Okay, as I've mentioned before, I'm sorry about ending the story, buuut here's the epilogue (part two) 10 years later. I hope you like it. (:
It's going to be a series of snapshots into their lives, so don't get confused by that.
And if you want a story that I will definitely be finishing you should go read Library Visits, or A Moment in Time, which I'm almost done with. (:
Leave me some reviews as parting gifts (:
Hermione stood, watching her two boys, Scorpius and Caelum, playing outside in their large backyard. She hated that Draco had been right about the sex of their child, twice, but she had been happy nonetheless.
Especially since after Scorpius and Caelum were born she had a beautiful baby girl named Phoenix and she was currently pregnant with their fourth child, who they had recently found out was also a girl.
A perfectly even family.
Scorpius, their eldest at age seven, looked exactly like Draco. The spitting image of him. Straight blonde hair, sharp aristocratic features, piercing grey eyes, and the signature Malfoy smirk.
Caelum, age six, on the other hand, looked exactly like Hermione, curly brown hair, toffee colored eyes, freckles across the bridge of his nose, and a laugh that matched Hermione's exactly.
Phoenix, the youngest so far at age four, looked like both of them. She had curly blonde hair, grey eyes with a toffee colored ring around the irises, her father's smirk, Hermione's laugh - and her freckles.
All three children were incredibly smart, of course with two parents as brilliant as Hermione and Draco, one could only expect as much.
Hermione smiled as Draco come up behind her and wrapped his arms around his waist, his hands resting on her stomach.
"I love you." he whispered in her ear.
"Love you back," she said with a smile.
"Scorpius, Caelum, Phoenix! Come on! We're going to be late!" shouted Hermione. "And grab Aurora!"
A few seconds later they came down the stairs, the youngest Malfoy, at age five, being carried by Scorpius.
The only one missing seemed to be-
"Phoenix, get your butt down here!" called Draco.
"Oh calm down, I'm coming." she said, skipping down the stairs.
Scorpius, ever the one to be punctual, said, "Come on, if we don't go now we're going to miss the train."
"Oh shut up Scor. It's not like you're that crazy about Hogwarts anyway." said Caelum, rolling his eyes.
It was Scorpius' second year at Hogwarts, and Caelum's first. Phoenix still had two years before she'd be enrolled, and Aurora had quite some time.
It had been just as hectic last year as it was now, everyone scrambling around to get ready in time so the two boys wouldn't miss the Hogwarts Express.
Not that Hermione would let that happen.
"How would you know what I do and don't like?" snapped Scorpius, "Last I knew you weren't a mind reader."
"Guys," said Phoenix, shooting the boys a look.
Even though they were both older than her, she reminded them too much of Hermione for them to ever really argue with her.
Both boys sighed and Caelum said, "Do you think they'll teach you some really cool Dark Arts Spells this year?"
"No," said Draco, Hermione, and Scorpius all at once.
Caelum muttered about not learning anything valuable when Phoenix cut in, "You know, no knowledge is ever wasted. It's power, and the sooner you-"
"Oh shut up Phe," said Scorpius with a smile.
He did love his little sister, both of them, and even his annoying brother. Somehow he and Phoenix had a special connection though. He didn't know why, but it didn't really matter.
When they got to the station Phoenix was strangely quiet. It was always hard for her to watch her brothers leave for such long periods of time.
After Hermione, Draco, and Aurora had said goodbye to the boys, they walked over to Phoenix.
Caelum hugged her first, pressing a kiss to her cheek, "I'll miss you."
She nodded, "I'll miss you too."
He waved and got onto the train, finding his seat with his friends quickly.
That left her and Scorpius standing on the platform.
She opened her mouth, but before she could say anything Scorpius pulled her into a tight hug.
"I love you." he said quietly.
She could feel her eyes tearing up, just as they had last year, "I love you too."
He leaned back and wiped her tears away, "Don't cry. You'll be coming with us before you know it, and then I'll have to go into full on big brother mode, beating the boys off of you with a stick."
She chuckled and pulled him into one last hug, "Till the holidays."
He nodded, "Till the holidays."
"Can you believe we've only got one left at home?" asked Hermione, nestled comfortably in her husbands arms.
He smiled, "It is quite strange isn't it?"
"Yes, Aurora's starting at Hogwarts tomorrow, it's Scorpius' last year, and before we know it Caelum and Phoenix are going to be off exploring the world on their own." said Hermione, a wistful look on her face.
"Don't go getting all teary-eyed on me." he said chuckling, "We'll finally have the house to ourselves again."
She laughed, "Hey, you wanted to keep having more kids. Giving up mummy and daddy time was part of the deal."
He nodded, "But it is quite exciting isn't it? Scorpius taking over the family business, Caelum, most likely becoming a lawyer next year..."
"I think Scorpius will definitely make a good business man. He's got his father's intimidating nature." said Hermione with a smile.
