Chapter Summaries

Vincent stopped Lockhart’s Cornish Pixies from wrecking the classroom, exposing how little the professor could handle a real crisis. Later, Vincent told Hermione and the others that Newt Scamander had been meant to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, while Hermione regretted having believed in Lockhart.

• Vincent used his Alder Wand to pull the pixies back into their cage and restore the chandelier and windows, while Lockhart claimed credit for the rescue.
• Lockhart ended class without assigning homework, and Hermione tore up her timetable as she left.
• Ron complained about Lockhart in the Owl Court Club activity room while Vincent exercised and Neville worried about his forgotten textbook.
• After the twins spread news of Lockhart’s failure, Vincent told Hermione, Rolf, and the others that Dumbledore had tricked Newt Scamander out of the teaching position.
• Hermione listened to the group condemn Lockhart and lowered her head, regretting that she had believed his public image.

Vincent and the students endured another bizarre Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson when Lockhart summoned the giant squid, and Vincent jokingly claimed it was Cthulhu. Rumors that Lockhart had gone mad spread through Hogwarts, leaving Snape and Dumbledore discussing the incident at the staff table.

• Viktor returned from Japan, while Vincent prepared to reopen his Diagon Alley shop and monitored Percy after the poor-quality Gwent cards were produced.
• Draco became wary of wandering alone after being locked in a boys' bathroom, while Harry continued hearing a frightening voice and agreed to attend Nearly Headless Nick's deathday party.
• Lockhart summoned the giant squid with a Blasting Curse during class, and Vincent told the students it was Cthulhu whose telepathy had driven Lockhart mad.
• Hermione endorsed Vincent's joke, and rumors that Lockhart had gone mad spread among students, with Draco helping circulate them.
• McGonagall questioned Snape about Lockhart's absence, and Dumbledore and Snape discussed the rumors and Vincent's role.

Fudge awarded Vincent and the other five children Orders of Merlin while trying to conceal Voldemort’s return. Quirrell had been left mentally shattered, and Vincent considered how to expose the truth as he recounted the children’s involvement to Fudge.

• Fudge and Umbridge praised the six children and granted them Orders of Merlin for stopping Quirrell.
• Vincent thought about exposing Voldemort’s return and considered Dumbledore’s former Order of the Phoenix as a possible source of support.
• Fudge returned with Kingsley Shacklebolt and learned from Dumbledore that Quirrell had gone mad after his soul was damaged.
• Quirrell had shouted about his master, the Sorcerer’s Stone, and the names “Wayne little bat” and “Snape Old Bat” before Kingsley questioned him.
• Fudge asked the children what had happened, and Vincent claimed they had followed Quirrell because they were outstanding Hogwarts students.
• Vincent demonstrated his Disillusionment Charm and claimed natural mastery of Occlumency, prompting Fudge to recall the Wayne family’s background.

Vincent and the others learned that a Basilisk had appeared at Hogwarts and that Moaning Myrtle had been petrified in the girls' bathroom. Dumbledore connected the attack to the Chamber of Secrets, while Vincent suspected that Tom had opened it fifty years earlier and might have returned.

• Vincent told Rolf and the twins about the legend of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and the creature hidden inside it.
• Dumbledore said the Basilisk had vanished and revealed that Moaning Myrtle had been petrified beside a message warning the enemies of the heir.
• Vincent asked whether a Muggle student had died when the Chamber was opened fifty years earlier, and Dumbledore confirmed that the victim had been Moaning Myrtle.
• Vincent dismissed the twins' guess that Snape or Malfoy had opened the Chamber and reasoned that its heir needed to speak Parseltongue.
• Vincent suspected Tom had opened the Chamber fifty years ago and asked Dumbledore if he had returned; Dumbledore gave him a nearly imperceptible nod.

Vincent helped Dumbledore and Aberforth perform Soul Blessing to awaken Nagini by joining her soul with that of her blood relative Surya. Nagini overcame the beast within her soul and awoke beside Surya.

• Dumbledore told Vincent that Aberforth had found Nagini and her family in Thailand, and Vincent agreed to help.
• Dumbledore and Vincent traveled by Fawkes to Surya's shop, where Aberforth treated his arm after Nagini's venom wound.
• Vincent began Soul Blessing, linking Surya's soul with Nagini's while Dumbledore supported the spell and Aberforth held Surya steady.
• Surya confronted the beast inside Nagini's soul and urged Nagini to wake up.
• The beast shattered, Nagini appeared in human form, and Surya saw her sister awaken beside her.

