Chapter 28

Draco received a letter from Lucius. It offered him the chance to become a deatheater.

"Draco, as you are my son, I know you will see the logic of this decision. Your wife, who is fortunately a half-blood, will be spared as will your son if you agree to take the mark." Draco disgusted disposed of the letter. He immediately wrote to his mother, begging her to come as quickly as possible and bring his son with her. So alarmed was Narcissa that she immediately sought permission from Dumbledore to enter the grounds. Permission was granted and that very night Narcissa arrived at Draco and Hermione's room with their son in her arms. Draco relayed the letter to both his wife and mother, leaving both horrified.

"What will you do?" Hermione asked looking pale.

"I won't reply. But you and our son are both in danger."

"You must go into hiding immediately." Narcissa told Hermione.

"No. I can't leave Hogwarts now."

"You must. My father is a dangerous man. Once he knows that I have no intention of following in his footsteps he will seek to hurt me and he will no that the best way to do that will be through you."

"I won't go. Hogwarts is the safest place for me at any rate."

Draco was obviously intent on pursuing the manner but Narcissa halted him.

"Very well. But your parents will also be in danger." Hermione fell quiet at that. "I will hide them with myself and Leo. I can use magic to conceal us."

"But that alone will not be enough." Draco rejoined. "You must all be moved as far from here as possible. To another country."

"New York?" Narcissa suggested. "With so many people it would be very difficult for us to be discovered."

"No not New York, father knows your preference for the place and your face is too well known there. Someone might recognise you and send word to Lucius if he sends out his spies."

"Where then?" Hermione cried. Draco thought for a moment.

"Australia. It is on the other side of the world. No one there knows of our family. I'm sure you could conceal yourselves there." Draco said with determination.

Narcissa and the Grangers left that very night. Narcissa herself was able to create a portkey to transport herself, Leo and the Grangers there. No one, not even Dumbledore, knew of their plans.

Hermione wondered if that would be the last time she would see her son and her parents.

The war hit, and it hit hard. Attacks were taking place every day and hundreds of people were dead within the month. People were disappearing at an alarming rate and the dark mark haunted the skies. Hermione knew that Harry had to destroy the horcruxes that Dumbledore told him about. It was the only way that to kill Voldermort. Pansy and Harry's son were also sent into hiding though Hermione knew not where.

Draco begged her to stay with him but she left the castle with Harry and Ron under the cover of darkness. She had to do what was right. So Draco did the only thing a man in his position could do; he joined the order of the phoenix. Needless to say the order was surprised when Draco offered his services and a little distrusting. However they soon discovered his gift for scheming, a true Slytherin. His ambush plans were always pulled off flawlessly and Draco was soon put in charge of managing the attacks. Every night Draco listened to the radio to hear of news of Hermione. He never did. He held onto the idea that no news was good news.

Blaise had dragged Ginny back to Italy the second there was the first attack. Ginny pleaded with him, desperately wanting to stay and fight. But Blaise was adamant. He would not let Ginny return to England for the world.

Katie and Marcus were on the road, travelling with the Falcons when the ministry was taken over by death eaters. They had their daughter with them and their nanny. Katie prayed that her friends were safe. The death-eaters, after checking the blood statuses of the players, left them alone. Marcus had never been more relieved to be a pureblood. At least his family was safe. He hoped his friends were too.

Alicia and Cassius were safe. Cassius politely declined to become a death eater stating that he needed to be home with his family but wished them all the best. To Cassius's immense relief they left him alone after that. He never let Alicia and Milagro out of his sight.

Angelina and Graham were afraid. Angelina wanted to join the order, to fight. Graham appealed to her motherly nature.

"Would you risk the lives of our children to offer one more soldier to the light side?" He asked her. She didn't join the order, but she vowed she would fight when the time came.

The time did come. The final battle at Hogwarts was upon them. Messages were sent out everywhere, pleading with people to join the fight. Even Ginny and Blaise were reached in Italy. Before Blaise could finish reading the message Ginny was half way to England. He had no choice but to follow her. How else could he make sure she was allright?

