A/N- Here we are, folks. The end of this story. I really want to cry but then I remember that I have a whole other story lined up, just needs a bit of refining. This is going to be cliché but hey, what do you do? Ha-ha, hope you all enjoy!

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Chapter 49

September 1, 2016

Hermione was going to rip her hair out of her head and there would be nobody to blame but her children. Merlin love them, but they were enough to drive a witch to drink. Both sets of twins were currently yelling at each other over who set something somewhere and how it had become lost while her youngest child was just sitting back and watching with trepidation in his gaze. Harry and Draco were over at Luna and Ginny's house fixing something for them, leaving her with all five children to get ready. Finally, she raised her voice and brought them all back to reality.

"Enough! No more yelling." She heaved a deep sigh before continuing, calming herself as well.

"Lily didn't move your stack of parchment, I did. Aranea, your shoes are the landing. Please get your things together quickly because your fathers are going to be back soon, and we'll be heading to King's Cross." Her four oldest children all groaned and Hermione bit back a grin.

Her children hated that they had to go to King's Cross with the rest of the students. They had lived at Hogwarts during the school year since James and Lily were only a year old, leaving the castle for their summer home near Malfoy Manor. They wanted their parents to just apparate them to the school and save them all a trip. Hermione staunchly refused every year, however, citing to them that it was tradition.

Hermione had followed her father's wishes and received three masteries in only five years' time. Transfiguration was the first, followed closely by Arithmancy and finally Potions. Draco had jumped head first into an apprenticeship with her father while Harry studied under Remus to receive his Defense Against the Dark Arts mastery. They had traveled for a full year after their education had ended before finally agreeing to take over the posts of their mentors at Hogwarts.

Severus had been thrilled. If it hadn't been his daughter that Draco was with, he would have hounded him to take his spot sooner, but he had known that Hermione wanted to travel a little before settling down. Remus had retired a year before Harry took over, the chap that took over had been useless in comparison. The students and staff had been thrilled that he saw fit to take his mentor's place. Hermione had been offered the transfiguration position years before but to her utter surprise, Professor Vector had written her and told her that she wished to retire as well. While she did love both subjects, her heart lay in transfiguration.

The three of them had married before they had left for their year abroad and it had been hailed the wedding of the century. While Sirius and Lucius wanted to make it an event to remember, Hermione had put her foot down and demanded a small wedding that only saw close friends and family present, and a single reporter to publish photos. Even though there hadn't been more than a hundred guests, everyone still called it the wedding of the century.

A year and a half after taking their jobs at Hogwarts, the first set of twins had come. James Sirius and Lily Alexandra Potter had arrived kicking and screaming, making their presence in the world known. Even though they were biologically Harry's, Draco loved them as if they were his own. Harry was known as Dad and Draco as Father, keeping the situation as far from confusing as possible.

Sirius and Severus were thrilled. They loved them the second they were born and constantly fought over who was going to get to hold them next. Lucius, even though he had no claim over the twins, insisted that he get his turn and that they call him Grandfather. Hermione's heart had melted at that. Narcissa, however, didn't claim the Potter twins as her grandchildren and refused to let them call her Grandmother. She and Draco had had a falling out over it, him telling her that she wasn't going to treat their children any differently just because of who their fathers were.

Two years later, the second set of twins arrived, this set belonging to Draco. Whereas the Potter twins had been dark as night with Hermione's eyes and dark curls and Harry's features, Tigris Draco and Aranea Rose Malfoy were most certainly their father's children. Both had platinum hair, Aranea already sporting the curls from her mother. While her daughter had Hermione's blue eyes, Tigris had Draco's silvery grey eyes. In short, both sets of twins were stunning.

In a complete act of insanity, a year after Tigris and Aranea came another son born to Draco, Rigel Regulas Black. He was blessed with his mother's dark curls and Draco's grey eyes, almost passing as a double for a younger Sirius. The infant hadn't even been a day old before Sirius had changed his will and named Rigel as his rightful heir.

Narcissa had tried to convince Draco to let her come around after the Malfoy twins were born, and then again after Rigel. Draco told her again that if the Potter twins weren't going to be treated the same way as the rest of their children, he wasn't interested. She still hadn't seen any of the children in the flesh, only pictures that Hermione allowed Lucius to take home to his wife.

