Steve: And here we are with the third chapter of the update. We're going to find out some, but not all, of what's going on in the aftermath of the Retrieval mission.

Yui: Anything in particular that you might want to say?

Steve: You mean about a little more of Harry's family history being revealed?

Pen-pen: A war wark waarrkkkk wa arrk a wark… (I was sure surprised by what I read…)

Steve: Shhhh! Don't let it out!

Hinata: Um… We're doing the disclaimer now…

Steve: Good idea Hinata! Go right on ahead!

Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)

Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.

Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura

'Who?' Thoughts

-YO!- Animal speech

Walking down the silent hospital hallway, Kushina slowly sighs to herself as she thinks over recent events. 'All this… all these kids, my SON, all of them injured just because that fucking Uchiha gaki decided that he was going to a known enemy of the village for power. Now those fucking Elders are trying to get him off with that bullshit they're spewing about him being influenced by the seal.' She then snorts in derision. 'Naru-chan should have killed him when he had the chance to. I just get the feeling that we're going to regret not killing him.' Seeing the two ANBU standing in front of a door at the end of the hall, she gives them a nod as she passes them and walks in. Closing the door, she turns back to see Kyubi looking at up at her from where she s seated with a sad smile. "Any signs of them waking up yet?" Kyubi just shakes her head as she turns back to Naruto, whose laying in the bed swathed in bandages with a neck brace and is hooked up to a bunch of machines and an IV. "No change at all with him Kyu-chan?" Kyubi just sighs.

"None at all. It's not too surprising though considering that Tsunade put both him and Harry-kun into medical comas to help them heal after their fights. There's only a small chance that they'll wake up on their own." Kushina then sits down beside her and pulls out a scroll and unseals two bowls of ramen and hands one to Kyubi.

"Sorry, but I had to ask since you just never know." She then looks at the other side of the room where Lily is sleeping on a bed beside Harry. Unlike Naruto, Harry's bandages cover almost all his body except for his mouth and eyes. Also, there's a number of casts on him as well. "What's up with Yuri? Last time I was here... Oh, about ten minutes ago, she was too wired and worried to sleep." Kyubi just smirks before trying to look innocent causing Kushina to raise an eyebrow. "Okay, what have you done now?" Kyubi just whistles before noticing Kushina giving her a look that says that she doesn't believe her causing her to sigh.

"I made her a cup of tea and slipped some sleeping potion into it. She was so out of it she didn't notice it until she fell asleep." Seeing Kushina's amused look, she scowls. "She was annoying me with her jitteriness." Kushina just snorts into her bowl as she drains the broth.

"Like you're any better Kyu-chan. You haven't left Naru-chan's side since he came in here. Hell! I don't think that you've even slept at all since the battle between him and the Uchiha." Kyubi just looks up at the ceiling and shrugs her shoulders.

"And you have? The most rest that you've gotten is simply dozing." She then gives Kushina a smirk. "Besides, unlike you I can without any type of rest for a LONG time. As long as I have any energy I can keep going and even with only a half tail I can stay awake for a full month straight without any problems. One of the many benefits of being a biju." Kushina just snorts and shakes her head as she leans back.

"I guess." She then fixes Kyubi with a look. "So anything come up while watching Naru-chan?" Kyubi just smirks at her.

"You mean beside the whole fact that he looks so peaceful the way he is?" Kushina just smacks her on the back of her head and rolls her eyes. Kyubi just grumbles some. "I was only trying to bring some humor into the whole thing." Kushina just shakes her head.

"I understand that, really I do. But now's not the time Kyu-chan." Rubbing the back of her head, Kyubi shrugs.

"I guess. But I still tried." Seeing Kushina look at her with an amused look she shrugs and sighs. "Anyways… Nothing's really happened since you left for lunch except…" Here she raises a finger. "Except for the fact that three ROOT ANBU are right outside the window about twenty feet away in the oak tree. How do I know? Apparently those three are yappers since I've heard every bit of their conversation." Kushina nods before shrugging herself.

"They might be here watching Naru-chan and Ry-chan, but more then likely they're also here to spy on you." Kyubi seems to jerk at this causing Kushina to chuckle. "Yes, you seem to be a person of interest to certain people in Konoha. The Elders all but tried to order me to tell them exactly who you are. Needless to say that I came up with something on the spot that's perfect!" Now slightly nervous since she's SEEN some of the things that Kushina can get up to, Kyubi gulps a little.