Draco announced that the Wizard Cards tournament prize money had doubled, and Rita Skeeter published a baffling article praising both Wizard Cards and Gwent. In Defense Against the Dark Arts, Vincent demonstrated how he had modified the Banishment Charm, and Professor Doge encouraged the students to keep exploring magic before starting their practice.

• Ron defeated Seamus and Lavender to claim a place in the next round, while Harry advanced after Dean surrendered in both games.
• Draco offered to double the Wizard Cards prize money and invited competitors to leave the campus tournament for his side.
• Rita Skeeter published an article that praised both Wizard Cards and Gwent while criticizing each game's prospects.
• Vincent quickly banished insects during Doge's lesson, while Draco's spell left a mantis in his clothes and provoked teasing from Seamus and Dean.
• Hermione explained how Vincent had changed the casting gesture and pronunciation to turn the Banishment Charm into a targeted Driving Charm.
• Doge praised Vincent and Hermione for exploring magic, then told the class to practice the modified spell.

After Daphne helped Lavender stop blaming herself for Binchi’s death, Lavender recovered her spirits and looked forward to visiting Hogsmeade. Vincent then took Hermione to practice Side-Along Apparition, and she agreed to continue despite the painful first attempt.

• Lavender broke down again after Crookshanks startled Scabbers, and Harry’s fall seemed to confirm Trelawney’s warning about misfortune.
• Daphne and Hermione comforted Lavender, and Daphne helped her understand that she had not caused Binchi’s death.
• Lavender regained her cheerfulness and eagerly anticipated the third-years’ first trip to Hogsmeade.
• Vincent took Hermione from Hogsmeade’s cave to the village entrance with his first Side-Along Apparition, leaving her dizzy and exhausted but unharmed.
• Hermione drank Felix Felicis, recovered, and held out her hand to Vincent to continue practicing.

Vincent trained Harry and the other students over the weekend, then visited Hogsmeade with his friends after getting Dumbledore’s permission. The group returned to Hogwarts in the rain, where Hermione suspected the Dementors were afraid of Vincent.

• Vincent led the students through exercise and sparring, and Harry improved while Neville quickly picked up the fighting moves.
• Vincent and his friends visited Hogsmeade on Sunday after he obtained a signed permit from Dumbledore.
• At the Hog’s Head Pub, Fred and George discussed Vincent’s confrontation with Snape and wanted to circulate the film; Vincent denied responsibility for it.
• Daphne and Astoria visited the Sundara Perumpan Magical Item Shop, where Nagini and Surya gave them several magical gifts.
• The eight friends returned to Hogwarts through the rain and passed two Dementors, which Hermione thought seemed afraid of Vincent.

After the Ministry seized the Wizard Cards and launched an investigation, Lucius Malfoy and the other card merchants argued over their losses and possible escape routes. Madam Zabini blamed Vincent and decided to target his family, while Lucius refused to get involved.

• Fudge and the Ministry seized more than 130,000 Wizard Cards from the Black Swan Wizard Card House, and Dumbledore told the merchants they had to pay for their mistakes.
• Lucius said the seized cards could remain evidence and might lead Dumbledore to take the case to the international Wizarding Court, while Madam Zabini proposed turning them back into raw materials.
• Lucius revealed that Yamamoto Tsukumo had swindled Europe's largest card merchants, prompting Old Flint to accuse Lucius of withholding what he knew.
• Madam Zabini claimed Vincent had orchestrated the scheme through Yamamoto and refused to wait until summer break to retaliate.
• Madam Zabini said she would toy with Vincent's family rather than kill them, and Lucius left, warning her not to involve him.

Vincent and his friends prepared for a children-only Christmas trip while enduring Snape’s Potions class and its humiliations. Harry stayed at Hogwarts for safety and continued Snape’s Occlumency lessons, while Ron revealed that Fred and George were organizing a Christmas party.

