Chapter Summaries

Eleven-year-old Jerry Carmen realized he had been reborn into the Marvel world and was riding a school bus with his younger sister Elsa when armed robbers hijacked it. As the robbers fled from police, Jerry decided he would have to act himself and brought up a virtual panel.

• Jerry recognized the news report about Tony Stark revealing that he was Iron Man and reflected on his limited knowledge of the Marvel world.
• Jerry and Elsa Hathaway played at being a Demon Lord and an Ice Queen until the school bus braked to avoid a car blocking the road.
• Masked, armed men forced driver Paul back onto the bus and ordered him to drive toward the outskirts.
• Two robbers fired through the rear windows at pursuing police cars while Jerry shielded Elsa at the back of the bus.
• As the police fell behind, Jerry decided to rely on himself and summoned a virtual panel.

Jerry exchanged 6,000 Little Red Stars for a Wizard Bloodline and entered the Harry Potter world as an orphan named Jerry Carmen. After receiving his Hogwarts acceptance letter, he planned to learn magic before returning to his own world and facing the danger there.

• Jerry exchanged his Little Red Stars for a Wizard Bloodline and was sent to a parallel world, where time in his main world would remain frozen.
• Jerry woke in Edward Orphanage on August 1, 1991, and learned that his new identity was that of an orphan in the Harry Potter world.
• Jerry let a gray Long Ear owl into his room, but it flew off after he had no food to offer.
• Jerry opened his Hogwarts acceptance letter and learned that Minerva McGonagall would visit the orphanage the next morning.
• Jerry looked forward to buying books in Diagon Alley and learning magic so he could handle the armed robbers in his main world.

Jerry waited for Professor McGonagall at the orphanage and intervened when three older boys bullied a newcomer. He prepared to fight them, revealing his unusually firm physique, as the confrontation began.

• Jerry learned about the orphanage’s neglect and waited in the courtyard, hoping to see Professor McGonagall arrive as a cat.
• Jerry saw three older boys shove and mock a newly arrived younger boy, but hesitated to intervene.
• Jerry decided to help the boy and shouted at the bullies to stop.
• The three boys turned on Jerry, and he removed his jacket and T-shirt before facing them.

Jerry defeated three older boys who had bullied the orphans and urged the others to stand up for themselves. He noticed that he had gained Little Red Stars and suspected Professor McGonagall was watching from the school gate in cat form.

• Jerry used Jeet Kune Do to knock down the three boys who challenged him.
• Jerry encouraged the other orphans to settle their grievances, and they beat the trio until Jerry told them to stop.
• Jerry saw that his Little Red Stars had increased from 1000 to 1005.
• Jerry told the orphans to resist bullying and made the three boys promise to change.
• Jerry spotted a tabby cat watching from the school gate and suspected it was Professor McGonagall.

Professor McGonagall visited Jerry Carmen at the orphanage, explained Hogwarts and arranged financial aid so he could attend. She took him to Diagon Alley by Side-Along Apparition, leaving them on a street after a painful journey.

• Professor McGonagall met Jerry Carmen alone in his room after Headmaster Bryant brought her to him.
• McGonagall demonstrated magic by turning a cup into a cat and explained Hogwarts to Jerry.
• Jerry asked how he would pay tuition, and McGonagall told him the school would provide financial aid.
• McGonagall offered to take Jerry to Diagon Alley to buy school supplies.
• Jerry grabbed McGonagall’s arm, and she used Side-Along Apparition to transport them from the orphanage to a street.

McGonagall brought Jerry to Diagon Alley and showed him how to enter from Charing Cross Road. They arrived at Potage's Cauldron Shop, where Jerry took out his Hogwarts supply list so they could begin shopping.

• McGonagall Side-Along Apparated with Jerry to Charing Cross Road and explained that he would need to remember how to get there.
• McGonagall led Jerry into the Leaky Cauldron, greeted its owner Tom, and showed Jerry how to open the passage to Diagon Alley.
• Jerry entered Diagon Alley and looked around at its shops, magical residents, and goods.
• At Potage's Cauldron Shop, McGonagall asked Jerry for his Hogwarts letter, and he unfolded the required supplies list.

Jerry bought Hogwarts supplies with Professor McGonagall and chose to get a cat instead of an owl. While being fitted for robes, he met Hermione Granger, who told him she planned to study hard and become the best student.

• McGonagall brought Jerry to Diagon Alley, where he bought a trunk, trolley, potion bottles, telescope, scale, and cauldron.
• When McGonagall asked what pet he wanted, Jerry chose a cat because he preferred cats and hoped to get Crookshanks.
• McGonagall told Jerry they would visit the Magical Menagerie after he tried on his robes and she bought his books.
• At Madam Malkin's, Jerry met Hermione Granger while they were both being measured for Hogwarts robes.
• Hermione told Jerry she was Muggle-born, had asked McGonagall many questions, and planned to memorize her textbooks and become the witch with the best grades.
• Hermione's parents entered the shop and called to her, saying they had bought everything except her textbooks.

