Recaps

Hermione turned Kaecilius into a soul bound to a photograph and ordered him to gather Dormammu’s followers and summon their master. Back in New York, she defeated an A.I.M. kidnapping squad, controlled its surviving Extremis soldier, and was taken toward Aldrich Killian aboard a freighter.

• Kaecilius accepted Hermione’s offer, and she separated his soul from his body and bound part of it to a photograph.
• Hermione instructed Kaecilius to gather Dormammu’s followers, destroy the Three Sanctums, and summon Dormammu.
• Hermione returned to Tony’s villa, where armed soldiers attacked her on Aldrich Killian’s orders.
• Hermione burned the soldiers with a phoenix-shaped fire spell, leaving only their Extremis-enhanced leader alive.
• The surviving soldier admitted Aldrich Killian had sent him, and Hermione placed him under the Imperius Curse and ordered him to take her to Killian.
• Aboard a freighter, Aldrich Killian was told that his men had brought the target.

Aldrich Killian kidnapped Hermione, mistook her for Tony Stark’s daughter, and used her to lure Tony into a confrontation. Hermione had already taken control of the Extremis soldiers, leaving Killian to face Tony while she watched and ate an apple.

• An Extremis soldier brought Hermione to Aldrich Killian, who assumed she was Tony Stark’s daughter and let her have an apple.
• Tony Stark and Rhodey arrived with Iron Man armors, and Killian told Tony he wanted revenge for being snubbed years earlier.
• Killian revealed Hermione and threatened her, but Tony denied she was his daughter and refused to surrender.
• Killian ordered his Extremis soldiers to kill Hermione, but they ignored him, prompting him to suspect Tony had interfered.
• Killian attacked Tony after activating the Extremis Virus, and Tony donned his armor to fight back while Hermione watched.

Hermione used powerful magic to defeat Aldrich Killian’s Extremis soldiers and turned the fight in Tony Stark’s favor. After Tony’s Mark 42 malfunctioned, Hermione made him beg for her help before confronting Killian.

• Rhodey tried to lead Hermione to safety, but she stayed behind and magically knocked out an Extremis soldier.
• Tony asked Hermione for help after JARVIS reported that the Iron Legion was badly damaged, and Hermione summoned a tornado that swept away the Extremis soldiers.
• Killian recognized Hermione as the Wizard, and Tony struck him while he was distracted.
• Tony claimed he could finish Killian without Hermione, but the Mark 42 tripped and fell apart before it could assemble around him.
• Hermione started to leave, then returned after Tony begged her to deal with Killian.
• Killian admitted that he had lost to luck as Hermione approached him.

Hermione burned Aldrich Killian alive, while a staged robbery left Stephen Strange with a severely injured wrist. At Hogwarts, Hermione watched the Quidditch match, but her presence frightened Slytherin players into mistakes as Gryffindor took the lead.

• Hermione killed Aldrich Killian with Fiendfyre, shocking Rhodey and reminding him of the magic used against the Chitauri.
• Stephen Strange was robbed in an alley; the robber stabbed his wrist while taking his watch, then reached a corner where Hermione’s green light silenced him.
• Hermione attended Hogwarts’s Quidditch match as a spectator after the other houses withdrew rather than face her on the pitch.
• Marcus stopped his charge against Angelina when Hermione stood up, letting Angelina score for Gryffindor.
• A Slytherin player flinched when Hermione drew her wand and was struck in the face by a Bludger.

Hermione disrupted the Quidditch match from the stands while Gryffindor scored, then saved Harry and Malfoy when Dementors knocked Harry from his broom. After learning Malfoy had caught the Snitch, she summoned countless Patronuses and sent them to hunt the Dementors around Hogwarts.

• Hermione frightened the Slytherin players by throwing tools at them, while Madam Hooch refused Marcus's complaint because Hermione had not cast a spell.
• Dementors attacked Harry as he chased the Golden Snitch, and he fell unconscious from his broom.
• Malfoy caught the Snitch, then abandoned it to dive after Harry, but both fell toward the ground.
• Hermione cast Arresto Momentum and caught Harry and Malfoy before they hit the ground.
• Malfoy told Hermione that Dementors had attacked Harry and revealed he had the Golden Snitch.
• Hermione conjured countless different Patronuses and ordered them to hunt every Dementor around Hogwarts, explaining that her complicated feelings made her Patronus change repeatedly.

