Chapter Summaries

Aaron arrived at Malfoy Manor seeking shelter after running away from home, and Draco promised to try to convince his parents to let him stay. Lucius and Narcissa returned from Knockturn Alley with news that someone was searching for a twelve-year-old child, likely Aaron.

• Aaron landed outside Malfoy Manor with Abei, and Draco welcomed him inside while showing off his Nimbus 2001 broom.
• Aaron told Draco he had run away from home because of his punishing holiday studies and asked to stay at the manor secretly.
• Draco sympathized with Aaron and promised to try to persuade his father, while Aaron considered going to the Weasleys if the Malfoys refused.
• Lucius and Narcissa arrived, and Aaron explained that he had come to take shelter rather than simply visit Draco.
• Lucius told Aaron that he and Narcissa had encountered a mild-mannered man in Knockturn Alley who was asking after a twelve-year-old child, and Aaron suspected the man was searching for him.

Aaron stayed at Malfoy Manor after explaining that he had run away to avoid his family’s holiday cram school, and the Malfoys agreed to keep his whereabouts secret. After hearing that Aaron’s family had assigned him twenty-nine subjects, Lucius abandoned his idea of copying their training methods for Draco.

• Lucius and Narcissa questioned Aaron about running away, and Draco pointed out the calluses on Aaron’s hands as evidence of his grueling classes.
• Aaron explained that he had left Butler Jeans a note and treated the escape as a game: if Jeans found him before school started, he would return to class.
• The Malfoys agreed to shelter Aaron and keep his secret, while Aaron asked them to pretend they knew nothing if Jeans came looking for him.
• Lucius asked Aaron to describe his cram school so Draco could use him as a benchmark, and Aaron listed subjects including swordsmanship, medicine, driving, and cooking.
• Aaron revealed that his family had scheduled twenty-nine subjects, so Lucius withdrew his suggestion that Draco attend cram school.

Aaron stayed at Malfoy Manor, where he learned that Dobby had secretly interfered in Harry Potter’s life while trying to protect him. After agreeing to train Draco as a Seeker, Aaron revealed he planned to use a flying carpet for the training.

• Dobby thanked Aaron for influencing Draco to treat him better, then admitted he had intercepted Harry Potter’s letters and told Harry’s relatives that he could not use magic freely.
• Aaron scolded Dobby for trying to make Harry give up Hogwarts, stopped him from hurting himself, and promised not to tell the Malfoys about his actions.
• Aaron told Abei to behave discreetly at Malfoy Manor, then joined Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco for an extravagant meal.
• Draco asked Aaron to train him as a Seeker, and Aaron agreed after Lucius approved and warned that his methods might cause injuries.
• Aaron declined Draco’s offer of a Nimbus 2001 and showed the Malfoys the flying carpet he intended to use.

Aaron put Draco through dangerous Seeker training while Lucius and Narcissa watched and discussed the Malfoy Family’s fears about Voldemort’s possible return. The chapter left Draco still pursuing the Snitch and Lucius hoping Aaron’s family could protect him if the danger returned.

• Aaron released the Snitch, Quaffle, and Bludgers, then told Draco he had to catch the Snitch while dodging attacks and distractions.
• Draco accepted the training despite fearing the Bludgers, and Dobby stood by with a case of potions.
• Aaron attacked Draco with the Bludgers as Draco searched for the Snitch, which vanished after he spotted it.
• Aaron tried to distract Draco with cheering and snacks, explaining that Seekers had to ignore the crowd and their opponents.
• Lucius and Narcissa discussed Draco’s prospects, the danger of Voldemort returning, and their hope that Aaron’s family could shield Draco.

After Draco’s exhausting Quidditch training, Aaron rested at the Malfoys’ home and used the system shop, where he discovered spells that could help him hide and create a clone. He ended the chapter excited about the Thoughtform spell, but its 2,000-point price far exceeded his current balance.

• Draco fell from his broom after training until night, and Dobby caught him before he hit the ground.
• Aaron ended the training and returned with Draco to the castle, where Lucius and Narcissa praised Draco’s effort.
• Aaron went to his room and spent Magic Points refreshing the system shop, which offered him the Disillusionment Charm.
• Aaron rejected Priori Incantatem and continued refreshing the shop until he found the Thoughtform spell.
• Aaron eagerly considered how a Thoughtform could share his workload and conceal his strength, then learned it cost 2,000 Magic Points.

