Chapter Summaries

Hog adjusted the morning training after seeing the younger students struggle, and Harry pushed himself to finish the run without help. Later, the first-years arrived at Anduin’s indoor training facility for Tactical Training Studies, where the class was about to begin.

• Harry pulled away from Neville’s support and ran the rest of the way alone after Draco mocked him.
• At the Circular Stone Pile, Hog let students below fourth year walk back and warned them not to lie down after exercising.
• Harry, Ron, Neville, and Hermione spotted the training grounds and wondered what Tactical Training Studies would involve.
• The students struggled through morning classes after the run, then returned to the grounds that afternoon without Harry, Ron, and Neville bringing textbooks.
• Hog led the first-years to an indoor facility with a pool, a martial arts hall, swinging punching bags, and a gymnasium where Anduin waited.

Anduin introduced the first-years to Training Room No. 1 and explained how to improve Magic Sensitivity by pushing their magic and minds to exhaustion with the Levitation Charm and a Sense Ball. He left them eager to begin training and hinted that more advanced methods existed.

• Anduin showed the students the training areas and said their early lessons would focus on morning runs, proper eating, and building fitness.
• Anduin asked the students about the Levitation Charm, and Hermione was the only one who had learned to cast it.
• Anduin had Hermione levitate a Sense Ball and explained that its anti-magic coating and Irregular Displacement Device made it difficult to control.
• Anduin explained Destructive Spirit Compensation, requiring students to exhaust their magic under supervision before training independently.
• Neville asked whether the students could begin training by their next class, and Anduin encouraged them to seek help from classmates who had learned the spell.
• Harry asked about advanced training methods, and Anduin indicated that more existed.

Anduin taught the students how to improve their magic sensitivity by practicing with Sense Balls, then used a game of “Beat Up Hog” to test new toys and get them moving. The students worked together to corner Hog, while Anduin considered how games could help them practice teamwork and combine their skills.

• Anduin demonstrated controlling Sense Balls with magic and revealed that he could suspend hundreds of them in the air.
• Inspired by Anduin's skill, Ron asked Hermione to teach him the Levitation Charm, and she agreed.
• Anduin introduced Colorful Balls and told the students to use Hog as their target in a game.
• The students chased Hog, then organized into teams to block his escape routes and hit him with the balls.
• Hog fought back by hurling balls at the students, turning the game into a full-scale brawl.
• Anduin observed how the game encouraged teamwork and exercise, then began considering how to use games in future training.

Harry and the other First Years recounted their colorful, playful Tactical Training Studies class and practiced spells with Hermione. The chapter then followed the Third Years to a shooting range, where Anduin began a lesson in offensive and defensive magic.

• Harry and the First Years returned to the Great Hall covered in glowing marks from their battle with Hog, and Ron and Malfoy traded insults.
• Harry and his friends told the Gryffindors about the class, while Fred and George discussed their prank sweets and hoped to sell their products through the Silver Flash Merchant.
• The First Years asked Hermione for help raising their Intelligence Attribute and practiced the Levitation Charm throughout the evening.
• George and Fred brought Stink Bombs to the Third Years' class, expecting to play a game, but Anduin led the students to a shooting range instead.
• Anduin announced a lesson in shooting stationary targets and blocking, then ordered George to cast a Disarming Charm at a target and insisted on calling him George.

Anduin taught the third-year students basic combat casting stances and how to attack from cover, then had them practice at the shooting range. Cedric showed the quickest improvement, and Anduin told the students they could use the range in their free time by applying to Hog.

• George missed the target with an exaggerated casting stance, and Cedric hit it but scored only 2, prompting Anduin to criticize their aim and combat technique.
• Anduin demonstrated a balanced standing stance and landed three Disarming Charms on targets at ten, thirty, and fifty meters, scoring 10 on each.
• Anduin showed the students how to take cover, observe quickly, and cast without exposing themselves for long.
• The students practiced standing and crouched casting while Anduin corrected them, and Cedric became the first to reveal the fifty-meter target.
• Anduin ended the class and told the students they could apply to Hog to use the shooting range in their free time.

Anduin taught the students how to parry spells with a wand and brought them to Training Room Number 6 to practice against Automatic Spell Casters. The machines began firing Simple Magic Bullets at him as he demonstrated.

