2019.
A few years later & it was finally Albus' turn to start school. Cousins Rose and Roxy would be joining him.
Hermione, in the Leaky Cauldron consoling herself after putting Rose on the train, looked over at the bar. A somewhat familiar blond man had just sat down. He caught her eye. Draco Malfoy. They had been on opposite sides during the war but Hermione could see that was all behind him now. He walked over to her and struck up a conversation. Hermione knew he had been married. It had been all over the papers at the time. She was surprised to learn that he had a son who was on his way to start his first year at Hogwarts. Scorpius. They talked until it was dark then made plans to catch up again.
A few months later, Hermione found herself in a bad situation. It had only been one night but she knew it was his. How was she going to tell Ron?
Roughly nine months after their catch up, Hermione gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Annie. Lucky for Hermione, Annie looked just like her.
Two years later, Annie's light brown hair had started to turn silvery blonde. Nobody could explain it. Ron didn't suspect a thing. But Molly knew. She didn't know who's but she knew Annie was not Ron's daughter.
Hermione hadn't seen Draco since before Annie was born. She wondered what he was going to say. As she sat in the Leaky Cauldron with a three year old Annie on her lap, she tried not to think about Ron. He'd raised Annie like she was his own, oblivious to the fact that he wasn't. What would he say when he found out?
Draco was shocked but happy. He'd always wanted a daughter but Astoria hadn't wanted kids. She didn't even want Scorpius. In the months before Annie was born Astoria had left. She had taken all her belongings and left Malfoy Manor. Draco had come home from work to find a note saying their marriage was over, that she didn't want children and she knew about the affair. The only consolation Draco had had was that Scorpius had been at school.