The sun is setting on the hamlet of Elbow, just as it had been all those months ago. Many families are settling in for the night. But if you travel down one narrow lane, you would come upon a tiny house with an even tinier front garden. In this garden there are three people. A teenage girl, tucking a lock of red hair behind her ear as she crouches down on the flagstones. A boy, nearing adulthood, stretched out on a wrought iron bench, casually mussing his raven black hair with one hand. And if you were to peer over the hedge that borders the garden, there is a baby, perhaps four months old, lying on a play mat. As you watch, he pushes himself up with his hands, then rolls over and reaches out to grab a toy the girl is offering.
You're probably confused as to how these three people come to be together. If you have an eye for detail, you might notice how the fuzz on the baby's head resembles the girl's hair, or how the boy twitches protectively whenever the baby makes a sudden move. You might see how the girl seems to have a little extra weight. You may come to realize that these two must be the baby's parents. Then, you might notice that the boy appears to have something in his pocket.
Rose scooped up Noah and settled onto the bench beside James. She leaned back against his shoulder.
"This is nice." Rose commented.
"Yes." agreed James. "I thought... I thought every day would be a struggle. Not that we would never be happy, or that we wouldn't love Noah, but I thought it would be so hard. All the time."
"Me too." said Rose. "But I love it."
"So do I, surprisingly." replied James. "I mean, I thought I might want to have kids one day, but really far in the future. After I had a chance to be young and free. But I don't see how that could possibly be any better than this."
"We've had some tough times, but now everything's just perfect." said Rose. She smiled down at the little face peeking up at her.
"It is. Because of you." said James.
"Aw, shucks." laughed Rose.
"No really. There's no way I could have done this with any of the other cousins. I love you Rose Weasley, and you and Noah mean the world to me. This was a pretty crazy way to find each other, and a long hard journey that we had to take while doing so, but I got through it because of you. You are the mother of my wonderful son, and I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you. What would you think about that?" questioned James.
"I love you too, James Potter. And I can't think of anything I would love more than to spend the rest of my life with you." replied Rose.
James removed his arm from Rose. "In that case," he said, dropping down to the flagstones and producing a small, square, box from his pocket "Will you marry me Rosie?"
Rose's eyes widened and slowly her face lit up in a small from ear to ear. "Yes."
James sprung up from his knees and kissed Rose, with Noah sandwiched between them, just how it should be. Finally, they had once again found peace and happiness.
All was well.
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