Hello everyone! This is it, you have reached the very end to "Where There's a Wand, There's a way! Congratulations to you. I have to give a shout out to everyone who has, and hopefully will read in the future, my story. Haventmetmyangelyet and Underworlds-reject, thank you so much for the consistent reviews! I seriously felt like I was writing this entire story for the three of us lol. You guys have been posting since the very beginning, and your reviews in turn kept me posting. THANK YOU! I am sad to have finished this story, since I wasn't expecting it to be just under 70000 words. I plan on writing more fanfics, so keep your eyes out! I may use the same Cas/Dean Mulder/Don again in another universe since it seems to have tickled my fancy. Oh, I will still love to get reviews on this beast, even if you are reading this story in 2012. Thank you all again and enjoy! Mischief managed.

-PaperGangstah

Castiel and Dean gripped each other's hands tightly as they looked over the disarray of the castle's Great Hall. Wall hangings ripped and stained with blood dripped from the stone. The house tables lay broken and most of the castle inhabitants sat on whatever clean part of a bench they could. Bobby got up from his spot and made his way over to them.

"Hey you igits." He pulled them both into his arms in a bear hug as their other friends came over. The rest of the castle looked over at them in awe, some in tears, some hopeful.

Sam searched Dean's face. "Is he gone?"

Dean nodded. "He's back in hell," Dean shouted hoarsely. A chorus of cheers erupted around the hall as people swarmed them. Castiel felt a torrent of people wrapping him in their arms and froze, in shock at their reception of him. He nodded as people thanked him. He felt as if he was in a sea of confusion and he had no idea how to react. Castiel feared that he had done so little to make it here. Don and Mulder had sacrificed everything and here he was with people showering him with praise and gratitude. Castiel hugged both Ash and Gabriel as they practically attacked them. He swallowed when he noticed Don's little brother fighting through the crowd, confusion evident in every feature of his face. He looked so small and lost. Castiel knew that in a matter of minutes he would know the truth: his brother was dead.

"Where's Don? Where is my brother?" Charlie wandered over towards them as he clutched his bandaged arm to his chest.

Dean took both of his hands gently as he felt the shameful tears begin once more. "Oh god Charlie…I.."

Castiel came over and placed a hand on his shoulder. "He's gone Charlie," Castiel whispered softly. He could feel sobs racking the small body next to him and he drew him into his arms. He locked eyes with Dean, who looked as lost as he felt. Castiel pulled Charlie onto his lap and held him closely until he eventually cried himself to sleep in Castiel's arms.

Lupin came over and rested a hand on his shoulder. "And Mulder?"

"He is dead too." Castiel told them the story as he stared at the mussed designs on the floor. He hung his head and Dean looked guilty when the words finally dried up in his throat.

Lupin shook his head at them. "You cannot blame yourselves for their deaths. They chose to go with you and understood what could be lost. The blame falls on Lucifer and not you for their deaths. By the way you look, I would assume that the two of you only survived, and barley. Without your friends you would have also died. Look around you Castiel. Do you see all of these people?" Castiel nodded as he looked all of their tired faces. "They are here because of you. Something happened, and all of the demons just fled. You did it Castiel. Lucifer is gone and I am sure both Mulder and Don are grateful to you. You four were only kids and you stopped the apocalypse."

Castiel gripped his hand. "Thank you Lupin." He lifted up Charlie to carry him to the dorms.

Sirius took him gently from Castiel. "You're hurt and look almost as bad as shit on a stick. You and Dean can go up to the hospital wing."

Dumbledore smiled at them. "Yes do. Go and get fixed up while we clean this mess up. I do believe a celebration is in order." He waved his wand as an assortment of chairs drifted back to their respectable places. Castiel made his way upstairs tiredly as he heard the scuffles of the castle being put to right once more. He hardly noticed the burn of the antiseptic. Castiel let whoever was dabbing at him and sewing him up do their work unhindered. He figured if Don was still here he would be putting up a fight or pouting. He had always had trouble dealing with people taking care of him. Mulder would be pretending to flirt with the school nurse. Castiel closed his eyes and lay back on his pillow as memories clouded his brain.

