Chapter Summaries

Andy visited Madam Bathat to learn about Andros the Invincible and began to suspect that Andros’s giant Patronus was nurtured through the happiness of dueling. The chapter left Andy realizing that his Fat Cat Patronus needed happiness as nourishment, and that he would have to summon it to provide that.

• Andy reflected on the risks and benefits of fusing mind and magic and decided to continue researching the Patronus Charm.
• Madam Bathat told Andy that ancient records described Andros as a powerful wizard who defeated many renowned opponents and cast a giant Patronus.
• Madam Bathat suggested that Andros might have possessed powerful Mind Power, prompting Andy to reconsider how the ancient Patronus Charm worked.
• Andy invited Madam Bathat to meet Hermione Granger during Christmas, and she agreed.
• On his way home, Andy reasoned that Andros may have found happiness in dueling and that his Patronus could have shared that happiness.
• Andy concluded that his conscious Fat Cat Patronus needed happiness as nourishment, but he first had to summon it.

Andy tried to help his Fat Cat Patronus grow by letting it share in family happiness and magic practice. The Patronus showed no obvious growth yet, but it began responding to Isabel—and Andy realized it could play games.

• Andy let Isabel offer candy to his Fat Cat Patronus and explained that he could taste food for it.
• Andy reasoned that the Patronus needed happiness to grow, so he began treating it as a companion and letting it roam freely at home.
• The Fat Cat Patronus used its senses to find Isabel’s hidden snacks, but Isabel stopped Andy from taking them by threatening to tell Helen about their Apparition trip.
• Andy planned to summon the Patronus regularly at home and while studying magic, while Isabel enjoyed playing with it.
• After dinner, Andy watched Isabel and the Fat Cat Patronus play together and wondered whether the Patronus could play games now.

Andy’s Fat Cat Patronus acted independently while playing with Isabel, prompting his family to wonder whether it had gained self-awareness. Andy explained that it depended on his magic and speculated that it might eventually cast spells on its own, though he began to question whether its growth had a limit.

• Isabel played with the Fat Cat Patronus, which chased the teaser without Andy controlling it.
• Andy compared the Patronus’s emergence to Peeves and explained that it was an independent life sustained by his magic and happiness.
• Helen worried the Patronus might seek freedom, but Andy argued that his existence restrained it and reassured her that he could control it.
• Helen asked whether the Patronus might become like Peeves, and Andy guessed it would only strengthen its existing abilities.
• Andy suggested the Fat Cat Patronus might learn to cast spells on its own, then wondered whether its growth had a limit.

Andy realized the Fat Cat Patronus was growing and might share his talents, then discovered it could cast the Levitation Charm through voice commands and had bonded closely with Isabel. Excited by the Patronus’s growth, Andy summoned it late at night and took it outside to practice magic and duel.

• Andy reasoned that the Fat Cat Patronus might inherit the limits and talents connected to his attributes, and wondered whether it could eventually become extremely powerful.
• Andy told the Fat Cat Patronus to use the Levitation Charm, and it lifted Isabel without any apparent mental control from him.
• The Fat Cat Patronus ignored Helen’s command but obeyed Isabel, flying around the house with her.
• Andy considered whether Isabel might one day develop a Magical Lifeform Patronus, but recognized that her unstable magic made practicing the Patronus Charm dangerous.
• Before bed, Andy dismissed the Patronus, then realized he was still happy and summoned it again so it could share his feelings.
• Andy Apparated into the yard, where the Fat Cat Patronus followed him, and challenged it to practice magic and duel.

Over Christmas, Andy used Hermione’s book of European legends to consider whether the wizarding world’s myths, including the Deathly Hallows, concealed a history involving gods. He planned to study Harry’s Invisibility Cloak and, while Hermione investigated the legends, focused on improving his magic before her arrival.

• Andy received Hermione’s annotated collection of European legends and noticed that wizarding history seemed to omit or obscure its overlap with Muggle myths.
• Andy considered whether gods existed and concluded that the Deathly Hallows could offer clues, so he planned to borrow Harry’s Invisibility Cloak for study.
• Andy sent Hermione The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and she enthusiastically began investigating the story of Death and the Three Brothers.
• Andy practiced Apparition and learned to strike a target with magic immediately after appearing at his destination.

