A dark shadow flitted across the gallery, moving swiftly towards the area that the most valuable paintings. Taking a small piece of sticky tack, the dark figure placed it over the pressure pads to disarm the alarm sensors and cut the large Rembrandt from the frame, leaving the frame on the wall.

He slipped back out of the building quickly and quietly and jumped into the nondescript white van via the side door.

"In and out in less than twenty, not bad for a brit" the woman in the driving seat smiled as they pulled away quickly

"You know me Miss Hunter, always happy to surprise" Harry said as he pulled off his mask and placed the precious painting in a wooden box for protection

"You may have only been in the business for less than a year but you already have a reputation" the older woman smiled

"Oh yeah?" he clambered over the back of the passenger seat

"You bet, they're calling you 'The Prince of Shadows'. There's a ton of legends and superstitions about you; some say you can walk through walls, some people think you're just a legend and that you don't really exist, some people are even pinning crimes on you that you didn't do" Alex laughed as they drove through Seattle

"I'm Seattle's answer to The Dentist of Detroit is what you're saying?" he chuckled

"You betcha. Hey, did you hear what happened to Caffrey?" Alex turned to the teen

"Caffrey? As in Neal Caffrey? The Neal Caffrey? No, what happened?" Harry unwrapped a stick of gum and began blowing bubbles

"He turned" Alex said gravely

Harry chocked "no way" he stared at her, wide eyed. Neal Caffrey? Turn CI? He couldn't believe it

"Yes way. The FBI have got him consulting for them, he's on some kind of work release program from prison" Alex shook her head

"Well damn" Harry huffed

"Seems we're both behind the times, he's been doing it for about four years now apparently" she shrugged

"Just goes to show you" Harry blew another bubble

"You know what that means though right? With Neal out of the picture?"

"What?" he looked at her

"Caffrey was King of the cons, with him turned over to the light side, you, as his heir apparent, are the new King" Alex explained

"Holy cow" his chartreuse eyes widened as he realised the truth in her words. The criminal Underworld of Seattle had long called him the next Neal Caffrey, the Prince of Thieves.

"Good luck kiddo, oh, and happy holidays" Alex smiled as she pushed him out of the van and drove away

"Double crossing bitch" he muttered as he picked himself up off of the ground, cursing himself for agreeing to help her with the heist. Pissed at himself and cursing Alex Hunter for her two faced ways, he apparated back to his apartment.

)O(

Harry spent another year enjoying infamy as Seattle's Prince of Shadows. It was fun, especially asking other criminals who hadn't met him before what they knew about the famous con artist.

The only problem was that it was starting to get boring, he couldn't help but think about what Neal Caffrey reportedly had going for him in NYC. That was when he came to the decision which changed his life. He left Seattle behind and joined the FBI.

)O(

Five months of training was easy, his magic aiding him when he couldn't get through on his own. He graduated as a fully fledged FBI agent in May 2001, his actual ceremony was on the second of May, ironically.

His smarts and the mail order psychology course he'd taken got him into the Behavioural Analysis Unit, but he only spent a month there, he struggled to cope with all the death and sadness he saw in the cases; he'd seen enough of that during the war.

A few weeks in, Chief Strauss called him into her office.

"Agent Black" she gestured for him to sit down "it's been brought to my attention that you've been having trouble dealing with some of the things you've seen as a member of the BAU"

"I assume you know about the terrorist attacks in England during the late nineties?" he asked her

"I'm aware of them yes" she looked at him

"I was, involved" he said quietly "I saw to many people I knew dead during those days to really be able to cope with some of this"

"I'm so sorry, how old were you when it started?"

"Fifteen" he swallowed

"I see. Agent Black I'm herby transferring you to a unit where you are unlikely to have to deal with death and pain on such a regular basis. I'm sending you to the White Collar crimes Unit in New York" she patted the younger man's hand kindly "in the meantime, I want you to take paid leave pending the transfer"

"Gladly Ma'm, thank you for doing this" he smiled and left, heading back to the bull pen.

