Y/N POV

After what happened yesterday, Hermione looked like the happiest person on the planet as she held on to me closely and kept pecking my cheeks, and I couldn't help but return the kiss to her, which made her smile grow even larger. After most of Hogsmeade saw what happened, nearly every shop we went to congratulated us. For some odd reason, Kieran, Sam and Mia had closed up early, but left a note for us on the door.

To the lovely couple,

Many Congratulations to you both! Unfortunately, we had to leave early due to a --- family emergency. We'll see you lot soon, and Mia says that she'll give you any of the books you'd like, free of charge. (Hope we're invited to the wedding...) Once again, we're very sorry and we hope to see you soon.

From Kieran, Sam, and Mia.

I wonder what happened. I was kinda suspicious since I smelled... burning parchment? Couldn't tell where it was from though and it slowly drifted off my mind. Soon enough, it was time to head back to Hogwarts, where on arrival, Anne ran to us and engulfed us both in a hug. Lana had also given her niece a hug, and Anne just smiled at Draco. She was getting used to the new Draco.

After that, Hermione and I got ready for bed. I was wearing a shirt, exposing a bit of my tattoo that was Hermione's name in her handwriting and joggers. Hermione was wearing her pink pajamas (which were really cute) layed with a reddish jumper.

She eyed the tattoo on my forearm and smiled at it before her gaze returned on me. As I slid on the shirt, I felt her arms wrap around me tightly and her head rested on my back. "I love you so much." I heard her whisper that was a little audible to me.

"I love you more, baby." I said to her as I turned and faced her. "I promise you, I will be there with you, through thick and thin." As I said that, she leaned in and kissed me. As we continued to kiss, I picked her up bridal style and kissed her as we both got into bed. Hermione got on top of me and leaned on my body as she continued to snog me.

I felt her hands trail down from my cheeks to my chest as my hands trailed down her back and to her waist as Hermione smirked at me and bit her lip. "Well, well." She said as she got closer to my face. "You want to do Cottage Shell again?"

"Kinda..." I answered her. "But we have to wait."

"Well, if I'm being honest..." She said before she leaned in to whisper in my ear. "I wanted to do it too. You made me feel really good that night." She gently bit my earlobe and came back to face me. "But I understand, we don't want to get pregnant just yet."

We still continued to snog in bed together and I ended up kissing Hermione's neck, which had always made her moan happily.

I think I may have left a hickey on her shoulder.

After a while of more snogging, we were both too tired and drifted off to bed.

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I woke up the next morning to a knocking on the door. Apparently, it didn't bother Hermione, who was still asleep, being the little spoon in the bed. I quickly and gently put a kiss on her cheek, brushed her hair off her face and got up to see who was at the door. Anne doesn't get up this early, so who could it be?

I rubbed my eyes and slid my glasses on my face as I headed to the door to see who it was. But it was certainly not who I expected.

"Mum?" I said as I saw my mother outside my door, a look of concern and happiness combined laid on her face.

"Good morning, Y/N." She said happily, but still concerned. "I do hope you and Hermione are enjoying your dorm together." From the angle I opened the door at, Mum could see Hermione sleeping peacefully in the bed as I saw a smile form on her face with her eyes closed.

"Oh, I hope I didn't just wake you up." Mum apologized and put her hands on my shoulders.

"Oh, it's no problem, Mum." I said as I rubbed my eyes again. "But how come you came to the Gryffindor Common Room? And this early too?"

"Oh, yes, that's right." Mum said as the look of concern came back. "Did you read the Prophet last night?"

"No...?" I said. "What happened?"

"Just come with me to my office." Mum said. "And wear a jacket, it's cold outside. I may be the Headmistress, but I'm still your mother."

A while later, Lana and I were in Mum's office as she opened one of the drawers and pulled out a copy of the Evening Prophet. She put her wand, which she preferred to use more than the Elder Wand, on top of her ear, braided through her hair as she flipped through the pages and found the one she was looking for. "That." She said as she looked at them. "That came last night."

We looked at each other and looked at the headline of the Prophet...

TALON AND ZEPHYR ALIVE, KNOWN AZKABAN ESCAPEES ON THE RUN.

Known Death Eaters Daylin Talon and Declan Zephyr have been found to escape the wizard prison, Azkaban. They were caught during the midst the 1st Wizarding War, and believed to have died in Azkaban Prison. Due to Aurors now investigating Azkaban, they have found evidence that Talon and Zephyr have escaped in the breakout that released Bellatrix Lestrange and other Death Eaters.

