Family
To most, a movie theater is a simple sight, but to two strictly raised magical children, they had no idea what this place was or what they would be seeing. Still, Susan and Blaise agreed, even if they felt uncomfortable in the more modern clothes. You get too used to robes.
Natasha and Sirius were technically chaperoning the group but decided to see something in another theater while the kids had their own time. Natasha couldn't believe that Sirius had taken to rom-com as much as he did.
"How was Mr. Lupins' and now Mrs. Lupins' wedding?" Luna asked as they waited in line.
"It was great," Harry answered.
"Amazing food," Neville added.
"I'm glad to hear that." Luna moved up and down from heel to toe.
"I should be studying," Hermione mumbled.
"Take a break," Neville told her.
"I need to be prepared for classes." She argued.
"You study more than Harry. I didn't think that was possible." Regulus chuckled. This girl really loved her books.
"And if you studied more, Mum wouldn't have to hover over you as much to finish your homework," Harry said back.
"Hey, I always get good grades." The younger boy argued.
"What is this moving pic... 'movie' we are seeing?" Blaise asked. He was trying not to sound out of place, but it wasn't easy.
"Family friendly, because of the shorty here." Harry pointed to Regulus.
"Haha," Regulus growled. As long as it wasn't a Child's Play movie, he was fine! He still shivered at the sight of that bloody doll after he accidentally saw the original 1980s film online, and it freaked him out because someone could really make a doll act like that with magic. Unfortunately, he was sure that Boggart would still be that stupid doll.
Once they had all decided and paid, they made their way to the snacks.
"Are your parents going to be upset about junk food?" Harry asked as he bought some popcorn and milk duds.
"They aren't that strict. As long as I brush after." Hermione grabbed her popcorn.
"It's still odd that your parents only work on teeth," Susan said. "It seems so... limited?"
Hermione knew she wasn't being condescending, just curious. "There are many different areas that have to be studied. nose, throat, ears, and there's a lot more. It takes years to know them. It's not like being fixed with magic." She whispered the last part.
Blaise sat and looked around the theater. The huge screen in front was obviously the place where the "film" would play. This muggle candy wasn't as good as wizard candy, but it wasn't awful.
Luna was mixing her candies into her popcorn. Regulus gagged when he saw her mix the peppermint pads in.
Harry sipped his soda and waited as the previews started. He sat his hand down just as Hermione did hers, putting his hand over hers. They didn't realize it for a few seconds as their fingers began to interlock. Then it hit them that something was going on, and they pulled back.
"Sorry..."
"I didn't mean to..."
Susan saw the interaction between them and chuckled softly. Those two.
When the movie began, Luna leaned in toward Neville. "What's a Mario?"
Neville chuckled. "You're about to see."
"So you're telling me that was done without magic?" Blaise asked quietly as the movie ended.
"Well, movie "magic"." Harry chuckled.
"That was funny!" Luna laughed. "The big monkey reminds me of Motto."
"Hey! That's... okay, I'll give you that one. We're seeing that again." Regulus decided, and he may sneak Motto in for some fun. He wanted to bring him this time, but Dad figured he would and stopped him.
"That was enjoyable," Susan said. Movies are fun.
"It was fun." Hermione agreed as they moved out to the street where they would meet Sirius and Natasha when their movie was over.
"More fun than studying?" Harry teased.
"I didn't say that." She smirked back.
Suddenly, a large boy and two other bull rushed past Hermione as they left the theater to go outside. "Move it!"
"Excuse you." She said loudly to the group.
"Stay out of the way and mind your own business." The boy leader glared back.
"You nearly knocked me over. That is my business."
The boy and his two friends moved back into the group.
"Shut it, you buck-toothed ugly beaver." The large boy shoved her back into the wall.
"You toad-face prat," Susan told the boy.
"Back off." Neville got up with them.
Hermione was the one who moved and slapped the boy, not as hard as she should have. "Don't touch me."
The kid's face went red, and he pulled back his fist.
A hand grabbed his hand mid-punch. "Don't try it." The boy thought fat equaled strength, but Harry didn't flinch at the force of the boy's punch. He tossed the hand away and put himself between Hermione and the three.
Blaise was about to step in and even the odds, but Neville motioned to wait.
