Harry apparated to the front gates of Hogwarts. He stood shocked as he took in the scene. Parts of the school were on fire, stone was littered across the grounds, and everywhere he looked flashes of lights from wands were lighting up the night.
There was no way he could get across the grounds without fighting.
Harry took a step and raised his wand to his lips. The fighting stopped as soon as his words sounded throughout the grounds.
"Voldemort, I will meet you in front of the doors to Hogwarts. I will let you kill me. I only ask for your vow to leave the school and take your followers with you."
Harry swayed as he lowered his wand. He barely had enough magic to keep him on his feet. Harry heard a crack and looked over to see Snape standing beside him.
"Spread the word, as soon as he kills me, the snake and then the war is over."
Snape moved latching onto his shoulder. "Harry."
Harry lifted his hand to Snape's on his shoulder and squeezed. "Snape, just take care of them."
Harry turned back to the school that had gone dead quiet. It didn't really matter if Voldemort killed him. He just had to die. He heard a wolf howl. The attack was so fast he could barely fight against it. Greyback came out of the trees and Harry barely felt the pinch across his face and chest. Claws dug into his skin spilling blood and gore against the ground.
Reflexes, he'd forgot he possessed, reacted. The silver dagger he kept behind his back was whipped out and buried in Greyback's heart. Snape was running to him potions were being poured down his throat. Harry fought him off. He had to die. Now, was no better than later.
Harry jerked out of Snape's grip as he found his skin stitching back together. "What are you doing?"
Snape pulled him the rest of the way. "Everyone is waiting on you. The fighting has stopped, you have to meet him."
Harry nodded. Snape looked at him again. "The scars will never heal."
Harry snorted. "Does it really matter?"
Harry moved walking away from him and pulled up a glamour and walked towards the main doors. The silence as he moved was like a force all on its own. Eyes followed him as he made his way up the path, Death eaters, spiders, trolls, and students, they all moved out of his way as he got closer.
Voldemort walked out of the doors and took in the grounds. His red eyes locked on Harry's and they moved to each other.
"It looks like the young savior has come to die."
Harry stood. "Leave the school. This is not your kingdom to rule."
Voldemort laughed. The sound of it hissed out and his followers joined him. Harry stayed rooted to his spot and begged his body to not collapse. Voldemort didn't disappoint. He moved like a snake and shot out the curse. Its green light lit up the people around him as it slammed into Harry's chest and sent him to the ground.
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Harry jerked off the floor to the familiar sound of Sirius's laughter.
"Sirius?'
Sirius smirked as Harry gaped at him then smiled. "I miss you."
Sirius moved sitting in the floor with Harry. "What's to miss? Looks like you've been getting into some mischief." Harry snorted. Sirius smirked at him. "I have to give it to you. You never could do things the easy way. You had to fall in love with more than one person."
Harry looked around taking in his surroundings and what looked like the train station. "Are they here? Can we go to them?'
Sirius smiled. "Pup, I'm here to give you a choice. You can go back or you can choose to move on."
"The spell didn't kill me?'
"Voldemort killed his horcrux." Sirius pointed over to the corner where something was wheezing under a bench.
Harry shivered. "I want to see them and knowing they are here makes me want to move forward but I want to see my children."
A man moved out of the shadows. Sirius didn't acknowledge him but Harry felt breathtaking power coming off him. "Who are you?"
The man smiled looking around at the station and smirked before looking back at Harry. "I am many things, have many names but you will know me as death."
Sirius stayed quiet watching Harry as Harry began to fidget.
"Have you ever heard of the tale of three brothers?"
"Draco has been reading it to my stomach with several others. I prefer Disney and the Grimm brothers but Draco always reads wizarding stories."
"You have come to possess all three of death's objects."
Harry shook his head. "A cloak, the wand and a stone but I only have one of those."
Death smirked again. "Riddle placed his horcrux inside the stone in Gaunt's ring. Dumbledore, in his haste to use the stone, damned himself to the fate of the horcrux before he destroyed it. He placed it inside the snitch which you took when you took his wand, the death stick."
Harry's eyes went wide. "I have all of the Hallows?"
"Everyone can experience hubris; I did on the shore that day. To become master of all three Hallows, you must pass two tests. First, collect all three objects. Second, willingly face death without fear."
"I failed. I was terrified."
