Vaughn

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Vaughn Weasley (沃恩)
Species/Race	Wizard
Gender	Male
Affiliation	House of Weasley; Slytherin House; Werewolf Affairs Committee (WAC)
Occupation/Role	Potions Master; Wizengamot member; President of the WAC; Dueling Club president
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Magic Power 370	1	At age eleven, his magical power is below the stated adult-wizard average of 500. He begins with Potions Talent 10 and max-level Legilimency from the System’s newbie gift pack. 1
Magic Power 432	16	Claims a System reward of 50 Magic Power and one Free Talent Point; natural growth accounts for a further 12 points since receiving his Hogwarts letter. 16
Magic Power 463	86	Transfiguration Talent reaches 8; Shield Charm and Disarming Charm are both maxed. He learns Apparition under Barty Crouch’s guidance. 86 87
Magic Power 470	94	Gains Alchemy Talent 6 while working with Dumbledore on mechanisms related to the Philosopher’s Stone. 94
Magic Power 491	130	Completes Main Quest ② by helping Slytherin win the House Cup; his system records numerous advanced spells at Level 3 or higher. 130
Magic Power 548	136	Spends his earned Talent Point on Charms, raising Charms Talent from 7 to 8 and triggering a Magic Surge. 136
Magic Power 584	136	The Magic Surge raises his power from 548 to 584. 136
Magic Power 594	165	His magical power exceeds the ordinary adult-wizard average while his dragon-magic side quest reaches 3/10 progress. His known magic includes Level 3 Apparition, Level 2 Age Charm, and the newly acquired Necromancy-related curses. 165
Magic Power 694	182	Completes the dragon-magic side quest at 10/10, claims 100 Magic Power, and unlocks the Spell Development Module. 182
Magic Power 705	216	Develops Multi-Spectrum Vision Charm and Subsonic Charm through the Spell Development Module; Apparition reaches Level 4. 216
Magic Power 740	292	Accumulates 62 Reputation Points and raises Alchemy from Level 0 to Level 2 through System investment. 292
Improved Thousand Illusion Spell	422	Reveals an improved Thousand Illusion Spell to Dumbledore and Li Nanyu. He intends to develop contract-based Ritual Magic through the Eight-Wizard Tournament to regulate the spell’s use and support his challenge to the Statute of Secrecy. 422
Nicolas Flamel’s apprentice	454	Flamel recognizes Vaughn’s exceptional talent and agrees to teach him Alchemy. He also identifies “Dusk” on Vaughn, a sign associated with the approaching death of Legendary Wizards, and forbids him from entering Aether again before becoming one. 454
Duel with resurrected Voldemort	497	Holds his own against a weakened Voldemort in the Chamber of Secrets. His Persona Armor repeatedly breaks under Voldemort’s fear-based Legendary Magic, but his magical reserves let him sustain a Killing Curse clash until both spells collapse. Both are injured, and Voldemort retreats. 497

Background

Vaughn retains memories from a previous life and awakens a Reputation System at birth. The System settles Reputation Points monthly according to his fame; he can spend them to improve spells and later support spell development. He keeps both his transmigration and the System secret. 1

He deliberately establishes a “genius” persona from age four, first excelling in basic subjects and later concentrating on Potions. By age eleven, he has modified recipes, published Beauty Potion papers, and become known as a “Beauty Master” and “Friend of Women.” 1

His early public success is pragmatic: Beauty Potions are profitable, accessible to produce without a wand, and effective at building a reputation. He later expands his work into the Vaughn’s Beauty, Vaughn’s Hair Care, and Wolfsbane Potion lines. 1 130

At Hogwarts, Vaughn is sorted into Slytherin despite being a Weasley. He accepts that the placement will make others wary, but refuses to abandon his pursuit of power, knowledge, fame, and influence. 14 26 92

As his influence grows, Vaughn becomes a Potions Master, Wizengamot member, WAC president, and a political force backed by werewolf supporters. He is also publicly regarded as Dumbledore’s potential successor by many wizarding families. 257

Vaughn’s growing international prestige, magical research, and political campaigns increasingly make him a focal point of resistance from Pure-blood families and established institutions. His work on Magic Protein is regarded by Dumbledore and his opponents alike as a potential force capable of disrupting the existing Wizarding-world order. 380 439

