Turning to find Astoria attached to him he smiled down at her teary face, "Want to sleep over with Alice? "
Nodding she let him go and took a hand as he led her back to the suite, she didn't say anything as they entered the sitting room to find Emma lifting Alice from the couch.
"We have a guest for the night," he said as Astoria let go of his hand and followed Emma.
Over the nearly two months, Alice had stopped coming into their room during the night now that she was sure that they were not going to leave her alone.
Sitting on the couch himself he took out his phone to look over a few items just to plan for a possible mission, after a few minutes he had the idea set when he noticed that there was a message for Emma waiting so he forwarded it to her phone, going over some options in the phone settings he found a tab to auto-forward to Emma.
After about ten minutes Emma joined him on the couch with a flop, "That girl turns into a noodle when she sleeps, if it weren't for a parent-like add-on for her wardrobe I'd still be in there trying to get her into her night clothes, remind me we need to get some for Astoria as well she is too small for one of my shirts and Alice's need cleaning this week."
"Yeah, this weekend is a Hogsmeade weekend we can get her something then, I would help but she is at the age where kids are shy about being seen naked or mostly naked and I don't want to embarrass her, I'll look later for a cleaning add on to the wardrobe," he said as he pulled her to his side.
She lay her head on his shoulder while humming in agreement, wrapping her arms around him, "Sounds good to me, I'm worried about when it comes to when the mission is over, Luna said two years but I thought the document only placed us here for the year. "
Sighing he pulled his phone out again and pulled up the document for the mission reading it he grunted a bit, "It says that we can leave after the core reason for us to be here but we can stay up to ten years if we want to stay."
Humming her brows furrows she thinks over what he just told her, "Okay so why two years though I know that next year should be mostly calm other than the toad's schemes, and by Luna hanging out with us and us also talking to Harry and Hermione they've met her a year sooner than in the books. "
"I'm not sure what she meant but she is a seer and us being here may be blocking or fogging what she can see and two years may be how long it will take for the fog to clear up," he said putting the phone away.
"Two years until the white light fairies come out of hiding to help Harry," Luna said as she leaned over the back of the couch kissing them each on the cheek before disappearing into her room.
Turning to watch her return to her room he had a shocked look on his face, he then groaned as he realized what version of Harry Potter they were in.
"I know where we are, it is a crossover with Stargate, I am not sure if we want to stay here long or not sure there is a chance to get a download of some very high-end tech which would go a long way with our technomancy," he said as he turned back and lay his cheek against the top of her head.
Squeezing him she nods a bit, "Let's get through the year and decide after we take Alice to finish up in Japan."
"Ok lets do that, oh yeah you got a message from the company the header say something about a answer to a question you had, It came to my phone but I set it up to forward anything for you to your phone," he told her as he started running his hand along her side.
"I'll look at it in the morning, it's not something to rush so it can wait but I may need your phone to finish it but once I know for sure I'll ask before doing anything," she said as she squirmed under his fingers.
After that, they sat in silence for a while before she let him go and stood pulling him to his feet, "Bedtime and we will worry about it all later. "
Once in bed and cuddled together her head on his chest like normal she hummed a bit.
"I'm glad she doesn't need to come to our bed anymore now that she is comfortable and knows we won't leave her but after all the times she came to us at night I kind of miss waking up with that little cuddle bug," Emma said as she starts to drift off to sleep.
Humming in agreement he strokes her back slowly, "Yeah although we didn't get much alone time in the mornings I kind of miss it too,"
They fell asleep her snuggling closer to him with her hair tickling his nose a bit.
Waking up slowly Marcus felt around the bed and found himself alone he got up and looked around seeing Emma's bed clothes on the dresser he got off the bed and pulled on a house coat he left the room to find all three girls in the sitting room, walking past them he kisses the top of their heads as he goes to the bathroom to take care of his morning routine, after getting ready they pack their morning books into bags and head down to breakfast.
When they got to the great hall they found it nearly full, they found their seats they sat Marcus looked toward the Gryffindor table he saw Harry and Hermione in their normal places while Ron was sitting further along the table, and he did not look happy at all.
