Chapter Summaries

Malcolm Sharma witnessed the storm clear in an instant and asked Dumbledore whether magic could control the weather. Dumbledore confirmed that wizards could change the weather and claimed they could even make volcanoes erupt or part the sea, leaving Malcolm considering the power’s strategic value.

• Malcolm Sharma photographed the storm as it abruptly gave way to sunshine and recalled the FBI’s assignment about magic changing the weather.
• Malcolm Sharma searched the library for Vizet, then encountered Dumbledore while heading to Quirinus Quirrell’s office.
• Dumbledore invited Malcolm Sharma to his office for lemon cake, but Malcolm declined and asked about the sudden change in weather.
• Dumbledore said a wizard had likely cast a Weather Charm and confirmed that magic could alter weather across an area.
• Dumbledore added that wizards could make volcanoes erupt and part the sea, while Malcolm considered the implications of a weather weapon.

Malcolm Sharma discussed the legendary parting of the sea with Mr. Dumbledore, then asked where to find Vizet to talk about the Weather Charm. Mr. Dumbledore directed him to Professor McGonagall’s office and gave him lemon cake to take there, leaving Malcolm unsure whether the gesture had another purpose.

• Mr. Dumbledore described how Ancient Canaan Wizards had parted the ocean while fleeing pursuit by Ancient Egyptian wizards.
• Malcolm Sharma explained that he wanted to discuss changing the weather with Vizet, and Mr. Dumbledore said Vizet was in Professor McGonagall’s office with Minerva.
• Malcolm Sharma planned to wait for Vizet to leave the office so he could speak with him privately.
• Mr. Dumbledore handed Malcolm Sharma a portion of lemon cake to take to Professor McGonagall’s office.
• After weighing whether the cake concealed another purpose, Malcolm Sharma accepted it from Mr. Dumbledore.

Draco unexpectedly used Consensus Magic to cast the Sunny Skies Charm, clearing the storm over Hogwarts, while Cedric successfully crossed Animal Instinct and cast a corporeal Patronus. Vizet confirmed that the magic had left no effects on Draco, and Cedric began describing the familiar guidance that helped him succeed.

• Draco cast the Sunny Skies Charm and sent a wave of magic through the office that cleared the wind and snow and revealed a bright blue sky.
• Draco told Vizet that the spell had felt as though many people were casting it with him, and Vizet examined him for lingering effects.
• Vizet confirmed that Consensus Magic had acted on the Sunny Skies Charm without leaving residue or causing side effects, and Draco agreed to keep the War Magic connection secret.
• Cedric opened his eyes after crossing Animal Instinct and successfully cast the Patronus Charm, revealing a cougar Patronus.
• Cedric worried that he had taken days to complete the crossing, but Professor Flitwick reassured him that it was still the weekend.
• Cedric told Professor McGonagall that familiar guidance had helped him cast the Patronus Charm.

Cedric tested whether his Animagus could enhance his spells but found no effect yet, and the professors invited him to take part in their ongoing research. Malcolm Sharma arrived to ask about Draco’s Sunny Skies Charm, and Vizet began explaining the research behind it.

• Cedric tried the Disillusionment Charm and Cutting Curse but found neither was enhanced by his Animagus.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick explained that Cedric needed time to adapt and invited him to contribute to their Animagus research.
• The professors began a tea party, where Draco scalded his tongue by sipping tea and then tried to hide his discomfort.
• Malcolm Sharma arrived with lemon cake from Dumbledore and asked Draco how he had changed the stormy weather into clear skies.
• Vizet explained that Draco’s Sunny Skies Charm was connected to their research into Animagus and its possibilities.

Vizet discussed how Animagus magic could strengthen spells by deepening a wizard’s connection with the soul and their Animagus. He proposed that Cedric use the instinctive awareness he developed as a Seeker, leaving the discussion with the idea that crossing beyond Animal Instinct could make the Animagus part of one’s own instincts.

