A/N- ok so here it is first chappie of the sequel to HFHW…let me know what you guys think…hopefully ill have more up soon but don't hold your breath…r/r please! Thanks love you guys- manda
Heaven's Forgiveness, Hell's Damnation
Chapter 1- Reminiscing
Charlie was leading the Dragons into battle; they were fighting in the air while the rest of the war raged on below them. They met Voldemort's Dragons with a blood curdling scream and one of Charlie's men fell, flaming, to the ground. His Dragon tried to fight but without a rider it lost a good deal of its magic and was thrown from the sky into Hogwarts. The Dragon collided with the front of the castle with enough force that it went through the wall and the room above it collapsed on its limp form.
The few Trolls that survived the first wave moved slowly towards the crumbling castle, towards the Dragon who was trying to free itself from the debris. Hagrid noticed the buried Dragon and the advancing Trolls and moved between them. He tried to fend them off but with a broken wand he wasn't fairing too well, when the Trolls were close enough Hagrid had to do away with magic, they clubbed him and he fought back as best he could. A piece of debris half his size caught him in the head and Hagrid fell, once down they dropped another chunk of the castle on him and he cried out, pined to the ground.
Charlie looked down, the Trolls were leaving Hagrid behind and the Dragon still couldn't get away. Hagrid wasn't moving and Charlie shook his head, eyes wide,
"No, not now." He dove and a few of the others followed, the rest made sure Voldemort's Dragons stayed down. Charlie got closer and saw the Trolls tearing the Dragon to pieces, he gave the signal and fire seared them to the bone. Charlie leapt from his Dragon and ran to Hagrid's side. The game-keeper was barely breathing and there was blood everywhere.
"Charlie, Cha…." His eyes closed and the tension left is body.
Charlie stood and turned to the other riders,
"I want at least two of you here at all times, unless you're needed out there," he motioned towards the ongoing battle. "I want you here, protecting the castle." The others nodded and took up positions leaving Charlie alone with his Dragon. "They say you can't understand me, but I believe you can. I need you to stay here, protect the castle, even if I die. Ok?" The Dragon's tail twitched and Charlie gave her a smile and a pat, "That's my girl." He turned and ran into the battle, drawing his wand and aiming a curse at the first enemy he saw.
Aiden Zabini pulled back from his uncle's pensieve and looked around the room. After the war his parent had thought it would be best if everyone had a pensieve for records-contrary to popular belief, a pensieve doesn't remove the memory; it simply makes a copy of the original. Everyone agreed and they were all currently residing in a room in Malfoy Manor. Aiden looked just like his father, Blaise, but he had his mother's freckles.
He turned towards another pensieve but at that moment his stomach growled. He looked around the room, a questioning look on his face that was soon replaced with a smile; he headed for the door,
"5…4…3…2…"
"Aiden, Ariana, dinner!" his mother called from the floor below. His twin sister shot past him and took the stairs three at a time. Ariana was almost identical to her brother, she even had the same freckles, the one difference was the shade of their eyes; where Aiden's were a dark brown, Ariana's were a light brown with specks of red and gold in them, she was often told she had her mother's eyes. She got to the dining room and found it completely empty,
"Mom? Dad?" she yelled as her brother walked in behind her.
"Big table's out." He said nodding to the huge round table in the middle of the room.
"We need to change." She whispered.
"You change, I'm perfectly comfortable."
"Aiden… it's today." She ran back out of the room. Aiden stood still, a look of concentration on his face.
"Bloody hell, it is." His eyes went wide and he ran after his sister.
"Green or black?" she asked him frantically.
"I'm wearing black, you wear green." He said slightly muffled as he pulled the dress robe over his shirt and slacks. When Ariana had her robe on over her dress and she was satisfied with her hair they walked together down to the living room where there was a group of people dressed in either black or a Hogwart's house color. They found their mother almost instantly and went over to her.
"We forgot." They said sadly.
"Oh babies, it's ok, it's the memorial day, not the day he died." She ruffled Aiden's hair and kissed the top of Ariana's head.
"Ginevra! So good to see you!" someone called over the crowd.
"I gotta go, you two behave." The twins watched her greet a man with sandy-blonde hair and they both scowled.
"Where's dad?" Aiden growled.
"Right here kid, what's up?" Draco looked down at Aiden and sorrow passed behind his eyes.
