Chapter Summaries

Sean learned that Ravenclaw came from Scotland, cleaned an abandoned classroom, and unlocked the Charm Novice title, which boosted his Charm Talent. After preparing carefully for his second Potions class, he faced Professor Snape’s intimidating arrival in the Dungeons.

• Sean explained that the Hogwarts founders came from Scotland, Wales, England, and Ireland, and Hermione identified Scotland as Ravenclaw’s homeland.
• Sean used Scourgify to clean dusty books, unlocked the Charm Novice title, and discovered that it boosted his Charm Talent from White to Blue.
• Sean passed portraits of Sir Cadogan and Lady Violet, who were bickering over a bet, and avoided joining their conversation.
• Sean spent Sunday night reviewing his Potions notes and essay in preparation for brewing Scurvy Paste.
• Professor Snape entered the Dungeon classroom and warned the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students about their intelligence and practical ability.

Sean used Master Libatius Borage’s improved ritual to brew excellent Scurvy Paste with Justin, earning Ravenclaw points and advancing his Potions progress. Later, rumors about Sean spread through History of Magic, where Justin was captivated by Sean’s organized notes and suggested they could be published.

• Sean prepared and brewed Scurvy Paste with Justin, using the improved ritual to transform the potion into a clean, jelly-like brew.
• Professor Snape inspected the potion, recognized its improvement, and awarded Sean and Justin one point each.
• Michael spread exaggerated stories about Sean, and the rumors grew as they reached History of Magic.
• Justin studied Sean’s structured notes on magical history and Fantastic Beasts, then told Sean they could be published.

Sean learned that Hogwarts was abuzz about upcoming Flying Classes and read The Quidditch Ball with Justin and Hermione. The book began exploring why wizards chose broomsticks for flight, leaving Sean intrigued by the question.

• Justin proposed letting Hogwarts students read Sean's History of Magic notes for free and possibly publishing them if the feedback was good, and Sean agreed to let him try promoting them.
• Sean encountered Sir Cadogan disguised as a scarecrow and helped another portrait catch him, then learned that first-years would have Flying Class on Thursday and Friday.
• Sean brought several Quidditch and flying books to the hidden classroom, where Justin and Hermione joined him in reading The Quidditch Ball.
• Sean, Justin, and Hermione read about failed attempts at magical flight, including wizards transforming into bats, and reached the question of why broomsticks became the favored means of transport.

Sean and Justin studied broom flying with Hermione before Justin revealed his plan to gather help concerning Professor Snape. Sean then brewed in the Dungeon while Snape was away and continued avoiding him as he recovered from the Improvement Ritual’s lingering exhaustion.

• A flying student outside sparked Justin’s interest in broom riding, but Hermione explained that first-years needed permission and lent him her notes on Hogwarts rules.
• Hermione, Sean, and Justin studied why wizards used brooms, and Justin promised to keep their classroom a secret before he and Sean left.
• Justin told Sean that Ernie and others were helping with the matter involving Professor Snape, then brought Sean to meet Ernie in the Great Hall.
• Ernie reported that Snape was grading assignments in his office, so Sean took his brewing equipment and ingredients to the Dungeon.
• Sean brewed there and left with three proficiency points before Snape came down, continuing to avoid him while recovering from the Improvement Ritual.

Sean made rapid progress in Charms and Potions while spending his days in the Library and evenings with Ravenclaw. He planned to brew a potion in the Dungeon the next day even without confirming Professor Snape was absent, needing only six more proficiency points to complete his Potions title.

• Sean cleaned up the traces of his brewing in the Dungeon, and Justin found nothing suspicious when he inspected the area.
• Sean studied in the Library, where Madam Pince discussed books and his History of Magic notes with him and shared desserts.
• Sean helped Justin and the other Young Wizards practice the Levitation Charm while his Charms progress outpaced theirs.
• Sean resolved to keep brewing potions until he completed his Potions title, despite Snape's frequent presence in the Dungeon.
• Michael drew Sean and Anthony into a Quidditch discussion in the Ravenclaw Common Room, and the Young Wizards crowded around Sean's copy of The Quidditch Ball.

