Chapter Summaries

Harry Potter woke in the Dursleys’ cupboard in 1991 after spending six years at Hogwarts in the past, and received a new Hogwarts letter. After using magic to restrain Uncle Vernon, he learned that Aunt Petunia knew about wizarding and his parents’ deaths, then noticed that the letter named Albus Dumbledore as Headmaster instead of Phineas Black.

• Harry woke in the cupboard under the stairs and realized he had returned to 1991, carrying memories of six years at Hogwarts.
• Harry found his Hogwarts letter among the post and used wandless magic to levitate and silence Uncle Vernon when he tried to seize it.
• Harry threatened Aunt Petunia with Legilimency, and she revealed that Harry’s parents were wizards who had been killed by a powerful Dark Wizard.
• Harry released Uncle Vernon and returned to the cupboard, where he opened the letter and saw that Albus Dumbledore was named Headmaster.

Harry received his Hogwarts admission letter and arranged for the owl to deliver his reply despite lacking money for supplies. That afternoon, Rubeus Hagrid arrived to take him into the magical world and told him he had brought Harry to the Dursleys as a baby.

• Harry worried about affording Hogwarts supplies and sending an owl reply, then wrote back to the school.
• Aunt Petunia revealed that an owl had delivered the letter and provided food and water for it.
• Harry fed the owl, which rejected the sausage, took his reply, and flew away.
• Aunt Petunia told Harry that someone was looking for him, and he went to meet the visitor.
• Rubeus Hagrid introduced himself as the man who had brought Harry to the Dursleys and said Harry resembled his parents.

Harry left the Dursleys with Hagrid and learned about his parents on the train to London. Hagrid began explaining that the Dark Lord had killed them, but he avoided saying the wizard’s name.

• Harry used Confundus on Uncle Vernon to stop him from interfering as Hagrid took him away.
• Harry and Hagrid traveled by train toward London, and Hagrid told him that Lily had been Head Girl and James had been Head Boy and a Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser.
• Harry asked who had killed his parents, and Hagrid said it was the Dark Lord.
• Hagrid admitted that he and other wizards avoided saying the Dark Lord’s name, and Harry asked if it was a code name.

Harry learned from Hagrid that Voldemort had vanished after failing to kill him as a baby, and heard about the Dark Lord’s reign of terror and Dumbledore’s resistance. Hagrid brought Harry to the Leaky Cauldron in 1991, where Harry realized the pub had been saved from demolition.

• Harry asked Hagrid about Voldemort and learned that the Dark Lord had disappeared after trying and failing to kill him ten years earlier.
• Hagrid described Voldemort’s followers and the hundreds of wizards he had killed, and explained that Dumbledore had organized resistance against him.
• Hagrid and Harry left the train in London, and Harry marveled at how much the city had changed since the Victorian era he remembered.
• Hagrid led Harry to the Leaky Cauldron, and Harry recognized that a Muggle Repelling Charm kept passersby from noticing it.
• Harry recalled the campaign to save the pub and saw that the Leaky Cauldron had survived the planned demolition.

Harry arrived at The Leaky Cauldron with Hagrid and was celebrated as the wizard who defeated the most terrifying Dark Wizard of the century. He kept his time-traveling identity secret, entered Diagon Alley, and went with Hagrid to withdraw money from Gringotts.

• Harry and Hagrid entered The Leaky Cauldron, where the patrons recognized Harry and crowded around to greet him.
• Hagrid explained that people admired Harry for defeating the most terrifying Dark Wizard of the century, and Harry resolved to hide that he had traveled back from a century earlier.
• Harry tapped the wall with Hagrid's umbrella and opened the passage to Diagon Alley.
• Harry admitted that he had no money, so Hagrid offered to take him to Gringotts to withdraw his inheritance.

Harry visited Gringotts with Hagrid, discovered that his family had left him a substantial fortune, and watched Hagrid retrieve a mysterious object from Vault 713. Hagrid kept the object’s identity secret, but Harry sensed its Ancient Magic and learned it was headed to Hogwarts.

• Hagrid presented his key and Dumbledore’s letter to the goblin, who sent Griphook to guide them to the vaults.
• Harry saw the gold in his family’s vault, and Hagrid explained wizarding currency before giving him money for two terms.
• Griphook opened Vault 713 with goblin magic, and Hagrid emerged carrying an object that radiated Ancient Magic.
• Harry asked what the object was, but Hagrid refused to reveal the secret and said he was delivering it to Hogwarts.

Harry met Hermione Granger and Professor McGonagall while buying his Hogwarts robes, then went with Hagrid to Ollivanders to get a wand. Mr. Ollivander recognized Harry’s parents’ wands and revealed that the wand that gave Harry his scar had once belonged to his shop.

• Hagrid bought Harry raspberry chocolate ice cream and took him to Madam Malkin’s for his Hogwarts robes.
• Harry met Hermione Granger, who recognized his name and apologized after learning he had grown up with Muggles following his parents’ deaths.
• Professor McGonagall met Harry and thought that he looked like Lily.
• Harry finished shopping with Hagrid and waited alone at Ollivanders while Hagrid stepped out.
• Mr. Ollivander told Harry about his parents’ wands and revealed that the Yew wand that gave Harry his scar had been sold by his family; Harry said he forgave him.

