Chapter Summaries

Hermione chose not to follow Harry and Ron as they went to confront Snape, while Vincent and his companions prepared to stop Quirrell. Quirrell reached the Headmaster’s Office, triggered Vincent’s trap, and faced the group as he tried to obtain the Sorcerer’s Stone and escape Voldemort’s control.

• Hermione refused to join Harry and Ron or tell anyone about their plan to go to the fourth floor.
• Vincent, the twins, Cedric, and Rolf discussed the danger of their plans and spotted Quirrell using the Imperius Curse on Anna.
• The group decided to confront Quirrell openly and tried to conceal a large companion with a Disillusionment Charm.
• Quirrell reached the seventh floor, stepped on Vincent’s trap, and damaged his wand when he tried to disarm it with magic.
• Vincent revealed himself with an Enfield, and five companions emerged as Quirrell asked Voldemort for permission to take one of their wands.

Vincent attended Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel’s funeral, where Dumbledore and magical leaders from around the world paid their respects. After the ceremony, Vincent received the keys to Flamel’s French and British Gringotts vaults, while the Flamels’ deeper alchemical inheritance remained with him.

• Dumbledore and Vincent waited for the funeral guests, and Vincent changed into formal mourning clothes as Fudge, Randolph, and Bradley arrived.
• Dumbledore introduced Vincent as Nicolas Flamel’s final apprentice and an Order of Merlin recipient.
• Vincent met several visiting school headmasters and learned that Viktoriya Vladimirov Anastasia was far older than she appeared.
• Dumbledore delivered the eulogy, and Vincent and the other mourners laid flowers before he sent the crystal coffins out to sea.
• Fudge and Russell gave Vincent two Adamantium keys to the Flamels’ Gringotts vaults, while their alchemical items and blueprints remained in Vincent’s hands.

After Sam erased the memories of the Muggles who had witnessed magic, Vincent told Eric about his fortune and school board seats, while Eric considered buying Bugatti. Back at the Wayne residence, Vincent interrogated two captured men and uncovered a Knockturn Alley bar that traded in Muggles.

• Sam cast the Memory Charm for the nineteenth time, and Eric urged him to finish before the Muggles woke.
• Vincent told Eric he had quietly made a fortune and bought seven school board seats, then discussed building magical vehicles and buying Bugatti.
• Vincent and Sam returned to the Wayne residence with a Mummy, where Vincent interrogated Night Wraith and a new captive.
• The new captive gave his name as Weddrick Lake after Vincent threatened him with the Gunblade and Mithril.
• Lake revealed that the Half-Girl bar in Knockturn Alley exchanged information and sold Muggles, prompting Sam to seize him by the throat.

After returning to Britain, Vincent checked on the news of Sirius Black’s escape and found wanted posters throughout Diagon Alley. He confronted the lazy Sam at the Gwent store, then encountered the Malfoys and met Auror Tonks, who had begun patrolling the street.

• Vincent learned that news of Sirius Black’s escape had been announced that morning and saw Black’s wanted poster at the Leaky Cauldron.
• Vincent found Sam asleep in the Gwent store, hit him, and warned him to look after the shop properly.
• Vincent visited the closed Black Swan Wizard Card House and taunted Lucius and Draco Malfoy about failing to sell it before the day after tomorrow.
• Tonks arrived to break up the gathering, and Lucius led Draco away.
• Tonks introduced herself to Vincent and said she had started maintaining order on Diagon Alley South Street.

Vincent thanked Nicolas and Perenelle for their help, and Nicolas agreed to teach him alchemy and Magical Circuits as his apprentice. At Nicolas’s workshop, Vincent learned how Magical Circuits powered Magical Automatons as Nicolas improved the T-800.

• Nicolas thanked Vincent for helping the Flamel couple and asked what wish he wanted granted.
• Vincent asked to learn alchemy and Magical Circuits, and Nicolas agreed to teach him and provide part of his fortune.
• Vincent accepted the pressure that came with becoming Nicolas’s apprentice and called him Master.
• Vincent explored the building, then joined Nicolas in his workshop to watch him modify the T-800.
• Nicolas explained how Magical Circuits powered Magical Automatons and said they could learn but would not develop thoughts of their own.
• Nicolas added a circuit that let the T-800’s arms rotate more flexibly and tested the improved fingers.

