Chapter Summaries

Harry and Ron sneaked into the Forbidden Forest to investigate the danger surrounding the Philosopher’s Stone, while Andy chose not to help them. Dumbledore watched the boys go and realized Andy had ignored the role he expected him to play.

• Andy recalled Dumbledore’s hints about Quirrell and Voldemort, then decided to stay out of Harry and Ron’s nighttime plans.
• Harry and Ron left Gryffindor under the Invisibility Cloak and headed toward the Forbidden Forest, despite Ron’s growing fear.
• Harry and Ron entered the dark forest and searched for a path deeper inside while hearing wolves and other sounds around them.
• Dumbledore learned from the castle portraits that Harry and Ron had left Hogwarts and watched them from his office window.
• Dumbledore realized Andy had not joined the boys as he expected and decided to see how events unfolded.

After Harry and Ron were hospitalized from poisonous mushrooms and bugs in the Forbidden Forest, Andy worried that they were too reckless to face Voldemort. He resolved to keep studying, learn Occlumency, and consider saving Dumbledore if he could.

• Hermione blamed Andy for giving Harry and Ron the idea to sneak around, though she agreed it was better than Gryffindor losing points.
• George and Fred told Andy that Harry and Ron had entered the Forbidden Forest under the Invisibility Cloak, passed out from poisonous mushroom mist, and been bitten by poisonous bugs.
• Andy learned that Harry and Ron were recovering and would be discharged from the School Infirmary the day after tomorrow.
• Andy worried that Harry could not be relied on against Voldemort and considered whether he might eventually have to confront Voldemort himself.
• Andy decided he needed to learn Occlumency that semester and thought that he might save Dumbledore if he gained enough ability.

Andy visited Harry and Ron in the infirmary after they were injured in the Forbidden Forest, then wondered whether Dumbledore’s plans had pushed them into danger. He later told Hermione what had happened and resolved to stay away from Quirrell until he was strong enough.

• Andy visited Harry and Ron, learned that Hagrid had brought them back from the Forbidden Forest, and told Harry to inform the professors about the danger.
• Andy considered whether Dumbledore had planned for Harry to confront Quirrell, then decided to avoid Harry and Voldemort for his own and his family’s safety.
• Andy heard that Harry and Ron had received detention, while Malfoy mocked them and the Weasley family in the Great Hall.
• Hermione asked Andy how Harry and Ron had been hurt, and Andy told her about their suspicions that Quirrell was in the Forbidden Forest.
• Hermione warned Andy that Quirrell still wanted revenge on him, and Andy resolved not to be drawn into confronting Quirrell.

As spring arrived at Hogwarts, Andy continued his independent magical studies and used four saved Potential Points to raise his Mind attribute from 3 to 4. He discovered that the upgrade strengthened his emotional power, which could amplify spells, giving him a new advantage as he continued learning Occlumency.

• A sudden cold snap spread illness through Hogwarts, while Hermione began an intensive revision plan and tried to get Andy to study with her.
• Andy refused Hermione’s invitation and practiced magic in an abandoned classroom, where he reviewed his progress in Charms, Transfiguration, and Occlumency.
• After saving four Potential Points over two months, Andy raised his Mind attribute from 3 to 4.
• Andy felt an increase in inner strength and concluded that heightened emotions could boost spells associated with those emotions.

As the exams approached, Andy reassured an anxious Hermione before a fire broke out in the Forbidden Forest during dinner. Snape realized Voldemort was likely behind it, and Andy suspected Quirrell was involved as the professors searched Hogwarts for missing students.

• Hermione urged Andy to stop practicing magic and focus on revising, but Andy said he would study at night and was unconcerned about his grades.
• Andy and Hermione went to the Great Hall, where the students discussed the Quidditch standings and rivalries between the Houses.
• Older students ran into the Great Hall shouting that the Forbidden Forest was on fire, and Professor McGonagall ordered the students to remain inside while prefects counted them.
• Professor Snape guessed that Voldemort had started the fire and feared that he was in the Forbidden Forest, while Andy noticed Professor Don was missing and suspected the Defense Against the Dark Arts Class Curse had struck again.
• When Hermione asked how the forest had caught fire, Andy mouthed that Quirrell was responsible.

