Chapter Summaries

After the battle, Wes confronted Coulson and the agents sent to seize him, exposing their plan to exploit his weakened state. He agreed to release them only if Nick Fury delivered heavy machinery before sunset, while Johnny remained unconscious and Carter warned Coulson not to provoke Wes.

• At sunrise, Ghost Rider reverted to human form, and Johnny collapsed; Carter dismissed his reaction as a rookie’s weakness.
• Coulson arrived with armed agents and tried to question Wes, but Wes made half the agents aim their guns at their comrades.
• Wes accused Coulson’s team of secretly following him and planning to capture him after the battle, then found a hidden camera in Coulson’s button.
• Nick Fury apologized over the phone and asked what Wes wanted, and Wes demanded excavators and loaders at a designated location before sunset in exchange for releasing the agents.
• Wes refused to remove his magic, and Carter warned Coulson not to make matters worse.

Wes explained to Coulson, Carter, Johnny, and Nick Fury how Mephisto’s contracts and the Sorcerer Supreme’s mission were connected to the threat of Hell descending. The group arrived at a desolate ancient temple that Carter and Johnny recognized as the Sanctum Sanctorum, while Wes hoped Mephisto would not appear.

• Wes completed a Magic Circle blueprint, ordered Coulson to have engineers memorize it, and had Jandi guard Coulson while he rested inside his case.
• Wes explained Mephisto, the Ghost Rider contracts, and the Sorcerer Supreme’s mission to Coulson, Carter, Johnny, and Nick Fury.
• Nick Fury asked how Wes planned to stop Hell from descending, and Wes said he was only carrying out the Sorcerer Supreme’s task.
• Wes rebuked Nick Fury for questioning the Sorcerer Supreme and said Earth would already have fallen if she could not be relied upon.
• Wes and the others arrived at an ancient temple in a desolate landscape, which Carter and Johnny identified as the Sanctum Sanctorum.

Wes led the priests and Coulson in building a vast magic circle around the church as Hellstorm approached. Hellstorm arrived stronger after devouring the Water Demon, overwhelmed Johnny and Carter, and then charged Wes after his spell freed the Ghost Riders.

• Wes showed the Old Priest the quill, and the priest led Wes and the others into the church, where murals depicted a devil's pact with a village and the villagers' souls being taken.
• The priests admitted they did not know how to deal with the contract, so Wes ordered Coulson to bring equipment and had workers build a large magic circle around the church.
• Wes's team completed the circle before nightfall, and Wes released the controlled agents while Coulson and the Old Priest stayed behind.
• Hellstorm arrived after devouring the Water Demon, and Johnny and Carter transformed into Ghost Riders to attack him.
• Hellstorm defeated both Ghost Riders and seized them by the throat, but Wes struck him with a spell and freed them.
• Hellstorm recognized Wes as a wizard and charged at him in anger.

Wes, Johnny, and Carter battled Hellstorm while the Old Priest saved Coulson from the Devil’s corrupting language. Wes’s lightning weakened Hellstorm, and Johnny’s burning undead finished him, leaving Hellstorm reduced to ashes.

• Carter and Johnny restrained Hellstorm as Wes attacked him with spells, while Hellstorm’s language contaminated Coulson until the Old Priest cleansed him.
• Coulson sent out drones and left the battlefield after Nick Fury ordered him to retreat, but the Old Priest stayed to witness the contract being lifted.
• Hellstorm overpowered Carter and Johnny and walked through Wes’s flames, but Wes struck him repeatedly with lightning.
• Wes, Johnny, and Carter faced the badly injured Hellstorm as he summoned and swallowed undead to recover his strength.
• The undead went berserk inside Hellstorm and spread the Fire of Judgment through him, burning him to ashes.

Mephisto appeared after Wes, Carter, and Johnny defeated his plans, then reclaimed the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract and tried to seize its 3,000 holy souls. Ancient One intervened with the Spear of Longinus to destroy the contract, and the freed souls departed, leaving a Crystal Ball behind.

