Chapter Summaries

Sean received Dumbledore’s Easter gift and learned that Dumbledore had obtained Bob Ogden’s memory to investigate Tom Riddle’s past. Sean and Dumbledore entered the Pensieve and arrived in Ogden’s memory, where they saw him on a country lane.

• Sean noticed a Daily Prophet report that Bob Ogden had died and asked Bai Yi to send him a Pensieve.
• Dumbledore gave Sean wool socks and two-way mirrors, then invited him to the Headmaster’s office to discuss their investigation.
• Sean recognized Bob Ogden’s name, and Dumbledore questioned him about how the stars had begun to speak.
• Dumbledore poured Ogden’s memory into the Pensieve, and Sean joined him in the memory.
• Sean and Dumbledore landed on a country lane and saw the short, stout Bob Ogden ahead of them.

Sean and Dumbledore watched Bob Ogden’s memory of the Gaunt family, where Sean noticed Slytherin’s locket and the Peverell ring. After returning to the present, Sean went to Diagon Alley and asked Professor Quirrell to accompany him on a dangerous mission.

• Sean followed Dumbledore through Bob Ogden’s memory to the Gaunt home in Little Hangleton.
• Morfin Gaunt and his father confronted Ogden over Morfin’s use of magic on a Muggle, while Gaunt displayed Slytherin’s locket and a ring bearing the Peverell coat of arms.
• Sean recognized the locket and ring as crucial objects before Dumbledore brought him back to his office.
• Sean went to Fairy Tale Workshop and summoned Professor Quirrell.
• Sean told Quirrell that he needed him for a potentially dangerous mission, and Quirrell agreed to go.

Sean, Quirrell, and Will searched the Gaunt shack for Voldemort’s hidden protections and recovered the Resurrection Stone. Quirrell reflected on his former desire to master death and recognized that Voldemort had overlooked Will because he did not understand or care about beings like him.

• On the way to the Gaunt shack, Sean asked Quirrell whether he still wanted to possess the Deathly Hallows, and Quirrell said he had abandoned that fantasy after encountering Death.
• Sean warned Quirrell to destroy anything special they found, and Quirrell recognized the Gaunt family crest on the shack’s door as a sign that the Resurrection Stone was nearby.
• Sean and his companions broke the shack’s outer curses, and the See-saw identified a dangerous spot inside the filthy room.
• Will summoned a special box from beneath the spot, revealing the Resurrection Stone.
• Quirrell realized Voldemort had not protected against Will because he had overlooked the Pukwudgie, and he believed Voldemort would be defeated by what he did not understand.

Sean and Professor Quirrell destroyed the Horcrux in Gaunt Shack, while Sean secretly kept the Resurrection Stone. Dumbledore arrived and, consumed by grief and guilt, agreed to face Sean in a practical lesson.

• Sean asked Quirrell to preserve the Resurrection Stone and reasoned that it could summon souls, though only as empty shells.
• Quirrell used Fiendfyre to destroy the ring, enduring the Horcrux’s agonized cries as Sean watched for anyone approaching.
• After the fire died, Sean stored the Resurrection Stone in his Wizard Book, and Dumbledore appeared at the doorway.
• Sean and Quirrell stood together against Dumbledore, who said he had chosen to risk everything in pursuit of love.
• Sean asked Dumbledore for a practical lesson, and Dumbledore agreed.

Sean faced Dumbledore in a practical duel, using layered spells and a portable Anti-Apparition barrier in an attempt to stop him. As Sean drew on his emotions to unleash more power, a giant hand of vines and stone seized Dumbledore.

• Sean asked Dumbledore to destroy the Resurrection Stone no matter what happened, while Quirrell watched uneasily.
• Sean and Dumbledore completed the formalities for a duel, and Sean summoned a fire dragon that Dumbledore dispelled with Reparifarge.
• Sean combined Stone Warriors Awaken and Petrificus Totalus, then used a portable Anti-Apparition barrier, but Dumbledore blocked his spells with a silver shield and shattered the stone warriors.
• Sean recalled the hardships and regrets of an old man's life, using his emotions to drive his magic beyond its usual limits.
• Sean cast Vine Stone Guardian, shaking the valley as a giant hand of vines and mountain stone gripped Dumbledore.

