74 Years old Lord Mountbatten was much too excited when he got the letter from Magnus. It hinted at his membership in an extremely secret society headed by Magnus himself. He was ecstatic about it, as this would mean that he can get closer to Magnus and live longer.
He had no sons to speak of, only two daughters, both married and the eldest one was to inherit him. Honestly, he wanted a son, not so he could inherit his title and wealth, but so his bloodline could go on.
By now, he felt orgasmic about what he knew of Magnus' future plans. For the past few decades, he was honestly disappointed in the Monarchy, it was going downhill and losing all the goodwill and power. The fact was, nobles like him derived their powers from the monarchy itself. Though now he knew that Magnus was not in favour of keeping the nobility too strong and only letting the Monarchy be the sole noble power. He didn't mind it, as the Monarchy was also going to be stronger.
In short worlds, Magnus was his wet dream of what he dreamt about the Monarchy of being. When he was small, he saw the days of the Great Empire, although the Empire was declining, still, the national pride was at its peak. But since World War I, it has been on a decline.
Now, Magnus, a Pendragon, was the only hope.
"Papa... what are you reading?" his daughter asked him. She was in her 40s.
"Nothing, dear. Your father is just going out for some work. Don't expect me to return soon." He got up and left quickly to meet this new Order.
...
Magnus was not himself present there. He didn't want to become someone that is too accessible. The Order Members were supposed to feel a sense of mystery and awe towards Magnus. Only the First Founding Members were supposed to be close to him.
Though not even the founding members knew about the Round Table. The one orienting the new members about the Order was Adrian, as he had the most experience with interviewing people.
The Muggles were mind-checked to make sure they were not already compromised while the wizards were made to sign the contract with the clear terms written that if they betray then they will be dealt with. Now, it was up to them to think what dealt with meant.
...
Edgar had returned to the UK from his long trip to the United States to expand the business. This time, he had come to the Prime Minister's office with a proposal for a huge country-wide developmental project.
Since the Prime Minister already knew about the eventual integration of Zimbabwe and the division of the country into states, this project became instrumental. Though the meeting was to be done along with the Minister of Finance and Home Secretary, but they had no idea about Magnus' plans or the Wizarding world.
Edgar was a big man in the country now and was given the respect he deserves. He was jokingly nicknamed Edgar the Builder.
"Gentlemen, look at this map. All the lines you see are Bullet Train tracks. Each leads us to the major cities and the coming industrial cities that the government is making, or the cities that are most likely to become huge soon. It will connect the ports cities as well, and the best part, it will help us distribute the population around the entire country.
"The train will travel at a speed of 300 kilometres per hour. With more advancement, the speed can also reach 500 someday. Hence, the tracks will be made to withstand higher speeds and also have upgradability.
"For the best part, it will also have freight trains running over it since each line will have three tracks." Edgar showed the proposal.
The three people looked at each other's faces. The Minister of Finance coughed and asked, "Mr Bones, how much will this... "esteemed" Project of yours cost the treasury?"
Edgar looked at the man's face, it was that of taunting. Calling it esteemed was his sarcastic way of saying useless. He sighed, "*Sigh* Perhaps you do not know about the recent changes in the Country, Minister. The grand plans of reviving the economy and bringing it to the forefront of the world. Perhaps you need more education. The future of the world is in speed, if you can not do something in the least amount of time then someone else will beat you to it.
"Time is money, and Bullet Trains have already proven to be efficient in Japan. While what we are doing is something even bigger, as our trains will also carry freight. The total cost will be 5 Billion pounds(40 Billion in 2021), it will be constructed in 5 years with 5 phases."
The three had their eyes nearly popping out. This was an outrageous amount of money, as the entire GDP of the UK was just 209 Billion Dollars.
The Finance Minister scoffed, "This is an outrageous dream to have, Mr Bones, and the government does not run on dreams. We need money to work, to fund the police, the NHS, the postal service, the military. Building the Channel Tunnel and investing in that new dream of Magnus's Silicon Valley in Plymouth is costing us too much. We cannot fund this."
