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Hermione watched as Harry left the house and then turned back to everyone and glared at them. She then shouted, "How could you all treat him like that? He is your friend who has been missing for eight years; and when he returns and you find out what happened to him, you treat him like he was going to kill you."

Bill was the first one to speak. "Hermione that is not Harry anymore. That is a living killing monster that thrives off of our blood. It is in his nature."

"So you are going to just cast him aside over something he was forced into and completely forget the fact that he was practically your brother for all those years?"

Bill sighed as her words hit him. She was right that Harry had been like a little brother to him.

Hermione then added, "He is not a monster. Harry would not take an innocent life away if he could help it. He has seen too much death in his life to be able to take another life away."

Charlie decided to add his two cents and said, "But didn't he say that he had fed from humans? How can you be sure that he won't attack one of us?"

"He was forced to feed from those humans. It was his punishment for trying to escape."

Bill was about to say something, but Hermione just continued.

"And what about Remus? He was classified as a monster in the Wizarding World, yet he never hurt anyone. He even attacked Ron, Harry, Sirius, and Snape in our third year; but we didn't cast him aside like a wild animal. Why should we treat Harry the same?"

Others tried to voice their opinion, but everyone knew that Hermione had won the argument and was right. Ron smiled at his wife, but then turned to see that Harry's friend had also disappeared.

Edward saw Harry run past him and out the door. Not wanting to be dragged into the argument that was beginning; he followed Harry out of the house and into the forest.

He soon came to one of the tallest trees in the forest and looked up. Near the top of the tree, he could barely see Harry sitting on one of the branches. With no trouble at all, Edward gracefully climbed the tree.

He soon reached the branch opposite Harry and took a glance at the landscape. The forest continued for miles and was just breath-taking. Harry soon broke the silence.

"I thought they would understand. I thought that they would trust me enough to know that I would never hurt them. But I guess I was wrong."

"You couldn't have predicted their reaction. They were just extremely shocked and turned that shock into fear. I am sure they will come around."

Harry looked at him, but then looked away and sighed. "It just hurt to know that they all turned their backs on me. They were practically my family and now they won't even look at me."

"That is not true. Hermione and Ron accepted you for what you are; more importantly, your godson did not reject you. It just might take the others a little longer to accept this."

Harry was silent for a bit, but then smiled. "You're right, Edward. My best friends and godson accept me and that is all that really matters."

He then stood and the two descended from the tree. They gracefully landed on the ground and then headed back to the house.

They entered the house and were greeted by Ron and Hermione.

Harry gave them each a hug and then said, "I'll write to you as often as I can. I am sorry about the trouble I caused you."

"There is nothing you need to be sorry about Harry," Hermione said as she returned the hug.

Then from the kitchen, everyone slowly filed in and Bill was the first to speak up. "Wait, before you leave, we all wanted to express to you an apology Harry."

"We were wrong to judge you like that Harry, and we were hoping that you would be able to forgive us. If not, we understand," Arthur stated.

Harry didn't respond right away, but then said, "You all turned your backs on me without giving me a chance to explain myself. All the years of friendship and trust seemed like it went right out the window when you discovered what I had become."

Everybody's shoulders slumped as Harry's words hit them.

Harry sighed and then continued, "I am hurt and angered by how you all treated me; but it does not mean that I will not forgive you."

Everyone sighed happily and Molly launched herself at Harry and cried.

"Oh Harry, you don't know how much that means to all of us."

Harry accepted her hug and then said, "You all are practically my family. I could never stay mad at you for too long."

The evening from then on went much smoother and Harry got to catch up with everyone and what had been happening since he was gone. He was shock, but also honored when he learned that Ginny and Neville had named their son after him and Dumbledore. He laughed when Molly was explained to Edward how proud she was of her children and how many grandchildren she had. He just shook his head and decided to rescue him from her.

Later in the evening, as everyone was beginning to say their goodbyes, Harry pulled George aside. They discussed how the joke shop was going and Harry was pleased to hear that he was currently running three branches. Harry then decided to ask him about some of the products.

"So, do you still sell those Blood Pops? Those were always a lot of fun."

"Yeah, we still sell those."

Harry leaned a little closer and asked, "Do they have real blood in them?"

George had to think for a minute to remember the ingredients and then nodded. "I think it actually has chicken blood in them. Why, do you want them? They are not one of our best sellers."

"That would be great. Tell you what, instead of paying my share of the business in money; you just give me the Blood Pops. Sound fair?"

George tried to put on the best 'business' face as he could and rubbed his chin. Harry tried his hardest to not crack up laughing, but was failing miserably.

George then nodded and stuck his hand out. "It's a deal. 'Twas a pleasure doing business with you, sir"

Harry just laughed and shook his hand. "I'll stop by the shop tomorrow to pick up the pops."

The evening soon grew late and everyone had gone home. Ron came into the family room and plopped down on the sofa.

"Well, that went alright. Could have gone better, but oh well. I am really sorry man that they all acted like that."

Harry shrugged his shoulders and replied, "We were all taught to fear my kind, so I guess it is understandable; but it is all over and done with and things are back to how they should be."

Ron yawned loudly and nodded his head in agreement. He then stood up and stretched. "Well, I'm going to head to bed. What are you and Edward going to go do since you both don't sleep?"

"We were going to go hunt so we can be satisfied for our flight tomorrow."

Ron nodded his head and said, "Alright, I guess I'll see you in the morning then."

He then head up the stairs while Harry and Edward headed out the door into the forest.

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