Chapter Summaries

Sean adapted to borrowing power from the Obscurus, received a magical ring from Newt, and celebrated Ravenclaw winning the House Cup. The school year ended with Sean and Hermione enjoying the victory while Snape glared at Harry.

• Sean practiced using the Obscurus’s power in the Room of Requirement and prepared for the end-of-term feast.
• Newt gave Sean a ring that transformed into an expandable shelter, asking him to keep visiting and help with the magical creatures next term.
• Dumbledore thanked the Newmontgard students and announced that Ravenclaw had won the House Cup with 477 points.
• Ravenclaw celebrated as Sean and Hermione received cheers, while Snape stared coldly at Harry.

Grindelwald ended his research on a concealed substance after Moody detected it, then prepared to host a banquet and reflected on Dumbledore. Sean left Hogwarts for the summer, reunited with his family, and discovered that the big cat inside his ring had been shaking its ladder.

• Grindelwald told Vita to stop Macdouff's research and dispose of the useless samples after Moody detected one of them.
• Grindelwald changed into red robes for the banquet and mused that Dumbledore's greatest weakness was being too great.
• On the Hogwarts Express, Sean agreed to visit Harry and promised to tell Daisy the Sorting Hat secret when she started Hogwarts.
• Sean said goodbye to his friends at King's Cross, reunited with his family, and arranged to meet Hermione during the summer.
• Ayla noticed Sean's ring moving, and Sean found the six-legged big cat gripping and shaking a ladder inside it.

Sean took responsibility for the Wampus Cat Newt Scamander had left in his enchanted ring, named it Pudding, and settled it in with Dave and Naja during summer vacation. A letter from Harry then invited Sean and Hermione to Godric’s Hollow for Harry and Daisy’s birthday, leaving Sean’s family preparing for the visit.

• Sean read Newt Scamander’s letter explaining why he had left the Wampus Cat with him and warning him about its appetite.
• Sean named the Wampus Cat Pudding and spent the summer arranging his ring’s habitats and caring for Pudding, Dave, and Naja.
• Pudding, Dave, and Naja quickly got along with Ayla, who played with the creatures while Sean studied and considered her future at Hogwarts.
• Hedwig delivered Harry’s invitation for Sean and Hermione to visit Godric’s Hollow for Harry and Daisy’s shared birthday party.
• Allen asked Sean whether Harry’s parents were both wizards as the Wallerup family prepared for the occasion.

Sean traveled with Sirius, Harry, Ron, and Hermione to Godric's Hollow, where the Potter family welcomed them and prepared for Daisy's birthday party. The Longbottoms and Neville arrived as the celebration began.

• Sirius arrived at the Wallops' home in a borrowed Ford, and Sean joined him, Harry, and Ron to collect Hermione.
• After picking up Hermione, Sirius drove the group out of London and flew the car to Godric's Hollow.
• Harry showed Sean and Hermione around the village before taking them to the Potter home.
• James and Lily welcomed the guests, and Daisy happily hugged Sean when she saw him.
• Sean met Remus Lupin, and the Longbottoms and Neville arrived before Daisy's birthday party began.

The Potter family celebrated Harry and Daisy’s shared birthday, and Daisy recovered her appetite as she continued healing. After the party, the children went to visit Bathilda Bagshot, leaving off at her gate in Godric’s Hollow.

• The Potter family held a lavish birthday party for Harry and Daisy, where Sirius enchanted Harry’s cake to fly into his face.
• Daisy ate an enormous dinner as she replenished the nutrition lost to the Blood Curse and Obscurus, and Sirius said her increased appetite might last half a year.
• Sean gave Harry a windproof cloak and Daisy a bracelet, which earned him a delighted hug from Daisy.
• Daisy asked to take birthday cake to Bathilda Bagshot, and Lily and Sirius explained that the elderly author had become muddled and unwell.
• Harry led Daisy, Sean, and the other children to Bathilda’s nearby home, and the group arrived at her overgrown garden.

Sean, Harry, Hermione, and Daisy visited Bathilda Bagshot, who recalled Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s friendship and their interest in Herpo’s history. Sean captured Rita Skeeter in beetle form, while Bathilda’s memories revealed little about the reason the two friends fell out.