Andy welcomed Hermione to his home in Godric's Hollow, where she settled in and talked with Andy and Isabel about the village’s history and legends. Andy promised to show Hermione around after lunch, with Isabel joining them as her guide.

• Andy prepared for Hermione’s visit, and Hermione arrived through the fireplace carrying a large suitcase.
• Andy showed Hermione to the guest room, where she explained that her father had brought her and that the trip through the fireplace had made them both nervous.
• Hermione relaxed while talking with Andy and Isabel, and learned she would need to wait until the next day to use magic at the house.
• Hermione discussed Godric's Hollow’s wizarding and Muggle legends with Andy and said she wanted to see the village.
• Andy agreed to take Hermione around after lunch, and Isabel volunteered to guide them.

Andy showed Hermione and Isabel around Godric's Hollow, explaining the village’s magical history and the hidden world of Dark Wizards. Hermione grew fascinated by the village and asked to visit its graveyard, hoping to find names from her books.

• Andy introduced Hermione to his grandparents, then took her and Isabel to explore Godric's Hollow.
• Hermione imagined the village as a setting for Muggle werewolf stories, while Andy explained that the monument commemorated the Mysterious Man's murder of Harry's parents.
• Andy refused to take the girls into the pub and brought them to a teahouse, where he described wizards, Dark Wizards, and their secret dealings.
• Hermione listened closely to Andy's explanation of the Wizarding World and asked to visit the graveyard to look for names from her books.

Hermione connected the Deathly Hallows to the Peverell Brothers and the Potter and Gaunt families, leading Andy to suspect Harry and Voldemort shared Peverell ancestry. The three set out to investigate the cemetery, while Hermione wondered whether she had once acted as conspicuously secretive as Isabel.

• Hermione told Andy that the Potter Family descended from the Peverell Brothers, the original owners of the Deathly Hallows.
• Andy realized that Harry's Invisibility Cloak was likely a Potter family heirloom and asked Hermione which other families descended from the Peverells.
• Hermione recalled that the Gaunt Family also had Peverell ancestry, and Andy concluded that Harry and the Mysterious Man were related through the brothers.
• Andy warned Isabel to keep their discovery secret, then agreed to let her help investigate after she pleaded to be included.
• Andy, Hermione, and Isabel left the teahouse to visit the cemetery, and Hermione asked Andy whether she used to look as furtive as Isabel.

Andy, Hermione, and Isabel searched Godric’s Hollow’s graveyard and discovered the Potter graves, Ignotus Peverell’s grave, and the Deathly Hallows symbol. Andy suspected the Hallows and Wizarding history held secrets, and the chapter ended with Hermione questioning how records of wizards living alongside Muggles could have vanished entirely.

• Andy and Hermione took Isabel into Godric’s Hollow’s graveyard to search for graves connected to Potter, Gaunt, Peverell, and Dumbledore.
• Andy found Kendra Dumbledore’s and Ariana Dumbledore’s gravestone and chose not to investigate the Dumbledore family further.
• Hermione found the Potters’ gravestone and Ignotus Peverell’s nearby grave, along with the Deathly Hallows symbol.
• Andy considered whether the Hallows were creations of the Peverell Brothers rather than objects connected to Death, but decided to investigate them further.
• Andy proposed visiting Madam Bathat the next day and told Hermione he suspected someone had altered Wizarding history.
• Hermione agreed that history could be erased over time but questioned how no records remained of wizards and Muggles living together.

Andy and Hermione discussed the possibility that someone had altered Wizarding history and suspected that the Deathly Hallows could prove gods once existed. They decided to investigate the Gaunt Old Manor for the Resurrection Stone, while Isabel worried that their plan was dangerous.

• Andy and Hermione speculated that records of magic and figures such as Merlin had been erased or rewritten, and Andy said proving the Deathly Hallows were connected to Death could support their theory.
• Andy reasoned that Harry likely had the Invisibility Cloak, Voldemort might possess the Resurrection Stone, and Dumbledore could have the Elder Wand.
• Isabel warned Andy that charging after the Deathly Hallows could get him killed, but Andy reassured her with a pat on the head.
• Andy suggested that Voldemort might not know about the Deathly Hallows and proposed visiting the Gaunt Old Manor to look for the Resurrection Stone.
• Andy agreed to show Hermione around the village before they visited Madam Bathat, while Isabel reluctantly followed them, telling herself that the Mysterious Man was already dead.

