EPILOGUE

Draco walked the hall of his medical ward at St Mungos where he had just spent the last 20 hours on shift.

He had been in the surgical ward for most of the night and after a three-hour sleep, had resumed work the following morning. He knew there would be hell to pay once people found out, but he was dedicated to his job as a healer. In fact, he had become the most renowned healer in all of wizarding UK and had earned the title as premium diagnostician. When there were curses, spells and injuries that no one else could diagnose, they would be sent to Draco and he would solve it within hours.

He wasn't smug about it. In fact, over the years, despite the hype following the death of Voldemort, he had become the most humble man one could meet.

Once the war was declared officially over and the death eaters were rounded up, the trials began and Draco found that he was the sole remaining heir to the Malfoy estate. His father was sentence to forty years in Azkaban for his role in aiding Voldemort's reign and his mother was given twenty.

Following their incarcerations, Draco sold off the Manor and donated a lot of his fortune to the victims of the war.

He left enough money for a new home on a decent sized block of land and some left over for a few luxuries.

For years after the battle Draco thought about everything that happened that night, every moment of every day. It took him many many years to stop the nightmares, but now, 13 years later, he was mostly healed from the trauma of that night.

He entered his office and collected his things ready to go home for the day. Now that he had stopped, he realised how exhausted he actually was.

He took the lift to the disapparation floor and once he was in place, he turned on the spot thinking of his home.

He landed in the cosy garden space that had been created especially for apparition. It wasn't completely hidden but it was secluded enough so people could subtly apparate in and out.

He stopped and smelt the bright red rose that had opened earlier that week and closed his eyes, taking in the beauty that surrounded him. Something he had taken to doing since the war years.

He walked up the steps of his muggle style house and unlocked the front door with his muggle style keys. He removed his cloak and hung it on the hook beside the door then made his way to the kitchen where he sat down with a bottle of butterbeer; his usual routine.

He was lost in thoughts of work and life when suddenly, hands over his eyes made him jump.

"Did I scare you?" asked the owner of the soft hands.

"Not at all" he answered, turning to capture the lips of the person behind him.

"You look tired" she said to him, when he released her from the embrace.

"Its been a long day" he said tiredly.

"Come, I'll run you a bath" she said.

Draco stared after the woman in his life as she headed to the bathroom and wondered in awe how he managed to become so lucky. They had been through so much and still, the love they felt for one another was as strong as it ever way.

He stopped at the hall cabinet and looked at the items which decorated their home. The photos of their life together, souveiners of their travels, pictures of their two children, Scorpius and Isabella who were due to start Hogwarts in the Autumn, and the last one, the most important one, the one he would never take away no matter what; The empty vial that once contained the Draught of Living Death.

"Draco, are you coming?" she called.

"I'll be right there, Josie" he answered.

Authors Note: Thank you thank you thank you all so much for sticking with this through its two whole stories. Whether you started at the beginning with Lily or if you jumped in with Harry starting Hogwarts, thank you so much so taking this journey with me.

I said in chapter 25 that i would conclude in the next 10 or so chapters and i have done it in three so go me! I hope i have made everyone laugh and cry throughout this. I hoe you all liked the ending but PLEASE do not give it away in the comments. Let others have a chance to be stunned.

I might return at some point to write a follow up, basically an overview of where everybody in the story ended up, but right now I'm happy with how it ended.

I have an idea for another fic which I've actually had for over a year now and I'm contemplating starting it. If you're keen, follow my page and stay updated with what i'm working on. You wont regret it.