Chapter Summaries

Sean gained a new Fantastic Beasts title and Professor McGonagall encouraged him to pursue Alchemy while offering help with Transfiguration. After an Alchemy lesson that deepened his knowledge of ritual magic, he returned to find the Hope Cottage group united and the Ravenclaw Quidditch team focused on something nearby.

• Sean gained the Intermediate Fantastic Beasts Affinity title and realized Tira was cold, so he cushioned it in his pocket; Tira then gained affection for him.
• Professor McGonagall asked Sean whether he liked Alchemy, and after he confirmed it, she encouraged him to pursue it and seek her help with Transfiguration.
• Sean attended Professor Terra's Alchemy class, where he learned about Mithraism, magical rituals, and the origins of Runic script.
• Professor Terra briefly left the classroom, and the upperclassmen discussed the new Trick Shop and its Animal Party Transfiguration Biscuits before he returned and threw out a noisy Gryffindor.
• Sean left the lesson with greater knowledge of ritual magic and noticed that Snape had been acting strangely.
• At dinner, Sean found the Hope Cottage group united at their usual table, while Roger and Penelope watched something from the Ravenclaw table.

Sean studied Shrinking Solution and Revival Potion under Professor Snape, improving his brewing skills and researching rituals for transforming Bowtruckles. Snape told him that winning the Gobalot Potion Prize would prove he was not stupid, while Sir Cadogan muttered about Snape’s distance from someone he believed he was protecting.

• Sean entered the cold Dungeon and gathered ingredients to brew Shrinking Solution and Revival Potion for his Bowtruckle transformation research.
• Snape demonstrated how to brew Shrinking Solution, then watched Sean imitate him and improve the potion to Apprentice proficiency.
• Sean recorded Shrinking Solution as incomplete in his notebook and continued studying Revival Potion and ritual improvements.
• Before Sean left, Snape warned him not to reveal his involvement and named winning the Gobalot Potion Prize as the standard for not being stupid.
• Outside the Dungeon, Sean passed Sir Cadogan, who drunkenly muttered that Snape stayed far away from someone while thinking he was protecting them.

Sean completed a Bowtruckle Transfiguration Biscuit, adding a new creation to his Fantastic Beasts series and impressing Professor Terra. He named it Fairy Tale Biscuits as he prepared to develop more creations before the International Alchemy Convention.

• Sean created a portable wooden home for Tira and finished making a Bowtruckle Transfiguration Biscuit after nearly a month of work.
• Sean transformed himself with the biscuit, and Tira cautiously investigated his Bowtruckle form while Justin recorded the transformation’s duration.
• Sean studied Justin’s Bowtruckle transformation, and Justin urged him to keep the discovery secret.
• Professor Terra told Sean he needed at least three Fantastic Beasts Transfiguration Biscuits for the International Alchemy Convention, then learned he had already completed a second one.
• Sean named the biscuit Fairy Tale Biscuits as he headed toward the Forbidden Forest.

Sean trained in Advanced Transfiguration under Professor McGonagall, struggling to build a Magic Circuit that could animate a stone statue before making rapid progress. He successfully moved a small stone pedestal and celebrated with McGonagall, while Ravenclaw and Gryffindor prepared for their fierce Quidditch rivalry.

• Professor McGonagall brought Sean to the stone statues by the Quidditch Pitch and taught him that animating them required constructing a Magic Circuit.
• Sean repeatedly failed to make the Knight Stone Statue move as he tried to imagine a suitable flow of magic.
• Sean trained diligently, using the System Panel to track his growing Advanced Transfiguration proficiency and practicing bodily control as a Black Cat.
• Sean reached the Expert standard and moved a one-meter stone pedestal according to his will.
• Sean showed McGonagall how his notebook pendant detached and reattached during transformation, and she admired his invention.
• Roger rallied Ravenclaw to defeat Hufflepuff and Gryffindor, while Wood rallied Gryffindor to beat Ravenclaw.

Sean received letters from Marcus and learned the painful history behind Professor McGonagall’s love of Quidditch: her mother gave up magic for love, and Minerva later lost someone she loved because of the secrecy laws. As Ravenclaw trained for the match, McGonagall watched the pitch and remembered her determination to escape a mediocre life.

• Wood rallied Gryffindor’s Quidditch team and declared they would win the Cup, while Roger urged Ravenclaw to crush them.
• Sean visited Professor McGonagall as a black cat, received her help with Stone Warriors Awaken, and then got letters from Marcus and the three little McGonagalls.
• Sean wrote back to Marcus, who quickly replied with the story of Isabelle, Minerva’s mother, and her choice to leave Robert after he proposed.
• Marcus explained that Minerva’s love of Quidditch came from her bond with her mother and their shared talent for the sport.
• Professor McGonagall watched Ravenclaw train and reflected on her anger toward a mediocre life and her resolve not to fade into obscurity.

