Chapter Summaries

Anton watched Editor Greengrass accuse him of horrific deeds and dismissed the evidence, while the confrontation exposed Greengrass’s secret intrusion into Azkaban. A mysterious vision of a blonde, blue-eyed woman entering a Dementor left the gathering shaken and convinced Greengrass that his story was true.

• Anton dismissed Editor Greengrass’s accusations and questioned what the sand-made scene proved.
• Editor Greengrass recounted claims about Anton’s violence toward Dolohov and his transformation of a Dementor, prompting the crowd to ridicule him.
• Editor Greengrass admitted that he had personally sneaked into Azkaban, and Fudge rushed forward to seize the moment.
• A powerful tremor struck the gathering, knocking Wizards down and leaving Dumbledore gasping on the floor.
• Fudge saw a vision of a golden-haired woman entering a Dementor, whose robe turned gray and shed Black Threads.
• After the vision ended, Editor Greengrass laughed and insisted that the blonde, blue-eyed young woman truly existed.

Anton sensed a newly awakened Dementor-like presence in the deep magic world, then Dumbledore took responsibility for the incident and brought him to his office. Dumbledore told Anton to return to school and finish writing “The Wisdom of Dumbledore,” while Anton remained curious about the gray Dementor robe.

• Anton saw a gray Soul Black Line connecting his memory planet to a joyful, golden-haired Dementor Nebula that offered him a robe and began sending information through the human Collective Consciousness.
• Dumbledore ended the confrontation, led Anton away from the Ministry, and protected him from the wizards who wanted to pursue the matter.
• Dumbledore discussed the deep magic world's fluctuations with Anton and suggested the latest change might create an opportunity for Muggle Squibs.
• Dumbledore told Anton to return to school and complete “The Wisdom of Dumbledore,” reminding him that he had paid Anton with a Philosopher's Stone.
• Editor-in-Chief Abo entered, and Anton told Dumbledore he would work faster.

Anthony returned from Azkaban to Hogwarts, where the school year and student life had continued without him. After overhearing Draco and the Durmstrang students worry about his Judgment Committee hearing, he reunited with Draco and reassured him that he was safe.

• Anthony walked through Hogwarts on a clear April night and reflected on how long his time in Azkaban had felt.
• Anthony went to the Slytherin shower, keeping his clothes and Wand protected because he remembered Tom Riddle emerging from a drain.
• Draco and Durmstrang students discussed their electives and O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. exams before talking about Anthony's Judgment Committee hearing.
• Draco worried that Professor Harris would speak against Anthony and said he had heard that powerful Wizards attended the hearing.
• Anthony came out of the shower and greeted Draco, who explained that his father had visited Anthony in Azkaban.
• Anthony praised Mr. Malfoy, and Draco said he had told his father that Anthony was his best friend.

Anton learned that Anna had taken a temporary leave from school, then explained to Draco that the apparent split between Harry Potter and Neville was just competition between study groups, prompting Slytherin to organize its own groups. The next morning, Lockhart accidentally revealed that Dumbledore had recalled him to act as a spy under Grindelwald’s orders, leaving both him and Anton stunned.

• Anton learned from Draco that Anna’s parents had arranged a temporary leave of absence for her, while students at Cabin organized animal and Herbology projects and Neville recruited members from Harry Potter’s Dumbledore’s Army.
• Draco told Anton that Neville and Harry Potter’s rivalry had split Gryffindor into factions, but Anton explained that they were simply competing study groups.
• Draco rallied Slytherin to form three study groups and prepare to challenge Gryffindor, while Anton stayed in bed and enjoyed his first comfortable night’s sleep in ages.
• Draco asked Anton to help with his Magical Creatures group, and Anton agreed to share magical knowledge with the students the next day.
• Editor Aibo, who was actually Lockhart, praised Anton’s writing and accidentally revealed that Dumbledore had recalled him to act as a spy under Mr. Grindelwald’s orders.

Back at Hogwarts, Anton considered helping his talented classmates while the Wizarding press sensationalized his experiment on Dudley. Harry learned that Dudley’s magical outburst could mean he would attend Hogwarts, leaving Harry stunned.

• Anton returned to Hogwarts, noticed Neville was feeling down, and promised Hannah he would speak with him.
• The school lifted its magical restriction, and owls delivered newspapers reporting on Anton’s book presentation and Dudley’s transformation.
• Anton suspected Grindelwald had brought him back to school to keep him out of the commotion while pursuing another candidate.
• Harry read that Dudley had experienced a magical outburst, and Ron explained that Dudley might have to attend Hogwarts.

