AN: This is my second Harry Potter/Marvel crossover, and I hope you all like it! See bottom AN for more information!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or Marvel, but I really wish I did

Chapter One: Before Hogwarts and Year One at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

"Iris, it's time to leave. We'll be late to the Malfoy's!" James Potter yelled up the stairs of Potter Manor at his six-year-old daughter.

"Daddy, I don't want to go! Pansy will make fun of me again!" Iris pouted as she stomped down the stairs, arms crossed over her green satin dress. Her fiery red hair was pulled back into a simple french braid, her bangs covering the lightning bolt scar that was just above her right eye.

James' look darkened. "I don't care, you will be coming with me. That is final. Do you hear me, young lady?"

"Yes, daddy," Iris replied, her spring green eyes filled with shame.

James and Iris stepped up to the fireplace, taking a small handful of Floo powder. "Malfoy Manor!" James yelled, throwing down the powder into the empty grate. Green flames erupted around them, transporting them to the infamous Malfoy Manor.

"Ah, Lord Potter, I feared you weren't coming! And I see you have brought the young Miss Potter!" Lucius Malfoy announced as he approached the two Potters.

"Yes, we had a bit of a problem getting someone to cooperate. She didn't want to come."

"What a shame, does she misbehave often?" Lucius smirked.

"Sadly, yes," James replied, pausing as if in thought.

The sound of heels clinking softly against the tile drew both men's attention to the entrance to the ballroom. "Ah, if it isn't the lovely Lady Malfoy and the young Mr. Malfoy as well. Thank you for hosting such a wondrous party."

"It's nothing, Lord Potter. My job is simply to welcome guests and provide my husband with support."

"Well, you do a very good job at it, Lady Malfoy," James replied with a smile.

"Why don't you go join the party, Lord Potter? I just had the bar restocked, seeing as Lord Black drank it dry the last time we invited him," Lucius offered, gesturing to the open doors of the ballroom.

James just nodded, walking into the high ceilinged room. The elder Malfoys followed, but Iris didn't move. She kept looking between the fireplace and the kiddy table in the far corner of the room. "What is it, Iris?" Draco asked, sensing her trepidation.

"I don't want to go in. But if I don't, daddy will get mad at me. And if I go in, Pansy will make fun of my bangs again. I don't know which is worse, daddy when he's mad and drunk, or Pansy," Iris sniffed.

"I'll make sure Pansy doesn't bother you, but just this once. My father will get upset if I make Pansy mad. He wants her to be my future wife," Draco replied with a shudder.

"Okay, thanks Draco," Iris replied as she started to walk towards the kiddy table.

As the party wore on, James got more and more drunk. Iris could tell that Pansy really wanted to tease her because she kept seeing mean sneers thrown her way. The other girl, Daphne, seemed nice but she didn't talk much. She could hear Draco's father calling for him from across the ballroom and sighed, waiting for the tormenting to start.

Ten minutes later, the entire ballroom was startled into silence at the sound of Pansy's scream. "What did you do to my hair?"

"I- I.." Iris began, but she was pulled away from the table by her very angry father. "Daddy, I didn't mean to. She was making fun of me again!" Iris cried as her father drug her off to a spare room in the manor.

As the party resumed, no one noticed that Iris didn't return, except for Draco. He didn't say anything in fear of upsetting his father, but he was still worried about Iris. Finally, as midnight rolled around, guests began to leave, James Potter being one of the last to leave. As Draco and his mother were walking toward the family wing of the Manor, they heard the quiet sound of crying coming from a guest room. Narcissa peaked inside to find Iris sitting against a wall with her hands around her knees, crying. "Iris, what is wrong?" she asked.

"I don't know why Daddy is so mad all the time. I didn't mean to turn Pansy's hair green, but why did he have to get so mad about it?" Iris sniffed.

Narcissa walked over to Iris and kneeled down, gently lifting Iris's head towards her. She gasped when she saw the beginnings of a bruise forming on her right cheek, and got even more upset at the obvious bruises on Iris's upper arm. "I don't know why he got so upset, dear. But it seems as if your father left you here on accident. How would you like to stay with us tonight? I'll make sure to owl your father."

"Are you sure Lord Malfoy won't be too upset? I don't even have any night clothes."

"Not to worry. I'll make sure Lord Malfoy won't be too upset. And I'm sure Dobby can find you some suitable night clothes."

Upon hearing his Mistress call for him, Dobby appeared in the room. "You called, Mistress?"

