Chapter Summaries

Sirius was separated from his monstrous Animagus form and transformed back into a Wizard through Anton’s Ritual Magic. Barty Crouch Jr. also emerged from his Runespoor form, leaving him in Ministry custody as he insisted Voldemort would return.

• As the Antlered Great White Bears roared above, Sirius struggled in chains beneath the platform while Lupin and the others prepared the ritual.
• Lupin burned the Death's-head Hawk-moth pupae, and the resulting magic stripped away Sirius’s Snake-Scaled Black Dog form and restored him to human form.
• Sirius embraced Lupin and said he had never realized being alive could feel so wonderful.
• Professor McGonagall poured a potion onto the ashes, and Barty Crouch Jr. emerged from them before transforming from a Runespoor into a Wizard inside a cage.
• Barty Crouch Jr. claimed Voldemort would return and rescue him, while Scrimgeour watched coldly and left his fate to the Wizengamot.

After the Top 100 Tournament, Lockhart turned the contestants’ fame into a growing media empire, while Fudge sought Anton’s help with a new Ministry office devoted to gathering information about Muggles. Anton considered Fudge’s proposal to recruit Muggle scholars and transform them into wizards.

• Lockhart arranged a multitude of interview programs about the Champions and used his connections to build influence in the Wizarding World.
• The tournament helped Arthur Weasley make a friend and gave Fudge room to strengthen his control over the Ministry.
• Fudge visited Anton at Cabin and explained his plan to create a Muggle Information Collection Office as he pursued influence in the International Confederation of Wizards.
• Fudge asked Anton to turn recruited Muggle social scientists into wizards so they could work in the office without violating wizarding rules.
• Anton considered the proposal and said that turning Muggle scholars into wizards sounded good.

Anton explained his plan to anchor the Muggle-to-Wizard Transformation ritual at selected locations, beginning with the Barrel Cottage in Hogsmeade, and asked Lockhart to stir public discussion. He left Lockhart eager to publicize the idea and moved by the cottage’s story.

• Anton decided to optimize the transformation ritual by anchoring it at specific locations where Muggles could complete a trial to gain a magical bloodline.
• Anton told Lockhart that the Barrel Cottage would be one such location, though it would not open to the public yet.
• Lockhart eagerly took notes and planned a new program and Gazette coverage about Muggle-to-Wizard Transformation.
• Anton introduced Lockhart to the idea of meeting his French subordinate Rookwood, but asked him to spread the Barrel Cottage story as a rumor rather than publish it directly.
• Anton told Lockhart the story of a pirate and a siren, and Lockhart was moved to tears.

Anton taught his friends how the advanced Patronus Charm could defend against the Three Unforgivable Curses and explained the counter-curses developed by him, Neville, and Professor Snape. He was finishing a manuscript to share their research with the Wizarding World.

• Anton reflected that Goyle was becoming part of Cabin's inner circle and might have the potential to become a Prophet or Seer.
• Anton explained that A Ray of Sunshine protected the mind and could resist memory-altering magic, love potions, and the Imperius Curse.
• Anton described Neville's Twisted Cage as a defense against the Cruciatus Curse and Professor Snape's spell as a counter-curse that could revive someone struck by the Killing Curse.
• Harry felt conflicted about learning Snape's spell but set aside his feelings and listened carefully.
• Anton continued preparing The Patronus Charm and the Three Unforgivable Curses to share their research with other Wizards.

Anton adjusted his lessons to his students’ interests while George and Fred unveiled a sweet that transformed Goyle’s head into an octopus’s. Curious about its other effects, Anton and the others flew to the sea to test it.

• Anton tailored his magical instruction to Harry, Draco, Hermione, Ron, and Dudley, while Dudley practiced the Patronus Charm against Boggarts.
• Hannah, Anna, Neville, Ron, and Goyle processed Hannah’s newly grown spice plant as Anton planned to cook with it.
• George and Fred introduced Octopus-Head Candy, and Goyle transformed after eating one.
• Anton studied the magic around Goyle and suspected the candy had effects beyond changing his head.
• Anton, Anna, George, Fred, Hannah, Neville, and the others ate the sweets, grew octopus heads, and flew to the sea to test them.

Tom Riddle became Speaker of the Magical Congress of the Americas and announced policies that promised a new era while challenging the British Ministry and international wizarding authorities. Anton learned that Riddle’s plans would surround and constrain the Sanctuary Tower, and Anna suggested Riddle might be making room for Anton in his new order.

