Chapter Summaries

After the Quidditch season ended, Dumbledore awarded House Cup points for the students’ actions during the year, leaving Gryffindor in first place and Jon’s ten points lifting Hufflepuff out of last place. The feast began with Ravenclaw in fourth and its students glaring at Jon.

• Hufflepuff narrowly lost to Slytherin in their final Quidditch match but won the Quidditch Cup on points.
• Dumbledore announced the House Cup standings, with Slytherin first, Ravenclaw second, Hufflepuff third, and Gryffindor fourth.
• Dumbledore awarded Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter points, moving Gryffindor ahead of Slytherin to win the House Cup.
• Dumbledore gave Jon ten points for his amusing Boggart, moving Hufflepuff into third place and relegating Ravenclaw to last.
• Hufflepuff celebrated Jon while Ravenclaw students mourned, and Dumbledore began the end-of-year feast.

Jon returned to London after the school year and went to Diagon Alley alone to exchange Muggle money for Galleons. After a goblin named Ragnok charged him an early-withdrawal fee, Jon slipped into an alley and drank Polyjuice Potion.

• Jon rode the Hogwarts Express with his Hufflepuff friends, who celebrated their improved House Cup result and urged him to help them aim higher next year.
• At King's Cross, Astoria waved goodbye to Jon, and he reunited with his parents, Eric and Judy.
• Jon persuaded Eric and Judy to wait on Charing Cross Road while he entered the Leaky Cauldron and opened the way to Diagon Alley.
• At Gringotts, Jon exchanged 500 pounds for Galleons and agreed to pay Ragnok five Galleons to withdraw the money early.
• As evening fell, Jon entered a quiet alley and drank a vial of Polyjuice Potion.

Severus Snape bought potion ingredients and other supplies in Diagon Alley, then returned to The Leaky Cauldron and used its restroom. Jon Hart came out wearing a backpack, ran into Hannah Abbott, and slipped away before she realized what had happened.

• Severus Snape bought potion ingredients from Christian Zieg, adding Murtlap Essence and African tree snake skin to his order.
• Severus Snape visited Flourish and Blotts and another shop to buy potion books, a cauldron, silver spoons, and a capacious backpack.
• Severus Snape returned to The Leaky Cauldron, greeted Old Tom, and asked to use the restroom.
• Jon Hart emerged from the restroom wearing the backpack and bumped into Hannah Abbott on the stairs.
• Jon Hart told Hannah Abbott that his parents were waiting outside and vanished before she could question him further.
• Hannah Abbott returned downstairs and denied seeing Professor Snape when Old Tom asked about him.

Jon spent his summer vacation brewing potions, preparing supplies for the coming school year, and studying Gilderoy Lockhart's advanced Memory Charm method. By the end of the month, he had begun to understand the spell but had not tested his knowledge.

• Jon hid his Green Bamboo wand at home and moved his potion equipment to a rented house so he could brew without risking accidental magic being detected.
• Jon replenished his Polyjuice Potion and began practicing Warrior Potion and Enhancing Potion.
• Jon, disguised as Warian Urien, paid Mr. Robert Wilson to make silver bullets and stored them with other supplies for the next school year.
• Jon studied Lockhart's booklet and learned that Lockhart replaced erased memories with false ones to conceal long-term Memory Charms.
• After a month of study, Jon felt he understood the Memory Charm better but did not know how well he could perform it.

On his twelfth birthday, Jon Hart received his Hogwarts report card and learned that his failing grade in Quidditch meant he had to retake the class. A note from Albus Dumbledore announced that he would visit Jon’s home that evening.

• Jon woke on July 15, 1993, and celebrated his birthday with his parents, Eric Hart and Jon’s mother.
• Eric brought Jon a report card that arrived in the mail, and Jon opened it instead of eating breakfast.
• Jon saw that he had ranked first in his year overall, despite receiving a D in Quidditch.
• Jon read Rolanda Hooch’s notice that he had to retake Quidditch class alongside the incoming first-years.
• Jon read a letter from Albus Dumbledore saying he would visit Eastley Road at seven that evening.

