Chapter Summaries

Dumbledore awarded points for the students’ bravery and actions against the dark wizard, giving Ravenclaw the House Cup through Sean’s final award. As the Hogwarts Express reached King’s Cross, Sean, Hermione, and Justin said goodbye and promised to meet again.

• Dumbledore awarded Ron, Hermione, Harry, Neville, and Justin points for their courage, pushing Gryffindor ahead of Slytherin.
• Dumbledore awarded Sean one hundred points for Ravenclaw for organizing the counterattack and helping Professor Quirrell defeat the dark wizard, securing Ravenclaw’s victory.
• Sean packed his belongings for the journey home, using Dumbledore’s enchanted bag for his books and letters.
• Sean, Hermione, and Justin traveled together on the Hogwarts Express and agreed to meet in Diagon Alley.
• At King’s Cross, Justin’s family, Hermione’s family, and Professor McGonagall waited as the friends said goodbye.

Sean prepared for the danger posed by the Chamber of Secrets and met Professor Quirrell to arrange a Diagon Alley shop for selling Fairy Tale Biscuits. As the shop was set to open in the second week, Quirrell began to realize Sean might be the celebrated young alchemist Hermes.

• Sean reviewed his Dark Arts abilities and planned to unlock Master-level Transfiguration before settling at The Burrow.
• Sean asked Professor McGonagall for permission to visit the Trick Shop, and she praised his work to the shopkeeper at Twilfitt and Tatting's.
• Sean discovered a surprising number of Gold Galleons in his Gringotts vault and then met Professor Quirrell at a vacant Diagon Alley shop.
• Professor Quirrell explained that the shop could open in the second week, and Sean told him it would sell rare biscuits.
• Sean showed Quirrell a Cat Gibberish Biscuit, prompting Quirrell to recall the honors of Hogwarts's renowned young alchemist.

Sean arranged to rent a shop in Diagon Alley for his alchemy business, the Fairy Tale Workshop, and hired Professor Quirrell to help run it. Professor McGonagall then brought Sean to stay at the Burrow for a week, where Mrs. Weasley welcomed him.

• Sean reviewed the contract for the shop at No. 77 Diagon Alley and waited for Professor Terra before signing.
• Sean offered Professor Quirrell an annual salary of fifteen hundred Gold Galleons and potions to manage the business, and Quirrell signed the contract without reading its requirements.
• Professor Terra arrived, approved the shop location, and heard Sean name the business the Fairy Tale Workshop.
• Professor McGonagall took Sean shopping and then Apparated with him to the Burrow.
• Mrs. Weasley welcomed Sean and took him inside, while Professor McGonagall said she would return in the second week to pick him up.

Sean visited the Weasley home, where Mrs. Weasley began teaching him household magic that advanced his Transfiguration skills. After a night of practice, Fred and George invited him to Diagon Alley to restock their shop before the week was up.

• Mrs. Weasley welcomed Sean to the Burrow and scolded Fred and George for their swamp prank.
• George showed Sean around the kitchen, where Sean admired the household magic and asked Mrs. Weasley to teach him.
• Ron arrived and praised Sean's school achievements after Mrs. Weasley asked how well he was doing.
• Mrs. Weasley guided Sean through household magic, earning him repeated Advanced Transfiguration proficiency gains.
• Mrs. Weasley gave Sean a spacious room prepared for his studies, and he checked the System Panel's requirements for the Expert Alchemy Title.
• Fred and George invited Sean to Diagon Alley to restock their shop, saying they had only one week.

Sean traveled with Fred and George to Diagon Alley to restock their shop, Weasley & Green's Magical Tricks Emporium. After they returned to The Burrow, Mrs. Weasley scolded the twins for leaving without telling her.

• Fred and George used earplugs to spare Sean from Mrs. Weasley singing as they left for Diagon Alley by Floo Powder.
• Sean and the twins found that Weasley & Green's Magical Tricks Emporium needed more stock, and Sean supplied the missing biscuits and chess sets from his enchanted bag.
• The twins discussed the shop's earnings as they returned to The Burrow, where Mrs. Weasley angrily confronted them for leaving without a note.
• Fred tried to blame Sean for the twins' actions, but Mrs. Weasley rebuked him for shifting the blame onto Little Green.