At thirteen, Vaughn becomes Nicolas Flamel’s apprentice. Flamel regards his talent as extraordinary even by the standards of Voldemort and Grindelwald at that age, but warns that Vaughn already bears “Dusk,” a sign associated with the end of a Legendary Wizard’s life. 454

Personality

Vaughn is cautious, calculating, and intensely ambitious. He views fame, knowledge, and political influence as forms of power that create more choices for himself. 1 92

He is analytical and often applies Muggle scientific concepts—such as electric fields, sound-wave propagation, spectra, and spatial coordinates—to magical research. 102 210 212

Although he can be empathetic toward friends, family, werewolves, and animals, Vaughn is also willing to manipulate memories, intimidate opponents, and treat people as tools when pursuing a goal. 24 145 153 203

He dislikes interpersonal maneuvering and would prefer to devote himself to magic, but accepts politics and leadership as necessary for building the influence needed to realize his larger ambitions. 179

Vaughn rejects blood-status distinctions and evaluates wizards, Muggles, and magical creatures according to their usefulness and their ability to help realize his goals. 351

He is willing to stage events, exploit public opinion, and reshape others’ perceptions when he believes the result serves his larger plans. His operations against Pure-blood factions demonstrate both his meticulous preparation and his flexible attitude toward legal and ethical constraints. 430 448

Vaughn opposes allowing prophecy to dictate people’s futures. Having observed events apparently being pushed back toward a destined course, he attempts to account for Destiny’s interference rather than simply submit to it. 459 498

Appearance

Vaughn is a red-haired Weasley. He is frequently recognized by his distinctive hair and later appears in silver-and-green Slytherin robes or darker outerwear. 21 329

• Red hair. 21
• Commonly wears Slytherin colors. 329
• Maintains an exceptionally clean and orderly dormitory. 143
• Is noted for a calm, gentle outward demeanor that can conceal intimidating intent. 145 195

Abilities & Skills

Reputation System

Vaughn’s System converts his growing fame into Reputation Points, which can accelerate magical advancement.

• Settles Reputation Points monthly based on the extent and “weight” of his reputation. 1 235
• Can raise spell levels by granting practice memories, including casting methods and optimization. 1 292
• Later powers the Spell Development Module, which requires a conceptual magical blueprint and Reputation Points. 216
• Granted max-level Legilimency and Potions Talent 10 through its newbie gift pack. 1
• Provides quests and rewards connected to his larger magical development, including the Philosopher’s Stone quest and dragon-magic research. 94 130 216
• Grants 100 Magic Power and unlocks the Spell Development Module when he completes his quest to study the magic of ten types of dragons. 182
• Tracks Magic Power Level, which Vaughn understands as a measure of magical reserves and intensity rather than, by itself, a qualification for becoming a Legendary Wizard. 3 466

Potions

Potions is Vaughn’s strongest innate discipline and the foundation of his early reputation.

• Potions Talent: 10, the maximum value. 1
• Creates and improves Beauty Potions, including anti-wrinkle formulas. 1
• Develops Wolfsbane Potion and Wolfsbane Potion 2.0. 130 292
• Receives advanced Potions instruction from Severus Snape. 24
• Proposes and supports an International Magical School Exchange centered on Potions research. 220
• Researches Magic Protein and seeks to solve the shelf-life problem of protein-based potions through a Vanishing Spell variant and a modified amino-acid factory. 352
• Refines the Universal Functional Group and develops a macromolecular configuration that produces a latch protein for recognizing and transporting magical elements alongside a molecular chaperone that reduces protein aggregation. 345 361
• Publishes Wolfsbane Potion version 2.1, using its release and the resulting public debate to reinforce the WAC’s political influence. 430

Mind Magic

Vaughn possesses exceptional mental defenses and advanced Memory Magic.

• Begins with max-level Legilimency; later maintains max-level Occlumency. 1 87
• Uses Legilimency to uncover Barty Crouch’s secret and infiltrate Essex’s memories. 78 168
• Creates a Memory Archive to store and examine memories. 78
• Alters memories, including Sirius Black’s, and can restore damaged scenes with Reparo after a duel. 78 140
• His max-level Occlumency protects his Mindscape and allows him to identify forged memories with relatively little effort. 153 203
• Can conduct extensive memory reconstruction, including making Irish Dark Wizards believe they are members of the Yaxley family for a staged political operation. 448

Persona Armor

Persona Armor is Vaughn’s self-developed Memory Magic construct.