At this outburst, the Prime Minister and Edgar looked at the man in pity. Not because of what he said, but because of how he referred to Magnus in disdain. The Prime Minister warned him, "That's His Highness Magnus for you. He has alone added Billions to our economy, so do not forget to use the right words. And Mr Bones, the other things he said are right, we do not have the money."
Edgar nodded, it was expected, "And I am not asking you to invest, Prime Minister. Emrys Construction will build everything and then run the entire railway system. Since we are a private company, for us, profitability and maximising efficiency will be a priority. All we ask is to get all the necessary permissions in building it so it can go smoothly."
Well, this was a sweet deal now. The treasury will make money from the sale of the land. But, the Prime Minister asked, "So it will remain a private entity forever?"
"That depends on you. It will remain as a private entity until we have earned the full cost of building it and 20% extra by us. Once that happens, the Government will be allowed to buy a stake in it. But it will never be completely public property." Edgar stated the terms.
With that, the deal sounded much better, even for the general public. They would love to see the Bullet Trains running around the country, it will make them proud. The two secretaries soon left to work on the deal. While Edgar remained.
The Prime Minister quickly apologised, "Forgive him, he's too straightforward."
Edgar shook his head, "No. That's not it. The blatant disregard for His Majesty and disregard for the future of the country and the inability to predict the future based on the current patterns are proof enough. Please fire him, we need a man who is smart and loyal as the Minister of Finance, after all, he's supposed to handle the Royal treasury. His Majesty has already specified, corruption and incompetency in such high-level positions that decide the future of the country will not be tolerated.
"I will leave you to think about it now, Mr Prime Minister. Have a happy Christmas,"
Edger left and called Magnus to inform him of the deal. It was Magnus' plan to develop the Bullet Train, and it was not just going to run in the UK, but also in Zimbabwe. Though not many were told about it yet.
However, there will not be any Bullet Train network between the UK and Zimbabwe as that would be outrageous to even build. The two were separated by a Continent. For such a large distance, normal flights will be there.
All this was to prepare for the soon to start economic boom.
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Hogwarts,
It was Christmas and Magnus could not ask for a better gift from the imaginary Santa. The medicine finally worked. Rodolphus became happy, though he was tortured to be sad again.
Still, they tried the medicine so many times on the man that all their doubts were gone. The last part was to integrate the magic of Phoenix songs into the pills. It was only doable with the help of magic itself, and even in that, Grandma Martha helped.
But, the end result was sweet as honey. Yes, the medicine literally tasted like honey. For this, the Phoenixes received an entirely new building made for them as their home. Also, a nice dedicated chef to make food for them every weekend.
"Severus, try this. You have deep depression, which I know from observing you. Although you are much better it has still not left your body." Magnus offered his friend a pill. This was the beauty of it, it even worked on wizards.
Severus, this time knew that it was the final product. So he ate it and waited for the effect. After about 15 minutes, his dull eyes opened completely and his face seemed to have changed slightly. It seemed more expressive and bright now.
"How do you feel?" Magnus inquired.
"Like I am in a field of sunflowers on a beautiful spring morning. I want to jump around and laugh... this is... it feels delightful," Severus said with joy, it looked way too out of the ordinary.
*CLAP*
Magnus and Ragnar high-fived. Finally, after their months of trial and error with Rodolphus, they were successful.
"And now it goes to muggle clinical trials." Magnus excitedly announced.
...
The next day, without telling anybody, he told the newspapers to publish the articles. And so, the first thing Grace and Adam saw in the morning was Magnus' big photo and the entire first page filled with praises of him, the family and his invention. The title was, "The Treasure Family, Prince Magnus' Achieves The Impossible."
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There was an uproar. Magnus made the world's first cure for depression. And what was making people crazy was the fact that nobody knew where he was. Many of the news channels had set up their cameras at the gates of their house, yet nobody came to make an announcement.
However, the newspapers kept on getting new news, since Magnus had stakes in many of them. They told about how successful it is, that it does not cause any kind of addiction and in fact, it forces the user to stop using it after they are healed of depression. The game was all about the many hormones in the body.
It was revealed that it had gone into phase one clinical trial in the controlled environment of Pfizer lab on the Mother Grace Hospital campus. Easy to say, the major folks interested in this new drug were Hollywood celebs, actors, directors, all kinds of artists, politicians, stock market investors, the entire Wall Street basically.