Harry found his wand at Ollivanders and received an early birthday cake and a snowy owl named Hedwig from Hagrid. They boarded the Knight Bus to take Harry back to the Dursleys, where he wondered how Dudley would react to riding it.

• Ollivander measured Harry and offered him several wands before a beechwood wand with a dragon heartstring chose him, and Harry bought it for seven Galleons.
• Hagrid gave Harry a birthday cake and a snowy owl, which Harry named Hedwig.
• Harry and Hagrid shared the cake at The Leaky Cauldron, and Hagrid told Harry to use Hedwig to contact him if the Dursleys mistreated him.
• Hagrid explained how to summon the Knight Bus, and Harry raised his wand to call it.
• Hagrid and Harry boarded the Knight Bus and asked to be taken to Number Four, Privet Drive.

Harry returned to the Dursleys’ house, where he used magic to make Dudley dance and reveal a pig tail. The Dursleys let Harry move into Dudley’s spare bedroom, and Harry struck a deal with Vernon for one thousand pounds in exchange for keeping his magic secret from the neighbors.

• Harry arrived at the Dursleys’ doorstep after Hagrid left on the Knight Bus.
• Dudley confronted Harry, so Harry jinxed him into dancing and revealed the pig tail on his backside.
• Petunia and Vernon rushed outside to help Dudley, and Vernon agreed to carry Harry’s luggage after Harry stopped the spell.
• Vernon told Harry he could move into Dudley’s unused bedroom, while Dudley protested losing it.
• Vernon warned Harry not to let the neighbors discover his magic, and Harry negotiated a payment of one thousand pounds for his silence.
• Dudley demanded compensation for giving up his room, and Vernon agreed to pay him two hundred and fifty pounds.

Harry settled into life at the Dursleys’ house after receiving five hundred pounds, then used Chocolate Frogs to cheer up Dudley and get him to hand over his money. The chapter ended with Harry jokingly attacking Dudley with a pillow after Dudley mentioned Harry might take revenge for being bullied.

• Uncle Vernon gave Harry five hundred pounds, and Harry thought about his friends and the Sallow siblings while planning to keep a low profile before school.
• Dudley entered Harry’s room and cried about losing it, so Harry offered him a Chocolate Frog.
• Dudley ate the frog, read Paracelsus’s card, and eagerly asked Harry for more snacks.
• Harry persuaded Dudley that the Chocolate Frogs were worth more than fifty pounds, and Dudley gave him two hundred and fifty pounds for them.
• Dudley thanked Harry and said he had expected revenge for his past bullying, so Harry grabbed a pillow and hit him in the face.

Harry used his remaining money to buy Muggle snacks for Dudley and traveled with the Dursleys to King's Cross for School Opening. After leaving them, he boarded the Hogwarts Express and settled into a compartment as the train prepared to depart.

• Harry spent his seven hundred and fifty Pound Sterling on Muggle snacks, especially Coca-Cola, and bought an enchanted suitcase for his belongings.
• On the drive to London, Uncle Vernon became angry when Harry mentioned Gringotts and recalled his hostile first meeting with Harry's father.
• The Dursleys dropped Harry at King's Cross, where he said goodbye to Dudley and entered Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
• Harry found an empty compartment near the rear of the train, where Fred and George briefly recognized him before their mother called them away.
• The twins' mother warned Fred and George not to question Harry about his scar, then sent them and Ron aboard as the whistle blew.

Harry met Ron Weasley on the Hogwarts Express, and they bonded over their difficult family circumstances. Harry shared his snacks with Ron, who asked him to save any Chocolate Frog cards featuring Agrippa or Ptolemy.

• Ron Weasley joined Harry's compartment, and they introduced themselves.
• Harry and Ron discussed their families, and Harry reassured Ron that he understood what it was like to wear hand-me-down clothes.
• Harry bought one of everything from the trolley and offered Ron a Pumpkin Pasty.
• Ron traded his sandwich for Harry's snack, then asked him to save any Chocolate Frog cards featuring Agrippa or Ptolemy.
• Harry opened a Chocolate Frog and found a card of Dumbledore.

Harry remembered meeting Verathea and her younger brother Gellert Grindelwald after Ron read Dumbledore’s Chocolate Frog card. Back on the Hogwarts train, Harry, Ron, and Hermione met as Neville searched for his lost toad.

• Ron read that Dumbledore had defeated Gellert Grindelwald, and Harry recalled meeting the young Gellert at Verathea’s castle.
• Harry remembered how he and Verathea had become close friends when she transferred to Hogwarts, and he doubted she could become a Dark Wizard.
• Neville asked Harry and Ron if they had seen his toad, then ran off crying when they had not.
• Ron tried a spell to turn Scabbers yellow with his old wand, but nothing happened.
• Hermione arrived looking for Neville’s toad, met Harry and Ron, and watched Ron’s spell fail.
• Harry pointed his wand at the doorway and called for Neville’s toad to come to him, prompting Hermione to question his approach.

