Summary: After the war Harry goes to Gringotts to deal with the consequences of robbing the bank. There he meets his account manager for the first time and learns several secrets that have been kept from him including his biological father's identity.
In typical Harry Potter fashion he ignores the world changing news until he can't any longer. Accompanied by his newly adopted son Teddy and his best friend George, Harry moves to New York with the goal of letting his father know exists and possibly forming a relationship with the man.
Ships: Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter/Tony Stark, Harry Potter/George Weasley, Harry Potter & Tony Stark, Peter Parker & Tony Stark
Tags: Parent Tony Stark, Harry Potter is Not a Potter, Tony Stark is Harry Potter's Parent, Civil War Team Iron Man, Not Civil War Team Captain America Friendly, Post-Movie: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Post-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Not Epilogue Compliant
Chapter One
Evie's Notes: Happy Saturday! I hope you all are having a wonderful week ! I have become recently obsessed with the "Tony is Harry's parent" tag and wanted to give it a shot myself ! I hope that you all enjoy the this new story .
Note: This story will not stick to cannon, I will be picking and choosing the parts I like of both cannons and making up some of my own lore so don't expect cannon compliance.
When one is Harry Potter, life shattering surprises are to be expected just about every other day. After the war, Harry had gone to Gringotts to negotiate the cost of the damage the trio had done when escaping with one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. While there he met with his account manager, Ironfang for the first time.
Apparently the bank had been trying to contact him for years, but his magical guardian Albus Dumbledore (and wasn't that a shock, Harry had always wondered just why Dumbledore seemed to have last say about what happened to him) had blocked all correspondence.
In said meeting Harry found out a lot of things, including his inheritance as the Potter and Black Heir, that being Master of Death gave him another Vault at Gringotts and that his parents' wills had never been read. Harry organized for their wills to be read, but unfortunately almost everyone named in them was dead. The good news was that Sirius' name was able to be cleared posthumously.
Included in their wills was a letter for Harry. Reading it through the first time Harry was convinced that this had to be a joke. On the third read through he simply shrugged and accepted the insane news, at this point he doubted he would ever be normal. The letter from his mum informed him that he wasn't actually the blood son of James Potter but instead an American Muggle named Tony Stark. Apparently the Potters have always struggled with infertility so James and Lily decided to have a threesome with a stranger who looked enough like James to ensure that they could have a child. After Harry was born, James magically adopted Harry making him part of the Potter line.
Initially, Harry had done his best to put the information out of his mind. He had just turned eighteen years old and had never had a father, he certainly didn't need one now. Instead he turned his attention to the repairs at Hogwarts and preparing for his first year as a teacher. The Defense position had already been filled, but Headmistress McGonagall had asked Harry to join the staff and redo the Muggle Studies program which was horrifically out of date.
Harry dived into the task with relish. He had so much fun updating the curriculum and dragging Hogwarts into the 21st century. Part of that was providing an internet presence for the muggleborns. Having swaths of children disappearing at age eleven to the middle of nowhere was a bit sketchy. Now at least the muggle borns, halfblooods and their parents could share that their children attended Hogwarts school for Gifted Children and show a website.
As the Muggle Studies teacher, Harry managed to convince McGonagall to make the class a core subject for all years. Harry taught the students not just muggle history and pop culture, but also math, science and English. His goal was that any student who left Hogwarts would be able to blend in and thrive in the muggle world. They had frequent field trips to muggle locations to learn and practice their "muggle skills".
Over the years Harry grew into himself. He started working out, saw a healer and had access to healthy food on a regular basis. He was finally starting to heal from the damage that living with the Durselys and being on the run for a year had done. He grew out his long curly hair, pierced his ears to Molly's disapproval and generally felt like himself in his own body for once.
Harry happily taught at Hogwarts for three years while co parenting with Andromeda. Teddy was growing up so quickly. The toddler kept everyone around him on their toes. In the beginning Kreature had been a major help, but the poor elf passed away a year after the Battle of Hogwarts.
Harry also got a lot closer to George Weasley after the war. The pair bonded over their grief and survivor's guilt, supporting each other through the first year. Before he knew it, Harry realized that George had become his best friend. Of course he was still close with Ron and Hermione, you couldn't go through everything they had together and just lose touch. George just seemed to get Harry on a deeper level and made him feel so seen.
The summer between Harry's third and fourth year teaching at Hogwarts Andromeda passed away of old age and a broken heart. Harry knew that he needed to be there for Teddy full time, he wouldn't let the boy grow up without family. Thinking about family had the letter from his mother brought back to the forefront of his mind. Despite how hard he tried, Harry couldn't get himself to stop thinking about his father, Tony Stark.
Especially after adopting Teddy, Harry felt bad for keeping the fact that he had a son from the man. Harry loved being a father, he couldn't imagine how betrayed he would feel if he had another kid somewhere in the world he didn't know about. Still, his research on Tony Stark showed that the man had been a notorious playboy in his youth had a very strict legal team. Paternity claims were promptly shot down by his terrifying legal team.