Surprisingly, Severus, Lucius, Sirius, and Remus had all become quite close following the war. There had been a few bumps along the way, but they played poker together and such things while Hermione and her mates had been in school or studying. That they all shared grandchildren was just icing on the proverbial cake.

Hermione had been unsurprised that James and Lily had been Gryffindor shoe-ins; they were loud, outgoing, brave, and reckless. Severus and Lucius were constantly berating them for not thinking before they acted; Sirius and Remus would just shake their head in a resigned way, knowing full well that no amount of scolding would change their ways. Tigris and Aranea were the same. The hat had barely touched their heads before it was screaming out Slytherin.

She hated to break it to Sirius, but he was going to remain the only Black to grace Gryffindor House until Rigel had children. He was a Slytherin through and through, Draco, Lucius, and Severus were all so proud of him that they could hardly see straight. To her complete surprise, Theo and Susan Bones' two children were also Gryffindors, keeping James and Lily company even though they were a year and two years older.

Ginny and Luna's children, a son and daughter, were both Hufflepuffs. Neville, the eternal bachelor, had agreed to inseminate both girls when they decided they wanted children if he could claim them as his heirs. They were more than happy to comply and both children knew who their father was. He had a good relationship with both and saw them all the time since he was the Herbology professor at Hogwarts.

The Weasleys had been prolific. They were all still friends with Hermione and her mates, got together as often as their lives allowed. Bill had married Fleur Delacour and had three children, all Gryffindors. Charlie had also formed a triad in Romania with two beautiful Russian women, their children going to school at Durmstrang.

Percy was still a bachelor while Fred and George had married Katie Bell and Angelina Johnson. Each couple had three children and they all belonged to Gryffindor House. Ronald had married Parvati much to everyone's surprise. They lived just down the road from Arthur and Molly with their five children, two Ravenclaws, two Gryffindors, and a Slytherin. To say that there was surprise in the letters sent home the year Hugo had been sorted a snake would have been an understatement.

Overall, their lives were good.

Severus had opened his own apothecary after Draco took his place at the school. He sold only specialty potions and made a ridiculous amount of money at what he did. Sometimes, Lucius would swing through and help him for an afternoon, mostly because he was bored now that Draco handled most of the family business. Sirius and Remus had married shortly after the Final Battle and traveled a lot through the school year but always made it home for the summers, so they could see their family.

As much as her children drove her crazy, she loved them. They loved each other as well, making the fact that they were technically school rivals a small thing in comparison. With Draco as Head of Slytherin and Harry as Head of Gryffindor, they made sure to keep the rivalry friendly. Inter-house relations had become so much better than they were in their school days.

Minerva was still the Headmistress, hailed as the one of the greatest in the last two hundred years. Hermione had been sure that following Dumbledore was going to be tough but overall, it really hadn't been. She was still invited to family get togethers all the time.

"You all better be ready to go. Your fathers just walked in."

Harry and Draco had breezed through the doors, looking as sexy as they ever had. They had aged well and at thirty-seven they still had students that wrote them love notes. It embarrassed them both to no end but had learned to live with it. She herself didn't feel like she looked too bad. Perhaps a little softer through the middle, her breasts sagged just a little more but nothing that she hadn't expected after bearing five children. It had been worth it.

Harry stepped forward and pulled her into his arms, his mouth finding hers while his thumb came up to rub small circles on her nipple. Draco moved behind her and gripped her arse in his hands, squeezing tightly while his teeth nipped at her throat. Hermione still gasped at their attentions even after all these years. They broke apart by James lugging his trunk in.

"Ugh, you three are disgusting. We're your children, we don't want to see you kiss." Hermione just rolled her eyes while Draco waggled his eyebrows.

"Be glad that's all you saw, Jamie." James started acting like he was retching, much to the amusement of his parents. The other started to file in, lining up their trunks so Hermione could shrink them and put them in their pockets. They hadn't informed their children yet, but in two days' time, the story was going to break.

Hermione, Draco, and Severus had all corroborated for three years now on how to go about curing lycanthropy. Rigel had been devastated that his Grandpa Remus hurt so bad when he changed into a werewolf so the three had put their heads together to come up with a potion that didn't necessarily cure the wolf inside but kept the wolf from turning on the full moon. They had given it to Remus three days prior and had discovered that all their work had paid off. The last thing that the trio wanted to do was take away from the joy of returning to school and their friends.

