Got there. Finally. I suppose at least the part is slightly longer. Health is returning to my household if you don't count the fact one of the kids now has a broken wrist.

Sorry it's taken me two weeks to update. But real life has a habit of interrupting my imaginary/writing one.

I hope you enjoy this part.

Harry

I had to admit by on Monday morning I was quite glad I had the week off work. Sleep hadn't come easily the last couple of nights. But I must have drifted off finally sometime around dawn and woke to an empty house Ron and Hermione clearly having already left for work.

I grabbed some toast and a coffee before getting ready for the day and exiting the house to Apparate over to Andromeda's to see Teddy. Knocking on the door I hoped the little boy hadn't been too upset about not spending Saturday night, I hated letting him down.

I could see Teddy jumping at the door before Andromeda came and unlocked the front door with a flick of her wand, Teddy had pretty much been a fantastic escape artist when he first started walking and we had both had to secure our houses a lot more. Hermione constantly joking that it was a change from the normal for us, stopping someone from getting out of where we were staying compared to always stopping people from getting in.

Teddy jumped up and down excitedly. "Harry, Harry. You came."

"I did." I answered him as he I scooped him into a hug. "Sorry about Saturday. But…"

"Don't worry about it Harry. Hermione let us know what happened later in the afternoon. Is Olivia alright?" Andromeda asked, as I stood up with Teddy still clinging to my neck.

"Yeah, shaken, and it will take a few days for her wrist to heal." I answered doubting Hermione would have said anything to Andromeda about what else we found out on the day.

"What a relief." Andromeda sighed. "I can't imagine what Ginny must have been going through."

"It was a hard day on all of us that's for sure." I answered back then tickled Teddy. "I have the week off now though, so what do you think about coming to stay with me tonight?" I asked.

"Can I? Can I?" He asked looking at his Nana with a great grin on his face then turning back to me. "Can we see Liva? Please?"

I shrugged. "We'll have to floo Molly and ask, but I think they'll be home."

Teddy clapped his hands excitedly. While An gave him a warning. "You'll have to be careful with her Teddy. She got hurt on Saturday and needs to recover so no playing rough."

"I can't play rough with Liv she's a girl." Teddy grunted as he squirmed out of my arms. "Can I bring my broom?" He looked up at me.

I shook my head down at him. "No, Olivia's not allowed on hers for a few days, so it's not fare if you bring yours." I tried to explain.

Teddy screwed up his nose at me. "No fare." He grumbled and took off to his room. "I'll pack." He called out.

"We better go and help or he will be looking even more outrageous than he normally does with all his different shades of hair." Andromeda said as we headed down the hall.

It didn't take us long to have Teddy ready, and he was practically jumping at the bit to get out the door, ready for an adventure. He certainly had the fun sense of his mother. Even though I supposed none of us knew what Remus had been like before being bitten as a child.

So after a few warnings from Andromeda to Teddy about behaving, we were off. Teddy's hat covering all of his hair, as he was keen to visit a muggle toy store that I often took him to, but the colour changing hair was just too much paper work if it was noticed by muggles. Especially as every now and then the electrical toys in the shop would play up while we were there Teddy clearly sending out accidental magic as he looked at them in awe.

I liked the idea of going today as I also had the idea of buying something for Olivia that was from me. The Toy broom had been a present from Teddy really, even if I had paid for it. I sort of wanted her to have something from me. I had thought of all the family history and jewels in my vault and giving her something that held part of our legacy. But well, she was only 3 years old, and had no comprehension what that would mean. Heck I didn't even have that much knowledge of the jewels that were in the massive chest at the back of my vault. Maybe Hermione knew more I wondered as Teddy continued to drag my hand and the rest of me along the street. She had after all found out about the birthmark.

Teddy starred in wonder as he always did. At the toys, interested in the slot car sets and model trains, I always had to try and explain they just wouldn't work in his magical house. But there was something that about them that he loved. He had magical things that were pretty similar but I often wondered if it was the fact that there were controls for the muggle ones, buttons to stop and start them. The magical ones required an adult wand to control due to the clear restrictions on underage magic. I could see that being frustrating for an eager child like Teddy.

