"Uh, I just remembered my daughter's getting out of school soon. I have to pick her up. See you!"
Before he had even finished speaking, Scott slammed the button, shrank to the size of an ant, then fired up his thrusters and shot toward the air vent like a bullet.
Seeing this, Hermione extended a finger and curled it gently in the direction Scott was fleeing.
"Heh, I've been practicing this combo for ages, all for today." Scott flew forward, confidence gleaming in his eyes. "At this size, even the Witch's spells can't hit me that easily. Once I get into the ventilation ducts, I can ride the airflow... what?!"
As Scott raced through the air, he felt an invisible force seize his suit with pinpoint precision.
Before he could even react, his body was dragged backward against his will.
"Wait! What is this..."
Before he could finish shouting, a mysterious force broke through the constraints of the Pym particles and forcibly restored him to his normal size.
Finally, he found himself locked firmly in midair, arms and legs spread wide, like a specimen pinned to a wall.
Scott struggled desperately, only to discover that he couldn't move so much as a finger.
Hermione nodded in satisfaction.
A Summoning Charm, followed by Specialis Revelio, then Full Body-Bind.
"How is that possible..."
Scott began questioning everything he knew.
His Ant-Man Suit wasn't even worth a toy in the Witch's presence. He had known he couldn't beat her, but he had thought he could at least hold out for a few seconds-long enough to escape.
Instead, he hadn't lasted even half a second.
The so-called Ant-Man was no different from an ordinary person before the Witch.
Hermione ignored Scott, who was frozen in midair.
She looked up and said calmly:
"You two