A/N I received such a good response from the last chapter that I decided to do a double post. A lot of people are wondering where this is going. I won't say much but I will say, it's not a time travel story, I'm not creative enough for that. It is a little slow in getting going and it won't be until chapter 4 that the story really picks up. Until then, please bear with a little angst.

Ch. 2 The Godfather and Plans

Andromeda Tonks stepped out of the Floo at Grimmauld Place holding a still sleeping Teddy in her arms. She hated coming back to this place but she swallowed her own feelings and went in search of the reason she came. Walking up the stairs she came to a door with Sirius's name engraved on it. It was half opened and what she saw inside made her sigh. Lying in the middle of an unmade bed lay Harry curled around an empty bottle of Ogden's Finest and still dressed in the what looked like the clothes from last night. This wasn't the first time she had come upon him passed out but it had been a few months since the last occurrence.

Andromeda quietly called Kreacher who pooped in and took Teddy from her asking the old elf to feed the baby. Kreacher bowed respectively and pooped away. She still marveled at the change in Kreacher from what her daughter had told her. Whatever Harry did for the small elf had turned him into a dedicated servant. Kreacher even ignored the fact that she was disowned from the family and treated both Teddy and her as members of the family. Shaking her head to rid her of thoughts of house elves she opened the door and stepped into the messy room. It was exactly as Sirius had left it decorated with posters of scantily clad muggle girls and motorcycles hanging all over the walls and all his junk scattered around the room. She wondered why Harry hadn't cleaned it up yet but figured he had his reason.

She picked her way through the room making it to the bed and sat down on the edge. She took the empty bottle from Harry's arms and the movement seemed to wake him up. He looked at her and blinked owlishly at her trying to recognize her.

"Andi, what are you doing here?" Harry asked groggily.

"I heard a bit of news last night and figured you wouldn't have taken it well." She held up the bottle. "I seem to have been right. I thought we were past this Harry. We both helped each other these last few months and I'd hate to see you slipping back again."

Harry hung his head and sighed. "I know Andi, I just wanted the pain to go a way for a few hours and not have to think about anything. I will try not to let it happen again."

"Good, because both Teddy and I need you sober. Now go get yourself cleaned up and let's get you out of this depressing home."

Harry nodded and got up out of the bed. Andromeda left to give him some privacy and went to go find Teddy and Kreacher.

LPF

Harry could not help but smile. It was a small smile that just turned up the corners of his mouth but, it was a real smile. After the Final Battle, Harry needed to find something else to live for. He found it when he attended Remus's and Tonks's funeral and found Andromeda Tonks carrying his Godson. He found in Andromeda someone who was hurting just as much as he was and fighting a losing battle of depression. Seeing his Godson lying in her arms, Harry vowed that Teddy would not live the same type of life he lived. He would know his parents and he would know love. From that day on he was a constant fixture in the Tonks house.

Together Andi and Harry were able to start to work out their demons. Harry was having almost constant nightmares over his guilt at all the people who died during the Final battle while Andi was grieving over the death of her husband and daughter. Teddy was the catalyst that helped hold the two together. . They were nowhere close to healed yet, Andromeda would still sometimes still break down and weep while Harry's nightmares would get so bad that he would sometimes resort to Fire Whisky to ease the pain. Andromeda was able to help Harry before he could sink to deep into the bottle. Harry had not touched alchohol in over a month. They were not healed, but together, they helped each other through those times and continued to move forward. Working together, they were able to put themselves back together for Teddy.

Harry made his way to the bathroom and after a quick shower felt human again with the exception of the raging hangover he had. He stumbled his way downstairs to the kitchen to find Andromeda sitting at the table with Teddy on her lap drinking a bottle. When he took his seat next to the two, Teddy stopped eating and reached over for Harry his hair turning black to match Harry's.

Harry scooped the little guy out of Andi's arms and bounced him on his knee earning him giggles from the small baby. "Someone is in a happy mood this morning," cooed Harry in a baby voice. "Did you have a good night sleep?"

