Chapter Summaries

Luan received Philosopher's Stone Potion from Dumbledore but rejected its life-extending effects because they would leave him physically frail. As Dumbledore explained Voldemort’s past, Fawkes gave Phoenix Blood to the Ice Egg and underwent rebirth, then emerged remembering Bouncing.

• Dumbledore gave Luan Philosopher's Stone Potion and explained that it could extend his life while his body continued to age.
• Luan asked about Voldemort, and Dumbledore recounted the Dark Wizard’s history from the orphanage through the First Wizarding War.
• Bouncing showed Dumbledore the Ice Egg, which he could not identify, while Fawkes inspected it and pecked its icy shield.
• Fawkes shed a drop of Phoenix Blood onto the Ice Egg, awakening golden patterns and changing its shell to bluish jade.
• Fawkes burned to ashes and was reborn as a chick, which remembered Bouncing despite phoenixes usually forgetting their past lives.

Moon completed his Hogwarts examinations and helped Star Ember Island grow through trade, construction, and the Evangelical Church. As new arrivals and foreign interest created risks, he tightened the magic school's admissions safeguards and refused to sell potions to the Menila Empire for now.

• Moon delivered Mohammed's fertilizer, received the keys to the Diagon Alley shop, and took his Hogwarts examinations alongside Hermione and the other students.
• Moon found that Star Ember Island had become the archipelago's leading trade hub after its forces eliminated the pirate groups, but its harbor expansion lagged behind demand.
• Moon supported the Evangelical Church's growth by establishing member duties and benefits, while Zalan warned that large numbers of newcomers could pose a threat.
• Moon explained that school applicants would need verified backgrounds, an Oath Stone mark, and a Wizard Bar test to guard against infiltrators.
• Zalan told Moon that a Menila Empire merchant had traced the potion trade to Star Ember Island, and Moon refused to sell to the empire because of the island's agreement with the Federation and Luan's family ties.

Luan gave Zalan a life-extending potion, then returned to Hogwarts and tied Hermione for first place in exams as Gryffindor won the House Cup. After arranging to help Harry leave Privet Drive temporarily, Luan claimed his new shop at Number 188, Diagon Alley, and prepared to open it.

• Luan gave Zalan a Philosopher's Stone Potion that would extend his lifespan by a little over thirty years, explaining that Zalan deserved it for his past help and shared quest for revenge.
• Luan and Hermione received Outstanding grades in all seven subjects, and Gryffindor won the House Cup by two hundred points over Slytherin.
• On the Hogwarts Express, Luan told Harry he could take him away from Privet Drive for a visit in a week, while Ron invited Harry and Luan to The Burrow.
• After reaching King's Cross Station, Luan went to Number 188, Diagon Alley, and inspected the three-story shop Mohammed had arranged for him.
• Luan brought Bouncing and Zhizhi upstairs, planned to settle into the bedroom that night, and decided to clean the shop, choose its name and merchandise, and post a help wanted notice the next day.

Luan prepared and stocked Crimson Moon Magic Shop with rare magical goods from Star Ember Island, secured Ministry of Magic approval, and waited for the shop to open. After Mohammed made a large purchase, a job applicant arrived, leaving Luan ready to begin hiring.

• Luan stocked the shop with magical materials and selected the name Crimson Moon Magic Shop, then sent its business application to the Ministry of Magic.
• Luan drafted and posted a recruitment notice for a wizard shop assistant, then bought supplies and prepared the shop's living quarters.
• The Ministry of Magic approved the shop, and its sign changed to read Crimson Moon Magic Shop.
• Mohammed visited to thank Luan for the fertilizer, bought novel goods, and spent over 3,000 Galleons on magical plants.
• After Mohammed left, someone entered and said they had come to apply for a job.

Luan hired Remus John Lupin, a wizard recommended by Dumbledore, as an employee and bodyguard at the Crimson Moon Magic Shop. After disappointing sales, Lupin suggested making a popular everyday product, and Luan decided to ask Snape for potions before visiting the Muggle World to open a procurement shop and find Harry.

• Remus John Lupin applied for a job at Luan’s shop, and Luan accepted him after reading Dumbledore’s letter of recommendation and learning he belonged to the Order of the Phoenix.
• Lupin chose to live in a basement room, and he began working after memorizing Luan’s product manual.
• The shop’s first day earned 267 Galleons, but sales fell sharply over the following three days.
• Lupin suggested that Luan develop a novel flagship product for everyday wizard use, so Luan decided to ask Snape to brew distinctive potions.
• Luan sent a letter to Snape and planned to exchange pounds at Gringotts before opening a shop for Muggle goods and rescuing Harry from his aunt and uncle.

