Chapter Summaries

Andy reflected on the Fat Cat Patronus’s dimensional ascension and theorized that souls might ascend into a higher dimension beyond time. After restoring the Chamber of Secrets and leaving Azkaban undetected, he headed to meet Snape.

• Andy concluded that the Fat Cat Patronus had escaped the Mural World by adding a false height to itself and wondered whether adding time could allow ascension from three dimensions to four.
• Andy connected the painted figures’ magically infused thoughts to the nature of souls and speculated that souls might come from, or return to, a higher dimension.
• Andy considered asking Nicolas Flamel or Grindelwald about the Dimensional God and Ascension, and planned to contact Grindelwald through a Two-Way Mirror if needed.
• Andy restored the Chamber of Secrets passage and its defenses, then used a Disillusionment Charm to conceal himself.
• Andy left Azkaban while keeping away from the Dementors and went to meet Snape.

Andy arrived late to meet Snape at Azkaban and described what he had discovered in a sealed basement: murals that led into another world and raised questions about dimensions and souls. The chapter left Snape more unsettled by Andy’s ambitions than by Andy’s theory about the universe.

• Andy met Snape at Azkaban twenty minutes before Peter Pettigrew’s scheduled execution and explained that Pettigrew was guarded on the prison’s top floor.
• Snape asked what Andy had discovered during his two-hour absence, and Andy offered to reveal it in exchange for an answer to one question.
• Andy told Snape that Azkaban’s sealed basement held murals that transported anyone who touched them into worlds inside the paintings, and that he had sent a Patronus in to investigate.
• Andy explained his ideas about higher dimensions, the thoughts of painted beings, and souls returning to a four-dimensional world after death.
• Snape briefly considered the implications of Andy’s theory, then became more afraid that Andy might one day unleash powers capable of destroying the world.

Andy watched the Ministry prepare to execute Peter Pettigrew by Dementor’s Kiss and discussed with Snape his theory that souls came from a higher-dimensional world. As the execution began, Snape made his move and Andy silently approached the grounds to help rescue Peter.

• Andy told Snape that souls might come from a higher-dimensional world, and Snape said the execution was approaching.
• Andy hid near Azkaban and watched Minister Cornelius Fudge arrive with Rufus Scrimgeour, reporters, and other wizards.
• Scrimgeour escorted Peter Pettigrew from the prison, and Fudge announced his twenty-two crimes and the Ministry’s decision to subject him to the Dementor’s Kiss.
• The Aurors and Hit Wizards formed a circle around Peter while the crowd kept its distance, leaving an opening for a Portkey rescue.
• Snape spoke the signal to act, and Andy cast a Silencing Charm before moving toward the execution grounds.

Andy tried to create chaos so he and Snape could seize Peter Pettigrew and escape, but his attack on Fudge escalated beyond what he intended. As Aurors and Hit Wizards rushed to protect the injured, Andy fought five attackers and steadily approached Peter.

• Scrimgeour detected Andy approaching, so Andy revealed himself by blasting Fudge and the people near him with an Exploding Charm.
• Andy followed with a far stronger Exploding Charm, forcing Scrimgeour and the other Aurors and Hit Wizards to shield Fudge and the injured reporters.
• Peter Pettigrew laughed and declared his loyalty to the Dark Lord while Andy ignored him and assessed the remaining Aurors.
• Five Aurors and Hit Wizards, including Scrimgeour, attacked Andy, who deflected their spells with Protego and advanced toward Peter.

Andy and Snape rescued Peter Pettigrew from the Ministry of Magic, then escaped by Portkey while the Daily Prophet reporters photographed their victory. After Andy left, Snape tortured Peter and ordered him to do what he knew he must.

• Andy used Protego to reflect spells as he and the Ministry forces fought, and Snape arrived to help defeat the Aurors and Hit Wizards.
• Snape freed Peter Pettigrew, and he, Andy, and Peter escaped by Portkey as the reporters photographed them and Snape conjured the Dark Mark.
• The Ministry personnel found Scrimgeour and four others unconscious, Fudge and several officials injured, and the Daily Prophet reporters preparing to publish the story.
• At a derelict house, Snape sent Andy away and tortured Peter with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Snape stopped torturing Peter and told him he knew what to do.

