Chapter Summaries

Ian Prince used his divination stall to meet Hermione Granger and predict her future, then returned to his orphanage and saw Albus Dumbledore arrive. Ian wondered why Dumbledore had come before Hogwarts sent an owl.

• Ian Prince used a tarot reading to reassure Mrs. Granger that Hermione would enter her ideal school and achieve great things, while Hermione insisted divination was not scientific.
• Mrs. Granger paid Ian five pounds and told Hermione that his worn clothes suggested he needed the money.
• Ian returned to the orphanage, where his Attribute Panel showed his skills and Psychology Extraordinary Trait, Mind Perception.
• The children told Ian that Santa Claus was there, and he corrected them that the visitor was Gandalf.
• Ian saw Albus Dumbledore enter the headmistress's office and wondered why Hogwarts had not sent an owl first.

Dumbledore visited Wu's Orphanage, told Ian Prince he was a wizard, and invited him to attend Hogwarts. After accepting, Ian wondered who might feel indebted to him, then met Ariana again in a dreamlike place.

• Dumbledore spoke with Elena about Ian's maturity and kindness before asking to meet him.
• Dumbledore told Ian he was a wizard and invited him to study at Hogwarts, and Ian accepted despite worrying about the cost.
• Dumbledore said Ian would receive an acceptance letter in half a month and that the person who collected him felt he owed Ian a great deal.
• Ian wondered whether Dumbledore had come because of the Orphanage, his surname, or his possible connection to Riddle before falling asleep.
• Ian awoke in a beautiful dreamlike landscape and told Ariana he had forgotten to bring her candy after meeting a terrifying old man.

Ian visited the Misty Illusion in his weekly dream, where he told Ariana that a refined old man had invited him to attend Hogwarts and worried about Voldemort’s return. As Ian woke, Ariana gave him an admission gift that left a red pattern on his hand.

• Ian explained to Ariana that the old man had come to ask him to attend Hogwarts, and he called Voldemort the Noseless Freak.
• Ian warned that Hogwarts might not be safe, while Ariana said her two brothers could help him, though she could not remember their surname or details about them.
• Ariana became upset that she was forgetting her past and missing her brothers, so Ian offered her chocolate and promised to ask around about her family.
• Ariana joked that Ian might kill her brothers to reunite them, then said the Witch in the Castle believed he had an evil nature.
• Ariana took Ian’s hand and gave him a gift for his Hogwarts admission, sending a vivid red streak into his palm as he began to wake.

After waking from Misty Illusion, Ian investigated a mysterious mark, practiced languages, and earned money selling fake luck amulets. At the Orphanage, Catherine revealed that she knew he was going to Hogwarts, and Ian’s Biology Dissection skill reached Level 5, granting him an Extraordinary Trait.

• Ian woke after seven minutes of real time and found a faint mark from Misty Illusion that vanished beneath his skin, though his Skill Panel gave no explanation.
• Ian practiced French and Latin, then used his psychology skills at his fortune-telling stall to sell a woman twenty handmade amulets for one hundred pounds.
• Ian brought soup back to the Orphanage, where the children discussed his supposed place at an aristocratic school.
• Catherine told Ian she knew he was going to Hogwarts, and Ian realized her magical talent had let her see through the Confundus Charm.
• Ian reassured Catherine that she could go to Hogwarts if she kept the secret, then helped slaughter livestock at the Orphanage kitchen.
• Ian’s Biology Dissection skill reached Level 5 and granted him an Extraordinary Trait.

After earning the Butcher's Instinct trait, Ian grew impatient to learn magic and searched London for The Leaky Cauldron, but a hidden spell kept him from seeing it. Dumbledore and a Black Robed Woman watched him return to Wu's Orphanage, where she insisted Ian belonged to Slytherin and Dumbledore worried about repeating a past mistake.

