Disclaimer: Do not own Harry Potter.
Warnings: This centers around Harry and my own character.
Pairings: Mainly HarryxOC, RonxHermoine
A/N: I wrote the majority of this story back before book six came out – the original is still on another website – but I went back over to it today and realized that I could do so much better – so here is my attempt. This chapter is unbeta'd.
New to Hogwarts
By: akirk85029
Hermoine had told her parents that she needed to stay with the Weasley's for the summer so she could try and find a job with the Ministry. All four of them practiced the first part of summer and pased their apparation tests with relative ease.
Harry and Kate then had their Auror test which of course they passed as well. They were to start immediately.
Hermoine received the job she had wanted as did Ron; they all met for lunch on a constant basis.
Harry and Kate were surprised to see Draco at the Ministry one day and he happily informed them that he was working for the Minister of Magic himself. None of them could hardly believe it.
It was soon September and Ginny went back for her final year at Hogwarts. Harry and Kate were being sent on their first mission abroad. They were following a lead on the death eater named Bromefield and he had last been seen in Africa.
Everyone came over for dinner the night before they were to leave to wish them good hunting. Bill and Fleur arrived with Nicolas who was now four months old. He looked like Bill but with a mixture of their hair. Harry and Kate invited Neville over as well and he felt a little out place at first without Ginny there, but the Weasley's made him feel welcome. Neville was now working on a teaching certificate as he hoped to replace Professor Sprout as the Herbology teacher, who was retiring after this year.
Soon everyone had either left or went to bed as it was already getting rather late. In the morning, Molly hugged Harry and Kate good-bye as they left for Africa. She wasn't quite sure of what to make of their choice in career.
The first morning there Harry and Kate were amazed at how different everything was. They were having a hard time getting anyone to tell them anything. They had soon been there several days and they still couldn't find anything.
They were sitting in a pub watching everyone when the person they were looking for suddenly walked in. Kate and Harry couldn't believe their luck. They chased him down a back alleyway where they cornered him. He laughed at them madly. He pointed his wand at them but Harry beat him to it and stunned him. He bound Bromefield's hands and legs and apparated back to their room with him and packed all their stuff. They were soon ready and apparated back to London.
Everyone back at the Ministry couldn't believe their eyes. They did not really expect them to be so successful on their first mission. They took Bromefield from them and then they processed all the paperwork. Harry and Kate couldn't believe all the paperwork that was involved with their job.
They went home and everyone was surprised to see them back so soon. After dinner Harry and Kate made their way back up to Kate's room, they talked for a while and they felt that it was time for them to get a place of their own.
The next morning, they found a small house to rent in the village near the burrow. They realized it wasn't that far from the Weasley's but it was their own place.
Molly seemed reluctant to let them go but Arthur told her that they were over eighteen and could do what they wanted. Arthur helped them to take their stuff to town because once they got too close they would have to carry everything the muggle way.
The house was only a two bedroom with one bath, and it was small, but it was theirs. After they brought in all their stuff, they went into town and bought furniture sets. Kate had a small fortune left to her from her parents which she could only access a little bit at a time until she was eighteen.
The furniture was not the expensive kind; it was more the kind that most first time buyers purchase. They had a beige couch and a rug to cover the hard wood floor which Molly had magically scrubbed clean while they were out. They bought one television set so they would be able to keep up with stuff in the muggle world; they also bought a bed and several small end tables, a coffee table, and a small dining table and a bed for the spare room. They also bought dishes and many other items for the kitchen. It was sparse but Harry and Kate didn't care.
Molly wanted to stay with them for a while to make sure they were settled in, but Arthur finally was able to get her to leave and then they were really alone for the first time.
Harry and Kate had made it home late the previous night, so they didn't make it over to the burrow until noon. Ginny had made it home for the holidays and was the first to greet them as they walked in.
Ron had invited Hermoine's parents over for Christmas and during dinner; Ron did something that was unexpected as he was usually not one to like the spotlight on him. He proposed to Hermoine, who readily accepted. Everyone congratulated them.
