Harry woke early the next day. He was still not up to the change in time. He rolled over and looked at the clock. It was five a.m. There was a note on the bed where Draco had fallen asleep.

Call if you need me. Draco

He took a shower dressed then headed to the kitchen on the main floor. He didn't hear anyone else moving around so he looked through the cupboards and began to make breakfast. He cooked muffins in several different flavors and had them laying out to cool when he started hearing people begin to move around.

He made bacon, pancakes and eggs as people started to file in and feel their plates. Everyone was still half asleep coffee in hands as Harry snickered. He moved sitting at the table and made himself a plate. Bucky came into the room and their eyes met. Harry smiled at him but Bucky looked at the floor. Harry's smile faltered but he knew Bucky was still confused. Bucky sat down beside Harry on his right and didn't speak or move to eat. Harry reached over sliding his hand in Bucky's medal one. Bucky flinched but didn't move away. Harry squeezed it.

"Will you eat, for me?"

Bucky didn't look at him but put a few things in his plate and began to eat. Steve walked into the room and Harry looked up from Bucky to him. Steve looked shocked which confused Harry then he smiled and looked away. Harry visibly flinched and dropped Bucky's hand. Maybe, he should leave. Maybe, he wasn't wanted here and they were too polite to tell him to leave. He lost his appetite and just sat looking down to his plate. He didn't see the other people watching him curiously or the stares or frowns at his changed behavior.

Natasha moved sitting beside him. "Harry, it's been crazy the last few days but can you tell us about you?"

Harry looked up to her. "What do you want to know?"

Natasha studied him. Harry looked back down to his plate wondering how much he was going to have to lie.

"Well, we know you can cook." Bruce spoke.

Harry looked up grinning. "Yeah, I can do that."

"Thank God. Most of us can't do anything more than make coffee."

Harry laughed. "Well, I can help out in the kitchen until I leave." His voice shook as he spoke again. "If you don't mind that I stay."

Stark huffed. "No one has asked you to leave. You are welcome here and as far as I'm concerned your room is now yours permanently until you tell me otherwise."

Harry nodded and his eyes briefly went to Steve's but he was looking at Bucky and didn't even respond. Maybe, he should leave.

"Can you tell us about you before you met Steve and Bucky?"

Harry snorted and tried to recover that. "I…" Harry made the decision to be as truthful as possible.

"I could tell you the highlights that led me there. Um… I'm going to make a phone call really quick. I'll be right back."

Harry walked out of the room and pulled out his phone. Without Harry's knowledge Jarvis was pulling up the surveillance and showing the rest of the Avengers as Harry spoke.

"Kingsley."

"I hope you are calling to say you changed your mind."

"No, but I'm going to break the law and tell the Avengers so you better get the Prime Minister on the phone and tell him you made this decision."

"Give me five."

"No."

Harry hung up the phone.

Jarvis cut off the feeds seconds before Harry walked into the room. Harry took his seat again.

"I guess this conversation was coming. I going to tell you as much as I can but you have to take an oath that anything I tell you or we discuss during this stays between us. The oath will bind you to it. If you try to tell it will give you a warning and try to make you not speak. If you ignore it, you will die. I'm sorry but that is the only way I can tell you without repercussions. Shield can not know without them being approached by proper channels."

"Are you serious?" Natasha asked.

Harry shook his head. "I can just leave. It is up to you."

"What do we have to do and I have to tell Pepper. She has too much in this also." Stark responded.

Harry nodded. "Hold out your hand."

They all did slowly. Harry lifted his leg and pulled out his wand. He smirked when they all looked at it. "I usually don't need it but what I'm doing is delicate so better safe than sorry."

"Do you swear to tell know one the secrets that are revealed today except to the people in this room or to people who already know and Pepper?"

Harry didn't look at Steve or Bucky. Natasha smiled at him sweetly. He smiled back.

"I know after Loki, magic doesn't seem that foreign to you so this shouldn't be so much of a stretch but I was born to a section of humanity that has been born with magic. It manifests itself when we are young and most of us are then ushered to boarding schools where we learn to control and use our magic. I am a wizard."

Harry stuffed the wand back into his pocket.

"Dobby!"

A pop filled the air. "Master Harry." Dobby looked around shyly at all the faces that were looking at him in wonder or complete curiosity. Bucky was looking really twitchy.

"Can you grab the pensive out of my study?"

"Yes. Does master need anything else?"

"Yeah, will you go to Lupin and ask him to swing by the house, go to Snape and tell him I need him in New York with everything he has on memory and brain damage, then go to Gringotts and ask Griphook if Draco and Snape can go through my vaults without me being there."

Dobby nodded.

"Send me a note or have Draco text me about Gringotts."

Dobby was gone with a pop.

