Oh my god I am so so so sorry guys. You will not believe the past, what is it now, almost 11 months? I was only going to take a week off then life just kept throwing stuff at me left right and centre which made me lose my passion for writing. Only within the past week - week and a half that I've been able to get back into this.That's not to say I never planned to never come back, quite the opposite actually. Ive been planning the future of this story the entire time I've been away, to the point now that I have the whole story planned. I've got so much planned I might have to cut some of it. I'd love to tell you guys but I don't want to spoil it.

Anyway, as an apology for being gone so long I'm working on two one-shots that will be prequel to this story. One will focus on Harry and Hermione's forth year. It will mainly be a quick summary of their year and will focus on my changes. I mean there's no point writing all that up when people already know what happened. I do also plan to referance it in future chapters, so while you don't have to read it you might not know exactly what I'm talking about when I referance it. This story will either be called A Remarkable Yule Ball or A Remarkable Forth Year and will be a Avengers Harry Potter crossover if you want to find it that way.

The second one-shot will focus on Master Chief, The Arbiter and Cortana. It will basically just explain how they arrived and where they were before hand. It was also serve as a way for me to tell Halo Avengers crossover fans about this story. It'll be called A Remarkable Entrance and be a Halo Avengers crossover.

One last thing, if you remember on my first chapter I said I would update this story every Sunday and as you can see from this update that will ko longer be the case. This is only so I can go at my own pace and don't wear myself out again.

Anyway, with that all said on with the story!

To Steve having Stark pushed onto him might have been one of the most uncomfortable experiences of his life. Thankfully it didn't take long for Tony to recover and lift himself off Steve. Looking out at the night sky outside the Quinjet Tony said "Now there's that guy."

"Another Asgardian?" Natasha asked them.

"That guy's a friendly?" Steve asked. He had read about Thor on the ride to the Helicarrier and while the guy that just took Loki looked exactly like him, he had just fought them – with ease it seemed – so Steve didn't think anyone would blame him for questioning it.

"Doesn't matter," Tony told them, "If he frees Loki, or kills him, the Tesseract's lost." With that said Tony started walking to the edge of the ramp.

"Stark, we need a plan of attack" Master Chief told him.

"I have a plan." Tony told them, "Attack." With that said Tony flew out of the Quinjet towards where Thor had taken Loki.

As Steve watched Tony fly out of the Quinjet he turned to The Arbiter and Master Chief telling them "You two go after him, I'll catch up."

Nodding at him, both ran towards the ramp of the Quinjet. "You really need to stop jumping out of things Chief" Cortana told him sighing before both Master Chief and The Arbiter jumped head first off the end of the ramp, disappeared from Steve's view.

With that Steve turned towards Natasha and Bobbi. Pointing to Harry he told them "Get him to the Helicarrier. Then met us back here." Without waiting for a reply Steve grabbed one of the parachutes.

"I'd sit this one out, Cap." Natasha told him.

"I don't see how I can." Steve said back as he straps on his chute.

"These guys come from legend, they're basically Gods." Bobbi told him.

"There's only one God ma'am, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." Steve told her has he grabbed his shield. He looked towards Harry before telling them, "keep him safe." Jumping head first out of the Quinjet straight after everyone else.

-o0o-

Landing on the edge of a cliff, Thor threw Loki towards the ground letting him slide slightly as he did. After hearing from Heimdall that Loki was alive Thor wasted no time in trying to convince his farther to send him after his brother. It took some effort on his father's part, dark magic wasn't something someone just dabbled with every now and again, but they managed to get Thor to Midgard, Thor just wished this was the happy reunion he was hoping for. Heimdall had told him what Loki had done, that he had killed people. Thor knew Loki, he wouldn't do something like this, this wasn't the Loki he knew, and Thor was determined to find out if that Loki could still be saved. But that, sadly, wasn't his priority, right now at least.

"Where's the Tesseract?" Thor asked towering over Loki. Tesseract first, Loki second. No matter how many times Thor thought it, it never helped.

Looking up at him Loki replied sarcastically "Oh-ho, I missed you too."

Ignoring the way his heart stuttered at hearing Loki say that, Thor set his face telling Loki "Do I look to be in a gaming mood?"

Seeming to ignore Thor's hostile attitude Loki got up off the ground and looked at him, asking Thor "How much Dark Magic did the All-Farther have to muster to bring you hear? And what do you do? Waste it trying to track me down? You could go visit that girl here, I'm sure you'd love that. Really you should be thanking me."

Frustrated Thor dropped Mjolnir and advanced on Loki.

