had been out for a few days and the school stood mostly deserted by teachers and students who had gone home for the holidays. Severus had asked to finish out the week so that he, Harry, and Analessia could finish up any grading and wouldn't have to worry about it during the month off of classes. Another reason was because he was having his house elves working furiously to finish fixing the house up and removing all traces of the previous life that the house saw. He felt nervous about letting the Potters into his home, a place he had hated as a child and resented as an adult.

"Hello Severus? You there?" Albus asked waving a hand in front of his face.

"Huh? Oh yes, yes sorry. I got distracted for a moment. What did you ask?"

"I asked if you were absolutely sure about marrying my dad." Albus folded his arms over his chest. "Because I won't have him hurt like with the shit that happened with Mum, he deserves to be happy, especially after all the shit he went through with his life."

"Language Albus, and yes I am sure I want to marry your father. I have never been more sure about anything in my life, well except taking my Potions Mastery. Potions and your father are the only things I have ever been truly sure about in my life." He arched an eyebrow at Albus, "do you have doubts about my marriage to your father?"

Albus shook his head, "no I just keep trying to see the man that my uncles all talked about. You are the number one most hated guy since dad killed Voldimort. They whisper about how you are just biding your time till everyone has calmed down enough from the War so you can take up being the next Dark Lord."

Severus barked out a laugh before he could stop himself, "oh, forgive me. I wasn't laughing at you. Merely at the prospect of being the Dark Lord. It is a ridiculous thought; I have no need for such power or fear. I want to live my life quietly, continue teaching for a few more years, 10 at most, maybe 15, then retire to a new house, preferably somewhere out of the way, in the country somewhere, and spend the rest of my life loving your father and brewing my potions."

Albus's face donned a serious look as he considered what he had been told. "Yeah, I guess I can live with that. But know this you ever hurt my dad I will find a way to kill you. It's not an idle threat; I love my dad and would do anything for him."

Severus inclined his head. "I would expect nothing less, now I do have somewhere to be, I assume your father is going to be late, so I believe we will see you at breakfast tomorrow morning. We can talk more fully about plans for the winter break, and should you and Scorpius and James need any sort of help on any homework we can work through things."

Albus nodded and smiled. "Sounds good, see you then!" He took off at a dead run leaving the castle.

Severus smiled in spite of himself, the boy was exactly like Harry at that age, bouncing from one thing to the next like an over eager jack rabbit and changing his mind about how to feel quicker than the Red Queen. He shook his head and left the castle to get to his meeting down in Hogsmeed. Once at the Hogs Head he nodded at the owner before seeing Andrzej sitting at a booth with four other men. He walked over and inclined his head.

"Severus about time you made it, I never took you for being late." Andrzej said with a laugh.

"Yes, forgive my tardiness; Albus had a question for me that needed addressing."

"Albus is Harry's son yes?" The Elder Strigoi asked softly.

Severus nodded as he sat down, taking the offered mug of ale. "Yes, he's from Harry's relationship with the Weasley girl. He is Harry’s second eldest, James is the eldest." Severus's lip curled unintentionally at mentioning Ginny and Andrzej couldn't help but smile.

"I'm sure a swig of that Ale will rid your mouth of that foul taste, nyamo. From the look on your face as well you could use it."

Severus chuckled and took a drink from his mug looking to the four other men. "Forgive me, I'm Severus Snape, but I don't believe I have met any of you."

Andrzej smacked his forehead, "of course, you haven't met Analessia's brothers and uncle yet. They have been off the past few months checking up on Kin who have decided to move on away from the Clan and start their own lives."

"They are the enforcers of Strigoi law." Severus said confidently, remembering Analessia discussing them. He flicked his wand and raised strong charms leaving the six of them encased in their own little bubble. "Analessia has spoken of you all; I just didn't have names to put to faces."

The first man held out his hand, his face solemn and his eyes a dark blue, his wings rested against his back and were a dark forest green and shimmered slightly with silver. "I am Dorian, Analessia's Uncle and the eldest son of my father Andrzej." He said brusquely.

