There had never truly been a reason for the voice. It had just been a software program that he gave a voice. Simple code was all it was. At least that was what others were told. Now if you ever asked Tony Stark about the AI's name he would just give you a small smile and say it belonged to a man he once knew. The billionaire genius would then clam himself in the lab for days on end and letting himself drown in memory's. The doors opening for no one besides Pepper. While that was normal to an extent his reaction when asked about the AI's voice was not. What was odd about the question in specific was that it pulled reactions from more than Tony. Rhodey, Pepper, and even Stark's AI drew into themselves. As if all of them share a bad memory over a simple voice. That just made the avengers more curious.
It was not well known that Tony Stark at one point in his life had a wife. They were both young and while the marriage was scarcely known, where that wife was now is even less known. When Rhodey had first meet the woman he told Toney to his face 'She is way too good for you Tones'. Tony had just laughed and agreed, never quite understanding how a woman like Lilly Evans could love a man like Tony Stark. She was amazing. Her hair was long and soft. It was the color of fire and always smelled of roses and the sun. She was the funniest human Tony had ever known and her eyes put her emerald wedding ring to shame.
Their meeting seemed like fate. Tony as usual was running from his job duties and the press, slipping away into a small hole in the wall café before he was seen. Lilly had been sitting at the counter slowly sipping her cold tea. She was so young. Only a year older than Tony himself. Said man immediately became entranced. Her somber face drew him in. She was fiddling with something in her hands and didn't even notice Tony as he sat down next to her, despite the shop being mostly empty. When he went to make a move Tony saw the ring. It clicked in his head that look. His mother wore it many times before her death. The woman would drink her self into a drunken stupor and glare at her wedding ring. At times she could have been heard cursing under her breath. Howard was never home always gone on 'business'. Tony knew now what was really going on. So assuming her boy toy cheated or left her he made his move.
On one hand insulting a man he knew nothing about wasn't the smartest idea. It ended in a slap to the face and a woman yelling that he knew nothing about her or her husband. On the hand Tony got a glimpse of the fireball that was Lilly and in his typical fashion he managed to calm the woman down enough to talk. Growing up in front of the flash of a camera made him an amazing sweet talker. He found out about her husbands murder and her guilt on not doing enough to save him. He then learned that he wanted a son. The man known as James had pursued Lilly for years. Tony could see why. They were married for six months. Now typically Tony was known as man that wanted nothing more than a one night stand and would have been gone by now. But this was Lilly talking and when Lilly was talking you listened.
It was less than a year when they got engaged. He was nineteen and she was twenty. He learned she was a witch. She told him of her adventures as a teenager and that any children they may have could have magic. Tony didn't care if Lilly was different. He wasn't exactly normal himself. In the end he picked her brain about how magic worked compared to science and technology. He loved magic after it was all said and done. He wondered what would happen if his kids would have it. Panic trickled into the forefront of his mind. Could he do it? Could he raise a Magical child right? The panic ebbed away when Lilly held his hand and let him just sit with his thoughts. He had Lilly and that was all that mattered.
Tony met Sirius and Remus at their wedding. Remus was one of the most docile and quiet men Tony had ever meet. The polar opposite of Sirius. The man was loud, brash, and not afraid to show his feelings of Tony. It took Tony a while to understand the hatred. When he remembered that Lilly was his brothers wife Tony understood. The man had been dead for a year and a half. He had not even been nineteen when he died. Tony let it slide. The pain was something he couldn't imagine.
It was a year later in July of 1990 that Tony was blessed with his most prized creation. His son. Harrison James Stark was a fighter and came into the world screaming loudly. Rhodey was holding his newborn godson when Sirius started to cry and held onto Tony like a lifeline. Tony despite not getting along with the man up to that point wrapped him in a hug. Giving Harrison the name of James as his middle name was a tribute to the man who unknowingly gave Tony the most amazing blessing that someone could give. A family.
Edwin Jarvis was wrapped around the infants finger before he had even held him in his arms. When he did finally hold him he looked Tony straight in the eye and said he was cuter and more handsome than Tony ever was. Tony wasn't offended at all. He couldn't agree more. When Virginia 'Pepper' Potts came into the picture when Harrison was two she looked between them and declared Harry was so much more handsome and she liked him more. She didn't even blink when saying this. She and Lilly became great friends after that.
