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Takes place through-out the fic.

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The Art of Protecting Your Family

He sends the letters.

Every two weeks in the dark of night, he casts muffliato around the room and a locking charm on the door. He lets in the owl tapping on his window in Harley's Penthouse and attaches five shrunk letters to its leg: One for Hermione, one for Ron, one for George, one for Luna and one for Teddy and Dromeda.

They all say relatively the same thing, that he is still in the United States and he is doing fine. He mentions that he has met some nice people (well, true enough for Harley and Frost – he just forsake the insanity bit) and he is staying with them for the time being. (He's not going to risk a complete lie, because knowing Hermione she would see through it soon enough.)

He asks Ron how his Aurror Training is going, Hermione about the bill for the rights of magical creatures (which Luna is helping her with) Luna how the hunt for crumple horned snorkack's is going, George how the joke shop is running and Dromeda about how Teddy is.

Is he alright? Is he happy?

This is easy enough – writing the letters and sending them away. He doesn't feel the guilt or fear creeping up on him -

The replies from Ron, Hermione, Luna and George make him smile, keep the worries at bay. They are doing fine, even though Aurror training is a nightmare at times and the politicians are infuriating and sometimes loneliness creeps up once the joke-shop has closed and their is no one else to laugh with.

It is always Dormeda's that makes the smile waver, that makes the young man blink back tears.

He misses you.

The guilt comes then, but it does not consume him until he forces himself to set fire to those letters then banish the ashy remains. It claws at his stomach, leaves him cold even as he burrows under the blankets.

Every time he writes a new letter he almost says that he will be home soon...

But he sees through that lie all too well.

So, he grits his teeth and asks questions instead while asking Remus and Tonks for forgiveness. One day, he sees a plush wolf in the store window and goes in to buy it without a second thought. Harley followed him into the store with a grin, almost unrecognizable without her crazy clothes and makeup – asking teasingly if he had any kids she should know about. Harry had swallowed, gripping the wolf protectively to his chest – not able to respond. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Harley's smile fall and her eyebrows furrow in confusion as her eyes flickered between the wolf and his face. Strangely enough though, she doesn't ask about it – only pulls him to her next clothing store of choice.

That night he sends the wolf to Teddy, with the statement that his name is Moony and he will be watching over him for Harry.

He cannot bring himself to burn the picture Dorema sends him of Teddy clutching the wolf to his chest protectively – his hair a messy black. He tucks it in his pockets, keeps it on him always...

Tell him I miss him too.

But Harry still doesn't leave – because he knows that at least this way, where he stays with Harley until her interest fades, he has a chance at seeing him again.

All right - I have received many questions about this story, so to prevent some of you from continuing to read a story you might not like the out-come of I will set some things straight.

1. Harry and the Joker will not be getting along. The way Harry is in this fanfic is pretty close to cannon with the exception of the fact that he is more powerful and a bit more cynical of the Wizarding World as you will see later. The only reason why he was really helping to reconstruct the whole place was in memory of his loved ones who died fighting for that world. That being said, Harry would not like the Joker's disregard for life because of those he lost to a man like that and the Joker would just find Harry to be an annoying little shit at best and a possible threat at worst to his Empire. (The Joker doesn't work with people - he mostly uses them.) They're ideals will never match. Why does he get along with Harley then? Because Harley has actually proven herself to have something of a conscious and Harry mostly blames the Joker for fucking with her head for her more violent episodes. (He still has his hero complex.)

2. Now, I know I'm probably going to get some hate for this but I'm just going to say it how it is: The Joker's and Harley's relationship is not the best even in the Suicide Squad movie. The Joker loves Harley like a possession - like a trophy that he can shine just the way he likes it - not as a person. And while people might argue that he went back for her - I can argue that he left her to get captured by Batman in the first place and only went looking for her after he realized she was a valuable (useful) asset to him. Now is there some love there? Maybe. But it's not a healthy kind of love - not the kind of love Harley really wants. Honestly, I just think she's staying with him because she doesn't think she has much of an option (which is greatly supported in the comics.)

How does Harry come into that? Well, he presents the option that other people can love her (and not just romantically.) He also is, as Ivy said, kind. And Harley is not used to kindness.

3. We will be going into Suicide Squad soon, probably within the next couple of chapters.

4. That being said, the snippets may start to be out of order from here on out to get things moving. There will also be arcs added, which I will tell you guys at the very top before each snippet.

Now, I know some of you guys will not be completely satisfied with these answers, so if you want more clarification you are welcome to PM me or - if you are a guest - leave another review and I will address it in the next chapter.

Other than that, as always I would appreciate some feedback.