Chapter Summaries

John infiltrated the Nova Corps headquarters on Xandar, copied the Power Stone, and returned the original to its Orb. As people across Xandar began falling into an unexplained sleep, John suspected his own amplified power had triggered Eternal Sleep.

• John disguised himself to enter the Nova Corps headquarters and used Commander Rhomann Dey to obtain access to the Orb's security systems.
• John opened the Orb with Alohomora, drew energy from the Power Stone, and formed a copy of it on the back of his hand.
• John restored the original Power Stone to the Orb and left the headquarters as Nova Corps personnel began falling asleep.
• John discovered that people across Xandar were falling asleep and wondered whether his arrival and the Power Stone's amplified power had caused Eternal Sleep.

John used a Dreamcatcher and mirror to enter the world of Eternal Sleep through Rhomann Dey’s dream, following a strand of Pepper Potts’s hair to Stark Tower. He discovered that Tony Stark had died, while the sleep continued spreading through Xandar and overtook an investigation team.

• John found that unintelligent creatures escaped Eternal Sleep and used a Dreamcatcher to view Paluru’s and Rhomann Dey’s dreams.
• In Rhomann Dey’s dream, John saw Pepper Potts with Erik and used her hair to guide himself into the dream world.
• John followed the strand of hair through a lifelike New York to Stark Tower, where a statue commemorated Tony Stark’s death in 2013.
• As John entered the dream world, Eternal Sleep spread from him, and an armed Xandar investigation team fell asleep before it could begin its mission.

Pepper Potts remembered how Neville Longbottom had entrusted her with the hope of bringing the Wizard King back, then attacked John when she mistook him for the ruler who caused eternal sleep. John explained that he came from a parallel universe, and the chapter ended with him suspecting Pepper’s ring was one of the Nine Rings and learning how grief and the Stars’ infighting had driven his counterpart to create the dream.

• Pepper Potts recalled Neville Longbottom asking her to carry his spirit and hope, then questioned why he had chosen her.
• Erik offered to wait for Pepper, but John appeared in her penthouse and Pepper recognized him as the Wizard King.
• Pepper summoned her Iron Man Armor and attacked John, accusing him of trapping the world in eternal sleep.
• John explained that he was a Wizard King from a parallel universe, and Pepper learned that Tony Stark was alive in his world.
• John noticed Pepper’s ring and learned that Longbottom’s Lion had given it to her.
• John concluded that his counterpart had plunged the world into eternal sleep after the Stars fell into infighting and he lost what mattered most to him.

John took the ring from Pepper Potts and entered Wizard City, where he confronted the Wizard King who had created the Eternal Sleep world. The Wizard King wanted someone else to take over his dream, but John rejected the false world.

• John guessed Neville Longbottom had sacrificed himself for the Wizard King and asked Pepper Potts to give him the ring.
• Pepper Potts removed the ring, and John warned her and Erik that the world outside might be gone and they might never have met there.
• John put on the ring and vanished, leaving Pepper Potts and Erik together in Eternal Sleep.
• John arrived in Wizard City and learned that its people lived inside the Eternal Sleep Wizard King's dream.
• The Eternal Sleep Wizard King defended the dream as a safe, happy world and asked John to replace him, but John refused.

John refused Eternal Sleep’s offer to rule an eternal dream world, and the two began a wizard’s duel. John turned Eternal Sleep’s own barrage of spells against him, bringing down his towers.

• John learned that the other Johns wanted the Critic and rejected Eternal Sleep’s offer to live forever and rule his dream world.
• Eternal Sleep and John faced each other with wands and began their duel.
• John collapsed the ground beneath Eternal Sleep and sent snakes after him, but Eternal Sleep countered with icicles and a giant serpent.
• John conjured Fiendfyre, which Eternal Sleep trapped in corrosive slime chains and extinguished with an explosion.
• Eternal Sleep used towers to bombard John and pierced his body, but John revealed the body was a decoy and cast a Reflection Spell.
• John reflected Eternal Sleep’s spell barrage, causing the towers to crumble.

John defeated Eternal Sleep in their duel, though Eternal Sleep remained indestructible and the victory depended on the duel’s rules. Eternal Sleep revealed that Neville had awakened him through death and that his own failure to reach a higher level had led to the events surrounding the Stars and the conflict between wizards and Muggles.

