Chapter Summaries

Hagrid said goodbye to Norberta as Charlie and Ministry officials prepared to take the growing dragon to a reserve. Meanwhile, Andrew struggled to plan the next installment of his Dumbledore story and settled on a large-scale plot involving a Dark Wizard and a pyramid.

• Hagrid mourned Norberta's departure, while Professor Keltborn reminded him that the dragon needed space and food.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron watched as Charlie arrived with Ministry officials to transport Norberta, and Charlie briefly spoke with Ron and thanked Harry for looking after him.
• Andrew stayed late to finish paperwork and worried about what to write for the next issue of Magical Legends.
• Andrew considered several plot ideas and settled on Dumbledore uncovering a Dark Wizard's plot and transforming the statue and pyramid used to power his magic.
• Huffman told Andrew that his overtime was over, and Andrew hoped Professor McGonagall would not learn he was writing stories about Dumbledore.

Andrew planned to finish the Hogwarts stories before putting his magazine on hiatus, while Hughes discovered fragments containing knowledge written by past Headmasters. The scraps were barely intact, and Hughes decided to preserve them by handing them to their Head of House after allowing Andrew and the others to copy them.

• Andrew listened to students complain that the latest issue lacked another secret treasure and considered ending the school arc after Dumbledore graduated.
• Andrew returned to the Dormitory, where Hughes was sorting books, and practiced Transfiguration while waiting to go to the dining hall.
• Hughes called Andrew over after finding several manuscript fragments scattered across his desk.
• Andrew and Hughes determined that the scraps contained different writers' notes on Spellcasting and the names of past Headmasters, added later and magically protected.
• Hughes agreed to let Andrew and the others copy the fragments before he handed them to their Head of House to preserve them.

Andrew and Hughes uncovered torn manuscript pages and a letter in a Library book, prompting Andrew to suspect that Dumbledore had hidden an embarrassing predecessor’s writing. Professor Flitwick warned Dumbledore and the portraits, who realized their plan had exposed the very material they meant to keep from students.

• Dumbledore realized the hidden pages had been found and discussed the discovery with the other headmasters.
• Andrew and Hughes copied the pages, brought them and the letter to Professor Flitwick, and Andrew guessed that Dumbledore had concealed a former headmaster’s unsuitable manuscript.
• Andrew silently urged Flitwick to handle the material discreetly, and Flitwick hurried to Dumbledore’s Office with the warning.
• Flitwick’s pointed looks helped Dumbledore and the portrait headmasters understand that students had uncovered the embarrassing pages.
• The headmasters grew embarrassed as Flitwick left, worried about the effect on Ravenclaw’s reputation.

Andrew planned the seventh and final school-arc volume of Dumbledore, A Legend, shaping Dumbledore’s post-graduation ambitions around glimpses of the wizarding world’s future. After finishing the outline, Andrew returned to his usual library routine.

• Andrew decided to write the seventh volume while keeping Dumbledore out of the Ministry of Magic and avoiding controversial claims about Hogwarts rejecting him.
• Andrew outlined Dumbledore’s desire to keep learning after graduation and his resolve to protect the future of the wizarding world.
• Andrew planned for Dumbledore to glimpse possible futures through time and choose to become a Hogwarts teacher to protect young wizards.
• Andrew finished the outline after five days and planned to discuss it with his editor.
• Andrew put the outline into a bead, packed his things, and headed to the library, wondering whether he would get the Easter holiday off.

Andrew learned that a page from the supposedly fictional book had surfaced at Hogwarts and suspected Dumbledore had planted it to cover up old secrets. Meanwhile, Lockhart planned to use Harry Potter to compete with the book, but its newest installment revealed Dumbledore was leaving Hogwarts, leaving Lockhart’s plans unsettled.

• Hal told Andrew and Hughes that someone had found a page about the book hidden inside another library book, and Andrew suspected Dumbledore had planted it.
• Andrew left the dormitory to clear his head while Hughes admitted he had nearly revealed the fragments they had found.
• The Daily Prophet promoted the latest installment of Dumbledore, A Legend, which sold out before release.
• Lockhart decided to go to Hogwarts and use Harry Potter’s name to promote a new book.
• Lockhart opened the new issue and saw subtitles revealing Dumbledore’s farewell to Hogwarts and his wish to protect the future.

