Chapter Summaries

Vizet learned that Fred and George were arranging to buy an airplane through Malcolm Sharma and asked Sharma to gather people’s impressions of information, including drawings from children. The chapter ended with Dumbledore telling Vizet that he had found a Horcrux and planned to investigate it before the Christmas holidays.

• Malcolm Sharma explained that Fred and George had asked Muggles about buying an airplane and had approached him for advice.
• Vizet reasoned that the twins were buying the plane in North America to avoid Mrs. Weasley’s opposition and to pursue their research.
• Vizet asked Malcolm Sharma to collect impressions from people of all ages, including drawings from children who could write and draw.
• Malcolm Sharma agreed to report any questions people raised about the information.
• Dumbledore wrote to Vizet that he had confirmed the whereabouts of a Horcrux and hoped to investigate it with him before the Christmas holidays.

On the morning of the Ravenclaw–Gryffindor Quidditch match, Ron panicked over having to guard against Vizet, while Angelina prepared the team to use one of Wood’s many Vizet-specific tactics. The chapter ended with Fred and George revealing that the plan they had been practicing was the seventy-seventh set.

• Hogwarts students looked forward to the Quidditch match and debated its likely score, with Ravenclaw supporters expecting Cho to outperform Harry.
• Ron woke from a nightmare and fretted that he had to stop Vizet as Gryffindor’s goalkeeper.
• Fred and George tried to encourage Ron by calling a save against Vizet a chance to beat him, but Ron asked them to switch places with him.
• Angelina told Fred and George to assess Ravenclaw’s new Beaters, Isaiah Ratcher and Humphrey Leo, before deciding whether Gryffindor should follow Wood’s tactics.
• Fred and George revealed that the tactic Gryffindor had recently practiced was the seventy-seventh set of “Vizet Series Tactics.”

Vizet led Ravenclaw against Gryffindor with a dazzling display of Chaser techniques, scoring repeatedly despite Ravenclaw losing a Beater to injury. Lee Jordan and the crowd marveled at Vizet’s skills as the match continued.

• Lee Jordan introduced the teams, and the crowd erupted when he announced Vizet.
• Vizet, Roger Davies, and Jeremy Stretton coordinated scores to give Ravenclaw an early lead.
• Fred and George hit Humphrey Leo with a Bludger, seriously injuring him and sending him to the Hospital Wing.
• Vizet evaded Gryffindor’s Chasers with a four-part Phantom Staircase Shift and scored past Ron.
• Vizet used a Falcon Boomerang to score again, leaving Lee Jordan eager to see what other techniques he had mastered.

Vizet’s professional Quidditch techniques overwhelmed Gryffindor, while the Education Investigators discussed the gap between professional and school-level players. The match ended with Harry catching the Golden Snitch and Ravenclaw defeating Gryffindor 530–150.

• Malcolm Sharma explained to the Education Investigators that Vizet’s professional experience and Quidditch’s aerial play made him difficult to stop.
• Vizet used the Falcon Boomerang and other advanced techniques, leaving Ron frustrated whenever he failed to save a shot.
• Fred and George encouraged Lee Jordan to help Ron regain his confidence, and Ron reacted more calmly after missing Vizet’s Whirlwind Turn Shot.
• Madam Hooch signaled the end of the match after Harry caught the Golden Snitch, and Lee Jordan announced Ravenclaw’s 530–150 victory.

After Ron’s poor showing against Vizet, Angelina decided to intensify the team’s special training, and Ron was sent out to practice catching Bludgers. Professors McGonagall and Flitwick watched as Ron and Harry flew off, with McGonagall doubting Ron could catch one bare-handed.

• Fred and George helped Ron up after the match, while Ron realized his wrists did not hurt because he had barely touched Vizet’s shots.
• Harry apologized for getting distracted by Vizet’s flying skills, and Ron worried the team would remove him.
• Angelina reassured Ron, then decided to revise Wood’s Anti-Vizet training plans and increase the training intensity.
• Fred urged Ron to survive the Bludger-catching practice and discuss the plan with Angelina while Harry flew nearby on his Firebolt.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick watched Ron and Harry train, and McGonagall judged that Ron’s chances of catching a Bludger bare-handed looked slim.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick invited Vizet to discuss magic and demonstrated that the flaw in the original Animagus Transformation had disappeared. After McGonagall became invisible, Vizet’s Tracking Spell failed to reveal her location.

• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick discussed Ron’s improved confidence and Vizet’s revised writing about the Patronus Charm.
• Vizet visited the professors, who served him tea and biscuits before asking about the original Animagus Transformation’s flaw.
• Professor McGonagall transformed into a tabby cat and moved between positions without using an Animagus Potion.
• Vizet analyzed McGonagall’s magic and realized that the original Animagus flaw had disappeared, earning Ravenclaw points from McGonagall and Flitwick.
• Professor McGonagall cast an Invisibility Spell, but Vizet’s Revelio spell showed no magical traces in the air.

Vizet tested increasingly advanced detection magic against Professor McGonagall’s combined Disillusionment Charm and Animagus form, prompting her to reveal herself. She and Professor Flitwick explained that the Patronus Charm could serve as an anchor to restore a transformed Wizard’s ability to cast magic, and Vizet recognized the idea as an analogy between similar forms.

• Vizet tried several detection spells but could not locate Professor McGonagall, who eventually dispelled the charm and revealed herself.
• Vizet praised the charm and asked Professor McGonagall how it worked.
• Professor McGonagall asked Vizet what defined a Wizard, then led him to consider why Animagi could not cast magic.
• Vizet reasoned that a Wizard remained a Wizard in Animagus form and proposed using an Anchor Point to counter animal instinct.
• Professor Flitwick confirmed Vizet’s idea and said another spell could establish an Anchor Point for spellcasting in Animagus form.
• Professor McGonagall revealed that the Patronus Charm inspired their method, and Vizet connected it to taking analogies from similar forms.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick taught Vizet how the Patronus Charm could help him understand and perform magic while in Animagus form. Vizet grasped their initial practice method and began connecting it to amplifying other spells.

• Professor Flitwick recounted using a bright light to guide a Muggle ship safely through thick fog, and explained how the Patronus and animal instincts were both parts of a wizard’s soul.
• Professor McGonagall summoned a Tabby Cat Patronus and taught Vizet to feel the joy, hope, and protective conviction behind the spell.
• Professor McGonagall became a Tabby Cat beside her Patronus, demonstrating how to use the Patronus as an anchor before attempting Animagus Transformation.
• Professor Flitwick explained that Vizet could later summon a Patronus from within his Animagus form, making spellcasting easier.
• Vizet proposed that Animagus Transformation might amplify other spells, and connected the idea to his use of Soul Power and detection spells.

Vizet reviewed the Patronus Charm practice and prepared to establish a soul-based Anchor Point before attempting the Animagus exercises. As he stood by the window, Professors Flitwick and McGonagall studied his notes and discussed how much guidance he still needed.

• Professor McGonagall returned to human form and told Vizet it was his turn to practice the Patronus Charm.
• Professor Flitwick explained that he could use the Confundus Charm to help Vizet reach the necessary state, then remove its influence safely.
• Vizet reviewed his notes and planned to use the Corporeal Patronus as an Anchor Point against Animal Instinct, with sunlight helping him focus.
• Professors McGonagall and Flitwick examined Vizet's notes, noticed his ideas about detection magic and sunlight, and praised his thorough understanding.
• The professors agreed that Vizet's talent and Magical Harmony books showed he could follow clear signposts and make great progress.

Vizet practiced casting the Patronus Charm while transformed into his Animagus forms, succeeding easily as a Golden Eagle before struggling as an owl. He recalled a joyful moment with a girl who told him he had a family, and cast the Owl Patronus, filling the office with silver light.

• Vizet maintained his Patronus Charm while transforming into a Golden Eagle and connected with its warmth, causing the Patronus to burst into brilliant silver light.
• Harry saw a flash like a silver sun during Quidditch practice, nearly got hit by a Bludger, and Angelina ordered him to rest while Ron continued training.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick watched Vizet's successful first attempt and remarked that Flitwick's Confundus Charm had been unnecessary.
• Vizet transformed into his owl Animagus form and struggled to cast the Patronus Charm as the owl's instincts clouded his thoughts.
• Vizet recalled a girl telling him, "I'm your family," and used the joy of that memory to cast the Patronus Charm, filling the office with silver light.

