DISCLAIMER: For the last and final time (for this story anyways) I do not, nor will I ever, own Harry Potter. That right belongs to J.K. Rowling
A/N: This is it people, the ending. It's taken a long time to get here but here it is. I will be posting another Sirius/Hermione soon called Living in Yesterday's Dream. Hopefully it will be soon. Thank you to all my reviewers who have put up with me.
A/N 2: Italics are memories from both All My Yesterdays and From this story. I changed some of the words in the ceremony to fit a magical…thingy…read to find out.
!EPILOGUE!
The sun shone in the window of the tiny church, making the natural highlights in Hermione's hair sparkle. She wore a large smile on her face as she stood in front of the mirror, remembering the past month and the journey her and Sirius had to get here.
After everyone had came back to headquarters, they celebrated. It was finally over. Few had died in the battle, but they were not forgotten.
Snape's funeral had been three days after the battle. Few came, mainly the faculty at Hogwarts and Order members attended the ceremony. But Hermione and Sirius put aside their dislike for the man and stood up as he was lowered into the casket.
Tonks and Remus got married two weeks after the battle, not wanting to wait any longer. The ceremony was large, many people having to stand for lack of room to add more seats. Tonks had just found out the day before her wedding that she was pregnant.
Ginny and Harry were planning to get married three weeks after Sirius and Hermione. They were planning to watch Sirina while Hermione and Sirius went on their honeymoon. Ginny was already glowing with joy at her upcoming nuptials as she stood in the blue dress Hermione had chosen for her bridesmaids to wear.
Lauren was there today, too, as one of Hermione's bridesmaid and Draco's date. It seemed that the two had connected while she was cleaning out his wound and were now dating. Draco was in love with the muggle and he was proud to admit it.
And now the day had come when Hermione Granger would finally become Hermione Black. The white dress she had chosen for the occasion fit her well, accenting her curves. The skirt of the dress had tiny diamonds scattered across it to make glisten in the light.
Hermione chose to forgo a veil, letting her curls tumble down her back. That was Sirius' only request, that she let her hair down for the wedding.
A knock on the door drew Hermione's attention away from her reflection and to the door. She ran her hands down the skirt of the dress and said, "Come in."
Remus walked in wearing his tuxedo with a smile on his face. Hermione had asked him if he would give her away today and he happily accepted the honor.
"You look stunning, Hermione."
Hermione blushed and smiled brightly at the werewolf. "Thank you Remus. You look handsome yourself. Silver and black suits you."
"Thanks. Tonks should be here in a few minutes along with Ginny and Lauren. They are getting some pictures outside while the sun is still up."
Hermione laughed. "They still don't understand why I wanted a night wedding."
Remus smiled at her. "Do you not remember what Tonks wanted for our wedding?"
"I still can't believe she insisted that "Wolf Man " be played while she walked down the aisle. It was… funny and unique that's for sure," Hermione laughed.
"It's Tonks," Remus joked, "what more can I say? But I love her."
"And she loves you," Hermione said with a smile. "Did you ever think that we would be this happy Remus?"
Remus paused. "After James and Lily….and then Sirius….I had my doubts. I thought I was doomed too, especially with my condition, but Tonks…," he smiled, "she changed me for the better. I've never felt like this before, and I like it."
"It seems that we've came a long way from those days I spent with you guys during 7th year. We've seen so much, experienced so much, it seems weird that we can finally be happy without worrying about some crazy Dark Lord trying to take over the world."
Remus laughed. "You're right. We have always had something stopping us, but now, now we can just be happy with our family. We can love."
"No one can stop us from loving," Hermione said thoughtfully. "That was the one thing he couldn't take away from me…my love for Sirius."
"I don't anyone could separate you two now," Remus said. "You've been through so much yet each time you managed to find each other. That's a special kind of love."
Hermione smiled. "Don't I know it."
Remus smiled and then motioned towards the door. "Tonks is coming, along with Ginny and Lauren. They must be done with the pictures."
"Werewolf sense of smell?" Hermione questioned with a small smile.
"No, werewolf hearing," Remus replied honestly. "They are talking up a storm out there."
"HERMIONE!" Ginny squealed as she caught site of the bride-to-be. "You look gorgeous! You are going to knock Sirius out of his socks."
"I love that dress," Lauren said. "It compliments you well. You look lovely."
