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Demons From The Past Resonate Loudly In The Future	By : Anonymous_Fan Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > Slash - Male/Male Views: 13379 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Harry paused briefly, trying to catch his breath. He and Paul had been racing down the various long winding corridors of the Volterra complex in their search for Teddy and as ashamed as he was to admit it, he was not in the peak physical shape he used to be when he was younger. Paul whined softly beside him as he stopped to wait for Harry, nudging the older man with his snout.

"I'm ok Paul. Just need a second to catch my breath is all" Harry murmured, raising a hand to stroke the wolf's muzzle before standing tall again.

"Can you sense where Teddy is at all?" Harry asked, turning his head towards the shifter beside him.

Paul whined louder, shaking his massive head from side to side in response. Harry sighed loudly.

"If only there was some way I could... Oh Merlin! Harry are you a wizard or not?" Harry groaned to himself, mentally face-palming himself as he pulled out his wand.

"Point me, Teddy Lupin Black" he said quickly, grinning as his wand tugged him towards his right, down a rather darkened corridor. Frowning momentarily Harry looked down at his other hand, concentrating for a few seconds before smirking as a large orb of light appeared, radiating warmth as the light shone his hand forwards, the orb flew down the corridor before them as they began moving, illuminating the path ahead revealing nothing of particular note. Older paintings and stoneworks as well as some curious designs etched into the walls which Harry didn't have time to study. They had only been making their way down the corridor for about a minute or so, it's twists and turns confusing and disorienting, something Harry suspected was quite intentional, when {aul froze beside him, sniffing furiously for a few seconds, letting out a terrifyingly loud howl which echoed throughout the entire complex and took off down the corridor, moving faster than Harry could keep up with.

"Paul!" Harry shouted as he raced behind the wolf. Try as he might though, Paul had raced too far ahead and quickly turned the corner, disappearing from sight. Cursing loudly to himself, Harry followed, turning the same corner and skidding to a stop. Before him were a large set of wooden doors, Paul frantically scratching at the wood.

"Paul, get away from the door" Harry commanded, Paul turning his head back to look at Harry before nodding and moving away, ducking behind Harry as he raised his wand.

Making a quick stabbing gesture with his wand Harry shouted "MAGNA FRAGOR'', causing a large sphere of dark red energy to erupt from the tip of his wand and slam into the massive wooden doors, completely obliterating it and sending fragments backwards towards Harry and Paul, where they bounced ineffectively against the hastily constructed shield Harry had summoned after his first spell.

Seeing the door obliterated, Paul bounded into the room, shifting back to his human form as he entered and shouting for Teddy as he made his way over to the bed.

Harry frowned and rushed in after him, wand still drawn and scanning the room but there was no one inside other than Paul and himself.

"Paul...he's not here" Harry shouted to Paul but the Shifter wasn't listening. Harry watched as Paul took in quick shallow breaths, eyes panicked and chest heaving and tears began to streak down Paul's face as he burst into heart-wrenching sobs.

"He's dying... I can feel h-h-him here!" Paul cried as he pointed to his heart "He's dying and I can't find him Harry! I can't sense where he is, I know he was in this room but he's not here!".

"Hey! Paul you need to calm down. Take deep breaths with me Paul... In...Out... In... and Out... there we go...that's it..." Harry coaxed the younger Shifter on breathing with him as he tried to calm the younger man down and after a few moments Paul had calmed down enough to start speaking again.

"I can feel him dying Harry...It's like my heart and soul are breaking and It hurts! I should be with him and yet I'm not and I can't find him!" Paul murmured, agony wracking his features and obvious in his voice. He really wasn't handling the situation well but Harry supposed that if you'd found your perfect other half and reason for existence, then feeling them dying as you couldn't do anything to help them...he figured he'd probably be in the same boat. Merlin knows that if Charlie was in danger Harry would probably be losing his mind if he wasn't able to do anything to help the older man.

'Hmm'-ing to himself Harry cast his gaze once more around the room, skipping over the shifter before him, before stopping when something glittered on the bed nearby. Making his way over to it Harry immediately recognised it as the stone Paul had given his son. Frowning to himself Harry leaned down and picked it up, cocking an eyebrow at the strange sensation he was feeling coming from the stone itself. It was like the stone was pushing gently at his mental barriers he'd had erected as a youth studying occlumency and never really taken down. Working on a hunch, Harry for the first time in a decade lowered his Occlumency shields. The reaction from the stone was almost instantaneous.

The silver streaks from the stone pulsed brightly and violently with light before the stone disintegrated into dust, swirling rapidly around Harry before seeming to sink right into him through his skin. He couldn't describe the sensation. It was almost painful in a way that it was so...odd. And yet it felt so familiar. Like the touch of something he'd once known and now couldn't put his finger upon the name. Then in the blink of an eye the sensation vanished and a new one replaced it, a feeling of a large pulse of energy smashing into him and his vision swam before him, fading away and replacing his sight with an image of his son held in the arms of Aro, surrounded by vampires in a large stone chamber. He could recognise Marcus and Aro, Felix, Chelsea, Jane and some other Volturi guardsmen, around 20 in total as well as catching sight of the rest of the pack of Shapeshifters and the Cullens, squared off against each other in an impasse. Then with a sensation similar to the hook-behind-the-navel portkey sensation Harry's vision cleared and he was once again in the small chamber with Paul shaking him frantically.

