I still after all this time I don't own any of these characters Ms Rowling refuses to give them to me, and really why should she?

29 June 1998

"Harry I know that this is a stupid question, but how are you feeling today?" Dumbledore asked looking extremely concerned with no evidence of his usual twinkle in his eyes.

The final battle had happened the day before and Harry had again had to watch people that he cared about die. Infact the last person to die on the side of the light had been Harry's best friend Ron Weasley. However Harry had managed to kill Voldemort which effectively meant that at least the worst of the war was over.

"I don't really know how to feel sir. I lost so many people yesterday, Ron died just to save my life. I know that was his choice and he did it to make sure that I survived to fight Voldemort, but I don't think that Bellatrix could have killed me. What if he died for no reason?"

"Harry we have no way to know if she could kill you, though I suspect that no one is capable of killing you apart from Voldemort, I am not sure that she could not. Ron decided that he could not take that risk. Do you think that if Ron had not done what he did and you had died that he would have been able to live with himself?"

"I know that he wouldn't, he proved that he would die to make sure that I survived in the first year, it's the uncertainty about whether it was a necessary for him to die or not."

"I understand Harry. What is truly worrying me is that in the past you have seemed to try and take person responsibility for everybody on our side that has died. I wanted to make sure that you didn't start to do that again. Bellatrix Lestrange was responsible for Ron's death not you. You also are not responsible for any one else who died yesterday. What you and Hermione did to the school wards actually saved more lives than we reasonably could have expected to save, also you killing Voldemort saved more lives than we will ever know.

"You have again lived up to all expectations that any one could possibly have for you and exceeded them. I can not tell you how proud I am of you and what a privilege it has been to be part of your life."

"Thank you sir."

"Harry unfortunately I am again forced to ask for you forgiveness. A few months ago you received a desk with a diary inside of it."

"I remember sir, you were going to see if you could get any information from the diary"

"Yes Harry, I however was unable to gain any information from the diary it is obvious that the diary has some information within it however the diary has very powerful privacy spells on it. I was unable to break the privacy spells. Though I have from the beginning suspected that you would easily be able to break the spells put on it. I hope there is nothing in the diary that would have prevented what happened yesterday."

"Sir even if there is a detailed description of what happened yesterday I don't think that in the heat of the battle that there would be anything that we would have been able to do about it. I suspect that what happened is what was supposed to happen including you not giving me the diary."

"Harry I have realised for a long time now that you are truly an adult, but if I didn't know that before I certainly realise it now. I think it is time I returned the diary to you."

Dumbledore gave the diary back to Harry. Of cause Harry automatically opens the diary without even thinking about it. He is instantly confronted with Professor Snape's writing without even having to utter a spell.

"I can read the diary sir, it's Professor Snape's it begins at the beginning of the year and end on..." Harry skipped through the pages till the last page that he could see Professor Snape's writing. "the 8th of July."

"Harry I think that you should read through that diary very carefully I think you are right the thing's that have happened already should have happened, however I suspect that there is something between now and the 8th that you are supposed to change I believe that the answer is in the diary."

"Yes sir I agree. Is that all you wanted to see me about or should I leave now?"

"No there is one more thing I wanted to ask you if you would be able to take over as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher next year or I should say in September. I will also be asking Miss Granger to take over teaching Transfiguration. I realise that you were planning to go into Auror training and I understand if you say no to this position, though I must say that you have a gift for teaching defence."

"I have been thinking for a while that I do not wish to be an Auror anymore and I do enjoy teaching the DA. I'm not sure how good I would be at some of the other things though like marking essays and stuff."

"Harry if you took the position you would learn skills such as those very quickly what is important is knowing the subject, which you do. Knowing how to teach, which you do and having the respect of the students, which you have."

"But what if they don't respect me as a professor I know that they do as a peer but I won't be any more."

"When myself, Minerva and Severus where telling the younger students to go onto the quidditch pitch and you were telling them to go into Gryffindor tower who did the listen to? I think that answers the question about respect."

"I suppose that you are right about that I just a bit worried I just don't want to be another bad defence teacher. As we have had enough of those already but I think I am better than a lot of them already."

"Yes Harry you are, however I will have to give you a syllabus much of the things that you have taught in the DA would get the school closed down if the were taught in Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons."

"I understand sir I don't think that they should be taught really either. It's just that we were in a war situation and I couldn't pretend that we wouldn't need spells that we wouldn't usually use and that shouldn't really be taught in school."

"I know Harry. And you don't have to call me sir any more we will be colleges in a few weeks time, call me Albus. Also I was hoping that if you took the job as Defence teacher that you would be prepared to take on the responsibility of Gryffindor House. They will probably be feeling insecure after Minerva's death and they need someone who they trust. Also I have noticed that you a Severus have become quite close over the last few months hopefully you friendship will encourage greater co-operation between Slytherin and Gryffindor Houses."

"I'll fulfil the role as best as I can sir, sorry Albus."

"Thank you Harry I'll talk to you tomorrow about the syllabus for your lessons when you go up to Gryffindor house would you ask Hermione to come down and talk to me please?"

"Yes Albus I'll see you tomorrow."

Sorry this took so long I couldn't find any inspiration. Again thank you to every one who is reading this.