Chapter Summaries

Vizet explained to Meriem Strout how Agnes’s Animagus transformation went wrong and left her trapped in animal form. He linked the failure to Baruffio’s Brain Elixir and began refining a treatment plan for her stalled transformation.

• Meriem Strout described Agnes’s clothing during her failed transformation and recounted how cautious she had been.
• Meriem Strout said Agnes drank Baruffio’s Brain Elixir before attempting the transformation to strengthen her will.
• Vizet concluded that the potion had made Agnes’s will too forceful, preventing her Animal Instinct from gaining the initial advantage.
• Vizet compared the transformation to a tug-of-war between the Animagus’s soul and Animal Instinct, explaining how Agnes became trapped in an intermediate state.
• Meriem Strout confirmed that Agnes’s transformation had not finished, and Vizet continued refining her treatment plan.

Vizet completed a treatment plan to restore Agnes’s original appearance after her failed Animagus practice, using a mirror, a mature Mandrake leaf, and lightning. Meriem Strout praised the plan, though Vizet admitted he could not yet explain exactly how lightning would help and promised to write when he understood more.

• Vizet finished Agnes’s treatment plan, which used her clothes as an anchor, a mature Mandrake leaf, a mirror, and a thunderstorm to guide her back to her original appearance.
• Meriem Strout examined the plan and was astonished by how quickly Vizet had produced a practical, inexpensive treatment.
• Vizet explained that his prior Animagus research and preparations with Ms. Graves had helped him develop the plan quickly.
• Meriem Strout said the treatment plan was clear enough to explain to Agnes’s family, but asked how lightning would help restore Agnes.
• Vizet said the role of lightning had only recently occurred to him and promised to write to Meriem Strout after he found a clearer explanation.

Vizet returned home from St. Mungo’s and spent a leisurely day with Luna, then caught up with Fred and George. The twins discussed his hospital cases and their planned trip to France, which they hoped to make by plane.

• Dobby welcomed Vizet home with a lavish dinner and a hearty breakfast the next morning.
• Vizet and Luna walked together while Luna told him about her time with the Treadwell Family.
• Fred and George Apparated to Vizet and Luna, teased them, and asked to hear about unusual St. Mungo’s cases for their Quick-acting Truancy Treat.
• Vizet duplicated his notebook for the twins, who offered him a share of any profits from their new product.
• Fred and George asked whether Vizet was willing to fly to France with Harry or preferred another means of travel.

Vizet, Luna, Fred, and George planned a trip by plane, with Sirius Black and Harry arranging the itinerary. Back home, Luna showed Vizet Nora Treadwell’s research materials, whose hidden runic writing was imbued with Ancient Magic Power, and Vizet contacted Serena Pendragon about the discovery.

• Fred and George discussed traveling by plane with Vizet and Luna, who confirmed they had Wizarding Passports.
• George and Fred said Sirius Black would arrange the trip with Harry and handle any added responsibilities, possibly including Neville’s parents.
• Vizet and Luna returned home, where Dobby enjoyed his lunch and knitted clothes; Vizet used magic to preserve Dobby’s clothing-design books.
• Luna brought home Nora Treadwell’s photo album and research materials, explaining that she had sensed Ancient Magic Power in them through her Mistletoe Bracelet.
• Vizet used Magic Eye to reveal runic writing on the blank parchment and realized it had been written with Ancient Magic Power.
• Vizet wrote to Serena Pendragon about the discovery, but she did not reply immediately.

Luna looked through Nora Treadwell’s album of Magical Photos of Pandora’s childhood and shared stories about her mother with Vizet. When a photo of a burned cauldron reminded her of the time Vizet had been unconscious, she broke down and told him how frightened she had been, and he promised it would never happen again.

• Luna opened Nora Treadwell’s photo album beside Vizet and showed him Magical Photos of Pandora as a child.
• Luna told Vizet how Pandora had caught a Murtlap, named it Hephaestus, and swung high while it watched.
• Luna imagined what Pandora had been thinking in the photos and spoke as if she were sharing those childhood moments with her mother.
• Luna fell silent at a Magical Photo of a burned-out cauldron, and Vizet drew her into his arms.
• Luna told Vizet she had been terrified when he was unconscious, and he apologized and promised there would never be another time.