Severus inclined his head and took his hand, his gaze then being turned to the man next to him.

"I am Nicolae, named after my grandfather and the eldest child of Esmeralda." He said with a grin, his hair the same color as Analessia's but his hair was black streaked with different colors. His wings were a kaleidoscope of color. "Oh and I'm a Metamorphagus as you brits like to call it."

"A pleasure Nicolae." Smirking slightly at the mention of the man being a Metamorphagus, that would explain the different colors of his wings and the constant shifting of colors.

The man next to Nicolae held out his hand. "I'm Dracul, no it's not a joke. Mother said I was hell on her during pregnancy and came ripping out of her like a dragon." He gave a devilish grin flashing his teeth, his eyes sparkling silver. His wings glittered red like dark rubies.

The fourth man rolled his grey/green eyes and shook his head, "pay no heed to my younger brother, and he is kind of a child. He is the youngest out of all of mothers four children, he is only 127."

"Yeah and Grandfather made me an enforcer, what age were you when you became one eh? I think you were 250." Dracul grinned.

The unnamed man glared. "Pick a fight with me pup and I'll show you who is the elder brother here." He growled, but the grin on his face took the sting out of the growl. He turned his face to Severus again, "I am Stelian, everyone just calls me Lian though, and I'm the second eldest of our Elders four grandchildren." His wings were a deep soothing purple.

Severus sat back and took a sip from his mug again. "Let me see if I can get this straight, I would hate to call one of you by the wrong name. Dorian is the somber fellow who seems to rarely smile and is your uncle. Nicolae is named after his grandfather and is a Metamorphagus rending any chance I have at keeping a name to the face useless. Stelian is the second eldest of the younger Tepes family and known as Lian, and Dracul is the dragon of the family as well as the baby. Am I correct?"

Andrzej nodded and smiled. "Yes, you catch on rather quick, though I am not surprised. Analessia said you had an amazing eye for detail as well as retaining vast amounts of information." He nodded again and laid his hands out on the table, "now, I did not just call you down here for drinks, there is another reason. You, within all rights, are Tepes, and we see you as one of us. You fit well into my family Severus, though you came to us completely by accident. I do not fault my granddaughter, though it must seem like I do. Her actions that day were brash and caused many problems within the Clan. Many of the Strigoi demanded I kill you and punish Analessia by bringing her to heel like an animal, many of them forget that she is my granddaughter and has as much free will as the next. I chose to keep you alive, but have watched you closely."

Severus stiffened in his seat, his wand a slightly comforting weight at his wrist within his robes, but he knew that he could not take on five of the elder Strigoi. "And what have you seen?" He asked coolly.

"I have seen a man who is worthy to be known as Strigoi. Many take our gift and squander it, I have seen you with your life-mate and it does my old heart good. You honor our laws, you fallow them to the degree in which they deserve to be fallowed, and you even gave yourself a way out of the constantly moving every 10-20 years. I must applaud your genius on that one. Though it shouldn't surprise me, I have known Wizards many clever, many not so clever, every race has them. But you have given my Kin a breath of fresh air we have not seen in over 400 years. You give me hope for the future, a hope I have not had in many years. The reason I called you here tonight is to ask that you accept our bond of Family and Kin. We want to bring you and all of yours into the Clan, your name doesn't have to change, but we want you to know that should you need the Clan you can call upon us."

Severus sat stunned by the words, he knew that Analessia's family considered them part of the family, but only a distant part, like you would consider a cushion or a very close friend. Now as he gazed at the Elder Tepes he felt the weight of exactly what was being offered to him. "Before I can accept there is something I must know."

"You may ask us anything, if only to clarify your own mind."

"What of the boys? Harry and I discussed this at length, and have not come to the conclusion about it. As you know they are mortal, born when Harry was Mortal and before I came back into his life. I know the law is one mortal turn per Strigoi, Harry says he will never need his turn because he has his life-mate. I do not want to put Harry through the pain of losing his sons but I am at a loss as to how I should handle this."