"What the fuck was that?" Stark roared.

Harry smirked. "You will know by the end of today."

Natasha was looking at Harry very differently than she had several minutes ago. They all were. Harry sighed. The pensive materialized on the table and they all jumped.

"For you to understand anything, I have to tell you about wizarding war. It all started with one sad lonely girl."

"The Gaunt family was the last remaining blood heirs of Salazar Slytherin. He was one of the four founding wizards that created the boarding school I attended. Gaunt was a prejudice horrible man who hated all muggles, humans without magic. He had two children a girl and a boy. The son was a mirror image of the father mean, cruel and prejudice. The daughter was sweet, caring and so lonely. She was mentally and physically abused by her family and could barely use her magic. She stayed at home and took care of her father and brother. Her only solace was when she sat by her window and watched her handsome neighbor go by on his carriage. She would dream of running away and would wish the dashing man would save her."

"She grew bold and one day gave the man a love potion. He fell desperately obsessed with her and whisked her away marrying her. She was soon pregnant but in her heart she wanted her husband to love her for her and she hoped the child would be enough. She stopped giving him the love potion. He left her and went home without a backwards glance. The girl died of a broken heart in childbirth and the child was named after its father Tom Riddle."

"When a wizard or witch turns eleven, they are given an invitation to go to school. On Tom's eleventh birthday Dumbledore went to the orphanage and met Tom and asked him if he would like to go to Hogwarts. Tom was a beautiful child like his father and told Dumbledore he always knew he was different and wanted to go to school."

"Tom graduated Hogwarts with top marks. He was a master at anything he tried. He was one of the most favored students and had quite a number of enamored followers. When he left school, he began to study everything including the dark arts. But with beauty, sometimes what is inside is overlooked. During Tom's stay at the orphanage he began to hate muggles. His views began to become more and more outspoken. He changed his name to Lord Voldemort named his followers Death Eaters and started a war with the premise wizards are better than muggles and all muggle born witches and wizards should be turned away from wizarding society or killed."

"He learned of his heritage and kept that to himself. To this day, few know he is a half blood or his true name was Tom Marvolo Riddle."

"He was at the height of his power when he learned of a prophecy that told of the one that would kill him. A child born from parents that thrice defied him born at the end of July. Two children matched that description, a child of two pureblood wizards and a child of pure blood and muggle born. He chose the child that was a half blood like himself. Tom had become obsessed with immortality. He wanted to be an immortal more than anything. He found a way to do it but at the price of raping and breaking his soul. It was very nasty and horrible magic. So when he found out a child would grow to kill him, he set out to kill the child."

"Something went horrible wrong. He killed the child's parents, but when he went to kill the child the killing curse backfired and killed Voldemort instead."

"The first wave of Voldemort's war was over."

Harry raised his hair. "I was that child. This is the curse scar I have, it made me famous overnight. I was a hero and was still in diapers."

"I was sent to my aunt to be raised after that. My godfather at the time was sent to Azkaban for killing thirteen people the day after Voldemort died. I'll get into that later. To be honest, I hate talking about this so I'll say it once and I never want to talk about it again. I was abused. My aunt hated magic and anyone associated with it. They called me a freak and kept me locked under the stairs and only let me out to clean, cook and do chores. I was barely fed and was treated as more of a servant. I was told that my father killed my mother in a car accident when he was driving drunk. I didn't even know my name until I went to school and was told my name was Harry James Potter. It was fun times for all. It all changed on my eleventh birthday. I received my Hogwarts letter and my blood family had to let me go. The wizarding community would have it no other way."

"I was so excited when I saw Hogwarts for the first time." Harry pulled his wand and began to pull a memory to go in the pensive and dropped it in followed by another. "Most of my year was normal but the end of the year I met Voldemort for the first time again."

Harry stood picking up the pensive. He walked to the table in the living room and brought it back out to the kitchen sitting it in the middle of the room with the pensive on top. A crack filled the air. Harry turned to it and beamed.

"Everyone this is Snape. He will be helping me with some things I just need to speak to him. I want you all to come over here and place your finger in the fluid at the same time. These are my memories you will be able to see. It is optional and you don't have to do it. It's up to you."

Stark was the first one up followed by everyone else. They moved still curious about Severus but wanting to see what Harry would show them. Harry waited until they were in the memory before turning to Snape.

"What do you want from me?"

"Several things."

"It's always something with you."

"I have a reward if you help me."

Snape's interest perked up. "What reward?"

"What would you do if you found out Slytherin had a vault a Gringotts?"

"The goblins would never let you in there. I would kill to see if he has potion books in there."

Harry smiled. "What if I was to tell you I am the magical heir of Salazar Slytherin?"

Snape looked at him then sat down in one of the empty chairs. "I would tell you I would do anything you fucking wanted."

