A/N: Review

I hold back a gasp seeing my brother standing only meters in front of me. Alive. I couldn't hear what he was saying as the blood continued to pound in my ears, but he and Voldemort seemed to be circling each other one final time. I try to move forward only to feel myself being pulled back, Molly Weasley keeping a firm grasp on my shirt relief in her eyes. I wanted to hug her myself, she had taken down one of the women I hated most in the world and called her a bitch. That was enough for celebration, in my world anyways.

Two spells spoken but only one body falls. The only body that mattered. Ciaos breaks out and I feel my legs propel me towards Harry on instinct as he knelt on the ground staring at the fallen thing in disbelief. The former Tom Riddle, the man who split his soul was dead. Voldemort was dead. It was over. There were shouts of excitement and triumph all around as I launch myself onto my brother feeling tears stream down my face. My left arm was still twinging, I was able to feel it now and I could only imagine the damage that I had caused to it but I didn't care.

"You did it" I cry squeezing him as hard as I could manage. I feel Harry sag against me as it seemed the weight of the world finally lifted off his shoulder.
"I'm sorry I scared you"
"Don't be, your here now" I tell him as he struggles to stand, exhaustion evident in his features. I pull him up with my good arm as people sweep towards us reaching for Harry. I give him a small smile as he look up tiredly. For the first time in awhile I felt like myself.

I look around the Great Hall where people were grouped, some talking others calling out for loved ones or friends. I frown and move away from Hermione who had been healing my arm standing up on one of the benches. Where was Severus?

"Lizzie, what are you doing, love?" Hermione questions. I frown, love. Why was she using that term, that was only used when I was sick or something when she felt the need to baby me. I gaze around the hall as people continue to enter McGonagall making her way to the front, speaking with people along the way.

"Looking for Severus, have any of you seen him?" I question, seeing all three of them stiffen in their seats. My frown deepens and I look down at them noticing that Hermione was now avoiding eye contact. "What? What are you three acting funny for?"
"Lizzie, get off the table, let's go for a walk, yeah?" Ron offers making me scowl. I didn't want to go for a walk, I wanted to know where my guardian was.

"No" I stomp my foot along the bench causing the three of them to jump, "Where-is-Severus?" I emphasize each word loudly staring down at my brother and two best friends.
"Lizzie, we should-"
"No," I cut Harry off, "I'm not going anywhere, tell me where he is, dammit!"

"You're causing a scene Liz-"
"I don't care, I'll cause a bigger one in minute if you don't tell me where the fuck Severus is!" I growl. Warm hands grab my waist and pull me to the ground as I struggle to get away from them, "Unhand me! I swear on my mothers grave I will castrate you if you don't!"

The threat comes out easily as I see both Harry and Ron stand and watch opened mouth as I'm placed on the floor, I spin around trying to punch my captor in the gut only to have hands grasp mine holding them down to my side. I glare up, feeling my eyes narrow in annoyance.
"Let go of me, Wood. There have been many time in the past I have wanted you to touch me, now is not one of them."
"Think of where ye' are, lass. Do ye' really want to further upset these people?"

"I don't care about them right now!," I announce feeling eyes snap towards me, "Where is my father?"
"Lizzie, ye' Dads-"
"Not James Potter you fool, Severus Snape!" I attempt to wrestle away from his hold, "Where is Severus Snape! Merlin help you if someone doesn't tell me something soon!" I continue to struggle pushing, hitting, kicking but Oliver doesn't budge. At any other time I would probably be admiring the fact that he was strong enough to hold me down with just his arm strength. I would probably be admiring his deep brown eyes that for once looked caring and not creeped out but not today. Today I feared the worst and I could feel it in my bones.

"I'll take her." Harry's voice says behind me. I feel Oliver let go of my arms and I spin around to face my brother feeling the tears already threatening to fall. I look up into my brothers eyes already seeing the dread swimming in his emerald pools. I feel my legs give out much like they had earlier when I was faced with Harry's body, it was different now Harry was standing here but someone else was not.

"He's dead isn't he?" I ask flatly all emotion leaving my body, I knew he was, the chill I had gotten earlier made sense now. His magic had been in that potion even though I was still disguised that potion was the only thing that kept the charms intact. I had just spoke to him hours ago, told him I was going to see him at breakfast. Told him I loved him, I feel a sob bubble in my throat as arms reach around me covering me from the eyes around the hall.

"I'm sorry, Lizzie. We couldn't help him, the snake..." Harry trails off, rocking us on the cold stone floor of the Great Hall. "He loved you very much, his memories, all his last memories were of you and Mum. Lizzie, you weren't his daughter by blood but you were still his daughter. Everything he did, he did for you. Every accomplishment made him proud, not a day went by that he wasn't proud of you. Lizzie, I'm so sorry."

"But I was suppose to see him at breakfast" I whimper only to make my brother hold me tighter.
"He didn't want to go Lizzie, his memories showed that. You asking if he was going to give you away at your wedding, waking him up at Christmas. Your sorting, getting your O.W.L results. All the memories that a real father had were in there, all the fights about cleaning your room, wearing makeup. He didn't want to leave you, Lizzie. He stopped caring for you just because of Mum a long time ago."