"Do you know who I am?"
"A beached whale in pants?"
"Piss off!"
"Eat a salad."
"I'll bash your head in!"
"Why? There's no candy in there for you." Harry joked.
All the jokes made the boy snap and throw another punch. Harry ducked easily. Three more wild punches and not one landed on target. It was easy when you knew where your opponent was thinking of hitting.
"Are you done?"
"Get him!!" The boy demanded it from his friends.
Harry saw the boy's friends and lackeys move in, obviously used to ganging up on others.
"Why are we not helping?" Blaise hissed at Neville.
"Just watch," Neville smirked.
The two tried to grab Harry, but he dropped one with a solid punch to his stomach. The other grabbed him from behind while the fat boy tried to hit him, but was met with Harry's feet slamming into him. Then Harry threw his head back, hitting the boy holding him in the nose, who let him go screaming. Harry threw his elbow into his gut for good measure.
The boy who was first hit managed to get up and try to grab Harry, but he was met with a sidekick to the head. Harry jumped back up and waited for anyone else.
"Quit showing off Harry and drop that baby whale," Regulus said.
"Are you done now?" Harry asked the one who started it.
"Ahh!" he charged.
Hermione watched as Harry climbed up the boy, spun around his back, and wrapped his legs around his neck! He flipped the boy around and sent him flying off to the side. It was so fast and amazing that she wished she had her phone out recording!
The three boys had never been in this situation. They had never been on the losing end of a fight. Worse, the boy was smiling at them and holding up his hand, calling them back for more.
"You'll pay for this!" They swore and limped off.
"That sounds familiar." Harry scoffed. "My father will hear of this." He mumbled as he dusted off his jeans.
"What was that?" Susan was shocked at what she had just seen.
"Harry is showing off." Regulus scoffed. "Mum is not going to like hearing about this,"
"She's done worse for less, and you were cheering me on, might I add?"
"I'm not mum." The younger boy smirked.
"Where did you learn that?" Blaise asked. He didn't know someone could move like that.
"Mum taught us a lot," Harry said vaguely.
"You didn't have to do that," Hermione said.
"Hey, they threw the first punch."
"I slapped him."
"After he shoved and insulted you, I think that earned a slap."
"Still, you could have gotten hurt."
"By those three?" Harry laughed. "Come on, have some faith in me."
"I knew you'd be fine," Neville said. "We would have gotten in the way with a physical fight."
"Don't sell yourself so short, Nev; you have a mean right hook. If it comes to wands next time, feel free to step in."
"Try to stop me."
"Next time?" Luna tilted her head. "You're going to do that again?"
"The days are still young."
"There he is!"
"He did this!"
The group heard shouting aimed at them.
Harry saw the fat boy and, whom he assumed were his parents, coming towards him. "Bollucks."
"You dare attack my son, you little delinquent!" A large man grabbed Harry by the neck, lifted him, and slammed him against the wall. "I'll teach you too..."
Before Harry could do anything, the man was hit from the side by a fast fist. "Get your hands off him." Sirius sent the man to the ground.
Natasha was in front of the skinny woman. "What is going on here?! Who the hell are you?"
"I'll sue you!" The walrus-looking man rubbed his jaw as he stormed to his feet.
"Is that before or after you are arrested for attacking a child?" Natasha balled up her fist, ready to finish what Sirius started.
"He attacked my son and his friends!"
"That's not true! They attacked us first! Harry defended us!" Hermione shouted back.
"Shut it, girlie!" The man shouted and glared at Sirius. "Do you have any idea who I am?"
"You're under the impression I care." Sirius wanted to hex the man, but another punch was a possibility.
The man's wife was looking at Harry with an unusual look when she made the connection. Those eyes. That face. "You! You have to be hers!"
Sirius realized this woman looked familiar for some reason. "Oh, now I remember you. Lily's sister."
"Wait. This is Petunia?" Harry realized this as he rubbed his slightly red neck. He hadn't seen or met her before and only had a few old photos of his mom and her when they were kids. "I didn't expect to meet you."
"I had hoped to never meet you at all." She told him.
"The feelings are mutual, Auntie." Harry scuffed back.
"You're freaks. Attacking normal and innocent people." She spat back then at Sirius. "How dare you attack my husband?!"