Harry smiled. "It could be empty. It could have one galleon in it. I could have Merlin only knows what. I was told it has not been opened since he closed it and I am the first to be able to open it."

"Do you know what this means?"

"Nope."

Snape snarled at him. "What do you want?"

"Help me with Bucky."

Harry explained quickly about what was going on.

"Harry, what you are wanting is quite frankly insane."

"Tell me about it. I love them. I want to give them this."

"Have you told them?"

"Fuck no. Can you imagine that fucking conversation?"

Snape snickered. "I remember you. I thought that was it. Voldemort didn't even need to kill you, you were already gone. I really thought you were broken."

"Here you have to see this. Draco showed up here yesterday because Lily covered him with glitter so he would be more sparkly so he could catch a unicorn. He is now her fairy godfather."

Harry handed over his phone to Severus. Severus snickered flipping through the pictures. "You need to stop reading her those bedtime stories."

"But, she wants to be a princess."

Snape just snickered again and handed Harry back his phone. "Can you check in on Draco too? You know they are a damn handful."

Snape snorted. "The last time I went over there I ended up dressed like a knight and being cornered by Charlie."

Harry leaned on his elbows on the table. "Oh?"

"Don't give me that. You know Charlie is second only to Draco in the whore department."

Harry laughed. "Right? I guess that would be nerve wracking. But seriously, he's a dragon tamer. Who the hell doesn't want to ride one of those? I mean he can subdue and ride dragons can you imagine what he could do with…"

The Avengers jerked back steadying each other. Snape and Harry's conversation was dropped as they watched them file back around the table. Stark immediately started asking questions. Bruce face was torn. Harry refused to look at Steve or Bucky. Natasha and Clint were having a silent conversation. Harry rolled his eyes at Stark.

"Stark, breathe. I just started talking wait until everything is over then you can make a list and we can see what we can do to help."

Stark nodded and pulled out his tablet and began jotting down notes. Snape looked at him and smirked. Harry walked over to the pensive and pulled out the memories and let them flow back into himself. He began dropping memories of second, third year, then fourth which took a while longer and then he hesitated on his fifth year. He felt his hands shake and squared his shoulders and pushed the memories out and dropped them. He finished when he dropped the memory of the potions explosion and trying to save Steve.

He turned back around and looked back at Snape.

"Now, you know how the pensive works. The memories get a lot uglier from now on. It would take too long to explain so I ask you watch but I warn you it's not pretty from here on out."

They all moved back to the pensive. Harry took a step to them. "I can't talk about what is in there. I moved on. I picked up the pieces and I'll explain what happened when I came back from 43 but I won't talk about the graveyard or my fifth year. If you have questions ask Snape he is going to be coming and going over the next few days."

Everyone nodded.

Harry watched them all touch the pensive again and collapsed.

"Why are you doing this?"

"I had to lie to them in 42. I lied to keep them safe so they wouldn't have their memories messed with. I wanted them to be safe. Bucky was drafted in 43 right before I left and Steve was trying desperately to get in the army. I knew if I wanted to save everyone I couldn't stay with them. Severus, I wanted to give up everything and stay. I wanted to be selfish. The only time I was ever really happy was in that cramped apartment while Steve drew and Bucky laughed. I just wanted that life. I couldn't be honest then so I'm doing this now for them. I can never tell them everything but I can give them this."

Severus studied him. "Saint Potter."

"Shut up, scan Bucky now."

Severus stood and walked to Bucky. He did some complicated wand movements and stood back as a light glowed over Bucky then several parchments appeared.

"What does it say?"

Severus dropped the parchments on the table. "Massive trauma, broken pathways, his mind is a mess."

"Can we fix the damage?"

"Yes, but I don't trust anything that I haven't made. I'll leave and make the potions. I'll find out as much as I can before I return."

"Please do. I'm going to tell him everything. It will be his choice if he wants to be who he is or try to heal the damage."

"I'll be back but it will take me a while. I will need ingredients."

"Charge them to me or have Dobby help you get them."

Snape nodded and with a Crack he was gone. Harry sighed and face planted on the table. "I don't want to do this."

He stayed there a few minutes ignoring the Avengers feet away. He moved walking to them and studied Steve and Bucky. They looked so peaceful now. He jumped when his phone rang.

He put it on speakerphone and walked into the living room.

Mom.

"James, what are you doing with Draco's phone?"

Uncle Lupin came over with Teddy.

"Teddy bear is there?"

Yeah, Lupin said he was going to stay for a while. Teddy moved in my room.

Harry laughed. "Well, good."

Mom. Harry frowned.

"Yeah, baby."

Draco got one of those letters with the M on it. He left and when he came back he won't leave his room.

"Where is Bella?"