This night they were the center of attention. Fred and George were being nice and didn't pick on him, too much anyway.
Bill and Fleur finally arrived. Molly went over and took Nicolas from them and told them Ron's news. Bill was astonished and congratulated them. Christmas seemed to flash by quickly and soon everyone was back at work.
Soon it was March and Harry and Kate renewed their vows, this time with a priest. Kate had asked Arthur to walk her down the aisle and he was honored. Kate and Hermoine went out shopping most of the time in the week preceeding the formal wedding.
It was not going to be an extravagant wedding. Kate found a simple but elegant white silk wedding dress. Hermoine was the maid of honor and Ron was the best man. Ginny was given special permission to leave school to attend as seeing that several of the teachers would be in attendance. Ginny had arrived with them.
Harry had invited the Dursley's but really didn't expect them to show up and was surprised when they did; he figured that someone must have made them attend. They had ended up sitting in the back away from everyone else.
Arthur walked Kate down the aisle and handed her over to Harry when he reached the end. He moved to sit with his wife and watched as Harry and Kate said their vows. Harry and Kate were then pronounced husband and wife again.
Everyone rose from their seats and clapped wishing Harry and Kate well. Everyone went back to the burrow afterwards and had a grand dinner. The Dursley's of course did not attend this; they left for home almost as soon as Harry had kissed Kate.
Soon it was Nicolas's first birthday and Kate and Harry had just made it back from another trip to Asia. They had been tracking Lucius Malfoy but he had eluded them once again.
They all watched as Nicolas ran around the backyard. He wasn't talking yet, but he was definitely running. Molly was overjoyed and often offered to babysit for Bill and Fleur.
Fleur's parents had only stayed for a little while because they were sticklers about work and had to be at work early the next day. The rest of them could tell that Fleur was disappointed and did what they could to cheer her up afterwards.
Hermoine was talking about some new law she was working on trying to get passed. Harry and Kate, after a while, bid everyone good night and left for home and almost fell instantly asleep.
It was soon November and this time Ron and Hermoine were the ones getting married. Harry was the best man this time and Kate was now the maid of honor.
The wedding was a small one just like Harry & Kate's. Hermoine wore a very beautiful white strapless dress. Hermoine's dad walked her down the aisle to a very nervous Ron. Harry and Kate smiled as they stood next to Ron and Hermoine exchanging their vows. They all celebrated back at the burrow again.
Ron and Hermoine had ended up renting a house just down the street from Harry and Kate. Ginny was now working on her teaching certificate as she planned to take the Defense Against the Dark Arts position next year as Professor Truman was quitting after this year. He was tired of all the germs that the students seemed to leave behind.
A couple of weeks later Ron and Hermoine were over at Harry and Kate's having dinner. They couldn't believe that in the coming year they would all be turning twenty. They also talked about Bill and Fleur who were expecting their second child in June. It seemed as though time was flying by.
It was soon Ron and Hermoine's first year anniversary and everyone was back at the burrow. Ginny and Neville were teaching at Hogwart's so they were not there to join in the festivities. There were rumors that they were getting married, but they wouldn't know for sure until Ginny came to visit next month for Christmas.
Fred and George had married the Diggory sister's two months ago much to Molly's pleasure. She thought they would never settle down, but she didn't plan on the girls being just like Fred and George.
Bill had left two weeks ago on an assignment for Gringotts and Fleur was staying with Molly and Arthur who were helping her with Nicolas and the baby, Henri Alain. Nicolas was talking like a storm and no one seemed to be able to get him to stay quiet. Fred and George finally jokingly sealed his mouth shut. Fleur fixed it but then jinxed them to dance with each other. They danced with each other for most of the night until Fleur finally felt they had had enough and released them. Molly said she should have left them like that for at least a month.
It was the beginning of July and Harry was going to be turning twenty one soon. Ron and Hermoine were over again and they were laughing at a rumor they heard that Draco had married a young girl named Cynthia Nolan, who had been in Hufflepuff during school.
