Chapter Summaries

Wayne learned that Tom might be using Lockhart to target him with extra homework, then met Sakura and the others to see her Clow Card magic. Sakura demonstrated the Wind, Water, and Forest Cards, and Wayne learned that the cards had originally been misnamed Clow Cards after a misunderstanding of the word “colour.”

• Wayne finished three translator earmuffs and spoke with Penelope, who told him Lockhart had assigned twice as much homework and planned to make the competition participants catch up after they returned.
• Wayne suspected Tom knew his identity and was influencing Lockhart, and he decided he would need to test Tom after returning.
• Wayne met Pheobe, Cassandra, and Sakura, giving Sakura and the others translator earmuffs so they could understand one another.
• Sakura demonstrated the Wind Card, then explained that the cards became more precise and powerful after she refined them and that “Clow” came from a misreading of “colour.”
• Sakura demonstrated the Water and Forest Cards, and Cassandra praised her control before Wayne remarked that something seemed to be missing.

Wayne competed in the Potions Exchange Tournament at Beauxbatons, where his reputation astonished the judges and his confidence set him apart from the other students. The Cheering Charm Potion contest ended amid the bizarre rituals and antics of rival schools, with the competitors ordered away from their cauldrons as time ran out.

• Wayne spent several days studying Sakura's Wind Card and helping her with Potions and Alchemy while Snape pushed Russell and Henderson through extra tutoring.
• Damocles discovered that Wayne was competing rather than judging and warned that his participation left little suspense; Wayne then spoke comfortably with all three judges.
• Madam Maxime announced that competitors had three hours to brew a Cheering Charm Potion using only the ingredients provided, and Wayne began carefully preparing his potion.
• Three Wagadu students danced around their cauldron in a Moon Offering Dance, while their professor claimed it infused the potion with moon essence despite the daytime contest.
• Three Koldovstoretz students poured vodka into their cauldrons and drank more, causing flames to surge and adding to the commotion in the Great Hall.
• Madam Maxime called time and ordered every competitor to step away from their workstation, leaving two students unable to add their final ingredients.

Wayne earned full marks in the first potion event and began preparing a new potion for the final competition. When Sakura lacked a rare ingredient, Wayne arranged to have Foxtail Grass delivered, then went to Paris with Pheobe for the weekend.

• The judges awarded Wayne thirty points, the highest score, while Cassandra came second with twenty-one.
• Maxime announced that contestants had ten days to brew their chosen potions in separate rooms, and Damocles pressed Wayne to reveal his completely new recipe.
• Sakura learned that Beauxbatons lacked Foxtail Grass, so Wayne asked Nabby and then contacted Cross to find some.
• Cresswell Rosier arranged ten stalks of Foxtail Grass for Sakura, who carried her potion into her room to begin brewing.
• Wayne persuaded Damocles that he needed a date to prepare himself for brewing, then traveled to Paris with Pheobe and beat up Cross.

Wayne learned that Mrs. Norris had been petrified and discovered the school’s mature Mandrake had been destroyed, leaving Hogwarts tense while the students waited for the remaining Mandrakes to grow. At the potion competition, Sakura presented a rare Spirit Sight Potion and gave Wayne its recipe, before Wayne introduced his new Flying Potion, which let drinkers fly.

• Wayne learned from Penelope that Mrs. Norris had been petrified and that a threatening message had appeared on a Hogwarts wall.
• Snape told Wayne that someone had destroyed the mature Mandrake Professor Sprout had asked him about, and Wayne said he had no spare Mandrakes.
• Wayne kept in touch with the girls and Penelope as Hogwarts tightened security while the students waited for the school’s Mandrakes to mature.
• The judges scored Cassandra’s Amortentia highly, and Sakura earned twenty-two points for her Spirit Sight Potion.
• Sakura gave Wayne the Spirit Sight Potion recipe, which she had inherited from her friend Tomoyo Daidouji.
• Wayne presented his new Flying Potion and announced that anyone who drank it would be able to fly.

Wayne demonstrated his Flying Potion at Beauxbatons, where Cyril tested it and confirmed that it let him fly unaided for half an hour at nearly sixty miles per hour. The judges planned to help Wayne earn another Order of Merlin, and he prepared to return to Hogwarts with Snape after the award ceremony.

