Epilogue

100 Years Later

It was summertime, and I smiled as I stared out the window at the kids running around outside, and believe me, there was a lot of them! The Burrow had become much more than the Weasley's home over the years, it had grown into a small village. We accepted almost everyone who wanted to build a house and live here. Vampires, werewolves, hybrids (though there are only three of those), and humans. Except for Hogsmeade in Scotland, we had become the only all wizarding community in the U.K. We however, won't allow anyone with certain darker leanings to live here, if you know what I mean. We simply won't tolerate it!

So I know you must be wondering what happened to all of us after 5th year. Well don't worry, I'm gonna tell you, but I must warn you that not all of it is happy, some of it is kinda sad. I wish I could tell you that we all became vamps, and lived happily ever after, but that's not how life goes.

I'll start with the summer after 5th year. Fred and George's store was an instant hit in Diagon Alley, and the Weasleys became one of the wealthiest families in the wizarding world. Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes now has several locations all over the world, including Hogsmeade. 8 months after the attack at Hogwarts, the twins bought Zonko's Joke shop, remodeled it, and made it their own, much to the delight of Hogwarts students, and the dismay of Hogwarts Professors. And who runs this particular branch of WWW you may ask? None other than the two oldest children I know, Damon and Sirius. After 5th year, Sirius decided teaching really wasn't his style so he gave up his position as a Professor, and for the last 100 years, Godric Gryffindor has been the transfiguration Professor and Gryffindor Head of House. That's not the only change that happened at the school though. Harry ended up getting an 'exceeds expectations' on his O.W.L. for potions, and as we all know, Professor Snape didn't take anyone below an 'outstanding'. Harry wanted to become an Auror, so Remus did some begging, and switched places with Snape. We thought Snape really enjoyed making Remus beg! But that's not all, now you see, Snape may be hardnosed, but he knows all about respect and has no problem giving it to those who deserve it. He gave up his Head of House duties, and yep, you guessed it, Salazar became Head of Slytherin House once more, and Dumbledore couldn't have been happier!

However good things don't last that long, 10 years after we graduated from Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore passed away. He refused both Godric's and Salazar's offers to turn him, but in the end, we realized that Dumbledore had lived a full healthy life, and that it was his choice to move on. It was sad to see him pass away, but at least he died peacefully in his sleep. We buried him on a little island in the middle of The Black Lake, and to this day we still miss him and visit his grave. When Dumbledore passed away, Salazar was elected the new Headmaster (and still remains the Headmaster to this day), and Snape became Slytherin Head of House again.

So what happened to Snape? Well he retired from teaching D.A.D.A. about 60 years ago at the age of 75. He lives with Draco and Sirius now, in a little house we have dubbed 'the bachelor pad' just down the street from us in The Burrow. He has loosened up a lot over the years, and now, he is just downright fun to hang around. Even though he hasn't aged a day past 50! Yes, Snape is a vampire now, but that was a choice he wanted to make, and Salazar is the one he asked to turn him. He still has his love for anything that deals with potions though, and you can normally find him in his garden where he grows his own ingredients, and for some strange reason that no one can figure out, a bunch of lilies.

Remus is also retired now, and retired around the same time Snape did. During the summer before our 7th year he married Tonks, and ended up becoming a parent. All of us were shocked to find out that hybrids can have children. Salazar did some digging, and it turns out that the werewolf side is what allows this to happen. This freaked Remus out though. He was sooo worried that the child would be born a werewolf, but nope, he was wrong! All of their children turned out to be metamorphmagi just like Tonks. Now he has four children of his own, and has several grand and great grandkids, all of whom live in The Burrow, and have different colored hair. Tonks is also a hybrid. She couldn't bear the thought of passing away and leaving Remus alone, so she wanted him to bite her as a werewolf, and then Klaus turned her into a hybrid.

Speaking of The Burrow, the Original Burrow that is, that is what we call the actual house. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley passed away about 30 years ago. Unfortunately they had no desire to become vampires. They are buried on the property with Carling's ashes resting with Mrs. Weasley, and Stephen's with Mr. Weasley. Their graves are visited on a regular basis, and we all still miss them very much.

