Chapter 2

Harry's mind was in a real whirlwind. Few seconds ago he was being beaten to death, he even felt himself slowly falling into death. But, now here he is standing like he was resurrected. His injuries were gone, he could feel his muscles, not much, but still there were some, he could see the lightenings coming out of his hands, he could feel an unknown power filling inside him, above all he could feel his magic. For the first time in his entire life Harry could feel his inner magic. The unknown power he felt was his magic and it wants him to fight, it wants him to face them. When he opened his eyes he was shocked that he could see without his glasses. His eyesight was clear.

But there was something more. Some memories. Memories of things he had never done, events he had never seen, magic he had never learned. He had no idea how he got these memories. Though some of these were useful most of them were gruesome and made him really want to puke. Memories of dark magic, people being tortured, massacres, above all Voldemort. He was there in all memories and it was pretty clear that these were his memories, but he had no idea how he got them. He wanted to get rid of them but at the same time he wanted keep them for all the useful stuff. He was in dilemma.

Harry was brought out of his thoughts by a loud, "Heyyy!!!". It was the guy he first knocked out. He was getting up. It was pretty sure that his right hand was broke by the way he held. But, when Harry turned towards him, he did saw a tint of fear that guy's eyes. Composing himself, the guy started to move towards Harry in rage. All Harry did was to raise his right left hand to stop that guy, but what happened was really unexpected. Harry only heard the sound of a lightning followed by the guy's scream and a loud thud. When Harry turned around, he saw that the guy was lying lifeless on the ground with a burned hole around his heart. Piecing everything Harry understood what happened. His magic acted in accordance and shot out a lightning and saved him.

Usually he would have felt terrible for killing a guy. But no, he felt no remorse for doing this. This was the very same guy who tried to molest that girl. He didn't want to think what would have happened if he hadn't interfered. He could here screams and whimpers from his side. The other two assailants did endure some serious injuries. They weren't able to move and Harry could feel it in their eyes that they were scared to their very core. He was thinking of what to do with these two. He was not going to kill them. But he can't let them leave as they will tell everyone. He want them to forget all these. But he don't know how to do it.

Suddenly a memory came into his mind. It was the memory of learning and excelling in memory charms. But Harry was pretty sure he never learned. As he had no time to contemplate it, he decided to check the memory again and do it. He could feel he can do it with just one watch itself. He was about to fire the spell, when he heard three thunderous noises. A memory told him that someone has apparated. He turned around and saw a women and two men are coming towards him. They had wands in their hands. So they were magicals.

Harry got ready to face them when the women said, "We know that you're a wizard. We got a magical signature and we are here to check what happened. With the look of the scene it feels like either you attacked them or you defended their attack. Either way we need to take you in to sort this out. So, please drop your wand, raise your hands and walk towards us peacefully. We don't need anymore accidents do we. If you try to attack us, we will have to use force on you. Don't make us do it. So do as we say."

Harry was thinking what he should do. He wanted to escape from here. Use force if he had to. But something else inside him was saying that she is not lying and that he can believe her. But he wasn't sure. Suddenly she said, "You do know that using legilemency without permission is a crime right. I take it you are scared and don't know that you should believe us or not. We haven't introduced ourselves as well. So, let me introduce who we are. My name is Marietta Coulson. I'm the deputy director of W.A.N.D. It's the magical division of S.H.I.E.L.D. These are my subordinates Field Agents Johnson and Williams. Now who are you?"

Harry was shocked to hear that he was doing legilemency on them. He had no idea he was capable of it. How was he able to do it? From the way she introduced herself, Harry felt that he could believe her. So, he slowly raised his hands started to walk towards her. When he reached near them, he said, "Hii. My name is Harry. I didn't mean to attack them. I saw them hitting a boy and trying to rape a girl. So I reacted."

Marietta was stunned by this revelation and the scene she had in front of her. But what shocked her most was his face. She found it really familiar, but she wasn't able to place it. She said, "You don't strike me like a liar. I feel like you're saying the truth. But rules are rules. I have to take you in and do a thorough interrogation before getting into conclusions. So you will have to come with us. Will you cooperate?". Harry nodded his head after sometime.

Marietta continued, "Ok then. Williams, I'm pretty sure this one is dead. Still do your procedures and remove all magical signatures from it. Johnson obliviate these two. Get a gun. Fire the bullet through the dead one and place the gun in one of their hands. Let the local cops decide what to do with them. If what this guy said is true, they don't even deserve to stay alive. Do it and meet me at my office. I want a detailed report of the procedures by tomorrow morning." Johnson and Williams nodded and started their jobs. Marietta turned to Harry and said, "As I said earlier we have go to our headquarters. Shall we?" Harry nodded and went along with Marietta.

After reaching the end of the alley Marietta asked Harry "You do look familiar. Have we met before? Where are you living?" Harry knew exactly what will her reaction be when he tell her his details. After a sigh Harry answered, "No Ma'am we haven't met yet. And I'm not living here. I'm from Britain. I live with my relatives. My uncle have a 1 month business conference here in New York. So we all came here."

Marietta listened carefully to Harry's answer and replied, "I see. I have never visited Britain. So I don't think we might have...". Her eyes fell on the light red lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead. She started to piece all the information and she realised who was standing infront of her. "Dear Lord. You're Harry Potter. That's why you looked familiar to me. You were in the papers recently when you became the Triwizard Champion, when you won the tournament and when...you claimed that Voldemort has resurrected."

Harry looked down and asked, "So I take it you think I'm lying as well." But the reply he got wasn't what he expected. "Actually no Mr.Potter. Unlike your Magical Britain many nations never believed he was really dead. Every magical community has seen the rise and fall of several dark lords. And after all the things Voldemort has done and the extent he has gone, he was killed by a baby out of the blue was way too much to digest. No, it was pretty much clear to everyone that he would have found a way to remain immortal. But what most people don't know is that there isn't a single method that guarantees you complete immortality. There are ways to tackle it. Sorry I deviated from the topic, but as I was saying I do believe that Voldemort is back."

Harry can't believe what he just heard. This person, who he had no prior interaction with has believed what he said and she never called him an attention seeker or liar. Don't know why, but he was feeling a bit more comfortable around her. She then turned to Harry and said, "We can't talk anymore here. People will start to get suspicious. We need to get to the headquarters immediately. Have you ever apparated before? It is a magical transportation method and it will be a bit dizzy the first time, but will get easier as you do it more. So when you're ready, hold my hand Mr.Potter." Harry took a deep breath and took her hand and the next moment he felt himself being pulled through a tube. Seconds later they landed on some grass. Just like she said, he was feeling a bit dizzy. So he took some time to compose himself. When he was ok he got and what he saw was a massive building in an island in the middle of a lake. It had a symbol of eagle by its side. Marietta then said, "Welcome to Triskelion. The American base of operations of S.H.I.E.L.D".

End of Chapter 2

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