Luan exchanged Galleons for pounds, hired Gaia to manage a trading company, and used a business deal with Vernon to arrange Harry’s release from the Dursleys. Harry joined Luan, who left Gaia to guard the warehouse while awaiting further instructions.

• Luan exchanged five thousand Galleons for pounds to fund faster construction at Star Ember Island Magic School.
• Luan found Gaia being evicted, hired him to manage a trading company, and rented a secluded warehouse in London.
• Vernon celebrated a drilling-rig order from Luan’s company, and Harry learned that the arrangement would let him leave the Dursleys.
• Luan picked up Harry the next day and explained that the business deal had helped secure his release.
• Luan told Gaia to guard the warehouse and wait for his letters.

Luan arranged for Harry to stay at his Diagon Alley shop and hired Snape to brew specialized and basic potions for his trading business. After seven days of selling Snape’s potions, Luan returned to Star Ember Island with Bouncing and Raul to deliver the Plant Growth Potion.

• Luan brought Harry to his shop at 188 Diagon Alley, where Harry stayed despite Snape’s objections and Lupin helped arrange his room.
• Snape reviewed Luan’s product plan and agreed to brew Polyjuice Potion, Wolfsbane Potion, and several basic potions using Luan’s ingredients.
• Snape delivered one hundred batches of Plant Growth Potion, and Luan began considering how to recruit certified potion-makers such as Hermione.
• Harry cooked and helped at the shop, while Snape’s potions brought in more than 100 Galleons each day and left Lupin puzzled by Luan’s relationship with Snape.
• Seven days later, Luan packed the Plant Growth Potion and took Bouncing and Raul to a London warehouse before returning to Star Ember Island that night.

Luan brought powerful machines from the other world to Star Ember Island, where the tribal leaders decided to conceal them and secure the school construction site. As the island’s influence grew, Lynn Bailey bound herself to Luan’s cause with the Oath Stone, while Luan tightened security and returned to studying.

• Luan showed the tribal leaders and young wizards how to use the drill, and they saw it extract a massive rock with ease.
• Zalan and the Great Shamans agreed to keep the machines secret and protect the school construction site from spies.
• Lynn Bailey chose to remain with Star Ember Island and formed an oath contract with the Oath Stone, gaining authority over trade and access to the library.
• Luan inspected the school site, where the wizards had sealed it behind a magically grown wall of trees and increased patrols.
• Luan gave Lang a list of suspicious outsiders, and Lang led three wizards to investigate them.

Lang delivered expulsion orders to outside wizards on Star Ember Island, including Oli Gavin and Aaron Alik, who had each come seeking the island’s magic. After the outsiders prepared to leave or questioned the decision, Luan set off with the Growth Potion for the Spirit Tree.

• Aaron Alik, using the alias Aaron Holden, learned that Grand Court Mage Uriah Hansen had disappeared and came to Star Ember Island to investigate Mu En Scarlett and seek powerful magic.
• Lang told Aaron Alik that his application to the Star Ember Island Magic School had been rejected and ordered him to leave within three days.
• Lang delivered an expulsion order to Oli Gavin and Charles Gavin, and Oli demanded that her grandfather send troops while Charles decided they would leave the next day.
• Lang issued expulsion orders to three other outside wizards because Luan did not want to teach them or risk future conflict.
• Luan packed the Growth Potion and headed toward the Spirit Tree at the island’s center.

Luan and the Tribal Wizards used one hundred bottles of potion to restore the Spirit Tree, which broke free of its curse and released a vast pillar of green energy over Star Ember Island. The spectacle amazed the island’s inhabitants and outsiders alike, while Aaron Alik resolved to study magic there and Vice Admiral Dylan ordered the Federation naval base to move farther away.

• Luan directed the Spirit Tree Tribe to pour potion into the Magic Array around the Spirit Tree’s roots.
• The Spirit Tree absorbed the potion, forced the cursed energy away, and grew lush branches and leaves as its magical energy filled the valley.
• After absorbing all one hundred bottles, the Spirit Tree expanded dramatically, shed the curse completely, and sent a green pillar of energy into the sky.
• Aaron Alik saw the pillar from Rihui Port and ordered his ship to set sail, more determined than ever to study magic on Star Ember Island.
• Charles Gavin recognized that no Magic Array at Spellcaster Academy could produce such energy, while his daughter remained eager to leave the island.
• Vice Admiral Dylan Tafto dismissed a request to attack the Tribal Wizard and ordered the Federation naval base moved to Caesars Island.