Professor Dumbledore visited Jon Hart’s family and reassured his parents that Jon was an exceptional student, while warning them that the magical world could pose dangers. As Dumbledore prepared to leave, he asked Jon to accompany him on a few tasks over the next several days.

• Jon told Eric and Judy Hart that Professor Dumbledore would visit their home that evening, and his parents worried that Jon might have gotten into trouble.
• Professor Dumbledore arrived at the Hart home on Jon’s birthday and was welcomed with tea and desserts.
• Dumbledore praised Jon’s top exam results and hard work, easing Eric and Judy’s fears that the visit concerned a school mistake.
• Dumbledore cautioned Jon’s parents that gifted young wizards could be led astray without guidance, then reassured them that Jon was doing well.
• As he prepared to leave, Dumbledore asked Jon to accompany him and help with a few tasks over the next several days.

Jon traveled with Dumbledore to Winchester, where Dumbledore explained the history of conflict and peace between wizards and Muggles. He ended by admitting that an old friend had taught him the history, despite his poor performance in A History of Magic.

• Jon joined Dumbledore outside, and Dumbledore summoned a corporeal phoenix Patronus to carry him through the air.
• Dumbledore flew with Jon toward Winchester, and Jon admitted that he hated flying except in an airplane.
• Dumbledore told Jon how wizards and Muggles had once lived in harmony before religious persecution sparked a long conflict.
• Dumbledore described how the Statute of Secrecy and the Muggle Bill of Rights were signed in 1689, bringing the two worlds several centuries of peace.
• Dumbledore told Jon that an old friend had taught him the history because he had been terrible at A History of Magic.

Dumbledore took Jon to Azkaban, where he discussed evidence from Mr. Weasley’s attack and remembered friends lost in the war, warning that a wizarding war with ordinary people had to be prevented. Minister Fudge and Amelia Bones arrived to tell him that Sirius Black had escaped from the prison.

• Dumbledore Apparated with Jon to an island beside Azkaban and protected him from the unnatural cold with the Phoenix.
• Dumbledore showed Jon shell casings found where Mr. Weasley was attacked, then threw them into the sea.
• Dumbledore recalled Hogwarts teachers and graduates killed in the war and said a war between wizards and ordinary people had to be prevented.
• Cornelius Fudge and Amelia Bones arrived, and Fudge told Dumbledore that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban.

Jon and Dumbledore discussed the Ministry’s plan to station Dementors at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore agreed after hearing Jon’s opinion. Dumbledore then took Jon to Devon to attend the funeral of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel, where hundreds of elderly wizards had gathered.

• Fudge and Amelia Bones told Dumbledore that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban and was believed to be targeting Harry Potter at Hogwarts.
• Fudge asked to station Dementors at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore asked Jon what he thought before agreeing to the request.
• Dumbledore refused to visit Azkaban with Fudge and Amelia, then took Jon away by Apparition.
• Jon asked Dumbledore about Dementors and Astoria Greengrass, but Dumbledore kept Astoria’s condition private.
• Dumbledore brought Jon to a gathering in Devon, where they joined hundreds of wizards mourning Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel at their grave.

Dumbledore took Jon to visit Nicolas Flamel’s grave, where he shared memories and spoke about the importance of love and friendship. After Jon learned about Iron-Eating Beasts from Newt Scamander, Dumbledore returned him home and went to the Ministry to obtain a Portkey to Nurmengard Tower.

• Dumbledore laid flowers at Nicolas Flamel’s grave and told Jon about their friendship and his regret over losing old friends.
• Dumbledore urged Jon to value family, love, and friendship, and Jon found his fear and hostility toward him fading.
• Dumbledore and Jon met Newt Scamander, his wife, her sister, and his grandson Rolf at the cemetery.
• Jon asked Newt about Iron-Eating Beasts, and Newt described their power, intelligence, Beguiling Magic, and role in protecting the upper Yangtze region.
• Dumbledore sent Jon home to 86 Eastleigh Road, then went to the Ministry of Magic and requested a Portkey to Nurmengard Tower.

