Recaps

Ian escaped Circe, the God of Witchcraft, by using his spells and Raven form, then returned to Morgan at the ancient castle. Morgan revealed that the old witch he had failed to defeat was his grandstudent, prompting her to laugh at him.

• Circe confronted Ian in the Dark Forest, revived its plants, and declared that he would become her Forest Keeper.
• Ian blasted Circe with Fel Energy Burst and Blazing Journey, then transformed into a Raven and pecked her before escaping through the Misty Illusion.
• Ian flew to the ancient castle, greeted the sleeping Dragon, and found Morgan watching his clash through a golden dish.
• Morgan identified Ian's opponent as Circe, the God of Witchcraft and Witches.
• Ian asked whether the old witch was a god, and Morgan laughed before revealing that the witch was his grandstudent.

Morgan revealed that the Evil Queen was Ian’s senior sister and explained that fairy-tale power could be used to defeat Destiny. She gave Ian homework linking fairy tales to the Soul Hall, warning that its knowledge was poisonous to others, and sent him away to study it elsewhere.

• Ian realized that the Evil Queen was Morgan’s former apprentice and his own senior sister, making her his grand-disciple.
• Morgan explained that the Evil Queen’s strength in the Misty Illusion came from the story she carried, not from her own talent.
• Morgan said fairy-tale power could be used to defeat Destiny and explained that stories gained different effects through different tellings.
• Morgan gave Ian a glowing piece of her gown bearing a notebook’s knowledge as homework about fairy tales and the Soul Hall.
• Morgan warned Ian that the knowledge could poison others and told him to leave and study it elsewhere.

Ian questioned Morgan about his connection to the gods, the Mirror of Erised, and a mysterious metal heart, but Morgan left several mysteries unanswered. As Ian prepared to leave, his wand summoned the young King Arthur, who charged at Morgan and sent Ian into a panic.

• Ian changed the subject from poisonous knowledge and asked Morgan why he had ended up in Circe's territory.
• Morgan named Ian's identities as Lord of Death, Raven of the Underworld, and Medivh the God Eater, but said she knew little about the gods or Raven.
• Morgan explained that Ian had returned the Mirror of Erised to her past self and said its origins were connected to Medivh.
• Morgan examined the beating metal heart and told Ian to collect its parts, which would gather around him through the Supernatural Matter Aggregation Law.
• As Ian prepared to leave, his wand formed the young King Arthur, who raised his sword and charged at Morgan while shouting that he had come to help Ian kill monsters.

Ian’s summoned Guardian Spirit Pandora charged Morgan and damaged her castle before Ian stopped him. Morgan’s fury unleashed a devastating torrent that swept Ian into a nearby town, where he found Arthur and confronted him.

• Pandora emerged from Ian’s wand and attacked Morgan, smashing through the castle’s defenses.
• Ian seized control of Pandora and stopped his attack, but Pandora vanished before apologizing to Morgan.
• Morgan unleashed a torrent of energy, and Ian fled before letting it swallow him to keep from worsening her anger.
• The torrent carried Ian into a nearby town, where Ariana asked him what had happened.
• Ian searched the town for Pandora, found Arthur hiding in a haystack, and pounced on him as Arthur insisted he had not acted on purpose.

Ian chased Pandora through the town after learning Pandora had mistakenly attacked Morgan, then pressed him for an explanation. Pandora revealed that one of Ian’s Three Corpses was the Ruler of the Land of the Dead, whose power had repaired Pandora’s shattered soul.

• Ian lifted the town’s buildings into the air with magic, exposing Pandora hiding in a barn.
• Ian chased Pandora through the floating town and struck him with a Spiked Club while Ariana watched and took a photograph.
• Ian caught Pandora and demanded an explanation for the mistaken attack and Pandora’s concealed identity as King Arthur.
• Pandora said he had gradually regained his memories while staying near Ian, and Ian questioned whether giving Pandora a name had helped.
• Pandora revealed that one of Ian’s Three Corpses was the Ruler of the Land of the Dead and had unconsciously repaired his shattered soul.

