Chapter Summaries

Aaron arranged for his Thoughtform to stay at Hogwarts over summer, then won a Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystal in a special draw. The crystal needed a powerful Magic Dragon’s soul to activate, and Aaron and his clone decided to raid Abei’s pocket for food.

• Aaron agreed to pay one hundred Magic Points so his Thoughtform could sign in separately and stay at Hogwarts during the summer holiday.
• After spending five thousand Magic Points, Aaron received a special draw and won a Dragon-Slaying Magic Crystal instead of the nearby “Thank You for Participating” prize.
• Aaron learned that the crystal could teach dragon-slaying magic and grant dragon-like traits, but it needed to absorb a powerful Magic Dragon’s soul to activate.
• Aaron promised Abei he would not sacrifice it for the crystal, and the Thoughtform suggested they seek another dragon with the Ministry of Magic’s help.
• When the Thoughtform realized he would need food during his stay at Hogwarts, Aaron and the Thoughtform targeted the food stored in Abei’s pocket.

Aaron discovered that Abei had accumulated a huge stockpile of food by accepting offerings from Slytherin students, including snacks in exchange for delivering love letters to Aaron. The chapter ended with Aaron and his Thoughtform realizing they would have to face the girls’ attention themselves.

• Aaron and his Thoughtform searched Abei’s pockets and found enough food and cookware to last for years.
• Aaron questioned Abei about the food, and Abei explained that Slytherins had been filling his pockets when he wandered through the common room.
• Abei revealed that he had accepted love letters from Aaron’s female classmates in exchange for three times as many snacks.
• Aaron and the Thoughtform found the letters and decided to act as if they knew nothing about them until the holiday began.
• Aaron tried to make the Thoughtform handle the girls’ attention, but the Thoughtform refused, leaving Aaron to face them himself.

After the Secret Chamber victims were restored and the feast celebrated the end of the crisis, Aaron confronted Dumbledore over the House Cup and later explained why Lucius Malfoy had been removed from the Board of Governors. As the school year ended, Aaron and his Thoughtform planned their summer and discussed how Aaron would strengthen himself before returning home.

• Dumbledore thanked Professor Sprout and Madam Pomfrey, canceled examinations, and announced that Gilderoy Lockhart would not return; he then spoke privately with Aaron about his fluctuating strength.
• Aaron asked Dumbledore to award the House Cup to Slytherin, but Dumbledore said Gryffindor would win, prompting Aaron to call him shameless as he left.
• Aaron spent the rest of the term preparing for next year and reminded the Thoughtform to study spells as well as Magic Arrays.
• Draco told Aaron that Lucius had been removed from the Board of Governors, and Aaron explained that the decision had quietly spared his father worse consequences over the Dark Magic item.
• Aaron warned Draco to control his temper and accept his changed status, then discussed summer plans with the Thoughtform and agreed to raise his strength before returning home.

Aaron returned from Hogwarts after using his Magic Points to raise his Magical Energy, only to learn that his parents would be away for another month and had begun discussing a fiancée for him. He was left facing a holiday of intensive lessons and the possibility that Ginny was on his family’s shortlist.

• Aaron reviewed his increased Magical Energy and lamented that he had spent nearly all his Magic Points to strengthen both himself and his Thoughtform.
• At King's Cross, Arthur and Molly thanked Aaron for saving Ginny, and Harry gave him his telephone number.
• Aaron and Jeans Apparated to Gaius Castle, where Jeans told him his parents would not return for at least a month.
• Jeans revealed that Aaron’s mother wanted to meet the girl he had saved and that his parents had agreed to find him a fiancée.
• Aaron learned that Ginny was on the Reserve List and reacted with dismay.

Aaron considered ways to become stronger and decided he wanted Captain Jack's Compass, while Abei showed off its savings. The next morning, Jeans began Aaron's second-stage training, which would teach him to adapt to extreme environments.

• Aaron spent his last three Magic Points refreshing the Item Category and found Captain Jack's Compass, Wizard Chess, and Gerrani's Emerald.
• Abei showed Aaron its pile of coins and asked to visit the Gaius family vault, but Aaron refused.
• Aaron and Abei ate a huge breakfast, and Jeans announced a new treadmill and weight-loss plan for Abei.
• Jeans explained the second-stage training and warned Aaron that experienced fighters could defeat him despite his strength.
• Aaron challenged Jeans to a spar, but Jeans disarmed him with a Wand and told him not to underestimate opponents.
• Jeans revealed that the second-stage training would prepare Aaron for extreme environments, then asked if he was ready to begin.