Viktor confronted five British Dark wizards who had come to investigate Yamamoto and discovered they had been hired to target Vincent Wayne. After the wizards attacked him and fled, Viktor captured them, while Captain Kagura arrived later and found little evidence of what had happened.

• Viktor met Lucifer and four other Dark wizards in Magic Town, but they left without believing his claims.
• Lucifer received a message revealing that their commission was to target Vincent Wayne, and Maya Mi suspected Viktor was Dio Brando.
• Viktor trapped the five wizards in an abandoned factory, where Lucifer's Blasting Curse struck him and the group tried to escape.
• Viktor used bats and chains to capture Maya Mi, Xi La, Bo Ye, Ben Hong, and Lucifer, then transported them through a blood-red pattern bearing Vincent's runes.
• Captain Kagura investigated the intact factory but found only faint traces of an unidentified magical creature.

Vincent won a fair duel against Bane and secured permission to visit the centaur tribe, arrange a student trip to the Forbidden Forest, and trade for alchemical materials. He traveled with the centaurs and Hagrid to their settlement, where Hagrid explained how his past efforts to mediate a territorial dispute with Aragog’s offspring had ended badly.

• Bane accepted defeat after dueling Vincent, and Magorian praised Vincent’s birth date before declaring him the winner.
• Vincent asked to arrange a student field trip and trade alchemical materials, and Magorian approved both requests by assigning Bane to handle trade.
• Magorian sealed an ancient pact with Vincent, granting him permission to interact with the centaurs and visit their tribe.
• Magorian told Hagrid to leave, but allowed him to accompany the group under surveillance after Hagrid insisted on protecting Vincent.
• Vincent, Hagrid, and the centaurs crossed the Forbidden Forest to a vast grassland created by Dumbledore, where Hagrid explained that his attempts to mediate disputes between the centaurs and Aragog’s offspring had caused trouble.

Vincent visited Nagini and Surya at their new Hogsmeade shop, where he learned Nagini would not be teaching at Hogwarts that year. Aberforth arrived looking more cheerful, while the identity of the new professor remained unknown.

• Vincent read that the Ministry of Magic's search for Sirius Black had failed after it pursued rumors that he was in xZ.
• Vincent traveled with Sam to Hogsmeade to visit Nagini and Surya at their new magical item shop.
• Nagini told Vincent that Dumbledore had found a better candidate to teach at Hogwarts, but she did not know who it was.
• Vincent showed Nagini and Surya alchemical product prototypes, discussed designs for mass production, and said he had hired nine employees.
• Aberforth arrived at the shop looking healthier and less grim, and Vincent reflected that the truth about Ariana remained unspoken.

Hermione and Vincent pieced together that Peter Pettigrew may have betrayed the Potters and went into the Forbidden Forest to confront Little Black. They revealed Sirius Black’s human form and confirmed with a Search Spell that he had not been the Potters’ Secret-Keeper.

• An Auror thought he saw figures near the school and hurried between watchposts as an unseen trail moved toward the castle.
• Hermione and Vincent recalled that Harry’s Sneakoscope had reacted near Ron’s pet rat and suspected Peter Pettigrew had betrayed the Potters.
• Hermione guessed Sirius Black might be able to transform, and Vincent identified Little Black as his suspect.
• Vincent and Hermione used Revelio to reveal Little Black as Sirius, who denied casting the Blasting Curse and blamed Peter for betraying James and Lily.
• Vincent used a Search Spell on Sirius and confirmed that Sirius had not been the Secret-Keeper of the Fidelius Charm.

The English Team suffered a humiliating defeat to the Transylvania Team, costing Ludo Bagman heavily on his bets. After the match, a masked figure Bagman believed was dead confronted him, and Bagman’s escape attempt ended with him captured by the figure and two companions.

• The Transylvania Team beat the English Team 390:10 after its Seeker caught the Golden Snitch, while Bagman gave up commentating and worried over his betting losses.
• Bagman returned to his room, fell asleep, and woke to find a masked figure standing over him.
• The figure revealed a connection to Bagman and said he had come because Bagman knew their secret, referring to events from 13 years earlier.
• Bagman crashed through a window and ran through the hallway, shouting for help, but nobody answered.
• At the exit, Bagman found the figure waiting with two masked companions, begged for his life, and was struck by sudden pain after the figure said they had returned.

