AN- Bad bad Cheyenne and Lizzy. Honestly I don't know what got into those two little devils. This update only encompasses a hour or maybe a bit more but oh boy do things shift.
AN- Little-Mario that may be the best otp I've ever heard. Hang out to the end and I'm pretty sure you'll be pleased.
AN- Thank you BioHazard82
AN- crimson hearts thank you so much. I can't tell you how much that means to me. I love HP/Avengers crossovers too and I just decided to write what I would want to read. It surprised me a bit when I realized other people liked it. It just blows my mind that I actually have people looking forward to my updates. I can promise it will never take me a year to update.
AN- bigwoof Thank you for the encouragement.
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Juniper took the few minutes it took the two girls to get upstairs to comb her hair slightly tangled from the motorcycle ride home and put on her Gryffindor mask. She hadn't realized how much she'd allowed it to go in the last few days. There was something about her dad and the others in the tower that encouraged her to let it go and let her real self show. To the outside though, especially anyone for back home she had to appear as the hero. Confident, strong, no doubt, no fear, the chosen one, the girl who lived. She probably should have changed clothes. A pink sweater probably didn't scream savior of the wizarding world but to have arrived so soon after she and Bucky had returned meant they'd probably been watching the tower and waiting for her to return. Changing her clothes would have indicated doubt. Not to mention it wasn't nearly as bad as some of the robes Dumbledore had worn. They where probably harmless but how did they know she was here? And who else knew? Those questions where the reason she'd requested that Jarvis let them up and opened the ward enough to allow them on the lift.
Jarvis left the camera feed from the lift up and that made Juniper look over at Tony suspiciously remembering when they'd arrived at the tower and he averted his eyes. "Fair enough." She muttered then glanced back to the screen. Cheyenne Navora was standing arms folded defensively, while Lizzy Lane looking more relaxed just waited for the doors to open seemingly unconcerned. Neither spoke.
"I don't remember them being friends." Ron said with a frown.
"I think they where the only Griffindor Muggleborns that year. Kinda creates a bond even if you don't like each other much." Hermione answered a minute or two before the doors opened soundlessly.
The girls exited together Lane a little in the lead a confident almost cocky expression on her face while Navora followed her face cool and in control.
"Potter." Lane said with a slight smirk. "Nice digs."
"Belongs to a friend." Juniper answered.
"Hmm funny we heard it was daddy Stark's. Just won the genetic lottery in both worlds didn't ya Potter? Or is it Stark now?" Navora asked with a smirk.
"Working for MACUSA now Navora?" Juniper asked suddenly realizing it must be how they'd know where she was. After all no one else in the wizarding world knew where she was or that Tony was her father.
"Oh look at that the Girl who lived remembers my name. Should I be flattered?" Navora answered.
Lane rolled her eyes. "Employment opportunity for muggleborns in Britain are extremely limited. Neither of us fancied working in a shop or being stuck in the ministry basement filing paperwork so we emigrated."
"If your willing to put in the work theres no reason Mugg..."
"Don't start with your assimilationist bullshit Granger we don't wanna hear it. You never had a chance to attempt to enter the work force and even if you had with the Potter, and Weasley names to back you up not to mention your little boy toy Krum's you wouldn't have been exactly on the same level as a typical muggleborn would you?" Navora asked.
"And in case you missed the memo all muggleborns who where working in the ministry back home have already been scooped up and tossed into prison, or reeducation camps. If you'd been even one year older Granger chances are you would have been one of them." Lane smiled sweetly.
"Not that we aren't delighted to see you both but did you two just pop in to say hello or is there a reason for this little reunion." Juniper asked softly a warning in her tone.
"Nope." Lane said popping the p. "We have some information for you some information you badly need. Things that are going to change the scope of this little war you got going."
"Welll since you came here I suspect your willing to tell us sooo..."
