A/N – Thanks once again for all the reviews. Chapter 5 will prolly be out tomorrow since im heading out for the day now so enjoy chapter 4 (:
Chapter 4 – graduation
The next week consisted of me, Ron and Draco just flying around Hogwarts on are brooms. Funny how me and Ron used to hate Draco and now were the best of friends. Draco is even coming to stay at the burrow this summer with Ginny. And me and Hermione also spent a lot of time in the library trying to learn more about this gift, but to no avail.
The morning before graduation found me, Ron and Draco getting changed in our dorms. "So, Potter ready to give you're speech?" snickered Draco. Even though we became friends, we still call each other by our last names.
I just shook my head no. "You even prepare anything," asked Ron. I shook my head no again. Ron and Draco just busted out laughing. "Knew you and Hermione wouldn't be writing in the library."
"You're always right Ron" came Hermione's voice as her, Luna and Ginny walked in. "Me and Harry did it right on madam Princes desk."
"You did what?" asked Ron slightly paling. And everyone just busted out laughing,
"Well that's what you get Ron for not minding your own business," came Hermione's bossy voice. "Well we just came to say we need to make our way down to the great hall. All the parents already have their seats and our waiting for the students."
We just nodded and I walked up behind Hermione and grabbed her hand and whispered into her ear, "You look beautiful." She just beamed at me and dragged me away.
We reached our seats on the stage Dumbledore conjured up. I looked into the audience and saw the whole Weasly clan, Mrs. Weasly already crying, next to them sat Lupin and Tonks who started dating just a year ago. And next to them sat Moody, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape and Hagrid. Dumbledore slowly rose to address the audience. "Welcome everyone to the graduation class of 1997." Everyone rose to there feet and started clapping for us. Dumbledore raised his arms to silence the crowed before addressing them again. "And to get it started, what better way to have our Head Boy give the opening speech. I'm sure all you know him as Harry Potter." Once again everyone started to clap as I stood up. Hermione gave me an encouraging nod and I walked over the podium to address the crowed.
"Thank you Professor," I said staring out into the audience. "Ok where to start, well Hogwarts has been my home for the past seven years. And it's going to be tough to leave this place. I will especially miss Professor Dumbledore's presence. He could always bighting up a room when it was full of sorrow. And a course I will miss Professor McGonagall's speeches on breaking the rules, when everyone knows that I was her favorite student." The crowed started to laugh and I heard Professor McGonagall say not in all my days. "And who couldn't miss Professors Snapes taunts and Professor Hagrids dangerous animals he always brought to class." Once again everyone started to laugh. "This is the place where I learned of my parents past, the place where I learned of my heavy burden, the place where I met my god father only to lose him two years later. The place where I met my best friends and the women I love." As I looked over to see Hermione smiling at me gave me the courage to finish the speech. "But now we enter the real world that we saved. There is no Voldemort, there are no more death eaters, there are no more Dementors, but there will always be evil out there. And we will confront it again if we have to. I'm positive every single person in our class will make a name for themselves, if they didn't already. I am going to really miss Hogwarts but as long as I live I will never forget it." As I sat down the hall broke out in loud claps.
Hermione leaned over to me and whispered, "That was a great speech love."
"Now it's you're turn," I replied smiling at her and give her hand a quick squeeze as she walked up to the podium.
"Well I don't know how I am going to beat that," Hermione said looking at me. "Hogwarts was...." Then I noticed Hermione look around the audience and she froze in place.
I got up and started my speech when I noticed the little girl floating about Moody with a knife in her hand. She gave me one mean look before stabbing Moody in the head. I fell to my knees crying before Harry scooped me up in his arms. Everyone was staring at me like I was crazy. Didn't they just see Moody get killed? "Harry take Mrs. Granger and wait in my office," said Dumbledore.
Harry carried me all the way to Dumbledore's office and we took seats waiting for Dumbledore to return. "What did you see?" asked Harry. So I told him everything I saw and he just held me. "Think it is time to tell Dumbledore?" I just nodded.
"So is Moody dead?" I asked.
"No Hermione, but does this mean he is going to die?" I asked my voice quivering.
"I don't know Harry, but I don't like this," she replied crying.
"It's alright love, I'm not going anywhere. We will figure this out I promise," I replied as Dumbledore walked into his office.
"Would you like to tell me what's going on?" He asked. Hermione jumped into the story about Varda and Psychomanteum. Dumbledore just nodded hear and there.
"Well this is very odd in deed, but I am sure yous will figure it out," Dumbledore replied.
I stood up in anger, "What no advice how to help us? After all we did for this world, when we need help you can't give it to us?"
