Team Dynamics Under Fire

"Surviving." Natasha said with a shrug.

"Good enough." Harry replied.

"Are you okay with the… you know…" Sif trailed off and gestured to Harry's head.

"I think I am," Harry nodded. "I believe I worked out what happened."

"What?" She asked while Natasha gave him a curious look.

"It's just a theory at the moment." Harry admitted.

"A theory is better than nothing." Natasha said before she gestured him to continue.

"Alright, well I know two types of mind based magic that are called 'legilimency' and 'occlumency'." Harry began explaining. "The former allows the user to - for a simple way of explaining things - read the minds of other people. That could be anything from surface thoughts to a person's deepest and darkest secrets. The second one is the opposite to the first, occlumency allows the user to protect their mind from legilimency. But it has also has several other benefits including improved memory, improved recall and it also allows the user to concentrate better and better 'deal' with their emotions.

I've been using it for years and years, ever since I was still a teenager in my old world. Whenever I thought an emotion was unproductive or a hinderance then I would use occlumency and that emotion would just 'wash away'. I could be angrier than that one time where my Uncle Vernon learned there was a woman's world cup but in the next second I could end up being as calm as I can be. My theory is that my occlumency did not really deal with my emotions as much as it pushed them aside, now that would be fine in the short term. But in the long term…"

"Your emotions would build up until they burst." Sif said slowly as realization hit her.

"Exactly," Harry nodded. "but I know the problem now, or at least I think I do, and I am hoping to work on it after we all deal with the Ultron shit. Now, I'd like to keep talking but we do have a crazy and genocidal robot to deal with."

"Fine, but we will be talking about this later." Natasha said in a firm voice while Sif nodded in agreement, it was clear that it was not a question or a request.

"Of that, I have no doubt." Harry replied, having already resigned himself to a long conversation with the two.

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"Is everyone ready?" Cap asked as he stood in front of the Avengers while wearing his uniform, his shield on his back and his helmet in his hand.

"My suit is ready in the Quinjet." Tony nodded just as everyone else confirmed that they were ready.

"Wait a sec, is that my jacket?" Natasha frowned when she saw Wanda wearing a familiar looking red jacket.

"Oh boy." Gwen said under her breath.

"We're coming with you." Pietro said in a firm voice with Wanda nodding in agreement.

"I think we should take all the help we can get." Harry said, offering his opinion. They were going to fight an army of robots after all, there was no such thing as too much back up in a case like this. Besides, both Maximoff kids seemed to be able to handle themselves pretty well.

"That still doesn't explain the jacket." Natasha pointed out.

"Are we sure that that is a good idea?" Tony asked.

"Are you going to stop us?" Pietro said in a challenging voice.

"Look," Harry sighed before anyone can interrupt. "they are both valuable assets to the team and we are facing an actual army and they're not willing to let it go. They can handle themselves and we need the help, they both understand the risks… you do understand the risks, right?" Harry asked the twins.

"We do." Wanda said in a quiet voice as she nodded to him.

"Great, then let's go." Harry said before he walked to the Quinjet without waiting for a response. Padfoot followed after him, Natasha and Sif exchanged looks before they also followed after him, followed by the twins and then the rest of the Avengers, with the exception of Cap who was still standing in the same spot.

"Guess I have to give my speech in the jet then." Cap sighed before he quickly began moving so he could catch up with the others.

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