"Harry! Harry! Harry answer me! What's going on!?" Paul questioned rapidly, shaking Harry furiously as he tried to get a reaction from the man frozen before him.

Harry blinked as he regained his senses and gently pushed Paul back from him, removing himself from the Shapeshifter's grip.

"Paul. I know where Teddy is" Harry stated simply. "Turn back into your wolf fo..." Harry didnt even get to finish his sentence as Paul had already shifted, literally exploding into his wolf form with a howl that echoed through the corridors. Answering howls coming moments later and Paul's eyes widening in understanding . His pack had found Teddy, Harry knew where they were.

"I'm going to grab onto you Paul and take us to Teddy now" Harry spoke calmly to the spooked shifter before gently grabbing hold of the large wolf's fur at the back of his neck, closing his eyes and with a quick gesture of his wand. a startling cracking sound similar to that of a whip echoing through the room as they disappeared.

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Aro smirked at the gathered group before him as he gently re-adjusted Teddy into a more secure hold in his arms. Really these fools had no idea of the trap they'd just walked into. Willingly he might add. Already he could see Chelsea moving behind the other Volturi guard as she waited for his signal to use her gift to shift their loyalties to him. And this time they didn't have that insufferable shield from Bella. He had a brief thought as to where she was now but then dismissed it as unimportant. He had to focus on the important things. Such as Harry. Oh dear sweet Harry. It was really a shame that things had come to this. After all the boy had suffered in his life, but in time Harry would thank him. He was sure of it. It was better for Harry to be free for emotional ties to this rag tag group of shifters and vampires. Harry would see and eventually understand that all Aro had done was for him, to help him.

Aro had a moment of regret for the heartache the boy would suffer at the loss of his godson, whom Aro could sense was at death's door but with Chelsea's gift, Harry would move on and finally take his place by Aro's side. Oh what wonders he would show Harry. Things the man had never even dreamed of. The power the young man would have, he could control all vampires in the world. Magical or not. And controlling him would be Aro. Oh the thought of it was enough to make his head swim with possibilites and his mouth flood with venom.

A loud snarl from one of the wolves brought his attention back to the group before him.

"Please refrain from such uncivilized behaviour while in my presence" Aro snapped , glaring at the group before him, fangs glinting in the low light as he re-adjusted Teddy in his arms to get a more secure grip on the unconscious boy.

Carlisle stepped forward arms open wide in a placating gesture as he cautiously approached. "Aro...please...give us the boy back and we'll leave. I know you can hear as well as I can that boy is dying... don't do this to him. He's an innocent and you've always prided yourself on being...fair..."

Aro snorted in derision towards Carlisle, raising a hand and cutting off his plea.

"Please don't be so puerile. Sometimes life isn't fair my old friend and unfortunately, this is such an occasion. Sometimes...sacrifices must be made"

Hearing Aro speak so nonchalantly about the dying boy in his arms infuriated the group before him, the wolves lowering themselves preparing to attack and the vampires baring their teeth in a snarl, fingers curling into fists at their sides as they tried to reign their anger in.

Aro noticing the actions raised an eyebrow, a small smirk appearing on his face. "Uh uh uh... I would control yourselves better if I were you..." As Aro spoke he gracefully drew a hand across Teddy's neck, razor sharp nails pressing gently into the soft flesh in warning. He didn't apply much pressure but the wolves and vampires around him tensed, taking a step back away in obvious submission for the time being. Aro spared a thought for the moment to wonder where Harry was. He was surprised he hadn't arrived with the others and was hoping Harry would make it to the chamber before Teddy died but just in case he made a small microgesture with his free hand, signalling to Chelsea to begin utilizing her special gift to shift the wolves and the other vampires loyalties to the Volturi. Glancing back towards the group of Shifters and the Cullens, he was startled when a loud howl echoed through the room, the wolves before him drawing their heads upwards and howling back as a group, the noise deafening within the chamber they were currently occupying and echoing loudly throughout the complex.

"What was that?!" Aro demanded, his grip on Teddy in his arms tightening minutely in worry.

Emmett grinned from his place beside Jacob, drawing a hand through the large russet wolf's fur at the back of his neck. "I'm pretty sure that was Paul. And Harry is with him, you should give the boy back to us Aro before Harry gets here or he.." Emmett wasn't able to finish his sentence as Paul and Harry appeared in the middle of the chamber, between the Shifters and the Cullens on one side, the Volturi on the other. Paul's lips drew back over his snout as he snarled fiercely at the vampires before him, head lowered and hackles raised, preparing himself for a fight as Harry glared, eyes glowing brilliant emerald with power radiating off him so fiercely you could feel it wash over you, wand drawn at the ready.

