EPILOGUE
Twenty-nine-year-old Draco Malfoy stood with his wife, Lavender Brown, and his baby daughter in his arms, Hermione Malfoy, at the front door, as he welcomed his guests to his daughter's first birthday.
'Hi, Harry. Hi, Ginny!' Draco said as he welcomed his best friend and his wife to his home.
'Is this Ronald Potter then?' Draco said to Harry Potter and his wife, Ginny Weasley, looking at the baby in his mother's arms.
'Yes, it is, we named him after Ron, he's only three months old,' Harry said, as a moments pain of the memory of his best friend, contorted his face.
'Come on in, you two!' Lavender said.
'Who else is coming?' Ginny asked Draco.
'Erm...Sirius, Fred, George, Parvati, Angeline, Katie, Pansy and Wood - if he can make it, Neville was going to come but then something came up at the Ministry.'
'I'll go and give Hermione her bottle, now, Draco. Is that all right? Do you still want to wait at the door?' Lavender said to her husband.
'Oh yes, that's fine,' Draco said, giving baby Hermione to his wife, 'I'll wait here for a bit longer and then, I'll come in and join you, show Ginny the kitchen, so she can give Ron his bottle, if she wants.'
'Okay,' Lavender said as she turned to take their first guests through to the kitchen.
Soon enough, all the guests arrived, including the famous Quidditch captain of England's Quidditch team, Oliver Wood.
It was a lively, joyous affair. It had been a long time since everybody had gotten together to celebrate. Everyone had gotten on with his or her own life, either with a career or their own families.
Draco Malfoy had met Lavender Brown again through Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley's Wedding and after nearly eight years of dating, they had gotten married and settled down, and had a daughter named Hermione. Named after the original Hermione Granger. Lavender knew deep down, that Draco's heart still belonged to Hermione, and it had hurt him so much when Hermione died in his arms on their wedding day. Lavender didn't truly mind, for Hermione had been one of her best friends and she loved Draco and Draco loved her but Draco just still cared for Hermione. Strangely enough, baby Hermione was born with a lot of bushy brown hair and had brown eyes, whereas her father, Draco, had white blonde hair and gray eyes and her mother, Lavender, had straight dark blonde hair and blue eyes. It was remarkable; how she looked so much like the Hermione she was named after!
Harry Potter had married Ginny Weasley and they are very happy together with their three-month-old son, Ronald Potter otherwise known as 'Ron'. Ron was named after his father's best friend and mother's brother, Ronald Weasely. And, baby Ron was born with flaming red hair that he must have inherited from his mother; Ginny, but he had his father, Harry's, emerald green eyes.
Sirius Black found true love with Narcissa Malfoy. For, they had been childhood sweethearts back at Hogwarts during their time. Now, they are also happily married.
Sadly, professor Dumbledore passed away last year and professor McGonagall had taken his place as headmistress of Hogwarts.
Fred Weasley is currently engaged to Angeline Johnson and they are very happy together. Fred and George both succeeded in opening Weasley's-Wizard-Wheezes in Diagon Alley over the summer.
George Weasley has been dating Katie Bell, a former Gryffindor chaser at Hogwarts during the same time as Fred and George Weasley were beaters on the team and Angeline Johnson was another chaser, for over four years.
Bill Weasley still works for Gringott's Wizarding Bank and ended up marrying Fleur Delacour, when they both met again by fate. They have a nineteen-year-old daughter called Kaci.
Charlie Weasley now lives in Romania, with his wife, Aveline Berry. Charlie and Aveline have two kids, a twenty-year-old son called Joaquin and a seventeen-year-old daughter named Serenity or Serena for short.
Percy Weasley married his Hogwarts sweetheart, Penelope Clearwater and now works for The Ministry of Magic, head of the Department of International Cooperation. He was asked to become the Minister of Magic and very nearly accepted it, but then stress over took, so he gave the position to Neville Longbottom. They are expecting, their first child soon for Penelope is currently eight-months pregnant.
