Months passed and things slowly started to get back to normal. 6 months passed to be exact. Everyone was preparing for Christmas. Sirius persuaded that everyone was going to be staying at Grimmuald Place for Christmas. Tonks, Lily and Molly did most of the decorating. James, Sirius, Lupin, Arthur, Bill, Fred & George, Ron and Harry all picked out the tree and brought it inside. Hermione and Ginny were in charge of decorating it. By Christmas Eve everything was perfect. The tree nearly touched the ceiling in the living room. Decorations were neatly hung about the tree. Everyone was speechless when they saw the ornaments. Each member of the Order had their own ornament that Hermione had created.

"Hermione, it looks great." Sirius smiled.

"Everyone here means so much to me and I just wanted everyone to feel like they belong." She smiled up at Harry and kissed him on the cheek. "Now go on, I want everyone to see their ornaments."

Each ornament had the name and a picture of who it was for. The frame was made out of gold and was a specific thing. Dumbledore's had Fawkes for the frame. McGonagall's was a tabby cat. Snape's was a snake. Lupin's was a wolf. James' was a stag. Lily's was a unicorn. Moody's was an eye. Arthur's was a car. Bill's was a broomstick. Molly's was a clock. Sirius' was a dog. Tonks' was a face with hair that changed colors. Ginny's was a gnome. Fred & George's was a firework scene. Ron's was a spider. Harry's was a snitch.

"Hermione, where's yours?" Ron asked.

"I was so busy making everyone else's that I must have forgotten to make myself one."

"Well, we can't have that can we? You are a part of this family Hermione. Now, I was going to wait to give this to you because I noticed that your ornament wasn't there but open it now." Sirius handed her a small box. She opened it and smiled.

"A house elf." She laughed. "I should've known."

"Ya well, I wanted to make it a rock but someone thought that it was a bit rude." He looked over at Lily. Everyone just laughed.

"No, it's perfect, thank you." She gave Sirius a hug and smiled.

"So Ron, how do you like yours?"

"Ha ha, very funny Hermione."

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Christmas morning was beautiful. It was like the calm after the storm. The snow was falling from the sky and covering the ground. Everyone woke up and Mrs. Weasley and Lily made breakfast.

"Hey, Lil! Is breakfast ready yet? I'm starving!" James screamed into the kitchen.

"If you're so dam hungry then get your ass in here and make it yourself!"

"I told you, you should have just kept your mouth shut." Sirius grinned at his best friend.

"Well, this should be interesting to say the least." Remus just laughed at his friends.

When breakfast was finally done, everyone took their seats at the table. There were so many people that the table had to be extended by about 4 feet.

"Mmm, this looks delicious honey." But when James went to take a bite of his food, his fork went right threw it. "Hey! What's the big idea!"

"Well, since you were so hungry I figured that it would be worth it to watch your mouth water at the sight of it but not be able to eat it." Everyone just laughed, even James.

After breakfast the kids went outside for a snowball fight. And the kids included some of the adults. Sirius, James, Lupin, Tonks, Bill, Fred and George all went outside to join in the fun too. Tonks kept changing her hair and clothes so that she would blend in with the snow but Moody showed up outside and pelted her with snowballs. Harry, Ron and Hermione began making a snowman when Fred and George came running towards them.

"Fred! George! If you knock this over I sear I'll-" But before Hermione could finish her sentence, the twins came plowing into it, sending snow everywhere. "That's it!"

"Uh-oh. I think we better run." George looked at Fred and they ran towards the house.

"Oh no you don't." Hermione went running into them. She pushed them into the snow and the three began fighting. Harry, Ron, and Ginny ran over and joined them. After their snow fight was over, Lily came outside to call everyone in and Sirius threw a snowball at her. It hit her square in the face.

"Sirius!" Lily went chasing after him. Then James hit her in the back and she turned around. Lupin hit her in the stomach. Then everyone started throwing them at her. She through her hands into the air and walked into the house. "I give up! I swear, A bunch of garden gnomes are more civilized then they are."

Everyone just sat outside laughing. Ginny, Fred, George, and mostly everyone went back inside except for Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sirius, James and Lupin. Harry, Ron and Hermione all got some snowballs ready and when the three adults turned to go into the house, they had their snowballs at the ready but before they could throw them, Sirius, Lupin and James turned around, getting the trio. "Dad! That's not fair!" Harry yelled at his father. "Ya Dad. Knock it off!" Ron and Hermione mimicked Harry in unison. Harry tackled the two of them and they all just lay there for a while and watched the snowfall around them. Eventually they went inside to open up presents.