Sean used a giant Transfiguration to hold Dumbledore back, then let Ravenclaw take control long enough to buy time before collapsing. Dumbledore reached the burning house, but Sean revealed he was still conscious and asked whether forgetting had made everything beautiful.

• Sean asked Quirrell to hold off Dumbledore while he reinforced Vine Stone Protection around him.
• Sean called on Ravenclaw to take over the fight, and Dumbledore agreed to give them three minutes.
• Ravenclaw spoke with Dumbledore before collapsing into Quirrell's arms, and Quirrell tried to stop Dumbledore from reaching the house.
• Dumbledore immobilized Quirrell and the Pukwudgie butler, then noticed that Sean was still gripping his wand.
• Sean admitted he still had magic left, and Dumbledore said he had left the choice to Sean and thanked him for giving him hope.

After the ring containing part of Voldemort was destroyed, Sean and Dumbledore walked through Little Hangleton and discussed death, grief, and the Resurrection Stone. Dumbledore let go of his obsession with the Stone, leaving Sean time to study it and work on breaking his curse.

• Quirrell secretly buried the damaged ring, and Sean collected it into the Wizard Book before the ring broke apart and released a tortured scream.
• Sean thanked Quirrell for facing Voldemort, and Quirrell acknowledged that he had destroyed only part of him.
• Dumbledore and Sean walked through Little Hangleton, where Dumbledore reflected on the Deathly Hallows and his past desire to use the Resurrection Stone.
• Dumbledore told Sean he had set out again with his broken oar, then returned him to Hogwarts using Fawkes's Apparition.
• Sean studied the Resurrection Stone and watched a little Phoenix enter a photograph of Dumbledore, while Dumbledore sent an owl carrying long-unsent letters.

Sean rested after destroying the Horcrux, then celebrated Easter at Hogwarts as students received gifts and learned about the Magic Hand Mirrors. The mirrors connected Sean with his friends, and he left to meet Professor Terra about them.

• Sean woke during the Easter holiday and opened gifts, including an enormous Easter Egg from the farm and one sent by Mrs. Weasley.
• Students read the Daily Prophet's advertisements for the Magic Hand Mirrors, which were being released in a limited first batch and sold in Hogsmeade Village.
• Harry recognized the advertised mirror as the one he owned, and Ron discovered that he had received one too.
• Sean left the Great Hall after Professor Terra called him about the Magic Hand Mirrors.
• Sean opened his mirror and spoke with Hermione, Justin, Ron, Harry, and Neville, who wished him a happy Easter and congratulated him on the invention.

Sean used the Magic Hand Mirror to talk with his friends, then followed Professor Terra through the Floo Network to her hidden Emerald Workshop. A young witch welcomed him and showed him the workshop’s enormous steam-and-magic machine and the buildings spread through hidden parts of London.

• Sean demonstrated the Magic Hand Mirror’s face-to-face and voice-only functions while his friends chatted with him.
• Sean met Professor Terra in the Alchemy office, and she took him to a Floo Network room in the North Tower.
• Professor Terra and Sean traveled by Floo Powder to Emerald Workshop, her hidden Alchemy workshop in London.
• A scarlet-haired young witch named Sean Green and opened the workshop’s guarded door with a drop of mercury.
• The young witch showed Sean a colossal machine powered by steam and magic, then pointed out buildings scattered through London’s hidden corners.

Sean learned that Professor Terra intended to pass an Alchemy workshop and its connections to him as her disciple. Suya Terra explained the tradition of Alchemy inheritance, and the chapter ended with Professor Terra giving Sean the workshop’s deed and copied magical contracts.

• Sean recognized that the seven buildings’ symbols and materials matched the seven alchemical planets.
• Suya Terra praised Sean’s knowledge, introduced herself, and took his hand until Professor Terra arrived and told her to let go of her disciple.
• Professor Terra led Sean toward Jupiter and asked Suya to explain why an Alchemy workshop passed to a teacher’s disciple.
• Suya explained that Alchemy required rare talent, so accomplished Alchemists usually left their workshops to Apprentices rather than family members.
• Professor Terra gave Sean the workshop deed and copied magical contracts, saying she had already received a more precious gift.