"He put his hands on a child and got what he deserved." Natasha got face-to-face with the woman.
"The brat assaulted our son and his friends! You slag!"
"Don't you call her that!" Regulus snapped. "You twat!!!"
"You little!" The boy moved towards Regulus, but Harry was back in front of him. For some reason, he swore he saw those green eyes turn red, and it frightened him enough to back up.
"He shoved Hermione against the wall and got a slap for it. Then he tried to hit her." Harry shouted at the woman. "I see where he got his manners from, at least." He glared at the skinny woman.
"You lying brat! My son would never do that!" She raised her hand back in a slap position. The audacity of a freak judging her family!
Natasha grabbed it. "Touch him, and I will break every bone in your arm."
Petunia looked shaken by that threat. mainly because she could tell it wasn't an empty one.
Vernon heard the slap part and towered over Hermione. "How dare you touch my son!"
"Touch her, and I will break your jaw this time." Sirius got in front of her. "I would tell you to pick on someone your own size, but I don't see any baby elephants around."
Regulus lost it there and started laughing.
"Regulus!"
"Sorry, Mum. It was funny."
"And you." Natasha glared at Vernon. "Big man threatening children. You even think about hitting anyone here, and it will be the last mistake you make."
Vernon was purple with rage, but he suddenly recognized who she was and went pale. "You're that assassin! The one with those super freaks on the telly!"
"Am I?" Natasha tapped her chin. "If that's true, how safe do you feel right now?"
Vernon went green and then grabbed his wife's hand and his boys'. "Come on. Away from these monsters and killers!"
"Dad?!" the boy yelled as he was being pulled away.
Harry and his aunt shared a mutual hate-filled glare as she let. Part of him was wondering what life he would have had if he had been raised by them. a spoiled brat that bullies his way around. or the one that was the target?
"Those were the ones Dumbledore tried to leave Harry with?" Natasha snapped.
"Tried and failed." Sirius shook his head. "What happened here?" He asked the kids.
Hermione told the full story, which ended with the man trying to strangle Harry.
She shook her head but then went into full mother mode. "Harry. You know better than to go straight for punching." It was a bit hypocritical of her considering all the times she struck those wizards and witches, but they were adults going after children.
"They attacked..."
"And I'm sure you didn't egg them on?" Sirius asked.
Harry wanted to argue, but it was true. "He couldn't beat me with words, and I wasn't going to let him hit her."
"Nor should you, but I did not teach you all of that to humiliate bullies," Natasha said.
"They deserved it."
"Maybe, but we're going to have a long talk when we get home," Natasha promised. "Is everyone else okay?"
"We're fine. Harry did all the fighting." Neville said.
"I didn't get a chance to get in," Regulus said he was somewhat disappointed.
"I'll talk to your parents about all this," Sirius told them. "Not to get you in trouble since there is only one." He eyed Harry with a mix of fatherly pride and parental staredown. "Was a part of the 'fight'."
"Come on, let's go before anyone else wants to chat."
Hermione walked next to Harry. "You are a menace sometimes," she said, but the small smile on her face gave away how she really felt. Harry always stood up to anyone who threatened or insulted her. She was never one who didn't fight her own battles, but it was nice that no matter what, Harry was right there.
"Guilty." He smiled back.
Susan was shocked by all that had happened, even more at the confession that Mrs. Black used to kill people. She heard she was a member of the Avengers, but she never would have guessed she had done that.
Luna was wondering why those non-magical were so infected with Nargles.
Blaise was still stuck on what he saw. No wonder trying to hit Harry with a spell was difficult. The boy could move.
"Bills here!" The twins shouted together as their oldest brother came into the house.
"Bill!" Ginny ran down and hugged her brother.
"There she is." Bill hugged her tightly. It was no secret that Ginny had a special place in his heart.
"Bill!" Molly came in. "About time!" she smiled and gave her boy a big hug.
"I came as soon as I was able to."
"You're just in time for dinner. You need some proper meals. You're far too skinny."
Bill knew better than to argue about not being hungry. You pick your battles with Molly Weasley.
During dinner, the boys and Ginny asked all the usual questions about his job and told their stories about how school was going. The twins wouldn't stop talking about Sirius Black, even with their mother giving them sour looks.