• Anduin demonstrated parrying by knocking aside Cedric's Disarming Charms without casting a spell himself.
• Anduin explained that parrying required channeling magic into the wand and accurately timing its movement against an incoming spell.
• Cedric tried to parry Anduin's Disarming Charm but was disarmed when his wand movement proved too slow.
• Anduin led the students to Training Room Number 6 and introduced its Automatic Spell Casters and harmless Simple Magic Bullets.
• Anduin had several Automatic Spell Casters fire Simple Magic Bullets at him from different angles.

Anduin introduced the Third-year students to spell-parrying practice with Automatic Spell Casters, while Harry and his friends learned about the demanding Training Method and the older students’ Tactical Training Studies. The chapter ended with Fred and George revealing that Sixth-year students had studied autopsies as part of their Auror training.

• Anduin demonstrated how to parry volleys of magic balls and had the Third-year students practice with Automatic Spell Casters, where they gradually improved despite bruised wrists.
• Anduin told the Third-years to practice at the shooting range and in Training Room Number 6 before their next lesson.
• Harry and his friends asked Fred and George about the Training Method, and the Twins described how exhausting it was after their classes.
• Fred and George decided to seek permission to use the shooting range and ball launcher again, despite needing approval from Hog...
• At dinner, Fred and George told Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and the others that Sixth-year students had examined and dissected corpses during Tactical Training Studies.
• Fred and George explained that the autopsy lesson was part of reserve Auror training and teased the others with graphic details about the corpses.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville discussed Anduin’s demanding Tactical Training Studies classes and learned that Magical Creatures meat had strengthened them. Malfoy told them he had seen Jemma Farley receive a Legendary Item from someone aboard Anduin’s ship, leaving them intrigued by the mysterious exchange.

• Hermione explained how Anduin’s Tactical Training Studies courses became faster and more demanding for older students, while Harry and Ron wondered about the O.W.L. standards.
• Ron mocked Percy for overworking himself, and Hermione punched Ron before Neville explained that Riem Cattle meat and daily workouts had improved their strength.
• Malfoy approached the group and asked whether they had heard about Anduin’s ship moored in the Black Lake.
• Malfoy claimed he had seen a golden light and a person aboard the ship hand a Legendary Item to someone on shore.
• Malfoy said the recipient was Jemma Farley, whom he had seen return to the Slytherin Common Room wearing a distinctive brooch, though Hermione doubted his conclusion.

Malfoy persuaded Harry, Ron, and Neville to sneak out at night and investigate a supposedly living ship in hopes of earning Legendary Items, while Hermione reluctantly followed. Afterward, Harry excelled in Flying Class, and Professor McGonagall recommended him to Gryffindor’s Quidditch team as Seeker.

• Malfoy argued that a living ship might reward visitors with Legendary Items and invited Harry to investigate it that night.
• Ron agreed to meet Malfoy at the boathouse, and Harry and Neville joined despite Hermione’s objections.
• The new students attended Flying Class, where Harry showed a natural talent for controlling a Flying Broomstick.
• Professor McGonagall took Harry to meet Wood and recommended him as Gryffindor’s Seeker.

Harry, Ron, Neville, and Hermione sneaked out to find the rumored living ship and bring it a gift, but fled from Filch into the forbidden room on the fourth floor. The room activated an instance called Abyss Well, marked them as invaders, and deployed its first guard.

• McGonagall saw Harry as a promising Quidditch player and hoped he could help Gryffindor challenge Slytherin.
• Harry told Ron and Neville that Wood had selected him for the Quidditch Team, then the boys discussed what gift to bring the living ship.
• Hermione followed Harry, Ron, and Neville out of the Common Room after the Fat Lady left her portrait, and the four headed for the fourth floor.
• When Filch approached, the four fled into a locked room on the right side of the fourth floor, and Hermione opened the door with Alohomora.
• The stone knight activated Preconfigured Instance One [Abyss Well], marked the children as invaders, and opened a huge hole in the ceiling.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville escaped a room guarded by a Three-Headed Dog, then joined Malfoy to visit the mysterious ship in the Black Lake. They reached the boathouse and saw the ship’s eerie blue glow, but had not yet met Mister Boat.