After Hermione’s Patronuses destroyed the Dementors, Dumbledore warned her that the Ministry might question her about her prophecy and assigned Snape to accompany her. The chapter ended with Hermione asking Snape whether Dumbledore had leverage over him, and Snape refusing to answer.

• Draco Malfoy said he had saved Harry to repay Harry for clearing him of suspicion of murder, while Hermione recalled her Patronuses after they destroyed the Dementors.
• Madam Pomfrey sent Harry and Malfoy to the Hospital Wing, and Ron, Neville, and Seamus asked for checkups after suffering mysterious injuries.
• Dumbledore told Hermione he would report the Dementors to the Ministry, but Hermione said she would kill any more that were sent to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore warned Hermione that the Ministry might question her about her prophecy and explained that Fudge wanted to suppress anything that threatened his reelection.
• Dumbledore assigned Snape to accompany Hermione to the Ministry, and Hermione asked Snape if Dumbledore had something on him; Snape told her to stop asking.

Hermione met a Ministry delegation at Hogwarts, where she rebuffed Dolores Umbridge’s attempts to put her in her place. The visit ended with Lockhart introducing the newly recruited Auror Ethan Hunt.

• Snape pulled Hermione from Defense Against the Dark Arts class and escorted her to meet Ministry visitors.
• Hermione greeted Lockhart, ignored Umbridge’s offered handshake, and challenged her criticism of Hogwarts.
• Umbridge tried to belittle Hermione’s status, but Snape defended Hermione and said Dumbledore highly valued her.
• Lockhart introduced Ethan Hunt as a new Auror and corrected him about his own deputy-head title.

Hermione, Snape, Umbridge, Lockhart, and Tom traveled to the Ministry of Magic after Lockhart stopped Umbridge from threatening Hermione. Minister Fudge welcomed Hermione in his office, where she asked him to get to the point.

• Hermione recognized that the Auror Ethan Hunt was Tom, who had gained a new identity through Soul Shaping.
• Lockhart challenged Umbridge’s threats against Hermione, and Umbridge backed down while privately vowing revenge.
• The group left Hogwarts for the Wizarding Underground Station, with Tom Apparating alongside Lockhart.
• At the Ministry, its employees greeted Lockhart warmly while showing Umbridge little affection.
• Fudge welcomed Hermione to his office and offered her pumpkin juice, which she replaced with apple juice.
• Hermione asked Fudge to stop the pleasantries and explain why he had invited her.

Hermione refused Fudge’s demand to retract her prophecy, and Umbridge began interrogating her as a suspect in spreading rumors about Voldemort’s resurrection. As two Aurors pressured Hermione to write a confession, she accepted Umbridge’s quill, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Fudge showed Hermione the crystal ball image of Voldemort’s resurrection and urged her to retract the prophecy or provide more details.
• Hermione mocked Fudge’s demand, and he threatened that she could be expelled, banned from magic, or confined if she refused to call the prophecy a rumor.
• Umbridge entered with two Aurors and formally accused Hermione of spreading frightening rumors about the Dark Lord’s resurrection.
• Snape, Lockhart, and Tom waited with Fudge outside Hermione’s room, while Snape denied that he had come to protect her.
• Umbridge threatened Hermione with force and ordered her to write down how she had fabricated the rumors, and Hermione accepted the quill.

Hermione exposed Umbridge’s torture quill and attacked her, then unleashed Fiendfyre against the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry descended into chaos as Fudge confronted Hermione, who showed no intention of holding back.

