A New Place to Stay Chapter 52 - Harry Potter

Send us Fan MailIn the aftermath of the Horcrux ritual, Severus Snape is the one who comes apart. Shaking, sick and sleepless, he spends the night watching Harry breathe on the couch with Zar wrapped protectively around him, replaying every second where his son almost did not come back. At breakfast he forces himself to play the role of acerbic professor, even as Neville corners him to ask where Harry is. Back in the dungeons, Harry finally wakes, realises in horror that he can no longer understand Zar, and breaks down at the thought that he has lost Parseltongue for good. Then, one hiss at a time, the language returns. Gifted by blood rather than a soul fragment, it slowly snaps back into place. Severus checks Harry’s chest, heals the bruise left by CPR, and dives into his magic to confirm what they both risked everything for: the Horcrux is gone and Harry’s core is brighter than ever. Harry calls him brilliant, Severus quietly basks in a kind of praise he has never had before, and Harry heads up to the Great Hall knowing he is truly free for the first time in his life - and that Neville covered for him without hesitation.Support the show