"I see the problem,” Stelian said softly, “but we cannot change the laws for one. The choice to use his turn is Harry’s alone, none of us can stop that, but after that…he would only have one Son as a Strigoi, the other would still live a mortal life. We cannot turn anyone against their will nor can we change more than one. You also know the penalties should this law be broken.”

“Yes I know.” Severus sighed, "I just want my mate happy. I also don’t want him to use his one turn, what if I parish and he should find another life-mate? Rare as it is Harry is one that is known to defy the odds. I have heard stories of Strigoi who have found life-mates but have already used their one turn and the pain that they have gone though. I don’t want that for Harry"

Nicolae nodded his head, "while that is true, would you really hang your Mate's happiness on a what if?"

Severus sat back to consider the elder Strigoi's words carefully. "That does make sense, I just don't like not knowing the future…I worry for Harry. He has lost so much in his life, and I want to stop him from being in any more pain if I can help it."

Stelian offered a smile, "so then stop trying to guess at the future, if you aren't a Seer or a card reader then don't bother. It's rarely what we know it to be. Look to the now and work with what you have. You can't guess how a potion works out by looking at steps 6, 7, and 8 before you even look at 1, 2, and 3."

Severus looked at the man impressed, "spoken like a true Potion's Master."

"I admit, I dabble. It's a hobby. Hell I've had 400 years to dabble." He laughed.

Severus nodded, wondering if he would still have his love of Potions 400 years down the road.

"If you do you do if you don't I'm sure Harry can find something to keep you entertained." Dracul laughed, betraying that he had read Severus's mind.

Andrzej shot his grandson a withering glance. "Dracul, do not read his mind, it is very rude."

Dracul rolled his eyes but smiled, "sorry grandfather."

Severus cleared his throat, "I will take your advice into consideration, but as you say I should not base my life on maybes and what ifs. I accept your offer of Kin, Clan, and Family. I would rather keep my own last name, but the name Tepes will be one of honor within my household."

The five elder Tepes men nodded and smiled, with the exception of Dorian who just nodded. "Welcome to the Clan." They all chimed.

"So, on to the wedding business, now that you have male members of the family around it's time we get down to the business at hand, and that means giving you one kick ass bachelor party." Dracul gave a wolfish grin that made Severus pale slightly.

"I really am not going to like this am I?" Severus asked fearfully.

Stelian laughed, "only if you aren't used to loud men, obnoxious friends, and crazy family."

Severus groaned and let the men pull him to his feet and out of the bar. His mind slid back to his life-mate, wondering just how Harry was fairing with Analessia and her mother.

"No, absolutely not! I am not wearing flowers in my hair." Harry cried looking at the women in front of him. His gaze jumped between Analessia and her mother, Esmeralda, as his body felt like it was wound up ready for a fight.

"But Harry it is customary for the Bride to have symbols of what they want from their marriage, love, happiness, fertility, luck, all of that woven throughout their person, and that symbol comes from the clothing as well as the adornments." Esmeralda said simply, flicking her long black hair over her shoulder, her green/blue eyes glittering and her sky blue wings fluttering against her back. "Since you won't let us put you in a dress nor adorn your dress robes as such befitting a gypsy wedding we must find other ways of doing this."

"There has to be another way besides flowers, I am a male after all, flowers just don't work for a male. And I have already agreed to carry a bouquet."

Analessia chewed on her lip and sighed. "I have a solution, since he won't accept flowers how about woven charms? Remember, like the ones we put on father when we got his body back and sent him to the Ancestors."

Pain flashed briefly in the eyes of her mother and she nodded. "Very well, Harry, would you allow me to spell weave your robes? No over flashy charms or flowers or adornments but let me weave you a new set of robes to be used as a half-way point for our negotiations?"

Harry sighed and nodded, "alright, I guess that isn't a problem. Now then, you said you have the food and the entertainment, but have you also taken care of the special drinks for some of the guests."

"If you mean blood yes of course Harry, there is no way it will be mixed with your Wizard Guests." Esmeralda said with a reassuring squeeze to his hand, "now then, the whole of the Tepes clan is going to be there, as well as some of your fellow professors, Albus has asked to have some friends as did James, and you also are having the rest of the Order there as well. By my count there are going to be a total of 180 people there."

