Chapter Summaries

Brook used a Time-Turner to meet his future self and test whether two Space Gates could create a wormhole. Their experiment triggered a spacetime storm that injured Brook, but he and his future self concluded that the attempt had produced enough negative energy to potentially sustain a microscopic wormhole.

• Brook used the Time-Turner beneath a beech tree and met himself from an hour later.
• Brook and Future Brook opened Space Gates high above the ocean and tried to join them into an artificial wormhole.
• The Space Gates began forming a hexagonal structure, but their boundary erupted into an energy vortex and exploded.
• Brook was swept into a spacetime storm and used Shinra Tensei to escape, while Future Brook dodged into the Space Ring.
• Brook and Future Brook reviewed the failed experiment and concluded that the Space Gates had generated enough negative energy to theoretically sustain a microscopic wormhole.

Brook returned from meeting his future self as Hogwarts exam week began. During the exams, Professor Babbling gave Brook an ancient parchment whose Oracle Bone Script revealed the Goblin curse’s origin, while Hermione struggled with a Boggart that showed Brook dead.

• Brook returned beneath the beech tree with the Time-Turner and attended the first Transfiguration exam with Hermione, Harry, and Ron.
• Brook and Hermione used the Time-Turner for the Ancient Runes exam, where Professor Babbling gave Brook an undeciphered parchment about Goblin cursed bloodline magic.
• Brook read the parchment as Oracle Bone Script from Great Xia and translated a cruel curse and its sacrificial ritual, though he admitted to himself that his Dark Arts talent had supplied the translation.
• The students took exams in Care of Magical Creatures and Potions, then continued through the remaining subjects.
• Lupin set the Dark Arts exam as an obstacle course, and Hermione panicked when a Boggart showed her Brook's blood-covered corpse.
• Brook comforted Hermione, took the exam last, and killed the Boggart.

After the exams, Brook relaxed with Hermione and Hagrid as they discussed Lupin’s departure and the end of term. At the feast, Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor fifty points for Brook’s help, changing the House Cup result, while Brook’s remark about the late award left the hall tense.

• Harry and Ron told Brook and Hermione that Lupin was a werewolf and was leaving, then learned that several others had already known.
• Hermione explained that the school had warned students not to meet Lupin alone, while Harry worried about who would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts next year.
• Students checked their exam results, and Slytherin led the House Cup standings with 570 points ahead of Gryffindor’s 530.
• At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor fifty points for Brook’s help clearing Sirius Black’s name and removing a safety hazard, putting Gryffindor ahead.
• Draco led the Slytherins in applause, and Dumbledore changed the decorations from Slytherin colors to Gryffindor colors.
• Brook remarked that Dumbledore had taken a long time to award the points, prompting tense reactions from McGonagall, Snape, and Dumbledore.

Brook returned home with Hermione, then Lupin and Black infiltrated Greyback’s camp to confront him. Surrounded and losing ground, Lupin used the Killing Curse, leaving the camp stunned as the battle continued.

• Brook brought Hermione home, where they discussed House Elves and whether their lives could be improved.
• Brook secretly gave Mr. Granger two improved vitality potions when the Grangers visited for dinner.
• Lupin told Black he planned to take willing werewolves to work at Weasley Joke Shop, and Black joined him in confronting Greyback.
• Lupin and Black entered Greyback’s camp under Disillusionment Charms, but Greyback exposed them and called his followers to attack.
• The werewolves overwhelmed Lupin and Black, and Greyback wounded Lupin’s arm.
• Lupin cast the Killing Curse on a charging werewolf, and the camp fell silent.

Lupin and Black killed Greyback, and the Highland Werewolves accepted Lupin as their new leader. On Unst Island, Fred welcomed the werewolves to their new home and promised them work, dignity, and a chance to build a future with Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.

• Lupin and Black chased Greyback to a cliff, where Lupin killed him with the Killing Curse.
• John and the Highland Werewolves knelt and accepted Lupin as their new leader.
• Lupin and Black brought more than forty werewolves to the twins' new factory settlement on Unst Island.
• Fred gave a speech welcoming the werewolves and promised them housing, work, and a future built through their own abilities.
• The werewolves applauded Fred, and the elderly among them wiped away tears.