Luan’s curse weakened after the Spirit Tree revived, restoring his sorcery and strengthening Mirror Guard into its second variation. As Star Ember Island rebuilt its defenses, the light from the Spirit Tree drew the attention of the Federation, where Dean Valentine discussed Luan and Layton’s reassignment.

• Luan felt the curse weaken, discovered his magic had improved, and demonstrated precise control of the Wind Summoning Technique.
• Luan tested Mirror Guard and found that its second variation reflected over eighty percent of several magical attacks, including improved protection against fire.
• Spirit Tree Great Shaman obtained branches from the revived Spirit Tree, and the Tribal Wizards transplanted them across the islands before Star Radiance Great Shaman restored the protective sorcery array.
• Dean Valentine and Lieutenant General Layton saw the pillar of light from Star Ember Island and discussed Luan, the Menila Empire, and Layton’s transfer from the front lines to the academy.
• Dean Valentine asked whether Luan’s family remained in the Federation, and Layton confirmed that they held positions in the military.

The Holy Church’s Pope struggled to contain an ancient iron box after a surge of magic loosened its curse, while Luan discovered corrosive blood rain beneath a crimson moon in his mind and prepared to strengthen himself. After returning from Star Ember Island, Oli and Charles faced Lieutenant General Layton’s anger for failing to study there.

• The Pope used a crimson gemstone to quiet the shaking iron box, then ordered Hayes to send someone to Lauses Continent to investigate the disturbance.
• Luan tested a Star Sand Auxiliary Spellcasting Ring made by the Star Radiance Great Shaman and found it increased spell power and speed.
• Luan saw a crimson crescent rise over the Little Willow Tree in his mind and used Mirror Guard to protect it from corrosive blood rain.
• Over the next week, Luan learned that the blood rain fell three times daily near the willow tree and found that Mirror Guard’s tenth variation could withstand it.
• Luan received Professor Flitwick’s reminder about the August 1 Finkley Excellence Spellcasting Techniques Competition and obtained five more Auxiliary Spellcasting Rings.
• Lieutenant General Layton confronted Oli and Charles after they returned from Star Ember Island without enrolling, and realized they had refused to study there.

Luan hosted Harry, Ron, and Hermione at Crimson Moon Shop, where Ron received his promised wand and Hermione gave Luan research on the Spellcasting Competition. Luan decided the competition could help promote his shop, and the chapter ended with the friends learning that Percy would compete for the prize money.

• Ron and Hermione visited Crimson Moon Shop, and Hermione greeted Bouncing with food while Luan showed them around.
• Luan gave Ron a fourteen-inch willow wand with a Unicorn tail hair core, and Ron asked to stay at the shop with Harry.
• Hermione gave Luan a thick collection of Spellcasting Competition research and encouraged him to compete carefully.
• Arthur Weasley bought Lupin's Barrage Glasses after seeing how useful they could be for his work and car repairs.
• Ron moved into the shop, and Luan received a letter from Professor Flitwick saying the competition would include the Disarming Charm.
• Ron noticed Percy was on the participants list and concluded Percy had entered to win the 100-Galleon champion's prize.

Luan entered the Finkley Excellence Spellcasting Techniques Competition to test his magical strength and pursue first place. At Finkley Manor, Professor Flitwick encouraged him while reassuring organizer Anos Finkley that the twelve-year-old had little chance of winning.

• Luan reviewed the competition’s four events and resolved to aim for first place.
• Professor Flitwick took Luan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione to Finkley Manor through the Floo Network, where Harry emerged covered in ash from an abandoned fireplace.
• Ron tried the Giggling Itch Charm on Luan, but Luan’s Mirror Guard reflected it and made Ron laugh until Professor Flitwick ended the spell.
• Professor Flitwick sent Luan to the contestants’ preparation area and Harry, Ron, and Hermione to the spectator stands.
• Anos Finkley questioned Luan’s eligibility, and Professor Flitwick persuaded him that the young contestant posed little threat to the older competitors.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron watched Luan compete as they learned that students from Durmstrang and Fleur Delacour were among his opponents. Luan’s flawless Disarming Charm surprised the judges, and Professor Flitwick reassured Anos Finkley that Luan had merely mastered the theory.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron found seats and spotted Draco Malfoy’s family in the premium viewing area; Hermione also noticed Durmstrang students and a French witch on the contestant list.
• Cedric and Cho Chang joined Harry’s group, and Cedric and Ron described Luan as someone devoted to studying magic.
• Luan met Fleur Delacour and the Durmstrang wizard Fergus Crum, then reviewed the thirteen contestants before speaking with Percy Weasley.
• After the host’s long opening speech, the competition began with contestants casting Disarming Charms for the judges.
• Luan cast the Disarming Charm with flawless pronunciation, gestures, and composure, prompting Anos Finkley to question Professor Flitwick, who said Luan had merely mastered the theory.