• Hermione identified Umbridge’s enchanted quill as a torture device and destroyed it.
• Umbridge attacked Hermione with Incarcerous, but Hermione burned the rope, suspended Umbridge, and wounded her with Sectumsempra.
• Two Aurors attacked Hermione, and she summoned a fiery serpent that overwhelmed their spells and set the room ablaze.
• The Fiendfyre burst into the reception room, where Fudge, Snape, and others saw Umbridge bleeding and the Aurors pinned beneath the flames.
• More Aurors arrived and attacked Hermione, but her Fiendfyre swallowed their spells and pinned them as the Ministry fell into chaos.
• Fudge accused Hermione of using dark magic inside the Ministry, while Hermione decided she would no longer hold back.

Hermione Granger trapped the Ministry of Magic’s Aurors and Fudge inside the Mirror Dimension while her Fiendfyre devastated the Ministry. Snape managed to counter Hermione’s curse on Umbridge’s wound, and the chapter ended with the Aurors realizing Hermione might have created her own space magic.

• Snape repeatedly cast Episkey until he countered the curse on Umbridge’s wound, then stared at Hermione in horror.
• Hermione attacked the Ministry with Fiendfyre as Aurors struggled to defend themselves and escort Fudge away.
• Fudge and the Aurors failed to Apparate because Hermione had sealed the space around them.
• Hermione reshaped the Mirror Dimension and spun Fudge and the Aurors around until many lost consciousness.
• The Mirror Dimension stopped spinning, and the Aurors speculated that Hermione had created the space magic herself.

Hermione devastated the Ministry of Magic after Umbridge tried to force her into confessing, and Snape and Tom could not stop her. Lockhart persuaded Hermione to lower her magic and heard the Aurors confirm Umbridge had started the fight, leaving Umbridge exposed to the Ministry’s judgment.

• Hermione continued attacking the Ministry, while Snape refused to intervene and Fudge begged him to stop her.
• Tom challenged Hermione but was defeated after she overwhelmed his defenses with Flame Serpents.
• Lockhart asked Hermione to stop and investigate what had caused the fight.
• Hermione explained that Umbridge had tried to torture her into confessing, but Umbridge denied it.
• The Aurors confirmed Umbridge had used a Punishment Quill and tried to restrain Hermione, and everyone turned toward Umbridge.

After Hermione exposed Umbridge’s torture, Lockhart secured her release and a Ministry apology, then gained Fudge’s offer to take over as deputy head of Magical Law Enforcement. Umbridge was taken away for Lockhart to interrogate, while the shaken Ministry officials were left amid the ruins.

• Umbridge blamed Hermione for fabricating the prophecy and conspiring with Voldemort, but Tom silenced her with Langlock.
• Lockhart asked Hermione to free Fudge and the Aurors, and Hermione shattered the Mirror Dimension after agreeing to his request.
• Fudge apologized to Hermione and offered her any confiscated magical objects before sending Aurors to escort her to the Department of Mysteries.
• Fudge offered Lockhart the vacant deputy head duties in Magical Law Enforcement, and the Aurors voiced their support for him.
• Fudge left Umbridge for Lockhart to interrogate, and two Aurors dragged her away.

Hermione left the Ministry after taking its valuables and ensuring nobody had died, while Snape discovered she had learned both Sectumsempra and its countercurse. The next day, Hermione found the Hogwarts students whispering about her and saw a Daily Prophet front page showing the Ministry in ruins.

• The Aurors covered up Hermione's use of Fiendfyre, and Fudge reassigned the young Auror who had objected.
• Hermione told Snape she had learned Sectumsempra from the Half-Blood Prince's book, then revealed she had already learned the countercurse by watching him use it.
• Hermione entered the Great Hall the next morning and noticed everyone staring and whispering about her.
• Harry and Ron showed Hermione the Daily Prophet, whose front page featured a photograph of the Ministry of Magic in ruins.

After the Daily Prophet reported Hermione’s attack on the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts students crowded around her with questions and praise. Luna pulled Hermione aside, guessed that Ethan Hunt was Riddle, and showed off her Patronus; weeks later, Hermione vanished from a bathroom after making preparations.

