So Coulson is alive and well, the Avengers know he's okay too.
Going to have time pass quicker on Asgard than on Earth so 6 months on Earth went by quickly on Asgard.
Ooh! I sent my CV in for job today -first time ever applying somewhere! So hopefully they get back with me soon!
Well done to the people that guessed it was Nick Fury at the end of chapter 2, I was trying to be all mysterious but a lot of you knew who it was anyway.
Anyway, best get onto the chapter before I bore you all out of reading (by the way, this chapter itself is about 3,800 words so hope that makes up for the short chapter before.)
Heads turned quickly to find a tall, black man with an eye patch, behind him was a white man in a suit.
"And you are?" Harry asked with a raised eyebrow and a slightly annoyed expression
"Nick Fury. The Director of SHIELD."
"Oh, you're the bastard that's been hounding Kingsley to have me join…oh. I am a right idiot. I knew the name 'Avengers' sounded familiar. These are the guys you wanted me to help out."
"That is right, Mr Potter. Though we find ourselves curious and wishing to know more of your story. Perhaps you could continue?" The white man said as he moved closer, holding his hand out to Harry, who shook it, "I'm Agent Phil Coulson."
"How long have you been here?" Tony asked in confusion, "And why'd JARVIS not notify me?"
"For all of Mr Potter's story," Coulson replied,
"Sorry I had to inform them as it's part of my job and I managed to silence JARVIS." Natasha murmured looking at Harry, who could spy the genuine apology in her eyes, he smiled.
"It's alright, if it's your job then there's not much else you can do." She nodded her head in gratitude for his understanding.
Fury and Coulson took a seat on another couch that Harry didn't know existed, they looked at him expectantly. Harry turned to Teddy to find him nodding his head for him to continue.
"So the following months after the Battle of Hogwarts, I take it?" Harry asked to see if that's what they wanted him to talk about. They nodded.
"Well immediately after, my week was full of funerals. A lot of people invited me to those of people I didn't know and…I already had Remus and Tonks' funerals, Snape's, Colin's and Lavender's to go to and…I just couldn't bring myself to go to more. I…I was too guilty. I felt that it was my fault they were all gone and that Teddy was an orphan. So I went to five and then that was it." Harry paused for a minute and stood to look out of the window. His breathing slowly evened out as he calmed down and wiped a stray tear away before taking a seat again and wrapping an arm around Teddy, who buried his face into his godfathers chest, "Sorry it's a difficult subject and I know it's been almost a decade and a half but this is the first time I've really opened up about…well, my entire life I guess."
"That is alright, my friend. Do take your time, I can recall how you were when we met and as I said then I do not fault you or think you are being silly." Thor murmured in a surprisingly quiet tone,
"We all have pasts we do not wish to speak of. By doing so, you are being incredibly brave." Steve commented in a prideful tone,
"Continue when you are ready." Natasha murmured looking towards the young pair.
"Sorry. So after that week, I started to help out where I could. The next few months I was constantly busy. I helped in rebuilding Hogwarts as much as I could-" Harry was interrupted by Teddy snorting in amusement causing everyone including Harry to look at the teenager with raised eyebrows, "Something you'd like to say, Teddy?"
"'As much as you could' yeah right, Auntie 'Mione said you'd be at Hogwarts working until you dropped in exhaustion leading to Uncle Ron, Uncle Fred and Uncle George having to drag you back to the Burrow!" Harry looked slightly sheepish as he grinned and Teddy turned to everyone else with a serious look in his eye, "Uncle Harry has no self-esteem and very low self-confidence, I think after learning of the Dursleys, you know why. But Hogwarts was the first place that felt like home for him and so he felt really guilty about it being broken and all, so he did as much fixing as he could, which made everyone worry even more about him because he's a dimwit."
"Okay, Teddy, that is enough, take a bloody breather!" Harry exclaimed loudly over his now panting godson, who had spoken in one big breath and hadn't bothered to pause once in his explanation-type-thing, "Anyway, where was I? So along with the rebuilding, I had meetings, interviews and all that shit. I was trying to help reconstruct the ministry and was rounding up Death Eaters for their trials -I sat through all of them to make sure no one was innocently thrown into Azkaban like Sirius. I even made sure the three Malfoy's weren't put away, only fined and had any dark objects taken from their home. Then once that died down, I went back to the Burrow because I'd been so busy I'd only see them in passing. But, then there was that whole debacle and I'm sure you're not interested in that."
