They gathered their things and arrived in Cape Town, South Africa with a portkey. Their visit was unofficial so they were going to stay hidden most of the time.
There was a branch of both MEDA and Tonks & Tonks here, so they sent a car to pick them up. It was MEDA actually, as they consist of only wizards. MEDA may be a small company in terms of the number of employees, but their services were the best and they were present around the world too.
They soon arrived at the rented building for the office of MEDA. It was a small 3 storey building.
"Is there any ministry of magic in this country?" Magnus inquired.
"No, there is no ministry, all the major magical countries are in the north, Uganda is one of the strongest with its world-renowned Uagadou, the Ugandan wizarding school. It is the largest of the eleven wizarding schools, accepting students from all over Africa." Adrian explained to him.
"This makes our job easier, and no magical oversight means nobody can question us. Adrian, we are going to need a trustworthy South African man, who is either a wizard or a muggle-who-knows.
"The current scenario is simple, the government is bound to fall someday, and the new government will have a vendetta against the whites of this country since they exploited the other for decades. That would not lead to the ideal situation, we need peace and stability, for this, we need a leader from the African coloured people and one from the whites, they will join hands and write some new amendments in the constitution, removing all the Apartheid related laws and establishing new checks and balances for equality and unity of the country.
"For this, all means are open. Use magic if you need to, obliviate if you need to, this is a matter of trillions and the well being of the whole African continent. Who is the president of the African National Congress?" he inquired after telling the plan.
The manager of South African operations of MEDA spoke, he was of European descent and his ancestors had settled here, he was of course one of the privileged class for being white, but he was uncaring towards it as his family has been wizards for generations, the only reason he joined the company was that he was the second child and all family business went to his elder brother.
"I am Roger Burgess, Your Majesty, the president of ANC is Nelson Mandela, he is in prison, despite international pressure to release him, the government has not. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, the prosecution even asked for a death sentence, all for lofty four counts of sabotage and conspiracy to violently overthrow the government. He's been in prison since 1964." Roger explained.
Magnus was taken aback, "How self-destructing can this government be? How do they think they can forever rule over the majority population by being discriminatory?"
"Roger and Adrian, I want you to implant memories of yourself in the mind of Nelson Mandela and the high ranking people of ANC, also the leaders of the current National Party government. After that, use any means possible and get Mandela out of prison, use Imperius if you must, make the current Prime Minister quit, make the government fall, then make Nelson take his place, Roger, you become the second most important leader of the government.
"Then bring in the reforms, I will send aid to help the poor, but you must do as I say if you want to create a self-sufficient government and country. However, you must retire after reforming the government and the constitution, because I don't want a wizard to rule like a dictator." He instructed them both.
"What's my job in all this?" Ted inquired.
Magnus smiled, "You are here for a good show, to create a false story. Roger will be the one to hire you as the lawyer for Nelson. You have the reputation of never losing a case, hence you are expensive, now suddenly a good old friend of Nelson helped him out. It will directly skyrocket Roger's image. This way, we get a direct entry into politics. Then Roger will become the man to make the current Prime Minister step down. His name will be publicised.
"But in no way can the new government be only filled with coloured people. All races are needed in it."
Magnus knew that although what was happening right now wasn't good, it was also true that in 1949, the African community started large scale attacks on the Indian community, which was the third biggest racial demographic here.
Shops were burnt, old and young women were murdered and r*ped, and men were killed. It was total chaos. From many accounts, the white population cheered at that time, telling the Africans to kill the Coolies, a derogatory term used for Indians in South Africa since the time they were brought from India by the British to work in the fields and many gold mines.
Instead of uniting under one purpose of overthrowing the government, the Africans decided to kill and harm a community that was also marginalised and wronged. South Africa was a cluster of problems that started with race and ended with it.
From all this, Magnus knew he could not trust a single community to do good. A mixed style of government was needed.
"Now let's do it. Ragnar, you produce a calming drought that can be used as a smoke bomb, but the smoke must be invisible. I know when the current regime falls, some riots and violence might erupt. I will use these to calm them." He planned.
The plan was going to take time to come to fruition but it will be worth it. Magnus' dream of adding Zimbabwe to the British mainland was only possible if the local population also supported it. And what better way than becoming the true champion of freedom and democracy, unlike the United States, which was going through a bad image currently with the defeat in Vietnam.
If Magnus' plans were successful, then soon Britain will have the potential to become a greater power than the USA, because then Britain will have its own land all around the world. They will be able to make their military bases without paying any fees to countries.
