Chapter 4: 5 years later

"If anyone can show just the case why they may not be lawfully joined together, let them speak now or forever hold their peace."

Silence fell on the room. Severus Snape looked in the eyes of his wife-to-be and smiled. Hermione Granger looked at him and smiled back.

"I object!" said Ron, standing from his seat.

"What the hell…" whispered Snape looking at the young wizard.

Ronald smirked at them.

"Sorry, Snape. I had to have my revenge."

Severus looked murderous, but Hermione laughed making him relax.

"Shall we proceed then?" asked Albus Dumbledore with twinkling eyes.

"Oh, yes, yes," answered Ron, sitting.

He took the hand of his fiancée and kissed it. No one had believed it when he had brought her home. But, as he had said, he was head over heels in love with her and her with him and anyone who had anything against them could "bugger off". Because you see, dear readers, Ronald Weasley was now engaged to none other than Pansy Parkinson. They had met three years previously and had, since then, been seeing each other.

Smiling at Pansy, he turned back to the altar.

"Severus Tobias Snape, do you take Hermione Jane Granger for you lawfully wedded wife? Will you love, honour, comfort, and cherish her from this day forward as long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

"And do you, Hermione Jane Granger, take Severus Tobias Snape for your lawfully wedded husband? Will you love, honour, comfort and cherish him from this day forward as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," she answered smiling.

With a flick of his hand, the Headmaster made a couple of rings appear. Severus took one.

"With this ring, I thee wed," he said placing it on Hermione's finger.

The young witch did the same.

"With this ring, I thee wed," she said placing it on Severus' finger.

Dumbledore looked at the happily.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride," he said to a grinning Severus.

The Potions Master turned to his wife and, bending closer to her, he kissed her soundly in front of the audience.

Everyone cheered.

As they turned to the assembly, Albus said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr and Mrs Snape."

"I love you, my dearest wife," whispered Severus in her ear.

"I love you, too, my dear husband," she answered smiling.

And as they made their way down the aisle the only thought that was on their mind was that there was nothing better than having to spend the rest of their lives with the one they loved.

THE END!