Harry heard James scream Bella's name. He heard the familiar hissing.

What do you want? You left me here? I'm pissed at you.

"Get the fuck over it. Break down Draco's door and give him the phone."

Mom, what are you doing?

There was a huge crash and a snarl from Draco.

"Go give the phone to Draco baby."

Fine.

"Will you go get Lupin?"

Yeah.

"Draco, what the fuck were you thinking? You went and met him didn't you. When the fuck will you learn that fucker wants nothing but to fuck us all over?"

Draco snarled. What the fuck do you want from me?

"Bella, break his leg."

Harry heard the struggle then a snap and Draco scream.

What the fuck Potter?

Little baby.

"I already told you to stay away from him. You chose what side you are on and your dad chose his. He will put our entire family in danger. You are going to sit there in pain and really think what he would do to us if he had half a chance until I get there."

Harry heard Lupin run in the room.

Do I want to know what is going on?

"Draco went and saw Lucius."

Lupin snarled. Draco, you know better. Last time you went and saw him we barely kept you alive from the curse he hit you with.

"Bella, break his other leg."

Snap! Draco screamed. Potter, you arsehole!

"No, fuck you Draco. I'm coming home right now and you better be thinking long and hard about what the fuck you are going to do before I get there."

"I'm leaving now. Fuck, I'm going to kill you when I get there."

Harry hung up the phone and moved to write a note for the Avengers telling them he would be back soon.

"Sir, this is Jarvis Master Stark's butler. He would want you to be able to stay in contact. Take his phone from his pocket and I will forward his calls to me and the Avengers will be able to contact you in case of an emergency."

Harry didn't even look up. He was furious with Draco all he could see was red. He felt sparks shooting out of his hands. He steadied himself then pulled out the phone from Stark's pocket.

He apparated to Grimmauld place. He was met by Lupin and three screaming kids.

"Mom, Draco is cursing in his room." Lily laughed.

Harry hugged and kissed then smiled and headed up the stairs. "Teddy bear, watch your cousins while I go beat up Draco."

Teddy snickered and screamed running into the kitchen with James and Lily following.

Lupin followed Harry as he walked up the stairs. Bella came out of the room slamming into him almost sending him down the stairs.

"Fucking cow, get off me."

Did you not miss me?

"Yes, shut up and get off."

One of these days, I'm going to eat you.

"Yeah right." Harry pushed at the snake as she tried to wrap around him. "You are too big. You are not a baby anymore."

She hissed at him and bit the back of his pants. He ignored her and dragged her with him to Draco's room. She looked up at him pissed off and he ignored her.

Harry moved into the room and set his bones with a flick of his wrist. Draco death glared him. "Fuck you Potter."

"You deserve this. Why the fuck did you even go?"

Draco rolled over stretching out his legs and flinched but didn't complain. "He said it was about my mother."

Harry snarled. "You know better. Narcissa would never go back to the manor. Your mother wants nothing to do with him. What the fuck did he demand this time?"

"He wants me to come home."

"Over my dead body." Harry snarled.

Draco moved to stand and Harry moved pushing him back on the bed. "Draco." Harry's voice faltered.

Draco stopped moving.

"Don't do this. I can't do this right now. I need you to stop."

Draco's shoulders slumped. "We are both so fucked up aren't we?"

Harry pulled out his phone. George answered the phone. "I'm home, get here now."

There were two pops downstairs. "Lupin, will you watch the kids while I sort this shit out?'

Lupin left the room as George and Fred walked inside. Harry moved off the bed. "I don't have time for this. You all are officially together."

Three heads whipped to him. Harry walked out of the room to his room beside Draco's and pulled something out of his closet and walked back inside. Harry walked back into the room to the three men who hadn't moved. He dropped something in George's hand. George looked down at his hand and went blood red.

"I'm going to make a deal with all of you. All of us are unhealthy and fucked up as shit. If you do this, Draco, I'll let you into Slytherin's vault. Fred and George, I'll try out some of your products."

Everyone looked at him. "What?!" Draco roared.

"You can go with Snape when I hear back from the bank."

"Every box we send you, you will try?" Fred asked.

"What I'm comfortable with." Harry confirmed.

George walked over to Draco and showed him what was in his hand. Draco looked to Harry his eyes as huge as saucers.

Harry looked at all three of them and walked from the room closing the door. He leaned against the door and tried not to have a panic attack. "Merlin, we are all so fucked up."

Bella was still attached to his pants.

"You are too big for this."

She curled beside him but didn't let go. James ran upstairs and stopped when he saw Harry arguing with the snake.

"Mom."

"Yeah, baby."

"Are you staying tonight or going back?"

Harry leaned down and kicked Bella then picked up James. James curled into him wrapping around his chest putting his face in Harry's neck. "Where are Lily and Teddy?"

