a/n Well this is it. An epilogue. Enjoy.

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Eleven Years Later

It was the first of September and the Hogwarts Express was due to leave in just over and hour and a half. It was never late.

"Honey we have to get going real soon," Draco called down the corridor.

"Yeah I'm coming."

Vega Jane cam bounding out of her room and ran down the carpeted corridor to her father, "Daddy can you get my drunk?" she asked breathlessly.

"What do you say?"

"Please Daddy."

"Okay."

Draco went and pulled out his wand and expertly shrunk Vega's trunk. He then slipped it into his traveling cloak's inside pocket. As they were about to leave they heard voices floating up the staircases and through the corridors. Once voice stuck out.

"Rose," Vega cried as she set of in the direction of the voices, "You came."

"I wouldn't miss it," Rose said as the two sisters embraced. When they let go Scorpius raised his hand and Vega gave him a high five, like always. Three more people rounded the corner and Vega embraced each one of them in turn.

"Are you excited?" Hugo asked, "I remember my first day I was so excited because I'd heard all the stories of Hogwarts from mom and dad as well as Rose and I couldn't wait to have stories of my own."

"Yeah, I can't wait. It sounds so amazing. Dad's been telling me a lot and I'm just so excited," she was excited, so much that she was almost vibrating.

"Well we won't be keeping you. We just wanted to come and say goodbye," Harry said.

"And give you this," Ginny added. She pulled a long, slim box out of her cloak and opened it. Inside was a beautiful charm bracelet, "Your Grandparents gave it to your mom when she went off to Hogwarts. She gave it to me to give to you when you left for school. Incase she wasn't there to give it to you. She really wanted to be here today Vega. When Rose and Hugo went to Hogwarts for their first years she was almost as excited as them," Ginny handed over the box.

Tears were running down everyone's faces as Ginny helped Vega clasp the bracelet around her wrist. Everyone knew how much Hermione would have wanted to be there for this day. They all missed her terribly.

"Well I think we better leave them so they don't miss the train," Scorpius said. He gave Vega a goodbye hug then shook his Dad's hand, "You going to be okay Father?" he could tell that Draco wasn't having an easy time.

"I'll survive," he answered.

"Good."

A round of hugs later and many promises of letters everyone left.

"Ready?" Draco asked his daughter. He was trying to be strong for her sake. Never had he imagined it would be this hard to see her off. Most parents only had the agony of letting their kids go. He on the other hand had that as well as the strain of not having Hermione there to help him bear the first weight.

"Let's go," Vega said.

They made it to King's Cross Station with only twenty minutes to spare. Hurrying through the muggle part of the station they received many odd stares because of the owl and its cage that they were carrying. On the platform Draco held his daughter tightly as they said their tearful goodbyes. Only after the train had rounded the corner and disappeared did Draco apparate back to his place.

Back in his empty house Draco began to wander. He walked down every staircase and into every corner of every room. Some of them he hadn't set foot in since he was a small child and would hide for hours at a time just to escape. It was the first time he'd been in an empty house in years. He always had his wife and then Scorpius. After his divorce Hermione came back into his life and then there was Vega. Now he had nobody, nothing to occupy his time. He knew he would regret it later but there was one more room he had to go into. The room that he had designed to double as a gigantic walk in closet and a dressing room. He hadn't been in there in months, it made him hurt to much to but he felt like he needed to be close to her and this room was the only solution.

Unlocking the door he lit the lamps with his wand and pulled the blinds open. With a quick scan of the room he saw Hermione's shoes filling a rack, her muggle clothes and wizard clothes separated on different racks and her make up on a large vanity. He walked over to the vanity and pulled out the chair. Reaching his hand out he grasped her perfume bottle in his hand and pulled it towards him. Memories washed over him as he smelled her beautiful scent. It was if a tidal wave had crashed into him. Tears fell freely down his cheeks as he wished for her to appear beside him. She didn't, she never did.