"Alright, you lot, to your rooms," Arthur told them. "Bill and I need some time to catch up on things."
"How long are you staying?" Ginny asked before she left.
"Just for a few days. I was able to get some time off, but I don't want to push it."
"You should have gotten a good job at the ministry." Molly shook her head.
"I like my job, Mum."
"Molly, I think I saw the twins sneaking something up the stairs," Arthur told her.
"Those boys." She put down her towel and marched off.
Arthur winked at Bill, who chuckled.
"Did you really see something?"
"Does it matter? Odds are good they are up to something they shouldn't be."
"True, but they have good heads on their shoulders."
"I agree."
"Your letter said it was about what happened to Ginny this year. You only told me so much. The rest I pieced together with letters from Ron and the twins."
Arthur nodded. "Both Dumbledore and Dr. Strange said it was a dark artifact from You-Know-Who." He explained. "It possessed her. made her do things. But they disagreed over how bad it was. Albus assured me she would be fine, but Dr. Strange says she needs to see a mind healer." He paused, remembering the things Wanda showed him. "There was another person there too. She is like Dr. Strange, and she showed me what was in Ginny's head."
Part of Bill was fascinated by Dr. Strange and his order, but for the moment, the uneasy look on his father's face had his attention. "What is it?"
"I saw her doing those things from her point of view. Writing in the journal, sneaking around the castle, that hiss from her mouth as she opened the door..."
"Wait." Bill hadn't heard that. "You're saying she was able to speak parseltongue?"
"At least enough to open the chamber and command the basilisk."
"Dad." Billy sat closer. "I need you to tell me exactly what you saw in those memories."
Arthur hadn't seen Bill like this before. It unnerved him. "Bill?"
"Please, Dad."
"It was chaos." Arthur sighed. "She was trapped in her own mind during most of it. Every day she felt drained, and her mind was foggy like two different minds woven together. The book kept writing to her, and the more it 'spoke,' the harder it was to control herself.
Bill was pale by the end. "The book spoke to her? Why didn't you start with that?!" He never raised his voice to his parents, but all these clues were coming together, and he wasn't liking what he was discovering.
"It was destroyed; I guess I hoped its hold was gone," Arthur explained. "Bill, what was it?"
"How was it destroyed?"
"What does that have to do with anything?"
"DAD! How?!"
"Harry Potter destroyed it with a basilisk fang."
Bill had a look of pure horror on his face. taking control over someone. Giving the ability to them and destroyed with that venom. It all fits. Without thinking, he moved to the sink and lost the dinner he had.
"Bill?!"
"What's all the noise?" Molly came running in. "Bill?"
Bill wiped his mouth. "Mum. Dad. Take Ginny to get that help. I'm going to get in touch with some healers I know in Egypt." He looked afraid. "If I'm right, Ginny was possessed by an evil you can't imagine."
Arthur looked alarmed. He was hoping what Wanda showed him was wrong. "Are you sure?"
"Yes." He nodded. "Don't worry about the cost; I will call in a few favors; Just get her to them."
"Now, Bill, that can't be that bad. Dumbledore said..., "Molly began.
"Molly." Arthur cut in. "We agreed to listen and take his advice, remember?"
"But..."
"Mum, trust me on this." Bill looked at his father. "Can you get me in touch with Dr. Strange? I need to be sure of something."
"I can try." Arthur went to write a letter hoping it would go through. Strange was a very difficult man to get in contact with. Well for anyone
She was a fast machine, and she kept her motor clean.
She was the best damn woman that I had ever seen.
Tony nodded as the song played and read over the report. Flamel's work was impressive, even if he didn't understand it.
Suddenly, the music stopped.
"Tony."
Tony turned to see Steve standing there. "Capsicle. Didn't anyone ever teach you never to touch another man's stereo?"
Steve chuckled. "We didn't have them when I grew up, had to turn the radio on. By hand."
"Wow. You're old." Tony put down the notepad and grabbed his smoothie. "I'm surprised you're still standing after missing Wanda's big day."
"Yeah, I had something come up."
"There had to be something important. Since you're not running from gunfire or injured, I'm guessing personal? You okay?"
Steve sighed. "Im fine. There's someone who wants to speak to you." He motioned off to the side.
