Angel's Light

Chapter 9

AN: Hello all and welcome back. First and foremost I want to wish everyone Happy Holiday whichever one you celebrate. I personally celebrate Christmas and as such this is my gift to you guys. It's a little shorter than usual but I wanted you guys to have something just to show I haven't forgotten about you. That said here is the new chapter. Also there is a list of fan-casting at the end of the chapter, not complete by a long shot but I wanted you to see these characters like I do.

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Harry awoke slowly his eyes remaining shut as he tried to fight off the return to the waking world. After being haunted by visions throughout the duration of his impromptu sleeping session he wanted nothing more than rest. Unfortunately while he would like to he couldn't call them nightmares as they had felt far more than that and he didn't retain memories of his dreams/nightmares for longer than a few moments after waking. As he lied there his mind went over everything that had happened the previous day. It had started simple enough with his school shopping, only to go off the rails later in the day with a meeting with his future self and learning of what was awaiting them all in the future. Following that the family had headed out to Potter Manor only to come across Thor of all people who had then revealed himself to also be James Potter after that everything was a blank.

Crawling out of the bed he took a moment to take a look around his new surroundings. The room he found himself in was comprised of silver and grey coloring from the walls to the rather soft plush carpet beneath his feet. A pair of chairs large enough to fit two people, or Hagrid, sat to the right of the bed against the wall separated only by a small round table upon which sat only a lamp. The left wall from floor to ceiling was taken up by a very large mirror. A pair of nightstands sat on each side of the bed while a chandelier hung from the ceiling over a small round cushion that sat on the floor about two feet from the bed.

The bed itself was a bit larger than he was used to and sat against a wall that took up only the center of the room leaving space to walk around it at either side. Following the path around the wall he found himself coming across two doors only one of which was open. Inside he found himself standing within a rather large bathroom decorated with beige tiles and walls with a ceramic tile floor. The room was a large circle which consisted of a large tub that judging by the jet holes within could double as a Jacuzzi over which was a small chandelier. To the left of the tub was a stand in shower, with the toilet to the left of that and the sink to the left of that just in front of the door to the room.

"There you are." Came a voice breaking him from his inspection.

Turning he was greeted to the sight of Remus standing just outside of the door.

The two Marauders had stepped into their respective roles of uncle and godfather fantastically as far as he was concerned. It was only thanks to the two of them that he had surpassed his previous levels in his wand subjects of Transfiguration, Charms and DADA. It was similarly thanks to the combination of his aunt Piper and his godmother Alice that he had awakened an interest in Potions and even Herbology. While he wasn't Neville when it came to the latter subject he was at least well studied in the subject now.

"Where are we?" questioned the boy.

"Potter Manor we are currently in the heir's suite." Said the man.

"So this is my room." Said the boy a hint of surprise in his tone.

"And your father's and his father's before him and so forth." Said Remus causing Harry's eyes to widen.

"Of course it's a bit different from when your father was here. Your mother and Lady Dorea redesigned it when it was discovered your mother was pregnant." Said the man before motioning Harry to follow.

Leaving the bathroom Remus led him around the room showing him little tricks that his mother and grandmother had come up with. For instance the lights gave the appearance of being electric when in truth they were the result of runes that activated a lumos charm which caused orbs of light to appear within the crystals that took the place of regular glass bulbs. The mirror also had its own little trick which caused it to slide back a bit before lifting up to show a large walk in closet. The closet was decorated with checkered silver and grey carpeting to go with smoky grey dressers. Following Remus out of the other door revealed a common room that contained a couch and two more of the two person chairs. There was a large flat screen TV on the wall under which was a fire place.

"There's no Floo access it's just a regular fireplace." Said Remus seeing the look he shot at the thing.

Remus pointed out a few other things to him before directing him to wash up quickly before he led him out of the room and through the halls pointing out things of significance as they passed and promising a proper tour later. Eventually they arrived down the stairs where they found the rest of the group on a terrace near a large pool and a forested area a bit further out. As he took in the view he felt his breath catch in his throat as he looked at it with the sun setting in the distance painting the area beautifully.

Looking away from the scene he found himself looking upon the rest of the group finding that Amelia, Susan, the Longbottoms and Professor McGonagall had all joined them while he was out and all of them looked shocked. He supposed he couldn't blame them as all of them were staring in the direction of the man that had identified himself as James Potter.