Jon finished preparing potions and left home for London, where he used Polyjuice Potion to pose as an American and sell his brews in Diagon Alley. He settled into a hotel on Charing Cross Road so he could practice magic safely during the rest of summer.

• Jon collected silver bullets, completed his potions, and received his Hogwarts letter for the coming school year.
• Jon said goodbye to Eric and Judy and traveled to London, where he stayed at The Willow Hotel on Charing Cross Road.
• Disguised as Anduin Urien, Jon sold Polyjuice Potion to Julia Spore for eighty Galleons a pint.
• Jon bought schoolbooks and supplies, then purchased mice and mouse food at Magical Menagerie.
• Jon changed back to his own appearance at the hotel and decided to spend the rest of summer there, where he could use magic without being detected.

Jon spent August practicing magic and trying to cast the Patronus Charm, then used the Memory Charm to implant a simulated happy memory in himself. He produced silver mist for the first time and prepared to create a more convincing memory to summon a complete Patronus.

• Jon hid in his Charing Cross Road hotel, practiced spells on mice, and watched the news about Sirius Black while disguised as Anduin Urien.
• After failing to cast the Patronus Charm with his real memories, Jon tested Obliviate by implanting trivial memories in Muggles, including the hotel attendant.
• Jon used Obliviate on himself to simulate Harry Potter’s memory of learning he was a wizard and leaving the Dursleys for Hogwarts.
• Jon cast Expecto Patronum and produced a cloud of silver mist, his first successful result, but recognized the memory lacked authenticity.
• Jon decided to implant a genuinely happy memory and pointed his Wand at his head to cast Obliviate again.

Jon successfully cast his first Patronus, producing a clingy panda cub, but it exploded when he tried to control it. With people rushing to investigate the blast and his disguise gone, Jon escaped through the ruined balcony and cast Wingardium Leviosa as he fell.

• Jon summoned a panda-cub Patronus with Expecto Patronum.
• Jon tried to guide the Patronus toward the balcony, but it exploded and blasted a hole through the wall.
• As the inn staff and guests approached, Jon realized he was no longer disguised as Anduin Urien and had no time to use Polyjuice Potion.
• Jon grabbed his backpack and jumped from the fourteenth-floor balcony toward the shorter building below, casting Wingardium Leviosa.

After his magic went out of control, Jon Hart reached the Leaky Cauldron and collapsed in a room Hannah Abbott arranged for him. The next morning, he learned that the magical accident had been blamed on a supposed American thief, and he disposed of the disguise he could no longer use.

• Jon used a Floating Charm to reach the rooftop, then spent his remaining strength getting to the Leaky Cauldron.
• Hannah Abbott and Old Tom Abbott arranged a room for Jon, who collapsed onto the bed as soon as he entered.
• Jon woke the next morning weak from the magical backlash and the effects of taking Potion of the Brave twice.
• Hannah told Jon that Anduin Urien had been accused of stealing four hundred Galleons and using Dark magic at a Muggle hotel.
• Hannah said the British Ministry had protested to the American Ministry, leaving Jon worried his accident could cause an international dispute.
• Jon secretly poured the American Blond's hair and the Polyjuice Potion down the drain.

Jon recovered at the Leaky Cauldron and prepared to return to Hogwarts, where his father helped him build ties with the wizarding community by driving Neville and Augusta Longbottom to King's Cross. Jon boarded the Hogwarts Express and reunited with Astoria, who began telling him about her summer.

• Jon improved at the Leaky Cauldron, read several books, and exchanged brief greetings with Harry Potter as Ministry employees increased security around the inn.
• Astoria Greengrass invited Jon to share a train compartment, and he agreed before calling home and arranging for Eric to take him to King's Cross.
• Eric drove Jon to Camden Town to pick up Augusta and Neville Longbottom, and Jon realized his father was helping him build connections in the wizarding world.
• Jon traveled through Platform Nine and Three-Quarters with the Longbottoms, then declined Ginny Weasley's invitation and continued to Astoria's compartment.
• Jon met Astoria aboard the Hogwarts Express, and she told him about her summer trip to Alsace.

