Chapter 37

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In unknown regions of space

The Mad Titan sat on his throne drinking from a goblet made of intricate gold as he stared aimlessly in to the reaches of space. It had been many years since he had been met with a pestering problem that he could not just power through as he usually did. If he were to be totally honest with what he desired, then it would have to be the dirt ball known as Earth. It was not very remarkable in any real way by most observers. Even Thanos himself would normally only find it interesting as a way to cause another genocide. Those were always fun. No, what made the planet truly special was the fact that it had two known infinity gems in its possession. At least until recently. Loki, the failure god of magic, seemed to not be able to take over the back water world even with his gifts and the army he had graciously given him. Though maybe he should give Loki more credit, after all his supposed destruction was currently an inhabitant of the planet.

Thanos scowled at just the thought of the boy. Harry Potter...the boy should have been a nobody. He should have been dead before he could even reach the age of 4. Many years ago, he sought out 3 seers to find the secret to conquering the universe and rule unopposed. They told him of the infinity stones and that if he obtained them, he would rule unopposed. Sadly they also warned of a boy that would stand against him. A boy that would continue to grow in power till he would eventually overpower him. Simply the thought of it made Thanos want to laugh but he was no fool. He had seen many not take serious the future telling of seers and it had cost them dearly. He had debated simply outright killing the boy but also feared that it may cause a self fulfilling prophecy if he got too directly involved with it. So, he had tried to arrange everything perfectly without too much influence while also making sure he didn't get the Allfathers attention. Wouldn't do to have Asgard actively opposing him just yet after all. He had sent one of his agents that dabbled in obscure mind magic. He specifically ordered the servant to only do something to the boys family. He didn't tell the servant specifically what he wanted to happen to the parents but he gave him an idea and sent him off. He witnessed as the parent slowly forgot about their child. Since the servant had to return, he could not continue to reapply the spell when it got weaker and eventually broke. Luckily the boy had left his family by that point for the streets to try and live on his own.

That was where his plan had started to fall apart. The boy adapted very quickly to his situation. Thanos had assumed the boy would be reliant on the fact that his world run totally based on magic but he seemed to adapt without it very well. What was worse was he met with a man that gave him skills in battle. Not exactly comparable to his, but good enough for a low level mortal of his status. It had even impressed Thanos if he were to be honest. The boy was cold as well. He didn't seem to care much for those around him. Especially after the death of his mentor. Thanos briefly wondered what would happen if he tried to recruit the boy and have him trained as an ally. He would make a good enforcer in his armies. Sadly the boys cold exterior seemed to break away to a more "normal" one. He exhibited caring and attachment to those close to him. Thanos knew it was too late to try and convince the boy to join him at that point.

Then came the whole failed invasion. He clenched his fist in true anger. Every loss on that world up till that point had already been taken into account into his overall plan and prepared for. He had already seen some of the boys power and skill but he thought with Loki, he would be able to successfully get a foothold on the planet even with the boy there. How wrong he had been. The boy had wiped the floor with Loki. Granted the god of magic had not been quite as powerful as he could have been after what Thanos had done to him but it should have been more than enough. Yet, the boy had still destroyed him. He was advancing faster than even Thanos had expected and it had cost him dearly. Now the tesseract was lost to him until he could figure out a way to steal it from Asgard. That would not be an easy task. What was worse was that he had also lost the Mind Stone as well. Needless to say, he had killed many of the remaining Chitauri in his rage. The Mind Stone, luckily, still remained on the dirt ball but it was already being searched for. He would most likely have to get it back as quickly as possible. He had had enough of that damned boy!

Thanos unclenched his fist as he thought about the problem logically before he did something he would regret. He still needed 3 more infinity stones to power the gauntlet. He also needed to get rid of the boy before he got to be any more of a problem. He thought of a plan to his little problem while at the same time thought of a way on how he was going to deal with the Kree brat Ronan. He would enjoy tearing off the head of the whiner once his purpose was fulfilled. Until then he was left to continue to look out into the blank reaches of space.

