I just realized that Harry Potter plays in the 90s, so the technical devices at that time won't be that developed. So I have to be careful with that. Nevertheless, I think, it was still better than some PC at home today. So if I made any mistakes, in the context or grammatically, please inform me about it.
Rupert followed Amy and Draco through the halls thinking about the recent events. There was another world, a world full of magic and wizards. Wizards that had killed his family and stole his girlfriend. Wizards that are fighting against each other and muggles, the non-magical folk.
Rupert wondered whether this was all not just a nightmare from which he would wake up in a few minutes. He pinched his arm and felt a pang. No, not a dream.
After a few minutes they arrived at a huge hall. Rupert looked inside. The hall looked very plain. The walls and pillars were painted Grey. But this wasn't the significant thing in the room. The room had four tables, each of them standing parallel next to each other. There were five Computers on each table. About twenty people were sitting on Computers tipping something on the keyboard. They all had microphones on their head. Cables were going from the Computers under the table, where they would end up in a mess of cables.
Also there were some strange machines in the hall that Rupert couldn't identify. In the center of the hall, there was a stair leading to a room behind glass. There was a woman sitting behind a huge amount of computers. Rupert assumed that would be the control room.
"Where are we?" he asked his two companions.
Draco wanted to reply, but Amy was faster. "This is out IT-room. From here all technical devices and machines are steered. From the computers we try to track magic traces. Also we save the dates, we got from the wizard world and try to create a simulation how the wizard world looks like and how it works." she explained.
"Oh come on! I wanted to explain it this time!" Draco pouted.
Amy smirked at him. "Maybe next time, Ranger Draco."
Rupert looked at her confused. "Ranger Draco?"
Amy nodded. She wanted to reply, but Draco beat her this time. "Everyone of us has a rank, given by his or her achievement and experience. The lowest rank is a rookie. That would be you. Then the Ranger, me." he pointed at his button that showed a black bow. "After that, the Captain comes." he pointed at Amy and her button with a white Captain's head on it. "Followed by the General and the highest rank is the Phoenix. Only our leader wears this button, in this case Richard." he explained, then smirking at Amy and sticked out his tongue at her.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Well, yes. And there is also a different color button for every different job here. IT-specialists wear a blue button, while nurses and doctors wear a white button for example. That way, we can wear what we want and some stupid uniforms." she said.
"We are both Spies, so we wear a black button." Draco said.
Rupert looked at him confused. "Spies?"
Amy nodded. "The task for the spies is to sneak in the wizard world or rather find information about it." she explained.
Rupert nodded. But before he could say something, he was interrupted.
"Hey Ames, Drake, check this out!" someone cried in front of them.
An Asian guy who was about their age was walking towards them waving at them. He wore a red T-Shirt that said If you can't can't convince them, then confuse them. jeans and sneakers.
Amy groaned, while Draco looked amused. "Lee, nobody wants to see your strange programs. And don't call me Ames." she said annoyed. Obviously this wasn't the first time he was asking him to look at one of his things.
Lee pouted. "Oh come on, Ames. You know you'll love it."
Amy rolled her eyes. She then looked at his shirt. "Well, that certainly does suit you that shirt." she said dryly.
Lee grinned at her. "Well, you know what my slogan is: 'Everyday a new quote on the T-Shirt.'" Just then he seemed to spot Rupert. "Hey, my name is Lee Chang, specialist for all technical devices and definitely the most awesome person in this room here." he said grinning.
Rupert didn't knew how to response to that. "Umm, pleasure. I'm Rupert Mathew Houston, but you can call me Rup or Matt, apparently." he said.
Lee raised his eyebrows. "Apparently?" he asked confused.
"He lost his memories and since I am his best friend I helped him with a few thing." Draco explained.
Lee widened his eyes. "You are his best friend? Wow, then welcome to the crew, man. I'm sure you will like it here." he said grinning.
Rupert smiled at him. "Thanks."
Amy sighed. "Alright, guys. Introduction time is over, we need to move on." she said.
Lee pouted at her. "Oh come on Ames, at least have a look at my program. You want to see it, right, Matt?" he asked Rupert.
"Uhh, sure." Rupert said awkwardly.
Lee grinned at him. "Great! Let's go to my place!" Amy groaned while Draco shook his head. "That was a mistake mate. Trust me, Lee is a nice guy, but his programs are…let's say it's a surprise."
Now Rupert really wasn't sure anymore if he made the right choice.
When they arrived at his desk, he opened a program and an animation began to play. It was a stick man dancing on the music of Cotton Eye Joe from Rednex. Rupert had no idea where he knew this, maybe it was one of his favorite songs. The stick man was now dancing like crazy, swinging on swing, then jumping from planet to planet, then using his banjo as a bow shooting arrows with it and in the end he and hundred other stick men were dancing on a skyscraper with bulls chasing them. Rupert didn't knew if that was the most genius or the most stupid thing he ever saw. Probably both.