Anton attended Professor Fiennes's unusual Potions class, where he learned about the Mirror Evil Spirit potion. After class, Fiennes showed him that Dumbledore had been resurrected but had entered a mysterious state to remain with his sister in the World of the Dead.

• Professor Fiennes taught Anton and the other students about the Mirror Evil Spirit potion and its use of fear as an ingredient.
• Anton identified the potion's missing ingredient and earned ten points for Slytherin.
• After class, Fiennes took Anton to Hogsmeade to explain the situation.
• Fiennes revealed that the Resurrection Ritual had succeeded, but Dumbledore had entered a state resembling a living statue after choosing to spend time with his sister in the World of the Dead.
• Anton wondered who could keep Grindelwald in check while Dumbledore and Voldemort were absent.

Anton returned to the school with Fiennes, who showed him a hidden Potions experiment. The old wizard revealed that he had grown himself a new body inside an Acromantula, leaving Anton horrified.

• Dumbledore sensed that Aberforth was angry, while Aberforth threw well water at a statue of him.
• Anton and Fiennes joked about moving the statue to Aberforth's pub, then Anton had lunch with Ilsa, Nagini, and Anna.
• Lupin worked on a proposal for a Werewolf Treatment Subsidy while managing his other duties.
• Fiennes took Anton back to the school and persuaded him to visit the old wizard's office.
• The old wizard showed Anton an Acromantula whose abdomen held a man connected to it by an umbilical cord.
• The old wizard said the man was himself in a new, vigorous body without a soul, and Anton recoiled in disgust.

The Old Wizard warned Anton that using hatred and love as magical ingredients could make him lose himself, as it had happened to the Old Wizard and Snape. He urged Anton to consider whether his choices still served his deepest wish for freedom, leaving Anton silent and uncertain.

• The Old Wizard told Anton that treating emotions and people as Potion Ingredients had cost him his sense of being human, and warned Anton was following the same path.
• The Old Wizard predicted Anton might use Anna's fear of time to gain power, then asked whether that was truly what Anton wanted.
• The Old Wizard said he wanted a real body and human feelings, and warned Anton not to end up like him or Snape, who remained consumed by his memories of Lily.
• Anton dismissed the Old Wizard's warning as circular talk, but answered that his talent magic represented a longing for freedom.
• The Old Wizard asked whether Anton's current actions pursued freedom, and Anton fell silent while watching the potion bubbles.

Anton reflected on understanding himself before meeting Neville by the Black Lake, where Neville confessed his jealousy and loneliness over Harry and the split in Dumbledore's Army. Anton reassured Neville, then turned Fat Ball into a giant Fire Dragon and took Neville on a wild flight through the lake.

• Anton left the Old Wizard's office and walked along the Black Lake, pondering what it meant to understand himself.
• Anton found Neville crying by the lake, and Neville explained that Harry, Ron, and Hermione had distanced themselves from him after he started a separate Dumbledore's Army.
• Neville admitted he was jealous of Harry and wanted to be admired and exceptional, then asked Anton if that made him a bad person.
• Anton told Neville that he thought highly of him and encouraged him to have confidence.
• Anton transformed Fat Ball into a giant Fire Dragon and took Neville flying through the Black Lake, where Anton laughed and swallowed lake water.

Anton’s boastful spell released a world-spanning light that eased people’s negative emotions, revealing his connection to a powerful Dementor-like presence. He tried to flee before Dumbledore could question him, but Dumbledore appeared behind him and asked to talk.

• Anton rode Fat Ball above Hogwarts and shouted that he was his own master before waving his wand and declaring, “let there be light.”
• Anton sensed a connection to a golden-haired, green-eyed Dementor presence and realized that A Ray of Sunshine represented balance, harmony, and tranquility.
• The light spread across Hogwarts, Europe, and the planet, and Anton felt himself become light as it reached people around the world.
• Neville told Anton that the spell had made him feel happy and relaxed, then thanked him for helping him as his best friend.
• Anton flew toward the Gryffindor dormitory to escape, but Professor Dumbledore appeared behind him and asked to talk.

