Sparks of Magic
I do not own Harry Potter, Transformers Bayverse or any of their characters
Pairings: Remus/Sirius, Harry/?, Fred/?, George/?, Jazz/Prowl, Ironhide/Chromia.
[Updated: 13/05/2021]
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Flashback
$Parseltounge$
Chapter 7: Meeting the Parents
Once Bee's legs had been reattached (It was a miracle that the appendages were mostly intact) Ratchet turned his sight onto the Wizard that was now sitting up in Optimus' servo. Having not moved once since he had been placed there an hour ago. The other two Wizards had gone around the soldiers, offering vials of what they called healing potions for those in need of them.
"It's your turn Harry" Ratchet said, reaching out for the Wizard. The yellow mech stopped when a low rumble came from Optimus' chassis and he clutched Harry closer to his spark.
Ratchet wasn't surprised at this reaction. He knew that being a guardian meant that protective protocols had activated in his processor and with what they had just been through, he was trying to limit the threat to Harry by keeping the boy close to him. Ratchet marvelled at how Optimus' earlier impulse control, when the Wizard had been taken by the humans, had gone out the window now that Harry was in his servo. The Medic could even see that Jazz was keeping a careful watch on the twins as they retrieved Harry's wand and a strange, silvery materiel.
Ratchet simply unsubspaced one of his many wrenches and threw it at the Prime's helm, resulting in a satisfying clang as it hit its target.
"Stop being foolish Prime. I'm just making sure he has no injuries. You can have him back AFTER I am done" Ratchet told him, finally able to take the teen from Prime and preform a medical scan. He took note of how the boy had frozen in what looked like fear.
When he had done the scan the first time he had met the teen, he had been distracted by the energy that he and his brothers gave off and didn't deepen it. Now, he simply bypassed his Magic and brought up the physical results.
"Some small cuts and minor bruises that should go in about two weeks' time but nothing that is life threatening. Still need to get him on a dietary plan to improve his weight... Wait, what is this?"
Ratchet had studied intensely about human medicine on the World Wide Web in case he ever needed to treat one and from what he was getting from the scan, he saw signs that a lot of Harry's bones had been repeatedly broken and some were set wrong. They were old, mostly on his one arm and legs with some old bruising on his ribs.
He didn't mention anything about it now but he gave Harry a look that let him know that they would talk about this later.
"He's okay for now Optimus, but I will expect him for regular check-ups" Ratchet said, placing Harry back onto Optimus' outstretched servo.
"Hey Harry, we got your stuff back" the twins shouted up, waving his wand and the Cloak.
"Great, I'll be there in a sec" Harry said to them. He looked at Optimus and asked "Can you put me down please?"
Prime looked reluctant to do so but it's not like he could keep him there indefinitely. So he lowered his body to the ground and let Harry get off.
"Thanks" he said, then turned to the two red heads. Each held one of his things in their hands. Harry went to take them from but when his skin came into contact with theirs, a spark jumped from Harry to them. It caused them all to jump back at the shocking sensation.
"Must just be some static" Harry supplied, going to touch them again to make sure it was gone. Seeing that it didn't happen, he simply brushed it off as nothing.
"What's tha?" Jazz asked, pointing at the material that they had handed Harry along with his wand.
"This is a very special Cloak that has been passed down from generation to generation in my family" Harry told them, throwing his Cloak over himself and disappearing from the Autobot's sight and causing them to startle at his sudden disappearance.
"Harry. Where are you?" Optimus called out, keeping himself absolutely still in case he accidentally stepped on the boy.
"Never going to get used to this" Epps said, looking at where Harry had been previously. First super advanced aliens and then magic? Epps was sure he was going to need a psychiatrist after the day he's had.
Harry's smiling head suddenly popped back into existence next to Jazz's ped. The silver Bot didn't look surprised but then again, Jazz always had a calm and collected processor and had gotten used to being prepared for the unexpected. It also helped that he was used to Mirage disappearing and reappearing all the time.
"May I have a look at it?" Ratchet asked. He was wondering how a piece of material could render someone completely invisible.