"Hey, what did Strauss want?" Emily Prentiss asked as he entered

"Which of you was it that told Strauss I wasn't coping well with the cases?" he asked, leaning on the edge of the desk, the other agents exchanged looks of surprise

"It was me" Harry turned to see Penelope Garcia, the technical analyst

"Penny" Harry looked at her

"Don't tell me you're fine, Harry, because you're not. I can see it, we can all see it" she looked at him, sobbing slightly

Harry wrapped his arms around the older woman and hugged her tightly "thank you Penny" he whispered

"You're ok?" she asked, surprised

"Yeah, I was thinking of asking for a transfer soon anyway. Strauss is sending me to the White Collar Crimes Unit in New York" he smiled and tapped her cheek kindly

"When do you leave?" Derek asked

"It should take a few weeks for the paperwork to go through but until then I'm on paid leave for personal reasons" Harry smiled

"We'll miss you. Call us, e-mail, text, smoke signals, anything" JJ ordered

"Yes Ma'm" Harry smiled and went to go empty his desk, he may have only been with the BAU a month but the team were like family to him.

)O(

A month later, the paperwork had gone through and he'd bought an apartment in New York. He was to start his new job on Monday. In the meantime, he had more important things to attend to. Namely, dinner with the Weasleys.

"Hey Molly" Harry called, smiling as he walked into The Burrow

"Hawy!" a young voice called and Harry found himself almost toppled over when the owner of said voice grabbed him around the knees

"Hey Teddy!" Harry picked the little boy up and hugged him tight as Molly and Andy came dashing into the room after the wayward four year old

"Harry, you're early" Molly smiled at him as he fussed over his godson

"Well I have nothing to do until Monday and I was bored sat around the apartment" he shrugged as he tickled Teddy

"Oh? I thought your job meant you sometimes had to work weekends?" Andy asked

"Oops, busted. I got a transfer into the New York division and I'm not needed until Monday, I've moved into a new apartment now that I'm not living in DC anymore" Harry held Teddy in front of him to protect himself from the imminent fury of the two matriarchs.

"So you've moved again? Will you please make your mind up Harry dear, I can't keep up with you sometimes" Molly ruffled the younger man's hair

"Sorry Molly, here's my new address" he fished a piece of paper out of his pocket with his free hand

"Good, no more moving around ok?" she looked at the twenty one year old sternly

"Ok, who else is here anyway?" he asked

"Just us, Hermione and Luna" Molly smiled

"Oh good, that means I don't have to write to the girls separately" he let out a puff of air and readjusted Teddy in his arms

"So is this job the same as your old one?" Andy asked

"Similar, but not the same; no jetting off across the country on short notice for this one, strictly within the borders of New York City for this one" Harry told her

"Oh? What sort of job is it?" she asked

"Desk job, office work mostly. It's a, security firm" he lied smoothly, he didn't want to worry them with the truth, he'd never told them about his days as a thief, with good reason, and he wasn't about to tell them he was in the FBI

"Is that so? Well good luck, and try to stay out of trouble" Molly hugged him tight as Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Luna entered the room

"Hello Harry" Luna smiled

"Hi Luna, hey guys" he smiled at them

"Hey yourself, what's this about a new job?" Ron asked

"Not new per se, more like a different position in the same job" he explained

"Good luck to you, what happened with the old job?" Ron asked

"I still work for the same company, the old job was in marketing" not really a lie, both needed a gift for reading people "this new job is in anti-industrial espionage, I stop people trying to defraud the company and such" again, not technically a lie

"Anti-industrial espionage huh? Lucky you" Hermione smiled and hugged him, pausing to disentangle her hair from Teddy's fingers as she pulled away

"Thanks, it's predominantly a white collar job" he put subtle emphasis on the words 'white collar' as he spoke

"Sometimes, Harry Potter, I get the feeling there's something you're not telling us" Ginny laughed

"Me? Keep secrets? Never" Harry smiled and kissed her.