As I said earlier, Draco lives with Snape and Sirius in the bachelor pad house. Why not Malfoy Manor you ask? Well because he says the Manor was just too big for him after his parents moved to France, so the Malfoys sold the Manor, and that's why Draco lives in The Burrow. He doesn't have a wife or children, but it's not his fault. Draco is an Auror and about 90 years ago, when he was 25, he died because a dark wizard hit him with a killing curse. He's a vampire now, because that crafty little Slytherin drank vampire blood everyday in case something like that happened. We think he got it from Damon, but neither will fess up! His wife, Romilda Vain, didn't want to be married to a vampire, so they got divorced. Draco and Romilda never had any kids.

Ron ended up marrying Hermione. Yes, you read that right. It turns out that Hermione and Elijah didn't have much in common beyond books, and they ended up breaking up in the middle of our 7th year. It was a clean break-up though, and they have remained good friends with Elijah. Ron and Hermione started dating a few years later, and they ended up having several kids. Neither of them want to become vampires though, and they are getting very old, 115 to be exact. They don't want to be vampires because Hermione dislikes the taste of blood, and Ron is afraid he might kill someone. They of course, live in The Original Burrow. Hermione is a retired Ancient Runes Professor, and Ron is a retired Auror.

Harry married Ginny, and they too live in The Burrow. They have several kids and grandkids as well, but at the age of 40 they both became vampires by choice. Harry said he couldn't bear the thought of leaving his family when he passed away, and Ginny because of the same reason. Harry is still an Auror like Draco and is Head of the Auror office, but Ginny is a retired Senior Quidditch Correspondent for The Daily Prophet, and she use to play for the Holyhead Harpies.

Neville, his wife Hannah Abbott, and his parents also live in the Burrow. The morning after the attack on Hogwarts, Godric talked to Neville and he reveled that he had nowhere to go, because his Grandmother was now dead, and his parents were in St. Mungo's. They had been tortured so badly by the Cruciatus Curse, that they had lost their minds. Godric went to St. Mungo's and used his vampire blood to heal Neville's parents. They took a few years to recover from all that they had been through, but then resumed their jobs as Aurors, and decided to become vampires shortly after. Neville and Hannah are also vampires. Neville is a Professor at Hogwarts and teaches Herbology, and Hannah is the head Mediwitch at Hogwarts.

Hagrid, despite being almost 170 years old, is still Gamekeeper at Hogwarts. Due to being a half-giant, he has an extremely long life span. He visits The Burrow all the time though, usually bringing a new 'pet' along with him. We still love him though, and always look forward to seeing him.

Caroline and Tyler ended up moving back to America, but we still talk all the time. They live in L.A. and work in Hollywood. They don't have any kids though, because Caroline is a vampire. Salazar said it just doesn't work that way, because even though Tyler is a hybrid, technically Caroline is dead. We tried like crazy to get them to stay, but they just didn't feel comfortable living here, and Caroline didn't like the weather. They do come to visit a lot though.

As I said earlier, Sirius lives with Draco and Snape. He still runs WWW in Hogsmeade with Damon, and has become co-creator of all things chaos alongside the twins. He prefers the bachelor life, and Remus says that even after 135 years, Sirius still acts like he's at Hogwarts.

Speaking of the twins, those masters of chaos will never die! They both became vampires right after they turned 30. They never married, and both are content to live the bachelor life. They have a large flat above the main branch of WWW in Diagon Alley, and live to make people laugh.

Crabbe married a half-blood Hufflepuff named Susan Bones, and moved to Wales. However, they never became vampires, and they passed away a few years ago. They did have two kids though, and we see their families often.

Goyle on the other hand, wanted to become a vampire right after he graduated, but Salazar told him no, and that he had to wait until he was at least 30. He moved to Rome several years ago, but we haven't heard from him since. Knowing Goyle though, he may have been staked.