Sean impressed Professor McGonagall with his Transfiguration and received extra tutoring and notes. Later, he went to the dungeon to brew Scurvy Paste, where a pair of gloomy eyes watched him from the darkness.

• Sean turned a running mouse into a snuffbox and back, earning praise and five House points from Professor McGonagall.
• Professor McGonagall gave Sean extra Transfiguration instruction, answered his questions, and shared Transfiguration Notes.
• Sean hurried to the dungeon and prepared another batch of Scurvy Paste, adjusting his brewing method by intuition.
• As Sean worked at the cauldron, a pair of gloomy eyes appeared in the darkness and watched him.

Sean Green’s secret potion practice was discovered by Professor Snape, who taught him how to correct his technique. Sean successfully brewed Scurvy Paste and left with a new understanding of Snape’s guarded nature.

• Sean failed to brew Scurvy Paste, but remained determined to try again.
• Snape entered the dungeon and confronted Sean as he prepared to leave.
• Snape gave Sean specific instructions and supplied ingredients for another attempt.
• Sean followed Snape’s advice and brewed Scurvy Paste to a proficient standard, unlocking new potion and wizard titles and talent.
• Sean thanked Snape, who told him to respect himself and believe he could change reality.
• After leaving the dungeon, Sean reflected on Snape’s painful past and questioned his own prejudices.

Sean checked his new Potions title, then watched Gryffindor and Slytherin's Flying Class with Justin. The lesson ended with Neville injured, and Harry and Malfoy arranged a wizard's duel for that night.

• Sean read that his Potions Talent had risen from White to Green and considered the new brewing ideas that came to mind.
• Justin brought Sean a mille-feuille cake and suggested they watch Hermione's Flying Class.
• Neville flew high, caught his robes on a statue, and fell to the ground after his clothes tore.
• Sean and Justin met the shaken Hermione after class, and Sean considered how to learn flying and find reliable Defense Against the Dark Arts instruction.
• Malfoy challenged Harry to a wand-only duel that night, and Ron volunteered to be Harry's assistant.

Sean focused on his studies while Sir Cadogan offered him advice about flying before his first Flying Class. The chapter ended as Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff gathered on the Quidditch pitch, where Justin questioned whether Sean’s broom was safe to ride.

• Harry and Ron discussed their planned midnight duel, while Hermione stormed off over the points they might lose and Justin followed her.
• Sean continued completing his History of Magic notes with help from Madam Pince and tidied the library with Scourgify spells.
• Sir Cadogan persuaded Sean to listen to his Quidditch advice, telling him that controlling himself was the key to controlling flight.
• Sean wondered whether Sir Cadogan’s advice explained the Potters’ apparent flying talent and questioned how the knight had known about it.
• Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff arrived for Flying Class, and Justin asked Sean whether his thin broom was safe to ride.

During Flying Class, Sean quickly mastered his broom and discovered how to guide its charms with his magic. He soared freely above the pitch as the System unlocked Flying Skill, a new flying-domain Title, and a Wizard Talent.

• Sean explained that the Cushioning Charm had made brooms more comfortable, then inspected his old Sweeping the Seven Stars broom.
• Madam Hooch warned the students about flying recklessly and taught them to summon, mount, and control their brooms.
• Sean summoned his broom immediately and sensed the magical forces behind its turning and braking charms.
• When Madam Hooch blew her whistle, several students lost control, while Sean flew smoothly and practiced until his skill improved.
• The System unlocked Sean's Flying Skill, a flying-domain Title, and a Wizard Talent as he felt the freedom of flight.

After Flying Class, Sean learned that his Gold Flying Talent came from commanding a broom through will and began considering how physical condition and magical power affected his abilities. In Charms class, Justin showed remarkable progress with the Levitation Charm, while Sean developed new ideas about his strengths and limitations.