"Drama? Gossip? Dude, please. We humans thrive off that shit! It may as well be the air we breathe!" Clint exclaimed bringing out many chuckles,
"What Birdbrain is meaning to say, is please do tell us." Tony clarified causing Harry to sigh, but smile and continue,
"Well in my sixth year I had a bit of a relationship we Ginny. I mean we made out but nothing more. I found that I felt pressured into having a relationship with her, it was expected and I didn't want her then nor did I want her after the war. But, she tried to get back with me after the war and wouldn't take no for an answer. It really doesn't help that she looked too much like my mother, like you Natasha and as beautiful as you are, I am in no way attracted to you. Of course, it doesn't help that I'm gay. But, anyway, Molly and Ginny were both going on and on about me getting back with Ginny, marrying her and having children -Teddy here's enough of a hassle!" Everyone laughed especially when Teddy punched Harry in the shoulder before they calmed down and allowed Harry to continue, "They wanted and expected a 'Lily and James Potter' 2.0 type-thing. I didn't want it. Why on Earth would I want to become a carbon copy of my parents?
But the one time I went back to the Burrow during all of the reporters, meetings and all that fun shit was the last time for quite a while. I didn't trust Molly or Ginny to not put a love potion in my drink and they were constantly going on about how 'confused I must be because no way in Hell could I be gay' and I just couldn't deal with that, not on top of everything else. Sure I still hung out with my Ron, Fred, George, Bill and Charlie. But, Ron went to Australia with 'Mione to find her parents and whilst doing so the two got engaged, Fred and George had their business but I often helped them in the shop to pass time and talk with them, they were perfectly alright with it. Then, of course, I didn't know either of the eldest brothers all that well, Charlie was busy with his dragons and so we could only talk over owl or I could go over to Romania for a bit, which I did, even made friends with that Hungarian Horntail that tried to slaughter me in fourth year! Bill, well he had a busy schedule too, what with his wife and Gringotts -though he was extremely interested in my break-in, which luckily the Goblins weren't pissed at me about, probably because I'd always been polite and respectful to them compared to the rest of the population who look down on the Goblins. Oh, I did see Arthur, their dad, he was always really kind to me, so we occasionally spoke. But, yeah…that was it really, don't think I actually went to the Burrow until my birthday when they invited me for dinner." A smirk crawled across Harry's face,
"Ooh, what's that look for?" Came Clint's voice,
"Oh, just remembering something -and I take it you all want to know 'cause you're nosy buggers?" Everyone nodded there head, including Teddy but excluding Fury, though Coulson gave a very subtle incline of his own balding head. "It's nothing much but when I went to the Burrow all the Weasley men save for Ron, Percy and Arthur were acting all…how do I put this…romantic with me. They took my jacket, they were perfect gentlemen -even the bloody twins which scared me half to death! Then over the meal they were flirting and winking, I finally understood their game -they were showing just how gay I was because they were really respectful of me and didn't like Molly or Ginny's attitude towards my sexuality. So, logically, I flirted back, touched them when I passed, giggled, winked and all that." Harry paused trying to rein in his laughter, "It was beautiful. They still do it to this day when I go over for a family meal -they still class me as an adoptive family member- as Molly and Ginny try to push me into a relationship -still after fourteen years, they continue to do so! But, anyway, it's just something I love and look forward too. The other three Weasley men who don't get involved end up laughing their bloody heads off -Ron always seems to fall on the floor! Their wives enjoy it too, just Molly and Ginny who get annoyed -oh and obviously whoever Ginny's current boyfriend is." The group couldn't hold in their amusement and laughter was everywhere, even the Fury and Coulson were laughing, though Fury was slightly more subtle than everyone else,
"It's so disgusting seeing Uncle Harry kissing all my other uncles cheeks. Like the first time I remember was when I was seven maybe and he scarred me for life!" Teddy exclaimed with a grin on his face and a twinkle in his eye.