• Hermione confirmed to Harry and the students that the Daily Prophet’s report about her demolishing the Ministry was true.
• Ron praised Hermione, and the Hogwarts students crowded around her to ask about the Ministry and Ethan Hunt.
• Luna took Hermione to a quiet corridor and correctly guessed that Ethan Hunt was Riddle, whom Hermione confirmed was behind the disguise.
• Luna complained that Hermione had not brought her to the Ministry and conjured a hare Patronus to prove her magical progress.
• Hermione promised Luna a future adventure, and weeks later Hermione prepared herself and vanished from a bathroom.

Hermione pushed Strange to master opening Portals by mocking his reliance on his injured hands and dropping him from ten thousand meters without his Sling Ring. Strange formed a Portal just before hitting the ground, while Hermione and the Ancient One watched.

• Hermione told Strange to focus his mind rather than strain his injured hands, then opened a Portal without gestures to prove her point.
• Hermione took Strange high into the air and left him in free fall, warning that he had to open a Portal before he hit the ground.
• The Ancient One questioned Hermione's extreme method and pointed out that she had taken Strange's Sling Ring.
• Hermione returned to the Ancient One and said Strange still had time as he fell toward the ground, waving his hands and failing to form a Portal.
• Strange formed a golden Portal just a few meters above the ground, moments before impact.

Hermione checked Strange’s progress at Kamar-Taj, then went to observe Kaecilius’s ritual as the Ancient One’s death approached. After Strange became Doctor Strange, Hermione remained beside the Ancient One’s soul, where they discussed her plans to face Dormammu.

• Hermione taught Strange to open a Portal and later visited the Library, where Wong told Strange she was an exception allowed to use books from the Restricted Section.
• Hermione watched Mordo and Strange spar, then sensed events beginning with Kaecilius and left to intervene.
• Hermione appeared at Kaecilius’s ritual and told him Dormammu would die that day, but Kaecilius ordered the believers to continue their plan to destroy the Three Sanctums.
• Strange stood before a mirror after the Ancient One died and remembered her final instructions about Hermione.
• Hermione stayed beside the Ancient One’s soul, who reassured her she would drive Dormammu away if Hermione failed.

Hermione arrived at the ruined New York Sanctum as Dormammu threatened Earth and told Strange she needed his help to kill the Dark Dimension’s ruler. She confronted Dormammu at the boundary between dimensions, where he killed Strange and Hermione answered his attack with a killing curse.

• Strange, Mordo, and Wong found the New York Sanctum devastated and Mordo despaired as Dormammu’s arrival threatened Earth.
• Hermione appeared, revealed her wizard’s robes, and told Strange she had a way to deal with Dormammu but needed his help to kill him.
• Hermione whispered instructions to Strange, who went to confront Dormammu and declared that he had come to bargain.
• Hermione appeared beside Strange, told Dormammu she had come to kill him, and drew his attention with her unfamiliar, concentrated power.
• Dormammu blasted Strange to ash, then turned to devour Hermione.
• Hermione raised her wand and cast Avada Kedavra at Dormammu.

Hermione used Strange’s repeating time loop and the Avada Kedavra Curse to keep damaging Dormammu’s soul, then refused his offer to leave Earth in exchange for ending the loop. As countless Hermiones appeared, they engulfed Dormammu in green light.

• Hermione confirmed that Avada Kedavra could damage Dormammu’s soul, while Strange returned in the time loop after Dormammu killed him.
• Hermione explained that the loop reset Dormammu’s position but could not undo the damage to his soul, trapping him when he tried to flee.
• Dormammu argued that he could restore his soul and offered to leave Earth if Hermione released the loop, but Hermione refused.
• Strange trusted Hermione and continued the loop as countless Hermiones appeared around them.
• The Hermiones engulfed Dormammu in green light.

Hermione used Strange’s Time Loop and her Time-Turner to unleash countless Killing Curses and kill Dormammu for good. Strange restored the damage, but Mordo warned that reversing time would come at a price.

• Hermione explained that each of her future selves had joined the assault, then continued looping back to cast her share of Killing Curses until Dormammu was destroyed.
• Strange used the Eye of Agamotto to reverse time and restore the destruction caused by Dormammu.
• Wong and Mordo learned from Strange that Dormammu had been killed, and Wong celebrated Earth’s safety.
• Mordo warned Strange that reversing time to fight Dormammu violated the laws of nature and would have consequences.