• Malcolm Sharma worried that Vizet’s discussion of Animagus magic was secret research, but Vizet reassured him that it would not remain secret and offered him lemon cake.
• Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall concluded that their rapid magical enhancement came from deep study of the soul, while Cedric’s conventional spellcasting showed he had not yet had enough time to do so.
• Cedric asked how Draco had succeeded, and Draco answered that he had used Occlumency.
• Vizet suggested that Cedric stop thinking of himself as casting a spell and instead feel united with his Animagus, drawing on his experience as a Seeker.
• Professor McGonagall explained that Seekers expand their senses and forget themselves while flying, and Vizet agreed that Draco’s experience as a Seeker helped him enter that state.
• Vizet explained that crossing beyond Animal Instinct could make the Animagus part of one’s own instincts, strengthening magical effects.

Vizet guided Cedric through the Seeker state and an Animagus Transformation while riding Professor McGonagall’s Oak Arrow. Cedric discovered how to merge his instincts with the Disillusionment Charm, while McGonagall and Flitwick realized Vizet had mastered Flitwick’s Harmonious Space Charm technique almost immediately.

• Professor McGonagall lent Cedric her Oak Arrow so Vizet could recreate the sensation of flying and help him enter the Seeker state.
• Vizet used Spiritual Resonance Symphony to guide Cedric into a simulated flight, where Cedric recognized that the broom felt like part of his body.
• Cedric calmed himself, understood why he had struggled to combine Animagus abilities with magic, and let the Disillusionment Charm emerge naturally.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick realized Vizet had learned and cast Flitwick’s Harmonious Space Charm technique after seeing it demonstrated once.
• Cedric shifted between human and mountain lion forms, then softened into the surrounding sky until he and the Oak Arrow seemed to vanish.

Vizet explained to Malcolm Sharma how Draco’s wide-area Sunny Skies Charm depended on both his Animagus and a Ritual Magic Array, and offered to publish his Weather Charm research later. When Malcolm apologized for delays in providing research materials, Vizet revealed that he had also asked leaders in France and elsewhere to prepare similar materials, leaving Malcolm worried about his superior’s attempt to use them as leverage.

• Vizet told Malcolm Sharma that Draco had cast the wide-area Sunny Skies Charm after crossing Animal Instinct, with help from a Ritual Magic Array.
• Vizet said Draco might eventually cast the spell without the array and explained that he planned to publish his Weather Charm research in the intermediate series of Magical Harmony.
• Malcolm Sharma apologized that the promised materials were still delayed, and Vizet reassured him that the delay would not hinder his research.
• Vizet revealed that he had asked President Jacques, Chancellor Helmut, and Prime Minister John to prepare similar materials.
• Malcolm Sharma realized Vizet did not depend on his superior’s materials and hurried off to warn his superior to abandon any plan to use them as leverage.

Sirius and Regulus Black spent a snowy day at Grimmauld Place, where Regulus used his Magical Artifact to move independently. Vizet’s letter for Remus Lupin left Lupin visibly shocked and trembling, while Sirius pressed him to explain its contents.

• Sirius complained that Kreacher had made Regulus carry tea, but Regulus said he had chosen to do it using his Magical Artifact.
• Sirius sent Kreacher to invite Remus downstairs and remarked that Kreacher had become unusually respectful toward Regulus.
• Thor arrived with Vizet’s letter for Remus, and Sirius let the owl rest at Grimmauld Place until the snow stopped.
• Remus opened the letter and read the words “Gather M.S.C,” then grew shocked and began trembling.
• Sirius asked Remus what Vizet’s letter had said.

Lupin received Vizet’s letter promising a cure for lycanthropy and asking him to gather werewolf wizards for a trip to New York over Christmas. As Sirius shared Lupin’s joy, Nymphadora Tonks arrived and found them embracing.

• Lupin read Vizet’s letter, which asked him to gather werewolf wizards, including those outside M, and bring them to New York over Christmas.
• Lupin told Sirius that his lycanthropy would be cured, then handed him the letter and broke down in tears.
• Sirius realized what the letter meant, embraced Lupin, and reproached him for keeping the possibility secret.
• Kreacher announced that Nymphadora Tonks had arrived, and Tonks wondered whether she had come at the wrong time.
• Sirius let go of Lupin and claimed they had been discussing something important, then scolded Kreacher for not reporting the arrival sooner.

Lupin revealed to Nymphadora Tonks that his Lycanthropy Disease could soon be cured. The news brought them together in a joyful embrace as they looked forward to treatment during the Christmas holiday.