Jerry finished shopping in Diagon Alley with McGonagall, choosing Crookshanks as his pet and finding a wand that suited him. He left Ollivander’s with an alder wand, whose qualities surprised him.

• Hermione introduced herself to Jerry at Madam Malkin’s, and they agreed to see each other at school.
• McGonagall took Jerry through Diagon Alley, bought him ice cream, and warned him to stay away from Knockturn Alley.
• At the Magical Menagerie, Jerry chose Crookshanks, and Pavla was glad the cat had found an owner.
• Jerry followed McGonagall to Ollivander’s and found a wand after trying a few.
• Ollivander identified Jerry’s wand as alder with a dragon heartstring core, and Jerry reacted oddly to its association with helpful wizards.

After McGonagall returned Jerry to the orphanage, he considered which Hogwarts House he wanted to join and began studying magic. After four hours struggling with Magical Theory, he hoped the Little Red Star's refreshing function would help him learn.

• McGonagall shrank Jerry's trunk and trolley, took him back to the orphanage by Side-Along Apparition, and gave him his Hogwarts Express ticket and instructions.
• McGonagall said she thought Jerry suited Gryffindor, while Jerry worried that the House would make it difficult to study peacefully.
• Jerry postponed choosing a House and decided to learn spells and prepare to deal with train robbers before term began.
• Jerry sorted through his textbooks, set aside most of them, and chose to focus on Magical Theory.
• After studying for four hours, Jerry struggled to understand the unfamiliar material and hoped the Little Red Star's refreshing function would help.

Jerry tested Little Red Star’s Mind Refresh function and found that it greatly improved his ability to understand and memorize magical theory, though prolonged use left him mentally exhausted. After learning how many Little Red Stars it consumed, he planned to use the function in shorter sessions to finish his remaining books.

• Jerry searched for Crookshanks, then watched it return through the window and offer him a dead rat as food.
• After dinner, Jerry activated Mind Refresh and found that it made Magical Theory much easier to understand.
• Jerry studied for four hours, finishing and memorizing the entire Magical Theory book before exhaustion drove him into deep sleep.
• The next morning, Jerry realized that using Mind Refresh for too long had left him vulnerable while asleep.
• Jerry checked the panel and learned that Mind Refresh cost one Little Red Star per minute, leaving him with 765 for studying his remaining three books.

Jerry learned to cast the Unlocking Charm and practiced nearly all fourteen spells from his first-year magic books. He planned to test combinations of spells before returning to deal with the robbers and earn more Little Red Stars.

• Jerry successfully cast the Unlocking Charm on his bedroom door after two days of practice.
• Jerry explained that spellcasting required magic power, a wand, theoretical knowledge, and repeated practice.
• Ten days later, Jerry had become proficient with all but the Transfiguration Charm among the fourteen spells in his books.
• Jerry found that his offensive spells were weak and that the books did not include the Full Body-Bind Curse.
• Jerry decided to test spell combinations before returning to face the robbers, and reasoned that he could practice magic before enrolling at Hogwarts.

Jerry patrolled Winton Town at night to earn Little Red Stars and finally used magic to stop a robbery. After knocking out the robber and recovering the stolen items, he had gained his first real experience with magical combat.

• Jerry left Edward Orphanage at night and searched around Winton Town for crimes, earning two Little Red Stars after helping an elderly couple who had fallen.
• Jerry patrolled for several nights without finding any crimes, until he spotted a robbery in a dim alley at eleven thirty.
• Jerry transformed a puddle near the alley exit into slick oil, causing the fleeing robber to slip and crash to the ground.
• Jerry cast a Smokescreen Charm and softened the robber’s fruit knife before kicking the man unconscious.

Jerry used magic to stop a knife-wielding robber in 1991, then returned to the hijacked school bus with his wand as the robbers drove away from the police. He prepared to act if the robbers threatened the passengers, but Smith rejected a suggestion to kill them all.

• Jerry knocked out the knife-wielding robber with low-level spells, took two bills from the stolen money, and left.
• The white-collar woman recovered her cash and jewelry and kicked the unconscious robber before leaving without calling the police.
• On September 1, Jerry returned from his trial period with his wand and found himself back on the hijacked school bus.
• Jerry watched the four robbers and prepared to intervene if they endangered the passengers, especially his sister.
• After the robbers shook off the police and stopped the bus on a secluded road, Smith rebuked a subordinate for suggesting they kill everyone.

Jerry volunteered to become a hostage to protect Teacher Bailey, then let the robbers take him to a warehouse. Once they lowered their guard, he prepared to escape and activated his Little Red Star ability.

• Jerry offered himself as a hostage, saying his father was the police chief of Queens, and Smith chose him over Teacher Bailey.
• Jerry reassured Elsa and went with the robbers, who shot out the bus's tires and drove him through the woods to a secluded route.
• The robbers took Jerry and their stolen cash to a rundown warehouse, where they locked the door and removed their masks.
• Jerry decided the robbers intended to kill him, turned a broken chair leg into a dagger with Transfiguration, and unlocked the door with Alohomora.
• Jerry slipped into the warehouse clutter while the robbers counted money and drank beer, then used more than fifty Little Red Stars to activate Refresh and Focus.