Hermione and Andy suspected Quirrell had set the Forbidden Forest ablaze to distract the professors while he tried to steal the Philosopher's Stone. After learning that Don had been tortured with the Cruciatus Curse, Dumbledore resolved to hunt down Quirrell himself.

• Hermione told Andy she feared Quirrell had started the fire to draw the professors away and enter the castle, but Andy trusted the professors to anticipate the plan.
• Andy silently mouthed "SB" at Snape, who wondered whether it was a warning and tried to decipher it.
• Professor McGonagall returned to the Great Hall and told Flitwick and Snape that Hagrid had brought the badly injured Don to the School Infirmary after he was tortured with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Professor McGonagall said Don's wand showed that he had started the fire, while Snape considered whether Don had resisted Voldemort or had his memories altered.
• Dumbledore tracked Quirrell through the Forbidden Forest and decided to take him out personally that night.

Dumbledore followed Quirrell’s false trail into Hogwarts and concealed the dark wizard’s attack from the students. After realizing Harry’s repeated accidents could kill him before he ever faced Voldemort, Dumbledore decided to visit Tang En in the School Infirmary.

• Dumbledore tracked golden footprints from the Forbidden Forest to the castle and suspected Voldemort had changed his plans rather than returned to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore reasoned that Voldemort’s loss of patience might mean the Dark Arts had reshaped his soul, but he still needed decisive evidence.
• Dumbledore told the students that Professor Tony Tang En had been defeated by a dark creature and sent them back to their dormitories.
• Professor McGonagall worried about student safety, while Snape pointed out that Tang En was likely suffering after being tortured with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Dumbledore recalled Harry’s dangerous mishaps and recognized that the Chosen One might die before confronting Voldemort without capable help.
• Dumbledore proposed visiting Tang En in the School Infirmary and asked Professor McGonagall how he was doing.

After Professor Don was gravely injured in the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore decided to confront Quirrell and Voldemort himself. Rumors spread through Hogwarts, and Hermione suggested that Quirrell’s attack on Malfoy might reveal his next move.

• Dumbledore examined Tang En’s severe injuries while Snape and Professor McGonagall discussed the threat and plans to protect Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore admitted his plan had failed when Andy did not join Harry and Ron’s trip, and he decided to handle Quirrell and Voldemort himself.
• Dumbledore worried that Harry was too immature to face Voldemort and that his own age might prevent him from stopping Voldemort’s resurrection.
• Students in the Ravenclaw Common Room spread theories about the attacks on Malfoy and Professor Don, while Andy urged everyone to wait for the truth.
• Hermione questioned why Quirrell had attacked Malfoy, and Andy abruptly realized the attack might have had a deeper purpose.

Andy suspected Quirrell had altered Malfoy’s memories and sent Dumbledore an anonymous warning after spotting Malfoy entering the restricted area on the fourth floor. As Andy tried to deliver the letter, Snape discovered him in the corridor.

• Andy wondered whether Quirrell had made Malfoy a backup plan and decided to warn Dumbledore.
• Andy wrote Dumbledore an anonymous letter and left Ravenclaw’s Common Room under a Disillusionment Charm.
• Andy saw Malfoy confidently enter the restricted area on the fourth floor and suspected his memories had been altered.
• Andy chose not to follow Malfoy and continued toward the Owl Shed with the letter for Dumbledore.
• Snape sensed Andy in the dark corridor, prompting Andy to reveal himself.
• Snape recognized Andy and asked what he was doing there.

Andy warned Snape and Dumbledore that Malfoy had gone to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area and might have had his memories altered. Dumbledore hurried there with the phoenix, leaving Andy alone in the Headmaster's Office.

• Andy gave Snape his letter for Dumbledore and interrupted him to report seeing Malfoy enter the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area.
• Andy explained that Malfoy had forgotten their agreement and that he suspected someone had altered Malfoy's memories.
• Snape sent Andy to the Headmaster's Office and rushed toward the fourth floor to investigate.
• Andy told Dumbledore what he had seen, and Dumbledore left with the phoenix to check the fourth floor.

