Chapter Summaries

Ted and the other students experienced chaotic lessons, detentions, and a morning repairing the Whomping Willow while Lockhart irritated his colleagues with unsolicited advice. Lockhart’s first Defense Against the Dark Arts class began with a quiz about himself, and he singled out Ted after Ted earned a perfect score.

• Hermione gradually mastered the balloon-inflation spell, while Ron’s rebellious wand flew into Flitwick’s forehead and gave him a huge green lump.
• Harriett, Neville, and Jerry struggled with Transfiguration, and Ron’s wand smoked and roasted his beetle.
• Harriett organized Snape’s potions, Neville answered Lockhart’s fan mail, and Ron scrubbed toilets and trophies for detention.
• Ted and Neville helped Professor Sprout treat the Whomping Willow alongside Guf Oasis, then visited Hagrid, who complained about Lockhart and shared embarrassing stories about him.
• Lockhart gave his first Defense Against the Dark Arts class a quiz about his personal preferences, and Ted was the only student to get a perfect score.

Ted earned points by flattering Lockhart, then revealed to his friends that Lockhart had stolen the adventures in his books. He developed a Silence Bubble to block sound, and his spell research raised his Spells level to 4.

• Ted earned 30 points from Lockhart and was invited to visit his office, while Hermione and the others questioned his flattery.
• Ted told his friends that Lockhart had taken credit for real adventures performed by other wizards, and he urged them not to report him to Dumbledore yet.
• Ted explained that he wanted to keep Lockhart pleased to gain benefits such as permission to borrow books from the Restricted Section.
• Ted tested his new Silence Bubble on Anzu, but Anzu flew out of it and escaped through a window.
• Ted's spell research raised his Spells skill to level 4, reaching level 5 with his wand bonus.

Ted explained to Neville that they were conducting an experiment with ritual magic by charging stones and piling them near the castle. In Defense Against the Dark Arts, Lockhart released Cornish Pixies to demonstrate their menace, but they overwhelmed him and drove him from the classroom.

• Ted told Neville that their daily stone-collecting and throwing might create a magical rockery as part of a ritual-magic experiment.
• Ted and Hermione continued working on beetle-to-button Transfiguration, and Hermione’s talent had begun to close the gap between them.
• Harriett and the others learned they had Defense Against the Dark Arts with Lockhart and dreaded the lesson.
• Lockhart unveiled a cage of Cornish Pixies and released them to frighten the students.
• The Pixies wrecked the classroom, stole Lockhart’s wand, attacked him, and chased him out with injuries.

Ted subdued the Cornish Pixies after Lockhart fled his Defense Against the Dark Arts class, then helped the students finish the lesson themselves. Later, during a Flying Class gathering, Malfoy insulted Hermione and sparked a fight between Gryffindor and Slytherin.

• Lockhart ran away when Cornish Pixies wreaked havoc in class, and Ted froze one and rallied the students to fight back.
• Hermione, Harriett, Jerry, Neville, and other students helped subdue the pixies while Ron’s spell backfired and sent him crashing into Seamus.
• Ted led a student discussion about trolls after the pixies were contained, and he later chose a Roaming Sawtooth Frisbee card as his mission reward.
• Lockhart resumed teaching through book-based performances, and Ted earned points while helping Neville overcome his stage fright.
• Malfoy called Hermione a Mudblood at Flying Class, and Gryffindor and Slytherin students erupted into a brawl.

A fight broke out after Malfoy insulted Hermione, and Ted silenced him with a spell that made his mouth disappear. Snape punished the students and assigned Ted two weeks of detention in the Forbidden Forest, while the houses lost points.

• Neville, Jerry, and Ron joined the fight after Malfoy called Hermione a Mudblood, and Ron's spell backfired on him.
• Ted cast his Shut-Up Curse on Malfoy, making his mouth disappear, and Snape could not undo the spell with counterspells.
• Ted told Snape the effect would wear off within three hours and challenged him over Malfoy's insult to Hermione.
• Snape deducted points from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, then gave Ted two weeks of detention in the Forbidden Forest.
• Harriett became Gryffindor's boxing champion, Hufflepuff won the points contest by staying out of the fight, and Snape avoided showing his face for several days.

Ron’s defective wand backfired with a Slug Vomiting Curse, leaving him embarrassed but earning six Galleons and twelve Sickles from the slugs he produced. Later, Ted and Malfoy joined Hagrid for detention patrol in the Forbidden Forest, where they discovered a centaur’s hoofprint.

