Here you are. Welcome to Chapter 10 ladies and gents and ambiguous individuals.

This is sort of a simple chapter. I think. But it lays the basis for some fun that will happen later so it was necessary.

No one has guessed correctly on Harry's animagus form yet, though a lot of you have had some very interesting ideas. I will say this about it though. I never said it was a muggle creature.

That doesn't mean it's not. But I thought I would throw that possibility out there all the same.

I promise to have some romance coming up in the story soon. I know some of you are impatient for it. But I'm trying to make the pace at which things happen believable. I hate fics where Harry or whoever meets the person their going to be with and a week later their screwing.

I'm sorry, but to me that just isn't very realistic.

Regardless, enjoy.

Disclaimer- Yes I fucking own this shit. (Sarcastically)

~HPT~

Chapter 10- Changes

Harry looked up at the redhead, his redhead, with watery eyes.

It was the summer before forth year now. A whole year having passed since that first kiss. There hadn't been much since then. A few more chaste kisses before third year, and again during the holidays before he had returned to Privet Drive for the summer. The a couple more kissed this past week at the Burrow.

But now…

"I don't understand… I-I thought y-you said you loved me?"

He watched Bill sigh and look down at him; face softening.

"I do love you Harry. Very much I do. But you're far too young." He touched Harry's face with gentle hands. "I want you to have a chance with others first. I want you to be able to grow up a bit and be able to be with someone else before you're tied to me. You need the chance to love someone else."

He leaned down to rest his forehead against Harry's "If, when you're a bit older, you still want me, then I'll be here Hare. I promise."

The tears spilled over as Harry looked into his first love's eyes. He was more mature than most. So he understood. Really he did.

But did it have to hurt so much?

Bill wiped his tears away and kissed him softly. "Look after yourself Harry. Good luck at school. Find someone to love, and give Snape hell for me."

Harry laughed in spite of himself. He looked tenderly up at Bill. He didn't like this. Not one bit. But he would listen. He would try to find someone at Hogwarts. If only to gain more experience for his redhead.

"I love you Hare."

"I love you too Bill."

And then he was gone.

~HPT~

Jacob whimpered quietly, his left forepaw hurting with every step. He could feel blood running from his shoulder down through his fur, and the tangy, metallic smell in the air from it was strong. He could hear Seth's worried thoughts but assured him he was fine, and they kept walking; following the scent of Paul and Leah.

He hadn't expected things to turn out like they had. Not at all.

He had known Paul didn't like taking orders. That it rubbed the wolf in him the wrong way. It bothered him too. But it had never occurred to him that Paul was meant to be an alpha, like he was.

Seth had shown him what he felt happen to Paul; the line that separated human and wolf snapping like a rubber band stretched too far. He had never thought something like that was possible. Something in him told him it shouldn't be. He wondered if it was just because Paul and his wolf side had been on the same wave length for once.

But that couldn't be it. Whenever one of them lost their temper they ended up on the same wave length as the creature within. The line would blur.

But never break.

Something like a blur was temporary.

He wondered if the break was too. Or if it was more permanent.

Seth was quiet, not really focusing on anything and leaving him to his thoughts. He was thankful for that. He kind of liked this peace. It was different than being part of a large pack, everyone thinking all at once and drowning each other out. That was far too noisy.

This though, this was nice.

He sighed; something he supposed was a bit odd for a giant wolf to do. When Paul's and Leah's thoughts had faded he had understood instinctively what had happened.

Paul and Leah were no longer part of the Quileute pack.

The only one besides him who also seemed fully aware of what had happened had been Sam. He was enraged at the thought and had made to follow them; his temper getting the best of him.

Jake had stopped him; some part of him knowing instinctively that if Sam fought Paul, one of them would die.

He didn't think it would be Paul who died.

Sam, in his anger, was not thinking clearly. He had startled Jake by attacking him; leading to his injured shoulder. Seth had pounced on the much larger wolf; causing him to be thrown away from Jake.

They had both stood their ground, ready for a nasty fight.

But Jared had intervened.