• Oleg snatched Wayne's Flying Potion from Damocles, but Cyril swallowed it first and discovered he could fly unaided.
• Cyril flew around the room and outside the castle as a crowd followed, while broom-riding students pursued him for safety.
• After the potion wore off, Cyril reported that it lasted half an hour and reached nearly sixty miles per hour, and Damocles praised Wayne's invention.
• Damocles predicted Wayne could receive another Order of Merlin for his potions work, and Wayne clarified that he would keep the Flying Potion formula private.
• The judges discovered Wayne had not applied to join the Extraordinary Potioneers Association, and they told him to prepare an application.
• Snape said he would take Wayne back to Hogwarts after the award ceremony because of trouble at the school, and Wayne reassured Pheobe that he would visit during the summer.

Wayne won the Potions Exchange Tournament, became the youngest member of the Extraordinary Potioneers Association, and said goodbye to Pheobe, Cassandra, and Sakura before returning to Hogwarts. He arrived back at the castle with Snape, Russell, and Henderson, eager to be home.

• Wayne received his membership in the Extraordinary Potioneers Association and won the tournament, with Cassandra placing second and Henderson third.
• Wayne gave Cassandra and Sakura notebooks, then hugged Pheobe, Cassandra, and Sakura before boarding the Thestral carriage.
• Sakura found Wayne’s drawings of outfits and Alchemy notes in her notebook, while Cassandra discovered a drawing, an improved Weather Charm, and notes on her favorite subjects.
• Wayne reflected on his tournament winnings, the love letters and Fairy Sprites he brought back, and his plan to open a shop selling the Flying Potion.
• Wayne and the others returned to Hogwarts, where Hagrid congratulated him on his victory before Wayne hurried into the Great Hall.

Wayne returned to Hufflepuff after winning first place in the competition and reunited with his housemates, but their celebration was interrupted by news that Zacharias Smith had been petrified. Wayne examined Smith and tried to revive him with Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire, which failed, then asked Professor Sprout whether anyone had found the culprit who destroyed the mature Mandrake.

• Wayne and Henderson returned to the Hufflepuff common room, where the students celebrated their return and Henderson revealed that he had placed third in the competition.
• Toby, Norman, Hannah, and Cedric told Wayne about Dumbledore taking over Snape’s classes, Lockhart’s heavy homework, and the Chamber of Secrets attacks.
• Clark reported that Zacharias Smith had been petrified near the library, and Wayne led a group of Hufflepuffs to see him.
• Wayne examined Smith and concluded that a fast petrification spell had struck him as soon as he saw the culprit.
• Wayne summoned Ho-Oh, but her Sacred Fire did not revive Smith, so Wayne asked Professor Sprout whether anyone had discovered who destroyed the mature Mandrake.

Wayne defended Harry from suspicion after Smith was petrified, then reunited with Cho and Hermione and reassured them that the culprit did not intend to kill. He later reasoned that Tom had released the Basilisk to take revenge on Dumbledore and consume its host’s life force and soul.

• Dumbledore explained that Blaise Zabini had admitted accidentally killing a Mandrake, and Snape punished him with a week of detention and a twenty-point deduction for Slytherin.
• Students suspected Harry because he had arrived first at the scenes, but Wayne defended him and argued that Harry lacked the skill to petrify Smith.
• Dumbledore sent Smith to the Hospital Wing and dispersed the students, while Harry said Lockhart had fallen asleep grading assignments.
• Wayne met Cho and Hermione in the Room of Requirement, gave Hermione the upgraded Virtual Brain-Computer Interface, and reassured them that their protective necklaces could keep them safe.
• Wayne concluded that the culprit had not intended to kill Smith and later reasoned that Tom had released the Basilisk to retaliate against Dumbledore and consume its host’s life force and soul.

Wayne shared his Beauxbatons experiences with Hermione and Cho, while Dumbledore and Snape discussed the Chamber of Secrets and Lucius Malfoy’s suspected involvement. After Smith’s attack renewed the castle’s precautions, Wayne returned to class and saw that Lockhart looked drained and unwell.

• Wayne showed Hermione and Cho photos from Beauxbatons, then waited for Penelope to reclaim his suitcase.
• Dumbledore told Snape that Lucius Malfoy had sent a dangerous object to Hogwarts, and asked him to watch Zabini and Malfoy.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Lawrence had developed a Flying Potion and would soon be reported in The Daily Prophet.
• News of Smith’s attack spread, and the Heads of House ordered students to travel in groups.
• Wayne fed Astoria at breakfast, then spoke with Dumbledore before joining Hermione in class.
• Lockhart praised Wayne’s championship and began teaching, while Wayne noticed that Lockhart looked pale and listless.

Wayne reassured Harry that he could not solve the Chamber of Secrets mystery yet, then explained to Nagini why he was letting Tom remain active. The chapter left Wayne tending his suitcase garden while Voldemort remained an unresolved concern.

