Harry landed with Bucky still wrapped around him. His entire body was shaking. Bucky kept him from collapsing.

"Bucky…"

"I'm here."

"I'm going to release a lot of magic."

"I'm not leaving you."

Harry tried not to whimper as the pain of holding onto his core tore into him. "Bucky, I'm going to have to shield your arm. You won't be able to use or feel it. If I don't, I don't know what will happen." Harry's voice was starting to shake.

Bucky nodded into Harry's back. Harry slowly wrapped a shield over the metal of Bucky's arm. He felt it sink in and grip against the metal before he reinforced it to try to save Bucky arm, in Bucky's stupidity for refusing to leave him.

His magic was starting to leak out. He felt Bucky's left arm drop limp, metal scraping concrete floor. Harry groaned as the he started to let the power leak out of him. The room changed immediately. He felt Bucky go rigid against him.

"Harry?"

"I'm trying to let it out slowly, but Bucky… I'm not going to be able to hold it back for long."

"Let go. I'll be okay. Just let go."

"You don't know what you're saying."

"You're hurting. Just do it."

Harry didn't have the strength to hold on anymore. He felt his core expand then snap back in place. Power undiluted and terrifying slammed into the room. Harry arched as power exploded out of him making Bucky arched with him. Bucky's right arm tightened around Harry as a scream ripped out of him. Harry tried to rein it in and whimpered. Harry's body collapsed and he blacked out.

Harry woke being shaken. He was on his back. Bucky was trying to wake him up, his face contorted with fear. Harry smiled at him almost loopy.

"Harry?"

"You s'kay?" Harry slurred. Bucky smiled. "There it is. I've missed this." Harry reached up sliding his fingers over Bucky's lips.

Bucky kissed his fingers. Harry sighed. "You didn't say goodbye."

Harry opened his eyes and focused on him. "James is yours." Bucky's mouth fell open. "I found out a month after I came back. Lily is Steve's. I loved you both so much. Bucky… I watched you sleep for hours before I left. I kept telling myself I would wake you and say goodbye and every time I tried I would talk myself into staying."

"You began to wake before I left. I stood there and decided to stay. I stepped to you as your eyes were fluttering open and I knew if I did so many would die." His voice began to falter. "I just wanted to be selfish… I made you fall back asleep and I left for England. When I went back to my school, I saw Voldemort as a school boy. I could have killed him there. I could have changed my fate and I didn't because I knew if I did, I would have changed everything and I would never have met you. I didn't care how selfish it was. I love you."

Bucky moved lowering his face and took Harry's lips. Harry sighed as Bucky's tongue licked over his lips and he moaned into him opening his mouth. It was like coming home. Bucky groaned and it was like the starting gun going off.

Harry vanished their clothes to the side. Bucky stopped long enough to be surprised. Harry just smirked up at him then rolled his hips up before wrapping his legs around Bucky's waist.

"Have you been with anyone since New York?"

Harry shook his head and laughed before biting his lip. "Sex, no. I've had drunken nights with Draco when he was on the edge of crazy where I…"

Bucky looked down at him rolling his hips making Harry arch. "Where you what?"

"Draco needs someone to manhandle him and I got a little drunk and stripped at a few bars but no sex. Oh, and had a few mishaps with Fred and George's toys."

Bucky looked confused. "Don't ask. If they tell you, I will fucking kill them."

Bucky smirked at him. The look said challenge accepted. Harry looked at him shaking his head. "You stay the hell away from Fred and George."

"Don't want your secrets getting out?"

"They will corrupt you." Harry pouted.

Bucky ran his hands down Harry's sides and spread his legs wider. Bucky's fingers moved spreading Harry open. Harry arched back.

"Harry?"

Harry dug his fingernails into Bucky's back. "Inside me, now!"

"Don't you need…?"

"No."

Bucky moved lining himself up and Harry jerked up impaling himself. "Been so long."

"Baby, slow down."

"No." Harry arched, his mouth dropping open in a silent scream. His hands gripped Bucky's shoulders as he held on. Bucky moved pulling back and began to rock thrusting into him making Harry shudder.

"You're so beautiful."

"Shut up… harder."

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Harry apparated back to Avenger tower. Everyone was in the living room with Draco holding James. James turned to him and Harry saw the look of fear on his face. "James?"