When he had seen the beta move forward, he had thought he would back up Sam. Instead he covered them, keeping Sam at bay so they could get away and follow after Paul and Leah. He understood that Sam wasn't quite in his right mind at the moment; and so had opted to help them and keep his Alpha from doing something he would surely regret.

Now they too were no longer part of the Quileute pack. But they weren't part of Paul's pack either. He knew they probably wouldn't join them. Or at least he wouldn't; though he wasn't sure about Seth. He was an Alpha. He always had been. But he had denied himself that right. Now that he had taken on a position that should have belonged to him from the beginning; his wolf was very happy. He wouldn't give up being an Alpha, and he was sure Paul wouldn't give it up either.

That was fine with him however.

Though he wasn't sure he liked the possibility of being a lone wolf.

He winced at the thought of explaining this to his dad.

~HPT~

Leah shifted from paw to paw nervously. Paul's mind still felt weird, all images and feeling. Though she could catch a few words here and there now. But whatever had happened to break the barrier between the wolf and human sides of his mind hadn't changed.

He seemed to be thinking a bit more like a person now that they were away from Sam however.

She smirked to herself at that. It was nice not to have to hear his thoughts anymore. Although she would miss tormenting everyone. But not too much. Their little pack they had apparently made was comfortable. Since there was only the two of them she was automatically beta.

It felt right to be second in command.

Paul was still in a bad mood. Though not nearly as bad a mood as he had been in. He was starting to calm down more and more.

They had run a good distance before she backed off and let him lead the way rather than him following her. They had run a little farther before they found themselves in a small clearing with big boulders blocking off one side. The trees towered up above them and blocked out the night sky.

It felt almost like a cave here.

Paul was pacing around in circles. Thinking. She didn't even try to follow his thoughts. She had tried when he started, but the new way he thought was confusing. She didn't understand him very well right now; so she decided to leave it be.

Instead she stood off to the side and waited.

Paul shifted. The change surprised her; she hadn't been expecting him to go back to human form. With a very animal like growl, that sounded almost frustrated, he sat down against one of the boulders in all his naked glory.

His shorts had been lost somewhere in all the chaos.

She changed back as well; pulling on the jean shorts and black tank top that had been attached with chord to her hind leg.

She sat down off to the side of him; in his range of vision and not close enough to see what lay between his crossed legs. It was fun sometimes to shift in front of the guys and watch them freak out, but that didn't mean she wanted to see any of their bits.

He growled lightly. A sound she recognized as friendly. Though not one she would have expected from a shifter in human form.

"You alright?"

He glanced at her. There was something dark in his eyes that hadn't been there before. Then he sighed and slumped a bit, closing his eyes.

"I feel… Weird."

"Weird how?"

"Dunno."

She rolled her eyes. Give it to a guy to have such a helpful answer.

"Something's different. Real different. Don't know how to explain it though. If feels different in human form than it did as a wolf though."

She nodded. "Good different or bad different?"

"Good. I think."

There was a rustling of grass near the entrance to their little clearing. Both their heads snapped up; a warning growl coming from the larger of the two.

Jake and Seth, in human form now, stepped out. Seth looked nervous, like he wanted to run to Leah but wasn't sure he should.

Jacob and Paul regarded each other coolly. Paul sniffed the air and his eyes narrowed; another warning growl rumbling out.

"We should talk."

Paul watched him for a moment longer before relaxing when he realized Jake wasn't a threat.

He nodded.

~HPT~

Sirius hummed into his morning coffee. He felt lighter than normal; not so weighted down with stress. He smiled at that. He wasn't the kind of person who handled stress very well.

At least so long as ignoring it didn't count as handling it.

He knew why he felt this way too.

There was only two Black's in his entire family tree he knew of who had succeeded in finding their soul mates.

Neither ended very well.

Still, it was a possibility that had never occurred to him. Not once had it crossed his mind that he would find his. But he had lived a harsh life. Romance wasn't something he had ever been very focused on beyond the occasional 'roll in the hay' in his school days.

And the Forks Chief of Police didn't seem the type for much romance either.

But it would be nice to make some friends his own age. Merlin knows he needed to. That day on the beach had been fun. Very fun. It had made him feel like a teenager again.

But, loathe as he was to admit it, he wasn't a teenager anymore.