• Freya Avery resigned as Speaker and nominated Tom Riddle, who was elected and appointed Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr. to major posts.
• The Magical Congress warned the British Ministry to release Barty Crouch Jr. and accused it of provoking a war.
• Tom Riddle announced seven policies, including new creature habitats, wizarding industries, a Squib education house, wand regulations, and a vast Wizarding Wisdom Library complex in Central Park.
• Rookwood sent Anton an analysis warning that the complex would hem in the Sanctuary Tower and could be used to limit Anton’s influence or pressure him into a deal.
• Anton and Anna discussed Riddle’s political skill, and Anna suggested he might be creating a place for Anton in the Americas.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald discussed Voldemort’s plans and the Saints’ influence, with Dumbledore realizing Grindelwald could be positioned to regain power. Grindelwald left Hogwarts while Dumbledore returned to the many demands on his time.

• Dumbledore and Grindelwald agreed that Anton’s arrival had helped Voldemort restore his soul, and Dumbledore said he would watch Voldemort’s experiments before intervening if necessary.
• Grindelwald declined to apologize, and Dumbledore argued that the Saints were quietly supporting Tom and could eventually call on Grindelwald to lead them.
• Dumbledore predicted that Tom’s followers were poorly suited to govern and that the Saints would be the strongest people he could rely on.
• Grindelwald said Dumbledore was more restless than Tom or Anton and urged him to guide and tame his inner demon, but Dumbledore dismissed the advice.
• Grindelwald finished his tea and left through the headmaster’s office fireplace as Dumbledore prepared to deal with people seeking him out.

Anton met with Fudge to discuss how Voldemort’s rise as Speaker of the Magical Congress had reshaped Britain’s political situation. Anton chose to wait and see what Dumbledore, Voldemort, and Grindelwald would do, while Fudge showed him plans for new Ministry offices on Azkaban Island.

• Anton hid in the Ministry of Magic’s Animagus Office and found Fudge calm and pleased that Voldemort had left Europe for the Americas.
• Fudge explained that Voldemort’s new position shifted responsibility for the Ministry’s problems involving Death Eater families and Barty Crouch Jr. onto Dumbledore and international authorities.
• Anton asked Fudge whether Sanctuary Tower in New York would be affected, and Fudge advised him to move it away, wait for an opportunity, or join the political game.
• Anton decided to wait and see, citing his other work and his suspicion that Grindelwald had played a role in events.
• Fudge showed Anton plans for separate Ministry department castles on Azkaban Island and asked him to choose a design for the Animagus Office.

Lucius Malfoy gave Anton a One Ring granting full access to Voldemort’s planned Wizarding Wisdom Library, while Anton recognized Grindelwald’s hidden influence behind the scheme. Anton proposed altering Barty Crouch Jr.’s Animagus into a vessel with hidden spaces, then demanded Barty become the fourth-round prize in the Top 100 Tournament before Voldemort could reclaim him.

• Lucius Malfoy explained that the One Ring represented Voldemort’s recognition and would give Anton unrestricted access to the Wizarding Wisdom Library.
• Anton realized that Alessandro Harris had named the ring and that Grindelwald was quietly steering events, then sent Cornelius Fudge the message “Choose the Nail.”
• Anton devised a way to use the vacant forms in Barty Crouch Jr.’s Polyhedral Animagus as hidden spaces that could conceal people from detection.
• Mad-Eye Moody volunteered to hide inside Barty’s Animagus and return with him to Voldemort’s territory, while Dumbledore agreed to examine Anton’s magic before deciding whether Barty could go back.
• Anton insisted that Barty become the fourth-round reward in the Top 100 Tournament, forcing Voldemort’s chosen champion to compete for him.

Anton explained how memory and the soul worked to Dumbledore, Fudge, and Scrimgeour, then used Barty Crouch Jr. to demonstrate a dangerous method of entering another person’s mind. The group emerged from Barty’s mind, leaving Scrimgeour alarmed and Dumbledore struck by Anton’s growing magical power.

• Anton explained that the Memory Charm changed thoughts and Surface Memories, while Inner Memories and Deep Memories existed at different levels of the soul and the River of Time.
• Anton removed Barty Crouch Jr.’s Inner Memories, altered them with a potion, and returned them to him to confuse his identity and Animagus form.
• Anton used the Twisted Prison to enter Barty’s mind with Dumbledore, Fudge, and Scrimgeour, explaining the risks of remaining inside another person’s thoughts.
• Anton expelled Fudge from the mental space and warned Dumbledore and Scrimgeour that they had to escape before Barty died or they could be trapped.
• Anton brought Dumbledore and Scrimgeour back out of Barty’s mind, and Scrimgeour asked about the A Ray of Sunshine Charm while Dumbledore reflected on Anton’s advancing magic.