• A Three-Headed Dog burst into the room, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville fled and locked the door behind them.
• Hermione suspected the room and its Abyss Well were part of a guarded, layered place that Professor Wilson might have created.
• Malfoy met the group near the courtyard and urged them to continue to the boathouse, while Hermione warned the others to keep their encounter with the dog secret.
• Malfoy revealed he had brought a treasured Slytherin tapestry as a gift for Mister Boat, while Neville offered candy.
• Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy went down to the boathouse and saw the ship glowing blue on the Black Lake.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Malfoy approached the living sailboat, which demanded compliments after accepting Malfoy’s tapestry. Hermione’s praise won the Lady of the Boat’s favor, and the ship began offering a possible reward as it turned to hear Harry.

• Ron pointed out the writhing ropes, and the group realized the sailboat was alive and feared it might attack them.
• Malfoy approached the ship, introduced himself, apologized for calling it a man, and offered it a tapestry.
• The Lady of the Boat accepted Malfoy’s gift but demanded more praise, then called Ron forward to compliment her.
• Ron called the boat big, upsetting it, but Hermione rephrased his meaning as praise for its tall, elegant figure.
• Hermione praised the boat’s deck and graceful curves, delighting the Lady of the Boat, who promised her a reward if she stayed to chat.
• The Lady of the Boat asked Harry for his opinion, and he told her she was the most beautiful boat he had ever seen.

Harry, Malfoy, and Neville tried to impress the magical ship, but Neville won her favor with Moonlight Milk Candy. The ship transformed into Captain Leona, who invited Neville aboard and hinted that Malfoy might earn a Legendary Item by pleasing her.

• The ship dismissed Harry’s compliment and threatened Malfoy after noticing his resentful glance, then asked Neville to cheer her up.
• Neville offered the ship candy, and she eagerly accepted his Moonlight Milk Candy and invited him aboard in exchange for more.
• The ship’s blue glow faded as Captain Leona emerged from it, introduced herself, and ate the candy in front of the group.
• Leona pulled Neville onto the ship beside her, while Hermione asked whether Leona was the ship or merely controlled it.
• Malfoy asked whether Leona had given Farley a Legendary Item, and Leona said he could earn one by making her happy.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, Malfoy, and Neville boarded Anduin’s ship and discovered a vast hall filled with Legendary Items before meeting him in the captain’s cabin. Anduin offered Hermione a chance to avoid punishment if she named the ringleader of their after-curfew excursion.

• Leona let the group aboard after Anduin called to them, then led them toward the captain’s cabin.
• The students explored the ship’s comfortable passageway and bickered over its expensive decorations.
• The group saw hundreds of Legendary Items displayed in a vast hall beyond the cabin’s window.
• Anduin welcomed the students and told them to address him as Professor while they were at Hogwarts.
• Hermione apologized for breaking the School Rules, and Anduin asked her to name the ringleader in exchange for letting her off the hook.

Anduin caught Hermione, Harry, Ron, Malfoy, and Neville sneaking out at night, but spared them after they shared the blame and Malfoy admitted he had suggested it. He discovered they had visited the boathouse hoping to get Legendary Items from Leona, then confirmed that the items were his creations and Leona could not give them away without his permission.

• Hermione said the group had decided together to sneak out, and Harry confirmed there had been no mastermind.
• Malfoy admitted he had suggested the plan, surprising the others, while Anduin praised their solidarity and declined to punish them.
• Anduin told the students about breaking school rules during his own school years, including killing more than a dozen werewolves in the Forbidden Forest.
• Neville revealed that the group had gone to the boathouse hoping to ingratiate themselves with Leona and receive an Alchemical Item.
• Hermione deduced that Anduin had given Farley the Legendary Item and that Leona needed his permission to distribute his creations.
• Anduin confirmed Hermione's reasoning and said Leona could not take his Alchemical Tools without his permission.

Anduin brought Harry, Ron, Malfoy, Hermione, and Neville to see his Legendary Item collection, demonstrating the Berserker Axe and Illusionist Cloak. Ron and Hermione found items they admired, and Neville discovered a long sword as the group continued exploring.