It was funny how now there were so many fans of not just Magnus but the entire Grant Family that whatever they do they support. Heck, there were some talks that there is a secret cult somewhere in Britain that prays to Mother Grace as an angel sent by god. The Police were still trying to gather more information.
In a recent survey, about 90% of people supported the Monarchy, though only the Grant Family. Meanwhile, 5 per cent tilted towards support, 1 per cent were undecided and 4 per cent said they don't support the Monarchy. The last bit was those NGOs and activists. Nobody takes them seriously. They will cry even if Magnus literally makes every citizen a millionaire.
However, there were few powerful people who had decided to Test Magnus, to see if he should join them or not. For that, they came up with the really stupid plan of trying to hurt Grace and the three little babies.
And what better time than the Christmas Dinner at Buckingham Palace, and since it was the Winter Holidays, Magnus would also be there to attend. After all, he was also going to be announced as the Crown Prince on his 15th Birthday on 15th January.
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Hogwarts, Headmaster's office
"Magnus, my favourite student, come and take a seat. Want something to eat?" Dumbledore acted a bit too giddy for Magnus' taste.
With suspicion, he asked back, "Umm... what is this about now, professor? I didn't do anything this whole semester. I was busy."
"No, no, it's not about all that. I just called you to hear your thoughts. A one on one conversation." Dumbledore said. He was probably trying to correct the mistakes he made with Voldemort. He had left the boy to himself after bringing him to the school, while he should have continued to talk to him so that he could have changed his radical ideas.
Magnus shrugged, "I'm fine, what about you? How are you going to spend your Christmas? With your brother?"
"My brother and I... we don't get along very well, and since he has his own private life, I can't impose myself on him," Dumbledore replied.
Magnus scoffed, "Oh, I know him, he'd probably just get drunk. You should try to mend your relationship with him, professor, he's the last direct relative you have. And you two are old, who knows which year's winter will be too much for your old bodies."
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~Wait, this conversation was supposed to be about him. When did it turn into my family problems?~ Dumbledore realised a problem.
"I will try to talk to him, Magnus, don't worry about me now. Talk about yourself. How are you going to spend your Christmas? I believe with family?" Dumbledore inquired.
Magnus nodded, "Of course, I am going to spoil my three bundles of cuteness and maybe visit the Royal Palace for dinner."
Dumbledore however was scared, "You must not spoil them too much, Magnus. You don't want another spoiled Lucius Malfoy now do you?"
Immediately the scene of his three little siblings appeared in his mind, where they were small and wearing Slytherin robes while proudly proclaiming, "MY BIG BROTHER WILL KNOW OF THIS! HMPH!"
He quickly shook his head to shake that thought off, "NO! Never, I will never allow that to happen. I will spoil them only in a few matters, when it comes to morals, they will be taught by mum herself, after all, if she was able to make me a good guy, she can make them too."
The old man nodded, there was no doubt about that. Grace has done a marvellous job in teaching Magnus about morals.
"Then I feel assured. Well, here, take these. I made these protection charms for your family, knowing how important they are for you, and from seeing all the muggle newspaper, they are important for the world as well." Dumbledore handed him 7 small pouches made of gift wrap.
Magnus looked at Dumbledore's face first to see if there was anything hidden behind this. After all, he knew that sometimes the old man can be pretty foolish in his choices. He ends up creating more damage than good.
"I think I have given them enough protection already," Magnus said.
Dumbledore insisted, "Safety is something that is never enough. The more the better. And these charms will keep them safe from all kinds of harm, be it physical or mental. And no, I did not put anything to track or manipulate you on this. I may have gone slightly senile but not to that point."
Magnus chuckled and took them, "Haha, I see you have done some soul searching?"
"You have to do it when you see a boy decades younger than you doing a better job at bringing peace than your entire life's work." Dumbledore sighingly said.
"I think you just couldn't find the sweet balance better where you should use your absolute strength to crush enemies and where you should ease up. You ended up easing up on everyone, and this only strengthened the enemies who knocked on our doorsteps today." Magnus told him about his evaluation and decided to leave. He needed to pack his bags to head home.
