Chapter Summaries

Anthony raised the entire Black Lake to retrieve Neville's Remembrall, then made Neville agree to help in his lab. After the professors discussed the feat, Dumbledore warned Snape to watch Anthony and be wary of Quirrell.

• Anthony used his magic to lift the Black Lake into the air and dropped Neville's Remembrall into his arms.
• Anthony told Neville that he had to repay him by helping prepare herbs after class and on weekends.
• Anthony slept to recover his depleted Magical Power and realized the Charm had restored it in two hours.
• Snape questioned Anthony about raising the lake, but Flitwick, McGonagall, and Dumbledore accepted his claim that he had used a Levitation Charm.
• Dumbledore told Snape that Anthony was his responsibility and warned him to be careful of Quirrell.

After his levitation demonstration inspired the students, Anton returned to his research and enlisted Neville to prepare Bloodrot for Potions. He left Neville believing Anton trusted his instincts and that he had the talent to handle the dangerous herbs.

• Anton repeated Professor Quirrell's encouragement, and the students left excited about Charms Class.
• Anton resumed his Laboratory work after the twins flew to the Forbidden Forest and Neville visited him.
• Anton showed Neville how Bloodrot leaves affected him, chewing both halves and explaining which parts were poisonous and useful.
• Anton urged Neville to cut the leaves by instinct, claiming Neville had a natural talent and that Anton was trusting him with his life.
• Neville accepted Anton's faith in him and resolved not to let him down.

Anton refined the Wizard’s Eye potion and continued searching for a way to turn its effects into a Charm. At Hogwarts, Snape began teaching him Expecto Patronum and demanded that he cast it for him every week or be expelled.

• Anton gave Neville Bloodrot to prepare and welcomed him to Weasley Cottage’s little shop.
• Anton flew to a clearing in the Forbidden Forest to practice Charms and recover in the cave.
• Snape took Anton to an abandoned classroom and told him he would teach him Expecto Patronum instead of Potions.
• Snape ordered Anton to cast Expecto Patronum for him once a week, threatening to expel him if he failed.
• Snape explained that the Charm could repel creatures, identify people, send messages, and protect the purest part of a person.

Anton learned Expecto Patronum from Snape and discovered that his Patronus was a Color-Changing Windbird, reflecting his longing for freedom. Later, he went with Quirrell into the Forbidden Forest and prepared to study a Demiguise’s magic as it turned invisible.

• Snape taught Anton how to cast Expecto Patronum and urged him to recall a happy memory.
• Anton remembered Christmas with Ilsa, the old wizard, and Lupin, then cast a Patronus shaped like a Color-Changing Windbird.
• Anton confronted Quirrell about relying on a secret Potion recipe and led him into the Forbidden Forest to find Fantastic Beasts’ blood.
• Anton used an advanced Wizard’s Eye Potion to detect magical creatures while Quirrell followed reluctantly.
• Anton spotted a Demiguise and sent Quirrell away before preparing to sketch its Magic Image as it turned invisible.

Anton discovered that Demiguise fur could enhance his Biomimicry Charm, then fought Quirrell after Quirrell attacked him with Killing Curses. A six-legged Cat Leopard hypnotized Anton, leaving him affected by the same purple flames that had overtaken Quirrell.

• Anton watched a Demiguise vanish, collected one of its hairs, and realized its magic could be combined with his Color-Changing Windbird Biomimicry Charm.
• Quirrell attacked Anton in the Forbidden Forest with Killing Curses, revealing his jealousy and his struggle against Voldemort's soul.
• Anton identified the purple flames in Quirrell's eyes as a sign that a Cat Leopard had hypnotized him, then dodged Quirrell's spells and fought back with several charms.
• Quirrell's Killing Curse struck Anton's chest but was stopped by a cracked silver dragon-scale pattern on his wrist.
• Anton levitated Quirrell high into the air and prepared to let him fall onto a sharp rock, but a six-legged leopard met Anton's gaze and filled his eyes with purple flames.

Anton battled Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest after Voldemort awakened in Quirrell's body, but Voldemort defeated him and killed the Cat Leopard. Anton woke in Quirrell's Office and realized Voldemort had again taken control of Quirrell.

