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"Talking"

"Talking in another language than English"

'Thinking'

{Talking on the phone/over the fireplace/Two-way mirror}

{Text message}

–Parseltongue–

Thinking in 3rd person POV/Dream/Memory/Flashback/Others

Letter/Journal/Book/Newspaper

Time change/Date of time

Change of POV


Chapter XXIII

–Wizardry World Returns–

24 May, 2010

HJW,G's POV

"Hey… Hermione… It's Harry." A ginger man said and a brunette approached running, only to grab the remote control and turn the TV sound louder.

{We are seeing you live on the kick-off of the Stark Expo where Tony Stark has just walk out stage after a huge announcement of his marriage with Evans Stark. Don't worry if you can't make it down here tonight because this Expo goes on all year long and I'm going to be here checking out all the attraction, all the billions inventions from all around the world. So make sure you join me in…}

"Where is this Stark Expo?"

"I…"

"Hermione. If we saw this I'm certain that a lot of wizards did as well and made the connection as well. You know that Kingsley has deemed Harry a threat to the Wizardry World."

The brunette looked to the ginger man and then again to the TV where the American interviewer had managed to track a dark red-haired and hazel-eyed girl that Hermione immediately recognized as Lily Potter and one brown-haired and brown-eyed boy, that she didn't recognise. The woman took a hand to her mouth. She was so big…

{Your father just married Tony Stark, isn't it a little odd to have two fathers?} The female journalist asked Lily.

{No.} The girl said and grabbed the brown-haired boy's, who Hermione finally recognized as James, hand.

{Wouldn't you have preferred a mother?}

{No.}

{Why not?}

{Mother hurt Daddy very much when I was very little and was still in Mother's belly. Mother even made Daddy cry. Tony doesn't make Daddy cry. Tony makes Daddy happy.}

{So now you have two fathers, how are you going to call each one? Daddy and Pappy?}

{No.} The girl stated amused.

{It's Dad and Mum.} James answered, approaching the micro so he could be heard.

Hermione chuckled. The journalist opened her mouth to question further when a man, who Hermione recognized as Harry, appeared behind the kids. The journalist turned to him at once.

{Mr Stark, would you mind a few words?}

{No comments, Madam. Children let's go, your…} Harry looked at the journalist and then again at the children, as if wondering what to say {Mummy is getting worried wondering about where you two run off to.}

The two Weasleys laughed as Harry pulled the children away.

"How much do you bet that Harry wasn't warned about the announcement to the press?" The ginger asked.

"Harry can be quite vindictive when he wants to." Hermione conceded amused at her friend's tactics.

"Do you have his contact?" Hermione looked at her husband surprised, who limited to raise an eyebrow. "I know perfectly well that Luna and Ginny went to you to ask how to contact Harry. You are the only person he kept in touch from Britain." Hermione looked again to the television, painedly. "I just don't understand is why."

"It was me who told Harry about Ginny and the others." Hermione answered.

"Then why did…?"

"Hugo and Rose. Harry knew that I would either fight with Ron and end up divorcing or wouldn't fight at all, so he told me to keep away from the fighting and stay so my children wouldn't have to face with a divorce as well."

"How well did that do to you? You two divorced anyway because Ron keeps blaming our brother Harry for something Ginny did." George argued coldly.

Hermione looked behind towards the stairs and after she was sure that both their kids hadn't woken she turned towards George with a glare.

"We didn't know that then. Besides, we both now that the real reason I divorced Ron wasn't just because of Ron's thinking."

George sighed, stood, approached Hermione and hugged her.

"I know. Sorry I mistreated you. You were the only one who's been here for me since Angelina died. She trying to get pregnant with our third child and end up with a miscarriage that ended with their death because of the arguments back at the Burrow doesn't help. Principally since it happened because of my family's mistreat of Harry since he refused any contact with the children for the whole Weasley family and rightfully so."

Hermione sighed and let George kiss her, before turning off the television and climbing up the stairs to their bedroom. It was long past bedtime. Not before laying on the bed, Hermione used the new Stark tech mobile phone that George had bought her to send a text message to Harry.

