Chapter Summaries

Jon Hart celebrated his acceptance to Eton College and imagined the scientific career he hoped to build. Then he found an unstamped parchment letter addressed in emerald-green ink, sealed with a crest bearing an H and four animals.

• Jon’s parents anxiously awaited his Eton College admission letter, and Jon reflected on his plan to pursue scientific research after transmigrating into a British family.
• Jon collected the mail and read a letter confirming he had been accepted as one of Eton College’s new students for 1992.
• Eric and Judy celebrated Jon’s acceptance, while Jon considered how attending Eton could lead him toward Cambridge or Oxford.
• Jon noticed another letter addressed to him in emerald-green ink and sealed with a crest, then cursed in Chinese when he recognized it.

Jon Hart learned that he was a wizard accepted to Hogwarts, shattering his plans to become a scientist. Professor Minerva McGonagall demonstrated magic to Jon and his parents, then left them to decide whether he would attend Hogwarts and gave them the address of Diagon Alley.

• Jon opened his Hogwarts acceptance letter and realized that the world he lived in was the world of Harry Potter.
• Eric and Judy dismissed the letter as a prank until Professor Minerva McGonagall arrived at their home.
• McGonagall revealed that Hogwarts was a school of magic and transformed into a tabby cat to prove magic was real.
• McGonagall told Jon that he was a wizard and explained that he and his parents could decide whether he would attend Hogwarts.
• McGonagall used her wand to write the Diagon Alley address on the Harts' wall, then vanished.
• Judy wondered if the visit had been a dream, and Jon replied that all three of them could not have shared the same dream.

Jon reconsidered his future after accepting that magic surpassed modern science, and planned to study carefully, avoid dangerous people and events, and eventually transfer schools to escape Voldemort’s return. He arrived in London with his father Eric and reached the entrance to Diagon Alley.

• Jon decided to prioritize learning magic, keep away from Harry’s friends, Ginny Weasley, and Dumbledore, and secretly learn Occlumency.
• Jon planned to avoid full-moon nights, learn the Patronus Charm, and transfer to Beauxbatons or Ilvermorny before Voldemort returned to Britain.
• Eric drove Jon to The Leaky Cauldron in London, where Jon introduced himself to the bartender Tom as a new Hogwarts student.
• Tom led Jon and Eric to a walled courtyard and explained how to open the entrance to Diagon Alley.

Jon and Eric entered Diagon Alley with help from Wendell Granger and exchanged money at Gringotts. The chapter ended with Jon separating from his father and Mr. Granger to go buy a wand.

• Jon and Eric failed to open the entrance to Diagon Alley until Wendell Granger used his daughter’s wand to reveal it.
• Wendell Granger introduced himself to Jon and Eric, explained that his daughter attended Hogwarts, and offered to show them around Diagon Alley.
• Wendell led Jon and Eric to Gringotts, where Bogrod exchanged Eric’s five-hundred-pound note for one hundred Galleons.
• After leaving Gringotts, Jon declined to accompany Wendell to Madam Malkin’s and said he would go to the wand shop while Eric bought his robes and books.

Jon visited Ollivanders to buy his first wand, but none of the many wands he tried worked until Ollivander brought out an unusual Chinese-made wand. The wand chose Jon, and he left with a Green Bamboo wand containing Iron-Eating Beast hair.

• Jon entered Ollivanders and met Mr. Ollivander, who mistakenly claimed to remember Jon's father buying a wand before checking a parchment list.
• Ollivander measured Jon and handed him wand after wand, but none of them reacted, leaving Jon's arm sore and the shop surrounded by boxes.
• Ollivander fetched a dust-covered wand made by a Chinese wandmaking master, and it sent sparks and golden light dancing across the shop when Jon waved it.
• Ollivander identified the wand as Green Bamboo, thirteen inches long, with Iron-Eating Beast hair, and explained that the creature came from China and used Beguiling Magic.
• Ollivander wrapped the wand for Jon and charged him eight Galleons.

Jon bought his Hogwarts supplies, studied magic and practiced spells during his final month at 86 Eastridge Road. He packed his unusual pets and other belongings for the journey to Hogwarts the next day.

