Chapter Four
While Hermione was standing outside on the balcony, she decided to call Harry and ask him if she is doing the right thing or not.
It was Ginny who answered, "Hey Hermione, how did my git of a brother take the news?"
Hermione just started to laugh, "Well to be honest it took running into a member of the Avengers to get my nerve up to tell him. Believe me when I say that I am glad I did. I finally got to meet the man who Sirius couldn't stop raving about, if only Sirius was alive he could meet his muggle idol Captain America. I am kind of glad that Bruce Banner came when he did, I don't think I would have found the courage to confront Ron the way I did.
"I think joining the Avenger Team might actually do me some good and just between you, me and the wall; they guys ain't half bad to look at. Their profile pictures don't due them justice in real life, I wouldn't mind taking a bite out of Clint Barton or even dip in chocolate and eat him up. Oh god I am starting to sound like Lavender was in our sixth year when was talking about Ron, please bleach out my brains." She said laughing, noticing that Natasha was standing right behind her.
"Excuse me Miss Granger, you wanted back inside and don't worry I thought the same thing you did when I first met Barton." Natasha said.
As Hermione jumped at the sound of Natasha's voice, she dropped her cell phone, "Shit, well there goes my fifth phone this month and I still have two weeks left. Is there any way possible I can get you to keep that to yourself, I am not usually that vocal about guys and considering my track record I don't want to set myself up again just to get shot down?" She said as she turned around to face Natasha.
Natasha just laughed and said "Trust me, I won't tell a soul after all then I would have to reveal one of my other secrets. Fury wanted me to ask you to come in, it seems there is a problem with getting your things from your hotel. Tony can't find it anywhere through his system and he has a feeling that's it your magic making it go haywire."
Hermione sighed as she walked with Natasha back inside, "Stark I am sorry that your systems are malfunctioning, it will be that way for a while. Until I have been around your systems for more than an hour, it be this way and as for getting my things from the hotel that is easy. If someone would accompany me back I can check out in person, don't get me wrong I can handle my own against Ron. It's just that I really don't want to run into because if I do, I might just hex his bits off permanently so he can't reproduce." She said as she looked at right at Tony.
Before any of the males could get color back in their faces, Natasha agreed to go with Hermione to check out of her hotel, as they were leaving she could hear Tony say, "Remind me never get on her bad side."
By the time they reached Hermione's hotel, Hermione told Natasha more things about her life in the Wizarding world. She told her how Harry's parents were marked for death and how everyone who died on the side of the light were like family to her. She also told Natasha of her crush on four of Ron's brothers and how only one of them could have been anything more, but he died when a wall came crashing down on him during the battle.
As they pulled up Natasha was shocked, Hermione had told she might not be able to see because she was a muggle but here it was a glamourous hotel. She had a seen a bunch of beautiful hotel's in her life since joining shield but this one put them all to shame, but how could she see this place. She never knew what happened to her family after she was put in the red room project as a girl, all she remembers is one day she going to a dance school in Russia and the next she is training to become an assassin.
Could she have magic in her blood, could she be like Hermione; could she be a witch? If she was, is she pureblood, half-blood or muggle born and why didn't she get sent a letter to Hogwarts or even one of the other schools she talked about? She knew that she need to take some time off from Shield missions to look into finding her family and find out why she was sent to the red room in the first place.
Didn't her family know what kind of place it was or were they deceived in believing that they were doing something right for their daughter? Does she have sibling's out there or is she an only child?
While Natasha was sitting there lost in her thought's, Hermione quickly went up to her new room and grabbed her luggage. Then just as quickly as she ran in she checked out and climbed back into the car. She noticed that Natasha was quiet on the way back just she figured it had something to with the fact she just ran into a building that looked condemned to her. She didn't know that Natasha could actually see the place, "Natasha is everything okay, you went quiet all of a sudden? I hope I didn't make you bored of me already, I have tendency to talk too much; hell, I usually have my nose stuck in a book. Lately I have been reading come of Banner's publishing's, I want to further my muggle education and I hope to convince Fury that can be my cover." She said to Natasha.
"I was just thinking about somethings you said earlier, but I have question; does everyone with magic like you have go to school or can they be taught at home?" Natasha asked.
"Well, it depends really, muggleborns like me go to primary school until we get our letter; then it's really up to our parents if we get to attend one of the magic schools. Half Bloods have two choices really they can either go to primary school before we get our letters, or they can be home taught but it's pure bloods who are home taught. I have never heard of a student not attending some kind of magic school unless they can't be found, then it might be that the parents live off the grid or the child is a squib. Why do you ask?" Hermione asked.
Before Natasha could answer they arrived back at Stark tower, once they reached the common room floor Stark and Fury were having a debate on whether or not Hermione was going to be able to live in Stark tower or have her own apartment like Steve had. "Do I get to have an opinion on this, oh and Fury I have some conditions on my joining the team." Hermione said as she stepped out of the elevator.
