Chapter Summaries

Loren and Hermione continued their intensive magical studies before Dumbledore visited and performed a ritual that cured Bates’s werewolf disease for several years. Dumbledore explained the Ministry’s investigation into Hogwarts and suggested Loren look into Windsor Castle for a possible way to obtain a unicorn horn.

• Hermione continued tutoring Loren in the Patronus Charm, Memory Magic, Legilimency, and school subjects, while the two enjoyed a quiet walk home together.
• Dumbledore arrived at Loren’s house on the full moon and used a gentle spell to put Bates to sleep before beginning the treatment.
• Dumbledore and Loren completed the ritual and Human Transformation Spell, preventing Bates from transforming for the next few years.
• Dumbledore told Loren that the Ministry of Magic was investigating Hogwarts and pure-blood families ahead of an inspection connected to Hogwarts’s push for greater independence.
• Dumbledore said unicorns would resent anyone seeking their horns, but suggested Loren investigate Muggle Windsor Castle as another possible lead before departing.

In Paris, Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle revisited their past before sealing themselves inside their manor to die, while Dumbledore raced to find them. Before the secret of the manor vanished forever, Nicolas left Loren a final message through Dumbledore: “regarding the sun and the world, no comment.”

• Loren let Bates sleep and ate a simple dinner after Dumbledore disappeared to return to Hogwarts.
• In Paris, Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle watched Faust with a young aspiring opera singer, and Nicolas told him he had known Goethe and was the real-life Faust.
• Dumbledore crossed the Channel by Apparition, hoping to find Nicolas before he left without saying goodbye.
• Nicolas and Perenelle entered their emptied manor, transformed it into a stone coffin, and closed their eyes as the Fidelius-protected secret of its location disappeared.
• Dumbledore found the boy at the café, received Nicolas’s magical message for Loren, and repeated the words: “regarding the sun and the world, no comment.”

Loren learned that obtaining a real Unicorn Horn was the hardest part of repairing the mirror, and Flamel revealed that Nicol's final alchemical pursuits had been creating the sun and the world. After planning a possible theft from Windsor Castle, Loren woke to find Grandpa Bates energized by his ritual and surprisingly capable of managing money.

• Loren rejected buying a Unicorn Beast horn or seeking the black market and asked Flamel how he could obtain a genuine Unicorn Horn.
• Flamel explained that Nicol had created him while pursuing intelligent life, and that Nicol later abandoned the goal to pursue creating the sun and the world.
• Flamel linked Windsor Castle to a supposed Unicorn Horn obtained by the Queen and described how historical Muggle hunters had hunted Unicorns.
• Loren and Flamel discussed stealing a Unicorn Horn from Windsor Castle, with Flamel advising him to wait until he had learned Apparition.
• Loren overslept after planning the theft, then ate breakfast while Grandpa Bates said the ritual had made him feel younger and revealed he was arranging a fund at the bank.

Loren recalled the coming September crash of the Pound Sterling and told Bates that he could profit from it, using wizarding prophecy as an explanation. Bates said he would consider the warning but would keep Loren out of the investment, while Loren remained unsure what work he would pursue after school.

• Bates explained that a banker had helped him invest his rental income in long-term funds, and Loren remembered that Soros would soon short the Pound Sterling.
• Hermione visited Loren, discussed her family’s currency investments, and joined him in practicing the Patronus Charm.
• Loren told Hermione that Dumbledore had cured Bates’s Werewolf Disease, then continued their spell practice in the yard.
• Bates and Loren prepared separate steaks, and Bates conceded that Loren’s garlic-and-rosemary version smelled more appealing.
• Loren warned Bates that the Pound Sterling would sharply depreciate in September and suggested investing, but Bates chose to consider it without involving Loren.
• Bates asked Loren about his future and the jobs available to wizards after graduation, and Loren said he had not decided what he wanted to do.

Hermione summoned a corporeal Dolphin Patronus while practicing with Loren, then began supervising his studies even more closely. Loren discovered that Flamel could leave Fantasy Book as a phantom, and he persuaded Hermione to take a weekend trip to an Aquarium to see Dolphins.

• Loren woke early and persuaded Hermione to get up and practice the Patronus Charm, despite her annoyance and her parents’ amusement.
• After Monica and Wendell left, Hermione cast a corporeal Patronus in the shape of a silver-white Dolphin and happily guided it around the yard.
• Hermione intensified her plan to supervise Loren’s Patronus practice and studies, while Loren made progress in Legilimency and searched for a way to escape the routine.
• Loren found Flamel outside Fantasy Book and learned that Flamel could move only within about thirty-three feet, that some witches and wizards could see him, and that only Loren could hear his voice.
• The next morning, Loren suggested visiting an Aquarium because seeing Dolphins might help Hermione understand her Patronus, and Hermione agreed to go that weekend.