• Bathilda welcomed Harry, Daisy, Hermione, and Sean into her home and recognized Daisy from a previous visit.
• Sean found photographs of young Grindelwald and Dumbledore, and Bathilda identified them as her great-nephew and his dearest friend.
• After Dave warned him about a beetle on a shelf, Sean trapped it under a cup and used Naja to put it in a glass bottle.
• Bathilda recalled meeting the Dumbledore family, befriending Albus, and hearing about his early achievements.
• Bathilda described how Dumbledore and Grindelwald became close friends and discussed Herpo, then said they later argued before the Dumbledores moved away.
• Bathilda suddenly remembered something and hurried to her feet.

Sean received a letter from Bathilda that pulled him into a memory of young Dumbledore and Grindelwald. He discovered the letter mentioned a method involving the Philosopher's Stone, creating a body, and transferring a soul.

• Bathilda searched her bedroom for something Grindelwald had entrusted to her for Dumbledore, then mistook Sean for Grindelwald and gave him the letter.
• Lillian settled Bathilda into bed and said she would take her to St. Mungo's for a checkup.
• Back at the Potter home, Sean's letter pulled him into a memory outside Dumbledore's old family home.
• Sean watched young Dumbledore and Grindelwald enter the house while discussing their plans to change the world.
• Sean read the letter, which said Grindelwald had found a viable method to use the Philosopher's Stone to create a body and transfer a soul.

Sean read Grindelwald’s undelivered letter to Dumbledore and witnessed their younger selves renew their shared ambitions. He wondered whether the letter and its missing package could have reunited them and changed history.

• Sean read Grindelwald’s letter describing a Philosopher’s Stone method to create an immortal body through experiments on living people.
• Sean concluded that Ariana had survived but suffered a terrible fate, and that Grindelwald had hoped his research would bring Dumbledore back to his side.
• Sean watched young Dumbledore and Grindelwald discuss how Dumbledore felt trapped by family duties and Ariana’s care.
• Grindelwald told Dumbledore that Gregorovitch possessed the Elder Wand and urged him to seek all three Deathly Hallows to overturn the Statute of Secrecy.
• Dumbledore and Grindelwald toasted their shared goal with the words “For the Greater Good,” while Sean wondered whether delivering the letter could have changed history.

Sean witnessed a memory of young Dumbledore and Grindelwald discussing Ancient Magic, Herpo, and Horcruxes, then returned to the Potter family home with new suspicions about Ariana and the stolen package. The next day, Daisy woke him for lunch.

• Dumbledore demonstrated an Ancient Magic freezing spell for Grindelwald, who thawed the goblet with a controlled phoenix-shaped flame.
• Sean learned the spells’ names but gained no proficiency, then listened as the two wizards discussed the decline of Ancient Magic and Herpo’s possible survival.
• The memory ended, and Sean returned to the Potter family bathroom as the letter vanished from his hand.
• Sean suspected Ariana’s soul was connected to a phoenix and wondered who had stolen Grindelwald’s package and arranged the memory letter.
• Daisy gently woke Sean the next day and told him it was time for lunch.

Sean and Hermione joined the Potters and Sirius in Diagon Alley to buy school supplies, where Sean’s doubts about Lockhart made Hermione reconsider the new professor. They encountered Lucius Malfoy arguing with the Weasleys, and Sirius traded insults with his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange.

• Sean overslept at the Potters’ home, then stayed in Godric’s Hollow with Hermione for two more days before they went to Diagon Alley with the family.
• Sean, Hermione, Harry, and Sirius met Neville outside Flourish and Blotts, where Lockhart was holding a crowded book-signing event.
• Sean questioned the detail and truthfulness of Lockhart’s books, prompting Hermione to look at the professor more skeptically.
• Sean and the others returned to the bookstore and found Lucius Malfoy insulting Arthur Weasley about his family’s finances.
• Sirius greeted Arthur and mocked the foul smell, then recognized Bellatrix Lestrange as his cousin and insulted her.

