Breakfast at the tower
Joyous laughter came from the room down the hall and Phil decided that it was time for him to leave his rooms. Oh, he had listened to everything since Harry had woken up. JARVIS had known to wake him and put the video feed up in the bathroom while he went through his morning routine.
Phil had to admit, he was curious about magic, although Fury had read him into magic and the wizarding world for a mission, he never had to interact with it before, not directly, it was really only debriefing, and what Natasha would rave about on the rare occasion he managed to get her drunk. But those two men were using it with such ease, it was a little like watching Clint go through training with his bow, he could claim dead center without ever looking at the target.
He would admit, as long as JARVIS didn’t tattle tell, that he laughed softly at Black’s explanation about Harry’s and Luna’s existence, he just hoped that they were actually good gifts and not terrors in hiding, he already had Clint and Natasha for that.
Also, this time allowing the thought only in the confines of his own mind, he would admit that Sirius Black was nice to look at. He had long dark wavy hair, deep gray eyes, that showed all his emotions, they were about the same height, which wasn’t to say that they were tall, but Phil had long learned that average was good too, it allowed you to hide better, his face was angular with aristocratic traits, a strong jaw covered by a well-groomed short beard, and really pretty pink lips. Phil had almost whined when Clint had complained about the nudity the previous night but simply shared an exasperated eye roll with Natasha instead, she wouldn’t have minded the eye candy either.
Once he was out of the room, he followed the sound of babbling coming from one of the babies, most certainly Luna since Harry seemed to know how to talk, and found everyone in the kitchen. Luna, out of the carrier already, was babbling to Natasha about, he would guess, the spy’s long auburn hair as the baby girl was playing with them. Harry was on Clint’s shoulder the archer making pancakes for the group while explaining to Sirius and Remus what the book had already explained to them.
“The only Bill who would fit the description would be William Weasley, he is the oldest of the Weasleys’ 7 children, the youngest one is only…” Sirius started but turned to Remus clearly unsure of the answer.
“I think Ginerva was born in the middle of August so she is two months old,” Remus said.
“Yes, William is 11, Charles is 9 same as is Nymphadora…” Sirius said and Clint stopped him chuckling loudly.
“Who could be this cruel to a little girl?” He asked.
“My cousin Andromeda,” Sirius explained with an eye roll. “It means Gift from the Nymphs, she wanted to get away from the family tradition which is to name kids after constellation so Nymphadora ended up with her unfortunate name.”
“Percival should be 5,” Remus kept going. “George and Frederick are twins and they are 3, Ronald is 1 and finally Ginerva.”
“That’s a lot of children, not all seemed to be part of Harry’s group in the future,” Phil said announcing his presence at the same time.
“Just because you are family doesn’t mean you have the same values or share the same goal,” Sirius said calmly but with regrets clear in his voice.
“Pa’foo’.” Harry cried out from Clint’s shoulders holding his arms out in a clear demand to be picked up.
“What is it my little Pup?” Sirius asked him.
“‘egulu’ be goo’,” Harry told him seriously.
“Thank you, Harry!” Sirius said burying his head into his godson’s hair.
“We should start asking questions while we eat.” Remus offered when Clint announced that food was ready.
“Boo’ fi’s’,” Harry said.
Clint pushed it toward Sirius from where it was waiting for one of them to pick it up in the middle of the table.
“Give me Harry,” Phil offered. “I’ll feed him while you look at it.” Harry was passed over the table and settled on Phil’s lap giggling happily. “We will need two highchairs.”
“Oh, we have one,” Sirius said as he grabbed the bag from the chair next to him and pulled out a miniature highchair which he put down on the floor next to Phil before getting the same piece of wood as the previous night out and tapped twice on it. Suddenly a full-size dark wood high chair was standing in its place.
Sirius tested it and nodded. “Cushioning, and warming charms very good,” he announced, “Come on, Pup, up with you.” He said simply grabbing the toddler from Phil’s arms to sit him in the chair, then put a plate with one pancake and a cup of mashed fruit on the tablet for him, handing the spoon to Phil. “You know what you are doing, right?” He finally asked when he sat back.