• Mephisto appeared, froze Johnny, and confronted Wes, saying Wes had not existed in the future he foresaw.
• Mephisto took the Sanctum Sanctorum Contract from Wes and released the 3,000 holy souls, then began drawing them toward him.
• Carter warned that Mephisto would open Hell's Gate if he absorbed the souls, while Wes hesitated to flee.
• The Old Priest approached Mephisto, and Ancient One emerged from him and confronted the demon.
• Ancient One used the Spear of Longinus to destroy the contract, forcing Mephisto to withdraw.
• The 3,000 Holy Spirits thanked Ancient One and flew away, leaving a Crystal Ball floating behind.

Wes received a crystal ball containing pure Mental Power from Ancient One and returned to the Harry Potter World. After training on an uninhabited island, he absorbed its power, reached Level 4, and decided to stay until school began to master his strength and plan his next steps.

• Ancient One gave Wes the crystal ball, and she departed after warning him to use his power wisely.
• Carter returned to watch over the graveyard, Johnny chose to wander, and Wes left for the Harry Potter World as Coulson arrived to clean up the scene.
• Wes chose an uninhabited island as a secluded place to train and had Jandi build a cabin there.
• Wes absorbed the crystal ball's Mental Power overnight, causing his magic to surge and raising his level to 4.
• Wes decided to remain on the island until school began so he could master his increased strength and plan what to do next.

Wes returned to Diagon Alley to collect books and witnessed Lucius Malfoy and Arthur Weasley brawling during Gilderoy Lockhart’s book signing. He stopped the fight and confronted Lucius, whose fear of Wes left their exchange unresolved.

• Wes returned to Hogwarts early, then visited Flourish and Blotts to collect the books he had ordered.
• Wes entered the crowded shop with the owner’s help and waited for the signing-event noise to subside.
• Lucius Malfoy and Arthur Weasley argued, then fought after Ron shoved Draco and Arthur punched Lucius.
• Gilderoy Lockhart used the fight as publicity for his book and paid a reporter to frame the event favorably.
• Wes used magic to separate Lucius and Arthur, then greeted Hermione and her Muggle-born parents.
• Wes warned Lucius to leave the matter alone, and Lucius felt the same pressure he associated with a powerful person from his past.

Lucius lost the diary entrusted to him, then saw Wes pick it up at Flourish and Blotts and decided it would be safe in a Hogwarts professor’s hands. Wes recognized the diary as a Horcrux, brought it to his dormitory to study, and locked it away after receiving no response.

• Lucius realized he had lost the diary and hurried back toward Flourish and Blotts with Draco.
• Lucius saw Wes pick up the diary and greet him, then asked Draco about Professor Erwin.
• Draco told Lucius about his experience with Wes in the Forbidden Forest, and Lucius left Diagon Alley feeling reassured.
• Wes declined the Weasleys’ invitation to dinner and returned to his Hogwarts dormitory with the diary.
• Wes wrote in the diary, got no response, and locked it in a puzzle box inside a drawer.

Before Hogwarts's opening feast, Wes drew Senior Tom into responding in the diary by pretending to crave immortality and resent Dumbledore. At the feast, Harry and Ron arrived in a flying car, while Wes silenced Gilderoy Lockhart, who accidentally knocked himself unconscious trying to free himself.

• Wes wrote in the diary about wizarding longevity, the Philosopher's Stone, and his dissatisfaction with Dumbledore, prompting Senior Tom to offer help.
• At the opening feast, Dumbledore recognized that Wes had reached a higher magical level and congratulated him.
• The Daily Prophet's report about the flying Ford Anglia alarmed Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, and the car then flew past the castle with Harry and Ron aboard.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape hurried out when the car headed toward the Whomping Willow, while Dumbledore told the others to continue eating.
• Wes silenced Gilderoy Lockhart after Lockhart repeatedly tried to recruit him, and Lockhart knocked himself unconscious while attempting to lift the spell.

After Lockhart knocked himself out with his own spell, Dumbledore explained why he had hired him and then summoned Wes to discuss Voldemort’s return. Dumbledore offered Wes the Egyptian Book of the Dead in exchange for helping confront Voldemort, and Wes considered the deal.

• Lockhart accidentally knocked himself unconscious, and Professor Sprout levitated him away while the professors concealed what had happened from the students.
• Dumbledore invited Wes to his office, praised his growth, and warned him that Voldemort would return.
• Dumbledore showed Wes a list of Voldemort’s supporters, and Wes noted that they were all Pure-blood families.
• Dumbledore admitted he lacked the energy to handle Voldemort’s resurgence and asked Wes to help.
• Wes said his fee would be high, so Dumbledore offered him the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which contained powerful spells and hymns.

