Hey guys! Thanks for being so understanding once again as I struggled with my depression.

There will be an update on Thursday!

Disclaimer in Chapter 1. Will add as needed.

"Lily?!" James and Severus exclaimed in disbelief.

Lilly crossed her arms and floated a little higher so she was towering over them, "What did I say?" she demanded, both men shrunk back a little, stepping away from each other. "Sit down." She bit out, Severus and James dropped into their seats like scolded puppies as Lily floated toward them. "My daughter should not have to call me from beyond just to get you two to behave around one another!" Lily snapped, "You two are not teenagers anymore! You are adults! Fucking act like it! Or so help me Morgana I will set Fred and George loose on you with my blessing!"

"At your service Mrs. Potter!" Fred and George chimed as Harriet snickered quietly.

"Thank you dears." Lily said, turning to give the twins a soft smile before turning on James and Severus again, "Don't think I won't!" she said seriously, crossing her arms over her chest. She focused on James, "You are an adult James. You need to start acting like it! And if I hear you making Harriet feel bad about protecting her family again I will come haunt you with or without the resurrection stone to bring me here! How dare you judge my precious little Rose for doing what I told you and all the sheeple in the Order needed to be done in the last war! How dare you insinuate that my Rose was doing it out of anything other than necessity and the need to protect her family!" By now James was sunk so low in his seat he might as well have been a puddle on the ground, his cheeks were red and his eyes were wide as he continued to stare at Lily through her rant.

Severus had begun to smirk as Lily tore into James but that soon fell away as the fiery red head looked over to him, "And you!" he paled further as her eyes flashed killing curse green, standing out even more in her ghostly form, "How dare you try to treat my daughter like that! Keeping your cover does not mean treating my little Rose like crap! Trying to break into her mind?! If she hadn't already cursed at you I would!" Fred and George looked to Harriet in alarm but she just shrugged easily. Lily continued, "You, Severus Snape, best be glad that my little Rose sorted you out before you continued down that awful path you were walking! Bullying a child, any child, let alone mine, because of who their father is? Did you learn nothing from how you were treated in Slytherin?" Lily let out a furious noise that made her hair flare, "Be glad that I am dead right now because, reformed or not, I would kick you in the shin and then curse you into next Saturday for even beginning to act that way!"

"Your mum's amazing dearest." George murmured in Harriet's ear as Lily continued to berate Severus.

"We can definitely see where you get your ferocity." Fred hummed softly as he took her hands in his, Harri smiled and threaded their fingers together as she leaned back into George.

"Lily?" Remus choked out, effectively cutting off Lily's ranting.

Lily looked over to him and smiled as she floated closer to the ground again, "Hello Remus."

"How are you here?!" Sirius exclaimed.

"Resurrection stone." Lily said, gesturing to Harriet who pulled one of her hands free of Fred's just long enough to wave the stone around.

"Lady Lily." Loki interrupted, Lily turned to him with an amused look and a smile, "What do you believe should be done with the Longbottoms? That was the topic of the fight that ended with you being called here and you seem the most mature of the elder generation represented here." Severus and Remus looked offended while Sirius just nodded in easy acceptance of the fact.

James perked up at the topic and looked to his wife, "Lils you know that Frank and Alice can be trusted!"

"We can't bet Harriet's safety on that!" Severus snapped, shaking himself from his shock to continue the conversation.

"Don't even start!" Lily snapped, floating between the two. She turned to Harriet, "Rose, Alice is my best friend, she always had my back. She can deal with a whole lot of crazy and not even flinch. I believe that you can trust her with the big secret." James shot Severus a triumphant look, "Of course if things go wrong you know the Obliviate like the back of your hand and I have faith that you can seamlessly take their memories of the secret from their heads in order to protect everyone." Snape smirked at James who slumped in his seat again.

Harriet smiled at her mother, "Alright mum. I'll do that."

Lily smiled, "Good." She floated over to Harriet again and she moved so she was floating cross legged at eye level with Harriet, Fred, and George as a mischievous smile came across her face, "Now dear, would you be able to maintain your connection to the stone to keep me here?"

Harri lifted her eyebrow with a smile, "Yes…"

"What are you planning Lilyflower?" James asked curiously.

"Hush James, the adults are talking." Lily said, Severus gave a low chuckle even as he moved his chair a bit closer and watched the mother/daughter interaction intently. Lily smiled at Harriet, "I was thinking, we should up the old man's paranoia a bit. A haunting might do."

