Chapter 3: Buckingham Palace/More Surprises

Tony closed his door after had gotten into the car. He motioned for the guy to move; so that he can follow him to Buckingham Palace. Then he followed the car I front of him to a secret entrance to the Palace.

After a few minutes, Selene began to come and said, "What happened?"

"Well, my darling, you fainted when the guy in front of us who we are following to the Buckingham Palace told us that you had saved the lives of Prince William and Prince Harry. Which was one of your memories that I saw when your cousin was testing me." Tony answered.

"Tony, I had no idea that the two young boys were royalty." Selene stated.

"I know but their mother, the late Princess Diana had been trying to find you in order to thank you; so it now falls to the Princes themselves and the Queen." Tony said.

"Tony?" Selene said.

"Hm?" Tony said.

"That guy reminds me of Seamus Finnegan well looks like him; but then again, I haven't been back to England until now." Selene stated.

"Seamus Finnegan was that burned his eyebrows off trying to turn tea into rum?" Tony said.

Selene nodded.

"Well, I think we are going to the Palace a secret way because they may want this meeting be discreet. However, it would surprise me if they make our titles from the magical world count even in the muggle world and ended up knighted and become Lord and Lady Stark as a thank you." Tony joked.

Selene giggled.

They arrived at the back of the Palace and they were greeted by the Royal Guards. Tony got out and then went to open his wife's door.

"Follow me." The man said as Selene was out of the car.

Both Tony and Selene followed the man up the grand stairs and entered the Palace. As they entered the Palace, Tony and Selene were both walking with elegance and grace as if they did it a lot. They continued following the man to wherever he was leading them to meet with the Queen and the two Princes.

They were surprised when they were being escorted to where they would meet the Queen. As they were walking they took in the details of the Palace at how the architecture was designed well Tony did at least; while his wife was walking beside him.

Finally, they had reached where they were to meet the Queen and the two Princes.

"This is where I leave you, but it's good to see you, Harriet and I'm glad that you've got a good man with you." The man said.

Selene turned to face the man and so did Tony. Then Selene said, "Thank you, Seamus."

Seamus chuckled and said, "I wasn't sure if you would remember me, Harriet."

"Seamus, I go by Selene now." Selene said.

Seamus nodded and said, "Well, Selene, it's good to see you after all this time. I have feeling that Kingsly will try and contact you. I know you're wondering how I ended up working here." Seamus said.

Selene nodded.

"Well, let's just say that a new job opened in the Minstery of Magic for someone to do relations with the Queen of England; so I took it. Neville informed me that you were returning and he's a Professor at Hogwarts. Also, be wary Ron, Ginny, Hermione, and Molly will know of your return." Seamus stated.

"Yes, well they won't be able to do a thing about me being married to Tony." Selene said.

Tony blinked at hearing his wife say that.

"Oh, why's that?" Seamus questioned.

"Well, I was fourteen when I found out quite a few things including when I was forced to participate in the Tri-Wizard Tournament which I was automatically seen as an adult by magic herself." Selene stated.

"So, basically you were considered an adult by the time that you left?" Seamus said.

Selene nodded and said, "Then when I moved to the States is when I met Tony and I have had more adventures but that's for another time."

Seamus nodded and opened the door for them.

"Your majesty and your highnesses, may present Mr. and Mrs. Stark." Seamus said.

"Thank you, Seamus." The Queen said.

Seamus said with a bow, "You're welcome, your majesty."

Selene had a feeling that Seamus had to report to the Minstery of Magic now.

Tony smiled because the young man, Seamus was very kind and even though his wife told him that Seamus was one of the people who hadn't believed at first that the Voldemort guy was back.

"Mrs. Stark?" The Queen said.

Selene looked at the Queen and said, "Yes, your majesty?"

"I believe I owe you a thank you for saving William and Harry when they were young as well as a long overdue thank you for saving all of us from the man who called himself Voldemort." The Queen said.

"You're welcome, your majesty." Selene said with a curtsy.

"Also, I know a perfect way to thank you and your husband, even though your husband wasn't with you at the time that you saved William and Harry." The Queen said.

Both Selene and Tony looked at each other for a moment then looked back to the Queen wondering what she was going to do.

"Kneel, both of you." The Queen said.

