Ch. 41Hunter and Prey

Harley tracked a wounded Unicorn through the Forbidden Forest and discovered a cloaked figure drinking its blood. After a second presence detected her, she stepped out of hiding and greeted the hunters.

  • Harley entered the Forbidden Forest to search for Unicorns, using the lake as a starting point.
  • Harley found silvery-blue blood and used a curse to track the injured Unicorn.
  • Harley followed the shifting trail and realized that someone was hunting Unicorns.
  • Harley found a headless Unicorn and saw a cloaked figure drinking from its throat.
  • Harley sensed that the figure was a badly wounded demigod-level powerhouse and heard another voice warn him that someone was watching.
  • Harley put on a mask, emerged from the shadows, and greeted the figure as Mr. Hunter.

Ch. 42A Brief Clash

Harley confronted Professor Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest and realized a demigod was possessing him. She escaped through a mirror as Voldemort took control, leaving him to face Hagrid and the Centaurs before he fled.

  • Harley attacked the cloaked man, discovered he was Professor Quirrell, and used a Smoke-shrouding Charm to obscure the clearing.
  • Voldemort took over Professor Quirrell’s body while Harley escaped with the Unicorn’s head through a blood-marked mirror, destroying the mirror and her throwing knife to prevent them from being tracked.
  • Voldemort revealed his snake-like face and resumed drinking the Unicorn’s blood.
  • Hagrid and Fang arrived with the Centaurs, who attacked Voldemort with arrows after Hagrid discovered the dead Unicorn.
  • Voldemort used Fiendfyre to drive off the attackers and disappeared, intending to seize the Philosopher’s Stone.

Ch. 43Pleasure

Harley collected the Unicorn's blood, purified it of its curse, and drank a Potion that advanced her to Sequence 5, Demoness of Pleasure. After locating the wounded demigod at Hogwarts Castle, she set off to hunt him.

  • Harley collected the Unicorn's blood and used a ritual to separate the curse from the pure blood.
  • Harley drank the Potion and endured intense pain as her strength returned and she advanced to Demoness of Pleasure.
  • Harley expelled a corrupted Beyonder Characteristic and planned to turn it into a Sealed Artifact.
  • Harley tested her new abilities and concluded that the badly wounded demigod's temporary enhancement was nearly over.
  • Harley's localization ritual pointed to Hogwarts Castle, and she gathered her materials before pursuing the demigod.

Ch. 44Professor Dumbledore's Demigod Trap

Harley followed the demigod’s trail into Hogwarts’s restricted area and found the Three-Headed Dog dead, along with several destroyed obstacles. She realized Professor Dumbledore had likely designed the area as a trap for the demigod, but chose to continue toward its final rooms.

  • Harley sneaked to the fourth floor, where she found the restricted-area door open and a dead Three-Headed Dog lying over a trapdoor.
  • Harley examined the dog’s death, suspected the demigod had killed it with an instant-death ability, then destroyed the trapdoor and descended into the passage.
  • Harley found signs that the demigod had burned the Devil’s Snare and passed through a room of flying birds, a destroyed Wizard’s Chess set, and a dead Troll.
  • Harley bypassed the final potion riddle by using Black Flame to cross the colored flames.
  • Harley suspected Professor Dumbledore had arranged the easy obstacles to lure the demigod into a trap, but decided to continue and seek whatever benefits remained.

Ch. 45Good evening, Mr. No-Nose

Harley confronted Voldemort in the room with the Mirror of Erised and fought him using emotional magic, Beyonder abilities, and traps made from Spider Silk. She gained an advantage through darkness and smoke, but Voldemort remained a dangerous opponent.

  • Harley entered the final room and found Voldemort using the Mirror of Erised while inhabiting Quirrell's body.
  • Voldemort demanded that Harley retrieve something from the mirror, and Harley used his monologue to prepare a quick ritual.
  • Harley distracted Voldemort with emotion-altering magic, bound him with invisible threads, and attacked with four strengthened Ice Spears and a berry-enhanced Bribery ability.
  • Voldemort blocked the Ice Spears with a silver shield, while the Bribery weakened him when he attacked or defended.
  • Harley turned invisible, darkened the room, filled it with Smoke Spell and Spider Silk, and moved through the threads toward Voldemort to attack his throat.

