A.N I want to thank the lovely cilia-chan for this amazing prompt, this story is dedicated to her, I fell in love with it as soon as I read it and had to write it out. We have been and are still very busy bouncing ideas back and forth with each other, and she is coming up with amazing ideas that are inspiring me more and more for this plotline.

I hope that you all enjoy it, this will be a multi chapter story, I am not sure how long at the minute but I hope you enjoy it.

Harry sighed and dodged the pack of chocolate frogs that went whizzing passed his head, quickly jerking to the side to avoid the bunch of flowers and then ducking down to avoid getting a pillow to the face.

"Really Severus, you are going to run out of things to throw at me, and I won't return them this time. Then you are going to be uncomfortable, hungry and bored," Harry said calmly, moving his foot to avoid a rather hefty looking potions book landing on his toes.

"Harry?" Hermione asked nervously poking her head into the room.

"We're fine, aren't we Severus," Harry smiled brightly at the Potions Master and getting a rather rude gesture back in return.

"The aurors are here again," Hermione said softly catching the attention of both the men. Severus clicking his fingers got Harry's reluctant attention and he was holding up the pad he was using for communication with the word AURORS? written sharply across it.

"They have come by a few times," Harry shrugged.

"More than a few," Hermione snorted and then grimaced when Harry glared at her and Severus' started snapping his fingers to get their attention again.

*They are here to arrest me?*

"Yes, they are," Harry shrugged.

*Why haven't they taken me then?* The weary look of acceptance had both the Gryffindors scowling.

"Because Harry kicked up the biggest fuss that you have ever seen in your life, and has been ripping them a new one every time they show up here to try and arrest you, not to mention he has also had a firm talking to Scrimgeor and the Head of the Auror department," Hermione snorted.

"He also has the backing of all the Order of the Phoenix in protecting you. I'm sorry Harry they wouldn't stay away," Ron sighed walking into the room followed by two wary looking Aurors.

"They have a warrant for his arrest," Hermione nodded.

"Severus stay right where you are!" Harry snapped seeing the potions master shift to the edge of the bed with a resigned look. "May I see the warrant please?"

All five of them gawped at Harry when upon taking the warrant he quickly dug out his wand and set fire to the form before turning on the Aurors.

"You are going to go back to your bosses and you are going to tell them this, the only way that Severus Snape is leaving this castle and my care is if he chooses to do so off of his own steam, or when we escort him to the Ministry for a fair trial, of which I will be supplying the solicitor, and will be a witness at his trial, along with all of the Order of the Phoenix. If another auror is sent to disturb Master Snape's healing, and another attempt is made to arrest him I will be coming down to the Ministry, I will stand in the middle of the atrium and I will shout as loud as I can that I am in full support of Severus Snape and exactly what I think of the people that keep trying to arrest the man that saved me," Harry glared.

"Ah...Mister Potter..." One of the aurors stammered.

"I will floo Mr Semper," Hermione smiled sweetly turning to leave the room.

"Semper...the journalist?" One of the aurors stammered.

"Yes, he has been very politely asking for an interview," Harry nodded.

"I..erm...we...will," The auror motioned to the door before they both quickly hurried out, no doubt racing back to their bosses staright away.

"Jerks," Harry glared after them.

*Why are you doing this?* The finger snapping got all their attention.

"Because you have done more than enough to help me," Harry said as he looked to Ron and Hermione, both of them nodded and left the room, probably to go back to helping for the repairs at Hogwarts. "Look, I know we have never got on, you were a bastard to me and I was too young to really fully understand and appreciate the position you were in before this year. There is a lot of bad between us, but there is a hell of a lot of good between us too, and that is worth more than the bad. I have spent too long hating and being scared. You have saved my life more times than I can count, and you have done more than anyone to win this war, more than me more than Dumbledore, call it foolish Gryffindor sentiment, whatever, but you deserve recognition for what you have done, and you have my respect. I am going to stand by your side, I am going to make sure you heal, and I am going to make sure that you are a free man. After that if you want to never speak to me again fair enough, but for now, you're stuck with me," Harry said firmly.

