Some of the following paragraphs are about the Marvel movies that come after Avengers 2012 and just to warn you all they barely follow canon.
"You all packed, kiddo?"
"Yes, Uncle Harry." The youths voice was quiet, a telltale sign that the boy was sad to be going, Harry wrapped an arm around his shoulder,
"Honestly, Teddy, you'll see them again. Probably more than your Uncle Ron and Aunt 'Mione."
"I don't think I'll want to see them that much!" Teddy replied in a joking manner, which was exactly what Harry was going for.
"Come on, let's go see the others." The two took the elevator to the communal floor, their bags had been shrunk to fit in Harry's pockets.
In the living area on the communal floor, the Avengers stood waiting for their British friends to appear.
"Who died?" Came Harry's voice startling the superheroes, who had been lost in their thoughts and memories of the past week,
"You, if you don't visit us soon." Natasha teased as she surprisingly pulled the short immortal in for a hug, the others quickly following suit, when they had finished and pulled away, they just stood and stared at one another not really knowing what to say.
"Thank you so much for having us over -and for dealing with all my issues."
"We've all got them." Tony answered with a shrug, "Though I am curious -and I think we all are- about why you told us. If Teddy's reaction was anything to go by, then I take it you've never opened up like that."
"No. I've never opened up about it. Quite frankly, I surprised myself by telling you all. But…truthfully, I'm glad I did, I feel lighter. You guys have your own scars and issues, I think I felt safe telling you all, knowing you wouldn't pity me, but rather you'd be empathetic."
"I get what you mean. Thank you for trusting us." Steve said as he came over to Harry and wrapped his arms around the smaller boy, giving him a kiss too. "I'll miss you."
"And I, you."
They spoke among themselves -the Portkey wouldn't activate for another 15 minutes.
"Hey, Harry? You know you could earn a hell of a lot of money if you wrote a book series of your life." Tony exclaimed with a smile causing Harry to burst out laughing,
"Funny you should say that. My friend, Ron actually said the same thing a while back and the twins, of course, were all for it and started joking and asking for my signature cause that's who they are. But, 'Mione, dear Merlin, she actually said it would be a great idea and told me she knew a girl who could write them. That there was this really great Witch who was living in the Muggle world that would be perfect for the job. Think her name was Josie? Joelle? Jonna? Joanne? Joanne. Yeah, anyway, I said no of course." The others began to laugh too,
"But, seriously, you know where I am," Tony said once the laughter came to a stop,
"Thanks, Tony." He chuckled, whilst shaking his head, "You'll be the first to know if I change my mind."
"Good lad!" Tony cheered happily much to the amusement of the others.
Soon enough Harry and Teddy were holding onto the Portkey and saying their final goodbyes. The likelihood of them seeing each other until September was small as Harry was going to wait until Teddy was back at Hogwarts for his fifth year before going back to New York. Though that wasn't to say that the Avengers couldn't surprise the pair.
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It wasn't all that surprising to Harry that time seemed to pass faster for him. Of course, this wasn't something the immortal was too happy about. Over the years he watched his friends age and start their own families, he watched as the baby he raised graduated from Hogwarts and move out leaving Harry all on his lonesome -yeah, he was still bitter about that. But, Harry could see just how happy Teddy had been as he graduated. The Avengers had also been invited making the Metamorphmagus even more excited. It was a day of smiles, laughter, happiness and tears.
Years continued to pass and no, Harry didn't remain alone. He practically lived with the Avengers as he saw them twice almost every week. It even got to the point where Steve (who had asked Tony) suggested Harry move in. The dark-haired boy said no. But, if some of Steve's empty drawers were slowly filling with clothing far too small for the blond then…well, no one questioned it, nor did they when Harry ended up staying in the Tower for a week or so at a time. The Avengers most definitely didn't question anything when most mornings Harry entered the communal floor with a slight limp and was very cautious when he sat down, they didn't even blink at Steve's occasional lust filled gaze. But, they did have double-takes when they thought they saw love in the couple's eyes as they stared at one another without said other noticing…turns out the Avengers did catch their love-filled gazes. Still, Harry spent an equal amount of time in both countries -the UK and US, that is. Sometimes he'd be gone for a few months, other times just a few days. Things ran noticeably smoother with Harry around. Much smoother in fact…
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The first thing he did was stop a man named Killian. Harry could sense something bad was going to happen soon and one day he randomly apparated to a room and hid in the shadows. He overheard people talking about Iron Man -and not in a good way.
