Seeing that the wedding was about to begin, the guests quickly found their seats and sat down. Since Lupin and the others had invited their real friends and relatives, the number of guests at the wedding venue was much smaller than a normal wedding. However, compared to those grand and luxurious weddings, the atmosphere at the venue was less pretentious and more sincere.
There was no red tape, and the ceremony was very simple. Under the guests' blessings, Ted held the Tonks' hand and walked towards Lupin who was waiting in the middle of the carpet of petals.
The Tonks had a smile on her face, and her cheeks were flushed with happiness. Her eyes were as bright and charming as the stars, as if she was intoxicated by love. The white wedding dress clung to her skin, revealing her beautiful figure. The elegant tail of the dress even revealed her slender and fair legs.
The moment they stepped out of the arch of petals, the petals on the arch made up of all kinds of flowers flew out and swirled around the Tonks and Ted. The rain of petals made the wedding scene look very romantic.
"I'm very grateful to everyone for coming to my wedding … To be honest, we actually planned not to hold this ceremony at one point … I've always been afraid that my long-lasting stigma would affect my wife, so I didn't want to publicize our union. I've been wavering between two emotions. On one hand, I'm elated that I can be with the woman of my dreams, but on the other hand, I'm panicked that I might cause Dora to be ostracized by others …" Lupin watched as his wife and father-in-law got closer and closer. Then, he said to the surrounding guests in a loud voice, "What warms my heart is that I can see from everyone's eyes that the reality is much better than the situation in my foolish self-fantasy."
Lupin's Muggle mother, Hope Howell Lupin, also stood up. One could still recognize her charm when she was young. As a Muggle, she did not look uncomfortable standing in the middle of a group of wizards.
"My son is very much like his father, Lyle. Although he's very smart, he still can't think straight and is easily shy … You know, I'm just an ordinary person that you call Muggle. I only work in an insurance company in Cardiff. It was only later that I found out that my husband, Lyle, had become a world-renowned scholar when he was 30 years old. He specializes in the study of non-human ghost phenomena …
As for me, I would often unwisely walk into the forest that I had always thought to be ordinary for a walk. As a muggle, I couldn't see anything, but with my sharp senses, I would always feel that there was something watching me in the dark … Finally, one day, I met something that I could see …
When he heard my scream, the young Lyle waved his wand and the monster retreated back into the mushroom field. I didn't know that it was something that you Boggart had. It wasn't really dangerous … "Hope's expression now looked more energetic than before. She bowed slightly to everyone before she said," Ah, sorry. I'm a little confused when I get old. What I want to tell you is that my son, Remus Lupin, did not become a werewolf because of him. It was his father's and my fault … "Hope's expression now looked more energetic than before. She bowed slightly to everyone before she said," Ah, sorry. I'm a little confused when I get old. What I want to tell you is that my son, Remus Lupin, did not become a werewolf because of him. It was his father's and my fault … "
"Mom, thank you. But my condition was not caused by you. You don't have to blame yourself … Let's continue with the wedding." Lupin turned to look at his mother. He did not understand why she would bring this up. He thought she was being silly again.
Lupin's mother did not shut her mouth because of her son's reminder. She took a deep breath and continued, "Everyone here is my son and his wife's family and friends. So, I think it's time to explain how he became a werewolf … When Remus was four years old, the man you're talking about was secretly making his first move. I heard from Ryle that many dark creatures joined the conspiracy to overthrow the Ministry of Magic. My husband was an authority figure, even if he was an authority figure of lesser creatures, so he gladly accepted the invitation of the Ministry of Magical Animals … Control Department? It was also an invitation from some department … Because of this, he met with Fenrir Gleibok, the werewolf who was suspected of murdering two muggle children … When Lupin was attacked, my husband told me everything … "
Silence filled the hall. Most people were attracted by Lupin's story. Only Andrea looked a little impatient, which made her look more like her sister, Bella. But when she noticed that her daughter and husband, Ted, were also fascinated by Lupin's story, she realized that they didn't care about what their in-laws were talking about at the wedding ceremony. She sighed and relaxed.
"At that time, the operation of the Werewolf Control Department was pretty bad. The Magical Society avoided the werewolves like the plague, so the werewolves avoided contact with others. Of course, I have to thank Mr. Allen Harris and Mrs. Josephine Harris for making the situation much better for the werewolves," Hopper continued. Lupin's werewolf friends also applauded to express their gratitude to Harris.
"In short, Gleibock, who was not exposed, claimed that he was just a homeless man. He also expressed the fear of being in a room full of wizards and hearing about the death of a child … At that time, the wizards seemed to have no way to detect his identity, so the members of the interrogation committee were convinced by him …" Hopper was lost in her memories. "My husband was not so easily fooled. He saw clues from Gleibock's appearance and behavior. He suggested that the committee should detain Gleibock until the next full moon …"
"Hopper, my in-laws, was Remus retaliated against because he exposed Gleibock's identity?" Ted, who could not wait any longer, stared at Cream Belly and asked the question that many people present had in mind.