“I have given food to babies before, yes,” Phil said, but didn’t roll his eyes at the younger man, no matter how much he really wanted to, it was putting food into a baby’s mouth, not rocket science.
Well, at least that was good when the baby didn’t have magic apparently as Harry’s pancake began to float in front of his open mouth.
“Okay, okay, it’s coming,” Phil told him, putting down the pancake and scooping some pureed bananas instead. “I am Phil Coulson by the way.” He said to the two men.
“Sirius Black,” he said then made a gesture toward his companion, “Remus Lupin.”
Phil raised an eyebrow at Clint and Natasha. “They introduced themselves, and JARVIS when we came into the kitchen,” Remus assured him, so he nodded.
Sirius put his hand on the leather bound book and it began to glow, Luna obviously enjoying the show tried to clap her hands together but only managed to send the spoon that was coming closer to her mouth flying.
“Don’t even try it,” Phil whispered at Harry when he saw the bright green eyes taking a mischievous glint.
The image of a young man came out of the book, as it could from the Helicarrier holograms. He looked tired, harden by battles, he had a wary look, and a scar was running from his unruly hair to the corner of his mouth, but his jewel green eyes were very recognizable.
Hi Padfoot! Hi Moony!
It makes me very happy to know that Stephen was able to save you both.
At this, their Harry nodded seriously, preventing Phil from feeding him.
It takes a lot of magic to put an holo-message in the book, so It won’t be long, but this was important.
First, I love you both, please don’t die again.
“Love you too, Pup/Cub,” They both said at the same time.
Second, Sirius, you have to go back to England as quickly as possible, I know you won’t want to but please save Severus, he is really important. I would say he is more important than me, but Draco is holding the spell and he threatened to curse me if I said that again, and since Severus is his Godfather I don’t want to offend him.
“Thank Salazar!” was heard coming from another voice.
Severus was manipulated by the old goat to join the Death Eaters, he never wanted to be one, but he didn’t want to be alone either and you were far from welcoming to him.
So, you are going to help him now.
Harry ordered the two men.
Now I will write the instructions in the book follow them, you are allowed to make your own plan but if you screw this up, I will make your life miserable, and Sirius once called me a ‘worthy marauder heir’ so don’t think I won’t do it.
Love you both, Love you too Luna. Clint, I hope Natasha and Agent are both with you, if not find them, ask them for help.
The message ended and the light around the book faded.
“Who’s Agent?” Sirius asked looking at them, and Phil wanted to bash his head against the table, apparently even dead, he still had to endure Stark’s humor.
“It is Tony Stark’s nickname for me,” Phil told them. “We are agents of SHIELD, a worldwide governmental security agency, which he isn’t a fan off,” Harry huffed loudly, “apparently, Harry isn’t a fan either,” Harry shook his head.
“Okay. Who is Tony Stark?” Sirius asked and Natasha started to laugh.
“Sorry I was just trying to imagine his face at that question.” She said when Phil and Clint looked at her in surprise. “Stark is a mechanical engineer genius, who owns one of the biggest muggle company,” she started to explain JARVIS providing images but before she could keep going Remus interrupted her.
“Sirius stop stalling, Harry said it was urgent.” he chastised his friend. Something told Phil he better get used to that tone, and learn to use it himself.
“Fine.” Sirius pouted as he opened the book.
“I am sorry but who his Severus and what is your problem with him? Because I get that Harry wants him safe, but we need to decide if we bring him here or just drop him somewhere safe.” Clint asked.
Harry, still eating, was nodding to them, so, his vote on the situation was obvious.
“Severus Snape is a wizard, he was in our year at school and James, Severus, and Sirius have been at each other throat since we first stepped into the train,” Remus said rolling his eyes at the childishness of his friends. “Severus isn’t bad, he is very smart and was already snarky when we were only 11 years old, but he had one major flaw if you listen to James’ and Sirius’ drivel, he met Lily, Harry’s mother, when they were little and they were best friends before school even started, but James had met her while doing his school shopping a few weeks prior and had decided that he would be her best friend then he would date her and finally marry her. Let’s just say even though he got his happy ending, she wasn’t a big fan of his for the longest time and he took it out on Severus, and since Sirius is an idiot, he followed.”
