Ch. 26Gunning down Voldemort

Hermione and Malfoy tracked the wounded unicorn through the Forbidden Forest and found Quirrell drinking its blood. She shot him until he fled, then regrouped with Hagrid, Harry, and Ron, while the Spellbook gained five hundred points from the unicorn’s death.

  • Hermione followed the unicorn’s tracks and snapped at Malfoy when he questioned her directions.
  • Hermione and Malfoy found a black-robed figure drinking blood from a dying unicorn, and Malfoy screamed in terror.
  • Hermione shot the figure several times, but Quirrell pretended to be dead before fleeing into the forest.
  • Hermione pointed her pistol at Malfoy and made him back down when he began insulting her.
  • Hagrid, Harry, and Ron arrived, and Hermione told them she had driven off the unicorn’s attacker.
  • Hermione noticed that the Spellbook had gained five hundred soul energy points from the unicorn’s death.

Ch. 27Stark returns

After Hermione frightened Voldemort into fleeing the Forbidden Forest, she returned to New York and reconnected with Natasha and Pepper. She flew to Stark Tower to visit Pepper, who welcomed her with relief and worry.

  • Harry and Ron supported the terrified Malfoy out of the Forbidden Forest, while Snape berated Hagrid and insulted Harry.
  • In an abandoned hut, Quirrell removed bullets from his wounds as Voldemort vowed to take the Philosopher's Stone and deal with Hermione.
  • Natasha told Hermione that Stark had been found and invited her to visit S.H.I.E.L.D.; Hermione suspected Natasha wanted information and knew her phone was monitored.
  • Hermione called Pepper, reassured her that she was safe at Hogwarts, and flew on her broomstick to Stark Tower.
  • Pepper opened the office window for Hermione after the girl nearly fell from her broom, then hugged and scolded her for the dangerous arrival.

Ch. 28First encounter with Iron Man

Hermione reunited with Pepper and revealed that she attended Hogwarts, then learned Tony Stark had flown to the Middle East. She caught up with Iron Man in the sky and startled Tony by speaking beside him while remaining invisible.

  • Hermione told Pepper she was a witch who attended Hogwarts and demonstrated spells until Pepper believed her.
  • Pepper apologized for failing to thank Hermione and explained that Tony had gone to the Middle East to test his armor.
  • Hermione realized Tony was already acting as Iron Man and flew after him on her Broomstick.
  • Hermione used a Disillusionment Charm to approach Iron Man and touch his armor without Tony seeing her.
  • JARVIS detected a hand moving over Tony's suit, and Hermione told Tony she was beside him.

Ch. 29Aerial combat

Tony encountered Hermione Granger flying beside him and struggled to explain her magic as technology. When two F-22s launched missiles at him, Hermione shielded them both with a spell.

  • Tony saw Hermione flying alongside his armor and asked who she was.
  • Hermione introduced herself as a Hogwarts student and wizard, while Tony convinced himself her broom was advanced technology.
  • Tony spoke with Rhodey, who warned that a target on his screen was about to be shot down.
  • Two F-22s pursued Tony and launched missiles, so he turned back to draw them away from Hermione.
  • Hermione flew behind Tony and cast Protego, surrounding them both with a shimmering shield as a missile closed in.

Ch. 30Tony gets looked down on

Tony believed Hermione had been killed by a missile, but she survived and used magic to disable a fighter jet and repair his armor. After accepting that she was a wizard, Tony flew with her toward Stark Tower while feeling dismissed by her, then noticed her Broomstick was slower than his armor and came up with an idea.

  • Tony saw the missile blast destroy the shield and feared Hermione had been killed.
  • Hermione reappeared, explained that she had survived behind the Iron Man Armor, and Tony contacted Rhodey to stop the jets from attacking.
  • Hermione used Reducto to break apart a fighter jet, then revealed herself after Tony called for her.
  • Hermione used Reparo to restore Tony's armor, prompting him to accept that magic and wizards existed.
  • Hermione criticized Tony's arrogance, and he introduced himself as a renowned genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist before she called him a narcissist.
  • Tony and Hermione flew toward Stark Tower, and Tony noticed her Broomstick was slower than his armor and devised an idea.

Ch. 31A speed race? An item race!