Wes studied Ancient Egyptian and Egyptian mythology to prepare to read the Egyptian Book of the Dead, then began teaching his new elective at Hogwarts. He agreed to mentor Fred and George in alchemy, and the twins studied diligently without revealing their plans before Halloween.

• Dumbledore gave Wes books about Ancient Egyptian language, history, and mythology before letting him study the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
• Wes spent several days struggling to learn Ancient Egyptian and left Voldemort's Diary unattended.
• Wes began his first class of the new term, teaching Harry, Ron, Hermione, Malfoy, Fred, George, and other students without assigning homework.
• Fred and George showed Wes their report cards and asked him for alchemy guidance, and he offered to meet them every Wednesday evening.
• Fred and George impressed Wes with their alchemy talent and began studying diligently, while Percy credited himself and Ron suspected they were plotting something.
• The twins made no commotion before Halloween.

At Hogwarts’ Halloween feast, Wes watched the Skeleton Dance Troupe and discussed Lockhart’s dancing and the twins’ newfound interest in alchemy with the professors. After the feast, Wes found Harry, Ron, and Hermione returning from Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday party and protected them from Filch by claiming they had been helping him grade assignments.

• Dumbledore invited the Skeleton Dance Troupe to perform at the Halloween feast, and Lockhart joined them in dancing.
• McGonagall asked Wes how George and Fred had stopped losing points, and Wes explained that teaching them alchemy had kept them occupied.
• After the feast, Wes overheard Harry, Ron, and Hermione complaining about the Deathday party and promised not to deduct points for their late return.
• Filch and Mrs. Norris caught up with the trio, but Wes shielded them and said they had been helping him grade assignments.
• Filch let the students go because Wes covered for them, then warned them they would not always be so lucky.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione sought Professor Wes’s help after Filch’s harassment disrupted their studies. Harry’s scar hurt when he saw Wes writing in Tom’s Diary, but the pain stopped when Wes locked it away; after the trio left, Wes took the Diary with him.

• Professor McGonagall reprimanded Filch after Hermione complained, and Filch warned the trio he would keep watching them.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione visited Professor Wes to ask about Filch, and Harry cried out in pain when he saw Wes writing in a notebook.
• Professor Wes locked Tom’s Diary in a box, and Harry’s headache immediately disappeared.
• Professor Wes told the trio Filch would behave for a while and advised them to have their parents complain if the harassment continued.
• After Harry, Ron, and Hermione left, Tom’s Diary opened and asked Wes what he wanted, but Wes snapped it shut and took it with him.

Wes showed Dumbledore the diary Horcrux and helped him identify it as one Voldemort had hidden with Lucius Malfoy. They planned to question Lucius during Draco’s first Quidditch match, while Lucius accepted Dumbledore’s invitation and resolved to find out what had happened to the diary.

• Wes presented Dumbledore with the diary, and Dumbledore used the Elder Wand to reveal the youthful Voldemort inside it.
• Voldemort confronted Wes and argued with Dumbledore before Dumbledore closed the diary and quieted the portraits.
• Wes explained that he had obtained the diary at Flourish and Blotts, and Dumbledore suspected Lucius Malfoy had kept the Horcrux.
• Wes and Dumbledore planned to question Lucius during Draco’s first match as Slytherin’s Seeker, and Dumbledore sent Lucius an invitation.
• Narcissa accepted the invitation to attend Draco’s match, while Lucius secretly planned to confirm whether the diary had reached Hogwarts.

Harry’s jealousy over Draco’s family support gave way to renewed determination before the Quidditch match. Meanwhile, Wes and Dumbledore confronted Lucius over Voldemort’s diary and forced him into a dangerous choice, leaving him terrified that Voldemort would learn the Horcrux was in their hands.

• Draco boasted that his new Nimbus 2001 would help Slytherin defeat Gryffindor, while Harry felt hurt seeing Narcissa embrace Draco.
• Hermione encouraged Harry to beat Draco on the field, and Harry’s fighting spirit returned.
• Dumbledore summoned Lucius away from the match by mentioning the diary, and Lucius reluctantly followed him to the Headmaster’s Office.
• Wes revealed that Lucius had dropped the diary and exposed Lucius’s alarm when Wes tried to burn it.
• Wes identified the diary as a Horcrux, and Lucius was shocked to learn Voldemort had entrusted one to him without telling him what it was.
• Wes and Dumbledore threatened to claim Lucius had willingly surrendered the Horcrux, leaving Lucius terrified of Voldemort’s reaction.