"Yeah...Never mind. I think you're kinda fucked now Aro" Emmett spoke again, grin still on his face.

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After Harry and Paul's entry into the chamber the groups seemed to explode into action. The Volturi guard rushed forward, Aro, Marcus, Felix, Chelsea and Jane staying behind while the lesser guardsmen moved to engage the group. The wolves howled in fury as they surged forward, the Cullens interspersed between them as they reached the lesser guardsmen and the sound of fighting creating such a deafening noise within the enclosed chamber it was hard to make anything out. The vampires moved at such speeds it was hard to tell what was happening, blurring about the room , deafening cracking noises akin to thunder occurring whenever their fists met their targets. While the Shifters and the Cullens kept the lesser guardsmen occupied Harry moved steadily through the group, vampires smashing into his shield he'd constructed around himself without effect as he pushed through, flicking his wand left and right towards various vampires who tried to get in his way, sending them hurtling away into the brickwork along the sides of the chamber. Closer and closer he moved towards Aro and the upper guardsmen , Felix, Chelsea and Jane, all of whom watched his approach warily.

Aro glanced towards Chelsea, catching her eye and signalling her to use her gift on Harry.

Smiling in what she believed was a disarming manner, Chelsea moved forward. "Harry, darling. It's been so long! I've missed you. You never called, you never wrote? One could think you didn't care" Chelsea spoke cheerily, as she tried to focus her gift on Harry to shift his loyalties towards Aro and herself.

Harry raised his wand, pointing it's glowing tip towards Chelsea and stopped moving forward, glaring fiercely at the female vampire. He knew full well what she was trying to do, Only unfortunately for her, his shielding spell he'd cast earlier protected him from her gift completely. "Chelsea. Get out of my way now. This is your only warning."

Chelsea just laughed airily, flicking her hair in a flirtatious manner. "Oh darling surely you don't mean that?" but while she spoke she wondered to herself in confusion as to how Harry was resisting her gift. Trying again she continued to bring her gift in full upon Harry only for it to have absolutely no effect on him. Slightly worried she glanced back at Aro behind her, shrugging minutely as her eyes met Aro's which were rapidly filling with anger at her inability to gain control of Harry.

Harry continued to advance until he was almost face to face with Chelsea, who took a startled step backwards when she turned to face Harry, seeing him so close to her. Steeling her nerves she reached forward, as if she was going to try touching Harry, only to find that she was completely immobile and unable to move any of her limbs.

"Aro" Harry said quietly, knowing that not just Aro but everyone in the room could hear him. "You seem to forget that when I lived here amongst you, I learned of all your Volturi guardsmen and their various gifts. Including Chelsea's". Harry made a quick gesture with his wand which caused Chelsea to levitate off the floor. He turned his attention towards Aro who was still holding his godson, although instead of a gentle hold it now seemed Aro was holding the boy more as a human shield. "I know exactly what you were trying to do with Chelsea. You might notice that none of your guardsmen's abilities worked tonight on any of us. The Cullens or the Shifters or even me. This is your only warning Aro. Give me back Teddy and let us leave in peace. Or I will obliterate all that you hold dear". As Harry spoke he pointed his wand directly at Chelsea's throat, a thin golden line appearing around her neck and connecting by a thread of pale golden light to Harry's wand.

"Don't you see Harry? All I have ever done has been for you. You belong by MY side, not some mortal's. Your emotional attachments to Bella's father and your godson will only hurt you in the end. If you join me you will never be lonely ever again. You'll be by my side forever. We could rule all vampires in the world, magical or not... y..." Aro was cut off from speaking when Harry flicked his wand at Aro, a silencing charm falling over the ancient vampire.

"I'm not interested Aro. I told you years ago that my answer was no. I'm flattered. Really I am but I don't love you. I ...love Charlie. And I want to be with him. And if you don't give Teddy back to me right now... I'll do something you regret" Harry lifted the silencing charm from Aro, giving the vampire a chance to speak.

Aro's face contorted in animalistic fury. Harry's rejection finally breaking what little remained of his control. "NO! YOU'RE MINE" Aro screamed as he surged forward, dropping Teddy to the floor, the young boy's head striking the ground with a sickening crack as he rushed towards Harry, only to be blasted backwards by a wave of force that emanated from the younger wizard, slamming into his throne on the dais behind him, shattering the frame and causing fine cracks to spread over his body, a visible sign of how much force had actually struck him. Aro roared and jumped to his feet, surging forward again to try reach Harry, only to be slammed backwards even harder, this time hitting the wall behind him, causing larger cracks to appear in his skin and the wall behind him.

