Ch. 142Golden Eyes Open, Serpent's Shadow Appears

Neville Longbottom used mutated Devil Vine and Biting Cabbages to defeat the Slytherins on the second floor, while Dumbledore praised Ethan’s training. As the Slytherins reached the third floor, a huge serpent appeared and opened a Golden Eye before the Hogwarts crowd.

  • Zabini and the other Slytherins encountered Neville, who used mutated Devil Vine and Biting Cabbages to overwhelm them.
  • Students watching the Water Screen marveled at Neville’s strength, and Dumbledore credited Ethan with developing the club members’ talents.
  • Snape deducted points from Slytherin after Dumbledore called attention to the way they had treated Neville.
  • Zabini rallied the battered Slytherins, and they continued toward the final checkpoint on the third floor.
  • The Slytherins found Fae unconscious in the corridor, then saw a giant Inky Serpent Body emerge as its Golden Eye opened before the watching students.

Ch. 143The Fusion Artwork: Pupil of Radiance! Praise the Radiance!

Ethan and Luna used the Great Serpent Portrait and a fused artwork to overwhelm the Slytherins with terrifying hallucinations, while students and professors outside feared for everyone in the castle. The spectacle advanced Ethan’s artwork and gave him Lumin, and a new message promised that the Lamp would lead him into the forest to seek a defense against the Basilisk’s gaze.

  • Dumbledore calmed the students outside the castle and led the professors toward the third floor, fearing for Ethan and the Slytherins.
  • Zabini and the other Slytherins collapsed beneath the Golden Eyes and cried, “Praise the Radiance!”
  • Ethan met Luna in an empty classroom and revealed that the Society had lured the Slytherins into position before the Great Serpent Portrait.
  • Ethan fused the artwork with Soul Shriek, making screams echo through Hogwarts as he and Luna celebrated their victory.
  • The artwork increased Ethan’s progress to 56% and granted him Lumin, an extraordinary pigment suited to painting the Basilisk’s eyes.
  • Ethan received a message that the Lamp would guide him into the forest, where he hoped to find a way to resist the Basilisk’s gaze.

Ch. 144Professor McGonagall: Poor Ethan! The attacker was so cruel

Ethan and Luna stunned each other after their dance, and McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Snape found them unconscious. The story then returned to Harry, Ron, and Hermione at Nick’s Deathday Party, where Harry followed a voice to the third-floor corridor and was found beside the Slytherins and the Chamber of Secrets warning.

  • Ethan and Luna exchanged a farewell before casting Stupefy at each other and falling unconscious.
  • Dumbledore and Snape arrived with McGonagall, who took Ethan and Luna to the Infirmary and awarded Ravenclaw thirty points.
  • Snape briefly thought he saw Ethan smile as McGonagall levitated him away, then continued with Dumbledore to investigate the Slytherins.
  • Harry, Ron, and Hermione attended Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party, where Ron complained about the food and cold.
  • Harry heard a voice reciting a list of dishes and ran to the third-floor corridor, followed by Ron and Hermione.
  • Harry found the Slytherins kneeling by the wall and saw the bloody Chamber of Secrets warning before Snape questioned why he and his friends were there.

Ch. 145You Dropped This Golden Fishing Rod, Silver Fishing Rod, or Iridium Fishing Rod?

After terrifying the school with the shadowy serpent, Ethan entered the Hidden Land in a dream and discovered a magical river and an Iridium Fishing Rod. He learned that catching the Fish King Lamola could earn him the Guardian Spell, then woke in the Hospital Wing and asked whether he had won his Halloween competition with Slytherin.

  • Ethan crossed into the Hidden Land and explored the Woodland until he found the River in the Painting.
  • Ethan discovered an Iridium Fishing Rod and received a map to the Fish King Lamola, whose recognition could teach him the Guardian Spell.
  • Ethan learned that Lamola was over ten meters long and would require enormous bait before the dream ended and he woke up.
  • Madam Pomfrey checked Ethan and explained that the five Slytherins in the Hospital Wing were too frightened to wake safely.
  • Ethan learned that Luna had gone to breakfast and asked Madam Pomfrey whether he had won his Halloween competition with Slytherin.