On the Hogwarts Express, Jon and Astoria encountered a Dementor after the train stopped in darkness and rain. Jon’s improvised Patronus could not drive it away, and the chapter ended when someone outside cast a true Patronus and the Dementors were revealed to be all over the train.

• Jon and Astoria rode the Hogwarts Express while Astoria described her summer trip to France.
• As the train slowed and its lights went out, Jon used a Bright Flashlight to check the corridor and the shapes outside the window.
• A Dementor entered their compartment, and Astoria lost consciousness as it began feeding on her.
• Jon used Legilimens to break free of the Dementor’s influence, then cast Expecto Patronum to create a cloud of silver mist.
• The Dementor kept advancing until an unknown person outside cast a true Patronus and drove it away.
• Jon realized that Dementors were all over the train.

Jon and Snape drove the Dementors away with Patronuses, and Snape brewed a potion that revived Astoria. Snape ordered Jon to meet him on Saturday to learn the Patronus Charm.

• Jon's silver doe Patronus sent the Dementors fleeing from the train, while Astoria lost consciousness.
• Snape arrived and led Jon, carrying Astoria, to a larger compartment near the front of the train.
• Snape brewed a potion with Jon's help, and Astoria drank it and began to recover.
• Snape explained that Astoria's mother had warned him about the Dementors and scolded Jon for his inadequate Patronus.
• Snape ordered Jon to come to his office on Saturday for Patronus lessons, then insisted his own Patronus had been a goat.

Jon and Astoria returned to Hogwarts, where they shared a carriage with Daphne Greengrass and Draco Malfoy. Jon teased Draco by claiming he had attended an advanced Flying class, then comforted Astoria when Dementors at the gates made her tremble.

• Jon and Astoria left the train at Hogsmeade Station, and Astoria showed Jon the owl Georgelin, a gift from her grandmother.
• Jon and Astoria rode in a carriage with Daphne Greengrass and Draco Malfoy as they headed toward Hogwarts.
• Draco bragged about Quidditch and insulted Jon, so Jon claimed he had earned first place in Flying class and been invited to an advanced class.
• Draco concluded that Harry Potter had attended the advanced class, while Astoria laughed at Jon's teasing.
• When Dementors stood guard at the Hogwarts gates, Astoria trembled and Jon comforted her as the carriage continued to the castle.

Jon escorted Astoria Greengrass to the Hospital Wing after she encountered a Dementor, then returned with her to the Great Hall for the start-of-term feast. Dumbledore warned that Dementors would guard Hogwarts, introduced Remus Lupin and Rubeus Hagrid as new professors, and the feast began.

• Professor McGonagall asked Jon and Astoria to go to the Hospital Wing after learning that Astoria had encountered a Dementor.
• Madam Pomfrey treated Astoria with chocolate and checked that she was well enough to leave.
• Jon and Astoria returned to the Great Hall as the Sorting Ceremony ended, and Jon saw Harry Potter and Hermione Granger arrive late.
• Dumbledore announced that Dementors from Azkaban would guard Hogwarts and that students could not leave the grounds.
• Dumbledore introduced Remus Lupin as Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and Rubeus Hagrid as Care of Magical Creatures professor, then the feast began.

Jon attended his first Herbology lesson of second year, where Professor Sprout taught the students about Devil's Snare and its spores. The class ended with Jon safely moving a spore while Ginny was briefly trapped by one.

• Cedric Diggory gave Jon the second-year timetable and revealed that he had become a Hufflepuff Prefect.
• Professor Sprout led the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor students into Greenhouse Three to study Devil's Snare.
• Ginny Weasley described Devil's Snare's weakness to warmth, and Jon explained how it tightened around struggling prey.
• Professor Sprout demonstrated how Devil's Snare could be driven into a spore form with sustained heat or light, then showed that the spores could trap prey when stimulated.
• Jon carefully carried a Devil's Snare spore to a flowerpot and earned ten points for Hufflepuff.
• Ginny Weasley tried moving a spore, but it wrapped around her until Professor Sprout rescued her.