Tonks sniffled and everyone looked at her. Remus wrapped his arm around his wife's waist. "What is it love?" he asked, his voice full of concern.
"I wish I looked that pretty on my wedding day," Tonks cried. "I only looked fat!"
Hermione, Ginny and Lauren were all fighting back the laughter that wanted to escape their mouths and it appeared that Remus was too.
"Honey," Remus said gently, "you looked beautiful on our wedding day. It's just the hormones….."
"Don't even finish that statement Remus Lupin!" Tonks roared, her mood suddenly shifting. Her hair turned a fiery red with wild curls.
"Um…Tonks," Hermione started slowly.
Tonks turned to her. "Yes?"
Hermione stared at the angry witch, thinking back to the way her hormones made her react when she was pregnant with Sirina and decided not to say anything. "You look gorgeous."
Tonks smiled, her hair turning back to the natural black with a small wave. "Thank you Hermione, that means so much to me. You look pretty too."
"Thanks Tonks," Hermione said, holding back her laughter.
"Are you lot ready?" Harry asked as he knocked softly on the door. "Dumbledore and everyone is all set up. All we need now is the bride."
"Coming Harry," Hermione called.
She turned back to the mirror and examined herself in the mirror. Smiling to herself, she closed her eyes and let her memories flow over her.
"Well I was thinking that since you didn't know your way around Hogsmeade and since James and Lily will go together that maybe we could…"
Hermione looked at his embarrassed face and giggled. "Sirius, are you asking me out?"
Sirius looked at her and was at a loss for words for a moment. He had never had trouble asking a girl out before, they usually asked him out. But here he was, afraid to ask this girl out. He was afraid she would say no.
"Um…yes, I am." He took a deep breath and said, "Will you go to Hogsmeade with me?"
She looked at how embarrassed he was and couldn't deny him. "Yes Sirius, I will go with you."
Hermione took a deep breath and took Remus' arm, smiling up at the werewolf.
He grabbed her arm and pulled her back into his embrace. Slowly, he lowered his mouth to hers and teased her lowered lip until she opened her mouth to give him full access. She hungrily kissed him back, wanting desperately for this one last time before she would have to say goodbye.
He eased them down onto the floor, laying his soft cloak down for her to lay on. With great ease he undressed them until they were lying naked in each others arms.
"I love you," he whispered into her ear as he joined them. The whole time he whispered sweet promises into her ear and murmured his eternal love for her. For a moment, she forgot what the morning would bring.
Hermione stood back and watched as Lauren and Tonks walked through the door leading out of the church and towards the place where the ceremony would take place outside under the stars.
"Sirius, why did you insist that the library be renovated and new books added when the Sirius I knew hated reading?" She asked quietly, slowly turning back around to face him.
She saw hesitation in his eyes, almost as if he thought she should know the answer. "It wasn't for me," he answered softly.
"Then who was it for?" She was afraid of his answer, afraid that after she had left he had found someone else who loved reading and studying. She looked down at her feet, unwilling to allow him to see the fear in her eyes.
He walked stealthily towards her, so quiet that she did not know that he was in front of her until she felt his finger on her chin, forcing her face up to meet his gaze. "It was for you," he whispered softly, his gaze now soft as he looked at her.
Ginny, the maid of honor, went next, walking out into the darkness of the night with only the half moon and a few enchanted candles for light.
Sirius smiled at her encouragingly. "Then why don't we take our time? Let's just go slowly and see where this leads us."
Hermione looked at him hopefully. "You mean it? You'll accept not rushing into things?"
"For you, I'll wait till the end of the world," Sirius replied earnestly. "Don't you get it Hermione? I love you and will do anything to be with you. You are the first person I think of when I wake up and the last person when I drift off to sleep. You are in my dreams and my thoughts every single day, everywhere I go. I can't get enough of you."
The wedding march started and Remus smiled down at Hermione encouragingly. Hermione glanced up at him, smiled, then stepped out the door into the night.
"I love you Hermione," Sirius choked out. "I thought….I thought that I had lost you and I was so scared….I don't think I could live without you and Sirina…"
Hermione raised her head. "I love you Sirius, I always have and I always will. We were separated once and found our way back to each other and we'll keep doing that if necessary."
"But I don't want it to be necessary," Sirius stated, a serious look in his features.
"What do you mean?"
