Chapter Summaries

Jon and Seshatri agreed to cooperate against the threat of the gods’ revival, then discussed her stay at Hogwarts. Seshatri settled into Jon’s room as both of them rested after their long night.

• Seshatri told Jon they would have to face the problem of the gods’ revival without outside help.
• Jon explained that Seshatri could stay in his room only with Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s approval, and told her how to summon Peeves.
• Seshatri accepted Jon’s offer and settled into the room, confident that Grindelwald would not need it.
• Seshatri made the bed and lay down to rest after her journey.

Jon rested while considering how little time remained to prepare, then met Lockhart, who had become alarmed after hearing Harry speak Parseltongue. Jon explained that Harry’s ability came from a fragment of Voldemort’s soul inside him and revealed why Dumbledore had made him the Savior.

• Lockhart sent Jon a note asking whether his unfinished business was over and when they could meet.
• Jon replied that Lockhart could visit that evening, then rested and thought about the limited time they had left to grow stronger.
• That night, Lockhart told Jon he had heard Harry speaking to something in Parseltongue.
• Jon said Harry’s ability came from a fragment of Voldemort’s soul that had lodged within him after Voldemort’s curse rebounded.
• Jon explained that Dumbledore had made Harry the Savior because his connection to Voldemort let Dumbledore transfer Voldemort’s achievements onto him.

Jon reflected on the changes surrounding Hogwarts and Dumbledore’s plans to prepare Harry to defeat Voldemort, while questioning how he should continue after Helga fell asleep. Seshatri advised him that when he lacked direction, he should work hard.

• Jon accepted that changes outside Hogwarts did not matter much as long as Harry’s story stayed broadly on course.
• Jon considered Dumbledore’s effort to train a successor and preserve peace in the Wizarding world.
• Jon reflected on the Club and the Hufflepuff Magic Research Society as lasting bonds among Hogwarts graduates.
• Seshatri climbed through Jon’s window and told him to stop wasting time hesitating.
• Seshatri said Jon had to find his own direction, but should work hard while he lacked one.

Jon and Seshatri assessed Jon’s magical studies, and Seshatri explained how schools and Hogwarts Houses shaped different magical specializations. Peeves revealed that Hogwarts had once been organized around potions, warfare, and evolution, while Seshatri explained the historical importance of Dark Magic in the war for wizarding independence.

• At Jon’s request, Seshatri assessed his studies and said his broad learning path differed from the specializations encouraged by magical schools.
• Seshatri explained that Hogwarts’s Houses traditionally drew students toward combat magic, Dark Magic, research, or everyday magic.
• Seshatri described how the Full Moon Disc supplied her power and said she could summon ten to twelve attacks strong enough to destroy Hogwarts’s castles.
• Peeves appeared and confirmed that Hogwarts had once been divided into traditions of potions, warfare, and evolution.
• Seshatri explained that Dark Magic’s destructive power had made it valuable during the war for wizarding independence.

Peeves explained how Hogwarts's houses and magical disciplines differed, while Jon questioned whether his studies fit any of them. Seshatri warned that Osiris had noticed Jon after he entered the gloves' illusion and that Jon's attempts to study Osiris might invite a dangerous response.

• Peeves explained that Hufflepuff and Gryffindor had specialized in war defense magic, Ravenclaw had focused on magical evolution, and Slytherin had been associated with Potions.
• Jon concluded that his research and abilities did not align with Hogwarts's main schools of thought, and Seshatri asked about his use of Muggle methods.
• Peeves said Voldemort had mastered every branch at school but warned Jon that his bloodline was better suited to life magic and support work.
• Jon asked Seshatri what urgent matter she had meant to tell him.
• Seshatri predicted that Osiris had noticed Jon when he entered the illusion connected to the gloves and warned that Jon's attempts to study Osiris could draw his attention back onto him.

