Chapter 72 The New Age

The beeping of the alarm blasted though the almost perfect silence of the darkened room as Jack O'Neill Jr rolled over hitting the alarm with his hand turning it off. For a second he actually thought of staying in bed however slowly he left the warmth of the bed. After a quick trip to the bathroom he made his way down toward a semi darkened hallway before entering a rather large kitchen. After pouring himself a cup of coffee he turned toward a small CD sized black disk on the wall above the bar.

"On." ordered Jack as beams of light came out of the disk forming a screen.

"Welcome back to Sports Center." said the holographic TV as Jack started to make some breakfast. "Since it is Friday it is time for the not top ten plays of the week."

Jack barely listened to ESPN until the last part.

"And the number one of the not top ten plays come to us from across the pound the Chudley Cannons Quidditch team." said the announcer as Jack turned to look at the screen just in time to see three people in orange uniforms crash their brooms into one another before falling down on a fourth. Allowing a men in a blue uniform to score "That wasn't pretty."

"Ron must be so upset by that." said Jack with a small laugh as he drank some coffee.

"Well it's the Chudley Cannons." answered the other announcer "Speaking of Quidditch the preparation for the Quidditch world cup is almost complete in Paris however an unexpected blow has fallen on the American Team…their top chaser Kim Weasley had to withdraw from the team due to being pregnant."

"We would like to congratulate her and her husband and hope she comes back to the sport soon." said the other announcer "Now we turn to Football news as coming Monday marks the first day of optional work outs we will look on which teams have the edge this year to make it to the Super Bowl."

"Change." said a female voice as the TV changed to the BBC America.

"Tomorrow marks the 10 year anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts." Said the anchor "The ceremony will start at Midnight tonight when the battle began and end at 8:45 Am when Voldemort was defeated by Harry Potter. Every who is still alive and who was there on the day will be there. Of course we will carry it live all night long."

"I thought you were going to rest a little more?" asked Jack as he looked at his wife of over seven years.

"I am fine." yawned the 28 year old Hermione as she looked out the window to see a car driving by the window. Even after ten years of knowledge of the Stargate and magic the world was strangely the same. Yes, people lived longer, Quidditch was now on ESPN, ZMPs powered the power grid, some magical creatures now could be found in the local Zoo and beaming systems had replaced airplanes for long distance travel. However people still drove to work in their cars went to school and lived their lives. Magic and advanced technology had become common place. There were still problems, some religious nut cases and wizards who still felt they were the best of humanity.

"Really?" asked Jack "Because you can

"I am going to Hogwarts with you." stated Hermione "It will be nice to see everyone."

"We just saw them last week." Answered Jack

"I am still going." ordered Hermione in the voice that told her husband that the matter was closed.

"Alright but if you need a rest just say so." said Jack as he looked back to the news.

"Today we get reports that a Wraith cruisers where destroyed in the Pegasus's Galaxy was destroyed by the HMS Dumbledore." said the announcer as Jack rolled his eyes, knowing Dumbledore wouldn't have wanted a ship of war named after him but it wasn't his or any of his friend's call "This is the first spotting of Wraith ship in over 18 months. In other news the Teri forming of Mars is nearly done and should be totally ready within two years. When it is finished it is believed that it will quickly reach Earth level populations.

"Do we have to watch the news?" asked a young five year old girl with deep brown hair and deep brown eyes. Jack and Hermione couldn't help but smile at their five your old daughter Rose Samantha O'Neill

"You should be in bed….you need your rest to stay up tonight." said Jack as his daughter looked at him "We are going to Hogwarts remember."

The girls eyes widened as she remembered what day it was.

"Will everyone be there?" asked Rose as Hermione laughed; she knew everyone meant the kids of all their friends.

"Yes." answered Hermione "Now why don't you go get some sleep."

"Alright." said Rose as she bolted to her room shutting the door behind her.

"She isn't going to sleep." said Hermione

"Yep." said Jack "She is probably pretending to sleep just like she did on Christmas eve."

"She reminds me of you." said Hermione with a smile

"Really I see so much of you in her." added Jack as Hermione kissed him. However a sudden cry filled the air.

"Sounds like Joseph is up." said Hermione

"I will take care of him." said Jack as he walked back into the master bedroom to see a small crib in there. Lied their two and a half week old son Joseph Ian O'Neil. He picked him up as he instantly stopped crying, he carried him back into the kitchen only to find Hermione sitting there with a wand in hand as breakfast made itself. One of the automatic robot vacuums was busy cleaning as Crookshanks attacked it. It pasted right by the aged German Sheppard Sarge who slept in his favorite spot by the window. Jack couldn't help but smile at his family.

