Title: The Last Hours of Sunlight
Author: Mjade
Summary: Just a simple conversation that could change the future of Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger forever.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Rating: G/Romance
Author's Note: Finally, the epilogue. Okay, there might be a lot of unanswered questions but that's because I really don't know how the defeat of Voldemort will go. I hope this chapter doesn't sound too bad because I kind of rushed it a little bit. Please review once again! Thank you, animegirl-mika, Miss Perfect. ok maybe not, elijahsbaby1981, SweetWater, C-Yup, Hermione's in love with him all right.
EPILOGUE:
The last two years had just been the calm before the storm. And what a hurricane it was .Voldemort had gained full power and war broke out. The battle between good and evil raged on. It was thousands of wizard duels combined. Curses, hexes, green flashes of light streamed throughout the field. Wizard villages were abandoned, houses went up in flames, towers finding no hope of rebuilding. The only sanctuary left was Hogwarts but the grounds were thoroughly damaged.
Lives were destroyed, crying and mourning took place, suicide happened occasionally, and finally everyone's faith saw the wizard world through. The battle and the war had ended when Harry had defeated the Dark Lord. The light triumphed over the dark side but at a terrible cost. It lasted only a year and a half, but more than five thousand lives were either injured or lost, but enough wizards and witches lived to tell the tale of the dark days.
***
After the sunset, Ron Weasley gave Hermione and Draco, whose body had recovered from the Cruciatus Curse, a full list of those who have died, from their side. Hermione had sadness in her eyes as she read the names one by one.
"Professor Vector? Oh my, he was one of the best arithmancy teachers ever. Argus Filch, Amos Diggory, Owen Cauldwell, Morag MacDougal, Eleanor Branstone, Dean Thomas, is Seamus okay?"
"Yeah, he was hexed badly but I think he has fully recovered, Justin Finch- Fletchey was found under the Imperious Curse but he's fine now, at least that's what I heard from Lisa Turpin. Before the nurses urged me out of the hospital I found out that Alicia Spinnet's dead and so is Charlie," Ron added sadly.
"I'm so sorry, Ron. Fred and George are fine, I talked to them just a while ago. How about Ginny?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, mum and her were able to get out from the building in time. Macnair, one of those bloody Death-Eaters, set half the Ministry on fire."
"And Harry?"
Silence.
"Ron, I need to know," Hermione said, her eyes pleading.
Ron sighed. "They brought him in yesterday, I heard from Colin, he was able to kill You-Know-Who but his body was severely damaged. Dumbledore went to see him. . . I'm not sure he's going to make it."
"Weasley, I think you're safe to say Voldemort now," Draco pointed out. By then, Hermione burst into tears and buried her face in Draco's shoulder. He put an arm around her and Ron decided to leave them for a while.
"Oh, I don't know what I'd do without him, Draco. I mean I knew something like this was going to happen but now I don't believe I can take it if he dies. Now or ever. I still have Ron and you but there is something that Harry has that not everyone can-"
"He'll live, Hermione. They don't call Wonder boy 'the boy who lived' for nothing," Draco said comforting her.
"This is not funny, Draco."
"And I'm not joking. He'll make it, Hermione. If anyone can make it, it's him."
***
Draco was right, a near-death experience and Harry got through it all right. He had to rest a few more days before Hermione could see him, but the happiness in her eyes when he saw him told Harry that he didn't need to go to heaven to see an angel.
A year after, Hermione and Draco got married. At first, many of Hermione's friends asked her if she was sure, if she was making the right choice, even Ron tried to talk her out of it but failed. Finally her friends accepted him and Ron reluctantly agreed. To many people, Draco didn't look happier anywhere else. Another year passed and Hermione had her first child. And if it was possible, Draco was "bouncing" with joy at that moment (a/n: how very un-Malfoy of him-on second thought, he was a bouncing ferret.)
***
Hermione gazed at the tiny baby in her arms, Draco's and hers, sleeping silently without a care in the world.
"It looks like you, you know," She told her husband.
"But he's a brunette," Draco whined.
"Well, you can't expect all your family to be blonde," Hermione told him. "He's got your eyes, your nose, your jaw, so don't complain."
"You missed something. He has your kissable lips," Draco said and kissed Hermione lightly.
"Hmmm. An hour ago, you were so nervous the doctor had to tell you to sit down. And then when it was time you said you couldn't believe you were going to become a father."
"I still can't believe it! I'm only 23! I'll mess things up."
"You'll be an excellent father. Stop worrying."
Suddenly the door burst open.
"Am I late?" Ron cried, with Harry and Ginny on either side of him and the twins behind them.
"Oh my god, Hermione. Is it a girl or a boy?" Ginny squealed, rushing to her bedside.
"My son," Hermione smiled.
"It looks like Draco," Ginny replied and Draco smirked proudly.
