Chapter 3

Harry Potter

In a run down area on the east end of London, a man waits, his name, Lucius Malfoy, and he's waiting for information, but tonight, that information will never get into his hands,

"Fancy running into you here, Mr. Malfoy." came a voice from the shadows,

"Potter," the white blond haired man said, turning on the spot, "show yourself."

"Stupify!" the voice from the shadows shouted, and from a corner of the alley, came a bolt of red light, hitting the man square in the chest, Malfoy fell over, knocked out by the Stunning Spell,

"We got him, Harry." said a voice, now emerging from the shadows, he had a long mane of red hair, which was pulled back into a ponytail, and a small dragon fang earring was dangling from his ear,

"Thanks, Ron." the other man said, now stepping out of the shadows, to reveal a young man in his late teens, with wild jet black hair that stuck out in all directions, and a thin lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead, on his nose, sat a pair of round rimmed glasses,

"Harry, are you in here?" came a voice from around the corner,

"Hermione," Ron said, looking around the corner, to see a wildly flying mane of bushy brown hair, and a set of sparkling coffee colored eyes, "I was wondering when you'd turn up."

"Oh,stuff a sock in it, Ron." Hermione Granger-Potter said, looking from her husband, to their best friend,

"What's going on, love," Harry said, adjusting his glasses on his nose, "I thought nothing would tear you away from your books tonight."

"Harry, you crazy git," Hermione said, smiling, "I thought you'd like to know, Albus called earlier, he wants the three of us to Apparate to Hogwarts straight away."

"Now?" Harry said,

"Yes, now," Hermione said, sounding agitated, "he said it was urgent, there's someone there that wishes to meet with us."

"Why don't you go ahead, Hermione, Ron and I need to put a lid on this one for the Order of the Phoenix, then, we'll be there as soon as we can." Harry said, kissing his wife on the forehead. Hermione smiled, before disappearing with a loud CRACK!

"Guess that puts an end to the party tonight." Ron said, tonight was to be a celebration for Harry's nineteenth birthday, which was missed by two days,

"Yeah, I think we should clean up this mess for the Aurors, then get to Hogwarts," Harry said, "Wonder what Dumbledore has in store for us next?"

In the office of Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry;

Albus Dumbledore sat behind his desk waiting for three of his former prized students to Apparate in, sitting in a chair in front of him, was a man that only a handful of people in the wizarding world knew, he was tall, and muscular, and he wore an odd assortment of clothes, a set of blue tights, with a pair of red shorts, belted to his waist by a thick yellow belt, over his back, was a red cape, on his chest was a symbol, a large gold diamond pattern, with a large letter S emblazoned over it, and on his cape, the same yellow diamond, and S design, he was known as Superman,

"Are you sure they'll come, Albus?" Superman said, looking at the aged Headmaster, who smiled his benign smile,

"They'll be here, Clark, trust me." Professor Dumbledore said, still smiling,

"Famous last words." Superman replied, smiling himself,

At that moment, three loud cracks announced the arrival of the people they had been waiting for, when Harry's eyes met the stranger sitting at the Headmaster's desk, he was immediately at a loss for words,

"SUPERMAN?!" Harry said, his voice, one of complete shock,

"Yeah, it's me." Superman said, offering his hand to Harry,

"I'm honored." Harry said, taking the hand of The Man of Steel, and smiling,

"I'm not here for pleasure, Harry, this trip is purely business." Superman said, his face getting serious,

"Let's talk." Harry said, sitting down in a chair by the fireplace,

"I'm here to offer you, your wife, and friend, the chance to join The Justice League, if you accept, we'll leave for America right away, if you refuse, I'll leave you to your work with the Order, and nothing more will be said about it." Superman said,

"Turn down the chance to join The Justice League? Are you mad?" Ron asked, looking at Superman, as though the thought of turning down such an honor were beyond rational,

"No, I'm not, there have been others who've turned down membership, if you say no, you won't be the first, I assure you." Superman replied,

"But you'd be completely nutters to do so." Ron said,

"Actually, no, the responsibilities are great, and some of the ones who've turned down membership didn't want the burden." Superman replied,

"I can understand that," Harry chimed in, "all of my life, I've kept my dreams on hold, so I could help others, so they wouldn't suffer through the life I went through, the hell that was brought down upon me."

"I know all about your past, Harry," Superman said, "you wouldn't be the first that has deep emotional scars from a loss, Batman is among one of the members that knows the kind of pain you've suffered."

"I've heard all about his past, there's not much about the members of the Justice League that I don't know about, and I know why you're here," Harry said, making Superman to jump back slightly, "You're here to bring us into the organization because you lost several of your members, and you think that Lex Luthor is out there, doing the same for the Legion of Doom."

"That's exactly the reason," Superman said, "And I have a feeling, if you join, he'll try to get Voldemort, are you willing to accept that?"

"Yes, I am." Harry said,

"And you two?" Superman asked, looking at Ron, and Hermione, who nodded,

"Good, we leave for America now, let your families know where you are going to, it's Middleton, Colorado, and you might be there for quite some time." Superman said, Ron walked to the fire, to contact his parents, while Hermione borrowed Fawkes to use to send a letter to her parents, letting them know what was happening,

"What about you, Harry?" Superman asked,

"The Dursley's won't miss me, I assure you, Clark." Harry said, again, taking Superman by surprise,

"How did you know?" Superman asked,

"I'm a Legilimens, I can read your thoughts, and the name Clark Kent is prominent among them, in fact, that's your 'alter ego,' if you will." Harry said,

"Oh, you're good." Superman said, smiling down at Harry, who returned the smile.

Meanwhile, in the town of Little Hangleton;

Lex Luthor was picking himself from the floor for the third time tonight,

"My Lord, please, hear me out." Luthor said, not meeting the eyes of the person in front of him, Lord Voldemort,

"What makes you think I would want to join your outfit, muggle?" Voldemort spat out,

"Harry Potter, he's a member of The Justice League, as of this evening." Luthor said, his gasping becoming more pronounced,

"POTTER!! A MEMBER OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!!" Voldemort roared, "Are you sure?"

"My information is accurate, he met with Superman at Hogwarts this evening." Luthor said,

"Who else was with them?" Voldemort asked,

"His wife, and his best friend." Luthor said,

"The mudblood, Granger, and that blood traitor, Weasley, good, I'll join, but after I finish off Potter, I shall leave, andyou'll never seek me out again, do I make myself clear, Lex Luthor?" Voldemort said,

"Crystal clear, My Lord." Luthor said, now standing up,

"Wormtail, show our guest to the door." Voldemort said, now standing, a stooped figure extended a shining hand to Lex Luthor, who refused to take it,

"Master was pleased with your information, Lex." said Wormtail, smiling,

"Thanks, Peter." Luthor said, walking from the mansion, and down the road,

'Two down, two to go.' Luthor thought, walking to a car parked in the darkness, some feet from the house.