Chapter Summaries

Vizet sent Dobby to Malfoy Manor with a potion bottle as a return gift for Lucius Malfoy and coached him to deliver an ambiguous message. Lucius accepted the gift, then noticed the bottle’s unusual stain-repelling surface and wondered if it was a Goblin object.

• Vizet hired Dobby for one Galleon a week and one day off, then gave him a forged metal potion bottle to deliver to Lucius Malfoy.
• Vizet told Dobby to speak only if Lucius asked questions and encouraged him to imagine how Voldemort would respond to a gift.
• At Malfoy Manor, Narcissa questioned Lucius about his distracted manner while Draco joined his parents for breakfast.
• Dobby returned to Malfoy Manor and told Lucius that Vizet had sent him a reward for his loyalty, instructing him to continue serving and remember his duty.
• Lucius ordered a House-elf to wipe the bottle, then noticed that it had no sweat stains and asked whether it was a Goblin object.

Lucius examined the Dark Lord’s Soul Soothing Potion and suspected it was connected to goblin craft, while Dobby settled into life with the Lovegoods. The Daily Prophet published Rita Skeeter’s attack on Dumbledore, and Xenophilius blamed Minister Fudge.

• Lucius tested the potion bottle against furnace ash and compared it with goblin silverware, concluding that the Dark Lord might be studying goblin craft.
• Narcissa told Lucius that the Parkinson Family wanted to meet with him, and he wondered if it concerned Pansy’s mistake.
• Dobby served breakfast to Xenophilius, Vizet, and Luna, and joined them at the table.
• Vizet read Rita Skeeter’s Daily Prophet article accusing Dumbledore of forbidden magic experiments at Hogwarts.
• Xenophilius declared that Fudge was behind the attack because he wanted to weaken Dumbledore.

Vizet investigated Rita Skeeter’s reports about Dumbledore and learned from Penelope Clearwater that Hogwarts students had been poisoned during Christmas. The Daily Prophet blamed Dumbledore while the Ministry of Magic investigated, leaving Vizet convinced that powerful interests were trying to undermine him.

• Vizet asked Dumbledore whether the Parkinson Family was behind the anonymous tips, and Dumbledore replied that he had matters to handle and told Vizet not to worry.
• Rita Skeeter reported that Dumbledore had tortured and petrified Mrs. Norris, and the Ministry of Magic announced that an Auror would investigate Hogwarts.
• Vizet sent Penelope Clearwater a letter, and she confirmed that students had collapsed from a slow-acting poison mixed with a curse and that Snape was preparing an antidote.
• Penelope told Vizet that the Ministry’s Auror and Hit Wizards had arrived at Hogwarts, and she criticized how quickly they acted compared with during the First Wizarding War.
• Rita Skeeter published another report claiming Dumbledore had poisoned students and that Aurors had found suspicious clues, while Vizet concluded the Ministry and the newspaper were working to weaken Dumbledore.

After the Christmas holiday, Vizet questioned Dumbledore about Lockhart, the reports, and the Ministry’s hostility toward him. Dumbledore then brought out his Pensieve, preparing to reveal memories from his youth.

• Students discussed the Daily Prophet’s reports, including Rita Skeeter’s claims and Lockhart’s supposed antidote.
• At dinner, Vizet noticed Lockhart had returned wearing a thick turban instead of a Wizard hat.
• Vizet asked Dumbledore whether Lockhart had been possessed by Voldemort or had revealed links with Pure-blood Families, and Dumbledore said there were no signs of possession.
• Vizet told Dumbledore that Lucius Malfoy had sent him Dobby and that he had signed a work contract with the House-elf.
• Vizet said the reports showed the Ministry’s hostility toward Dumbledore, who reflected on Cornelius Fudge and the corrupting power of authority.
• Dumbledore took out his Pensieve and said he wanted to revisit troubling memories from his youth.

Vizet watched Dumbledore’s memory of Marcus Flint being drained of Life Force and concluded that a foreign soul was feeding on him. Back in the Headmaster’s Office, Dumbledore identified Lockhart as an accomplice and revealed Voldemort’s original name, Tom Riddle, whose past behavior reminded Vizet of himself.

