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Harry

After speaking with Jacob Harry had fallen asleep on his bed. It seemed to Harry that each time he spent with Jacob or even thought about the muscled local he fell a little more for him, he wasn't sure what to make of that electrifying kiss but he knew he liked it. Harry was jerked awake out of his inappropriate dream involving his favourite local shape-shifter by the constant knocking on his front door. Alarm quickly filled him as he grabbed his wand from his nightstand and ran out of his room and down the stairs to the front door.

He knew that with Dumbledore's protective shield over the property it was unlikely that a threat was on the other side however Harry brandished his wand in front of him ready to attack. Over the years underestimating his enemies never worked out well for himself or his friends. The knocking on the door began to get more frenzied and with Harry standing so close he could almost feel it in his heart which only fuelled his panic. Without giving himself another second to consider other explanations of who may be on the other side of the door, he quickly threw it open and screamed the first spell that came to his mind.

"STUPEFY!" Harry screamed as his spell roared from his wand's tip and hit the stranger square in the centre of their face. They immediately crumpled to the ground in a heap as Harry quickly turned to the second stranger. Unfortunately Harry was a second too late and just with his next spell on the tip of his tongue the stranger waved their wand.

"Expelliarmus" he muttered causing Harry's wand to fly through the air and clattering on the floor behind him.

"Easy Harry, we aren't here to hurt you." The stranger said his voice full of mirth as he lowered his hood.

Harry actually felt his mouth drop at the mischievous expression that Fred Weasley sent his way. Out of all the people he expected to be sent as his 'babysitter' Fred Weasley was the very last one he thought of.

"You really did a number on him didn't you?" Fred giggled pointing to the body next to him.

"Err…I couldn't see who you were under those deep hoods. I'm gonna guess that's George down there?" Harry grimaced giving his friend a sheepish smile.

Fred just smiled in reply as he directed his wand at the unconscious form next to him.

"Rennervate"

With a groan the victim of Harry's stunning spell slowly rose from the ground holding their head.

"Ouch! Really Harry? We were told that you were expecting us." George remarked heatedly as he awkwardly removed his hood.

Harry felt his answer catch in his throat when George's face was revealed from under his hood. He quickly felt his guilt at attacking his friend vanish at the sight of the deep, red & angry looking scar that stretched its way from just under Georges right eye down to his throat. The twins had always been an exact match to each other – identical from the red hair, eye colour, and height even down to their last freckle – not anymore. This was the last thing he wanted; his friends to carry on fighting without him and George's new scar was evidence of that fight.

"What happen…?" Harry started nervously before he was cut off.

"Mind if we come in Harry, it's been a long trip you see." George requested rubbing his temples lightly as though willing his newfound headache to vanish.

With a slight nod Harry moved to the side slightly granting the twins access to the home. The twins slowly walked past Harry and into the house just before George quickly swung around.

"Wait!" George exclaimed just as Harry started to close the heavy door.

"What's wrong?" He asked confused by George's reaction.

"We were attacked just before we passed through the gate and we're wondering if you would be able to recognise the attacker." George explained

"Why would I know who they are?" Harry pondered out loud surprised by this turn of events. What if the attacker had been watching him and Jacob last night as they walked around and chatted? Would that mean that Jacob was a target now in order to get to him?

"Well, unless we were debriefed incorrectly – you've been living here for over a week now. There's a good chance you might have noticed someone around the place…" George said.

"…for example your butcher…" Fred continued

"…your next door neighbour…"

"…the little old lady you walked past a few days ago shopping…"

"…anyone who could have been watching you." George finished.

Harry hated when they bounced around like that, however judging by the smug looks on their faces Harry's irritated expression is what they were after.

With a slight nod Harry reopened the door and followed the troublesome duo around the back of the house.

"We placed him out of sight…"

"…in case he was working for someone else." George said.

Harry didn't want to know their logic, he was just eager to see who had attacked them. The twins stopped next to a large green pine tree at the very back of the property. Harry stared at them in confusion. Harry knew from their extensive experiments and some of the merchandise that they sold that they were powerful wizards however he failed to see the benefit of transfiguring their captive.

"Err…where are they?" He questioned the two smirking twins.

Fred just slowly raised his arm and pointed above their heads to the suspended form of Jacob Black.

"Get him down, now!" Harry ordered trying to control his anger.

"Why?" Fred gaped, astonished by Harry's unexpected reaction.

