Harry Potter and the 19 years between (on hold)

Chapter 1

I don't do this often but I did for this chapeter. There is a song to the side of here. Play it either when you start reading this or after it doesn't matter. If you don't feel like scrolling down to scroll back up then look up A Phoenix Lament By: The Ministry of Magic on youtube

  The day is May 5th, 1998. Three days after the battle of Hogwarts, no one has left the wrecked school. Sleeping bags in every common room, in the Great Hall, anywhere there was room. The funerals for all the fallen heroes was today. The events from the battle still raw in the minds of every witch and wizard that lived through the battle.

      The ruined grounds of the school were quieter this morning then the others. The large mass of students and adults make their way to the place set up where the funerals are going to be held. All the caskets are lined up.There will be one service. The priest will talk about all the fallen heroes and then those who wish to make speeches about their lost friends and family will be able to. Sitting in the front row is Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and the Weasley's minus one. Even the strongest family suffered. 

     The priest walks onto the platform and up to the podium, "We are gathered here on a very somber day. Three days ago a battle took place on these grounds. A battle that will forever be in the memories of those who fought. Everyone here lost friends and maybe even some family. Everyone who lost someone in this battle has something in common and shares your pain. Now, please welcome the first person who will speak. Mister Harry Potter."

     Harry stands up and proceeds to the podium. He looks out across the crowds, "I had something written down but it just didn't feel right." He says, "Many of the people who lost their lives, I knew. They were either in my year,my house, in the Order, or in D.A. The group I put together in my fifth year." He stops. He takes in a breath, removing his glasses. When he starts again his voice is wobbly, "I, like so many of you sitting here lost so many people. I lost friends. I lost someone who was like a brother to me. I feel the pain his family feels. I lost the last person that was close to my parents. He was also the second to last father figure I had left." At this point he breaks down. Ginny Weasley gets up from her seat. She walks up, pulling him into her arms. The crowd is silent.

    Ginny pulls away and leads Harry to their seats where he is embraced by the Weasleys and Hermione.

When they are finished the next person walks up. She is a young woman. Harry does not recognize her at all. She steps onto the podium. "I, like Mister Potter had something written but it was to hard for me to finish writing it all down. The people that I knew were from the Order. I have been out of Hogwarts for two years. Immediately, following my graduation I joined the Aruror department of the Ministry.  I was trained by Tonks. I then joined Tonks and the Order. By July of last year my family had been killed. Tonks was the last person I considered family. I knew Remus through Tonks of course and they told me they wanted me as Teddy's Godmother. I accepted. I also knew Fred Weasley. He was in my year. I helped the twins pull off many of their pranks. I was even friendly to them when we played Quidditch. Although we did like hitting the bludgers at each other." The crowd shares a laugh at that. "The last thing I will say is we share a scar. A deep painful scar on our hearts. But, the ones we love are always with us slowly mending the scar on our heart."

        The young woman steps down.She starts to walk past the first row when George grabs her arm, pulling her into a tight hug. She hugs him back.

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            Later when all the caskets were sent to their final resting spot  in Godric's Hallow and the Memorial area was finished on the grounds of Hogwarts. Everyone went home. The remaining Order as well as remaining D.A. members that wanted to followed the Weasley's, Harry, and Hermoine back to the Burrow. Mrs. Weasley was in the kitchen whipping up butterbeer and hot chocolate for the large group.

"I do not believe I caught your name." Harry says to the young woman.

"Oh, I'm Sadie Stanton." She says. "I was a  Hufflepuff."

            Everyone stayed at the Burrow late into the night. George and Sadie had a bunch of stories to share about the pranks they pulled. Mrs. Weasley offers Sadie a spare room for the night but she politely declines. She said She was staying with Andromeda and Teddy. She told Harry she would bring Teddy by when ever he is available.And with that she disapperated.

Disclaimer is on the first page. I own Sadie Stanton she is my own character.