Chapter Summaries

Draco discovered that the Black Swan Club activity room had been wrecked, and he and his allies planned to confront Wayne openly while preparing another Polyjuice Potion scheme. Vincent suspected their next move would be public, then reviewed plans for the first Gwent tournament and found a Quibbler article about Quirinus Quirrell.

• Draco woke Crabbe and Goyle and found the Black Swan Club activity room vandalized, with its furnishings destroyed and its decorations protected by an anti-Repairing Charm.
• Blaise, Draco, Daphne, and Pansy planned to send Daphne and Pansy openly to deliver a letter to Wayne, while Blaise planned to use Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Wayne.
• Hermione gave Vincent a parchment outlining the first Gwent tournament, and they discussed changing its prize distribution and possibly starting a company.
• Hermione showed Vincent a copy of The Quibbler, and Vincent read its headline claiming Quirinus Quirrell had been a stand-in.

Harry confronted Voldemort, who revealed himself as Snape, but Vincent interrupted the duel and exposed the disguise. Vincent and Snape reached a temporary agreement before Snape carried the unconscious Harry away.

• Voldemort revealed that he was the enemy who had killed Harry’s parents and attacked him in the forest.
• Harry fought back with a Stunning Spell, but Voldemort disarmed the professors’ protections and knocked him unconscious.
• Vincent appeared and blocked Voldemort’s attack with his silver-white suitcase.
• Vincent identified Voldemort as Snape and negotiated an agreement to stop Black Swan from causing him trouble for the rest of the semester.
• Snape restored the surroundings, hoisted Harry onto his shoulder, and prepared to finish his plan quickly.

After Newt was cleared of charges over the Kraken incident, Jacob, Queenie, and Tina arrived, and Newt quit his Hogwarts teaching job to travel with Tina. Queenie discovered that Vincent was a natural Occlumens immune to Legilimency and Dementors, while the chapter ended with the group recalling a lethal execution method used by America's Magical Congress.

• Newt returned the Kraken to the North Sea, but an official repeatedly accused him of carrying dangerous creatures, and the Kraken rampaged until Dumbledore intervened.
• Dumbledore defended Newt at trial, and Newt was found not guilty.
• Jacob, Queenie, and Tina arrived, and Newt reunited with them before arguing with Tina about his secret departure.
• Newt announced that he was quitting as Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and would travel around the world with Tina.
• Queenie examined Vincent and realized that she could not read his thoughts, while Tina and Queenie concluded that he was a natural master of Occlumency who was immune to Dementors.

Vincent and the other first-years completed their final exams, with Vincent earning all O’s and Hermione earning the same. At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore reflected on the year’s events and praised Hogwarts.

• A newspaper article praised Vincent after a Quidditch match, while strange headlines and Dumbledore’s disappearance left him wondering what was happening in Britain.
• Vincent excelled in his exams, earning an O in Transfiguration and Charms while Harry, Ron, Seamus, and Neville struggled in several subjects.
• After the exams, Percy, Davis, and Rolf emerged from their examinations looking confident, while Marcus Flint reacted angrily to his results.
• Vincent discovered that his report card was filled with O’s and learned from Neville that Hermione had also earned all O’s.
• Dumbledore addressed the students at the end-of-year feast, reflecting on the year and declaring Hogwarts the greatest school of magic in the world.

Vincent, Cedric, and the others shared Mrs. Granger’s desserts while watching the Weasley twins swim. Draco mocked Ron and his family, triggering a fight that McGonagall broke up before the twins confronted Cedric over his sneaky dessert theft.

• Mrs. Granger’s desserts impressed Vincent, Marietta, Cedric, and the others as they shared them by the lake.
• Draco mocked Ron’s family and worn-out socks, so Ron flung his socks into Draco’s mouth and onto his hair.
• Blaise paid Higgs to attack Ron, but Harry and Seamus helped Ron fight him off.
• McGonagall questioned Draco and sent Higgs flying back toward the castle in his transformed school robe.
• Fred and George confronted Cedric and Vincent, while Hermione explained that Cedric had become a schemer only because he had been forced into it.

Dumbledore visited the Ministry and sensed that Umbridge’s involvement could make matters difficult. Rita Skeeter’s articles angered Hermione and Cedric, while Vincent kept her secret weakness quiet; the chapter ended with the students discussing famous author Gilderoy Lockhart.