Sirius leaned forward and kissed her lips lightly. "Marry me Hermione, be my wife. You are my life, my heart, my soul. I almost died in the little time we've been separated. I want to know that you're mine for the rest of my life. Marry me…"
Sirius turned and caught site of her, his face lighted up instantly. She was his….his heart, his soul, his life, his…bride. The word sounded so good to him.
The bride and groom only had eyes for each other as Hermione walked down the aisle on Remus' arm. The world swam around them, but there was only the two of them.
Remus handed Hermione over to Sirius who happily took her hands in his own, both shaking slightly with happiness and love, pure love.
"I love you," Sirius mouthed, kissing the back of her hand lightly.
"I love you too," Hermione mouthed back, her eyes filling with tears of joy.
"Dearly Beloved," Dumbledore started but his words were lost on Hermione and Sirius as they gazed into each others' eyes, "we're gathered here today to witness the union of Hermione Jane Granger and Sirius Orion Black in holy matrimony. They have requested to say their own vowels. Hermione, if you would."
Hermione licked her lips and smiled up at Sirius. "When I was trying to write my vowel, I found that I could not express what I feel for you in words. I love you so much that I don't think I can ever live without you. You are with me every single moment of the day. Every time I close my eyes, I see your face. Every time I look into our daughter's eyes, I see you staring back at me. Every time I step outside into the night, I see your star twinkling up above and I know that you are with me. The past. The present. The future. I have loved you and will love you through it all. You are my rock, my heart, my life. I love you Sirius Black and I cannot wait to spend the rest of our life together."
"Sirius," Dumbledore said after she finished, "if you would."
Sirius cleared his throat and gazed down at the beauty in front of him. "It seems like so long ago that we met, doesn't it? Even then, you told me that we couldn't be together. You said that I wouldn't recognize you when we met again, do you remember?"
Hermione nodded and Sirius went on. "But I did. When I saw you again during your third year, my heart stopped. There you were, the girl that stole my heart. I waited for you through it all, I knew that we'd be together again and here we are. You are my heart and soul. You are everything to me. Throughout time: my love will be yours." Sirius reached into his pocket and withdrew the gold pocket watch with the inscription on it that she had given him. "I never forgot, Hermione, nor will I ever forget. You are the light of my life. You and Sirina, you complete me. I love you Hermione, I love you with all my heart and soul and I cannot wait to be able to call you my wife."
Hermione felt the tears falling down her cheeks but she did not care. Her eyes were locked on Sirius', reading the love and passion in the blue depths.
"Do you, Hermione Granger, take the magical bond of marriage and promise to love and cherish Sirius Black for the rest of your life and into death?"
"I do," Hermione said and extended her left hand towards Dumbledore.
"Do you, Sirius Black, take the magical bond of marriage and promise to love, cherish, and support Hermione Granger for the rest of your life and into death?"
"I do," Sirius answered and placed his left hand on top of Hermione's.
Dumbledore pointed his wand at their joint hands and two golden beams wrapped around them. Two golden rings appeared on their ring fingers.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride."
And as Sirius' lips met Hermione's, the whole word disappeared and there was only the two of them underneath the night sky with the stars above them.
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One year later…. (A/N: Cause I love you guys so much…I'm going on…)
A shrill scream echoed down the long white corridor causing a haggard looking man to jump nervously in his seat, his blue eyes alert.
"Don't worry….," a tired werewolf told his friend, "she'll be fine and happy in a few hours. Trust me."
"Yeah," the blue eyed man agreed slowly, "I guess you're righ…."
"SIRIUS ORION BLACK! WHEN I GET A HOLD OF YOU, I'M GOING TO CUT IT OFF!"
"Then again," Remus said with a chuckle, "you might want to hide out for a while."
Sirius looked over at his best friend. "Was it like this when Tonks had Cassia?"
The werewolf grimaced. "Worse. She was all nice and polite, luring me into the room, and then she proceeded to toss sharp objects at my head and certain parts of my anatomy."
Sirius chuckled lightly. "Two girls and a boy….," he said thoughtfully, counting Sirina, Cassia, and James (Harry and Ginny's son), "maybe this will even it out."
Remus glanced at his friend. "Are you hoping for a boy?"
Sirius shrugged. "I don't care as long as it's healthy. I'll be happy with either, though I admit that I wouldn't mind having another male in the house."
Remus laughed. "I guess you wouldn't. When is Harry and them supposed to get here?"
"Harry was waiting on Draco to get home before he came so he could tell them. So they should be here any minute now…."