"Yes, Dobby. Can you find some night clothes for Miss Potter and prepare the spare room closest to Draco's? Miss Potter will be staying with us for tonight."

"Of course, Mistress. Would you like for me to inform Master Malfoy?"

"No thank you, Dobby. That is all I need from you."

Dobby bowed and apparated away, getting to his jobs.

"Draco, can you take Iris to her room, please? I need to have a word with your father."

"Yes, mum."

As Draco and Iris walked, they could hear the faintest echo of Narcissa's and Lucius's conversation. Once they reached the spare bedroom, Draco did something unexpected. He hugged Iris. "Don't worry, Iris. I won't let anyone hurt you while I'm around."

But that was only the beginning for Iris Potter. As she got older, her father became angrier and angrier. Her only coping mechanism was the voice in her head that kept telling her things would eventually get better. Iris finally had a slight reprieve when she went to Hogwarts, but that didn't last long. When Professor McGonagall called out "Potter, Iris" things changed again.

"Hmm. Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... So where shall I put you?"

"I don't mind, I just don't want to upset my daddy. He'll be very mad if I end up where he thinks I shouldn't go. But I don't really care where I go. Wherever you think would be best for me, Hat."

"I know the perfect place for you. You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that."

"That sounds okay to me."

"Very well then, better be - SLYTHERIN!"

The entire Great Hall was silent, then the Slytherin table exploded into loud cheers. Iris went and sat over by Draco and his friends, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. Only Draco noticed her slightly worried face. He frowned, knowing exactly what she was worried about.

The next morning, half the school walked into the Great Hall to a very very angry James Potter and a tearful Iris. Severus Snape looked on in confusion, but it was Professor McGonagall that stopped the shouting. "Lord Potter, please stop this at once."

"I am well within my rights to punish my child as I see fit, Professor McGonagall."

"At home, James. Not here in the middle of the Great Hall on the first day of classes. And should you have a problem with her behavior at home, you should bring it to her Head of House so some school privileges can be revoked for a period of time."

James just grumbled, grabbed Iris's arm and snarled "We'll take about this over the holidays." before he stormed out of the castle.

The next problem was Halloween when a troll got let into the castle. Iris had her suspicions about Professor Quirrell, he was an odd man, always stuttering. He was an okay teacher, but he didn't explain much about the topics they covered in class. But if he was such a good defense teacher, why didn't he just deal with the troll himself? Even her "invisible" friend agreed there was something fishy going on with that man. "I don't like him at all, Pet. Please be careful around him," he said.

"Of course, Tom. I promise."

On the way to the dungeons, she heard that a first year Ravenclaw was in the girls' bathroom. So, of course, she had to go be the hero, despite Draco's warnings. They saved the girl, Hermione, but still got in trouble for not listening to the Professors' directions.

The rest of her first year went smoothly until the very end of the year when she found out the Professor Quirrell was a host body for a part of Voldemort. She had managed to keep him from getting to the Sorcerer's Stone, but she was injured in the process. That prompted a whole new argument with her father as they made their way home for the summer holidays.

Severus Snape was a very confused man by the time the Potter brat's first year at Hogwarts was done. When he had first laid eyes on her after she was sorted into his house, he saw nothing but her father, despite being almost identical to Lily. But when Potter Sr. was screaming obscenities at her in the Great Hall the following morning, he was stunned. He brushed it off as a slight disagreement between the two, thinking that Iris hadn't gotten something she wanted. Later that day when she was in his potions class, he noticed her flinch every time he moved to quick or the Weasley boy got too close to her. As the year progressed, he kept noticing this strange behavior while she was in class, particularly after the winter holidays. There was a time where he thought he even saw bruises on the girl's arm, but he told himself later that it was just the shadows messing with his eyes. After all, Potter was a spoiled brat. There was no way her own father would have hurt her.

AN: Well, that's the first chapter folks! I apologize for how short it is, as I was halfway through writing Chapter Three when I made some changes to parts of the story. As always, reviews are welcome. I will say that if you want to criticize my work, please don't be too harsh. Also, if you do not like the direction I'm taking my story or how I portray the characters, DON'T READ IT! Keep in mind, this is Fanfiction, it's not meant to be 100% canonical. The characters will be different from those in the books and movies because I'm not J. K. Rowling or the creators at Marvel. Please keep that in mind. Also, keep in mind that I may be a bit slow with updating because of college. I'm currently in the middle of my mid-terms, and my finals for this semester will be coming up here in about a month and a half.