"For what it's worth" Harry said as he looked at Chelsea floating between him and Aro. "I don't hate you. I hate your circumstances. But I don't hate you Chelsea. However you're the key to all of Aro's power. And removing you...removes that from his grasp." Harry spoke with regret, his meaning becoming clear to all the vampires and shifters within the room as he raised his wand once more. Closing his eyes he tuned out the sounds of fighting behind him and Aro's inhuman screams of rage as he bashed ineffectively against the shielding Harry had constructed around Chelsea and himself. Focusing on his magical core Harry began to draw his magic to the surface, pooling it for a few moments before he opened his eyes, green irises blazing with power. Taking a deep breath Harry focused upon Chelsea, his eyes full of regret. "This won't hurt you Chelsea. I promise."

Chelsea could do nothing as her eyes widened in terror before a strange wave of peace came over her. She closed her eyes, the only thing she could really do in her paralyzed state as Harry made a slow intricate gesture with his wand, purple energy forming in the air before him air creating an odd symbol before, with a quick flick of his wand, racing towards Chelsea. The energy reached the female vampire, spreading out around her, growing larger and larger until it fully encompassed her within a sphere of purple light, obscuring her from view before it contracted, sinking into her skin, purple lines and cracks racing over her body. Her entire frame was briefly lit up with brilliant light before, with a thunderous detonation, she was completely obliterated, her body parts turning to ash and raining down upon Aro and the others.

The moment Chelsea died, Aro let out such a horrible wail of grief it bordered on supersonic. All the wolves and vampires in the room covered their ears, ceasing in their fighting as they stared at the scene, not quite able to register what they'd just witnessed. Moments later a strange ripple seemed to make it's way through the various Volturi guardsmen and they began to stare in horror at Aro, their previously unshakeable loyalty towards the vampire gone and replaced with revulsion. Most of them had not known what Chelsea's gift was. They'd never been told or witnessed it and the stunning realisation of what she had done to each of them had them seething with fury.

Jane and Felix, had not particularly cared. They knew what Chelsea's gift was and it had never been used upon them. They were loyal to Aro because they enjoyed their duties immensely however their loyalty was simply based on Aro being the leader of the Volturi. But Marcus...his mind was finally free of the chains that Chelsea had placed upon him, which bound him to Aro. Looking upon his former friend he felt a new surge of strength make it's way through his veins. His fury fueled him.

Stepping forward he grabbed a hold of Aro, the older vampire looking upon him in shock as he was seized roughly by the arms. "My wife... my mate! YOU KILLED HER AND BOUND ME TO YOU! AFTER ALL WE HAD DONE FOR YOU!" Marcus spun Aro around to face the group ,forcing Aro to his knees, seizing a hold of Aro's face. "For your crimes against the Volturi. I now pass judgement upon you. The sentence is death." Marcus spoke firmly. Anger rich in his voice and fury in his eyes and with one terrible motion, tore Aro's head from his shoulders, killing the elder vampire. Turning towards Jane and Felix he growled "Where do your loyalties lie?" Felix and Jane both kneeled in swift motion, lowering their heads in submission, the rest of the volturi guardsmen present following suit. "Our loyalty is to the leader of the Volturi. Whomsoever they may be." This cry was echoed by the rest of the Volturi guardsmen within the chamber, startling the others. Marcus turned towards Harry, his angry glare fading at the sight of the younger wizard cradling Teddy in his lap, tears streaming from his face. The shifter who had bonded with the young boy had reverted to his humanoid form, his head laying on the boys chest as tears freely fell from his face and heart wrenching sobs tore their way from his throat.

Sighing sadly Marcus stepped forward, only to freeze at the sudden roar from the wolves behind him. Thinking quickly, Marcus spoke up. "Harry. I can help him. He isn't dead yet but he will be if you don't let me..."

Harry's gaze moved from his godson to the older vampire before them. " How... I wont allow you to turn him. He doesn't deserve that... I'll destroy you myself before I let you change him."

Marcus nodded lowering himself and approaching slowly, mindful of the dangerous situation he was in right now. One wrong move and he would be torn apart. "There are many things about vampires that the world does not yet know. Things we have not shared with anyone. I promise you that what I will do with not hurt Teddy in any way or turn him to a vampire...Please he doesn't have much time left..." Marcus pleaded with Harry. He could see the emotional ties the young boy had to the group before him and as he'd mentioned earlier in the evening to Aro, they were incredibly powerful. Such ties to others should be preserved, not destroyed and he of all others would know.

Harry nodded quickly, lifting Teddy in his arms to a sitting position, elevating him slightly off the ground. "Help him then...but if you turn him so help me Merlin I will destroy every vampire present."

Marcus smiled before reaching out to gently take Teddy into his arms. Leaning the boy's head back he opened the young child's mouth, before lifting his own wrist and biting hard into the flesh, blood rapidly pooling to the surface from the puncture wounds. Acting quickly he pressed his wrist to the boy's mouth, and massaged Teddy's throat, causing the young mortal to swallow reflexively. After a few seconds he removed his wrist, the wound sealing quickly and blood ceasing to flow. The change over the young boy was drastic and swift. His skin quickly refilling with a healthy glow and the sickly pallor fading, his heartbeat steadying and breathing increasing in strength and regularity as the vampire's blood made it's way through his body, healing his injuries and strengthening him once more.

