After Tony Stark outs himself as Iron Man on live television, he acquires a magical stalker in the form of a bored (female) Harry Potter, who has emerged from the Veil of Death in a world without wizards. A cat-and-mouse game ensues when Stark's curiosity drives him to ever-increasing lengths to capture his invisible benefactor, who struggles with maintaining her distance.

When Umbridge feuds with Dumbledore over firing Trelawney, she sets events in motion that threaten to destroy the young spy, Severus Snape. When he receives an unexpected offer, he begins to think that maybe he was wrong to despair, because this actually might be the best opportunity he's ever had.

After the disastrous end of the Triwizard Tournament, the Order of the Phoenix seeks recruits. At her first meeting, an American witch witnesses one of Severus Snape's reports and becomes fascinated by the icy, ill-used spy.