Chapter Summaries

Snape apologized to Lily for revealing the prophecy that led to her death, and she forgave him before asking him to leave the Resurrection Stone with Harry. After Snape rejoined Loren and Dumbledore, they discussed Voldemort’s remaining Horcrux and Harry’s conversation with Lily.

• Lily spoke with Snape about their past and asked how Harry was doing at school.
• Snape confessed that he had revealed the prophecy to Voldemort and apologized for Lily’s death.
• Lily forgave Snape, rejected his plan to use the Resurrection Ritual, and asked him to leave the Resurrection Stone with Harry.
• Snape handed the Black Gem to Harry and left Lily to speak with her son.
• Dumbledore told Snape that five Horcruxes had been destroyed and that he planned to investigate the Snakewood tree at Ilvermorny.
• Snape asked about Harry, and Dumbledore said Lily would give him the answer.

Harry said goodbye to Lily after sharing the story of his life, then returned the Resurrection Stone to Dumbledore. Snape chose to leave Britain and find his own direction, while Dumbledore and Grindelwald prepared to face the Ministry's response to the battle as dawn approached.

• Harry recalled his painful childhood with Lily, then told her about his happier life at Hogwarts.
• Lily comforted Harry, told him that she and James were always with him, and kissed his forehead before fading away.
• Harry returned the Resurrection Stone to Dumbledore, and Snape announced that he would leave Hogwarts and probably travel abroad.
• Dumbledore suggested that Snape visit Ilvermorny to inspect a Snakewood tree, and Snape accepted before departing.
• Harry asked why Snape would not return to Hogwarts, and Dumbledore said Snape had to find his own direction.
• Dumbledore returned to the Castle with Harry and Loren, where Grindelwald warned him that the Ministry would respond to the spell's disturbance.

After the battle with Voldemort, Loren slept through the morning and reunited with Hermione at lunch, where he demonstrated the Elder Wand’s unusual magic. The Headmaster was away handling Minister Scrimgeour, while Harry was still asleep.

• Loren sent Hermione a message before falling asleep and dreamed restlessly about the previous night’s battle.
• Crookshanks woke Loren near noon after Hermione sent the cat to fetch him.
• Hermione gave Loren a sandwich and warned him not to sleep through the afternoon.
• Loren recounted the previous night’s events and used the Elder Wand to make a green apple smell and taste like an orange.
• Hermione asked whether the transformation required the Elder Wand, and Loren said he might study its principles.
• Loren told Hermione that Harry was still asleep and the Headmaster was meeting with Minister Scrimgeour.

Dumbledore told Scrimgeour that an unnamed wizard had defeated Voldemort, leaving the Ministry able to reclaim its headquarters, while withholding the wizard’s identity and details. At Hogwarts, Hermione experimented with the Elder Wand, and Loren encouraged a grieving Harry to seek Dumbledore’s help about his mother and the Resurrection Stone.

• Dumbledore told Scrimgeour that Voldemort was alive but badly injured and that an unnamed wizard had defeated him, then refused to reveal more about the wizard or the battle.
• Hermione tested the Elder Wand’s ability to strengthen magic and recorded her observations while sitting with Loren by the Black Lake.
• Loren and Hermione returned to the Castle as rain began, and Loren found Ron and Seamus struggling with essays after their Spell-Checking Quills failed.
• Harry told Loren that he missed his mother and wondered whether her promise that they would meet again meant they could reunite.
• Loren suggested Harry ask Dumbledore about the Resurrection Stone, and Harry left for the Headmaster’s office.

Harry asked Dumbledore for the Resurrection Stone, but Dumbledore offered him the Mirror of Erised and revealed that a fragment of Voldemort’s soul had attached itself to Harry, making him a living Horcrux. Harry fled after concluding he must die to destroy Voldemort, then struggled with the revelation as school resumed and the Daily Prophet reported the Ministry’s return.

• Harry visited Dumbledore and asked to borrow the Resurrection Stone so he could see his mother, but Dumbledore refused and lent him the Mirror of Erised instead.
• Dumbledore explained that Voldemort’s soul had split when his Killing Curse rebounded, leaving a fragment attached to Harry and making Harry a living Horcrux.
• Harry concluded that he had to die to destroy Voldemort, then ran from Dumbledore’s office before Dumbledore could finish explaining.
• Loren and Hermione returned to classes after Easter, while Ginny worried about Harry’s withdrawn behavior and confronted him at breakfast.
• Hermione read the Daily Prophet’s report that Voldemort had been severely injured and had gone into hiding, while the Ministry of Magic reopened under Rufus Scrimgeour.