• Ian obtained the Butcher's Instinct trait, which let him see the best places to strike a living creature, and impressed the kitchen chefs with his butchering.
• Growing impatient to learn magic, Ian skipped work and searched London for The Leaky Cauldron so he could enter Diagon Alley.
• Ian thought a Black Robed Woman was following him, fled into a subway station, and returned safely to Wu's Orphanage.
• Dumbledore revealed that the Black Robed Woman had cast a spell to keep Ian from seeing The Leaky Cauldron because Diagon Alley was dangerous.
• The Black Robed Woman declared that Ian belonged to Slytherin and Apparated away, while Dumbledore watched the orphanage and hoped he would not make another mistake.

While waiting to leave the orphanage for Hogwarts, Ian studied languages and spent time with Catherine and the other children. In the Misty Illusion, he found Ariana missing and encountered the mysterious Black Robed Woman again.

• Ian studied Latin and Roman, bringing Language Mastery to Level 4, then checked his Attribute Panel and saw his Butcher's Instinct trait.
• Catherine invited Ian to eat a chicken drumstick and asked when they could go to the Magic Academy; Ian reminded her to keep their magic secret.
• Ian joined the orphanage children for football and later went to sleep, still longing to practice magic.
• Ian entered the Misty Illusion, followed a forest path to the deserted Town of the Dead, and found Ariana's house empty.
• As Ian worried about Ariana's absence, the Black Robed Woman appeared and asked whether he was waiting for the girl.

Ian met the Witch in the Misty Illusion, who invited him to learn magic in her castle in exchange for finding her missing Mirror. After Ian disappeared, the Witch returned to her lonely castle and spoke to herself before an empty dressing table.

• The Witch mocked Ian and explained that Pandoro Natger had taken Ariana to search for Golden Apples, which could not exist in the Misty Illusion.
• The Witch invited Ian to her castle to learn magic and asked him to bring back her Mirror in exchange for teaching him her most powerful magic.
• Ian asked what he would owe her, and the Witch said he could still learn from her even if he failed to find the Mirror, teasing him as she watched him disappear.
• The Witch returned to her castle, dismissed a roasted suckling pig because it reminded her of Ian, and had a lamb served instead.
• The Witch entered her bedroom and murmured the question, “Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in this world...” before an empty dressing table.

Ian woke from the Misty Illusion after meeting a mysterious witch who wanted him to retrieve her Mirror, but he decided against trusting her offer to teach him magic. The next morning, he studied Roman until Catherine summoned him to meet a Hogwarts visitor, whom Ian recognized as the dark wizard he had encountered before.

• Ian remembered the mysterious witch's request for help finding her Mirror and wondered whether it was the Mirror of Erised.
• Ian considered learning magic from the witch but chose to avoid the risk and returned to sleep.
• Ian practiced Roman to improve his Language Mastery and hoped to develop the ability to understand animals.
• Catherine and the other children rushed Ian to see Ms. Elena and asked whether he would attend Hogwarts and return to teach them.
• Ian saw the Hogwarts visitor in the headmistress's office and recognized him as the dark wizard he had encountered before.

Snape arrived at the orphanage to take Ian to Hogwarts, where Ian’s emotion-sensing ability was mistaken for Legilimency and unsettled the professor. Ian said goodbye to the children and Ms. Elena, then left with Snape after secretly leaving the orphanage a substantial sum of money.

• Snape met Ian in Ms. Elena’s office and reacted with alarm when Ian sensed his emotions, mistaking the ability for Legilimency.
• Snape warned Ian to control his unusual talent and avoid provoking wizards before he gained sufficient strength.
• Snape told Ms. Elena that Ian could leave, and Ian packed his suitcase and said goodbye to the orphanage children and staff.
• Ian hugged Ms. Elena, promised he would return, and walked with Snape through the orphanage gate.
• Ms. Elena found an envelope of pounds in her pocket and realized Ian had left enough money to help feed the children through winter.

Ian left the Orphanage with Snape to begin his magical education, but first tried to persuade him to support the children who had cared for him. Snape refused to donate, gave Ian a sweet-tasting potion, and Apparated him to Diagon Alley.

