Chapter Summaries

Adam renamed Regulus's restaurant Storm Restaurant and learned that Regulus had contacted his mother through her portrait at the Black family home. After returning to Hogwarts, Adam saw Umbridge arrive for Defense Against the Dark Arts covered in protective charms and secretly used the Sleep Card on her.

• Adam explained that Sweet Dream's effects came from his research into the Mind Dimension, then purified Regulus's drunkenness and discussed renaming the restaurant Storm Restaurant.
• Regulus revealed that he had contacted Kreacher through his mother's portrait and learned that Sirius had allowed outsiders to use the Black family home as a base.
• Adam offered Regulus the restaurant's top floor as a residence and advised him to move his mother's portrait without exposing his identity.
• Adam returned to Hogwarts and saw Umbridge arrive with protective charms and a Ministry employee accompanying her.
• Adam noticed Umbridge's fear and secretly cast the Sleep Card's magic on her.

Fudge confronted Dumbledore after Umbridge fainted again, while Adam explained his view of Dumbledore’s arrogance to Grindelwald and continued with his plans for the Ministry. Umbridge returned to teaching as Hogwarts’ High Inquisitor, and Adam warned his dormmates that their quiet days would not last.

• Fudge entered Dumbledore’s office with two Aurors after Umbridge fainted again, while Grindelwald questioned Adam about how he had caused her condition.
• Adam told Grindelwald that Dumbledore’s restraint came from confidence that no one could stop him, and Grindelwald reflected on Adam’s judgment of Dumbledore.
• After Fudge and Dumbledore spoke until midnight, Umbridge remained at Hogwarts as High Inquisitor and temporary Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Umbridge woke the next day and returned to class, grateful to Adam for warning her about the danger and deciding to treat him favorably.
• Bernard, Uther, and Klon complained about Umbridge’s ineffective lessons, and Adam said she would remain as long as Dumbledore’s stance did not change.

Adam explained to Grindelwald that Umbridge’s oppressive teaching was meant to make Hogwarts students stronger through hatred, while his own drive came from hating his former weakness. When Hermione invited him to Harry’s Defense Against the Dark Arts study group, Adam declined because he needed to oversee his upcoming restaurant.

• Adam told Grindelwald that Umbridge’s methods would teach students to hate helplessness and become stronger, and Grindelwald questioned whether Adam spoke from experience.
• Adam reflected on how hatred of his former frail, powerless self had driven his relentless training, then dismissed the incomplete Hate Card he had tried to create.
• During Herbology, Adam erased himself and his friends from Umbridge’s awareness and helped Bernard purify Bubotuber pus.
• Hermione invited Adam to join Harry’s Defense Against the Dark Arts study group, but Adam declined because he needed to oversee his restaurant’s opening.

Hermione arranged for Harry’s growing study group to meet at Adam’s soon-to-open Storm Restaurant, and Adam agreed to host them. Adam and Grindelwald then discussed Dumbledore’s likely departure from Hogwarts and Adam hinted that he might take over as headmaster.

• Fred and George told Ron and Hermione that Adam’s Storm Restaurant was about to open in Hogsmeade and recalled how Adam had helped them recover money lost in a bet.
• Hermione admitted that everyone she had invited had agreed to join Harry’s study group, though she had described it as a discussion about Voldemort rather than a study group.
• Fred and George suggested holding the gathering at Storm Restaurant, and Ron worried whether it could fit twenty or thirty people.
• Adam agreed to let the group meet at Storm Restaurant, offering drinks while explaining that it had not officially opened and that he would not join the group.
• After Hermione left, Adam and Grindelwald discussed the Ministry’s likely reaction to Dumbledore’s student group and Dumbledore’s possible departure from Hogwarts.
• Adam told Grindelwald that Hogwarts would need a new headmaster if Dumbledore resigned, hinting that he did not intend to keep hiding.

Adam planned to take actual control of Hogwarts and make it a sanctuary, while Umbridge’s growing tyranny deepened the students’ resentment. Dumbledore was summoned to Adam’s hideout, and the chapter ended with the Ministry appointing Umbridge as Hogwarts headmaster.

• Adam told Grindelwald that he intended to gain control of Hogwarts without publicly claiming the headmaster’s title.
• Fred, George, and Adam discussed how Umbridge had learned about Dumbledore’s Army, while Cedric said he would leave the Quidditch team to focus on his N.E.W.T.s.
• Adam tried and failed to form a hatred card, then said he would restore Hogwarts once people stopped trusting the Ministry of Magic.
• Dumbledore arrived at Adam’s hideout through Fawkes and found Adam and Grindelwald waiting for him.
• The Ministry posted a decree naming Umbridge as Hogwarts headmaster in place of Dumbledore.