"Sorry Harry, but no I can not help yous. You two were the brightest students to ever enter and leave Hogwarts. You two accomplished things people my age have never done and never will do. Yous our some of the most powerful witches and wizards ever. If anyone can figure this out it will be yous. I have no more advice to offer you. I know yous will live to do great things and the world is truly in you're dept. We will truly miss you're presence at Hogwarts," replied a calm Dumbledore.
"Thank you sir, we will miss you're presence also," I replied helping Hermione up and over to the door.
"Good bye Harry; Hermione," said Dumbledore eyes twinkling.
"Good bye sir," me and Hermione replied. "You want to go back to the common room, I'm sure there is a party going on for the last night here."
"No, I'm not really in a mood to party. You just want to take a walk?" asked Hermione. I nodded and grabbed her hand as we stepped out into the night's skies above Hogwarts.
"Feels weird that this will be our last night here," I said.
"Yea it does," she replied. "But we will be fine as long as we have each other."
"Yes we will be fine and have each other for a long time," I replied giving her a charming smile.
"What would I do with out you?" she asked.
"Likewise."
"So how many kids to you want to have?"
I started coughing....didn't exactly expect that question to come up in our conversation. "I don't know, but I know I do want some. Ill let you decide."
"So ten sound good?" she asked smirking. I looked at her stunned. "I'm just joking Harry don't have a heart attack." I felt a calm relief sweep over me and Hermione burst out laughing.
"What you laughing about?"
"Why you were so scared."
"And why was that?"
"Because you are a guy and every guy get's scared of commitment." She said as she continued to laugh.
"Oh well I'm not scared. If you want ten kids then we will have ten kids." She just kept laughing. "I will give you something to laugh about." And I tackled her to the ground and started to tickler her.
After fooling around on the ground for a while she looked up into my eyes. "I love you Harry and if you want I am ready for the next step."
"You sure?" She just nodded. "I do love you Mione." And with that we ran off to the room of requirement and fulfilled our love to the fullest.
The next morning I woke up naked in bed next to Hermione who was equally naked. She began to stir and I gave her a quick kiss. "I like being woken up by that," she said.
"Me to, and last night was wow!" was all I could say about last night. But it was the greatest night of my life.
"Yes it was wow," she replied giggling. "But we better hurry down to breakfast and aboard the train. Mr. and Mrs. Weasly will pick us up at Kings Cross. Then Mrs. Weasly is having a big graduation dinner for us since Ron and Luna leave tomorrow to Italy for two weeks and Ginny and Draco leave to France for a week."
"Would you like to go on vacation?" I asked her.
"No I thought we could pick out a flat with three rooms, a kitchen, three bathrooms and a living room."
"Why three rooms?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention Draco and Ginny will move in with us also. I hope you don't mind."
"A course not, but it looks like it will be me, you and Ron and Draco next year while Ginny and Luna our off for there last year of school."
"Yea didn't think of that. But I will be fine sleeping with you every night," she said giggling.
"Like wise. Shall we head down to breakfast?" She just nodded and we put our clothe on and we walked hand in hand down to breakfast.
"Where were you two last night?" asked Ron. I looked from a puzzling Ron and Luna to a smirking Ginny and Draco.
"I uh....we uh....went skating," I tried.
"Nice one Potter," replied Draco. "But don't worry you're secrets safe with me and Ginny where you two were last night."
Ron seemed to comprehend this and started to laugh. Everyone turned and looked at him. "So you two did it last night," said a still laughing Ron. Then everyone turned to a now blushing me and Hermione.
"Shut up Ron, I don't think everyone heard you!" I silently shouted back.
"Oh right sorry about that. But I knew it would happen sooner then later. So have fun?" he asked laughing again.
"Ok that is enough Ronald," said Luna. "Or I will tell them what our first time was like."
Ron started to pale at this, "Ok, ok I will stop." And then it was our turn to all start to laugh.
We ate the rest of breakfast just talking in silence when Dumbledore stood up to make a speech. "Everyone I would like you to say farewell to our 7th years and this is there last morning hear." Everyone started to clap for us as we waved farewell and said good bye to some of our closet friends. "And now for a little sad news. Last night Alastor Moody was found murdered in his apartment. I would like us all to bow our heads in silence to remember the great man who was Alastor Moody."
Hermione looked frighten and I wrapped my arms around her as we bowed our heads. She whispered into my ear, "We need to figure this out soon." I just nodded knowing she was right.
Dumbledore then continued, "I believe it is time to leave the train is here. Good bye all seventh years and see you next year 1st through 6th years." And we all walked out of the hall towards the train in silence remembering everything we went through here at Hogwarts the past seven years of our lives.