"And what, pretell, did you come up with…' And in her head she adds: 'And how is going to screw me over?' Kushina gives her a questioning glance as if trying to figure out what she's thinking.

"What's with the look?" Kyubi just raises an eyebrow before Kushina scowls as she looks away with a pout. "Why the hell is it that every time that I come up with something everyone seems to think that it's going to blow up in their faces?!" Kyubi goes to say something and is silenced by a glare. "Don't. Say. A. Word." Kyubi just grins.

"Who? Me? I wouldn't dream of it." Kushina's glare just increases as Kyubi's grin widens. Suddenly it's gone and is replaced by a slightly worried one. "So what exactly did you tell them then?" Keeping up the glare for a moment, Kushina then leans back into her chair with a smug look right before she starts explaining.

"Well… remember how most of the council doesn't understand exactly how magic works?" Kyubi slowly nods as she tries to see where this is going. "Well, I told them that our families, mine and your's, had written up a magically binding marriage contract. Now, since you're the "Last" of your clan, it's now up to you to uphold it by marrying Naru-chan, the oldest Uzumaki male." Kyubi blinks at this but before she can say anything else, Kushina continues. "Now, your clan was a small one from Ry-chan's homeland. It had the special ability to turn into foxes as well as a hybrid form. They also had the ability to use the same senses as a fox.." Kyubi just takes a breath and exhales as she rubs her nose.

"And you mean to tell me that that actually worked?! You have got to be kidding me! They can't possibly be that blind." Kushina just smirks.

"Oh, they believed it alright since they've seen Ry-chan's Animagus abilities. I even told them that because of certain things the 'Power' of a person with your Bloodline is revealed by how many tails they have. Of course, Danzo tried to say that you were a kitsune, but Shibi shot that down saying that more then likely that your family has kitsune blood and that's why the multiple tails. He even brought up the Kijo clan of Iwa, you know, the ones with Oni blood in them. In certain situations the females can transform into a oni." Kyubi thinks this over for a bit and sighs while shaking her head.

"I'm just happy that it turned out the way it did, otherwise we might have had a bit of trouble. Now then, what about Tayuya-san? What's going on with her?" In a split second, Kushina's expression turns from triumphant to serious.

"Nothing good at the moment. More than a few civilians are calling for her death for her part in the abduction of the Uchiha. Kin's just about devastated about the whole thing. Strangely enough, the respect for her in the village has gone through the roof. Kin that is. Seems that just about everyone now knows that she got badly injured while trying to keep the Uchiha in the village. Some of those rumors are just plan ridiculous to say the least. Like the one where she fought both Orochimaru and Kabuto at the same time. When I told her that, she was absolutely stunned. I thought that she was actually going to faint." She then looks down at Naruto and runs her hands through her hair with a gentle smile on her face. "I'm pretty sure that Ry-chan or Naru-chan had something to do with the rumors going around. Which one is the question though." Suddenly she stiffens before rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly. "I didn't exactly answer your question, did I?" Kyubi just shakes her head.

"No, you didn't. But I do agree with you about the rumors, I'm not too surprised though about you getting off track. So what's going on with her now?" Kushina just takes a deep breath before answering.

"Well… at the moment Tsunade's got anything to do with her stopped cold. Right at the moment she's in a coma…" Both her and Kyubi share a look at this, both knowing the unsaid message that Tsunade put her into the coma. "And both her and the Shinobi section of the council have ruled that there's to be no action towards her until she wakes up. When that'll be… who knows?" The two then lapse into silence for a few moments as Kushina continues to stroke Naruto's hair before glancing over at Kyubi. "Hey… Kyu-chan?" Kyubi just grunts to let her know that she's listening. "I know that your chakra can heal him, so why not use it to do so?" Kyubi just sighs sadly and shakes her head.

"Because doing so might kill him at the moment." Seeing that Kushina doesn't understand, she tries to explain. "Naruto-kun's currently suffering from chakra poisoning brought on from using too much of my chakra. Even though it's been circulating in his body since only a few hours after birth, it's still deadly to him in large amounts. Putting even a little more than a trickle into his body at this moment could send his body deep into shock, a shock that could kill him. It's all I can do to hold back what little the seal normally would let free. It won't be for another week before I can let it return to normal." She then quietens and sniffles a little causing Kushina to blink as her attention focuses on her in time to see a single tear make its way down her cheek. Reaching over, Kushina lays a hand on her fellow red head's shoulder.