Ian questioned Pandora about the Three Corpses, restored Ariana’s town, and shared a meal with them. After promising Ariana she would one day experience magic, he used alchemy to forge a rune-covered sword and declared Pandora its Sword Spirit.

• Ian threatened Pandora with the Spiked Club until Pandora explained that Ian’s Three Corpses were connected to the Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, and Self Corpse, though he knew no more.
• Ian returned the floating town buildings to their places, then shared fruit wine and barbecue with Ariana and Pandora.
• Pandora urged Ariana to practice swordsmanship, and Ian promised her she would have a chance to experience magic again.
• Ian rejected Pandora’s offer to teach him swordsmanship and used alchemy materials, including Dragon blood, to forge a silver-white, rune-covered sword.
• Ian grabbed Pandora and called him the sword’s Sword Spirit.

Ian forged a longsword and tried to force Pandora into it as a Sword Spirit, but Pandora escaped by promising his swordsmanship memories. Ian left the Misty Illusion with those memories, while Pandora watched Ariana continue her training and reflected on everyone playing their own roles.

• Ian forged a longsword and tried to stuff Pandora inside it so it could fight on its own.
• Pandora offered his swordsmanship memories, then flattered Ian into releasing him and suggesting a way to make memories move without a soul.
• Pandora extracted a strand of his swordsmanship memories and gave it to Ian, who stored it before the Misty Illusion ended.
• Ariana asked Pandora why she could not fuse with his memories, and Pandora blamed Ian's influence for making her want to avoid training.
• Pandora told Ariana that everyone had to play their own roles as she resumed practicing swordsmanship.

Ian experimented with fitting a Dementor into his Cyber Sword, then built a temporary cyber brain for the Black-Robed Skeleton and gave it Pandora’s swordsmanship. The chapter ended with Dumbledore addressing a suit of armor in his office and calling it “Riddle.”

• Ian failed to force the Dementor into his Cyber Sword and wondered whether the experiment proved Dementors had no souls.
• Ian summoned House-elf Rabbi for pig brains and ingredients, then modified a pig brain with Mithril wires, Magic Runes, and swordsmanship memories from Pandora.
• Ian placed the cyber brain inside the Black-Robed Skeleton and used magic to connect it with blood vessels and sustain it.
• Ian gave the Black-Robed Skeleton his Cyber Sword, and it performed Pandora’s swordsmanship, including “Divine Judgment.”
• Ian celebrated his success by eating hotpot and adding potions to the soup.
• Dumbledore addressed an empty suit of armor in his office as “Riddle.”

Dumbledore questioned Riddle’s strange armor about Malfoy and was warned that he might not survive, while the next morning Ian impressed Professor McGonagall by teaching Transfiguration. After McGonagall suspected Ian had secretly become an Animagus, he revealed his Raven Form, and she recognized it as “Magic Life.”

• Dumbledore asked Riddle what it had done to Malfoy, and Riddle said it had given him a chance to live and warned Dumbledore that Grindelwald could not save him.
• Dumbledore told Riddle not to underestimate his determination to survive, then swung the Elder Wand and made the armor disappear.
• During Professor McGonagall’s lesson, Ian transformed a grilled sausage into a button and explained the beetle-to-button spell to his classmates.
• After class, Professor McGonagall asked Ian whether he had secretly mastered Animagus transformation, and Ian agreed to show her his form.
• Ian transformed into his Raven Form, and Professor McGonagall froze and exclaimed, “Magic Life!?”

Ian showed Professor McGonagall that his Animagus form was a magical Raven, leaving her worried about how he had acquired it and warning him against dangerous magic. After she left, he skipped Flying Class and tested a Gatling wand that fired the Killing Curse in the Room of Requirement.

• Ian transformed into a Raven with a powerful magical aura, shocking Professor McGonagall.
• Ian returned to human form, and Professor McGonagall questioned him about becoming a magical creature and suggested he ask Snape about his family bloodline.
• Ian assured Professor McGonagall that he would remember her warning against dangerous magical experiments, and she left for her next class.
• Ian skipped Flying Class and tested his modified Gatling wand, which fired green Killing Curse beams at target rabbits.
• Ian began making a second Gatling wand inscribed with the Imperius Curse and celebrated his ambitions as a great inventor.

