"Your Majesty!" Eugenia stood up to greet him. With every passing day, Magnus was getting so strong in the political world that she came to both respect and fear him. Sometimes even sighing in relief knowing he was on their side.
Magnus took a seat and gestured for her to sit too. "Well, this was not the kind of dinner night I had expected. I told you last time to keep an eye on the ministry employees. It only takes one rotten fish to dirty the whole pond."
She nodded and tried to explain, "We did actually find and prosecuted 23 employees a while ago with questionable records. However, now we're finding that these sleeper agents never had a bad record, they've even lived a normal life since birth, and there is no evidence of radicalisation. So we have no idea how to go about finding them."
Magnus sighed, the situation seems worse than he thought, "Then, I believe these sleeper cells are nothing but pawns of some families, only they can inject seemingly ghosts into the ministry. Try to investigate while keeping in mind those who have close ties with the kind of families we despise."
"What about the Goblins? Will they still be neutral to the Death Eaters?" She inquired, knowing Magnus had control over them.
He shook his head, "I may have some control over the vaults there and their management, but they form their own policies. I try to walk carefully so they don't feel I am enslaving them. And from what I know, they won't do anything.
"Unless they face real big harm, which they might sooner rather than later. They lack the basic understanding that money is only good as long as the people want it, but what the Dark Lord and his donkeys want is power. For that, taking over Gringotts is a must."
"And you won't let that happen?" She asked back doubtfully.
"Haha, why wouldn't I? It will teach the bank a lesson and also tell the world that if they don't fight now they can say their goodbye to a peaceful and somewhat just world." He replied.
"What about this?" Eugenia put the evening newspaper in front of him.
Immediately, Magnus read the big headline, "WHEN A DRAGON ROARS! BYSTANDERS BURN!"
"They are trying to spoil your name so that nobody follows you. Just like how you deal with them, they are copying. I don't know how famous this publication is but some should be buying it for it to exist." Eugenia worriedly said.
Magnus, read the whole article, which was just slandering him. But, the next moment he howled in laughter, "HAHAHA... ah, these fools. These three men are alive and well. They were under Imperius curse, I just faked their death to force out the ministry rat. I'm going to love spoiling whatever credibility this newspaper has, oh a lawsuit also sounds good. Rita is going to have a field day over it."
Eugenia took a sigh of relief. She was stuck between the two sides. But she had already taken the side of Magnus now and surely she didn't want him to lose. The soldiers only get to enjoy when their king wins, if the king loses, the soldiers are turned into slaves.
"Well, I'll be leaving now. Oh, make sure that the attacker is dealt with. But only after tomorrow, so the world will know what happened. That attacker had a family, let them know the truth too. If they have no jobs then transfer all that man's wealth to his wife." He instructed her and got up to leave.
"School will be resuming soon, so I need to go back and deal with a few remaining things. See you." He waved and left as he arrived.
"How does he do all this at the same time?" She wondered when he was gone.
Many wondered this, that how does he do so many things at the same time. The answer was simple, he never put his focus on just one thing. Instead, he focuses on all his ideas, then slowly implements them which later gives him fruits. To others, it looks sudden but only Magnus knows the hard work.
...
Magnus went back home, it was late already and almost everyone was long asleep. He also moved to his room and silently laid down on the bed.
The next morning, he brushed and quickly went downstairs, everyone had woken up and the breakfast was being set on the table. He smiled, the big house now looked slightly fuller, and it was warming.
"Mum, good morning." He greeted everyone and took a seat.
"Here you go, your favourite pancakes." Grace put a stack of pancakes on his plate.
Happily and spoiled he ate it with big bites. He loved being doted over by Grace as it made him remember his childhood.
"So, what is our son doing going to do today? Which nation has earned your wrath?" Adam jokingly asked.
Magnus rolled his eyes, "Dad, I'm no king or conqueror. I'm just a businessman doing business."
"Businessboy." Ragnar blurted.
"MAAAGNUS!..."
Everyone turned their heads left and right. Someone just shouted Magnus' name so loud.
"Abe, check who it is," Magnus ordered.
They continued eating for a few more minutes when suddenly the main door opened and a girl with bluish-grey eyes and dark brown wavy hair walked in. She wore a knee-length floral sundress. She was bubbly and excited to see the inside of Magnus' home.
Grace was the first to get up and give her a hug, "Aw... Emma, you came at the right time. Come, let's eat breakfast."
"Thank you, Mrs Grant." She greeted her politely with a big happy smile. Then she was dragged to the table and made to sit just to the side of Magnus.
"Hey, Magnus." She greeted.
Magnus, with his mouth full of pancakes and his hands dirty from the butter, quickly wiped them off on Ragnar's shirt on his other side and shook her hand. "I knew you'd be coming sometime soon. You picked the right time, I am free now."
"Really? Then... will you show me around the city? I've never seen the muggle city much." She asked with longing eyes.
