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Chapter 20

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Harry P.O.V

I felt my parents stiffen in my arms, then my mum relaxed and hugged me tighter. "Oh that's wonderful dear!" She said. She pulled away, and I could see that her eyes were swimming with tears. Dad pulled away too, and looked at Remy with narrowed eyes.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't hex you from taking my baby girl away from me and Lilly?" he said menacingly.

"DAD!" I screeched, it got an octave louder on the 'a' when I saw he went for a wand. Luckily, he came up empty.

"One, you don't have a wand." Remy said. "Two, I want nothing more than to make Harry happy. I'd give up my life for her." he said. "I want to give her the family that she's always wanted, but hasn't had the chance to have since a psychotic lunatic decided that she was the one some prophecy referred too. If I ever hurt her, you won't get the chance to hex me, 'cause I'll have jumped in front of a bus before you got the chance. I promise you, I will never hurt her."

Dad kept his eyes narrowed. "We'll see." He looked at Sirius, and they both exchanged a glance that made me scared for Remy's life.

Mum looked at Remy, and looked him right in the eye. She held his gaze for quite a while, before looking away, and nodding. "You'll do."

At least I had mum's approval of Remy. Now all I had to do was convince dad… and Sirius… Oh sweet Merlin! He'll be dead before we can start wedding arrangements!

Dad looked at mum, mouth in a perfect 'O' shape.

"What?" mum asked.

"Lilly, when you first introduced me to your parents, your mother did that exact stare into the eye thing with me, that you did with Remy."

Mum just threw her head back and laughed.

"So, Harry.. Did you stop old Moldyshorts?" Fred asked.

"He's dead. Gone for good." I said.

Mum and dad looked confused, so did Cedric, but Dumbledore smiled, and Sirius jumped and let out a yell of joy.

"YEEESSSSS!" He cried, pumping his fist in the air. "Prongs, your daughter is amazing! She stopped Voldemort! He's gone! He's gone! He's gooone!"

Cedric was looking at me wide eyed. "He came back?" Cedric asked.

"At the graveyard. Pettigrew helped him." I said.

"What do you mean back?" James asked. "Where'd he go?"

"When he killed you two," Fred said, "he turned his wand on Harry, and the curse rebounded. That was the first time she defeated him, and she was one!"

"It was really mum who defeated him." I said.

"What do you mean sweetie?" mum asked.

"When you sacrificed yourself." I said. "You didn't have to die, he gave you a choice. You could have let him kill me, and he would have been successful, but you didn't." I said.

"That action invoked an ancient magical protection on Harriet." Dumbledore said. "Using it, blood wards were able to exist around your sister's home, where Harriet could stay, protected from Voldemort and his followers."

"PETUNIA! You left my daughter, with Petunia? She hates me! She hates anything to do with me or magic! What were you thinking?" Lilly shrieked.

"It was the best way to protect Harry." Dumbledore reasoned.

"What about Sirius?" James asked, his voice barely at normal tones.

"I was in Azkaban. Peter framed me, and I got thrown in without a trial." Sirius explained. "I spent twelve years in that godforsaken place." he shivered.

"What! What do you mean without a trial! How could they?" James roared.

"I asked myself that very same question, Prongs." Sirius said, shaking his head.

Madam Pomfrey chose that moment to bustle over, and examine me. I was declared perfectly healthy, and discharged, thankfully. Fred gave me a hug, and then wandered off home, to cause mischief for his family no doubt. He, unlike the others, had his wand on him, but he hadn't been buried before he'd come back, so I guessed that may have something to do with it.

Dumbledore asked to see mum and dad in what used to be his office, while Remy, Sirius, Cedric and I went to help with the clean up project. We were soon joined by an eager Hermione, who Remus had just briefed on the issue. Remus and Tonks were busy helping out elsewhere, apparently. I turned to ask Remy to help me with something, when I saw his new look. I burst into laughter.

"What?" He asked, concerned.

