Chapter Summaries

Aaron defended a Slytherin first-year by having Abei defeat Amicus, prompting Snape and the Carrow Siblings to seek a way to remove the dragon. Later, Aaron told Snape he could advise Harry without violating his contract, but worried Dumbledore’s plan would eventually force him to face Voldemort and his army.

• Aaron claimed Amicus had tried to use the Cruciatus Curse on him and received detention from Snape after Abei beat the professor.
• Snape warned the Carrow Siblings against provoking Aaron, then proposed asking the Ministry’s dragon-control office to drive Abei from Hogwarts.
• Aaron advised Ailone to learn from Xilin so she could protect herself, and acknowledged to Clea that his clash with Amicus would bring more trouble.
• Aaron told Snape that Muggle Studies had been kept from becoming compulsory and the Carrows had been prevented from becoming deputy headmasters.
• Aaron promised to stay in contact with Hermione and eventually give Harry advice, while explaining that his contract let him avoid interfering with the Death Eaters.
• Aaron argued with Dumbledore’s portrait about the plan and feared that Harry’s role in destroying Voldemort’s Soul Containers would leave him facing Voldemort and his forces.

Aaron learned that Fawkes might be with Grindelwald in Nurmengard and weighed whether to visit him, while planning for the coming final battle. He accepted a mission to protect students from the Carrows but left the Grindelwald mission undecided, and his Thoughtform dismissed Dumbledore’s relics as irrelevant to its own plans.

• Aaron questioned Dumbledore’s portrait about Fawkes and learned that the Phoenix might be with Grindelwald in Nurmengard.
• Snape warned Aaron that Grindelwald was dangerous, while Dumbledore’s portrait said Grindelwald would not harm the Gaius heir and hoped Aaron would receive his final relic.
• Aaron reviewed his system missions, accepted the mission to protect students severely harmed by Amicus Caro or Alecto Caro, and hesitated over the mission to meet Grindelwald.
• Aaron’s Thoughtform heard from Phineas about Dumbledore’s relics and said it had no interest in the objects meant to guide Harry toward defeating Voldemort.

Aaron accepted the mission to meet Gellert Grindelwald after learning Dumbledore had left him Fawkes, then revealed his underground base in Slytherin’s Secret Chamber to Snape. He brought Snape together with Sirius and Moody, and the chapter ended with Snape meeting Aaron’s Thoughtform and learning it was a durable magical clone.

• Phineas told Aaron that Dumbledore had left Fawkes for him and said Grindelwald would not attack him because he was the heir of the Gaius Family; Aaron accepted the mission to meet Grindelwald for 500 Magic Points.
• Three days later, Aaron summoned Snape to his dormitory and led him through a hidden passage into the expanded Secret Chamber, which he had transformed into Divine Thunder Hall.
• Aaron summoned Sirius and Moody, and they explained how he had saved them and secured their cooperation against Voldemort.
• Snape asked whether Aaron had shown Sirius and Moody his memories, and Aaron said he had kept Harry Potter’s secrets from them.
• Aaron revealed his Thoughtform, and Moody explained to the bewildered Snape that it was a magical clone that could persist indefinitely unless killed or drained of magic.

Aaron planned to leave Hogwarts to help Harry search for Horcruxes, while arranging for his duplicate and Snape to protect students and conceal the plan. Before departing, he signed Clea’s guarantee contract and left their relationship unresolved until she reached adulthood.

• Aaron told Snape that he would leave Hogwarts the next day, and asked him to identify students who needed refuge in Divine Thunder Hall while using a Silver Sickle and mental communication to mislead the Carrow Siblings.
• Aaron’s Thoughtform revealed Slytherin’s Locket and Ravenclaw’s Diadem as Horcruxes, and Aaron said he would delay destroying them until he was ready to face Voldemort.
• Aaron told Snape he wanted at least half a year to a year to prepare, while Sirius and Moody were instructed to continue building the shelter’s dormitories.
• The next morning, Aaron packed to leave, and Clea admitted she was uneasy about him going to find Hermione and asked him to sign a guarantee contract.
• Aaron signed Clea’s contract promising not to cross romantic boundaries with another woman before Clea reached adulthood, and the two kissed before he departed.