• Dumbledore greeted Fudge and Scrimgeour at the Ministry, then left after recognizing Fudge’s visit as a precautionary warning.
• Vincent read Rita Skeeter’s article about Hermione, and Hermione tore up the newspaper in anger.
• Rita’s later articles insulted Vincent’s friends, prompting Cedric to destroy his newspaper and Hermione to comfort him.
• Hermione said Rita would eventually get what was coming to her, and Vincent reflected that the Wayne family would keep Rita’s weakness secret.
• Lavender told Neville about Gilderoy Lockhart’s books, awards, and Occamy egg yolk shampoo.

On the Hogwarts outing, Vincent used Cooling Grass to teach Crabbe a lesson while Harry and Ron suspected Snape was faking his illness. The students settled by the lake, where the twins tormented Draco and joined Vincent and Hermione in guessing that Snape might appear that night.

• McGonagall scolded Harry and Ron for mocking Draco, then left after they promised not to do it again.
• Vincent made Crabbe touch Cooling Grass, and Hagrid treated Crabbe with a foul-tasting potion after he began sneezing and feeling cold.
• At the lake, Hermione and Vincent discussed Snape possibly hiding nearby while Fred and George pelted Draco with their socks.
• Vincent and Hermione suggested that Snape was pretending to be ill, and Fred and George realized the same might be true.
• Rolf, Cedric, and the twins traded guesses about Snape's disguise before Fred and George chased Cedric toward Percy.

Vincent finished his first year at Hogwarts, celebrated Gryffindor’s House Cup victory, and prepared to return home for the summer. He left King's Cross with Eric and Evelyn, carrying Gu Gu in his magically expanded briefcase.

• Dumbledore announced Gryffindor as the House Cup winner, and Fred and George started a chaotic celebration in the Great Hall.
• Dumbledore told McGonagall that he had persuaded a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to join Hogwarts.
• Vincent packed his belongings into his expanded Mithril Briefcase and boarded the Hogwarts Express with his friends.
• Vincent told Fred and George he might visit their house during the summer, while Harry rode in a neighboring compartment.
• Vincent met Eric and Evelyn at King's Cross and left the station with them, with Gu Gu still inside his briefcase.

At the Hogwarts performance, Cedric impressed the crowd with a magical display while Harry repeatedly glimpsed a black figure no one else could see. Harry remained unsettled as the performances continued, and the figure appeared to him again.

• Vincent stopped his song at McGonagall’s command, then confidently returned to his seat as Cho began playing Canon in D.
• Cedric performed elaborate spells that formed fireworks, Hogwarts’ crest, and a castle, prompting Harry and Ron to compare themselves with him.
• Harry repeatedly saw a black figure with cold eyes near the trees, but Ron, Seamus, and Dean saw nothing and doubted him.
• Vincent watched Cedric’s performance and pretended not to know what Harry was seeing.
• Derrian Pucey staged a puppet show depicting a bully and a brave figure, while Harry saw the black shadow appear again.

Vincent watched Draco search for Harry and accepted a bet with him and Blaise over whether they could find the missing boy. Harry returned safely with Dumbledore, and Vincent left Blaise responsible for promoting the Gwent tournament as the students headed back from the successful event.

• Draco challenged Vincent to a bet: if Draco found Harry, Vincent would cancel the Gwent school tournament; if Draco lost, his family would help promote it.
• While Draco searched, Vincent read The Tales of Beedle the Bard with Hermione, and they discussed what they would do about the warlock and his neighbors.
• Harry returned with Dumbledore, explaining that he had been captured by an Acromantula before Dumbledore rescued him.
• Blaise claimed Vincent had lost the bet, but Vincent told him to ensure the tournament received positive publicity.
• Dumbledore praised the event, and McGonagall organized the students to pack up and return before dinner.
• Harry told Vincent and Ron that he had gone looking for a black shadow and been taken to an Acromantula's nest; he promised Ron he would tell him next time.

Vincent compared his magical briefcase with Newt Scamander’s enormous creature-filled trunk while cooking with his friends. Cho’s crispy aromatic duck attracted Draco and Blaise, but she refused Blaise’s offer of 500 Galleons and shared the food with the group, leaving Vincent ready to cook more.