Ch. 146Ethan Was Quite the Expert at Playing the Poor, Pitiful Victim

After waking in the Hospital Wing, Ethan insisted that Slytherin honor their bet and used a tearful speech to persuade the Great Hall to support him. Dumbledore ruled in Ethan’s favor, ordering Slytherin to fulfill the agreed condition.

  • Ethan thanked Madam Pomfrey, left the Hospital Wing, and headed to the Great Hall after seeing the five Slytherins still frozen as statues.
  • Ethan addressed the Slytherin table and demanded that they honor their bet by apologizing publicly and disbanding their groups.
  • When Dumbledore tried to postpone the matter, Ethan argued that he had upheld his side of the bet and deserved respect.
  • Ethan pretended to be shaken and helpless as he described his club’s hard work and the terrifying incident, swaying the students and Professor McGonagall to his side.
  • Dumbledore agreed that Ethan had earned his victory and ordered the Slytherin students to fulfill their condition.

Ch. 147Slytherin, Pay Up!!

Ethan forced Slytherin Prefect Yaxley to bow and apologize after the Slytherins lost their bet, while Malfoy won his favor with a lavish gift. Dumbledore then addressed the Great Hall about the previous night's attack, assuring students they were safe, though Ethan listened closely for answers.

  • Yaxley apologized to Ethan on behalf of Slytherin, bowed, and promised to disband the club activities and keep the students in line.
  • Malfoy congratulated Ethan and gave him a box filled with Galleons, valuables, and Potions, including Liquid Luck.
  • Ethan returned to the Ravenclaw table, where Luna gave him a sandwich and sliced apples.
  • Dumbledore told the students that the five injured Slytherins were out of danger and that the professors had found nothing unusual during their search of Hogwarts.

Ch. 148Ethan: Everyone! We must brave the storm and forge ahead!

After Dumbledore warned Hogwarts about the danger, Ethan rallied the students by proposing funded training matches and urging them to turn fear into strength. The Great Hall applauded him, while Cho Chang received an urgent note summoning her to the Round Table Council meeting room that night.

  • Dumbledore addressed the students about the threat, while several professors worried because the Chamber of Secrets had been opened before and a student had died.
  • Ethan offered to fund training matches organized by the Enlightenment Lamp Society, with a hundred Galleons for first place, and the students enthusiastically praised him.
  • Yaxley admitted he had been wrong about Malfoy, and Malfoy began to sincerely want to follow Ethan.
  • Ethan urged the students to carry their fear and turn it into strength, prompting applause from the students and professors.
  • Ethan sat down amid the students' admiration, and Cho Chang opened a paper crane ordering her to attend a Round Table Council meeting at eight-thirty that night.

Ch. 149Ethan: So you're the one who stole my title?

Ethan arranged for Gilderoy Lockhart to manage his new club, then went to the library with Luna to research large insects. There, Harry learned Ethan did not believe the rumor that Harry had opened the Chamber of Secrets, while Hermione mentioned that Hagrid’s friend in the Forbidden Forest was in trouble.

  • Dumbledore awarded Ravenclaw a hundred points and gave Ethan a venue for his club, and Ethan chose Professor Lockhart to manage it.
  • Ethan and Luna went to the library, where Ethan looked for books about large insects and Hagrid hurried off with books about spiders.
  • Justin told Ethan that students suspected Harry Potter had opened the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry overheard him.
  • Ethan confronted Harry with an angry glare over the rumor, then reassured him by treating the accusation as a matter of bad luck.
  • Hermione told Ethan that Hagrid’s good friend in the Forbidden Forest had recently run into trouble.

Ch. 150The Second Serpent Body Painting Was Complete!

