Okay, second chapter. I didn't know how I'm going to fit Jack in ... no one really does, do they? Haha.

I hope you've all liked it. I've been getting Alerts and Favourites. Reviews would be nice, too, my readers. Always nice. Thanks!

I'm going to write this in more of a present day type situation. Children of Earth didn't happen in here, mind you... so it's all good. It's mostly DH and HBP compliant, with a few changes to characters and couples. Voldie is dead... that's the big point here.

Disclaimer (of sorts): Yes, of course I own Harry Potter, Doctor Who, and Torchwood.
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Oh, sorry... scratch that last.

Ianto filled the last coffee cup and walked up a flight of stairs to the conference room. As he set the mugs down in front of their respective recipients, Ianto noticed a familiar face projected onto the screen in front of him.

"Huh... I haven't seen that face in…'he did some mental calculations, '… eight years! Harry Potter certainly has grown up, hasn't he?" Ianto mused, almost to himself, not realizing his words. Once his mind caught up with his comment, a short curse came from his lips.

The Welshman turned towards his boss and his co-worker, wincing. The emotions he faced there ranged from curiosity and confusion to downright annoyance.

Gwen was the first to react.

"What?" came the inevitable question, spat as if he had just confessed to knowing a flesh-eating alien from way back.

"Er, I... uhh…" Ianto shifted his weight and had not a little difficulty shaping the right words with his mouth. He felt bad about holding information back from Jack, now, even if this particular bit of information hadn't struck him as terribly important until about a minute ago. As for Gwen, well, Ianto was somehow less worried about the former PC's reaction.

After a pause in which Ianto tried and failed to form a more cohesive sentence, Jack finally spoke up. "Why don't you just… tell us how you know Harry, Yan." Jack proposed after a quick glance to Gwen, effectively shutting her up. Jack placed his hand softly over Ianto's, and held the shaking appendage like he knew how it felt to be lost for words at a time like this. The younger man took a breath.

"Well. Long story short, Harry and I dated... in Uni, only for a couple months, mind you. He went to a different school and I needed a place to stay during the summer. Harry lived in London and he was going to University somewhere in town. I went to school here, but took an internship in London at this business. They let me work there, but they didn't provide lodgings, so I needed to find some cheap housing. I didn't know who he was, but once things... er, started, he opened up about his world and the magic. He told me about the way they do things, and we would talk for hours…" Ianto's eyes glazed over and he seemed to be talking mostly to himself at this point.

"For such a short-lived relationship, we really were quite close." Jack shifted in his seat and glanced over at Gwen, who still wore her annoyance at Ianto on her face tactlessly.

Not noticing or simply ignoring Gwen, Ianto continued. "We stopped dating after summer ended. I moved back here and he stayed where he was. I haven't actually seen him since." Ianto lifted his eyes from the table and stared at the unexpected projected image of his ex-lover.

Harry had always been so kind to him. He understood Ianto's demons, mostly because the wizard had more than his fair share of his own to try and deal with.

A small smile graced the Welshman's lips as he thought back to the brief time that he and Harry had lived together.

"He was a wonderful person, always kind and quick to try and make things better. Terrific…" Ianto realized what he had been about to say and quickly disposed of the word 'lover' that had been on the tip of his tongue. Jack smirked. Gwen decided to get back to business and forget about Ianto and his old boyfriend.

"Anyway," she said, standing up and grabbing the projector remote from Jack, earning a frown from her boss.

"We do have a case surrounding Mr. Potter." Gwen clicked the remote and Harry's face was replaced on the screen by a school that both Jack and Ianto remembered seeing at least once.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has recently been visited by a species of alien. There are around five of the creatures that have taken up residence at an area around the school called 'The Forbidden Forest.' It's a pretty scary name for a bit of woods, if you ask me. Torchwood has seen it before, so this will be easier than normal. All we need are the files from the Archives on the Caridons and a way to get to Scotland."

Ianto had a confused look on his face. He had seen the file on the Caridons before in the archives. They normally lived in the sunlight, and Ianto remembered something about how they hated dark, dank places.

"Why would they be in such a dark, wet place? They live on a planet that is about as far away from a sun as Mercury is: hot, dry, desolate, and sunny. That is not the Forbidden Forest, Gwen." Ianto said, looking at his co-worker and then towards Jack, who took a breath to speak.

"Dumbledore hasn't contacted me through any of the normal means. I don't know what's going on with them. Some of my friends in the Wizarding World haven't heard anything from Hogwarts. Gwen, you said you picked up a signal in Scotland? Why did you connect it with Harry so quickly?" Gwen shrugged.

"He seemed important. When I went into the computer system after we got the signal, a pop-up came up and said, 'Jack knows someone who went here. Harry Potter. He'll be good to talk to. He and Jack go way back.' I think Tosh wanted us all to be ready for some things." All the members at the table smiled fondly at the memory of their friend. Then Jack's face changed and he went into his 'tough, irrefutable leader' mode. He stood up and looked at his team.

"Gwen, you can go down to the Archives to get the paperwork and arrange travel. You're staying here. Ianto and I both know Harry Potter and the magical world. I need someone to stay here and watch the Hub anyway." She opened her mouth to protest, but Jack silenced her with a hand.

"We need someone here in case the Rift becomes active again. It seems to have settled down for a while, so we're kinda due. We should leave soon." Gwen left the room, huffy. Once she was out of earshot, Jack's leader stance faltered.

"I wish Harry would return my calls! Draco won't even let me talk to him even when I get through. You remember most of what Harry told you about during Uni?" Ianto smiled at his lover and nodded.

"Great, so we'll update the comm. system and get Gwen to straighten out some travel stuff. You go home and pack for cold weather. Scotland is beautiful this time a year, but damn if it's not cold." As Jack grinned at Ianto, the latter man's eyebrow shot up questioningly. They rose from their seats and started to walk out of the conference room.

"Did you say that Draco wouldn't let you through? As in Draco Malfoy?" Ianto smirked when Jack nodded.

"He and Draco got back together, then? That's wonderful. Draco was always the most beautiful man. Graceful even when he was doing the strangest things. Harry used to call him his 'Adonis'." Jack gave Ianto and sidelong look after his lover spoke.

"You met Malfoy?"

"Oh, he and Harry had sort of a thing going when I showed up… I eventually did more than meet him. He was a very, very nice man." Ianto winked as Jack frowned at the comment. The Captain stood in his office as Ianto walked out.

The Welshman hit the cog-rolling door and tapped his comm., turning slightly.

"But there will only be one pair of blue eyes for me, Harkness. I'll drive the SUV. Be back in 20." With a wink, Ianto walked out, and left Jack grinning foolishly.