Chapter Summaries

Andy decided not to protect Harry after realizing Snape’s request could expose Andy’s family to Voldemort. He secretly showed Snape a fabricated memory explaining his decision, leaving Snape to find someone else to protect Harry.

• Andy read Snape’s note asking him to protect Harry, then decided to pretend he had never seen it to keep his family safe.
• During Potions class, Andy and Hermione finished their potion, and Snape inspected it before letting them bottle it.
• Andy used Legilimency to show Snape a fabricated memory in which Voldemort targeted Andy’s family after learning of his role in Harry’s protection.
• Snape understood Andy’s decision and left without openly reacting, realizing he had overlooked the danger to Andy’s family.

Andy defied Snape’s cauldron-cleaning rule, while Snape secretly passed Dumbledore information through a Legilimency exchange. Dumbledore learned what Snape had conveyed, but Snape continued toward the Eighth Floor without revealing what they had communicated.

• Andy used magic to clean his cauldron, and Snape ignored the rule-breaking despite the Hufflepuff students’ attempts to draw his attention to it.
• Andy watched Snape’s movements on the Marauder’s Map and saw him head toward the Eighth Floor as Dumbledore came down.
• Dumbledore reflected that Voldemort had returned to Britain and that his plans to use Snape as an informant were complicated by a spell preventing Snape from speaking freely.
• Snape met Dumbledore on the Fourth Floor and claimed he wanted to visit the Astronomy Tower.
• Snape used Legilimency to pass Dumbledore information, and Dumbledore responded by using Legilimency on Snape before warning him away from the Astronomy Tower.

Snape discreetly relayed information to Dumbledore, while Andy realized their method and avoided revealing Voldemort’s secrets. At Malfoy Manor, Lucius decided to alert Dumbledore if Voldemort’s resurrection failed, then visited the weakened Dark Lord as their plan began.

• Dumbledore inferred that Snape had used Occlumency and Legilimency to pass information silently.
• Andy noticed Snape meeting Dumbledore on the Marauder’s Map, then pretended not to know anything when Snape arrived at the Astronomy Tower.
• Lucius Malfoy worried that Dumbledore had discovered Voldemort’s whereabouts and resurrection plan, and resolved to inform Dumbledore if the resurrection failed.
• Lucius went to the old house and told Voldemort that their plan could begin.

Lucius struggled to reassure Voldemort as the Dark Lord questioned how Dumbledore had learned of their plans. Meanwhile, Harry asked Professor Ledi about Protego and Snape before a masked attacker ambushed them on the Hogwarts bridge, forcing Ledi and Harry into the Black Lake.

• Voldemort questioned Lucius about how Dumbledore had discovered their plans, then ordered him to begin.
• Harry asked Professor Ledi why Protego felt awkward, and Ledi explained that Harry lacked real combat experience.
• Harry asked Ledi about Snape, but Ledi refused to discuss a fellow professor and suggested Harry ask during the summer after his employment ended.
• Ledi pulled Harry behind him when a masked wizard appeared at the end of the bridge.
• The masked wizard cast Avada Kedavra at Ledi, who grabbed Harry and leaped with him into the Black Lake.
• The masked wizard jumped into the Black Lake after Harry and Ledi.

Professor Ledi rescued Harry from an attack in the Black Lake, while Andy tried to avoid trouble by watching the sunset with Hermione. The two groups met on the shore, and Andy took Harry toward the castle to alert the professors.

• Professor Ledi used the Bubblehead Charm to help himself and Harry breathe underwater and hurried them toward the castle as a black-robed attacker pursued them.
• Professor Ledi suspected the attacker was connected to the Azkaban attack and wondered whether a Hogwarts professor had betrayed Dumbledore's whereabouts.
• Andy watched the sunset with Hermione and privately congratulated himself for staying outside the castle until it was time to return to the dormitory.
• Professor Ledi and Harry emerged from the lake, and Professor Ledi told Hermione and Andy that a dark wizard had attacked them.
• Andy grabbed Harry and said they should go inform the professors.

