Wedding of Erica Rivers and Yasuko Rivera

The **wedding of Erica Rivers and Yasuko Rivera** took place sometime in the summer of 1991. Their close friends Aurora Pikeman and Nathara Prince-Slytherin served as bridesmaid and maid of honor respectively. It was a quiet ceremony because of the dangers of the First Wizarding War. One result of this union came in the form of the couple's three children, Lapis, Moana, and Matthew Rivers.

## Prelude

Yasuko and Erica's relationship was an uncommon one to say the least; the former was a Hufflepuff while the latter was a Gryffindor. Despite their houses, the two girls managed to become friends and instantly clicked the moment they confessed their feelings for each other.

Erica was the one who offered Yasuko comfort in the aftermath of Rowan's death.

## Wedding

After graduating from Hogwarts, Yasuko married her girlfriend, Erica Rivers in the summer of 1991. Only their closest family and friends were in attendance as it was during the interlude of the Wizarding Wars.

## Marriage

After about two years of marriage, Yasuko got pregnant with the couple's child in the late spring/early summer of 1993. In the first few months of her pregnancy, Yasuko kept in correspondence with her friends, Aurora Pikeman and Nathara Prince-Slytherin. She thought of the two girls as her younger sisters, since she was the baby in her family, and wanted them to be involved in her baby's life.

Eventually, in the autumn of 1993, Yasuko gave birth to a daughter, Lapis Sierra Rivers. When her daughter was a month old, Yasuko and Erica took her to Hogsmeade to meet Aurora and Nathara for the first time.

She and her wife fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, leaving their daughter in the care of Yasuko's parents. Following the war, Yasuko gave birth to two more children, a daughter, Moana, and a son, Matthew.

Surviving the Battle of Hogwarts, Yasuko expanded her family. She got pregnant again and gave birth to another daughter, Moana, with a son joining them three years later. She kept in close contact with her friends, while remembering Rowan, and grew close with their children, to the point that they started calling her "Auntie Suki". Yasuko and her wife opened the Rowan Memorial Daycare Center, where she worked as a caretaker for the children.

In honor of her deceased friend, Yasuko doubled the daycare center as an orphanage to help magical children in dangerous situations. All of the children that attend the daycare adored her and treated her like she was their mother. Her own children started helping out once they were old enough, and eventually, Aurora and Nathara sent their own children to the daycare to prepare them for Hogwarts.

Her old professor, Severus, sent his youngest three, Alan, Kya, and Aisha, to the daycare as well; showing how much he has grown to trust her. All he told her was "*I saw how good you were with the children, Mrs. Rivers. I hope you're able to teach* my *children the same way,*"

However, when her old rival Merula Snyde threatened to tear down the daycare, Yasuko and her family and friends pleaded with her to change her mind and let go of her bitterness. Eventually, Merula and Yasuko managed to overcome their animosity towards each other and became friends and friendly rivals, with the promise to have a friendly duel someday.

## Wedding attendees

**Groom**: Erica Rivers**Bride**: Yasuko Rivera**Bridesmaid**: Aurora Pikeman**Maid of Honor**: Nathara Prince-Slytherin