Chapter 35: Epilogue
Harry lay in bed every night, sifting through the memories that were so new for him. With the changes they made, he and Ron had been friends since they were small. His parents had gotten permission from Professor Dumbledore to contact the Grangers while Hermione was an infant, and had guided her parents in raising her as a witch. Neville's parents were un-harmed, and he had been a frequent guest at Potter Manor. The most shocking thing to Harry was Severus Snape, or should he say Uncle Severus. For the past ten years, he had been working on a cure for Lycanthropy. Remus had volunteered to be the test subject for his cures, he had managed to get close. Now on the full moon, Remus not only got to keep his human mind, but the pain was completely gone from the transformation.
Uncle Sirius, he was another story. He had married and moved to a house near them, he had three children. Uncle Remus had been dating Sirius' cousin, Tonks since her seventh year at Hogwarts. They were getting married over the summer and moving into a cottage that was on the border of Potter Manor and Black House. Uncle Severus had married one of Lily's friends right after they had graduated, it was a double wedding, as James and Lily got married that day too. He had a family, a very large, very strange family. The Weasleys were still family to him, Molly never passed up a chance to have him over. During the summer, weekends had been for Quidditch. He remembered playing with his dad, Uncle Sirius, Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, and Ron from the time he was old enough to chase the snitch.
The biggest change for him was his sister. She was born when he was four, and would be entering her third year on September first. She was amazing, small, with red hair and hazel eyes and she was the best student since Hermione. Everyone loved Mira, including George Weasley. He had been taken by her the minute that he saw her. Molly had made more trips to their house to collect George than she could count. He was around all of the time during the school year, when Harry's parents were teaching. They had been recruited by Professor Dumbledore to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts right after Harry had been born. His parents had taken turns teaching until Harry had turned eleven, and then they had moved to the castle during the school year.
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He had been back for four months, and this was the last trip to Hogsmeade until September. Ron and Ginny were staying at Potter Manor for part of the summer break, their parents were going to a conference in the United States. As head of Muggle Relations, Mr. Weasley was the key speaker at the conference. Fred and George, along with Sirius, Remus and Severus were creating for their joke shop during the break. Sirius was working with the Aurors during the school year, but had insisted on having the summer off to assist 'two of the best pranksters' he had ever seen. Harry's mother had insisted that the Ministry of Magic create a 'magical creatures' zoo, Charlie was in charge of the animals, but his favorites were the dragons. He was engaged to a witch that he had met during a trip to collect some of the harder to find magical creatures
Harry was looking forward to the summer, his parents had arranged a trip for Harry, Mira, Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Dudley, Severus' three children Shayla, Nathan, and Derrick, Sirius' three children Mary, Alicia, and Jamie, and Peter's daughter Rose, they were taking them to Disney World in Florida. Harry's parents were coming, and Sirius' wife, Severus' wife, Remus and Tonks, and Peter and his wife. It would be an incredible trip into the Wizarding community of the United States. Hermione was looking at it as a learning experience, but the rest of them were looking forward to the fun of it.
Bill Weasley had promised to pop over for a few days, right after he had finished building the wards on the new Gringotts branch in Virginia, but said that he would have to leave right after that because the American Ministry wanted him to set up the protection on their newest school. He was very much in demand, and he thanked Lily every time he saw her. She had tutored him in Charms for years, and he credited her with his strength in them.
Percy Weasley was working in the misuse of muggle artifacts office, making sure that the muggle world was safe from shrinking keys and biting teapots. He had married Penelope Clearwater two years after he graduated, and they had a baby on the way. Molly and Lily loved to tell Harry about when Ginny was small. He had always insisted that he and Ron include her in everything that they did. She had been very upset when they went to Hogwarts, but Harry had made sure that he and Ron had owled her everyday. He now had two memories of when he asked Ginny to be his girlfriend, when they had gone back to the past, and when she had been in third year. He didn't prefer one memory over the other, he was just glad that he was still with her.
One of the best things about the changes they had made was that they were no longer bothered by Draco Malfoy. His father had been one of the Death Eaters that they had caught that day, his mother had married a Hufflepuff. She had one child, a boy that they named David, he was friends with Dudley, and not nearly as annoying as Draco had been.
He still had one year of school to go, but now he didn't have to worry about someone trying to kill him. He had realized the day that they returned, that the lightning bolt shaped scar was missing from his forehead. He was no longer the boy-who-lived, but a boy who lived two lives.
A/N: Finally, the story is finished. I am thinking about writing a short sequel, a year or two after they graduate. Let me know if you would be interested in reading it. I hope that you enjoyed the longest story that I have ever written.
