Chapter Summaries

Aaron refused Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s offers to stay with the Phoenix Society or The Burrow, insisting he could live in his Diagon Alley shop or seek work at the Ministry of Magic. On the way to King’s Cross, Hermione learned Aaron had secretly taken her to a hidden place before bringing her to Hagrid’s hut, while the chapter ended with Moody and Arthur approaching the Dursleys to warn them about Harry.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione offered Aaron a place with the Phoenix Society or at The Burrow, but he declined and said he could stay in his shop or find a job at the Ministry of Magic.
• Hermione asked Aaron about the Portkey that had taken her away from the Department of Mysteries, and Aaron admitted he had carried her to Hagrid’s hut before dawn after bringing her to a secret location.
• Aaron told Hermione his hidden place was so difficult to find that searching all of Hogwarts could take years, and he said finding it would mean the Phoenix Society was losing badly to the Death Eaters.
• The group arrived at King’s Cross, where Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry, Ron, and Ginny, and Lupin said he wanted to speak with the Dursleys about Harry’s treatment.
• Moody and Arthur headed toward the trembling Dursleys to warn them not to bully Harry during the Summer Holiday.

Aaron returned to the Gaius family estate after learning that his grandfather’s intervention could protect him from the threats waiting in Diagon Alley. His family confronted him over breaking the ancestral rule, then revealed that a mysterious letter had made his exceptional return possible.

• Jeans warned Aaron that Lucius and suspicious strangers were watching him, so Aaron agreed to return to the Gaius family estate.
• Hermione watched Aaron leave with Jeans and wondered how his safety problem had been resolved.
• Aaron learned that his grandfather Tepler had returned and that a letter had led the family to make an exception for him.
• At the estate, Vico, Lisana, and Tepler reprimanded Aaron for involving himself in the magical world’s disputes and asked why he had gone to the Department of Mysteries.
• Tepler handed Aaron the letter and explained that Gaius family rules allowed special circumstances to be handled at discretion.

Aaron rejected his family’s plan to protect him by arranging an engagement to Clea, insisting he could escape Voldemort and would not make a lifelong commitment for safety. Adrian’s warning forced him to stay for now, though his family gave him only ten days to half a month before they would have to send him away.

• Adrian’s first letter told Aaron that Clea would visit the Gaius Family in three days, and his relatives proposed an engagement to keep him safe.
• Aaron refused the engagement and revealed that he was a mid-level Archmage, saying his experiences made him confident he could escape Voldemort.
• As Aaron headed for the door, Vico gave him Adrian’s second letter, which reminded him of his promise to date Clea and warned him not to run.
• Aaron agreed to stay temporarily and care for Clea for two months, but Tepler said the family could keep him only ten days to half a month unless he agreed to the engagement.
• Vico suspended Aaron’s cram-school classes, leaving him free to visit the family’s ancestors instead of doing practical exercises.

Aaron learned that the Gaius family expected him to marry and continue its bloodline, then visited three ancestors to discuss a nearly completed Divine Artifact, his magic, and his Mind Space. The chapter ended with Flor recognizing that Aaron had already begun constructing his Mind Space and preparing to advise him.

• Aaron learned from Tepler, Vico, and Lisana that the Gaius family carried important duties and expected him to marry and have children.
• Aaron visited Argus, who said the Divine Artifact needed a powerful energy core and exceptionally hard ore before it could be completed.
• Aaron told Weihert about the Department of Mysteries battle and showed him his Ultimate Magic Arrays, while Weihert urged him to focus on mastering Ultimate Elemental Magic.
• Aaron visited Flor, who confirmed that family-arranged marriages had received positive reviews and realized Aaron had already begun constructing his Mind Space.

Aaron discussed building a Mind Space with Flor, then explained why he had opposed Voldemort and heard Flor’s suspicions about his motives and Dumbledore’s dangerous methods. Flor advised Aaron to survive by playing both sides and making Voldemort an empty promise, leaving Aaron to consider how to avoid becoming either faction’s pawn.