Hermione beat Tony in a race to Stark Tower by using magic to slow his armor, then made him fulfill his wager in front of Pepper. Tony fled after crashing into his office and shouting like a puppy.

  • Tony challenged Hermione to a race to Stark Tower, and they agreed the loser would shout “I'm a puppy” three times in front of Pepper.
  • Hermione used the Summoning Charm to slow Tony’s armor and let it tow her forward.
  • Tony diverted power to his thrusters, but Hermione repeatedly struck his armor with Impedimenta and slowed him down.
  • Hermione reached Stark Tower first and entered Tony’s office, while Tony crashed through its glass and wrecked the room.
  • Pepper witnessed the destruction, and Tony shouted “Woof!” three times before flying away.

Ch. 32Hermione: Can I Beat Him to Death?

Hermione spent time with Tony and Pepper at Stark Tower, where Tony sought Pepper’s help investigating illegal weapons sales. Their argument over Tony’s reckless plan ended with Pepper quitting and Hermione magically immobilizing Tony as he tried to follow her.

  • Hermione reflected on her slow broomstick and considered using Tony’s technology to make it faster.
  • At Stark Tower, Tony and Hermione talked about magic while Pepper showed Hermione affection, making Tony jealous.
  • Tony asked Pepper to retrieve Stark Industries shipping records so he could find whoever was selling weapons to terrorists.
  • Pepper warned Tony that his plan was reckless, but he insisted on pursuing it and accused her of abandoning the people his weapons had endangered.
  • Pepper quit and walked away, and Hermione cast Full Body-Bind on Tony when he tried to follow her.

Ch. 33Differences

Hermione helped Pepper retrieve information from Obadiah's computer after Tony decided to investigate the people behind Stark Industries' weapons himself. Pepper planned to send the data to S.H.I.E.L.D., while Obadiah discovered the intrusion and prepared his hidden steel giant.

  • Hermione freed Tony from her spell and urged him to recognize how much Pepper had done for him.
  • Hermione offered to help Tony, then found Pepper waiting anxiously in the corridor and teased her about her feelings for him.
  • Hermione and Pepper used a Disillusionment Charm to enter Obadiah's office and copy information onto a USB Drive while he tried to get inside.
  • Hermione gave the USB Drive to Pepper, who said she would send its contents directly to S.H.I.E.L.D. instead of Tony.
  • Obadiah noticed someone had accessed his computer, suspected Pepper, and revealed the steel giant hidden in his workshop.

Ch. 34Tony: As Long as I Can Reach That Spot

After Obadiah stole Tony's Arc Reactor and left him to die, Tony crawled toward a spare reactor, desperate to save himself and Pepper. Hermione arrived just in time to restore the reactor, and Tony asked her to rescue Pepper while he put on his suit.

  • Tony reflected on Pepper's concern and decided he would apologize to her.
  • Obadiah stunned Tony, admitted he had ordered Tony's murder, and removed the Arc Reactor from his chest.
  • Tony crawled toward the spare reactor, realizing Pepper was in danger, but collapsed just short of reaching it.
  • Hermione used Leviosa to place the reactor in Tony's chest, reviving him.
  • Tony told Hermione that Obadiah had exposed Pepper's investigation and begged her to save Pepper while he put on his suit.

Ch. 35Iron Man vs. Iron Monger

Tony armored himself to confront Obadiah, while Hermione returned to Pepper and later flew her toward the battle. Tony was badly outmatched by Iron Monger, and the fight continued with his armor low on power.

  • Hermione told Tony that Pepper was safe with S.H.I.E.L.D., and Tony put on his Iron Man Armor to confront Obadiah.
  • Hermione returned to Pepper and Coulson, then took Pepper on her Broomstick toward the battlefield.
  • Hermione and Pepper saw Tony fighting Obadiah in the massive Iron Monger armor, while Coulson and his agents moved closer on foot.
  • Iron Monger crushed a bus and punched Tony through two walls, leaving Tony's armor damaged and its remaining power at 12%.
  • Obadiah shouted that he had built the company and fired a missile at Tony, whose armor protected him from the blast but left him dazed.

Ch. 36Freeze

Hermione intervened when Tony’s depleted armor left him at Obadiah’s mercy, then used magic to disable Iron Monger and protect Pepper. She trapped Obadiah’s missiles in ice and attacked him with flames.

