Chapter Summaries

Harry and the other first-years arrived at Hogwarts and were led by Professor McGonagall to the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony. As Harry saw Dumbledore and a strangely emotional, greasy-haired professor, the ceremony was about to begin.

• Harry spotted the Giant Squid in the Black Lake and shielded Hermione from the cold as they traveled by boat.
• Harry found Neville's toad Trevor again and returned him to Neville at the underground dock.
• Professor McGonagall led the first-years through Hogwarts and explained its Houses and the House Cup before leaving them to wait.
• The first-years speculated anxiously about dangerous tests, while Harry considered how he might fight the creatures they imagined they would face.
• Professor McGonagall led the first-years into the Great Hall, where Harry recognized Dumbledore and noticed a greasy-haired professor staring at him with conflicting emotions.

Harry watched the Sorting Ceremony begin, exchanged a friendly moment with Hermione, and learned the Hat's song had revealed how sorting worked. Hermione and Neville were sorted into Gryffindor, while Harry's turn arrived amid the Great Hall's curious whispers.

• Harry mistook Professor Snape's disgust for resentment rooted in James Potter's past and ignored him, while privately considering Professor Quirrell a potential enemy.
• Hermione pointed out the enchanted starry ceiling, and Harry praised her before Professor McGonagall began the Sorting Ceremony.
• The Sorting Hat sang about the ceremony, and Hannah Abbott and Susan Bones joined Hufflepuff, Terry Boot joined Ravenclaw, and Lavender Brown joined Gryffindor.
• Hermione and Neville were sorted into Gryffindor, while Malfoy joined Slytherin with Goyle and Crabbe.
• Professor McGonagall called Harry Potter, and the students turned to watch as whispers spread through the Great Hall.

Harry was sorted into Gryffindor after the Sorting Hat found him suited to every House, and the Hogwarts feast began with Dumbledore’s warnings. Harry noticed that caretaker Mr. Filch was a Squib and decided he would make a suitable new borrower.

• Harry blocked the Sorting Hat from reading his hidden memories and abilities, then chose Gryffindor.
• The Sorting Hat placed Harry in Gryffindor, and the students cheered as he joined Hermione at the table.
• Lisa Turpin was sorted into Ravenclaw, Ron was sorted into Gryffindor, and Blaise Zabini was sorted into Slytherin.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students and warned them away from the Forbidden Forest and the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor.
• Harry recognized Mr. Filch as a Squib and decided the caretaker was a suitable borrower.

At the Hogwarts feast, Harry assessed Filch and considered giving him simple magic in exchange for loyalty and nighttime freedom. He met the other students and wondered about Snape’s connection to his parents before Nearly Headless Nick startled the Gryffindors with his severed neck.

• Harry recognized Filch as a Squib and considered teaching him telekinesis and detection spells in return for his loyalty and help.
• Harry explained his guess about Dumbledore’s cryptic words to Hermione, then enjoyed the feast and impressed students from several Houses with his manners.
• Percy identified Professor Snape as the Potions professor and Slytherin head, and Harry wondered whether Snape’s feelings toward him stemmed from his parents’ past.
• Nearly Headless Nick greeted the Gryffindors, corrected Ron about his name, and showed the students his bloody neck, frightening Hermione and ruining their appetites.

At the Gryffindor welcome feast, Harry considered joining the Quidditch team to increase his fame, then followed Percy and the other students through Hogwarts. The group stopped when Peeves began floating canes in their path, though only Harry could see the ghost.

• Sir Nicholas introduced the Bloody Baron as Slytherin's ghost and complained that Slytherin had won six championships in a row.
• Harry noticed House-elves using combined magic to clear the feast, then listened as Neville and Seamus shared stories about their families.
• Dumbledore announced that Quidditch tryouts would take place during the second week of term, and Harry considered joining to build his fame.
• Dumbledore led the Hogwarts students in the school song, and the Gryffindors followed Percy out of the Great Hall toward their dormitory.
• Harry saw Peeves floating a bundle of canes in front of the group, while Hermione could not see the ghost, and Percy called on Peeves to show himself.

