Happy Thanksgiving! In honor of the holiday your getting a double update today! That's right! FOUR CHAPTERS! Be thankful and comment!
I know a few of you wanted to see the shopping trip but in the interest of moving the story along I have skipped that(sorry!).
Disclaimer in Chapter 1! I also don't own the Disney movies mentioned, 'Don't Stop Believn' by Journey, or Sherlock!
Noon the next day found Harriet flooing back into Potter Manor laden down with bags. Just seconds after she set the bags down she was tackled to the ground by a streak of black fur. Harri huffed and shoved at the weight on top of her, "Padfoot get off!" He licked her cheek, "Ew! Get off you great slobbering beast!" She let out a squeak of shock as a hand grabbed her by her arm, lifted her past the excitable dog, and then drew her into strong arms.
"Thank Merlin your safe." a shaky voice whispered into her hair.
Harri softened a bit and snuggled closer, "I'm fine dad."
"Do you know how worried we were?" James asked, pulling away so he could check her over, "Couldn't you have left a note? Or sent a house elf?" He stopped with a sigh when he saw her disgruntled look, "Princess, I know you're technically twenty-five and you have survived through two wars but I will always worry for you and I will always want to protect you. It's my job as your dad." He pulled away and rubbed at the back of his neck, "I'm sorry I overreacted but I just didn't want you near that manipulative old fool who almost killed you last time."
Harri softened again and she smiled at her dad, "I understand, I'm leery about being anywhere near him as well but I have plans in place to keep my cover and make sure I'm never alone with him. That's also why I'm taking my OWLs and NEWTs early, in case things get too out of control I can get out without him having an excuse to keep me there."
James gave her a weak smile, "I'll try to listen to you before I fly off the handle again."
Harri nodded, "And I'll try to get used to your overprotectiveness and take it into account."
James rolled his eyes at her, "You do that princess, I wasn't able to be there for you last time so I'll be doubly overprotective this time."
Harri's lips twitched up into a grin, "Who knew deer could be such mamma bears."
James shot her a mock scowl, "Oi! Watch it Princess!"
"Harriet!" Came a shout, both Potters looked over to see Remus being dragged into the room by Padfoot who had Remus's sweater in his mouth. Remus pushed Padfoot away and quickly wrapped Harri in a hug before pulling back and wagging a finger at her, "Don't ever do that again! We've been up all night trying to find you! What if something happened? We'd have no way of knowing!"
Sirius finally changed back and threw his arm over Harri's shoulders, "Calm down there Moony. She's obviously fine." He stopped and looked down at her, "You are fine right? I didn't smell any blood but that doesn't mean anything. We searched for you in Diagon Alley and Hogmede but you weren't there so I assume you were in a muggle town." His eyes widened and he gripped her shoulders tight, "Oh Merlin did the muggles hurt you?!" In the next instant both Sirius and Remus were checking Harriet over simultaneously.
Harri just stood there frozen, her eyes seeking her father who was just standing back laughing. "If you thought the overprotectiveness was just going to be me you were wrong." He said with amusement.
Finally, Harri put a stop to it when Sirius started frantically checking her head for wounds. She grabbed his wrist and spun him around so his arm was up his back, "Stop it." She demanded, "I am perfectly fine. Alright?" Sirius nodded with a slight whimper, Harri released him and he stood rubbing his arm with a pout.
"Promise you'll tell us if your hurt!" Remus demanded.
Harri nodded, "I promise."
The Marauders slumped in relief before Sirius perked up, "So where did you go Prongslet?"
"I have a name you know." Harri huffed as she picked up her bags again and led the way out of the room, "And if you can't remember that you can call me G. That covers both of my animagus forms."
"Ah but you'll always be Prongslet to us." Sirius crooned playfully.
"Or Fawn." Remus said with a smile.
"I'll just call you Princess like always." James said happily.
Harri gave a defeated groan and Sirius laughed, "So come on then Prongslet, where did you go?"
"To dinner with Luna in London. Then we went shopping for the muggle equipment I needed, I had the house elves bring back the big stuff once I warded it to work around and be charged by magic. Then I and Luna checked into a hotel and got mani-pedis and had ice cream. We spent the rest of the night warding and setting up the smaller bits of equipment. Then this morning Luna went home to help her father with the next Quibbler issue and I went to Diagon Alley. Ran into Skeeter and gave her the innocent act, sent her to Griphook to draw up an exclusive contract; I managed to talk her into not doing the first interview until next year but she demanded a photo shoot which should be interesting. Then I went to the Emporium to get two special birds for my Bruce and Clint plans, which I sent here. Finally, I went to Ollivander's to get my wand." Harriet summarized.
"I wanted to go with you to get your wand." James whined.
Harri sent her dad a smile, "It's not that exciting. Especially this time, I had him specially make my wand this time instead of having one choose me. I had him use one of my own feathers."
"Interesting." Remus said, excitement clear in his voice, "What kind of wood did you get?"
"Aspen." Harri said, she shifted her bags to her left hand and flicked her right wrist. A silvery white length of wood shot into her hand from an arm sheath, "10 inches and supple. Ollivander said that it was ideal for martial magic which is good because that's what I excel at. He said it also showed that I was strong minded and determined, which, duh." She rolled her eyes, she dropped her wand and it shot back into the holster.
