Chapter Summaries

After the failed Silver Spear operation left Acelia fearing punishment from headquarters, Newt invited Anduin to accompany him and the Thunderbird on the journey. Acelia began to suspect Anduin might be connected to the battle, while Anduin considered her a potential liability.

• Newt invited Anduin to travel with him so he could help keep the Thunderbird calm and discuss taking in the vampire with Director Bianca.
• Acelia realized the operation had devastated the Silver Spear and its American associates, and feared headquarters would blame her despite her ignorance of the mission.
• Acelia joined the Fire Extinguishing Team and questioned Aurors about the battle, but no one would tell her what had happened.
• Acelia told Newt that Bianca had prepared the cargo, and Anduin agreed to leave with them on his Flying Broomstick.
• Acelia wondered whether Anduin had fought the Thunderbird, then dismissed the idea because he looked unharmed.
• Anduin decided he would need to deal with Acelia before she discovered that he could track the Thunderbird's mask.

Anduin and Ministry personnel arrived at the Scamander home and discovered Newt’s enormous indoor zoo, where they helped relocate the rescued Magical Creatures. Newt taught them how to care for and treat the creatures, leaving the group working together on their recovery.

• Anduin and the Ministry personnel reached the Scamander home, where Tina greeted them and Shalltear hid from the daylight in Anduin’s robes.
• Newt led the group through the back doors and revealed a vast indoor zoo filled with habitats for Magical Creatures.
• Newt explained the protections in the enclosures and guided the Ministry personnel as they released the Poison Sac Leopards.
• Newt showed the group how to soothe, examine, feed, and treat the creatures while avoiding their attacks.
• Anduin and the others split into groups and began caring for and treating the Magical Creatures under Newt’s guidance.

Anduin treated the injured Thunderbird and visited Newt Scamander's home, where he met the mischievous Niffler Naz and shared lunch with Newt, Tina, and their creatures. In Newt's study, Newt praised Anduin's accomplishments, and Anduin credited his mentors and thanked Newt for his textbook.

• Anduin treated the Thunderbird's wounds and fractures, then left it to rest after it fell asleep.
• Newt invited Anduin to his home, where the Niffler Naz tried to steal Anduin's silver brooch and was stopped by its magical shield.
• Tina served lunch to Anduin and Newt alongside the creatures living in their home, and Newt explained that Rov had been sent back to his parents for safety.
• After lunch, Newt took Anduin to his study and praised his achievements as an alchemist and Ministry equipment supplier.
• Anduin modestly credited Professor Bones and Professor Flitwick's guidance and thanked Newt for writing his textbook.

Anduin asked Newt for access to his research and alchemical tools, and Newt agreed to let him study at the library and visit the Thunderbird. Newt then suggested that Anduin’s unexplained connection to the Thunderbird could be the early sign of a Bloodline Contract.

• Newt invited Anduin to ask for anything as repayment for his help.
• Anduin asked to study Newt’s knowledge of Magical Creatures and alchemy, including his Alchemical Tools.
• Newt offered Anduin access to his library and research, and let him study the Traveling Kettle at his home.
• Anduin said he could visit the Thunderbird, and Newt asked whether he could sense the creature from a distance.
• Newt explained that Anduin’s connection to the Thunderbird might be an early sign of a Bloodline Contract.

Anduin learned that a Bloodline Contract with a Thunderbird required a strong mutual bond and sufficient power, and that a weak or reckless contract could be disastrous. Newt then suggested Anduin’s connection to the rescued Thunderbird might help locate another young Thunderbird taken by smugglers, possibly its relative.

• Newt explained that both a wizard and a Magical Creature needed a close mental bond and enough strength to form a Bloodline Contract, and warned Anduin about the risks of an unsuitable match.
• Anduin considered seeking a powerful Thunderbird leader in North America after Newt said the species’ leaders generally approved such contracts.
• Newt revealed that the Ministry had asked him to identify feathers recovered from the route used by the Silver Spear smugglers, and he recognized them as belonging to a young Thunderbird.
• Newt said the missing Thunderbird might be related to the one rescued yesterday, and Anduin realized their connection could help him sense where the missing bird was.

Newt explained the Order of Merlin to Anduin and revealed that it had been monitoring him as a prospective member. Anduin was left surprised and wary of the Order’s attention, while Newt praised him as an ideal successor to its principles.

