AN: Here it is, the finale...
I know some of you were a little shocked by this finsihing already, but I had pretty much planned on it finishing when they finished Hogwarts. I hope you all enjoy this chapter and the glimpse into all their lives. Without further ado, the Epilogue...
Disclaimer: All recognized characters and situations belong to J. K. Rowling. I make no money from this and I own nothing in the Harry Potter universe
Blaise stood, tapping a spoon against his Champagne glass, gaining everyone's attention.
"I'm going to keep this short, I'm sure you would all prefer to enjoy your desserts without having to listen to me. I have known Draco for a very long time, since we were small children. So I can normally tell what's going on with him at any given time. I know for sure that right now Draco Malfoy is the happiest man alive, because he has found a woman who is not only brilliantly smart and beautiful, but incredibly kind and patient. Not to mention that she could kick his arse into the next century if he pushes his luck…"
The guests laughed as Draco good-naturedly glared at his best man.
"So without further ado, I would like to wish my best friend and his beautiful bride every happiness in the world. I am certain that your marriage will be nothing short of magical. To Draco and Hermione"
He raised his glass and the guests followed suit chorusing "Draco and Hermione"
Draco stood and shook Blaise's hand.
He then held his glass out and continued with the toasts.
"Blaise is right of course, I am the happiest man in the world. It's been two years since this wonderful woman agreed to marry me, and they have been the best two years of my life…"
He pulled Hermione up from her seat and wrapped his arm around her, smoothing his other hand down the front of her dress, "… and in around six months my life is going to get even better"
It took about three seconds for everyone to add his announcement and the placement of his hand together before the entire body of guests irrupted into squeals and applause.
Ginny jumped up from her seat as maid of honour next to Hermione and engulfed her in a loud squealing hug as Blaise shook Draco's hand.
"shh shh everyone, so I would like you all to raise a glass to my wife, Hermione Jean Malfoy"
Again the group of guests raised their glasses.
The music started again and Draco pulled Hermione out onto the floor for their first dance, effortlessly twirling her around and occasionally kissing her as their guests watched on.
Slowly other couples began to trickle onto the dance floor and Hermione's father tapped Draco's shoulder. "May I cut in?"
Draco placed Hermione's hand into her father's outstretched palm and turned, bowing to Mrs Granger and waltzing her around the floor.
"Congratulations Hermione. A baby, it's wonderful news" Mr Granger twirled Hermione around the room.
"Thanks dad. We're very excited, but we wanted to keep it a secret for the first three months because pureblood's tend to have problem pregnancies, miscarriages and that sort of thing" Hermione explained.
"Very smart as always" Mr Granger complimented her.
Harry tapped Mr Granger's shoulder, "May I steal the bride?"
"Of course" Mr Granger span Hermione into Harry's embrace and stepped away.
"So you're joining the parenting club. Ready for 2am feedings and nappies and baby vomit?" Harry joked.
"Ready as I'll ever be. We're very excited" Hermione echoed what she had just told her father.
"It's truly is fantastic news 'Mione, I'm really happy for you" Harry stopped leading them around the floor and hugged her tightly.
The party continued on with dancing and cake and many congratulations from all their guests, such as Mr and Mrs Weasley, the rest of their school friends and Narcissa Malfoy.
"It's wonderful, truly wonderful. I'm so happy for you both. My first grandchild" Narcissa gushed.
Draco watched bewildered by his usually cold mothers' behaviour as she laid a hand over Hermione's barely there bump.
Eventually the band announced the bride and groom one last time as they had changed clothes to go on their honeymoon and the couple left for two weeks in Rome.
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As for the rest of them….
Two months after Ginny left Hogwarts, she and Harry got married in a small ceremony at the Burrow.
Hermione was Ginny's maid of honour and surprising everyone Harry asked Neville instead of Ron to be his best man.
After seeing him deliberately trying to hurt Hermione through Draco, Harry pretty much washed his hands of Ronald Weasley, associating with him only as his brother-in-law and not his best friend.
Within a year Ginny gave birth to their first child, a son they named James Sirius. Hermione and Neville happily became his godparents.
The following year, a second son, Albus Severus joined the happy little family, followed by Lily Luna two years after that.
Harry asked Draco to be her godfather.
After spending time outside of Hogwarts with him and seeing how happy he made Hermione, Harry and Draco became very good friends.
The two families would get together at Grimmauld Place or at Hermione and Draco's house at least once a week for dinner, where Lily would insist that Draco play with her. She was rather fond of her godfather and he felt exactly the same way about her.
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As for Ron, he did eventually get on with his life, marrying a witch named Alina from Romania.