"Kyu-chan? Are you alright?" Kyubi doesn't reply but just throws herself into Kushina's open arms and cries into her shoulder. Kushina just rocks back and forth as she strokes her hair while making comforting sounds. 'Poor thing… she must have been keeping this all in for the last week…' Kushina slowly tightens the hug as she continues her comforting movements, though she doesn't know who's drawing more comfort from them: her or Kyubi. "It's okay Kyu-chan… everything's going to be ok, you'll see." Kyubi just shakes her head before looking up at Kushina, her eyes full of still unshed tears.

"I… I know that Ku… Kushina-san… It's just that…" She sniffles a little before looking away before speaking in a small voice. "It's just that he nearly died…" Kushina just shakes her head and sighs.

"Yes, that's true Kyu-chan. But he didn't-" Kyubi just cuts her off with a yell leaving Kushina VERY grateful for the silencing and privacy charms that Lily put up.

"BUT HE DID DIE!" She then looks to the side as her tears come more freely now. "He did die. I know that I said he nearly did but… but that is a lie. I only meant that he didn't stay that way…" She then glares at Kushina. "Or have you forgotten that his heart had stopped on the way back!? I haven't! It was only thanks to the fact that you managed to restart it with a Raiton medical jutsu that saved him that… that…." She once again trails off into almost silence. "That he's still here to begin with…" Kushina just shakes her head.

"It's nothing Kyu-chan… I'm sure that you could have done it was well…" She just trails off as Kyubi starts laughing in a harsh, self-mocking manner.

"Yeah, sure." She then pulls away slightly and looks at her two hands, almost glaring at them. "Look at me… With my tails I could shatter a mountain or create a tsunami large enough to wipe out a small country… Yet with all that power I could do nothing… NOTHING!" She then looks up at Kushina with a grief filled, haunted expression. "For all my power… all my strength… I've never felt so powerless as I did when I felt his heart stop at that moment. It may have only been for a single minute, but that minute… was an eternity. An eternity filled with pain. I have never wanted to die as much as I did at that moment. Not even when HE had me in his control." She then looks back towards her feet, her fists clinched enough to draw blood. "In fact… I was hoping for the seal to activate and take me with him into the afterlife." She doesn't say anything else as Kushina slaps her before drawing her into a deep embrace.

"Don't you DARE talk like that! Do you hear me Amakirr! Don't you ever let me hear talk like that again! Or so help me Kami-sama…" She then shakes her head as she seems to deflate a little. "In the short time that I have known you, you have gone from something I absolutely loath to… the closest thing I have to a daughter." Kyubi just looks up at her in shock, her mouth opening and closing but no sound coming out. Kushina for her part looks just as shocked. "Er… Um, that is to say that…" Kyubi just blinks before looking away.

"Yeah… I know, you really don't feel that way about me." Kushina just sighs and shakes her head, her next words proving Kyubi wrong.

"But that is the way I feel about you Kyu-chan." She then seems to be staring off into nothingness for a few moments before she continues. "Naru-chan has had you out nearly every day since I've… returned for a lack of a better word. And in that time I've come to know you, the real you. I guess that you've become the… daughter that I've never had." She then softly strokes some hair away from Kyubi's brow before giving her a motherly kiss there. "I can't wait until you actually marry Naru-chan because then you'll be my daughter for real." Kyubi just smiles through her tears as she nods her head.

"And I can't wait either until… I can call you Kaa-san." She then lays her head on Kushina's shoulder as the kunoichi rocks back and forth. After a bit she whispers something towards Kushina. "You want to know what the worst thing about all this is?" Kushina just shakes her head slowly. "I've realized that what Hana said to me months ago is true." She then glances at Naruto, sadness evident in her eyes. "She told me that with his life, the day may come when he's no longer here with me. And despite what I told people, I didn't believe it… or want to believe it either. I always thought that no matter what he'd come back to me, that no injury was too bad to heal." She then sighs and shakes her head. "But now? Now I look back and see nothing more than time that I've wasted. Not only because I'm scared but also because I'm…" She trails off as she can't seem to say the words, so Kushina does for her.

"Because you're also ashamed as well, right?" Kyubi just nods as their embrace becomes tighter. "I've seen this type of thing before Kyu-chan. Back during the war a number of kunoichi were captured, and a lot went through what you did, though on a smaller scale. They felt dirty afterwards too. But you have to realize, Naru-chan doesn't actually care about that… well, he does, but only in the way that you've been hurt by it. I know for a fact that he doesn't see you as dirty Kyu-chan. He loves you, never doubt that." She then chuckles a little as she shakes her head. "Even I could see that the first time that I... was upset about your guys' relationship. You should have seen him! He sure tore a strip off of me that day, that's for fucking sure!" Kyubi just blinks before looking up at her.