-o0o-

Slowly Chief and Arbiter crept up the hill Cortana had predicted Loki and the other Asgardian, Thor according to S.H.I.E.L.D's records, had landed on, according to their flight pattern. Taking cover behind a rock they could hear them both talking to each other. Holding up his hand Chief indicated Arbiter to hide behind the rock opposite him. Once he did so Chief was about to tell him to advance on them before he was stopped by Cortana's voice. "Wait a sec Chief." She told him, "Thor's interrogating Loki. Maybe it would be best to let them continue."

"She has a point Spartan" The Arbiter agreed, "He might have more luck then we would, they are brothers after all"

Nodding in agreement they both went back to watching them. Noticing that Tony was no where to be seen Chief asked "Cortana, where's Stark?"

Coyly, Cortana replied "I may have scrambled his AI, J.A.R.V.I.S, in order to give us time to get to Thor." Before Chief could reply, Cortana continued "In my defense, he didn't seem to be in the best frame of mind."

Sighing, Master Chief excepted her reasoning before turning his eyes back to Thor and Loki.

After watching Thor and Loki for a few minutes Chief came to the conclusion that they weren't going to learn anything they wanted to out of their conversation, other then some vague lines about the power of the Cube and that Loki had no idea where it is. Signaling to the Arbiter, they rounded the corner, weapons drawn, only to watch Tony fly passed them and crashing to the forest below with Thor.

Smirking at them, Loki stated "Well wasn't that anti-climatic. I really was excited to see you there fight."

Ignoring his comment The Arbiter walked out to him, before hitting him around the head with the but of his Energy Sword, seemingly knocking him out. "Captain" Chief called down his comm link, "Loki's secured. Stark engaged Thor, though I have no idea where he is ."

As he said the night sky was lit up with lightning raining down from the sky on a specific spot within the forest. "I think we do now" Steve replied, "what's Loki's current status?"

"Unconscious" Chief replied.

"Good" Steve told him as another explosion rocked the forest, "Best you go stop them from levelling the forest, I'll check Loki on my way though before meeting up with you."

"Copy that" Chief responded before turning to The Arbiter, "Captain Rogers wants us to meet up with Stark and Thor, stop them from doing any serious damage."

"Yes" Arbiter agreed, watching the forest below being illuminated from their fight "I believe that to be a reasonable concern."

"That's an understatement" Cortana commented before Chief and Arbiter took off down the hill.

Sprinting down the hill The Arbiter used his momentum to jump up and run along the branches while Master Chief sprinted across the forest floor. Spotting the two right in front of them Chief and Arbiter ran as fast as they could to them. Just as Thor was about to bring down is hammer on Tony, The Arbiter jump from his position in the trees and tackled Thor as Chief went over to help Tony up.

Just as Tony had gotten up The Arbiter flew past them, going through a tree or two in the process. Walking in front of Tony Chief held out his hands towards Thor in a calming gesture saying "We're not here to fight you. Please, stand down."

Seeming to not be interested, Thor throws his hammer at Master Chief, only to be blasted by Iron Man for it. The Arbiter and Master Chief walk up next to Tony before all advancing on Thor.

-o0o-

Before Natasha had even got out of her seat, there were already three medics standing around Harry before starting to wheel him out. As she and Bobbi walked off the Quinjet, they were met by a grim looking Fury. "Talk" he ordered them "Tell me everything."

As they walked with the medics Natasha and Bobbi told Fury everything. Them finding Loki, the fight that followed, Harry's injury and running into Thor. By the time they'd finished the story they where watching the doctors check over Harry. It was manic, watching all the doctors running around trying to stabilize Harry. About an hour in and the doctors seemed to have calmed down. One of the doctors, Doctor Campbell, came out to give them an update on Harry's condition.

"He's stable for now, but just barely" the doctor told them, "But he needs a blood transfusion as soon as possible. But due to his blood..." Doctor Campbell paused, looked around, to check no one was within hearing range, then turned back to them, "type we're not sure if anything we have would work." He continued "We feel like the best option would be to use blood that has something extra to it, you could say. We think he might be able to pull through using what we have but he has a higher likelihood of survival if you can find someone willing without regular blood."

"Damn" Bobbi replied "That's not a long list. How long has he got?"

"A few hours" Doctor Campbell answered "three maybe four at max."

"That just shortens the list even more, not many on that list that could get here in that time" Natasha said, thinking out loud "My blood's been altered. Could you use mine?"

