Chapter Summaries

Andrew received his exam results, then completed advanced papers and began marking Second Year and Third Year exams for Professor McGonagall. Percy reminded him that he could not cast spells over the summer, but Andrew found comfort in reading and left Percy dispirited with a joke about riding an Owl.

• Andrew learned that he earned full marks in Transfiguration, an O in Potions and Astronomy, and an E in his remaining subjects, while Hermione received an O in every subject.
• Professor McGonagall gave Andrew Second Year and Third Year exam papers, and he earned full marks on both before she assigned him papers to mark.
• Professor McGonagall left Andrew and Percy to mark exams while she chased up the remaining Transcripts.
• Percy asked Andrew what he planned to do during the summer and reminded him about the Holiday Ban on Spellcasting.
• Andrew said he could still learn from books and wondered whether an Owl could carry a person, leaving Percy with his head drooping.

As the school year ended, Dumbledore devised a scholarship system to settle the House Cup dispute by rewarding academic achievement and Quidditch. Andrew’s proposal to fund the awards through a Ministry-sponsored Greenhouse reached Fudge, who approved the funding and planned to attend the ceremony.

• Andrew suggested making a Seeker a substitute so he could remain involved with Gryffindor Quidditch while serving as Prefect.
• Dumbledore struggled to choose between awarding the House Cup to Gryffindor or Slytherin, then decided to give points and medals for exam results and Quidditch.
• Andrew and the other Prefects struggled to find money for the new awards, so Andrew proposed asking the Ministry to fund a Greenhouse in exchange for naming rights.
• Fudge approved the funding, ordered his staff to contact Hogwarts, and decided to attend the ceremony and prepare a speech.

At Hogwarts’ End-of-Year Feast, Minister Fudge presented awards to students and the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Andrew received the Transfiguration prize, while Percy was unexpectedly revealed as the top Fifth Year in every subject.

• Andrew noted that Slytherin had won the House championship again and looked forward to the feast’s food.
• Dumbledore invited Minister Fudge to speak, and Fudge announced Ministry honors and rewards for students.
• McGonagall called up the Gryffindor Quidditch team and students who had excelled in their years and subjects.
• Hermione received several First Year awards, and Andrew accepted the award for top marks in Transfiguration.
• Fudge announced Percy as the predicted top Fifth Year overall and in every subject, then presented him with medals and money bags.
• Fred and George worried that their grades might keep them from going home for the summer, while Andrew remembered they had both earned Troll marks.

At the End-of-Year Feast, Dumbledore awarded academic bonus points and announced that Slytherin had won the House Cup, prompting the other Houses to plan harder for next year. As the students received their Grades and prepared to go home for the Summer Holiday, the Twins discovered they had earned the lowest possible marks.

• Dumbledore added academic bonus points, but Gryffindor only rose to second place as Slytherin won the House Cup.
• The Ravenclaw Prefect announced rewards for students who placed first in a subject and urged the House to win the Cup next year.
• Percy’s fellow Gryffindors acknowledged that they had lost enough points to cost themselves the Cup, while the Twins worried over their grades of T.
• Ron received a string of E’s, and Hermione complained about his results while admiring the O’s on her own Transcript.
• Harry and Ron agreed that Harry would visit over the Summer Holiday before they settled down to play chess.

Andrew learned that Professor McGonagall had arranged for him to return to Hogwarts after fifteen days at home and work on a new greenhouse, while Minister Fudge had granted him permission to use magic during the summer holiday. Before the holiday, Andrew heard that Elizabeth was trading Knuts for shiny Galleons, but chose not to interfere.

• Andrew received the holiday notices and learned that underage students such as Percy could not use magic during the break.
• Professor McGonagall told Andrew to spend fifteen days at home before returning to help build a greenhouse, and gave him Fudge's permission for summer spellcasting.
• Andrew told Hughes, Kevin, Hal, and Bell that he would have to cancel their planned visit to Bell's home and stay at Hogwarts for work.
• Hal said Elizabeth was collecting certain Knuts and had traded one for a shiny Galleon, apparently identifying coins with magic in them.
• Andrew suspected Elizabeth was using the treasure hunt as a pretext to trade for old Muggle coins and decided to stay out of it.

