AN: I have seen a lot of reviews saying there isn't much difference between Marvel universe and mine. I stated previously that there wouldn't be much difference until after the fight with Obadiah. The first 3 chapters was more about Harry getting into the universe and finding his footing things will be diverging very rapidly from here. Chapters will also be getting longer as well so for those who chose to stick it out thanks and to those just getting here Welcome. As always I own Nothing Marvel and its characters are the sole ownership of Marvel. Harry Potter is the works and ownership of JK Rowling.
After the battle against Obadiah Agent Coulson had approached them needing to speak with them and as he said run "damage control", Harry's only concern however was getting some sleep and from the look on Tony's face he was about the same walking over to him and placing his hand over Tony's chest "come and see me at some point this week and we can talk."
After that he apparated himself and Tony back to Tony's estate appearing just inside the lab. Helping Tony out of his armor, before taking off his bracers which looked as if they had taken some damage. Eventually the pair was "unsuited" and they struggled their way upstairs to bed their muscles protesting even the slightest movement.
Waking up the next morning and heading downstairs Harry was not at all surprised to find one Agent Coulson sitting on the couch awaiting one if not both of them to come down from their slumber. "Agent Coulson I'm not too surprised to see you down here can I offer you some breakfast?" At Coulson's head shake in a negative response, Harry proceeded to prepare himself a simple breakfast of bacon and eggs. Taking a seat across from Coulson who by now had moved so he was sitting at the breakfast bar in the kitchen giving Harry a place to eat and allowing them a place to hold their discussion, Harry decided to kick things off after taking a bite of his breakfast "So Agent what can I do for you?"
Coulson took a minute to study Harry not really sure how he wanted to start this conversation, before deciding to start at the beginning "When you first popped up on SHIELD's radar after your and Stark's adventure in Afghanistan taking out that Ten Rings Cell, we thought you to be some form of mutant who had previously flown undetected by us. Then last night you displayed a wide range of abilities that far supersede what any one mutant would be able to do most have one power or ability you seemed to have by my count last night twelve. So, I will ask a very simple question to start off, what are you?"
Harry took a moment to eat some of his breakfast pondering how best to answer, the Statue of Secrecy having been ingrained into his mind since he was eleven and had found out about the magical world, however here he was in a different universe where as far as he knew he was the only magical. "What I am Agent Coulson, is unimportant all you and your boss or bosses need to know is that I for all intents and purposes at this time am on your side."
Coulson frowned knowing that Fury wouldn't be happy with that response "well how about you tell me how you ended up in that cave in Afghanistan you don't show up at any airports passport checks or anywhere before that cave."
"I like to travel backpacking mostly on foot I must have just slipped past any form of checkpoint and I happened to come across Tony as he was being attacked and I thought with my skills I could help unfortunately I was suffering from some performance issues and got myself captured alongside Tony."
Coulson wanted to tear his hair out all he was getting was non-answers and platitudes he needed something concrete otherwise it'd be his ass on Hulk watch for the next month, "well then why stay with Stark after the escape you clearly were doing fine operating under the radar why move yourself into the limelight?"
"Kinship, I know what it is like to be kidnapped, held hostage and tortured plus we spent weeks together in that cave we developed a bond and with nothing better to do I figured why not stick around." Having finished his breakfast Harry brought the dishes over to the dishwasher and placed them in. "Originally I was only intending to stick around for one or two weeks, but upon arriving back here in Miami I got a bad feeling from Tony's man Obadiah and then certain events led me to sticking around a lot longer than intended."
Coulson studied him before nodding, "I am assuming that is all I am going to get from you… Director Fury is not going to like it however."
Harry nodded, "Let me know how close I get here Agent Coulson…being the head of a spy agency I would have to guess that he is not used to not knowing things, and my existence is difficult for him because I am one giant enigma. Additionally, I am an as of yet unaligned powerhouse as far as your agency can tell and they want to claim ownership of that power before anyone else would have a chance to. If I am anywhere close, then I will gladly agree to the meeting just to avoid a possible confrontation later I would much rather nip that in the bud before it happens."
Coulson swallowed before nodding, "you are pretty much spot on there Mr. Potter, and I can definitely understand where you are coming from in wanting to have a little bit of peace. However, I do have to caution you, Fury has been THE spymaster for the better part of a century he is not going to settle for these non-answers you are giving me now."