George and Fred welcomed the werewolves with a feast and gifts, while Lupin chose to stay and help others like them. Later, Brook watched Great Xia players excel in a Manchester United training match, where Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, and Zhao Junzhe earned first-team trial contracts.

• George conjured a feast for the werewolves, and Fred and George entertained the children with prank toys.
• Lupin told Black he had decided to stay and find more werewolves to bring to the community.
• Black comforted a little werewolf girl with a rainbow-spraying paper flower and reflected on helping Lupin and Harry pursue their goals.
• Brook watched Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, and Zhao Junzhe perform strongly in a Manchester United training match, with Li Jinyu scoring a header.
• Mark Styles told Brook that Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, and Zhao Junzhe had received first-team trial contracts, and Brook gave Styles a check for one hundred thousand Pound Sterling.

Brook and Hermione traveled with Tina to America to visit Ilvermorny, after Brook arranged the required travel and wand documents through Percy. They arrived in New York and entered MACUSA, where Tina began showing them the American magical world.

• Hermione received Tina's invitation to attend Ilvermorny's Alumni Exchange, and Brook agreed to go with her.
• Tina and Newt explained America's strict entry rules, including visas, wand permits, and declarations, which had been tightened after Newt's 1926 New York incident and lifetime ban from MACUSA.
• Brook contacted Percy, who arranged the travel documents in less than a day without Brook and Hermione visiting the Ministry.
• Brook opened a Space Gate, and he, Hermione, and Tina arrived in a New York alley before heading to MACUSA at the Woolworth Building.
• Tina led Brook and Hermione through MACUSA's concealed entrance, and Hermione recognized its two-way cognitive filter.

Tina took Brook and Hermione through MACUSA’s immigration office, where her status spared them the harsh treatment other foreign wizards received, then showed them the history behind Silver Alley’s hidden entrance. The three entered the magical shopping street and heard its signpost announce local specials.

• Tina used her honorary advisor badge to help Brook and Hermione secure entry permits and temporary wand licenses without delay.
• Brook and Hermione witnessed an inspector confiscate a foreign wizard’s wand, and Tina explained MACUSA’s wariness toward outsiders.
• Tina led Brook and Hermione to a statue of Kasmena Vabu and explained how the Salem Witch Trials shaped American magical culture.
• Brook touched the statue, revealing a hidden entrance, and Tina welcomed them into Silver Alley.
• A floating signpost greeted Brook, Hermione, and Tina with the street’s current shop offers.

Brook, Tina, and Hermione explored Turtle Valley’s modern wizarding district before Brook used a Bones family heirloom to gain access to Vault A-007 at the Goblin United Vault. The chapter left Brook preparing to withdraw money from his family vault.

• Brook and Tina discussed currency exchange and the American wizards’ blend of magic and Muggle technology as Hermione admired Turtle Valley.
• Hermione wanted to enter Wab’s Relics, but Tina stopped her and warned that the shop’s artifacts were unsuitable for children.
• Tina led Brook and Hermione to the Goblin United Vault, where guards checked their temporary wand permits before letting them enter.
• Brook walked to the elite-client counter despite Tina’s concern and presented a Bones family ring to the elderly Goblin clerk.
• Anvil verified Brook’s identity, revealed that his vault was A-007, and offered to provide five hundred thousand Zhuo Ge or a magical checkbook.

Brook, Hermione, and Tina traveled deep underground to inspect the Bones family’s A-class vault at the American Goblin bank. They opened Vault A-007 and discovered vast riches and countless magical objects, leaving Hermione and Tina stunned.

• Tina realized Brook’s bank balance made him extraordinarily wealthy, while Hermione thought his fortune was unsurprising because of his shares in Golden Source Ventures.
• Anvil led Brook, Hermione, and Tina by elevator and submarine through the Goblin bank’s Deep Sea Prison to the special vault area.
• Anvil used Brook’s ring to unlock Vault A-007, explaining that he would wait outside because its contents belonged to Brook’s family.
• Brook entered the enormous vault with Hermione and Tina, who were astonished by its mountains of currency and gold, shelves of magical artifacts, and other treasures.

Brook, Hermione, and Tina visited a magical shop, where they found a possible relic of Chadwick Boot, then went to Wisdom Scroll Bookstore. Hermione amassed hundreds of books and discovered Ms. Wood’s self-writing Wisdom Feather 3.0.