• Eternal Sleep attacked John with fire, birds, and a magically formed sword, while John endured the assaults and pierced Eternal Sleep’s eye.
• John invoked the duel’s rule that might made right, and Eternal Sleep accepted his defeat before John’s borrowed wand shattered.
• Eternal Sleep explained that his regret was failing to reach a higher level and that he had once planned to split himself so another version could rule the Wizarding Kingdom.
• Eternal Sleep said Percy centralized power to protect the Wizard King’s image, while Cedric learned of his condition and disappeared after telling Neville.
• Eternal Sleep revealed that Neville used emotion and his own death to awaken the Wizard King’s magic, creating the chain of events that stirred Eternal Sleep into making his world.

Eternal Sleep offered the dreamers a choice between remaining in his world and returning to reality, while John chose to leave and awoke in the Nova Corps building. John departed for Earth, but Xandar soon came under attack by a Chitauri fleet and four powerful figures.

• Eternal Sleep explained that Grindelwald had refused to strike him and gave John a night of satisfying sleep before offering everyone a choice.
• Rhomann Dey, Erik, and the other dreamers recalled their real lives and weighed whether to stay with their dream families or leave.
• John visited the Leaky Cauldron, where Abbott said he would follow the Wizard King and showed John a photograph of the king and his friends.
• John kept his promise, left the dream, and woke in the Nova Corps building beside Rhomann Dey.
• John boarded the Silver Hand 2017 with Paluru and the sleeping Aurelion, set course for Earth, and departed.
• Rhomann Dey woke to a Chitauri attack on Xandar and saw four figures descend through the Nova Corps' defenses.

Stella spent Christmas at Hogwarts after the other students left, then opened an unmarked present that transported him to a station, where he encountered Professor Wick. The chapter ended with Stella recognizing his frighteningly familiar teacher as Wick stepped off a train.

• Stella said goodbye to Alice and Lewis as they left Hogwarts for the holidays.
• Stella spent the quiet days at school thinking about his lonely family life and writing letters to his friends.
• On Christmas morning, Stella opened presents from his relatives, including toys, books, Quidditch equipment, a broomstick, and food.
• Stella opened an unmarked present, and the enchanted sheet of paper wrapped around him and carried him away.
• Stella found himself at a station as a train arrived, and Professor Wick stepped off and greeted him.

John returned to Hogwarts with Stella and checked the Celestial Sphere with Snape, finding that repeated use had weakened the surrounding space and revealed new markings on the Egg-Shaped Meteorite. He reinforced the Celestial Spheres with a stable star river, while the meteorite’s origins and mysteries remained unclear.

• John brought Stella to Hogwarts, where Filch suspected her of smearing frog brains in a corridor and Snape criticized her Potions work.
• John told Snape that the Celestial Sphere had become unstable and took him to inspect it that night.
• John and Snape entered the Chamber of Secrets and found the Egg-Shaped Meteorite and its nine orbiting Celestial Spheres unchanged.
• John discovered that repeated Bifrost use had drained the spheres, released energy, and weakened the surrounding space, though Hogwarts's magical field could repair the damage.
• John noticed new markings on the meteorite and added a stable star river of more than a hundred small Celestial Spheres.

John returned to New York for a late Christmas with his family after attending an Avengers musical and witnessing Spider-Man stop a bank robbery. He reunited with Watson at home, where his father welcomed him and wished him a belated Merry Christmas.

• Watson and Mrs. Wick talked about Valery and missed John, while Watson complained that their son rarely came home.
• John watched an Avengers musical that portrayed him as a mysterious eighth Avenger, then visited Queens with a Hulk doll.
• Peter used his suit to subdue a bank robber and his accomplices, and he spotted John as he left.
• Watson found John's bedroom empty and reflected on how much he wanted his son to come home.
• John appeared behind Watson, explained that he had tried calling, and shared a belated Christmas greeting with his father.

Banner settled into life in the Wizarding Kingdom, where he researched its unusual creatures and found himself the object of Olina’s affection. Their encounter was interrupted by Star Spirits riding Aurelion, while Hagrid admired the dragon-like creature.

