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This is the new chapter, two or three more chapters and the story is finished, this chapter is the main reason of a posible sequel.
-Chapter 14- The Oracl.
The week came to its end really fast, Harry and Hermione were seeing only Hagrid and Minerva, Cho sent a mail to both of them saying how sorry she felt and how much she wanted to be forgiven, they both answered her and then they learned she had left Hogwarts for a trip for the rest of the summer, the last day of their "vocations" at Hogwarts Ron and Luna with their baby boy, visited them, all of them spent the morning playing games in the lake under the tree they all liked to be, the three cots with the babies were under the shadows, they were out of the water, laid on their blankets enjoying the hot day.
"Hermione, I think I will take first James and then Lilly in the water for awhile," Harry said and move for woke up but before do another movement Hermione gripped his arm and she rose her head for looked at him.
"Read my lips Potter! Forget. It.! They'll be sick after, and I'm not following you to any World Cup with two sick babies before me!" Hermione said-commented-shouted and Ron chuckled next to his friends.
"…Or I can just let our babies sleep in their cots…" Harry said and she calmed down. "Stop laughing!" Harry said to Ron.
"Sorry mate but that was exactly Luna's reaction when I did the same mistake some days ago when we were on a beach." Ron said smiling and Luna slap his arm lightly.
They all went to the Great Hall for lunch and in afternoon Luna and Ron left from Hogwarts, Harry and Hermione were started walking back to the castle when some lights showed up inside the forest, they both looked each other and took their wands out of their pockets.
"Centaurs may hit Hagrid," Hermione said scared.
"Come on, lets go and check," Harry said.
They both moved and started following a small path between woods and threes, they kept moving inside the dark forest, it was hot and dark, Harry rose his wand and "Lumosed" the place as they moved further, they had never move in this direction of the forest so they didn't know what exactly they could face, none of them talked, they were trying listen to some noise it could alarmed them, a low groan heard some moments after and they both covered each other's backs as they had learned to protect their partner in the Auror training, their wands were risen, nothing moved so they silenced decide to move further. They kept moving for more than a quarter until they arrived in a clearing place, a small shack was there, almost destroyed, Harry stepped first but Hermione gripped his arm and he turned around for looked at her.
"You think it's a good idea?.." Hermione asked worried.
"If someone is in danger… that's our job anyway…" Harry said calmer, Hermione's eyes were opened widely and she was looking something behind Harry, he turned and saw a sort, old woman, she was wearing old, dirty clothes and was walking close to them, she was sort and they couldn't see her face easily because her body was lowered, she must be really old. She rose her head and looked at them, none talked for awhile, she smiled at them, exposing her toothless mouth and pointed to them to follow her, they didn't move.
"Who are you?" Harry asked, protecting Hermione by pulling her behind him.
"You came here young man, you are disturbing my peace, you and your young wife," the old woman said smiling again, her voice was like a crow. "I'm the one who can see what have you two done… and you will do… my name is Iris. You have to run away when I will cannot control my self, but by then… come." She finished and looked at Hermione behind Harry's shoulder and smiled at her more than she did before with both of them. She started moving back to her shack and they decided to followed, she was just an old, odd woman and they were two powerful Aurors after all.
She entered the shack first and Harry followed and then Hermione, holding tight his hand, their wands at the ready, the little place was a mess, animals' roams were on the floor as carpet, a small bed and a table with three chairs were the only furniture inside, there was a small closet full of disgusting things like animals' limps, horns, nails, and some awful plants around it. She pointed to them and they sat down, she did the same, she put her hands on the table, there was a small box, closed. She looked at them for awhile and then opened her mouth.
"You are the one who defeated Him, I know about you, young man, the dead now, old man had said some things about you." Iris said meaning Dumbledore.
"You knew Dumbledore? He never talked about you." Harry said and looked at Hermione who was surprised as well.
"None is talking about me, the light you saw before was destiny's call for you to come here, I can't say many things you don't know but I can see things for you." Iris said and looked at Hermione.