Sean and his companions encountered the Malfoys and Bellatrix in Diagon Alley, then Hagrid secretly delivered him a package from Dumbledore. Back in Godric's Hollow, Sean opened it and found a parchment and a strange, flame-filled dark-red gemstone.

• Bellatrix insulted Sirius and taunted him about Regulus, while Lucius threatened Mr. Weasley and Sirius before leaving with Draco.
• Sirius dismissed the Malfoys and Lestranges, and the group entered Flourish and Blotts to buy their books.
• One of the Weasley twins slipped Sean dungbombs, and Sean checked that Ginny had no secondhand notebook in her cauldron.
• Hagrid met Sean on the way to the Leaky Cauldron and secretly gave him a package from Dumbledore.
• Sean opened the package in his room and found a folded parchment and a large dark-red gemstone with flames flickering inside.

Sean reconsidered the memories of Dumbledore and Grindelwald and realized they might have been meant to make him distrust Dumbledore. In a letter, Dumbledore explained how his attempt to save Ariana with a body created by the Philosopher’s Stone led to her soul coexisting with a phoenix and to a new soul forming.

• Sean realized that without his prior knowledge, the memories would have made Dumbledore and Grindelwald seem like Dark Wizards conspiring to overthrow the Wizarding World.
• Sean suspected the Mysterious Person had used a prophecy to arrange for him to see the memories and drive a wedge between him and Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore wrote that he had used the Philosopher’s Stone to create a new body for Ariana after she nearly died.
• Dumbledore explained that Ariana’s torn soul was saved by a phoenix and came to coexist with the phoenix’s soul.
• Dumbledore revealed that part of Ariana’s soul fused with the naturally born soul inside the new body, creating an entirely new soul.

Sean read Dumbledore’s letter and pieced together a theory about Aurelius, Ariana, and the Philosopher’s Stone. Dumbledore explained that the gemstone was an imitation meant to stabilize magical effects, and Sean learned he could seek Professor McGonagall’s help with becoming an Animagus.

• Sean reasoned that Dumbledore’s account of a newborn soul and an Obscurus meant Aurelius might have been created using Ariana’s soul.
• Sean realized the gemstone Dumbledore had sent him might be the Philosopher’s Stone, but Dumbledore’s letter clarified that it was only an imitation.
• Dumbledore explained that soaking the imitation in water could make the magic attached to Sean’s spells last longer and become harder to dispel.
• Dumbledore told Sean to release Rita Skeeter and ask Professor McGonagall for Animagus guidance instead of seeking instructions from Rita.

Sean finished reading Dumbledore’s letter, returned to London, and boarded the Hogwarts Express with Hermione as the new school year began. Harry and his family arrived at the last moment, and Harry explained that an encounter with an Auror had delayed them.

• Sean read Dumbledore’s request to keep his friendship with the Newmontgard headmaster secret and resolved to stay cautious about the prophecy.
• Sean and Hermione returned to London with Sirius after spending several days in Godric's Hollow.
• At King's Cross, Ayla greeted Hermione warmly while Mr. Wallerup teased Sean about winning girls’ hearts.
• Sean and Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express but noticed that Harry, Neville, and the Weasley family had not arrived.
• Harry, Daisy, and the others hurried onto the departing train, and Hermione helped Daisy with her luggage.
• Harry told Sean that Mr. Weasley's car had encountered an Auror on a Flying Broomstick during the trip.

Sean traveled to Hogwarts with Harry, Hermione, and Daisy, explained how students could communicate their House preference to the Sorting Hat, and teased Harry about Gryffindor’s House Cup record. At Hogwarts, Sean befriended a Thestral and met Ravenclaw fourth-year Selma Murphy, who could see the creatures too.

• Harry told the group that an Auror had stopped him and his friends in London but let them go with a warning.
• Sean explained to Daisy, Harry, and Hermione that students could focus on their preferred House and communicate with the Sorting Hat during Sorting.
• Sean and Harry argued playfully about Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, while Daisy and Hermione watched them with exasperation.
• After the Hogwarts Express arrived, Sean approached a Thestral and found that his Magical Creature Affinity made it friendly toward him.
• Selma Murphy introduced herself to Sean, and Hermione recognized her as a Ravenclaw praised for studying Ancient Runes in her first year.