Sean reviewed Suya’s application to become his international trade agent and learned how the Ministry of Magic regulated international merchants. Professor Terra then introduced him to three merchants seeking to work with him, including one responsible for Hogwarts’ purchases.

• Suya explained the International Magic Cooperation Department’s role in approving international trade and applied to become Sean’s agent.
• Professor Terra told Sean to meet several international merchants who wanted to work with him.
• Suya introduced Mal, a shrewd merchant who loved Alchemy and invested heavily in experiments.
• Professor Terra and Suya introduced Aura, a rising Alchemy Master who handled trade with Wagadu.
• Lilavita introduced himself as the merchant who managed Hogwarts’ international purchases and asked Sean about the school’s menu.

Sean and Professor Terra negotiated with international merchants over selling the Magic Hand Mirror, securing Mal and Suya as its sales team for five percent of the profit. Mal invited Sean to secretly attend the mirror’s first sale the next day.

• Sean listened as Suya explained that Professor Terra would negotiate aggressively and that the merchants could still profit from a small commission.
• Professor Terra drove Mr. Lilavita, Aura, and Mal toward unfavorable terms; Aura offered to accept five percent in exchange for studying the magical creation.
• Professor Terra assigned Mal to sell the Magic Hand Mirror and Suya to assist him, including procuring materials and managing sales channels and operations.
• Sean signed the contract granting Mal and Suya five percent of the profit from every Magic Hand Mirror sold.
• Mal asked Sean to attend the Magic Hand Mirror’s first sale in secret the next day.

Sean and Professor Terra watched Mal redesign the Magic Hand Mirrors with new styles and camera functions before Mal rushed to modify hundreds for sale. The next day, Professor McGonagall brought Sean from Snape’s dungeon to meet Grandpa Marcus at the Leaky Cauldron, where Marcus greeted him fondly.

• Mal directed the Emerald Workshop’s apprentices as he developed numerous Magic Hand Mirror designs and added recording and outward-display functions.
• Mal doubled the apprentices’ wages and bonuses to persuade them to modify three hundred mirrors before the next day.
• Professor Terra praised Mal’s business skills as he and Sean left the workshop with samples of the redesigned mirrors.
• Sean stayed in Professor Snape’s dungeon to brew Polyjuice Potion and think about breaking the Resurrection Stone’s curse, while Snape kept him from visiting Diagon Alley.
• Professor McGonagall took Sean from the dungeon after telling him the Magic Hand Mirrors had begun selling and that he should be there.
• Sean met Grandpa Marcus at the Leaky Cauldron, where Marcus delightedly welcomed him.

Sean and Marcus visited Diagon Alley, where advertisements drew the crowds to the launch of Mr. Hermes’s Magic Hand Mirror at Fairy Tale Workshop. Marcus tried the device and urgently asked to buy one.

• Sean reflected on the Resurrection Stone’s curse while walking through Diagon Alley with Marcus.
• Marcus treated Sean to ice cream and bought a Nimbus 2001 and maintenance potion at Quality Quidditch Supplies.
• The shop boss announced that Mr. Hermes’s mysterious shop would open, and Puffskeins distributed flyers advertising the Magic Hand Mirror.
• Marcus asked a guide about the mirror and went with Sean to the crowded Fairy Tale Workshop.
• After testing a Magic Hand Mirror, Marcus urgently asked the attendant to get him one.

Marcus visited the Fairy Tale Workshop with Sean and was captivated by its Magic Hand Mirrors, deciding to buy one for him. The purchase left the attendant stunned when Marcus gave his name as Marcus McGonagall.

• The attendant demonstrated the Pegasus, Dragon, and Golden Snitch editions of the Magic Hand Mirror to Marcus.
• Marcus chose a Pegasus Edition after hearing it cost thirty-seven Galleons and offered convenient, private communication.
• Sean tried to tell Marcus that the Fairy Tale Workshop was their shop, but Marcus did not hear him over the attendant's sales pitch.
• The attendant explained the mirror's two-year lifespan and the workshop's repair and recycling membership plan, which Marcus accepted.
• The attendant asked for the buyer's name, and Marcus identified himself as Marcus McGonagall, shocking the attendant.