Jon learned that his investigation had formed a growing connection between him and Osiris, who could eventually find him whenever he left a Legendary Wizard’s protection. He arranged for Seshatri to teach him Ancient Egyptian so he could master Osiris’s gloves and advance his strength.

• Seshatri explained that Jon’s attempt to trace the relics had accelerated the connection between him and Osiris.
• Jon realized Osiris could reach him once he was outside the protection of Dumbledore and Mr. Grindelwald, so he resolved to grow stronger quickly.
• Peeves and Seshatri explained that Osiris’s gloves had made advancement more difficult until Jon mastered them.
• Jon asked Seshatri to translate the Ancient Egyptian writing in the gloves, and she agreed to teach him starting the next day.
• Jon planned to master the gloves and reach at least scholar rank before leaving, determined to do whatever it took to survive.

Jon realized that he needed to break free of the restraints on his soul to advance, and he awakened to a new power in Ravenclaw's Spectacles after his breakthrough. The chapter ended with him discovering the spectacles’ hidden [Legendary Witch's Blessing].

• Jon reflected on Grindelwald’s advice and recognized that he needed to give something up to grow stronger.
• Jon concluded that he could advance by finding his position in the world’s magical environment and pulling himself free of its restraints.
• Jon woke at dawn and realized that he had broken through.
• Jon noticed a new line of words on Ravenclaw's Spectacles and examined the information within them.
• Jon discovered the spectacles’ newly revealed [Legendary Witch's Blessing].

Jon discovered that Rowena Ravenclaw’s glasses held a vast store of magical information and an enhanced True Sight that he could not yet control. He considered building a small Magic Net, believing his allies could support it and that it might also benefit him.

• Jon realized the glasses’ hidden magic had become accessible now that he was strong enough.
• Jon found that the glasses stored detailed information about things Rowena Ravenclaw had encountered, including herbs, alchemical materials, and magical beasts.
• Jon’s attempt to activate True Sight nearly blinded him, so he concluded he needed to improve his magical control and adjust the glasses’ circuits.
• Jon recognized that the glasses contained a miniature Magic Net and wondered whether he could create a small one of his own.
• Jon decided that a Magic Net could speed up information exchanges and potentially provide him with some personal benefit.

Jon began modifying his glasses as the first step toward creating a Magic Net, while Seshatri joined his plan and offered to improve the glasses. He still had to find an anchor point, and privately intended to use Helga’s Magic Fairy Castle and a World Tree root.

• Jon worked on modifying the glasses and created a tiny node.
• Seshatri visited because she was hungry, and Jon ordered food from Hogwarts’ menu through a hidden compartment in his desk.
• Over dinner, Jon explained his Magic Net plan, and Seshatri agreed to help while asking whether he had found an anchor point.
• Jon privately considered using Helga’s Magic Fairy Castle as the anchor point and a World Tree root to establish its connection.
• Seshatri examined Jon’s glasses and offered to alter them as a return favor.

Jon and Seshatri grew closer while modifying magical glasses and discussing the people around him. Jon explained why he admired Fren most, leaving the pair continuing their work as their friendship deepened.

• Stephen, Scaly, Fren, and Bella ate barbecue in Jon's courtyard and wondered what Jon and Seshatri were doing together.
• Jon and Seshatri worked on changing the magical circuits in the glasses while Seshatri translated information from Jon's gloves.
• Seshatri asked which of the people around him Jon considered the best wizard, and Jon chose Fren.
• Jon told Seshatri that Fren embodied the three qualities he had chosen for his school club: powerful, silent, and protective.

Jon tested the glasses he and Seshatri had spent a week modifying and used their True Sight to examine magic, objects, and his own bloodline. When he looked at Seshatri, he saw her hidden Red-crowned Crane form, and she warned him that her bloodline was more complicated than he thought.