"Sure, just be careful please" Harry asked, taking the Cloak off and placing it in Ratchet's servo.
"I promise I will not damage it" Ratchet assured the boy.
Ratchet scanned the cloak to find nothing come up. It was as if it didn't exist except for in his visual sensors.
"Are these a common item in your society?" Ironhide asked. He had also scanned it to find nothing and was trying to think of ways to prevent them being used against them.
"Not really. It takes a lot of knowledge and skill to create one and even then, they only last for a short time compared to mine. This one is a bit different than the rest which is why it's lasted longer than others. They normally only last a few years but this one has lasted for centuries" he said, just as Ratchet handed his Cloak back. Harry folded it up and put it into his own pocket.
Harry was about to holster his wand when he remembered the three Cybertronians from earlier. With his wand back, he could find out exactly where they had gotten to. The problem he had with this was that he didn't know what to call them. Harry couldn't just say 'aliens' or 'robots' as it could just point to the Autobots, even with the other robots in his mind. He had to narrow the search somehow.
Looking up at Optimus, the Wizard asked him "Hey Optimus, do you have a specific term for your children?"
Optimus raised the equivalent of a human eyebrow "We call our offspring sparklings. May I ask why you would want to know that?"
"You'll see" he placed his wand flat against the palm of his hand and said "Point-Me sparklings" the wand span around for a couple of seconds before stopping to point down a street.
Harry walked off with the Autobots following closely behind. All of them wondering what he was doing until they came to a stop in front of a vending machine. What was unusual about it was the fact that it was the only thing in the street that was not damaged from the fighting.
Harry's wand was pointing straight at the vending machine. He put his wand back in his holster and in a calm voice said "It's okay, you can stop hiding now"
The Autobots sparks nearly jumped out in shock when the vending machine changed into a sparkling, two smaller ones standing behind the green one's peds.
"By Primus' Spark" Ratchet uttered out in amazement. All the Autobots mouths had dropped open at the sight except Optimus, but Harry saw that his eyes did widen in surprise.
"Where did they come from?" Ironhide asked while Harry picked up the two smaller ones and held them in his arms. The large one stood behind him, seeming almost shy as he attempted to hide behind the smaller being.
"The Cube created them before I got to the building. I made them hide so they wouldn't be hurt" he continued to cuddle the other two close to his chest.
"Excuse me" Lennox suddenly called up to Optimus. The human was walking away from one of the black hawk helicopters dotted around the area, having used their radios to make a call.
Once Optimus' attention was on the captain, he introduced himself "I'm Captain William Lennox. I've just got off the phone with the Secretary of Defence, he's trying to find you a place to hide for the time being but we need to move out of the city before more civilians see you"
Optimus nodded his helm in agreement but couldn't help ask "What about the humans who live in the city?"
"Assist is already on the way to help to get any humans out of the wreckage" Epps told them.
Relieved that the humans were going to get help, he turned to ask the Medic "Is Bumblebee able to transform Ratchet?"
"He is but he needs to go slowly in both transforming and speed wise. That means no exceeding over 40, understand" he glared at Bumblebee when he said this, his optics narrowed in a silent threat should he find that the Scout had ignore him in his condition.
"What about the sparkling?" Fred asked, pointing to the largest one.
Harry thought for a moment before suggesting "He could always sit in the back of Ironhide's truck mode with a Notice-Me-Not charm placed on him" seeing the confused looks he was getting, Harry explained "It basically makes anyone looking in his direction not see him. They'll just pass over him as if he belongs there"
Harry transferred the two smaller sparklings to Ratchet, who gently held them in his servos while Harry stood in front of the other one to cast the charm. Once Harry had placed the charm on the vending machine sparkling, he led it over to where Ironhide had changed back into his vehicle mode and made him sit on the back of it. The cargo bed dipped down a bit from the weight but didn't seem to cause any strain on the Autobot "Now, I need you to stay on here until we get somewhere safe. Do you understand?"
The robot nodded in agreement and gripped on to the sides of Ironhide's truck. Harry looked to Optimus to show that he was done.
