Chapter Summaries

Roger and Nicolas Flamel pushed themselves through intense thought-accelerated wand research, prompting Dumbledore to worry about the strain on Flamel’s mind. Roger argued that Flamel would remain safe as long as he kept finding things to look forward to, and left Dumbledore with the hope that the work would sustain Flamel’s interest for centuries.

• Ollivander joined Roger and Nicolas Flamel’s new-wand project but could not keep up with their relentless pace, while Flamel used alchemical methods to stay energized.
• Roger’s thought acceleration let Flamel work for more than three hundred subjective hours a day, and Dumbledore warned Roger that prolonged acceleration could damage Flamel’s mind.
• Dumbledore reminded Roger that Flamel had recently wanted to die and urged him to consider Flamel’s fragile state before pushing him into intense work.
• Roger explained that people’s minds moved toward extinction when they had nothing left to anticipate and said Flamel now had centuries of new discoveries to look forward to.

Dumbledore warned Nicolas Flamel that Roger’s research could destroy all life, but Nicolas refused to stop helping Roger. The chapter left Dumbledore’s fears unresolved as Nicolas chose to continue his work.

• Dumbledore tried to persuade Roger and Nicolas Flamel to stop their dangerous operation, but both refused.
• Nicolas told Dumbledore that he accepted death and urged him to trust Roger more.
• Dumbledore explained that Roger’s experiments could annihilate all living beings, not just threaten Britain or wizards.
• Dumbledore showed Nicolas the names of Roger’s plans, including altering spacetime, using collective consciousness to cast magic, and resurrecting historical figures.
• Nicolas understood Dumbledore’s concerns but said they gave him even more reason not to abandon his work.

Roger went to the Ministry of Magic with Professor McGonagall to confront officials rumored to oppose him, while Dumbledore stayed behind to avoid appearing to take sides. The chapter ended as Roger used Reverse Apparition to bring several senior officials into Minister Fudge’s office and challenged them to voice their objections.

• Nicolas Flamel rejected Dumbledore’s concerns, saying Roger would not act rashly and that his plans were unlikely to cause trouble for a long time.
• Roger told Dumbledore he planned to visit the Ministry of Magic to limit Voldemort’s influence there and deal with officials causing trouble for him.
• Dumbledore declined to accompany Roger and arranged for Professor McGonagall to go with him instead.
• Roger and Professor McGonagall traveled through the Floo Network to the Ministry of Magic and headed to Minister Fudge’s office.
• Roger used Reverse Apparition to bring several senior Ministry officials into Fudge’s office and challenged them to state their objections to him.

Roger confronted Ministry officials who sought to restrict the development of Virtual Reality Technology, demonstrating that he could find and reach them anywhere. The director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes admitted his faction had acted out of fear and asked Roger for a way forward.

• Roger explained that he could use his Thought Dream Shadow to locate people and Apparate to them within a city.
• Roger gathered the officials in the Minister of Magic's office and said their plans had harmed his interests.
• Roger warned the officials that distance and secrecy could not protect them from him, then asked whether they still wished to make an enemy of him.
• The director said he feared Roger's success would benefit the opposing faction and leave his own side vulnerable.
• The director asked Roger to show them a path forward, hoping the conflict could still be resolved without anyone disappearing.

Roger persuaded the Ministry of Magic to cooperate with him, then explained to Professor McGonagall that his Time Experience Project was dangerously affecting his thoughts as he searched for his unchanging True Spirit. Professor McGonagall tried to find a safer alternative, but Roger said other methods would not meet his requirements.

• Roger showed Ministry officials visions of his work and future plans, persuading them to cooperate rather than oppose him.
• Roger left the Ministry with Professor McGonagall, who asked him to take a walk instead of returning to Hogwarts.
• Professor McGonagall sensed that Roger was troubled, and Roger admitted he feared death and was undertaking dangerous work.
• Roger explained that he used the Time Phantom Shuttle Spell and Virtual Reality to experience historical figures’ lives and search for his True Spirit, risking changes to his thoughts.
• Professor McGonagall warned that the project was too dangerous and searched her magical knowledge for another solution, while Roger said other methods would not suffice.