He met her while visiting his brother Charlie at the Dragon Reserve and eventually moved out there and joined the Romanian Ministry as an Auror after she agreed to marry him.
The wedding was held in Romania, and although she didn't go, Hermione sent her best wishes for a happy marriage via Ginny and Harry.
Ron and Alina had two sons born two years apart, Stelian and Sorin.
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George spent a few years concentrating on building up the shop, eventually turning it into a successful chain that spread not only through Diagon Alley and Hogsmede, but also throughout Wizarding markets all over Europe.
He used the time to mourn Fred properly; each success was made in Fred's name and after several years he settled down with Angelina Johnson.
They had two children, Fred and Roxanne.
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After Neville finished his Herbology apprenticeship under Professor Sprout and took over as Herbology teacher at Hogwarts, he asked Luna to marry him, which she happily accepted.
They lived in his quarters at the school, with Luna apparating to her father's offices to work on the Quibbler each day, until she fell pregnant with their first child.
They then bought a house in Hogsmede Village where they raised their three children, Nora, Nathan and Nadine.
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Blaise joined the Ministry of Magic, working for the Department of Magical Transportation.
He worked his way through to become the head of the department and eventually married his secretary, a half-blood girl named Aimee.
Aimee was five years younger than Blaise. She was tall, although not as tall as her husband who stood at a steady six foot two, with long brunette hair, a natural tan and a kind smile.
They had one child, a daughter named Bethany. She had her mothers' looks, her fathers' charm and broke many hearts at Hogwarts, much to Blaise Chagrin.
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Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan travelled the world after leaving Hogwarts. They visited the magical region of every major city in the world and made friends everywhere.
Dean married a Dutch witch and moved to Amsterdam, where Seamus visited him at least once a month.
Seamus settled back down in England and began to date Parvati Patil, eventually marrying her and having twin girls, Jaya and Julia.
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Theodore Nott got Pansy pregnant in their last month at Hogwarts and married her to keep what was left of their families, the members who were not in Azkaban, happy.
They lived in Pansy's family home, a mansion almost as big as the Manor, which fell into disrepair after Theo gambled away the fortune left to him by his mother.
They lived in separate wings of their home, which suited Pansy just fine as it made it easier for her to pretend not to know about the prostitutes Theo brought home.
It was the price she had to pay to be Lady Nott.
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Once leaving Hogwarts Hermione and Draco bought a house in Hogsmede where later on Neville and Luna would become their neighbours.
Hermione got a job at the Ministry in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.
Draco took over the Malfoy family business and spent many years making the Malfoy name something to be trusted.
Of course having Hermione as his wife aided that quest, causing people such as Rita Skeeter to write whole articles on their marriage being one of convenience and that they were fooling everyone into believing that they were in love.
Hermione did her best to ignore the scandalous newspaper articles written about her husband and family, until reading that the baby she was carrying was in fact Harry Potter's.
That was the point where Hermione took revenge, anonymously letting the Auror's office know of an unregistered Animagus at the Daily Prophet.
Rita Skeeter was put under house arrest and never allowed to write for any tabloid ever again.
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Six months after their wedding, Hermione and Draco were lying together on a hospital bed in St Mungo's maternity unit looking down at their little bundle of blankets and Blonde hair.
"I told you" Draco said, as his first-born held his finger from her mothers' arms.
"I told you time and time again that she was going to be a girl"
"Oh come on Draco, it was fifty-fifty, and Malfoy's don't have girls, logic suggested that I would bare a son, although I was happy either way" Hermione reasoned.
"Just admit that I was right and you were wrong" Draco ribbed her.
"Ugh fine. I'm too tired to argue with you, I did just give birth to her you know" Hermione groaned.
Draco took his daughter from Hermione's arms, "and what are we going to call the little miss? We never settled on a girls' name"
"You can decide but I want Jean as her middle name, family tradition. I'll choose the next one" Hermione decided.
"Do you hear that little lady, your mother already wants another one, doesn't she know that Malfoy's only ever have one?" Draco cooed at the baby making Hermione laugh, it was so unlike him.
"Yes well Malfoy's don't marry muggles or have girls either" Hermione countered.
"Okay, well how about after my great-grandmother? Violetta Jean Malfoy" Draco suggested.
"It's perfect" Hermione agreed and bent to kiss the babies thick blonde hair before lifting her face to kiss Draco on the lips.
"Yes" Draco agreed, "absolutely perfect"
AN: I really hope you all enjoyed this last chapter, and the rest of the story as much as I enjoyed writing it. I've also made a banner, this is the first one I've managed to make myself as I'm terrible at using the programmes that make banners, so I hope you'll all have a look and tell me what you think. I've just put it on my profile so if it's not quite there yet it will be shortly. See you all soon... xxx