Tony never expected it to all come crashing down the way it did. It was not the first time someone had popped his bubble. It was not the first time Tony had seen death. He had experienced it with his parents and while never seeing it first hand he knew the devastation that his weapons caused. But this was on a whole different level. Seeing Lilly's still body just lying there was more like a soul searing pain. It was small and gradually grew and grew until it was all consuming. Jarvis was not far behind . The man was only about a foot away. He and Lilly were reaching out to the small body between them. The body that was face down on the floor. The small four year old was so still. The bundle of endless energy was as still as his mother. At first glance it could look as if they were sleeping. Albeit in a bizarre place as his office floor did not make the best bed. But Tony knew better. Lilly had told him of this. She had told him of the forbidden curse that took her first husband from her. And as Tony sat on the floor of his office and held his boy in his lap he decided he hated magic.
Somehow Harrison hadn't been killed. The boy was near catatonic after seeing his mother and grandfather murdered and Tony couldn't blame him. So when he couldn't take the memory's anymore he took his son and left. They left to London. It was refreshing to leave his California home and the memories trapped within it's walls. So as Harrison grew and blossomed Tony's pain lessened. He still had Lilly in the form of Harrison. He was her greatest accomplishment.
Jarvis was created more so for Harry than for Tony. The boy had faint memories of his grandfather and mother. When he was young he sometimes called Pepper 'momma'. While it was like a hot knife in the heart he needed a mother figure. But Pepper couldn't always be there. That is where Jarvis came in. He would be a adult figure when Harrison needed someone other than him. He had two primary functions though. Assist Tony Stark and Protect Harrison James Stark.
Tony still hated magic but he couldn't hate Harrison. This was gift from Lilly. Something that made their child so special. So as much as he hated it by 2001 Harrison was a Hogwarts student. Sirius had been there to help him get used to the wizarding world. Remus was better at explaining the hierarchy in the wizarding world. The pure bigotry worried Tony. His boy was the son of a first generation magic user and a muggle. But as Sirius explained that Harry had become somewhat of a living legend he shouldn't worry to much. Somehow Tony had never been convinced.
By Harry's second year Tony had moved them to America again. Stark Tower was an amazing thing. Jarvis was hooked up to everything. He was able to tell Toney when Harrison had flooed in to visit for the weekend or the summer. He was a source of comfort for the boy that didn't remember the voice well but knew it meant safety. As Harry grew Jarvis evolved with him. He helped Harry with things Tony wasn't allowed to know about. Typical teenagers. As Harry grew older he distanced himself from Tony. And while it stung Tony knew it was growing pains. Harrison would not be a baby forever.
The nightmares had started after his forth year. Tony didn't know what to do. The screams were the most horrific sound he had ever heard. Tony had even contacted Remus and Sirius via Hedwig to see what had possibly happened but they were tightlipped. When Harry finally said what it was Tony nearly fell down. "It is momma dying over and over"
Tony didn't know what to do. He had Pepper and Rhodey looking for Harrison. He had tried Remus and Sirius but they gave some generic answer and said they will see what they can do. What the hell! Tony was going out of his mind with panic. His baby boy had been gone for months. MONTHS. Pepper and Rhodey were just as panicked as he was. All he knew was his son and his two best friends were spotted at a deli in London. Then nothing. They completely disappear. Toney hated magic.
It was in 2007 when Tony was told of the boys death. The headmaster of his damned school told him. He had the nerve to say that his body had already been buried in Godrics Hollow. In the magical community. A place Tony could never get to. He was better off there where his body could be protected. Tony flipped. He spat out threats left and right. He threatened to expose the entire wizarding world. Sirius and Remus defended the headmaster weakly. Tony had never been more betrayed. He had never felt such hatred towards anyone before, much less the two men he considered brothers. They never defended themselves from his insults.
By 2008 Tony stopped caring. His life was meaningless with out his son. When he met Yinsen he related to the man. They exchanged stories about their children. They knew the hollow void left behind in the wake of a child's death. While they had already shed all the tears that they had left they never said anything if their eyes misted over while telling a story.
Tony refused to let Yinsen die in vein. He refused to let his past stop him from changing his future. While he would never let anyone get close again he refused to let it be for nothing. He gave Jarvis Harrison's voice. It was all that kept him going anymore. But that was okay. It was his burden to bare. He would bare it with all he had.