Professor McGonagall questioned Dumbledore for allowing Roger to pursue dangerous research, but Dumbledore explained that he could no longer guide Roger and chose to trust him. After returning from the Ministry, Roger spoke with Hagrid, who sought reassurance about clearing his name over the Chamber of Secrets and Basilisk.

• Professor McGonagall considered ways to preserve Roger's mental vitality but could not find a solution that avoided serious costs.
• Professor McGonagall confronted Dumbledore about letting Roger take dangerous risks, and Dumbledore said Roger would continue regardless of his advice.
• Dumbledore told Professor McGonagall that he felt unable to keep pace with Roger and chose to trust him.
• Roger reviewed his schedule after returning from the Ministry of Magic, and Hagrid came to speak with him.
• Hagrid asked Roger whether he could clear his name over the Basilisk and Chamber of Secrets, and Roger told him to trust Dumbledore before asking about Hagrid's reported breakthrough.

Hagrid told Roger he had created an imaginary microscopic creature in Virtual Reality, and Roger discovered it resembled Second Magic. Roger saw that the creation might help him introduce the supernatural to Muggle civilization.

• Hagrid told Roger that he had made a breakthrough by creating a virtual species inspired by the Fear Demon they had developed together.
• Roger grew alarmed when Hagrid explained that the imaginary creature could obey a wizard and interfere with other beings.
• Roger entered Hagrid's Virtual Reality world and examined the creature in Hagrid's Forbidden Forest replica.
• Roger realized the creature resembled Second Magic and could be recreated as magical elements or spiritual energy.
• Roger saw a possible use for Hagrid's creation in helping Muggles accept the supernatural.

Roger planned to modify Hagrid’s Telekinetic Sprites and use them to stage a gradual spiritual energy revival in Muggle society, preparing humanity for Second Magic and the Three-Dimensional Law. Hagrid accepted Roger’s plan after learning Dumbledore had approved it, then asked what name Roger would use for the sprites in public.

• Hagrid agreed to let Roger use the creatures he had created and named them Telekinetic Sprites.
• Roger explained that he planned to modify the sprites and use them to make Muggles believe supernatural abilities were gradually appearing.
• Roger said the spiritual energy revival would prepare humanity for the later introduction of Illusory True Realm and the Three-Dimensional Law.
• Hagrid questioned whether Dumbledore knew about the plan, and Roger explained that Dumbledore had approved his broader approach.
• Hagrid accepted the plan because he trusted Dumbledore and asked what public name Roger planned to give the Telekinetic Sprites.

Roger proposed creating Mana Elements by spreading the concept through Virtual Reality, making it easier to bring them into the real world with Imaginary Creation. He realized Grindelwald had secretly guided events toward this opportunity and suspected the seer still had plans of his own.

• Roger explained to Hagrid why he wanted to rename the Telekinetic Sprite a Mana Element, and Hagrid agreed that the name could work.
• Hagrid questioned whether Roger could create the species, but Roger pointed out that recent events had made the task more feasible.
• Roger used a ripple across Virtual Reality to prepare to change its spellcasting system so that it revolved around Mana Elements.
• Roger connected Voldemort’s visit to the Ministry of Magic with Grindelwald’s hidden influence and concluded that Grindelwald was still pursuing his own ambitions.
• Roger told Hagrid that he had realized something interesting and said he looked forward to seeing Grindelwald’s next move.

Grindelwald showed Voldemort Roger’s growing strength and urged him to seek a new path beyond relying solely on the Time Gu Technique. He proposed using Roger’s coming virtual world and Mana Elements to help Voldemort create a more powerful Horcrux.

• Voldemort questioned Grindelwald about a vision of Roger dismantling his plans, and Grindelwald warned him that wizards were advancing rapidly.
• Grindelwald explained that he had foreseen many possible deaths for Roger and wanted a backup plan in case Roger’s dangerous approach brought disaster.
• Grindelwald received a Ministry paper airplane announcing public testing of Roger’s virtual reality technology across the British wizarding world.
• Grindelwald told Voldemort that the virtual world’s Mana Elements could offer a new path and suggested using the Time Gu Technique to create a more powerful Horcrux.

