Chapter Summaries

Sean brewed Scurvy Paste to expert standards, but his improvement ritual and the numbered slips of paper stirred painful memories in Snape. Snape ordered Sean to return to the Dungeon for three days after every Thursday.

• Sean ignored Snape’s insults and followed his potion notes while brewing Scurvy Paste.
• Sean performed Borage’s Improvement Ritual, prompting Snape to rush to the cauldron and demand to know where he had learned it.
• Sean noticed numbers on slips inside Advanced Potion-Making and Have a Carnival in a Bottle Yourself, and Snape angrily ordered him out of the Dungeon.
• Snape brooded over the missing slips and the person he had once shared them with, while Sir Cadogan remarked on a new story beginning.
• Snape appeared in the corridor and ordered Sean to spend the three days after every Thursday in the Dungeon.

Sean discovered Borachi’s method for combining Improvement Rituals with will guidance and advanced his potion-making progress. In Potions class, Professor Snape introduced Swelling Solution, and Sean watched closely as Snape prepared its unfamiliar ingredients.

• Professor Snape left Sean with ten Gold Galleons, then punished Sir Cadogan for mocking him.
• Sean read Borachi’s note, learned that each potion’s Improvement Ritual had a corresponding method of will guidance, and recorded the instructions.
• Sean’s Scurvy Paste progress reached 210/300, and he considered brewing more potions to earn the beginner-level Potions title.
• Sean helped Justin during Potions class, while Professor Snape awarded them one point each for their barely passable work.
• Professor Snape introduced Swelling Solution in the next class, and Sean carefully watched him prepare bat spleens, Dried Nettle, and pufferfish eyes.

Sean struggled to brew Swelling Solution with Justin after the strain of Master Borachi's potion-brewing ritual left him low on magical power. Professor Snape gave Sean a restorative potion, and the chapter ended with Seamus attempting a spell at lunch.

• Professor Snape demonstrated how to brew Swelling Solution, then ordered the students to work in pairs.
• Sean and Justin's potion developed blue foam, so Snape ordered them to start over.
• Sean realized the ritual had drained his magical power, and Justin took over the brewing while Sean offered guidance.
• Snape gave Sean a potion that restored his vitality and magical power, then examined Sean's failed brew and noticed his roster listed no guardian.
• Justin encouraged Sean to rest during lunch, and Seamus tried to turn water into wine with a spell.

Sean continued learning potions and independently studying Defense Against the Dark Arts while making rapid progress in flying. The chapter ended with Madam Hooch praising his flying to a tall witch who watched him warmly.

• Seamus's attempt to conjure alcohol exploded in smoke, and Hermione suspected Sean had sensed the danger and moved away.
• Snape taught Sean to brew the Deflating Draught as Sean quickly unlocked the Swelling Solution in his potion studies.
• Sean's detailed Defense Against the Dark Arts notes impressed Michael, who tried to share them with other students before revealing Sean had allowed it.
• Sean practiced flying on his Comet 260, and Madam Hooch praised his talent to the tall witch beside her.

Sean practiced advanced broom maneuvers and caught enchanted golf balls, then studied Intermediate Transfiguration under Professor McGonagall. The chapter left McGonagall and Albus reflecting on Sean’s determination to find something.

• Madam Hooch praised Sean’s flying and had him catch enchanted golf balls, which he mastered after three attempts.
• Madam Hooch told Sean she would conduct his Flying Test the following week and advised him to bring a new broom.
• Sean questioned Professor McGonagall about levels of Transfiguration and practiced turning a teapot into a steam-spraying turtle.
• Sean’s Transfiguration proficiency reached Beginner (800/900), and Professor McGonagall praised his improvement.
• Professor McGonagall told Albus that Sean would surely find what he was determined to find.

Sean practiced the Water-Making Spell and learned that Hermione's birthday was tomorrow, while Justin prepared a surprise for her. At breakfast, an owl delivered Sean a letter from Minerva McGonagall telling him to come to her.