Fred pretended to get a good look at the tiny boy in Hermione's arms. "That's funny, the baby doesn't look like a ferret."
"FRED!!!" Ginny, Ron, and Harry warned. George was laughing his head off and Hermione giggled knowing it was just a joke. Draco glared at the twins.
"He's beautiful, 'Mione," Harry said.
"Too bad we're late. It's all Fred's fault, we had to take the Portkey halfway back to the new house to get the invitations, since he decided we shouldn't bring our wands," Ron said.
"Invitations to what?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, his and Angelina's wedding," George said, gesturing with his thumb then gave an invitation to Draco.
"Really, Fred? She said yes when you proposed?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, but I had to tell her that if she said no, I'd marry you instead," Fred joked again.
"Be careful, Weasley. She's mine," Draco said.
George went down on his knees and "imitated" a somewhat desperate Fred. "Nooooo, Hermione! I can't believe you chose a more handsome guy over me!"
"Shut up, you two," Ginny said. "So you guys have a name for him, yet?" She looked up at Hermione and Draco.
"Good point," Draco said. "Hermione?"
"Er. . . let me think," Hermione said.
"You can name him after me," Draco smirked.
"There is no way I'm going to name him after you!"
"Why not? What you want to name him after Wonder Boy over there?"
"You know, that does sound like a good idea."
"What!?"
"Just kidding," Hermione said, then started murmuring to herself as if she was remembering something. "How about. . .Luke?"
"Luke?" Ron asked.
"It means bring light from the sun, (a/n: or in other words sunlight)" Hermione said.
"Luke Malfoy. I like it. It makes my last name sound more innocent," Draco laughed.
Ginny smiled. "Who'd have thought?"
Hermione smiled and looked at her husband. "Yep. Who'd have known?"
It was a happy beginning, yes the beginning. And it was the last hours before darkness came over Britain. The time when Draco first kissed Hermione, the time when Draco had a truce with her, the time when he found out he and Hermione were meant to be.
A/N: Okay, another lame chapter! Still I can't believe I was capable of writing a happy ending. Sorry guys if you thought Draco or Hermione should die. I was thinking Harry should die, but when I woke up the next morning I couldn't bring myself to do that. In case all of you are wondering: Lucius is dead!!! How? I don't know, Draco probably had something to do with it. So what do you think? Okay? Sucked? * gulp * Review ppl! Your comments (go ahead and flame me but I'm not going to change it) mean the most to me!
Author: Mjade
Summary: Just a simple conversation that could change the future of Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger forever.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Rating: G/Romance
Author's Note: Finally, the epilogue. Okay, there might be a lot of unanswered questions but that's because I really don't know how the defeat of Voldemort will go. I hope this chapter doesn't sound too bad because I kind of rushed it a little bit. Please review once again! Thank you, animegirl-mika, Miss Perfect. ok maybe not, elijahsbaby1981, SweetWater, C-Yup, Hermione's in love with him all right.
EPILOGUE:
The last two years had just been the calm before the storm. And what a hurricane it was .Voldemort had gained full power and war broke out. The battle between good and evil raged on. It was thousands of wizard duels combined. Curses, hexes, green flashes of light streamed throughout the field. Wizard villages were abandoned, houses went up in flames, towers finding no hope of rebuilding. The only sanctuary left was Hogwarts but the grounds were thoroughly damaged.
Lives were destroyed, crying and mourning took place, suicide happened occasionally, and finally everyone's faith saw the wizard world through. The battle and the war had ended when Harry had defeated the Dark Lord. The light triumphed over the dark side but at a terrible cost. It lasted only a year and a half, but more than five thousand lives were either injured or lost, but enough wizards and witches lived to tell the tale of the dark days.
***
After the sunset, Ron Weasley gave Hermione and Draco, whose body had recovered from the Cruciatus Curse, a full list of those who have died, from their side. Hermione had sadness in her eyes as she read the names one by one.
"Professor Vector? Oh my, he was one of the best arithmancy teachers ever. Argus Filch, Amos Diggory, Owen Cauldwell, Morag MacDougal, Eleanor Branstone, Dean Thomas, is Seamus okay?"
"Yeah, he was hexed badly but I think he has fully recovered, Justin Finch- Fletchey was found under the Imperious Curse but he's fine now, at least that's what I heard from Lisa Turpin. Before the nurses urged me out of the hospital I found out that Alicia Spinnet's dead and so is Charlie," Ron added sadly.
"I'm so sorry, Ron. Fred and George are fine, I talked to them just a while ago. How about Ginny?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, mum and her were able to get out from the building in time. Macnair, one of those bloody Death-Eaters, set half the Ministry on fire."
"And Harry?"
Silence.
"Ron, I need to know," Hermione said, her eyes pleading.