"We need some assurances first. We want your word that no matter what we tell you when this conversation is over you are going to let us walk out of here unharmed, that you will not tell anyone where you got this information, and that if you come out on top in this war you will help us gain immunity from prosecution for anything we may happen to do during it." Lane answered.
"You know those are some very suspicious assurances." Ron said. "We could always just restrain you and let Hermione rip the information out of your heads, or cram some veritaserum down your throats."
"Could yes. Will I don't think so. After all what would our dear departed Headmaster Dumbledore say if his precious golden girl committed assault against former housemates who came in the spirit of cooperation with useful information." Lane asked sweetly eyes never leaving Juniper even though her expression was revealing nothing.
"Let me tell you something about Dumbledore..." Ron started anger showing in his voice.
"Ron." Juniper's voice was almost like a whip and had Ron shutting right up. She then turned her eyes to the two older girls. "If you pull your wands or any other weapons before leaving this building the agreement is null and void."
"Oh course." Lane said with a nod.
"Then consider your assurances given." Juniper said.
"I don't feel assured." Navora said sweetly. "I think we should ask for a unbreakable vow."
"From the Hero of the wizarding world Cheyenne? Really? I mean if we can't trust her who can we trust" Lane asked glancing at the blond from the corner of her eye.
"I don't even trust you Lizzy-dear." Navora smirked.
"Why don't you just swear on the name of Godric Gryffindor?" Lane suggested making Hermione gasp slightly. It wasn't on the level of a unbreakable vow meaning that there would be no damage to either Juniper's life or her magic if she broke it. It was more a honor thing. Swearing on the name on one of the founders especially the founder of your house was akin to a devout Catholic making a vow on the name of a saint. It was clever. Seemed more reasonable than the unbreakable curse but Juniper would kill herself to keep it.
"Ohh yous a bad witch." Dobby scolded obviously of the same opinion as Hermione. Ron patted the little elves head approvingly.
"You don't have too Juniper." Tony said softly. Remus suppressed the groan but the look he shot Tony said very clearly 'She does now you idiot'. Steve and Natasha giving him very similar looks. She couldn't have them thinking she was going to let her dad control her actions and make decisions for her, or that she intended to betray them.
"I swear on the name of Godric Gryffindor that unless you attempt to harm someone in this room that no matter what you tell us when this conversation is over we are going to let you walk out of here unharmed, that we will not tell anyone where we got this information, and that if we come out on top in this war I will help you gain immunity from prosecution for anything you may happen to do during it." Juniper said a slight chill in her voice eyes locked with the other brunette's.
"Lovely now we can all be friends." Lane said brightly ignoring Navora's snort.
"Yes your going right to the top of my Christmas card list. Now start talking or actually start talking about things that actually matter instead of all the useless prattle." Juniper answered.
"Geez are all chosen ones so testy and impatient or did we just get lucky?" Lane asked strolling over to lean on the bar near where Natasha was sitting. Juniper couldn't help but wonder if she was actually stupid enough to think Natasha would be the safest person in the room to position herself next too or if it was a display of Gryffindor bravado. Either way Navaro looked at her like she was crazy and stayed close to the door. "So theres been rumors that the Dark Lord has been sighted abroad. Most specifically Germany..."
"Oh for Merlin's sake he went to Nurmengard castle." Navora broke in. Hermione gasped hand going to her mouth in shock, Ron's face paled his freckles standing out like a splash of paint and Remus when as stiff as a statue. Juniper's eyes widened slightly a flash of some emotion appearing in them then it was gone hidden behind her mask again.
"And." Juniper prompted.
Lane gave her partner a annoyed glare then back to Juniper. "Well you know what they say. The enemy of your enemy is your friend and the two of them had a mutual enemy to bond over."
"Who?" Tony asked exasperated. "Who has he bonded with?"
"Gellert Grindelwald." Cheyenne said the name the way a muggle would have said the name of Hitler, Mussolini, or Pol Pot. "The Dark Lord freed Grindelwald and oddly enough the remains of families that where once involved in the Knights of Walpurgis seeming to be moving to Britain. Mostly Hogsmead and Godric's hollow."