Harry gaped, "180? Are we going to have enough room for everyone?"

Esmeralda waved her hand in a shooing motion at his words. "Pish-posh, Severus has assured me that the grounds behind his home are enough to house all of us as well as play host to the entire party." She looked up at him from over the scroll in her lap and squeezed his hand again, "don't look so terrified Harry, we are family now. With all the praise that Ana has given you I feel as if I know you as well as my own sons. I am doing nothing that I wouldn't do for the children I gave birth to. Should you ever need me Harry, all you have to do is ask."

Harry felt the tears in his eyes as he squeezed her hand back a little harder than he meant to. "I'm sorry…it's just the last time someone said that to me…well it has blown up in my face recently."

Esmeralda rolled her eyes, "yes, I have been told this story many times over; I do not blame you at all. The blame falls entirely on the family who couldn't see what a special man you are." She cupped his cheek and smiled, "I am honored to have you in my family, and I await the grandchildren my own daughter can't seem to give me, I long to have a child in my arms again. It has been 250 years since I have had a child around that I could love and spoil."

Harry blushed, "I….um…haven't thought of children, so far it's only been the boys…my sons from my time before Severus."

Esmeralda nodded, "of course Harry dear, but just so you know I will be here to help you with the children raising every step of the way. All you have to do is ask." She smiled again, "After all that is what family is for. Now tell me about this man, George Weasley that seems to have captured my daughter's attention."

"Mother!" Analessia cried blushing furiously.

Harry laughed, happy to have the heat taken off of him as he launched into details about George. He smiled as he gossiped much to the dismay of Analessia, with the elder gypsy woman. He found himself looking forward to the future more than he had ever looked forward to it in his life.

The rest of the week passed by in a blur, leaving little time for Severus and Harry to spend any time with each other. Harry stood in the lounge of Spinner's Edge, Severus was down in the labs trying to fulfill and order from St. Mungos so that he didn't have to spend any more time during the break working, Albus was off at Scorpius’s house having lunch with the Malfoy’s, and James was at the shop with George and Teddy doing some last minute work before the wedding. He sighed softly, he missed his Mate, he missed his children, and he missed the connection.

"Dad?" Albus asked knocking on the door.

Harry turned around and forced a smile, "hey Al, I didn't know you were back from Scorpius's place."

"Yeah, I just got back, no one was at the Floo or in the kitchen so I came looking and noticed that Severus was in the lab so I figured I'd find you here. You tend to come in here when you feel like moping."

"I do not mope."

"When Severus is busy yeah dad you do. Anyway this was on the entryway table for you." He said holding out a long box.

Harry's brow crinkled as he took the box and sat down on the couch. He opened it to see white tissue paper inside and a note written resting on top of it. He picked the note up and smiled at the stylized E on the front of the note. "It's from Esmeralda."

Albus sat on the floor and drew his knees up to his chin. "Well open it dad."

Harry shook his head and smiled as he opened the note and read it out loud. "Harry, Here's the finished product, I hope you like. See you Friday." He set the note aside and unfolded the papers inside of the box and pulled out the silky new robes. He gasped as he set the box aside and pulled the robe out all of the way. It was a beautiful silky emerald green, trimmed in silvers and blues, the clasps were done in silver and he noticed that the robes themselves seemed to shimmer in the light. "Wow, Esmeralda out did herself. These are beautiful."

"You are going to look really good on Friday dad." Albus smiled, his eyes flickering with something that made Harry put the robes back in the box.

Harry rested his hand on his sons shoulder, "alright Albus, I think it's time we had a talk, what is wrong?" He asked softly.

Albus chewed his lip and looked away, "I really am happy for you dad, I just…I worry you know…your immortal now…and you'll always have Severus and Analessia said you can have your own kids with him. That's great, it really is, but I worry what will happen when I grow old and you end up watching me die. James too."