• Brook gave Hermione the Tears of Starlight necklace, and Tina recognized a wooden box as a possible relic of Chadwick Boot.
• Brook gave the unopenable box to Hermione to keep and study later.
• Brook and Hermione bargained over her book budget and settled on five thousand Zhuo Ge.
• Hermione selected more than three hundred books at Wisdom Scroll Bookstore.
• Hermione noticed the Wisdom Feather 3.0, and Ms. Wood explained that it could write articles from a given topic.

Brook, Hermione, and Tina visited several wizarding shops in America, where Brook acquired Ms. Wood’s Wisdom Quill research and Hermione discovered new books and clothes. The chapter ended with Professor Pym welcoming them to his potion ingredient shop and offering to let them choose from his inventions.

• Brook offered to buy Ms. Wood’s Wisdom Quills and license her manufacturing method, and Ms. Wood gave him her research notes in exchange for credit and royalties if the invention succeeded.
• Hermione bought books from Ms. Wood, who waived the remaining cost and gave them ten Wisdom Quills for free.
• Tina took Brook and Hermione to the Silver Thread Tailor Shop, where all three bought magically adaptable travel clothes.
• Tina introduced Brook and Hermione to Ezra Pym at Copper Pot and Dragon Blood, and Pym welcomed them by showing off his potion inventions.
• Pym told the group to take whatever they liked from his shop, as long as they did not clear it out.

Brook, Hermione, and Tina visited the Blind Pig Bar in Silver Alley, where Aurors arrived searching for an unidentified Muggle who had entered the hidden magical district. The bar owner, Nalak, realized the Aurors might seize Dark wizards to avoid returning empty-handed, while Captain Chris demanded his cooperation.

• Brook bought rare North American herb seeds and saplings and several potions from Pym’s shop.
• Tina took Brook and Hermione to the Blind Pig Bar, where they ordered drinks and Pormora bird burgers.
• Tina explained that Dark wizards gathered at the bar and that its strict rules and protective charms kept conflicts contained.
• Six Aurors led by Captain Chris stormed into the bar and demanded that patrons show identification.
• Chris told Nalak that an unidentified Muggle had entered Silver Alley, and Nalak understood the Aurors might arrest Dark wizards to make up the numbers.
• Nalak suggested a spell to verify patrons’ identities, but Chris insisted that he accept the Aurors’ demands.

Wilson Steve, a Muggle reporter, took Hermione hostage in a Silver Alley bar, but Brook subdued him with wandless magic and secretly poisoned him. The Aurors took Steve away and agreed to claim they had captured him themselves.

• Chris ordered the bar patrons without identification to stand aside and demonstrate the Lumos Charm, while Wilson Steve realized he was about to be inspected.
• Steve grabbed Hermione, pressed a Glock 17 to her temple, and threatened to kill her unless the Aurors stood down.
• Brook protected Hermione with the Iron Armor Curse, transformed Steve’s gun into a snake, and sent Steve flying unconscious into the bar counter.
• Hermione assured Brook and Tina that she was unharmed, while Chris asked Brook whether he had subdued Steve.
• Brook secretly gave Steve the Three Corpse Brain God Potion and told Chris the arrest had nothing to do with him.
• Chris’s Aurors escorted Steve away and agreed to report that they had subdued him under gunfire, keeping Brook’s actions secret.

After the Aurors left, Brook and Hermione calmly ate burgers at Nalrak’s bar, and Brook bought the recipe for its sauce. He discovered it was actually a Great Xia stock recipe, then bought Nalrak’s remaining Pomora birds before the group returned to their rooms.

• After the Aurors left, the bar emptied, while Hermione and Brook ordered more burgers as Nalrak lamented his lost business.
• Brook’s training had taught Hermione Baji Quan, firearms shooting, and emergency combat, leaving her calm after the kidnapping.
• Brook offered Nalrak ten thousand Zhuo Ge for the burger sauce recipe, and Nalrak sold him a parchment he had acquired from a drunkard.
• Brook recognized that the supposed sauce recipe was actually a Great Xia stock recipe and asked Nalrak where it came from.
• Brook bought all seven of Nalrak’s remaining Pomora birds, and the group returned to their rooms to rest.