Sean rode to Hogwarts with Selma Murphy, a Swedish student whose archaeologist parents had helped her learn Ancient Runes, and explained to Hermione and Harry why he could see Thestrals. At the Sorting Ceremony, Daisy Potter joined the first-years, while Snape watched her from the staff table.

• Sean met Selma Murphy in the carriage, learned she had chosen Hogwarts over Durmstrang, and talked with her about seeing Thestrals.
• Sean, Hermione, and Harry arrived at Hogwarts, where Sean petted a Thestral that Hermione could not see.
• The students entered the Great Hall, and Professor McGonagall brought in the first-years for Sorting.
• Sean noticed Daisy standing with Ginny and saw Snape keep glancing toward Daisy before looking away.
• The Sorting Hat placed Paris Albert in Gryffindor and Somaya Berger in Ravenclaw before Professor McGonagall called Daisy Potter forward.

Daisy Potter was sorted into Ravenclaw, irritating Snape and drawing Hermione’s jealous attention as Sean welcomed her. At the feast, Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would send students to Newmontgard after the previous year’s Academic Exchange.

• Daisy spent ten minutes under the Sorting Hat before it sorted her into Ravenclaw, while Harry reacted with surprise.
• Sean welcomed Daisy to the Ravenclaw table, and Snape gave him a cold, suspicious look.
• Ginny Weasley was sorted into Gryffindor and cheered up after chatting with Sean.
• Sean introduced Daisy to Ravenclaw during the feast, while Hermione grew jealous and stabbed her pudding.
• Dumbledore welcomed Lockhart as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and announced that Hogwarts would send students to Newmontgard.

Dumbledore announced an academic exchange with Newmontgard, while Sean and Hermione read about a theft at the Ministry of Magic. In Potions class, Snape displayed advanced brews and called on Sean to identify one he did not recognize.

• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would select students for an academic exchange with Newmontgard halfway through the term.
• Hermione befriended Selma and left with her, while Sean returned to his common room alone.
• Hermione read that a thief had broken into the Ministry of Magic, and Sean realized the Aurors Harry and the others encountered had likely been pursuing the culprit.
• Sean and Hermione found advanced potions, including Felix Felicis, set out in the Potions classroom.
• Snape penalized Harry and his companions for arriving late, then asked Sean to identify a milky-white potion that Sean did not recognize.

Snape ignored Sean’s flawless Hair-Raising Potion and awarded no one the promised Felix Felicis. During Daisy’s first Potions lesson, she answered Snape’s question correctly and earned Ravenclaw five points.

• Snape tested Sean on unfamiliar potions, deducted two points from Ravenclaw, and announced Felix Felicis as a prize for a perfect Hair-Raising Potion.
• Sean used Snape’s notes to brew the potion smoothly, but Snape inspected it without praise or reward.
• Hermione said Snape had treated Sean unfairly, while Sean suspected the Felix Felicis was never intended for students.
• Daisy nervously attended her first Potions lesson and answered Snape’s question about when to pick Weeping Fruit.
• Snape awarded Daisy five points to Ravenclaw for her correct answer.

Daisy attended her first Potions class with Snape, earned five points for Ravenclaw, and found him less harsh toward her than expected. After class, she discussed her performance and Snape’s next lesson with Hermione and Sean, who hinted that he had an idea for preparing.

• Snape offered a vial of Felix Felicis to the student who brewed a perfect Boil Cure Potion, then criticized Kurt Reddy and reminded Daisy to remove her cauldron from the heat before adding Porcupine Quills.
• Daisy brewed a potion that looked right but lost effectiveness after she misjudged the heat while boiling Horned Slugs.
• Snape gave Daisy advice on boiling the slugs, awarded her five points for Ravenclaw, and told the first-years they would brew another potion next class.
• Daisy told Hermione and Sean about the lesson, and Sean joked that she might make up for the points Snape deducted from him.
• When Daisy and Hermione worried about preparing for the next Potions class, Sean said he had an idea.