Chapter Summaries

Loren and Hermione used the Marauder’s Map to find Peter Pettigrew at Hogwarts, and Hermione urged Loren to help catch him. As Pettigrew hurried toward a secret passage, he remembered Voldemort ordering him to find a diadem and promising him great power.

• Loren told Hermione that Wormtail was Peter Pettigrew and explained how Pettigrew had betrayed James and Lily.
• Loren and Hermione found Pettigrew’s moving name on the Marauder’s Map in a corridor on the eighth floor.
• Hermione took Loren’s hand and insisted on helping catch Pettigrew, but Loren asked her to wait in the Common Room.
• Pettigrew hurried toward the tapestry of Silly Barnaby while worrying that two cats were following him.
• Pettigrew recalled Voldemort promising him power if he found the diadem on a suit of armor, and he offered to use a secret passage into the Castle.

Loren captured Peter Pettigrew and subjected him to repeated simulated executions in the Room of Requirement, seeking revenge for a Muggle victim. When Peter begged to trade information about the Dark Lord, Loren began to use Legilimency, but a pact with Dumbledore intervened, leaving Loren to consider other ways to deal with him.

• Peter Pettigrew left his rat form and tried to enter the Room of Requirement, but Loren stunned him and carried him inside.
• Loren used the Room of Requirement to make Peter experience a guillotine execution, then several other methods of death.
• After twelve simulated deaths, Peter begged Loren to spare him and offered information about the Dark Lord.
• Loren began using Legilimency, but a golden light and Dumbledore's voice reminded him of their pact not to use it before graduation.
• Loren told Peter that the pact did not require him to spare him.

Loren used the Soul Stone to give Peter Pettigrew a Dementor’s Kiss, then left him to be discovered as a soulless shell and returned to Hermione. Dumbledore watched Loren’s departure and decided the matter had nothing to do with Hogwarts, while Loren ended the night safe in Hermione’s embrace.

• Loren drained Peter Pettigrew’s soul with the Soul Stone and examined the magic released by a fragment of it.
• Loren transformed discarded parchment into a Hippogriff and sent it carrying Peter Pettigrew away from Hogwarts to make the Dementors take the blame.
• Dumbledore watched Loren leave with Fawkes and chose not to involve the Ministry of Magic.
• Loren returned to the Gryffindor Common Room, where Hermione had waited for him by the fireplace.
• Hermione offered Loren snacks and told him to bathe, but he joked that he would rather keep smelling bad.

Loren returned to the boys' dormitory after spending the evening with Hermione, while their roommates teased them about their relationship. The next morning, Colin brought Harry news that Peter Pettigrew had been arrested.

• Loren found Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Neville awake in the boys' dormitory, while Hermione's roommates teased her about her late-night meeting with Loren.
• Ron explained his plan to try out as keeper and take over Wood's position when Wood graduated.
• Loren asked Harry about learning the Patronus Charm, and Harry said Professor Lupin was teaching him with a Boggart disguised as a Dementor.
• Harry invited Loren to join his next lesson with Professor Lupin, and Ron and Seamus joked with them.
• At breakfast on Monday, Hermione complained about her packed schedule while Loren wrapped food for her and suggested she visit the Kitchen.
• Colin brought Harry the latest issue of The Daily Prophet and announced that Peter Pettigrew had been arrested.

The Ministry announced that Peter Pettigrew had received the Dementor’s Kiss, while Hermione suspected Loren had a hand in his fate. Dumbledore pressed Fudge to withdraw the Dementors from Hogwarts, but Umbridge interrupted with news that several countries wanted the International Wizarding Congress moved to New York.

• Colin and Seamus read the Daily Prophet’s report that Dementors had captured Peter Pettigrew and given him the Kiss, leaving Ron shaken and Harry conflicted.
• Hermione asked Loren whether he had caused Pettigrew’s fate, but Loren avoided answering and went to class with her.
• Professor McGonagall announced that the Animagus Teaching Class selection exam would take place after Halloween, and Loren told Hermione he wanted to practice the ritual with her.
• Harry asked when the Dementors would leave Hogwarts, and McGonagall said Ministry representatives were discussing the matter with Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore urged Fudge to remove the Dementors, but Fudge insisted they were needed while a Death Eater remained at large.
• Umbridge interrupted the meeting to tell Fudge that several countries wanted the International Wizarding Congress moved to New York.

Dumbledore and Lupin discussed the Dementors, Lupin’s plans for the Patronus Charm club, and the International Confederation of Wizards moving its meeting to America. Later, Loren shared a dessert with Hermione before leaving to tend to potions as the sky darkened.

