Oh, how sweet! First off, the title of this piece -- it has a few layers of meaning, and I love that. Second, I have this soft spot for Severus calling Harry "brat" in an affectionate way. It always gets me. Last, I like how you did the sequences where Harry is drifting in and out of consciousness and how that looked to Severus. And him never leaving Harry's side? Severus, FTW! :-)