August 22, 1991.

Castle Black.

Location unknown. Property under Fidelius.

UK

10:30 am.

To date, Harry/Jamie had never had so much fun. He could remember the last time he woke up in that nasty place, inside the cupboard under the stairs. Heard himself questioned about why. A memory of a dream remained behind his eyes.

Start of memory.

It was like watching an action movie. Two figures dressed in black entered a house. The two were shooting at other people inside the place. They moved like ninjas when they got caught in a corner. A smaller ninja was grabbed by the taller one and pushed to the side. The smaller one countered the move by stepping back to the original spot.

The smaller one was gunned down. The taller one pointed to the sniper and the guard walking up their way, dispatching both. The man took his mask off and then took off the mask and chest clothes of the one who was hit and revealed his partner to be a girl. He began crying and held onto her. She caressed his face and then died. He nodded and got his face mask back on. The assassin killed the rest, and as he was carrying the girl out, he got shot from a rooftop.

Harry felt bad for that couple, and then, the guy with the mask stepped up and began talking to him. "Hey kid, why are you crying?" asked the deadly-looking male.

"I don't know, I guess, you and she didn't deserve that," said Harry.

"We knew, Jane and I, we knew exactly what we were getting into before we stepped into the house," said the male with a gruff voice, then he smiled a crooked grin and said, "My name is Jamie, what's yours shrimp?"

"Hi, my name is Harry, nice to meet you," said Harry extending his hand. He remembered that that's what people do when they meet.

Harry noticed the guy looking into space. Harry turned to where he was looking and noticed a sky full of stars. Jamie smiled and said, "From the job, the only thing besides the adrenaline and Jane, that made it all worth it to me, is a night like this."

"They look so close," said Harry, looking at the vast sky.

"They are close," Jamie said and then sighed. "I don't understand what am I still doing here, but I am guessing that meeting you is not a thing of chance,"

A horrid baby gurgle interrupted both Harry and Jamie from their conversation.

Jamie jumped like a feline and moved closer to the source of the weird noises.

"What the fuck is that?" asked Jamie.

Harry laughed at Jamie for using bad words. Jamie turned and asked, "What?"

"You said the F word," replied Harry.

"Okay, yeah, I agree, you should not swear if the occasion doesn't require it. But in this case, tell me, does it apply or not?" asked Jamie to Harry.

Harry stared at the humanoid half-formed baby creature and shuddered. He turned to Jamie, and said, "You're right, that thing is disgusting,"

It was then that a beautiful couple made their appearance. The man and the child shared the indomitable mop of hair, and the lady with the deep red hair and emerald eyes spoke to the two people standing in front of them.

"I never thought I was going to see you again, and yet here you stand Harry," said the beautiful lady.

"Sorry, do I know you?" asked Harry with doubt. Usually, kind words made him wary.

"I'm going to take my time roasting both Peter and Albus when they get to this point," said the man to the sky.

"I'm sorry, you're right, that was rude of me. Hi, I'm Lily," said the red-haired beauty.

The posh man stared at Jamie and then Harry and said, "You're right, Lily how rude of me I'm James,"

Jamie then joined the dots and realised the couple shared several physical traits with him and Harry, he questioned, "Do I know you?"

"Not as well, as we know you," said Lily. James added, "Consider us… your new employers, the Potters."

To Jamie it made sense. He waited, "Our son has been made the victim of a system and to top it all off, he is considered a child of prophecy," continued James.

"Yes, as you can see, he is the victim, and we are unable to reach and help him," said Lily.

"Right, so I did die," said Jamie without surprise.

"Yep, and Harry received a beating that had him close to dying," said Lily with a coldness that chilled all three males.

"Fuck," said Harry.

James and Jamie turned and cracked a smile, while Lily, closed her eyes and added, "You took the words right out of my mouth, Harry."

"Everything is going to start changing Jamie," said James.

Lily said, "We need you to share a body with Harry. Since Harry was already sharing a space with that grotesque soul anchor, you will have no problem filling the vacant space. Unlike the filth, in ugly baby shape, you will manifest as an alter ego,"

Jamie looked at the shrimp and blinked, and then Lily added, "Remember Jane?"

Jamie turned like a dog when it found its mark. He nodded. Lily added, "She's doing the same thing, with Hermione, Harry's true love and fated mate."

"Oh, right, I met her, she's amazing!" said Harry.

All of the adults smiled, and Jamie asked, "So, what am I supposed to be, Jiminy Cricket for the shrimp?"

James smiled and Lily denied, with a half grin. "Yes, the voice in his head that makes him behave to keep himself alive," said Lily.

"You are aware that I'm an assassin?" asked Jamie.

Both James and Lily slowly nodded. Jamie smiled and said to the elder Potters. "Right, no coincidences, okay,"

"Hey, shrimp, want to be an assassin?" asked Jamie to Harry.

Harry stared into the wicked ninja, and said without missing a breath, "Yeah."

"You're on," said Jamie.

James and Lily got close to Harry and said, "Mind if we give you a hug before we have to leave?" asked Lily, Harry turned to Jamie, the alter ninja ego, who replied, "Yeah, say goodbye," Harry nodded and the Potters hugged their kid.

Jamie hated crying, but he knew these people deserved to be a family, and it was taken from them, just like Jane. Maybe the shrimp would forget, but for Jamie, this meant he had a score to settle.

End of Memory.

That had been close to two years ago. After he escaped the Dursleys, his life was one never-ending series of surprises, one after another. Then he remembered, "There was a girl, Mayonnaise or something, Mayonnaise Ranger," he smiled, "That's a silly name, it's probably wrong, meh,"

He shrugged and continued sparring with Sirius in his canine shape.

Then Anima stepped in and said, "Master Harry received a letter, from Hogwarts,"

Sirius shifted back to human and said, "Really?"

"Is that good or bad?" asked Harry.

"It's expected," said Lord Black, who stepped into the room. "Sirius," said the old man, "put a shirt on, and Harry," He turned to the boy, "take a bath, you smell like a dog,"

Harry grinned, nodded, and walked out of the room to clean up. Once Harry had vacated the room, the old man said, "Harry's vacation is over,"

Sirius nodded and said, "Back to basics with the wizarding world, then?"

A strange sight appeared, as both the elder and the young Black, stared and their smiles reflected a dark satisfaction. The elder and his heir could tell a Blackheart would stand to rule them all.