"He slept through the whole night for the first time last night." Andromeda said with a large smile on her face.

"That's good. No more midnight feedings." Harry adjusted the small baby on his lap as Kreacher put a plate of eggs, bacon, and toast in front of him with a small vial of hangover cure. "Thank you Kreacher." Harry drank down the potion first before attacking his breakfast with one arm.

"So Harry, care to tell me why you decided to re-acquaint yourself with Mr. Ogden?"

Harry flinched and looked down at his plate. This wasn't the first time Andi had found him passed out, but it had been almost a month since the last occurrence. The last time he fell off the wagon was due to his old nightmare of the Graveyard returned. Only this time they including Sirius, his parents, Remus, Tonks, and to his greatest horror Hermione. They were all struck down one by one by the green light of the killing curse while he stood there and did nothing, their blank eyes stairing blankly back.

"You know why. You must have heard the news. They are getting married next summer. I just wanted the pain to go away for a little bit."

Andromeda led out a quite sigh. "I don't know why you just don't tell her."

"We've been over this. She's happy with Ron. She loves Ron, not me, why say something only to create tension between us. I've accepted the fact that she doesn't love me and will settle for her being happy." Harry looked down at his plate a scowl forming on his face. "Even if she is too good for that backstabbing git." He mumbled quietly not realizing that Andi heard him.

Harry finished his breakfast in silence and then returned to bouncing a giggling Teddy on his lap. "So what is on the agenda today?"

"I thought we could go to Hyde Park since its such beautiful day outside. You could use some fresh air. Then we can discuss what we should do for your birthday party." Andi suggested.

"You don't have to do anything. It's not that big of a deal." Harry said blushing.

"Agree to disagree." Andi replied back with a grin on her face. The three of them left Grimmauld place and made their way to Hyde Park. After walking around the park for a few hours watching the swans they apparated back to Andi's house. Andi made some tea as Harry put Teddy down for a nap leaving him with a plush wolf to sleep with.

When Harry returned to the kitchen he sat down and sipped his tea.

"So what would you like to do for your birthday?"

"If we must do something, then I would like it to be a small affair with a few friends."

Andromeda nodded and took out a piece of parchment and quill and began to make a list of people to invite for Harry's birthday. When the birthday preparations were all complete and invitations sent out Harry started on dinner. Cooking was one of the few chores that he had to do at the Dursley's that Harry actually enjoyed. He thought himself pretty good at it and now that he had an appreciative person to cook for enjoyed it that much more. He had taken over almost all the cooking whenever he was over at Andi's house and she seemed to enjoy the food he made.

"Harry," Andromeda asked halfway through dinner. "Have you given any thought as to what you want to do now?"

Harry pushed his food around his plate deep in though. "I've thought about it a bit. I haven't come to any decisions yet. Everyone seems to expect me to become an Auror, and I will admit, two years ago that's what I was aiming for, but now, I'm not sure. I'm not even sure I want to return to Hogwarts for my last year. To many bad memories."

Andi nodded. "That's understandable. Think about it and remember you should do something you want to do, not just what people expect you to do." Harry nodded and went back to eating his meal in silence.

LPF

July 31st arrived and Andromeda Tonks was not a happy witch. Today was Harry's 18th birthday and the two people she knew Harry had wanted there the most didn't show up. They had decided to hold the party at her place as they had a large backyard with a barbeque manned by Kreacher. Harry told her he didn't mind, that they were probably busy with something important all the while smiling that damn smile of his. She was probably the only person who saw through that smile at the pain that lurked behind it. He had wanted those two here the most and the fact that they no-showed hurt. She watched as he mingled with the others that came. George and Angelina, along with, Alicia, Katie, and Oliver were there along. Neville was there with his new girlfriend Hannah Abbot. Luna Lovegood was even in attendance mingling with all the rest.