• Vizet entered Dumbledore’s memory and watched Snape treat Marcus Flint, whose Life Force continued to dwindle despite the potions.
• Vizet deduced that a soul belonging to someone else was drawing on Marcus Flint’s Life Force, and Dumbledore learned that Vizet had studied Bloodline Magic through the Guardian.
• Vizet suggested Lockhart had stopped draining the students and returned some of their Life Force, and Dumbledore agreed that Lockhart was likely an accomplice.
• Dumbledore rearranged the letters of I AM LORD VOLDEMORT to reveal TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE and told Vizet about Tom Riddle’s ambition and social skills.
• Vizet realized that Tom Riddle’s behavior resembled his own and understood why Lucius Malfoy had mistaken him for Voldemort.

Dumbledore explained that Voldemort was orchestrating events to force him from Hogwarts and endanger Muggle-born students, then revealed he intended to use the pressure to pursue several goals. He asked Vizet to guard Hogwarts in his absence and help Harry if he faced danger, leaving Vizet shaken by Dumbledore’s willingness to risk himself.

• Vizet and Dumbledore discussed how Tom Riddle’s methods differed from Voldemort’s and how he was manipulating the crisis to target Dumbledore and the Parkinson family.
• Dumbledore warned that Voldemort might arrange an accident and purge Muggle-born students after Dumbledore left Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore revealed that the Ministry and Pure-blood Families were pressuring him to resign, and that he planned to turn their actions to his advantage and reduce Pure-blood influence on the Board of Governors.
• Dumbledore told Vizet that his arrival had freed him from some restraints and that he had found someone who could inspire him to act more and make up for past mistakes.
• Dumbledore asked Vizet to guard Hogwarts and help Harry if he encountered danger, and Vizet left fearing that Dumbledore was moving toward his own end.

Vizet and Luna set out with Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Hagrid to find a mysterious Altar deep in the Forbidden Forest. As they followed Vizet’s magical guidance, a Centaur blocked their way and warned them to stop.

• Vizet used the Directional Spell on the Marauders’ Map to confirm the Altar’s location, then prepared leather armor for himself and Luna.
• Hagrid led Vizet, Luna, Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall into the Forbidden Forest and warned the students about dangerous creatures and plants.
• Vizet used the Directional Spell to guide the group deeper into the forest.
• A black Centaur emerged, shot an arrow in front of Hagrid, and ordered the group to stop.

Vizet brought Dumbledore, Luna, and Professor McGonagall to the Primordial Altar with Bane’s help, then used Ancient Magic Power to activate it and summon a storm. He drank the Animagus potion and began the transformation, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Bane recognized Vizet as the foal favored by a Unicorn and led the group through the centaur settlement to the altar.
• Bane explained that the Primordial Altar had appeared after a storm more than ten years earlier, sharing the meaning of an old centaur song.
• Vizet placed the Crystals in the altar and used Ancient Magic Power to make its Runes glow.
• Vizet cast Tempest and Summon Lightning, creating a violent storm over the Forbidden Forest.
• Professor McGonagall advised Luna to call to Vizet if animal instincts overtook him, and Vizet drank the Animagus potion after reciting its incantation.

Vizet completed his Animagus transformation into an unusually large Golden Eagle while experiencing a deeper understanding of the soul. He returned to reality eager to explore his discovery, but first tried to reassure Luna with an eagle’s chick-like chirp.

• Vizet used the Animagus potion’s protective effect to experience his soul merging with an animal form, and concluded that the soul could be shaped like clothing.
• As Vizet transformed, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall watched while Luna waited anxiously beside them.
• Vizet became a large Golden Eagle with bronze and brown-gold feathers and fiery-red markings on his wings.
• Luna sensed that Vizet remained clear-headed, and Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall discussed his unusual combination of soul-related discoveries through the Patronus Charm and Animagus transformation.
• Vizet left the Third Perspective, realized his transformation had succeeded, and chirped toward Luna and the others.

Vizet discovered that his Animagus form could cast spells connected to his Golden Eagle body and entered a vast galaxy of magical memories. He returned with new insight into Animagus and knowledge of Grindelwald’s Fire Shield, then turned his attention to the Wizard Combat Guide’s page on thunder.

• Vizet used his Golden Eagle form to cast the Levitation Charm, the Cutting Curse, and the Cleaning Charm, but failed to cast the Mending Charm.
• Vizet realized that only spells related to his Animagus form could be cast through his magical memories.
• Vizet entered a brilliant galaxy of magical knowledge and spoke his understanding of how his protections and memories had expanded Animagus magic.
• Vizet saw Snape’s Sectumsempra curse and learned the casting method for Gellert Grindelwald’s Fire Shield.
• Vizet returned to reality as his Phoenix Mark began to glow, then opened the Wizard Combat Guide to its page on thunder.

