Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters and I'm not making any money from this story. I do own the story line and any original characters involved.
Warnings: seriously AU; some bashings of Albus, Molly, Author, Ron, Hermione, Fudge, and Malfoys; sex scenes; slash; het; many OCs
Author Notes: The story is finished and I will be posting one chapter a day. Here's the next chapter. Tell me what you think in a review please. Also, 2 choices in the poll are tied. If you haven't voted yet, I pleading with you to now.

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As you can see, Harry's life is definitely beginning to get interesting. Someone of you may be curious about the people from England. How are they doing?

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Bill and Fleur have been married for almost 6 years, having married while the war was still going on, towards the end. Their oldest daughter, Victoire was almost 5 years old. She and Hedwig are extremely close. Hedwig even knows when it's time to be quiet…she she never makes noise during Victoire's nap. Victoire has a little sister that was named Dominique; she's 3 years old right now. Both girls are quite fond to one another. So far, there has been no jealousy as there often is between siblings. They will be adding to the family soon, as Fleur is over 8 months pregnant; they will be having their first son.

Bill still works at the bank and loves it. Fleur had decided that with Molly and Arthur cut off from their family, she wanted to be a stay at home mom. She didn't want other people to raise her kids; she could have dealt with family taking care of them during the day, but she wouldn't allow anyone else to.

All in all, their live was much fulfilled. They both desperately missed Harry, and Victoire and Dominique wanted to meet their Uncle Harry, someone they heard so much about.

Victoire knows Harry had loved to hold before she was one, but she can't remember it. She wants to meet the person that her daddy and mommy and even Auntie Gabrielle loves so much. Victoire still remembers the stories of big and strong Uncle Harry saving her Auntie Gabrielle, and how Auntie Gabrielle liked Uncle Harry so much. She thought she was in love at the time. Victoire wants to learn how to fly a broom, and according to Uncle Fred and Uncle George, Uncle Harry was the best there was.

Dominique just wants to know her whole family. She doesn't care about what Harry did, but he's family and that is that.

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Oliver and Katie had dated for a bit, but both had decided they were much better off as friends. They butted heads way too much; the relationship would never have lasted. They didn't mourn their broken relationship too long. Katie was happy for Oliver when he began to date Charlie Weasley. It really worked and no one was too surprised when they got engaged after a very short dating period.

Both loved quidditch and Oliver used to idolize Charlie Weasley during their time together on the Gryffindor quidditch team. They both enjoyed adventure and would not settle for a quiet life. Although Oliver would never wish to work with them, he found dragons fascinating and could listen to Charlie for hours as he went on and on about them. Charlie always got so animated with flashing eyes and wild arms and Oliver found his fiancée the most beautiful during those times. The reason Oliver loved Charlie so much was for his passion for his job and his love for life.

Charlie loved Oliver for very similar reasons. Many may have called Oliver's quidditch obsession a bit psychotic and maybe he did take it a bit too far during his time at school, but he loved the sport. Although Charlie was good, his passion for it didn't come anywhere near Oliver's. Oliver felt about quidditch how Charlie felt about dragons. Very similarly, whenever he was speaking about anything quidditch related, he always got animated and eyes lit up with pleasure. Not to mention, the sex after he won a game was fantastic. It was always wild and fierce. There was nothing gentle about it. Although Charlie loved their gentle lovemaking, he also immensely enjoyed the hot, passionate fucking. He liked to balance the two and have a little bit of both. Charlie knew that Oliver wanted to keep a career in quidditch somehow. When he couldn't play anymore due to age, he could always coach. Later on, he might even be able to manage a team. Charlie had total faith in his fiancée.

Both were eager for marriage, but there was something they were waiting for. They both wanted Harry to attend the wedding, and Oliver wished for Harry to be his best man. Oliver didn't have any brothers and his best friend had died in the war. He loved Harry like a little brother, the same as the Weasleys, and he didn't want to have a wedding without him.

Charlie knew Harry wouldn't want them to wait, like Fred and George hadn't; Harry would feel guilty when he found out. The second eldest redhead couldn't get married though. It didn't feel right to him and his fiancée was totally set against the idea.

