[Comprehensive] Science and Magic

bright.They were silent, looking at the enchanted ceiling.

"Mars is brighter than ever," Lillian said suddenly.

"what?"

"Mars. Although the local wars on Earth are always endless, but—but I think Mars is brighter than before."

Laura stared carefully at a red star in the sky. "I don't think it's any different than before."

"There are differences. If you look at them every day, they're not static."

"I don't know. You are the proud student of the divination and astronomy professors."

Lillian took a long breath and said uncertainly: "Maybe I'm too sensitive. One day I have to find time to burn sage and fragrant mallow (Note ②) to see if I can observe what is going on .”

Laura pursed her lips in disbelief.

They were silent for a while, and suddenly Lilian said again: "I thought about it. You can cook."

"What to cook?"

"Stark. You could be a cook."

"Let me remind you, Jarvis will order takeout—"

"You can't eat takeaway for the rest of your life, can you?"

Laura wanted to say that she would not be tied to Stark for the rest of her life.But she thought of something else: "But culinary magic..."

"Merlin, forget cooking magic. You see my mother can still make great meals. Laura, you are good at potions, cooking should not be difficult for you—"

"Do you remember your father? He was a pharmacist."

They looked at each other and laughed at the thought of Mr. Smulders' poor cooking.

Laura had one free day a week, and of course she was there if Mr. Stark called to call her over.

On the first free weekend, she originally planned to go to Smulders' house to find Ellie to learn from her—she had already submitted an application to Mr. Stark for a kitchen, and Stark agreed.She had to prepare ahead of time so she wouldn't make common-sense mistakes like "put iron in the microwave."

Instead, Agent Coulson called on Saturday night to inform her that she was going to the New York branch for a training weekend.Laura couldn't figure out why she was taking No-Maj training as a wizard, but she'd figure it out soon.

They were going to give her combat training.The instructor was a beautiful woman with red curly hair. I heard that she had just returned from a mission in Europe, and her name was Romanov.

Laura tries to decline the arrangement.

"I don't think it's necessary—I mean, everyone knows that wizards are long-range consumption players rather than melee fighters, and besides, there is no danger around Mr. Stark—"

Before the words were finished, I don't know how Agent Romanov moved, Laura was already put on the ground by her, her hands were restrained.She raised her lips and said leisurely, "Where is your wand now?"

Laura's mouth fell open.She swallowed, and argued forcefully, "This is a sneak attack! And I haven't even got my wand out yet..."

Agent Romanov let her go.She shook her hair handsomely, and said to Laura: "Then let's go to the training room and see if you can 'remotely consume' me with your wand and preparations, Agent Johnson."

Laura would never admit that she couldn't beat a No-Maj in a single fight.She agreed, and followed Agent Romanov to the training room, without seeing Agent Coulson's smiling face behind him.

Laura and Agent Romanov stood at opposite ends of the training room.Laura drew her wand, ready to strike first.

"Except your weapons!"

Agent Romanov evaded Laura's spell by rolling on the spot.The red spell punched a hole in the training room floor.

"Except your weapons!"

Agent Romanov is another roll.

"Disarm!!!" Laura yelled.

Agent Romanov did two backflips in a row.She was already very close to Laura.Laura couldn't help but tense up. This time she didn't make a sound, but used silent magic, and a red light shot from the tip of her wand.

"Good job." Agent Romanov praised while easily avoiding the curse.Then Laura only felt a blur in front of her eyes, and she was pressed to the ground again, and the wand was also in the hands of Agent Romanov.

"How?" Agent Romanov asked.

Not at all.Laura, who was pinned to the floor, wanted to cry.

The disastrous Laura stayed in the training room obediently and was transferred//taught by Agent Romanov.If you don't mention the day when you received the letter from your adoptive parents at the age of 11, this day is really the most tragic day in Laura's life so far.She was repeatedly "beaten" by a No-Maj woman who pressed her on the ground, and her self-esteem and confidence as a wizard were all trampled under the feet of this red-haired woman.

