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Tommy Oliver. The original Green Power Ranger was lost. He had been at a Summer Paleontology conference, the conference was for several talks about recent discoveries including new information on an extinct genus of hippopotamus found in Ireland. On his way back to the hotel on his last day of the conference, he was diverted because of a road accident.

He had parked in a nearby parking lot that was almost deserted apart from one other car. He had just reentered where he needed to go on the rented car’s GPS when he heard a blood-curdling scream.

Years of being a power ranger took over and got him moving, running towards the scream. He ran down an alleyway. A large man that made Bulk look like Skull, was standing over a small kid. He was holding a belt in one hand and the kid's hair in another.

"Excuse me but what are you doing to that kid?"

The man turned around dragging the kid with him

"Get lost you fucking yank. This has nothing to do with someone like you." The large man snarled.

"It looks like you're hurting a kid to me, and as a good person I can let you get away with that." Tommy tried to remain calm but the kid's face was screwed up in pain trying not to cry out again.

The man brought up the hand holding the kid by the hair and shook it vigorously.

"This thing is not a ‘kid’ it is a burden and a waste of space and resources"

Tommy, having enough of probably one of the worst beings he had encountered (which is saying something with what he used to do) he approached the man and grabbed the hand holding the kid that looked very underweight and squeezed as hard as he could channeling some strength from the zeo crystal to break the man's hand.

"AAAAAHHHH" the man screamed before letting go of the kid and running, more like waddling back to the parking lot. He opened his car's trunk and threw out a trunk and bird cage.

"Fine if you want the Freak Boy you can have him."

With that, the man drove erratically away. Tommy hoped to never meet that man again.

Tommy looked down at the kid still on the floor. He knelt down so he wasn't looming over the poor kid.

"Hello, my name's Thomas Oliver. But most people call me Tommy. Who are you?"

"I'm Harry, Harry Potter, what's gonna happen now? Uncle Vernon left. He and his family are the only family I have left.” Harry looked so lost and defeated, but there was a spark of hope in his eyes.

"That's up to you. I can help you find a good home. I know some people that could help you find a safe place. It would probably be in America though."

"Could I go with you? No one's really ever stuck up for me against Uncle Vernon before they always believe him when he says I deserve it."

Tommy looked at the scared kid with a gentle smile. "Sure. I know someone who can help get everything sorted"

Tommy led the boy to the car and put the trunk and cage into it. The trunk had a logo he recognised. While he had been waiting for dome final adjustments of the white ranger powers, Tommy had walked around the command center finding a library and a book called Hogwarts from Founding to Recent Decline. By James Charlus Potter He read the first couple of chapters. It wasn’t a surprise that magic was real since meeting Zordon and Rita but normal humans? That was a surprise. The book was published in 1990. That was a relatively new book, had someone other than his friends been there recently?

Shaking away those thoughts Tommy checked Harry over and wiped down the scrapes with a disinfectant wipe since it looked like a couple of Harry's fingers could be broken.

Harry was quiet on the journey to the hotel. And quietly followed Tommy to the room he was renting. Harry sat on the unused bed as Tommy called Wes. The call was almost picked up immediately

“Hello, Tommy, what's going on? I thought you would be busy with the Conference.”

“I was, but I ran into a problem on my way back to the hotel and I need some help.”

“What happened? Do you need someone to come get you? or is this more of a ranger problem?”

“No nothing like that. I ran into a man beating his nephew and when I interfered he abandoned the kid”

Tommy could hear Wes take a long deep breath.

“And you want to take him in I take it?

“I would like to. I'm going to have to ask Adam if he would like to adopt him with me.”

Harry looked up, did this man want to adopt him? But they had just met, Harry hoped he wouldn't change his mind after learning about magic. He seemed nice.

“Adam has wanted to have a kid with you for years according to the others, he was just waiting for you both to finish college, and then you decided to get a doctorate and teaching license like the overachiever you are.”

“You're probably right. Luckily it's the summer so we'll be able to have time together before school starts again.”

“So you need to get the kid an emergency passport, get his documents and citizenship for the US, and put him into your and Adam's custody. You called me because money talks.” Tommy could hear the smug tone in Wes’ voice “I'll get that sorted and pick you both up with everything. Until then get to know him.”

“Thank you, Wes”

Tommy hung up.

“You want to adopt me?”

“Yes. You look like a good kid and you deserve a good home.”