Marcus learned that Sean was Hermes, the rumored alchemy master behind Fairy Tale Workshop, and celebrated his grandson’s achievement. After returning to Hogwarts, Sean realized how he could solve the Resurrection Stone’s curse.

• A Fairy Tale Workshop attendant escorted Marcus and Sean to a VIP room and offered Marcus free service because of his connection to Hermes.
• Marcus contacted Minerva McGonagall, who told him to ask Sean about Hermes.
• Sean revealed that Fairy Tale Workshop belonged to him, and Marcus recognized him as the rumored Hermes of Triple Greatness.
• Marcus joyfully toured the shop with Sean, then parted from him at the fireplace.
• Sean returned to Hogwarts and worked out how to solve the Resurrection Stone’s curse.

Sean told Dumbledore that Voldemort had cursed the Resurrection Stone so a magical creature had to wear it and activate the curse. Dumbledore planned to have Fawkes help on Rebirth Day, while Harry and Ron received Magic Hand Mirrors from Fred and George.

• The students discussed the popular Magic Hand Mirrors, while Malfoy mocked the Weasley family at the Slytherin table.
• Harry recalled the Auror Handbook and considered becoming an Auror as Ron prepared to confront Malfoy.
• Fred and George gave Ron a Unicorn mirror and gave Harry two more mirrors, including one for Sean.
• Sean visited Dumbledore and explained the curse Voldemort had placed on the Resurrection Stone.
• Dumbledore said Fawkes would help activate the stone's curse on Rebirth Day, easing Sean's concern.

Sean shared his career guide, History of Magical Positions, with Harry and the others, helping Harry understand what becoming an Auror would require. Sean then went to the Headmaster’s office to have afternoon tea with Dumbledore and await Fawkes’s rebirth.

• Harry’s friends discussed his interest in becoming an Auror, and Hermione warned him about the demanding qualifications and workload.
• Sean explained the subjects and skills Aurors needed and showed the group his career guide, History of Magical Positions.
• Harry eagerly read the guide, while Ron, Hermione, and the others explored its descriptions of magical careers.
• Justin anticipated that the guide would be useful to young and adult Wizards, and Sean gave him several copies.
• Sean left the Great Hall and headed to the Headmaster’s office for tea with Dumbledore and Fawkes.

Sean discussed his theories about magical ability with the portraits in the Headmaster's office while waiting for Fawkes to be reborn. When Fawkes sang, Sean heard his own voice, leaving Dumbledore quietly surprised.

• Sean studied Auror duties and concluded that magic adapted to Wizards' needs and was ultimately limited by the Wizard himself.
• Headmistress Delores Derwent and the other portraits questioned Sean about differences in magical talent, and he argued that magic could influence a Wizard and be inherited.
• Sean fed herbs to a bedraggled Fawkes, who stopped pretending to be ill and sang for the office.
• Dumbledore entered and explained that a Phoenix's song inspired listeners, then asked Sean what he had heard.
• Sean said he had heard his own voice, and Dumbledore fell silent as Fawkes blinked calmly at him.

Sean used Fawkes to remove the Dark Arts aura from the Resurrection Stone, then considered Dumbledore’s warning about the Deathly Hallows and focused on his remaining goals for the school year. He fell asleep holding the stone and wearing the Void Talisman, and his soul entered the hazy dreamscape again.

• Sean asked Fawkes to take the ring, and Fawkes burned away before spitting out the Resurrection Stone without its Dark Arts aura.
• Sean told Dumbledore that the Hallows’ tale meant death would eventually take everyone, and Dumbledore warned him about the Elder Wand and the temptation of the Hallows.
• Sean reviewed his System Panel and planned to master one more Dark Arts spell and finish the Magic Hand Mirror and Wizard Book.
• Sean wondered whether the Resurrection Stone could enter The Boundary and help fulfill Senior Newt and Dumbledore’s requests.
• Sean fell asleep in Ravenclaw Tower holding the Resurrection Stone and wearing the Void Talisman, and his soul entered the hazy dreamscape again.