The Marriage Law

Decoded

"I think I have decoded the puzzle" Wilhelmina's scream tore through the house. Waking everyone up.
"Guys come on, come out" She continued yelling from the living room, she was answered with multiple groans and huffs.
"Coming" voices responded.

It was a matter of minutes before the living room was filled with sleepy, unconscious, drooling people.
"Where is the fire ?" Ron asked with a visible annoyance. He couldn't understand what could be so important to wake him up at 3 in the night.
"Nowhere, but remember the message that I had memorised. I figured it out"

This seems to have woken up most of them.
"What is it ?" Arthur asked, taking a seat and everyone following his suit.
"His rise is affirmed, on the darkest night"
Questions started flying around, everyone started speaking at once
"I don't know whose, it wasn't there, but this has to be the hidden message."
"Not that I doubt you dear, but how did you figure it out ?" Molly asked, placing a hand on the girl's shoulder.

"Okay see this was the code,
With thorns on the path
It's over for you and I
The songs of birds
Bring peace to the ear
And calm to you and I
The sparkling lights
Are symbol of love
Of you and I
The dancing leaves
Mark the new era
The howl of wolf
The smell of grief
Are alive for you and I
The first successor
The darkest gleam
Will always be there
Till the very end"

"It began a while ago
A sculpted man
The world his birthright
Mind a labyrinth
He is the supreme
With an army of dead
Beauty of flora
Secrecy like a door
Story of folk
Told in an unknown language
Of master of ours
The man of ancient
Comes again
For you and I
Singing a siren song
After a blood bath
It will be the end of light"

Now observe the last letter of every line"

Everyone started examining with curiosity burning in them....
"His rise  is affirmed, on the darkest night" Harry and Ron spoke out simultaneously.

"But whose rise is being referred here? and what do they mean by the darkest night when is that ?" Molly asked, looking concerned.

"You don't suppose it means Voldemort's coming back do you ?" asked Percy with a strained voice.

"No can't be, he is dead" replied Ginny with a firmness.

"Maybe we should inform Hermione and Remus about this"

"No, absolutely not, we should just wait just they get here, besides they are coming tomorrow evening." Wilhelmina decided.

Hermione and Remus had gone away to a small retreat in Alaska, it was Sirius' gift for them.

Scene Change.

Hermione and Remus were sitting in front of the fireplace on a couch, the couch was extremely small so they were practically snuggling. Hermione's feet pulled close to her chest and her head lay on Remus' chest. His one hand was between Hermione's waist and couch and the other clutched a mug of hot chocolate.

This might have been awkward any other time but right now it was cosy, comfortable, relaxing and enjoyable.

"What's now ?" Hermione asked breaking the silence. For the first time, she didn't know what to do and no book could help her this time.