London, Earth (January 15, 2013)

Harry sat in the office of the minister of magic as Fudge gave over power to Hemingway while both rebels, aurors, and reporters all stood around in watch. Most looked relieved. Both sides had taken heavy casualties before the rebels finally had taken the Ministry of Magic this morning. That was when Fudge had surrendered. Fudge sat on one side of the table while Frederick sat on the other. Harry sat to Frederick's right while Dumbledore sat to his left. Dumbledore was the on who had made the terms they were both about to sign. He of course had put a bunch of merciful mumbo jumbo for the losing party but Harry made a few revisions. The losing party would still get their peace but if a single one tried to rebel against the new government it would be open season on their asses. ¾ of the dark families were dead after the battle. Most were the result of Harry himself going after them. Boy had that been fun. Most only lived due to them giving him bribes like rare books and artifacts. Harry did enjoy the chance to learn about new magics he may have not considered after all.

"I Cornelius Fudge, formally surrender the Ministry to one Frederick Hemingway, as representative of the New Republic of Magical Britain. I also formally step down as Minister of the former Ministry of Magic." Fudge said nervously as he signed the the treaty. Harry watched the man and rolled his eyes and looked at his watch. He had better things to do like hang out with Natasha or train Rose.

"As representative of the New Republic of Magical Britain I, Frederick Douglas, accept your surrender under the previously stated terms." Frederick said as he too signed the contract. After that their was immediate cheering. If one looked out the office they could see the entire atrium was also cheering as well. People were crying and hugging each other. It looked like a scene straight from a movie. Harry nodded as he stood up with both Frederick and Dumbledore. Harry looked at Frederick. People were so immersed in their own happiness that they were no longer paying attention to the trio.

"I expect the contracts detailing my part of the deal by next Monday." Harry said referencing the little agreement that Frederick and him had come to many months ago. Frederick nodded in agreement and Dumbledore just looked on impassively as he had nothing to do with said agreement and therefore wanted no part of it.

"Good. Well enjoy the victory. I have other things that I wish to do today." Harry said as he flashed away back to New York.

New York, New York

Harry looked at the morning skyline of the city from his bedroom window. Natasha was still asleep since she would need to go on a mission with Barton today. Plus they had stayed up till at least 12 last night and then Harry had left to London after a quick shower. Harry looked out in to the distance with a semi bored expression. If he were to be totally honest, he was getting a little bored with where his life was going. Sure he was rich and had a beautiful girlfriend who liked very much. Hell he might even love her to be honest. He needed to be sure though. As someone who didn't really have any previous relationship experience, he needed to be sure that love was indeed what he was feeling with Natasha.

Back to his point, he was bored. He needed to get out of this slump he was in. He turned his eyes from the skyline to the actual sky. It was beautiful as the sky was painted a beautiful orange that clashed with its blue. He didn't use to care about such things but since his life had slowed down a little, he had more time to find things to appreciate. The moon could also still be seen hanging lazily in the sky. Harry stared at the sky a little longer before his eyes lit up with an idea. He walked over to the bed and placed a kiss on Natasha's forehead which caused her to stir. She blinked open her eyes and looked over him for a second.

"Have you slept at all in the past 24 hours?" she asked disapprovingly. Harry knew that she already knew the answer.

"I told you that I don't strictly require as much sleep as you didn't I?" Harry asked rhetorically. He already knew that she knew that. Still, she didn't like when he didn't sleep at least 5 to 6 hours per day.

"And I told you that I didn't care if I recall correctly." she said back. Harry's lips twitched upwards as he sat down next to her.

"That you did. I just thought I would wake you up and let you know that I need to head out again and also that you need to wake up soon if you want to shower and eat before you head to work." Harry said. Natasha looked at the alarm and groaned.

"You know, I use to be able to wake up exactly at whatever time I wanted just by thinking about it before I started sleeping with you." she commented in slight exasperation. Harry looked at her with one raised eyebrow.

"I couldn't tell if that was a compliment or an insult." Harry said.

"Both. Alright, I guess I need to get up and shower. I'll see you in two days." She said as she kissed him one last time and walked to the shower in her full glory. Harry's eyes were glued to her exquisite form until it disappeared.

"God I must have really been storing up my luck from several previous lives to convince her to date me ." Harry said to himself.

"It's even cornier when you say it thinking you're talking to yourself by the way." Natasha's voice sounded from the bathroom before the shower turned on. Harry chuckled as he got up and walked over to the the window and then, once again, flashed away.

