Malfoy Manor was much more friendly and welcoming than it had been in the old days. They were scattered throughout the grounds, the four families. The adults were sitting in the grass together, still young enough that chairs weren't necessary.

The red-haired woman who taught Potions at Hogwarts sat beside her blond husband, who was an Auror. She looked around at all her friends, marveling at how much they'd all grown up. Claire wrote for the Daily Prophet, while her husband Patrick was a retired Quidditch player. Molly was very successful in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Nathaniel worked as a Healer. Jenna, her hair at last its natural black, and Andrew were partners in the Muggle Liaisons Office.

"What are you thinking, Rose?" asked Claire, for Rose had a smile on her face.

"I was just remembering when we were at school," she said. "On our first day, who would've guessed we'd end up where we are now?"

Molly laughed. "Back then, you hated Scorpius, Jenna had no idea Andrew even existed, Claire was too shy to talk to Patrick, and I thought of Nathaniel as that nerdy kid who followed me around."

There were many chuckles following these words. "And the four of us didn't really know each other for a while, d'you remember?" said Jenna.

"And your hair was that horrible yet sexy shade of green," Andrew said to his wife with a grin.

Lots of reminiscing ensued, and Rose took the time to observe the kids running happily around on the lawn.

Her own son, Colin, had inherited the Weasley hair as well as Scorpius's gray eyes. He sat with Madeleine Goldstein, his girlfriend. They had both graduated from Hogwarts the day before, which was the reason for the gathering. Madeleine was the spitting image of Molly, but in personality she was more like her mellow father.

Elizabeth Chase, red-haired like Patrick, and Scott McRae, who looked like Andrew did at his age, were entering their seventh year. They had liked each other for ages, and everyone knew it except for them. Even so, it was probably only a matter of time before they started going out.

Nick Malfoy's white-blond hair and blue eyes made him very popular with the girls of Hogwarts. At fifteen, he had already had several girlfriends and was currently with a blonde-hair-blue-eyes airhead of a girl. Rose hoped her son would soon notice that Caitlin McRae, who looked just like Jenna except for the dyed red streaks in her hair, was the right girl for him. They were best friends, and Caitlin had loved him since third year.

Sam Malfoy, Sean Chase, and Jon McRae would soon start their fourth year. They were sitting with Alexis Goldstein and Alice McRae, who were going into their second year. From the shouting, blushing, and weird stunts that were going on, Rose deduced that they were playing Truth or Dare.

Finally, Olivia Malfoy, May Goldstein, and Ingrid McRae were sprinting around, shrieking and laughing, before tumbling onto the grass where they lay for a while. They were ten and all dying to go to Hogwarts. However, their parents, as all parents do, told them to enjoy their childhood while it lasted.

Rose turned her attention back to the conversation. "Jenna, I remember you used to have no idea what you wanted to do with your life, and now here you are, with as successful a career as any of us," Molly said, smiling.

"Oh yeah!" said Jenna. "Slughorn was so annoyed during my career advice session, remember?" Everybody laughed.

"And Claire was always so shy and unsure of herself, yet now she practically radiates confidence," Rose said fondly.

"You always hated school," Claire said, blushing at the compliment. "None of us would've guessed you'd end up as a professor!"

"Well, Potions was always my best subject."

"Molly was terrible, though, remember? Always blowing up stuff."

"Yeah, but she turned out all right. Though I did wonder, sometimes, when she'd look longingly over at the popular girls…now she's as loyal as a dog, isn't she?" Jenna's assessment received murmurs of agreement.

"I was a self-obsessed prat back then, until that day in Hogsmeade when I realized how horrible I'd been," Molly remarked cheerfully.

"Wasn't that the day you fell in love with me?" asked Nathaniel.

"Mm-hm. Can't believe it took me that long!"

"Aww."

"Quit with the sappiness, would you?"

As Rose looked around at her friends, her bizarre, polar-opposite, wonderful friends, she realized Jenna was right. They had turned out all right. It had been a long, wild journey, but none of them would have changed a thing.

Well, it's done! I was debating about whether to put this in or just leave off at the previous chapter, but I figured I might as well put it in since I'd already written it. Thanks to all you readers and reviewers, I really appreciate it!