"Let's move out" Lennox commanded, getting back into one of the military trucks they had used to get to Mission City, along with the rest of his men. The remainder of the Autobots changed into their vehicle modes. Ratchet had the two sparklings with him, the twins got into Jazz and once Bumblebee had slowly transformed, Mikaela and Sam sat in the front of him. As soon as Optimus had changed, Harry climbed up to sit in the passenger seat and they drove out of wrecked City, following right behind Lennox.
Time skip
Two days later, and with the help of the Secretary of Defence, they were able to find a temporary base just outside of Tranquillity. It used to be an old Air Force base that had been abandoned about a year ago so it was still in good condition. Even tough Optimus had to crouch down in order to move about.
Right now, they were all in the main hanger while Ratchet went over some minor repairs that he missed after the battle. Bumblebee was sat down while Ratchet made sure his legs were properly attached. Sam and Mikaela were sat on a crate next to them, talking quietly amongst themselves.
Ironhide was cleaning his cannons with a blanket that Lennox had managed to find for the Weapons Specialist.
Jazz was sat crossed legged with Fred and George sitting on his legs. They were telling him about all the ideas for their joke shop back in Britain and, hopefully, for the one they wanted to set up in America.
The three sparklings had been put to recharge in the building next to them so they wouldn't wake back up with all the noises around them. The phone bot, who Maggie had decided to call Signal, had remained with the female and Glenn. The two practically adopting the small bot after he had helped them get the attention of the Air Force while they fought off Frenzy. The previous Xbox, who was the only femme, had been named Techstream while the steering wheel was named Scatterbite. He had a tendency to try and playfully bite anyone close enough and usually only half transformed. The vending machine was named Hydroburst as it turned out that he had a secondary set of guns that shot out highly pressured streams of water.
Optimus had sat down on the opposite side of Bumblebee, watching as the few soldiers that were inside talk to each other about a multitude of things. Harry himself was sat on Optimus' shoulder, a confused look on his face. He felt like he was forgetting something and he couldn't remember what it was.
"Is something wrong?" Optimus suddenly asked, seeing the look on the teen's face from the corner of his optic.
Harry sighed in slight frustration "Nothing really, I just have this feeling that I'm forgetting something important"
Fred and George must have overheard him because they suddenly said "Yeah, we feel the same" they scratched their heads in thought.
"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about" Sam waved them off from where he was sitting.
Lennox suddenly came through one of the large doors along with Epps and the rest of his men who helped them in Mission City. He had to stay at the base a few more days to get things sorted before he finally got to spend some time with his wife and child, who he was continuously calling through a video chat to assure them that he was fine and that he would be home soon.
"I just got off the phone with Keller. He says he'll be here any minute with a few guests"
"Guests?" Optimus inquired, wondering who it could be.
"Yeah. Apparently, the President finally gave him the clearance to know about the Magical community so he's bringing along some representatives"
"Maybe that's what you've forgotten about" Mikaela said to them.
"No, we've been waiting for them. We're actually surprised they hadn't popped in straight after Mission City. It's definitely something else" Harry told them, still pondering what it was he could have forgotten.
Ten minutes later, they finally heard the sounds of the helicopter's blades coming closer to the base until it finally touched down outside. They all stayed inside in case any Decepticons were looking for them.
A snowy owl suddenly flew through the open door, circling around until she came to rest on Harry's shoulder, a tingle spreading from where her claws connected to his shoulder. All three Wizards eyes widened in shock as they finally realised just exactly what, or rather who, they had forgotten. They quickly scrambled from their positions to find somewhere to hide. Harry hid behind Optimus' head while the twins went behind Jazz's back.
"If anyone asks, we're not here" Harry whispered.
Ironhide thinking there was danger, activated his cannons "Should I terminate the threat"
"NO!" They three of them whisper/shouted.
"I do not understand, what is the problem?" Optimus asked confused, like everyone else in the room, about what was going on.
"Let's just say, we might be in a bit of trouble" George told them. He quickly hid back behind Jazz's back.