Andy, Hermione, and Isabel visited Madam Bathat to ask about the Deathly Hallows, and she explained that Grindelwald had sought information about them decades earlier. She left the Hallows’ connection to Death and the truth of Wizarding history unresolved, but suggested Andy might suit the Department of Mysteries.

• Andy introduced Hermione to Madam Bathat, and the group settled into her house.
• Andy asked Madam Bathat about the Deathly Hallows after he and Hermione saw their symbol on a Peverell gravestone.
• Madam Bathat recalled that Grindelwald had visited her more than seventy years earlier seeking information about the Deathly Hallows, then said he had lost a duel despite possessing the Elder Wand.
• Hermione asked whether the Hallows existed and were connected to Death, and Madam Bathat said there was no evidence proving that gods existed.
• Andy asked whether Wizarding history had been altered, and Madam Bathat suggested he consider working for the Department of Mysteries after graduation.

Andy and Hermione learned from Madam Bathat that the Department of Mysteries studied innate, incomprehensible forces and that the Ministry stood above ancient ruins. After discussing why wizards abandoned the pursuit of gods, Andy and Hermione resolved to investigate whether gods had existed, with Andy insisting he would seek power without borrowing it from them.

• Andy explained that the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries employed Unspeakables to research secret magical forces.
• Madam Bathat named death, time, prophecy, and space as mysteries studied by the Unspeakables, then confirmed that ancient ruins lay beneath the Ministry.
• Madam Bathat said many wizards, including Albus Dumbledore, had once pursued traces of gods but eventually gave up.
• Andy compared encountering a real god to a Muggle facing a dragon, and Hermione concluded that real gods might be more advanced lifeforms rather than benevolent beings from human myths.
• Andy said he wanted to prove gods had existed and study their power, and Hermione asked him to include her in the pursuit.
• Andy admitted he wanted power and eternal life but said he would not borrow power from gods.

Andy reflected on love and showed Hermione how his Fat Cat Patronus had developed into a self-directed Magical Lifeform. After returning to Hogwarts, he realized he had forgotten his vacation homework and confessed to Hermione.

• Andy showed Hermione his Fat Cat Patronus and explained that it could act on its own and grow by absorbing happy emotions.
• Andy and Hermione discussed love and hatred, and Andy decided to stay optimistic so he would not lose his ability to love.
• Andy gave Hermione a tour of Godric's Hollow before they returned to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express.
• On the train, Andy reviewed what he had learned during vacation and realized he had not done his homework.
• Hermione teased Andy after he claimed he had forgotten his homework because he was too absorbed in studying.

Andy finished his homework on the train with enchanted quills, then arrived at Hogwarts with Hermione for the start-of-term feast. He and Hermione suspected Snape’s conspicuous attention toward Harry might signal news about Voldemort as they prepared to investigate the Gaunt family home after summer.

• Andy borrowed Hermione’s essays and used enchanted quills to write his homework while they rode the train to Hogwarts.
• A Ravenclaw student encouraged Andy to finish his homework so their House could compete for the House Cup.
• Andy and Hermione arrived at Hogwarts and joined the lively feast in the Great Hall.
• Andy noticed Snape glaring at Harry, so he tried to attract Snape’s attention and stared back at him.
• Andy and Hermione recalled their plan to search the Gaunt family home for the Resurrection Stone after summer and agreed they needed spells and intelligence first.
• Andy wondered whether Snape’s obvious attention toward Harry was a signal about Voldemort, and Hermione understood his suspicion.

At the feast, Harry's scar hurt, and he concluded that Snape was connected to Voldemort. He and Ron decided to seek Andy's help and consider warning Dumbledore, but postponed talking until the next day.

• Andy watched Snape during the feast, while Snape glared at Harry to signal him to be careful.
• Harry's scar hurt, and he told Ron that it meant someone connected to Voldemort had appeared at Hogwarts.
• Harry suspected Snape had joined Voldemort, but admitted they had no evidence to prove it to Dumbledore.
• Ron urged Harry to warn Dumbledore and showed that he would stand by his friend despite his fear.
• Harry suggested asking Andy for help, and Ron agreed.
• Harry and Ron decided to wait until the next day before discussing what to do.

