the_debt_of_time

She blushed in response and then turned around to reveal Lily in a simple white
gown, her long red hair pinned up and held in place by a charmed, golden comb encrusted
with rubies that matched the Potter family ring that sat on her left hand.
"Speaking of going mental.. ." Remus chuckled at the sight of his friend. "James
is going to go barmy at the sight of you, Lils." He held out his arm to the bride, trying his
best not to look worried, considering the last time he saw James, his friend was hungover
and hyperventilating.
Her hands were shaking as her fingers gripped his. "How does he look?"
Remus just kept smiling, trying not to look strained while doing so. "He's great," he
lied. Thankfully, Lily was apparently too anxious herself to notice the fib.
"Good, good." She nodded quickly, squeezing Remus's hand.
Mia interrupted them. "Just a few more things left. We have some gifts for you to
honour your Muggle heritage."
"Something borrowed from me," Alice said, presenting Lily with a small, red box
that, when opened, revealed a golden necklace with a ruby at the end of it. "It's from my
side of the family actually. I wore this at my wedding."
"It's beautiful, Alice, thank you," Lily said, as she clasped the gold chain behind her
neck.
Remus reached into the pocket of his robes and pulled out a Sickle. "I know it's not
a sixpence, but it's the closest I could get considering I didn't actually know this tradition,"
he offered, placing the coin in Lily's hand.
She laughed and kissed his cheek before bending down to place the Sickle in her
shoe.
Mia handed her another small box. "Jamie and I took care of the old and new."
Lily opened the box, nearly bursting into tears at the sight of the earrings. One
earring was a golden silhouette of a stag and the other of a doe. "They're beautiful."
"He had them made years ago," Mia confessed with a smile as Lily's eyes widened.
"Was going to give them to you on Valentine's Day, but he ended up punching Amos
Diggory in the face instead."
Lily laughed loudly. "I remember that," she said, wiping the tears from her eyes. She
took hold of each earring, looping them through her pierced ears with pride. "I was so
angry with him. So, what's the new then?"