"He... tore a strip off you!? Why!? He always wanted to know his Okaa-san and he exploded at you about what happened?! Why?!" Kushina just softly smiles before giving Kyubi another kiss on her forehead.

"Because he truly loves you, and nothing will ever change that. You just happen to love him just as much too. I saw that first hand too when I confronted you about what happened." Then she just sighs in happiness. "I'm just happy that my son found someone that she can truly be happy with." She then looks down with an eyebrow cocked. "So what exactly brought this on Kyu-chan?" Kyubi just looks away before sighing.

"It's just that... I can't wrap my mind and I keep seeing Naruto-kun's non-breathing body in your arms every time I close my body. Not to mention that it's also been a real stressful week, what with everything that's happened." Kushina just nods as she takes another look around the room and sighs.

"Tell me about it. Between Ry-chan's and Naru-chan's injuries, the political backlash from the retrieval mission and… what Naru-chan's research has turned up, I'm not too surprised that you needed to let off a little steam like you did. Kami-sama only knows that I end every day by going into the Forest of Death and killing something big and dangerous. May be you should try that too, it's a great stress relief you know." Kyubi just looks up at her with a weak grin causing Kushina to grin as she taps her on the nose making her cross-eyed. "By the way… Have you thought any on Tsunade's offer? She did say that Naru-chan's idea would give you a body of sorts." Kyubi's face slowly becomes thoughtful as she slowly chews on her lips before nodding slightly.

"I have thought about it, and it would be wonderful to have a new body… no offense to your husband intended." Kushina shrugs but doesn't do anything else. "Though it is brilliant I got to admit." Kushina nods for a bit before sheepishly rubbing the back of her neck.

"I... err... forgot, what is Naru-chan's plan again?" Kyubi just shakes her head in some amusement.

"His plan? I would have thought that you of all people would remember considering how you were trained under Tsunade in Medical jutsu as well as the fact that you were there when it was explained." Kushina just looks away with blush on her face. "Okay, what exactly do you know about Shikigami?" Thinking it over, Kushina scrunches her face into a similar expression to Naruto's when he's thinking.

"Well... it's like a bushin, more specifically a Kage Bushin since it can use jutsus. It's main structure is composed of spiritual energy but can have chakra used to give it the ability to be more like a natural body. Other than that? Nothing." Kyubi just nods before shrugging.

"Actually, I'm not too surprised at what you know. Now, a Shikigami is not a Bushin, despite what Naruto-kun and Harry have told people. It's more accurately a simulacrum, an artificial body. Everything is there that should be, even to the cellular level. The difference being that the Shikigami's "Cells" are fake. They have everything that's needed, but will disappear once they leave the body's energy field. In fact, the only way to tell the difference between a Shikigami and a real one is through a in depth medical scan from a experienced Medic-nin. For example, if I was to cut myself, like so." She then scratches herself on her arm causing blood to well up. "It actually appears like I'm bleeding. But look at what happens as it starts dripping off my arm." Kushina looks closer only to raise an eyebrow as it turns into a red-ish mist that falls from her arm towards the floor.

"What the hell? It's turning into a red mist. What's going on here?" Kyubi just smiles as she wipes away the blood.

"Simple, that mist is composed of spiritual energy and hemoglobin." Seeing the confused look on Kushina's face, she leans forwards. "Everything started several months ago when Naruto-kun asked what happened to the food I eat. So... he decided to experiment. Do you know what he found?" Kushina just shakes her head. "It seems that my chakra keeps trying to recreate my body. it tries by using the food I eat and trying to transform the Shikigami cells into real ones. But, it unfortunately doesn't work that way since there's no DNA there for the cells to actually use (and which is how a medical scan can show that it's a Shikigami). He figured this out when he observed that whenever I dispelled after being out for a while and eating that I would leave a coating of dust behind. The dust was what remained of the nutrients from the food I ate. Of course, some became gas, but that's beside the point." Kushina nods as she thinks it over.

"So I take it that Naru-chan's plan hinges on the fact that your chakra reacting the way it seems to?" Kyubi just nods.