Aaron was forced by Jeans to face a deadly volcanic trial in the Gaius Family’s Secret Chamber, where he fought to reach the foot of the mountain. He built an earthen barrier to delay the magma, then resumed running while using Magic Arrays to cool the path ahead.

• Aaron entered the Secret Chamber, and Jeans revealed that Vico had ordered him to endure its trials before the chamber trapped him in a simulated erupting volcano.
• Jeans explained that Aaron had to reach the foot of the mountain to survive, and Aaron fled the advancing lava while avoiding erupting fissures.
• Aaron tried to summon Abei for help, but the dragon struck an invisible barrier, leaving Aaron to continue alone.
• Aaron cast Repair Charms to mend the fissures, then formed a powerful earth Magic Array that raised a wall and temporarily contained the magma.
• Aaron resumed his escape, repairing fissures and drawing ice-blue Magic Arrays to cool the ground ahead.

Aaron escaped the volcanic trial in the Secret Chamber, only to learn that his success had earned him three hours of extreme training every day. As an avalanche bore down on him in a new snow-mountain trial, he began shaping a block of ice into a form that left Jeans stunned.

• Aaron used Abei to locate a black stone pillar and broke the barrier, ending the volcanic trial.
• Aaron learned that his ancestors had endured the Secret Chamber’s trials and that Vico had ordered him to train for three hours each day because he had succeeded.
• Jeans revealed that Vico received news as soon as Aaron touched the pillar and presented a schedule prepared for the longer training sessions.
• The Secret Chamber shifted to a snow mountain, where Jeans told Aaron he had to survive for an hour and a half without an exit.
• As an avalanche rushed toward him, Aaron summoned a block of ice and began transforming it, leaving Jeans shocked by its emerging shape.

Aaron survived an avalanche by sleeping inside a magically maintained coffin, then began holiday training in a volcanic forge with his ancestor Argus. He learned that his bodyguards and Hogwarts staff were far stronger than he expected, and Argus explained the hurdle required to enter the Saint Realm while withholding further details.

• Aaron made an ice coffin, survived being buried by an avalanche, and slept until Jeans and Abei woke him.
• Jeans refused Aaron's protest and took him to a volcanic forging room, where Aaron met Argus.
• Argus ordered Aaron to forge a sword and said he needed to start early to have a chance at forging a Divine Artifact.
• Jeans revealed that he was a Grand Archmage and that Aaron's other bodyguards were at least mid-rank Archmages, while Dumbledore was far stronger still.
• Argus explained that entering the Saint Realm required crossing a personal hurdle, which he described as pursuing immortality without fearing death, but refused to explain more.

Aaron continued his lessons in the Secret Chamber, learned how a wizard with insufficient state of mind could force a breakthrough into the Saint Realm, and realized the method kept Dumbledore and Voldemort from advancing while they remained enemies. Weihert then sent Jeans away so Aaron could demonstrate his progress in Magic Arrays, while Abei was allowed to rest for one class.

• Aaron learned that Argus's forging lesson used ordinary iron in a memory simulation, then left the forge with Jeans and Abei for his next class.
• Weihert recognized Aaron as a mid-level Magus, explained that state of mind determined whether a Grand Archmage could reach the Saint Realm, and described a painful alternative that drained excess Magical Energy and caused a period of weakness.
• Aaron shielded Jeans when Weihert rebuked him for letting Aaron provoke a quasi-Saint Realm wizard, and Weihert lifted the pressure from Jeans.
• Aaron concluded that neither Dumbledore nor Voldemort would risk the alternative breakthrough while they still needed to defeat each other.
• Weihert asked Aaron to demonstrate his Magic Array progress, sent Jeans to the next classroom, and allowed Abei to rest for one class.

Aaron demonstrated his Magic Array skills to Weihert, who judged his progress and explained the limits of using powerful arrays with insufficient Magical Energy. After Aaron tested an ultimate Magic Array against the Secret Chamber’s defenses, Weihert told him to focus on intermediate and advanced arrays during the holiday.

