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Moving On

Chapter 45

A Year Later

The students of fork's high school didn't bother to look as the now familiar cars pulled into the parking lot. A red BMW convertible, a silver Volvo, a Yellow Porsche 911 Turbo followed by a light blue Audi (Hermione's), a yellow BMW (Neville's) and a red Porsche Cayman (Fred's). They were all sharing cars to school now, Hermione and Ron shared, Neville and Luna shared and of course the twins shared. Harry went to school with Edward now since they were publicly going out. Much to the heartbreak of every single gay and straight man in Forks high school - which meant just about everyone.

The reactions to Rosalie being pregnant had been funny to say the least, it wasn't helped that she went though the normal reactions to being pregnant either. Emmett had just about been driven mad for three months. Now though he had his nine month old daughter here to love he felt it was well worth it. The reaction to Rosalie was nothing compared to everyone's reaction to Esme having a child. Considering what everyone had said about her over the years it was hilarious to see them having to swallow their own words. It didn't help that the children were gorgeous, which just had many people jealous.

Emmett had gotten his wish, he had a little girl with Rosalie's hair, and to the surprise of them all she had startling green eyes. Rosalie had, had brown eyes as had Emmett according to Rosalie. Emmett didn't remember much about his previous life at all, just his name; they had thought perhaps the bear had done some damage to him before he was turned. Harry had thought it was perhaps something to do with his magic, and he may well be right as Esme's little boy had green eyes too.

Rosalie had a baby seat in the back of her car, which had sent rumours sky rocketing before she was even showing. She had indeed worn baggy clothes, making it seem like she was already pregnant before she actually started showing. People would have found it odd after all she was only pregnant for three months. Carlisle had started rumours at the hospital - needs a must after all they didn't want to draw attention to themselves.

It had taken a lot out of Harry to constantly feed them his magic, so when the children had been born he had been grateful. It had left him tired and sort of empty with the constant supplying of it. Although his magical core was now much bloody bigger than before, and that was saying something.

They were now in their senior year, and would be graduating in a few months time. Hermione was the one to give the 'speech' at the end of the year, much to Jessica Stanley's fury. She had been in line for the one to give that speech; she had even planned it all out. Only for it to be given to Hermione Granger of all people, it didn't surprise anyone that came with her or the Cullen's after all she a 'know it all' in the most affectionate sense now.

To the surprise of everyone Draco had stayed, he was in his last year the same as them all. Draco was adamant about never having a job; he had more money than he could spend. Hermione though was planning on going to college then probably university. Ron needless to say wanted to become an Auror or professor Quidditch player. The latter wasn't an option with his fantastic sight and speed. So an Auror it was, it was going to be difficult to do - he was going to have to join the house to the floo network and floo to work. The Muggles are going to wonder but it was a good thing they didn't have neighbours. Hermione didn't blame him for wanting a Wizarding job after all he had grown up there. Dreamed of being an Auror or Quidditch player since he was eleven years old.

Luna was going to go with Alice into a fashion course to the surprise of many. Neville was going to be a herboligist, supply his plants to potions masters, and other businesses. To the Muggles he would be working from home, and that's all there was too it. Fred and George already had their jobs which really should have surprised many. Out of all the Weasley's less likely to get a job after school it would have been the twins.

Harry hadn't been sure what he wanted to do, he hadn't really expected to survive the war. Either that or he had expected to be 'demanded' into doing things by Dumbledore for the rest of his life. Harry had Carlisle and Severus to thank for helping him decide what he wanted to do. They had both sat him down on different days and asked him to think about what he liked doing best. It had taken him a week to work it out, he liked helping people. He had decided to be a doctor, one that deals primarily with children. The beauty of being a Wizard and having potions was he didn't have to worry about loosing control. It didn't surprise anyone when Harry announced what he wanted to do least of all Severus. A lot had changed in the past nearly two years since Harry had been turned. Especially in regards of what Severus thought of Harry Potter, he was definitely not the attention seeker he had assumed the child to be. Ronald Weasley might have thought Severus helped because of him wanting the Dark Lord dead. He was wrong, he had helped because Harry was Lily's son and he had sworn to help him.

Edward didn't want to part from Harry for so long, so he had decided to go along with Harry and gain yet another doctors certificate. The Cullen's had also started taking the potion to suppress blood thirst. The person benefiting from it the most would be Jasper, with his past being what it was. School wasn't such a chore anymore but rather just a bore.

As they walked into the school, there was only one difference that really made them happy. That they weren't going to have to repeat high school in five years time, when they were supposed to have to move. They were finally going to remain in the same place for a very long time. Jasper felt kind of bad that he had thought about killing them for a while. Then again he was always like that with newcomers, already assessing a threat it's what made him a stagiest.

"I'll be glad when this year is over" said Fred craning his neck back to see all the couples. Edward had his arm over Harry, Ron had his hand over Hermione, and Neville had his hand over Luna since they were the tallest of them. Then of course Alice had her arm around Jaspers middle, Rosalie was being curled into Emmett. If Rosalie hated school before she hated it even more now. She hated being away from her little girl, who they had named Jasmine Esme Cullen. Emmett had wanted to let Rosalie use her name, but surprising them both Rosalie didn't seem to care for that. So it was she had been named Jasmine Esme Cullen not Hale. She was a beautiful little girl who wanted for nothing; she was already sitting up and trying to walk like most little babies her age. Her blonde curls danced around her face, her glowing green eyes and beautiful chubby cheeks gave her an adorable look. Every day she had designer clothes on, and was watched by her 'granny' Esme who she was named after even if it was only her middle name. She loved when Uncle Fred, George, Neville, Severus, Lucius, Draco and Ron came round. She saw Edward, Harry and Jasper everyday so it wasn't the same.