• Voldemort emerged and used magic to intensify Anton's murderous intent, urging him to unleash his potential and join him.
• Anton transformed the forest's trees, soil, and stones into Werewolf Cavalry and attacked Voldemort, who destroyed the constructs with fire.
• Anton transformed into a gigantic Werewolf and fought through the cavalry, but Voldemort ended the spells and captured him.
• Voldemort praised Anton, then used the Cat Leopard's blood and soul before killing it in the Forbidden Forest.
• Anton woke in Quirrell's Office, recalled how he had combined several spells during the fight, and recognized Voldemort standing by the window in control of Quirrell's body.

Anton rejected Voldemort’s invitation to join his plans for transforming the world, insisting that he only wanted to enjoy life and magic. Feeling lonely afterward, Anton wrote to Lupin and Anna and arranged for Hogwarts owls to deliver the letters.

• Voldemort mocked Dumbledore’s ideals and invited Anton to help bring about a great transformation.
• Anton told Voldemort he had no interest in changing or ruling the world and left the office.
• Voldemort was stunned by Anton’s response and wondered at the gulf between their generations.
• Anton reflected on wanting to explore the wizarding world and felt lonely as he walked through the castle.
• Anton wrote to Lupin about returning home for Christmas and asked Anna whether she would come back, then sent both letters by owl.

Anton visited the Mirror of Erised and saw himself falling through the Veil, but insisted he wanted to keep living. As he and Dumbledore walked to the headmaster’s office, Anton spoke about accepting life and avoiding regret, leaving Dumbledore quietly reconsidering his own choices.

• Anton entered an abandoned classroom and saw himself falling through the Veil in the Mirror of Erised.
• Dumbledore appeared and asked Anton what he had seen; Anton explained that he was not tired of life and wanted to live.
• Anton told Dumbledore that Voldemort still respected him, like a child who had run away after fighting with his father.
• Anton teased Dumbledore for watching over the mirror and said people should accept fate while doing what they could to change things.
• Anton recounted the story of a woman who delayed visiting the bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road until its owner had died and it had closed.
• Dumbledore admitted that he had meant to advise Anton, but Anton had given him advice instead.

Dumbledore used Grindelwald's Eyes to reveal Anton's soul was connected to a mindless twin's soul, then severed their bond so the twin could pass through the Veil. Anton discovered the twin had been shielding himself from spells and was furious, but he fainted before he could attack it.

• Dumbledore showed Anton Grindelwald's Eyes and used it to reveal two souls linked inside him.
• Dumbledore explained that the mindless twin's soul gave Anton resistance to soul-targeting spells and contributed to his Transfiguration talent.
• Anton asked Dumbledore to sever the connection, even if doing so cost him his abilities.
• Dumbledore used Anton's Soul Scalpel to cut the Black Threads, and Anton felt lighter and more powerful as the twin's soul drifted toward the Veil.
• Anton realized the twin had been using him as a shield, attacked it with spells, and fainted while Dumbledore tried to restrain him.

Anton learned that his transformed soul would not kill him and that his talent for Transfiguration had been unleashed, then borrowed Grindelwald's Eyes to study. Voldemort confronted him afterward, hinting that Anton’s lessons and the way he called him “delicious” had a hidden purpose.

• Anton woke in Dumbledore's office while the professors discussed the damage to his soul.
• Dumbledore told Anton that his soul was strangely condensed but that he would live a healthy life, and Anton credited Fiennes's teaching about wizards' will.
• Dumbledore encouraged Anton to focus on Transfiguration and lent him Grindelwald's Eyes for study.
• Anton considered Voldemort's fixation on immortality and the Philosopher's Stone as he prepared to meet him.
• Voldemort asked Anton whether he had wondered why he gave him lessons and called him delicious.

Voldemort revealed that he had secretly strengthened Anton’s damaged soul so he could consume it, repair his own soul, and be reborn in Anton’s body. He prepared to kill Anton, confident that his rebirth would give him the power to surprise Dumbledore.

