Chapter 4. Manhattan.
YEAR: 2005
In The Year 2005 Harry Heard News Regarding the Agency His Cousin Jackson Evans Darby Had Gotten Involved in some kind of "Terrorist" Attack Somewhere in The RainForest of Brazil.
Although He knows About The M.A.T.R.I.X. Formerly Known as S.P.AR.K.
a second Top Secret Agency who deals with Extraterrestrial Threat that has Any Relation with Their own Extraterrestrial Allies The Autobots.
And knowing or Having a guess about What Had Transpired in Brazil wasn't a Military Operation against "Terrorist" But rather a Capture and Secure of any known or close related to Cybertronian Threat. Although they weren't alone as Agent Darby, his Team and Director William Fowler. Had called something Project Maximals which he came to know Them as their new Bunch of Autobots who helped them with this "Terrorist" and not only a Human Organization was involved that they called M.E.C.H. is a terrorist organization who had been a torn from The Military's Side for years who were obsessed in collecting "Alien" Technology and Weaponizing Them, to either use it against the Military or rather Sell them to the Highest bidder and A.I.M. A Science Division Unit for a Terrorist Group known as The Ten Rings no knows who they are or who funded them but they're currently operating somewhere in The Middle east around Afghanistan for years now.
Nevertheless, whatever war took place In Brazil, the RainForest also involved a creature with Green skin.
And Harry Couldn't help but wonder what's so interesting with that green rage creature.
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It was The Year of 2007 after having a call from his other cousin Benjamin K. Evans Tennyson when he came across California and that they needed an Assistance in finding Ben and Gwens missing Grandfather. Maxwell Tennyson who he considered also a Grandfather.
And Benjamin K. Evans Tennyson was just one of his Two other Empowered cousins after Jackson Evans Darby, while Harry had only known him back in 1992 as a second year he and most of Gryffindors found out that Benjamin or Ben for short and his other cousin a Ravenclaw Gwen Tennyson were both Half Bloods due the old Pureblood Family known as Emrys and with Maxwell Tennyson being a close descendant to the long lost Most Ancient Noble House of Emrys.
He also turn out to be a Halfblood of the said bloodline due to being a daughter of Lily Evans as well who has another sister named Sandra Evans that married Carl Tennyson who both use to attend Hogwarts 13 years ago and that's where he found out that he has another Distant Family other than the Dursley who keeps Dumbledore trying to let him stay with them for his own Gain but he was trained in not getting Manipulated as he was still Dealing with Aswangs that time and so he shrugged off the old fool and as for Verdona who He had met a couple of weeks during his stay in California with The Tennyson he also found out that it was her who was a member of the known Most Ancient and Noble house of Peverell making him officially Heir to the house.
And with a Magical Alien Hybrid Dork of a cousin and her boyfriend who's also an Alien Hybrid along with Benjamin who has the ability to Change forms of any alien thanks to an Alien Watch had involved himself on joining the fight against a certain squid like Warlord and an Alien Known as the Highbreeds and after finding Max and Saving the world
He left but then a few weeks ago
an Alien Hive Mind invasion was discovered in a Town called Atlanta.
He was about to call back when Benjamin texted him that he and his friends will handle this and so he did what was Best and let them deal with such stuff.
Though it was heard through the news about the rumour but it wasn't believable.
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DATE: 2008 MARCH 14
DAY And TIME: FRIDAY At 7:30am.
A Year later Harry Juan Potter after his flight from California He stepped out of the tunnel and immediately went to the side. Around him, the passengers that had travelled with him from Lima continued on, either in search of their baggage or to connecting flights or even in search of transportation from JFK International to New York proper.
After travelling for so long and so far, Harry knew what to expect: the hordes of travellers would surge past, intent on their destinations and anyone who got in their way or impeded their progress was in for a jostled, uncomfortable time. More often than not before he'd learnt his lesson, Harry's been bumped into walls, cut off from his own destination or lost. Once he'd been knocked completely to the ground, an experience that he never wanted repeated.
Once the way before him seemed to have settled down, he began making his way through the airport.
Flashback
DATE: 2003 July 14
DAY And TIME: Monday 10am
The potters are having dinner with the whole family mainly because Luna, Fleur and Mira visited with their own Kids.
As they are having Dinner Harry and Daphne are Making out in the Masters Bedroom but then Harry pulls away which Confuses Daphne.
