Chapter Summaries

Snape taught Vizet the foundational principles behind classifying potion ingredients and explained how combining Brain-Boosting Potion with a more complex Developing Potion could make images think. Snape then clutched his left arm and stared at Vizet in disbelief, interrupting the lesson.

• Snape dissected an armadillo and taught Vizet how its parts and properties were used in potions.
• Snape explained how Ancient Wizards used Ritual Magic, analogy, and experimentation to classify materials and trace their effects.
• Vizet inferred that an older form of Developing Potion could act on canvas and help create moving portraits, and Snape confirmed it.
• Vizet asked whether combining Brain-Boosting Potion and Developing Potion could give an image simple thoughts, and Snape said it could with additional materials as a medium.
• Snape suddenly clutched his left arm and stared at Vizet in disbelief.

After sensing a strange reaction from Professor Snape, Vizet showed him that his Obscurus was no longer a danger. Snape took Vizet to an abandoned classroom and changed their lesson to mastering the Patronus Charm, emphasizing that its incantation could help him explore his soul and positive emotions.

• Professor Snape asked about Vizet’s Obscurus, and Vizet demonstrated that he could summon its black mist without risk.
• Professor Snape led Vizet away, taking two points from Gryffindor for Harry’s muddy robes as they passed him and Ron in the corridor.
• In an abandoned classroom, Professor Snape revealed a Boggart and announced that Vizet had to master the Patronus Charm by the end of the day.
• Professor Snape explained that casting the Patronus Charm required patience and the soul, and that its incantation could uncover positive emotions.

Professor Snape taught Vizet that positive emotions could make the Patronus Charm a stable protection for the soul, then set a Dementor loose for him to face. Vizet cast the spell and entered a deeper layer of his soul, where he found himself in his old orphanage room.

• Professor Snape explained that ordinary Patronus practice relied on happy memories, then described using positive emotions to stabilize and protect the soul.
• Professor Snape told Vizet that the Patronus Charm could be a final shelter against darkness and instructed him to drive away the Dementor inside the box.
• Vizet recalled the spell’s method, raised his wand, and gathered positive emotions as Professor Snape opened the box.
• A Dementor emerged, and Vizet cast Expecto Patronum while using the positive emotions to explore deeper into his soul.
• Vizet passed through a silver-lit, shifting world and opened his eyes in his old room at the orphanage.

Vizet revisited his past in the orphanage, accepted his disability, and crossed an ancient archway and veil as he confronted death. He returned to the present and cast a powerful Patronus that drove back the Boggart and spread silver light through Hogwarts.

• Vizet found himself in his childhood wheelchair at the orphanage and realized that his disability was the darkness he had been avoiding.
• Vizet wheeled around the orphanage, recalled how his past had shaped him, and accepted himself while working through his old exam papers.
• Vizet entered a mysterious archway and passed through its veil, experiencing soul-piercing cold before feeling warmth rise within him.
• Vizet returned to the present and cried, "Expecto Patronum!" as memories of Dumbledore, Luna, McGonagall, and Xenophilius surged through him.
• Vizet's silver Patronus drove the Boggart Dementor back and spread through Hogwarts, warming the fading sunset.

Snape saw the Boggart reveal Voldemort, then felt grief and relief as the silver mist reminded him of Lily and the Patronus Charm. Meanwhile, Pansy grew close to Riddle's diary, and Riddle persuaded her to help him obtain roosters so he could drain their life force.

• Snape used Riddikulus on the Boggart, which revealed a tall, skeletal figure before vanishing into the trunk.
• The silver mist passed through Snape, bringing back memories of Lily and making him cry as he thought about the Patronus Charm.
• Pansy wrote to Riddle about Draco's friendship with Lovegood and her resentment that Snape and Dumbledore favored Lovegood.
• Riddle praised Pansy's handwriting and judgment, drawing her into a long conversation that made her see him as an understanding older brother.
• Riddle asked Pansy to find roosters at Hogwarts so he could take their life force, and offered to teach her a spell to do it.
• Pansy eagerly asked what she should do to relax enough for Riddle to teach her the spell.

Pansy gave Riddle her blood, allowing him to emerge from the Diary, and agreed to help him find a secluded place to practice magic. Later, Vizet left Professor Snape and returned Ron’s repaired Wand, while Harry and his friends wondered why Snape had passed them without taking points.

