Wolves

Pairing: Main pair is Harry & Charlie, but there are many others mentioned.

Rating: G/K

Warnings: Fluff, Mentions of M-Preg

Summary: Harry gives his godson an Easter gift.

It was Sunday, which meant dinner at one of many homes. Ever since the end of the War the Weasleys, Blacks, Lupins, Malfoys, Longbottoms, Grangers, Potters and Snapes had gathered every Sunday afternoon. It was a time to spend with family. This Sunday, however, was different, this was Easter Sunday and everybody was spending all day at the Burrow. Despite this being a muggle holiday the families still gathered to celebrate it every year, they enjoyed things like coloring eggs and searching out the hidden eggs. This year they were also celebrating Teddy Lupin's first birthday.

Harry Potter and his bondmate, Charlie, had spent weeks doing research to find the perfect familiar for their godson. They knew that Teddy couldn't have many animals as a familiar because like his dad, Remus, Teddy was a werewolf. Unlike Remus however, Teddy didn't lose his mind when he changed with the full moon, something to do with him being born a werewolf not bitten. In the end there were only about eight creatures that would accept a werewolf, Crup, Jarvey, Jobberknoll, Knarl, Kneazle, Owl, Serpent and Wolf.

Of these Harry and Charlie felt that the best would be a Wolf. If the wolf was raised from a puppy along with Teddy it would see him as its pack-mate and be fiercely loyal and protective. They liked the idea of Teddy have a familiar that would protect him.

So it Easter morning they arrived at the Burrow early to make sure the puppy was safely tucked into Ginny's room in a large, topless, create softly lined and with a charm to automatically clean any 'messes'. They also added gifts to the already large pile, toys and things for the puppy.

Once everyone was there they shared breakfast. After clearing the table, and setting a charm on the dishes to clean themselves, they spent time coloring eggs or filling magic 'plastic' eggs with candy and little trinkets. Harry stashed one of the 'plastic' eggs in his pocket to fill when he could get a moment alone.

Once the eggs where done everyone moved to the backyard where Teddy's gifts had been moved, with the exception of the Wolf puppy. Teddy laughed as he ripped the paper from his gifts, but didn't really pay attention to what was under the paper. Not that anyone minded, they were just happy that Teddy was happy and having fun.

As Teddy got closer to the stuff for his puppy Harry leaned close to Charlie, "I'll go get the puppy." Smiling Charlie nodded, and Harry slipped into the house. Once Harry was in the room with the puppy he took a few moments to fill the 'plastic' egg he'd stashed in his pocket, and then spelled it so nobody but Charlie would pick it up, even if they saw it.

Everyone turned to watch as Harry walked back outside with the large crate floating before him. Setting it gently beside Remus and 'Dora, Harry reached in and picked up the puppy. "Charlie and I decided that our godson needs his first familiar. And one that can protect him, well when she grows up anyway." Harry grinned as he sat down beside Teddy with the Wolf puppy in his arms.

Seeing Harry and the puppy Teddy crawled over and into Harry's lap. With a grin Teddy hugged the puppy, and laughed when she licked his face, making everybody else laugh.

Remus grinned, "Well it seems he likes Teddy and he obviously likes him, so how can we say no?"

'Dora nodded. "I just have one question. How did you get him? Wolves are not known for letting their pups go with humans." She had thought about getting a Wolf pup for Teddy but had no idea how to convince the mother Wolf to let her have a pup.

"About a mile or so from our house is a wolf den. While the she-Wolf was still pregnant Harry saved her life. After that Harry and I would check on her every say or two, just to make sure she and the pups were okay." Charlie smiled thinking about the Wolf pack. They had accepted Harry and Charlie as friends.

Harry picked up the explanation. "Yesterday afternoon we told the mother that we would love for our godson to have a Wolf puppy as a familiar and protector. She gave us Sapientia. She's the most beautiful of the litter, and the smartest."

Draco looked confused, "What did you call her, the puppy?"

Neville chuckled, "Sapientia is Latin, it means Wisdom. A good name for a Wolf."

As everyone was sitting down to lunch Dobby and Winky hid all the eggs, colored and 'plastic'. Harry had asked Dobby to be sure that his special egg was easy for Charlie to find. After the eggs where hidden Dobby gave Harry a wink to let him know that the egg would be easily found.

Soon everyone was scattered about the backyard hunting eggs and laughing as numbs tried to steal the eggs but were unable to touch them.

Barely five minutes into the hunt Charlie found Harry's egg. Hoping for chocolate he opened the egg to find a black and white moving photo. On the little white strip above the picture where the words, "Hello Papa, I can't wait to meat you and Daddy!"

Charlie turned to look for Harry, finding him standing at his side. "Harry does this mean what I think it does?" He hoped he was right. He loved Harry more than anything, and they had been trying for a child for a little over a year.

Grinning Harry said, "Yes. I'm about five weeks pregnant."

Laughing, joy and love shining in his eyes, Charlie pulled Harry into his arms kissing him soundly. "Happy Easter my love!"

A/N: I know this just kind of stops. I'm not really sure what to write next, so I will likely continue this in another chapter later on. But I make no promises.

The Easter part is from a challenge from The Wizards Hat Challenge Forum. (There's a link for it on my profile.) The challenge was: "you have to write a fan fiction that has something to do with Easter."

Crup: Closely resembles a Jack Russell terrier, except for the forked Tail. The Crup is almost certainly a wizard-created dog, as it is intensely loyal to wizards and ferocious towards Muggles.

Jarvey: Resembles an overgrown ferret in most respect, except for the fact it can talk. True conversation is beyond the wit of the Jarvey, which tends to confine itself to sort (and often rude) phrases in an almost constant stream.

Jobberknoll: A tiny blue, speckled bird which eats small insects. It makes no sound until the moment of its death, at which it lets out a long scream made up of every sound it has ever heard, regurgitated backwards. The feathers are used in Truth Serums and Memory Potions.

Knarl: Usually mistaken for a hedgehog by Muggles.

Kneazle: A small cat-like creature with flecked, speckled or spotted fur, outsized ears and a tail like a lion's, the Kneazle is intelligent, independent and occasionally aggressive. If it takes a liking to a witch or wizard, it makes an excellent pet.

The info on the Crup, Jarvey, Jobberknoll, Knarl and Kneazle comes from J.K. Rowling's book; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

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