Ian completed three new Gatlings, helped Hogwarts students with their studies, and attended Aurora’s Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, where she secretly made him fall asleep. He woke after dark and hurried toward the Room of Requirement, where he overheard Hermione, Neville, and Ron suspecting that Harry Potter was not acting like himself.

• Ian finished three alchemical Gatlings and stored them in his Money Bag.
• Ian answered students’ questions at lunch and invited Hermione to attend his Small Class that evening.
• Aurora taught Defence Against the Dark Arts disguised as Professor "Lockhart," then used sleep-inducing incense to put Ian to sleep.
• Ian woke after dark and rushed toward the Room of Requirement, worried that his potion would boil over.
• Hermione, Neville, and Ron arrived on the eighth floor and discussed whether Harry Potter was behaving abnormally or was not the Harry they knew.

Ian overheard Hermione, Ron, and Neville investigating Harry Potter’s recent change in behavior and debating whether Dark Magic was involved. Hermione proposed asking Ian for help, but Ron refused, and the trio seemed ready to investigate on their own.

• Ron told Hermione and Neville that Harry had become cold and frightening, while Hermione doubted his suspicions and Neville suggested Harry might be under the Imperius Curse.
• Neville grew distressed while describing how the Unforgivable Curses had harmed his family, and Hermione comforted him.
• Hermione suggested telling a professor or asking Ian to investigate Harry, but Ron objected because he distrusted Ian and feared he would warn Harry.
• Neville defended Ian as helpful, while Ron argued that Ian’s closeness to Harry would make him a poor choice for their investigation.
• Ian listened from the shadows and realized Ron was likely to lead the new trio into a reckless investigation.

Ron led Hermione and Neville to investigate his suspicion that Harry had been replaced, claiming the fake Harry went to the Forbidden Forest at night. Ian overheard them and, after speaking with an unexpectedly talkative Gryffindor portrait, agreed to follow and protect them in exchange for help finding a hidden young portrait.

• Hermione urged Ron to seek help, but Ron refused because he feared Ian would warn Harry; Neville worried they could not handle Dark Magic themselves.
• Ron said he had seen the fake Harry heading toward the Forbidden Forest at night, and the trio decided to investigate despite Neville's fear and Hermione's reservations.
• Ian listened from nearby, puzzled because Riddle's memories contained no record of Harry visiting the Forbidden Forest.
• The trio ran past Ian without noticing him, then used Alohomora to leave the castle.
• A previously silent Gryffindor portrait encouraged Ian to follow them, and Ian agreed while asking it to find the hidden young portrait.

Ian made a deal with the elderly Gryffindor portrait to find the missing young Gryffindor portrait and promised to follow Ron, Hermione, and Neville into the Forbidden Forest. When he could not find the trio, he discovered a secret passage near the Quidditch Pitch that led into the forest and flew after them.

• Ian asked the elderly Gryffindor portrait to help him find its younger self in exchange for keeping Ron, Hermione, and Neville safe in the Forbidden Forest.
• Ian asked about Gryffindor's Treasure Vault, but the elderly portrait knew nothing about it and spoke instead of the wisdom gained through adventure.
• Ian transformed into white mist and flew out to intercept the trio, but found no sign of them at the Forbidden Forest entrance.
• Ian searched around Hagrid's hut, where Fang sensed the Ancient Dragon scent on him and cowered without barking.
• Ian activated his Marauder's Map and found a secret passage from the Quidditch Pitch to the Forbidden Forest.
• Ian flew into the Forbidden Forest to search for Ron, Hermione, and Neville.

Ian found Ron, Hermione, and Neville trapped by magical mushrooms in the Forbidden Forest and rescued them with Fiendfyre. As Ian questioned them about why they had come, a roaring creature approached through the woods.

