Ch. 241The Twins Turned into Balls; Dumbledore’s Plan

Wayne helped Cedric retaliate against Fred and George after their potion prank left Cedric speaking in a girl's voice. The twins swallowed Balloon Grass and became floating spheres, and the Gryffindor Common Room turned them into table-tennis balls.

  • Cedric chased Fred and George through the corridors after George's altered potion gave him a girl's voice, and Wayne suggested settling the score in the Gryffindor Common Room.
  • Wayne delivered Basilisk materials to Snape, then joined Cedric and Cho on a trip to Gryffindor Tower.
  • Cedric attacked Fred and George with Petrifying Curses in the Common Room and fed each twin a piece of Balloon Grass.
  • Fred and George swelled into floating spheres, and Wayne and Colin used George as a table-tennis ball while Ginny and Ron played with Fred.

Ch. 242Sakura and Tomoyo’s Letter; System Upgrade Complete

Dumbledore questioned Snape about Voldemort’s Horcruxes and decided to investigate the Gaunt family, while Wayne prepared Flying Potions for sale and spent time with Nagini. The chapter left Wayne ready to promote the potion at Hogwarts as Fred and George recounted their experience to the Hufflepuffs.

  • Snape brought Dumbledore a memory potion, then recalled that Voldemort had once taken Regulus away and might have given him something connected to a Horcrux.
  • Dumbledore considered the diary a clue and decided to investigate the Gaunt family to learn more about Voldemort’s origins and past.
  • Wayne reassured Nagini about her age and joked that Ho-Oh might help them live for ten thousand years.
  • Wayne inspected Gardevoir’s completed potions and arranged for her to produce simplified Flying Potions for Hogwarts students.
  • The next day, Fred and George told the Hufflepuffs how it had felt to be batted around like balls.

Ch. 243Sakura and Tomoyo’s Letter; System Upgrade Complete (Part 2)

Wayne received letters and photographs from Sakura, Tomoyo, and Cassandra, then introduced his Flying Potion to the Hogwarts Quidditch teams and students. The potion became popular around the castle, prompting new flight rules and attracting purchases from several professors.

  • Wayne read Sakura and Tomoyo’s letter, admired photographs of Sakura wearing his designs, and decided to write back.
  • Wayne read Cassandra’s invitation to visit the United States during summer holiday, though he had no immediate plans to go.
  • Wayne arranged a Quidditch match between Hufflepuff and Gryffindor using his Flying Potion instead of brooms, and Hufflepuff won narrowly.
  • Wayne sold all 120 bottles of Flying Potion to students eager to try flying, while the players said broomless Quidditch was less interesting.
  • The Flying Potion spread through Hogwarts, leading Professor McGonagall to ban flying inside the castle, while Professor Flitwick and other professors bought bottles.

Ch. 244A Bonanza of Rewards: The Last Princess of Britain!

After the system upgraded to version 2.1, Wayne explored its revised card-drawing rules and spent his points on new rewards. He gained several powerful abilities and ended the chapter acquiring the SSS-rank Morgana template, Britain's Last Princess.

  • Wayne reviewed the system's new card tiers and drawing rules after its month-long upgrade finished.
  • Wayne designated rune talents as his reward type and drew Blood Taste, Zombie Guard, Scorch, and the Epic Fire Affinity talent.
  • Wayne tested Fire Affinity and raised his Fiendfyre Curse to Master level.
  • Wayne drew Nullification Orb and Overhealing, then gained Aura Cloak, which let him become incorporeal for two seconds every thirty seconds.
  • Wayne continued drawing cards and obtained the SSS-rank template of Morgana, Britain's Last Princess, whose attributes appeared after he recovered.

Ch. 245Stars Aren’t Made by Nature, but by Craft—and by My Heart

Wayne opened the Major Event Gift Pack and fainted as a cosmic presence awakened in another universe. Aurelion Sol sensed Wayne’s power as that of a newborn kindred and resolved to meet him someday.

