Lettered Epilogue
Disclaimer: J.K.R owns Harry Potter, not me. That's why she's making the big bucks, and I'm deciding between paying for books and buying food.
Warning: This is a Slash Story. That means boy/boy lovin'.
No real plot, just a bit of "where are they now". It is set on the ten-year anniversary of the fall of Dumbledore.
I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to beta this story- I'm horrible at capitalization and my punctuation could use a bit of help sometimes, and I'm not feeling up to editing it myself.
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Epilogue
March 3rd, 2007
"Hey Harry! Over here!" Ginny waved her friend over to the table where she, Neville, and Dean were sitting and chatting. "Thought you'd never make it. Where's your husband?"
Harry grinned. "Still helping Mycaelis convince Sev to come. He might be a while." Dean snorted.
"It's still shocking- Snape in a relationship." Neville and Ginny nodded their agreement. Harry rolled his eyes.
"So, who else is coming?" Ginny started to count of on her fingers.
"Well, Draco's bringing Alodia- she's pregnant again, did he tell you?- Seamus is dropping by after work, he's bringing someone, Blaise was supposed to be here already. The twins were originally planning on showing up, but there was a problem with the newest shop, so they might not make it. I have no idea what Padfoot and Moony are up to." Harry nodded, and turned to Neville.
"So, where's the missus tonight?" Nevile shook his head.
"Luna's taking care of Frankie- He's got a bit of a cold. She told me to say hello, though."
The four friends continued to bring each other up to date on their lives. Dean (who had broken up with Seamus at the beginning of seventh year) had gone on a few dates with a muggle he had gone to primary school with. Neville and Luna's youngest, Frankie, had just started walking. Ginny had broken up with her previous boyfriend after she caught him with another woman. Harry- with the help of Rita Skeeter, who saw the benefits of staying on the man's good side- was set to become the youngest Minister of Magic in British history; this would finally allow him to fix those problems in the Wizarding world that Tom had pointed out all those years ago. They had just ordered another round of drinks when Tom arrived, with a grumpy looking Severus and the Potions Master's on-again, off-again boyfriend in tow.
Mycaelis and Severus' relationship was something of a mystery to the rest of the group. They had originally started out as research partners working to improve the Wolfsbane potion, and had somehow ended up dating. At least twice a year, they had a nasty fight and broke up, getting back together soon after. Somehow, it seemed to work for them.
Seamus was the next to show up, with a rather pretty, if ditzy, girl from work on his arm. He was followed shortly by Draco, who brought his wife, who was nice but painfully shy. Blaise finally showed up almost an hour after Harry arrived, apologizing- his latest stepfather was in the hospital.
"It seems he has a bit of a food allergy or something- he passed out only minutes after finishing his soup. Poor mum, she's heartbroken." The rest of the group snickered. After eleven husbands, it would seem wise to avoid the woman, yet men were still lining up to marry her.
Sirius and Remus showed up not long after. The two had finally gotten married about a year and a half after Harry had graduated. Sirius immediately began squabbling with Severus, much to the amusement of everyone save their partners. It was only after both men were threatened with a sex ban that they stopped.
They spent the rest of the evening chatting and gossiping about their former acquaintances. Severus mentioned that Professor McGonagall appeared to be interested in the new Transfiguration professor- a man who was some forty years younger than herself. Bill and Fleur were trying to have another child- their third. Charlie and Miro were planning on adopting in the not too distant future, a prospect that had Molly's eyes gleaming.
Ginny also had news about the youngest of her brothers. While Hermione had chosen to return to the Muggle world after being released from Azkaban, Ron had come back to live with his family. He was set to take Argus Filch's position as Caretaker of Hogwarts castle, as the elder man was retiring at the end of the school year. Both of Harry's year mates had been truly repentant, as at the time they had both honestly believed that Albus had been acting in the best interests of the whole world.
It was almost midnight when people finally started to leave. After lots of hugs and promises to get together again soon, Harry and Tom flooed back to the couple's home. Agreeing that all of the homes already in their possession had far to many bad memories associated with them, the two had bought a house in Northumberland just after Harry had finished school.
Harry climbed into his side of the bed, sighing. It was hard to believe it had been ten years since Dumbledore had been killed. Tom climbed in beside him, and wrapped his arms around the Gryffindor.
"It feels like it was only yesterday..." Harry trailed off. Tom shifted so that he could press a kiss against his husband's forehead.
"I know, love. Sometimes I forget that he's gone..." Tom snuggled up, burying his face in the other man's neck.
"We did do the right thing, right?" Harry sounded worried. Tom sighed- Harry had done this every year.
"Yes love, we did. That man can't hurt anyone else." Harry smiled.
"I thought so." He yawned. "I love you, Tom."
"I love you too, Harry." Tom lay there for a while, just holding his husband. It didn't take long for the man's breathing to even out as he fell into a deep sleep. Tom moved slightly to press a light kiss against the sleeping man's lips before laying his head down on the pillow.
Harry was dreaming about that final battle. As that final curse flew out of his wand toward Wormtail, he could have sworn he heard his husband's voice.
"I love you, Harry, forever..."
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And it's done! This last bit was incredibly hard to write- I hate ending stories :( I really suck at it, because I always have to force it, while everything else seems to flow. This is my third attempt at writing this, and I'm still not happy with it. I'm just too frustrated to look at it anymore.
I'm planning on writing an alternate ending for this- a PWP where Harry and Tom say fuck it all and find that tropical paradise.
Again, if anyone is interested in beta'ing this story, I would be forever grateful.