Chapter 273 - Malfoy Wedding Ⅲ (1/2)

The crowd seats themselves again, while the Bride and Groom face each other beneath a flower arch enchanted with flowers that slowly open and close in continuous bloom. The wedding tent grows utterly silent as an old wizened wizard official says, ”We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of two souls much like in times of old.”

The old wizard pauses as he takes out four colored gems and reverently places them on the altar. It was to honor the old ways of ages past. In an old unspoken tongue, he says,

”May the heavens bear witness to this sacred ritual and carry its message to all lands. May the sun warm their hearts, and its ever-burning fire fuel their desire for each other. May the water provide for them from its bounty and comfort their souls with their sounds. And may the land lend its strength to reveal its mysteries.”

The crowd is rather solemn as they understand the power of this old vow. The old wizard turns to the bridge and groom. ”Speak the ritual vows.”

Lucius Malfoy, all fair and handsome in all his glory, says, in the ancient tongue,

”Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone.

I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.

I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done.”

Narcissa flushes prettily and gently answers back,

”You cannot possess me for I belong to myself

but while we both wish it, I give you that which is mine to give.

You can not command me, for I am a free person,

but I shall serve you in those ways you require,

and the honeycomb will taste that much sweeter coming from my hand.”