Chapter Summaries

Andy questioned Grindelwald about what he would do if they succeeded in creating a Controllable Obscurus, and the two revealed their opposing views on changing the wizarding world. After completing his ritual preparations in Godric's Hollow, Andy considered whether foreign magic obtained through Magical Transformation could also become an Obscurus.

• Andy asked Grindelwald what he planned to do if their experiment succeeded, and Grindelwald said the discovery could advance wizardkind.
• Grindelwald explained how Credence's abuse had helped create an Obscurus, while Andy admitted he did not know how to provoke the emotions needed for one.
• Andy rejected Grindelwald's idea of helping other wizards, saying he wanted immortality and power for himself.
• Andy wished Grindelwald good night, used his Time-Turner, and Apparated to the cemetery in Godric's Hollow to complete his ritual preparations.
• Andy reasoned that magic taken through Magical Transformation might fuse with his mind and become an Obscurus.

Andy learned that Voldemort planned to abduct Harry with a Portkey as part of his resurrection, while Snape sought another safeguard because he no longer trusted Dumbledore to protect Harry. Snape offered to do one thing for Andy in exchange for protecting Harry, but Andy hesitated because the rescue could bring him face-to-face with a powerful Voldemort.

• Andy returned to the Ravenclaw Dormitory after considering whether external magic could create an Obscurus.
• Snape worried that Harry would be taken by Voldemort and decided he needed another safeguard.
• Andy met Snape in his office, where Snape revealed that Peter Pettigrew would use a Portkey to take Harry and that Little Barty Crouch was helping Voldemort prepare for resurrection.
• Snape asked Andy to protect Harry, and Andy refused to risk confronting Voldemort outside Hogwarts.
• Snape offered to do one thing for Andy and said Dumbledore's earlier promise had not saved Lily.

Snape asked Andy to help protect Harry from Voldemort, but Andy refused to confront Voldemort because he feared for his family and instead offered Harry a Portkey to the Forbidden Forest. Andy later told Hermione about the plan, and their teasing ended with Hermione threatening to give him a taste of domestic violence.

• Snape asked Andy to help remove Voldemort's remnant soul from Harry, but Andy declined to risk his family by confronting Voldemort.
• Andy offered to prepare Harry a Portkey to the Forbidden Forest as an additional escape plan, and Snape thanked him.
• Snape gave Andy books on Magical Transformation and Obscurus that he had borrowed from Malfoy.
• Andy told Hermione that Snape had asked him to make Harry a Portkey, and Hermione agreed he was the right person to do it.
• Andy and Hermione joked about breaking rules, and Hermione said she wanted him to experience domestic violence before telling him to eat.

Andy studied old Obscurus research and realized that unstable magic suppressed by will could fuse mind and magic without requiring dark conditions. He asked Grindelwald whether this process could create a White Magic Obscurus, then wondered whether weak magical lifeforms lacked souls.

• Andy found in a book that the Malfoy Family had participated in the Black Family's failed Obscurus experiments, which described creating an Obscurus through abusing Little Wizards.
• Andy concluded that unstable magic could be controlled by the mind and that erupting and suppressing his magic might let him create a non-dark magical lifeform.
• Andy contacted Grindelwald late at night and asked whether his method could produce a White Magic Obscurus.
• Grindelwald said the idea was theoretically feasible, though magical lifeforms born from mind and magic had not been powerful.
• Andy proposed that such lifeforms might be weak because they lacked a true soul, comparing them to Peeves and his Fat Cat Patronus.

Andy discussed whether he should create an Obscurus or use other emotions to fuse mind and magical power, and Grindelwald explained the risks and limitations of both ideas. Andy decided to finish Magical Transformation first, but the conversation left him considering a new, uncertain option.

• Grindelwald explained that an Obscurus's power came from its host's hatred of their magic and that different forms of Mind Power produced different magic.
• Andy weighed the danger of creating an Obscurus against the uncertain future of fusing mind and magical power through other emotions.
• Andy decided to finish Magical Transformation before considering an Obscurus.
• Grindelwald told Andy that Newt Scamander had separated and preserved an Obscurus, which lost its ability to grow, exchange energy, and wield great power without its host.
• Andy ended the call with Grindelwald and considered the new option he had been given.