Aaron faced Ministry officials who demanded that he remove Abei from Hogwarts, but a Dragon-raising License backed by powerful wizards forced them to withdraw. He left Hogwarts for Hog's Head to meet Aberforth Dumbledore and seek information about Harry Potter, while hoping Fawkes might be there.

• The Thoughtform told Aaron that Ministry officials had arrived at Hogwarts, and Snape summoned him to the Headmaster's Office.
• McNeil threatened Abei with his execution scythe, so Abei transformed into a large dragon and frightened the officials into backing down.
• Aaron presented a Dragon-raising License supported by the Wizengamot and other influential wizards, and Minister Cinnix abandoned the order to remove Abei.
• After Aaron left, Snape warned Amicus and Alecto to stop provoking him, and Aaron instructed the Thoughtform to watch the Book of Prophecy and recruit professors.
• Aaron concealed himself, left Hogwarts, and arrived at Hog's Head to meet Aberforth Dumbledore and possibly find Fawkes.

Aaron visited Aberforth Dumbledore to recruit him against Voldemort and learned why he refused to fight, while offering a Resurrection Potion for Ariana’s sake. Aberforth recounted how Ariana died during a confrontation involving himself, Albus Dumbledore, and Grindelwald, leaving Aaron to challenge Aberforth’s bitterness toward his brother.

• Aaron met Aberforth at the Hog’s Head, explained he would join Harry’s group in disguise, and asked Aberforth to help oppose Voldemort.
• Aberforth refused to fight, even when Aaron offered Galleons and goats, but became interested after Aaron revealed he carried a potion that could resurrect someone dead for less than an hour.
• Aberforth said the potion could not bring back his sister Ariana, then explained that her magic became unstable after Muggle boys bullied her when she was six.
• Aberforth described how Ariana killed their mother during an outburst, and how Albus returned home to care for her before Grindelwald arrived.
• Aberforth said he argued with Albus and Grindelwald over their plans to take Ariana traveling, and Ariana died when she was drawn into their fight.
• Aaron told Aberforth that Albus regretted Ariana’s death and had never truly considered her a burden, while Aberforth insisted Aaron did not know his brother as well as he did.

Aaron persuaded Aberforth Dumbledore to join the fight against Voldemort by promising him a chance to meet Ariana, then brought him to Divine Thunder Hall. There, Aberforth learned about Dumbledore and Snape’s memories and met the others protecting Hogwarts.

• Aaron offered Aberforth Nether Soil so he could briefly meet Ariana, and Aberforth agreed to a contract requiring him to help until Voldemort was eliminated.
• Aberforth revealed that he was an Advanced Grand Archmage, and Aaron sent him by Portkey to Divine Thunder Hall to help protect Hogwarts.
• The Thoughtform explained his relationship to Aaron and showed Aberforth Professor Snape’s memory of Albus Dumbledore and Snape discussing their plans.
• The Thoughtform withheld the final part of Dumbledore’s plan because Aberforth’s complicated feelings toward his brother could disrupt Aaron’s plans.
• Sirius Black arrived, learned that Aberforth was Albus Dumbledore’s younger brother, and agreed to introduce him to Divine Thunder Hall.

Aaron visited Nurmengard to retrieve Fawkes and spoke with Gellert Grindelwald about his ambitions and Grindelwald’s old beliefs. After Aaron answered Grindelwald’s questions, Grindelwald revealed Fawkes and suddenly regained his magic, forcing Aaron to flee.

• Aaron overcame his doubts and entered Nurmengard, where he met the frail, seemingly powerless Grindelwald.
• Grindelwald told Aaron that Dumbledore had arranged for Fawkes to go to him and asked about Aaron’s purpose and plans for the future.
• Aaron explained that he intended to defeat Voldemort, marry, and eventually become Hogwarts’s headmaster.
• Grindelwald asked Aaron whether his belief that wizards should rule Muggles had been wrong, and Aaron said Grindelwald had lost and that his family would act only as a safeguard against catastrophe.
• Grindelwald conjured Fawkes in a ball of flame, and Aaron sensed Grindelwald’s magic returning before he fled Nurmengard.