• Neville joined Vincent, James, and Alfred’s Christmas trip, and Alfred celebrated by hugging them.
• Snape punished the Gryffindors during Potions, mocked Neville’s brewing, and taunted Hermione and Daphne over their scores.
• Draco blamed Wayne for the beating that left him walking awkwardly, while Vincent returned to the Owl Court activity room and warned Fred and George not to get caught causing trouble.
• Harry spent Sunday in Snape’s office for Occlumency lessons and later told Ron that the sessions were worsening his mental state.
• Ron urged Harry to go abroad with Vincent’s group, but Harry chose to remain at Hogwarts because Voldemort might be a threat.
• Ron told Harry that Fred and George planned to organize a large club party on Christmas night.

Vincent visited Grindelwald at Nurmengard after hearing a prophecy that he would bring darkness and shatter order, and asked how to protect his family and friends. Grindelwald urged him to remove threats without holding back, leaving Vincent resolved to act.

• Vincent arrived at Nurmengard unnoticed and met Grindelwald in a restored study.
• Vincent told Grindelwald about the prophecy concerning his power, the coming darkness, and the destruction of rules and order.
• Grindelwald revealed that he had foreseen a similar future but did not tell Vincent what would happen to his loved ones.
• Vincent shared the prophecy that Voldemort would return and asked Grindelwald what he should do.
• Grindelwald told Vincent to cleanse threats to his family and friends quickly, and Vincent left determined to act.

Vincent’s parents pressed him to stop hesitating and pursue Hermione, so he left to find someone he could confide in. Remembering Trelawney’s prophecy and the danger it could bring, he chose to cross continents and seek advice from someone he considered especially suitable.

• After Rinne left, Eric and Evelyn questioned Vincent about his relationship with Hermione, and he admitted they were testing their feelings.
• Eric urged Vincent to act decisively, and Vincent rushed upstairs to change before going to see Hermione.
• Eric advised Vincent to ask Hermione out and speak plainly, while Evelyn silently prepared to interrogate her husband about his past.
• Vincent left the house and overheard Eric trying to appease Evelyn after she questioned his youthful romantic exploits.
• Vincent considered the risks posed by Trelawney’s prophecy, then vanished from an alley to seek someone’s advice.

At Malfoy Manor, Voldemort punished Lucius for failing to protect the diary and demanded Vincent Wayne’s Serpent Staff. Draco was left shaken by his father’s torture as Lucius agreed to retrieve the relic.

• Voldemort summoned Lucius and reprimanded him for failing to deal with a Mudblood, while Bellatrix taunted him and led Narcissa and Draco away.
• Narcissa took Draco to his room, where he hid beneath a desk and tried to block out Lucius’s screams.
• Lucius told Voldemort that Vincent Wayne had destroyed the diary, and Voldemort said Lucius had failed him three times.
• Voldemort took Lucius’s Serpent-head Cane, snapped the wand concealed inside, and demanded a wand powerful enough to defeat Dumbledore.
• Voldemort revealed that he wanted Vincent’s Serpent Staff, a relic of Salazar Slytherin, and Lucius agreed to bring it to him.

At Hogwarts's lavish Halloween feast, students enjoyed food and watched the school ghosts perform. The Fat Friar's tale recalled Vincent's headless-knight adventure, while Bloody Baron ended the evening with a haunting display of despair and remorse.

• Harry, Ron, and Hagrid feasted on the international dishes, while Draco lost his appetite until Pansy persuaded him to eat Wayne's food out of spite.
• Draco ordered Crabbe and Goyle to eat his food too, but they soon struggled to keep up.
• The Grey Lady performed a graceful solo dance, then the Fat Friar told a ghost story based on Vincent's headless-knight escapade.
• Bloody Baron reenacted stabbing himself with a short sword before sinking into the floor, leaving Vincent shaken and Hermione speculating that he had been repenting to someone.
• Snape glared at the students when their talk of the Baron's remorse suggested a possible lover's suicide.

Harry’s group used a risky ambush to defeat the Red Cap, with Ron pinning it down so Lavender and Parvati could stun it. The students regrouped with Vincent’s group near the maze exit, while Lupin watched them proudly.

• Harry proposed using Ron as bait to draw out the Red Cap, and the group agreed to the plan.
• The Red Cap attacked Lavender, and Ron stunned it, tackled it, and held it down despite being injured and covered in its snot.
• Lavender and Parvati stunned Ron and the Red Cap; Lupin revived Ron and gave him chocolate.
• Harry’s group ran through the maze and met Vincent’s group, who credited Neville with keeping their Red Cap away.
• The students praised Lupin as the best Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, while he watched Hufflepuff’s other groups near the exit.