• Hulk woke in his Redwood District treehouse, broke the door, and changed back into Banner to read the Seagull Daily.
• Hagrid repaired Banner’s door by hand and told him he planned to visit a Muggle city with Grawp, then delivered Banner’s laboratory equipment.
• Hagrid said he would spend the holidays in Paris with Olympe and hoped John would return to witness their wedding.
• Banner assembled his equipment and began researching the Wizarding Kingdom’s unusual creatures.
• Olina brought Banner the bread he had ordered, but Aurelion rushed past with two Star Spirits on its back and knocked her down.
• Banner caught Olina, while Hagrid admired Aurelion’s claws and forelegs, leaving Olina and Banner uncomfortable.

While John was away for Christmas, Hector, Hermes, and Aurelion sparked a citywide hunt in Wizard City; after returning, John dealt with new concerns about supervillains and Wizards’ safety in the non-magical world. The chapter ended with John receiving a gift from Asgard.

• Hector and Hermes escaped Silver Hand Amusement Park with Aurelion and caused trouble in the Redwood District, prompting Tommy Shelby to turn the Christmas event into a citywide Star Spirit hunt.
• Olina and Banner joined the pursuit, while Hagrid chased after Aurelion; John returned to find the three fugitives hiding in the Magic Tower and sent them back outside to face the Wizards.
• John learned that Percy had opened travel channels for Wizards and received a proposal for the Wizarding Kingdom to assist Neon’s Supervillain Crime Investigation Division.
• John rejected the proposal because of Neon’s past mistreatment of Wizards and wrote to Percy about granting the Silencers law-enforcement authority to protect Wizards.
• After spending Christmas with his family, John received a gift from Asgard.

John negotiated with Hela, Queen of Asgard, to rebuild the Bifrost in exchange for a friendship treaty and recognition of her rule. After sending Hela back to Asgard with the new Bifrost, John reflected on the future, while Percy received a mysterious letter bearing the name The Leaky Cauldron.

• Hela gave John the Tesseract, and John offered to rebuild Asgard's Bifrost in exchange for a friendship treaty and recognition of the Hela Dynasty.
• John and Hela agreed to the terms, and they celebrated their deal with a drink.
• John built a Bifrost seed overnight and gave Hela the Night Sky Sword as its key, but Hela was initially disappointed that his surprise was sending her home.
• John added Wizard City's coordinates to the Bifrost seed, and Hela activated it and returned to Asgard.
• Percy received a letter from Riddle that contained only the name The Leaky Cauldron.

Harry and Ron celebrated Ron’s discharge at the Leaky Cauldron, where Percy confronted Ron over his complaints and offered to transfer him. John’s friends gathered for a Christmas feast and posed for a photograph that Hannah later hung in the pub.

• Hannah taught Little Abbott to cook with love while he helped run the bustling Leaky Cauldron.
• Harry and Ron discussed their recent mission, Ron’s injury, and Hermione’s work as they waited for Percy.
• Percy arrived and argued with Ron, then went into a reserved room after John invited him.
• John’s friends gathered for a Christmas feast, and Little Abbott took a photograph of them raising their glasses.
• Hannah framed the photograph and hung it in the best spot in the Leaky Cauldron.

John appointed Aurelion as Dragon Castle’s successor and considered how wizards might draw on dragons’ power. He then visited Wenwu to watch Trevor Slattery perform and ask to borrow the ten rings.

• John learned that Neville and the others would do anything to save him, and concluded he needed to become stronger to avoid another eternal sleep.
• Amokhan brought Aurelion to John, and John named the little dragon Dragon Castle’s future Young King and entrusted the castle to Amokhan.
• John considered experimenting with contracts that would let wizards draw on dragons’ power, and added the idea to his plans.
• John visited Wenwu at the Ten Rings’ headquarters, where Trevor Slattery performed a comic monologue.
• John told Wenwu he had come to borrow the ten rings.

John studied Wenwu’s ten rings and discovered that they transmitted a signal resonating with the Egg-Shaped Meteorite, then left after promising to look after Xu Xialing. Meanwhile, Thanos forced Eitri to forge a weapon capable of containing the Infinity Stones, and Freyr received a warning about a coming conqueror.

