Chapter 2

Harry was woken early the next morning by the startling cry of a baby. It took his half sleepy mind a minute to realize that Teddy was there. Slowly he got out of bed and went to the nursery. He picked Teddy up and carried him downstairs to the kitchen where he placed him in the cot long enough to make the bottle and heat it up silently kicking himself for not thinking of making the bottles up the night before. As he sat down with the baby to feed him he heard the call of a wolf. Teddy looked around as he took his bottle. His hair turned into the color of his father as well as his facial features. Harry felt a pang of hurt at the sight but tried to sooth the baby who was becoming more agitated.

"Sh Teddy I know you miss your daddy. But I'm here. Uncle Harry will always be here for you." Harry said as he finally got the baby to eat. It hurt him to know that Teddy would grow up with out his father and mother but he was determined to be the best Godfather he could be. This little boy would never doubt that those around him loved him.

Teddy finished his bottle and was just falling back to sleep after being burped when the howl filled the air again. Teddy started crying more distressed than before. Harry stood up with the baby and looked out the kitchen window. Outside it was dark but in the light of the half moon that was just visible in the clouds he could see just the shadow of a large animal walking in the trees beyond the house. Harry huffed in disgust. He walked towards the living room pacing slightly trying to calm the child down.

The hours went by and as the sun rose Teddy had finally fallen asleep. Harry felt exhausted but knew he had to go to school. As he went up the stairs to put Teddy down he met Ginny on the stairs. He gave her a very grim look as he passed. He put the baby down and headed towards his room. After a few minutes he chose a button down shirt and khaki pants to wear for the day. He quickly went and took his shower and dressed leaving the top button open and rolled up the sleeves part of the way. Then he went down to the kitchen to eat a quick breakfast. He sat down wordlessly at Ginny's questioning look.

As they got in the car, Ginny looked at Harry's exhausted face.

"Harry what is wrong? You look like you haven't slept all night."

"That is because I didn't. Teddy woke up for his bottle and some wolves were howling. I think his one memory of his dad is hearing him howl during his transfiguration. I just got him to fall asleep when the sun came up. It was too late for me to fall back to sleep."

"Tonight I'll get him and you sleep. We can take turns so your not the only one who loses sleep."

"Are you sure? I mean Teddy is my responsibility."

"Harry of course I'm sure. I love Teddy too."

"Deal but if becomes to much you'll call me immediately right?"

"Of course."

They continued their drive in silence smiling when the silver Volvo passed them yet again. As they pulled in to park they saw Edward and Bella waiting for them. Ginny happily walked towards Bella followed by a quiet sleepy Harry. Ginny and Bella instantly started a conversation leaving Edward and Harry to themselves.

"Wish I could be that awake in the morning." Harry muttered. Edward looked at him quizzically but said nothing. By lunch Harry looked even worse. Ginny told him to go have a seat with Edward and Bella and she would get him some food. Bella looked up from her sandwich to see Harry slump down into his seat.

"Harry what is wrong?" she asked.

"I'm exhausted. My Godson who is now living with us until his Grand mum is well again was up half the night. Do you have wolves in the area?" Harry asked as Ginny put his food in front of him. Harry took a bite of his sandwich and sighed.

"No there isn't as far as I know." Edward said grimacing slightly. Bella just looked down as if she knew something.

"Last night I was about to go hunting myself for that blamed thing. I think I got two hours of sleep."

"Why do wolves keep him up?"

"I don't know exactly" Harry answered in a voice that screamed that he knew. The conversation soon ended and they went off to class.

The rest of the day went by all to slowly for Harry. He carefully pulled the car out and headed towards home. Edward followed him slowly noticing him starting to swerve a bit. Harry safely got them home and went up to take a nap. He came down for supper and to do his homework and then went back up to bed.

Ginny went thru the same thing that night and George the next. By Saturday night Harry had had enough. He and Ginny was sitting in the kitchen when they heard the howl first start. It sounded close so with wand in hand Harry went out looking. As he approached the trees he saw a shadow move. He lit his wand and went further. As he rounded an ancient looking tree he came face to face with a large black wolf. It was larger than a normal wolf which set off warning bells off for Harry. But it wasn't attacking him. It just looked at him menacingly. Harry looked up to see if it was a full moon and finding that it wasn't he backed away slowly until out of sight. He hurried back to the house.