"Now that Harry has joined us perhaps you can explain how this is possible." Said Amelia.

She knew without doubt that the man before them was indeed James Potter. She had known James all of her life, him being her god-brother and they had always shared a very close relationship. They had always shared an implicit trust between them. That trust had been displayed when he hadn't even hesitated to let her into his mind she hadn't looked long but had looked for specific things that only James would know and had found them all present. For McGonagall it was much the same with the exception that she was his godmother as such she had a certain knowledge of James and had known what to look for to identify that.

"We will start as all stories do at the beginning." Said James.

As he said this he made a motion with his hand causing the center of the table to glow for but a few moments before it died down showing a stack of books. Harry from his angle recognized them instantly with the forest green cover and orange lettering, even the symbols on the binding.

"Prue told me you've read them." Said James locking eyes with Harry.

"We all have, but what does that have to do with anything?" questioned Piper.

"Everything." Said Prue surprising all of them.

"As I stated earlier I am both James Potter and Thor Odinson. However before that I was known as Uzumaki Naruto, these are my memoirs."

As he said this his form shifted. Instead of shifting into Thor however he became another man with sun-kissed blond hair and the deepest blue eyes any of them had ever seen. His facial shaping also changed but the most striking of all were the three linear markings on each of his cheeks that reminded all of them of whiskers.

"Are you saying everything in these books is true?" questioned Harry in shock.

"Yes, quite unlike those written about your own childhood. These I wrote myself and they are a form of therapy you could say." Said the man picking up the top book which was the first in the series.

Those words had a number of reactions the most prominent being horror at least in Harry's case. The first book alone put you through a whole slew of emotions. From the tragedy surrounding his birth to his time in the orphanage and his treatment there had given him a type of anger he hadn't felt before. That feeling had only burned even fiercer with what he read about his treatment in the academy from not only the students but the teachers as well. As it was the only positive influence he'd seen had been from the Sandaime Hokage.

In truth the things he'd read in the book had actually made him feel better about his own childhood as horrible as that was to believe. As bad as he had it with the Dursley's the books had allowed him to see someone who had it worse than he had. Even with his bad treatment by the Dursley's and Marge they had known better than to try and kill him. Vernon had beaten him that bad only once the results of which had seen Dumbledore arrive to Privet Drive in a fury.

Of course he hadn't remembered this detail until he was at the clinic where they had realized that he had been obliviated. After that visit the Dursley's had known they could only get away with so much, and while the beatings had continued it was never to the point where he was in danger of dying. Of course they still treated him like a slave between the work verbal, mental and physical abuse it had been more than enough for Harry to know he wasn't wanted there. At school however he was safe as the teachers had eventually grown to see Dudley for the bully that he was and then his parents for the people that they were.

Naruto however had no protection. He was hated by everyone from the beginning and had every adult actively poisoning the minds of the youth against him. They would regularly beat him to within an inch of his life and had been actively trying to kill him only he had a healing factor that saved him. He didn't even have teachers that would stop the bullying instead every teacher was a version of Snape in the way they treated him with the exception of one who hadn't come around to a better way of thought and action until Naruto was twelve. This wasn't even mentioning the cause of his misfortune which had been revealed to be a demon fox that had made Harry thankful that all he had gotten was a scar.

"The events in these books happened nearly 9,000 years ago for me. In that time I have done and seen many things and lived many different lives. This brings us to Thor; a few thousand years ago I attended a party with my siblings and as we tend to do we partied hard. The end result of that drunken fun was the creation of Asgard and the Nine Realms. I became Thor and my parents Odin and Freya respectively."

"So why did you hide yourself behind Thor?" questioned Sirius.

"I don't. As Naruto I have already died and my body is made of pure energy. As such I can exist outside of Thor and I tend to do just that. For instance while Thor has only traveled the nine realms I have traveled the multiverse. I have created and destroyed universes even been to the beginning of time."

"So what is this some sort of possession?" questioned Amelia.

"Nothing so damaging. Think of it more like putting puzzle pieces back together. Thor is a part of my essence as such when that essence was placed into James Potter the two became one. When I merged my essence into the body of Thor the two rejoined the greater whole. You see my job is to oversee the multiverse and by splitting small portions of myself I am able to do that and still spend time with my friends and family."

