Happy waggled his eyebrows, making his hint as obvious as it could possibly be.
As far as he was concerned, if Hermione stepped in, the guy who dared make a move on Pepper would pay dearly.
Ever since the Battle of New York, the whole world had changed.
Aliens, people with superpowers... things that had once existed only in science fiction movies had flooded into reality.
The Avengers had burst onto the scene, and all sorts of superheroes had made their debuts.
Iron Man, Captain America, the Thunder God...
The media had long since dug up every last detail of their identities and backgrounds.
Only the young Wizard who had descended like a goddess during the Battle of New York remained shrouded in mystery.
The entire world was guessing at her true identity, with rumors flying everywhere.
Some said she was the heir to an ancient magical family, others said she was a secret weapon left on Earth by aliens, and still others claimed she was the product of some secret laboratory... theories abounded.
But those were all just guesses. The only thing anyone could confirm was that she was a young girl.
Within Stark Industries, only a handful of people knew the young Wizard's true identity.
Apart from Pepper and Tony, there was only the chubby fellow standing before her.
Hermione stared wide-eyed at Happy, her expression practically screaming, What's wrong with you?
"Happy, are you serious? Why would you think I know that kind of magic?"
She made an unmentionable gesture.
"Besides, what Wizard would have nothing better to do than invent such weird magic?"
Happy refused to give up and pointed at the man in the office.
"Then hit him with a Fireball or something? Quietly, without anyone noticing!"
Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Happy, he's only here