Sirius woke up in the dead of the night, walked towards the kitchen, took one of the water pitchers the house-elves left for him and began drinking from one of the glasses next to it, after many scorns and lectures from Amelia about the disgusting act of drinking directly from the pitcher he got used to grab a glass.
After finishing his fresh water he went to the roof to look at the night sky before going back to bed, he was enjoying the night breeze when he heard a light swoosh and a small thud on the same rooftop.
"Rough night?" Sirius said to the dark figure that appeared behind him
"Actually it wasn't that bad, a couple small time crooks, although I did found Cheetah's hideout, an information I will pass to Wonder Woman" The deep voice spoke to Sirius then the dark figure man stood next to Sirius.
"Well I did told you that London isn't that exciting in terms of Supervillains" Sirius said
"I just need to keep the nights in check, even if it's not my city" The dark figure said
"You could take a night off, or let someone else take the mantle" Sirius said moving his eyebrows up and down
"I've told you countless times, the mantle is mine, I definitely won't let you borrow it" The Batman said
"Come on, at least let me borrow it once, I would look awesome in it, or at least let me just to use it with Amelia" Sirius said mischievously
"I won't let you have sex with this suit" Batman said in a stern voice
"Come on Batsy, I'm pretty sure that's how Damian and Helena were conceived" Sirius replied which made the Dark Knight blush
"I won't comment on that" Batman said
"Relax dude, I'm joking, although I wasn't entirely joking about you letting me borrow the suit, Amelia is getting tired of the same fantasies, especially the animagus one" Sirius confessed.
"Too much information Black, I hope you're joking" Batman said
"Maybe, maybe not, not even the greatest detective can tell if I'm joking or not" Sirius said. "So are you looking forward for the tour tomorrow?" Sirius said shifting the topic of the conversation.
"Honestly I'm a little worried, especially since he'll get a heavy weight over his shoulder, I don't know if we should keep with this plan" Batman said as he removed his cowl and showed his face to his friend.
"Easy Batsy, easy, I know you're afraid for the boy, but Harry is a strong kid, he is too much like both his fathers and his mothers, he'll manage and he loves you, he won't forget that" Sirius said smiling and placing a hand on his friend. Bruce smiled back and began remembering the night Sirius found out of his secret persona.
--Flashback--
It was a few years ago, Sirius and the gang once again was visiting Wayne Manor, it was four in the morning and the most immature of the Marauders was in the kitchen drinking a glass of microwaved milk, he hoped that the jet lag would subside soon.
He was about to go to his bed alongside his beautiful and sleeping wife when he heard a rustling, he stood on the kitchen frame and turn the light off seeing a person moving in the shadows, he cursed he hadn't grabbed his wand when he left the bedroom. The person, which by the sillhoute in the darkness could be described as woman, was walking up the stairs, he remained in the kitchen door frame looking for a better angle to attack, he remember that one of the knight armor's had a sword if only he could reach it.
Then as quickly as the woman climbed upstairs she came back with Alfred on tow, the gentle butler ran past him not notice him and went to the library, Sirius grew curious and followed them, he saw Alfred and the woman, who was wearing a very sexy cat like costume, change the hour in the big wood clock to 11:14, Sirius wondered why that hour but his thoughts were cut short when the clock moved to the side and Alfred and the cat woman walked inside the tunnel that appeared.
"All these years coming to this house and I never thought of looking for a secret passage" Sirius cursed at himself for his forgetfulness.
Sirius followed the dark tunnel to an impressive cave full of gadgetry, vehicles and computers, but what was more important was that there were a large number of Bat shaped symbols in the walls and computers. Sirius was amazed by all of this but then he heard a pained scream.
Sirius turned around and saw a dark grey bat costume dressed man lying on his back on a medical table with Alfred trying to stitch him over his injuries while the orange googles black Cat dressed woman was holding his legs, the man was also wearing a black bat shaped cowl and his bare chest showed many blood stained injuries and scratches and a severely hurt and bloody arm.