"So like shadow clones." Said Harry.

"Exactly just way more advanced and capable of channeling a lot more power."

"So how should we address you?" questioned McGonagall.

"James or Thor will do. I won't appear in this form that often, may wake your grandmother too early." Said Naruto taking the moment to shift back into James.

"Grandmother?" questioned Harry.

"Lesson one, names have power and hers is a name that is not invoked lightly. You'll learn more about that later." Said James.

"So what does all this mean for Harry?" questioned Sirius.

"Not much has changed. He is still the heir to House Potter and all other titles that hasn't changed. However he is also Hadrian Thorson, Prince of Asgard and second in line for the throne."


Avengers Tower, formally Stark Tower was many things. Most famously it was the home base of the Avengers with the uppermost levels reserved strictly for their usage. It was also the East Coast Headquarters of Stark Industries, for which every other floor was available. The tower also played host to a very high grade security system ran and maintained by Jarvis a very advanced A.I. created by Tony Stark.

At the moment the tower was currently playing host to a number of individuals all of whom were gathered within a living room on the top floor. Tony Stark, the Iron Man himself was obviously in attendance as were Steve Rodgers otherwise known as Captain America, Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow, Bruce Banner aka The Hulk, and Clint Barton whose alias was Hawkeye. Rounding out the bunch was Thor who sat with a half empty bottle of Grey Goose in hand. This was the group known collectively as the Avengers 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes'.

There were also a host of affiliates in attendance included former S.H.I.E.L.D agent now head of Stark security Maria Hill, Colonel James Rhodes alias War Machine, then there was the newest affiliate Sam Wilson also known as Falcon. Then there was Nick Fury, former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D and the man who had first assembled the Avengers. There were also a number of non-combatants in attendance among them were Pepper Potts the current CEO of Stark Industries and more importantly Tony's girlfriend. Also present were Darcy Lewis, Eric Selvic and Jane Foster the later of whom was something a bit more than a friend to the man of the hour. She like many others around the room was one who was currently gazing at Thor as he sat in the middle of them nearly all of them having some kind of odd expression on their face.

"So let me see if I got this straight." Said Bruce catching the Asgardian's attention.

"Prior to the New Mexico incident your father banished you to Earth to teach you humility. To do so he took your spirit and bound it to the body of a baby." Stated the scientist.

"Yes, children specifically newborns are perfect hosts as all of the spiritual pathways in the body are still in development allowing them the ability to eventually channel enormous levels of power." Said Thor.

"Right, so in doing this you lived a real human life school, job the whole nine yards even down to the wife and kid." Said Tony.

"Indeed. Father's plan worked though that was more Lily's doing than anything else." Answered Thor.

"And you went to a school of magic? Like seriously magic's a thing now?" questioned Tony.

"Indeed. From the age of 11 children with the ability in the British Isles are invited to attend one of the various schools if they possess the ability." Said Thor

"So why seal all of that away. I mean it kind of defeats the purpose." Said Darcy

"Because of the way things ended." said Fury surprising everyone but Thor.

"Almost 20 years ago Britain's magical population erupted into a civil war. The participants were known as Death Eaters led by the so called Dark Lord Voldemort. On the other side there were the governmental forces which consistent of what they called Auror's and Hit Wizards. They however were backed by a group known as the Order of the Phoenix of which both James and Lily were members." Stated Fury.

"Why am I not surprised you knew about this?" questioned Tony massaging the bridge of his nose.

"I was brought in by Lily backed by the Queen when the problems spilled into the regular populous." Stated Fury

"So what was the problem?" questioned Clint frowning.

"The same problem that has been plaguing the society for over a thousand years. Ever since the first witch hunts there has been a sentiment that non-magical's should not know or benefit from magic." Said Thor bringing the groups attention back to himself.

"In the late 1800's this sentiment was turned into international law. Of course then come those who are born with the ability in non-magical families. This is the group Lily was born into or so was believed until recently. Regardless the populace is split into three sections Purebloods such as I was who can trace their magic back hundreds of years if not more. Then there are muggleborns the group Lily fell into and finally half-bloods someone who has recent ancestry in both worlds.

