Time seemed to pass very quickly after they returned to the back of Charlie's home via the portkey. Everyone seemed to be a whirlwind of motion as they barreled into the house, Teddy being placed upon the couch while Charlie and Harry shared an enthusiastic embrace upon their return. Teddy woke up about an hour later to find himself in Paul's arms, the older man having refused to let the boy go. It was all very understandable to everyone present, although Harry had made a mental note to have further words with what he figured would be his godson's future mate and husband for all intents and purposes. All the Shifters other than Paul had gone back to the reservation, muttering something about Seth which Harry didn't quite catch before racing away. The Cullens stuck around for a while after that before they too departed to find Bella who was still missing. Harry sent Paul and Teddy back to his own home next door with the instructions that Teddy was to be put to bed and yes Paul could stay. In fact Paul would be moving in for the next few weeks. And no Paul didn't have any say in the matter. Charlie had snorted with amusement at Harry but Harry had decided to ignore that for now. Hermione left not long after that. Staying only for a short while to chat a little bit with Harry and Charlie before making her way next door to Harry's home to use the Floo to get home.

Finally it was just Charlie and Harry alone again. Harry breathed a long sigh of a relief before waving his hand, locking the front door and making his way over to Charlie, sitting astride the man on the couch, Charlie's hands coming to grip his hips in a firm yet gentle hold.

"I was really worried for you guys ya know..." Charlie murmured, leaning up to press his lips against Harry's in a quick kiss.

"Sorry Charlie. But it really was too dangerous for you to come with us tonight."

"Yeah I know. But do me a favor? If you ever have to leave like that again, don't leave me with that Hermonee"

Harry chuckled quietly before correcting Charlie. "It's Hermione. Not Hermonee"

"Whatever. She's a menace. She threatened to turn me into a frog if I ever hurt you." Charlie grumbled, rubbing a hand along Harry's side.

"Yeah...I'm not surprised but if she ever did turn you into a frog I promise i'd turn you back. I quite like you in this form" Harry said with a grin, amusement heavy in his voice and eyes as he nuzzled his face against the side of Charlies, just taking a few deep breaths to find his calm center again. Tonight was a real strain on him. He'd killed someone for the first time in years and while he felt it was completely necessary he still hated the fact he had to do it. But he really had no choice. Aro would never have left him be, he'd intentionally endangered Teddy to try win Harry over with some kind of crazy scheme all because he was obsessed with Harry.

That wasn't the kind of man Harry wanted to end up with. He needed someone warm and kind, capable of being firm when needed but also knew when to make concessions. Aro was none of those things. While he didn't doubt that Aro had ...loved Harry in some way, in the end he didn't care for Aro like that and Aro had cared for him more along the lines of a possession than a person. He would have broken Harry and bound him to his will and as he'd said himself, tried to rule the vampire world. With Harry as his weapon. Harry gave up being a weapon for people years ago and had no intention of ever being dragged into the same situations ever again. He would defend all those he cared for with everything he had, but he liked it here in America. He liked Forks, the way the weather reminded him of Britain, He enjoyed the rain and the clouds and the cool fresh airs. He even liked the shifters down on the reservation. Loud and boisterous as they were, they were loyal to those they considered family and since Teddy would eventually become one of their 'pack', that also included Harry by extension.

Harry's thoughts were brought sharply back to the present with a nip to his neck from the man who's lap he was currently sitting on. "Ummm...ouch?" Harry said confusedly. It didn't really hurt it just startled him...and if he was being honest it kind of aroused him too. Which was something he was sure Charlie could feel if the raised eyebrow and smirk he received was any indication.

"Your thoughts were wandering. Just wanted to give you a little something to focus on" Charlie replied, grin widening as Harry chuckled softly, leaning down and kissing him.

"You want to give me something to focus on huh..." Harry inquired with a smirk, slowly grinding his awakening arousal into Charlie's firm stomach.

"Yeah...I think I do. Do you think you can handle that?" Charlie answered, hands tightening their hold slightly on Harry's hips.

"I can handle anything you throw at me babe. But I think we should move up to your bedroom. No way we're doing anything on the couch. Last time that happened wasn't particularly fun for either of us" Harry grinned, leaning down kissing Charlie again on the lips before carefully standing up, making sure not to crush anything delicate with his knees, and turning around to make his way upstairs.

"You coming?" Harry asked over his shoulder as he began walking away.

"Not yet but I will be soon" Charlie replied with a grin, hurrying after Harry.

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It was a few days later when Harry started to think something was seriously wrong with his godson. Teddy would spend long periods of time just staring out the various windows of the house. He seemed very melancholy at times. Harry tried to pass it off as nothing but after all that Teddy had been through lately he couldn't help himself. He tried to corner his godson a few times over it and question him but each time it happened, something always came up and he had to leave, his questions unanswered for the time being. Eventually though he finally managed to get some time for just Teddy and himself. What he discovered though sent him reeling in confusion...

"Sirius...how?" Harry asked softly, staring at his young godson who was currently steel eyed, drastically different from his usual honey-amber colour.

