Child of Silence

by Angelwings Sorrow

Harry was sold to HYDRA when he was Five years old and was cellmates with Bucky Barnes. After Being freed from HYDRA Bucky wants to return to rescue Harry. What does the Future hold for the young wizard and is their really a Prophecy? Evil Dumbledore, finding Family, M for abuse and other Mature content.

4. Of Evil Plans and Innocent Dreams

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. This is just for fun and I hope you enjoy reading it.

Child of Silence

By Angelwings Sorrow

Chapter 4 "Of Evil Plans and Innocent Dreams"

It was a sunny day, one of the few rare sunny days in England. Sitting in a café in Oxford Nick Fury, Director of Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, looked like he was leisurely reading the paper when he was really scanning the area with his hi-tech sunglasses that could find any hidden listening device including magical recording charms. He felt a light tingle surround him as someone sat in the seat at his back with his own Tea and paper to read.

"I don't know who is more paranoid you or me?" the man behind him spoke aloud.

"Obviously you Kings, as you not only scanned me for bugs, but you covered us with your cone of silence spell." Nick snorted but remained seated.

"Maybe you're right." Kingsley chuckled. "But when talking about Harry Potter one can not be too careful. Nine years ago, we were all told he saved our world but no one has seen the boy since. Albus has told us he's fine with his mother's sister and that we'll see him when he goes to Hogwarts. If what you say is true he might not be even getting a letter."

"It's all true Kings. Harry's safe but not in the UK. I won't tell you where to keep you safe. Also this morning I got a full report on the boy's condition and it's a miracle he's even alive. I have to attribute it to his blood line being powerful. We also uncovered his true Parentage which revealed Lilly Potter-Nee-Evans was not the boys mother so what ever spells there were to protect him at the aunt's house wouldn't have worked."

"This is not good. James and Lily's wills were sealed. I believe that Albus was the one to order it but I have no proof; so no one knows who the boy was supposed to go to. Albus used his name and fame to get himself appointed Harry Magical Guardian." Kingsley hissed. "Do you know who Harry's Mother is? She would automatically have custody and rights to his vaults."

"Oh, I know who Harry's Parents are but his mother was James Potter. His Father on the other hand is more powerful than I think even Albus Dumbledore knows. Let's just say he is really upset at how his boy was treated by all who had him in their care. How do we get custody restored to his Father?" Nick replied taking another sip of his coffee.

"The Goblins, they are in charge of bloodlines and legacies as well as gold. Albus went through the ministry to get custody but if the Goblins verify the magic and blood than that proceeds over any ministry decree because blood doesn't lie. The goblins will file with the ministry and all documents will be magically changed and binding. I would have Harry's father audit the accounts as well before taking any money out. You want make sure no one had taken unauthorized funds from the account. Also the Potters are an Ancient and Noble House meaning there are a lot of rare and Magical Artifacts in those vaults."

"What about Friends of the Potters anyone we should be aware of?"

"Now that dear brother is a sad tale and I call Albus a murderer for it. Sirius Black was framed as a traitor and sentenced to the Dementor's Kiss without a trial before anyone knew about his arrest. Remus Lupin found the real traitor Peter Pettigrew who sold out the Potters and killed twelve Muggles. He brought Pettigrew to ministry only to be told about Sirius. He died that night of a broken heart because a werewolf can't live without his mate. Albus knew that Black was innocent and did nothing to stop Fudge's 'Swift Justice'. It killed two brave and innocent men; now, Harry is all alone Nick and he should never return to England. But whatever plot is going on it will bring him back here despite all our efforts to prevent it."

"The more I hear about your old Headmaster the more I don't like him. Is he looking for Harry right now? If he is I'll need to put my team on alert."

"That's the beauty of it Nick, he's not. He says he just checked the wards on the house and that Harry is happy where he is and being spoiled by the Muggles. I don't think that Albus has been back to the house since he left the boy there nine years ago." Kingsley said folding his news paper and gulping down the last of his tea. "Don't underestimate him Nick. Albus Dumbledore is a powerful man and what ever plans he's got going he'll do anything to achieve his victory. Snape and I will do our best to keep an eye on things here. It was good to see you; we'll have to do it again sometime when work hasn't overloaded us."

"Yeah, say hi to the Old Man for me." Fury listened to the sound of the chair scraping the ground and his brother walking away. He then waited a minute or two before getting up and retrieving his brother's discarded paper that held a case file and a letter within its pages before disappearing into the crowd.

