Chapter 93: Wedded Bliss

The Grounds, Hogwarts Castle, Wizarding World...

The wedding of Severus Sebastian Snape and Hermione Jean Granger took place on a heated summer afternoon with all those that they cared for and who cared for them in attendance. Severus had defied tradition and wore a white suit with black dress shoes to his wedding mostly due to Lucius daring him to be bold in the wake of his new venture. In keeping with this frame of mind, Snape had three best men in place of one, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, and Harry Potter was proud to be labeled as his best friends.

Ginerva Weasley Potter had been Hermione's maid of honor of course.

Minerva McGonagall had been escorted by Albus Dumbledore to the event and the other married couples from their inner circle had been in attendance.

John Granger had presented Hermione, dressed in what the muggles referred to as an A-line sky blue chiffon evening dress complete with silver sparking snowflake patterns and a handful of white chrysanthemums. Her hair was straighter than it had been in her entire life and hung ever so gently passed her shoulders.

The soon-to-be bride's mother had been in tears as she watched her little girl walk down the aisle to meet the wizard she loved to take his name.

Hermione had not known an ounce of nerves a day in her life and this day she had never been more grateful for the events that led to this pivotal moment one of them had been the day she ran into the Slytherin git by the name of Sebastian Prince.

The familiar eyes of obsidian highlighted the weary face of the Potions Professor following his stag party.

He had brewed quite a few hangover potions before running out of ingredients and he found himself having to split the last with Lucius.

The surprisingly patient wizard had looked over at his future bride with a measure of pride despite his seeming lack of enthusiasm. Hermione stepped next to him as they each noted the other's interesting attire for the evening.

"And I thought you'd only look good in black," she said with a smile.

"That shade of blue is...well chosen for you as well," he replied.

Jarvis smiled from the audience pleased that he at least had been allowed to come to the wedding given that Severus didn't care too much for him. Eileen had been smiling noting her efforts to get her son to this point had not been wasted. She had meant what she said about Hermione being good for him and it only continued to be proven true.

Dumbledore and Minerva had been pleased as well seeing the two students they watched reach aspiring heights in terms of academic and magical research venture into a more personal direction. It was especially good to see Severus happy once more considering all that both he and Miss Granger endured in the wake of the second wizarding war.

Lucius Malfoy had been rather smug given he had known all too well that Severus and Hermione's little union would not have happened if he had not been so stubborn and attended that banquet in his honor all those years ago.

The witch and her wizard exchanged heartfelt vows as well as rings. They shared a kiss for the first time as husband and wife and Hermione threw the bouquet she held in her hands only to see Minerva catch it much to the amusement of everyone in attendance.

Hermione kissed Lucius Malfoy on the cheek, thanking him for his folly, and hugged both Harry and Draco on the way out.

Severus shook hands with Potter and Draco and found himself attempting to strangle Lucius on the way out after his giggling new wife.

The Snape wedding had been quite unconventional but neither stayed long given their interest in getting to the honeymoon as soon as possible. Partially, because Snape was still hung over and because they wanted to finally be alone despite the enormous amount of support from their friends and family.

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Unknown Location, Unknown World...

Severus Snape pulled his new bride close to him as they shared a series of passion-filled kisses in the wake of finally becoming Mr. and Mrs. Snape. Those who had known Severus and Hermione both had been pleased with the outcome of their newfound relationship taking on an honest approach.

Hermione smiled as Snape wrapped his arms around her and she leaned back into his chest gazing at the open ocean before her. The scent of salty sea air had been welcome as she enjoyed the quiet bliss of being newlywed.

"I never envisioned something like this happening during all those nights I hexed you at Hogwarts," she said thinking back to the warring teenagers they use to be.

"Like I had any intention of marrying a former student," said Snape narrowing his eyes at her despite her being unable to see it.

Hermione giggled as she looked down at the Snape family ring.

"I suppose this makes it all official no," she said.

"I suppose it doe," replied Snape with a grin.

They shared another series ofpassion-filledd kisses.

"I love you so much Severu," said Hermione meaningfully as she met the gaze of her new husband.

"And I love you as well, Hermione," replied Snape pulling her into another heated kiss. "Always."

Thenewlywedd witch and wizard entered their bedroom aboard a prestigious muggle ocean liner via Hermione's father after citing that they needed to go on a proper honeymoon at least to have something for the muggles that met them to see in photographs.

By contrast, Snape's mother had insisted they have a proper wizarding honeymoon once they had their fill of appeasing the muggles.

For the Potions Master and Charms Mistress, it was a pleasant experience to have an all-expense paid vacation in any form given their hectic class scheduling.