The next morning, I woke up and gathered myself together. Once showered and dressed, I wandered downstairs to find something to eat. Instead of finding cereal, I found a familiar face seated on a long table. "Harry!?" I exclaimed in bewilderment. I remembered the first time I met Harry. It was in this exact place, on the stairs. He looked almost the same. He was now a bit taller and muscular.

The black haired boy spun around and smiled at me as I walked over to give him a hug. "Taylor! You look amazing! How are you?"

"Fine, you?" I smiled. "How did you know I was here?" I asked.

"Word travels fast. Didn't think I'd remember you, did you?" he laughed. I shook my head. It has been a while, why should he remember me? "Come on, we need to go meet the others," he ordered. 'The others' were probably pertaining to Ron and Hermione. Harry then walked outside and grabbed his Firebolt.

"Broom?" I asked, thinking why on Earth would we be flying to wherever we were going.

"Why not. Haven't been on one in a while have you?" he grinned. I remembered my last broomstick ride: that horrible trip back to Hogwarts from the Malfoy Manor. I climbed on behind Harry as we began to ascend into the air.

This trip was much more suitable than my last flight. It was a fairly short trip. Soon, I saw a small house on top of the hill. "Where are we?" I yelled into Harry's ear.

"Ron's house," he yelled over the wind. His house? Or his parents? Once we landed we walked over to the small house. Harry walked inside first and then I followed.

"Taylor! Your back!" yelled a girl's voice. I smiled when I saw Hermione walk into my view. We hugged and then I said my hello's to Ron and his sister, Ginny. "Where have you been?" Hermione asked.

"Well, I've just been in America since…you know," I answered. "What has been up with all of you?" I asked. The four of them exchanged glances and then I saw Ron put his arm around Hermione. I guess they took their relationship to the next level.

"Well, Ronald and I are going to get married!" Hermione screeched. I smiled and saw the two of them beam with excitement.

"As for us also," Harry said. I whirled around to see him and Ginny close together. Ron's sister? "And also, we just found out that Ginny is expecting our first child!" Harry finished. I congratulated everyone on their news and then shared my news also.

"What's his name?" Ginny gushed. I have never heard her talk before, so it was weird to hear her voice for the first time.

"George. George Lewis," I answered for the first time I have been back. Draco hadn't even ask me that.

"What happened to Draco? I know you two had a lil somethin' somethin' happening between you two," Hermione winked.

"Well, I sort of saw him yesterday. It was weird; he was in Godric's Hollow and appeared behind me. I was not prepared to see him, because I never knew how he recovered from my departure. I told him that I was engaged and I knew that he was upset. So I don't think that it went very well," I surmised. The four then motioned me to the sitting room.

"Why was he in Godric's Hollow?" asked Ron. I shrugged my shoulders, because I truly didn't know the answer.

"Well, he avoided the question and then said that things have changed," I stated remembering what Draco said when I asked him that question.

"He was right about that. Did you hear about anything that happened two years after you left?" Hermione asked. I shook my head no. "Harry, tell her."

"Well, once you left, the next year…Dumbledore was killed. By Snape. But don't worry, there's a longer story attached to that, but believe me, Snape is not evil. The next year, Ron, Hermione, and I did not return to Hogwarts. We were sent on a mission by Dumbledore. We had to destroy Voldemort's horcruxes. You know what they are right?"

"Aren't they made by leaving a part of your soul inside and can only be penetrated by things not magical?" I guessed. I remembered learning about those.

"Yes, close enough. Well we had to destroy them. To make a long story short, a war broke out at Hogwarts. Death eaters everywhere and students were against them. There were many brave students and friends," Harry stopped. I guess that many died.

"Yeah, poor Fred," Ron whispered. Oh no, Ron's brother? This was serious then.

"But, moving on, I had to face Voldemort by myself. When he shot a curse at me, I don't know what happened, but I was alive. It turned out, I was a horcrux. When Voldemort tried to kill me when I was a baby, a part of his soul got trapped into my body. The curse he shot at me only killed his soul inside me. So I came back and Voldemort's wand ended up rebounding his own killing curse back to his self. He is gone. Along with his death eaters." Harry finished.

