Forever and Always - Dramione/Blinny Veela Sequel

Epilogue

Don't play the song just yet!

"Alright, are we sure we have everything?"

Hermione checked Cassie's trunk and bags for all of her equipment one more time before finally setting the list down. Then she smiled over at her daughter who was trying to wrangle her mess of curly, brown hair into a messy bun in her vanity mirror.

"Mum, I don't know how you did this all the time," Cassie groaned. After a few minutes of struggling she finally managed to pull her hair back and sighed, shaking her arms out. "I might just keep my hair down all the time."

"At least for potions you'll want to have it up," Hermione smiled. "Here, I've charmed a whole package of hair ties so that they don't break and you'll never lose them."

"That's going to be nice!" Cassie took the pack and put it in the front pocket of her backpack. "Especially since Jinx likes to steal them!"

There was a chuckle from the doorway and they both turned to see Draco leaning against the doorframe. He smiled and said, "I still can't believe we let you name your cat Jinx."

Cassie smirked, which Hermione still believed made her look almost exactly like Draco. While she had gotten her mother's mess of brown curls, nearly everything else came from Draco. She had the high cheek bones of the Malfoys and that infamous smirk, and when it was paired with her stormy grey eyes, everyone knew she was up to mischief. Draco, of course, was completely oblivious to it as she was his little angel.

"There are plenty of other things I could have named him," Cassie retorted. "Aunt Ginny told me about a certain nickname of yours from school, dad."

Hermione snickered while Draco looked mortified. "The longer she spends married to Blaise, the more Slytherin she becomes."

He pushed off the doorway and slowly walked into the room with his hands in his pockets, eyeing the black trunk on his daughter's bed and her backpack. It was amazing how quickly eleven years went by. Of course, it had nearly been twelve, since she turned eleven after the previous school year had started, same with her cousins. Well, Sera and Nathan were nearly cousins to Cassie and Scorpius, their nine-year-old son.

Draco sighed. She was going to be twelve this year, and he was going to miss her birthday for the first time since she would be at Hogwarts for it. Maybe McGonagall would allow them to come visit her for her birthday.

"Alright, have you found Jinx yet?" Hermione asked, putting a hand on Cassie's shoulders.

"Not yet, I wanted to save him for last since he doesn't really like the carrier," Cassie said.

"I'm sure he's off chasing Godric somewhere," Draco said with a grin. "You can let him out of his carrier as soon as you get into your compartment, but make sure you don't let him out of the compartment."

"Mum!"

Their nine-year-old son, Scorpius, ran into the room looking rather distressed. "Mum, I can't find my new blazer!"

"What do you need your blazer for?" Hermione chuckled. "You look fine just how you are!"

"I need to make a good first impression!" Scorpius said proudly. "What if my mate is at the train station?"

Cassie rolled her eyes slightly at her brother. "You won't know who they are until you turn, Scorp."

"That doesn't mean I can't try to look good for them even if I don't know who they are!" Scorpius stuck his tongue out at his sister and Draco laughed, ruffling his son's hair.

"You've been spending too much time with your Uncle Blaise," Draco stated, shaking his head. "Come on, I'll help you find your blazer, Scorp."

The two of them left, leaving just Hermione and Cassie in the room. Cassie watched quietly as her mother rechecked her list once more, chewing on the inside of her cheek.