The rest of the family arrived soon and they all sat down for dinner, pausing only to raise a couple of toasts, one to absent friends, and the other to wish Harry luck in his new job. Harry had a felling he might need it.

)O(

Monday morning and Harry pulled his car into the underground parking lot of the FBI building. Today was to be his first day in his new job. He went through the security and stepped into the lift at the same time as a dark skinned woman.

"Where to?" he asked kindly

"21st floor" she replied

"What a coincidence, that's exactly where I'm headed, White Collar Division?" he asked with a smile

"Yeah, Diana Barrigan" she held out a hand

"Harrison Lupin-Black, most people just call me Harry Black" he shook her hand as the lift stopped at the 21st floor

The two agents walked through the glass door into the main office, Harry holding it open for her. She laughed.

"What?" he looked at her

"You have a British accent and you held the door open for me, it's like a walking stereotype" Diana smiled

"English accent," he corrected "and I was taught to always be a gentleman and hold a door open for a lady" he smiled

"Hey Diana" a man with brown hair and bright blue eyes called from the desk to the left of the door

"Hey Neal" Diana called back with a wave

"So that's the famous Neal Caffrey; King of Thieves" Harry nodded

"Who's your friend?" Neal asked, coming over

"Agent Harrison Lupin-Black" Diana said with an attempt at an English accent

Harry rolled his eyes "Harry Black, I just transferred in from the BAU" he smiled

"Behavioural Analysis Unit huh? Bit of a step down to White Collar isn't it?" Neal asked

"I needed a change" Harry shrugged

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you" Neal smiled slyly and held out his hand, as he shook it, he felt his watch slip off his wrist "you should keep an eye on your belongings though agent Black" Neal held up Harry's watch

"Harry please, and you should too" Harry told him, holding up Neal's own watch

"Oh, hello. I like this guy" Neal said to Diana as the two men traded watches

"Don't try to play me unless you're willing to break the rules Neal" Harry smiled evilly

"You need to be introduced to the team properly" Neal said and without further ado he whistled sharply "Ladies and gentlemen" he called, getting everyone's attention "may I introduce the new boy; Agent Harry Black, the first man to successfully reciprocate the Caffrey hand shake snatch" he bowed and showed the surrounding agents his watch, which he hadn't yet put back on his wrist.

The other agents clapped and a few even whistled in Harry's direction. At that moment, an older man in an off the rack suit approached

"Agent Black? Peter Burke, we're glad to have you" he said with a smile

"Pleasure to meet you boss, where do I sit?" Harry asked, recognising that this was his new boss

"Just there to the left of the door, we have a briefing in ten minutes so just leave your stuff" agent Burke pointed

"Thanks very much" he walked over and put his box down on the empty desk, taking out the photo of him, Ginny, Ron and Hermione and placing it on the desk.

He spent the next few minutes placing his things on the desk, all the time aware that he was being watched. Turning, he saw that Neal was watching him.

"Enjoying the view Neal?" he asked with a smooth smile

"Peter and Elizabeth would kill me if I said yes. What's a Brit doing in the FBI?" the ex-con asked

"I needed a break after some stuff that happened back home. The break turned into me joining the FBI" Harry laughed

"That you?" the older man asked, pointing to the photo

"Yeah, me, my girlfriend; Ginny, her brother; Ron and his girlfriend; Hermione. Me, Ron and Hermione were friend since our first year at school, I started dating Ginny when I was in sixth and she was in fifth" Harry pointed them out

"Sounds like private school education" Neal observed

"Yeah, in Scotland, big old castle in a forest near a lake" Harry told him "we'd better go" he added, pointing to where the other agents were heading up the stairs

"Good point, I'll get whipped again if I'm late" Neal muttered almost imperceptibly.

The two men joined the rest of the team in the conference room at the top of the stairs.

I think I'm going to like it here Harry thought to himself as he sat between Neal and Diana.

)O(

Author's Notes.

The case will be in the next chapter, I figure I'd better leave it here because this is getting really long.