A/N: Sorry about leaving you hanging at the last chapter. A reviewer (Darknight3030) pointed out that I needed to end the story differently, so without further ado, the FINAL chapter of Nine Months.
A/N 2: I am a huge fan of the musical, RENT, so that's where most of the names come from.
Epilogue
Two months later. Harry and Hermione got back together – both of them eventually forgave each other. Together, they hired a Muggle lawyer by the name of Joanne Jefferson had her help them sue Snape for child support. Harry went to the Ministry of Magic and ordered that something be done about Snape because he had raped Hermione Granger. A howler was sent to Dumbledore saying that Severus Snape had raped a student at Hogwarts. Dumbledore sent Snape to Azkaban for the rest of his life.
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A year later, Hermione and Harry were married and had a son – Sirius James Potter. Serenity loved being the oldest – even though she was only two. The four of them moved into Number Twelve Grimmald Place. When they moved in, they invited all their friends. Hagrid gave the couple a black puppy that they named Padfoot.
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When Serenity turned eleven, she received her Hogwarts letter. She, Hermione, Harry and Sirius went to Diagon Alley to get her school supplies. They ran into Ron, his Muggle wife Sarah, and their twin daughters – Stefani and Tiffany. They also saw Ginny and her husband Neville. Ginny was in her fifth month of pregnancy and she couldn't wait to have her baby.
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After Serenity went to Hogwarts, Harry got a letter saying that Dumbledore wanted him to be his new Potions Professor and Hermione to be the Ancient Runes Professor. Harry wrote back and sent their new owl, Hoot, with a letter back to Dumbledore saying that he and Hermione would love to come back to Hogwarts and teach.
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A year came and went. Serenity had gotten sorted into Gryffindor House, which made both of her parents so proud about. Ginny had delivered a healthy, beautiful baby girl that she had named Elizabeth Maria Longbottom. Hermione had been there for Ginny during the hardest part of when she went into labor. Unfortunately, Ginny didn't make it and died shortly after Elizabeth was born. Neville was devastated about losing Ginny that he didn't even want to take care of Elizabeth. With a lot of encouraging, Hermione had convinced Neville that everything would be okay once the dust settled. Neville had taken her word for it and raised Elizabeth on his own, with help from Harry, Hermione, Ron and Sarah, of course.
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Serenity entered her last year at Hogwarts as her brother, Sirius, entered his first. Padfoot, the Potter's beloved dog, had died from cancer when he turned fifteen. There was no magic strong enough to bring back the kind and gentle animal. In Sirius' second year, Lucius Malfoy – father to Draco, had risen to power as the Leader of Death. He then attacked Hogwarts – leaving thousands dead and even more wounded. Serenity, a Healer-in-training at St. Mungo's, helped heal a bunch of witches and wizards. Hermione, Harry and Sirius were a few of the lucky ones who had survived.
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Knowing that Lucius would find them again, Harry decided to move his family to America where they settled in New York City. Hermione had taken a job as high school history and English teacher. Harry had found a job as a middle school chemistry teacher. Serenity had made it on Broadway in a version of the Muggle musical RENT. She played Mimi some nights and Maureen other nights. She eventually fell in love with her co-star Adam Pascal, who was playing Roger. They married after the show's last performance on Broadway in the fall of 2008. In the spring of 2009, the couple welcomed Anthony Jonathon Pascal into their lives.
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Adam, Serenity and Anthony continued to live their lives in love and happiness. When Serenity received the word that her father, Harry, had died of cancer, Adam was by her side for as long as Serenity needed him. He was the most caring husband anyone could ask for.
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Sirius, on the other hand, had gotten accepted to Julliard Performing Arts School in Manhattan. He was breathing, sleeping and eating singing, dancing and acting all day, everyday. He even got the part of Leo Bloom in the school's production of The Producers. After The Producers, came Fiddler on the Roof – this time as Tevye. Adam, Serenity's husband, helped Sirius with his lines and even the Russian accent he was required to talk in. Sirius eventually toured with the company of Chicago as the Bandleader, but he was the understudy for Billy Flynn.