• Kreacher prepared snacks after Regulus Black asked him to, while Sirius Black and Regulus Black kept the reason for Lupin's tears from Tonks.
• Sirius Black joked with Tonks and Lupin about Lupin crying over a butter biscuit, and Lupin said he would explain what had happened.
• Lupin told Tonks that his Lycanthropy Disease was going to be cured soon.
• Lupin said Vizet had told him to prepare for the cure during the Christmas holiday, and Tonks embraced him with joy.

Kreacher interrupted Remus and Nymphadora Tonks, and Sirius Black learned that Vizet had told Remus about a possible cure for Lycanthropy Disease at the Hog's Head meeting. The group worried about Fenrir Greyback discovering the cure, but Sirius and Tonks felt Greyback would be outmatched if he confronted Vizet.

• Kreacher brought snacks and asked Remus and Nymphadora Tonks to stop hugging, prompting Sirius Black and Regulus Black to tease them.
• Sirius Black asked Remus when Vizet had told him Lycanthropy Disease could be cured, and Remus recalled the Hog's Head meeting about the Dependence Connection Ritual and Magic Revival Agent.
• Regulus Black explained that he had told Kreacher not to question Remus after Remus returned through the Floo Network in distress.
• Remus and Nymphadora Tonks said Fenrir Greyback had disappeared after the All-England Wizard Duelling Competition and might attack if he learned the cure existed.
• Sirius Black argued that Greyback would be the one in trouble if he went after Vizet, then asked Kreacher to insult him.
• Kreacher called Greyback a flea-ridden half-breed and a filthy wild dog, pleasing Sirius Black.

Imprisoned in Vizet’s laboratory, Fenrir Greyback had begun dreaming repeatedly of himself transformed into a werewolf. He suspected Vizet’s experiments were causing the dreams, but sensed they might instead be his own awakening instincts.

• Snow and new life returned to the former Acromantula territory above Vizet’s underground laboratory.
• Fenrir Greyback remained shackled and weakened, though he had found a reason to keep living in the feeling that the werewolf inside him was awakening.
• Fenrir recalled how Vizet had uncovered his crimes and erased his memories of biting Remus Lupin.
• After losing those memories, Fenrir nearly gave up, until he began dreaming of himself transformed into a werewolf.
• As the dream repeated, the werewolf version of Fenrir drew closer, and he longed to become that self despite suspecting Vizet might be responsible.

Fenrir Greyback recalled how Lycanthropy Disease had transformed his life and nursed his ambition to spread it, especially to children. Imprisoned by Vizet, he clung to a dream of merging with his werewolf self and escaping, until he heard Vizet arrive at the laboratory.

• Fenrir Greyback remembered the werewolf who infected him and the first transformation that made him feel reborn.
• Fenrir Greyback recalled infecting children to grow his pack, believing they could embrace their instincts rather than suppress them.
• Fenrir Greyback reflected that Vizet had captured him and turned him into long-term experimental equipment.
• Fenrir Greyback imagined merging with the werewolf version of himself from his dream and breaking free from his restraints.
• Fenrir Greyback heard rustling in the laboratory and realized Vizet had arrived.

Fenrir Greyback hoped Vizet’s experiments would give him time to merge with the werewolf version from his dreams and escape. Vizet announced he would be away for Christmas and asked what Greyback wanted, leaving Greyback to mask his growing hope with anger.

• Fenrir Greyback trembled when he heard Vizet approaching the laboratory, fearing Vizet might use Legilimency and uncover his secret.
• Fenrir Greyback recalled Vizet’s justification for experimenting on him, arguing that Greyback had never treated humans as his own kind.
• Vizet told Fenrir Greyback he would be away during the Christmas holiday and asked whether there was anything he wanted.
• Fenrir Greyback angrily called Vizet a bastard, then shouted that he would never be tamed when Vizet compared him to a domesticated wolf.

Vizet questioned the captive Fenrir Greyback about the foods he craved, while Greyback tried to conceal a secret and imagined the meals he had been denied. After listing his requests, Greyback watched Vizet take out a glass bottle containing a long Silver Thread.