• Aaron showed Weihert that he could instant-cast beginner Magic Arrays and draw intermediate arrays in ten seconds, but Weihert gave him only a passing grade.
• Aaron drew an advanced Magic Array, impressing Weihert enough to earn a score of eighty and rank among the top ten Magic Array users Weihert knew.
• Aaron admitted he could draw an ultimate Magic Array, and Weihert encouraged him to demonstrate it in the heavily protected Secret Chamber.
• Aaron spent about seven minutes drawing a crimson Elemental Magic Array, whose fiery Dragon attack was stopped by the chamber’s defenses.
• Aaron recognized that his current Magic Power could not fully support an ultimate Magic Array, and Weihert advised him to practice intermediate and advanced arrays over the holiday.

Aaron asked Weihert to teach him advanced Magic Arrays, but learned that non-elemental Arrays could be dangerous even for talented users. Weihert offered his ancient notes as a prize for a match, leaving Aaron tempted to fight him and curious about the family’s long-dead founder.

• Aaron asked Weihert to teach him advanced Magic Arrays, and Weihert warned that summoning and other types could put him at risk, citing dangerous accidents involving former disciples.
• Weihert explained that Aaron should focus on elemental Magic Arrays until he was strong enough to handle the risks, then offered to demonstrate their power in a match.
• Aaron refused to fight Weihert, even after Weihert offered to lower his strength, because he saw no benefit in risking a beating.
• Weihert produced his ancient notes on Magic Arrays and offered them to Aaron if he could defeat him; Aaron eagerly inspected the book but could not memorize it because of its Forgetting enchantment.
• Aaron saw that the notes covered many kinds of Magic Arrays and asked whether Weihert rivaled Gaius's founder, but Weihert insisted their common ancestor was far greater.
• Weihert hinted that the founder might still exist and told Aaron he would learn more after his father returned, then asked again whether Aaron would accept the match.

Aaron accepted Weihert’s challenge for a magic book and fought him with Abei, but Weihert’s skill with Magic Arrays overwhelmed them. The match continued after Weihert summoned an Ice Dragon to occupy Abei, leaving Aaron furious at what he considered cheating.

• Aaron accepted Weihert’s duel and used Abei’s Holy Dragon form while hiding himself with a Disillusionment Charm.
• Weihert revealed Aaron’s position with a ceiling-wide rain array, then overpowered his flames with an evolving advanced Magic Array.
• Aaron and Abei attacked Weihert together, but he dodged Abei’s Dragon Breath through battle-honed instinct and told Aaron he had fought in wars for over a thousand years.
• Aaron proposed a prolonged two-on-one fight, but Weihert summoned an Ice Dragon to keep Abei occupied and claimed he could defeat Aaron within a minute.
• Aaron accused Weihert of cheating and resolved to save Magic Points to learn Transfiguration.

Aaron fought Weihert for the spellbook, using Abei and a surprise sword strike to demonstrate his strength. When Weihert trapped him and Abei in a lightning array, Aaron surrendered, satisfied that he had managed to make his ancestor bleed.

• Abei overwhelmed Weihert’s magical Ice Dragon, while Aaron and Weihert exchanged fire spells in the Secret Chamber.
• Weihert’s flames engulfed Aaron, but Aaron escaped under a Disillusionment Charm as Abei attacked Weihert.
• Aaron used Apparition to strike Weihert with Argus’s sword, drawing a few drops of blood and earning Weihert’s admission that he could pose a serious threat.
• Aaron argued that Weihert’s depleted Magical Energy gave him an advantage, but Weihert restored his power and challenged him to settle the fight in one move.
• Weihert trapped Aaron and Abei inside six purple lightning arrays, and Aaron surrendered, claiming that making Weihert bleed counted as Glory.

Aaron trained with Weihert and tried to learn what the Gaius Family’s hidden secrets involved, but Weihert said Aaron would have to wait for his parents to return. Aaron then asked Flor for advice and learned that his family’s tutors expected him to keep studying until he surpassed them.

• Weihert demonstrated powerful elemental Magic Arrays and assigned Aaron to practice instant casting of intermediate arrays.
• Aaron used wandless casting, but Weihert hinted that the Gaius Family’s deeper secrets would be revealed at the proper time and refused to explain more because of a contract.
• Aaron trained intensely and had his Thoughtform study how to cast multiple Magic Arrays at once.
• Aaron went to Flor and asked for advice; Flor told him not to speculate about other people’s thoughts and explained that students could stop attending lessons by becoming family head, having children, or surpassing their teachers.

Aaron began the third stage of his training in the Secret Chamber, learning to use modern firearms that Jeans called “Muggle Wands.” After firing hundreds of rounds and barely passing the pistol test, he was left exhausted and argued with Jeans over the name.