He opened her jewelry box and pulled out her ring. The gorgeous stone shimmered in the soft light. He slowly fingered it and then set it back into his small velvet box. He wiped at the tears on his cheeks, he missed her so much it made his heart ache.

He stayed in the room until dusk fell. The only reason he left, the only reason he ever left was because one of the house elves came in to tell him that supper was ready.

Draco ate alone in his bedroom, having no use for the large dinning room.

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At Hogwarts Vega had settled into her new dormitory. All the other girls had fallen asleep right away but she lay staring up at the top of her four poster bed. Realizing she wasn't going to get any sleep any time soon she rolled out of bed and went to her trunk. She found some parchment, a quill and some ink and began to write letters to everyone. One to her father, Rose, Hugo, Scorpius and one to Harry and Ginny. The final one was the hardest to write but she needed an outlet.

Dear Mom,

Everyone came to see me off today. Rose, Hugo, Scorpius, Harry and Ginny, they all took time off work. I so wish you could have been there. You would have been so proud of me. I miss you so much. Dad said that you really wanted to see me board the Hogwarts Express for the first time. As the train was pulling away I thought I saw tears in his eyes. You may not be to happy about this seeing as you were a Gryffindor but I got sorted into Slytherin. I guess my Malfoy blood was enough to influence that decision. I promise though to not torment the Gryffindors like Dad did. I bet Harry will just be ecstatic that I'm now a Slytherin. Ha I bet he'll never talk to me again. As I write this I am sitting on my bed looking at a photo album that I found awhile ago. I don't think I was supposed to be in the room, the door had always been locked but it was open that day so I went in. It was you dressing room. I wandered around and looked at everything and then I found this album tucked away. I've looked at it a lot since then. It's full of pictures of when you were at Hogwarts. I see you, Harry and Ron. Some of the later photos have Ginny in them as well. You all looked like you were having so much fun. I hope I make friends that are as good to me as you were to yours. Well goodbye for now. I promise to write again. Be proud of me Mom for as much as I am a Malfoy, I am also a Granger. You and I both know what a mighty combination that is. I love you and I wish you could have been here today to see me off. It would have made today into an even more wonderful day. I miss you and I know you won't get this letter just like you wouldn't have gotten all the others but I feel like I need to write it anyways. By the way the bracelet was gorgeous. Thanks you.

Your loving daughter,

Vega J. Malfoy

Once Vega was done writing she rolled up the parchment and sealed it with a kiss.

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The first term of school passed relatively quickly and before anybody knew it Vega was home for Christmas. Draco would never admit it to anyone but he never thought a term could last as long as it did.

Everyone was over for Christmas Supper when the dining room doors suddenly opened. Heads turned to see who the late arrival was. Vega was the first one out of her seat. Followed closely be Draco.

"Mommy, you're home," Vega cried as she ran over and jumped into her mother's arms.

"I'm so sorry baby. The mission took way longer than expected. I did receive all of your letters but there was no way I could write back. Oh I've missed you. Two years was way to long to be away. I'm sorry and yes I am proud of you. Slytherin and all."

Draco enveloped his wife in his arms and in front of everyone they kissed and not one comment went around, only an ahhing sound could be heard.

"I love you all," Hermione said, "And Happy Christmas."

"Happy Christmas," everyone chimed in.

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a/n Wow I can't believe this story is over. I think it has to be one of my favorites that I have written besides The Unexpected, okay it ties.

I have to admit that after I wrote the last chapter I was not myself for the rest of the day. I was in a dilemma, what should I do? I knew I didn't want to just have her pull through in the hospital and everything be good from there. No that was too common. I for quite awhile contemplated on actually killing her off and writing about the turmoil that everyone went through in the hospital after it was announced that she hadn't made it. I finally settled on this because I got to write a bit of the sadness as well as it still got to be a cheerful ending. I also liked the mystery that this form had. I hope you liked what I did with this story and I really hope that you review one final time. As well as look out for any future Dramione fics that I write because I know it won't be long before I go through Dramione withdrawal. Thanks again for your time. I really hope it was worth it.