"We had already check your medical records" the Doctor Campbell told her, "Your blood is to similar to regular human blood. Out of all the medical records we checked only three came back where their blood was altered enough to where it could be compatible. Captain Rogers, John 117 and Bruce Banner. We ruled Doctor Banner out for obvious reasons, and with us not knowing where John came from yet, we think it could be too much of a risk to try his."

"So that just leaves Rogers" Fury stated, "Which could be a risk in of itself. Who knows what Rogers' blood might do to Potter."

"We realize that" Doctor Campbell informed him, "But it's the only hope we have to guarantee his chances"

"Alright then" Fury said, "Agents Romanoff, Morse. Get Rogers back here as soon as possible. No matter what he has to be on that Quinjet, understood?"

"Yes sir" they replied before running back towards the Quinjet. They had a Captain to find.

-o0o-

Metal hitting metal could be heard echoing throughout the forest, with a small interlude of flashing light peppered in. Tony had just been knocked back by Thor before he'd turned to Arbiter, who was coming up behind him, only to throw him on his back and then get knocked over by Master Chief , who was hiding behind a rock waiting for Arbiter's distraction. Frustrated, Tony pulled himself off the ground and used his repulsers to boost himself into the air. As he came down he readied his right hand into a fist, which smashed down onto Thor's face.

Turning around to face Thor again, weapons to bear, Tony readied himself alongside Master Chief and The Arbiter, who had readied their Assault Rifle and Plasma Rifles respectively, only to be hit by a very patriotic looking shield.

"That's enough!" Steve called from the top of a knocked down tree. "Now I don't know what you're doing here..."

"I'm here to put an end to Loki's schemes!" Thor called out in retort.

"Prove it. Put that hammer down" Steve ordered him.

"Wait Captain!/Yea no bad call we loves his ham..." Both Master Chief and Tony called out. Before they could both reply Thor knocked them down with lightning before turning to Steve and asking him, "You want me to put the hammer down?"

Before anyone could say anything else, Thor jumped up, hammer at the ready, preparing to strike Steve. Anticipating this, Steve brought his shield up to protect him. The result was a shockwave that through everyone back knocking them all down.

As they all stood up they took a second to all look at each other before Steve asked "Are we done here?"

Before anyone could answer a S.H.I.E.L.D Quinjet landed in front of them all, in the gap left by the shockwave. Agent Romanoff was standing in the doorway to the back of the Quinjet and called out "Hey! Are you guys done?"

Ignoring her question, Steve ran up to her and asked "How's Harry doing?"

"He's stable" she replied "But we need you back ASAP. He needs blood and the doctors think your the only donor who is close enough to give him a fighting chance."

Nodding at her he ran up the gap to the Quinjet, turning back to tell her "We'll need to make a quick stop" He pointed towards a hill not to far away, "Loki's up there. Last I checked he was still unconscious."

"I shall retrieve my brother" Thor volunteered.

"Yea no. You're the reason we're still out here in the first place. I can get him, at least we know I'll bring him back."

"You promise to bring him back?" Natasha asked looking directly at Thor, trying to find any hint of dishonesty.

"I swear" Thor replied honestly.

"Go" she told him before turning around to walk back up the Quinjet's ramp.

Not needing anymore prompting, Thor spun his hammer around and took off toward where his brother was. By the time Tony, Arbiter and Chief were settled in Thor had returned with a still unconscious Loki. "Right then" Bobbi said "Next stop, the Helicarrier"

-o0o-

The silence in the Quinjet was almost deafening. The only sound that could be heard was the soft padding of Steve pacing from one end of the Quinjet to the other. Thor sat to one side of the Quinjet, guarding Loki from one side, while The Arbiter guarded on the other. Thor had been giving The Arbiter a strange look, much like the one Loki had given him earlier since their fight had finished, though Arbiter had yet to ask him what the looks were for. On the other side of the jet sat Chief, opposite the Arbiter, and Tony a few seats down.

Chief seemed to be having some sort of conversation with Cortana with how he been moving his head for the past few minutes. Finally, it seemed whatever conversation, though argument might be a more accurate description with the way he seemed to almost sigh, had ended and he removed her chip from the back of his helmet.

"Hey Cap" Cortana called out. Seemingly breaking whatever trance he had been in before turning to her, he answered, "Yes Cortana"

"I wanted to talk about Harry" She said.

That got his attention instantly. He straightened up before asked "What about him?"

"I just-" She sighed, in a way that someone that is about to point out something that they'd rather not, as if expecting an argument. "I don't feel comfortable having Harry on this, well on this team I guess you could call it." She turned back to Chief as if waiting for some sort of permission. Reluctantly, Chief nodded. Turning back to Steve she picked up where she left off "When I was made my creator, Dr Catherine Halsey, used a copy of her own brain to create me. In doing so I have a similar thought process to her, though I do think independent and I don't come to the same conclusions she would. I say this because my creator also made John who he is today."