• Aaron insisted he would construct a Mind Space, and Flor advised him to draw on worlds he knew, start with simple elements, and avoid creating highly intelligent life.
• Flor questioned Aaron about opposing Voldemort, guessed he had acted to save a woman, and teased him about his feelings for her.
• Aaron recounted the Department of Mysteries incident, and Flor warned that Dumbledore was ruthless and would treat Aaron as a valuable chess piece.
• Aaron clung to Flor and asked for help, so Flor advised him to survive between Voldemort and the White Lord rather than fully join either side.
• Flor told Aaron to offer Voldemort a convincing but empty promise, and Aaron recognized how much more cunning his ancestor was.

Aaron prepared to meet Clea, who arrived at Gaius Castle earlier than he expected, while his family and Jeans maneuvered to leave them alone together. Clea won over the household and Abei with gifts, then accepted Aaron’s pearl necklace as a symbol of love, leaving him shocked by her interpretation.

• Aaron learned that Clea was arriving that day, and Vico, Lisana, Tepler, and Jeans urged him to meet her and consider their engagement.
• Clea arrived through the fireplace, and Aaron was stunned by her beauty while Abei stopped his nosebleed.
• Clea gave gifts to Tepler, Vico, Lisana, and Jeans, who each found an excuse to leave her alone with Aaron.
• Clea presented Abei with a gold statue of itself and ten dragon sculptures, winning its favor and prompting it to say she would make a suitable mistress.
• Clea asked Aaron for the gift he had promised her, and he gave her a pearl necklace called Mermaid’s Tear.
• Clea put on the necklace and said mermaid tears symbolized love, leaving Aaron wondering if he could take the gift back.

Clea pursued Aaron after he told her he saw her as a sister, while the Gaius Family welcomed her and helped bring them closer. With the Ministry of Magic and the Phoenix Society both unacceptable options, Aaron left to face the Death Eaters alone, relying on a hidden trump card.

• Aaron told Clea he saw her as a sister, but she announced she would make him fall for her and moved into the room next to his.
• Clea and Aaron discussed news of Death Eater attacks, Scrimgeour replacing Fudge, and the deaths of Amelia Bones and Emmeline Vance.
• Clea suggested seeking help from the Phoenix Society, but Aaron refused because he believed Dumbledore would demand something in return.
• As the deadline to get engaged or flee approached, Aaron ate a full meal and rejected the family’s suggestion to ask the Phoenix Society for help.
• Aaron took Felix Felicis, packed Abei into his Backpack, and left to face the Death Eaters alone after Clea embraced him.
• Lisana advised Clea to take the initiative with Aaron, while Vico objected and Tepler stopped Lisana from saying more.

Aaron was caught between Voldemort’s ambush and Dumbledore’s arrival, but Jeans brought both wizards into Gaius Castle under its protections. Vico heard Dumbledore’s and Voldemort’s competing requests for cooperation and rejected their claims, leaving Voldemort to make his case.

• Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr. surrounded Aaron outside Gaius Castle, but Dumbledore arrived with Harry Potter and disrupted their attack.
• Jeans activated the Gaius Family’s defenses, reminded Voldemort that Aaron could return home within two hours, and invited Voldemort and Dumbledore inside as guests.
• Vico met with Aaron, Voldemort, Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and Lucius Malfoy, then rejected their request for the Gaius Family to enter the conflict.
• Aaron explained that the Gaius Family would intervene only if wizards faced total destruction or the end of the world, while Dumbledore argued that Voldemort’s situation was exceptional.
• Voldemort asked Vico to support his path to godhood and promised to cultivate a god for the Gaius Family, prompting Vico and Aaron to regard his proposal with disgust.

