ThequillshookinDrao’sfiips.“Whatmakesyousaythat?”theblondaskedinastrainedvoie.

“YourfatherwasaVeriae.YouareaVeriae.IamyourVeriaebonded.Thatmakesmefamily,doesn’tit?”

“Notbyblood.”

“Doesn’tmatter.Ianstillwalkwithyou,an’tI?”

Draosighed.“You’renotgoingtoleavemealoneuntilIagreetothis,areyou?”

“No.”

Draorolledhiseyesandmuttered,“BloodyGryffindor,”underhisbreathbeforelookingupatHarry.“Fine.Youanwalkwithme.”

Abandoninghishomeworkforhisownsenseofurgeny,Harryheadedforthelibrarythefirstminuteheouldaftersseshadendedfortheday.Harryquiklyrealizedthathehadnoideawhereonewouldstorethekindofsubjetmaterialhewaslookingforinalibrarysetting,andthereforehadtoturntoMadamPineforhelp.Shelookedrathersurprisedwhenayoungteenageboy,HarryPotternoless,askedforwhereonewouldfindbooksonwizardetiquette,butshegavehimdiretionstoaremoteornerofthelibraryandtwohoursterHarryfoundwhathewaslookingfor.

Manyofthebookshelookedthroughhadbeenabouthowmuggleulturehadbeeniedintowizardingsoiety.Butthatwasn’twhathe’dwanted.WithafamilyliketheMalfoys,hehadtogolookingfortheoldestbookonwizardetiquetteheouldfind.Hefinallyfounditburiedonthelowestshelfintheorner,sooveredwithdustthathesneezedwhenhepulleditofftheshelf.Pingitonthetablewherehe’dthrownhisbookbagproduedyetanotherloudofdustandanothersneeze.

Harrybeganflippingthroughitssee-through-thinpages,bypassingthelongsetiononwizardingnamingeremoniestothesetiononfuneraletiquette.NowthathewasgoingtoattendLuiusMalfoy’sfuneral,hewantedtoknoweverythingthatwouldbeexpetedofhim,eveniftheonlytwoinattenewouldbeDraoandhimself…ormaybemorebeausetheonlytwoinattenewouldbeDraoandhimself.ItwasnotthathedidnottrustHermionetohaveherfatsstraight,buttobesurehedidn’tmisssomethingimportant,somethingthatmaybeonlyDraohimselfwouldfindimportant.

Afterhalfanhourofreading,Harryfoundthathisonlyproblemwasfindinghisfamily’solors.Hedidn’tthinkthattheyhadany,andwonderedifthePotterfamilywasevenoldenoughtohavefamilyolorsorafamilyrestandplushehadnoideahowtofindoutiftheydid.Butthebooksaidthatintheabseneoffamilyolors,intheinstaneofanorphanforexample,themlotheswouldonlybebkwiththedarkreduffs.Ofourse,Harrydidnotownproperwizardingmrobes,buthefiguredthatHermioneouldhangetheoloroftheuffsonhisnormalrobeseasilyenough.

HarrypikedupthebooktoloseitandpeitbakontheshelfbeforeheheadeddowntotheGreatHallfordinner.Ashedidso,thepagehe’djustfinishedreadingturned,andtheheadingofthesetionaughthiseye.

WizardingEsandtheMarriageRite

Harrybithislipashestoodthereforaseondandthensatbakdown.Heknewthatesinthewizardingworldgaveyoungerwizardsastatusinawayverydifferentfromthemuggleworldwherelegalstatuswasbasedonage.WhatiftherewassomethingelseaboutitthatHarrydidn’tknow?Hehadn’treallypressedHermioneforanydetailsforfearthatshewouldjumptotheonlusionthathewasgoingtoproposetoDraoinordersolvethislegalfixthatDrao—andsubsequentlyhimselfthankstoRitaSkeeter—wasin.But,headmittedtohimself,itwasarealpossibility,evenifitwasveryfar-fethed.Infat,Draohimselfwasprobablynoteventhinkingofitasaremotepossibility.No,onlyhewas…andHarrydidn’tevenknowwhathewouldbegettinghimselfinto.

Sittingbakinthehair,Harrybegantoread.

Theinformationtorememberaboutwizardingetiquetteeandmarriagewasabitmoreomplexthanthatonfunerals,whihmadeHarrydeidetowriteitouttomakesurehedidnotfetanythingruial.

Thebookbrokeanyretionshipdownintotwobeings,thearetakerofthepair(alledthe“maritus”)andtheonewhowastakenareof(alledthe“marita”).Inaasewithaheterosexualsthearetakerwasalwaysmaleandtheonetakenareofwasalwaysfemale.Inaasewithhomosexualpartners,thetwowoulddeidewhihwouldtakethetraditional“male”roleandwhihwouldtakethetraditional“female”role.This,thebookstatedexpliitly,hadnoonnotationtowhatrolethepartnertookinthesexualretionshipbetweenthetwo.

FirsttherewasalongourtshipproessthatbynowHarryandDraohadompletelyskippedoverandrendereduselessseeingastheyhadsharedsleepingquarters,somethingthatwasforbiddenduringtheourtshipritual.

Anepropositionouldonlyourafterthemaritushadgainedpermissionfrombothhisownfamilyandthefamilyofthemarita.Thispermissionouldomeonlyafterproperfulfillmentoftheourtshiprituals,whihheandDraowouldhavetoskipanyway.Themarituswouldthenkneelbeforethemaritaandrequest,“WhereIamGaius,thereyouareGaia?”(slightlydifferentthanthetraditionalmarriagevows,spokeninthefirstnguagethatthemaritushadlearned).Ifthemaritaaepted,he/shewouldreply“WhereIamGaia,thereyouareGaius”.Themarituswouldthenpetheeringonthemarita’sfingerandthemaritawoulddothesameforthemaritus.

Inpreparationforatraditionalwizardingwedding,itwasthejobofthemaritatoprovidetherobesforbothpartners.Traditionallythelothinghadtobehandsewnbythemarita,butovertimetheustomhadevolvedsothatthemaritaonlyhadtopayforthelothes.Themarituswouldpaythe“brideprie”ofthemaritatoth

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