Remus nodded, "It's also ideal to bond with your ice phoenix feather as Aspen trees are only found in cold regions."
Harri nodded, "I'm just happy to have a wand again. I can do little bits of wandless magic but all the big stuff I still need my wand for." The three men nodded in agreement.
"I want my wand too." Sirius whined.
Harri smiled at him, "Once the golem dies your wand will be moved from evidence lock up to Gringotts and Griphook will be able to send it to you. You should have it by the end of the week." Sirius gave a little cheer and Remus smothered a laugh.
Finally, they came to a stop in a large normally unused room. Instead of being empty it was now filled with three long comfy couches arranged around a large flatscreen TV that was set on a long flat entertainment center that held a DVD player and several game consoles. Behind the couches along the far wall was a large half-moon desk with a large spinning office chair sitting in the center. "Oh good, they managed to get everything set up." Harri sighed as walked over to the desk and set down all her bags, she began pulling things out of them and arranging them around them room as the Marauders looked around skeptically.
"What's all this princess?" James asked as he picked up the remote warily.
Harriet looked amused, "I forgot. You're all sheltered purebloods." Remus gave her an affronted looked, Harri raised an eyebrow at him, "So you do know what this stuff is?" He blushed and looked away, "Not all purebloods are from noble houses as you well know. Just because you weren't stuck up rich nobles doesn't mean you had more contact with the muggle world. Its fine." She ignored her father and Sirius grumbling at the 'stuck up rich nobles' comment and pointed to the TV, "That's a television. It has moving pictures with sound that tell stories." She pointed to the DVD player, "That's a DVD player. A DVD is a small disc that holds video on it that you can watch over and over." All three looked amazed and Harri grinned, "The other three boxes are game consoles but they're a bit more complicated." She walked over to the coffee table that sat between the couches and the TV with one of the bags she had expanded, she dumped out about fifty DVD cases on the table. "Why don't you pick one and we can watch while we eat lunch and I connect all the journals."
Instantly the three descended on the pile of movies while Harri moved over to her bags and pulled free her three Stark laptops. She started one scanning through SHEILD, which she had hacked last night, looking for Clint and Natasha's current location. Another she had in Hydra's network looking for traces of Bucky. And the third she kept with her to contact Jarvis once she was done with the journals.
Over at the coffee table she heard, "Look Prongs! This one has deer!" Harri looked over to see Sirius waving around a copy of Bambi, she silently cursed Luna for sneaking that in her bag. She let out a grateful breath as they passed over it quickly, she didn't want another nickname.
Harri called for an elf just as Remus said, "What about this one? Sounds like a Gryffindor kind of thing." Harri rolled her eyes as the other two crowded around the case eagerly, she had the elves bring them a couple plates of sandwiches and some crisps.
"Have you decided?" Harriet asked as she walked closer and sat her things down on the end of one couch.
"This one!" Sirius said excitedly, shoving the case at her.
Harri took it and smiled down at the Lion King cover, "Alright." She went over to turn on the TV and pop in the DVD. By the time she got the movie going the elves had arrived with lunch and the others had settled on the center couch. Harri sat on the couch right in front of the desk and joined them in watching the beginning. Around the time Simba was going to the gorge Harri had finished eating and had begun etching the runes in the notebooks while the three Marauders were glued to the screen. Harri gave the men a fond smile when they teared up at Mufasa's death. As she was singing along to Hakunna Mata she started her hacking. By the time Simba's magic roar brought life back to the land Harriet was almost through.
"That was awesome!" Sirius shouted as the credits rolled, "Pup can we watch another one?" She didn't answer and the three males looked over to see her typing furiously, completely focused the screen.
"Yes!" She shouted happily, throwing both arms up. "Finally got your attention!" She quickly got up and went over to the desk, the Marauders gathered close behind her as she plugged in speakers to the computer and stepped back. On the screen programs were opening and closing before the screen went completely black and a silver Stark logo appeared on the screen. "Jarvis?" Harriet called hesitantly.
"Hello, you have been making holes in our firewalls and then fixing them. Who are you and what is your purpose?" Came a refined, even voice.
Harri relaxed so completely at the voice that she startled the Marauders who realized just how tense she had been since she found them. "Gods it's good to hear your voice Jarvis." Harri breathed, she smiled, "I'm Harriet Rose Potter and I meant no harm with making the holes and fixing them. I was just attempting to get your attention."
It was silent for several seconds, "If you are attempting to contact Mr. Stark there are simpler ways to go about it Miss. Potter."
Harri gave a light laugh, "I will meet Mr. Stark at some point but this time I really was just wanting to talk to you. I know how protective you are of your creator and wouldn't want you to view me as a threat if I just came up to him. I mean him no harm."
"You are correct that I am protective of Mr. Stark however you contacting me first doesn't negate you as a threat." Jarvis replied.
Harri nodded, "That takes time and actions. I will tell you what I am able without taking up too much of your time then give you time to go over everything. Is that agreeable?"