Sean spent time at The Burrow, meeting the Weasleys and learning household magic from Mrs. Weasley. He began to understand how wizards divide and control magical force, and Mrs. Weasley gave him her personal notes to study.

• Sean watched the enchanted dishes at The Burrow and met Mr. Weasley when he returned home.
• The Weasleys shared dinner, and Mr. Weasley described the Ministry's raids on people selling shrinking keys to Muggles.
• Ron took Sean outside to drive gnomes from the garden, but the gnomes gathered around Sean instead of fleeing.
• Mrs. Weasley taught Sean household magic, and Sean explained how wizards divide magical force and intent among several tasks.
• Mrs. Weasley gave Sean a notebook of her magical experiences, which he regarded as a valuable source for further study.

Sean unlocked the Master Alchemist title while preparing to open Fairy Tale Workshop, and Quirrell received a business permit after Ryley August and Ollie Mitchell inspected the shop. Ryley then tried to persuade an exhausted Floo Network worker to install a connection for the Gold Award recipient.

• Sean reached expert proficiency with the Cleaning Broom and unlocked the Master Alchemist title.
• Sean received Quirrell's message that the shop renovations were complete and traveled to Diagon Alley.
• Sean found Fairy Tale Workshop empty while Weasley & Green's Magical Tricks Emporium drew a large crowd before opening.
• Ryley August and Ollie Mitchell inspected Fairy Tale Workshop and handed Quirrell its business operating permit.
• Ryley offered Fairy Tale Biscuits to a tired Floo Network worker and began persuading him to install a connection for the Udala Alchemy Conference's Pioneering Gold Award recipient.

Sean and the Weasley twins opened the Trick Shop to overwhelming crowds, selling out their stock and drawing attention away from Professor Quirrell’s Fairy Tale Workshop. Professor Terra then revealed that the workshop’s cookies would be publicly available for only one day, leaving Quirrell convinced his shop had no future.

• Sean left the Fairy Tale Workshop after its opening date was set for the day after the Trick Shop’s.
• Mrs. Weasley took Sean and the Weasleys to Diagon Alley for the Trick Shop’s opening, where a huge crowd had gathered.
• Sean helped Hermione and Justin navigate the crowded shop and used magic to return scattered products to their shelves.
• The Trick Shop sold through its stock before nightfall, while Quirrell worried that the crowds and the shop’s popular products had doomed his own opening.
• Professor Terra visited Quirrell’s shop and explained that the cookies would be offered to the public for only one day, leaving Quirrell despairing.

The Fairy Tale Workshop opened in Diagon Alley, and alchemists rushed to buy Sean’s costly Fairy Tale Biscuits, which let wizards transform into Fantastic Beasts. Mr. Weasley managed to secure two Bowtruckle biscuits for the Ministry before Quirrell introduced Sean to an interviewer from the Chocolate Frog Card Committee.

• Quirrell opened the Fairy Tale Workshop, where a crowd of international alchemists arrived and bought the biscuits despite their high prices and two-portion limit.
• Mr. Weasley and other British Ministry officials arrived to purchase biscuits, but he worried that the Ministry’s funds would not cover the cheapest options.
• Quirrell refused reporters entry, while Sean emerged from the partitioned room and told Mr. Weasley he was there to keep watch over his workshop.
• Sean pointed out two remaining Bowtruckle biscuits, which Mr. Weasley bought for the Ministry with money left over.
• Quirrell brought a middle-aged witch into the shop and told Sean that she represented the Chocolate Frog Card Committee and wanted information about him.

Sean refused an interview for a Chocolate Frog Card but agreed to provide a silhouette after Louise Vick explained that the committee did not need his full information. The Fairy Tale Workshop’s biscuits sold out as Professor Terra received an interview invitation and Wizard shoppers learned that more biscuit series would be supplied.

• Sean initially refused Louise Vick’s request to interview him for a Chocolate Frog Card, but reconsidered when she said a silhouette would be enough.
• Sean politely said goodbye to Mr. Weasley, who had overheard the conversation and was astonished by Sean’s stature.
• Louise Vick interviewed Sean in Professor Quirrell’s compartment and left with a file about him.
• Louise Vick invited Professor Terra of Wagadu to an interview, and Professor Terra accepted.
• The Fairy Tale Workshop filled with customers, but most could not afford the Fairy Tale Biscuits, which nearly sold out.
• A Wizard noticed the shop’s sign promising further supplies of the remaining biscuit series.