Both Tony and Selene did as the Queen said. The Queen took the sword and all who were present watched as the Queen knighted both Selene and Tony.

"Rise, Sir Tony and Lady Selene, members of the Royal Court and representatives of the Crown in the United States." The Queen said.

Both Tony and Selene Rose up and bowed/curtsy. Suddenly, they heard clapping and was shocked to see who was there.

Apparently, Seamus hadn't exactly reported to the Minstery of Magic, but contacted the others that were truly loyal to Harriet as well as her family.

"Those in this room will know Mr. and Mrs. Stark as Lord and Lady Stark." The Queen said and then said quietly to both Selene and Tony, "Selene, your titles in magical world will also be known here at the Palace by those who I trust."

Both Tony and Selene nodded.

Basically, everyone was dismissed now; but Selene and Tony stayed for a few minutes to talk with the Queen.

"Lord and Lady Stark?" The Queen questioned seeing that they were still there.

"Forgive us, you're majesty. We are honored that you bestowed such an honor on us both. I think we both are still processing what just happened." Tony said.

The Queen nodded in understanding.

"We are just so honored to meet the both of you." William said.

"Yes, we are truly honored. If our mother was here; she would have been happy that we finally met the young lady who was so courageous that risked her life for ours." Harry stated.

Selene looked at the Princes and said, "I am a Godmother to my uncle's son; so I guess I was reacting on instinct or was highly aware."

"Yes, Seamus did explain what the second magical war was like but they shouldn't have put all that pressure on you alone." William said.

"So, I am curious on how you met your husband, Lady Stark." Harry stated.

Tony blushed from embarrassment recalling how Selene told him about how they how they met and married suddenly.

The Queen and Prince William noticed how Lord Stark reacted to Harry's statement which really was a question.

"Well, I actually had moved to New York and opened up Café called Mauder's Green Lily. Once I had a good staff to help me run it; one of my staff members suggested that I check out Las Vegas, Nevada to at least have a break from the café." Selene stated.

"So, you and your husband met in Vegas?" Harry said.

Selene nodded.

Then Harry looked at Tony and asked, "When you met your wife, Lord Stark, what did you think of her?"

"At first, I saw very beautiful woman. What surprised me when I met her was that she didn't know who I was or anything about me. I may have been a little tipsy when I met her and asked her to marry me. I do recalling her asking me if I was sure that I would want to marry her. In a way, Selene could've been heaven sent to me." Tony stated.

Selene just smiled even though she was surprised by what her husband had just said.

They continued to talk with the Queen and the two Princes for a while then they left heading to Grimmauld Place.

Grimmauld Place...

Selene pointed at a secret entrance in back that was hidden from muggle view. So, Tony pulled up the hidden drive and as he did; he couldn't help but wonder how his wife knew about it.

As if reading her husband's thoughts, Selene said, "I looked everything over and did a bit of remodeling after the war and before I went to the states."

"So, you managed to do a few upgrades before hand? Why did you stop and come to the states?" Tony asked curiously.

"Well, it mostly had to with some magicals not letting me grieve in peace because they wanted me to go to celebrations of the war being over or make an appearance for their own personal gain of sorts." Selene answered, "Well that's what it felt like anyway."

Tony nodded in understanding as the both got out of their rental car. Tony was amazed that the garage was actually a carriage house. He also listened to his wife as she explained what changes that she did and asking what he would like to update.

It took at least, two days to finish the modifications that Selene and Tony had done to Grimmauld Place. Then they started moving in the portraits of Selene's parents, Selene's Godfather and Selene's honorary uncle and his wife. As well as some other frames of scenery; however, she had been shocked to see a portrait of her Potions Professor delivered to the house with a letter that she read to Tony.

Tony was shocked to say the least that Selene received a portrait of her Potions Professor. He decided to put the portrait in the Potions lab that his wife had created and he also extended it make his workshop of sorts.

Once they finished everything from placing the portraits and the extra frames with painted sceneries, along with the furniture and the technology; they were completely exhausted. Then Selene muttered a spell that would awaken the portraits.

After, Selene had muttered the spell; both her and Tony fell asleep on the couch.

The portraits woke up and were surprised to see two people asleep on the couch. One of the portraits whistles at what it was seeing.

