Chapter Summaries

Hermione reflected on her growing unhappiness in Gryffindor and decided she wanted to befriend Noah and the other Ravenclaws. After Ron accused Noah of learning dark magic and left with Harry, Hermione headed to Ravenclaw’s Common Room determined to make friends despite being unable to change Houses.

• Hermione recalled how Noah and Kate had rescued her from the troll and resolved to spend more time with them.
• Harry and Ron approached Hermione to apologize, but Ron tried to leave when she did not immediately accept.
• Ron argued with Hermione and accused Noah and the other Ravenclaws of learning dark magic from Snape’s notes.
• Ron dragged Harry away, and Hermione regretted choosing Gryffindor over Ravenclaw.
• Hermione decided that she could still become friends with Noah and the others, then continued toward Ravenclaw’s Common Room.

Noah and his friends planned how to recruit suitable students into their secret organization while keeping its existence hidden. Hermione thanked them for rescuing her from the troll, then asked if she could study with them.

• Evan, Kate, and Luns asked Noah how they could find new members, and Noah told them to make a list of promising students from the other houses.
• Noah assigned Evan to investigate Gryffindor, Kate to investigate Slytherin, and Luns to investigate Hufflepuff, while he would assess candidates and erase the memories of anyone who refused.
• The four saw Hermione waiting in the corridor, and she thanked them for saving her from the troll.
• Hermione asked Noah if she could study with the group, and the four reacted with surprise and delight.

Hermione followed Noah and his friends to the Room of Requirement, where Noah explained the Mage Alliance and Professor Dumbledore’s conditions for recognizing it. Impressed by the room’s books and resources, Hermione decided to join, then asked what Noah would do if someone refused.

• Hermione followed Noah and his friends through a wall on the eighth floor and discovered the Room of Requirement, filled with books and magical equipment.
• Noah explained that the room had appeared in response to his request for knowledge and that Professor Dumbledore knew about it and their group.
• Noah told Hermione that the group had formed the Mage Alliance and needed members from all four Houses before Dumbledore would officially recognize it.
• Hermione decided to join the Alliance after seeing the room and hearing Noah’s explanation.
• Hermione asked what Noah would do if someone declined to join, and Noah said he would cast a Memory Charm on them.

Hermione joined Noah’s Mage Alliance and became part of his group, studying with them and sitting with them at meals despite belonging to Gryffindor. As Christmas approached, Noah and Hermione agreed to travel together to visit the orphanage where he had grown up.

• Hermione joined the Mage Alliance after learning that Professor Dumbledore had approved it, then began studying alongside Noah and the others.
• Noah arranged capable professors in the Room of Requirement to help Hermione with her studies.
• Hermione sat with Noah’s group in the Great Hall, and Noah and the others assured her that she was welcome despite her Gryffindor house.
• Noah, Evan, Kate, and Luns discussed Harry’s Quidditch success and his lost points in Potions.
• Evan and Kate said they planned to go home for Christmas, and Noah decided to visit the orphanage and thank Ms. Heifen for funding his tuition.
• Hermione asked to travel with Noah for Christmas, and he agreed.

Noah returned from Hogwarts to the ordinary world and visited the orphanage where he had grown up. He reunited with Ms. Heifen and said he would stay for the whole holiday and return during future holidays.

• Noah reflected that his timeline gave him about ten years to prepare for the changes beginning after 2000.
• Noah declined Hermione's invitation to visit her home and went to the Westminster orphanage where he had lived.
• Ms. Heifen welcomed Noah and asked about Hogwarts and whether he had made friends.
• Noah told Ms. Heifen that he had made several friends, mostly among his roommates.
• Noah said he would stay at the orphanage for the whole holiday and return during every holiday afterward.

During Christmas break, Noah trained in his System Space, helped at the orphanage, and spent time with Hermione. As he prepared to return to Hogwarts, he reflected on his rapid progress and the powerful wizards around him, while deciding to leave Voldemort’s crown alone for now.

• Noah credited his System Library and persistent training for raising his magic power and reaching Mage Level Eight.
• During the nearly half-month break, Noah helped Ms. Heifen at the orphanage and went out with Hermione when she invited him.
• Evan and the others wrote to Noah, complaining that they could not study in the Room of Requirement during the long holiday.
• Noah packed to return to Hogwarts, where he expected more lessons, Dumbledore’s recruitment task, and final exams.
• Noah decided not to pursue the Sorcerer’s Stone or the crown in the Room of Requirement, planning instead to leave the crown for Dumbledore later.
• The System told Noah that Dumbledore was fifth-tier Level Nine, Voldemort was fifth-tier Level Eight, and Harry, Hermione, and Ron had low mage levels.

On the train back to Hogwarts, Noah tutored Hermione and reflected on his drive to grow strong enough to face the future. Back at school, Luns told him that Ernie Macmillan wanted to discuss their study methods and asked him to find teachers who could improve their magical power and spellcasting technique.

