Chapter Summaries

After Transfiguration, Harry and Hermione went to the dining hall, where Harry received a box of mysterious stones and a letter inviting them to visit Hagrid on Friday. The chapter ended with Luo Bei sharing a reflection on the bond between Harry and Hermione.

• Seamus complained that Professor McGonagall had watched him after he accidentally blew up a matchstick, and Neville bluntly pointed out why.
• Harry asked Hermione to go to the dining hall with him, and she explained that the girls in her dorm kept questioning her about their relationship.
• Harry received a package delivered by his eagle, Optimus Prime, and showed Hermione a box of identical cube-shaped stones he had asked Old Tom to buy.
• Harry received a letter from Hagrid inviting him and Hermione to visit on Friday, and Hermione said she had a small favor to ask him.
• Luo Bei shared an online story reflecting on Hermione's unwavering companionship with Harry throughout his life.

Harry and Hermione joked over dinner before Hermione stopped Ron and another Gryffindor student from dueling, and Harry warned them about the risk of expulsion. Harry then silenced Malfoy for a day as he and Hermione left the Great Hall.

• Harry teased Hermione about the cup's supposed fragrance, and she bit his hand to take it from him.
• Ron argued with another boy over Gryffindor losing points, and their quarrel escalated into a fight.
• Hermione used the Separation Charm and Expelliarmus to break up the fight and disarm both boys.
• Harry warned Ron and the other boy that a magical duel could get them expelled, then used Scourgify to clean the mess.
• Harry cast a Silencing Charm on Malfoy and told him it would keep him quiet for a day.

Harry and Hermione visited Hagrid after two days of unusually serious studying at Hogwarts, where Snape struggled to find fault with the Gryffindors. The visit ended with Hermione suffering through Hagrid’s Rock Cakes and Harry noticing Hagrid’s reluctance to discuss Snape.

• Harry praised Hermione for stopping a fight to protect Gryffindor from losing points, and she denied trying to please the teachers.
• The first-year students studied seriously for two days, leaving most professors pleased and Snape frustrated that Gryffindor students were improving in Potions.
• Harry and Hermione visited Hagrid, who welcomed them into his hut and offered them Rock Cakes.
• Hermione bit into a Rock Cake and hurt her teeth, so Harry took it away while Hagrid apologized.
• Hermione told Hagrid that Snape seemed to hate Harry, but Hagrid avoided answering directly.

Harry asked Hagrid to make him a Chinese chess set, then tried to make peace with Hermione after teasing her. In the Great Hall, Malfoy learned that Slytherin would have flying lessons with Gryffindor next Thursday and began to smile.

• Harry asked Hagrid to make him a Chinese chess set and promised him pies in return.
• Hermione walked away from Harry, and he blocked her path before hugging her to stop her.
• Harry explained that he wanted Hagrid to make Chinese chess, and Hermione asked him to let her go.
• Malfoy heard from Goyle that Slytherin had flying lessons with Gryffindor next Thursday and smiled as he thought of something.

Malfoy eagerly anticipated flying lessons with Gryffindor because he expected to outshine Harry and mock him. The first-years grew excited about flying and Quidditch while waiting for their lessons.

• Goyle misunderstood Malfoy's grin as a reaction to terrible news, and Malfoy left the dining hall in embarrassment as the students laughed.
• Malfoy explained to Goyle that he had ridden a broom for two years and expected Harry to fail at flying, then imagined how he would ridicule him.
• Harry heard first-years boast about their flying experience and privately doubted their stories, including Malfoy's claims about riding past a helicopter.
• News of the upcoming flying lessons became a popular topic, and Gryffindor and Slytherin students eagerly awaited their classes while Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw had no lesson times yet.

Harry meditated in the Gryffindor dormitory and broke through a mental barrier, greatly extending his range of perception. Unable to sleep, he summoned Hermione to the common room, and she went to meet him in her pajamas.

• Harry waited for his dormmates to fall asleep, then meditated and sensed that he was nearing a breakthrough.
• Harry pushed his mental power beyond its limit, experienced a vivid vision of the elements, and extended his range to nearly fifty meters.
• Harry left the dormitory, summoned a glowing sphere of light, and went to the Gryffindor common room.
• Harry wrote Hermione a message, marked it with their secret Olympic rings, and sent it to her as a paper crane.
• Hermione woke from a dream about Harry, read his message, and went downstairs to meet him in her red pajamas.

Harry caught Hermione when she tripped in the Gryffindor common room, then taught her his ideas about sensing and controlling elemental energy. Hermione meditated through the night without success, and Harry sent her back to rest at dawn.