"Dumbledores dead." Juniper said her voice was calm but she was holding her arms behind her back in what could have been mistaken for a casual pose from the front but Bucky could see where she was digging her nails into her hand so hard it was bleeding.
"Yes he is but both wizards would love a chance to destroy his legacy, his protégé, the one person left on this earth that best embodies his philosophies and beliefs. That darling just in case your confused would be you. Dumbledore defied and fought both of them and now they are both coming for you." Lane said with a almost sadistic gleam in her eyes.
"Let them." Juniper answered back straight voice cold.
"Thats the old Gryffindor spirit. Dumbledore would be so proud." Lane said practically clapping her hands in glee. "But theres more. Ya see when Grindelwald was knocking around trying to take over the world and what not he had allies beside the Knights. Hes made a few phones calls or sent a few owls whatever and guess what? HYDRA wants to play too."
"How could you possible know all this working for MACUSA?" Hermione asked suspicion thick in her voice. Both of the older girls gave her down right malicious grins. She remembered that MACUSA had been Juniper's assumption but they had never actually confirmed it. "You don't work for MACUSA. Your Muggleborns so you can't be in with the Death eaters or the Knights." Her eyes went wide at the only possible conclusion.
"Hail HYDRA." Both girls said together. Bucky couldn't stop himself. It was almost instinctive to lunge at the two HYDRA agents. Here in his home. In his safe place. Way too close to Juniper. The only thing that stopped him was Juniper moving just as quickly putting herself between him and the girls her arms going around his waist.
"Bucky please. For me." Juniper whispered in his ear holding him tightly. Bucky let out a soft growl his arms going around her tightly for a moment. Then forced himself to release her so she could turn to face the girls but he kept one hand on her waist.
"Hmmm here we thought you'd broke free and you really just traded one master for another." Navora said to him with a smirk.
"Shut up Cheyenne I'm just getting to the best part." Lane said. "You see Darling as I said they're coming for you but there is a bit of disagreement in the ranks. Lord Voldemort wants you straight up dead, Grindelwald on the other hand thinks its a bigger insult to Dumbledore to turn you, he wants to make you see things his way, bring you and your power to his side. After all it worked with Dumbledore when he was your age why wouldn't it work with you."
"Liar." Juniper's voice was a low snarl. Direct hit.
"Oh didn't you know? Dumbledore and Grindelwald where once very very close. In fact you could say that little duel of theirs was more a lover's spat. In the beginning it was the two of them Grindelwald and Dumbledore with a united dream of bringing the magical world under their shall we say Benevolent dictatorship. A world in which muggles took their rightful place under the boots of the wizards that ruled them." Lane said her voice a soft purr.
"Dumbledore would never..." Hermione started.
"For the greater good." Navora broke in. "That phrase seem familiar? Its pretty much Grindelwald's catch phrase. Dumbledore stold it from him among other things. Until Dumbledore's sister Arianna was killed in a three way duel between the two of them and Albus's brother Aberforth the two of them where on track to become the greatest Dark wizards the world had ever seen."
"Lies. Thats just filth spread by that gossip mongering hag Skeeter." Juniper snapped.
"Maybe your right. Maybe Dumbledore didn't let him live because he still loved him. Maybe he just saved the greatest and most evil dark lord to ever live, imprisoned him in his own castle, and visited him at least one a year for the rest of his life from the goodness of his heart." Lane answered sweetly. "And talked ohh did Dumbledore talk about you. Grindelwald knows all about you. Your abusive family, the way you manipulated your grades when you where a kid, the nights you where locked out of the house and slept in the garden in the rain, the belt. All about the Philosopher's Stone, the chamber of secrets, your precious Black, he told him everything in their little heart to hearts."