"Ragnar, you make the Potions, I will go and see why the Pfizer CEO was looking for me." He informed Ragnar and left.
He had already established a Portkey in the MEDA office in South Africa now, he just brought the second part of the set here.
...
From the office building in Britain, he called for a car, then he went directly to the Pfizer company.
"So, what's the matter?" He asked the CEO, Max Strand. The company was currently in a very good state because Magnus doesn't shy away from granting them research money.
Max was a medium build man with dark hair. He was in his mid-thirties. "Thank you for coming here, sir. I just wanted to show you something."
He led Magnus to a lab with a lot of people working. Max then showed him a small pill.
"We created this Sildenafil, which was originally developed to treat cardiovascular problems. It was meant to dilate the heart's blood vessels by blocking a particular protein called PDE-5. In animal tests, it seemed to work moderately well: researchers could find evidence that it was impeding PDE-5, and the animals weren't having any obvious negative side effects. So, it was brought into a phase one clinical trial earlier this year to test whether humans can tolerate the new compound.
However, things became problematic." Max replied in detail, telling everything.
"What? Just tell me everything." Magnus nudged him.
Max shyly looked at him, "I don't know if I should tell you this. Well... It appears that the blood vessels dilating were not in the heart, but rather the penis, as dilating blood vessels is part of the process that leads to erections. The test subjects noticed a strong erection.
The sildenafil is working, sir, but in the wrong part of the body."
(=_=")
Magnus was taken aback, but then he howled in laughter, "Hahaha... my brother discovered this before though. He has already developed this erection medicine."
~Only if it could also help me. *Sigh*~ Magnus said to himself.
This was Max's turn to be shocked.
But Magnus' next words made him happy, "Sell this advertised as an energy booster, stimulation enhancer in the market, while doctors can give it to those with Erectile dysfunction.
"We can make billions from this alone."
"YES SIR!" His approval excited Max, billions in revenue means millions in bonuses.
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Magnus had initiated the plan to correct South African society and the economy. He didn't want any instability in the region when the referendum for the joining of Zimbabwe into Great Britain will take place. But he needed to make sure that the world saw what Britain was doing as good deeds.
Britain became the first country to sanction South Africa for its inhuman laws. It was made clear by them that the sanctions will only increase the more time they waste.
Then, the UNSC emergency meeting was also called by the United Kingdom and soon after the sanctions were passed. The USA didn't want it and was dissatisfied but the United Kingdom ensured the western powers that the South Africa won't go the communist way.
Next, Magnus now owned Warner Brothers, the company didn't have any news agencies so the first task was to buy one and widen the scope of the company. With him feeding them the best news before anybody else, the channel was bound to become famous and gain much credibility.
Currently, he was looking for someone to take over the MagicMade studio. This studio was going to be responsible for creating movies with the help of magic. They will be creating some really beautiful and scenic shots.
And after searching for a while and circulating words in the magical workers of his companies, finally, someone recommended a Half-Blood graduate from Hogwarts, he had graduated 10 years ago and was the creator of the Photography club of the school.
After school, he packed his bags and went straight to Hollywood to try his luck and learn to make some movies. However, he was still the 4th assistant director, who does not even get his name in the credits.
After Ted returned from South Africa, Magnus asked him to contact this man and tell him to come to Britain. He was going to build the studio here, away from Hollywood, since his studio needed to be secretive about its operations.
When the man heard about the opportunity, he booked a flight and quickly came back to Britain. After all, not every day you get to meet the upcoming King.
Magnus invited him to his top-floor office, "How was your journey, Mr Joubert?"
Wim Joubert although had prepared himself to meet a young boy, couldn't help but gawk. Magnus was, although tall, his face always gave it away that he was indeed young. He couldn't wait to grow a beard because of this.
"Your Majesty, it was normal. T-thank you for inviting me." Joubert stuttered every now and then.
"Come, have a seat. I have a business proposition for you. I heard you want to become a film director and make something good, right?" Magnus asked, although the other party most likely knew his intentions.
"Yes sir, it is my lifelong dream. Although my father is wealthy, he never forced me to take over the business. But he gave me 15 years to prove myself and show him my ability by earning more than he does in a year." Joubert revealed.
~Then he does have motivation.~ Magnus deduced.
"Then I want to tell you that I have bought Warner Brothers. However, I will not interfere in the production by the muggle studio. What I want to do is set up a new studio, which will only employ wizards, squibs or muggles-who-know. We will use our magic to create elaborate special effects, beautiful scenes that would cost a fortune if done with real technology, props. I want you to head this studio. Perhaps, if you do well, I might even make you the CEO of Warner Brothers." Magnus said, effectively pulling Joubert into the trap of a dream. But this dream was achievable, it was only a matter of his own abilities.