She couldn't wait to find out if Phoenix would stick with her idea of becoming a Healer when she graduated. She hoped that she would because she knew Phoenix would make an extraordinary Healer.
"All Malfoy men are like that." he said indignantly.
Hermione snorted, "Caelum wouldn't hurt a fly."
"He must take after his mother." he said with a warm smile.
"What do you suppose will happen this year for Aurora? I mean we always have some situation happen when one of our kids goes to school."
He laughed, "My guess is that she'll be really great friends with Luna and Theo's son Breca."
Hermione couldn't help but agree. Aurora was always calm and happy, and strangely enough she seemed to be the most insightful out of all of their children.
Phoenix and Scorpius were definitely the most hot-headed, and Caelum was a fairly calm and even temper.
Draco had gotten the first laugh when Scorpius got sorted into Slytherin, but Hermione, even though she'd protested, knew that's where he would be placed.
Caelum, on the other hand, and to Draco's dismay, got sorted into Gryffindor. Better than being on Huffelpuff, he'd always said.
Phoenix could have gone either way, but Draco was pleased when she was placed in Slytherin. Scorpius had been happy too, because he'd been able to see more of her.
Now it was Aurora's turn to find out what house she would belong to. Hermione thought that neither Gryffindor nor Slytherin really suited her. She seemed more fit for Raven Claw considering she acted a lot like Luna - well aside from the Nargle fixation Luna had. But that would have to wait another day.
Not surprisingly, Phoenix was the smartest girl at school, closely followed by Scorpius. Caelum wasn't too interested in school, and focused most of his time on Quidditch like Scorpius did. Phoenix, like her mother, did not do sports, for fear of injury.
"It was nice to have them under one roof again." she said after a while.
Draco nodded, "Get some rest. You know tomorrow will be hectic."
She nodded, pressing a light kiss on his cheek before falling into a deep sleep.
"Phoenix, what were you doing with that boy?"
Phoenix groaned, "Scorpius back off."
He rolled his eyes and followed her downstairs, "I most certainly will not."
Phoenix spun around, her steel eyes glaring at him, "I am seventeen years old, I can do as I please."
Scorpius laughed, "Right. Should I go tell father that?"
Phoenix opened and closed her mouth a few times before she said, "You wouldn't."
"You're my little sister. Yes I would."
She groaned, "Caelum!"
There was a thud and then a disheveled looking Caelum appeared at the top of the stairs, leaning over the banister.
"What?"
"Tell Scor to get his nose out of my personal life."
"What personal life?" asked Caelum, eyebrow raised.
Scorpius rolled his eyes, "I told you to keep an eye on her while I went on vacation. What the hell happened?"
"I can't watch her twenty-four-seven."
"And you don't need to." snapped Phoenix. "I'm graduating in a month and then I'm going to become a Healer. Are the two of you really going to follow me around St. Mungo's to make sure no boys look at me?"
Caelum was at a loss for words and looked to Scorpius, "Well no, but-"
"But nothing," she said, putting on her 'Hermione tone' as the boys called it. "I'm almost a grown up. I deserve some privacy. I understand that you two are my older brother's and that this is like your job, but I don't need you their all the time."
Caelum ran a hand through his curly hair and said, "Fine, but we want to meet him."
Scorpius nodded, "Either that or we tell dad."
Phoenix sighed, "Can't you go do this protective thing with Aurora?"
"She's only thirteen." said Caelum.
"She's turning fourteen next month, and if you knew anything about girls - or your sister, you'd know that she does like boys."
Scorpius snorted, "No way. Dad said that Aurora reminds him of Luna."
Caelum laughed but Phoenix just fixed them with a look. "And now Luna has two sons, and one's Aurora's age. They hang out twenty-four-seven, I'm surprised you haven't noticed."
"She's dating Breca?" asked Caelum, a shocked look on his face.
Phoenix rolled her eyes, "Don't act so surprised. Aurora's a knockout. Besides, they're cute together."
Scorpius almost had a heart attack. "Do not refer to my littlest sister as a knockout. I almost killed Tyler when he called you hot."
"Tyler thought I was hot?"
"Not the point Phe," said Caelum.
She sighed, "You both act so much like Dad, just like uncle Harry, uncle Ron, cousin James, and cousin Albus. It feels like Aurora and I have seven fathers instead of one."
"Good," said the two young men in unison.
She glared at both of them, before Scorpius broke the silence.
"So do we get to meet this guy or what?"
"Well you don't really leave me much of a choice now do you?"
He chuckled, "No, I suppose I don't."
She took a deep breath, "Come on then. We're meeting for lunch in Diagon Alley."
Caelum accio-ed a t-shirt from upstairs, and then they headed to Diagon Alley.
Before they walked inside the pub Scorpius asked, "So what's this blokes name?"
"Xander," she said slowly.
Caelum's eyes widened a bit, "Xander...as in Xander Lovegood?"
Phoenix smiled sheepishly, "Maybe,"
Scorpius groaned, "Now both of my sisters are dating Loony Lovegoods?"