–UNF–

TS's POV

Tony looked at Harry confused at seeing him looking at his cellphone, sitting on their bed. Tony had just made sure the kids were on their bed sleeping.

"What is it?"

Harry looked up at him and then to the cellphone, before offering it to Tony. Tony approached and picked it, looking at the text message.

{Wizards can have televisions at home now thanks to your husband. If me and my husband could see you and recognize you, take a guess who has put your name as The Most Undesired One? Love Hermione. Ps: Lily and James are so BIG!}

"Hermione?"

"My best friend. James' Godmother."

"Do you want me to contact my lawyers at once and take the footage dow…?"

Harry shook his head, stopping Tony.

"I wouldn't ask you to be something you're not, Tony. Showing off is what you do. Although, if the children's classmates and the paparazzi start picking on the quartet you'll be paying the new schools!" Harry warned and Tony nodded at once.

Tony looked again to the text massage.

"Do you know who is the one that put a hit on your head?"

"Kingsley Shacklebolt. Magical British Minister. It's equivalent to the United States President."

"And why is he…?"

"Hawkeye shot an arrow at him to save my ass because Kingsley fucked Ginny when she was pregnant of Lilu, while I was making speeches for the man's good graces."

Tony's eyes narrowed.

"Do you have contacts with the American equivalent?"

Harry shook his head.

"No. I made sure to stay away from all that after what happened in Britain. SHIELD has connections, as it was them who contacted the American Aurors to make sure I could use their name to watch over Cap."

Tony grabbed his own cellphone and put the Agent Coulson's number on the line at once. Harry looked at him confused.

{I sure hope this is important, Stark.}

{My husband is threatened of death by the British Magical Community, of course this is important. Harry said you have contacts with the American Magical Community, I want to speak to the most important of them that you know off. And I don't care if the person is the Pope or not. I need it now!}

Harry opened his mouth to argue but Tony grabbed his hand and shook his head. He had put Harry and the kids in harm's way, now he was going to take care of the mess he had done.

{Stark?}

{Yes, I'm still here.}

{The Aurors… you know what those are, right?}

{The magical police.}

{The Head Auror has accepted to speak with you. That's as high as I can get you to at this time of the night.}

{It will do.}

Coulson put him on the hold again only for the phone to pass to another male voice.

{Good evening, this is Head Auror Brian Cormack.}

{Good evening, this is Tony Stark. I'm not sure if you've heard of me, but maybe you've heard of my husband; Harry Potter-Stark.}

{I do know Lord Potter, Sir. In what can I help you?}

{How much do you know about my husband's back story?}

{That he defeated the Dark Lord, married, divorced, picked his children, moved to New York and now is telling the world about the Wizardry World.}

{You don't know shit then.} Tony argued angrily. {Harry defeated the Dark Lord because he was forced to fight by the British Community that also forced him to enter the Magical World - or should I say Wizardry World? - against his relatives' acceptance… Are you taking notes?}

Tony waited as there was a rushed sound on the other side as the man grabbed something to write.

{I am.}

{Then he married the woman everyone expected him to. He joined the Aurors like everyone expected him to and even gave speeches so the community would vote Shacklebolt. But while he done that a lot of them started sleeping in Harry's ex-wife's bed. One of those men being Shacklebolt himself.} Tony heard a gasp from the other side of the line. {Then Harry divorced, picked the children and moved to the States, dead set on staying away from the Magical Community. I met Harry's son, Albus, and took him under my wing as my Heir. After this I was captured and Harry went to save my ass so Albus wouldn't miss me.

{Not even once he used magic before me or used the term before me. Only when I publicly announced being the Iron Man did I find out, on my own, that Harry and the children were different from the rest of the people I know. Even so Harry never told me about the Wizardry Community, most of what I know I know because I've been studying Harry's children's books.

{Now Minister Shacklebolt was told that Harry intended of saving the life of a man and he came to tell Harry to return to Britain to be his pet boy again. When Harry refused and our children's bodyguard protected Harry, he accused Harry of treachery and is now in Britain telling everyone that Harry is someone that must be caught and sent to prison… at the best. So Auror Cormack or you put me in contact with American Minister - or whatever the name is - or be certain that if a Wizard or Witch dares to come after my husband and children, he or she will have to deal with me and a whole set of attorneys. And trust me that, if that happen, I'll make sure that people around the whole globe will find out about magic being real.}

There was a silence on the other side and then Cormack spoke.