"Master Wayne you need to control yourself if you want us to help you! Miss Kyle what happened?" Alfred asked
"We were ambushed, Scarecrow and Killer Croc, Croc took advantage of the fear toxin and attacked him, Bruce had to battle both physically and mentally" The cat woman said
"Bruce?" Sirius asked stepping to the light, Alfred and the Cat woman turned around to see him shock and surprise on their faces.
"Sirius" The Cat woman said
"Mister Black" Alfred said.
"What the hell is going on here? Where are we? Why did you called that man Bruce? Is Bruce Wayne the Batman?" Sirius began his inquiry
"Sirius" The Cat Woman said removing her cowl showing her face and proving to Sirius it was Selina Kyle underneath "Bruce is Batman and you're on the Batcave, I could give you more answers but right now he is in immense pain and he is drugged on a fear toxin, so either you help or you don't" Selina said facing once again to Bruce who was still tossing and thrashing on the table.
Sirius ran upstairs leaving the sword he carried behind, he transformed into his animagus form to be faster he arrived at his bedroom and took some vials of potion, Amelia never woke up from her sleep "That woman sleeps like the dead" Sirius thought to himself as his dog form ran once again through the Manor.
He arrived and returned to his human form. "I've brought these, I hope it can help him" Sirius showed a dark stone like ball "Put this into his mouth, it tastes awful but it will cure him from the poison, I hope" Sirius added in the end, Alfred nodded and pushed the ball into Bruce's mouth, they waited a few tense moments and finally Bruce stopped thrashing, Alfred, Selina and Sirius let out a relief sigh, Alfred was about to cure his injuries when Sirius stopped him.
"Let me handle this as well" Sirius said taking a vial and dropping crystal clear drops on Bruce's injuries that begun to heal, in less than five minutes there were no trace nor scar of tonight's injuries only the dried stains of blood in the dark grey bat suit. Bruce's breathing rhythm began to stabilize and after a few seconds he opened his eyes, he tried to stand up only for Alfred, Selena and Sirius to stop him.
"Easy master Bruce, you just recovered from serious injuries" Alfred said
"What happened?" Bruce asked with difficulty
"Killer Croc mauled your arm and deeply scratched your chest" Selina said
"Then why am I uninjured?" Bruce asked as he sat straight
"That's because I put some essence of dittany on your injuries" Sirius said making Bruce finally taking notice that he was standing there in the cave.
"Sirius, why are you here?" Bruce asked looking at his butler and partner in crime.
"Well your kitten friend showed me the way, I must say Bruce I'm pretty impressed with this cave" Sirius commented. "So after years telling me that Batman was a freak who shouldn't be trusted, it turns out that you are said Bat Man, were those lies?" Sirius asked shifting his tone from silliness to serious
Bruce let out a sighed before beginning to speak. "You know that my parents were killed in front of me, I didn't know it yet but that day I became Batman, I swore that day that I wouldn't let any other kid live the nightmare I just suffered, so I studied, I trained and I transformed into this, as Batman I fight the criminals that terrorize my city, as Bruce Wayne I help the people in need to avoid that the need becomes greed." Bruce said to Sirius standing tall in front of the wizard.
Sirius smirked seeing the man's determination on his eyes. "Very well, just wanted to make sure you were the freak you say you are" Sirius began laughing. "So… can I ride any of your vehicles? I promise I'll be careful" Sirius said smiling broadly.
After that night Sirius began assisting in some degree the Bat Crusade, more often than not Bruce's injuries would be too severe or too inexplicable for the personnel in Gotham General Hospital so Sirius with his potions or spells could help make the recovery much faster, Sirius also make arrangements onto Bruce, Selina and the Robin and Batgirl's suits with a special crafted Notice-Me-Not charm that could be turn on and off at will even if the user wasn't magical. He wasn't surprised that Dick, Jason, Tim, Barbara, Stephanie and Cassandra were in this crusade as well.
Flashback ends.
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The next morning all of the children, Harry, Helena, Damian, Draco, Susan, Reggie, Jimmy and Amelia and Sirius' three year old triplets Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka were eating their breakfast alongside their parents and uncles. The kids were having a pleasant and excited conversation about today's tour.
