*AU Note*
WOW! What an adventure! And now everything is wrapped up neatly with a pretty bow! This has been a year and a half long project and I am so thankful for everyone who has stuck through it with me! This story was actually the inspiration for the real world book that I am working on! It's about dragons, and has a ridiculous premise, is PROBABLY trash writing, but is actually pretty good! I plan on finishing it in the next few months then going through the process of having people edit and review and stuff and HOPEFULLY I'll start the publishing process sometime in the winter!
ANYWAY! Enjoy the final chapter of this fic!
Much to Hermione's satisfaction, her daring escape, freeing the dragons, revealing the stronghold, etc, WAS the end of the poaching.
With all the information that the poachers had stupidly left behind, the head of the poaching ring was found. Turned out to be an inside job, one of the Aurors had been heavily bribed into letting the poachers into the wards.
Chaos ensued in the ministry as they tried to hunt down any more moles.
The head of the ring was a Russian billionaire who wanted more money. Greed was an atrocious thing.
It took a few weeks, but soon everything was settled down and back to normal.
Hermione gained the trust of the dragons that she had freed. They would never be able to be released into the wild because of their injuries and the fact they had been in captivity all their lives.
As for the wild dragon they were trying to heal, he healed beautifully, and was released a few weeks after Hermione's daring night.
She accompanied the team that released him. Right before he flew away, he bowed to tamers, as if thanking them for all they had done.
International media flocked to the reserve, everyone wanting to interview Hermione. And as much as she hated being the center of attention, when her story got out, donations from around the world flooded in, which was massively helpful for the sanctuary.
The director thanked Hermione while sobbing after another press conference one day.
The young muggle woman that had helped Hermione escape testified against everyone they had captured, helped lead to the capture of others, and eventually, had her mind erased and was released back into the muggle world, her pockets a little heavier than before.
Life returned to normal about a month later.
With all the donations, new programs were developed.
And with the threat of organized poachers basically gone, the sanctuary developed a once a week tour of the facility to visiting magical folks so they could see the dragons. It helped raise more money for the sanctuary.
For the first time in a long time, things were normalizing for Hermione.
She developed even closer relationships with the dragons, learning how to do their dances so she could communicate with them better. The barrier between their languages broke down further with her help.
One day, while cleaning Khione's cage with Charlie and a few other trainers, Khione approached her and dropped something small at her feet.
Hermione picked it up and found it to be a tiny white box.
She was so focused on the box that she failed to notice everyone stopping what they were doing to watch as she opened the box.
In the box, there was a ring with an ocean blue sapphire with diamond accents.
Hermione gasped and she looked up from the box to find Charlie getting down on one knee.
"Hermione, you are the light of my life. The fire that warms my heart. I can't imagine a single day without waking up next to your beautiful face. You are spectacular, and it would be an honor if you would marry me."
Hermione started to cry as she nodded. Charlie stood, took the box from her, the ring out of the box, and placed it on her left ring finger.
Hermione engulfed Charlie in a hug as cameras flashed around them and people cheered.
Somehow, Khione knew what was going on, and she gave out a celebratory roar.
That night, their first night as an engaged couple, was, not to sound cliche, but magical.
Hermione came like she had never cum before. Charlie was attentive, more so than usual, and cherished each moan that came from her perfect mouth.
He had always feared falling in love while at the sanctuary since it was such a dangerous job. But Hermione had made it less dangerous as she continued to develop better communication between magic kind and dragons. Random outbursts by the dragons were dwindling, injuries were less common, and they were less severe. He had nothing to fear anymore.
Hermione rode him into the morning, not caring that she had gotten no sleep. Being an engaged woman really jacked up hers and his libidos.
Everything was perfect
*2 years later*
Hermione had become a leading Dragonoligist, and traveled the world visiting sanctuaries and reserves, teaching other tamers how to properly communicate with the dragons. She studied all over the world, learning new dances and mating calls of the dragons. With her research, relations had never been better.
Sure, dragon and magic kind couldn't speak directly, but they could communicate. It lead to more protections.
Eventually, the barrier between wild dragons and magic folk was broken and wild dragons learned that they could more often than not, trust the tamers who were trying to help them in the wild. In fact, they would sometimes seek out the sanctuaries if they were injured.
The advancements were amazing. Hermione had so far written three books on the subject, one of which was a part of curriculum at many magical schools.
Her travels often took her away from Charlie and Romania for weeks at a time. But he didn't mind, he always knew that she would come home to him.
She of course had to return to the sanctuary for the wedding. Mrs. Weasley tried to get them to come back to the UK for the wedding, but it would take everyone at the sanctuary away from the sanctuary, it was impractical.
So instead, the sanctuary was turned into a magnificent wedding venue.
In fact, the wedding was special in that it happened in an enclosure.
Khione had become a gentle massive giant since Hermione had learned to communicate better with her, that Hermione and Charlie wanted to incorporate her into the wedding.
Khione was a flower girl. She gently carried a giant basket down the massive aisle that accommodated her size to the alter and took her place behind the magistrate.
Mrs. Weasley just about had a heart attack when the ground began to shake from Khione walking. Her son had kept it secret that the enclosure was occupied.
Harry walked Hermione down the aisle. She was radiant in her simple white tea dress. Hermione didn't want a long, ostentatious wedding dress. It was impractical. Even though the poaching had stopped, she was never completely off alert.
Charlie was beaming as she walked down the aisle.
It was the happy ending that Hermione had always wanted, she had just nevered it imagining dragons.
*AU Note*
Fin!
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