Updated: 15th July 2013

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Chapter 4

The mismatched party made their down into the least damaged corner of the Expo that they could find, expecting there to be quite a bit of talking. Tony, Pepper and Rhodey were hesitant and unsure since they had no idea as to what was happening and were, to a certain extent, dreading the coming events.

They seated themselves around a table found deeper in the building and had survived with minimal damage. Ignoring any and all types of formal greeting, the group started with the next issue at hand.

Fury expected the tall, bald man to start speaking but was surprised when it was the younger that started. His voice was quieter than the older man's yet it was slightly more commanding, the voice of one who had - and still is - been a leader.

"Mr Stark, can you remember anything from your early childhood?" Harry asked, despite all pretences, he was just as nervous as the others.

"Why would you care? How is that relevant to anything?" Came the snarky reply.

"Please Mr Stark, believe me, this is just as hard for me as it is for you. I just need to know if you can remember anything, anything at all?" His voice was cracking, almost as though he didn't want to speak about the topic though he seemed, in some way, desperate for the confirmation.

"No." Harry ran a hand through his hair at the reply. " No, now that I think about it, I can't remember anything other than my first circuit board." The more he thought about it, the stronger the headache that was building in his head got. What were these wizards?

Harry ran a hand through his hair once more.

"Okay. Okay. How about this? Kingsley?" He asked. Kingsley shook his head causing Harry to glare slightly but then he sighed before starting.

"Right... Thirty-six years ago, I was born in the middle or towards the end of a Wizarding War. I had a prophecy made about me saying that I would either kill or get killed by the man leading the opposite side. So my parents, with help from friends, hid us. However, they were eventually found." His voice started cracking once more. " I survived because of my mother's love." He trailed of, lost in his most frequently visited memories - the sacrifice of his parents. "A few weeks ago, we received news that Lily and James Potter had another son who they hid with one of their close family friends."

Tony looked almost bored but still slightly confused. "Okay, that's brilliant. Can I go now? I am a genius but I'm not a doctor. Thanks for sharing your story." He stood up, grabbed Pepper's hand and made to leave.

Just as they were halfway across the room, Harry stood up.

"His name was Howard Stark."

Tony stopped abruptly.

"WHAT?! But my father only had me. And I was a disappointment. He didn't care. How can he possibly have another boy, son, whatever, to take care off?"

Fury rolled his eye. He'd done that a lot today.

"Sit down and listen Stark." He scolded for the second time. Pepper was quite surprised when Tony went back to their former seats, even though it was done grudgingly.

"According to the records, his name was Anthony Edward Potter. Does that sound slightly familiar Mr Stark?"

"That doesn't have to mean that it's me!" It had to be said, that was a valid point.

But. "Mr Stark. How many technologically advanced scientific geniuses were there in the last fifty years with the name Stark? It can only possibly be you."

As much as he hated to admit it, it all, somewhat, connected. He can hardly remember anything past his first circuit board. His father thought of him as a disappointment (or so he thought). But that doesn't have to mean that he had to like it? Being adopted and hidden? Right?

"If that isn't enough, then there is a prophecy that only Anthony Edward Potter can take hold of. If anyone else does, they would be driven to insanity. If I - we - weren't sure of your identity, then we would not have asked it of you." His eyes were sincere, as though he understood betrayal and lies.

He felt Pepper take his hand once more in her own and Rhodey clapped his shoulder as he took his spot on Tony's other side.

"What do you mean a prophecy?" He hated how his voice shook.

"It's a … foreseeing or a foretelling that is kind of like a riddle made before the actual event." Harry said trying to explain the prophecy in a way that was simple.

"Based on something that you'll do."

"Right..." It was the first time that Tony was unsure of something he was doing.

"Where do we hear this prophecy?"

"I was expecting a return trip. I can activate the port key and we can leave now if you'd like?" The American Minister spoke for the first time since they had joined each other in the room. He looked questioningly towards Tony then Kingsley and Harry.

"Now?" Tony, Rhodey and Pepper echoed each other as they glanced at the other members.

Kingsley just nodded with a small and gentle smile and moved to stand beside the other Minister.

"Director Fury. Ms Potts. Colonel." The Minister nodded at each but was stopped from working the port key by Rhodey.

"Wait! You don't think we're just gonna leave Tony? We don't exactly know who you are. We're coming with you." The two left no room for argument but stepped up beside Tony once more. Tony couldn't help the small smile that formed on his face from their gesture.

"Thanks." he said quietly as they once more took their places at his side.

"If you will just put a finger on the port key." They did. "3, 2,1!"