• Jon paid Mr. Ollivander for a green bamboo wand and reunited with Eric to buy his robes, equipment, and textbooks.
• Jon spent most of his remaining Galleons on schoolbooks and three additional books, then declined Eric's offer to buy him an owl.
• Jon read magical books and practiced spells at home, but his Stunning Spell barely affected a mouse while his Full Body-Bind Curse worked well.
• Jon packed two red South African spiders, realgar, and a rooster-shaped alarm clock before going to sleep ahead of his departure for Hogwarts.

Jon traveled with Eric and Judy to King's Cross Station to board the Hogwarts Express, where Neville Longbottom helped him find Platform 9¾. Jon made it through the barrier and disappeared into the platform, leaving Neville behind after Hermione healed his injured head.

• Jon left home with Eric and Judy, who drove him to King's Cross Station and worried over his first year at Hogwarts.
• Jon and Eric searched for Platform 9¾ until Eric asked Mrs. Longbottom for help.
• Mrs. Longbottom sent Neville to lead Jon through the barrier between Platforms Nine and Ten.
• Jon followed Neville through the pillar and found the Hogwarts Express on Platform 9¾.
• Neville hit his head on the barrier, and Hermione healed the swelling with her Wand.
• Neville looked for Jon, but Jon had already disappeared.

Jon Hart boarded the Hogwarts Express and reviewed what he knew about Basilisks, preparing for the danger he expected at Hogwarts. He met Astoria Greengrass, and the chapter ended with her apologizing after learning Jon’s parents were Muggles.

• Jon settled into an empty compartment and reread the Basilisk entry in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
• Jon considered the threat of the Basilisk and the precautions he had prepared, including realgar powder, a rooster alarm clock, and a Glory Mirror.
• Astoria Greengrass entered the compartment, introduced herself as a first-year, and sat across from Jon.
• Jon waved goodbye to Eric and Judy as the Hogwarts Express left the platform.
• Astoria asked whether Jon’s parents were Muggles, then apologized repeatedly when he confirmed they were.

Jon Hart and Astoria Greengrass befriended each other on the Hogwarts Express while discussing magical creatures, Hogwarts Houses, and Muggle snacks. Their conversation was interrupted when someone called out to Astoria from the compartment doorway.

• Astoria apologized to Jon, and they introduced themselves and discussed their families and interest in magical creatures.
• Astoria asked which Hogwarts House Jon wanted, and he said he expected to choose Hufflepuff while she hoped he would join Slytherin.
• Jon shared Muggle snacks with Astoria, whose Coca-Cola sprayed foam over her when she opened it.
• Astoria bought treats from the trolley and shared them with Jon.
• Someone opened the compartment door and called out to Astoria.

On the Hogwarts Express, Jon tried to keep Astoria Greengrass in his compartment to avoid being left alone with Ginny Weasley, but Daphne Greengrass dragged her away. Jon was left alone and set an alarm for sunset before falling asleep.

• Daphne Greengrass found Astoria and scolded her for wandering off, then ordered her to leave Jon’s compartment.
• Daphne objected when Astoria tried to pack her Coca-Cola, calling it filthy Muggle stuff.
• Ginny Weasley arrived looking for an empty seat, and Jon hurriedly tried to persuade Astoria to stay so he would not have to share the compartment with her.
• Astoria quietly chose to stay, but Daphne seized her hand and dragged her away after calling Jon a Mudblood.
• Jon angrily calculated the Scottish Highlands’ sunset time, set an alarm for 19:10, and fell asleep.

Jon arrived at Hogwarts with the first-years and crossed the lake to the castle before the Sorting Ceremony. After Astoria Greengrass tried to explain Daphne’s insult, Jon rejected her excuse, and he followed Hagrid into the castle, where Professor McGonagall took charge of the students.