Vizet completed his second Animagus practice by overcoming Animal Instinct and casting a Corporeal Patronus while in owl form. He shared his method with Professors McGonagall and Flitwick, then offered to try making drinks they liked from the Three Broomsticks.

• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick discussed how quickly Vizet might overcome Animal Instinct and recalled that Severus had taught him the Patronus Charm.
• Vizet's owl form cast a bright Corporeal Patronus and used the Moisturizing and Preservation Charm with a subtle Whirlwind Sudden Roll charm before he returned to human form.
• Vizet told the professors that sunlight and a memorable source of happiness had helped him break through Animal Instinct.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick praised Vizet for his success and said his ideas had helped their practice.
• Vizet asked the professors what they especially wanted to drink, suggesting drinks sold at the Three Broomsticks.

Vizet revealed his Phoenix Animagus form and its ability to Apparate inside Hogwarts to Professors McGonagall and Flitwick, who urged him to keep these talents secret. As they discussed their magical research, Vizet proposed developing a potion to make their method easier to learn.

• Vizet explained how the Emerald Tablet passage might relate to Animagus transformations, Patronuses, and phoenix instincts, while keeping its deeper meaning private.
• Vizet transformed into a phoenix before Professor Flitwick, demonstrated control over nearby flames, and then returned to human form.
• Professor Flitwick warned Vizet to protect the secret of becoming a magical creature, and Professor McGonagall recognized that Vizet could use a phoenix's Apparition within Hogwarts.
• Vizet agreed to Apparate to a safe place before visiting the Three Broomsticks to buy drinks for the professors.
• While sharing research notes over pomegranate juice, Vizet suggested that a potion might make their magical process easier to learn.
• Vizet connected his potion idea to the animal-transformation Biscuits Fred and George had made and to a potion whose missing ingredient caused lasting animal-like side effects.

Vizet proposed using the side effects of an incorrectly prepared Polyjuice Potion to help students sense their true bodies and practice becoming Animagi. Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall found the idea feasible but noted that it needed a simple recovery spell and further development.

• Professor Flitwick recognized that Vizet was discussing Polyjuice Potion, and he and Professor McGonagall recalled the dangers of using animal tissue in it.
• Vizet enlarged his notes and explained how adapting to a transformed body could help someone understand bodily changes that affect spellcasting.
• Vizet described how Professor Moody’s Polyjuice Potion combat exercises had taught students to adjust quickly to different bodies.
• Vizet proposed creating a controllable Polyjuice Potion accident that would trigger a bodily mismatch and help users sense their true selves.
• Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall agreed the concept seemed feasible but said practice would require a simple spell to ensure users could recover.

Vizet and Dumbledore entered a Pensieve memory of London in 1938 to see what Voldemort was like before Hogwarts. They arrived at the orphanage where young Dumbledore had come to guide the young Voldemort, and the memory left off as Dumbledore introduced himself to Mrs. Cole.

• Vizet, Flitwick, and Slughorn agreed to pursue their Animagus and improved Polyjuice Potion research gradually while sharing new discoveries.
• Dumbledore invited Vizet to his office, where he showed him a Pensieve and explained that Voldemort's magical path had been shaped by early choices.
• Dumbledore and Vizet entered a memory of London in 1938, where young Dumbledore was guiding Muggle students into Hogwarts.
• Young Dumbledore and Vizet followed the street to the orphanage where Voldemort had lived before Hogwarts.
• Mrs. Cole gave instructions about sick children at the orphanage before young Dumbledore introduced himself to her.

Young Dumbledore visited the orphanage to arrange for Tom Riddle to attend Hogwarts, but responsible Mrs. Cole questioned him closely before he used magic to gain her trust. After she drank Firewhisky, Dumbledore asked her to explain Tom's background.

• Children overheard Young Dumbledore's visit and eagerly hoped that the frightening Riddle would be taken away.
• Mrs. Cole questioned Young Dumbledore about himself, Hogwarts, and Tom before refusing to let him take Tom away without further proof.
• Young Dumbledore used a Confundus Charm on a blank paper to make Mrs. Cole believe his proof was in order.
• Young Dumbledore conjured Firewhisky, and Mrs. Cole drank a full glass while he took only a sip.
• Young Dumbledore asked Mrs. Cole to tell him about Tom's background and birth at the orphanage.