• Fudge left Dumbledore’s office after Umbridge reported that the International Confederation of Wizards had moved its meeting to New York.
• Lupin emerged from hiding and discussed the Patronus Charm club, Harry’s unusual condition, and the possible connection between the American meeting and werewolves.
• Lupin offered to travel to America if needed, but Dumbledore told him it was too soon and promised he would eventually have a peaceful life.
• Loren gave Hermione a piece of Coconut Ice Cake, and she said she was continuing Divination because Professor Trelawney had made a real prophecy.
• Loren noticed the darkening sky and hurried away to adjust the heat on potions he had brewed in the Room of Requirement.

While studying the Soul Stone, Loren wondered whether magic could draw on a soul’s power and asked Flamel about the Unforgivable Curses, but Flamel refused to teach them. Professor Flitwick instead encouraged Loren to investigate how Dark Arts affected the caster’s soul and told him to bring Dumbledore’s signed permission before he would teach him.

• Loren tested his Patronus Charm on the Soul Stone and realized its magic could be related to the Unforgivable Curses.
• Loren asked Flamel about using soul magic, but Flamel dodged his questions and refused to teach him the Unforgivable Curses.
• After Charms class, Loren stayed behind and honestly explained his interest in the soul and the Unforgivable Curses to Professor Flitwick.
• Professor Flitwick advised Loren that Dark Arts could help him sense magic’s influence on the soul, especially because Loren knew the Patronus Charm.
• When Loren asked Flitwick to teach him Dark Arts, Flitwick required a signed note from Headmaster Dumbledore.

During Care of Magical Creatures, Loren and his friends fed Flobberworms, then Loren studied the history of the Dark Arts and brewed an improved Wolfsbane Potion. He gave the potion to Professor Lupin after class, leaving Lupin wary when Loren warned him not to open it in public.

• Hagrid introduced the third-years to Flobberworms, and Loren, Hermione, Harry, and Ron fed them lettuce during class.
• Loren read about the history of the Dark Arts while his Wolfsbane Potion brewed in the Room of Requirement.
• Professor Lupin taught the class about Kappas, then spoke with Loren after the other students left.
• Loren handed Lupin a bottle of Wolfsbane Potion and explained that he had brewed it using Professor Snape's improved formula.
• Loren warned Lupin not to open the bottle in public, making Lupin less eager to drink it.

Loren reminded Professor Lupin to take Snape’s altered Wolfsbane Potion before the full moon and asked to observe his transformation. On Hermione’s birthday, Loren and their friends visited Hagrid for a barbecue, where Ron worried about the upcoming Quidditch Keeper tryouts.

• Loren told Lupin that Snape had added Rafflesia extract to the Wolfsbane Potion, and Lupin agreed to drink it and let Loren observe his transformation at the Shrieking Shack.
• Loren reminded Lupin to take the potion a week before the full moon, and Lupin arranged for them to meet after dinner on the full-moon night.
• Loren, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Crookshanks walked to Hagrid’s Hut to celebrate Hermione’s birthday.
• Hagrid hosted a barbecue, and Loren grilled meat and other food for the group.
• After the meal, Ron asked Harry for help preparing for the Keeper tryouts, and Harry teased him about being more skilled than a Seeker.

Hermione spent her birthday with Loren, received a practical gift, and decided to drop Muggle Studies. Meanwhile, Sirius reflected on his promise to live among Muggles without magic and the difficult path that led him to a job with one of the victims’ families.

• Harry and Ron asked Hagrid to teach gentler magical creatures, and Hagrid agreed to take them into the forest to look for suitable ones.
• Hermione stayed behind with Loren at Hagrid’s cottage, where he gave her a Basilisk Scale attachment to keep food warm and fresh.
• Loren helped Harry and Ron repel rain and clean mud from their shoes, then wished Hermione a happy birthday as they parted in the Castle.
• Hermione went to Professor Bubage’s office and said she was dropping Muggle Studies.
• Sirius recalled living as a tramp without using magic, finding work at a convenience shop, and learning that its owner was the wife of one of the victims from twelve years earlier.

Sirius received Remus Lupin’s news that Peter Pettigrew had been kissed by a Dementor, then continued working for Betty Carver and agreed to help her daughter with a Halloween costume. At Hogwarts, Loren and Hermione endured classes and began a lesson in which Hagrid challenged students to persuade a Fairy to perch on them.

