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After the End by by Arabella and Zsenya (PG-13)
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny
Length: novel length
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read: Another post-Hogwarts fic. Harry, Ron and Hermione have graduated, and the war is over. This fic deals with a dilemma familiar to us all - what exactly will you do with your life once you've finished school? It's really nice to see these characters growing up, gives me hope for myself, lol. I love how there's a large cast of characters - lots of familiar faces, plus the authors have fleshed out some of the minor characters in the books and added a couple of new ones - each with their own storyline. They may not be saving the world, but living everyday life can be just as interesting. Ginny may be a bit of a Mary Sue, but I think it's awesome, so shut up. Oh, and Sirius isn't dead, so bonus points!
Harry Potter stood in the fireplace, his glasses askew and his black hair sticking up in every direction.
"Hi, Sirius," he said smilingly, though his eyes were solemn. He stepped out of the fireplace and stood before his godfather, setting down Hedwig’s cage gently and putting his hand out. "Sorry to make you wait like that."
But Sirius didn’t care. He grasped Harry’s hand and pulled him without warning into a tight embrace.
"Welcome home," he said, barely managing to get the words out. "Welcome home, Harry."
Over Sirius’s shoulder, all of them could see Harry’s face. His eyes were shut and his face so tense that the muscles in his jaw were clenched. But he reached around Sirius and hugged him firmly back.
Remus couldn’t help the tears that were rising. It was so like seeing James. He saw that Hermione was looking rather misty as well, and that Ron, though smiling, was somewhat suspiciously red-eyed. Ginny wasn’t crying, but her eyes were fixed on Harry’s face.
"Thanks," Harry muttered after a long moment. He opened his eyes and pulled away. Sirius put hands on his shoulders and looked at him.
"God, you’re tall."
"You just saw me a week ago."
"I didn’t have a chance to notice."
Harry nodded, and so did Remus, watching him. There were plenty of things that had gone unnoticed in the past few years, and there was time to make up for. He turned and magicked his own trunk out of the fireplace, and sent it toward the others. "Hi, Remus," he said, stepping past Sirius to shake his old professor’s hand.
Remus hoped his tears were not still showing. He was fairly certain that Harry had had enough of them. "Hello, Harry. Good to have you here." He gestured around the room to all of them. "Now that you’re all together, shall I give you the tour?"
"Oh, yes, I’d love to see everyth–" but Hermione was not allowed to finish.
"What was that bit earlier, about the lunch?" Ron queried abruptly. "Couldn’t we do that first, and then settle?"
Remus laughed. "Absolutely. And while we’re eating –" he shot a look at Sirius and smiled – "perhaps you all can decide what the sleeping arrangements ought to be."
"Ah yes." Sirius grinned back at him. "Two to each room and the rest is up to you."
The mouths of all four teenagers dropped slightly open. Laughing, Remus and Sirius left them staring at each other, and walked away down the hall toward the kitchen to begin making lunch.
After the End
Pairing: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny
Length: novel length
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read: Another post-Hogwarts fic. Harry, Ron and Hermione have graduated, and the war is over. This fic deals with a dilemma familiar to us all - what exactly will you do with your life once you've finished school? It's really nice to see these characters growing up, gives me hope for myself, lol. I love how there's a large cast of characters - lots of familiar faces, plus the authors have fleshed out some of the minor characters in the books and added a couple of new ones - each with their own storyline. They may not be saving the world, but living everyday life can be just as interesting. Ginny may be a bit of a Mary Sue, but I think it's awesome, so shut up. Oh, and Sirius isn't dead, so bonus points!
Harry Potter stood in the fireplace, his glasses askew and his black hair sticking up in every direction.
"Hi, Sirius," he said smilingly, though his eyes were solemn. He stepped out of the fireplace and stood before his godfather, setting down Hedwig’s cage gently and putting his hand out. "Sorry to make you wait like that."
But Sirius didn’t care. He grasped Harry’s hand and pulled him without warning into a tight embrace.
"Welcome home," he said, barely managing to get the words out. "Welcome home, Harry."
Over Sirius’s shoulder, all of them could see Harry’s face. His eyes were shut and his face so tense that the muscles in his jaw were clenched. But he reached around Sirius and hugged him firmly back.
Remus couldn’t help the tears that were rising. It was so like seeing James. He saw that Hermione was looking rather misty as well, and that Ron, though smiling, was somewhat suspiciously red-eyed. Ginny wasn’t crying, but her eyes were fixed on Harry’s face.
"Thanks," Harry muttered after a long moment. He opened his eyes and pulled away. Sirius put hands on his shoulders and looked at him.
"God, you’re tall."
"You just saw me a week ago."
"I didn’t have a chance to notice."
Harry nodded, and so did Remus, watching him. There were plenty of things that had gone unnoticed in the past few years, and there was time to make up for. He turned and magicked his own trunk out of the fireplace, and sent it toward the others. "Hi, Remus," he said, stepping past Sirius to shake his old professor’s hand.
Remus hoped his tears were not still showing. He was fairly certain that Harry had had enough of them. "Hello, Harry. Good to have you here." He gestured around the room to all of them. "Now that you’re all together, shall I give you the tour?"
"Oh, yes, I’d love to see everyth–" but Hermione was not allowed to finish.
"What was that bit earlier, about the lunch?" Ron queried abruptly. "Couldn’t we do that first, and then settle?"
Remus laughed. "Absolutely. And while we’re eating –" he shot a look at Sirius and smiled – "perhaps you all can decide what the sleeping arrangements ought to be."
"Ah yes." Sirius grinned back at him. "Two to each room and the rest is up to you."
The mouths of all four teenagers dropped slightly open. Laughing, Remus and Sirius left them staring at each other, and walked away down the hall toward the kitchen to begin making lunch.
After the End