Chapter Summaries

At Bill and Fleur’s wedding, Loren and Dumbledore shared an orange and discussed Voldemort’s fate and Bellatrix’s unborn child. Dumbledore confirmed Voldemort was permanently trapped between life and death, while the child awaited birth before Bellatrix’s trial.

• The Weasleys and Delacours held Bill and Fleur’s wedding, where Loren danced with Hermione and guests celebrated late into the night.
• Dumbledore sat apart from the dancing, and Loren offered him an orange whose green peel he had disguised with silent Transfiguration.
• Loren and Dumbledore shared the orange and discussed Mr. Bates and Winky’s efforts to help her understand herself.
• Dumbledore told Loren that Voldemort’s shattered soul could never reunite and would suffer in the space between life and death until it became white mist.
• Dumbledore said pregnant Mrs. Lestrange was confined at St Mungo’s until she gave birth, after which she would be sent to the Courtroom, and he hoped her child would not follow Voldemort’s path.

At Bill and Fleur’s wedding, Loren told Dumbledore about his dream of a devastating battle at Hogwarts, while Dumbledore described the changes coming to the school and Ministry. Later, Loren and Flamel advanced their research into spatial teleportation as the Ministry’s purge disrupted related work, and Loren left to shop in Diagon Alley with Hermione.

• Dumbledore introduced Loren to Ephieas Doge and explained that Snape would become Deputy Headmaster while McGonagall prepared to take over as Headmaster.
• Dumbledore discussed Scrimgeour’s planned purge of the Ministry and the coming trials and extraditions of Death Eaters.
• Loren recounted his dream of the final battle at Hogwarts, naming the people who fought and died, and Dumbledore asked whether anyone else had been hurt.
• Loren and Flamel refined their experimental spatial teleportation method, while Ministry turmoil stalled the Apparition research project led by Tykros.
• Loren told Bates to ask Winky whether he wanted to leave Hogwarts and become their household servant, then met Hermione and went to Diagon Alley.

Loren and Hermione made their last back-to-school shopping trip through a busy Diagon Alley, where wizards celebrated Voldemort’s confirmed defeat and the shops prospered again. They left together at sunset, with Loren reflecting that this was their final school-shopping trip.

• Loren and Hermione listened at the Leaky Cauldron as patrons discussed Voldemort’s biography, his final defeat, and rumors that a mysterious wizard would receive honors.
• Hermione teased Loren about whether people would want to marry him, and Loren embarrassed her by recalling her conversation with Ginny and Fleur.
• Loren and Hermione walked through Diagon Alley, seeing flourishing shops, Ollivanders’ expanded wand shop, and Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes crowded with customers.
• Loren and Hermione bought Hogwarts robes and textbooks, then wandered through other shops until sunset.
• Loren remarked that this was their last back-to-school shopping trip, while Hermione remembered her first visit to Diagon Alley six years earlier.

Loren struggled with insomnia after a late night testing runes, then sought Hermione’s help and stayed with her overnight. On September 1, they reunited with their families at King’s Cross and boarded the Hogwarts Express as the new school year began.

• Loren’s attempts to fall asleep led him to envision rune combinations for Spatial Teleportation, leaving him more alert and frustrated.
• Loren Apparated to Hermione’s bedroom and persuaded her to let him stay while she read, and they fell asleep together.
• After waking at Hermione’s house, Loren Apparated away when Wendell called her to hurry to the station.
• Loren and Hermione said goodbye to their families, who urged them to look after each other at school.
• At King’s Cross, Loren and Hermione entered Platform Nine and waited among cheerful students and parents before Harry, Ron, Ginny, and the Weasley twins arrived.
• The Hogwarts Express departed with the students aboard.

Loren, Hermione, Harry, and Ron returned to Hogwarts for their final school year, where Loren confirmed to Seamus that he had been the mysterious wizard who fought Voldemort. The Sorting Ceremony began with Snape overseeing the first years, whose fear of him quickly brought them to tears.

• Loren and Hermione shared a compartment on the Hogwarts Express, and Harry and Ron joined them after nearly missing the train.
• Harry bought snacks from the trolley, miscalculated the price, and joined the others for a meal as they traveled back to school.
• At Hogwarts, Grawp waded through the lake and sent waves rocking the first years' boats while Hagrid tried to reassure them.
• Seamus guessed that Loren was the mysterious wizard who defeated Voldemort, and Loren confirmed it but said he would keep his identity secret.
• Loren saw Lupin among the staff and noticed that Snape had returned as a Deputy Headmaster while Slughorn had retired.
• Snape began the Sorting Ceremony, and his cold appearance frightened the first years into crying again.