"Did you forget the part of us telling you that he attacked us?" George just looked at Harry as if he had just exclaimed to the world that MacMillan was the most attractive person to ever walk the Earth.

"No, he's my friend. He was probably just being protective. Let him down now or when we get back inside I promise to curse you both!" Harry threated his fists so tight they were starting to turn white.

Harry quickly regretting getting upset with them as their faces contorted into sly smiles.

"Why Harry Potter, you sound very protective yourself." George smirked trying to sound as innocent as possible.

"He does rather, doesn't he George. I wonder why that is?" Fred said continuing his brothers teasing.

Harry bite his tongue and tried to control any emotions that may appear on his face. From experience he knew that if he gave any hint of what he thought of Jacob, the twins would run with it and torture him about it for months to come. Neville still can't look Fred in the eye properly since fourth year when after he drunk a suspicious liquid at dinner and he blurted out his feelings for Blaise Zabini in the middle of the Great Hall.

"…just…release him." Harry barked trying to keep his cool not taking his eyes of Jacob's creepily slowly rotating body.

After giving his brother a knowing look he pointed his wand at Jacob.

"Finite Incantatem"

Instantly Jacob fell to the ground in a heap puffing as though he just climbed Mt Everest. Harry rushed over to him to check if he's okay.

"You could have let him down easier than that." Harry fumed at the twins as he held Jake in his arms.

"There are two reasons why we don't care Harry." Fred smirked down at the flustered Harry and the exhausted stranger.

"Firstly, he attacked us outside of the gate where we were just walking by innocently. Once we effectively subdued him, we brought him inside the barrier and hide him up the tree." George said.

"What if he was a death eater and escaped your body bind?" Harry gasped, shocked that the twins would allow a potential enemy into the sanctuary the barrier provided.

"That wasn't the body bind Harry; it was a little creation of our very own. Trust me there was no way to escape that even with a wand in hand." George winked looking rather smug as Fred bent down to Harry's ear.

Harry didn't know if George was telling him the truth but while the twins were uncontrollable they always seemed to have his back in the past, there was no reason to doubt their sanity now.

"…and two, we aren't the ones with a crush on him." Fred gleefully teased before they both straightened up and headed back into the house.

Harry helped Jacob stand up and they began to follow Fred and George back into the house. Harry could tell that Jacob was angry at what happened and he couldn't blame him. Although if Jake did attack them first Harry was more on side with the twins, however he would never admit that to either party. As they got closer to the front door Harry noticed that since helping Jake to stand he seems to have gotten hotter and hotter.

"Jake you're not going to shift are you?" Harry asked concerned that the moment Jake enters he would try and get the twins back.

"We call it phasing actually." Jake snorted back in amusement.

"Fine." Harry rolled his eyes playfully. "You're not going to phase and attack my friends are you?" He reworded noticing the lack of an answer to his question.

"If they are your friends and you don't want me to, I promise to keep myself in check." Jake sighed.

Harry could tell that Jake was hoping he would let him get revenge. Almost straight away Harry could feel Jakes temperature lower slightly, although it still seemed rather high to him. Harry couldn't help thinking with a smile that it turned out his 'friend' was naturally hot in two ways. As they got to the front door Jake stopped Harry as he reached out for the handle.

"Thanks Harry but I can walk okay." Jacob said staring deeply into Harrys eyes.

Harry wasn't sure exactly what Jake had said after thanks, since being so close to Jake had caused him to get a little lost; he could feel his tense muscles and his warm skin under his fingers as he supported him and his handsome features that would make a model jealous. However he was quickly snapped out of his fantasy by Jake lightly touching his shoulder sending sparks of energy though Harry's body.

"Harry?" Jake inquired with a sly smile erupting on his face as though he was able to guess why Harry had lost it momentarily.

"Err...sorry did you say something?" Harry asked shaking his head slightly and trying to focus on the door in front of him and away from the warm feelings in his chest.

Once they were both inside, Harry noticed that both the twins were patiently sitting on the couch watching them walk in. While they were joking around and smirking outside just moments ago, their attitudes had completely changed. They sat closely together with their bodies obviously tensed as Harry and Jake took a seat.

"Harry we need to talk before anything else happens." Fred said his emotionless face seemed so bizarre to Harry.

"Yes, we were going to leave it a while but perhaps it's better getting it out first and it should be done alone." George agreed whilst nodding his head slightly at Jacob who luckily was too busy staring around the large lounge room with a look of awe on his face to notice George's suggestion.

