Unfinished Gems

Iron Maiden - 4

ProfessorX – I simply must thank you for the suggestion you made regarding that bill. It never occurred to us to have mutants declared a legitimate minority group.

JazzOwl – I have found that the older you get, the harder it is to think of the obvious, especially in those who claim to be wise. At least you have the sense to take advice from someone younger than you who is still capable of seeing the big picture in a much simpler viewpoint. I can think of one old man who went positively senile and developed a rather unfortunate king complex who did an untold amount of damage.

ProfessorX – Dumbledore was a foolish man. Putting that much pressure on a single child without giving them adequate reason to want to save the magical enclaves was a rather poor move. He should have known it would backfire on him.

JazzOwl – Strange tell you?

ProfessorX – He clarified what I already picked up from your visit. He was most astonished when I accidentally revealed your identity, but agreed not to mention it. However he recommends you at least alert the MACUSA before you reveal your full heritage besides that of being Tony's only child and heir.

JazzOwl – A pity I can't bring you into Stark Industries. I suspect Obie is up to something unpleasant in order to get rid of my birth father and take over the place, but I have no proof it's him. Though if he is, he's going to be in for a nasty surprise when the truth comes out.

ProfessorX – I could always arrange a special trip for mutants with engineering skills that Jean could supervise.

JazzOwl – Unfortunately there's no way I can arrange that just yet, but I can alert you to the next time Tony plans on doing an 'open house' for new blood in the R&D Department. Which would be in three months at the earliest. I would rather cut off any plans that man has for him, but I'm not going to tip my hand just yet.

Jazz was still surprised Strange had allowed her to keep the 'sling ring' as he called it, despite the fact she wasn't a follower of that particular group.

Then again, the leader of the order had properly interviewed her and as long as she didn't abuse the powers she was free to study with them as long as she liked. Unlike some, she had a proper respect for power and for life...she had easier ways to deal with people if they deserved to die.

At least now she was registered as a full adult witch, even if the MACUSA had no idea that the 'Girl-Who-Lived' was currently living in the States under her mother's maiden name.

Wizards, honestly.

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Jazz looked at Tony's Malibu home with distaste. Sure, the view was great but the fact she usually came here with Pepper to get rid of the 'trash', as the older woman called Tony's latest conquests, put something of a damper on it.

After learning he had a daughter, Tony was at least trying to reign in his bad habits.

She didn't have the heart to give him a better picture of what her life had been like before she came to America. Honestly, it wasn't like he could do worse than what the Dursleys put her through in her formative years. Never mind the 'stellar' parenting of the magical enclaves. Anyone who thought it perfectly acceptable to drop a child out of a window just to display a bloodline gift wasn't suited to raisin children in the first place.

So finding the room Tony had specially made for her in his Malibu home and the fact she now had access to his private lab where he kept the real secret projects was a nice gesture...even if she really didn't feel comfortable staying there.

Considering her upbringing, showing off how rich you were simply didn't appeal to her. None of her neighbors were aware that she was rich enough to buy the entire building she lived in without having to haggle, and she liked it that way. She had to deal with less idiots.