CyberTech: War of the Worlds
Chapter XII
Hogwarts part two
Nelliel Cline hummed herself a tune as she sat behind her new desk in the head office typing away at the holographic screen in front of her, as she has already gotten some new upgrades, such as the necessary holographic emitters and computer system that is even linked to Tyde.
Her desk is larger than Dumbledore's was, black curved around her comfy black leather high backed seat, so she can have holographic screens around her and it still be neat and tidy.
The office has changed quite a bit as all of the bookshelves, and books have been removed, (well the books she has no interest in), and new bookshelves taking their place, and magical 'whatever's' have been taken away for study in Wonderland.
The only real things that she kept, (other than some books she'll enjoy reading), are the founders paintings on the wall, this oddly chatty hat, and the phoenix Fawkes. Though, she has moved Fawkes to the upper platform where the giant magical telescope used to sit, where her new bookshelves were built in curved around the centre. He seems quite happy with his multiple perches, and pleased that they aren't all gold as they are made out of a very durable alloy with a very high melting temperature just as gold has.
It also turned out that the Ministry of Magic had been using Slytherin's name to condone muggle-hate. However, Nelliel realised straight away that he's a good man and discovered that in life he actually married a muggle woman. She was one of the few understanding non-mage in those days. She loved him, and didn't run crying 'witch, witch, witch', when she found out he's a mage, because that's proper love.
The floor had been carpeted with some soft pale blue carpet, and the walls all stripped and painted white, (going around the founders paintings), and she had put up some interesting science poster (and a few on magic), such as the elemental chart that has increased within the last few years since she was at school. And now she realised that science is studying magic they might fill in a lot more squares.
Shaking her head clear she smiled as she stretched and the holo-screen blinked away. She decided she needs a brake so stood up to get the blood pumping and moved around her desk, smiling at the founders four.
"I'm just off for a walk, I'll see you guys later, I need the brake," she said and they bid her farewell as she opened the new security door. She just has to walk to it and the computer unlocks it.
Stepping out the door automatically closed behind her, and she stepped onto the moving staircase. It was nice of Godric to explain to Bill how to fix the damage as this used to be his office one thousand years ago. It turned out that they had been able to assist Bill in braking in, in the first place.
She got to the bottom where the gargoyle had been broken beyond repair was replaced by tinted glass doors that now have magical protections, (thanks to Bills know how). It's see through but she thought the tint adds some character. The twin doors slid open as she reached the bottom and she stepped out, they slid closed behind her.
Nelliel was quick to choose her destination, and thought she'll trek to the Entrance Hall and take a lovely walk by the lake as it's such a nice day outside.
It had been two days since the invasion and capture of Hogwarts, and she was pleased to note that this so-called Ministry of Magic had not shown up. To be honest with all of the CyberTech and military forces all over Hogsmead and Hogwarts protecting the people, and most importantly the children there is little they can do.
She was alarmed at the fact that nearly all of Slytherin's male populous had partaken in disgraceful acts of rape, and near all the girls were rape victims. Those female victims are still at the school, but several trusted 'female' psychiatrists to deal with potential problems, and helping them see passed this.
The very few boys who were innocent were released and spread out through the other three houses with monitoring bracelets. The girls were kept separate with the shrinks in the Slytherin dorms.
The UK government has demanded that custody of all of Slytherin house, and a few children from other houses become wards of the State. That means that Hogwarts will be keeping them for all holidays rather than trying to find homes for them where their parents could potentially gain access to them, or kidnap them.
They are trying to keep the knowledge of the extent of the abuse to minimum for the privacy and welfare of the children involved, but Nelliel feels it's only a matter of time until the full truth is revealed.
The boys who actively took part in abusing their fellow students had their wands snapped, and were taken to the juvenile centre within The Crater for psychiatric evaluation, and potential rehabilitation. Though, Nelliel doubts even ten percent will ever believe that what they did is wrong. They have been too badly tarnished by their families, which is a crying shame.
She shook away those horrible thoughts as she reached the Entrance Hall doors and exited. It's a Sunday, so there're some students wandering about outside too. It had taken the majority of them no time to accept that there are soldiers patrolling the whole of the castle and grounds constantly. She thinks they actually feel safe from Death Eaters now the school has a military presence.
The distortion rods have now been moved, and distortion fields have been carefully erected around Hogwarts and Hogsmead for protection against magic, without destroying the enchantments in things like the Ceiling in the Great Hall, (which she felt is really quite cool), or magical paintings.