Ch. 46Within Seven Steps, the Demoness's Blade Was Faster

Harley used hit-and-run tactics to wear down Voldemort while he controlled Quirrell’s body, but his Killing Curse destroyed her mirror substitute. As Voldemort tried to take the Mirror of Erised, Harley appeared behind him and stabbed him in the chest.

  • Harley scattered burning threads and retreated, forcing Voldemort to spend more strength pursuing her through the corridors.
  • Voldemort used Fiendfyre to clear Harley’s obstacles, then cast the Killing Curse when he could no longer keep up.
  • Harley’s Magic Mirror Substitute took the Killing Curse in her place, leaving Voldemort convinced she was dead.
  • Voldemolt returned to the Mirror of Erised and decided to carry it away rather than risk breaking it.
  • Seeing Harley’s reflection in the mirror, Voldemort was caught off guard as Harley stabbed him in the chest with a Black Flame-wreathed dinner knife.

Ch. 48Harley's Honorific Name

Harley ambushed Voldemort through the Mirror of Erised and survived his explosive counterattack by praying to herself and borrowing power from her Mythical Creature form. Voldemort fled, while Harley reflected on the risks of using that power and the honorific name she had invoked.

  • Harley slipped into the Mirror of Erised and stabbed Voldemort in the chest with a Black Flame-wreathed dinner knife.
  • Voldemort sacrificed Professor Quirrell's body to unleash an explosion, and Harley protected herself inside a cocoon of frost and Black Flame after praying in Jotun.
  • Harley survived the blast and taunted Voldemort, who appeared as gray light before fleeing through a wall.
  • Harley considered how drawing on her Mythical Creature form could make her lose control and explained that her prayer had used her Sequence 3 honorific name.

Ch. 49Thank Goodness Pleasure Didn't Trigger

After defeating Voldemort, Harley found the nearly useless Philosopher's Stone and returned to her dormitory, where she accidentally slept in Hermione's bed. After breakfast, she received a letter from Dumbledore asking her to visit his office.

  • Harley concluded Voldemort's claims of immortality were unconvincing and found the Philosopher's Stone he had sought.
  • Harley tossed the nearly depleted Philosopher's Stone before the Magic Mirror and went to her dormitory to rest.
  • Harley lifted the Slumber curse from her roommates, then accidentally climbed into Hermione's bed while exhausted.
  • Harley woke beside Hermione and confirmed she had not triggered her Demoness of Pleasure ability.
  • Harley ate breakfast with Hermione and received a letter from Dumbledore asking her to visit his office.

Ch. 50Because I Am a Professor

Harley met with Professor Dumbledore about her visit to the forbidden area and claimed Voldemort had drawn her there in a dream. Dumbledore suspected Voldemort’s soul fragment had left Harley with unusual traits, but chose to protect and guide her rather than blame her.

  • Harley decided to explain her actions by suggesting Voldemort’s soul fragment had drawn her to the fourth-floor forbidden area.
  • Professor Dumbledore asked Harley about life at Hogwarts and said he had spoken with Petunia about improving her treatment at the Dursleys'.
  • Harley admitted she went to the forbidden area after dreaming that Voldemort had told Professor Quirrell to steal a treasure, and Professor Dumbledore praised her courage.
  • Professor Dumbledore showed Harley the Philosopher’s Stone and praised her for leaving it behind after taking it from the Mirror of Erised.
  • After Harley left, the former headmasters challenged Dumbledore about her lies and unusual abilities.
  • Professor Dumbledore concluded that Tom’s soul had once been inside Harley and resolved to guide her, believing she was an innocent victim.

Ch. 51A String of Unfortunate Defense Against the Dark Arts Professors

Harley finished her first year’s exams while Hogwarts speculated about Professor Quirrell’s disappearance and the Defense Against the Dark Arts post’s grim history. She also turned a corrupted Beyonder Characteristic into the Sealed Artifact called the Fallen Glove and carried it with her.

  • Professor Snape took over Defense Against the Dark Arts, and rumors that he had killed Professor Quirrell spread until the Daily Prophet reported that Quirrell was wanted for trying to steal the Philosopher’s Stone.
  • Hannah told Harley about the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors’ misfortunes, and Harley was increasingly popular as a study partner despite Hermione’s objections.
  • Harley breezed through her exams, while Crabbe and Goyle’s Forgetfulness Potion exploded and earned them detention and a retake of their Potions exam.
  • Harley teased Hermione out of reviewing for exams by the Black Lake, leaving Hermione blushing and resting against her.
  • Harley made a Potion from the corrupted Baron of Corruption Beyonder Characteristic, soaked a white silk glove in it, and named the resulting Sealed Artifact the Fallen Glove.