Luna’s numb legs gave Vizet an excuse to treat her with Healing magic, but she pretended it was not working as their playful closeness grew. She opened her eyes after Vizet kissed her cheek and saw that his cheeks were red too.

• Luna’s legs went numb, and she and Vizet fell together onto the bed.
• Vizet used Healing magic to ease Luna’s prickling legs, while Luna claimed she still felt uncomfortable.
• Vizet lay beside Luna and teased her about trying a different method after magic seemed not to work.
• Luna pretended to fall asleep as Vizet breathed near her ear and kissed her cheek.
• Luna opened her eyes and met Vizet’s gaze, noticing that his cheeks were red.

Luna and Vizet shared an affectionate moment as she fell asleep in his arms, leaving Vizet to quietly endure the discomfort of staying still. Later, the Baby Thunderbird returned to the room and tried to rouse them, while they pretended they had only just woken up.

• Luna teased Vizet with the Fire Dragon and Wizard metaphor, then curled up in his arms and fell asleep.
• Vizet held Luna still and used wandless Healing magic to ease the soreness in his arm, though his attention kept returning to her.
• The Baby Thunderbird returned from exploring the Small Garden and flew into Vizet's room.
• The Baby Thunderbird watched the supposedly sleeping pair, then rubbed its face against Vizet and Luna, prompting them to yawn in unison.

Vizet and Luna woke up with Baby Thunderbird, but their private moment was interrupted when Xenophilius returned home. Luna covered for Vizet as he recovered from a numb arm, and Xenophilius suspected Vizet was exhausted from curing the Longbottoms.

• Baby Thunderbird woke Vizet and Luna, and they thanked it for rousing them.
• Vizet rested his arm around Luna's waist, but Baby Thunderbird squeezed between them and disrupted their closeness.
• Dobby announced Xenophilius's return, and Vizet and Luna realized it was evening.
• Luna got out of bed and covered Vizet with a blanket while he used Healing magic on his numb arm.
• Xenophilius found Luna in Vizet's room and asked whether Vizet was unwell.
• Luna reassured Xenophilius and Dobby, and Xenophilius concluded that Vizet was tired after curing the Longbottoms.

Vizet woke after pretending to sleep while Luna and Xenophilius visited, and Xenophilius urged him to rest properly. The conversation turned awkward when Xenophilius found Nora Treadwell’s photo album and the blank parchment from the Treadwell Family in Vizet’s room.

• Dobby praised Vizet for working hard and said he would wait for him to wake before preparing food.
• Xenophilius teased Vizet for sleeping late, while Luna tried to hide her laughter and Baby Thunderbird protested.
• Vizet pretended to wake groggily, complained of a headache, and promised Xenophilius he would adjust his routine and enjoy summer vacation.
• Xenophilius found Nora Treadwell’s photo album on Vizet’s desk and asked why it was there.
• Luna said she had brought the album to look through with Vizet, and Xenophilius also found the blank parchment from the Treadwell Family on the bookshelf.

Xenophilius realized that the circumstances around Vizet and Luna seemed suspiciously familiar, but he struggled to object to Vizet because he could find little to fault him for. Vizet and Luna joked about how they had handled the situation and shared affectionate kisses, while Baby Thunderbird joined them.

• After leaving Vizet's room, Xenophilius remembered how he and Pandora had once tussled over a photo album and fallen to the floor in front of her parents.
• Xenophilius reconsidered the photo album, parchments, and Luna and Vizet's behavior, concluding that too many details seemed suspiciously coincidental.
• Xenophilius decided to resist approving of Vizet for a while longer, despite being unable to find meaningful faults in him.
• Vizet reassured Dobby that he had fully recovered, and Dobby went downstairs to prepare dinner.
• Luna asked Vizet what he would have done if Xenophilius had returned earlier, and Vizet kissed her cheeks while joking that they would have hidden the evidence.
• Baby Thunderbird flew to Vizet, perched on his arm, and received praise from him and Luna.

