Chapter Summaries

Pedro explained how his Time Magic and time’s subsequent corrections altered Anton, Nagini, Rosier, Anna, and Fiennes, then lamented the consequences and the Goblins’ uncertain future. He warned Anton that power borrowed from time or Fate must be repaid, and Anton realized the Boundless Void was fading.

• Pedro told Anton that his Time Magic made Rosier saving Nagini possible and caused widespread temporal consequences, including giving Anton a Magical Bloodline.
• Pedro explained that time’s corrections cursed Rosier with immortality, enabled Anna to learn Goblin Time Magic, and turned Fiennes into a self-aware Ghost.
• Pedro said the corrections had since restored Rosier, Anna, Fiennes, and his own memories, but Anton’s actions and emerging sunlight had made time and Fate’s outcomes unknowable.
• Pedro blamed himself for the Goblins’ plight, and Anton thanked him for bringing him into the Magical World.
• Pedro warned Anton that anything borrowed from future time or Fate had to be repaid, and Anton connected this to the fading Boundless Void.

Anton learned from Pedro that his borrowed magical abilities came from a temporal loop and that time might correct some of them, but he concluded that his Horcrux and resolve would protect his core self. Their conversation left Anton sensing a new Path of Magic connected to the Boundless Void and Pedro preparing to erase his memory of their meeting.

• Anton considered the possibility that Time Magic might erase his memories and abilities, then trusted his Horcrux and the Ray of Sunshine Charm to preserve his identity.
• Pedro explained how Time Reversal and temporal correction allowed Anton to borrow abilities from the future and later take some of them away.
• Anton identified May 2, 1998, at 5:30 a.m. as the moment his observation of the Memory Planets might disappear, and linked it to Nagini's death.
• Anton reflected on his magical foundations and sensed a new Path of Magic that could lead him toward power to protect the people he cared about.
• Pedro said he would clear their meeting from his memory, and Anton reminded him of his promise to let the Goblins study the Human Animagus.

Anton reflected on his magical path and enjoyed the treasures he had taken from Pedro before noticing someone practicing Dark Magic in the Forbidden Forest. He discovered that the student was Ron, who was repeatedly attempting the defensive spell Sacred Guardian.

• Anton reflected on his connection to the Magical World and appreciated the unusual experiences he had gained through magic.
• Anton took ancient treasures from Pedro and wandered through the Forbidden Forest while eating an ancient fruit.
• Anton sensed weak Dark Magic nearby and approached the source through the trees.
• Anton observed that the hidden student was practicing Sacred Guardian, a defensive form of the Corpse Shield Charm.
• Anton discovered that the student was Ron Weasley, his little cousin.

Ron struggled to learn Sacred Guardian and felt he had no one who would protect him. When Anton’s leaf Cats cornered and injured him, a voice urged him to protect himself with the spell, leaving Ron trapped against a tree as the Cats closed in.

• Ron repeatedly failed to cast Sacred Guardian, then returned to the Forbidden Forest to read Harry’s notes about the spell.
• Ron wondered whether he could cast it without knowing what it felt like to be protected, and grew hopeless as he searched for an inner voice.
• Anton sent leaf Cats after Ron, who panicked, ran, and returned to find himself surrounded.
• Ron endured repeated attacks and fought back with a stick instead of drawing his Wand.
• A voice told Ron to use Sacred Guardian to protect himself, but a leaf Cat bit his leg and drove him against a tree.

Ron endured a brutal attack from Leaf Cats until he successfully cast Sacred Guardian, then used the golden barrier to survive a charging Leaf Tiger. As Ron struggled to learn an offensive spell from his Notebook, Anton and Dumbledore watched and discussed the extreme-pressure training.

• Leaf Cats mauled Ron until he seized his Wand and cast Sacred Guardian, blasting them into showers of leaves.
• A tiger-sized Leaf Cat emerged and repeatedly attacked Ron, but his golden barrier repelled it.
• Ron grabbed his Notebook and began searching for an offensive spell while the Leaf Tiger battered his shield.
• Dumbledore asked Anton whether Ron should stop the bleeding, and Anton defended the training as a way to draw out mental potential.
• Dumbledore clarified the Notebook’s writing with the Elder Wand and adjusted its spells for Ron, while Anton accused him of using the exercise for another scheme.

Anton watched Dumbledore guide Ron toward a dangerous spell suited to his talent for magical language, while Ron struggled to learn it as a leaf-made tiger attacked him. Dumbledore explained that the Dark Curse turned a caster’s fear into power, leaving Anton furious and worried about Ron’s sanity.

