Chapter One Hundred Fifty-One
Sealed
So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters
Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters
(Nothing Else Matters - Metallica)June 21st, 1999Mia pried open her tired eyelids on the morning of her wedding as the light of dawn
broke through the windows of her old bedroom. Despite living together, Molly insisted
that the manor was large enough that Mia and Sirius could at least spend the night before
the wedding apart―"for tradition." How the pureblood witch was so well-informed of
Muggle wedding traditions, Mia would never know. Sirius had pouted, but Mia conceded
to Molly's request, not wanting to fight about one more stupid wedding issue.
Unlike James and Lily's wedding, which had gone off without a single hitch, Mia
and Sirius had struggled throughout the entire planning of their ceremony. Once the
location had been decided, Molly predictably tried to commandeer everything else. She
fought with Tilly on a daily basis over the menu, insisting that she be allowed to, at the very
least, make the cake. She then begged to take Mia shopping for a gown, only to frown
when they ended up at Twilfitt and Tattings to meet with Narcissa and Laurel as Mia was
fitted for black ritual robes, similar to the ones Dorea used to own, instead of a large poofy
white wedding gown.
When Molly suggested roses and daisies for the floral arrangements, Mia finally had
to put her foot down.
"Molly, I'm so sorry that almost everything is already planned," she said as politely as possible.
"I'm sure Ginny and Daphne would love your help planning their weddings."
She felt slightly guilty about throwing her friends under the bus, but she was willing
to live with that guilt as long as Molly was no longer forcing her ideas into the plans that