Bella jumped when a loud POP was heard in her home. Bella knew who it was going to be and she quickly got up and turned towards the kitchen.

Standing in the doorframe of the kitchen were her best friends: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and her boyfriend Neville Longbottom.

Bella was suddenly aware that the Cullens were in front of her, crouching and growling, well all of them except Rosalie.

"Bella," Harry said, as he saw his friend's distraught appearance.

"Harry," Bella said, as she began to make her way towards them, only to be stopped by Edward.

"They could be dangerous," Edward whispered in her ear and she yanked her arm out of his grip.

"Leave me alone or I'll curse you with a curse that can scar even a vampire," Bella hissed and Edward backed off.

Bella looked back at her friends and ran towards them. Harry held his arms out and she ran right into them.

"I'm so glad you're alive, you have no idea," Bella sobbed into her best friend's chest.

"I'm so sorry Bella, I wish there was more I could have done," Harry said, with regret in his voice.

"It wasn't your fault, there was nothing you could have done," Bella comforted her friends, as she received comforting hugs from Hermione and Luna.

"Your father will always be with you Bella," the Cullens jumped as Luna spoke.

"Thanks Luna," Bella broke the hug and went to wrap her arms around Ron.

"I'm so sorry about Fred, Ron, I really am," Bella told him and he hugged her tightly.

"I know, thanks, it still doesn't seem real," Ron muttered, in despair.

Bella saw that the Cullens were getting increasingly confused about the whole situation, but she didn't care, she still had one more person to greet.

"Neville!" Bella shrieked, as she ran into her boyfriend's outstretched arms.

Neville held Bella close to him and allowed her to sob uncontrollably into his chest. He bowed his head and gently kissed her on the forehead. Edward growled at the display of affection between the 2 teenagers.

"I'm so sorry Bella," Neville started to say, but he was cut off by Bella putting her finger to his lips.

"Its not your fault, it's Voldemort's," Bella said, with deep hatred burning in her eyes.

Carlisle then approached the group of witches and wizards.

"Can I help you?" Harry asked, as he was protecting his friends.

"I just wanted to say that I also miss Albus," Carlisle said and Harry turned to look at Bella.

"They're vampires and Carlisle was friends with Dumbledore," Bella enlightened her group of friends.

"What's done is done, he wanted to die that way," Harry said, none of the past hatred for Snape was in his voice.

"Well, my family and I best be off, I hope you have a great life Bella," Carlisle extended his hand to the young witch, as she clung to her boyfriend.

"You too Carlisle," Bella accepted his hand.

Carlisle looked towards his family and made the signal to leave.

Alice and Jasper left the couple without saying anything. Rosalie left with a look of distain on her face, and Emmett waved goodbye to Bella. But Edward lingered.

"Can we assist you in some way?" Neville said, as he saw how Edward was staring at his girlfriend.

"No, not at all," Edward said, as he too left the house and went home with his family.

When the vampires had all left the house, Bella collapsed onto her loveseat and Neville squeezed in beside her.

The others sat on the couch.

"How many others have we lost, other than Tonks, Remus, Fred and my dad?" Bella asked, since the letter only mentioned those names.

Harry sighed and knew that the other names would have an effect on her.

"Colin Creevey," Hermione said the first name and Bella gasped.

"He was only 16. What was he doing there?" Bella demanded.

"You know Colin, Bella. He does what he thinks is right to help his friends, even if it's dangerous," Ron explained.

"Lavender," Luna simply said and Bella's eyes widened.

"Greyback got to her, I was too late to save her," Hermione said regretfully.

Bella listened to some other names and cried. They were all so young, this war shouldn't have been their fight, but it was.

"So many gone, its not fair that this happened to us," Bella said and the others agreed.

"But I think this was always meant to be our fight," Harry pondered.

"Why do you think that Harry?" Hermione asked him.

"Well, think about it guys, if this war was not meant to be ours, then why would I be in a prophecy that stated that I would be Voldemort's equal and the only one that could kill him," Harry said logically and it made sense to Bella and the others.