• Anton realized Dumbledore had used his attempt to help Ron as an opportunity to influence him, and he could not stop the old wizard from doing so.
• Ron, wounded and losing blood, read strange runes from the Notebook while a leaf-made tiger threatened to tear through his Holy Shield.
• Dumbledore told Anton that Ron had a decent talent for Mind Magic and pronunciation, making him suited to the spell’s language-based magic.
• Anton recognized that the spell drew on Boggart-like Dark Magic, and Dumbledore explained that it turned the caster’s fear into fighting power.
• Anton warned Dumbledore that he would blame him if Ron went mad, while Dumbledore answered that Anton might have to get in line.

Anton and Dumbledore pushed Ron through a dangerous training session that awakened his fear and taught him two Dark spells. After Ron recovered, Anton let him choose whether to keep learning them, and Ron eagerly thanked him and called Anton his brother.

• Ron repeatedly failed to cast the spell as the Leaf Tiger crept closer, until a giant spider burst from him and drove the tiger away.
• Anton dismissed the Leaf Tiger while Dumbledore dispersed the spider and healed Ron, and Anton questioned whether forcing the training on Ron was right.
• Dumbledore described the wizarding world's long history of wars and said he would not oppose Gellert again, while Anton insisted Ron should choose his own path.
• In the Hospital Wing, Ron thanked Anton for the training and told him he cherished the wand Anton had first given him.
• Anton offered to erase Ron's memories of the two Dark spells or help him practice them, and Ron chose to keep them as Harry and Hermione arrived.

Anton explained the dangers and workings of the Corpse Shield Charm and Fear Spirit Charm to Ron and Hermione in the Forbidden Forest. Ron chose to continue learning Dark Magic, Hermione joined him to help keep him safe, and Anton admitted he could not demonstrate the Fear Spirit because he feared nothing.

• Anton explained that the Fear Spirit drew power from fear and could turn against its caster if they lacked courage, while the Corpse Shield Charm depended on perseverance.
• Anton warned Ron that Dark Magic could consume his mind and asked whether he wanted to continue or have his memories of the Charms erased.
• Ron chose to keep learning, saying he wanted to become stronger despite Hermione's objections.
• Hermione decided to learn alongside Ron so she could help him resist Dark Magic's effects.
• Anton agreed to teach them both, but could not demonstrate the Fear Spirit because he was afraid of nothing.

Anton taught Ron the Corpse Shield Charm, which Hermione could not cast, and then introduced both students to the dangerous Fear Spirit spell. Ron faced his fear of spiders with determination as Anton explained that mastering the spell required confronting fears from within.

• Ron quickly learned the Corpse Shield Charm, while Hermione failed to cast it despite repeated attempts.
• Anton explained that Ron's acceptance of his own weakness suited the Corpse Shield Charm, while Hermione's strong will made the Shield Charm a better fit for her.
• Anton began teaching Ron and Hermione the Fear Spirit spell, which initially took the form of a Boggart shaped by their surface fears.
• Anton warned that advancing the spell required digging up deeper fears and mustering the courage to resist them without help from the outside world.
• Anton reminded Ron of his fear of spiders, and Ron, though trembling, declared that he was not afraid.

Hermione struggled to control the Fear Spirit spell when it became a manifestation of her fear of failing exams, while Anton explained that she had to confront her fear rather than attack its illusion. He left Ron and Hermione to continue practicing under the warning that mastering the dangerous Dark Magic required constant courage.

• Hermione cast the Fear Spirit spell accurately, but it transformed into an enormous exam paper marked with a T.
• Hermione panicked as the paper stirred memories of teachers, her parents, and classmates judging her, then repeatedly attacked it with spells that failed to destroy it.
• Anton used a silver Color-Changing Windbird to calm Hermione and explained that she needed to face and accept her fear.
• Anton warned Hermione and Ron that the Fear Spirit could strengthen them only if they continually confronted their fears, and threatened to erase Hermione’s memory of the spell if she could not control it.
• Anton ordered Ron and Hermione to resume practicing and stressed that the path to mastering Dark Magic demanded constant effort and courage.

After Ron and Hermione returned from Anton’s fear-training, Anton studied their reflections in the Lake of the Mind and painted a magical portrait that revealed their memories, emotions, and will. He left with a new theory that thought, body, soul, magic, and desire were connected, and that several magical practices might lead to a breakthrough.