Nelliel looked to the left, several hundred metres from the lake shore where new dorm accommodations are being built by plenty of workmen with all manner of machines. The new accommodations are going to be state of the art, male and female blocks separate with security systems.
The new blocks are like apartments where up to four people will share together, in Hogwarts Houses of course. They even come with all-electric kitchens, and their own private bathrooms. However, two separate giant bath houses are being built behind them, one for the boys, and the other for the girls. Though, if they were deeper and the water was going to be much colder you could call them pools. However, theses pools are essentially huge baths, and separate sex so no clothes needed, (but they do have large communal showers to have a quick wipe down first). Anyway, a huge Olympic sized swimming pool is being built around the side of the school.
However, the apartments are only for year five through to year nine as two extra years of study have been added to account for the extra classes as the week schedules will soon be two week schedules.
In addition, around the side of where the pool is going in front of the pool, nearest to the apartments are more huge buildings being built such as a gym with stands, for non-magical sports, and teams. Also, many new state of the art classrooms, where lessons will soon take place rather than in the castle.
However, the castle shall be used to house first to forth years (separated(ish) by house only in sleeping quarters as the common room will be all houses), and the school classes on the first three floors are being adapted for that while lessons are now temporally on the higher floors, while construction takes place. In addition, the Great Hall shall be used as the dining hall, and for special occasions, though all of the large tables (minus the teachers, as that will still be used), line the walls where food will appear for students to collect for them to go and sit at multiple round tables scattered throughout the hall. Also, the upper rooms in the castle will be used for school club rooms along with for sports clubs some rooms at the back of the castle on ground level converted (for more space).
In addition, all of the restricted section of the library has been taken to Wonderland, and all of the old shelves replaced with new ones with a computer database system, with holo-screens built into all of the new work desks. New, non-magic books had taken up a lot of free space, and two new levels are being added to accommodate more, along with a coffee 'shop' where kids can use vending machines to bye snacks, or the free hot drinks machine, along with a huge section to sit, talk, surf the net, and eat snacks away from the books. Though, with magic books can be cleaned back to perfection if they are dirtied, or someone spills on one. The snack bar idea has even been taken to a huge chamber near the Great Hall and set up where kids can get a free hot drink whenever they want, and at certain times a sandwich or cake.
In the library they have already finished categorising the books, and already have copies of the books the library has so left them, but when the extensions are in place more copies will be supplied. The librarian has a desk similar to Nelliel's, and she's already receiving instruction by a CyberTech archivist on how to use the computer systems, (along with some seriously studious students that seem to live there). However, the kids are taking to the computer a lot faster than the librarian as she is a lot older and more stuck in her ways, but as long as the kids know how to brows the net, uses the system, and search the growing Hogwarts archives, she doesn't really need too.
Also, the Quidditch stadium is getting rebuilt to fit in with Hogwarts Academy's renovations. In addition, many new top of the range brooms had been bought for the school to train new students, and top of the line racing brooms for the school Quidditch teams. It was a little ironic now that the Slytherin's never let girls on their team that now the team would be all girls, as the shrinks thought it would be a good idea to get the girls involved in the extracurricular activity, which means they all have to try out.
The only reason they're really keeping the separate houses is because it's fun to compete, and competition can be healthy for improvement. Therefore, for the meantime CyberTech will be studying the hat that sorts student in an attempt to make it cooler, and in line with the times. They have to study it at Hogwarts because the founders told them the magic won't work from the school because its connected.
The founders have already called foul-play with the hat as it had been enchanted, which is why muggleborns had not been sorted into Slytherin in four hundred years.
According to Filius Flitwick her Charms Professor when she had shown him, after getting over his surprise he broke the charms with relative ease, once again making the hat impartial. However, they decided it would be unfair to resort students now, and this is a main reason to incorporate the hat into something uncharmable, or at least something that is near impossible for magic to corrupt.
Shaking her head clear she smiled as she turned to the lake. It sure is a nice and peaceful spot. She just hopes things settle down soon, and the children get used to the new changes to the school they have to push on them. It has come to her attention that a lot of graduates from Hogwarts leave school to realise they really aren't prepared, especially the muggleborns as they get looked over in the magical world for less talented purebloods.
Therefore, the muggleborns (some of them) end up having to go back to school in the scientific world to get a proper education.
Shaking her head in wonder, she wondered where Ashe had gotten too. Though, she did say something earlier about a douchebag supposedly allowing shady happenings to happen in his pub.
