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A/N: Thanks to those of you who hung tight even with the last chapter. I think this chapter will be more satisfactory (wink).

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"How's he doing? Is he going to be okay?" said a voice.

"Well, it looks like he was put under the cruiciatus curse for quite a while, and we've seen what happens when that goes on for too long. However, he is quite a strong-willed boy. I think that if you make sure that he hears your voice, he will recover. Before he went into this coma, he thought you were dead. I think that was quite a blow to him." Said another voice.

"I won't leave his side until he wakes up. He's everything to me now. I can't lose him now." Said the first voice.

Harry couldn't quite figure out who they were but he knew that he knew both of them. He thought one of them must be the nurse, but the other one? He knew it from someone. He couldn't figure it out before he dropped back into darkness.

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"Good Morning, sleepy head. You've been asleep for a week now. Madame Pomfrey says that you are doing better though and will make a full recovery."

Harry sat straight up in bed and stared long and hard at his father. He couldn't believe it? How could this possibly be? Harry knew that his father was dead. Lord Voldemort wouldn't lie about performing Avada Kedavra on Snape. Harry thought he must have been dreaming.

"You are not dreaming, son. It's me… your father."

"But how? Voldemort told me that he had performed 'Avada Kedavra' on you. How is it possible?"

"I had figured for a while, what was going to happen. I knew that Voldemort would come after me before he came after you. I've been working on a potion for a while now that would inoculate you against the effects of Avada Kedavra. It looks like I've succeeded. It's a very difficult potion and I'm not even sure I can duplicate the effects. Even with the potion, it's very temporary. It lasts 30 minutes at the most. I wasn't sure that it would work, but I had to take a chance. I knew that you needed to face him alone. I knew all along that you would be able to defeat him. I had confidence in you."

Harry still couldn't quite believe all of the events of the past few days and still more that his father was still alive. The warmth he felt in his heart surprised him. "What is to happen to Voldemort now that he is without his powers?"

"He will be forced to live in the muggle world exactly as they live. He will have no contact with the wizarding community nor be allowed to handle any magical thing. For Voldemort, this will be punishment enough. He will no longer have the power that defines who he is. He will suffer greatly. There will always be a member of the wizarding community keeping watch over him to make sure that these rules are enforced. I know this is going to take a while for you to take in. A lot has happened in the last few days. As wonderful as it is that Lord Voldemort has been defeated, neither you nor I nor the rest of the world is out of danger. He had some very loyal followers who I know are going to want revenge on me for being a traitor and on you for defeating Voldemort. They will try and continue his mission. But the ministry will eventually track down these people. Everything will be okay now. I do have some good news for you though."

Harry didn't know that he could take much more of any kind of news.

"It's okay. I promise this will perk you right up. The ministry decided to reward you for your valuable service to them. They knew how much you wanted to be an auror. So they made you an honorary auror. They sent a certificate for you as well. They have officially promised that as long as you finish your schooling and achieve the proper marks, there will be a job waiting for you when you return."

With this wonderful news and the news that his father was still alive, Harry fell into a peaceful sleep.