Aaron bought the Disillusionment Charm and set himself a six-month savings goal while staying at Malfoy Manor with Draco and Abei. As Draco trained for Quidditch, Jeans realized Aaron might have escaped by air and began searching the sky.

• Aaron purchased the Disillusionment Charm for a hundred Magic Points and resolved to save for Thoughtform over the next six months.
• Dobby delivered dinner, and Abei ate six of the eight plates before Aaron used magic to clean the table.
• Aaron told Dobby not to stand guard outside his door, then joined Draco for morning Quidditch training after breakfast.
• Draco and Aaron flew above Malfoy Manor while Draco searched for the Golden Snitch and Aaron ate roast meat on his Magic Carpet with Abei.
• Jeans and his six subordinates failed to find Aaron on land, and Jeans concluded that Aaron had likely traveled by air.

Jeans and the guardians tried to work out how the young master escaped their search, and Anna guessed that he had not gone far. The chapter ended with Jeans and Anna identifying Wiltshire as the likely place he had gone.

• Jeans realized that the young master could have escaped on Abei, leaving the guardians’ hundred-kilometer blockade behind.
• The guardians reasoned that the young master had likely hidden in the sewers during the day and flown away after dark.
• Anna suggested that the twelve-year-old had treated running away as a game and probably settled somewhere nearby, earning Jeans’s approval.
• Jeans sent the guardians to search hotels beyond the blockade, then privately admitted that the young master might have anticipated his search.
• Anna and Jeans consulted a map and Jeans concluded that the young master had gone to Wiltshire.

Jeans tracked Aaron to Malfoy Manor and set out to retrieve him, while Aaron learned his family was closing in and prepared to escape. Aaron left Draco a note and hurried away before Jeans arrived.

• Jeans concluded Aaron was probably hiding at Malfoy Manor, dressed for the visit, and flew there on a Nimbus 2000.
• Aaron watched Draco train and congratulated him after Draco caught the Golden Snitch, then realized his family was nearby.
• Aaron explained that a warning Magic Array on his arm had alerted him, and Abei brought him his Backpack.
• Aaron used Draco's paper and quill to leave Jeans another note, packed his Magic Carpet, and headed for the door despite Draco's offer to hide him.

Aaron left Malfoy Manor for The Burrow, hoping to hide there for two days while avoiding Jeans. Jeans arrived at the manor after Aaron had escaped, finding a note that confirmed he had come too late.

• Aaron told Draco to conceal his visit from Jeans, then refused Draco's offer of help and chose The Burrow as his refuge.
• Draco lent Aaron his Nimbus 2001, but Aaron left on Abei using a Magic Carpet and cast the Disillusionment Charm on them both.
• Aaron and Abei flew toward The Burrow as the Magic Array on Aaron's hand grew fainter.
• Jeans arrived at Malfoy Manor and questioned Dobby, whose hesitation revealed that Aaron had been there.
• Jeans found Aaron's note saying he had arrived several hours later than expected and realized Aaron had escaped.

Jeans searched for Aaron at the Malfoys’ home, where Draco and his parents concealed what they knew and learned that Jeans was likely a remarkably powerful wizard. Aaron reached Ottery St Catchpole and confirmed that the crooked, magic-protected house before him was The Burrow.

• Jeans asked the Malfoys whether they knew where Aaron had gone, but Draco and his parents pretended they had no useful information.
• Jeans left on a Flying Broomstick and vanished with a flawless Disillusionment Charm.
• Lucius and Narcissa concluded that Jeans was at least a Grand Archmage, and Narcissa warned Draco to keep his strength secret from Aaron.
• Aaron rode Abei to Ottery St Catchpole, found the crooked building, and identified it as The Burrow.
• Aaron and Abei approached the Weasley home, where Aaron noticed its shabby house, overgrown garden, and frog-filled pond.