Harry used Accio to retrieve Hermione’s missing toad and learned that Ron feared being sorted into Slytherin because he believed its students had become Dark Wizards. When Draco Malfoy insulted Ron’s family and called Hermione a slur, Harry levitated him.

• Harry summoned the toad with Accio, and Hermione took it to Neville’s compartment.
• Ron told Harry that he feared Slytherin because the Dark Lord and most of his followers had come from that house.
• Draco Malfoy entered with Crabbe and Goyle, mocked Ron’s family, and offered Harry his friendship.
• Harry and Hermione defended Ron, and Draco insulted Hermione with a slur.
• Ron raised his wand, but Harry cast Leviosa and sent Draco floating into the air.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione drove Draco Malfoy and his lackeys from their compartment after Draco insulted Hermione and Harry disarmed him. As the train neared Hogwarts, the three new friends prepared to disembark together.

• Draco ordered Crabbe and Goyle to attack Harry, but Hermione immobilized them with Petrificus Totalus while Ron tried to defend Harry.
• Harry lowered Draco, taunted him, and disarmed him after Draco drew his wand; Draco left with Crabbe and Goyle, threatening to get the three expelled.
• Ron explained that “Mudblood” was a slur against Muggle-born people, and Hermione thanked him for standing up for her.
• Hermione left the compartment, and the train announced that it would arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes.
• Harry and Ron changed into their robes and prepared to leave the train together.

Harry arrived at Hogwarts with Ron, Hermione, and Neville, then was summoned with Ron, Hermione, and Draco to answer for an incident aboard the train. Snape accused Harry and his friends of jinxing a classmate, and Dumbledore asked to hear their side.

• Harry met Hagrid at the station and joined Ron, Hermione, and Neville on the boat ride to Hogwarts.
• Professor McGonagall welcomed the first-years and explained the House Sorting ceremony.
• McGonagall took Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco aside, frightening Hermione and prompting Draco to silently insult her.
• Harry and the others entered a room with Dumbledore, Snape, and two other staff members.
• Snape accused Harry of jinxing a classmate and Ron and Hermione of helping him, but Dumbledore invited them to explain what had happened.

Harry explained that Draco had insulted Hermione with a blood-purity slur, leading Snape to punish Draco before the Sorting ceremony. Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to the Great Hall, where Draco warned that their conflict would continue.

• Dumbledore asked Harry to explain the train incident, and Draco showed off the two-way mirror his father had given him.
• Harry told the professors that Draco had called Hermione a “Mudblood” and connected the insult to the hurt it had caused Harry’s mother.
• Draco admitted using the slur, and Snape announced that Slytherin would lose twenty points after the Sorting.
• McGonagall warned Harry against casting nasty curses, then sent him and his friends back to the Great Hall.
• Neville asked whether they were all right, and Draco warned Ron that their conflict was not over before Hermione stopped Ron from taking the bait.

The First Years began the Sorting ceremony, and several students were assigned to their Houses before Harry Potter’s turn. The Sorting Hat recognized Harry and wondered why it had already Sorted him.

• Ron stopped reacting to Draco’s provocations and worried with the other students about the Sorting.
• The Sorting Hat sang about Hogwarts’ four Houses, and Professor McGonagall began calling students forward.
• Hannah Abbott, Susan Bones, and Justin Finch-Fletchley were Sorted into Hufflepuff, while Terry Boot went to Ravenclaw.
• Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom were Sorted into Gryffindor, and Malfoy was Sorted into Slytherin.
• Professor McGonagall called Harry Potter, who thanked her before putting on the Sorting Hat.
• The Sorting Hat recognized Harry and asked why it had Sorted him already.

Harry reunited with the Sorting Hat, which remembered his previous life and promised to keep his secret before sorting him into Gryffindor. He joined the Gryffindors, met Percy Weasley, and watched Ron receive the same house assignment.

• The Sorting Hat recognized Harry from his previous life, recalled that he had once urged him to join Slytherin, and promised not to reveal his secret.
• Harry asked which house the hat would recommend, and it chose Gryffindor after they reminisced about the past.
• The Sorting Hat produced the Sword of Gryffindor during the ceremony and announced Harry's placement in Gryffindor.
• Professor McGonagall passed the sword to Dumbledore, who denied arranging Harry's sorting, while Gryffindors celebrated Harry at their table.
• Harry sat beside Hermione and met Percy Weasley before Ron was sorted into Gryffindor and joined them.

At Hogwarts’s opening feast, Harry joked with Ron and Hermione, met Sir Nicholas, and learned about the professors. His scar suddenly hurt while he looked toward Professor Quirrell, leaving him concerned about the turbaned teacher.

• Harry joked that Draco Malfoy’s father would insist he be sorted into Slytherin, making Ron and Hermione laugh.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students with a few brief words, and the feast began.
• Sir Nicholas recognized Harry as James Potter’s son, demonstrated how nearly headless he was, and urged the Gryffindors to win the House Cup.
• Harry’s scar ached violently as he looked toward the Faculty Table, and he concealed his pain from the others.
• Harry asked Percy about Professor Quirrell, then exchanged a polite smile with Snape, who snorted and looked away.