"They're not loony." snapped Phoenix. "You shouldn't let dad tell you those stupid things."
Caelum sighed, "What's he like? Does he see Nargles too?"
Phoenix rolled her eyes, "Just because Luna was a bit eccentric doesn't mean that her kids are. I mean their dad is Theo, and he used to be one of Dad's friends." she reminded them.
Scorpius and Caelum both nodded reluctantly, "Alright, well let's go inside then."
"I can't believe my little girl is getting married today." said Draco, hugging his eldest daughter.
Over the past two years Phoenix had become a Healer, and in the meantime she and Xander had gotten closer, and one day he'd proposed to her. Luckily for Phoenix, and Xander, everybody loved him, and was very excited for her.
Draco and Scorpius still threatened Xander with bodily injury if they ever hurt Phoenix, but for the most part they were friendly.
"I'm nervous." she said quietly, squeezing Draco.
He chuckled and leaned back to look at her, "It's normal."
"Were you nervous when you were marrying mum?"
He laughed, "Extremely nervous. But in the end, trust me, it's well worth it."
She smiled and hugged him again.
"Awe, look at that." said Hermione, snapping a picture of the two of them.
Draco rolled his eyes, "You and those damn muggle contraptions."
Phoenix and Hermione just laughed.
"Alright, they're about to start, grab your bouquet." said Hermione.
She gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before retreating back to her seat.
"Merlin, this is really happening." said Phoenix quietly.
Draco smiled and took her arm, "You look beautiful. Reminds me of when your mum walked down the aisle."
Phoenix smiled, "Thank you."
Just then the music signalling her entrance began.
"I do believe that's our cue."
Phoenix nodded and they headed down the aisle.
Xander was almost the spitting image of Luna, and it was a tad unsettling. He had the same pale blonde hair and those light blue-grey eyes, but he was a handsome young man who treated Phoenix like a princess.
Draco had taken a bit of time to get used to the idea of his daughter becoming a Lovegood, but when he saw how in love the two were, he couldn't stand in their way.
Not that Hermione would have let him in the first place.
After the wedding everyone was milling around, talking, dancing, and eating. Scorpius and his wife, Lydia, were talking quietly at a table, Caelum and his girlfriend Melinda were on the dance floor with Phoenix and Xander, and Aurora was sitting with Breca and Jonathan. She and Breca, Xander's younger brother had decided that they were better off as friends, and so they'd become best friends.
And she might possibly have a crush on Jonathan...just possibly.
Hermione and Draco sat at a table with all the adults, chatting about how grown up all their children were becoming.
Lily Potter, Breca Lovegood, and Aurora were the only three children that were still at home, and that wouldn't be for much longer either. They were graduating in about two years.
"Can you believe a Malfoy actually married a Lovegood?" asked Luna.
Draco chuckled, "It's more believable than if she'd married a Weasely."
Ron rolled his eyes and laughed, "Shut it Ferret."
Everyone chuckled and conversation flowed as if they'd all been friends from the beginning.
"I do believe this is the first time we've had the whole lot of us here together since our days at Hogwarts." said Harry, picking up his glass.
"Or ever," chirped Calista with a smile.
Cato smiled in agreement.
Everyone nodded and George picked up his glass, "A toast,"
Everyone lifted their glasses, "To new beginnings,"
"To young love," said Ginny.
"To friendship," said Harry.
"To weddings that brought us together," said Theo.
"To Phoenix and Xander," said Hermione.
"To our children," said Draco.
"And to those we wish could be here." said Luna, making the briefest of mentions of the War.
"Cheers,"
"Alright everyone, dinner's ready!"
Draco and Hermione's house was packed full of friends and family.
Scorpius and Lydia had two children, twins. A boy and girl named Nova and Vega.
Phoenix and Xander had two daughters named Lyra and Lucia.
Caelum had married, and Melissa was six months pregnant with a baby boy they were planning on naming Hyperion.
Aurora, being the youngest, didn't have children, but she was engaged, and to Jonathan no less! They were having a winter wedding in December.
Along with the new additions to the family, all the old friends were there as well, along with Phoenix, Scorpius, and Caelum's friends.
Everyone gathered around the table, that Hermione had conveniently conjured so everyone would be able to sit down, and started grabbing food.
Draco came up and wrapped his arms around her waist, "I think we did pretty good."
Hermione smiled, "I think so too."
Later that night, when Hermione and Draco were heading upstairs he took her hand in his, "I'm really glad Cato talked me into going to Rome."
"I'm really glad old age suits you." said Hermione with a chuckle.
Draco rolled his eyes and laughed, "It suits you too."
She just rolled her eyes, not buying it.
But he knew her all too well. He took her hand and spun her around so she was in his arms, "You're just as beautiful as when I first met you. Not that I would've ever admitted it."
She chuckled, "It's crazy to think that we really did all this."
Draco nodded, "But you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way."
Hermione smiled and kissed him, "I love you."
"And I love you."
