Chapter Summaries

Hermione broadcast Harry’s abduction and Voldemort’s resurrection to Hogwarts, then explained how she had anticipated the ritual and prepared to monitor Harry. She revealed that she had deliberately let Harry touch the Goblet of Fire, leaving everyone stunned by her reasons.

• Voldemort explained that he had arranged the Triwizard Tournament to bring Harry to him, but a force suddenly transported them both away.
• Hermione projected Harry’s view of a graveyard to Hogwarts, showing Bellatrix completing the ritual that resurrected Voldemort.
• Dumbledore calmed the panicking crowd while Hermione explained how the prophecy, the escaped Bellatrix, and Harry’s name in the Goblet had led her to suspect the plan.
• Hermione revealed that she had given Harry a monitoring potion disguised as Felix Felicis and used it to share his sight and hearing.
• When Barty Crouch asked why she had not stopped Harry, Hermione said she had let Voldemort return to life.

Hermione revealed that she had destroyed Voldemort’s Horcruxes and used Harry as a Portkey to bring Voldemort to Hogwarts. Voldemort accused Barty Crouch Jr. of betraying him, while Hermione claimed Crouch Jr.’s plan to lure and kill Voldemort was already halfway successful.

• Hermione told the crowd that Voldemort’s Horcruxes were destroyed and argued that his resurrection gave her a chance to kill him.
• Hermione revealed that the potion she gave Harry had turned him into a Portkey, bringing Harry and Voldemort from the graveyard to Hogwarts.
• Snape accused Hermione of turning Harry into a Portkey, and Hermione confirmed it.
• Voldemort recognized Hogwarts and blamed Barty Crouch Jr. for betraying him.
• Barty Crouch Jr. denied betraying Voldemort as the crowd realized that Moody was Crouch Jr.
• Hermione told Barty Crouch Jr. that his plan to lure Voldemort out and kill him was already halfway to success.

Hermione exposed Barty Crouch Jr. and challenged Voldemort to a duel so Harry could be freed. Voldemort accepted, and their one-on-one fight began with Hermione discovering that his magical power matched her own.

• Hermione revealed that Moody was Barty Crouch Jr. and claimed he had helped lure Voldemort to Hogwarts.
• Snape restrained Barty Crouch Jr., while Dumbledore publicly praised his supposed undercover service and declared him pardoned.
• Voldemort realized he was outmatched, seized Harry as a hostage, and demanded to be allowed to leave.
• Hermione offered Voldemort a one-on-one duel, promising he could leave unharmed if he won, and Dumbledore guaranteed her word.
• Voldemort released Harry and attacked Hermione with Avada Kedavra, but she dodged with Element Transformation and recognized his level-six magical power.

Hermione outmaneuvered Voldemort by pretending his Killing Curse had killed her, then struck him down when he turned away. After declaring the Dark Lord dead, she challenged the common explanation for Harry's survival, leaving everyone wondering how either of them had survived the curse.

• Hermione and Voldemort fought fiercely while Dumbledore shielded the onlookers from the battle.
• Hermione let Voldemort's Avada Kedavra Curse appear to kill her, prompting him to turn away and boast to Dumbledore.
• Hermione reappeared behind Voldemort and killed him with an Avada Kedavra Curse, while a faint wisp of black smoke escaped his corpse.
• Hermione announced Voldemort was dead, stunning the crowd and leaving Harry, Dumbledore, and the others bewildered.
• Barty Crouch Jr. demanded to know how Hermione had survived the Killing Curse, and Hermione rejected the claim that love had saved Harry.

Hermione explained that Lily Evans used ancient magic to stop Voldemort’s Killing Curse, leaving Harry shaken and Snape consumed by regret. After Barty Crouch Sr. accepted that Voldemort had returned and disowned his son, Hermione took Barty Crouch Jr. away and Apparated to Malfoy Manor.

• Hermione explained that Lily’s ancient magic, awakened by her love and sacrifice, had protected Harry from Voldemort’s Killing Curse.
• Harry struggled with the revelation, while Snape remembered dismissing Lily’s interest in ancient magic and blamed himself for her death.
• Barty Crouch Sr. acknowledged that Voldemort had returned and said he would inform the Ministry of Magic.
• Hermione wondered whether Dumbledore already knew she was immune to the Killing Curse, then asked to take Barty Crouch Jr.
• Barty Crouch Sr. disowned Barty Crouch Jr., and Hermione carried him away from Hogwarts before Apparating to Malfoy Manor.