"Sure, we will go out after eating. Here, have some pancakes." He shared some with her. Although he used to treat her very coldly, Magnus was slowly changing and realising that being mean to someone for no reason was not very nice. Why spoil someone else's mood just because you're annoyed? Besides, Emma didn't have anything bad planned for him, she was just a misguided youth, dreaming of royal romance.
Though, it was also correct to say that even Magnus had no idea what Emma really wanted and why she even likes him. So, his thoughts were just his interpretations.
"Mag, pass me the maple syrup." She requested.
Ragnar was looking at Magnus' face with a smug look. He was smiling the whole time. And just when Emma called his name, he was about to howl like a wolf.
"Oo..."
But he all of a sudden felt something touch his little brother down there, it was a feeling he never wanted to feel again in this life. It was too traumatising.
"You know the drill. Eat silently or wail painfully." Magnus threatened him.
Ragnar's face froze, eyes widened and his mouth stuck in the shape of an O. Only air came in and out.
"Rag, what happened, boy?" Old Grandpa asked.
Ragnar smiled, "Hehe, nothing, Grandpa, just feeling some things I don't think you can feel anymore."
"PFFT..." Magnus snorted and orange juice came out of his nose.
"AAAAA... NO NO!" Ragnar suddenly jumped in fright as Magnus' sudden movement made his wand stick too close to Ragnar's fears.
"What is going on here?" Adam asked them quickly.
"Nothing, dad. Everything's under control. Let's eat, then I will go out." He changed the topic and started gobbling down pancakes. Nobody could see Ragnar's fright.
...
After the whole Breakfast mess, he changed his clothes and went out, taking Abe along as the driver of the car. The Old Elf even had a driving licence now, and citizenship.
"Where are we going first, Mag?" She asked him excitedly, sitting in the backseat.
"Umm, to see the Tower Bridge. To be honest, our magical world got many better attractions. Hogwarts is one of the biggest castles in the world." Magnus argued.
"But... they don't have muggles." She countered.
Magnus' face twitched, ~Are muggles zoo animals?~
The car started and Abe steered it out of the property to the main road. The guards were still there, they had stopped Emma before.
However, just as the car got out, Magnus saw a man on the other side of the street, with a banner in his hand. He was alone, looked old and dirty.
"Mag, what does that mean? 'My son is not a communist?'" Emma read what was on the banner and asked.
"I... I don't know, Emma, but will soon. Abe, contact George and tell him to find out." He ordered. He'd rather not have anyone protesting in front of his house, attracting more attention.
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"WOAH! This is so awesome, Mag. How did they make this?" Emma awed at mostly anything muggle-related she saw around herself.
Currently, they were at the Tube station, waiting for the train. She was wearing a jacket now, which she bought outside the station, it had big printed words "I love London" with a heart instead of the word love.
"They made this with technology, Emma. We muggles aren't so backwards. And actually, the London Tube started back in 1890. So, this train system is older than many wizards alive." Magnus gave her some knowledge.
"Woah, that's amazing. So much hard work must have gone into all this. AH! LOOK LOOK!" She excitedly jumped seeing the coming train.
Magnus rolled his eyes while ignoring the chuckles from nearby people. He had put a charm so they didn't recognise him, but he didn't put other charms that hid them, as that would spoil the experience.
"Let's get on," he said and dragged her inside. She looked left and right once inside, awed at the long tube, as far as she could see there were seats and people standing.
*BAM*
Then the train started moving and she lost her balance, he caught her quickly with her hand, "Be careful when the train stops and starts. It's better to either stand by the opposite side's door or hold this."
She followed his movement. "This is moving very fast, Mag. I never thought there were such trains under the London."
"You didn't know much about this part of the world anyway. Have you ever eaten pizza?" He inquired.
"Of course, we went to a witch from Italy once, she made real authentic pizza," Emma replied proudly.
Magnus doubted though, he knew what real pizza was, and that's not very tasty. "Let me guess, it was made of bread, there was some red sauce on it and maybe a few onions or garlic?"
"Yes, that's it. What? Is that not a pizza?" She asked, now not sure.
"Haha, no that is the real pizza. But, what you ate is the first iteration of it. It was eaten in Italy by the poor, it was peasant food. But, when lots of Italians migrated to the United States, they got wealthy and experimented. Now, the pizza you get is much different, but much tastier also." He taught her.
"AWESOME! Take me there, I wanna eat a pizza." She pleaded.
"Fine, I know a place. I think Tonks & Tonks fought a case for that guy and saved his shop from getting demolished. Since then, I got a lifetime free Pizza coupon from them." Magnus said. He could of course buy food, but free stuff always tastes different and better.
They rode the train for a few more stations and soon arrived at a nice small pizza shop. Of course, the owner was an Italian but didn't make the peasant pizzas anymore. Now he made the more fatty cheesy pizzas because that's what gets sold.
Good thing wizards had a crazy high metabolism, so he and Emma could eat all they wanted.
He sat by the window and ordered the best selling 3 pizzas. Then they waited.
"So, where did you reach in the making of that broom I asked you?" He asked her to pass the time.
She sighed with a saddened face, "Still testing the best materials. It's really hard to make Magnus. I sometimes feel I'm not even good at one thing I was good at."