Vincent and Hermione investigated the Shrieking Shack after hearing strange noises and saw a gaunt, red-eyed figure flee toward the Forbidden Forest. Vincent concluded that the figure was Sirius Black, whose magically altered body might explain how he evaded the Dementors and the Marauder's Map, and they set out to tell the professors.

• Vincent and Hermione visited the Shrieking Shack and heard repeated thumps from inside.
• A tall figure with glowing red eyes burst through the shack's wall, screamed in pain, and ran away.
• Vincent cast spells at the fleeing figure, but he and Hermione chased it together after it escaped their attacks.
• Vincent and Hermione saw the figure disappear into the Forbidden Forest, and Vincent identified him as Sirius Black.
• Vincent and Hermione suspected Sirius had altered his body with magic and decided to return to the castle to notify the professors.

Vincent avoided Wood’s brutal Quidditch training and recalled how his alchemy tools had enraged Snape. Later, Vincent and Hermione assembled Alchemy Mechanical Arms by the lake and encountered Fred and George, then discovered that their earlier selves had witnessed the same meeting.

• Wood recruited Harry for punishing Quidditch training while Vincent escaped to class and his punishment visit with Snape.
• Vincent remembered using alchemy tools to prepare potion ingredients efficiently and offering Snape a discount on his planned Knockturn Alley shop, after which Snape drove him out.
• Vincent and Hermione assembled Alchemy Mechanical Arms by the lake, where Fred and George arrived and fled when Hermione hinted they could help.
• Vincent and Hermione packed away the Mechanical Arms and considered how their earlier selves had not disrupted the encounter.
• An hour earlier, Vincent and Hermione had watched Fred and George reach the lakeside and repeat the same meeting, leaving the two to investigate what happened when they went back.

Vincent and Snape pursued a mysterious, bat-like figure who could pass through walls and spells, then discovered that enchanted bullets could weaken him. The figure fled through the ceiling, and Vincent and Snape took Rascal Rabbit to search for him.

• Vincent, Snape, and Dobby escaped the flooded Chamber of Secrets, while Dobby later brought Harry and Hermione to the third-floor corridor.
• Vincent and Snape chased a mysterious figure through the castle after it passed through a wall in the girls' bathroom.
• Vincent's enchanted bullets weakened the figure, while Snape and Vincent destroyed the knight armor it tried to animate.
• McGonagall found the armor reduced to fragments and vowed to hold the culprit accountable.
• The figure fled through the ceiling, and Vincent summoned Rascal Rabbit so he and Snape could pursue it from above.

Vincent confronted Cheshire and three other members of Fallen Paradise, disarmed and bound them, then offered to spare them if they became his subordinates. After Vincent hinted that he knew the identities of his bodyguards, Cheshire and Abraham agreed to join him, and he asked Sassm and Fanny for their choices.

• Vincent stopped Cheshire and three Fallen Angels in an alley and demanded to know who they were and what they wanted.
• Cheshire identified herself and said they had come to negotiate, but Vincent forced the group to surrender their wands and bound them with tree roots.
• The Fallen Angels explained that pure-blood lords had hired them for two jobs, and Vincent offered to release them if they worked for him as subordinates.
• Vincent hinted that he knew the identities of the bodyguards at his home, prompting Cheshire to agree to join him.
• Abraham also agreed to join after Vincent threatened him, and Vincent asked Sassm and Fanny to choose.

On New Year’s Eve, Vincent and the others continued intensive spell practice before joining the Shingu Family for a lavish dinner. After the girls went to prepare for wearing kimonos, the boys discussed how to spend the night, but they had not settled on a plan.

• Rinne watched Vincent rapidly improve his spellcasting and reflected on how far ahead he had planned.
• Hermione and Cedric practiced hitting the dummy, while Rolf and Kenny continued training despite their frustration and effort.
• Meiko called the group to dinner after Vincent succeeded in casting a spell in half a second.
• The Shingu Family and their guests shared Toshikoshi Soba, osechi, zoni, and other New Year’s Eve dishes.
• After dinner, the girls went with Meiko, while Vincent, Kenny, Cedric, and Rolf debated how to stay up through the night.
• Kenny said he could use Human Transfiguration to regain his original build before school began, but the others were unsurprised.