"Mum?" I question, Harry nods into my neck.
"Come on, I'll show you"

I didn't really know what I was feeling right now Severus' memories had been sad to watch but comforting at the same time. The one that hurt the most was one of his last... My final words to him had been, see you at breakfast. I saw his expression as I closed the door to his office and he turned to speak with Dumbledore's portrait wondering out loud if he would survive the world. I hadn't really payed much attention to what Harry had been doing with when we all went up to the Headmasters office. I had in the end left Ron and Hermione with him while I left still in a bit of a daze tears still streaming down my face.

"Come here,dear" McGonagall orders pulling me into an awkward hug. I squirm a bit, half wanting to laugh as a few people in the Entrance Hall stare wide-eyed at us.
"Er... Professor?" I questions as she pats my back before releasing me with a tight smile. I felt a bit like a child again especially as she ushered me away and took off in the opposite direction.

I look around the hall, many familiar faces around. The Weasley were all standing together with the exception of Ron. Luna and Neville looked to be speaking with his Grandmother. Oliver Wood was speaking with Cormac McLaggen who I hadn't expected to see. Hannah Abbot and Terry Boot looked to be comforting Michael Corner, and Seamus was holding Lavender Brows hand as she looked to be having some potion put on her face by Madam Pomfrey. Many others were mingling around Astoria Greengrass who I knew hadn't been in the battle was sitting beside her elder sister holding her hand, Order members and other members of the wizarding society that I couldn't place. The last group I saw, huddled together so closely they looked like a single being, had been one I was looking for.

"Mrs. Malfoy?" I call, the blonde woman raises her head slowly her eyes meeting mine. I could feel eyes looking over now as I reached into my pocket, my fingers clasping around the vial. Most people knew who I was but that didn't stop the whispering from the others in the room who hadn't figured it out by now.

"What is she doing?"
"Is that poison?"
"Someone stop her she's going to kill herself!"

Tipping the potion back into my throat I feel a coolness fall over me like a water fall as the disguise finally slips away. A few gasps sound around the room, Mr and Mrs. Malfoy's eyes the size of dinner plates. With quick steps I make my way over stopping in front of the group of blondes. "Mrs. Malfoy, I would like to thank you for what you did for my brother. If you hadn't..." I trail off.

"Ms. Potter? You-" I just nod interrupting her train of thought. Yes, for years she had been inviting me over to her house. False pretenses, deception. Blah, blah, blah.
"What you did for Harry I will always be grateful for, and Mal-Draco-" I turn to lock eyes with the man who had caused me so many headaches this year. "Forgive me for being so short with you this year, and thank you for not giving me away when I know you easily could have. You're smart and I shouldn't have underestimated that."

I take a step back pulling the necklace out from under my shirt, pulling it easily over my head. "I want to thank you for this too, it helped me remember who I was this year when I needed it. Maybe..." I trail off, placing the necklace in his hand as he sat staring up at me, "this was meant for someone else?" I chance a look over my shoulder where I could see Astoria staring at us with interest, the focus of her gaze though was Draco. With a smile I step back feeling all of the Malfoy's watching as I turned towards the front doors setting my sights on the stupid temperamental willow tree.

"What is this?" an angry voice questions behind me. I turn feeling exhausted as it was wanting nothing more then to go up to Gryffindor tower and sit with my brother and my friends.
"I believe it is the necklace you gave me last Christmas" I answer crossing my arms over my chest waiting for him to reach me. I was too tired for this and had truthfully hoped that I would get back to the tower before I ran into him. I had hovered Severus' body from the Shrieking Shack only minutes ago after having a long cry in the place where my godfather had transformed when at school, and where Severus had died. I was emotionally drained and more emotions were going to be a pain. I sounded bitter and tired, didn't I.

"Why are you giving it back to me? I don't want this."
"Then toss it?" I suggest, he rolls his eyes. "I gave this to you as a gift."
"And, I returned it"
"I noticed," he comments dryly,"You made quite the commotion today, numerous times."

I shrug, it had been a hard 18 hours I felt like I had been up for days and I was pretty sure everyone else was sleeping currently.
"Is there anything else, I would really like to get some sleep," I sigh.

"You know, when I realized you were Victoria I was pretty horrified. All the things I had told her about you, bits from childhood. They didn't make sense at first. Victoria was a friend, she was someone I talked to and trusted, then there was you. Elizabeth Potter the girl I claimed to love, I-" he scratches the back of his neck, "I realized that if I loved Lizzie, I should have loved Victoria because you were the same person. You... you were untouchable, you were Potter's sister, when I found out something about you it was put away in the memory bank because you were always such a mystery. I...I think I may have-"

"Been slightly infatuated with me?" I offer weakly. Malfoy nods finally.
"You didn't know me enough to love me, you like the idea of me perhaps? I..I enjoyed being you friend last year, I would enjoy if we were still friends."
"That would be acceptable"
I raise an eyebrow, "Acceptable? That's all you have to say? You're such a twat Malfoy" I snort hitting his arm. Malfoy laughs grabbing my hand and pressing the necklace into it.

"See you around, Potter" he smirks, I roll my eyes as he struts away pausing a few feet away, looking over his shoulder, his brows knitted together.. "You really think Astoria..."
"Ask her and find out, goodbye Malfoy" I laugh lightly as he pouts slightly before continuing on his way. Clutching the necklace in my hand I continue on my way to the Gryffindor common room.