Professor Bashat taught students to analyze Dark Arts creatures and choose practical countermeasures, prompting Loren to reconsider his confidence after using the Elder Wand. Harry was injured during practice and woke in the Hospital Wing, where Ginny quietly cared for him.

• Professor Bashat explained how to assess Dementors and Inferi by their traits, and criticized Loren's surface-level analysis of Inferi.
• Loren put away the Elder Wand and practiced Silencing Charms with Hermione as Professor Bashat advised him on mastering an ordinary wand.
• Ron accidentally struck Harry with a Repelling Charm during practice, and Professor Bashat took the unconscious Harry to the Hospital Wing.
• Madam Pomfrey healed Harry's fractured skull, and Harry woke with Ron, Loren, Hermione, and Ginny gathered around him.
• Loren and Hermione left with Ron, while Ginny helped Harry sit up, gave him water, and asked if he wanted something to eat.

After the Easter Holiday, Loren and Hermione saw Harry return to class healed but still dazed by memories of Ginny. Professor Flitwick began a lesson on Ancient Magic and its influence on modern spells as the rainy weather cleared.

• Students discussed Ministry recruitment after Voldemort's attack, while a Slytherin questioned the risks of working there if war resumed.
• Harry arrived in Charms class without bandages, and Ron asked how he was recovering.
• Hermione asked Harry about Ginny, and Harry drifted into a dazed grin while recalling the previous night.
• Professor Flitwick asked the class to recall the previous lesson, but Harry admitted he had been distracted and could not answer.
• Professor Flitwick taught how ancient elemental magic inspired modern magic, and the clouds cleared outside.

The Gryffindors celebrated the Dark Lord's defeat as Harry and Ginny enjoyed each other's company, while Ron was embarrassed by Ginny's reminders of his past with Lavender. Later, Harry told Loren he had decided to enjoy the journey despite the prophecy, and Loren challenged his belief that prophecies determined the future.

• Harry and Ginny read a Fantastic Beasts Book together, and Loren pulled Hermione away from interrupting them.
• Ginny rebuked Ron by listing the places where he and Lavender had made out, prompting Ron to flee.
• Hermione remembered her early conversations with Loren, blushed, and went upstairs after saying goodnight to him.
• Loren found Ron, Seamus, and Neville taking turns before the Mirror of Erised, while Harry stayed back because he viewed its image as a false illusion.
• Harry told Loren he would enjoy the journey despite the prophecy, and Loren asked whether Harry believed every prophecy could come true.

Loren told Harry that the prophecy had shaped events but had not predetermined them, and urged him to fight Voldemort for the sake of a peaceful life rather than because of fate. Harry admitted he knew he was a living Horcrux, and the chapter ended with him wondering if Loren resembled Dumbledore.

• Loren explained that Neville could have been the person named by the prophecy and that Harry’s path might have been different if Voldemort had chosen another target.
• Harry said he still had to destroy Voldemort, even if it cost his life, and Loren argued that the Ministry, the Order of the Phoenix, and others shared that responsibility.
• Harry revealed that he knew he was a living Horcrux, and Loren advised him to ask Dumbledore about the soul fragment and questioned Dumbledore’s claims about seeking the other Horcrux.
• Ron reflected that he wanted to lead the Quidditch team to victory, and Ron and Seamus covered the Mirror of Erised before bed.
• Harry asked Loren whether he was a little like Dumbledore, and Loren turned over, hoping the thought would not give him nightmares.

Loren and Hermione passed their Apparition exam at Hogwarts, where Wicky Tekross invited Loren to join the Ministry of Magic’s Department of Transportation and work on rebuilding the Floo Network. Loren said he would consider the offer because Hermione had wanted them to work together, and the chapter left them returning to the Castle as Draco continued to face questions about his missing family.

• Loren and Hermione learned that the Ministry of Magic was holding an Apparition exam for sixth- and seventh-year students at the Quidditch Pitch.
• Loren and Hermione arrived at the exam, joked together on the way, and both passed with accurate landings and no Splinching.
• Wicky Tekross told Loren that the Department of Transportation was recruiting for a Floo Network reconstruction project and invited him to join after graduation.
• Loren told Hermione he would consider the job because she had said she wanted them to be colleagues.
• Loren and Hermione wandered by the lake until lunchtime, then saw Draco tell Nott that he had no news about his missing family.

