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“Lupin and Snape should be here any minute,” Ron added, swiping a muffin off the tray that had been brought to Harry.

“Fine, fine, I’m going!” Harry shook his head helplessly as he headed back to Draco and his bedroom to change.

Hermione and Ron looked around the house while they waited for their friend.

“The House Elves have outdone themselves,” Ron grudgingly admitted. “It doesn’t look half bad.”

“It looks gorgeous, Ron,” Hermione corrected him. And indeed it did.

The entire first floor and stairway had been decorated in white and platinum. The marble and wooden floors shone with equal sparkle, as if just cleaned. Garlands of fresh white roses hung from the moldings and around the banisters. The flowers in the garden that lead to the double doors of the Manor were in perfect condition and in full bloom. White petals had been sprinkled on the walkway and across the close lawns, and a bouquet of white orchids sat primly on every windowsill.

“Your husband has very good taste, Mr. Malfoy.” Kutterman nodded at Draco’s robes. “Here are the rings. I wish you many happy years, Mr. Malfoy.”

“Thank you.”

Snape and Lupin arrived at around the same time, with Draco following shortly after. Snape and Draco then disappeared into what had been Lucius’s study and was now Draco’s, as Lupin, Hermione, and Ron, stayed with Harry.

Snape looked at the rings for a moment before handing them back to Draco. “They’re lovely. They’ll do both of you justice. And the spell work is immaculate.”

“Good.”

“Are you nervous?”

“Why should I be?”

“You have the Weasley twins coming to your ceremony. They’ll probably try to jinx the doors shut.”

Draco blanched. “Don’t tell me things like that.”

“You’re serious then.”

“Of course I’m serious. Did you doubt me?”