Vico refused Voldemort’s offer and told Dumbledore that the hidden families would not interfere in the wizarding world’s conflicts unless Voldemort went too far. The chapter ended with Dumbledore agreeing to admit Clea Darwin to Hogwarts in Slytherin’s sixth year, then learning that she could see fragments of the future.

• Vico rejected Voldemort’s request for the Gaius Family’s support, and Lucius persuaded Voldemort to stay while Dumbledore spoke with Vico.
• Dumbledore told Vico that Voldemort had created multiple Horcruxes and warned of the danger he posed, but Vico said the hidden families would only step in if events became too extreme.
• Dumbledore asked whether Vico would protect Aaron, and Vico said he would not break the family’s ancestral rules for his son.
• Vico took Dumbledore through a portal to meet Tepler, who asked him to admit Clea Darwin to Hogwarts as a sixth-year Slytherin.
• Dumbledore warned that Aaron was close to Hermione, but Lisana welcomed the news, and Clea said it did not contradict the future she had seen.
• Clea explained that her inherited talent let her see fragments of the future or fate and offered to demonstrate it on Dumbledore.

Dumbledore learned that he had only one to three years to live and signed a confidentiality agreement with the Gaius Family after they offered to save him. He also discovered Grindelwald had secretly joined Gaius and remained powerful, then entered a portal with Tepler to learn the family’s terms.

• Clea foresaw a deathly aura around Dumbledore, who accepted that he had little time left and agreed to consider the Gaius Family’s offer.
• Dumbledore signed a binding confidentiality agreement after learning that Nicolas Flamel and Newt Scamander had also joined the family’s plans.
• Vico explained that Dumbledore qualified for the Gaius Family’s secrets because of his sacrifices, and Tepler said the contract would restore Dumbledore’s body when he died and remove the curse from his hand.
• Dumbledore learned that Grindelwald had signed a formal contract with Gaius, remained as strong as ever, and was forbidden from killing anyone in the Magic World or leaving Nurmengard.
• Tepler opened a portal with the World Tree mark and led Dumbledore through it while Clea said she would join after marrying Vico.
• As Voldemort waited outside, Aaron calmed him and asked Harry to stay quiet while he discussed something with the Dark Lord.

Aaron negotiated a truce with Voldemort by promising to reveal a path to immortality, then traded Moon Drop for protection for Ollivander and Hermione Granger. Voldemort regained a human appearance and gained a way to reconstruct his body from a Horcrux, while Dumbledore and Harry saw the transformed Dark Lord when the barriers fell.

• Aaron silenced Harry and negotiated with Voldemort, securing a pact that barred Voldemort and his factions from targeting him until Dumbledore and Harry Potter were dead, unless Aaron interfered with Voldemort’s plans.
• Aaron offered Voldemort a distant path to immortality, and they signed a contract requiring Aaron to reveal it after Dumbledore and Harry Potter were killed.
• Aaron traded Moon Drop for Voldemort’s promises not to use violence against Ollivander or deliberately target Hermione Granger, with Voldemort agreeing to spare her if she fell into his hands.
• Voldemort used the Moon Drop to regain a human appearance and discovered that he could reconstruct his body once using the soul in a Horcrux.
• Aaron had Jeans remove the barriers, revealing Voldemort’s transformed appearance to Harry and Dumbledore, who reacted with shock.

Aaron helped Voldemort regain his appearance in exchange for a truce, then left his family’s protection and planned to live freely while Dumbledore and Harry faced the danger. Back at his shop, Aaron spent Magic Points on new abilities and refreshed the system shop until the powerful Hades stone appeared.

• Vico assured Voldemort that the Gaius Family would not help Dumbledore, and Voldemort left with Lucius after striking a deal with Aaron.
• Aaron urged Dumbledore and Harry to stay safe, said he would no longer join their fight, and departed for his shop after saying goodbye to Vico.
• Dumbledore told Aaron and Harry that Slughorn would teach Potions, Snape would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Harry would stay at the Burrow.
• Aaron checked his status, bought Fire Control and a Giant Bowl of Instant Noodles, and used the new ability to manipulate fireplace flames.
• Aaron refreshed the system shop and discovered Wei Zheng’s Jar, then found Hades, a powerful Dark Spirit Stone priced at 2,500 Magic Points.

