Chapter 137

On impulse, Harry willed himself from the second story window down to the ground amongst the Elves.

With humans, it was possible to tell by looking in their eyes if they were being controlled, but even stepping up so that he was basically nose to nose with one of the Dark Elves, Harry had no idea if what he was seeing was normal or out of the ordinary. Instead, he began searching the outer reaches of the area.

And then he found it. A single wizard was standing under a copse of trees, hidden in the shadows. If Harry hadn't been specifically looking for them, there was no way that they would have been noticed. Unfortunately, it was simply too dark to be able to distinguish any features.

Ignoring the fact that the memory wasn't over, Harry willed himself up and out of the pensieve.

"You see why we called you in?" Kingsley asked.

"Yeah. Dark Elves," Harry said darkly. "Being controlled by a wizard."

"What?" Susan and Kingsley asked, clearly startled.

"Are you sure?" Robards added.

"Yeah. Saw them there. Standing under some trees. Too dark to make out who it was, though," he replied.

"Harry, judging by the time of the reports, we think that there's at least two groups of them," Susan stated.

"Merlin," Harry hissed. "That's not good. Especially if they're being controlled by a wizard."

"You're the expert, Potter, what can you tell us about them?" Robards asked.

Harry shook his head. "I'm not exactly an expert. I've only encountered them the once and they acted completely different then."

"We've got to find them and quickly before there's a panic," Kingsley stated.

"I might know some people who can help there," Harry promised. "Give me a few hours and I'll get back to you."

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Harry waited until he was out of the Ministry and leaning against a wall in a nearby alley before pulling out the mobile phone that Tony had given him. For half a second, he debated which number to call first, but ultimately, considering the time, he didn't think that it mattered all that much.

The phone rang half a dozen times before it was picked up.

"Morse."

"Hi, Bobbi, it's Harry," he said.

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" she snapped.

"I know what time it is here, but considering that I have no idea where you are, I don't have a clue what time zone you're in," Harry replied.

Silence reigned on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.

"Considering that it's the middle of the night where you are, I'm guessing that this is important," she said.

"Yeah," Harry replied. "I need to get in contact with Coulson's team," he said.

"Why?" Bobbi snapped. "Fury told you to stay away from them.

"True," Harry agreed. "But he also said that that's the S.H.I.E.L.D. team that deals with the extraordinary. Which means that they're the ones that I think can help me."

"What's happened?" Bobbi asked.

"Apparently, I didn't find all of the Dark Elves to send back to Asgard," Harry said. "There's been some attacks tonight. Looks like there could be somewhere between one and two dozen of them being controlled by one or more magicals."

"I'll contact Fury and get back to you," Bobbi stated, all business.

"Thanks, Bobbi," Harry said before the line went dead.

Pressing the appropriate buttons, Harry then dialled the next number.

"Good evening, Mister Potter," a cultured voice said after a single ring.

"Hi, Jarvis."

"Would you like me to connect you through to Mister Stark?" Jarvis asked.

Harry paused, considering the idea; after all, Tony himself had been told off for acting the hero without backup not that long ago.

"Not at the moment, but you can let him know that I called and may be calling back later," he hedged. "For now, I was hoping that you could give me some information?"

"Of course, Sir," Jarvis replied.

"Thanks. I need the address for Jane Foster here in London," Harry said.

"Certainly, Sir. I will text it you to momentarily," Jarvis promised.

"Brilliant! Thanks Jarvis," Harry said before hanging up.

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"Well, look who it is, Mister Magic Man showing his face and everything," Darcy greeted as she opened the door.

"May I come in?" Harry asked.

"Yep, get your butt in here," Darcy replied, opening the door wider and gesturing.

"We're having breakfast if you want something," Darcy offered.

"You can cook?" Harry asked dubiously, noting that Ian was in the kitchen, Erik in the loungeroom and Jane sat hunched over a bowl of something at the table.

"Me? Are you kidding? 'Course not. But we have cereal. Or pop tarts," she replied.

Harry raised an incredulous eyebrow at her.

"Thor loves them," Darcy stated as though that was explanation enough.

A crack of thunder heralded everyone turning to gaze out at the blue sky past the balcony. And then a great swirling appeared on the balcony itself. Jane, predictably, was the first to move, racing outside, arriving just in time to leap at the arriving Thor and kiss him soundly.

Eventually, the two separated enough for Jane to grasp Thor's hand and to drag him inside.

"My friends. It is good to see you all again," Thor said as he stepped inside.

"Only two days away this time, good for you," Darcy beamed.

"Seidhr! I was not expecting to see you here," Thor boomed, striding across the room to grasp Harry's forearm.

"It's good to see you, too, Thor. And it's Harry, remember?" he smiled.

"Of course, my friend," Thor replied with a small bow of his head.

"Actually, I'm glad that you're here," Harry said. "We've got a problem."

"What kind of problem?" Erik asked.

"Apparently, I didn't find all of those Dark Elves," Harry admitted. "Missed one or two dozen of them and last night they attacked some magical families. From what I was able to work out, they're working with at least one wizard, most likely more; whether they're under a spell or not, I don't know."

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