• Anduin led the students into his Exhibition Area to browse his Legendary Items.
• Ron picked up the Berserker Axe, and Anduin demonstrated how it turned a single-target spell into a cone-shaped attack before explaining its limitations.
• Anduin told Ron that ★★★ in all attributes was only the minimum requirement to use the Berserker Axe.
• Hermione tried on the Illusionist Cloak, and Anduin demonstrated its duplicate-making effect and explained its capabilities and drawbacks.
• Neville found a uniquely designed long sword that he liked.

Anduin showed Neville and Malfoy unusual magical items in his collection, explaining the powers and limitations of the sword [Falling Star] and the [Angel Staff]. Neville left hoping to grow strong enough to wield the sword, while Malfoy remained fascinated by the staff despite its limited offensive power.

• Neville found that [Falling Star] felt impossibly heavy until Anduin allowed him to lift it, after which it weighed about as much as a wooden stick.
• Anduin explained that [Falling Star] manipulated gravity and required high physical attributes and Intelligence to use safely, then promised Neville a chance to try it once he met the requirements.
• Malfoy picked up an ornate staff decorated with three armored angels and asked Anduin about its name and power.
• Anduin named it the [Angel Staff] and explained that its [Purification] and [Healing] abilities supported living targets and could harm Dark Magic Creatures with Negative Energy.
• Malfoy cheered up after learning the staff could be a bane of darkness, but Anduin took it back and reminded him that its legendary capabilities did not yet concern him.

Anduin showed Harry and the others his collection of Legendary Items, and Harry was accepted by Thor's Hammer despite being unable to use it yet. Anduin left them with a chance to earn access by joining his planned Tactics Club.

• Anduin told Malfoy that the Angel Staff required at least ★★★ Intelligence and returned it to its display stand.
• Harry touched Thor's Hammer, and its Wild Thunder accepted him; Anduin explained its powers and warned that Harry lacked the attributes to use it properly.
• Anduin showed the students other alchemical items, including the Scuba Gear, Assault Breastplate, and Medusa Shield.
• Anduin said students needed to meet each item's requirements and earn his approval to use the collection.
• Anduin announced that he would start a Tactics Club in a month, and Hermione asked what standards students would need to meet to join.

Anduin encouraged five young wizards to train for a Tactics Club selection, while reflecting on his fading emotions and his interest in Harry’s protection charm. He later discussed Instance One with Shalltear, explaining that Dumbledore intended it as bait for Voldemort and that he planned to reuse the construction for his own purposes.

• Anduin told Ron, Malfoy, Harry, and the other students that their progress would determine who received Alchemical Tools, and announced a Tactics Club selection in a month.
• After the students left the Leona, Anduin told Leona that he cared about them as his friends’ descendants and suspected Harry’s love Protection Charm could help him understand emotions.
• Leona considered seeking out other ghosts at Hogwarts, then withdrew into the ship to sleep while Anduin summoned Shalltear.
• Shalltear reported that Instance One was safe after the students entered the Forbidden Zone, though Fluffy’s drool had made cleaning difficult.
• Anduin explained that Dumbledore had built Instance One to lure out Voldemort, who might have entered Hogwarts after the Gringotts attack, and admitted he planned to reuse the site and had already gathered materials for Instance Two.

A month of Tactical Training Studies improved Hogwarts students’ fitness, magic, and classroom performance as Anduin’s training program spread through the school. On Halloween Eve, Harry and his friends headed to the feast while worrying about Anduin’s upcoming Tactics Club selection.

• George and Fred tried to sneak aboard Anduin’s ship to see his Legendary Items, but Anduin caught them and made them do over a hundred push-ups.
• Harry, Ron, Neville, and Hermione trained together each afternoon, with Neville leading fitness work and Hermione teaching spells.
• Leona began roaming Hogwarts, charming some students and beating others who angered her, while Anduin refused to punish her.
• After a month of training, students and professors noticed improvements in fitness, focus, learning, and spellcasting, and the professors accepted Anduin’s methods.
• On Halloween Eve, George and Fred told Harry’s group that Celestina Warbeck would perform at the feast, while Harry, Ron, Neville, and Hermione worried about the coming Tactics Club selection.