The Gryffindor and Ravenclaw Quidditch teams fought an unusually close final while Loren complained about the new commentator. Meanwhile, Draco sought comfort from Moaning Myrtle, then decided to go find Dumbledore as the match appeared to end in Gryffindor’s favor.

• Harry and Cho Chang exchanged greetings before the teams began the Quidditch final.
• Ravenclaw played beyond expectations, repeatedly matching Gryffindor’s attacks and tying the score at 110 to 110.
• Loren complained to Hermione that the new commentator was boring and wondered why Luna had been fired.
• Draco cried in the bathroom, asked Moaning Myrtle to keep his visit secret, and questioned her about the Castle and Dumbledore’s office.
• Draco learned Dumbledore was at the Quidditch Pitch, then left to find him as distant cheers suggested Gryffindor had won.

After Gryffindor won the Quidditch final, Harry spoke with Dumbledore about Voldemort’s Horcruxes and learned that the protection from his mother’s sacrifice still lived in Voldemort’s body. Harry realized the magic keeping him alive might make him a Horcrux.

• Harry caught the Golden Snitch, giving Gryffindor a 160-point victory over Ravenclaw, then said goodbye to Cho Chang.
• Harry kissed Ginny in public and was left to maintain and store the team’s brooms while the others went to celebrate.
• Dumbledore told Harry that Severus had found nothing unusual about Ilvermorny’s Snakewood, and that he planned to inspect it during the summer.
• Harry asked Dumbledore how the soul fragment in his scar could be safely destroyed, and Dumbledore explained how Voldemort’s use of Harry’s blood had made his mother’s protective magic endure.
• Harry recognized that the lasting protection inside Voldemort might make Harry a Horcrux.

Dumbledore explained that Lily’s sacrificial protection connected Harry and Voldemort, and proposed using Voldemort’s Killing Curse to destroy the soul fragment in Harry’s scar. Later, Loren discussed the plan with Harry and reasoned that Voldemort’s remaining living Horcrux might be a person.

• Dumbledore told Harry that Voldemort’s use of Harry’s blood had preserved Lily’s protective magic and proposed that Voldemort’s Killing Curse could destroy the soul fragment in Harry’s scar.
• Harry questioned why someone else could not destroy the fragment, and Dumbledore explained that Voldemort might be the most committed to using the necessary lethal magic.
• Loren returned from studying Astronomy and sang a nursery rhyme, prompting Harry to ask about its strange lyrics.
• Loren suggested the rhyme might have originated as a Dark Arts ritual involving a child sealed into a building’s foundation.
• Harry told Loren about Dumbledore’s plan and worried that Voldemort might return if another living Horcrux remained undiscovered.
• Loren reasoned that Voldemort’s final living soul container could be a person, making Harry’s heart skip a beat.

Loren and Harry considered whether Voldemort had made a living Horcrux, and Harry wondered if his connection to Voldemort could help locate it. Later, Dumbledore was interrupted by a late-night visit from Draco.

• Harry asked Loren whether the Snake Tree at Ilvermorny could be Voldemort's living Horcrux, but Loren said it was too conspicuous and had already been examined.
• Loren reasoned that Voldemort would keep his final Horcrux close and suggested it might be a person or creature under his control.
• Harry proposed using his connection to Voldemort to search his memories, and Loren encouraged him to try despite doubting his ability to overcome Voldemort's Occlumency.
• Loren offered to help Harry with Legilimency, then went to bed.
• Dumbledore finished his late-night cocoa and welcomed Draco into his office.

Loren and Hermione finished their sixth-year exams, and Loren later found Harry practicing what he believed was a way to enter Voldemort’s mind. The chapter ended with Loren telling Harry that he was meditating, not using Legilimency.

• Loren stopped Hermione from revising during dinner and took a walk with her after their meal.
• The sixth-year students completed their theory and practical exams, and Loren finished his final Charms exam with Professor Flitwick’s praise.
• Loren helped Hermione prepare for her Ancient Rune exam until she kicked him out of the Library.
• Loren returned to the dormitory and found Neville packing, Seamus grinning at himself, Ron admiring a Quidditch photograph, and Harry sitting with his eyes closed.
• Harry told Loren he was practicing Legilimency on himself to find a passage into Voldemort’s mind, and Loren explained that he was meditating.