Anthony’s mysterious Charm caused the Hogwarts Professors to experience visions of a Miracle, while news spread that depression patients around the world had recovered overnight. The Wizarding World began investigating Anthony, and Fudge arrived at Hogwarts with Umbridge and his Assistant Secretary.

• Snape confronted Anthony in Dumbledore’s office about the Charm affecting the Professors, but Anthony denied casting it.
• Dumbledore suggested the Charm was a healing Blessing, while Snape described seeing a vision of a Golden-haired Woman and Anthony casting a Charm on the earth.
• Snape left the office in confusion, and the other Professors laughed at how the Charm had made him seem more adorable.
• The Daily Prophet reported that depression patients around the globe had recovered overnight, and rumors about Anthony’s Judgment Committee spread through the Wizarding World.
• Fudge arrived at Hogwarts with Umbridge, his Assistant Secretary, and a heavy Suitcase.

Anton severed his connection to the Dementor Nebula, then accepted Fudge’s offers of classified Dementor research funding and an Auror reserve position. Fudge also revealed his plan to secure Lupin a Ministry leadership role, and he decided to send Aurors to Anton’s lesson to test his authority over them.

• Anton used Soul Scalpel to sever his connection to the Dementor Nebula and resolved to avoid getting involved with it again.
• Fudge gave Anton a trunk and offered him classified Dementor research access, a grant, and a travel allowance.
• Fudge offered Anton an Auror reserve position and explained that he was arranging for Lupin to become head of Werewolf Support Services, with a later path to department head.
• Anton accepted the trunk and documents and asked when he should report to the Auror Office.
• After Anton said he had promised to teach his classmates, Fudge ordered Aurors to attend the lesson so he could test how many he could command.

Anton learned about Auror politics and training from his new master, Old Ronaldo, and became a reserve Auror. He lectured the Slytherins about controlling Dark magic, then greeted Harry Potter and two others as they appeared in the chamber.

• Old Ronaldo explained the Auror Office’s factions, Anton’s training, and his special status as a reserve Auror.
• Old Ronaldo left Hogwarts early, and Anton celebrated his new Auror ID before preparing to teach the Slytherins.
• Anton demonstrated Fiendfyre in a hidden chamber and warned the students to study only Dark magic they could control.
• Anton described safer alternatives to Fiendfyre and urged the students to master spells within their abilities.
• Harry Potter and two others appeared in the chamber, and Anton greeted them.

Anton turned a Slytherin gathering for studying Dark Magic into a rival Dumbledore’s Army and taught the students about three fire spells. The lesson ended with Harry Potter learning Dark Magic and discovering Anton had based it on an article by Dumbledore.

• Harry Potter confronted the Slytherins, but Anton and Draco announced that they were Dumbledore’s Army, and the students chanted Dumbledore’s name.
• Hermione challenged the Slytherins for using Dark Magic, and Anton agreed before explaining that his lesson would compare Dark Magic with ordinary Magic.
• Anton demonstrated Fiendfyre, Ghostfire, and the Fire Charm, then taught the gathered students how the spells worked and could be controlled.
• Harry Potter realized he had learned Fiendfyre and Ghostfire, but Anton told him the lesson came from an article written by Dumbledore.
• Anton left, and the Slytherins took turns patting Harry Potter on the shoulder and laughing as they passed.

Anton and his friends compared their progress on The Wisdom of Dumbledore and discussed how their other responsibilities had affected their work. Neville decided to step down from leading Dumbledore's Army to reunite Gryffindor, while a new inspiration about the Cruciatus Curse left him hoping Dumbledore's writings would provide answers.

• Harry borrowed the magazine from Neville after failing to find it in the School Library, easing the tension between them.
• Hannah reported that she had finished her first draft on intelligent beings and magical creatures, while Anton's group was only halfway through its research.
• Neville decided to give up leading Dumbledore's Army so Gryffindor could unite under Harry Potter, and his friends assured him they supported him.
• Fred and George urged Neville to focus on his studies before taking on leadership responsibilities.
• Neville shared that he had developed a vague inspiration about the Cruciatus Curse and hoped The Wisdom of Dumbledore would help him understand it.
• Anton admitted he had also felt lost and resolved to simplify his priorities and continue working on the book.

Dumbledore rebuked Lockhart for failing to use the Hogwarts Weekly to respond to the attention surrounding Anthony and ordered him to protect Anthony’s reputation while guiding his research. He left Lockhart with a warning to keep his memories hidden from Anthony.

