I own nothing except the idea for the story. Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. I just like to play with the characters.

Chapter one

Harry Potter spoke to his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, after they had finished speaking with Albus Dumbledore's portrait. He explained that he wouldn't be heading to the Burrow straight away, he just needed some time alone, because he just wanted to make sure that sharing his soul with Voldemort never made him dangerous.

Harry he got a room at the hogshead. Even though he knew he could have stayed somewhere nicer, he just felt better staying at Aberforth Dumbledore's pub. He saw Aberforth that night and he did help Harry, Hermione and Ron, not to mention all the help he gave Neville and everyone else that had been hiding in the room of requirement.

Because of the amount of people that died, they never held the funerals until a month later as they were still finding bodies either under some rubble inside Hogwarts or out in the grounds. When they started, they were holding a few funerals every day.

Harry stood in the cemetery at Godric's Hollow staring down at his parents graves while he waited for Remus and Tonks' funerals to start. After hearing everything in Snape's memory, Harry just felt lost and wasn't sure how to handle anything. Right after the battle, he felt fine, but within a couple of days, he kept getting sick, couldn't seem to concentrate on anything, or even sleep properly. So he started drinking, something that surprised everyone that knew Harry. But only Hermione and Ron knew the reason and even though they understood, they were still surprised when they saw how much Harry would drink.

Harry vanished the old flowers that Hermione had placed at his parents graves at Christmas time, then conjured a wreath of lilies and placed them against the headstone. He was still staring down at their names when Hermione slipped her hand into his and Ron put his hand on Harry's shoulder.

'Everyone's arrived Harry,' Hermione said quietly.

'Okay, I never noticed,' Harry, Hermione and Ron stepped over and stood next to Andromeda tonks who was holding a small baby boy in her arms. After the ministry official finished speaking, Harry stepped in front of everyone but kept staring at the two coffins in front of him then looked up at everyone that had turned up for Remus and Tonks. One face he didn't expect to see was Snape. He knew he'd survived and had been recuperating, but he was here in Godric's Hollow.

'Remus was friends with my parents, and we were beginning to get close. Remus was starting to tell me things I wanted to know, things about my parents and my godfather. I never wanted him to turn up that night, but he did for me and for my father. Tonks or Nymphadora was a wonderful woman and a great friend as well. I only met her a few years ago, but she used to make me laugh, she used to make all of us laugh. She was an auror, so she turned up because she felt it was her duty, but she should have stayed home with her new born baby boy, Teddy. They spoke to me about this coming fight and told me they were going to be right beside me when it started. They knew just like a lot of people knew that this fight was coming. So they made the ultimate sacrifice and they should never be forgotten for what they did. I know their son Teddy will always be loved and looked after by his grandmother, I will do what I can for him as well. Remus told me they named me Teddy's godfather. So even though that small boy has no mother, no father, or grandfather, he does have a loving grandmother and godfather and we will always be there for him. When Remus and Tonks told me they were married, I couldn't be happier for them. They were very much in love and wanted a safe life for their son, which they helped bring about,' Harry knelt down and put his hands on both coffins, 'I will miss you both very much, but know I will be here for you son,' Harry kissed each coffin, then stood back with Hermione and Ron and watched as the ministry official finished the service.

After the service was over Harry spoke with Andromeda for a minute. He stared at his godson, kissing his forehead, then slowly walked back to his parents graves, 'Remus is with you Sirius and with you dad. I like to think you might have been watching and if you were, you would have seen that it's over, so you can finally rest in peace,' Harry knelt down at his parents graves, then kissed his mother's name then his fathers, 'I love you.'

A lot of people that had been at the funeral all stood and watched as Harry Potter, their hero of the war speak to the parents he never knew. They realised that apart from his parents, he also lost his godfather and another man that had been close friends with his parents. Now he had no one left and wondered how Harry would handle that. They stood there staring at the golden trio until the three of them walked away.

Severus Snape's eyes followed Harry Potter before they turned back to look down at Lily Potter's name.

Hermione and Ron stayed with Harry and even though he never said where he was going, they just knew. The three of them stood outside the Potter home, staring up at the wrecked house.

'Since it's over, I'm going to have this pulled down, but I'm going to have another place built for me to live in. I want to live here, live where they lived.'

'I think we all understand how you would want to do that Harry, but are you sure you don't want to stay at the Burrow until then?'

'No Ron, I just want some time alone. If you think of it, I've never had any time alone. I was at the Dursley's, Hogwarts, the Burrow, or Grimmauld place. So now I don't need to stay in hiding, I just want to get used to being by myself.'

Hermione squeezed Harry's hand, 'Are you still drinking Harry?'

'Yes, but don't start Hermione, it's helping right now and you know why. Let me just get through this and I'll stop, but I can't right now.'

'Alright, so are you heading back to the Hogshead?'

'Soon, I just want to hang around here for a while. We never got a lot of time when we came here. You can go if you want, or stay, whatever you both want,' Harry touched the gate, he noticed Ron reading them messages before he pushed the gate open. Hermione and Ron watched Harry, thinking he would go to the door, but he went round the side of the house, through the overgrown trees and shrubs until they came to the back garden, 'Looks like it would have been nice. After I get my place built, I might get stuck into all this, plant a lot of lilies in memory of my mother.'

'If it was cleaned up, I think it would be nice out here.' Hermione said as she looked around.

'It's got a nice size yard, plenty of room, there's also a shed down there, well what you can see of it,' Ron said.

'Yeah, I'll clean that up as well,' Harry turned and faced the back of the house and saw two large glass doors, so Harry stepped over to them and stared inside his parent's house, 'Look, there's still dishes on the table and a high chair, probably mine.'

'Harry, it's too soon for you to be doing this. Give yourself some time.'

'I'm going to, I just wanted to have a look now I can,' Harry stepped closer and peered into the house, his parent's home and saw what would have been a nice looking dining room, kitchen. He could see dishes on the sink, some toys on the floor and a small broom leaning up against the wall. Harry reached into his pouch and pulled out the picture he'd found in Sirius' room.

'That's my broom, the one Sirius got me,' Harry knelt down and put his hands over his head as he kept staring inside his parent's house, 'God, I can't believe this, he took everyone away from me and it started here.'

'Harry, come on, Hermione's right, it's too soon, so let's get out of here.'

Harry shook his head as he stood up, 'Yeah, it is,' he stuck the picture back in his pouch, 'But I'm going to come back and go in there. I want to have some of their things to keep with me, all I have is the cloak, but nothing that belongs to my mother.'

'That's a good idea, but not yet. Please Harry, give yourself some time.'

Harry nodded, then let his friends lead him away from his parent's house, then they stepped in front of the monument with the statue of Harry and his parents. But they got a surprise, there was now a statue of Harry looking like he does right now.

'Blimey, I wonder when they did that?'

'Probably right after, but looking at this, you can really see how much you look like your father.'

'Yeah, I know Ron, I noticed that myself. Anyway, I need a drink, so I'm heading back to the Hogshead, I'll see you both later,' Harry looked once more up at the statue, then walked away, leaving Ron and Hermione staring after him and wondered if he was going to be alright. They held hands and walked slowly away from the Potter statue and headed to the Burrow. Hermione wanted to be there for Ron because she knew he would need her since tomorrow was going to be Fred's funeral, so all the Weasley's were going to need as much help and support as they could and she was determined to give them that, even if she wanted to help Harry as well.