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The next two weeks seemed to crawl by ever so slowly for the Avengers in the tower. All were concerned about their youngest resident. It had taken a lot of talking, arguing and reasoning to get Loki to let them all take shifts sitting with Harry. Bruce's argument was the most compelling. He pointed out that if Harry could hear their voices talking to him maybe even reading to him that he would get use to their presence. So Harry wouldn't be as afraid of them when he finally woke up. After that Loki relented and had Thor go back to Asgard to retrieve some of his books so he could read them to Harry.

When Thor learned how to use a softer tone to his voice he was allowed to sit with his nephew. He told the boy stories of his and Loki's childhood and of the games they played as children. Pepper would come in late at night after the day's business was completed and read to him. She liked to read Harry Fairy Tales of Princesses and Princes trying to give him hope that there are happy endings in the world. Tony went the opposite direction and brought out his old Math and Physics Books to read to Harry, which earned him a glare from Pepper and Loki.

Bruce would talk to Harry about the places he had traveled while on the run from General Ross. Steve would read the History books SHIELD had given him when he was first awakened from his frozen sleep. This was very therapeutic for both of them as he never really gave himself time to read them. Bucky on other hand read comic books to the sleeping boy and was sometimes asked to quiet down or leave because he became too loud and excited during the battle scenes and would start shouting.

Clint would read Harry the gossip sites he found on his phone. Most of them were about Tony and his Playboy lifestyle. This got his phone and tablet taken away by his partner Natasha. She told him Harry was too young to hear such trash. Natasha was the most surprising as she would sing to the boy in her native Russian tongue. The songs were beautiful and sometimes haunting melodies that seemed to soothe the boy's battered soul.

What no one knew was that when Harry was left alone Jarvis would talk to Harry through the little speaker close to the child's bed. Since most subjects were already being covered by the Avengers he thought it logical to talk about animals. Research suggested that children are intrigued by animals and often are allowed pets to teach compassion and responsibility. The AI downloaded all information relating to animals both Domestic and Wild so he could relay these facts to Harry.

"Well Harry, I hope today is the day you wake up. It seems you have everyone here waiting for you to wake." Dr. Strange said gently as scanned the boy with his magic. The Healing Dome had disappeared sometime during the night and Thor summoned the sorcerer to the tower. "Harry's core is completely restored now and the casts can now be removed the potions have done there work. It's up to him on if he wants to wake up yet."

"He must feel safe in that dream world of his. It's probably a better place to be in then wanting to wake up, for fear of being back in that horrid place." Loki stood by his son's bed watching the Sorcerer vanish the casts on his son's limbs. He could understand why Harry wouldn't want to wake up.

"That is why you all should continue to talk to the boy; make him feel safe enough to wake up. Fury as given me work to do to keep Harry safe but I feel that this will not he the only battle we will face." The sorcerer turned to the God of Mischief. "Have you been summoned by Thanos again?"

"No, I have not. My failure has left him little choice but to seek other means to accomplish his task. I have no illusions that should he come to earth my life will be forfeited for my failure. I can only hope that Harry is grown by then and my death will not hurt him as much."

"I doubt Thanos will wait that long to exact his plan, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."

"Excuse me Prince Loki, Dr. Strange. Director Fury has just arrived and is calling a Team Meeting."

"Thank you Jarvis we are on our way; notify us should Harry wake up or is in distress."

"Of course, Dr. Strange." Jarvis replied then waited for the two men to leave before speaking again. "Now Harry let us continue with the Snowy Owl…"

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"Glad you all could join us." Loki ignored Fury's sarcasm as he sat on the couch between Tony and Thor. He had the feeling that he was not going to like what was said at this gathering and would rather sit next to the two people who could cancel out his magic.

"Okay Popeye we're all here can you please get on with it; some of us have lives to live and millions to make." Tony waved the Director to continue.