• Noah spent the train ride teaching Hermione spell tricks and ways to handle dangerous monsters, while she wrote down his advice.
• Noah escorted Hermione to the Gryffindor Common Room, then stopped to admire the snowy Hogwarts grounds before returning to his dormitory.
• Noah found Evan and the others already back in the dormitory, where Luns described how his family had shown him that he lacked the skill and magical power to cast advanced spells.
• Luns told Noah that Ernie Macmillan wanted to meet about their study methods and asked him to find teachers to help the group improve their magical power and spellcasting technique.

Noah realized his method of cultivating magical power could attract other wizards, but decided to keep it secret until he was stronger. After learning that Luns was friends with Ernie Macmillan, Noah arranged to invite him to their group.

• Noah considered how wizards could improve their magical power and realized his own cultivation method might be valuable to others.
• Noah decided not to reveal his method until he had grown stronger and could share it only with trusted people.
• Noah recognized Ernie Macmillan as a talented, principled Hufflepuff and hoped to recruit him.
• Luns told Noah that he and Ernie had been childhood friends and agreed to bring him to the Room of Requirement after class the next day.
• Noah looked forward to recruiting Ernie and wondered whether he could bring in the future prefects, except those from Slytherin.

Noah invited Ernie to join the Mage Alliance, explaining its purpose and Dumbledore’s task until Ernie agreed. With Ernie aboard, Noah celebrated the group’s growing lineup while leaving the challenge of recruiting Slytherins for later.

• Noah realized he could recruit promising students himself rather than focus on finding future prefects.
• Noah and the others invited Ernie to the Room of Requirement, where Luns introduced the Mage Alliance.
• Ernie questioned the hidden student organization, and Noah explained Dumbledore’s task and promised support.
• Noah told Ernie he would use a Memory Charm if Ernie refused to join.
• Ernie agreed to join the Mage Alliance, and Noah welcomed him as a future Hufflepuff prefect.

Ernie joined Noah’s group and learned that they trained against magical creatures to strengthen their magic and test spells. Luns demonstrated that the training had worked by casting Levicorpus on Ernie, who demanded to be put down.

• Ernie joined Noah’s group, where he found books, answers, a summoned teacher, and experimental materials.
• Ernie watched Noah and the others defeat magical creatures and asked why they trained against them.
• Luns explained that they used the creatures to test spells, learn their weaknesses, and practice their magic.
• Luns told Ernie that Noah had discovered that repeated spellcasting could increase magical power.
• Luns cast Levicorpus on Ernie to demonstrate his progress, and Ernie shouted for him to put him down.

Harry struggled to investigate Nicholas Meller and the mystery surrounding the Philosopher’s Stone without Hermione’s help, so he went to find her among Noah’s Ravenclaw group. When Harry refused to explain why he wanted information about Meller, the group asked him to reveal his reason first.

• Harry suspected Professor Snape had interfered with his broom during the Quidditch match and connected Snape’s injured leg to the forbidden corridor and the Three-headed dog.
• Harry searched the Library for information about Meller, but his research led nowhere, and Hagrid refused to tell him anything.
• Harry decided to ask Hermione for help, and Ron reluctantly went with him.
• Harry found Hermione eating with Noah and the other Ravenclaws and asked whether she knew anything about Nicholas Meller.
• Kate and Luns identified Meller as a famous alchemist, but the group asked Harry why he wanted information before agreeing to help.
• Harry said his reason was a secret.

Noah and the others deduced that Nicholas Meller's Philosopher's Stone was hidden at Hogwarts and that Professor Snape had rushed to check on it after the troll incident. The group left to study harder, while Harry was still trying to understand their conclusions.

• Noah suggested that Nicholas Meller's greatest creation might be the secret Harry had come to investigate.
• Noah connected Snape's injured foot to the Three-headed dog guarding a treasure in the Forbidden Corridor, and Hermione recalled encountering the dog with Harry.
• Noah and the others concluded that Snape had hurried to check on the treasure after the troll appeared, though Harry wondered if Snape might have been trying to steal it.
• Noah speculated that someone rumored to be returning might want the treasure, prompting Kate, Evan, and Luns to resolve to work harder.
• As Noah and the others left, Luns told Harry that the treasure was the Philosopher's Stone.

After learning about the Philosopher's Stone, Harry went to eat while Noah prepared the Mage Alliance to face Voldemort through hard work and training. Noah demonstrated a duel against a summoned Professor Snape, but Snape's superior speed and nonverbal spells quickly put him on the defensive.

• Harry learned about the Philosopher's Stone and decided to investigate it before asking Hagrid about it.
• Noah explained Voldemort's return to Hermione and Ernie, and the Mage Alliance resolved to grow strong enough to fight Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
• The Mage Alliance filled the Room of Requirement with magical creature battles, so Noah arranged for them to spar in turns or find a professor to train them.
• Noah summoned Professor Snape to demonstrate a wizard's duel and test the Room of Requirement's simulated opponents.
• Noah opened with Sectumsempra, but Professor Snape matched the spell and then used nonverbal magic to break through Noah's defenses, leaving Noah struggling to hold out.

Noah and his friends continued their intensive magical training while Harry struggled after encountering Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest. After two months, their magical power had risen dramatically, and Noah estimated his had reached roughly a sixth-year level.