Andy studied how magical lifeforms survived and weighed the danger of using an Obscurus to fuse his mind with magic. He decided to use another emotion instead and traveled to his laboratory on the new moon to brew a potion.

• Andy examined his Fat Cat Patronus and reasoned through whether an Obscurus survived by consuming its host's life force or relying on unstable magic.
• Andy considered Credence's weakness and other magical lifeforms, but found no definitive explanation for the Obscurus's effects.
• Andy decided to abandon the Obscurus and use another emotion for the fusion of mind and magic.
• Andy used his Time-Turner, left Hogwarts under concealment, and retrieved a Crystal Bottle from the Godric's Hollow graveyard.
• Andy Apparated to his laboratory near Hogsmeade on February 10th, the new moon, to brew the potion.

Andy completed a potion for Dark Arts Transformation and sealed the cave where it would mature over the next month. As he waited to exchange places with his Time-Turner self, he reflected on how Magical Transformation could make him a Magical Lifeform.

• Andy finished preparing the scarlet potion according to Slytherin's notes and planned to let it mature until the next New Moon.
• Andy considered how Magical Transformation could increase his magical power, Dark Arts affinity, and soul while giving his body magical properties and perhaps a new ability.
• Andy protected the cave entrance with several spells so nobody would discover the potion or ruin his work.
• Andy Apparated to the Forbidden Forest and secretly returned to the castle, then waited for eleven fifteen to exchange places with his other self.
• Andy watched his other self use the Time-Turner and reflected that Magical Transformation could change him from a Muggle-like wizard into a Magical Lifeform.

Andy raised his Will talent to seven points and reflected on his progress with Dark Arts and his plans to strengthen his mind and magical power. He showed Hermione that his Fiendfyre could not harm him, and he aimed to master it well enough to distinguish allies from enemies and hold back an army.

• Andy used seven Potential Points to raise his Will talent to seven.
• Andy reviewed Grindelwald's teachings on Fiendfyre and planned to raise his Mind attribute before summer vacation.
• Andy summoned Fiendfyre in front of Hermione and let it land on his hand without harming him.
• Andy told Hermione he hoped to make Fiendfyre distinguish between friend and foe and eventually use it against an army.

Andy and Hermione spent the day practicing magic and reading in Hogsmeade while Harry, frustrated by being confined to Hogwarts, used a secret passage to sneak into the Three Broomsticks. Andy caught Harry trying to prank him, leaving Harry exposed despite his attempts to prove himself.

• Andy showed Hermione his Fiendfyre Curse, then joined her for magic practice and a visit to Hogsmeade.
• At Hogwarts, Harry lamented being forbidden from leaving the castle while the Weasley Twins told him about a secret passage to Hogsmeade.
• Harry used the passage and his Disillusionment Charm to enter the Three Broomsticks, where he spotted Andy and Hermione reading.
• Harry crept toward Andy's table to take a cookie, but Andy detected him and made him reappear with a snap of his fingers.
• Andy turned Harry invisible again, but Harry dispelled the charm himself and asked how Andy had found him.

Harry left Hogsmeade to investigate the Shrieking Shack and lure Snape out, but Peter Pettigrew appeared and revealed that he had lured Harry into a trap. Peter raised his wand to attack, leaving Harry facing him alone.

• Andy spotted Harry in Hogsmeade and warned him to be careful before Harry left under the Disillusionment Charm.
• Hermione worried that Harry was in danger, so Andy sent a Fat Cat Patronus to notify Professor Dumbledore.
• Harry grew bored wandering alone and went to the Shrieking Shack, hoping to lure Snape out.
• Peter Pettigrew emerged from the shadows and taunted Harry about his parents.
• Peter revealed that he had used the Imperius Curse on George and Fred to create an opportunity to lure Harry out, then raised his wand.