"Castiel. Hey…Cas!" Castiel found himself out on the quidditch field. It seemed different somehow. Like the edges of his vision were fuzzy. Castiel saw figures standing in the distance clutching brooms. He wandered over towards them curiously. Castiel dropped the broom in his own hand when he saw who was standing there. Castiel felt the lately too frequent feeling of tears running down his face as he saw his friends standing on the field. Mulder and Don stood there smiling back at him as he ran over, nearly tripping on the dewy grass. No sign of the struggle that had killed them was evident. They were clean and dressed in their quidditch uniforms.

"Man you were in the zone, thought you went deaf or something." Mulder grinned at Castiel as he clung onto both of them.

"Yeah and look at Dean. The genius looks lost." Don nodded towards Dean who was still gazing around in the opposite direction.

"Hey Dean, over here!" They all waved to Dean as his face broke into a grin.

"What the hell? Where are we you sons of bitches?" Dean gave his friends each a massive hug.

Don grinned as Mulder wrapped an arm around his shoulders. "Heaven."

"No way Don. You're shitting me, how could you guys get into heaven?"

Mulder shrugged. "Guess we were just pious enough to get through the doors. I think it's thanks to Don I'm here. Hanging around a Jew, one of the chosen people, sure has its benefits."

Dean looked around squinting. "So if this is heaven, where are all the fluffy clouds and naked babies in diapers?"

"I guess heaven is whatever you want it to be. You wouldn't want the same dream as everyone else would you?" Mulder looked smug. "Guess fluffy clouds and babies aren't my thing."

"Yeah I guess…so why are we on the quidditch field?"

" Why not?" Dean glared at Don. "It's one of our favorite memories. Here we won the cup for Gryffindor, not to mention all the games we kicked the other team's asses."

Mulder nodded. "Here we get to choose what memories we want to frequent and unluckily all my favorite moments are shared with Don so we are stuck together for eternity. Do you still think this is heaven and not hell?" He tried to dodge the punch Don aimed at his shoulder.

Dean stared at them blankly. "So let me get this straight. You guys can hang around doing whatever the hell you want?"

"Mmmhmm."

Dean shook his head in amazement. "Maybe you two really are the lucky sons of bitches in this."

Castiel just smiled at them, hardly able to stop. "So how did we get here anyway? Have we died too?"

"Nah. Your angel buddy took you up here."

Castiel and Dean simply stared at him. "Who?"

"Michael. You guys must have been dreaming and he decided to zap you here."

Dean looked confused. "Why would some dick angel do that? I wonder what his real motive is."

"Oh Dean. You and your trust issues. I think you may be worse than Don." Mulder grinned at both of them.

"Haha Mulder. So is he really better than all those dick angels out there?"

Don nodded. "I would say so. I think it was kinda cool of him to you know…let us see each other again."

They walked into the Hogshead together as the scene changed. "No way, is this Christmas?"

"Uh-huh."

Dean smiled as he watched everyone's forced smiles as they listened to Sirius's brutal renditions of Christmas carols.

"Man. I can't believe you guys are going to be gone. What the hell am I going to do next year?"

Mulder smiled. "Dean you got Cas. We never got into so much trouble in all our years of Hogwarts put together than when he joined our team."

"Dude kicks some serious ass too. And with Lucifer in the cage, I'm sure all the Slytherins are going to lay low for pretty much forever." Castiel looked pleased back at Don. He had always hated having to deal with their antics at school.

"I wish you guys could come back with us." Dean stared at anything but them.

"What leave heaven to bum around with you?"

"Yeah Mulder. I want you guys to leave heaven to bum around with me."

Don punched him in the arm. "Wish I could. But we can't. Looks like we are going to have to wait what…a couple of days for you guys to do something dumb and kill yourselves."

"Is that your opinion of us? Really Don?" Don nodded solemnly as Castiel and Mulder grinned.

"So Dean…"

"Yeah Don? Not going to ask me to kiss you are you?"

"Nope. I don't want the herp. Umm… have you said anything to Charlie?"

Dean gripped his friend's shoulder, knowing how vulnerable he felt when he showed that he actually cared about someone. "Yeah Don."