"YOU are a BITCH." Hermione's outburst drew most every ones eyes to her but Natasha, Steve and Tony who saw the flash of devastation in Juniper's eyes. They all knew a distraction when they saw one and Hermione's had been perfectly timed to grab every ones attention to give her friend a moment to recover.
"Well yes I know. I use to question it you know nature, nurture now I just go with it." Lane answered.
"Why are you even here? You seem to hate us so much why are you giving us this information." Ron asked.
"You think we actually want Voldemort and Grindelwald in control? We are still muggleborn. At the moment we're useful to them as cannon fodder but the first thing they are gonna do if they win is to purge the Muggleborns from HYDRA. We like our jobs." Lane glanced over to smirk at Bucky. "We get more respect there than we would anywhere in the wizarding world."
"And in the end we where Gryffindors before we where HYDRA." Navora added. "Seven years of that your house is your family propaganda gets in your head. Not to mention we've seen the kind of crap you've done in the past. If anyone could pull off a win in this particular situation it would be you. You should keep in mind that Dumbledore didn't exactly defeat Grindelwald solo and the Scamanders still live in New York. I doubt after what they did Grindelwald will be willing to let bygones be bygones. I'm sure Tina Scamander will get that even if Newt is clueless." Cheyenne offered.
"Thank you for this information. I'm sure it will be extremely helpful." Juniper having regained control said coolly. "You should probably leave now."
"Oh course just one more itsy bitsy thing. Our bosses have weighed in on the argument as well. You see they know their soldier has broken his programming. If they got the chance I'm sure they'd try to bring him back under their control but they've set their sights on a new target. A target with magic. And oh course they want the best. They are calling the new operation Lightning Bolt." Lane laughed. "Once again Potter everybody wants a piece of you."
Juniper felt Bucky's arm slip around her waist completely. Protectively.
"Including the Winter Soldier. How sweet."
"I've had just about enough of you." Tony growled stepping forward.
"Careful Stark wouldn't want to have your daughter choose between breaking her vow and taking a chance of harming you to stop you from doing something stupid now would you?" Lane asked obviously enjoying herself.
Juniper's eyes narrowed and she stepped away from Bucky. She never drew her wand or spoke a incantation but suddenly both girls where slammed back against the wall near the door unable to move. "Don't test me. I will choose my father. I will always choose my father." There was fear in both girl's eyes while Remus, Hermione and even Ron looked shocked speechless.
"You...you can't..." Navora choked out.
"Nobody tells me what I can do." Juniper said stepping closer.
"Careful Potter. You wouldn't want to disgrace the name of Godric Gryffindor." Lane said trying to keep her voice from shaking.
"Funny thing once your been put under the cruciatus curse harm takes on a whole new meaning. You should define the terms of your agreements more carefully." Juniper said softly slowly stalking towards them. "You'll walk out of here that is unharmed. But if you come near anyone in this room, any of my family again I will peel the skin from your body then pluck out your organs one by one. And I will make sure your alive and conscious the entire time."
"I knew we shouldn't have let her loose in the Black family library." Remus muttered softly.
"Ya know Potter your kinda turning me on." Lane said regaining her smirk.
"For a heroic, Potter, icon of the light witch your talking about some very dark shit." Navora said her voice trembling.
"Yeah well I'm also a Black, and a Stark. I will protect my own. No matter what it takes." Both girls dropped to the floor in a pile both's breathe whooshing out of the lungs as they hit the ground. "Now get out." The lift doors opened and if was Jarvis's doing instead of Juniper's neither of them would ever tell. Both of the girl's more of less tumbled into it and the doors whooshed closed.
Juniper took a deep breathe and then her legs seemed to give out on her. Rhodey who was the closest caught her before she hit the ground swinging her up into his arms and carrying her to the couch as both Bucky and Tony almost lunged forward. "Uncle Rhodey I'm fine." She whispered softly.
Even though he could feel her trembling slightly he barked at the other men. "Shes fine." He sat on the couch with her held close to his side. "You are fine Peanut. You handled that beautifully." he told her softly.
