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It had been 22 years since she heard that noise, that awful dreaded noise. The noise of the dead.

That was the noise most feared in heaven. It was the noise that meant that somebody dead was arriving, and it only ringed in the ears that person cared for most. It ran in Lily's ears at once. She knew it was time.

She had hoped that he would live long, but being an auror wasn't so easy.

She lightly tapped her sleeping husband on the shoulder.

He turned around, and looking into her eyes immediately knew something was wrong.

"Whats wrong Lily?" Asked Snape.

She bent her head down, avoiding his gaze "He's Dead." She muttered.

There was only one person she would care so much for dying, Oh no. Harry.

"Lily...I..I...I.." Snape tried to say something. He defiantly hadn't been prepared for this. He thought Harry would live a very long life, maybe even longer then Dumbledore. He couldn't stand to see the hurt in Lily's eyes.

"I better go alone." She said as she rose her head. "I'll tell him about...you know...us, later."

Snape nodded.

Her mind was racing more than when Snape had arrived here. What will she say to her son, how will he react?

Not until she bumped into the invisible forcefield of the arriving zone did she realize that there was 2 minutes left until her own son arrived into heaven. As much as she wanted to see him, she didn't want him to die. He had a wife, kids, friends, a family.

Lily realized she had no idea about why her son was dead, and as she really didn't feel like asking how he died when he arrived, she looked into the nearby realm.

There was Harry, he was on a mission with Ron by his side.

She could see a faint outline of what seemed to definitely be a dark wizard coming toward them, and jets of green light. She tried to slow it down, to see what was happening. First it started as one wizard, then there were 10 surrounding Harry, Ron, and Neville who had just joined the battle. Killing Nagini gave him the courage to be able to become something more, but others always thought it was the fact that, his worst fear, Snape was dead.

She giggled at that thought but went back to watching what happened. Blasts were coming from every end, and then, she could see Harry, trying to retrieve Neville's wands, being jinxed with a blast of green light form behind.

He didn't even have a chance, she thought. All he did was try to save his friend, and he's dead for that?

"DING!!" the noise interrupted her thoughts. Slowly, Harry's unconscious body was appearing on white air. She rushed to his side, just as she had 22 years ago for Severus.

Lily looked at her sons face. He was really about 40, but to her his face was his 14-year old self.

He appeared to everyone different, to some a toddler, to most an adult, and then to some like Lily and Snape, his teenage self.

She could hear familiar muttering everyone did when they were just about to start their new life in heaven.

If only his father was here for this, she wished, she hadn't seen him since her wedding day.

Harry stirred for a while, and with a jolt woke up to see his mother kneeling beside him.

Harry rubbed his eyes to make sure

"Wha...what the??"

Her bright green eyes looked into the similar, but rather confused eyes. "Hey, Harry." She said as she stroked his untidy hair.

"Ma...mum?" he asked

"Who'd you think it was, Uncle Vernon?" she replied to her dazed son.

Harry didn't even chuckle, he just stared at his mother and the white sky.

"Where are.." he tried to ask, although he knew perfectly well that he was dead, and in heaven.

He had been in a place similar to this only once before the last time he had died. Only, it was King's Cross at the time. This must be the real heaven he thought.

"Am I..." he tried to ask again.

"I'm sorry Harry,...your in heaven." His mother replied in a casual voice, she didn't want to sound sad, he was the one who should be upset by leaving his world behind.

Harry concentrated "All I remember was battling a couple of dark, dark wizards, and then one of them jinxed Nevile's wand and I dashed to go get it, I couldn't just leave him unarmed, and then..I..it was like my life was flashing before my eyes." He said, finally realizing how he had died.

Lily went over to hug him.

"I'm afraid your right Harry, we are in heaven."

"Oh." was the only thing that Harry could manage to reply at the moment.

Lily took her son by the arm and proceeded to take him up into the main cloud. She hoped with all her might that the question wouldn't come up but then...

"Where's dad?" Harry asked.

Lily gulped. As much as she had been rehearsing the speech over and over in her head since she found out he was dead, this still caught her off guard.

"Harry, dear, your father, he..."

But Harry cut her off.

"You cant die in heaven can you?" he asked

Lily slightly chuckled.

"No, you can't. Harry, your grown up now, and I think you will understand this." she sighed.

To her, he was still the young boy who would never be able to understand such a thing, after all, his father was his hero.

"Harry, your father, I know you looked up to him very much, but he's... he's just...He hasn't changed."

"What do you mean he hasn't changed? " Harry asked puzzle.

Lily sighed again, blowing her bangs out of her face.

"Harry, I know that you saw Snape's memories, when he died and I am sure that you saw how James treated him?" she asked

Harry nodded.

"Well, when Severus arrived here, I welcomed him back, as a friend." said Lily.

Harry hadn't been surprised by this, he knew that his mother liked Snape, maybe even more than a friend.

"And, your father, he, well he didn't take it too well. He was a grown adult, yet he still bullied Snape. After all those years, he still acted badly toward him Harry. And then, well I forgave Snape for, well you know the word. And your father, James, he could t understand why. You see Harry dear, me and your erm father, we're kind of not...together anymore."