Marcus made to hand Teddy back to Harry but before he could, the young boy was taken by his Shifter... Paul , Marcus briefly thought to himself, with a glare before cradling the boy in his arms.

"What's going on? Is he going to be all right?" Harry asked Marcus as the vampire took a step away from the small group before him.

"He should be fine. The blood I gave him is already working on fixing the damage to his body. Within another minute or so it will be as if he'd never been separated" Marcus answered, glancing over towards the Cullens and the other Shifters who were watching him with distrust heavy in their eyes. Figuring that all things considered it wouldn't hurt to defuse the situation further he glanced towards the guardsmen, Jane and Felix included. Pointing to Aro's corpse he instructed them to tear the body to pieces and burn them, ensuring Aro's permanent destruction. Jane had hesitated briefly but remembering her place, moved with the rest of the guard as they left the room to dispose of the body properly, leaving Marcus alone with the Cullens and the Shifters.

Seeing as how the room was mostly empty now Marcus turned his attention back towards Harry and his godson who was still cradled in the Shifter's arms. Focusing for a moment, he called up his gift and observed the ties between them. The bonds were strengthening and he breathed an (completely unnecessary) sigh in relief. He could hear the boy's heart beating strong and steady so it seemed like he was in the clear but the others were clearly concerned with how he wasn't waking up yet. A concern that was promptly voiced by Paul.

"I don't think you should be worried. He's probably resting right now. All things considered he's been through a lot and while my blood has repaired most of the damage he'll probably need to sleep for a while. It's not uncommon in cases like this" Marcus spoke quietly trying to sooth the increasingly agitated shifter, relaxing minutely when he saw the shifter calming down.

"I imagine you'll be leaving soon of course..." Marcus inquired, turning towards Harry with a softly amused smile.

Harry nodded, getting to his feet and turning towards the others. "It would probably be for the best we leave immediately. No offense Marcus but I don't want to be here a moment longer if I can help it and I imagine that the rest of you feel the same?" Harry finished with a question, the resulting snorts of amusement from the Cullens and growls from the shifted wolves answering him. Turning towards Paul, Harry stepped forward placing an hand on the young man's shoulder. "You need a hand with Teddy?" Harry asked softly, smiling when Paul shook his head, securing Teddy in his arms properly before rising to his feet, cradling the comatose yet healing boy in his arms.

"Ok that's settled them. I need everyone to take a hold of the portkey again. You guys can stay shifted. I don't think anyone remembered to bring clothes with them" Harry paused, glancing to Paul who was now just realising he was naked. In the heat of the various moments that had occurred since they'd arrived it hadn't really registered with anyone that Paul was standing beside them naked but no one really paid it any attention. Trying to fight his blush Paul fidgeted in his spot but kept his expression stoic, trying not to let his embarrassment show. "If you guys could just take a hold of a wolf, one to each cullen we'll be good to go" Harry spoke while taking the length of rope from his pocket once more, unravelling it quickly. The Cullens all took a hold of the rope in their hands, reaching out with their empty hands to gently grab onto a wolf's fur at the back of their neck. Normally the wolves wouldn't let the vampires do such a thing to them but in cases like this an exception could be made.

Marcus watched all of this with keen eyes. It wasn't often he actually got to witness bonds as powerful as the ones before him and it made his heart ache for the one he'd once shared with his wife. He would never get over the pain of losing her, but he was finally free of the melancholy he'd been suffering for centuries. Perhaps now he could move on. He'd felt throughout the night a strange thrumming almost in the air and the thought it had something to do with him just felt right somehow.

He still didn't know what it was but as he observed the group before him he could see the faintest of tendrils forming . Stepping closer he tried to determine the source of the tendril of a bond, it was connecting to him but still fairly indistinct. His motion forward though snapped the attention of the group back to him. And at that moment he made eye contact with one of the wolves, the smallest one. He couldn't remember the wolf's name but the wolf's reaction was instantaneous. The wolf's eyes widened impossibly larger and it's mouth fell open in shock before Harry waved his wand and the group disappeared, taking with them the wolf. He didn't know what had just happened but the bond he felt forming was still hovering in the air before him, a pale thin line. It was very intriguing and in that moment he decided that he'd be paying a visit to Forks himself very soon. After all he had to go notify Caius of Aro's demise and his assuming of the role of leader. It would give him an excuse to be in the area if nothing else and he'd be able to investigate the connection further. Smiling to himself , arguably for the first time in centuries Marcus turned on his heel and walked out of the chamber, closing the doors behind him as he left.

