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A/N: I do now own Any Harry Potter character or Chuck E. Cheese, although if I did I would be rich, living off the invention of a robotic rat doing stupid songs for a bunch of six year olds. I don't think I would like that at all. If I owned Harry Potter, I would be J.K. Rowling, and she doesn't do fanfics, I guess. I mean it would be cool if she did. I do, however own the employees at the Chuck E. Cheese, because I made them up! HAHAHAH!
"DON"T GO!" Kyle cried. He gave Severus a bear hug. "I'll never ever forget- " Right then, his memory had been modified.
When Severus got back to Hogsmeade, he broke down and cried with happiness. He never thought he could be so happy in his life. He was finally home. In Honeydukes, where everyone was, he hugged the first person he saw, he was that happy. They then made their way to Hogwarts, where they would tell Dumbledore of the great news. He would have been cocky about it, but he wasn't about to take chances. Dumbledore might make him work as a janitor or something, to help him learn humility. No, Snape thought. I don't think I will blow my chances of staying in the wizarding world. Not now. When they got to Hogwarts, another wave of happiness took Severus into a whirl of gratitude, and then he started to cry again, he was so happy........again. Professor McGonagall was waiting for them, looking desperate.

"Severus, are the rumors true? Is he gone?" She asked, looking very anxious.

"Yes, Minerva, they are true. The Dark Lord is gone. He was killed. But I don't understand why he was." he said.

"Dumbledore is waiting for you in his office." They walked up to his office, no one in class. The halls were filled with the buzzing of voices of the students, anxiously wondering if Voldemort was really gone. The halls were filled with students, yearning to know if the rumors were true. It was like nothing else he had ever seen, because the teachers too were outside their classes, conversing with other students and teachers. But seeing the students again, Severus started to cry with happiness again. He had a lot kept inside him for those past weeks, and crying helped him get his feelings out. He didn't care who saw him. They didn't have to go there, and serve little children Pizza, and Dress like a rodent and get barfed on and have an over excitable boss half his age! It was a punishment worse than Azkaban. They didn't need dementors to suck the happiness out of a person at Chuck E. Cheese. They had robot animal shows and poorly redone 80's songs about a dancing rat and his fascination with safety pins.(It's true).

They finally reached his office, but not without Snape hugging the students, even the Gryffindors. Yes, this ordeal did make him appreciate his students. He even apologized to Neville who soon after fainted in shock. When they reached Dumbledore's office with many Daily Prophet reporters at the entrance, it was like they were put in a storm. Reporters were shouting at him, asking questions. They (he and the ministry of magic employee) had a hard time getting through the crowd, but they finally made it (the password was "gumdrop") It was like a dream. Snape never thought he would see Dumbledore's office ever again, but, then again, he never thought he'd see Hogwarts or any of the wizarding world again. In his office, Dumbledore was talking to the minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge. Snape waited patiently for them. He was so happy to be home, that nothing could break his spirit. He was finally De- Snaped. He was a grateful and modest person who was happy to be where he was. He was actually looking forward to teaching potions again. He didn't care about the Defense Against the Dark Arts job. As long as he could teach and never go back to the muggle world, he would be happy.