Hey everyone! I didn't expect to be posting something new so fast, but I just wrote this a couple of hours ago. I really do love this, maybe even more than my other story. Okay so this is an AU version of the Deathly Hallows epilogue. In this, Harry is female and she is married to Draco. Plus, I put Hermione with someone else too. I'm posting a second chapter with this to list all the kids and their names, descriptions, etc...Some of the couples changed and so did the kids.
I hope that you like it!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER! How many times do I have to say that?
Epilogue—Nineteen Years Later
Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first of September was crisp and golden as an apple, and as the little family bobbed across the rumbling road towards the great sooty station, the fumes of car exhausts and the breath of pedestrians sparkled like cobwebs in the cold air. Two large caged rattled on top of the laden trolleys the parents were pushing; the owls inside them hooted indignantly, and the blonde-headed girl trailed tiredly behind her three older brothers, clutching her father's arm.
"It won't be long now, we're almost there," Draco told her.
"Yeah finally! I don't see why we couldn't just floo to Hogwarts instead! We visit Aunt Minnie all the time," Lily complained.
"Because the train is part of the whole Hogwart's adventure. It's how I met your mother," he explained to his daughter.
The commuters stared curiously at the owls as the family wove its way towards the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Albus's voice drifted back to Jailene over the surrounding clamor; her sons had resumed the argument they had started in the car.
"I won't! I won't be in Hufflepuff!"
"James, Scorpius, give it a rest!" said Jailene, shaking her head in exasperation.
"I only said he might be," said James, grinning at his younger brother. "Besides, Scorp is the one who said that they were full of talent-less duffers that try to solve the world's problems one hug at a time!"
Scorpius was staring at the ground, making sure not to catch his mother's eye.
Jailene stopped walking and placed her hands on her hips.
"Oh really? And what makes you think that?" asked his mother.
"Dad said it, not me!" whined Scorpius, not seeing his father, waving his hands frantically behind his mother's back.
"Draco Lucian Malfoy! What have I told you about telling our sons things that you know will make me angry?" Jailene scolded at her husband.
Draco winced at her tone of voice. "Sorry honey."
She turned around, pushing her son's trolley and quickly walked towards the wall leading to the platform, mumbling under her breath, with the boys following silently. The six Malfoys approached the barrier. With a slightly cocky look over his shoulder at his younger siblings for being the first to enter, James took the trolley from his mother and broke into a run. A moment later, he had vanished and Scorpius went right after.
"You'll write to me, won't you?" Albus asked his parents immediately, capitalizing on the momentary absence of his older brothers.
"And me?" added Lily, Albus' twin sister, nervously.
"Every day, if you want us to," said Jailene.
"Not every day," said Albus quickly, as though embarrassed at the thought. "James says most people only get letters from home about once a month."
"We wrote to James three times a week last year and Scorpius two times a week," said Jailene.
"And you don't want to believe everything they tell you about Hogwarts," Draco put in. "You know James likes a laugh and Scorpius just goes along with it."
Side by side, they pushed the second trolley forward, gathering speed. As they reached the barrier, Albus winced while Lily gasped, but no collision came. Instead, the family emerged onto platform nine and three-quarters, which was obscured by thick white steam which was pouring from the scarlet Hogwarts Express. Indistinct figures were swarming through the mist, into which James and Scorpius had already disappeared .
"Where are they?" asked Albus anxiously, peering at the hazy forms they passed as they made their way down the platform
"We'll find them," said Jailene reassuringly.
But the vapor was dense, and it was difficult to make out anybody's faces. Detached from their owners, voices sounded unnaturally loud. Jailene thought she heard Percy discoursing loudly on broomstick regulations, and was quite glad of the excuse not to stop and say hello since her falling out with Ron. Apparently he hadn't thought much of her relationship with Draco that started after the Battle and although she did miss her friendship with him, she wouldn't have traded her family for anything.
"I think that's them, Al," said Lily suddenly.
A group of four people emerged from the mist, standing alongside the very last carriage. Their faces only came into focus when Jailene, Draco, Lily, and Albus had drawn right up beside them.
"Hi," said Albus, sounding immensely relieved.
Rose, who was already wearing her brand-new Hogwarts robes, beamed at him while Alex, who was still in muggle clothes, approached Lily instead.
"Parked all right, then?" Blaise asked Draco. "I did. It's not that bad, but I think I prefer to let Hermione do the driving."
"Oh, relax. You drive just fine, and we can't apparate everywhere" said Hermione.
Blaise rolled his eyes lovingly at his wife's attitude.
Back on the platform, they found Lily and Alex, Rose's younger brother, having an animated discussion about which House they would be sorted into when they finally went to Hogwarts.
"If you're in Hufflepuff, we'll disinherit you," said Blaise, "but no pressure."
"Blaise!"
Lily and Rose laughed, while Albus and Alex smiled in amusement.
Jailene growled in frustration. "Will you two stop insulting the Hufflepuffs?"
But Draco and Blaise were no longer listening. Looking to see what caught their attention, she saw a crowd of people some fifty yards away. The steam had thinned for a moment, and four people stood out against the shifting mist.
"Look who it is." pointed out Hermione.
Ron Weasley was standing there with his wife, Lavender and next to them was Ginny and her husband, Viktor. Slowly, more Weasleys came into view and obviously what appeared to be their children. Ginny caught sight of Jailene, Hermione, Draco, and Blaise staring at them, and elbowed Ron in the stomach. Turning around, he saw Jailene and Hermione and smiled softly at them, but then catching sight of Draco and Blaise, scowled and instead nodded curtly, turning away again.