Harry couldn't help it, his eyes welled up and he cried. Tommy sat next to him and put an arm around him gently pulling the small boy closer. He let Harry cry himself out.

Harry fell asleep exhausted. Not just from what happened today but everything that had happened that school year. The Chamber opening, the petrifications, the isolation, the basilisk. He cried for everything that he had been through that year.

Tommy gently laid Harry on the bed covering him with a blanket. He closed the curtains since it was still light out. He set the bedside lamp on its lowest setting and read a book.

After a while, he rang his boyfriend.

“Hi Tommy, how's the Conference?”

“It's going well. Adam how would you feel about adopting a kid who's about 11 to 13,”

“What? How did you find this kid?”

“Found him being beaten by his uncle. The man was so large he made Bulk look more like Skull.”

“Bulk and Skull were asses but they wouldn't hurt kids. How many times did they watch over kids separated from their parents during monster attacks?”

“Quite a few, if I remember correctly didn't they end up watching the kid that we helped stop going over a cliff the day we met,”
“I think you're right. And I wouldn't mind adopting a kid with you. What's he like?”

“quiet, after he finishes sleeping I'm going to take him to the hospital. I think his uncle broke something, I didn't know where the closest hospital was and I don't want to go to one where Harry might recognise someone or someone recognising him”

“I'll tell the others, they might want to throw him a welcome party. If you find out what he likes or what sizes he wears send the info to us.”

“I think he may have magic. He has a trunk with the same symbol I saw in a book in the command center called Hogwarts from Founding to Recent Decline. It was about a magic school in the Scottish Highlands.”

“That's interesting, my dad is actually a… Tommy, does this Harry have a scar on his forehead in the shape of a lightning bolt.?”

“Yes. How did you know?”

“He's 12 then 13 in July. Harry Potter is very well known in the magical communities, about 11 years ago the UK magical community was in a civil war. A man known as Voldemort, but didn't say his name in public there, and his followers were terrorizing the populace. First-generation magicals were his main targets and any that protected them. Harry's mom was one. His dad was from a very old and well respected pure blood family.”

“So his family was targeted?”

“Yes. On Halloween 1991 Voldemort broke into their home killing his dad James Potter before going upstairs into Harry's nursery and killing his mom Lily Potter. When he sent the killing curse on Harry it somehow backfired and killed him. It's why he is so well known, he's the first recorded person to survive that curse. Albus Dumbledore, the supposed leader of the light said he had put Harry in a safe place, it appears it was only safe against dark wizards.”

“How do you know about magic… earth magic anyway?”

“My dad's a squib, it's the opposite of a First-generation magical. He's from an old magical family that was born without magic. He has family on his dad's side still in Ireland. They told us what was happening over there. I can see if my dad can contact the magical government here to get Harry registered here in a way that won't get back to Dumbledore.”

“That would be great thanks, Adam.”

Harry began to stir. Tommy looked at the clock Harry had slept for 4 hours. It was now 7 pm. They had better take Harry to the hospital and have him checked over.

“I have to go. Harry's waking up and I want to get him looked at by the hospital. Love you, Adam”

“I love you too Tommy take care of yourself and our son”

Tommy disconnected the call as Harry sat up. He looked around confused before his eyes landed on Tommy.

“Hey Harry, would you mind putting on your coat? I want to take you to the hospital, I want them to list your injuries so it's easier to take you from your relatives”

Harry quickly got up and tried to put on his coat but winced as he moved his fingers.

Tommy took the coat from him and helped put it on.

Tommy grabbed the car keys and the key to the hotel room before taking him to the car and driving to the hospital.

It was a quiet drive Harry had his head resting on the window watching the world go by. Tommy didn't have the radio on, it took 45 minutes to get to the hospital, they parked in the hospital's guest parking, and the ER didn't look particularly. Tommy guided Harry to the receptionist.

“Hello, what's your emergency?”

“I found this kid being hit by his uncle. The uncle drove off after he noticed me. I cleaned the wounds on his hands but wasn't comfortable doing much else.”

The woman put on a stern expression.

“We will look at him and call the police, they will investigate your claims.”

“Of course, I will answer what I can”

Harry and Tommy took seats. Tommy handed Harry a book he had been carrying.

Harry looked up at him.

“My friend Tanya is an author. She sent some of her friends copies of her book. I haven't had time to read it yet.”