We settled in the end for some Lego pirate ship. Something I hoped would keep him happy for hours. Even though I had a feeling it would take hours of my help to put it together. When I suggested getting something for Olivia Teddy seemed to lose interest and instead spent the next half an hour pushing a wooden train around a track while a little muggle girl next to him was horrified that Teddy didn't know that trains name was Thomas and that there was a fat controller who was in charge of all the trains. Then preceded to tell Teddy all the trains names and what they were like. She reminded me oddly of a tiny Hermione.

I looked around the shop hoping something would jump out at me. She liked books I knew that much and flying her toy broom. But that was pretty much the extend of her interests that I knew. I also wasn't sure how her arm was healing. In the end I decided on some new story books, knowing she liked muggle picture books and picked out some that I found quite amusing. Then looked at the soft toys, asking Teddy if he saw any he thought Olivia would like. But the only answer I got was a request for Thomas the Tank Engine for Christmas, and a whisper in my ear asking if I could make it move by magic instead of him having the push the train around the track. I just smiled and told him we would have to wait a see what presents arrived under the tree for him even if it was only October.

After Teddy had returned to the train set I once again looked at the large shelf of soft toys. The various animals and bright colours all seemed to look back at me. But none of them really stood out.

"Can I help you?" asked a sales assistant that until now had been busy with other customers.

"I'm looking for a toy for a three year old girl." I commented scratching my head and hating the fact I didn't even know what my daughter would like.

"Oh, well does she like soft toys?" The assistant asked.

"I'm not sure." I shook my head, I probably sounded daft.

"Oh, well, do you know what she likes to watch on TV? I see your little one enjoys Thomas." She said as she glanced back at Teddy.

"My Godson." I nodded, thinking Teddy probably hadn't even heard of a Train called Thomas before today.

"He's a happy wee thing." She smiled at him. Then turned back to me, and glanced at the books I was holding along with the Lego. "Are the books for the little girl as well?"

I nodded. "She likes fairy tales." I answered remembering the story I had read her yesterday.

"Most little girls do. Come with me." The Sales assistant smiled at me. I followed her to another shelf, checking that Teddy was still playing as I went, and found myself in front of a dress up area. "Now any story she likes especially?"

"We read Cinderella yesterday." I thought of Olivia sitting on my knee as we read the old tale.

I sales assistant pulled out a blue princess looking dress, and a crown. "How about these and what size. I know you said three, but is she large or small for her age?" She asked.

How the heck should I know? I wanted to ask, but then felt Teddy run into my leg. "Hey Harry, whose the dress for?"

"I wanted to get something for Olivia remember buddy." I answered him.

"Look at the castle Harry?" Teddy exclaimed pointing to what looked like a little pop up tent. "Can I have a costume too?"

"I really think a soft toy would be better." I thought shaking my head. I just didn't know Olivia well enough. Not to say I had no idea what size she would be in dress up costumes.

"Olivia likes Unicorns." Teddy exclaimed, and ran back over to the soft toys picking up a white unicorn with wings. "She liked the one on my bed. But this one has a pink horn. Olivia's a girl. She will like pink."

I shook my head amused that now Teddy had pulled himself away from the trains he could work out what to get his little friend easily. "Great. We'll take that one then." I headed towards the counter. "Come on Teddy. Its Lunch time, shall we go and see if Molly will make us something?"

"I see Olivia." He bounced along next to me.

I nodded. "Yes, and then after you've played there we'll go home and set up your Lego."

Teddy ran as fast as his little legs would carry him after I placed him on the ground from Apparating him sidelong with me to the Burrow. He was such a bundle of energy I hoped he wasn't too much for Olivia after her traumatic weekend. Well I really hoped that a play date with Teddy would help.

Finally reaching the door I could hear Teddy chatting away to Molly about going to the toy store, and walking in, Molly looked up at me. "You are staying for lunch I hope."