Hearing him, Joubert was excited, he had always thought about using magic in making movies, but he was scared of breaking the statute of secrecy. Now, if all people in the production studio were wizards and magic knowers, it would become easy. Also, the prospect of becoming the CEO. It was too juicy to not think about.
"I accept, sir." He blurted.
Magnus, frowned, ~He didn't even talk about the salary or money in general.~
"Let's discuss your salary. I ca..."
He was cut by Joubert, "I WILL WORK FOR FREE. Just give me food and a place to stay. I will only take money once I have proven myself to you."
~Nice, I saved some money then. He probably thinks he's winning points here...~ Magnus talked to himself.
"Fine, you will be given a trailer house at the production company's office. Here is your appointment letter. I have also gathered information about all the interested people who might want to work with you. But I do not know wizards interested in movie making, I suggest you contact your friends from the Photography club. The location where the studio will be set up has already been decided. The headquarters will be here, in this building. The studio will be outside London, in the area near Surrey Hills. I have bought 300 hectares of land there. The government was excited about the prospect of having a homegrown film industry.
"As we speak, elaborate sets and buildings are being built by Emrys Construction. They will create small desert wild west styled areas, victorian city look-alike sets, villages, many hills, lakes, castles, ships etc. You can go there and check if you need anything else, then contact the Assistant of CEO of Emrys Constructions. The CEO, Edgar is currently busy in Saudi Arabia or else he would have personally shown you the area." He gave dozens of instructions to Joubert, making him feel slightly nervous.
Joubert had thought that the scale of the operation would be small, but here he saw it, Magnus' plan was huge. Creating a whole movie studio with sets? How much would that cost?
Nervously, he tried to ask, "Sir, do you have any type of movies in mind you want me to make?"
Magnus fell silent, he tried to think about what would sell and what would be easiest to make. "Hmm... WAIT!"
"Haha... Joubert, we're wizards, we can construct anything, you should not keep yourself confined. I want you to start looking for scripts, for novels that can get a full-screen adaptation, it can be anything, fantasy, sci-fi or even DC Comics. You need not distress about money, just imagine Joubert, we can create huge destruction scenes and then repair everything. We can create an illusion that would seem real. We can cast fire, lights and water from our wands, enough to create any kind of effect. All we need is imagination, we can create anything." Magnus thoughtfully said, already having a picture of large-scale special effects movies that would take the world by storm.
Joubert nodded heavily, as this was indeed true. And this made him excited to no limit.
But, Magnus did have a movie in mind, "However, we should start from small so you can work on this project while the studio is being built. In horror movies, we can hire real ghosts and amplify their effect with magic, creating the scariest movie ever. The story can be pretty simple, put a haunted doll in the house, some years ago the boyfriend of a little girl's mother killed the girl while being drunk, the mother finds out, kills the man then kills herself. The girl's ghost took over the doll and is haunting the house in innocence. The alcoholic man is also there, nasty ghost hurts the people who come to live in the house. The mother will be a kinder soul who will help the house dwellers to deal with the whole situation.
"Keep the souls and ghosts vague, never show them clearly, and remember, sound effects are the major part of horror movies, focus on it more, also hire actors with good facial acting."
This was a pretty simple story, but all that mattered was the twist. The story of the girl should only be shown during the second half. Before that, the humans will believe the girl is a bad spirit and try to exorcise her.
Wim Joubert in amusement asked, "Did... when did you plan this story, sir?"
"Why plan? I just thought of it. *RING RING*" Magnus' phone rang as he was talking.
Joubert was taken aback, but he looked at the device with interest. He had of course seen the newly launched cell phones, but they were as big as a brick, while the one in Magnus' hand was small enough to be stored in the pocket easily.
Magnus talked, George was on the other side. "What? A goblin wants to meet me? Captain of warrior goblins?"
"Tell him I am very busy the whole day and will not be able to come to Gringotts," he replied.
George's voice soon replied, "Sir, he said he invites you to his house for dinner, he really wants to talk to you."
This rang an alarm in Magnus' head. He was never going to visit a place just like that, what if it was a trap?
"Does he have a family?" Magnus inquired. He listened to George talking to the Goblin on the other side.
"Yes, sir. He has a wife and a son." George answered.
All of a sudden a question arose in Magnus' mind, ~Hmm, I've never seen goblin kids. Let's see them today then.~
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