"Black, party of four?"
"Yes?" Sirius says.
"Welcome to America, I'm your international liaison, Ethan Foster. I'm here to help you all get settled in your new home, show you around the area and get your floor network hooked up."
"Oh well thank you," Remus says.
"I understand from my notes that you, Mr. Lupin are a werewolf."
"Yes I am, is that a problem?" Remus asks.
"No not at all we only ask that you register with our Werewolf outreach program, so we know where you are and if you need assistance we can provide you with the Wolfsbane Potion," Ethan informs him.
"I'd also like to inform you that there are several cities around the country that have werewolf reserves where you can go and transform in peace without fear of getting caught or hurting anyone."
Remus and Sirius looked at each other surprised, they never would have thought that the United States would be so accommodating towards werewolves. Cordelia and Harry looked at each other and grinned.
"Now if you all would step into my office we'll get you squared away," Ethan tells them.
They walk into his office and all sit down, Ethan walks over and takes a seat behind his desk, "Now then what brings you to the US?"
"Well, you know of the war that took place in Britain?" Remus asks.
"Yes, I know that you all are some of the heroes of the battle and that Mr. Potter here is the one that defeated Lord Voldemort," Ethan tells them.
"Yes, well after that ordeal the kids have decided that they need a break from the Wizarding World and the Ministry. So what better place to take a vacation than in America." Sirius explains.
"So then, you want to completely disconnect from magic?"
"Not necessarily, we want to live as muggles with a bit of magic still in the mix," Remus says.
Ethan leans back in his chair and thinks. "Okay, how old are you kids?"
"17." They both answer.
"Okay how about this, You two enroll in No Maj high school as seniors and go to school while your father and godfather work for MACUSA at our Seattle office in Washington. I know that you Mr. Black used to be an Auror during your first war if you want you could be an instructor at our Auror academy in Seattle. While you Mr. Lupin can work in our Magical creatures department, or for that matter anywhere you wish. You will, of course, get your full moons off, and if you all decide to go to Seattle, there is a werewolf reserve just outside the city."
"There's only one problem with this, neither Cordelia nor I ever made past primary school." Harry points out.
"Oh that's not a problem, we have a special potion that will give you all the knowledge you need to function in the No Maj World. You'll know all of the No Maj history, English, math, sciences, plus you'll know how to work modern technology."
"But magic and technology don't mix," Remus points out.
"That's what your Ministry wants you to believe, but in truth, the technology works just fine around magic. True we can overload it, but that takes intent, it doesn't happen accidentally."
All four of them look at each other. Damn the Ministry for wanting to keep their society in the dark ages.
"Now, if you accept, all we need to do is find you a house to live in," Ethan says.
"Actually that won't be necessary, I have a map of all the properties that the Black family has in the United States."
Sirius pulls out the map, "Now where is this Washington located?"
"Upper left-hand corner of the map, Mr. Black."
Sirius looks then takes out his wand. He waves it over the map and it starts to glow, the image of a house appears on the map. Everyone gathers around the map, Cordelia and Harry look at each other.
"Forks?" They say in unison.
Ethan gets up and waves his wand at the enlarged map on his wall, "Oh yes, Forks, Washington, it's about four hours outside of Seattle driving, population 3,832 people. Very nice area, surrounded by trees, there is a magical creatures reserve hidden in the mountains you all can explore. There's also a population of shapeshifters in the area, it's a small pack, so no one from MACUSA has approached them about wanting to join."
"Are there other magical creatures in the area?" Harry asks.
"That area is known to have occasional vampires go through, but that could be said about all of the United States."
All four of them tense at the word Vampire, Ethan looks up from reading his notes and notices their reaction.
"Oh no these vampires aren't the same as the ones that sided with Voldemort. These vampires have their own government called the Volturi and these are not your typical vampire, they don't burn up in the sun or are repelled by garlic or a stake through the heart. These vampires sparkle in the sunlight, if you can imagine that, Some of them have gifts, also the only way to kill them is to tear them apart and burn the pieces. So a good incendio should do the trick." Ethan explains.
Sirius and Remus relax, while the teenagers not so much.
"So, what do you say, would you like to move to that part of the country?" Ethan asks.
They all look at each other and communicate silently, Remus and Sirius turn to Ethan and nod, "Yes Ethan I believe we will take your offer."
"Great! Let's get you over to the Potions Department so you all can take that Potion. While you're there Mr. Lupin you can sign up to get your year's supply of wolfsbane, working for MACUSA you get it for free. If you all would follow me please."
The quartet gets up and follows Ethan out of his office down the hall towards room just down the hall from his office. Upon entering Ethan goes up to the front desk and explains to the Potions Master who he has with him.
"Mr. Sirius Orion Black and his daughter Ms. Cordelia Gemini Black. And Mr's Remus John Lupin and Harry James Potter are here for their acclimation potion. Also, Mr. Lupin is working for us now, so he needs a years supply of Wolfsbane."
The Potions Master, Lawrence Dawson, nods and calls them all into the back. They all get up and follow the Potions Master. When they enter they see that it's a nice office with plush leather seats and a large leather couch. There is a glass door separating the office of the Potions lab. Mr. Dawson walks into the potions lab and comes out with four potions. He goes and sits at his desk and calls up Sirius first.
"Alright, Mr. Black, I only need a drop of your blood to get this potion started."
"Why?"
"Your blood in the potion determines how much knowledge you will need in order to acclimate to our way of life."
Sirius nods and Mr. Dawson pricks Sirius' finger. He lets a drop fall into the vial then swirls it around, once the potion has turned neon pink, Mr. Dawson gives it to Sirius for him to drink. Sirius takes the vial and takes a deep breath, he tips the vial back and swallows it in one gulp.
"Mmm, tastes like cherry."
"Okay, Mister Black you can have a seat again. Mr. Lupin your turn."
Mr. Dawson does the same thing to Remus, but instead of neon pink, his is blue.
"Why is mine a different color?"
"The different colors shows the different amounts of knowledge each person needs. The brighter the color, the more knowledge they need to acclimate." Mr. Dawson explains.
So after he explains that, he calls up Harry and Cordelia, the color of their vials only turns a brick red color. Meaning they need the knowledge just not nearly as much as Remus and Sirius.
"Okay now that we've all had the potion when does it start working?" Sirius asks.
"It already is, whenever you come to a problem you don't know how to handle the answer and the explanation will be provided for you. For example, if you don't know how to work a dishwasher, an explanation will be provided to you in your head."
"That's amazing, does that mean we can work technology now," Harry asks.
"Yes, the potion will tell your magical core how much magic to put out so it gets used to being around technology."
"Great, we're getting a helovision," Sirius says.
"Television, Dad."
"I know."