Purebloods felt that muggleborns were a threat to the secrecy of magic which is not unreasonable. Eventually that sentiment changed and over time developed into a sentiment of superiority. This gave rise to a group of purebloods who feel everyone else are inferior to them and that non-magical's are little better than animals." Explained Thor

"My human parents Charlus and Dorea Potter never subscribed to that theory or any theory of bigotry really and they were not the only ones against it. Regardless Voldemort took advantage of this sentiment and launched his campaign with the backing of a lot of lesser pureblood families, those that felt they were entitled to more simply because they were purebloods. Eventually the real powerful families such as the Potters were targeted and told either join or die." Said Thor.

"So they capitulated." Said Eric causing the Asgardian to snort in amusement.

"The Most Ancient and Most Noble families are titled that for a reason. Many of them had seats at the Round Table. Before that others like the Longbottom's were Vikings. They would not bend the knee to some upstart with delusions of grandeur." Said the Thunderer surprising quite a few people.

"Hell my father along with the previous Lord's Black and Greengrass fought alongside the Howling Commando's during the European conflicts." Finished Thor causing Steve to look up with narrowed eyes.

"I don't remember anyone claiming to use magic fighting alongside us." Said Steve a serious frown on his face.

"Memories can be modified and even completely erased. From what I was told you all agreed to any knowledge of magic being removed from your memories in order to prevent the discovery of the wizarding world." Said Thor.

"Sounds about right." Said Natasha a teasing smirk playing at her lips.

"Anyway even with Nick helping we were losing badly, then came the prophecy." Stated Thor scowling at the mere thought of it.

"You don't really believe in that junk do you." Said Tony raising an eyebrow at him.

"Do not be so dismissive." Said Thor his tone sharp enough to cut through diamond giving the group at large pause.

"Prophecies are very real things. Prophets and Oracles while rare in today's world do still exist even on Midgard. There is also the fact this prophecy is the reason I was killed, it is why my wife is dead and why my son has spent over a decade of his life being beaten, starved and living as a slave." As he finished thunder boomed outside to speak of his anger.

"Ignore him Thor, he still speaks without thinking." Said Pepper placing a calming hand on the Asgardian's forearm.

"No, the fault is mine Lady Pepper. I am still coming to terms with everything, even the reality of my own existence is not how I knew it to be previously." Stated the man after a few deep calming breathes had been taken.

"So this prophecy?" questioned Steve after a few moments.

"I am unsure of its initial validity, in fact I'm quite sure in the beginning it was quite fake however due to the actions of man it may have become true and self-fulfilling." Said the Asgardian.

"What can you tell us?" questioned Bruce.

Thor paused for a moment before speaking again words said in a particular order that now unnerved him.

"That could have a bunch of interpretations though. Just that 7th month line alone, do you have any idea how many people are born in July." Said Clint.

"Assuming July is even the month in question." Said Fury.

"Exactly. However trouble comes when one tries to shape prophecy to fit their own ends, even we Gods are wary of tampering with such things. It may not have initially been Harry but considering the focus that Voldemort has put on him since it may well be now." Said Thor.

"Where is he now?" questioned Fury.

"Potter Manor resting." Said Thor getting a nod from the former S.H.I.E.L.D Director.

"So what do you need?" questioned Pepper.

"Someone hid my son from the eyes of Heimdall, Loki will be coming to determine how."

At this news several of them turned pensive if not outright hostile.

"What happened with Loki was not unlike what you said happened to your friend. The difference is Loki had full knowledge in who he was and what he was doing yet was unable to do a thing to stop it." Revealed the Asgardian addressing Steve.

"You're saying he was trapped in his own mind." Said Bruce.

"Yes. The official reason he is coming is the search. In truth however he is coming so that we can be sure there are no hidden controls left on his mind from another source." Said Thor

"I'll have a specialist ready for our own assessment." Said Fury.

"Loki never struck me as someone easily put down." Said Natasha.

"That is because he is not now nor has he ever been so, even when we lived our human lives. Whereas I have always enjoyed straight combat Loki has adopted a style that revolves around misdirection by use of illusions. He also enjoys more freedom to travel than I do. He led the search for my son over the last decade and as such was constantly moving back and forth between Asgard and Midgard. It was on his return from his last of these trips that he was ambushed and captured. The programming he was put through was only recently broken, as such he is not in the greatest of moods."

"But why Loki? It seems like a lot of trouble to go through." Said Natasha.