Hermione brought Barty Crouch Jr. to Malfoy Manor, where Lucius and Narcissa watched his memories and learned that she had killed Voldemort. Barty realized Lucius had sided with Hermione and accused him of betraying the Dark Lord.

• Hermione entered Malfoy Manor with Barty Crouch Jr. and took the head of the household’s seat while Lucius and Narcissa treated her deferentially.
• Hermione showed Lucius and Narcissa Barty Crouch Jr.’s memories, including Voldemort’s return and Hermione defeating him in a duel.
• Lucius felt relieved that Hermione’s victory had removed his fear of Voldemort punishing him for his betrayal.
• Barty Crouch Jr. recognized that Lucius had sided with Hermione and accused him of betraying the Dark Lord.

Lucius declared his allegiance to Hermione, while Barty Crouch Jr. sank into despair over Voldemort’s downfall and asked to be killed. Hermione summoned Tom, whose appearance left Barty trembling in recognition and terror.

• Lucius rejected Barty Crouch Jr.’s accusation and swore the Malfoy family’s loyalty to Hermione.
• Lucius warned Barty that Voldemort’s remaining followers would consider him a traitor and target him.
• Barty questioned how Voldemort had become a deranged, noseless man and begged Hermione to kill him.
• Hermione said she wanted Barty to meet someone and summoned Tom from the Marvel Universe.
• Tom complained that Hermione had interrupted his construction, then mocked Barty as a possible beggar recruit.
• Barty recognized Tom’s face and began trembling in shock and fear.

Hermione revealed that Tom was Voldemort’s younger self and offered Barty Crouch Jr. the choice to serve him or the defeated original Voldemort. Barty pledged his loyalty to Tom, then knelt before Hermione after Tom reminded him that she led the Witch Cult.

• Hermione introduced Tom as the Witch Cult’s Sin Archbishop of Pride and revealed his name as Tom Marvolo Riddle, or Voldemort.
• Lucius recognized Tom as the one behind the Chamber of Secrets and the Diary, while Barty Crouch Jr. eagerly knelt and called him Master.
• Tom told Barty that Hermione was the boss and that he was only an employee.
• Hermione explained that Tom and the defeated Voldemort were enemies and gave Barty a choice between serving either one.
• Barty pledged his loyalty to Tom, then knelt before Hermione when Tom pointed out that she led the Witch Cult.

Hermione tasked Barty Crouch Jr. with building a Witch Cult organization from Voldemort’s wavering followers, then returned with Tom to Avengers Tower. There, the Avengers told her they had recently destroyed Hydra’s largest base in Sokovia with Ultron’s help, leaving Hermione puzzled by Ultron’s cooperation.

• Hermione stopped Barty Crouch Jr. from harming himself and ordered him to recruit Voldemort’s wavering followers into the New Death Eaters, a secret Witch Cult organization managed under Tom.
• Hermione replaced Barty Crouch Jr.’s Dark Mark with a Witch Mark and designated Malfoy Manor as a secret base for the New Death Eaters.
• Hermione returned to New York with Tom, who immediately Apparated back to his construction site, while she went to Avengers Tower.
• Hermione found the Avengers celebrating with Skye and learned from Tony that they had used Ultron to track down and destroy Hydra’s largest base in Sokovia.
• Hermione wondered why Ultron had not turned against the Avengers and was helping them instead.

Hermione returned to Earth and caught up with the Avengers on Hydra, Ultron, and Skye's new role. She recounted her exploits in space, leaving the Avengers stunned by the scale of what she had done.