The doors swung open as if on cue and Harry, Ginny, Draco, and Lauren strode in, Harry carrying his son in his arms. Lauren and Draco each carried Sirina and Cassia in their arms.
"Daddy!" Sirina cried and ran to her father on wobbly legs. Sirius scooped his daughter up into his lap and cradled her to him, kissing the top of her head.
"Hey Sirius," Harry greeted, "how's she doing?"
About that time, Hermione let out another blood-curdling scream. Harry nodded, "I guess that answers it then."
"Is Tonks with her?" Ginny asked, looking around for the older woman.
"Yeah," Sirius answered, "she said something about stupid males putting women into that position and took off towards the delivery room. I don't think she's quite forgiven Moony here for the thirty some hours she was in labor."
Remus smiled apologetically and took his daughter from Lauren's arms. "I told her that if I could have switched her places, I would. For some reason that only made her madder."
Ginny rolled her eyes and muttered something that sounded like "I wonder why."
Sirius glanced at Lauren and Draco. "So when are you two getting married?"
Draco glanced at his fiancé. "We've talked about it but we haven't decided on an exact date yet. We thought we'd wait to see if you lot are done popping out babies before announcing a date."
"Ha ha ha," Sirius said sarcastically. "Maybe you should get married so you can pop out a few of your own."
Draco faked a grimace but Lauren smiled and playfully smacked his arm, causing the blond headed man to smile down at her sweetly. "Maybe…," he said softly.
Tonks came running down the hall at that moment. "Congratulations Sirius! You have a healthy baby…."
She paused and Sirius wanted to throttle her. "WHAT!"
Tonks smiled wickedly. "Wouldn't you like to know."
"I swear to god Tonks," Sirius threatened, "if you don't tell me, you're off my Christmas card list!"
Tonks stuck her tongue out at him. "Fine then, be like that. A girl. You have a baby girl."
Sirius grinned largely and placed Sirina in Draco's arms before taking off down the hall towards Hermione's room where mother and daughter waited for him on the bed.
The vision that met him when he walked through the door would be a part of him forever. There, on the bed in the soft sunlight that seeped through the window blinds, sat Hermione holding their newborn daughter in her arms, a smile lighting her face.
"Hey," Sirius said as he joined her on the bed.
"Hey yourself," Hermione said softly, still gazing down at their daughter.
"She's beautiful," Sirius breathed as he gazed down at the sleeping infant.
Hermione looked up at him, a smile donning her face. "She is lovely. I can't believe we have two daughters now, two healthy beautiful daughters."
Sirius leaned over and pressed his lips to her forehead softly, letting them linger there for a heartbeat. "You did well."
Hermione giggled. "Except for the times when Tonks convinced me to let all my anger out and it came out directed towards you."
He grimaced slightly and grinned, "Yeah, I heard."
"Sorry," she told him but she couldn't hide the small smile that graced her features.
"I'm sure you are," Sirius teased, his blue eyes dancing with amusement.
"Well, I did all the work and look where it got me," Hermione returned, "two daughters that look exactly like you!"
Sirius stuck out his lower lip. "Is that such a bad thing?"
"That depends," Hermione told him before turning back to the infant. "Your hair color really does suit them, I suppose. But this one has curls so she's going to be like me."
"Let's just hope she doesn't go through a bushy faze like you too," Sirius joked, earning him a smack on the arm from his wife. "I wonder what color her eyes are."
Hermione frowned. "I don't know, she hasn't had her eyes open since they handed her over to me. All she's done is sleep, another trait she inherits from you I might add."
"Hardy har har," Sirius said without any amusement. "Anyways, have we decided on a name yet?"
Hermione sighed and leaned back against the headboard. "There's just too many to pick from and not enough time to analyze each decision carefully."
"Hermione," Sirius said seriously, "she's a baby, not a homework assignment."
Hermione rolled her eyes but did not get a chance to refute because the door swung open, allowing Harry, Ginny, Remus, and Lauren to enter.
"Tonks and Draco took the kids to the cafeteria," Harry explained, "but we wanted to see the baby and we deduced that you weren't coming back to get us anytime soon so we decided to come on our own."
"We were trying to pick out a name," Sirius explained.
"How about Emmetine?" Ginny volunteered.
"No," Hermione and Sirius said quickly.
"But you could call her Em or Emma," Ginny went on.