• Pansy cut her thumb and dripped blood onto the Diary, which absorbed it and formed Riddle’s human shape.
• Riddle told Pansy that he needed rooster Life Force to continue his magic, and she suggested a Forbidden Corridor that Harry Potter, Lovegood, and a professor had once entered.
• Professor Snape told Vizet to use a small Patronus Charm when visiting his office and to keep the afternoon’s events secret.
• Snape passed Harry, Hermione, and Ron without taking points, leaving them surprised.
• Vizet returned Ron’s repaired Wand, and Ron tested it by casting Lumos Solem.

Snape told Dumbledore how Vizet’s unusual Obscurus and powerful Patronus had raised his suspicions, and Dumbledore examined Snape’s Dark Mark. The conversation left Dumbledore considering how Voldemort might have preserved something that continued to strengthen him.

• Snape told Dumbledore that his Dark Mark had burned during Vizet’s lesson and that Vizet may have read thoughts he had planted in his Occlumency.
• Snape explained that Vizet’s Obscurus seemed unlike a normal Obscurus, and that Vizet had produced a powerful Patronus covering the entire castle.
• Dumbledore concluded that the Patronus showed Vizet had not been affected and agreed that Snape should have him cast it whenever they met alone.
• Dumbledore examined Snape’s Dark Mark and discovered that it acted like a keyhole through which Voldemort could sense and reach him.
• After leaving Snape’s office, Dumbledore wondered whether something preserved by Voldemort could still be serving a purpose and helping him grow stronger.

Vizet and Luna stargazed from the Astronomy Tower, where Vizet used his Patronus to share warmth and deepen his understanding of his soul. They sneaked through the castle toward the kitchens, while Filch revealed he was not trying to catch Vizet because he hoped Vizet would make him a wand.

• Luna showed Vizet Europa through the telescope and shared what she had learned about the moon.
• Vizet confirmed Europa's position, then cast a Patronus that warmed him and Luna as they continued stargazing.
• Vizet and Luna decided to visit the kitchens for noodles and pretended to hide from Filch as they explored the castle.
• Mrs. Norris's cries sent Luna and Vizet running to a huge oil painting, where they stopped to catch their breath.
• Filch told Mrs. Norris he was not trying to catch Vizet and took out the Fake Wand, saying he was counting on Vizet to make him a wand.

Vizet and Luna found Hogwarts's hidden kitchen, where Vizet used magic to make noodles for them and the House-elves. Sharing the meal brought back Vizet's memories of longevity noodles, while Luna promised to remember the day.

• Vizet and Luna escaped Mr. Filch and found the kitchen entrance by scratching a pear on an oil painting.
• Vizet asked the House-elves for ingredients and cookware so he could make noodles himself.
• Vizet used Home Life Magic to prepare noodles with tomato-and-egg topping, then cleaned the kitchen with Scourgify.
• Vizet shared bowls of noodles with Luna and the House-elves, and Luna said she would remember the day.
• Vizet tasted the fried egg and recalled the sweetness of the first longevity noodles he had eaten.

Vizet discovered that Helga Hufflepuff’s enchanted recipe notebook could record cooking memories and reveal techniques, then used Ancient Magic to extract a hidden memory from it. The new week began with Vizet trying to keep a leaf in his mouth as preparation for Mandrake-related studies, baffling his dormmates.

• An elderly House-elf named Leike showed Vizet Hufflepuff’s notebook and explained that its silver-lit recipes taught cooking techniques through memories.
• Vizet recorded his noodle recipe in the notebook and used Ancient Magic to draw a hidden silver-blue memory thread from it.
• Leike thanked Vizet and invited him to visit the kitchen again, while the House-elves gave Vizet and Luna snacks for their dormitory.
• Vizet began practicing with a leaf in his mouth and repeatedly struggled with eating, speaking in class, and breathing during a nap.
• Anthony asked about Vizet’s strange behavior, and Michael joked that Vizet was making it harder for himself to give his dormmates chances to answer questions.

Vizet reassured his friends that the leaf in his mouth was part of a magic practice while deciding to postpone his study of Runes. He brought Fred and George into the Mystic Corridor, where the twins explored its contents and found a stack of strange blank books.