Ethan completed a second serpent body painting in the Chamber of Secrets while the Round Table Council plotted to blame Harry Potter for the attacks and undermine Ethan's club. Harry and his friends received an urgent letter from Hagrid and invited Ethan to visit him.

  • Ethan, Ron, Hermione, and Luna discussed spiders and helped Ron revise his history essay.
  • The Round Table Council decided to investigate Harry Potter and sent Cho Chang to watch Ethan and his friends.
  • Ethan completed the [Snake Tail] painting using blood from Tom Riddle's diary and began planning another attack disguised as a surprise.
  • Cho Chang continued following Ethan, and Ethan suspected the Round Table Council was behind her behavior.
  • Harry, Ron, and Hermione found Ethan and told him Hagrid had sent an urgent letter asking them to visit after dinner.

Ch. 151The Spider King, Aragog

Hagrid told Ethan, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, and Cho Chang that his Acromantula friend Aragog was near death and had invited them to visit his nest. Ethan suspected there was more to the invitation than a farewell and considered the value of Acromantula venom.

  • Ethan agreed to help Hagrid and left with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Luna for Hagrid's hut.
  • Ethan used a Portal to enter the hut without asking Hagrid to move, while Luna asked what Aragog was.
  • Hagrid invited Cho Chang inside, and she offered the group biscuits she had baked.
  • Hagrid revealed that Aragog wanted them to visit his nest and say goodbye, prompting Ron to fear they would be fed to spiders.
  • Hermione explained that Acromantulas were dangerous, and Ethan wondered whether Aragog's apparent illness concealed a trap.

Ch. 152Equipment Card · Mithril Scepter!

Ethan learned that the Bird of Death he had created had settled in the Forbidden Forest and agreed to accompany Hagrid to visit Aragog. Aragog revealed that he had lured the group there as prey, and while Hagrid tried to escape with the others, Ethan waited for the Bird of Death to arrive with its new Mithril Scepter.

  • Hagrid described the Strange Bird hunting spiders near the forest's edge, and Ethan realized it was the Bird of Death he had created.
  • Ethan made a Mithril Scepter card for the Bird of Death, then joined Hagrid, Harry, Ron, Cho Chang, and the others on a trip to see Aragog.
  • Aragog admitted he had tricked Hagrid into bringing fresh human prey for his starving children.
  • Hagrid grabbed Harry and the others and tried to flee as swarms of spiders attacked.
  • Ethan let the spiders bind him in webs while he waited for the Bird of Death, holding the Mithril Scepter card.

Ch. 153A Silver Staff Appears, and Your Parents Raised You for Nothing!

Hagrid and the students were captured by Aragog and his Acromantulas, but Ethan summoned the Bird of Death and empowered it with a Silver Glittering Prism Long Staff. The bird slaughtered the spider horde, and Ethan left Aragog pinned beneath the staff as he promised to use the Spider King as nourishment.

  • Hagrid fought the Acromantulas but was poisoned and bound, and Harry, Ron, and the other students were captured.
  • Ethan called down the Bird of Death, which recognized him and tore open his cocoon.
  • Aragog ordered his children to attack the bird, but Ethan used a card to summon a Silver Glittering Prism Long Staff for it.
  • The Bird of Death wielded the staff to cut through the Acromantulas while Ethan taunted Aragog.
  • Aragog charged Ethan, but the Bird of Death drove the staff through the Spider King and pinned him to the ground.

Ch. 154Ethan: Who told you I won by relying on the Bird of Death?

Ethan defeated Aragog and the Acromantula tribe with the Bird of Death and Dragon Flame, saving Hagrid and the others. After Hagrid apologized and everyone thanked Ethan, Hagrid offered him Aragog's remains as spoils of war.

  • Ethan collected Aragog's blood as the dying Spider King accused him of relying on the Bird of Death.
  • Ethan cast Dragon Flame, burning Aragog and the remaining Acromantula to ashes.
  • Luna praised Ethan's flame and draped a warm cloak over his shoulders, while Ethan cleaned himself and recovered with a potion.
  • Hagrid tried to kneel before Ethan, but Ethan's Levitation Charm sent him crashing into a tree; Hagrid then apologized and vowed to resign.
  • Harry and the others thanked Ethan, and Ethan used a Portal spell to send them away when their praise embarrassed him.
  • Hagrid offered Ethan Aragog's corpse as his spoils of war.