At that everyone tried to Chief as if expecting him to explain. He gave no explanation. Cortana continued "She took 75 children from their homes." You could hear a pin drop. The whole jet had gone silent. Nobody spoke, all with varied levels of horror on their faces. The Arbiter was the only one who didn't react. "She replaced them with clones that would die within a few weeks. They were then trained to be soldiers, only six years old..." She paused, the emotions getting to much for her. One of the human elements she still retained. "They were trained until the age of fourteen where they would go through a treatment similar to yours Captain. Except it wasn't perfected to the point yours was. It was dangerous."

Cortana went silent for a minute or two, as if gathering herself before continuing "30 died. Their bodies not able to handle the augmentations. Another twelve washed out. Crippled due to the procedure. John is one of the 33 that survived." At some point she had found herself staring into the middle distance. Going back to focus on Steve she ignored the look of horror that seemed stuck to his face. "I tell you this not to pity John. I'm telling you this so you can understand where I'm coming from. What my creator did... there are no words to describe how I feel about it. She feels the same. She regrets her choices, her decisions, to this very day. While she did all she could to make up for it. She knew she never could. I feel that if I let this go by without speaking out, telling you how I feel, doing what I can to try to stop it, I would be just as bad has her."

As Cortana finished Steve hung his head. Letting the new information wash over him so he could absorb it. To think someone could do that to children was unthinkable to him. Until just now anyway. He, too, had been experiencing doubt over whether Fury was right in recruiting Harry. He was fourteen, just like those kids in Cortana's story. He had been, is right now, so close to dying. Could he do it? Could he stand and watch Harry get hit again? A hit he might not come back from? Before Steve could voice his thoughts someone else spoke up.

"But that's assuming Harry is like those other kids. Or that he's in the same situation as them" Tony Stark replied. "Do you guys not remember what I told you before? He been up against worse before. Yes, he got hurt but don't we all at some point? Don't tell me none of you have been injured before. Ok, sure, Harry could use some work but so has everyone else." Tony sighed as he looked down, "It's unfair to believe Harry can't do this purely because of his age. It could have been anyone in his place, would we have thought any less of their ability?"

"I agree" a booming deep voice said behind him. "I do not know the specifics of your conversation but it sounds like..." Thor looked to Tony for clarification on his name.

"Tony Stark" Tony replied.

"Tony does know" Thor continued, "While I cannot comment on this 'Harry' I do know one thing. War, battles, fights. They bring loses. Whether that is physically or mentally. War doesn't discriminate. It doesn't take it easier on the weak or young. Sometimes no matter the warriors skill, they fall. To make peace with that makes you a better warrior."

"Thor's right" Master Chief agreed, standing up next to Tony. "There are loses in war. That is something that can't be help. But sometimes a single person can lessen that lose. If Harry still wants to fight, I say we let him. We've only just met him, what right do we have to take away his choice?"

"You must see Spartan, that Cortana's statement does hold some truth, does it not?" The Arbiter replied with, "On Sanghelios children are treasured, innocent. While they are trained to fight it is more of a game then true warrior training. You only become a true warrior once you have matured and... she is right about her story Spartan. Whether you see it that way or not, what she did to you was unacceptable. How can we put someone like Harry through a situation similar to that? Even if he has already experienced lose shouldn't it be our job to lessen the amount of lose he experiences?"

"What do you think Cap? You've been quite throughout this hole discussion." Tony asks him.

-o0o-

"He's going to need an out in a minute" Natasha observed.

"Yeah" Bobbi agreed, "Once Arbiter's finished they're going to turn to him. He's the only one who hasn't spoken up. Well besides us."

"Yes, but they probably think we'll just go along with Fury" Natasha reasoned.

"Yea but just because we're agents doesn't mean we agree with everything he says. Or that we'll try to convince them that his idea is a good idea. Especially if we don't a agree with it."

"Don't you?" Natasha asked "Agree with it I mean?"

"I see and understand both opinions, but I don't know what I would say if they asked me." Bobbi looked at Natasha, seeing the gears turn in her head. "What about you?"

"Why shouldn't try and push them towards what Fury wants? I mean we're his agents. He also has a good point, Harry could be incredibly useful against Loki."

Sighing Bobbi told her "Sometimes, Natasha, you need to think as a person, and not a S.H.I.E.L.D agent." This statement left Natasha with a stubborn but thoughtful look on her face.

