The N.E.W.Ts ended after a few more days. The exam results of all years except the 5th and 7th years always come before the start of summer break.
Magnus got his report card and couldn't be happier, finding O beside every subject. O was the highest grade, meaning Outstanding.
"Haha, I aced the exam." He laughed in triumph.
"Actually, I and Sev also aced." Ragnar suddenly spoke.
Magnus looked back in shock and sorrow. He just realised that victory tastes bitter when there are other victors too besides you. And it tastes even worse when the victors are your friends.
"But I still scored more points than you." Magnus tried to make himself feel good.
It was going to be their last day of the semester and there was to be a year-end feast, after which everyone will leave to the train station.
As soon as the three reached the Slytherin table, Emma came running to Magnus with a proud smirk on her face, "Hehe... Guess who's the new captain of Slytherin Quidditch team?"
Magnus, in surprise, looked at her face, "YOU? How? Why would they make someone like you the captain... Besides, you're just going to be a 2nd year."
Emma turned angry, "What do you mean by 'why'? I'm talented in Quidditch."
"Heh, sure." Magnus chuckled and went back to eating. Angry, Emma left with a pout.
"So, what are you going to do this summer?" Magnus asked his friends.
"I will do an apprenticeship with a potioneer at Diagon Alley," Severus revealed.
"And I will go to Grandma Martha to learn about various potions from her. She's awesome when it comes to cooking, be it food or potion." Ragnar decided.
"Nice, I'm going to be busy too. Not to mention, I will also have to continue practising magic and get stronger. Ragnar, you should also train with your sword." Magnus suggested.
*Cough*
They were interrupted by Dumbledore walking to the podium. He put his wand on his neck and amplified his voice.
"GOOD EVENING, the school year has come to an end. It was a journey filled with ups and downs, so much happened. 7th years will be completing their education and taking a step towards the professional world. I wish you all luck and happiness, and the mind to make the right choices whenever you have to.
"Now, to what everyone was waiting for. This year's house cup. But, there is a slight change to it from this year. Along with the House Cup, a Student of the Year medal will also be awarded. It will be awarded to the students who contributed the most points to their houses.
"So, this year's Student of the year award goes to... Mr Pendragon. He alone contributed 300 points to Slytherin house."
*CLAPS*
The Slytherin table ushered in loud clapping and cheers. All except a few were making noise. Slughorn seemed as if he was having an orgasm.
Magnus was already expecting this much. He ran to Dumbledore to receive the medal. It was made of gold, with a green strap on it. There was also a Ministry seal on one side and a Hogwarts seal on the other.
Dumbledore put it around his neck, "Congratulations, Mr Pendragon. Please wait here for a bit more."
Dumbledore again spoke loudly, "And now, for the House Cup. With 300 points, Hufflepuff is in 4th place, Gryffindor is in 3rd with 387 points. Then finally, 100 points higher than the second-place Ravenclaw, with 567 points, Slytherin wins."
As soon as it was revealed, the various curtains in the Great Hall turned green with Slytherin insignia. It was a moment of pride for Slytherin house. This year, they won Quidditch, Student of the year and House Cup too.
Dumbledore took the house cup trophy and gave it to Magnus, "Since you have won the medal, it's better if you also take the trophy."
Magnus took the cup and held it above his head and turned towards the students. Now all the students were cheering as he was one of those likeable Slytherin. Magnus, on the other hand, was excited because Lucius and Avery would be leaving Hogwarts, and now he will have a mostly free reign over Slytherin house.
He cheerfully returned to his seat and feasted on the various dishes. Hogwarts may not have the tastiest food, but it certainly had the most variety.
After dinner, everyone headed to the train station. The luggage was already packed and ready.
"Hey, Mag. Will you play for the team next year too?" Emma asked him as she had also followed him to where he was going to sit.
"No, Emma, I've got more important things to do," Magnus replied with no interest.
"WHAT?! Come on, you are the best seeker I've ever seen... You've got to at least reach the international level and play for the British team." She pleaded.
Magnus denied, "I'm busy, and what do you mean by 'I've ever seen'? You're just 12."
"Argh... Why are you so stupid... Magnus, I'm telling you, if you become a quidditch player and win the World Cup, you will be a world-famous celebrity and all wizards will respect you. We love quidditch after all." Emma tried to convince him.
"And there is also so much money to be made." She added.
"MONEY?" Magnus' eyes shone.
"Yes yes... A LOOOOT of money." Emma quickly said. She was slowly understanding the wire structure of Magnus' mind.
"Hehe, then I guess I will help you every once in a while," Magnus said with a greedy smile.
*Cough*
"Man, you're so easy to manipulate. Sometimes I fear you might just join the enemy for money." Ragnar commented.
Magnus scoffed at the idea, "Huh, the only thing they can pay me that would have a sway over my mind would be the head of Voldemort under my feet."
*Whistle*
"That's brutal." Sirius came to his cabin suddenly. He probably had something to talk about, otherwise, he would be accompanied by his gang.