"Again, the answer is no," Sirius told the red head.
"Well, what did you have in mind and maybe we can work from there," said Remus.
"Well," Hermione started, "one of the names we were considering was Kaylee Ann but it just doesn't feel right, you know?"
"And we also were thinking about Darena Nikole or Amaya Dawn," Sirius added.
"But the name we were really leaning towards is Ciara Blaze Black," Hermione finished.
"I like them all," Harry said with a shrug.
Hermione glared at him. "You're not helping." Harry took a step back under the intensity of her glower and muttered a soft "sorry."
"How about a compromise?" Remus suggested. "Hermione, which one did you like the best and be honest. And Sirius, which one did you like the best?"
"I liked Amaya Dawn," Sirius answered at once.
"I like Ciara Blaze," Hermione said.
"Hmm, how about Ciara Dawn or Ciara Amaya?" Lauren suggested.
Hermione and Sirius glanced at each other with a knowing smile. Then, turning back towards the crowd, said in unison, "…."
"Hey all," Tonks said as she entered the room first, instantly tripping over Remus' foot and falling to the cold tiles. "Oops, didn't see you there."
Draco sighed and entered, carefully stepping over Tonk's body. He had Cassia in one arm and James in the other arm while Sirina clung to his leg. "Care to help me?" he asked to no one in particular.
Harry stepped forward and removed James from Draco's arms, allowing him to shift Cassia. "Okay, pumpkin," he said to Sirina, "this is the last stop. Time to let go."
Sirina giggled and clutched to him tighter. Draco smiled, raising his eyes heavenward and muttered, "This is why I'm never going to have kids."
"You'll change your tune one day," Remus said as he helped Tonks off of the floor.
"So," Harry said as the group quieted down some, "what are you going to name her?"
"Well, if you really want to know," Sirius said slowly.
"Of course we do!" Tonks and Ginny cried instantly.
"Ciara Dawn," Hermione and Sirius answered.
A simultaneous series of "Aww's" swept through the room. Sirina, finally noticing her daddy and mummy, broke the praise up by rushing forward and jerking at her father's pant's leg. "Up!" she cried, her blue eyes focused on her dad.
Sirius complied and swept his daughter up onto the hospital bed. "Look baby girl, this is your sister Ciara."
Sirina studied the tiny infant closely, as if inspecting for any defaults, before breaking out into a large grin. "Ciara," she repeated proudly.
Ciara shifted in Hermione's arms, her face scrunched up as she awakened to the crowd gathered around her. Her tiny eyes opened and….
"BLUE!" Hermione cried. "That's so not fair!"
Sirius looked at his wife in confusion. "What are you talking about Hermione? Her eyes are clearly brown, just like yours."
"Um…hate to tell you two," Tonks interjected, "but her eyes are green."
Husband and wife looked at each other and back down at their baby. "GREY!"
Harry chuckled. "Looks like we have another Metamorphmagus in the group."
Remus laughed. "Let's just hope she doesn't grow up to be as clumsy as the one we already got."
"I heard that Remus Lupin!" Tonks said angrily as the entire room busted into laughter. Their lives were now filled with happiness, no evil Dark Lord in their path. Could it get any better?
!Finis!
A/N: Guess what people…..THAT WAS THE END! Yep, the end. Wow, it seems like only yesterday that I started this sequel. Just a few things,
1.) No, there will not be another sequel to this sequel. I have two to three other stories that I'm hoping to get post very soon, so I do not have time to write more.
2.) I don't think I'm going to do any spin-offs, but if anyone out there would like to take the time to do it, email me or contact me and …yeah, whatever needs to be done, I don't care….
3.) lol…did anyone else realize that this was longer than any of my other chapters? Plus, this took me the shortest time to write. I posted the last chapter on Saturday and had this done by Sunday but I just wanted to make you guys wait for it… evil, I know.
4.) Even though this is the end, I still love those reviews so keep 'em coming! Just review and make my day, please?
Living in Yesterday's Dream (another Sirius/Hermione fic) should be up soon and I'm going to start posting another, darker fic under my other penname. It's my all time favorite so far if I can find ch. 8 and 9 first…I lost them…sigh….
FYI: SPIRIT AND DANIEL ARE FINALLY DATING! I know you guys don't care but they've been adding a lot of unnecessary stress to my life so I just wanted to say that. REVIEW PLEASE!
!Amaya!