"So you're awake? Your goddaughter kept a few of us and added a few more portraits, Sirius." A voice said.

Sirius turned to see Phineas Black and said, "I guess that's good."

"Siri, is that you?" Another voice said.

Sirius turned to the voice and saw a portrait of James and Lily to his right. Then he said, "Yeah, it's me, Prongs."

"Where are we, James?" A feminine voice said.

"I don't know, Lils." James said.

"It's Grimmauld Place, James and if I am not mistaken that's Harriet asleep on that couch with someone." Another male voice said.

"Moony? Tonks?" Sirius questioned.

"It's us, Padfoot." Remus said.

Then Sirius noticed another portrait and he recognized the person in it then said, "Snape?!"

The greasy hair man turned in his portrait and said, "Yes, Black?"

Sirius was about to say something when a feminine voice said, "Siri, if you so much as start your childish acts with Professor Snape; I'll send a stinging hex at your portrait!"

Sirius said, "Lily, did you something?"

Lily shook her head no.

Then they heard a male chuckle and then heard the male say, "Love, when you told me that your godfather was childish; I didn't want to believe it."

"Tony, he was basically the magical version of Peter Pan at times then he was sometimes serious." The feminine voice said.

"Hey!" Sirius shouted.

"Darling, you're grouchy." The male said.

"Tony, I have a right to be grouchy when my godfather wants to be an idiot while people are taking a nap." Selene said.

"Yes, dear." Tony said.

Lily and James was faced with their daughter and a gentleman. However, their daughter was scolding Sirius over Severus; while the gentleman was standing in front of their portrait.

"May I ask who you are, sir?" James asked.

"Forgive me, Lord Potter. My is Lord Anthony Edward Stark but I go by Tony and I am married to your daughter." Tony said.

"WHAT?!" James and Sirius said at the same time.

Tony blinked and wasn't exactly surprised by the reaction, but he could understand their reaction.

Selene sighed and said, "It looks like I'm going to have to explain what happened before and after the Second Magical War. However, there's possibly another coming and it will affect the entire planet."

"What do you mean, cub?" Remus asked curiously.

"Uncle Remus, this War will be far worse than the second magical war because an entire planet let alone nine realms will be greatly affected by it." Selene said.

"You say nine realms, you're referring to Nors mythology and the Nors gods." Severus stated.

Selene nodded and chuckled then said, "I have met two of them. However, one was under someone's control like the imperious curse but his would be blue instead of green. I believe that their names were Loki and Thor."

"If I am not mistaken, Thor is the name of the Nors God of Thunder and Loki is the name of the Nors God of Mischief?" Remus stated.

"How did you meet them?" Lily questioned.

Selene and Tony looked at each other for a minute. Then Selene said, "Well, Tony and I were still adjusting to being married; New York was attacked by Loki and he had help. Loki landed on Stark Tower which my husband had built; Tony protected me but we didn't exactly count on Loki to do what he did."

"What did Loki do, Harri?" Sirius asked worriedly.

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Selene took a deep breath and said, "You have to understand that Loki wasn't himself when he did it."

"What did he do?" James asked.

"Loki threw me off the roof of Stark Tower." Selene said.

Remus, Tonks, and the other portraits gasped from shock at hearing about Harriet being thrown off a roof of a Tower.

Tony suddenly spoke, "I invented something that all my wife had to do was whistle and what I had created for my wife would come to her should she need it."

Tony and Selene ended up telling the store from the very beginning to the portraits. By the time, they had finished telling the entire story; the Portraits were upset from what they heard.

James was so furious as were Sirius and Remus along with Severus. Lily and Nyphmadora were also upset at they had heard about what Dumbledore had planned for Harriet.

It had been about four hour since Tony and Selene told and completed the story to the portraits.

"Well, there's only one thing to do." Sirius said.

Tony and Selene looked at Sirius' portrait. Then Tony was curious and asked, "What do mean, Lord Black?"

"Molly, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione are going to regret betraying an heiress of the Maurders. I'm sure that Arthur wasn't aware of that marriage contract. However, I'm glad you married Tony because I can tell that he really cares for you; even if your marriage was somewhat rushed." Sirius stated.

"I agree with Sirius, my daughter. You deserve to marry for love and I'm glad that Tony will give you a proper wedding; but I can understand why you want to wait for the proper wedding." James said.