In Nurmengard, Grindelwald read the magazine’s fictionalized account of Dumbledore’s life and considered sending the publisher records of the Saints’ history, but the story went on hiatus before he acted. At Hogwarts, Andrew’s roommates complained about the break in the story while Andrew tried to turn their attention toward spring break.

• Grindelwald read the magazine’s account of Dumbledore’s life, criticized its inventions, and found its educational message clever.
• Grindelwald asked Alina to contact Lia about sending the publisher records of the Saints’ history, then stopped her so he could see how the story portrayed the past.
• Grindelwald discovered that the story was on hiatus before revealing what had taken Dumbledore traveling through time.
• Andrew returned to the dormitory, where his roommates complained about the hiatus and the unanswered mystery.
• Andrew discussed graduation and the future with his roommates, then reminded them that dinner and lemon ice cream were coming soon.

Andrew and Huffman proposed that Filch catch students expelled from the crowded Library, leaving the decision to Professor McGonagall. Harry, worried that Malfoy might find Dumbledore’s secret books first, went to the Library with Ron and found Filch waiting to punish students for breaking its rules.

• Andrew heard that Filch had set aside toilets for students to clean, but few students were breaking rules and the toilets were going uncleaned.
• Huffman suggested that Filch wait outside the Library to catch students Madam Pince expelled, and Andrew left the proposal for Professor McGonagall to approve.
• Harry finished reading the magazine and wondered whether Dumbledore’s secret books were in the Library and whether Malfoy was searching for them.
• Harry urged Ron to hurry to the Library, where they found a crowd of students gathered outside.
• Madam Pince threw out a Hufflepuff student who had brought food into the Library, and Filch ordered him to report to his office to scrub toilets.
• Filch warned Harry and Ron not to alert anyone, then ordered them to join the crowd when the Hufflepuff complained that they had said nothing.

As Hogwarts prepared for the fifth- and seventh-year exams, Andrew and Huffman worked overtime handling Professor McGonagall’s office duties and managing the increasingly stressed students. With the examiners due the next day, Professor McGonagall told them to make final preparations and be ready to welcome them.

• Andrew and Huffman handled requests, repairs, homework, and student concerns while Professor McGonagall focused on exam preparations.
• Andrew refused Huffman’s invitation to help sort Gryffindor’s accounts and left for the Library.
• Madam Pince stationed a student serving detention at the Library entrance to warn students against bringing in food.
• Two fifth-year students were thrown out of the Library after fighting, but Mr. Filch left without punishing them.
• Professor McGonagall told Andrew and Huffman to confirm accommodation and meals, remind Hagrid to inspect the carriages, and prepare to welcome the examiners the next day.

Andrew and Huffman welcomed the Examination Board to Hogwarts, where Professor Marchbanks praised Dumbledore’s legendary Transfiguration and suggested Andrew had understated what he accomplished. Andrew wondered whether he could ever perform magic on that scale.

• Andrew wore uncomfortable school-provided dress robes and joined Huffman in greeting the examiners for the two-week examination period.
• Professor Marchbanks arrived and warmly reminisced with Dumbledore about his past and his magical achievements.
• Professor Marchbanks said Andrew’s magazine account had not done justice to Dumbledore’s extraordinary performance in his OWLs.
• Andrew recalled the vivid Transfiguration scene he had written and wondered whether magic could truly transform the world that way.
• Andrew reached for his wand and wondered whether he could create such a scene himself.

Andrew accompanied the OWL examiners into Hogwarts and helped orient them, while Huffman explained the annotated book and Peeves’s danger. The examiners left for the Library, and Andrew escaped their questions about his age and role, leaving Huffman to handle their curiosity.

• Professor Marchbanks and the other examiners entered the dining hall with Andrew and Huffman, who were assigned to lead them to their Common Room.
• Huffman told the examiners that students had found annotations in a book and that Peeves was immune to almost all control spells.
• The examiners decided to visit the Library and warned Huffman to keep Peeves from disrupting the examinations.
• The examiners questioned Andrew about his year and school, but his formal answers soon bored them.
• After the examiners left, Andrew breathed a sigh of relief and wished Huffman luck handling their attention.