"Weasel looks like he is going to blow his top so I'm going to take it he doesn't believe the oath, or he wants to be the champion," Marcus said as he sat.
Astoria looked up from her plate as he spoke, "I don't like him he always gives me hateful looks or calls me a slimy snake,"
Emma hugged her while thinking about going weasel hunting, "It's best to ignore him for the most part like most everyone else,"
Alice hugged her as well while Luna was building what looked like a bacon catapult with mushroom ammunition, "He is the first person to call me loony I am sure he doesn't even know he is being rude to others,"
At hearing 'loony' both Marcus and Emma growl causing a few of the other students to flinch knowing after these last few years not to mess with them or their friends.
"Even with threatening him and letting the twins lose on him he still can not keep that useless mouth of his shut, I'm thinking of giving them a few days aging to see if he learns something," Marcus said.
Emma nods a few times the n smiles looking at him, "How about giving them the formula for swine-swirls?"
Standing so fast he nearly trips on the bench he digs around in his bag for a moment before finding what he wants, nodding to Emma he walks to the twin's eyes from his house table and the head table follows him as he nears the Gryffindor table to stand beside one of the twins, learning over he whispered something in his ear as he hands over the slip of parchment getting an evil grin in return.
Up at the head table, Flitwick looks to McGonagall who has an expression of dread, " Someone is in for a bad week or so if he is giving them something most of the time he keeps them in line better than any of us can."
Several of the other professors nod agreeing with him, McGonagall looking ready to take points or give detention is pulled out of those thoughts by Pomona,
"Admit it, Mini those two could be worse than they are now, remember that the first month with them was chaos until he stepped in, and in just a few days they followed a set of rules that made their prank funnier than the just mean, I've even used them as a threat over detention,"
Minerva hated to agree with the others about the twins even if she also used the same threats to get students to behave, unfortunately, the only person that did not have any effect was Ronald Weasley.
After sitting back down he noticed the eyes on him, grinning he said just loud enough for those around them to hear, " Just someone needing a lesson in manners."
The almost cheerful way he said that caused shivers to run through many of the people in the great hall.
After that, everyone went back to chatting and eating until just before classes were to start, Marcus stood first followed by the girls, saying goodbye they all went to class.
Entering transfiguration Marcus lays his homework on the professor's desk before sitting down to wait for class to start, McGonagall enters the classroom just as the final bell tone rings announcing the start of class.
"Alright, class today we are going to cover the... " she went on to explain the day's lesson and what the next few weeks would cover self-transfiguration even the animagus transformation.
Marcus and Emma took notes until it was time for discussion on the topic most of which was at the master's level.
When everyone was packaging away their books and parchment, "Mister Phoenix please stay after class for a moment, "
As the students filed out the door Marcus stood in front of the professor's desk Emma at his side, Mcganogall looked at each of them.
"I must ask you who you set the twins upon, while we professors do not condone their pranks we have to admit that your influence has most definitely kept these halls of learning from the chaos they caused in the beginning," the stern professor said after a moment.
"Their brother Ron, has been picking on a first-year Claw as well as calling others hurtful names so I gave the twins a formula for a nonharmful potion, the boy will be unable to speak English for a time, just to let you know so you can pass it along the potion stay effective for twenty-four hours and activates under chosen conditions by the brewer, " Marcus told her getting an understanding nod.
"Very well you may go," she said after a minute of thought.
Leaving the room and going to the dungeon for an hour of potions class they were shocked to see Snape was still the teacher, his arm had been replaced by a silvery one just like Pettigrew had been given after the ritual in the movies.
The class was the normal formula on the board get to work, Snape would stalk around the class hovering over one student or another sneering and growling until he would near Marcus and Emma.
"You've failed this lesson, leave the classroom Phoenix," Snape said in a growl.
Standing without a word they began packing up their supplies and cleaning the cauldron with the scouring charm they made to leave.
As they neared the door Snape was turning shades of red, "Miss Watson where do you think you are going?"
"It is Mrs Phoenix and I am leaving class as you said to professor," Emma said as they walked to the door.
Snape made a mistake in grabbing for her arm but was stopped by a wand under his chin, "A bombarda this close while messy will end you for touching my wife inappropriately."