Tony saw the long-haired man come in slowly. "Manchurian Candidate? Thought you were Fury's new workhorse?"
"Technically."
"Tony, there's something that you need to know." Steve started.
"Such as?" Tony kicked his feet up on the table.
"Stark, you know I was an assassin for Hydra," Bucky spoke. This was not easy to say.
"If I remember, you were a brainwashed one," Tony said. "What does that have to do with me?"
Bucky swallowed the lump forming in his throat. "December 16, 1991. It wasn't an accident."
Tony sat up and stood. That day. He knew that day very well. "You? You caused it."
"I'm sorry, Stark. Hydra gave the orders, and I followed them."
Tony looked at Steve. "How long have you known?"
"A while."
"And you didn't tell me?"
"I didn't know how to." Steve knew that was a weak excuse. "He's my friend Tony."
"So was I." Gone was all traces of Tony's joking side. "So was my father." He said barely able to control himself.
"I know. He may have been the one to do it but you know Hydra was controlling him."
Tony remembered the last conversation he had with his parents. How many times he wished he wasn't such an ass. Not telling them he loved them. His glare went from Steve to Barnes. Morgan never got to meet her grandmother because of him.
Steve moved between him and Barnes. "Tony. We came here because he is trying to make amends."
"Do you even remember them?" Tony looked at Barnes.
"I remember all of them." Bucky did. Every face was etched in his minds forever.
The image of his mother's casket filled Tony's mind. Not thinking he hit his arch reactor, and his suit formed. Before his helmet came down, he heard...
"Daddy!" Morgan ran in, bouncing on her heels, but stopped when she saw Steve. "Hi, Uncle Steve."
Despite the situation being volatile, he smiled at her. "Hey, Morgan."
"Whose this?" She pointed to Bucky.
Bucky looked nervous and uncomfortable as he saw her. "Hi."
"Morgan this Bucky my best friend. Besides your father." Steve knelt to her.
All the anger Tony had was pushed down. He couldn't fight them with Morgan in the room. Or even the same building. He wanted to break Rodger's perfect jaw for hiding this but right now he just needed to get her away from them.
"Rogers and his friend were just leaving." Tony hit his reactor again and it went back in the case as he picked up Morgan. "Right?"
"Yeah." Steve nodded.
"Nice to meet you Bucky!" Morgan waved as she was carried off. She could tell something was off with Daddy but she knew her manners too.
Steve looked back at Tony's retreating form. He was stuck between two friends and worried about what Tony would do. At least Morgan had stopped the fight from happening.
"So how much trouble did you get into?" Hermione asked through the mirror.
"Not much considering the fat bast...man tried to strangle me."
"I can't believe you're related to them."
"I have some Black blood in me too so I'm related to the Malfoys in some way."
"That's why you're such a prat!" She mocked realization and laughed.
Harry glared back as he lay on his bed but started laughing with her.
"Harry! Dad says to get down here!!" Regulus yelled up the stairs.
"I could have done that! I told you to go get him!" Sirius yelled back.
"This was faster!"
"I got to go. Speak later?"
"Okay. I have a quiz forming to stump you." She challenged. It was rare that she found someone as dedicated to studies as her and she enjoyed trying to get a question he didn't know.
"Bring it, Granger." He chuckled and they said goodbyes.
Sirius was going over the house and casting cleaning charms. It wasn't the first time that Regulus and Harry had met Natasha's family, but this would be the big reveal.
Yelena was the only one of the three to be aware of the magical world, and now Nat felt comfortable enough to tell her 'parents.'
"Regulus keep Motto in your room for now. I don't want him to shock them right off the bat."
The demiguise looked down in sadness hearing that.
"Hey, I didn't say you wouldn't meet them. Just let's get them use to the house first. Okay?" the man couldn't believe that he was trying to reason with a Demiguise.
Motto looked back up and nodded. He grabbed a fresh apple and disappeared.
"I'm going to guess I shouldn't say anything about the massive snake in the basement?" Harry asked. When Wanda got back they were going to start rendering it down for ingredients and something Doc wanted to do with the skin.
"No way!" Regulus protested. "We have to show Grandpa Red the fangs!"
"We'll let your mother be the one to decide what they should be told," Sirius reasoned.