Ch. 52Five Years Without a Cup—At Last, the Streak Ends

Gryffindor defeated Ravenclaw in the final Quidditch match and won the Cup after a five-year drought. After the celebration, Harley told Wood she wanted to switch from Seeker to Chaser next year, and he said he would evaluate her in training.

  • Wood rallied the Gryffindor team before the match, urging them to reclaim the Quidditch Cup.
  • Gryffindor scored repeatedly while Harley used her speed to disrupt Ravenclaw and searched for the Golden Snitch.
  • Harley caught the Golden Snitch as Katie scored the final goal, securing Gryffindor's championship.
  • Roger congratulated Wood and said Ravenclaw would rebuild its team to challenge Gryffindor next year.
  • Gryffindor celebrated the victory, and Harley asked Wood to let her play Chaser next year; he reserved his decision until training.

Ch. 53Two Contracts

Gryffindor won the House Cup, and Harley signed the underage-magic consent form while sensing that a separate contract with Hogwarts had taken effect. After arriving at the station, she said goodbye to Hermione and went to meet Uncle Vernon.

  • Professor Dumbledore announced Gryffindor's House Cup victory, ending Slytherin's six-year winning streak.
  • Harley detected a magical contract on the consent form, signed it, and later felt her unfinished contract with Hogwarts settle into place as she left by boat.
  • Harley, Hermione, Susan, and Hannah shared food on the train, and Susan and Hannah asked Harley to exchange homework notes over the holidays.
  • Hermione rested in Harley's lap, and Harley massaged her face as the train neared its destination.
  • Harley hugged Hermione, promised to remember her offer of a place to stay, and went to meet Uncle Vernon.

Ch. 55I Want Her to Know There Is Love in the World

Dumbledore showed Nicolas Flamel the surviving images of Harley’s battle with Voldemort and asked to bring her to visit him, hoping she would learn that love existed beyond the lure of power. Meanwhile, Harley spent her summer undisturbed by the Dursleys and began studying magic seriously, using Hermione’s hair to redirect the contract’s detection.

  • Dumbledore told Nicolas that Harley had defeated Voldemort with unusual powers, then showed him the recorded images, though the footage of Harley entering and leaving the Mirror of Erised was missing.
  • Dumbledore asked to take Harley to visit Nicolas and Perenelle so she could meet more people and know that she was loved; Nicolas agreed to welcome her.
  • Harley frightened Uncle Vernon with table knives and a strand of his hair, leading the Dursleys to leave her alone and provide her meals and pocket money.
  • After her fight with Voldemort, Harley decided to study magic to strengthen her abilities and compensate for Demonesses’ weaknesses at high Sequence.
  • Harley redirected the contract’s detection to Hermione using Hermione’s hair, planning to destroy the hair if anyone checked on her, and began studying magic over the summer.

Ch. 56Humanoids

Harley reread her textbooks, finished her homework, and grew suspicious when no letters arrived. She used a cursed Magic Mirror to track whoever touched it, then found a strange humanoid creature on the other side and approached it warily.

  • Harley reread her textbooks and discovered that their basic theories contained deeper connections.
  • Harley finished her homework and ordered a Daily Prophet subscription to test why no one had written to her.
  • When Hedwig returned without a reply, Harley sent her out with a cursed Magic Mirror and prepared to follow whoever touched it.
  • Harley sensed the mirror being touched and traveled through the Mirror World to reach it.
  • Harley used Spirit Vision to spot a small, wrinkled humanoid creature with batlike ears holding her Magic Mirror.
  • Harley recalled the hostility between Warlocks and other humanoid creatures and became wary of the creature.

Ch. 57Interrogating the Little Monster

Harley captured and restrained Dobby after he intercepted her letter, then began interrogating him. Dobby revealed that he was a house-elf who had stopped the letter because he wanted to keep Harley from returning to Hogwarts.

  • Harley distracted the little monster with enchanted bread, petrified it, and drove it away from the Magic Mirror.
  • Harley collected the creature’s blood and hair, then bound it with transformed branches, chains, and hidden magical threads.
  • Harley released the petrification, and the creature identified himself as Dobby before hurting himself in panic.
  • Harley stopped Dobby from injuring himself and demanded to know why he had intercepted her letter.
  • Dobby said he was a house-elf and had intercepted Harley Potter’s letter because he wanted to prevent her from returning to Hogwarts.