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Time seemed to pass very quickly after they returned to the back of Charlie's home via the portkey. Everyone seemed to be a whirlwind of motion as they barreled into the house, Teddy being placed upon the couch while Charlie and Harry shared an enthusiastic embrace upon their return. Teddy woke up about an hour later to find himself in Paul's arms, the older man having refused to let the boy go. It was all very understandable to everyone present, although Harry had made a mental note to have further words with what he figured would be his god son's future mate and husband for all intents and purposes. All the Shifters other than Paul had gone back to the reservation, muttering something about Seth which Harry didn't quite catch before racing away. The Cullens stuck around for a while after that before they too departed to find Bella who was still missing. Harry sent Paul and Teddy back to his own home next door with the instructions that Teddy was to be put to bed and yes Paul could stay. In fact Paul would be moving in for the next few weeks. And no Paul didn't have any say in the matter. Charlie had snorted with amusement at Harry but Harry had decided to ignore that for now. Hermione left not long after that. Staying only for a short while to chat a little bit with Harry and Charlie before making her way next door to Harry's home to use the Floo to get home.

Finally it was just Charlie and Harry alone again. Harry breathed a long sigh of a relief before waving his hand, locking the front door and making his way over to Charlie, sitting astride the man on the couch, Charlie's hands coming to grip his hips in a firm yet gentle hold.

"I was really worried for you guys ya know..." Charlie murmured, leaning up to press his lips against Harry's in a quick kiss.

"Sorry Charlie. But it really was too dangerous for you to come with us tonight."

"Yeah I know. But do me a favor? If you ever have to leave like that again, don't leave me with that Hermonee"

Harry chuckled quietly before correcting Charlie. "It's Hermione. Not Hermonee"

"Whatever. She's a menace. She threatened to turn me into a frog if I ever hurt you." Charlie grumbled, rubbing a hand along Harry's side.

"Yeah...I'm not surprised but if she ever did turn you into a frog I promise i'd turn you back. I quite like you in this form" Harry said with a grin, amusement heavy in his voice and eyes as he nuzzled his face against the side of Charlies, just taking a few deep breaths to find his calm center again. Tonight was a real strain on him. He'd killed someone for the first time in years and while he felt it was completely necessary he still hated the fact he had to do it. But he really had no choice. Aro would never have left him be, he'd intentionally endangered Teddy to try win Harry over with some kind of crazy scheme all because he was obsessed with Harry.

That wasn't the kind of man Harry wanted to end up with. He needed someone warm and kind, capable of being firm when needed but also knew when to make concessions. Aro was none of those things. While he didn't doubt that Aro had ...loved Harry in some way, in the end he didn't care for Aro like that and Aro had cared for him more along the lines of a possession than a person. He would have broken Harry and bound him to his will and as he'd said himself, tried to rule the vampire world. With Harry as his weapon. Harry gave up being a weapon for people years ago and had no intention of ever being dragged into the same situations ever again. He would defend all those he cared for with everything he had, but he liked it here in America. He liked Forks, the way the weather reminded him of Britain, He enjoyed the rain and the clouds and the cool fresh airs. He even liked the shifters down on the reservation. Loud and boisterous as they were, they were loyal to those they considered family and since Teddy would eventually become one of their 'pack', that also included Harry by extension.

Harry's thoughts were brought sharply back to the present with a nip to his neck from the man who's lap he was currently sitting on. "Ummm...ouch?" Harry said confusedly. It didn't really hurt it just startled him...and if he was being honest it kind of aroused him too. Which was something he was sure Charlie could feel if the raised eyebrow and smirk he received was any indication.

"Your thoughts were wandering. Just wanted to give you a little something to focus on" Charlie replied , grin widening as Harry chuckled softly, leaning down and kissing him.

"You want to give me something to focus on huh..." Harry inquired with a smirk, slowly grinding his awakening arousal into Charlie's firm stomach.

"Yeah...I think I do. Do you think you can handle that?" Charlie answered, hands tightening their hold slightly on Harry's hips.

"I can handle anything you throw at me babe. But I think we should move up to your bedroom. No way we're doing anything on the couch. Last time that happened wasn't particularly fun for either of us" Harry grinned, leaning down kissing Charlie again on the lips before carefully standing up, making sure not to crush anything delicate with his knees, and turning around to make his way upstairs.

"You coming?" Harry asked over his shoulder as he began walking away.

"Not yet but hopefully soon" Charlie replied with a grin, hurrying after Harry.

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It was a few days later when Harry started to think something was seriously wrong with his godson. Teddy would spend long periods of time just staring out the various windows of the house. He seemed very melancholy at times. Harry tried to pass it off as nothing but after all that Teddy had been through lately he couldn't help himself. He tried to corner his godson a few times over it and question him but each time it happened, something always came up and he had to leave, his questions unanswered for the time being. Eventually though he finally managed to get some time for just Teddy and himself. What he discovered though sent him reeling in confusion...

"Sirius...how?" Harry asked softly, staring at his young godson who was currently steel eyed, drastically different from his usual honey-amber colour.

Sirius grimaced, Teddy's face contorting with the a deep breath, he began to explain "You know as well as anyone that the Black family has a long history with the darker sides of magic. Years ago when I was still in Hogwarts, Remus and I were in the Hogwarts Library one night. We discovered a couple of old texts which had some references to a certain types of soul bonds. They weren't anything so dark as a Horcrux however there were certain ...darker aspects to them. We were living in a very different time Harry you have to understand me... People were beginning to disappear and were never heard from again. Things were getting quite scary for us. During the holidays I returned to the Black Library and looked further into the bonds described until I found one which was probably one of the lighter bonds the Black Library had information on. There was a ritual which was a way to anchor yourself to someone, a lover or a friend. It couldn't be anyone else".