They went swirling through the light, screaming. Tony grabbed onto Pepper's hand when he reached it and they went tumbling down to the floor together, the suit protecting them from the majority of the impact. Flipping the manual switch, the suit turned back into its suitcase form and Tony grabbed it up.

The Americans were also quite surprised when even Harry tumbled to the floor, disconcerted and blinking heavily and scowling. Tony couldn't help the small snicker that escaped him.

The party of six eventually gained their bearings and walked quickly through the Ministry. The mouths of the newly introduced member were wide open as they marvelled at everything around them. Harry stopped all of a sudden.

"Ginny? What're you doing here?" he asked as he saw his wife making her way towards them and was even more surprised when he saw Lily as well

"To save your rear. As usual." she smirked.

"DADDY!" Lily jumped at Harry and looked over his shoulder.

"Hahaha! Hello Princess!" he smiled in greeting. "Seriously Gin, what are you doing here?"

"Manners! Tut tut." she teased him, stepping around Harry to introduce herself since her husband didn't seem to remember that the moment.

"Hello! I'm Ginny Potter. Well I was a Weasley but you get it. And this" she smiled at Lily and Harry." Is Lily. She's our youngest daughter." She smiled brightly at the thought of her children.

Lily jumped down and reintroduced herself, she skipped over to Tony.

"Hello! I'm Lily Luna. Are you going to be my new uncle?" she smiled at him innocently with wide doe eyes that she knew would get her anything she wanted.

"Erm... yes... I don't know." Tony stuttered but bent down slightly to her.

"I don't know who you are." She looked between Pepper and Rhodey.

Pepper bent down, already in love with the cute, redheaded girl.

"Hey Lily! I'm Pepper. I'm a friend of Tony's."

"Oh, are you two together?" She asked innocently.

Pepper chuckled. "No, not yet but I'll tell you a secret," she lent over so she was whispering into Lily's ears, "I'm hoping some day when he stops being an idiot." She smiled lightly and winked at Lily who smiled - almost evilly - back and went to greet the last newest member.

"Ehem. Hi Lily, umm... I'm James Rhodes. Also a friend of Tony's." He followed Pepper's lead.

Ginny smiled at them all warmly and took Lily's hand while Harry took her other hand. "C'mon, let's go."

As they walked deeper into the Ministry, Ginny looked at Harry.

"You know, we aren't far from Hermione's office. How'd you feel about seeing Aunt Mione, Lils? It's been quite a while," she told her daughter thoughtfully.

Harry chuckled. "It was only two days ago. But go ahead. Tell Mione I say hi!"

Bidding the rest of the group goodbye, Ginny left with Lily, not wanting her daughter to venture too deep into the Ministry at such a young age, especially the Department of Mysteries. She still got the shivers from that place.

The rest of the group continued on. Pepper and Rhodey had mountains of questions but didn't want to miss out on seeing anything. It was magic.

Tony was too shocked and stunned to say much of anything. His brain was still trying to process the fact that he had - has - a younger brother who might he add was also married and apparently had more than one child, he was 'adopted', there is such thing as 'magic' and that he had a prophecy made about him. He felt his anger bubble up at all the lies that he was told and the other things that he had to go through unnecessarily.

They finally reached a long, dark corridor made of black, gleaming stones. The entire group felt chills shiver down their spines as they gazed down the seemingly endless corridor ahead of them.

In a low voice as though not wanting to disturb the silence, Kingsley spoke.

"This way." He headed down another corridor that ended in a single door. They entered and immediately the room began to spin.

"The Hall of Prophecies." Kingsley spoke once more but in a clearer voice, taking the lead because he was the one who knew where exactly the needed prophecy was.

The trio felt their jaws drop once more. The room had been restored to its previous state after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. It had taken the Unspeakables a few months before they were able to restore it.

They walked down rows upon rows, all gleaming with mysterious, misty, crystalline balls all their contents unknown.

They reached the end of the ninety-seventh row and Harry choked back the urge to turn and check for anyone behind his shoulder.

"It's your name, man..." Rhodey broke the cold silence that filled the Hall, his voice no higher than a whisper.

Tony nodded. "What, do I just take it?" He thought it wouldn't be that simple but he was pleasantly surprised when the three wizards nodded.

With a shaky hand, Tony reached out. Eyes gazing intently on the small, insignificant looking sphere before them. He took a small step closer and finally mastered the courage to grab the ball of the shelf. He wasn't expecting it to feel so small and warm in his hand and he couldn't resist the urge to stare in deeper into its depths.

I hope that was ok :) Please let me know what you think! I had trouble with the prophecy and can't think right now, so hopefully the next chapters are going to be moving quickly.

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