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A/N: Okay, here's the last chapter of The Reasons to Live. I'm letting my readers choose, it's either a long epilogue, maybe three parts of one, where Lily and Matt might get together, ;-). Or a sequel that's based on their children with some Harry and Hermione stuff. So pick one, I'll do either! Here it is!! OH, and Luna is a little OC, but only because I want her to be, in this story she's changed a little, as most people do when they get older, :-D.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, except for all of the offspring. That and the plot, is all I own. If I owned everything, then I'd be J.K. Rowling, and very rich. Sadly I am not, *cries*.

A New Life

The Boy Who Lived…Again

By Luna Weasley

Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, actually lived again, without us knowing it! He is in fact alive! I've had an exclusive interview with him to figure out why he was gone all these years.

After the battle with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, who is finally proven completely dead, an unknown death-eater cast a spell on Mr. Potter. It cast him to America where he remembered everything he had learned, but nothing of his memories or who he was. He found jobs around America for years, never knowing who he truly was. He called himself Chuck Thompson.

Finally, in early September, he came back to England. It was just meant as a trip, but on this `trip' he saw his wife Hermione Potter. She immediately knew who he was, of course, and brought him to Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The renowned wizard immediately knew what curse was cast upon him and explained it to Harry.

It turns out that Harry Potter, or `Chuck Thompson', had been having dreams of his real past, that included Hermione and Professor Dumbledore. He believed them, and a counter-curse was cast upon him by Dumbledore to recover his memory. He is now finally back, and met the daughter he never knew just a week ago, it was a tearfelt reunion…or introduction, should I say? He is now back in our world, and has gained a job at the Ministry of Magic in the Magical Games and Sports department.

I, for one, welcome the boy who lived back with open arms. I hope everyone else does too.

"Well?" Luna asked from her spot on the couch in the Potter's living room.

Harry put down the paper and looked at her with his eyebrows raised, saying, "Chuck Thompson?" Hermione giggled slightly and stopped when Harry glared at her. "What? It's funny," she said with a hurt look. With that she clamped her hand over her mouth and jumped up from the couch, running to the bathroom.

"She's been doing that all week. She should go to a healer and find out what's wrong." Harry said as he looked worriedly after his wife. Luna nodded slowly as Ron walked into the room armed with a box of cookies, Tammy following him in a trance.

"Where'd Ermimee go?" Ron said with his mouth full of cookies. Luna looked at him with a disgusted expression and said, "She's…sick. Do you have to talk like that?" He nodded and smiled at her. Harry shook his head and rolled his eyes. With that Hermione walked back in to the room with a weak smile.

"I've been doing that all week. Sorry, guys." She said, sitting again next to Luna on the couch. Luna looked at her with a worried expression.

"Hermione? You say you've been throwing up all week? And Harry came back about two weeks ago?" Hermione nodded with a confused expression before clapping her hand up to her mouth.

"You don't think that…that…" Hermione said and looked towards Luna's growing stomach. "I'm pregnant?" She smiled and hugged Luna tightly. Harry had jumped when he heard the word `pregnant', but now was smiling broadly.

"I'm gonna be a daddy? Again?" He jumped up with an excited whoop and grabbed Hermione in a fierce hug, spinning her around as she laughed at him.

"Well, there's a spell to make sure. Want me to do it?" Hermione nodded excitedly and Luna took her wand out, muttering a couple of words before a few green sparks came out of the end. "You are! Almost two weeks along!" Hermione jumped up excitedly.

"I'm pregnant! I have to owl Lily!" She ran to her desk as Harry sat back in his chair smiling like a madman. Ron looked up from his cookies with a happy expression and clapped Harry on the back.

"Congratulations, mate!" Harry nodded happily, saying, "I'm going to be a daddy." Luna and Ron looked at each other, stifling their laughter at Harry's craziness.

May 28^th

"This! Is…all…your…FAULT!" Hermione yelled from her bed in St. Mungo's to Harry, who was sitting on a chair next to her, his hand purple from his wife squeezing it. She breathed `hee-hee-hoo-hoo' while glaring at Harry, squeezing his hand even tighter as she pushed again after the healer's instruction.

"Just…breathe, Mione. Hee hee hoo hoo. Oww, you have no idea how much my hand hurts right now." Harry said, wincing. Hermione pushed and glared at him with knives in her eyes.

"I…don't…KNOW? You…(breathe) try…(push) child…birth!" He looked at her and said,

"Oh…right, sorry, Mione. Just…push, push!" He copied the healer as he said it.

"Its head is out, Mrs. Potter, just push harder! Push!" Yelled the healer from his spot at the end of the bed. She squeezed Harry's hand and he winced, saying,

"You can do it, Hermione. I love you." He smiled at her and she just glared back as she pushed again.

"Okay, Hermione, it's almost out. One more BIG push and it'll be out! Now push!" The healer said. Hermione yelled and pushed one more time, to the sound of a baby wailing. Harry ran over to the healer as he cast a cleansing charm and wrapped the baby up in a pink blanket.

"Congratulations, Mr. Potter, it's a girl." He handed Harry the bundled up baby and he walked quickly to Hermione, rocking his new daughter back and forth before handing her to Hermione.

"Oh! She has my hair; hopefully it won't be bushy. And your eyes, I'd be okay if all of our children got your eyes." Harry leaned down for a kiss and they both smiled as they pulled apart.

"What do you want to name her?" Harry whispered as he sat in the chair again and brushed his fingers through the baby's hair.

"How about…Carissa Rose Potter? Rose is my grandma's name." Harry smiled at his wife and kissed her nose before kissing Carissa on the forehead, saying, "Carissa it is then. My daughter." Lily ran into the room right then, saying,

"I flooed over as soon as I heard, how is she? What'd you name her?" Hermione patted the bed beside her and Lily jumped up next to her.

"Meet your new sister, Carissa Rose Potter." Lily smiled as Hermione handed her the baby and she cradled it carefully.

"She has our eyes, Dad." Harry nodded and kissed both of his daughters on the forehead.

"My little green-eyed daughters." With that he got up onto the bed behind Hermione. She lay her head in his lap and looked up at him, saying, "I love you, Harry." He smiled at her and said,

"I love you too, Mione." They leaned in to kiss but Lily groaned and said,

"Do you guys have to do that in front of your children?" Hermione laughed and hugged Lily to her. They lay on that small hospital bed like that, Lily holding Carissa, Hermione hugging Lily, with her head in her husband's lap. She smiled at her family and thought, Now this is a reason to live.

The End

A/N: Ok, now it's your turn to choose, long epilogue and no sequel, or short epilogue and sequel. It's your choice, so you'll have to review to choose! So review!! Right now!!! Thank you!

-Emily

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