When nearly everyone had opened all of their presents, Harry handed Hermione a small box. "Here, open it." Hermione just stared at the box, and then Lily, then Harry, then Ron, then Harry, then the box, then James and Sirius, then Harry.

"Stop looking at us for approval and open the dam thing already!" Sirius yelled. She opened it up to find a beautiful ring. It had two lions facing each other and in the center was a diamond surrounded by rubies.

"Oh, Harry!" Hermione didn't know what to say. Harry got down on one knee.

"Hermione, will you marry me?"

"Of course I will!" She jumped into Harry's arms and they shared a kiss. Everyone was giving the two hugs.

"So, Harry, how'd you decide on which name to ask her? There's Hermione Granger, Amanda Riddle, and Hermione Amanda Granger. Good thing you stuck with the first name." Hermione jut laughed. "What will your name be now? Hermione Amanda Riddle Granger Potter?"

"Ha, ha, you're so funny! And if you must know, it's going to be Hermione Amanda Potter. Potter is the only name I want." She smiled at her fiancée.

"Welcome to the family dear." Lily hugged Hermione.

"Congratulations sweetheart." James gave her a hug.

"Well guys, looks like your stuck with me now. I'm going to be a part of the family."

"You always were."

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As spring slowly approached, Hermione and Harry grew more nervous about the wedding. They had decided that it would be in May. Ginny would be the Maid of Honor & Lily and Tonks would be the bride's maids. Ron would of course be the best man & James, Sirius & Lupin were to be the groomsmen.

"Err, Harry? We need to talk about something." Hermione said as they went over the wedding plans.

"Sure, what's up?"

"Who's going to walk me down the isle? Because we all know that my father certainly isn't going to."

"What about Mr. Weasley? You always said that he was like a father to you."

"Ya but, Ginny is his only daughter and he should save the giving-away for her."

"Well, what about-Sirius!"

"Did I hear someone call me?" Sirius strutted over to the table.

"Yes actually. Hermione was wonder-"

"I was wondering…would you walk me down the isle?"

"What? Me? Walk you down the isle?" Everyone just sat there waiting for his answer. "Well, of course my dear! I was beginning to wonder who was going to do the honor." He smirked. "I thought that you were going to pick James, because technically he will kind of be, well, you know, like your father."

"Ya well, I thought of that but you just seemed to fit in better. No offense James."

"None taken dear." He smiled.

"After everything that's happened. You were there with me when I…well…when I died." She chuckled. "You've been like a father to me, Sirius, and I want you to know that. We both do." She looked over at Harry and smiled. He walked over to Hermione and gave her a hug.

"I've always thought of you like a daughter Hermione. Harry's like a son to me, and besides, it would only be right." He snickered.

The next day, Hermione, Ginny, Lily and Tonks all went to pick out the dresses. Harry, Ron, Sirius, James and Lupin all went to pick out the tuxes.

"Why does there have to be so many dam choices?" Harry was getting very agitated with all of this. "I mean come on! It's a tuxedo for crying out loud! They all look the same!"

"Its supposed to be confusing Harry. This is a wedding. You should have seen your parents wedding. They had me running about like mad!" Sirius chuckled at his godson.

"I did not!" James was getting defensive.

"Oh yes you did, James. It took you longer to pick out the dam tuxedo than it took Lily to get her dress!" Lupin was getting his 2 cents in. James got frustrated and walked over to another rack of tuxedos.

Meanwhile, the girls weren't having any more luck.

"I just don't know what colors Gin! I need your help. What color should the bridesmaid dresses be? I was thinking a light green-"

"Hermione! Calm down. You go with Lily to pick out your dress, and me and Tonks will get working on our dresses, okay?"

"Oh all right."

After an hour, they finally decided on Hermione's dress. It was white, of course. It was kind of lacey and sunk very low in the back and the train was about 1 foot long. The front was beautiful. It had a low-cut, v-neck and was glittery. It fit her perfectly. The bridesmaid dresses were a pale apple green. They had the same sort of style as Hermione's except not quite as dressy.

The guys finally decided on the tuxes. Harry's was black with a silver tie. The groomsmen and Sirius all had black tuxedos with dark green ties, to match the bridesmaids.

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It was the night before the wedding, and everything was going as planned. They were going to get married on the grounds of Hogwarts. Dumbledore had agreed to let everyone attending the wedding to stay at the castle. Since just about everyone that was attending the wedding went to Hogwarts, everyone was allowed to stay in their old dormitories. Everyone finally got situated and into their rooms by 11:00. Hermione was having a hard time sleeping so she went down to the common room. She sat there by the fire and just watched it glow. She remembered all of the fights her and mostly Ron shared in this common room. After about 10 minutes, she heard someone coming down the boy's dormitories stairs.

