Chapter Summaries

Wayne chose the final potion-assessment candidates, gained recognition for his academic articles, and spent a month corresponding with scholars. In his diary conversations, Tom tried to turn Wayne against Dumbledore and Muggle-born wizards, but Wayne challenged Tom’s prejudice and left their debate unresolved.

• Wayne inspected the students’ Shimmering Potions, eliminated most of them, and selected Russell and Henderson as the final candidates.
• Wayne told Snape the results and hurried to meet Penelope.
• Professor McGonagall awarded Hufflepuff twenty points for Wayne’s article in Transfiguration Today, and scholars began sending Wayne questions about his work.
• Wayne spent evenings talking with Tom in Riddle’s Diary while helping him with homework and resisting Tom’s attempts to control him.
• Tom argued that pure-blood wizards were superior and tried to make Wayne distrust Dumbledore, but Wayne pointed out that Tom was a half-blood himself.
• Tom admitted that he hated his own Muggle heritage, and Wayne praised his skill before disagreeing that the wizarding world belonged to pure-bloods.

Wayne tried to persuade diary-Tom that Voldemort’s pure-blood ideology had weakened him, then went to Hogsmeade with Cho. He left Cho surprised by taking her to the Hog’s Head Inn after buying treats for Dumbledore and Astoria.

• Wayne argued that Voldemort’s discrimination against Muggle-born and half-blood wizards had left him with too few supporters, and urged Tom to make more friends and enemies.
• As October brought a wave of colds to Hogwarts, Wayne brewed and sold normal-tasting Pepperup Potion to students.
• Wayne and Cho went to Hogsmeade, where Wayne bought candy for Dumbledore and Astoria and explained Astoria’s Blood Curse to Cho.
• Cho bought fried Icelandic cod and alcohol-free Butterbeer for Astoria, then followed Wayne away from The Three Broomsticks.
• Wayne led Cho to the Hog’s Head Inn and called out to someone inside.

Wayne visited Aberforth with Cho, learned about Fawkes’s connection to Credence and Dumbledore, and heard why Grindelwald had not been executed. Back at Hogwarts, Wayne brought food to Astoria and helped Luna recover her necklace from Peeves.

• Cho learned that the Hog’s Head owner, Aberforth, was Professor Dumbledore’s younger brother.
• Wayne collected restricted materials from Aberforth and learned that Fawkes had appeared for Credence before recognizing Dumbledore as its sole master.
• Aberforth explained that Grindelwald had not been executed because his followers could unleash a devastating conflict.
• Wayne and Cho brought food to Astoria, and their visit helped discourage Slytherins from bullying her.
• Wayne made Peeves return Luna’s Butterbeer-cap necklace.

Wayne spent Halloween with Luna and the Hufflepuffs while keeping Peeves in check and avoiding Nick’s deathday party. During the feast, Trelawney delivered a genuine prophecy about the Dark Lord’s return, leaving Dumbledore and Snape alarmed.

• Wayne declined Nick’s invitation to his deathday party and warned Luna that attending would bring bad luck.
• Wayne dried the soaked Quidditch players’ clothes and offered to sell them waterproof badges as the rainy weather continued.
• Wayne teased Cedric that the girls thought he was gay because he had no female friends, and Cedric began trying to correct their impression.
• At the Halloween feast, Trelawney suddenly entered a prophetic state while Dumbledore recognized what was happening.
• Trelawney prophesied that darkness would divide in two and the world would change when the Dark Lord returned, then woke with no memory of what she had said.
• Dumbledore calmed the gathering and silently stopped Snape from speaking about the prophecy.

Wayne and Dumbledore struggled to understand Trelawney’s prophecy as Hogwarts turned its attention to Quidditch. After Slytherin’s match was postponed because of its players’ supposed illnesses, Wayne promised Hufflepuff that the next day’s weather would be clear.

• Cedric, Wayne, Snape, and Dumbledore discussed Trelawney’s prophecy, while Snape recalled how his earlier actions had led to Lily’s death.
• The students soon focused on the approaching Quidditch season as Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Gryffindor prepared to compete.
• Marcus Flint grew desperate over the troubles facing his family and hoped Slytherin could defeat Hufflepuff in Quidditch.
• Harry and Malfoy traded punches, while Wayne kept pondering the prophecy and decided he would take Divination in his third year.
• Hufflepuff learned that Slytherin’s match had been postponed because several players were supposedly ill, moving Hufflepuff’s match against Ravenclaw to the rainy next day.
• Wayne reassured the frustrated Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw players that the weather would be clear, then asked Cho whether she believed him.