{I will contact the American President of Magic immediately. Would you mind giving me the address so I could firecall you later?}

Tony frowned and Harry raised an eyebrow. Tony put a hand on the cellphone's micro so the Auror wouldn't hear it.

"He's asking for the address so he could firecall us?" He offered confused.

Harry smiled and picked the phone.

{Head Auror? … Yes, it's Lord Potter. You have my café's address in your files, don't you? … Yes, I've put a turn on my fireplace; every contact will be sent to this house. … Yes, you and the President can contact or come in person as soon as you'll manage. … Thank you for your time, Auror Cormack. … Talk to you in a bit.} And Harry hung-up.

Tony raised an eyebrow.

"Lord?"

"Yep, that's the title to use. But don't worry, I hate to be called Lord." Harry answered and stood, grabbing Tony's hand and pulling him to the living room. "But this means that we'll have to wait for them to contact."

Tony nodded groaningly.

"And there goes my nuptial night wish."

Harry chuckled.

"At what time do you have the Senate Commission tomorrow?" Tony raised an eyebrow, when had Happy told Harry that? "Don't pretend that I didn't see you with that Marshall that gave you an intimation." Harry warned. "Red-haired, all smiles, bottom lip biting… Bedford, isn't it?"

"Yecks. I thought you had been picking the kids that had got lost." Harry raised an eyebrow in answer. "9 am. I have to be in DC at 9am. And nothing happened, green eyes." Harry crossed his arms. "And nothing was going to happen. So what if she was all smiles? It's your smiles that matter in the end."

Harry pouted and leaned against the couch but Tony could see the smile playing in his mouth that he tried to keep it away. Tony grabbed Harry's hand and forced him to uncross it and showed him Tony's left hand where Harry's old marriage ring and horcrux was on Tony's ring finger.

"Why are you jealous? Do you even know how many people dream about this and how many I actually thought of doing this with?" Harry looked at Tony confused. "Well the amount that dreamt about being in your place let's just say it's a lot, but the amount that I actually ever thought of doing this with? Two! You and my Mother… and the last one I'm not sure if it counts."

Harry's eyes grew and then started laughing, Tony laughing with him.

"Sir, the fire in the corridor's fireplace is turning green." Jarvis' voice said.

Tony frowned confused as Harry stood and rearranged his clothes, going to the mentioned fireplace, returning with five men.

"Tony, this is Head Auror Cormack." Harry stated pointing to a man in a robe that the looks made him think immediately of the clothes the marshals used when trying to camouflage.

"Mr Stark." Tony stood and shook his hand, pointing to the couches but the man refused it.

"And this is President Richard Donovan and his personal bodyguards. President, this is my husband Anthony Stark."

Tony offered the couch and the President of Magic took it. Harry sat and Tony followed him.

"Auror Cormack told me what Mr Stark has told him over the firecall. Is everything you told the truth, Mr Stark?"

"Every single thing of it, sir." Tony answered, certain that maybe sir would be the best bet as an answer.

The President of Magic nodded.

"You stated that you don't know Wizardry Etiquette, or at least that Lord Potter didn't taught it to you."

"It's the truth. As I also wouldn't be able to teach him as I was Muggle taught." Harry answered. "My Heir, James, is being taught by a Lord friend of the family."

"Do I know the name of this Lord?"

"Lord Riddle, or if I use the family title: Lord Slytherin."

Tony looked at Harry confused at the title, Slytherin?, only to see all the Wizards around tense at the title.

"One of the oldest family there is." The President of Magic stated, impressed.

"And one of the most prized, but, sadly, in Britain also the most doomed." Harry answered making the President of Magic narrow his eyes.

"So let me get this right. The British Minister of Magic besides of forcing the Heir of a family to enter the Wizardry World against his Muggle family acceptance, forcing the Heir into a fight when he was still merely a teen, blaming said teen for things that he couldn't have done, badmouthing said teen, forcing him to defeat You Know Who, daring to lay in the bed of the Lord while said Lord was giving speeches for the Minister and even came to my country to attempt to force said Lord to return to Britain… he also has deemed a Family Lord, that should be protected, as someone to kill?"

