Epilogue

"Ok Rose, what did you want to talk about?" Hermione asked her daughter as she sat across the table from her with a steaming mug of hot chocolate. It was the Christmas holidays so Rose and Hugo were home from school. Rose was in her sixth year and she looked more beautiful each day.

"Well, I wanted to talk to you about.....boys. I wanted to talk while Dad was at work because, well, he tends to overreact to things like this."

Hermione laughed, "Yes, he does. Is it a certain boy?"

"Well, yes. He....well he.....he's acted like he likes me since third year, and at first I wasn't sure how I felt. Then in fourth year I really started to like him, but he always acted like he didn't like me anymore and he just did stupid things. But at the end of last year and for the first two months of this year he came around more and I thought he was finally going to ask me out, but then he started going out with this really annoying girl. They snog all the time in the halls and stuff and it's really gross. Everyone thinks he still likes me, but if he does then why is he with her?"

Hermione smiled and shook her head, "Well, this sounds familiar."

Rose frowned, "What do you mean? You knew someone that this happened to?" Hermione nodded. "Who?" Rose asked.

"Me." Hermione replied.

"You? Who was the boy?"

"Your father."

"Dad?? What happened?"

"Well,your father and I always had a tense relationship. We fought constantly, and most of the time it was about nothing at all. If it weren't for your Uncle Harry I don't know if your father and I would ever have spoken to each other. But anyways, I started to like your Dad around third year. There was just something about him that caught my eye. I denied my feelings for him for months. I kept telling myself that it was just a phase. Then in fourth year there was this ball and I couldn't deny my feelings anymore. All I wanted was for him to ask me to that dance. I waited and waited, but he never did. So I went with someone else and he got all mad. He was a very confusing boy your father was. Then, when I was about your age he finally started coming around. Well, your Aunt Ginny let is slip that I kissed my date after the ball in fourth year and he got really upset and got a girlfriend to show me that he could have someone else too. From the sound of it your boy is doing the same kind of stuff with his girlfriend that your father did."

"Who was his girlfriend?" Rose interrupted.

"It doesn't matter." Hermione stated.

"Please tell me. I thought we were bonding here." Rose pouted.

Hermione sighed, "Don't let your Dad know I told you."

"I won't!" Rose said, sitting up straighter.

"A girl named Lavender Brown."

"Sarah's mum?" Rose looked scandalized.

Hermione chuckled. "Yes."

"Yuck. I can't believe Dad went out with her. That lady is so annoying!"

"I know." Hermione continued. "She hasn't changed much since school. But he later told me he didn't like her that way. He was just trying to make me jealous. Well, he succeeded. I think that was the longest we ever went without speaking to each other. But, they broke up, because your father finally got some sense, and we got together the following year." She finished.

"But, how did you two get together? You've never told me how it happened."

Hermione took a sip of her hot chocolate, "Well, while we were with Harry we both kind of knew we liked each other. It was just that we wanted the other one to make the first move. So we did this stupid little dance and skirted around the issue for a long time. Then at the Final Battle we were in the Room of Requirement and I realized one or the both of us ccould die as soon as we stepped out of the door. So, without really even considering the fact that Harry was watching, or even if Ron wanted me to, I flung myself at him and kissed him. Luckily he kissed me back. We've been inseparable ever since."

"Wow," Rose said after a few moments. "So your first kiss with Dad was in front of Uncle Harry? That had to be awkward."

"Yes," Hermione laughed. "I think he was a little repulsed by it all, but it was ok. Anyways, what about your boy? Does he still talk to you or is it the silent treatment?"

"No, he doesn't talk to me. He talks to Albus and asks about me, I know because Albus tells me everything. But whenever I see him he acts like I don't exist."

"Well Rose," Hermione said. "Maybe you should just wait it out. They'll probably break up. Any relationship built on physicality alone never lasts. He'll come around. By the sound of it he still likes you. Maybe he's just testing you to see if you really do like him. Boys are stupid and blind to a lot of relationship things. They don't know how to handle all of the hormones and stuff. He'll realize he's made a mistake. In the end if he doesn't it's his loss and you deserve someone better anyway. You wouldn't want to lower your standards to meet someone else's"

Rose smiled, "Thanks Mum."

Hermione patted Rose's hand. "Your welcome sweetie. Now, let's go finish decorating the tree with Hugo."

"Ok." Rose said and they stood to leave.

A few minutes later Ron returned home from work. He walked into the kitchen and could hear the Christmas music being played in the living room and the laughing voices of his wife and children. He was about to head in there to join them when he noticed a notebook lying on the kitchen table. Ron walked over and flipped it open to see whose it was. When he opened it his jaw dropped. All of the pages were covered in hearts and written around them were things like, "Rose loves Scorpius," and "Mrs. Scorpius Malfoy," and "Rose Elizabeth Malfoy." Ron gritted his teeth and yelled, "HERMIONE! WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM!"

"Uh oh." Rose said looking up in horror.

"What?" Hermione asked.

"I think I left my notebook on the table......"

THE END

A/N: Well that's the end! Wow, I can't believe it's over! I just want to thank everyone who has read, reviewed, alerted, and favorited this story. Ya'll have been amazing! This story ended up being a lot longer than I first intended it to be! Ya'll have made this story so much fun to write and have inspired many of the chapters. I started writing this story almost a year ago. Since this is the end I expect a review from everyone! I'm going to take a break from writing for a while, but I'm going to post some plots that I have in my head for some other stories on my profile so be sure to check those out! Thanks so much for all of your support! Please review!