Chapter 5: Snape's Recollection

Harry had been able to collect Snape's childhood memories, thanks to his mom. He poured that one in first, and then he took the only empty seat near the hooded figures.

The hooded figures next to Harry were holding hands. Harry tried to look at his feet while everyone saw Snape being taunted and bullied by James.

This time when Harry asked the same questions, they all said in unison "Because James always taunted and bullied him!" Then, Harry let them see the memory that Snape had given before his death. Most of the people in the Great Hall were crying and sobbing by the end, and the figures squeezed each other's hands.

Finally, Harry stepped up one final time. "Now we have lost a lot of good people over the years. Are you ready to have them back?" People broke put muttering and sadly sighed, thinking there was no way it could be true. Harry swept his arm to the figures now in a straight line between the aisles. As each took off their hoods and then their robes (they had clothes on underneath) Harry announced their names, and people ran up to meet them. The time reversal had brought back the dead Weasley parents and Molly sobbed over Fred as did the rest of them, even Ron, who had seen him come back.

Even Hedwig had on a mini robe that stood out against her snow white feathers as she sat on Snape's shoulder, then moved to Harry's when she was revealed. Finally only Lilly and Snape were left. The aisles were filled with people rejoicing, but suddenly everyone was quiet, wondering who the last two figures were.

"And finally the unexpected couple: Lilly Potter and Severus Snape!" Harry announced as loud as he could. The Great Hall was filled with screams and cheers as everyone rejoiced the couple.

A disco ball lowered from the ceiling as the Great Hall turned into the ballroom it had been in the fourth year for the Yule Ball. Everyone suddenly had elegant clothes courtesy of Anna Harry didn't know how long he had been dancing with Ginny, but when he went to get a drink, he saw that Lilly and Snape were missing.

"Harry!" someone whispered. Harry turned around to see Ginny dressed in her light orange gown with flames around the edges. It matched the fiery temper that Harry loved. "Come on." She grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the Ballroom.

At the entrance of the Forbidden Forest, 8 thestral unicorns were waiting for them, with Luna, Neville, Ron and Hermione on their backs. Their clothes changed to still formal, but movable and usable. They were dark to hide between the trees. Luna, Neville, Ron and Hermione had left early. Ron and Neville sat on strong, muscular stallions.

They looked like thestrals except that they had flesh and blood like Anna, and had horns as sharp as daggers that were the same color of their bodies.

Luna and Hermione sat upon two mares with the same build, but smaller and skinnier. They were also a slight gray, with wings that were slightly darker.

Bur what Harry really loved about these creatures, was that they had the personality and appearance of their riders. Neville's was a bit plump with a short blonde mane and tail. It was pacing in a tiny circle, occasionally stumbling.

Luna's had a long dirty blonde mane and tail, wore a bottle cap necklace identical to Luna's and had strange canary yellow animal symbols all over its body. It also seemed to be daydreaming.

Ron's had a short bright red mane and tail, a muzzle that looked a few inches too long, and faint freckles under its nose.

The twins' horses looked identical, and had a mischievous glint in their eyes of pranking.

Hermione of course, was reading a book, but Harry was surprised to see that her horse was also reading, levitating the book with her horn, her eyes moving across the pages.

With its long brown, bushy mane and tail, and friendly brown eyes, Harry thought he was looking at Hermione, transformed into a thestral-unicorn, reading! With its strong posture and calculating eyes, Harry felt he was looking at a teacher.

Two more thestral-unicorns stood beside them, grazing, and waiting. Harry figured they were going to ride them.

The female was shockingly beautiful, with a long red fiery mane and tail identical to Ginny and flames on its hooves. The male seemed to be blushing in spite of the mare, and Harry blushed too.

The stallion was scrawny and skinny, with an untidy black mane and tail like him that Harry knew would never lay straight. Harry could have sworn he saw a faint lighting bolt scar beneath its forelock, above its glasses.

"That's yours." Said Ginny pointing snapping Harry out if his trance. "Come on" she said already racing to her mare. "Let's go." Soon they had set off quietly. After what seemed like hours, they reached a clearing in the trees. A circle of low hanging lanterns surrounded the circle. Suddenly, a black stallion, and a white mare emerged from opposite sides, their riders both wearing black cloaks.

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