Andy, Harry, Hermione, and Professor Ledi fought off a masked attacker at the Black Lake, but the man escaped using a Portkey. Back at Hogwarts, Harry found Snape beside Professor McGonagall and could not bring himself to accuse him.

• Harry insisted on staying with Professor Ledi, and the Black Robed Man emerged from the lake as Andy and Professor Ledi prepared to fight.
• Andy used an Exploding Charm and his Fat Cat Patronus to knock the Black Robed Man into the lake and disarm him.
• Professor Ledi searched underwater, but the Black Robed Man escaped with a Portkey, leading Professor Ledi to suspect someone inside Hogwarts had helped him.
• Harry told Hermione that Professor Ledi had accompanied him to ask about Snape, and Hermione stopped suspecting Professor Ledi.
• At the castle, Harry tried to accuse Snape in front of Professor McGonagall but fell silent when Snape appeared.

After the Black Robed Man attacked Harry and Professor Ledi, Professor McGonagall considered whether an insider had helped him, while Snape suggested the Dark Wizards might have known Dumbledore was away. Andy and Hermione later discussed the attacker and Voldemort’s plans in the Room of Requirement.

• Professor Ledi told Professor McGonagall that the Black Robed Man had attacked them with the Killing Curse, then escaped by Portkey after Andy defeated him.
• Professor McGonagall awarded Andy and Hermione fifty Ravenclaw points and considered whether the attacker was connected to Death Eaters or an insider at Hogwarts.
• Professor Ledi warned Harry to investigate his suspicions quietly and seek evidence before confronting anyone.
• Snape secretly used Legilimency on Andy, but Andy had protected his thoughts with Occlumency.
• Andy and Hermione went to the Room of Requirement, where Hermione wondered whether Voldemort had gathered many followers.
• Andy reasoned that Voldemort wanted resurrection and had limited manpower, since he had used Snape to free a Death Eater from Azkaban.

Andy explained to Hermione that Snape was trying to earn Voldemort’s trust while staying trusted by Dumbledore, using a stand-in and Dumbledore’s intervention to divert suspicion. Dumbledore then confronted Voldemort in Albania and disrupted his resurrection attempt, leaving Lucius exposed as the source of the clues that led him there.

• Andy told Hermione that Snape had to convince Voldemort that Dumbledore trusted him, and Hermione realized Snape was a Double Agent.
• Andy and Hermione connected Snape’s earlier injury to a plan to find a stand-in who could take the blame for his actions.
• Andy explained that Dumbledore’s intervention could keep Voldemort from suspecting Snape, whose loyalty would be proven during Voldemort’s resurrection.
• Andy and Hermione wondered whether Snape would target Harry again, then decided to return and rest.
• Dumbledore arrived in Albania and destroyed Voldemort’s potion cauldron, delaying his resurrection.
• Voldemort accused Dumbledore of ruining his plans, while Lucius trembled as Voldemort realized his carelessness had exposed the scheme.

Dumbledore confronted Voldemort after Lucius sabotaged the resurrection, but Voldemort escaped by draining the life of the person he possessed. The next morning, Dumbledore and Snape discussed the Horcruxes and agreed Snape would maintain his cover for one more year.

• Lucius feared Voldemort would punish him for giving Dumbledore the Dark Arts Item and ruining the resurrection plan, and resolved to get rid of Snape.
• Dumbledore told Voldemort to leave, but Voldemort began draining the life of the person he possessed and taunted Dumbledore with the choice of killing the victim himself or letting him die.
• Dumbledore raised his wand, and Voldemort's host's body shattered as Voldemort's remnant soul escaped; Lucius Apparated away, and Dumbledore cleaned up the scene.
• The next morning, Snape told Dumbledore that Voldemort's magic failed beyond a certain distance and that Voldemort had likely left the British Wizarding World.
• Dumbledore shared what he knew about Voldemort's Horcruxes, including the possibility that Bellatrix Lestrange held one, and said he needed another memory to continue the investigation.
• Snape agreed to remain undercover for one more year, warning Dumbledore that afterward he would have to kill Voldemort or let Snape be exposed.

Andy, eager to test the strength he had gained through study and training, asked Snape to duel him in the Forbidden Forest. As Snape led him away, Andy’s roommate Anthony feared something was wrong and offered to alert Flitwick.