• Remus Lupin wrote to Sirius that Peter Pettigrew had received the Dementor’s Kiss, stirring memories of their past and leaving Sirius unsure how to feel.
• Sirius hurriedly sent Remus a reply, then Betty Carver asked him to help Marjorie choose a Halloween costume.
• Loren and Hermione joked over lunch while Hermione explained that Lavender and Parvati planned to ask Professor Trelawney about Lavender’s feared prediction.
• Loren went to the Room of Requirement to study harmful spells and struggled to summon the malice needed for Dark Arts.
• Hagrid introduced Fairies to the Gryffindor and Slytherin students and tasked them with persuading at least one Fairy to perch on their clothes.

Loren and Hermione discussed what made magic Dark Arts, comparing scholarly definitions with the intentions behind using a spell. The chapter left Loren wondering whether Sectumsempra had affected his soul as they headed to Astronomy class beneath a growing half-moon.

• Loren and Hermione searched the Forbidden Forest with Harry and Ron, who found a fairy nest.
• Loren asked Hermione whether spells such as the Shattering Curse and Sectumsempra counted as Dark Arts, and Hermione planned to discuss the question with Professor Bubage.
• Hermione attended Arithmancy with Loren, where Professor Victor explained that calculations could reveal possibilities even when their results seemed unlikely.
• Hermione told Loren that Professor Bubage viewed some magic as Dark Arts depending on how it was used, while Loren wondered whether Sectumsempra had harmed his soul.
• Loren and Hermione climbed the Astronomy Tower and continued discussing Dark Arts as the crescent moon grew toward fullness.

Snape took over Defense Against the Dark Arts while Lupin recovered in the Hospital Wing and taught the students about werewolves, unsettling Hermione with his harsh treatment of the subject. After class, Hermione confronted Loren, who admitted he had known Lupin was a werewolf, but she was left unsure what he had done.

• Snape smiled at breakfast while the staff discussed Lupin's mild coma, and Loren privately connected Lupin's collapse to the improved Wolfsbane Potion.
• Snape entered Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, darkened the room, and ordered the students to turn to the werewolves chapter.
• Snape lectured the class on werewolves, criticized Lupin's teaching, and took five points from Gryffindor after Hermione spoke without permission for the third time.
• Loren challenged Snape to award Hermione points for answering, but Snape threatened him with detention and assigned the class a two-parchment essay.
• Hermione pulled Loren into an abandoned classroom and accused him of knowing about Lupin's condition; Loren confirmed he knew Lupin was a werewolf.

Loren explained to Hermione that Professor Lupin’s lycanthropy was known to the staff and that he had brewed an improved Wolfsbane Potion, while Hermione wrestled with her growing feelings for Loren. As the full moon approached, Hermione asked to accompany Loren and Lupin to the Shrieking Shack, and Lupin agreed.

• Loren told Hermione that several staff members knew Professor Lupin was a werewolf and explained how he had brewed an improved Wolfsbane Potion that had briefly hospitalized Lupin.
• Hermione apologized to Loren for accusing him, and Loren kissed her in the Abandoned Classroom.
• Hermione wrote to her mother about her confusion over her feelings for Loren, sent the letter with Hānhan, and joined her roommates’ conversation about love.
• Professor Lupin returned to teaching, reassured the students, and canceled the essay Professor Snape had assigned about werewolves.
• On the full moon, Hermione asked Loren whether the potion would help Lupin and requested to accompany them to the Shrieking Shack.
• Hermione told Lupin she wanted to learn about werewolves and opposed the Anti-Werewolf Law, and Lupin agreed to let her come.

Loren and Hermione accompanied Lupin through the passage beneath the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack so they could observe his transformation after taking Loren’s Wolfsbane Potion. Snape and Dumbledore revealed they had secretly followed them, and Lupin reported that Loren’s potion kept him clearer-headed than Snape’s.

• Loren told Hermione that he had brewed an improved Wolfsbane Potion, and they joined Lupin to go to the Shrieking Shack before dark.
• Lupin led Loren and Hermione beneath the Whomping Willow and explained how Dumbledore had arranged the passage for his transformations and how his friends became Animagi to accompany him.
• Lupin recounted his friendship with James, Sirius Black, and Peter, then guided the two students into the ruined Shrieking Shack.
• Lupin began transforming, but the potion left him conscious enough to detect Snape hiding nearby.
• Snape emerged from his Disillusionment Charm and revealed he had come to check the potion, then called out Dumbledore, who appeared in golden flames.
• Lupin examined his condition and told Snape that Loren’s potion worked better than the one Snape had sent him.

Loren recorded Lupin’s condition as a werewolf while Hermione interviewed him about werewolves’ lives and hardships. Lupin described his past and his knowledge of Fenrir Greyback’s group, which sometimes worked with Ministry officials, leaving Hermione stunned.