Mrs. Cole warned Young Dumbledore that strange and frightening incidents at the orphanage seemed connected to Tom, but Dumbledore assured her that Tom would go to Hogwarts. Vizet watched as Young Dumbledore met Tom, who resisted him until learning he had come to invite him to the school.

• Mrs. Cole recalled Tom’s birth and described how he frightened the other children, including a dead rabbit and two children who returned from a seaside outing behaving as if traumatized.
• Mrs. Cole warned Young Dumbledore that Tom might be responsible for the strange incidents, and Dumbledore said Tom would return to the orphanage every summer.
• Mrs. Cole led Vizet and the Dumbledores upstairs to Tom’s room, where the children watched them from their doorways.
• Mrs. Cole left Young Dumbledore alone with Tom, who mistook him for a doctor and tried to frighten him away.
• Young Dumbledore introduced himself as a Hogwarts professor and invited Tom to study there.

Young Dumbledore revealed that Tom Riddle was a Wizard and persuaded him to accept Hogwarts, while Vizet watched Tom’s volatile reaction. After Dumbledore demonstrated his magic, Tom’s interest shifted to the Wand and the mysteriously rustling box in the cabinet.

• Voldemort accused Mrs. Cole of lying and insisted that Benson and Bishop would support his story.
• Young Dumbledore explained that Hogwarts was a magic school, and Voldemort excitedly revealed that he could perform magic without a Wand.
• Voldemort demanded proof of Dumbledore’s magic, then quickly became respectful and agreed to go to Hogwarts.
• Young Dumbledore set the cabinet aflame and restored it, while Voldemort angrily reacted to the cabinet and asked for a Wand.
• Young Dumbledore urged Voldemort to investigate the cabinet, and Voldemort reluctantly took out a box that was making rustling sounds.

Vizet and Dumbledore watched memories of Voldemort’s childhood and Hogwarts years, with Vizet interpreting the objects Voldemort collected as spoils taken from conquered companions. The memories showed Voldemort discovering his Slytherin ancestry and gathering followers as relations between the houses grew hostile.

• Young Dumbledore made Tom Riddle open a box of treasured objects and demanded that he return them and apologize.
• Vizet suggested that Voldemort had taken the objects from companions he had conquered, and Dumbledore agreed this could explain Voldemort’s obedience.
• Voldemort questioned Young Dumbledore about Parseltongue and his father before going to Diagon Alley alone.
• Vizet followed Young Dumbledore’s memories of Voldemort’s Sorting and Hogwarts years, where Voldemort excelled but remained wary of Dumbledore.
• Voldemort traced his Parseltongue to Salazar Slytherin, founded the Walpurgis Knights, and gained followers as Slytherin began showing hostility toward the other houses.

Dumbledore showed Vizet memories tracing Voldemort’s ring and other Horcruxes, then discussed Voldemort’s chosen Path of Magic and how Vizet’s Magical Harmony books helped readers choose their own paths.

• Dumbledore showed Vizet Morfin Gaunt’s memory of Voldemort visiting him and learning that his father was a Muggle.
• Vizet and Dumbledore discussed the Gaunt family locket, which Voldemort later obtained and made into a Horcrux.
• Dumbledore explained that the Golden Cup was in the Lestrange Family vault at Gringotts, where Ministry procedures would be needed to claim it.
• Vizet realized Voldemort had killed the Riddle family, framed Morfin Gaunt, and hidden his ring at the scene.
• Dumbledore praised Vizet for choosing a suitable Path of Magic and for writing Magical Harmony books that let readers make their own choices.

Vizet watched memories of Voldemort’s two attempts to secure work at Hogwarts and discussed what they revealed about his choices with Dumbledore. Dumbledore explained that Voldemort had cursed the teaching post, and that he only recognized the curse after it continued changing hands each year.

• Dumbledore showed Vizet memories of Horace Slughorn and Armando Dippet discussing Tom Riddle’s graduation plans and his request to teach at Hogwarts.
• Dippet refused to hire Tom, while Slughorn hoped he would join the Ministry of Magic.
• Vizet recalled that Voldemort instead worked at Borgin and Burkes and later murdered Hepzibah Smith.
• Voldemort returned to apply for a Hogwarts teaching position, but his tense interview with Dumbledore ended without him getting the job.
• Dumbledore told Vizet that Voldemort had likely cursed the teaching post and that the yearly turnover eventually revealed something was wrong.