Chapter Summaries

Fudge agreed that Gilderoy Lockhart was the Heir of Slytherin, Hagrid was innocent, and the Basilisk would remain at Hogwarts for study. After the Aurors began collecting evidence, Harley quietly stole Lockhart’s glasses and accepted healing Potions from Snape before heading back to her dormitory.

• Dumbledore reminded Fudge that Lockhart had released the Basilisk, Harley had killed it, and Hagrid should be freed.
• Harley asked Fudge to leave the Basilisk at Hogwarts, and Fudge agreed to preserve its corpse and take photographs for the Daily Prophet.
• Scrimgeour praised Harley and invited her to work for him, while Harley secretly pocketed Lockhart’s glasses.
• The professors entered the Great Hall to preserve the Basilisk and harvest its blood and venom.
• Snape gave Harley two Potions containing Phoenix Tears, told her to rest, and said she would explain herself during detention.

After Harley killed the Basilisk and defeated Lockhart, she returned to her dormitory and learned how the professors had explained the events to the school. Fawkes then brought her to Dumbledore’s office for their promised conversation.

• Professor Snape joined Professors Sprout and Flitwick as they preserved Basilisk materials, and he arranged to keep Harley’s share for her.
• Harley returned invisibly to the Gryffindor dormitory and slept until the evening, when Hermione confronted her about fighting alone and admitted how worried she had been.
• Hermione explained that the professors had blamed Lockhart for opening the Chamber of Secrets and claimed he had killed himself after Harley defeated him and killed the Basilisk.
• Harley washed, ate in the kitchens, and met Fawkes, who took her to Dumbledore’s office.

Harley met with Dumbledore after defeating the Basilisk, and he praised her actions while warning her against political corruption and pride. He then asked whether she longed for immortality and, reassured by her answer, shared that he no longer feared she would follow Tom down a dark path.

• Dumbledore offered Harley a Hogwarts Special Contribution Award and said she might receive the Order of Merlin, Second Class, and a chance to become Britain's youth representative to the Wizengamot.
• Dumbledore advised Harley to avoid politics and remain humble despite her honors, and Harley said she would keep his advice in mind.
• Dumbledore showed Harley the Diary, protected by a barrier of Phoenix fire and alchemical runes, and asked whether she longed for immortality.
• Harley told Dumbledore she did not long for immortality, and he believed her.
• Dumbledore explained that Harley's talent for Dark Magic had once made him fear she might follow Tom's path, but her choices had reassured him.

Dumbledore explained Horcruxes to Harley, who dismissed them as impractical compared with other forms of resurrection and immortality. He revealed that Tom had made several Horcruxes, including the Diary and a soul fragment that had once been lodged inside Harley, and left the number of remaining Horcruxes unknown.

• Dumbledore described how Horcruxes were made and how they could preserve their creators from death.
• Harley called Horcruxes rubbish, arguing that her Magic Mirror Substitute and a Philosopher's Stone were more reliable.
• Dumbledore told Harley that Tom had used Horcruxes to cling to life and had likely made several.
• Dumbledore confirmed that the Diary was a Horcrux, citing its possession of Ginny Weasley and its draining of students' life force and magic.
• Dumbledore said Tom's soul fragment had lodged inside Harley when his body died, but shattered during a magical surge when she was eleven.
• Dumbledore suspected Tom had made several Horcruxes and said he did not know how many remained.

Harley planned how to repay Riddle and the Malfoy family for the trouble and help they had caused, then learned the Malfoys were facing political retaliation. She left Dumbledore’s office and used the Room of Requirement to hear Dobby’s report, ending with a scheme to return the Malfoys’ “kindness.”

• Harley considered using the soul fragment in her trunk to attack Riddle once she regained the demigod level.
• Dumbledore said he would handle Tom’s Horcrux, offered Harley Cockroach Clusters, and told her she could request the Basilisk materials from Snape.
• Harley went to the Room of Requirement and summoned Dobby to ask about the Malfoy family.
• Dobby reported that the Higgs Family was rallying Pure-blood families against the Malfoys, while Lucius planned to seek Fudge’s help with a donation.
• Harley decided the Malfoys were in trouble and began considering how to repay them for their part in the events.