• Andy raised his Will attribute to Level Five, bringing his Mind, Thought, and Will attributes all to Level Five, and began training his body.
• Andy visited Snape and asked to duel him, explaining that he needed to learn how to fight stronger enemies.
• Snape considered Andy’s rapid growth and agreed not to go easy on him.
• Andy suggested the Forbidden Forest as a place to duel, and Snape led him out of his office.
• Anthony spotted Andy and Snape leaving together, offered to inform Flitwick, and signaled for Andy to blink if he had been kidnapped.

Andy entered the Forbidden Forest with Snape to duel and surprised him with a fierce magical assault, but Snape revealed that he could fly and intensified his counterattack. Andy summoned his Fat Cat Patronus, which caught Snape’s attention as the fight continued.

• Andy left Anthony and entered the Forbidden Forest with Snape, while Harry and Ron followed after fearing Snape would harm him.
• Andy and Snape found a clearing and began dueling, with Andy attacking before Snape could finish dismissing the formalities.
• Andy transformed a stone into a tiger and conjured golden birds, forcing Snape to defend himself against powerful, rapid attacks.
• Snape dodged Andy’s spells by rising into the air, and Andy asked to learn how to fly while they exchanged attacks.
• Snape blocked the Fat Cat Patronus’s attack and wondered whether it was stronger than Andy.

Andy and the Fat Cat Patronus overwhelmed Snape in the Forbidden Forest, forcing him to use Fiendfyre before they agreed to end the duel. As Andy suppressed the flames, someone threw a stone at Snape.

• Harry and Ron hid nearby, guessed that Snape had controlled Andy with the Imperius Curse, and planned to help Andy.
• Andy and the Fat Cat Patronus pressed Snape with a coordinated attack, leaving him with few spells capable of turning the fight around.
• Snape Apparated away from their assault and summoned a giant Fiendfyre snake, which Andy countered with the Curse of Vanishing.
• Snape and Andy agreed to stop fighting, and Andy began suppressing the Fiendfyre after Snape lowered his wand.
• A stone flew toward Snape.

Andy’s duel with Snape was interrupted when Harry and Ron rushed in, mistaking the sparring match for a real attack. After Snape punished them and left, Andy thanked them and asked them to keep the duel secret so Snape would agree to another one.

• Snape deflected a stone into Ron and bounced Harry’s Petrificus Totalus back at him, leaving Harry petrified.
• Andy told Ron that he and Snape had only been sparring, and Snape deducted ten points from each boy for entering the Forbidden Forest and attacking a professor.
• After Snape left, Andy thanked Harry and Ron for trying to help and decided not to scold them for their reckless interruption.
• Andy told Harry and Ron that he had challenged Snape to test his strength and prepare for Voldemort’s return, and Harry and Ron praised his skill.
• Andy asked Harry and Ron to keep the duel secret so Snape would agree to fight him again, promising to hit Snape hard next time.

After testing his strength in a duel with Snape, Andy asked him to teach the flying spell Voldemort had invented, but Snape refused to protect Voldemort’s trust. Andy returned to studying Dark Arts in the library until George and Fred told him Professor McGonagall wanted to see him.

• Andy concluded that he could outmatch Snape only with help from his Fat Cat Patronus and resolved to keep improving.
• Andy visited Snape and assured him that Harry and Ron would keep the duel secret, then asked to learn Snape’s flying spell.
• Snape refused to teach the spell because Voldemort would know he had shared it, and Andy left without challenging him to another duel.
• Andy went to the library’s Restricted Section to study, while Madam Pince watched his interest in books about souls, life, and Magical Transformation.
• George and Fred told Andy that Professor McGonagall was looking for him, and Madam Pince decided to report his book, Listening to the Voice of Dark Arts, to Dumbledore.

Andy learned that a storm would arrive in three days, giving him the chance to attempt his Animagus Transformation under Professor McGonagall’s supervision. He invited Hermione to watch, and she agreed.

