A/N I just wanted to apologize for the wait, I've been sick and my mom was in an accident so I've had all of that to deal with, but without further adieu, the final chapter of The Forces that Make us Grow.

Epilogue

The rest of seventh year passed much without incident. James and Lily's relationship continued to grow, as did Alice's and Frank's. Frank even proposed to Alice just after graduation and the two were married a year later. Sirius and Marlene's relationship didn't last past graduation, both felt that they just weren't right for each other, they did manage to remain friends. James and Lily got married six months after Frank and Alice, Lily's parents were ecstatic for the couple and couldn't wait for grandchildren.

Petunia and Lily really had very little contact with each other after Lily finished at Hogwarts. Lily attended Petunia's wedding with James during the summer and Petunia attended Lily's wedding to James, but they rarely spoke. Lily always missed her sister, but had her parents and James to spend time with, as well as their friends so her life was complete.

Three years after graduation James and Lily had a handsome baby boy they named Harry. He was a beautiful and happy baby who looked just like his father, but had his mother's gorgeous green eyes. Lily and James never thought they could be any happier together, but were amazed at the love they felt as soon as they looked into baby Harry's eyes. Sirius was named godfather, naturally, and he doted on the boy as much as Lily would let him.

Severus Snape left Hogwarts and went immediately to join Lucius and all the others following Lord Voldemort. More and more purebloods joined Voldemort and served as his faithful followers, they called them selves Death Eaters and served to rid the Wizarding World of the mud blood scum that was soiling the pure wizard society. They grew in strength and numbers, as did the number of enemies working against them.

A counter movement was formed called the Order of the Phoenix and was run by Professor Dumbledore. James, Lily, Sirius, Frank, Alice, Peter, Remus and Marlene all joined and were serving to bring an end to Voldemort and those who worked for him. Shortly after young Harry was born a women seer made a prophesy concerning several young boys born at the end of July. One being Harry Potter the other being Neville Longbottom, Frank and Alice's son. The prophesy described how the dark Lord Voldemort would mark one boy as his equal, that boy would be the only one able to defeat Lord Voldemort. Only time would tell which boy would be marked. To try and protect their family, Lily and James went into hiding, they used Peter as their secret keeper, thinking that Sirius would be too obvious. They hid away for months in Godric's Hollow trying to wait out until it was safe to come free. Lily's mother and father were killed while she was in hiding when Voldemort tried to use them as bait to draw them out. Lily and James used a potion to change their appearance in order to attend the funerals. They were both devastated by the loss.

Snape, who was still in love with Lily, had heard Voldemort talk about a plan to kill James and Lily, as well as Harry. For it was little Harry Potter that Voldemort felt was his greatest threat knowing how strong James and Lily were. Snape, unable to believe that Voldemort would attempt to kill the women he loved went to Dumbledore to act as a spy. However it was too late. Peter betrayed the Potters, giving away their position to Voldemort. On October 31, 1981 Voldemort and his followers went into Godric's Hollow and killed James Potter. They went upstairs to kill Lily and Harry. Lily tried to protect Harry and died bravely protecting him. Then, something amazing happened. Voldemort attempted to use the killing curse on Harry but it backfired and hit Voldemort instead. Harry Potter survived.

Sirius Black went to track down Peter that traitor but was captured in the firefight and sent to Azkaban Prison. They believed him to be the traitor, he would spend many years in prison. Remus, upon the tragic deaths of his friends and the betrayal of another fled into exile working odd jobs to make a living, he too would not be seen again for many years.

Harry Potter was sent to live with Petunia and Vernon Dursley, Lily's sister and her husband. Petunia, still angry at her sister, treated little Harry horribly. It was not until Harry's eleventh birthday that he was rescued. But that is an entirely different story to tell, as the story of Harry Potter is an extremely exciting one. He was the boy-who-lived, and he would be the one to save the world, again.

THE END!