Life, It Used To Be Perfect

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Chapter 1: The Flashback

"Justin, Nina! Time for lunch!" Hermione called out. She was standing outside their arcadia door, calling to her son and daughter. She saw them start running happily towards her, playing tag along the way. Hermione smiled at them. Justin had his father's hair, but his mother's eyes, while Nina had her mother's hair, but her father's eyes.

"I win!" Justin yelled as they reached their mother. Justin was now 10 years old and Nina was 9. Justin would be going off to Hogwarts next year, while Nina stayed behind for one more year.

"What's for lunch, Mum?" Nina asked as both kids walked inside. They sat at the table and waited for lunches.

"Sandwiches, chips, and fruit punch," Hermione said as she set their plates in front of them.

"Mum, where's dad?" Justin asked.

"He went to the store. He'll be right back," she said casually. Nina ate her food with control as Justin stuffed his face. Hermione laughed at the thought of Harry and Ron at school in the Great Hall.

"Hey, I'm back," Draco walked in and kissed Hermione on the lips. Hermione was going to reply, but she heard a tapping the window. She turned around and saw an owl outside the kitchen window. Hermione let it in and took the letter from it and watched it fly away. She opened it and read it over.

She looked up at Draco, "It seems as though the reunion has been held back a year…"

"Does it say why?" he asked.

"No, not at all," she sighed. He walked over to her and kissed her forehead.

"Don't worry, you'll see everyone next year, it's not that far away," he reassured her. She smiled up at him.

"I guess you're right," she sighed, "Come on, kids, I'm taking you over to Uncle Blaise's and Aunt Ginny's today, so you can play with Kyle," she told them.

"Okay, Mum," they said in unison and finished up their lunches. The Malfoy family left to the Zabini's via floo.

"Finally! I thought you guys would never get here," Blaise said and kissed Hermione on the cheek and gave his best friend a hug. Ginny gave Hermione a hug and Draco a kiss on the cheek.

"I was beginning to wonder if you guys were still coming," she said.

"They," Hermione pointed to her kids, "were playing outside and they wouldn't come in for lunch and that's why it took so long."

Ginny and Blaise nodded, "Well, you're here now, come on, let's have some tea." Ginny said.

The four friends went into the parlor of the two-story Zabini house. Blaise, Ginny, Hermione, Draco, and Harry, had been in touch as always, but now there was one new addition to the group. Harry had married Luna Lovegood, and were recently married, so no kids were expected anytime soon. However, Blaise had proposed to Ginny after the Graduation, so their son is the same age as Justin.

"So, how's everything been going?" Hermione asked politely.

"Good, I mean we only saw you last week, Hermione," Ginny said sarcastically. They laughed.

"So how's Harry, Hermione? I haven't been able to talk to him lately," Ginny asked.

"He's great. Him and Luna are having a blast."

"That's good. I'm glad he finally found someone, but who would've of thought Luna Lovegood?" Ginny said more to herself.

"Well, it's not that big of a deal. After all…." Hermione said while indicating Draco and herself with a simple hand gesture.

"That's true," said Blaise.

"And you guys too," Draco said, "You guys were practical opposites too."

"Opposites attract," Ginny said modestly. They all nodded.

"Hey, do you guys hear the kids?" Blaise asked suddenly. All ears immediately perked up.

"No…" Hermione said while standing up and hurrying towards the living room. "Not in the living room!" she called out.

"Not in the den either!" Draco called back. Everyone became nervous.

"Found them!" Ginny called. She was outside. Everyone rushed to her. Much to their relief, they were mud wrestling in the yard.

"I told you not to go outside without telling us," Hermione scolded. All kids turned her way. Hermione noticed Kyle's red hair contrasting with the brown mud. He inherited Ginny's hair, but Blaise's eyes. Hermione was suddenly remind of Nina, and how she had gotten her hair and Draco's eyes. (A/N: I don't know if I gave Blaise an eye color, so I want to make them a deep blue. Sorry if there is a mix-up.)

"Sorry, Mum, we got carried away," said Justin.

"Yeah, sorry, Mum," said Kyle. Nina nodded.

"Come inside, you guys," Blaise said. All three kids were slipping and falling until they finally made their way out of the pit. The parents cleaned their kids magically and sent them up to Kyle's room.

All the adults talked for another hour or so of random things when Hermione and Draco decided it was time for them to leave, but they didn't leave without an objection.

"At least let Justin and Nina stay here for the night?" Ginny asked. Hermione looked at Draco and he nodded.

"Fine, shall we bring their stuff over later tonight?" Hermione asked politely.

"You don't need to," Blaise said, "they've been here so much that we still have some of their clothes from last time."

"Okay, so we'll see you guys tomorrow night?" Draco asked. They nodded. Hermione and Draco Disapparated home.

"We have some time to ourselves tonight, what do you want to do? Draco asked when they Apparated into the living room.

"How about a good, old-fashion movie?" she asked. He smiled.

"Sounds good to me. What do you want to watch?"

She thought for a moment, "White Chicks?"

"Sounds good. I'm in the mood for a laugh," he said. She conjured the movie and put it in the DVD player. She pressed play and sat down next to Draco. She kissed him lightly and he cradled her in his arms while the movie started.

They both laughed throughout the movie. Near the end, Hermione drifted off to sleep. She had a dream, well, if you want to call it a dream. She dreamed of her memory at their first reunion, five years before.

Flashback

"Draco, let's go!" Hermione called from the stairs. She walked into the kitchen where she grabbed her purse off the table. She walked to a separate exit out of the kitchen, which lead to a hall of rooms. She walked quietly to the first room on the left. She opened it slightly and in there laid her beautiful children.