  • Wayne’s new Witch’s Heart talent made Gardevoir and Nagini unusually drawn to him during dinner.
  • Wayne sparred with Gardevoir and Nagini, easily stopping their attacks and overpowering them with Fire Dragons.
  • Wayne opened the Major Event Gift Pack and collapsed after being overwhelmed by a vast stream of information.
  • Aurelion Sol sensed a faint power from a distant universe and mistook Wayne for a newly born member of his kind.
  • Aurelion Sol roared across the universe, while his crown restrained him and the distant world briefly froze.

Ch. 246Stars Aren’t Made by Nature, but by Craft—and by My Heart (Part 2)

After awakening from a twelve-hour coma, Wayne discovered he had inherited one percent of Aurelion Sol’s power and tested several stellar abilities over the Atlantic. He returned to Hogwarts the next morning, where the girls noticed his striking appearance and questioned what had changed.

  • Dumbledore sensed an inexplicable change, while Grindelwald used the crystal skull and suffered a bloody reaction after seeing nothing; a hidden quill and notebook recorded dozens of new names.
  • Wayne woke in the Suitcase World, learned Gardevoir had handled his missed plans, and discovered his Aurelion Sol inheritance had granted him basic stellar abilities.
  • Wayne traveled with Ho-Oh to an uninhabited forest, flew over the Atlantic, and tested Star River Impact, Stellar Sea Renewal, and Starlight Convergence before stopping because they consumed too much magic.
  • Wayne returned to the Great Hall the next morning, where Cho, Hermione, Astoria, Froli, and Penelope checked on him and wondered why he looked so handsome.

Ch. 247The Teacher Shows You the Door; What You Do Is Up to You; A Troublesome Elective

Wayne taught Harry and Malfoy different spells, then helped Ginny turn her prank against the Ravenclaw girls who had isolated Luna into a more effective trap. The next week, the girls arrived at the Great Hall without their robes, while Wayne worried about the growing effects of his Witch’s Heart talent.

  • Wayne refused to teach Harry and Malfoy the Killing Curse, then taught Harry Sectumsempra and Malfoy the Acid-Vomit Curse.
  • Wayne demonstrated Sectumsempra and promised to teach the boys a stronger spell if they mastered their new magic and returned next term.
  • Wayne found Ginny and Luna outside the Charms classroom, and Ginny admitted she planned to glue the seats of girls who had isolated Luna.
  • Wayne replaced Ginny’s glue with a Permanent Bonding Charm trap and warned her to levitate the chairs if the girls chose different seats.
  • Ginny noticed Luna watching Wayne and said they had no chance with him, while Luna said she saw many stars around him.
  • The following week, the Ravenclaw girls arrived at the Great Hall without their robes, and Wayne worried that his Witch’s Heart talent was causing trouble.

Ch. 248Professor McGonagall’s Persuasion; Wayne Updates His Strategy

Wayne advised Hermione about her third-year electives, but she insisted on choosing nearly every class. Professor McGonagall explained why Hermione could not get a Time-Turner and removed Arithmancy from her schedule, then confronted Wayne about choosing only Divination.

  • Wayne suggested that Norman and Toby choose Muggle Studies, then said he planned to take Divination and might consider Care of Magical Creatures if Newt taught it.
  • Hermione asked Wayne, Penelope, Cho, and Astoria for advice, but despite their warnings about the workload, she chose every elective.
  • Professor McGonagall summoned Hermione and explained that Lockhart’s smuggled Time-Turner had made Ministry approval nearly impossible.
  • Professor McGonagall removed Arithmancy from Hermione’s schedule after it conflicted with Muggle Studies, which Hermione insisted on keeping.
  • Professor McGonagall questioned Wayne about choosing only Divination, while Hermione expressed surprise that he had left out Ancient Runes and Care of Magical Creatures.

Ch. 249Professor McGonagall’s Persuasion; Wayne’s New Fighting Style (Continued)

Wayne negotiated with McGonagall to skip optional classes if he could earn top marks in their exams, then used exam incentives and discounted Potions to motivate Hogwarts students to study. The other houses and professors reacted to Hufflepuff’s new rewards, setting off a wider push to improve grades.