So he should make some friends his age. It would hopefully give him something to do. Instead of sitting at home all day on the weekends or going to parties with people half his age.

He was stuck sitting at home all day during the week too.

He grimaced. It was starting to feel like being stuck at Grimmauld again.

He could always help one of the boy's with their shops. He would normally go straight for working in the new WWW Ron was setting up. But working with Neville would keep him in town. He could be closer to his kids that way. Just in case they needed him.

He nodded to himself. Yea, that would work.

He sighed quietly, laying his head on the table as the first of the sun's rays crept across his face.

Maybe he should have gone to bed instead of staying up all night.

~HPT~

Harry closed his eyes and lay his head down on the desk that morning in history class. He was exhausted. Neville had had a bad dream last night and Ron was still out; having opted to stay in Seattle for the night to handle business.

Part of the reason why Ron usually took care of Neville was that was so much bigger and physically stronger than him.

Harry was not weak. By no means was he weak. But his power came more in the form of his wild magic, and was more bound to his emotions than a normal wizard's magic was. It was destructive, and better used in a fight with someone he didn't mind killing.

So he couldn't use magic on Neville.

At least not wandless magic.

Which was a pain since he had gotten rid of the stick of Holly over a year ago.

He had eventually had to call on both Blaise and Draco to restrain Neville while he calmed the brunette down.

He groaned, and then sighed in relief at the wonderful calm and soothing waves that were like a massage to tense muscles for him. He opened an eye to smile gratefully at Jasper. He was thankful for having befriended the vampire general at times like this.

Jasper smiled at him and whispered; "Go ahead and sleep. I'll look after you."

He nodded; closing his eyes once again.

He usually wouldn't trust anyone but his family to guard him while he slept. But he knew if the blonde vampire was going to hurt him he would have had plenty of chances to do so.

~HPT~

The day went on as usual, though both Harry and Draco seemed a bit out of it. This caused Draco to snap at everyone, while Harry just seemed overly mellow; something that seemed to both surprise and amuse Jasper.

They sat with all the Cullens today; rather than just Alice and Jasper. The humans ate their food; passing blood pops to the vampires. They were all chatting pleasantly until about halfway through lunch when Harry's phone rang.

"Ron?"

'Hey mate! Guess what?'

"You finally finished with your business?" Harry asked hopefully.

'Er, well yea. But I meant besides that.'

"Oh?"

'Guess who's coming to visit?'

Green eyes widened, the owner of said eyes sitting bolt upright; a wide smile on his face.

"Are they…?"

'Yep. Next week. 'Round Wednesday or so.'

"Yes!" The vampires stared. Who could be coming to visit that made Harry so excited?

They heard Ron laugh on the other end of the line. 'Just wanted to let you know mate. They figured they need to check out the shop themselves anyways so why not pop in while they're here? I got to go Wrath, talk later!'

"Of course. Bye Gluttony."

Harry turned to his family; who were looking at him quizzically.

"The twins are gonna visit!"

~HPT~

Somewhere in Scotland…

"Are you sure?" A big man asked, half hidden in the shadows of a dirty cave.

A smaller man stood before him. He was plain looking and easily forgettable. He also seemed nervous. He was sweating badly and twisting his hands together; eyes going from the ground to the big man to his escape route through the cave's entrance.

"Y-yes sir. I put the tracked in wit-without anyone noticing. His magical signature showed up there."

"Good."

The small man choked; eyes going wide with terror and a gurgling noise coming from his throat. The bigger man bulled his claws out of his pawn's stomach; the weaker one having never seen him moved. A wide mouth full of sharp, yellowing canines smiled.

"Washington."

He paid no mind to the puddle of blood pooling at his feet; stepping in it as he made his was out of the cave.

This was going to be fun.

~HPT~

Muahahahaha! I figured it was time to throw in a bit of drama. No good story is complete without odd things happening and little cliffies here and there.

All will be explained later but you lot are still more than welcome to ask questions.

Don't forget to make your guess on Harry's form. You'll get a hint of sort's next chapter too.

Review my minions! Er, I mean, most loyal and readers. I bow before your awesome power!