• Vincent asked Rolf about the size of Newt Scamander’s trunk and learned it had three levels, including a river, and could hold several dragons.
• Vincent cooked lamb chops in tomato sauce while Cho prepared crispy aromatic duck, whose smell drew the students’ attention.
• Draco followed the duck’s aroma, and Blaise offered Cho 100 Galleons, then 500, but she refused to sell it to him.
• Hermione stood up for Cho, and Cho refused Blaise’s offer despite her hesitation over his family’s influence.
• Cedric grabbed a duck leg, the students fought over the remaining food, and Vincent offered to make more himself.

Cedric hid from Fred and George after Percy fled, while Vincent and the others gathered by the lake with Gu Gu and shared Hermione’s desserts. The group talked about Uagadou’s yearly contests and the secrets Cho knew about Vincent, as Cedric stayed invisible and hungry.

• Fred and George went looking for Cedric, who thanked Vincent for misleading them and used the Disillusionment Charm to hide again.
• Vincent summoned his suitcase and Gu Gu, prompting McGonagall and Sinistra to discuss Uagadou’s combat events and the possibility of holding a similar event at Hogwarts.
• Cho and Marietta arrived, and Vincent explained that Dumbledore had learned languages from Mr. Scamander while claiming the professor could speak toads’ language.
• Marietta questioned how many secrets Cho was keeping from her, while Hermione shared desserts made by her mother with the group.
• Cedric secretly reached for the desserts, but Hermione slapped his hand away, and Vincent and the others continued eating while the twins remained in the lake.

Vincent read Dumbledore’s commentary on The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which described a disastrous Hogwarts pantomime and the Malfoys’ hostility toward Muggles. Dumbledore revealed that Grindelwald had foreseen Vincent and warned that their meeting could change the Wizarding World, while Vincent resolved to delay it and worried about the Saints.

• Vincent learned that Kettleburn spent sixty-two years on probation and heard how a Hogwarts pantomime ended in a fire and a packed Hospital Wing.
• Vincent condemned Brutus Malfoy’s anti-Muggle views and Lucius Malfoy’s removal of two stories from the Hogwarts library.
• Dumbledore warned Vincent about blood purists and said Grindelwald was a powerful seer who had foreseen him.
• Vincent asked to delay his meeting with Grindelwald, and Dumbledore acknowledged that he would try regardless of the answer.
• Dumbledore offered to teach Vincent the Undetectable Extension Charm, then revealed that the Saints might be able to reach him outside Nurmengard.

Aurors found Vincent unconscious at an abandoned Wizards' Purity Party base and brought him back to the Woolworth Building, where he woke under his parents’ care. He gave Bradley limited information about his captors, while Randolph and Dumbledore agreed the search for the Party’s remaining bases must continue.

• Bradley and the Aurors followed traces of Dark Magic to a room where Sam found Vincent unconscious and mistakenly believed his Stunning Spell had hit him.
• Bradley kept Vincent at the Woolworth Building, where Evelyn and Eric learned that Grindelwald’s Killing Curse had left him close to organ failure.
• Vincent woke and told Bradley that his vampire captor had many subordinates who seemed ready to leave, but he claimed not to know why they had taken him.
• Bradley reported Vincent’s recovery to Randolph and Dumbledore, who agreed that the search for the Wizards' Purity Party’s bases should continue.

After Harry accepted the judge’s verdict, Vincent celebrated his birthday with friends and the alchemy association’s members, then opened his gifts at home. As he prepared for Harry’s upcoming birthday, he chose a bulletproof vest and a Magical Circuit to improve it.

• Vincent left the courtroom after Harry accepted the verdict, and Hermione gave Vincent a birthday present before declining his party invitation to study.
• The Wayne family and their friends arrived at Number 139, where alchemy association members gave Vincent small alchemical gifts and Eric arranged plane tickets to leave London.
• Vincent’s friends and family celebrated his birthday with a barbecue, while Hermione and Cedric struggled to grill food.
• Officer Kyle gave Vincent a gift and praised the friends he had made at his new school before the party ended at midnight.
• Vincent opened his friends’ gifts, including Harry’s Gold Galleons and Percy’s Gwent tournament plan, then selected a bulletproof vest and a Magical Circuit as a practical birthday gift for Harry.

Dumbledore took Vincent to Godric’s Hollow and revealed his family’s tragic history, including Ariana’s trauma, the deaths of Kendra and Ariana, and his own resentment at being trapped in family duties. He began recounting how he met Grindelwald, leaving their relationship and its consequences to be explored further.