• Tony told Hermione that Strucker, Ava Starr, and Jasper Sitwell had divided Hydra's remnants, and that the Avengers had captured Strucker in Sokovia with Ultron's help.
• Hermione realized Tony had used the Mind Stone to accelerate Ultron's evolution and worried that the AI might be plotting something.
• Skye explained that Tony had recruited her into the Avengers after discovering her powers, while Coulson supported her departure because the magical factions had helped quiet supernatural crime.
• Tony introduced Dr. Helen Cho, whom Hermione recognized as Nagini and who was an excited fan of hers.
• Hermione told the Avengers about bringing the Ravagers under her command, defeating Ronan the Accuser, taking down Knowhere, and killing the Celestial Ego.
• The Avengers reacted with shock to Hermione's account, and she reassured Tony that she had returned because she wanted to see them.

The Avengers reunited with Hermione after hearing about her adventures and then tried to lift Mjolnir. Hermione stepped forward to take her turn, leaving Thor uneasy about what she might do.

• Tony and Steve expressed relief that Hermione had returned safely, and the group asked her about the universe.
• Tony questioned Thor about Mjolnir, and Thor explained that only someone worthy could lift it and inherit the Asgardian throne.
• Tony and Pepper asked Hermione whether she liked any boys at Hogwarts, but she changed the subject to the hammer.
• Banner failed to lift Mjolnir and awkwardly imitated Hulk, while Tony's strength and Iron Man armor also failed.
• Hermione volunteered to try lifting Mjolnir, and Thor's smug smile froze as he sensed trouble.

Hermione used her magic and the Power Stone to break Odin’s restriction and lift Mjolnir, shocking Thor and the Avengers. As the others teased Thor about Hermione inheriting Asgard’s throne, he insisted he remained first in line, and Hermione devised a mischievous response.

• Hermione tried to summon Mjolnir with Accio, but the hammer did not move.
• Hermione cast a counterspell through the hammer’s Runes, overpowering its resistance with the Power Stone and her magical power.
• Hermione lifted Mjolnir, and the Avengers cheered while Thor stared in disbelief.
• Tony and Natasha joked that Hermione was Asgard’s new princess, and Thor failed to summon the hammer from her hand.
• Thor argued that he remained first in line to inherit Asgard, while Hermione came up with a mischievous idea.

Hermione enchanted Mjolnir so everyone except Thor could lift it, then restored Thor’s worthiness after teasing him. When she and Tony went to inspect Ultron, they discovered that it had escaped with the Mind Stone.

• Hermione secretly changed Mjolnir’s enchantment, leaving Thor unable to lift it while the Avengers and Helen Cho lifted it easily.
• Hermione ended the spell, and Thor lifted Mjolnir again and embraced it.
• Hermione asked Tony to take her to see Ultron, and they found his laboratory wrecked and its communications silent.
• Tony discovered that Ultron had destroyed JARVIS, erased the laboratory surveillance, and fled with its core program.
• Hermione asked Tony where her Mind Stone was.

After Ultron fled with the Mind Stone, the Avengers concluded that Hermione’s return had made it fear losing its leverage against her. Hermione stayed calm and began considering how to capture Ultron, while global networks soon descended into chaos.

• Tony, Banner, and the Avengers debated why Ultron had escaped with the Mind Stone, and Banner suggested that Hermione’s return had triggered its betrayal.
• Hermione reasoned that Ultron might believe her fabricated Dark Witch prophecy and fear that she would reclaim the Mind Stone.
• The Avengers agreed that Ultron’s defection was aimed at Hermione, while Thor remained confused about why it would fear her.
• Tony apologized to Hermione, who reassured him and considered making Ultron a loyal subordinate for the Witch Cult.
• Within days, networks around the globe fell into unprecedented chaos.

Hermione tested Wanda’s growing Chaos Magic, appointed Agatha and Wanda as the Witch Cult’s Archbishops of Greed and Wrath, and learned that Hydra had unexpectedly tracked Agatha down. The chapter left Hermione wondering how Hydra had found Agatha despite her concealment.

• Tony and the Avengers struggled to trace Ultron as it caused chaos across financial, defense, and conflict zones.
• Hermione tested Wanda’s improved Chaos Magic and judged her power equal to or greater than the Avengers’ strongest members.
• Hermione appointed Agatha the Archbishop of Greed and Wanda the Archbishop of Wrath, leaving Envy and Lust vacant.
• Wanda asked Hermione about Tom, and Hermione teased her about possibly having feelings for him.
• Agatha told Hermione that Hydra agents had found her and asked her to join them, prompting Hermione to consider how they had tracked her down.