Don worried his bottom lip as he watched dream Charlie sneaking too much fire whiskey at the table. "How is he?"

Dean sighed. "He isn't in the best state of mind right now. We had just gotten back to the castle before going to the hospital wing and falling asleep. Cas told Charlie and he cried himself to sleep." Dean wished he had lied after he saw the pained expression on his friend's face. "We'll tell him whatever you want Don. I think that hearing that you are doing alright will really help him."Don nodded but still didn't look very happy.

"We will look after Charlie. I promise." Castiel grasped Don's hand as he looked intensely into his eyes.

"…" Castiel smiled and nodded at him. "Thanks Cas."

A man came towards them and they turned towards him. "Hello, how are you children? Nice to see you came for a visit."

"WOW. I have been telling everyone for years that God is a black man and here is the proof!" Everyone stared at Dean as the man shook his head and laughed.

"No I am not God. Just an angel my boy. Joshua is my name and I am very pleased to make your acquaintance."

"Oh well that's embarrassing. Not you-me."

Joshua laughed. "It is alright. Do not worry. I came here to talk to the angel." He smiled down fondly at Castiel. "I have hear of the things you did on earth. Very impressive, especially without the full knowledge of you powers."

Castiel looked at him straight in the eye. "Why was I sent to earth?"

"Good question child. We needed someone with the power of an angel and not the attitude of one. Thankfully you were always less…stuffy than the rest of us. And your victory proves that you were the right angel for the job. You learned to love others more than yourself. To sacrifice everything to save the world." He winked at Castiel. "Believe me, no other angel would do the same things, make the same calls you have this year."

Castiel shook his head. "I didn't really do as much as my friends." He turned towards Mulder and Don. "They really gave everything."

Joshua laughed as Castiel looked surprised at him. "And what do you think merits such a friendship? If you were able to make friends willing to die for you, then you must have really done something right. In less than a year you won them over so that they placed you higher in their hearts than the preservation of their own bodies." Mulder and Don nodded at Castiel who smiled gratefully back at them. "Believe me, these two kids are a better example of humanity then most, but they still would not abandon everything they knew and loved if they hadn't come to love you so much."

Castiel turned towards his friends as they enveloped him in a large hug. "Thank you both, so much. For everything you have done for me. For things I would have never even had the heart to ask you."

Mulder grinned at him. "That's just part of your charm Cas. If you had been the type to ask for something like that, you just wouldn't be you."

Joshua smiled at all of them. "Now, although it is nice to chat and catch up with friends, I come here on business. We are ready for you Castiel."

"What?"

"Ready for you to come home. To return not only your powers to you, but the home that has belonged to you your entire life." He placed a hand on Castiel's forehead. Castiel could hear a sound almost a whisper and understood it to be something he had heard before in Enochian.

"No." Castiel stepped back as Joshua looked surprised at him.

"What? Castiel you have earned this, you are by right born an angel and you have saved the very earth you lived on. I do not understand."

"I want to know if Dean can come with me too."

Joshua shook his head. "Sorry child, but it is not his time. But as an angel you may still spend time with him."

Castiel glanced at Dean who tried to give him an encouraging smile while his heart sank in his chest. "Go on Cas. This is so much bigger than me. Give the angels the hell they deserve." He looked over his shoulder at Joshua. "Sorry."

"Would I remember everything from this year…or would I return to the Castiel that Lucifer and Michael spoke of? I am not sure that I care for the sound of him very much."

"No Castiel. But you would have to return to your angelic duties. I am afraid that you cannot be fully restored to heaven and spend your days like you used to."

Castiel took a deep breath. "Then I am afraid that my answer is no. I am not ready to go somewhere that Dean cannot follow. I thank you for the offer though."

Joshua smiled as Mulder and Don exchanged smug smiles that they gave to the angel.

"Told you he wouldn't go off so easily like that."

Joshua smiled. "Yes you did. Castiel, since I was already prepared to hear your answer, I can accept that you are not ready to be among heaven's host's at this time. But when the time is right you may always go back on your decision. Heaven's gates will always be open to you and when Winchester comes among us, I hope that you will decide to join your brothers once more."