They figured that the only reason Malfoy had married her, if the rumor was true, is that she had gotten herself pregnant and his mother had made him marry her. They felt kind of bad for her, as they knew that Malfoy more than likely did not love her and had just been using her.
Charlie himself had finally settled down and married a girl he worked with in Romania, named Amelia, back in April.
They had heard through the grapevine that Percy had married Penelope in January, but he was still not on speaking terms with his parents.
They were currently talking about Ginny's upcoming wedding to Neville in a week when an owl arrived for Harry and Kate. Harry took off the note and read it; it seemed they had a new assignment to start in a week, almost right after Ginny's wedding. They were after Dysert. Harry didn't want Kate to go after what he had tried to do to her, but she wasn't going to let Harry leave her behind.
Harry and Kate watched as Ginny and Neville exchanged wedding vows. Neville's grandmother looked extremely happy as if she thought Neville might never find anyone.
After the wedding Harry and Kate congratulated them and then had to leave for their assignment. They disapparated and then apparated in America where Dysert was rumored to be. They immediately started going to all the places where Dysert was sited at and questioned people.
They soon found a couple of people that recognized his picture; he was now apparently going by the name Keller. Harry and Kate arrived at the place that those people had pointed out to them but quickly realized that he had not been there in a while.
They had just made it back to their room when Kate started getting sick. Harry tried to help her but she didn't want any at the moment. She crawled her way into bed and fell promptly to sleep.
Kate was still not feeling good the next morning. She told Harry that she must have eaten some bad food.
Harry could understand; where they had eaten at yesterday was not particularly a nice part of town. He left for the day and had returned not having gotten any farther than when he had left that morning.
Kate was still in bed and Harry was starting to get worried. He tried to make her to go home to get some rest, but she refused, she was not going to leave Harry out there alone.
The next day Kate forced herself out of bed and went out with Harry. They were about to give up when Harry spotted something suspicious out of the corner of his eye. He told Kate to wait here for a second while he went and checked it out.
When Harry left, someone grabbed Kate and dragged her into the empty warehouse. She was able to break free and when she swung her wand around her assailant knocked it out of her hand and it flew across the room.
Kate looked into the face of Dysert as he threw her against the wall. Kate started feeling woozy. She tried to push him off as he tried to fondle her.
"Kate my pretty one, I am going to finish what I started that night a little over three years ago." Dysert threatened.
Kate started to scream but he hit her and she fell to the floor. She got back up and he pushed her into the wall again. If he did that again she knew she was going to get sick. She felt him start to put his hand under her shirt when Harry came rushing in.
Dysert turned around with Kate and used her as a shield. "Put your wand on the ground Potter or I break her pretty little neck!" Dysert demanded.
Harry looked at Kate who looked like she was about to pass out. Harry put his wand on the ground and Dysert started to move with Kate towards the door. Harry was not going to let him leave with Kate; God knows what he would do to her.
When Dysert got close enough Harry leapt at him. They all went down to the ground. Kate rolled over and out of the way. The two men struggled and Harry punched Dysert until he was out cold.
Harry went over and checked on Kate and then grabbed their wands. They disapparated with Dysert and apparated back in London. The Ministry was very pleased with Dysert's capture.
Harry then proceeded to take Kate over to St. Mungos and when they assured him that she was okay, he went back to their room in America and grabbed all their stuff.
Harry arrived back at St. Mungos the next morning and went in to sit with Kate, he ended up next to her on the bed. "How're you doing?" Harry asked while kissing her good morning.
"I'm doing fine. I have something to tell you before people start showing up because I'm sure by now that Aunt Molly knows that I'm here." Kate said.
Harry chuckled and knew that she was probably right.
"Harry, I'm not sure how to say this, so I'm just going to go ahead and just say it, I'm pregnant." Kate said staring into his eyes.
It took a second for it to sink in. "Are you sure?" Harry asked smiling now.
She smiled back and kissed him softly on the lips. Harry was so happy; he was going to be a father. And sure enough, a few minutes later Molly came in.