"That is why we don't do wandless, wordless magic casually." Remus told her.
"Nooo we don't do wandless, wordless magic because we can't." Hermione informed him. "The schools don't even teach wordless magic until 7th year and even then its only hand picked students who've shown a particular set of skills. Wandless magic isn't a thing aside from childrens accidental magic. No ones been able to do it since the founder's time."
"Because they believe they can't so don't even try." Juniper told her. "I needed to scare the hell out of them. It does take a lot out of me to do that much of it though. It wouldn't be much use in actual combat."
"Intimidation factor." Natasha said giving her a grin.
"If you can't make them love you make them fear you." Juniper answered.
"Machiavelli." Tony observed as he sat on the coffee table across from her as Bucky sat beside her taking her hand and gently run a thumb over the bloody gorges on her palm.
"I couldn't study magic summers at my relatives so I spent a lot of time at the library studying other things I prefer The Art of War to The Prince. I don't agree with a lot of what Machiavelli wrote but I think Tom does."
"Sun Tzu would beat Machiavelli any day." Tony said with a grin then his face turned serious. "What you said Juni, Thank you." His voice was a bit intense when she had said it it had made his heart squeeze. Very few people had ever as she had said chosen him Jarvis, maybe Yinson, Pepper, at times Rhodey never his parents though. Especially not his father which had left a huge gaping wound in him that he knew was still raw and sore. That his child who'd had a much worse childhood than he had had said those words meant more to him than words could express. "I need you to remember though that I am the father. Its my job to protect you not the other way around."
"It would be nice if the world actually worked that way." Juniper said softly. Tony started to say something then realized there wasn't a whole lot he can say to refute her words. After all so far she and her friends had protected them from HYDRA, Hermione and her knowledge of law had saved them from having their minds wiped, Remus, and Bill had not only broken the Winter soldier free from control but had set up wards to protect them, and Juniper had just stepped between him and two witches who probably could have killed him with a flick of a wand. The only one of them that had actually helped in a fight was Clint when he'd gotten Ron to fight back against the Horcrux.
"Tell us about Gellert Grindelwald and why everyone reacts to his name like they've been slapped." Natasha requested.
Remus gave a deep sigh running his hands over his face, Ron crossed his arms and seemed to pull back into himself and Juniper's eyes shifted to her hand that Bucky was still caressing.
Predictably it was Hermione who answered. "Remember how I told you that Juniper's power was once in a generation? Tom and even Dumbledore where incredibly powerful but some of their power comes from knowledge and in raw power neither where as strong as Juniper. Grindelwald is...is..."
"Is as strong as me if not stronger. He was his generations most powerful wizard. He came to New York in the 20s and he ripped the city to shreds. It took every MACUSA employee, a ton of Gringotts contractors and a minor miracle from Scamander to put things back together again and keep the statue of secrecy intact. He was able to infiltrate MACUSA, fight off 20 or so Aurors and the magical president Seraphina Picquery. If it hadn't been for Newt Scamander he would have killed them all. To this day hes one of only three people to escape MACUSA custody." Junipers voice trailed off her hand closing around Bucky's.
"Grindelwald's gifts of persuasion was so strong they cut out his tongue after he swayed more than a few guards to his side." Remus said. "After his escape he was able to heal it and drew more to his side. During a rally that aurors where sent to break up he actually persuaded a half dozen of the 50 aurors to his side. To the point they passed a test that would have killed them if they where non believers. Most of the others died and he unleashed fiendfire on Paris hundreds if not thousands died. Eventually Dumbledore was convinced to face him as he was thought to be the only living wizard to even approach his power level. No one is sure what happened during the duel. Some of The Knights of Walpurgis claimed to have witnessed it and some of them said Dumbledore attacked him from behind. But the only ones we know for sure where there where Newt, and Tina Scamander, and Tina's sister Queenie. Neither they or Dumbledore would speak of it. Grindelwald's wand was destroyed and he was bound in magic suppressing bonds. He is...was also kept in complete isolation. There are no other prisoners in the castle and only house elves bound to the Dumbledore family where allowed to tend to him."
