Harry Potter – Alteran
*This is Alteran speech* Mainly Luna
-"Thought or Mental Communication"-
-oo00oo- scene break or time jump.
Disclaimer – I do not own Harry Potter or Stargate SG1 nor do I receive money for my writing.
A/N – I had a hard time with this chapter. I had a hard time limiting myself in repetitive dialog about information that is well known at this point in the story from previous chapters. Update - I am currently writing chapter 16. you will see SG1 starting in chapter 10.
Chapter 7 – Christmas and Parents
The next day Harry, the girls, and Dobby all climbed into a gate ship and took it through the gate back to Earth. Harry also had a nanite swarm come through to perform maintenance on the outpost and do any construction he needed. He brought some other upgraded equipment with him that the outpost didn't have or only had outdated versions of.
When they arrived in the expanded room of the outpost that held the gate they all climbed out of the ship. Harry set the nanites to constructing a launch tube up through the ice with a cloaking device at the top so it wouldn't be seen by any government military or science satellites. He wanted to be able to use the gate ship on Earth if he needed to.
Luna left to go visit her father and see how he was doing while Hermione had a letter to send to her parents. She had tossed out the idea of having her parents join them on Olympus but she didn't know yet how to broach the subject with them. Harry had suggested that he could meet with them during the Hogwarts Christmas break and see how they took it.
After everyone was settled again in the outpost, Dobby approached Harry with a question.
"Master Harry Potter, could Dobby… bring Winky to the outpost? And you should get Kreacher from House of Black as well."
Harry knew that Winky had been released from Crouch's service during his third year at Hogwarts but hadn't heard anything else about her since then. If she hadn't found anyone to bond to since then, she was most likely not doing very well.
"Dobby, where is Winky now?"
"She is at Hogywarts, but she not doings well. She has been freed and hasn't found a masters yet."
"Dobby, go find Hermione, ask her if she will bond with Winky, if she won't I will." Harry suggested.
"Dobby will goes find her now. Thanks you Master Harry Potter." Dobby disappeared.
"Stop calling me Master Harry Potter, Dobby, it's just Harry." Harry called after him. He had told Dobby this a few dozen times now but the little elf just wouldn't budge on it.
Harry then summoned Kreacher, he gave him the choice to join them or to remain at 12 Grimmauld Place. He explained everything to Kreacher and order him to never speak about it to anyone except Harry, the two girls, and Dobby. Kreacher was still being nasty but after finding out Harry was the one to destroy the locket he chose to stay with him.
Harry sent Kreacher off to find Dobby, him being Harry's head elf. He would teach Kreacher what he needed to know.
Harry settle in after that to oversee the nanites, not that they needed oversight. He just didn't have anything else to do. He checked in with Rose to get updated on what was happening on Earth, which wasn't much. She did tell him of the change in government within the wizarding world which did surprise Harry. He decided he would keep an eye on it for now but still wasn't ready to go back or see Dumbledore yet.
So by the end of the day Harry was bored. He had sat in the control chair for an hour just scanning the solar system for anything interesting. He found nothing. He spent a few hours meditating with Hermione trying to break open her potential but they both knew that it would and could take months if not years.
Dobby had returned with Winky after getting permission from Hermione. It took some convincing to get Winky to bond to Hermione but in the end she did. Dobby then took her and Kreacher off to explain the rules and everything about the outpost, Olympus and the stars.
The only unusual thing that happened was that Luna didn't return that night. Harry checked in with her and she was fine, just staying with her dad.
It was going to be another month before Hogwarts entered its Christmas break so Harry figured he could just go back to Olympus every couple days to check on things there… He was finding he didn't do lazy very well.
-oo00oo-
December 19th
The rest of November and most of December was uneventful. Luna was spending a lot of time with her dad and on some side project she didn't want to talk about yet.
Harry and Hermione split their time between Earth and Olympus. Harry keeping a close eye on the construction going on and Hermione basically just keeping him company.
Hermione had her own side projects going on too. She was investigating magic scientifically with the help of the Alteran technology and knowledge. She was hoping to find out exactly how magic users were able to control the zero-point energy. She was also doing a lot of arithmancy and comparing it to Alteran math. She had downloaded a little more of the higher math's but not enough to even use up a percentage point of her potential.
