[Comprehensive] Science and Magic

It was the fourth day, and Laura was more at ease than the previous few days.She brought the meal to the table during the normal lunch hour, calling Stark out of the studio to eat.

Stark looked particularly absent-minded today, the spoon was flicking back and forth in the bowl, but he didn't eat it.

"Hmm...is it not to your liking, Mr. Stark?" Laura asked cautiously.

"That's not the case." Stark looked up at Laura, the spoon clinking in the bowl."I was just wondering if I was too old," he said.

"Why do you say that?"

"Go to bed at [-] o'clock, wake up at [-] o'clock, it's completely old people's work and rest, right?" Stark shook his head after finishing speaking, denying: "No, my dad wouldn't go to bed so early."

Laura lowered her head guiltyly, drinking the stew in front of her.

Stark stared at her and said slowly, "You look like you know something."

Laura replied immediately: "No, I don't know. Probably because you are too tired. You are busy every day, and of course you need enough sleep at night..."

"Really?" Stark raised his eyebrows irrefutably, "I used to play until the early hours of the morning before going to bed, and I could still get up to work the next morning. By the way, your red Audi was the first time I got drunk. It was refitted the next morning."

"Then you are really amazing!" Laura laughed perfunctorily.

Stark laughed too, making Laura look weird.He said with a smirk: "It's not as powerful as you." He raised one of his arms suggestively, examined it carefully and said, "It's really a very powerful technology."

Laura looked at him blankly.

Stark stared at her for a moment, too.Finally, he withdrew his hand and muttered, "Forget it." He lowered his head and drank the soup.

Laura breathed a sigh of relief.He won't find out.Be very careful with yourself.

Jarvis once told Laura that Mr. Stark has not been sleeping well recently, and he often stays busy in the studio all night.Since Stark didn't seem to want to have in-depth communication with any psychologist, Laura chose a simple and rude way-she got a No-Maj improved dreamless potion from Mr. Smulders.

Stark already seems to suspect that Laura drugged him, but he'll never know where it went.Laura didn't mess with the food at all, she knew that there were cameras everywhere in Stark's villa, so she wouldn't do that kind of stupid thing.Moreover, the No-Maj improved dreamless potion will take some time before it works, and it can make people fall asleep in normal drowsiness. If you add it to dinner, he will go to bed early, which is too outrageous.

Nick Fury said she could reveal the magic to Stark, but Laura didn't want to do that just yet.She normally does her job as a life assistant during the day and leaves normally at night.Unlike last week, Laura will reappear at the Stark Mansion around 10:30pm, disapparating - of course she remembers to cast herself the Disappearance Charm and close her ears.

On the first day, she discovered that Stark always drank a lot of coffee when he was working.All she had to do was carefully drip a couple of drops into his coffee cup, and within 30 minutes to an hour he would be unbearable and go to bed in the bedroom.

Stark definitely drank more than one cup of coffee before going to bed-especially when he realized that he was sleepy, he would drink more-the subsequent refills could effectively cover up the drug residue in the added cup.Laura has recently started watching criminal investigation films such as "Crime Scene Investigation" and knows this routine very well.

Everything is for the health of Mr. Stark.Oh, and Laura won't admit it's a good way to prevent Stark from yelling her out of bed in the middle of the night, too.

But today Stark seems determined to fight Laura to the end.At ten forty in the evening, Tony Stark wasn't doing flight research or drinking coffee.He just sat there dryly, staring blankly at the air with his eyes wide open.

It's eleven o'clock.Laura herself began to yawn wildly.Stark was still sitting there, talking to Dumbledore.

"Little Dai, look at the rubbish on this table. Where did you find my dad's old photos? And this, what is this? Come and clean it up for me." He said.

Little clumsy hands have no language system.It moved clumsily and swept everything on the table into the trash can with its clumsy robotic arms.

"Oh——" Stark screamed in disgust, "You idiot—I will donate you to the university sooner or later! Sooner or later!"

The disgusted little clumsy hand lowered its head pitifully.

Stark glanced down at his watch.He muttered, "Damn it."