Readers are advised to keep watch for either of the rouge Death Eaters. Due to their actions of killing Muggles and Wizards alike. Daylin was found for murder of several murders of Muggles and tortures of Wizards, while Declan was found for murder with his own curse, one to have rivalled Antonin Dolohow. The Ministry of Magic has yet to comment under the new leadership of Kingsley Shacklebolt and new Aurors Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley.

"What -- who are these two, Mum?" Lana asked.
"As it said, they're Death Eaters." She said. "But they were part of loyal Death Eaters, like Bellatrix and Nathan. They work for another wizard, and that was a loyalist Death Eater... the scariest thing was, the Ministry never found that wizard. I was there when they were on trial."

"What will happen now that they're on the run?" I asked her.

"Hogwarts will be under the protection of a squad of Aurors." Mum said. "I'm to meet with one of them. And some people that say they know you have let me know. They said their names were Samuel Auras, Mia Blackwood, and Kieran Winstons. I've agreed to give them shelter here in case, and the Library location in Diagon Alley will be under protection of another squad of Aurors."

"Wait, why the Misfits though?" Lana asked after that. "You mentioned the three here, but all of them? What's the connection?"

Mum took a sigh and looked at us. "Daylin Talon... is Mia Blackwood's uncle." She said. "They came here to tell me this, and they have shelter here. I'll let you and your friends visit them to see how they are. I just ask that everyone be safe. Besides the Apparition Spell is back up, so they shouldn't be able to enter."

"Of course, Mum." We both said.

"Oh, but Y/N?" Mum said. "Proud of you for what you did last night. I can tell Hermione is going to be lucky to have a husband like you." I nodded as we both hugged Mum and wished her goodbye and good day. It was nice to see Mum as the Headmistress.

Before I went back to the dorm, I grabbed another copy to know what Talon and Zephyr were capable of. Talon was insane. Literally. If Bellatrix had someone truly perfect for her, it would be Talon. He's killed Muggles and Wizards alike, and he has no problem to kill anyone, ready. He even supplied Greyback with some victims.

Zephyr was nearly the same, except he wasn't fucking insane. He just liked killing with his own curse. Both according to their testimony before being sentenced to Azkaban, they were supposedly working for another wizard. The one was never known and never had been known. It was kinda scary...

As well as Mia's connection to Daylin Talon, Talon was Mia's mother's brother. Talon had a grudge against his sister for falling for someone acceptable of Muggleborns, Half-Bloods and Pure-bloods. I made a note to myself to visit Sam, Mia and Kieran later. I was a little concerned if they did come, but with the other Aurors and the protective spells, I don't think they would even try. But I decided to put my mind off of it, I made a Quidditch match tomorrow and it would be Anne's first as well.

She's been attending the practice sessions and all of the players liked her. And she was a marvellous Chaser.

She might even be better than me!

I'm so proud of my little pup. As I kept thinking, I felt Hermione stir in the bed, and laid herself on me as she woke up and smiled at me. "Morning, Love." She muttered in a sleepy tone and kissed me. "Good snogging session we had last night, right?"

"It was so good, baby." I said as I returned it. As she adjusted herself, I noticed her shoulder where I kissed her last night. There was a small mark, from my lips. "Oh, dear..." I said as I put my hand on her shoulder and she noticed it too.

"You gave me a hickey last night?" She grinned and looked at me. "At least it can be covered." She winked at me and put her arms around my neck while biting her lip. Just seeing that was kinda hot... sexy even. "I love you." She whispered softly with a twinkle in her eyes.

"I love you too." I said in her ear with a light kiss on it. She began to lay down on my chest while I thread my fingers through her hair. Hermione then looked back up at me and asked. "When do you want to do it?"

"You mean...?" I asked.

"You know..." She said. "'Do the deed'? Have a child?"

"Um... I'm not sure." I said as I rested my head on her shoulder. "But after we're married, we'd be more responsible to take care of an infant."

"Do you think it will be Alya?" Hermione asked curiously.

"I know it will be Alya." I answered. "We were in our twenties when I saw her for the first time."

"Then I cannot wait to welcome her into the world." She smiled at me and kissed me. "And I know Anne will be the best big sister she can be."

"But what we did last night..." She trailed off as her hands trailed down my chest. "That felt really, really good. It wasn't Cottage Shell, but you still made it feel like that, Y/N."

"Glad you did." I whispered and kissed her neck. "I plan on making you feel good anytime, baby. You're so, so, so beautiful." I said as I kept planting kisses on her neck and her cheek while she giggled.

