Chapter 23: Banishment
"What news did you bring, seer?" Loki asks as he leans back in his chair.
"The Avengers have had enough of Dumbledore and his behavior." I say, "They all want to join you. This wasn't entirely expected, though I was aware that they would become loyal enough to me to join your side eventually."
"What did Dumbledore do to make them come to this decision?" Hella asks
"Stood by and watched as James beat me up." I say, "Madam Pomphrey actually ordered me to stay away from the castle for a week and a half to give me the chance to recover without certain people, like Ronald Weasley, being able to cause any more damage."
Hella's magic flares out and she shakily asks, "Your father hurt you?"
"Yes." I say before grabbing her hand, "But on the brighter side of things, this caused me to get an entire week and a half away from the school and the Avengers wanting to join your side of the war. The Avengers would be valuable allies. James is already awaiting his punishment with Dumbledore."
She takes a breath and gets her magic under control before saying, "When this is over he will regret ever raising his hand against you, my dear." she then looks at Loki and says, "I believe having the Avengers on our side will be a good thing."
"Would Thor be willing to follow my lead?" Loki asks, looking like he doubts it before looking at me, "What do your visions tell you, seer?"
I tilt my head, loosening my mental shields a bit and allowing my mind to drift towards the answer to his question. After the vision ends I look at Loki and say, "He and the other Avengers seem to have all made up their minds that I need protected. At any cost. Dumbledore clearly can't do that, so he is willing to bow to you so long as I remain safe. Surprisingly enough, if I were to bring him in here now, most of the paths ahead of us have him bowing to you being the first thing he does. In two of them he tries to hug you before bowing. However every path does have him bow to you."
"You brought them?" he asks.
"I was kinda ordered by my doctor to keep at least one of them with me at all times." I say, "They were considering joining you, so I brought them to one of the places that we knew was already taken over by you. I wasn't actually expecting you to be here though."
"Barton, go with her and get the Avengers." Loki says and I stand, as does the archer. We walk out and I lead Barton over to the Avengers, where Barton immediately hugs Natasha.
I smile once the hug ends and they look at me. I clear my throat a bit before saying, "They want to meet with you, I told them of your plans to join them."
They nod so I lead them into the meeting room, taking my seat next to Hella as the Avengers bow to Loki. I lean against Hella and Loki smirks at them before saying, "Please, take a seat. I hear we have a few things to discuss."
"Yes, we wanted to join you." Natasha says, "I can't support a guy that just stands to the side and watches a kid get beat up by her own father. Especially not that kid."
"You seem attached to her." Loki points out.
"Yeah." Natasha says, "All of us have gotten attached to her over the last few months we've known her." the others nod in agreement, "Dumbledore clearly can't protect her, but from what we've heard Hella is willing to tear the world apart to save her."
"That and more." Hella says in agreement before picking me up out of my chair and setting me in her lap, wrapping her arms around me. "I say we allow them to join us."
"I agree." Loki says before looking back at me and adding, "You should go rest now, seer."
"Yes sir." I say before moving to get up, only to be stopped by Hella standing up with me still in her arms. She begins carrying me towards the door and I look up at her.
"I'm taking you up to the room I am using so you can rest." she says.
"Ok." I say quietly as I wrap my arms around her neck. She takes me up to her apparent room and lays me on the bed. I relax a bit and say, "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Now get some rest, I have more to discuss with the Avengers." she says and I nod before falling asleep. The next time I wake up it's to the feeling of the bed dipping a bit. I open my eyes and find fourteen year old Hella sitting on the edge of the bed with a tray in her hands, "I brought you some breakfast."
I sit up and smile at her as she places the tray across my lap, revealing French Toast and a cup of coffee. The potion Madam Pomphrey ordered me to take is sitting next to the cup of coffee. I drink the potion first, scowling at the flavor before beginning to eat. Once I finish my breakfast I wipe my mouth on a napkin and smile at Hella as I say, "Thank you. That was delicious."
"What would you like to do today?" she asks me as she moves the tray to the side and I consider for a moment.
"Can we just cuddle for a bit?" I ask, "I don't really feel like getting up at the moment."
"Of course." she says before laying next to me. I cuddle up to her and sigh a bit as she wraps her arms around me. "We have all week to do things, you can just rest."
"That sounds nice." I mutter as I close my eyes again. The next week and a half is spent with me spending time with Hella and hanging out with the Avengers whenever Hella needs to go elsewhere, now me and the Avengers are preparing for our return to Hogwarts. I hug Hella and sigh a bit before saying, "I'll see you soon, love."
"I'll see you soon, my dear." she says before I step away and offer the rope to the Avengers, including Clint, who we are claiming to have rescued during our time away, I say the activating word and we appear in the middle of Hogsmead a second later.