"You're nervous," Harry noticed.
"Well, you never know how people will react to the magical world. Especially former soldiers with superhuman abilities."
"Cap doesn't seem to mind."
Sirius smirked. "Rodgers is different."
"All the Avengers are."
"Why is it that we have not seen your home before?" Alexei asked as they drove.
Natasha shrugged. "There are complications."
"Meaning there's a big secret that you are about to learn," Yelena added with her usual sarcasm.
"Black is a spy, isn't he? The whole man-child is a cover." Alexei said in true seriousness.
Yelena and Natasha laughed at that.
"No. Sirius is not a spy. He would never survive."
"Unless he was disguised. He does have an impressive ability to hide in plain sight." Yelena clarified.
They parked in a seemingly empty area of the woods.
Natasha sat on the hood of the car. "Okay...first things first. I know you assumed Regulus was born from a surrogate. He wasn't. I had him."
The parents looked confused.
"I thought all that was..." Alexei motioned like a scoop with his hands.
"Subtle." Yelena scuffed.
"It was," Natasha spoke. "Until I went through an experimental procedure that repaired me. Well, enough to have Regulus. It's unlikely I will have anymore."
"That's not all the secret is it?"
"No, it's not." Natasha whistled.
Just like when she brought Yelena Padfoot ran out of the woods. This time though she moved to the side as he tried to jump on her.
"Down boy. Sit." She ordered.
Padfoot barked and growled lightly as he walked his tail.
"Dogs." Alexei chuckled. He tried to get down to rub the dog's stomach but he jumped back when he found Sirius laying there.
"Let's not make this awkward." He laughed and sat up.
"What?" Melina spoke. "How?"
"Magic," Natasha said. "Come on we can talk inside." She looked at Sirius. "Go ahead."
"Welcome to our home." He said and they watched as a cabin appeared out of nowhere.
"Hi, Grandpa Red!" Regulus waved from the porch.
"Come on in." Harry waved them to the doors.
Natasha and Sirius explained the magical world to the confused pair. But to be fair with all the other odd things in the world it wasn't as unbelievable as one would believe.
"So you live in a hidden world from ours that can do magic with a stick?"
"Not everyone has to use a wand," Sirius said. "It's more like a way to focus the magic. To control it." He started conjuring different items and some statutes that could talk.
Yelena was still uncomfortable with some of it but the other two were startled.
"Wow. You are one ugly muggle." One of the statues told Alexei. "I'm certainly happy I don't have the ability to smell."
"What did you say?" The long-bearded man growled.
"You heard..."
Alexei punched hard making the statue explode into pieces. "Stupid stone."
Regulus chuckled. "Those are joke statues. They throw insults at everyone."
"Not funny."
"Depends on who they are talking to." Sirius cleared the rubble away. "Sorry about that."
"Magic is odd."
"It has its advantages." Sirius poured him a glass of firewhiskey and handed it to him
Alexei took it and downed it in one shot. "Hmm. Not bad. Got Vodka?"
"As a matter of fact." Sirius pulled out a bottle of magical vodka he had custom ordered from the magical community in Russia. "Was saving this for you."
"Hmm. Now we are talking." The older man smirked.
"So I hope this isn't too much of a surprise."
"Family is all that matters." The old Super Soldier smiled softly as he took the drink. "Your world or ours doesn't matter. Natasha chose you, and her judgment is better than mine."
"According to her, her past choices haven't been the best."
"Nobody's perfect. Even superheroes."
A surprised yelp was heard from the living room, so the men ran in. They found Melina holding her pistol around as she frantically tried to find what she saw.
"What is that?" She motioned to the hairy animal that kept jumping around.
Motto vanished; next, he was perched on Regulus' back as he came in and sat on his shoulder. Melina lowered the gun away from the child but kept it out in case it attacked him.
"Easy." Natasha grabbed the gun and put it away. "That's Regulus' friend's Motto. He's a magical creature."
"A demiguise," Sirius explained. "He's peaceful and herbivorous. He can make himself invisible and see the future. That's how he knew where you would keep aiming. And I would appreciate it if you didn't draw guns here."
Melina holstered her weapon. "Force of habit. I apologize. Are there many other creatures like him?"
"Here." Natasha laid a large book down. "Everything in here is real."