• Ian searched the Forbidden Forest for the three students and followed Ron's scream to a patch of glowing mushrooms.
• The mushrooms' sticky mycelium trapped Ron, Hermione, and Neville, and Neville warned them not to struggle.
• Hermione failed to cast a fire spell, so Ian appeared and used Fiendfyre to burn the mushrooms without harming the trio.
• Neville recognized Ian as the wizard who had cast the flames, and Ian demanded to know why the Gryffindor students were in the forest.
• Hermione began to explain their reason, but a creature roared in the distance as branches snapped nearby.

Ian and the first-year trio heard a terrifying roar in the Forbidden Forest, which Ian identified as coming from a Dragon unlike any known breed. He sent Hermione, Ron, and Neville back to Hogwarts and continued into the forest to find out who had brought the Dragon there.

• A powerful roar terrified Hermione, Ron, and Neville, and Ian revived Neville with a potion after he fainted.
• Ron guessed that Harry was secretly raising Dragons in the Forbidden Forest, while Ian dismissed his theory and explained that skilled wizards could defeat Dragons.
• Ian decided to investigate the unknown Dragon alone, despite Hermione urging him to alert the Hogwarts staff.
• Ian transformed stones into blankets, wrapped the trio inside them, and sent them flying back toward the castle.
• Ian walked deeper into the Forbidden Forest to discover who had placed an unfamiliar Dragon there.

Ian found the Forbidden Forest unnaturally empty and traced the Dragon Roar to a ruined clearing, where he discovered pure dragon blood and a Bronze Door. Meanwhile, Ron, Hermione, and Neville returned to Hogwarts by flying carpet, and Ron grew alarmed that Ian might hold a grudge against him before Snape confronted them.

• Ian found the Forbidden Forest devoid of creatures and followed the Dragon Roar to a clearing wrecked by an Ancient Dragon.
• Ian discovered scorched traces and pure dragon blood, then spotted what appeared to be a Bronze Door in the crushed valley.
• Hermione worried about Ian facing the dragon, while Ron speculated that he was conspiring with Harry and hiding a secret.
• Hermione and Neville challenged Ron's theory, and the three arrived at Hogwarts on flying carpets, where Ron fell and blamed his bad luck on his remarks about Ian.
• Ron regretted provoking Ian and imagined being punished before Snape appeared and demanded to know what they were doing.

Professor Snape caught Hermione, Neville, and Ron wandering outside Hogwarts at night and restrained them with an unfamiliar spell. After intimidating them and hearing Ron’s excuse that they were searching for Neville’s toad, Snape focused on Ron’s terror, leaving the three unsure what punishment awaited them.

• Snape found Hermione, Neville, and Ron outside the castle and demanded to know what they were doing.
• Ron urged the others to flee, but Snape immobilized all three with a spell they could not identify.
• Snape released them, warned them not to run again, and scolded them for breaking the School Rules.
• Ron claimed they had been helping Neville search for his lost toad, but Snape mocked the excuse and circled the frightened children.
• Snape noticed Ron was much more terrified of him than Hermione or Neville and fixed his gaze on Ron.

Snape caught Ron, Hermione, and Neville out at night and threatened them with severe punishments after learning they had entered the Forbidden Forest. When Hermione revealed Ian was there to challenge one or more Dragons, Snape rushed off with her to find him, leaving Ron and Neville to discover a Dementor fleeing nearby.

• Snape caught Ron, Hermione, and Neville outside at night, found Trevor in Neville's pocket, and accused Ron of lying about breaking the rules.
• Snape threatened to expel the three students and assigned Ron a week of late-night cauldron cleaning after Ron accused him of personal revenge.
• Hermione confessed that they had entered the Forbidden Forest and told Snape that Ian was there too.
• Hermione warned Snape that Ian seemed intent on challenging one or more Dragons, so Snape grabbed her and hurried toward the Forbidden Forest.
• Ron and Neville remained behind and saw a Dementor apparently fleeing from something terrifying.

Ron and Neville encountered a Dementor outside Hogwarts and fled in terror, unable to fight or outrun it. The Dementor caught Neville by the ankle, leaving him overwhelmed by fear and painful memories.