Ginny was pacing with a hysterical Teddy in her arms. She looked up at him and saw an angry look on his face. George entered the room in a cranky mood. He gently took the baby for his turn walking him. Ginny turned to Harry and gave him a soothing hug.

"What is it?"

"Shape shifter. It's a Shape shifter Ginny. Who ever is doing it chooses too do so. Now we have to figure out who it is so we can talk to them." Harry said. "Why does everything have to be so blasted complicated."

"I don't know Harry. I wish I did. Maybe we could call Hermione and she could find some idea's on what type of person we are looking for." Ginny suggested.

"It wouldn't hurt. We'll call her up in the morning on the flu." Harry answered. Slowly between the three of them they managed to get Teddy asleep and managed to get a few hours themselves. They woke up to hear a knock on the front door. Harry forgetting to put his shirt back on went down to answer it. He opened it to find the Cullen's on his front steps. He looked down and was suddenly embarrassed to see himself half dressed. Ginny came behind him and invited them in giggling at Harry's red face.

"Please have a seat. If you would like I could have kreacher go after some refreshment for you." Ginny said politely.

"If it isn't to much trouble dear." Esme said.

"Then I will be right back." Ginny said going to the kitchen and calling Kreacher. She gave him the same instructions then put the tea on. Minutes later she was entering the living room with the drinks. Harry was back down fully dressed. She smiled at him

"Edward has told us that you are having some trouble with a wolf." Carlisle said.

"Well that is what we thought but after I investigated last night we have a bigger problem. It's a shape shifter. That is when a person can change into any kind of animal they want at will. Now we have to figure out who it is so I can talk with them about moving along." Harry said frustrated.

"How are you going to go about this?"

"We are going to ask a friend to do some research to figure out the characteristics of people who can do this and then we will have a place to start." Ginny answered moving towards the kitchen to call Hermione. She made her call and returned to see Harry laughing at some joke Emmett had told. She smiled to see Harry smiling again. It seemed like forever since she had seen that look on his face.

"Hermione said she would be right over with some books and stuff. No doubt Ron will be with her. I also asked her to have Mum and Dad stop over. I thought that Mum might have some idea's on helping Teddy sleep more soundly."

"Thanks Ginny." The group continued to talk about ways of figuring it all out when they heard the flu activate and a heavy laden Hermione followed by a smiling Ron entered the living room.

"Hey Mate Good to see you again. Did you have to introduce mum to the Cullen's? Now she won't stop going on about how she wished I had half of their good manners and such." Ron greeted looking about the room and stopping dead at the sight of the Cullen's sitting there with amused faces. His smile died on his lips.

Harry jumped up sensing danger. He looked up as Molly and Arthur walked in unnoticed followed by the rest of the Weasely's. He looked at Ron who was starting to turn a bit red.

"Oi what is going on here? Harry you do realize you have a group of Vampires sitting in your living room where My sister and my brother live too?"

"Ron just calm down you don't know anything about the Cullen's"

"Calm down. How the bloody hell do you expect me to calm down? I trust you with my sisters life and you put her at risk."

"Ron Ginny isn't in any danger. And never will be again. Not while I have a breath left in my body." Harry said glaring at his best friend.

"You can't guarantee that. Remember last year you thought you were keeping her safe."

Harry looked on as a fresh wave of painful memories filled him. He couldn't think he drowned out Ron's words for several minutes trying to regain his strength. When he looked up he heard words that cut him like a knife right in the heart.

"I can't believe you would put my family in danger. We've already lost one. I know that you lost your parents but why would you want us to lose ours? Are you that jealous that we have parents and you don't?"

Harry's eyes snapped with anger. He rushed passed Ron hitting him roughly with his shoulder. Ron shouted after him. "Hey we aren't finished here?"

"I think we bloody well are" Harry said not even turning around. He stormed up the stairs before the tears started to fall. As he entered Teddy's room the tears were blurring his vision. Teddy was starting to whimper. He quickly summoned a bottle and with his wand warmed it. He sobbed as he fed the baby.