Alicia too went to fight. When Cassius found her gone he immediately apparated to Hogwarts and desperately ran among the fighting figures trying to find her. He spotted Malfoy running around looking for Hermione.

"Have you seen Hermione?" Draco yelled to him.

"No! Have you seen Alicia?"

"No!" They both continued searching.

Cassius saw Katie and Marcus, fighting side by side against a couple of death eaters. He saw Hermione duelling Rudolph Lestrange. He didn't find see who won. He hoped Draco found her.

Blaise didn't find Ginny, but he did find her brothers. They were duelling a couple of deatheaters. One of the twins was talking to the older one Percy, joking with him it seemed. A death eater behind them pointed his wand at the twins head. Blaise reacted immediately.

"Avada ke-" Blaise shot a curse at the death eater before he could get the last word out. The twin looked at him in shock.

"Thanks" He mouthed. Blaise simply nodded at him and continued to search for Ginny. Dead bodies were everywhere. He passed the bodies of Lavender Brown, Victor Krum, Professor Lupin, fellow Slytherin Tracey Davis, another student Zacharias Smith and a Gryffindor girl Fay Dunbar (A/N Check the books if you don't believe me). He saw many dead death eaters as well. There seemed to be a whole pile of them where Shackle bolt was fighting, taking down two at a time.

Draco found his wife just in time to see her kill Rudolph Lestrange. He quickly stunned a death eater who had crept up behind her.

"Draco!" Hermione yelled. She threw herself into his arms. It had been months since they'd seen each other.

"I thought I'd never see you again." He whispered holding her close. Hermione pulled away quickly as she petrified a death eater over Draco's shoulder. She quickly kissed her husband.

"We have to find Harry!" She told him. They did find Harry. He was being carried in Hagrid's arms, apparently dead. Hermione cried into Draco's shoulder when she saw is body.

But Harry Potter was not dead. No, he lived to defeat Voldermort in front of everyone. It was a momentous moment. The death eaters tried to flee as the victorious light side struck them down as they ran.

It was at this moment Cassius found Alicia. He hugged her tightly.

"Don't ever do that to me again!" He demanded, burying his face into her hair. "You have no idea how worried I was!"

Blaise found Ginny. She was sitting with Angelina, Graham, Katie and Marcus.

"Oh Ginny!" He cried running to her. She flung herself at him.

"Oh Blaise! We're all okay! Can you believe it?" Blaise didn't care at that moment what he believed. All he knew was that his wife was safe in his arms. Someone tapped his shoulder. He turned to see Mrs Weasley crying. Like Ginny had only a moment ago, his mother in law hugged him tightly. Blaise was too stunned to react. Eventually Molly pulled away, wiping at her tears.

"Fred said you saved his life! How can I ever thank you." Blaise actually blushed.

"You gave me the most precious thing I have." He replied wrapping an arm around Ginny. "There is nothing better you could have done." Mrs Weasley threw herself at him again.

Hermione had been able to heal Marcus after he threw himself in front of a Sectumsempra curse aimed at Katie. Harry found Pansy and they shared a passionate kiss in front of the crowd.

"Oh Harry! I was so scared for you!" She sobbed into his chest. Hermione was rather touched at the scene. She had seen Luna and Pansy fighting together against a deatheater ealier. Ron had only just been saved. He would've been killed by one of the Carrow's if he hadn't been tripped at that very moment by a house elf.

"Sorry Master Weasley!" The house elf shrieked helping Ron up. Ron had never been more grateful for their existence and swore that if he lived through the battle he would join Hermione's fight to protect house elf rights.

Harry Potter mended his own wand using the elder wand before destroying the elder wand for good. Ron had been rather annoyed by this.

"That could've come in handy." He argued.

"No. That wand had caused enough trouble for one lifetime." Harry replied wisely, throwing the broken wand into the fire. Hermione had never been more proud of him.

The war was over for good.

It was over a month later when the Montagues, Zabini, Malfoy's, Flints, Warrington's, Potters and Weasleys all met for a drink at the bar.

"Oh by the way I forgot to tell you all." Alicia sighed watching their reactions. "I'm pregnant!" Cassius groaned.

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