Death laughed. "You did not fear death for yourself. You feared what would happen to your loved ones once you died. You understood you would need to embrace your death to let your children and the rest of the world grow up without the fear of the man that has become an abomination. One can not cheat death and in defying the laws of nature, dark and light, he has made himself into something that will be flayed and forever broken. He will never be at peace, his soul can truly never move on. He will be trapped between here, the void and the ever after. Harry James Potter, you are the Master of Death."
Sirius leaned over and pushed Harry's shoulder when Harry just sat staring at death like he'd grown a second head. Harry groaned. "The boy who lived, the master of death, my life blows."
"Do you wish to move on or go back?" Death asked.
Harry thought of his choices. "I choose life, I choose my children."
Death smirked. "As you wish."
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He opened his eyes to chaos. Flashes from spells were littering the ground and chaos was all around him. Harry pulled himself up and staggered. Someone screamed behind him. He turned and watched as Neville swung the sword of Gryffindor and beheaded Nagini. Voldemort froze shocked then snarled and rounded on Neville.
There was nothing Harry could do. His magic was gone. Neville turned and caught his eye. His eyes lit up with warmth. Harry refused to watch anyone else be taken. He slipped the knife back out of his sheath and ran at Voldemort. Neville saw Harry move and raise the sword again and they both ran at him. Voldemort raised his wand towards Neville as Harry slammed into him his knife imbedding in Voldemort's spine. They hit the ground in tangled limbs flailing. Harry rolled off him as Neville brought down the sword beheading him.
Harry and Neville's eyes locked on each other in shock. Neville began to laugh. Harry picked himself off the ground stood there stunned. It was over. It was really over.
Dumbledore ran to them. His eyes were maddening. Harry took a step back. Dumbledore raised his wand but a yellow flash of light hit him from behind and he fail. Harry and Neville looked up but there was too much going on around them. Harry grinned when he saw billowing robes running around the side of the doors. Looked like they wouldn't need that tooth after all.
He began to laugh then. Neville moved pulling Harry a few steps back. Screams were beginning to feel the air as more people noticed Voldemort's body. Death eaters apparated away as the spiders and trolls began to panic and were easily dispatched in the chaos. Harry collapsed and watched.
Neville was helping Harry stand as hell unleashed behind them.
"HARRY JAMES FUCKING POTTER!"
Neville and Harry turned to the blond. Everyone outside had stopped and was taking in Draco who was stomping to him wand raised. Several people moved in his way and he sent a blasting hex that had them flying. Harry winced. He was in so much trouble.
"SO HELP ME MERLIN, IF YOU EVER STUN ME AND RUN OUT OF THE HOUSE AGAIN, I WILL EVISCERATE YOU!"
Harry moved and ran to him as Draco hurried to him and jerked him off his feet.
"I'm sorry."
"I woke as the wards failed. I left Fred and George, I couldn't stay there until I knew what happened. Potter, I mean it don't ever do that again."
Shocked gasps could be heard around them. Neville moved slamming himself around their bodies. Draco laughed. Harry looked up and pointed to Blaise. Blaise shrugged and hugged Draco from behind his arms coming around Harry too.
"I want to go home. Blaise, Neville want to see my babies?"
"What?" Blaise stuttered as Neville broke into laughter.
Draco ignored them all and apparated all four of them home.
A/N- Okay, the first two parts of the story are over. It's moving on in the next section to when Harry finds out Steve is alive. I wrote this more to have fun than anything so I didn't write Steve and Bucky's side of Harry leaving. This is more Harry's story. There will be a time jump and the kids will be 5. Steve did go to the recruitment office during the Stark expo and was accepted. He doesn't tell Bucky and Bucky ships out just like canon. When Steve goes to save Bucky, it will be like canon. He has feelings for Peggy and doesn't get back with Bucky. Bucky falls and everything plays out just like it does in the movies. When Steve falls in the Potomac, Bucky stays by his side instead of running away. They go to Avenger tower and stay with the other Avengers. I have about 40000 more words written so far. I'm trying to do a quick read through before I post chapters to pull out the really big mistakes but be warned I'm not going to spend days trying to edit. I did that on a few of my other stories and got frustrated and stop writing on them. So enjoy…. Thanks for all the reviews, favs and follows. I posted this yesterday and since then wow…. I about died when I checked my email today. Thanks! I'm glad you guys find the humor in this and are riding this crazy train with me.
