Child of Silence

Blood Matters Not

Chapter 29 "Blood Matters Not"

Scotland was so peaceful in the morning and Harry was enjoying his morning work out in the Gym. He just finished his five mile run and was stretching before he used the gymnastic equipment to keep himself quick and agile. The team would be joining them in a week and he wanted to show that he was keeping up in his training. This was the only time of day when he could settle his nerves and re-center his mind.

"AHHHHH!!!" Harry's head shot up at his Dad's scream and the sound of the Repulsor hitting the floor.

"ANTHONY!" yelled his Father. Harry opened his locket as ran from the Gym to where his fighting.

"That thing tried to kill me!"

"Oh don't be so dramatic. Jörmungandr was just cuddling you because you are covered in my scent." Loki snapped shielding something in his arms away from Tony who was standing in his boxer briefs and his Iron Man gloves.

"Cuddling? Snakes don't cuddle, they Strangle and Kill!"

"FATHER, DAD! What's going on why is everyone yelling?"

"Your dad is over reacting to my Familiar. The All Father has allowed me to reclaim him. So yesterday when you were out with your uncle getting your supplies I went to the Realm of Niffleheim where your Aunt had been watching over him."

"Jörmungandr, isn't he supposed to be the world serpent that wraps around the earth and my supposed brother?" Harry asked with a raised eyebrow.

"The Mortal Story tellers of this realm have grossly exaggerated my history here. Jörmungandr has been my Familiar since I was five hundred years old. He is not your brother anymore than Sleipnir, or Fenris. Seriously I think they wrote those stories to glorify my title as Chaos God."

"Do not forget brother they say our older sister is your daughter as well." Thor laughed.

"Yes. How they came up with that one I will never know." Loki rolled his eyes.

"Excuse me but we got off topic! That Snake tried to kill me!

"I did not! He smells like master. I want to be close to Master's mate. I want him to like me."

"Dad I think you hurt his feelings. He just wants you to like him because he says your Father's mate." Harry defended.

"Haraldr did you just understand Jörmungandr?"

"Yeah hard not to he's practically crying." Harry shrugged. "Once during a field exercise my trainers thought to test my reaction time and decided to drop me in pit with seven deadly snakes. They were shocked that they weren't attacking me instead they defended me and bit my trainers because I was a speaker whatever that meant. Turns out I don't need a vice box to make hissing sounds."

"He was blessed with a Serpents tongue." Jörmungandr confirmed.

"Yes I remember James telling me that his family once had a few wizards who could talk with serpents. What did they call it? I can't remember but it seems that you have inherited the talent Haraldr." Loki smiled. He was happy that his son had inherited something he could identify from James family line since Harry seemed to take mostly from his Jotun heritage. Loki could only understand Jörmungandr due to their bond. While he did have the All speak it didn't translate over to animals.

"Great so you guys are telling me this snake is going to be living with us and that you two can understand him?" Tony asked trying to make sense of the whole situation.

"Yes Anthony that is exactly what it means. Every Magical being has and needs a Familiar. Even Thor has a familiar but it is not allowed to leave Asgard."