Harry, Susan and Draco jumped inside the enchanted Rolls Royce so that everyone had more than enough space and they wouldn't be cramped together, Narcissa, Sirius and Bruce were representing the chaperone adults. When everyone was settled in Bruce drove towards the Leaky Cauldron on Charring Cross Road.
They finally arrived and sat on a table inside the bar, they were waiting for Grandma Minnie and the other students to arrive so they decided to order a couple of sandwiches just to pass the time, for Bruce, Harry and company it was the first time they tasted pumpkin juice which it was delicious and fresh though Bruce had to admit he enjoyed drinking this over the firewhisky Sirius brought two years ago.
The minutes passed and the family continue waiting, Copper, Harry's snake, slithered through the table playing with her master's cousins and siblings and getting fed from almost everyone on the table.
The leaky cauldron's door opened and from it stepped Grandma Minnie followed by three parents with their respective children. There was a dark skinned woman with a similar tone boy following, a well-dressed man guiding his equally dressed boy with very stylized haired like a "proper" gentleman and finally a woman with perfect teeth walking alongside her bushy haired daughter.
"Ah my family, it's nice to see you all here" Grandma Minnie said as she guide the group to the table in which the Wayne and the Black were sat on.
"We wouldn't miss it for anything in the world" Bruce said
"And this is the Leaky Cauldron, you can always get a nice meal or a room to rest and the most important aspect is the entrance to the Diagon Alley in which you'll get every school supply your children will need" Grandma Minnie said to the people in front of her.
The family stood up and began introducing themselves, Narcissa and Draco approached the woman and her son, Sirius and Susan introduced themselves like proper lords to the well-dressed man and his son, and Bruce and Harry shook hands with the woman and her daughter.
"Hi, my name is Bruce Wayne and this is my son Harry" Bruce said giving the woman his charming smile but the woman was shocked instantly
"Wait Bruce Wayne?" The woman asked
"Yes" Bruce responded
"THE Bruce Wayne" She asked again
"Yes" He answered back again.
"The Bruce Wayne, CEO of Wayne Enterprises" She asked
"As far as I know yes, why?" Bruce asked
"Your company is in conjunction with our small dental clinic, thanks to your insurance and dental plan you put us on the map" The woman said proudly and happy giving the man a big smile. "I'm sorry, where are my manners? my name is Doctor Emma Granger from the Granger and Granger dental clinic and this is my daughter Hermione" She said placing her hands on her bushy haired daughter who gave the father and son duo a big smile showing the braces on her teeth.
"You have a beautiful daughter ma'am" Bruce said
"Thank you, she's our pride and joy" Emma commented "I must say that I'm still shock that a man of your social status could bring his son to a wizard school in Britain" Emma added
"Status has nothing to do with trying to receive a proper education, I always believe that knowledge should be shared and always strive for and apply it in favor of mankind, I taught Harry to feel the same" Bruce said which made the mother and daughter smile.
"You're so wise Mr. Wayne, it's not something you'll see in the magazines on the clinic" Emma commented.
"Well those magazines always focus on my "playboy" persona instead of my altruistic work" Bruce commented
"I totally get it" Emma said
"But returning to your question I did was shocked when Harry made his first accidental magic, he blew the microwave up because it burnt his fingertip" Bruce joked which made Harry blush in embarrassment.
"With our Hermione was something like that, she wanted a book out of her reach and she got it while sending a small explosion to the bookshelf, she got scared and ran to my arms" Emma finished laughing, embarrassing her daughter in the process. "So did Minerva McGonagall appeared on the door or how did you found out that Harry was magical?"
"Well actually I known Minerva and Harry's godfather Sirius before Harry had his accidental magic, she's married to my butler and Sirius is a good friend" Bruce explained
While the adults were talking and embarrassing their children Harry approached the shy looking girl
"Hi, I'm Harry, I like your hair" Harry commented at the girl which made her blush "Dad always says that when meeting new people is a good trait to tell them a compliment" Harry offered a sympathetic smile to the girl
"I'm Hermione, I like your eyes, heterochromia right?" She asked
"Yes, dad says I got one of his and one of mom's" Harry added. "You seem nice, would you like to be my friend?" He asked taking the girl by surprise
"My friend? Why?" She said grabbing a lock of her hair and curl it around her finger.