Harry lay in bed every night, sifting through the memories that were so new for him. With the changes they made, he and Ron had been friends since they were small. His parents had gotten permission from Professor Dumbledore to contact the Grangers while Hermione was an infant, and had guided her parents in raising her as a witch. Neville's parents were un-harmed, and he had been a frequent guest at Potter Manor. The most shocking thing to Harry was Severus Snape, or should he say Uncle Severus. For the past ten years, he had been working on a cure for Lycanthropy. Remus had volunteered to be the test subject for his cures, he had managed to get close. Now on the full moon, Remus not only got to keep his human mind, but the pain was completely gone from the transformation.
Uncle Sirius, he was another story. He had married and moved to a house near them, he had three children. Uncle Remus had been dating Sirius' cousin, Tonks since her seventh year at Hogwarts. They were getting married over the summer and moving into a cottage that was on the border of Potter Manor and Black House. Uncle Severus had married one of Lily's friends right after they had graduated, it was a double wedding, as James and Lily got married that day too. He had a family, a very large, very strange family. The Weasleys were still family to him, Molly never passed up a chance to have him over. During the summer, weekends had been for Quidditch. He remembered playing with his dad, Uncle Sirius, Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, and Ron from the time he was old enough to chase the snitch.
The biggest change for him was his sister. She was born when he was four, and would be entering her third year on September first. She was amazing, small, with red hair and hazel eyes and she was the best student since Hermione. Everyone loved Mira, including George Weasley. He had been taken by her the minute that he saw her. Molly had made more trips to their house to collect George than she could count. He was around all of the time during the school year, when Harry's parents were teaching. They had been recruited by Professor Dumbledore to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts right after Harry had been born. His parents had taken turns teaching until Harry had turned eleven, and then they had moved to the castle during the school year.
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He had been back for four months, and this was the last trip to Hogsmeade until September. Ron and Ginny were staying at Potter Manor for part of the summer break, their parents were going to a conference in the United States. As head of Muggle Relations, Mr. Weasley was the key speaker at the conference. Fred and George, along with Sirius, Remus and Severus were creating for their joke shop during the break. Sirius was working with the Aurors during the school year, but had insisted on having the summer off to assist 'two of the best pranksters' he had ever seen. Harry's mother had insisted that the Ministry of Magic create a 'magical creatures' zoo, Charlie was in charge of the animals, but his favorites were the dragons. He was engaged to a witch that he had met during a trip to collect some of the harder to find magical creatures
Harry was looking forward to the summer, his parents had arranged a trip for Harry, Mira, Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Dudley, Severus' three children Shayla, Nathan, and Derrick, Sirius' three children Mary, Alicia, and Jamie, and Peter's daughter Rose, they were taking them to Disney World in Florida. Harry's parents were coming, and Sirius' wife, Severus' wife, Remus and Tonks, and Peter and his wife. It would be an incredible trip into the Wizarding community of the United States. Hermione was looking at it as a learning experience, but the rest of them were looking forward to the fun of it.
Bill Weasley had promised to pop over for a few days, right after he had finished building the wards on the new Gringotts branch in Virginia, but said that he would have to leave right after that because the American Ministry wanted him to set up the protection on their newest school. He was very much in demand, and he thanked Lily every time he saw her. She had tutored him in Charms for years, and he credited her with his strength in them.
Percy Weasley was working in the misuse of muggle artifacts office, making sure that the muggle world was safe from shrinking keys and biting teapots. He had married Penelope Clearwater two years after he graduated, and they had a baby on the way. Molly and Lily loved to tell Harry about when Ginny was small. He had always insisted that he and Ron include her in everything that they did. She had been very upset when they went to Hogwarts, but Harry had made sure that he and Ron had owled her everyday. He now had two memories of when he asked Ginny to be his girlfriend, when they had gone back to the past, and when she had been in third year. He didn't prefer one memory over the other, he was just glad that he was still with her.
One of the best things about the changes they had made was that they were no longer bothered by Draco Malfoy. His father had been one of the Death Eaters that they had caught that day, his mother had married a Hufflepuff. She had one child, a boy that they named David, he was friends with Dudley, and not nearly as annoying as Draco had been.
He still had one year of school to go, but now he didn't have to worry about someone trying to kill him. He had realized the day that they returned, that the lightning bolt shaped scar was missing from his forehead. He was no longer the boy-who-lived, but a boy who lived two lives.
A/N: Finally, the story is finished. I am thinking about writing a short sequel, a year or two after they graduate. Let me know if you would be interested in reading it. I hope that you enjoyed the longest story that I have ever written.