Sarah Granger looked at her husband with shock.

"You're kidding me. That is what you were doing over there?" She asked him.

John nodded, smiling slightly at her disbelief.

"Yes dear, I did travel to other worlds and meet the peoples of those worlds. Only got shot at a couple of times though. Kerra here was on the flagship team. They seemed to always be the magnets for the 'interesting' missions." He replied.

"Interesting how?" Eleanor inquired.

"Well, Aunt Sam blew up a sun once. Uncle Jack has had the knowledge of the gate builders downloaded into his head twice. Uncle Daniel has been an Ascended being twice. The list goes on and on really." Artemis replied as she leaned to the side of her chair, cheek resting on her palm. "Saved Earth from invasion and/or destruction half a dozen times."

"So what is my blowing up a planet? A walk in the park?" Kerra asked with a smirk.

"You blew up a planet. Singular. Sam destroyed an entire star system." Artemis replied cheekily. "That is much more impressive."

"Cheeky brat." Kerra said with a chuckle.

"You blew up a planet? How?" Hermione asked.

"Chaos magic." Kerra said simply.

"What is that?" Daphne asked curiously.

"A type of magic that hasn't been seen for over a millenia." Damian replied. "According to the legends, it took over a hundred witches and wizards to kill the last chaos mage."

Kerra chuckled. "I can believe that. With all the armies that have been sent against me and I walked away with at most damaged armor, I can attest that I am very hard to kill. But I don't really care about anything besides my family and friends. So no worries about me going nuts." She said.

"So are there any other surprises that you have for us?" Eleanor asked.

Kerra and Artemis looked at each other for a couple of moments, before nodding to each other.

The pair began to glow and when the light died, they sat in their true forms.

"SQUEEEEEEEE!"

Both mother and daughter winced as their ears folded down to deal with the high pitched sound.

John smiled as he put his hand over Hermione's mouth.

"Sorry, should have warned you, one of the few things she enjoys that is not academically related is video games. You happen to be one of her favorite characters." He said to Kerra.

Kerra rolled her eyes before smiling.

"I'll autograph a picture, but you have to keep it hidden." Kerra said to Hermione, almost seeing the hearts in her eyes.

"So, to explain, I am not from Earth. I came here over twenty years ago by accident and have been unable to find my home world. I am also a biochemically and surgically augmented super soldier. Combined with my Chaos abilities, I am a juggernaut on the battlefield. Our enemies have started calling me a demon." Kerra explained.

"And Artemis picked up some of your physical features due to the blood adoption?" Daphne asked.

Artemis nodded. "I got the ears and tails as well as her speed and agility. I can't hold a candle to her in speed yet, but I can reach .99 Mach for several minutes before I have to slow down." She explained, causing Hermione to look at her in shock.

"That, that, that…." She stammered.

"Makes me the fastest human alive? Yup." She said with a smirk. "At least the fastest runner. The record for the fastest humans belongs to the crew of Apollo 10. They hit almost twenty five thousand when they returned to the atmosphere."

A stunned silence met this declaration. Damian was the first to recover.

"So what are your plans for the upcoming Wizengamot session?" He inquired to Kerra and Artemis.

"Reactivating the Potter seat is the primary goal. Then we will start unraveling the mess that has gone on since ten years ago. Starting with getting a trial for Sirius Black." Kerra replied.

"Sirius Black? But he betrayed the Potters!" Damian exclaimed.

Kerra shook her head. "That is what everyone thinks. Turns out what is not what happened. The fact that Sirius is alive is proof positive of that." She said.

"How is that proof?" Eleanor asked.

"He is my oath sworn godfather." Artemis replied. "If he had betrayed my family and I, he would have been dead on the spot. Plus my parent's will states that he was not the Secret Keeper. Madam Bones made a quiet inquiry into the matter and is prepared to press forward with a full trial."

"Who was the Secret Keeper?" Damian asked.

"Peter Pettigrew. Supposedly he died when Sirius confronted him, but they only found a finger. Nothing else was found. If a blasting curse had been used, there would have been more remains." Kerra said, shaking her head incredulously. "The investigation could barely be called one. MaCUSA would have had that site on lockdown for the better part of a week reconstructing events. The DMLE at the time was only there for an hour, if that."

"Why would they take so long?" Daphne asked.

"They follow the same procedures as mundane law enforcement. Specialist come in and gather evidence and take it to labs when they run tests to determine what happened. They do everything that they can, even using mundane means like DNA matching to identify victims and perpetrators. That prevents most cases of wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Some slip through, but they are rare." Kerra explained.

The Greengrasses all sat back pensively. They knew that Daphne and Artemis's growing relationship would cause them to change the views on somethings, and in this it caused them to take a long hard look at how things were done in Magical Britain.

"That is something that we should implement. But it would take a major shift in the political arena though." Damien said eventually. "Most of the Wizengamot, even those not in the 'Dark' faction will be hesitant to work with MaCUSA, much less the mundanes. It will be an uphill battle."