The three of them did spend a lot more time together as well. They spent time at the cove, swimming and sunbathing, which drove Harry to a lot of distraction. Seeing the girls in their what appeared to be shrinking swimwear, was giving Harry a lot of material for his dreams. Both the girls had been a lot more liberal with their kisses to his cheeks too.
The one time that Luna lost her top caused Harry to beam away a second later and not come out of his quarters until the next day.
The one thing the three of them did heavily discuss was how to increase the population on Olympus. They all agreed that approaching first generation witches and wizards through their guardians was the best idea. The problem was that if first generation witches and wizards started disappearing, the wizarding world would start a decline and that could see it crumble completely.
Harry honestly didn't think this was a bad thing, his experience in that world had been less than stellar so he didn't have a very high opinion of the wizarding world. He did have to concede one point to Luna though, he had so far had a very limited exposure to the wizarding world as a whole. There were a lot of other wizarding cultures around the world and Britain's wizarding community shouldn't set the bar for the rest, it was much further behind the times then the rest of the world.
The only thing they could agree on was that it was going to take a lot more planning and discussion before they were ready to do anything. When Hermione suggested that Harry go talk to Dumbledore about it, Harry just said he would think about it.
All in all, it was a good month. So when the Hogwarts Christmas Holiday came around, Hermione and Harry had a plan in mind for her parents, or so Hermione thought. Luna would be spending a few more days with her dad then come to Hermione's house on Christmas day.
Her dad seemed to be doing a bit better at times, he was actually learning how to understand Alteran, so Luna was able to communicate with him a bit. Luna thought her dad was taking it as a game she was playing, inventing a new language. She was just happy that he was playing along and learning.
The three did do some Christmas shopping in the week leading up to the Christmas break in London. They avoided Diagon Alley and any other magical areas since they didn't want to be recognized. Harry had moved some of his fortune to a normal bank the week before so money wasn't a problem.
In order to avoid the returning students from Hogwarts, Hermione sent a letter to her parents saying they would be returning a day early and that she would meet them at the station. She also asked if Harry could stay with them for the holidays but her parents weren't too keen on the idea of having a boy staying with them. They did invite him to come Christmas day with Luna though.
-oo00oo-
December 25th
Harry and Luna appeared in a flash of white light a couple blocks away from Hermione's home in an overgrowth of trees. It was the only place around that the transport wouldn't be noticed. They walked the rest of the way to Hermione's home and up the path to the front door. It was still relatively early since they had been invited to have breakfast with the Grangers.
Harry rang the doorbell and wasn't surprised when Hermione quickly opened it then wrapped the both of them up in a hug. She had been home for a few days and hadn't transported to the outpost, wanting to spend time with her parents.
*Are you going to invite us in or are we to enjoy his closeness out here in the cold? * Luna asked. *You do know I love it when you get all… * she didn't get to finish that statement though.
"LUNA!" Hermione chided. Luna just giggled.
"Are you going to invite your friends in Hermione?" A woman's voice called out from another room.
"Yes mom!" Hermione called back. "Come on in, mom and dad are looking forward to meeting you both."
Harry and Luna followed Hermione into the house while giving each other a wink. They had a plan to get the Grangers in on the secret and hadn't told Hermione about it. Hermione led them into the kitchen that had a large dining area attached to it. Mrs. Granger was in the kitchen area working at the stove and Mr. Granger was sitting at the dining room table that had several platters of food already on it.
"Mom, Dad, this is Harry and Luna. You met Luna when you dropped me off at the end of the summer. Harry this is my Mom, Emma Granger and my Dad, Dan Granger." Hermione made the introductions.
Mrs. Granger turned from what she was doing and looked at Hermione. "So formal Hermione? Hi Harry, Luna, just call me Emma and that's Dan. It's so nice to meet you Harry, Hermione has told us a lot about you. We get the Daily Prophet too; you've been mentioned quite a few times in there as well. Luna it is nice to see you again, from Hermione's letters, you two have become fast friends."
Emma reached out her hand to both the teens as she was speaking, both shook her hand. Dan also got up from the table to meet the two teens.
"It is very nice to meet you both and Merry Christmas to you both." Harry answered back.