• Vizet used the Levitation Charm to keep a leaf in his mouth, prompting students from several houses to offer antidotes and other help until he explained he was practicing magic.
• Vizet tried to uncover Helga Hufflepuff's memory in the Pensieve but found that solving its Rune puzzles would take a long time, so he prioritized his other studies.
• Vizet opened the Mahogany Cabinet and led Fred and George down the staircase into the Mystic Corridor.
• Fred and George celebrated the corridor's size and explored its barrels and armor mannequins as possible materials for their experiments.
• George found a stack of strange books, and Fred said one reminded him of a book their family had once owned.

Vizet learned that fire could remove the protection on a blank book, then extracted its memory with Fred and George’s help. They used Serena’s notebook to reach a Pensieve room, where the twins prepared to view the memory.

• Fred and George recalled pranks that had terrified Ron and nearly bound him to a dangerous magical contract.
• George explained that burning the blank book’s outer layer had revealed a hidden collectible’s magic, and Vizet realized fire might unlock the book.
• Vizet carefully burned one blank book, exposing its protection, then used the Memory Extraction Charm to draw out a silver thread.
• Fred and George worried that viewing the memory in a Pensieve might be dangerous for Vizet, but Vizet revealed he knew where to find one.
• Vizet, Fred, and George used Serena’s notebook to travel to the Pensieve room, where the twins urged Vizet to pour in the memory.

Vizet and the Weasley twins watched a memory of Weirdo Wendelin disrupting a witch-burning and rescuing a magically gifted girl, then learned Serena would not yet explain how she had obtained the memory. The twins persuaded Vizet to help them make a Nose-Biting Teacup and joked about promoting him to partner.

• Vizet and the Weasley twins entered a Pensieve memory and watched a witch make a magical teacup with biting teeth.
• Weirdo Wendelin disguised herself, swapped the judge’s teacup, and disrupted the execution of a frail girl accused of witchcraft.
• Weirdo Wendelin protected the girl from the flames and invited her to leave with her, then brought her to Hogwarts.
• Vizet recognized the memory as likely belonging to Weirdo Wendelin and asked Serena how she had obtained it, but Serena replied that it was not time yet.
• Fred and George asked Vizet to help them make a Nose-Biting Teacup and joked that he deserved a promotion to partner.

Vizet helped Fred and George craft a safer, cheaper Nose-Biting Teacup, learning their family’s Magical Artifact techniques while sharing his own knowledge. After a week, he brought a Mandrake leaf to the Astronomy Tower under a clear full moon, where it began to glow in the moonlight.

• Vizet learned that Fred and George had inherited Magical Artifact crafting techniques from their family and agreed to help them make a Nose-Biting Teacup.
• Fred and George developed the prank’s effect, made Magic Powder through Alchemy, engraved runes, and completed the enchantment with Vizet’s advice.
• Vizet’s Magic Cube Theory and crafting suggestions lowered the teacup’s production cost, and the twins reduced its selling price to attract customers.
• Vizet joined Fred and George in crafting Magical Artifacts to gain experience while waiting for the full moon.
• A week later, Vizet brought a Mandrake leaf to the Astronomy Tower, where it shimmered beneath the clear full moon.

Vizet began the first step of the Animagus process, but the Mandrake leaf behaved very differently from the instructions, merging with his soul and being absorbed. He repeated the process, then sought Professor McGonagall’s help to understand what had happened.

• Vizet followed the Animagus Notes and placed a Mandrake leaf in his mouth, experiencing a vivid vision of a swirling starry sky instead of the expected sensations.
• A sprout emerged from the walls of Vizet’s soul and merged with the leaf, growing into a Mandrake that matured, withered, and vanished as the leaf dissolved into his body.
• Vizet repeated the first step with another Mandrake leaf and found that the same thing happened, leaving him more energized and mentally sharp.
• Vizet went to Professor McGonagall’s office and described the strange results of both attempts.
• Professor McGonagall listened gravely and recognized that a Mandrake leaf dissolving into a wizard during the first step was unprecedented in her experience.

Professor McGonagall helped Vizet investigate why Mandrake leaves kept nourishing his soul instead of shielding it during Animagus preparations. After she obscured the moon with a Weather Charm, Vizet tried again, but the light still gathered slowly, and Dumbledore arrived offering help.

