December 10th, 1943 ~ Multiverse ~ Sector 31.199999-B ~ S.S.R Facility, Italy
Captain America: The First Avenger
The month had passed quickly for Harry as he was forced to give reports, write statements, take pictures with the press, and deal with the fact that he and Steve were being hit on all the time by women on base. Though he couldn't really complain, because the women hitting on him were...well, they weren't sores on the eyes. Harry himself had been given a team to lead into fights against HYDRA, consisting of a number of troops from the 107th Infantry Division. That team - named the Howling Commando's by the team's Co-Captain Steve Rogers/Captain America - consisted of Bucky Barnes, Jim Morita, James Montgomery Falsworth, Gabe Jones, Jacques Dernier, Happy Sam Sawyer, Pinky Pinkerton, and Junior Juniper.
Harry had tried to get Philips to authorize Peggy's involvement in the team, but the idea was denied, seeing as they needed 'Agent Carter' for other purposes besides facing off against HYDRA. Not even magic could change Philips' mind, seeing as he was always reminded of the decision by his colleagues or assistants, making Harry quickly give up and instead focus on he and Steve's team. He had informed them of his abilities - under the guise of magically signed contracts to ensure secrecy - and had already begun training with several of them to ensure they were used to magic and were able to tell when they were fighting a magical individual if that time ever came.
Steve had gotten to test Harry's 'cosmetic' Captain America suit, which Steve was all for after trying it on for the first time. The suit had bright red boots, red gloves, and a red and white midsection. The tactical pants, upper torso, shoulders, and helmet were bright blue. And the arms above the gloves and below the shoulders were white. It was made of standard tactical material, weaved with vibranium fiber as well as Kevlar, Nomex, titanium, and had fish scales on both the chest, shoulders, and back to add to the design. An 'A' was located on Steve's blue helmet, with a star being on his left breast and on both of his shoulders. And his shield had been repainted red instead of black, keeping the silver with the star in the center. All in all, a good upgrade for Steve.
Peggy had gotten used to her 'suit', using it in standard S.S.R missions as she tried to make the 'Agent' identity her own. She hadn't gotten a number like her niece, but the three of them had become a formidable team during the month. The Master of Death, Captain America, and the Agent. The trio. God Harry hated comparisons to his first life. And it really was like that. Steve was loyal like Ron and Peggy was very intelligent like Hermione, leading him to compare the four, something he felt extremely shitty about. They were their own people, and he shouldn't be comparing them to people that either weren't alive or hadn't been born yet. He knew magicals lived in this Multiverse, only that the Potter's in England weren't a thing, making him unsure if the life he once knew would be a thing. He would have to wait a few years.
And his time in the S.S.R had been spent working with Howard Stark, the two of them examining HYDRA weapons and their power source in order to try to replicate the Tesseract's power. They had been unsuccessful, because Stark was never supposed to figure it out and Harry wasn't going to change that. In summary, Harry's month had been spent training, researching, arguing, flirting, and intentionally halting Howard's progress on the Tesseract, trying his best to not give that fact away. It had been a long month, and Harry was enjoying the fact that he had slept well the night before, giving him a joyful mood as he moved through the S.S.R base, ready to get to work as he moved towards Howard's office.
Only he found it locked...and empty. Thoroughly looking around the facility to find a woman he had only met once sitting quietly behind a set of bookshelves, reading the newspaper. He moved closer, and spoke. "Hello. Would you happen to know where Mister Stark is?" Harry asked. The woman - Private Lorraine - kept her gaze on the newspaper, her expression turning into one of annoyance as she spoke. "He's in with Colonel Phillips. Of course you're welcome to wait," Harry nodded, leaning back against the table as he looked around the room, waiting patiently. He heard Lorraine's papers wrestle around before she spoke again. "I read about what you did," She spoke. Harry frowned, turning back to her as she held up the newspaper, which had a headline displaying the attack on the HYDRA base, as well as the freedom of the 107th.
"Oh, yeah. Well, I was around...just doing what needed to be done," Harry spoke, slightly uncomfortable as Lorraine got to her feet, moving closer. Harry crossed his arms, not sure exactly what to do as she spoke. "Sounded like more than that. You saved nearly four hundred men,"
"Really, it's not a big deal," Harry replied. It really wasn't. After all, anyone would have done it.
"Tell that to their wives," Lorraine said.
"Well...only thirty-six of them were married," Harry pointed out.