A few hours later the O'Neill family got into their car and after driving past the university in which Hermione now taught as a professor in between going off world to study ancient ruins. Cheyenne mountain was in view in the background in which Jack now had his old position as leader of SG1 under the Command of General Samantha Carter, the rumored going around was that Sam would be moving on to take over home world command and Jack was on the short list to replace her. Finally they arrived at what used to be the international airport turned beaming center. To prevent some terrorist or enemy nation from using beaming technology to drop a nuke into the Washington DC the beaming centers where built into International airports with locks preventing the sending of weapons. You could now be across the world in less than a second, true you could only travel to another beaming center. After getting the ticket they were transported into a large wooden building.

"Welcome to Hogsmeade." said a witch as people began pouring in to the small rebuilt village. Jack took Rose's hand as Hermione held Joseph as they walked into the late afternoon sun. The village looked almost the same as it had all those years ago, there were a few new buildings a larger hotel and the beaming center however they were built so that they match the older style structures. Little Rose was looking around the village soaking in every little detail. Slowly the walked up the long road toward Hogwarts. The castle had been rebuilt in all its former glory with a few new additions, like the magical schools in America they now integrated muggle technology like computers. The forbidden forest was recovering from the devastating fire but in time it would be back to normal.

"This is so cool!" said Rose "I want to go here when I can get my wand."

"Sure thing kiddo." said Jack as Hermione smiled, they already knew that Rose carried both the magical and technology ancient gene, her brother was the same thing. They carried both genes; it was now common place to get genetic testing to see if the child had the magical or ATA gene. Some scientists even believed within a decade they could implant both genes near birth.

"I can't wait." said Rose as she spotted a group of people standing near the rebuilt Viaduct. Instantly Rose let go of her father's arms as she ran up to five year old James Potter II who was standing beside his three year old brother Albus Severus Potter. Also standing there laughing was their cousin and first born Weasley not to have red hair, instead having her mother's blonde six year old Sarah Weasley. Standing behind the kids was their parents. Harry and Ginny Potter and Ron and Kim Weasley.

"About time you goes show up." said Ron who stood in a pair of dress pants and shirt.

"Well you guys do live closer." said Jack as he looked at his friends Harry and Ron where now both high ranking Aurors in Scotland Yard, while Kim was professional Quidditch players and Ginny had been too until she had taken a job as a Quidditch sport report for the Daily Prophet to spend more time with her boys.

"Kim congratulation." said Hermione

"Thanks Hermione." said Kim "I just wished the world didn't find out a day after I told you guys. Someone on the team leaked it out."

"You are the top player on the team." said Jack

"Well that just gives England more of a chance to win." said Harry as Ron smiled.

"So it all becomes clear what you planned Ron." said Jack with a laugh as Kim glared at him.

"Shall we go on in?" asked Ginny as the six friends plus their kids started walking down the Viaduct. The kids looking out over the edge of the walkway into the gully below. They entered the Viaduct Courtyard, the center of battle that took place ten years ago. Lining the walls where new attritions to the castle stone statues of key members of the order of the Phoenix, Lupin, Tonks, Kingsley, Neville and Luna. Across form them where stone statues of Samantha Carter, Teal'c, McKay and the dead pilots and SGC members who had died in the battle. In the spot where Voldemort had died a larger statue of a Harry, Ron, Hermione, Jack and Kim each dressed as they were on that day ten years ago stood. Harry was in the center with the elder wand in his hands, Jack was beside Harry his P-90 at the ready and his hat on his head. Hermione was standing behind Jack with her own wand at the ready on the other side Ron and Kim stood side by side with their own wands ready.

"I am still not a big fan of the statue." said Kim

"I like it." said Ron

"On this spot the Dark Wizard Voldemort was defeated." read Ginny as she looked at the instruction at the bottom of the statue. "Wizards and Witches along with muggle soldiers of the United States and Great Britain, their sacrifice built the future. We honor the five individuals above who played key roles in defeating the Voldemort and creating the future."

"That is you mommy and Daddy." said Sarah Weasley as she pointed toward her parents Ron and Kim.

"Very good now can you read what it says below their statues?" asked her aunt Ginny

"Kimberly Rilles the American Witch who brought honor back to her family by helping defeat her second cousin." read Sarah with a lot of help sounding out words from her aunt."Ronald Weasley the British wizard who helped his friends do the impossible."

Kim and Ron just stood there watching their daughter read those words.

"What does it say under yours?" asked Rose O'Neill as she looked at her own parents.

"Why don't you read it?" asked Hermione

"Ya, show them how smart you are." said Jack

"Sure….Hermione Granger the muggle born witch whose brain and bravely guided her friends to victory. Jonathan O'Neill Jr the American warrior which helped bring the words together." said Rose as Hermione and Jack held hands.

"Harry Potter the boy who lived the who with help of his friends ended the darkest wizard in history and brought forth a new future." said James Potter II as his parents smiled.

"A new future." said Jack as the sun went down over Hogwarts as a flight of F-302 flew over a sign that the ceremony was about to begin.

Well this is the end of the story. I hope you liked this story just as much as I liked writing it. I would like to thank everyone who read the story and reviewed. Thanks for everything, Wilkins75.