  • Tony’s armor ran out of power, leaving him kneeling while Obadiah prepared to kill him.
  • Hermione arrived on her broomstick and blasted Iron Monger, then mocked Obadiah before confronting him.
  • Hermione repeatedly stopped Obadiah from walking forward with Impedimenta, causing him to fall face-first.
  • Obadiah targeted Pepper with six missiles, but Hermione froze Iron Monger’s launch ports and disabled them.
  • Hermione cast Incendio, sending several fire serpents toward Obadiah and lighting up the night.

Ch. 37Armor off!

Hermione defeated Obadiah by melting and disarming the Iron Monger armor, leaving Tony and S.H.I.E.L.D. stunned by her power. After Tony began coming to terms with his purpose, Fury raised Hermione’s threat rating, and S.H.I.E.L.D. prepared a cover story for the public.

  • Hermione froze and burned Iron Monger, then used Expelliarmus to scatter the armor and leave Obadiah exposed; Obadiah died, and Hermione gained fifty soul energy.
  • Coulson withdrew with his agents, while Tony and Pepper found Obadiah dead and Hermione considered why he had yielded so much soul energy.
  • Tony told Hermione he had found purpose in protecting people after Yinsen’s death, and Hermione urged him to stay alive and pursue it.
  • Tony and Hermione introduced themselves again, and Hermione demanded that Tony begin apologizing to her ten times a day.
  • Fury reviewed the footage, upgraded Hermione’s threat rating from Class C support type, and ordered Romanoff to return after her mission.
  • The next day, Coulson gave Tony S.H.I.E.L.D.’s cover story: the armor seen the previous night had been his robot bodyguard.

Ch. 38Hold Pepper Hostage to Command Tony

Tony revealed to the world that he was Iron Man, while Hermione secured a reward from Pepper: having Tony modify her broomstick. After celebrating together and returning to Tony’s house, Hermione sensed someone in the dark living room.

  • Hermione interrupted Tony and Pepper’s romantic moment before Tony left to give his press conference.
  • Tony publicly declared, “I am Iron Man,” and Pepper offered Hermione a reward, which Hermione used to ask Tony to modify her broomstick.
  • In Moscow, a dying old man watched Tony’s announcement as the man beside him prepared a welding torch.
  • Tony, Pepper, and Hermione celebrated with Cantonese food at Stark Tower, then drove back to Tony’s house.
  • Hermione stopped at the entrance and looked toward the center of the dark living room.

Ch. 39Avengers Initiative

Nick Fury visited Tony Stark to recruit him for the Avengers Initiative, but Tony resisted joining. Pepper and Hermione persuaded Tony to hear Fury out, and Fury challenged Tony’s confidence by reminding him that Hermione had saved him from Obadiah.

  • Hermione spotted Nick Fury sneaking through Tony’s hall and lit it up with Lumos, exposing him before his planned entrance.
  • Tony demanded that Fury leave, but Hermione greeted him and learned that Natasha Romanoff was away on a mission.
  • Pepper and Hermione convinced Tony to hear Fury out, and Fury introduced the Avengers Initiative as a team for handling crises beyond ordinary people.
  • Tony dismissed the team and claimed Iron Man could protect the world alone, so Fury pointed out that Hermione had saved him from Obadiah.
  • Pepper urged Tony to give Fury’s proposal serious thought.

Ch. 40S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mystical Side Consultant

Tony agreed to help S.H.I.E.L.D. as a technology consultant, while Fury offered Hermione a role as its mystical consultant. Hermione grew interested but asked for access to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intriguing items and files, leaving Fury to consider her terms.

  • Pepper urged Tony to rely on others, and Fury argued that the dangers facing the world made the Avengers necessary.
  • Tony said he would consider joining the Avengers, then agreed to help S.H.I.E.L.D. as a technology consultant after Fury invited him.
  • Fury offered Hermione a mystical consultant role, and Hermione became interested in teaching S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
  • Hermione explained that wizards were rare and that teaching magic to Muggles was difficult and could draw the Ministry of Magic's attention.
  • Tony challenged Fury to pay Hermione fairly and offered her ten million a month to consult for Stark Industries.
  • Hermione asked Fury to grant her enough clearance to access S.H.I.E.L.D.'s interesting items and files.