Snape returned to Hogwarts after rescuing Peter Pettigrew, while Andy questioned him about their mission and Scrimgeour’s ability to detect him. Snape said the world beyond the Veil resembled the Dementors’ cold, joy-draining power, and described Lily’s sorrowful, hopeless appearance when summoned by the Resurrection Stone.

• Peter Pettigrew recognized Snape, accepted his instructions and a wand, and set off to help Voldemort regain his strength.
• Snape returned to Hogwarts, where Andy asked why he had come back so soon and Snape rebuked him for nearly killing Fudge.
• Andy asked how Scrimgeour had detected him despite his concealment, and Snape suggested that Scrimgeour had used a magical detection item.
• Snape told Andy that he had observed the Dementors and found their abilities similar to those of a legendary god of death.
• Snape said the Resurrection Stone had shown him Lily with no trace of joy or hope, and he compared the world beyond the Veil to the Dementors.

Andy and Snape discussed the Resurrection Stone, Lily, and the possible link between Ekrizdis, Dementors, and death magic. Snape planned to use the Time-Turner to infiltrate the Ministry that night, while Andy arranged to join him after first appearing in Dumbledore’s office.

• Andy realized Snape believed Lily’s summoned soul had been drained of joy and hope, and suspected Dumbledore had lied about the Resurrection Stone.
• Andy told Snape that Ekrizdis’s experiments and Dementors’ abilities seemed connected to death magic.
• Andy asked Snape to share his Dementor research, and Snape revealed that he would use the Time-Turner again at nine that night.
• Snape warned Andy that joining the Ministry infiltration would make Dumbledore suspect them, so Andy planned to visit the Headmaster’s Office at seven before meeting Snape.
• Snape explained that Dumbledore had stopped suspecting Andy because Andy had signed up for every Elective Course, and Andy agreed to behave himself for a while.

After helping Snape rescue Peter Pettigrew from Azkaban, Andy read a Daily Prophet report that exposed the escape and showed him fighting the Ministry’s forces. Harry saw Pettigrew had escaped and vowed to hunt him down and kill him.

• Andy and Snape used a Time-Turner to return to the present, and Andy left to meet Hermione while Snape went to report to Dumbledore.
• A new edition of The Daily Prophet arrived, showing six photographs of Andy and Snape rescuing Peter Pettigrew and escaping from Azkaban.
• Hermione and the Hogwarts students reacted with shock as the photographs portrayed the Death Eaters as powerful and the Ministry officials as incompetent.
• Harry slammed the table, saw Peter Pettigrew in the newspaper, and declared that he would find and kill him.
• Andy glanced toward Malfoy after hearing Harry’s threat.

Harry and Malfoy argued over Peter Pettigrew and the newspaper report, and their accusations sparked a brawl between Gryffindor and Slytherin in the Great Hall. Professor McGonagall arrived and stopped the fight.

• Malfoy taunted Harry to seek revenge on Peter Pettigrew, and Harry accused Malfoy's father of being a Death Eater who helped rescue him.
• Malfoy insulted Harry's parents, prompting Harry to punch him and start a fight.
• Goyle, Crabbe, Ron, and students from both houses joined the brawl, while Andy and Hermione watched.
• Professor McGonagall arrived and ordered the Gryffindors and Slytherins to stop fighting.

Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore punished Harry, Malfoy, and their houses after the Great Hall brawl, while Andy and Hermione discussed Slytherin’s sympathies toward the Death Eaters. Andy then kissed Hermione on the cheek in front of the school, leaving her blushing as the Great Hall cheered.

• Andy whispered to Hermione about the previous year’s fight until she pinched him and told him to be quiet.
• Harry and Malfoy blamed each other for the fight, and Professor McGonagall questioned them as other professors arrived.
• Dumbledore took two hundred points from Gryffindor and Slytherin and gave Harry, Ron, Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, and the other instigators detention until Christmas break.
• Hermione complained about Malfoy and worried that Slytherin students might join Voldemort, while Andy told her not to overthink the fight.
• Andy teased Hermione, kissed her cheek, and drew cheers and catcalls from the Great Hall as Hermione blushed.