At Hogwarts’ start-of-term feast, Dumbledore announced Voldemort’s destruction and welcomed Lupin and Snape back to the staff, while Harry publicly praised Snape’s wartime service. As the school year began, Neville discussed his uncertain future with his friends, and Nott approached Loren seeking protection for declining Pure-blood Families.

• Dumbledore assured the students that Voldemort was gone and announced that Lupin had returned to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.
• Lupin revealed that he was a Werewolf who had fought for Werewolves, and Harry explained that Lupin had returned partly because Tonks was pregnant.
• Dumbledore welcomed Snape back as Potions professor and Deputy Headmaster, and Harry told the school that Snape had helped him escape the Death Eaters.
• Loren’s roommates discussed Neville’s possible plans to help his mother and uncle start a business after graduation.
• After class, Loren spotted Draco and Nott speaking with Slytherin students, and Nott asked Loren to protect a group of weakening Pure-blood Families.

Theodore Nott explained how Death Eater trials, Ministry purges, and rumors were ruining businesses tied to Pure-blood Families, and asked Loren for protection. Loren refused to reveal his identity or promise political influence, but offered a possible business partnership if Nott’s family survived the crisis.

• Theodore Nott told Loren that Death Eater relatives had lost much of their wealth and that businesses linked to their families were being damaged by rumors.
• Nott and Draco described the families’ legitimate shops, potion trade, and illegal trafficking of dangerous magical creatures, which Loren planned to report to Hermione.
• Nott explained that he had identified Loren from clues including Draco’s Galleons Communicators and the wand Loren used, then formed a secret organization seeking protection.
• Loren refused to provide protection or reveal his identity, and suggested Nott seek help from Dumbledore or Minister Scrimgeour.
• As Nott prepared to leave, Loren offered a possible business partnership if Nott and his family survived the crisis and still trusted him.

Loren and Hermione discussed his plans for the New Spatial Displacement Device and what Hermione wanted for her eighteenth birthday. After Loren agreed to spend her birthday transformed into a cat, he joined Seamus and Dean to prepare for a nighttime adventure through Hogwarts.

• Hermione questioned Loren about turning down Nott's proposal before pursuing a business partnership with Pure-blood Families to promote his New Spatial Displacement Device.
• Loren asked Hermione what she wanted for her eighteenth birthday, and she requested that he stay with her as a cat for the entire day after her Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
• Loren accepted Hermione's birthday request, then left for Gryffindor Tower while Hermione watched him go with a pleased smile.
• Loren reviewed the New Spatial Displacement Device's preliminary design and its high Magic Power costs and beacon requirements for long-distance travel.
• Loren joined Seamus and Dean in the Common Room, where they outlined a nighttime excursion to Hogwarts locations from past adventures.

Loren joined Hermione and the Gryffindor seventh years on a nighttime tour of Hogwarts with students from other Houses. When Filch caught the crowd, Loren gave him sample Fake Wands, and Filch let them go; the students continued exploring freely.

• Loren and Hermione left the Gryffindor Common Room with the seventh years and joined Neville, Hannah, and the growing groups from other Houses.
• Draco apologized to Neville for his past behavior, and Neville accepted his apology, while Harry also received apologies from Justin and Ernie.
• Ron told the students a dramatic story about their first-year encounter with Fluffy, but Filch and Mrs. Norris appeared at the end of the corridor.
• Loren offered Filch Fake Wands, and Filch confiscated them before leaving without punishing the students.
• The students relaxed and wandered through Hogwarts, and Loren told Ron that the Fake Wands were his own idea, not a gift from George and Fred.

The seventh years returned to classes, and Professor McGonagall let the students off for their nighttime gathering while warning them to follow school rules. As graduation approached, she considered Loren and Hermione’s career plans and quietly began looking for ways to support Hermione’s work in magical-creature affairs.

• Professor McGonagall told the seventh years that the staff would not punish them for organizing the nighttime gathering, but warned them not to break school rules again.
• Loren told Professor McGonagall he planned to study at the Alchemy Research Center, while Hermione said she would join the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.
• Professor McGonagall considered how difficult Hermione’s chosen career might be and wrote to former colleagues about assigning magical-creature duties to her department.
• In Potions, Snape asked Harry to explain why a potion should be stirred in one direction, leaving Harry regretting that he had defended Snape at the opening feast.
• Loren invited Harry to research Professor Lupin’s essay topics in the Library, but Harry declined to attend Quidditch practice, and Hermione teased Loren after no one else agreed to go.
• Harry wished Hermione a happy birthday before leaving, while Loren and Hermione remained together after the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Parvati planned to use Hermione’s birthday weekend to finish an essay while Hermione stayed in the dormitory doting on a white cat that was actually Loren in disguise. On the first Hogsmeade Weekend, Loren walked with Hermione and proposed a shopping itinerary, while she resisted his attempts at affection.