Vizet used the Ancient Magic Power in the Wizard Combat Guide to transform into a phoenix, but the transformation overwhelmed him with fire and heat. Luna helped him regain control, and he took her into the sky while Professor McGonagall explained that he still needed to release his instincts before changing back.

• Vizet channeled the Ancient Magic Power into the Altar and transformed into a phoenix amid a bolt of silver-blue lightning.
• Dumbledore protected Luna, Hagrid, and Professor McGonagall as the enormous phoenix spread scorching heat, while Luna approached Vizet.
• Vizet struggled through the phoenix transformation’s torment until Luna’s voice helped him regain control.
• Luna stroked Vizet’s feathers and reassured him, then climbed onto his back as he flew into the sky.
• Professor McGonagall told Hagrid that Vizet needed to release his instincts before he could change back.

Vizet completed his transformation into a Phoenix and flew Luna through the clearing storm while she promised they would find a way to stay together. He changed back beside her at Hogwarts, and they watched a rainbow as the Quidditch team began training.

• Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Hagrid saw Vizet carry Luna through the air and agreed he was recovering.
• Luna comforted Vizet by imagining places they could visit together, and she fell asleep on his back as he circled the Forbidden Forest.
• The Wizard Combat Guide recorded the Ancient Magic for the Phoenix-form Animagus transformation, and Vizet realized he could return to human form whenever he wished.
• Luna woke on the Quidditch Pitch, and Vizet changed back into a human to reassure her.
• Luna and Vizet watched a rainbow while Fred and George mistook Vizet's voice for a hallucination, and Wood ordered the team to train.

Vizet and M discussed how to increase Coolick production after Hanna received a large order from her Great-Granduncle. They considered using a Magic Printing Press powered by a Magical Artifact, and Vizet offered to help them obtain the needed crystal.

• Hanna showed M an order from her Great-Granduncle for another batch of Coolick, with a much larger summer order possible if sales went well.
• Fred and George worried that the group could not produce enough Coolick by hand, while Neville noted that exams were approaching.
• Luna sketched a machine for making Coolick, and George identified it as a Magic Printing Press.
• Vizet explained that he had successfully made a Magical Artifact using the Pixies magic pattern, but Fred and George pointed out that high-purity crystal was expensive.
• Vizet said he could find more crystal, and Fred and George offered to repay him with Coolick profits.

Vizet learned to control the changing forms of his Patronus and asked Snape how to create Phoenix Tears. Snape explained the long, weather-dependent ritual required to produce materials from powerful magical creatures, and Vizet connected that process to Ancient Magic Power matured by time.

• Fred and George questioned Vizet about the magical picture book, while Luna drew in it and Neville suggested using a Self-Stirring Cauldron to make Coolick.
• Vizet visited Snape’s office, where Snape deducted Ravenclaw points and began their private lesson.
• Vizet’s Patronus stabilized as a phoenix, and Snape taught him ways to conceal its distinctive form.
• Vizet transformed into a Golden Eagle and discovered that his Patronus could take that form or become mist.
• Vizet asked Snape about making Phoenix Tears, and Snape explained that producing material from a powerful magical creature required Ritual Magic, related materials, and a long period of stable weather.
• Vizet connected the ritual’s need for time to the Ancient Magic Power that had matured over time.

Vizet created true Phoenix Tears with his Phoenix Animagus and time-brewed Ancient Magic Power, but Snape angrily rejected his gesture of trust. Later, Vizet identified Harry’s ability to hear a mysterious voice as Parseltongue and offered to help protect him from snakes.

• Vizet used his Phoenix Animagus and Ancient Magic Power brewed by time to create true Phoenix Tears, which Snape took before telling him to end the lesson.
• Snape accused Vizet of forcing his wishful thinking onto him and described how a friend’s betrayal had led to a fool’s death.
• Vizet left the Phoenix Tears behind and met Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were discussing Harry hearing a strange voice.
• Vizet told Harry that the voice suggested he possessed Parseltongue, then demonstrated by speaking to him in the language.
• Vizet explained that Parseltongue was a talent that should be faced properly and offered Harry a Magical Artifact to keep ordinary snakes away.

Vizet showed Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall his formula for a stable second Animagus form, which drew on Uagadou's secret methods. When Vizet described entering a wondrous realm of stars, Dumbledore identified it as the Otherworld, and asked whether Vizet had learned magic there.