At the Aquarium, Loren and Hermione enjoyed the marine exhibits while their parents discussed Hermione’s studious habits. Elsewhere, Lucius warned Draco about the Malfoy family’s precarious position, Vincent Crabbe grew eager for Voldemort’s return, and the chapter ended with a dolphin choosing Loren over Hermione.

• Loren and Hermione marveled at the Aquarium’s sea life as the Grangers and Bates discussed Hermione’s habit of studying too much.
• Lucius told Draco that the Malfoys were vulnerable to powerful figures and that the family’s service to Voldemort and influence at Hogwarts were meant to ensure its survival.
• Lucius refused to give up the Board of Governors’ authority to Professor McGonagall, then complained that Dobby had let his tea go cold.
• Old Crabbe described his family’s former power to Vincent, who resolved to repay his humiliations if Voldemort returned.
• At the Aquarium’s dolphin show, a dolphin eagerly accepted ice from Loren but swam away when Hermione tried to feed it.

Loren and Hermione bonded with a dolphin at the Aquarium while Harry continued practicing Occlumency with Sirius Black. At The Burrow, the Weasleys learned that Vincent Crabbe had been rescued from a Werewolf in Knockturn Alley without being injured.

• Loren helped Hermione feed and pet the dolphin, and the children played with it in a water fight.
• After leaving the Aquarium, Hermione asked Loren why he seemed closer to dolphins than she did, and they traded childish insults.
• Harry told Sirius Black he was frustrated with Occlumency practice, and Black explained why Dumbledore wanted him to learn it despite its risks.
• Ron worried that Harry had not answered his letters, while Fred and George suspected Percy was hiding something.
• Arthur returned to The Burrow and told the family that Vincent Crabbe had been rescued from a Werewolf in Knockturn Alley without a scratch.

Loren pushed his Patronus Charm to the edge of taking form, then spent a quiet summer morning with Hermione practicing Legilimency, discussing their families’ travel plans, and revising spells. The chapter ended with Hermione and Loren meeting each other’s eyes as they studied the Unlocking Charm.

• Loren filled the sealed room with silvery-white Patronus light, but failed to make his Patronus take form.
• Hermione helped Loren to the sofa, where they teased each other, drank cola, and discussed Grandpa Bates’s yacht plans and their families’ trip.
• Loren and Hermione briefly shared childhood memories through Legilimency, and Loren told Hermione to begin practicing Occlumency.
• Hermione and Loren rested on the sofa before Hermione urged him to study their revision material.
• Hermione quizzed Loren on the Mending Charm and Unlocking Charm, and he woke up enough to recite Colloportus and Open Sesame before their eyes met.

Loren and the Grangers boarded a cruise ship with Bates, and Loren and Hermione spent the evening searching the dark sea for Azkaban while learning more about the wizarding prison. Hermione planned to keep searching the next day, while Wendell tried and failed to get the others to admire his fishing catch.

• The Grangers and Bates boarded the Wilhelmina Sylvia, settled into neighboring rooms, and explored the ship.
• Loren and Bates went fishing, prompting Hermione to tease Wendell into joining them with Bates’s fishing gear.
• Loren and Hermione leaned over the railing and discussed Azkaban, but they found no trace of it in the Strait of Dover.
• Hermione guessed they could search again when the ship reached the North Sea the next day, while Loren reluctantly agreed to return inside.
• Wendell tried to boast that he had quickly caught three capelin, but Hermione acted confused and the others struggled not to laugh.

Loren and Hermione saw a Beluga Whale and an Orca near the cruise ship, leading Loren to realize that his Patronus would be an Orca. That night, they spotted a Dementor and faced a choice between protecting the passengers and exposing their magic and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

• Loren and Hermione watched the sunrise and ate breakfast aboard the Wilhelmina Sylvia Explorer.
• A Beluga Whale and an Orca appeared beside the ship, and Loren realized his Patronus would be an Orca.
• Loren and Hermione spent the day searching the North Sea for Azkaban, while Wendell went fishing.
• At night, Hermione spotted a Dementor floating near the ship, and Loren recognized it.
• Hermione worried that casting the Patronus Charm in front of the passengers would reveal their magic, while Loren explained that Aurors could discover their spellcasting by examining their wands and a Pensieve.

Loren and Hermione concealed their fight with a Dementor in magical fog, but Loren’s Patronus destroyed it and left behind a mysterious pebble. Suspecting trouble at Azkaban, they made the cruise ship turn back toward shore, where Hermione grew exasperated with Loren’s casual use of her spoon.

• Hermione and Loren used Transfiguration to surround the cruise ship with fog while Loren pursued the Dementor with his Patronus.
• Loren’s giant Orca Patronus swallowed and destroyed the Dementor, leaving a gray-white pebble on his wand.
• Loren and Hermione suspected the Dementor had come from trouble at Azkaban and decided to get off the ship in case dark wizards had escaped.
• Loren softened part of the ship’s hull with a charm, prompting the crew to announce that the ship would dock at Sunderland.
• Hermione objected when Loren ate from the spoon she had used, and she slammed the table.