"We should get out of bed." She said as she kissed me on the lips and on a couple on my chest. "I want to spend some time with my handsome and equally sexy fiancé and my wonderful daughter."

"And I want to spend some time with my lovely fiancée." I remarked to her and kissed her again, making her smile widely.

Lana POV

The next day was exciting for Anne, since it was her first Quidditch match and man, how many memories did that bring for us. It reminded me of Harry's first match as a Seeker, and Anne was very, very nervous. Y/N was asking her to eat something, but all she responded with was, "I'm not hungry." or "I don't feel like eating."

"Come on, pup." Y/N pleaded with her. "You have to eat something, you'll need energy for the match!"

"I'm just not that hungry, Dad." Anne said as she pushed her plate a little bit away from her.

"Anne, you have to eat something." Jason said as he brought the plate back to her. Anne was wearing her brand-new Chaser Uniform with the name, "Lovegood-Granger" emblazoned on the back. She had her gloves and protective gear she needed, and her hair was in a ponytail.

Still she refused to eat. She was fidgeting her with her fingers and her bracelet she got from Hermione. Speaking of which, Hermione was very concerned for her daughter. "Anne, please." She asked in her motherly tone. "Eat something. You will regret you didn't eat when you're in the air. Just please eat something, for me and your dad?"

Anne looked up at her and reluctantly brought her food back and began to eat, surprising Jason while Y/N just smiled and rubbed her back.

"Feel better?" Y/N asked her.

"I guess..." Anne muttered. "I'm just really nervous..."

"Well, think of it like this." Y/N said as he faced her. "At least Ginny and I are there. And I'll keep an eye out for anything, in case." He said with a kind look in his eyes as Anne looked at him.

"Okay..." she said softly. "I guess that will help. Thanks, Dad." As she said that, she side-hugged him while Y/N hugged her back.

"You're gonna do great, Anne." I said to her. "I just know it. Oh, and Luna is doing the commentary again, so that should put a smile on your face as well."

"Thanks, Aunt Lana." Anne said as her face went a little red and she smiled at me.

I'm honestly so happy this young woman is my niece. I love her to death!

"Well, the game is going to start, so you both should get to the pitch." Hermione said as she eyed the time. "Besides, Y/N, you're co-captain, you have to meet Ginny down there too!"

"Oh, right!" Y/N said as he stood up. "I nearly forgot. Thanks, Love."

He went to Hermione, who hugged him and kissed him as well. "You and Anne be safe for me, okay?"

"Of course, Mum." Anne said as she joined Y/N. "Dad's looking out for me anyway, so I'm sure we'll both be safe."

"Still, just be safe." Hermione said as she hugged Anne tightly as well. "I love you both so much." She added with a kiss on her head.

"Mum..." Anne groaned a little as Jason laughed a little.

"Sorry, sorry," Hermione giggled with a smile. "Motherly instincts kicking in, can't help it, honey."

"We'll see you soon, Mum." Anne smiled and hugged her. The two of them left for the pitch as we watched them leave. "You must be really happy to have Anne as your daughter. She's so kind to you both and everyone else." I said as I nudged her.

"I'm more than happy." Hermione admitted happily. "I'm overjoyed. I absolutely adore her. Each and every day, I think of her as our daughter more and more."

"I'm happy she's my niece." I smiled. "And that you will be a part of our family soon."

"Can't wait." Hermione smirked before looking at Jason, who was reading a different book, this one was "A Wrinkle in Time". But now he had set a bookmark as the page and held his head in his hand. He looked a little lost in thought for a while.

"Jason?" I said, but to no reply. "Jason!"

"Wha-" He suddenly snapped out of it and turned to us. "Y-Yes? Whasgoingon?"

"You looked lost." I said.

"Oh, um..." He stuttered a moment. "Cause I'm worried about Anne too. She's my best friend. So, uh, yeah."

"Hmmm." I hummed to myself as we all got up to head to the pitch. I turned to Hermione and asked. "Do you think Jason fancies Anne?"

She turned her head to me. "I'm not sure. But if he does, he has to prove he's worthy to date my daughter. But come on, let's see them on the pitch."

'I wonder how Y/N'd react if Jason did fancy Anne..." I pondered to myself.

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Hermione and I went into the Gryffindor stand, waiting for the game to begin. It was Slytherin vs Gryffindor, and now Draco was the captain for Slytherin. He made a new team and was respectful of everyone on the opposite side. Ginny and him shook hands and nodded to their teams. Luna was already in the commentators box while Neville watched her with an admiring look.