"What do you think Cap? You've been quite throughout this hole discussion."

"Well, that our queue" Bobbi said while standing out of her seat. "I'll go talk to the boys and Cortana, you try and reassure Cap. Help him make the right choice for him, not S.H.I.E.L.D."

After that Bobbi turned towards Steve asking him "Hey Cap. I need to stretch my legs, what a seat?"

"Uh... Yes that would be appreciated Agent Morse" Steve replied, looking thankful he wouldn't have to answer Tony.

As he sat down Natasha was silently cursing her friend. Why did she have to help Rogers? At least with the rest of the guys and Cortana she could try and convince the majority that they needed Harry which would then make it easier to convince Rogers. Now she had to do it the other way round. We no better time like the present.

"Conversation get a bit to tense for you there Rogers?"

-o0o-

Steve was glad that Bobbi had given him an opportunity to get out of that conversation. He still needed to process everything in his head. While he had still been thinking about the possibility of talking to Fury about removing Harry it wasn't a determined choice. Both sides had valid reasons for their choices. He was just glad he could sit here and think it over for a second.

"Conversation get a bit to tense for you there Rogers?"

Or maybe not.

"You could say that" Steve replied hoping he could retreat back into his inner thoughts.

"I guessing that you're leaning more towards Cortana and Arbiter's thoughts on the matter?" Natasha guessed.

"It's not that simple ma'am. While the do bring up good points so does Tony. Harry has been through a lot, experienced a lot. If his stories are to be believed."

"They are." Natasha informed him, "From what we've discovered about the last four years of Harry's life, he has shown time and time again he has been able to defy the odds, one way or another."

"Yes, but he is still just a kid. Even then Harry deserves to have a say as well and I just..." Steve stopped, he looked worn down, defeated. "I just don't know what to do." He finished in a small very un-Captain-America-like voice.

Natasha looked at him in that moment, really looked at him, and for the first time since meeting him, she was able to see Steve Rogers not the persona people normally saw. It was in this moment that she decided she couldn't try to make him decide to keep Harry on the team. The decision alone looked to be killing him, let alone the consequences of that decision. Sighing, Natasha centered herself before telling him "It sounds to me like you're using your head to much. You're over thinking it. Getting yourself confused and overcomplicating the issue." Steve turned his head to the side to look at her as she continued, "The Captain America I read about always sounded like he listened to his heart more then his head. " She turned to him and gave a small smile "Maybe that's all you need to do."

Smiling at her too, Steve said "Maybe I do... Thank you Agent Romanoff."

"Natasha" She told him.

"Natasha" Steve agreed.

-o0o-

"All I'm saying is give Harry a chance, from the stories I've heard he's bounced back from worst." Tony told the group.

"Yes bu-" Cortana started but was interrupted.

"You wanted to know what I think Tony?" Steve asked getting up from his seat at the cockpit.

"About time Capsicle"

"So?" Cortana asked, "What do you think Captain?"

Standing in front of everyone Steve told them "Harry stays, as long has he wants to, but" he continued before Cortana or The Arbiter could interrupt him, "While we're not out looking for the Cube he will have to be training and if this happens repeatedly I will talk to Fury about removing Harry from the team."

"It's not what I was hoping for but" Cortana sighed, "It's good enough. For now"

"I agree. It isn't what I was hoping for but it will do. I just hope you understand what you are doing." The Arbiter told him.

"Glad to see you're giving him a chance Cap" Told said, slapping his shoulder.

"Indeed Captain. It is great to see you give young Harry a chance." Thor told him.

Chief merely nodded at him.

Taking a deep breath and glad that nobody was going to argue with him for now he exhaled and said "Thank you."

-o0o-

The next two hours seemed to pass almost instantly for Steve. The rest of the trip back was uneventful, even Loki waking up didn't cause much of a stir. Before Steve knew it they'd arrived at the Helicarrier and he was sitting next to Harry's bed. He looked down to the needle injected into his arm, the needle that that was pumping his blood into Harry. If Steve was honest with himself, he was interested in how this would turn out.

He had never donated blood before, seeing as he had been on ice when it had become the norm, and he couldn't help himself but be interested in how this would turn out. Would this weaken Harry's magic? Would Harry gain his powers? Would his blood be rejected by Harry's body because it didn't contain any form of magic in it? Steve didn't think too long on the latter. Doctor Campbell had told Steve that it should only take about two hours to finish. Steve had to admit, they had done an amazing job patching Harry up. Now all he had to do was wake up.