Hey guys. OMG I'm overwhelmed how many of you read my story and reviewed. Thanks you're amazing!
In my excitement I forgot to say a few things at the first Chapter.
I'm sure you already noticed that I had to move the timeline of Harry Potter up a bit to fit the timeline of the avengers.
A few of you commented already, that Clint is now married to Laura. I am so sorry, I should have told you at the beginning, that I will completely disregard that aspect of Age of Ultron. I am just not a fan of her. and to be honest I never really pictured Clint with a white picket live somewhere in the middle of nowhere. This turn of events came as a complete surprise to me while watching the movie. The idea for this story came to me long before I watched Age of Ultron, so I decided not to include this. But I will include Pietro and wanda ... maybe. and some characters of Marvels Agents of SHIELD. Maybe.
See, this is a work of progress, so I am not completly sure how this all turns out, myself xD
I am sorry for any inconvenience I caused you. I hope you'll still be with the story. Have a little patience with me. This is my first story that isn't a Oneshot.
I have a few chapter written in advance so I can update even i hadn't time to write. I am working in shifts so there will be no fixed day when I update, but I try to post a new chapter at least once a week.
Oh and before I forget again, neither Harry Potter nor the Avengers belong to me. I am just playing around some.
Here is the second chapter and I hope I meet your expectations. Have fun!
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Chapter 2
Nick Fury was sitting in his hideout that became his home after SHIELD fell, when suddenly an owl flew in through his open window. At first he could hardly believe this, for it had been 15 years since anyone of the magical community had tried to contact him.
Cautiously and just a little bit suspicious he took the letter from the snow white owl.
After reading the letter Harry Potter had send him, he leaned back in his chair, absolutely stunned. Of course he had known Lily Evans and had also known that she and Clint Barton, one of his Agents even till now, had been in a relationship. But after Clint was missing for nearly half a year and presumed dead she had left the joined operation with James Potter and he had never heard from her again. After her leaving the joined operation had fallen apart and that was the last he had heard from the magical community.
Clint Barton had later been recovered, Nick could still remember how he had gone on a rampage looking for his fiancee, but even he wasn't able to find her. No one in SHIELD had known, that Lily Evans was with child.
„Well damn", whispered Nick Fury. He wasn't sure if that was good or bad news for them all. He even contemplated just for a minute, not telling Clint about this recent development and telling Harry his father had really died. But that lasted only for a minute, and Nick realized that he couldn't keep this information to himself. Clint was one of his best Agents and he deserved to know, that Lily hadn't left him, that she still had loved him. And he deserved to know, that he was a father, even if it was 15 years to late.
With a heavy sigh he called Maria Hill, his second in command. „Get Barton here. Tell him it's urgent" Not waiting for a reply he cut the call.
An hour later a bewilderd Clint Barton entered his safehouse. „You wanted to see me, sir?"
„Yes, yes. Sit down please. What I am about to tell you will most certainly come as quite the shock, I guess." It was rar for Nick Fury to warn you of the discussion that was ahead. Normally he barked orders and gave out information and expected you to deal with it. To see him floundering for words now was unnerving to Clint. So he sat down without a word. He just raised an eyebrow expectantly.
„You still remember Lily Evans?" Clint stiffend at this question. Of course he remembered. If he were to believe in this kind of thing, he would say she was the love of his life. No one came close to the bond, he had had with Lily, not even Natasha.
„You know I do" he said softly wondering what this was about.
„You see I received new information about her, just half an hour ago. It seems legit, but I haven't done a background check yet."
Clint remained silent. He didn't know what to say. Had they found her? And if so in what state? Nick was careful to be nice to him, so he assumed they found her dead.
„Her son wrote to me."
„Her son? What son?" Clint asked, flabbergasted. He had assumed that Lily had moved on but to hear she had a son with someone else was hard to take in.
„If he is telling the truth he is your son" At this Clint began shaking his head. The world had stopped rotating and he was having a difficult time breathing.
„You mean ... that would mean ... She was pregnant when I went missing. I never knew. She must have found after wards or she ... she would have told me. We were hoping for kids. We always wanted kids ..." He trailed off, then roared „Did you know? Did you know that she was carrying my child?"