Castiel nodded. "I will. Thank you Joshua." He smiled at his friends. "I will look forward to being among my brothers once more."

"Ha! If Dean can get in here everyone can!"

"Shut up Mulder. Now that I know you aren't in pain and misery anymore I wouldn't think twice about decking you in the face."

Mulder grinned. "If I cry will you stop?"

"Keep talking and I will make sure you remain in pain and misery for eternity." They fist pounded as Joshua smiled at them.

Joshua nodded. "Then it is time for you to go home." Castiel felt his heart seize up again as he and Dean pulled their friends into a long hug.

"Tell everyone hi for us." Castiel sniffed and nodded as a small girl came towards them.

"Are you coming Fox?"

Mulder nodded. "Of course Samantha. It is tea party time Don." Don rolled his eyes as Samantha grasped both of their hands.

Castiel and Dean stood there for a moment as they watched their friends walk away from them. Sure they would miss them, but at least they knew that they were happy somewhere. And most importantly, together. Dean and Castiel both woke up at the same time and sat up in the hospital wing with all of their wounds dressed.

Ash and Gabriel came into the room with a loud bang. "Hey, we are having a celebration down at the Great Hall if our HONOURED GUESTS would care to stop sleeping and join us?"

Castiel smiled tiredly. "Of course Gabriel. Give us a second." Castiel ignored the overflowing pile of presents next to his bed while Dean tried to grab as many items as possible and stuff them in his jackey. He practically waddled after Castiel as he smiled back at him,

That night Castiel and Dean walked down the steps of the Great Hall together. Castiel was wearing Mulder's "I Want to Believe in Crumplehorned Snorkaks" shirt while Dean had put on Don's Red Sox jersey. This time Castiel smiled as everyone expressed their gratitude. Instead of letting the grief drag him down, he told stories along with everyone else of their fallen friends. Of how Mulder had gotten an infestation of Nifflers in the Gryffindor tower and when he had bravely dipped Umbridge and kissed her in front of the entire school, earning him detention for a month and the respect of the entire school. Of Don getting ill when he had eaten Gabriel's entire box of gag candies and how he had been the only boy that the baby unicorns in Care of Magical Creatures class allowed to pet them, much to everyone's amusement. Castiel clapped along with everyone else as the red and gold banners streamed down the castle walls with Gryffindor far in the lead of house points. Dean raised his goblet of pumpkin juice and saluted everyone who had fallen in the fight against Lucifer and his demon army.

"Castiel? I need to talk to you and Dean." Lupin sat next to him after most of the school's inhabitants had gone to bed. Dean and Castiel hurried over as Sirius came practically skipping over.

"Can I ask them?"

Lupin nodded at Sirius who no longer needed to hang around the castle in his dog form. "Okay kiddos. You know how Lupin and I are sort of an item?"

Dean wrinkled his nose. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean that I really want to talk about it."

"That's the attitude! Wait…what?" Sirius stared at Dean.

Lupin shook his head. "What Sirius is trying to say is that we would like to adopt you Castiel as our son."

"What? Are you sure?" Castiel blinked in shock from Sirius to Lupin.

"Yep. We are two lonely gay men hoping to get us a son." Sirius put his hands on Castiel's shoulders. "Will you have us?"

Castiel laughed as he hugged him. "Of course!" Castiel smiled happily. This summer would not be spent at another orphanage! He had finally found a family to go home to that really loved him.

"I figure that Gabriel is a bit too old since he just graduated school today, but we want him included too. Speaking of adding on, Dean, we want you and Sam to stay with us while John is out hunting. Sirius has a huge house, needs some modern touches but we will fix it up. There is plenty of room for all of us."

Dean's face broke into a huge grin. "Seriously Sirius? Count me in. Wait, one of you can cook right? I'm used to Spaghetti O's and Lucky Charms for every meal. Who's the chef?"

Lupin smiled. "Me. I wouldn't trust him to make cereal. We will take you home tomorrow after the train ride."

Castiel gripped Dean's hand as he smiled at him. "What are we going to do next year Dean?"

Dean smiled back at him. "Same thing we do every year Cas, try to stop sons of bitches from taking over the world!"

The END.