Harry smirked "we will see Agent Coulson we will see."
It was at that point that Tony had come downstairs, Harry used this an excuse to escape upstairs saying he was going to change and go for a run.
It was three days later that Harry had met up with Agent Coulson's boss—a man who cut quite the imposing figure SHIELD Director Nicholas Fury, or as he had been instructed to call him Fury.
Fury placed a dossier in front of Harry and took a seat across from him. Harry looked down at the cover that read "Avengers Initiative."
"Mr. Potter I would like to speak with you about a pet project of mine. As you can see, I have codenamed it the Avengers Initiative. Before we get to that, however, there are some questions I need answered as you are largely an unknown factor and as I am sure you can guess I am not a fan of the unknown."
Harry chuckled at that. "No, I cannot imagine you wouldn't being The Spy. But let me preemptively answer some of those questions. I have no intention of harming anyone who has not earned it; I have no intention of attempting to take over the plane; and I have no intention of causing destruction just for the sake of it."
Fury nodded. "Okay then, onto the Avenger's initiative. My goal through this project is to bring together a group of exceptional people who can help protect us from threats beyond our ordinary capabilities. Quite frankly, the power, skill, and ability that you displayed last night has placed you at the top of my candidate list for the initiative." Fury paused to consider for a moment, "You, Mr. Potter, would be quite the powerhouse to have on my team, and I could provide you with coverage from those would seek to gain control of your powers."
Harry stared Fury down for several moments before providing an answer.
"I would need to look over this dossier and read up on it more before I can give you a yes or no. In the past, I used to be the type to run head-first into things. Time has taught me to tread carefully and not to trust everything at face value."
Fury nodded, studying Harry before handing him a card. "When you decide, you can reach me at that number with your answer. There is one other matter I wish to discuss with you, Mr. Potter. As I am sure Coulson made you aware, I need more information on you. I need to know more about you if I am going to have you on my team."
Harry took a moment to study Fury. Thanks to Coulson's heads-up a few days ago, he came prepared with an answer to his proposition. Something about Fury had set Harry on edge… most of which could be due to Fury's compulsive need to know everything. "I am going to tell you the same thing I told Coulson, what I am is unimportant all you need to know is that I for all intents and purposes at this time am on your side, if that changes I will let you know… I know this is hard for you to do but for now you are going to have to trust me."
Fury studied Harry for quite a long time before sighing, "I don't like it but if it is all you are going to give me then I will take it for now."
Fury got up pushed in his chair and left.
It was one week following the events at Stark Industries that the press conference was held. Harry was normally one to avoid such things, but in this case, he felt his presence might be needed. Over the past week the media had been running stories on the battle and created name for the new duo: Iron Man and the Silver Sorcerer.
Sitting in the back hallway waiting for the conference to start, Harry was speaking with Tony who was having mixed thoughts on keeping his identity as Iron man a secret.
"Tony, I know you want to come out and announce that you are Iron Man, but let me tell you where I am from I was worshipped as a hero for something that I don't remember most days the media stood me up on a golden pedestal but the moment you do something wrong or something goes wrong that you don't step in to fix they will vilify you."
Tony thought on his words for a moment. "I understand that but look at my side. If I told everyone that the Iron Man is my bodyguard, people would not stop trying to figure out his identity. I think we need to come forward and own who we are to the world. It's not as if we wouldn't be able to protect ourselves if anyone were to come after us."
"I am not always going to be around Tony. Together we're good, but at some point I am going to have to branch out and do my own thing." Harry stood up and walked over to the window and looked out of it. "If people knew who we were it would be dangerous for everyone involved for everyone we care about. I won't lie and say there aren't benefits to revealing our identities to the world… but at the same time I know what it is like to hold that kind of popularity with the public." Harry paused, turned around and leaned against the window, "that said, I will follow any decision you make even if it is to reveal our identities."
Pepper knocked at the door letting the pair know that it was time for the conference to start. Tony took the lead.
