Chapter 5- Again

This is my last chapter!!!! Thank you SO much for reading and reviewing everyone! Hope you enjoy this last chapter! And also I'm SSSSOOOOOOOOOO sorry for not updating! I was looking over my profile and I was like 'H/S!! I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN LIKE A YEAR!' so yeah, I'm updating for ya'll! BE HAPPY! And sorry that the story is REALLY short already and is coming to an end but hey, this will be a long chapter so be thankful!!



~*~ RECAP~*~ (A/N: this is more for me then it is for you! I hardly remember what happened last chapter!)

"I remember you." Emma said.

"She talks very well for a three-year-old." Harry pointed out to me, smiling.

"She takes well after me, doesn't she?" I asked, stroking Emma's soft hair.

"Emma, you remember you're father?" Lavender asked, surprised. Emma looked at the blonde and nodded, her curly hair bouncing.

"You can remember me?" Harry asked.

"Just a little. I remember the color of you're eyes and the funny thing on you're forehead. Mommy has a lot of emerald things and I heard Lavender and Ginny say that the reason why was because they reminded her of my daddies eyes." Emma told him. Harry looked at me and I blushed.

"Lady Hermione, you're requested at breakfast now." A voice came from outside of my door. I looked at Harry and kissed his cheek, moving over to the door. I closed it and followed the man up to the tower. When I got up there, I opened the door to see the Dark Lord sitting at our breakfast table with my husbands.

"Good morning milord. Gentlemen. " I said meekly, nodding to my other husbands, my back against the closed wooden door. Voldemort motioned for me to sit on the seat across from his and I walked briskly to it. I sat and they set a plate down in front of me.

"How did you sleep?" Lord Voldemort asked as I began to nibble on my food.

"Well." I replied softly, not lifting my eyes from the silver plate. Voldemort's is golden, Draco's bronze, and the others had wood. It was custom that I had second best of everything, and most of the time it was the very best, but that was only when my other husbands had say. They wanted the best for me because we were all like brothers and sisters, not lovers.

"Is Emma ready for her nice surprise?"

"I guess."

"Are you, my dearest?" I sat silently, and I could tell that the boys sensed my fear. But it wasn't the fear that they thought I had, it was the fear that I might get discovered before Harry could escape safely.



I sat there, my heart pounding against my chest. The anxiety was killing me! I was so nervous that I hardly ate half of my food, feeling that if I ate too much, I might just be looking at it again in a short while.

"Hermione, you hardly ate anything. Is there anything the matter?" Voldemort asked. My head snapped up at the sudden noise that pierced through the quiet room.

"N-n-nothing. Nothing is the matter, milord. I'm just feeling ill, that's all." I lied, though it was only a half lie. I fell so sick, I fear I might faint and they will find out my secret. My mind was screaming for Harry to get out of here and to safety.

"Lord Voldemort, I think that if she feels so ill, she should lie down. After all, she looks too pale." Oliver said, looking over at me. I had the strangest feeling that I was so worry-stricken that I might be more pale than usual.

"She does look rather pale. Escort her down to her room, Ronald." Voldemort barked. Ron got up and helped me up, a sudden dizziness hitting me. Now I understand what they mean by worried sick.

"Hermione, who's in there?" Ron asked when we neared my room, the sound of a male laugh catching our ears. I looked at him without answering and opened the door. Harry sat on my bed, Emma on his lap, Ginny and Lavender laughing.

"Harry!" Ron exclaimed, running over to hug his best friend. Harry hugged Ron right back, the two smiling.

"Hey Ron." Harry said, grinning widely.

"Hi Ron!" Emma said, holding up her arms to get picked up. Ron picked her up and Harry ruffled her hair.

"She's a real sweetie." Harry mused, Emma smiling proudly.

"Yeah, I know. Me, Oliver, and Draco all helped raise her, along with Christen and mine and Lavender's son, Kyle." Ron said, Lavender nodding. Oliver was yet to have a child of his own or be married again; but he planned on marrying a girl from his year at Hogwarts that he dated towards the end of the year named Jewel Parker. The boys all planned on divorcing Hermione as soon as they were free, for they all just loved her like she was their sister. The only reason why they ever married her was so that they could see her more often then the rest of the Death Eaters.

