Reunion : The Letter
REUNION : The Letter
Disclaimer : These characters belong to J.K. Rowling, except for the kids. This is mostly post-Hogwarts, except for the very beginning. It's the gang's tenth year reunion
Hermione Granger sat in her dorm room, looking into the mirror. She sighed and pulled her hair up into an elegant bun, letting a couple of soft curls hand down.
Parvati and Lavender walked into the room, their faces alternating between joy and sadness. They both sat down next to Hermione, and began to pin up their own hair.
"Can you believe it? Seven years! Wow," Parvati finally said softly.
Hermione and Lavender nodded. All three of them just sat there, thinking over the last seven years. Hermione remembered the time she had spent with Ron and Harry, her best friends. The times they laughed, the times they cried, all were floating through her head.
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Meanwhile, Harry and Ron were sitting in the boys' dorm with Neville, Dean, and Seamus. All five boys were pulling on their graduation robes.
"Wow, we're almost done," Ron whispers.
All boys stopped for a moment to think, then continued getting ready.
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Half an hour later, the seventh grade boys and girls met together in the Gryffindor common room, to loud cheering from the rest of Gryffindor house. Hermione finds Ron and Harry, and all three grin at each other.
Graduation was just like muggle graduation. Professor Dumbledore said a small bit about each student, than handed the students their diplomas. Afterwards, there was a dance.
"I can't believe I actually graduated," Neville said, awestruck.
Harry, Hermione and Ron laughed.
The night went by quickly, too quickly. When the clock struck 2:00, the students started to slowly walk upstairs. They were all in a daze.
The next day at Platform 93/4, there was much laughter. But, soon sobs could be heard, along with woeful goodbyes.
"Promise to keep in touch," Ron told Neville, giving him a head.
"You, too," Ron told Dean and Seamus.
The goodbyes took a long time, but eventually, everyone parted their own ways.
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Ginny Potter wakes her sleeping husband up. He glances up and smiles at his beautiful wife. Ginny has grown into a gorgeous woman.
"Harry, look what came in the mail," Ginny says, handing a piece of parchment to Harry.
Harry takes it and reads :
Dear Mr. Harry Potter,
Your tenth year reunion is coming up. We would like for you to attend. The event will be held the day after Hogwarts is let out for the summer, but you are welcome to come the night before. Festivities will be planned, along with the end-of-the-year feast, of course. Pleas R.S.V.P.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
"Daddy, what are you reading?" Asks a little girl of about 6. She has bright red hair, and green eyes. She is small for her age, and extremely skinny.
"My tenth year Hogwarts reunion," Harry tells the girl as another boy and girl appear. The girl looks about 4, and the boy 3. Both have dark hair like their father, but they have their mother's eyes.
"Daddy, are we going?" Asks the younger girl.
"Yes, I think so," Harry replies, yawning.
The boy climbs into his father's lap and Harry puts his arms around him.
"James, leave your father alone," Ginny tells the only child that they have decided to name after someone.
"He's okay, Ginny," Harry says, grinning at his son, who is fast asleep.
"Well, okay. Morgan, Rachel, why don't you go upstairs and play with your new dolls," Ginny tells the girls.
Six-year-old Caroline, and four year old Bria jump at the opportunity to play dolls and race each other up the stairs. Harry looks at his wife as to say "they're your children," and chuckles.
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"Hanna, stop playing with your food," Lavender tells her four year old daughter.
"Daddy said I didn't have to use a fork with French fries," Hanna persists. Hanna is tall for her each, with dark hair and freckles.
Lavender throws a look at her husband across the table. Ron holds up his hands in protest.
"Look, look, an owl," Hanna says excitedly, pointing to the window.
The owl lands in the middle of the dinner table and Ron takes the letter that he's offering. Ron thanks the owl and it flies away.
"What does it say?" Lavender asks her husband as she puts her fingers on her swollen stomach. They are expecting a baby in three months, so Lavender has become quite big.
"Our tenth year reunion is coming in June. Can you believe it?" Ron asks her, amazed at how fast ten years can go.
