Through Her Eyes

Epilouge

-13 years later-

"I never thought I would live to see this day," Hermione Black-Lupin (neé Granger) strode through the Hogwarts gardens, looking to the beautiful starry sky above her as she leaned ever so slightly on her husband Remus Lupin,

"You say that every time we walk this way, love," the man chuckled, tightening his grip around his wife's waist as she sighed and smiled, marble eyes gleaming with hidden mischief.

"I know. But it's true isn't it? We could have died all those years ago, and then we wouldn't be here, seeing these beautiful gardens again,"

"I suppose so, 'Mione. Do you still think about it? Your past life I mean,"

Hermione shrugged, turning to start walking again as she picked up one of the beautiful orchids hanging from a wire trellis,

"I suppose I do. At night, or when I'm simply lost in thought. But it's not very often,"

"Mm. And, do you suppose we should be getting back to the Castle? Lily must be having a fit right about now, wondering where we slipped off too,"

"Yes," Hermione smirked and took in the sight of one of the Hogwarts fountains, "I really don't need the Potions Professor angry at me so early in the year,"

"I don't think you need Lily Potter angry at you any time of the year, love,"

Hermione laughed lightly as she nodded her head,

"Yeah, I guess that's true. Say, aren't Lily and James expecting soon? Another boy isn't it?"

"Indeed. James is absolutely over the moon. Get it, over the moon,"

"Oh Remus that was terrible," Hermione complained, smacking her husband across the shoulder as they turned and headed back towards the tall shadow of Hogwarts, "you don't even have your Lycanthropy anymore,"

"I'm still a wolf at heart, love. No changing that."

Remus lunged towards his wife and swept her up into his arms, leaving the woman to laugh and hold out her hands,

"Careful Remus, careful. I have a human inside me, remember?" Hermione held her stomach gingerly as her husband sighed contentedly and leaned down to kiss Hermione's belly,

"For which I am very excited,"

"I can see that. Now please put me down before a student happens to come by,"

Growling slightly in the back of his throat, Hermione rolled her eyes as Remus nipped at the lobe of her ear before gently setting her down on the front steps of Hogwart's back entrance. Removing the invisibility cloak from inside the bag at her waist, Hermione threw it over them as they silently entered the back staff from flanking the Great Hall. Soon, both reappeared at the staff table before the great hall, taking their respective seats,

"And where have you two been? Frolicking in the moonlight again?" Lily's voice was irritated as Hermione hooked a loose strand of dark auburn hair behind her ear, smiling breathlessly as Remus squeezed her hand under the table,

"That's exactly what we were doing, Lily,"

"Oh lay off em', Lil'. They were just having a bit of alone time before the first years get here," James complained with a glint of humor in his eyes, "we would do that too if it weren't so difficult,"

"Sorry I'm too busy being pregnant for you to notice, Potter," Lily growled, though it was all in good fun as Hermione chuckled and glanced down as a large black dog padded down the center of the Great Hall, tall wagging, tongue sticking out,