• Vizet brought Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall a revised paper and presented his potion formula for achieving a second Animagus form.
• Dumbledore recognized the formula's design and explained that Uagadou kept its Animagus secrets hidden through Magic Contracts.
• Professor McGonagall praised Vizet's use of Moonstone Powder to replace the full moon and described the animal ornaments worn by African wizards.
• Vizet recounted seeing a boundless universe of stardust, and Dumbledore identified the realm as the Otherworld, also known as Ālaya Consciousness or Logos.
• Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall described their own experiences in the Otherworld, and Dumbledore asked whether Vizet had learned magic there.

Vizet demonstrated that he could control the Fire Shield Charm, then discussed expanding his Animagus paper and attending the summer Animagus International Symposium. On his way back, he received a letter from Lucius Malfoy about an effort to impeach Dumbledore and sent back an ambiguous warning as Tom Riddle’s next move began.

• Vizet cast the Fire Shield Charm under Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore’s watch, showing he could contain its flames in a room-sized space.
• Dumbledore and McGonagall agreed Vizet’s Animagus paper needed no revisions, and Dumbledore suggested delaying its submission so Vizet could add material on the Animagus Second Form.
• Dumbledore invited Vizet to the Animagus International Symposium during summer vacation and offered to handle the arrangements.
• Dumbledore gave Vizet materials about the Otherworld before Vizet left McGonagall’s office.
• A House-elf delivered Lucius Malfoy’s letter asking what to do about an invitation to join an effort to impeach Dumbledore.
• Vizet recognized Tom Riddle’s group was making its next move and told the House-elf to ask Lucius whether he would stand with people doomed to fail.

Vizet used Phoenix Apparition to reach the Forbidden Forest, where Firenze warned him that Uranus and Pluto had shown abnormalities and gave him an ominous prediction. Meanwhile, the Daily Prophet stirred suspicion about Dumbledore, and Hogwarts students discussed the Ministry of Magic’s renewed involvement as the school year drew to a close.

• Vizet burned a letter, transformed into a phoenix, and used flames to Apparate to the Forbidden Forest, though he was not yet able to do it instantly or bring someone with him.
• Firenze met Vizet in the forest and said Uranus had shown an abnormality; Vizet gave him a Phoenix Feather so he could send warning if danger appeared.
• Firenze said Pluto had also shown an abnormality and cautioned Vizet to stay on guard, then departed without explaining his meaning.
• As homework increased at Hogwarts, the Daily Prophet published a report implying Dumbledore had concealed the identity of the person who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years earlier.
• Students discussed rumors of the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, Aurors, and Hagrid, while Anthony Goldstein recalled that the Ministry had once confronted Dumbledore after Gellert Grindelwald escaped prison.

Vizet and the students learned that the Ministry had placed a Warning Ring on Dumbledore, while The Quibbler was countering The Daily Prophet’s attacks on him by publishing evidence against Fudge. After Hagrid’s arrest, Fudge and Aurors escorted Dumbledore and Hagrid downstairs, where Hagrid stumbled and fell toward Fudge.

• Vizet explained that a Warning Ring let the Ministry monitor a wizard’s actions and magic, prompting students to condemn its use on Dumbledore.
• Terry urged the students to read The Quibbler, which had been publishing accusations and evidence against Fudge in response to The Daily Prophet’s attacks on Dumbledore.
• Harry and the others reported that Hagrid had been arrested, and Hermione guessed that the Ministry would also take Dumbledore away.
• Fudge led Aurors, Dumbledore, and Hagrid downstairs as students watched, while Tonks objected to being brought along to arrest Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore exchanged words with Mr. Parkinson and Mr. Yaxley, and Hagrid stumbled forward as an Auror drew his Wand and warned Fudge.

Vizet learned that the wizard who possessed people and drained their Life Force might have survived by making a Horcrux. Salazar Slytherin began explaining the soul-splitting magic, while the Ministry reopened its investigation into Hagrid and Dumbledore.

• Cornelius Fudge fell down the Marble Staircase, blamed Hagrid, and faced students who said Hagrid had never touched him.
• Anthony and Vizet suspected Lockhart had deliberately appeared, and The Daily Prophet later announced a renewed Ministry investigation targeting Hagrid and Dumbledore.
• Vizet met Salazar Slytherin in the Mirror World and noticed that Slytherin seemed weaker than before.
• Vizet asked what magic could let someone possess people and drain their Life Force, and Salazar suggested the person had made a Horcrux.
• Salazar explained that a Horcrux was made by tearing apart and sealing away part of the soul, and said the process made the soul unstable.