This, on the other hand did surprise Harry. He looked at his mother open mouthed. Surprisingly, it wasn't the fact that his parents weren't together anymore, but the fact that after all that time, all that time when Snape had protected Harry, his father still hated Snape.

Yet, there was still more news for Harry.

"Also, well, me and Severus, we..he was just such a good friend...and James was being such a..." Lily started to ramble on until interrupted by Harry.

"So you and Snape...are...are together?" he asked

Lily merely nodded showing him her wedding ring.

Snape, his stepfather. That would be awkward, Harry thought.

"Where is dad then?" he asked

This was also, not a very pleasing question to answer.

"The truth is Harry, I haven't seen him since he tried to crash my wedding day." Lily replied.

"He what? He tried to crash your wedding?" Harry half shouted in disbelief. His father, his hero, stooping down so low.

"Well, James didn't seem to approve of my choice. But, he left after that, and I never saw him. He just spends his time locked up in his room. Won't talk to Sirius or Lupin." said Lily

Sirius and Lupin thought Harry. And Dumbledore too, everyone he knew that had died was here.

Lily seemed to notice his realization.

"Yes dear, Sirius and Lupin are here too. And, they are actually VERY good friends with Snape now. They also couldn't see how James could have done that, and they can't wait to see you.

Well, not that they are excited that you are dead or anything."

Harry chuckled.

They soon entered a room where Snape, Dumbledore, Lupin, Fred, Tonks, Moody,and Sirius stood, beaming at Harry.

Lupin and Sirius rushed over quickly to hug him. They pulled away, deciding, that there will be enough time to catch up later. Sirius winked at Harry and smiled at his godson. He hadn't seen him in so long...

Dumbledore also winked at Harry, and along with everybody else, after a quick hug, walked out leaving Harry with his mother and new step-father.

Snape's mouth twitched into a smile.

Over the last two decades, Snape's bitterness faded away and he slowly became best friends with Lupin and Sirius, respected and looked up to Dumbledore again, was madly in love with Lily, and he was preparing to welcome Harry without any angerness.

The cruel sarcastic remarks faded away along with his bitterness, and there was happiness in his voice, and if anybody saw or heard him, they would not believe that he was once the dreaded Professor Snape.

"Hello Harry." Snape said in a calm, causal voice.

"Hi Pro--- Snape."

He had grown to call Snape Professor Snape and had to catch himself before he called him that.

"You are fully aware of what went on between myself and your mother during our school years, and I hope I am correct in assuming that she told you what happened in here?" Snape asked with no trace of bitterness in his voice.

"Yes, yes she did." Harry replied.

"Well then, I suggest you get settled in, and get reacquainted with everybody." Said Snape.

Before Harry could go though...

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I was so much like my dad during my years at Hogwarts, and that you had to die in such a horrible...horrible way."

It took Snape a while to register this. He thought Harry would be outraged at him, yet he wasn't. Finally, he said

"You are not like your father"

Normally, this would be considered an insult to Harry, he loved being told that he was like his parents, but considering the information he just got, he was happy he wasn't like his dad.

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He had settled in, and got to know his surrounding a bit. He talked to Sirius, Lupin, Dumbledore, Fred, Tonks, Mad-eye, and many more.

During his visit with Fred, he immediately knew he was still in the prank business as he could smell a dungobomb in the room. He was still somewhat gloomy about George, but knew he would be with his twin again someday.

Harry had talked to him about George, how he was doing, and George was doing pretty good actually. He was a wreck at first, wouldn't talk to anybody, and then somedays he was all happy and excited and he thought Fred was there, right beside him, but then he got happier, opening their joke shop up again.

Now was the time to talk to Snape.

He walked in to see Snape sitting, or rather floating in the air, which was his bed.

Harry didn't want uncomfortable silence between them, so he started talking at once.

"Thank you for protecting me, for saving me from everything. I never would have guessed... I just thought you hated me because of my father."

"You Welcome." replied Snape.

"You know, after I found out... I thought you were one of the bravest people in the world, and you are."

Said Harry.

"Thank you, and surprisingly, coming from you, it means a lot." replied Snape.

"You seem so much happier here, you aren't yourself...in a good way." said Harry.

Snape chuckled. "Yeah, well being in heaven had something to do with it, I'm much happier here."

"You know, I named one of my sons after you..." Harry stopped. The memory of his family was still depressing. He didn't want to think of them, all alone, without Harry

"Yes, I am aware of that. I can see what goes on down there," Snape pointed to the ground, "and you can too."

Harry smiled. He had a feeling this was going to work out fairly well.

"Saving a friend, but dying yourself...the same P0otter I knew." Snape said.

Harry thought Snape meant that as a burn, but then, he had done something he had never, in his life seen Snape do.

He advanced toward Harry, reaching out his arms,

and he hugged him.

FIN

Note: Totally lame ending I know, but I hope I finished on a good note. Reviews would be awesome!! I hope you liked the story!!!