Grindelwald proposed that Voldemort turn his soul into a conceptual Horcrux, using time to transmit his memories and thoughts into the past after death. Roger foresaw how the plan could benefit them all, but decided he would not cooperate with Grindelwald.

• Grindelwald explained that Virtual Reality and Mana Elements could let Voldemort bind his soul to a concept instead of a physical vessel.
• Grindelwald proposed that Voldemort replace his primary soul with his strongest Diary Horcrux, then use the Time Gu Technique to send his memories and thoughts into the past after death.
• Voldemort questioned whether the plan could truly work, and Grindelwald reassured him that he need not worry about the procedure.
• Roger used his prophetic power to observe Voldemort's future and understand Grindelwald's intentions.
• Roger saw that the plan could give Grindelwald a fuse, give him a way to interfere with time, and grant Voldemort immortality, but he refused to cooperate with Grindelwald.

Roger realized that his thoughts were changing despite his efforts to anchor his identity, and Nicolas Flamel warned him that his pursuit of Eternal Life was damaging his mind and narrowing his perspective. The chapter ended with Nicolas asking what sort of state Roger wanted his supposedly ageless mind to reach.

• Roger rejected Grindelwald’s arrangement because he feared Voldemort’s dangerous connection to time and did not want him to delve further into it.
• Roger noticed that his thoughts had begun to diverge while he and Nicolas Flamel worked in the Room of Requirement.
• Nicolas Flamel criticized Roger’s plan to make his mind experience ten billion years and the lives of countless beings, warning that it was too radical.
• Roger admitted that he still intended to continue because he saw no other path to Eternal Life.
• Nicolas Flamel suggested Roger’s obsession might have warped his Path of Immortality from the beginning and asked what state he wanted to cultivate his mind into.

Nicolas Flamel argued that Roger’s time-anchoring magic was restricting his mental growth and contributing to his distress. He suggested Roger reflect on his entire life, including the changes that brought him to the present, as he searched for a way to preserve himself while continuing to grow.

• Roger described his goal of developing a mind that would remain strong and resilient despite time and hardship.
• Nicolas Flamel said Roger’s Time Plague Technique wrongly anchored him to a limited version of his past self and could be causing a backlash against his natural mental development.
• Roger wondered how he could preserve his identity over billions of years without relying on time-space magic or faith.
• Nicolas Flamel advised Roger to trace every stage of his life and consider reflecting on his complete self rather than only the successful parts.

Roger struggled to find a path toward immortality after realizing his research into the true self had stalled. An insight inspired by Nicolas Flamel led him to tell Dumbledore that he would pursue greater power first, then seek to transcend his level of life.

• Roger lamented that tracing his origins far enough to find the true self might require crossing worlds.
• Dumbledore found Roger out at night and listened as he admitted that the Path to Immortality had stalled.
• Roger said he would keep fighting despite setbacks and reflected on the unseen threat of death.
• A flash of inspiration made Roger realize he had misunderstood the proper order for attaining immortality.
• Roger told Dumbledore he would build up his power first, then pursue transcendence of his life status.

Roger realized that his power was insufficient to complete the Path to Immortality, so he decided to pursue the Second Magic as a new source of growth. He planned to use Virtual Reality to guide wizarding society toward cultivating it through play, leaving wizards to discover its benefits for themselves.

• Roger understood that he could not link all the moments of his past with his current power, so he decided to strengthen himself through the Three-Dimensional Law and the Second Magic.
• Roger told Dumbledore he would promote the Illusory True Realm alongside the open beta of Virtual Reality.
• Roger explained that wizards could cultivate the Second Magic while believing they were simply playing a game.
• Roger told Dumbledore he wanted wizards to discover Virtual Reality's power-enhancing effects themselves rather than reveal the truth to them outright.

