Finally, after many tears from Mrs Weasley and Mrs Delacour and much smiling and shaking of hands between Mr Weasley and Mr Delacour, the wedding ende...d to rapturous applause. At once, the tables zoomed towards the side of the garden and a wooden floor magically appeared to create a dance floor. Harry made for one of the far corner tables where he was soon joined by Lupin.‘Great ceremony wasn’t it Remus?’ said Harry as he helped himself to a butterbeer.‘O yes,’ said Lupin with a smile, ‘it went. "Nicole Thompson."My words ring over the sound of the river as a hushed whisper almost asif I'd recited a witch's spell. The accused visibly squirms, his mouthno doubt dry as he attempts to muster a rebuttal."May, what on earth are you talking about? You're accusing me of crimesyou weren't alive to see!" Wrong! I was born June 3, 1998. The same day you murdered Nicole." Itake another deep breath. Keeping my composure under thesecircumstances is difficult. "Nicole was a simple girl. A. “I’m sorry ... I’m not all that used to this.” he said quietly holding my arms and looking into my eyes.“That’s fine, Brian ... I’m not all that used to it either, but I’m enjoying being with you just the same.”“Me too.” he said quietly pulling me into his arms again.“I need a couple minutes, Brian.”“Oh, sure.” he said. “I’ll go get some ice and you take whatever time...” his voice trailed off. “Just one thing. Please don’t undress ... uh, ... I’d like to undress you ... if you don’t. ’ Ariel stood beside Gareth watching the older woman starting to sob silently. Her own tears started to fall. ‘Do you know their story?’ Gareth quietly asked Ariel. ‘I read a bit of my father’s diary. It seems that he truly loved her.’ Ariel replied wiping the tears of her cheeks. ‘Although your mom kept pushing him away, he loved her so much that he kept coming back. When your mother threatened to cut all ties did he finally agreed to be friends. But he still continued to love her.