• Ron’s wand turned the Slug Vomiting Curse back on him, and Ted helped him sell the slugs for six Galleons and twelve Sickles.
• Ron refused his friends’ offer to buy him a new wand, but Ted promised he would earn enough money before the holidays.
• Ted and Malfoy received detention patrolling the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid, while the other students were assigned various punishments.
• Hagrid identified a set of hoofprints near the forest’s edge as belonging to a centaur.
• Malfoy grew frightened in the dark forest and stayed close behind Ted and Hagrid as they continued their patrol.

Ted, Hagrid, and Malfoy encountered a dangerous Tentacled Frog Monster in the Forbidden Forest, then Ted challenged Malfoy’s beliefs about pure-bloods by recounting the Malfoy family’s history. Malfoy returned to the castle shaken and wrote to his father demanding the truth.

• Ted asked Hagrid about Centaur numbers, females, and foals, startling Malfoy with questions about how Centaurs nursed their young.
• Spirit Crystal Servant Peter detected a hidden Tentacled Frog Monster, and Ted slowed and froze it while Hagrid killed it and offered Ted half the creature’s valuable parts.
• Ted gave Malfoy beef jerky and told him he wanted to be friends but would not tolerate insults against his friends.
• Ted recounted the Malfoy family’s Norman origins, rise through ties to Muggles, and later embrace of pure-blood ideology.
• Ted told Malfoy that the Dark Lord was a half-blood wizard, leaving Malfoy shaken enough to write his father for the truth.

Neville reported hearing a threatening voice, while Ted grew concerned about Ginny’s illness and the Mandrakes’ increasing danger. During Herbology, Ted pulled a Mandrake from its pot and felt its muffled shriek attack his mind.

• Snape reassigned Harriett to brewing potions, and Lockhart put Ron to work answering fan mail until Ron became ill from writing.
• Neville told Hermione, Jerry, Harriett, Ron, and Ted that he had heard a strange voice threatening to tear someone apart and kill them.
• Ted noticed Ginny seemed unwell, and Ron went to check on her, but she insisted she was fine and left with Luna.
• Professor Sprout warned the students that the Mandrakes had grown more dangerous and gave them soundproof earmuffs for repotting practice.
• Ted pulled a Mandrake from its pot, and despite his earmuffs, its shriek sent a faint force shaking his mind.

Ted resisted a Mandrake’s mental attack, then searched the castle for Snape’s old copy of Advanced Potion Making and found it. He studied Snape’s notes in the Ravenclaw Chamber, gaining experience and learning about the Half-Blood Prince’s Dark Magic research, including Sectumsempra.

• Ted subdued his unruly Mandrake with two punches and reassured Hermione that he was unharmed by its cry.
• Hermione practiced yoga in the Ravenclaw girls’ dormitory, using a book Ted had given her to improve her focus and relaxation.
• Ted searched the basement Potions classrooms for nearly a week and found Snape’s annotated copy of Advanced Potion Making.
• Ted studied Snape’s notes in the Ravenclaw Chamber and read about his potion methods and Dark Magic spells, including Sectumsempra.
• Ted gained 124 experience points from studying Snape’s notes.

Harriett and her friends discovered a dueling spellbook and learned that Ted had been practicing dangerous magic in the Forbidden Forest. They joined him on a nighttime trip, where Ted hunted aggressive creatures and explained what they knew about magical beings.

• Harriett found a secret dueling book with George and Fred, who explained that Ted had helped them break its seal and had asked them to keep it from their friends.
• Ronald got angry when George called him by his childhood nickname and stormed off.
• George and Fred revealed that Ted had been sneaking into the Forbidden Forest to test new magic, so Hermione confronted Ted at dinner.
• Ted admitted he was practicing a dangerous spell and agreed that his friends could accompany him into the forest that night.
• Ted led the group through the Forbidden Forest, killed a Diricawl Mudmonster, and described how magical creatures and Aberrant Creatures were classified.

Ted and his friends explored the Forbidden Forest until exhaustion and Ron’s clash with a thieving monkey ended their nighttime outings. Back at school, Ron remained upset while Malfoy secured a Slytherin Quidditch spot after Lucius donated new brooms.