  • Wayne proposed taking the OWLs and NEWTs instead of attending optional classes, and McGonagall agreed to ask Dumbledore, who approved the plan.
  • As final exams approached, McGonagall temporarily banned Flying Potion, while Wayne shifted Celestia Store sales toward study-enhancing Potions.
  • Wayne announced lessons in Sectumsempra for students who reached the top ten in their year and signed Newt books for students who improved in two subjects.
  • Wayne and Cedric staged their discussion to encourage sales, then sold discounted Potions and split the profits.
  • News of Hufflepuff’s rewards spread to the other houses, Harry regretted not joining Hufflepuff, and the professors began planning ways to improve their students’ grades.

Ch. 250Isn’t This Just a Kind of NTR? Astoria Makes a Full Recovery

Professor McGonagall and the other heads of house pushed students to study by setting rewards and punishments, while Wayne focused on Aurelion Sol's inheritance and dreamed of Tom resurrecting Voldemort. After exams, Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup, and Terwore revealed that he had received an invitation to join the Wigan Wanderers' reserve team.

  • Professor McGonagall ordered Gryffindor students to study and offered reduced summer homework to top performers, while Hermione asked to keep doing homework even if she placed in the top three.
  • Professor Flitwick offered Ravenclaw students Restricted Section access and an improved spell, while Snape threatened Slytherin students with lost Hogsmeade visits and refused to offer rewards.
  • Wayne organized Aurelion Sol's inheritance and decided to strengthen his body by absorbing astral power from the sun and moon.
  • Wayne dreamed that Tom resurrected Voldemort, killed him, and became a more powerful Dark Lord, but dismissed the dream as absurd after waking.
  • Harry caught the Golden Snitch as Gryffindor beat Ravenclaw 280 to 50 and won the Quidditch Cup.
  • Terwore told the group that he had received an invitation from the Wigan Wanderers to join their reserve team.

Ch. 251The Mysterious Grace; Dumbledore Is Shaken

Hufflepuff won the Quidditch match and House Cup as Astoria’s illness was finally cured, while Wayne earned another Order of Merlin. After the end-of-year feast, Wayne gathered students to begin a campaign against the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, leaving them preparing complaint letters.

  • Cedric caught the Golden Snitch to secure Hufflepuff’s victory over Slytherin, and Terwore celebrated with his graduating teammates.
  • Wayne used Holy Flame to burn the last trace of Astoria’s affliction; a black skeleton emerged, and Wayne absorbed its magic before Astoria asked to sleep in his arms.
  • Wayne earned perfect marks, Hermione placed second with O’s in every subject, and most Hogwarts students passed their exams.
  • Dumbledore awarded Wayne a second Order of Merlin and gave Hufflepuff two hundred points, helping the House win the Cup for the second year in a row.
  • Wayne gathered the twins, Harry, Penelope, Cho, Malfoy, and Russell to start a campaign against the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and the students began writing complaint letters.

Ch. 252Hufflepuff’s Potential, the Altar

Dumbledore faced a flood of complaints about the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching, and McGonagall urged him to provide students with practical magic. He proposed Remus Lupin for the post, while Wayne received his reward for completing a major event on the train.

  • McGonagall criticized Dumbledore over the students’ complaints and insisted they needed defensive magic rather than empty theory.
  • Dumbledore suggested Remus Lupin as the next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and asked McGonagall to help persuade him.
  • McGonagall agreed to contact Lupin, believing he was qualified for the job.
  • Wayne received 2,000 points and a Critical Hit Gift Pack after the system marked the major event “Heavenly Reversal” complete.

Ch. 253Hufflepuff’s Potential, the Altar (Continued)

Wayne arranged summer plans with Hermione, Cho, and Astoria while preparing to build a network of Hufflepuff graduates through job recommendations. After arriving at the station, he reunited with the Weasley and Diggory families, teased the twins with Cedric’s grades, and visited Mrs. Greengrass before returning home.