Ch. 41Quidditch Match

Hermione prepared to play for Gryffindor against Slytherin, while Harry asked her to help investigate some puzzling discoveries after the match. As the teams took to the pitch, Hermione’s excitement grew, and Lee Jordan introduced her as the renowned “Library Witch.”

  • Harry asked Hermione to examine some things he and Ron had discovered, and Hermione agreed to meet him in the library after the match.
  • Madam Hooch inspected Hermione’s modified Nimbus 2000 and allowed it to pass, while Flint mocked Gryffindor’s preparations.
  • The teams flew onto the pitch as the Hogwarts crowd cheered, and Harry admitted to Wood that he was nervous about being hit by a Bludger.
  • Lee Jordan introduced Harry Potter and Hermione Granger as Gryffindor’s first-year substitutes, prompting loud cheers for Hermione.

Ch. 42Competition first, competition second

Hermione joined Gryffindor’s Quidditch match against Slytherin and answered their dirty play with a brutal flying kick, leaving one opponent unconscious. In Stark Tower, Tony, Pepper, and Fury watched the magical broadcast as the match escalated.

  • Flint taunted Wood and Hermione before the match, and Hermione declared that it was “competition first, competition second.”
  • Hermione’s enchanted crystal balls let Tony, Pepper, and Fury watch the Gryffindor-Slytherin match from Stark Tower.
  • Angelina and Alicia lost possession of the Quaffle after Bletchley and Flint attacked them with dirty plays.
  • Hermione accused Slytherin of starting the violence, then struck a Slytherin player with a Rider Kick and knocked him unconscious.
  • Hermione grabbed her broomstick and headed toward another Slytherin player.

Ch. 43Cyberpunk 2077

Hermione outfitted her Nimbus 2000 with lights, a horn, exhaust, and a nitro booster, then used it to incapacitate Slytherin’s team during the Quidditch match. Harry caught the Golden Snitch to secure Gryffindor’s victory, but the crowd cheered Hermione instead.

  • Hermione knocked Bletchley from his broom with an elbow, distracting Flint and letting Alicia score for Gryffindor.
  • Hermione blinded one Slytherin player with her broom’s headlight and knocked him down with a Bludger, then used the horn and exhaust to take out more players.
  • Hermione activated her broom’s nitro booster, caught Flint, and struck him with an elbow, leaving the Slytherin team unconscious or sprawled on the pitch.
  • Harry caught the Golden Snitch three minutes later, and Madam Hooch confirmed Gryffindor’s 160-0 victory.
  • The stadium erupted in cheers for Hermione, leaving Harry bewildered.

Ch. 44Unforgivable Curses

Hermione used the Invisibility Cloak to explore the Restricted Section and learned several powerful dark spells, including the three Unforgivable Curses. She then discovered a mysterious mirror in a basement beneath the library.

  • Hermione helped Harry and Ron identify Nicolas Flamel as an alchemist and pointed them toward the Restricted Section for information about his work.
  • During the Christmas holiday, Hermione used Harry's Invisibility Cloak to enter the Restricted Section and read its books undetected.
  • Hermione's Spellbook recorded new magic, including the Imperius Curse, Cruciatus Curse, and Avada Kedavra.
  • Hermione searched the underground levels of the Restricted Section and found a huge mirror inscribed with the words "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi."

Ch. 45A lightning-fast clear

Hermione met Dumbledore at the Mirror of Erised and confirmed he knew she had been investigating the Philosopher’s Stone. When Harry and Ron decided to stop Snape from stealing it, they enlisted Hermione, who raced through the protections on the fourth floor and left them heading into the next challenge.

  • Hermione recognized the Mirror of Erised and told Dumbledore she had seen herself going home, while he claimed he had seen himself holding thick woolen socks.
  • Dumbledore advised Hermione to ask professors for books instead of sneaking into the Restricted Section, and she revealed she had deduced Nicolas Flamel’s connection to Harry’s investigation.
  • Harry concluded that Snape planned to steal the Philosopher’s Stone for Voldemort, and he and Ron decided to act after Professor McGonagall dismissed their warning.
  • Harry and Ron asked Hermione to help, and the three sneaked to the fourth-floor Restricted Area under cover of darkness.
  • Hermione put Fluffy to sleep with a syringe, jumped through the trapdoor, used Lumos to clear the Devil’s Snare, and caught a winged key with Leviosa to pass the first three protections.