Andy waited in Dumbledore’s office, then took a book on Dark Arts and read about methods of stimulating emotions and theories concerning the mind. He left the portraits arguing over his choice of reading and asked the black-haired former headmaster who he was.

• Andy browsed the Headmaster’s Office bookshelf and chose Unveiling the Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Arts.
• A Fat Wizard portrait warned Andy not to read the book, but Andy checked it for enchantments and opened it.
• The book’s magic made Andy dizzy, so he used Occlumency and turned to its section on the mind.
• The portraits argued about Dark Arts and Hogwarts rules while Andy explained that he would apologize if Dumbledore criticized him.
• Andy praised the black-haired wizard’s defense of Dark Arts and asked him who he was.

Andy finished reading a Dark Arts book in Dumbledore’s office, then helped expose Snape’s failed attempt to report his nighttime wandering. Dumbledore revealed that Malfoy had gone to the forbidden area to check for the Philosopher’s Stone, which had only just been placed there, and warned that Voldemort would soon act.

• Andy read Unveiling the Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Arts, then stopped and waited in Dumbledore’s office while Headmaster Black praised his cleverness.
• Dumbledore and Snape returned, and Dumbledore confirmed that Malfoy had been found unconscious and sent to the School Infirmary.
• Andy asked how Snape had detected his Disillusionment Charm, interrupting Snape before he could report Andy’s nighttime wandering.
• After Andy left, Dumbledore told Snape that Malfoy had gone to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area to check for the Philosopher’s Stone, which Dumbledore had placed there only two hours earlier.
• Dumbledore warned that Voldemort would act soon, while Snape complained that Dumbledore had already made two mistakes and hoped the danger would end quickly.

Dumbledore asked Snape to help Voldemort if the opportunity arose, while they considered whether Voldemort might be hiding in the Chamber of Secrets. After reviewing a book on Dark Arts and Mind Power, Andy searched Ravenclaw’s library for clues to Rowena Ravenclaw’s research and found poetry and essays bearing her name.

• Dumbledore asked Snape to give Voldemort some help if the opportunity arose, and Snape agreed to look for a chance.
• Dumbledore and Snape considered whether Voldemort might be hiding in the Chamber of Secrets, whose location neither of them knew.
• Andy reflected on the book Unveiling the Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Arts and copied down the key points he could remember about Mind Power.
• Andy went to Ravenclaw’s library to search its books for evidence of Rowena Ravenclaw’s research into the origins of magic.
• Andy examined the poetry and essays and found Rowena Ravenclaw listed as an author.

Andy read Ravenclaw’s poetry and received another cryptic hint from the Lady Grey that Ravenclaw valued knowledge and wisdom, but he could not work out what they meant. After spending the night puzzling over the clue, he joined Hermione for breakfast, where news of another attack on Malfoy and a notice from Filch set up a new turn in the story.

• Andy found traces of magic and its dangers in Ravenclaw’s poems and suspected she had died in a magical accident rather than from illness.
• The Lady Grey told Andy that Ravenclaw valued knowledge and wisdom and that he would not find what he sought by searching the library shelves.
• Andy spent the night pondering the Lady Grey’s hints before meeting Hermione and going to breakfast.
• Andy and Hermione heard that Malfoy had been attacked again, while Harry was being avoided by the other students.
• Filch posted a notice in the Great Hall, and Anthony told Andy that he and the other two roommates would follow him and Hermione from then on.

After the attack on Professor Don and Malfoy, Hogwarts tightened security, and Andy learned that Malfoy had gone to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area. Harry and Ron asked Andy to help them investigate the attacker, but he refused and urged them to tell the professors instead.

• Terry and Anthony told Andy that students had to stay inside the castle and travel in groups while professors patrolled.
• Snape warned Andy not to act recklessly, and Andy told Hermione that Malfoy had gone to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area the previous night.
• Rumors spread through Hogwarts about the attacker, and students began selling protective amulets.
• Harry and Ron asked Andy to help them catch the attacker, but Andy refused and Hermione told them to give their clue to the professors.

Andy rejected Harry and Ron’s vague plans to protect the Philosopher’s Stone and argued that the professors should handle the threat. When Dumbledore left Hogwarts, Harry and Ron sought Andy’s help, but Andy sided with Hermione and the friends parted ways.