Harry sat stunned and gathered his youngest son into his arms and held him close, as he had done many times when he suffered a nightmare as a small boy. "Hey, Al, it's ok I promise. And said that every Strigoi has one turn in their life, to keep our kind safe. I already have my life-mate in Severus, and he was already Immortal, and he turned me so I was his one turn. We have had a long discussion of this, and losing you and your brother would kill me inside. I love you both very much. Don’t worry yourself my little prince, things will work out. They always do, we’re Potters after all, we seem to have crazy stupid luck.”

Albus clutched at his father and bit back the sobs that threatened to escape. Harry brushed his son's unruly hair back and kissed his forehead as he held his son close. A small sound at the door had him looking up to see Severus standing there unsure of whether he should enter the room or not. Harry held out his hand to his mate and the older man walked over and laid his hand in his mates and his other hand on his adoptive son's back. After a while Albus grew calmer and wiped at his eyes with his sleeve before pulling back. "I'm alright, I'm alright." He mumbled.

"Good, I was worried that someone had died or some such nonsense." Severus said with a snort, his eyes fell on the box next to his mate. "Dare I ask what that is?"

Harry and Albus both dove for the box and shut it tightly. "NO!" Harry yelped.

"You can't see it, not until Friday."

The elder man held up his hands, "alright alright, good lord you'd think I broke a priceless vase or something. I came down to tell you that we need to start expecting the Tepes clan this week. Analessia just owled ahead and said that her family have just boarded the boats with the caravan and are on their way over from France."

"I don't see why they don't just Aparate." Harry sighed, "the last thing we need is a gypsy procession through this town, drawing even more attention." He knew how much his soon to be husband hated vast amounts of attention.

"From what I understand the Caravan is filled with both Strigoi and very adept witches and wizards. Concealment charms are a dream love, especially when hiding a large group of people. They will bring the entire Caravan around back where the back yard spreads out into the field and will begin setting up the wedding stage."

Harry nodded still surprised at the trouble everyone was going through for him and Severus. Harry felt his eyes well up with the blood tears and he sniffled a little. Severus sat down at his side and drew him closer. "What is it Harry?"

"I-I'm sorry, I'm still not used to this, any of this. I spent so long alone and then I had the Weasley's then I got cast out by them, I thought I would have Sirius but he was killed by Bellatrix, then maybe Remus, but because of the War…" He trailed off his heart breaking as he spoke, "now I have a family, I have my children, a husband and a lover, I've got Analessia and her Kin. It's a little overwhelming."

Severus nodded, "I know the feeling love, I was the same way although I never had any true family, aside from the Malfoy's, Draco is the only one who made that worth dealing with, your mother was my only friend in school until I pushed her away, but now…now I have you I have Albus and I have whatever other surprises come our way. I find myself looking to the future more and more happy that now all I can see is love and happiness." He smiled, "and I wouldn't change it for the world."

The door bell sounded and Albus jumped up. "I'll get it!" He yelped, "anything to get away from the gooey love fest you guys've got going on, if you actually start to snog I might just vomit." He gaged running out of the room as his father gaping at him and Severus trying to hide his smirk.

"I say we take the young man's advice." He said turning dark eyes to his mate.

Harry shoved his shoulder, "perverted old codger." He teased.

Severus gave him a feigned wounded look, "Oh you wound me my young love."

Albus walked back in a moment later with the Malfoy's and a few extras in tow. Behind Scorpius and his father and mother were Blaise Zabini and his husband Theo Nott, as well as someone Severus never expected to see. "Narcissa?"

The elder Lady Malfoy smiled softly, "hello Severus, I hope…I hope I'm still welcome." Her eyes darted between him and Harry.

Severus stood up and walked over to her holding out his arms to her. "Of course Narcissa, in essence you saved Harry's life. You're lying to the Dark Lord saved us all."

She hugged him back and the tension visibly bleed from her body. She looked at Harry as she pulled back from the elder man. "Harry, you look well. I wanted to write to you so many times; I wanted to thank you for giving my son a second chance. My husband and I didn't deserve it…but you gave one to us as well. Thank you." She said softly, her head bowing.

