Chapter Summaries

Tony Stark investigated the Rose Town explosion but was attacked by Extremis Soldiers, until Jerry, Pepper, and Dr. Hansen arrived with a fire dragon. Dr. Hansen explained that the attackers had been created with the unstable Extremis Virus she developed with Aldrich Killian, who had allied with the Ten Rings Gang.

• Tony questioned the mother of the man responsible for the Rose Town explosion, but a short-haired woman with heat-emitting skin attacked him and killed several police officers.
• A bald Extremis Soldier joined the attack, but an owl delivered a letter from Jerry to Tony before the two assassins could kill him.
• Jerry, Pepper, and Dr. Hansen arrived on Norbert, whose claws pinned the assassins down despite their regenerative powers and intense heat.
• Tony freed himself from his handcuffs, reunited with Pepper, and asked Dr. Hansen what the attackers were.
• Dr. Hansen explained how she and Aldrich Killian created the unstable Extremis Virus and revealed that Killian used Extremis Soldiers to serve the Mandarin and the Ten Rings Gang.

Jerry and Tony dealt with two Extremis Soldiers who were about to explode, then went with Dr. Hansen and Pepper to Harry’s house to recover Tony’s damaged Iron Man Armor. Jerry repaired and charged the armor with lightning magic, allowing the group to leave without waiting overnight.

• Dr. Hansen warned that the two Extremis Soldiers were about to explode, and Jerry bound them with Shadow Bind until they detonated harmlessly inside Norbert’s shadow.
• Tony regretted that the soldiers had died before revealing Mandarin’s hiding place, but Jerry reassured him that his owl had helped him find Tony.
• Jerry used a Muggle Repelling Charm to make the gathered residents, police, and reporters lose interest in the group, then Tony asked Harry to let them visit his house.
• At Harry’s house, Jerry used Reparo to restore Tony’s battered Mark 42 Prodigal Son and learned from Jarvis that it would take more than thirteen hours to charge.
• Jerry cast Lightning Summoning on Prodigal Son, and Jarvis confirmed that the armor had reached full power.

Jerry and Tony reached the villa of the terrorist leader Mandarin, where Tony fought an Extremis Soldier while Jerry dealt with another. The fight continued as Jerry trapped the female soldier in a whirlwind and entered the master bedroom.

• Tony demonstrated the Prodigal Son Armor’s automatic assembly, and Jerry praised its design.
• Jerry and Tony flew to a villa in Miami, with Pepper and Dr. Hansen remaining behind for safety.
• Tony charged into the villa to settle scores with Mandarin and fought a red-skinned Extremis Soldier.
• Jerry released twelve Robot Soldiers to surround the villa and prevent anyone from escaping.
• A female Extremis Soldier ambushed Jerry outside the master bedroom, but his barrier blocked her attacks.
• Jerry used a whirlwind to spin the female soldier in midair, then entered the master bedroom.

Jerry and Tony captured Trevor Slattery and learned that Aldrich Killian had staged the Mandarin’s terrorist attacks. After the female Extremis Soldier tried to ambush Tony, Jerry restrained her and prepared to extract her soul for answers.

• Jerry found the Mandarin in the bathroom while Tony fought and killed a male Extremis Soldier in the bedroom.
• Tony confronted Trevor Slattery, who explained that he had played the Mandarin for Aldrich Killian.
• Tony realized that Killian had masterminded the terrorist attacks and asked the captured female Extremis Soldier why he had planned them.
• The female Extremis Soldier faked being sick and attacked Tony, but Jerry bound her with her own shadow.
• Jerry stepped forward and cast Soul Extraction on the female Extremis Soldier.

Jerry used Legilimency on an Extremis Soldier and learned that Killian had captured War Machine Colonel Rhodes. After sending Tony to rescue Rhodes, Jerry killed the soldier, erased the witnesses’ memories, and decided to use his knowledge of the Vice President’s daughter to protect his own interests.