Dumbledore explained his theory of Transfiguration to Anton, describing how wizards could move between nothingness, existence, and infinite possibilities to reshape themselves and the world. He claimed his magic had created the Dumbledore family’s Phoenix affinity, but Grindelwald revealed the painful story behind it, leaving Anton to understand why Dumbledore had hidden the theory.

• Scrimgeour and Fudge failed to understand Anton and Dumbledore’s discussion of Transfiguration, and the group returned to Hogwarts by Portkey after modifying Barty Crouch Jr.
• Dumbledore explained that existence was shaped by time, Fate, blood, and experience, while Transfiguration could return things to a state of infinite possibilities through the caster’s will.
• Dumbledore described how transformations could conflict with their surroundings and create permanent or semi-permanent magical effects.
• Dumbledore suggested he had used Transfiguration to create a Phoenix and influence the Dumbledore family’s blood and history, and Anton excitedly worked out the idea.
• Grindelwald revealed that Dumbledore had first used a red feather to trick Ariana into expecting a Phoenix, and that he completed the magic only after her death out of love and guilt.
• Grindelwald challenged Dumbledore’s boast and compared the Phoenix with Anton’s earlier spell that had lifted depression across the world, while Anton realized the pain behind Dumbledore’s failed attempt to change Fate.

Anthony and Dumbledore explored how the Rhythm of Life could guide a Goblin Animagus transformation, while research into Goblin Magic Images revealed that Professor Flitwick’s mixed heritage might contain a hidden bloodline switch. Snape proposed adapting Polyjuice Potion to let Flitwick choose which bloodline to express, but the method remained unresolved.

• Dumbledore explained that a wizard could sense a creature’s Rhythm of Life through transformation and use it to find that form among countless possibilities.
• Anthony connected Dumbledore’s approach to Transfiguration with his own research into the body, mind, and the A Ray of Sunshine Charm.
• The assembled researchers completed a complex draft of Goblin Magic Images and found that Flitwick’s image appeared distinct from both Goblins and humans.
• Anthony and Fiennes suspected that Flitwick’s mixed blood might conceal a switch that could reveal either his Goblin or wizard lineage.
• Snape proposed improving Polyjuice Potion through Potion-and-Charm Integration, while Fiennes warned that hybrids with non-dominant wizard blood could not use the potion normally.

Anton proposed using a Confundus Charm to make Boggarts reveal traits tied to different Bloodlines, then traveled to the Sanctuary Tower in New York to begin researching them. He reflected on the widening divide in the American wizarding world before asking Dobby to take him to the Boggarts.

• Anton explained that Boggarts could be manipulated to reflect different Bloodline traits and suggested comparing the Rhythms of Life of Flitwick, Pedro, and himself.
• Lupin, Snape, Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and the others praised or developed Anton's research proposal, while Pedro joined the discussion.
• Anton traveled by Portkey from Hogwarts to the Sanctuary Tower in New York and observed the desolation and growing inequality in the American wizarding world.
• Anton greeted Dobby, who thanked him for treating him well and showed off his new suit.
• Anton asked Dobby to take him to the Boggarts so he could begin his experiment.

Anton experimented with using Twisted Cage to alter how a Boggart perceived a mind, hoping to study it in an intermediate state between nothing and something. He left off transforming a shadow made from his soul into a faint, Obscurus-like Boggart, while a terrified Dobby tried to prove its loyalty.

• Anton cast Twisted Cage on himself, but the Boggart vanished because it sensed that he had nothing to fear and his mental protection was instinctive.
• Anton summoned a towering shadow from his Soul Black Lines and reflected that his Six Elements of the Soul and Life Existence Collection did not constitute a complete person.
• Anton summoned Dobby to bring another Boggart, then cast Twisted Cage on the shadow until its memories, emotions, intent, thoughts, and time faded to mere traces.
• Dobby opened the box and released a Boggart as black mist, and Anton excitedly remarked that it looked like an Obscurus.

Anton watched Wizards and magical beings protest in Central Park after learning that Voldemort’s reforms had granted Centaurs, Goblins, and House-elves legal freedoms and regulated employment. The protest followed a Centaur’s killing by Muggles and ended with crowds marching toward the Magical Congress, pledging loyalty to Lord Riddle.

• Anton saw Wizards gathering in Central Park and chanting, “Witch Hunters must die,” while Muggles remained unaware of them.
• Dobby told Anton that Voldemort had granted Centaurs, Goblins, and House-elves freedom and required employers to register and pay wages through the Magical Congress.
• Dobby identified Director Elian Greengrass as head of the Magical Creatures Management and Control Department, and Anton recalled Greengrass’s past connections to Grindelwald.
• Dobby explained that Muggles had dismembered a Centaur who had been granted a forest as Free-Roaming Land, prompting a Witch named Li to connect the killing to her son’s death at the hands of Scourers.
• A Witch rallied Wizards and magical beings to condemn Witch Hunters and pledge loyalty to Lord Riddle, then led them toward the Magical Congress as Anton watched the crowds converge from above.