"You're a hero," Lorraine argued, ignoring his comment.
"Well...I'm not really a hero...well, by definition -" Harry was cut of as Lorraine grabbed hold of his tie, tugging him off of the desk as she backed both herself and him behind the shelves, away from view. "The women of America, they owe you their thanks. And uh…seeing as they're not here," She wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him down into a kiss that he returned, grabbing hold of her waist as he pulled her closer, his nervousness gone. The kiss didn't last long though, given how a voice broke through their corner of the room. "General!" Harry pulled away from Lorraine, whose head fell as he turned to find Peggy, who had her hands on her hips as she watched him. "We're ready for you. If you're not otherwise occupied,"
Harry sighed, following Peggy as she moved away, heading down the walkway as he jogged to keep up. "Peggy. Come on, that's not what you thought it was. It kind of just happened," Harry spoke, following close behind as she moved towards a steel door guarded by two S.S.R agents. "I don't think anything, General. I've read about your exploits with women," Peggy spoke, causing Harry to stop as he frowned. Shaking his head, he hurried after he, through the steel door as they moved into the secondary lab where Howard was located. Peggy moved out of the room and into the hallway to the left, leaving Harry to stand there as Howard moved to his side. "Trouble in paradise, General?"
"Yeah...you can say that," Harry replied sadly, turning to the inventor with a fake smile. "So...let's get to work?"
May 4th, 1944 ~ Multiverse ~ Sector 31.199999-B ~ New York City, New York
Captain America: The First Avenger
Having been in New York for almost three months, Harry was ready to get out once more. He had been working on many different projects ranging from personal to business, cramming in project after project as he rushed to set up everything he needed. And now, he was prepared for the grand reveal of one of his favorite projects. His prized masterpiece...Artificial Intelligence. While he always told people that Hermione was an A.I, in truth she was just a very well-built U.I - user interface - with programs that helped her mimic artificial intelligence. And while she spoke like a human, she hadn't passed the Turing Test given her form of speech, something Harry had tried desperately to fix. And he did just that. Not fixing Hermione, but by scrapping her and rebuilding.
It had taken quite a long time to make it work, but with the help of a stable power source and a lot of coffee, he had successfully turned Hermione from an intelligent U.I to a brilliant A.I. And since he had completed the feat, Harry decided he would market it and make something out of it. Thus why he was going to unveil customizable Artificial Intelligence's at the Potter Expo taking place that evening. It would be an event to show off everything he'd been working on for the past year. He would be releasing the first model of his companies flying cars and motorcycles, the A.I, his antimatter engines for cars and other devices, as well as his companies plan to reach space. Or more specifically the moon.
His eyes fell on his watch, where it displayed the time. 5:21p.m. He needed to be on stage for the presentations at 6:00pm. Deciding he would get an early start, Harry flicked his hand, his black suit folding around him as he grabbed his suitcase. Taking a step towards the elevator, Harry stepped inside, and pressed 'Level 1'. The elevator took him up to his garage, which he entered to find his second model flying car. He took a seat, priming the antimatter engine as it silently hummed. A large improvement on the loud engine in his first model. Taking off into the air, he set his destination to the saved 'Stark Expo' the same location that he was using for the Potter Expo that he had been preparing for for a long time.
May 4th, 1944 ~ Multiverse ~ Sector 31.199999-B ~ Potter Expo, New York City, New York
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter stepped out of his car, closing it shut before locking it with a 'Beep!' as he clutched his briefcase, moving forward into the Expo that was much more crowded then the Stark Expo. A huge plus. He entered the backstage area, putting down his suitcase as he turned towards the entrance to find Steve and Bucky enter, both wearing smiles as they approached. "Well, well, well. It's good to see you guys got back from Europe in one piece," Harry spoke with a grin, the two nodding as he continued. "How's the suit and shield working?"
"The shield's great. Come's right back just when I need it to. And the suit is good, though I have a few modifications in mind," Steve replied with a smile as Harry nodded, accepting a slip of paper Steve gave him as he examined the design. It was similar to Harry's Cap suit, only with a few modifications on the torso, helmet, and the side of the legs. "Easy enough. I'll have it by tomorrow morning. Just stop by the S.S.R facility," Harry replied, turning to Barnes. "And how's the gun working. Hope the transformation is working well," He had given Barnes a morph, which the man used as both a machine gun, sniper-rifle, and pistol.