Wes exposed Lucius's Dark Mark and explained that Voldemort's Horcruxes had damaged his mind, then pressured Lucius to choose between Azkaban, public disgrace, and secretly betraying Voldemort. Lucius resisted becoming an undercover agent but ultimately drank the tea Dumbledore offered, leaving his decision unresolved.

• Wes revealed Lucius's Dark Mark and questioned him about his fear of Voldemort's return.
• Wes explained that splitting his soul through Horcruxes had made Voldemort increasingly unstable and unable to advance in magic.
• Wes warned Lucius that Voldemort would punish him for giving the diary to his enemy, then presented him with three choices.
• Lucius rejected Wes's demand that he become an undercover agent, fearing Voldemort would retaliate against him and his family.
• Dumbledore offered Lucius tea, and Lucius drank it after a long struggle, without clearly accepting Wes's proposal.

Wes and Dumbledore questioned Lucius about the Diary and learned that Tom Riddle planned to use the Basilisk to purge Hogwarts of non-pure-blood students. Wes and Dumbledore prepared to eliminate the Basilisk and clear Hagrid’s name, while Lucius reluctantly agreed to observe.

• Wes and Dumbledore reassured Lucius that they would protect his family, and Lucius admitted he had planned to hide the Diary in a Weasley girl’s textbooks.
• Wes summoned Tom Riddle from the Diary and used the Cruciatus Curse to force him to reveal his plan to control students, release the Basilisk, and attack non-pure-blood students.
• Tom also confessed that he had used the Basilisk years earlier to murder a female student and frame Hagrid.
• Wes and Dumbledore planned to kill the Basilisk and clear Hagrid’s name, and Wes persuaded Lucius to come along and watch.

Dumbledore arranged for Ministry officials to witness the Basilisk's discovery and clear Hagrid's name. After Tom's recorded Parseltongue opened the entrance, Dumbledore, Lucius, Umbridge, and Madam Bones descended into the Chamber of Secrets.

• Dumbledore failed to open the Chamber himself, so he recorded Tom speaking Parseltongue and sent letters to Cornelius Fudge and Amelia Susan Bones.
• Fudge, Umbridge, and Madam Bones arrived at Hogwarts, where Dumbledore explained the Basilisk's existence and Hagrid's wrongful accusation.
• Madam Bones supported clearing Hagrid's name, while Fudge assigned Umbridge to represent him on the dangerous trip.
• Dumbledore played the recording beneath the Slytherin crest, opening the passage to the Chamber of Secrets.
• Dumbledore, Lucius, Umbridge, and Madam Bones followed him down into the Chamber.

Dumbledore, Wes, Lucius, Madam Bones, and Umbridge entered the Chamber of Secrets and summoned the Basilisk. Wes covered its eyes with an enchanted robe and attacked it with fire, leaving the creature burning and struggling in the Chamber.

• Dumbledore played a recording of Parseltongue, causing the mouth of Salazar Slytherin's statue to open and the Basilisk to emerge.
• Wes stepped forward to face the Basilisk while Dumbledore reassured Madam Bones that he could handle it.
• Umbridge fled, while Wes enlarged his robe and wrapped it around the Basilisk's eyes.
• Wes cast Incendio at the blinded Basilisk, setting it ablaze as it writhed and hissed.

Wes defeated the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets with powerful magic and left Dumbledore to handle the aftermath. After the others departed, Wes summoned Jandi and prepared tools to harvest the creature.

• The Basilisk survived Wes's fire and charged at him, but he stopped it with animated stone snakes, a torrent of water, and a freezing spell.
• When the Basilisk began breaking free from the ice, Wes animated Slytherin's statue and used it to slam the serpent repeatedly until it lay motionless.
• Dumbledore repaired the damage to the Chamber while Madam Bones, Lucius, and Umbridge watched Wes defeat the Basilisk.
• Wes confirmed the Basilisk was dead and left the Chamber with Dumbledore and the others.
• Wes summoned Jandi and brought out tools, saying it was time to collect the spoils.