I drop the rope off at the portkey vendor before walking with the Avengers to Hogwarts. We arrive at lunchtime and hear the chatter coming from the great hall. I smirk before saying, "I need my crown."
Clint pulls it out of his bag and hands it to me. I place it on my head and straighten my robes, which are really fancy, hand crafted, robes that actually look fit for royalty, Hella bought them for me as a farewell gift. I take a breath before placing my hands on the doors to the great hall and pushing them open, causing a hush to cover the room. I stride in confidently, Avengers walking with me up to the royal table, which Lily is now seated at.
I greet everyone at the table with hugs before sitting in my throne, Natasha and Clint sitting to either side of me and surveying the crowd. I dish myself some food and the chatter resumes. After breakfast Harry says, "You all might want to stand. We have a trial to attend too."
Everyone in the room stands and the room shifts to how it was for the first trial we did. Everyone moves to take seats, except for the Avengers, who stand to the side of the thrones, acting as our guards as the room goes silent again.
"Winky, bring in the prisoners." Neville says.
Dumbledore and James appear with a pop at the foot of the dais and I sneer at them before announcing, "Albus Dumbledore, you stand accused of placing spells on others, against their will, reading the minds of others without their permission, and treason, how do you plea?"
"Not guilty." Dumbledore says.
"Your plea has been heard and refuted." Harry says steadily. "We have proof to back each claim against you. You placed spells on myself, Queen Iris, and Lily Evens, formerly Potter. We have the background tests as proof. On top of that you stood by and watched, even encouraged, James Potter to beat Queen Iris."
'What should we do for his punishment?' I mentally ask.
'Three years in the dungeons with his magic bound and wand confiscated.' Neville thinks and Harry nods in agreement.
"For your crimes against the thrones of Hogwarts it has been decided that for the next three years you will be kept in the dungeons of the castle, in a magic dampening cell, with your wand confiscated and held within the vault of Hogwarts until three months after your sentence ends." Neville tells him and Dumbledore disappears with a pop so Neville turns to James, "James Potter, you stand accused of placing spells on others, against their will, assault, and treason. How do you plea?"
"Not guilty!" James says angrily and I stop myself from flinching.
"Your plea has been heard and refuted." Harry says, " We have proof to back each claim against you. You placed spells on Lily Evens, formally Potter, to make her the perfect, obedient wife, and you assaulted Queen Iris, causing her to need to leave the castle for the last week and a have in order to heal from her wounds, which is both an act of assault and treason."
'I say we banish him from the kingdom, hand him a portkey to France, and send him off.' Harry thinks and Neville nods. I quickly report this punishment to Hella who happily agrees to apprehend him as soon as he appears.
"For your actions, James Potter, you are hereby banished permanently from the kingdom of Hogwarts." I announce. "You will be given a Portkey and sent somewhere of our choosing with nothing but your wand and what you have on you currently."
"You can't do that!" James yells as a broken quill appears next to me, a note from Winky telling me that it will send him to France and the password.
I stun James and walk up to him, placing the Portkey in his hand and saying, "Goodbye, James."
He vanishes a moment later and we dismiss the crowd before I head for class. As soon as I walk out of the great hall I am approached by an official looking person who greets me with a bow and calmly says, "You must be Queen Iris. An honor to meet you. I am Samuel Jenkins. I was sent by the department of magical education. Madam Pomphrey recommended we give you and the Kings your Owls and Newts early before also giving you masters tests in the areas of your choosing. She said you were more than prepared for these tests."
"If I complete these test, what would it mean for me?" I ask.
"You would be officially graduated and given the title master in any path you choose." he says and I look at my brothers.
"Hadrian, Neville, we have to take a few tests." I then turn to the man, "Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton will be in the room with us as we are testing. They are our guards."
"Of course." he says before leading us to an abandoned classroom. After our Owls and Newts end, which takes a few hours, the man smiles and says, "Alright, your results will be sent sometime within the next few weeks. Now, which masters tests would you like to take?"
"How many are we allowed?" Neville asks.
"As many as you wish for." the guy says.
"In that case, I would like Herbology and Defense Against the Dark Arts." Neville says.
"Defense Against the Dark Arts and Charms." Harry says.
"Potions, Charms, and Transfigurations." I say and the man nods before calling a few people on the floo. Soon enough six new people are standing in the room with us.
"These six are the masters willing to give you your tests." Samuel says. He introduces them all and they all separate into different rooms. I take each of my tests first, then Harry goes, followed by Neville. After that they all leave, promising to send us the results soon.
I then go to my room, pull out my trunk, and enter my forge. I work on several orders that came in while I was on vacation before sending them all out. After a while I head upstairs and go to bed.