• Jerry found that the female Extremis Soldier resisted the Imperius Curse and used Legilimency to learn Killian’s location and that Rhodes had been captured.
• Jerry sent Tony to rescue Rhodes while he stayed behind with the Extremis Soldier and the Mandarin.
• The soldier realized Jerry had lied about what she knew, so Jerry killed her and erased the Mandarin and three women’s memories of their conversation.
• Jerry recalled Killian’s plan to seize the President and rule through a terrorist organization, with the Vice President helping in exchange for a cure for his daughter.
• Jerry decided not to reveal the Vice President’s betrayal to Tony because he planned to use Skele-Gro to cure the daughter and keep the Vice President in power.

Jerry captured the Mandarin, then confronted the Vice President in Washington about his cooperation with Killian and offered to keep it secret. He promised to cure the Vice President’s daughter and left the story poised for his next move against Killian’s operation.

• Jerry knocked out the Mandarin and the three women, called the police, and left the unconscious bodyguards for them to collect.
• Jerry used a hidden Portkey to travel from Florida to Washington and sent an owl carrying a letter to the Vice President.
• Jerry entered the Vice President’s daughter’s room and revealed that he knew about the plan to work with Killian.
• Jerry told the Vice President that Tony was heading to Killian’s dock and promised to deal with Killian and the others who knew the secret.
• Jerry asked the Vice President to warn him if officials ever targeted him, then offered to restore the Vice President’s daughter to normal without side effects.

Jerry restored Alice’s right leg with a potion, and the Vice President agreed to help Jerry and Tony. As Tony tried to infiltrate Killian’s cruise ship to rescue Rhodey, he spotted the War Machine armor on deck.

• The Vice President explained how political enemies had caused the accident that killed his wife and disabled Alice, and he promised to help Jerry if she could be healed.
• Jerry gave Alice a limb-regrowth potion, and her right leg grew back; she stood and embraced Jerry before thanking her father.
• Jerry vanished, leaving the Vice President a mirror and a message, and the Vice President ordered Agent Smith to request fighter and troop support for the Florida docks.
• Tony learned that the Malibu basement exit had been cleared and ordered Jarvis to activate the Robot House Party Plan, releasing his armors from the hidden garage.
• Killian forced Rhodey to remove the War Machine armor and planned to use it to abduct the President from Sky One.
• Tony ordered Jarvis to enter stealth mode and began approaching the cruise ship to rescue Rhodey, but he saw the War Machine armor on deck.

Tony confronted Killian aboard the cruise ship after discovering he was posing as Colonel Rhodes in War Machine, then fought to keep Killian occupied until help arrived. Just as Killian tore apart Tony’s armor and was about to kill him, an unfamiliar winged man appeared overhead.

• Tony discovered Killian piloting War Machine and attacked him, sending him crashing through the deck.
• Killian emerged from the wreckage regenerating and attacked Tony, who stayed airborne to evade him and buy time for his Iron Legion and Wizard.
• Killian threatened Colonel Rhodes to force Tony to land, and Tony agreed to a one-on-one fight while hoping to stall for help.
• Killian overwhelmed Tony, regenerated a severed arm, and tore away the upper half of his armor.
• An unfamiliar man with enormous white wings appeared above the deck and stopped the fight.

Jerry arrived at the docks and rescued Tony and Rhodey from Killian and the Extremis Soldiers. He destroyed the cruise ship with the Storm Card and killed everyone aboard, leaving Tony reassured about future alien threats and Rhodey mourning his lost armor.

• Jerry flew to the docks, knocked Killian away from Tony, repaired Tony’s armor, and teleported Rhodey to safety.
• Jerry used the Storm Card to lift and shred the cruise ship with its Extremis Soldiers and mercenaries.
• Jerry struck Killian with lightning, leaving him helpless in the tornado until he was ground apart by debris.
• Rhodey lamented that his War Machine Armor had been destroyed, while Tony said he no longer felt as anxious about alien invasions.

Jerry restored Rhodey's War Machine after Killian's defeat and left the cleanup to Tony and Rhodey. At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Fury learned Jerry's true identity and struggled to find a way to control the powerful, wary wizard.