• Ron and Hermione returned to the Gryffindor dormitory exhausted, and Ron told Harry that Hermione had chosen to study Dark Magic with him.
• Anna found Anton beneath the Great Tree as he observed Ron and Hermione’s lingering reflections in the Lake of the Mind.
• Anton’s Snuffbox and painting tools prepared themselves, and he painted Ron, Hermione, and the Forbidden Forest beneath the River of Stars.
• Anton transformed the abstract canvas into a moving magical portrait in which Ron and Hermione thanked their creator.
• Anton explained to Anna that the portrait reflected memory, emotion, and will, and considered the Biomimicry Charm, Animagus Ritual Magic, and Angnagara possible paths to understanding the connection between body, soul, magic, and desire.

Anton examined a portrait of Hermione and Ron alongside several mysterious magical objects and explained that portraits could become reflections of Life Existence rather than Horcruxes. Anna’s suggestion that he add the missing element of thought led Anton to investigate Soul Black Lines and their connection to Mandrakes and Dementors, while Hermione and Ron remained behind as portraits.

• Anton placed the portrait of Hermione and Ron among the sealed ritual structure, the magical coffin, and the Altar, sensing that the four objects shared a connection.
• Anna asked why Anton had made the portraits into Horcruxes, and Anton explained that they were reflections of Life Existence that might eventually let him bring their subjects back to life.
• Anna suggested that Anton could supply the portrait’s missing element of thought, prompting him to separate Soul Black Lines from a Mandrake root.
• Anton transformed his left hand into Soul Black Lines and compared them with the Mandrake’s lines, theorizing that Dementor hairs contained memories, emotions, will, and magic from the Human Dark-Side Collective Consciousness.
• Anton ended his investigation without resolving how Soul Black Lines could copy thought and left the room with Anna to continue researching.
• Hermione lamented that she and Ron were only portraits and could not take part in Anton’s discussion, while Ron disputed her claim and the two separated in the Forbidden Forest.

Professor Fiennes taught the dangers of potions that alter appearance and assigned the students to analyze werewolf transformations or Wolfsbane Potion. After class, he heard Anthony’s account of his search for Pedro and reflected on the limits of magical skill.

• Professor Fiennes explained how the Perfect Lover Potion transformed its creator, Arsenio Snow, into the Evil Spirit known as a Succubus.
• Anthony Weasley warned that the potion could damage the soul, earning Slytherin five points, and Hermione tore up her copied recipe after hearing about its effects.
• Professor Fiennes connected several potions in his lecture and assigned students to analyze how Werewolf Venom transforms people or how Wolfsbane Potion preserves werewolves’ rationality.
• Professor Fiennes called Anthony to his Office, asked about his search for Pedro, and said that even aspiring Masters of Magic could be powerless before the greatest things.

Anthony read Fiennes's account of life as a Ghost and realized that Memory formed the River of Time while Emotions and will needed another dimension to anchor them. He suspected Dementors came from that dimension and decided to investigate Azkaban, where he might also find out whether Voldemort had recovered.

• The Old Wizard gave Anthony his book, My Experiences as a Ghost, and Anthony traded him fine wine taken from Pedro.
• Anthony read Fiennes's account of how Ghosts lost their ability to retain Emotions and thoughts as the winds between the living world and the World of the Dead eroded them.
• Anthony connected Fiennes's observations about Memory to the River of Time and recalled that his Horcruxes could not think independently.
• Anthony concluded that Emotions and will anchored to the dimension from which Dementors came, based partly on the Girl Dementor's world-spanning spell.
• Anthony decided to visit Azkaban to study another Dementor and check whether Voldemort had recovered.

Anton reflected on how his teachers and his own lessons had shaped the people around him, then studied Professor Binns and Sirius through the Lake of the Mind while developing theories about magic and souls. After class, Anton left Hogwarts on his broom, while Harry remained envious of his freedom and regretted never truly getting to enjoy Hogsmeade.

• Anton considered how his generous teaching and magical discoveries had influenced his classmates and changed people around him.
• During History of Magic, Anton theorized that ghosts and other magical beings formed from magic combined with memories, emotions, will, or traces.
• Anton studied Sirius with the Lake of the Mind, found no visible sign of an incomplete soul, and wondered what Voldemort had done to him.
• Anton became absorbed in writing Wizards as Gods, then flew away from Hogwarts after class with the professors' permission.
• Harry envied Anton's freedom and lamented that he had never had time to properly explore Hogsmeade.