"Brilliant, isn't she?" Neville said without breaking his eyes from Luna.

"Of course, Neville." I responded. "She's my cousin after all."

Neville's eyes widened as he realized who he was talking to, but the game had started already. The players had taken their positions in the sky, and Quaffles were shot into the sky and the Chasers had already made their moves.

"So the Chasers have gone off into the skies for the Quaffles and -- oh, it seems my niece, Anne, had already made a shot. That doesn't seem to make the Slytherin Keeper happy. He looks rather frustrated, and rather mad even --"

"Miss Lovegood." Grandma said to her. "Please do pay attention to the game."

"Oh, of course, Professor McGonagall," Luna said as she went back to the game. True to what Luna said, Anne had made the first shot, putting Gryffindor in the lead. The two Beaters, Peakes and Coote had made some plays with Bludgers, keeping them in the lead.

"That is now 60 to Gryffindor and 10 to Slytherin." Luna announced. "I must say, Draco Malfoy is acting rather calm than in previous years. That was also true, Draco was indeed calm. He didn't do anything, he just smiled.

Y/N and Anne managed to pull off a couple of tricks with Dean, but that Keeper for Slytherin looked very agitated. Midway when Anne scored another goal, Hermione smiled, stood up and yelled, "YES!!!!" and cheered her on. I mean, Anne is her daughter, and she's being the best supportive mother she can be.

"Oh, has the Snitch come out already?" Luna asked after Grandma redirected her to the match. "Well, it did. Ginny Weasley's now looking for the Snitch, but so is Draco Malfoy. I like Ginny, a good friend of mine. She is one of my best friends with my cousins..."

"Miss Lovegood!"

"Yes, yes..." Luna said as we all looked at the race between Ginny and Draco. They were neck-in-neck, but I knew if Draco lost this, he would be humble about it. While the two raced off, both Y/N and Anne managed a double-Quaffle shot, earning 20 points to the Gryffindors, making the score now 80-30.

Now all the attention was on Ginny and Draco. They continued to race and their hands were outstretched to grab it. But as they did, their brooms got too close together and they fell out of the air, and to the ground. We all watched what happened and the Snitch was now out of view. The two Seekers got up and we knew who caught the Snitch...

It was Ginny who caught it.

"Gryffindor wins!" Luna announced. "180-30 is the final score!" As she announced the score, the players landed and congratulated Ginny on her first run as captain. Draco brushed himself off and walked to the players. Some of them were expecting him to insult them, and Peakes and Coote looked like they were about to throw some hands, but Draco had surprised the rest of them.

He put his arm out for Ginny to shake. "Good job out there, Weasley." He said. "Or do you prefer I call you Ginny?"

"Either works with me." Ginny smiled and shook his hand. "Good to see you're not being a git."

"What the hell are you doing, Malfoy?!" The Slytherin Keeper said. "They're Gryffindors! We're Slytherins!"

"It doesn't matter anymore, Yarrow." Draco scolded him. "Houses should have more relationships with other houses. We should strive to be at peace with Gryffindors."

"I'd rather follow the ways of Salazar Slytherin than the Headmistress." Yarrow sneered. "And a Mudblood as a Chaser? What rubbish is that?"

Draco fell silent as he heard the word. My blood boiled with rage, Hermione looked mad as hell, Jason was livid and angry as well. And Anne looked hurt in so many ways.

Draco's face then contorted with a stern look towards Yarrow, who was chuckling with three other Slytherins. "Yarrow..." He said sternly. "What...did...you...say?"

"The word you used all the time to put them in their place!" Yarrow cackled. "They're stupid, dirty, filthy Mud-" He didn't finish his sentence cause he got punched super hard.

But not by Y/N. He was too busy comforting Anne who buried herself in his chest.

Yarrow was punched by Draco Malfoy.

A sight to behold.

"I don't use that word anymore." Draco said coldly. "I'm not my father. 25 points from Slytherin, dare make another word or crack at this, and it will be more."

"You won't take more points from your own house!" One of the Slytherins said. "Not just for that!"

"So we are going to make another word about this." Draco said. "25 more points from Slytherin. And I will tell the Headmistress, Yarrow."

As Draco walked away from them, Yarrow tried to make a punch at him, but Y/N caught it and forced it down as his eye glowed at me. Not to mention my eye was glowing as well. But my anger had somehow made the metal on the stand bend a little.