• Voldemort disarmed Anton and explained that Anton’s unusual Wand and twin souls had drawn his interest.
• Voldemort revealed that Anton’s shattered soul could repair his own and that he planned to be reborn in Anton’s body.
• Voldemort admitted that he had secretly cast spells on Anton to strengthen his soul and disrupt its balance with the unconscious soul.
• Anton challenged Voldemort’s plan, warning that Dumbledore would discover his rebirth and prevent him from escaping Hogwarts.
• Voldemort claimed his reborn body would wield the power of both a Wizard and a werewolf, then pointed his Wand at Anton to say goodbye.

Anton evaded Voldemort by transforming into an almost invisible Color-Changing Windbird, leaving Voldemort and Quirrell searching for him through the night. As dawn neared, Anton’s magic and soul were failing, while Voldemort remained torn between abandoning his plan and risking Dumbledore’s intervention.

• Voldemort’s spells failed to find Anton, and Quirrell recovered after Voldemort’s efforts left him weakened.
• Anton revealed that he had stayed in the office, disguised as a Color-Changing Windbird perched on a wall sconce.
• Voldemort ordered Quirrell to use detection spells and taught him War Magic while Anton listened unseen.
• As dawn approached, Voldemort weighed fleeing Hogwarts against giving up his plan, while Quirrell feared Azkaban or death.
• Anton’s prolonged transformation caused intense pain, and he felt his magical power fading as the Old Wizard’s wand resisted him.

Anthony confronted Voldemort and offered to help find the Philosopher's Stone in exchange for lessons about souls. After leaving Voldemort's office, Anthony reached Dumbledore's office and collapsed from exhaustion.

• Anthony appeared in the chair and told Voldemort that he could disappear if Voldemort tried to attack him.
• Anthony explained that he had filled his mind with computer code to confuse Voldemort's Legilimency, then asked Voldemort to teach him about souls.
• Anthony offered to help Voldemort find the Philosopher's Stone and pointed out that Dumbledore might not have left it in the mirror.
• Voldemort ordered Anthony to leave and told him to return on Sunday.
• Anthony went to Dumbledore's office, where Dumbledore noticed his depleted magical power and watched him faint.

Anton maintained a delicate balance between Dumbledore and Voldemort while resolving to grow stronger, and he teased Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they asked about Nicolas Flamel. The trio remained determined to investigate the mystery of the object guarded by the Three-Headed Dog.

• Anton told Dumbledore he would alert his teacher when Dumbledore planned to put the Philosopher's Stone in the mirror, then left for class.
• Anton reflected that his honesty, Goblin memory techniques, and connections had earned him room to negotiate with both Dumbledore and Voldemort, and he began planning to develop a special soul-related skill.
• On the way to Herbology, Anton decided he no longer wanted to be weak and walked toward the Greenhouses through the cold November weather.
• Hermione asked Anton who Nicolas Flamel was, but Anton mocked Ron and walked away without explaining.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed their lack of progress investigating the object guarded by the Three-Headed Dog, and Hermione insisted they return to the library after class.

Anton spent the end of term studying advanced magic before returning home for Christmas with Lupin. He reunited with Anna and Ilsa, while Pedro stayed away to establish a factory with Rosier’s help.

• Anton studied Animagus transformation with Dumbledore and resolved to learn it as a way to escape Azkaban.
• Anton read about modifying the Bubble-Head Charm to find ideas for improving his Levitation Charm.
• Anton realized the Quidditch season had passed while he was immersed in his studies, then boarded the train for the Christmas holidays.
• Lupin picked Anton up at Hogsmeade Station in a sports car he had bought six months earlier.
• Anna and Ilsa welcomed Anton home with party poppers, while the Old Wizard, Pedro, and Nagini were absent.
• Anton shared a Christmas feast with Lupin, Anna, and Ilsa, teasing them about relying on restaurant food despite Lupin’s cooking class.

Anton reflected on his identity and his way of living, then discovered that his old Wand no longer suited him. At Ollivander's shop, he chose a Cedar Wand with a Thunderbird tail feather core, though he also bought two other Wands.

