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Chapter 9: Road to Happyville

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"Sirius, Why don't we wait at the manor till we hear from Harry or Dumbledore?" suggested Arabella.

Sirius nodded and everyone felt the same. There is nothing they could do, except for waiting.

"Sirius, Can we also stay with you?" asked Ron and Ginny.

"Of Course you can. In fact, we all should go back to the manor and wait there", suggested Sirius, implying Draco's stay as well.

"I informed Hermione's parents as well. They were scared out of their wits but after explaining everything that Dumbledore told, they calmed down. They wanted to see us and stay with us till Harry and Hermione are back", said Remus.

All four couples walked out of Hogwarts and after a brief chat with Hagrid, they disapparated back to the Marauder manor. After a few minutes the Grangers arrived by car. After a series of handshakes John spoke.

"Mr. Black, Are Harry and Hermione alright?" asked concernedly.

"Certainly Mr. Granger. Harry and Hermione are very powerful witch and wizard. Dumbledore said that they would be fine", said Sirius.

Mrs. Granger looked like she would cry any moment. Arabella took care of her.

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Harry and Hermione's head was spinning. It was as if like they were caught in a whirlpool and were thrown away. Hermione clutched Harry's hand so hard that marks of her nails appeared on his hand. Finally, after what seemed like a long, exhaustive journey they landed on a floor. Harry stood up and looked around and sighed with relief to find them back in the Marauder manor.

"Harry, are we back?" asked Hermione, still a bit shaken from the journey.

Harry nodded and walked out of the basement holding Hermione's hand. They walked into the living room where Sirius, Arabella, Grangers, Remus, Laura, Ron, Lavender, Draco and a constantly bickering Ginny were seated.

"Harry! Hermione!" yelled Arabella as she saw the two teenagers walk into the room holding hands.

Soon both the Grangers swooned on Hermione while Sirius and Arabella jumped onto Harry.

"Hermione, are you Ok?" asked Mrs. Granger hugging her.

"Mom, I am fine. Actually, Harry saved me", smiled Hermione.

Mr. And Mrs. Granger then pulled Harry into a hug.

Sirius then walked to the fireplace and informed Dumbledore and in minutes Dumbledore flooed to the manor.

"Harry, Good to see you back", smiled Dumbledore.

"Harry, Just in time for your birthday. What happened there?" asked Remus, unable to stop his curiosity.

"Professor, you remember, right?" asked Harry, wondering why his professor never warned him of such an event of revisiting his past earlier.

"No, Harry", said Dumbledore much to the amazement of Harry and Hermione.

"But professor, how can you not remember? Unless……….unless you put the memory charm on yourself", murmured Hermione making Dumbledore smile at her over his half-moon glasses.

"As perfect as ever Ms. Granger", appreciated Dumbledore making Hermione go pink.

"You see, the point is that even I should not make the mistake of telling people about the events happened to them in the past. So I included myself in the memory charm I put on everyone else at Hogwarts. However I preserved our first meeting in my pensive", finished Dumbledore.

Everyone stared clueless.

"Alright then Professor. I shall explain", said Harry and continued to tell about all the events that happened during the last few days. Everyone laughed about the pranks while gasped when they heard the fight that led to Hermione's near death. The Grangers hugged Hermione dearly.

"Bloody scary mate. I mean, Hermione lying in the infirmary and you running around into the past to save her. It's kind of cool too", exclaimed Ron making Lavender nudge him to shut him up.

"Ron, you should see how crazy Sirius was", laughed Hermione making Sirius search for words. Arabella couldn't stop her laughing either. Dumbledore chuckled and Grangers looked clueless. Hermione explained them the fun events in more detail.

"Here are some of the photographs I managed in the past", said Harry passing the photographs to everyone in the hall.

"Another important news. Hermione and I got blessings from my parents for our marriage", announced Harry very happily.

"Congratulations Harry", hugged Sirius.

"You are right Arabella. Lily was just like me", said Hermione while Arabella nodded back smiling.

"Remus, you didn't change a bit", remarked Hermione.

"Why is that Hermione?" asked Remus, completely clueless. Hermione started telling him about the Patronus charm.

"Remus, you asked Harry about how he managed to learn in his third year", said Hermione laughing.

Remus nodded and smiled.

After all the celebrations and group hugs, Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts. Remus and Laura went back to their home.

"Mom, Dad. Why don't you two stay here for tonight? It's Harry's birthday tomorrow" asked Hermione. After much thinking they nodded.

"Glad to be back mate", said Harry as Ron hugged him, followed by Ginny and Lavender.

"Good to see you back mate", hugged Draco. Harry was glad to be back with his friends.

That night Hermione couldn't sleep. She woke up without disturbing Ginny and Lavender sharing her room and walked out to the living room, only to be surprised to find Harry in front of the fire.