Harry stood up and walked over to her and took her hand in his. "Lady Malfoy, while I don't know if I can ever truly forgive everything that happened, I can forget it. The new events of our lives are pushing us forward and I am more than happy to offer second chances. You saved my life, and I felt it only right to give you a second chance, when you looked at me after realizing I wasn't dead…I was scared…scared shitless that you were going to turn me over. But then your eyes…I saw the pain and suffering you had suffered and I also saw the realization that you knew if I had actually died it would only get worse. Besides, your son isn't as much of a git now and days; he's merely a pain in the arse."

"Potter that is my mother you are talking to." Draco groaned sliding a hand over his face, "such uncouth manners you would think that he were speaking to Granger."

Narcissa shook her head and laughed pulling Harry in for a hug. "Thank you Harry, thank you for everything." Her eyes drifted to the box on the couch and her eyes lit up expectantly. "Is that what I think it is?" She asked brightly.

Harry gave a sly grin that caused the women to return said grin. "Draco, Severus, Blaise, boys out!" Astoria barked shoving them out of the parlor room and shutting and locking the doors behind her.

Theo arched a delicate eyebrow at her, "and why am I not being ushered out with the rest of the men?"

Astoria rolled her eyes, "simple Theo, you are as much of a woman as we are. You are expected to participate in the women area of the wedding."

Theo sputtered and searched for a comeback as Harry moved to the box and lifted out the dress robes that Esmeralda made for him. Narcissa stepped forward and lifted the sleeves in her delicate fingers. "Why, this is silk! And not just any silk, but Japanese Moon Silk." She exclaimed, her eyes lighting up.

"Erm…I'm probably going to regret this…but so?" Harry muttered making the three purebloods in the room gape at him.

"You don't know what that is do you?" Theo asked.

"Fraid not." He mumbled.

"It's a special silk that is woven by the silent witches of Mt. Fuji, a very secretive order of witches who weave this silk for special purposes." Narcissa explained.

"They say that the silk itself is only woven under a full cycle of the moon, new to full and back to new again. Every strand is woven only at night, as the moon shines on it. Then it is set to bathe in dye baths of Mt. Fuji, a natural hot spring that only those witches know about. It is very good luck to wear the silk during a wedding, but most any one gets is just a sash or maybe gloves. I had a kerchief for my wedding to Draco." Astoria said with a smile as she examined the body of the robes which now hung as if on a mannequin in midair so they could be examined.

"I had a sash for my wedding gown; it was a lovely pale blue with pink fringe and design work in it. I still have it, I was hoping to pass it down to any daughter I had…instead I passed it down to Draco to give to his own daughter. When he has one of course."

Astoria shook her head at her mother-in-law. "really mum we will have another child when we are ready. Poor Draco frets himself silly over Scorpius."

Harry laughed at the women and looked at his new dress robes again. "Wait you said it takes about a month or so to make a set of silks right? Then how the hell did Esmeralda and Analessia get a hold of a full dress robe set a week before the wedding?"

"Simple really, when you are a Seer." Analessia said as she strode into the room and sat down, her fingers wrapped around a wineglass. "Hello all," she chirped happily.

Everyone in the room swore and jumped as she entered and Harry clutched at his heart. "Stop doing that Ana! You are going to kill me one of these days."

"As if you could die," she muttered shaking her head. "And besides, I told you I was going to be here, the Caravan is all hear and beginning to set up."

"Severus wasn't expecting you for a few more days. He said he just now got your Owl about getting on the boat."

"Ah yes, I sent that owl a day or two after we hit the mainland, I need to keep him on his toes you know. Besides, when Gypsies want to get somewhere we get there and we get there quick. Now what do you think of the robes? Do you like them?"

Harry shook his head and smiled, "crazy gypsies. And yes I do love them, they are absolutely stunning."

Analessia smiled as she drained her wineglass and stood up, "Now then we must hurry to the preparations and such, we have so much to do and so little time to do it!" She snapped her fingers and the robes folded neatly into the box and she ushered everyone outside, calling for the men as she did, and made everyone help with the preparations for a wedding that the Wizarding World had never seen before.
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