Andrew helped inspect the examination room and oversee anti-cheating precautions before the OWLs began. He watched the fifth-years take their seats as the Charms exam papers were distributed and the examination started.

• Andrew and Huffman inspected desks and chairs and discussed past OWL results, Percy’s twelve subjects, and Ronald’s skill with Jinxes.
• Andrew learned that he would supervise the OWLs examination room while Huffman discussed the examiners’ duties and preparations.
• Examiners cast anti-cheating spells throughout the Great Hall and on the furniture, and Andrew signed paperwork confirming the precautions were in order.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Marchbanks signed the completed documents, and the House-elves arranged the desks and chairs in the Great Hall.
• Andrew watched the fifth-years enter, saw Percy among them, and witnessed the sealed Charms papers being checked, unsealed, and distributed before the exam began.

Andrew helped oversee the first day of exams, resting after the morning’s written test and studying during the afternoon practical. Professor Flitwick told him that Professor Tofty had asked about his Charms performance, leaving Andrew annoyed as he headed to the kitchen for leftover ice cream.

• Andrew helped the examiners collect the written papers, then went to the Common Room and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Hal woke Andrew for lunch, and Andrew insisted he was only assisting the examiners rather than invigilating.
• Andrew studied and worked on homework while the fifth-years took their practical exams, following the examiners’ instructions to avoid distracting them.
• Professor Flitwick told Andrew that Professor Tofty had asked how he was doing in Charms, and Andrew resented being judged for that subject alone.
• Andrew headed to the kitchen, hoping to claim the ice cream before the Hufflepuff students did.

Andrew helped oversee the second day of OWLs, catching two students who tried to swap nameless papers and making sure they faced Detention rather than expulsion. Professor McGonagall unexpectedly gave Andrew an exam paper to complete, leaving him unsure why she had tested him as the day ended.

• Andrew found the Fifth Year students calmer as exam week continued, then helped oversee the morning exams.
• Andrew discovered two papers without names and, with Professor McGonagall, identified the students who had tried to swap them.
• Andrew warned the students, assigned them Detention after exams, and sent them back to prepare for the practical test.
• Professor McGonagall handed Andrew an OWLs-style exam paper and gave him an hour and a half to answer it.
• Andrew completed the paper, and Professor McGonagall collected it while warning him not to demonstrate magic.
• Andrew and Huffman reviewed the day's events over dinner and arranged to inspect the examination room again the next morning.

During the weekend break in exam week, Andrew rested by the Black Lake while examiners reviewed his Transfiguration paper and discussed Professor McGonagall’s influence over his education. The first week of exams ended without trouble, and Andrew celebrated with Huffman in the Kitchen.

• Andrew relaxed beside the Black Lake and warned teasing sixth-years to avoid getting into trouble with Filch.
• The examiners marked Andrew’s paper repeatedly and gave it an A, marveling that a first-year had earned a certificate with fourth-year-level work.
• The examiners discussed Professor McGonagall’s lessons for Andrew and Percy Weasley’s strong performance across the exams.
• Andrew planned for the summer and Neville’s birthday, then cadged lunch from Hufflepuff students.
• An examiner revealed that Andrew was a Ravenclaw, prompting the examiners to speculate that McGonagall was taking a future assistant from Flitwick.
• Andrew celebrated the uneventful first week of exams with Huffman in the Kitchen.

During the Potions theory exam, Andrew planned a more elaborate story about Dumbledore and Grindelwald, then caught a student cheating and followed the procedure that would lead to the student’s expulsion.

• Andrew decided to expand the earlier part of his new book and imagined Grindelwald as Dumbledore’s counterpart, whose extraordinary luck would eventually fail him.
• Andrew was startled by a spell in the examination room and realized a student had been caught cheating during the Potions theory exam.
• Andrew recorded the student’s details, confiscated the substituted quill, and submitted the official incident report to Professor McGonagall.
• Professor McGonagall told Andrew to return to the exam and later help draft an expulsion notice.
• After the papers were collected, examiners escorted the student away, and Andrew concluded that the student would likely be expelled from Hogwarts.