Kerra and Artemis nodded. "Well, considering with just what we have seen, the entirety of Wizarding Britain is at least a century behind the Americans in terms of societal development. It has grown stagnant and complacent." Artemis said. "So their collective tails need to be kicked so we can actually make progress and get rid of the bigotry."

"Is it that bad?" Sarah asked.

Kerra nodded. "According to the reports that I was given by MaCUSA's Intelligence arm, there is a massive amount of bigotry in play in the British Magical community. Mundanes have no rights, mundane-born are little better off. Jobs go to those who are 'Purebloods' due to their family and status rather than any ability in the job most of the time. The last war that was fought ten years ago was over blood status. Artemis has a leg up since she is a halfblood and the last of a very old family line." She explained.

"How old?" John asked.

Kerra smirked. "Back to the Gate builders." She said.

Artemis smirked as all eyes turned to her. "We're pretty sure that all magical humans can trace their roots back to the Ancients that stayed on Earth after Atlantis left. It is a, progression if you will, of the gene that allows one to activate their technology." She said.

"Atlantis is real?" Eleanor said, surprise in her voice.

Kerra nodded. "It is a massive city ship. It is over 800 meters tall and has a couple hundred acres of real estate. The shields when the ship is fully powered can hold back an assault for weeks. It can also travel between worlds and galaxies. Atlantis spent some time in the San Francisco Bay a few years back." She explained.

"But back to why I brought up the status of the magical world, I want to make sure that Hermione is protected while she is at school." She said, looking to John and Sarah.

"So you are saying that she will have minimal rights?" John said.

Kerra nodded sadly. "Unfortunately. However, with our plan, she will be protected in a way that many will not be willing to cross, especially after I make myself known at the Wizengamot next week." She explained.

"What is the plan?" John asked.

Kerra stood and came to the position of attention.

"Major John Winston Granger, I have served alongside you as a member of the profession of arms. We are brother and sister forged in the fires of war. In return for your friendship and comradery, I hereby offer you and your family protection under the aegis of the Ancient and Most Noble House of Potter as its regent. Do you accept this offer?" Kerra asked, now fully into her persona as a Field Grade Officer, military bearing at the forefront.

John stood and mimicked her posture and poise. "I accept the aegis of the family that you are regent of Lieutenant Colonel Kerra Prower-Potter. I know that you would move heaven and earth to protect those that are under your protection." He replied.

Kerra nodded before picking up a piece of parchment that was in front of her. Passing it over to John, she explained.

"This is a contract that will list me as Hermione's magical guardian. Magical families usually don't have to worry about this as they have plans in place if something happens to the parents to ensure that their child is taken care of. Mundane-borns however do not. This is mostly due to the fact that they do not know anyone in the magical world with the standing to be able to have the pull to protect them. Their guardianship defaults to the Head of their magical school. If it was anywhere aside from Hogwarts, I wouldn't worry. But the information that I have been able to gather shows that Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts, is not someone who should have such a position of power over children. He holds three major positions that are stretching him thin. Headmaster, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot which is the equivalent of the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, and Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards which is the equivalent of the Secretary-General of the United Nations." Kerra explained.

John and Sarah were shocked.

Kerra nodded. "Way too much power in the hands of one man. But at the moment, his three positions are an advantage to Artemis and myself. Right now, he is too well liked and too entrenched in society to take him down effectively. What we have planned is to bring him to task for numerous things like Artemis's placement after her birth parents were killed. He signed as a witness to the will and was the one who sealed it, preventing it from being executed. Fortunately, as Artemis's legal guardian, I was able to execute the will, with some provisios to prevent it from becoming public knowledge until I deign to do so. It allows me to submit it as evidence of wrongdoing and to help clear the name of an innocent man." She explained.

John and Sarah shared a look before John took the offered fountain pen and signed the agreement after reading it over carefully, with Kerra signing as well and Damian signing as the witness. Once all three signatures were dried, the agreement flashed.

"That signifies that the agreement has been accepted and copies have been filed in the relevant departments at the Ministry, with Hogwarts, and with Gringotts. It also allows House Potter to handle Hermione's tuition at Hogwarts and means that we will cover her supplies, clothing, books and ancillary needs while at Hogwarts." Kerra said, raising her hand to stop John as he opened his mouth to speak. "I know that you and your wife are well off, but this is the least that I can do for my friends, and my goddaughter." She said.

Hermione looked at Kerra with surprise. Kerra raised an eyebrow. "They didn't tell you?" She asked.

Hermione shook her head.

"We made the decision based upon how good a friend she is to your father. She was one of the few people that he really got on with. I myself don't have anyone that I am that close with. She came over for your birth and your christening." Sarah explained.

Kerra nodded. "It was an honor to be asked. At the time I wasn't ever expecting to have a family of my own." She said with a shrug.

"You're the one that has been sending me presents all these years!" Hermione exclaimed as she connected the dots.

Kerra laughed. "Right in one Mia. Had to make sure you grew up smart." She said with a wink, making the girl's dark skin gain a reddish tint.