Aaron tried to escape Nurmengard, but Grindelwald trapped him in a magical illusion and revealed that he had become a Holy Magus after Dumbledore's death. Grindelwald tested Aaron in a fierce duel, and the chapter left Aaron struggling inside a water prison as Grindelwald prepared to see how long he could endure.

• Aaron ran toward Nurmengard's exit, but Grindelwald's magic activated the prison's barrier and pulled him into a gray illusion.
• Grindelwald revealed his full strength as a Holy Magus and said he had promised Dumbledore to give Aaron Fawkes, but wanted to test Aaron first.
• Aaron fought back with defensive magic, fireballs, a dragon-shaped attack, Apparition, and Precognition Magic, but Grindelwald repeatedly countered him.
• Aaron endured a Cruciatus Curse and used an Anti-Apparition Spell to land a flaming punch that injured Grindelwald's face.
• Grindelwald changed the arena into an ocean, trapped Aaron underwater, and tested him with a spinning waterspout after Aaron used a Water-Repelling Charm.

Aaron forced Grindelwald to surrender Fawkes by threatening to activate concealed Magic Arrays and summon Abufus Dumbledore, then left Nurmengard with the Phoenix. Afterward, Jeans told Grindelwald that Aaron had held back and was far more prepared than the duel had revealed.

• Aaron unleashed the Dragon-Slaying Secret Art, but Grindelwald survived the attack and praised Aaron for forcing him back.
• Aaron threatened to trigger seven Magic Arrays and use the White God Mark to escape with Fawkes, so Grindelwald agreed to give up the Phoenix and signed Aaron's contract.
• Grindelwald gave Fawkes to Aaron, who tried to rename it Abao before Grindelwald ordered him to keep the name Fawkes.
• Aaron left Nurmengard, and Jeans emerged from the cell and revealed that he had arranged the test to assess Aaron's strength.
• Jeans explained that Aaron had withheld his pet, shadow troop, restorative potion, forged weapon, and other spells, and Grindelwald realized Aaron had not shown his full abilities.

After surviving his encounter with Grindelwald, Aaron claimed his mission reward and used his Magic Points to summon Hades's physical manifestation. He renamed Hades Ake Moens and tasked him with managing other Dark Spirit Stones and improving the Mind Space.

• Grindelwald endured Aaron's magical attack, praised the young Gaius's talent, and returned to his prison cell.
• Aaron recovered, sent Fawkes to Hogwarts, and claimed 500 Magic Points for meeting Grindelwald.
• Aaron spent his Magic Points on Nether Soil and Hades, then summoned Hades's physical manifestation.
• Aaron named Hades Ake Moens and learned that he could wield powerful Dark Magic, teleport, manipulate gravity, and consume souls and negative emotions.
• Aaron brought Ake into the Mind Space, where Ake identified its flaws and agreed to design buffers and a palace for it.

Aaron sent Ake to infiltrate the Death Eaters, then arranged for Gandalf to join Harry, Hermione, and Ron in their Horcrux hunt. Disguised as Gandalf, Aaron visited Frank and Alice Longbottom at St. Mungo's and sealed their ward in a soundproof barrier.

• Aaron instructed Ake to build a false identity, win Voldemort's attention, and rise through the Death Eaters, supplying him with memories and gold.
• Hermione learned from Aaron that Slytherin's Locket was with Gandalf but that its Horcrux could not yet be destroyed, so Harry resolved to search for Gryffindor's Sword.
• Aaron told Hermione that Gandalf would join them in a day or two, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione agreed to wait for him.
• Aaron transformed into Gandalf and entered St. Mungo's, using magic to persuade the receptionist to let him visit Frank and Alice Longbottom.
• Augusta Longbottom challenged Gandalf, who raised a barrier around the ward to keep their conversation from being heard outside.