Wayne summoned Mia the Thunderbird to clear the storm before the Quidditch match, allowing Hufflepuff to defeat Ravenclaw 250–30. Afterward, he told the students where he had found Mia and refused to let them approach her.

• Wayne admitted that Snape had arranged for Madam Hooch to change the match schedule by giving her a year's supply of beauty potions.
• Wayne whistled from the Hufflepuff stands, and Mia answered by appearing through the storm clouds.
• Wayne asked Mia to drive away the clouds, and she used wind and lightning to clear the sky above the pitch.
• Madam Hooch started the match, and Hufflepuff took an early lead before Cedric caught the Golden Snitch to win 250–30.
• Wayne told the students he had found Mia in Arizona and said they could observe her from a distance if he summoned her again.
• Fred approached Wayne with an ingratiating greeting.

Wayne and the students gathered for Hogwarts’ newly announced Dueling Club, where Lockhart and Snape were set to demonstrate dueling. Lockhart began the session by introducing Snape as his assistant, while Wayne eagerly anticipated the spectacle.

• The students discussed the Dueling Club announcement, and Wayne reassured Astoria that she could handle dueling despite her nerves.
• Professor Flitwick taught students about practical spells and dueling technique before falling from the stack of books he had been standing on.
• Professor McGonagall explained how Transfiguration could be used in combat and joked that Seamus was better suited to making spells explode.
• At eight o’clock, the students entered the transformed Great Hall, where Lockhart and Snape appeared together on the stage.
• Lockhart introduced Snape as his assistant and promised to demonstrate their dueling skills, while Wayne encouraged Lockhart to defeat him.

Snape’s dueling demonstration sparked a chaotic practice session, after which Harry and Malfoy faced off in an unexpectedly skillful duel. Harry defeated Malfoy with a silent Disarming Charm, then admitted to Ron that Wayne had given them both extra lessons.

• Snape disarmed Lockhart with a single spell, and Lockhart got back up and explained the demonstration to the students.
• During practice, Zabini ambushed Toby, spells flew across the Great Hall, and Snape stopped the chaos with Finite.
• Wayne volunteered to demonstrate, but Snape refused to duel him and awarded Hufflepuff twenty points instead.
• Snape paired Harry with Malfoy, and the two traded spells in a fierce duel before Harry silently disarmed Malfoy and won.
• Ron asked Harry how he had become so skilled, and Harry told him that Wayne had given him and Malfoy extra lessons.

After Harry and Malfoy impressed the school at the Dueling Club, Snape learned that Wayne had been training them for a fee and regretted backing Lockhart’s club. Wayne comforted Hermione over her poor dueling and promised a way to give her more combat practice, while Harry reflected on his unexpected spellcasting success.

• Harry told Ron that he and Malfoy paid Wayne 1,500 Galleons a year for lessons, and Malfoy later confirmed the arrangement to Snape.
• Snape realized Wayne’s training had improved Harry and Malfoy, then left furious that he had helped Lockhart establish a club that would continue through the term.
• Wayne comforted Hermione after she injured four students during the dueling demonstrations and promised he was developing a way for her to practice real combat.
• In the Gryffindor common room, Harry described Wayne’s training method to the twins and other students, who envied the training wand but could not afford the lessons.
• Harry tried and failed to recreate the Silencing Charm he had cast instinctively against Malfoy, then fell asleep wondering whether Malfoy’s presence had made the spell possible.
• Lockhart’s popularity rose after the club, Madam Pomfrey complained about the injured students, and word spread that Wayne had trained Harry and Malfoy.

Wayne agreed to teach Astoria and Daphne dueling techniques and used his discussions with Tom to challenge the young Riddle’s beliefs about power and enemies. Tom was left questioning how Harry had gained such profound insight, while Wayne remained uncertain what influence his lessons would have on Tom’s future.

• Astoria and Daphne paid Wayne three thousand Galleons to teach them dueling, and he agreed to train them on Saturday afternoons.
• Astoria revealed that the Greengrass family owned shares in the Floo Powder Company, explaining its wealth.
• Wayne had Tom complete his History of Magic, Potions, and Herbology homework before resuming their discussion about Voldemort’s mistakes.
• Wayne argued that Voldemort had made unnecessary enemies and should judge wizards by their abilities rather than their blood status.
• Tom considered Wayne’s arguments but questioned how Harry Potter had developed such profound insight.