"She made Teddy have a tea party with her. I don't want any tea."

Harry snorted. "I don't want any either. Why don't we go downstairs and watch tv?"

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The Avengers stumbled out of the pensive as one. Banner fell back shaking as Natasha and Clint hit the floor. Tony stumbled but grabbed onto Steve steadying himself. Bucky didn't flinch.

"What the fuck?" Stark choked out.

"Where is Harry?" Natasha asked as she pulled herself off the floor.

"Jarvis."

"Master Harry left. He received a call then left a note. I told him to take your phone so you could get a hold of him."

Steve walked over to the table and picked up the note.

Sorry I won't be here when you come out. I got a call from home. I'll be back tonight or tomorrow. I'm sure you will have questions. If you decide you don't want me to come back just call and I'll stay home.

Harry

Steve put down the letter after he read it aloud.

"Why does he think we don't want him here?" Stark asked.

"Probably because the only people he gives a damn about can't even look at him." Natasha supplied glaring at Steve and Bucky.

Bucky moved away to the living room. Natasha turned to Steve. "I can understand where he is coming from but there is no excuse for you. He came all the way here to find you, you listen to him without his knowledge and now you can't even look at him."

"What the fuck do you want from me? My entire life has just turned sideways and I'm trying to cope. Bucky is back, Harry is back and now both of us find out we are fathers. I'm trying not to freak out. What if I say something wrong? What if he doesn't tell me? What if I fucking loose them both again?"

The room fell silent.

"I remember nights when we were in the apartment and he would fall asleep and wake up screaming. Some nights he would call out for Cedric or Sirius. I got a black eye once from waking him up. I asked him about it and he said he lost people." Steve folded into the chair. "He was a child."

"I thought my childhood was shitty." Clint spoke joining Steve.

Stark started laughing. "I just realized. Harry was sixteen. Spangles, you are a cradle robber."

"Really?" Bruce slapped Stark.

Stark looked offended and sat down.

"Jarvis, show us what happened when we saw Harry's memories."

Jarvis pulled of the file and ran it for everyone. Bucky walked back into the room and watched.

"The more I find out about him the more I like him." Natasha snickered.

"You would." Clint snickered.

"He looks so sweet but he has fire in his eyes. He won't put up with anyone's shit."

"Do you have feed from the phone?" Stark started hitting buttons on the screen.

"Full playback?" Jarvis asked.

"Yes."

They watched the interaction at Harry's house.

"Holy shit, look at that snake." Stark was pulling pictures from the screen.

"Well, he can talk to snakes makes sense he would have a pet." Bruce moving closer to look at the snake dragging itself attached to Harry and him ignoring it.

Bucky moved to the screen close to him as Harry picked up James. Steve watched Bucky. Bucky had his hand raised his fingers touching the child's face on the screen. Steve moved walking behind him and really looked at the child. It was like staring at Bucky with unrulier hair and green eyes.

"He looks just like you."

Bucky flinched.

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Harry walked down the stairs and collapsed on the couch with James's face curled up into his neck. Harry smiled and looked down at James. James pulled away enough to look up and smile back at Harry. Harry leaned over and kissed his nose. James squished up his nose and sighed.

"Mom."

"Yeah, baby."

James looked at him his face becoming serious. Harry moved back a few inches so he could watch him better. "I know."

Harry frowned. "Know what?"

"I overheard Uncle Lupin talking to Uncle George and Draco. It's why he's staying."

Harry's head fell back on the couch. "You are always the one to call us on our shit aren't you? Your sister just wants to be a princess. I swear, you are the only adult here."

James moved pushing his face back into Harry's neck. "What is he like?"

Harry laughed feeling his eyes water. Merlin, what was he going to do. "Honestly, you and your sister have different dads. You both look just like your fathers but your personality is more like Lily's father and your sister is more like Bucky."

"Does he want to be a princess too?"

Harry busted out laughing. "No, but he was the center of the room wherever he went. He would walk into a room and the whole room would light up with his smile. You couldn't help but be caught up in his smile. Steve was like you always strong, cared for everyone and called everyone on their shit."

"Did you love them?"

"Still do."

James began fisting Harry's shirt. Harry relaxed closing his eyes. He felt the tear fall down his cheek. He moved wiping it against the couch.

"Would he love me?"

Harry squinted and hugged James. "Who wouldn't love you?"

James just nudged in closer. "Are you going back?"

"I want to."

"Lupin said daddy was sick."

Harry's eyes watered up again he took a deep breath. "Yeah, they messed with his mind."

James sat up in Harry's lap and looked at him. "Will you fix him?"

"I'm going to try."

James's eyes studied Harry. Lupin walked into the room. James turned to Lupin.