Unspecified location, Canada

Harry entered his Research and Development building and started walking through the halls until he came to one of the main labs where he sat both men and women working calmly and a multitude of different projects for his company. He scanned the crowd of workers until he spotted the one he had came here for. He walked over to the individual to get his attention.

"Hello Ren. Been a while hasn't it?" Harry said as he go the man's attention. Ren looked up and smiled at him.

"Indeed. You have been too busy with the British rebellion from what I hear." Ren said. Harry wasn't surprised that he already knew that tidbit of information. It's not like he had been hiding his presence in Britain.

"Well, if it helps, it was technically on company business." Harry said. Ren looked confused at that.

"How would getting the company involved in a war help us exactly?" Ren questioned as they both started walking out of the busy room to get some privacy.

"Well I got Azkaban and a license to bring anything I want into the country without a hassle." Harry explained. Ren looked even more confused at that.

"Why would you want Azkaban. It's a dark prison full of dementors is it not?" Ren asked. Harry nodded.

"Yes but it also a solitary fortress. I plan to destroy the prison and build a building there instead. Close enough to Britain but still solitary and easily able to be defended." Harry explained. Ren thought about that for a second before asking a question he wasn't sure he really wanted to know the answer too.

"Why does the company need such a property?' Ren asked, almost frightened of the response. Harry shrugged.

"I figure, like most companies, will have some secret projects we want no one to know about no matter what until we release them or if they are private. That is what the island would be for. We can make it totally inaccessible to mundanes and heavily warded against wizards. Plus because it's in the middle of the ocean and always seems to have a storm around it, it makes any force trying to assault it in a extremely easy position to be counter attacked." Harry explained. Ren listened to the logic behind owning the island and could not technically find a fault with it.

"What was wrong with this facility? It is already well hidden and hard to reach?"

"Just too many people already know about it that I don't want to know about the facility." Harry responded. Ren nodded.

"So who else knows about this little project of yours?"

"Besides you and I, two other people. Both will not say anything without my permission though." Harry said. Ren just sighed.

"So what kind of projects did you plan to have at this island?" Ren asked.

"That's actually the main reason I came to talk with you today. I had some questions I wanted to ask you." Harry said. Ren looked at him and gestured for him to continue.

"I was wondering...what's magic? Like scientifically, what is magic?" Harry asked. Ren seemed even more confused than he had been before.

"Hm. Wasn't expecting that...Well I suppose it would considered a type of energy that certain creatures store in their body for usage at certain times." Ren said trying to keep it simple.

"What do you mean a type of energy? How many types of energy is there?" Harry asked.

"Well there's quite a few actually. Some common ones are known as kinetic, chemical, et cetera. As humans, we know of quite a few different energies though I'm sure there are more that we have yet to discover." Ren explained. Harry thought about that.

"So magic is one of these energy types then?" Harry asked. Ren shook his head.

"No. Magic falls in what I believe is a new category of energy. It works through different ways. Mostly it takes our internal energy and to cast, we force that energy on to the atoms that are constantly surrounding us and force them to form or do a certain thing. It comes out looking like a spell. It's more complicated then that I am sure but that's really as far I know." Ren explained.

"So what you're saying is that basically, this energy is an extension of our will that if we exert in certain ways will cause actual affects in the world around us?" Harry questioned.

"Basically yes."

"How does our body store this energy?"

"Well along with the cells in our body we have another tiny organism that acts as a storage unit for this energy. They use some of the energy to hide themselves and become virtually invisible to see by any non magical means. It condenses the energy into tiny areas and it travels throughout your body via your circulatory system. It's quite efficient.

"Hm. Storage units. Does that mean that there is an actual limit to how much power that one magical being can have?"

"Oh absolutely. Your body can only handle having so much magic running though it after all. Depending on the creature and how it's built can also effect how much magic it can contain. Humans and their magical subspecies such as vampires, veelas, etc can hold the most amount of magic on this planet as far as we know but even we have limits."

"...huh. So, hypothetically, if someones amount of magic just kept growing inside of them with no real finish in sight...how would that end for them?"

"Eventually their magic would violently explode out of them, painfully vaporizing the person."