• Anduin questioned whether the Silver Spear still held the Young Thunderbird, but Newt said the group would keep the rare creature until it matured.
• Newt explained that the Order of Merlin was a real organization distinct from the medal and that it sought peaceful coexistence between wizards and Muggles.
• Anduin asked whether the Order was secret, and Newt said influential wizards knew of it even though it rarely appeared publicly.
• Newt revealed that the Order had watched Anduin for a long time and listed him as a prospective member, partly on Dumbledore’s and Minister Bagnold’s recommendation.
• Anduin was startled by the prospect of joining and privately worried that the Order had mistaken his character, while Newt praised his justice, resolve, and Muggle-born background.

Newt asked Anduin to help locate the Silver Spear’s hideout and eliminate its leader, and Anduin agreed despite worrying that the Order of Merlin saw him as a righteous hero. Back home, he found Shalltear in his house and ordered her to settle in, where she sensed an unusual smell resembling a Werewolf.

• Newt revealed that the Order of Merlin wanted to track a Young Thunderbird to the Silver Spear’s hideout and target the organization’s leader.
• Anduin agreed to help find the hideout and promised to travel to Europe if he could establish a mental connection with the Thunderbird.
• Newt escorted Anduin to the fireplace and urged him to visit again, while Anduin privately worried that Newt viewed him as the light of righteousness.
• Anduin returned home to Diagon Alley and accidentally sat on Shalltear, who had been hiding beneath him as a bat.
• Anduin assigned Shalltear a room on the Third floor, forbade her from going outside without permission, and heard her ask for food.
• Shalltear sniffed the air and noticed a strange smell that reminded her of a Werewolf.

Anduin introduced Shalltear, a vampire, to Hog and Qiqi after explaining how she came to live with them. He planned to approach Acelia that night to control her and track the Thunderbird, while Shalltear and Hog immediately started fighting over their place in the household.

• Shalltear recognized Hog's scent and scorned him as a wolf pup, so Anduin warned her not to tell him what to do.
• Anduin fed Shalltear and brought her downstairs, where she met Hog and Qiqi in the nearly empty shop.
• Anduin told Hog and Qiqi that the Thunderbird had escaped and said he would use Acelia to track his movements.
• Anduin announced that he would approach and take control of Acelia that night, then left Shalltear to help in the shop.
• Hog demanded that Shalltear call him Master Hog, and they traded insults until Qiqi closed the shop door and left them to argue.

Acelia returned home exhausted and anxious about the Thunderbird’s disappearance, only to find Anduin waiting in the shadows. Anduin revealed that he knew she was a Silver Spear spy and had broken into his shop, and Acelia attacked him before he could answer her question.

• Acelia returned from the Ministry of Magic, worrying that the Thunderbird had abandoned her infiltration mission without instructions.
• Acelia sensed someone in her home and assumed the visitor was the Thunderbird, then discovered it was Anduin.
• Anduin said he knew Acelia was a Silver Spear spy and had stolen things from his shop.
• Acelia believed Anduin had come alone to capture her and decided to subdue him and erase his memory.
• Acelia asked Anduin what he wanted, then attacked as he began to answer.

Acelia attacked Anduin, but he quickly defeated and captured her. He took her to his laboratory, where he restrained and examined her, leaving her terrified of what he would do next.

• Acelia fired three Stunning Spells at Anduin and rushed in to cast a Paralyzing Curse at close range.
• Anduin destroyed her spells with Lightning Magic, seized her wrist, and disarmed her before she could react.
• Acelia realized Anduin had fought Thunderbird and dealt with the attack on the Scamander family, and Anduin bound her and Apparated away with her.
• Anduin strapped Acelia to a bed in his laboratory, silenced her, and drew her blood to measure her Magic Value.
• Anduin examined Acelia's physical condition and searched her belongings, finding her Leather Pocket and Faceless Mask, while she grew numb with fear.

Anduin interrogated Acelia about the Silver Spear and learned that her codename was Unicorn and that she had been sent to Britain to help establish a base. Acelia agreed to cooperate in exchange for her life, and she began revealing her work under Thunderbird.

