Epilogue:

Hermione woke to find herself wrapped in the warm arms of her husband, who was still asleep.

She loved when she woke up before him, she loved staring down at his pale face, enchanted by his strong jaw and his soft lips pulled up in a peaceful smile.

When she first discovered she was a Zabini she was frightened and she felt out of place. But once she had settled in she found herself a family full of loving people and the man who would become her husband and closest friend.

Draco blinked slowly and rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he stretched and sat up in bed

"Mhmm hello darling, couldn't sleep any longer?" he asked to his beautiful wife who was already wide awake

"Not a single wink more, plus you look so handsome when you sleep" Hermione replied, throwing one of her legs over his to straddle him on their bed

"It would seem so my dear, are you really ready for another go? We did go several rounds last night." He chuckled rubbing his hands up her silky thighs.

"Draco, I have to tell you something. Wait here" She said hoping out of bed and making her way to the washroom. She came out with one of her hands behind her back causing Draco to raise an eyebrow in suspicion.

"Darling if you've got a ring behind your back and you're planning to propose to me you're about 5 years too late I'm afraid I've beaten you to it" Draco smirked giving his wife of 5 years a playful wink as he waved his wedding band at her.

"Oh shut up dear, I woke up early this morning to fetch myself a drink of water and I noticed the date on the calendar. My period is late Ferret- almost a full month late. So I of course checked the magical way and I also took a muggle pregnancy test" Hermione muttered shifting from side to side

"and...?"

"And I'm pregnant, I -Hermione Granger Zabini Malfoy- am going to be a mother, and you my darling Ferret are going to be a father"

"It's been a while since you've called me Ferret, are you practising for when the baby starts kicking and the nausea hits and you're cursing the day you ever met me?" Draco teased, grabbing his wife's hands and pulling her into the bed. He took the pregnancy test from her hand and put it carefully on the bed side table.

"I'm just feeling nostalgic, so how do you feel about a little one?" She asked gazing up at her husband with uncertainty

"Hermione, look at me. I love you, and there is nothing in this world that would make me so happy as to have a child with you, to have as many children as you want" He said stroking her stomach lovingly

"Even if I was just Hermione Granger?"

"You mean Hermione Granger the beautiful, brilliant, warm- hearted war hero? What better wife and mother could I ask for? The fact that my family is close with the Zabini's and that your brother happens to have been the best man at our wedding is just icing on the cake. I would beg you to have my children even if you were as muggle as Sherlock Holmes!" Draco said, smiling proudly. He was a little too fond of using muggle pop culture references these days- determined to prove to Hermione that the Ferret she knew from school was long forgotten.

"You're such a silly idiot sometimes" She said fondly

"You love it, and the baby loves it too. Daddy loves you very much little one" Draco whispered to the baby that was growing inside of his remarkable wife.

Hermione leaned down to place a kiss on her husband's head as she whispered to her unborn child

"Mommy loves you too. We're both very excited to meet you".

THE END

Author's note: Thank you all for coming on this crazy ride with me. This was my first fanfic and I'm proud to finally say it's finished. It's been a long run and I am so grateful for your patience. I was amazed to see how many people had decided to give this story a chance. It's been a hard few months for me in my own life and it's nice to see this story start to finish. I am forever inspired by all the positive comments and suggestions I've received- I hope this ending does it justice. I don't consider myself to be very good at writing fiction but this has turned out to be an incredibly positive experience.

Thank you all so much