• Dumbledore criticized Lockhart for neglecting the Hogwarts Weekly’s coverage of Anthony and burned the accumulated letters with blue flames.
• Dumbledore explained that Anthony’s talent and affinity for Muggles could shape his judgment, and Lockhart argued that Anthony was not driven by ambition or lofty ideals.
• Dumbledore told Lockhart that he had placed him in the editor’s role to influence Anthony indirectly, like a branch carried by a stream of fate.
• Dumbledore ordered Lockhart to interview Anthony, promote his Muggle Squib hypothesis, suppress slander, and clear obstacles from his research.
• Dumbledore warned Lockhart that his Memory Charm was the only defense against Anthony browsing his memories and threatened him if Anthony found information in his head.

Anton reflected on the events of his second year and understood how his past-life memories, will, and emotions shaped his magic, especially the Ray of Sunshine Charm. He grew eager to study The Wisdom of Dumbledore and pursue Transfiguration for his own enjoyment.

• Anton concluded that his Ego was shaped by will, memory, and emotion, and that his memories of his past life had inspired the Ray of Sunshine Charm.
• Anton recognized the Ray of Sunshine Charm as the manifestation of the Patronus Charm within his soul, protecting his memories and harmonizing his will and emotions.
• Anton connected his desire for freedom and transformation to frustrations and fantasies from his past life.
• Anton decided he no longer wanted to help transform others now that Lupin, Anna, and Nagini had been cured.
• Anton became excited to study The Wisdom of Dumbledore and recalled that Moving Figurines had first inspired his interest in Transfiguration.

Anton organized Dumbledore’s research into volumes for The Wisdom of Dumbledore while becoming so absorbed in his work that he barely noticed the people and events around him. As the manuscript neared completion, Anna quietly worked in his laboratory, while Grindelwald and Aberforth argued over the Horcrux and left without drawing Anton’s attention for long.

• Anton divided Dumbledore’s papers into “The Universe and Me,” “Me and the Universe,” and “The Master Volume,” then finished the first volume and began sorting the second.
• Lockhart interviewed Anton for Hogwarts Weekly, wrote up the material himself, and later brought him thousands of reader letters.
• Anton burned the reader letters with magic, startling Lockhart when he returned to the Cabin.
• Anton remained absorbed in his manuscript as George and Fred prepared for their final, Anna returned from her family’s training, and Quidditch cheers drifted over from the pitch.
• Anton noticed Anna tinkering with a machine in his laboratory and drinking tea, then returned to his work.
• Grindelwald checked on Anton’s progress, and he and Aberforth argued about the Horcrux before shoving each other out of the Cabin.

Anton finished distilling Dumbledore's teachings into the magical knowledge that suited him and began exploring the role of will in magic. At the Black Lake, his strange Transfiguration disrupted Grindelwald's readings of the future and left the old Seer baffled.

• Anton reflected on how different minds shaped different kinds of magic and worried that Harry Potter's choices were narrowing his future.
• Anton finished organizing The Wisdom of Dumbledore, removed what did not suit him, and began considering what magic meant to his will.
• A stone by the Black Lake grew limbs, freed itself from the earth, and walked toward Cabin, reshaping itself to fit through the doorway.
• Aberforth identified the stone's movement as an Animation Charm, but Grindelwald realized Anton had performed Transfiguration.
• Grindelwald traced Anton's shifting future to Lockhart and recalled maneuvering events around Anton's books, but the new Transfiguration left him unable to predict what to do next.

Anton was pressured by Aberforth and Grindelwald to use his ability to examine true memories and uncover what happened to Ariana, but he resisted. Aberforth then tempted him with Albus's Transfiguration notes, and Anton agreed to help by borrowing Anna's Hookah Skull.

• Stone introduced himself as the Eternal One, and Aberforth and Grindelwald argued about the Dumbledore family and the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
• Grindelwald proposed that Anton use his ability to look into true memories and reveal what happened to Ariana, and Aberforth urged him to do it.
• Anton refused at first, saying he could not make Aberforth and Grindelwald believe what he saw, but Aberforth continued to press him.
• Aberforth offered Anton Albus's family notebook, Albus's World of Transfiguration, if he helped, and Anton accepted the temptation.
• Anton asked Anna to lend him her Hookah Skull, and Grindelwald recognized the Rosier family engraving and asked Anna if she was a Rosier.