Harri giggled, "That would put him in a right state."

Lily smiled, "And if I happen to find some classified information while I'm there well…" she pasted on an innocent look, "What good could it possibly do for the dead?"

"What good indeed." Harri laughed, she pulled her hands from Fred again and formed a sphere of ice around the resurrection stone before conjuring a permanent delicate metal chain and attaching the iced stone, "That should do it." Harri hummed, sliding her newest necklace over her head and letting it drop, hearing it clink softly against the Eye of Agamotto.

Lily's eyes shot up to something behind Harriet for a moment before they went back to her daughter, "Excellent. At least this way I can be of some use to you dear." Harri beamed up at her mother.

Fred chuckled, "Not gonna lie Mrs. Potter"

"this is a pretty awesome prank"

"you're doing."

"How come they never call me Mr. Potter." James whined to Remus, Sirius patted James on the back.

Lily just ignored them and smiled at Fred and George again, "Thank you boys. It may not be grand or flashy but it is a prank I can pull off well enough." Her smile turned sly, "After all, anyone who marries a prankster has to have just enough crazy to pull off pranks of their own to keep up."

"That explains so much about Harriet." Percy muttered to Bill who laughed.

Lily moved so she was standing once more, "I should get started, I wouldn't want to miss any juicy bits."

James and Severus shot to their feet, "You're leaving already?!" James asked.

"Couldn't you stay and talk some more?" Severus asked hopefully.

Lily turned and smiled at them, "Not right now. I need to go start shadowing Dumbledore. You'll see more of me when the school term starts up. I'll be in the castle after all." She turned back to Harriet once more and leaned down to brush her ghostly lips across Harriet's forehead, leaving a cool spot behind, "Stay safe my little Rose. I shall see you at school." She leaned in closer and whispered softly, "Never forget you are being watched over. We are all right here for you."

Harriet frowned slightly but before she could ask anything Lily pulled away and disappeared into a ghostly mist, leaving the common room ghost free once again.

Neville sat in a lone chair near the back of the family lounge, fidgeting as he watched the four healers move around his parents, checking them for any relapses or abnormalities that would cause them problems should they attempt magic again. Harriet was positive that his mother was going to go off on his gran because of the wand issue and how he was treated but Neville just couldn't bring himself to believe her. He trusted the other Gryffindor but this seemed a little far-fetched. He wasn't treated nearly as bad as Harriet had been with her relatives and Neville didn't think that his treatment really warranted anything beyond fixing the wand problem. He was ecstatic to have his parents back but he didn't think his treatment was worth his mum fighting with his gran.

A soft pop drew Neville's gaze down and he smiled when he saw his personal house elf Fern standing right next to him, "Young Master Neville, Fern be tellin' that youse god sister is in the floo asking for youse."

Neville smiled at the little elf, "Thank you Fern. You can bring her through. I was expecting her." Fern curtsied before popping away.

"Is everything alright Neville?" Alice asked worriedly from where she stood be examined, she had noticed Fern's entrance even past the healers' fussing; as she would, since Neville had been her focus since she woke up.

Neville sunk into the chair a little and fidgeted with the hem of his sweater, "Y-yes mum." He stuttered, "Harriet ju-ust showed-d up. I ow-owled her yesterday."

Alice's jaw clenched subtly at Neville's cowed look but she smiled at him, "Oh? Have you two made plans for the day?"

Neville paled a little and his mouth open and shut silently for several seconds before a light voice spoke for him, "Actually I was hoping to bring him over to my place." Neville breathed out a sigh of relief and looked over to the doorway just as Harriet stepped through the doorway, following behind Fern. She was wearing a black knee-length pleated skirt and a simple red shirt, she was also noticeably snake free. "I was exploring the forest the other day and found some cool plants. I wanted to show Neville and see if he wanted some!" Harri said cutely, folding her hands in front of her as her wild hair swayed with her movement.

Alice smiled, "Hello Harriet."

Harri came to a stop by Neville, brushing her arm against his shoulder in a silent show of support, "Hello Mrs. Longbottom."

Alice giggled, "You can call me Alice dear." She raised her arms at one of the healer's direction, "Now what is this about plants? Neville, do you have an interest in herbology?"

Neville blushed and ducked his head, "I…I'm…"

Harri beamed and put a hand on her friend's shoulder, "Neville is the top of our class in herbology. He's saved me in quite a few assignments and practicals." She nudged her fellow lion as his blush deepened, "Best herbology partner ever."

