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Chapter Thirty-Eight

After the travesty that was the day of Ophelia's and Draco's wedding, they had decided to have another party for their wedding celebration at the Weasley's burrow. They had set up another tent for the occasion as they did with Ophelia's birthday. The newlywed couple had also talked to the Aurors again, asking if Lucius would be able to join them for the occasion. The Aurors had talked amongst themselves and spoke about how Lucius did protect her and the rest of the family from Mister Parkinson and the rest of the death eaters. He had been on his best behavior and didn't mention a thing about Voldemort or Ophelia joining the cause. They had gladly agreed that Lucius would be able to attend the reception to make up for what they lost at the wedding.

The party was being held on a Saturday, and currently, the Weasley's, Zabini's, and the Malfoy's were setting up the tent. Lucius had yet to arrive, as he was waiting on the Aurors to retrieve him.

After the tent was pitched, everyone took a small break before they started to make enchantments on the tent, as well as decorating the area.

Ophelia saw George sitting by himself. She knew that he was still devastated about Fred's death. Ophelia walked over to him and sat next to him. George smiled at her and they sat in comfortable silence for a while.

"How have you been doing George?" Ophelia asked. She knew that it was a very touchy subject for George to talk about Fred. George let out a shaky breath and hesitated.

"I've been trying to be okay. It's hard," George spoke and Ophelia rubbed his back.

"You know I'm here for you George, with anything you need," George smiled.

"Thank you, Ophelia. That means a lot to me," The pair smiled at one another as they got up to finish helping with the tent. After they had finished the enchantments they took a lunch break, and that was the moment where the Aurors apparated near the burrow. Everyone watched as they took Lucius out of the chains he was in. One of the Aurors walked up to Ophelia and pulled her aside.

"Ophelia, we have a question for you," The man started and Ophelia nodded.

"After seeing Mister Malfoy's actions at your wedding, we were wondering if you would be comfortable with us Aurors not being here. We gave him Veritaserum after the occasion, and he said that he wouldn't try escaping or cause any kind of harm. If you are not comfortable with any Aurors not being here, we will stay, but the choice is up to you." The Auror stated and Ophelia didn't hesitate to answer.

"No, you all can leave if you believe there is no harm." Ophelia smiled and the Auror nodded.

"Alright, we will be back later tonight to retrieve him," The Auror turned to the others and nodded once. A moment after that they apparated away and left Lucius standing alone. Draco walked over to Ophelia and spoke in hushed tones.

"Are you sure you want him here unsupervised?" Draco was worried for his love. He still didn't fully trust his father.

"They gave him Veritaserum. He said he wasn't going to do anything. I trust him." Ophelia spoke and Draco sighed. He loved and hated at the same time how trusting she was.

"Alright, if you say so love." Draco kissed the top of her head and grabbed her hand. Lucius had already started walking toward his son and daughter-in-law. As Lucius approached, the first thing he did was give Ophelia a hug. Ophelia was taken by surprise but gladly hugged her father-in-law.

"Thank you," Lucius whispered to Ophelia.

"You're welcome," Ophelia whispered back. Lucius let go of Ophelia and turned to his son. He wanted to hug his son, but he knew that Draco wouldn't be comfortable with that. Lucius held out his hand toward his son, and Draco shook his father's hand. Narcissa came and joined them and she hugged her husband. She loved the change in heart he had and wanted to make their marriage work, whether he was in Azkaban or not.

The Malfoy's walked over to the others in front of the burrow, waiting to go inside and eat lunch. Arthur Weasley was looking at Lucius warily. He knew that he had helped protect Ophelia at her wedding, but he knew how dangerous Lucius also was, and he did not currently know where his loyalty lied.

"Arthur," Lucius nodded his head once.

"Lucius," Arthur copied Lucius' motions, and Lucius could tell he was not trusted here at the Weasley's home.

Everyone walked inside, and Lucius took this time to take in the burrow. It was very different from the manor. He saw how cramped it was in the burrow, but it was also cozy in a way. it definitely felt like home. Arthur was waiting for Lucius to insult the place, however, the insult never came. Arthur watched as Lucius walked around the living room and the dining room, taking in everything about the home. The Weasley clan was watching him intently, waiting to see what he would say. Lucius turned around to see everyone watching him. He cleared his throat slightly before he spoke.

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"You have a lovely home, Arthur." Arthur was taken back by surprise. Never in his mind did he ever think that Lucius would ever compliment him about anything. Arthur gave a small smile of appreciation.

"Thank you, Lucius." Everyone found a spot at the table, and whoever couldn't find a spot stood around the table. Molly had the pans and utensils cooking, and everyone started making small talk, mostly about where Ophelia and Draco would want certain decorations. After about fifteen minutes the food was done and everyone was starving. The families continued to make small talk as they ate, Lucius tending to be quieter than the others. After everyone was done eating, they went back to the tent and finished the decorations.

