Unfortunately, Luna could no more lie to Harry than she could to herself.
"It's possible, but doubtful," she said. "You will always be the Boy-Who-Lived and the Man-Who-Conquered no matter how long you have been away. The wizarding world has a long memory, after all, and your absence may have just increased their fervour to know where their hero has been all this time. What you must ask yourself is whether or not your need to complete your Animagus transformation is greater than the discomfort that you may experience during your return to England."
"It is," Harry whispered before continuing his reasoning in a louder voice. "Both my Dad and Sirius were animagi; it's something that I've always wanted to do to be like them. And this could be something that saves my life one day, considering the life that I've chosen."
"It sounds to me that your decision is made," Luna stated.
"You're right. It is. And I guess that it'll be good to see my other friends again – Hermione, Neville, some of the DA, even the Weasleys, I suppose. Guess I'd better buy some tickets before I lose my nerve," Harry grimaced.
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"Good afternoon, Mister Potter," the disembodied voice of Jarvis said immediately after the doors to the elevator had closed on the three of them. "May I enquire as the names of your guests?"
"Hi Jarvis," Harry replied and he couldn't help but to lift his chin slightly, even though he knew that there was absolutely no point in directing his voice towards the ceiling. "The young lady to my left is Doreen Green and the lady to my right is Luna Lovegood."
"Very good. I shall inform Mister Stark that you are on your way up," Jarvis stated.
"Thanks, Jarvis," Harry replied. "Is anyone else here?"
"Doctor Banner is currently in the labs and will join you shortly. Miss Potts is awaiting your arrival in the lounge. The others are currently away from the Tower on assignment with S.H.I.E.L.D.," Jarvis said.
"I told you that it was a long shot," Harry said, noticing Doreen's disappointed look. "It's rare that we're all here at once."
"That's okay," she replied. "At least I'll get to meet Mister Stark."
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As Tony stepped into the lounge area of his apartment, he noticed not only the people, but also the animals. Animals were an anomaly; definitely not something that belonged in the Tower. Well, except for Birdbrain, but he was a member of the team, so allowances had to be made.
"Jarvis, call an exterminator, we've got squirrels," he announced.
"Hey!" the young girl exclaimed, swinging around.
Tony goggled at the long busy tail attached to said girl.
"Actually, make that one exterminator and one terminator for the weird-looking ROUS," he amended.
"I am not a Rodent Of Unusual Size, thank you very much," the girl retorted, her hand on her hips and a fierce expression on her face, "and while squirrels and rats are both rodents, squirrels are much nicer, friendlier and cuter."
"And unless you've been experimenting in things you shouldn't be again, the Terminator isn't real," Pepper stated.
"It was a joke!" Tony complained, trying to keep himself out of trouble with his sometimes-fiery partner. "Back me up here, Gandalf!"
"Don't look at me, Tony, I've got no idea what you're talking about," Harry replied.
"ROUS; Rodents Of Unusual Size; the Terminator; Princess Bride? What? Nothing? They're movies. Classics, even. You are so plebeian, I don't think I want to admit knowing you right now," Tony retorted with a shake of his head.
"I've told you that magic and tech don't get along – that means that I haven't seen a lot of movies in my life," Harry defended himself.
Tony stared at the man. "Jarvis, schedule team bonding for at least once a fortnight. We'll want all the classics, pizza, popcorn, the whole deal. Make sure the Capsicle knows about it as well. God knows that he's just as bad as Sparrowhawk here."
"I shall make a note of it, Sir," Jarvis replied.
Tony walked down into the lounge. The fact that Pepper gave him a kiss told him that he wasn't in too much trouble for that joke before.
"So, who's the kid? I like her by the way; she's got spunk," he commented.
"Tony Stark, meet Doreen Green," Harry introduced, gesturing appropriately
The girls' horrified expression morphed into one of pure adoration, albeit one with incredibly red cheeks. She rushed towards him with her hand extended, a hand that Harry quickly lowered.
"Don't mind Tony," Pepper apologised for him. "He's a jerk sometimes and has a thing against touching others or being handed things."
The girl, Doreen, nodded cautiously. Really, apart from the tail and the squirrel perched on her shoulder, she seemed quite normal. He looked forward to getting her downstairs and seeing what she was capable of.
"And this is Luna Lovegood," Harry continued. "Luna's a friend of mine from way back; we went to school together."
"School, huh? Guess that means that you're magical like Gandalf," Tony commented.
"I'm not sure who Gandalf is, but if you're referring to Harry, while I am a witch, there's no one quite like him," Luna replied.
"One of a kind, eh? Well, can't have too much of a good thing and all that, I suppose," Tony replied.
Suddenly, a blur of red and gold rocketed into the room from the outside platform, blasts of red energy spurting from the armour's hands.
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