A/N: Here's the epilogue. It makes me kind of sad, I hate ending stories! I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER, but it's on my Christmas list.
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It had been one hundred years since Charlie and I had bonded. One hundred years since I was put in charge of the vampire world. One hundred years since Charlie was instated as head of the vampire warriors. In that time we had had five children. They had each grown up and had gone off to different countries. Harry, Ron, Ginny, and all of my other friends had long died. Sometimes it got lonely and other times it seemed as though they were from a different lifetime, like something I had simply read about in a book.
Ruling the vampires had gotten tiring and one night as I fell asleep I sent a warning out to the former leaders. It had been something Charlie and I had been talking about for a long time and I had finally decided to act on. As I met them in the hallway they started bombarding me with questions.
"What are you thinking?" Rang above all the others and Idonia pushed to the front. In the past century she and I had become good friends. It was almost as if we had the same thought process at times. "Don't you like ruling? Don't you think of it as a great honor?"
I laughed. "Of course I do. That's why Charlie and I have decided it's time you found someone else to take over."
"But the former leader has to die first!" Talia shouted. "It's tradition!"
"Well, then maybe it's time that the tradition changed. I don't care what you say, I'm retiring. You have two weeks to find someone to take my spot."
I smiled as they went into a frenzy. "Two weeks? That's impossible! It's not nearly enough time."
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"Hermione, it's time to wake up. You've got a meeting in ten minutes." Charlie's deep voice murmured in my ear.
Sitting up I stretched out my stiff limbs. "I talked to Idonia and the others." I told him. "About retiring, I mean."
"And…?"
"They freaked." I laughed. "But I told them that there wasn't anything they could do to stop me and that they had two weeks to find my replacement." I stood from bed and moved gracefully to my closet to get dressed.
"Two weeks? Don't you think that's a little harsh?" He asked as I shooed him from my large closed so that I could change. "I mean, it took them a few months to get you ready to take over, didn't it?"
Dressed I walked out of my closet and grabbed my wand. "I guess, but I just can't wait to move back to England. It seems as if I haven't seen Sev in decades."
Charlie laughed. "He was just here last year for your birthday."
"But that was so long ago!" I complained as I checked the time. "Ugh, I've got to run. I'll see you in a bit." I kissed him on the cheek and ran out of our bedroom and down to the Meeting Room.
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"Is it true?" A member of the court asked after the meeting. "Are you really resigning?"
I nodded and everyone started talking at once. I raised my hand and they all quieted, turning to me. "It's not as if I'm leaving for good."
"You mean you're just taking a vacation?" Someone on the other side of the room asked and I giggled.
"No, I mean I'll still come back and visit you guys. It's just that I think I've been here long enough." I smiled.
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Two weeks passed and a timid young vampire stepped into the building. "Are you…?" Her voice trailed off as she stared up at me with gleaming silver eyes. I nodded. "So I really am in charge now?" I nodded again. Her cheeks colored. "I don't think I'm ready."
"Don't worry." I told her. "Valkyrie and the others will help you through it. I know they helped me a lot when I first started leading." I smiled at her. "May the former leaders be with you, Faye Marino. We will meet again."
"What am I supposed to say?" She asked. "The former leaders told me that there is no tradition for this."
I laughed. "They're right. I suppose I just like to do things my way." With a flick of my wand all of my suitcases lined up behind me. "Good luck. I'll be back to check in now and again. Bye!"
She waved as I met Charlie and Joseph outside of the wards. Suddenly we were encased in a gold mist and when it faded away we were standing in the middle of Sev's home. Joseph winked as he left and I took in a good lungful of air before yelling, "SEV!! I'M HOME!!!"
A clang from the lower level of the house told me that the dark man had heard me. Heavy footsteps rushed up the stairs and soon I was standing face to face with my father. "What's wrong? Why are you here? Is there an emergency? Are you pregnant again?" He asked, looking me over from head to foot before glaring at Charlie. "What did you do to her?"
Charlie sputtered nonsense as his face turned red. I chuckled. "He didn't do anything to me, Sev. I resigned from my position and now we're here to stay."
"Oh no you're not." He said right away. "I made sure that Charlie's flat was kept in livable conditions."
"But how did you know I'd resign?" I asked. "No one's ever done it before."
"I know you Hermione," He said, pointing a finger at me in mock anger, "always going around breaking the rules." A smile broke across his face and he opened his arms wide. "But it's good to know that you'll be closer to home now."
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A/n: I know, I really suck at the whole epilogue concept but I hope that's a better ending for all of you. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY REVIEWERS. YOU GUYS MADE MY LIFE!! I'm not even kidding, I've got enough happiness to last me at least a few years.