• Jerry restored and recharged Rhodey's War Machine, then teleported away as police and military forces approached.
• The President and Vice President watched footage of Jerry using a tornado to destroy Killian's cruise ship and Extremis Soldiers.
• Barton confirmed to Fury that Jerry was the Wizard he had seen in New Mexico and recounted his experience.
• Coulson asked Fury what he planned to do now that S.H.I.E.L.D. knew the Wizard's identity.
• Fury recognized that Jerry was the Avenger he had the least ability to control and wondered how to put safeguards on him unnoticed.

After reviewing Jerry’s battle with Killian’s Extremis Soldiers, Nick Fury decided to recruit him through S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy rather than risk provoking him. Jerry returned to New York with sixty thousand Little Red Stars, then rushed to Elsa when a thief ran toward her near a subway station.

• Hill showed Nick Fury satellite footage of Jerry destroying the cruise ship and intelligence about Killian’s Extremis Virus.
• Nick Fury told Coulson to let S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy’s admissions office discover Jerry’s qualifications and recruit him on its own initiative.
• Jerry returned to his New York villa and found that his mission had earned him sixty thousand Little Red Stars.
• Jerry received a message from Little Azure Dragon and Apparated away with his improved magical camera.
• Elsa asked Little Azure Dragon why they had not searched for the remaining Carmen Mahjong tiles, and he blamed his unrecovered power.
• A woman shouted for help as a multicolored-haired thief carrying her handbag ran toward Elsa.

Elsa became a Carmen Magic User and used her magic to stop a thief at a subway entrance, fulfilling her dream of fighting crime like Wizard. After she escaped, Jerry discovered that her good deed had earned him fifteen Little Red Stars.

• Elsa transformed the Key of Sealing into a wand, put on a Witch Mask, and confronted a young thief who had stolen a woman's bag.
• Elsa used the Wind mahjong tile to knock the thief unconscious and recover the stolen bag.
• Little Azure Dragon warned Elsa to leave, and she used the Move tile to teleport back to the villa.
• Jerry watched a recording of Elsa's first crime-fighting outing and stored the footage for later.
• Jerry checked his panel and gained fifteen Little Red Stars from Elsa's good deed.

Jerry spent Christmas with his family, kept Elsa focused on math with a magical workbook, and discussed his university plans with Hass. The chapter ended with Jerry preparing to apply to several top universities to study biology.

• Elsa promised Little Azure Dragon that she would sneak it some spicy chicken while she worked on Jerry’s math workbook.
• Jerry found Elsa studying and told her to stop for a while and come eat.
• After lunch, Hass noticed Elsa taking spicy chicken to her room and worried that she might be dating someone.
• Jerry reassured Hass, then agreed to tell him if anything happened in Elsa’s life.
• Jerry told Hass he wanted to study biology and planned to apply to Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, and other universities.

Jerry’s plans to apply to college surprised Hass and Bailey, until two admissions officers from S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy arrived and offered him an exception to its strict requirements. Jerry listened while secretly reading their minds to check whether S.H.I.E.L.D. knew he was a wizard, but found no sign that they did.

• Hass was startled when Jerry said he was applying to college, but agreed to support him.
• Bailey and Hass discussed which university might suit Jerry before two admissions officers arrived at their home.
• The officers explained S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy’s strict entry requirements and offered to admit Jerry as an exception despite his lack of a doctorate.
• Jerry, Hass, and Bailey signed nondisclosure agreements so the officers could reveal the academy’s details.
• The officers described the academy’s faculty, ties to S.H.I.E.L.D., and student benefits, while Jerry used Legilimency to check whether they knew he was a wizard.
• Jerry found no evidence in the admissions officers’ thoughts that S.H.I.E.L.D. knew his secret.

Jerry turned down an immediate commitment to S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy and secretly used magic to confirm that its admissions officers did not know he was the Wizard. Still uneasy, he decided to ask Nick Fury directly whether his identity had been exposed and left home to find him.

• Jerry told the S.H.I.E.L.D. admissions officers he wanted time to consider their offer because New York University was his first choice.
• The admissions officers left, believing Jerry's parents would persuade him to enroll at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.
• Jerry appeared in the officers' car and used the Imperius Curse to check whether they knew his identity.
• After restoring their memories and making them leave, Jerry concluded that S.H.I.E.L.D. had recruited him through normal procedures and did not know he was the Wizard.
• Jerry decided to ask Nick Fury directly whether S.H.I.E.L.D. knew his identity, then told Hass he was going out.