Snape was now so pale he could have been mistaken as a ghost, gritting his teeth he growled out, "You won't get away with this."
Laughing a cold laugh that made everyone in the room step farther away Marcus gets right into the man's face, "Yes I will because you were about to assault my wife, and the laws that govern this country give me the right to defend my spouse as I see fit."
Emma made it to the door and waited for Marcus, "We formally withdraw from this class and before you say we must take this class you are wrong all we must do is pass the N.E.W.Ts this year your dismal scoring won't impact our scores,"
As they rounded a corner they heard Snape shouting for the rest of the students to leave, walking up the stairs they went to the library to find a table to study until lunch which was thirty minutes away.
"I'm surprised he is still teaching here, I know squibs can brew but when I claimed the house it stripped him of all Prince magic and knowledge, he shouldn't even remember how to brew more than a fifth-year," Emma said in a whisper while pulling out a charms essay.
Sighing Marcus ran a hand over his face, "It is Dumbledore the man can not see any of the damage Snape has done, 'everyone deserves a second chance until they are back with the light.' he will keep the man around without punishment,"
They had just opened their books to begin reading when a second-year puff came to their table and passed Marcus a slip of parchment, "The headmaster wants to see you, the password is on the slip."
Grumbling they packed up again they left the library and went to look for the gargoyle guardian who blocked the stairs to the headmaster's office, "cockroach clusters, " Marcus said causing the gargoyle to jump to the side, stepping onto the rotating stairs they road up to the door to the office.
Along the way Marcus spotted a beetle crawling over the faceplate of one of the suits of armor, he summoned the beetle, catching it he put the thing on his shoulder, "How much you want to bet Dumbledore is going to pull that forgive and forget unless you are a death eater spill."
"No bet, I've seen Snape get his way over our years here, look at how few healers and aurors we have now after Snape got his job, I did send letters to the governors and educational board but nothing happened I think there may be a charm to change or destroy anything that will shed light on his poor teaching," Emma said with a grin after seeing the beetle.
Knocking they waited to be called inside the door opened after the headmaster called out, and they entered the room to stand in front of the desk, Snape was in a corner of the room scowling.
"Ah Mister Phoenix thank you for coming... " he stopped speaking when he noticed Emma as well.
"Miss Watson your presence is not needed you may leave."
" As I told the professor it is Mrs. Phoenix and my husband was called here so I came with him but if I am not needed neither is my husband," Together they turned to leave the office when the door shut on its own while the headmaster sighed.
"Very well, now Mister Phoenix you cannot threaten your professors, you must forgive his actions in class." the headmaster said.
"No, I will not forgive his actions, he made a threatening move against my wife which gives me the right to defend her, he is lucky I did not cast," Marcus said with an even tone of voice.
"You insufferable brat respect the Headmaster and do as you are told," Snape said while sneering at them.
"No, I don't think so Death Eater Squib his defense of you only makes me feel I should have another professor here on my side," Marcus replied while letting his wand slip into his hand.
Emma stepped a bit away while her wand fell into her grasp, "I took over the Prince House and kicked him out, stripping him of his blood connection and knowledge, but the reason I did this was the fact that yesterday I received a letter notifying me that over his time here the number of healers and aurors has fallen so not wanting the reason for this to be related to my House I removed the stain on the Prince name."
The headmaster rubbed his brow while sighing, while Snape was growling with rage if looks could kill the two of them would be dead five times over.
"That is a dark thing to do and say, Miss Watson," The headmaster said purposely using her birth name as a try for power over the teen.
Marcus stood taller at the insult to his wife the tip of his wand glowing, "Headmaster this is the second time you have failed to call my wife by her proper name, do so again and I shall be forced to go to the governors to sanction you,"
Dumbledore lept to his feet a look of rage filling what could be seen on his face while he slammed his hand on the desktop raw magic flowing off of him.
"Are you threatening me?" the old man asks while the teens just stand there while Snape and the items in the room are knocked around.
"No not a threat a promise you may be headmaster here but you have people over you here at the school," Marcus said while waving his wand forming a shield to stop items from hitting them.