  • Wayne refused to lend Hermione the Virtual Brain-Computer Interface for the holidays but invited her and Cho to stay at his house, while Penelope planned to intern at the Firebolt shop and Astoria asked to visit.
  • Wayne told Hermione and Cho that he was writing letters of recommendation to help recent graduates find jobs and build connections for Hufflepuff students.
  • Before leaving the train, Wayne placed Zombie Guard marks on the girls and reassured Fred, George, and Ron that he would not reveal his report card.
  • At the station, Wayne declined Molly’s invitation to stay with the Weasleys and helped Ginny tease Fred by pretending Cedric had received poor grades.
  • Wayne visited Mrs. Greengrass, heard her promise to help him after Astoria’s recovery, and then returned home.

Ch. 254Cursed to Death, the Lobbying Group and Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic (Transition; Skippable)

Wayne used a blood-based ritual to curse a powerful Jewish interest group after learning it was infiltrating the Lawrence family. He then recruited the family’s lobbying executives to plan how to expand his influence in the Wizarding World, leaving them to prepare a plan through the Greengrass family.

  • Wayne completed a large-scale curse using collected blood, targeting members of the interest group and their close relatives with a curse that would gradually drain their vitality.
  • Wayne summoned the Lawrence family’s lobbying executives and revealed the existence of magic by making them levitate without visible support.
  • Wayne asked the executives to devise a plan to expand his influence in the Wizarding World, and they studied his detailed account of its institutions.
  • The executives concluded that the Ministry of Magic would be easy to infiltrate through its primitive political system and proposed winning over its officials.
  • Wayne assigned the Greengrass family to carry out the lobbying and gave the executives two days to produce an implementation plan.

Ch. 255The Horned Serpent and Newt's Connections

Wayne took Nagini shopping in Diagon Alley and prepared to open Celestia's Mysterious Shop, then welcomed Newt and Tina the next day. Newt asked for help finding an escaped North American Horned Serpent, while Wayne hoped to obtain a piece of its gemstone for Nagini's wand and began considering how to restore Tina's youth.

  • Wayne reassured Nagini that a few Muggles knowing about magic would not violate the Statute of Secrecy, then took her to Diagon Alley to shop.
  • Nagini bought clothes and accessories, and Wayne discussed opening Celestia's Mysterious Shop with her on the Firebolt shop's launch day.
  • Newt and Tina arrived, and Nagini thanked Newt for helping bring her out of Albania and become human again.
  • Newt explained that a Horned Serpent had escaped during a battle with Aurors, and Wayne agreed to help search for it in hopes of obtaining a gemstone piece for Nagini's wand.
  • Wayne and Newt considered likely places to find the Horned Serpent, including a wetland park in Somerset and Scotland's Black Lake.
  • Wayne offered to use Ho-Oh to make Tina young again, but Tina declined, and Wayne began thinking of another way to help her.

Ch. 256If You Can’t Adapt, You’ll Have to Change the World

Wayne helped Newt arrange jobs for Hogwarts graduates and visited the Greengrass family estate, where he reunited with Astoria and explored its library. The chapter ended with Wayne leaving the library for dinner after finding the family’s extensive collection of books and records.

  • Wayne persuaded Newt to recommend nearly twenty graduates for work with Fantastic Beasts and Herbology, and Newt planned placements for them.
  • Tina took Nagini to Diagon Alley while Newt visited Wayne’s trunk, where he watched Jerry chase Tuantuan around to make the panda exercise.
  • Newt and Tina left for a wetland park in Somerset to search for a Horned Serpent, with Tina accompanying Newt at the Ministry’s request.
  • Wayne reviewed the lobbying firm’s proposal, paid the executives a bonus, and promised magical household items if their plan succeeded.
  • Wayne arrived at the Greengrass family castle, where Astoria greeted him and complained about her lessons and strict schedule.
  • Astoria and Daphne showed Wayne around the castle, and Wayne became absorbed in the Greengrass family library until Bolin called them to dinner.