Wayne agreed to bring Tom more Fantastic Beast blood but kept putting it off, then watched Harry win Gryffindor’s Quidditch match after Gardevoir stopped the rogue Bludger. He collected a restrained House-elf for Dumbledore and borrowed the Sorting Hat as payment, leaving the disgruntled hat in his cabin.

• Tom asked Wayne to bring him blood from 490 varieties of Fantastic Beasts, and Wayne agreed but continued to dodge the request.
• During Gryffindor’s match against Slytherin, a rogue Bludger repeatedly chased Harry while the twins protected him and Dumbledore asked Snape why he had not intervened.
• Wayne received Dumbledore’s message asking to borrow the Sorting Hat, then used Telepathy to contact Gardevoir, who stopped the Bludger; Harry caught the Snitch and Gryffindor won 160–150.
• Wayne went to Dumbledore’s office and handed over a restrained House-elf, then took the Sorting Hat with Dumbledore’s permission.
• Wayne brought the wounded and complaining Sorting Hat to his cabin and asked what he had brought it there for.

Wayne examined Gryffindor’s sword and questioned the Sorting Hat about the Founders’ other treasures and mysterious deaths. After learning that the Founders left marks around Hogwarts, he put away the sword and hat and went to visit Nagini in the basement.

• Wayne tested Gryffindor’s sword with Gardevoir and found that it cut through magic and could destroy spells on contact.
• Wayne asked the Sorting Hat about the Founders’ treasures, and it recalled their bitter disagreements and their eventual departures or deaths.
• The Sorting Hat said the Founders had each left marks inside Hogwarts, though it could not remember where they were.
• Wayne put away the sword and Sorting Hat, went to the basement, and Nagini slithered over to him.

Wayne gave Harry a Gender-Swapping Peppermint as a free trial, hoping its effects would help him avoid Snape’s harsh treatment in Potions. Cedric also took a bottle of the potion for use against Lockhart, while Wayne continued turning Hufflepuff students against Zacharias Smith.

• Wayne returned the decorated Sorting Hat to Dumbledore and kept the Sword of Gryffindor to study.
• McGonagall assigned the class lengthy essays after many students failed to master the Vanishing Charm, while Snape targeted Harry and Neville in Potions.
• After Hermione relayed Harry’s complaint, Wayne offered him a Gender-Swapping Peppermint and explained that Snape might treat him more gently as a girl.
• Cedric asked Wayne for the potion to use on Lockhart, and Wayne gave him a bottle of its original solution.
• Norman shoved Zacharias Smith aside on the way to Herbology, and Wayne’s group left Smith behind while pretending Wayne had defended him.

Harry swallowed Wayne’s experimental peppermint and transformed into a red-haired girl whose appearance resembled Lily, leaving Snape emotionally overwhelmed. Wayne watched his system points rise while Snape struggled to regain control before confronting Harry in Potions class.

• After Wayne’s potion changed Harry into a girl, Ron and the Weasley twins witnessed the transformation, and Hermione gave Harry another potion that turned his hair wine red.
• Harry entered the Potions classroom, where Malfoy recognized him only after hearing Ron and Neville address the red-haired girl as Harry.
• Snape saw Harry’s resemblance to Lily, broke down emotionally, and left the classroom to compose himself.
• Wayne noticed his system points rising during History of Magic and reflected on how Snape’s grief and guilt had intensified his love for Lily.
• Snape returned late to Potions class and questioned Harry about the transformation, then narrowed his eyes when Harry blamed Wayne’s experimental product.

Harry’s Gender-Swapping Potion changed Snape’s attitude toward her, earning her points and a better Potions lesson, while Wayne’s peppermint potion attracted new customers. Pheobe invited Wayne to spend Christmas in France and return with her to Beauxbatons for the Potions competition.

• Snape praised Harry’s Babbling Beverage and awarded her twenty points, then took thirty points from Ron for not working.
• Harry’s gender-swapped appearance drew attention around Hogwarts, and she chased Colin away when he tried to photograph her.
• Young wizards ordered Wayne’s Gender-Swapping Peppermint, and Grace asked him for enough potion to stay transformed for seven days to avoid her period.
• Wayne video-called Pheobe, heard about her progress in magic, and helped her with spellcasting problems.
• Pheobe invited Wayne to France for Christmas and asked him to return with her to Beauxbatons for the Potions competition.

Wayne helped Nagini destroy the curse that had trapped her in snake form, restoring her to human form. Nagini thanked him and settled into her new life, while Wayne planned to test whether she could still command snakes before opening the Chamber of Secrets.