They knew it probably wasn't safe yet though for Harry to come for a visit to England and were willing to wait. Charlie wanted Oliver to have his dream ceremony, and it wouldn't be without Harry's attendance.

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Like how Katie was happy for Oliver, he was happy for her when she started to date Dean Thomas. The pairing was actually a surprise for everyone. They might have both been in Gryffindor and on the quidditch team together for 2 years, but they weren't exactly friends. There weren't enemies or anything and were always polite to each other, but except for quidditch, their paths didn't really cross. Unlike with Harry, Katie didn't have 6 years to form a bond with him.

They had other things beside wizarding world stuff in common though. Both were halfbloods, although not many knew that about Katie. They tended to go on dates in muggle London, as there was usually more to do there, such as go to the movies. They both enjoyed muggle sports as much as they enjoyed quidditch. Although Katie didn't take pleasure in football like Dean did, she did enjoy watching soccer and basketball, both reminding her somewhat of quidditch, but on the ground.

No one knew if they were going to marry. As of right now, they just wanted to have some fun dating.

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Fred continued to date Angie as George continued to date Alicia. Everyone was positive they would stay together. They proved everyone right. Unlike Charlie and Oliver, they did what they were sure Harry wanted. They got married, having a double wedding. Fred's witness was Charlie and George's witness was Bill. Angie's witness was Ginny and Alicia's witness was Katie. Their wedding was a small backyard wedding, taking place at Shell Cottage. Technically, the twins could afford a more extravagant wedding, thanks to the joke shop doing so well; they chose to keep it intimate though and the girls loved it.

The only black spot on a glorious day was the fact their parents had thought it was their right to come to the wedding, how they found out about it no one knows. Bill and Charlie told them very politely that they weren't invited. Molly attempted to use her shrill voice to force her way in, but were effectively stopped. They stomped away in a huff, blaming poor Harry who wasn't even there. To be on the safe side, Bill used his warding skills in case they attempted to come back.

During the wedding speeches, Fred and George made a toast to their surrogate little brother, hoping his life was going well.

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Percy, oddly enough, was disgusted with his parents. He loved them and wanted them to be a part of his life, but Harry was an innocent child. They put the world on his shoulders and then get angry when he doesn't handle the pressure.

Percy may be a lot of things—pompous, a snitch, too rule abiding—but he does believe in loyalty when it's deserved. He learned his lesson the hard way during Harry's and Ron's fifth year.

He knows everyone believes he didn't come to the wedding for the same reason his parents, but they're wrong. He didn't go because he doesn't support a forced union. Truly, he's a romantic at heart, and he believes everyone should have a chance to find love.

There's a girl he's quite smitten with. She had once been in Slytherin. His parents found out about his infatuation and tried to force him to ignore his feelings for the beauty, be he can't. Whenever she smiles coyly at him, his heart feels like it's going to thump right out of his chest. He doesn't know if its love, but he sure wants to find out.

He just hopes he gets a chance to apologize to Harry and make amends.

Ginny is doing wonderfully on the Harpies quidditch team. She uses Harry's Firebolt faithfully and guards it with her life. She makes sure it stays pristine in condition. When her teammates jokingly tease her about being in love with a broom, she let loose the infamous Weasley temper. Her teammates learned their lesson about mocking the broom.

Ginny met a young man named Keith Jerog after a particularly tough game. He had cropped black hair and chocolate colored eyes. He was also very lanky. Ginny shyly invited him to come to the celebratory party. After getting permission from his family, they met up with the rest of the team. Ginny couldn't remember ever laughing so hard and Keith admitted to it being the most fun he has ever had.

When Ginny tried to kiss him, he let her in on a secret, something he thought she should know before getting involved with him. Keith was born a squib, but kept living in the magical world because of his parents.

They parted ways after that, Ginny not sure if she wanted to get involved after that revelation. Her indecision lasted all of a week. She wasn't able to get him out of her mind and wanted to see where it could go. Her brothers encouraged her, but also warned her that he better be ready for the third degree. After all, she was there baby sister.

They have been going strong since then. Of course they have their arguments; all couples do, but they always make up. Fred and George often joke that they can hear wedding bells in the distance, turning both into a blushing, spluttering mess.