Andi watched as Harry wondered around mingling with his friends all the while wearing his smile. He joked about Quidditch with his former team mates, talked pranks with George, and plants with Neville. He even had a long conversation with Luna about whether the Crumpled Horn Snorlack was migratory across the Arctic Circle. Throughout the whole party Andi watched as Harry played the role of the happy birthday boy enjoying his special day.

LPF

Two days after his birthday found Harry sitting in the kitchen at Grimmauld Place eating his breakfast. On the table lay an open letter from Hogwarts. It was his seventh year book list and it contained something he had not expected. When he opened it, a Head Boy Badge fell out of the envelope. For a few minutes he just stared at it in shock. He didn't want to be Head Boy, he wasn't even sure if he was going back to Hogwarts. Deciding to think about it later he threw it on the table and ate his breakfast.

As he was finishing the last piece of bacon still staring at the Head Boy badge, his fireplace roared into life and Hermione walked out of the flames in a rush. Harry quickly stuffed the badge back in the envelope and stuffed the whole envelope in his pocket before Hermione was fully out of the fireplace.

"Harry, I'm glad your home, something happened and I need your help."

Harry sighed to himself. He had not seen Hermione since her engagement announcement and if he was honest with himself was deeply hurt that she had not come to his birthday party. "Good morning to you too Hermione, I missed you two days ago."

Hermione stared at Harry as if trying to think of what he was talking about. Then suddenly her face paled. "Oh my god, Harry I'm so sorry. We missed your birthday party. Fluer surprised me and Ginny with a trip to Paris for to look at dresses. She arranged the same designer she used for her wedding dress. We completely spaced on the date."

Harry smiled and patted her arm reassuringly. "It's fine Hermione, its not that big of a deal. I figured it was something important like that that you couldn't miss. So you found something then?"

"Not yet, this was the first meeting to just get a general idea of what I am looking for. It will take a few more meetings and then a while for the dress to be done. Fleur and Bill are helping pay for it as our wedding gift from them."

Harry nodded and smiled reassuringly at his friend. "So what's so urgent?"

"Oh, Ron and I were going to leave for Australia tomorrow to go bring my parents home. We planned on traveling as muggles with International Portkeys still unavailable. The problem is that with Hogwarts letters coming out, the store is packed and Ron won't be able to get away. I don't want to go alone and was wondering if you would be able to come with." Hermione said in all this in one breath and watched Harry biting her bottom lip nervously.

Harry smiled to himself. She shouldn't be worried, he would always be there to help her with anything, even traveling half way around the world with only one day notice. "Sure, no problem. I need a passport though."

"I've already taken care of that. I talked to Kingsley yesterday and he was able to fast-track it." She reached into her pocket and pulled out a red leather envelope and handed it to Harry. He opened it up and saw his picture staring back at him unmoving. "That's a muggle passport and will also work for wizard travel."

"Thanks. What time do we need to be at the airport?"

"Our flight leaves at noon so we need to be there by 9."

"Ok, why don't you floo here at 8:00 and we can cab it to the airport?"

"Sounds like a plan. I'll see you tomorrow morning" she said as she hugged him tightly. "Thanks for doing this Harry. I really didn't want to go alone."

"Of course Hermione, you know I will always be there for you." Harry said returning the hug just as tightly. "Now, it seems I have a lot to do if I'm going to go to Australia tomorrow."

"Of course, I'll see you in the morning." Hermione turned and left through the floo. Harry just watched as the flames turned back to orange and slowly died away. He shook his head at himself and headed up stairs to change. 'Why do you keep doing this to yourself Harry' he thought to himself. But of course he had no answer. Harry apparated to Andi's house to tell her the about his impending travel plans, all the while ignoring her lips thinning in disapproval that he was again dropping everything at the drop of a hat to help out his friends without a second thought. She watched him apparated back to London to take care of some shopping hoping that Harry would find something soon that he was passionate about again.

A/N Thanks for reading, let me know what you think.