Narcissa had moved on, saw her son regularly but she had a new 'husband' now who actually wanted her. They were now expecting a daughter, Draco was about to have a little sister much to his disgruntlement who was eighteen years younger than him. Lucius and Severus were very happy indeed for her, it couldn't have been easy being lonely all those years. Playing the part as a wife, now though things were gone well for them all and they can't complain.

Esme loved being a mother; her son had very blonde hair like Carlisle much to her joy. Carlisle was everything she had wanted in a man, even when she was human. To think if she hadn't gotten the courage to leave her brute of a husband she wouldn't have the life she had now. She shuddered at the thought of actually succeeding in killing herself all those years ago. Oh no everything she had been though had been worth it, for this day. She was currently babysitting Jasmine and watching her own son who was three months younger than her. She had wanted to name her son Harry, but it really would cause too much confusion so she settled for a more popular name of this generation.

Hadrian as close to Harry as she could get without it being Harry. Hadrian Edward Cullen. Edward had been her first child, even if he was technically older than her so that's what she had decided on, Carlisle approved. Of course the rest of the children all understood, especially Jasper he could feel their emotions and worry.

Rosalie and Esme had of course had their children at home; Carlisle delivered them both through caesarean. Each day they both looked at their children which they thought was a miracle itself.

Alice loved being an auntie and didn't seem to be in a rush to have children. Hermione and Luna wanted them but only when they were ready, and they certainly weren't. Both wanted a career first, it wasn't like they were going to get old. They had all the time in the world to have them.

Edward though had watched Harry cooing over them for the past nine months, he didn't have to be a genius to know Harry wanted children. Although he hadn't said anything in the time they had been dating which was nine months. The public had known for the past six months, Charlie had been devastated. He had sort of tried to cling to Edward as the only connection left to his daughter in Forks. He had since then moved they saw him every Saturday though visiting the graveyard. Bella's mother hadn't been there since her daughter was buried to the disgust of all. They might not have liked Bella when she died but it was just awful that her mother hadn't been to see her at all. Especially Rosalie and Esme who were now mother's themselves.

Severus had bonded magically with Lucius, marrying their souls together. Severus wasn't a public man and didn't relish the thought of being married so they did the next best thing. This way Lucius couldn't come up with yet another crazy scheme and marry Narcissa. He could in the Muggle world but never again in the Magical world, his soul was married and there was no going back. Thankfully Lucius and Narcissa hadn't bonded that way or he would never have had the chance to do it. Severus didn't want a child he just wasn't that kind of man, and Lucius already had one and to him it was enough (much to Draco's relief). Although if anyone came close to being like a son to Severus it was Harry and Draco. The two constants in his life, the ones he had saved and cared about with all his being.

Sirius and Remus had since gotten married in a small chapel in the Muggle world which was quite legal now. They had settled down, but unfortunately they couldn't have children. Remus in no certain terms wanted a child that could carry his lycanthropy, it would kill him if any child they had did have it. Sirius agreed, it was bad enough seeing his lover now husband go through it without watching a child that he would have had to carry go through it. Sirius and Remus had found a small house just on the boarder of la push near the woods. They found it was relatively nice, and thankfully Harry hadn't freaked out - too badly. Like before he realized he wasn't seeing them any less they just had their own privacy now.

Fred and George had done the same thing found a place of their own, which was above one of their shops. The one they themselves actually worked in, they had been very secretive of late and Ron was wondering if they had gotten a girl or if they were working on a new product. You never could tell with the twins, even when they had been younger unfortunately.

Harry and Edward were switching where they stayed, half at the Cullen's half at Harry's house. Thankfully none of his friends were planning on moving out any time soon, Harry didn't think he could stand that. He had been alone for so long, the thought of everyone finding their own place and him stuck made him weak in the knees. No Harry wasn't ready for a place of his own, didn't think he ever would be to be honest. There would come a time where they would obviously, they couldn't live like that forever. Especially if they were going to have families as big as the place was it just wasn't that big. It was only a six bed roomed house. Lucius and Severus had shared, as well as Remus and Sirius, Fred and George, Hermione and Ron and also Neville and Luna. Harry had been the sole occupant of the last room.

Harry didn't realize yet that he wasn't stuck, that he had Edward and always would. Harry believed Edward wouldn't leave his family to stay with him full time, he had seen how close they were - almost as close as he had assumed him Sirius and Remus were. Or him Severus and Lucius had been. He had been wrong twice so he really didn't want to be wrong again. Apart from that though Harry couldn't have been happier if he tried.

"You alright?" whispered Edward but it was loud and clear to Harry.

"I'm fine" grinned Harry as they walked up the steps of Forks High School yet again.

And he was.

Life had finally been kind to the 'boy who lived' destiny had rewarded him for his scarifies which had been brought on by one evil man. The world had seen once as the champion of Muggles and Muggle born's alike. The world though had finally been righted. Dumbledore was where he belonged, so where the Dursley's and Harry? Well Harry finally had a family to call his own a big one at that. Not only that but he had a lover, one that was going to be with him - forever.

A smile just about broke Harry's face in two as they opened the doors of the school. Unaware of the baby he was carrying naturally, in his stomach and he would remain ignorant for another month yet.

He also didn't hear the wedding bells, but if you had looked closer you would have seen matching grins light up Alice and Luna's face as they shared knowing looks. Those looks were detested by both families it drove them up the wall. If Edward's thoughts had been focused he wouldn't have seen anything anyway. Luna had seen to that by casting a spell on Alice with her permission. Alice's visions were always her own now of days, Edward couldn't see them and he hadn't even noticed. Too wrapped up in his new found love, and mate to even care.

The End. Is it ever?

Would you like another epilouge a few years in the future? or them moving somewhere else in eighty years time? or a sequel? R&R