6 YEARS LATER

"Warmer. Warmer. Warmer. Oh, colder, colder. Mr. Dean you have gotten so cold!" she giggled

Dean was wondering around the room blind folded playing a game with Sophia.

"Jeez Sophia. Whoa!" he bumped into the table causing Sophia to erupt into more giggles, "I'm glad you find this amusing,"

"Oh I do Mr. Dean. You're now lukewarm,"

"Ok," he now sounded determined to find her

"Ok, warmer than lukewarm," she laughed

"What? Warmer than lukewarm," he smiled

"Warmer, warmer, warmer, getting hot, hotter, hotter. Wow Mr. Dean you're on fire,"

"Gotcha," he grabbed her shirt as he pulled her into a big hug making her laugh

"What is going on in here?" asked a smiling Hermione

"We were just playing a game," said Sophia who now had her puppy dog face on

"What? That silly Marco Polo game that you added with a twist," she had her hands on her hips

"It's better that way," she ran to her room

"Are you staying for dinner Dean?" asked Hermione

"If you'll have me," he sat as she started to prepare for dinner

"How was work? I bet posing for the camera was extremely hard,"

"Hey my modeling pays the bills. I can't help it if the ladies love me,"

Hermione laughed at this.

"Mummy! I got a owl from Uncle Harry saying he and Ginny are coming over for dinner!"

"Ok!" Hermione turned her attention back to Dean, "Does it make you uncomfortable?"

"Naw I always knew Ginny would end up with Harry. They're kinda like Ross and Rachel, Dawson and Joey, Lois and Clark,"

"I'm glad you're taking it so well,"

"I'm not gonna let it slow me down. I'm a handsome man,"

"Yes you are,"

"I can get a girlfriend,"

"Just stop using my daughter as the bait to get your smoking hot girlfriend, ok?"

"Hey it usually is her idea," she laughed

Sophia soared downstairs testing out her new broom.

"Sophia Rose what have I told you about riding that thing in the house!"

"I wanted to show Mr. Dean! Do you like it. Mr. Ron brought it for me,"

"It's as big as you! So you when you get your Hogwarts letter, you have to try out for Chaser,"

"What?"

"You are gonna play Quidditch right?"

"No?"

"Well what's the point of training you now if you're not gonna play," he laughed

"I'm not going to play because I'm not going to Hogwarts," she sat down next to him

"What? What do you mean?"

"Didn't mummy tell you. I have decided not to go. We are going to look at muggle schools next week since I just turned 6. I'm so smart I may skip Kindergarten,"

"You want to go to a muggle school? Honey everyone you hold dear went to Hogwarts, if you're worried you won't get in…"

"I'm not worried about that. I just don't want to go to Hogwarts,"

"Hermione!"

"Dean," she said it in her mummy voice

"Don't say Dean like that. Why?"

"It's her choice. All her friends go to muggle school. She would be getting a great education. Eden Hall Academy is a wonderful school. So what's the problem?"

"It's not Hogwarts!"

"What's not Hogwarts?" asked Harry as he and his newly pregnant wife Ginny walked through the door

"Harry! Ginny! Can I hear the baby,"

Sophia pressed her head against Ginny's belly.

"I love that sound. Have you thought of names?"

"Yes if it's a boy James Sirius and if it's a girl Lily Luna," said Ginny

"I like those names,"

"Let's not get off the subject here," said Dean as he hugged and kissed Ginny and man hugged Harry, "Tell your godfather what you told me,"

"Oh Dean," said Hermione

"No since we're all adults here including Sophia, since you're letting her make an adult decision Hermione, tell your godfather what you just told me,"

"I'm not going to Hogwarts,"

Harry looked at Sophia then at Hermione then he burst into laughter. After a minute or two Harry settled down.

"Sophia you know how to make me laugh,"

"I'm not laughing and I'm not going to Hogwarts! And you can't make me!" she yelled at him and ran to her room

"Oh for goodness sakes Harry! You could have handled that way better," said Hermione

"Why are you indulging her? She is going to Hogwarts,"

"Well seen as how she is my daughter and not yours, I'm making that decision and if Sophia doesn't want to go, I'm not going to force her,"

"Why doesn't she want to go?"

"Well why don't you go upstairs, apologize and ask her. You'll be very surprised to know she has thought a great deal about this," Hermione turned to Dean, "And when he's done, you go and apologize too,"

"You guys are such losers," Ginny rubbed her belly and sat down

Harry knocked on Sophia's door.

"If your name is Harry James Potter, you are not allowed in my room,"

"I want to talk,"

"So…talk,"

"Face to face,"

"I don't allow losers into my room,"

"Sophia I'm sorry. I reacted badly to your news and I want to talk to you about it. Please?"

Sophia gave in and opened her door.

"You of all people. I would expect this from Mr. Ron maybe Mr. Dean but not you,"

"You must understand how I must be feeling. Hogwarts was like my home. I spent half of my life there; living and fighting. It's apart of me. We made it a better place so that our children could have a better life,"

"Well then you must understand how I'm feeling. I didn't grow up in the Wizarding World, granted Mum works for the Ministry but we live here. I have friends here. All while all my friends go off to school, I have suffer and wait till I get my letter in the mail. I have to wait till I'm 11, do you know how long that is?"

"That's what makes it more special,"

"I don't want special, I want normal,"

"You have normal now,"

"I don't want to be a celebrity's kid. I read about him, in the revised 2004 copy of Hogwarts' A History. I've heard the stories, I've seen the pictures. I know what you guys went through when you were in school. I wouldn't be able to do what you guys did. I'm not that brave,"

"You're very brave,"

"People have put you guys on a pedestal. A very high one, that's a lot of pressure so image what life would be like for me if I went to Hogwarts. People wouldn't leave me alone. I love my space, I love my privacy and all would go out of the window as soon as I go Hogwarts. I don't want that life. My friends don't know about any of that stuff and I love it. I'm not going to Hogwarts. I don't want that life,"

"You're Mum was right. It is your decision and from what you just told me, I think you're making the best decision for you,"

"So you support me no matter what?"

Harry didn't know what it was? It was something about her pleading voice begging him to accept her choice. He got teary eyed and quickly wrapped her in his big arms.

"Sophia I love you,"

"I love you too," she kissed his cheek

"Shall we go to dinner?"

"Yes we shall,"

As they opened the door, Hermione, Dean and Ginny were outside listening.

"Talk about no privacy," said Harry

"I'm so sorry Sophia. I had no idea you felt that way," said Dean

"It's ok," a light just clicked off in Sophia's head, "Who's going to tell Ron?"

"Don't worry I'll tackle my big brother," said Ginny