I nodded at her, placing the unicorn and books on the table.

"Where's Liva?" Teddy asked.

Molly smiled down at him. "She's just upstairs with Ginny in her room." Teddy just took off and I couldn't be bothered yelling at him to hold off.

"I thought Ginny would be at training today?" I half questioned.

"Gewnog told her to take the day off." Molly answered waving her wand in a complicated manner that added more to the salad she was making, and brought other ingredients flying from the pantry. "I think she should take more time off, but she claims she's needed. They are doing so well this year." Molly continued on.

I just nodded, and took a seat at the table. Molly stopped and looked at me, then at the books and soft toy on the table. "You and Teddy have been shopping again?" She asked with a smile looking at the Unicorn.

"Yeah, he loves it." I answered her then sighed. "I had no idea what Olivia would like, so Teddy chose the toy and well she seems to like books."

"I'm sure she will love them. But you don't need to buy her things. She already thinks you're her knight in shining armour." Molly patted me on the shoulder then placed a hand on my cheek making me look up at her. "Things will work out Harry. We all just need to work at it, and put Olivia and her feelings first. Now you are going to eat everything I put on your plate today. You're looking a little thin.

Little footsteps pounded down the stairs, sounding heavier than I imagine an elephant would. "I found her." Teddy exclaimed.

Olivia stopped just behind him and looked over Teddy's shoulder at me. "Hi Harry." She waved slightly.

"Hey Liv." I smiled at her. She reminded me a little of Ginny's shyness when I first meet her. "I brought you some books. And Teddy said you liked Unicorns." I held up my small offering then couldn't help but smile when her eyes went wide at the Unicorn.

"A Pegasus." She exclaimed rushing over.

I frowned and looked at the toy I was holding up. "We thought it was a unicorn." Then handed it to her.

She giggled tugging on its wings. "It has wings. That makes it a Pegasus silly."

"Well they do say you learn something new every day." I looked at Molly.

"She's a bright thing that's for sure." Molly shook her head with a grin and went back to making lunch.

While Olivia pulled out the chair next to me and climbed onto it to look at the books. Picking up one of the three I had brought. "Read to me?" She asked.

"No, Olivia it's time for you and Teddy to wash up for lunch. Harry can read to you after we've eaten." Molly turned from the bench. "Why don't you put the books in the living room? Ginny dear, lunch." She hollered up the stairs.

Olivia's face fell a little, but she shrugged and did as she was told. It was something I had noticed about her. She didn't often fight back or complain like Teddy so often did when he was asked to do something. But she turned back up at the table still clinging to the Pegasus.

I looked up as Ginny came down the stairs. She looked probably a lot like me seriously lacking sleep. "Hello Harry." She commented taking a seat at the other end of the table.

"Look, Harry brought me a Pegasus." Olivia showed her the soft toy.

"I thought it was a Unicorn." I muttered to Ginny, she smirked winked at me before taking the Pegasus and looked at it, brushing her hand over the soft fur.

"It's just lovely isn't it?" She smiled down at our little girl. "But he's so white I don't think we should have him at the table with us. He might get dirty."

"It's a she, and her names Lily. Just like my middle name." Olivia informed Ginny before taking the toy back and hugging it too her.

"Right well take Lily away to the living room please Liv." Ginny told her.

My mind once again swirled, with honour that my little girl had my mother's name, to wonder that she did. Surely it couldn't just be that her adoptive parents choose that name for her. Olivia and Teddy ran out of the room again, while I'm sure I sat there looking at Ginny with shook.

She shrugged after glancing at me. Blushed a little and bit her lip. "It was going to be her first name, but, well we changed it with the adoption. The less links the better. But, well I couldn't stand to have her not linked to you in some small way. Especially as I thought you were dead. " She explained without even looking up at me.

My heart swelled at her words. Pushing back at the frustration I was still holding on to against Ginny. "Thank you." I mumbled before we were joined once again by the excited three years olds who were acting like they hadn't seen each other in a year instead of probably just under a week.