James bit his lip and looked at Draco. Draco moved kissing James head before leaving dragging Harry from the room. Harry made a squawking sound as he was dragged forcibly. Bucky followed them his eyes still on James. He stopped and James ran into his arms. Harry was trying to look back but Draco was still dragging him away and to the kitchen.

"Draco, what the fuck?"

Draco pushed him up against the wall. "Harry, look at these."

Draco pushed three pieces of parchment into his hands. Harry looked down and swayed when he saw the top piece. His eyes went to Draco and looked at him betrayed and upset.

"How did you get this?"

"James." Draco spoke quietly.

Harry's eyes widened. He went to move back into the main room and Draco slapped a hand on his arm and swung him back into the room. "No, you need to see all of them."

Harry fumed but looked at the other two pieces of paper and wanted to vomit. He looked back to Draco and collapsed sitting down on the floor.

"Where is Lily?"

"She's downstairs. Lily and Teddy fell asleep."

Harry nodded.

"Harry, there's more. James killed Bella and brought her back. He said he can bring anything back from the dead as long as it doesn't have a soul."

"How bad have I fucked up my kids? Fred and George told me they spoke to Neville about Lily she can do things with plants and she is better at potions than George."

Draco stood shocked. "Why don't I know about this or Severus?"

"I just found out. How the hell did we miss this? Did you see any of this?"

Draco snorted. "We are horrible parents."

Harry began to laugh like an insane person. "We really are. Draco…" Harry stopped talking and looked up to him. Draco moved squatting down with him. "Luna."

Draco moved pulling Harry into his lap. Harry just shook.

"Harry, you smell like sex."

Harry groaned. "You would know, whore."

They broke into laughter.

"I hate you. I'm so fucking sore."

Draco laughed harder. "Been long enough."

Bucky walked into the room with James in his arms. Draco snickered. Harry shoved him in the chest and stood taking James from Bucky. James wrapped around him and went limp.

"Mom, are you mad at me?'

Harry shook his head kissing the top of James's forehead. "No, baby if anyone gets to be mad it's you. All these problems are mine. You shouldn't have to even think about them."

Harry watched the tears track down James face. Bucky moved engulfing the both of them. "James, I told Bucky. He knows."

James turned to Bucky. "Can I call you daddy now?"

Bucky just smiled down at him and wrapped more around them. "Yes, baby whatever you want."

Draco was staring at them with tears in his eyes. He stood and wrapped around all three of them. "Thank fucking Merlin. Harry, it's about time you're happy. I don't know you yet, but Bucky, welcome to the family."

Bucky laughed. He'd been more carefree and able to feel his old self more and more since Harry's release of magic. It had only been a couple hours but he was more lightheaded. It felt like his thoughts weren't as muffled. He felt like he could breathe. His mind didn't feel like it was split in so many different seams.

Fred and George ran into the room and jumped on Harry and Draco almost making them all hit the floor. "I want a part of this sandwich."

Harry shook them all off then and walked back into the living room with James. He moved to the monitor that was showing the kids room. He took in the room. Neville was here. When did he get here?

"Neville."

"Harry, I came before you left. I'm sorry, we've been trying so hard to keep this from happening."

Harry just nodded. "Did anyone even hear what she said I was too upset at the time?"

Stark spoke. "Jarvis."

The view of the monitor switched from the kids room to the earlier. Harry watched Luna appear, everyone's confusion before he ran into the room and freaked out. Bucky latching to him before his own child, being the only thing that could bring him to sanity, pushed him to leave.

"Mom?"

Harry turned to James. "Who's coming?"

Harry turned to Luna. Luna was sitting on the couch still shaking. Natasha was sitting with her. Harry moved sitting on the coffee table in front of her and put James on his lap.

"Luna, I don't blame you. What you did… You made a decision and one that might have made all the difference. Hedwig would have known what she was doing. She was so smart and beautiful. She would have only done that if she wanted too."

Harry waited until she was looking up at him. "Do you know anything else?"

Luna opened her mouth. "The piece you need to start you on the path is almost here."

Harry sighed. "You know how much I hate this stuff."

Luna smiled. "I can feel him coming, lightening and thunder, can you hear it Harry? It's everywhere." She lifted her hand. "The tree is rotting, the branches are scorched." Luna stopped looking at the ceiling. "Thunder."

Harry looked up as the sky outside was filled with lightening. Stark, with the rest of the Avengers, stood and began to make their way to the elevator. Harry watched them leave then noticed one of them missing.