"A herbology wiz huh Neville?" Frank asked jovially, "Excellent, it has been a while since we had a Longbottom returning to our roots."

"Leave the puns out of this Frank." Alice chuckled, just as Augusta scoffed softly.

"He is adequate." Augusta sniffed from her high back chair where she was watching the proceeding, her eyes swept over Harriet's attire before she turned her nose up dismissively, "He is not ready to take up the Longbottom name among herbologists."

Neville slumped at her words, not noticing the angry glares Alice and Harriet sent Augusta.

"Mother no one is talking about picking up names." Frank said in exasperation, "But if Neville has a true flare for herbology then he should go for it. I'm sure he will be amazing."

'Discovering and cultivating new magical plant life is amazing.' Harriet thought furiously, glaring at the old woman, 'And teaching at Hogwarts before moving to Ilvermorny isn't exactly nothing. Beat that old hag.'

"Gran's r-right. I'm n-not that good." Neville muttered.

"Don't be silly Neville." Harriet huffed, "You're the best in the school right behind Professor Sprout herself. What other second year has she allowed in the upper years' greenhouses?"

The head healer cleared her throat, cutting through the growing tension in the room, "We've finished."

Alice sighed in relief, "Thank Merlin. Can we use our magic again?"

The healer smiled, "You can indeed Mrs. Longbottom, you both are in perfect health and we see nothing that would lead us to believe that a backslide would occur. I would recommend that you take it slow and not just jump straight back into dueling but beyond that you may take up your wands again."

"Yes!" Alice exclaimed, Frank chuckled and pulled her into a happy embrace.

Frank smiled at the head healer, "Thank you."

"My pleasure Mr. Longbottom." The healer said with a bow, "Do you have any concerns before we take our leave?"

Alice immediately pulled away from Frank and looked back to the healer, "I don't think so. Thank you for your help though."

"Of course." The healer said, she bowed again, this time her three companions bowing with her, "We will take our leave then, contact us if you have need of us." With that the four healers exited.

Alice stretched her arms up above her head, "Finally! The all clear!" she sighed happily at the stretch of her muscles before snapping her fingers.

Another little elf appeared at her feet, "What can Clover be doin' for Lady Alice?" the elf squeaked.

"Our wands please Clover." Alice said with a smile, "I sure they've been stored away."

Augusta shifted forward in her seat with a hesitant frown as the elf bowed and popped away, "Actually…"

"Alice!" Harriet interrupted loudly before the old woman could start the show early, "Maybe you could all come over to my place and Neville can show off his expertise with the plants I found! We could have dinner together and finally get the chance to talk."

"What an excellent idea Harriet!" Alice said, making her way over to where Harri and Neville were stationed, "We didn't really have anything planned for today since we didn't know what the results would be." She smiled down at Neville, "Would you be up to that dear?"

Neville looked up to his mother with a hesitant expression, "I-I would like t-to see wh-at Harriet fo-und."

Frank joined them and smiled kindly at his son, "Well I would like to see the work of one who apparently saved a Potter from the dreaded herbology practical." He sent Harriet a small grin, "I'm not sure if you know this but I had to save your father from a Devil's Snare in herbology his fourth year."

Harri giggled, "No, I didn't know that." She nudged Neville who was staring up at his parents with wide eyes, "Looks like Longbottoms saving Potters runs in the family."

"Frank." Augusta tried.

"That is does." Frank chuckled, not hearing his mother.

Clover popped up next to them, "Clover has Lady Alice's wand." The little female squeaked, holding up a slim piece of wood toward Alice.

"Oh Brilliant!" Alice exclaimed, taking the wand from Clover, "Thank you." Alice gripped her wand loosely and flicked it lazily in a silent lumos, "Oh yeah. That's the stuff." Frank chuckled at his wife's antics.

"Frank." Augusta tried again, a little more firmly this time as she rose from her seat, her throat working nervously.

"Just a moment mother." Frank said as he turned to Clover, "Did you get my wand too?"

Clover wrung her hands together, "Clover not be having access to Master Frank's wand."

Frank frowned, "Why not? Where is it?"

"If you would just…" Augusta huffed.

"I have it dad." Neville interrupted softly. Frank and Alice immediately zeroed in on Neville who was hesitantly pulling his father's wand from his sleeve before offering it to his father shakily, "H-here i-it is." Neville practically squeaked.