• Parvati drafted an essay on Dark Wizards and prepared Hogsmeade vouchers as Hermione’s birthday gift.
• Hermione returned to the dormitory with a white cat she said she was watching for a friend, then spent the day playing with it instead of studying.
• Parvati gave Hermione the vouchers and brought her a beef pie, while Hermione continued reading in bed with the cat in her arms.
• That night, the white cat revealed its playful nature beneath Hermione’s blankets, and she repeatedly tried to restrain it.
• On September 20th, Filch checked the students’ names for Hogsmeade Weekend, and Loren joined Hermione on the walk to the village.
• Loren suggested visiting The Quill Shop, Honeydukes, and Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop, while Hermione refused to hold hands and objected to the proposed lunch.

Loren and Hermione spent Hogsmeade Weekend visiting shops, teasing each other, and sharing a private candy mishap before joining their friends for a group photograph. As they returned to Hogwarts, Colin revealed he hoped to start his own magazine, while the Seventh Years reflected on their approaching graduation.

• Loren and Hermione visited The Quill Shop, then headed to Honeydukes while holding hands.
• Harry and Ginny showed off a matching Gryffindor couples' scarf, and Loren and Hermione bought two bulb candies at Honeydukes.
• At Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, Loren got a large candy stuck in his mouth, and Hermione shrank it with her wand; Hermione then refused to eat hers.
• Loren and Hermione returned toward Hogwarts, passing The Hog's Head, where Loren joked about using Veritaserum to finish Professor Lupin's essay assignment.
• Loren and Hermione joined Seamus, Creevey, Luna, Rolf, Justin, Ernie, and Padma for a group photograph.
• Colin told Loren and Hermione he had bought a new camera with money from an internship at the Daily Prophet and wanted to start his own magazine.

Professor Snape taught the Advanced Potions Class and gave Gryffindor points after Harry corrected his answer about mixed poisons. Loren asked Snape for help calibrating Sorcerer’s Stone Magic Power for his New Spatial Displacement Device, then sought guidance from Professor Babbling during Ancient Runes class.

• Snape challenged Harry to explain how to brew an antidote for a mixed poison, and Harry recited Golpalott's Third Law correctly, earning Gryffindor five points.
• Snape gave Loren his old experimental records and advised him to consult Professor Babbling about calibrating the New Spatial Displacement Device.
• Loren reflected on the device’s remaining challenges, including stable power supply, interconnection, and installation and calibration.
• Ancient Runes students analyzed commercial products, and Loren helped several groups solve problems with their designs.
• After class, Loren approached Professor Babbling to ask his own questions.

Loren asked Professor Babbling to help design a Rune array for the New Spatial Displacement Device, while Hermione trusted his secretive work. Gryffindor defeated Slytherin in the first Quidditch match of the school year, and Draco watched the Gryffindors enter the Kitchen afterward, wishing he could win just once.

• Loren explained the New Spatial Displacement Device’s Magic Power problems to Professor Babbling, who agreed to design a Rune array for him.
• Hermione asked Loren why he was working so hard on the device, and he joked that he wanted money and fame to help her rule the wizarding world.
• Loren and Hermione watched Gryffindor defeat Slytherin in the first Quidditch match of the year.
• Professor McGonagall and Snape discussed their teams’ players graduating and the need to recruit replacements.
• Draco hid as Harry and other Gryffindors entered the Kitchen after curfew, and he wished he could win just once.

On Halloween, Loren planned to use enchanted Jack-o'-lanterns to scare Hogwarts students, while Hermione imagined the trouble they would cause. By December, Loren was testing the lanterns’ spatial magic, and he and Hermione walked through the snow to Hagrid’s Hut for Hagrid’s sixty-ninth birthday.

• Loren watched Hermione study in the Library until she was ready to go see the Halloween decorations.
• Loren asked Hagrid to save him some Jack-o'-lanterns, then told Hermione he planned to enchant them to appear and vanish around Hogwarts at Halloween.
• As the seventh-years began revising for their exams, Loren worked in the Room of Requirement on the New Spatial Displacement Device and tested its array in the Jack-o'-lanterns.
• Hermione waited for Loren in the snowy Entrance Hall, and they set out together for Hagrid’s Hut on December 6, 1997, his sixty-ninth birthday.

