A/N - Okay this note is rather long but I hope you'll read it anyway before you get to the new chapter.

1) I'm done with the one shots. Today I'm starting the main story. I could do a few more one shots but any of that stuff can easily be folded into a larger story. I've changed its status to "In-Progress."

2) I've discovered that this will not be strictly a Harry Potter / D&D crossover. It looks like other characters from other places are going show up from time to time, starting with this very chapter. I'm not trying to do something anywhere near on the scale of Nimbus Llewelyn's Child of the Storm series (a series I highly recommend btw if you haven't read it) – I'm not that ambitious – but where appropriate other characters may show up. I just hope I'm using them in a sensible and logical manner that fits the story. Anyone who has read my other current story, Tails' TARDIS Tales, knows that I've done something like this before when Sandman's Destiny and Death of the Endless both showed up for guest appearances in chapter 41 of that story.

3) I don't where this story is headed. I don't have an ending planned out yet. This is very unusual for me. We'll see how it goes.

4) To those of you who have expressed the concern that Harry may be too powerful and Voldemort will be a pushover compared to him, your concern is a valid one. All I can say on that is Voldemort is only going to be the first opponent. There are others waiting in the wings for after he's had his turn and I intend for them to be much more of a challenge to young Harry and his family.

5) I guess I should have realized when I posted Thunder Dragon's challenge that other people might ask me to do the same thing. Well I didn't. I'm flattered by your requests but I really can't post everyone's challenges. I just can't. They'll all be available in the reviews section of course. I will say that all of you sending me challenges have great story ideas. My first thought would be that YOU should write them yourselves. No one knows your ideas as well as you do and the world needs all the writers it can get.

6) Thank you for all of your feedback and I'm glad people are liking the story so far.

7) Okay, since you took the time to read all of that please do scroll down and enjoy the new chapter.

Oh, and I don't own either Harry Potter or Dungeons and Dragons. They belong to their respective creators.

5) THE UNEXPECTED ADDRESS

Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, sat in her office going through the letters that would be sent out to the newly accepted first year students for the upcoming school year. Some, like the ones being sent to pureblood children and halfbloods who were raised in magical households, would go directly to the new students without any extra fanfare. These were expected letters and the families of the students would take care of everything.

Then there were the new students who came from muggle backgrounds or were raised in muggle homes. Those would be hand delivered by a Hogwarts staff member who would introduce the new students to magic and guide them and their families through their first encounters with the wizarding world.

And finally there was that one student whose knowledge and status she wasn't at all sure about. Harry Potter, savior of the wizarding world when he was a baby, hailed as "the boy who lived" for his defeat of Lord Voldemort, yet raised for the last 10 years by his aunt and uncle in a muggle house in a muggle neighborhood. At the time Professor McGonagall had objected strongly to Harry going there but she had been overruled by her boss, Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who had decided that it was for the best that Harry be raised away from the wizarding world. The time had now come to see if Dumbledore had been right.

As each letter was prepared and addressed Professor McGonagall checked it off against the book of admitted students. Finally Harry's letter came up for addressing. McGonagall looked at it with it half an eye as it crossed her desk noting the address on it –

– Then she sat up and looked at it again, this time with both eyes.

– She blinked and looked again. No, the address had not changed.

Grabbing up the letter Professor McGonagall left her office and went straight to the headmaster's office.

"Good afternoon Minerva" said Professor Dumbledore when McGonagall arrived in his office, "what I can do for you?"

"We have a problem" said Professor McGonagall "you'd better look at this." Dumbledore took the letter from her and looked at the address. His eyes went wide when he saw it:

Harry James Potter
3rd Best Sleeping Chamber
Bahamut's Palace
Mt. Celestia

Dumbledore looked up at McGonagall with a troubled expression on his face.

"This can't be right" he said.

"The spell that addresses the letters never lies" said McGonagall, "how did this happen Albus? You left Harry with his aunt and her family."

"Yes" said Dumbledore, "if this address is accurate then it would appear that at some point between then and now that little Harry was removed from the Dursleys' care. We'd better go and see Petunia. We need to find out when and why Harry left her custody and with whom."

The visit with the Dursleys was most unsatisfactory. Petunia had known nothing about Harry ever being on her doorstep. She had never seen him or had any word about him. In fact she hadn't even known that her sister was dead! No one from the wizarding world had ever told her. She already hated the magical world as it was and the fact that no one in that world had bothered to tell her that Lily was dead did not help matters. Dumbledore's protest that he had informed her of that fact in his letter was met with a very sarcastic "you didn't bother to make sure I actually got the letter, did you?" He had to concede that was true.

Dumbledore and McGonagall returned to Hogwarts after their visit to the Durselys.

"What do we do now Albus?" asked McGonagall, "we're no closer to finding Harry then before we went to see Petunia., and why did you never have someone check on the boy? We would have known he was missing that much sooner."

"That wouldn't have helped us" was the reply, "since Petunia didn't know anything about Harry we would have had no clues of where to even begin looking for him. Whoever took Harry must have taken him that same night we left him at the Dursleys. Maybe they were there the whole time watching us from the shadows."

