The Unknown

Chapter 19: Blood and Workout

The next class, Science and Technology, had the same setting as the other class but this time there were posters along the walls that Dahlia could recognise as science, but far advanced than she was ever taught, and they even had a creepy skeleton at the front of the class. For the first few days, Tony thought it was a joke being called Professor as it made him sound old but knew he wasn't allowed to let the students call him Tony, so he had to live with it. Everyone took their seats in the same places as the other class as Tony stepped forward and said, "my name's Professor Stark, this is Professor Banner; warning, don't make him angry".

Some of the students looked hesitantly at Bruce and were even scared before Bruce commented, "you've just come from Muggle History and Realms, right?" The class nodded, "thought so. Just so you know, I don't just turn into a giant green rage monster. I do have some control".

"Yeah, green monster won't eat you alive," Tony joked before pulling a face as if he was nervous but then laughed, "joking. Anyway, today you've got a double period, so first we'll talk about blood, then go onto technology. Now, can someone tell me why the purity of your blood matters?"

Draco smirked and said loudly, "because the purity of your blood is everything. Shows your importance and shows superiority". Draco couldn't help but glance at the Muggle-borns with a smug look, which Hermione glared at him for and would happily punch him like she did in third year.

Tony hummed and said, "I'm guessing you're pureblood. Come up here". Draco stood and went to the front, "name?"

"Draco Malfoy of-"

"Yeah yeah. Malfoy, ancient and noble house, bet you're the heir, I've heard that phrase non-stop this week yada yada yada, I'm sick of it. Now, any Muggle-borns, put your hands up". a small group of students did, and he pointed one out and said, "Come up and name".

"Hermione Granger, sir," Hermione said as she stood and joined Draco at the front but stood a few feet away, on the opposite side of Tony.

Bruce stepped forward and said, "today, we're going to be showing you that there's literally no difference in your blood or in your DNA when it comes to you two. I need you to cut your finger and place a drop onto these". Bruce handed them two knives and two microscope glass slides. Both students looked hesitant before Bruce said, "Professor McGonagall spelled the knives for us, it won't hurt, and it'll heal instantly".

Both students participated and let a drop fall onto the slides, before handing them both to Bruce who gestured to them to stay there. He placed the two slides underneath two microscopes at the front, there was also a third, but they didn't know why that was there. Tony pulled a screen down from behind the table and said, "when the blood is placed under the microscope it will project an image onto the screen. Kids, I promise you, when I figure out a way to make electricity work here, I'm so donating computers and real projectors, not what you have". Those who understood what he meant by real projectors laughed as many used them when they went to Muggle school, while others never knew any different.

Two images appeared on the screen and moved as Bruce moved the blood under the microscope. He said, "there, you see them. Now for those of you who don't know, these three machines are called microscopes. They can look into cells and the more powerful ones can look even deeper. For now, though, these will do seen as you don't have electricity". Bruce turned the objective lenses and the focus lenses so they could see the cells in the blood. "These are called cells, every living thing has them. Humans, animals, even plants".

"Now," Tony said, "Draco, can you tell me which one's your blood. After all, Muggle-borns are supposed to have dirty blood, right?".

Draco couldn't stop looking between the two images and saw no difference. The blood was exactly the same. The same colour, same shape, same amount, and he couldn't help but open and close his mouth.