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Chapter 21
Jade looked around nervously as they walked down the crowded shopping area. The place was bright, and while some wore robes, quite a lot of people here were in muggle attire, unlike in Diagon, where you could spot muggleborns a mile away. Well, if you could see past all the brightly coloured robes, that is. She was walking between Thor and Loki, who were both dressed as muggles, which was probably more of a shock for Thor than Loki, and she really looked like she could be Thor and Loki's younger sister. Her hair was blonde now, and her usually emerald eyes were blue/green, to match Loki's. A fortnight had passed since Thor had come up with the suggestion that she pose as his and Loki's younger sister to travel to Salem, and since then, S.H.I.E.L.D had done a load of surveillance of the area so they knew the weak and strong points to be able to defend and attack from, and every available route for escape had been drilled into Jade's brain, just in case.
Over the past fortnight, Tony had come through on his claims to subscribe to a magical newspaper. He'd taken out a subscription on the 'Daily Prophet' to keep an eye on the British magical community. Just under a week ago, a very poisonous story by a woman called Rita Skeeter came out on the front page, detailing the friendship of Albus Dumbledore and Gellet Grindelwald after she had been apparently tipped off by an anonymous Hogwarts Professor (Current location, Nuremguard prison, Germany). The whole of Britain's Wizarding community was in uproar over the scandal. Due to the story, the truth of Jade Stark and Jade Potter being one in the same was currently page five news, and nothing on Voldemort had even been mentioned. Obviously, his return was not yet common knowledge. It led the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D to wonder who in the Wizarding world knew the truth. But that was not the days focus. They were heading for Gringotts in order to take the test to find out whether Loki was right or not about Jade having an Asguardian as an ancestor.
Jade recognised several S.H.I.L.D agents among the crowd, and even saw Dr Strange and Bruce. She knew the others were around, just waiting for something to happen. Her dad was probably flying somewhere above them, keeping an eye on things from above.
"You look nervous Thor." Loki said.
"We have been over this before. I am never nervous." Thor said.
"I can go for scared, if you want." Loki conceded, his smirk growing.
"I may be on edge, but I am not nervous. I do not trust mortal wizards. Not after what has happened."
"Whatever you say, brother." Loki said, grinning now.
When they reached Gringotts they walked to the first open teller. He looked up at them, and surveyed Jade with narrowed eyes. Jade knew that somehow, the goblin could see through her ability.
"We have an appointment with Nargol." Loki said smoothly, directing the goblin's attention to him, and away from Jade.
"Follow me." The goblin said, leading them away from the main atrium. The goblin knocked on a door, and a harsh voice replied in a language Jade couldn't understand, obviously gobbledegook.
The goblin entered, and Loki entered after him, followed by Jade, and then Thor. The two goblins exchanged words. Jade remembered the one behind the desk as Nargol. She remembered most things in clear detail about the day she discovered she was really the biological daughter of Tony Stark.
Soon, the goblin bowed to Nargol, and left the room, closing the door behind him. Nargol nodded at them. "Take a seat." Once he had, he looked right at Jade. "You may remove your disguise Miss Stark. You are safe enough here."
After both Thor and Loki nodded at her, Jade changed back to her real self. "How did you know it was me?"
"Goblins have a very good memory for magical signatures- yours happens to be quite different to that of others. Not that I told anyone of course. And we can sense metamorphs a mile away. That led to one conclusion." He grinned. "May I ask why you have made this appointment?" He asked the three of them.
"We need to see who is in Jade's family tree." Thor said.
"Why?" Nargol asked, surprised.
"We believe there may be someone of interest there." Loki said.
Nargol nodded. "Very well." He produced a scroll of white parchment, a gold quill, a silver knife, and a bowl. "This time, you will need precisely seven drops." He said, handing Jade the knife, and holding the quill over the bowl. Jade made an incision and let seven drops of blood fall onto the quill. The quill sprang to life after the blood was absorbed, and they watched as it began scribbling furiously on the parchment. It was, as Loki had thought, on Lily's side that they found where Jade's powers came from.
"Amora?" Thor asked. "We do not tell her."
"She wouldn't care anyway." Loki said.
"I would still rather her not know." Thor said. "Imagine what could happen if Amora did take an interest in Jade."
"What would she do?" Jade asked. "I know she's considered one of the bad guys, but that's about it."
"Probably try to turn you against everyone you care about, and side with her." Thor said.
Loki nodded. "If she did take an interest in you, that is what she would do."
"Perhaps I can draw your attention to something a little more recently in Miss Stark's family tree?" Nargol suggested.
"What is it?" Jade asked. What could be worse than a great-however-many-times grandmother who may try and turn her away from her family and friends if she found out about her?
"Your mother's parentage." Nargol said.
Jade's eyes flicked to her mother's name, which showed two sets of parents. The Evans', who adopted her, and her biological parents. Evelyn Schmidt and Gellert Grindelwald. And the tree revealed that her great uncle, her biological grandmother's brother, was Johann Schmidt, the Red freaking Skull.
"Why is my birth mother's side of the family made up of the bad guys?" Jade asked. "Please don't tell me that I have a connection somewhere to von Doom."
A/N: I know in the comics, Schmidt had a daughter, not a sister, but I'm using the freedom of writing fanfic to add in this charachter too. Thought it would be a good twist. What do you think? Please review!