Harley’s fame soared after the Ministry publicized her defeat of the Basilisk, while Lockhart was exposed as a fraud. As final exams arrived, Harley began preparing to summon Lockhart’s spirit and the petrified students returned to life just in time for the tests.

• The Ministry promoted Harley as the hero who defeated the Basilisk, while Fudge shared credit with the Aurors rather than taking it for himself.
• The Daily Prophet revealed that Lockhart had stolen other people’s memories, turning his fans against him and many toward Harley.
• Harley learned that Lockhart had no eligible heir and suspected he had hidden a fortune, so she began gathering materials to summon his spirit.
• Harley remained at odds with Hermione over her reckless actions in the Chamber of Secrets and found herself surrounded by admirers.
• Professor Snape brewed the Mandrake potion, and the petrified students recovered just before final exams began.

Harley continued studying advanced Potions with Professor Snape and read Dobby’s reports about the Malfoy family’s political maneuvering. The chapter ended with Harley reflecting on Lucius’s success in blaming Lockhart for Draco’s attack on Terence Higgs and escaping the fallout.

• Harley brewed a Draught of Living Death, and Professor Snape praised her work and said he would teach her an original recipe after she mastered the competition Potions.
• Harley bottled the Potions for Professor Snape to sell, then wished him goodnight and returned to her dormitory.
• Harley collected Dobby’s weekly intelligence from the Room of Requirement and read it in bed from the pouch Professor Snape had bought her.
• Harley learned that Lucius Malfoy had resigned as a School Governor, paid political donations and compensation, and hosted influential figures to contain the scandal.
• Lucius blamed Lockhart for Draco’s attack on Terence Higgs, and the Higgs Family ended up publicly apologizing to the Malfoys.

After exams, Harley explored the Chamber of Secrets using information gained from Professor Lockhart’s memories. She recovered his hidden belongings and preserved the ritual site, then prepared to investigate Slytherin’s statue.

• Harley finished her exams with full marks and stopped Hermione from comparing their answers by making her sign a treaty.
• Harley recalled that Spirit Channeling Professor Lockhart had revealed his hidden wealth, stolen magical knowledge, and frequent visits to the Chamber of Secrets.
• Harley entered the Chamber through the girls’ bathroom and opened its secret passage by speaking Parseltongue.
• Harley found the ritual remains, including the mummified bodies of twelve missing house-elves, and used a ritual to preserve the scene.
• Harley recovered Professor Lockhart’s bags of Galleons, Potion ingredients, and notebooks from behind a pillar.
• Harley approached Slytherin’s statue and asked him to speak.

Harley discovered a hidden chamber beneath the Chamber of Secrets and found Salazar Slytherin’s message about his declining path and magical knowledge hidden in the Basilisk’s brain. After securing Lockhart’s belongings, she finished the school year at the top of her class and prepared to attend the Potion Championship in France.

• Harley found a concealed room behind a serpent mark and read Slytherin’s message in Parseltongue, learning that precious magical knowledge was hidden in the Basilisk’s brain.
• Harley sealed the hidden chamber, returned to the Room of Requirement, and discovered Galleons, gemstones, Potion ingredients, and intact Basilisk skin in Lockhart’s pockets.
• Harley took first place in her exams, and Gryffindor won the House Cup after her Quidditch victories and contribution points.
• Professor Snape told Harley to meet him at the Leaky Cauldron after a week at the Dursleys’ so they could travel to the Potion Championship.
• Harley said goodbye to Hermione and the other girls, then went to meet Uncle Vernon at the station.

Harley prepared to leave for France to attend an international magic competition after Professor Snape arrived to take her to the Leaky Cauldron. Aunt Petunia’s familiarity with Snape and her concern for Harley hinted at a past connection as Harley Apparated away with him.

• Harley woke after freezing her feet on the ice she had laid beside her bed, then read letters asking her to help check homework and replied that Hannah could help instead.
• Harley studied Professor Snape’s difficult potion recipes while waiting to leave for the competition.
• Professor Snape arrived and told Harley that Dumbledore had arranged an earlier departure for France, so they would travel by Portkey that afternoon.
• Aunt Petunia stopped Snape from taking Harley until Harley explained that she was going to an international magic competition with Dumbledore.
• Harley noticed that Aunt Petunia called Snape by his first name and mentioned her mother, then left with Snape as they Apparated away.

