Chapter Summaries

Hermione agreed to use her Prophecy Spell to check on Tony Stark by foreseeing the future of someone close to him. When Pepper Potts doubted that Hermione could help, Hermione magically immobilized her, leaving the prophecy attempt unresolved.

• Hermione asked Nick Fury whether Tony Stark was a good man and agreed to help after he said yes.
• Hermione explained that she could not locate Tony directly but could foresee the future of someone close to him.
• Natasha suggested bringing in Pepper Potts, and Fury had a clear crystal ball prepared before agents brought Pepper to meet Hermione.
• Pepper agreed to help at first but doubted Hermione when Fury said magic would find Tony and tried to leave.
• Hermione shut the door with magic and cast Full Body-Bind on Pepper, freezing her in place.

Hermione showed Pepper, Nick Fury, Natasha, and Coulson images from her memories of Tony Stark’s future, passing them off as a prophecy and reassuring Pepper that Tony would be rescued. She warned them not to let their knowledge of the future dictate their choices, because the future was not fixed.

• Nick Fury urged Pepper to cooperate, and Hermione released Pepper from the Full Body-Bind Curse.
• Hermione pretended to cast a Prophecy Spell, then admitted she needed the crystal ball only to display images from her mind.
• Hermione projected remembered scenes onto the crystal ball, and Pepper recognized Tony Stark at an airport with one arm in a sling.
• Hermione assured Pepper that Tony would survive and be rescued, while Nick Fury became interested in recruiting a wizard for S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Hermione revealed that the displayed scenes came from her memories and warned everyone not to let the supposed prophecy control their actions.

Hermione persuaded Fury and the others to let events surrounding Tony Stark unfold normally, then pretended to suffer from prophecy to secure favors and resources from S.H.I.E.L.D. After she flew away, Sitwell reported her powers to an elderly man in Washington, who decided to take control of her.

• Hermione told Fury that S.H.I.E.L.D. should search for Stark as usual, and Pepper worried about how long they would have to wait.
• Hermione faked the effects of the Prophecy Spell, prompting Pepper and Natasha to comfort her and Fury to offer S.H.I.E.L.D.'s help.
• Hermione demanded magical ingredients, then accepted Fury's offer to find other things on Earth and collected her identification papers and a bank card with six zeroes.
• Hermione flew out on a broomstick with the Crystal Ball, leaving Pepper, Natasha, and Fury astonished.
• Sitwell reported Hermione's healing and prophecy to an elderly man in Washington, who said they should control her before Fury could.

Hermione led Harry and Ron to find the troll in the girls' bathroom and killed it with a shield and its own club. She collected its blood and gained soul energy before McGonagall and the other teachers arrived.

• Hermione followed Harry and Ron away from the students being escorted to their dormitories so they could find the troll.
• Hermione, Harry, and Ron found the troll in the girls' bathroom, where it raised its club to attack them.
• Hermione blocked the troll's strike with Protego, then used Leviosa to beat it to death with its own club.
• Hermione injected the troll with her syringe, collected its blood, and gained 10 soul energy from Dark Harvest.
• McGonagall and the other teachers hurried into the bathroom as Hermione turned toward the boys.

Hermione, Harry, and Ron were punished after Hermione killed a troll, and Hagrid took them and Malfoy into the Forbidden Forest to investigate an injured unicorn. Hermione collected some unicorn blood while the others searched nearby.

• Ron claimed responsibility for bringing Hermione and Harry to the troll, but Hermione admitted she had killed it and demonstrated her magic to McGonagall.
• McGonagall deducted points from the four students and ordered them to help Hagrid as punishment; Quirrell and Voldemort discussed Hermione's role in the troll's death.
• Hermione agreed to give Ron a broom like her Nimbus 2000 after he asked to borrow it.
• Hagrid took the four students to the edge of the Forbidden Forest and found unicorn blood from an injured unicorn.
• Hermione collected a syringe of unicorn blood while Hagrid, Harry, and Ron searched nearby.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.