After two students were removed from Hogwarts for cheating during O.W.L. examinations, Andrew learned that one had used Liquid Luck and was sent to Azkaban. With the exams over, Professor McGonagall granted Andrew and the others a week off, while Huffman worried the Twins might attempt something worse before the examiners departed.

• Professor McGonagall finalized an expelled student's removal, and the Ministry's Hit Wizards took the student and their belongings away.
• Five examiners showed Andrew a secret report confirming that a candidate had taken Liquid Luck before the Magical History examination, and Andrew signed it.
• The examiners tested the candidate again, then took the student away with an arrest warrant; after questioning, the Hit Wizards sent the student to Azkaban.
• Andrew finished checking the papers and cleaning the examination room before Professor McGonagall told him and the others they could take a week's leave.
• Huffman confronted the Twins as they wandered near the examination area, and they promised that nothing would happen before the examiners left.
• After the Twins departed, Huffman told Andrew he thought they might commit a serious offense, possibly attacking an examiner to cheat.

George and Fred joined the seventh-years’ plan to investigate Peeves, using their maps and observations to prepare a coordinated prank. As graduation approached, they began arranging the next day’s operation, while Percy agreed to stay out of it.

• George and Fred showed the seventh-years their maps of hidden spots and Peeves’s routes, earning invitations to join their group.
• The seventh-year Prefects shared their records of Peeves’s reactions and their plans for dealing with him.
• Andrew focused on his studies and missed the graduating students’ increasingly organized efforts against Peeves.
• George and Fred asked Percy to join their operation, but he refused because he needed to avoid serious conflict with Peeves while serving as a Prefect.
• George and Fred decided to tell everyone to get ready for the operation the next day.

Dido joined the Seventh Years’ campaign to wear Peeves down by mocking him while refusing to fight back. Peeves fled after using up his Dungbombs, and the students celebrated that the Twins’ plan was working.

• After his O.W.L.s, Dido spotted students singing insults about Peeves and ran toward the commotion as Peeves attacked them with Dungbombs.
• Dido returned with two Roommates, but a Seventh Year disarmed one of them and warned them not to cast spells.
• The Seventh Years kept provoking Peeves while dodging his Dungbombs, and Dido and his Roommates stayed to help.
• Peeves returned for more Dungbombs several times, but the students continued mocking him without fighting back.
• The students realized the Twins’ plan was to bore Peeves by denying him a satisfying reaction, and Peeves eventually fled after throwing his last Dungbomb.

Peeves vanished into the Library ceiling and spilled a heap of Knuts, prompting Andrew to take charge of the students who had chased him. Dumbledore investigated the coins and the ceiling’s protection, then urged everyone to test it, leaving Andrew worried about the damage to come.

• Peeves disappeared into the ceiling above the Library entrance, and Knuts poured down as students and Madam Pince looked on.
• Andrew learned that the Seventh Years had chased Peeves while causing mischief around the school, so he ordered them to clean up and promised to report the incident to Dumbledore.
• Andrew went to Dumbledore’s Office, where Dumbledore left Percy to handle documents and rushed to the Library.
• Students speculated about Andrew’s growing authority as he arrived with Dumbledore, who identified the coins as Peeves’s accumulated collection rather than founding-era treasure.
• Dumbledore tested the ceiling’s protection with his Wand and encouraged the students to try it, leaving Andrew afraid he would be blamed for the ensuing trouble.

Andrew watched the Seventh Year students collect Knuts after failing to open Peeves’s ward, then helped arrange their graduation and departure. After the students boarded the Hogwarts Express, Andrew revealed he would join a Gringotts-led Adventure Team, only to learn he would face overtime and final exams first.

• The Seventh Year students failed to open Peeves’s ward, and Fred concluded the Knuts were consolation prizes rather than the real treasure.
• Dumbledore let the students take handfuls of Knuts and clean up, then divided the remaining coins among himself, Andrew, and the students on the list.
• The students treated their Knuts like medals and heirlooms, while Professor McGonagall decided not to punish them before graduation.
• Andrew gave up two days off to help prepare for the graduation ceremony and see the Seventh Year students off on the Hogwarts Express.
• Andrew told his colleagues he planned to join a Gringotts-led Adventure Team, and Huffman warned him about October overtime and asked about his final exam preparation.
• Andrew ran for the carriage rather than continue the conversation.