Recaps

Sean deepened his magical training, built closer ties with his friends, and prepared for Halloween, where he saved Hermione from a Troll. The victory brought praise and new lessons from Snape, while Sean continued exploring advanced magic and the mystery surrounding his talents.

• Snape examined Sean’s notes, warned him to keep them secret, and Sean later helped Filch clean his office and received a scarf from him.
• Flitwick taught Sean the Disillusionment Charm, and Sean practiced spells while helping his friends and preparing shopping lists for Hogsmeade.
• Sean and Justin, Hermione, and Neville decorated the Hope Cottage, while Sean improved his Charms and earned the Proficient in Charms title.
• Sean planned to watch for the Troll on Halloween, but Quirrell’s warning came as Sean went to find Hermione in the fourth-floor bathroom.
• Sean faced the Troll and killed it with spells and transformed doors, then comforted Hermione as Justin, Neville, Harry, and Ron arrived.
• Flitwick awarded Sean and the others points for defeating the Troll, while Snape reprimanded Sean and later gave him an old notebook to study, including Sectumsempra.
• Sean continued advanced Transfiguration with McGonagall, transforming flames into a Salamander, while Dumbledore and McGonagall considered his unusual talent and Rowan’s letter about him.

Sean advanced in Alchemy, Potions, and Transfiguration while Professor Terra began teaching him and he formed Hope Cottage with his friends. The arc left Sean and his companions helping harvest Knobbly Vine pods as Sean gained Herbology proficiency.

• Sean helped Mr. Filch on Halloween by bringing him a potion, gauze, and an enchanted window that showed falling snow.
• After Harry caught the Snitch, Fred and George introduced Sean to Alchemy, and he quickly made a Floating Quill that impressed Professor Terra.
• Professor Terra agreed to teach Sean, who studied Alchemy’s materials and concluded that a wizard’s spiritual will shaped a ritual’s success.
• Harry and Ron asked to join Sean’s group, and Justin helped establish Hope Cottage as a place for members to study and trust one another.
• Sean mastered Scarpin’s Revelaspell and brewed increasingly advanced Draughts of Living Death until he unlocked the Potions Novice title.
• Sean practiced Advanced Transfiguration, while McGonagall promised he would receive a letter at Christmas.
• After Malfoy insulted Harry and Ron’s families, Snape angrily ordered the boys to leave.
• Sean used a giant snowman to restrain the Knobbly Vine while Leon and Pist harvested pods, then gained Herbology Knowledge proficiency while helping process them.

Sean’s experiments with Alchemy and Transfiguration drew the attention of Professor Terra and Dumbledore, while McGonagall and Snape secured his adoption. After beginning Animagus lessons and seeing the Mirror of Erised, Sean turned from failed Fantastic Beast biscuits to a new attempt at Wizard’s Chess.

• Sean developed animal-transformation biscuits, impressed Professor Terra, and was invited to the Ullada International Alchemy Conference.
• McGonagall and Snape arranged a Special Adoption Order, and Sean accepted them as his guardians at the Christmas ceremony.
• Sean helped Neville regain confidence in his magic, then made Mrs. Norris Biscuits and discovered they could let him transform into a conscious black cat.
• Dumbledore invited Sean to learn Animagus transformation, but McGonagall began teaching him after Dumbledore turned to other duties.
• Sean demonstrated master-level Transfiguration for McGonagall, who urged him to choose his life carefully instead of dwelling on the past.
• Sean funded Fred and George’s joke shop, agreed to play Quidditch for Ravenclaw, and found the Mirror of Erised with Harry and Ron.
• After experiments with Professor Terra failed to produce Fantastic Beast biscuits, Sean began making Wizard’s Chess pieces, which his will had animated.

Sean advanced his alchemical research, created a biscuit that let him transform into a Kneazle, and built stronger ties with the McGonagall family, Hagrid, and several Fantastic Beasts. As the threat around Harry grew clearer, Sean’s friends began preparing to protect themselves while Dumbledore kept Sean at Hogwarts to study the biscuits.

• Professor McGonagall took Sean to Diagon Alley and then to meet her family, where he reached Master standard in Transfiguration and later gave Rowan Taylor the money he had raised for Holysee Orphanage.
• Sean returned to Hogwarts, improved his broom and chess creations, and earned the Intermediate Alchemist title after Professor Terra gave his test a score of one hundred and five.
• Sean developed a Fantastic Beast Transfiguration Biscuit with Mrs. Norris’s help, transformed into a Kneazle, and earned Professor Terra’s praise and an invitation to the Ullada International Alchemy Conference.
• Neville stood up to Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, while Sean comforted him and continued helping him improve his magic.
• Sean gave Hagrid Animal Party Biscuits, and Hagrid transformed into a cat after eating twenty Transfiguration Biscuits.
• After Harry overheard Snape and Quirrell discussing Quirrell’s choice of whom to serve, Sean warned his friends to avoid Quirrell and organize alerts as they trained to defend themselves.
• Sean befriended Buckbeak, Wuuwuu, Gugu, and Tira in the Forbidden Forest, and rode Buckbeak while Hagrid chased after him.
• Professor McGonagall showed Sean’s Kneazle Biscuit to Dumbledore, who kept Sean at Hogwarts to study its alchemical rituals instead of letting Professor Terra take him to the convention.