Authors note: Sadly I own nothing of the Harry Potter realm...*Sigh* All contents, save the plot, belong to the lovely J.K. Rowling.

Chapter 10 - Epilouge (15 Years Later)

"Mum! Dad! Hurry! We're gonna miss the train!" Athena yelled.

"Shut up, 'Thena, We'll be fine." Zachary said, running a hand through his platinum blonde hair. Hermione walked in just in time to see Athena smack Zachary on the head.

"Athena Rose Malfoy! What have I told you about hitting your brother!" Zachary gave Athena the famous Malfoy smirk and sat down on the couch. Athena was getting ready for her last year at Hogwarts. She had been going to training classes with Nimue Bronson for 7 years. She had already made her choice to stay here, which her parents were glad of. She had gotten Head Girl this year. Kiara came into the room dragging her trunk behind her. It sometimes hurt Hermione to see how much she looked like Remus. Athena and Kiara knew Draco wasn't their real father, but he was the only one they'd ever known. Hermione told them about Remus often and they knew a lot about him from Uncles Harry and Ron as well. Kiara was starting her 5th year and was taking lessons with Natalia Bronson, Nimue's twin sister. Her and Athena were both in Gryffindor and she was a prefect. She was leaning more towards going to Avalon, at least for a while and both Hermione and Draco were dreading her graduation. Zachary was the spitting image of Draco and in his 4th year. He was in Slytherin, to the suprise of no one. He had his mother's love for books, but his father's attitude.

"Mum, I can't find my cloak!" She turned around to see her son, Devon, heaving his trunk in to the sitting room at Malfoy Manor. He was starting his second year in Gryffindor.

"It's in the back of your closet son." Draco strode into the room, followed by their youngest daughter, Melanie, who was almost in tears.

"Mel, what's wrong sweetie?" Hermione asked.

"I don't want to leave, Mummy." Out of all their children Melanie was the one that needed the most reassurance.

"You'll be fine. You'll see. Sirius and Sean are starting this year too." Hermione said, refering to Harry and Ginny's youngest son. "You're going to love Hogwarts, sweetie. And you're father and I will send you letters so often that you'll get sick of us." Zachary laughed in agreement.

"Ok..." Melanie said uncertainly. "If you say so."

"Mum, come on. We have to go." Hermione stood up and sent everyone through the floo network. They had placed a bunch of large fireplaces on platform 9 3/4 to make it easier for families to get there. She arrived on the platform just after Draco. They found Harry and Ginny with their children James, Lily, Remus, Molly, Brian, Sean and Sirius. James looked just like Harry and was in Gryffindor, just like all his siblings, and in his last year. He was dating Athena, much to the displeasure of both of their fathers. Lily looked exactly like Ginny, as did Molly. Lily was in her 6th year. Remus somehow ended up with brown hair and he was in his 4th year. He and Zachary were best friends, to the suprise of, well, everyone. Molly was starting her 3rd year. Brian was staring his second year, he had his fathers hair and his mothers blue eyes. Sirius and Sean, the twins, were begining their first year. They reminded everyone of Fred and George. Sirius had black hair and blue eyes while Sean had red hair and green eyes.

They stood around and talked until Ron and Pansy showed up with their children. Their oldest, a girl named Nicole, had straight black hair and blue eyes. She was starting her 4th year with Zachary and Remus. She had the biggest crush on Zachary and their mother's were both secretly hoping they would get together someday. She was the only of their children in Slytherin. Their second, a boy named Fred, was the spitting image of Ron. He was starting his second year in Gryffindor. Their youngest, a boy named Tyler, had the same hair as Ron, only black, and blue eyes. He was starting his first year with Melaine and the twins.

As soon as they got there Athena, Kiara, Zachary, James, Lily, Remus and Nicole gave their parents quick goodbye and ran for the train. Devon, Molly, Brian, and Fred were a bit slower, trying to heav their trunks to the train. Melanie, Sirius, Sean and Tyler hung back to get reassurance from their parents. Eventually, the last call for boarding the train sounded and they grudgingly went to board.

"Well, I guess that's it." Hermione sighed. "All of our kids are off to Hogwarts." She held back her tears. She would cry later and Draco would comfort her, as he always did when the kids left for school.

"Yup." Ginny said, already crying. Pansy sniffed and nodded.

"Would you all like to come have dinner with us on friday?" Draco asked. They all agreed and slowly left the platform.

"Shhh, love. It's ok. They'll be back soon." As predicted Hermione started crying as soon as they got home.

"I know! But thi-this is th-the f-first year that a-a-all t-the kids are a-a-aw-away!" She cried. Draco lifted her face to his and smirked.

"Well, that just means I get you all to myself." He still kissed her with as much passion as he had 15 years ago and it never failed to make Hermione shiver.

Later that night, they were sitting on the couch watching the tellie. As Draco got up to get a drink the front door was blasted open to reveal two figures in black robes.

"Where's the money?" One asked. Draco grabbed Hermione and pulled her behind him. She slowly slid her wand out of her sleeve, as did he. These guys obviously didn't know who they were dealing with. Both Draco and Hermione were very well trianed in nonverbal spells.

'Stupify!' Hermione thought thrusting her wand in the air. Just as quickly a sheild was thrown up. And so the fight ensued. Multicolored beams of light were flying through the air.

"I thought you said they were Muggles!" One black robes figure yelled to the other.

Hermione tripped over their living room rug and landed on her knees. She looked up just in time to see a green jet of light coming her way.

'I love you Draco!' She thought as she closed her eyes and waited for the impact. She felt arms wrap around her and then a green light exploded around them.

Draco opened his eyes and looked down on a curly brown head of hair.

'I'm alive?' He thought he quickly shook Hermione. She looked up at him with her big brown eyes, full of life, and he sighed.

"What happened?" Hermione whispered.

"I don't... NO!" Draco had looked around, only to see Athena and Kiara laying in the middle of the living room. He crawled over to the them, tears already streaming down his face. He shook them both roughly. "ATHENA! KIARA!" Hermione was sitting across from him. She reached out with a shaking hand to check their pulses. She pulled her hand away quickly with a sob. Draco crawled over to her and gathered her up in his arms. Draco was staring at his daughters, unable to look away. They he looked closer...

They were... Flickering?

"What...?" Draco watched as his daughters flickered and the disapeared all together. "What the bloody hell is going on?"

"I think we can answer that." A voice said behind them. They turned around to see Athena and Kiara standing by the fire place, very much alive. Hermione sprang out of Draco's arms and rushed to them. After almost suffocating them with her hug she pulled back.

"What the bloody hell happened!" She yelled. They both flinched. Mum never cussed.

"That wasn't really us." Athena started.

"We're not realy sure what it was."

"We'll have to ask Nimue and Natalia."

"All we know,"

"Is that we could feel that you guys were in danger,"

"We could see what was happening,"

"This chant thing came to both of our heads,"

"So we ran to Athena's Head Girl room,"

"We sat in my room on the floor, joined hands,"

"And said the chant together."

"All of a sudden, we were HERE,"

"And at Hogwarts,"

"At the same time,"

"We got here just in time to take the impact of the killing curses,"

"I'm not sure what happened, are you Kiara?" Kiara shook hear head.

"Nope. All I know is we kind of... absorbed the killing curse,"

"Then it redirected back to them." Athena finished, pointing to the 2 men in black robes. Athena and Kiara were closer than regular sisters. They were more like twins, despite the age difference. They said everything in perfect sinc, going back and forth exactly like Fred and George had done and like Sirius and Sean were starting to do.

Hermione and Draco looked at eachother and said, "It's an Avalon thing."