Ch. 155Extraordinary Material · Spider Heart!

Ethan and his companions defeated an Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest, where Ethan found a rare magical Spider Heart and strengthened his bond with the Bird of Death. On the way back, Cho Chang revealed Hagrid’s connection to the Chamber of Secrets case from fifty years ago, then the Round Table Council ambushed the group before a mysterious voice knocked Cho unconscious.

  • Ethan cut into the Acromantula, found its concentrated heart, and stored the gemstone and spider in his Oxhide Bag.
  • Ethan gained the ability to summon the Bird of Death and asked Hagrid to care for it in the Forbidden Forest.
  • As the group returned to Hogwarts, Cho Chang told Harry and the others that Hagrid had been blamed for a girl’s death when the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years earlier.
  • Hermione questioned whether Hagrid could be guilty, while Cho decided not to report the night’s events to the Round Table Council.
  • Marietta Eke and other Council members seized Cho, Harry, and their companions at the Hogwarts gates and accused them of plotting to open the Chamber again.
  • A strange voice told Cho to close her eyes, and she abruptly lost consciousness.

Ch. 156The Dark Grows, Close Your Eyes: Judgment Time Has Come!

Ethan used his Serpent Body painting to punish the Ravenclaw club members who had seized Harry, then faced Dumbledore's questions about the Chamber of Secrets attacks. Dumbledore let Ethan and the others leave, reassured by Ethan's promise that Hogwarts would not close.

  • The Serpent Body painting filled the corridor with golden radiance, causing the Ravenclaw club members, including Marietta Eke, to kneel in fear and worship.
  • Ethan revealed himself to Harry and explained that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened again; Ron, Hermione, and Cho Chang were unconscious.
  • Professor McGonagall arrived with a crowd and found the club members kneeling while Harry and Ethan remained unharmed.
  • In Dumbledore's office, Dumbledore questioned Ethan, who launched into a proposal for a bizarre roller-coaster lesson plan instead of explaining the attacks.
  • Dumbledore suggested Hogwarts might have to close, but Ethan insisted it would not, and Dumbledore allowed the group to leave.

Ch. 157Ethan Wasn't Worthy of Being My Opponent, but the Chamber of Secrets' Opener Was

Arthur learned that Hogwarts might close after attacks on the Round Table Council and planned to return from Durmstrang after Christmas, while pursuing a blood ritual for power. At Christmas, Ethan brought Luna and Mr. Lovegood to Hell Port Market to fish for a powerful target, then stunned butcher Jack by dropping a gigantic bloodied object onto his stall.

  • Arthur heard that six core members of the Round Table Council had been attacked and that Hogwarts might close, but refused to help Ethan train the students.
  • Arthur planned to return to the United Kingdom after Christmas and continued researching a blood-sacrifice ritual he believed would grant him formidable power.
  • In the Chamber of Secrets, Ethan taunted the weakened Tom Riddle, continued painting the Basilisk, and planned to use a powerful catch to strengthen himself.
  • During the Christmas holiday, Ethan took Luna and Mr. Lovegood through Hell Port Market to find Jack the Butcher and have bait processed.
  • Jack mocked Ethan, but Ethan dropped a massive cloth-wrapped object onto the butcher's chopping block, shocking Jack and the gathered Dark Wizards.

Ch. 158It Took the Bait!

Ethan used an Acromantula as bait and hired Jack the Butcher to secure a magical fishing boat, then set out with Luna and Mr. Lovegood to catch the Labrador Fish King. When a powerful creature took the bait and dragged Ethan underwater, Luna summoned him upward, giving him a chance to activate the Bird of Death.