Sean left Fairy Tale Workshop after learning it would admit only invited customers, then spent his final day at The Burrow with Ron and the twins. The next morning, a Daily Prophet report revealed that Sean had received a Chocolate Frog Card honoring his achievements, and Ron asked whether the celebrated wizard was him.

• Sean told Fred and George that Fairy Tale Workshop sold biscuits that transformed people into Fantastic Beasts, and the twins feared their shop would go out of business.
• Sean returned to The Burrow, where he and Ron joined Fred and George in studying the flying car until late.
• Sean and Ron went downstairs for breakfast, where Errol delivered newspapers announcing a major Chocolate Frog Card update.
• Ron read the card's praise for a young alchemist and recognized the silhouette as Sean.
• Ron asked Sean if the card was about him and promised to keep it secret.

Sean’s Transfiguration Biscuits and growing fame stirred excitement across the wizarding world as the Ministry tested them. Professor McGonagall came to collect Sean from The Burrow, leaving Dumbledore behind at Hogwarts as she prepared to depart.

• Sean gave Ron a Transfiguration Biscuit and warned him it would turn him into a Hippogriff.
• Mrs. Weasley and Percy read reports praising Sean, while Wizards across the magical world discussed his biscuits and invitation-only shop.
• The Ministry of Magic tested the biscuits, and Mr. Weasley saw the damage caused when law-enforcement workers transformed into a dragon.
• Dumbledore spoke with McGonagall about Sean and her departure from Hogwarts, and McGonagall left the castle.
• McGonagall arrived early at The Burrow to collect Sean, where Mrs. Weasley gave him a knitted scarf and the Weasleys saw him off.

Sean returned to McGonagall Villa after visiting the Trick Shop and testing his Advanced Transfiguration. His System Panel upgraded him to a Transfiguration Master, opening new paths of study and leaving him eager to investigate Soul Transfiguration and prepare for the Basilisk.

• Sean visited the Trick Shop, where Shopkeeper Gurt was astonished that Professor Snape had given him Liquid Luck and suspected Sean was skilled at potions.
• Sean reunited with the McGonagalls at their farm and spent the evening testing his fire-dragon Transfiguration by the lake.
• After Sean practiced Advanced Transfiguration by Master standards, the System Panel upgraded and awarded him the title Transfiguration Master.
• Sean discovered new classifications for Transfiguration, including locked Soul Transfiguration, and wondered if it could let him retain his sanity while transformed into a Fantastic Beast.
• Sean practiced Magic Transfiguration and kept his fire dragon alive for five seconds, then returned secretly to McGonagall Villa, confident he could prepare to face the Basilisk.

Sean prepared to begin the first stage of Animagus Transfiguration under Professor McGonagall’s supervision, using Liquid Luck and creating a device to speak while keeping a Mandrake leaf in his mouth. He demonstrated the Direct Translator to the McGonagalls, who reacted with curiosity and surprise.

• Professor McGonagall told Sean they would begin his Animagus preparations the next day, when the full moon arrived, and reminded him to keep a Mandrake leaf in his mouth for a month.
• Sean reviewed the Animagus ritual and considered using the Liquid Luck Professor Snape had left in his suitcase to help with its timing and risks.
• Sean pinned on the Direct Translator, an alchemical brooch he had made to speak for him while he could not talk.
• The Direct Translator accidentally voiced Sean’s thoughts during breakfast, surprising Marcus McGonagall and drawing the children’s attention.
• Sean explained to Professor McGonagall that the translator spoke what a Wizard most wanted to say but could not embellish the words.

Sean practiced the Animagus transformation at McGonagall Villa while studying advanced Transfiguration and learning about Wagadu wizards. As July passed, he received Justin’s letter asking whether he knew why Harry had stopped responding to his friends.

• Sean tried Marcus’s baking and silently made clear that the strange bread roll had not turned out well.
• Professor McGonagall explained the Animagus transformation precautions while Sean recited the spell at sunrise and sunset.
• Sean read about Wagadu wizards’ use of Transfiguration spells and gestures and looked forward to meeting them at the Fairy Tale Workshop.
• The McGonagalls’ family spent a peaceful summer at the villa, where Marcus photographed the children playing as cats.
• Justin wrote to Sean that Harry had not answered letters from him, Ron, or Hermione and asked whether Sean knew what had happened.