Frank took his wand slowly, "Why did you have my wand Neville?" Frank asked, his frown deepening.

Neville withered under his parents questioning gazes and Harriet, seeing Augusta opening her mouth, quickly sat on the arm of Neville's chair and put an arm around his shoulders protectively, "Neville told me that Augusta refused to buy him a wand of his own." Harriet reported steadily, both Frank and Alice drew back as if struck and Neville grew red before burying his face in his hands. Harriet looked directly at Frank, "He told me that she said if the wand was good enough for you then it was good enough for Neville."

Alice and Frank turned toward Augusta, Frank all bewildered disbelief but Alice barely contained fury.

"Mother?" Frank asked, "Why would you do that?"

Augusta straightened, "You two were living-dead! You can't possibly understand what I was going through! I only wanted him to live up to your memories! To carry on the legacy!"

"Neville is not us mother!" Frank exclaimed, "He is his own person! He doesn't need to 'live up to' anything! He only needs to be himself!"

Augusta's lip curled slightly, "He is lucky to get your wand Frank, it's likely what is giving the ability to cast magic at all."

"Mother!" Frank exclaimed, his eyes wide at the way Augusta had spoken about Neville.

"You would deprive your own grandson, my son, of his own wand?!" Alice seethed, "Neville is lucky that Frank's wand worked for him at all! The wand chooses the wizard! You can't just pick up anyone's wand willy-nilly and expect it to work with any sort of accuracy or ease!"

"It would not make much of a difference." Augusta sniffed, "He didn't inherit either of yours' power. He didn't do any accidental magic until he was nine."

The tip of Alice's wand glowed slightly as her grip tightened, "NEVILLE IS NOT US! Neville is his own person! And if these hateful remarks are how you have treated him since we were taken out then it is no surprise that he is quite and withdrawn! And YOU are only stunting his magical growth further because you wouldn't get him a wand that matched him!" her wand came up a little bit as she grew angrier but she quickly spun back to Neville and Harriet and went down on her knees. "Neville." Alice started, softer this time, "You know you can tell me anything tight?" she tugged at Neville's hands gently, "Did anything else happen? Anything at all?"

"I-it's nothing." Neville said shakily, "Har-riet went-t through m-much worse."

"It's not a competition Neville." Harri said quietly, rubbing her fellow lion's back gently, "What I went through is not more important than what you did. You are your own person and you have a right to have your own feelings about what you experience without weighing them against mine."

Neville just shook his head and curled in on himself.

Alice's lips pressed into a thin line and she looked up at Harriet expectantly.

"They tried to force his accidental magic to see if he had any. I'm not sure who all was involved but I do know Algie was the one who dropped him out a window on the attempt that finally got his magic to react." Harri reported dutifully, she felt Neville jerk under her arm and knew that he knew that he never told her that, in this timeline at least. "There was also an attempt to force it that almost resulted in Neville drowning when he was dropped off Blackpool Pier."

Alice surged to her feet and whirled on Augusta again, "YOU ALMOST KILLED MY SON JUST TO FORCE ACCIDENTAL MAGIC?!" Alice screeched, Augusta took an involuntary step back, her eyes going wide. Harriet fought down a smirk even as Neville's head shot up in surprise. Alice stalked toward Augusta, her wand coming up level to the elder woman's chest, "How dare you! I should hex you six ways to Sunday for putting my child in danger! We left you with his custody because we believed you would protect him! Not that you would allow him to be thrown out windows and off piers to drown!" Alice snapped, "You've filled Neville's head with your nasty thoughts! So much so that he doesn't believe he should be defended! So maybe I should call the aurors instead! Then you can be thrown in Azkaban to be with the rest of your soul sucking brethren!"

Augusta went deathly pale, "I-I…I did what was needed to bring out his magic."

"Hippogriff shit." Alice snarled, making Augusta rear back in shock and indignation, "You wanted to see if he was a squib! I didn't know you were so sympathetic to Voldemort's cause Augusta." The elderly woman flinched violently. "What were you going to do if he was a squib? Throw him out?" Alice demanded, she looked down her nose at Augusta in disgust, "Dementors would be too nice for you! I should charbroil you and feed you to a dragon you nasty hag! How could you do this to my sweet Neville! Your own flesh in blood! And then to blame it on the strain you were under because of our condition! You were trying to force Neville to be Frank! This is all on you! NOT on Neville!"

