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Chapter 1:

New Beginnings

It was all over, the Dark Lord was dead. The fear he spread, his fury, and his wrath. Harry Potter was lowering his wand, all was quiet and then the cheers began. In moments he was surrounded by a large mass of people, all wanted to hug hold or touch the boy that had changed the wizarding world forever. There was no more fear, nothing to worry families, no innocent children killed. He was never coming back. Just as all of this sank in and the people that had helped bring down Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters had finally come to realize that this was all over. A booming bass erupted in the hall; the sound was so loud that it sent shivers down their spines. All of a sudden a magnificent white light enveloped the room. And the same phoenix lament that had been sung at Dumbledore's death was now being sung, by what Harry did not know. Maybe it was Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix returned at last to the once home of his master. But all that they could see was the massive light, so bright that it hurt to look at. Then all of a sudden it was all over. For a moment they stood, shocked at what had happened, confused and some where even a little scared. Just as some turned towards the Great Hall to find something to eat or to comfort those whom had lost loved ones the few people inside the Hall came running out screaming. Molly Weasly was the first out, tears streaming down her cheeks and an awed smile on her face.

"Fred is alive!" she screamed running towards Arthur Weasly and the rest of her family. The Weasly's just stood there looking shocked. Then Ginny spoke,

"Fred isn't dead? But Mom, he can't have come back to life. That's utterly impossible." Ginny said, to the nods of approval from her brothers.

"Mother, I think that you're just in a bit of shock from all that has happened. Perhaps you should lie down." Percy said trying and failing to calm his mother.

Mrs. Weasly wasn't going to take no for an answer.

"Follow me," she said beckoning her family to follow her. "Come on, you'll see."

Harry looked over towards the Weasly family, thinking of how nice it would be to finally be able to be with Ginny. No more worry that one of the Death Eaters would find out how truly valuable Ginny was to him. He smiled happily to himself. Ron and Hermione were happy; the wizarding world was happy and safe, now he could just live in peace.

He saw the Weasly's all following Mrs. Weasly into the Great Hall. He decided to follow and see what was going on. They had all clustered around Fred's body.

He heard Mrs. Weasly say "Oh God Fred, you are so lucky. I won't let you out of my sight ever again!" Harry heard a groan and was shocked to hear George murmuring something too low for his ears to pick up.

As soon as he reached the group Ginny looked up and smiled and rapped her arms around him "Look Harry." she said, pointing towards where Fred's dead body lay.

Or once dead body.

He was now laughing and smiling at his family all clustered around him. He looked up and saw Harry staring at him with a shocked look on his face. Fred just grinned even more at him and then said "Hey, how's it going then?" and just grinned at the eyes that had widened at his voice.

"So you're alive?" sputtered Harry. Apparently now for some reason the dead could come back to life, or Fred had just pulled a massive prank on them. Which to Harry was a lot more probable. Unless...

He unwound himself from Ginny and walked over to where Lupin's body lay. There was no one there. He looked around and saw him standing with his wife and holding Teddy. He looked better than he ever did before.

Harry walked over to Remus and stood before him. Remus looked down at Harry and saw that the boy looked tired and confused. He held his arms out so that Harry could hug him. Harry looked at him for a moment and then slowly took a couple steps and then rapped his arms around him and hugged him tightly.

"Oh Remus, I thought you were dead and never going to see your son. I'm so sorry!" Harry choked out between stifled sobs. He didn't know what had come over him but he remembered when Lupin had stood by him and told him that he was going to be okay. Walking through the forest he came to find out that he actually did really love Lupin, being one of the men that actually cared for him he couldn't help but find himself extremely saddened by his death.

Remus was shocked and warmed by the boys reaction and a bit guilty too. He vaguely remembered being in the forest walking Harry to his own death. He remembered seeing his composure and feeling an immense pride swell inside of him. Harry had always had a light inside of him that was as bright as the sun.

Just then the great hall doors were thrown open and in came Albus Dumbledore, and strolling in behind him was a very familiar figure all clad in black, his cloak billowing about him as he walked in. Severus Snape was alive again.

Harry let go of his hold on Lupin and started towards Dumbledore and Snape, but he didn't get that far because Molly Weasly pulled him back, pointed at Snape and screamed "KILL HIM!" within moments everybody was looking at Snape and pulling out their wands.

Harry couldn't let this happen. No matter what they thought, Severus Snape was not a criminal. He got away from Molly's hold and ran forward to try to get them to back off and just listen to him. "Everybody, please stop!" Harry commanded. He was surprised to hear the indefinite power and command in his tone, but it made the angry mass of witches and wizards stop in their tracks.

"Severus Snape is a good man. He does not deserve to be portrayed as a murderer any longer." Harry's voice rang through the hall. People were looking at him as if he had lost his mind.

"But Harry, he killed Dumbledore. He's also a Death Eater." said Mrs. Weasly's soothing voice. She obviously thought that Harry was not in a shape to comprehend things at the present time.

"NO! You've got it all wrong! He's not a MURDER!" Harry screamed angrily. Thinking that he had for sure had to have bursted a vein. He was so angry that they wouldn't listen to him; after all he had just saved them all from the evil wrath of The Dark Lord. Just then he felt a hand on his shoulder, he looked up and saw the face of is once most hated teacher.

Severus Snape looked down at the son of his first and only love, his eyes sparked with a fury that he had never seen before. He was mad. Severus smiled, for he had never known Harry, and had never liked him. His old prejudice stopping him from seeing the true boy that he was, he truly was like Lily. Not only in his eyes, but in his personality and his spirit.

"It's alright Harry; they choose not to believe and to be completely honest I don't care. I've been hated for so long that it doesn't really bother me now." He said, looking into the beautiful evergreen eyes of the boy.

At that moment there were many screams and the two looked around. Eventually Harry's eyes and Severus's eyes focused on the pair that had entered the Great Hall.