• Ian recalled how Elena, Catherine, Daniel, and Mia had cared for him and explained to Snape why he had left money for the Orphanage.
• Ian tried to persuade Snape to donate to the Orphanage, but Snape refused and called him a qualified Slytherin.
• Snape handed Ian a green potion and ordered him to drink it; Ian swallowed it and found that it tasted sweet.
• Snape seized Ian and Apparated them to Diagon Alley, where Ian saw the wizarding world for the first time.

Ian explored Diagon Alley with Snape, received his Hogwarts acceptance letter, and bought his school supplies. Snape paid for everything and chose an expensive Brass Cauldron, leaving Ian even more puzzled about why Snape treated him with unusual care.

• Ian marveled at Diagon Alley as Snape warned him not to use Mind Perception on the wizards around them.
• Snape took Ian to Flourish and Blotts, where Ian received his Hogwarts acceptance letter and a clerk defended Hufflepuff.
• Snape paid for Ian's textbooks and used a Shrinking Charm to make room for them in his suitcase.
• Snape paid for Ian's other school supplies and replaced the required pewter cauldron with a more expensive Brass Cauldron.
• Ian wondered whether Snape's kindness was connected to his parents' deaths during Snape's time as a Death Eater.

Snape took Ian through Diagon Alley, buying him an unusually luxurious set of Hogwarts supplies and dismissing his questions about the cost. They reached Ollivanders Wand Shop, where Ian anticipated the mysterious wand selection and the shop’s reputed prophecies.

• Snape bought Ian most of his school supplies, including expensive dragonhide gloves and a limited-edition telescope, and paid for them himself.
• Ian questioned whether Hogwarts student loans could cover such costly items, but Snape told him to focus on learning instead.
• Snape led Ian to Ollivanders Wand Shop as their final stop in Diagon Alley.
• Ian entered the shop with anticipation and nervousness, thinking about the prophecies associated with Ollivanders and the wands that chose their wizards.

Ian went to Ollivanders with Snape to buy his first wand, but dozens of wands failed to suit him. Ollivander finally offered Ian an unusual wand he had made in 1980, and it chose him, filling the shop with magical visions.

• Snape gave Ian seven Galleons and waited outside while Ian entered Ollivanders alone.
• Ollivander recognized Ian as Mr. Prince and measured him before beginning the wand-selection process.
• Ian tried dozens of wands, but Ollivander found that none matched him.
• Ollivander brought out an Elder Wood wand he had made during an attempt to recreate the legendary Elder Wand.
• Ian took the wand, and silvery-white threads and visions filled the shop as Ollivander declared that it had chosen him.

Ian bought an Elder Wood wand with unicorn tail hair from Ollivander, who declared that the wand had chosen him and foretold a remarkable destiny. As Ian left the shop, he encountered Madam Rosier and her platinum-blonde daughter, whose mismatched eyes caught his attention.

• The Elder Wand bonded with Ian, and Ollivander praised its rare wood and predicted Ian would become an extraordinary figure.
• Ian tried to bargain for the wand, but Ollivander insisted on the seven-Galleon Ministry-regulated price, and Ian paid with the money Snape had given him.
• Ian stepped outside Ollivander's shop and made way for Madam Rosier and her platinum-blonde daughter, noticing the girl's blue and white eyes.
• After Ian left, Ollivander greeted Madam Rosier and marveled that her family still had a descendant with extraordinary talent.

Ian leaves Diagon Alley without choosing a pet and arrives in Hogsmeade, where Snape leaves him in a small wooden house until school starts. Ian focuses on studying magic and considers raising a Basilisk in a later year.

• Ian jokes that Ollivander’s wand predictions helped cause trouble in the wizarding world and asks Snape how to write a paper for The Daily Prophet.
• Snape takes Ian to a pet shop, but Ian rejects the available animals and asks about getting a Phoenix or a snake.
• Ian tells Snape he wants to raise a Basilisk in his second or third year, and Snape warns him that rare magical pets are expensive.
• Snape Apparates Ian from Diagon Alley to Hogsmeade and gives him a key and the remaining Galleons.
• Snape tells Ian to stay in the small wooden house until school starts, then leaves as Ian looks forward to studying magic.