*It is nice to see you again. * Luna greeted them.
Both Emma and Dan gave Luna a strange look. "Hermione, I thought you said Luna couldn't speak?" Dan asked his daughter.
Hermione gave Luna a sour look before answering. "She can talk but only in one language. It's a…" Hermione couldn't find a reason that wouldn't sound insulting to Luna.
*Luna, nice ice breaker, good job. * Harry praised Luna.
*Why thank you Harry. I'm going to have fun teasing Hermione all day. *
"LUNA!" Hermione yelled. Harry and Luna both just laughed. Harry was also paying close attention to Emma and Dan while they spoke Alteran. Emma just looked confused but Dan looked like he was contemplating something. Hermione was just looking horrified, she had already figured out where Harry and Luna were going with this.
"Mr. Granger you look like you understand us?" Harry asked.
"Harry, please call me Dan. I didn't understand any of it, but it sounds like a derivative of Latin. I took Latin as a second major in college." Dan replied.
"You are partially correct."
"Harry…" Hermione interrupted.
*Hermione, Harry and I are not going to keep secrets. These are your parents; they deserve to know. * Luna jumped in. Hermione just sighed.
*Ok Lune, I understand. * Hermione responded in Alteran, which caused both her parents to turn surprised looks at her.
"Hermione, when did you learn a new language?" Emma asked.
"I think I can explain better." Harry spoke up before Hermione could. Hermione's parents both turned their attention back to Harry.
Harry smiled as he replied. "How about we enjoy this great looking food though while I explain. This is Christmas after all and we have presents to open too."
"You're right Harry, Merry Christmas, let's eat." Dan stated with a smile to everyone.
Both Grangers relaxed a bit thinking it was something to do with the magical world. The group all sat down at the table and started digging into the great looking breakfast that Mrs. Granger had prepared.
"You said I was partially right? Is it something lost to muggles that the magical world still knows about?" Dan started the conversation. Talking with his daughter over the past couple years about the magical world, he believed that they still had knowledge that had been lost to the normal world.
"I really don't like the term 'Muggle' you are just normal people." Harry stated before returning to the question. "No the magical world is just as much in the dark as the normal world is about this. I said you are partially right because it's not a derivative of Latin, it is the base language that Latin originated from." Harry stated.
"Wait, what? No one knows the exact origins of Latin. How could the three of you be speaking a language older than Latin?" Dan said excitedly.
"The language is called Alteran. If you can wait until after we exchange Christmas presents, I'll be happy to explain, with visual aids." Harry smiled mischievously.
*Harry, I don't know if this is such a good idea. I'm going to be in big trouble when they find out I've been lying to them. * Hermione whined.
*Just let Luna and me handle it Hermione. We need their help anyway and it will be better for all of us and you especially. * Harry replied in his leader of the Alteran's voice. Hermione just nodded.
*You do know there is one drawback to this Harry, it will be harder to have topless days at the beach. * Luna pouted.
"LUNA!" Hermione yelled and blushed at the same time. Harry and Luna just laughed.
"English please?" Emma asked.
"Sorry Mrs. Granger, Luna is a... how do I put this diplomatically." Harry paused to pretend to think. "A tease with a very small mental filter when it comes to said teasing." Harry blushed a little too.
Emma looked at Luna and received a wink from the little blonde girl causing her to start laughing. "Luna, if I ever learn to understand you, I think we will get along just fine." Emma winked back.
"Honey, don't encourage her." Dan chastised his wife while laughing a bit. Hermione looked absolutely scandalized.
*I like your mom Hermione; can I keep her? * Luna asked.
"No, I don't know, maybe, we'll see." Hermione huffed.
"What did she say Hermione?" Emma asked.
"Luna asked if she could keep you…" Hermione huffed again.
"Oh, well maybe I'll just keep her instead." Emma then winked at Luna again.
"Stop encouraging her mom, she's bad enough as it is…" Hermione moaned.
Dan and Harry just watch the interplay with smirks on their faces. Harry was just glad he wasn't the main target of Luna's teasing.
The rest of the meal was entertaining to say the least. Every time Luna said something there was an immediate "Luna!" from Hermione and a request for translation that Harry was more than happy to provide since it was all directed at Hermione. He did filter it a bit, to bring it down to an NC17 rating.