Andrew returned to the orphanage for his fifteen-day break, bringing gifts and catching up with the children and Mrs. Camille. He spent the holiday reading, studying, experimenting, and earning money before Mrs. Camille approved his upcoming practical work with a professor and urged him not to stay away so long next time.

• Andrew bought London-themed notebooks and snacks, sent Rose ahead with a parcel, and took the train to the orphanage.
• Andrew reunited with the children, gave them snacks, and assured Sister he would do his best to support himself after turning eighteen.
• Andrew showed Mrs. Camille his report card, which included a fabricated Chinese elective, and returned to his room to settle in with Rose.
• Andrew spent the following days reading, taking the children on outings, practicing magic, running experiments, and submitting a piece under his old pen name for a fee.
• Andrew told Mrs. Camille that a professor would take him on for practical work over the holidays, and she checked his hands and handwriting before warning him against stealing or forgery.
• Mrs. Camille approved the placement after hearing it covered food and lodging, then told Andrew to work hard and not linger at the orphanage next time.

Andrew returned to Hogwarts for the summer and learned the rules and arrangements for staying there alone. At the Weasleys’ dinner, Percy decided he could use a classmate’s invitation as an excuse to visit his girlfriend.

• Professor McGonagall escorted Andrew back to Hogwarts, explained his summer arrangements, and told him to rest on his birthday for a Transfiguration test.
• Andrew failed to get access to Ravenclaw’s Common Room, so he set up his Sleeping Bag outside it and planned his summer work and activities.
• Ron suggested inviting Harry to stay with the Weasleys, delighting Mrs. Weasley and making Ginny blush.
• Fred encouraged Percy to invite someone, and Percy decided to visit his girlfriend by claiming a Ravenclaw classmate had invited him.

Andrew negotiated a reduced budget for the new greenhouses with Professor Adams, then helped confirm the site and construction arrangements. Back in his Common Room, he found Percy’s letter asking him to invite Penelope to visit, and reluctantly sent the invitation.

• Andrew cut Professor Adams’s proposed greenhouse budget, haggled over materials and magical features, and set the reserved materials allocation as the limit.
• Andrew and Professor Adams confirmed the greenhouse plan, then inspected the site with Professor Alice and Hagrid the next day.
• Hagrid agreed to handle the preliminary purchases, funds, and hiring of the Construction Crew, while Professor Adams revealed the plans had already been professionally prepared.
• Andrew returned to find Rose and Hermes waiting beside a letter from Percy.
• Andrew followed Percy’s instructions and sent Penelope a warm invitation to visit him.

The Weasleys rescued Harry after realizing their letters had not reached him, and Harry joined them in the car. Percy set off alone to visit Penelope, unaware that a group of thieves had spotted him.

• Fred and George persuaded Mrs. Weasley that Harry might be held captive and convinced her to let them go check on him.
• Andrew sent Percy a reply with a meeting place, while privately warning him about the risks of visiting Penelope.
• Harry and Ron reunited, discovered their letters had gone missing, and Harry packed his luggage to leave with the Weasleys.
• Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley dropped Percy at The Leaky Cauldron before taking Harry home.
• Percy exchanged money for pounds sterling and set off on the Underground, while thieves watched him and Percy told Hermes to stay quiet.

Andrew took Professor Adams to London to rescue Percy after thieves stole his bag, then recovered Percy’s money and Galleons. They returned to Hogwarts, where Andrew put Percy to work helping with the greenhouse.

• Andrew received Percy’s letter saying that his bag had been stolen in London and asked Professor Adams to accompany him.
• Andrew sent Hermes to tell Percy to wait by the Underground entrance, then traveled to London with Adams.
• Andrew found Percy and questioned him about where he had lost his money before searching nearby bars for the thieves.
• Andrew and Adams intimidated a thief into identifying local gangs, and Percy recognized the group responsible.
• Andrew and the others found the thieves and recovered Percy’s remaining pounds and untouched Galleons.
• Andrew returned to Hogwarts with Percy and told him to help with the greenhouse.

Andrew brought Percy back to Hogwarts and maneuvered him into staying to help build the greenhouse, while Percy accepted the plan and considered how to explain it to Penelope and his family. When Percy mentioned that Harry’s letters had been intercepted, Andrew became alarmed that the Ministry might be monitoring correspondence at Hogwarts and decided to alert a professor.