"How about no?"
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" The men shouted pointing guns at Harry, who simply smiled,
"All you need to know is that I don't take well to people threatening my friends. Oh and that I am rather protective of them. Goodbye." He apparated out seconds before the building exploded. Part of Harry was angry about murdering a lot of people -though it was easily passed off as an accident, the other half of him was glad to have rid the world of more horrible people. No one knew the truth. Harry didn't feel it necessary to tell the already somewhat paranoid, PTSD ridden genius.
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Another thing that Harry did to help the team was when the Winter Soldier appeared…only to disappear again. All of the Avengers were helping out on this guy wherever they could -though it was mostly Natasha and Steve. One night when Harry was staying over -just after the Winter Soldier had dropped off the radar- and all the other Avengers save for Thor were also in the tower, the couple had their first fight.
"You need to tell him."
"Hmm?" The blond murmured in confusion at the random statement Harry had said,
"Tony. You need to tell Tony what happened to his parents." Steve sat up from the spooning position he was in with Harry, prompting the wizard to also sit up.
"How'd you find out about that?"
"Natasha told me because she wants me to tell you to tell Tony."
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"Because I don't…want to upset him."
"Steve. He deserves to know. "
"I…I don't think I should."
"If you don't, I will, Steve. He deserves to know." Harry's voice had risen slightly as his eyes narrowed, by this point the lights had come on in the dark room,
"You will not tell him."
"Steven. I swear to Merlin, if you try to threaten me, I will hurt you." Harry growled as he picked up on the dominance in his lover's voice. Steve slumped a bit in slight defeat,
"I don't want to hurt him. I don't want to bring up something from twenty years ago."
"It will hurt him more if he finds out later and learns that you knew all along." Steve's face was unreadable, "My relatives-" He spat the word out with such disgust that the blond almost recoiled, "lied to me about my parent's death. I was told that they were drunk driving and crashed. Sure, I didn't entirely believe them but what else did I have to go on? When I finally found out that they were murdered…well, there were a lot of mixed emotions. Steve, tell him."
"I…"
"If you don't, then I will. Don't for one second think I won't tell him you knew." As if to end the conversation, Harry laid down and rolled to the side, his back turned to Steve as the lights started to dim and turn off,
"Harry."
"Good night, Steve."
"Come on, Harry, let's talk about this."
"I said, good night."
The room was tense the next morning as everyone gathered in the communal kitchen like they did every day. Of course, it was Tony who broke the silence.
"So what did you do to end up in the doghouse, Cap? Mini Merlin's pissed with you." As if to confirm the statement Harry's eyes narrowed at the tall blond, whom he had not spoken to since last night. Almost everyone chuckled at the scene. But the laughter came to an abrupt and almost violent stop when the emblem of America opened his mouth.
"Your parents were murdered." He blurted out, eyes wide as he slapped a hand over his mouth, realising what he had said.
"I beg your pardon," Tony exclaimed, his own eyes wide and his face filled with confusion, shock and horror. Steve sighed.
"The car crash that killed your parents wasn't an accident…it was a murder made to look like an accident." The room was silent as the others including Harry stared at the pair. They didn't know what to expect. Explosions, maybe. Fighting, most likely. They most certainly didn't expect Tony to simply spin on his heel and walk away. Harry sighed and walked over to Steve,
"I know it looks bad, but give him an hour or so and then go down and talk to him. Make sure he knows that you only found out last week, otherwise he might think you've been keeping this from him since you first met and that wouldn't be good."
"Where are you going?" Steve asked almost desperately as he clutched his boyfriend's hand,
"I'll be back in a few days, I just have something I need to do." He said quietly before apparating away.