Sirius grimaced, Teddy's face contorting with the a deep breath, he began to explain "You know as well as anyone that the Black family has a long history with the darker sides of magic. Years ago when I was still in Hogwarts, Remus and I were in the Hogwarts Library one night. We discovered a couple of old texts which had some references to a certain types of soul bonds. They weren't anything so dark as a Horcrux however there were certain ...darker aspects to them. We were living in a very different time Harry you have to understand me... People were beginning to disappear and were never heard from again. Things were getting quite scary for us. During the holidays I returned to the Black Library and looked further into the bonds described until I found one which was probably one of the lighter bonds the Black Library had information on. There was a ritual which was a way to anchor yourself to someone, a lover or a friend. It couldn't be anyone else".

Sirius paused briefly, taking another breath as he considered his next words "I spoke about it with Remus and we decided upon him. I anchored a part of myself to Remus and that was that. A few years later I went to Azkaban and Remus completely forgot about our bond we had. And to tell you the truth I didn't think of it either. Years later when I fell through the Veil in the Ministry I truly died. But my soul didn't move on. I was trapped in a nothingness state until something Remus and I had never considered would even be a possibility happened. Remus mated with Tonks and they conceived a child. I don't fully understand even after all these years but when Teddy was conceived the part of me that stayed bound to Remus was transferred to Teddy and when Teddy was born I came with him."

Harry looked on in horror, a small flicker of understanding flashing across his face as Sirius continued

"I've been a part of Teddy all these years. When the Ministry bound Teddy's magic they unknowingly bound me as well. My essence wasn't completely sealed away though so when you moved to Forks the binding was weakened enough that sometimes little ...sparks of it, I guess you could say, were able to be released, although it wasn't much. It wasn't till the Shifter Imprinted on Teddy that the binding was broken. Smashed is probably a far better word for it to be honest" Sirius sighed, low and mournful sounding out of place from Teddy's lips.

"One of the most interesting things about magic is that it often finds a way to accomplish amazing things. After so long a time of not being in use, being bound, Teddy's magic was drastically weakened and as far as I understand it, that stone which Paul found was ...was a physical manifestation of all that remained of my magic. When Paul gave the stone to Teddy my magic joined Teddy's completely and restored his, but in doing so completely bound me to him. I am Teddy, and Teddy is me. Trying to separate us would kill us both."

Harry stared at his godson before him, tears slowly making their way down his face as he listened to the man he had loved for so long explain to him how he'd returned. "Sometimes the things we lose have a way of returning to us...sometimes in ways we don't expect..." Harry murmured, recalling the words he was told so long ago by his friend Luna. Sirius nodding gently at the words.

"What do we do now..." Harry asked, sniffing loudly as he wiped his tears from his face with his sleeve. He was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that the man he'd loved was back and somehow inhabiting(bound to) the body of his godson. The thought was truly mind boggling and at the same time heart-breaking.

"Now...we just continue to live as we've always lived. Teddy will grow up and I'll be here with him. You and me? There's nothing more for us... I told you once that I'll always love you Harry and I will until I meet my true and final death but now what we had cannot be ours again. You have Charlie now and Teddy will have Paul in a few years time... The only thing we can have is the connection you have with Teddy as his father".

Harry nodded slowly, before reaching out and with a small sob grabbed Sirius and pulled him to his chest, throwing his arms around him and burying his face in his neck as he held him close. While he was still confused about the situation Sirius/Teddy was in he would make sure that he'd be there for his son. Sirius wrapped his smaller arms around Harry's back and gently patted the older man, trying to offer what form of comfort he could. He'd never intended things to happen like this, It was completely unexpected and unbelievable but there was no changing the way things were now. He would remain a part of Teddy for the rest of the boy's life. He could only hope to try work out some kind of arrangement with Teddy so they both didn't go completely mental. The issue with the Shifter and his Imprint upon Teddy would also have to be something they would need to address in a few years time. But for now they would have to get used to living in the same body. Merlin this was going to be a pain.

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Days turned to weeks and weeks to months. Time passed pretty quickly it seemed. Things had settled with Teddy/Sirius and Harry was finding himself more comfortable with the situation. Teddy and Sirius had worked out a kind of sharing scenario in that for the most part Sirius would stay in the background but if Teddy needed help or was in danger he'd take over. His greater depth of knowledge of magic and experiences a definite help to Teddy at times. Teddy's magic was strengthening slowly, his metamorphmagus abilities had started up once again which was something that caused Harry to smile whenever he witnessed it, remembering a time when Teddy was still a babe and happy with everything. Paul still lived with them the a guest room upstairs in their home. But frequently Harry would find Teddy and Paul curled up in Teddy's room, Paul more often than not in his wolf form. The first time Harry had walked in and seen the massive wolf asleep curled around Teddy on the bed he'd nearly had a heart attack. He was eventually forgiven by Paul but honestly when you walk into your son's bedroom while you're still half asleep yourself to wake him up in the morning and find a giant wolf on the bed with your son...your first reaction probably wouldn't be the smartest. It had taken them hours to find Paul, stuck up a tree in the middle of the forest, still unconscious. He recovered quickly but he didn't hold it against Harry. Eventually. As for the rest of the pack. Harry hadn't seen much of them. They'd closed off it seemed to everyone, Paul muttered to himself and sometimes Harry was able to make out a few words like 'Seth','Leech' and 'impossible'. Harry had tried to find out more but the Shifters were remaining close lipped. One thing was for sure though, there was something going on with the shifters and Harry would find out eventually.

