Hermione looked around. She couldn't believe that she had actually done it. She felt so proud of herself, and knew that Harry would love his present.
"Remus!" Lily exclaimed, giving her old friend a hug. Suddenly the mood in the room was bright and cheerful.
"Hello, Hermione," Sirius said, giving her a warm hug.
"Hello, Sirius," she replied.
"Hermione, I would like you to meet James and Lily Potter; Harry's parents," he said. Hermione shook hands with both James and Lily's hand.
"It's nice to finally meet you both," she said.
"I see you've figured out the Re-Birth Potion, Ms. Granger. Or is it Weasely now?" Dumbledore asked with a twinkle in his eye, causing Hermione to blush.
"No, no, it's still Granger, at least for a few more weeks." Sirius let out a cheer.
"I knew you two would end up together! Sometimes you guys fought worse than Prongs and Evans here!" Lily whacked the back of his head.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that." She turned to Hermione. "Where's Harry? Does he know we're back?" Hermione shook her head.
"No, it's a surprise for his 21st birthday. His wife is keeping him at their house," she explained.
"Harry got married?" asked Cedric. The majority of the group hadn't even noticed that he was there.
"He and Ginny got married a little while ago. They live next door. Cedric, Cho is waiting for you at her flat, I saw her earlier this morning," Remus said to his old pupil.
"Thank you, Professor. I think I'll go and see her now, if you don't mind."
Professor Dumbledore said, "Why don't we get things settled here, Mr. Diggory, and then she can come here."
"'Mione? Is everything alright?" Ron asked from the other side of the door. "Ginny's here to see you."
"I'll be right out!" Hermione replied. She turned to Remus, and said, "I'll be right back. I think I some explaining to do."
"You mean Ron doesn't know?" asked Sirius.
"Ron couldn't keep a secret for his life. Especially from his best friend!" Hermione straightened her robes as she said this. Then, she slipped out of the room to talk to her fiancé.
Ginny was sitting at the kitchen table when Hermione got there. She immediately looked up when her friend came into the room.
"Did it work?" she asked anxiously. Hermione grinned and nodded, and the two embraced.
"Will someone please tell me what the bloody-hell is going on here?" Ron demanded. Hermione ignored his language (for the first time in months), and slid into an empty chair.
"You how I've been working on Harry's present?" she started. Ron nodded. "Well, it was the most-difficult potion know to any witch or wizard. The Re-Birth Potion."
"The Re-Birth Potion? What does this potion do?" asked Ron.
"I'm getting there! This potion brings loved ones back to life." When Ron opened his mouth to ask a question, Hermione waved her hand to make him close it again. "There are, of course, guidelines. Like Voldemort, for example, can't come back to life. It has to be innocent souls whose lives were cut short. An object that belonged to the person, preferably, important to them, must be provided too."
"So you brought a person back to life for Harry's birthday?"
"Not a person, people. People who were close to Harry. Close to the Order," Ginny replied. Ron groaned, and put his head in his hands.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me about this," he complained. "Who did you bring back?"
"Harry's parents, Cedric Diggory, Sirius, and Professor Dumbledore," replied Ginny.
"Gin, 'Mione, you're going to have to tell Cedric about his parents." Hermione tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and bit her bottom lip.
"When are you going to tell Harry? Before the huge party Mum's throwing him, or later on?" Ron asked his sister.
"Harry's in the shower right now, but I can drag him over here as soon as he gets dressed, but first I want to say hi to everyone," said Ginny as she stood up. Hermione and Ron stood up too, and led her to the spare room.
Meanwhile, Remus was trying to catch everyone up with what had gone on since his or her deaths. He had just gotten to the Final Battle when Ginny, Ron, and Hermione came into the room.
"Ah! The Weasley's have returned!" Sirius exclaimed with a smile. Ginny laughed, and gave him a hug. "So I hear you've married my godson, Mrs. Potter."
"Congratulations, Ginny," Cedric said. Ginny smiled.
"Thank you, Cedric," she said quietly. Then, she gave Professor Dumbledore a warm hug.
"It's good to see you, Mrs. Potter," he said to her.
"Ginny, these are Harry's parents, James and Lily Potter," Sirius said. "Prongs, Evans, this is Harry's wife, Ginny, and his best mate, Ron."
"It's nice to meet you," James said, shaking Ron's hand. "Good to see that Harry made some decent friends."
"Well, he didn't get that from his Father, or else we wouldn't have had to deal with Padfoot's antics when we were younger, and you both wouldn't have landed yourself in detention near as often as you did!" Remus said. Everyone, including Cedric and Professor Dumbledor laughed at Remus' comment. Sirius, however, didn't find the joke as amusing.
"I'll pretend that you never said that, Mooney," Sirius said in an icy tone.
"Pretend all you want, Black," Lily said to her friend. "Because we all heard what Remus said."
"Ms. Granger, you mentioned that today is Harry's birthday. Is that why you chose to bring us back today?" Professor Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, sir. I thought it would be a nice surprise," replied Hermione. Ginny looked at her watch.
"Harry's probably out of the shower now; I should get home before he worries," she said.
"Gin, bring him over as soon as you get the chance," Ron said to his sister. Ginny nodded, and Disapparated with a pop.
Harry had just pulled on his black robes when Ginny Apparated. She nearly scared him half to death when she appeared.
"Hello, Mrs. Potter," he said. "Where have you been?" Ginny smiled, and Harry could tell that she was keeping something from him. She wrapped her arms around his waist, and rested her chin on his broad chest.
"I was next door at Ron and Hermione's. They want you to come over right away. They have a surprise for you." Harry kissed her nose.
"What surprise could be better than what you gave me? I hope they don't have high expectations for their gift, no offense or anything."
"Trust me, this is a gift you'll never forget. You're going to love it. Let's go before Ron thinks we're snogging each other." A mischievous smile crept across Harry's face, and he kissed her passionately.
"Maybe that's not such a bad idea," he whispered in her ear. Ginny laughed, and pushed Harry away.
"Later. Right now we really need to get next door." She grabbed Harry's hand, and they Apparated at their friend's house.
"Hello?" Ginny called out from the kitchen. "'Mione, Ron? Where are you guys?"
"We're in the spare room, Gin!" replied Hermione.
Ginny pulled Harry to the spare room, and said, "Come on, Harry!" She paused briefly outside the room. "Happy birthday, Harry," she said quietly. When she opened the door, Harry froze in shock. His mind must be playing tricks on him. They were dead, and yet those who were close to him stood in front of him.
"Happy 21st birthday, honey," Lily said to him.
A/N: I don't know when I'll be able to update. My Uncle's dying from alcohol overdose, and I have to stay at my friend's until the funeral (which is 4 hours away.) This is the only story I'm writing right now that's in a notebook. The rest are written directly on the computer. So, I'll be writing, just not typing and posting. Oh, and to all those who guessed at who it was…good job! Oh, and the potion that Hermione makes is completely made-up…. which actually really sucks! So, please keep my family in your thoughts, and leave lots of reviews for when I get back!
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