"I've heard." Harry said quietly. He glanced up at me and rushed over. "You look extra pale." Harry told me, a hand on the side of my face. I pressed my cheek against it.

"I'm worried sick about you." I whispered. He hugged me and sighed into my hair.

"It's going to be okay. Today, at Em's celebration, I'll sneak Lavender and Kyle outta here and then, as soon as my clone is gone, I'll wait until you're all asleep to come back for you." Harry said, smiling with hope. I knew that Ginny and Draco would have to get out on their own, seeing as how they are deeper into this whole situation then me.

"Oh but Harry, it's not that easy! You could get hurt, or captured! And Lavender would get so punished and Kyle might get taken away from her!" I said, tears shimmering down my cheeks. He wiped them away and held me close.

"No doubts, love. Just positive things." Harry soothed me. I looked up at him and smiled.

"Kiss him!" Emma cried. I looked over at her sharply, blushing furiously. I side glanced at Harry, who had a silly smile on his lips and was blushing slightly. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

"Let's go." Draco's voice rang. I looked at Harry and kissed him, pouring my heart and soul into the kiss. I still feared that he wouldn't get out all right and he'd die.

"I love you." I whispered.

"I love you even more." Harry replied. I took Emma from Ron's arms and we all went to leave my room. Before I closed the door, I looked back at Harry, giving him a worried and longing look. "I promise I'll be fine. I'll be waiting for you by the forest." Harry told me.

"Daddy." Emma said. Harry and I both looked at her and he walked over to us, giving her a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Be careful." She said. Harry smiled lightly at her.

"Every bit like you." Harry said, looking at me.

"She has your heart." I replied, exiting the room before I would start to cry. Emma noticed this and hugged her.

"It's okay, mommy." She told me. I laughed lightly at her.

"Wise beyond your years, Emma." I told her. Oliver and Ron glanced back at me and I rushed forward, lacing arms between them. Lavender was on the other side of Ron, holding Kyle. Draco and Ginny was in front, Kyle walking between them, holding onto both of their hands. I smiled and thought about how soon Harry and I would be able to raise Emma together like my friends have been able to.

"Lady Hermione." One of the Death Eaters said as we approached the platform. I nodded at him and walked up the stairs, taking my seat by the Dark Lord with Emma in my lap.

"Now that our guest of honor has arrived, we can begin!" Voldemort yelled out, the crowd cheering. "Bring out Potter!" He commanded. Two Death Eaters brought out a struggling Harry. My breath got caught in my throat when I saw it. I hoped dearly that it was the clone and not he, for there was a definite similarity.

"Harry." I whispered, a silent tear rolling down my cheek without me even knowing it had formed. I felt a finger wipe it away and saw Ron.

"Chill out." He whispered to me. I was thankful Voldemort didn't notice.

"Ready!" Voldemort cried, taking out his wand. My eyes went wide when I saw every Death Eater take theirs out, aiming it at the tied up clone. The tears in his eyes were so real I was scared that they had found Harry in my room and captured him. "FIRE!" Voldemort cried. As the spells were shot, I looked away, shielding Emma's eyes. My heart nearly stopped at a cry of 'Avada Kedevra' that rose above everything. Then I realized the reason why was because there wasn't a single sound. I opened my eyes and let out a scream at seeing the lifeless body of Voldemort at my feet. I was always scared when people died but none had ever been so close as to being directly at my feet. Then I felt an arm around my waist. I turned around in my chair and broke out in a smile.

"Harry! You killed him!" I cried happily. He hugged me tightly, Emma squashed between us, but happily so.

"I couldn't just leave here and let him live, 'Mione. C'mon, you know me so much better then that!" Harry announced. Ron, Lavender, Oliver, Ginny, and Draco all jumped for joy, thanking Harry. But soon, we noticed that the Death Eaters were looking at all of us.

"Don't kill them." I pleaded, watching as Harry raised his arm, his wand tight in his hand. He nodded.

"Petrificus Totalus." Harry said, the spell shooting out to all of them. A smile crept onto my face as I remember our first year where I had to use that same exact spell on our old good friend Neville because he could have caused trouble for our little midnight outing. "Obliviate," Came Harry's next cry.

"What was that for, mate?" Ron asked, looking at his friend and then at the motionless bodies below the platform. The clone was even stunned.

