Chapter 39

Harry sat at his desk wondering where the years had gone; he was nearing fifty and life had only gotten more interesting after the defeat of Voldemort. He could not have imagined half of the things that would happen.

The most surprising of all was the Goblin nation and the strides they had made towards Blackclaw's goal. Yes they hadn't managed to get a Goblin student in Hogwarts but they did have a few working at the Ministry and two of them sat in the Wizengamot. Blackclaw was also awarded an order of Merlin alongside Sirius, Remus and Draco; Harry had turned down his so that Blackclaw could receive one instead. It was the first step he made to pay the Goblin's back for the wonderful job they had done

Sirius and Amelia had gotten married shortly after the Battle of Hogwarts, Amelia had resigned from her post as well having fought enough for three lifetimes. They had twins the following summer; Celeste and Carina Black. The future of House Black looked brighter than it had in a long time

Draco and Hermione had both decided to pursue Ministry careers, even though Draco still ran a few businesses. Hermione had been very disheartened at working in the Ministry and within three short years left the ministry to teach at Hogwarts. She had taken over from her hero and role model and taught Transfiguration, she found happiness in the position and managed to change the future through teaching. Draco had more success in the ministry and was appointed to as the Director of the DMLE and was tipped to become the next minister if Harry said no one more time. Hermione and Draco as a couple never ended up working out but their time together made them better for their future partners; Draco married Gabrielle Delacour and Hermione married a muggle named Michael Stonebridge.

The rest of their friends had stayed in touch over the years; Susan and Dean had travelled the world extensively, sometimes together and sometimes apart. The quickly realised that they preferred travelling together and soon they married in the Rocky Mountains and settled somewhere in America.

Justin had become an Auror and died tracking down the last of the Death Eaters; it had been the first funeral they attended after the war. Hannah took the news the worst, Susan later revealed that Hannah had been very close to Justin and that he was like a brother to her.

Neville to everyone's surprise had decided to become a Healer and now spent his days in the children's ward in St Mungo's. It was the place where he met a young nurse who he would end up marrying. Francois Benjamin Longbottom was due to graduate Hogwarts soon, he was a much more confident young man than his father had been

Seamus had vanished from the face of the earth and no one had been able to find him for the longest time. Harry had assumed the worst but they never found out what happened to Seamus; Bella and Hermione still wrote him a letter every year to try and find him, they always came back with the owls.

Remus kept working for the Black Wolf security company and had even started offering their services to Muggles thanks to Mr and Mrs Granger who now owned half the business. Remus had never settled down with anyone and preferred being the lone wolf of the family

Harry and Bella had lived the most curious life of them all; they married shortly after Sirius had his twins and they took a long honeymoon. Upon returning they found out Bella could no longer have children thanks to the potion Lestrange had had her under. Though this would always be a regret they couple would have but permanently had their house filled with children as Harry had started the first magical Orphanage when he found out how many children had been left without parents. He spent his days filling the needs of various children alongside his wife and life partner; Bella would be called mom by over 1000 children in her lifetime.

Happiness was found in every corner of his home; just as he always intended

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