"There has been a lot of speculation in the media over the past week on the identities of Iron Man and the Silver Sorcerer. There have been rumors that they are us, Harry and I. Today we lay that rumor to rest. The Iron Man and Silver Sorcerer are body guars we hired following the events in Afghanistan that have been provided with Stark Industries tech to be able to do their jobs most effectively. At this time, we will now open the floor to questions." Tony pointed to a reporter in the front of the room; "you there with the blond hair."
The reported stood up "Mr. Stark, Jess Johnson with the LA Times. You would lead us to believe you aren't the hero known as Iron Man?"
The time it took Tony to respond immediately set off alarms in Harry's head, but as he had said earlier, he would follow his lead.
"Are you insuating that I am a super hero? 'cause if you were that would be amazing." The last part Tony mumbled under his breath.
"I never said anything about you being a super hero, Mr. Stark." The reporter replied raising an eyebrow at Tony.
Tony stared for a long minute and Harry knew what the next words out of Tony's mouth were going to be. Before he spoke, he looked back at Harry who looked at the floor before looking up at Tony and nodding.
Tony looked out over the crowd and saw Pepper standing in the back before frowning, "its exactly as reported Iron Man and the Silver Sorcerer are body guards hired by me utilizing advanced Stark Industries tech to protect me after the incident in Afghanistan."
Pausing to take a breath he continued, "it was thanks to their actions that no innocents were hurt during the rampage of what the media is calling the Iron Monger."
MAGICAL AVENGER
After his run, Harry had just stepped out of the shower when he heard an announcement over the intercom. "Harry can you please come down to the lab please." Shaking his head but curious about what Tony could want, he got dressed and headed down to the lab.
He found Tony hunched over the bracers, which appeared more blackened than when he had taken them off last. Tony was slowly prodding them with a screwdriver and looking at them as if they might fall apart. Tony looked up as he noticed Harry and laughed.
"I don't know how you did it, but you overpowered the bracers"
Harry sighed. "It was probably that lightning spell I casted. It was 95% raw magical power and 5% environmental power. It's one of the strongest spells in my repertoire and I only use it in worst case scenarios."
Tony nodded. "Well in that case, I'm glad that in the new version, I upped the power resistance more than 600 percent, which according to the last functioning reading the gauntlets got, should be more than enough to handle that spell and then some."
Over the next few weeks Harry split his time between working on practicing with the new bracers and helping Tony who had begun planning an Expo in New York City.
"So, let me get this straight. The Stark Expo was originally held by your father as a way to show off Technology and now you are bringing it back?" Normally this wouldn't strike Harry as odd however he had noticed increasingly odd behavior from Tony as of late and was getting worried.
"There has been a lot of improvement in the world and I intend to let it be shown. I didn't agree with a lot of what my father did, but this Expo was one of the things I did like. I just want to make more of an impact, plus it's a good way to show off." He laughed. Harry smiled; now that was more like the Tony Harry had come to know. Leaving the lab to go and find something to eat, Harry didn't see Tony pull out a device and pricking his finger with it before the display lit up, "Blood Toxicity 4%".
Watching the events unfold, Death smiled. "Sister, see he was the right choice, barely knows the mortal and he is standing behind him."
Fate shook her head "yes for now but you know as well as I do plans are being formed even now that could put them at odds with each other and then who knows what will happen."
Death turned from the viewing portal they had setup since sending Harry to the prime dimension.
"Sister, relax. You and I both know that version of the tapestry became next to useless once we placed him in the dimension. Even in his own, Harry was one to go against the flow and the path you put before him the only thing that can't be changed are the major events minor ones such as that there is room to bend."
Fate was having none of that, however and vanished from her sisters domain muttering about having to weave yet another tapestry.
While Fate and Death were arguing about the events and how they had changed since the arrival of one Harry Potter in this dimension, there was another being looking over him as well. "Hmmm he just might be what I need to prevent the catastrophe." Nodding only to herself, she turned around.
Facing what appeared to be a globe with three symbols on it, the figure continued talking to herself as she waved her hand displaying what looked to be images of darkness assaulting the symbols.
"The strength of the darkness grows stronger with each passing moment. Before too long all will be lost, though the old one's apprentice along with the traveler might have what it takes to prevent the darkness."
Nodding the figure waved her hand once more and extinguished the light in the room. "This will require more observation."
AN: Bonus points to whoever can figure out my mystery figure at the end is.