"Ah, talk about crazy. What brought you here, Sirius?" Magnus asked.
"I wanted to talk to you about something. Can I have a minute?" Sirius spoke seriously. It was a rare sight.
Magnus looked back at his friends, then he walked out to the train corridor with Sirius, "Sure, we've got a long journey ahead."
There, Sirius started, "It's about my little brother. He's... He's manipulated very easily... Especially by my parents. So, when he comes to Hogwarts in September, there are chances that he will stay away from you and avoid you.
"My parents are against everything you stand up for. But, I hope you will still look after him."
Magnus smiled and patted his shoulder, "Come on, Sirius, you are embarrassing me by saying this. I know Regulus is a sensitive kid, I will take care of him whether he likes it or not, he's like my little brother."
Sirius nodded in gratefulness, "Then I guess I will be indebted to you. My family already has enough crazy Blacks, I hope to at least have my brother join my side."
"It's his choice to make, we can just hope he makes the right one. Bring your brother to my new house sometime later, I got a big swimming pool and other fun things. Hehe... We will relax and eat like kings." Magnus invited him.
"Hehe, I think I will take that offers. All right, see you later then." Sirius went back to his cabin.
Magnus also entered back, but saw Chad and Emma were fighting each other.
"What happened?" He asked.
"They are fighting for the last pancake left in your snack box," Severus told him.
Magnus scoffed and went to his lunchbox, he picked up the last pancake and ate it in one go, "Huh, you both didn't deserve it."
"MEOWWWW..." Chad protested.
"You'll get fat, Chad. Pancakes aren't for you." Magnus said.
"Meow mow maow..."
"What did you say? I'm fat? Haha, my BMI is in the perfect limit, it's you who is fat." Magnus started arguing with his cat. Only Magnus could understand what Chad was saying so for others it was a very funny sight.
This way, nobody realised when their journey came to an end. They deboarded at King's Cross. Grace and Adam were already there waiting for him and Ragnar.
"MUM... DAD..." They exchanged some hugs and went on their way. Severus though was greeted by his mother, who then took him to their home via apparition.
Magnus, Ragnar, Grace and Adam rode the car. Adam was driving now as he was back to his peak physical state, it was like he was never in an explosion. Muggle doctors could only call it a miracle.
"How was your semester, sweeties?" Grace asked them nicely.
"Fun, I aced the exam," Ragnar revealed.
"And I also aced the exam and won the student of the year award. Also, mum, dad, I've decided to meet the queen this summer." Magnus revealed all of a sudden.
"And what will you say to her? Abdicate the throne?" Adam asked sarcastically.
Magnus immediately answered, "No, I will tell her to adopt you and make you a prince, while mum will become a princess with blood relation going back to King Arthur."
*COUGH COUGH COUGH*
Adam and Grace coughed as they simultaneously choked on their saliva. "WHAT?!"
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"Yes, mum and dad, listen to my idea first." Magnus started explaining everything as soon as they reached home.
Adam and Grace took a seat while Magnus walked back and forth in front of them. This was just day one and Magnus had already given them a shock.
"Okay, I am 12, right? But I want to take the throne as soon as I turn 18. But, there is a problem, even if the queen abdicates and makes me the king, the people of this country will question me, because they don't know me, and don't love me.
"So, we need to start early. We need to make the world see me as the best possible king to ever sit on the throne. I have confidence that I can impress them, Merlin was a master when it came to propaganda.
"What the problem is my family history. We need to heavily edit it, and for me to be a legitimate king, I need to show my relationship to the queen. For this, Dad will become Queen's eldest son, who lived his life away from the royal lifestyle, with some distant relatives of the queen.
"Next will be mummy, you will be from a noble family, that is directly related to King Arthur Pendragon. This will explain my name to the world." Magnus explained in detail.
"But what about my parents? They are still alive, you know." Grace spoke up.
"I know, but Grandpa has no other family left. We will just make him the main descendant of King Arthur, from there it will extend to you. Dad already has nobody except us so it'll be even easier." Magnus said.
Adam and Grace looked at each other's faces as if talking with eyes.
"Will the queen even agree to all this?" Adam asked in doubt.
"She will, it's not like she has a choice. Also, me taking the throne doesn't mean she was a fake queen. It's just that by the rule of blood, I'm more eligible than her. I will talk to her, don't worry. I heard she goes to Balmoral Castle in Scotland every year to spend her summer. *Sigh* Royals really need to find a job." Magnus planned.
"I will come with you, then," Grace decided.
But Magnus immediately denied her, "No, mum. You shouldn't. Besides, it will be a talk between two monarchs and don't worry about my safety. I will take security with me."
"Ah, you did tell me about your Detective Agency," Adam exclaimed.
"They are already expanding now and have opened more branches in other countries. You two should prepare yourself though, for becoming a public figure. I can promise that the media will only trouble you at the start, after that, I will make sure they leave you alone." Magnus assured him.
Grace though suddenly had an idea, "Sweetie, will it help you if your mum turns out to be a famous doctor who invented something life-saving?"