Adam asked Professor Dumbledore to make him Hogwarts headmaster so he could protect the school from the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters. After Adam proved his strength, Dumbledore agreed in principle but reminded him that Hogwarts’s ancient contracts barred students from becoming headmaster until they graduated.

• Adam told Professor Dumbledore he wanted to become headmaster and protect Hogwarts from Ministry control and Umbridge’s abuse.
• Adam admitted he considered the corrupt Ministry an enemy, while explaining that someone else was already planning to deal with its leaders.
• Professor Dumbledore attacked Adam, but Adam’s protective magic stopped his spells, and Adam disarmed him with ease.
• Adam clarified that he had not planned a war with Muggles and proposed making Grindelwald a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Adam offered to hide his identity as headmaster so parents would believe Hogwarts remained under Ministry protection, and Professor Dumbledore agreed in principle but raised the contract rule that students could not become headmaster.

Adam agreed to graduate early after his fifth year, with Dumbledore planning to hand him the Headmaster position afterward. As Umbridge’s influence grew and Death Eater attacks continued, Adam and his friends completed employment consultations with plans to work for Adam or inherit family businesses.

• Dumbledore agreed that Adam would take over as Headmaster after graduating early, then left for Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
• Adam attended classes and read reports of Death Eater attacks on British museums, which Eugene and Klon discussed with him and Bernard.
• Uther asked the dormmates about their temporary career goals, and Eugene and Bernard said they planned to work for Adam while Klon and Uther would inherit their family businesses.
• Adam told Professor Sprout he planned to expand his shops, and she praised his progress and concluded his employment consultation.
• Adam joined Eugene and Bernard outside Sprout’s office, where they wondered why Umbridge had remained silent during their consultations and complained about her voice.

Adam told Fred and George they would have to return to Hogwarts for their final year and arranged for them to stay at Storm Restaurant. After collecting The Hate and salvaging the Department of Mysteries, he took Sirius Black to Professor Dumbledore and examined the reborn Fawkes.

• Adam told Fred and George that no Diagon Alley shopkeeper would sell a storefront and that they would need to prepare for their N.E.W.T.s and return to Hogwarts for their final year.
• Adam sent Fred and George to Storm Restaurant for lodging and privately decided to move a plan forward after seeing how much hatred Umbridge had stirred up.
• Adam found that The Hate had gained power from the resentment surrounding Umbridge and had copied the entire Department of Mysteries, including its chambers and outer wall.
• Adam rescued Sirius Black, knocked him unconscious, put him in his pocket, and went to see Professor Dumbledore.
• Adam examined the reborn Fawkes and said the phoenix's recovery brought him closer to the Elixir of Life; Dumbledore asked whether Adam had done anything beyond watching events at the Ministry.

Adam became Hogwarts's new headmaster after discussing Harry’s recklessness and Sirius Black’s rescue with Professor Dumbledore. He arrived at the Headmaster’s Office to meet his new colleagues, where Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout questioned whether he was ready for the dangerous responsibility.

• Adam asked Professor Dumbledore to explain the events to Sirius Black and keep Harry from seeing him right away.
• Adam and Professor Dumbledore agreed Harry needed to understand his weakness and study at Hogwarts rather than take further risks.
• Professor Dumbledore transferred the headmastership to Adam, giving him Hogwarts’s authority and responsibilities.
• Adam and Professor Dumbledore used a Portkey to reach the Headmaster’s Office, where the portraits reacted with surprise to Adam’s appointment.
• Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout arrived, and Professor Sprout objected to Adam becoming headmaster so young.
• Adam told Professor Sprout that he had chosen the position and believed he could keep everyone safe.

Adam won Flitwick and Sprout’s support to become Hogwarts’ new Headmaster and vowed to protect the school from Ministry interference. Snape returned from his dangerous mission and learned of Adam’s appointment, while Dumbledore told him to continue his undercover work.