Brook bought 327 unregistered wands from Madam Beauvais for his Wand Gatling plan, while Hermione slept through the morning. He then took Hermione to Disneyland in Orlando, where they skipped the lines and began exploring the attractions.

• Tina left to visit her old friend Thomas Hornbeck, while Brook transformed into Leonardo and went to Violetta Bove's wand shop.
• Brook used the name Nalrak to arrange an unrecorded purchase, and Madam Beauvais showed him her hidden stock of standard-issue wands.
• Brook paid for all 327 wands and stored them in his Space Ring.
• Hermione woke late and learned that Tina was away, so Brook offered to take her to Disneyland.
• Brook opened a Space Gate to Disneyland, and he and Hermione skipped the queue for the Haunted Mansion with magic before exploring the park.

Brook and Hermione explored Disneyland and other East Coast attractions, and Brook explained why he believed America had faked the moon landing. Hermione wanted to visit the moon with his Space Gate, so they agreed to wait until they had spacesuits; after three days of vacation, Brook brought ostriches back to his Ring Space.

• Hermione enjoyed the Haunted Mansion’s ghost performance and eagerly studied the technology in Future World.
• Brook argued that America had faked the 1969 moon landing to outmaneuver the Great Bear, and Hermione asked him about the G2 Scam.
• Hermione said she wanted to see the moon, and Brook said his Space Gate could take them there once they had spacesuits.
• Brook and Hermione watched fireworks at Disneyland and spent the next three days visiting East Coast attractions.
• Hermione delighted in dolphin encounters and ostrich-riding races, so Brook raised several ostriches in the Ring Space.

Tina brought Brook and Hermione to Ilvermorny, where they were welcomed by Headmaster Aigilbert Fontana and attended the school’s exchange event. Alumni showcased their careers and magical products, while Brook and Hermione reacted skeptically to some of the claims.

• Tina led Brook and Hermione to Ilvermorny on a Thunderbird, and students welcomed them at the school.
• Tina introduced Brook and Hermione to Headmaster Aigilbert Fontana, who welcomed them to Ilvermorny.
• The exchange opened with a Thunderbird Dance and a presentation about Ilvermorny’s history and alumni achievements.
• Calvin Thomas presented his Apparition Boots, and Brook told Hermione their features seemed better suited to Dark wizards.
• Edmund Swift demonstrated an automated Potions Cauldron that brewed potions to O.W.L. examination standard.

Brook and Hermione attended Ilvermorny’s alumni exchange, where former students demonstrated their work, donated resources, and received awards. During a tour, Hermione lit three of the school’s four statues, while Brook lit all four, awakening an ancient spellbook after they left.

• Carlos Mendes demonstrated his dragonhide Fire Dragon Suit, and Ezra Pym presented three new potions.
• Headmistress Fontana opened the Alumni Return Program, and alumni pledged money, research funding, equipment, and rare Occamies to Ilvermorny.
• Brook explained to Hermione how the alumni event benefited donors, the school, and students before Tina offered to show them Ilvermorny.
• Hermione lit the Horned Serpent, Pukwudgie, and Wampus statues, while Brook lit all four statues and surprised Tina.
• After Brook and Hermione left, the statues’ light illuminated an ancient spellbook, which displayed the name Brook Bersted Dumbledore Lott.

Tina led Brook, Hermione, and their companions to Ilvermorny's memorial garden, where Hermione mentioned that Isolt Sayre had stolen Salazar Slytherin's wand. After Brook insulted Williams and Headmaster Fontana proposed a friendly match between the schools, Brook accepted the challenge, leaving Ilvermorny's students furious.

• Tina showed the group the statue of Isolt Sayre and James Steward and the Founders' Tree, where Salazar Slytherin's wand was said to be buried.
• Hermione said the wand had been stolen in 1724, provoking Williams, who accused her of slandering Isolt Sayre.
• Brook defended Hermione, traded insults with Williams, and watched him pull out his wand to demand a duel.
• Headmaster Fontana stopped Williams and proposed a friendly match between Hogwarts and Ilvermorny to settle the dispute.
• Tina warned that Brook and Hermione were only about to enter their fourth year, but Brook accepted Fontana's challenge and mocked Williams.
• Ilvermorny's students shouted angrily at Brook for insulting Williams and Hogwarts faced a hostile crowd.