"It's a beauty. No faults whatsoever," Bucky replied with a grin, removing the hilt that he proceeded to show off. Harry nodded, happy with that development as he grabbed Barnes' shoulder. "There's been a development regarding your status, Sergeant. I need you to report to my lab tomorrow at noon," Harry spoke, his happy expression gone as he became serious. Bucky nodded, turning serious as well before giving Harry a 'Yes, sir'. Harry was about to continue when one of the Expo attendants moved forward. "Mr. Potter, you're needed on stage,"
"Right. Duty calls, gentlemen," Harry spoke, nodding towards his two friends as he moved out of the backstage area before moving onstage. Grabbing his suitcase, he moved up the steps, moving passed the curtain as he stepped onto the stage, met with thunderous applause. He set down his briefcase on a small table in the center of the stage, cracking it open as he caught a mic tossed to him. "Hello, men and women of New York City!" Harry exclaimed, being met with thunderous applause as he smiled. "We are here for some innovation and technology. And we have a lot of both ready to be unveiled this evening. Are you excited?" Everyone in the crowd cheered in response, making his grin even bigger. "We have six unveilings ready for tonight, all of which will change the face of technology as you know it. Are you excited?"
"YES!" The crowd exclaimed.
"Great! Well, let's start off nice and easy," Harry spoke. A small crane above them slowly lowered, dropping off two boxes as Harry turned towards the one on the left. "This is our first unveiling, a piece of tech and motor work I've been working on for a long time. May I present to you, my sixth pride and joy. The Computerized and Drivable Two-wheeler. Or the CDT motor-bike for short," The sheet lying over the bike was suddenly yanked off to reveal a motorcycle upgraded to both hover above ground as well as fly. It was in drive mode, its wheels touching the ground. "As you can see, the bike's is rather small, built that way to conserve space as well as increase speed as well as to counter air-resistance. The wheels contain LED lights for an aesthetic design, and the windshield on the front protects the driver from air-flow as well as any object and/or bird that might fly past,"
He stepped towards the bike, mounting it as he examined the knob in the center. Three clicks. Three options. He turned the knob to the middle option with a click, the motorbike suddenly pushing off of the ground as the wheels disappeared into the body of the bike, thrusters appearing on the bottom and the back to keep the bike afloat. He spun around in a donut, before coming to a stop. Leaning on the dash, he spoke. "The advanced antimatter engine within this bike allows for more than enough energy to achieve lift, letting this baby hover and/or fly for a good nine hundred years before the battery dies," Turning the knob to the far-right, wings appeared on the back on each side of the bike, the thrusters in the back doubling power as Harry shot into the air over the crowd. He slowed down, spinning into a vertical position as he looked forward/down at the crowd.
"Once in flight mode, wings emerge from the body to allow for more maneuverability and the back thrusters increase in power by fifty percent. You'll see that the bottom thrusters reposition to keep the rider upright. The only case in which you might fall is if you go onto your back," He demonstrated, pulling up to the point that he was upside-down. He pressed down on the 'gas' and flew down words, spinning upright at the last second as he slowed down to a crawl in front of a group of nurses, who all screamed as he pulled up less than an inch from them. "Hello ladies," Harry spoke with a grin, taking off once more as he returned to the stage. "This vehicle doesn't have a lot of advanced features given its purpose, but it is fitted with advanced GPS as well as autopilot, allowing it to pilot itself while you sit back and enjoy the view," He parked the bike back in its spot, the crowd cheering in applause as Harry moved to the second box.
"This is my fifth prized possession. May I present to you...the Computerized Flyable Automobile. Or the CFA," He yanked the sheet off, revealing a sleek white, silver, and black car without wheels. It was built to continuously hover without using energy, making wheels useless. The was slick and small, fitting four people while being almost completely free of air-resistance. "This car only has two transportation options. Hover or flight. The hover mode acts exactly like driving, only without wheels and without emitting large levels of gas from the exhaust, seeing as there is no exhaust. This car runs off of antimatter, giving it immense power that will last it centuries. No need to refill on gas or charge it with batteries. All you need to do is turn it on and go with it. This car has a starting price of $7,000. Though if you want modifications, the price will rise with each addition. And payment plans are available," Harry explained.