"Draco is going to be busy the rest of the night."

"Should I even ask?"

"No."

"I'm going to stay here if you don't care."

"You are always welcome here. There's room your offer to move in is still on the table and you know Sirius would have loved the idea of Teddy growing up here."

"I might take you up on that offer. Andromeda is getting older and Teddy will be going to school soon."

Harry nodded.

"I'll watch the kids."

Harry looked back to James.

"Go fix daddy."

Lupin's mouth fell open.

"He heard you talking."

Lupin's mouth slammed shut.

Harry nodded then pulled James into a hug. "What the hell would I do without you?"

"Have tea parties with Lily."

Lupin and Harry groaned.

"Lily!"

Lily and Teddy ran into the living room joining them. "Kisses then I'm leaving."

Lily looked at Harry and James. "Fred and George are taking me to the shop tomorrow."

Harry groaned. "I don't even want to know. Lupin, Merlin help you."

Teddy fell down on the couch and turned his hair black and his eyes green. "Uncle Harry, you still owe me a game of quiddich."

Harry rolled his eyes. "I do, don't I?"

He got up sitting James beside Teddy and kissed Lily and Teddy. James was watching him like a hawk. Harry smiled at him as James pulled out something from his pocket and handed it to Harry. Harry took it and smiled then apparated away to his bedroom at Avenger tower before he decided to stay.

Harry collapsed on his knees and sat. He looked at the paper.

You will save him. I love you both. James

Harry did something he hadn't done before, he embraced the tears.

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They were all staring at the screens. Steve put his hand on Bucky's shoulder. Bucky took a step away still staring at the screen of Harry down below. They couldn't read the note but knew by Harry's reaction it was heartbreaking.

"Sir, Harry is in the elevator."

All the screens disappeared as the elevator doors opened. Harry was smiling at them. If they hadn't seen the evidence, they would have never known he'd been upset or what had transpired.

"Good, I see you are all out. Can we order dinner?"

"Shwarma?" Stark asked.

Resounding no's filled the air.

"Pizza it is. Jarvis send for pizza."

Harry walked over to the pensive and began to take out the memories and let them flow back into himself. It took him several minutes while everyone else sat.

He headed back to the table and stopped at the bar and grabbed a bottle and cup. No one spoke Stark grabbed a few more glasses and sat by Harry and poured.

"Okay, so you guys went through my sixth year."

"The potions accident was that, an accident. I was already planning on running. I went to Dobby at the beginning of the year and told him I didn't trust Dumbledore anymore. I knew he was keeping secrets from me. I didn't feel safe at the Dursley's and I didn't want to go back. I knew I would have a lot of obstacles. The other part of what everyone called the golden trio me, Ron and Hermione were all I had. I couldn't trust them. The only ones I truly trusted were Neville and Luna. Ron and Hermione were too close to Dumbledore."

"Dobby went and spoke to the bank and cleared out my school account on my behest and we formed a plan for me to leave. I wasn't planning on running away forever but I wanted to stay away long enough to turn seventeen. In the wizarding world, seventeen is the age of an adult. I was expected to kill Voldemort since I was born but they barely trained me and when I tried to defend myself the ministry turned against me. Losing Sirius and then when I found out Malfoy had been marked and Dumbledore refused to do anything, that was it I was done."

"I began to steal books from the restricted section and prepared to leave. It was an accident that the potions farce happened on the day I was packed and ready to go. When I landed in the past, I had no idea what was going on. I snuck off and trained while Steve and Bucky were working or away from the house. I had enough money stashed that I could help them with everything."

"When I returned, I was seventeen. Dumbledore could no longer control my fate. I went to him took his wand and left the school after talking to Draco. I removed his mark and made a truce with Snape."

"I'd learned several things while I was in the past. I figured out what Dumbledore was keeping from me. On the night my parents died, Voldemort had turned me into a horcrux. Voldemort would never truly die until I was dead. Dumbledore was making sure I was kept in the dark because he'd been planning to use me as a sacrifice my entire life."

"I convinced Snape to leave Hogwarts and steal all of Dumbledore's pensive memories and we found out that that Voldemort had made six horcruxs before he died. I convinced them to help me find them and destroy them. We destroyed them over the next eight months. Draco and Snape did a lot of the leg work and we used one of the basilisk teeth to kill them. The last horcrux Voldemort made was his snake Nagini. We couldn't get to it without meeting Voldemort head on so I went back to Hogwarts. Voldemort had already taken over the school."

"We lost Lupin's wife, one of Ron's brothers and several order members along with some of the older students. It was a nightmare. I let Voldemort kill me."

"Voldemort ended up killing his own horcrux, Neville killed the snake and I came back and we fought. He died on the grounds of Hogwarts and the war was finally over. I was barely eighteen when damn prophecy was fulfilled."