Harry revealed that he could see and touch Peeves, frightening the poltergeist into leaving and earning the Gryffindor students’ admiration. He told them he might be able to lend them the ability, then entered the Gryffindor Common Room and felt that he would soon return to another world.

• Harry laughed at Peeves’s prank on Percy, and Peeves discovered that Harry could see him.
• Harry pushed Peeves away, astonishing the ghost and the Gryffindor students; Peeves begged Harry not to teach the ability to anyone else and fled.
• Harry told the students that he could not teach them the magic but might be able to lend it to them.
• Percy gave the first-years the password, dragon scum, and led them into the Gryffindor Common Room.
• Percy led the boys up a spiral staircase, where Harry felt he would soon return to another world.

Harry settled into the Gryffindor dormitory, revealed his Pocket Space and promised his roommates he could lend magic. Dumbledore chose to watch him rather than investigate, and Harry headed to his first lessons amid the attention of Hogwarts students.

• Harry unpacked magical materials and told Ron Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, and Neville Longbottom that he was learning wandmaking and could lend magic.
• Harry demonstrated his Pocket Space by producing Muggle snacks, and his roommates asked him to lend them the ability.
• Portraits in the Headmaster's Office argued over Harry's Lending Magic, but Dumbledore decided to observe him and talk to him when he had an opportunity.
• Harry and Ron Weasley left their dormitory for class the next day as other students gathered to stare at Harry.

Harry and Ron reached Transfiguration Class after Harry flew them down the stairs, and Harry met Professor McGonagall in her Animagus form. As McGonagall began class, Harry wondered whether Scabbers and the Giant Squid were Animagi and planned to investigate the Forbidden Forest.

• Harry flew himself and Ron down the stairs, then told Filch that flying without a broom was part of his Bloodline Magic.
• Harry arrived at Transfiguration Class and approached the cat on the teacher's desk, which transformed into Professor McGonagall.
• Harry explained that he had sensed magic in McGonagall and recognized her transformation as an Animagus form.
• Harry recalled the unusual magic he had sensed in Scabbers and the Giant Squid and decided to visit the Forbidden Forest to investigate.
• Professor McGonagall began class by warning the Young Wizards that Transfiguration was complex and dangerous and that she would remove anyone who misbehaved.

Harry impressed Professor McGonagall with his Transfiguration and stopped Seamus’s exploding match from causing harm, earning more points for Gryffindor. As Harry attended his other classes, he sensed hidden malice in Professor Quirrell and suspected he was a Dark Wizard.

• Professor McGonagall transformed a lectern into a pig and taught the students to turn matches into needles.
• Harry perfectly transformed his match, earning five points for Gryffindor, and Hermione earned one point for a partial transformation.
• Harry sensed danger and used telekinesis to knock Seamus’s match out of his hand before it exploded outside; Professor McGonagall deducted ten points from Seamus and awarded Harry ten.
• Harry attended Herbology, History of Magic, Charms, and Astronomy, helping Professor Flitwick by shrinking his desk.
• During Defense Against the Dark Arts, Harry found Professor Quirrell’s lesson useless and sensed concealed malice in his gaze, suspecting Quirrell had dangerous secrets.

Harry attended his first week of classes at Hogwarts and arranged to have tea with Hagrid. When he entered Potions, he suddenly found himself in a cave in another universe, where Tony Stark was being held captive.

• Harry completed the broom-awakening exercise in Flying Class, while Ron struggled to make his broom fly into his hands.
• Hathaway delivered Hagrid’s invitation for Friday afternoon tea, and Harry sent back an acceptance.
• Harry entered the Potions classroom with Hermione and Ron but found himself in an unfamiliar cave instead.
• Harry recognized Tony Stark among the two filthy men in the cave and realized Tony had been kidnapped in Afghanistan.

Harry appeared in the Ten Rings Gang’s cave, where Tony Stark and Yinsen were imprisoned, but his wand was missing and his magic was unstable. Unable to contact his teacher or teleport safely, Harry chose to lead them out by force and raised his hand to cast Avada Kedavra.