Neville Longbottom was made Minister of Magic after Percy Weasley declined the offer. Many people were surprised at first, especially the people who went to school with him. But, he has become one of the most successful Minister's of all time!
Parvati Patil is single and is happily flirting with every male wizard, she knows. When will she ever settle down with Mr. Right?
Cho Chang left school during her sixth year and one morning she was found dead on her bedroom floor with a suicidal note next to her. The incident of Cedric Diggory's death got too much for her. Harry was devastated when she died and Ginny comforted him and there, the romance started to blossom, when Harry finally saw Ginny as a person not just his best friend's younger sister.
Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas went missing over five years ago and it was rumored that they left to go to Canada together and was found and killed by Lord Voldemort there.
Laura Madley, who was Ron's partner to the Yule Ball during their seventh year, had fallen hard for him, was absolutely distraught at the news of Ron's death but finally she got herself together and now, she is happily dating Kevin Whitby, who was also in the same year and same house, Hufflepuff as her.
Hannah Abbott and Justin Finch-Fletchley are engaged and are soon to be married in the next month coming.
Lord Voldemort sadly murdered Padma Patil, the twin sister of Parvati Patil and Alicia Spinnet, a former chaser on the Gryffindor team, when she was at Hogwarts, but they were the last people Lord Voldemort murdered before Harry Potter defeated him and lost complete power and was destroyed.
Pansy Parkinson is a single mother with a nine-year-old son called, Ceri. The father is Blaise Zabini's; sadly, he left her for a young witch. But, there seems to be some romantic notions between Pansy and Marcus Flint.
Blaise Zabini left the country over ten years ago and hasn't been seen since the day he left Pansy for a beautiful young witch called Rhiannon Vivienna, he met one night.
Oliver Wood is happily single; he is too busy thinking about Quidditch that he has no time for girls. Although, there is quite a long queue of girls waiting to go out with him!
Suddenly, the song '17' was announced on the muggle radio. A song, Draco Malfoy hadn't heard for over twelve years. He turned up the volume and sat down on his armchair with baby Hermione, asleep in his arms. The party had ended two hours ago, Lavender and he had finished clearing away, and his wife had just gone up to bed.
"Some people tell me, that you're not my kind
And I believe them, but I can't get you out of my mind
Some people tell me that I should stay away
Maybe I will... some other day
'Cause it feels right
You know it feels good
And I don't do always that I should
And I know what makes me happy
And in my heart you're it exactly
I don't wanna do right, I just want you tonight
Not just only in my dreams
Save my best behavior, for a little later
'Cause I'm only 17
Think I made my mind up; I got time to grow up
Face responsibility
Livin' in the moment, keepin' my heart open
While I'm only 17
(Only 17...)
I'll learn my lessons, and I'll make mistakes
And If I get burned (get burned), it'll be my heart to break
It isn't easy, hearing what they say
Sometimes you've got to (got to) take a leap of faith
'Cause it feels right
Yeah, it feels good
And I'm not gonna do something stupid
Just this once, I wanna feel like
I can do what I want when I hold tight
I don't wanna do right, I just want you tonight
Not just only in my dreams
Save my best behavior, for a little later
'Cause I'm only 17
Think I made my mind up, I got time to grow up
Face responsibility
Livin' in the moment, keepin' my heart open
While I'm only 17
(Only 17...)
Anyone, who's ever been in love
Has got to know
What it means to have a dream
And no one can say anything
To change my mind, no, not this time
I don't wanna do right, I just want you tonight
Not just only in my dreams
Save my best behavior, for a little later
'Cause I'm only 17
Think I made my mind up; I got time to grow up
Face responsibility
Livin' in the moment, keepin' my heart open
While I'm only 17
(Only 17...)
Baby, got time to grow up...
... To face responsibility...
...Hopin'... open...
Cause I'm only 17..."
Draco smiled as the song ended. The song held so many memories of the relationship he had, had with a muggle-born young witch named Hermione Granger, all those years ago.
Suddenly, baby Hermione stirred in his arms. Draco looked down at his one-year-old daughter; his daughter stared up at him with her big brown eyes and bushy hair.
Our Hermione was being born again!