Harley traveled with Dumbledore, Snape, and Slughorn to the Ministry of Magic to represent Hogwarts in an international potion competition in France. After collecting their Portkey, they prepared to depart for Beauxbatons, where they would meet familiar faces before continuing to the competition site.

• At the Leaky Cauldron, Slughorn praised Harley’s talent and shared candied pineapple with her while Dumbledore explained the trip’s itinerary.
• Harley explored Diagon Alley, bought Potions and parchment, and wrote to her friends about her journey to France.
• At two in the afternoon, Harley, Dumbledore, Snape, and Slughorn Apparated to the Ministry of Magic and collected their Portkey.
• Fudge congratulated Dumbledore and urged Harley to win the championship, saying the honor of the British Wizarding World rested on her shoulders.

Harley traveled with Dumbledore, Slughorn, and Snape to France for the Wizarding School Potion Championship and was welcomed by French Minister Giovanni Clegane. The French Ministry’s resemblance to Emperor Roselle’s White Maple Palace led Harley to suspect Roselle had been a French transmigrator, and the group set off for Beauxbatons.

• Fudge arranged a Ministry photo with Dumbledore, Slughorn, Snape, and Harley to take credit if Hogwarts won the championship, then left for a banquet with the Malfoys and other Pure-blood families.
• Dumbledore and Slughorn traded embarrassing recollections while Harley and Snape pretended not to hear, before the group used a Portkey to travel to France.
• Harley noticed that the room where they arrived resembled Intis’s White Maple Palace, then met Giovanni Clegane, Minister of the French Ministry of Magic.
• Clegane personally showed the group around the French Ministry, where Harley grew more convinced that Roselle had come from France and resolved to investigate his background.
• After completing registration, Harley and the others followed a Ministry employee to an Apparition room to travel to Beauxbatons Academy of Magic.

Harley arrived at Beauxbatons with Professors Dumbledore, Slughorn, and Snape, then reunited with Pheobe and toured the school. After they playfully tussled over who should call the other “big sister,” Pheobe showed Harley the castle and its library.

• Dumbledore and Slughorn Apparated with Harley and Snape to Beauxbatons, where Madame Maxime welcomed them.
• Madame Maxime greeted Harley warmly and sent Pheobe to show her around while the professors went to meet Nicolas and Perenelle.
• Pheobe bragged about her Potions ability and teased Harley into calling her “Lady Big Sister,” but Harley got behind her and made her concede defeat.
• Pheobe showed Harley Beauxbatons Castle, whose size and grounds had grown through Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel’s donations.
• Pheobe unlocked the empty summer library for Harley, and the two promised to demonstrate their advanced Potions skills.

Harley toured Beauxbatons, attended dinner with Nicolas, Perenelle, and prominent Potion Masters, and impressed them with her Potion expertise. After Slughorn claimed the role of her sponsor in the Beyonder Apothecary Association, Madame Maxime arranged a dormitory room for Harley.

• Pheobe took Harley to the tallest tower, then showed her Beauxbatons Castle before dinner.
• Madame Maxime explained that Nicolas had lent Beauxbatons his House-elves to prepare the elaborate meal.
• Perenelle asked Harley to compare Beauxbatons with Hogwarts, and Harley praised both while reserving judgment on the castle.
• Hector Dagworth-Granger praised Harley's Invisibility Potion ideas and explained how he had improved her formula's stability and duration.
• Nicolas said he was too old to make the Philosopher's Stone and needed an heir for his Alchemy skills, while Perenelle noted his wish for Harley as an apprentice.
• Hector offered to sponsor Harley in the Beyonder Apothecary Association, but Slughorn took the role, and Madame Maxime arranged Harley a dormitory room.

Harley joined Pheobe for a soak in Beauxbatons' magical hot springs, then explored the school with her before their departure. After lunch, they boarded Beauxbatons' enchanted carriage, which took off toward its destination.

• Pheobe invited Harley to the Prefects' Bathroom and explained how Beauxbatons' magical hot springs worked.
• Pheobe pulled Harley into the hot spring as a playful ambush, and they soaked together before Harley used Black Flame to dry Pheobe's hair.
• Harley and Pheobe slept in the next morning, ate breakfast, and toured more of Beauxbatons.
• Madame Maxime presented Beauxbatons' enormous powder-blue carriage, pulled by twelve winged Abraxans, and explained its enchanted rooms.
• Harley and Pheobe chose a room in the carriage, noticed an older student acting coldly toward Pheobe, and watched the Abraxans carry them into the sky.