"Your skin!" I said through my laughter.

Everyone else started to laugh as well, and he looked down at his hands. "How the hell am I pink?" he asked.

I laughed, and pointed behind him, where my parents were standing. Dad had his wand down by his side.

Remy looked at him, then the wand, and his shoulders slumped. "Let me guess, that's just the start?"

"You bet." dad said, grinning evilly.

"Messer's Prongs and Padfoot are back in action, and out to make sure Prong's Prongslet!" Sirius said. "I can't wait till I get a wand, and I think there will be a couple of red haired twins, ready to help!"

"Remy." I said.

"What, mon amore?" he asked.

"You may want to run."

"No mon amore, I am staying with you, no matter what pranks I am at the receiving end of." He said, wrapping an arm around my shoulders, and kissing me, and at the same time as I kissed him back, I flicked my wand, and reversed the charm on his skin, knowing that this was only the start. Dad and Sirius, and probably Fred and George too, were going to be merciless.

"Dumbledore said something about some friends waiting in the Gryffindor common room." mum said, a secretive smirk on her face.

My eyes narrowed. "What's going on?" I asked.

"Nothing, honey. Just some people who've come to say hi, and see that we're back with their own eyes." mum said, and then she walked over, linked her arm through mine, and dragged me off. I grabbed Remy's hand, and pulled him along with me.

I was aware of the others following, but only paid attention to mum, who was planning various mother daughter days, so we could get to know each other. I just smiled, and nodded along. I was so happy that I'd get to know my parents.

When we got to the portrait hole, mum said the password, and lead me into the common room.

"SURPRISE!" There was a massive yell.

There was a load of people in the common room, all standing under a banner that read; CONGRATULATIONS, HARRIET AND REMY!

I looked at everyone. The Weasleys, my old Quidditch team, the order, the D.A. and even Dobby and Kreacher.

"It was all Dobby and Kreacher's idea. They, Remus an Tonks did everything, and called everyone here." mum explained.

"You can't have had much time…" I said.

"We don't be needing much time!" Dobby said excitedly, "Especially when it comes to making the great Harriet Potter happy!"

"Thank you." I said.

Remy nodded in agreement, before we were all pulled further into the room, towards the food. I was hugged many times, and I could see Remy also being hugged, or shaking hands. My parents, Sirius and Cedric were going through similar things.

When I finally got some of the food, I avoided the custard creams, but failed to notice Remy picking one up. Well… it provided another good laugh I guess.

After a while, I was pulled aside by Seamus Finnegan. "So, do I have any chance at all of stealing you away from him?" Seamus asked. He'd asked me out, at least once a year, but I always turned him down.

"Seamus… I've always only seen you as a friend. You know that."

"Yeah, but still, a guy's gotta try, right?"

"Well, you tried really hard. Some girl's going to be lucky to have you someday Seamus."

"Well, now, I believe it is time to admit defeat, and stand aside and wish you luck." he said. Then, he kissed me on my cheek, and left to rejoin the others in the party.

I quickly sought out the two house elves who were responsible for most of this.

I soon found them, and knelt down, so that I was closer to their height.

"What can Kreacher do for Mistress Harriet?" Kreacher asked at the Dobby asked, "Does the Great Harriet Potter need help with anything?"

I smiled and hugged them both. "Thank you." I said. "Thank you very much for doing all this for me and Remy. It means allot and I am honoured to call you both friends."

The two elves were close to tears at the thanks I'd given them and hugged me back.

"It was no problem Mistress!" Kreacher croaked.

"It was an honour to do something that made you so happy! Dobby knows that the war has taken a great strain on you, and now you need a fresh start!"

"You're right Dobby, I do. And I would love for the both of you to be at my wedding, whenever it is. I don't know yet. Remy only proposed just before the final battle began, so what do you say?"

I was given enthusiastic affirmative answer, before I thanked them once more, and left to mingle a bit more with the others. I still had allot of people to talk to.

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