Stark was opening his mouth to ask questions.

"I'm exhausted. I'm going to sleep."

"Your pizza is here sir."

Harry smiled. "I'll see you tomorrow."

Harry walked to the elevator as Pepper was walking out pizzas in hand. He smiled to her then got on the elevator and went down to his room.

Pepper watched the elevator doors close then walked to the kitchen. "Who was that?"

"He is the Captain and Bucky's beau." Stark commented.

Pepper stopped her eyes going around the room. "What!"

"It's complicated." Clint helped.

"What happened while I was gone?"

Stark began on his rant as Bucky left the room.

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Harry walked into his room and collapsed on the bed. He was so exhausted. He just wanted this day to fucking end.

He threw off his clothes and climbed into bed. He decided to skip the shower tonight and curled up watching the lights from the city. His eyes were drooping when he heard a crack. He turned to the noise and jerked up out of bed.

"James, how did you get here?"

"Bella helped me."

Bella uncurled herself from James and threw herself at Harry hitting him hard enough they both flew off the bed and hit the floor.

"Fucking cow, get off me."

I refuse to stay away from your side anymore.

"I can't believe you brought James here."

I didn't bring him here. He was going to come anyway but I hitched a ride.

"Traitor."

Harry froze. "James you can speak Parcel Tongue."

"Maybe."

Harry started to laugh. "No wonder you know everything."

"Don't send me back."

"Oh, baby." Harry crawled back in bed.

Harry grabbed his phone and called Lupin.

When Lupin answered, Harry was pulling James into bed with him.

"Lupin, James apparated here."

"What?!"

"Fucking stupid cow came with him."

The silence on the phone continued until Lupin burst into laughter. "Do you want me to come get him?"

"He is already in bed with me. He's fine."

"Call me tomorrow, night Harry."

"Night."

Harry threw the phone and crawled into bed with James spooned under him. Bella crawled on top of him trying to wedge her head between them. Harry huffed and made room for her to lie over them. He smiled. James was always the one to surprise him.

"I should send you home."

James just smiled beside him. "But, you won't."

"Shut it and sleep."

Three hours later James snuck out of Harry's arm. Bella was still curled up on top of Harry. James paddled to the window and looked at the city lights. He was used to London and New York was completely different. Even the sky was different. He pressed himself against the glass and looked out at the night.

His stomach rumbled. He looked back at Harry and decided he would just look for the kitchen. He paddled to the door. James slid out in the hallway and looked around.

"Can I help you Master James?"

James froze. He looked around again but didn't see anyone.

"Where are you?"

"I am an AI. I only have a voice."

James shrugged. "Hungry."

A door opened and James walked to the door. He looked inside and saw an elevator. He stepped inside and the doors closed.

"Where are we going?"

"To the main kitchen, Master James."

The doors opened again and James moved out.

"Walk through the main room and the kitchen is on your left."

James followed the voice and found the kitchen. The lights came on as he walked through the room. He stopped walking to the fridge and found cold pizza inside.

It took him a few minutes to get the box out. He sat it on the floor then closed the fridge and picked up the box and made it to the table. He pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Do you need anything else Master James?"

"Um, do you have pumpkin juice?"

"No sir, we do have apple or orange."

James scooted down the chair and headed for a glass. He scooted a chair over and pulled a cup out of the cupboard and carefully filled it with orange juice before heading back to the table. He was eating when someone walked into the kitchen and froze.

"Hi."

Clint looked at James and didn't know what to do. So, he faked it.

"Hey, who are you?"

"James."

Clint smiled sitting down and grabbed a piece of pizza. "What are you doing here?"

"Visiting."

Clint smiled at that answer. "Who are you visiting?"

James smiled taking a bite of his pizza. Clint was loving this kid already. He would give Natasha a run for her money.

"Stranger, danger." James grinned. "What is your name?"

"Clint."

James pursed his lips. "Clint."

"I live a floor down. Me and Natasha share a floor."

James smiled. "I live in London."

"Long way to travel for pizza."

"It's good pizza."

Clint was grinning. "You must be… five."

James picked up another piece of pizza and sat back. "Or four."

Clint was thrown by that. He ran through the numbers in his head and knew this kid was fucking with him. He pulled out his phone under the table. Natasha had to witness this. He texted her to get up here quickly and quietly.

"Four. Awesome."

James rolled his eyes. "I'm not a baby."

Clint held up his hands. "I didn't say you were."

"Can we watch tv?"

Clint grabbed the box and headed into the living area. Jarvis had the television on and turned to a kids movie station.

"Anything particular you want to watch, sir?"

Clint looked at James.

"Mega Mind."