"Where is Lupin?"

"He turned Harry."

Harry stood taking James and handed him over to Fred. "Where is he?"

"Come on." Draco moved to take him to Lupin.

Bucky followed Harry as he moved walking with Draco. They went down until they found the lab that had the jail made for Dr. Banner. Harry watched Lupin prowl back and forth in the clear cage.

"I did this."

Bucky stopped behind them as Harry walked to the glass. Harry moved putting his hand against the wall. Lupin stopped pacing and sat in front of him and they stood looking at each other for a long moment before he raised his paw and put it against Harry's hand.

They stood for minutes looking at each other. Harry's magic started to coat the room making the room muggy, the air heavy. Lupin leaned back and howled then dropped to the ground and began to change back.

When he was human again, Harry turned back looking at Bucky.

Bucky spoke quietly. "Jarvis, can you open the door. The threat seems to be over."

The door opened and Harry moved inside. He transfigured clothes from the pieces of cloth on the floor and waited until Lupin was conscious enough to change and look up at him.

"Lupin, I'm sorry."

Lupin fell back. "It's okay. It's been awhile since I've done that without the potion. Let's just be glad my wolf still sees you as its cub."

Harry moved helping him up. "Everyone is upstairs. Luna is talking in prophecies and crazy times, Neville is here, someone that reminds Luna of thunder is about to make an appearance, and James is more powerful than me as a child and can kill and bring back animals."

Lupin looked up at him. "How long was I out?"

"Few hours."

Lupin just nodded. "I need a nap."

Harry laughed. "Don't we all?"

They walked slowly with Lupin back up to the main room. When they arrived, James was sitting in a strange blond man's lap studying him. Harry moved quickly to James.

"Mom, I can feel him. Can you feel his power? It tastes like mint."

Harry stopped and understood what James meant. Whoever this guy was he was radiating something. Harry didn't think it was magic, it was power like James said but different than anything he'd ever felt before and it was fresh, so strong."Yeah."

"I can't sense anything?" Draco spoke. "It must be because you both are so strong."

Thor turned to Harry. Harry looked at James then to Thor. The look was threatening. If you hurt him, you will regret it. Thor just smiled at the child.

"There are so many different faces. You must introduce me. I am Thor Odinson of Asgard. Lady Jane is coming but wanted to wait a few days." He turned to James who was staring at him like he was a science project. "What is your name?"

"James, I'm Harry and Bucky's."

Thor turned to Bucky confused. Harry just shook his head. "James."

"He said I could call him daddy now."

Harry just shook his head as Bella came out of nowhere and hissed at Harry. Thor turned to the snake. Bucky threw up his hands to let him know it was safe as Harry turned to Bella ignoring them to deal with the fall out of pissed off snake.

I'm furious.

"Get over it."

You could have hurt the little ones.

Harry hissed at her. "I didn't plan on any of this happening."

She snarled at him her tail whipping around and she snapped at him.

"Stupid cow."

She snapped at him again then jumped on him curling around him. Harry just laughed. "I'm okay."

She hissed but didn't speak again. Harry turned back to Thor who was looking confused as James continued to stare at him like he was going to change colors. James finally poked him. Thor turned back to him. "Am I that strange to you, young one?"

James moved slamming his hands into the side of Thor's head. Thor jumped as James stared at him. Harry was even confused as this. James let go a second later. "Mom, what Luna was talking about… it's close to him."

"James?'

"It's not him. There is something around him that is what you are going to need… ice."

Harry blew out a breath. "James, I don't even think I want to know how you know that."

Everyone was being so quiet. Thor was now fascinated with James.

"So, Pointbreak do you have any idea what the kid is talking about?"

"I need to go back to Asgard."

James leaned over and whispered something in Thor's ear. Thor physically jerked. He stood picking up James and sat him down. He picked up his hammer and strode from the room. He walked to the balcony and they heard him scream. "Heimdall!"

They watched as the rainbow light hit him and he was gone. Their eyes whipped to James. "What did you say?"

James only shrugged. Harry threw his hands up. "James?"

James gave him his most innocent look. Harry just cursed.

James smirked. "I think it's time for bed. It's been a long day."

James ran from the room to the elevator before anyone could catch him. Harry turned to Draco.

