The Wedding

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Newt's POV
The wedding was beautiful. Tina, Jacob, Queenie, and all the guests Apparted to the hill where I had proposed to Jeanne months before.

There was a woven wedding arch overlooking the valley below.

The minister happened to be one of my uncles whom I had reached out to perform the service.

My older brother, Theseus Scamander, gladly came in attendance with his fiancée, Leta.

The wedding began when the sun was low in the sky. Jeanne appeared, arm linked with Jacob's since she didn't know what had become of her parents after the age of five. She wasn't too keen on talking of that either.

The wedding had been planned in about four months. The feeling of anticipation made those months drag by even longer.

The ring bearer, Dougal of course, carried a pillow down the aisle, briefly turning invisible when the minister reached down to take it from him.

I looked past our friends and family to see Jeanne in a beautiful white dress at the end of the aisle.

Jeanne took a step forward as the soft music began to play. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Her dark wings laid softly behind her dress. Her hair was up in a loose bun, curls framing her face.

Jacob was whispering something to her excitedly. She smiled. I smiled and straightened my bow tie, beaming. I could feel tears threatening to spill from my eyes, happy tears of course.

Jeanne reached my side and Jacob gave her a hug. As he went to stand next to my brother as the fellow best man (I couldn't possibly choose between them), he gave me a quick thumbs up and I gave him one back, causing Jeanne to giggle.

We said our vows and shared a sweet kiss. I could feel Jeanne smiling under my lips as I pulled her closer.

The small crowd cheered and the sky soon became night. A stone's throw away was a tent we'd set up with wonderful little jar lights, food, and music.

Jeanne and I sat at our own table over looking our friends enjoy themselves. She had removed her veil and allowed her hair to flow freely. She looked stunning.

Both Jacob and Theseus gave a best man's speech. Of course Jacob was a bit busy marveling at how the floating instruments played themselves.

After their speeches, Jeanne got up and put her wand to her throat, amplifying her voice. "Thank you all for coming," she said. "We have an announcement of our own . . ."

The room filled with hushed whispers.

I looked up at her, confused.

"We're having a baby," she said simply.

The room erupted into cheers. I felt a bit . . . ill. I wasn't aware that we were expecting! People came up to us and shook our hands, congratulating us. Queenie and Tina squealed a bit and hugged Jeanne and I.

Queenie turned to me with a smile, "Oh, honey you didn't know til now?"

I shook my head no, my mouth hanging aghast. Now that Jeanne was standing after hugging the Goldsteins, I could see the small bump in the profile of her stomach.

Finally, the thought seemed to register in my mind. I began crying. Horrible, ugly, tears of joy. I pulled Jeanne close and kissed her face a thousand times.

From her table Queenie shouted, "He didn't know!" The tent let out a chuckle and cheered once more.

"I'm going to be a dad!" I shouted.

"Yeah, that's rather obvious," laughed my brother, patting my back.

I stood, pulling him into a hug. "Thank you for coming, Theseus," I said.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world."

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