Nineteen Years
Stories occurring between Harry collapsing into bed after defeating Voldemort until Albus Severus gets on the Hogwarts Express.
(Post Hogwarts through the Epilogue)
16 stories currently
Post-Hogwarts Life
Title: A Time to Weep and a Time to Laugh
Author: parakletos
Line from canon: Fred's funeral after his death in Deathly Hallows
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 31 of Deathly Hallows
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 3562
Notes from author or recommender: A bittersweet description of what Fred's funeral might have been like, as his family strives to remember him as he would have liked.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Fixing Us
Author: RSS
Line from canon: The five Potters approached the barrier.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 5197
Notes from author or recommender: Early morning at the Burrow; days after the final battle; Harry and Ginny get a moment’s peace.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Those Three Words
Author: jk_salmeier
Line from canon: The five Potters approached the barrier.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: PG-13
Word Count: 1795
Notes from author or recommender: Ginny and Harry admit how they’re feeling for one another after they return to the Burrow at the end of the war.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Graveyard
Author: hogartinized
Line from canon: . . .the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son stood so near, his heart still beating, alive because of their sacrifice. . . .
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 16 of Deathly Hallows
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 680
Notes from author or recommender: Ginny and Harry return to the grave of Harry's parents after the Battle of Hogwarts. A bit angsty.
Link for the story: Here
Weddings
Title: The Hero Gets the Girl
Author: Kathryn
Line from canon: The five Potters approached the barrier.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 1345
Notes from author or recommender: A cute story of Harry's and Ginny's engagement and the furor in the press over it.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Take My Hand
Author: witch-writer
Line from canon: The five Potters approached the barrier
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: G
Word Count:2317
Notes from author or recommender: A very sweet, but sad story about the love Harry and Ginny shared in their married life together.
Link for the story: Here
Teddy Lupin
Title: A Great Wizard in the Making
Author: faithwood
Line from canon: "You'll be godfather?" [Remus] said as he released Harry.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 25 of Deathly Hallows
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 3126
Notes from author or recommender: Faithwood is one of my faves; this story really touched my heart. Harry/Ginny with lots of Teddy.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Anniversaire
Author: GMWeasley
Line from canon: "Teddy's back there" [James] said breathlessly, pointing back over his shoulder into the billowing clouds of steam. "Just seen him! And guess what he's doing? Snogging Victoire!"
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 2500
Notes from author or recommender: This story shows the beginning of Teddy's and Victoire's relationship, from Andromeda's point of view.
Link for the story: Here
Title: The Little Bear Cub
Author: gilpin25
Line from canon: Lupin fell over the threshold. He was white-faced, wrapped in a traveling cloak, his graying hair windswept. He straightened up, looked around the room, making sure of who was there, then cried aloud, “It’s a boy! We’ve named him Ted, after Dora’s father!”
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Chapter 25 of Deathly Hallows
Rating for the story: R
Word Count: 5409
Notes from author or recommender: Teddy’s birth, beautifully written. Very in-character.
Link for the story: Here
James, Albus, Lily, Rose, and Hugo
Title: Young Promise
Author: connorman12002
Line from canon: “So that’s little Scorpius,” said Ron under his breath. “Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank God you inherited your mother’s brains.”
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 1360
Notes from author or recommender: I get to be a bit more liberal with these epilogue stories since there isn’t much canon to pull from, but I love the interaction between Hermione, Rose, and Ron in this story.
Link for the story: Here
Title: The Red Engine
Author: parakletos
Line from canon: "With a slightly cocky look over his shoulder at his younger brother, James took the trolley from his mother and broke into a run. A moment later, he had vanished.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 1258
Notes from author or recommender: This is one of the many post-DH drabbles that I've written. Since the book, I've found my inspiration has returned with a vengeance.
Link for the story: Here
Title:The Bravest Person
Author: kezzabear
Line from canon: "Albus Severus," Harry said quietly, . . . "You were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew."
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: PG-13
Word Count: 3868
Notes from author or recommender: A nice story describing Albus Severus' birth and naming. Fairly graphic description of labor and childbirth, however. Some nice interaction between Ginny and Harry.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Letting Go
Author: fics_by_fumph
Line from canon: "We wrote to James three times a week last year," said Ginny.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 2016
Notes from author or recommender: Beautiful story about Harry coming to terms with James' getting ready to leave for school.
Link for the story: Here
On the Platform
Title: Driving Lessons
Author: sky
Line from canon: "Parked all right, then?" Ron asked Harry. "I did. Hermione didn't believe I could pass a Muggle driving test, did you? She thought I'd have to Confund the examiner."
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 3,228
Notes from author or recommender: Fun look at Ron and Hermione's grown-up life. Very in-character for them.
Link for the story: Here
Title: Au Revoir
Author: girlcalledvic
Line from canon: "Teddy's back there" [James] said breathlessly, pointing back over his shoulder into the billowing clouds of steam. "Just seen him! And guess what he's doing? Snogging Victoire!"
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: PG
Word Count: 566
Notes from author or recommender: Fun little story about the infamous good-bye kiss from the girl’s point of view!
Link for the story: Here
Title: Never Having to Ask (2003)
Author: girlyswot
Line from canon: Harry kept smiling and waving, even though it was like a little bereavement, watching his son glide away from him.
Chapter and book canon quote is found in: Epilogue
Rating for the story: G
Word Count: 3000
Notes from author or recommender: Written for the last wave of the hpgw_ficafest.
Link for the story: Here