After a few more minutes of standoff, the headmaster sank back into his seat while Snape picked himself from the floor.
" I believe that this meeting is over, "Marcus said backing to the door and wrenching it out of the frame when he tried to open it, and found it stuck.
Emma left the office while Marcus kept an eye on the other two in the room, "
"Next time you feel you must try and browbeat us into following your orders Professor Flitwick will be joining us," Marcus said as he put the door down and left the room himself.
At the base of the stairs, he reached for his collar retrieving the beetle, "That should make a fine headline story don't you think, ' the Headmaster threatened the students after dropping a class taught by a deateater responsible for our country losing its healers.' " he said while the beetle was skittering over his palm, they watched as the beetle flew away.
At lunch, everyone was pulled from their food by the sounds of a pig squealing loudly over at the Gryffindor table, there was silence until suddenly laughter spread from all tables even a few professors laughed except Dumbledore and Snape who were still in fowl moods after the meeting.
After finishing lunch everyone returned to classes and finished out the day, Marcus and Emma made sure to speak to Flitwick about the meeting and dropping potions class.
Flitwick was not happy with either the Headmaster or Snape so promised that he would come if asked to meet with the two.
An hour later, the two went to the seventh floor and searched until they found the horrid painting of dancing trolls after pacing back and forth three times while thinking about a room for training a heavy oak door appeared on the wall opposite the painting.
Opening the door they find several target dummies along with a dueling ring with a moving dummy to duel, along the walls bookshelves holding hundreds of books could be seen.
"We can use this to train Harry up for the task I guess but it isn't going to be much of an aid for me after all those memories settled, about the only thing I can use it for is physical stuff but with that martial skills thing it's just barely worth it," Marcus said as he looked around the room.
Emma was nodding as he spoke, "We could have the room make a swimming pool, I'm sure at least Alice and Luna, would like that."
Marcus smiled at the mention of a swimming pool picturing Emma in a skimpy bathing suit, Emma seeing his smile nods thinking that he was thinking about taking Alice swimming, until his smile got a bit goofy, slapping his arm while shaking her head.
"You've seen me naked so stop picturing me in something that may as well not be there," she said while trying to not laugh.
"Hey I love seeing you naked but sometimes it is fun to unwrap beauty even if the wrapping is not covering much," he said while rubbing his arm.
Hearing that she jumped at him taking them both to the floor while kissing, "Keep saying things like that, and you are going to get rewarded," she said as she pulled back from the kiss as the room around them changed into a comfortable sitting room.
Alice was sitting at the Ravenclaw table talking to Astoria about the day's lessons when Marcus and Emma came rushing into the great hall clothes and hair ruffled and for a second Alice thought she saw a red mark on Emma's neck.
As they sat and began filling their plates with more food than normal Alice shook her head and went back to talking about classes.
Luna was watching them as well but instead of going back to her food or the conversation, she leaned over to whisper to Emma about the red mark on her neck, which caused Emma to blush and pull the collar of her blouse up just a bit more.
After finishing dinner Marcus stood up waving to Emma and Alice to stay seated he walked around the tables until he was standing behind Harry, tapping him on the shoulder and getting his attention.
"When you're finished with your meal I would like to have a word," getting a nod in reply he returns to Emma's side.
As he sat he noticed that Emma was fending off Luuna and the other two who seemed to be asking questions that were causing her blush to deepen.
When it seemed most of the students had finished eating Marcus looked around and found that Harry and Hermione were standing at the doors to the great hall while Weasley was still piling food on his plate with one hand while the other hand was shoveling the food into his mouth.
Grimacing at the site he turns to Emma, "I'm going to be talking with Harry, make sure the girls get up to the dorms, I shouldn't be too long,"
Emma nods as she stands to leave the table ushering the girls to do the same she leads them out of the hall with Luna skipping along while Alice and Astoria follow along their heads together whispering about something Marcus is sure he doesn't want to know about.
Standing he exiting the hall he waves for Harry and Hermione to follow him, taking the most direct route he leads them to the portrait of dancing trolls, walking back and forth three times he hears Hermione gasp when the door appears.