"Yes. It seems that when I died they just used earth jutsu to bury my original body and nothing else. So, Naruto-kun went to check it out and discovered that some of the cells in my body was still alive thanks to the ambivalent youki in it, particulery the stem cells in my bone marrow." Now Kushina straightens up as she starts to remember.

"And he's going to use the stem cells to create a body, right?" Kyubi nods as her smile becomes a grin.

"Exactly. Naruto-kun's actually separated the needed stem cells from the rest of the bone marrow and increase the amount he originally had." She then raises an finger and winks. "His plan calls for injections of the stem cells into my Shikigami body about once a day. Once in, they'll take the form of the cells nearest to them. Muscle cells, skin cells, nerves. You name it, that's what it'll turn into. And then my chakra will work on those cells and cause them to multiply and assimilate the Shikigami ones until there's none left. Once that happens then I'll have a real flesh and blood body. Granted it'll be weaker than my original one, but I don't care since I'd be able to be Naruto-kun and eventually give him children..." She then trails off as she watches Kushina giggle with a sparkle in her eyes. "Ok... what's with you?" Kushina's reply just sends her to the floor in a facefault.

"I'm just imagining all of the kawaii grandchildren I'll have with fox ears and tails." She then squeals not noticing the twitching form of Kyubi on the floor.

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Walking through a gray, barely lit mist, Naruto finally sighs before shouting towards where he assumes the sky is. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE KAMI FUCKING DAMNIT!" Hearing a chuckle he whips around and starts growling. "Who the fuck is there!? Show yourself!?" Another chuckle drifts through the air as a shape becomes clearer and clearer before resolving into Harry. "Nii-san? What are you doing here? Where is here?" Harry just shrugs before looking around.

"I'm here for much the same reason that you are nii-san. As to where we are? Well..." Harry then gestures around them at the dimly lit mist. "We're currently in what's commonly known as Purgatory." He then smiles as he waits for Naruto to come to a conclusion. A minute passes and then another before finally Naruto explodes.

"NANI!? WE'RE IN PUGATORY!? WE'RE DEAD?! WHY!? I HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!" He then begins running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. Harry just stands there for a few moments chuckling before stretching an arm out to the side in time to clothesline Naruto. Growling, Naruto gets back up and gets right in Harry's face. 'WHAT THE FUCKING HELL WAS THAT FOR ASSHOLE!?" Harry just snorts before answering.

"Because you're being a freaking bloody baka, that's why. We're not actually dead dumbass, just... kind of dead." Naruto just gives him a deadpan expression while crossing his arms and tapping his foot.

"Would you please be kind enough to explain to me about how exactly we are 'Kind of dead'?" Harry just rolls his eyes.

"Well, we must have died and been revived and are now in a coma." Naruto just raises an eyebrow and asks how he knows this causing Harry to jerk his thumb at his back. "If you would look at your back you'll see a blue string stretching from you and going into the mist." Blinking, Naruto does so and finds it.

"What is that thing nii-san? Some kind of anchor?" Harry just nods and Naruto looks around. "So what are we doing here then if we're still alive?" Harry just shrugs before looking around himself.

"I think our souls are likely wandering around until our bodies either die or recover. Until then? We're just going to have to get used to the sights I guess." Suddenly a voice rings out causing both Harry and Naruto to jump.

"Or you two gaki could stay with me for a bit before you go back." Turning around, their jaws drop at the sight of the Shinigami standing there. Seeing Harry gripping his chest he begins to laugh uproariously. "You should see you your face gaki! It's hilarious!" Next thing he knows he's curled up on the ground after Harry gave him a kick to the nuts.

"Asshole! What's the bloody idea with scaring me like that damnit!" Looking down at the whimpering deity, Harry scoffs. "And what are you whining about? Thanks to those fucking fangirls of Sasuke I no longer even feel getting kicked down there. One would think that you would be used to this by now Ero-kami." Harry suddenly stops and blinks as he hears a tinkling laugh. Turning, he sees the Grim Reaper standing a bit away while giggling. 'Why the hell does the Grim Reaper sound like a girl...? Wait a second! No way!' The Grim Reaper then seems to smile behind it's hood before nodding.