• Dumbledore told Flitwick, Sprout, and Adam that Umbridge had sent people to arrest Hagrid and that McGonagall had been injured and taken to St. Mungo’s.
• Adam promised to secure Hogwarts’ funding and deter the Ministry from attacking the school, then revealed an Elder Wand and gained Flitwick and Sprout’s approval.
• Snape arrived at the Headmaster’s Office, learned Adam had become Headmaster, and was asked to keep the news from the students and McGonagall.
• After Adam explained the appointment, Snape asked what he should do next, and Dumbledore told him to continue his undercover mission.
• Adam proposed abandoning Snape’s mission and killing Harry to destroy a Horcrux, but Dumbledore and Snape both rejected the plan.

After becoming Hogwarts headmaster, Adam arranged the school's governance and next term's teaching staff with Professor McGonagall. He left the Defense Against the Dark Arts appointment secret while asking Grindelwald to break Voldemort's curse and prepare to teach practical defenses.

• Adam told Professor McGonagall to keep his identity out of admission letters, handle public speeches, and send Fred and George letters allowing them to return to Hogwarts.
• Adam declared Ministry of Magic and Board of Governors decisions void and said Hogwarts would govern itself during the crisis.
• Adam thanked Professor Grubbly-Plank and arranged for Hagrid not to teach Care of Magical Creatures, intending to invite a researcher he had met in America.
• Adam assigned Professor Trelawney to teach third- through fifth-year students and Professor Firenze to teach sixth- and seventh-years, while keeping the Defense Against the Dark Arts appointment secret.
• Adam asked Grindelwald to break Voldemort's curse and teach students practical defensive skills; Grindelwald said the curse was stubborn but manageable.

Madam Hooch and Professor McGonagall welcomed Adam’s plans to modernize Hogwarts’ brooms, library, staff benefits, research support, and exams. Adam then summoned Hagrid and Firenze to the Forbidden Forest to address its troubles, leaving them silenced and wondering what he intended to resolve.

• Madam Hooch celebrated Adam’s orders for new brooms and a broom museum, while Professor McGonagall confirmed that the new Headmaster had sent the notice.
• Professor McGonagall began compiling a list of books for the library after reading Adam’s purchase plans.
• Adam sent professors notices about improved pay, research funding, and regular student exams, then reviewed his remaining tasks.
• Adam summoned Hagrid and Firenze to the Forbidden Forest, told them he was Hogwarts’ new Headmaster, and levitated them into the forest after silencing them with a Still Card.
• Firenze wondered whether the troubles Adam had mentioned concerned the centaur settlement.

Adam confronted Aragog and forced the Acromantulas to choose between a population limit and confinement alongside dangerous creatures. After Aragog chose the population limit, Adam saved ten spiders and killed the rest, then invited the grieving Hagrid to accompany him to find Hagrid’s half-brother.

• Adam took Hagrid to Aragog’s nest and explained that he would bring the Forbidden Forest under control.
• Adam offered Aragog two choices: limit the Acromantula population to ten or confine them to a designated area with other dangerous creatures.
• Aragog chose the population limit and selected ten Acromantulas to survive, while declining a place for himself.
• Adam killed Aragog and the remaining Acromantulas, using magic from the basilisk and the forest’s trees.
• Adam left Hagrid grieving over Aragog’s body and asked whether he would come along to find his half-brother.

Adam laid out plans to develop the Forbidden Forest and made Hagrid choose a future for Grawp, who would leave Hogwarts to live elsewhere. He also forced the centaurs to agree to relocate, then erased Hagrid’s memories of his identity.

• Hagrid followed Adam to Grawp and pleaded that his brother be allowed to stay in the Forbidden Forest, but Adam explained that Hogwarts students would soon use the area for training and herbology.
• Adam offered Hagrid three choices for Grawp: move into a dangerous area, leave Hogwarts, or be enlarged and sent back to the giants; Hagrid chose to have Grawp leave.
• Adam asked Firenze to lead him to the centaur settlement, where he used force to make the centaurs agree to relocate to a designated XXXX danger area after two months of preparation.
• Adam reflected that the Forbidden Forest belonged to Hogwarts under its ancient magical contract and considered its future development nearly settled.
• Adam erased Hagrid’s memories of specific information about the new headmaster while leaving him able to remember what he had done that day.

Hermione, Harry, and Ron learned that Hogwarts had a new, unseen headmaster, whose first orders overturned Umbridge’s decrees and restored students and Professor Trelawney. The feast ended with Franz taking over Care of Magical Creatures and Gellert Grindelwald appearing as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

• Hermione told Harry and Ron she had searched King’s Cross for the new headmaster but had not found him.
• Professor McGonagall announced that the headmaster could not appear publicly and read his message revoking Umbridge’s decrees, restoring Harry, Fred, George, and Professor Trelawney.
• Professor McGonagall announced that Franz would teach Care of Magical Creatures in place of Professor Hagrid and Professor Grubbly-Plank.
• Professor McGonagall began announcing the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and Grindelwald appeared from azure flames and introduced himself as Gellert Grindelwald.