"One, so that they can't move, and two so that they don't remember anything. There isn't enough room in Azakaban for all of them so they can just forget they were ever like that." Harry replied with a grin.

"Let's go." I said. "Accio Clone." I ordered. The clone zapped into a small vial around my neck and turning back into the magenta liquid. "Seems that he didn't dissolve like I planned." I muttered, looking at the vial. I took tucked the vial back down my shirt and shifted Emma on my hip.

That evening, we were all freed. The Death Eaters couldn't remember a thing and we filled them in on their 'lives', each of us making some up. Draco was a bit upset about what happened to his mother and father but was happy that now they could actually be a 'normal' family (how normal can you get when your mothers a witch and you and your father are wizards?).

"Well, I'm off to find Jewel." Oliver told us.

"Good luck with her, Oliver. Don't forget to invite us to your wedding!" I told him as he mounted his broom. He kissed Lavender, Ginny, Emma, and myself on the cheek and bid goodbye to his friends before jetting off.

"Anyone here want to make bets how fast he's going to make it on Puddlemere?" Ron asked, his arm around Lavender's waist and smiling as they watched Oliver zoom off.

"I'm betting anywhere between now and next month." Ginny replied. Ron looked at his little sister.

"How much?" Ron asked her; surprised anyone took him up on his challenge and eager to win a bet from his sister.

"How about 20 Sickles." Ginny replied. Ron just rolled his eyes.

"That's not a lot, Gin." Ron told her. She stuck her tongue out.

"Take it or leave it, dear brother!" She challenged him.

"Fine. I think he's going to make it by next week." Ron said. They nodded and shook hands on it.

"Seriously, you two!" I laughed. We all walked off and soon found our way to Hogsmead.

"Look! Fred and George's joke shop!" Harry cried, pointing to a store across from the Three Broomsticks. We all ran over to 'Weasley Twin's Joke shop' and walked inside. It seemed like business was booming grandly.

"No way! It can't be." Fred.........or George yelled out. The whole store turned to us.

"George!" Ginny and Ron yelled, running over to their red headed brother. Fred came out of the storage room and ran right away over to the three, hugging them.

"Lavender!" Fred greeted his sister-in-law, who hugged him. They also hugged their brother-in-law and then their nephew's. Then they looked at us.

"Bless me." George said, looking at us both.

"Hermione and Harry." Fred added.

"And Emma." I said, Emma beaming. The twins embraced the three of us.

"It's good to have you back, you two. We missed ya." George told us. I smiled.

"Why, were you running out of people to test your new pranks on?" I asked them. Fred laughed.

"We have Neville for that." He said.

"Yeah, he's our personal tester. I must say he's a good sport about it." George added. We all laughed and later that day went off to lunch. We meet up with a few other people from school, Lavender over joyed to see Parvati again, Harry and Ron happy to see Seamus as employee's at the Quiddtich shop and Dean working at an art gala.

"Wow, I can't believe you are all free." Dean muttered as we all sat down to some lunch.

"Oh, I sure can! I don't miss any of it." I said, Emma nodding.

"Did I hear that it's someone's birthday?" Parvati asked, holding a cake of her tray. She had become a waitress at Three Broomsticks, where we all sat now.

"It's mine!" Emma cried, jumping up and down on my lap. Parvati laughed and set the cake down in front of her, three candles on it.

"Make a wish, pumpkin." I told her. She looked at Harry and me.

"But I got my wish, Mommy. I have my mommy and daddy now and we're a family." She said. Tears blurred me eyes as I hugged her from behind. "Momma! I still wanna make another wish!" Emma said, struggling from my grasp.

"Geez Hermione." Harry muttered playfully. I just laughed and Dean took a picture of Emma blowing out her candles, which exploded into confetti.

"Did someone wish for a kitten?" Parvati asked, holding a small kitten in the palm of her hand. Emma jumped up and down harder, making my legs hurt. Parvati handed it to her and sat down next to her husband, Seamus. (A/N: I dunno, I just picked a random person for her to be married to! Don't be mad at me! Besides, I'm being different!)

"How'd you know that she wanted that?" Harry asked.

