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Author's Note: Alright guys, here it is. The epilogue I said was coming. It's pretty different from the DH epilogue. And I know it's been awhile—I'm sorry. Enjoy, though. Longer author's note at the bottom.

As the year at Hogwarts ended, the news of Draco and Ginny spread like wildfire, primarily through outraged Gryffindors. However, being generally tolerant people, the Gryffindors mellowed out gradually with the support of the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws, especially once Draco had publicly split with his family to live at the Burrow, under the protection of The Order.

After a few months of alarmed squawking about "But I thought Ginny fancied Harry! HARRY!", even Ron muted enough on the issue to the point where his friends were amazed at the level of maturity he displayed, given the situation. Harry, too, came quickly to accept the situation once Draco had come to the Burrow. At that point, not only had it became apparent that Draco was not working for Voldemort, but also Harry and Ron began to realize that even a ferret could have some good qualities.

Of course, in Ron's case, it helped that he got engaged to Hermione soon after graduation and Hermione had taken immediately to the inter-house ties the young couple represented. (Ginny got the distinct impression that on more than one occasion, sexual favors had been withheld because of colorful expressions Ron had described Draco with.)

Harry, forever the bachelor, never had much time for romance due to his permanent position as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. He did, however, always have time for his friends—the Weasleys, Malfoys, and Zabinis.

Blaise and Luna finally got it together the very night of the badge unveiling. Under the invisibility cloak. In the Gryffindor common room nudge nudge wink wink (a fact that Blaise and Luna thought hilarious and their Gryffindor friends thought discomfiting). They remained best friends with Ginny and Draco all their lives and all four spent much of their time at Blaise's Italian villa, on the island of Capri, and whenever Ginny and Draco retold the story of how they finally ended up together, Blaise loyally insisted that the only time he's seen Luna act like that is in the bedroom.

As for the badge, well, it never left the Gryffindor common room. Everyone agreed (and Draco graciously allowed) that it should remain where it was to symbolize a sort of union between the two rivals—their houses and their bloodlines.

Nowadays when young Gryffindors asked Professor Potter, their head of house, why, exactly, a Slytherin '97 Head Boy Badge was hanging in the common room, he told them all the story, adding, with a sly hint to the older students, that it also, unsurprisingly, marked the beginning of integrated Slytherin-orgies.

A/N: Well, friends. That's really the end of it. I know that this perhaps wasn't incredibly satisfying, but I hope you understand, from a storytelling perspective, why I ended the actual story when I did, and why the epilogue was rather diminutive. I'm sorry if it disappointed, but I don't think there will be a sequel. However, I actually got an idea (while writing the epilogue) for another Draco/Ginny fic that I hope y'all will keep your eyes open for.

Finally, I'd like to really, genuinely thank everyone who stayed with this. I'm terrible at updating regularly. I have a hard time forming habits, which is good, I guess, when it comes to bad habits, but bad when it comes to y'know…updating…or going to the gym.

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