• Snape carried Hermione toward the Forbidden Forest while Ron and Neville watched from outside Hogwarts.
• A Dementor appeared, and Ron and Neville fled toward the castle as it pursued them.
• Ron realized his wand had fallen behind but chose to keep running, while Neville struggled to keep up.
• Neville tried to cast Incendio but could not finish the spell before the Dementor caught his ankle.
• The Dementor’s touch filled Neville’s mind with painful memories, and he cried out in fear.

Neville and Ron were captured by an unusually fearful Dementor in the Forbidden Forest, which searched them for toys to offer in its place. The Black-Robed Skeleton arrived, and Ron fainted in terror after the Dementor presented them to her.

• The Dementor slapped and shook Neville while searching him for something it wanted, and Ron mistook its actions for torment.
• Ron charged the Dementor with stones to rescue Neville, but one stone hit Neville and the Dementor seized Ron as well.
• The Dementor shook both boys and begged for toys to replace it, while Ron and Neville imagined that everyone at Hogwarts had been killed.
• The Dementor sensed someone approaching and held Ron and Neville out toward the Black-Robed Skeleton.
• The Black-Robed Skeleton leaned toward the boys, and Ron fainted in terror, wetting his pants.

Snape and Hermione searched the Forbidden Forest for Ian, encountering dangerous creatures and discovering the scorched traces of his Fiendfyre. When a terrifying roar shook the forest, Snape realized the creature was not a dragon and rushed toward it with Hermione, leaving Ian’s fate uncertain.

• Snape took Hermione into the Forbidden Forest, where he defended her from giant spiders and a viper while correcting her potion-plant knowledge.
• Hermione led Snape to the scorched clearing where Ian had used Fiendfyre, and Snape was astonished by the lingering magical power.
• Hermione pointed out the direction Ian had gone after recalling where the earlier roar had come from.
• A deafening roar shook the forest, and Snape recognized that the creature was not a dragon before hurrying toward it with Hermione.

Snape rushed Hermione toward the source of a terrifying roar, fearing Ian had encountered an unknown creature in the Forbidden Forest. As they entered an eerily lifeless area, Snape discovered that the trees and the entire environment around them were not real.

• Snape explained that the roar was unlike any dragon call he knew and feared an ancient, unrecorded creature had made it.
• Hermione asked Snape about dragons and Muggles as he hurried her through the forest.
• A second, enraged roar shook the forest, and Snape feared Ian had already encountered the creature.
• Snape transformed into Black Mist and flew Hermione toward the sound, carrying her through the silent forest.
• Snape landed near motionless trees and concluded that the trees and the surrounding environment were not real.

Snape and Hermione discovered that the Forbidden Forest had become an Ancient Magic maze that they could not escape, and they found Dumbledore trapped there too. The three faced the puzzle together, while Ian’s fate remained uncertain.

• Snape realized that he and Hermione were inside a vast magical space and tried to flee with her, despite Hermione’s worry for Ian.
• Snape and Hermione repeatedly returned to the clearing scorched by Fiendfyre, and Snape identified their surroundings as a maze shaped by Ancient Magic.
• Snape blasted and burned the trees to make an escape route, but the forest restored itself and blocked their efforts.
• Snape and Hermione hoped Dumbledore would notice the danger, but Dumbledore appeared and revealed that he had been trapped even earlier.
• Dumbledore proposed that they work together to solve the Ancient Puzzle.

Dumbledore joined Snape and Hermione inside a crude, mysterious realm in the Forbidden Forest and began investigating why it had trapped them. Meanwhile, Ian fought Ancient Dragons emerging from a Bronze Door, then realized the dragons he killed vanished and might be the same creature returning.

• Dumbledore arrived beside Snape and Hermione, proved his identity through their secret agreement, and explained that an unknown force had created their surroundings.
• Dumbledore used a magical pocket watch to investigate the realm while assuring Snape that Ian could survive on his own.
• Ian stood before a Bronze Door beside a dead Ancient Dragon and prepared to collect its materials when another Ancient Dragon emerged.
• Ian redirected the dragonfire and combined it with Shadowless Storm to kill the second Ancient Dragon.
• Ian noticed the first dragon had vanished, then saw another dragon emerge and realized the creature he had been fighting might be the same dragon returning.