Hagrid celebrated his sixty-ninth birthday with Loren and the others before Loren learned that the professors had sentenced him to detention for the Jack-o'-lantern hauntings. As Christmas break approached, Loren protested the ruling, while Nancy told Pickley that Mr. Kowhaug would meet Loren aboard the Hogwarts Express.

• Loren, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Hagrid, Grawp, and Fang celebrated Hagrid's birthday over a huge meal of stew and pies.
• Loren and Hermione discussed going home for Christmas and the upcoming American Magical Congress election, and Loren asked Hermione to arrange a meeting with Mr. Kowhaug.
• Neville told Loren that the professors had identified him as the one behind the Jack-o'-lantern sightings and sentenced him to two weeks of detention after the holidays.
• Loren protested the ruling, then admitted to Seamus that he had left the Jack-o'-lanterns as souvenirs, while his roommates laughed at his complaints.
• Nancy told Pickley that Mr. Kowhaug had arranged to meet Loren on the Hogwarts Express.

As Hogwarts students left for Christmas, Loren met with Mr. Kowhaug on the Hogwarts Express to propose promoting the New Spatial Displacement Device worldwide. Kowhaug questioned Loren’s motives, and Loren began to explain that the device was connected to the conflict between technological and magical civilization.

• Loren teased Seamus with news of a hidden Christmas present while his roommates said the House-elves would deliver their gifts.
• Harry said he would spend Christmas at Godric's Hollow cleaning his parents’ house, and Ron offered to help.
• Loren and the other students boarded the Hogwarts Express for the holidays.
• Loren met Mr. Kowhaug in a rear compartment and described the limitations of Apparition, Floo travel, and Portkeys.
• Loren revealed the New Spatial Displacement Device and asked Kowhaug to help promote it around the world.
• Kowhaug refused to agree without understanding Loren’s motives, and Loren raised the conflict between wizards and Muggles.

Loren discussed a long-term plan to promote new spatial devices with Kowhaug, then spent Christmas with Hermione and their families, where marriage and a future home were raised. Meanwhile, Draco visited Bellatrix Lestrange in St Mungo’s and learned she was pregnant, prompting Lucius to offer to adopt the child if it was healthy.

• Loren ended his conversation with Kowhaug, who left the train before agreeing to consider the proposal and reply before the International Wizarding Congress.
• Loren told Hermione that he would explain his plans after graduation, then fed her Cockroach Clusters and was attacked when she realized what she had eaten.
• Loren and Hermione celebrated Christmas Eve with both families, and Bates raised the prospect of their wedding and buying them an estate after graduation.
• Draco visited Bellatrix Lestrange in a guarded ward at St Mungo’s and became angry when a portrait teased him about going bald.
• Healers told Lucius and Narcissa that Bellatrix’s pregnancy was progressing normally and that the child was expected on the second Sunday of April.
• Lucius told the Healers that the Malfoy family would adopt Bellatrix’s child if it was healthy, and asked them to keep the news secret.

The chapter followed Lupin and Tonks settling into their home, Harry and Ginny imagining a future together, and Loren’s experiments and family visit during the Christmas holidays. As the holidays ended, Seamus returned to the Library to catch up on homework and wondered whether Madam Pince’s portrait was calling him one of the students who had not changed since First Year.

• Lupin and Tonks discussed their new home, Tonks’s work plans, and the child she was expecting before Sirius arrived with his goddaughter.
• Harry and Ginny explored the house Harry planned to make his own after graduation, but Ron interrupted their private moment.
• Bates reviewed the costs of buying castles, while Loren continued working to fix interference in his teleportation arrays.
• Hermione visited the cinema with Loren, and Monica quietly gave her advice about romance.
• Seamus began spending three hours a day in the Library to finish his homework and overheard Madam Pince discussing students with a portrait.

Seamus had a nightmare that he interpreted as a prophecy about wasting his life, then tried to take his homework seriously despite repeatedly getting distracted. Loren and Hermione returned to Hogwarts early, while Trelawney received a vision of her own and began writing it down.

• Seamus dreamed that his classmates had prospered while he remained unchanged, then woke and decided he needed to stop wasting time and do his homework.
• Seamus agreed to join Dean’s flying snowball fight, but after losing track of time he left the pitch to study when Loren and Hermione arrived early.
• Loren and Hermione left Grandpa Bates’s home and returned to Hogwarts, where they walked through the snowy grounds together.
• Trelawney drank Sherry while gazing into her old crystal ball, then began writing down a prophecy guided by her Inner Eye.