  • Ethan revealed the Acromantula to Jack the Butcher, who processed it into bait and agreed to find him a magical fishing boat for a pouch of Galleons.
  • Jack took Ethan and the others to the port, where Ethan gained use of a Magic Fishing Boat after its original captain was thrown overboard.
  • Luna froze the Dark Wizard in the sea, while other Dark Wizards secretly followed Ethan and his companions in another boat.
  • Ethan baited his line with the Acromantula and waited with Luna and Mr. Lovegood for the Fish King to bite.
  • A giant creature yanked Ethan overboard and dragged him underwater, but Luna used Accio to pull him upward.
  • Ethan activated the Bird of Death, whose corpse-thin hands hauled him through the surface.

Ch. 159The Blessing of the Fish King in *The Old Man and the Sea*

Ethan caught the enormous Fish King Lamola with help from Luna, Mr. Lovegood, and the Bird of Death, while accidentally capsizing two boats carrying Dark Wizards. Catching Lamola taught Ethan the Guardian Spell, and smashing the boats earned him an achievement that increased his spell attack power.

  • Ethan and the Bird of Death chased a huge fish through the sea and crashed into two boats carrying Dark Wizards, while Auror John Delix watched in disbelief.
  • Ethan used summoned golden birds and the Bird of Death to trap and haul the fish from the water as Luna steered the magical boat beneath them.
  • Luna bound the fish with ropes, but it broke free before Mr. Lovegood immobilized it with Petrificus Totalus.
  • Ethan thanked Mr. Lovegood and celebrated the adventure with Luna before they approached the captured Fish King Lamola.
  • Ethan caught Fish King Lamola and learned the Guardian Spell, while his two capsized boats earned him the North Sea Chariot King achievement and increased spell attack power.

Ch. 160Protective Painting · Eurganie's Skirt!

Ethan returned to Hell Port with Fish King Lamola, amazed the locals, and released the creature rather than sell it. At Luna’s house, he used Lamola’s Guardian Spell and collected scales to create Eurganie’s Skirt, a protective veil he planned to use against the Basilisk’s cursed gaze.

  • Ethan and Luna collected coins from the wrecked ships, and Ethan suspended Fish King Lamola from the mast before repairing their ship.
  • Jack the Butcher and the people at Hell Port watched Ethan arrive with the enormous Fish King Lamola hanging from the mast.
  • Ethan refused a twelve-hundred-Galleon offer and returned Lamola to the sea, then left Hell Port with the Hellhound protecting him from the angry old man.
  • Ethan spent the Christmas holidays at Luna’s house and created Eurganie’s Skirt using Lamola’s Guardian Spell and scales.
  • Ethan tested the veil against fire and put it on his head to protect himself from the Basilisk’s cursed gaze.

Ch. 161The Actors Are in Place! The Grand Performance Raises Its Curtain!

On the Hogwarts Express, Ethan comforted Harry over the rumors that he was the Heir of Slytherin, then discovered that Arthur of the Round Table Council carried magic like Tom Riddle’s Diary. Ethan spent the following weeks preparing a plan to use Arthur’s attempt to expose the Chamber of Secrets culprit for his own grand performance, and was ready to act before exams.

  • Ethan found Harry being shunned for speaking Parseltongue and frightened the students around them with a gigantic eye, then reassured Harry that he believed him innocent.
  • At the Hogwarts banquet, Arthur returned from Durmstrang as president of the Round Table Council and vowed to find the culprit behind the Chamber of Secrets attacks.
  • Ethan recognized corrupt magic around Arthur that resembled the magic of Tom Riddle’s Diary and realized Arthur had likely offered his life to Tom for power.
  • Ethan prepared his plan over the following weeks as the attacks ceased and the school’s fear faded.
  • During Easter, Ethan told Harry he had chosen Ancient Runes and Care of Magical Creatures, considered Divination, and carved a spider-shaped red stone for a map.
  • Before the final exams, Ethan finished his preparations and was ready to enter the Chamber of Secrets for his planned performance.
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