Walking to the door he opens it and waves them inside the room, "Do as I did in front of that painting while thinking about what you need, and the room will make the room as you need,"
Before Hermione could question-bomb him a book appeared in her hands causing her to stumble, immediately she opened the book and began reading causing Harry to shake his head.
"Emma and I found this room in our second year, it is great for training and study but be warned items made by the room like that book can not be taken outside, " he told them.
Hermione looked up when he said she couldn't take the book with her she hugged it to her chest, "That's not fair," she whined.
Marcus shrugged, "I didn't make the rules, also be careful not to leave anything whatever room you use because you may never get it back."
Hermione looked ready to explode at the thought of losing something she may have left in the room accidentally.
"Now while Emma and I don't use the room as often as we did in the past I will be using it from time to time to prepare for the task, think of this like the holodeck from Star Trek it can form almost anything," he told them Hermione nods while Harry looks lost.
Sighing Marcus closes his eyes and focuses on an old episode of Star Trek, a TV seems to melt out of a wall opening his eyes he walks to the TV and pushes a button turning it on and showing the opening credits of Star Trek The Next Generation, after a few minutes the scene where one of the crew members entered the holodeck telling the computer to begin a program set up for combat training.
Harry is glued to the screen while Hermione is bouncing on her feet, "The room can only make what you know unless it is books that have been brought to Hogwarts, the only books I've found that the room won't show are personal books like jurnals."
"Wow thinking of the possible things we can do here in this room, you can get so much training to survive the tournament and I can study without being bothered by someone like I do in the library," Hermione says while hugging Harry.
Harry just nods his eyes still on the TV but his face slowly turns red, coughing to get their attention again the TV fades away,
"Remember to be careful in here and that you do have a curfew you are lucky to have a common room just a few floors down, now that I've shown you the room I need to go," He told them as he walked to the door and leaving the two alone to figure out the room on their own.
Entering the suite and walking to the door of his and Emma's bedroom to find it locked, hearing voices from the other side he decided to just sit on the couch and wait for what they were talking about to be over.
As he sat Alice came from her room and crawled onto his lap, after she was situated he wrapped her into a hug, "Luna drug her in there as soon as we got here and sent me to get ready for bed,"
"Yeah I bet she is asking questions, Emma doesn't want to answer," he said after laying a kiss on the top of her head.
Alice just shrugged as she tried to cuddle closer, "Maybe but I don't think she will answer too many of them, she didn't when I asked her about why she used to sleep naked when you two saved me. "
He laughs when he hears that, "You are too young to know that but one day you may learn, for now just be our little ball of sunshine."
Alice nods slowly with her ear to his chest listening to his heart beating, sitting in silence for a while they both drift off to sleep.
Emma finally gets Luna to stop asking some embarrassing questions and or trying to give tips on what to do, which the younger girl really shouldn't know, to begin with.
Unlocking the door she opened it to find Marcus and Alice asleep on the couch with Snowball somehow curled up on his head while Zeke was against his leg, pulling her phone out she took a few pictures of them before remembering that she had a message.
Opening the message from the company that ran the CYOA they were a part of she read the message slowly to make sure she would not miss anything.
'Dear Mrs. Phoenix
Your question about the hybrid t800 and Your maid t800 Cameron has been forwarded to our research division via the artificial intelligence Mia, we are sorry to say that making the Cameron model a hybrid to better service their masters was never thought of until we received your inquiry after some testing we have found that it is possible to upgrade your Cameron but we must inform you that that should this happen she will become a fully functional female, meaning she will have emotions and will be able to bare children, also as the main wife this decision is yours to make but we suggest telling your husband to not confuse him over the matter.
Yours sincerely
#@$%$#%
After reading the message she puts the phone away for the time being she needs to think over what it would mean to change Cameron to be nearly human.
Walking over to the couch she reached out to lift Alice from his lap but his arms tightened around Alice, groggily his eyes opened as Alice also gripped him in her sleep.
"Time to get in bed while this is cute you two will be sore in the morning if I let you stay like this," Emma said with a smile.
Coming more awake he groans, "I have to get these moments in before she reaches her teenage years and thinks she is too grown up."