Stark was also going through a lot at the moment. Harry had watched plenty of news coverage about the "Civil War" between the Avengers to tell the man must be exhausted. He was working tirelessly with the United Nations to amend the Accords to protect the rights and freedoms of enhanced individuals. Despite not knowing the man, Harry couldn't help but feel impressed and proud.
Unfortunately for his father, America had pardoned the Rogue Avengers and brought them back to the states making them Tony's problem again. The Accords Committee had placed the Rogues on probation but were making Tony house them in the Avengers Compound and provide for them once again. It was obvious government bullshit.
It was George who gave Harry the final push to move to New York. His best friend shared that he was interested in leaving England and starting over somewhere new, somewhere where the ghosts of their dead didn't lurk around every corner.
The pair agreed to move to New York. George could own the store and invent new products across the pond while Lee and Angelina managed the day to day aspects of the Weasley's Wizarding Wheezzes.
Harry on the other hand applied to teach at the day school MACUSA ran in Manhattan. The school was called Prism Heights School for Gifted Children. It was considered to be a very exclusive prep school which was by invitation only. It was a Preschool through fifth grade school which provided the kids with the necessary skills they would need before attending Ilvermorny at age eleven. There were a number of these schools scattered across the states providing young witches and wizards a chance to interact years earlier than their British counterparts and a safe space to grow into their powers.
So at twenty one years old Harry Potter moved to Manhattan with his three year old son and twenty four year old best friend. Since they made the decision so close to the start of the new year, they hadn't had time to find a place to live choosing to stay in a hotel for the time being while Harry began the prep work for the new year and got to know his new coworkers.
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Tony was… in a word exhausted. Some days it felt like he had been going non-stop since Afghanistan. His latest struggle was the fact that the US government had agreed to pardon the rogue avengers and have them move back into the Avengers Compound. Tony was glad that he had already moved back into the tower when that news broke. He was overwhelmed and overworked but that was old news.
Tony was working in his workshop on an improved version of Rhodey's leg braces when he got an alert from Friday.
"Boss, Doctor Kent is asking for you in her office".
Tony frowned, Dr. Kent was the staff doctor who oversaw the physicals of the workers. She also handled all of the false paternity case testing.
"Is someone sick? Why does she need me?" asked Tony, but he was already closing down his projects and heading out the door. Many would say what they liked about Tony Stark, but he cared about his employees.
"Dr. Kent informed me that this is a paternity situation and that the DNA matched yours"
"I have a child!?" Gasped Tony, needing to sit down for a minute in shock. He had always been so careful, how did this happen?
"Dr. Kent asks that you join them as soon as possible" replied Friday.
"Let her know I am on my way, baby girl" replied a shocked Tony as he made his way into the elevator. He was a father! He never thought that this day would happen despite Pepper and Rhodey's jokes that it would. As he watched the numbers on the elevator tick down he swore to himself that if this was real he would be the best father he could be to his child.
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Stepping into the lab the first thing that Tony noticed was the child. He internally groaned, it seemed it was a false paternity claim after all, but if so why was he here? The kid couldn't be older than three and he had been with Pepper or pining after her that whole time.
"Dr. Kent, what can I help you with?" asked Tony guardedly.
The little kid, who did happen to look like Tony, sat between a messy haired young man with startling green eyes and a stocky red haired man.
"Dr. Stark, thank you for coming so quickly. I'd like you to introduce you to Harry Potter, George Weasley and Teddy Potter. Mr. Potter the elder here came in with a paternity claim. His DNA is a match"
"I have a son!?" gasped Tony.
"Hi yeah, that would be me" waved the dark haired man awkwardly. "Sorry to drop this all on you, I know you're a very busy man and all but I found out about the information and thought that you might like to know I exist. No pressure though"
Looking at the apparently British man more closely, Tony could see the similarities between him and himself. This was his child.
"Well it is good to finally meet you. I am so sorry that I didn't know about you earlier" said Tony.
"Yeah, it's not your fault" said the young man as he awkwardly scratched at the back of his head. "I found out in a letter and had no idea I was adopted before that" he shared.
"Why don't you come up to the Penthouse with me and we can talk further. Your friends are welcome to join us" suggested Tony, physically holding himself back from rapid fire questioning his kid who was not a kid.
"That sounds good. Come on Teddy bear" said Harry, picking up the kid and placing him on his hip. Tony had to guess that this was his grandson… he was a father and a grandfather?
"And who is this handsome young man?" asked Tony as the quartet made their way over to the elevator.
"This is my son Teddy," replied Harry proudly.
"It's nice to meet you Teddy, I'm your grandpa Tony" replied the man offering his hand for Teddy to shake.
Teddy giggled and shook it before hiding his face shyly in Harry's neck.
"This is my best friend George Weasley" added Harry as they stepped out of the elevator into the beautiful and modern penthouse.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Weasley," said Tony.