• Sean saw Sir Cadogan's battered front and spotless back after Professor Snape's encounter with the portrait.
• Sean practiced the Water-Making Spell and improved his proficiency while Hermione and Justin practiced together.
• Justin learned that Hermione's birthday was tomorrow and became busy preparing something for her in the Kitchen.
• Sean told Justin that he did not know his birthday because he had grown up in an orphanage.
• An owl delivered Sean a letter from Minerva McGonagall telling him to come to her.

Sean received a Nimbus 2000 from Professor McGonagall, who hugged him and asked about his life at Hogwarts. He then took Madam Hooch’s mock flying test, while McGonagall told Dumbledore that Sean’s words had given her something she had waited a long time to hear.

• Dumbledore watched the Great Hall and remarked that students who needed help at Hogwarts would receive it.
• Sean went to Professor McGonagall’s office, where she gave him a Nimbus 2000 and hugged him before asking about his time at Hogwarts.
• Sean carried the broom to the Quidditch Pitch, where Madam Hooch put him through a strict mock flying test.
• McGonagall told Dumbledore that Sean had smiled and told her many things, and that she had waited a long time for this.

Sean gained an Intermediate Flyer title and helped Neville Longbottom overcome his lack of confidence by teaching him the Levitation Charm. He then practiced the Summoning Charm before heading to Herbology, where Professor Sprout found the greenhouse nearly empty.

• Sean unlocked the Intermediate Flyer title after his Flying Skill became proficient and left the Quidditch Pitch with his Nimbus 2000.
• Sean found Neville Longbottom crying over accidentally hitting Professor Flitwick with a spell, and Michael gave Neville a note directing him to Sean for help.
• Sean taught Neville key points from his notes, and Neville successfully cast the Levitation Charm.
• Sean returned to the classroom, practiced the Summoning Charm, and checked his spell proficiencies before afternoon lessons began.
• Professor Sprout looked over the nearly empty Greenhouse One and felt disappointed that so few students remained to work with the plants.

Sean stayed behind after Herbology to help Professor Sprout clean the Greenhouse and process Southern Ginger, gaining Herbology proficiency while planning to brew Swelling Solution. As he left at sunset, three figures appeared in the corridor outside the Greenhouse.

• Pist offered gingerbread to Leon and Bruce, who discovered that Leon and Pist had used a Bubble-Head Charm to avoid smelling Southern Ginger powder.
• Bruce bet Leon that another Ravenclaw assistant would appear in the Greenhouse, wagering a favor during Hogsmeade Week.
• Professor Sprout taught the students about ginger and Drowsy Beans, including the beans’ memory-erasing juice.
• Sean asked Professor Sprout to stay and help, then cleaned the Greenhouse and processed plants to improve his skills.
• Sean gained 33 Herbology proficiency points, and three figures emerged in the corridor as he left the Greenhouse.

Sean prepared to brew a Deflating Draught and received notebooks from Hermione, while Harry secretly arranged for a letter about the Gringotts robbery to reach her. As Sean began brewing under Professor Snape, Snape noticed a page in Sean’s notebook mentioning the Nimbus 2000.

• Sean reviewed his notes on processing potion ingredients and felt confident he could brew a proficient-level Deflating Draught.
• Bruce gave Sean three servings of ice cream after saying Sean had returned at just the right time, while Leon and Pist agreed with Bruce’s complaints about mischievous students.
• Hermione gave Sean the spare notebooks she had prepared for him, and Sean gave ice cream to Hermione and Justin.
• Harry had Hedwig deliver a letter about the Gringotts robbery to Hermione among the messengers’ letters.
• Sean reread a letter from Milan, then entered the Dungeon to brew while recording his observations in his notebook.
• Professor Snape noticed a page in Sean’s notebook titled “The use of the Nimbus 2000.”

