Everyone came together that evening. The formation of the Order was a success, now all that remained was the division of labour and the goals.
"What are your plans, Magnus? From what we have seen, you seem to be really aiming to develop the country." Bobby asked him. He was very interested in learning about this. Magnus, of course, never hid anything from him. Due to this, he knew about all his companies, even the magical ones like Emrys Construction, which was by the way an awesome company in his mind, he had seen the construction site once. He also knew about MEDA, another amazing idea.
Magnus sipped on the lemonade, "Well, this is 1973's second half, right? Right now, the GDP of the United States is 1.04 trillion dollars. Meanwhile, ours is 192 Billion dollars. Nowhere near them. I want to surpass them, not in military power, but economic power, the military will improve automatically.
"However, I have recognised multiple factors that make this task impossible. One, lack of land. Two, lack of a large population. Three, lack of industries we can rely on. Four, our trade is not very good. Five, Infrastructure.
"I have already set my plans in motion to tackle the first two. The lack of industry is not something I can do alone. At most I can run a few big world-renowned companies, but we need more people to start things. The government needs to take a soft approach to entrepreneur laws.
"Next, the trade will increase as long as we solve the industry problem, and as the industries come and we have money, we can make infrastructure to support a sustainable economy.
"My goal is to increase the United Kingdom's land area by twice. I am not just trying to make it an export-based economy, but also a consumer-based economy, this way, even if there is some kind of financial crisis around the world, we won't be affected much.
"For this, we need to analyse the markets and capitalise on them. Become the best player in every field."
~He's... Crazy...~ Bobby thought. But he felt excited. Why wouldn't he feel proud if someday the UK left the US behind in terms of money and became the richest nation in the world?
~This is the King this nation needs.~ Tom was a muggle and he felt deep admiration for Magnus.
"With the correct planning, it's doable," Adrian said after thinking deeply.
Edgar nodded, "You just gotta say it and I will construct it."
But only Ted had a very important question, "All this is good, but let's not forget there is a dark lord out there after your life and the good days of the world."
Magnus nodded, "I will stop him, I am taking steps towards that too. And do not worry, no matter what happens, this project will not stop. Once we start this economic machinery, there is no stopping it. Ah, one more thing, although we are the founding members, I want you all to keep your eyes open for any new talent in any field. I have decided to initially create the Order of Merlin to be 25 members big. We can expand it later if needed."
But then Edgar spoke and came clear, "Just to be clear, I was also offered to join the Order of the Phoenix made by Dumbledore."
"Same here," Ted added.
"What is this Order about?" Magnus inquired, even though he could guess.
Ted answered, "Fight the Dark Lord, that's about it."
Magnus thought for a few seconds, "Hmm, I will probably join this order too, just for the name's sake. I have already started to prepare the Order of Merlin for any future fights with any Dark Lords. What I have is something they don't, immense wealth. I am developing magical armour for our people, it will decrease out fatalities by a great number. With time, I will poach members from that order to mine."
Edgar chuckled, "Hehe, I guessed you'd do that. Okay, let's decide what we need to do for the next year, we can have half-yearly meetings about future projects if you want."
Magnus agreed, "Yes, we will have many meetings but for the progress, we will have half-yearly. For now, Tom, you need to reach the rank of Commissioner, later I will transfer you to become the chief of MI5, after that you will run for MP elections and if possible become the Home Secretary or the Secretary of State for Defence."
Tom gulped hearing that. This scale was grand, he was to move from the crowds of ordinary people to the forefront of the government.
"Ted, you have done pretty well, you have elevated the status of all British law practitioners around the world with the multinational company. Your ideal goal should be to expand to other countries too. try to get into Africa, China and India, they have a big population. The initial returns will be low but slowly, as their economies grow, so will our market. You will also be my official legal advisor when I take the throne." He said.
"Aren't I already your legal advisor?" Ted inquired.
"You are, but nobody knows it. Now, Adrian, you have a big task. How is the creation of Private Security going on?" He inquired.
"I am looking for well-trained men. A lot of officers and soldiers from the Soviet Union are looking for jobs. There are also some retired American Soldiers. I have created a three men wizard team, they will be handling everything about them. Currently, I have started training 300 men. But I would like to get some contract papers like the ones we signed, they are special, right?" Adrian asked him. He knew those old papers couldn't be normal.
Magnus nodded and answered, "Yes, I made runes in them. They will notify me when a contract is broken. Each member of the order will sign it. And yes, you should get the members of the private military to also sign it. What have you named the company?"
"I would like a few of those contracts too," Ted spoke up.
"Me too, it'd be really helpful to find out spies," Edgar added.
"Maybe I can make my company's executive board sign it." Bobby thought out loud.
Magnus chuckled, "Okay okay, I will make a machine to mass-produce them."