Aaron reached The Burrow after escaping his own grueling holiday and met Harry, Ron, Fred, and George, who shared how they had rescued Harry from the Dursleys. The Weasleys recognized Aaron from a Ministry of Magic bounty notice and learned they could earn five thousand Gold Galleons by delivering him safely.

• Aaron arrived at The Burrow, where Harry, Ron, Fred, and George welcomed him and compared their escapes from unhappy holidays.
• Harry explained that the Dursleys had locked him in his room, and Ron said Fred and George had rescued him with their father's flying car.
• Aaron described how Butler Jeans had burdened him with cram-school lessons, then shared an altered version of his escape plan involving sewers and a Magic Carpet.
• Arthur and Molly returned, and Arthur identified Aaron from a photograph issued with a special Ministry of Magic wanted notice.
• Arthur told the family that the notice offered five thousand Gold Galleons for finding Aaron and safely delivering him to the Ministry.

After Aaron’s family placed a 5,000-Galleon bounty on him, the Weasleys let him stay at The Burrow and heard why he had run away. The family then struggled to find him a place to sleep, with Molly proposing they tear down Arthur’s car shed to build a temporary room.

• Arthur, Molly, and the Weasley children joked about Aaron’s bounty, then assured him they would not turn him in.
• Aaron explained that he had run away because his family’s cram school had been brutal, and Arthur and Molly agreed he could stay for a few days.
• Aaron revealed he had stayed at Malfoy Manor, explained that it was the closest safe place, and told Harry he had reprimanded Dobby for trying to keep him from returning to Hogwarts.
• Ron admitted that the Burrow had no spare room, prompting Molly to suggest tearing down Arthur’s car shed and using its materials to build Aaron a temporary room.
• Arthur agreed to Molly’s plan after seeing her anger.

Aaron settled on staying in a tent at the Weasleys' home and discussed how his magical belongings skirted Ministry rules. He offered to pay for fresh food and kitchenware after Molly agreed to feed him and Abei.

• Aaron stopped Molly from tearing down the carport and brought out a tent, while Arthur worried that Abei's pocket used the Undetectable Extension Charm illegally.
• Arthur discussed loopholes around magical laws, and Aaron showed the Weasleys his flying carpet and said it could keep him warm like a blanket.
• Molly agreed to prepare food for Abei after Harry, Ron, Fred, and George warned her about the cat's enormous appetite.
• Aaron explained that his family's charm and his guarantee for Abei made them legal, while the flying carpet was unlikely to bring serious trouble.
• Aaron offered Molly several hundred Gold Galleons for fresh meat and permission to use the Weasleys' kitchenware.

Aaron and the others set up a tent at the Weasleys’ home, and Aaron cooked an extravagant meal that won over the family. After sharing the feast, he felt more secure in his place among them.

• Aaron, George, and Fred assembled a blue tent, and Harry wished he could leave the Dursleys and get a tent of his own.
• Molly prepared a large lunch while Arthur and the others noticed the delicious smell coming from Aaron’s cooking outside.
• Ginny and Percy joined the family in wondering about Aaron, and George, Fred, Harry, and Ron brought his roast suckling pig and fish soup into the kitchen.
• Aaron shared the meal with the Weasleys and explained that he had learned to cook in a class; Abei tried to grab a portion of the roast.
• The Weasleys enjoyed the feast, and Aaron felt closer to them and more confident that they would not report him.

Aaron spent a quiet night camping at The Burrow, then shared a morning flight on his Magic Carpet with George and Fred before passing the day fishing. He finally caught a grass carp after his fishing rod broke and used it for the Weasley family’s celebratory feast.

• Aaron soundproofed his tent against the ghoul, then sent Abei to subdue eight noisy garden gnomes before Arthur Weasley arrived.
• George and Fred woke early to fly Aaron’s Magic Carpet before the Muggles in the village were awake.
• Harry and Ron arrived too late to use the carpet, so George and Fred gave them Flying Broomsticks instead.
• Aaron spent the day fishing by the pond, and Abei accidentally roasted his first catch with Dragon Fire.
• Aaron caught a grass carp by transfiguring his broken fishing rod into a net, then prepared braised fish for the Weasley family’s feast.