Fury looked between her and Stark saying "Of course Miss. Granger I would never presume to know what you would like to do. Now what is your opinion and your questions?"
Hermione dropped her bags and walked over to where Fury and Stark were standing "First of all Stark I don't want you flirting with me, that might you a one-way ticket to having your bits hexed off, two I would like to stay in this tower. At least here I know I will be safe from anyone with magic like me trying to come after, third I would like to go back to school. I figure I am going to need a cover story, why not have me be a distant relative of Bruce Banner's and I can go to NYU this coming semester. I mean it won't take long to have transcripts forged, hell how do you think I was able to get a plane ticket for Ronald let alone a passport for him. Purebloods don't bother with things like flying airplanes, using telephones, or even driving but since I grew up in a muggle house hold I am used to it.
"So those are my terms, oh yeah I forgot one more please have any room you put in sound proofed. I still have night terrors of my time being tortured and I am trying to wing myself of Dreamless Sleep Potion. It's a potion that if taken to much if could cause the person to get addicted, and I am trying not to become addicted to it. So now where are my quarters, I would like to freshen up before I start trying to make a to-do-list. Oh, if someone would be kind enough to take me to the nearest cell phone store in the morning I would be most appreciative.
"Mine decided to commit suicide by jumping out of my hand when Natasha came out to get me a little while ago. I swear these phone carriers are making bank off of me, I am replacing my phone at least once a month if not more. I have yet to find a phone that is compatible to my magic, Tony if you would like to try to build a phone compatible with my magic you could make killing in the magical community." She said.
"I think that your condition's are quite agreeable Miss. Granger, on that note I will have Agent Hill get to work on those transcripts for you. You should hear from her in next day or two, and please convey my congratulations to your friend Mr. Potter. I believe his wife is pregnant, also have him clean out your apartment in London for you. I have a feeling you will be busy in the next few days, also I am sure that you know that there is Magical Community in Brooklyn. It's not quite like Diagon Alley but it's a nice place and caters most to muggleborns like yourself, we don't have a lot of purebloods on this side of the pond. Goodnight all and Tony please behave, I really don't want a phone saying that you have been hexed." Fury said as he took his leave.
Tony just looked Hermione, he knew that she meant it when she said she would hex his bits off so he began to tread lightly, "I will set you up on Legolas's floor, he has the extra rooms. With your permission I would like to see what we could accomplish with that phone idea you have and until you get acquainted with the city I shall let you have one of my personal drivers at your beck and call." He said.
"When would you like to start on the research Stark? Since it seems I am not returning to London anytime soon, I have the time after all." Hermione said.
"How about in the morning, maybe Bruce would like to help with the research?" he said looking at Banner.
"Yes I think that might be a wonderful idea, it may save you from trying to hit on me and winding up incapable of having children in the near future and besides if I am supposed to be his distant relative I would like to get to know him on a personal level. After all he let me flirt with him without even knowing me, and I thank you Bruce." She said.
"Hey why is he Bruce and I am Stark?" Tony piped up with.
"Well, that's easy, you have to earn me using your first name. Bruce hasn't pissed me, neither has Natasha, Clint or even Steve; they all have been really polite to me. Now if Clint would be so kind as to show me where my rooms are I can call it a night and we can begin the research in the morning after I return from a small shopping and sightseeing." She said with laughter in her voice.
As quiet as can be with coming to realize what Tony was doing by putting her on his floor, Clint picked up her bags and took her down to his floor, "Here is my room and yours is two doors down, far enough so you can have your space and close enough should you need anything. Don't be afraid to knock if you have a night terror and can't sleep, I am a light sleeper. That comes from being an Assassin, we must always be on guard and if I am not in the building fell free to give me a call.
"Once we get you set up with a new phone and also a couple of backups, I will give you my number. It also might be useful to but Tasha on speed dial as well as the others, that way if you're in a jam and you can't use your magic to get out of it someone can come to help. Don't feel like you have to be brave and do it yourself, you're a part of a team now. A team that works together and mostly gets along, think of Tony as the annoying older brother. Bruce as the awesome Uncle, Steve as the father figure and Tasha the bad ass cousin." He said quietly.
She caught that he left him out of the whole 'family' analogy, so playing off it she asks with flirtation in her voice "And what does that make you? The prom date that dad tries to warn off?"
Clint just froze in his spot, "Actually I was thinking I was more the black sheep of the family the one no one talks about." He said quickly.
Seeing that she made him stop and think she smiled, she thought to herself 'If I can get him flustered just by that one question, I can't wait to see how flustered he is going to me once I ask him to train me with muggle weapons; at least with a bow and arrow.'
Smiling she gave him a kiss on the cheek and went into her room to turn in for the night, she needed her rest because the next few days were going to interesting.