„Calm down Barton, I didn't know. She waited for you and was looking for you but after 2 months we had to assume that you had died. Shortly after the third month she left wit James Potter. I tried tracking her but she dissapeared. Must have been magical means. After another 3 months we found you and the rest you know better than I." Fury explained.
„I want to read the letter" Clint said, trying to look sure of himself. He might be a father. And he had never known. His son would be nearing adulthood now.
After reading Clint had tears in his eyes. His beautiful Lily was dead. He would have given everything just to see her one last time. To assure her that he was still here, that he hadn't died and that he hadn't forgotten her. That he had searched for years for her. But now he knew that she was long dead for the most part of his search.
„I want to meet him", he choked on his words. „He is my son"
„Of course, but I caution you, we don't know if he is telling the truth. Take some of the Avengers with you. And if he is somehow tricking us, take him in for questioning."
„And if he is legit?"
„Well you're his father. You will know what to do in this case." Nick assured. „We will support every decision you make."
With a nod, Clint left and headed straight to Stark Tower, now Avengers Tower. He needed Tony Stark for this to find the location of his son.
He found all the Avengers, even Thor assembled in the main living room, preparing for a fun night in the company of friends.
Clint stood in the door to the living room, wondering how he should even begin to explain this. He knew he had to tell the Avengers and had to tell them about magic hiding right under their noses. He was sure they would believe him, they had battled against aliens, for crying out loud. But still, it was a rather emotional story for him.
„Clint, you ok there?" Natasha asked, seeing his odd expression.
„I don't know. New information about Lily resurfaced.", he said, knowing Natasha would understand. He had told her a bit about Lily, his first partner. Not everything but sometimes he confided in Natasha, that he still missed her.
And like he knew she would, her eyes widened. „Did you find her?" she whispered. The other Avengers looking on confused, not knowing who this Lily was, but guessing that she meant a great deal to Clint.
„Care to enlighten us, Legolas?", Tony asked casually.
„Yeah I might as well. And I need your help." And so Clint told his story. About the partner he had before the fated order to find and eliminate the Black Widow. About magic and hidden wars. About a friendship that turned into love after a drunken one night stand. About how he wanted to marry this woman, how they had wanted kids, even in this troubled times. About a mission were he was trapped behind enemy lines for six months before he was found and rescued by chance. And about how this mission cost him his fiancee who had to assume he had fallen in the line of duty and had left SHIELD. He told them about how he searched for years for his Lily. That everytime he saw a petite redheaded Lady he hoped it would be Lily, even now. How that was the reason, why he couldn't kill the Black Widow, because she reminded him of Lily. She too was ferocious and deadly, when she wanted to be.
And he told them about the Letter Nick Fury received from one Harry Potter, who might be his son.
Stunned silence followed his tale. Mixtures of horror, sorrow and sympathy showed on the faces of the Avengers.
„JARVIS find everything you can about a Harry Potter", Tony said in the silence, breaking the spell. Now every one of them assured Clint that they would help find his lost son and that he would be welcomed in their midst.
Natasha only laid a reassuring hand on Clints arm.
„I found several Harry Potters around the world. However the one most likly to be Clint Bartons son is one Harry Potter born on the 31st of July in 2000. He lives with his Aunt, Uncle and Cousin in Surrey, England. There are school records till he turns 11. After that I am unable to locate any records whatsoever of him. But he still lives in Surrey for the summers." JARVIS said after a few minutes of intensiv search.
„That must be him. After magical children turn 11 they go to Hogwarts or other magical schools. They don't keep records you could find." Clint said. Excited at the prospect of finding his son.
„So we're going to England, I'd say." Steve said with a small smile.
„We don't want to overwhelm him, I would suggest that just a few of us go there to retrieve him. He can meet the rest of us later." Natasha quickly threw in, before they were all on their way over the ocean.
„You're right. Maybe you and Steve will accompany me." Clint said with a nod.
With suprisingly little objections from Tony it was decided and Clint, Natasha and Steve left with a quinjet to Surrey.
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And that's it for today! Hope you liked it.
