Snape nodded his head lightly in thanks and turned to leave as Harry said "Thank You Professor Snape... for everything..."Snape didn’t turn. He just stepped out of the door and apparated away. His legs nearly gave way as he landed in his own home. He sat down gingerly at the table and reverently opened the box.   That night Snape cried and laughed all at the same time. When he was done with the letters. He read them all over again. He read them till his heart felt a little lighter than it had in all these years.———————