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1. Ancient once.
2. S Rank Mage
3. Rocks D Xebec
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Chapter 95: Iron Man
---Cornelius Fudge POV---
"Dumbledore is a liar! This nonsense about You-Know-Who return is false! He had become senile old man" shouted Cornelius Fudge, his round face red with anger as he glared at the reporters in front of him.
Automatic Quills scratched across parchment, the camera captured his face, capturing his angry expression. Fudge dabbed his forehead with a handkerchief, trying to look calm but the sweat betrayed him.
One bold reporter from the Daily Prophet raised her hand. "Minister, if it is false, how do you explain the testimonies given during Dolores Umbridge trial?"
Fudge lips trembled his voice cracked slightly when he answered. "Children's stories, manipulated by Dumbledore himself! The man has lived for a century. Do not be fooled by his lies."
But the crowd did not look convinced because the reporter just asked about Dolores Trial but Cornelius talks about Dumbledore this... Dumbledore that...
Since Umbridge had been judged guilty, Fudge career as Minister of Magic had become unstable. The people no longer looked at him with trust. Even those who had once worked loyally under him now whispered in corridors, that they believe Cornelius is just a liar.
Worse, the press no longer obeyed him. He had tried to reach out to Lucius Malfoy, hoping the Malfoy fortune could once again silence the press or use it as a weapon. But that door had closed. The House of Black had shares of the Daily Prophet. Now, instead of his words spreading across the wizarding world as a truth, headlines began to question his decisions.
Letters from witches and wizards flooded the Ministry every day, demanding answers, demanding truth. Some begged him to reveal what he really knew, while others accused him of deliberately hiding You Know Who return to protect himself.
Fudge hated the pressure. At night, he lay awake, staring at the ceiling of his room, feeling helpless, he imagined that people no longer believe him and thinking of this make his heart pounding badly.
To be honest, even to himself, he wanted to admit it. Deep down, he knew Voldemort had returned. Every rumor, every frightened whisper that reached his ears told him the truth. But fear clutched his heart like a cold hand.
He was afraid. Afraid that if he admitted it, Voldemort and his Death Eaters would come after him first. Afraid that the Dark Lord fury would fall directly upon him and as the leader of the British Wizarding Ministry, he will become first victim.
He was insecure. He worried that once he admitted Voldemort return, the public would lose faith in his leadership. They would turn to Dumbledore, who had warned them from the beginning and Dumbledore would be elevated to a position far above his own.
And he was greedy. The position of Minister of Magic was a position that he managed to achieve among thousand of wizards. He could not bear the thought of giving it up, not to Dumbledore, not to anyone.
So, instead of truth, he repeated lies. Lies he had told so often that sometimes, for fleeting moments, he almost believed them himself.
But the eyes of the reporters told him they no longer did.
---Privet Drive----
Meanwhile, far from the chaos of the Ministry, Dursleys family and the guest in a Privet Drive are living in peace, thanks to Dudley and Sirius who add some fun in this house.
Without Dudley and Sirius the house might feel boring, even Amelia spend more time at Privet Drive than her office to escape the pressure and stress of DMLE.
Though she didn't want to admit, but living together with Dursley family make her remember her late family. Inside Bones mansion, it feel cold because only two of them are living there.
But here is different, because they are more people and it is far safer than living Bones Mansion.
She had noticed, the room in second floor had been extended and it become a lot bigger. But she close her eyes, act like she not noticed it.
As long as her family is safe, she is ok with it.
For Harry, it is different, at first he had been restless, his mind constantly circling back to Voldemort, replaying memories at the graveyard, Cedric death, and the enemy. Fear gnawed at him every day. But Dudley had found a way to distract him.
Dudley had decided to build his own Iron Man armor.
Not just as a toy, not as a game, but as a fully functional suit, enhanced with wizardry magic. And he had roped both Harry and Susan into his project.
"What are we even doing?" Harry asked one afternoon, holding a piece of golden metal that shimmered faintly with runic inscriptions.
"We," Dudley replied with a grin, "are making history. Iron Man in the wizarding world."
At first Harry had laughed because he didn't know about it, but then Dudley throw the marvel comic ironman to him.
Harry face grow interested the more he read it and as the project grew, he realized Dudley wasn't joking.
Using magic, the impossible became possible. The armor plates were strengthened with layers of protective runes. Wards that repelled curses and charms were etched into every inch inside the armor.
Tony Stark had relied on a gold titanium alloy, but Dudley only scoffed when Harry mentioned it.
"Not durable enough," he explained. "Gold titanium alloy armor struggles against serious impacts, even something as simple as a .50 caliber bullet. If we want true protection, we need magic. Only then will the armor be durable enough to withstand missiles."
Through a careful blend of alchemy and enchanted metallurgy, Dudley created alloys stronger than anything seen in either Muggle or wizarding industries. The armor did more than resist damage, it absorbed and redirected magical force.
For the arc reactor, he combined the principles of Muggle nuclear fusion with alchemical formulas. Layer upon layer of runes encircled a crystalline core that glowed with steady, pulsating light.
"How powerful is this thing?" Harry asked, his eyes fixed on the sphere of radiant energy.
Dudley smirked. "Six gigajoules per second. In simple terms, enough to level a mountain if we wanted."
The project quickly attracted attention. Sirius Black, unable to resist the curiosity, insisted on joining. Soon after, even Amelia Bones found herself fascinated by the work.
"Is Muggle technology really this advanced?" Amelia asked, examining the blueprints Dudley had spread across the table while glancing at the half-assembled armor.
Dudley chuckled and shook his head. "No. It's not that Muggles are so advanced, it's that wizarding society is backwards. We started from the same place. Both worlds once used quills and parchment. Then Muggles invented pens and paper. But wizards? Still stuck with quills, as if progress is something to be feared."
Sirius barked a laugh. "So what you're really saying is, wizards are lazy?"
"I'm saying they're comfortable," Dudley replied. "Too comfortable. Why innovate when a flick of the wand can solve almost anything? But that kind of comfort breeds stagnation. Muggles didn't have magic, so they pushed the boundaries of science instead."
Harry gaze shifted to the armor. "And we're mixing both together."
"Exactly." Dudley's eyes lit up with excitement. "Science and magic, side by side. Together, they create miracles."
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I got hate when I introduced gun on this fanficiton.
But I still continue writing it and even introduced Ironman or Ironmage
Because I imagine myself in this world would try to build Ironman suit which is impossible with muggles technology but with Wizard technology, it might be possible.
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Chapter 123: Dumbledore Suspicion
Chapter 124: Filch Secret
Chapter 125: The Brother Coming
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