The rest of the week seemed to fly by. I caught up with Neville, which was good as he sprung on me that he wanted me to be the bestman at his wedding. Hermione's face when I told her was priceless, she was horrified that Neville would leave it this late to organize something so important with the wedding being only 3 weeks away now. Neville just explained he just kept forgetting to ask me, and it was comforting to know in some ways, there are little things that never change about people.

I spent the afternoon with Olivia again on Wednesday and Friday. Allowing Molly to pop out and get a few things. They were now having problems with convincing Olivia to leave the burrow at all. I managed to get her to floo over to my house on Friday for a little while. But she hated the idea of going to the shops or walking along the street. I knew it was understandable that she was a afraid after being kidnapped. But it worried me that she was nervous, and it wasn't going to be easy on Molly if she couldn't take her shopping.

Friday night saw a gathering at Grimald place of George and Angelina along with Lee and Alicia. I was almost pleased that Katie didn't turn up, but then felt guilty she had as much right to this group of friends as I did. But was even more surprised when they told me she was on a date with Oliver Wood. I hoped it worked out for her. I really did. The guilt of breaking up with someone who hadn't done anything wrong other than fall in love with you still weighed on me a year later.

Saturday I brought Teddy over to stay again, and Sunday lunch time as always was a trip to the Burrow. Ron teased me slightly of still fearing Bill and Percy and that hiding behind Teddy wouldn't help much. Hermione told him off and well everything seemed oddly normal, but not at the same time.

I was once again welcomed into the Burrow, Bill shaking my hand as per-normal, even if it had taken a push and a stern look from Fleur for him to offer. Fleur had given me a massive hug despite her pregnant stomach and looked me in the eyes, seemingly checking how I was. Percy just sat by his girlfriend looking a little uncomfortable. While Audrey still seemed to be a little awe struck at having me in the same room, I really hoped she would get over that.

Ginny seemed to avoid me and well other than the fact we shared a daughter who seemed a little quieter than normal, but happy to play with Teddy and Victoire while Fred once again tried to climb every surface in the house. Things were pretty much as they had been for the last 3 years, the large gap between Ginny and I still remained. A part of me still desperately wanted to close it, and have the family I had always dreamed of with her. While the surface part of my brain still struggled with frustration at the situation and anger that Ginny hadn't told me as soon as she could of. Also just at life that once again Tom Riddle had stolen family from me, along with the nagging question I longed to have answered. If Ginny hadn't given Olivia up would we be together?

After lunch we all sat in the living area, Bill expanding it so we could all fit. George happily playing with Fred by throwing him up in the air and catching him, while Angelina looked on shaking her head at them both like she just wanted to give up warning George to be careful. As Ron filled Bill, Arthur and I in on what had progressed with the case against Olivia's kidnappers over the last week. I knew most of it anyway Ron filling me in most nights. But I certainly wanted to see justice done.

The three preschoolers were herded back into the room by Hermione and Ginny who had been watching them play outside. Teddy seeing George throwing Fred straight away rushed up tugging on his pants. "Throw me, throw me." He called out.

"No, you're too big for this game now surely." George grinned down at him.

"Na-ah." Teddy shook his head jumping up and down. "Me. Then Victoire and Olivia."

George handed Fred to Angelina, who just put him down on the ground knowing he would wriggle off her lap anyway, and he toddled over to Arthur.

George picked up Teddy and swung him into the air much to Teddy's delight, causing his hair to turn several different shades at once. "Hey Ron, shall we play catch with this one? See if we could throw him across the meadow?" George asked.

"George." Teddy giggled. "Throw me again, but not across the meadow."

"Spoil sport." George muttered throwing him into the air again.

"No just a wise child." Angelina commented back. "And don't let me ever catch you playing catch with our son."

"My turn, my turn." Victoire jumped up and down. Making George place Teddy back on the ground and lift her up.