Laura couldn't hold on anymore.She wanted to go back to sleep on the soft bed.It wouldn't be a big deal if Tony Stark lost a night's sleep, Laura thought so and Apparated away.

"So you're going to randomly drug it? Hahahahahahahahaha! He must have no idea at all, he's making me laugh!"

It was the weekend, and Laura was talking about Tony Stark after dinner at Smulders' house.Lillian couldn't help laughing before she finished listening, screaming that her stomach hurts.Mrs. Smulders looked at her helplessly and rubbed her stomach.

Mr. Smulders also laughed a few times, but after laughing he returned to a serious look and said, "I don't think this is a good solution for mental illness."

"Dad, you've improved the dreamless potion. Mom has used it for so long and there are no side effects!" Lillian said with a smile, "Laura is also doing it for Stark's benefit. At least he can sleep well now."

"However, this kind of psychological problem still has to be overcome by oneself." Mrs. Smulders said softly, "Letting him sleep well is only superficially solving the problem and ensuring his health."

Laura nodded and said sincerely: "Mr. Stark is not the kind of person who likes to confess his heart to others. This is the only thing I can do for the time being. I want to wait for him to trust me a little more—maybe A friend who's always there for him will make him feel better, if he can really consider me a friend." And don't mind that she's a spy sent by a government agency.

They listened to the Weird Sisters singing on the radio and drank tea.Laura recalled the case Mr. Smulders had told earlier, and asked, "What happened to the two No-Maj whose souls were exchanged?"

Mr. Smulders put down the teacup in his hand and said: "A therapist in St. Mungo's in England introduced us to a master from Nepal. It is indeed the magical East. The master has a deep understanding of the soul. Research. Too bad I wasn't there - I've heard that the master didn't have a wand at all, and just reached out and slapped the soul out of the body."

Lilian exclaimed in surprise: "There is no wand? How is it possible? Can such a profound magic be performed only with magic without a wand?"

"I don't quite understand. Bob said that the group of wizards in Nepal is different from us. They don't have magic wands, but they have corresponding magic tools-I think it should have the same effect as our magic wands, and they can make wizards' magic be more precise.”

Mrs. Smulders said happily: "Anyway, as long as people can be cured."

"Yes, those two No-Majs have been forgotten and sent back to their hometown. Those two evil wizards have also been punished accordingly. I don't think they can do anything wrong again."

Chapter 9

In a way, Tony Stark is an easy guy to pass up.He is not picky about food like some rich people. Whether it is pizza delivery or Laura's culinary experiments, he can eat without changing his face; of course, Laura did use her potion talent to cooking.

When Laura took over the job as an assistant, Miss Pep Berts gave her a long list. At that time, Laura thought she would encounter a difficult boss; A nerve called her in the middle of the night, teased her twice like a pet dog, and then let her go, Tony Stark was very worry-free.

He was always busy in his studio, and apart from the occasional visit by Miss Berts to make him sign some company papers, Laura had had no other visitors.But this is not surprising to the wizard Laura, who is hidden in the city.

Speaking of which, there are some clauses in that list that Laura still doesn't understand, such as "clean up the trash used by Mr. Stark".Why is it necessary to bring up such a thing as taking out the garbage?

"Jarvis? You can inform Mr. Stark that it's time for dinner." Laura said as she plated the cream of mushroom soup.

Strangely, Jarvis did not respond.

This is very abnormal.Laura put the plate on the table and wiped her hands on her apron.She went downstairs, pressed the password to enter the studio, and there was no one in the studio.Laura went to the garage again, and found that it seemed as if a typhoon had passed through the garage, and paper parts were scattered all over the floor.

"What's going on here?! Derpy, do you know where Mr. Stark has gone?" Laura looked at the little clumsy hand in the corner.Dumbledore shook his head at her, then thrust his head into the air again.

What does it mean?Stark flew away?

Laura found a cell phone and called Stark.The phone didn't connect directly, and when Laura was about to call Coulson to report the situation, Stark finally answered the phone.

"Mr. Stark, where have you been?" Laura asked eagerly, "Where are you? Why is your voice so loud?"

"...Relax...Laura..." Stark seemed to be speaking in the wind, his voice was indistinct: "...go out for a ride...