"The candles have a magic in them. There are really basic things that kids wish for and so we have the confetti color coordinated. Each color means a certain thing. Emma's was pink and white and that means she wants a little girl kitten so that's what I gave her." Parvati said.

"Where'd you get the kitten on such short notice?" Ginny asked. Parvati, Dean, and Seamus smiled.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" They replied.

"Somehow I feel left out." Ron said. The rest of us nodded.

"Hey, where's Oliver? I remember hearing he was with you?" George said from next to Ron.

"Went off to find Jewel Parker." Draco replied.

"I think he found her." Fred said, pointing across the room to a small table where Oliver was making out with a pretty girl with golden blonde hair.

"Or he just found a random girl." Ginny whispered to Lavender, causing us all to laugh.

"Hey Harry, Hermione. When's the wedding?" Dean asked.

"What wedding?" Harry asked.

"Well, you two were going to be getting married before........." Dean trailed off. I looked at Harry, who just smiled.

~*~One Year Later



"I know pronounce you Mr. And Mrs. Harry James Potter. You may miss the bride." The minister said. Harry smiled evilly and dipped me back, which caused me to gasp. Before I could say anything, he was kissing me with a deep passion. Our guests all cheered. I soon gave into his kiss and kissed him back harder.

"I think they're a bit lost." I could hear one of the Weasley twins announce to the crowd. I knew that Harry heard this because he broke apart. We both smiled at each other, my face completely flushed.

"I can't believe I still fit into this dress." I said, Harry laughing.

"You're just as beautiful as you were then." Harry assured me. I blushed and before I could lean in to kiss him, I felt a tugging at my skirt.

"Mommy, you're supposed to walk down the isle again now." Emma said. I laughed and picked her up.

"Wanna walk down the isle with mommy and daddy?" I asked her, Harry beaming proudly. Emma nodded and the three of us walked down the isle happily, the crowd shooting out sparks from their wands and blowing bubbles at us. We laughed as we crossed the grounds of Hogwarts; memories flooding back to us from our years here. It had always been my dream to have my wedding where I meet my husband since Harry and I dated and I was so glad to see it come true.

While at the reception in the Great Hall, I watched as Harry danced with Emma.

"You seem to happy, Hermione." I heard my father's voice said. I turned and looked at him.

"I'm ecstatic, daddy. It's my wedding day, after all." I replied to him with a gentle smile.

"And soon it'll be your wedding night." my mother said from next to him. I blushed furiously.

"Momma!" I scolded. She just laughed and looked at her son-in-law and granddaughter.

"She's absolutely beautiful, Hermione. Harry seems to love her terribly." She commented.

"Of course he does, mother! She's only his daughter." I replied.

"Well, it's just that I feel sort of sorry for him. The poor boy grew up with those awful relatives of his and he never even got to know his parents." Mother told me.

"I know and don't remind him of that! He promised me that he was going to do his utmost best to be the world's greatest father for Emma because he never had parents. Sometimes he actually cries at night because he's scared he won't be a good father or he thinks that Voldemort will come back and take Emma away from us or she'll have the same fate and he did. He's so sensitive and sweet that I just love him." Hermione said.

"We know, Hermione. Which is why we're going to promise to support you two and be like parents for him." Father said. I smiled and leapt forward to hug him.

"Thank you, daddy!" I cried.

"If you don't mind, I think I owe the bride a dance." Harry said, breaking my father and me apart. I smiled and Harry led me out to the dance floor. A slow song played and I sighed as I sank into his arms, the music playing softly.

"This is how it should have been the whole time." I muttered against his shoulder.

"You know, I'm actually glad that happened." Harry said. I pulled apart and looked at him, eyes wide.

"You ARE?" I asked, completely amazed. "You're insane then!" That only emitted a chuckle from Harry, which I could feel since I was so close to his chest.

"You didn't let me explain, my darling." He said. "I was going to saw that I was glad it happened because it brought us so much closer together. It is like it increased our love for one another." Harry said. I smiled, a tear shimmering in my eyes.

"Oh Harry." I said, looking up at him and smiling kissing him passionately.

Five years and the birth of twins later, Harry and I were as happy as could ever be possible. Emma was starting to show signs of being a witch and our two sons were just the most perfect bunch ever. Harry and I went down in history books everywhere (including the newest version of Hogwarts, A History) and our friendships with the Weasley's never went away.