"Well I'm a good judge of character and you seem friendly though a little shy, I also noticed that you like to read and you play the piano" Harry commented which earned him a surprised look from Hermione
"How did you knew that?" –She asked
"Well the fact that your satchel has a book peeking from the side, your hands shows small scars made with paper which tells me that you're an avid reader and more often than not you turn the page to quickly, aside from that your hands are neatly cared and your fingers spread out like if you were trying to reach from a B to another B" Harry said to an astonished girl "Sorry, sometimes I do that, I've read too many Sherlock Holmes adventures" Harry joked
"You like Sherlock Holmes?" She asked
"Yes, actually I enjoy any detective story, crime, fantasy or science fiction, what are your favorite stories?" Harry asked the girl in front of him.
"Well I do enjoy Sherlock as well, but I'm more into Agatha Christie novels, I like fantasy as well which is a good thing since I'm literally going to live in a fantasy world" Hermione smiled at him.
As the group advanced Harry and Hermione made quick talk about their lives and their hobbies, Harry learned that she didn't had any friends nor siblings which made Harry sad but he hugged her making her blush and reaffirming that he was her friend now. Hermione on the other hand learned that the boy was well mannered and had knowledge of many things but wasn't the gloating or vain type one would expect from the son of a multibillionaire.
They kept talking about the different stores Grandma Minnie showed, Hermione, just like Harry, was seeing for the first time the stores of the Diagon Alley, after the tour the parents stopped at Ollivander's, Madam Malkin's Robes for all occasion or Flourish and Blotts to inform themselves about the prices and products the children would need. Bruce seeing how his son had made quick friends with the Granger girl decide to not split them up and began shopping alongside Dr. Granger, Emma, as she told him to call her.
It was almost sunset and the tour was almost over, Harry gave Hermione his cellphone number so they could keep in touch although he was reminded by his father that they would only be in England for one more week which meant that when they return to Gotham they would be on a different time zone.
"I guess I'll see you later Harry" Hermione said blushing
"Yes, until later, though we could make a call or see each other before I go" Harry offered
"I'd like that" She said almost in a whisper. Both kids wave each other goodbye with a smile on their faces. The Black and the Wayne regroup on the Leaky Cauldron once again but this time Bruce and Harry stay behind, Bruce giving Sirius the keys to the car and Sirius giving Bruce a golden key.
"Come Harry, we've got business to attend" Bruce said to his confused son. Bruce was dead silent as they walked through the alley
"Dad why are we going to the bank?" Harry asked, his eyes showed his worry
Bruce looked at him, knelt to be level eyed to his son, place a hand on his shoulder and said "Because we need to tell you something about your heritage, your true heritage"
Harry looked at his father but nodded. Their moment was interrupted by two people approached
"Good evening Harry" The elderly man said
"Good evening Uncle Nelson, good evening Uncle Ted" Harry said to the elderly man and to the slightly older man. "What are you doing here?" Harry asked
"Why don't we enter the bank son, it will be better and we will have more privacy" Uncle Nelson said, he wasn't using his Dr. Fate persona since it would be too flashy for this kind of meeting in the middle of a crowded place.
The group approached to one of the tellers and Ted Tonks approached the Goblin.
"Good evening teller Firenblaze, may your sword bathe on the blood of your enemies" Ted said confusing Harry "We need to see the Potter account manager" Ted said after exchanging pleasantries with the teller.
"Very well, Griphook" The teller said and another goblin came as quick as his short legs allowed him. "Take these gentlemen into the Potter account office" Firenblaze said dismissing the group and taking his attention to the next person in line.
They walked and Harry began analyzing the marble building, the intricate ornaments, the carvings on the desk and the mountains of gold the goblins kept counting galleon by galleon. After a few moments they arrived at the Potter Account Manager's office, in it there was an elderly goblin which name plate said Frankbolt.
"Mr. Tonks, may your vaults flow with riches" Frankbolt spoke
"Frankbolt, may your decisions bring the most of treasures" The blonde bellied man said to the goblin
"I see that you finally brought Heir Potter to see me" Frankbolt said which made Harry wide eyed and surprised
"What?!" Harry said.