"...I see." Harry said before he delved into his own thoughts. He had always assumed that he would be the most powerful wizard on the planet because his magic reserves were constantly getting bigger. Now it seemed like he would need to find a way to stop the growth before it killed him. These were the kind of problems the universe gave him when he got bored damn it!

"You don't look so good. You wouldn't happen to know anyone with such a problem would you?" Ren asked slightly concerned as he thought of Harry and how seemingly powerful he was. No enemy had managed to put him down no matter how powerful they were. Harry seemed to be in deep thought.

"Well I guess there is no point beating around the bush. Yes, my magic is currently increasing with no end in sight." Harry stated. Ren looked somber as he if his greatest fear was now reality.

"I see...Needless to say, I will get a team of our best researchers to find a way to make sure that you live Harry. I promise." Ren said passionately. Harry smiled. That was why he liked Ren so much. The man genuinely cared about the people around him and wanted to help. Harry shook his head.

"Don't bother. I believe I may have a solution for that problem already. Now let us continue with the topic we were discussing. Ren still looked concerned but Harry looked to be telling the truth so he did indeed drop it.

"What else did you want to know then?"

"So if magic works like energy, then can it be used to power things?"

"Sure, thats how we keep the phones powered." Ren said. Harry looked surprised.

"Really? I thought it had to do with the runes on the phone enchanting it to work and then you would just use magic to recharge the runes when it got low on battery.

"No most of the runes are for making sure the magic doesn't interfere with the phones own signal and also a simple conversion rune that transforms the magic into a power source the phone can use" Ren finished.

"Okay I understand that. So can magic be used to power anything then. Like say a car or a plane?"

"Theoretically yes but technically at this point, no." Ren said. Harry looked at him confused.

"Why"

"Because of the type of power source they are using. Turning magic into electricity for a phone is easy, especially since there are already regular spells that do that. Turning it into gas which is a liquid would be much harder."

"Don't we have spells that create liquids?"

"Not just any liquids. We have spells that create water which is just one liquid. As far as I know, no one has ever cracked the code to making any type of other liquid with magic. We don't technically make water either. We just grab the water particles in the air and condense them. Then we separate some of the atoms from other gases in the air to recombine them to make even more water. Most wizards don't even know what they are doing when they create water. I bet even the creator of the spells only stumbled onto their creations by accident. Just pure luck for the most part."

"So we can't convert magic into liquids besides water." Harry concluded.

"Well as of now yes. I'm relatively sure that I could find out how if I took an in-depth look in to the different properties of the liquid in question."

"Isn't it more efficient to turn it into electricity instead of gas anyways?" Harry asked. Ren smiled dryly.

"Not if the thing you are trying to power only RUNS on gas." Ren said.

"Could that be worked around? Couldn't you just swap out the source of power with something else?"

"No, most things that run around a certain power type, whether it be gas, electricity, or other, are made around the thing using that specific power. You would basically have to start from scratch with whatever machine you were trying to build to get it to run with a new power system." Ren explained.

"What about making a new power system altogether. One that used a new type of power source?" Harry asked. Ren looked at him baffled.

"What do you mean. What kind of power system are you trying to make?" Ren questioned.

"Well I was thinking as you were telling me about how magic is energy and the process it uses to power the phone. I figure that magic loses some of it's potency when the conversion takes place right?" Harry asked and looked to Ren for conformation. Ren nodded.

"By our calculations, its not even close to being as strong or as potent as straight magic is, but then again, we don't want it to overload the phones or anything since they only require a minuscule amount of magic anyways." Ren told him.

"Right, so what if we didn't convert it and just used straight magic to power something. Wouldn't it be one of the most powerful power sources ever?" Harry asked. Ren stopped and looked at him suspiciously.

"What are you getting at Harry? You're dancing around the topic that you actually came here for. Just spit it out." Ren coaxed. Harry shrugged in defeat.

"Fine. I want to build a spaceship. A real bonafide spaceship that can hold a crew and travel outside of just our solar system." Harry explained. Ren just looked at him.

"Why?" Ren asked.