"Harry?" called Hermione.

He turned around at her and smiled. Hermione smiled back and sat next to him. She placed her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

"Couldn't sleep?" asked Hermione.

"I miss them", replied Harry.

"Me too. But you know that we have to move on", reminded Hermione.

"I know. But I was with them for such a short time. It's not fair", said Harry.

Hermione didn't know what to say. She knows how Harry is feeling. Disturbing her was the beep of her wristwatch, signaling seconds past midnight.

"Happy birthday Harry", kissed Hermione softly on his lips. Harry grinned and recaptured her lips.

"SURPRISE!" all the lights went on and everyone, practically everyone Harry knew was there, well except for the Dursleys.

Harry and Hermione quickly separated, completely embarrassed. Hermione turned bright pink.

"Harry, caught you shagging again, huh?" smirked Sirius making Harry and Hermione blush to the root. They couldn't find a word. Arabella laughed at them.

"Happy birthday Harry", she hugged him.

"Thanks mom", said Harry hugging back. Arabella was shocked, but pleasantly shocked. Her eyes brimmed with tears. She then kissed Harry's cheek and wiped her cheeks.

Harry then proceeded to Sirius and hugged him too. "Thanks for everything……….Dad", said Harry.

To say that Sirius and Arabella were happy would be an understatement. They were deliriously happy. Arabella pulled Hermione into a hug too and all four stood there in a group hug.

After congratulations and receiving all presents, Harry went to bed. He couldn't stop grinning. It was his most happiest birthday……….with his parents.

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Almost a year passed. Harry is playing Quidditch for Chudley cannons and represented England. They won their first world cup, courtesy Harry.

Ron joined his father in the ministry. Draco got a promotion. Lavender and Ginny started a designer wear dress shop, right next to the twin's joke shop.

Hermione started writing books on Harry's adventures from his school, mostly for kids. Her first book was called "Harry potter and the Philosopher's stone", a bestseller. It was followed by "Chamber of Secrets", "Prisoner of Azkaban" and "Goblet of Fire". She has become very popular both in the wizarding world and in the muggle world, where people took the book for a fairy tale. Draco occasionally whined for being portrayed as the 'bad kid' in her books while Ginny consoled him.

It was June 20 and the Great hall in Hogwarts looked more beautiful than ever. Flowers adorned the hall and decorations more beautiful than of Christmas was all around. The air smelled summer and the chirping sounds of birds, courtesy Flitwick. There were people seated all over and a gorgeous altar stood in the front with Dumbledore next to it.

"Are you ready mate?" asked Ron to a nervous Harry who was fidgeting his fingers.

"Umm……….sure", said Harry and walked to the Great hall in his black tux. All the girls in the great hall, mostly students and friends, gawked at Harry. Almost everyone felt a little jealous of Hermione, but as Hermione walked in with her father holding her hand, all the thoughts disappeared. She was so beautiful that everyone immediately felt that they both were made for each other.

Ginny was Hermione's bridesmaid while Ron was Harry best man. Lavender, Parvati and Padma were Hermione's flower girls.

Hermione walked down the aisle, led by her father. She looked up to find Harry waiting for her, a bit tensed. She smiled to him inwardly. She glided towards the altar and stood next to him. She couldn't stop smiling and as Dumbledore asked her she nearly shouted "I DO!" and jumped to kiss Harry, much to the amusement of the crowd.

As the newly wed couple walked out, amidst cheers and whistles Hermione threw her bouquet only to be caught by Lavender and Ginny together.

Exactly after a month Ron married Lavender while Draco married Ginny.

"Ron, Draco. Now that we are all married, I have a proposal", said Harry.

"What is it?" asked Ron curiously.

"Well, the whole last month, Hermione and I renovated our home in Godric Hollow. I was wondering if all of you would like to stay with us", asked Harry crossing his fingers.

"Of Course mate", jumped Ron and Lavender nodded eagerly holding his hand.

Draco was more than happy to live with them. Ginny seemed to be hyper.

"Herm, we shall decorate the house so well……….", she went on and on, till Lavender feigned headache.

Immediately all six arrived at Godric Hollow, in front of a big manor. They walked in surprised at the grandeur of the house.  After much discussions on who shares what, they settled down in the garden, enjoying the warm sun.

'Life is not a fairy tale. But we will happy as long as we can', thought Harry. Hermione kissed his cheek and hugged him tight, understanding his words.

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A/N: Well, folks. This is the end of the story. I never expected to write so much after Voldermort is defeated. Thanks to the wonderful reviews and the someone(can't fish out who) who suggested that Harry should visit his parents, which got me going. Stick around, I am coming up with more fics, probably better!!!