Jarvis turned on the movie as James ran back into the kitchen for his orange juice. He was sitting back down as Natasha walked in. She stood looking at the back of James with her eyebrow raised at Clint.

Clint texted her. He was sitting eating pizza in the kitchen. He told me he was four. I don't think Harry knows he's up here.

Natasha smiled down at her phone. "Clint, who do we have here?"

"James."

Natasha walked into the living room and dropped down on the couch.

"Are you Natasha?"

"Yep." She grabbed a piece of pizza.

"Master James, your snake is in the hallway."

"I'll go get her."

"If you tell her to follow my directions I'll open the doors."

"Bella, go through the elevator. I'm upstairs."

Clint and Natasha mouth's dropped when they heard him speak parcel tongue. James didn't notice he'd turned around waiting for the elevator to open. When the doors opened, Natasha and Clint flinched when the huge snake slithered over to them.

James turned around as the snake jumped over the couch and curled up. She was so massive her head was almost the size of James torso. She nudged him.

James moved to the table and grabbed a piece of pizza and held it out for her. She gently took it then placed her head on his lap.

"Can you really talk to it?"

Bella turned to Clint.

"Yeah."

Bella snapped at him and hissed. James leaned back and shoved his little foot into the snake. "She is only doing that to mess with you. Dad calls her a cow all the time."

Natasha looked at Clint. Clint smirked.

He's a smart little shit. Clint texted.

"Is Harry your dad?"

James looked at her. He pushed Bella off the couch with his foot. She leaned back and snarled at him then buried her head under his shirt and curled around his body.

"We're family."

Natasha grinned. "When did you get here? Harry didn't tell us you were coming?'

"It was a surprise. I showed up with Bella last night. Bella is dad's familiar. She missed him."

"Familiar?"

"Pet but more."

They turned to the television. Natasha heard when Bucky walked in. Natasha looked back to James who was still watching the television.

"Bella, get out of my shirt or I'm gonna start calling you a cow too."

James threw himself back and pushed his feet up the snake wrapped around his feet in the air as he leaned down. Bella's head moved from his shirt and they stared at one another. She flicked her tongue out to him hitting his nose and he giggled.

"Cow."

Bella playfully snapped at him. James shoved his little fingers in her mouth. Everyone froze. She began to hiss and he laughed.

"Big baby."

Your father is behind you.

James flinched. "He's here?"

He's waiting in the doorway.

James pulled his fingers from Bella's mouth and pushed the snake over on Natasha and flipped around to look at Bucky. Stark and Banner ran into the room still in their pajamas. James looked around the room but his eyes went back to Bucky.

"Hi."

Stark was taking in the snake that had moved hanging over the couch like James. Bruce was pulling Stark back from doing something completely insane like try to touch the snake. The elevator dinged and Harry came flying out in only a pair of boxers. He ran into the living room. James shrunk back a little bit.

"Hi dad."

Harry stopped comically. "What?"

James smiled. "Yeah, dad I just met Clint and Natasha. They said they live here. I was even telling Clint how I was four."

Harry looked to Bella who was looking over the couch with James.

Harry began speaking in parcel tongue with James. "You did this on purpose."

James smirked. "I just wanted something to eat."

Harry laughed. "You have been hanging out with Fred and George too much."

James put his elbows on the couch and cupped his face in his hands looking like a little angel and pulled out his puppy dog eyes.

"We both know I don't trust that look."

"But, dad." James put up a small pout of his lower lip. He looked down then looked up through his lashes. It was endearing. Harry groaned.

Harry turned to the snake. "Why are you up here?"

The baby was missing.

James snarled at the snake. "I'm not a baby."

Bella turned to James. Little baby.

James moved snarling. "Am not!"

Baby!

"Cow!"

Baby!

"Cow!"

"HEY!" Harry roared. Both of their heads whipped to Harry. "What the hell am I going to do with both of you?"

James comically put his innocent act back on.

Harry snorted. "Little late."

James smirked and kicked Bella off the couch. She reared up and hissed at him. Harry snarled at the both of them and started speaking in English again.

"Tell everyone goodnight."

"Good night." James pouted his lower lip jutting out.

Good night.

Harry turned pointing to the elevator. He waited until his troublemakers made it to him and looked around the room. "We'll see you guys tomorrow."

Harry turned around and he noticed Bucky for the first time. He flinched then noticed Bucky looking at his boxers smirking. He was wearing the same ones like Bucky used to make fun of. Harry grabbed the snake's head and drug it along.

"Not a fucking word Bucky."

Harry moved to the elevator and to everyone's shock Bucky burst out in laughter. Harry snarled and hit the button to go down.

"Mom, why did he laugh?"

"Cause he's mean."

James snickered. Harry led him to their room with no other complications and they both climbed into bed and fell asleep with the snake taking up most of the bed.