"He has a free pass on Midgard."

"You mean had." Said Clint

"No. Loki is a master of illusions; he could be right next to you and seem like just another face in the crowd."

"I thought his power was in the scepter like yours is in the hammer." Said Tony frowning thoughtfully.

"I am a God. The God of Storms. My power is Mine, Mjolnir is a focus extremely powerful in its own right yes but a focus all the same for my power." Said Thor lightning flaring out of his eyes as if to prove his point.

"My father in his latest attempt to humble me sealed my power in Mjolnir, which I regained upon proving myself worthy of it. As for the scepter it is not Loki's, it was given to him to use when he was compelled to go after the Tesseract." Explained the Asgardian.

"You seem different." Said Darcy suddenly causing him to blink.

"She's right, I've noticed several changes and the way you speak now is just one." Said Natasha.

"The price of having several lifetimes' worth of memories dumped into me. That however is a tale for another time."

"So if magic, witches and wizards are all real what else is out there?" questioned Tony.

"The better question is what isn't. All myths and legends have basis in fact. Vampires are real I know quite a few, one of my best friends as James is a Lycan, a more evolved breed of werewolf. I have seen unicorns, dragons and mermaids as well all while living as James. The world is truly wondrous, much of it has simply been hidden from you." Said Thor.

"But why hide?" questioned Jane.

"There are many reasons. That however we will speak on later if you wish." Stated Thor seeing the look that Fury shot at him which was to get back on point.

"When Lily revealed she was pregnant we almost immediately were forced into hiding. However instead of running we retreated to Potter Manor as its defenses are ancient and as such very powerful. The Manor itself is built at the intersection of three magical ley-lines which boosts the power of the defenses substantially." Stated Thor.

"Ley-lines?" questioned Clint unfamiliar with the term.

"Think of them as rivers that crisscross the entirety of the planet, only instead of water travelling its energy." Said Jane causing more than a few eyebrows to raise.

"Exactly right. Now as I stated Potter Manor sits at the intersection of three of them and as such it is an incredibly rich environment and Harry was born there." Said Thor.

"Which could explain why he was so powerful." Mused Fury thoughtfully.

"Oh how so?" questioned Tony.

"Witches and wizards do not register very high on the index. They have a number of limitations not the least of which is their reliance on their wands without which they're generally useless. Then you have to factor in their knowledge of spells which really aren't that threatening as most don't have the power to really be a problem." Said Fury.

"Regardless Harry even as an infant was powerful and displayed a variety of powers. He once locked Peter in his Animagus form for over eight hours." Stated Thor pausing as he noticed the confused look shot in his direction

"An animagus is a wizard or witch who has the ability to transform into a particular animal. It is a learned skill and one that takes time to acquire. I for instance as James gained the ability to transform into a stag, my friend Sirius a dog and Peter was a rat." Explained the Asgardian.

"Back on point." Stated Steve seeing the interest in the eyes of Banner and more troubling Stark and stopping it before they could even speak.

"Right well Harry was born while we were in hiding. Everyone basically knew where we were but getting to us would be impossible. Then House McKinnon was attached." Revealed the Thunderer.

"I take it that changed things." Said Natasha.

"Indeed House McKinnon was an old family and the defenses on their home were just as ancient and powerful as those of the other Ancient and Noble Houses. Despite the impossibility the wards were breached, the family killed and the manor burned to the ground. We later discovered that they had employed what is known as a ward breaker, which I knew for a fact was locked down with the Department of Mysteries." Said Thor clenching his fist as lightning flickered within his eyes.

"What aren't you saying?" questioned Tony frowning.

"Ward Breakers are a relatively new creation. They were created during the world wars and were decisive in ending the magical side of the war." Stated Fury

"They were actually first developed during WWII however they were considered unwieldy. After the war it was redesigned, smaller portable yet much more powerful. Howard Stark helped with the design but the magic was all Potter, Greengrass and Black. After the war they had it locked away where no one was supposed to be able to get to it." Said Thor.

"But someone did which means the Department had been compromised." Said Clint now understanding Thor's latest surge of anger.