After the meal ended Harry snapped his finger and all the dishes flew to the kitchen where they started washing and putting themselves away. The show of magic surprised Dan and Emma since Hermione had told them that magic wasn't allowed outside of Hogwarts until she turned seventeen and they knew Harry was a several months younger than her.
"Not that I don't appreciate the help cleaning up Harry, but aren't you worried that you'll get in trouble for doing magic outside of school?" Emma asked. Dan was still watching the dishes clean themselves and being thankful he didn't have to do them.
"Nope, I didn't use a wand which is how they track underage magic, so as far as the Ministry is concerned it was an adult witch or wizard that performed the magic. Hermione could have done it with her wand since the tracking charm was removed just before school started." Harry grinned at Hermione.
"She not seventeen, how did it get removed?" Dan asked curiously.
"I removed it. It goes along with the explanation on the language the three of us can speak." Harry replied as he noticed Luna starting to bounce in her chair. "I think it best we do the gifts first though; Luna looks about ready to bounce all the way to the moon in anticipation." Harry smirked at her.
*Been there, done that. Let's go before I moon you. *
"LUNA!" yelled Hermione. "Don't ask mom, she just threatened Harry with living up to her namesake." It took Dan and Emma a second to get it before they both started laughing.
"Oh I think I will keep her, Hermione."
"MOM!"
"Shush Hermione. She's the perfect balance to your… properness."
"MOM! I am not stuck up, I just like rules and books… Grrrr." Hermione started pouting. It was an old running joke in the family about Hermione's proper behavior. Luna started laughing so hard she fell out of her seat. Harry for his part was keeping a straight face but on the inside he was on the floor right next to Luna.
"Ok let's go open presents." Dan announced. That got Luna off the floor and bouncing on the balls of her feet in an instant.
Dan led the way into the family room. It was a bit bigger than the dining room and tastefully decorated with enough seating for the five of them plus a few more. Looking past all the large but again tastefully applied Christmas decorations Harry and Luna could see it was a very loving environment, not overly pompous but showed the wealth of the two dentists in an elegant way.
Harry could tell Hermione was loved because of all the pictures on the mantel of the fireplace and on the walls. It was a stark difference between the Dursleys living room that tried to be as pompous as possible but didn't have the wealth behind it to pull it off.
In the corner was a lovely Christmas tree with quite a few presents under it. "There are a lot more presents under the tree then there was this morning." Emma stated.
"I added a few while we were eating breakfast." Harry replied.
"How?" Dan asked surprised.
"Magic." Harry replied. Dan looked at Harry with a smirk. Everyone found a seat near the tree while Hermione sat on the floor with the presents so she could hand them out. Once everyone was settled, Hermione started handing out the presents.
"Ok, let's see… Luna from me… Harry from Luna… Dad from Harry… Mom from Dad… Me from mom… Ok? Ready… Go." Hermione had explained to Harry and Luna that it was tradition in the Granger house that everyone open a present at the same time. The paper wrapping started flying as everyone tore into their first present.
Luna opened her present, looked inside the box, then up at Hermione with a confused look.
*Hermione, why would you give me a hundred books on magical animals? You know I have it all in my head. * Luna was genuinely confused.
"I know you do, I just thought you might like to have hard copies of all that knowledge so you could show it off in your apartment. Those are all original copies of the books." She looked concerned that Luna didn't like the gift.
Luna got a big smile on her face. *Thank you Hermione. After getting all the knowledge from the repository, it never crossed my mind to get the books. They will make great references if I need to verify something. I love them. * Luna leaned forward and hugged Hermione.
Hermione got a dozen fictional books from her mom. There were more presents from her mom under the tree so she knew something special was under there. Harry unwrapped his present from Luna and opened the box to find a dozen or so small pieces of cloth in different colors. Not knowing what they were he pulled one out and held it up.
"LUNA ELIZABETH LOVEGOOD!" cried Hermione who knew instantly what Harry was holding up.
*What? I want to see his bum when we go to the beach. * replied Luna.
"LUNA!" Hermione was blushing furiously now.
Harry was looking between the two girls, still not understanding but he was getting a very bad feeling about the gift.