Luan Scarlett earned the highest score in the Spellcasting Competition’s first event, then used both hands to keep casting Disarming Charms as his stamina dwindled in the second. He left the judges and spectators stunned as his second-event attempt continued.

• Luan Scarlett scored ten, ten, and nine points in the first event, earning the round’s highest score and advancing.
• Draco Malfoy praised Luan to Lucius Malfoy, who dismissed his performance and said the family would invite him to their manor; Borgin & Burkes then arrived to discuss old business with Lucius.
• Fleur struck seventeen targets in one minute, while Percy Weasley hit fifteen and tied for second place.
• Luan cast fourteen Disarming Charms with his right hand before switching his wand to his left as his arm grew sore.
• Anos Finkley watched Luan continue casting and asked Professor Flitwick whether he had not said Luan was only good at theoretical knowledge.

Luan broke the Spellcasting Competition record in the second round, despite exhausting himself with left-handed spellcasting. As the contestants rested, Borgin & Burkes gave Lucius Malfoy a letter from the Master, while Professor Flitwick told Luan he had predicted Luan would lose the next event.

• Luan scored twenty-seven valid hits, broke the Finkley family’s competition record, and took first place in the second round.
• Borgin & Burkes explained to Lucius Malfoy why Luan’s left-handed spellcasting was remarkable, then gave him a letter from the Master.
• Luan returned to the rest area, where Fergus Crum acknowledged him as a true opponent and Fleur Delacour warned him about the next event.
• Professor Flitwick checked on Luan’s condition and revealed that he had told the Finkley family Luan would lose the next event.

Professor Flitwick explained that he trained Luan to expose the Finkley family's fraudulent magic course for Squibs, including Filch. Though Luan entered the third event looking exhausted, its boulder-smashing challenge gave him renewed confidence.

• Professor Flitwick revealed that Luan's rapid recovery came from the Little Willow Tree hidden in his mind, then told him Filch was a Squib being deceived by the Finkley family's magic course.
• Professor Flitwick urged Luan to remember that true magic should offer hope rather than create a false illusion.
• After the break, spectators and Anos Finkley assumed Luan was too exhausted to last, while Hermione insisted he had another plan.
• Borgin & Burkes and Lucius Malfoy discussed a letter from Voldemort and watched Luan enter the arena in poor condition.
• The judges announced that contestants had to cast Thunderclap Explosion three times to destroy boulders, and Luan recognized the challenge from his work blasting stone for the school on Star Ember Island.

Luan dominated the third event by destroying three boulders with Thunderclap Explosion, prompting Anos Finkley to accuse him of cheating and leaving the other contestants wary of him. Despite Finkley’s attempt to lower his score, Luan led the first three events, while the contestants began plotting to eliminate him in the final outdoor battle.

• Fleur, Percy, and the Hogwarts contestants worried that the boulder challenge was unusually difficult, while the Durmstrang students welcomed the chance to show their offensive magic.
• Fergus Crum shattered a boulder, but Luan pulverized his boulder with Thunderclap Explosion and then destroyed the boulders beside Percy and Fleur, raising a cloud of dust.
• Anos Finkley suspected Luan of cheating, but Professor Flitwick defended him, and Finkley resolved to use the final event to make Luan lose.
• Hermione calculated that Luan led with forty-five points, ahead of Fergus Crum’s twenty-five and Fleur’s twenty-three, despite Anos Finkley giving Luan a low score.
• The contestants began forming alliances to eliminate Luan in the final outdoor battle, while Lucius and Borgin & Burkes admired his abilities.

After Luan’s dominant performance made the Finkley family fear for its business, the family failed to persuade Professor Flitwick to withdraw him and decided to let the final event proceed. Luan entered the forest course under the watch of reporters and spectators, while Percy Weasley was quickly eliminated by a trap.

• Reporters recognized Luan as the wizard who had resolved the Hogwarts Unicorn riot, and Rita Skeeter arrived at the competition.
• Anos Finkley offered Professor Flitwick money and magical treasures to make Luan withdraw, but Flitwick refused because he was a Hogwarts professor.
• The Finkley family decided to continue with its plan rather than risk Luan’s success undermining its training business and the Wizarding Talent Theory.
• Contestants chose paths through Wysham Forest, and Luan set off as spectators and reporters followed overhead on flying brooms.
• Harry, Ron, and Cedric rented brooms while Hermione stayed with Bouncing; shortly afterward, Percy Weasley stepped on a trap and was eliminated.