Ian moved into Snape’s wooden house and began practicing Lumos, discovering that his progress appeared as measurable spell proficiency. At Hogwarts, Snape warned Dumbledore that Ian was a dangerously powerful natural Legilimens, while Dumbledore worried over Aurora Grindelwald’s name in the Book of Admissions and the meaning of Grindelwald’s prediction about a rising legend.

• Ian found that Snape had left him 150 Galleons and settled into the wooden house Snape provided.
• Ian tried Lumos and saw his Lumos Charm skill appear on his panel at Level 0 with 3/50 proficiency.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Ian’s Legilimency had overcome his Occlumency, and Dumbledore refused to let Snape decide Ian’s future.
• Dumbledore made an Unbreakable Vow to Snape that Ian was not part of a plan, and Snape vowed to watch the person Dumbledore intended to bring to Hogwarts.
• After Snape left, Dumbledore studied Aurora Grindelwald’s name and recalled Gellert Grindelwald’s warning that neither of them could prevent a legend from rising.

Ian mastered the Lumos Charm and realized that his panel-based learning let him understand the magic behind spells rather than merely follow their incantations. He went to sleep wondering how much insight wandless magic required.

• Ian successfully cast Lumos and sensed its light as a manifestation of a wizard's inner mind.
• Ian felt magically fatigued, bathed, and went to bed in the cabin.
• Ian checked his panel and saw that Lumos had reached Level 1.
• Ian reflected that repeated practice and skill increases revealed magic's essence, unlike simply relying on incantations.
• Ian wondered how much insight he would need to cast a spell without a wand, then fell asleep without using Dream Control.

Ian spent another day settling into life in Hogsmeade, practicing spells at home and preparing to visit the World of the Departed in his sleep. Instead of the familiar meadow, he arrived in a palace and found a witch seated on a golden bench.

• Ian bought breakfast at Honeydukes Sweetshop and lemonade from Madam Rosmerta, who refused to sell him Butterbeer and made his drink extra sour.
• Ian refused a Wizard Chess game with a vendor who had previously tricked him into losing Sickles.
• Ian practiced Incendio until it reached Level 1 on his Personal Panel, then did his chores and went to bed.
• Ian entered the World of the Departed and found himself in an unfamiliar palace where frightened furniture fled from him.
• A witch sitting on a golden bench raised her head to look at Ian.

Ian met the mysterious witch in the Misty Illusion and learned that his changing arrival place reflected his deepest desires. She called him her apprentice and offered to teach him powerful magic and knowledge that could help him face crises, leaving Ian wary after she seemed to answer an unspoken thought.

• Ian arrived while the witch was dining, and she explained that she only imitated eating out of habit because food gave her no pleasure.
• The witch recognized that Ian had begun seeking magic, and she told him to address her as “Teacher.”
• Ian admitted he had not decided whether to learn from her and had come to see whether his friends had returned; the witch said only three days had passed and explained that the Misty Illusion responded to true desires and obsessions.
• The witch said Ian now desired magic and believed she could teach him powerful spells and useful knowledge, prompting Ian to suspect she could read minds.
• The witch denied using Mind Reading and said she was merely observant, though she had lost the powers and magic she possessed in life.

Ian learned that Mara had secretly evaluated him by overhearing his conversations about Tom and Hogwarts, then became her apprentice. He suspected Snape had copied the opening of his Potions lessons from a book Mara wrote.

• Mara explained that she had overheard Ian and a little girl discussing Tom and Hogwarts over the years.
• Ian asked Mara for her name, and she told him to call her Teacher Mara.
• Mara taught Ian that knowledge would remain valuable even after magic and power were lost.
• Mara offered to teach Ian magic or potions and said she had once written a book.
• Ian recognized Mara’s description of potion-making as similar to Snape’s speech and concluded that Snape had copied it from her book.