It was now the middle of September and Kate was now four months along. Everyone was over at the burrow celebrating Hermoine's twenty first birthday and a promotion she received at work. Ron was doing well too as he had gotten a promotion about a month ago. Hermoine's parents were very happy that she was doing so well, they were never quite sure what kind of job she could have as they still didn't know a great deal about the wizarding world.
Bill had agreed to help Harry and Kate buy a house; they needed to transfer money from Gringotts into a muggle bank. They had found one they liked not too far from where they lived now and it had more land and so more privacy, should anything strange happen, like Fred and George playing a practical joke.
They heard about what they had done to Ron who had had a hard time explaining it to his landlord, but was eventually able to get out of it.
Kate was now on desk duty and she hated it, she missed all the adventures she normally went on. She didn't like being told she couldn't do something.
A couple of days later, Hermoine told Kate that she was pregnant during lunch. Kate was so happy for her and Ron and they talked about their kids growing up together.
Hermoine and Ron had ended up buying a house right next door to Harry and Kate so they were constantly going back and forth visiting each other.
A week later Kate was testifying at Dysert's hearing and Harry was gone on another hunting trip for Lucius Malfoy. She was waiting outside to find out what the verdict was as she wanted to know right away if he was going to Azkaban.
Two of the Ministry Law Enforcement officials came out with Dysert, his hands magically bound together. He smiled sadistically at her, "You may have gotten me thrown in Azkaban, but I know some people that would love to know the condition you're in." Dysert said looking down at her expanding stomach.
Kate went to hit him but one of the officials stopped her. Kate glowered at Dysert as they led him away laughing.
It was soon Christmas and Kate was now seven months along and Hermoine was currently at five months. Ginny and Neville were back for the holiday, and his grandmother and Hermoine's parents were at the burrow as well.
Kate and Hermoine ended up getting a lot of baby stuff for Christmas which they gratefully took. Hermoine's parents seemed to still be struggling a little with the fact that she was having a baby. Harry and Kate thought that they probably had wanted her to get a little farther in her career before she started having children, but they noticed that they were slowly starting to come around.
Harry had his hand on Kate's stomach when he felt the baby kick him. He was amazed. He had been away since Kate was four months, before she had testified, and he had made it back just yesterday. They didn't have any luck in catching Lucius Malfoy, but that was to be expected.
Fred and George made a joke asking if Harry and Kate had been to see any seers lately. Harry and Kate didn't think it was very funny. They had no plans to be anywhere near a seer, they didn't want to hear of any evil power rising or anything of that nature.
The next day Ron and Hermoine were over at Harry and Kate's and they were catching Harry up on all the baby stuff since he had been gone for three months, he felt a little jealous of them having been here with Kate.
Harry was constantly touching Kate's stomach, he was amazed at the life that was growing in there. Ron and Hermoine helped them set up the baby's room as Kate had waited until Harry got back to set it up.
Soon it was starting to get close to the end of February, Kate was miserable. The baby was a week late. It was early in the morning of the twenty-first and Kate was outside watching the sun rise. Kate was about to get up to head back inside when her water suddenly broke and a spasming pain hit her and she fell onto her knees on the ground, she tried to breathe through it.
Kate looked at Callie who had been sitting near her, pleading for help. Callie seemed to have understood and went inside. Harry came out a couple of minutes later and helped her inside.
Kate lay on the floor. Harry was trying to get them to the hospital, when he realized they weren't going to make it, he yelled at Hedwig to go and get help. She took off and so did Callie.
Soon Ron and Hermoine were over. Hermoine went and held Kate's hand and helped her to breathe through the contractions. Hermoine was starting to get scared watching the pain that Kate was going through; she didn't want to go through that.
They didn't have much time to wait for anyone else, the baby was coming and Harry had to deliver his son with Ron getting whatever he needed. Kate cried and yelled as she pushed her son out into Harry's waiting hands and she cried when he handed their son to her.
Soon Molly and Arthur came rushing in and helped with the afterbirth. After a bit they were able to move Kate and the baby to the bedroom and then they cleaned everything up.
A healer had finally arrived and looked the baby over and was preparing the birth certificate. "So what are you naming him?" he asked.