• The Hufflepuff Magic Research Society's creed was introduced as the guiding principle Jon had established for the organization.
• Seshatri finished modifying the glasses and transferred their magical power to Jon so he could test them.
• Jon activated the glasses and saw red dots that revealed information about the objects he examined, while his own body appeared transparent and showed green and reddish-black blood.
• Jon looked at Seshatri through True Sight and saw silver radiance, a white disc, and the enormous head and wings of a Red-crowned Crane behind her.
• Seshatri snapped her fingers to hide her form and told Jon her bloodline was not as simple as he assumed, and Jon joked that they were fated because they were both mixed-blood.

Jon reflected on fate, the World Will, and his efforts to keep events on their known course, while worrying that changes had already pushed the future beyond his control. He returned to Hogwarts to help Grindelwald meet Dumbledore, concerned about how Dumbledore would react to Grindelwald’s recent purge of young dark wizards.

• Jon reasoned that the World Will could steer events by pushing its opponents into action, while variables like himself could alter the web of fate.
• Jon concluded that despite his efforts to preserve the known future, changes could already be carrying the world and his own fate beyond his control.
• Jon returned to Hogwarts after learning that Dumbledore had come back and Grindelwald had sent word that he would arrive that night.
• Jon learned from Seshatri that Grindelwald had purged Germany’s young dark wizard circle, eliminating anyone who might recognize him.
• Jon worried about lobbying Dumbledore on Grindelwald’s behalf, knowing Dumbledore could not be deceived about Grindelwald’s actions.

Jon met with Dumbledore after learning that the Ministry was still handling the aftermath of recent troubles, and found a mysterious black-robed visitor leaving the Headmaster’s office. Jon then told Dumbledore that Grindelwald had left Nurmengard and wanted to see him that night, and Dumbledore appeared calm.

• Peeves told Jon that the Ministry had dealt with the immediate problems but still needed time to absorb their complications.
• Jon entered Dumbledore’s office and encountered a mysterious black-robed man whose face was hidden by mist.
• The visitor refused Dumbledore’s offer to stay and left after saying his purpose at the school had been achieved.
• Dumbledore declined to identify the visitor and offered Jon refreshments, while Jon made tea and prepared to discuss an awkward matter.
• Jon told Dumbledore that Grindelwald had left the tower at Nurmengard and wanted to see him that night.
• Dumbledore calmly repeated Jon’s news, and Jon asked whether he was angry.

Jon met with Dumbledore after Grindelwald arrived, then returned to his residence with Peeves. He explained that Voldemort had left Albania with Nagini, a woman transformed by a blood curse who had once followed Grindelwald.

• Dumbledore told Jon he was not angry and agreed to remain at the school so they could discuss Jon’s private matters later.
• Jon and Peeves left the castle together and headed to Jon’s residence, which had become a secret base for his friends and allies.
• Jon told Peeves that Voldemort was not hiding in Albania because dark wizards were searching for him after Grindelwald’s return.
• Jon explained that Voldemort had controlled a snake with Parseltongue and taken her from the Dark Forest of Albania.
• Peeves realized that the snake who had once followed Grindelwald was likely a woman transformed by a blood curse.

Jon and Peeves discussed the Basilisk investigation and the limits of Harry’s role in confronting Voldemort. Jon accepted that he would not witness Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s meeting and hoped they would reconcile.

• Peeves told Jon that his investigation into who summoned the Basilisk had made no progress and suspected Harry had done it subconsciously.
• Jon agreed that the Basilisk should be investigated and told Peeves to inform Dumbledore.
• Jon said that neither he nor Peeves could attend Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s meeting and that the headmasters’ portraits would not know what happened.
• Jon reflected that his ties with Dumbledore and Grindelwald were separate and that their relationship would not change his friendships with either man.
• Peeves concluded that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were definitely up to no good.

Jon and Seshatri waited while Dumbledore and Grindelwald met in secret, and Seshatri read the International Statute of Secrecy. She explained that the Papacy had helped draft the agreement, a fact preserved in Hogwarts records but absent from orthodox histories.