"When did you get Teddy then? I recall you saying he lived with his grandmother before you started at Hogwarts." Thor murmured and Harry held Teddy close,
"He was being looked after by his grandmother, Andromeda, until he was 5 months old, then I got him. See with Andromeda, she…well she lost everything. Her husband died, then with no time to grieve she lost her daughter and son-in-law along with her sister, who may have been horrible but was still family to a degree. On top of it all…she had to look after a baby, her grandson. I…well I don't think she could cope. It was too much for her. She…I got a Fire-Call saying she had passed away peacefully in her sleep. Legally, Teddy was mine but, well Molly overheard and ranted that I shouldn't have to look after a baby and that she'd do a better job…I like to think I've done a decent job, though he hasn't made life easy." Harry ran a hand through the teenager's colourful locks affectionately. "Come September, Minerva asked me to teach DADA, she knew I had Teddy, but still asked. I took the job as I needed something to pass the time and stop me from wallowing in despair."
"Ooh, this is the part I come in!" Bellowed Thor in excitement,
"That it is, Big Guy." Harry replied with a chuckle, "It happened on Halloween. Hagrid was babysitting Teddy before taking him to the Great Hall to experience Halloween for the first time, though he won't remember it, whilst I was visiting my parents grave. Then I headed back to the Hall to have dinner once I returned and about ten minutes later, this guy" Harry pointed his thumb to Thor, "comes waltzing in like he owns the place, he outstretched his hand and Mjölnir came shooting out of the belt-like thing I had her tied to -see I kept her on my person because when I didn't Teddy used her as a dummy." Teddy gave a sheepish grin, "And the other times I didn't she followed me and tripped me up." The comment had many laughing,
"What is a dummy?" Clint whispered to Natasha, who sighed and replied with,
"It's what the British call a pacifier."
"Wait, your hammer can move on its own?" Steve exclaimed,
"That it can, Captain." Thor grinned gleefully.
"So when Mjölnir flew from my side, I stood and pointed my wand at him -I mean it was logical as he could've been a threat to the students- but he simply stood there…"
*Flashback*
Sitting down in the Great Hall, Harry couldn't help but smile at all the cheerful expressions as students enjoyed their Halloween dinner despite the painful anniversary it was for Harry. Looking down at the baby nestled against his chest, Harry kissed his forehead and chuckled as Teddy's hair changed from jet black to a blue, portraying his happiness before it faded to look like Harry's once again. Lightning and thunder flashed outside the window and across the ceiling of the Great Hall. A sense of foreboding shot through Harry's body as though it was lightning and he stood just as a man waltzed inside the Hall. His hair was soaked and his body was covered in a cape of darkness. The room had silenced abruptly as the students and staff stared in confusion. The stranger outstretched his hand. Harry felt something move. It was the hammer that he had holstered on his belt. It should've been impossible for anyone to even summon Mjölnir off of, somehow the hammer flew from Harry's side and landed in the blond man's large right hand. There was a deafening silence. Everyone in the Hall were frozen in shock and confusion. Harry started to move towards the man. He had handed Teddy to Hagrid once more and cast silent shielding charms around all the students and staff. Harry was a mere 6 feet away when he was thrown backwards, smashing into the stone floor harshly. Lightning consumed the strange man and everyone watched in different levels of fear. As the lightning and thunder dulled, the man's black cape had changed to a Gryffindor red one that showed off the armour covered body beneath.
The man grinned almost manically before turning to the frozen audience. Harry groaned but stood up, he swayed slightly from smashing his head on the hard ground, a trail of blood slid down his temple and cheek. He held up his wand in a defensive manner.
"Who are you and what right do you have by Mjölnir?" He demanded,
"I am the God of Thunder, Thor Odinson. Who are you to threaten me, the rightful owner of Mjölnir." The newly identified man growled pointing the hammer threateningly in Harry's direction,
"I am the man who has been looking after your hammer for the past six months. You have no right to be here, you are breaking and entering." Harry froze suddenly and turned to Hagrid, whose eyes had widened and a snort escaped his lips, "Dear Merlin I sounded just like Uncle Vernon when you came to get me." He gasped, before quickly returning to the man -or rather god- before him. "You come with me, we should talk in an area where the students (and staff) don't feel threatened or intimidated, they do not need this especially after everything they've been through. Hagrid please keep an eye on Teddy." Harry straightened his back confidently, strode towards the supposed God with a purpose, then boldly, he grabbed the arm of Thor and led him to his office.
