The month passed in relative calmness. Everything was going smoothly. Bill had set up some wards that repelled any owls that came from his family, sending them back and having them exploded with more force. They got letters from Charlie and an occasional one from George, and quite a few from Andromeda asking how Teddy was and to send pictures. Bill had gotten a job in a near by magical community in Ozette while Fleur stayed at home to take care of Teddy. Luna had started to spend more time in a town called La Push, saying something about getting to know the new wolf. Harry hadn't bothered to ask what she was talking about, knowing that he would find out soon enough.
At school, he all but ignored the people around him, even forgetting the thoughts about his neighbor in calculus, though he could feel eyes burning into the side of his head. When he did come out of his thoughts, he noticed that there was another Cullen in one of his classes. Chemistry to be exact. He even sat next to them. Alice Cullen. She was nice, though they didn't talk much, only for class projects and such.
They were suppose to be working on an out of class project, though Harry hadn't heard about it. He had stayed home for the last week, due to the fact that Teddy had been sick. He would have left Fleur to it, but it seemed that Teddy wouldn't calm down without his godfather.
At around three pm on Wednesday, the doorbell rang, just as Harry had gotten Teddy down for a nap. Suppressing a yawn, Harry passed Fleur, who was carrying a basket of wash upstairs, and answered the door. "Oh, Alice. What are you doing here?"
He looked at the petite girl who was grinning, "Well, Mr. Rooney assigned us a project and since you've been out most of the week I decided to come over so we could get started on it," she paused for a moment, "You don't mind, do you?"
"No, not at all. Come in, please," he held the door open, "I apologize if the place is a mess.. everything has been a bit hectic lately. My godson has been sick."
Alice looked intrigued when he said this, "Godson?"
He nodded as he led her into the living room, "Yes. Both of his parents are dead, so I have him."
"That's sweet. How old is he?"
They both sat down on the couch and Alice began to take out her books and some of the research she did. "Three months."
She paused in unpacking, "So young?"
He nodded and picked up one of the papers, "Yeah, his parents both died a few days after he was born. I've been taking care of him since then."
"Oh. That's awfully mature of you. You're so young ourself."
Harry just smiled softly to himself, "Maybe in years, but not experience. So, what's our project about?"
Alice allowed the change in subject and went on to explain what it was about. Apparently Alice had chosen something about solubility. They worked for a few hours before they were interrupted by the sound of crying. Harry sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Excuse me a minute."
He got up and went up the stairs to Teddy's room. He strode over to the crib and picked up the screaming infant. "Hey there, cub. Did you have a good nap?"
He cradled him against his chest and went back downstairs, after Teddy had calmed down. After going into the kitchen to get him a bottle, one that had a few drops of infant safe potion, he went back into the living room and sat back down. Alice stared at the baby for a few moments before she squeal slightly, "Oh, he's adorable! It's horrible that's he's been sick."
"Yeah," he yawned slightly, "He hasn't been sleeping much at night, though."
He placed the nipple in Teddy's mouth and watched as he drank. Alice shuffled some papers around and started writing again. "I'm sorry, Alice."
"About what? I don't mind. He's needs to be taken care of. I think it's sweet. Just don't let any of the girls at school know. They'd be all over you like ants on honey."
Harry laughed, "Well, they'd be sorely disappointed then."
Alice blinked for a moment before she burst into an array of giggles. Harry laughed along with her. Her laugher drew Teddy's gaze to her. He stared for a moment before closing his eyes and going to sleep. Harry set the empty bottle onto the coffee table before setting him up on his shoulder and rubbing his back. There was a slight burp and Harry laid him in his arms again. "So, where were we?"
They worked 'till around seven before Alice went home. About a half an hour later, Bill arrived, along with Luna and Fleur had dinner on the table. Harry put Teddy in his bassinet and sat at the table to eat, yawning every once in a while. "Why don't you go to bed after dinner? We'll watch Teddy for a while," suggested Bill.
Harry could only nod in agreement as he finished the last of his shepherds pie. He put the plate in the sink and trudged up the stares and into his room, whereupon he fell onto his bed and went to sleep.
A few more days passed with Teddy waking up in the middle of the night and Harry having to be the one to calm him down. He finally just caved and let Teddy sleep in his bed with him. He got more sleep and everybody was less stressed.
It was a Saturday when Luna brought him home. Jacob Black. He's tall, was the first thing that Harry thought. Over a foot taller than himself, something that irked him to no end. His hair was about as long as Harry's and his eyes were brown. He had a sort of boyish charm, that reminded Harry of Sirius. He was well muscled, though not excessively bulked up. And he seemed extremely wrapped up in Luna. It was rather sweet really, though it caused a pang in Harry's heart. It was as if everyone around him had someone except for him.
Luna must have noticed, because she gazed at him, then smiled. It was a look of reassurance that she often gave him when he thought that fate was out to get him once again. He just sighed and nodded in return. "So, what made you guys decide to move to Forks?" asked Jacob.
"Just had to get away from everyone. The family was rather annoying," explained Bill, though he did leave about 75 percent of what happened out.
"We can trust him," said Luna in her usual tone.
"Are you sure?" asked Fleur.
Jacob looked confused, "Trust me with what?"
"Oh, yes, very sure."
The other three traded looks while Jacob just looked confused. Luna just toyed with a loose string on her shirt and hummed silently. "Well, if Tic says it's ok..." started Harry.
He looked over at Bill and Fleur, who resigned themselves to be the ones to explain.
It took fours hours, with question, comments and long winded explanations, but they soon got everything out into the open with the wolf. By the time they had finished, Teddy had woken from his nap. After looking around curiously for a moment, he spotted Jacob and immediately started to reach for him, cooing and gurgling in delight. The poor boy looked so unsure when he was handed the baby that Harry had to laugh.
They spent the rest of the day getting to know each other before Jacob had to go back to La Push at around six. Harry had booted Fleur out of the kitchen, telling her to take and break, and started making dinner. Nothing fancy, just a lamb stew that he made at least a hundred times for the Dursleys. It went over well, though.
Bill cleaned up after dinner while Luna skipped off to do homework and Fleur dried the dishes. They seemed to adjust well to muggle life, though every once in a while they used magic to go something for them. Harry went upstairs to give Teddy a bath and put him to bed before going himself. Though, as he fell asleep, he could have sworn someone was watching him. Shrugging it off, he curled up around one of his pillows and went to sleep.