Harry practised Legilimency with Loren and accidentally uncovered Loren’s embarrassing memories before the conversation turned to weddings. After her Ancient Runes exam, Hermione learned that the Egyptian Alchemy Research Center planned to invite Loren; she later found Harry and Ron gazing into each other’s eyes in the Common Room.

• Loren explained how Legilimency worked, and Harry tried to enter his mind after removing his glasses.
• Harry glimpsed Loren’s memories, including embarrassing moments involving Ripper, Cho Chang, and Ginny, then spilled tea in surprise.
• Loren asked Harry about his future wedding and described an open-air ceremony featuring memories of Harry and Ginny.
• Hermione finished her Ancient Runes exam, and Professor Babbling told her the Egyptian Alchemy Research Center planned to invite Loren after graduation.
• Hermione returned to the Common Room and found Harry and Ron staring intently at each other while Loren clarified that they were not practising Legilimency.

After their exams, Loren and Hermione relaxed together on a secluded hill and discussed summer plans, careers, and their growing affection. By the lake, Harry and Ginny gave up practicing Legilimency and went to meet Hagrid.

• Hermione told Loren that the Egyptian Alchemy Research Center and the Beauxbatons Board of Governors had shown interest in him, but he said he was not planning to study Alchemy in Egypt.
• Hermione urged Loren to choose a career he truly wanted, and he joked that he wanted to loaf at home.
• Hermione warned that Voldemort and the remaining Death Eaters could still be a threat, so she and Loren agreed to stay home over the summer and urge Grandpa Bates to do the same.
• Loren told Hermione she looked beautiful, and she grew shy under his gaze.
• Harry and Ginny struggled to practice Legilimency because their memories of dating distracted them, so Ginny called it off and suggested Harry practice with Ron instead.
• Ginny and Harry left to meet Hagrid as the sun began to set.

Hermione and Loren walked to Hagrid’s dinner together, while Ron bragged about the Quidditch trophies he expected their team to win. At Hagrid’s Wooden House, Loren learned that Hagrid had planted his new pumpkins beside Aragog’s grave.

• Ron told Harry and Ginny that future students would see their team’s Quidditch trophies in the Prefects’ bathroom, and declared that the captain would be listed first.
• Hermione walked with Loren toward the Forbidden Forest and reflected on their growing intimacy as he rambled about Grawp and the Centaurs.
• Fang greeted Hermione and Loren at Hagrid’s Wooden House, where Ginny complained that Ron and Harry’s conversation had been unbearable.
• Loren asked Hagrid whether his pumpkins had grown well because Aragog was buried beneath the pumpkin patch.
• Hagrid explained that he had planted a new pumpkin variety beside Aragog’s grave, and Loren noted that the dinner’s pumpkins were especially sweet.

Harry considered staying at Hogwarts over the summer to avoid putting the Dursleys at risk, while Loren urged him to consult his loved ones before deciding. The group realized they had forgotten to contact Betty, whose baby had just been safely delivered with Molly’s help.

• Harry told Hagrid and his friends he wanted to stay at Hogwarts for the summer because the Dursleys could be endangered and he no longer needed to maintain his mother’s protection by staying with Aunt Petunia.
• Hermione explained that she and Loren had canceled their travel plans and would stay home because their Floo Network connections might have left traces, while Ron suggested Harry stay with his family or Sirius.
• Loren urged Harry to write to Mrs. Weasley and Sirius for their opinions, and the group realized they had forgotten to check on Betty.
• Molly congratulated Sirius after Betty safely gave birth to a daughter, and Sirius thanked Molly for supporting them through the delivery.
• Lupin and Tonks quietly left the delivery room corridor so Sirius and Molly could talk.

Tonks and Lupin waited at the hospital after Sirius Black and Betty’s child was born, and discussed the danger ahead as Voldemort and the Death Eaters regrouped. Tonks told Lupin they should not leave their feelings unspoken, then kissed him.

• Tonks told Lupin how the Order had adjusted its meetings while Betty was pregnant and expressed relief that the baby was born safely.
• Tonks and Lupin joked about her saved leave and wondered when Dumbledore would defeat Voldemort for good.
• Tonks worried that Sirius would fight despite having a newborn daughter, and Lupin said the child would strengthen his resolve.
• Tonks realized that she and Lupin could also die in the coming conflict and said they should not leave regrets behind.
• Lupin tried to reject Tonks because he considered himself too old and unworthy, but she showed him her silver wolf Patronus and kissed him.