• Dumbledore warned Harry not to make a decision he would regret, then took Vincent from The Burrow to the River Otter and agreed to tell him about Grindelwald.
• Dumbledore brought Vincent to Godric’s Hollow, showed him the Dumbledore family graves, and explained that the Potters descended from Ignotus Peverell.
• Dumbledore revealed that three Muggle boys had tormented Ariana after witnessing her magic, causing her to suppress her power until she became an Obscurial.
• Percival attacked Ariana’s tormentors and was sent to Azkaban, while Kendra later moved the family to Godric’s Hollow to conceal Ariana’s condition.
• After Ariana’s uncontrolled Obscurus killed Kendra, Albus gave up his plans and became responsible for Ariana and Aberforth.
• Dumbledore explained that Grindelwald came to Godric’s Hollow seeking the Invisibility Cloak, where he met Albus, who felt trapped by his family’s tragedies.

Sam Chavez tracked Vincent Wayne to the yacht and tried to recruit him to stop the disaster caused by two Furaikan, but Vincent and Eric subdued him. After learning that Newt Scamander was involved and that Vincent’s weapon could help, Vincent agreed to go with Sam and set off on Rascal Rabbit.

• Sam Chavez found the yacht and demanded to know where Vincent Wayne was.
• Vincent and Eric used their weapons and a coordinated ambush to defeat Sam, then tied him up.
• Sam woke to find the yacht heading away from the storm and begged the group to return and stop the disaster.
• Sam told Vincent that Newt Scamander believed Vincent’s weapon could resolve the crisis.
• Vincent freed Sam, returned his broom, and left the yacht on Rascal Rabbit with Sam to lead the way.

Vincent entered Nurmengard and met Gellert Grindelwald, who claimed Vincent would become his apprentice because of a prophecy. Grindelwald explained how fear had led him and Dumbledore toward their destined confrontation, leaving Vincent to face the possibility that the prophecy’s outcome could not be avoided.

• Viktor brought Vincent to Nurmengard and explained that the Ministry would detect anyone who had used Dark Magic entering the fortress.
• Vincent climbed through the abandoned prison, followed a golden phoenix, and found Grindelwald in a cell.
• Grindelwald conjured tea and transformed the cell, then told Vincent that he would become his only apprentice.
• Vincent asked whether he could refuse, and Grindelwald said Vincent would return regardless because the prophecy would come true.
• Grindelwald told Vincent that fear of failure had accelerated his plan and led Dumbledore to confront him.

Vincent learned that Alchemy meant pursuing what one truly desired, while Dumbledore’s group discussed signs that Grindelwald’s former allies might be moving again. The group ended by debating Merlin’s origins, leaving his identity and possible connection to time travel as the Wizarding World’s greatest unsolved mystery.

• Nicolas Flamel told Vincent that legendary Alchemists kept pursuing their deepest desires, and Vincent wondered what he might discover.
• Dumbledore told Newt, Jacob, Tina, and Queenie that Vida Rosier had left France and that Victor D. Brad might also be involved in new trouble.
• Dumbledore announced that the Wayne family would vacation in Hawaii, and the others persuaded a reluctant Newt to go along.
• Vincent, Nicolas, and the others debated whether Merlin had used a Time-Turner, and Dumbledore revealed that Hogwarts had once enrolled a student named Merlin who was a Gryffindor.
• Vincent speculated that Merlin might have used another name and been a Ravenclaw, but the group could not resolve the mystery of his origins.

Viktor D. Brad appeared before the Wayne family and revealed that he had tested Vincent, then took him to Nurmengard using Dark Magic. Newt Scamander and Tina arrived too late to stop them, while Vincent’s parents and Gu Gu were left unconscious with their memories preserved.

• Vincent recognized that Viktor had been watching the Wayne family, and the family prepared for the Dark Magic presence approaching them.
• Viktor emerged from black mist, introduced himself as Viktor D. Brad, and told Vincent that the encounter had been a test.
• Viktor said he was taking Vincent to Nurmengard, promised Eric he would protect him, and removed the family’s memories of the departure.
• Vincent left Gu Gu with Evelyn, placed the family’s memories in a bottle, and traveled with Viktor through a Deathly Hallows mark using blood-based Dark Magic.
• Newt Scamander and Tina arrived as Viktor and Vincent disappeared, and Newt suspected they had gone to Nurmengard.