After I don’t know how many times my wand was taken away and pressed to the floor—Laura feels like a century has passed, the floor of the training room is already full of potholes—Agent Romanov finally showed mercy and said : "Let's end here today." She stretched out her hand and pulled Laura up.

"Although your fighting skills are zero and your stress response is poor, you have good physical fitness," she said.

Laura gave a smug smirk.She stared blankly at the wand in her hand, and began to doubt whether the wand would listen to her.She also had an even more terrifying thought—she suspected that her wand had taken the No-Maj as its owner. (Note ③)

"...The orchids are in bloom? (Note ④)" Laura said hesitantly.

A sickly orchid sprang from the tip of the wand.Laura felt herself being mocked by the wand.

"Hey!" Agent Romanov patted her arm reassuringly, "Don't be discouraged. Although you have magic, I am a professional. Let's go, how about asking you to eat something? It's an apology."

Laura discovers that as long as Natasha is willing, she can easily gain the favor of others (for example, Laura now calls her Natasha instead of Agent Romanov).She was very talkative, which may have something to do with her profession, she said she was a spy.

oh.Laura had only just woken up.She probably hasn't revealed too much information about the wizarding world just now... has she?

"Don't be afraid." Natasha seemed to see through her, and said softly, "I don't think it's a bad thing for you to trust me—although this feeling is quite novel to me."

They were sitting in the soda shop, and Natasha handed Laura a cone and continued, "But I think you'll have to get some interrogation training in the future, otherwise if someone approaches you with malicious intentions..." she said And made a face.

"I don't usually do this." Laura argued, "I thought you—you and Coulson, you are different from others, and you know my identity."

"So you trust Director Fury, and you trust us."

"Yes, if I don't trust anyone, this job can't go on..." Laura wrinkled her nose and said with a little distress: "With a group of No-Maj—I mean, ordinary people," Nata said. Sha nodded, and Laura continued: "Working with ordinary people, some of whom know who I am, and more of them think I'm a psychologist, which makes me a little—how should I put it, a little confusing. "

"Especially when you can't tell your best friend about these things, it's crazy, right?"

"Yes, Lillian now thinks I'm just a bodyguard." Laura sighed.

The author has something to say: Note ①: In the world view of Harry Potter, Mars heralds war in divination.

Note ②: Burning certain herbs or leaves can be used for divination of the future by observing the smoke and flames.

Note ③: The wand may change its obedience object because the master is defeated.For example, in HP Deathly Hallows, Harry defeated Draco and gained the right to use the Elder Wand.But wands have different temperaments, and Bellatrix's wand doesn't really listen to Hermione.

Note ④: The orchid bloom spell is generally used as a wand test spell, see HP Goblet of Fire.

Chapter 8

Before he knew it, Laura had been Stark's new assistant for almost two weeks.

As Laura expresses to her best friend Lillian, Tony Stark doesn't overstep his bounds with her new assistant, though she's certainly a rare beauty.

Since his successful escape from Afghanistan, Stark has been very busy, spending almost all of his time in the studio.

Laura can find out which piece of work he has been focusing on every time he enters and exits the studio.For example, last week, he was just assembling some mechanical limbs; this week, he put on the mechanical feet himself, and seemed to be trying to make himself fly.

Laura has rushed from upstairs to the studio several times because of the loud noise, only to find that Stark fell to the ground, and a robot with a low IQ next to him was spraying fire extinguishers on him.

Merlin bless, this robot also has a name, very simple and crude: it's called Clumsy Hand.Sometimes Stark will call it "Little Derpy", in a word, it is not at the same level as Jarvis at all.

On Thursday, Laura rarely heard any big movement in the studio.Since she came to work in Malibu on Monday and found that the kitchen was fully equipped, she has been cooking for herself every day with gusto.

The first day was a bit of a mess, and Laura couldn't figure out how much salt was "a pinch of salt" in the recipe, and whether the stirring was clockwise or counterclockwise (because it made a huge difference when making potions).After inquiring about Jarvis to no avail, Laura still stumbled through the first meal through Mrs. Smulders’ phone remote guidance—lunch at almost two o’clock in the afternoon. Fortunately, Stark didn’t Express any dissatisfaction.