• Hermione explained what Eight-Eyed Spiders were as Ted teased Ron about encountering them in the Forbidden Forest.
• Ted warned the group away from the northern area near Professor Kettleburn’s cabin, where dangerous magical creatures were kept.
• While the group gathered Cooling Grass, a Long-Tailed Thief Monkey tried to steal Ron’s Rebellious Wand, and the two traded slaps until Ted froze the monkey.
• Ron headed back, and Ted told the exhausted group to stop their nighttime outings while he kept the monkey for an experiment.
• The group took several days to recover, and Ron stayed withdrawn until Neville and Jerry brought him chicken drumsticks.
• Lucius donated seven Nimbus 2001 Broomsticks to Slytherin, securing Malfoy a place as the team’s Seeker and leaving Ron furious.

Neville impressed Professor Sprout with his Herbology knowledge, then helped Ted discuss a potion before they interrupted Draco Malfoy harassing Ginny. Ted later learned from Luna that Ginny had been unwell and realized the Basilisk posed a serious threat, leaving him determined to grow strong enough to protect the students.

• Neville excelled in Herbology, earned ten points from Professor Sprout, and shared his plant expertise with Ted.
• Draco Malfoy confronted Ginny, but she mocked him and challenged him after recalling how her father had beaten Lucius.
• Neville and Ted arrived, and Malfoy ended the confrontation and headed to class.
• Ted secretly used a modified spell to turn Malfoy's hair glowing yellow.
• Neville stayed with Ginny while Ted spoke with Luna, who said Ginny had been unwell and had been visiting the castle grounds when Neville had Herbology and Flying Class.
• Ted considered the danger of the Basilisk and resolved that gaining strength was necessary to protect the students.

Ted developed Acne Vanishing Cream, tested it on animals and himself, and arranged to sell it through Ms. Pernel’s Beauty Salon. In October, he exchanged experience for Druid Transformation Research and gained new knowledge that raised his Transfiguration level.

• Ted used his newly brewed ointment to cure boils on a mouse and a Long-Tailed Thief Monkey, then tested it on himself and confirmed it worked.
• Ted named the potion Acne Vanishing Cream and wrote to Mr. Giggs to arrange a business partnership with Ms. Pernel’s Beauty Salon.
• Mr. Giggs began collecting ingredients and alchemy materials while Ms. Pernel prepared to offer the cream at her salon.
• When October arrived, Ted exchanged 540 experience points for Druid Transformation Research, which covered five forms mastered by a Night Elf Druid.
• After absorbing the research, Ted received a system notification that his Transfiguration had increased by one level.

Ted’s Acne Vanishing Cream became a major success, while Snape scorned Ted for inventing it. Ted also completed a Defense Against the Dark Arts quest and chose an experience card, leaving his friends joking about Ron’s supposed secret studying.

• Ted paid his friends for helping gather ingredients, and Mr. Giggs later reported that Acne Vanishing Cream was selling so well that demand might outstrip supply.
• Snape learned Ted had invented the potion, mocked him in class, and refused his friend’s request to reverse-engineer its formula.
• Harriett tried to comfort Ron about Ted’s earnings by suggesting he might have hidden talents, but she could not name any.
• Ted impressed Lockhart with a performance, earned Ravenclaw ten points, and completed the quest Easily Earn One Hundred.
• Ted examined three reward cards and selected the card that granted 200 experience.
• At dinner, Jerry teased Ron by revealing that Ron had supposedly been talking in his sleep about struggling with his studies, making the friends laugh.

Ted experimented with Azeroth’s Create Water and Create Food spells, but his conjured food and restorative water killed or injured several White Mice. After consulting Professor McGonagall about Gamp’s Law, he learned that conjuring edible food was possible only through extremely advanced Transfiguration, and he decided to continue his research.

• Ted tested conjured doughnuts and Magical Spring Water on White Mice, and several died after suffering severe injuries.
• Ted recorded his results, ordered Parker’s Invisibility Servants to bury the dead mice, and left the laboratory with Anzu.
• Ted visited Professor McGonagall and asked whether food could truly be conjured from nothing.
• Professor McGonagall explained that ordinary conjured food was unsafe, but master-level Transfiguration might create edible food.
• Ted resolved to design more experiments and seek additional White Mice.

Ted’s Magical Spring Water unexpectedly turned a mouse into a magical creature, and his experiments with house-elves produced magical dishes while giving him a new direction for studying food creation. As Halloween Eve approached, Jerry and Neville’s invitation to Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party left Hermione anticipating the strange events Ted had hinted might happen at Hogwarts.