Jerry used Mind Refresh to enter Superman State and attacked the robbers in the warehouse. After killing two men and knocking out their leader, he charged the last robber with most of his magic spent.

• Jerry explained that Superman State let him push his body beyond its normal limits, but prolonged use risked severe exhaustion and muscle injuries.
• Jerry cast Smoke Screen over the four robbers, who mistook it for a police attack and began firing toward the warehouse doors and windows.
• Jerry killed the burly robber with a dagger and softened another robber’s rifle with Spongify.
• Jerry threw his dagger into a robber’s eye, then used a Knockback Charm to send the burly man’s body crashing into Smith and knocking him unconscious.
• With his magic nearly depleted, Jerry charged the last robber, who recognized him as the brown-haired boy taken off the school bus.

Jerry killed the last robber, eliminated the unconscious leader, and gained two thousand Little Red Stars before waiting for the police to find him. Meanwhile, Tony Stark responded to the robbery and flew toward the warehouse in Mark IV Armor.

• Jerry knocked the last robber down, snapped his neck, and ended Superman State after confirming the fight was over.
• Jerry stabbed the unconscious robber leader, Smith, then discovered that the fight had earned him two thousand Little Red Stars.
• Jerry took several hundred dollars from the recovered cash, changed his dagger back into a stool leg, and returned to his locked room to rest.
• Tony Stark heard from Jarvis that bank robbers had hijacked a school bus full of children and set off in Mark IV Armor toward their escape route.

Tony Stark used Jarvis to locate the warehouse where the robbers had taken Jerry, only to find them dead. He rescued Jerry and returned him safely to Teacher Bailey, while Jerry concealed his magic and began dreaming of flying on a broomstick.

• Tony used Jarvis to trace the robbers to a warehouse, where Jarvis detected Jerry and four adults with no signs of life.
• Tony entered the warehouse and found the robbers dead, while Jerry used a spell and pretended to be frightened.
• Tony rescued Jerry through a wall, contacted the police, and flew him back toward the school bus while Jerry acted like an ordinary child.
• Jerry envied Tony's flight and considered getting a flying broomstick as Tony carried him to the police cordon.
• Teacher Bailey hugged and kissed Jerry when Tony returned him safely.

After rescuing Jerry, Tony flew off, and Jerry reunited with Elsa and the police before returning home with his father. That night, Jerry set out to earn Little Red Stars and went to buy a wizard robe so he could conceal his identity while stopping crimes.

• Tony thanked Jerry for reminding him about the promised model, then ordered Jarvis to have a scale-model suit made and sent to Jerry.
• Elsa and Teacher Bailey reunited with Jerry, and he explained that Chief Hass had gone to the warehouse; Jerry then rested while the police praised him for his actions on the school bus.
• Hass took Jerry, Elsa, and Teacher Bailey to dinner, where Jerry learned the police believed an unknown hero had killed the four robbers and erased the evidence.
• Jerry decided to spend two or three hours each night earning Little Red Stars by stopping crimes, while avoiding cameras and security guards on his way out of the apartment.
• Jerry arrived at Lina's Magic Cottage to find a wizard robe that could conceal his face while he acted as a hero.

Jerry began patrolling crime-prone areas in Queens and intervened when he spotted a convenience-store robbery. He recovered the shopkeeper’s money, took a small reward, and left her to call the police.

• Jerry broke into a shop to obtain a black Wizard Robe and mask, leaving two hundred dollars behind.
• Jerry avoided traveling to Hell’s Kitchen because it was distant and his magic was still limited.
• Jerry found a black youth robbing an elderly Chinese shopkeeper and ordered him to drop the money bag.
• Jerry bent the robber’s finger, softened his handgun with Spongify, and knocked him unconscious with a groin kick and a blow to the wall.
• Jerry returned the shopkeeper’s money, took several dozen dollars as a reward, and left as she thanked him in Chinese.

Jerry deliberately misdirected anyone who might investigate his identity, then patrolled New York at night and stopped four crimes before returning to his disciplined morning routine. The chapter left him preparing breakfast after his run, with his unusual family background and devotion to Hass and Elsa established.

• Jerry used his fluent Chinese to make future investigators suspect he was a Chinese child, protecting Hass and Elsa from attention.
• The chapter explained that Hass had raised Jerry for eleven years after Jerry's parents disappeared, while Elsa was Hass's daughter and kept her late mother's surname.
• Lucy chased a thief who had stolen her wallet, but Jerry trapped him in a cloud of smoke and left him unconscious with the wallet recovered.
• Jerry ended his night patrol after stopping four crimes and earning nearly two hundred Little Red Stars.
• Jerry woke at seven, greeted Grandpa George, completed his ten-kilometer run, and began his morning routine at home.