Hermione in a rare fit of anger threw the books down on the ground causing the family and guests to turn and look at her. Molly was to shocked to speak. Hermione found her voice before anyone else could.

"Ronald how could you? Harry loves you and your family and if he says that no harm would come to Ginny or the rest of your family then rest assured it won't. You've known him for seven years. You've been through battle with him. Fought beside him countless times and yet you know nothing who he really is." Hermione said storming out of the room.

The Cullen's wanted to leave but they couldn't fight their curiosity. Battles what kind of battles could a 18 year old kid have seen. Meanwhile Molly had found her voice. It was very quiet which scared the family more than anything. Molly when angered was a screamer. But when she was very quiet you knew that she was beyond angry.

"Ronald Bilious Weasely. I have never heard anything more disgusting in my life. Sit down now." Ron complied right away. Ginny took the opportunity to ask the Cullen's and the rest of the Weasely's up to Teddy's Nursery to see what they had done with the place. Ginny slowly opened the door and gasped at what she saw. Harry still holding Teddy burping him with tears streaming from his eyes. She rushed over and put her arms around him carefully not to squash the baby in between them. The others filed in and watched nervously. Fleur with tears in her eyes came and took the baby from Harry and quickly had him asleep and back in the crib. She stepped back next to Bill who just held her.

"Harry he didn't mean any of what he said. He's just really protective of us all especially since F-Fred." Ginny said with tears of her own.

"Why doesn't he trust me? Am I that screwed up that I can't be trusted to make good decisions?"

"You are not screwed up, Harry James Potter. Don't you ever say such a thing ever again. You are an amazing man." Ginny said sternly.

Back downstairs Ron was starting to hang his head. His Mum had gave him a real lecture and now was just talking with him.

"Ron dear your Father and I love you very much but you have to grow up and start using your head. You can't just go about saying what ever you want without thinking them out. How many times do you think Harry will forgive you for being jealous of him or spouting off your mouth without thinking?"

Ron thought long about his fourth year when he had spent almost half a term not speaking to Harry because of his jealousy. He remembered how hard it had been to see the hurt on Harry's face through all that. Then he thought about during the search last year and his heated words he said while wearing the horacrux. But more vividly he remembered the hurtful words he used right after the battle. He had been mean to Harry and Ginny and it had taken days before they had finally forgave him. The more he thought about it. The more he saw the wisdom in his mothers words.

Hermione entered the nursery and looked at Harry. She hurried over and asked Ginny if there was anything she could do.

"Could you explain to the others about some of Harry's past? Not all of it just the key points." Ginny said. "Harry lets go to your room so you can lie down for a bit."

Ginny helped him stand up and walked him out. Charlie and Bill parted letting them exit. Hermione quickly conjured chairs for them all to sit in. Ginny soon reentered and found a seat next to her brother Charlie.

"Now I can't tell you everything it is Harry's story to tell. I know from conversations with Ginny that they have told you that Harry has been having a difficult time lately but we think you should know at least partly what he's gone through. It will be up to him to tell you more details but please we ask that you not ask him. He will open up to you all as time goes on." Hermione said taking a deep breath. "Harry's story starts when he was a year old. Our world was in the middle of a terrible war. People were dying. All because of one man's prejudice. He targeted Harry's parents around the time of his birth so for a year they hid out under a secret keeper. But that secret keeper was secretly a spy for Voldemort or Tom Riddle. He told Tom where the Potters were hiding."

Hermione looked up and saw that Harry had slipped back into the room. He silently nodded for her to continue. No one else saw Harry enter the room they were all too interested in the story. Even the Weasely's who knew the basics of the story. They all wanted more details of Harry's life before Hogwarts.

"Harry turned one and all seemed well until October 31, 1981 it was a day that would forever change Harry's life and the rest of the wizarding world. Voldemort came to the house." Hermione took a deep breath. She hated talking about what happened next. She saw a shame filled Ron enter with his parents. Quietly they found somewhere to sit down and Hermione continued.