"You are the one, owner of his heart, the one who showed him what love means just before he fought for this world. The one who suffered giving him the change to kill the murderer," She said pointing her finger to Hermione, she didn't say nothing more, turned again to Harry.
"I knew you'll come, I have to tell to both of you some things." She said and took the small box, opened it and took the inside of it in her palms, shook it for awhile in her hands and then threw the pieces on the table, there were small bones, she started looking at them and then looked at them and then the bones again.
"In all my years I haven't seen something like that before, you, young man, you have been through so much pain, since you were a baby, you felt death on your skin, pain in your heart, but you felt love in your heart as well, because you, young woman showed him how to, even before you shared your body with him, you made him understand what love and care means." Iris said and Harry gave a small smile to Hermione, she was still scared for be with a crazy old woman in the heart of the Forest, but she had to admit the woman was right.
" Your names are Harry and Hermione but most of the people are calling you differently, nicknames you never asked for but you are Ok with them since you can hide your selves behind them. Even after His fall you're still facing danger every day, and… you will keep facing it since you chose it that way." She said and they understand that must be cause of their job.
"You, young man, you have pushed her away sometimes in the past, for saved and protected her, but she never left you because she is like you, you two are alike and you lost much time in past for figured that out." She said and they looked at each other. She took the bones again and threw them down once more, she looked at them again, she took all her bones back to the box and stood, the couple didn't know what to do, she moved around the table and came closer to Hermione, she tried pulled away but Iris put her hand on Hermione's navel, stroking the skin there under her blouse, Hermione gasped scared and Harry tried pulled her hand away but the witch stopped him.
"I won't hurt your love." She said and Hermione looked at both of them. "I knew you are a mother, I could feel it from the first time I saw you, the marks of the pain you passed for bring your children to life are crystal clear. You have gave birth to a daughter, smart, beautiful, gentle and brave as you are, and you have gave birth to a son, brave, smart, sensitive and handsome as his father is." She said and stroked Hermione's belly more with her eyes closed.
"This pain may return one day, and then the Happiness you were seeking for so long will be ready to enjoyed by you." She said and let Hermione's abdomen free.
"Your children, two or three, or more, that is up to you, will be great people, wizards, witches and souls, they will make great things like you did, like you will keep doing. You two will die, in many years from now, together, death tried made you apart but you won and that happens just some times in life. The old man knew that but let you try alone, let you grew up." She said and looked at them with something like jealous in her voice.
"But before your trip for find happiness ends, pain will hit you again, a man will try take the lost throne of the previous Dark Lord, the one you, young man defeated ten years ago… You have to stop this man as well, for your and your children's' future, you need to fight one more time, just once more and you'll be free to live happy… When the holy fowl return to its new master, the new war will start…". She then spammed and threw her head back a loud scream escaped her mouth, both Harry and Hermione stood up with their wands risen again.
The witch tried hold her hands on the table, she only managed to scream at them "Run" she then tried hit them, by throwing her self on Hermione's chest scratching her arms, she screamed in pain as the long nails got pinned in her flesh.
Harry pulled the witch away and opened the door, Hermione ran out first and then Harry followed and shut the door closed, the woman started screaming from inside but they didn't stood more for see her escaping from the window and chasing them, they started running so fast they didn't know where to go for the first minutes of running, the woman was still after them, for her age she had ran really fast and much, her screams stopped after some more minutes but they didn't stop running, Hermione's arms were still bleeding bad, they found out the path again and followed it running, they came out of the forest breathless and they low their pace to a fast walk back to the castle, Hermione stopped first breathing heavily and Harry released how much blood was running down her arms even after all this time of running, he took his wand and healed her but she screamed in worst pain when the nail lines opened again and more blood came out.
"Oh Merlin, lets go to the Hospital Wing." He said and led her there. Some hours after Hermione was sleeping on a bed, they were in the forest for hours, more than they though, the woman must had transformed to something for chased them for so long without got tired and her nails were poisoned, Madame Pomfrey had found the antidote and Hermione was sleeping exhausted now on the bed, he was next to her sat beside her on the edge of the bed all night long. The sun was started to rising, Hermione opened her eyes when the first sunshine hit her on the face. Harry smiled at her, lowered his head and gave her a kiss.
