Recaps

Isaac helped Sirius uncover how Regulus Black stole Voldemort’s Horcrux, recover his body, and expose the Inferi in Voldemort’s cave. The Ministry recognized Regulus as a hero, while Fudge offered Sirius a position overseeing Gringotts security.

• Isaac advised Sirius to visit the Black Family House to learn how Regulus died, and they traveled there together on Fawkes.
• Kreacher revealed that Regulus had replaced Voldemort’s locket Horcrux with a fake, then described the cave where Voldemort had forced him to drink poison.
• Voldemort’s Horcrux emerged from a cupboard at Grimmauld Place, but Isaac destroyed it with Fiendfyre.
• Isaac and Sirius froze the cave lake, recovered Regulus’s remains, and burned the Inferi after agreeing to clear Regulus’s name before his burial.
• Isaac and Sirius showed Fudge the locket and explained that Voldemort had filled the cave with Inferi, prompting Fudge to send Unspeakables to investigate.
• The Unspeakables recovered Regulus’s letter from the basin, and Fudge declared Regulus a hero while arranging a memorial for the victims.
• At the Black Family House, Sirius said Regulus’s courage had inspired him to serve the Wizarding World, and Amelia Bones suggested a Ministry role for him.
• Fudge offered Sirius the position of Director of the Gringotts Security Inspection Office as his conflict with Umbridge and the goblins continued.

Fudge created an office to oversee Gringotts and appointed Sirius, while Percy and Isaac shaped Ministry plans for werewolves and Gilderoy Lockhart. Isaac then went to collect Harry from the Dursleys, learned of Dobby’s repeated pleas for help, and decided to contact Malfoy about visiting the manor.

• Fudge proposed the Wizard Deposit Protection and Gringotts Coordination Office, won support from Amelia Bones, and appointed Sirius Black as its director after presenting evidence of Regulus Black’s sacrifice.
• Percy declined Fudge’s offer to become his personal secretary, argued for supporting promising werewolves, and was made a special investigator to research the Office of Oddities.
• Isaac appointed Gilderoy Lockhart as a lecturer for Years 1–3 at Hogwarts, while Fudge and Percy arranged for Lockhart to join the Ministry as a temporary Junior Obliviator.
• Isaac set out to visit the Weasleys, but Harry’s letter prompted him to take Kreacher and gifts to the Dursleys instead.
• Harry told Isaac that Dobby had appeared twice, begged him for help, and refused or been unable to explain the danger, and Kreacher identified Dobby as a Malfoy house-elf.
• Isaac gave Vernon and Petunia potions, collected Harry, and showed him the Black Family House, which Harry found luxurious but oppressive.
• After Harry asked how to help Dobby, Isaac decided to write to Malfoy about visiting Malfoy Manor.

Isaac exposed Tom Gaunt at Malfoy Manor and used Phoenix Fire against him before persuading Lucius to send Voldemort’s diary to America. He then turned to the Ministry’s werewolf investigation and considered Remus Lupin for Hogwarts while Sirius and Jerry discussed Gilderoy Lockhart.

• Lucius told Tom Gaunt that Isaac and Harry planned to visit, and Tom became interested in Isaac’s power and connection to Dumbledore.
• Isaac confronted Lucius about Dobby’s death, exposed Tom Gaunt in the manor’s hidden chamber, and identified him as Tom Marvolo Riddle.
• Tom tried to attack Isaac, but Isaac’s Phoenix Fire repeatedly burned and rebirthed Tom before Isaac extinguished it near the Chamber of Secrets.
• Isaac explained Horcruxes to Lucius and asked him to leave Voldemort’s diary outside American Gringotts, where Nige found it and began dealing with Tom Gaunt through it.
• Tom offered Nige a hidden treasure in exchange for help reviving him, and Nige decided to pursue the deal despite the cost of dragon blood.
• Percy gave Isaac Remus Lupin’s Registry file, and Isaac agreed to travel with Sirius to investigate a werewolf settlement before offering Lupin the Defense Against the Dark Arts post.
• Isaac urged Sirius to visit Harry and showed him Lupin’s file, then Sirius and Jerry discussed Lockhart’s unusual Memory Magic abilities and the Ministry’s treatment of its former law-enforcement staff.

Isaac and the Ministry dismantled Selwyn’s werewolf scheme, while Lockhart’s investigation uncovered a plot to resurrect Voldemort. Voldemort returned in a weakened child’s body and faced Aurors and Hit Wizards at the Gaunt Shack.

• Isaac exposed Selwyn’s plan to gather werewolves, arranged Ministry support for the village, and secured Remus Lupin’s appointment as Hogwarts’ Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Lockhart searched Selwyn’s memories and discovered a Death Eater had marked Selwyn and recruited him to help resurrect Voldemort.
• Lockhart reported Voldemort’s impending return, but Fudge and Dumbledore questioned the evidence before Dumbledore explained that Voldemort’s wandering soul had already been destroyed.
• Lockhart broke into Selwyn’s cell and followed the memories to the Gaunt family’s shack in Little Hangleton, with Isaac, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin secretly following him.
• At the shack, Lockhart joined the young werewolves and put on the Resurrection Stone Ring, which consumed his life force as Voldemort emerged from his body as a small child.
• Voldemort realized the werewolves’ resurrection ritual had been a setup, then detected the Aurors and Hit Wizards outside and ordered the werewolves to hold them off.