Wow, my lord guys I am so sorry. It's been a very mad few months. I got into university again! 4 years from now I'll be a nurse so thats the major bit of news as to why I haven't uploaded anything.

Thank you all for being so patient. Here is the next chapter, I hope you all enjoy

"Ted" Harry whispered, choked up at the sight of his whole and alive son in front of him. After the horror of yesterday afternoon, he counted this as one of the best moments of his life.

"Dad!" Teddy cried relieved to see a familiar face "What happened to me?"

"When we got to the farm and Sophia's group saw us, they thought we were Undead for some reason, a very overly ambitious blonde with a point to prove shot you" Harry admitted

"Hmm" Teddy mumbled "How bad was it?"

"Pretty bad, the bullet shattered underneath your skin and then I accidentally made it worse putting bandages straight on your head instead of properly inspecting it, so a shard was dangerously close to penetrating fully through your skull, for a while I was worried I wouldn't be able to get it out or that I'd have to leave it there and risk you getting brain damaged. But, I got it, barely, and it didn't fracture further so hopefully apart from a pretty major headache, you should be okay"

"I do have a headache, and my eyesight is a little blurry on the left-hand side, but otherwise I think I'm okay"

"Okay, I have a potion for the headache and hopefully the blurriness will ease as you heal, but let me just…" And Harry was now in full Healer mode, having Teddy recite the alphabet, doing other small memory games, word association and anything else he could think of to test Teddy's current mental abilities, after he had thrown back a headache potion, and completed a full eye exam.

"So, your brain processing skills, memory and general function is all excellent as usual" Harry said "I see the problem with your eyesight as well, it's possible a fragment rested too close to your optical nerve, its minimal damage at the moment so I am hoping the advanced healing you have will have fixed that by the end of the day, if not, it just means glasses whilst it's fixed up" Harry said

"So… I really am okay?" Teddy asked unsurely

"Yeah Ted, you're really okay, there is food in the kitchen if you want some" Harry smiled

"Fooooood" Teddy cheered as he jumped off the table and ran in the direction his nose was taking him.

Following his small son into the Greens smaller dining room, Harry couldn't help but laugh at the current fussing over Teddy was getting. Patricia and Beth were both simultaneously petting at him and asking questions, Maggie was fixing him up a plate of food, and whilst Harry could tell Teddy appreciated the food, he did not appreciate the fuss.

Maggie loaded Teddys plate with Pancakes, sausage and scrambled egg at his request, then gave him a large glass of orange juice, he heartily tucked in whilst the rest of the Greene family asked him questions about England, he answered politely as he had always been taught and Harry could tell that Teddy was getting into the hearts of the women in the Greene family.

"How much did you tell him?" Hershel enquired having come to stand next to Harry.

"Everything" Harry shrugged, "I don't keep secrets, not from him, and even if I did they definitely wouldn't be anything regarding his own health, he has the right to know no matter how young people perceive him to be" He finished vehemently

Hershel looked at Harry, a small calculating gleam in his eyes, "I see, secrets like that have been kept from you then" He concluded

"Yes" Harry admitted.

"Secrets that have been detrimental to you?" Hershel enquired

"Yes, but it's also so much more than that, I was raised by my muggle Aunt and Uncle, they hated magic, they hated my parents, they hated me. My Aunt, she was my mums sister, the only living relative she had left, and I was left there when my parents were murdered. She was jealous of my Mother for having found her place in our world, she wanted so badly as a child to be a part of the Wizarding World, but with no magic she couldn't; and so the jealousy came, the hurtful names, when my grandparents died my Aunt blamed my mother for not being able to save them. So they raised me, and from the time I could understand it I was told my parents were drunks who died in a car crash, who were jobless lazy people who got themselves killed and left them, the good honest hardworking people that they were, to take me in. They put me in a cupboard under the stairs, where I stayed until I was eleven and the letters for school started coming"

Hershel looked appalled enough at the information Harry had just shared but Harry continued

"They had four bedrooms you know, one for them, one for Dudley their son, a guest room for when Uncles sister would stay, and a spare bedroom for Dudley's broken and unwanted toys, they moved me into that room when the letters came, they were concerned they were being watched, and then I went to school and found out everything. The headmaster of my school was incredibly interested in my life, he tried to dictate every move I made, he kept a lot of information to his self that I could have really used to stay alive, to make more informed decisions. So I promised myself, that if I ever had kids, I would never deliberately lie to them about anything like that, in fact I think the only thing I've ever lied about is Santa" Harry finished laughing.

"But, I don't understand, why would the headmaster of your school get so heavily involved in your life? Surely it's a conflict of interest?" Hershel questioned.

"He was the leader of the light and I was the poster boy" Harry shrugged, "There was a lot he could have told me, a lot he should have told me from the minute I re-entered the wizarding world, his favourite excuse was that he wanted me to have a normal childhood. I bought that excuse, he was so manipulative when he was alive that you would never doubt him, unless of course, you got on the wrong side of him. He left me a mission when he died, a way to kill Voldemort, what he didn't tell me was that I would literally have to die in the process" Harry spat.