• Jeans brought Aaron to the armory and transformed the Secret Chamber into a grassy field stocked with modern firearms and ammunition.
• Jeans explained that the enchanted firearms could improve accuracy or power, and Aaron used magic to activate an accuracy-enhancing array on a revolver.
• Aaron hit the ten-meter target with five consecutive shots, then Jeans challenged him to fire a magazine from every pistol while maintaining at least fifty percent accuracy.
• Aaron spent over two hours testing pistols, achieved around eighty percent accuracy, and barely passed the category.
• Aaron collapsed onto the grass and told Jeans to stop calling enchanted guns “Muggle Wands.”

Aaron completed his first sword, but Argus broke it to teach him not to grow attached to an inferior weapon. In Gesta’s classroom, Aaron reluctantly agreed to learn how to operate military vehicles and aircraft after Gesta argued that his family’s past made the lesson worthwhile.

• Aaron finished his first sword, and Argus broke it with a Divine Weapon, prompting Aaron to discard the blade and consider the flaws in his work.
• Argus told Aaron to review his forging mistakes before attempting another sword, while Jeans reminded him to attend his next lesson.
• Aaron entered Gesta’s classroom, where Gesta complained that Jeans had given him too few driving lessons and insisted that Muggles had valuable skills to teach.
• Gesta revealed tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters, and fighter jets, and persuaded Aaron to learn their principles and basic controls.
• Aaron agreed to the lesson, and Gesta ordered Jeans out of the classroom.

With Vico and Lisana due home that afternoon, Aaron prepared to run away from home again, taking Abei and a small stash of gold. He led Jeans to Diagon Alley, then Abei darted into Knockturn Alley, making Jeans suspect Aaron had planned the escape all along.

• Aaron woke Abei and gathered the gold it had taken from the vault, then told it to hide its Magical Creature traits during their escape.
• At breakfast, Aaron asked Jeans when his parents would return and claimed he planned to buy them a gift in Diagon Alley.
• Aaron asked Jeans about the Gaius Family's Divination history and learned that a highly accurate predictor existed, though Jeans could not reveal details because of a contract.
• Aaron entered Gringotts with Jeans, and Abei suddenly raced into Knockturn Alley.
• Jeans chased after Aaron, then realized the boy might have arranged the apparent pursuit as cover for another escape.

Aaron pretended to be kidnapped by Dark Wizards to prolong his escape from Jeans, who chased him through Knockturn Alley. The old witch delivered Aaron to an auction house, where Pear offered five hundred Gold Galleons for him.

• Jeans caught up with Aaron as Dark Wizards tried to lead him away, but Aaron convinced them that Jeans was the kidnapper.
• The Dark Wizards attacked Jeans, who swiftly defeated them and sentenced the balding wizard to Azkaban.
• Aaron urged the old witch to keep running, while Abei distracted Jeans and the witch carried Aaron through a crowd to an auction house.
• The old witch offered Aaron to Pear, who valued him at five hundred Gold Galleons, prompting Aaron to wonder why his face was worth so little.

Aaron turned the old witch Mochila’s attempt to sell him into a fight for her fate, defeated her in Pear’s auction house, and claimed the betting money. When the Dark Wizards tried to rob him, he deterred them by promising to take the first attacker down with him.

• Mochila brought Aaron to Pear’s auction house to sell him, but Aaron asked Pear how much Mochila was worth and challenged her instead.
• Pear set up a fight between Aaron and Mochila, and Aaron bet all one hundred and twenty Galleons he carried on himself.
• Aaron blocked Mochila’s spell with an Iron Armor Charm, turned invisible, and knocked her down before torturing her with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Aaron defeated Mochila, tied her up, and collected her value and the bets from the auction house.
• A group of Dark Wizards tried to take Aaron’s money, but he swore to fight the first attacker to the death, making them back down.

Aaron negotiated with Pear and a crowd of Dark Wizards to secure help stopping an unnamed opponent. After trading Pear the Demon Sealing Ring and paying the others from his purse, Aaron left them ready to act, but had not yet revealed whom they would face.

• Pear urged the Dark Wizards to attack Aaron together, but Aaron interrupted the plan and offered Pear a deal.
• Aaron gave Pear the Demon Sealing Ring in exchange for stopping someone, and Pear agreed after they signed a contract.
• Aaron offered his Gold Galleons to the assembled Wizards, persuading them to help stop the same person.
• Pear asked Aaron to identify their target, and Aaron had not yet answered.