Before Optimus could ask him what he meant, four humans entered the building. Harry peaked out of his hiding spot to see the Secretary of Defence was in the lead followed by three others. The one he didn't recognise had short blonde hair and hazel eyes. He was obviously a Wizard as he was wearing a navy blue robe with the emblem of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, or MACUSA, sown on to his breast. His complexion was slightly tanned and he had a small stubble of hair for a beard.
The other two were more recognisable and at the moment, they had frowns on their faces as they looked around the hanger. Not even seeming surprised by the five giant beings. Harry quickly went back behind Optimus' head but the tallest one had already caught sight of him.
"HARRISON JAMES ORION! WHAT IN HELLS NAME HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO! IT'S ONLY BEEN FOUR DAYS AND WE COME BACK TO FIND YOU IN A WAR!" Remus shouted. It was not in anger, his tone only expressing the worry he felt.
"You got to admit, that has to be a new record" Fred tried to joke but all that did was draw the attention of the two irate Marauders.
"Next time I'll be more specific to you two. When I say no psychotic Dark Wizards, I actually mean no psychotic beings of any kind" Sirius go happy attitude was gone. Replaced with concern as he looked between the twins and where Harry was still hiding behind Optimus' head.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?" Epps asked in suspicion. He kept his hand on the gun at his hip, just in case.
Harry sighed in defeat and stepped out from behind Optimus "It's okay, everyone. I like you to meet my dad, Sirius Orion and my papa, Remus John"
One hour earlier, Remus' POV
Remus was beginning to dig a groove into the floor of the hotel that he and Sirius were staying in. Even with everything sorted out, he still felt uneasy. His Werewolf instincts were telling him that something was wrong and he had a feeling that it involved Harry.
Sirius was keeping busy by using his wand to pack the last of his things before they went back to the Apparition point. He couldn't wait to get home but Remus' actions were setting him on edge. His Werewolf instincts have never been wrong before, it being one of the few things his fellow Marauder was grateful for about his Lycanthropy.
"Don't worry Moony, we'll leave soon" Sirius reassured him, pulling him into a hug.
Remus dropped his shoulders in exhaustion, nuzzling his nose into the crook of Sirius' neck and returning the hug. He breathed in deeply, taking in the comforting scent of his boyfriend.
"I know Siri, I'm just worried" he mumbled, finally pulling back to look at Sirius' grey eyes.
"Come on, it's only been four days. What's the worst that can happen?" He chuckled out but stopped when they heard tapping on their window. Looking over, they both saw that it was Hedwig.
"Spoke too soon" he said, walking over to open the window for the owl. As soon as it was wide enough, she swooped in and dropped a letter into Remus' hands; flying over to the bedpost once she completed her errand.
He opened the letter, with Sirius looking over his shoulder, and began to read.
Dear Moony and Padfoot
Everything is fine, we've met a few aliens that are in their own war and decided to help them get something back that the other leader of the war wanted. Harry's safe, he's being protected by the leader of the good guys. Just telling you in case we're not there when you get back. How have you been? See you when you get back hopefully
From Gred and Forge
They re-read the letter over and over again. Remus couldn't believe what he was seeing and his brain was trying to make sense of it.
"They must be joking, there is no way that Harry is that unlucky" Sirius said.
"Sirius, Harry is James' son and a Potter. This probably happened as soon as we left with that amount of luck" Remus said grimly, flicking his own wand around the room to gather the last of their stuff "We're leaving now. If Harry's left the wards of the house for this long then anything could have happened to him"
That got Sirius moving. Unfortunately for them, the hotel was connected directly to the Magical Congress of the United States of America so they couldn't just Apparate straight out of their room as it had an anti-Apparition charm. Instead, they had to go to an Apparition point all the way on the other side of the building since they hadn't connected their house to the floo yet.
Hedwig flew over to sit on Remus' shoulder. They were just about to open the door when a knock came from the other side. Looking at one another, and preparing to use their wands if necessary, they opened it to see two men standing there. The first one was a blond Wizard who looked to be in his late twenties, wearing the formal navy robs that showed he worked for MACUSA. The second one was considerably older, with greying hair and wearing a black non-Magical suit.
