"Can you all raise your glasses please? First of all, I'd like to wish our godson, Cosimo, a Happy 2nd Birthday. We love you." Hermione smiled at the auburn haired infant. "And secondly!" She continued, turning to Draco beaming at him "Congratulations to my husband, 100 cases solved! I am so proud of you." She leant in and kissed Draco soundly. "Cosimo and Draco," she cried.

"Cosimo and Draco," their three dining companions chorused.

"Yea, I definitely didn't think you would make it to 100 cases."

"Shut up Zabini!" Draco scowled.

"But then, I also never saw it coming that you would name me this little cherub's Godfather." He beamed at the babbling infant in his arms.

"We can still take it back," Draco raised an eyebrow at him.

Blaise tucked Scorpius into his chest possessively. "No, you're okay."

"Seriously you two," Hermione cried, scooping her son into her arms. "I'm just taking him up to bed," she told Draco, leaning down to kiss him. "Say goodnight to your Papa," she murmured in a sing-song voice. Scorpius babbled as Draco kissed him goodnight, watching the two depart.

"I think I better take Cosimo up too," Pansy told them, standing, Ron kissed his forehead before handing him over to Pansy with a smile, "Goodnight champ."

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Pausing at the door to Scorpius's nursery, Pansy leaned in, smiling at Hermione who sat in a rocking chair reading to the sleeping infant.

Hermione looked up and smiled back.

"Motherhood suits you, Hermione," Pansy whispered, coming in and picking up one of the soft bears from the crib, fiddling with it.

"Thank you. Although, I think Draco has taken to parenthood a lot better than I have," she confessed, placing the open book against her chest.

"Nonsense." Pansy shook her head before throwing her a sideways glance. "Besides you had plenty of experience mothering Potter and Ron," she smirked.

Hermione smiled at the memory.

"I never got a chance to properly thank you," she whispered.

Hermione placed the bookmark in the book before putting it on the nightstand. She rose and took Pansy's hand.

"No thanks needed; we are family," she told her, pulling her into a hug. "Come on, let's go have a glass of wine and talk about the boys in your room," she smiled. Pansy nodded.

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Closing the door with a soft click, she padded along the hallway and down the stairs. Pausing at the first floor landing, she heard the soft murmur of her husband's voice.

Leaning in the doorway, she smiled adoringly as she listened to him read to their son who lay sleeping soundly next to him.

"I thought you told me he was too young for Shakespeare?" she murmured, watching as his gaze lifted from the text to meet hers.

Draco scoffed, "Not now he isn't. He was too young when you were reading to your stomach."

Hermione smiled. "Don't think I don't know you read to him then too."

Fin

A/N: Well what can I say?! Other than thank you to everyone who has followed this epic journey through from start to finish... it really has been phenomenal and I still cannot believe what this little plot idea turned into...and of course I say finish, but we might not be quite there yet because I have left this open ended on purpose...whether I come back to this with another multific, I don't know yet (remember I originally said there wouldn't be one after M for Murder lol) or whether I continue to update Wizarding Law and Order: Major Case Squad (which is currently on hiatus because I was writing this) I have yet to figure out...but in the meantime, if you haven't already, come check out Pansy's back story in the new and currently WIP prequel P for Pansy! Thank you once again to my amazing friends xxDustNight88 and Torigingerfox for their fantastic support throughout this journey, honestly girls I know I say this a lot but it really is thanks to your encouragement, support, beta duties and all the all night chats that this is even on here. I love you two xx

Love to all, D84 x