"Can't sleep either?" Hermione asked her husband to be.

"No, not really. Besides the fact that Ron is snoring again." He chuckled. He sat next to Hermione and put his arm around her. "What's wrong 'Mione?"

"Oh, nothing. I just…I dunno, I miss it I guess."

"Miss what?"

"This. I never got to finish school Harry. I never got to finish the memories here. The last time I was here, it was the worst day of our lives. I didn't get to go to graduation. I mean, well, I was watching you guys as best I could with all the fighting going on, but I wasn't actually here. I didn't get to sit next to you guys and accept my diploma. It's just weird. I feel like something's missing."

"I guess I can understand that. But think of it this way, tomorrow, you'll leave here with a whole bunch of new memories." He smiled and kissed her.

"True, very true."

The two sat there wrapped up in each other's arms, transfixed by the glowing embers of the fire. After about 20 minutes, Hermione started to get up.

"Harry, its getting late, it's almost midnight!"

"So?"

"So? So, you're not supposed to see me before the wedding." She grinned. "I'll see you tomorrow." She kissed him passionately.

"Goodnight, my future wife." He smiled at her and watched her walk up to her room. Shortly after, he went upstairs and went to sleep.

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"Hermione, come on dear, its time to get up!" Lily was shaking Hermione to wake her up.

"Already? What time is it?"

"Time for us to start getting you ready." Ginny called from across the room. Hermione laughed and got up. She stopped to look out the window before she got into the shower. The sun was shining brightly.

"This day is going to be perfect!"

She got into the shower and let the hot water pour down her body. She looked at all the scars and cringed. She got out of the shower, wrapping the towel around her.

"Err, Lily, I need to talk to you."

"Sure honey what is it?"

"Umm, alone please." Lily nodded and followed Hermione into the bathroom.

"What's wrong sweetheart?"

"I need to cover up all these scars." She brought the towel a little bit lower on her back revealing a long white line going down her back, along with little lines on her shoulders and upper and lower back.

"Hermione? What, what happened?"

"My father, well my adoptive father. He used to beat me as you know and I have plenty of scars to prove it. That's not the least of it. She revealed several marks on her arms and legs. Her stomach had one big mark on it.

"What…"

"The mark on my legs is from the rockslide, so is the gash on my stomach. The little marks are from the car accident when I went through the windshield, so is this one that runs down the side of my face." She pulled back her hair to reveal a long line near her hairline from going through the windshield. "My hair usually covers those."

"What do you need me to do Hermione?"

"I just need you to take care of the ones I can't reach. It was a real pain to do last time. The spell usually lasts for quite a while, but I knew it would wear off completely soon. Figures it would be today." Hermione took care of the ones on her legs and stomach and Lily got the ones on her arms and back.

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"Come on Harry, GET UP!" Ron was screaming in Harry's ear, causing him to get up yelling and chasing Ron.

"Now boys, we are supposed to be grown ups here." James winked at his son.

"All right…now lets get this dam thing over with." Sirius said clapping his hands together. Harry elbowed him in the stomach. "Ouch! I was only kidding!"

Everyone just laughed. Lupin and James were already dressed and ready to go. Sirius was still trying to figure out how to knot his tie. 10 minutes later, he walked out with his tie in a one big knot. Everyone met in the common room. Hermione was still in her room trying to finish up. She took one last look in the mirror and started to go downstairs. "Today's the day Hermione, just forget about the past, and start your future." She was halfway down and she hollered.

"Is Harry gone yet?"

"Ya, he went to go and get Dumbledore, you can come down."

She came down the stairs and everyone just sighed. She was beautiful. Her dress hung on the stairs behind her. Her eyes were shadowed with a light green. Her hair was pulled back into a messy bun, and one curl was hanging by her left cheek, just as it had at the Graduation Ball. Sirius walked to the stairs and put his arm out.

"You look beautiful darling." Sirius said with an exaggerated sigh. She took his arm and replied.

"Why thank you father." Everyone laughed. She had become accustomed to calling Sirius "Father" whenever she had the chance.

"You look beautiful Hermione, absolutely beautiful." Ron stammered as he looked at his best friend.

"Why thank you Ronald." She laughed. "This is going to be the best day of my life."

"You are beautiful, intelligent, funny, and in a half an hour, you're going to be my daughter. You're going to fit in this family perfectly." James winked and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

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