

Avenging an Avenger
Harry Potter was very lonely. Yes, he had friends, a good job, and just finished his mastery in defense, but it was usually just him and his son all alone at night when everyone else had families and lives apart from them. When he learned by chance that he may actually have some living family, it should have been an easy decision to reach out to them. Unfortunately, nothing comes easily to Harry. Harry's biological father just had to be the most difficult person in the world to get a meeting to see, and the absolutely most suspicious when confronted with a paternity claim. Tony Stark was very lonely. He and Pepper had recently broken up. His friends had betrayed him, and he was now forced to live with the very same people who had hurt him. He didn't think he could take one more blow and stay standing under it. Tony didn't have family; he didn't know what to do with family; too bad Tony's family wasn't sure what to do with him either, but they were going to give it a hell of a try anyway.Rain lashed the rooftop of Stark Tower, the city lights smeared beneath a curtain of gray. Harry stood motionless, his cloak flaring in the wind, the unopened letter clutched in one hand—waterproofed with a simple charm, because magic, at least, was predictable. Below, the security drones had already scanned him, flagged him, and failed to stop him. That was the problem with magic: it didn’t register on radar.
Inside, Tony watched the feed, fingers hovering over the lockdown controls. "Another assassin," he muttered, pouring whiskey. But the face… too green-eyed. Too familiar. JARVIS hesitated. "Sir, biometrics indicate a 98.6% match to your genetic profile. Subject carries residual magical energy signatures."
Tony froze. "Run it again."
"Already did. Twice."
On the roof, Harry raised his wand, not to attack, but to show—Lumos. The light bloomed, pure and steady, illuminating the scar beneath his brow. A child’s drawing of a lightning bolt, forever etched in flesh.
Tony’s glass slipped. "No way."
The com crackled. "Mr. Stark. I know this is impossible. But I think… I think you’re my father."
Silence. Then the hatch burst open. Armed guards poured out.
Harry lowered his wand. "I didn’t come to fight."
But the choice was no longer his.