"What's Wrong?" She asked and Harry took Something in the Lamp Drawer it was an Envelope and handed it to her.
"Open it." Harry smiles as Daphne looks at him suspiciously with a raised eyebrow she shrugged and opened it and pulled out a letter and read wide eyes.
'Dear Mrs. Greengrass née Potter and Lady Slitherin.
We from Marauders Inc would like to inform you that you have been accepted as the New CEO under the Agreement of Mr. Potter - Black and Director Mr. Remus Lupin.'
Gasping She reads it again and looks at her husband and back and forth she then asks.
"Are you Serious?" She asked and Harry pulled her close by the waist.
"No, I believe that's by Godfather." He Joke grinning and she rolled her eyes at the old Joke and slapped his shoulder.
"But seriously, are you serious about this?" Daphne asked again and Harry smiled and nodded. "OH MERLIN!!!" They continue they're Nightly Activity after that.
End of Flashback
Harry chuckles at Daphne and the others' reactions as he announces that they can now go to England and those who wish to study at Hogwarts.
They approve though His Grandfather Julio and Grandmother Belen decline the offer but Promise to watch the house and the Three Dela Cruz kids his and Mira's Children.
Unfortunately He told them that he could join as he had Made an Appointment in the U.S. as he now handed the CEO position to Daphne however he also Given his Jeepney to Asyong for him to have his own Income as a Jeepney Driver along with Quitting his Position as Officer Cardo Dalisay in The PNPD.
Flashback
Remus and Harry are discussing about his Position within the Company and since he doesn't have time to take up the Job because of his issues with the Magical World of England without ruining the Company's Name.
"Are you sure about handing your position to Daphne?" Was asked.
"I'm sure of it, and I trust Daphne with everything I can. Not only is she a Mediwitch but she's also trained by Lord Steffen Greengrass to Take care of their Trading Business which was handed to Astoria Greengrass."
"And that's what worries me they have a Tied in with Malfoy."
"Lucius is not a Threat as far I'm concerned that Mark of his along with those others who escaped almost kill him and them when The Heavens Light from the Iron Cross Incinerate Peru-Ha's forces."
"And I don't doubt that, but we can't help but not to trust him or those survived Death Eaters."
"Look I know it's hard to believe but I trust Malfoy to keep his parents and their "Friends" in Check."
"Do you really Trust Draco that much?"
"I trust him because if he did something foolish that will endanger Tori, He'll face the wrath of one Daphne Greengrass née Potter."
Remus Laughs at the Exchange words between them.
"You haven't changed a bit, Prongslet."
Harry grinned at that and Shrugged.
"Hey, I may no longer do magic for a while now but I'm still that same ol' bloke back in my Hogwarts days."
Remus Sigh but gave him a soft friendly sigh.
"Okay, fine let's talk to the council if they agree to your terms."
End Of Flashback.
DATE: 2008 MARCH 14
DAY And TIME: FRIDAY at 10:21 Am.
Harry Juan Potter - Black before he decided his Plans to go to Manhattan.
He always Wanted to go traveling once he was out of Hogwarts or if the War never happened unfortunately Fate was being funny and made his Life difficult and complicated.
With his Many Lordship and Titles in the European English Wizarding World He has trouble keeping his Identity a secret without the use of Polyjuice or not notice me Charm.
Although he might use it occasionally, he uses The Name Harrison Black since his birth name Juan Dela Cruz and Adopted blood name Harry James/Juan Potter.
He managed to Travel the world for 5 Years After His Family moved back to England and since he can't come back yet with them in 2004 He had to clear his mind.
Passing through customs here had been a little more of an issue than it had been in almost any other country that he'd explored, and especially the South American ones that he'd been travelling through for nearly the past year. Only the fact that he'd had the foresight to cast notice-me-nots, muggle-repelling charms and disillusionments on the series of miniature trunks strapped to his belt had gotten them past the officials. Thankfully, he'd learnt early on to keep anything magical in the trunks, saving his muggle belongings - clothes, some books, toiletries and a few knick knacks - for his backpack.
Having the backpack as his only luggage was another blessing. No trips to baggage claim for him, not to mention the horror stories that he'd heard from people who had arrived in one country, only for their luggage to arrive in another.
He weaved his way through the crowd, past the duty-free shops, eateries and other businesses, intent on finding his way out of the airport. This was why he'd decided upon his next course of action - he was getting tired.
