The Wedding

James was just finishing up his diary entry when Mara stood in the open door way of their apartment. He looked at her and smiled at her white dress. "You're beautiful." He said.

Mara grinned at him holding out her hand to him. "Thank you. It's time. Once it's done you can get back to your work. Thank for you today." She said.

James got up and walked toward her. Mara nodded to his wand. "James don't forget your wand." She said.

James picked up his wand. He felt it come alive in his hand. He put it back his pocket with out a second thought and he walked over to grab her hand.

They walked out and down a walk way to the side toward the staircase down where his family and a large gathering their families were gathered down in the main hall.

He smiled and they came to down stairs where Neville was waiting for them dressed in a black suit. He smiled at them bowing.

"Professor. What you are you doing here?"

Neville gave him a wide eye expression. "James. I asked you to call me Neville you are an adult. I'm here to marry you and Mara. Of course." He said.

James stared at him. "What?"

Neville chuckled. "Yes. Yes. You are of course pleased to have me here of course."

James snorted and turned to see his father watchful of him but he smiled meeting his gaze. Dago came to stand beside him.

Dago gave him a look and nodded outside. James nodded his head. There was problem that needed solving.

"Alright let's go Neville." He said turning toward Neville.

James held up a finger before Neville started. "One second I want to do something." He said and then got his wand and aimed it up at the ceiling. "Luminus Stardusto" He spoke.

The lights deemed in the tower and then moonlight fell over Mara followed by an illusion of fire files that flew around the space.

James grinned and pocked his wand. "How do you like it Minx?" He asked her softly.

Mara stared up at him silently. "I love you."

James grinned. "I love you to. Thanks for marrying me." He said.

An hour later…

James met Dago outside the tower by his white board alone while everyone else had a party inside the tower. He folded his arms across his chest.

"What's wrong Dago?"

Dago looked around and making sure no one saw them. "I'm having trouble expanding the wards around the area. This warding should give us a a month window to close them out. But, I can't do it with the contract you created for me to us."

"What do you need me to do?" James asked.

Dago turned to the board and wrote down a steady stream of lines of wards in a circle and drew images that symbolized the center of Hawks Landing.

"I need you to fortify the wards around sky realm to lock out intruders. This should help us keep keep them out." He said.

"Keep who out?" Mara asked.

They both frowned looking toward her. Mara was still in her wedding gown smiling at them.

"Mara. You can't tell my father and mother or anyone what your about to see and no I will not answer any questions you have about it later. Do you understand me?" James said.

Mara's smile froze but she held it in place and nodded. "I promise. How can I help."

"You can't!" James said taking a step back. Dago pulled Mara back.

James closed his eyes and making a hand sign and started writing spells in the air with his fingers. When he had made a complete circle with the ward words he spun them in a circle as they hovered above his palm.

"How's this?" He asked Dago.

Dago licked his lips and nodded his head. "Amazing as always my friend."

James nodded. "Good. Alright. Get my wand out of my pocket and slip it into my the middle of the wards."

Mara rushed to quickly reach inside his pocket and get his wand out and carefully slipped the wand into the circle of floating wards. The wards bound themselves to his wand.

James smiled and carefully took it from Mara's hand. "Alright get back." He said both of them quickly moved back.

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" James cried out.

The blue horn snake flew out his wand's end racing out into the sky realm travelling at advance speed covering a whole landscape of Angus' land until it dis spelled and a blue ring was send for as far as the border of the sky realm miles wide in the sky.

Dago and Mara came to his side. James nodded holding out his hand.

Dago slapped his hand. Mara slapped his hand next.

"Your a brilliant architect my friend. A bloody genius constructor. The foundation is complete." Dago said in respect.

James nodded. "Damn straight. But this isn't the end my friend. We're going to make history."

Dago laughed. "We're making history everyday my friend. Thank you."

James frowned at him. "For what?"

"For bringing me on. This is amazing. You don't know what this means to me bro. We're on the steps of a brand new event in magical history. This is a dream come true. We've got the whole damned world against us and every nosy Back-sight trying to spy on what were doing. We've had more then a few close calls already. Do you think we'll succeed?"

James smiled shook his head. "I think with my Dad being the face of this project and founder things will work out. In a year or two the project will be set in place before they can stop it."

"You have so many secrets. I have no idea what your planning?" Mara said softly.

"Just trust me Mara. When you see this place complete one day you'll understand." James said.

"You allowed Dago to learn of your secret." Mara complained.

Both Dago and James snorted in laughter. James took her hand and he squeezed it.

"That was a nice PATRONUM." Angus commented behind them.

James turned around slowly to see the back of Angus as he studied the writing on Dago's whiteboard. "Why aren't you getting drunk off of butter beer and dancing with Mother in the hall?" He asked.

Angus shrugged turning back to him and he nodded to the spell ward circle Dago had drawn on the whiteboard. "Where did you learn this from?" He asked Dago.

"I taught him." James said and giving Dago a quick look. Dago nodded in agreement to their unspoken communication. 

James then turned his attention back to Angus. "I learned the warding from copying your methods around the ranch and memories of Grandpa Harry performing the spell. Dago came up with the concept though to use on Hawks Landing. It's just a modified protection spell!" James said.

"It looked like a PATRONUM to me but you managed to wrap it into a ward words of protection. I have never seen or heard of anybody doing anything like that." Angus said shaking his head. "I don't know son. Ever sense this realm came into being you've just been doing one amazing thing after the other with full understanding of what your doing and what your turning this place into. While I'm left in the dark taking all the supposed credit for your greatness." Angus said.

James smiled. "I wouldn't go that far dad. Your magic created this place not mean. Thank you though for compliment. I do my best. Being a spell engineer has it's benefits. I'm taking advantage of every bit of knowledge I have gained to make this place great."

Angus shook his head. "I don't think this has anything to do with you being a spell engineer. It's more like you created this place more then I did."

James grunted and shrugged in difference and turned to Mara. "May I have this dance?"

James took Mara in his arms and danced into a apparition as they appeared in the great hall of the tower together. He smiled at her as Mara rested her cheek against his chest.

"Congratulations." Mara said.

"Thank you, Mrs. Potter. Congratulations to you." James said.

Mara frowned lifted her head to look around until she realized what happened. "Dago and Dad aren't here. Are they still outside?"

"Of course they are. Dad is trying to grill good old Dago on what my evil plans are for Hawks Landing." He said with a snort of laughter.

Mara looked up at him. "Why did you tell Dago your plans?"

James shook his head. "I didn't."

Mara stared at him. James smiled. "I didn't tell him. Dago has an idea what we're doing here because we had a conversation once and he liked the idea. He doesn't have to know everything. He just have to do his part and enjoy the process of what Hawks landing is becoming."

"So you lied to mother?"

James made a face. "No. I told her enough of the truth to put the project in jeopardy but not enough for her to ruin it."

"I think Dago isn't going to last against your father long. Dago is going to tell dad everything he demands to know." Mara warned him.

James smiled at his family and friends in the crowd around them some where dancing and others sat drinking at tables on the side. He waved to his people and caught sight of Grandpa Harry in the shadows above from a empty apartment. He smiled at him. 

"James did you hear me?" Mara asked.

"Yeah. I heard you. It's okay. Dago can tell dad anything he wishes to know. Dad has every right to know what he wants but that doesn't mean I have to care."

"Dad is afraid you'll resent him for possibly casting his shadow over you and keeping you from your own rise to greatness." Mara said.

James laughed. "He worries to much just like mother. I'm an adult now and I have no intention on diverting from my course."