"Lord Black and Mr Lupin?" The blond man asked.
"Yes, what do you want?" Sirius asked them, his hand discreetly hiding his wand from view but still ready to cast a spell should he need to. The Animagus was suspicious on how these men knew their real names. Only a select few knew they were here, lest any British Wizard overhears that Sirius Black was about.
"My name is Ross Edwards. I work with MACUSA as a non-Magical liaison officer between the two governments. Besides me is the Secretary of Defence, John Keller. We need you to come with us"
Remus and Sirius looked between the two men, both wondering why they were here "I'm sorry but whatever it is can surely be sorted at a later date" Remus said, brushing past the two men. His pace increasing by the second at the thought of his cub in danger. Hedwig's claws gripped his shoulder tightly so she did not fall off but that didn't stop her from glaring at him and giving a hoot of displeasure for jostling her around.
He was half way down the hallway, Sirius a step behind him, when Ross called out "If you're heading home to find Harry, Fred and George they won't be there"
They both stopped after hearing that, turning back around to face the two Americans. The Marauders walked up to them slowly, Remus' Werewolf side beginning to growl menacingly at the both of them "Where are the kids and what have you done to them?"
Keller finally spoke for the first time "I'm here to take you to them. Don't worry, they're all safe" he reassured, seeing the worried look in both his and Sirius' eyes "They have gotten mixed up with some… Unexpected visitors"
The British Wizards had relaxed slightly at hearing that they were okay. They did tense back up as the man, unknowingly, confirmed that what the twins had said in the letter was true.
"Then when can we see them" Sirius asked.
"We'll be heading there right now. We will be using Apparition at first, but then we will get on a helicopter the rest of the way. The base they are at is only temporary but they're not taking any chances. Their enemy may be able to trace the energy we give off, so no Apparition until the place is warded" The other Wizard explained, waving a hand in the direction of Apparition room.
Small Time Skip
"So let me get this straight. Harry, Fred and George met one faction of an alien war who were looking for a pair of glasses. Glasses that would lead them to an artefact that could possibly win them the war. Then, they got themselves kidnapped by people who had not only found the artefact, but also the leader of the other faction who had been frozen. This dangerous robot then began chasing our Harry when he finally broke out of his icy prison. Anything I missed?" Remus asked. They were all on the helicopter that was taking them to these Autobot's temporary base. Sirius and Remus were sat next to each other while Edwards and Keller sat opposite to them.
"You missed out the part where he ran straight up to the bad alien's face, risking his own life, to kill him" Sirius offered through clenched teeth. He was gripping the belts tightly, probably afraid as this was his first time being in a helicopter and it was vastly different to riding a broom. The poor Animagus looked very unnerved by being inside the metal contraption.
"That's the basics of it" Keller supplied. The elder looked out of the side of the helicopter and said "We'll be landing soon. I should also tell you that they are quite large but there is no need to fear them"
"Trust me when I say this, it will be them who will fear us if they have intentionally hurt any of the kids" Sirius vowed. His hand gripped his wand even tighter and if it wasn't for Remus placing his hand on top of his, Sirius might have snapped it.
They finally landed by what looked like a military base. There was a few people moving about but they only glanced at the helicopter before going back to whatever they had previously been doing. As soon as one of the doors opened, Hedwig darted out; the snowy owl heading straight into one of the buildings that had their hanger doors open.
"Well at least we know where he is" Sirius muttered. He quickly unstrapped himself and jumped out of the helicopter with Remus right behind him.
They all strode over to the building, the two American leading the way. Once they got inside, the last two Marauders could finally see the aliens that their kids had gotten involved with. There were five in total, three of which were sitting down while the other two were stood up. They were all giant sized, metal beings that varied in shape and colour. As much as it shocked him to see them, he had more important things to focus on. Like his trouble magnet of a pup. He saw Fred and George peeking out from behind the completely silver alien, their bright hair betraying their hiding spot. A flash of raven locks had Remus' attention drawn to, what seemed to be, the tallest alien in the room. It was hard to tell since the red, blue and silver robot was sat down but judging by the proportions the Werewolf could see, he was at least one of the biggest. And Remus' pup was right behind his head.