She laughed and tried again to lift the little girl this time without him holding on to Alice, she got her up into her arms and was almost immediately latched on by the tight grip of Alice.
After a small and cute fight to get out of Alice's grip, Emma put her to bed and then went to bed herself she found Marcus already in bed, and climbing into bed she was pulled against him.
"The message was about an upgrade for Cameron if we want she can be made into a hybrid, I think it may be a good idea to go through with it, the RnD people from the company never thought about it before I had Mia looking into it when I noticed Cameron seemed to want to hug you on the platform," she said as she lay her head on his chest.
Humming he wrapped his arms around her as he drifted off to sleep, snuggling closer to him she also fell asleep.
In the morning they were woken by the door opening and then Alice diving between them and almost immediately seems to fall asleep again, laughing Marcus pulled his arms out from under the covers to start tickeling her until she wriggled away from him and hid at Emmas back.
After that, they just lay in bed until Luna came through the door, and seeing them still in bed she too lept onto it laying at Marcus's other side she also seemed to want to go back to sleep.
It took nearly an hour to get the girls up after Luna joined them, hunger was what got them going after morning showers and packing the day's class material they went to the great hall for breakfast with only fifteen minutes to eat.
Morning mail had come with Burt sitting in the rafters waiting for his humans to arrive, swooping gown he dropped off a copy of the Daily Prophet sent to Marcus by Reeta Skeeter.
After giving a few slices of bacon, Marcus opened the paper to find some interesting articles.
'Hogwarts has two Champions for the Tri-Wizard Tournament.' the article went on to tell how both Marcus and Harry had been chosen.
There was a small blurb about Victor and Flur even getting the names spelled correctly which was amazing for Reeta because normally her spelling of names is atrocious.
It was the second article that got his attention, as he read he held the paper for Emma to be able to see as well.
'Headmaster and Potions Professor attack students in an attempt to force student to give up a claimed house'
'That's right my dear readers this intrepid writer went to our illustrious halls of learning to get the scoop on the Tri-Wizard champions when I came upon students who wish to remain anonymous discussing how Headmaster Dumbldore and Professor Severus Snape had singled out two seventh-year students, one of these students it our own Marcus Pheonix who had been chosen the previous night as a champion and his lovely wife Emma Phoenix nee Watson, Mrs. Phoenix had claimed a thought defunct house, the house of Prince and upon finding out that Professor Snape was a member of said the house she disowned him from the house, this stripped him of all family magic and knowledge.
Why did she do this most if not all will ask and your reporter has the answer, Snape was kicked from the family for disgraceful conduct, now most of you will ask what that disgraceful conduct was and I shall not leave my dear readers waiting, After staying late in the night hours going over the O.W.Ls and N.E.W.T scores for the past fifteen years.
Your favorite reporter has found that there have only been a few students scoring high enough to become a healer or auror, St. Mongos has also supplied this reporter with some juicy information and that is that they have not been able to hire Hogwarts graduats unless they spend time teaching what the should learn at Hogwarts.
What does that mean for our future will we have to look outside our borders for healers in a few years when our aging healers decide they are ready to retire?
Interviewing some former Hogwarts students who all wish to remain anonymous this reporter can only say that I am shocked, All of the interviews can be said in a few words.
Professor Snape is the worst to teach Potions classes, 'Instructions are on the board now get to work.' was the most common phrase said.
One person interviewed said that they wrote letters home after every class but upon returning home for Yule Hols their parents had never received the letters.
One must ask if is it possible that others have done the same and who would stop the letters, for I think it is the Headmaster, he has control over the wards of the school so keeping the complaints from reaching those who pay for the abysmal lessons... '
The article went on to give more about how the governors need to step in and fix the problem, Emma was chuckling after reading the article as the great hall was filled with loud exclamations over the article with several agreeing with the problems with the letters.
Alice and Luna we busy with breakfast so ignored the paper, today Luna had built a castle from bacon, and somehow the roof was made of overeasy fried eggs.
Coughing behind Marcus and Emma pulled them from their reading, they turned to find Professor Flitwick behind them with a worried look on his face.