—LINE BREAK—
They both took a seat and Harry pulled out a bottle of Firewhisky and poured them both a glass before he drained his liquor with a slight gasp as the burning liquid swam down his throat. Coughing slightly, Harry shook his head and turned to the man before him.
"It's not poison." Harry said gesturing to the full glass before Thor, who then grabbed it and downed it as though it was a measly glass of water, "Wow, that's impressive."
"You have good liquor. Another!" Thor murmured before smashing the empty glass on the floor,
"Woah! You did not need to smash it."
"This is how we Asgardian's express our like for a beverage." Harry sighed, but didn't question it as he fixed the cup and refilled it, "But we did not come in here to talk of alcohol."
"You're right. I want to know why you thought it was acceptable to storm in here and cause such a fuss."
"I do apologise. See I had been punished by the Allfather for causing a disruption in an important meeting of his and so I was 'grounded' as you Midgardian's call it. My father sent Mjölnir down to Midgard as part of my punishment and whilst I believe it has been six months for you on Midgard, it has in fact only been a month for me in Asgard. Once my punishment was up, I came to collect Mjölnir. I was rather surprised to find another worthy of her. May I ask how you came of her?" Surprised by the attitude change of the god in front of him, Harry nodded and took a sip of his refilled glass,
"Certainly, you do know where you are though, right?"
"…no. This is my first time in a very long time down on Midgard."
"Oh, well you're in England, but more specifically you're at Hogwarts a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Mjölnir landed herself in the British wizarding world and bang smack in the middle of a battle."
"Wait, Midgardian Seihrs are still around? Heimdall said you all vanished towards the end of your 17th century, though no trace of your existence was found once you entered the 18th century." Thor murmured in glee, "Oh this is marvellous, we have long since worried of your whereabouts!"
"I…umm thank you…I think?"
"You not only wield magic, you are also a warrior?"
"I guess you could call me that-"
"Oh, my friend we must bond over tales of our victories!"
"Umm, Thor. Please, could you sit down?"
"My apologies, I got excited upon the revelation. Please do continue with how you came about my hammer." And so he did. Harry and Thor sat there for hours as Harry spoke of a dark wizard and the Battle of Hogwarts that had happened less than 6 months ago. With alcohol in their bloodstream, they started to tell tales of their adventures, drinking so much Firewhisky that even Thor could barely recall their evening when he woke the following day.
*Flashback end*
"…Then he stuck around for a bit. Thor helped me whenever I would have a nightmare or when I had to deal with some unpleasantry. Though, he has changed a lot since then, I can tell he's become less of a prick. Would you believe me if I told you just how cocky and rude he often was back then? It was ridiculous! But, thankfully, he did cool his attitude down when he stuck around me." Thor looked rather sheepish when everyone's gazes fell on him,
"Well…I would hope that my behaviour has vastly improved. The Allfather cast me down last year to teach me a behavioural lesson. I like to think I have done well."
"You did improve when you couldn't lift your hammer." Commented Coulson. The room became quiet. The Avengers, Fury and Coulson along with Teddy sat there thinking of what Harry had told them, Teddy was shocked about just how horrible things were, sure he had learned what he could whilst at Hogwarts, but not many knew of his school adventures as they just spoke of the war and Harry's involvement. The others were also in shock at the hardships the man before them had faced before he even finished school or became a legal adult! Harry, however, had moved back to the window, his eyes unfocused as he stared out and down at the busy city below. Thoughts and images flashed through his mind as he recalled all of the struggles, the pain, the tears, the bloodshed and the death that those seven years had contained. His knuckles were white as they tightened around the sleeves of his slightly but purposely big hoodie. So lost in his mind, he didn't even hear the voices or calls of his names and only became aware again when he stumbled forward due to arms wrapping around his torso from behind him. It was Teddy. Harry slowly let the tension fall from his shoulders all the way down his arms and too his fingers where they uncurled almost painfully. He placed his hands on top of Teddy's before turning around in his Godson's arms and returning the hug, his face buried in the turquoise locks.