Ch. 46Ancient Magic Revealed

Hermione sent Ron back and confronted Quirrell and Voldemort in the chamber, where she used Harry to drive Voldemort away. The encounter awakened Hermione’s Ancient Magic: Sacrifice, and the Philosopher’s Stone remained to be claimed.

  • Hermione defeated the Wizard’s Chess trial, stunned Ron, and sent him back while Harry continued alone.
  • Harry found Quirrell trapped before the Mirror of Erised, and Voldemort revealed himself before ordering Quirrell to take the Philosopher’s Stone.
  • Hermione entered the chamber and fought Quirrell, then Voldemort, after Voldemort killed Quirrell and took over his body.
  • Hermione flung the unconscious Harry at Voldemort, whose body burned from their contact before he escaped as mist.
  • Hermione approached the Philosopher’s Stone and discovered that Ancient Magic: Sacrifice had awakened.

Ch. 47The Philosopher's Stone in hand

Hermione secured the Philosopher’s Stone after defeating Voldemort and learned that its powers could greatly aid her alchemy. Dumbledore revealed that the Stone and Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy notes had been intended for her all along.

  • Hermione examined the Spellbook’s record of Lily’s sacrificial ancient magic and picked up the Philosopher’s Stone.
  • The Spellbook identified the Stone’s abilities, and Hermione valued its capacity to substitute for rare alchemical materials.
  • Dumbledore arrived, saw the ashes and unconscious Harry, and asked Hermione whether she had thrown him.
  • Hermione blamed the forbidden-area expedition on Harry and did not mention taking the Stone.
  • Dumbledore told Hermione that the Philosopher’s Stone was meant for her and gave her Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy notes.

Ch. 48Nicolas Flamel's Alchemy Notes

Dumbledore gave Hermione Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy notes and the Philosopher’s Stone in exchange for a condition to be explained later, while telling her about Lily’s ancient protective magic. At the end-of-year feast, Hermione’s defeat of Quirrell became public knowledge, and she gave Ron the Nimbus 2000 she had promised him.

  • Dumbledore told Hermione that Nicolas Flamel had helped arrange the gifts and asked her to accept a condition he would explain later.
  • Dumbledore assured Hermione that Flamel had prepared potions and put his affairs in order, then explained that Lily’s magic protected Harry.
  • After the holidays, Snape took over Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Hogwarts students learned that Hermione had defeated Quirrell in a duel.
  • At the House Cup feast, Harry worried about returning to the Dursleys while Hermione considered the attention and the risk of drawing Voldemort’s followers toward her.
  • Hermione gave Ron a Nimbus 2000 she had made as alchemy practice, and stopped him from hugging her when he declared his love.

Ch. 49Wandless Magic

Hermione celebrated Gryffindor’s House Cup victory, advanced to level-three magic, and unlocked Wandless Magic. In the Marvel Universe, she began training S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and discovered that nearly all of Fury’s recruits were Hydra members.

  • Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor points for Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger’s actions, giving Gryffindor the House Cup by one point over Slytherin.
  • Hermione gained enough soul energy from Quirrell and Voldemort to reach level-three magic and unlocked Wandless Magic.
  • Hermione considered practicing her Unforgivable Curses during summer vacation in the Marvel Universe, where she would not face judgment for casting them.
  • At S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Triskelion, Hermione inspected Fury’s selected trainees, including Grant Ward, Brock Rumlow, Jasper Sitwell, and Clint Barton.
  • Hermione used Legilimency on the trainees and discovered that every one except Hawkeye was Hydra.

Ch. 50Hermione's Little Magic Class

Hermione began teaching S.H.I.E.L.D. agents about magic after Fury appointed her their instructor and gave her level-nine clearance. She established her authority with a powerful spell, then searched her tiny schoolbag for the class textbooks and emptied a huge pile of belongings onto the floor.

  • Fury appointed Hermione to teach S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mystical knowledge class and granted her level-nine clearance.
  • Hermione introduced herself as a Wizard, then used Descendo to pin the agents to the floor until Fury urged her to stop.
  • Sitwell apologized to Hermione, who called him Agent Yi and accepted his flattery.
  • Hermione told the agents to read two textbooks, then rummaged through her tiny schoolbag.
  • Hermione's schoolbag spilled out a person-sized mountain of belongings, and she climbed free with several books in hand.
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