Sean refined his potion-making under Snape’s harsh supervision and realized that potions and spells might share a connection through emotion and a Primal Thread. Snape’s anger over the Nimbus 2000 faded as he recognized Sean’s devotion to potions, though he still asked him to explain the broom.

• Snape grew furious when he saw the words Nimbus 2000 and associated Sean’s interest with the broom that had stirred painful memories.
• Sean carefully processed Wood Sorrel and other ingredients, and Snape rebuked him for using poorly prepared materials.
• Snape assumed Sean was brewing potions to earn money for an expensive broom and began to sneer at him.
• Sean adjusted the cauldron’s heat and recalled Sigmund Budge’s account of potion-making, leading him to wonder whether potions required refined emotions like spells.
• Snape reconsidered his doubts about Sean’s love of potions, then asked whether Sean used the broom for foolish acrobatics.

Sean brewed proficient Deflating Draughts for Snape and planned to focus on mastering the Levitation Charm. In the corridor, Justin struck Theodore Nott after he insulted Hermione, and Sean helped stop the other Slytherins before a furious black-robed figure emerged.

• Sean brewed a proficient batch of Deflating Draught, paid Snape seven Gold Galleons, and packed his worn bag from Grandma Milan.
• Sean planned to master the Levitation Charm within a week while Snape secretly watched him from the shadows.
• Hermione hurried through the corridor with a letter, then argued with Theodore Nott after he mocked her.
• Justin arrived and punched Theodore when he began to insult Hermione, then struck him again as the other Slytherins reached for their wands.
• Sean disarmed the two Slytherins with Wingardium Leviosa and urged Justin and Hermione to leave as a furious black-robed man emerged from the shadows.

Sean planned to strengthen his Charms and Transfiguration before the scholarship deadline while Justin prepared a birthday surprise for Hermione. Justin revealed a hidden fireplace connected to the Floo Network, and Sean offered to handle the arrangements so Justin could rest.

• Sean explained that “Mudblood” was a discriminatory term for Muggle-born wizards and stopped Justin from confronting the Slytherins, who Professor Snape would deal with.
• Sean planned to master the Levitation Charm, learn two more spells, and focus his studies on Charms and Transfiguration to improve his chances of winning the scholarship.
• Justin gave Sean Hermione’s thank-you note, and Hermione hurried out of the classroom after realizing Justin had let Sean see it.
• Justin revealed a hidden fireplace he had arranged to connect to the Floo Network, explaining that it would let Hermione see her family and friends on her birthday.
• Sean praised Justin’s efforts and offered to stay by the fireplace on Thursday, telling the exhausted Justin to get some sleep.

Hermione celebrated her birthday with Sean and Justin, and the three friends grew closer as Sean pushed himself to improve his magic. After an exhausting day of practice and Potions, Sean wandered the halls at night and came face-to-face with Mrs. Norris.

• Hermione received Moon Charts and astronomical instruments from Justin and Sean’s carefully prepared study notes for her birthday.
• Sean left Hermione a note affirming her worth, while Justin and Hermione noticed that Sean never received letters from anyone.
• Sean’s intense spell practice led him to consider studying Silencing Charms as he sought to advance his Levitation Charm.
• Sean practiced Transfiguration and endured strict Potions instruction from Snape, leaving him exhausted and behind on his theory about emotions in potion-making.
• Sean left the Dungeon at night despite knowing the school rules, and Mrs. Norris appeared beside him.

Sean Green wandered through Hogwarts at night, evaded Mrs. Norris with dried fish, and gained her affection before Filch caught him. He was brought to Filch’s office and faced punishment, while Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall watched events unfold.

• Sean worried that being caught wandering at night would cost him valuable time in detention.
• Sean fed Mrs. Norris dried fish and gained her affection, unlocking new Fantastic Beast affinity progress in the System Panel.
• Dumbledore used a suit of armor to make a loud noise, and Sean hurried away without realizing the corridor had grown brighter.
• Filch found Sean, called him out, and took him to his office.
• Sean admitted to wandering at night, and Filch threatened to have him expelled.