• Can separate a hazy humanoid projection from his body. 141
• Functions as a mental firewall, memory warehouse, decoy, and stabilizer for his Mindscape. 153 292
• Can isolate corrupted memories and help Vaughn destroy and recreate memories to resist mental corruption. 78
• Can be implanted in others to amplify existing impulses or provide long-term influence and observation. 153
• Vaughn uses implanted Persona Armors on figures including Draco Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, Barty Crouch Jr., and Harry. 153
• He uses a virtual Persona Armor based on Barty Crouch Jr.’s pre-corruption memories to study whether damaged personalities can be influenced through their memories. 85 86
• Reinforces Barty Crouch Jr.’s Persona Armor when Dark Magic Pollution continues to threaten his mental stability. 488
• During his duel with Voldemort, Persona Armor repeatedly breaks under the effects of Voldemort’s fear-based Legendary Magic. Its replacement does not fully prevent the terror from accumulating in Vaughn’s mind and body. 497

Spellcraft and Spell Development

Vaughn is known for using ordinary spells at extraordinary levels of precision and power.

• Max-level spells include Legilimency, Occlumency, Shield Charm, Disarming Charm, Banishing Charm, and Lumos Charm. 87 216 292
• His Accio can restrain and subdue an opponent with binding-like force. 145
• Uses Apparition offensively and develops a refined understanding of spatial magic. 86 185
• Creates Multi-Spectrum Vision Charm to observe magical and physical phenomena beyond ordinary sight. 199 216
• Develops the Infrasound Charm, using controlled low-frequency sound waves to incapacitate hundreds of wizards. 209 211
• Demonstrates the ability to manipulate sound-wave directionality through a large magical diaphragm. 210
• Learns the Ministry-regulated Scarpin Transfiguration Curse and uses it to dismantle potions for analysis and development. 32 265
• Develops strengthened and variant casting methods, including the Maima suffix for substantially increased magical output and the Solem variant of Lumos, which produces sunlight-like illumination. 332
• Improves the Thousand Illusion Spell and plans to bind its use through a new contract-based Ritual Magic system. 422
• Uses a Killing Curse to counter Voldemort’s during their duel in the Chamber of Secrets. Their prolonged spell clash ends in an explosion that injures both combatants. 497

Dimension Gate

Dimension Gate is Vaughn’s advanced spatial-magic development.

• Creates stable spatial passages rather than relying solely on conventional Apparition. 179
• Can allow only part of a body, such as an arm, to pass through spatial distortion. 179
• Can modify destination coordinates without conventional memory-based anchors. 212
• Can be configured defensively by creating a wrinkled, extended transit channel that neutralizes incoming attacks. 225
• Remains subject to coordinate errors when no prior location or anchor is available. 212
• Can reconstruct and replicate spatial coordinates after observing a passage, including the House-elf-only route into the protected Black ancestral home. 330

Dark Arts and Ancient Magic

Vaughn studies dangerous magic while attempting to manage its psychological cost.

• Learns Dark Arts from Slytherin-related knowledge preserved in Morfin Gaunt’s memories. 141 142
• Studies Snake Language rather than true inherited Parseltongue, as he lacks Slytherin blood; he also studies Necromancy, Soul Stealing Charm, and Slytherin bloodline-transplant techniques. 142 143 216
• Possesses Age, Revival, Wither, and Awakening Curses. 216 292
• Uses a powerful Patronus to repel Dementors in Azkaban. 140
• Recognizes that Dark Magic can contaminate memories and the soul. 145
• Conducts magical vivisection and restoration experiments while directing his researchers to overcome curse-related problems. 448

Alchemy and Research

Vaughn approaches Alchemy as both a magical discipline and a framework for scientific innovation.

• Holds Alchemy Talent 6. 94
• Studies magical radios, electrical interference, alchemical symbols, magical materials, and dimensional objects. 102 292
• Uses Muggle mathematics while researching the relationship between magical spells and physical principles. 179
• Raises Alchemy to Level 2 through Reputation Point investment, gaining an intuitive awareness of underlying symbols and material principles. 292
• Pursues a System side quest to study the magic and fundamental principles of all dragons. 130
• Studies the Aether and the use of meditation objects as anchors, recognizing their importance to modern Alchemy and safe exploration of non-spatial realms. 105
• Investigates Voldemort’s cave magic and legacy rituals with Barty Crouch Sr. and Donald Graves, drawing on both European magical theory and North American Shamanic approaches. 334 335
• Uses the Eight-Wizard Tournament as a prospective platform for ritual-magic research, international influence, and the development of enforceable magical contracts. 422
• Becomes Nicolas Flamel’s apprentice after presenting his ideas for a new Contract Charm and discussing the limitations of the Philosopher’s Stone and Elixir of Life. Flamel agrees to teach him Alchemy and carry out practical work in Aether on his behalf, on the condition that Vaughn does not re-enter it before becoming a Legendary Wizard. 454
• Investigates the Golden Soul and its possible connection to Destiny. 454