Harry looks at the cover. It had a group in brightly coloured superhero outfits. The girl in purple standing on the far left wasn’t striking a pose like the other but looking kind of defeated looking down at the mask in her hand. The title was The Replacement. Turning it over he read the synopsis. Chosen for a great destiny by the previous user of her powers, Thalia was just a replacement; she didn't feel like she belonged with heroes who had saved the world countless times. After all, she was just a Replacement. Follow Thalia, a new hero, to find her place in her adventure to find friends and acceptance in her new role as a hero. It sounded interesting so he opened it and began to read. It took a couple of hours before Harry was asked to go into a room to be examined and in time Harry had been reading the police had arrived. One officer went with Harry and the other signaled for Tommy to follow him into a room so they could talk in private. The officer took out a voice recorder.

“I'll need to record this meeting”

“Of course officer.”

“First can I have your name and date of birth”

“Thomas Oliver… I was adopted. My last name was Marshall. And I was born October 20th, 1979.”

“the receptionist said that you found the boy being beaten by his uncle. Where was this?”

“I don't exactly know I'm not from around here, I'm here for a Paleontology conference. I was driving back to the hotel after a traffic diversion. It was near a parking lot, on the left of the parking lot was an Oxfam, and on the right was a Bird's, it looked like a bakery.”

“Where exactly are you from? Because Bird's is a chain bakery. If you were from England you'd know that.”

“California in the US”

“Okay continue”

“I was resetting the SatNav because I was lost, I heard a scream down an alleyway that was next to the parking lot. I ran to see what was going on and saw Harry being held by his hair by a large man holding a belt. I told him to let the kid go. He started to drag the boy about so I grabbed his hand and squeezed till he let go. He then shouted that I could have the Freak as he called Harry. Went to his car, threw out what must have been Harry's things, and drove off. I will admit I didn't bring him straight here. I didn't realise how bad his injuries were. I took him to my hotel to clean his wounds and to call a friend who could help me make sure he wouldn't have to return to that man.”

“Thank you, Mr Oliver. How long were you at your hotel?”

“About 5 hours I cleaned his wounds and told him I'd try to get him away from his uncle and he cried himself to sleep and slept about 4 hours.”

“And what did you do in that time”

“Rang my partner and friend. Then I read a book I need to study for my doctorate in Paleontology, when he woke up I brought him straight here.”
“Can I have the names of your partner and friend?”

“My partner's name is Adam Park and my friend is Wesley Collins.”

“That will be all for now Mr Oliver. You can go back to the waiting room.”

Tommy sat back in the waiting room. After 10 more minutes the second officer came out of the room Harry was in. He approached Tommy.

“Sir, I have finished talking to Harry, he would like you to be with him while he's being examined, I need to remain to get a list of his injuries.”

Tommy got up to follow the officer to Harry's room. He took a seat near Harry that would still give the doctor and nurses access.

Harry relaxed seeing Tommy, Harry couldn't remember the last time he went to see a mundane doctor. They took his blood, looked at his vitals, and examined his hands. He had to get x-rays, he did have a couple of broken fingers on his right hand and his wrist was also sprained. He chose a green cast only his thumb was free from the cast.

The second officer finished writing down Harry's injuries. The officer turned to Tommy. “We will be going to the address Harry gave us. We will get anything of value that could belong to him. And any of his documents.” The officer left the room without waiting for an answer.

“Sir?” The doctor questioned, Tommy turned around to look at her. “ We need a way to connect you about Harry's blood tests.”

Tommy pulled out his phone and handed it to the doctor with his number showing. The doctor wrote the number down and handed his phone back in his pocket.

“You and Harry can go now.”

Harry put his coat back on and they both left the hospital. And back to the car. Tommy looked at his watch. It was already 9 pm and neither of them had had dinner. Tommy remembered there was a McDonald's near the hotel, while it wouldn't normally be his first choice it was quick and nearby.

Harry was looking around the McDonald's in wonder. It was like he's never been in one. With what his uncle said Tommy wouldn't be surprised.

“Do you know what you want, Harry?”

Harry looked at his feet. “Could I have a happy meal? I can't eat a lot and I know they are meant to be for little kids”

“That's fine. Do you want a burger or chicken nuggets?”

Harry looked at the hand in a cast. “I think nuggets would be easier to eat with this on,” Harry said, lifting up his right arm.

“Good point, what do you want to drink?”