“I am not an idiot,” Sirius grumbled but didn’t deny anything. “Severus is also the younger Potion master in the world, it should have taken him 6 years to complete but he has already done it and registered several new potions to the guild and we are only 22.”
“Jealous git,” Remus told him, slapping the back of his head.
“Here, I found the page,” Sirius said, gulping down some coffee before he started to read.
After Mom and Dad’s death…
“Seriously Pup, we need to teach you how to write with a quill, that’s just awful,” Sirius said and although Harry pouted, Phil couldn’t help but to agree, he usually could read upside down, but he wasn’t sure he could read this page the right side up. “Remus!’ He complained. But the man just took his daughter from Natasha and glared at him.
“Fine,”
Sirius was arrested for killing Wormtail, who wasn’t really dead, but that’s another problem, anyhow he was mostly arrested for betraying the secret of the Fidelius, which we know he didn’t do, but Dumbledore never defended him, he went in front of the Wizengamot before he was even arrested to tell them that he had cast the spell himself and Sirius was the Secret Keeper, it allowed him to not hand me over to him if Sirius managed to not die from running after Pettigrew. Sirius, you ended up in Azkaban for 12 years, and don’t go thinking someone finally got you a trial, you escaped from there to protect me, I didn’t even know you existed as no one told me.
Anyhow, you were not the only one Dumbledore wanted to be trapped in Azkaban, he told them Severus was a Death Eater, he was sent there for a month before Dumbledore came to tell them he had been a spy for the Order since James and Lily went into hiding.
Dumbledore would probably tell you hiding them was his idea, but then why didn’t he hide Frank and Alice Longbottom too, Neville was born the day before me. I’ll tell you why, Severus went to him and begged him to hide us, well he didn’t much care about James, but he wanted Lily and me safe. In exchange, Dumbledore asked him to spy which he did.
To be perfectly honest with you, you should know that Severus asked Vol…
“Okay, I can’t read that one yet,” Sirius said shaking his head.
Severus asked Him to spare mom, he knew He was coming to kill me and wanted mom to be safe.
Don’t be mad at him, she was his only friend for such a long time, you don’t know how that is, I am not sure I can say my choice would have been different, even less since Luna was killed. He felt really guilty for their fight, he didn’t want her to die, even if it meant my death.
“I’ll be mad at him,” Sirius growled at the book.
“Because we love Harry.” Remus comforted him.
“He agreed to sacrifice our Pup,” Sirius told him his voice unsteady. Phil made a quick decision and lifted Harry off the highchair to hand him to Sirius who gave him a small smile.
“He wanted to save his sister in all but blood, I know nothing compares to this, but if someone told you to kill Walburga they will kill Regulus wouldn’t you beg for his life, even though it meant killing her?” Remus argued.
“My mother probably deserved it.” Sirius sneered. “And my brother died, two days ago. It is why I went to look after Peter last night, I wanted to make sure everyone was safe.”
“Oh, Sirius, I am sorry, I didn’t know,” Remus said and held his friend as he took the time to grieve for his brother and his friends who died that week, holding Harry and Luna closer to them.
Phil decided to take over the reading if the book allowed it, and since it didn’t close when he touched it, he guessed it did, it was something they will have to remember for later, as to not let it open for anyone to read.
After that night, he tied the Life Debt, he owed James for your stupid and cruel prank, to me, and Severus spent the rest of his life saving mine.
Dumbledore, once he got him out of Azkaban, trapped him into a teaching position. He treated him like a house elf, never giving the man a day off, forcing him to do rounds every night, but also putting in the contract that he would have to go back to spying if necessary, and would obey the headmaster in all matters of war, even though he just outed him to the Wizarding world.
I will not explain to you all the reason, this is a good thing, some of them are for Severus alone.
The book started to emit a low sound and a small package appeared under it.
This is meant for Severus, don’t try and open it we sealed it with Draco’s blood.
