Chapter 16:

Lily stuffed her hands in her jacket pockets. The smooth surface of her hand pressed against the palm of her hand, adding a sort of comfort to the current situation. Finally, the front door opened.

"Uh, hi Petunia," Lily said uncomfortably. The color drained from Petunia's face. "We should probably go inside to talk in private." Lily guided Petunia inside and closed the door behind them. "So, how are you?" Petunia shook her head.

"This isn't possible. You're supposed to be dead!"

"Petunia, please, sit down." Petunia happily obliged, she felt a little lightheaded anyway. "Harry's friend created a potion to bring me and James back."

"Great, now you…people are reversing death. What's next!?"
"Petunia, please; I came here to talk to you about some things." Lily sat across from Petunia on a free armchair. "Harry's married now with a little girl," she said, trying to lighten the mood. "Here's a photo." Lily handed Petunia a muggle photo of Eve.

"She has Harry's face." Petunia returned the photo stiffly. "Why are you here, Lily?"

"I should have come to talk to you earlier. I need to know why you treated Harry so horribly."

"I don't know."

"You don't know?" Lily repeated in disbelief. "This is my son we're talking about! If it had been your son, I would have treated him as one of my own!"

"Lily, please! It's complicated!"

"Try to explain it to me. I've come to you as your sister looking for some answers."

"It wasn't fair! You were shipped off to that, that…school. Then, you and your husband got yourselves in over your heads and got yourselves killed. Where does that land me!? I had no sister, a baby of my own and now a nephew!" lily took Petunia's hands in her own.

"I'm sorry, Petunia, I truly am. If I could change everything, I would. I didn't get a chance to see my own son grow up."

"Wait here, I may have something to make you feel better." Petunia stood up and disappeared around the corner. Several minutes later, she returned with a large manila envelope. "They're not the best, but they're something. You and your husband can have them." Lily peered inside the envelope to find photos of Harry. She stood up and gave Petunia a grateful hug.

"Thank you, Petunia. You don't know how much these mean to me." Lily pulled away from Petunia. "Could we start again, please?" Petunia nodded. The sound of Vernon's car in the driveway caught their attention.

"That's Vernon, you should probably go." Lily gave Petunia another quick hug.

"I'll come back and visit you again soon," she promised before Disapparating just in time.

When Ron got home from work that evening, he found Hermione sitting on the ed in the master bedroom staring at the quilt in front of her. he took a seat next to her and kissed her cheek softly. Hermione silently slid her hand into his.

"What's wrong, 'Mione?" he asked.

"Who said that anything's wrong?" Ron cupped Hermione's face in his hands and forced her to look at him.

"Please, I've known you for over ten years. What's wrong?" Hermione kissed the palm of Ron's hand softly.

"Every time I see Harry and Ginny, I get so jealous. They're on their way to being one big, happy family, and we've got nothing."

"We've got each other," Ron reasoned.

"I want more! I don't want to take care of all our nieces and nephews; I don't want to hold them, I want to hold my own baby!"

"Where is this coming from?" Ron asked as he gently wiped away Hermione's tears with his thumbs.

"I don't know. I guess I'm so tired of seeing everyone else with children of their own."

"Well, maybe in a year or so, we'll have our very own baby to take care of." Ron kissed Hermione lightly on the lips. "There, better?"

"Yeah, thanks." Hermione leaned in for another more passionate kiss. She and Ron fell back against the bed without breaking off the kiss.

A/N: Next chapter is the last. Also, did anyone catch the line from Jesus Christ Superstar in this chapter? I know, great mix, Harry Potter and Jesus Christ Superstar.

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