A/N: This is the last chapter, I didn't have any idea how to finish this or continue it without it becoming too long and boring. It may not be a very good ending but I tried. So here goes, I hope you like it. Thanks for reading.
The trial finished no longer that an hour later than it had started, Percy Weasley was taking notes on the trial furiously scribbling what was being said, the room was full of people most of which were watching, a few were called forward to testify. Ron was one of these, he claimed that he saw Harry performing dark magic, Snape then retaliated by explaining some Harry's new powers and showing that they were not dark by the use of dark magic detectors. After this there was little that could be done to land Harry in prison, Arthur Weasley stood up frowning at his youngest son as he did.
"This trail is one that should have not occurred, it was unwarranted, the man that stands before you accused of murder and becoming the next dark lord is the same man that you all relied upon to rid you of the monstrous creature that haunted this world for the past few decades. He did this, he was the one who saved us all, and we repay him by driving him out of the world he belongs and into exile, and once had regained enough courage to return we put him to trial. Shouldn't we be the ones on trial for acting so unjustly towards this man, who in this room would deny that Harry Potter here did the right thing to destroy Voldemort?" There was a small shiver round the room, even Ron looked ashamed. "Harry Potter is cleared of all charges, he will receive all his assets back and a sum of 200,000 gallons will be added to his account as the reward that he should have received after defeating Voldemort." Mr. Weasley slammed his small wooden hammer down on his desk signalling that the trail was over, everyone stood up many clapped, some cleared and only a small handful including Ron looked slightly put out.
"Come on lets get out of here quickly." Snape said grabbing Harry by the arm and leading him out of the room before the people in the court hall could block their way, Mr. Weasley too snuck out the back door.
"Harry, could I have a word, my office." He said as he headed off Snape and Harry as they walked through the empty hallway towards the door that hundreds of reporters were behind waiting.
"Yeah sure." Harry said, following Mr. Weasley through a side door and up a flight of stairs and into his office.
"Ah, that's better." He said as he took the big arm chair behind his desk and sank back into it. "Sorry about all that, I really didn't see the point of having that trial but I decided to make you reward official, as well as your freedom and have a chance to thank you for what you have done as Minster of Magic." He smiled at Harry over his desk who smiled back at him, Snape was standing in the corner looking bored.
"Thank you, and well done of the promotion, but in all honesty there is no need for the reward I don't need it." Harry said shrugging.
"Nonsense!" Mr. Weasley said waving it off. "It would be my pleasure, you need something to be repaid for the way my son and others in this world have treated you."
"You don't owe me anything Mr. Weasley honestly, it's me who owe you something, you and your family I mean, I would have never been gone for so long if I had know about James." Harry stopped waiting for a reply.
"Oh, so you know?"
"Yes, I met Hermione and she offered me a place to stay after I gave a pretend name, Ginny and James were there, they didn't know it was me. If I had know..." Harry stopped lost for words.
"Don't worry Ginny is strong she managed, I was more thinking about what would happen now that you are back." Mr. Weasley stared hard at Harry for a few moments.
"I don't know, I think I will be there, but not as a husband." Harry looked up slightly worried that he was going to be shouted at by Mr. Weasley for even thinking about not being with his daughter whilst she had his child." All that he did was just nodded.
"I expected as such, you feelings have changed, as have hers."
"What?"
"Ginny, she no longer loves you as she once did." Harry was shocked, he didn't expect her to hold on forever for him but he had no idea that she didn't feel for him anymore it just came as a shock. "So what will you two do?"
"I don't know, hum" Harry thought. "I think I will get a job first, and talk it out with her, you know."
Mr. Weasley smiled, "Of course. Here's your reward, you may go, and take the back exit if you don't want to be swamped by the press on your way out."
"Thank you Mr. Weasley."
"No problem, take care of yourself, you shall find your key to Grimled Place in your Gringots bank vault. See you soon."
Harry left with Snape sweeping out the room behind him. "So Potter you interested in a job?"
"Yeah, why any spaces where you are?" Harry asked jokily.
"I think there is one, how would you like to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts?" Snape's mouth pulled up at the sides as if wanting to break out in a smile.
"You're joking." Snape shook his head. "I thought that you would be teaching that now you get a choice." Harry smirked back, Snape raised an eyebrow.
"Being headmaster I could teach whatever I wanted, or teach nothing at all, but what would I be if I stood by and let someone else teach the dunderheads that go to Hogwarts potions, no one would be safe there would be explosions, melted caldrons and misused potions everywhere."
"Ah, so you are asking me to teach DADA to save Hogwarts from being eroded." Harry laughed.
"And I thought that if you defeated Voldemort then you would be able to get rid of that pesky curse that he placed upon it meaning that I have to replace the Professor every year. To tell you the truth I'm really running out of options." Snape sighed.
"Alright, I'll do it."
"Good, you start on the 1st September."
"Thank's Snape, or is that Professor still?" Harry asked smiling shaking Snape's hand.
"Severus will be fine, but you can call me Professor to make up for the absence of that when you were at school."
"Don't worry I will stick to Snape, Severus would be just too weird." Harry said getting reaching the end of the corridor where a door to the outside Muggle world stood.
"I'll see you on the 1st, send me the list of the books that you want each yeah to have by the middle of August please." And with that Snape turned on his heel and walked away back to the minstery, probably to sort out the press.
Harry took a step forward and pushed open the door, standing there as if waiting for him to come out were Hermione and Ginny.
"Harry, are you okay?" Hermione asked enveloping him into a hug.
"I'm good thanks, if I wasn't then I would have just broken out I don't bode too well with being cooped up." They laughed and it was just like old times the only thing missing was Ron but that did not seem to matter; all three of them had seemed to have accepted that he was never coming back he was too sore and too toxinated to see sense and reason anymore.