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Elder Wand — Purchased from Ollivander; he is warned that it may abandon him if his power weakens. 8
• Phoenix Tail Feather — Used to signal Dumbledore and, earlier, to drive Voldemort away with Fawkes’s assistance. 48 203
• Philosopher’s Stone — Borrowed from Dumbledore for study and alchemical research. 93
• Suitcase Space — A portable space used for research, storage, and experimental containment. 183 198
• Slytherin’s Locket — Retrieved from the Black ancestral home; Vaughn identifies it as protected by dangerous Dark Arts. 330
• Marauder’s Map — Obtained from Argus Filch. 270
• Self-writing Quill — A personality-influenced quill that organizes, categorizes, and records Vaughn’s spells, Ancient Magic, and magical research. 332
• Nicolas Flamel’s Ring — Made from Flamel’s hair and fingernail; grants Vaughn safe access to his master’s magically protected home. 454

Relationships

• Hermione Granger — Close companion and girlfriend. Vaughn comforts her after her conflict with Harry and Ron, entrusts her with watching them, and patiently introduces her to Alchemy. She later assists his Universal Functional Group and Magic Protein research and remains loyal to him despite its risks. She refuses a proposed exchange-student placement to remain near him; Vaughn refers to her as his future wife. 24 102 345 422 459
• Harry Potter — Friend, ally, and subject of Vaughn’s protection and Occlumency training. Vaughn protects Harry from Voldemort and cooperates with Dumbledore concerning Harry’s fate. After his later duel with Voldemort, Vaughn asks about Harry’s condition. 48 80 92 497
• Ron Weasley — Younger brother; their relationship is strained by Ron’s jealousy and Vaughn’s frequent attempts to discipline or manipulate him. Ron tries to visit Vaughn while he recovers from his duel with Voldemort. 21 93 258 497
• Ginny Weasley — Younger sister; she protects Vaughn’s cat and is affectionate toward him. Vaughn considers sending her abroad through an exchange program to keep her away from anticipated conflict in Britain. 8 225 459
• Fred and George Weasley — Older brothers and collaborators. Vaughn finances their prank business and supports their research into magic’s interference with electricity. He later considers sending them abroad through the exchange program for their safety. 18 102 459
• Albus Dumbledore — Mentor, political ally, and ideological counterweight. They cooperate against Voldemort while maintaining mutual trust and guardedness. Dumbledore increasingly fears the social consequences of Vaughn’s Magic Protein research, Thousand Illusion Spell, and broader ambitions, while still repeatedly compromising with or assisting him. Their later plans use Peter Pettigrew as bait and guide Harry toward a confrontation with Voldemort; they continue to bargain over intelligence even as Dumbledore worries about Vaughn’s safety. 92 214 380 422 443 459 488 497
• Severus Snape — Potions mentor who agrees to teach Vaughn advanced Potions. Vaughn later challenges Snape’s traditionalist views while collaborating with Hermione on magical research. 24 352
• Barty Crouch Sr. — Initially a hostile opponent, later an ally and teacher of Apparition and ancient Crouch family magic. He joins Vaughn’s inner research group investigating Voldemort’s cave legacy. Vaughn later reinforces the Persona Armor protecting Barty Jr. from Dark Magic Pollution. 78 86 136 334 335 488
• Remus Lupin — WAC associate whose relationship with Vaughn is complicated by Vaughn’s plans involving werewolves and vampires. Lupin later suspects Vaughn’s involvement in Sirius’s escape and struggles with Vaughn’s execution of Greyback. 143 160 430
• Draco Malfoy — Slytherin subordinate and frequent target of Vaughn’s intimidation; Vaughn also places a Persona Armor in Draco to monitor the diary’s fate. 15 153
• Amelia Bones — Political mentor and ally who offers Vaughn advice concerning the Wizengamot and Ministry politics. She later cooperates with him in Ministry maneuvers that bypass Dumbledore’s direct oversight and coordinates with him after attacks on WAC Headquarters and The Burrow. 77 443 488
• Guoguo Tea — Vaughn’s pet cat, reunited with him after his transmigration and closely cared for by him. 16 52
• Sirius Black — Distant cousin through the Black family; Vaughn investigates his case, modifies his memories, and later seeks to rescue him. Sirius’s subsequent public duel against supposed Yaxley family members is part of Vaughn’s staged operation against Pure-blood conspirators. 140 329 448
• Kreacher — House-elf of the Black family; Vaughn obtains Slytherin’s Locket by offering hope of Regulus Black’s return. 330
• Phineas Nigellus Black — A distant Black-family ancestor whose portrait seeks Vaughn’s help with Sirius and grants him access to information concerning the Black ancestral home. 122 329
• Donald Graves — Former high-ranking American Auror who submits to Vaughn and joins his research group, promoting Native American Shamanic methods during the investigation of Voldemort’s cave magic. 335
• Agamemnon — Headmaster of Uagadou and a significant North American ally whose ambitions within the International Confederation make him a prospective partner in Vaughn’s international plans. Their later agreement routes Vaughn’s international projects through the Confederation and establishes an International Werewolf Association, but both regard the partnership as conditional. 195 422 443 460
• Isabella — Collaborator in Hogwarts practical classes and the wider Potions Exchange. She assists Vaughn’s educational projects while remaining unsettled by the scale of his plans. Vaughn investigates after she reports that an unidentified wizard attempted to kill her near the Trial Battlefield. 290 405 460
• Corban Yaxley — Vaughn’s insider within the Pure-blood faction. Corban cooperates in an operation that uses memory-altered Irish Dark Wizards as false Yaxley family members; his subsequent defense of his public position helps expose distrust within the Pure-blood Alliance. 448 454
• Rita Skeeter — A journalist and Animagus whom Vaughn employs through her information network to investigate public opponents and shape access to political information. 356 448
• Nicolas Flamel — Vaughn’s Alchemy master. Impressed by Vaughn’s talent and unconventional views, Flamel undertakes to teach him and perform Aether work for him, while requiring Vaughn to stay out of Aether until he becomes a Legendary Wizard. 454
• Newt and Tina Scamander — Friends who trust Vaughn despite his dangerous political situation. Tina greets him affectionately, while Newt admires his silent, wandless magic. 159 488
• Aberforth Dumbledore — Initially distrustful of Vaughn’s ambitions and methods, comparing him to earlier Dark Lords. He later assists with defenses Vaughn prepares for WAC Headquarters and The Burrow. 448 488