"Why are you looking at me, he's your son? You let his godfathers be Fred and George. What the hell did you think would happen?"

"And I let you be Lily's."

Draco snorted. "She's perfect."

Harry glared at him. "I'm going to check on the kids."

Draco snorted as Harry stomped to the elevator with the snake in tow. He made it downstairs and to the kid's room. Lily and Teddy where curled up together. James had grabbed another blanket and was currently spooning up into Teddy already in the first stage of going to sleep. He looked up at Harry in the bottom bunk of the princess castle and smiled before curling up more and closing his eyes. People began to file in around him. Everyone moved to the other beds or transfigured toys into beds.

Charlie, Bill and Fleur were heading back but told Harry to call if he needed them. Severus, Fred, George, Draco and Lupin decided to stay along with Neville and Luna until they knew what was going on. Harry made sure everyone was comfortable and left them to sleep. He made it to his room and showered.

Bucky was waiting on him as he changed. Harry watched him strip to his boxers and climb into bed. Harry just grinned and followed him.

"Where's Steve?"

"Still arguing with Stark."

Harry nodded and rolled on top of Bucky. Bucky groaned. Harry snickered. "I feel better than I have since I came out of the icebox."

Harry just curled into him. "Bucky… I don't know if I can do it again."

Bucky's hand began to run up and down his back. "You're not alone."

Harry buried himself more into Bucky's right side and chest. "The last prophecy was the same. I will live or die. I did both last time. I died Bucky. This time I don't think death is going to let me choose to come back."

Bucky stopped moving then began to stroke his back again. "We are in it together. Not going to happen."

Harry sighed and finally let his eyes flutter close.

Harry woke with a few hours later. Bucky was asleep under him and Steve was on the other side of him. He couldn't help but smile at them but something was most definitely wrong. Harry moved sliding off Bucky and down the bed. Bella was no where to be found but Harry assumed she had moved into the room with James.

Harry walked to the elevator and rode up the tower to the main room. Thor stood with a man chained sitting beside him. If the feelings he got from Thor was strong, it was nothing compared to the man sitting in chains. Harry saw his head whip up and glare at him. Harry almost dropped as their magic met. It felt like a train slamming into him. His eyes fluttered closed and he bit his lip not to moan. What… the… fuck?

He opened his eyes and saw the look of confusion on the man's face. He didn't have to be told, he felt it too. Merlin, something was wrong with him. Harry was drunk from it.

"You don't feel it, do you?"

Loki watched him. Their eyes locked. Harry dropped to the floor so they were at the same level. He felt people begin to file into the room around him. He felt the shift around him deciding on whether they would interfere. After a few seconds, they were still again.

Harry twitched his fingers and the gag was gone.

"Who are you?"

"You would already know if you weren't drowning. Don't you feel it? It's all over you, dripping off you, wrapped inside you. It's eating you from the inside out and you are letting it."

Harry stopped closing his eyes. Chaos and death were so compatible he wondered what was wrong with him but now he understood.

"Your entire mind is soaked drowning in blue. Even as we speak little webs are reaching out grasping and tugging inside your head. Can you feel it… do you care?"

Harry moved crawling to Loki. He moved pushing himself in his lap. Loki watched him confused. He felt commotion around him. He ignored it.

"I'm going to get it out."

"Why would you even care?"

"Freedom."

Loki scoffed.

"I can smell it on you, feel it in your magic. You've been tainted. The taint smells like rotted flesh and flowers. It's so embedded in you, do you realize what I'm going to have to do?"

"Leave me be."

Harry leaned closer. They were nose to nose.

"I could do it two ways. I could reach in and go through your memories and remove the taint. You would fight me and we both know I could do it anyway, but your memories could be shredded like tissue paper."

Loki jerked pulling away from him.

"We are going to go with option two. Oh… and Loki, it's going to hurt. You've been a very bad boy and what it's going to take to break though to make your mind shut down is going to hurt. I'm going to make you cry and cry."

Loki smirked. "Do you really think a mortal could do that to me?"

Harry shook his head and lifted his hand to Loki's face.

"It's like a train wreck. I feel like I shouldn't be watching this and I can't turn away." Stark's voice could be heard behind them.

"Good thing I'm not mortal anymore."

Loki flinched.

"I think after all of this, you might even be pitied because it's really going to burn."

Loki was trying to move out from under Harry. Harry clamped his knees under Loki's sides.