• Wenwu let John examine the ten rings but forbade him from taking them away, and John suspected their energy was connected to the meteorite he had found in the Devil's Triangle.
• John detected a hidden signal in the rings, found that it resonated with the meteorite, and used the Power Stone to reproduce it.
• Wenwu asked John to look after Xu Xialing, and John departed before Wenwu could arrange a plane.
• Thanos threatened the Dwarves of Nidavellir until Eitri agreed to forge a weapon capable of containing the stones; Thanos then left the neutron star furnace dark and Eitri's people dead.
• Freyr received Freya's warning about a conqueror and suspected Hela, while Hela remained in Asgard working on a Bifrost.

Thaddeus Ross met Watson Wick to warn him about the Underworld Forces’ growing ambitions, but Watson refused to submit and prepared to use mercenaries to protect his family. Meanwhile, Valery hunted the Wild Hunt and captured an elf after destroying a gang that had sheltered him.

• Thaddeus Ross confronted Watson Wick about his influence, his ties to Rumlow, and the unrest among the Underworld Forces.
• Watson refused Ross’s demands, warned that the High Table’s balance depended on him, and left with Rumlow.
• Watson asked Rumlow to gather mercenaries to discourage challengers and protect his children.
• Valery tracked a Wild Hunt member to a gang headquarters and killed the gang members who attacked him.
• The gang leader panicked and killed himself, while Valery kept the captured elf alive to deliver to Aleksei.

Aleksei discovered that old Jovanovic had sacrificed an eye to consult the Well of Wisdom. In the Wizarding Kingdom, Harry and Ron received a secret assignment to investigate Lost Wizards who might harbor Obscuruses, while Harry questioned Barty Crouch’s belief that Wizards needed strength to coexist with Muggles.

• Aleksei found old Jovanovic by the spring and learned that it showed him visions at a price.
• Old Jovanovic revealed that he had given up one eye to speak with the Well of Wisdom.
• Harry and Ron visited Barty Crouch at Auror Headquarters to discuss rising attacks on Wizards and the smuggling of magical goods into the Muggle world.
• Barty assigned Harry and Ron to investigate a group of Lost Wizards who were kidnapping Wizards and might contain an Obscurus.
• Harry left without accepting Barty’s claim that Wizards needed to be strong enough to secure peaceful coexistence with Muggles.

John presented the Alchemy Department with the Magic Domain, a weapon designed to cripple technology and endanger nonmagical life, then reviewed a report on Lost Wizards. Wanda’s quiet life with Vision in London was disrupted when Todd approached her and urged her to take revenge on the Wizarding World.

• John explained the Magic Domain to the Alchemy Department, and the alchemists said their supply of high-purity dimmock gold could make only five.
• John wrote to Hagrid asking him to find more dimmock gold, then examined Auror Headquarters’ investigation into Lost Wizards.
• Wanda and Vision lived together in London after the Avengers split over the Sokovia Accords, while Wanda secretly served as a spokesperson for the Wizarding Kingdom.
• Wanda stopped outside an electronics shop to watch a broadcast about the Wizarding Kingdom, and a hooded figure followed her.
• Todd revealed himself to Wanda, blamed the Wizarding World for abandoning people like them, and urged her to give its people what they wanted.

Todd persuaded Wanda to follow him to the London orphanage, where he said she could meet other abandoned Lost Wizards. At the Silver Hand Young Geniuses School, Meri reunited with Gerald, while Mycroft learned that an unknown woman had killed the agents watching the school and ordered a search for her.

• Todd told Wanda that their abandoned brothers and sisters were at the London orphanage, and Wanda chose to follow him.
• Gerald met Meri when she returned to the renovated Silver Hand Young Geniuses School and showed her around.
• Meri told Gerald she had come to see her old friends, then left without explaining what troubled her.
• Mycroft learned that every agent stationed near the school had been killed and that surveillance showed Meri was the only visitor besides Gerald.
• Mycroft discovered that records on suspected superpowered individuals and Silver Hand Angel Orphanage residents had been lost, then ordered agents to find Meri and restore the security perimeter.
• Section Seven's forensic pathologist suspected magic had killed the agents, and Mycroft awaited Delfi's return from Birmingham.