Hermione looked at Harry and explained what he was holding up. *Those are g-string speedos Harry. You wear them to the beach. They don't hide much. * Harry looked at the speedos and started blushing to the point he was turning into a tomato.
"Thaank you Luna…" Harry managed to stammer out before dropping the offending piece of cloth back in the box and closing the top.
The Granger parents were both trying not to laugh and at the same time, giving Hermione and Luna some very inquisitive looks.
The rest of the gift giving went mostly uneventful until Luna and Hermione opened their gifts from Harry. They both got Harry gifts at the same time and the boxes looked the same size for both of them. When they opened the gifts, each found a beautiful necklace inside.
Hermione's had three small diamonds on either side a large chocolate diamond pendant that matched her eye color perfectly, all hanging from a platinum chain. As she pulled it out of the box, her dad looked shocked but her mom was oohing and ahhing over it.
Luna's necklace also had three small diamond on either side of a pendant, the pendant though was a large gray sapphire shaped like a triangle, the color matching her eyes. When she pulled it out of the box, it also gave the Granger parents pause. When both girls jump at Harry at the same time knocking him over and rapidly kissing his cheeks, they knew something was up.
After getting kissed to death by the girls he helped them both put on their necklaces. Since those were the last two gifts, Emma decided to pull the girls away from Harry for a few minutes after giving her husband a look.
"Girls, let's go see if we can whip up some refreshments for everyone." Emma suggested.
"Ok mom." Hermione answered for both of them.
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After the girls left the room, Harry sat back in the chair and tried to relax a bit. It wasn't to happen though as Dan had a few questions to ask.
"So Harry, what are your intention towards my daughter?" Dan asked in a don't lie to me voice.
For Harry this was the last question he ever expected and he got a deer caught in the headlights look on his face. Fortunately, it only took him a few seconds to recover before looking at his best friend's father.
"Umm… I think it would be a better question to ask what are Hermione's intentions toward me." Harry half smiled before he continued. "I'm not good with relationships. I'll be honest, I was brought up in an abusive household, I love Hermione as a friend right now, maybe that will change in the future. Hermione and Luna are both trying to get me to understand those types of feeling, Luna more so. I just don't have an answer to your question. I want her to always be in my life, Luna too, in what role they stay in my life is yet to be determined." Harry smiled.
Dan sat there a moment taking in Harry's answer. "I'm sorry to hear about your upbringing, no one should have to grow up that way. It upsets me to know there are still people in the world that treat children that way." Dan's opinion of Harry went up a bit after seeing how he treated the girls today, now knowing about his upbringing. "You are all still young, give it time and I'll ask the question again in a few years. Just don't hurt my daughter and we'll be good."
With the customary threat out of the way, Dan and Harry started talking about the magical world and the changes being reported in the Daily Prophet.
-oo00oo-
In the kitchen the girls helped Emma pull out cups as she started making tea for them. "Ok Hermione, spill." Emma opened the conversation.
"What do you mean mom?"
"You know what I mean. What are you two playing at with Harry?" Emma went for the direct approach.
"Umm… "
*Just tell her Hermione. I would but she can't understand me. * Luna advised.
"Fine… Mom, Luna and I both… Like Harry, so we… decided to share him…" Hermione stammered out. Emma looked at the two girls, Luna was just beaming a smile at her, while Hermione looked like she wanted to crawl under a very large rock.
"Are the two of you… Do the two of you also like each other?" Emma asked.
Luna just started nodding her head vigorously while Hermione turned several shades of red that had not yet been discovered on the color charts but nodded too.
"Don't be embarrassed Hermione. You get your sexuality from me, I'm bi too. I had a girlfriend in college that I shared with your dad for a long time. We would still be together except she moved to the US after we graduated."
"Mom! I did not need to know that…" Hermione yelled in a whisper so as not to let Harry hear her. Luna just smiled and started bouncing on the balls of her feet again. "Luna why do I get the feeling you knew this was going to happen?" Hermione turned her ire on the little blonde.
*I am a seer Hermione. * Luna stated in a matter of fact tone.
"I will get you one of these days Luna." Hermione smile mischievously. "So mom you're ok with this?"
"Absolutely Hermione, just take it slow and don't rush into anything. I DON'T want to be a grandmother anytime soon."