• Jon woke as the Hogwarts Express neared the school and joined the first-years leaving the train.
• Hagrid led the students down a narrow path, and Jon crossed the lake with a white-haired girl and two boys.
• The boats passed through a hidden entrance beneath the castle, and Hagrid brought the first-years to the great oak doors.
• Astoria Greengrass apologized for Daphne calling Jon a Mudblood, but Jon challenged her explanation.
• Professor Snape told Hagrid he was investigating damage to the Whomping Willow, and Jon hurried after Hagrid.
• Hagrid delivered the first-years to Professor McGonagall, who took charge of them.

Jon Hart told Professor McGonagall that Daphne Greengrass had called him a slur, prompting McGonagall to summon Daphne. At the Sorting Ceremony, Astoria Greengrass was sorted into Slytherin, and Jon was called next as he put on the Sorting Hat.

• Jon Hart told Professor McGonagall that a second-year student named Greengrass had called him a slur, and McGonagall summoned Daphne Greengrass to her office.
• Jon told Astoria Greengrass that Daphne had brought the trouble upon herself, and Astoria turned away from him.
• Professor McGonagall led the first-years into the Great Hall and began the Sorting Ceremony after the Sorting Hat sang.
• Sean Avery was sorted into Slytherin, Teresa Baker into Ravenclaw, and Colin Cleever into Gryffindor.
• Astoria Greengrass was sorted into Slytherin and joined the table where Draco Malfoy made room for her.
• Jon Hart was called next, walked up, and put on the Sorting Hat.

Jon was sorted into Hufflepuff and met Hannah Abbott and Cedric Diggory during the feast. The feast ended after Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape returned from dealing with an unspecified incident involving Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.

• Jon repeatedly asked the Sorting Hat to place him in Hufflepuff, and it sorted him there.
• Luna Lovegood was sorted into Ravenclaw, Steven Lucas into Hufflepuff, Ginny Weasley into Gryffindor, and Madeleine Yaxley into Slytherin.
• Professor Snape and Professor Flitwick returned with a tearful Daphne Greengrass, and McGonagall and Dumbledore hurried out after hearing what had happened.
• Flitwick welcomed the new students, introduced Gilderoy Lockhart, and reminded them about the Forbidden Forest and Quidditch trials.
• Hannah Abbott told Jon about Hogwarts and Harry Potter, while Cedric Diggory introduced himself and said Hufflepuff had last won the House Cup in 1913.
• Dumbledore returned, introduced Lockhart again, and led the students in singing the school song.

Jon joined the Hufflepuff first-years as Gabriel Truman led them to the House common room and explained how to enter it. After learning about Helga Hufflepuff’s history and welcoming approach to Hogwarts, Jon bowed to her portrait, which winked at him, then followed the others to the dormitories.

• Dumbledore ended the feast, and Gabriel Truman led the Hufflepuff first-years through the castle toward their common room.
• Gabriel and Gemma Farley brought their Hufflepuff and Slytherin groups past each other in a narrow corridor.
• Gabriel showed the first-years how to open the hidden entrance among the barrels by tapping them to the rhythm of “Helga Hufflepuff.”
• Jon paused in the common room to read the history beneath Helga Hufflepuff’s portrait and reflected on her decision to welcome every young wizard to Hogwarts.
• Jon bowed to Helga Hufflepuff’s portrait, which winked at him, and then walked toward the dormitories.

Jon Hart explored Hogwarts early in the morning, found the Kitchen, and learned why House-elves protected Hufflepuff. He then reached the Room of Requirement and began testing what it could provide.

• Jon Hart left the Hufflepuff dormitory and found the Kitchen by tickling a silver bowl's painted pear.
• Klyne and the other House-elves welcomed Jon, served him breakfast, and explained that Helga Hufflepuff had given their ancestors safe work at Hogwarts.
• Jon left the Kitchen with his robe pockets full of food and inferred that House-elves guarded the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room.
• Jon climbed to the Eighth Floor, found the Room of Requirement, and ate breakfast inside.
• Jon silently asked the Room of Requirement for a missile silo and a nuclear-armed intercontinental missile.

Jon discovered that the Room of Requirement could only provide objects and books from the era when it was created, then practiced the Petrifying Spell before attending Professor McGonagall’s Transfiguration class. He arrived to find McGonagall still in her tabby-cat form and considered the risks and limited benefits of becoming an Animagus.