• Harry checked his body and discovered his wand and Pocket Dimension items had not traveled with him.
• Tony Stark and Yinsen questioned Harry after he suddenly appeared in their cave, and Tony asked him to help them escape.
• Harry tried to contact his teacher, the Supreme Mage, but received no response and concluded he would have to rescue the two men himself.
• Harry rejected Tony’s plan to use the Iron Man Armor and said they would charge straight out of the cave.
• Harry raised his hand toward the iron door and cast Avada Kedavra.

Harry used his unstable magic and telekinesis to lead Tony Stark and Yinsen out of the cave and fight through the Ten Rings Gang. In the camp, Harry unleashed a vast gravity field that crushed everything around them while leaving the three of them unharmed.

• Harry destroyed the cave camera and warned Tony Stark that his protective magic could grow dangerously powerful and crush its target.
• Harry killed dozens of Ten Rings Gang members with green beams, then led Tony Stark in the Iron Man Armor and Yinsen toward the cave entrance.
• Harry stopped the gang’s bullets with telekinesis and sent them flying back, while Shield of the Seraphim blocked rockets aimed at the trio.
• Harry told Tony Stark and Yinsen to stay close, then used Gravity Manipulation to flatten the camp and its surroundings beneath dozens of times normal gravity.

Harry, Tony Stark, and Yinsen escaped the desert camp and were rescued by James Rhodes. They headed for a military base to return to New York, while Tony privately promised to keep Harry’s wizard identity secret.

• Harry suppressed the unstable Chaos Magic he had unleashed to kill the terrorists, and he and Yinsen reassured Tony that he would be fine.
• Tony suggested they find a vehicle and head deeper into the desert, and Yinsen drove them in an off-road vehicle Harry had spotted.
• Harry conjured a chicken-leg burger for Tony, then revealed it was safe to eat because his Transfiguration was permanent.
• A military helicopter found the group, and James Rhodes greeted Tony before questioning Harry and Yinsen.
• Harry, Tony, and Yinsen boarded the helicopter for a military base and a flight to New York, where Tony told Harry he would keep his wizard identity secret.

Harry returned to Queens after rescuing Tony Stark, who learned about powerful magical threats and became eager to study magic. Harry reunited with Aunt May, Uncle Ben, and Peter, who immediately asked to meet Tony.

• Harry told Tony about Dormammu and other dimensional threats, prompting Tony to ask if he could learn magic.
• Harry agreed to attend Tony’s party, then returned home from JFK Airport while Tony reunited with Pepper Potts and prepared to hold a press conference.
• Harry arrived at 20 Ingram Street in a Rolls-Royce and embraced the worried Aunt May.
• Harry told Aunt May, Uncle Ben, and Peter a simplified account of meeting Tony in the desert, and Peter asked Harry for an introduction and Tony’s autograph.

Harry visited Kamar-Taj to find materials for a wand and Flying Broomstick, but learned the Supreme Mage was away and the treasury had no materials with chaos traits. He made a broom and began crafting a wand, while Wong suggested he look for suitable materials in the Crossroads Dimension later.

• Peter rushed to change clothes after Harry offered to bring him to Mr. Stark's party.
• Harry visited the New York Sanctum Sanctorum and learned from Master Daniel Drumm that the Supreme Mage was away sealing a dimensional rift.
• Harry returned to Kamar-Taj and asked Wong for materials to make a wand and a Flying Broomstick.
• Wong showed Harry Flora Colossus and World Tree branches and magical creature parts, but none had chaos traits.
• Harry accepted the materials, and Wong suggested the Supreme Mage could take him to the Crossroads Dimension to search for Chaos Magic materials.
• Harry went to a training room and quickly made a Flying Broomstick before beginning to craft a wand.

Harry finally crafted a wand that stabilized his Chaos Magic and boosted his spell power by sixty percent. After telling Wong he could now use portals, Harry joined Peter and headed to Tony Stark’s party, where their arrival in Stark’s Rolls-Royce drew curious attention.