"You're smarter then you look Harry." Reaching up, the Grim Reaper pulls back it's hood to reveal a girl roughly eighteen with Goth make-up and messy black hair with a spiral mark near her right eye. The rest of the cloak then disappears revealing that she's wearing a black sleeveless shirt and black jeans underneath it with a Ankh attached to a choker around her neck (AN: Imagine Death from Sandman). She then walks up to Harry and looks him over making him uncomfortable. "Hmm... Interesting. You're the first I've seen since my children that have been marked by my power so deeply." Noticing Harry's nervousness, she smiles and Harry finds himself relaxing for some odd reason. "Don't worry, I'm not here to 'Reap' you. Not yet anyways." Straitening up, she stretches backwards and smirks at Harry and Naruto with one eye closed. "I felt your presence here so like the rest of your family I came to greet you. Imagine my surprise to find that you're in fact alive." She then shakes her head and tuts. "Not that I mind of course." She looks over at Naruto who has his hand raised and nods at him.

"Um... You're the Grim Reaper, right?" The Grim Reaper just nods. "And you're not here to kill us, right?" This time she shakes her head. "Okay, but why exactly would nii-san's family be important enough for you to greet them personally Grim Reaper-dono?" She then starts laughing causing both Naruto and Harry to raise an eyebrow at her. After a few moments she wipes away a tear before looking at Naruto with a shit eating grin.

"Thanks for that kid, I appreciate the laugh. I really needed it." She then places her hands on her hips and shakes her head in amusement before bringing her arms up, palms up and shrugging. "I really don't go in for all that respectfulness nonsense. My siblings might, but I sure as hell don't. Just call me Death. It's simple enough." She then softly smiles. "As to why I come here to greet the Potter's whenever one arrives… Tell me something, are either of you two familiar with the story of the 'Three Deathly Hollows'?" Thinking it over for a moment, Harry nods.

"You mean that Fairy Tale from Beedle the Bard?" She just nods causing Harry to become even more confused. "Sure, but what does that have to do with anything? I mean, I know that you're in it, but what does that have to do with anything?" She just softly chuckles.

"Those three tried to cheat me when I came for them. It wasn't so much the fact that they prevented other people from dying there, it was the simple fact that the two older brothers were meant to die that day. So… I created the Resurrection Stone and the Elder Wand knowing that their arrogance would lead to their deaths." Harry then nods.

"Okay, that makes some sense I guess. But what about the youngest of the three? And why were you a male in the story?" Death simply snorts in a mixture of amusement and derision.

"Because back then most figures of power were male, so of course I had to be a man." She then smirks. As to Ignotus? Ah, he was an interesting one. Still is as a matter of fact. I allowed him to think that I was after him too since I wanted to see what he would do. Needless to say that he didn't disappoint me with his intelligence. Instead of power or humiliation, he wanted a way to hide from me. So I gave him a extra cloak of mine. I then wanted to get to know him better since he outsmarted me. So I met him and hung around him without letting him know who I was. I found him interesting and he found me interesting. And then one thing led to another and before you know it we were… married. I gave him several children. I wasn't needed at the time since I have people like that idiot Shinigami to do my work for me." She then seems to become saddened. "Our one and only fight came when I revealed myself when it was his time and he took off and used his cloak to hide from me. Eventually even he got tired with the chase and gave himself up." She then gains a leer as she looks at Harry. "Of course, the make-up sex was simply… divine." Harry just blinks.

"But… what does this have to do with anything unless…" His eyes widen as Death chuckles.

"Yes Harry, the Potter clan is mine and Ignotus' last remaining descendants" She then gives Harry a calm and loving look. "That, of course, makes you my many great-great grandson." She then walks up and gives him a hug. "I am so sorry for all that you've gone through, I really am. But there are things that even I can't interfere in." She then looks down at Harry with a sad smile. "Now then… your time here is limited so is there anything you want to know?" Harry just smiles and nods before opening his mouth…

Yui: Whoa… I sure as hell didn't expect that!

Steve: That is kind of the point you know.

Hinata: Um… Steve-san? How did you come up with that? It's something unexpected.

Steve: Ah! It's actually something that's been rolling around my head for quite some time as a matter of fact. Ever since the seventh book with the information about the Deathly Hollows. Think about it for a moment. It stated that he had went with Death at the end willingly, not unlike an old friend though on his own terms. But… What if Death was more then just an "Old friend" to him?

Pen-pen: Wark… waaarrrkk warrk warkk. Wa wark ar a waar rk warrk wa. (That… actually makes sense. As much as I hate to admit it.)

Steve: Gee… thanks for the vote of confidence.

Pen-pen: Waark waarrkk. (You're welcome.)

Steve: Anyways… onto the next chapter!

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