I had to ask this question, I wanted to know the fate of my mother's murderer. "What happened to Bellatrix Lestrange?"

"My mother killed her," Ginny said matter-of-factly with a smile on her face. This was one huge war then. I couldn't help but smile at Bellatrix's death.

"Wow. I missed a whole lot. I am glad that you all are okay, though. And I am really sorry about Fred," I said solemnly.

"It's alright, I am doing alright. George on the other hand still isn't the same. He's got his joke shop though," Ron finished.

We then all sat and chatted about what we were all doing. Ron and Harry were Aurors while Hermione was apart of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Later in the day, I glanced at the clock and realized that I should be getting back to the Leaky Cauldron. "You can go by Floo Powder," Ron suggested and showed me to the fireplace. I have traveled this way numerous times.

I said my goodbyes and told the four of them that we had to see each other again soon. I grabbed a handful of powder and then stepped into the fireplace. As soon as the words 'Leaky Cauldron' exited my lips, I disappeared from Ron's sitting room. When I landed, I was inside the inn. Once inside my room, I noticed a piece of paper on top of my bed.

Taylor,

Please meet me outside the pub tonight at seven.

DM

When I looked at the clock, it was five of seven. I quickly changed into jeans and a sweater. Once outside of the pub, Draco was waiting patiently under the street light. He wore a dark cloak over a button down shirt and black slacks; very sleek. He turned around when I was in sight.

"Wanna get out of here and talk?" he asked and held out his hand. I nodded and then took his hand. We then dissapparated to an empty field. I was confused as to why we were here in the first place. Why a field?

"Where are…" I started to ask. I stopped short when I walked further and saw a blanket laid out under the vast starry sky. I couldn't even say anything. No one has ever done this for me before. George usually just takes me to dinner; nothing romantic like this.

Draco led the way to the blanket and then proceeded to lie down. With no hesitation, I sat next to him. When we were lying there, the wind began to pick up. The chilly breeze was enough to make me shiver. I was not used to the sudden change in climate and was not dressed right for the occasion. Draco sensed this and then began to sit himself up and take off his coat. "Here," he said as he handed me the coat.

I sat up and began to refuse. He didn't listen and proceeded to put the coat around my shoulders. We lay back down, and I was now very warm. The stars were beautiful and bright. There were no other lights. It was just me, Draco and the starry sky. "Draco, this is beautiful. Thank you for taking me here," I breathed.

"No problem. I just wanted to be alone with you again. You know, I really missed you," he began. I was afraid this would happen. I began to get a nervous feeling inside of me. At least I hope it's a nervous feeling, not butterflies.

"Draco…" I began. He cut me off and put his finger over my mouth, as if to tell me to be quiet.

"Taylor, do you want to dance?" I looked over at him. I had two options. I could say no, sticking to the fact that I have a fiancé or I could say yes and remember what it felt to be in his arms.

I stood up with Draco and proceeded to dance underneath the nighttime sky. He held me close and I was lost in his scent of his clothes. My eyes closed and my head rested on the top of his chest. I was still a bit shorter than him, but I fit comfortably inside his embrace. This is just a harmless dance. Nothing serious. Well, it wasn't serious until Draco lifted my head and kissed me very softly

I was totally lost in his kiss. By the time I realized what was happening, I had already kissed him back. I pulled back abruptly and said, "Draco, I am engaged."

"I know. That was wrong. Sorry, I guess I got lost in the moment that's all. No damage right?" he apologized.

"Its okay. How about we head back to the Leaky Cauldron?" He nodded and grabbed onto my hand to dissapparate back to the inn.

In front of the inn Draco asked, "Have you ever gone to the Quidditch World Cup?"

"No, why?"

"Would you want to go tomorrow with me? I have box seats and I think you'd enjoy it."

"Yeah, that'd be great!" I accepted his invitation. "Goodnight, Draco. See you tomorrow," I said and then quietly slipped into the Leaky Cauldron.