• Sean earned Gold Flying Talent and a Reserve Flyer title after demonstrating his skill on a broom.
• Madam Hooch told Sean that exceptional fliers commanded their brooms and suggested that flying could stimulate a wizard’s physique.
• Justin joked about Sean being called a Reserve Quidditch Player, and Sean explained how a broom’s Charms could be sensed and guided.
• Sean wondered whether his low magical power and weak physique explained his struggles with Charms and Potions, while will mattered more in Transfiguration and flying.
• Justin levitated a feather and made it spin in circles, earning praise from Professor Flitwick.

Justin surprised his classmates with his Levitation Charm, while Sean considered asking Professor Flitwick for help with other spells. In their hidden classroom, Justin tried to comfort Hermione before Professor Flitwick arrived to speak with the students.

• Justin successfully performed a Levitation Charm in Charms class, earning three points for Hufflepuff and a crowd of curious classmates.
• Sean left the celebration and used Mr. Owl's riddle to enter the hidden Ravenclaw classroom.
• Sean found Justin sharing treats with Hermione, who seemed troubled and had drawn Justin's concern.
• Justin reassured Hermione that he and Sean would listen, and Hermione said she had forgotten she still had them.
• Professor Flitwick arrived in the hidden classroom and praised Justin's progress before addressing Justin, Sean, and Hermione.

After Hermione revealed that she had nearly died encountering a Three-headed Dog with Harry and Ron, Justin left to protest what happened while Sean stayed focused on his Scholarship requirements. Sean planned to improve his spellcasting and seek Professor Flitwick’s guidance so he could secure the final Scholarship fragment.

• Professor Flitwick praised Sean and his classmates, encouraged them to learn practical spells, and hurried away to check on Miss Crivat.
• Hermione told Sean and Justin that she had entered the forbidden fourth-floor corridor with Harry and had nearly died when they encountered a Three-headed Dog guarding a trapdoor.
• Justin became furious with Harry and Ron, but Sean held him back long enough to hear Hermione’s account.
• After Hermione fell asleep, Justin left to protest her suffering despite Sean’s reminder that Dumbledore might have planned for the danger.
• Sean decided to improve his spell proficiency, learn more practical magic, and ask Professor Flitwick about advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts spells to complete his Scholarship.

Sean and Hermione studied the Water-Making Spell, and Sean soon unlocked it with Hermione’s help. After Justin passed Hermione Harry’s apology note, Sean went to practice flying with Madam Hooch.

• Sean studied Professor Flitwick’s notes and helped Hermione refine her wand movement for the Water-Making Spell.
• Hermione produced a stream of water, and Sean practiced until he unlocked the Water-Making Spell.
• Hermione discussed the Accio Charm with Sean, while Justin told Sean that he had changed his opinion of Harry after talking with him.
• Justin brought Hermione a note from Harry apologizing to her.
• Sean went to the grounds, where Madam Hooch lent him a Sweeping the Seven Stars broom so he could practice flying.

Sean trained with Madam Hooch, discovered that flying helped him awaken dormant magic, and earned the Beginner Flyer title, but refused her invitation to join Quidditch. He returned to spell practice and potion study with his goals of improving his magic and earning money in mind.

• Madam Hooch let Sean fly higher, guided his practice, and watched him awaken more of his magical power as he flew.
• Professor McGonagall spotted Sean flying outside and was astonished to recognize the sickly first-year she had brought back.
• Madam Hooch invited Sean to join Quidditch, but Sean repeatedly refused despite her suggestion that he could become a Seeker or reach the national team.
• Sean returned to class, practiced the Water-Making Spell, and checked his Beginner Flyer title and unchanged Gold flying talent.
• Sean opened the Advanced Potion-Making Guide, intending to pursue potion-making as a long-term way to earn Gold Galleons and support his magical studies.