"Exactly. Following that discovery we really had to go into hiding. We owned a small house that hadn't really been used in a couple of centuries so we moved there. To bolster security we used a charm called the Fidelous which called for someone known as a secret keeper. Unfortunately our habits to fool everyone turned back on us. Everyone knew my best friend was Sirius Black as such we considered him too obvious and while everyone looked for Sirius no one would look for Peter. Peter however the rat bastard was already a Death Eater and had been acting as a spy among us the entire time.

He informed Voldemort of our whereabouts and even led him there where Lily and I died. Following that he framed Sirius for the murder of over a dozen people which ended with Sirius thrown unceremoniously into Azkaban where he stayed until just recently." Said Thor before taking a shot of whiskey down.

"In the aftermath of this Harry who somehow survived the attack was placed with Lily's sister Petunia. Albus's excuse at the time was something about blood wards. Two days later his first choice guardians Frank and Alice Longbottom were attacked within their own safe house and have resided in a special ward of their hospital effectively orphaning their own son." Stated Fury bringing the rooms attention to himself.

"Betrayal?" questioned Steve.

"Definitely we just never figured out how the secret was leaked." Said Fury.

"It matters little. They have since been revived and are fine." Said Thor grimacing.

"You alright?" questioned Sam.

"I'll be fine. Incorporating the memories of not only James Potter but of my other self affects not just my mind but my power."

"Other self, how many times did he split your spirit?" questioned Jane frowning.

"My father only the once. However I had already done so many times over the last few millennia. I'm what you would call an old hand at it. However in this instance I split off aspects of myself one of which became the person you know as Thor. Recently an old friend provided me with the memories of my true self along with what I call a key which unlocked a greater portion of my power. That is what blew down the locks my father placed on my memories." Explained Thor


While his father, and wasn't that a weird word he'd have to get used to, had gone to speak with his comrades that formed the Avengers and the other adults had all gone off to handle their own affairs Harry, Neville, Susan, Hermione and Zatanna had all retreated to the Burrow and to say that the Weasley's had been shocked when the group of kids arrived in a flurry of orbs would be an understatement. Harry with the help of the twins and Susan had spent his time giving impromptu flying lessons to Neville, Zatanna and Hermione. Zatanna had taken to the broomstick quickly, while it had taken a bit of work convincing the other two to give it a go. Neville who had grown more confident in both himself and his magic over the summer thanks to his parents had after some initial hesitance taken well to flying.

Hermione however while confident in herself and her magic had needed a lot of talking around as her fear of heights in addition to the broomstick being her only support was a major hurdle to get over. In the end they had reached a compromise of ten feet high, which was enough for her to learn and low enough that if she fell they could catch her easily. After a few hours Ron, Ginny and surprisingly Percy came out with brooms of their own and took to the air as well. From what Harry had been able to gather after talking with his dad and both older brothers Percy had been a lot more relaxed than at any time that Harry had known him.

Eventually however they were called to the ground for lunch. Molly Weasley even as a child was one who had enjoyed cooking and especially so for her family. Cooking was something that was passed down in her family from mother to daughter and something they used as a bit of a bonding experience. It was something that she fell in love with when her brothers began to praise her for as her skill grew and it was the love for it that had made Potions a rather easy subject for her in school. As such as the kids came shooting down from the sky and raced towards her table it caused that warm feeling of pride she'd grown up with to swell within her once more.

It was during this rather leisurely time when conversation was flowing that Hermione questioned on which classes the Weasley's would be taking during the year. After hearing their choices, the same as usual for all but Rom who had decided on adding COMC and Divination as electives for third year, Hermione sounding nearly horrified had asked if any of them had even bothered to read the letters from the school detailing of the new classes available. After a rather frantic Percy had raced to his room and retrieved his still unopened letter Griffindor's resident bookworm had given a short description of the new magical classes some of which she had requested McGonagall to approve.

"That's not all." Broke in Harry when the girl stopped to take a breather from her rant of the new magical classes, thus bringing attention to himself.

"Muggle Studies has been completely revamped as well. Going forward it will be mandatory and will be comprised of English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Physical Education." Explained the raven haired youth.

"Physical Education?" questioned a frowning Mrs. Weasley having never heard of such a thing.

"Exercise. It was discovered that physical fitness is directly linked to the amount of magic you can use and as such all of the top schools the world over started adding these kind of classes." Said Neville surprising all but Harry, Hermione and Zatanna.