Sean surprised his friends by joining Ravenclaw’s Quidditch team as its new Seeker, then took the field for the match against Gryffindor. As his friends and Professor McGonagall cheered him on, Professor Snape watched in a foul mood.

• Sir Cadogan assured an angry witch that a knight never lied as an owl flew out into the night.
• Sean agreed to watch the Quidditch match, then slipped away from his friends and went to Ravenclaw’s changing room.
• Roger greeted Sean, and Captain Lott gave him the Seeker position for his final school year.
• Lee Jordan announced Sean as Ravenclaw’s new Seeker, surprising Professor McGonagall.
• Hermione, Justin, and Ron raised a banner for Sean as Ravenclaw took the field.
• Sean felt closer to Hogwarts as Professor McGonagall cheered for him, while Professor Snape grumbled about losing a potential Potions Master.

Sean won Ravenclaw’s Quidditch match by catching the Golden Snitch, then continued advancing his Transfiguration studies while his reputation grew. At Hope Cottage, he and the other young Wizards learned Finite Incantatem and successfully used it together to counter Professor Flitwick’s spell.

• Sean caught the Golden Snitch in minutes, leading Ravenclaw to victory, and agreed to help Roger pursue the Quidditch Cup.
• Professor McGonagall praised Sean while Professor Snape’s lessons grew more cutting, and Sean continued improving his Transfiguration Magic Circuits.
• Ravenclaw students spread exaggerated stories about Sean as his reputation rose, while he kept studying and building his affinity with Thestrals.
• Justin told Sean that Hermione and the others had learned Finite Incantatem from the Book of Spells.
• Sean joined the Wizards of Hope Cottage in casting Finite Incantatem, and their combined spell canceled Professor Flitwick’s Impedimenta.

Harry endured intensified Quidditch training while worrying about facing Sean, and Ron was too exhausted to discuss it with him. At Hope Cottage, Sean developed a Plan Map that tracked tasks and could eventually locate people, while the Young Wizards continued practicing Finite Incantatem and suffered through Hagrid’s rock-hard fudge.

• Wood intensified Quidditch practice after learning the latest match news, leaving Harry with little time to spend with his friends and worried about playing against Sean.
• Sean warned Justin not to get close to Professor Quirrell because the Young Wizards had become reckless enough to follow him.
• Sean’s Fantastic Beasts distribution map helped Hagrid remember his tasks, and Hagrid’s fudge sent Justin and Neville to the Hospital Wing with dental trouble.
• Sean reviewed his studies, including the changing affinity of Thestrals, and focused on raising three Intermediate Alchemical Creations to Expert level.
• Sean described his new Plan Map, which displayed daily tasks and could eventually use magical traces to estimate Wizards’ locations, and planned to give copies to the Young Wizards at Hope Cottage.

Sean’s Weird Wizard’s Chess became a hit, while he and his friends continued discussing Professor Quirrell’s plan to steal the Philosopher’s Stone. Troubled by Quirrell’s past and a recommendation letter Sean had once written, Sean wondered whether he could use a Squirrel Biscuit to give the professor another chance.

• Weird Wizard’s Chess became popular across Britain, and the Weasley twins thanked Sean for helping their business thrive before inviting him to The Burrow.
• The twins told Sean that their rivals’ original Wizard’s Chess set had been cursed, and Sean was left puzzled after they departed.
• Sean’s chess proficiency reached Expert as he and his friends debated why Professor Quirrell wanted the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Sean recalled Quirrell’s recommendation letter and considered whether Quirrell might still be capable of making a different choice.
• Sean realized a Squirrel Biscuit would only last three minutes, too briefly to do much more than let a squirrel enter Dumbledore’s office and ask for help.

As Easter approached, Sean continued developing his magical tools and gave Professor Quirrell an Easter Egg without revealing his plans to Voldemort. After the holiday’s heavy studying, the young wizards enjoyed a clear day outdoors, and Sean spoke with Hagrid about dragon keeping.

• Sean waited until Wizard's Chess and Squirrel Biscuits reached [Expert] before considering how to get them to Professor Quirrell without attracting Voldemort’s attention.
• Hermione organized an intensive revision schedule, and Ron eventually began studying after she compared his lack of preparation with Justin’s and Neville’s plans.
• Sean added a moving name and a signaling Button to his Plan Map, demonstrating the tool to Justin.
• At Easter, Sean exchanged gifts with the professors and gave Professor Quirrell an egg containing an Easter blessing.
• After finishing their holiday homework, the young wizards went outside to enjoy the good weather, while Sean met Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest and asked about dragon keeping.