Peter Pettigrew defeated Harry and took him away by Portkey to help Voldemort, while Andy and Hermione enjoyed a relaxed afternoon in Hogsmeade. The chapter left Harry captive and Andy discussing plans to settle in Hogsmeade and invest in a Magical Pranks Amusement Park.

• Peter Pettigrew overwhelmed Harry in their duel and knocked him unconscious with a Stunning Spell.
• Peter Pettigrew took Harry away using a Portkey, resolved to help Voldemort regain his strength so he could survive.
• Andy and Hermione spent a leisurely afternoon at the Three Broomsticks Bar before walking around Hogsmeade.
• Andy told Hermione he would rather live in a wizarding village and planned to invest in a Magical Pranks Amusement Park with George and Fred.

Andy, Hermione, and Lupin searched for the missing Harry after Lupin failed to find him in Hogsmeade or Hogwarts. Andy suspected the search was already too late and hoped Harry could escape using the Portkey he had given him.

• Andy and Hermione planned to have tea at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop before Lupin hurried over looking for Harry.
• Andy told Lupin he had last seen Harry two hours earlier and had alerted Dumbledore, while Hermione explained that Harry had been using a Disillusionment Charm.
• After Lupin said he had no personal item of Harry's for a Tracking Charm, Andy suggested they split up and search for him.
• Andy, Hermione, and Lupin divided up to look for Harry, though Andy believed Harry's survival depended on Dumbledore's arrangements or the Portkey.
• Andy suggested searching Hogwarts first, and Hermione agreed, saying Harry should have returned to the castle instead of wandering around.

Andy and Hermione realized Harry had been taken, and Andy suspected Dumbledore had engineered events so Voldemort’s resurrection would make it difficult for him to kill Harry. At the Riddle family graveyard, Voldemort’s followers began the resurrection ritual using Harry’s blood.

• Andy and Hermione searched Hogwarts and questioned Gryffindors, but they found no sign of Harry.
• Andy reassured Hermione that he had given Harry a Portkey, then reasoned that Dumbledore might have arranged for Voldemort to use Harry’s blood to exploit the prophecy and protect Harry.
• Andy grew wary of Dumbledore’s power and wisdom, while Hermione comforted him and suggested they wait for news in the Great Hall.
• At the Riddle family graveyard, Voldemort impatiently waited as Peter Pettigrew finished preparing the cauldron for the resurrection ritual.
• Little Barty Crouch placed Voldemort’s infant body, Voldemort’s father’s bones, and his own severed hand into the cauldron, then approached Harry to take his blood.

Harry woke as Little Barty Crouch used his blood in a ritual that restored Voldemort to life. Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters, confronted Lucius Malfoy about his disloyalty, and turned to Harry, preparing to explain how he had lost his magic.

• Harry woke on the graveyard’s stone slab as Little Barty Crouch took his blood for Voldemort’s Resurrection Ritual.
• Voldemort emerged from the cauldron reborn, and Harry regretted that his recklessness had helped make the ritual possible.
• Voldemort took his wand from Little Barty Crouch and restored Crouch’s severed left hand.
• Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters, then called out Lucius Malfoy and heard him plead that he had remained loyal.
• Voldemort addressed Harry as the Boy Who Lived and prepared to explain what had happened the night he lost his magic.

Voldemort used Harry’s blood to complete his resurrection and tried to prove his restored power by tormenting Harry and challenging him to a duel. Harry resisted, and their spells met in a deadlock, leaving Voldemort evenly matched with him.

• Voldemort explained that Lily’s love had protected Harry before, then touched Harry’s scar and made him scream in pain.
• Voldemort released Harry’s bindings and ordered Peter Pettigrew to give Harry his wand so they could duel.
• Harry picked up his wand and stood to fight, while Voldemort forced him to bow and tortured him with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Voldemort cast Avada Kedavra, and Harry answered with Expelliarmus, causing their spells to collide and neither wizard to gain the upper hand.

Andy used the Time-Turner to witness Harry being captured by Peter Pettigrew and transported to a cemetery. He tracked Harry to the site and watched from a nearby mountain as Voldemort’s resurrection ritual was about to begin.