"Does this mean werewolves and unicorns are real?" Alexei asked as he flipped over the pages.
"Yes. The funny fact is my friend Remus, whom you met before, was a werewolf." Sirius said casually.
"Was?"
"There's been a cure for them recently. Probably the biggest news in years."
"What about the Yeti or the Loch Ness Monster?" Alexei asked with what appeared to be some excitement.
"Oh! Bigfoot exists. They had a rebellion in 1892 over here." Harry said. "And the Nessie is the world's biggest Kelpie, a shapeshifting water demon. They both are big issues for the Statute for the wizarding world."
"Statute?"
"Demon?!" Yelena looked at Natasha.
"Dark magical creature." She explained. "Not actually from Hell."
"A law was created by the International Confederation of Wizards to safeguard the wizarding community for Non-Magicals to hide its presence from the world," Harry explained.
"Usually there is a very strict rule for letting people who are not magically raised be told. Luckily your family and that gives us a pass to let you know."
"What else is there?" Melina asked.
"You want to fly?" Harry asked her with a smirk.
"You have a plane?" Melina asked, puzzled.
"Nope." Harry grinned.
Yelena chuckled at the sight of her 'mother' and Harry floating up on the broom. Melina had a bewildered look and some fear, while Harry was laughing.
"A broom? Like old stories of witches? How many fables are true?" Alexei sat in a chair he hoped did change into something.
"Pretty much all of it. Strange's predecessor made them stories to help hide the wizard world."
"That was not fun," Melina said as she hopped off the broom.
"Yes, it was." Harry laughed. "You want to go again, Yelena?!"
"No!"
"Harry you and Regulus take Yelena down to see the surprise in the basement. We'll be there in a moment." Natasha told them.
"Come on Aunt Yelena!" Regulus practically dragged her back into the house with Harry right on their heels.
"There is one more thing." Natasha said. "It's about Harry."
"What about him? He seems a good kids." Melina asked.
"He is." Sirius smiled. "It's about the man who killed his parents. Not all wizards are good. This one. Well he was as evil as you can think. We all fought against him. Jame, Lily, me, Remus. After Harry was born we found out this wizard, who called himself Lord Voldermort, targets James and Lily. For their safety and Harrys they went into hiding. Until we were stabbed in the back."
Natasha took over. It was still a sorw subject for Sirius. "Their friend betrayed them. He led this 'man' to their hiding place and he killed both them. Then he tried to kill Harry."
"Disgusting."
"He has no conscience." Sirius spat. "But when he tried something happened. Lily's death gave a powerful protection over Harry. An ancient magic. The spell he tried to cast on Harry rebounded and hit him destroying his body. Harry survived with that scar."
"I thought it was an odd scar." Melina spoke. She had done horrible things but to kill a baby. Even she had limits.
"Because of that Harry became famous, despite my best efforts, as the only person in history to survive that curse. He's known as the Boy-Who-Lived, but please don't call him that. He hates it."
"Not surprising."
"We're telling you this because that man is still 'alive' he's hell bent on getting Harry because he's obsessed with destroying the symbol that he isn't as strong as he believes." It was true but they she decided to keep that stupid prophecy out of the conversation. "Harry faced him twice now and survived again. You should know about this."
"If he is an enemy to you than he is an enemy to us. If he wishes war on my family than he have one." Alexei promised.
"I may not understand this world of yours." Melina said to Sirius. "But I don't have to. Anyone who comes after my grandchildren will lose their heads."
Natasha smiled at the way Sirius nodded at that. He may not be a fan of guns but he didn't doubt that she would do just that.
"Hurry up!" Regulus called from the doorway. "You have to see this!!"
As it turns out Alexei was not a fan of snakes even if they are dead. Huge ones especially.
The oldest Weasley waited after knocking on the door. The magic here was like nothing he had seen. The whole place was stronger warded than Gringotts.
Suddenly the door opened and an Asian gentleman gave him a look that would do McGonagall proud.
"Hello? I'm..."
"Weasley. I can tell from my brothers and sister. You all have a constant appearance."
"Are you Wong? My brothers told me a lot about you. Even Percy had nothing but positive things to say."
"Hmm. Come with me." Wong motioned him to follow.