Andy and Hermione discussed investigating Voldemort’s return and whether to tell Dumbledore about the Deathly Hallows. They decided to wait until they found the Resurrection Stone before approaching him, wary of what might happen if all three Hallows were gathered.

• Andy overslept, met Hermione, and learned they had two Potions Classes with Hufflepuff before History of Magic with Slytherin.
• Harry told Andy he had something to discuss at lunchtime, while Andy resolved to stay after Potions Class and seek information from Snape.
• Hermione suggested involving Dumbledore, reasoning that he might possess one of the Deathly Hallows and that their goal was to prove gods existed.
• Andy argued they should find the Resurrection Stone first and keep it as leverage, warning that Dumbledore might become dangerous if he possessed all three Hallows.
• Hermione agreed that gathering the Deathly Hallows could bring danger, while Andy privately wondered whether Dumbledore might use Death instead.

Andy and Hermione agreed to find the Resurrection Stone before involving Dumbledore, but Andy’s attempt to speak with Snape raised suspicions that Voldemort might be monitoring him. After Harry revealed that his scar had hurt when he saw Snape, Andy urged him to tell Dumbledore and volunteered to watch Snape.

• Andy persuaded Hermione to find the Resurrection Stone first and seek Dumbledore’s help afterward.
• Snape hurried out of Potions class, and Andy went to his office, but Snape did not answer the door.
• Hermione suggested Voldemort might have placed magic on Snape, and Andy suspected Snape could be under surveillance.
• Harry told Andy and Hermione that his scar had hurt three times at Hogwarts, most recently when he saw Snape.
• Andy urged Harry to report the latest incident to Dumbledore, while he offered to keep an eye on Snape.

Andy and Hermione suspected Voldemort had placed magic on Snape, so they borrowed the Marauder's Map and agreed with Harry and Ron to investigate discreetly. Harry reported that Dumbledore would investigate Snape himself, and the group agreed not to intervene rashly.

• Andy reassured Hermione that Dumbledore and Snape had likely planned Snape's meeting with Voldemort, then borrowed the Marauder's Map from George and Fred.
• Andy warned Hermione to avoid being alone with Snape, not to mention Voldemort around him, and to learn Occlumency.
• Harry told Andy and Hermione that Dumbledore had ordered them to keep quiet, avoid rash action, and leave Snape's investigation to him.
• Andy split the four friends into two groups to gather information about Snape and share what they learned without interfering.
• Andy told Harry and Ron that Snape was highly skilled and revealed that he had once fought Snape in his office, astonishing them.

Andy took Harry, Ron, and Hermione to an abandoned classroom and demonstrated how badly outmatched they were in a duel. He planned to ask Dumbledore for information about Voldemort and the power of love, while insisting to Hermione that he would never become the Dark Lord.

• Andy told Ron that he had once fought Snape and said Snape was even stronger than he was.
• Andy led Harry, Ron, and Hermione to a secluded classroom, where Harry eagerly challenged him to a duel.
• Andy disarmed and bound Harry almost instantly, showing Harry and Ron the gap between their skills and his.
• Andy warned Harry and Ron not to act rashly while keeping watch, then told Hermione he would ask Dumbledore about Voldemort, love, and Patronuses.
• Hermione wondered whether she and Andy might someday fight together against him, and Andy protested that he would never become the Dark Lord.

Andy spent a peaceful month studying magic and raising his Mind attribute to five, improving his memory, learning, Transfiguration, and dueling. As Dumbledore continued to disappear from Hogwarts and Andy suspected Voldemort had returned, Andy found a note beneath his cauldron in Potions class and reached to read it.

• Andy used books, private guidance, and Defense Against the Dark Arts lessons to expand his magical knowledge.
• On February 5, Andy spent five Potential Points to raise his Mind attribute to five.
• Andy tested his improved memory against Hermione and matched her in memorizing a thousand-word essay.
• Andy noticed Dumbledore was repeatedly leaving Hogwarts and suspected Voldemort had secretly returned to the British Wizarding World.
• Andy found a white note beneath his cauldron during Potions class and reached to take it, suspecting Snape had left it.