Chapter twenty two

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was packed with customers, mostly students from Hogwarts, but there were also a lot of adults, including the minister for magic. Anthony had met Harry and Severus outside Honeydukes, they decided to wait until all the Weasley's were inside before they joined the crowd.

'I gave my children permission to put their cards up on their walls, I made sure just one wall. You would not believe it Harry, but they have enough cards to cover one entire wall of their bedrooms. I walk in there to see your face gazing back at me.'

'It's a wonder your kids don't have nightmares,' Harry smirked.

'Elizabeth kisses you ever night, or kisses your picture.'

'Hopefully she will grow out of that,' Harry said.

'Normally I would not like to hear that but I believe she can continue to kiss Harry.' Severus said.

'It's a terrible picture though, I should see about that new one even if I really don't want any. But there should be others, like Sev, Neville, Hermione, they deserve to have a chocolate frog card.'

'They are going to Harry, it's one of the things that is going to be released on the anniversary. Yours was needed straight away otherwise the minister might have found himself cursed with ever letter he opened.'

'Alright, now I feel a little better, I can collect Sev's cards and kiss his picture when he's not around.'

Anthony laughed, Severus rolled his eyes, 'Why kiss a picture when you can kiss the real man Harry,' Anthony said.

'True,' Harry turned and kissed Severus, just a small chaste kiss. Harry might have changed, was now confident, but he still liked to keep his personal life away from the public's eyes. Harry also knew Severus was a very self-contained man who did not like to show his emotions in public.

'They are all in there, I believe it's time for us to join the crowd,' Anthony said.

'Okay, let's hope this works,' Harry blew out a huge breath, he kept hold of Severus' hand then followed Anthony inside Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.

'About time our silent benefactor arrived,' George yelled out.

'Silent benefactor, what do you mean George?' Arthur asked.

'Harry gave us the money to start the shop, Fred and I gave Harry a share, fifteen percent.'

'I kept saying that I didn't want it, but they refuse to change it.'

'So it's your doing love that the staff are always having to confiscate Weasley products,' Severus smirked.

Harry and Severus had spoken about how George was going to tell everyone that Harry helped the twins start the shop, Severus was to act surprised.

'Guilty, I gave them the triwizard money, then a few months later gave them a few more thousand.'

'Fred and I weren't going to accept it, but Harry said that now Voldemort was back everyone could do with a laugh. We decided to take his help but when we found out that Harry was the son of a Marauder that's when we felt comfortable accepting it. Fred and I admired the Marauders even if they might have gone further than we would, they still had some great ideas.'

'I might not be one for pranks but I do have a bit of Marauder in me. Sirius and my dad would love this place, you wouldn't get them out of it.'

'No, you wouldn't, they would be offering George help,' Severus said.

'Well, now my family and my benefactor is here, it's time to toast my brother Fred and his great mind,' George poured everyone a drink, then started to hand out the glasses to his friends, his family, the Minister and his guard, Harry, Severus and Anthony. The shop might be crowded with customers, but it seemed they knew this was a special gathering so they went about purchasing or studying Weasley products.

'Fred was my brother, my twin, my conscious, this shop was our dream, but it was Fred that first came up with the idea of a joke shop. We would talk for hours about jokes and what we could make. Our dream was realised but sadly Fred only got to spend a small part of his time with his dream. To my brother, Fred and dreams coming true,' George, the rest of the Weasley's, Harry, Severus, Anthony, Hermione, Kingsley, his auror guard, Neville and Lee all clinked their glasses before taking a drink.

George looked at his father, it was time, 'Ginny, I would like to ask why you kept saying Harry was your boyfriend when he explained he was gay?'

'I wanted the life being married to the saviour would give me.'

'Do you love Harry as you always said you did?'

'No, he's too boring, I planned to have a lot of affairs after we were married.'

'Ginny, that's enough,' Molly said urgently.

'No Molly, it's not. Ginny, did you give Harry the draught of living death?' Arthur asked.

'Yeah, slipped it in his morning juice.'

'Ginny,' Molly yelled.

'Molly, I know Ginny is hopeless at potions, did you make that potion for her?'

'Yes,' Molly slapped her hand over her mouth.

