They arrived directly at the immigration department at MACUSA, where a representative was already waiting for Remus and Sirius, "Mr. Lupin, Mr. Black, I am Diego Cortez, last night you were detected entering the United States illegally and landing in Westchester New York. What is your business here?"
Lily stepped forward, "If you please, Mr. Cortez, that was my fault, I brought Mr. Lupin and Mr. Black into the country to see my son after Voldemort had attacked us to ease their minds that my son was alright."
Mr. Cortez looked at Lily, "And you are?"
"Lily Howlett and this is my husband, James Logan Howlett."
Logan nodded.
Mr. Cortez waved his wand over his paperwork, "Ah yes, Mr. Howlett, we have you down here as a Mutant, and a member of the X-Men is that correct?"
"Yeah, it is," Logan wasn't in the least bit surprised that MACUSA knew about him.
"And you and your wife were married on the 1st of January 1979. We also have here that you were abducted 11 months later. MACUSA has been looking for you ever since. What happened?"
"The government captured me and did experiments on me," Logan tells Mr. Cortez.
Remus and Sirius looked at each other. Sirius honestly thought that Logan had abandoned Lily, but that wasn't the case at all. Sirius suddenly felt very guilty for thinking the worst of this man.
Mr. Cortez nodded. It was not uncommon for the government to do such things, and sometimes MACUSA was able to rescue mutants, especially if they were married to a magical citizen.
"I'm sorry to hear that, Mr. Howlett. We can reverse any damage that was done to you."
"Nah, I don't mind what they did to me anymore," Logan tells him then unsheaths his adamantium claws, making Remus and Sirius jump back.
Mr. Cortez again nods, "Now back to Mr. Lupin, given the situation in which you arrived. And the fact that your country is still in the middle of war even though the dark wizard has been destroyed, MACUSA will offer you asylum provided that you have a permanent address. And that you Mr. Lupin register as a werewolf."
Remus stiffened, "What exactly does that mean?"
"It doesn't mean what you think it means. Here in the United States, your rights are not taken from you. You can still hold down a job, own property, get married if you so desire. We only need to know where you are so that MACUSA can provide you with a place where you can transform safely. The United States understands that what you have is a disease and is something you cannot help. You are not considered a dark creature."
Remus sighed in relief. He never thought that he would have equal rights as any other Wizard. Remus was now grateful to be out of Britain.
"As for you, Mr. Black, MACUSA received word that you were charged with the death of Lily and James Potter but were released after Mrs. Howlett confirmed you were not the secret keeper. That being the case, asylum can be extended to you as well. I only need an address where you two gentlemen will be residing."
"They'll be staying at Xavier's School for Higher Learning in Westchester, New York," Lily said.
Mr. Cortez waved his wand again, "That will be acceptable. If you decide to move, you must inform MACUSA, Mr. Lupin, Mr. Black."
"Yes, sir, I do have one question. Can Sirius and I apply for permanent residence?" Remus asked.
"After a year, your case will be reviewed, and then it will be determined if you can either become permanent residents or apply for citizenship."
"Thank you, Mr. Cortez," Remus says.
"You're very welcome, Mr. Lupin, Mr. Black. Now, if you will follow me, Mr. Lupin, we'll get you registered."
Mr. Cortez conjured some seats for the others while he led Remus away to get registered as a werewolf.
Lily, Logan, and Sirius sat down to wait for Remus. Mr. Cortez had a house-elf bring some coffee and cookies to the trio while they waited. It was an uncomfortable silence between Sirius and the couple, Sirius kept glancing at Logan. He was curious to know what had happened to the man.
"What do you want to know, Bub," Logan asked Sirius, "I can tell you're curious about something, so spit it out."
"What happened to you?" Sirius asked.
"Just like Mr. Cortez said. My dear brother, Victor Creed, also known as Sabertooth, abducted me. He's a feral mutant with characteristics of a cat. Anyway, we got into a fight for threatening Lily's safety, but he was able to get the upper hand and cause enough damage to me that he left me unconscious. When I woke up, I was strapped to a table with needles sticking in me and submerged in water."
"I could hear a former colonel of mine named William Stryker giving orders to start the experiment. Slowly they started to pump liquid Adamantium into my body to see if it would bond with my skeleton. It was the single most painful thing I have ever experienced in my life. The procedure took several hours to complete, and at one point, I died."
Upon hearing this, Lily and Sirius gasp, "But slowly, my heart started beating again, and I came back. I could still hear them talking, and the scientists said that the adamantium had successfully bonded with my skeleton. Then Stryker gave the order to erase my memory. That's when I reacted, I fought my way out of the lab and ended up on the run. Eventually, he was successful in causing me enough brain damage to forget my family, and that's how I ended up with Xavier. I had hoped that he could help me get my memories back. And true to his word, he did." Logan turns to Lily, "I'm sorry, Darlin', it took me so long to find you."
Lily leaned in and kissed Logan, "I understand, Logan, but at least you found us, and we're together again. That's the most important thing."
Sirius looked away; he couldn't stand seeing Lily being affectionate with another man, even if this man was her husband. Lily looked at Sirius with sad eyes, "Sirius, I'm assuming you and Remus are going to want to go to James' funeral."
"Yes, Lily, we're the only family he had left."
"I think that's a good idea, and if it's alright with you, I'd like to go with you."
"I don't think that's a good idea, Darlin'," Logan said.
"Neither do I, Lily. There will be too many questions."
"I could go in disguise. I'll take a polyjuice potion so that no one recognizes me."
"But it will take too long to brew," Sirius said.
"No, I have some in my lab in Brooklyn," Lily said.
"You still have the house, Lily?" Logan asked.
"Of course, Love, I could never get rid of our first home together."
Logan smiled and kissed Lily's temple, "Alright, if you're going to go back to England. I'm going with you."
"No, Logan, I need you to stay with Harry, he's going to need one of us with him."
Logan growled but agreed. He knew that Lily was right; it would be irresponsible if both parents were to leave Harry alone. So, while they waited for Remus, Lily and Sirius talked about how they were going to go to James's funeral.