Ron won the bet with Ginny and Oliver married Jewel just a short while before Harry and I wed, getting blessed with their own son that very year. Lavender and Ron had a son as well, while Ginny and Draco had a daughter. Fred and George's joke shop spread out all over the world, even to be accessed by muggles! They had been married since before Emma was born and Fred had three children, George with two and to this day working on one more.

As for the rest of the Weasley's things were great. Percy married Penelope and became very high in honor at the ministry. Charlie discovered a new breed of dragons and became famous for it. Bill and his wife Caroline moved into the Burrow and gave it a nice make over, although they still couldn't get rid of the family ghost, or the stains form the twins old experiments that were all over the house. Draco became closer to his parents then ever before thanks to Harry's memory charm and he and Ginny often visited them. Lavender joined Parvati in her job and found it a great joy, even though it was only waitressing. Dean became a painter and soon owned his gala while Seamus took over the Quidditch shop after some unfortunate accidents with the old owner that left him unable to take care of it.

As for us, we're perfectly fine. Harry and I both got jobs at Hogwarts as teachers and get questioned every day by our students, regardless of the age. Snape still hasn't warmed up to either of us but is still respectful since we are part of the staff, even though Harry is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

"Professor Potter!" One of my third year's students called, snapping me out of my gaze.

"Oh, yes Sarah?" I replied, looking over my Charms class.

"Emma is here with the twins." Sarah replied, pointing to the door. I looked and saw my three children.

"Emerald-Sapphire Angel Potter! What have I told you about disrupting my class? You know my schedule!" I told my eight-year-old.

"I know mother, but it's sorta urgent. Dumb and dumber here made some trouble in dad's DADA class and they need you to fix it." Emma told me, the five-year-old twins looking ashamed.

"Alright, I'm coming." I said with a sigh. I looked at my class of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw students. "If you must follow me, you must." I said, knowing how bad I would have wanted to see what had happened if I was their age. The class got up and I followed my children down the corridor. I suddenly noticed they weren't going to the DADA classroom. When we got to the Great hall, the loud call of 'surprise' made me scream. I noticed a banner hanging from above the staff table that read 'Happy Anniversary, Hermione' that was beautifully decorated, the words 'By Dean Thomas' in the corner, which made me smile.

"Good job Emma." Harry said, coming out from behind the teacher's table. I laughed then turned mock serious.

"Happy anniversary, Professor Potter!" Some students cried out from the Gryffindor table.

"Harry James Potter, you know better then to waste class time." I said as he approached me.

"Hermione Elizabeth Potter, you know me better then that." He said, wrapping his arms around my waist. Right there, in front of the whole school, staff, and our children, he kissed me as passionately as he did on our wedding day. Once more, the hall erupted in cheers, confetti and streamers getting thrown. We heard a laughed and broke apart, both of us blushing and gasping for air.

"Just like Lily and James." A very old Albus Dumbledore commented.

"You let him plan this, didn't you?" I asked.

"It was Harry's plan. We just agreed." Minerva McGonagall said with a smile. I laughed and hugged them both, which caught them by surprise. I thanked them and walked off with Harry, the two of us sitting exactly where we used to be found every day of our Hogwarts years at the Gryffindor table.

"We're so lucky." I said, looking around.

"Because we have the greatest jobs, we have the greatest kids, and we love each other?" Harry asked in reply. I laughed at him and kissed him once more with passion.

"Because we had the chance to start again."

END!!! THAT'S THE END! I'M DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to end this story ever since I started it with the word 'again' so yeah I did what I accomplished! And guess what! This thing is like 10 or 11 pages on word! Did you like it?? I hope so! Wow, I can't believe that I'm DONE! And since it was a short story I made this chapter long for ya! ANYWAYS I wanna thank EVERYONE who reviewed! I LOVE ALL OF YOU!!!!!! (Especially you Alie! Btw, did you like the little drop in Nikki and I did on the way to Heather's? She wanted to hit to guys on the way out but we just smiled in waved in stead! It was so FUNNY!) Well, now I'm off to find another story and update! YAY!!!!!!!! SO I'M FINISHED! PLEASE REVIEW! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Okay, yeah, that's enough hearts!

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