Disclaimer: I'm afraid that my limited brain capacity would never allow me to produce such a wonderful concept as Harry Potter, nor would my finances allow me to buy him. Therefore, I regretfully state that I own neither Harry Potter, nor any other characters that you may recognize. I'm not even sure if I own the plot.

Note: I'm assuming that you already know the basic story of Harry Potter from books 1 through 5.

'Italics' stand for thoughts/letters or text

Epilogue: Worlds Beyond

Three years later:

"Are you sure you want to do this, mate?" Ron asked, for the umpteenth time.

Harry smiled confidently. "Yes, Ron. I'm sure I want to do this. I'm happy for you and Hermione, but there's nothing left for me to do here."

"You could start a family," Hermione pointed out, gesturing to her own swollen belly. "You could stay and be an uncle to Ron Jr. here."

"I don't know, Hermione. Look at the childhood I had. What kind of father would I make? I've spent my whole life training to survive Voldemort, and now I don't know how to do anything else."

"What about professional Quidditch?" Ron suggested.

"Maybe…but quite frankly, I think it would be too tame. Ever since the war ended, I've felt lost, like I don't have a purpose anymore," Harry admitted. "And after we graduated from Hogwarts, everything just…fell apart. I need some excitement."

"Join the Aurors," Ron said insistently.

"Mate, we've had this conversation already," Harry sighed, shaking his head. "There isn't anything for the Aurors to do except arrest a few petty criminals."

"Well, if we can't change your mind…then go, Harry," Hermione urged gently. "Go and be happy."

"Thanks, Mione, and you too, Ron," Harry whispered, looking fondly at his best friends. "Thanks for helping me figure this out, too; I'd never have been able to do this on my own."

"It was nothing," Hermione protested.

Ron stared at his wife in mild bemusement. "Figuring out how to cross dimensional barriers is nothing?" he questioned dryly. "

"For the 'smartest witch of the age,' it's nothing," Harry teased, making Hermione blush.

"Oh, stop that, you two. Really, it wasn't that hard. All it took was charting the natural energy fluctuations and combining the results with the temporal field —"

"Okay, okay," Harry interrupted quickly. "I just wanted to say thanks, Mione. I don't need to know exactly how this thing works."

"But what will you do if something goes wrong, or you need to reproduce it somehow, or —" She stopped abruptly when Ron kissed her.

"I wish you guys had figured this out earlier," Harry commented in amusement. "It would have saved a lot of arguing."

"Oh, shut it," Ron retorted. "Just wait until you find the right girl."

"I'll try," Harry promised. Glancing at his watch, he noticed that it was nearly midnight. "I should get going." He gave Ron and Hermione a warm hug each, before turning and walking into the clearing behind him. A lazy flick of his wand opened a portal like the one he had left the other dimension through.

"Make sure you come back and visit," Hermione called after him. "I wrote down the exact energy fluctuations for this dimension so that you can find your way back!"

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon," Harry assured her. "Maybe in a couple of months." Pausing, he gave them a cocky salute before stepping towards the portal.

"Goodbye, Harry," Hermione murmured.

"Good luck," Ron added softly.

They stood together and watched as the Boy-Who-Lived disappeared into another world.

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THE END

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Author's Note: Whew! I'm finally finished. That's amazing considering my short attention span…what was I saying? Just kidding. Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you so much to all of you who read my story, and especially those of you who reviewed. I couldn't have finished this fic without you.

I have been working on a companion story called On the Other Side, about the alternate Harry in the canon dimension. I'll be posting that soon. Do you think I should also write a sequel about Harry traveling to other dimensions?

This story is dedicated to my Spanish teacher, Juan Jose Cuxil, who passed away on August 14, 2006. He was an amazing man who served the Lord with all his heart. He will always be remembered by those who knew him.