• Ted discovered that the white mouse had developed its own Magic Power, released it, and found it returned the next day for more water.
• Ted took Hermione to the kitchens, where they tried mint lemonade and worked with house-elves to recreate Eastern dishes and magical cuisine.
• Ted realized house-elves used a distinct magical system and considered learning from their instinctive household magic to advance food conjuration.
• Jerry told his friends that Nearly Headless Nick had invited him and Neville to a Deathday Party, but Jerry had declined so they could stay for the Halloween feast.
• Hermione reminded Ted that Halloween Eve was coming, and Ted hinted that she should wait to see what happened.

Ted entertained Hogwarts students with stories and magical games before turning Halloween Eve into a lively carnival with a ghost costume and a song. The students joined his performance, completing his holiday quest and earning him a Transformation Candy card.

• Ted told Professor Flitwick's class a magical version of Calabash Brothers, then used serialized stories to distract his friends from their Monopoly addiction.
• Jerry brought Ron into the Halloween feast dressed as a chicken drumstick, while Jerry wore a costume resembling holey cheese.
• Fred and George performed JoJo poses on a table, embarrassing Ron and Peggy and captivating the other students.
• Ted arrived in his Ghost Cloak costume, reassured Jerry that he was alive, and complimented Hermione's rabbit ears.
• Ted performed “This Is Halloween” with magical music, animated shadows, and a jack-o'-lantern, drawing the students into a singing and dancing carnival.
• Ted completed the Halloween Carnival quest and received 200 experience points and a Transformation Candy card.

Ted and his friends tested Transformation Candy during the Halloween gathering, then Ted accidentally demonstrated a wandless pumpkin-splitting technique in front of the professors. Dumbledore began the feast with a Skeleton Dance Troupe performance, and the students enjoyed an array of unfamiliar dishes.

• Ted gave Jerry Transformation Candy, which turned him into a pirate for ten seconds, and then tried a piece himself, becoming a Chibi Skeleton.
• Harriett grew wings and flew, Hermione gained rabbit ears and a tail, Neville became a lion, and Ron turned into a wooden puppet.
• Ted demonstrated his body-strengthening technique by splitting Hagrid's giant pumpkin with his hand, only to find Dumbledore and the professors watching.
• Dumbledore announced the start of the feast and introduced the Skeleton Dance Troupe, whose performance entertained the students.
• The feast served new dishes and pastries, including Caramelized Sweet Potato and Mapo Tofu, which the students and professors enjoyed.

After the feast, Mrs. Norris was found petrified beneath a message declaring Slytherin’s Chamber open, and Ted received a mission to find and kill the Chamber monster. As Dumbledore began investigating, Ted told Hermione that Ravenclaw’s records described the Chamber as a place Slytherin built to train favored students.

• Ted and the kitchen House-elves served new dishes that earned praise from Hogwarts’ teachers and students.
• After the feast, the students found Mrs. Norris hanging stiffly from a torch bracket beneath the message “Slytherin’s Chamber—has been opened!”
• Ted received a red-quality mission to find and kill the monster in Slytherin Chamber, then froze Filch’s hands when Filch accused him of harming Mrs. Norris.
• Dumbledore confirmed that Mrs. Norris was alive but under a curse, and the professors went to Lockhart’s classroom to discuss what to do.
• Back in the dormitory, Hermione questioned Ted about the Chamber, and he said Ravenclaw’s records described Slytherin’s underground chamber as a place to train favored students.

Ted investigated Moaning Myrtle’s disappearance from the Chamber of Secrets bathroom, then exchanged 1,300 experience points for red-quality Taoist Knowledge and experienced a vivid, unsettling vision of a Taoist priest’s life. After learning about Ron and Jerry’s run-in with Peeves, Ted decided he might be able to stop the poltergeist from bothering his friends.

• Ted searched the abandoned girls' bathroom and found the snake-engraved faucet but no sign of Moaning Myrtle.
• Ted exchanged 1,300 experience points for Taoist Knowledge and watched the life of a Taoist priest in a trance that Parker said resembled a brief coma.
• Ted gained extensive Taoist knowledge and considered adapting the Sword Pill and sword techniques through magic, but decided not to pursue the costly method directly.
• Ted met Neville for morning training and learned that Ron was unwell while Jerry stayed with him.
• Ron and Jerry arrived late for breakfast after Peeves hit them with Dungbombs, and Ted said he might have a way to deal with Peeves.