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Ashe glared around the filth infested pub with the two CyberTech security men she brought in with her. She could see this is most certainly where all of the shady people in Hogsmead have been hiding out. If there is one thing she hates and that's shady people like them. They can be so creepy. They would draw less attention if they uncovered their faces and hung out in that nice bar called The Three Broomsticks where Madam Rosemerta, (the owner), will sell nice drinks in fresh and spotless glasses.
However, she looked at this place, the glasses looked like health hazards, and don't come in if you have hay fever or you'll sneeze your poor lungs out. She was quick to gesture one of the men as she walked to the bar, and he made the call for the rest of the squad to enter, and enter they did with guns at the ready. The shady customers were already shifting uncomfortably but they just got worse, but never moved out of fears as she reached the old man.
He has a white tangled bearded and hair, wearing filthy brown robes. "If it wasn't for Rosemerta's place I would say none of you magic guys knows how to clean!" she spoke in annoyance as she passed the confused, but otherwise nonchalant old man an envelope.
"That," she began. "Is an order for health and safety code violations. If you do not meet the minimum standard within seven days you will be shut down."
"W, what!" he cried out as he opened the letter and she watched as he read it over. "Y-you can't do this. Albus would never let that happen."
"Well he's in jail now for his own acts of crime," she retorted shocking him. "Lieutenant Marrs, I believe you also have something to say?"
"Oh yes," he agreed with a smirk the blonde man stepped forward. "Mr. Alberforth Dumbledore you are under arrest for potentially harbouring fugitives, and or terrorist."
One person dressed in a black veil and dress suddenly got to the feet about to attempt running when Ashe swiped her right fist in his direction and a blue flame shot from her smashing his table to pieces.
"Sit down!" she hissed without looking away from Alberforth. He was quick to reclaim his seat, and Ashe was not surprised the wood is so bad that even fire doesn't want to eat it, as her nibbling flames went out.
In that moment the security forces had also moved and within only a minute every patron within the pub was down and in cuffs with their disguises removed. She had to say, if only in her head, some of them should have been left on.
"Mr. Dumbledore if you will come quietly," Marrs spoke nonchalant as he with Ashe were the only two not to move, and Alberforth did not want to anger the hellfire girl. "If you don't make a fuss I'm sure we may be able to make a deal where you'll get off with just a fine. If you understand where I'm going with this?"
Alberforth nodded with a sigh as he walked out from behind his bar and let Marrs cuff him and take his wand. It isn't like he could do anything if his brother was taken in. Ah well, it was only a matter of time until his brother's arrogance and stupidity got him into trouble. Anyway, all he has to do is give evidence against a bunch of douchebags and he'll get off with a fine. Plus he might get to see his brother and gloat a little.
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Minerva McGonagall was still surprised looking around the school at all of the new and different things getting done by the builders. Though, they keep out of the schools way, but she doesn't think she could ever get used to having her new classroom so far away compared to where it was.
However, she felt thankful as she sat at the teachers table in the Great Hall after fetching her food that the new classroom is only temporally, when she'll get a nearer classroom.
She was thankful she is allowed to continue on as Gryffindor head of house after the other day, but was surprised Miss. Caddis was given the task of being Slytherin's head of house. Apparently the girl is a muggle, but nobody will tell her how she can throw fire.
Also, only Divination has been removed from the school curriculum, as it seemed a waste of bother. In addition, when she was in negotiations with her contract she hadn't had to even try to get a pay rise. She was given a rise in pay that amounts to five times what she originally got, (because she's deputy, and transfiguration teacher), plus health care, and pension benefits that made her chin drop to the floor in shock.
Minerva had been awed and surprised when she had first seen the founders painting free from Ministry control. It was amazing that the purebloods had really been as cruel and jealous as to hold the school back. She found out that when they were sealed that a lot of things changed around school. Including normal subjects, as Hogwarts used to have maths and 'English' classes, as lots of students needed to study these areas, and from what they can tell they still need to, even more than ever.
She had even tested some students in math, and realised to her horror her math education was at a Junior High level just like most of the muggleborns, the others (purebloods, halfbloods) she tested were pathetic.
She sighed as she began her pie and potatoes when Nelliel sat next to her. The throne Dumbledore used to sit in lording his superiority over the school is gone for a normal seat so she can be equal.
"Good afternoon, Minerva," the headmistress chimed as Ashe arrived with her meal sitting down next to Nelliel and digging in with vigour.
"Good afternoon Nelliel," she responded with a tiny smile. "Afternoon Miss Caddis."
Ashe looked up from her pie and chips smiling. "Hey," she responded before reengaging with her war to get her food in her mouth.
Nelliel laughed rolling her eyes. "Don't try to get any decent conversation from her while she's eating," she told her jokingly in amusement. "Where have you been all morning anyway?" she asked turning to Ashe out of curiosity.
