Chapter Summaries

Vizet discussed the Boggart’s transformation with Luna, then went to the abandoned classroom to test whether it had been affected by his Soul Maze. The Boggart appeared as Luna and offered him a Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Bean, leading Vizet to conclude that it had mistaken something from the Soul Maze for his fear.

• Students and professors discussed Vizet’s Boggart, while Lupin felt a chill during his conversation with Professor McGonagall.
• Luna suggested the Boggart had only seen the surface of Vizet’s fear, and Vizet discussed how Boggarts and Dementors were both “Non-Beings.”
• Luna asked about the Dementor’s Cloak, and Vizet said it continued to shrink and change.
• After checking the castle with the Marauder’s Map, Vizet used his Phoenix Animagus form to reach the abandoned classroom.
• Vizet opened the storage cabinet and watched the Boggart emerge as Luna, offering him an orange-flavored Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Bean.
• Vizet concluded that the Boggart had treated something in his Soul Maze as the thing he feared.

Vizet studied how Boggarts responded to the Soul Maze and their surroundings, concluding they likely had no memory and did not recognize people. At Hogwarts, students read that Sirius Black had killed a Dementor, leaving them to wonder how the Ministry would handle him.

• Vizet researched Boggarts with help from Lupin, whose father had studied the creatures, and learned Lupin had distanced himself from his father because he feared the risks of being a Werewolf.
• Vizet repeatedly altered the Soul Maze and the Boggart's environment, finding that darkness made it more active and that it took time to change forms when his modifications changed.
• Vizet's experiments led him to conclude that Boggarts probably had no memory and did not recognize people.
• Anthony read The Daily Prophet's report that the Ministry had discovered a Dementor was dead and blamed Sirius Black, claiming the killing threatened Azkaban's standing.
• Anthony, Michael, Chris, and Terry discussed how the report might increase pressure on Cornelius Fudge and give Sirius a chance to avoid an immediate Dementor's Kiss while the Ministry interrogated him.

Vizet investigated the Boggart’s changing Magic Circuit with the Magic Eye, then developed a theory that its circuits extended into the world to obtain the forms it imitated. He used several ancient magics to try to sense the Boggart’s true form, but the chapter ended with him detecting something barely present inside the storage cabinet.

• Vizet observed that the Boggart’s tangled Magic Circuit changed when it transformed into an exam candidate who had drunk Forgetfulness Potion, and he noted its resemblance to the Marauder’s Map.
• Vizet made the Boggart turn into a Cornish Pixie and confirmed that its Magic Circuit changed to match the Pixie’s.
• Vizet conjectured that the Boggart’s extending Magic Circuit reached into the world to obtain the forms it copied, but he could not verify the idea.
• Vizet returned to the abandoned classroom and prepared to study the Boggart’s exterior using Ancient Magic: Improved Extinguishing Charm, the Night Vision Charm, and Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil's Snare Form).
• Vizet transformed his hand into a Devil’s Snare and spread its vines toward the storage cabinet, sensing something inside that seemed almost nonexistent.

Vizet used the Devil’s Snare to investigate the Boggart in the storage cabinet and concluded that it was a soul-like “Non-Being” that sensed fear through soul interaction and shaped a body from nearby objects. He recorded his theory but was left wondering why the Boggart retained so little memory and had to sense a person’s fear anew each time.

• Vizet used the Devil’s Snare to search the cabinet and found that he could not fully sense the Boggart while it was inactive.
• Vizet approached the cabinet again and watched dust gather into a candidate who had drunk Forgetfulness Potion.
• Vizet compared the Boggart’s need for fear with Dementors’ hunger for emotion and developed a theory that the Boggart was similar to a soul.
• Vizet wrote down his conclusions and questioned why the Boggart had so little memory and had to sense the same person’s fear again.

Vizet explained his Boggart research and its connection to the soul to Professor Lupin and Dumbledore. Lupin admired Vizet’s insights but remained troubled by Sirius Black’s flight.

• Vizet ended the protective magic around the abandoned classroom and told Lupin that the Boggart was still in the storage cabinet.
• Lupin asked whether researching Boggarts felt oppressive, and Vizet reassured him that he was comfortable and had begun investigating the soul.
• Vizet asked whether Lupin knew about soul research, but Dumbledore arrived before Lupin could answer.
• Vizet described his Boggart research to Lupin and Dumbledore, who followed his ideas more readily than Lupin did.
• Lupin reflected on how long he had neglected his magical studies and remained distressed that Sirius Black was still on the run.