• Hermione entered the common room and fell, and Harry caught her before she hit the floor.
• Hermione complained that Harry had held her like a child before chasing and hitting him after he dodged a book.
• Harry told Hermione he would explain how to control the energy he had shown her, and she eagerly listened to his ideas about sensing elements with mental power.
• Hermione meditated while Harry watched and then read, but she failed to sense the elements and Harry fell asleep.
• At dawn, Hermione admitted she had not succeeded, and Harry urged her to return to the dormitory and rest.

Harry faced attention from girls and Malfoy's taunts before Flying class, while Hermione caught up on sleep and ate breakfast Harry had saved for her. During the lesson, Harry, Hermione, and Neville summoned their brooms, and Malfoy took off first as Harry watched.

• Harry drew a crowd of girls at breakfast, while Neville showed off the Remembrall his grandmother had sent him.
• Malfoy backed away from trying to take Neville's Remembrall, then taunted Harry about Flying class; Harry reminded him of their wager and Gryffindor's lead.
• Hermione arrived late to Transfiguration, and Harry gave her toast and a chicken leg; Professor McGonagall caught her eating and deducted five Gryffindor points.
• Madam Hooch taught the students how to summon and control their brooms; Harry summoned his on the first try, and Hermione and Neville succeeded on their third.
• Malfoy mistook Harry's hesitation to mount his broom for fear and flew into the air at a slow, nervous pace.

Harry saved Neville after Neville lost control of his broom and fell from the sky, impressing Professor McGonagall with his flying ability. The chapter ended with McGonagall recognizing Harry as an exceptional flyer.

• Malfoy flew on his broom and hoped Harry would embarrass himself by refusing to fly.
• Neville mounted his broom, rose too high while gripping it tightly, and fell toward the ground.
• Harry raced after Neville, caught him on his broom, and steered them safely to the ground.
• Professor McGonagall watched Harry's rescue and judged him the best young broom rider she had ever seen.
• Luo Bei added an author’s note and listed eight spells with their associated characters.

Harry saved Neville during flying class, earning Gryffindor points despite losing some for breaking the rules. After class, he teased Malfoy and reassured an angry Hermione, who ran off blushing.

• Harry landed safely after catching Neville, and the students crowded around to praise him.
• Madam Hooch deducted ten points from Gryffindor for Harry flying too high, then awarded the house thirty points for saving Neville.
• Madam Hooch helped the shaken Neville sit down and warned the students to fly carefully.
• Harry asked Malfoy what he had wanted to say, and Malfoy pretended he had forgotten.
• Harry reassured Hermione that he would not get hurt, and Hermione blushed before running off.

Professor McGonagall asked Harry to become Gryffindor’s Quidditch Seeker after seeing him fly, but Harry preferred watching and struggled to refuse her. He postponed his answer for a week, leaving Professor McGonagall hopeful and his decision unresolved.

• Professor McGonagall took Harry aside and offered him the vacant Seeker position on Gryffindor’s Quidditch team.
• Harry explained that he lacked experience and preferred watching Quidditch rather than playing it.
• Professor McGonagall became disappointed when she realized Harry was reluctant to join.
• Harry promised to give Professor McGonagall his answer within a week, and she sent him back to flying practice.

After Harry turned down Professor McGonagall’s offer to join Gryffindor’s Quidditch Team, he told Hermione he was unsure whether to reconsider. He then visited Hagrid with Hermione to collect the chess set Hagrid had made.

• Madam Hooch ended Flying class, and Professor McGonagall asked Harry to join Gryffindor’s Quidditch Team.
• At lunch, Harry told Hermione he had declined McGonagall’s offer but had promised to think about it.
• Hermione scolded Harry for turning down the opportunity, and he explained that he felt conflicted about changing his answer.
• After lunch, Harry and Hermione went to Hagrid’s hut to collect the chess set he had made.
• Hagrid welcomed Harry, ate the pies Harry had brought, and showed them the finished chessboard.

Harry collected a magical Chinese chess set from Hagrid and tricked him into promising to take a bath. As Harry and Hermione returned to Hogwarts, Harry considered how to set events involving the Three-Headed Dog and a Dragon Egg in motion himself.

• Harry admired the Chinese chess set Hagrid had made and prepared to return to Hogwarts with Hermione.
• Harry pretended to know of an unknown magical creature, then made Hagrid promise to take a bath by asking him a riddle he could not answer.
• Hermione realized Harry had engineered the conversation to get Hagrid to bathe, and Harry said someone might soon offer Hagrid a Dragon Egg.
• Harry recalled that Malfoy had not challenged him and decided he might need to take the initiative to learn about the Three-Headed Dog and the Philosopher's Stone.
• Harry and Hermione headed back to school with the chess set, and Harry offered to teach Hermione how to play.

Harry introduced Hermione to wizard Chinese chess, then searched Hogwarts for the Mirror of Erised after remembering where Harry had found it in the original story. He found no sign of the mirror on the fifth floor and was left unsure whether its location had changed.