After a nightmare revealed that Mr. Bambur had tried to kill and eat him as a child, Loren discovered the Soul Stone had drawn out the memory and grown by feeding on his emotions. Meanwhile, Vincent Crabbe hid his plans from his father, and Dolores Umbridge prepared to propose an Anti-Werewolf Law.

• Loren relived a forgotten memory of Mr. Bambur preparing to kill him, until his childhood magic knocked Bambur unconscious and Joyce came to his rescue.
• Loren realized the nightmare had exposed a gap in his memories and decided to visit the orphanage to investigate.
• Loren tested the pebble with the Patronus Charm and found that its light shrank the Soul Stone after it had grown by absorbing his emotions.
• Old Crabbe beat Vincent for contacting Werewolves and arranging the Azkaban break-in, while Vincent stayed silent and resolved to rely only on himself.
• Dolores Umbridge finished working late and planned to submit an Anti-Werewolf Law calling for Werewolves to be put to death.

After the cruise, Loren learned that repairing Mary’s Mirror could restore his lost memories and went to Windsor Castle to locate a Unicorn Horn for the work. He found the horn hidden in a knight statue and practiced Apparition and other magic during the remaining holiday, while Flamel refused to help him test the Memory Charm.

• The captain arranged safety inspections after the damaged deck mysteriously returned to normal, and the organizers refunded the passengers and sent them to London.
• Flamel examined the Soul Stone and explained that Loren could recover his memories through Mary’s Mirror once its surface was repaired, suggesting the stone could strengthen the replacement mirror.
• Loren and Bates searched Windsor Castle, where Loren used Magic Sight to identify a Unicorn Horn disguised as a statue’s spearhead.
• Loren successfully practiced Apparition in the Fantasy Book’s Duel Chamber, and Flamel warned him to wait for supervised practice in the real world.
• Loren and Hermione studied spells during the rest of the holiday, while Loren improved his Legilimency and Flamel continued refusing to help him practice the Memory Charm.

Loren practiced dueling with Flamel, who pointed out his reliance on parrying and other combat mistakes. On August 6, Loren received Ron’s birthday letter, declined an invitation to The Burrow so he could stay with Bates, and began his birthday by tasting Bates’s burnt cake.

• Loren used mist and a water jet to distract Flamel before striking him with Sectumsempra, ending their practice duel.
• Flamel reviewed the fight and criticized Loren’s limited spell variety, unnecessary parries, and overly precise targeting.
• Loren woke on August 6 to Errol delivering Ron’s birthday letter, which invited him to The Burrow and asked him to check on Harry.
• Loren decided to stay with Bates rather than visit The Burrow, and Bates welcomed him with a homemade mulberry cake.
• Loren praised Bates’s burnt cake to spare his feelings, then spat it out when Bates revealed he had already tried it.

Harry discovered that Dobby had intercepted his letters to keep him from returning to Hogwarts, while Loren celebrated his birthday with Hermione and received a hand-carved pendant from her. As the holidays ended, Loren and Hermione took their parents to Diagon Alley, where they reunited with Harry and the Weasleys.

• Harry confronted Dobby for intercepting his letters, and Dobby vanished after warning that Hogwarts was dangerous and involved Werewolves.
• Loren learned that he and Hermione had both forgotten Harry’s birthday, then received a carved cliff cypress dolphin pendant from Hermione on his own birthday.
• Hedwig delivered Harry’s letter to Loren, explaining Dobby’s interference and reporting that Sirius suspected Malfoy.
• Loren, Hermione, and their parents visited Diagon Alley to buy school supplies, but the parents grew uncomfortable under the Wizards’ stares.
• Loren introduced Hagrid to Bates and the Grangers, and Hagrid took them away for a drink while Loren and Hermione stayed with Harry.
• Harry told Loren that he had come from Knockturn Alley, and Ron, Fred, George, and Mr. Weasley hurried over to meet them.

Loren joined Harry, Ron, and Hermione in Diagon Alley, where Lockhart announced that he would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and Lucius Malfoy insulted the Weasleys. The group left for home, with Loren discovering Arthur had secretly returned the Galleon he lent Ron, while he ended up squeezed into the car between two drunk men.

• Molly caught up with Harry after he escaped Knockturn Alley, and Ron told Loren that Sirius had gone to investigate Dobby.
• Harry and Ron suspected that Dobby belonged to the Malfoys, while Loren examined a Unicorn horn and planned to prevent the Basilisk-related events.
• At Flourish and Blotts, Lockhart gave Harry signed copies of his books and announced that he would become Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Ron borrowed a Galleon from Loren to help buy Ginny new school supplies, and Arthur fought Lucius after Lucius insulted the Weasleys.
• Loren comforted Ginny, and Arthur secretly returned Loren's Galleon as the group left for The Leaky Cauldron.
• After Bates and the Grangers drank with Hagrid, Hermione rode in the front seat while Loren was left in the back with the two drunk men.