"So now what?" asked McGonagall, "Mt. Celestia is on a completely separate plane of existence. How will we even contact him?"

"That is a very good question Minerva" said Dumbledore as he stroked his beard, "the problem is that the knowledge of how travel between dimensions is known to very, very few people. Obviously whoever took Harry is one of them but as we don't know who that was that fact doesn't help us. The average witch and wizard thinks that the knowledge was lost centuries ago. This is not true but since the number of people who have such knowledge is very small – no, I'm not one of them – and they keep that knowledge to themselves it almost might as well be."

"That sounds like the Unspeakables" said McGonagall. Dumbledore nodded.

"Yes" he said, "I have heard that the Unspeakables have that knowledge. If it's true then they're the only people in Britain who do."

"Then we'll never find Harry," said McGonagall knowing how closely guarded the information in the Department of Mysteries was.

"Don't lose hope yet" said Dumbledore as his eyes twinkled at his deputy, "I said they were the only people in Britain who have that knowledge."

"You obviously have someone in mind" said McGonagall, "I would appreciate it if you would just tell me who it is without all of the cryptic talk."

"Fine" said Dumbledore with a small sigh, "mostly there are only rumors, however there is one person whom I know for a fact does have the knowledge and power to travel between dimension, and has done so a number of times. That person is Dr. Stephen Strange."

"The Sorcerer Supreme?" asked McGonagall as she gave Dumbledore a sharp look. She knew of Dr. Strange by reputation but had never met him.

"Indeed" was the confirming answer.

"Yes" said McGonagall nodding to herself as she thought over the headmaster's words, "it makes sense. But will he help us? He usually deals with issues much larger than just finding a lost child."

"That is another good question" said Dumbledore, "which we will only be able to answer by contacting him. I will write him a letter later today and have Fawkes take it to him in New York City. He knows Fawkes so his defensive enchantments won't affect my phoenix."

"Do you know him personally?" asked McGonagall although she was not surprised that her boss and Dr. Strange might be acquainted. Albus did know a lot of people in a lot of places

"We've met" said Dumbledore although he did not elaborate, "I think there's a chance he'll see us."

Late that afternoon Dumbledore wrote his letter to Dr. Strange and sent if off with Fawkes. An hour later he received a very short reply:

Be in your office tomorrow afternoon at 3 PM your time. I will see you then.

The next day both Dumbledore and McGonagall were in the headmaster's office to await Dr. Strange's coming. Precisely at 3 PM on the dot a portal appeared out of thin air in the middle of the room. Through it stepped a man seemingly in middle age. His hair was mostly black but streaked with white. Around his body he wore a red cape which was clasped at the throat with an amulet. The portal disappeared behind him after he stepped through it.

"Stephen" said Dumbledore rising from his chair to greet the guest. "thank you for coming."

"Albus" was the reply from the newcomer as he nodded his head.

"Allow me to present my deputy, Minerva McGonagall" said the headmaster introducing the other person in the room.

"Charmed" said Dr. Strange taking McGonagall's hand and kissing the back of it.

"Please sit down" said Dumbledore, "would you like a lemon drop?"

"No thank you" answered Strange as he sat down, "your letter was not very specific as to what you needed help with, only that you had to speak to me about it face to face."

"I know" said Dumbledore, "I did not want to take the risk of the letter being intercepted."

"You think Fawkes would be intercepted?"

"Not really, but one never knows."

"Regardless" said Strange steepling his fingers, "how may I assist you?"

"I know this may seem like a small problem to you" said Dumbledore, "but we need help locating a new student. He is not where we thought he was living and we do not know how to reach where he apparently really is."

"I see" said Strange, "and who would this new student be?"

"His name is Harry Potter" said Dumbledore.

"Harry Potter" repeated Dr. Strange as he leaned back in his chair and nodded his head as if he had been expecting that answer all along, "no, you would not be able to reach him considering he does not reside on this plane of existence." McGonagall's eyes went wide while Dumbledore's twinkle seem to increase. Somehow this did not surprise him.

"You know where he is?" demanded Professor McGonagall.

"Of course I do" said Dr. Strange, "I see him fairly often as I have the honor of being one of his teachers."

"What?!" exclaimed Dumbledore half rising from his chair, "how did that happen? And why didn't you tell us?"

"For three good reasons" said Dr. Strange, "one, you never asked me. Two, who I take on as a student is nobody's business but mine, the student's, and their family's (if they're in the picture that is). And three, Bahamut and Daranni asked me to keep this information to myself until the proper time came for it to be revealed. That happens to be now. Bahamut has known for years that Harry would be invited to Hogwarts. When I got your message yesterday I strongly suspected it would be about Harry so I contacted Bahamut. He has given me permission to tell you these things now."

"But why?" asked McGonagall, "why is Bahamut so concerned about Harry anyway? What is Harry to him?"

"Harry is his son" said Dr. Strange simply.

There was a very loud silence as both Dumbledore and McGonagall tried to absorb what Dr. Strange had just told them.