Bill was in the most fascinating place he had ever been. The Sanctum of the Sorcerer Supreme! But he couldn't get rid of the sinking feeling in his gut. If that book was what he thought it was, then that explains so much about why Dumbledore didn't believe that the dark lord was gone.
"Mr. Weasley, I presume." Stephen floated down from the top stairs, holding a cup of tea. "Yes, that hair is a given."
Bill froze briefly. "Yes, I am Mr. I mean Dr. Strange. Thank you for seeing me."
"Well, the letter said it was urgent. I'm guessing this is about the object that controlled your sister." Stephen took a sip.
"Yes, I have only two questions. Do you know exactly what it was?"
"I do."
Bill swallowed deeply. "Was it a Horcrux?"
Stephen looked at Wong, then nodded. "It was."
Bill found that vile taste coming up his throat and ran to the large cauldron, but a hole opened over it as he vomited.
"I will thank you not to puke in the Cauldron of the Cosmos." Wong snapped.
"Sorry." Bill pulled back. "Those things. I read how they are made."
"Yes, I know it is disgusting. Even as someone who used to cut into the human body, I was disturbed." Stephen agreed.
"So he's gone? It was destroyed." Bill hoped.
"No."
Horror came over Bill. "He... he made more than one?"
"He did."
"How many?"
"That's confidential. Sorry, but this information has to be kept as secret as possible. You understand what will happen if Voldermort learns we are searching for them."
Bill nodded. To be fair, he was hearing more than he thought he would. "Does Dumbledore know?"
"We talked. He is aware and suspected it for years."
"And he told my parents Ginny was fine?!"
"You see now why I wanted her to be seen. Maybe Dumbledore truly believed that but you and I know better don't we?"
Will understood alright. Months under the thrall of a Horcrux there was no way it didn't leave some damage on her. "What do you need from me? I know of some who could be of help. Maybe even Gringotts curse breakers."
"No doubt at a large fee? The Director is also aware of these devices but as long as it stays out of his bank he couldn't care less." Wong said.
"Is there anything I can do?"
"Don't tell anyone what you learned. Even your parents. At least not until all these things have been found and destroyed. Just make sure your sister is cared for."
"He possessed my sister! I can help you destroy him."
"I don't doubt that but unless you have some personal information about Voldermort and where he would hide something of value..." Stephen left the question hanging.
"No, but Dumbledore would."
"He's not interested in working with me. He's too set in believing he has all the answers."
"Mum told me you didn't get along with him."
"I don't. I gave him several chances to help but he refused. But we're not talking about him." Stephen thought a moment. "Bill, may I call you Bill?"
"Yes, certainly. Dr. Strange."
"Stephen. I'll make you a deal. Take care of your family and keep this information to yourself, even from Dumbledore, and I'll see what I can have you assist us with."
"Why Dumbledore? He already knows."
"Not that you know. If you would tell him it is likely he will erase your memories and your parents to keep this secret."
"He wouldn't do that."
"Just like he wouldn't ignore a child's mental welfare?" Wong scuffed.
Bill was having a hard time arguing against that. "I understand. I will help Ginny and make sure this doesn't get out to the public. Mum and Dad will be harder to keep in the dark but I will do my best to not mention what it was in too much detail."
"Good." Stephen felt good at the fact he now had another ally in this conflict. At least one he knew wouldn't be on Tom's side and was having his eyes opened to Dumbledores.
Snape slammed the door behind him. If he had to listen to McGonagall's gush about that beast's wedding again, he would lose it!
Black, Potter, and now Lupin They should have suffered Pettigrew's fate! Not free to pass on their infected genes with spawn. Spawn I no doubt will come here. Potter is bad enough!
He had overheard that Lupin had reproduced with that witch, and it made him more furious. None of them deserved to be happy. They should be as miserable as he was, or dead. Preferably dead.
He grabbed his paper to take his mind off those miserable people for a short time.
Flamel's New Potion: A World Changer?
The paper detailed the development of a healing potion that was stronger than any on the market. People whose injuries were thought to be beyond healing were now swearing by it.
Where did the fabled alchemist develop this? in a joint partnership with Stark Enterprises (the same who cure Lycanthropy) and the Boy Who Lived Harry Potter.
He was purple by the end. "Potter!!!!"