• Harry set up the animated Chinese chess pieces and taught Hermione the rules.
• Harry and Hermione played three matches, which Hermione lost, and Hermione carried the chess set back to the common room before class.
• Harry searched the rooms in the library building for the Mirror of Erised while avoiding Filch and his cat.
• Harry found no trace of the mirror on the fifth floor and wondered whether it was somewhere else.

Harry searched Hogwarts for the Mirror of Erised, but his search led him into an awkward encounter with Snape and a forgotten Potions class. He hurried to class, leaving Malfoy puzzled by what seemed unusual about the lesson.

• Harry searched the fifth-floor rooms again, including a creepy chamber full of battered armor and statues, but did not find the Mirror of Erised.
• Harry continued searching downstairs and collided with Snape on the second floor.
• Harry made up an elaborate story about chasing Peeves and praising Snape, provoking Snape's anger.
• Snape reminded Harry that he had Potions class that afternoon, and Harry rushed off to attend it.
• During Potions class, Malfoy noticed that Snape, the Gryffindors, Neville, and Harry all seemed as usual, but he could not identify what felt wrong.

The class noticed that Snape had ignored Harry throughout Potions, prompting Harry and Hermione to discuss Snape’s unusual hostility and the reasons Dumbledore would trust him at Hogwarts. After teasing Hermione with a kiss on the cheek, Harry hurried with her to check on the fungi they had planted.

• The students realized Snape had not called on or mentioned Harry during Potions, unlike his usual habit of singling him out.
• Harry asked Hermione whether Snape treated him differently, and Hermione insisted Dumbledore would never keep a professor who might harm students at Hogwarts.
• Harry pretended Hermione had squid ink on her cheek, then kissed her cheek while she let him wipe it.
• Harry took Hermione’s hand and led her toward Professor Sprout’s greenhouse to see how their fungi had grown.
• Luo Bei reflected on Snape’s devotion to Harry’s mother and criticized Harry for repeatedly misunderstanding Snape and ignoring Hermione’s advice.

The chapter recounted Severus Snape’s life, from his lonely childhood and friendship with Lily Evans to his guilt after her death and his secret protection of Harry. It ended with the author explaining that the account drew on details from the original story and asking readers for support.

• Severus Snape grew up abused and isolated, then met Lily Evans and treasured their friendship.
• Snape and Lily attended Hogwarts, where he was sorted into Slytherin and secretly excelled at Potions and magic.
• Snape grew jealous of James and, after James humiliated him, called Lily a “Mudblood,” breaking their friendship.
• Snape joined Voldemort’s Death Eaters, then sought help from Voldemort and Dumbledore after learning Lily was threatened by the prophecy.
• After Lily was killed, Snape grieved and agreed to protect her child, Harry.
• Luo Bei explained the chapter’s details about Snape and asked readers for bookmarks and recommendation votes.

Harry received a Nimbus 2000 from Professor McGonagall and began planning a way to help Neville after reading a letter from Neville's grandmother. Later, he went to the library and became captivated by a girl reading there.

• Professor McGonagall sent Harry a Nimbus 2000, and Harry postponed deciding what to do about it.
• Neville's grandmother thanked Harry for helping Neville and asked him to look after her grandson at school.
• Harry devised a plan to help Neville and told Hermione, who praised the idea.
• Harry borrowed more books from the library and told Hermione that Snape was a true potions genius.
• Harry noticed a girl reading by the library windows and was captivated by her appearance.

Harry met Cho Chang, a Ravenclaw student from China, and reacted with overwhelming excitement when he learned her name and home country. The two embraced, and Cho found comfort in Harry’s arms.

• Harry noticed a beautiful girl reading and approached her after she closed her book.
• The girl introduced herself as Cho Chang, a Ravenclaw from China, and Harry reacted with astonishment and excitement.
• Harry hugged Cho, startling her, but she let him hold her and felt safe against him.
• After Harry realized he had embraced Cho, he feared he had made a bad first impression, then gently stroked her hair and held her closer.
• The author added a note defending Cho and explaining her past conflicts with Harry in the original story.

After embracing Cho Chang at the library, Harry returned to the Gryffindor common room and teased Hermione with a goodnight kiss. Cho recorded the encounter in her diary, and both she and Harry struggled to sleep as they remembered the embrace.

• Cho Chang woke from the embrace, blushed, and hurried out of the library with her books.
• Harry returned to the Gryffindor common room in high spirits and asked Hermione for a goodnight kiss.
• Hermione ran upstairs, flustered by Harry's words, and wondered about the fragrance she had smelled on him.
• Cho Chang told her roommates she was fine, then secretly wrote in her diary about meeting Harry and embracing him.
• Cho Chang had trouble falling asleep while Harry slept soundly with his school uniform beneath his head.