Vizet discussed future research into Boggarts and armor with Dumbledore, who reassured Lupin about his work and the support he had received. Later, Snape began teaching Vizet about Wolfsbane Potion after tutoring him in Golpalott's Third Law.

• Vizet and Dumbledore agreed to discuss the armor the following weekend, while Dumbledore praised Vizet's insight into Boggarts.
• Dumbledore told Lupin that his Defence Against the Dark Arts teaching had earned the students' approval and urged him to keep working.
• Vizet visited Snape's office for a lesson on Wolfsbane Potion.
• Vizet recalled how Golpalott's Third Law required extra ingredients and precise proportions to counter the interactions in mixed poisons, comparing the process to cooking.
• Snape asked Vizet what he knew about Wolfsbane Potion, and Vizet said it had one part supplied by Damocles Belby's family and another brewed by the potioneer.

Vizet analyzed the Wolfsbane Potion’s ingredients and interactions with Golpalott’s Third Law, then concluded that its effects seemed too ordinary to control werewolf madness. Snape asked whether Vizet had worked with a werewolf researcher, and Vizet revealed that he had spoken with Professor Fufang and received his research notebook.

• Snape told Vizet to analyze the Wolfsbane Potion using Golpalott’s Third Law.
• Vizet classified the ingredients’ magical properties and identified Dragon Blood Tree Resin, Hedge Woundwort, and St. John’s Wort as the main ingredients.
• Vizet examined how the remaining ingredients strengthened or balanced the main ingredients’ effects.
• Vizet compared the potion with earlier formulas and concluded that its ingredients seemed unlikely to suppress werewolves’ madness.
• Snape asked whether Vizet had dealt with a wizard researching werewolves, and Vizet said he had communicated with Professor Fufang and received a research notebook.

Vizet brewed the Wolfsbane Potion under Professor Snape’s supervision, using Arithmancy to speed up its first stage and learning that the next ingredient might be poisonous. Snape prepared to test the finished potion on a toad.

• Snape gave Vizet the Wolfsbane Potion brewing instructions and hinted that Damocles Belby’s family’s medicinal package was essential.
• Vizet used Arithmancy to optimize the stirring and completed the first brewing stage in an hour and a half.
• Snape instructed Vizet to use the Bubblehead Charm before adding a dangerous silver liquid, which transformed the potion into something that felt poisonous to Vizet.
• Vizet finished the potion with a pure silver spoon and observed its eerie silver appearance and metallic scent.
• Snape told Vizet to pour out a cup, then levitated a struggling toad from a cage to begin the experiment.

Vizet investigated how the Wolfsbane Potion affected a toad’s body and soul, then told Snape that the potion worked on both. Snape sent him away, privately noting how quickly Vizet had reached the point.

• Snape gave a toad one-fifth of a cup of Wolfsbane Potion, and it convulsed, lost its vitality, and exploded when Vizet tried to dissect it.
• Vizet stayed in Snape’s office and used Ancient Magic: Soul Commanding Curse and Magic Eye to study another potion-treated toad.
• Vizet sensed the potion pumping blood through the toad, causing painful sensations, and briefly disrupting his control over it before it collapsed.
• Snape returned and asked Vizet what he had discovered, and Vizet said the Wolfsbane Potion affected both the soul and the body.
• Snape told Vizet to go, then remarked that he had helped them reach the point faster.

Luna’s dormmates talked about Hogsmeade and Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop, while Luna remembered sharing tea and reading with Vizet in the Mystic Corridor. Vizet met her by the One-Eyed Witch statue and opened its secret passage so they could sneak to Hogsmeade together.

• Amica Miller, Emma Hitchins, Melanina Parkinson, and Olivia Yaxley discussed Hogsmeade and Penelope Clearwater’s planned visit to Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop.
• Luna remembered sharing snacks, flower tea, The Quibbler, and discoveries about Boggarts with Vizet in the Mystic Corridor.
• Amica Miller invited Luna to visit Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop with her when they could go to Hogsmeade, and Luna agreed.
• A Horned Owl guided Luna to a corridor where Vizet waited beside the statue of the One-Eyed Witch.
• Vizet cast Dissendium to open the secret passage, then lit his Wand with Lumos Solem and offered to lead Luna through it.