Sean helped Hagrid care for a Norwegian Ridgeback egg and taught him how to raise the dragon, while advancing his Fantastic Beast affinity and completing the Thestral Biscuits. As April approached, the egg had not yet hatched, and Sean and Hagrid still needed to choose a name.

• Sean told Hagrid that the dragon egg needed to be kept in fire, prompting Hagrid to ask him for help caring for it.
• Sean gained Wuuwuu's affection at the proficient level and unlocked the Fantastic Beast Affinity title.
• Sean agreed to help Hagrid care for the egg, which he recognized as a Norwegian Ridgeback.
• Sean taught Hagrid how to care for the dragon hatchling using information from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
• Sean completed the Thestral Biscuit ritual and made progress toward his expert-level Title as the dragon's naming remained undecided.

Hope Cottage’s students argued over their revision schedules before visiting Hagrid to name his Norwegian Ridgeback. Sean helped Hagrid tend the Dragon Egg, and the others arrived to find Sean roasting it over a fire.

• Hermione showed Ron and Harry Sean’s packed schedule, and they admitted they had been slacking off.
• Justin explained how he managed his studies and duties in Hope Cottage while helping investigate Professor Quirrell.
• Sean left Hope Cottage, reflecting that he could not afford to stop working as the rain continued to fall over Hogwarts.
• Hagrid used Sean’s Plan Map to track his arrival, and the two adjusted the fire beneath the Dragon Egg to help it hatch.
• Harry, Ron, Justin, and Hermione discussed the dangers and illegality of raising fire dragons as they approached Hagrid’s Hut.
• The group entered Hagrid’s Hut and found Sean reading while roasting the Dragon Egg, prompting Ron to cry that it could not be eaten.

Sean and his friends visited Hagrid as he incubated a dragon egg, and Sean’s Plan Map later alerted them that it was hatching. Norbert hatched at Hagrid’s Hut and seemed to take an interest in Sean, leaving Hagrid convinced the dragon had recognized him as its mother.

• Sean, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin visited Hagrid, where Sean warmed the dragon egg and showed Justin the Plan Map.
• The group named the dragon Norbert and left Hagrid’s Hut, while Sean continued developing the Plan Map for the cottage.
• Sean’s Plan Map alerted him that Hagrid had requested everyone assemble because the dragon was about to hatch.
• Ron wanted to skip Herbology to see the hatching, but Hermione insisted they attend class, and they noticed Malfoy listening to them.
• Sean waited with Hagrid until Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin arrived during a break between classes, and Norbert hatched.
• Norbert crawled toward Sean and touched his finger with its nose before biting Hagrid, prompting Hagrid to say it recognized him as its mother.

Sean raised Norbert’s affection to the proficient level and prepared to help send the growing dragon to Charlie. After giving Filch a self-cleaning broom, Sean and the others began carrying Norbert through Hogwarts at night.

• Sean arranged plenty of meat for Norbert and watched the dragon grow rapidly while Harry, Ron, and Hermione worried about Malfoy discovering them.
• Harry suggested sending Norbert to his brother Charlie in Romania, and Ron contacted Charlie to arrange the dragon’s removal.
• Sean gave Filch a Cleaning Broom that could clean the castle, and Filch was left speechless by the gift.
• A week later, Norbert became affectionate toward Sean, and Hagrid prepared to send him away.
• Sean used the Levitation Charm to carry Norbert in a box as the group sneaked through the dark castle toward the Astronomy Tower.

Sean and Justin helped Harry, Ron, and Hermione get Norbert out of Hogwarts, but Malfoy exposed their nighttime outing and Professor McGonagall punished them. Sean and Justin then shared the blame, easing the trio’s isolation, while Sean hurried to prepare for the fire dragon ritual.

• Mrs. Norris approached Sean, accepted dried silverfish from Justin, and left without exposing Harry and the others.
• Sean and his companions brought Norbert to the tower, said goodbye as Wizards flew him away, and Sean placed an adhesive Button on him.
• Professor McGonagall announced that Malfoy had reported Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and deducted fifty points from each of them while assigning detention.
• Justin told Sean that the trio regretted their actions but had not betrayed Hagrid or revealed the fire dragon, then volunteered that he and Sean had joined the outing too.
• Professor Sprout and Professor Flitwick deducted fifty points from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, ending the school’s ostracism of Harry and his friends.
• Professor McGonagall took Sean away, while Justin promised the angry Hufflepuffs a first-year Herbology Guide.