Hermione realized Ultron had used global chaos to find Hydra as an ally against her. At a secret Hydra base, Ultron offered Sitwell and Ava a partnership, and Sitwell eagerly welcomed him with flattery.

• Hermione deduced that Ultron had used its network analysis to locate Agatha and intended to recruit forces to fight her.
• Ultron revealed itself to Sitwell, Ava, and Hydra soldiers at a secret underground base and declared that Hydra would become great again.
• Ava questioned Ultron about capturing Baron Strucker, and Ultron claimed it had removed an obstacle within Hydra as a disguise.
• Ultron proposed an alliance against the Avengers and the Witch, promising Hydra power in return for its help.
• Sitwell clasped Ultron's hand and praised it, welcoming it as Hydra's savior.

Ava and Sitwell tried to stop Ultron from gaining Hydra’s help, only to discover that both of them secretly served Hermione. They planned to recruit Agatha to deliver a warning, but Hermione arrived with her and revealed that Agatha was on their side too.

• Ultron showed Ava and Sitwell the Mind Stone, ordered Hydra to prepare materials for his new body, and asked them to contact Agatha.
• Ava stabbed Sitwell after he tried to shoot her, but Sitwell survived using a healing Metal Ring and revealed that he also served Lady Witch.
• Ava and Sitwell discovered they were both loyal to Hermione and agreed to warn her about Ultron’s plans by recruiting Agatha.
• Several days later, Agatha appeared at the Hydra base with Hermione, who told Ava and Sitwell that Agatha was on their side as well.

Hermione explained that Ultron planned to use vibranium and Helen Cho’s biological-cradle technology to build a body for the Mind Stone. She ordered Sitwell, Ava, and Agatha to cooperate with Ultron while secretly tracking and steering it, leaving them with instructions to protect Helen and direct Ultron toward Wakanda’s vibranium.

• Hermione introduced Agatha Harkness as the Witch Cult’s Archbishop of Greed, and Sitwell enthusiastically praised her.
• Sitwell told Hermione that Ultron had approached him about cooperating to obtain materials for a new body.
• Hermione deduced that Ultron intended to target Ulysses Klaue for vibranium and Helen Cho for her biological-cradle technology.
• Hermione told Sitwell, Ava, and Agatha to cooperate with Ultron because destroying its current incarnation would only drive its core program into hiding.
• Hermione ordered them not to let Ultron kill Helen Cho and told Sitwell to use his connection to Ulysses Klaue to reveal Wakanda’s vibranium reserves to Ultron.

Hermione restored Ava’s quantum abilities without the pain and gave her magic equipment, while promising Sitwell a reward for watching Ultron. At Avengers Tower, Tony located Ultron meeting a black-market dealer on a cruise ship, and the Avengers prepared to investigate.

• Hermione offered Ava a choice between periodic spells to stabilize her condition and a potion that would remove her senses while restoring her quantum abilities.
• Ava drank the Sensory-Blocking Potion, regained her powers without pain, and received magic equipment from Hermione.
• Sitwell grew jealous of Ava’s gifts, but Hermione promised him a reward after the crisis if he kept monitoring Ultron.
• Tony announced that Ultron was meeting a black-market dealer aboard a cruise ship, and the Avengers assembled to pursue their lead.

The Avengers confronted Ultron and his mysterious Masked Woman ally aboard Ulysses Klaue’s ship. As Tony fought Ultron elsewhere, the Masked Woman used her phasing ability and a powerful pistol to knock Thor down and threaten Skye, just as Iron Man returned.

• Steve, Tony, Skye, and Thor boarded Ulysses Klaue’s ship and found Klaue dead beside Ultron and the Masked Woman.
• Tony charged Ultron, and the two fought their way off the ship while Steve, Skye, and Thor faced the Masked Woman.
• The Masked Woman phased through the Avengers’ attacks and struck them while they struggled to coordinate.
• The Masked Woman appeared behind Thor and shot him in the back of the head with a purple-flashing pistol, dropping him to the deck.
• The Masked Woman appeared behind Skye and aimed at her, but paused when Iron Man raced back toward the ship.