Chapter Summaries

Jon and Professor Sprout discussed the decline of Ancient Egyptian civilization and the nature of its gods while trying to unlock a complicated box. After another failed attempt, Professor Sprout asked to stay with Jon, and he invited her to remain for several days so they could keep working on it.

• Professor Sprout explained how Ancient Egyptian civilization declined during the New Kingdom and entered the Third Intermediate Period.
• Jon asked whether the Egyptian pantheon had died out, and Professor Sprout explained that gods could outlive their civilizations but needed faith to sustain themselves.
• Jon failed for the thirty-second time to determine the box's unlocking sequence and struggled to identify which Egyptian god or gods its totems represented.
• Jon noticed that Professor Sprout was tired, and she realized it was nearly midnight.
• Professor Sprout asked to stay with Jon, and he invited her to remain for the next few days while they worked on the box.

Jon finished unlocking the mysterious box and opened it with Professor Sprout, but they found only ordinary-looking contents inside. The chapter ended before either of them could discover what the box held.

• Jon completed the box's mechanism and decided to wait until morning before opening it with Professor Sprout.
• Jon woke to find Professor Sprout's note and learned that Secretary Jin had come to check on him.
• Jon met Professor Sprout in the reception room, retrieved the box from his ring, and used Poseidon to open it.
• Jon and Professor Sprout looked inside the box and saw contents that appeared utterly ordinary.

Jon and Professor Sprout examined the mysterious gloves from the box, and Jon put them on despite her warnings. The gloves seemed to take some of his blood and fit more tightly as Jon began hearing eerie crying and the sound of plants growing.

• Professor Sprout used magic to remove a pair of ancient-looking gloves from the box and set them on the table.
• Jon and Professor Sprout found that the gloves showed no reaction to magic, though Professor Sprout warned Jon not to touch them.
• Jon put on the gloves, which initially seemed ordinary and safe.
• Jon felt a prickling in his fingertips and sensed his blood seeping into the gloves as they tightened around his hands.
• Jon heard eerie crying in his right ear and the sound of plants growing in his left.

Jon's gloves transformed after a strange ritual sound, fused to his hands, and revealed writing that Professor Sprout identified as an Ancient Egyptian phrase praising Osiris. She explained the gloves' funerary origins and left Jon with a clue to activate their powers: the writing was the password.

• A strange voice sounded in Jon's ears, after which the ash-like surface of his gloves peeled away to reveal their true form.
• Jon found that he could not remove the gloves or feel them against his skin, and Professor Sprout examined the writing on their wrists.
• Professor Sprout translated the inscription as “Spring returns to the earth; death is driven away” and explained its connection to Osiris.
• Professor Sprout said the gloves came from a false funerary body made from Osiris's hands and might hold useful powers.
• Professor Sprout told Jon that the writing on the gloves was their activation password.

Jon discussed the divine gloves fused to his hands with Professor Sprout, who warned that they could eventually overwhelm his consciousness. She proposed that he try to control the gloves rather than accept their influence, while Jon examined the box they had come from.

• Professor Sprout warned Jon that the gloves might assimilate him and turn him into an agent of the god whose power remained in them.
• Jon argued that the gloves had not hindered his daily life and could strengthen his magic, though he agreed they might be dangerous.
• Professor Sprout said Jon could try influencing and controlling the gloves instead of letting them influence him.
• Jon considered the gloves’ possible connection to Osiris and reasoned that the box must be special because it had endured intact.
• Professor Sprout suddenly spoke as Jon continued examining the box.

Jon learned that he needed to strengthen his control over Osiris’s gloves without letting them control him, but he could not use them until he learned two Ancient Egyptian phrases. Professor Sprout left to report his situation to Dumbledore, while Jon stayed behind to study before term began.

• Professor Sprout advised Jon to use Osiris’s gloves carefully and build control over them, warning him that weak willpower could let them control him.
• Jon agreed to learn two Ancient Egyptian phrases before trying the gloves again and planned to stay indoors in the meantime.
• Professor Sprout told Jon that the Ministry had identified the wizard who spied on him as a Mediterranean visitor, but the man had escaped Britain.
• Jon asked Professor Sprout to thank Dumbledore and gave her two pen holders to deliver to him.
• Professor Sprout packed her gifts, told Jon to write if anything happened, and left.

Jon ate dinner after Professor Sprout left, but a mysterious man in black appeared and warned him that the God of Death would return and bring punishment upon the world. The visitor vanished without explaining what the punishment would be, leaving Jon wary of the danger connected to the glove.

• Jon ordered Chinese food and made scrambled eggs with tomatoes while he waited for the delivery.
• A man in black appeared across from Jon at the dinner table, and Jon recognized him as the intruder who had previously tried to take the box.
• Jon offered the man food and asked about the danger of the glove, while the visitor said he had come to warn him rather than steal it.
• The man in black declared that the God of Death was about to return and Jon would have to bear the punishment because he had obtained the dangerous item.
• The visitor told Jon to prepare for mortal danger, said he would receive a sign when the punishment arrived, and vanished; Jon questioned what the return of a god meant.