Several hours later, everyone decided to get ready for the party. Ophelia had decided to wear her party dress again, as it wasn't ruined from her fight with Mister Parkinson.

After everyone had gotten ready for the party, the guests started showing up and there were a few straggler Aurors lurking around the outside of the tent just for safety precautions.

Everyone was having a great time at the party. Everyone was finally able to relax and let loose, knowing that nothing bad was going to happen.

And nothing did. The evening went very smoothly.

Everyone had a wonderful time at the party. No drama happened. No one was in danger. The party went on until the early hours of the morning. All of the guests had left by three am. It was the wedding party that they had wanted from the very beginning.

Draco and Ophelia ended up going to bed after all of the guests had left, as well as the Weasley clan retiring to the burrow for the night. They apparated back to the Malfoy Manor and got ready for bed. They cuddled into each other and tried to fall asleep, but Draco was having a hard time.

"Ophelia?" Draco whispered.

"Yes?" Ophelia was about to fall asleep and sounded very groggy.

"I have a question,"

"Ask away," Ophelia responded while letting out a yawn. Draco was nervous to ask her. They hadn't spoken about this topic yet.

"What do you think about kids?" Draco whispered, almost afraid to speak up. Ophelia heard him, however, and became wide awake.

"Kids?" Ophelia whispered. She became very emotional. Ophelia has always wanted kids, and she has known for a long time that she has wanted to have her kids with Draco.

"Yeah," Draco cleared his throat. He was starting to get anxious. This isn't the response he was expecting from her. Ophelia smiled and sat up.

"You want to have kids with me?" Draco turned a bright red from embarrassment.

"Yes, but I understand if you don't want to," Draco was starting to regret his question. Ophelia quickly hugged him. Draco was starting to calm down, but he still didn't know what her answer would be.

"Draco, I want to have children with you. I think we should wait for a little while first though." Ophelia smiled at Draco and Draco became ecstatic. He couldn't wait to have children with Ophelia.

"Okay, we will wait then," Draco and Ophelia shared their last kiss for the evening as they fell asleep together.

Two Years Later

Ophelia was sitting in the bathroom accompanied by Ginny and Hermione. At this point, Harry and Ginny had gotten married, as well as Hermione and Ronald.

Ophelia had not been feeling well for a few weeks now and decided that she would need to take a pregnancy test. The first thing that she did was go to Hermione and Ginny. They easily got her a test and told her that they would stay with her for moral support. After three minutes had gone by, Ophelia looked at the test and broke down into tears. Hermione and Ginny then looked at the test and screamed happily.

Pregnant.

Ophelia was pregnant with Draco's child.

Draco, Ron, and Harry had heard the screams and Ophelia's crying and they all ran to Ophelia and Draco's room in the manor. Draco burst through the bedroom door and yelled.

"Ophelia?" Draco was panicking. He heard the crying in the bathroom and quickly ran and knocked on the door.

"Ophelia? Are you okay? We heard screaming!" Ophelia quickly composed herself. She wasn't crying because she was upset. She was ecstatic. She and Draco had been trying for a baby for the last few months and were not successful until now. She quickly grabbed the test and opened the door. She saw Draco's worried face become more worried when he saw her tears.

"Are you okay? What happened? Are you hurt?" Ophelia sniffled and cleared her throat before she responded.

"No," She let out a laugh while handing him the test. "I'm pregnant," It took Draco a minute to comprehend what she had said. Pregnant. Harry and Ron were happy for the couple. The boys started congratulating Ophelia, and Draco was still stood there looking at the test. After another moment he smiled a large grin and started to laugh.

"I'm going to be a father," Draco picked up Ophelia and kissed her. They laughed together and heard people apparate into the parlor. Ophelia had forgotten that her family as well as the Weasley Clan were coming over for dinner tonight. The group quickly ran down the stairs and told everyone the good news.

Ophelia and Draco were going to be parents, and they were beyond thrilled.

Nine Months Later

Ophelia had given birth to a set of twins. A boy and a girl. It was a long and hard pregnancy. The couple named the boy Scorpius, and the girl Aurora, in honor of Ophelia's birth mother.

Eleven Years Later

The friend group was waiting on the platform of 9 and 3/4. They were saying goodbye to their children. Harry was giving a pep talk to his son Albus, Scorpius was hugging his father, Aurora was hugging her mother, and Hermione and Ronald were saying goodbye to their child. Their children got onto the train and sat in the same compartment after waving goodbye to their families from the windows.

As the parents watched the Hogwarts Express leave the station, they all felt a feeling of nostalgia. None of them had been there since the Second Wizarding War. It was truly a different experience watching their children leave, and now they knew how their families felt when they were going to Hogwarts.

They were happy. They didn't have anything to worry about. Voldemort was dead, and no one would be putting their children in danger for the next seven years. They were safe, and that was all that mattered.

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