Summary: When a new player comes into the field, Odin decides to sell Loki off. But nothing goes as Odin wanted and the Master of Death changes the Universe.

Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel or Harry Potter.

Warnings: Future Slash, slaves, the language may be formal (it's not my native language), and more to add later. Don't like? Don't read.

Previously

"Now that that is done, why don't you all accompany me to the Hospital Wing, I believe that there is someone that you would like to see. Shall we?"

Now

Without a further word, Harry pivoted and turned towards the doors which he opened and walked through without waiting for a sing of the others. It didn't take long before he could hear quick footsteps following him, but the expected noise of a horse trotting did not come, just like the expected noise of scales slithering over the walls or floor didn't come. It was unexpected but welcome. Sometimes there are things that are better left alone than that there will be groups of people standing around it.

Thinking back to a few minutes back, Merlin, had it been only a few minutes? It felt like hours, maybe even days! Harry was mesmerized by the fact that Loki was so easily swayed from one side to the other. Was it because of his children? Did he want to protect them, but did he not know how? Or was he so easily swayed because he was playing a game that Harry didn't know about? Perhaps Loki was just confused, but alas, no one can ever know the complete truth about the thoughts from someone else, unless the looked into their minds of course, but that didn't happen that often.

Looking over his shoulder, Harry watched Loki catching up with him much faster than he would have thought. "Are you finally there?" Harry asked with a smile. "I almost thought that I would have to walk alone to the Hospital Wing and that never ends well for me. Not that me going to the Hospital Wing normally is alright, I always seem to be put into a position that I still need to define if they are good or not, but most of the time they aren't." Harry gave a crooked smile while he looked back in front of him.

"Do I even want to know what you are talking about?" Loki grinned.

"Perhaps. It depends on how much you like stories." Harry said.

"A story? From you? Those can only end in a disaster." Loki laughed.

"They may end in a disaster, but that doesn't mean that I am the disaster, unlike someone here." Harry shot back.

"You wound me."

"Does it hurt much?'

"It is not as deep as a well, not as wide as a church-door, but it is enough, it will serve. Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague on both your houses! 'Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death! A braggart, a rogue, a villain, that fights by the book of arithmetic! Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm." Loki said dramatically.

Harry stopped walking and turned towards Loki. "A plague on both your houses? Now I am curious as to whom you are referring to. Whose houses have you so unknowingly cursed… Mercutio?" Harry said teasingly.

"A plague on both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me: I have it, and soundly too; your houses!" Loki continued ignoring Harry.

"Fine", Harry sighed, "if you want to play like that. This gentleman, the prince's near ally, My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt in my behalf; my reputation stained with Tybalt's slander, - Tybalt, that an hour hath been my kinsman! O, sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valour's steel!"

"O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio's dead!" Loki cried out. "that gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds, which too untimely here did scorn the earth."

"This day's black fate on more days doth depend; This but begins the woe, others must end." Harry sighed dramatically.

Loki couldn't hold himself back anymore and began to laugh. Harry could only watch in bewilderment seeing the open happiness that was displayed on Loki's face.

"Are you alright?" Harry asked concerned.

"No, I am not. I am dead!" Loki wheezed.

"Do I need to slap you?" Harry asked innocently, which seemed enough for Loki to straighten up and stop laughing.

"No!" Loki exclaimed. "There's no need to slap me." He continued a bit calmer.

"If you say so, you looked as if you were getting hysterical. I thought that it would be a good idea to slap you, but if you believe that everything is alright, then I believe you." Harry shrugged.

"Thank O… Thank you..." Loki said.

"… you were going to say thank Odin, weren't you?"

"Perhaps…"

Harry stopped walking, again. "There are certain habits that you need to outgrow. If I may, you can always use Merlin. One of the most powerful beings of Midgard. The whole wizarding world loves him and uses his name. In thanks, prayers, curses and many other things. If you try to use his name, who knows what will happen." Harry smiled and walked further. "Now, why were you quoting Shakespeare?"

"Shakespeare? Is that his name? I never knew his name…" Loki wondered. "I once saw a lovely play called Romeo and Juliet and I fell in love with it. I still don't know exactly why, but I well in love with it. Perhaps it was the forbidden love or it could be the relations between family members. It is nice to know the actual name of the writer of the play, now I can look if he was more work."

"You honestly mean to say that you saw a Midgardian play and that you were so entranced by it that you just learned it by heart?" Harry asked.

"It may sound weird, but on Asgard, we don't have plays or any other sort of entertainment. The only form of entertainment is fighting and I never really liked it, so when I saw my first play on Midgard, yes, I was entranced by it." Loki answered quietly while looking down at the floor.

"My apologies, I didn't know that I hid a sore spot," Harry said quickly. "We are here, by the way, are you ready?"

Loki looked up. "As ready as I will ever be."

AN: I am so sorry. I thought that I had published this chapter last week, but apparently I didn't. Dear Gods of Asgard, this was not what I had expected. My apologies. I hope that you like this chapter.