Ch. 58What Can I Do for You?

Harley questioned Dobby about why it had intercepted her letters and tried to keep her from returning to Hogwarts, then began a ritual to plant a Curse Seed in its mind. The chapter left Harley struggling against the powerful curse protecting Dobby’s thoughts as she asked why she should forgive it.

  • Dobby told Harley that it had intercepted her letters and wanted to keep her from Hogwarts because it believed the school would become dangerous.
  • Harley got Dobby to confirm that it had cut off her contact with friends and tried to imprison her for her own good.
  • Harley freed Dobby from its restraints, then drew it close and began a ritual to plant a Curse Seed in its mind.
  • Harley found that a powerful curse protected Dobby’s mind and confronted it about restricting her freedom and blocking her progress.

Ch. 59Dealing with Dobby

Harley overcame Dobby’s resistance and performed a ritual that made it her half-puppet while preserving its consciousness. After sending Dobby away and tending to Hedwig, Harley returned to the Dursleys’ house exhausted and faced a busy day of reinforcing the ritual, bathing Hedwig, and answering a week’s worth of letters.

  • Harley used the Fallen Glove to distort Dobby’s principles, making it obsessively protective of her and obedient to its master.
  • After hours of work, Harley completed the ritual, marked Dobby, and confirmed that it had become her half-puppet.
  • Dobby bowed and Apparated away, while Harley collected the dropped letters and woke Hedwig.
  • Harley returned to her bedroom through the Magic Mirror, showered, and collapsed into bed; Hedwig followed her into Slumber.
  • The next day, Harley woke after eleven and planned to reinforce the ritual remotely, bathe Hedwig, and reply to her classmates’ letters.

Ch. 60Dumbledore's Letter

Harley dealt with the letters that had suddenly appeared after a House-elf intercepted her mail, telling some friends and Professor Snape what happened while keeping Hagrid uninformed. After more than a week without the Ministry investigating, she received a letter from Albus Dumbledore inviting her to meet his old friends and promising to visit in three days.

  • Harley finished answering her accumulated letters, giving casual acquaintances excuses and explaining the missing mail to close friends.
  • Harley told Hagrid that Hedwig had suffered a minor injury, but wrote to Hermione and Professor Snape about a House-elf intercepting her letters without naming it.
  • The Ministry did not investigate, and Professor Snape asked Harley to tell him the full story when she returned to school.
  • Hermione stopped pressing Harley for details and discussed homework with her instead.
  • Harley received a letter from Albus Dumbledore inviting her to meet his old friends and promising to visit her home in three days.

Ch. 61My Galleons, They're Breaking My Heart!

Harley accepted Professor Dumbledore’s invitation to take her on a trip, though she worried he might be settling a score over her use of dark magic. She reinforced her ritual connected to Dobby with her last ruby, then prepared to leave the Dursleys’ home when Dumbledore arrived.

  • Harley feared Professor Dumbledore might intend to kill her, but decided to accept his invitation and wrote back to him.
  • Harley used her last ruby to reinforce the ritual on Dobby, then lamented the cost of replacing her dwindling supplies.
  • Three days later, Harley told the Dursley family that Professor Dumbledore was coming to take her on a trip, and Uncle Vernon celebrated the chance to entertain the Masons without her.
  • Harley packed her belongings, dressed for the outing, and waited while the Dursleys hid upstairs.
  • Professor Dumbledore arrived at half past nine, and Harley greeted him and invited him inside.

Ch. 62Forever Eighteen and a Few Thousand Months!

Harley discussed the disappearance of her letters with Dumbledore, who said he would report that a House-elf had intercepted them. Dumbledore invited Harley to explore the French Wizarding World with him, and she agreed to leave the next morning.

  • Dumbledore asked Harley about her summer and the mysteriously vanished letters.
  • Harley said a House-elf had intercepted her letters until she injured it with her innate magic.
  • Dumbledore said he would report his findings to the Ministry and noted that he had monitored the restricted area where Harley used her magic.
  • Dumbledore invited Harley to meet Nicolas Flamel and explore the French Wizarding World.
  • Harley accepted, and Dumbledore gave her an itinerary for their trip beginning the next morning.
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