"So he married Lavender Brown?" asked Jailene. "I had heard rumors, but I wasn't sure.
Hermione sighed. "Yeah, I see her at work. From what I heard, they have 7 kids.
"Bloody hell, the Weasel's sure been busy." exclaimed Draco.
Instead of reprimanding her husband, Jailene just ignored him and turned back to her children.
"So are you guys re-"
James reappeared with Scorpius following slowly behind, interrupting her; he had divested himself of his trunk, owl, and trolley, and was evidently bursting with news.
"Teddy's back there," he said breathlessly, pointing back over his shoulder into the billowing clouds of steam. "Just seen him! And guess what he's doing? Snogging Victoire!"
He gazed up at the adults, evidently disappointed by the confusion on their faces.
"Who's Victoire?" questioned Blaise.
Scorpius answered first. "She's Bill and Fleur Weasley's eldest daughter."
Draco looked shocked. "How do you know?"
"I'm friends with Frederick Weasley." he shrugged.
"How do you know Rick?" asked James. "I thought he was barely starting Hogwarts today."
Scorpius rolled his eyes. "Not Rick, Fred. George's son.
"They both named their son's Frederick?" said Draco, bemused.
Jailene shook her head. "Anyway, what were you saying James?"
James suddenly got excited again and continued. "Our Teddy! Teddy Lupin! Was snogging Victoire Weasley!"
"So?" said Albus, apparently not finding this interesting at all.
James glared at his younger brother. "Well if you let me finish! Anyway, he was snogging her, when Bill, Victoire's father caught them and started yelling at Teddy for 'messing with his daughter's innocence', which is totally not true because I heard that she's an easier lay than-"
"Jameson Sirius Malfoy! Don't you dare finish that sentence young man. Where on earth did you learn these horrid manners from?" admonished Jailene.
James, Scorpius, Albus, and Lily exchanged looks and chorused, "Dad."
Draco stepped back away from his wife anxiously when she glowered at him.
"I'll go, stand over there." he pointed at a blank space by the wall of the platform.
"Yeah you do that." she responded sarcastically.
Draco checked his gleaming watch that he had received from his godfather for his 17th birthday.
"Never mind, it's nearly eleven, the kids better get on board."
"Don't forget to give Neville our love!" Hermione told Alex and Lily as she hugged Rose, since they were the most likely to deliver the message.
"Aunt Hermione! They can't give a professor love!" said James, horrified.
"But you know Neville!—"
James rolled his eyes.
"Outside, yeah, but at school he's Professor Longbottom, isn't he? I can't walk into Herbology and give him love."
"Well it's a good thing she didn't ask you then." replied Jailene as she wrapped him tightly in her arms.
Shaking his head at his mother's retort, he vented his feelings by aiming a kick at Albus.
"See you later, Al. Watch out for the thestrals."
"I thought they were invisible? You said they were invisible!"
But James merely laughed, permitted his mother to kiss him, gave his father a fleeting hug, then leapt onto the rapidly filling train. They saw him wave, then sprint away up the corridor to find his friends.
"Thestrals are nothing to worry about," Hermione told Albus. "They're gentle things, there's nothing scary about them. Anyway, you won't be going up to school in the carriages, you'll be going in the boats."
Jailene kissed Lily and Albus good-bye.
"See you at Christmas."
"By, Al," said Draco as his son hugged him. "Don't forget the oaf…I mean Hagrid's invited you to tea next Friday. Don't mess with Peeves, unless you have blackmail on him. Don't duel anyone unless you're planning on setting them up so they get detention with Filch. And don't let James wind you up. If he does, I give you permission to hex him."
"What about me, Daddy?" pouted Lily.
Draco picked up his daughter and twirled her around.
"You can hex your brother too." he told her.
She grinned and grabbed Albus' hand.
"Now, don't forget to send us an owl, so that we know what house you get sorted into," Jailene informed her children.
"Slytherin," whispered Draco, in a 'there's no other choice' voice.
"Hey, they could be Gryffindors!" said Jailene, crossing her arms.
"Sure, honey," he told his wife, kissing her on the lips. "Whatever you say."
Lily and Albus looked disgusted at their parents display of affection.
"And that's your cue to get on the train." said Blaise, rushing them towards the train.
But now the doors were slamming all along the scarlet train, and the blurred outlines of parents were swarming forward for final kisses, last-minute reminders. Albus jumped into the carriage and Hermione closed the door behind him. Students were hanging from the windows nearest them. A great number of faces, both on the train and off, seemed to be turned towards Jailene.
"Why are they staring?" demanded Lily as she and Rose craned around to look at the other students.
"Don't let it worry you," said Draco, pushing his hair back. "It's me. Everyone's attracted to my good looks."
Albus, Rose, Alex, and Lily laughed. The train began to move, and Jalene walked alongside it, watching her twins and youngest childrens' faces, already ablaze with excitement. She kept smiling and waving, even though it was like a little bereavement, watching her kids glide away from her. . . .
The last trace of steam evaporated in the autumn air. The train rounded a corner. Jailene's hand was still raised in farewell.
"They'll be all right," murmured Draco, grabbing his wife's hand.
As Jailene looked at him, he squeezed his hand absentmindedly and touched the fading lightning scar on her forehead.
"I know they will."
The scar had not pained Jailene for nineteen years. All was well.
So I hope you like it! I am going to write more. I was thinking of doing another story recreating the scene in the bathroom in HBP between Harry and Draco with a female Harry. My other idea was to write a story where Draco gives advice to the Hogwarts students. I got the idea when I read a story where Snape gives advice. So tell me what you think!
xoxo, Lady Luna Riddle