Ron sighed. "They brought him in yesterday, I heard from Colin, he was able to kill You-Know-Who but his body was severely damaged. Dumbledore went to see him. . . I'm not sure he's going to make it."
"Weasley, I think you're safe to say Voldemort now," Draco pointed out. By then, Hermione burst into tears and buried her face in Draco's shoulder. He put an arm around her and Ron decided to leave them for a while.
"Oh, I don't know what I'd do without him, Draco. I mean I knew something like this was going to happen but now I don't believe I can take it if he dies. Now or ever. I still have Ron and you but there is something that Harry has that not everyone can-"
"He'll live, Hermione. They don't call Wonder boy 'the boy who lived' for nothing," Draco said comforting her.
"This is not funny, Draco."
"And I'm not joking. He'll make it, Hermione. If anyone can make it, it's him."
***
Draco was right, a near-death experience and Harry got through it all right. He had to rest a few more days before Hermione could see him, but the happiness in her eyes when he saw him told Harry that he didn't need to go to heaven to see an angel.
A year after, Hermione and Draco got married. At first, many of Hermione's friends asked her if she was sure, if she was making the right choice, even Ron tried to talk her out of it but failed. Finally her friends accepted him and Ron reluctantly agreed. To many people, Draco didn't look happier anywhere else. Another year passed and Hermione had her first child. And if it was possible, Draco was "bouncing" with joy at that moment (a/n: how very un-Malfoy of him-on second thought, he was a bouncing ferret.)
***
Hermione gazed at the tiny baby in her arms, Draco's and hers, sleeping silently without a care in the world.
"It looks like you, you know," She told her husband.
"But he's a brunette," Draco whined.
"Well, you can't expect all your family to be blonde," Hermione told him. "He's got your eyes, your nose, your jaw, so don't complain."
"You missed something. He has your kissable lips," Draco said and kissed Hermione lightly.
"Hmmm. An hour ago, you were so nervous the doctor had to tell you to sit down. And then when it was time you said you couldn't believe you were going to become a father."
"I still can't believe it! I'm only 23! I'll mess things up."
"You'll be an excellent father. Stop worrying."
Suddenly the door burst open.
"Am I late?" Ron cried, with Harry and Ginny on either side of him and the twins behind them.
"Oh my god, Hermione. Is it a girl or a boy?" Ginny squealed, rushing to her bedside.
"My son," Hermione smiled.
"It looks like Draco," Ginny replied and Draco smirked proudly.
Fred pretended to get a good look at the tiny boy in Hermione's arms. "That's funny, the baby doesn't look like a ferret."
"FRED!!!" Ginny, Ron, and Harry warned. George was laughing his head off and Hermione giggled knowing it was just a joke. Draco glared at the twins.
"He's beautiful, 'Mione," Harry said.
"Too bad we're late. It's all Fred's fault, we had to take the Portkey halfway back to the new house to get the invitations, since he decided we shouldn't bring our wands," Ron said.
"Invitations to what?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, his and Angelina's wedding," George said, gesturing with his thumb then gave an invitation to Draco.
"Really, Fred? She said yes when you proposed?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, but I had to tell her that if she said no, I'd marry you instead," Fred joked again.
"Be careful, Weasley. She's mine," Draco said.
George went down on his knees and "imitated" a somewhat desperate Fred. "Nooooo, Hermione! I can't believe you chose a more handsome guy over me!"
"Shut up, you two," Ginny said. "So you guys have a name for him, yet?" She looked up at Hermione and Draco.
"Good point," Draco said. "Hermione?"
"Er. . . let me think," Hermione said.
"You can name him after me," Draco smirked.
"There is no way I'm going to name him after you!"
"Why not? What you want to name him after Wonder Boy over there?"
"You know, that does sound like a good idea."
"What!?"
"Just kidding," Hermione said, then started murmuring to herself as if she was remembering something. "How about. . .Luke?"
"Luke?" Ron asked.
"It means bring light from the sun, (a/n: or in other words sunlight)" Hermione said.
"Luke Malfoy. I like it. It makes my last name sound more innocent," Draco laughed.
Ginny smiled. "Who'd have thought?"
Hermione smiled and looked at her husband. "Yep. Who'd have known?"
It was a happy beginning, yes the beginning. And it was the last hours before darkness came over Britain. The time when Draco first kissed Hermione, the time when Draco had a truce with her, the time when he found out he and Hermione were meant to be.
A/N: Okay, another lame chapter! Still I can't believe I was capable of writing a happy ending. Sorry guys if you thought Draco or Hermione should die. I was thinking Harry should die, but when I woke up the next morning I couldn't bring myself to do that. In case all of you are wondering: Lucius is dead!!! How? I don't know, Draco probably had something to do with it. So what do you think? Okay? Sucked? * gulp * Review ppl! Your comments (go ahead and flame me but I'm not going to change it) mean the most to me!