"How does that even make sense." Demanded Ron

"Because magic is used to enhance our bodies. It's why wizards and witches live longer than baseline humans, it also works to fight off diseases as well as physical and mental ailments." Said Hermione

"Exactly but there's a cost to that." Said Harry after taking a sip from his bottle of water.

"If your magic is too tied up fighting problems not only do you have less to use but things could slip through. Bad eyesight, mental disorders and eating disorders are signs that you've got a serious health problem since people with magic generally don't suffer from any of these conditions.

"Okay so why all of the other muggle classes?" questioned Ginny frowning.

"Honestly those are all classes that we should have been taking anyway. All the top schools associated with the ICW have them. It's one of the reasons Hogwarts lost the number one spot." Said Susan.

"Seriously did none of you read the Quibbler or Prophet articles, they go into deep detail!" exclaimed Hermione

"We've all been kind of busy. Remember we just got back from vacation yesterday." Said Percy in defense of his family.

This would have been fine if Ginny and the twins weren't throwing such heated looks in their mother's direction at the time which Harry and Neville both caught.


At the same time Sirius Black could be found seated among several others as a meeting of the Great Alliance was in session, a meeting he knew he would have been excluded from had he not taken over as the Potter proxy holder. As it was that proxy had sped up the invitation for the invitation for the House of Black to join the Alliance. For the last stretch of time they had been discussing the changes to Hogwarts and what that could mean and not just pertaining to the education of the students but for the further of the country.

"Lord Black what do you think?" questioned Lord Abbott.

"I think it's not as bad as things could be. While it is true that the children of Death Eaters may come out of school stranger and more dangerous as a result of these changes whose to say these kids will take the same path as their parents? I rejected it all outright and by the reports I've been receiving from Lord Kale young Draco has definitely been changed by his experiences over the summer. With the addition of foreign students at Hogwarts I think that many of the kids will start thinking for themselves in the future and not just echo their parent's rhetoric." Said Sirius after a few moments of thought.

"That may well be the case. Minerva is nowhere near as passive as Albus, I don't see her wasting the opportunity to effect change." Said Madam Marchbanks.

No one could find an argument to the statement. Even back during the war Sirius remembered having conversations with James and Lily about the man's passiveness and restrictions. Lily had often argued that defense by itself could never win a war and James would become more and more persuaded the longer the war had dragged on. As a Black he himself had needed no convincing as even while trying to reject the image the name Black had forced upon him he had not grown up worshiping at the Altar of Dumbledore as some had.

As such instead trying to find an argument against her point Sirius took a moment to regard her after her statement, the Madam Professor Griselda Marchbanks at over 100 years of age was the eldest member of the Alliance and the Governor of the Wizarding Examinations Authority and was known most for her sharp wit, intelligence and her cunning. It was these traits that had her effectively running the House of Marchbanks even when her husband and later her son were the titled Head's of House before their untimely passing's. He knew that the House of Marchbanks had been a neutral house for a long time but the fact that Augusta had managed to pull her into the Alliance while Frank had been incapacitated was a coup of epic proportions.

"There is other news to share." Said Frank bringing his attention back to the room before nodding to Amelia who was there in her role of Lady-Regent of the House of Bones.

"While it has yet to be announced James Potter is back among the living." Stated the woman causing a stunned silence to fill the room.

"How is that possible?" questioned Lord Greengrass after a few moments

"I trust that you are all familiar with the Avenger known as Thor." Stated Frank.

"Of course we are, we covered that upon your return from the States." Came the return of Lord MacMillian

What followed was a quick run through of how Thor and James Potter were actually one and the same, though they left out his even more complicated backstory. As the story was told Sirius could see quite a few were calculating what this could mean but thankfully none had that familiar gleam of green in their eyes.

"Will he be taking back the title of Lord Potter?" questioned Lord Abbott.

"Magic won't allow it." Said Sirius.

For most that said more than enough as it meant that not much had changed in the scope that they would still be waiting for Harry to take up his Lordships.

"What does that mean for young Mr. Potter in regards to his living arrangements?" questioned Madam Marchbanks.

"Nothings changed there either with the exception that there will be four of us in the house instead of three." Said Sirius.

"Legally speaking custody of Heir Potter will revert to his father one all the legalities are handled. His status as 2nd Prince of Asgard means he will be known in not just our world but the muggle world as well." Stated Amelia causing several people to frown.