Aaron revealed himself to Augusta and cured Frank and Alice Longbottom of the damage the Cruciatus Curse had inflicted on their souls. After learning how the wizarding world had changed during their sixteen-year absence, the Longbottoms joined Aaron’s plan to fight Voldemort and asked to hear Dumbledore’s plan.

• Aaron revealed his identity to Augusta, explained that he needed fighters for his own plan, and had her sign a confidentiality agreement.
• Aaron restored Frank’s soul, and Frank woke to discover that sixteen years had passed and Alice remained unresponsive.
• Aaron healed Alice, showed her an illusion of Neville through his Hogwarts years, and told the Longbottoms that Death Eaters controlled Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic.
• Augusta explained the events of the past sixteen years, and Aaron told Frank and Alice about his plan to kill Voldemort and his agreement with the Dark Lord.
• Frank and Alice signed Aaron’s contract and joined his plan, then asked him to tell them Dumbledore’s plan.

Aaron recruited Percy Weasley and Cedric Diggory for his force against Voldemort, while Percy struggled to reconcile his ambition with loyalty to his family. The chapter ended with Cedric agreeing to sign Aaron’s contract and join the cause.

• Aaron marked Frank and Alice Longbottom, sent them to Divine Thunder Hall, and advised Augusta to hide while he left a false image of her in the hospital.
• Aaron visited Percy Weasley and confronted him about choosing power over family; Percy admitted his family mattered more and agreed to join Aaron’s force.
• Percy signed Aaron’s contract and received a Portkey to Divine Thunder Hall, where he would handle logistics and maintain order.
• Aaron found Cedric Diggory, who agreed to join the fight against Voldemort and accepted the contract.

Harry learned through his vision that Voldemort was searching for a powerful wand stolen from Ollivanders, while he and his friends remained uncertain how to stop him. Gandalf arrived to help, explained the Horcruxes’ defenses, and offered the group a safer, better-equipped tent as they prepared to search for Gryffindor’s Sword.

• Voldemort searched Ollivanders’s memories and learned that a blond young man had stolen a powerful wand from his workshop.
• Harry woke from a vision of Voldemort and told Hermione and Ron that Voldemort was seeking a wand that could overcome Harry’s.
• Gandalf arrived at the trio’s camp and said Aaron had asked him to protect Hermione, though a contract prevented him from using force against people.
• Gandalf revealed that he had mailed Slytherin’s Locket to Aaron and explained that powerful Soul Containers required artifacts such as Gryffindor’s Sword to destroy.
• Harry insisted that Godric’s Hollow might hold a clue to Gryffindor’s Sword, and Gandalf agreed to let them search for it.
• Gandalf offered the trio a larger tent stocked with food, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione packed up their old one to move.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione settled into Gandalf’s tent and exchanged information about the Horcrux hunt. Gandalf revealed the Ravenclaw Diadem was a Horcrux and warned Harry not to risk exposing Dumbledore’s plan; the group ended with a clue to Grindelwald and Harry showing Gandalf a Golden Snitch.

• Gandalf told Harry, Ron, and Hermione that he had learned from Slytherin’s Locket that Voldemort’s final Horcrux was Rowena Ravenclaw’s Diadem, though he did not know where it was.
• Gandalf warned that Voldemort might notice once more than half the Horcruxes were destroyed and advised finding as many as possible before destroying them together.
• Gandalf refused to reveal Dumbledore’s remaining plan because Harry’s connection to Voldemort could expose it, explaining that the plan would deliver a final blow after at least five Soul Containers were destroyed.
• Hermione showed Gandalf a hand-drawn symbol in The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and he identified it as Gellert Grindelwald’s symbol.
• Harry suggested asking Luna about the symbol, and Gandalf advised visiting her father; Harry said they would first go to Godric’s Hollow.
• Harry handed Gandalf the Golden Snitch Dumbledore had left him and asked him to identify its hidden information.