• Professor McGonagall confirmed that Vizet’s understanding of his soul was causing the Mandrake leaf to nourish it, and learned that Aberforth was teaching him the Soul Maze.
• Vizet tried protecting his soul with Occlumency, but the Mandrake leaf still entered his Soul Maze and nourished his body.
• Professor McGonagall observed that moonlight was gathering on Vizet instead of the Mandrake and proposed changing the weather.
• Professor McGonagall used a Weather Charm to gather clouds over the moon while Vizet prepared another Mandrake leaf.
• Vizet tried again under the clouds, but the light gathered slowly, and Dumbledore appeared and offered to help.

Dumbledore, Snape, Sprout, and Flitwick gathered at the Astronomy Tower as Vizet struggled to complete a soul-related magical step. Dumbledore and Flitwick helped McGonagall weaken the moonlight’s influence, allowing Vizet to connect the Mandrake leaf to the Soul Maze and recognize a link to what he had seen through the Magic Eye.

• Dumbledore encountered Snape on the way to the Astronomy Tower, and Snape abruptly turned away after realizing his explanation for being there was flawed.
• Dumbledore spoke with Sprout by the Greenhouse, where she confirmed Vizet was under McGonagall’s supervision and her Mandrakes were basking in the moonlight.
• Dumbledore and Flitwick reached the Astronomy Tower and found McGonagall maintaining a Weather Charm while moonlight shone on Vizet; they realized his difficulty involved his soul.
• Flitwick raised mist from the Black Lake with Wingardium Leviosa and merged it with McGonagall’s clouds, while Dumbledore used an Undetectable Extension Charm to weaken the moonlight further.
• The Mandrake leaf curled into a needle and moved away from the Soul Maze, whose exchange of emotions with the leaf reminded Vizet of the Magic Circuits he had seen in a young Mandrake’s leaves.

Vizet used the Magic Eye to understand the patterns behind magic and realized how it could support deduction based on his existing knowledge. He brought a memory to Dumbledore’s office for the professors to examine, where they entered it and found it remarkably free of personal bias.

• Vizet reflected on how the Magic Eye revealed magical patterns and explained that using them for deduction depended on knowledge he had already mastered.
• Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Flitwick brought Vizet back to the castle after their work was done, and Vizet thanked them.
• Vizet asked to use a Pensieve, so Dumbledore led the group to his office.
• The group met Fred and George on the eighth floor as the twins returned to the Gryffindor Common Room after sneaking out.
• In Dumbledore’s office, Vizet extracted a memory with Move Spirit Remove Memory and placed it in the Pensieve.
• Dumbledore and the others entered Vizet’s memory and praised how little it reflected personal subjectivity.

Vizet explained how the Mandrake leaf absorbed memories and formed an anchor point during the first step of becoming an Animagus. With help from Professor Flitwick’s Siphon Phenomenon analogy and Dumbledore’s prompt, he concluded that a hair later corrected the anchor point to preserve the wizard’s current appearance.

• Vizet demonstrated that the Mandrake leaf and his memory exchanged traits, with the leaf granting him the characteristic of absorption.
• Professor Flitwick introduced the Siphon Phenomenon, and Vizet created a simple model to illustrate how water flowed between two cups.
• Vizet compared the Mandrake leaf to a siphon tube and a needle, explaining that it absorbed memories and established an anchor point near the soul.
• Dumbledore suggested tracing the process back to its source, and Vizet realized that the hair used later corrected the anchor point.
• Vizet concluded that the hair ensured an Animagus returned to their current human appearance rather than becoming younger.

After reviewing Vizet’s memories of his Animagus research, Dumbledore and the professors discussed his ideas for inscribing magical memories into the transformation process and arranging supervision for his experiments. The chapter ended with Dumbledore teasing Snape about Vizet’s discovery involving young Mandrake leaves.

• Professor McGonagall urged Vizet to publish his Animagus research in Today's Transfiguration, but Vizet said he wanted to complete the transformation first.
• Vizet suggested inscribing pure magical memories onto the Animagus transformation’s “siphon,” and Dumbledore encouraged him while promising to supervise the final step.
• Vizet asked whether a Weather Charm could create the storm required for Animagus Transformation, and Dumbledore said an ordinary Weather Charm could not.
• Professor Flitwick offered to teach Vizet the Weather Charm, and Dumbledore sent everyone back to rest.
• Snape entered the Headmaster's Office, declined Dumbledore’s offer to experience the Pensieve, and heard that Vizet had discovered interesting properties in young Mandrake leaves.