"That's not possible" McGonagall finally said as she shook her head, "James and Lily – "

" – Were really Bahamut and Daranni incarnated into mortal bodies and living mortal lives" said Strange finishing the sentence for the deputy headmistress. "How much do you really know about Bahamut and his queen?"

"Not as much as I'd like" said Dumbledore, "I know Bahamut is real but there haven't been any recorded sightings of him or Daranni on Earth in centuries. Even many of the pureblood families only think of them as little more than legends now."

"Indeed" said Dr. Strange, "dragons exist on many worlds. The dragon pantheon has to oversee its people all over creation. Earth is only one such world. Are you really surprised they don't visit often?

"However that is beside the point. One thing that not many people do know is that from time to time Bahamut likes to incarnate himself into a mortal body and live a mortal life."

Dr. Strange went on to explain the ins and outs of why Bahamut would choose to live a mortal life from time to time and how it helped him be a better ruler. He might do this on any world in the Prime Material Plane. He further told them that Bahamut's most recent mortal life had been as James Potter and on this occasion Daranni had joined him on Earth as Lily Potter. When their mortal bodies were killed they were sent back to Mt. Celestia for a period of healing. Shortly after his return home Bahamut had sent one of his people back to Earth to retrieve Harry and bring him to Mt. Celestia.

"I don't understand" said McGonagall, "if James and Lily were really Bahamut and Daranni all along why didn't we know? Why didn't they ever say anything?"

"Because they didn't know" said Dr. Strange who explained how whenever Bahamut lived a mortal life all of his memories would be shut behind an unbreakable mental block so that as long as he lived that mortal life he would have no knowledge or memories of being anything other than what he appeared to be at the time.

"The same is true for Daranni" Doctor Strange finished up, "they never told anyone who they really were because as far as they knew they were really only James and Lily, a wizard and a witch of Earth. Their memories of their true selves were only restored after Voldemort killed them and sent them back to Mt Celestia.

"I see" said Dumbledore, "this is fascinating to know and most unexpected. The implications of all of this coming to light are staggering."

"That's true" said McGonagall, "but can we talk about Harry right now?"

"Yes, let's talk about Harry" said Dr. Strange, "you should be prepared for the strong possibility that he may not attend Hogwarts."

"But he has to attend" said McGonagall, "his name's been down since he was born."

"He needs to be educated to use his magic properly" said Dumbledore. Dr. Strange raised an eyebrow at him.

"Are you forgetting that I have been teaching him?" he said, "and not just me. He has many teachers in magic. He probably already knows more than your average seventh year. I bet he could pass his NEWTs right now."

"Can he really be that powerful at such a young age?" asked McGonagall trying to comprehend what Dr. Strange was telling him.

"He can" was the answer, "you must understand that Harry is a divine dragon. Yes, he was born as a mortal human – but he's not mortal anymore. Bahamut released his true self not long after bringing him to Celestia. He's a god, Albus, not a demi-god but a full god. Bahamut has always been a god. Daranni was raised to godhood by Bahamut thousands of years ago when she first became his mate. A child of two gods is also a god. Harry is such a child."

"My goodness" said McGonagall.

"Nevertheless Harry still needs to come to Hogwarts" said Dumbledore, "can you help us contact his parents about this? Could you take us to Mt Celestia?"

"Perhaps" said Dr. Strange, "I will have to speak to Bahamut and Daranni first and see if they will permit you to visit. One does not simply drop in to Bahamut's palace without an invitation."

"I would think not" said Professor McGonagall as she nodded her head in agreement, "you might as easily try to break into Buckingham Palace and surprise the Queen in her bedroom."

"That happened once" said Dr. Strange, "you're also going to have to explain why he needs to come to Hogwarts. What can Hogwarts give him that he can't learn at home? And by the way Albus, the words 'it's for the greater good' had better not appear anywhere in your answer. Remember who you'll be dealing with."

"Oh, and one more thing" said Dr. Strange as he got to his feet, "Bahamut and Daranni were not happy when they found out you tried to send Harry to the Dursleys, especially when the wills of James and Lily specifically stated that Harry was not to go there. They haven't forgotten about that."

"I only meant for Harry to be safe – " Dumblefore began but Dr. Strange cut him off.

"I'm just warning you. I'm not the one you need to convince" he said as he made a gesture and muttered some words that neither Dumbledore nor McGonagall were able to make out. The portal began to reform next to him. "I will need to talk to Bahamut and Daranni about this. I will let you know what they say. Farewell until then."

Dr. Strange stepped back through the portal he had conjured which promptly vanished, leaving no sign that it had ever been there. The two remaining occupants of the office looked at each other.

"That went well" said Dumbledore. McGonagall just snorted in reply.

(To Be Continued)

A/N 2 - Okay just to get this out of the way: Harry WILL be going to Hogwarts.

Extra disclaimer: I don't own Dr. Strange. He's a Marvel Comics property. Dumbledore needs someone of considerable power, prominence, and respect in the magical multi-verse to gain an introduction to someone like Bahamut. I thought Dr. Strange fit the bill well for that.

I don't have any set schedule for updating this story. It will happen when it happens. Until then...