Title: The Hogwarts Effect
Author: Knife Hand
Feedback: Constructive feedback appreciated, flames unappreciated
Spoilers: Nothing Specific. Mass Effect 1 I suppose.
Rating: MA
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Mass Effect... I would buy them all but I am broke.
Summary: Harry Potter is not raised by his Aunt, instead he is raised by his Mother's Cousin and his friends on a little ship called the Normandy. Harry Potter Mass Effect Crossover
A/N: This Fic ignores the Storylines of Mass Effect 2 and 3. Don't get me wrong, I love the games, but Harry is raised by the crew of the original SSV Normandy SR1, so no Collectors and no Reaper invasion… at least not on the timeframe of the Games.
Harry Shepard was happy as he read his father's report of how Aunty Tali had been made the first Quarian Spectre, but he was also a bit depressed. It was Halloween evening and he was sitting at the Ravenclaw table next to Hermione and a few other First Year Ravenclaws that he was more acquainted with than actually friends with.
The reason he was depressed was that back on the Normandy, every Halloween his father would turn over command of the Normandy to the Executive Officer either Presley, in the early years before the man had gotten promoted and his own ship, or Liara. Even Leanna had been watched by the crew on Halloween so she would not interrupt the father son time. It was the one day of the year her beloved older brother would not pay attention to her or play with her.
Unless something galaxy shakingly urgent came up, John Shepard was unavailable on Halloween so he could help his son mourn the death of his birth parents. In ten years, it had only happened once that John Shepard had been called away, when Harry was nine. The enemy had not been pleased with the overwhelming violence of the response, even more so than usual, and the mission, which had been projected to last eight hours was over in under two. Even the idiot Alliance administrator who had insisted the matter was so urgent had not been pleased when a trio had shown up to express their displeasure on behalf of their boss. Wrex had shown why Krogan are considered juggernauts of destruction; Garrus had proven why Turians are considered 'pound for pound' the greatest fighting force in the Galaxy, as Joker once put it; but it was Tali who had broken the man.
She had not raised her voice or laid a hand on him. She had not even sworn at him, but the quite and calmly delivered threat to make his life a living hell and the detailed steps on how she planned to turn everything electronic he owned, from his hovercar all the way down to his toothbrush into instruments of ongoing agony for him had left him trembling and unable to sleep for months. In the end the man had resigned from the Alliance and went to live in a personally built, technology free shack in the Montana Badlands. No one messed with Harry Shepard and escaped Tali's wrath, especially if they interrupted his Halloween mourning.
At least Harry was able to read his father's words, which did not just convey news but the same comfort that had always permeated the father son Halloween days spent secluded in their cabin.
"You ok, Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, just thinking about my birth parents." Harry replied.
"Oh Keelah." Hermione exclaimed, unconsciously copying her parent's Quarian assistant, Nori, who had treated the intelligent, if slightly socially awkward, girl like a little sister. "I am so sorry Harry. I didn't think."
"It's ok, Hermione." Harry replied.
He was about to say something more when the doors were thrown open and Professor Quirrel entered at a stumbling run.
"Troll!" The Professor exclaimed, his usual stutter nowhere to be found. "Troll in the dungeon. Thought you ought to know."
With that Professor Quirrel fell forward and almost everyone started to panic. Around the Hall three Omni-tools were opened, including Harry's, and quick messages were sent. All the students were ordered back to their common rooms by the Headmaster. As Harry and Hermione joined the other Ravenclaws moving through the halls, they summoned Puppy and Athena for protection.
Admiral Hannah Shepard was sitting in her office in London when the first Extranet message came in. Technically she should have gone home hours ago, but dealing with the corruption and gross stupidity that was the Ministry of Magic had her in the office long after normal working hours. A few seconds after the first message came through, her computer beeped again indicating a second. The first was from Harry, indicating that there was a threat at Hogwarts in the form of a Troll. The second was from the daughter of a Government Official who was also attending Hogwarts which confirmed the information, and had been re-routed to Hannah due to her role dealing with the Magicals.
"Sally, get in here!" Hannah called.
A few seconds later her aid, a Lieutenant Sally Jenkins, ran into the office.
"Admiral?" Sally inquired.
"Hogwarts is under attack." Hannah informed her aid. "Single tough attacker."
"Shall we instigate Operation Keelah Selai?" Sally asked, referring to the evacuation protocol.
"No." Hannah replied. "Activate Operation Bug Hunt."
"Yes Admiral." Sally replied.
"ETA, two minutes." The pilot informed over the intercom.
"Right, everyone." Johansson said. "We're heading for Hogwarts."
"I thought that place was a myth, Boss." Thomas replied.
"Nope." Johansson replied. "This order comes directly from Admiral Shepard. Her grandson just started there."
"Got any idea on the target?" Smith said.
"Word is it's a Troll." Johansson replied. "That's all we know right now, but we have seven potential sources of information inside. Priority is neutralisation of the threat and protection of all inhabitants."
The other eleven soldiers simply nodded. They were Special Forces, one of the best. Johansson, the team leader, was N7 and the rest were a mix of N6 and N5.
The shuttle landed and the team cleanly disembarked and moved across the lawn to the main doors, which opened at their approach.
"I'm afraid we have a slight situation and are unable to entertain guests at the moment." Professor McGonagall said to the armed soldiers.
"Admiral Shepard sent us to assist with the Troll." Johansson said, moving the team past the Professor without waiting for a response. "Jones, get a location on the Assets, ensure they are safe. Mori, take point. Find us that Troll."
"Our initial report was it was in the Dungeon but we have ruled that out." McGonagall informed the soldiers.
"Right. Alpha Team, sweep ground floor. Bravo, sweep first floor. Let's move people." Johansson ordered.
The twelve trooper squad spit into teams of six and began their sweeps.
Bravo Team had finished their sweep of the first floor and moved up to the second. Alpha had taken slightly longer on the ground floor as they had been checking and securing entry points, but were now moving up to the third floor.
Bravo Team moved down the corridor and Mori held up an arm calling them to a halt. With a few quick gestures, Mori directed them to a side corridor. Down the corridor was the Troll.
"Alpha Lead, Bravo Lead." Smith said into the comms. "Target sighted. Pulsing co-ordinates."
"Confirmed Bravo Lead." Johansson replied. "Engage as possible."
"Engage." Smith ordered.
Mori set up with his Sniper Rifle and fired a shot at the Troll, which did less damage than it should. Hansen popped an Assault drone right next to the Troll and pulled out his submachinegun while the rest of the team opened up with their Assault Rifles except for Tomkins who opened up with her shotgun. The Mass Effect rounds were doing consistent damage but less than they should be doing and it was enraging the Troll, which started to charge. Hansen, who was much closer than the rest of the team, rolled out of the way as the Troll passed. Tomkins braced and did a biotic charge, hitting the Troll head on and not only stopping the Troll's charge in its tracks but throwing the Troll back a few feet. A sniper round and two shotgun rounds to the face finished off the Troll.
A few moments later both Alpha Team and the Hogwarts Professors rounded the corner to find the corpse of the Troll and Bravo Team looking over Tomkins who has injured herself in the Biotic Charge from the toughness of the Troll's skin.
Johansson surveyed the scene before turning to Jones.
"Get on the uplink. Inform Admiral Shepard mission complete. Target destroyed and all assets safe." Johansson ordered.
TBC….