Sean sent Harry a magical letter after learning that Harry had been isolated from his friends and his mail intercepted. Harry received the message at the Dursleys’ home and realized Sean had not forgotten him.

• Ron and Neville arrived at Weasley & Green's Magical Tricks Emporium, where Hermione and Justin waited for news about Harry.
• Sean wrote Harry a letter explaining that his friends’ letters had vanished and that enchanted blank paper could carry Harry’s reply back to him.
• Sean asked Professor McGonagall to take him to Diagon Alley, while Marcus urged him to keep an eye on the dangers surrounding him.
• At Number 4, Privet Drive, Harry remained confined without his magical belongings or letters and frightened Dudley with a spell.
• Sean’s Paper airplane reached Harry, who read the letter in tears and learned how to send a reply.

After Dobby tore up Harry’s letter and warned him to stay away from Hogwarts, Sean learned Harry had not replied and prepared to rescue him without using spells. Harry tried to warn Sean about Dobby, but the elf caused the floating lamp to injure Dudley just as Uncle Vernon discovered Harry’s airborne paper airplane.

• Harry completed his punishment, but Dobby appeared, warned him not to return to Hogwarts, and tore his letter in half.
• Sean sent Harry another paper airplane promising to come, and Dobby heard Harry sobbing before banging his head against a tree.
• Sean told Ron, Hermione, and Justin he would handle Harry’s situation, then went alone to the Trick Shop to prepare rescue equipment.
• Harry began writing to warn Sean about Dobby, but Dobby made the desk lamp strike Dudley’s foot, and Uncle Vernon found Harry holding a floating paper airplane.

After Vernon imprisoned Harry over a Ministry warning about underage magic, Sean rescued him from the barred bedroom and reassured him that needing help did not make him a burden. They flew to the Leaky Cauldron, where many people were waiting for them.

• Vernon received a Ministry letter accusing Harry of using a Hover Charm and locked him in his bedroom to keep him from returning to Hogwarts.
• Harry feared that the monster watching him would keep him trapped and dreamed of being imprisoned in a cage.
• Sean arrived as a black cat, revealed himself to Harry, and used a potion to melt the window bars.
• Sean and Harry escaped on enchanted Flying Broomsticks, and Sean comforted Harry when he apologized for causing trouble.
• Sean and Harry reached the Leaky Cauldron, where many people were waiting inside.

After Harry returned, Sean continued preparing for the dangers ahead and asked Marcus McGonagall to test his strength. Their practice duel showed that Sean’s powerful spell combination could surprise Marcus, but Marcus ultimately held his ground.

• Harry returned after nearly a month away and told his friends about the monster he had encountered.
• Harry chose to stay with Ron, while Justin, Hermione, and Neville also left the Leaky Cauldron and Sean flew home.
• Sean practiced Transfiguration and considered how strong he needed to become before the Basilisk emerged from the Chamber of Secrets.
• Sean asked Marcus McGonagall, a former Auror, to help him assess his combat strength.
• Sean sent a fire dragon at Marcus and immobilized him with a silent Impediment Jinx, but Marcus broke free and used Protego to block the attack.

Sean honed his dueling skills with Marcus while Fairy Tale Workshop’s invitation letters became a sensation across the British Magical World. As distinguished guests gathered outside the renovated shop, Sean waited for Professor Terra and reflected that the letters mainly gave him flexible time to produce Fairy Tale Biscuits.

• Sean trained with Marcus, using quick Transfiguration and Finite to counter the Auror’s spells and discovering the limits of his own magic.
• Harry stayed at The Burrow, and Ron reassured him that his friends would help investigate his uncle’s family before Harry returned home.
• Rita praised Fairy Tale Workshop’s invitation-letter system in the Daily Prophet, and the news that Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel had accepted invitations heightened public excitement.
• The Weasley twins watched distinguished wizards gather outside the renovated shop and understood why Sean had said the attention would not affect it.
• Sean read the Prophet’s article while waiting for Professor Terra and considered how the invitation letters gave him flexibility to produce the limited Fairy Tale Biscuits.