I looked to Olivia to see if she was as keen on this game as the other two were. But she was watching wide eyed, from behind Ginny's leg. Teddy keen for them all to have a go rushed over to her. "Come on Liva, let George throw you. It's fun."

Olivia shook her head, clearly not wanting to have any part of it. But Teddy grabbed her arm and pulled her out from behind Ginny. "Don't worry he always catches us. Come on."

Olivia pulled back. "No, I don't want to be thrown Teddy." She exclaimed, in a more forceful tone than I had heard her use before.

"It is fun come on." Teddy just pulled on her arm again dragging her a few more steps towards George.

"Uncle George won't hurt you." Ginny told her, nodding at Victoire who was now giggling away at being thrown in the air.

"No." Olivia suddenly screamed. "I don't want to, you can't make me." Pulling away from Teddy and running towards the door, where Percy tried to stop her.

"Hey there, it's alright." Percy said. But Olivia just shook her head and turned again rushing into a corner, then turning and realising she had nowhere else to run. Sinking against the wall and down to the floor she pulled her knees up as Percy and Ginny tried to approach her.

"I don't want to be thrown, you can't make me." She said before she was suddenly surrounded by the blue shield she had covered herself with last week leaving everyone in the room in shook.

Ginny tried to reach her. "Liv, honey, no one is going to make you do anything alright." But then pulled back in shock when she touched the shield, the magical current was clearly strong.

I quickly moved over there and knelt on the floor, pretty much as I had done the week before. "Liv, Ginny's right. No one is going to throw you."

She pulled her knees in tighter. "The bad man threw me. I hurt my arm on the wall." She whimpered.

Ginny gasped and was on her knees next to me in a second. "We're sorry honey. Can you, can you let down the shield? I can take you upstairs till everyone's gone if you like."

Olivia shook her head, and then reached out slightly to Ginny, but pulled back herself when she touched the shield. Starring at her fingers from the shock. "I can't remember how." She stated wiping her eyes, before pulling her knees in again, backing into the corner. "I didn't like Teddy pulling me."

"I know. He won't do it again. Now can you try and relax. Think about it, Ginny's right here to give you a hug." I tried to sooth her. "Then maybe the shield will relax."

I felt Ron next to me, and as he touched the shield lightly then shivered. "It's stronger than last week." He muttered to me.

I nodded. "I imagine it was weakened by her pain and that idiot who kept chucking spells at it."

"Bill, can you break it?" Molly asked from somewhere in the room.

"I wouldn't even try its accidental magic. I could damage her if I got it wrong." Bill stated as I saw a glow spread over the shield from his wand. "No, it's tied to her magic too much. She's too young to be able to push the magic out from herself. We'll just have to wait it out."

"But she's crying and I can't get to her." Ginny called out in frustration, trying to get through the shield again, only to be thrown back slightly and caught by Percy.

Olivia was still watching out wide eyed, and teary, looking fearfully at all the people crowded around her.

"Right, everyone out, can't you see the poor child is scared out of her wits." Molly exclaimed. "Let's just leave Ginny and Harry with her."

"Good idea." Hermione stated. "Harry, you said you did this once as a kid. Do you think it could be enough to replicate the shield and merge with her shield? Maybe extend it to fit Ginny."

"I don't bloody know." I muttered as Ron smirked next to me and then pulled himself up using my shoulder.

Voices receded as everyone left the room. Olivia looking at Ginny through her tears stated "I'm sorry." and tried to reach out again, only to pull back as if in pain.

"How did you get through it last week?" Ginny asked me.

"I didn't, I got Olivia to focus on happy thoughts and getting home to you." I shook my head. "But she is home, and you're here."

"And you could do this as a kid?" Ginny asked almost awed. "I'm never even heard of a child doing this before."

"Just be thankful she could protect herself last week." I told Ginny, shuddering at the thought of what could have happened to her if she hadn't produced her own protection.