"No, the committee members laughed at my husband. They asked him to take care of his own Boggart … My husband, Lyle, who was polite most of the time, was enraged …" Hopper fell into a guilty mood. She looked at her son lovingly. "Lyle then described werewolves as' both soulless and evil. The only fate they deserved was death. 'After that, the committee ordered Lyle to leave the interrogation room and apologize to Gleibock. They also sent someone to escort him out of the Magic World and back to the place where he was captured. However, just before they cast the spell that can make people forget some things, Gleibock's accomplices who were lying in ambush subdued the wizards from the Ministry of Magic. Then, the three werewolves escaped. Gleibock immediately told all his werewolf accomplices what Lyle described them to be like. Then, on a night a few days before Remus's fifth birthday, they attacked him …"
Many of the witches present exclaimed in surprise. Although everyone in the wizard society knew that Lupin was a werewolf, very few people knew the secret behind it. Even Lupin's good friend, Sirius, knew so much about it for the first time.
"After that, Ryle tried his best to find a way to cure werewolves, but none of the magical spells and potions that I used to think of could help our son. From then on, our family had to hide Remus's symptoms. We moved from the village to the town, and if there were any quests related to his strange behavior, we would immediately leave again. However, this was almost inevitable. We were worried that he would accidentally leak his condition or something would happen to him, so we didn't allow him to play with other children. Other than that, the wizards and witches could always sense that Remus was especially haggard when he was at the New Moon.
As Remus grew older, it became harder and harder to do this. At first, Ryle could subdue Remus when he was at the age of one month with just a wave of his magic wand. However, when Remus was ten years old, his werewolf form grew as well. Ryle needed more spells to fight with him. Please don't misunderstand. We loved our son, but at the same time, I also learned about the wizard society. At that time, the wizard world would not tolerate any werewolf that could not be controlled. The beautiful future that we once had for our son seemed to have been destroyed. Ryle taught Remus at home because he was sure that our son would never be able to step foot into a magic school. "
Lupin's mother, Hope, spoke so eloquently about her experience working in an insurance company. The wizards in the audience seemed to have forgotten that this was a wedding. Even Allen, who knew the inside story and was good at speaking, could not help but be fascinated. Lupin choked a little when his scar was brought up again. Tonks looked at Lupin, who was about to become her husband, with tears in her eyes.
"Remus, I have told you from beginning to end what I never wanted to tell you, because I wanted to tell you that it was your father's and my fault that you became a werewolf, that it was your father's and my fault that you suffered, and that it was because of my and your father's stupidity and incompetence that you suffered. But on the other hand, you were lucky.
"When you were eleven, we saw Albus Dumbledore appear at our door. We tried to stop him, but it was in vain. Five minutes later, Mr. Dumbledore was sitting by the fire, eating a muffin and playing with you. Dumbledore told us that he knew what happened to you because Greyback told the Dark Creatures what he did to you. He planted many spies among the Dark Creatures. In the end, Dumbledore made the Hogwarts accept you.
This is your luck. What your parents couldn't do was done by someone who was friendly to you. When you were in school, you met Sirius and the others who were willing to accept you. After graduation, you met the Harris family … "Sirius and the others …"
"Now, as your mother, I want to tell you that your greatest luck was meeting Nymphadora Tonks. Uh, sorry, I shouldn't call you that. Remus, Dora, is a good woman. She never looked down on your werewolf identity, just like how my husband didn't look down on my Muggle identity.
"Therefore, Remus, my foolish son, please don't keep emphasizing how much you don't want to hold this wedding at a woman's wedding or how you're afraid it'll affect her future. Believe me, believe me, Dora must have considered these things very carefully before she agreed to marry you. Therefore, what you should do is to let your wife enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime wedding. Although I'm not in any position to say this to you, I hope you can try your best to live like a normal person in the future. I'm not asking you to ignore your werewolf identity but I hope you can accept it. I think Dora, Sirius, Mr. Allen Harris, Mr. Abusi Dumbledore and the others have long accepted it. They've received you with a normal heart. That's why I hope you can treat the people around you with this attitude and not pass on the pain we've given you to others."
"Mother, thank you. I've always been a foolish person." After being reminded by his mother, Lupin realized that he had neglected his wife in the name of love. He looked at his wife apologetically. "I'm very sorry, Dora. I've always been trapped in this vicious circle that I've created. I've used various selfish reasons to make you suffer a lot … a lot of grievances that shouldn't have existed."
Lupin didn't have his mother's gift of speech. He only extended his hand to his fiancée Tonks who was held by his father-in-law.
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