Professor Sprout told Dumbledore that Jon had obtained a dangerous divine relic, and Dumbledore explained that Jon’s Muggle company likely acquired it for him. They agreed not to interfere unless Jon asked for help, and Sprout returned to her office, where an owl arrived.

• Professor Sprout brought Jon’s gift to Dumbledore and told him Jon had obtained a divine relic.
• Dumbledore said Jon’s company had likely collected the relic and that Jon might not understand its danger.
• Professor Sprout suggested Hogwarts should show Jon more concern, but Dumbledore warned that intervention could draw Voldemort’s attention.
• Professor Sprout accepted Dumbledore’s advice, returned to her office, and received an owl through the window.

Jon studied the Egyptian pantheon after receiving a mysterious warning, while Professor Sprout sought Trelawney’s help to learn what lay ahead for him. The chapter ended as Trelawney prepared to divine Jon’s future.

• Jon wrote to Professor Sprout about the warning and asked Kaledi to bring him books on ancient Egyptian gods.
• Kaledi delivered the books and told Jon that Blair could crawl and that his family hoped he would visit; Jon said he might return before term began.
• Professor Sprout returned after reading Jon’s letter and went to find Trelawney when Dumbledore was absent.
• Professor Sprout asked Trelawney to divine Jon Smith’s future, and Trelawney warned that it might be difficult.

After Trelawney’s interrupted prophecy warned that Jon would face a deadly crisis within three years, Professor Sprout urged him to abandon his plans to leave Hogwarts. Jon refused, and they turned to mastering his mysterious gloves so he could prepare for the danger.

• Professor Sprout told Jon that Trelawney’s prophecy matched his letter and placed his survival crisis within the next three years.
• Professor Sprout asked Jon to avoid leaving Hogwarts, but Jon insisted that he had to confront the danger and take action.
• Professor Sprout helped Jon study the gloves and search the Complete Guide to Pantheons for clues about their powers.
• Jon practiced pronouncing Ancient Egyptian words, using the gloves’ feedback to test his attempts.
• After an hour of practice and guidance from Professor Sprout, Jon finally activated the gloves.

Jon endured the divine relic’s painful inheritance with the Mysterious Bird’s protection, then woke to find Professor Sprout watching over him. As he copied the unreadable writing from his mind, he told her he wanted to become a scholar and explained why he hoped to stay out of the magical world’s conflicts.

• The Mysterious Bird protected Jon as the divine relic’s power tested him, but he eventually fainted from pain and the flood of information.
• Professor Sprout prepared a potion while Jon was unconscious, then explained that the vanished glove and the relic’s burden were normal.
• Jon told Professor Sprout that the inheritance appeared as writing he could use but not understand, and she suggested he copy it for her to translate.
• Jon copied the writing into a notebook while Professor Sprout watched and remarked that he seemed increasingly absorbed in academic matters.
• Jon said he wanted to become a scholar, explaining that he had never felt at home in the magical world and preferred a future away from its conflicts.

Jon copied the chaotic words in his mind, and Professor Sprout translated them as fragments of a complete, original Book of the Dead. She explained that the mythological Genden could teach its holder the powers recorded within it and identified the ability passed down through Jon's gloves as the Land of Severance.

• Professor Sprout reflected on the restrictions witches faced in magical society and said she had accepted her past.
• Jon stopped discussing the past with Professor Sprout and copied every word in his mind into a notebook.
• Jon gave the notebook to Professor Sprout, who translated the writing between the lines.
• Jon recognized the translation as the Book of the Dead, and Professor Sprout clarified that it was a complete version's original fragments.
• Professor Sprout explained the power of mythological Gendens and named the ability from Osiris passed down through Jon's gloves the Land of Severance.

Jon and Professor Sprout examined a passage about the Dream Weaving Method, an Ancient Egyptian secret art believed to preserve souls in dreams and enable resurrection. They concluded the method was nearly impossible for humans, though its recorded ideas could still help Professor Sprout’s research.

• Jon considered combining the Land of Severance with Poseidon to create a defense against other magic, and Professor Sprout warned that activating a divine relic could exhaust him.
• Jon found a section of the material he could not understand, and Professor Sprout suspected it described the Ancient Egyptian art Resurrection of the Dead.
• Professor Sprout showed Jon a book describing how Isis used the magic to resurrect Osiris, while explaining that the technique’s core, the Dream Weaving Method, had never been passed down.
• Jon and Professor Sprout discussed how the method was intended to create a Small World in which a soul could be preserved until its body was ready for resurrection.
• Jon agreed that the Dream Weaving Method was effectively impossible for humans, while Professor Sprout found the recorded material inspiring for her research.

Jon discussed the Dream Weaving Method with Professor Sprout, who later told Abufus she had found a way to fulfill his old wish. Professor Sprout returned to Hogwarts hoping Dumbledore’s plan would work and selfishly wishing Jon would not have to face Voldemort.