Anton attended a mass gathering at the Magical Congress headquarters, where Voldemort promised to lead the persecuted wizarding population and secretly envisioned building a vast power base. Anton left anticipating the political experiment Voldemort was about to launch.

• Anton disguised himself in a black robe and joined the crowd gathering at the Magical Congress headquarters to protest the Witch Hunters.
• Voldemort appeared before the crowd, accepted their cheers, and promised to end their persecution as their Lord of Hope.
• Voldemort privately planned to build a powerful nation and magical army, expand his influence, and use the movement to oppose Dumbledore and the International Confederation of Wizards.
• Anton sensed a prophetic warning connected to the crowd’s collective consciousness and wondered what the future would bring.
• Anton left the gathering, expecting Voldemort’s experiment to begin and the coming spectacle to draw the attention of Dumbledore and others.

Anton returned from the Magical Congress to Hogwarts, where he watched students train and work on magical research. The chapter ended with Anton joining Hannah and Anna for a quiet afternoon at Cabin.

• Anton dismissed the Magical Congress's House-elf employment rules, told Dobby and the other House-elves to ignore them, and returned to Hogwarts.
• Anton watched Professor Sirius coach Hermione and Crabbe in dueling, as Crabbe used three obscure fire spells to pressure Hermione.
• Anton found Neville, George, and Fred examining Fire Mammoth Urine and planning to retrieve heat-storing stones from its pool.
• Anton saw Hannah and Anna discussing how to better integrate the Magic Mirror with the Wizarding World, then enjoyed their Flower Tea.

The fourth round of the Top 100 Tournament began as Voldemort returned to serve on the judges’ panel, unsettling the Wizarding World and provoking Dumbledore. Grindelwald arranged for reporters to pepper Voldemort with questions, leaving the judges amused and Dumbledore wondering whether the prank had targeted him too.

• Voldemort returned to the Top 100 Tournament, where Lockhart explained the fourth round’s ranking rules and introduced the first matchups.
• Percy and Ginny watched the Champions and hoped Ron could succeed with the help Anton had given him.
• Voldemort relished Dumbledore’s discomfort at his presence and reflected on their shared attachment to Hogwarts.
• Grindelwald told Lockhart to bring reporters to Voldemort, who endured their increasingly provocative questions with a strained smile.
• Anton praised Grindelwald’s prank, while Dumbledore wondered whether it had also been meant to mock him.

Draco Malfoy faced Vanessa Baldini in the Top 100 Tournament and used an enormous boa conjured by an advanced Serpensortia to win the first round. Voldemort wanted Draco transferred so he could teach him, but Anthony insisted Draco would stay at Hogwarts and continue learning from him.

• Professor McGonagall conjured dueling platforms as the tournament’s Champions drew lots, and Draco was matched against Vanessa Baldini.
• Draco reflected on his ambition to become indispensable to Cabin and protect his parents, then faced Vanessa after studying her profile.
• Draco cast Serpensortia and conjured a gigantic platinum-scaled boa that overwhelmed Vanessa, who surrendered and chose Alchemy for the next round.
• Vanessa warned Draco that his conjured snake’s Transfiguration was flawed, and Draco dismissed the boa.
• Voldemort told Lucius Malfoy to arrange for Draco to transfer schools so Voldemort could teach him, but Anthony insisted Draco would stay with him.
• Voldemort concealed his anger at Anthony’s refusal and decided to endure the insult for the time being.

Anton reflected on his vision of magic serving everyday life and humanity, then watched his Cabin companions excel in the tournament. After Goyle defeated a Durmstrang student with his Levitation Charm, Anton invited Nicolas Flamel to teach at Azkaban Academy, and Flamel said he would consider it.

• Anton affirmed that he wanted his Cabin companions to use magic to improve the world and rejected the idea of others poaching them.
• Goyle defended himself with a Bone Shield Charm and used Levitation to push a Durmstrang student off the dueling platform.
• Grindelwald was astonished by Goyle's performance, and Anton explained that Goyle's clear mind and love of freedom shaped his magic.
• Anton praised Draco Malfoy, Anna Rosier, George Weasley, and Fred Weasley for their talent in Alchemy.
• Anton invited Nicolas Flamel to teach at Azkaban Academy, and Flamel said he would think about it.