Roger recognized that his confidence had led him to advance the Three-Dimensional Law ahead of schedule, despite Dumbledore’s fears that it could shatter the Statute of Secrecy and spark conflict. Meanwhile, Grindelwald approached Fudge to relay a message to Dumbledore, leaving Fudge unsure whether to report the visit.

• Roger acknowledged that he had grown complacent and explained to Dumbledore that he planned to use Second Magic’s rapid spread to act before wizards realized what was happening.
• Dumbledore warned Roger that expanding wizarding power could revive Grindelwald’s and Voldemort’s ideologies and provoke war between wizards and Muggles.
• Roger said his foresight would let him spot and correct most problems, but he implied that Grindelwald must not interfere.
• Grindelwald visited Fudge in the Ministry of Magic and asked him to act as an intermediary, conveying a hidden message to Dumbledore through seemingly unrelated tasks.
• After Grindelwald left, Fudge worried about his fragile authority and wondered whether to tell Dumbledore about the visit.

Roger met Luna to study her Pestering Mites and brought her to the Forbidden Forest to conduct an experiment. Before starting, he worried that Hogwarts students were becoming too absorbed in Virtual Reality, while Hagrid argued that a reminder function would be enough to keep users safe.

• Roger apologized to Luna for delaying their Pestering Mites research by a week, and they discussed how she had settled into Ravenclaw.
• Luna sensed that something unusual had happened to Roger, and he admitted that things were difficult but temporary.
• Roger took Luna to Hagrid’s area of the Forbidden Forest as a suitable place for their experiment.
• Roger found Hagrid deeply immersed in Virtual Reality and considered the growing problem of people neglecting real life.
• Hagrid said Virtual Reality was also a form of reality and suggested adding reminders about real-world dangers instead of anti-addiction measures.

Roger developed a spell that let him perceive Pestering Mites, then discovered an invisible field around himself that made the creatures vanish when they approached. He suspected the field might be connected to faith or prophets and resolved to investigate it himself without drawing Luna into Voldemort’s attention.

• Roger kept Hagrid’s concern about humanity becoming addicted to virtual reality in mind but avoided explaining his plans.
• Roger created the half-finished Mind Magic: Eye of Disturbance, which let him perceive Pestering Mites as disturbances in magic.
• Roger used Accio on the Pestering Mites, but they dissipated whenever they neared him, suggesting an invisible field surrounded him.
• Roger considered whether the field was linked to faith, transmigration, or prophets, and decided not to take Luna to meet Grindelwald.
• Luna asked whether studying Pestering Mites required thought-related magic, and Roger agreed while remaining focused on the field around himself.

Roger’s packed schedule worried Harry, who urged him to take a vacation, but Roger kept prioritizing his projects and the coming promotion of Virtual Reality. After arranging to meet Harry in Virtual Reality that night, Roger vanished, and Harry realized he had been speaking with Roger from an hour in the future.

• Harry told Roger that he seemed more tense and overworked than last school year and urged him to take a vacation.
• Roger considered Harry’s advice but decided to keep focusing on the Virtual Reality rollout, Second Magic, and an anti-addiction measure.
• Harry asked Roger for help with Time Magic, and Roger arranged to meet him in Virtual Reality that night.
• Roger said he had to visit the Ministry of Magic, check on Grindelwald, resume Pestering Mites research with Luna, and speak with Nicolas Flamel.
• Roger vanished using the Hour Reversal Charm, and Harry recognized that he had just spoken to Roger from an hour later.

Rita Skeeter attended Roger Virgil’s press conference to announce large-scale interactive virtual reality and tried to learn more from a wizard named Tom. Tom said the technology could transform the world, while attendees hoped Roger would address the wizarding world’s fears about Muggle power.

• Rita Skeeter received strict instructions to handle the press conference assignment properly and left for the Ministry of Magic.
• At the Ministry, Rita saw reporters and prominent wizards gathering for Roger Virgil’s announcement.
• Rita introduced herself to an elegant wizard who gave his name as Tom and questioned him about the announcement.
• Tom said the technology was large-scale interactive virtual reality and predicted it would soon turn the world upside down.
• The gathered wizards hoped Roger would answer their questions amid growing anxiety over Muggles’ rising power.