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Marriage Vows	By : selened Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Snape/Hermione Views: 23720 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Marriage Vows

Disclaimer: This
story was inspired by the Marriage Law Challenge on WIKTT. All Harry Potter characters belong to JK
Rowling and those with whom she has agreed contracts. This story was written for practice not profit.

Chapter Ten Blood Kin

The wedding was now less than an hour away. Both Severus and Hermione were in their
respective rooms preparing for the ceremony.
Lavender, who was now the only other inhabitant of Hermione�s dormitory,
was still in class, so Molly, Melissa and Mrs Granger had commandeered the
space. Hermione had chosen to have her
mother apply her makeup in the traditional Muggle way and was sitting in a
chair to allow her to do so. This was
fairly new to Molly and Melissa so they were looking on fascinated. Hermione had resigned herself to the use of
charms to tame her unmanageable hair and Molly had helped her to dress it
simply. The ivory satin wedding robes
were hanging from the frame of Hermione�s four poster bed.

�There, nearly finished.
We�ll do your lips last thing after the dress. I can�t believe you have beds like this in a dormitory. My bed at school was like a camp bed.�

�Believe me mum you need this kind of bed in a castle. It would be really cold in winter without
the curtains.�

�Wait until you see mine and Charlie�s bed. It was originally made for Hagrid and he was
nearly eleven feet tall.�

�You should see Severus� bed Mum. It�s Italian and really elaborate.�

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�You�ve seen it already then,� stated Mrs Granger. �When did that happen?�

�Oh no it�s not like that!
On Tuesday morning we were in his sitting room trying to work out what
to do and I was upset and fainted so he laid me down on his bed until I
recovered en to to eat something. I
told him I was considering suicide rather than marrying Malfoy and he
proposed. He hasn�t done anything to
me. I haven�t done that with anybody.�

�I�m glad to hear it.�

�So am I,� said Melissa.
�He gave me your flowers earlier and they symbolise your virginity. I would have hated to have to transfigure
them. I was never very good at it. It�s
a mixture of blossoms and they�re so delicate something would be bound to go
wrong. I don�t know how he managed to
do the weaving so beautifully. lie
lie
really struggled with mine.�

�So did Arthur. I
knew I should have made him practice beforehand but it�s a tradition. Let�s get you into these robes.�

Hermione stretched out her arms in front of her as Molly and
Melissa put her arms into the tight fitting sleeves. The gown was completely
open down the back and Hermione had to stand still and straight as the two
women fastened the one hundred buttons needed to close it.

�Why are they all made like this?� said Hermione. �I�m never going to get out of it on my own
later.�

�It�s your wedding night Hermione. You�re not supposed to,� laughed Molly. �The tradition is that each button stands for a year of your
marriage. If he�s patient enough to
undo them all carefully it means your marriage will last the hundred
years. He has a hundred buttons too.�

�How�s he going to do them up?�

�Arthur and Charlie have been enlisted. I�d love to be a fly on the wall in that
dungeon right now.�

�What are they like?
I didn�t see him buy them.�

�I think he owled his tailor and told him exactly what he
wanted. They were delivered by floo on
Wednesday. Severus has always been very
elegant in his tastes,� said Melissa.
�I�m sure he�ll do you credit.�

The buttons done Molly carefully helped Hermione into the
outer robe. This was generously cut and
covered the intricacies of the under robe.
Melissa went into the bathroom and fetched the crown of blossoms. Molly was awestruck by the skill Severus had
demonstrated in making it. The crown
was placed onto Hermione�s head and Molly secured it with pins. Mrs Granger added the final touches to her
make up and they were ready to go.

They set off to the ground level divination classroom. Hermione stood outside and removed her shoes
whilst her companions went inside to take their places. The hour struck and Hermione took a deep
breath and entered the room.

The first thing she saw was Severus standing waiting for
her. He was clad completely in black
with a plain floor length robe and ornately decorated black on black
ro
robe. His hair was freshly washed and
framed his long pale face. He extended
his hand and moved towards her. She
took his hand and allowed him to lead her barefoot along the classroom�s forest
floor towards the chalk circle in the middle of the clearing. He stopped at the edge and looked towards
Albus who was facing them.

�Ask the first question Severus,� he said.

Severus turned to Hermione and went down on one knee still
holding her hand.

�Hermione I have
asked you to be my bride. �Will you
come with me into the circle where we may be bound together unto death?�

Hermione went down on both her knees and looked up at
him. �I will go with you,� she
said. He raised her hand and kissed it
without breaking eye contact. Hermione
shivered at the formal gesture. He rose
and helped her to her feet. He led her
into the circle where they stood facing Albus.

�Seal the circle my children,� said Albus.

Hermione stood in the centre of the circle whilst Severus
walked ar her her tapping his wand along the line of the circle. When he had finished he took her hand and
kissed it as he took her place and she repeated his actions around the circle
with her wand. As she finished the
circle began to glow white. She
rejoined Severus to stand facing Albus once more.

�The circle has been sealed with your combined powers. Ask the second question Severus,� said
Albus.

Severus reached into the inner pocket of his outer robe and
produced the shoes that Hermione had chosen to go with her outfit. He held them out to her and said,

�I offer you these shoes.
Will you accept them as a sign of your intent to walk as my companion
during our life together?�

�I accept your gift and that which they symbolise.�

Severus knelt again and helped her to put the shoes on. As he rose again the glow of the circle rose
with him creating a haze of white light level with his knees.

�The third question is yours Hermione. You may ask it now,� said Albus.

Hermione knelt before Severus. Looking up at him she asked,

�What do you offer me in our marriage?�

Severus knelt down to answer.

�I offer you protection, support, fidelity and friendship.�

�I accept your gifts.�

Severus kissed her hands and helped her to rise. As they stood the glow now reached Severus�
waist.

Albus stated, �Your bride has accepted the gifts you have offered
Severus. It is time for you to ask the
fourth question.�

Severus remained standing to ask his question. �Hermione do you consent to become my blood
kin? If you do so know that you will be
my closest and dearest family whilst we live.�

�I consent to become your blood kin knowing that the bond
may be broken only by death. Any child
I bear will be of your line and under your authority and protection as I am.�

�Severus you may make the cuts now,� said Albus.

Severus drew a small slim knife from his pocket and made a
thin cut on the palm of his hand.yes"> �I think the other students are going to change for dinner. Do you have any other clothes?�

�I�ve only got a Muggle dress.�

�Well as you can see we have Muggle guests at our
wedding. My wife�s parents are
Muggles. Go and put your dress on. When you come to dinner remember you will
sit at the teacher�s table with the other guests and not in your normal
place. Off you go.�

Severus joined his guests as the party moved towards the
Staff Room.

Hermione was still walking between her parents.

�I can�t believe how short the ceremony was,� said Mrs
Granger. �And no rings.�

�They�re all like that,� said Hermione. �We get the scar as a reminder of the blood
sharing. There�s another bit of ceremony to come but that is right before the
bond is fulfilled so to speak. Only
Severus and I will do that. It
re-invokes the circle when we decide to� well you know�.�

�Yes I believe I recall what that was like,� said Mr Granger
dryly.

�Dad!�

�Leave me in blissful ignorance Hermione and I will return
the favour. Do we have a bargain?�

�Yes Dad. I think we
do.�

A/N

Sabrinhankhanks for the continuing support.

kjsparkles- Thank-you for taking the time to review. I�m afraid enquiring minds are going to have
to be a little patient because we�ve got the Wedding Night and Honeymoon
weekend to come first. I hope I can
sustain your interest. I will probably
post the next chapter later this evening but that depends on how active the
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