THREE WORLDS COLLIDE

AN: FINALLY managed to update! Sorry for the long wait. I'm not covering Harry's whole life, so I'm going to skip forward every so often. Additionally, lthere are two important things to keep in mind: First is that I had to mess with the timeline to unify these two series, so Harry's adventures all take place in the 21st century because technology doesn't matter in those stories, but the Sanctuary needs their state-of-the-art stuff. Secondly, I started writing this before season 3 of Sanctuary began, so I'm probably not going to be keeping with anything beyond Kali part III and Magnus' reinstatement. Also, please imagine Harry as speaking with an American/Canandian accent.

Late May, 2008:

Harry ran as fast as he could to Professor Lupin's office. Rushing through the door, he was outraged at what he saw. Most of Lupin's things were missing from the room, and the man himself was buckling a large suitcase on his desk.

"It's true!" Harry shouted. "You're leaving."

"Sadly Harry, I have no choice in the matter. Now that my 'condition' is public knowledge, I can't stay. By this time, tomorrow, Dumbledore will be receiving a hundred owls calling for my departure. I can't make him go through that for me; he's done too much for me already."

"But you're the best Defense teacher we've ever had! You can't just leave!"

Lupin merely waved Harry's comments aside. "I have to Harry, but, believe me; nothing has ever meant more to me than to hear you say that. If there is anything I am proud of, it is what you've learned this year. Now, then," he said, taking an old piece of parchment out of his pocket. "Since I am no longer your teacher, I feel no guilt whatsoever in leaving you this," he said as he handed the Marauders' Map to Harry. "Don't worry about me; I'm used to this sort of thing." With that, he picked up his coat and his suitcase and began to walk away.

"Wait Prof- er, Mr. Lupin!" Harry called. "What if you had another option?"

A Few Days Later:

Harry bid farewell to his friends as he walked through the gateway that separated Platform 9 ¾ from the rest of the world. As he left, he wondered, as he often did, why Muggles never noticed people walking in and out of a seemingly solid brick wall. In the end, the only explanation he could reach was "magic." Walking from the train platforms, Harry entered a dinner and looked around. He sat down at a booth where a middle-aged man was already sitting, drinking tea.

"Good morning, Harry," the man said pleasantly.

"Good morning, Remus," Harry responded. "All set?"

Remus nodded. "I was just waiting for your arrival."

A waitress came over and asked if Harry wanted anything to drink. "No thanks," he said. "My uncle and I were just about to leave. Could we have a check, please?" The woman walked off to retrieve the bill. "Now," he said to Lupin, "go into the loo."

"Are you sure you don't want me to pay for it?"

"We spent an hour discussing this back at school; you're out of a job, and I have more money than I know what to do with. Now go into the loo!" Harry hissed at the man. He did not feel like continuing this conversation, especially when Dumbledore was probably having one of his cronies tail them.

Lupin sighed, grabbed his things, and walked into the gentlemen's loo. When the waitress came back with the tab, she asked Harry where his "uncle" was. "He's in the loo," Harry answered, handing over a few pounds. "Speaking of which . . ." Harry grabbed his trunk and Hegwig's cage and walked into the lavatory. A man walked out just as Harry walked in. Lupin was standing by the sinks.

"Is anyone else in here?" Harry asked.

"No," Lupin answered. "Harry, what are you doing?" he asked the boy wizard, who placed his trunk in front of the door and sat on it.

"Keeping uninvited guests out," Harry answered, pulling an object out of his pocket. It was a small, oval-shaped device with a black horn or antenna growing out of one side. Remus, of course, having two magical parents, had no idea what it was. It was a walkie-talkie. "Last chance Remus, are you certain you want to do this?"

"I don't really have much of a choice, Harry. No one else has ever offered me anything once they found out what I am. This means more to me than you can possibly realize."

"All right," Harry said. "In that case, Remus Lupin, prepare to have your world turned upside down." He pressed the "talk" button. "This is Harry; we're ready for pickup."

No sooner had Harry finished speaking, than a cloud of pink smoke exploded out thin air and materialized into a blonde, young woman. Remus reached for his wand, but then realized that his woman, whoever she was, was no witch. Apparitation did not produce pink smoke, and the woman wasn't wearing robes but some sort of black suit. What convinced him she was no threat, however, was none of that, but the fact that first thing she did was embrace Harry, who did the same to her.

"Remus," Harry said when he released her. "I'd like you to meet my Aunt Ashley."

" . . . Pleased to meet you, my name is Remus Lupin," the werewolf said, still not comfortable with the strange newcomer.

"Ashley Magnus," the woman answered, speaking with the same accent Harry did. "James told me a lot about you, Remus. It's nice to finally meet you."

Remus gasped. "James? You mean James Potter? You knew Prongs?"

"He was my younger brother," Ashley said. "Well, half-brother, actually. We had different fathers; Mom had a lot of fun, see? Ready to go?"

Remus held back tears. Ashley looked nothing like James, but she seemed to share his spirit. "Yes," he answered. "I'm ready."

"Grab your stuff," Ashley said. Remus picked up his trunk. Then, Ashley Magnus walked over and threw her arms around him. Remus Lupin disappeared in a cloud of pink smoke.

By the time Lupin materialized in who-knew-where, he was certain the young woman's method of travel was not Apparation. Although this method of transportation did involve the nauseating spinning of Apparation, it lacked the sensation of being squeezed through a rubber pipe. The arrival was far smoother than Apparation, which often left even veteran travelers feeling queasy.

As for the place he had wound up in, all he could saw was that he was in a room which rivaled the Great Hall at Hogwarts. It was a circular room, large beyond large. All around him were doorways leading to more rooms in this strange place.

"Impressed, Remus?" Harry asked behind him. Turning around, Lupin saw the young man standing with the woman who had brought them here. Standing beside them was a middle-age woman with long, brown hair and a man in wearing both a suit and a strange, metal harness of some sort. "Allow me to introduce Dr. James Watson, head of the UK Sanctuary, and Dr. Helen Magnus, my grandmother."


Preview: Nexst Chapter- Harry's friends meet the family! Plus, the action starts to build.

AN: I personally think this chapter was a bit of a let down, but I promise I'll try to make up for it.