• Grindelwald entered Hogwarts at night and met Dumbledore in the headmaster's office, where Dumbledore sealed the room against everyone else.
• Jon and Seshatri passed the night reading and discussed how Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship might affect their lives at Hogwarts.
• Seshatri reflected on how abandoning her family's power had freed her from the pressures of being its head, but she still needed to resolve her own condition before searching for her mother.
• Jon asked what Seshatri was reading, and she said she was studying the International Statute of Secrecy.
• Seshatri revealed that Hogwarts records showed the Papacy had helped draft the statute, contrary to the account in orthodox History of Magic.

Jon and Seshatri examined records about the Papacy and the wizarding world’s postwar agreement, then discussed failed research into becoming gods. Seshatri revealed that the researchers may have acquired divine relics, possibly including something like her head.

• Seshatri explained that the magical governments and the Papacy had agreed to let the Papacy continue preaching while forbidding it from political interference or building a force for war.
• Jon and Seshatri discussed how the agreement restored an older order and how the wizarding governments inherited the Papacy’s legacy.
• Seshatri said the governments’ research into becoming gods had failed and that wizards may have sought immortality.
• Seshatri revealed that the researchers had reportedly obtained divine relics, one of which might have resembled her head.

Jon and Seshatri concluded that the old international research into the gods had likely produced secret results now held by the British Ministry of Magic. They suspected the Ministry had used part of those findings to create the magical transportation network and decided they needed to talk to Dumbledore.

• Jon and Seshatri reasoned that the old research could not have yielded nothing and that its results were likely hidden from the surviving records.
• Jon and Seshatri independently identified the Ministry of Magic as the most likely holder of those results, with Jon favoring the British Ministry.
• Seshatri proposed that the hidden discovery involved the Magic Net or a method for constructing one.
• Jon and Seshatri connected the Magic Net research to the transportation networks run by magical governments.
• Seshatri concluded that the Ministry had used part of the necessary conditions to build its transportation network, and she and Jon agreed to speak with Dumbledore.

Jon and Seshatri discussed how to survive the threat of resurrected gods, weighing their limited time and the possibility of creating a Horcrux-like safeguard. As Grindelwald arrived at Hogwarts to speak with Dumbledore, they turned back to researching the Magic Net and agreed that love was troublesome.

• Jon and Seshatri decided to ask Peeves about the archives rather than rush to speak with Dumbledore.
• Jon and Seshatri discussed the dangers of researching a god's remains and how the power gathered by the Magic Net might preserve a life like a Horcrux.
• Jon worried that even two years of improvement would not prepare them to face the gods, while Seshatri argued that she could grow much stronger.
• Seshatri sensed that Grindelwald had entered Hogwarts, and Jon guessed that Grindelwald would appeal to Dumbledore's feelings before discussing other matters.
• Jon and Seshatri teased each other about love, then returned to reading the archive and planning how to construct the Magic Net.

Jon explained that Harry’s Parseltongue came from Voldemort’s lingering power and revealed that a Basilisk slept beneath Hogwarts to protect the school. Lockhart recognized the girls’ bathroom as the likely entrance to the Chamber of Secrets and showed an unexplained excitement about it.

• Jon and Seshatri speculated that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had gone looking for clues about the Deathly Hallows.
• Lockhart asked Jon whether he had discovered why Harry had spoken Parseltongue.
• Jon told Lockhart that Harry’s ability came from Voldemort’s lingering power and that the school’s Basilisk might have caused the disturbance.
• Jon explained that Salazar Slytherin had left the Basilisk beneath Hogwarts to protect the school, and that it attacked only Muggles unless someone controlled it.
• Lockhart revealed that Moaning Myrtle had spoken of something terrifying in her bathroom, and Jon identified the place as an entrance to the Chamber of Secrets.
• Jon questioned why Lockhart was so excited and asked whether he intended to enter and kill the Basilisk.