• Snape argued with Lupin in the Shrieking Shack, threatened to expose his identity, and stormed out.
• Dumbledore urged Lupin to reconsider leaving Hogwarts, but Lupin chose to remain and endure the full moon there.
• Lupin explained that Snape had learned he was a werewolf as a student and had kept the secret for nearly twenty years.
• Loren examined Lupin after his transformation, recorded his condition, and found that he could not use magic in werewolf form.
• Hermione interviewed Lupin about his life, and he recounted his family’s support, his years as a homeless werewolf, and his wartime losses.
• Lupin told Hermione that Fenrir Greyback’s werewolf group worked with Dark Wizards and sometimes Ministry officials, shocking her.

Snape and Dumbledore discussed Remus’s past, Bellatrix’s suspected interest in her Gringotts vault, and the Goblins’ refusal to let the Ministry search it. After Lupin spent the night with Loren and Hermione at the Shrieking Shack, the students learned Neville had completed the first step of the Animagus Ritual, leaving him surrounded by congratulations.

• Dumbledore questioned Snape about why he had kept Remus’s werewolf identity secret, and Snape said the headmaster had required it.
• Dumbledore told Snape that the Goblins had detected traces of Bellatrix Lestrange near Gringotts and that Dementors had been assigned to patrol Diagon Alley.
• Lupin watched Loren and Hermione sleep in the Shrieking Shack, then visited the Hospital Wing the next morning for an examination.
• Loren and Hermione discovered that Neville had completed the first step of the Animagus Ritual by burying his Secret Potion under Professor McGonagall’s guidance.
• Professor McGonagall announced that interested students could seek Animagus guidance from Neville, who accepted his friends’ praise shyly.

Hermione and Loren discussed the risks of using a Time-Turner and began negotiating how to practice the Animagus ritual together. As October brought colder weather and Quidditch training, Harry discovered Ron was secretly preparing to learn the Patronus Charm before Professor Lupin’s club began.

• Hermione read that Time-Turner use caused the user’s body to age along with the extra time lived, but she refused to give up Divination before October sixteenth.
• In the Gryffindor Common Room, Hermione put a Mandrake Leaf in Loren’s mouth to make him practice for their next Animagus attempt.
• Loren agreed to practice if Hermione kissed him once for every day he kept the leaf in his mouth, and Hermione reluctantly accepted a monthly kiss.
• Oliver Wood urged the Gryffindor Quidditch team to help him win the Cup in his final school year, and the team vowed to succeed.
• Harry found Ron studying notes on the Patronus Charm ahead of Professor Lupin’s club, then noticed that Loren and Hermione seemed strangely occupied.

Loren skipped Professor Lupin’s Patronus Club and continued working with Snape to improve the Wolfsbane Potion. After Snape gave him a stronger Leopard-skin flower extract to test, Loren began experimenting in the Fantasy Book, leaving Lupin at risk of having to take Snape’s potion if the new formula was not ready by month’s end.

• Loren and Hermione declined to join Lupin’s Patronus Club, while Harry and Ron signed up, and Harry daydreamed about impressing Cho Chang.
• Lupin showed Loren a new batch of Boggarts and let him choose one for practice.
• Hermione dismantled a roast chicken leg for Loren, then hit him after he teased her and made him prepare chicken legs for her.
• McGonagall arranged Lupin’s crowded Patronus lesson in the Great Hall, where Harry hoped to summon a Patronus first and catch Cho’s attention.
• Loren told Snape that Rafflesia seemed effective in the Wolfsbane Potion, but Snape gave him concentrated Leopard-skin flower extract to test instead of reducing the dosage.
• Loren experimented with the new extract in the Fantasy Book, and its fumes made Flamel vanish, while Loren worried that Lupin might have to drink Snape’s potion if he could not finish his own formula in time.

Loren asked Flamel to teach him Fiendfyre and learned how dangerous the spell was before practicing it in the Fantasy Book. Back in the Gryffindor Common Room, Harry recovered from a humiliating Patronus lesson, while Hermione later dreamed of an immense Library.

• Loren finished determining the ingredients for the leopard-skin flower version of the Wolfsbane Potion and decided Professor Lupin was no longer in mortal danger.
• Loren asked Flamel to teach him Fiendfyre, and Flamel explained its Transfiguration origins and demonstrated how the fire could become an uncontrollable monster that pursued anything flammable.
• Hermione returned to the Common Room and told Loren that Professor Babbling had helped her advance her Ancient Rune studies.
• Ron and Neville brought Harry back from the Patronus lesson after he had been overwhelmed by a Boggart Dementor, and Ginny offered him Chocolate Frogs.
• Hermione dreamed of an enormous Library filled with books on magic and many other subjects.