Magnus, Adam and Ragnar stared at her face, already knowing she was onto something.
"Absolutely, mummy. They might just start calling you goddess then, what is it you invented?" Magnus inquired excitedly.
"No no, I will not tell you right now. Give me some time, once it's all done, I might need help from Ted with some legal matters about patents." Grace requested.
Magnus laughed, "Of course, they will help you whenever you want. Ah... Wait a second, I need to bring Arthur to ask him something."
He quickly went to his room and brought a painting of Arthur and Merlin where they were lazily sitting in a garden.
"Ah, hello, children." Arthur greeted everyone.
Magnus quickly asked, "Arthur, I'm preparing for my inevitable coronation. For that, I need my parents to be royals too. So, I was thinking of making my Mum take your surname too. That is if you don't have a problem."
Arthur burst into laughter, "Haha... No need to ask, Magnus. Ah, I always wanted a daughter, now I'm getting such a pretty and intelligent one. Grace Grant Pendragon, it'll be a good name."
"See, Old Arthur is cool with it," Magnus said, but he noticed Merlin being silent.
"Why are you being sad, Merlin?" He asked.
Arthur chuckled, "Haha, he's sad that his name is not being taken."
Magnus shook his head seeing such an act from an old man, "Well, all my future kids and family will have Merlin's name too."
"WAIT! KIDS? Do you have a girlfriend, Mag?" Adam quickly asked.
Magnus wanted to say something but noticed Ragnar's mouth slowly opening. He ran up to him at full speed and covered his mouth.
"No, dad! I'm too young for all that, right?" He said and started to whisper in Ragnar's ears.
"Fool, why are you so adamant about ruining my life? Emma is not my girlfriend, I don't see her in a romantic way, she's childish." He whispered.
Ragnar smirked, "I was just going to sneeze."
"Yeah, fool someone else, not me." Magnus was not buying his words.
"Okay okay... Go and take a bath, then go to sleep... Ah... It's 3 AM. Quick." Grace quickly pushed them. They didn't even realise how much time had passed in their talk.
Magnus and Ragnar went to their own rooms. Each bedroom had its own bathroom so it was very useful. But, before taking a bath, Magnus wrote a letter to Ted and Adrian, telling them about his upcoming trip.
...
What did Grace and Adam do with the 2 million pounds they received from the government as compensation?
Magnus didn't know it and he felt it was unnecessary to ask.
In reality, Grace had actually set up a personal research lab in half of the basement while Adam had set up his engineering workshop in the other half. They spent most of the money on these, but they were also running low on funds now. And, both of them were against taking foreign investment in their research as then they would also have to share the patents of their inventions.
Grace was currently working on a heart stent. It was actually a much-improved design of the ones already in the market. She had been working on it for a while now, but only after having so much funds, she was able to make quick progress.
Now, all that was left was human trials and as long as they are successful these new stents can be mass-produced. But, filing the patent first was the most important part.
Adam, on the other hand, was working on a newer car engine. It was a concept at the time and was not in the final stages like Grace's. It was an engine that was a lot more fuel-efficient, and could also run on electricity. But there were no good enough batteries in the world that could take the car too far with a single charge. So, he was forced to research batteries at the same time and that was like a money pit of research.
~Sigh, if it goes like this, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Magnus for investment.~ he thought to himself.
...
In another special location in the building, Ragnar was also researching a new Potion. If successful, it would be widely famous in both the magical and muggle world, especially among girls. Drinking this new Potion would make one vomit most of the impurities in their blood. This would help people with a lot of acne on their body and faces.
But its other medical uses were also limitless. Because fewer impurities in the blood would mean better general health of the body and all organs.
~GAH!... Test 16,876 also failed. But I'm getting there.~ he angrily noted on his diary and continued to work.
...
Unlike everyone else, Magnus was sleeping with no care in the world. Chad was sleeping on his stomach while Summer was sitting on her wooden fake branch Magnus had put on the wall. Only Duck was missing and Magnus was going to meet him the next day.
...
*Yawn*
Magnus woke up the next morning. Instead of waiting, he quickly called Abraham.
"Take me to Camelot, will you?" He asked.
"Sure, sir. Let's go." Abraham immediately teleported with him.
He reached the portkey room and then moved to reach the throne room.
"ROAAAAR"
But, even before Magnus could reach there, he heard a very loud and terrifying roar.
"Is that...?"
He looked to the side at the huge frameless window. On the other side was a black dot, that was getting bigger and bigger. Soon, Magnus realised what it was.
"How did he grow so big... WAIT! WHY ISN'T HE STOPPING?"
"SLOW DOWN, DUCK!" he shouted.
But, Duck was too excited, obvious from his happy giant face.
10 metres
5 metres
1 metre
*BOOM*
Duck barged in from the window and jumped on Magnus, next thing he knew, Duck's sandpaper-like tongue was licking his face.
But Magnus couldn't be angry at him. Duck was just excited to see him. He quickly patted his head, "Hahaha... What the hell have you been eating, boy?"
"Grawwwww..." Duck purred.
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