Title: Alchemist I Thought Archivist
Author: caz251
Fandom: Harry Potter/Torchwood
Rating: Pg
Character/Pairing: Ianto Jones [Nicholas Flamel], mentions of Perenelle Flamel.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Torchwood.
Summary: Ianto Jones' life and that of his wife changed when they needed to leave the wizarding world, becoming Ianto Jones was just that change.
Spoilers: For Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
AN: Written for cliche_bingo Prompt: Pre-canon fic
Ianto Alec Jones stared around the building that the muggles referred to as Canary Wharf. It was a lot different from what he was used to in the Wizarding World, in his world there was no technology, but this place was full of it. At one point he had been sure that he would never understand how all the technology worked despite his understanding of muggles. This latest adventure had allowed him the opportunity to learn. A wizard once said that death was the next great adventure and he was right.
Ianto Alec was a good adventure, a life after death. He and his wife had both given up their lives when it was no longer safe to live in the Wizarding World. No-one knew that they were still alive and living new existences as nobody knew of the extent of their work with the elixir of life or the true story of the stone. The philosopher's stone, with its ability to create gold and the elixir of life, was never destroyed and the elixir was a lot more powerful than many knew.
He and his wife Perenelle had spent decades experimenting with the elixir and had found several different uses for it. The most valuable find had been how well the elixir reacted with de-aging potions. A de-aging potion would temporarily transform a person into a younger body; how young and how long depended on the potion itself and the strength of the potion. However with the elixir of life in the potion the transformation was permanent in that the person wouldn't revert back to their original age. The person would need to grow up all over again. It was an amazing discovery, after all who wants immortality without youth.
He and Perenelle had taken enough elixir to de-age them back into ten year olds and had separated from each other, disappearing into the muggle world. He wasn't sure how life had been for her in the years that they had been apart, but that was part of a relationship, finding out about your partner, their likes and dislikes. He had followed her to Canary Wharf, they had put in place many safeguards so that they could easily find each other again, as unlike with a soul mate they had no strong links between them. The marriage bond they had shattered the moment that they de-aged past the age that they were bonded. He was sure that a wizard or witch for that matter, had never thought of a de-aging potion to get them out of an unbreakable bond, but it had worked for them.
Perenelle had been working within Canary Wharf for six months now, and Ianto thought that it was about time that he made his entrance and found employment there himself. He would have thought it mad before; even the possibility of aliens, there were many things out there that even magic couldn't explain, but his first choice to explain them wouldn't have been aliens. Now though he knew differently, using friendships he had made throughout his time as Nicholas Flamel he had managed to gain access to a vast amount of knowledge, something that the Gringotts Goblins had been remarkably handy for, he couldn't really go up to one of his acquaintances as he was and ask for information.
Ianto was ready now though, he had collected as much information as he could and had an interview set up with a recruiter for Torchwood. He was applying for a post as a junior researcher, something that he was sure that he could do in his sleep; he had been doing research for centuries, and had always kept up with the improvements and developments within the areas of research that interested him. This area was one that was completely foreign and new to him, and he was eager to learn more about it and get fully involved. He knew once he was in the company he would have to watch out for himself, he may have de-aged himself, but his magic was far from dormant. While he had attended Hogwarts he also had a full muggle education, his adoptive parents having insisted upon it. He just hoped that Torchwood didn't look too deeply within his files. Although he was sure that his files were watertight he didn't want to take any chances, not if it meant he may end up being dissected or tortured, you never could be sure what these research institutes would deem appropriate measures to understand him or punish him for betrayal. He knew that it would be much harder to find Perenelle as well if he was locked up in some cell somewhere.
He needn't have worried though, his interview had gone well, and he was easily the best candidate for the position in personality. He was now the newest junior researcher for Torchwood London, although he was also specialising in archives work as well, what better way to research something than first reading all the previous research. Now as he looked around the sharp, crisp building he couldn't help but wonder if he would need to emulate the environment. Everything was so professional, he could almost feel the starch in the walls, he supposed that he would need to buy a few more suits, just to fit in with everyone else. There were a mass of people that worked for the Institute and he wondered how long it would take for him to find Perenelle among them, and then how long before he could get to know whoever it was that she had become. It would be suspicious if he immediately started to date a woman he had just met, especially within such an organisation as Torchwood, he would have to take his time and let things develop naturally. Perenelle was worth the wait though, he had already waited ten years for them to be reunited, he could wait a little longer.