Vizet and Luna spent their Hogsmeade visit choosing sweets at Honeydukes and mailing a parcel to Xenophilius Lovegood. After avoiding the professors at the Three Broomsticks, they visited the Hog's Head, where Aberforth welcomed them and went to fetch pomegranate juice.

• Vizet and Luna browsed Honeydukes and chose sweets to share with Vizet's dormmates and send to Xenophilius Lovegood.
• Luna told Vizet that Xenophilius had loved Pepper Imps and used to breathe fire for her and her mother.
• Vizet and Luna saw Hermione and Ron near Scribbulus Writing Implements and learned that Harry was staying at school to prepare an essay for Hogwarts Voice.
• Vizet and Luna mailed the sweets to Ottery St Catchpole at the Hogsmeade Post Office.
• Vizet and Luna encountered Lupin and the other professors outside the Three Broomsticks, then changed course for the Hog's Head.
• Aberforth recognized Vizet and Luna at the Hog's Head and went to get them pomegranate juice.

Vizet and Luna visited Aberforth at the Hog's Head, where they shared pomegranate juice and talked about Vizet's Giggle Liquor and past adventures. Aberforth asked them to visit more often, and they left him smiling as he served a regular his liquor.

• Aberforth brought Vizet and Luna pomegranate juice and teased Vizet about sending gifts with only one owl.
• Vizet explained that he had obtained the Giggle Liquor recipe by chance during his summer travels in North America.
• Aberforth joked about advertising Vizet and the liquor at the bar, but admitted he would rather Vizet visit during the holidays.
• Aberforth and Vizet clinked glasses, and Aberforth urged Vizet and Luna to come by more often.
• After Vizet and Luna left, Aberforth refused an elderly Wizard's request for a pomegranate cocktail and served him Giggle Liquor instead.

Professor Flitwick showed Vizet a poster for the All-England Wizard Duelling Competition, and Vizet decided to enter while making sure it would not interfere with his studies. He planned to register on October 31 after the Halloween Feast, and Flitwick began explaining what the initial screening test might involve.

• Professor Flitwick called Vizet into his office and showed him the competition poster, which advertised registration dates, a special Portkey, and a prize of two thousand Gold Galleons.
• Flitwick told Vizet that matches usually took place on weekends and offered to help arrange a suitable schedule.
• Vizet said he wanted to compete and exchange ideas with other wizards.
• Flitwick explained that the poster's Trophy Wax Seal would become a usable Portkey during registration, but Vizet would need to reach Hogsmeade first.
• Vizet planned to register on October 31 after the Halloween Feast, and Flitwick recalled that past screening tests had involved Mud Monsters.

Vizet explained his new theory that a person’s spirit and soul were distinct but influenced each other, using his research into Boggarts and Luna’s water comparison to support it. Dumbledore praised his progress as they prepared to discuss Armor Magic.

• Vizet visited Dumbledore and suggested postponing their meeting because Dumbledore looked exhausted, but Dumbledore said they would finish soon.
• Dumbledore began their discussion with the Boggart and explained that magic could manifest similarly while being understood and used differently by each wizard.
• Vizet said Luna had inspired him to think of Boggarts as water reflecting people’s fears, and he connected that idea to the effects of excess fertilizer on plants.
• Vizet described his theory that spirit was the core and soul was shaped by concrete experiences, with each influencing the other.
• Dumbledore applauded Vizet’s explanation and praised the progress he had made through researching Boggarts.

Vizet used his understanding of Boggarts and the relationship between spirit and soul to learn Armor Magic from Dumbledore. He successfully cast Blood Oath Knight on a teacup, creating an armor he could control smoothly.

• Vizet explained how Boggarts instinctively sought and responded to fear because they lacked spirit, and connected their abilities to their soul.
• Vizet recalled how the ancient wizard Andros had driven away Boggarts and inspired wizards to develop Riddikulus.
• Dumbledore taught Vizet the Blood Oath Knight incantation and explained how the caster guided their soul to shape the armor.
• Vizet traced a water droplet with his Wand and cast Blood Oath Knight on Dumbledore's floating teacup.
• The teacup transformed into a glowing suit of armor, and Vizet moved it without difficulty.