"HARRISSON JAMES ORION! WHAT IN HELLS NAME HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO! IT'S ONLY BEEN FOUR DAYS AND WE COME BACK TO FIND YOU IN A WAR!" Remus shouted up to his adopted son. He wasn't angry with him but he would rather him come down from behind the giants head so he could check for himself and calm his wolf side down some.
"You got to admit, that has to be a new record" one of the twins joked. Sirius zeroed in on them like a blood hound, ironic with his Animagus form.
"Next time I'll be more specific to you two. When I say no psychotic Dark Wizards, I actually mean no psychotic beings of any kind" Sirius, despite his tendency to not think things fully through, always put Harry's safety first. To hear that Harry had been so close to danger while he wasn't there, was likely tearing his boyfriend up inside. Remus took his hand, grounding the slightly insane Wizard from his thoughts.
"I'm sorry, but who are you?" A dark skinned man probed. He was keeping his hand rested on an object at his hip, most likely a gun from the looks of it.
Harry finally stepped out from behind the red and blue alien's face. Now that he could see his pup, without any obvious injuries, he relaxed a bit "It's okay. Everyone, I like you to meet my Dad, Sirius Orion and my Papa, Remus John" Harry introduced.
End of Remus POV
"I believe an introduction is in order" the blond haired Wizard stated. He walked straight up to stand in front of Optimus "My name is Ross Edwards and I work for the Magical Congress of the United States of America, or MACUSA for short. It is an honour to meet with you Optimus Prime. Keller has told us about you and that of Harry, Fred and George's involvement with your war"
"The honour is all mine Mr Edwards but if I may ask, why are you here?"
"That will be because of your exposure to our world and because we would like to make an alliance of sorts" Ross said, pulling a few papers out of his robes.
Ironhide narrowed his optics in suspicion "What sort of alliance? We have already made one with your government about our technology, excluding weapons. Are you going to try and ask for the same thing?"
Ross simply shook his head "Heavens no. I'd rather not let Witches and Wizards with evil intentions gain that knowledge and nor does the rest of MACUSA" he shifted through a few of his papers until he came to the one he was looking for "You may have made an agreement with the non-Magical government, but we do not want to ask you for your knowledge or weapons. We simply ask that all humans involved with you sign these contracts. This will ensure that they will be unable to talk about Magic to those outside of this operation that way. We also request that you watch over Harry and his family"
There was stunned silence for a few seconds until Epps broke it "Really, that's all? But why?"
"It is our duty to make sure that all beings are treated fairly in our government, which includes aliens. It would be unethical of us to demand any being for such knowledge if they do not wish to share. However, our way of life must still be kept hidden so we need to ensure that our involvement is kept quite about outside of this. As for protecting Harry and his family, that is because not only were they involved in that mess Britain has created, leading them to seek sanctuary here, but young Harry is Lord and heir to four houses back in Britain. The Queen of England has asked our President to make sure we find a way to keep him safe"
Everyone's jaws dropped at the explanation, not including Jazz and Optimus, as they all turned to Harry for confirmation. The teen looking away in embarrassment was a big indicator that the man was not lying. Hedwig took no notice of the extra attention, too busy preening herself on his shoulder.