Augusta was shaking under the pure anger she could feel radiating off of Alice, under the deadly intent in the younger woman's eyes as she spat her threats. Augusta looked to her son, "Frank I…"

"Save it mother." Frank said, deadly serious, "What you did is inexcusable. I trusted you with Neville, my son. He is my greatest achievement; not my auror career or the power that you seem to think he didn't inherit. Not only have you allowed him to be put in danger to find proof of magic that you would have gotten with the Hogwarts letter but you have emotionally abused him and may have permanently harmed his magical growth by forcing him to use a wand that wasn't meant for him."

Alice whipped her wand in a wide arc at Augusta and the elderly woman staggered as she felt a heavy spell wrap around her shoulders, "What…"

"That is the informal restraining order." Alice said in a low voice, "Don't you dare attempt to come within ten feet of Neville or I swear on my pride as a mother that I will curse you within an inch of your life!"

Augusta looked shocked, "You can't possibly…"

"Alice." Frank called, Alice looked at him with slightly narrowed eyes, he just held a hand out to her. "Come on. I don't think we can stay here now, not when she doesn't even believe that she's done anything wrong. We will stay somewhere else."

Augusta's eyes widened further, "But Frank…"

Harriet stood from Neville's chair, "Cool the Jocasta Complex lady." Frank choked at Harriet's words but Alice smothered a snort, Harri crossed her arms over her chest as she suppressed her own smirk, "They'll be staying with me so be warned. If you try to get past my family wards I don't believe your frail body would survive the backlash." With that Harriet tugged the still stunned Neville from his chair and led him toward the floo that Fern had guided her from with Alice and Frank close behind.

The group of four came to a stop right in front of the floo and Harriet stepped back from Neville a bit so Alice and Frank could him into a hug.

"You didn't have to do that." Neville sniffed into his mother's shoulder.

"Oh sweetie." Alice hummed, hugging him close, "Of course I did. What she did wasn't right and we certainly never wanted you to be raised as a copy of your father."

"We would never want you to be anything or anyone but yourself Neville." Frank reassured him.

"But she's your mum." Neville said, looking up at his father uncertainly.

Frank gave him a small sad smile, "Mother or not, I won't ever agree with what she did. You are my son. You are infinitely more important in my eyes than she is. Do you understand me Neville?" Neville looked down but nodded, only loosening a little when his father drew him into a hug.

Once the family had calmed a little bit Alice looked over to Harriet, "Harri, we can find somewhere else to stay. You don't have to let us stay with you."

Harri waved a hand, "Don't be silly. You're welcome to stay with me." She grinned at Neville, "Besides, I need someone to take care of those plants." Neville ducked his head and blushed. Harriet hooked her arm through Neville's, "Come on."

Neville tugged at Harriet's arm to loosen her grip a bit, "Ca-areful Harri. I-I don't th-ink I would sur-vive the twins' je-jealousy."

Harri grinned, "Aw, but I like it when they get all jealous and possessive."

Neville went beet red while Frank coughed to cover up his own embarrassment, Alice just grinned though, "Aren't you a little young to be talking about your kinks?"

"Mum!" Neville squeaked.

Harri grinned at Alice and wiggled her eyebrows, "How young is too young again?" Alice laughed as Harriet led the group closer to the floo. "Alright, follow quickly behind. I want to put the wards down in case she gets any ideas." Alice and Frank nodded seriously even as Harriet threw some floo powder into the fire, announcing Potter Manor but preparing her own flames subtly.

Harri pulled Neville into the floo system with her and they swirled away, once she felt Frank and Alice enter the floo system she pushed her blue flames out through the green, catching the elder Longbottom's in her flames easily as she changed the destination to LeFay Castle. The second they all stepped out into the Castle, Harriet closed the wards, focusing the containment wards on the two elder Longbottoms and locking it on them effectively trapping them in the castle until she could figure out if she would need to obliviate them or not.

Frank and Alice frowned as they took in the grand foyer, "This isn't Potter Manor." Alice said warily.

"Nope." Harriet answered, popping her 'p'. She released Neville to sweep her arms around the room dramatically, "Welcome to LeFay Castle!" she announced grandly.

As if to accent her announcement a series of explosions shook the castle followed by Fred and George's cackling and the scrambling of hooves on marble.

Instantly Alice and Frank were tense and had their wands drawn while Neville jumped and shrunk back, edging closer to Harriet.

