Harry looked over at Luna as she finished the ritual and remembered what started his and Hermione's awakening quite clearly. It had all started when Luna forced them into a room at Hogwarts, after the final battle, before they could speak with the Weasley's.
Luna looked at them and said, "You two are bloody stupid, and let me show you why," and with that she pushed them into the pensieve that had been hidden invisibly in the room.
Upon exiting the pensieve, both Harry and Hermione were visibly shaken and were quite shocked upon what they saw. The war, according to old, but still recognized and valid, Magical Traditions, could have been ended upon Voldemort's original defeat. All Harry, or his Magical Guardian, would have had to do was claim the financial backings of Voldemort's death eaters.
Instead, because of one man's fault in believing he was always correct, even when he was quite clearly wrong, they found themselves in a position where more lives were lost and the magical world would probably just go back to how it was before—if Luna's visions were correct, that was.
In the end, Harry had gone to Gringott's with Hermione and they stood in the middle of their lobby, as Luna recommended, and they had both claimed ownership over those who had wronged them, whether in battle or otherwise, and had then received complete control over every vault in Gringott's.
The Goblins were shocked to further learn that this included their own items, both commercial and otherwise, and were especially upset when Harry and Hermione had ordered all of the vaults emptied and the Gallons melted down to their base materials. In the end, Gringott's Bank had little choice, as there was nothing legal that could be done. And so, in the span of one day, Gringott's Bank was forced to close.
Harry and Hermione then summoned everything that owned to every magical family in Britain, and those abroad that had wrong Harry or Hermione in some fashion, and then joined Luna in her family home. They expected her to go with them, and as such packed all of their trunks amongst themselves, but instead as the ritual ended, Luna plunged the dagger into her heart and her entire body turned to ashes.
Harry, with Hermione seated in the center next to him, could only watch in horror as they disappeared from view. Where they ended up was a lighted area and before them was three figures; a humanoid skeletal figure, which they, as Master and Mistress of Death, instantly recognized as death and two phoenixes; Fawkes, and who Harry immediately recognized as Hedwig.
"Greetings, my Master and Mistress," Death stated, "You are in a crossroads, a place where you are to make a choice. A choice that has many paths, but each path will always return to this place once more. One path goes to a place where a war is on the cusp, leading to a journey done by a small creature, guided by many others, where Elves and Dwarves walk with man. Another path leads to another place on the brink of many wars, where Dragons speak, and Wizards walk amongst many humans, and many other races. Yet another path, leads to a place where vampires sparkle and shapeshifters walk as humans do, and yet another will lead to a place where heroes come both in super packages and smaller, not-so-super ones. Another path leads into the far future where alien species work together to better provide for their families, alliances, and friends. There is also a world where Earth leads itself to the brink of destruction by an ancient evil; an ancient species that will, if allowed, destroy the entire human race, besides those they deem useful for their own selfish needs."
Death smiled, "Now, each of you has a chance to live in each of these worlds, and no matter which you choose, upon your next death, you will be back here to make your own choices. You are my Master and Mistress. You are immortal. You cannot permanently die, but you can find yourself in temporary death and be brought back here. Your choices are your own, and you can choose whatever path you'd like, even choosing to return to yet another reality and do this life anew, but that is entirely your choice."
Harry nodded his head, looking to Hermione and reading her face, as they shared a private and silent conversation.
Harry finally smiled, "We have decided to take a new path, to a new world, as that will be the best we believe at this time. But, what of Luna; of Hedwig and Fawkes?"
Death sighed, "Unfortunately, Luna's sacrifice was required to bring you here. You will not join her on her journey, but she is fine and shall return to a new life, a better life, when she is ready to do so. As for Fawkes and Hedwig, they will join you in any and all your journeys and will both remain Phoenixes, but may not be visible to everyone, depending on the world or reality you visit. In any case, be prepared to defend yourselves no matter where you go, but don't assume everyone will be against you. Now, your choice, dear ones?"
Harry chuckled and looked to Hermione, and upon seeing her nod, he turned back and said, "Our decision is…"