Chapter 1: The Son of the Sunrise and the Starswirl

"He's beautiful." Said a male unicorn considerably smaller than his partner but non the less the father of this foal.

"He takes after his papa." Celestia said fondly as she nuzzled the small alicorn foal next to her. She had given birth to her firstborn foal mere hours ago. It was a colt. His dark mane just as messy as his fathers. His coat an equal shade of blue. But his eyes where her in every way. Right down to their shape. "James-" Celestia started.

"Celly I gave up that name decades ago. I've told you time and time again, my name is Starswirl." Her prized student/lover told his partner as he laid down on his legs in front of her. The old in years unicorn may be near the end of his days, but he was still able to produce foals. As where all males. Celestia though a thousand years old, would never go through the female curse known as Menopause and would continue to be able to have foals until her time in this world was over.

Her student/lover was quite the interesting Stallion indeed. Many decades ago now, she had found him sniffling in the rain in the palace garden. When she asked him who he was he simply said "James." He wore thick spectacles and had the messiest mane she had ever seen. She took the foal in and taught him everything she knew about magic, Equestria and the world. He eventually told her about the world he came from. About five years into his living with her, he accepted that he might never get home to his own world and shed his human name. He became the unicorn known as Starswirl the Bearded.

"I feel incredibly guilty." Celestia told her student.

"And why is that love? You gave me a home, you taught me incredible things about life. Things nopony else would ever be able to teach me." He reached up and gave her a peck on the cheek.

"I feel like I have now anchored you into this world and have given you no reason to want to see your home again. To see your family again." The Princess of the sun said with a tear sliding down her cheek.

Starswirl felt shamed for making his teacher feel like this. He would never regret shredding his human past and embracing his pony future. He did not want the mother of his foal to feel that way either.

"Celestia." Starswirl stood. "I will never regret anything that you have done for me or that I have accepted from you. Though I do wish my parents would be able to see their grandfoal, my home and place is now by your side." He kissed the tear streak away from her face."

"And that is why I will hate myself forever for this." Celestia said to herself quietly as Starswirl left to fetch his lover something to eat. She started a spell. Her horn glowing an odd shade of blue with celestial patterns. "Goodbye Starswirl, my prized student, my lover, my husband. I will never forget you." She released the spell. He never saw it coming. Starswirl crumbled as it struck him.

"Celly...why?" He asked as he vanished in the same shade of blue with celestial patterns. His life now on its way back to where it came from...

"Celly!" James sat up in bed suddenly. "Huh?" He looked down bringing up his...hooves? His hooves where hands again

"Was it all...just a dream?" The eleven year old asked himself as he saw his packed Hogwarts trunk by the foot of his bed.

CRACK

"Misstress Dorea says that if Young Master wants breakfast he'd best get up now!" One of their female House Elfs said to him before departing with another crack.

"September First..." James said looking at the calender. The day he was supposed to go to Hogwarts. "Weird dream." He said to himself...

Equestria...

The foal had already opened his eyes. He reached his little hooves up to the rainbow maned alicorn from his crib. .

"My little Prince." She cooed, nuzzling him and obliging his exploration of his mother.

"Your highness." Said a Royal Guard. "It is time for the foals Christening. The public is waiting to greet the heir to your throne."

Has it really been two months since I sent Starswirl...James...home? Celestia asked herself as she looked at herself in the mirror. Her baby weight was all but gone. Only a few more pounds to lose. Though her secret cake binges surely where not helping her. Damn her sweet tooth.

"My little ponies." She announced from the balcony of her royal chambers. "I thank you all for your support during the disappearance of my husband Starswirl. I know he would have loved to be at this very moment in our foal's life. The Christening of the Royal Foal."

The crowd of ponies of all races cheered.

"I hereby giveth my foal the name Starshine. He shall be known as Prince Starshine." She presented the foal to the crowd who clung to her needingly.

The crowd went hogwild.

To Be Continued...

An idea I've been toying for a while with. While Celestia has named him Starshine, James names him Harry on Earth.