Lily smiled and asked, "Harri, I understand why you decided to go by Selene; however, I kinda like the name of your Café in New York. Do mind if I ask why the word 'Green' is in the name?"

Selene looked at her mother and answered, "Salazar Slytherin himself asked me to become his heiress once he heard the story of how I had defeated his heir, Tom Marvolo Riddle Jr a.k.a Lord Voldemort. Trust me, I was shocked when he asked that."

All the portraits gasped in surprise when Selene told them this.

At the Minstery...

Ron entered the Minster's office to inform him that there was someone at Grimmauld Place because he and Hermione had placed wards to let them know if Harriet returned to Grimmauld Place. Little did they know that Harriet had changed wards but she would allow them to enter at the request of her godfather and parents.

"Auror Weaseley, what do I owe the pleasure?" Kingsly questioned.

"I believe that Harriet is at Grimmauld Place." Ron answered.

"Well that is her place after because Sirius named her his heiress. I guess we shall visit her then and see why she left." Kingsly said.

Ron silently smirked and hoped that Kingsly will make Harriet pay for breaking a marriage contract.

Little did Ron know that Harriet knew about the marriage contract and that James Potter had done something secretly that even Dumbledore didn't even know about; because secretly only trusted his friends, Remus and Sirius with certain information.

Also, Ron didn't know that his father knew that James had probably had a plan for Harriet's life.

Ron continued talking Kingsly as they prepared to go to Grimmauld Place.

At the Burrow...

Hermione was with her in-laws when the spell alarm went off at Grimmauld Place letting her know that Harriet was back.

"Hermione, what's going on?" Ginny questioned.

"It's spell that I came up with to alert me or Ron when Harriet returns to Grimmauld Place." Hermione answered.

"Well, I already knew Harriet was back." Molly stated, "Thanks to Ron."

"Yes, well let's go visit Grimmauld Place to see what Harriet has been up to." Hermione said.

"We all are going, Molly. I would like to what Harriet has been doing." Arthur said.

"I wouldn't mind to see Harriet. Fleur and I heard that she had helped MCUSA with something along with an American wizard named Tony Stark." Bill stated.

"What do mean, Bill?" Molly questioned suddenly.

"Well this American wizard named Tony Stark is a Billionaire and according to the Gringotts Bank; he married Harriet in Las Vegas in such a rush. Harriet has been helping him in his company and Mr. Stark's friends are very protective of Harriet." Bill stated.

Molly huffed.

"Anything else?" Hermione questioned.

"We have also heard that Harriet found out who Greyback's father was well is and that he's alive." Fleur said.

Hermione gasped.

"Don't worry, Hermione. I am sure that Finfer's father will not harm you." Molly reassured Hermione patting her hand.

"Mother, that's not the only thing that we know about Greyback's father." Bill said.

"What's that, Bill?" Arthur asked curiously.

"Well, you know how Remus Lupin was bitten by Finfer when he was young?" Bill said.

The rest of the Weaseleys nodded.

"Well, basically when Fenfir bit Remus; he basically adopted him which means that Fenfir's father is Remus' grandfather." Bill stated.

"Then that would mean that Finfer's father would be Teddy's great grandfather?!" Charlie said.

Bill and Fleur nodded.

"We will have to show respect to Harriet and her husband when we arrive to Grimmauld Place." Fleur stated.

"Why?" Ginny questioned as Dean was sitting beside her.

"Because Fleur and I learned through the goblins that Harriet and her husband have been knighted by the Queen of England herself because she saved the sons of the Princess Diana of Wales and she didn't know that she had saved royalty." Bill stated.

"Plus, they have become members of the Royal Court and will represent the Queen herself amongst the Wizarding Worlds." Fleur stated.

Several hours later...

Tony was in the study and Selene was in the kitchen; when they both heard a loud boom in the back yard.

Tony and Selene went to greet Thor and Loki.

"Thor, you just desecrated the backyard!" Tony said.

"Sorry, Man of Iron." Thor stated.

"Don't worry, Thor. I'll just make a garden fountain where you and Loki landed. Besides, it's not every day that two Nors gods can help with landscaping." Selene stated.

"Glad we could be of help." Loki said sarcastically.