‘Gandalf’ explained the magic and hidden uses of the gifts Dumbledore had left Harry, Ron, and Hermione, then discussed Voldemort’s search for a Wand. The next morning, he prepared to leave for Godric’s Hollow with the trio, offering Ron and Harry a notably less lavish breakfast than Hermione.

• ‘Gandalf’ told Harry that the Golden Snitch would gradually strengthen his magic and that a further treasure was hidden inside it.
• ‘Gandalf’ demonstrated that Ron’s Lumos Device could create a protective barrier, then gave Hermione a dragon-scale scarf from Aaron that could defend against a Killing Curse.
• Harry told ‘Gandalf’ about his dream of Voldemort capturing Ollivanders to find a Wand, and ‘Gandalf’ said the Wand would not determine whether Harry could defeat Voldemort.
• ‘Gandalf’ described love, especially a mother’s love, as a source of strength for Harry, while Hermione suspected he knew more about Voldemort’s Wand.
• The next morning, ‘Gandalf’ served Hermione an elaborate breakfast but offered Harry and Ron simpler food, and the trio planned to leave for Godric’s Hollow to search for Gryffindor’s Sword.

Gandalf guided Harry, Ron, and Hermione toward Godric's Hollow, warning them about the risks of Apparition and the possibility of a Death Eater ambush. They arrived safely, found a grave marked with the symbol from the story collection, and Harry stood before his parents' gravestone.

• Gandalf advised Harry and Ron to use the Invisibility Cloak and Hermione to use a Disillusionment Charm before Apparating to Godric's Hollow.
• While the group moved between campsites, they heard reports of deaths and escapes on the radio, and Harry identified several places to search for Gryffindor's Sword.
• Harry and Ron Apparated beneath the Invisibility Cloak to the village square, followed by Gandalf and Hermione using Side-Along Apparition.
• Gandalf scanned Godric's Hollow and found no apparent Death Eaters, so the group entered the churchyard to search the gravestones.
• Hermione found the symbol from the story collection on Ignotus Peverell's gravestone, and Gandalf told them to remember the name.
• Harry found James and Lily Potter's grave and wept as Ron read the inscription, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death."

Aaron, disguised as 'Gandalf,' followed Harry and his friends into Bathilda Bagshot’s house, where they discovered Nagini and escaped before Voldemort arrived. Voldemort then confronted Ake Moens, who remained an independent Ministry employee despite serving as his temporary ally.

• Harry and his friends followed Bathilda Bagshot to her house, while 'Gandalf' suspected something was wrong and warned Hermione to stay alert.
• Harry went upstairs with Bathilda, while 'Gandalf' recognized that she was dead and told Ron to watch her as Hermione gathered books, letters, and photographs.
• Nagini attacked Harry and Ron, and Aaron restrained the snake and received a reward for finding the Horcrux.
• Harry sensed Voldemort approaching, so Aaron used the Power of Speed to take Harry, Ron, and Hermione away before Voldemort entered the house.
• Voldemort met Ake Moens, who refused to pledge loyalty until Voldemort became the final victor, and accepted their continued employment arrangement.

While Harry and his friends hid in the snowy forest, Aaron upgraded his magic, refreshed the shop, and accepted a mission to find Gryffindor’s Sword. Harry woke from a nightmare, learned his wand had been broken, and received Aaron’s wand on loan as the group prepared to seek the sword.

• Aaron raised his Magical Energy, refreshed the shop for new spells and items, and accepted the mission to find Gryffindor’s Sword.
• Hermione told Gandalf that Harry’s wand had snapped, and Harry woke after dreaming of Voldemort killing his parents.
• Harry and Ron learned that the blond young man in Bathilda Bagshot’s photograph was Gellert Grindelwald, and Gandalf said the group should find Gryffindor’s Sword first.
• Harry discovered his wand was broken and mourned its loss, while Gandalf urged him not to depend on a wand for his strength.
• Gandalf produced Aaron’s black wand and lent it to Harry, warning that Aaron could reclaim it at any time.