• Fenrir Greyback tried to hide his fear and act as usual while Vizet silently observed him.
• Vizet offered to consider giving Greyback food in return for his help, while making clear that he would refuse anything tied to Greyback’s inhuman proclivities.
• Fenrir Greyback asked for warm Elk liver and answered Vizet’s questions about it, growing uneasy at being studied like an animal.
• Fenrir Greyback listed more desired foods, including Lamb tenderloin, live Rainbow trout, Beef neck, and several berries.
• Vizet closed his notebook and took a glass bottle containing a long Silver Thread from his pocket.

Vizet returned Fenrir Greyback’s memories, and Greyback secretly celebrated that they would help him fuse with his werewolf self and escape the laboratory. Vizet left, saying they would not meet again until after Christmas.

• Fenrir Greyback panicked when Vizet brought out a bottle containing a Memory Thread, fearing another mental experiment would disrupt his fusion with his werewolf self.
• When Vizet questioned his unusual reaction, Fenrir Greyback pretended to be furious that Vizet had taken his memories and challenged him to kill him.
• Vizet believed Fenrir Greyback’s act and returned the memory by pressing his Wand to Fenrir’s temple.
• Fenrir Greyback rejoiced inwardly, expecting the restored memories to speed his fusion and help him escape after another attack of Lycanthropy Disease.
• Vizet put away the glass bottle and said he would leave, with their next meeting likely after Christmas.

Vizet left Fenrir Greyback in the laboratory over the Christmas holiday, while Greyback prepared to use a werewolf transformation to escape. After shrinking the laboratory with Professor Flitwick’s Harmonious Space Charm, Vizet received a letter from Thor and planned to use Greyback’s memories to find his victims before the next full moon.

• Fenrir Greyback hid his delight at Vizet’s departure and imagined escaping his shackles, but decided that leaving the laboratory safely mattered more than taking revenge.
• Vizet left the laboratory, recorded observations about Greyback’s thoughts, and shrank the laboratory into a keychain-sized pocket space.
• Thor brought Vizet a letter, and Vizet explained that he had extracted Greyback’s memories to help locate the people Greyback had attacked.
• Vizet planned to use M.S.C.’s growing influence to help Lupin find Greyback’s victims and said they would wait for the next full moon.

Vizet and Luna traveled home on the Hogwarts Express with a basket of berries Bane had given them, sharing the fruit in a playful taste test. After eating nearly half the basket, they stopped to save the rest for their families, and Luna fell asleep against Vizet’s shoulder.

• Vizet told Luna that Bane had given him berries as a gift from the forest for helping it recover.
• Vizet and Luna tasted the ripe berries together, playfully pretending to test whether different halves still had an astringent flavor.
• Vizet and Luna ate nearly half the basket before remembering they were meant to share the berries with everyone at home.
• Vizet conjured a pillow for Luna, who rested against his shoulder and fell asleep after kissing his cheek.

Vizet and Luna enjoyed a snowy holiday at home while preparing for Silent Night, with Luna cooking and Vizet using magic to keep the kitchen safe. After Xenophilius Lovegood worried about the hot oil, Luna and Vizet exchanged affectionate kisses before she called him down to dinner.

• Snow covered Ottery St Catchpole, and Vizet took charge of decorating the house while Luna prepared food by hand.
• Baby Thunderbird repeatedly stole pieces of meat from Vizet and raced Thor, then returned the meat so Thor could give it back.
• Xenophilius Lovegood came home and warned Luna and Vizet about hot oil splashing.
• Vizet showed Xenophilius how he used a Levitation Charm to catch and remove splattering oil droplets.
• After Xenophilius went upstairs, Vizet kissed Luna, and Luna kissed him back before calling Xenophilius down to dinner.

Vizet and Luna shared a playful moment washing dishes, but Dobby feared their doing chores meant they planned to dismiss him. Vizet reassured Dobby that he was valued as family, and Dobby vanished and returned with a bag of clinking metal.

• Vizet and Luna played with bubbles while washing dishes, and Vizet told Luna a story about Sirens and Viking Wizards’ treasure.
• Xenophilius Lovegood went upstairs and asked Dobby to wake him at the usual time.
• Dobby asked Vizet and Luna not to make him leave, explaining that he worried they were doing his work because he earned too much.
• Vizet reassured Dobby that they valued his help and invited him to think of them as family.
• Dobby exclaimed that he wanted to be family with Vizet, then vanished and reappeared holding a bag filled with clinking metal.