Andy kissed Hermione in the Great Hall, then followed her to the Black Lake and asked to start a relationship. Hermione accepted, and they returned to Hogwarts together, discussing how dating would change their usual routines.

• Andy kissed Hermione in front of the Great Hall, and she ran out in embarrassment.
• Andy followed Hermione to the Black Lake, where they admitted they had not been ready but agreed to be together.
• Andy kissed Hermione again, and she jokingly agreed to take him in for a while.
• Andy and Hermione walked by the lake for over half an hour before returning to the castle.
• Andy and Hermione talked about adding dating to their busy routines and how it would make everything different.

Harry and Ron suspected Snape and Malfoy's Father of helping Peter Pettigrew escape, and asked Lupin Professor how to investigate. Lupin Professor pointed them toward finding out what Malfoy had said to Andy, but Harry and Ron were unsure how to get Andy to tell them.

• Harry accused Snape and Malfoy's Father of rescuing Peter Pettigrew, and Ron agreed that their recent behavior had seemed strange.
• Harry and Ron considered how to investigate, then decided to ask Lupin Professor for help.
• Harry explained his suspicions to Lupin Professor, who warned him that suspicion was not evidence.
• Lupin Professor suggested that Harry and Ron find out exactly what Malfoy had said to Collins, since it might be a crucial clue.
• Harry realized Andy might have turned Malfoy down, but Ron pointed out that Andy had not told them what they discussed.

Lupin Professor advised Harry and Ron to investigate why Malfoy had approached Andy rather than assume Snape rescued Peter Pettigrew. Harry questioned Andy, who said his talks with Malfoy had nothing to do with Peter, leaving Harry curious while Andy reflected that Harry was growing through the events around him.

• Lupin Professor urged Harry and Ron to uncover Malfoy's motives and keep a cool head while investigating Peter Pettigrew's escape.
• Harry and Ron reasoned that Malfoy's repeated visits to Andy suggested he had another purpose, and Lupin Professor told Harry to ask Andy or Dumbledore.
• At dinner, Harry asked Andy what he and Malfoy had discussed, hoping it might explain Peter Pettigrew's rescue.
• Andy said his conversations with Malfoy had nothing to do with Peter and argued that Malfoy would have had no reason to tell him about a prison-break plan.
• Harry left disappointed, while Andy concluded that Harry was not yet ready to pursue Peter and wondered whether Dumbledore meant the events to help him mature.

Andy waited in the bathroom for Snape to return from the Department of Mysteries, fearing that Snape had been lost in time after missing their appointment. Snape eventually arrived safely but refused to discuss his trip, leaving Andy to suspect that he had discovered something connected to Lily.

• Andy waited in the bathroom for Snape, then watched an earlier version of himself and Snape use the Time-Turner while the Snape he was waiting for remained absent.
• Andy feared Snape had failed to return on time and been lost in the cracks of time, but then saw someone leave the bathroom and followed Snape to the dungeons.
• Andy confronted Snape at his office and asked to talk, but Snape told him to return to his dormitory and come back the next day.
• Andy inferred that Snape’s trip had affected him deeply and suspected it had to do with Lily, then wondered whether Snape had seemed hesitant.

Andy considered Snape’s hesitation and suspected it was connected to what Snape had discovered in the Department of Death. As the Wizarding World faced growing disorder, Andy told Hermione that Fudge might soon lose his position and Amelia Bones could become the next Minister.

• Andy concluded that Snape might have found something in the Department of Death and decided to study materials in the Restricted Section.
• Snape agonized over whether to continue investigating the possibility of resurrecting Lily, fearing the consequences, then prepared to teach without revealing his distress to Dumbledore.
• After reading that the Ministry of Magic had been infiltrated again, Hermione asked Andy what Snape and the others were planning.
• Andy told Hermione that a Final Battle with Voldemort might happen within a year or two and suggested an unknown force had infiltrated the Ministry.
• Andy predicted that Fudge would soon resign and named Amelia Bones as the strongest candidate to replace him, prompting Hermione to say she wanted to meet her.

Andy searched Hogwarts’ Restricted Section for knowledge about souls and the Death Dimension, while Harry and Ron suspected Snape and Malfoy had returned to normal after Peter Pettigrew’s rescue. Hermione showed Andy a letter about nuclear fission that supported his theory that souls could ascend to a higher dimension, leaving them with evidence that Dimensional Gods might exist.