Vizet analyzed Armor Magic and learned from Dumbledore that it could lead to more advanced uses of the soul. After witnessing Dumbledore reshape the Headmaster's Office through will alone, Vizet managed to summon a teacup without a spell and reflected on magic as a means of creation and convenience.

• Vizet cast Armor Magic a second time and concluded that its gesture guided the soul through the blood and Wand, using the body as a bridge between spirit and soul.
• Vizet asked whether armor was only the first form of the magic, and Dumbledore confirmed that it had further possibilities.
• Dumbledore used his soul to transform the Headmaster's Office into a starry scene containing an image of Hogwarts Castle, then restored it.
• Vizet applied what he had learned and summoned a teacup and tea to himself without using a spell.
• Vizet praised the inventors of the Levitation Charm and Summoning Charm for making magic accessible through practice, and Dumbledore agreed that creation was magic's purpose.

Neville and Hanna developed complementary interests in Magical Plants, with Neville focusing on cultivation and Hanna on grafting. Fred and George told Vizet that Oliver Wood had updated Gryffindor’s anti-Vizet Quidditch training to version thirteen, preparing for poor weather.

• Fred and George staggered into the Mystic Corridor after Oliver Wood’s special training and joked that he was more terrifying than Dementors.
• Neville returned to studying Magical Plants with Hanna, whose interest in grafting complemented Neville’s skill and patience in cultivating plants.
• Sprout supported Neville and Hanna by answering their questions about Magical Plant grafting.
• Fred and George described Oliver Wood’s four-part special training plan, which targeted Harry, the twins, the rest of the team, and Wood himself.
• Luna guessed that the plan had reached version thirteen, and Fred told her that professionals were barred from entering.
• George said Wood expected Dementor-related bad weather to affect Quidditch, especially Harry’s Seeker performance.

As Fred and George struggled to study for their O.W.L. exams, Vizet examined Neville’s damaged Wand and suggested it might be holding back his magic. Neville considered keeping his father’s Wand as a reminder while getting a new one, and decided to speak with his Grandmother.

• Fred and George studied History of Magic while Vizet and Luna translated an ancient Runes scroll.
• George swung his textbook at a Wand flying toward him, but Vizet caught it and returned it to Neville.
• Neville explained that the Wand had belonged to his father and that his magic had recently become difficult to control.
• Vizet suggested Neville’s father’s Wand might not suit him and warned that its battle damage could make it unsafe to keep using.
• Luna compared the Wand to a place of comfort rather than something Neville longed for, and Neville agreed to talk to his Grandmother about getting a new one.

On Halloween Eve, Fred and George told Professor McGonagall they planned to improve their essays by writing and ruthlessly critiquing each other’s work, and she agreed to give their method a chance. After a peaceful Halloween Feast, Vizet made sure the Ravenclaw students returned safely to their Common Room, especially near the corridor where an accident had happened last year.

• Fred and George frightened new students with enchanted suits of armor, then took Professor McGonagall’s scolding and heard that Molly was worried about their O.W.L. preparation.
• Professor McGonagall praised Ron’s improved essays and his effort in submitting an article to Hogwarts Voice with Harry.
• Fred and George explained their plan to write each other’s essays and exchange them for harsh critiques, and Professor McGonagall encouraged them to submit an essay to Hogwarts Voice.
• The students celebrated Halloween with a feast and ghost performances in the decorated Great Hall, and nothing unusual happened near last year’s accident site.
• Vizet escorted the Ravenclaw students to the Bronze Gate and watched them enter their Common Room before he felt reassured.

After Sirius Black attacked the Fat Lady’s portrait, Dumbledore organized a search of Hogwarts and reassured Penelope Clearwater that Vizet was safe. Vizet met Aberforth in Hogsmeade, learned about a hidden option in the duelling tournament’s first assessment, and planned to take it after Christmas.

• Sirius Black damaged the Fat Lady’s portrait after she refused to let him into Gryffindor Tower, and Peeves told Dumbledore what had happened.
• Dumbledore sent staff, ghosts, and house-elves to search the castle while the students gathered in the Great Hall for the night.
• Penelope Clearwater told Dumbledore that Vizet was missing, and Dumbledore assured her that Vizet had safely left the castle on business.
• Vizet visited Aberforth at the Hog’s Head and said he planned to enter the All-England Wizard Duelling Competition.
• Aberforth explained that applicants could request a double-difficulty first assessment to advance, and Vizet welcomed the chance to compete after Christmas.