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Hermione had completely lost her vision and trusted her golden retriever, Cinderella – or Cindy, to guide her everywhere she went. After Harry's death, she had vowed never to marry again. She did love hearing her children and son-in-law sing to her whenever she came over to their houses. Sirius had decided to move out of his apartment and move in with Hermione, who was getting weaker by the day. Adam, Serenity and even little Anthony, offered to help Hermione. Unfortunately, the threesome were vacationing in Rome when Sirius called them to say that Hermione had died in her sleep. He took Cinderella as his own dog, but trained her to be a pet. He would take her to Central Park and throw balls and Frisbees for her until she was tired and then they would go back to the house where Hermione had lived.
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Serenity had delivered another baby during a thunderstorm in the middle of July 2010. Adam had done everything he could to help her through the delivery. Finally, after twenty long and painful hours of labor, Serenity had a healthy, perfect little girl in her arms. Since she had picked Anthony's name, she had let Adam pick the name for their daughter. He came up with Tracie Marie Pascal. Anthony was proud to be her big brother, just as Serenity had been so happy to be big sister to Sirius. Serenity had known that her parents had been shut off from the wizarding community when they moved to America all those years ago. As Serenity held Tracie in her arms, Adam leaned over and told her how much he loved her. Serenity knew it by the way he touched, held and kissed her. She loved him just as much – now the couple had two children to raise and a new adventure to take as Anthony and Tracie grew with each passing day.
"There's only us
There's only this
Forget regret or life is yours to miss
No other road
No other way
No day but today" Adam and Serenity sang to their new baby. Tracie cooed happily as the couple sang in perfect unison. As they finished, Adam turned to Serenity and kissed her on the forehead.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you, too." She whispered back. He smiled and carefully helped Serenity off the couch so that she could put Tracie in her bassinet and the couple could get to sleep. As Serenity nursed Tracie, Adam put Anthony to bed. The toddler protested that he wasn't sleepy and that he wanted to watch an episode of The Book of Pooh before he went to sleep. Adam told him that it was time for sleep, not TV. Serenity smiled and gently rocked her baby in her arms. After Tracie was asleep, she carefully set the baby in her crib and got ready for bed. Adam came into the room to find Serenity fast asleep. He smiled, removed his shirt, shoes and jeans and climbed in next to her. She snuggled up to him and rested her head on his chest. Adam kissed her forehead and ran his hands up and down her back. As Serenity slept, she felt Adam run a hand through her hair. He had that nice, gentle touch that Serenity absolutely loved. There could never be a more perfect husband like him in all the world – Muggle or Wizarding.
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Sirius was asleep in Hermione's old house, Cindy at his feet. He had fallen asleep watching an adult cartoon on TV. Sitting up on the couch, he swung his legs over the side of the couch and went to the fridge, Cindy right behind him, her nails making a clicking noise on the tile floor. Sirius smiled as he heated up a piece of pizza in the microwave. Going to the freezer, he got out an ice cube and tossed it to Cindy. She caught it and trotted to the living room where she settled on the carpet and chewed her ice cube. Sirius laughed and got his pizza out of the microwave. He also got out a cold Diet Coke from the back of the fridge. Heading back to the living room, he sat down on the couch and turned the TV to the channel guide. He finally found a TV movie that sounded interesting – Mission: Impossible II. He wasn't a huge Tom Cruise fan, but there was nothing else that was good on. He turned up the volume and ate his pizza in silence. But that's the way he liked things – silent. He lived in one of the worst slums in Manhattan, but he didn't care. It was the only place that his family could afford. After his parents had died and Serenity had moved in with Adam, he only had Cindy for company. She was the best friend he could ever ask for – he would tell her about his day and she would listen to every word he said. He had even taught her a few tricks – including how to give five and roll over. She was a big showoff when it came to fetch. She would catch the ball or Frisbee, trot in a circle around Sirius and grin her big, silly grin at him.
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Serenity got up for the fourth time since going to bed. Tracie was screaming at the top of her lungs which meant that she was either hungry or needed to be changed. Scooping Tracie in her arms, she bobbed her up and down before feeling her diaper – it was wet. Sighing, she went over to the changing table and carefully changed Tracie. She calmed down a bit and fell asleep when Serenity picked her up and carried her back over to her crib. Adam raised his head a few inches off the pillow to watch Serenity, but plopped it back down when he couldn't hold it up much longer. Serenity went to the bathroom to wash her hands before climbing back into bed. She wiped her hands dry on the hand towel and went back to her and Adam's room. She quietly climbed in next to Adam and placed her head on his chest. Adam smiled and wrapped both arms around her tiny waist. Together, the two of them fell asleep, listening to the rain falling lightly outside.