"Wow," Lavender says, amazed.
Hanna jumps up and down in her chair. "Mommy, daddy, are we going to Hogwarts? Please, please say we are."
"Stop jumping," Ron tells her, laughing.
"Are we? Are we?" Hanna persists.
It's her mother's turn to laugh. "Yes, Hanna, we're going to Hogwarts."
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"Stop it, Matty."
Matty, short for Matthias, looks up at his older sister. His eyes look at her indignantly. He looks at his older brother for help. But, like usual, his brother is siding with his twin sister. The older twins always seem to stick together, which seems completely unfair to him.
"Do what Athena says, put down the owl," his older brother tells him.
"Here, let me see the letter," Athena says. She pulls her hair away from her neck. Her soft brown curls contrast greatly with her brothers' silver-blond tufts of hair.
Matty reluctantly hands the letter to his sister. Both boys read over her shoulder :
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy,
Your tenth year reunion is coming up. We would like for you to attend. The event will be held the day after Hogwarts is let out for the summer, but you are welcome to come the night before. Festivities will be planned, along with the end-of-the-year feast, of course. Pleas R.S.V.P.
Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall
Matty looks up from the parchment. "Wow, it's mommy and daddy's tenth year reunion, they must be really old!"
The older boy punches him softly, his brown eyes filled with laughter. "No, silly. Mom and Dad were eighteen when they graduated, so they're only twenty-eight."
"Oh. Still, Indy, don't you think that's kind of old?" Matty asks.
Indy, short for Indiana, laughs again. "Maybe for a five year old, but not for nine year olds like me and Athena."
Matty nods, apparently accepting his brother's words.
"Shh," Athena says as she hears a noise in the driveway. Ten years ago, cars had been allowed in the wizarding world.
"Dad's home!" Matty says in excitement. He jumps up and races his siblings to the door.
"Whoa, whoa," Draco says as his three children almost bowl him over on the front porch.
Draco gives Athena and Indy both a kiss on the forehead and then picks up Matty. He swings him around, making him laugh.
"Daddy," Matty starts to protest.
"Okay, son, I'll put you down," Draco says, the laughter in his gray eyes matching that of the laughter in his son's gray eyes. People always say that little Matty looks extremely like his father, except for the baby face that Matty has.
The three children lead their father inside and Athena secretly places the letter on the table, hoping that Draco won't notice that it's been opened.
"What's this?" Draco asks his children suspiciously.
"Oh, just something that came with an owl earlier today," Indy says casually.
"It's looks like little hands have already opened it," Draco says.
"Well . . . the owl was really pretty . . ."
"The ink was green . . . "
"It came at a weird hour . . ."
Draco listens carefully to his children's excuses then chuckles to himself. He opens the letter and reads it for himself. When he finishes, he looks up into Matty's excited face.
"So, Dad, can we go?" He asks hopefully.
"We'll have to talk to your mother, but I can't see why not," Draco replies.
At this, all three children start to whoop and jump around in excitement. They've all heard so much about Hogwarts, but have never been there.
Draco supervises the children with their homework for the next couple hours. All three go to a wizarding elementary school, and even five year old Matty has tons of homework.
Finally, Indy looks up and sees another car enter the driveway. "Yes, Mom's home!" He exclaims and all three kids pretend to be busily doing their work.
"My, my, aren't you three being nice and productive today," their mother says as she walks in the door and finds the three quietly working.
Draco gives her a kiss and plays with her soft curls for a moment. "Well, they have a reason today, Hermione."
Hermione gives her husband a puzzled look. Draco just hands her the letter and she reads it. When she looks up, a huge grin is on her face.
"So, can we go?" Athena asks, hopefully.
"Yes, I think it will be good for you three to see Hogwarts. Plus, Draco, we get to meet all our old friends. I'm going to go see if Harry and Ron are going."
The children whoop with joy as their parents head off towards the phone, which has also been used by wizards for the past ten years.
Thanks for reading this, now please review! I will post the second part soon. Thanks, Mara