So I guess that leave us, the Salvatore-Mikalesons. 15 years after I graduated, we ended up selling our house in Hogsmeade, and built our house in The Burrow. Blue passed away a looooooong time ago, but at some point over his 20 year life, he managed to father kittens. I can't explain it, but Blue's kittens and grand kittens, ect…find their way to us when the previous one passes away, and they all look and act just like him. I like to think he's still looking out for us, and as for the crow, Damon let him go after I graduated, but I think Damon still misses him. After Dumbledore passed away, Dobby left Hogwarts and became the official free house elf of the Potters. Harry pays him, and Dobby couldn't be happier, considering he gets to be close to Pinky. They asked our permission to mate, and now they have two little elves. House elves have a life span of 200 years, and Pinky was already 50 when we met her, so she still has a few years left. Dobby doesn't though, and is showing signs of slowing down. We will all be crushed when he passes away.

As for Elijah, Klaus, Damon, Stefan, and I there have been changes over the years. During our 6th and 7th years, there were big shake ups in the Ministry. In our 6th, some toad looking woman named Umbridge tried to pass a law saying that vampires, werewolves, and hybrids should be hunted down and killed, because they are 'dangerous' creatures. This woman was obviously not very bright because the wizarding world still remembered what all of them did during the attack at Hogwarts. Scrimgeour was forced to fire her, and because Elijah decided to campaign for her job, he hired him. He said he admired Elijah's character and honesty, so he became Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, and has remained it ever since. People ask him all the time to become Minister, but he always refuses. During our 7th year, Scrimgeour passed away in a freak accident in The Alps, and Kingsley became the new Minister for Magic. He held the position for almost 15 years.

I unfortunately was never able to become an Auror. I got an 'acceptable' on my Herbology O.W.L. and was not allowed to take the class in my 6th and 7th years. Herbology is required to become one, so I was forced to find something else to do with my life. I decided that I would join Mr. Weasley in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office. Mr. Weasley said that after Fudge was run out of office, Scrimgeour gave the M.M.A.O a better office, and much bigger pay raise. I just found the whole job fun, and that's where I still am today, though I am the head of the office now. Stefan also works at the Ministry and he is involved with the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, and is head of the Being division. Damon, as I've said, works with Sirius at WWW in Hogsmeade. He is always bringing something home to annoy me with, and I have started asking Pinky to check his pockets before she allows him into the house. And before you ask…there has been NO shagging!

Klaus and I are still together after all these years, and sometimes it's hard to believe we have been together that long. No, we don't have kids because of the same reason that Tyler and Caroline don't, technically I'm considered dead. Klaus is now a Hit Wizard for the Ministry. It is a department in the Magical Law Enforcement Squad, and slightly above Aurors. They are responsible for catching really dangerous people. Sirius said the Hit Wizards were the ones that arrested and sent him to Azkaban when everyone thought he had killed Harry's parents.

So that's everyone. Life isn't always sunshine and rainbows around The Burrow though, fights do break out. It's not uncommon to see Sirius running out of his house with Snape firing any and all hexes at him, or Damon and I doing the same. Klaus and Stefan sometimes get into it, but if it's summer and Salazar and Godric are home, they put a stop to it in a hurry. Though sometimes Godric and Salazar themselves have a nice argument that leads to wands being pulled, and those duels can last for hours! Sometimes we sit outside on our porches, eating popcorn, and cheering them on. Ah yes, sometimes the old Gryffindor and Slytherin rivalry rears its ugly head.

"Love? What are you doing?" Klaus asked, walking into the living room.

"Watching the kids play on the trampoline." I replied with a grin.

"You should go out and play with them Princess." Damon said laughing, looking up from the newest invention he was working on. "You know you can't resist jumping on the trampoline."

"I don't think so." I said rolling my eyes. "I'm way too old for that."

"But you don't look a day over 17." Salazar teased, as he continued to read his book.

"Ugh! Why are you guys always picking on me?"

"Because you make it so easy." Stefan laughed.

"So why don't you?" Elijah asked.

"Why don't I what?"

"Go out and play." He answered with a grin.

I rolled my eyes. "You guys are so mean, and you treat me like a kid sometimes."

"We aren't mean Lynn, we are family. It's what we do." Godric laughed.

"Ugh! Family! Gag!" I cried, but then I grinned at him.

"Now you know why we treat you like a kid." Salazar chuckled.

"Go." Stefan said, waving his hands toward the window. "Go. You know you want to."

I rolled my eyes, and banged my head on the arm of the couch. I'm 117 years old, and sometimes I still feel like I'm being…..

Raised by Vampires!

The End!