A thirty-six-year-old Hermione walked through Diagon Alley this was the day she had dreamed about for a long time she was finally buying robes and books for her oldest daughter Millie who had turned 11 only two weeks ago. She wasn't sure who was more excited about this herself or Millie, who was running from shop to shop picking various items up.

Her husband Dean was at home with their twin boys Juan and Felix who were only five. Hermione smiled to herself she could never of imagined her life would turn out this good with a great family and an even better husband.

"Mum mum mum can I please get an owl Uncle Harry got one for Albus, pleeeaassseeee!" Millie broke Hermione from her trounce and was now bouncing up and down in front of her mother.

"Why not get a cat they are much easier to look after."

"But mum I really want an owl we can get the best one and then I will be able to write to you all the time and you won't even notice that I'm gone and everything!" Mille smiled towards her mum hoping that it would push her over the edge and make her say yes.

"Ok honey if that is what you want but you will have to look after it." Hermione chuckled to herself at the persistence of her daughter she could see some of herself in her. Walking towards the owls Hermione was nearly bowled over sideways by a boy holding a cat. The next thing she knew the parent was running past too.

"Fred come back here with that cat, you can have him just as long as you come here now. Fred I will hex you in to next week if you don't come back." Hermione was rooted to the spot she hadn't seen Ron in fifteen years and it had ended badly between them. She wasn't sure if she should stay and greet Ron or if she should try and sneak out and hope he hadn't seen her.

"Hermione er hi em I hope Fred didn't run in to you." Ron shifted uncomfortably on the spot.

"No er no he didn't I'm ok." Hermione could feel the tension between the two of them. She could see Millie wondering around the owls, completely oblivious to what was going on. Fred was sitting in a corner with the cat he had run off with.

"So how have you been then? It's been a while."

"I've been good I'm just bringing my daughter to get her Hogwarts stuff she's starting in September." Hermione said quietly. "How about you?"

"Well my son Fred is starting in September too, so er how are things going with Dean then?" Ron felt uncomfortable asking that, but he needed to know. He wished it hadn't ended quite the way it did between himself and Hermione.

"They're going good, it's our twelve year anniversary tomorrow. How about you? Ginny said you got married to Lavender."

"Yeah me and Lavender got back together, she's different now she's better." Ron could see the surprise on Hermione's face it's the same look he got when he told Harry that he was going to ask Lavender to marry him.

"Oh that's good, well I will see you on platform 9 ¾ in a few weeks." Hermione hurried over to Millie she couldn't get out of the shop quick enough so she grabbed the most expensive owl, paid for it and left. Millie didn't care her mother seemed slightly flustered all she knew was she had got the best owl in the shop. Hermione rushed through the next few shops picking up books and supplies and throwing them into Millie's hands.

"Mum can you carry something my arms are really Hurting." Hermione turned to see her daughter buried under a pile of books and robes. She had been on auto pilot since she had bumped in to Ronald.

"Sorry honey, pass those to me. Right we just need to get you a wand and I need to get a present for your dad. Right take this money go to that shop over there and get you wand sorted I will be there in ten minutes. You won't even notice I'm gone." Hermione smiled and watched Millie all the way to the door once she was inside Hermione made her way to find a present for Dean. She knew he had told her not to do this, but she wanted to as he had been down recently at work so she wanted to cheer him up.

Walking through Diagon Alley she spotted the perfect present it was the Nimbus 3000 even Hermione knew this was a good broom. She raced in to the shop and up to the counter "Nimbus 3000 please." She panted.

"It is a good broom fastest on the market you know, buying it for yourself miss?" The shop assistant said as he wrapped it.

"No it's a present for my husband, it's our anniversary tomorrow so I wanted to get him something." Hermione smiled.

"Well I think this will do the trick then. Would you like me to gift wrap it?"

"Oh yes please that would be great." Once she had paid for the broom she raced down to meet Millie who was standing outside the shop wand in hand. "Did you have enough money for your wand?"Millie just nodded. "Right then lets head home then." They found the nearest fireplace to floo home going together to make sure Millie didn't end up in the wrong place.

"Right honey can you go and distract your dad while I go and hide his present." Hermione sent Millie to the Kitchen which was in plain view of the fireplace. Running upstairs with all the goodies they had bought today Hermione raced to her room and hid the broom behind the wardrobe. She dumped Millie's purchases her bedroom before going back down stairs.

"Hermione you are home then, Millie wouldn't tell me where you've gone." Dean embraced his wife who looked like she had just run a race.

"I was just putting Millie's things in her room." Hermione said hugging her two boys as they ran from the kitchen. "Mmmm dinner smells good."

"Well it should do I spent all day cooking it." Dean handed Hermione a plate.

"Well aren't you a good husband." She pulled him in close for a kiss while the kids were out of the kitchen. Dean wrapped his arms around her before a "ewww" broke their embrace. They both turned to see Juan sanding by the sink. They both laughed to each other and joined the children for dinner.