"He entered the house and quickly killed James, Harry's father, with one spell. James only had time enough to yell at Lily to take Harry and run. She ran up stairs and tried to barricade herself in the nursery. Voldemort made short work of getting into the room. Lily, Harry's mother, begged for Harry's life but Voldemort wanted Harry dead. Voldemort told Lily to move and she would be spared but she refused. She fought to save Harry and in doing so sacrificed her own life for his. She was killed with the same spell that killed her husband. Then voldemort turned his wand on Harry but something went wrong. He said the spell but it rebounded on him and destroyed his body instead."

Molly cried quietly as she watched Harry turn slightly white. He started to step forward slowly. The room jumped at his voice.

"That is all I remember of my parents. I remember hearing my dad yelling at mum and her screaming. I remember the green light hitting mum and one aimed at me and his evil laugh." Harry said as he walked to the window and peeked out of it. "I would give almost anything to see them and talk to them. To be able to hug them. But I know that I can't. Teddy will never remember his parents. But he will never live like I did. He will always know he is loved by his parents who can't be here and by so many who are."

"So where did you grow up? An orphanage?" Carlisle asked.

"I would have counted myself lucky to grow up in an orphanage. No I lived with my mother's Sister and brother in law. My first memory of there was sleeping in a cupboard making friends with the spiders and chores. By the time I was five I was cooking a full breakfast. I had to cook, clean and do the gardening. If I did something they didn't like I was locked in my cupboard. They would not feed me for days at a time."

"You mean the time we rescued you from there wasn't the first time you'd been locked up in a room?" Ron said.

"No Ron it wasn't. It was common occurrence in the house. But at least that year I had a window to look out. Even with the bars on them. I could look around. I knew if it was day or night." Harry sighed. Then looking at Ron. "Look Ron I don't know what I did to make you not trust my judgment. I know that having Vampires in your home isn't commonplace but The Cullen's are different. They could have killed us the second we knew their secret and no one could blame them but they didn't. They are making strides to get to know us as we are them. They are good people. Not the monsters that our teachers make them out to be."

"Harry I know I don't deserve your forgiveness but I want you to know that I am sorry. Your right I should have trusted your judgment on this. I guess after all that happened I just worry more than usual. I never meant any of what I said. I just let my mouth get the better of me." Ron said walking towards Harry.

"Ron we can't live our lives in fear anymore. I know part of you is afraid of losing what you have. I am too. I'm terrified that at anytime everything will be taken away from me. As long as I can remember is that somehow any thing or any one I've ever loved has been taken away from me by Voldemort and his henchmen. Now I'm left to pick up my pieces and hold on to everyone I love with everything I have. You know that I would die for any of your families protection." Harry said looking into Ron's eyes as if begging him to see the truth behind it.

"I know Harry I've just been very foolish." Ron said.

"I guess we all have things we need to work on." Harry said giving Ron a one armed hug. Ron then turned to the Cullen's a bit embarrassed.

"Mr. and Mrs. Cullen I owe you and your family an apology. I was totally out of line. I know better than judge others by stereotypes but in the moment I lost my head. I can sometimes be very over protective towards my family and I don't always think before I speak. I hope that someday you all can forgive me my moment of stupidity." Ron said honestly.

"I understand being protective of family. We ourselves are quite protective of our family. I'm sure you didn't mean any harm. Don't trouble yourself about it any longer." Carlisle said kindly.

"So Harry what problem are you having with Teddy?" Mrs. Weasely asked.

"Well there is what we thought was a wolf that would howl in the middle of the night and waking him up. But after doing a bit of investigating I realized we have a shape shifter. Now we have to figure out who it is and fast. We haven't slept the whole night thru since he got here."

"If I read correctly it says that shape shifting is mostly a trait in America at least contributed to native American tribes. So if there is a reservation I would start there." Hermione said honestly.

"La Push" Edward said angrily. "We have a treaty with them. I don't know why they are so close to our land."

"How do I get there?" Harry asked.

"I could ask Bella if she could take you. She has some friends down there." Edward replied. Harry agreed that would be a good idea. Molly offered to stay for a few days to help out which was happily accepted. Soon enough the Cullen's went home and left the family and Harry and Hermione to visit.