Aaron learned the uses of Hades's Dark Spirit Stones, then visited Fred and George's thriving joke shop in Diagon Alley, where the twins teased him about his love life. He went to Ollivanders Wand Shop and unexpectedly found Fleur Delacour working there.

• Aaron learned that Dark Spirit Stones could increase Magical Energy or create a loyal incarnation, and that collecting five would let him learn the Dark Emperor's magic.
• Aaron cooked breakfast for himself and Abei, then walked with the dragon through a deserted Diagon Alley.
• Aaron visited Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, accepted several products from Fred and George, and rejected their suggestions about Love Potions and finding a girlfriend.
• Aaron headed to Ollivanders Wand Shop and found Fleur Delacour working there, reminding him that he had recommended her for the job.

Aaron visited Ollivander’s Wand Shop, where Fleur pressed him about her feelings for him and he turned her down for now. After Aaron revealed he had been removed from the Gaius Family and had made a deal with Voldemort, Ollivander agreed to help Fleur pursue him by introducing her to Aaron’s parents.

• Aaron visited the Wand Shop and learned that Fleur had been working there while Ollivander rested upstairs.
• Fleur confessed her interest in Aaron, but he said he was not planning to date and warned that he might never return her feelings.
• Ollivander interrupted their conversation, and Aaron explained that he had been removed from the Gaius Family and had signed a contract with Voldemort to protect the Wand Shop.
• Aaron told Ollivander that he expected to clash with Voldemort but believed Voldemort would not act against him soon.
• After Aaron left, Fleur told Ollivander she would not give up, and he planned to take her to meet Vico and Lisana without telling Aaron.

Aaron received his eleven Outstanding O.W.L. results and prepared for his sixth year at Hogwarts, while Narcissa asked him to protect Draco from a dangerous task assigned by Voldemort. At the station, Fleur and Hermione confronted their feelings for Aaron, and Fleur sent Hermione to give him a bracelet made with her hair.

• Aaron received O grades in all eleven O.W.L. subjects, stocked up on food and magical materials, and spent the summer practicing magic while Fleur visited him daily.
• Narcissa asked Aaron to keep Draco alive without revealing Voldemort's task, and Aaron agreed to try if Draco listened to him at school.
• Clea sent Aaron his sixth-year textbooks and new robes before he left for Hogwarts.
• At Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Aaron met Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys, who were accompanied by Ministry Aurors.
• Hermione confronted Fleur about her relationship with Aaron, and Fleur said Hermione had an advantage for now before asking her to deliver a bracelet to him.
• Fleur left the bracelet with Hermione, while Fred and George watched the exchange and wondered how Aaron attracted so many beautiful girls.

On the Hogwarts Express, Aaron explained Fleur’s confession and accepted the bracelet she sent through Hermione, then heard warnings about Draco Malfoy’s dangerous activities. Professor Slughorn invited Aaron to lunch with several students, where he recognized Abei as an extraordinary winged creature, but Aaron refused to report it for official honors.

• Aaron told Hermione and Ron that he had rejected Fleur’s confession, then agreed to keep her hair-strung blue crystal bracelet until the end of the school year.
• Hermione and Ron warned Aaron to keep his distance from Draco Malfoy after seeing him visit Borgin and Burkes and hearing Lucius threaten the shopkeeper.
• A younger Slytherin delivered Slughorn’s invitation, and Aaron joined Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, Blaise Zabini, Cormac McLaggen, and Marcus Belby for lunch.
• Slughorn questioned the students about their families and focused especially on Harry and the summer events surrounding Voldemort.
• Slughorn noticed that Abei had eaten five lunches and identified it as a rare winged creature; Aaron refused to report it to the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Aaron warned Draco not to reveal or rush into the dangerous task the Dark Lord had given him, then helped Harry after Draco caught him eavesdropping and attacked him. At Hogwarts, Dumbledore announced Clea Darwin as a transfer student, and she joined the Slytherin table before taking part in the Sorting Ceremony.