• Wayne declined Pheobe's invitation to spend most of the Christmas holidays together because he had family and business obligations.
• Snape questioned Wayne about his Gender-Swap Potion research, traded his annotated Advanced Potion-Making book for the formula, and deducted twenty Hufflepuff points after Wayne mocked him.
• Wayne copied spells from the Half-Blood Prince's book for Hermione, Cho, and Penelope, then went to the Forbidden Forest to meet Nagini.
• Wayne gave Nagini Liquid Luck and used Ho-Oh to destroy the curse's remaining soul fragment, after which Nagini recovered and transformed into a woman.
• Nagini thanked Wayne and asked to open the Chamber of Secrets, but Wayne told her to rest and first test whether she could still command snakes.

Wayne tested several newly acquired talents, including abilities that accelerated his attacks and empowered ice magic, then assessed his strength as nearing the world's peak. The next day, he brought Hermione, Cho, Penelope, and the Greengrass sisters to the Room of Requirement and prepared to demonstrate his new invention.

• Wayne used Celerity and Phase Rush in a sparring test against Gardevoir, then discovered that Glacial Augment could freeze the entire lake.
• Wayne reviewed his magical abilities and concluded that at full power only Dumbledore could match him, though he chose not to start a war or challenge him.
• Wayne returned to Hogwarts during its first snowfall and learned that Nagini had kept him talking late into the night as he taught her basic knowledge.
• Wayne met Hermione, Cho, Penelope, Daphne, and Astoria in the Room of Requirement, gave Astoria a Charms collection, and paired Cho with Daphne for training.
• Wayne showed Hermione a bronze helmet and introduced it as his Virtual Brain-Computer Interface.

Wayne refined the Virtual Brain-Computer Interface and let Hermione and the others test its dueling simulations, while Penelope agreed to help him over Christmas. Gender-Swapping Peppermints then threw Hogwarts into disarray, and Lockhart was transformed into a woman but embraced the attention.

• Wayne added runes and silver smoke to the helmet, allowing Hermione to train against stronger opponents and learn from her losses.
• Wayne explained that the interface exhausted the mind and limited Hermione’s daily training time.
• Penelope agreed to help Wayne over Christmas and flirted openly with him during their Transfiguration lesson.
• Wayne delivered the students’ Gender-Swapping Peppermints, leaving transformed students unable to follow Hogwarts’ dormitory rules and forcing some to sleep in their common rooms.
• Lockhart was drugged and turned into a woman, then welcomed the attention and invited admirers to write to him; Cedric reacted with visible discomfort.

Wayne refused Lockhart’s proposal to open a shop together after realizing Lockhart wanted to exploit his inventions and steal his stories. As December brought Christmas restlessness to Hogwarts, Snape made Harry take Gender-Swapping Potion in Potions class, while the professors tried to keep the students focused.

• Wayne met with Dumbledore, agreed to stop selling Gender-Swapping Peppermints, and gave him the remaining pieces as a Christmas gift.
• Lockhart bought several of Wayne’s magical tools, then proposed a Diagon Alley shop partnership that Wayne rejected.
• Lockhart tried to coax Wayne into recounting how he met the Thunderbird and received the Order of Merlin, apparently hoping to steal his story.
• Snape gave Harry a bottle of Gender-Swapping Potion and told him to take it before the next Potions class.
• McGonagall assigned extra and Christmas homework, while Flitwick had students hang bells on a Christmas tree using charms.

Wayne planned to leave Hogwarts for a while and entrusted his suitcase to Penelope, while revealing that he intended to let Tom Riddle return in order to trigger a major event. The chapter ended with Wayne preparing to use Lockhart as a source of life force for the diary.

• The Weasley twins invited Wayne to spend the holiday at The Burrow, but he said he might be too busy and asked them to send his birthday present.
• At the Dueling Club, Astoria and Luna pretended that Astoria had beaten Luna, and Wayne let Astoria keep her promised feast despite the upcoming holiday.
• Hermione defeated both opponents, while Harry and Malfoy traded insults, broke Malfoy's Shield Charm, and ended their duel wrestling; Malfoy then considered turning Harry into Hallie.
• Wayne gave Penelope his suitcase to safeguard while he was away, explaining that its occupants could protect her if danger arose and warning her about the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse.
• Wayne decided to let Tom Riddle live again by feeding the diary life force, and shifted his plan from Flint to Lockhart as a likely source.