Prologue: 2001 - Three Years After the Second Wizarding War

Riley sat on the cold sand and whatched her three years old daughter play with the water. It was so peaceful, so calm that it was almost disconcerting. After everything she had been through, everything she had lost, this perfect life seemed so unreal.

"Mommy, mommy, shell!"

But she felt happy.

"It's beautiful, darling" she said pulling her jacket closer to her body "It's getting cold, we should get inside."

"No!" the little girl protested.

"If you don't come now, you will get sick and then we won't be coming tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or the day after after tomorrow…"

"Ok…" said the little girl approaching her mother slowly. Riley took her daughter in her arms and walked towards her house.

"Plus we have to go to see uncle Harry." She smiled, "Let's put some warmer clothes on."

Riley entered her house and went to her bedroom. She glanced at the bed and saw her husband sleeping next to their nine-month son, they both looked so innocent. She sat quietly on the edge of the bed with her daughter on her lap. The little girl started to touch clumsily her father's face making two eyes slowly open and stare at her.

"I thought I said to get ready, both of you." Riley said softly smiling at her husband.

"Yeah, but then your son decided to sleep, and since he's the one making the rules in this house, I played along" he grinned a her.

"Nice try, I'll give you 10 minutes, now go!" He grumbled and took the small baby leading him away from their bedroom. Riley giggled watching him leave.

"Now Jamie, your turn" she took her daughter's hand and lead her to the little one's bedroom. Once she finished dressing her daughter, she let her there playing with her toys and went back to her bedroom to change her own clothes that were covered with sand. She put on a beautiful red dress that fit her body perfectly, it was a gift from her husband.

"You look so perfect in red." She turned her head and saw her husband leaning against the door. She smiled at him. He approached her and hold her against his body, "I'm afraid we will have to cancel with your brother."

He pressed his lips against hers in a passionate kiss.

"Even though it's very tempting, I can't. Now let's find the kids and apparate."

"It's your fault, dressing up like this." He sighed, "I'll have to keep you up all night." He kissed her one more time.

Yes, she was happy after all.

FIN

A/N: Yes, I started my story with the last chapter, the next one will be the first