• Noah and the others attended Potions with Snape, whose overwhelming strength left them even more respectful of him.
• Harry brooded over his encounter with Voldemort and lost Gryffindor more points in class, deepening his anger toward Snape.
• Hermione told Noah that Harry and Ron had lost Gryffindor a hundred points and gone to the Forbidden Forest as punishment.
• Ernie, Noah, and their friends continued studying and training, and after two months they discovered their magical power had increased by a level.
• Ernie, Luns, Kate, and Hermione estimated their magical power at around third- or fourth-year levels, while Noah said his had caught up to around sixth-year level.

After reaching First Order Level Zero, Noah trained harder with the Mage Alliance while Harry tried to recruit him and his friends to help protect the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry revealed that he had seen Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest and believed Voldemort was at Hogwarts to steal it.

• Noah celebrated reaching First Order Level Zero and resolved to keep training for the dangers ahead.
• Noah’s determination inspired the Mage Alliance to train harder alongside him.
• Harry stopped Noah and the others after dinner and hesitantly asked them for help.
• Noah started to leave when Harry would not explain his request, and Hermione chose to follow Noah’s group.
• Harry mentioned Meller’s Treasure, then revealed that he had seen Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest and believed Voldemort was at Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher’s Stone.

After Harry reported seeing Voldemort at Hogwarts, Noah explained that Voldemort might still be in a vulnerable soul state and proposed investigating that night. The group agreed to go, planning to leave a message for Professor McGonagall in case they needed help.

• Harry told Noah and the others that he had seen Voldemort at Hogwarts, but most of them doubted him.
• Noah questioned Harry about Voldemort’s appearance and whether he had been injured or had his blood taken, then explained the Resurrection Spell.
• Noah concluded that Voldemort might still be possessing someone and could be weaker than if he had been resurrected.
• Harry argued that they had to stop Voldemort from stealing the Philosopher’s Stone, while Evan suggested waiting for Professor Dumbledore.
• Noah proposed investigating that night and leaving a message for Professor McGonagall, and the group agreed.

Noah and his friends joined Harry and Ron to investigate the forbidden corridor, with Noah hoping their help would make up for the Mage Alliance’s lack of Slytherin members. They entered the room and found the Three-headed dog guarding the way, leaving Harry and Ron unsettled by how casually the others discussed defeating it.

• Noah decided he was joining Harry’s plan partly to deal with Dumbledore, and Evan and the others agreed that helping Harry might make up for not recruiting a Slytherin.
• After training, Noah and his friends met Harry and Ron in the Forbidden Corridor, where Harry explained that he had arranged for Professor McGonagall to receive a notice.
• Noah unlocked the door with Alohomora, and the group entered to find a sleeping Three-headed dog.
• Evan joked about the dog’s size, while Luns and Kate traded remarks about its smell.
• Noah, Luns, Ernie, and Hermione described several ways to handle the Three-headed dog, leaving Harry and Ron stunned by their confidence and knowledge.

Noah put the Three-headed dog to sleep, and the group found a trapdoor beneath its legs. Harry jumped down without checking what lay below and was caught by Devil's Snare, which Hermione defeated with a sunlight spell; the chapter ended with Harry regretting that he had not listened to the Sorting Hat and chosen Ravenclaw.

• Noah cast Drowsiness on the Three-headed dog and made Harry and Ron move its legs away from the door.
• Harry went down through the trapdoor first, despite Noah's warning that he could cast an illumination spell before entering.
• Evan illuminated the space below and revealed Harry trapped in Devil's Snare.
• Hermione cast Bright as Day, causing the Devil's Snare to release Harry, then explained how the plant worked.
• Harry admitted that he had been foolish and should have followed the Sorting Hat's advice to join Ravenclaw.

Noah and the others reached a chamber filled with flying keys, where Harry hesitated after his ordeal with Devil's Snare. Kate immobilized the swarm with a single spell, leaving Harry and Ron stunned by his power.

• Noah reflected on the possibilities of Space magic and Time magic as the group crossed the chamber.
• Harry and Ron tensed at noises overhead, and Harry noticed the flying keys and identified the one with damaged wings.
• Harry looked to Noah instead of volunteering to catch the key, and Noah prepared to handle the challenge with magic.
• Kate cast Petrificus Totalus and froze the flying objects, sending them crashing to the ground.
• Harry and Ron marveled at Kate's effortless feat and wondered whether he had drunk the Fountain of Youth.

Noah reached the Wizard Chess challenge with Harry, Ron, and Ernie, but rejected Ron’s offer to play and blasted apart the chess pieces with Shattering Skull instead. The group moved on, while Noah remained confident that the spell had cost him little magical power and that he would recover quickly.

• Noah and the others reached the living Wizard Chess pieces blocking their way.
• Ron offered to play chess, but Noah refused to waste time before Professor McGonagall arrived.
• Noah decided to destroy the pieces rather than control them and make them fight.
• Noah cast Shattering Skull and blasted the chess pieces apart, clearing the passage.
• Harry asked whether Noah had used too much magical power, and Noah assured him that the cost was small.