"Jack Alexander Potter." Harry and Kate answered together.
Harry watched as Kate nursed their son. He wished his parents could be here to see his son. Harry thought of all the things he had ever done, creating Jack with the woman he loved had to be the greatest.
During the next week, Harry and Kate had gotten used to waking up at all hours of the night. Jack was now a week old and Hermoine and Ron came over just about every day and fixed dinner for them. Hermoine felt like she was learning more from Kate, than any class she took on parenting.
Of course, those classes were with a muggle school, but Hermoine believed in being prepared.
Kate was holding Jack who was asleep. She almost hated to put him down. He seemed so fragile. Of course he was only a newborn, but she wanted to protect him.
Hermoine and Ron couldn't wait for their baby to come. Harry still felt such amazement over his son. He couldn't believe that he was actually a father.
It was soon the end of April, Hermione and Ron were just returning from the hospital. They had been smart and stayed in London the last week of Hermoine's pregnancy. Their son Nathaniel Ronald Weasley, nicknamed Nate, was born on April twenty-second.
Harry and Kate came over with Jack to see the new baby. Ron looked so happily amazed over his son. He held him so gently. Hermione was lying on the couch, still sore from the delivery. Kate had warned her about the pain after delivery.
Harry was holding Jack who was now two months old. He was cooing happily in his father's arms. Harry and Kate were still in awe over their own son. It was still so new to them.
Molly and Arthur were soon over and Molly had some pictures made. She was so taken with her grandchildren. Even though Kate was her niece, she considered Jack one of her grandchildren.
Kate was due to go back to work at the beginning of May and Molly was going to be watching Jack during the day and she was absolutely thrilled.
It was soon Christmas again and Jack was now ten months old and almost walking. Harry was starting to get a little nervous, Jack was almost at the age Harry was when his parents were killed and he didn't want his son to suffer the same fate. Harry had taken to putting different kind of spells on the house to help hide them.
Ginny was now pregnant and was due the beginning of July. Neville's grandmother seemed more excited than even Ginny and Neville, who were indeed excited about it.
Dumbledore made a surprise visit to everyone and Jack made his way over to him. Dumbledore picked him up and said, "Harry, I can't believe it, but Jack looks exactly like you except for his mother's eyes. I wonder if that's a trait that runs in you family."
Harry laughed and watched when as soon as Jack started to cry, Kate went over to get him from Dumbledore and comfort him.
Harry and Dumbledore went to talk in private and Harry expressed his concerns about where all the death eaters were hiding and why they were keeping so quiet.
Next Christmas came quickly and everyone of course was back at the burrow. Ginny had gone into labor early and had delivered her baby in late June at Hogwarts, which was especially funny to everyone else. Ginny and Neville had named their son Clayton Neville Longbottom.
Kate was pregnant again, she was six months along now and Hermoine was pregnant as well, she was currently four months along.
Jack was almost two and Harry had to watch where he was stepping because Jack would be right under him. Jack, sure enough, was the spitting image of Harry, but with blue eyes like Kate's and everyone remembered what Dumbledore had said and joked about it.
Ron's son Nate was more of a momma's boy and constantly wanted Hermoine to hold him.
Kate and Harry had just finished the baby's room, moving all of Jack's old furniture in there and giving Jack a toddler's bed and other furniture for a little boy instead of a baby. Jack liked to touch Kate's tummy and feel the baby kick. Harry and Kate loved to see the excitement on his face when he felt the baby kick him. Harry was beyond happy.
It was a little over three years later; it was Harry's son Jack's fifth birthday. Harry was outside with Jack and his other son, Ian Harry, who would be three next month on March twelfth.
Ron was over with his sons Nate, who would be five in April and Kevin Arthur, who would be three on May eighth. Hermoine and Kate were inside setting everything up for the kids.
Harry couldn't wait, in six years he would be sending his son Jack off to Hogwarts, but then he could wait because they seemed to be growing up so fast.
Ginny and Neville had arrived, their son Clay would be four in June and their daughter Audrey Bliss would be two on the same day, they were born exactly two years apart.