"Keep your trap shut Stark and this won't take long. Now, I met with my brother last week in London to get the files on Harry his time with the Potters, starting from the time when Loki left for Asgard. James Potter was an Auror or magical police with the Ministry of Magic. He went to the hospital after fainting in the field and that's when he found out from his friend and Healer Lily Evans that he was carrying Harry. Now, the UK M.O.M. has very strict Laws on children born out of wedlock due to their need to keep the bloodline pure. Trust me when I say their laws are very archaic which allowed the Death Eaters to rise and take over pushing their Pure Blood agenda. They see anyone not born of Magical Parents going back generations as inferior and any of mix heritages is a stain on their bloodlines. Their government is made up of old Pureblood families so there is little equality there. James Potter was a pure blood so he had more rights than others but if anyone found out about his child he would have been stripped of rights and fortune and the child terminated. Lily was a Muggle born, meaning she had two non-magical parents and had little rights. She agreed to marry James to not only save Harry but grant her more freedoms as she would be married into a Noble and Ancient House."

"The Law-Witch I spoke with last week was telling me that the UK magical community is slowly dying because of these laws. She said a lot of the Wizards and Witches are immigrating to other countries because it." Pepper put in.

"Which is why, they need this war. The M.O.M needs to show the people that there is a bigger threat out there and not to pay attention to unjust laws killing their world. They have a chance to save themselves but they are blinded by their own war hero. Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is Headlining this so called war. He once defeated a Dark Lord by the name of Grindelwald during World War II when they had their own little war going at the same time. Albus became a big hero got awards and accommodations along with his hand in many political pies. Now from the information that Kingsley gave me there was once a wizard named Tom Riddle who renamed himself Lord Voldemort and he did run a muck trying to take over the world about Eleven years ago. On October 31, 2006 he attacked the Potters because of a Prophecy that revolves around him and a child born as the seven month dies meaning July 31st. Now there are only three witnesses to this Prophecy, Sybil Trelawney the supposed seer, Albus and his spy, Severus Snape. As ordered by Dumbledore, Snape took part of the Prophecy to Riddle.

"So far everything was going to plan but Snape told my brother, after he returned from the Death Eater meeting for his debriefing, that he could not remember anything about the meeting with Trelawney when they got the Prophecy. In fact all he could remember was just the part he was to tell Riddle which is a hazed version on how he over heard it. This began Kingsley's seed of doubt in Dumbledore and he was joined by Snape in looking into what was really going on. Unfortunately they did not make much headway when Halloween came and the Potters were sold out by their secret keeper Peter Pettigrew. Auror Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, went to find and arrest him only to be framed as the traitor who sold them out and the murderer of twelve innocent Muggles. He was given what is known as the Dementor's Kiss which is the magical equivalent of the Death Penalty. These things suck out your soul and the body dies within a month or so. Black died without ever having a trial and it could have been prevented but Dumbledore remained silent. This led to the death of Remus Lupin, who was married to Black. He was also a werewolf and like their wolf counterparts they mate for life. If the mate dies before there are any offspring are born then the werewolf dies shortly after. After finding Pettigrew and turning him in Lupin died that night when he heard that Sirius was gone."

"The more I hear about these bastards the less I want Harry to return to any place that is magical." Tony crossed his arms and glared at Fury.

"I'm with Tony on this. They basically killed off the Harry's family than dumped him on the doorstep of his stepmother's family who in turn sold him to HYDRA. Why should we let him go back to a world that wants to use him and by the pattern I'm seeing, they want to use him so they can throw him away." Steve exclaimed.

"We might have not a choice." Pepper sighed as she got up to stand by Fury. "I have been going over all the public documents that the Law-Witch Marilynn was able to get for me and Dumbledore made James sign a binding contract. This contract states the Harry is to attend Hogwarts which is located in Scotland beginning at the age eleven until he graduates or Harry forfeits all his magic to Dumbledore. I'm sure that James was pressured into it by the hesitation in his signature also it was a blood binding contract so Harry has to go."

"Yeah, Snape has found multiple contracts like this especially for the kids of non-magical parents hidden in the Headmaster's office. For every kid who drops out or is expelled their magic is taken and transfers over to Dumbledore. His hero status is what is keeping everyone turning a blind eye to his behind the curtain dealings. Kingsley and Snape are alone in their suspicions and doubt so there is not much they can do to expose these plans without being targeted. He has fame and power fueling his actions which makes Albus Dumbledore a very dangerous man. What we can do to start protecting Harry is centered on his guardianship. Dumbledore has Magical Guardianship while Petunia Dursley has legal guardianship over Harry. Now this is where Loki comes in. You are the boy's biological father and you can reclaim your son through the Goblins. They have a bank branch here in the US and can coordinate with the UK branch. Kingsley said they are in charge of bloodlines and legacies as well as gold so no one dares challenge their findings. Once you are verified to be his father through their ways all magical documents will change to you as Legal and Magical Guardian. This will keep the old coot at bay for awhile at least. Kings also mentioned having the Goblins do an audit on the account just in case."