The three adults held out their hands once all the trunks were in the pockets. James and Lily went to Draco, Tigris and Aranea to Harry, and Rigel to Hermione, grasping their hands so they could apparate to King's Cross. With the familiar suction, they appeared at the dingy station right alongside the Hogwarts Express. One by one, the trunks came back out of the pockets and the trio enlarged the trunks to their usual size, so they could be loaded on the train. Hermione shooed them away to find compartments and bid them to come say their farewells before the train left.

Not five minutes later, all five of her children had returned, Rigel looking more nervous that she had ever seen him. Her older children began hugging their fathers, so she pulled Rigel into her arms, so she could hold him close and whisper in his ear.

"You are going to be just fine, love. We don't care where you end up. All three of us, Uncle Neville, and Minnie are going to be there if you ever need to talk or whatever. You won't be alone and think of the advantages you have. You know most of the students already, just not the ones in your year. You know your way around and you know all the elves and secret passages. Everyone is going to want to be your friend." Her youngest son chuckled into her robes before giving her one last squeeze.

"Thanks, mum." He was shuffled off to Draco next while James and Lily wrapped her in their arms together. She hugged and kissed them both, telling them to do their best and reminding them that if they needed anything at all to come find her or their fathers. They gave her a resolute nod before Tigris and Aranea followed suit, hugging her together. She reminded them to do their homework and stay out of trouble, that they weren't going to get special treatment just because their father was their Head of House. The pair rolled their eyes but grinned at her good-naturedly before catching Rigel's hand in theirs, so they could lead him towards the train.

Hermione could see Theo, Bill, Ron, Ginny, Luna, and the twins down the line, all waving goodbye to their children as they boarded the train. Once all the children were hanging out of the windows to wave to their parents, Hermione couldn't help but let a tear slide down her cheek. Harry caught sight of it and laughed at her before brushing her curls back behind her shoulders.

"You're going to see them in six hours. You can't possibly be sad they're leaving." Hermione shoved him good-naturedly in the chest and mock glared at him before answering.

"No, I'm not sad they're going to school. I love that we'll be there to see them go to school. I'm just sad that we're getting old and so are they. Our baby is starting his first year. In seven years, all our children will be grown." Draco slid his arm around her waist before kissing her temple.

"I think Potter needs another kid. A baby would make you feel better. You're still young enough and definitely hot enough. Let's have another baby." Harry was nodding next to her. Hermione couldn't believe their words. Did she want another baby? Did she want to start all over again? Sleepless nights and dirty nappies…not that that had been a problem with the first five. Kreacher had been thrilled to care for her children and took it upon himself with no urging to care for them. All she had to do was carry a baby for nine months and then nurse it. She could do that, right? After what seemed like an eternity, she grinned and nodded.

"Let's have another baby." Both men let out whoops of joy which lead Hermione to believe that this had been what they wanted all along and had just used her emotional moment to secure it. Shoving both away from her, she scowled at them.

"Prats. You just played me." Both nodded, completely unrepentant at their actions. Deciding that they needed to get an early start on making the baby, they were due at Hogwarts in six hours after all, Hermione began jogging away from them. They appeared to be confused so Hermione yelled back at them.

"Let's go, we need to practice." Seeing her words damn on them was comical. They took off after her, ignoring the laughter of their friends and family. Once the pair caught her, they pulled her into simultaneous apparition, cutting off her peal of laughter.

Life was good.

Finite Incantatem

A/N- Holy balls, this is the end. To everyone out there that kept me going through this story with your support, follows, favorites, and reviews, thank you from the bottom of my heart. This has truly been a labor of love and I can't tell you how many times I've almost quit because I was stuck or had writer's block. You guys kept me going and now it's finished!

I hope you enjoyed this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it. For those of you that are interested in reading my next story, I will post an update here to let you know I've posted the first chapter. Be warned, though, this is going to be a Harmony story unless something seriously trips me up. I know that Dramione is my all-time favorite, but I love me a good Harmony fic too. I have a feeling it's going to be pretty long too. Anyways, enough about that, you'll see when I post the first chapter! Much love to you all.

Thanks again.

Love,

Alicia