A hooded figure arrived at Spinner’s End and attacked Snape, but Snape quickly overpowered and disarmed him. The intruder revealed himself as Barty Crouch Jr. and claimed Voldemort had returned and destroyed Azkaban.

• Barty Crouch Jr. reached Snape’s house in Spinner’s End and tried to attack him with a transfigured door.
• Snape countered Crouch Jr.’s magic, pinned him with spears, and took his wand.
• Snape let Crouch Jr. into the house and recognized him as someone who had escaped Azkaban.
• Crouch Jr. said Voldemort had granted him new life and ordered Snape to return his wand.
• Crouch Jr. claimed the Ministry had concealed Voldemort’s return and said Voldemort had destroyed Azkaban.

Snape forced Barty Crouch Jr. to reveal that the Dark Lord had summoned him and handed over an appointment address in Durmstrang. Barty left in a rage, while Snape learned the meeting time and location.

• Snape mocked Barty Crouch Jr. and questioned his loyalty before demanding to know why he had come.
• Barty told Snape that the Dark Lord summoned him and offered the address in exchange for being released.
• Snape freed Barty, took the note from the silver box, and discovered that the appointment was at Durmstrang.
• Barty claimed he had done a great deed for the Dark Lord, then took back his wand and left Snape's home.
• At the riverbank, Barty killed a fox with the Killing Curse and vanished with a crack.

Voldemort reviewed Barty Crouch Jr.’s memory of his clash with Snape and concluded that Snape resented his life at Hogwarts and might be willing to serve as an informant. He planned to use Snape to gather intelligence on Vizet and Dumbledore while preparing to meet Pure-blood Families, and ordered Barty to strengthen his magic.

• Barty Crouch Jr. returned to Voldemort and admitted that he had underestimated Snape’s magical ability.
• Voldemort asked Barty for his memory of the confrontation and watched it through a Memory Thread.
• Voldemort concluded that Snape’s magic had improved and that his complaints about Hogwarts showed dissatisfaction with his life.
• Voldemort decided that Snape should remain at Hogwarts and report intelligence about Vizet and Dumbledore.
• Voldemort praised Barty for obtaining the result he wanted and told him to keep improving his magical ability.

Snape traveled to Durmstrang to meet Voldemort and reflected on Lily, his guilt, and what he had learned from Vizet’s Mental Magic theory. He clarified his purpose: destroy Voldemort and restore Hogwarts as a place where students could freely learn.

• Snape told Dumbledore that Voldemort had invited him, and Dumbledore advised him to be careful and answer truthfully if Voldemort asked about Vizet.
• Snape traveled through the snowy mountains toward Durmstrang and prepared to hide his thoughts from Voldemort.
• Snape recalled how Lily had trusted him and how his decision to join Voldemort had led to her death.
• After reconsidering Lily through Vizet’s Mental Magic theory and the Soul Healing Art, Snape understood that he yearned for love and had come to believe in the cause Lily supported.
• Snape accepted his identity as a Slytherin and resolved to destroy Voldemort and restore Hogwarts.

Snape entered Durmstrang and met Voldemort, who praised his service before confronting him over reports that he had become too invested in teaching. Voldemort pressed Snape about how he would punish a suspected traitor, leaving Snape under threat.

• Snape crossed Durmstrang’s protective concealment and entered the castle, where Barty Crouch Jr. greeted him and led him to the Headmaster’s Office.
• Barty opened the guarded entrance to Voldemort’s office, and Snape saw that Voldemort had changed his appearance again.
• Snape knelt before Voldemort and claimed he had remained focused on his mission at Hogwarts, while blaming Quirinus Quirrell for failing to report Voldemort’s return.
• Voldemort praised Snape’s loyalty and the potions he had provided, then accused him of becoming too immersed in his professor identity.
• Voldemort squeezed Snape’s shoulder and asked how he should deal with a traitor.

Voldemort tortured Snape while testing his loyalty and revealed that Igor Karkaroff had accused him of betraying the Death Eaters. After killing Karkaroff, Voldemort gave Snape a new personal task involving Vizet Lovegood.