"Die?!" Hershel whispered, aware of the potential audience "Why would you have to die, clearly you didn't or you wouldn't be here now"

"Oh but I did, I died and I came back, he never thought about that one, he tested me throughout all of my formative years, making sure I could overcome challenges, each harder than the last, six of my teachers tried to kill me throughout this as well, the whole school turned on me a few times, I was abused at home and at school and nothing was ever done. My whole life was basically a massive test for him, to make sure I'd live long enough to kill Voldemort. I finally got the whole truth out of him after the war. The goblins were extremely helpful in that area"

"That, sounds awful and confusing and just horrendous, how are you sane?" Hershel asked

"Yep and because I'm amazing" Harry helpfully supplied laughing.

"Clearly" Hershel smirked.

Laughing, they both turned to the conversation around the table, Teddy was exaggerating his part in the saving of Sophia and the girls were all cooing at him.

"So there she was with four walkers surrounding her, I jumped up into a tree and threw my knife at three of them whilst Dad got the last one after he got Sophia to safety" Teddy boasted puffing his chest out, the remains of his meal sat in front of him

Harry walked over to the table laughing, "You sure that's how it happened kiddo?"

"Yeah totally" Teddy nodded enthusiastically

"Somehow I don't think your dad would let you be in that much danger" Maggie said looking highly amused.

"Okay so maybe not exactly like that, but I really did get one didn't I Dad?" Teddy looked at Harry with wide pleading eyes, begging him to confirm the story

"He really did get one, then he got shot for his troubles" Harry sighed

"Dad, am I allowed out to see Sophia today?" Teddy asked

"Sure bud, but when you do, I want to go with, I don't trust that Shane character. There is something about him that isn't… right"

Maggie snorted "Tell me about it"

"Why what's wrong with the guy?" Teddy asked confused

"He seems to be of the opinion I'm a danger to his group, and also that I'm not your real father" Harry shrugged, "Also, I did have a massive go at the group yesterday when they said I was the danger, called them all out on their bullshit. Somehow I don't really think he'll appreciate what I said and he seems like the type of guy to take it out on anyone he can, which makes me worried for you"

"He is" Maggie confirmed, "Just yesterday I saw him threatening Dale out by the barn, he was really up in his face, he had a gun in his hand and Dale looked terrified. I really think he's a dangerous guy"

"Speaking of the barn" Hershel said, seeing the perfect opportunity to bring it up "I think it's time we put everyone in there to peace"

Beth and Patricia started refusing straight away, Jimmy had just walked into the kitchen at the announcement but both him and Maggie were nodding, it seemed that maybe they had realised something that the other two hadn't.

"Dad we can't!" Beth cried "Mom's in there! And Sam, we can't just kill them, you can't do that you don't get to make that decision"

"I agree! You can't just end someone else's life because of a disease, this isn't the dark ages anymore" Patricia snapped.

"It's not a disease!" Jimmy snapped, he sighed before moving towards Patricia "Mom these people are more than sick, they're dead, this isn't the dark ages, but we can't just do nothing and keep putting them in the barn, what happens when there's too many? Whatever happened at the school, Shane was telling the truth about one thing, they swarm, and they don't stop. They will not stop because they can't. I think we need to do the right thing and at least help them to move forward, because all they're doing in the barn is rotting" he finished, kneeling in front of the crying woman holding her hands tightly.

"But your father…"

"Dad is gone, most likely dead, most probably murdered. It's understandable to think about what he'd say, but he isn't here anymore, and honestly, the one we had to convince was Uncle Hershel" Jimmy replied.

"But, but my Mom is in there!" Beth cried "My brother, our family is in there and you want to kill them?!"

"No" Hershel denied, "Of course I don't want too, of course I want to believe that everyone in there can soon be saved, but this, Bethany we can't stop this, we can only make sure that your mother doesn't rot away in a barn for the rest of her existence. We can give her that kindness"

Beth sobbed before throwing herself into her fathers arms. Hershel looked over her head and Harry, a questioning glance in his eyes and Harry recognised it for what it was, a plea for help, as strong as Hershel was, he couldn't kill his wife and son, and so Harry nodded, he would not let his new friend go through this alone, he just wasn't that sort of person.

"Maggie? Are you okay with this?" Hershel asked his head turning to look at his oldest daughter

"Yes, I was never okay with keeping them in the barn to be honest dad, and ever since the group got here and I was out on the fields with them looking for the reason the well had stopped working I saw them for what they truly were. I love Mom, I love Sam, but this isn't anything I would have ever wished for anyone, they deserve peace" Maggie answered conviction strong in her tone.

Hershel looked proud, and Harry could tell that he was truly blessed to have such a close-knit family who talked about everything with each other.

"Anyway, I'm going on a run into town today with Glenn, anyone need anything picking up?"

Hershel, Harry and Teddy all said no, Jimmy asked for a comic if they came across one but not to go out of the way and Beth and Patricia pulled Maggie aside to request some personal items.

"Dad can we go see Sophia now?" Teddy begged, having finished all his breakfast and definitely seeming even better than when he woke up Harry finally acquiesced and told him to get his shoes and a jacket just in case.

"Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off outside I go" Teddy sang as he ran passed and out the front door, Harry following closely behind.

And there we gooooo. Please don't I do not own Disney, so don't sue me, I'm in student loan debt as it is xD

See you soon!

Crossfire.