Hermione returned the Time Stone to the Eye of Agamotto’s power supply, then went to investigate a Chitauri-related emergency aboard S.H.I.E.L.D.’s airborne base. She arrived just as Simmons fell from the plane and Ward jumped after her, leaving both in danger.

• Hermione gave the Time Stone to Mordo and Wong, preserving some of the Eye of Agamotto’s power for Kamar-Taj.
• Hermione checked her Spellbook and found that Dormammu had given her 839,024 soul energy, while the Time, Space, and Mind Stones were being analyzed.
• Nick Fury called Hermione and told her that Coulson had stabilized but his team had encountered trouble related to the Chitauri.
• Simmons, infected by a Chitauri virus, jumped from the Bus to protect the others, and Fitz watched helplessly from the isolation chamber.
• Ward jumped after Simmons, and Hermione appeared beside him in midair.

Hermione rescued Simmons after Simmons jumped from the Bus without a parachute, then gave her a potion that restored her health. Coulson called Ward to bring May and Skye so the team could meet Hermione.

• Hermione opened a portal onto the Bus and followed Ward and Simmons as they jumped from the plane.
• Hermione caught Simmons in midair and Apparated her to safety, while Ward deployed his own parachute.
• Coulson reprimanded Simmons for risking her life, and Hermione watched their reunion from the medical room.
• Hermione gave Simmons an antidote potion, which quickly restored her health.
• Coulson sent Ward to fetch May and Skye, who arrived at the medical room to meet Hermione.

Hermione returned to meet Coulson’s team and warned them that the Celestial Convergence would soon bring supernatural incidents near Greenwich. She reassured Coulson that Hogwarts would make the area safe from major threats, leaving him eager to use the smaller incidents to train his team.

• Hermione reunited with Simmons and met Skye, while May reacted with visible shock at seeing her.
• Hermione told Coulson she would only check on the team occasionally, not join it permanently.
• Hermione explained that the Nine Realms would align and that Dumbledore had identified Greenwich as Earth’s point of intersection.
• Coulson feared another invasion, but Hermione said Hogwarts was next to Greenwich and could handle major threats.
• Coulson accepted that his team could deal with smaller incidents for training, then left to report to Fury.

Skye tried to uncover Hermione’s identity but ended up telling Hermione her own life story. Later, Hermione returned to Hogwarts, where she confronted Sirius Black in Animagus form and challenged him to fight.

• Skye questioned Simmons, Ward, and May about Hermione, but they refused to explain who she was.
• Skye sat with Hermione and, while trying to get information from her, revealed her own life story.
• After everyone at the Airbus base fell asleep, Hermione used Apparition to return to Hogwarts.
• Hermione suggested Harry use his Invisibility Cloak to sneak into Hogsmeade, then went to the village herself.
• Hermione transformed into a black cat and confronted Sirius Black, who had been following her as a black dog.
• Sirius said he wanted to learn what sort of people Harry's friends were, and Hermione challenged him to fight.

Hermione agreed to help Sirius find Peter Pettigrew so he would not disrupt Hogwarts, then discovered Harry and Malfoy had begun to reconcile. Harry and Ron were transported to the Forbidden Forest, where Sirius confronted them and accused Scabbers of being Pettigrew, but Ron disarmed Sirius before Harry could act.

• Sirius asked Hermione for help finding the man who betrayed Harry's parents, and Hermione told him to follow her lead.
• Hermione decided to help Sirius to keep Hogwarts stable while she pursued her plans in the Marvel Universe.
• Hermione overheard Harry thank Malfoy for saving him during a Quidditch match, while Malfoy insisted he would still report Harry for sneaking into Hogsmeade.
• Harry woke beside Ron in the Forbidden Forest, where Sirius appeared and Harry accused him of betraying his parents.
• Sirius claimed Peter Pettigrew was alive and disguised as Scabbers, but Ron defended his pet and disarmed Sirius with Expelliarmus.