"We also had a meeting with the muggle Queen." Said Sirius surprising everyone.

"Why would you meet with her?" questioned Lord Ogden

"Apparently when Harry's files were registered on the muggle side they hit a flag. Upon the discovery that he was a titled Lord in their peerage his file was sent to their Prime Minister who then briefed the Queen." Stated Sirius.

"How bad is this?" questioned Lord Greengrass having not known of this prior to the meeting.

"If it were just her and her family it wouldn't matter. She's a Hogwarts graduate and keeps in regular contact with Minnie." Stated Sirius causing several of them to calm a bit

"The problem is that members of the peerage live in the public eye in that world, none more so than members of the Royal Family. When they ran their checks to verify his heritage they that not only did Harry have the titles we knew of but that he descended from King's. We didn't find out James and Thor were the same person until after that meeting and that will add an entirely new level of scrutiny to him" said Sirius.

"That's a problem for another time. The real problem however is that the Statue of Secrecy is about to become obsolete." Said Sirius.

As expected the news hit like a bomb had dropped. There was a stunned silence before the room erupted in a cacophony of sounds as shouts echoed through the room at least until the noise abruptly cut off. It took several moments until the various wizards and witches realized what had happened and after a bit of looking around a bit found themselves looking upon a very unamused Madam Marchbanks. Sirius himself blanched at the look feeling as if he was first year at Hogwarts all over again.

"Explain."

She didn't shout or raise her voice even a bit but the single word made him feel things that McGonagall even had never evoked from him. Thankfully this was a conversation he was well prepared for as it was one that he, Remus, Harry, Leo and Lily's sisters had gone through several times before.

"In the time since the Statue was created and made law the muggle world has changed, evolved. While our world has been pretty much the same in that time the muggles have experienced a boom in terms of advancements especially technological ones. Let me remind you their camera technology for instance has improved substantially to the point were it surpasses wizarding photos. They can now record things with a camera and play them like we would by using a pensieve.

Not only that but they've improved the cameras so that while its in one place the images and records can be viewed in a completely different area, even across continents. These camera's are now being placed in the streets not just in here but in other major countries as well. As if that wasn't bad enough these camera's have been installed in their mobile phones and even scarier, they have even more powerful ones installed on their satellites which are currently orbiting the Earth." Said the Marauder his calm speech turning into a mild rant about halfway through.

The silence that greeted him this time was a stunned, tense one. Everyone had recognized the truth and even fear in his words and all of them understood it. Despite what people might say the fact of the matter was that the Statute of Secrecy was created in order to separate and hide their world from the muggles and as such to protect them. After the Witch Hunts they had recognized the need for them to hide from the power hungry muggles who had always greatly outnumbered them. Now not only were they outnumbered but the muggles had always been prone to violence over reason and they would only need to remember the Iron Man to know that the weapons capabilities had improved. As they looked at each other all had come to the consensus that something would have to be done.

None of them realized that the world they knew had already been set on the course for change, they just didn't know it yet.

AN: That's it chapters done. Thanks to everyone for reading and please review.

Now with that out of the way I've had a few ideas for casting so that you can visualize some of these characters better. While some characters will remain the same as in the films others will be up for grabs, I'll mostly be changing them in the later years but I have to point a few out right now.

James Potter - Daniel Gillies – The way he carries himself as Elijah in TVD/The Originals is the way I see my version of James Potter carrying himself.

Naruto Uzumaki - Donnie Yen

Remus Lupin - Joe Manganiello – As my version of Remus doesn't sport the ware and tare expected of a werewolf instead being tall and muscular I felt this guy could do no wrong in the role.

Sirius Black – Jerod Leto- I saw a picture of Leto that I thought would be perfect for Sirius after recovering from his stay in Azkaban

Zatanna Zatarra – Selena Gomez – while not the ideal image for playing a 12-13 year old version of the character I think it fits

Frank Longbottom – Daniel Craig

Alice Longbottom – Terri Hatcher

Andromeda Tonks nee Black – Kate Beckinsale

Augusta Longbottom – Helen Mirren

Queen Elizabeth – Judi Dench

Madam Marchbanks – Diana Rigg – She's the freaking Queen of Thrones that's why

Lord Daniel Greengrass – Aiden Gillen

Amelia Bones – Lucy Lawless with red hair