[Notes, disclaimer and everything in chapter 1 – do read that]

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Harry Apparated back hours later. He aimed for the basement, and he didn't go up immediately.

Gibbs still had Victoire in his arms when he went down to see Harry.

'I felt you come back,' Gibbs declared.

'The spell on us must explain that," Harry said neutrally.

Gibbs walked to Harry, who was caressing the boat. He put one hand on Harry's shoulder and said, 'What did you find?'

'Nothing, Jethro,' Harry said with a deep sigh. 'There's no trace of Albus, and even Hermione's Veritaserum didn't make Ginny confess where she's sent him.'

Gibbs wrapped an arm around Harry's neck and hugged him. He could feel Harry shivering as he was fighting his tears off.

Victoire babbled, which got through Harry's coat of armour, and he sobbed. Gibbs held him tighter, and he tried to cheer him up by whispering nonsense in his ear.

After just a few seconds, Harry got a grip on his feelings.

Harry's eyes were still shining when Gibbs ruffled his hair.

'There's no need to cause more damage to my hair,' Harry joked.

'You should try a military cut,' Gibbs said. 'I bet the Marine look would suit you.'

Harry chuckled and said, 'Sorry, but there's nothing to do. Even if I were to shave my head, my hair would grow again instantly. The joys of involuntary magic.'

'Really?' Gibbs inquired.

Harry nodded.

Gibbs gave him a half-grin that made Harry smile.

In the next two seconds, the mood changed between them, and Harry dried his tears as he said, 'Shoot, Jethro.'

'What makes Albus so special that she did something different to him?' Gibbs inquired.

Harry almost whimpered.

'Harry?' Gibbs said softly.

'Our children look a lot more like me, but Albus is green-eyed… And he's closer to me,' Harry explained.

'Don't worry, Harry. We'll find him,' Gibbs said.

'Jethro… Ginny should have told us everything under Veritaserum,' Harry declared.

Gibbs looked at his new friend and said, 'It's a… potion that urges someone to tell the truth. It's the equivalent of a few of our drugs.'

Harry nodded and said, 'Except that Severus invented that potion, and it's supposed to work.'

'Severus… Snape, right? The man who protected you,' Gibbs said.

Harry nodded.

'Nothing's infallible, Harry. Perhaps your ex is immune to the serum, or she's taken something to help her resist to the magic. Besides, you said you couldn't read her mind,' Gibbs said.

Harry nodded slowly. 'It's true that it's not exactly normal that I saw nothing about Albus in her mind. Perhaps she had someone Memory-charm her,' he agreed.

'Don't forget that she's got an accomplice, and I don't mean the Malfoy kid,' Gibbs pointed out.

Harry was forced to chuckle. 'He's a month older than I,' he declared.

'You're a fellow agent, and you're not a brat,' Gibbs said quietly.

Harry gave him a small smile.

'I'll have to go see an Unspeakable to cast a few spells on Ginny. If she's been Memory-charmed, undoing that kind of magic is going to be tricky,' Harry explained.

'Do what you can, Harry, but if you're not home after lunch, I'll keep an eye on Remus and Victoire as they take a nap, and I'll send Fornell to London with Sarah. If you can't get the truth with magic, Sarah will help,' Gibbs explained.

'Don't. I can't let her do that,' Harry protested.

'But I'd do it. For Albus,' Sarah said from the landing.

'I don't want you to darken your soul because of Ginny,' Harry countered her.

'I want to help,' Sarah said stubbornly, showing a definite link with her brand new father.

'You will,' Gibbs said. Harry opened his mouth to protest, but Gibbs went on, 'If you're not back with Albus, or at least a serious lead to find him, I'll send Tobias to London with Sarah, and she'll get the truth from your ex.'

Harry looked at his husband and his step-daughter and caved.

'Where's Remus?' Harry asked.

Sarah laughed heartily and said, 'Glued to Abby. He's trying to talk to his future new uncle inside her.'

'Oh, my!' Harry said, forced to chuckle in spite of the fact that one of his children was still missing and was Merlin knows where.

'She doesn't mind one bit,' Sarah said.

Harry smiled and said, 'All right. Keep an eye on him, take care, and I'll be back as soon as possible.'

Harry Disapparated to London again.

'When do you think I can ask Fornell to take me there?' Sarah inquired.

Gibbs joined her upstairs and said, 'After lunch; that's what I told Harry. However, we can ask Tobias and Carys if they're in the mood to help with magic to make lunch.'

Sarah grinned. 'It'll go faster with magic,' she agreed. 'And then, we can leave sooner.'

The entire pack worked together. Those with magic were in the kitchen, the others were setting the table.

Harry didn't come back for lunch.

Gibbs settled on his old sofa with Victoire in his arms, and Remus snuggled against him.

Sarah looked pointedly at Fornell, and he signalled her to follow him to the basement, where they Disapparated to London.

Carys went home with Victoria, because the old lady wanted to change a few things in her house to accommodate her brand new family – and it wouldn't take long with the help of a gifted witch.

Abby and Ducky went to the garden to talk again about their future.

Sean, Don and Tim were left in the deserted kitchen.

'Say, Bro… if you were a demented witch, where would you hide your kid to anger your ex?' Don asked Sean.

'How would I know?' Sean protested.

'You grew up in that community. You might understand how she thinks,' Don said.

Sean shook his head and said, 'Sorry… I really don't know.'

'What if…' Tim began to say.

'What, Tim?' Don asked eagerly.

'She's a witch, and all the magic she's been using didn't allow Harry to find his second son. What if she did something not magical? We started investigating into non-magical ways, and then we stopped because there was a lead on the illegal, magical adoptions,' Tim said.