“Can I have a strawberry milkshake?”

Tommy quickly ordered their food, getting himself a Big Mac and Coke.

They sat down to eat, Harry was nibbling his nuggets when an employee came out with a green balloon to give to Harry.

“Thank you,” Harry said shyly

“You're welcome.” the employee said

Harry smiled as he tied the balloon to his cast. He continued to eat his food, as he reached into his Happy Meal box instead of getting his fries he pulled out the toy, it looked like an electronic game Harry recognised the character on as Sonic the Hedgehog. It only had one button so hopefully Harry could play it with just his left hand. They quickly finished their food, and as soon as they got back to the hotel Harry flopped on his bed and fell asleep.

Tommy stayed awake long enough to get ready for bed and email Wes and Adam about what was happening with Harry.

It was peaceful for a couple of days. The people at the conference were okay with him bringing Harry. Harry enjoyed it for the first hour. Harry tried to read more of the replacement. But he quickly became interested in the conference when they started talking about a dinosaur that was once mistaken for a dragon. Harry had learnt more about history that could be applied to the magical world in this mundane conference than he had in the two years he's been at Hogwarts. Which said a lot about Binns teaching,
They were eating lunch on the third day when Tommy got a call on his phone. He excused himself to talk on the phone.

“Hello, Wes.”

“Hey, Tommy, I've got everything sorted, I've been talking to social services on your behalf. When you and Harry return he will be a US citizen. His uncle has been sent to a local prison. Apparently, he attacked the social workers, and his son has been sent to a reform school.”

“Thanks, Wes, the conference is a couple more days and I still need to get Harry a plane ticket”

“Don't worry about that, as said from the start I was coming to pick you up. In my family's jet. So since you've spent time with him know anything he likes?”

“Mythology, and history involving Mythology. He likes the book Tanya wrote. He read it in a couple of days. I don't think his previous guardians let him explore hobbies or interests much.”

“So we all can buy him different things to see what he could enjoy.?”

“As long as you all don't overspend.”

“Okay, What about clothing sizes? And what kinds of food and cake does he like?

“Well. He's not much of a fan of soda. He likes juice and milkshakes. He's not a picky eater or more like he's not used to saying what he wants to eat. He fits into children's clothing for 11-year-olds. He fits into Size 4 shoes. The hospital said his growth was slightly stunned, Harry said he was able to sneak a little bit of food once in a while”

“Thanks, Tommy, I'll see you in a few more days”

Tommy put his phone away and rejoined Harry.

It was finally time for them to leave for America. It was lucky that Wes was taking them back on his jet. It had gotten around the conference why a child was there and Harry had been given numerous books both fictional and non-fiction and other activities that could be done quietly if he didn't find the talks interesting. Then Tommy had taken Harry clothes shopping. All in all, Tommy had to buy two extra suitcases for all of Harry's new things and survivors for his friends.

They were waiting outside of the hotel at 5 am when a limo parked In front of them. The door opened up and Wes Stepped out.

Harry watched the two men give each other a quick hug. The man, Wes, was wearing a red shirt and jeans. It wasn’t what he was expecting a man in a limo to wear.

He turned to Harry, “It's nice to meet you. I'm Wes I'm a friend of Tommy's” he held out his left hand for Harry to shake.

“It's nice to meet you too, I'm Harry.” he took the offered hand realising Wes had offered his left because his right was in a cast.

Wes gestured to the waiting limo. Harry noticed the driver going back to his seat. He must have put their things in the boot.

The limo ride was quick Tommy and Wes were talking about their friends and Harry was looking out of the window. People would look at the limo as they went by.

After they got to the airport they went to a small area that was used for private planes. It was quick and efficient. As they got on the tarmac in front of their plane Hedwig landed on top of her travel cage

“Hedwig!” Harry called out stroking his most loved companion.

“Tommy. Your kid has an owl. A snowy owl.”

“That he does, I'm glad I don't live in a big city, she won't be easily hurt.”

“But you live in California, will it be cool enough for her.”

“Probably, she'll probably be inside during the day.”

Hedwig was placed in her cage, Harry carried it onto the plane he put it down behind one of the seats.

The flight took just over 15 hours. Harry slept most of it. A couple of hours before landing Harry woke up.

Wes must have been in the toilet since Harry couldn't see him.

“Harry, we need to talk.” Harry jumped looking at Tommy.