Sean practiced potion-making in the Dungeon, where Professor Snape corrected his technique and supplied better ingredients. After Sean brewed a saleable batch of Scurvy Paste, Snape paid him three Gold Galleons and warned him not to settle for mediocrity.

• Sean went to the Dungeon to brew potions, hoping to earn money without sacrificing his studies.
• Professor Snape watched Sean work and pointed him to better ingredients from his own supplies.
• Snape corrected Sean’s heat control and stirring after Sean followed methods from Advanced Potion-Making, and Sean discarded the first batch.
• Sean brewed proficient Scurvy Paste, and Snape reclaimed it under the Hogwarts Standard Potion Recycling Regulation and paid Sean three Gold Galleons.
• Snape criticized Sean’s barely acceptable result and warned him that choosing mediocrity would not be tolerated.

After working with Professor Snape on Potions, Sean learned that his History of Magic notes had become popular, and Justin revealed his plan to sell them in installments. Sean left for the Quidditch Pitch while continuing to train his Water-Making Spell.

• Sean thanked Professor Snape for his materials and guidance, while Snape reflected on Sean's familiar Potions techniques and the memories they stirred.
• Sean passed Gryffindors singing a popular song and Young Wizards playing Gobstones as Minerva McGonagall watched him, realizing how long he had kept working beyond her notice.
• Sean practiced the Water-Making Spell until he was exhausted and checked his progress on the System Panel.
• Justin brought Sean to a courtyard gathering where Michael collected bets he had won by predicting that Sean was behind the popular History of Magic notes.
• Justin explained that he had sold previews of Sean's notes to students and planned to release them in installments, then Sean headed to the Quidditch Pitch.

Sean trained with Madam Hooch to improve his broom control and learned that Hogwarts first-years needed a Flying Permit to fly independently. He left with a clearer goal, but obtaining a Nimbus 1500-quality broom remained a major obstacle.

• Sean reflected on several Wizarding sports paintings that featured animal bladders as balls.
• Madam Hooch guided Sean through sharp turns around the Quidditch goalposts, and his flying proficiency improved rapidly.
• Sean connected his growing command of the broom to the possibility that Wizards needed to guide magic while brewing potions.
• Madam Hooch praised Sean's progress and gave him the requirements for a first-year Flying Permit.
• Sean learned that the permit required mastery of ten common Flying Skills, instructor approval, a passed Flying Test, and a Nimbus 1500-quality broom or better.

Sean accepted that his old teaching broom could not safely carry him to Ravenclaw Tower, while Madam Hooch assured him that flying was not a concern. At Hogwarts, he fed the Owls delivering other students’ letters and began practicing the Summoning Charm with Hermione.

• Sean learned that his teaching broom could not perform sharp turns and put his plan to fly into Ravenclaw Tower on hold.
• Sean warned a drunken Sir Cadogan to stop insulting Hogwarts’ headmasters, and the knight quickly changed his words.
• Sean fed several Owls in the Great Hall while Dumbledore and Minerva watched him.
• Sean and Hermione practiced Accio on a Quill but failed to move it.
• Justin entered the classroom and asked Sean and Hermione whether they were practicing on Quill Lollipops.

Sean practiced and unlocked the Summoning Charm, learning how a wizard’s intent and knowledge of an object shaped the spell. He went to the Dungeon to test a potion-improvement ritual and his theory about controlling potion reactions, unaware of Snape’s troubled state.

• Sean demonstrated the Summoning Charm, accidentally pulling Justin toward him along with the classroom’s Quills.
• Sean learned that a wizard could summon an object by identifying its attributes and a search range, though doing so consumed more energy.
• Sean reached Skilled standard with the Summoning Charm and unlocked it after practicing with Hermione and Justin.
• The Fat Lady teased Sir Cadogan about Sean, and Sir Cadogan predicted that Sean would make a great name for himself in the Magical World.
• Snape stood alone in the Dungeon holding a note from Master Libatius Borage’s book until Sean arrived with plans to test a potion ritual and his theory about regulating potion reactions.