Dumbledore silently stayed seated, apparently looking back at all his memories, seeing where he could have used extra force to make the problems of today disappear. ~I should have gone easier on Grindelwald and reasoned with him. Maybe then Ariana would have been alive. And I should have killed Tom when he first showed his signs of madness,~
...
Magnus arrived at home via apparition from the train station. Emma and Severus also came as this time the holidays started close to Christmas. They were going to the Christmas party as well.
For three days he just messed around and had fun with his friends. They went to Bobby's company and embarrassed him a bit. After that, he got them nice suits and dresses from Kingsman tailors.
Well, the Kingsman chapter was also unique. After how Magnus killed their top agent, they held an internal inquiry, and they hired MEDA for this since they knew MEDA had wizards. So, after a long-secret investigation, both physical and mental, it was found that there were about a dozen people compromised, some allied with Soviets, some with businessmen, some with the United States. In short, none were loyal to the United Kingdom.
They were quickly obliviated about every single thing they knew and their memories were also taken to investigate whom they shared the info with. Meanwhile, Magnus gave an ultimatum to the Kingsman to become his subordinate or stop existing. They had lost their credibility since even their best agent had betrayed them.
After that, they made the decision to become Magnus' subordinate, with the core principles intact that they would safeguard the British Interests. However, Magnus put them as a branch of MEDA. Just more secretive.
Anyway, they headed to Buckingham Palace for dinner. All the big lords and ladies, along with many big businessmen had been invited. The Queen, however, was less of an attraction now, as most just wanted to meet Adam, Grace or Magnus. Though thankfully most people stayed civil and didn't disturb them.
"Mum, try this one, it's tasty." Magnus put pudding on Grace's plate.
"Dear, I will get fat if I eat all this." She complained.
But Ragnar winked and said, "Don't worry, I got you covered. You can enjoy all you want today."
She chuckled, "All right then, I shall indulge myself in the way of fatty foods. You eat some too, Magnus. Emma and Severus, have more. Adam, why are you not eating it?"
Adam frowned, "Magnus, don't you find it strange that only our plates are of a different colour?"
Magnus looked around quickly, everyone had plain white ceramic plates with golden edges, but the ones given to his family had extra patterns on them. He quickly called the security advisor from MEDA and asked him.
"Don't worry, sir. We have dealt with everything. Please enjoy the meal in peace. You will get the detailed report as soon as the dinner ends." The man reported dutifully.
Sighing, Magnus told the same to his father, "Don't worry, dad, it's all been taken care of. I have set 4 layers of security around us. MEDA's wizards are the last layer of defence, and nobody gets past them without getting their brains checked."
However, Magnus did have a look at the queen, sitting on a different table not far from him. And she felt it too, only to wonder what the heck happened now.
Still, Magnus avoided jumping to conclusions, as there were just too many people who wanted to harm him.
...
After the dinner, some events were still being held and people were socialising. At that time he and Severus went to the Kitchen where a MEDA agent was waiting for him. He handed him the file.
"Sir, this is what we found. Your plates were coated with a special frozen poison. It looked like an intricate pattern initially but when it touches warm food it melts and mixes with the food. The waiter who was supposed to bring your for turned out to be a disguised muggle or wizard. But, with some unknown help from inside the Palace, he was able to escape." The agent revealed.
"What kind of poison was it?" he inquired.
"It attacks the brain, sir. It gives a brain haemorrhage and the person dies suddenly due to ruptured veins in the brain. We changed the plates before they even reached you." the agent answered.
"Any ideas on who it was? Was it the Queen... the unknown help?" Magnus asked him straightforwardly.
Severus spoke in denial, saying, "Most likely not. She is not dumb enough to do something like this in her own home. She will be blamed by many. Whoever it is, they probably underestimated your mind, they probably want you to think it's the queen."
*Sigh* "Man, why can't they just attack face to face." He sighed and called Adrian, "Initiate Alert 0. An attempt on my and my family's life was made. You have the permission to knock on any door, search any house or mind you need, go to any corner of the world you need to, I need to know who did it in 24 hours." He ordered on the phone
And so, the nightmare started for a few people who thought their money and power made them supreme.
[A/N: Illuminati is f*cked I guess. Any guess on who its members are?]
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