"I don't know if I can explain it really. It's just...recently we found out that humans weren't the only sentient life forms in the universe. Someone tried to take over our planet and it definitely wasn't Loki, he was just a puppet. There was someone out there that tried to take over our planet and went so far as to send an army. Yes we beat them soundly but every time I look up into the sky now...I don't know I just feel trapped. I feel like we're just sitting and waiting to be attacked again. I'm not saying I would go world to world and attack natives or anything like that but, if someone hits us, I want the option to hit them back just as hard." Harry explained. Ren patiently leaned against a wall as he heard what was on Harry's mind.

"So basically, you want to build a spaceship that runs on magic?" Ren summarized. Harry nodded in response with a serious look on his face.

"...I'll see what I can do. I don't suppose you have any ideas on how to do this?" Ren asked. Harry wasn't a real expert in any field but he easily grasped advanced concepts when explained to him and usually had just enough knowledge and tons of creativity to spout off a logical idea or two when he was feeling up to it.

"Maybe. I've been thinking about that way that you said magic runs in our body. How we have little cell like structures that just store it until we use it later. I was thinking maybe we could try to duplicate those and store them into some type of power cell and then, when they need to be used, they are released in certain amounts based on how much is needed." Harry explained. Ren tilted his head in thought as they sat in a private conference room.

"The idea actually has some merit. I would need to get some people to look and study these structures in our body to find out how they work. Biological sciences aren't really my area of expertise." Ren told him. Harry looked at him.

"Make sure that you only bring on people who you trust with your life and who you also know can keep quiet no matter what. In fact, draw up a magical contract to ensure the secrecy. Anything that takes place on Azkaban needs to stay absolutely secret when we start up the facilities." Harry told him.

"How do you plan to get it built?" Ren asked.

"I'm sure there is some form of magical construction workers. I'll just higher them but make sure they sign a contract that agrees that they will have the location of the facility mind wiped from them when they are done." Harry said.

"Can you do that. Legally I mean?" Ren asked. Harry nodded.

"Sure. As long as you get a contract signed first. Totally legal in most countries actually. At least it is for other things like curse breakers and people who put up wards. I'm sure it also extends to construction type projects" Harry said. Ren agreed with him on that.

"So when do you think you can have it move in ready?" Ren inquired.

"7 to 8 months probably. I imagine that with magic and the fact that I don't need to get a bunch of stupid building permits in most magical communities, it should up quite fast." Harry said with a smile. Ren smiled back. That had always been the most annoying part of setting up shop anywhere in a muggle community.

"That's good. Would you like me to do research before the facility is up and running or wait until it is established?"

"Start on the duplicating the structures but do it as discreetly as possible. Also, we really need to find a name for those." Harry commented. Ren smirked.

"How about midi-chlorians?"

"Ren, I swear to God I will kill you where you stand!" Harry exclaimed as Ren burst into a fit of laughter. Harry just shook his head in exasperation.

"Alright, alright, I'll find something better. In the meantime, you should probably leave. Don't you have a girlfriend to get back too?" Ren teased. Harry rolled his eyes.

"She's on a mission. Mexico I think." He said, "Speaking of which, when are you going to settle down and find a lovely lady...or man? Harry asked. Ren gave him a dry look.

"I'm straight."

"Not saying you aren't, I've just never seen you look with any real affection at a female before is all... you could tell me you know. Not like there's anything wrong with it. We're friends after all..."

"What's that? I think I hear Darth Jar Jar in the distance." Ren said as he turned and cupped his ear.

"Alright Jesus! I'll stop!" Harry shivered. Very few things filled him with horror but still... he was just a man after all!

"Just so you know, I've been to busy to even contemplate a relationship. Not that I'm opposed to having one or anything. Just hasn't happened yet is all. Not all of us were lucky to get a super model, spy, girlfriend right off the bat." Ren told him. Harry shrugged.

"Guess I really am just that good."

"Get the hell out of here." Ren said playfully

"Yeah I better head out anyways. Have other stuff to do today like sleep." Harry told him.

"I thought you didn't need much of it?"

"I don't but Nat's getting on my case about it and I figure that if it gets that annoyed scowl off her face then it's worth a few winks of rest."

"God you're so whipped."

"Least I have a girlfriend to be whipped by. Bow chicka wow wow!" Harry said with a smirk as he disappeared leaving a red faced Ren at the mental image now firmly in his mind.

"So thats how you want to play it huh Harry. I'm going to get you back for that. So help me god, if it's the last thing I do..."

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