Jerry infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and secretly entered Nick Fury’s office, where he overheard Fury assign Coulson The Bus and a team of agents. Fury noticed the office door had opened on its own and called for it to be inspected, while Jerry remained invisible inside.

• Jerry teleported to the Magic Mirror Nick Fury had stored at the Triskelion and used an Unlocking Charm to leave its sealed room.
• Jerry sent an owl with a letter to Nick Fury and followed it through the headquarters, bypassing doors and security devices.
• Nick Fury told Coulson that his recruitment attempt at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy had failed, then offered him The Bus and the chance to form a combat team.
• Coulson left to meet Hill, and Nick Fury reviewed surveillance footage showing the office door had opened after Coulson closed it.
• Nick Fury called the technical department to inspect the door while Jerry watched invisibly from inside the office.

Jerry decided not to erase S.H.I.E.L.D.'s knowledge of his identity and refused admission to S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, choosing New York University instead. He then met Thor, who said he planned to return to Asgard after fighting with Jane.

• Jerry realized Coulson's memories had returned and concluded that S.H.I.E.L.D. knew his identity, but he decided against using Obliviate on the agents.
• Jerry left S.H.I.E.L.D. and accepted that the organization knew who he was, reasoning that his strength and his family's protections made secrecy less necessary.
• Jerry firmly rejected S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy because it was too far from home, and his parents supported his choice of New York University.
• Thor contacted Jerry through the Magic Mirror and invited him to drink with him.
• Jerry joined Thor in Manhattan, where Thor told him he had fought with Jane and would soon return to Asgard.

Jerry comforted Thor over his relationship troubles with Jane, then watched Thor return to Asgard. Meanwhile, Alexander Pierce backed Nick Fury’s Project Insight before examining files on Jerry Carmen.

• Jerry moved with Thor to a rooftop to escape a crowd of fans.
• Thor told Jerry that Jane had become distant after he discussed his age and said he planned to return to Asgard.
• Jerry guessed Thor’s age was involved but did not explain his suspicions, and he declined Thor’s invitation to go with him.
• Thor summoned Heimdall and left for Asgard.
• Alexander Pierce assured Nick Fury that he would persuade the Security Council to approve Project Insight.
• After Nick Fury left, Pierce took out files bearing Jerry Carmen’s name.

Jerry returned to the Harry Potter world and secured permission to travel to Greece, intending to study ancient Greek magic and magical creatures while also dealing with Voldemort’s hidden soul in Albania. After leaving the Leaky Cauldron and visiting his Quidditch coach and teammates, he arrived at the Ministry of Magic’s Portkey Office to begin his journey.

• A team of armed men prepared to abduct the family of three in the villa, while their commander warned them not to provoke the family’s wizard relative.
• Jerry traveled back to the Harry Potter world and confirmed that time had not passed there since his departure.
• Jerry obtained permission to travel to Greece, planning to study its magic and creatures and eventually find Voldemort’s main soul in Albania.
• Jerry told Tom he was leaving for Greece, then traveled by Floo Powder to the Ministry of Magic.
• Jerry visited his Quidditch coach and teammates, then showed his Greek visa to Greengrass at the Portkey Office.

Jerry arrived in Athens, registered at the Greek Ministry of Magic, and set out to explore Greece and its magic. He found the concealed entrance to Greek Magic Street beneath the Acropolis and entered.

• Jerry arrived at the Greek Ministry of Magic, registered, and bought a magical map of Greece.
• Jerry planned to explore Greece and its magical creatures before going to Albania to find Voldemort's main soul and seal it away.
• Jerry followed his map through Athens to the Acropolis and found a hidden pond protected by a Muggle Shielding Charm.
• Jerry used magic to awaken two Spartan statues, which opened a passage beneath the pond and mountainside.
• Jerry entered the passage to Greek Magic Street, and the statues and entrance returned to normal behind him.