Gilderoy Lockhart stood trial for stealing others’ accomplishments, tampering with their memories, and attempting to open the Chamber of Secrets. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to spend the rest of his life in Azkaban, making him the scapegoat for the crimes.

• Cornelius Fudge opened Lockhart’s trial before a packed Courtroom Ten, where Lockhart admitted to stealing the victims’ achievements and profiting from them.
• Albus Dumbledore testified that he discovered Lockhart’s Memory Charms and identified him as the culprit.
• Pomona Sprout and Vincent described Lockhart’s escape from Hogwarts, while Harry recounted being held hostage.
• Severus Snape confirmed that he, Lockhart, and Vincent had fought to a draw, though he said Lockhart had ambushed him and Vincent.
• Fudge declared Lockhart guilty of all charges and sentenced him to life in Azkaban.

Vincent and his companions visited the Abe Family residence, where Aoi Sora welcomed them and served them dinner. After eating, Vincent prepared to meet the Abe family members, leaving the group unsure what kind of confrontation awaited.

• Aoi Sora welcomed the group into the Abe Family residence and allowed James to photograph its jade palace.
• Vincent explained over dinner that the old fox had chosen him to help the young fox grow by giving him an opponent.
• Cedric ate far too much while Rolf watched, and Vincent suggested getting some after-dinner exercise.
• Ozawa, the Abe Family chief steward, guided Vincent and the others to meet Headmaster Abe, his wife, Mio, and Nao.
• James gaped at Mio and Nao as Alfred warned him not to embarrass Vincent.

On the Hogwarts Express, Vincent and the others discussed their upcoming trip to Japan, while Hermione and the other young witches asked him to arrange more sightseeing. The group learned about Japan’s strict wizarding code, but Vincent said he knew nothing about it and wanted a peaceful vacation.

• Vincent refused Hermione, Daphne, Cho, and Marietta’s requests to visit hot springs, ski, eat Japanese food, and see Mount Fuji, agreeing only to visit the cherry blossoms.
• Vincent read Grindelwald’s Spellbook while Cedric and Rolf discussed Japanese magical creatures, including the Yamata no Orochi.
• Rolf told Cedric that Japan’s wizarding code punished Dark Magic and harm to Muggles with social exclusion and possible prosecution.
• Hermione asked Vincent about the Japanese Wizarding Code, and Vincent said he did not know about it because he was not a wizard from Japan.

Vincent and Hermione recounted the events at Goblins Hall to Fudge, who focused on claiming the goblins’ inheritance and keeping the incident secret. He offered them Ministry jobs and a private medal, then arranged a lucrative Flying Boots order before they left the Ministry with Dumbledore and Moody.

• Kingsley interrogated Luke Wood and forced him to drink Veritaserum.
• Vincent and Hermione explained the events at Goblins Hall to Fudge, who said the Ministry would handle the goblins’ affairs.
• Fudge asked Vincent and Hermione to work for the Ministry, but both declined and agreed not to reveal details of the incident.
• Fudge awarded Vincent and Hermione private Vanguard Medals Against Dark Magic and proposed a Ministry order for customized Flying Boots.
• Vincent and Hermione left the Ministry with Dumbledore and Moody while Fudge turned back to oversee Luke Wood’s interrogation.

Mie and Takuma Ashiya recognized that Vincent was working with Dumbledore to undermine the Death Eaters and sent Mie and Hirakawa to meet the Shingu Family. Mie revealed that Wizard Cards would sell to the Ashiya family at cost and give them six months of profits, while Rinne reflected that her true cooperation was with Vincent and that she could control her own fate.

• Takuma explained that Vincent planned to eliminate the Death Eaters at their root, and Mie agreed to visit the Shingu Family with Hirakawa.
• Dumbledore watched Vincent and the other children train and considered their progress and the challenges facing the next school year.
• Mie and Hirakawa met the Shingu Family, and Mie told them that Wizard Cards would sell to the Ashiya family at cost and hand over six months of profits.
• Vincent understood that the Ashiya family had come sincerely to offer support, while Hayahiko and Meiko prepared to host their guests.
• Rinne reflected that her cooperation with Vincent was genuine and that she alone could control her fate.

