Nineteen Years Later

Summary

• The chapter takes place 19 years after the main events of the novel, depicting Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Ginny Weasley as adults who now have their own children.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron hold prominent positions in the wizarding society: Harry now works as Auror, Ron runs a popular joke shop, and Hermione is Minister of Magic.
• Harry and Ginny have three children: James Sirius, who already attends Hogwarts; Albus Severus, who is about to start at Hogwarts; and Lily Luna, who is too young to attend.
• Ron and Hermione are married with two children: Rose, who is starting her first year at Hogwarts with Albus, and Hugo who is too young to attend.
• Albus worries about being sorted into Slytherin and Harry reassures him, saying that he’s named after two headmasters of Hogwarts, one of whom was a Slytherin and the bravest man he ever knew.
• As the Hogwarts Express pulls away, Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione wave goodbye to their children, with Harry's scar having caused him no pain for 19 years, signifying that his battles are truly over.
• Malfoy, once Harry's adversary, also sees his son off to Hogwarts and appears to nod respectfully to Harry, showing a possible truce between them.
• The chapter essentially closes the Harry Potter series by offering a sense of peace and continuity, with a new generation starting at Hogwarts, and the older generation continuing to uphold justice in the wizarding world.