Chapter Seven; The First Flight

Thanks a lot everyone! I really appreciate all the support, really! Most of you guys if not all of you have been following the Harry Snape series ever since the very first one and I love you very much for it! But if Lily didn't die, there wouldn't be much of a story. However Harry knocks it out of the ballpark when he preaches at her funeral next chapter.

Which that brings me to this question because I just really HAVE to ask since I can't take it anymore lol! Anyway, I'm just curious, and I'm not talking to Emese (Muroch) on this one because I already know that she is. But show of hands, how many of you are Christians and how many of you are here to enjoy the story. I don't care if it's that later one, because I'm still very honored if not more honored that you're not and are still able to put up with all this just because you think it's good.

But yeah, I was just getting very curious with it, and as I said before I'm not AS spiritual as Harry is (and most of you already know my opinions with fantasy magic verses the ones written against it in the Bible) and that's partly why I write it that way because it's been helping me and blessing me, and getting my faith stronger. And I sincerely hope that I am doing that for you too if you haven't found Jesus yet and WISH to find Him that Harry's prayer a couple of chapters ago was for you as well. However although I love the Lord, I am in by no means born again because that's only written about in one chapter (John) and I don't believe that a loving God would condemn a perfectly good and kind person for having different beliefs.

I also believe that you can follow most of the Ten Commandments without being religious at all. So yeah, I don't want to start a debate in here, I was just stating my beliefs and asking about yours. If you don't feel comfortable about it you don't have to share, just pure curiosity. Again, I am not here to convert you, but if I have somehow introduced you to God or wanting a stronger relationship with Him and given you hope I would really love to hear about it because that would just about make me one of the happiest girls in the whole entire world.

Enjoy the next chapter! (sorry the beginning's pretty sad)

Lots of Love, April

"I'm sorry Fleur, but I've got to go." Harry told her but she just simply nodded at him.

"It's alright Harry, I completely understand. You'll be in our prayers." She told him as Harry thanked her before running out of the door and disapparating. He reappeared outside the wizarding hospital and ran up to the front desk.

"Hullo I'm looking for my father." He told her.

"Name?" she inquired.

"Snape." He replied but all of a sudden his father appeared at the end of the hallway and started walking over to him.

"Harry what are you doing here? I thought I told you to stay back at the Weasley's with your brothers and sisters. You shouldn't be here son, your mother and I don't want you to see her in the type of state she's in." he said.

"I know, but I had to. I came to say goodbye." He began as he dug his cross necklace out of his pocket and put it around his neck. "Besides, I'm not going to be alone." He told him.

"Alright, very well. Come with me." His father said as he started leading him down the hallway and into his mother's hospital room. He stopped and looked at her lifeless body. "She's still alive, she's only sleeping right now." He assured him as Harry glanced over at his Aunt Petunia who was sitting by her bedside and clutching her hand tightly inside her own. She quickly turned her head to look back at him and he could see that her eyes were full of tears. Then she let go of her sister's hand and hurried over to him throwing her arms around his neck.

"Oh Harry, I'm so sorry." She told him with a sniff. "I should have been there for you both for all of those years." She told him while placing a kiss on his cheek and then breaking out of the embrace with another sniff as she brushed away her tears.

"It's alright, I already told you,.. I forgive you. And so does my mum." He told her. "Neither one of us want you to feel guilty about it." He said with a shake of his head. "All we care about is the fact that you're here for us now." He said as they looked at each other for a few moments before Lily started waking up.

"Harry,.." she whispered as they both turned around and looked down at her and Petunia stepped back and watched as he walked over to the bedside and knelt down beside her taking ahold of her hand and kissing the back of it.

"It's me Mum, I'm here." He said through the lump in his throat as his eyes suddenly started filling up with tears.

"Where are your brothers and sisters?" she asked him.

"They're still at Bill and Fleur's." he replied with a sniff as a tear rolled down his cheek.

"Oh baby, what's the matter?" she questioned him softly while reaching up and rubbing it away with her thumb. "You know that I'm going to be alright. God's taking me to Heaven." She told him.

"I know. I'm just not ready to say goodbye yet. But I guess I wouldn't be must of a Christian if I said that I really didn't want Him to." He said with another sniff as another tear rolled down his cheek.

"No of course not, He understands. But I just want you to know how much I love you, and bringing you into the world was the best decision I ever made. Along with saving your life so that you could live. And I'll always be with you and watching over you until we see each other again. Promise me that you won't forget that and that you'll always wear your cross necklace every day from this day forward. That way you won't ever have to go through the thought of being alone." She told him. "Promise me now Harry." she said as a few moments of silence fell between them.

"I promise." He told her with another sniff while wiping away his tears before grabbing her hand again as she started singing softly to him.

"When Jesus went down through the water that day. He was baptized in the usual way. And when it was done, God blessed His Son. He sent Him His love, on the wings of a dove." She sang before they started singing the chorus together.

"On the wings of a snow white dove, He sends His pure sweet love. A sign from above, on the wings of a dove." They sung together as Lily smiled, closed her eyes, and breathed her last. Harry looked at her for a few moments before starting to sob and then held her hand close up to his face while his father and aunt watched him silently weeping themselves.

Harry had almost decided not to go to work the next day. At lunch he told Aaron and some more of his coworkers all about what had happened. "Oh Harry, I'm sorry. This must really be a hard day for you." He told him.

"Yeah but I know that for my mother, it's the happiest day that she ever had." He said.

"Amen to that, bless your heart. You really are a wonderful man with a great deal of love in it. I mean you would have to. You have completely devoted it to serving God and caring for one of His most misunderstood creatures on the planet." Aaron told him.

"Yeah, that's partly the reason I came in here today. Just being with the dragons really makes me feel better along with wearing my mother's cross. I know she was right. I can feel that God is with me and I know He is since that's exactly what He promised. By the way, my mother's funeral is on Thursday and the calling hours are on Wednesday. I'll be preaching." He said.

"Good, even though I don't go to your church I hear that you're a really good preacher and I look forward to hearing you." Aaron told him as they went to back to eating their lunch. Afterwards they both used the restroom before going to check on Lucky who was busy stretching his legs and running around the room.

"He looks really good today." Harry said with a grin.

"Yeah, he's really been putting on weight. I think it's time that we give him a taste of the great outdoors." Aaron told him.

"Do you think he's ready?" Harry asked him.

"Sure, he should be learning how to fly at any point now." Aaron said as Harry grinned.

"I'll go get my broom." He told him.

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"Wow Harry, I haven't seen you on a broom since you got your license." Aaron told him as he swung his legs around his Firebolt.

"Yeah, I mostly only ride it for fun now since I like to drive to get places." He explained.

"Alright, are you ready?" Aaron asked him while placing Lucky on the ground beside him.

"I am whenever he is." Harry said glancing over his shoulder at the dragling who turned his body around facing the sun and started stretching his wings. Then he raced a crossed the ground gathering speed before he started flapping his wings and hovering off the ground. Harry kicked off the ground and soared right after him. A wide grin stretched a crossed his face as he glanced over to look at him while the two of them raced a crossed the sky.

Harry had forgotten just how much he had missed the wind rushing through the air. Lucky let out a triumphant screech as he soared higher into the sky as Harry turned his head back around and did the same. "Woohoo!" he shouted excitedly as Aaron tilted his head back and grinned while watching them from the ground.