Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Katekyo Hitman Reborn
A/N: Timeline is going to be skewed, but this is an AU, so there isn't much to complain about. Onto the story!
Nova licked chocolate off her bottom lip and peered at Tsuna as the boy shifted uneasily. They had been wandering around Tokyo for about an hour now while waiting for her mentor to finish negotiating with the one that would unseal the caramel haired Sky. Nova had decided to get ice cream about ten minutes after they had arrived in Tokyo and dragged Tsuna with her. The boy stared at her with a frown, "W-we should head back."
"We will," Nova smiled lightly while her instincts practically sang, "Just a few more minutes,"
Her mentor was likely going to kill Nova, but she didn't really care. She had dreams of meeting someone and he'd be in this spot soon enough. The fact that her mentor was going to be arriving seconds afterward just made this more amusing. While she wouldn't admit it for a long time, Nova was a bit of a troll and enjoyed causing chaos especially when she saw things work out if she did certain things. With a final spoon full, Nova dumped her empty plastic bowl into the trash can before grabbing Tsuna's hand and moved a few feet to the left. Just in time too as something screeched past and crushed the chairs they'd been using, Tsuna let out a loud, "HIE!"
Letting go of the boy, Nova moved towards the helmeted 'toddler' struggling to get away from his now damaged bike. She grabbed the 'toddler' and pulled him away while using a small amount of mist flames to hide them as a group of men in black suits appeared. In a burst of mist flames, Nova's mentor appeared and opened her mouth to say something only to pause. Nova felt a burst of pride in herself at the shock radiating from her mentor and asked, "Auntie, can we keep him?"
An hour later, Viper was found herself regretting her decision to help Sirius out if only because of the immense headache her damnable charge created. She knew that it was her own fault for teaching the brat, but Viper hadn't expected Nova to use it against her. It was devious and made Viper's chest well up with pride at how well her student pulled this off. With a low sigh, Viper muttered, "Mou, I should charge you."
Nova beamed at her while Skull stared at them with a dumbstruck expression on his face. Tsuna was thankfully sequestered in the sole bed in the room and sleeping off the unsealing of his flames. Skull burst out, "The great Skull-sama de-"
"Shut the hell up before I charge you," Viper growled before taking the strawberry milk Nova offered her and almost sighed upon realizing the brat had dosed it with some headache relief potion, "Nova is my charge. One of my few relatives that I don't dislike needed me to take care of her and keep her from a bad situation. I agreed for a price and she's been with me since a few days after her parents died,"
"Auntie, can Skull be my watcher while you're busy?" Nova asked with an innocent expression on her face.
Viper stared at her before looking at Skull for a few moments. While she wouldn't outwardly admit it, Skull could probably handle Nova really well. He would be the best person to teach Nova how to use the inverted Cloud flames the girl boasted, minor though they maybe. Nova was responsible enough to stay out of trouble for the most part and only get involved if she deemed it okay. Skull was also the best out of their group to handle kids with Fon coming in as a close second. With a low sigh, Viper turned to the wide eyed inverted cloud and said, "Mou, if you do this, I won't charge you for getting that Famiglia off your trail. I will also keep Reborn away from you. It is only until Nova turns 18 which will be in seven years."
Skull blinked and thought about it, "Will you get a tank for Oodako and can I leave if I need to?"
Viper inclined her head, "So long as you give me a good warning of when you need to leave and good reason."
"I can do that," Skull turned to Nova, "The Great Skull-sama will be watching over you,"
"I'm glad, big brother," Viper almost snorted upon hearing that.
Skull immediatly attempted to get Nova to call him 'The Great Skull-sama' as Viper turned her attention to the sky outside. It wasn't very surprising that Nova would place Skull as an older brother figure just as she placed Tsuna firmly as her younger brother. It wouldn't surprise her if Nova decided that the other members of the Arcobaleno were more members of her family. Nova wanted a big family not only bound by blood, but also by bond. It made her ponder over what she would call the other Arcobaleno. Viper glanced at Skull and smiled behind the rim of her cup. While Viper never held romantic feelings for anyone, she was fond of the cloud as they shared a similar origin not that the other members of the group knew.
Sirius Black let out a bark-like laugh upon reading the news paper that his guards sent him. Oh, this was the result he was looking for. With Viper watching over her, Harriet would never be found by English magical world unless she wanted to be. He wondered what name Viper was having her use. While he hadn't said it to James, he still thought that Harriet was a shitty name for his daughter. If only the black haired man had listened to Lily, Harriet wouldn't have that name. Then again, Sirius knew that Viper would have changed Harriet's name in both the magical and non-magical world while taking the Potter heir out of Hogwarts without Dumbledore knowing.
Sirius wondered what Dumbledore would do now since Harriet was gone. He knew that the old man didn't know of the Secret Keeper switch and wondered if the man would ever attempt to figure it out. With the 'death' of his Goddaughter, the man would probably let her parent's wills be unsealed and finally allow the truth to breath. It would be nice to leave this shitty cell though he was glad that he'd had the foresight to smuggle in the books his family had on flames. His storm flames kept the brunt of the dementors effects away from him while his inverted sun flames helped him stay moderately healthy. It was highly likely that he'd be in trouble within the next year or so if something didn't happen. By that point, he would find a way to escape and meet up with Viper.
Ronald 'Ron' Weasley stared at the newspaper heading with a dumbstruck look on his face. All the plans he made in regards to Harriet Potter crumbled into dust as he read the words:
"The Girl-Who-Lived: Dead"
Swallowing heavily as his mother continued to floo call various people in order to see if they got the same newspaper and find some answers, Ronald left his food untouched and headed up to his room. Every plan he'd had to gain fame had rode on becoming the Girl-Who-Lived's friend and eventually Husband. He felt a burst of anger towards the girl. How dare she die before Ron could meet her and win her heart! How dare she derail all of his plans and schemes!
