A Magical Reunion
The last two chapters may have been corny, but I wrote them on the way up to the U.P., I live in Michigan. Now…on with the show.
"Ron…Hermione, is that really you?" Harry asked.
"Yes, it is really us Harry." Hermione replied.
"How did you end up here, your literally in a galaxy far, far away." Harry said, still shocked to see his friends for the first time in two years.
"I have a theory…" Hermione began.
"So its most likely true." Harry said grinning; he remembered it could be great fun poking fun at Hermione.
"Shut up Harry, your almost as bad as Ron." She said, glad to be able to joke with Harry again.
"I resent that!" Harry and Ron said at the same time. The three friends looked at each other, and burst out laughing. Two years apart and they still were the best of friends.
"Okay, okay, what were you going to say before I so rudely interrupted you." Harry asked, still chuckling lightly.
"As I was saying," Hermione began, "Is that during the final battle we got separated from each other, Ron and I saw you fighting Riddle alone. We wanted to help, so we tried apparating to your side. But just as we did you killed him. I surmise that at the exact instant you killed him a wave of pure magic was released, am I correct?" she asked.
"Yes, there was a wave of magic, it knocked everyone at the final battle into a coma for two weeks. But what does that have to do with anything?" Harry asked confused.
"Well, it kind of threw us off track, and boosted the power of our apparation 1000 fold, its pure luck we landed here. We had been perfectly happy to live our lives here. This is a peaceful world, if somewhat primitive. Now we are coming with you." She said in her matter-of-fact tone. "Come to think of it, what are you doing here, with muggle military no less?" She added.
"Well Hermione, have you seen the Stargate on this planet?
"The what?" she asked.
"A giant ring that allows you to travel to other planets." Harry said, laughing at the way he described it.
"Yes, but what does that have to do with it?"
"Well, I am part of an expedition to study Atlantis. Yes Hermione, the lost city, it's quite impressive actually."
"Harry, you had better be planning on taking us there, or I'll so hex you." She said fiercely.
"Umm, I'm not sure we'll be able to, the shield keeping the water back is failing, we're going to abandon the city."
"Get us there, the three of us could probably reinforce the shield together. Wait, I'd need my wand, damn it." She replied.
"I have your wands back in Atlantis, I kept them for sentimental reasons."
"Yes, we get our wands back, Ron do you know what this means?
"We get to do magic again? Yeah, I know, I'm sorry for not taking part in the conversation, I'm kind of busy thinking."
"Knut, for your thought's."
"Harry, did my family survive the final battle?"
"Yes, Ginny's married to Neville, you're the proud uncle of to sets of twins, one from Ginny, the other from Bill.
"I'm an uncle?" Ron asked slowly, a grin creeping up on him.
"Yep, you are?
"Yes, I'm an uncle, how cool is that?"
"Very, and guess who the godfathers are for them?"
"Please, don't tell me it's…" Ron moaned
"Yep, its Gred and Forge." Harry replied, glad to see the look of terror on Ron's face.
"What were Bill and Ginny thinking?"
"It's been a year and a half, and I still can't figure it out."
"As much as I want to hear about home, Ron and I have to pack if we're going to go with you Harry." Hermione said.
Harry grinned and pulled out his wand, "I'll pack, it's quicker."
"I haven't done magic in two years, I'd almost forgotten how much easier it is to do things with it." Hermione said, sad that she had forgotten so easily.
"Don't worry, you'll get back in the swing of things soon enough. So don't worry, it will be ok." Harry said with a smile, and Hermione knew it would be all right.
"Well, lets get going then, I want to see Atlantis!" Ron said.
"Ok, I'll just have to tell the Colonel we have two new expedition members." Harry said.
"What if he says we can't go along?" Hermione asked slowly.
"Oh, don't worry, He has no choice… I'm his equal!" Harry smirked.
They went about their work, not knowing in a few hours they would be fighting for their survival, once again.