• Harry told Andy that Hagrid had revealed a Three-Headed Dog named Fluffy guarded the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area, but Andy questioned what Harry planned to do beyond getting inside.
• Ron suggested hiding the Philosopher’s Stone somewhere, and Andy dismissed the idea while suspecting that Dumbledore had left the Stone at Hogwarts as bait.
• Penelope Clearwater confronted Andy and Hermione for traveling through the castle without a third person, and Andy agreed to be more careful.
• Harry told Andy that Dumbledore had left the school, and Ron said Professor McGonagall had told them to return to their dormitory.
• Hermione argued that the professors could handle the threat, Andy agreed, and Harry and Ron left angrily.
• Andy reassured Hermione after the falling-out and said they should trust the professors to stop Quirrell.

Quirrell and Voldemort prepared to steal the Philosopher’s Stone while Dumbledore was away, and Harry and Ron tried to intervene. Snape caught them outside the Gryffindor Common Room and warned that they were in danger.

• Voldemort told Quirrell that Dumbledore had left Hogwarts and ordered him to retrieve the Philosopher’s Stone from the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area.
• Voldemort explained that he had learned the Stone’s location through Malfoy and planned to resurrect himself with it or use another method if necessary.
• Harry and Ron crept from the Gryffindor Common Room under the Invisibility Cloak, but Snape stopped them and removed the cloak.
• Harry told Snape that someone intended to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, while Snape said Dumbledore would handle it and warned that Harry and Ron were in greater danger.

Snape brought Harry and Ron to Professor McGonagall after catching them sneaking around at night, while Quirrell reached the Mirror of Erised and discovered that Dumbledore had captured him. Dumbledore learned Voldemort was pursuing another body and hurried toward the School Infirmary, but Voldemort returned to Quirrell and ordered him to seize the Philosopher’s Stone.

• Snape took Harry and Ron to Professor McGonagall, who reprimanded them for sneaking around at night again.
• Quirrell put the Three-Headed Dog to sleep, crossed the obstacles beneath the trapdoor, and found the Mirror of Erised protecting the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Dumbledore emerged from the mirror, bound Quirrell, and learned through Legilimency that Voldemort had separated from him and was seeking another host.
• Dumbledore hurried toward the School Infirmary, suspecting Voldemort might possess Tony Dunn, who was lying there.
• Voldemort returned to Quirrell as black mist and ordered him to use the professors to obtain the Philosopher’s Stone.

Voldemort confronted Snape in the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area while Dumbledore went to check on Tang En. Dumbledore arrived as Voldemort began draining Quirrell’s life force, and Voldemort claimed he had already obtained something more important than the Philosopher’s Stone.

• Voldemort possessed Quirrell, ordered him to help deal with Dumbledore, and explained that Dumbledore’s hypocrisy could be exploited.
• Dumbledore sent his phoenix Patronus to Snape with instructions to have Minerva imprison Quirrell, but Snape volunteered to go to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area.
• Snape found Voldemort and Quirrell before the Mirror of Erised, then claimed he had remained loyal and offered to serve Voldemort.
• Dumbledore arrived by phoenix and Voldemort accused him of tricking him again because a phoenix could Apparate inside Hogwarts.
• Voldemort began draining Quirrell’s life force and said he had already obtained something more important.

Voldemort abandoned Quirrell after draining his life force and escaped Hogwarts, while Dumbledore recovered the Philosopher's Stone. The next morning, Andy and Hermione discussed the crisis ending and upcoming exams before George and Fred arrived with a request for help.

• Voldemort drained Quirrell's life force, formed a body of black mist, and escaped Hogwarts after taunting Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore recovered the Philosopher's Stone and told Snape that Voldemort might need special conditions to return to life.
• Dumbledore and Snape met Professor McGonagall, and Dumbledore said he would report Quirrell's death to Fudge and resolve the Gringotts theft.
• Andy went to breakfast with Hermione and learned the castle lockdown had ended and Harry and Ron had each lost twenty points.
• Hermione urged Andy to revise for exams and gave him her History of Magic and Herbology notes.
• George and Fred approached Andy and said they needed his help.