• Anduin questioned Acelia about Yiseron and used his knowledge of the stolen Interference Devices to pressure her.
• Acelia realized Anduin knew about her connection to the Silver Spear and pleaded for her life, offering to tell him everything.
• Anduin promised he might help with what she wanted most if she proved useful, then asked about her codename, mission, and contacts.
• Acelia revealed that her codename was Unicorn and that she had returned to Britain to help headquarters establish a Silver Spear base.
• Acelia identified Thunderbird as her direct superior and said she had been gathering Ministry intelligence while supporting his operations.
• Acelia described monitoring Ministry alerts during test shipments and explained that she and Thunderbird communicated through a Faceless Mask.

Acelia explained how the Silver Spear used her Ministry position to gather intelligence and smuggle goods, while Anduin questioned her about its operations. She revealed that the club wanted to establish a cargo transfer station and black market in Britain.

• Acelia said she supplied the Thunderbird with Ministry schedules, the Scamander family's address, and reports on wanted notices.
• Acelia described how the Silver Spear's shipment of a Young Thunderbird was spotted by Aurors in training, and how she helped the smugglers evade the Ministry.
• Acelia said the Thunderbird blamed her after a later mission failed because her Ministry clearance had been downgraded, then ordered her to steal Anduin's Interference Devices.
• Acelia revealed that she had secretly kept one set of Interference Devices and had considered warning Anduin when the Thunderbird planned to eliminate him.
• Acelia told Anduin that the Silver Spear wanted a cargo transfer station in Britain to support smuggling and establish a black market, while its business in the Americas was going well.

Acelia explained to Anduin how the Silver Spear operated, including its landing plans, factions, and loosely managed branches. She revealed that headquarters had arranged the failed Scamander mission and might not yet know the team had been wiped out.

• Acelia told Anduin that the Silver Spear had planned to land shipments in Britain because it was near the Americas, while Pure Land Society control made Northern Europe too dangerous.
• Acelia described the Silver Spear as generally less violent than the Pure Land Society and said its members faced no bloodline discrimination after joining.
• Acelia explained that the Silver Guns managed the mysterious headquarters, while the Silver Spears handled external expansion through regional branches.
• Acelia said Britain had only Thunderbird and her as Short Spears, while the Egyptian branch had a larger team led by Sphinx.
• Acelia revealed that headquarters had arranged the Scamander mission because the target was important, but likely did not yet know the team had been wiped out.
• Acelia explained that headquarters judged branches by results and let each Long Spear decide how to run operations, including whether to smuggle Magical Creatures or conduct legitimate business.

Anduin questioned Acelia about the Silver Spear and learned that Thunderbird was an independent enforcer rather than the head of the British branch. Acelia began explaining how her life in France had led her to join the organization.

• Acelia explained that the Silver Spear recruited members mainly through recommendations and tested newcomers’ dueling ability.
• Acelia identified the Long Spears in Egypt, France, and Italy, then described Thunderbird as a powerful, independent fighter known for Fiendfyre.
• Anduin pressed Acelia about how she had joined the Silver Spear, threatening to use Occlumency if she refused to answer.
• Acelia said her pure-blood family had fled to France to escape the Death Eaters, and that her magical talent drew attention there.
• Acelia recounted meeting a powerful witch who admired her and taught her Spell Duel Techniques.

Acelia told Anduin how her teacher in the Silver Spear Duelling Club recruited her by offering help for her younger sister Anais’s Dragon Pox. Anduin revealed that the illness could have been deliberately caused by a curse, leaving Acelia to suspect she had been groomed as a spy in Britain.

• Acelia explained that she initially refused to join the Silver Spear after her teacher invited her.
• When Anais contracted Dragon Pox and the local hospital could not help, Acelia contacted her former teacher, whose Potions improved Anais’s condition.
• Acelia joined the Silver Spear to earn merit points for the Potions that kept Anais’s illness under control.
• Anduin showed Acelia the Dragon Pox Curse in the Metal Magic Book and suggested the Silver Spear had caused Anais’s illness to control her.
• Acelia realized her teacher may have selected her as a future Silver Spear spy in Britain.

Acelia told Anduin that her sister Anais was living with her former teacher at Durmstrang, where the woman taught Potions. Anduin recruited Acelia as his spy, gave her a protective pendant for Anais, and instructed her to report on the Silver Spear and Thunderbird.