"Please call me George" said the man who Tony noticed only had one ear.
"Then please call me Tony" he returned. "Can I get you all anything to drink? Water, coffee, soda, juice?"
"I'll take a coffee if you're offering," said Harry. He pulled a sippy cup out of the bag he was carrying and gave it to Teddy. He also took out a few toy cars for the boy to play with as well.
"I'll take some water," replied George. The trio settled down on the bar seats in the kitchen as Tony bustled about fixing their drinks.
"So Harry, you said you found a letter?" asked Tony once they were all settled.
"Yeah, my parents were Lily and James Potter who you met in London twenty two years ago"
It took a moment, but Tony nodded, remembering the beautiful couple he'd met in a bar while overseas for a conference.
"They passed away when I was just a year old. They had left a letter about you being my biological father with their wills. Unfortunately due to the terrorist attacks happening at the time their wills were overlooked and not read until I came of age and was able to order them unsealed myself" shared Harry.
"Shi- I mean shoot" apologized Tony, looking at the toddler with wide eyes.
"It's fine, Teddy knows not to repeat any curse words he hears, and being around George's family there is plenty to go around" laughed Harry.
"I'm sorry kid. I swear I had no idea you existed or I would have taken you in when they passed" swore Tony. Sure he had been impulsive and irresponsible as a younger man but he knew that if Harry had been left to him he would have grown up earlier and taken care of his son.
"It's fine. You had no way of knowing you were my blood father. James adopted me once I was born and he and Lily didn't tell anyone" shrugged Harry.
"Where did you grow up? Please tell me you didn't go into the system" said Tony sadly.
"He would have been better off if he had" muttered George, only to get elbowed by Harry.
"Shut up" hissed Harry. "I grew up with my mom's sister and her husband. It wasn't the best but I survived" he shrugged.
"Riggghht" drawled Tony, not believing that for a moment but also having the common sense not to push at the moment. "With those accents I'm guessing you aren't local"
"No, we just moved over here two weeks ago for work, which gave us the perfect window to reach out to you".
"Oh what do you do for work?" asked Tony reeling over the fact that his son had literally just moved into the country.
"I'm a primary school teacher and George is an inventor. He owns a shop back in England which is being managed by friends while we're here" shared Harry.
"Oh, it's always a pleasure to meet a fellow inventor," grinned Tony. "And an elementary school teacher? That's an impressive calling. All the power to you" he praised.
"Yeah, Harry is a natural with children. He taught at a six through twelve school back in England before we moved here. He was one of the student body's favorite professor" bragged George.
Harry blushed at the praise.
"You must be excited for the school year to start soon," said Tony.
"Oh yes! I've had plenty of back to school meetings and spent a large amount of time setting up my classroom" shared Harry. "Teddy and George have been a big help!"
"What school are you teaching at?" wondered Tony.
"Oh, it's a private school downtown called Prism Heights," shared Harry.
Tony whistled, "That place is no joke. I'm impressed"
"Thank you, I was surprised by the invitation to apply and the interview process was in a word intense. I am happy with what I have seen of the community so far and even more that they will allow Teddy to start in the Pre-K program as well. Saves George from having to babysit while I'm at work. Some of his experiments can run away from him"
"Daddy!" Teddy whined, starting to get fussy. Harry shifted to place the little boy on the floor, allowing him to move around. He pulled a couple books out of his bag and handed them to the little boy who promptly laid down on the floor and began flipping through them.
"Can I ask about…" started Tony, looking pointedly at the little boy.
"Teddy is my son, but his biological parents were killed three years ago during the terrorist attacks. I was appointed his godfather and took the job seriously. I adopted him this past year when his grandmother who I was co-parenting with passed away" said Harry with a sad look.
"I'm so sorry, kid. You've only been here a short time and I keep somehow stumbling into upsetting topics.
"That's not your fault, my life hasn't exactly been an easy one" shrugged Harry, brushing off the apology.
George looked at his watch and paled when he saw the time. "Har, we gotta go if were going to make the meeting with the rental company"
Harry glanced at the time and winced. "I'm so sorry to run out on you like this, but we're still looking for somewhere to live and have a meeting with a real estate agent in half an hour. We really do have to get going" apologized the young man.
"Totally understandable. How about you guys come over for dinner tomorrow? I will have the chef whip something up for us" suggested Tony, not wanting them to go without a plan to see them again.
Harry looked at George who checked the calendar on his phone. "You have meetings at the school all day, but we are free afterwards" said the man.
"Perfect! How about six o clock? Is that early enough for the little guy?" asked Tony.
"Yeah, six works for us" grinned Harry, showing just how much he looked like Tony even with the long hair.
The adults quickly exchanged phone numbers before the British trio exited the living room heading to their appointment.
Tony sagged against the couch, emotionally exhausted. He still had so many questions about his new family member. Luckily the trio would be back the next evening for dinner and he could learn more about his son and grandson then. He was a father… and a grandfather! Shit he had to call Pepper and Rhodey!
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