"Wicked." he said grinning.
Lee grinned back. "Well, the Leemaster has struck a new dimension of animation. Imagine in a few years: My crazy dancing stick men being the hit of the year!" he cried.
"God save us from that day." Amy muttered, while Draco shook his head amusingly. "See, what I said?" he whispered into Rupert ear.
He nodded. Lee was definitely a crazy guy, but also likable.
"Well, that's great and all, Lee, but we need to go." Amy said taking Draco and Rupert with them.
Lee grinned at them. "Sure guys. You know where to find me if you ever want to see something awesome." he said, then turning back to his computer.
As the three of them walked away from him, Amy was complaining about Lee. "That guy. He is so full of himself and never takes anything seriously." she said frustratingly.
"Well, I found him nice." Rupert said quietly. Amy was now scaring him a lot. The friendliness with she had greeted him when he woke up was almost gone.
Amy sighed. "Yes, he is a nice guy, but I would wish he would not always joke around. Can't he take anything serious?" she said as they walked on.
Rupert turned to Draco. "Is she always that serious?" he whispered into his ear.
Draco sighed. "Unfortunately yes. But I can't blame her. She had a tough past." he said.
"Oh." Rupert said, now feeling sorry for her. "What happened in her past?" he asked.
"That's not my place to tell. I'm sure, if Amy is ready she will tell you that." he said smiling sadly.
Rupert nodded. He couldn't think about how everyone he met had a similar tragic past. It made him mad at the wizards, but he also knew that not all of them were bad and somehow he had the feeling that he couldn't hate the wizards, no matter what. He couldn't explain it.
They walked through the hall. When they almost reached the end, Rupert turned to Amy. "Say, Amy, what is that room there?" he asked her pointing at the room behind glass.
Amy smiled a bit at him. "Good that you ask. That's the control room. Everything is steered from there. Computers, machines and other technical devices. It is pretty much the heart of the organization. Only chosen people with a special card can enter the room. It is secured by a scanning function. The woman you see there is Rosalyn Lake, but everyone just call her Rose. She is the administrator of the room and one of two people who can enter the room. You will meet her at dinner." she said.
Rupert nodded. "The second person is Richard, right?"
Amy nodded. "As the leader of the organization he has the right to enter the room. Well that's move on. There is still a lot to show you."
They walked on. Amy and Draco showed Rupert the library, the hospital, the repair room, the dining room and several other things. Rupert couldn't help, but look at this place in awe. The size of the organization was beyond his imagination. Everything was just so fascinating and new to him. After two long hours, they arrived at a changing room. Amy lead them to a locker where is name was.
"Richard already informed our people to take care of you. Here is your locker. There you can put in your stuff in. Working clothing, gadgets. You can put everything in here." she said.
Rupert opened his locker. In there there was already work clothing and tools. He wasn't sure, if that was for the case if he was needed for fixing a thing. Up there he saw one badge, with a blue-white baseball cap on it, being tucked on a corkboard.
"That is your badge. As you can see, there is a baseball cap on it which stands for the Rookie. Since you just joined our team, you are a still a rookie, so you'll need someone to guide you for the next days." Amy said.
Rupert nodded. "Where is the…?" he asked, but was interrupted by Draco.
"Where is your second badge?" he chuckled. "You still haven't got a job here. Since you have lost your memories, it will be more difficult to find something for you, but hey don't worry, as far as I know you, you could be a great Spy." he said.
Rupert looked at him in shock. "You sure?"
Draco nodded. "I know so, but it will be still better if we still test you on different jobs. Maybe you are a multi-talent." he said smiling.
Rupert took a deep breath. He was still fifteen, very young for a job. It all felt so surreal for him, but he knew that this was his new home now. Better to integrate sooner than öater.
"So when do we start?" he asked.
Amy and Draco looked at each other. "Rup, I think, it's enough for today. You need to rest…" Draco said, but he was interrupted by Rupert.
"No, the sooner the better, right? I'm still feeling very fresh now." he cried energetically. Rupert didn't knew why, but it really bothered him to not to do anything while the others were working even if he just arrived here.
Amy and Draco looked at each other again. They nodded at each other, then Amy sighed. "Fine, follow me." she said.
"Where are we going now?" Rupert asked curiously.
"To the training room." Amy said. "We are going to fight now."
Yes, finally finished the chapter. Puh, really not easy to write this story. I still have to find a solution how to connect both wizard and muggle world, but I'm sure I'll find one. I hope you liked this chapter. Please review, if you either liked it or want to correct me. I'll update the chapter soon. Have a nice day everyone and enjoy the world of fanfiction :)
