For Luck
Title: For Luck
Summary: I told Daddy most people would probably wear dress robes, but he believes you ought to wear sun colors to a wedding, for luck, you know.DH 141 US ed.
Rating: G
Warnings: fluff. A lot. It’s a wedding.
Word Count: 547
Prompt: Luna wears her father's omelette-like robes.
If it were any other wedding I suppose people would have been surprised by the bride’s appearance, skipping down the aisle in a set of oversized robes in Egg-Yolk Yellow with an orange sash to keep her from tripping over the hem. Her long blond hair in a loosely braided crown with daisies and daffodils stuck in haphazardly.
She is the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, and soon she will be my wife.
My mother is sniffing quietly into her handkerchief and I wonder if they are the tears of joy, or of dismay. Mum spent years trying to get me to marry a proper lady, and instead here I am with some girl I met when her Patronus saved me from a leithfold.
The matron of honour pulls two boxes out of her crimson sleeves and hands them to us. Luna and I lock elbows and walk around the dais sprinkling salt from each other's boxes. We stop in front of Kingsley Shaclklebolt who has agreed to perform the ceremony.
"Salt to discourage nargles, that your kisses may never bring peril."
Ancel, my oldest friend and best man, hands two phoenix feathers to Kingsley. The Minister puts one in my lapel and one in Luna's hair.
"You are the Feng and the Huang. Treasure these feathers as symbols of your eternal love."
I look to Hugo Weasley as it is his turn, but he is leaning against his Uncle Harry and seems to have dozed off. The snickers of the onlookers startle him to wakefulness and he presents his pillow with the rings. I take the smaller ring, Luna the larger.
"May the metal in these rings protect you from Nixies, that you are never tempted to stray."
Nearly done we present our newly ornamented hands to Kingsley. He ties a green cord around my wrist. "Do you, Rolf Aaron Scamander consent to be bound to Luna Marie Lovegood?"
"For all eternity." These are the first words I have uttered all day.
He ties the other end of the cord to Luna's wrist. "Do you, Luna Marie Lovegood, consent to be bound to Rolf Aaron Scamander?"
"Past when we are both old and wrinkly."
She looks at me and I forget the laughter bubbling in my throat when I see her serene blue eyes.
"This cord represents Ua Zit, May she protect your union as she protected Horus. I now pronounce you bonded for life; you may now kiss your spouse."
I kiss her. It is far from the first time I have kissed Luna but this is the first time as my wife. Time had no meaning and the cheers of our guests were a dull buzz. It wasn't until Ancel taps my shoulder that I break the kiss.
Luna smiles her best dreamy smile and looks to the row of candles lit in remembrance of those not able to be here.
"I'm sorry I never got to meet them."
"Oh you will someday." She speaks with great certainty.
"But not today." I say. "And right now I would like to make use of this salt circle." I lean in for another kiss
She replies just before our lips meet. "Of course, it's important to make use of such strong protection from Nargles."
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A/N A big thanks to kerosinkanister for the speedy beta. The nargles and the humans belong to JKR and all the other creatures are as described in Magickal, Mythical, Mystical Beasts: How to Invite them into Your Life by D.J. Conway.
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Summary: I told Daddy most people would probably wear dress robes, but he believes you ought to wear sun colors to a wedding, for luck, you know.DH 141 US ed.
Rating: G
Warnings: fluff. A lot. It’s a wedding.
Word Count: 547
Prompt: Luna wears her father's omelette-like robes.
If it were any other wedding I suppose people would have been surprised by the bride’s appearance, skipping down the aisle in a set of oversized robes in Egg-Yolk Yellow with an orange sash to keep her from tripping over the hem. Her long blond hair in a loosely braided crown with daisies and daffodils stuck in haphazardly.
She is the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, and soon she will be my wife.
My mother is sniffing quietly into her handkerchief and I wonder if they are the tears of joy, or of dismay. Mum spent years trying to get me to marry a proper lady, and instead here I am with some girl I met when her Patronus saved me from a leithfold.
The matron of honour pulls two boxes out of her crimson sleeves and hands them to us. Luna and I lock elbows and walk around the dais sprinkling salt from each other's boxes. We stop in front of Kingsley Shaclklebolt who has agreed to perform the ceremony.
"Salt to discourage nargles, that your kisses may never bring peril."
Ancel, my oldest friend and best man, hands two phoenix feathers to Kingsley. The Minister puts one in my lapel and one in Luna's hair.
"You are the Feng and the Huang. Treasure these feathers as symbols of your eternal love."
I look to Hugo Weasley as it is his turn, but he is leaning against his Uncle Harry and seems to have dozed off. The snickers of the onlookers startle him to wakefulness and he presents his pillow with the rings. I take the smaller ring, Luna the larger.
"May the metal in these rings protect you from Nixies, that you are never tempted to stray."
Nearly done we present our newly ornamented hands to Kingsley. He ties a green cord around my wrist. "Do you, Rolf Aaron Scamander consent to be bound to Luna Marie Lovegood?"
"For all eternity." These are the first words I have uttered all day.
He ties the other end of the cord to Luna's wrist. "Do you, Luna Marie Lovegood, consent to be bound to Rolf Aaron Scamander?"
"Past when we are both old and wrinkly."
She looks at me and I forget the laughter bubbling in my throat when I see her serene blue eyes.
"This cord represents Ua Zit, May she protect your union as she protected Horus. I now pronounce you bonded for life; you may now kiss your spouse."
I kiss her. It is far from the first time I have kissed Luna but this is the first time as my wife. Time had no meaning and the cheers of our guests were a dull buzz. It wasn't until Ancel taps my shoulder that I break the kiss.
Luna smiles her best dreamy smile and looks to the row of candles lit in remembrance of those not able to be here.
"I'm sorry I never got to meet them."
"Oh you will someday." She speaks with great certainty.
"But not today." I say. "And right now I would like to make use of this salt circle." I lean in for another kiss
She replies just before our lips meet. "Of course, it's important to make use of such strong protection from Nargles."
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A/N A big thanks to kerosinkanister for the speedy beta. The nargles and the humans belong to JKR and all the other creatures are as described in Magickal, Mythical, Mystical Beasts: How to Invite them into Your Life by D.J. Conway.
Next month is Neville! you can submit a plot bunny or sign up to participate here