• Aaron discussed Slughorn's invitations with Draco and the others, then cautioned Draco to keep the Dark Lord's assignment secret and avoid serving him unprepared.
• At Hogsmeade Station, Draco petrified Harry after discovering him under the Invisibility Cloak and kicked him in the face before leaving.
• Aaron released Harry from the spell and healed his nose, then joined Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the carriage ride to Hogwarts.
• Professor Flitwick checked the four students' names and belongings at Hogwarts' new security barrier, and they entered the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony.
• Dumbledore announced Clea Darwin as a transfer student, and she walked to Aaron at the Slytherin table before Professor McGonagall placed the Sorting Hat on her head.

Clea joined Slytherin and befriended Hermione, while Aaron struggled with the complications her arrival brought to Hogwarts. The next day, Aaron decided his Thoughtform clone should handle his romantic entanglements, but its long list of duties made him reconsider sending it away.

• Clea was sorted into Slytherin, sat beside Aaron, and explained that her family and friends had helped arrange her transfer to Hogwarts.
• Clea introduced herself to Hermione and asked her to show her around, while Dumbledore announced Slughorn and Snape's teaching roles and warned students about Voldemort's followers.
• Aaron signed in for five Magic Points, bringing his total to 340, and the system told him that missions had to be triggered by the host.
• Aaron met the Thoughtform in Divine Thunder Hall and proposed sending it out to manage his relationships with Clea and Hermione.
• The Thoughtform listed its many responsibilities, including strengthening the Mind Space, maintaining equipment, and developing potions, so Aaron hesitated to send it away.

Aaron and Clea began their sixth year at Hogwarts, choosing advanced classes and quickly drawing Hermione into Clea’s orbit. After Snape’s Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, Hermione confronted how completely Clea outshone her, leaving her worried about her feelings for Aaron.

• Aaron returned to his dormitory after leaving supplies and instructions for his Thoughtform, then let Clea in after concealing the Chamber of Secrets entrance.
• Aaron and Clea submitted their sixth-year timetables to Snape, who approved their choices without checking their grades.
• In Ancient Runes, Clea befriended Hermione and offered to help with her homework, but Hermione insisted on doing Aaron’s work herself.
• During Defense Against the Dark Arts, Snape taught silent casting, Aaron created a large fireball, and Clea dispersed it with a rune.
• Harry accidentally reflected Snape’s spell during practice, earning detention and losing ten points for Gryffindor.
• Hermione praised Clea as seemingly flawless and realized she felt inferior to her, especially as Clea openly pursued friendship with Aaron.

Harry and Ron joined Slughorn’s advanced Potions class, where a contest to brew the Draught of Living Death offered Felix Felicis as a prize. Clea won by improving the potion’s efficacy, while Harry’s success with a mysterious old textbook drew attention.

• Dumbledore invited Harry to private lessons on Saturday evening, and Harry and Ron attended Slughorn’s advanced Potions class after Slughorn lowered the entry requirement for them.
• Hermione identified Truth Serum, Polyjuice Potion, and Love Potion by their scents, earning twenty points for Gryffindor.
• Harry and Ron found two copies of Advanced Potion-Making in the cupboard; Ron took the new copy, and Harry chose the battered one.
• Slughorn offered a bottle of Felix Felicis to the first student to brew a qualified Draught of Living Death within an hour.
• Harry used the old textbook’s instructions to brew an excellent potion, while Aaron produced a clear, high-quality result.
• Clea improved the potion’s efficacy by twenty percent, and Slughorn declared her the winner and awarded her the Felix Felicis.