"Jake?" Harry whispered his name and lightly touched his shoulder to get the young wolf's attention. "I'm sorry Jake, but can you come back tomorrow. It's just my friends need to tell me something important…" Harry tried explaining while staring down at the floor and away from Jake's face. He knew that if he stared into his warm brown eyes he wouldn't be able to say what he had to.

"Are you sure you can trust them Harry?" Jake muttered staring at the two twins with mistrust before turning back to Harry.

"Yes, I completely trust them." Harry snickered. While it was true he did completely trust them not to hurt him or Jake but he doubted whether anyone should completely trust two pranksters.

"Y-you want me to go still?" Jake stuttered looking like a kicked puppy, causing Harry's guilt to return.

"But I'd really like it if you could come by tomorrow so we can just sit and hang out – just the two of us." Harry elaborated hoping that Jake wouldn't be too upset; it was the last thing he wanted.

Jake's sour face did a complete rotation and broke out beaming at Harry's offer.

"Okay, if that's what you want I'll come back then." Jake declared before standing up and after giving the twins a final glare he left the house. Once the door had closed behind him, Harry sighed and turned to his troublesome guests.

"So he's gone…what did you have to tell me?" Harry inquired trying to hide his anxiousness. Whatever had rattled the twins like this had to have been bad, he hasn't seen them looking this distraught since the war.

"Harry as you know there are still a few death eaters free, running around out there and that the Order on McGonagall's say so, relocated some of their potential targets for their own safety." Fred said before turning and looking at his brother imploringly.

"Recently two of the safe houses were attacked… and there were casualties…" George sombrely choked out watching Harry carefully as though expecting some outburst.

"Hermione and Ron?" Harry shouted quickly standing up and glaring at his visitors as though they were the ones who'd personally threatened his two best friends. The last few days of worry about not being able to contact either of them came to the surface. They were attacked and he had been sitting around wasting time when he could have been with them - protecting them.

"They're alive Harry…I need you to calm down." George pleaded. "There's more and I need you to try and listen…it-it's not easy for us to say."

Harry stared back and forth between the twins trying to gather his thoughts that were swirling jumble in his head.

"Who then?" Harry croaked as he sat down awkwardly. His voice like him seemed petrified by the answer he was about to get, more of his friends were attacked over a war that was meant to be long over.

"Cormac McLaggen, Dennis Creevy and Lavender Brown were hiding somewhere in Sweden before they were attacked…" Fred said grimly.

"Dennis Creevy luckily survived with some scratches…" George began.

"…yeah apparently he hid under a disillusionment charm, to be honest I always thought that bloke was a bit thick but that was smart thinking." Fred smiled slightly at the thought of the smaller mousy Gryffindor.

"The others weren't so lucky; Cormac's leg and back were broken when he was tortured for information and Lavender…didn't survive." George finished off looking glum at Harry.

Harry stared shocked at what happened to his fellow Gryffindors; Harry always thought Cormac was a bit of a git however he of all people knew the strength required to hold up against torture especially from people as morally impaired as death eaters. Harry felt despair threaten to overwhelm him, Lavender had already suffered so much during the Battle for Hogwarts and didn't deserve to die like that.

Noticing that the anxious look in the twins face hadn't diminished he assumed that they had more to tell him.

"Go on." Harry demanded, becoming desperate to know what happened back home.

They gave each other a pointed stare before they continued.

"There was just one other raid Harry."

"After the attack in Sweden we were all brought in to check the other safe houses and get new orders from McGonagall on how to proceed…well…except for a few of the guardians." George informed Harry.

Harry could tell they were deliberately telling him the long version which was beginning to get under his skin.

"What are 'guardians'?" Harry huffed pretending to sound curious. It was obvious they felt awkward talking to him about this so he'd play along for now however if they didn't hurry up he'd follow through on his earlier threat and hex them.

"It's anyone who has been assigned to watch over a safe house or person." Fred explained.

"Anyway the next attack was in Germany where Ron was…" Fred began before Harry interrupted

"I thought you said that Ron was okay." Harry blurted out glaring at George who casually held up his hand as though asking Harry to let him finish.

"I said they were alive Harry and they are. They have both been moved again to a more secure location." George defended himself calmly

"Luckily for Ron, his guardians had arrived before the attack took place…they successfully got him out of there but…"

"…but the guardians didn't make it." Fred sadly finished as his eyes began to shimmer with unshed tears.

"Who were Ron's guardians?" Harry pressed not sure if he wanted to know or not.