• Andrew sent an owl to tell Professor McGonagall that Percy had returned to help at Hogwarts.
• Percy confronted Andrew about the plan and agreed to work overtime on the greenhouse rather than leave for his date.
• Andrew advised Percy to tell Penelope he would visit during the holidays and to reassure his family that he had returned to school voluntarily.
• Percy told Andrew that Harry’s letters had apparently been intercepted, prompting Andrew to worry that the Ministry was monitoring students’ mail.
• Andrew said he would report the matter to a professor and find out whether Harry’s letters were being intercepted.

Andrew and Percy discussed the Greenhouse construction, its defenses, and what might happen after they caught whoever was intercepting letters. Andrew argued that the Ministry would compromise if Dumbledore pressured it, while Percy wondered how Andrew had learned to understand the wizarding world.

• Andrew and Percy inspected the delivered building materials and discussed the Greenhouse’s construction and future protective spells.
• Percy feared Hufflepuffs would have to reinforce the Greenhouse, and Andrew denied he was plotting to make Percy help.
• Andrew explained that they would need Professor McGonagall’s return to catch the letter interceptor and considered what to do afterward.
• Percy realized the interceptor might be connected to the Ministry and worried about the consequences of catching them.
• Andrew predicted the Ministry would find someone to blame and compromise with the school rather than confront Dumbledore.
• Andrew told Percy to study dubious clubs’ theories next term before cutting off their meeting space and funding.

Andrew struggled to sense life in eggs while studying Living-to-Living Transfiguration, but potato seeds let him perform his first successful transformation. He realized the eggs he had been using could not hatch, leaving their failure explained as he began to grasp the new branch of magic.

• Andrew filed the supply records and resumed studying Professor McGonagall's theory of Living-to-Living Transfiguration.
• Andrew repeatedly failed to draw a sense of life from an egg, then paused his experiments to help Professor Adams request a large Dragon Dung order.
• Professor Adams brought Andrew potato seeds mixed with Expanding Agent, and Andrew sensed vitality in one and transformed it into an unusual plant.
• Professor Adams demonstrated the seed's natural growth with a Rapid Growth Charm, while Andrew showed that his Transfiguration could make a potato sprout legs and walk.
• Andrew realized he had grasped the basics of Life-to-Life Transfiguration, then discovered the house-elves' eggs could not hatch.

Andrew tested how damage affected his Transfiguration and discussed accelerated Herbology with Percy. Professor McGonagall returned, assigned preparations for greenhouse construction, and advised Andrew to practice transforming chicken eggs or toadspawn into living creatures.

• Andrew told Percy that Transfigured seeds behaved differently from rapidly grown plants, and Percy recognized how advanced Andrew’s Transfiguration had become.
• Percy explained the greenhouse professor’s accelerated-growth technique and discussed how it could improve rare-herb production.
• Professor McGonagall returned to her office and assigned Hagrid, Percy, Taylor, and Andrew tasks for the greenhouse construction.
• Professor McGonagall told Andrew that someone had intercepted Harry’s mail and said Albus believed the person had good intentions.
• Professor McGonagall advised Andrew to practice transforming chicken eggs or toadspawn into living creatures for a week.

Andrew watched a ritual restore the excavated ground and observed the wizards use magic to construct a building, while deciding to focus on animal Transfiguration. At home, Ron spoiled his brothers’ secret birthday plans for Harry, and Neville received Andrew’s invitation to study at Hogwarts’ new greenhouse.

• Andrew watched a week-long magical ritual merge prepared materials into the earth and restore the ground, then observed the wizards assemble building materials with magic.
• At The Burrow, Ron told Mrs. Weasley he was planning Harry’s birthday celebration to avoid being punished over his homework, and she began planning a proper celebration.
• Fred and George scolded Ron for revealing their plan to take Harry for a secret night drive, and George threatened to tell Harry about Ron wetting the bed.
• Neville received Herbology books from Andrew and a note inviting him to observe work in Hogwarts’ new greenhouse with Professor Adams’s permission.
• Neville began writing a reply to Andrew without opening the books.