Adrian agreed, "That's nice. And I have decided to name the new subsidiary 'The Golden Company'. Well, because you love gold and it will be used to secure your interests, which can be called gold." Adrian explained the name, but he was holding laughter.
"Hehe, it's a nice name. People would think it's some gold mining or trading related company when they hear the name. You just keep on expanding and modernising them. We will need to use them extensively in the future. Now, Edgar, history is going to remember you as Edgar the Builder. Your job is simple, construct and construct. While making money of course." He instructed.
Edgar laughed, "As long as I am in history books in the future, I guess it will all be worth it. But make sure they have a good picture."
Now, Bobby was left. Magnus had a big task for him. "Bobby, I want you to expand the Futuretek greatly. First, set up a large battery manufacturing facility. Dad is only interested in inventing them and not producing them. So we are going to produce the new Solid-State Batteries. We can name the company Eternal Energy Solutions."
Bobby wrote in his notebook, "I was already planning to set it up, as I want to research the feasibility of making a portable computer and telephones."
"Awesome. Next, buy a car company with all of its production lines. We will make FutureTek cars in the future. The designs will be made by my dad's small company. Other than this, I want you to start investing in all kinds of electrical items that our army or companies might need in the future. Maybe even start a weapons research division. Also, the most important part. I want you to invent a low-cost computer that people can put in their homes and various schools in the country can afford." He suggested.
But this left Bobby confused, "You do know that most people don't know how to operate computers and consider it a waste of money."
Magnus nodded, but he had a different long-term plan in mind. "I want our population to start learning about computers and coding. I want our next generation to be full of critical thinkers and not blind followers that work like robots. It will be amazing if children can slowly start learning programming languages from a small age, because computers are the future. It will start just like how alphabets are taught and then to more complex stuff like grammar.
"In just a decade, we can leave behind Japan in the technological field if this goes on. You are already at Oxford University, maybe you can ask a few professors to start compiling 9 textbooks for children from the 3rd year of school to the 12th. They need to be about computers, their hardware, software and programming. Then I will get the Department for Education to implement them. I will even donate lots of computers to various schools."
Bobby laughed. If this plan was successful, computers will become so famous that his company will make billions from sales. The more people got into it the more people will continue to invest in hardware.
"I bet those old men at Oxford will wet their pants when they hear about this. However, I will be going to the United States in August, I will be completing my Masters from MIT. I can start looking for talents there too." Bobby revealed.
Magnus nodded. No matter what, the US was way ahead of Britain in many fields. They invested in research and development at the right time and were now reaping the benefits, and they will continue to do that for years. He needed to take the right steps now or it will be too late and then there will only be the downfall of Britain.
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The meeting came to an end soon and everyone returned to their work. Magnus needed to go home and pack his bags. He was going to be staying with Nicolas Flamel for a few days and learn about alchemy.
Dumbledore had already talked with Nicolas and Magnus even received a letter from the old wizard himself. He sounded excited to be teaching him about Alchemy. For Flamel, Magnus' Merlin roots mattered the most. Because he was alive in a time when the stories of Merlin were told in every magical home. He grew admiring the wizard.
When Magnus arrived home he saw Ragnar watching television. There were some wildlife-related programs going on. Summer was also sitting on his shoulder and Chad was sitting on his lap. There was a whole 8 seater sofa empty but the two still had to sit on Ragnar.
"Mag, did you know, a group of owls is called a parliament. Hehe, I guess our Summer also runs a Parliament." Ragnar jokingly said.
Magnus chuckled, "Haha, I know. I also know that a group of pandas is known as an embarrassment. And a group of Apes is called a shrewdness."
"HAHAHA... I can understand the Pandas as they are embarrassingly clumsy, but why Apes?" Ragnar asked laughingly.
"I didn't know. But Gorillas are still the best and cool, they are smart too so it's okay to call them shrewd." Magnus reasoned.
"Of course, you and your obsession with Gorillas. Where were you? I asked dad but he didn't know." Ragnar asked.
Magnus sighed, "You really don't remember anything you do in your sleep. I just formed the Order of Merlin with Ted, Tom, Adrian and Edgar. I asked you to come along but you said you wanted to sleep more."
"AAAA... Dammit..." Ragnar cursed himself. He wanted to be there to witness the scene.
"I am going to meet Nicolas Flamel now, I will stay at his home for a few days. Wanna come?" He asked him.
Ragnar shouted in agreement, "YES! I was waiting for this. Let's go, quick."
He ran to his room to pack his bag. Magnus though waited for his parents to return home. He waited for a long time. But even after 10 PM, they did not come back. Now he got a little worried.
He picked up his phone and called their security teams.
*BEEP BEEP* The call did not connect.
Magnus summoned George immediately, "GEORGE!... Where are mum and dad?"
George appeared, "I was with your father at the workshop, sir. He is busy working on a new engine. Dobby was supposed to be with Lady Grace."
"DOBBY!" He summoned Dobby this time.