“I know about your magic. I once found a book called Hogwarts From Founding to Recent Decline. It was by someone called James Charlus Potter.”

Harry interrupted “That's my dad's name”

“I still have it, I'll give it to you. Also, my partner Adam's dad is a squib.”

“Thank you. Can, can I leave Hogwarts? I don't think it's safe for me there.”

“Of course Harry. When we get home why don't you tell me and Adam about what makes you think that.”

Harry nodded he was relieved Tommy didn't hate him because of his magic.

Wes came back and then buckled himself back into his seat.

“I hope you like hot weather, Harry, it's quite hot this time of year.”

“As long as I'm not outside all day I'm good”

“Good point. I guess that's one of the reasons I taught karate in high school.”

“I keep forgetting you and your friends from school are all overachievers.”

“We were not that bad.”

“You also worked on numerous charity projects and city clean-ups”

Tommy laughed. “Okay you have a point”

The rest of the flight was quiet. They landed around 2 pm. They got into another limo. Harry Looked from the window most of the way, the view was nice. The motorways were similar to the UK although they drove on the other side of the road, and the fields were similar; the wild plants he saw were a mixture of familiar and unfamiliar. As were the other parts of the landscape. He'd only ever seen deserts briefly on the TV when he was doing chores.

They arrived at a resort. As they exited, workers came and took the bags. Two men approached them, one was skinny the other was bigger built.

“Tommy, you have a suit with Adam and your kid, and your friend has a room next to Zack.” The bigger man said, handing Tommy and Wes sets of keys.

The skinny man held out his right hand before swapping it to his left, noticing Harry's cast.

“Hi, I'm Skull. I went to school with Tommy. He's one of the best men I know. He forgave me and Bulk even though we weren't the best people back then.”

“Hello, I'm Harry. This looks like a nice place”

While Skull spoke to Harry, Bulk lent over to talk to Tommy. “Are you going to talk to the kid about everything”

“Eventually, we'll let him settle first. It's a lot to handle. Especially the 5 literal aliens, or 4 it's unlikely Trip will come from the future.”

Bulk thought about it and nodded. He lived through most of it and still had a hard time believing it. He clapped his hands “Well, you're the last ones to arrive and everyone's waiting in the big party hall.”

Bulk led them to the party hall. Harry was looking around. He saw a big outdoor pool with a couple of water slides and diving boards. There seemed to be an outdoor bar and pool lounges. The plants all around made it look like a paradise.

They reached the double doors of the party hall. Tommy and Wes stood behind Harry while Bulk and Skull each grabbed one of the door handles and opened them.

There was a large group of people inside that all shouted “Welcome Harry.”

Tommy nudged Harry gently to get him moving into the room.

There was a large pile of presents and a few tables of different food. Harry saw that everyone was standing in groups

Wes went and stood next to a serious-looking guy that was talking to a blonde woman in army fatigue. At least Harry thought it was the army. They were with a kind-looking Asian woman who was talking with two men. And the last man in that group was stroking a snake? The Asian woman turned around to talk to the last man.

“Cole! What are you doing with that Snake?”

“Alyssa. He was just spooked by the resort. I don't think he's used to so many humans.”

“Well, he can go back outside. And wash your hands, snakes have oils on their scales.”

The rest of the group seemed to think this was normal. So Harry looked at other groups.

The other groups were calmer. A girl in a leather top was between two groups talking to them both.

The smallest group were quietly talking to each other.

The last group was the biggest and Tommy nudged him over there.

There were 11 people. One was a boy about 3 years younger than him.

The first to approach him was an Asian man. He walked over and hugged Tommy and kissed him on the cheek.

“Hiya Tommy. How have you been?” The man turned to Harry. “ You must be Harry, I'm Adam, I'm Tommy's boyfriend.”

“It's nice to meet you too, I'm Harry.”

That seemed to be a signal for everyone else, Tommy's friends Jason, Zack, Trini, Billy, Kimberly, Rocky, Aisha, Katherine, Tanya, and Casey. Casey was Rocky and Jason's son.

Adam was the one to take him to the next group.

“Harry, this is a friend of mine, Carlos. He was in a group I taught soccer to back in high school”

“Soccer… oh you mean football. I'm gonna have to get used to things being called different stuff”

The group snorted, muffling a laugh.