Sean avoided detention after Filch was distracted by Peeves and an advertisement for a correspondence course, then impressed Filch by cleaning his office with magic. Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall discussed Sean’s character in the corridor, while Sean remained unaware they had watched him.

• Sean worried that Filch would report his nighttime excursion to Professor Snape, but a crash from above distracted Filch.
• Sean spotted Filch’s Quick-Spell correspondence-course letter, and Mrs. Norris tore it open.
• Mrs. Norris signaled Sean to clean Filch’s office, and Sean used a cleaning charm and the Levitation Charm to put it in order.
• Sean promised Filch he would not reveal what he had read, and Filch let him go without finishing his report.
• Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall discussed Sean’s choices and character in the corridor.
• Sean studied the Silence Spell in Ravenclaw dormitory and planned to ask Professor Flitwick about it, unaware Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall had watched him.

Dumbledore discussed Sean’s purity and the loss of the love that had sustained him, deciding that patience and kindness were needed to help him find a place in the world. At Hogwarts, Neville successfully performed the levitation charm in class and credited Mr. Green for helping him learn.

• Dumbledore told Headmistress Delores Derwent that Sean’s kindness came from a great love that was now gone, and said they should meet him with patience and kindness.
• Sean searched for Professor Flitwick on Sunday but learned that the professor was likely at The Three Broomsticks.
• Professor Flitwick taught the levitation charm to a combined Ravenclaw and Gryffindor class, while Sean extinguished the feather Seamus accidentally set on fire.
• Neville successfully levitated a feather, earning three points for Gryffindor.
• Neville told Professor Flitwick that Mr. Green had taught him, and Professor Flitwick praised both Neville and Mr. Green.

Sean learned the Silence Spell from Professor Flitwick and began mastering silent casting, but caught a severe cold as October approached. Professor McGonagall sought a cold remedy from Snape while Justin helped Sean toward the Hospital Wing.

• Sean demonstrated his Levitation Charm to Professor Flitwick and explained the Silence Spell’s advantages and drawbacks.
• Professor Flitwick taught Sean to cast silently, and Sean gradually succeeded after several attempts.
• Sean caught a cold and worried that his illness might interfere with learning the Smoke Charm and Repelling Charm for his Scholarship.
• Professor McGonagall sent Sean to the Great Hall for Pumpkin Juice, and he asked Justin to take him to the Hospital Wing.
• Professor McGonagall found Snape and requested a potion to treat Sean’s cold.

Sean recovered from a severe cold after Hermione gave him a Pepperup Potion, then continued practicing the Smoke Charm with Professor Flitwick despite his lingering weakness. By Thursday morning, Justin and Hermione had become more watchful of him and discovered something about his condition.

• Snape intercepted Justin and Hermione as they supported Sean, then ordered Hermione to give Sean a Pepperup Potion.
• The potion restored Sean’s awareness and sent smoke billowing from his ears.
• Sean chose to study the Smoke Charm and practiced it with Professor Flitwick in the Practice Room.
• Sean found that his Smoke Charm could block sound and light, and raised its proficiency to Apprentice (150/300).
• By Thursday morning, Justin and Hermione were paying closer attention to Sean and discovered a fact about him.

Justin tried to help Sean reconnect with someone from his past, but Mr. Owl’s attempt led to Professor McGonagall appearing instead. Sean reassured Justin that his friends mattered more to him than what he had lost.

• At breakfast, Hermione and Justin discussed Sean’s loneliness, and Justin said he thought Sean had needed safety during the cold winters.
• Mr. Owl told Justin that someone wanted to contact Sean and promised to find his friend, prompting Justin to bring Sean to the classroom fireplace.
• Justin and Hermione waited anxiously for a family member to appear, but Professor McGonagall came through the fireplace instead and greeted Sean.
• Sean thanked Justin for trying to help and said that what mattered was what he still had, including his friends.