"He is the most powerful living wizard in the world. He is close to 140-years-old. He is a legend among dark wizards. Even those who wouldn't side with Tom may with Grindelwald. And pulling those on the fence to his side is his specialty." Hermione's voice was small.
"Black Island, and the other one whats it called Belle Nebula? They are unplottable right? We go there. Juniper at least. We evacuate Hogwarts there. Pull as many allies as we can. Wait for Tom, Grindelwald, and Hydra to turn on each other cause you know its inevitable." Ron said quickly.
"No."
"Only those with Black blood can find them. So we gotta kill Bella first make sure Draco and the Tonks are among the first to be evacuated." Ron kept talking as if Juniper hadn't said a word.
"No."
"A supply line may be tricky but if we can get some house elves to blood bond to Juniper and the other Blacks. Yeah yeah that would work." It was if he hadn't even heard her, or didn't want too.
"I SAID NO." Juniper yelled standing despite her still shaky legs. "I'm not running from him Ron."
"WHY THE HELL NOT. Why do you think those islands are unplottable in the first place Juniper. So Blacks would have a place to retreat too." Ron yelled right back.
"How many people do you think can fit on two islands?" Juniper asked. "The entire student body and staff of Hogwarts? All the inhabitants of Diagon Alley? All the muggleborns in Britain? All the light families? How many would we be leaving behind to die? And what about the Unicorns, the centaurs the merpeople?"
"Not only that but if we abandon Hogwarts and they take it they will have a fortress. And how knows how many other secrets are hidden there. Tom already knows about The Chamber of secrets with Salazar's secret library and laboratory." Hermione pointed out.
"We make a stand and we chose our battleground." Juniper said.
"You already have." Ron said then his eyes widened. "Hogwarts? Juni there are children there."
"If we time it right there will be time to evacuate the children." Juniper answered.
"And if theres not?" Ron asked.
"Theres no other choice Ron. We have to get into Hogwarts for the Horcrux and theres no way Tom hasn't set up all kinds of wards and alarms. Not to mention it sounds like Hogsmead is crawling with Knights and Deatheaters. He'll know the second we enter the castle." Juniper answered but it was obvious she didn't like it either. "Hogwarts is on our side so they'll be fighting the castle too. The staff, the students only those 17 or older. We know that castle better than anyone ever has Ron, thanks to Hagrid, Neville and Luna we have friends among the inhabitants of the forests. And we have the map to track where they are if they breach the walls."
"You can't beat Grindelwald Juni. You can't." Ron said his voice hoarse as if he was holding back tears.
"No, I can't but if I can make him believe I may join him and Tom gets mad enough over it maybe Tom will hurt him enough or I can attack him from behind at the same time." Juniper answered.
"Thats a lot of maybe Juniper." Ron answered.
"Then come up with a better idea cause right now thats all I got." Juniper snapped back.
"What about this Newt Scamander?" Clint asked.
Juniper sighed. "Newt Scamander is a magizoologist. Hes a genius in his field and was one of Dumbledore's favorites but hes not a warrior. He was forced to fight to save his creatures but hes married now, a father, a grandfather. He doesn't talk about Grindelwald not to anyone and frankly I doubt we have the time to track him down and convince him to help us."
"Juni about Dumbledore." Hermione said.
"No. They are liars. They are taking information from Rita Skeeter's book and building on it. Skeeter 'Mione." Juniper denied.
"That doesn't explain how they knew about the grade thing, sleeping in the rain, the belt." Hermione's voice was almost shaking as he talked.
"I'm not talking about this." Juniper answered.
"You have to Juniper. Eventually you have to. I understand..."