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Potions Career and Hogwarts Enrollment

Vaughn becomes a recognized young Potions master before Hogwarts, then enters the school and is sorted into Slytherin. He immediately establishes dominance among Slytherin students by intimidating Draco Malfoy and defeating a prefect. 1 14 15

House Cup Campaign

The System assigns Vaughn the task of helping Slytherin win the House Cup. He earns points across subjects, builds connections in every House, joins Slytherin’s Quidditch effort, and ultimately completes the quest. 21 36 101 130

Werewolf Affairs Committee

Vaughn becomes a major advocate for werewolf rights and political organization, proposing the WAC’s use of Muggle currency and Wolfsbane Potion exports. The WAC becomes the foundation of his political and military influence. 77 109 179

He later agrees to establish an International Werewolf Association as part of an arrangement with Agamemnon and the International Confederation. Vaughn intends it to promote WAC abroad without surrendering control of WAC’s internal leadership, and orders a committee meeting to make the association an official priority. 460

Voldemort and Horcrux Investigation

After defending Harry and Hermione against Voldemort, Vaughn increasingly cooperates with Dumbledore against Tom Riddle. He studies the Philosopher’s Stone, investigates Gaunt memories and Slytherin’s legacy, and retrieves Slytherin’s Locket. 48 93 142 330

Their later strategy involves guiding Harry, using Peter Pettigrew as bait, and provoking the Pure-blood Alliance into action. Vaughn continues to withhold some Horcrux information as bargaining leverage, while preparing traps at Voldemort’s abandoned cave for anyone searching there. 459 488

Black Family and Voldemort’s Cave

Vaughn enters the Black ancestral home through Kreacher, secures Slytherin’s Locket, and travels to the cave associated with Regulus Black and Voldemort’s protections. He subsequently organizes Barty Crouch Sr., Donald Graves, and other allies to study the cave’s legacy magic and rituals. 330 334 335