Harri looked up to the foyer stairs just as Prongs and Sleipnir burst from the hallway at a gallop and leapt over the stairs, both sporting slightly charred and smoking coats. Following right behind them was Fred and George flying on their brooms, both cackling madly at the sight of the two fleeing animals. "Why are you running?" Fred asked in fake innocence.

"We thought you wanted some prank products!" George pouted. Sleipnir let out a strangled sounding whinny as he slipped on the polished marble, skidding and landing in a dazed heap by the doors. Prongs caught sight of Harriet just as the twins dove at him and spun, only just avoiding the twins as he sprinted over to Harri. He skidded to a stop right in front of her before comically trying to hide his much larger body behind her slender form.

Harriet shot her father an amused look, "You tried to get into the prank stores without permission didn't you?" Prongs snorted at her, ducking his head to try and hide his antlers.

"Harriet!" Fred and George called, they sped toward her and jumped from their brooms with just enough room to land on their feet in front of her, immediately pulling her into a hug between them. "You're back!" Fred hummed into her hair.

"Welcome home." George greeted, kissing her temple.

"Hello." Harri purred happily between her mates.

"Ha-harriet?" Neville called uncertainly.

Fred and George looked behind Harriet to see a shocked Neville, Alice, and Frank, "Oh. Hello there Neville,"

"Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom. Welcome"

"to the Castle." The twins greeted politely as Harri spun easily in their grips so she could see the Longbottoms and Prongs who was watching the twins warily.

Alice blinked, "Hello Fred, George. Why exactly were you chasing a horse and a stag through a castle?"

"They tried to take some of our"

"pranking products without paying for them." They answered.

Prongs straightened with an indignant huff before he changed back to James in the blink of an eye, "We shouldn't have to pay for them! We're family!"

"Business is business." Fred deadpanned.

"Only Harriet gets freebies." George added, Fred nodded in agreement while Harri rolled her eyes with a smile.

"James?" Frank rasped in disbelief, Alice's eyes were wide as she took in the Potter Lord.

James turned around with a sheepish smile as he rubbed the back of his neck, "Hey guys."

"But…you're dead." Alice said.

James' smile turned to a grin, "The rumors of my death were greatly exaggerated." Frank choked out a laugh.

Harri hummed, a smile on her face, "Dad, you can catch them up a bit. They've just had a bit of an upheaval. We'll go over everything at dinner tonight. I want to check on Sleipnir and then take Neville to the castle green houses."

"Gotcha Princess." James said with a smile, he patted Frank's shoulder and nudged him and Alice toward the stairs, "Come on. We can go raid the kitchen and have a snack while you process."

"Don't try to take our stock again!" Fred called out to James in warning.

"There is more to the protection than just the fireworks." George added ominously, James stuck his tongue out at them even as he herded the elder Longbottoms further into the castle.

Harri moved over to the still stunned Sleipnir, "Was the change in form part of your protections?" she asked curiously as Fred and George joined her, Neville inching behind warily.

"Nah, they just got so scared by"

"the fireworks going off that"

"they popped into their hooved forms." The twins chuckled.

Harriet laughed softly as she ran a diagnostic on Sleipnir to make sure nothing was broken, Harri's laugh died off into a hum as she got the results back, "He hit his head when he went down."

Fred and George shared a look before nodding and drawing their wands, "We'll take him"

"to his bed so he can"

"get some rest." They said.

Harri smiled and stood so she could give her mates quick kisses, "Thank you."

Fred smiled, "Well it is half our fault."

"We'll put him to bed and then come meet you in the greenhouses." George said.

"Alright, see you in a bit." Harri said, taking Neville's arm gently and leading him off while Fred and George got to levitating the two ton, eight legged horse up to the stairs and toward the family wing.

Neville allowed himself to be pulled along, trying to take in all he could as he was led through a hallway with large windows on one side, shining light onto large tapestries depicting witches battling with magical circles of light. Neville wasn't sure where to start, "So… a-a castle?"

Harri smiled at him, "Yeah. This is the LeFay Castle. My mother was actually a descendant of Morgana LeFay through a squib of the line. I'm the last one so this castle is all mine. It's plenty big enough to house everybody."

"Everybody?" Neville asked uncertainly.

Harriet's lips twitched, "Yes, all of my family. The blood family, the adopted family, and the friends."

"So th-he twins are st-staying here then?" Neville asked.