"NO you don't. You have parents Hermione, Ron too. You have parents who loved you. Did you ever once go to bed hungry? Did you ever spend the entire night trying to find a position that didn't hurt because you where bruised everywhere, or scrounge up a tarp to keep the rain off when you slept outside in London in January? Did you ever once have to listen to other kids who would never be able to do the mathematical equations you could solve in your head call you stupid because if your grades where higher than your cousins you wouldn't be eating for a week? Dumbledore saved me from all of that. He gave me a home. He gave me family, and a place to belong and magic. Before Dumbledore I had nothing. I don't care what those bitches said he DIDN'T know. He thought it was just a occasional smack or going to bed without supper. He was a good man because if he wasn't nothing in my world makes sense. So there you go I talked about it. Now DROP IT." The mirror on the wall across from where Juniper was standing shattered drawing every eye by the time they looked back Juniper was already disappearing into the kitchen no doubt heading out to the patio her favorite spot so far.
Ron anger in his eyes looked over at Hermione who was openly crying. "Oi good job on not pushing her like I was. Just brilliant." he said doing a slow clap.
"Oh shut up Ron." Hermione cried and ran up the stairs. Ron swore under his breathe glanced towards the kitchen then towards the stairs then headed for the hall that lead to the stairs that lead to the training room.
"So nice to have teenagers around." Natasha said dryly glancing over at the others Tony, Bucky, and Remus looked as if Juniper's words had absolutely gutted them. It was one thing to know she'd been abused but quite another to actually hear even general details directly from her mouth. Steve and Rhodey looked right on the edge between their reaction and the one Natasha herself, Clint, and surprisingly enough Peter seemed to be having. Rage. If Juniper's relatives had been there in the room at the moment...well they where lucky they where in another country. It was lucky Bruce was still downstairs in the lab with Bill as just the atmosphere in the room may have been enough to make him a little green.
"Christ." Clint muttered softly then glanced at Peter. "Go with Ron keep a eye on him." The young man nodded and obeyed. Natasha wondered what kind of revenge fantasies the two would be cooking up as they pounded on the punching bags. "Natasha Hermione."
"What me? I've spent 5 minutes with the girl." Natasha protested. She was barely capable of comforting Juniper and she liked her.
"Bruce is busy. Remus is...upset. Your a female you win." Clint told her making shooing motions. The look she gave him let him know he'd pay for that later but she turned and followed the bushy haired girl up the stairs.
He knelt beside Dobby who was whimpering softly tears in his huge eyes obviously distraught. "Dobby you should go back to Hogwarts. You can come see Juniper tomorrow and bring her something that will make her smile. Some flowers maybe?"
"Dobby knows just the thing." He said softly brightening slightly popping away.
Clint then turned to Tony. "Tony your daughter needs you." He looked up at him his dark eyes filled with tears. "You said not 15 minutes ago you wanted to protect her. That means from more than against physical harm. Be her dad."
Tony nodded wiped his eyes roughly then stood. "What do I say to her?"
"What would you have wanted to hear when you started to figure out Stane may have stabbed you in the back?" Clint asked.
Tony nodded again then glanced at Bucky who had a hand over his eyes. "Bucky." The younger looking man looked up at him Tony held up 5 fingers as Juniper had the night before and he nodded.
Steve had already crossed over to Remus and the two where sitting on the floor leaning back against the bookcase behind them Steve's arm around Remus's shoulders comfortingly and Remus was leaning into him.
Clint sat beside Bucky and bumped his shoulder lightly. "How funny is it gonna be if your best friend ends up as you de facto father-in-law." He teased.
Bucky glanced over and actually smiled just a bit. "Well my baby sister was once determined she was gonna marry Steve so we'd be brother-in-laws. This works too."
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AN- I don't think Newt and Tina will appear in person but they may surprise me. I hope people will be pleased at the gift Dobby brings Juniper to make her feel better. Any guesses? I already know how I'm gonna handle Grindewald and it has me rubbing my hands together and cackling evilly. Thats good right?
Hopeful that I'll get Bruce and Bill out of the lab next chapter. Love to you all!