Harley arrived at the Magic Garden with Professor Dumbledore and the Hogwarts group, where she learned that the Alchemical objects connecting the garden to the outside world were deteriorating. After settling into the village’s Potion Home, she discovered that a sign she had memorized was written in Japanese and pointed toward the magic school Mahoutokoro.

• Nicolas explained that Gnome-made Alchemical objects connected the Magic Garden to the outside world, but their entrances were shrinking and the objects were weakening.
• Professor Dumbledore and Nicolas said they had been unable to repair the objects, though Nicolas could study them once they broke.
• Harley, Professor Dumbledore, and the others registered at the village entrance and followed a guide to their accommodations.
• Harley noticed unfamiliar writing on a sign, memorized it, and later asked the Potion Home staff member what language it was.
• The staff member identified the writing as Japanese and said the sign pointed toward Mahoutokoro.

Harley prepared for the Wizarding School Potion Championship after studying with Professor Slughorn and Professor Snape, then joined the other competitors for the first round. The contest began with a two-hour challenge to brew Draught of Living Death, leaving Harley to choose ingredients and equipment carefully.

• Harley used Magic Mirror Divination to recall Roselle's Notes and wondered whether their writing resembled Japanese.
• Harley spent the following week practicing Potions under Professor Slughorn and Professor Snape, who encouraged her before the competition.
• Harley and Pheobe ate breakfast together, and Pheobe said her father considered Harley her strongest rival for the championship.
• Harley and Pheobe arrived at the competition venue, where Hector announced that contestants had to brew Draught of Living Death within two hours.
• The judges prepared to select ten of the fifteen competitors to advance, while each student had to choose suitable ingredients and tools, including among substandard portions.

Harley brewed a strong Draught of Living Death faster than every other contestant and submitted it for judging. After the first round ended, the judges closely inspected her potion and ingredients.

• Harley checked the ingredients, brewed Draught of Living Death, and used Sopophorous Bean slices to stabilize the potion despite the added difficulty.
• Harley finished first, submitted her potion, and left her station while most contestants were still brewing or restarting.
• Professor Slughorn and Professor Dumbledore congratulated Harley, while Mr. Delacour praised her skill and predicted she could win the championship.
• The contestants completed the round, and the judges inspected their potions, gathering around Harley's cauldron to examine her brew and remaining ingredients.
• An elderly judge moved to taste Harley's Draught of Living Death, but another judge stopped him.

Harley earned a perfect score in the first round of the Potions competition and spent the afternoon with Pheobe and her younger sister Gabrielle. With Dumbledore’s approval, Gabrielle stayed with Harley and Pheobe at the inn that night.

• The judges awarded Harley a perfect score and named the ten contestants who would compete in the second round ten days later.
• Harley met Pheobe and Gabrielle in the village, congratulated Pheobe on her score, and gave Gabrielle a bracelet made from Wit-Sharpening Herb roots.
• The three girls browsed the village and ate together before Gabrielle pleaded to stay overnight with Harley.
• Harley offered to host Gabrielle, and Pheobe agreed to discuss the plan with their father.
• Dumbledore approved Gabrielle’s stay, and Mr. Delacour brought the sisters to Harley’s room that evening.

Harley and Pheobe studied the demanding rules for the second round of the competition, which required contestants to gather ingredients in the Magic Garden and brew a Potion without a rest break. Harley advised Pheobe to discuss strategies with Mr. Delacour the next day, while Gabrielle joined them and was sent to ask her father about the competition details.

• Harley read Professor Snape's parchment to Pheobe, explaining that contestants had ten hours to gather ingredients in the Magic Garden and brew a Potion.
• Harley and Pheobe realized that the round's lack of a scheduled rest made it a severe test of contestants' knowledge, stamina, planning, and Potion skills.
• Harley reassured Pheobe that the organizers had set a feasible challenge and suggested she discuss strategies with Mr. Delacour the next day.
• Gabrielle climbed onto the bed to read the parchment, and Pheobe scolded her for interrupting.
• Harley explained the competition to Gabrielle and suggested she ask her father for details, then offered to let her bathe before the early start.