Ch. 257Time for Some Gossip! King Arthur’s Round Table

Wayne asked Mrs. Greengrass to help execute a plan to gain influence over the Wizarding World’s media and political sphere, and convinced her of his strength by showing her his battle with Grindelwald. At the Greengrass estate, he met Alastor Moody, who began training Daphne and Astoria while Wayne watched.

  • Wayne gave Mrs. Greengrass a plan for influencing and controlling the Wizarding World, and she worried that he was too young to carry it out.
  • Wayne showed Mrs. Greengrass his battle with Grindelwald, convincing her to accept the plan and ask only that he honor one request.
  • Mrs. Greengrass went to Diagon Alley to approach The Daily Prophet as the plan’s first step, while Wayne stayed at the castle with the sisters.
  • Astoria asked Wayne to accompany her to the training ground, where he met Alastor Moody, the sisters’ new family tutor.
  • Moody recognized Wayne and offered to train him as an Auror, but Wayne declined, saying he did not intend to become one and had nothing left to learn from him.
  • Moody began training Daphne and Astoria, correcting their wand movements and telling Astoria to stop watching Wayne.

Ch. 258Time for Some Gossip! King Arthur’s Round Table (Continued)

Wayne defeated Moody in a duel and learned that Moody had agreed to tutor the Greengrass sisters because of his past connection to their grandmother, Sophia. Mrs. Greengrass then arranged a binding family agreement between Wayne and Astoria, leaving Astoria flustered as Wayne called her and Daphne back to receive a gift.

  • Astoria accidentally sent a training rat toward Moody, who used the mishap to warn her and Daphne about hitting allies in battle.
  • Moody challenged Wayne to a duel, and Wayne effortlessly countered his spells and disarmed him.
  • Moody told Wayne that he had tutored the sisters to help their family because he had been close to Sophia Greengrass, Astoria's grandmother.
  • Mrs. Greengrass asked Astoria to make an Unbreakable Vow with Wayne concerning their future children's surname, and Astoria agreed that their second child could inherit the Greengrass name.
  • Daphne witnessed Wayne and Astoria sign the agreement, which opened the Greengrass family's resources to Wayne.
  • Astoria tried to flee after the agreement, but Wayne stopped her and called Daphne over to receive a gift.

Ch. 259Hermione: “How Did Someone Steal My Home in Just a Few Days?”

Wayne used King Arthur's Round Table and Potential Potions to improve Daphne and Astoria's talents, then prepared to leave the Greengrass estate. At the Firebolt boutique, he greeted Mustafa and Nimbus Company owner Cragius Gis as the broomstick's launch drew the attention of its competitors.

  • Wayne showed Daphne and Astoria the Round Table, and both sisters signed contracts with it.
  • Wayne gave the sisters Potential Potions, and Daphne's spellcasting and learning improved over the following days.
  • Moody questioned Wayne about the girls' changes, and Wayne attributed them to the Potions while warning him not to overwork Astoria.
  • Wayne told Daphne and Astoria he planned to leave for home, then asked Mrs. Greengrass to activate Floo access for his fireplace.
  • Penelope brought Wayne to the Firebolt boutique, where McKay and Warlow asked him to receive Mustafa, who could decide whether the brooms entered next year's World Cup.
  • Wayne greeted Mustafa and Nimbus Company owner Cragius Gis, who admitted the Firebolt surpassed Nimbus's technical capabilities.

Ch. 260Castle Renovation, Pheobe's Arrival

Wayne brought Hermione to Heckley Castle, which his family had acquired as his summer residence, and planned to renovate it with her. After Hermione accepted his complicated relationship with Astoria, the chapter left them ready to work on the castle together and grow closer.

  • Wayne revealed the Unbreakable Vow with Astoria to Hermione, who became angry but eventually accepted their engagement and scolded him.
  • Wayne took Hermione home, then brought her to stay at his house after Mr. and Mrs. Granger reluctantly agreed.
  • Wayne explained that his family had bought Heckley Castle from the Herbert family and arranged to rent it for his summer residence.
  • Wayne brought Hermione to the mostly empty castle and proposed renovating it together, sparking her interest.
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