Recaps

Sean began his first week at Hogwarts, where intensive practice and Professor Sprout’s guidance quickly advanced his magical skills. As he planned to brew Scurvy Paste, Justin offered to help him obtain ingredients.

• Sean left the orphanage, demonstrated Scourgify to Professor McGonagall, and received a 600-Galleon Scholarship challenge before boarding the Hogwarts Express.
• Sean impressed Hermione and Justin with his rapid progress in Transfiguration, then asked the Sorting Hat for Hufflepuff but was Sorted into Ravenclaw.
• Sean struggled in Professor Snape’s Potions lesson, then began learning to identify and process potion ingredients with Professor Sprout and Bruce Dickinson.
• Sean attended his first classes, earned Ravenclaw points with Lumos and Transfiguration, and continued practicing while helping in the Greenhouse.
• Sean learned how to prepare Moly, Dried Nettle, Daisy, Viper Fangs, and Horned Slugs as he worked toward brewing Scurvy Paste.
• Sean helped Michael, Terry, and Anthony organize their History of Magic essays, while Justin remembered the spare potion ingredients his mother had bought him.
• Sean advanced his Herbology knowledge through Moly processing, and Justin caught up with him to offer help.

Sean built his skills in potions, Charms, and flying while forming a close friendship with Justin and Hermione. After Snape helped him brew Scurvy Paste, Sean mastered his first flight and unlocked new talents.

• Justin welcomed Sean into the Hufflepuff Common Room, shared potion ingredients with him, and offered him friendship.
• Sean improved his Herbology and Charms, studied widely, and began secretly brewing Scurvy Paste in the Dungeon.
• Sean and Justin brewed an improved Scurvy Paste, earning a point each from Snape, while Sean’s notes gained Justin’s interest as possible study material for other students.
• Sean, Justin, and Hermione practiced spells in a hidden room, where Sean discovered insights that helped him master the Levitation Charm.
• After Sean failed to brew Scurvy Paste, Snape gave him ingredients and instructions, and Sean produced a proficient potion and unlocked new titles and talent.
• Sean watched Neville’s Flying Class with Justin, then prepared for his own first lesson as Harry and Malfoy planned a midnight duel.
• During Flying Class, Sean summoned and controlled his broom smoothly, improved his flying through practice, and unlocked Flying Skill, a flying-domain Title, and a Wizard Talent.

Sean advanced in flying, spellwork, and potion-making while building closer ties with Hermione and Justin. After celebrating Hermione’s birthday, Sean was caught wandering Hogwarts at night and faced Filch’s threat of expulsion.

• Sean impressed Madam Hooch with his flying, earned a Reserve Flyer title, and began practicing for a Flying Permit.
• Hermione told Sean and Justin that she had nearly died with Harry in the forbidden corridor, and Sean resolved to learn more practical magic.
• Sean practiced spells with Hermione, began brewing potions under Snape’s guidance, and used his notes to help other students.
• McGonagall gave Sean a Nimbus 2000, and he passed a strict mock flying test before helping Neville learn the Levitation Charm.
• Sean continued studying and helping in the Greenhouse, while Justin arranged a Floo connection so Hermione could contact her family on her birthday.
• Justin punched Theodore Nott after Theodore insulted Hermione, and Sean disarmed the Slytherins before Snape arrived.
• Hermione received birthday gifts and Sean’s encouraging note, while Sean continued intensive spell and potion practice.
• Sean fed Mrs. Norris while wandering the halls at night, but Filch caught him and threatened to have him expelled.

Sean earned the special Scholarship and received permission to stay at Hogwarts over the summer if he met Dumbledore’s conditions. He advanced in magic, made new connections, and began helping Harry and Ron while continuing his potion experiments.

• Sean studied the Silence Spell with Professor Flitwick, recovered from a cold, and completed the Scholarship requirements after demonstrating his understanding of the Dark Arts and mastering the Repelling Charm.
• McGonagall, Sprout, Quirrell, and the other professors recommended Sean, and Dumbledore awarded him the Scholarship with twelve hundred Gold Galleons, Potions notes, and permission to stay at Hogwarts over the summer if he fulfilled several conditions.
• Sean spent time with Justin, Hermione, and Neville, visited the Hogwarts kitchens, and passed Madam Hooch’s Flying Test with full marks on his Nimbus 2000.
• Fred and George gave Sean Ancient Runes books after seeing his broomstick analysis, and Sean later unlocked the Transfiguration Master title through sustained practice.
• Sean altered his approach to brewing through emotion and conviction, discovered Libatius Borage’s message naming him the Third Pilgrim, and began studying the revealed improvements to potion-making.
• Sean learned Finite from Professor Flitwick and used it to stop Seamus Finnigan’s uncontrolled Water-Making Spell from flooding the classroom.
• After Neville defended Sean from Ron’s criticism, Harry and Ron apologized to Sean, who agreed to help them with spells and homework.
• Sean continued brewing Deflating Draught under Snape’s criticism, recorded Snape’s advice, and gathered ingredients to begin making Swelling Solution.