Adam appointed Gellert Grindelwald as Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, defending the choice to the Heads of House. Grindelwald introduced himself to his first class by openly recounting his past as a revolutionary and dark wizard.

• Gellert Grindelwald arrived at the welcome feast as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, shocking Professor McGonagall and the other staff.
• After the feast, Adam told the Heads of House that Grindelwald was the strongest candidate to teach students practical defense, and they reluctantly accepted his appointment.
• Harry and Ron worried about their first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson after Hermione explained Grindelwald's history, but Harry trusted Adam to keep them safe.
• Gellert Grindelwald began class by calling himself a revolutionary and dark wizard, then said he was proud to have fought for his ideals before Albus Dumbledore defeated him.

Grindelwald introduced his approach to Defense Against the Dark Arts, urging students to examine why they wanted to fight and promising practical lessons. After class, Neville asked him whether someone with limited magical talent could still become good at defense.

• Grindelwald told the students that understanding Dark magic was necessary to defend against it and challenged them to face their fear of Voldemort’s name.
• Grindelwald questioned Neville about why he wanted to study Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Neville found resolve in his answer.
• Grindelwald instructed the students to reflect on why they raised their wands and announced that lessons would move to practice grounds near the Forbidden Forest the following week.
• Neville followed Grindelwald to his office and asked whether he could excel at Defense Against the Dark Arts despite his limited magical talent.

Adam reacted to the Ministry postponing its visit and the Board of Governors demanding a meeting by arranging a larger gathering at Hogwarts. He invited parents and Ministry officials to a conference, planning to appear as the new headmaster, Olorin Gandalf.

• Grindelwald encouraged Neville to discover and develop his unique talent rather than judge himself by his grades.
• Adam notified McGonagall that the Ministry had postponed its visit after learning Grindelwald was teaching at Hogwarts.
• Adam interpreted the Ministry’s hesitation as a sign it suspected Dumbledore was still in charge and hoped Scrimgeour would make another move.
• After The Daily Prophet published Lucius Malfoy’s concerns about Hogwarts, Adam received a letter announcing that the Board of Governors would visit the following Tuesday.
• Adam invited parents and Ministry officials to Hogwarts for a morning conference and an afternoon exchange meeting, and prepared to appear as Olorin Gandalf.

At Hogwarts’ Parents’ Conference, Adam addressed the gathering through flames and explained that he was an innate Legilimens, avoiding face-to-face meetings because he could not control his ability. Bernard's mother defended meeting him in person, easing the parents’ fears, while Lucius Malfoy remained uncomfortable.

• Hogwarts students gathered outside the Great Hall to eavesdrop as parents arrived for the conference.
• Lucius asked Snape whether the new headmaster would appear, but Snape could not confirm it.
• At nine o’clock, Adam spoke from a ball of flame, prompting Lucius to demand that he show his face.
• Adam explained that he was an innate Legilimens who preferred to avoid face-to-face interactions because he constantly sensed others’ thoughts.
• Bernard's mother argued that the parents should still meet Adam to discuss their children and the school, helping calm the gathering.
• Several parents glanced at Lucius, whose face turned green.

Adam introduced himself to Hogwarts’ parents as its new headmaster, Olorin Gandalf, and promised to keep the school out of the war between Dumbledore and Voldemort. He defended Grindelwald’s appointment as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor by presenting his expertise as counterterrorism training, leaving the parents to consider the school’s safeguards and Bernard’s unusual progress.

• Lucius Malfoy feared Adam might discover his memories and expose him to Voldemort, but Adam reassured him that he cared only about protecting the children from war.
• Adam appeared before the parents and introduced himself as Hogwarts’ new headmaster, Olorin Gandalf, promising that the school would remain unaffected by the conflict.
• Adam asked parents not to force matters unrelated to learning onto their children and said Hogwarts could offer assistance when families had no choice.
• Adam described Grindelwald’s past as a revolutionary and notorious Dark wizard, then argued that his experience made him well suited to teach counterterrorism techniques.
• Mrs. Lancelot asked whether Adam could guarantee the students’ safety, and Adam replied that Grindelwald was popular with students and that Bernard was advancing quickly in his lessons.