Apparating back to his home in England -he's Harry Potter, of course, he can apparate from one country to another- slightly exhausted from said apparation, Harry quickly made his way to one of the guest rooms. Knocking on the door, he waited until a quiet voice told him to come inside. In the far corner sitting on the sofa with a book in his lap as the long brown-haired man continued to look out at the ocean view.
"How are you feeling today?"
"Alright, thank you…I'm remembering more."
"That's good. Do you need any pain-relief or potions?"
"No. I'm alright." The man turned his head toward Harry, a small and grateful smile covered his cheeks, "Could you tell me more about Stevie?"
"Of course, Bucky."
It was about a week until Harry returned to the Avengers Tower, however, he was not alone. Bundled up in a hoodie, despite the warm weather, Bucky hid behind Harry as the pair entered the building the normal way -via reception. The reason they were going there was because Harry had deemed Bucky's health alright, he was safe to be around and the Winter Soldier was gone. His memories, whilst still a bit dodgy, were mostly returned to him.
"Harry you're back! You were right, Tony's still hurt about the revelation but I think we've come closer -Bucky?"
"Hi, Stevie…" The tall dark haired man whispered before being pulled in for a hug by the blond.
"How? What?"
"When he dropped off the grid, it was because I had…essentially kidnapped him. A good friend of mine, Madam Pomfrey, she helped heal him and had a friend of hers, who's good with mental related issues such as memory loss, help Bucky. I…I'm sorry for not telling you, Steve, but I thought it would be easier to try and help Bucky without you guys knowing-" Before Harry could continue, Steve swept the smaller man into his arms and kissed him.
"Thank you, Harry." He whispered as they separated to breathe.
Things were alright in the tower. Tony and Bucky surprisingly got on like a house on fire -which is probably a bad simile because once they did set the tower on fire…Bucky had informed Tony that he, as the Winter Soldier, had murdered his parents and Tony, who never ceased to surprise everyone, simply put his hand on the larger man's shoulder,
"I take it this is the same arm that…that ki-killed them?"
"Yes, sir," Bucky whispered, his body remained stiff as Tony felt the metal arm,
"Come on. Let's go…get rid of it. I'll make you a new one."
"Why?"
"Well, you aren't at fault." Tony gestured for the man to follow, "Plus, new arm, new beginning, and all that. Bucky smiled and followed Tony.
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Then there was the Maximoff Twins. Harry actually managed to stop thousands of deaths when he went with the team to stop the pair. As Wanda was about to put the vision in Tony's head, Harry swooped in and literally saved the day. He placed magic binding bracelets on her wrists, whilst using the spell 'Arresto Momentum' to slow Pietro down before casting the Jelly-Legs jinx. The pair were incapacitated and thankfully that threat was taken down before anything bad could happen. Ultron, therefore, was never created, nor was Vision and JARVIS was saved.
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Everything was so much better in the world. Things ran smoother. There were fewer casualties when the Avengers were out saving the day. The team were even closer. They were practically family. So what happened? Or rather, who happened? Really, it was quite simple…to be honest. All they needed was one certain individual. It was the Boy-Who-Lived-And-Continued-To-Have-Far-Too-Many-Hyphened-Titles. He was an immortal, who had never had the chance at a normal life. He probably had one of the most broken and lost soul, but that was alright because the team he was unofficially apart of was filled with other broken and lost people. He was Harry James Potter.
Authors Notes: So this chapter was originally going to be longer but I decided that I'll put what was supposed to be in this chapter in the next one.
SPOILER FOR NEXT AND FINAL CHAPTER:
So in the next chapter, it focuses on everyone Harry loves deaths -if that makes sense- and then...well I won't give the ending away. But, I just wanted to warn everyone that the final chapter will most likely be angsty, sad and all that malarky.
Right, so just chapter 11 and then that's the end.
Also as a heads up: I will be doing an Authors note chapter like thing after I upload chapter 11 next week, it'll just contain information about my future works and the like -I'll remind you guys next week, but thought I'd just mention it now (mostly so I remember to do so!)
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