"Don't worry mom, it's going to take years to break Harry out of his shell." Hermione promised. The conversation drifted to other topics for a few more minutes before they all returned to the living room.
After everyone had a cup of tea, Dan looked over to Harry. "You said you'd explain the language thing?"
"I did, with visuals." Harry smiled "Ok, I think the visuals should come first, don't you Hermione?" Hermione looked straight at Harry pleadingly. Harry could tell she wanted to do this but was afraid of how her parents would react.
"I'm getting the feeling there is more going on here than just a language that is supposed to be the root of Latin?" Dan asked.
"Dad… Mom… I need to come clean on something…" Hermione stuttered out then paused. Both the Granger parents looked at their daughter. "I haven't…" Hermione then sat up straighter in her chair. "I haven't been at Hogwarts this year. None of us have." There she said it.
Dan looked at his daughter. "Just where have you been the past four months?" Dan asked in a calm voice though Hermione could see he was fighting not to get angry. Dan then turned and looked at Harry for an explanation.
"Please don't be angry with Hermione. I offered her an alternative to Hogwarts over the summer. I did advise her to tell you that she wouldn't be returning to Hogwarts but she was afraid of what you would say. I didn't push the issue since you are her parents, so it wasn't my choice." Harry replied.
Dan looked back to his daughter. "What was this offer that you felt you had to lie to us?" Hermione could see the disappointment in her father's eyes.
Still sitting straight in the chair Hermione replied. "To learn our true past, normal and magical, to explore something that has been forgotten for tens of thousands of years, and to rediscover the magical worlds true origins."
"Those all sounds like good things, so why didn't you tell us the truth? Is it a new school? Seeing the gifts Harry gave you, I can guess that he paid for this school?" Dan was still angry, but in the Granger house, things were discussed and talked about in a rational manner. Emma while upset was letting her husband deal with this for now. She would jump in if needed.
"Mr. Granger." Harry interrupted. "While your deductions are very plausible, they unfortunately are only partly correct and there is a lot more to it. If you would allow me to show and explain it all, you will find it is much, much more."
Emma jumped in at this point. "Harry, after watching the three of you today, I don't think whatever the truth here is, is bad. If you can explain it all to us, we would appreciate it." Emma didn't smile but she was giving them a chance.
"Thank you Mrs. Granger. Can I start by telling you that Hermione now holds four Doctorates and one of them is an MD." Harry grinned at the Granger parents' as their jaws dropped and looked between Harry and Hermione.
"How is that possib…" Before Emma could finish the question there was the familiar white light and everyone in the house disappeared. Harry had made sure to lock the house up magically before he transported everyone.
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"Welcome to the Terre Outpost." Harry announced once the transport was complete. The Grangers looked around the room they were in, seeing the walls were covered in strange symbols, the single weird looking chair in the center of the room and a woman standing off to the side, watching them.
"Where are we?!" Dan exclaimed.
It was the woman standing off to the side that answered. "Terre Outpost, constructed fifty million years ago by a race called the Alterans. The outpost is currently located several thousand feet below the Antarctic ice, four hundred miles south of McMurdo Station. This outpost was once the resting place of the city ship Atlantis and is the only remaining Alteran construction on Earth."
Harry was quite surprised that Dan's only reaction was to look like a fish out of water, Emma fainted. Hermione rush to her mother, pulled out her scanner, and ran it over mom. "She's fine, she should wake up in a minute. Dad?"
Harry looked at Rose. "Rose, will I ever be able to bring someone here that you don't cause to faint?" Rose just smirked.
Dan looked down at his daughter, kneeling next to his wife, and his brain got back in gear. "Emma!"
"Mom's fine dad, she just fainted."
"I seem to have that effect on people when I tell them about this place. Harry fainted... Three times? If I remember correctly."
"HEY! It was only twice and you remember everything…" Harry protested.
At that moment Emma opened her eyes and looked up to see her daughter kneeling over her and her husband looking worriedly down at her. "What just happened?" she asked.
"You fainted mom." Hermione replied as she helped her mom back to her feet. Once on her feet, Dan wrapped his wife in a hug then looked at Harry. "Tell me that was a joke?"