"How are you feeling?" he whispered.
"I'm fine, just a bit dizzy, but fine, you?" she whispered back.
"I'm OK, her nails were poisoned so you fell asleep really fast and we needed two bottles of antidote for recovered you." He said and kissed her again. "If you want, you can come out after the lunch," he smiled.
"That supposed to be our last day here," she said sad.
"It is, we can leave later, Dobby and Winky have already packed everything and Minerva is baby sitting James and Lilly, she really likes to do it; you know." He smiled and she chuckled.
"Even now, ten years after we are getting into trouble in Hogwarts and one of us is turning out here in the Hospital Wing. Your birthday is tomorrow, I shouldn't be weak like this, I had special plans for us." She said and he kissed her again.
"You'll be fine by tomorrow I'm sure, I will make you be fine… better than ever…" he smiled playfully.
"You know of course the plans don't you?" Hermione asked a bit disappointed already.
"Dinner with you and then making love for make the house more noisy with more children?" Harry asked smiling.
"Maybe… I won't tell you…" she smiled back.
"I'll read your mind… we both know how to do it…"
"I won't plan nothing then because I'll have already kill you… so don't push your luck and wait until tomorrow…" she smiled again.
Harry was sure Hermione would made a romantic dinner for two like last year and he liked the idea, she was a good cooker and after the dinner they would have practiced to fill the house with children, and Hermione was better than any other woman Harry had "practiced" with, so the next day would be one of the best ones.
They took their lunch in the Hospital and then Hermione stood up, good as new again.
"You think this new power…" she started.
"I thought about it, and I promise, if I had had the power to kill Voldemort then I'll have the power to defeat this new threat as well, I promise I will be here, we'll fight together, as we always did, as Harry and Hermione, as Aurors, as friends, we'll get through this new problem." He smiled and kissed her cheek.
"I just want us to be safe…" she whispered.
"We will babe, I promise we will," he smiled. "So this is our last time here…" he smiled more and tried cheer up the mood.
"I want to visit the Gryffindor tower." Harry said as they come out of the Wing.
"You know we can't, I tried came in, when we fought and the Fat Lady didn't let me pass, I was crying and been upset enough for argue with her so I left, we can't do it." she smiled a bit sad again.
"I have an idea, come on lets try," he said and they both moved for their old house. They came and stood in front of the portrait.
"Well well, I have so long to see you together, I thought seven years were far enough," She said and looked at how much they had grew up.
"Please let us in," Hermione said but the Lady shook her head no.
"I want the password," she said and Hermione looked at Harry disappointed, he smiled calm.
"Well, first the tower is not open for the non-Gryffindors and were and are Gryffindors for sure, and second the new year is not started yet so there aren't new passwords and don't try fool us, we both were Head ones and know the rules better than you think, even if we have broke them countless times," He smiled at Hermione and she smiled happy back.
"You two and the redhead were always a trouble." She said pissed and let them in, they both walked in and stood after the Entrance, the tower was exactly as they could remember it. Nothing was changed, like a day hadn't passed from this place, the armchairs, the couches, the tables, everything was there it always was. Harry hugged Hermione.
"I missed this place so much." He said and kissed her cheek.
"I know, me too," she smiled, her eyes full of emotions from the memories were surrounding them. He smiled at her and pulled her up to his dorm, opened the door and brought both inside, shut the door behind them and pinned Hermione gently on a wall. He started kissing her neck and her face.
"Harry… not here… it isn't right…" she smiled and then laughed as he started tickling her sides with his hands and her neck with his mouth.
"Miss Granger, please… our classmates are off to the charms class, we can have much time up here, we didn't do it as teenagers, lets do it as married adults, we won't have any detention anyway." He joked and they both laughed and made their hug tighter and their kisses more affective to both of them sensations.
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