I closed my eyes, and pinched my nose, trying to remember more about the blue light surrounding me as a kid. Flashes popped into my head of Dudley and a friend hitting me, of Uncle Vernon standing there in frustration swinging a belt he wanted to use on my behind, then a warmer memory, one of eating a rare treat of chocolate cake with Dudley trying to get it off me even though he had been allowed three pieces to my one. I breathed deeply at the thought and pushed against my magic at the tingle I felt from the memory.

"Harry, you doing it, well, not quite as projected but you are covered in a blue light." Ginny exclaimed, and I opened my eyes to find out she was right, it was only about half an inch away from my fingers and body, but it was there none the less.

I reached out to Olivia and found out that the blue linked and I could break through her shield. "Can I come in?" I asked. Olivia still wide eyed and I think more scared of her own shield now than the thought of being thrown in the air nodded, and I crawled in under the shield next to her. "I think you're better at a shield than me." I smiled at her, placing myself against the wall before picking her up and cradling her in my arms, feeling my heart almost burst when she snuggled against my chest.

"I want my Pegasus." She said looking at out at Ginny.

Ginny now had her own tears tracking down her face. "Could you? Could you get me in as well?" She asked.

I pushed against the memory and my magic again, but when I reached out for her, she only got the same electrical current shock, pulling back suddenly. "I suppose that won't work then." Her frustrations clear in her voice. "I'll go up and get your toy. It's her new favorite." She stated as she left the room.

I could hear her explaining what was happening in the Kitchen before rushing up the stairs. Olivia just snuggled deeper against my chest. "I'm tired." She yawned.

"I'm sure you are." I kissed her forehead and ran one of my hands over her head. The energy alone to keep such a powerful shield up would exhaust any witch or wizard.

Hermione and Bill's heads popped back into room, to look at us, surrounded by Olivia's blue light. "Interesting." Hermione stated.

"Very." Bill agreed.

"I will have to look into it, but linked by your magic. I just took a guess I didn't think he would be able to get it so much the same that he could join her under it." Hermione stated clearly thinking through the solid library of information in her brain.

"Wonder if it's a blood relation thing." Bill nodded.

I just rolled my eyes. I didn't really care what it was, I was just thankful it allowed me to get to Olivia.

Ginny returned with the Pegasus, and held it out to me. "I'm not sure how this will work." She said as Olivia reached out for it, and then pulled back in shook as she touched the shield again.

I once again recalled the memory and pushed out against my magic and managed then reached out of the shield grabbing the soft toy. Ginny gasped and dropped her end of it, as the blue light around my fingers now covered the toy. I pulled it back into the shield and Olivia snuggled it to her chest and then closed her eyes snuggling back against me.

Ginny just sat down against the other wall of the corner near us. "Well this makes me feel a little useless. It's like you two have a special thing I have no part of."

I leant my own head back against the wall. "It's not like I planned it Ginny." I sighed. "The use of magic is exhausting her, it should drop soon."

Ginny nodded at me. "I know and I am pleased she has you in there now" She paused and shook her head. I knew how she felt I had struggled all week with the fact Olivia had a great relationship with Ginny and none with me. Now I was the one holding our daughter and Ginny couldn't do anything to help her. "Are you feeling better now with Harry and Lily?" She asked Olivia.

Liv just glanced up at me then nodded her head before closing her eyes again and slowly we heard her breathing even out. It took 20 minutes after she fell asleep for the shield to disappear. Making me worry about what Molly or Ginny would do if this happened again.

Ginny moved next to me as soon as the blue light disappeared and I moved slightly to hand Olivia over to her, but Ginny just placed a hand on our little girls head and whispered. "No, she's comfortable." Before taking one of her little hands and holding it.

We sat there in silence for another few minutes before I almost jumped when I felt Ginny's head lean on my shoulder. I took a deep breath and felt a peace settle over me, causing me to relax again, as feelings of calm, and contentment washed over me. Somewhere my mind tried to tell me it was wrong and that I was angry with Ginny. While my heart flip flopped, in pleasure at holding my little girl while she slept and her mother rested against me. Wasn't this what I had always wanted?

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