• Wayne told Lockhart that Dumbledore had excused him from homework, then teased Lockhart about his poor spirits and heard him boast about a powerful spell.
• Harry paid Wayne five Galleons for advice, and Wayne told him to wait for another attack with witnesses nearby; Harry then bought a bottle of Draught of Living Death.
• Wayne went to the Forbidden Forest and watched Gardevoir and the Fairy Sprites plant flowers in his suitcase garden with Nagini.
• Nagini asked when Wayne would move against Voldemort, and Wayne said Tom was still useful and that Voldemort could not truly die until all his Horcruxes were destroyed.
• Wayne told Nagini he did not consider Voldemort his enemy, then asked Gardevoir to bring Astoria over after the garden was planted.

Harry and Ron tried to uncover the Chamber of Secrets, then cornered Malfoy in a bathroom to question him about the culprit. Malfoy claimed his father had told him the Chamber would be opened but said he knew nothing else.

• Hermione gave Harry, Ron, and Neville a list of books to research the Chamber of Secrets.
• Harry decided Malfoy’s reaction to Mrs. Norris’s attack meant he knew something about the Chamber.
• Harry and Ron waited in a bathroom and grabbed Malfoy when he came in.
• Harry and Ron pressured Malfoy to reveal what he knew about the Chamber.
• Malfoy said his father had told him the Chamber would be opened that year, but he did not know more.

After Harry and Ron cornered Malfoy over the Chamber of Secrets, Malfoy reported them to McGonagall, and Dumbledore judged their actions a serious breach of school rules. Wayne persuaded Malfoy to forgive them so Harry could remain at Hogwarts and continue to be his rival, leaving Dumbledore to decide their severe punishment.

• Harry and Ron left Malfoy in the bathroom after accusing him of knowing who had opened the Chamber of Secrets.
• Malfoy complained to McGonagall, who brought Harry and Ron to Dumbledore's office with Snape.
• Snape described Harry and Ron's attack on Malfoy, and Dumbledore told them to apologize or face expulsion.
• Wayne privately convinced Malfoy that expelling Harry would deprive him of a rival.
• Malfoy forgave Harry and Ron but demanded severe punishment and secrecy.

Dumbledore punished Harry and Ron for their behavior, while Wayne helped settle the dispute and discovered why Gryffindor had lost so many points. After Wayne silenced rumors about Harry and Ron, a shouting middle-aged man confronted Dumbledore in the Great Hall.

• Dumbledore deducted two hundred Gryffindor points and gave Harry and Ron detentions, while Wayne secured the sword he had requested.
• Harry and Malfoy fought after leaving the office, and Wayne later announced that he would put them on a proper training regimen.
• Hermione told Wayne that Fred and George had lost Gryffindor one hundred points after being blamed for killing Hagrid's roosters.
• Professor McGonagall confirmed that Harry and Ron had lost Gryffindor's remaining points, and Wayne stopped students from spreading rumors by saying the matter involved a school secret.
• Professor McGonagall awarded Wayne twenty points, then a middle-aged man loudly confronted Dumbledore in the Great Hall.

On Valentine's Day, Lockhart transformed the Great Hall and hired dwarfs to deliver greeting cards, while Wayne received an embarrassing musical message in Charms class. After Wayne used the Confundus Charm on the dwarfs, they delivered the message to Norman instead, and Wayne suspected Hermione had arranged it.

• Cedric told Wayne that Smith's father had confronted Dumbledore over Smith's petrification and gave Wayne letters from Cassandra and Sakura.
• Lockhart decorated the Great Hall for Valentine's Day and announced that dwarfs would deliver cards around the school.
• Harry learned that Ron and other students had written Lockhart's postcards for money.
• Two dwarfs entered Flitwick's Charms class to deliver a musical message for Wayne.
• Wayne cast Confundo on the dwarfs, causing them to deliver the humiliating message to Norman instead.
• Flitwick praised Wayne's Confundus Charm, and Wayne asked Hermione whether she had sent the message.

Wayne arranged for the little dwarves to deliver a mocking musical love letter to Snape, turning it into a schoolwide spectacle. Snape took over Lockhart’s classes the next day and questioned Wayne about the Chamber of Secrets, but Wayne remained unconcerned.

• Wayne hired the little dwarves to recite a satirical love letter to Snape, and used a Confundus Charm so Snape would mistake him for Lockhart.
• The little dwarves delivered the letter during Potions class, prompting laughter across the room and Snape to chase after them.
• The letter spread through Hogwarts, and the little dwarves earned a fortune delivering more greetings before curfew.
• Snape returned the next day and took over Lockhart’s Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, teaching the students the Swamp Jinx.
• Snape kept Wayne after class to ask about the Chamber of Secrets, but Wayne said he had not been paying much attention and trusted the life-saving artifacts he had given the girls.