"Yes it is agreeable." Jarvis said.
"What about the Statue of Secrecy cub?" Remus asked.
Harriet waved him off, "They'll know eventually anyway and Jarvis won't do anything with the information unless its needed to protect Tony." She sat back in her spinning chair, "Sorry Jarvis. This is Remus by the way, he's my uncle." She pointed to him before moving onto her father and Sirius, "And this is my father James and my Godfather Sirius."
"Hello," Jarvis greeted cordially, "I am Jarvis, Tony Stark's personal A.I."
"What's A.I.?" Sirius asked with a frown.
"A.I. stands for artificial intelligence." Harri explained, "Jarvis is a person in his own right but he was programmed rather than born."
"Incredible." James said peering at the screen like a person was going to step from it at any moment.
"Alright we got a bit off track." Harri said, "Let's start with the basics Jarvis. I am a witch. The three behind me are consider wizards. We wield magic and come from a society hidden from those without magic here on Earth." She drew her wand, "This is a wand, this is how most of us channel our magic, they come in many different woods and sizes. If you ever see one of these pointed at Mr. Stark be wary. Magic can do a lot of good but it can also do a lot of bad."
The screen finally moved from the Stark logo and a blue box popped up with a picture of Harri's wand with specs popping up around it. "Is there a way to protect Mr. Stark from magic?"
"The best practice is always to avoid spells from unknown or hostile people. However, before we go I will give you a couple sets of runes you can have etched or painted into Mr. Stark's suit and accessories to neutralize most spells."
"And if he is hit?"
"You can call me and I will be there as soon as possible or get him to an isolated area to take care of the effects, most of the time once you are out of range of the caster the effects will drop off." Harri said, "I will show you a magic circle you can project to lead me to him if he ever needs help."
"Very well. Continue." Jarvis said.
Harri nodded, "Now, on to why I myself am so interested in protecting Tony. Through magical means I have traveled back in time and merged with my younger self. However, in the other timeline, which is now destroyed, I considered Tony Stark as part of my family. Even if we never grow close like we did last time I still want him safe and happy. Do you understand Jarvis?"
The A.I. paused for several seconds, "Do you have proof you were close with Mr. Stark?"
Harri frowned, "I can tell you some of the things he told me, but with the time difference it won't be a lot. He did tell me that you were named after the original Jarvis who was the Stark butler. He also once told me that about three months after you came online he put in an upgrade and it went wrong, making you speak hilariously broken Spanish for a whole week before he could fix it." She tapped her chin, "Let's see. When he works in his lab he likes to have Dummy's claw come up between his arms to help but always makes a big deal about scolding the poor bot. U and Butterfingers are younger than Dummy but they're both a hundred times more mature." She looked a bit sad, "I also know that currently his arc reactor is poisoning him and he hasn't told Pepper. He won't end up telling her until after he's fixed the problem."
"But he survived it last time, correct?" Jarvis asked, the barest bit of desperation entering his programmed voice.
"Of course Jarvis." Harri said soothingly, "He was given clues by SHEILD which led him to his father's old Stark Expo model which covered up a new element his father had discovered. He will have to create a way to synthesize it, he told me he had last time but I'm not scientifically inclined enough to understand what he said. It's called vibranium, it's what Howard used to make Captain America's shield."
Once again Jarvis was quiet for a bit before the screen went black again, "I will go over this information. Can you give me the runes and this magic circle?"
"Of course Jarvis." Harri said, "I'll also give you my phone number so you can text me questions. Just be aware that I'm going to school soon and I have keep some things quiet for now, so I won't always be able to answer right away." Jarivis gave his understanding and Harriet spent the next hour drawing a couple rune sequences for Jarvis to protect Tony with and then showing him the rotating magic circle that would alert her in emergencies and allow her to apparate directly to them even without having to have been somewhere before.
When Jarvis finally said goodbye Harriet turned to see that the Marauders where on the couch under a privacy bubble and seemed to be in an intense conversation. Harri shrugged and went about setting up the rest of her stuff. She pulled out her speakers and Stark phone, plugged her phone in, and set it to play the music she and Luna had spent the night picking out. She sang along and danced around the room as she put the DVD's in order, set up the TV's surround sound, added the desktop computer and tower, and set all of the game systems up.
Just as 'Don't Stop Believin' came on the Marauders dropped the privacy bubble and caught her singing. Sirius and Remus chuckled and James looked amused, "What's this Princess?"
Harri have them a bright grin, "I'm a phoenix, I love signing! It also spreads different feelings to people close by, depending on what I'm singing." She turned up the music a bit, "As for the song, its 'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey!" She started singing again and twirling around, James let out a happy laugh and took her hands to swing her around. Sirius offered Remus his hand with a bow and they began dancing as well.
They spent the rest of the day in the newly made play room, as Sirius deemed it. They danced around for a good while before Harriet introduced them to the Wii which lead to an epic Wii Sports competition between Sirius and James that had Harri and Remus rolling around with laughter. Later, they settled down for a dinner of junk food and nutrition potions as Harri put in the first season of Sherlock. Just as Sherlock saved John from the Chinese terrorists they fell asleep cuddled together on the couch.