North American Conflict

Vaughn travels to North America with the WAC delegation, clashes with the Magical Congress, exposes the Brotherhood of Arcane Arts, and builds alliances among werewolves, defectors, and wizarding families. 160 168 195 201

Confrontation with Legendary Wizards

After defeating Magical Congress forces with the Infrasound Charm and killing Chairman Josiah Parker, Vaughn faces the legendary wizard Wilkinson/DeSantis. He escapes through a Dimension Gate and begins reassessing the nature of legendary magic. 211 212

Vaughn later duels the newly resurrected Voldemort in the Chamber of Secrets to test his strength. Voldemort’s fear-based Legendary Magic overwhelms Vaughn’s repeatedly renewed Persona Armor, but Vaughn’s reserves allow him to sustain a Killing Curse clash. The spells collapse, injuring both combatants; Voldemort retreats, while Vaughn loses consciousness and later recovers in Hogwarts’ hospital wing. Vaughn describes the result as a draw against a weakened opponent. 497

Hogwarts Reform and Public Influence

Vaughn helps reform practical classes, founds and leads the Dueling Club, promotes Potions exchange programs, and publishes spells and methods that attract international attention. He also demonstrates the practical potential of basic magic by challenging multiple older students with ordinary spells. 220 272 273 287 312

He proposes an exchange-student program and considers sending Ginny, Fred, and George abroad to protect them from the conflict he expects in Britain. Hermione chooses to remain at Hogwarts near him. When Vaughn is officially considered missing, she and visiting students help conceal his presence there. 459

Magic Protein and the Statute of Secrecy

Vaughn’s Magic Protein research and his open opposition to the Statute of Secrecy become major sources of public controversy. He argues that magical productive forces will inevitably transform the Wizarding world’s social structure and pursues industrialized methods for producing and preserving protein-based potions. 352 355

Dumbledore warns that Magic Protein’s greatest impact may be on Muggles and that its spread could destabilize the balance between magical and non-magical society. Pure-blood families consequently identify Vaughn’s research as a direct threat to their political interests. 380

International Expansion and Ritual Magic

Through the Potions Exchange and proposed Eight-Wizard Tournament, Vaughn seeks to expand his influence beyond Britain and challenge the International Confederation’s authority. He intends to use the tournament to develop contract-based Ritual Magic that can restrain the Thousand Illusion Spell’s use and further undermine the Statute of Secrecy. 405 422

Vaughn becomes Nicolas Flamel’s apprentice to pursue Alchemy and his proposed Contract Charm. The Confederation approves the expanded tournament with Agamemnon’s and Flamel’s help, but Agamemnon requires Vaughn’s international projects to operate through the Confederation and presses for an International Werewolf Association. Vaughn accepts the conditional arrangement chiefly to advance the tournament and complete his System side quest, while regarding contract research and international influence as additional benefits. 454 459 460

Escalating Political Conflict

Vaughn publicly releases Wolfsbane Potion 2.1, executes Fenrir Greyback, and leads WAC raids on Dark Wizard gatherings across England and Ireland, killing or capturing more than five hundred Dark Wizards with Department of Magical Law Enforcement approval. 430

He later targets Ministry figures including Rufus Scrimgeour, works with Amelia Bones to advance his plans, and uses Corban Yaxley as an insider against Pure-blood conspirators. His staged Sirius Black incident relies on memory-altered Irish Dark Wizards posed as Yaxley family members. 443 448

Corban’s defense of his conduct after the incident deepens suspicion within the Pure-blood Alliance. Vaughn also prepares defenses for WAC Headquarters and The Burrow before both are attacked. Seeking to pressure DeSantis internationally, he proposes sending a captured North American wizard to the Confederation rather than simply handing the prisoner to the Ministry. 454 488

Trivia

• Vaughn’s Patronus takes the form of a blue-white Maine Coon, resembling Guoguo Tea. 52
• He calls the Slytherin dormitory’s Black Lake-facing rooms “Sea View Rooms”; the name becomes a lasting symbol within Slytherin. 322
• He prefers animals to people because he considers animals simpler and less exhausting to understand. 179
• He dislikes Floo Powder because of the ash and mess it leaves behind. 143
• His long-term vision includes abolishing the Statute of Secrecy and integrating the magical and Muggle worlds, despite expecting conflict. 102