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Neville and Luna continued their close knit friendship, but the stutters and blushes were getting on everyone's nerves. They met up with Ginny, thinking nothing was out of the ordinary. At least they didn't think anything was out of the ordinary until the door locked behind them. A bit afraid, they both looked into Ginny maniacal eyes. "Listen up, either admit your feelings or I'll hex you so bad, you'll need a prolonged stay at the hospital…and you know I will."

Neville stuttered and neither of the girls knew what he was trying to say. Luna took pity on him and shyly placed her lips on his, sweetly kissing him. Neville's hands played with her hair as he angled his head to deepen the kiss.

Ginny smiled in triumph at a job well done. Now they'd both stop annoying her so much.

Luna and Neville dated strongly. Luna found Neville's awkwardness charming and Neville found Luna's weirdness cute. They really were a match made in heaven. It was no surprise when they got engaged. There were following in Charlie's and Oliver's footsteps though, waiting for Harry to get married. Neville thought that they shouldn't because it could be a long time before Harry came back to England; of course he wouldn't blame Harry. Luna smiled in her mysterious way. "Don't worry love; Harry will be back before you know it."

Neville knew not to contradict her. He knew his lovely fiancée was special and she probably was right about Harry coming back in the not-so-distant future. He learned that she was usually right about these types of things.

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That was how Harry's friends were doing. What about the other people, the traitors and cowards? Let us look at how their lives have been going since then?

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Molly and Arthur Weasley didn't have much of a life. There weren't even allowed to see their precious granddaughters or see two of their children marry. They were constantly fighting because of their lousy lives. Most of their friends didn't even want to see them. It was all Harry Potter's fault. He nearly kills their children and then turns most of their kids against them.

Harry had also poisoned their precious Ron and darling Hermione. Their son would never had cheated before. They taught him better. They were sure Hermione was just misguided by the Potter boy. Everything was his fault.

They couldn't see it was their own fault. They were the closest things Harry had to parents, until Sirius and Remus became a bigger part of his life. Harry didn't intentionally want to hurt anyone; it was Voldemort's fault. Harry would never accept them as part of his life again though.

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Ron and Hermione got married pretty soon after Harry's departure. Surprisingly, at least it was surprising to Ron and Hermione; many people didn't like what they said in the Daily Prophet, often comparing them to Slytherins for their underhanded ways. They had thought everyone would be on their side; after all, they had been nearly killed year after year, all because of Potter. The people fell for Potter's innocent act though. They were so gullible.

Although Ron was able to get a job at the Ministry, it was only because of his father and Dumbledore's influence. Hermione found herself having a hard time finding work. Not only was she a muggle born, but people were questioning her loyalty because of her words about her supposedly best friend.

Their "happy" marriage didn't last long. Not too soon after the vows were said, both had affairs and they weren't even discrete about it. Both were photographed with other people: Ron with nameless females that had black hair and green eyes, some questioned the appearance as they could have been female Harry Potters, and Hermione with pale blonds, again the appearances were questioned.

Neither seemed sorry for their actions and still had the pretense of marriage. All in all, it was a very sad existence.

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Albus Dumbledore was doing much better, but only because he didn't outright say anything negative about Harry, at least in public that is. Fudge was breathing down his back to fix it, but there was nothing he could do. Harry's magic has already been striped. Even if he wanted to turn dark, there was no way he could now. He was a muggle. Fudge should just get over it. He did feel sorry that he lost his puppet, but at least he was gone and out of his hair.

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The Malfoys were furious. Draco was supposed to have the perfect, submissive husband, one he could control easily and one who would bend to his whims. The Malfoy name has lost its honor because of the war, and Harry Potter was the ticket to regaining that honor. Now it was gone.

Draco honestly didn't believe that Potter or anyone for that matter would rather become a muggle instead of getting married, especially to someone who was a great catch and quite desirable. Thanks to Potter's defection, he was forced to marry the bitch, Pansy Parkinson, only to find out that she's barren and can't get pregnant. That broke the contract and allowed for a divorce. Now his parents were in the middle of finding a suitable husband or wife for him, one that could continue the Malfoy line. It was all Potter's fault.