Y/N looked at Yarrow with a look of rage and as their eyes locked. Yarrow looked like he was about to soil himself. "Don't...you...dare..." Y/N gritted his teeth as his hand still blocked Yarrow's. "Call...my daughter... a Mudblood." Yarrow looked in a state of panic as Y/N was becoming more dangerous to him. "And if you do, there is no hiding from me or my rage... just ask Nathan -- oh, wait. He's dead."

He dropped his arm to the ground and looked at him cold dead in the eyes. Yarrow panicked and ran off with the other Slytherins. "I honestly thought that they would change." Y/N scoffed. "Seems like you're one of the ones who did change, Draco."

Hermione and I went down to the pitch to see how Anne was doing. Unfortunately, she wasn't feeling great. "Hey, sweetie, are you okay?" I asked as we got to her.

"Not really..." Anne said as Jason came and hugged her. As Y/N, Draco and Ginny finished their talking, Y/N came around as well and spoke to her.

"You okay?" He asked her as she shook her head. "I'm so sorry, pup, I thought they'd change by now, but it seems some want to be in the old times."

Anne just stayed silent for a while as Y/N looked at her and brushed her hair. "Do you want to come back to our dorm?" he asked. "Stay there a while with your mum and I?"

She nodded as Y/N understood. Hermione walked to her and she took her to their dorm while Y/N turned to Jason. "Jason, I'm sorry, but she'll need time." He said. "Being called that just doesn't sit with me at all. I hope you understand, kid."

He just nodded while glaring at the Slytherin Keeper. Y/N nodded at me as I asked. "I can come to see her, can I?"

"Of course." Y/N said. "She likes her aunt, so I'll let you know when she wants to see you."

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As time passed, I stayed back in the Ravenclaw Common Room, waiting for Anne to possibly see me. I know she was called "Mudblood" before, but she didn't know it at the time, but since she does, it would hurt even more, since Death Eaters were in control of Hogwarts last year.

Grandma came by to tell me that Yarrow and the Slytherins calling Anne out were now serving detention and had their Hogsmeade trips revoked for the rest of the year. From what I heard, Mum was furious. Sam came around to visit the Common Room since he was being sheltered here at Hogwarts with Kieran and Mia.

"I heard what happened from Jason." He said as he sat down. "I'm sorry about what happened to your niece." He then produced something out of his coat and handed it to me. "This is for her. From all of us. I made it on short notice but it was doable."

"I'm sure she'll appreciate it." I said as I took it. It was a leather-bound journal with Anne's initials engraved on it, reading out "A.L.G." of course meaning, "Anne Lovegood-Granger". Oh, Anne would love it.

"Oh, yeah..." I said. "I've been meaning to ask. Why are you being sheltered here? I understand with Talon out of Azkaban, but why exactly..."

He took a deep breath. "When we were at Hogwarts, there were still Death Eaters around. Mia didn't know one of them was her uncle until Talon kidnapped her father. One of our friends, Selena, her parents were Aurors and she had asked them, but being the Misfits we were, we decided to take it and figure out where they were."

"Kieran and Nick being Gryffindors with Aidan, they made a plan of attack -- ready their plan of attack was just 'ATTACK!' -- Axel and I spent hours brewing potions and sneaking in to take any kind we needed, Veritaserum, Exploding Elixirs, Weakness Potions, anything and we had modified them to work upon breaking the vial. Ashley and Mia helped us all sneak out of Hogwarts without Filch finding us."

"We did find Talon and Zephyr with Mia's dad." He continued. "The six of us versus two Death Eaters could apparently overpower them. We did manage to emerge unharmed and we were the ones to get them back in Azkaban."

"So you think now that Talon is out with Zephyr, they're after you six?" I asked.

"Yeah, it's the most logical scenario." Sam said. "They mentioned someone all the time, saying that he'll find us. Whoever that was, they haven't found us for nearly 9 years. Your mum said that we would be safe here and we would take her word for it."

"I'm very sure you all would be safe here." I said. "Also, Selena? As in Selena Raywood? She's one of the Aurors helping here, right?"

"Yeah, Mia and her have been talking, he-he." He said before standing up. "Anyways, I've got to go. It was good talking with you, Lana." He showed me a warm smile and exited the dorm.

After a while of nervous waiting, I heard Y/N speak in my head. 'She's ready to see you now, sis. I think she really wants to see you.'