"I understand, your brother believes that the funding of this war is coming from outside sources. By the end of this war I will have that man's head for a trophy." The God of Magic growled feeling his magic try to surface but once again it was stopped by the same hand as before.

"Not now Reindeer Games, we have plenty of time to plan his ultimate demise. I'll go with you and Harry to this magical bank never hurts having someone who speaks money on your side. So Fury, when does Harry have to go to this school?" Tony calmly stated letting his thumb move in slow circles upon Loki's hand.

"Well it's May now you all have a year and four months to prepare Harry for his return to England. The boy is nine right now and will be ten on July 31st. All Magical children start their magical education at age eleven."

"That's not much time to get him well enough to enter school with the general population. He has experienced major trauma and mental abuse, he'll be overwhelmed." Bruce protested.

"Then we work hard to help him cope or overcome it. If he were to go to Hogwarts now he would fall into whatever plans that Dumbledore has for him. Information from the Realms of Magic, say that Albus Dumbledore is a powerful force but those contracts would have been increasing his power over the years. As a Sorcerer of Space and time I keep an eye on outside and on inside forces within the dimensions; it's our job to make sure balance remains constant. We interfere when the balance is tipped to far in one direction or the other. Until now the man has not exhibited any signs of being a danger to the world at large. Now it seems he is becoming a threat to a smaller world." Strange said walking to the center of the group

"The Wizarding World was created when the Non-Magicals hunted them during primitive times because they couldn't control the Magicals and were frightened of their powers. The wizards and witches of that time created the Statue of Secrecy Act to protect them from being hunted. They created communities and places of safety. Children born of non-magical parents get a visit from a witch or wizard who explains the Wizarding World and what the child will become. Since you are all now Harry's Guardians it is legal for all you to know of his powers and his world without Harry being taken from you, but you are not allowed tell others about magic or about the world within our world. That being said we will need this year to prepare not only Harry but ourselves for what is to come. He'll be at this school for almost ten months cut off from us all. We'll need to plan for worst while hoping for the best."

"Exactly!" Fury agreed. "I've coordinated with Kingsley and he told me Snape is a teacher at Hogwarts but because of his history with James Potter, he has been given a compulsion potion to fester his hate for James so that he will lash out at his son. Snape was first given the potion after the Potters' death but being a Potion Master he took the counter potion. He has been acting like a cold unfeeling bastard so Albus doesn't suspect he is out of the old man's control. He wants us to warn Harry of this so he will know what to expect but despite the cruel way he acts Snape is his Ally. Albus is also looking for some artifacts but it is unknown what they are or what they are for. So we have got a lot of work ahead of us. Our time will have to be split between our normal jobs and teaching Harry."

"Well Pepper can start work on a planned schedule for our boy so we all get time with him. We'll make sure he'll be ready for anything when school starts. Then I think Loki and I should find a house or maybe a mansion in either London or Scotland whichever would be closer to Harry." Tony said off handily.

"Why would I buy a house with you, Man of Iron? Why are you so sure I would willingly move in with you?" Loki asked looking at the man next to him with the look of disbelief upon his face.

"Well Reindeer Games, you and I are the ones that have the most open schedule compared to the others. That leaves us available to be stationed closer to Harry during the school year. Plus while we are there I will be working on getting my tech to work around magic. The Quinjet almost crashed if not for your magic. I want to prevent that from ever happening again. So it's the perfect place for you to keep an eye on the mini Merlin and the war that is trying to start up." Tony smiled proud of his genius giving the pale hand in his a gentle squeeze.

"Now wait a minute…" Before The God could protests Jarvis interrupted them.

"Sir Master Harry is awake."

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Harry had never felt so good. It was like he had been sleeping on a cloud and his body no longer hurt. He didn't want to wake up but his tiny bladder had other ideas. Slowly opening his eyes he saw white every where not the gray cement of his cell. No one was around but he had heard someone's voice that had been talking to him a second ago. In fact in his dreams he heard several different voices. Some of them were soft and kind. Others were loud but happy and then there was a voice that didn't quiet sound like a person. Slowly sitting up he noticed an open door that led to a bathroom. One problem solved, but he was hooked up to machines again. He hated being attached to these things but knew he would be in trouble if he blew them up again. Dr. List would double his training if he did that again. So with practiced ease he removed the wires and slowly scooted his way off the bed only to land in a heap on the floor. After a minute or two he forced himself to his feet before he trotted off the bathroom.

