Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in this story apart from all the lil' kids but they're not important!  They all belong to JK Rowling. (I just make them do what I want!)

Summary:  This is set about five years after everyone has left Hogwarts (so Harry would be 22 going on 23).  It's slightly depressing and if you don't like people being killed off then don't read!

Rating: PG13 I think!

A/N: Harry and Hermione are married and Ron is a single parent after his wife got killed in a conflict between Voldemort's attempts to take over the world (the war is over now with no worries of him every returning) and The Good Side (Dumbledore's side also he came to a sad end in this conflict) and Hagrid has since married Madame Maxime.

Chapter 1~ The Past…

Harry, Hermione, Ron and the rest of the Gryffindors were sitting in Transfiguration.  As per usual Harry and Ron were amusing themselves by drawing on the desks or on Harry's book.  Hermione passed a note to Harry and Ron, "Do you two actually plan to do anything towards you futures in the next 2 years?" The both looked at each other and replied, "Nah!" They could hear Hermione tutting at them and when she sent her reply back they laughed even harder. "I actually care about my future! I quite like the idea of being a transfiguration teacher, what about you two?" In between splutters of laughter Harry managed to say, "I suppose if I have to do anything, I'll be fighting in the conflict between you-know-who, I mean I practically killed him once!"  Ron rolled his eyes and wrote, "Don't be too big headed Harry!  I suppose I should try to get a high paying job! But then again you need to pay attention for those…. I might do what Harry does with the war or I might go and work with Bill in Romania…" Hermione gave up on trying to convince the boys into paying attention she decided to get on with her own work and think about her own future.  They knew that a war was due to kick off in a few months, maybe a year, and sooner or later they'd have to go to it.

7th Year…

"Our last day!" Smiled Ron. 

"What's so great about that?  I like it here!" groaned Hermione, "I mean there's 7 years of our history here and we're just gunna leave!"

"Shut up, you know you're happy to go really, and it's not like we're not going to see each other." Harry replied.  He kissed her head, "Besides we're going to be living with each other so there's no getting rid of me!"

"Hmmmm… what about you though Ron?"

"Don't worry I'll be round at your house every five minutes!"

"You wanna bet on that?!"  They all laughed, but really they all knew what was coming. Harry and Hermione were due to get married during the holidays and so was Ron (to Lavender).  The war had started just under a year ago and now the boys were of age, they were off to either fight or strategise in it… Luckily they had decided to pay attention in their last 2 years if school and were being placed in the technology department in the Ministry's defence system.  They were all trying to make the best of the next few months together… because they might not see each other ever again.

They hadn't really planned to be getting married or anything so soon, but the thought of being apart was so depressing that if they had something to keep them sane then this would have to be it.

Hermione hugged Harry, and then walked off to her last ever Transfiguration Lesson hand-in-hand with Harry and linked with Ron as if to be supported for her depression of no more school!