Harri giggled, "Of course they are staying here. They are my soulmates. We wouldn't do well apart. We'd fall apart." Neville nodded in understanding just as Harriet pulled him to a stop, "Alright. Ready to meet the castle plants?"

Neville perked up a little at the prospect of being in his element. He was more comfortable with Harriet than most anyone else but he couldn't truly relax unless he was among his plants. "Ready." He answered with more strength than he had shown all day.

Harri grinned as she threw open the double doors.

Before them was a circular room full of equipment, with wooden tables in the center filled with soil for nursing plants. Beyond the initial room was three doors that led to three different greenhouses, each with a specific set of conditions that were best for the different types of plants that grew within the houses. The first was a rainforest environment, the second a taiga environment, and the third a marsh environment.

Neville looked around in awe, "There's so many."

Harri smiled, "You're welcome in here whenever you'd like to be with the plants Neville. I certainly don't know what to do with them beyond the bare basics. We do stock many of the potions ingredients from these plants though so that should be the only other time the plants are disturbed."

"I…I can really be in here whenever I want?" Neville asked.

Harri laughed, "Well you have to sleep and eat Neville but yeah you can be in here the rest of the time if you want."

"Thank you." Neville said reverently.

"You're…" Harriet trailed off when she felt one of her bracelets burning, she pulled her arm up to find which bracelet it was.

"What's wrong Harri?" Neville asked nervously.

"One of my brothers need me." Harri said solemnly as she found Bruce's bracelet starting to pulse green. She looked to Neville, "Tell Fred and George I'll be right back. I'll be with the Hulk so I will be fine."

"What?" Neville asked with a frown, moving toward Harriet, "You're going somewhere alone?"

Harri gave him a reassuring smile, "Neville, Hulk won't hurt me. Unfortunately, I've not give everyone a crash course in interacting with the Hulk so it is best for me to go alone this time. I will be fine. Hulk won't let anything happen to me."

"I still don't think…" Neville trailed off as he saw the bracelet pulse green before glowing steadily.

"Bloody hell," Harri mumbled, "He changed already." She looked to Neville, "I'll be right back okay?"

Neville's eyes went wide as blue flames swarmed his fellow lion, "No Harriet!" he called, lunging for the flames. Neville was surprised when the blue flames didn't burn him but created a strange pulling sensation as they engulfed him.

When the flames finally died down, Neville looked around with wide eyes as he found that they stood in a rainforest. Harriet sighed at him, "Why is it always you Neville?"

Neville blushed once again, "I don't know." He said miserably.

Harri came over and patted his shoulder, "Some of my awful Potter must have rubbed off on you." She smiled at him, "Sorry Neville."

Neville huffed softly, "It's al-lright."

There was an ominous crack behind them followed by a loud vicious sounding growl.

Harri took Neville's wrists in her hands before he could turn to see what the commotion was. "Alright Neville." She said steadily, "Stay calm. He won't hurt you unless you attack him. Alright? Just breathe. Deep in. Good, now out."

"This really isn't helping me not panic." Neville said as he dutifully breathed in and out.

"You trust me don't you?" Harri asked.

"Yes, I do." Neville answered.

Harri smiled, "Then remember, calm, and turn around slowly."

Neville took a ragged breath and turned around slowly, his mouth dropping open when he saw the muscly green giant that stood not twenty feet from him, breathing roughly as its wild green eyes moved from Neville to Harriet.

Harriet let go of Neville and walked over to the green giant with a big grin on her fact, "Hey Hulk!" Harri greeted.

"Sister blue bird." Hulk rumbled, leaning down and stroking a single finger over Harriet's wild black hair. "Hulk happy to see blue bird."

"I'm happy to see you too big guy!" Harriet chirped. She took Hulk's hand and tugged at him gently until he stepped from the ruins of the tree he had demolished. "Alright Hulk. This is by God brother Neville." Harri introduced, waving a hand at the gaping Neville. "Neville. I'd like you to meet my brother…the Hulk!"

Neville let out a high pitched squeak and fainted dead away.

The Jocasta complex is the incestuous sexual desire of a mother towards her son. NO, I do not believe this is actually what Augusta feels for her son. It was more for the shock value that would keep Augusta in the sitting room while they made their 'escape'. I do believe that Augusta is a bit overbearing and has some fixation on her son, hence trying to transpose him onto Neville.

Next time: Hulk & Neville interaction. Bruce officially meets Harriet. Tonks gets the talk. The Haunting begins!