"My fourth masterpiece is something I've been preparing for quite some time. An energy device that will beat that of nuclear fusion, capable of creating enough energy to power entire continents for a few hundred years, producing clean energy for everyone. This...is the Antimatter battery," Harry unveiled his third creation, unveiling a small glass container which held a small cube, one that contained a high quantity of stabilized antimatter. Enough antimatter to nuke an entire continent. "This power matrix is located within every single CDT and CFA, powering both vehicles. It will also be used in future projects, seeing as the cube as been perfected and thoroughly tested to ensure there is no kind of backfire,"
"My third project is one I'm personally very proud of. Something I've been working on for almost two years. You've heard of User Interface due to my work, but I've come today with an upgrade that puts any U.I to shame. Meet the second Artificial Intelligence after my own. Say hello, Hedwig," Harry pulled off the fourth sheet to reveal a large podium, holding a small small circular device. The device blinked red for a moment, before a blue line appeared, a female voice speaking. "Hey, Harry. What can I do for you?" She asked.
"Say hello to the people," Harry spoke.
"Hello people of New York!" Hedwig shouted loudly, receiving cheers from the crowd.
"Given the fact that Potter Inc. telephone's won't be available for another two to three years, it is impossible for Hedwig to be an individual in a call. This artificial intelligence can do a number of things. If connected to your devices, it can pilot your car or bike, control your future phones, send messages to other A.I's or contacts, making letters obsolete if the person your talking to contains an A.I. It can take reminders, give you advice, or even hold a conversation. These will be available in our stores for only $10 a unit. They come in handy. Trust me," Harry said.
"Our second to last presentation of the night. Isn't a product reveal, but more like plans Potter Inc. is revealing that will change the face of the planet. I, CEO of Potter Incorporated, am proud to announce that we are going to the moon!" Harry exclaimed, throwing his arms into the air as fireworks shot into the air, exploding with vibrant colors as the crowd cheered louder than ever. "That's right. We've gotten government approval, and are well on are way to make the necessary preparations to head for the moon. If all goes well, we could be kicking up space dirt within the next five years," Harry explained. "Now, are you guys ready for our announcement tonight? Or do you guys want to leave it at that?"
"ONE MORE!" The crowd exclaimed.
"Very well. This last revelation is not a product, nor a new idea. This development will assist with the future of tomorrow, bringing forth a new definition for science, engineering, and innovation. I'm proud to announce today that Potter Inc. is no more," The crowd went silent immediately, all eyes on him as he continued. "The collective minds of three individuals have come together to ensure that the legacy of our three foundations live on as one, unified entity. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to announce the merging of Potter Inc, Stark Industries, and Roxxon Corporation. For a Better Tomorrow!" Harry exclaimed, the fireworks going off again as the crowd screamed in joy, most remembering the Stark Expo and the brilliant tech presented there. At the new slogan, Howard Stark and Hugh Jones stepped on stage, smiling brightly as they moved to Harry's side.
"A concentric merger involving our three companies. As many of you know, Roxxon Corporation went bankrupt earlier this month, before being bought out by and incorporated into Potter Inc. This alongside the merger of Potter Inc and Stark Industries results in a large enterprise striving for the betterment of innovation and tomorrow. Myself, Howard, and Hugh will be functioning as Co-CEO's of the new company that will be formed once this merger goes through. Welcome world, to the new and improved 'Cybertek'!" The name and logo appeared on the screen behind Harry, Howard, and Hugh, illuminating the stage and crowd, which cheered loudly as Harry placed a hand on both Co-CEO's, leading them into a three-way bow towards the crowd.
"Let's go guys," Harry spoke, waving towards the crowd one last time before leading the other two men off-stage. Howard and Hugh moved towards the crowd of reporters, while Harry stopped, his eyes on the new arrival Peggy Carter. "Peggy. Enjoy the news?"
"Yes, it was all quite fascinating," Peggy replied with a smile. "So, what are your plans for tonight?"
"Nothing really. I planned to unwind a bit after all this," Harry answered.
"Want to join me for a drink?" Peggy asked.
"Hmm...are you asking me out, Agent Carter?" Harry questioned with a grin. Peggy rolled her eyes, though her smile never left her face. "Well, I'll let you know that even if I was, it would be more enjoyable than drinking yourself to sleep,"
"Oh, I can agree, Peggy. I can agree," He extended his arm, which Peggy took as he led them out of the backstage area, moving towards the bar across the way. There, the two spent the night drinking, telling stories, and reminiscing about their pasts. They went their separate ways at midnight, with Harry dropping Peggy off at her home before returning to his home. It had been a long day of research, development, and talking. He would have to take a lozenge and some sleeping pills. It would be the only way to get him to sleep...hopefully.