Sirius paused briefly, taking another breath as he considered his next words "I spoke about it with Remus and we decided upon him. I anchored a part of myself to Remus and that was that. A few years later I went to Azkaban and Remus completely forgot about our bond we had. And to tell you the truth I didn't think of it either. Years later when I fell through the Veil in the Ministry I truly died. But my soul didn't move on. I was trapped in a nothingness state until something Remus and I had never considered would even be a possibility happened. Remus mated with Tonks and they conceived a child. I don't fully understand even after all these years but when Teddy was conceived the part of me that stayed bound to Remus was transferred to Teddy and when Teddy was born I came with him."

Harry looked on in horror, a small flicker of understanding flashing across his face as Sirius continued

"I've been a part of Teddy all these years. When the Ministry bound Teddy's magic they unknowingly bound me as well. My essence wasn't completely sealed away though so when you moved to Forks the binding was weakened enough that sometimes little ...sparks of it, I guess you could say, were able to be released, although it wasn't much. It wasn't till the Shifter Imprinted on Teddy that the binding was broken. Smashed is probably a far better word for it to be honest" Sirius sighed, low and mournful sounding out of place from Teddy's lips.

"One of the most interesting things about magic is that it often finds a way to accomplish amazing things. After so long a time of not being in use, being bound, Teddy's magic was drastically weakened and as far as I understand it, that stone which Paul found was ...was a physical manifestation of all that remained of my magic. When Paul gave the stone to Teddy my magic joined Teddy's completely and restored his, but in doing so completely bound me to him. I am Teddy, and Teddy is me. Trying to separate us would kill us both."

Harry stared at his godson before him, tears slowly making their way down his face as he listened to the man he had loved for so long explain to him how he'd returned. "Sometimes the things we lose have a way of returning to us...sometimes in ways we don't expect..." Harry murmured, recalling the words he was told so long ago by his friend Luna. Sirius nodding gently at the words.

"What do we do now..." Harry asked, sniffing loudly as he wiped his tears from his face with his sleeve. He was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that the man he'd loved was back and somehow inhabiting(bound to) the body of his godson. The thought was truly mind boggling and at the same time heart-breaking.

"Now...we just continue to live as we've always lived. Teddy will grow up and I'll be here with him. You and me? There's nothing more for us... I told you once that I'll always love you Harry and I will until I meet my true and final death but now what we had cannot be ours again. You have Charlie now and Teddy will have Paul in a few years time... The only thing we can have is the connection you have with Teddy as his father".

Harry nodded slowly, before reaching out and with a small sob grabbed Sirius and pulled him to his chest, throwing his arms around him and burying his face in his neck as he held him close. While he was still confused about the situation Sirius/Teddy was in he would make sure that he'd be there for his son. Sirius wrapped his smaller arms around Harry's back and gently patted the older man, trying to offer what form of comfort he could. He'd never intended things to happen like this, It was completely unexpected and unbelievable but there was no changing the way things were now. He would remain a part of Teddy for the rest of the boy's life. He could only hope to try work out some kind of arrangement with Teddy so they both didn't go completely mental. The issue with the Shifter and his Imprint upon Teddy would also have to be something they would need to address in a few years time. But for now they would have to get used to living in the same body. Merlin this was going to be a pain.

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Days turned to weeks and weeks to months. Time passed pretty quickly it seemed. Things had settled with Teddy/Sirius and Harry was finding himself more comfortable with the situation. Teddy and Sirius had worked out a kind of sharing scenario in that for the most part Sirius would stay in the background but if Teddy needed help or was in danger he'd take over. His greater depth of knowledge of magic and experiences a definite help to Teddy at times. Teddy's magic was strengthening slowly, his metamorphmagus abilities had started up once again which was something that always caused Harry to smile when he witnessed, remembering a time when Teddy was still a babe and happy with everything. Paul still lived with them in a guest room upstairs of their home. But often Harry would find Teddy and Paul curled up in Teddy's room, Paul more often than not in his wolf form. The first time Harry had walked in and seen the massive wolf asleep curled around Teddy on the bed he'd nearly had a heart attack. He was eventually forgiven by Paul but honestly when you walk into your son's bedroom while you're still bordering on sleep yourself to wake him up in the morning and find a giant wolf on the bed with your son...your first reaction probably wouldn't be the smartest. It had taken them hours to find Paul , stuck up a tree in the middle of the forest, still unconscious. He recovered quickly but he didn't hold it against Harry. Eventually. As for the rest of the pack. Harry hadn't seen much of them. They'd closed off it seemed to everyone, Paul muttered to himself and sometimes Harry was able to make out a few words like 'Seth','Leech' and 'impossible'. Harry had tried to find out more but the Shifters were remaining close lipped. One thing was for sure though, there was something going on with the shifters and Harry would find out eventually.