After a few seconds of silence that seemed to deafen Harry, Fred finally cleared his throat and as a single tear broke free and rolled down his face he muttered softly.

"Hagrid, Madam Maxime & Fleur."

Jake

After being asked to give Harry had his friends some time alone, Jake headed back to his place to wait until he got to spend more time with Harry. He was furious that he had been bested by those twins and worst of all Harry had been there to see the proof of his loss. He wasn't sure why his little mate was friends with those two but he would get them back one way or another; just because Harry wouldn't let him attack them doesn't mean he couldn't get them back another way.

Jacob decided to walk home rather than phase, it would take a lot longer but he knew that he'd spend this time thinking about today before his father or pack mates bothered him. As he walked through the dense forest he was only partially paying attention instead he was remembering the way Harry blushed when he helped Jake stand up or the smile on his face when he asked if Jake would visit later. He wasn't sure what it was with Harry's smile in particular but it seemed to make his insides melt and his pulse to quicken.

As he entered his house he was surprised to see the hulking and shirtless form of Sam sitting on the lounge. At the sound of the door, Sam had slowly pivoted around and slightly glared at Jake. Jake felt his cheerful mood dissipate quickly at the look his alpha was sending him.

"Does my Dad know you're here?" Jacob questioned trying to lighten the mood.

"Of course Jake, did you think I broke in?" scoffed Sam gesturing to a seat in front of him.

Hoping to display an aura of confidence Jake walked over and sank into one of the tattered chairs in his lounge room.

"Alright then what can I do for you?"

"I'm here about Embry. Have you spoken with your mate yet?" Sam asked his tense voice laden with a hidden threat. Jake knew that Sam wanted to go and make Harry fix Embry, he was only giving him a chance because he was his imprint.

"Yes we've spoken, just not bout Embry yet." Jacob said through gritted teeth. He tried to remain in control but if Sam did or said anything that would constitute a threat towards Harry, he would attack whether he was his alpha or not.

"Why the hell not!" screamed Sam his face starting to grow red. Jake knew that if his unhappy tone didn't give his feelings away, his face that was beginning to glow the colour of a fire engine would definitely.

"He asked me to leave him and his visitors alone for today. I'm meeting him tomorrow …"

"Fine!" barked Sam his eyes flashing dangerously. "You will go tomorrow night and you get him to fix Embry. I don't care if it's his fault or not, he will fix him."

With his order still hovering in the air, causing waves of angst to flow throughout the room, Sam flung himself off the couch and headed for the door.

"By the way you are not to pass your patrols off to anyone else without my permission - I don't care what your pathetic reasons are!" Sam sneered back before slamming the door behind him.

Harry

After the twins and finally told Harry what had happened and who they'd lost, he had politely excused himself before retiring back to his room. He suddenly knew why it was so hard for them to say; while talking about death and the deaths of friends was always difficult it is harder when they are family. Fleur had recently become their sister in law & they had always had a special connection to Hagrid, just like he did. Harry couldn't believe that Hagrid, the first person he ever met who had treated him like a decent human being was gone. From the moment his name left Fred's mouth, Harry could feel a dull ache in his heart that he strongly doubted would disappear.

Eventually Harry who had flung himself onto his bed drifted off into an uneasy sleep; visions of the battles his friend went through haunted his dreams, finally when a bright green light had hit Hagrid's large frame and the last bit of light had vanished from his beady eyes he awoke with a start.

When he went down the next morning he saw the twins sitting relaxed at the dining room table, reading the Daily Prophet with their feet up on the table. He tried to hide his smirk as he walked in and greeted them, each were wearing identical long deep red robes that had odd stains covering it that he didn't want to guess what it was. While he still felt horrible about the attacks on his friends, he tried to put it out of his mind for now he could mourn in private – he wanted to be strong for his friends.

"Harry, you'd better get ready…" Fred grinned while flicking another page of the newspaper.

"…yeah, I'm sure you don't wanna be late for your first day." George teased.

"What are you two talking about?" Harry asked as he took his seat at the table and stared at his friends.

"Why muggle school of course." Fred exclaimed excitedly with a shit eating grin.

"Wait MacMillan was serious? Come on guys you don't have to send me, just tell her I'm going…please?" Harry begged.

"No way! The saviour of the wizarding world stuck in muggle school is h-hilarious!" George chuckled.

"Bloody hell…" Harry muttered as he headed up the stairs to get ready.