After finishing his morning business he looked at his blurry image in the mirror. He was shocked leaning closer to the mirror to see his reflection clearly. He had been healed completely. Looking down at his body he noticed that he was wearing red button up pajamas with the shirt left opened for the leads that were still attached to his chest. He never owned anything this nice before. He always had to wear the HYDRA uniform that was always way too big for him because it did not come in child size. There was no pain in his legs or arms any more. He was still a bit wobbly when walked. It felt like years since he lasted walked on his own two feet. He looked to his hands and for the first time in a long time they weren't blistered or swollen from over use. Why would HYDRA heal him now? Harry walked to the bed and reattached to machines to the leads.

"Good Afternoon Master Harry. I am Jarvis can you hear me alright? Please knock on the table once for 'yes' two for 'no.'" Harry was taken back a bit but it was the voice from his dream the one that did not really sound like a person. Not knowing what else to do he complied with Jarvis question by knocking on the bedside table once. "Good. I will alert Dr. Banner and Dr. Strange that you are awake; as well as the others who have been waiting to meet you."

Harry was confused the voice knew he couldn't talk so he asked him to knock maybe he could use it to communicate. Dr. List drilled Morse code into his brain so he would be able to receive information on missions out in the field he hoped this voice would be able to figure it out. Harry rapped his knuckles upon the table in rapid succession.

"NO!" Harry knocked twice. "Can you understand me?"

"Yes Master Harry. I can understand Morse Code. Is there any thing you need?"

"Where am I?"

"You are in Avenger Tower, New York in North America."

"Avengers?"

"Yes, Master Harry they rescued over two weeks ago. They brought you here for medical attention and recovery."

"They are not going to keep me prisoner or kill me?"

"No, Master Harry they want to help you. James Barnes had recovered his memories of you and the Avengers set out to rescue you."

"Bucky? He is here?"

"Yes, Master Harry he is one of the people anxious for you to wake up."

"Okay, tell them I am awake. I want to see Bucky." Harry sighed in relief. It had not been a dream, Bucky had come back to save him. He thought the memory block wouldn't be broken at least for a couple of years he put a lot of magic in that charm. Maybe it wasn't strong enough or he had done it wrong; whatever the reason he was glad that it had failed and Bucky had come for him. He was one of the Avengers now and he now had friends again. Bucky was no longer forced to do 'Bad Things' for HYDRA. Harry was proud of his friend. The young wizard knew that The Winter Soldier had been lonely for a long time. He would tell him stories of his best friend Steve Rogers that he had a secret crush on him. He told Harry that in his time it was frown upon to love another boy if you were not a girl, but he didn't care. Steve made him happy and that's all that matter. Bucky had the same look that his dad had when thinking about his other daddy from the stars. Both were sad and longing. He hoped Bucky found someone to make him smile again.

"Hey Kiddo did you have a good nap?" Harry looked up from the blankets that he had been staring when he was lost in thought to see the man he had just been thinking about. He began hitting the table very quickly in his happiness tears falling from those vivid green eyes.

"Harry what are you doing? Don't hurt yourself."

"Mr. Barnes, Harry is using Morse code to communicate. He is saying 'Bucky, I am happy you are alive. I have missed you so much.' He is stuttering a bit I think he is trying tap as fast as his thoughts but with little success."

"Okay calm down Harry. Everything is going to be just fine." Slowly Bucky sat on the bed and pulled the boy in his arms and hugged him tightly. "I missed you too bud."

A/N: The Plot Bunnies Strike again! This Story is practically writing itself. So now I'm probably going to do a few chapters on how Harry bonds with the Avengers before I send him off to Hogwarts. Now I want to say sorry for Killing off Sirius and Remus so soon but I wanted to limit the Characters I have to write for because I know from experiences too many characters and the plot falls apart because you have to keep track of everybody and you may forget who is where and what they are doing. I've seen that happen with other writers as well. You are reading and then you stop and say "How did he get there I thought he was in Hawaii?". LOL! Yeah, I don't want that to happen to me again, I'm not being lazy I just want to give you the best story possible. So on ward to the next adventure! Thanks for Reading Keep Reviewing.