"Creevey's here."
"I see that, and? He comes every year."
"Uh, but… but he…." the boy's eyes searched his own and Draco smiled.
"Yea, I know he still likes her, but she's with us, and she loves us not him. Now then, have you seen Gramma Weasley? She's supposed to be bringing your brother and sister back from the Burrow."
"So, are they all coming?" Ariana asked eagerly.
"I think so… why?... oh…."
"Has anyone seen my ass?" rang out over all the other voices and everyone laughed. The twins took off in the direction the voice came from and Ginevra appeared out of the crowd laughing and shaking her head.
"I wish I would have realized they were going to be calling my children asses before I gave them both those initials, my brothers are nightmares."
Draco wrapped her in his arms and kissed her forehead.
"Who'da thunk that A and Z could sound like ass when your brothers say it." He laughed and she squeezed him around the waist.
"Smart ass." She said grinning up at him.
"You aren't short anymore, still a few inches shorter than me, but still, I think you're taller than people thought you'd be."
"Good, I ever liked being the way people thought I should be, or would be, whatever." She shook her head.
"Mum, Dad!" Draco and Gin looked down at their youngest children, Tristan and Serenity Malfoy, Serenity was the baby of the four.
"Have fun?" Gin asked them and they nodded.
"Get into trouble?" Draco asked, they shook their heads, "Oh alright, just go."
"And stay out of trouble!" Gin called after them.
Five bangs, three crashes and a couple of hours later and most everyone was gone, those remaining made their way into the dining room and took their seats around the circular table.
"Some knights of the round table we are, huh?" Gin whispered. A few people quietly chuckled, the food appeared, no one moved. They sat in silence for a moment, even the children, and then everyone turned to Gin. "It's been seven years since the war, seven years since we lost them, but here we are. We've rebuilt Hogwarts, the magical community, and our lives… but nothing will ever be the same. We lost people that we loved and it hurts, but they're with us in everything we do and I truly believe that." Draco smiled, but held back the perverted comment he was dying to let out.
"We are not here to feel guilty for living, we are here to honor and remember them. A toast, for everyone lost, to love because it keeps them alive." She raised her glass, now full of red wine.
"To love." They all said raising their glasses to their lips and drinking.
"Beautiful speech as always, Sissa." Charlie said.
"I don't know where she gets it, but it certainly doesn't come from either of us." Molly Weasley laughed taking her husband's hand.
"She learned everything,"
"Everything!"
"From us." Fred and George Weasley said from opposite sides of the table.
Gin looked around the table, I lost two brothers, friends, and a lover but got so much in return. Charlie and Tonks had a daughter; Fred and Angelina had a son; George and Katie had two kids, a boy and a girl; Ron and Hermione had three, two girls and a boy; Molly and Arthur; Severus and Narcissa; Selena and Sirius; and of course there was still Harry. They talked over dinner and then moved into a sitting room and talked some more, everyone lounging about. Slowly they all left until Draco, Gin and their four kids were left alone in the giant house.
"Ok, get into your PJs, if you aren't tired you can come watch a movie with me, but only after you change." Everyone moved off, up the stairs, and disappeared into different rooms. Draco and Gin moved up another flight of stairs and into their room. "The twins forgot about today, it took them seven years, but they forgot. Should we just… stop? Let them rest in peace and just move on with our lives?"
"We can stop the little get-together if you want, but I think it's a good thing. It keeps us all together."
"We're all family anyways."
"Potter isn't."
"Yes he is, Severus, remember? Hell, don't forget about us and Virginia and Darien. He's family whether we remember it or not."
"My point is, it keeps us all together, this is a good thing we have going, and it's only once a year." She wrapped her arms around his waist and placed her head on his shoulder. She sighed and pulled away as she heard the pitter-patter of little feet,
"So, what are we watching?"
"Princess Bride!" The kids shouted, running into to room.
"Again?" They all nodded and Serenity ran ahead of them into the entertainment room.
"Alright, alright." Gin laughed and followed the others. "I'm glad we integrated the Manor with muggle technology."
"We've got it everywhere now, all that's left is to bring our worlds together, Gin."
"We aren't there yet." She said and sat down on the couch, cuddling up to him.
"You ready, Mum?" Tristan asked, and Gin nodded, he hit play and they all sat back as the movie began.