Andrew learned that his birthday and Magic Surge were imminent, then rested for the day as Dumbledore instructed. Afterward, he discovered his spellcasting had become much more natural and headed to Dumbledore for a Transfiguration test, while Percy left Hogwarts with a room Andrew had booked for him.

• Percy summoned Andrew to Dumbledore, who confirmed that Andrew’s birthday was the next day and told him to avoid magical practice during his Magic Surge.
• Dumbledore explained that he had devised a Transfiguration-level test, and Andrew considered how to uncover the Basilisk and Diary without causing trouble for Percy or the Weasleys.
• As the Greenhouse project finished, Percy searched for Andrew and found him resting; Andrew handed Percy a room reservation and rent money for his time away from school.
• Andrew spent his birthday resting by the Black Lake, then woke to find his Wand felt like an eleventh finger and his Transfiguration had improved.
• Andrew successfully Transfigured an Egg into a nearly convincing duck and a flawed rabbit, then went to Dumbledore’s office for his test.

Andrew learned that he would manage Magical Legends Magazine’s interview with Dumbledore and help promote his new book, leaving him alarmed by the plan and suddenly reconsidering his criticism of Dumbledore’s rigid assessment system.

• Andrew reviewed Dumbledore’s method for assessing magical power and Transfiguration, then wondered whether he was missing something about it.
• A week later, Professor McGonagall told Andrew to receive a Magical Legends reporter and review the interview manuscript, keeping it positive and within Hogwarts’ limits.
• Professor McGonagall instructed Andrew to encourage students, preserve the manuscript’s style, and prevent potentially damaging remarks about Dumbledore from appearing.
• Andrew received a letter from the magazine asking him to organize the interview transcript, promote his new book, and submit another manuscript, while offering him a Gringotts draft.
• Andrew worried that the plan could get them in trouble, then reconsidered whether Dumbledore’s strange assessment labels might be useful after all.

Andrew arranged an interview with Dumbledore through Magical Legends magazine, using a stern act to keep the reporters on script. The interview began with Andrew’s questions about magic’s future, alchemy, Muggle technology, and the limits of existing magical disciplines.

• Andrew went to the library, eager to prepare for an interview with Dumbledore while avoiding questions about Transfiguration.
• Yorn arrived at Hogwarts with a photographer, unaware that the interview questions had been chosen to promote Dumbledore and the magazine.
• Andrew greeted the reporters and warned them against gossip, negative coverage, and unserious photographs.
• Andrew brought Yorn and the photographer to Dumbledore’s office, where Dumbledore sat behind stacks of documents.
• Yorn began asking Andrew’s prepared questions about magic, alchemy, Muggle machinery, and the future prospects of Hogwarts graduates.

Andrew wrote an embellished article from his detailed interview with Dumbledore, and the editorial office revised it to heighten the mystery around Dumbledore’s magic. They prepared the article for publication with the original interview notes attached, while leaving readers waiting for news of a second issue.

• The editorial staff praised Andrew’s detailed interview notes but decided to commission a separate article based on them.
• Andrew drafted an article portraying Dumbledore as an extraordinary wizard whose ordinary appearance concealed profound knowledge and power.
• Andrew described Dumbledore transforming Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans into attacking creatures after their meeting.
• The editor-in-chief and staff revised Andrew’s article, adding a cup that repaired itself and hints about Dumbledore’s Transfiguration.
• The editorial office ordered a final review for Hogwarts rule violations and planned to publish the article with the interview notes reproduced clearly.

Professor McGonagall confronted Dumbledore about a magazine interview that exaggerated his Transfiguration skills, and Dumbledore admitted he could animate objects. He returned to his work and reflected on defeating Tom and watching the younger generations grow up.

• Professor McGonagall read the interview and went to Dumbledore's office to question its claims.
• Professor McGonagall tested whether Dumbledore had transfigured a cup, and it shattered before she restored it to parchment.
• Dumbledore denied animating Every Flavor Beans during the interview but admitted he could make ordinary objects come to life and animate statues with magic.
• Professor McGonagall scolded Dumbledore for joking with the reporter and ordered him to finish maintenance on the statues and protective spells within two weeks.
• Dumbledore animated a packet of Every Flavor Beans, reflected on the limits of his magic and his plan to kill Tom, then ate a lemon-flavored bean.