Ashe paused her munching and swallowed the lovely meal those weird little elf guys made and smiled. "I was helping out with security forces for fun," she said happily. "We arrested some very shady customers, at this very shady pub called the Hogshead. Then, we arrested this very shady bar owner, who just so happens to be Alberforth Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore's younger, and shady brother. It was fun."
"Oh, well next time tell me," Nelliel pouted. "Arresting shady people in a shady place sounds like it could be fun," she said with a wide grin.
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In an advanced looking control room on the bridge of a high tech airship flying above the clouds of New York City, stood a black man with an eye patch over his right eyes with short black hair with grey at the sides. He wore a black uniform underneath a long cream coloured coat.
Around the bridge are large windows looking out at the clouds. Staff worked at the many controls wearing deep blue uniforms while the black man glared down at a red haired man in similar uniform as he is on his knees being held down by two armed men in black.
"So, Magneto was after information on The Crater?" he asked, demanded of the man, tempted to kick him a little but he was already well and truly scared... he'd even messed himself.
"Y-yes sir," he answered shakily.
"Sir," a woman at a front control panel gained his attention. "Pietro Magnus has recently been transferred to The Crater due to overcrowding."
The eye patch man turned back to the traitor with furry in his one dark eye. "That's all we need," he growled out with a sneer at the man before regaining his composure and turning away. "Take that bastard off of my bridge and put him in lockdown."
"Yes sir," the two military men declared before dragging the man off the bridge where he may end up spending life in prison.
He took his seat on the control chair, slumping with a tired sigh. "Alert The Crater to the possibility of an attack by the mutant Magneto and The Brotherhood of Mutants."
"Yes sir," the same young woman replied. "They may need assistance in preventing the S and A rank mutants. If he has Juggernaut with him or Avalanche, or worse both it won't be possible to stop them without help."
He nodded sagely. "Contact Stark and tell him I need to speak with him and his team ASAP!"
She nodded and a few moments later a young man with short black hair in his mid-twenties appeared on the holographic view screen with a goatee neatly trimmed around his mouth, and an arrogant smirk.
"Wow Furry," the man laughed. "You called to congratulate me and my team on being awesome?" he asked jokingly, as the eye patch guy watched in annoyance as a huge green thing only wearing purple shorts, The Hulk was in the background arguing stupidly with a long haired blonde blue eyed man with metal war hammer in his belt, wearing Viking like clothing with large red cape, in contrast to Stark's crisp black silk suit.
"Hardly!" he hissed out in annoyance. "I have some news," he spoke straight to the point. "The S ranked mutant Magneto may have plans to break his A rank son out of The Crater! I shall be sending the needed information."
Stark grimaced, but looked more serious now as he nodded. "OK… but I still don't get why Techs built that place. Sure it frees up space but still. It's a little suspicious. I've been hearing rumours that it was not only built for metahumans and mutants but sorcerers too."
Furry nodded his head. "Yes, I've also heard these rumours. However, they are not rumours as the President himself has been informed by the British Prime Minister of Sorcerer terrorist that call themselves Death Eaters. They believe they are a superior species of human."
"And why not tell us before now?" he asked, demanded.
"I have only just found out, yesterday in fact," he responded. "I shall be sending a report on the matter as we may have to deal with cleaning house. Though, the President has accepted CyberTech's offer of assistance."
"Then CyberTech must have some way of fighting them," Stark muttered before speaking louder. "But then, Kyte was lying to me when he caught my attempted hack."
"You were trying to hack his satellite systems!" reprimanded a man in red with short blonde hair as he stepped into frame. "It's no wonder he didn't want to tell you anything. After all how trusting would you be if he tried to hack you."
"OK, OK," he replied with a sigh, rubbing his eyes. "But we're going to the UK. We cannot let anymore prisoners escape another super prison, and they could potentially have magical terrorists locked in that nobody wants let out."
"I agree with my well-dressed friend," the blonde Viking interrupts. "We must stop these fiends before innocent people are harmed."
"HULK SMASH!" roared the green giant, punching his right fist into left hand.
A brown haired young woman wearing yellow and black strips flew before the screen with bug like wings at about seven or eight inches tall.
"We'll get to it and put a stop to Magneto and his men if we can. You can count on us!" she said. "After all we are The Avengers!" she added proudly.
Colonel Nick Furry sighed. Sometimes he wonders about them and their sanity, or lack thereof. Though, he doesn't mention it as Shield and The Avengers are on rocky grounds as it is.
To Be Continued…