Wayne proposed ways to narrow down the Chamber of Secrets suspects and enlisted Grace to help turn attention toward Lockhart. The chapter ended with Wayne confronting students who were accusing Luna Lovegood of being the heir.

• Wayne declined Snape’s request to solve the Chamber of Secrets attacks and wondered who would become headmaster if Dumbledore left.
• Wayne told Hufflepuff students that the heir might have changed recently or arrived at Hogwarts this year, prompting them to scrutinize new students and unusual behavior.
• Grace guessed Wayne wanted to target Lockhart, and Wayne asked her to help steer gossip toward the professor after it gained momentum.
• The students’ suspicions spread across the school, and Wayne escorted first-year Hufflepuffs to Charms class.
• Wayne heard students accuse Luna Lovegood of being the heir and challenged them to provide evidence.

Wayne defended Luna from Ravenclaw students who accused her of being involved in the attacks, and Professor Flitwick promised to address the bullying. Grace spread suspicions that Lockhart might be connected to the Chamber of Secrets attacks, and by nightfall he had become the prime suspect.

• Wayne challenged a freckled Ravenclaw girl to provide evidence against Luna and warned the students not to bully his friend.
• Professor Flitwick told Wayne he understood why he had intervened and said he would speak to the Ravenclaw prefects.
• Wayne's defense of Luna spread through Hogwarts, and Cho, Penelope, and Ginny offered to look out for her.
• Grace prompted her seventh-year friends to connect Lockhart's absence and his role as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to the attacks.
• Grace told Wayne her plan had worked, and Lockhart became the prime suspect that night.

After Dumbledore questioned him, Lockhart conspired with Tom’s diary to stage another attack and planned to become a celebrated hero by supposedly defeating the culprit. During the Dueling Club, McGonagall announced that Crabbe, Goyle, and the Bloody Baron had been attacked.

• The Little Badgers sent anonymous letters to Dumbledore accusing Lockhart, while Wayne warned them not to make their suspicions public.
• Snape brought Lockhart to Dumbledore, and Lockhart later told Tom’s diary that the young wizards suspected him.
• Tom advised Lockhart to stage another attack and use witnesses to make himself appear to expose the culprit; Lockhart agreed and planned to claim credit for defeating the Basilisk.
• Lockhart denied the rumors at the Dueling Club and promised to find the culprit, but stray spells hit him as the skeptical students practiced.
• Snape practiced the Shield Charm with Harry, and McGonagall interrupted the club to announce that Crabbe, Goyle, and the Bloody Baron had been attacked.

After Crabbe, Goyle, and the Bloody Baron were attacked, Lockhart offered a theory that won the professors’ attention while concealing his own involvement. Dumbledore tightened Hogwarts’ security as pressure mounted, and the students began praising Lockhart’s supposed detective skills.

• Wayne learned from Gardevoir’s memories that Lockhart had opened the Chamber of Secrets, despite having been in the Great Hall during the attack.
• Lockhart argued that the victims’ expressions suggested they had seen a dangerous creature, and Dumbledore ordered the professors to search the school and protect the Mandrakes.
• McGonagall confined students to their common rooms outside class and meals, threatening to deduct house points and cancel Quidditch matches for rule-breakers.
• Crabbe and Goyle’s fathers took them to St Mungo’s, while the Ministry considered sending Aurors and Dumbledore refused their intervention.
• Ravenclaw students praised Lockhart’s analysis, comparing his observation skills to Sherlock Holmes.

Wayne met Cho and Newt at the Hog's Head Inn, where Newt returned the overfed Iron Eater Beast Tuantuan. Newt and Aberforth discussed the Chamber of Secrets and Dumbledore's leadership before Dumbledore caught Wayne and Cho outside the castle, and Wayne claimed he had brought Newt to help investigate the monster.

• Wayne took Cho through a secret passage from the Room of Requirement to the Hog's Head Inn to meet Newt.
• Newt returned Tuantuan to Wayne, who decided the Iron Eater Beast needed to lose weight.
• Newt told Wayne and Aberforth that Tina was considering sending Rolf to Ilvermorny because she thought Dumbledore was failing as headmaster.
• Aberforth said Minerva would be more suited to become headmistress, and Dumbledore arrived in time to hear him.
• Dumbledore teased Cho about sneaking out, and Wayne defended their visit by saying he had invited Newt to investigate the Chamber of Secrets monster.