"You just remember that or we might have to bring out the big guns. Aunt. May," Harry stated sternly. After eyeing him for another minute, Harry relented and waved his hand, cancelling the transfiguration.
"Oh, thank god for that," Peter sighed, patting his clothes down, attempting to reassure himself that they were actually returned to normal.
"As amusing as all this is, shouldn't we be getting down to work?" Erik asked.
"Selvig's right," Tony stated, turning serious as his wont was when he was in full blown science mode.
Five of the science stations set up around the room were quickly occupied by Tony, Bruce, Peter, Jane and Erik. Each station was equipped with multiple computer screens, although Tony had the most, including a holographic one. There was also a number of specialised scientific equipment at the different stations, depending on the specialisations that that particular person held.
Harry had been placed in the very centre of the room. At the moment he was fidgeting, shifting from foot to foot, uncomfortable with the level of scrutiny that he was already under and the tests hadn't even started yet.
"Everyone should have received a copy of the results of the tests that I've already conducted on Harry's wizarding hocus pocus," Tony said.
There were various nods around the room and even a couple of screens flickering on with the relevant data being displayed.
"None of those tests studied the change that a person could be put through magically," Tony continued, "because someone forgot to tell me that that was even possible."
"Quack," Harry pointedly stated and Tony visibly blanched, making Pepper and Peter snicker.
"Moving right along," Tony said hurriedly. "Is everyone ready to see Harry transform into a bird and to find out how he does it scientifically?"
"You know this is pointless, don't you?" Harry asked. "You can't explain magic."
"Everything has a reasonable explanation," Jane stated.
"'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.' Arthur C. Clarke," Erik quoted.
"It's not technology, just magic," Harry countered. "But I realise that I'm never going to convince you otherwise until you get this out of your system. So, get to it."
"Excellent," Tony beamed. "Glad to see you getting into the spirit of things at last. Everyone ready? Jarvis?"
"Of course, Sir," Jarvis replied, echoing the scientists in the room.
"Alright, Gandalf, do your thing!" Tony commanded.
Instantly, Harry gathered his magic and changed, transforming into Ged, his Sparrowhawk form. Spreading his wings, he pushed down hard, working to overcome the lack of air currents to get himself aloft. Once he was airborne, he began a careful circuit of the room, taking the time to watch everyone's reactions.
Bruce had taken a single look, a brief moment of wonder crossing his face before he began concentrating on his screens and equipment. Harry figured that, with all of the bodily changes that he'd gone through in his lifetime, seeing it happen to another wasn't such a big deal.
Jane and Erik were fully immersed in the science, even alternating between their own data and the data that the other was gathering. Peter, meanwhile, was fiddling with something with far too many buttons and switches for Harry to understand. Tony was being Tony, flitting between three different screens and a holographic projection of Harry's change, being played at, Harry guessed, one hundredth of normal speed.
Angling his flight feathers, Harry soared over the heads of Pepper and Darcy, enjoying the way that they were so engrossed in watching him that they didn't even seem to notice that their mouths were still open from when he first transformed.
"That mass has to go somewhere," Harry heard Peter mutter. "An alternate dimension? A pocket universe? It's definitely been removed from this plane of existence."
"Obviously," Bruce answered. "If he'd maintained his mass despite his form and shape changing, there's no way that he'd be able to fly."
As Harry continued to circle the room above them, the scientists focussed on their consoles and screens, shooting out questions and comments to each other. And from everything that he heard and understood – which, admittedly wasn't a lot – it seemed that he was right: they had absolutely no idea how he was able to do what he did.
Harry sighed internally. He had told them that science and magic didn't mix. Maybe now they'd listen and believe him. Then again, knowing this lot like he did, he didn't think that that was likely to happen any time soon.
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