“Right anyway these are Carlos' friends, T.J. Cassie, Ashley, Justin, Zane, Andros, and Andros' sister Karone.” Karone was the woman he had seen earlier going talking in two groups. Harry also noticed that Justin was a few years younger than the rest. Justin noticed the looks.

“I skipped a few grades, I was in the same classes as this lot.”

Adam continued with the introductions with the next group.

The next group consisted of brothers Mike and Leo with their friends, Kendrix, Maya, Damon, and Kai. They seemed like a nice group, Kendrix and Maya seemed very close, and Harry wondered if they were also in a relationship like Tommy and Adam.

The second to last group included interesting people. As he and Adam approached them they were talking about their jobs. A firefighter, a stunt pilot, a doctor, a rock climbing instructor, Water rescuer. The last one was working in the military with his dad.

The firefighter was Carter, the doctor one working with his dad were siblings Dana and Ryan, the stunt pilot was Joel, the rock climbing instructor was Kelsey and the water rescuer was Chad. Harry wondered if you could copy some of the stunt pilots' stuff on his broom.

Wes greeted them both as they walked up to his group.
Wes was the one to introduce everyone. The man sitting next to him was Eric. Harry noticed that Wes was resting one of his hands on one of Eric's arms. The woman in the army was Taylor
He was properly introduced to Cole and Alyssa, close had put the snake back, he was then introduced to Max and Danny They were both friendly. The last person to be introduced was Merrick; he was kind but quiet.

It seemed like Harry being introduced to everyone was a signal and everyone started to mingle and get food.

Harry wandered over to the food table. He grabbed a paper plate and started to put food on his plate.

There was quite a spread. 3 different kinds of chicken wings, a few different kinds of pizza, a large bowl of fries, potato salad, and a few things he didn't recognise. He took small portions of those.

He sat by Tommy and ate quietly. Watched everyone from where he was sitting. Danny and Max seemed to be enthusiastically telling a story, from what he could overhear it was about a holiday they had recently had.

It was a couple of hours later when all the food was eaten and everyone migrated to the presents.
“Harry, do you want to open your presents here or open them in our rooms?”

“I'd like to open them here.”

The group of Cole, Taylor, Danny, Max, Merrick, and Alyssa bought him a series of Animal encyclopedias.

Wes And Eric got him a few books, about Mythology around the world, Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and a few on different places in the Americas and Africa.

The group of Carter, Chad, Dana, Ryan, Joel, and Kelsey got him a Game Boy Advance SP and a game each, Pokémon Ruby, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. These will be fun when he can use his right hand.

The group of Leo, Mike, Kai, Damon, Kendrix, and Maya got him a few different Lego sets and one that was just a bucket logo.

The group that considered Andros, Zane, Karone, T.J, Justin, Cassie, Ashley, and Carlos. Got him a few book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, his dark materials, Lord of the Rings with the Hobbit. And Roald Dahl.

The last group was Tommy and his closer friends, Tommy and Adam stood at the back waiting to be last. Zack got him a CD player with several CDs that were all different kinds of music. Trini and Billy got him a custom-built computer. Kimberly and Kat got him vouchers for free lessons in a few different sports, Swimming, Gymnastics, Tennis, and soccer. Tanya gave him a small pile of books. The books she wrote, each was signed ‘Harry welcome to our odd family Tanya Solan’. Jason, Rocky, and Casey got him a PS2. with a few games Kingdom Hearts, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park, Ratchet & Clank, and Vexx. Aisha got him a Skateboard.

It was finally Tommy and Adam's turn. Adam walked forward, handing him a present Harry opened it. It was a set of roller skates, a helmet, and pads. “Thank you” Harry was getting overwhelmed with all the presents he was getting.

Adam smiled, “you're welcome, there's a reason I got you those.” Harry looked up at Adam in question. “I was new in town with Rocky and Aisha, we were Skating in the park, and a baby in its stroller got away from his dad. We went after it. At the same time as Tommy and a couple of his friends. We got to the stroller before it went over a cliff because I was Skating that day I met some of the best people in my life.

Tommy came forward with an envelope in his hand. Harry opened the envelope. It had adoption papers in it. He had heard Tommy talking about taking him in but the pessimistic voice in the back of his head was telling him Tommy didn't mean it. Harry stood up and hugged Tommy crying into his chest.

“Please,” That's all Tommy needed to hear. He now had a son.

“Congratulations, it's a boy.” Zack joked.