• Harry discovered that his hair worked as a wand core and kept experimenting until he made a wand with a World Tree body, a hair-and-goblin-hair core, and a Fire Dragon scale tip.
• Peter called Harry to remind him about Tony Stark’s party, and Harry told Wong his wandmaking had gone well before opening a portal home.
• Harry transformed his wizard robe into a suit and left with Peter in a Rolls-Royce driven by Happy Hogan.
• Harry and Peter arrived at Tony Stark’s villa, where the guests wondered who had stepped out of Stark’s car.

Harry and Peter attended Tony Stark’s party, where Peter met his idol and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Coulson began investigating Harry. Harry told Tony about succubi, fairies, and dragon girls from the Crossroads Dimension, and Tony decided to learn magic despite the Supreme Mage being away.

• Peter felt intimidated by the party guests, but Harry helped him relax by reminding him that he had spoken to the Supreme Mage without fear.
• Tony welcomed Harry and Peter, and Peter introduced himself to his idol and received an autograph on his camera.
• Coulson spotted Harry and Peter, reported to his director, and was told to investigate Harry and try to recruit him.
• Tony found Harry sitting apart from the party and asked why he was not enjoying the girls and festivities.
• Harry described the succubi and fairies he had met, then explained that Tony was too poor and physically unprepared to visit the Crossroads Dimension.
• Tony asked to learn magic, and Harry offered him copied Spellbooks while explaining that the Supreme Mage was away repairing a dimensional rift.

Harry offered Tony a way to borrow magical power in exchange for money or magical knowledge, and Tony agreed to consider the terms. At Tony’s party, Tony announced that he was transferring five percent of Stark Industries to Harry, while Peter watched in disbelief.

• Harry gave Tony beginner spellbooks and a Sling Ring, then explained that he could lend Tony magical power without the usual costs demanded by Dimensional Demons.
• Harry set prices for borrowed spells and said Tony could instead share the magical knowledge he researched; Tony called the rates cheap and explained why he had shut down Stark Industries’ weapons division.
• Harry reassured Tony that giving up weapons profits after witnessing their victims showed that Tony was a good person.
• Tony announced that he was transferring five percent of Stark Industries to Harry, prompting guests to crowd around the newly wealthy shareholder.
• Peter watched the announcement in shock and wondered whether Harry’s new wealth meant he could buy a secondhand Ford.

Harry met Agent Phil Coulson, who questioned him about helping Tony Stark escape captivity. Harry revealed that he was a mage from Kamar-Taj and held several extraordinary titles, leaving Coulson seeking an explanation.

• Peter told a woman that he was Harry's adopted brother, and she eagerly attached herself to him after learning Harry was a Stark Industries shareholder.
• Coulson waited for the crowd around Harry to disperse, observing Harry handle the guests and envying his wealth, attention, and hair.
• Coulson approached Harry and asked him to describe how he had helped Tony Stark escape.
• Harry explained that he had teleported into the cave, used magic to kill the Ten Rings Gang members, and rescued Stark and Yinsen.
• Harry introduced himself as a Kamar-Taj mage, the Supreme Mage's disciple and heir, a Crossroads Dimension VIP, a Stark Industries shareholder, and the Chaos Controller.
• Coulson was overwhelmed by Harry's claims and asked him to explain what the titles meant.

Harry explained Kamar-Taj and Asgard to Nick Fury, who questioned whether the mages threatened modern society. After the party, Harry took a drunken Peter home and returned to Kamar-Taj, where he found the Supreme Mage back from repairing the dimensional rift.

• Harry explained Kamar-Taj, the Crossroads Dimension, and his Chaos Controller nickname to Coulson.
• Nick Fury asked Coulson to befriend Harry and investigate whether Kamar-Taj threatened modern society, but Harry answered through Coulson's earpiece before Coulson could respond.
• Harry challenged Fury's suspicion of Kamar-Taj and told him that the mages and Asgard had protected Earth for thousands of years.
• Harry explained that Asgardians were technologically advanced aliens and that Earth was Midgard, one of the Nine Realms ruled by Asgard.
• After the party, Harry found Peter drunk with Winnie, carried him home, and returned to Kamar-Taj.
• Harry was pleased to find the Supreme Mage had returned after repairing the dimensional rift.