Vincent returned home from a trip with Dumbledore and discovered that Sam Chavez, a wanted Magical Congress fugitive, had been staying in his bedroom. After Vincent explained Sam’s situation to his parents, he saw an opportunity to have Sam guard the house.

• At the Airplane gym, Vincent, Cedric, Rolf, Hermione, and Daphne discussed investigating the ring Salazar Slytherin had left behind.
• Vincent arrived at 139 Oxford Street with Dumbledore, who declined to come inside because a guest was staying there.
• Vincent entered his bedroom with Gu Gu and subdued the sleeping man, then discovered he was Sam Chavez, a wanted fugitive.
• Evelyn and Eric told Vincent that Sam had been staying at their house since the previous week and had asked them to restock supplies.
• Vincent told his parents that Sam was a wanted criminal who had made him pay his bail, while Eric reminded him that Sam had once rescued him.
• Vincent realized Sam could guard the house while Viktor was going to Japan and Sam could not return to his country.

Viktor Krum spotted a girl in the VIP section whom he believed was the woman he had fallen for at first sight, but she left before he could speak to her. After Bulgaria won the semifinal, his manager encouraged him to pursue her while reminding him to keep the matches first.

• Viktor Krum noticed a girl beside Vincent Wayne in the VIP section and wondered if she was the girl he had seen before.
• Ivanova reminded Viktor Krum to call her Klara, and he awkwardly agreed before returning his attention to the VIP section.
• Viktor Krum caught the Golden Snitch, and Bulgaria defeated the Canadian Team 330 to 110.
• Viktor Krum returned to the stadium after changing and found the VIP section empty, then told his manager he believed he had seen the girl again.
• Viktor Krum's manager took him to the White Snow Tavern and offered to help him pursue the girl, but Viktor refused to have anyone investigate her.
• Viktor Krum told his manager that he would accept it if the girl had a boyfriend, but wanted to hear it from her himself.

Vincent, Hermione, and Harry deciphered the Golden Egg’s sound-producing device and heard a song revealing the second Triwizard task’s clues. They concluded the task would take place underwater, where the Champions would have an hour to retrieve what they loved most.

• Vincent disassembled the Golden Egg and found a goblin-made sound-producing device among its fragments.
• Vincent consulted Nicolas Flamel’s manuscript and realized the device was missing a liquid medium, which had encrypted its sound.
• Vincent tested liquids while Hermione listened and discovered that the device produced a song when submerged.
• Vincent used Aguamenti to create a water sphere, allowing the group to hear the song clearly.
• Hermione, Harry, and Vincent interpreted the song as a warning that the Champions must retrieve what they loved most underwater within an hour or lose it forever.

Vincent watched Rita Skeeter’s first Dubidubi news program, which attacked the Ministry over the Triwizard Tournament and implied Draco had targeted Harry. The platform then opened video channels to users, and Vincent watched Tonks’s first upload as students began embracing Dubidubi.

• Vincent watched Rita’s program, where she edited footage of Draco’s Tournament performances to suggest he had an unfair advantage and had provoked the merfolk into attacking Harry.
• Rita criticized the Ministry’s handling of the Tournament, showed a Champion being thrown into the stands and merfolk confronting Aurors, and speculated that officials had interrupted the broadcast to hide what happened next.
• Wizards discovered they could create Dubidubi channels, upload videos, and earn small amounts from views and likes.
• Vincent watched Tonks transform her nose into a pig snout, liked and followed her video, and noticed students choosing videos over the Daily Prophet at breakfast.

Vincent put Draco through impact resistance training, while Harry underwent a strength test and then began the same training. Draco recovered after a massage, noticed his muscles felt firmer, and went to watch Harry, where he suspected Vincent was treating them differently.

• Draco endured Vincent's punches and insisted on continuing the impact resistance training.
• Vincent stopped after more than ten minutes and began testing Harry's strength with a barbell.
• Draco returned to his dormitory, where Crabbe and Goyle massaged his sore muscles.
• After bathing, Draco noticed his muscles felt firmer, then ate four steaks and dessert at lunch.
• Draco went to the fifth floor and watched Vincent train Harry, whose punches seemed stronger but caused little pain.
• Draco clenched his fists and suspected Vincent was treating Harry and him differently.