As I heard him, I quickly grabbed my ring, slipped it on and thought of the entrance to the dorm. I felt a whoosh around me as I appeared outside the dorm. I knocked twice on the door and Y/N answered. He let me in and I saw Anne on the bed, leaning on Hermione's side.

"Hey, Anne." I said softly. "How are you feeling?"

"Better..." She said just as softly. "I just didn't expect for that to happen. Especially now." She nuzzled herself against Hermione, who rubbed her shoulder.

"I'm so sorry that had to happen to you." I said as I sat near the edge of the bed. "But here, I'll tell you something. Just remember this, okay?"

Anne nodded as I began. "I want you to remember that you have a family that will fight for you. All of us, myself, my brother, your mum, Harry, Ron, Luna, your grandma. We all care for you so much, and I care for you as much as your parents do. I love you just as much as your parents do."

Anne left Hermione's side, tightly hugged me and nuzzled her head in my shoulder. As I looked up, I found Hermione smiling at the both of us. I smiled back and hugged Anne back. "Thank you, Aunt Lana." She muttered. Just hearing say that would have brought me to tears.

"Anne, honey, I'm your aunt." I said to her. "I'll support you through everything and anything, like your parents." I saw her smile while I stroked her hair. "Besides, you were amazing as Chaser for your first game. I'm so proud of you."

"Oh, I do have something for you too." I said as I took out the journal that Sam had given me. "Sam Auras gave this to me, but he made it for you as a gift. I think he might have even enchanted it. Here..." I placed the journal in her hands as her fingers glossed over the parchment inside.

Anne POV

The journal felt nice to the touch as I brushed my fingers over it. It felt so nice. It was nice for Sam to make this for me. I liked him, he reminded me of Dad. And he was nice to Mia and Kieran. Jason said he was one of his favorite uncles.

I felt a little better, since Aunt Lana was here. She cared for me just like Hermione and Y/N. She was still there and I hugged her again as she smiled. "I have to thank him." I said. "But thank you so much."

"Of course, honey." Lana said as she ruffled my hair, which was what Dad would usually do, but I liked it from her too. "You ever need any help with anything, I'm here with your parents. You just let me know." She smiled and kissed my forehead.

"So you want to stay in here longer, Anne?" Y/N asked me. "Or you okay, pup?"

"I feel better, Dad." I said as Hermione put her arm on my shoulder. "But can I stay awhile? I feel comfortable here."

"Of course." He said. "Your mother and I don't mind you staying. And Lana, thank you for coming to see her."

"Y/N, I won't waste a single moment when it comes to her." Lana said to him. "Anytime she needs me, I will be there."

"You're really like being an aunt, don't you?" He teased her.

"Of course I do." She smirked. "Means I get to spoil your kids on Christmas."

I giggled as Hermione looked at Lana. "Lana, don't do that, please." She said.

"Ah,ah, no promises, sis." Lana chuckled. "But we'll see. Now, you take care, Anne. And get some rest, you've used too much energy today."

"I will." I said to her. "And thanks for coming to see me."

"Of course." She said with another hug (hers were just as comforting). "But please take some rest. We do still need to plan their wedding, and I'd like for my niece to give some more incredible ideas. Yours are just amazing." She gave a warm smile and kissed my head before she left.

"You have a good bond with your Aunt Lana, don't you?" Hermione asked me. "It's a nice bond."

"I like her." I said simply. "And you and her are best friends, so I'd want to be close with my aunt too."

"Just as protective as we are." Y/N snickered. "But if anyone calls my daughter a Mudblood again, I will hurt them, I'd kill them, anyone thinks they can call my pup that and get away with that, I'd make them suffer, the bloody pieces of s--"

"Y/N!" Hermione scolded him.

"Love, I know you agree with me." Y/N said. "I'd think you're gonna make them suffer even more."

"While that may be true..." Hermione said. "I'd teach them a lesson and they'd never find the body."

"Well, well..." Y/N said as he looked at me."Your mum's definitely going to be a badass." He chuckled along with me as Hermione decided to kiss Y/N. After a while, I decided to lay down and fall asleep. Hermione let me sleep on her side as Y/N smiled at the both of us. He said he'd visit Sam, Mia and Kieran and thank them. Before he went, he kissed my forehead and whispered, "Sleep well, pup. Love you."

"Love you too, Dad." I whispered back.

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A couple weeks went by, and as they did, I felt so much better. I assured Jason, who was worried for me after the incident, that I was fine. Draco (who I now refer to as my uncle, since he is Dad's and Aunt Lana's cousin) took time to come to me and ask how I was doing. He was much, much nicer than in previous years and Y/N invited him to stay at Lovegood Manor since Malfoy Manor was still being renovated. Hermione even had an idea for game night since Harry and Grandma Addison were coming back for Christmas too.