• Voldemort used the Cruciatus Curse on Snape and challenged him to identify the traitor.
• Barty Crouch Jr. waited for a chance to kill Snape, but Voldemort stopped torturing him and said Barty had been right about Karkaroff.
• Voldemort revealed that Nagini had brought the tortured Igor Karkaroff to him and killed him with the Killing Curse.
• Voldemort told Snape that some tasks had to be done personally and asked whether Vizet Lovegood was his student.

Voldemort questioned Snape about Vizet Lovegood and used the Cruciatus Curse to pressure him into revealing what he knew. Snape described Vizet’s exceptional talent in Potions and claimed that Dumbledore allowed him to explore the Restricted Section, leaving Voldemort increasingly suspicious of Dumbledore’s influence.

• Barty Crouch Jr. wondered whether Voldemort planned to have Snape kill Vizet Lovegood, whom he blamed for foiling the Azkaban rescue.
• Voldemort asked Snape whether he had privately tutored Vizet and what kind of person Vizet really was.
• Snape admitted tutoring Vizet but claimed not to know him well, so Voldemort struck him with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Snape deliberately let Voldemort probe his thoughts, then described Vizet as exceptionally talented at Potions.
• Snape said Vizet had learned to enter the Restricted Section and suggested that Dumbledore secretly let him explore it.
• Voldemort condemned Dumbledore and listened as Snape said Vizet quickly mastered Potion formulas and principles.

Barty Crouch Jr. was surprised by Snape’s high opinion of Vizet Lovegood, while Voldemort recalled Vizet’s past feats and grew suspicious of the power within his soul. Voldemort ordered Snape to investigate and monitor Vizet, but Snape’s defense of Vizet left Voldemort irritated.

• Barty Crouch Jr. felt indignation at Snape’s praise of Vizet and assumed Vizet was a puppet for Dumbledore.
• Voldemort accepted that Snape had spoken honestly and remembered how Vizet had repeatedly thwarted him as he grew stronger.
• Voldemort blamed Dumbledore for keeping him from teaching at Hogwarts and recalled Vizet casting the Killing Curse in the Chamber of Secrets.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to uncover Vizet’s secrets and watch what he did during class.
• Snape told Voldemort that Vizet attended every course and was not the sort to say one thing and do another, prompting Voldemort to restrain his anger.

Voldemort questioned Snape about Vizet Lovegood’s magical abilities and ordered him to obtain Vizet’s thoughts on magic. Snape revealed that Vizet had published books explaining his understanding, and Voldemort sent him to bring them back along with flowers for Igor Karkaroff’s corpse.

• Barty Crouch Jr. disparaged Vizet and accused him of using punctuality to hide his lack of talent, provoking Voldemort’s desire to kill him.
• Voldemort asked Snape whether Vizet mastered potion formulas quickly, and Snape explained Vizet learned by studying both success and failure.
• Snape described Vizet’s approach to magic as being like a Niffler greedily collecting magical knowledge.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to secretly obtain Vizet’s thoughts about magic, but Snape said Vizet had already published them in books.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to bring Vizet’s books and a bouquet of flowers for Igor Karkaroff’s corpse.

Voldemort took control of Durmstrang and explained to Barty Crouch Jr. that powerful wizards and magic schools—not the Ministry or the Statute of Secrecy—were the true foundations of wizarding power. He left Barty with his vision of reclaiming wizard rule and his contempt for Dumbledore and Muggles.

• Snape Apparated away from Durmstrang after Voldemort ordered him to return home.
• Barty Crouch Jr. congratulated Voldemort on becoming headmaster, and Voldemort reflected that leading Durmstrang was easier than expected.
• Voldemort told Barty that a powerful wizard should lead a magic school and blamed Durmstrang's decline on weak leadership and reliance on schemes instead of magic.
• Voldemort argued that wizards had forgotten magic's power and dismissed Muggle weapons as no match for it.
• Voldemort explained that Dumbledore opposed him because he already held power and claimed magic schools, rather than the Statute of Secrecy-bound Magical World, were the foundation of wizards.