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Moving on

Tom is sipping his whiskey while reading the headlines. "It's done. Albus is gone, his supporters are gone. We did it." Harry lets out a sigh of relief, "It feels surreal somehow. No more looking over our shoulders." Tom nods, "It took decades but Albus has finally been exposed. Everyone knows the truth about him now." Gellert leans back against Tom, "Now we move on. I am not going to spend one more minute thinking about him."

Lucius sighs, "We need to pick up the pieces now. The people put their faith in him. They will be struggling. Some people still believe he is innocent. Be ready for some fanatics." Regulus shakes his head, "Lady Magic told me she will put them in their place. She will strip them of their magic should they start something in his name."

Lucius starts to read the article, "Rita is not holding back. She is tearing him to shreds." Severus rubs Harry's belly, "The people are strong, I think most of them were not as blind as we believed. I think they will bounce back quicker than we expect. I also think many will now come back to Britain. Rita never liked Albus, so I am not surprised she is writing a scalding piece."

Bella rubs her temple, Narcissa squeezes her hand, "How are you feeling?" Bella sighs, "I feel drained and dirty. It was hard not to lose my temper with him. But I am glad that I could put him away. Why did I decide to become a lawyer again? Don't answer, I was bored. I know." She looks at the twins, "I am looking forward to our babymoon." Narcissa chuckles, "I am glad you found the twins. You are much happier. Do you know what you are having?" Bella shakes her head, "We want it to be a surprise." She looks at her sister and laughs, "I am having a baby and I am getting married." Narcissa hugs her, "I am proud of you and you deserve this. It is time for you to be happy and whole too."

Sirius clears his throat, "Hermione and I are expecting again." Hermione smiles, "I am seven weeks pregnant. We are expecting another boy." Kim claps her hands, "I won the pot. I was betting you were next to be pregnant. I need that money to invest." Sirius chuckles, "Glad to be of help." Everyone congratulates them.

Severus kisses the crown of Harry's head, "What about your parents? Do you wish to see them?" Bella smirks, "Bring them here. They would hate that since we are all bad people who can only do bad." Harry nods, "Yeah okay, but let me talk to them alone first."

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Lily and James are sitting in a parlor, they don't know where they are. The door opens and Harry walks in, Severus following him. Harry decided to have Severus with him, he doesn't want to face them alone after all. They sit down in an armchair, their hands clasped together. Harry looks at his parents, "You wanted to see me?" James looks at their joined hands, points at Severus and sneers, "We wanted to see you, not him." He glares at Severus, "What have you done to my son, Snivellus? There is no way you are his soulmate. That is the lie you came up with to make him believe you so you could take advantage of him. You even fooled Lady Magic. I bet you did something to him and now you are bound together, just to get back at me! Is this your revenge? You hate me so much you are using my son? This is low but then again you are a filthy lowlife. I will kill you for raping my son."

Lily looks at Harry, "You have to see that this is wrong. He is not a good person. He is dark. You should be with a nice woman." She swallows hard and stammers, "Or man from a light family. This thing between you is not real. James is right, Severus did something to you. He used you for his vindictiveness. He doesn't love you. He doesn't care about you. He is a Death Eater, they can't love. They only know hatred and pain. He and the others are making you believe they care about you but they don't.They are dark and that makes them bad and evil people. They are using you to settle a petty grudge."

James goes on, "I blame Sirius. He never should have let you be raised by the Malfoys. They are a bad family and they must have done something to turn you dark too. My son would never allow such filth near him otherwise or have friends like them. I am so sorry that you had to grow up surrounded by them. I blame Albus for this. If he hadn't killed us and wanted to be God, we would have raised you right."