Bill and Fleur soon arrived with Nicolas, who would be turning nine in May and Henri who would be seven in June.
Charlie arrived next with his wife Amelia and their son Bryson Charles who would turn three in September.
Molly and Arthur then arrived along with Percy and Penelope and their son Perry, who was turning six in September. They were on very minimal family contact. They only came to very big occasions.
Finally Fred and George arrived with their families. Fred and Susan with their son, Mark and George and Sarah with their son, Matthew, both of whom would be turning two in April and amazingly enough looked similar.
It was a full house and Harry couldn't be happier. Hermoine was six months pregnant and was walking out to greet everyone. Kate and Harry were about to announce their news, Kate was three months pregnant.
Hermoine had her daughter first this time around, her daughter Victoria Elizabeth was born on May twentieth. Soon though it was late August and Kate had just given Harry a daughter. It was their third and last child. They named her Lara Hope. She was born on August twenty-third.
Harry seemed to find it strange that he had delivered all three of his children at home. They seemed to know when they were near a hospital and waited until they got home. Harry brought Jack, who was five, and Ian, who was three into the room to meet their new sister. They both climbed onto the bed next to Kate and looked at Lara.
Jack immediately wanted to hold her and Harry sat him back against some pillows and placed Lara in his arms. Harry sat close to him, and soon Ian wanted to hold her as well. Jack thought she was an angel and tended to call her that on occasion and soon Angel became a family nickname for her.
A few months later, Harry was holding Lara feeding her a bottle. Lara looked like Kate except for she had Harry's color of hair.
Jack soon came in and Kate who was working on a report got up to get him breakfast. Ian then finally came in; he was the only one of the three that was the exact opposite as he had Kate's hair color and Harry's eye color. Kate whipped the boys up some breakfast instantly.
Soon an owl flew in with their copy of the Daily Prophet, Kate paid for it and took the paper from the owl and started to read. She almost dropped her cup. Harry looked up and Kate shook her head letting him know to wait. She then told the boys to hurry up and go get dressed.
When they left the table she showed the paper to Harry. He finally saw what she had been looking at, the Death Eater Dysert had escaped with the help of Lucius Malfoy as they were seen a second before they disapparated. They didn't have to worry about him coming for them where they lived, there was too much protecting them there, it was everywhere else, work or an assignment.
It was six years later and Harry, Kate, and the kids were in Diagon Alley getting Jack his school supplies, he was starting Hogwarts this year.
Dysert had escaped six years ago and seemed to have joined Malfoy in the abyss, as no one had ever been able to find him.
Harry was outside with Ian and Lara eating ice cream, while Kate was inside Ollivander's with Jack buying the last item he needed, his wand, when none other than Draco Malfoy showed up with his daughter, Cordelia Sadie, who was also eleven.
"Well, well Potter what have we here?" Draco said smirking.
Harry stood up to say something when Hagrid came walking up.
Draco dragged his daughter off muttering something and Harry talked to Hagrid happily.
Soon Kate and Jack walked out of the shop and Jack happily told his dad about his wand, Red Cedar, twelve inches with a phoenix feather.
Ron and Hermoine soon joined them with Nate, who had a wand made of Maple, twelve inches, with a dragon heartstring.
Both boys sat down and talked about starting school, they were both excited.
Harry told Kate, Hermoine, and Ron about seeing Draco and that he had a daughter starting this year too. Harry had noticed that Draco's daughter seemed to be a little scared of her father.
Soon they were all at platform nine and three quarters and waving to their kids as they left for their first year of school. Harry wondered if his son would have any adventures at the school, he just hoped that his son's adventures held less peril than his own.
A/N : Well there's the epilogue for this story. I do actually have more written concerning Jack's time at Hogwarts where other things come to a conclusion. Including the Malfoy's attempts to give Voldemorte a new body, etc. And why they need or want Kate for it. Also have a small romance started between Jack and Malfoy's daughter Cordelia. A good girl in a bad guy's world. I doubt I'll add that though. I hope everyone liked this small story. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!!:)