I thought Grandma would stay at Hogwarts, being Headmistress and all, but she has had a lot on her plate. Ever since she became Headmistress, she's been liked by many of the students, but she didn't have much of a break, so Professor McGonagall (Or Great-Grandma Minnie, as she let me call her when it was the two of us), said that she should take a break, spend some time with her family, and Grandma agreed.

So when the time for Holiday came, we boarded the Hogwarts Express and found a compartment to hold all of us, me, Mum, Dad, Lana, Luna, Neville and Draco. Jason was staying back at Hogwarts since Sam, Mia and Kieran were there. He did say that his Uncle Axel allowed him and that he'd send something to me for Christmas.

When we arrived home, we went to our rooms and unpacked our belongings while Grandma showed Draco and Neville where they would be staying. I opened my trunk and unpacked my things; my books, my things from Hogsmeade and the Library, the journal, and a couple other things. I also took Evie's cage and unlocked it, letting the owl free and resting on her perch. I changed from my robes into some more comfortable clothes and rested on my bed for a while.

A knock came on my door as I looked up and said, "Come in!" Hermione came in and smiled as she walked in.

"Hey, you enjoying being back home?" She asked me.

"It's good being back." I said. "Are we doing Game night? How's that going to work?"

"Well, I'd figured Muggle and Wizarding Games." She said. "Ron and Ginny might join us, so we might have equal teams. But also, my mum and dad had found some things that they forgot to send over. And I found something that I'd want to show you."

She took something that she had behind her, and she revealed it to be a pink jumper. "Now I know it looks like an ordinary jumper..." She said. "But there's a story behind that. You know Buckbeak? The Hippogriff that saved Y/N and Cedric?"

I nodded as she went on. "Well, to save him and Sirius Black, your dad, Harry, Lana and I went back in time -- yes, back in time -- to save them. And I was wearing this when we did."

This I was fascinated at. "This went through time? That's incredible!"

"I know, right?" She said to me. "All the memories I had in our third year... that year was my favorite. I got closer to your dad, we had our first kiss, realized I was in love with him. I also kissed him for the second time too, you know?" She chuckled for a moment.

"But I feel that I've grown out of this, so... I want to give this to you. I know we won't be there with you next year, so if you ever miss us, just put this on, and I figure it will be like a warm hug from your dad and I."

She handed me the jumper, which I decided to slip it on and zip it up. Hermione smiled warmly, hugged and kissed my head as she looked at me. "It suits you. It's perfect."

"Thanks, Mum." I said. "I love it."

Just then, a familiar snow-white owl flew in the room and perched herself next to Evie. Hermione smiled as she saw the owl and took the letter that Hedwig had. She brought it to me as we both read the letter.

Dear whoever finds this letter, (Mostly, Y/N, Lana, Hermione or Anne)...

I'm on my way back. Ron and I were held back at the Ministry for a while with the Talon and Zephyr problem. No sightings, seems they're being quiet. I'm also bringing Ron and Ginny for game night, so I'd think that's even for players.

Also, Hermione, I heard about Y/N's grand plan at Hogsmeade. Congratulations once again, and I can't believe I missed it. AGAIN.

I'll be there soon, and I want to ask... who was the poor soul who called Anne a Mudblood? I just want to know, I definitely won't curse them to oblivion for calling my niece that. Maybe... we'll see. Anne, just tell them next time that your uncle is Harry Potter, or your dad has the powers of a Dark Wizard.

See you soon,

Harry.

"Well, that's nice of Harry." Hermione said. "But cursing into oblivion wouldn't look good. But at least he wants to protect you."

"I wouldn't have it any other way, Mum." I said as she smiled and hugged me again. Her hugs were always warm and soft as she let my head rest under her chin while she brushed my hair off my face and behind my ears. Her presence just brings comfort to me. My mother, a Muggle-born like me, caring for me so much.

"I'm very, very proud of you, you know?" Hermione said. "There is nothing that will make me feel otherwise. And you make me prouder every single day."

My response was hugging her even more. "I love you so much, honey." Hermione said to me. "Come on, we have to set-up for Game Night. Help me get the games."

"Sure thing."