"Of course, this war was not supposed to end with our parents, but with us. Now our future children will never have to face the same horrors we experienced," Bella said, as id it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"But, why did it have to take so many of our friends and family? It may save our future families, but its not fair for the ones that have to live now," Ron spoke and everyone knew he still grieved the loss of his older brother.

"I think things happen for a reason. There was a reason Harry was the Chosen One, there was a reason Neville lost his parents, there was a reason Hermione is Muggleborn, there's a reason my dad died. There's a reason you lost Fred. I believe it's all part of a greater plan for the future and these things had to happen for the future to be bright. I don't know why, but I believe that the future will be better than our past," Bella said, trying to come up with a way to explain the sorrows that they faced.

Harry turned towards Bella and said, "Do you really believe that Bella?"

She looked as everyone was watching her, expectantly.

"Yes Harry, no matter how hard it hurts me to say it, I do believe everything I said," Bella said in a firm voice.

Neville gazed at Bella as she smiled sadly. He knew that even though Bella was happy to be surrounded by her best friends, he knew that they could never replace the hole in her heart where her father once dwelled.

Deciding to take his chance, but also trying to be as empathetic to her situation as possible, Neville turned to face his girlfriend.

"Bella," Neville said in a gentle voice and waited for Bella to turn and face him.

"Yes Neville," Bella said, but by the time she turned around Neville had already slid onto the floor onto one knee.

Bella put her hands to her mouth to hold in a gasp when she saw his posture.

"Bloody Hell," she heard Ron say before she heard a slap and assumed that Hermione had slapped him on the head.

Bella and the others watched as Neville reached into his jean pockets and pulled out a black velvet case and opened it.

This time she could not contain the gasp when she saw the ring. It was beautiful. It had a single diamond surrounded by 2 amethysts. The jewels were not too big and not too small, they were perfect in Bella's eyes.

"Bella, I know that this may not be the best time to do this, but I have wanted to do this since you said you were going into hiding last year. I have loved you since I first saw you on the Hogwarts Express and I promise to be with you through whatever challenges may arise. I will never abandon you, you can take all the time you need to decide, but know that I will love you for time and all eternity. Will you do me the honor of marrying me?" Neville said and he looked up at the girl he loved.

Bella had tears rolling down her cheeks. She didn't know if she should be happy or sad. She loved Neville with all her heart, but she still dearly missed her dad.

But then she remembered the words she said earlier to Ron. Everything that had happened to them was part of a greater plan for their futures. Bella wanted to have a better future than past. So she made her decision.

"Yes I'll marry you Neville," Bella said and Neville looked up in happiness.

"Really?" he wanted to make sure he had heard her right.

"Yeah, this is my future, my past will always be with me, but I need to plan my future," Bella said and Neville stood up, pulled her off the loveseat and twirled her around in his arms.

On the couch, Luna and Hermione were cheering for the young couple.

"I knew you guys would get together," Hermione said, as she walked across the room and gave Bella and Neville a hug.

"Congratulations, may the Nargles leave you in peace," Luna said, as she skipped across the room to also hug the newly engaged couple.

Bella looked back and saw that Harry and Ron were still frozen in their seats.

"Are you guys going to say something or what?" Bella asked them and they quickly snapped out of their trance.

Harry was the first of the 2 young men to reach Bella. When he did, he pulled her into a strong but gentle bear hug.

"Congrats Bella, you deserve to be with someone like Neville," Harry told one of his best girlfriends before he went to congratulate Neville.

Ron then came up and gave Bella a traditional Weasley hug, which was crushing.

"You'll finally have the life you've always wanted Bella, you should be happy," Ron said gloomily.

"You have Hermione Ron, your future is not lost. You can still have a happy life if you so choose to," Bella said and Ron hugged her in thanks.

As the congratulations were coming to a close, a brilliant blue light filled the living room.

When the teenagers could finally see what had made the light, they could see that it was a Patronus.

But not just any Patronus. It was Corporeal, meaning it had a form and the form that it this one took was a doe.