• Anton realized that his memories of his previous life were fading and that his Wand was increasingly rejecting him.
• Anna urged Anton to consider his own Way of Survival, prompting him to reflect on his true nature in the Wizarding World.
• Anton and Anna transformed into Color-Changing Windbirds and flew through the night sky while Anton cast the Levitation Charm.
• At dawn, Anton found his Wand nearly impossible to use and went with Anna to Ollivander's Wand Shop to ask for a refund.
• Mr. Ollivander offered Anton Alder, Applewood, and Cedar Wands, and Anton chose the Cedar Wand with a Thunderbird tail feather core.
• Anton asked Mr. Ollivander to wrap up all three Wands.

As Anton and Anna prepared Christmas gifts, Anna gave him a Time-Turner and reserved June 15, 1991, as a day when he could visit her if the Blood Curse took her over. Anton vowed to cure her, then studied a Goblin book and discovered a spell that could protect his soul from attacks such as the Imperius Curse.

• Lupin and Ilsa worked to keep Werewolf Home’s rapid growth from threatening established furniture merchants, while relying on Ilsa’s parents and Dumbledore to face pressure from the Ministry and Muggle elites.
• Anton and Anna toured magical and Muggle shopping areas to prepare Christmas gifts, and Anton gave Anna rare Little Glow Sprite Water Orchid seeds.
• Anna gave Anton a Time-Turner and asked him to remember June 15, 1991, when she would be alone and able to speak with him if the Blood Curse transformed her into a Viper.
• Anton promised to cure Anna and firmly memorized the date despite refusing to plan to visit her through time.
• Anton received a Goblin book from Pedro and studied its spell, “Voodoo Doll in a Witch’s Arms,” which created a protective shell around the soul and could thwart soul-targeting magic.

Anton developed a theory that the Ego, soul, and body were distinct layers, then used a Soul-Reversal Charm to help the Old Wizard regain his senses and resist fading. The chapter ended with Anton confident that his theory was working and that he had found a path to challenge Dumbledore’s restrictions on Dark Magic.

• Anton wrote down his theories about how the Blood Curse, Werewolf Venom, and Dumbledore’s dragon-mark charm affected the body, soul, and Ego.
• Anton concluded that the Old Wizard’s Ghost Armor was a Horcrux-like Soul Shell and explained that the Old Wizard’s Ego should be hidden inside it rather than attached to it.
• Anton cast a Soul-Reversal Charm on the Old Wizard and found that the spell’s glow passed through him and sank into the bookshelf.
• The Old Wizard regained the ability to feel the wind, snow, and textures, then flew outside and celebrated his new sensations.
• The Old Wizard returned and said the world’s winds could no longer erode his will, while Anton said he was on the right path.

Anton learned the Old Wizard's Crackling Curse and his theory of Horcruxes, then used his Soul Scalpel to create a soul vessel intended for Voldemort. He left eager to return to Hogwarts and give it to his professor.

• Anton asked the Old Wizard to explain Horcruxes, and the Old Wizard agreed to teach him the Crackling Curse.
• The Old Wizard explained how emotional cracks in the soul could empower Charms and described his methods for creating a reverse Shield Charm and soul-holding shells.
• Anton reasoned that he could copy his Ego into a vessel and separate it with his Soul Scalpel, without using the power of death.
• Anton cast the Cruciatus Curse on himself and formed a Horcrux resembling a Voodoo Doll in a Witch's Arms.
• Anton decided to give the Horcrux to Voldemort and looked forward to returning to Hogwarts.

At Christmas, Anton and his family compared what they had learned before Anton returned to Hogwarts and began the month-long ritual to become an Animagus. As he studied the Mandrake leaf’s connection to the Ego, he spotted a possible new approach to problems affecting werewolves; the chapter ended with the professors abruptly leaving the Great Hall.

• Anna impressed the family by listing several advanced spells, while Anton could name only spells he already knew and explained that Dumbledore had restricted his Dark Magic.
• Lupin protested that Anton should have asked him to teach Expecto Patronum, and the family’s Christmas gathering passed.
• After returning to Hogwarts, Anton went to his experiment table at Weasley Cottage and began the Animagus ritual by placing a Mandrake leaf in his mouth.
• Anton sensed that the Mandrake leaf was copying his Ego and connected the process to Horcruxes and possible ways to address werewolf conditions.
• At dinner, Anton noticed that Draco and the Harry Potter trio were absent, then saw the professors suddenly file out of the Great Hall.