"Goodnight, kids, I love you," she whispered to them. They were currently sleeping in their beds that were separated by a small table. She had successfully got them to sleep before her and Draco had to leave. She had put a charm on the house and her purse. Her purse would vibrate if some tried to sneak into their house, or if one of the kids woke up.

"Come on, they'll be alright with the charm," Draco whispered to her in a comforting way. She turned and nodded. She closed the door lightly and went towards the living room.

"Are you ready?" she asked.

"Yeah, are you?"

"Yeah, let's go," she said and they Disapparated to just outside the Great Hall. Dumbledore had made it possible for the students to Apparate closer to the castle instead of the entrance. Hermione had worn a blue sun dress lightly decorated with dark blue roses. She wore a simple pair of low-heels. Draco wore a pair of dark blue jeans with a black belt. His shirt was green with a snake stretched out on it. His hair was short and spiked.

They neared the doors when Draco broke the silence, "You ready to see everyone?"

"Yes," she smiled and he pulled open the doors. Many heads turned their way and Hermione recognized a few of them inside the crowd. Both of their ears were instantly filled with laughter and merriment. They staff was still the same, except for the DADA teacher, which none of them knew who it was this year. Music had been playing from a band no one knew.

"Hermione!" Lavender and Parvati piped. They both ran to her and nearly knocked her over. Hermione looked at Draco for support, but he was trying to suppress a laugh. Hermione rolled her eyes and thankfully both girls leaned off of her.

"Hermione, how have you been? How are you and Draco? We heard you had kids?" Parvati asked in one breath. Hermione was suddenly remind of Ginny and her rambling fault.

"Whoa, one question at a time," Hermione said.

"How are you, then?" Lavender asked.

"Hermione, I'm going to go and look around, alright?" Draco asked. Hermione nodded.

"I'm fine, you guys, how are you?" Hermione asked. Lavender said she was currently with Seamus Finnigan and Parvati said she was with Dean Thomas.

"Wow, that's great. You guys seem really happy," Hermione said after they filled her in on some of their lives. Lavender and Parvati had apparently opened up a clothing store in Diagon Alley and were going to start selling make-up along with the clothes.

"So, Hermione, how about you? What have you been up to?" Parvati asked.

"Well, I have two kids, they're four and five. Justin is five, and Nina is four. Boy and girl," she explained, "I am still happily married to Draco and we both work at the ministry. I became an Auror and he works in the Department of International Wizarding Sports."

"You sound like you're doing well, Hermione," Parvati told her.

"Thank you, so do both of you." she said, "Okay, I'm going to go look to see who's here, catch you guys later?" They nodded and Hermione looked around. She saw Parvati and Lavender go to Seamus and Dean who waved at her. She waved back.

Hermione walked around, seeing who was there. She already talked to Neville, Seamus, Dean, Harry, Ginny, Blaise, and Luna so far. She saw many of her fellow Gryffindors and waved to some and talked to the others.

"Hello, Draco," Hermione said when she walked to them after walking around.

"And here she is now," he said. Hermione looked at him confused. He smiled, "I was telling them how I was still happily married to you with two great kids." he kissed her. Hermione looked around after they pulled away and saw that there was more than just Blaise. There were other adults there. Must be Slytherins she thought casually and smiled.

Draco wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer. He kissed her again. Hermione took another glance around her at the people in front of her. They looked more mature, like they had grown out of their Slytherin attitudes and became normal people.

"Nice to meet you, Hermione," one of them stuck his hand out for her to shake, "I saw you around with Draco back at school, but we've never met."

Hermione shook his hand, "Nice to meet you, then."

"I'm Chris, by the way," he said. Hermione nodded with a smile.

"Hermione, this is Q (short for Quinton), Shawn, and J.D.," Draco said, each time someone nodding their head or saying hello. Hermione said hi to all of them.

"So, how is Justin and Nina? I haven't seen them in a month," Blaise said.

"They're great, but they miss Kyle," Hermione said.

"Why don't you bring them over?" Ginny appeared suddenly.

"Okay…how about tomorrow night?" Draco asked. The other couple nodded their agreement. Suddenly, Hermione felt her purse begin to vibrate. Hermione's head snapped up to look at Draco.

"My purse!" she said. He nodded.

"See you guys later," he said and both Apparated to their home. Hermione quickly dropped her purse on the couch and went to her kids' room. She peeked in and only saw one of them. Her eyes widened as she saw that Nina's bed was empty.

"Draco I can't find-" Hermione started, but as she turned the corner into the living room, she saw that Draco was holding Nina.

"She was using the bathroom," he said. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank God," she said and kissed Nina on the forehead.

"I didn't mean to scare you, Mummy," she said.

"It's okay," Hermione said, "Are you read to go back to bed?"

Before Nina answered, she let out a yawn.

"I'll take that as a yes," Hermione smiled. She followed Draco as he put her into her bed silently and kissed her cheek. Hermione kissed her forehead again and she whispered a good night as did Draco. They closed the door silently and walked back to the living room.

"Do you want to go back?" he asked. Hermione contemplated for a minute.

"Yeah, why not?" she asked rhetorically and they Disapparated back to the reunion.

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What did you think? I'm sorry it took so long, but I had a writer's block and everything's been hectic in my house lately. I still sort of have a writer's block, but I'll try to get a another chapter out soon. Anyways, can someone tell me the correct name for that department Draco works for? I can't remember, but it was mention in the fourth book, which I don't have with me, but it's the department that Ludo Bagman works for….

P.S. sorry if it's a little cliché….but I couldn't decide on some things so I just picked a cliché thing because I wanted to get this out so….sorry

K