• Jon tried to conjure modern weapons in the Room of Requirement, but it failed and seemed to apologize by providing him with a drink.
• Jon inferred that the Room of Requirement was created around Hogwarts’ founding and could only produce things from its own era, a theory he checked by examining old Defense Against the Dark Arts books.
• Jon cleared away the conjured items, set up practice equipment, and worked on the Petrifying Spell until it was time for class.
• Jon went to Professor McGonagall’s Transfiguration classroom and found her waiting in tabby-cat form.
• Jon read his Transfiguration book while weighing the dangers and limited usefulness of Animagus transformation.

Jon Hart attended his first Transfiguration and Charms lessons at Hogwarts, where he understood the spell theories but struggled to perform them. He left for the Great Hall disappointed after making only slight progress in both classes.

• Professor McGonagall revealed herself as the tabby cat and warned the students about the dangers of Transfiguration before transforming the podium into a lion, a badger, and back again.
• Professor McGonagall taught the class to turn matches into needles, and Ginny Weasley made the strongest attempt, earning Gryffindor a point.
• Jon Hart managed to sharpen the tip of his match, becoming the fourth student to alter one, while Ginny Weasley shaped nearly her entire match into a needle.
• Professor Flitwick demonstrated several charms and taught the Levitation Charm, but none of the students succeeded in casting it.
• Jon Hart walked toward the Great Hall feeling disappointed because he could understand the spell theories but could not put them into practice.

Jon Hart reflected on how his rational nature made emotion-driven magic difficult, then impressed Professor Sprout in Herbology before arriving late to his first Potions class. Professor Snape singled him out and reprimanded him in front of the class.

• Jon Hart considered how his rational thinking hindered emotion-dependent magic but gave him an advantage with spells such as the Petrifying Spell.
• Eloise Midgen and Zacharias Smith praised Jon’s Transfiguration work and discussed Ron Weasley’s Howler and the flying car.
• Professor Sprout taught the first-years to identify mushrooms, praised Jon for sorting all eighteen kinds, awarded Hufflepuff five points, and gave him a Matsutake specimen.
• Jon stored the Matsutake in the Hufflepuff common room and arrived three minutes late to Potions class.
• Professor Snape rebuked Jon for being late and compared him unfavorably to Harry Potter.

Jon arrived late to Potions after Professor Sprout had called him away, and Snape tested his knowledge in front of the class. The lesson ended with Snape warning the students about the deadly Draught of Living Death and ordering them to take notes.

• Jon apologized to Snape for arriving late, and Zacharias Smith explained that Professor Sprout had called him away, earning Hufflepuff a five-point deduction for speaking without permission.
• Snape confirmed he would check Jon’s excuse with Pomona, then paired Astoria Greengrass with Madeleine Yaxley and seated Jon beside Astoria at the front of the Slytherin side.
• Snape quizzed Jon on potion ingredients and uses, and Jon answered several questions correctly before admitting he did not know what Narcissus Root Powder and Wormwood Infusion produced.
• Snape explained that the ingredients made a Draught of Living Death and told the class how Gideon Prewett and his brother had been killed after Gideon was secretly given the potion.
• Snape ordered the students to write down the lesson, and they hurried to find their quills and Parchment.

Jon Hart and Astoria Greengrass brewed a successful boils potion in Professor Snape’s class, though Snape awarded points only to Astoria. After class, Jon accepted Astoria’s offer to apologize for Daphne’s insult, leaving the matter settled between them.

• Jon Hart and Astoria Greengrass partnered to brew a boils potion, and Jon adjusted the textbook procedure using his prior experience.
• Professor Snape inspected the class’s potions, criticized most of the students, and awarded five points to Slytherin for Astoria’s and Jon’s clear pale-yellow brew.
• Zacharias Smith complained that Snape had favored Astoria and ignored Jon, then left the classroom.
• Astoria offered to tell Snape that Jon had done most of the work and ask him to return points to Hufflepuff, but Jon declined.
• Astoria told Jon that Snape had given Daphne a week of detention and ordered her to apologize, and Jon said Astoria could apologize on Daphne’s behalf.