• Acelia revealed that her sister Anais attended Durmstrang with the Silver Spear gunner who had been her teacher, and feared Anais was in danger.
• Anduin reassured Acelia that her former teacher might protect Anais to maintain her trust, and planned to identify the woman through Karkaroff.
• Acelia agreed to work for Anduin in exchange for his help saving Anais and removing her former teacher.
• Anduin put a bracelet on Acelia, made her swallow a Metal Pill, and gave her a pendant to send to Anais for protection.
• Anduin told Acelia to remain a spy and report any contact from the Thunderbird or the Silver Spear, then Apparated away with her.

Anduin met with Minister Bardeno and Amelia to report on the Thunderbird operation, discuss Ministry equipment, and inspect a failing Monitoring Array. He secured permission to study a dangerous ghoul-summoning pouch, then asked a favor concerning Sirius Black, prompting Bardeno to warn him away.

• Anduin told Minister Bardeno he had made a Monitoring Array to alert the Ministry if Thunderbird appeared again.
• Amelia and Bardeno asked Anduin to repair the Ministry's long-neglected Monitoring Array, and Bardeno offered to pay him and appoint him as the Ministry's alchemical consultant if he succeeded.
• Anduin asked to study the ghoul-summoning pouch recovered from the battlefield, and Bardeno agreed on the condition that the research remain inside the Ministry and that she receive his findings.
• Anduin asked Bardeno for a favor concerning Sirius Black, and she warned him not to get involved with the condemned traitor.

Anduin argued that Sirius deserved a fair reconsideration, but Bagnold and Amelia warned that public opinion and the Wizengamot made the case difficult to reopen. Bagnold agreed to support Anduin if he could prove Sirius's innocence, leaving Anduin tasked with getting Sirius to reveal what happened.

• Anduin challenged the Ministry's judgment of Sirius, citing information that Sirius had not contacted the Death Eaters and had been hunted by the Dark Lord.
• Bagnold and Amelia explained that Sirius had never received a trial because he refused to communicate, and that public anger had driven his imprisonment in Azkaban.
• Anduin argued that a new trial and magical examinations could establish the truth, but Amelia and Bagnold warned that memory alteration and the Wizengamot's expectations complicated the case.
• Bagnold pledged to stand with Anduin if he proved Sirius innocent and said she would negotiate with the Wizengamot and the Order of Merlin.
• Anduin promised to learn the whole story from Sirius and to stop defending him if he discovered Sirius deserved his punishment.

Anduin examined the Ministry’s Monitoring Array and discovered that its floor and walls used valuable Ulim Steel and Refined Mithril. He left the Ministry officials puzzled when he explained that he was inspecting the array, not the central pillar they assumed was the array.

• Anduin left the Minister’s Office with Minister Bardeno and Amelia after arranging a visit to Azkaban for a week later.
• Minister Bardeno, Amelia, and Fudge accompanied Anduin to the Alchemy Room housing the Monitoring Array.
• Anduin sensed magic gathering through the room’s floor and walls and flowing toward the pillar, then examined the runes with his magnifying glass.
• Anduin identified Ulim Steel mixed with Refined Mithril in the array’s floor and walls and estimated the materials were worth more than everything he owned.
• Minister Bardeno asked whether Anduin could repair the array, and Anduin said he was checking it.
• Fudge pointed to the pillar and asked whether that was not the department’s Monitoring Array.

Anduin discovered that dark magic items stored in the Ministry’s Alchemy Room had contaminated some of the array’s runes. With no diagram or manual available to verify the damage, he told Minister Bardeno and the department heads that the losses were substantial.

• Anduin learned that the Ministry mainly maintained the central alchemy pillar and had once stored confiscated Dark Magic Items around the room’s perimeter.
• Anduin explained that the array’s core lay in the floor and walls, where leaking magic from the stored items could taint its runes.
• Anduin examined the floor with a rune detector and found several blocked Rune Nodes, though the damage appeared repairable.
• Anduin asked for an array diagram or manual, but Minister Bardeno said Nicolas Flamel and Dumbledore had left neither behind.
• Anduin claimed that the array’s pathways had suffered considerable damage and told Minister Bardeno and the department heads that the losses were substantial.