Ross went on to explain "If you agree to do so, then MACUSA will offer assistance in the form of erasing people's minds, should they see you, and helping with damage control. However, we will not be actively involved with this group. The Orions may help you as they see fit but we would like for one of them to become a liaison between us and you"
"Yah seem ta be givin' us a lotta free reign. Ah find it hard ta believe tha' all yah want in return is for us ta protect Harry an' his family. There's gotta be somethin' else yah want"
Ross didn't even flinch at the accusation "I understand that it may seem a bit farfetched, but the fact of the matter is that MACUSA hasn't always been like this. These developments have only occurred over the past 50 years, something about some crazy British Wizard and a case full of creatures. He taught us that fearing creatures and/or humans was not going to help our society and to progress, we need to understand before we cast judgement. Otherwise, we'll be stuck in the Middle Ages like a certain prejudice country" Ross paused a minute to let that sink in before continuing "When we heard rumours about a Dark Lord coming back into power, the US began to prepare but Britain denied that these rumours were true. We could do nothing as there was no actual evidence supporting them. So when Harry came here only a couple of weeks ago, we were worried that we would be unable to give him and his family adequate protection. Since he is already involved with you, we saw this as a perfect chance to keep them safe until Britain finally admits that You-Know-Who is back"
"Okay, time out! Why would Harry be involved in all this? Is it because of his Lord status?" Will asked. His head had begun to swim at the information the Wizard was telling him.
Ross looked up at Harry, silently asking for permission to tell his story. Harry simply sighed out in annoyance. It seemed no matter where he went, his past would always come back to bite him in the arse.
"Why don't we all get comfortable, this might take a while to explain"
Edwards got out his own wand to make enough chairs for everyone to sit down along with a table. The Autobots simply stood or sat behind the humans.
Harry swiftly made his way down from Optimus' shoulder, using his arm as a stepping stone. As soon as he was on the floor, Sirius and Remus instantly pulled him into a bear hug. They were so distracted that none of them felt the strange tingly sensation that came from Harry and leapt to them. Almost like a static shock.
Sirius' hug had all the power of a bear, practically squeezing the life out of him. And that wasn't including Remus' own strength added on top.
"You get in so much more trouble than James did. I'm going to have to start leaving you in a reinforced bubble just to keep you slightly safe"
Harry hugged back, feeling the trembles that his dad was giving off. The teen should have expected this reaction. He knew Sirius felt as if he had failed him. Especially since he missed out on so many years while he was in Azkaban. Harry forgets that he has adults there to look out for him now, the concept still foreign to him.
Harry decided not to say anything, just allowed the man to hold him close as the semi sane Wizard mumbled to him about the multitude of plans he had to keep Harry safe.
Remus, who was also still hugging the two of them, had put his nose against Harry's head and began to sniff. A natural instinct for a Werewolf checking on their young but strange to others, which is why it drew the attention of the Autobot Medic "Why is he inhaling the boy's scent? I thought humans did not do that"
"Technically humans don't but since Remus is a Werewolf, he's just checking to see if his pup is okay" George supplied, moving over with Fred to one of the chairs.
Every Autobot and human turned to face the still hugging trio. All of them pondered how such a nice looking man could possibly turn into a wolf once a month.
"Hey Epps, you're the one who said that we were going to see a Werewolf next. Maybe you can predict the future" Lennox laughed at the thought of Epps being able to see the future, considering his reaction to when Figs mentioned his mom had the gift.
With a smile on his face, Epps closed his eyes and placed one hand on his head "You might be right. Okay my next vision is... A pot of gold shall be delivered to us by a leprechaun"
"You wouldn't want Leprechaun gold, it's worthless" Epps opened his eyes to stare at Harry in bewilderment "Seriously? Leprechauns are real?"
"Yep" George said, popping the p "But their gold is completely useless. It disappears after a while"
"Well I'll be damned"
Harry, Sirius and Remus finally unlatched themselves from one another. Sirius arm thrown over the younger Wizards shoulder as he led him to a seat next to him and Remus on the other side. Before they could fully sit down, Ratchet asked Remus "If it is alright with you, I would like to ask you some questions regarding your physiology"
Remus looked at the yellow bot with his eyebrow raised. No one had ever asked for his own opinion on being a Werewolf. They usually just assumed that, because he was considered a Dark Creature, they knew everything about him. It was the reason why it was so hard to get a job back in Britain "Uh sure?"