"Yes, my Lord."

"No Lord. You are the Lord in this conversation, Lord Potter. In the States being a President of Magic is not just for the Lords of the old Families." Harry blushed and when he opened his mouth, probably to justify himself the President of Magic smiled. "You came from a different country, it's normal for you to don't know our ways. May I ask what you two do for living?"

"I'm a waiter." Harry answered.

"I own Stark Industries, which is the only company that make electrical appliances that Wizards and Witches can use without having the issue of blowing it up. And I also do Superhero part-time."

"Superhero?" The President of Magic asked confused.

"Iron Man, sir." Auror Cormack put in.

Tony heard movements from the stairs and when everyone looked they saw Legolas descending the stairs with Princess in his arms. The Agent looked surprised at them all, probably because of the wands suddenly being pointed at him.

"I'm sorry… she woke up and wanted to eat something."

Harry stood.

"Excuse me, President. This is my daughter Lily Luna and her personal bodyguard. Agent Barton, would you mind talking with President Donovan about the day that Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt showed up? I'll go give her the glass of water and a piece of fruit."

Legolas nodded and approached, passing Harry the awaken girl and Harry left to the kitchens. Legolas bowed his head at the President.

"Sir."

"May I ask how you know about magic, Agent Barton?"

"I work for SHIELD." Legolas answered.

Auror Cormack hummed and immediately grabbed a parchment from his vests, delivering it to the President of Magic who read it in silence.

"I see… If you don't mind retelling that day?"

"Agent Potter…"

"Excuse me for interrupting. Agent you said?" The President of Magic asked.

"Harry isn't an agent, Sir. But this man always calls him that." Tony argued, glaring at Legolas.

"He only isn't because you get too scared that something might happen to him."

"I have good reasons; from the three times I saw him working, two he managed to almost get killed." Tony argued coldly.

"Mr Stark, if I might?" Auror Cormack asked and Tony nodded. "I have Lord Potter's files from when he still lived in Europe… Lord Potter is a better warrior than any of my men, or even I, will ever dream to be. Actually by the time Lord Potter decided to move to the States he already was the Head Auror in U.K.."

Tony frowned as the bodyguards shivered at the information that Harry had been an Head Auror. Wasn't Harry too young for that? Head Auror Cormack had to be what? 50? Harry wasn't yet 30! How could he become an Head Auror? Why hadn't Harry told him that? How many times had they argued about him being an Agent and how many times Harry had used past jobs to justify himself… why hadn't he mentioned this?

"Well… as I was saying; 'Lord' Potter went to the agency as we had found a man frozen in ice and 'Lord' Potter was and is the only Wizard we knew that had magical healing in his curriculum that would know if the man was still alive or not. As 'Lord' Potter arrived the agency he was intervened by the British Minister of Magic who requested to speak with 'Lord' Potter alone. They entered a room where I was exercising, so I was able to hear everything they said. As soon as they entered the room, the Minister of Magic started to act friendly with 'Lord' Potter even calling him in a first name basic. 'Lord' Potter refused the familiarity and answered calling him by Minister. As the Minister of Magic argued about 'Lord' Potter being still angry, 'Lord' Potter argued that the last time he had been in Britain all his friends had turned against him and that it was his Ex's rights to walk in other people beds, including the Minister of Magic himself. The Minister of Magic tried to rationalise but 'Lord' Potter refused and stated that although he had forgiven Miss Weasley, he hadn't forgiven the Minister of Magic because as he had helped with the Minister of Magic's image, the Minister of Magic had been… may I use the right words?" Legolas asked and the President of Magic nodded. Tony noticed one of the bodyguards using a quill that was writing on its own on a parchment. "Fucked his pregnant wife. At this you would've expect the Minister of Magic to refuse and argue against, but he didn't what only infuriated 'Lord' Potter even more who threw a glass against the opposite wall."

