Recaps

Harry uncovered how Gellert had emptied Veratia’s vault and learned that Dumbledore held the Angel Feather needed to free her. As Harry prepared the Dueling Club, Colin Creevey was found petrified, and Harry began pursuing Gringotts’ help while the school faced a new danger.

• Harry visited Borgin and Burkes, then raided Dark Wizards in Knockturn Alley and freed John Strau and other prisoners.
• Harry discovered that Gellert had used Veratia’s family-crest token to empty her vault, and Gringotts promised compensation after Harry confronted the goblins.
• Draco revealed his Dark Mark to his parents, and Harry removed it while visiting Malfoy Manor, where Septimus told him Cassandra had sought out Cassandra Trelawney.
• Harry reunited with Dico and met Nicolas Flamel, who explained that Gellert had taken Veratia’s fortune and that Dumbledore possessed the Angel Feathers needed to free her.
• Harry returned to Hogwarts, told Veratia what had happened to her money, and agreed to tell Gringotts that Dumbledore held the Angel Feather.
• Harry contacted Bodric to ask Gringotts to obtain the Angel Feather, while Gellert received a report and photograph of Harry from Vida Rosier.
• Harry and the Prefects found Colin Creevey petrified, and Dumbledore could not identify the spell while Snape agreed to brew an antidote when the Mandrakes matured.
• Harry welcomed Cedric Diggory and Megan Jones to the Dueling Club and taught its members dueling tactics and Accio.

Harry uncovered Voldemort’s control of Pansy and defeated him in the Chamber of Secrets, then rescued Veratia and helped settle her affairs with Gellert and Dumbledore. Veratia returned to Hogwarts as a Slytherin, where she faced her housemates’ hostility and revealed the history behind Snape’s falling-out with Lily.

• Harry and Dumbledore identified the murderous voice as a Basilisk’s, and Harry discovered that Voldemort was controlling a student through the Notebook.
• Harry entered the Chamber of Secrets, won Alfonso the Basilisk’s allegiance, then confronted Pansy and drove Voldemort out of her.
• Harry destroyed Voldemort’s black mist and learned from Pansy that the Notebook and Imperius Curse had controlled her.
• Harry rescued Veratia from the Slytherin Study, and Mr. LeMay discovered that Harry could restore her magic through physical contact.
• Veratia confronted Gellert at Nurmengard, exposed his theft and his history with Dumbledore, and secured an agreement for him to repay what he stole by working with Newt Scamander.
• Veratia returned to Hogwarts as Verathea Grindelwald and was Sorted into Slytherin, but continued spending time with Gryffindors.
• Older Slytherins attacked Veratia, who disarmed them and exposed their families’ secrets before Snape brought her to Dumbledore.
• Veratia told Dumbledore how Lily Evans and Sev’s friendship ended after Snape embraced blood-purity beliefs and insulted Lily.

Harry uncovered clues to Cassandra’s fate while investigating Merlin’s ruins, the Gaunt family, and Voldemort’s past. After searching the Forbidden Forest, he found Cassandra and helped her escape the god of death’s pursuit, leaving her awake beside him in Merlin’s Chamber.

• Harry found Cassandra’s Gringotts vault and learned that she had left him gifts before using Merlin’s Treasure and a potion to travel through time.
• Harry and Dumbledore discovered that Tom Riddle had framed Morfin Gaunt, then rescued Sebastian from Azkaban and learned more about Anne’s time-sealing curse.
• Harry searched Merlin’s ruins over the summer while Veratia visited him, and Dumbledore discussed the possibility of a Horcrux in the Lestrange vault.
• After Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban, Harry encountered Dementors on the Hogwarts Express and used Azure Gubraithian Fire to drive them away.
• Harry completed Merlin’s final trial in the Forbidden Forest and found Cassandra asleep beside a shattered goblet.
• Harry and Cassandra relived memories and a possible future while the god of death pursued them, then Harry pulled her through a door to escape.
• Harry woke in Merlin’s Chamber as Cassandra opened her eyes and criticized him for being barely smarter than a troll.

Harry and his allies uncovered Voldemort’s plan to free Lucifer while trying to restore Pabbie, then Sirius invited Harry and his friends to spend Christmas at Grimmauld Place. The group arrived to find the Black family’s portrait welcoming Harry and Veratia, while the Slytherin Locket began affecting Kritcher.

• Cassandra returned to Hogwarts as a Slytherin, where Mr. LeMay revealed that the potion she had taken left her only a year to live and that Harry could replenish her life force through contact.
• Harry and Veratia recovered Hufflepuff’s Cup from the Lestrange vault, and Pettigrew’s capture led to his confession, his conviction, and Sirius’s exoneration.
• Sirius returned to Hogwarts, reunited with Harry, and became a Defense Against the Dark Arts assistant while Harry learned from Lupin how James had befriended him despite his being a werewolf.
• Tom killed the Aurors and students at the Halloween dance before beginning a ritual, and Lady Death later revealed that Voldemort had summoned Lucifer and was seeking to break his Seal.
• Mr. LeMay determined that Pabbie needed the Philosopher’s Stone to regain her body, while Harry accepted Sirius’s invitation to spend Christmas at Grimmauld Place with Ron, Hermione, Pabbie, Cassandra, and Veratia.
• At Grimmauld Place, Phineas told Walburga that Harry was the time-traveling wizard she admired, and she welcomed Sirius back into the Black family.
• Harry reassured Sirius about Pettigrew’s betrayal, then went to greet Veratia as the Slytherin Locket released black mist that briefly affected Kritcher.