• Andy planned to study the Dark Arts to gain Potential Points more quickly.
• Professor McGonagall told Andy that a storm was expected in the Scottish Highlands three days later and arranged to supervise his Animagus Transformation on Tuesday evening.
• Andy promised not to attempt the transformation alone and asked whether Hermione could watch.
• Andy found Hermione in the Ravenclaw library and told her about the storm.
• Hermione eagerly accepted Andy’s invitation to watch his transformation.

Andy took the Animagus potion during a storm in the Forbidden Forest and successfully transformed into an orange cat. He remained mentally clear but discovered that his new paws could not pick up his wand.

• Professor McGonagall escorted Andy and Hermione into the Forbidden Forest and cast protective spells before the storm.
• Andy dug up the prepared potion, and Professor McGonagall checked it and advised him to steady his mind and remember he was human.
• Andy recited the Animagus incantation, drank the potion, and endured the pain and fear of transforming.
• Andy completed the transformation into an orange cat, and Hermione celebrated while Professor McGonagall checked that he was still himself.
• Andy tried to pick up his wand with his paws but could not grasp it, and he rejected the idea of carrying it in his mouth.

Andy completed his first Animagus transformation under Professor McGonagall’s supervision and returned to human form with his reason intact. After he and Hermione went to practice at the Room of Requirement, Hermione discovered that Andy’s animal form was an unusually fat orange cat.

• Professor McGonagall explained the risks of a first Animagus transformation, and Andy successfully transformed into an orange cat while retaining his human reason.
• Andy changed back into human form and agreed to register as an Animagus with the Ministry of Magic.
• Professor McGonagall accompanied Andy and Hermione back to the castle and advised them to drink cold-prevention potions before bed.
• After taking the potions, Andy and Hermione went to the Room of Requirement so he could practice transforming again.
• Andy transformed into a very fat orange cat, and Hermione picked him up and complained about his weight.

After discovering that his Animagus form involved more than ordinary Transfiguration, Andy considered how it might relate to Celestial Magic Power and decided to seek Dumbledore’s guidance. He and Hermione arrived at the Headmaster’s Office, where Dumbledore greeted them.

• Hermione cuddled Andy in his cat form, and Andy warned her not to transform him again.
• Andy reasoned that Animagus transformation might create a separate animal body and involve Celestial Magic Power.
• Andy considered whether potions could absorb power from celestial phenomena but realized he had no way to study the idea from existing books.
• Andy decided to ask Dumbledore for magical guidance, and Hermione insisted on going with him.
• Andy and Hermione obtained the Headmaster’s Office password from Professor Flitwick and visited Dumbledore.

Andy asked Dumbledore about the Patronus Charm and Animagus transformation, seeking to understand how magic could create living beings. Dumbledore explained that life required a joined soul and body, and that magic was the miracle of life.

• Andy summoned his Fat Cat Patronus and explained his theory that a Patronus could grow by feeding on happiness, much like Peeves.
• Dumbledore said wizards had created magical creatures such as Dementors, and explained that werewolves and vampires had arisen from magical accidents but were still human.
• Andy asked whether an Animagus transformation created an animal body, and Dumbledore confirmed that it involved an animal's heart, brain, habits, and instincts.
• Andy said he believed magic came from life force, and Dumbledore asked him to define life.
• Dumbledore told Andy that life joined soul and body, and that magic could use this power to create life.

Andy asked Dumbledore about ghosts and the nature of magic, then explored how Celestial Magic Power related to Animagus Transformation and his Magical Transformation research. Dumbledore, unsettled by the breadth of Andy’s accomplishments, asked whether he intended to change the magical world.

• Dumbledore explained that ghosts formed when a powerful obsession used magic to keep a dead soul in the world, where it remained trapped in torment.
• Andy connected the explanation to the Fat Cat Patronus and Animagus Transformation, then asked about the celestial forces involved in the Animagus potion.
• Dumbledore noted additional Animagus potion requirements and explained that Celestial Magic Power was the power of nature, pursued by wizards and studied in two Department of Mysteries rooms.
• Andy said he believed Magical Transformation could raise a wizard’s strength, while Dumbledore considered Andy’s unusual achievements across many fields.
• Dumbledore asked Andy whether he wanted to use Magical Transformation to change the magical world.