Redemption For A Monster (Marauder fanfic) Book Three

64- Interuption At The Wedding

Sara didn't have time to think about the book Dumbledore had left her, as she arrived home late, and left early in the morning to help Molly set up for the wedding.
As someone who hated make-up and fancy dresses, Sara was not a big fan of weddings, as they involved her having to do both of those things.
For this wedding, she had chosen to wear a simple long red dress, and some of the Black jewelry that Tonks had returned a few days after her own wedding.
Since Sara knew that she would be doing a lot of walking, she was wearing shoes with a very small heel, so that she didn't fall over or end up with blisters.
Harry had been disguised as a local red-headed Muggle boy using Polyjuice Potion, so that he could hide amongst the vast number of Weasley relatives. Because even though the Burrow had top security around it, the Order didn't feel it would be safe for Harry, to attend the wedding as himself.

Sara had never met so many members of the same family in all her life. Her and the rest of the Marauders had been only children, except for Sirius, but he and Regulus had never been close, so Sara had never met him. And she never met any of her parents other relatives, for obvious reasons.
So to suddenly be surrounded by dozens and dozens of Weasley's, was a bit of a shock to the system.
She grinned though, as she saw Ron leading his Great Aunt Muriel to her seat, with an angry look on his face.
"Muriel, this is Sara Burne. You remember her don't you?" Asked Ron as they reached Sara.
"Of course I do. She's the Cursed one, who came with you to my house the other week" stated Muriel.
Sara rolled her eyes at being called the Cursed one, but decided not to let it bother her.
"Hello again, Muriel, it is good to see you" lied Sara.

"I should think it is. Merlin's beard what is Xenophilius Lovegood wearing? He looks like an omlette. Anyway, I've just been instructing the bride on how best to wear my tiara. Goblin-made you know, been in my family for years. She's a good looking girl, but still, French. Well, Ronald, you'd better find me a seat. I am 107 and I ought not to be on my feet too long" instructed Muriel.
Sara flashed Ron a sympathetic look as he passed, and escorted the old woman to her seat.
But once she was seated, Ron made his way back to Sara, just as Harry and Hermione reached her.
"Sorry about her. Nightmare isn't she? She used to come every Christmas, until she took offense to Fred and George setting off a Dungbomb under her chair one year" Ron apologised.

"You look nice" Ron then commented, as he turned to face Hermione.
"Always the tone of surprise... Your Great Aunt Muriel doesn't agree. I met her upstairs, and she said, oh dear is this the Muggle-born? Bad posture and skinny ankles" revealed Hermione.
"I wouldn't take it too personally. She called me the Cursed one a moment ago" admitted Sara.
"That's not very nice of her" replied Harry frowning.
"Talking about Muriel?" Asked George as he joined in the conversation.
"She just told me that my ears are lopsided. Old bat. I wish Uncle Bilius was still here, he was always a right laugh at weddings. He used to down a bottle of Firewhisky, then run onto the dance floor, hoist up his robes and start pulling bunches of flowers out of his-"
"Yeah, he sounds like a real charmer" interupted Hermione, cutting George off.

"Never married for some reason" grinned Fred, as he joined the group.
"You amaze me" replied Hermione sarcastically.
Sara chuckled.
"I think it's time for us to take our seats".
The others all nodded, and found their own seats under the marquee.
A few moments later Bill marched up the aisle with his best man Charlie, at his side.
Fred wolf-whistled as they passed him, causing some of Fleur's Veela cousins to laugh.
There was then a collective sigh as Fleur began making her way up the aisle, on her father's arm. With Ginny and Gabrielle behind her, in matching gold dresses.

Sara looked over at Harry, who was sat beside her, and she winked, as Ginny passed them, making him blush.
"Of course my tiara sets off the whole thing nicely. But I must say that Ginevra's dress is far too low cut" announced Muriel in a not very quiet whisper.
Ginny turned around and flashed a smile at Harry, making him go even redder.
Sara hadn't been to nearly as many weddings, as she had funerals, but in the last month she had found herself at two seperate weddings. Although Bill and Fleur's wedding was the exact opposite of Remus and Tonks', and had over 100 more guests.

Very soon the service came to a close, and the man conducting the wedding declared the happy couple bonded for life.
Bill and Fleur then kissed, causing their guests to clap and cheer.
Everyone then began leaving their seats and making their way towards the dance floor and tables full of food and drink.
After congratulating the newly weds, Sara found herself sitting at a table with Harry, Ron, Hermione and their friend Luna and her father.
But when Krum began to make his way towards them, Ron quickly grabbed hold of Hermione's hand and led her to the dance floor, much to the surprise of everyone, including Hermione herself.

Since Ginny was no longer dating Harry, she had decided to dance with Luna.
"You should ask her to dance" Sara said quietly.
"But we're not together any more" reminded Harry.
"I know, but you clearly want to dance with her. And since you're using Polyjuice Potion no one will know it's you"
"I can't. I promised Ron I wouldn't mess around with Ginny's emotions, since it's not fair on her"
"Well it's your choice".
Harry clenched his fist as Ginny moved on from dancing with Luna, to a friend of the Weasley twins, Lee Jordan.
"I'm going for a walk" Harry suddenly announced, as he made his way across the marquee and sat down beside a man who Sara recognised was Elphias Doge, an old member of the Order.
She would have joined them, if Ron's Aunt Muriel hadn't also sat down beside Harry and Doge.

Sara remained alone at her table for the rest of the evening, secretly wishing that someone would ask her to dance.
But Remus was dancing with Tonks, and everyone else who Sara didn't know, gave her strange looks as they passed her. And she even caught people muttering about her under their breaths.
Sara should have expected this, afterall when she had been on the run with Sirius, the Prophet had revealed to the whole wizarding world that she was a dangerous Maledictus, who could turn into a dragon. And despite her name being cleared of all charges after Sirius' death, she was still a Maledictus, so people were bound to talk about her, as she was something of a curiousity.
She looked down at her ring, and sighed, wishing that Sirius would appear out of nowhere, and ask her to dance.

But instead of Sirius, a silver lynx Patronus suddenly entered the Marquee, and stopped above the dance floor.
"The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming" the lynx said in Kingsley's voice.
Silence spread around the dance floor instantly, as everyone froze, unsure of what to do.
Suddenly someone screamed, as Death Eaters began Apparating in from all directions, now that the protective enchantments around the Burrow were broken.
Guests began running in all directions, as they tried to flee from the masked figures who had began firing spells at them.

"Are you O.K?" Asked Harry, once he had pushed himself through the crowds towards her, with Hermione at his side.
"Forget about me. Get yourselves out of here. You know that they are here for you. Find Ron, and get to safely, quickly!" Ordered Sara, as she removed her wand from her handbag.
Harry gave Sara a very quick hug before running off towards Ron. Once the three friends were together, Sara watched them Dissapparate out of harms way.
This meant that she could turn her attention to the fight at hand. She was a member of the Order of the Phoenix afterall, she didn't just run and hide. She had a job to protect the inoccent, and she was going to do just that.

"Protego" shouted Sara, blocking a spell that had been sent her way.
She looked around and saw all the other Order members doing the best they could to contain the situation, so that the guests could all Apparate safely.
"Accio" said Sara, as she summoned a nearby table, using it to stop a spell from hitting Ginny, who had been too busy fighting the Death Eater in front of her, to see the attack coming from behind.
Once Sara was certain that only members of the Order, and Molly's children were left, she looked over at Remus who nodded his head at her, giving her permission to Apparate.
Sara flashed him a quick smile, before Disapparating away from the disaster at the Burrow, praying that wherever Harry was, he was safe from harm.