Anton arrived at Azkaban and found the prison transformed into a lush, sunlit paradise where masked visitors gathered. Disguised as a werewolf, he learned from Lucius Malfoy that the Dementors were still inside the castle.

• Anton flew over Azkaban and saw its island and castle covered in greenery and flowers beneath warm sunlight.
• Anton disguised himself in robes and a bronze mask, then Apparated to the gathering place outside the castle.
• Anton wondered where the Dementors had gone and considered Voldemort’s research into using them to strengthen Dark Wizards.
• Lucius Malfoy approached Anton, who claimed he wanted to contribute to Voldemort’s research on Dementors and the proposed Golden Family.
• Lucius told Anton that the Dementors were still inside Azkaban Castle, and Anton ended the conversation.

At a gathering in Azkaban Castle, Voldemort announced that he had reclaimed the name Tom Riddle and revealed plans to gain influence at Hogwarts and rebuild his family’s overseas territory. His followers knelt in support, but Anton remained standing and drew Voldemort’s hostile attention.

• Voldemort welcomed his followers and declared that he was Tom Riddle, admitting that his mother was a Gaunt and his father was a Muggle.
• Tom Riddle claimed a right to a seat on Hogwarts’s board of governors as Salazar Slytherin’s descendant, while Anton sensed that Tom’s divided soul had not fully merged.
• Tom Riddle said he would accept Half-blood and Muggle-born wizards, inherit the Riddle family’s overseas territory of St. Riddle, and use Squibs as a buffer between Muggles and wizards.
• Emanuel Cullen identified himself as St. Riddle’s Minister of Magic and confirmed the territory’s history under the Riddle family and his own family.
• The crowd chanted Tom Riddle’s name and knelt in devotion, but Anton stayed on his feet as Voldemort fixed him with a colder, dangerous gaze.

Anton disguised himself as a dog-headed ascetic called Beast and approached Voldemort, offering his research into Dark Magic Creatures in exchange for support. Bella challenged him to a duel, and the chapter ended as she cast Crucio at his head.

• Anton remained calm as Voldemort's followers surrounded him and Bella demanded to know who he was.
• Anton removed his mask, revealed his half-human, half-beast appearance, and introduced himself to Voldemort as Beast, an itinerant ascetic who studied Dark Magic Creatures.
• Anton offered Voldemort his findings on Dementors and Boggarts in exchange for support, prompting Bella to accuse him of disrespecting the Dark Lord.
• Anton mocked Bella's reliance on offensive Charms and accepted her challenge, while Voldemort watched for clues to his identity.
• Bella circled Anton and fired Crucio at his head.

Anton blocked Bella's spell with a Boggart-based shield, then used a fear-powered Spider to fight her while testing spellcasting with a tree branch. Voldemort recognized Anton's potential and planned to use him as a weapon against Anthony Weasley.

• Anton blocked Bella's attacks with his T-Shaped Paper Wall Shield and explained that he had developed it through research into Boggarts.
• Anton summoned a gigantic Spider made of black mist, frightening the onlookers and making Snape and others consider an alliance with him.
• Bella struck the Spider with the Killing Curse, but it split into smaller Spiders that Anton controlled and sent after her.
• Anton struggled to control his magic through the tree branch, then let the remaining black mist dissipate as Bella claimed victory.
• Voldemort told Bella that Anton had not used his full strength and recognized his magic as related to Dark Magic Creatures.
• Voldemort considered teaching Anton a Dark Magic spell so he could use him against Anthony Weasley.

Anton secured three Dementors from Voldemort for his research and left the island castle, unsettled by the Dark Lord’s plans and his followers’ excitement. He chose not to intervene on behalf of the Muggles and flew away with the creatures in his suitcase.

• Anton explained that he wanted Dementors for his research, and Voldemort agreed to give him three in exchange for a report and promised him a powerful spell developed by Salazar Slytherin.
• Voldemort and his followers discussed their strategy for Azkaban and celebrated the opportunities they expected to gain under his rule.
• The followers cheered for Voldemort and began calling him the sacred Lord Riddle, while Snape remained intent on killing him and Anton stayed unmoved.
• Anton followed Bella into the castle’s depths and packed three Dementors into his suitcase.
• Anton flew away from the island, deciding that his dislike of Voldemort’s plans was not reason enough to fight the Dark Wizards for Muggles he did not know.