Charlie had taken to acting kind of strangely over the past few days as well. On the phone at odd hours of the night and he seemed very nervous about something. Harry kept his questions to himself though, trusting that Charlie would open up to him eventually. He figured it was something to do with Bella. They'd found her back in Australia with Renesmee and some 'cousins' of the Cullens and it had turned out she'd helped Aro in kidnapping Teddy. When Harry had found out he had almost gone after Bella himself but Charlie had managed to calm him down when he'd explained why she'd done it. Even if it did not excuse her actions, the threats against the entire town of Forks including her own father had Harry deciding to overlook the betrayal for now. But the Cullens and Harry had come to an understanding that while the rest of them were more than welcome to visit, It would be better off if Bella just stayed away.

It was early one morning after Harry had spent the night next door with Charlie that they were sitting down in the lounge eating breakfast (Harry had cooked because while he loved Charlie dearly...the man just didn't know how to make breakfast as well as Harry. Something they both agreed on) when Charlie had cleared his throat to get Harry's attention.

"Something wrong Charlie?" Harry asked curiously as he set his fork down beside his plate.

"Not exactly...Harry? Do you like it here? I mean here with me?" Charlie asked, his face a picture of uncertainty.

"Of course I do... I love spending time with you. You're arguably the best thing to have happened to me in years..." Harry replied, his emotions bleeding through filling his voice with warmth as he reached a hand over the table to grasp one of Charlie's.

"Ok... that's good. That's very good. I...I know we haven't been together long. A few months and they've been amazing months honestly Harry. I just...If I had to leave...move away I mean... would you come with me?" Charlie spoke quietly. The man was clearly nervous and worry was evident in his voice as he clenched Harry's hand tightly. Almost as if he was afraid to let him go.

"I...this is really sudden Charlie... What about Teddy? And Paul?"

Charlie frowned slightly but answered quickly " I kind of hoped that maybe you'd let him stay here with the shifters. Between the pack and the Cullens who by the way are moving back again...well the Cullens other than Edward and Bella at least. I figured he'd be more than safe enough. I know he's got a bond with Paul and that's why he was so sick . I remember that so it's why I'd thought of it when I was taking this into consideration".

Harry raised his eyebrow in confusion. "I guess but ...take what into consideration Charlie...?"

Charlie smiled softly at Harry before lifting their joined hands up to his lips and pressing a soft kiss to Harry's fingers . "I got a job offer. It's down south but I'd be made sheriff there. I've actually been thinking of moving away for quite some time now but then I met you and I couldn't just leave. I love you so much Harry you have no idea, so when I got the job offer I passed on it as I wanted to spend my time here with you instead. But the Job has come up again. It's a pretty decent pay increase over what I'm getting here, the house is larger than this one and the community is great. It's a really really good opportunity for me...not just for me but for both of us I think and I'd really love it if you came with me... I wont leave if you don't want to come Harry I'll stay here but please think about it ? For me?" Charlie finished with a hopeful smile

Harry was silent for a few minutes as he thought over what Charlie was telling him. The man had received a good job offer down south and from what he was saying it would be better than the one he had down here. Harry thought about Paul and Teddy. The boys were thick as thieves and he knew that Paul would do anything to protect his Godson. Add to that the rest of the Pack as well as the Cullens, who seemed to have a soft spot for Teddy as well. He would be safe...Not to mention that thanks to magic, Harry would be able to return in an instant if it was needed and Teddy would be able to get to him too. He didn't feel completely comfortable with the idea of leaving Teddy behind if he didn't want to come with Harry but anyone who needed him would be able to find him thanks to some charms he'd made them. He'd make sure to have some serious talks with Teddy and the other Shifters but he felt that something could be arranged if Teddy didn't want to come with him. Mulling it over a while longer Harry finally turned his attention back to Charlie who was still staring at him with a hopeful expression in his eyes.

"Ok..."

Charlie's response was immediate, the man's eyes lit up and he had such a large smile on his face as he laughed in delight. It was actually pretty unnerving to be honest. Harry hadn't seen Charlie with such an expression on his face since he'd met the man. But it made him look ridiculously handsome. Not that Harry didn't think Charlie was already a handsome man of course but when he smiled like that, radiating such happiness he was breathtaking.

Charlie surged out of his chair and came around to Harry, lifting the younger man up in a hug and kissing him deeply. "Oh thank you Harry. Thank you so much. You won't regret this I swear. It's going to be fantastic for us. Just you wait."

Harry laughed as he pulled away from Charlie slightly "Hold on cowboy you haven't even said where we're moving to..." he kind of figured that was an important detail. It'd be nice to know before they left where they were going after all.

Charlie smiled happily as he answered "It's a nice small town down south in Renard Parish, part of Louisiana. I checked it out it seems like a great place to live. No craziness at all, no vampires, no shape shifters, just decent people . It's called Bon Temps..."

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