'Why did you do that?'

'Ginny deserved a better life, Harry's money could give her that.'

'Ron, did you know they gave Harry the potion?'

'Yes,' Ron slapped his lips together.

'Why did you do that to your best friend?'

'It's his fault Fred died.'

'Fred died because a death eater killed him, Harry had nothing to do with it,' George growled.

'He was there because of Harry,' Ron yelled.

'No, he wasn't, Fred was there to help, he wanted what all of us wanted, to live in a free world, not one ran by Voldemort. Fred and I spoke a lot about this, what could happen if we lost, for one, we'd all be dead, we're blood traitors to that lot, none of us would have survived. It's thanks to Harry that we are alive today,' George glared.

'As an auror I am placing you three under arrest,' Anthony said.

It was instant, Ron, Molly and Ginny whipped out their wands, Harry moved his hand through the air and all three were disarmed and suspended in mid-air.

'Apart from the fact there are a couple of aurors here right now, did you forget the person who actually killed Voldemort standing right here,' Harry glared, 'You know as well as I do Ron that I wanted no one's help, I even said I didn't want yours, but no, you were going to stick by me, until it got too much and you ran away, like the coward you are. I lost people or did you forget Ron, I know what it's like to lose family, but I don't betray friends because of that. Sirius was like my father, then Remus, Fred was like a brother. He might have been your brother but they treated me like family, the only family I ever had.'

'And you,' Harry glared at Molly, 'You told Sirius I was as good as a son, I hate to think what you do to your other kids just to get your own way,' Harry turned to Ginny, 'You disgust me, I saved your life when I was only twelve and this is how you repay me, you bitch.'

'Harry, let them down please,' Kingsley said calmly, 'They will be taken straight to the ministry, it was lucky that the head auror decided to check out the shop, so there are three aurors here that heard their confessions. It's over now mate, let it go.'

Severus pulled Harry into his arms, 'It's over love, let the aurors take care of them.'

Harry kept his eyes on the three suspended Weasley's then waved his hand, lowering them to the ground, then he handed Anthony their wands.

'Let's get them out of here so the shoppers can finish their business,' Kingsley nodded his thanks to George then gave Harry a pat on the shoulder before helping the aurors remove Molly, Ginny and Ron Weasley. Even though Arthur was disgusted as his wife and two of his children he did follow, but if they expected his support they would be sadly mistaken.

Harry sagged against Severus as Hermione took his hand, 'It's over Harry.'

'I kept hoping it wasn't them, that they couldn't do that to me, to anyone, but they did.'

'Yes, and now they will be punished for what they did,' Severus gave Harry a chaste kiss.

'What is going on?' Bill asked as he stared around.

'You heard Bill, but I planned this. When I spoke with Harry and Severus they explained that they knew it was mum, Ginny and Ron who gave Harry that potion but they had no proof. The aurors can't question someone without some type of proof so I came up with my own version of a truth potion ready for today.'

'We told the minister there might be a chance of catching them out so he decided to be here today with another auror apart from Anthony who always guards Harry when we're out,' Severus said.

'We knew they were acting strange but to do this to you Harry just for your money,' Charlie said, 'I can't believe they would do that, especially to you. Did they forget you save dad, Ron and mum's life, apart from Ginny's.'

'If they hadn't done this then I would have helped them out. I always planned to if the war was over, help out financially, somehow,' Harry turned to George, 'Thank you.'

'Anything for my little brother, now you can finally have that normal life you want.'

'Oh, a normal life, I would give anything to have a normal life.'

'It'll never happen Harry, you're with the dungeon bat, how could you ever be normal having him as a partner. Now if you want someone with muscles, I could give you that,' Charlie flexed his arms showing just how muscly he was.

'I believe there is a red head here about to be cursed,' Severus snarled as his eyes narrowed.

Harry grinned then faced Severus, brought their bodies together and kissed him passionately. He didn't care who was watching, he wanted Severus to know that he was who Harry wanted. Harry Potter, the saviour of the wizarding world wanted Severus Snape, the dungeon bat. Now he did have a chance at a normal life and he was going to have that life with Severus, a long, loving and normal life.

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