Sean completed his ritual and prepared to leave for the International Alchemy Convention, while Harry discovered that Professor Quirrell was under pressure from Professor Snape and Voldemort. As a storm gathered over Hogwarts, Sean departed and Harry and the others faced detention with growing fears about Quirrell.

• Professor McGonagall returned the Dragon Analysis Notes to Sean and sentenced him to half a month of detention, then Hermione, Harry, and Ron embraced him in the corridor.
• Sean received a heated, contract-like invitation to the International Alchemy Convention after completing his ritual.
• Harry overheard Professor Snape pressuring Professor Quirrell, panicked, and used Sean’s Plan Map to summon an Emergency Round Table Council.
• Professor Quirrell privately wrestled with Voldemort’s demand for Unicorn blood and wondered whether he should seek help, then briefly touched Harry’s hand as they passed.
• Harry and the others held a Second Round Table Council, but they had no evidence against Quirrell as Sean and Dumbledore prepared to leave.
• Sean left Hope Cottage as the weather worsened, and Harry found Professor McGonagall’s note ordering him to begin detention at eleven that night.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Malfoy were sent into the Forbidden Forest for detention while Sean traveled with Professor Terra to the International Alchemy Convention. Sean arrived at a magical corridor where his name appeared on one of twenty-four stone tablets, as Professor Terra prepared to reveal him to the alchemical world.

• Mr. Filch led Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Malfoy into the grounds and revealed that their detention would take place in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid.
• Professor Quirrell shivered in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office and eyed the biscuits while Sean was away.
• Professor Terra brought Sean and Professor McGonagall with her to the International Alchemy Convention through a magical doorway formed from Sean's invitation.
• Sean entered a corridor beneath a canopy of stars, where he saw twenty-four stone tablets and found his name engraved on one.
• A House-elf offered Sean his stone tablet as Wizards arrived at the convention, and Professor Terra anticipated his introduction to the alchemical world.

Sean Green attended the International Alchemy Convention as its youngest-ever attendee, introduced under the joint guarantee of Professor Terra, Dumbledore, and Olim Maxim. Professor Terra led him away after defending her choice to bring him, and the convention’s next stage began at a glowing rune-carved tree.

• Sean arrived at the convention hall through Apparition and learned that its chairs contained magically expanded spaces connected by the Poly-Mirror.
• The convention introduced Nicolas Flamel, Dumbledore, and Sean, whose age and presence prompted murmurs from other attendees.
• Professor Terra took Sean’s hand and defended bringing him when other alchemists questioned her pursuit of honor and the convention’s reputation.
• Professor Terra explained that the convention proceeded through admission, receiving the inheritance, and displaying the future, then Apparated with Sean to a dark chamber.
• Sean and Professor Terra arrived before a huge carved tree glowing beneath the Ancient Runes “Fourfold World Cycle, Fifth Element Manifestation.”

Sean selected an ancient runes study by Dumbledore on cross-species transfiguration and formed an inheritance contract at the alchemists’ gathering. At the convention, the committee announced Sean as its most gifted alchemist of the past six hundred years and awarded him the Gold Award for Pioneering Contribution.

• Sean examined the alchemical inheritances and chose Dumbledore’s study on cross-species transfiguration.
• Professor Terra explained the Fifth Element and the contract, and Sean identified a wizard’s blood as its final step.
• Professor Terra took Sean’s Fantastic Beast Party series and told him to show the old alchemists a new era.
• Sean joined the international alchemists in the banquet hall, where Dumbledore opened the young alchemists’ exchange meeting.
• The committee announced Sean Green as its most gifted alchemist of the past six hundred years and named him the recipient of the Udala International Alchemy Convention’s Gold Award for Pioneering Contribution.

At the International Alchemy Convention, Sean Green received recognition as the most gifted Alchemist of the past six hundred years and demonstrated his Fairy Tale Biscuits, which transformed creatures into Fantastic Beasts. The convention ended with the Alchemy community stunned by his achievement and the Bard Box proclaiming the arrival of a new legend.

• The gathered Alchemists reacted with admiration and envy to Sean Green’s award, while Professor Terra celebrated her disciple’s recognition.
• Dumbledore praised Sean and said Hogwarts was proud of him, prompting thunderous applause.
• Sean explained that he had created new Alchemical rituals and introduced Fairy Tale Biscuits that could transform living creatures into Fantastic Beasts.
• A House-elf demonstrated the biscuits by transforming several creatures into Fantastic Beasts before the Poly-Mirror audience.
• Sean described the biscuits’ limitations, but the Alchemists focused on his apparent Authority over Fantastic Beasts.
• The Bard Box declared that Hermes had returned with glory and that a new legend had arrived.