"Ginny can I talk to you?" Harry asked looking at her.
"Yeah sure." Ginny nodded feeling worried would this be the moment that she would have to shoot him down and possibly break what he may have been hoping for since he had come back.
"I've got to go and see to some paperwork anyway and cancel a few orders, I'll see you two at home right?" Hermione said walking towards the entrance of the Minstery.
"See you soon." They both said together. "You want to go for a drink?" Harry asked nodding towards a small wine bar across the road.
"Okay." Ginny followed him .
Harry ordered a beer and a red wine for Ginny and walked back over to the table setting the drinks down.
"So what was it that you wanted to talk about?" Ginny asked sipping her wine thinking that she may need more if she was to make it through the conversation that she thought may follow.
"Your father asked me about what would happen now once I'm back, with James and everything."
Ginny felt hot. "Look no matter what he said I don't want anything from you, I want you to be in his life if you want to be but nothing more than that, my feelings have changed, I love you, but as a friend, I'm sorry if you want more but I can't give you that." She touched his hand squeezing it.
Harry smiled. "I know, your father told me that your feelings had changed, that's what I wanted to talk to you about, mine have too. I want to be in James's life as a father, but in yours as a friend not a husband." Ginny laughed.
"You must think that I am some big headed fool now, thinking that you still loved me."
"No, of course not, I'm surprised I don't, I did love you, but high school love doesn't always last, just look at Ron and Hermione." They smiled at each other understanding in both their eyes.
"So what are we going to do now?" Ginny asked letting go of Harry's hand and drinking more of her wine.
"I've taken the post at Hogwarts as Defence Against the Darks Arts teacher so I will be spending most of my time there then I will be living in Sirius's old house which I think I will do up a bit to how he wanted it to be, I'm sure I can remove his mother now." Harry said. "There's room there, you can move in, both you and Hermione, and I can come back on weekends."
"Really?" Ginny was shocked.
"Yeah, you don't have to but it is an option."
Ginny thought this over, Hermione would not be staying around forever, Ginny was sure that her and Dean were making plans to move in together, and she was hoping to get the charms position herself.
"Okay, I think Hermione will not be coming through, I think her and Dean will be getting a place together, and I may be coming to Hogwarts with James too, I applied for the charms position there." Ginny explained.
"That was simple." Harry laughed. "So Hermione and Dean then? When did that happen."
Ginny and Harry spent the rest of the afternoon talking about everything that had occurred since Harry had left, all the gossip they laughed about old times and joked about what was to come, Harry also learnt a lot about his son and they started making plans to move in once Harry had finished remodelling which he had decided would take just a day with the use of his powers. Once they made it home they found James there waiting with Ginny's family along with Hermione and Dean all waiting to welcome Harry back properly into the magical world, they had decided to introduce Harry slowly into James's life so as not to shock him.
//Harry//
I'm back where I belong. I returned three years ago to this world and I have no idea how I left it in the first place. I'm loved, I have a son who is brilliant, Ginny is the best mother and friend I could have ever asked for, Hermione and Dean are also the best friends that I could have asked for their wedding was beautiful and here I am now standing on the hill looking over Privet Drive where my story first began in my own wedding tux, I met the most amazing girl a few months after I returned to this world and had instantly fallen, Kerry Joyce a young muggle born witch who worked in magical law enforcement who Hermione insisted on setting me up with. How did that girl always know what was best for me I never know!
Ginny's happy too we live next door to one another me in Sirius's old house and Ginny in the one next to it I had managed to join them together with magic meaning that James's room was in the middle of them holding them together. Ginny was with a professional Quidditch player who played for England, they were planning on getting married too. Life couldn't be more perfect, I had managed to retain my job as DADA teacher and Snape was still Headmaster, one of the best that Hogwarts had ever had. The one thing that was still heavy on my mind was Ron, he had passed away a few months before due to liver failure from alcohol abuse. I wished I could have somehow have helped him, I tried to make amends countless times, got him the best help when he fell ill, he was sill my best and first friend deep down and I would forgive him no matter if only he could forgive me.
"You ready?" Dean's voice came from behind me sounding through the gentle summer breeze.
"Yeah." I bent down and placed a small coin on the ground. "I better go get married then." I smiled, Dean clapped me on the back before we aparated away to Hogwarts. "What are you doing your not going to stand outside all day are you?" I laughed.
"Sorry but some of us can't apparate inside Hogwarts grounds you know." Dean said walking through the gates. "Can't you be normal sometimes?" He asked laughing.
"When have I ever been normal?" We both laughed and made it up the path to the decorated grounds that looked like everyone in the whole of the wizading world had turned out to see my mirage.
That was it my life was complete the moment that ring was on my finger. My son ran up to me and hugged me hard round the waist, Ginny smiled and squeezed my hand and my beautiful wife holding me other leaning her head on my shoulder. This was what everything that I had gone through was worth, I looked around at the adoring smiles, that flash of green light, the numbing of venom, a Phoenix's song, the image of Sirius riding away on buckbeak, Cedric dying, Voldermort coming out that caldron, Sirius falling through the curtain, Dumbledore falling, the black smoke, and finally the newspaper article that forced me into exile swam through my mind. I had endured so much and now I belonged here forever in pure happiness, who knew this would be where I would end up.
Hundreds of miles away the small gold coin glinted in the summer sun beating down on Privet Drive on it there was a small inscription great things can start in small places, the small figure on the coin winked his messy hair sticking up in all places, who would have know that a small skinny boy would have made such a great impact on the world where he belonged.
A/N: I know cheesy ending and a bit random but I tired I didn't think there was anything else that I could have done. I hope you enjoyed it, thank you for reading.