Harry patted his papa's hand to reassure the Werewolf "Don't worry, he's the Medic. He just wants to know to know if your body is different from humans in case he needs to treat you"
"Ah"
When everyone had finally sat down, Harry began to tell them the full story of Voldemort. They started before he was even born, with Sirius and Remus telling the part as they knew more about the time. Ross piped in when he had some inputs from America's point of view. They went on to say how Harry had defeated him when he was only one and a half years old and leading to a huge celebration on Halloween, even with the death of his parents. His school years were outlined, including Voldemort's return in his first, second and finally fourth year. It ended with how Harry and the twins had overheard his headmaster, and supposed friends, attempting to steal from him and jumpstarting his decision to leave Britain.
Once they had finished, there was looks of sadness and shock over the events in his life (he was pretty sure that all of the humans had paled when he said he nearly died every year). There was also many expressions of anger at hearing about the betrayal. Although, he did notice that the Autobots looked like they had already heard this before. There was no shock on any of their faces, only a mix of sadness and righteous fury. Harry just shrugged, thinking that it was likely that Fred and George had already told them about him.
Edwards now had two piles of paper on the table, one stack being considerably smaller than the other. He levitated the larger one over to Lennox along with a fountain pen. Since they had never used a quill before, it would have been pointless to give the human one as it took a lot of practice to properly use them. They needed the signature to be as clear as possible, not some jumbled mess with ink all over the document.
Lennox quickly read the terms of the contract and then wrote his name at the bottom of it. As soon as he finished, the paper glowed white before returning to normal.
"What just happened" Sam questioned, staring at the piece of paper in awe.
"That is a binding oath stating that he cannot talk to anyone outside of this group about Magic or Magic related items"
"What about my family?"
"Do you plan to involve them in this?"
It was Optimus that answered for the captain "Ironhide will be guarding Lennox and his family for an extended period of time"
Edwards thought about it for a moment "Then you'll have to take one home for each member of your family over the age of 16. If you have any children under that age, then you are responsible for them until they are 16"
Lennox nodded in agreement before taking one of the pieces of parchment and passing the rest to Epps, the man having sat right next to his friend.
"Now that is out of the way" Edwards levitated the smaller pile and enlarged them with "Engorgio" so that the Autobots could read it more easily. They floated over into Optimus' waiting servos.
"It is up to you if you agree to this. We can easily remove the memories from the humans but we don't know if the spell would work on your kind without causing damage. So again, it is your decision"
Optimus read the contract, going over every detail of it in case there was anything that might harm his mechs or Harry when he was interrupted "You don't have to do this. It's not your war"
Optimus looked at the raven haired teen, who was avoiding looking into his optics "Our war was not yours to bear and yet you willingly put yourself in danger to help us. We may not have to do this but we want to. We will not allow you to suffer the way you have any longer and should you get involved in this war, the Autobots stand with you"
"I'd like to introduce this Wizard to my cannons. See how he likes becoming a pile of dust" Ironhide commented. He grinned maliciously at the thought of terminating the organic that had hurt so many people.
"So I take it that means you agree to the terms?" Edwards asked, taking out another pen from his pocket and enlarging that one as well.
"We will protect Harry and his family with our lives" Optimus confirmed. He took the floating pen and signed his name at the bottom. He passed it to the rest of the Autobots, all who signed without hesitation.
The pen and paper re-shrunk and floated back to Edwards "Excellent. The only thing left is to decide which one of you will be the liaison. I recommend that it not be Fred and George as they do have a business to run along with inventing new ideas for it. So it should be out of Harry, Remus and Sirius"
"Harry should do it since Optimus is his guardian, but not on his own" George offered.
"I think George is right. It might be better if I and Harry share that role, as I can teach him about his duties as a Lord at the same time. While I do that, Remus can continue his and the twins studies" Sirius supplied.
Edwards placed the paper back into his robes and stood up from his chair, handing Sirius a piece of parchment as he did "When they have finished with all of the paperwork, or if you require more, contact me through the floo. I will be the one in direct contact to you as your link to MACUSA"
He was just about to leave when he turned back around and said "Oh, and one more thing. Welcome to Earth"
Another chapter done and the next one shouldn't be too far behind. We also get a look see on how Dumbledore is doing, Hermione will make an appearance and some new Autobots. Thanks for all the reviews, favourites and follows.
-CD