Aaron traveled to King's Cross with the Weasleys and reunited with Jeans, while Harry and Ron found the entrance to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters sealed and missed the Hogwarts Express. Jeans discovered Dobby at the barrier and offered to explain the delay to Dumbledore, while Ron asked if he could help them catch the train.

• Aaron reminded the Weasleys to check for forgotten belongings, and Fred went back to retrieve his Flying Broomstick.
• Jeans met Aaron at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and thanked Arthur and Molly for looking after him.
• Harry and Ron crashed into the sealed barrier and could not reach the platform before the Hogwarts Express departed.
• Harry and Ron went outside to the Weasleys' car, where Jeans saw them and learned they had missed the train.
• Jeans spotted Dobby banging his head against the barrier and offered to write Dumbledore to explain their absence.
• Ron asked Jeans for a way to catch up with the train so they would not miss Ginny's Sorting Ceremony.

Harry and Ron flew the invisible Ford Anglia after the Hogwarts Express, while Aaron rode the train with Draco and Colin. Hearing what he believed were Harry and Ron screaming, Aaron climbed onto the train roof and spotted a faint blue car in the clouds.

• Jeans warned Harry and Ron about the dangers of flying after the train, but they hurried off in the invisible Ford Anglia without packing food or water.
• Aaron introduced Colin to Draco, and they argued about Harry Potter’s fame before discussing Percy and the Weasley family.
• Colin bought cakes from the trolley, and Aaron heard panicked screams he recognized as Harry and Ron’s voices.
• Aaron left the compartment, climbed onto the train roof, and searched the sky for the source of the strange noise.
• Aaron spotted a faint blue car among the clouds above the train.

Aaron spotted Harry and Ron flying the Ford Anglia toward Hogwarts and warned them about the dangers ahead. After they continued their journey, Aaron bought snacks to supply them, leaving Draco curious about the two idiots he meant to help.

• Aaron heard Harry and Ron's flying car, climbed onto the train roof, and signaled them with a harmless red flare.
• Harry and Ron descended to Aaron, explained that Platform Nine and Three-Quarters had been sealed, and admitted Arthur did not know they had taken the car.
• Aaron warned them that the Ministry might investigate and advised them to make the car invisible, but Ron said its invisibility booster was broken.
• Aaron returned to the carriage and bought all the trolley witch's remaining food, planning to send supplies to Harry and Ron.
• Aaron gave Colin the change as an errand fee and told Draco the rest of the food was for two idiots who might otherwise starve on the way.

Harry and Ron struggled to fly the Ford Anglia toward Hogwarts until Aaron sent Abei with food, drinks, and a warning that the car might not last. As the Hogwarts Express neared its destination, Aaron told Ginny and the Weasley twins that Harry and Ron might miss her Sorting Ceremony.

• Harry and Ron grew exhausted, thirsty, and overheated while driving the Ford Anglia after failing to board the Hogwarts Express.
• Abei brought Harry and Ron food, iced pumpkin juice, mineral water, and Aaron's warning that the car might not stay airborne much longer.
• Abei gave Harry his Wand, but Harry and Ron admitted they could not control the car well enough to guide it.
• Aaron watched the train approach Hogwarts and suspected the Ford Anglia was reaching its limit.
• Aaron visited Fred, George, and Ginny, explaining that Harry and Ron might not arrive in time for Ginny's Sorting Ceremony, then stopped the twins from searching for them.

Aaron arrived at Hogwarts with Draco and helped Colin find Hagrid before settling into the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony. He heard Harry and Ron arrive in a flying car but stayed silent, as the pair had crash-landed in the Whomping Willow and were being attacked by its branches.

• Aaron reassured Colin that Hagrid would guide the first-years across the Black Lake, then rode to the castle with Draco in a carriage pulled by invisible Thestrals.
• Crabbe and Goyle told Draco they had fallen onto the floor when getting off the train, and he ordered them to be more reliable while welcoming the new Slytherins.
• Aaron asked Professor McGonagall to clean the Sorting Hat, but she and the Hat objected to his disrespectful suggestion.
• Professor McGonagall began sorting the new students, including Ginny and Colin, while Aaron heard a car engine and screams outside.
• Harry and Ron reached Hogwarts in the Ford Anglia but became stuck in the Whomping Willow, whose branches began striking the car.