Marvel: I, Hermione, am from Hogwarts!

Tony's breath hitched.

The one-eyed man in front of him struck at his weak point precisely, and he found it hard to refute, because it was the truth.

If Hermione hadn't been there, he and Pepper would probably have died at Obadiah's hands long ago.

“That…that’s because Obadiah stole my work, which is like using my suit against me,” Tony still stubbornly insisted. “In the end, Iron Man still won.”

At this moment, Pepper tugged at his arm, her expression turning serious.

“Tony, I think you should seriously consider his suggestion.”

Chapter 40 S.H.I.E.L.D. Mystic Advisor

Tony looked at Pepper with surprise.

“Tony, you can’t handle everything on your own,” Pepper said seriously. “The Iron Man suit is powerful, but you are not the suit. You will make mistakes and oversights. If something like Obadiah happens again, it may be too late to save you.”

Pepper wanted him to have a group of similar people he could rely on, and didn't want him to go it alone.

This would make him feel safer and also alleviate his loneliness.

Tony was silent.

Actually, he realized something last night.

The Iron Man suit can completely overwhelm ordinary people, such as terrorists, but it becomes quite ineffective against enemies who are supernatural or possess similar powers.

For example, the Iron Monger this time.

“Miss Potts is right.”

Fury said, "This world is much bigger than you think, and there are many unknown things hidden beneath the surface. We must unite."

"Take the witch for example. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't even know that magic exists, let alone anything about the mystical side and the wizarding world. I have a feeling that something is waiting for us in the future, so the formation of the Avengers is necessary."

Hermione listened and couldn't help but admire that while Blackie was indeed cunning, his intuition and keen insight were almost beyond the limits of ordinary people.

Whether it was forming the Avengers, being the first to detect problems within Project Insight and S.H.I.E.L.D., or secretly recovering the Space Helicarrier and resolving Sokovia's urgent need to save people during the Ultron incident, all of these actions were exemplary.

"I need to think about it."

After a moment of silence, Tony spoke again, but he was no longer as resistant as before.

Fury nodded.

He hadn't expected to achieve his goal directly; today was just a prelude.

“Besides that, there’s one more thing,” Fury said, settling for second best. “S.H.I.E.L.D. cordially invites you to become their technology advisor.”

Tony scoffed, "You can't afford my salary."

But then he immediately changed the subject: "However, since you know your stuff so well, it's not impossible for you to help out as a friend."

Then he added a sentence.

"Don't overthink it. I agreed simply because you protected Pepper last night and also contributed to the search and rescue."

Although he repeatedly emphasized this reason, he always gave people a strange sense of arrogance.

Having dealt with Tony, Blackie turned to look at Hermione.

"Miss Wizard, about the Avengers..."

Before he could finish speaking, Tony immediately became alert, his eyes turning hostile.

"What, is S.H.I.E.L.D. now targeting even children? We adults can't protect the world, so we have to rely on a child to risk their lives for you?"

Fury thought to himself, "I'd love to, but with you guys keeping such a close eye on Hermione, what chance do I have?"

Actually, he was just saying it casually. Putting aside the fact that it would be too embarrassing for the adults to ask Hermione for help, even if it were really possible, Natasha and Coulson wouldn't agree.

Even if Hermione is incredibly strong, she's still just a twelve-year-old girl. Many people wouldn't be able to bring themselves to send her to the battlefield to fight and die.

I do have some conscience, though not much.

“You misunderstand, Mr. Stark,” Fury corrected himself. “I just wanted to invite Miss Wizard to serve as an advisor to our S.H.I.E.L.D., but not in the field of technology, but in the field of mysticism.”

"Oh? Is there something else I need to do?"

Hermione pointed to herself, somewhat surprised.

Fury said, "That's right. Miss Wizard comes from the wizarding world, and her knowledge of the mystical side is crucial to world security. With your assistance, S.H.I.E.L.D. will be able to protect the people, fight evil, and uphold justice more effectively."

In any case, let's put on the compliments first.

"Just a consultant?"

Tony's eyes were filled with suspicion.

"I assure you that once the witch joins, she will have a very high degree of freedom and will only teach knowledge."

Hermione suddenly became interested: "So, does that mean I can teach other people like the professors at Hogwarts?"

She rubbed her hands together, a strange light flickering in her eyes.

He had the same excitement as a child who was finally able to teach someone else.

Fury nodded. "Of course."

Is it permissible to use corporal punishment on students who are considered "stupid"?

Hermione gave a devilish look.

Fury: "..."

He suddenly realized that recruiting Hermione might not be the right choice.

“As long as you don’t kill our agents…” Fury hesitated for a moment, his voice sounding uncertain.

He tentatively suggested, "It would be even better if you could teach them one or two spells."

See the picture poorly.

Hermione shook her head and said, "It's not that I'm unwilling to teach, it's just that people with magic are too rare, and the Ministry of Magic has special means to monitor the world. Once a child who meets the criteria is found, he will be directly recruited by various magic schools."

Although he had already guessed it, Fury was still somewhat unwilling.

"Isn't there any other way to give someone magic?"

“No,” Hermione answered decisively. “However, it is possible to enable Muggles to cast spells, but it is very troublesome and the effect is not good.”

Fury's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Can you do it?"

“No, even if I could, I wouldn’t do it.” Hermione glared at him. “Do you want the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic to storm into S.H.I.E.L.D. and arrest your agents?”

Fury fell silent.

Tony suddenly interjected, "Are you really going to be their mystery advisor?"

Hermione looked at Tony with her beautiful big eyes: "Yeah, I think it's pretty interesting."

This is true.

In her idea, the existence of wizards should be known to the world anyway, so she might as well take this opportunity to reveal a part of it first.

Tony nodded and looked at Fury: "How much salary are you planning to pay her?"

Fury: "?"

Tony narrowed his eyes: "You're not going to say that S.H.I.E.L.D. not only hires child laborers but also doesn't plan to pay them, are you?"

Fury's face darkened; that was indeed what he thought.

However, after Tony made it so obvious, he couldn't bring himself to say anything about fighting for the world or for justice.

"How much do you think you should pay Hermione, given her value?" Tony pressed.

“One million?” Fury asked tentatively.

Tony gave a cold laugh.

"How about this, I'll offer her ten million a month to be a consultant for Stark Industries, what do you think?"

Fury's face darkened further, and he could only look to Hermione for help.

Hermione poked her cheek with one finger, looked up at the ceiling, and fell into thought.

After a long while, she suddenly thought of something and said, "How about this? The TV series say that your kind of organization has a lot of interesting things. How about you give me enough access to your interesting collections and information, Lu Dan?"

Upon hearing this request, Fury was startled.

Chapter 41 Quidditch

Fury was startled and immediately wanted to refuse.

For an organization like S.H.I.E.L.D., the most important things are the confidentiality of intelligence and the strict privileges of agents.

Once Hermione has access, wouldn't all her secrets be exposed?

However, the next second, he abruptly stopped speaking.

It was just a subconscious thought, but upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem like it's entirely impossible...

Hermione is probably just interested in novel things and poses no real threat. Besides, there are many things within S.H.I.E.L.D. that cannot be confirmed, such as Item 084... who knows?