• Jon put away the gloves and discussed whether Voldemort could use the Dream Weaving Method with Professor Sprout.
• Professor Sprout said Headmistress Helga was still asleep and might soon contact the outside world through the portraits.
• After dining with Jon, Professor Sprout went to a Hogsmeade pub and told Abufus she had found a way to make his proposal possible.
• Professor Sprout warned Abufus that the method would not bring the woman back to life and that he might have to wait until after death to see her again.
• Professor Sprout returned to Hogwarts and hoped Dumbledore’s plan would succeed, while wishing Jon would not be the one to defeat Voldemort.

Jon returned to the company and considered how to pursue his magical research without being drawn into the Ancient Egyptian pantheon. After reviewing the dangerous international market, he told Lenna that A.O. Fund would not follow the Starry Sky Fund’s latest move.

• Jon went to the company with Secretary Jin after several days at home, still uncertain where his gloves were hidden.
• Jon reflected on the gloves’ legacy and resolved to avoid letting his research steer him into the Ancient Egyptian pantheon or another established system.
• Lenna brought Jon the international market analysis report, which showed that the market was fraught with danger.
• Jon decided A.O. Fund would not follow the Starry Sky Fund’s latest move because the investment was too risky and Soros might retaliate.
• Jon worried that American dark Wizards could target him and A.O. Fund, then remembered Reel.

Jon received word that Grindelwald had arrived in London, then found him visiting his room and worried that he might approach Dumbledore before their plan was ready. Grindelwald said he had recently fought a Dragon to prepare, while Jon tried to keep his presence in Britain concealed.

• Jon wrote to Riel Gavin asking to make greater use of him and the Dark Forest organization, then received a reply saying Grindelwald had come to London.
• Jon wondered why Grindelwald had arrived before their agreement was due to be fulfilled.
• Grindelwald appeared in Jon’s room, looking pale despite his polished appearance, and said he had practiced fighting a Dragon to prepare.
• Jon questioned why Grindelwald had become a Legendary Wizard and considered whether he had once chosen to die after Dumbledore rejected him.
• Jon warned Grindelwald not to seek out Professor Dumbledore, who was busy preparing for the next school term.

Jon explained to Grindelwald how Voldemort and Harry were connected to the Basilisk through Slytherin’s bloodline and the strange link created when Voldemort attacked Harry. The chapter ended with Grindelwald recovering from a moment of regret and asking Jon to continue.

• Grindelwald read Jon’s thoughts about the Basilisk, and Jon asked him to stop reading his mind.
• Jon explained that Voldemort had survived his last attack on Hogwarts and would likely target Harry again.
• Grindelwald said he had once admired Voldemort but had lost interest as Voldemort’s actions diverged from his ideals.
• Jon told Grindelwald that Voldemort descended from Salazar Slytherin and that his attack had linked him to Harry, giving Harry the ability to speak Parseltongue.
• Grindelwald mourned his role in shaping Dumbledore, then composed himself and asked Jon to continue explaining the Basilisk.

Jon explained why the Basilisk was at Hogwarts after Grindelwald expressed interest, then watched him leave through a spatial rift to go for a stroll. Later, Jon wrote about how his actions and the changing world might affect the future, ending with the observation that he lived in a capitalist society where God would not bless workers.

• Grindelwald asked Jon about the Basilisk, and Jon explained why it was at Hogwarts.
• Grindelwald grabbed a spatial rift in Jon's room and left to go for a stroll.
• Jon returned to the study after dinner but found little from his recent magical work worth recording.
• Jon began a notebook entry titled "Development of the World" and considered how his presence could change the story's course.
• Jon reflected on faith and social change, then wrote that God would not bless workers in a capitalist society.

Jon analyzed the likely plans of Voldemort’s former allies and realized the German dark wizards could give Dumbledore and Grindelwald a chance to reconcile. He asked Anthony for the investigation report on suspicious activity in the Americas, and Anthony agreed to send it.

• Jon finished his notes on the Deity Era and worried when Grindelwald did not return that night.
• While heating milk, Jon considered how Voldemort’s failure had changed the plans of the American and German dark wizards.
• Jon wondered whether a coming conflict could become an opportunity for Dumbledore and Grindelwald to reconcile.
• Jon called Anthony to ask about the investigation, and Anthony reported that suspicious people had been seen but no hostile intent had been confirmed.
• Jon told Anthony to send him the investigation report, and Anthony agreed.

Grindelwald watched Harry Potter and the Dursley family with Reel Gavin, explaining his views on Voldemort, Dumbledore, and the Dark Forest. He realized that understanding other people’s lives was not enough for his next breakthrough and that he needed to reflect on his own.

• Reel Gavin left the Dursley household where he worked with Rank and Joanne to guide Grindelwald.
• Grindelwald and Reel watched Harry and the Dursley family, and Reel dismissed Harry as an undeserving Savior and Voldemort as weak.
• Grindelwald warned Reel not to provoke Voldemort and explained that someone else was restraining Dumbledore from pursuing him.
• Grindelwald heard Reel’s unspoken thoughts through Legilimency, calmed him, and told him to stand up.
• Grindelwald reflected on how his outlook had changed and concluded that he needed to examine his own life to make a breakthrough.