'But Albus doesn't seem to be in that system,' Don agreed.

'I might try something new, with new filters,' Tim declared.

'Better than wait doing nothing, Uncle Tim,' Don said.

Tim smiled at his colleague; being adopted had drastically changed Don.

'Can I help?' Sean inquired.

'Yes, you two, make a list of search words to help locate the kid. I'll work on a new programme,' Tim said.

The three men worked together.

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Fornell Apparated with Sarah to Diagon Alley and led her to the Ministry of Magic.

'What's your plan?' Sarah asked Fornell.

'It's quite simple. I'm planning to ask where your step-father is,' Fornell answered.

Sarah chuckled warmly and looked at Fornell with a small smile gracing her lips.

'What's on your mind, Miss Gibbs?' he inquired with a grin.

'Harry's younger than I, but you're not shocked that he's my step-father – and Dad's husband. That's nice,' Sarah declared.

Fornell laughed softly and said, 'Now that you know about magic, Sarah, I can tell you that Gibbs being married to a wizard isn't the strangest thing I've ever seen in my life. Can you see auras?'

She shook her head. 'I don't have magic,' she said.

'Sometimes, Muggles can see them,' Fornell explained.

'And so?' she asked.

'Gibbs and Harry are on the same wavelengths. They have the same definition of honour; they're both stubborn, and they're wired the same way. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if their alliance developed and grew, even after Victoire has left their home, in about seventeen years,' Fornell explained.

'Do you think that…?' she began to say. She took a deep breath and asked, 'Do you think they could develop feelings for each other?'

'Who knows?' Fornell said philosophically. 'Would you be shocked?' he asked.

'Honestly? No… I even think that I'd be happy for them. Gib… Dad's been too sad for too long, and I don't want to imagine what Harry went through when his ex sold the kids. I'd be glad for them if they found some happiness together,' she said.

'Besides, you have another fish to fry,' he teased her.

'What do you mean?' she asked.

'Junior,' Fornell said.

Sarah growled and blushed.

'We're at the Ministry,' Fornell announced.

'Nice building,' Sarah said.

Fornell smiled; they walked together into the Ministry.

Fornell was walking towards the information desk when someone barked, 'How dare you, an alien, bring a Muggle here through the Wizarding entrance?'

Fornell swirled, wand in hand, towards the woman who'd spoken – Dolores Umbridge.

He glared at her and said, 'I'm working on the Potter case in the USA.'

'Does the Muggle have information?' Umbridge asked Fornell, as she ignored Sarah entirely.

Sarah decided to wait and see what Fornell would do.

'This lady is a relative of Henry Mallard. I'm her guide; if you'll excuse us, I'm sure the Minister for Magic will be happy to see Miss Gibbs,' Fornell said.

He bowed and walked on, with Sarah in tow.

Kingsley Shacklebolt had modified the wards in the Ministry, in order to know when Harry's new friends were on the grounds. As soon as the two alien visitors set foot inside the building, Kingsley, who was spending most of his time at the Ministry since Ginny had used the old law against Harry, sent Harry's assistant to welcome them.

'Minister Shacklebolt asked me to take you to his office,' Rajeev said.

'Thank you,' Fornell said.

'Where's Harry?' Sarah inquired.

'With our Minister,' Rajeev said with a sigh. 'I'm sorry, but they've been unable to find a way to make Weasley talk and tell where she's sent Albus.'

'Five minutes with me, and she'll spill the beans,' Sarah declared.

Rajeev looked unsure, but Fornell's grin gave him some hope that the Muggle lady might succeed where they'd all failed.

When they arrived at Kingsley's office, the Minister was outside, talking with Harry, who looked pale and distressed.

'Harry?' Sarah said as she went to hug him.

'Ginny didn't say a word,' he whispered.

'Let me,' she said. 'She's going to tell me where Albus is,' she promised.

'Miss Gibbs, considering the extraordinary situation, I'll allow you to do whatever you can to retrieve the information we need,' Kingsley declared.

'You cannot do that!' Umbridge spat as she entered the anteroom behind Fornell and Sarah.

Sarah swirled towards the witch, and Umbridge saw murder in Sarah's eyes; she retreated without uttering another stupid thing.

Sarah was smirking when she turned back to Kingsley.

'Impressive, Miss Gibbs,' the Minister said, clearly in awe.

'Are there breakable items that you'd like to save in your office, Sir?' Sarah inquired.

Kingsley blinked and mumbled, 'No… nothing that can't be repaired with a charm or spell.'

Sarah nodded and walked into the room.

'What now?' Rajeev asked.

'We wait,' Fornell declared.

Harry had begun pacing when Sarah opened the door again after a few minutes. Her grin was feral.

'Harry, take me home; I know where Albus is, and you're going to need Dad,' she said.

Harry was stunned for a few seconds; those were long enough to allow Sarah to tell the three other men that Ginny needed medical attention. In fact, Sarah had caused the most damage after Ginny had spilled the beans – because she could do so, because Ginny had hurt Harry, and because the ex-Mrs Potter had sold her children as if they meant nothing.

Harry took Sarah in his arms and went home to Washington.

Rajeev wanted to call a Healer, but Kingsley and Fornell used spells they'd learnt on battlefields to mend Ginevra. They saw no reason to be too nice to her.

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As soon as they Apparated into the basement, Sarah dragged Harry upstairs after her. As they were reaching Gibbs, Tim rushed out of the kitchen shouting, 'We've found a lead!'

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(Next part as soon as possible.)