"Sorry 'bout that," Harry mumbled to everyone,
"It is alright, my friend." Thor stated rather quietly,
"Please, it's not a problem if you need a moment -or more, it took guts to share your story." Commented the tall super soldier,
"Yes. You're very brave for telling us." The Black Widow murmured from where she sat next to Clint,
"You're fricken awesome man, you can take all the time you need -ouch!" Came Clint's voice and Harry released a quiet chuckle as he assumed Natasha had hit the archer for his comment,
"Mr Potter, you…are an incredible man." Coulson said with a smile as he looked to the sad boy by the window,
"You have more to -" Before Fury could finish, Tony interrupted, not that anyone should be surprised though this time Tony did it with the intention of stopping the man from pushing the emotional wizard,
"I-" He exclaimed loudly over the Director, "-think it's time for some lunch. Shall we go out? Order in? Or attempt to cook and burn the tower down?" Many started laughing, making Tony pleased that his plan had worked especially when Harry and Teddy looked at them all with a chuckle escaping their lips.
"I can cook for you all, if you'd like. If there was one thing I enjoyed whilst at the Dursleys, it was cooking." Many frowned at the reminder of his despicable relatives, though it also reminded them to ask about them more, they still agreed especially when Teddy nodded fast enough to give himself whiplash, it would appear that the raven haired boy was a great cook.
Author's Notes:
Hope my flashback bit was alright, wasn't too sure what to do with that. Also, the Seihr bit, hopefully that was okay, don't be too harsh if it isn't, I tried to find out what wizards would be called in Norse Mythology and decided to add Midgardian to the beginning!
Said this before but the Harry/Steve will NOT be the main focus and will just be something short and cute. This story is mostly about Harry telling his story and making new friends.
Thank you for your reviews on chapter 3:
Jostanos -Thank you for your suggestion though Harry is gay.
elian0587 -Thank you for your suggestion, I'm like 88% sure it's going to be Harry/Steve.
killernoon -Ah thank you! But, sorry, I'm not doing a threesome here!
AnimeFreak71777 -Umm, thank you? :)
Taylor009 -You guessed right and a curse word wasn't really necessary there.
Silvermane1 -Thank you and as said above, it's only the Avengers from 2012.
Syra Nyth -Thank you so much that's so kind! I'd love to do a Harry/Tony, but unfortunately I think it would be easier to go with Harry/Steve, sorry!
thinkthingthroug -You probably won't read this because you're just a nasty reviewer but I did not make you read this, I'm not corrupting my story and also it is my story, technically I can do what I want and make it go whatever way I want it to whether people enjoy it or not, I actually started this story because it was something I wanted to read but couldn't find. Don't be so rude.
.1654 -Thank you for your suggestion but I'm not doing a threesome but again thank you for the idea!
PappyOldGuy -Ah! Thank you! That's so nice to hear (or read I guess)!
EmeraldMoonChaser -Thank you! My mum said I should watch those episodes so I plan to, but thank you for the friendly advice!
AVID35 -Thank you for the suggestion, I reckon those two will be a couple.
animeromance1972 -Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm not sure I'll be bringing Loki in and if I do then they won't be together, sorry!
Mar91 -That's good, thanks.
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- Harry/Hela Guest, sorry but that won't be happening but I can see how that would be amusing.
-Crossover Idea Guest sorry for the short chapter, hope this one makes up for it! I've never thought about any of those crossovers to be honest, but I might have a little thing and read some other crossover works of those. Thank you!
Finally we have come to the end of this chapter and all those amazing reviews (save for one reviewer but they should be obvious as I kind of rant a little bit at them!)
Hope there aren't too many mistakes, I was going to wait until tomorrow to finish editing and all but decided I wanted to get it up now and hopefully wake up to some awesome reviews! If I don't that's okay. But as I'm a bit sleepy now, I'll finish up.
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