Five years.
Five years he'd been travelling the world – visiting communities, muggle and magical alike, learning the customs and seeing the sights. He'd picked up untold amounts of knowledge, both magical and muggle. And he'd become a bit of a pack-rat. Books, souvenirs, clothes, knickknacks and doodads of all variety and interest that he could find had found their way into one of his trunks.
Some things were incredibly useful, like the small silver stud that he now wore in his right ear. To anyone else, it was simply an earring. To him, it was a translation device. Using it, he could understand any language that he heard. He couldn't speak it, of course, but he could at least understand what was being said. It was an amazing find, one of many that he'd picked up in Japan. The only limitation that it seemed to have was the fact that it could only translate human languages - nothing of the goblin, merpeople, dwarf or any of the other magical people languages dotted about the world.
But after five years and four continents, he was ready to settle down, at least for a little while. And while the thought of going home to Britain or the Philippines had been mildly appealing, knowing that he had yet to explore and learn about North America had decided him on this course of action. Oh, there was also Australia, but he was in no rush to go there again - he had already spent quite some time there when he'd gone with Hermione to find her adopted blood parents and return their memories to them.
Harry stayed silent as he decided his first order of business. He needed to find a computer and look up where he could sell the gold he had stashed in his trunk. He wasn't overly picky, but he needed to find an honest dealer or a trustworthy bank. He was extremely thankful that he'd messed around with some of the local public computer shops in Manila with his Friend Asyong a bit when they're younger, and not completely eschewed technology like many Muggle-borns who entered the Wizarding World. As it was, he felt relatively comfortable that he could easily find what he needed without drawing attention to himself.
Walking into the internet café gave him the first indication of something truly different about this world. The computers were not the big, bulky contraptions he remembered, but slim and sharp. Upon logging in, he found they also ran faster, much faster than those in the Local Computer Shop in Manila.
With the lightning-fast computers and the internet, it didn't take him long to find the best place to sell his gold. They got five stars from their customers. The only downside was that it would require going to Sweden.
Harry had to use magic to Confound some muggles wandlessly, but was able to get on a plane to Stockholm. Once there, he staked out the bank and realized at once that it was a high-profile bank, which would surely not appreciate his more casual dress. The first thing he had to do, then, was buy proper and appropriate clothes. Unfortunately, he realized that the entire reason he was here was because he didn't have actual money; ultimately, he transfigured his clothes into nice, tailored ones before walking into the bank.
There didn't appear to be any real tellers, just a pseudo-receptionist at a front desk. The bank employee seemed reluctant to believe Harry would be worth the time of the bank when he approached and said that he had gold to sell. This rapidly changed when he pulled out ten gold bricks, and an appraiser was quickly summoned.
They quickly and efficiently examined and performed tests to determine that the gold was not only real, but its fineness was of almost 995, or 24 karat quality, they agreed on a settlement price. Harry didn't have to snoop around, or do another background check, to know that security here was tight. After settling for about six million dollars, Harry set up an armored car to "retrieve" the rest of his gold. He needed about ten of them, but he was able to get them squared away, though he did have to use wandless magic to Confound them into doing so.
Two weeks later, he had a bank account with over thirty billion dollars in his name.
And with that, when the time had come that he felt ready to move on from South America, or more precisely, Peru, he'd taken the very first plane that he could get to North America. To New York, to be precise.
Exactly what he was going to do there, he still hadn't quite decided. All that he had in mind was to find somewhere to settle, to use as a base as he explored the continent. And if it took him a little longer to explore said continent, with being based in one place, well, he could live with that.
The bright sunlight after being cooped up in a plane for nine hours, plus the time in the airport itself almost blinded him when he emerged from the heavily tinted glass doors. When he'd finally blinked the spots from his eyes, he looked around.
A long line of yellow taxi cabs sat waiting for passengers off to his left. In the distance, a slight haze in the air marked where the city was, not unlike what he'd experienced anytime that he'd first arrived in the more heavily populated cities of the world.
Hitching his backpack a little higher onto his shoulder, he headed towards the first cab in the rank.
"Where to, Boss?" The little driver of obvious Indian descent asked the instant that Harry shut the door to the cab.
"A hotel," Harry replied. "Something mid-range price-wise."
"Know just the place, Boss," The man said.
( Everyone guess who The Driver is that always Helping out a certain Merc with a Mouth and Indian. )