• Andy went back four hours with the Time-Turner and followed Harry from the Three Broomsticks to the Shrieking Shack.
• Peter Pettigrew transformed from a rat, defeated Harry, and took him away with a Portkey.
• Andy collected Harry’s hair and used a Tracking Charm and Location Charm to locate him.
• Andy Apparated to a mountain near a cemetery and spotted Harry tied to a stone tablet.
• Andy realized Voldemort’s resurrection ritual had not started and prepared to observe it.

Andy secretly watched Voldemort regain a body and studied how the resurrection affected his magic. When Voldemort forced Harry into a duel, Andy realized that Dumbledore’s plan had made Voldemort’s own magic protect Harry, leaving the two evenly matched.

• Andy watched Little Barty Crouch use Harry’s blood in the cauldron as Voldemort resurrected with a newly formed body.
• Andy examined Voldemort’s appearance and reasoned that a wizard’s magic was tied to the soul rather than the body.
• Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters, released Harry, returned his wand, and challenged him to a duel.
• Harry blocked Voldemort’s Killing Curse with Expelliarmus, surprising Andy because Harry and Voldemort appeared evenly matched.
• Andy concluded that Dumbledore’s plan had placed Lily’s protective will inside Voldemort, causing Voldemort’s magic to protect Harry.

Andy realized that the Obscurus’s hatred of magic shaped its nature and considered creating a magical lifeform through love instead. After Harry escaped Voldemort with Andy’s Portkey, Andy returned to Hogwarts and warned Hermione that Voldemort could sense anyone who said his name.

• Andy concluded that a magical lifeform’s personality depended on the Mind Power it absorbed and decided to abandon the Obscurus in favor of experimenting with love.
• Harry’s magical beams exploded, and he used Andy’s Portkey to escape Voldemort.
• Voldemort raged over Harry’s escape, summoning dark clouds and lightning as the Death Eaters watched in fear.
• Andy returned to the Great Hall and told Hermione he had used the Time-Turner to witness Harry’s return and Voldemort’s resurrection.
• Andy warned Hermione that Voldemort had enchanted his name to sense anyone who said it, then tested the warning by saying “Voldemort” aloud.

Andy told Snape that Voldemort had returned and discussed what the Dark Lord might do next, while arranging for Snape to alert him when Voldemort moved against the Department of Mysteries. Harry survived his escape from the Forbidden Forest and struggled back toward Hogwarts to warn Dumbledore.

• Andy repeatedly said Voldemort’s name to provoke him, and Hermione called Andy childish.
• Snape arrived and asked Andy about Harry; Andy said Voldemort had been injured and had escaped to the Forbidden Forest.
• Snape told Andy that Voldemort would recruit dark creatures and Dark Wizards, seek the Prophecy Sphere, and plan to kill Dumbledore.
• Andy hinted that he wanted to investigate the Department of Mysteries during Voldemort’s move, and Snape agreed to inform him when it happened.
• Snape left after hearing about Harry, and Andy began telling Hermione how Voldemort had been resurrected.
• Harry emerged from the Forbidden Forest and, injured and exhausted, made his way toward Hogwarts to warn Dumbledore that Voldemort had returned.

Harry returned to Hogwarts badly injured and reported that Voldemort had come back, prompting Dumbledore and the professors to prepare for the threat. Andy explained the resurrection’s possible effect on Harry’s protective magic and urged Hermione to grow stronger before the Wizarding World fell into chaos.

• Lupin Professor found Harry injured, heard him say Voldemort had returned, and carried him to the School Infirmary.
• Dumbledore confirmed Voldemort’s return to the gathered professors and left to inform Minister Bones.
• Lupin Professor questioned Snape about his involvement, and Snape denied it before heading to the dungeons.
• Andy told Hermione how Harry had survived Voldemort’s curse and speculated that Voldemort’s use of Harry’s blood had weakened Lily’s protective magic.
• Andy warned Hermione that Voldemort would soon emerge and urged her to improve her strength, while Hermione reflected on how quickly Andy outpaced her.