"What is comprehensible." The President of Magic stated. "Hold that thought for a moment." The Wizard added and Tony turned to see Harry leaving the kitchen with a set of tea that he put on the tea-table before them.

Princess was at his side massaging her eyebrows tiredly with her closed fist and grabbing Harry's pants with her other hand, before he bowed his head at the guests and picked Princess, taking her upstairs as she waved at them sleepily over Harry's shoulder. Tony moved forward and was glad at find that Harry had prepared both tea and coffee.

"Coffee or tea, sir?"

"I'll drink coffee. I'm seeing this is going to be a long night."

Tony nodded and served the coffee, handing it to the President of Magic before drinking his own cup, only after he drank did the other drank. Tony wondered if it was etiquette or he seeing if it was poisoned.

"You may continue, Agent." The President of Magic added when they heard the sound of a door upstairs as Harry closed the door of the children's room.

"After throwing the glass at the wall 'Lord' Potter asked the Minister of Magic why he was there. They argued about Miss Weasley being dead and about 'Lord' Potter not caring about it, to which 'Lord' Potter retorted who had to take care of the children when Miss Weasley had left him alone. Until finally the Minister of Magic answered that the real reason he was there was to bring 'Lord' Potter back to the Wizardry World. That «Playing Muggle» wasn't what he was. That 'Lord' Potter was a fighter and always would be, that he had been raised to be a fighter."

Tony tensed at that, narrowing his eyes.

"Were those his words? Playing muggle?" The President of Magic asked.

"Yes, sir. When 'Lord' Potter tried to argue that he was more muggle than he ever had been a Wizard the Minister of Magic started to argue that SHIELD and it's Agents had put it in 'Lord' Potter's mind. 'Lord' Potter argued that that he had been forced to be a Wizard and that everything he has in the Wizardry World is a legacy that wants to use him as a trophy. At this the Minister of Magic had had enough and stated as much and started to take his wand out to point at 'Lord' Potter. Having heard enough myself I returned to the ground and used an arrow to keep the man away from 'Lord' Potter and bluffed that if the Wizard wouldn't leave 'Lord' Potter alone then I would use an arrow magically modified to attack him. At this the Minister of Magic accused 'Lord' Potter of treason, that he was putting the Wizardry World at risk by telling Muggles about magic and all that shit. 'Lord' Potter answered «Welcome to 21st century» and I shot. At this the Minister of Magic apparated away and I didn't saw him again." Legolas finished and they looked at the stairs to see Harry descending alone. "A few months later Stark hired me as the children's bodyguard so I could keep the children protected if someone magical would attack them."

Harry sat by Tony's side and served himself a cup of tea.

"Do you want some?" He asked looking to the men that were still standing.

"No thank you, Lord Potter. Nothing to drink or eat while on the job." Auror Cormack declined politely.

"May I ask when you two married?" The President of Magic asked.

"A couple hours ago." Harry answered, while sipping from his drink.

The Head Auror and the President of Magic's eyes grew.

"Congratulations then. I take it the Wizardry World wasn't warned."

"Lord Slytherin told me that I have 24 hours to do it. I was going to do it tomorrow while my husband is at a Muggle commission because of the Iron Man suit."

Auror Cormack stepped forward.

"May I have a copy of your marriage papers?"

Tony stood and approached his jacket that he had left on the back of a chair and took the papers out, approaching the man and showing them.

"Are those the originals?"

Tony nodded. Auror Cormack took his wand out and pointed at the papers and a copy appeared at their sides that Auror Cormack took and looked though as he gave Tony the originals.

"Are you keeping the British nationality?" The Head Auror wondered.

Harry shared a look with Tony confused.

"Because we've married you can take the American nationality like I can take the British." Tony explained quickly.

"I… didn't think that much ahead." He admitted.

"If you take the American nationality you become an American citizen and, by so, you become part of the American Wizardry Community. The Britain Wizardry Community won't be able to condemn you for the crimes that they state that you have without passing by the President Donovan himself." Auror Cormack explained.

"Oh… I… I don't want to case any trouble and…" Tony approached and put a hand over Harry's mouth to shut him up.

"He'll take it." He interrupted, making both the Wizards and Agent smile amused at their antics.

(TBC)


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