"I wish I could. Dan, Emma, let me introduce you to Rose." Harry indicated the woman who had spoken. "Rose is a hard light hologram; she is the visual representation of the computer artificial intelligence that runs this outpost.
Everything that Rose just told you is completely true. Humans were not the first to inhabit the Earth. The Alterans are a very old race, their history goes back beyond fifty million years. They didn't originate in this galaxy but traveled here in search of a new home after their society fractured into two feuding factions, religious and technological. The technological faction is the one that fled their home galaxy in search of a new home and eventually settle here on earth."
Dan and Emma stared at Harry for a minute, it was Emma that responded first. "How... did you find all this out, how did you end up here in this… Outpost?"
"It's a long story and I will be happy to tell you but first let's go someplace where we can be a bit more comfortable."
"Ok" replied Emma with some trepidation.
"Then please follow me." Harry turned and walked toward one of the walls, it opened up to reveal a hallway behind it, Dan and Emma following him after giving Hermione and Rose a bewildered look.
During all of this Luna watched and smiled that smile she gets when things are going the way she wants in the grand scheme of the time lines she sees. She looked at Hermione standing next to her who had a look of foreboding on her face. *Hermione, everything will be ok. Trust Harry and me. This is our Christmas present to you and your parents. You will all be together in this. * Luna explained in her dreamy voice.
Hermione looked at Luna and smiled before taking her hand and following Harry and her parents out of the room and down the hall toward the Astria Porta room.
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Harry led the Grangers down the hall and into the Astria Porta room. Dan and Emma looked around the room as they entered and could she some kind of ship off to the side of the large room and a large circular object at the far end. Dan even noticed what looked like a workshop set up to one side of the room.
"Umm Harry, this doesn't look much more comfortable than the last room we were in." Dan spoke up. "At least that one had a chair in it."
"Oh this room isn't our final destination." Harry smiled. Harry walked toward the Astria Porta and stopped a few feet in front of it.
"Dan, Emma, this is an Astria Porta." Harry waved his hand at the Stargate. "It is a device that allows instantaneous transport from one place to another by generating a stable wormhole through space and time." Harry then waved his hand at the gate again activating it without the explosive whoosh that happens with normal dialing. He looked back at the Grangers with a smile before turning and walking into the event horizon.
Luna giggled a bit and while still holding onto Hermione's hand skipped past the Grangers and through the Stargate. Dan and Emma looked at each other in that way that only married couples could then followed the teens.
When they arrived on the other end of the wormhole neither of them had any side effects, thankfully. Harry had moved the Navo Altera gate to a large hill that overlooked Olympus sitting peacefully on the waters close to the shore of the small ocean. That was the sight that greeted the two Grangers as they emerged from the gate.
"Welcome to Navo Altera." Harry greeted them. He then pointed up into the sky as it was just after dusk on the planet. Both Grangers looked up into the sky and saw another world hanging there like it was the moon. Emma gasped and looked ready to faint again. Dan just looked stunned as he held onto his wife.
"Mom, dad…" Hermione had moved to stand next to Harry. She pointed behind her at the city that was all lit up and shined in the post dusk evening. "Welcome to our home, Olympus."
That was the last straw for both the Grangers and they both fell to the ground onto their butts, but thankfully stayed awake.
It was Dan that spoke first this time. "Herm… Hermione, where are we?"
"This is Navo Videeum 2 also known as Navo Altera, it is 39.6 light years rimward from Earth. The city you see is Olympus, it is one of two Alteran cities left in the universe that we know about and has been our home for the last four months.
I'm sorry I lied to you. I just didn't know how to explain my choice to go on this adventure with Harry and Luna and well we are trying to keep it a secret from both the normal and magical worlds. I'm really sorry." Hermione then dropped to her knees in front of her parents, who were still sitting on the ground. "Please forgive me!"
Both Dan and Emma got to their knees in front of Hermione and pulled her into a group hug. For the next few minutes the three held each other. Harry could see them whispering to each other but couldn't hear what was being said and didn't want to know. It was a private moment between family and none of his business. While they waited, Luna held his hand and gave him that serene smile that only she could give.
The Granger family finally all got to their feet and Emma turned to Harry. "So are we going to meet the aliens that have been teaching the three of you. I feel like I'm in a Star Trek episode."