Hermione POV

A while later, Anne and I were unpacking some Muggle games while Y/N and Lana found some wizarding games. We had Monopoly, UNO, Scrabble, Exploding Snap, Wizard's Chess and Gobstones. As night came, we decided to play UNO. We had to explain the rules to Neville, Draco, Luna, Ron and Ginny how to play, but we eventually got to playing.

"Okay, so I'm gonna put a... Draw 4 card on you, Harry." Y/N said with a smirk on his face as the rest of us laughed. "Now it will be blue."

"How could you!" Harry jokingly responded. "Then I'll put in a reverse card!"

Y/N smirked as he placed another card and it went to me. I put another card and it went to Lana.

"Well, Plus 2." She said as it went to Draco.

"So... I draw 2 cards?" Draco asked. "And place a card with the same color there?"

"That's correct." Lana answered. Draco held a small smirk...

As He put a Plus 4 on Ron.

"Wha-- Malfoy!" he growled as we all burst with laughter. Lana just chuckled and kissed her boyfriend's cheek. "How could you?!"

"I did what I had to do." He smirked. The games went on and on through the night and we had all greatly enjoyed them.

Addison suggested we also watch a movie, so we got set-up for it as she had joined us. Y/N, Anne and I sat together as Lana and Ron, Neville and Luna and Ginny and Harry were sitting together. Draco didn't mind, and decided to magically conjure some popcorn for all of us and himself.

We decided on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and we were at the part where Kevin rigged a TV to speak with the staff. And that was purely hilarious.

"I knew it was you." The man on the TV said. "I could smell you getting off the elevator!"

"You was here last night too, wasn't it?"

"Yes, sir, I was?"

"You was here... and you was smooching with my brother!"

https://youtu.be/h_bUcNjmuSk

That caused us all to laugh. Luna was laughing her heart out as well as Draco.

"Ba - Wha? I'm afraid you're mistaken, sir."

"Don't give me that... You've been smooching with everybody! Snuffy, Al, Leo, Little Mo with the gimpy leg, Cheeks, Bony Bob, Cliff."

One of the men gasped and his name was Cliff as well. "No!" Cliff said. "That's a lie!"

"I could go on forever, baby." The man said.

"I'm terribly sorry, sir, but I'm afraid you're mistaken." The other man said. "We are looking for a young man."

"Alright. I believe ya..." The man said as he bent down. "BUT MY TOMMY GUN DON'T!"

The staff were shocked at the actor's line as we struggled to hold our laughter. Addison could barely hold it in herself.

"Get down on your knees and tell me you love me!" The man said.

"On your knees." The other said as the staff got on their knees. The man sighed and looked around and said, "I love you!"

Kevin silently hissed with laughter as he fell onto the bed without making a sound. He turned the sound on the TV and the man continued to speak. "You got to do better than that!"

The others then all said, "I LOVE YOU!!" Kevin played it again and ran toward another door. The man, "J" then said. "Maybe I'm off my hinges, but I believe you. That's why I'm gonna let you go!"

The staff sighed with relief but "J" kept talking. "I'm gonna give you to the count of three to get your lousy, lying, lowdown four flushing carcass out my door!"

The staff scrambled as laughter from all of us ensued. "One!" J yelled.

"Open the Door!"

"Two..."

Before he could get to three, the staff ran out and the man started shooting his gun. Kevin had escaped and grinned and the staff had ducked to the floor as the gunshots from the TV kept going.

"Three!" J yelled. He said and Kevin mouthed, "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!"

"I can't believe those prats fell for that!" Ron bellowed as Ginny cried with laughter.

"That lad has less brains than McLaggen!" Draco yelled.

"I -- haha -- can't! Those people were so -- dense!" Anne giggled with laughter.

"The Nargles or the Wrackspurts must have travelled in their heads." Luna said with a small laugh.

The movie kept going but before it ended, Anne had fallen asleep on Y/N's body and Addison was kind enough to cover all of us with blankets. Ginny had snuggled up close to Harry and Ron had fallen asleep as well. Neville and Luna were cuddling together. I decided to scoot closer and put my head on Y/N's shoulder so that we were all under the warm blanket.

Y/N looked at me, smiled and kissed my lips for a quick moment as he pulled me closer as well. Anne's head was under mine and I was cuddling Y/N. Soon enough, I felt my eyes drop close, and Y/N must have noticed. "It's okay, 'Mione, go to sleep. I'm here with you both."

"If you say so..." I said in a soft, sleepy tone.

"You sound so cute." He teased me and kissed my lips again and then my forehead. "I love you, Belle."

"I love you too." I smiled in the same tone and kissed Anne's head too before falling asleep.