Chapter Summaries

Greyback received Voldemort’s Dark Mark but feared the consequences of becoming a marked Death Eater. When Voldemort questioned how Greyback had found him, Greyback’s explanation led him to realize that Voldemort was a werewolf.

• Greyback reflected that the Dark Mark made him a true Death Eater and feared that Aurors would kill him before he could stand trial.
• Greyback asked Voldemort what they should do next, but Voldemort demanded to know how Greyback had found him.
• Greyback explained that instinct had led him to search where he thought a werewolf dark wizard might be.
• Greyback realized that his reasoning implied Voldemort, who had escaped the Gaunt Shack, was a werewolf.
• Voldemort struck Greyback with a powerful Cruciatus Curse, while Greyback privately marveled at the revelation.

Remus Lupin followed Isaac’s instructions and used a spell to plant a suggestion in Greyback, leading him toward Voldemort’s hiding place. Isaac explained that he expected the coming upheaval in the British Wizarding World to sweep up troublemakers like Greyback.

• Lupin returned to the Black Family House after spending the day away, and Isaac asked whether his assignment had gone smoothly.
• Lupin recalled that Isaac had sent him to find a wizard and magically influence him to go elsewhere.
• Lupin recognized Greyback, the werewolf who had bitten him, and restrained himself from attacking him.
• Lupin secretly placed a psychological suggestion on Greyback, guiding him toward the forest where Voldemort was hiding.
• Isaac told Lupin that the Ministry’s new appointments for werewolves would offer them hope, while Voldemort could keep dangerous werewolves like Greyback in check.
• Isaac predicted that the coming upheaval would ultimately lead to the bad sorts being caught.

Isaac stopped watching Werewolf Tom, reasoning that the Dark Lord would struggle to rebuild his strength and followers, and the new school year began. At King's Cross, Isaac and Harry boarded the Hogwarts Express with Lupin and reunited with Ron and Hermione.

• Isaac decided that Werewolf Tom would face trouble whether he devoured his werewolf followers or tried to build a force from scratch.
• Isaac and Harry arrived at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters with Sirius Black and Kreacher, while Lupin joined them to travel to Hogwarts.
• Lupin explained his concern that Voldemort was still at large and understood that the wizard at the Gaunt Shack was the genuine Voldemort.
• Isaac, Harry, and Lupin boarded the Hogwarts Express, where Ron waved them over and Hermione welcomed their reunion.
• Harry hurried to Ron and Hermione's compartment, and Ron remarked that Harry seemed to have had a good holiday.

Ron and Hermione met Remus Lupin, the newly appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, whose improved health and appearance reflected better conditions for werewolves. Hermione recognized his name from the Daily Prophet and asked whether he was a werewolf; Lupin confirmed it and explained that he would take Wolfsbane Potion under Professor McGonagall’s supervision each full moon.

• Ron complained to Harry and Isaac that they had gone to Malfoy Manor without him, then met Remus Lupin.
• Isaac introduced Lupin to Ron and Hermione as Hogwarts’ new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor.
• Hermione recalled the Ministry’s Werewolf Special Act and the Daily Prophet’s account of Lupin’s record and appointment.
• Hermione cautiously asked Lupin whether he was a werewolf, and Lupin confirmed that he was.
• Lupin told Hermione that he would drink Ministry-provided Wolfsbane Potion under Professor McGonagall’s supervision on every full moon.

Isaac learned that Percy would stay at the Ministry for another year, studying independently while working toward his N.E.W.T.s, and that Barnaby Hawthorne would remain at Hogwarts as a teaching assistant for Care of Magical Creatures. The chapter left Isaac wondering whether he, too, might be made to finish school early.

• Ron told Isaac that Percy had changed during his Ministry internship and had started giving pocket money to his siblings.
• Isaac reassured Ron that Percy was safe at the Ministry, then learned Percy would not return to Hogwarts because Fudge had extended his internship.
• Ron explained that Percy would study sixth- and seventh-year material independently while working and would become Fudge’s official secretary after passing his N.E.W.T.s.
• Isaac joined his friends and learned Barnaby Hawthorne had stayed at Hogwarts to assist Professor Kettleburn with Care of Magical Creatures.
• Gabriel joked that Professor Kettleburn’s frequent injuries made it seem as though Voldemort’s curse on the subject had failed to kill him.

On the Hogwarts Express, the Honey Badger Squad discussed rising dangers in the Wizarding World and agreed to meet after the feast so Isaac could share what he knew. Draco Malfoy approached Isaac to arrange a private talk, while Ernie Macmillan challenged him to a duel and Draco backed down.

• Gabriel told the Honey Badger Squad that Hawthorne had returned early to help Professor Kettleburn prepare lessons and Fantastic Beasts.
• Ernie Macmillan warned that tensions with the goblins and the emergence of a werewolf Dark Wizard could bring another war, prompting the group to look to Isaac for information.
• Isaac suggested that the Honey Badger Squad meet after the feast to discuss how they had been doing, and everyone agreed.
• Draco Malfoy and his followers entered the compartment, and Draco asked Isaac to speak privately after they returned to school.
• Ernie Macmillan challenged Draco to an aristocratic duel, but Draco refused and tried to reassure Isaac that he wanted no fight with him.