*POP*
"Maste... Mister Pendragon, what can I do for you?" Dobby appeared.
"Where is my mum? She usually comes back by 8 at max." He asked.
Dobby nervously rubbed his hands, "Sir, she... she's at a club with Princess Royal."
Magnus' face turned angry. This Princess Royal was the person who was conspiring against him, her boyfriend was publishing propaganda against him. He had told the queen to deal with her too. "Did she go there by herself?"
"I... don't know... Dobby only saw them smiling together." Dobby replied.
George sighed and scolded the young elf, "Fool, humans smile even when they are not happy. You need to become good enough to read the room."
"Take me to her, now. Teleport me to some secluded part of the club." He ordered.
"TAKE ME TOO!" Ragnar also came with a bag full of potions. "I will bloody dissolve their bodies if they even touch mum."
Magnus did not stop him, he would do the same if Grace was harmed. Dobby did as asked and teleported them away. George also followed them.
...
A certain high-class club.
Mostly rich people come here as only they can afford the stuff being sold here. A single drink here costs more than an average person's monthly salary.
Magnus arrived there and immediately felt disgusted. Most people here were either high-level government officials, MPs or nobles.
~Tax money is being utilised very well here.~ he muttered to himself.
"Where is mum?" Ragnar asked.
Dobby pointed to the side. "There, sir. They're in a private room."
Dobby invisibly led them to the private section. Magnus was stopped there by a guard.
He glanced at the man with dangerous eyes, "My face is plastered on newspapers and televisions every day now. Don't tell me you don't recognise me."
"Sir... T-This private section is only for adults..." the guard nervously said.
*Sigh*
"I don't have time to deal with this nonsense. Stupefy." With a whisper of a spell, the man fell to the ground.
He barged into the so-called private area. There were rooms with curtains here. Magnus noticed activities happening in one of the rooms. There was an old man and a young woman who was dancing in front of him in no clothes.
~So this is one of those rich clubs that make the rich happy at all costs.~ he realised and got angrier. How dare that woman bring his mum here?
"George, take photographs of every single person doing objectionable things here." He ordered and proceeded to follow Dobby.
But when Dobby was just about to enter, he dragged him back and told them to keep quiet. Magnus put his ear near the curtain and tried to listen to what was going on inside.
"Lady Grace, why don't you take another drink..."
"No, I've already drunk too much... I need to be back home soon..." Grace's voice came. From her voice, it was clear she was too much drunk. Magnus had never seen his mother drink to this point.
"Lady Grace, what do you think about this place? Isn't this nice? Everything is available here, even things that shouldn't be. Just wait, I have a surprise for you."
All of a sudden, from a curtain from the other side, a muscular man, in only jeans and no shirt entered. He had too much perfume on himself and oil on his torso, defining his muscles and abs.
"What do you think?"
Grace huffed, "Good, but Adam has much better muscles and abs, those are like made of metal actually. I wonder when he gets time to exercise."
*KA-CHAK*
Magnus noticed a camera flash. Everything made sense now, all became clear. He was looking for the motive and he found it.
~Incendio~ He burned the camera to ashes in an instant. The man who was taking the picture screamed in fright and ran away.
"Dobby, catch him and bring him back." He ordered.
Ragnar was also raging, his eyes were already red. Family, especially Grace, was too precious to him. He had seen a tragedy happen to his mother once, and he was very protective of this mother.
*WOOSH*
Before Magnus could enter, Ragnar barged in and quickly ran to the royal princess. "YOU LUNATIC WOMAN!"
*BAM*
He grabbed her hair and pulled her down from her seat, with his wand and a potion bottle in his hand ready to be poured down her throat.
"YOU DARE TO LAY HAND ON MY MOTHER?!"
The naked man there was shocked and scared. Magnus entered and the man quickly recognised him.
*SLAP*
Magnus threw a stash of 50-pound bills stacks on the man's face. "Wait outside, and if you dare to run, the country's police will be after you."
The man whimpered and ran out. Then Magnus went to his mother and held her hand, "Mum, are you okay?"
Grace was very drunk, she smiled and started doting on him. She caressed his face and kissed his forehead, "Aw... my sweet child. What did I do to deserve such an overachiever? And Ragnar, my beautiful boy, you are so kind to me and Adam. Come here, give mum a hug."
Ragnar's heart melted and he pulled the hair of the royal princess harder. He then handed something to Magnus, "Magnus, give this potion to mum, it will quickly dissolve the alcohol in her system."
Magnus did as asked, "Mum, let's go home now. You are drunk, here, drink this and you will be good."
"Really? Hehe, okay then. I'd even drink poison if it's you giving it." She continued to dote on him.
Magnus did not even look at the Royal Princess or stop Ragnar from cursing or hurting her. She deserved it all. And Magnus would not be easy on her. But first, he needed to hear Grace's side of the story.
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