• Harry and Ron connected Snape’s renewed point deductions and Malfoy’s return to picking fights with Peter Pettigrew’s rescue, then decided to seek answers from Dumbledore.
• Tensions grew at Hogwarts as Slytherin students admired the Death Eaters, Gryffindor and Slytherin began a cold war, and Malfoy struggled between Voldemort’s return and Andy’s promise.
• Andy searched books about souls, death, and the god of death in the Restricted Section, using Professor Flitwick’s note to guide his reading.
• On October 16, Andy told Hermione he had found a book describing souls as originating in another world and returning there after death.
• Hermione gave Andy a letter about a particle that vanished during nuclear fission experiments and said it supported the possibility of soul Dimensional Ascension.

Andy and Hermione considered how nuclear fission might support the possibility of dimensional ascension and discussed how beings in higher dimensions might view their world. Their research remained inconclusive, and the chapter ended as they spotted Harry and Ron waiting outside the Great Hall.

• Andy read a letter from Hermione's father about nuclear fission and suggested that immense energy might provide evidence for dimensional ascension.
• Andy and Hermione compared beings in a two-dimensional painting with people in their own world and speculated that four-dimensional life forms might seem godlike.
• Andy suspected that the world beyond the Veil was where souls went after death and wondered whether Snape feared what might happen if he entered it.
• Andy and Hermione paused their research to eat and agreed that improving their magic would make further investigation easier.
• Andy and Hermione left the library and spotted Harry and Ron waiting at the entrance to the Great Hall.

Harry and Ron obtained the Headmaster’s password from Lupin Professor and asked Dumbledore about Peter Pettigrew, Snape, and Voldemort. Dumbledore revealed that Peter had gone to Albania, while Harry still had no evidence for his accusation against Snape.

• Harry asked Andy for the password to Dumbledore’s office, and Andy suggested they ask Lupin Professor.
• Hermione asked whether Harry and Ron could uncover the truth, while Andy speculated about Harry’s future and the coming conflict with Voldemort.
• Lupin Professor gave Harry and Ron the password, and they went to meet Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore said the Ministry’s investigation had slackened amid a ministerial election but that Peter Pettigrew had recently gone to Albania, where Voldemort was hiding.
• Harry accused Snape of rescuing Peter, and Dumbledore demanded evidence, leaving Harry frustrated that he could not prove his suspicions.

Harry remained convinced that Snape and Malfoy were connected to Voldemort, but Dumbledore urged him to seek evidence and warned that Peter Pettigrew might help Voldemort regain his strength. Harry then asked Dumbledore about Malfoy’s private conversations with Andy, leaving Dumbledore surprised that Andy knew about Lucius Malfoy’s allegiance.

• Harry felt betrayed when Dumbledore did not accept his suspicions about Snape, but Dumbledore calmed him and insisted that accusations required evidence.
• Dumbledore warned Harry and Ron that Peter had learned many things while posing as Ron’s rat and might soon help Voldemort regain his strength.
• Dumbledore reminded Harry that Lily’s love had protected him from Voldemort, and Harry welcomed the possibility that Voldemort and Peter would come after him.
• Harry asked whether Dumbledore knew why Malfoy had met Andy three times, explaining that Andy said Dumbledore knew about their conversations.
• Dumbledore realized Harry meant Lucius Malfoy’s defection to his side, then learned Andy had kept the matter confidential without Dumbledore’s permission.

Dumbledore reassured Harry that the secret Andy had learned was unrelated to Peter’s escape, then summoned Andy to discuss keeping dangerous information confidential. Andy agreed to be more cautious, leaving Dumbledore reassured.

• Harry pressed Dumbledore to explain why Andy knew a confidential secret, but Dumbledore insisted it had nothing to do with Peter being rescued.
• Dumbledore promised Harry they would catch Peter again, and Harry left feeling more hopeful.
• Dumbledore asked Harry to bring Andy to his office so they could discuss the secret.
• Andy and Hermione met with Dumbledore, who warned Andy that careless disclosures could endanger lives.
• Andy agreed to be more careful with sensitive information, and Dumbledore accepted his promise.