"Crucio."

Loki fell back and screamed. His body arched off the ground his arms and legs flailing. No one was prepared to watch as Loki screamed. People were getting fidgety but Harry held on as Loki kicked and flailed, his back arching more and more off the floor.

"Stop this!" Thor screamed behind him.

Harry turned to him. "He won't die. The pain is the only thing that will get rid of the taint."

Stark and Steve were holding on to Thor. Everyone was fazed. Loki was still thrashing. Harry turned back to Loki and pushed all of his willpower to torturing him. He hated this spell and it was taking a lot to keep it going.

Thor broke three minutes in. Harry threw up a shield that the God bounced off of fuming. Four minutes in, Thor was slamming his hammer into the shield. Harry ignored it and pushed more power in.

Seven minutes in, Loki started pleading through the screams.

"Please, I'll do… I'm sorry…. It's killing me…. It hurts….. help me…. It burns…."

"Every nerve you have is being tortured. Your brain thinks you are dying. I told you I would make you cry and cry and cry. I want to see your tears Loki."

Loki arched, his back almost snapping in half as the back of his head dug into the floor. He screamed. Merlin, did he scream. His head thrashed from side to side.

Twenty minutes in the sobs came. Loki screamed and sobbed. His body was beyond the point of beginning to understand what words were. Harry gripped his hands over the sides of his temples and pushed his thumbs against his skin. He felt the taint. It was almost gone. He hoped he could drop the spell before Loki lost his mind. It would be close.

Loki's body gave one massive thrash and the taint was gone.

"Finite."

Loki's body dropped like his strings were cut. Harry moaned and dropped on the floor beside him. He needed to sleep. That wasn't going to be a possibility especially because the other immortal in the room was still beating the shit out of his shield. Damn it.

Harry moved propping his body up on shaky limbs and looked at his shield. Arrows littered the ground along with the scorch marks from the iron suit and scrapes from Steve's shield. It looked like the screaming got to all of them.

Thor was murderous. Harry locked eyes with him. "You don't know me but I'm willing to do something I've never done before as a show of faith that I mean you and no one else any harm."

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because whether you believe me or not, I helped your brother."

"You call that help. That was torture."

"Yes, but he is no longer under the thumb of another. His mind is free and you can take comfort that his actions were because he was under someone else's control."

Thor just stared at him still ready to snap. Harry moved as close to the edge of the shield as possible. "I need you to look into my eyes. I will let you inside, you can see everything and after it's over I'll let you judge my actions."

"How can I know what you show me is true?"

"Decide for yourself."

Harry heard protests. Harry ignored them and locked eyes with Thor and opened himself. Thor felt Harry's mind wanting to fight this. The invasion, the privacy and secrets he kept to himself wanting to stay hidden. Thor felt him and started to open himself up so Harry could share his mind.

Someone ran at them. Harry threw up a shield around Thor. Thor didn't flinch feeling his magic and thoughts as he did this. Harry closed his eyes and Thor followed, they were connected. Harry let himself run through his life. As far back as his memories would go, from the cupboard to school, each year's hardships and triumphs to the hunt for horcruxs, the loss of his friends and family, to the war and what happened afterwards. He dug through those memories and didn't hide his feelings or frustrations as he decided to walk away from it all and coming here and him finally seeing what Harry saw in Loki's mind. Thor shuddered when he saw Loki as Harry had before. His fists gripped his hammer tighter and his nose curled when he understood what Harry meant as tainted.

Harry released him and opened his eyes. Thor was calm now and looking at Harry with so many different emotions. Harry ignored it. His eyes looked over Harry knowing something that no one else knew except for Snape.

It's a glamour. I've hidden my scars. He moved so only Thor could see his face and for a split second, Thor saw what no else had. Thor nodded.

Scars of war are not to hide. They show what we have sacrificed for others. You don't have to hide in front of me.

I hide it for them.

Thor nodded.

Draco ran into the room with a screaming James. Harry was about to drop from exhaustion. He turned and saw Bucky and Steve staring at him shocked. Bucky grabbed James out of Draco's arms and James buried his face in his neck. Harry wanted to smile. He really did but the exhaustion was winning. He swayed and Thor grabbed him holding him up.

"I'm sorry."

Thor ran his hand over his face where he knew Harry's scars were. "You honor me, brother."

Harry nodded and passed out.