Charlie had taken to acting kind of strangely over the past few days as well. On the phone at odd hours of the night and he seemed very nervous about something. Harry kept his questions to himself though, trusting that Charlie would open up to him eventually. He figured it was something to do with Bella. They'd found her back in Australia with Renesmee and some 'cousins' of the Cullens and it had turned out she'd helped Aro in kidnapping Teddy. When Harry had found out he had almost gone after Bella himself but Charlie had managed to calm him down when he'd explained why she'd done it. Even if it did not excuse her actions, the threats against the entire town of Forks including her own father had Harry deciding to overlook the betrayal for now. But the Cullens and Harry had come to an understanding that while the rest of them were more than welcome to visit, It would be better off if Bella just stayed away.

It was early one morning after Harry had spent the night next door with Charlie that they were sitting down in the lounge eating breakfast (Harry had cooked because while he loved Charlie dearly...the man just didn't know how to make breakfast as well as Harry. Something they both agreed on) when Charlie had cleared his throat to get Harry's attention.

"Something wrong Charlie?" Harry asked curiously as he set his fork down beside his plate.

"Not exactly...Harry? Do you like it here? I mean here with me?" Charlie asked, his face a picture of uncertainty.

"Of course I do... I love spending time with you. You're arguably the best thing to have happened to me in years..." Harry replied, his emotions bleeding through filling his voice with warmth as he reached a hand over the table to grasp one of Charlie's.

"Ok... that's good. That's very good. I...I know we haven't been together long. A few months and they've been amazing months honestly Harry. I just...If I had to leave...move away I mean... would you come with me?" Charlie spoke quietly. The man was clearly nervous and worry was evident in his voice as he clenched Harry's hand tightly. Almost as if he was afraid to let him go.

"I...this is really sudden Charlie... What about Teddy? And Paul?"

Charlie frowned slightly but answered quickly " They could come with us? I have been trying to think of how to broach this and it isn't easy for me but I hope you can try to consider this...".

Harry raised his eyebrow in confusion. "I guess but ...consider what? Charlie...?"

Charlie smiled softly at Harry before lifting their joined hands up to his lips and pressing a soft kiss to Harry's fingers . "I got a job offer. It's down south but I'd be made sheriff there. I'd actually been thinking of moving away for quite some time but then I met you and I couldn't just leave. I love you so much Harry you have no idea, so when I got the job offer I passed on it as I wanted to spend my time here with you instead. But the job has come up again. It's a pretty decent pay increase over what I'm getting here, the house is larger than this one and the community is great. It's a really really good opportunity for me...not just for me but for all of us I think and I'd really love it if you came with me... I wont leave if you don't want to come Harry, I'll stay here but please think about it? For me?" Charlie finished with a hopeful smile

Harry was silent for a few minutes as he thought over what Charlie was telling him. The man had received a good job offer down south and from what he was saying it would be better than the one he had up here. Harry thought about Paul and Teddy. The boys were thick as thieves and he knew that Paul would do anything to protect his Godson. Wherever Teddy went he knew Paul would go without question. But could they just pack up and leave after all they had been through? Could he ask Teddy and Paul to uproot their lives here in Forks, Paul to essentially leave his pack and follow Teddy to wherever this new place Charlie was thinking about moving to?

"I'm not saying yes...but I'm not saying no. I think we would need to talk to both the boys and you will need to explain further but...if they would be willing...I would too...''

Charlie's response was immediate, the man's eyes lit up and he had such a large smile on his face as he laughed in delight. It was actually pretty unnerving to be honest. Harry hadn't seen Charlie with such an expression on his face since he'd met the man. But it made him look ridiculously handsome. Not that Harry didn't think Charlie was already a handsome man of course but when he smiled like that, radiating such happiness he was breathtaking.

Charlie surged out of his chair and came around to Harry, lifting the younger man up in a hug and kissing him deeply. "Oh thank you Harry. Thank you so much. You won't regret this I swear. It's going to be fantastic for us. Just you wait."

Harry laughed as he pulled away from Charlie slightly "Hold on cowboy you haven't even said where we're moving to..." he kind of figured that was an important detail. It'd be nice to know before they left where they were going after all.

Charlie smiled happily as he answered "It's a nice small town down south in Renard Parish, part of Louisiana. I checked it out, it seems like a great place to live. No craziness at all, no vampires no shape shifters, just normal run of the mill people . It's called Bon Temps..."

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Hi all! So thank you for reading my story. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. For those interested, this is the first part of a series I am working on. I call it my 'Demons' universe. Part 2 is now up and running, and it is called Demons in the South, it takes place a little while after this story and involves Harry and co moving from Forks, down to Bon Temps. I hope you take the time to check it out :) You can find the link to the second story in my author section :)
Kayden