Harry didn't smile this time. "You've already met the last three Alterans. Olympus can hold three million people, currently it is home to only the three of us. We are the last of the Alteran race and we are only descendants of them. Hermione is 56% Alteran at a DNA level, Luna is 63% Alteran, and I am 76% Alteran. Let's go to the city and we can tell you everything."
Everyone nodded and in a flash they were all in Hermione's apartment in the city. Over the next few hours, Harry and the girls told Hermione's parents everything that had been going on. Well they left out a few details, like the private cove beach they had. By the time they were done it was very early in the morning Navo Altera time, luckily they were all on Earth time. Harry had Dobby prepare dinner for the group, it was as they were sitting around the table eating that he brought up the big question.
"Dan, Emma, I did have an ulterior motive in telling you about all this." Harry stated.
"Oh? And what would that be Harry?" Dan asked. He and Emma were still feeling a little overwhelmed but having talked about it all now for four hours had calmed them both down a bit.
"We want you to join us here on Olympus. We have a lot to do and it's only the three of us. Alteran DNA is starting to come back on Earth, mostly in the magical community but also in the normal one as well. We three have the highest amount of Alteran DNA but more and more children are being born with increasing amounts. We want to eventually start bringing them here, teach them of their true ancestry, and rebuild the Alteran race and society." Harry paused to let them take in what he just said.
"It was the primary mandate set to me when the outpost on Terre found me. One man can't build a race. I would have to have fifty wives." Harry chuckled. "That is not going to happen, I have enough trouble keeping up with these two and they aren't even my wives." Harry pointed fingers at Luna and Hermione.
"The outpost scanned you when you first arrived. I know where Hermione got her DNA from. You are both, yourselves, 26% Alteran plus a few tenths. It's not much, but it is enough that you can access and control the systems here, you can even download about 13% of the repository, I recommend a small history overview, the Alteran Language, and maybe expand your medical knowledge or another subject that you might be interested in. You won't be able to get the higher level stuff but… We need help." Harry finished.
"This is something we'll need to think about Harry. There is a lot to consider, extended family, our careers, our home, I hope you weren't expecting an answer right away?" Emma replied. She could see that Dan was still taking it all in.
"I know this is something you'll need to think about. The offer is open ended. You are welcome to come visit here anytime you want in the meantime. I'll have a communication bracelet for each of you before you leave so you can talk to Hermione anytime you want and can ask Rose at the outpost to transport you there if you want to visit here." Harry responded.
"Mom, Dad, this is the adventure of a lifetime, I hope you can see why I had to come?"
"We do darling; we only wish you had told us the truth sooner. You know we have and will always support your choices." Emma told her daughter with a small smirk toward Luna.
"MOM!"
*I am keeping her! * Luna giggled.
-oo00oo-
It was an hour later that the group left the city to return to Terre. Luna opened the gate with a wave of her hand and the group stepped through. Good to his word, Harry gave each of the Grangers a bracelet and showed them how to use them. Harry and Luna said their goodbyes and then Hermione and her parents disappeared.
*That went well Luna. *
*I knew it would, we are going to need them in the future… * That's all Luna would ever say about her seer ability. She kept her visions to herself and tried to affect things toward the best outcome. She did keep a personal log in the computer about her visions and her choices in manipulating things toward those outcomes, though only she had access to it.
*I know. Luna, I know you do your best to choose the best future paths. Do me one favor, always choose the best one even if it means my death. I don't have a death wish; I just don't want you saving me at the expense of another life or millions of other lives. *
For the first time since first meeting Luna, Harry saw Luna's face become completely serious and her eyes were completely focused on his.
*I cannot make that promise Harry, nor will I ever make it. A million lives may be more important to you than your own, but your life is more important to me then all the lives in this universe. You may not completely understand the feelings involved but I do. I Love you Harry Potter, so does Hermione and we are nothing without you. * She then turned and walked away toward the control room in the outpost.
Harry stood there flabbergasted. What had just happened had not even enter the realm of possibilities in his mind. That Luna and Hermione loved him in that way was beyond his comprehension. That gentle Luna would choose him over the rest of the universe just didn't equate in his mind.