*Brat* Severus huffed.

"I know," Harry smiled brightly again.

*You look like Lily when you get determined like that,* Severus wrote slightly shakily making Harry stare at it a little shocked. So far they had avoided any outright comments about Severus still loving Lily after all this time, and the things Harry had seen in the pevensive when the potions Master thought he was dying.

"Thank you," Harry said softly, Severus nodded uncomfortably back to him and they fell into silence for a few seconds. "So time to take your potions!" Harry said wielding the vial that had causing the throwing of objects in the first place.

Harry grunted as his magic caught onto the boulder and with effort he started levitating it across the courtyard to the area they were storing the pieces of rock and rubble that weren't from an obvious original location. A good chunk of the Order were staying at Hogwarts to help with the clear and rebuilding of it as everywhere was stretched thin in trying to rebuild.

The Ministry was shaky, Voldemort had placed a massive amount of his own men in important places, and trying to track down what had happened to the original holders of the position, or selecting a replacement that could handle the challenges every department had of getting things back into order after the months of terror was a long task. St Mungo's was over run by people that had been injured in the Battle of Hogwarts, prisoners that were in need of healing, those that had been kidnapped and kept prisoner at a number of locations - mainly Death Eater mansions - and those that had been locked away in Azkaban unfairly.

Diagon alley was being repaired, as was Hogsmeade, and everything was taking a lot of time and effort. But spirits were high, and everyone was rolling back their sleeves and helping out, and together it wouldn't take long to get everything back in order.

Harry had chosen to stay at Hogwarts for three reasons, one because of Severus, he had meant what he said to the potions master, he was determined to see him back on his feet and a free man. The memories he had seen and the pain that he had felt from the man had changed everything, he couldn't hate the potions Master after hearing and seeing for himself how much the man had loved his mum. He had changed sides and risked his life nearly every day for the last nineteen years because of Lily, he had loved her so much still, even after she had married his school bully and after she died. Their relationship was by no means easy, and there was still a lot lingering between them, but Harry was determined to get Severus the recognition he deserved.

The second was because of being on the run for the year. After that he wanted to be somewhere that he called home. That was here or The Burrow. But there was a heavy layer of grief hanging over The Burrow with Fred and Percy's deaths, and even though he knew he would be more than welcome there, he felt like he was intruding, especially with his own grief over the people he had lost during the battle.

The third reason, and probably the biggest reason, was walking towards him now.

"Harry," Andromeda looked tired and worn, this year had been hard on everyone but Andromeda had lost nearly her whole family, besides the baby she held in her arms.

"Hi Andromeda, how did it go?" Harry smiled carefully setting the boulder down and wiping his grimy hands on his trousers.

"We got everything that we needed, we have everything now I think, it has been so long since I have taken care of a baby," Her smile was fond and so sad at the same time that Harry's heart tightened. Teddy decided to gurgle and blow a spit bubble, his hands reaching for Harry demandingly.

"I'm sorry Teddy bear, I'm all dirty," Harry leant over to kiss the baby's cheek instead, Andromeda snickering and helping him when Teddy's hands anchored into his hair.

"How is Severus today?" Andromeda asked curiously.

"Grouchy, the aurors tried to arrest him, again. And he is a nightmare to get potions down, just because he didn't brew it himself and knew nothing of it, honestly it saved his life, and he should know better than to doubt Hermione's research skills," Harry sighed.

"I think you might have help with that now," Andromeda said looking slightly amused.

"What do you mean?" Harry blinked confused. She nodded towards a figure striding towards the castle up the main path. They were wearing sapphire blue robes and carrying a travel case from what Harry could see, black hair and a long, slightly thin frame. "Who is that?" Harry frowned turning to Andromeda.

"If I am not mistaken, that is Severus' younger brother," Andromeda smiled as Harry's mouth dropped and he spun quickly to stare at the figure again. Well this was going to be interesting.