So to the plan, I guess.
“Yes, pup, get to it, no more reasons to help Severus and be nice to him, Please,” Sirius whined, making Harry giggle at the dramatics.
If Clint’s memory isn’t too bad, you are in New York, get yourself to Gringotts, take the blue trunk in the bag with you, tell them you want to speak to Ragnok. Give him the trunk and ask him to test your magic for blocks, potions, and traces, it will show the Confounded spell from last night, if our theory is correct, as well as I hope that you were not the Secret Keeper, if you were ever a Secret Keeper for someone, skip that part, Dumbledore would use it against you. Once it’s done or before your choice you know them better, ask him to call for members of the DMLE from both continents, let them interrogate you under Veritaserum.
But first drink the vial of potion stuck to the trunk, Draco and Neville made it, it won’t allow you to lie under Veritaserum, but it will allow you to keep information to yourself, like Stephen, or that I am in NY and not at Petunia’s, if they ask about me, tell them you got me out from under the rumbles in the house with Hagrid’s help, and he took me to Dumbledore, and that’s it, don’t try to lie and tell them you don’t know where I am, simply say that Dumbledore had me, he already told them, or will soon tell them he hid me.
Once you are cleared, ask about Severus, tell them you have proof of his spying, that you know he went to Dumbledore do protect us, and agreed to spy in exchange.
If Dumbledore hears about it, he might question Severus’ loyalty but either he is already in Azkaban and you will be the one getting him out or he will never go, either way, Dumbledore will have no choice but to agree with your statements, we figured, he might think he got in contact with mom to tell her, that’s why you knew.
About me, protest my placement by Dumbledore in the Wizengamot, but let him win, he won’t go looking for me before I start Hogwarts so we are safe, there is a quartz in the bag it’s purple, Bill and Ragnok set it up to be paired with the one Stephen placed under the Dursleys’ house, if Dumbledore or any wizard comes close to the house, even just a squib,it will grow hot and a name will appear if you put it on a sheet of paper or parchment. Arabella Figg is both innocent and working for the old fool, by the time she moves in close to the Dursleys you should be able to keep her from noticing I am not there.
I know letting him win could seem strange but make sure a couple of people know you didn’t protest because you already have me like Amelia Bones. Don’t trust any of the order members right out, by the time we got problems with them most of the first order members were dead so we don’t know who is trustworthy and who isn’t. Just, If you get the Wizengamot to force Dumbledore to give me up there is no saying what he will do to you or to me.
I think that was it, let Dumbledore think he won, but save yourself and Severus. I will let handling Severus to you, he will not react to your presence in a good way but that’s your own fault and you deserve it.
Oh, trust the Avengers, well I guess they aren’t the Avengers yet, but Coulson should know who I mean, at least for the first ones. Their hearts are in the right place and they have been great friends to us.
Harry.
Ps: Sirius, once you are back with Severus, get Luna, and I to Gringotts, from what we were able to deduce we already have potions and blocks in us, we just didn’t know if maybe our parents put them on, you would though.
Love you.
“Why is he asking you to wait to get him to this Gringotts?” Clint asked.
“Gringotts is our bank,” Sirius explained absentmindedly. “If I go there to do as he asked with Harry and someone reported him missing they are duty bound to give him back to the ministry and so to Dumbledore.”
Sirius suddenly got up, and gave Harry back to Phil with a small thankful smile, “I will go right now, the sooner the better.” He said. “I don’t want Severus to end up in Azkaban.”
He came around the table and leaned in to kiss the top of Harry’s head, “I’ll be back quickly, If Amelia tells me that they haven’t arrested him yet, I’ll go pick him up directly at his house, I’ll kidnap him if I need to.”
He pocketed a small blue trunk from the bag and asked JARVIS for a way out.
“Moony!” Harry said from Phil’s lap and suddenly the weight in his arms disappeared to reappear clutching Remus’ shirt.
“Well that should be interesting,” Natasha commented.
“It’s going to be okay, Cub. And if not, we’ll just bust him out, okay?” Remus whispered soothingly to Harry.