Sydney Potter walked toward the group of people in front of her.

They all seemed to be introducing themselves, and while she didn't want any part in that, she knew that if she had to work with them, then she had to introduce herself.

"Sydney Potter," she stated shortly to the group of people in front of her.

One by one they introduced themselves.

"Natasha Romanoff," said the red-haired, green-eyed lady. She reminded Sydney of her mother, so she quickly looked to the other people in the group.

"Steve Rogers, ma'am," said the man with blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. She didn't know if he was trying to flirt with her or if he was being kind.

"Bruce Banner," said the shyest of them all. He seemed to have trouble making friends with the others.

"I know you're Black Widow," Sydney said before turning to the 2 men, "But which one of you is Captain America and which is The Hulk," she asked.

"Didn't you read the files?" asked Natasha, in a would-be casual voice, though it had a sharp edge to it. But Steve cut her off before she could reply.

"I'm Captain America," he said.

"I'm the Hulk," said Bruce, almost ashamedly.

"Great," said Sydney, before turning away. She had never been good at making friends. Her only friends were Ron, Hermione and ......... Draco. How much she missed them.

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Natasha Romanoff paid close attention to the newest recruit – Sydney Potter.

Fury had given her orders. She was to spy on Sydney and give him a report about her, but she was making it awfully hard.

So, she tried harder. She left her conversation with the men and turned to her.

"So, how'd Coulson manage to find you?" she started. She wanted to know about her victim.

"I don't know. He just came knocking at my door claiming to know about my magic and asking me to join the Avengers," the woman replied.

She was good. Good at hiding her secrets. But if there was anything Natasha liked, it was unearthing those secrets.

"What I meant was, how did he find out about your magic?" asked Natasha, rephrasing her question.

"I told you. I don't know. The only time I performed magic outside my world, was when a Death Eater was trying to kill muggles, and I was there to help," replied Sydney, growing irritated.

Natasha nodded, keeping her annoyed expression out of her face.

Somewhere out of the corner of her vicinity, she heard Bruce say, "Really? They want me in a caged vehicle underwater?"

When the Helicarrier landed, she returned to Bruce and Steve, practically dragging Sydney with her.

"No. It's worse. Much, much, worse." Bruce amended his previous statement.

Natasha pulled Sydney with her and said in a ferocious whisper, "If you think of any tricks, then I will fight you," she warned, leaving Sydney to her own thoughts.

Sydney, stared at Romanoff as she walked away. She had no idea what Romanoff had meant.

But then it clicked. She probably knew everyone on this ride, except her. And after reading the assassin's file, she understood that being a spy meant always being suspicious.

The men had been nice though. They had introduced themselves and had talked to her. She was willing to bet that they would have talked to her more, had she not walked away.

Bruce however seemed the kindest out of them. He seemed to be ashamed of his form as The Hulk and very embarrassed to admit it.

It reminded her of herself. Of how she was embarrassed to admit that she was indeed 'The Girl Who Lived' or 'The Woman Who Conquered'.

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