Hermione and Loren discussed the proposed Anti-Werewolf Law and the hardship facing werewolves, while Loren considered the limits of his cure. Later, Loren opened Tom Riddle’s Diary, where Voldemort examined his memories before Abraham’s Curse burned most of the Horcrux away; Loren was left wondering what Voldemort meant by “Sages” and “Deities.”

• Hermione read a Daily Prophet report about Fenrir Greyback’s failed Azkaban attack and suspected the werewolves had been trying to rescue a prisoner.
• Hermione found Dolores Umbridge’s proposed Anti-Werewolf Law, and Loren explained why the law would be difficult to oppose and why his treatment could not help every werewolf.
• Hermione reflected on the injustice facing werewolves, while Loren decided not to guide her away from her sympathy for the weak.
• Loren returned home, covered the sleeping Bates with a blanket, and later opened the Diary bearing Tom Riddle’s name.
• Loren wrote a question in the Diary, but Voldemort stirred his emotions and examined his memories before replying.
• The Diary addressed Loren as a descendant of Morgan, urged him to join Voldemort and become a Deity, then burned under Abraham’s Curse and released a remnant of its memory; Flamel reassured Loren that the curse would keep erasing it.

Loren learned that his Morgan ancestry and the nature of Deities remained mysteries, while Voldemort received a message calling Loren a Sage of the New Era and began pursuing a lead about the Crabbe family. As Loren and Hermione boarded the train for their second year at Hogwarts, he still could not remember what he had forgotten.

• Flamel told Loren that Morgan was connected to a great wizard and advised him to ask Dumbledore about his ancestry once school began.
• Lucius explained to Draco that he put the Malfoy family's interests above pure-blood causes, then agreed to replace the Slytherin Quidditch team's equipment in exchange for Draco's place on the team.
• Voldemort read a message addressing Loren as the Descendant of Morgan and Sage of the New Era, then used a House-elf to investigate a report that young Crabbe had hired Werewolves to attack Azkaban.
• Loren took the Fantasy Book to the British Library, where Flamel planned to copy its books into the collection.
• Loren and Hermione said goodbye to their families at King's Cross and boarded the train for their second year at Hogwarts.
• On the train, Loren checked his belongings because he felt he had forgotten something, then joked with Hermione about magical sweets.

Loren and Hermione reunited with Luna on the Hogwarts Express, where Luna spotted a blue-winged butterfly protecting Loren’s eyes, then arrived at the start-of-term feast. Harry and Ron showed up after flying the enchanted car to Hogwarts, while Luna and Ginny were sorted into Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.

• Luna joined Loren and Hermione’s compartment and described seeing a blue-winged butterfly in Loren’s eyes, prompting Hermione to pull Loren away as they leaned close to inspect it.
• Loren helped Hermione feel a Thestral beside the carriages, and she spent the ride and feast worrying that the creatures were underfed.
• At the feast, George and Fred asked Loren whether he had seen Harry and Ron, and Loren remembered that they had flown the car to Hogwarts but decided not to intervene.
• Harry and Ron arrived late, and Dumbledore sent Snape to take them away while the Sorting continued.
• Luna was sorted into Ravenclaw, Ginny was sorted into Gryffindor, and George and Fred performed theatrically during the school song.

Loren told Dumbledore that Lucius had given Ginny a talking Diary belonging to Tom Riddle and warned him about the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. Dumbledore promised to handle the Basilisk, explained what he knew about Sages and Fairy Morgan, and asked Loren to accompany him somewhere later; Loren returned to the common room, where Harry and Ron were recovering from their punishment.

• Loren left the first years at the Gryffindor common room and went to Dumbledore's office to report the Diary and the Basilisk hidden in the Chamber of Secrets.
• Dumbledore assured Loren that the Basilisk would be dealt with, then explained that Sages could refine the Sorcerer's Stone and that Fairy Morgan was an ancient witch linked to Merlin and mermaids.
• Loren said he had no interest in ruling Muggles or becoming immortal, and Dumbledore laughed before admitting he could not answer everything about Morgan or deities.
• Dumbledore asked Loren to accompany him to a place later, believing the trip might reveal clues about Voldemort's Horcruxes, and Loren agreed.
• Loren returned to the Gryffindor common room and learned that Harry and Ron had overeaten the sandwiches Snape left them and then been given a foul-tasting potion.
• Hermione gave Loren her neatly written class schedule before going to bed, while he agreed to take Harry and Ron back to their dormitory once they felt better.