Magnus took out candy from his pocket and gave her, "Ease up, you don't get success in first tries. If you're failing then that means you're moving forward. Just don't give up. I am bad at potions, but I still try making them."
"HAHA... yes, you made the poison. The best one at that." She laughed freely.
"Oh, I read about you in the paper in the morning. Your life is seriously filled with something crazy every single day. It's like... It's like God made you to be extraordinary. But I don't know if that's a curse or luck." She wondered.
"Definitely curse. Who wants to live every day in fear of getting assassinated? Who would want to always be on guard, look around and make sure nobody's plotting against you. However, to be honest, I feel safer outside than in Hogwarts or the magical world in general." He confessed his thoughts.
Seeing it now, he didn't really have any friends with whom he could share such things. Because both Severus and Ragnar lacked the soft and moral touch. Ragnar was a broken person, with problems of his own that Magnus tries to solve and Severus had his own dark past and ongoing unsuccessful love story, where he tried to help too.
But what about himself? To whom can he share his own thoughts?
Emma looked him in the eyes and firmly said, "Magnus, honestly, I don't see any other person in Hogwarts who has such big dreams and abilities like you. I've only seen others dream about what they want to do, but you... you dream today and start working on it the next day." She took a long breath and gathered herself, "In the first year, before I even knew you or you knew me, you were attacked at the bank. You saved my dad that day from Death Eaters.
"And Magnus, in the magical world, people are very selfish, they don't do such things. He would have died that day and nobody would've cared. It didn't matter if he was rich or famous. The value of life is not much to them.
"But you are so... different. I don't even know what to call you, brave or stupid? You put your life in danger again and again. And I admire that bravery, but also worry a bit about your life expectancy."
He chuckled, "So you follow me because I saved your dad?"
"No, I'm not that gullible. I honestly hated all pureblood wizards. But I was stuck in Slytherin, filled with those I hate. Then you came, with your huge name and reputation. People constantly talked about you. I thought you were just another young spoiled lord. I even loathed you when you took a seat with Lucius and befriended him.
"However, I was wrong. When I saw you publicly denouncing the Dark Lord on Lucius' face, I knew you were different. Maybe foolish, but different. I thought you wouldn't last long, Lucius was going to bully you. But just the next moment you defeated Lucius so badly.
"I follow you because I believe this is the right thing. I believe that by following you, I will have an aim in life, I will be worth something, and not just be married away after graduating to some rich family for my pretty face." She emotionally said all that in one go.
And Magnus, well he felt something click in his mind. A realisation of how different she was. She was far from the dumb and stupid girl he thought she was. Behind that goofiness is a thoughtful person.
Initially, he thought she was like other girls, just after his fame and maybe because of his name. But, it turned out to be different. The person he was treating like crap turned out to be a very good friend.
He moved and softly held her soft hand that was on the table. It was cold for some reason, so he warmed her up. She was startled and looked at his face. Magnus smiled back, looking into her ocean-like eyes. No matter what, Magnus was ready to fight if anyone said Emma didn't have the most beautiful eyes in the world.
The mood was romantic, Emma's heart suddenly started racing. This was not her plan, it was too sudden. "M-Magnus..."
Magnus continued to smile, but his smile soon turned devilish, "My dear Emma, you shouldn't be so narcissist. Pretty Face? Hah, only a fool would marry you."
Emma's dreamy smile disappeared and her eyes opened wide realising what was said. She angrily pouted and lightly slapped his face, "Huh, bastard. You have no manners of how to talk to a good lady, Magnus, with whatever the next long names are. Hmph..."
He laughed and laid back, "Hahaha... I was just pulling your leg. You're okay."
"OKAY?" She was triggered.
"Sir, your pizza." The shop owner came to his saving with pizzas. The man knew Magnus from the law firm. Also, he is a prince right now, so those who know him can recognise his real identity.
"Thank you, Mr. Bianchi. Tell me if you ever want to open another shop. I own lots of properties around the country." He offered and got to eating.
The owner soon left and they put slices on their plates. Like the animal he was, Magnus started hogging it, stuffing hot cheesy pizza in his mouth.
But, he stopped midway, the stretched cheese made an arch between his mouth and hand. He was outraged.
"EMMA! Don't use a knife and fork for Merlin's sake. Use your hands, this is where the fun's at. Only pompous spoiled brats eat with knife and fork." he instructed her with big warning eyes.
She shrank her neck like a little chicken, acknowledging she was wrong. Then, she used her hand and took a bite. A second later, her eyes widened.
And that is how Emma fell in love with Pizza. Her craze for it will only grow with time.
After eating, they roamed around the city a bit more. He showed her his old home, there were too many memories related to him in there. And call it narcissism or a smart move, he knew someday this house would become a museum to remember him. He knew that the things he was doing were going to leave a big mark in history.
When it started turning evening, Magnus called Abe to bring the car. Emma and Magnus rode back home while eating ice cream, talking and laughing.
But, as they were about to enter, Abe told him about the man that was still outside the house. Holding a banner about his son not being a communist.
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