Chapter Summaries

Allen and Luna met Sarah, the Mirror Spirit, who explained that Shadow was the shadow she had split off and that they had been fighting for control of Helga’s Secret Realm. Shadow appeared and attacked Sarah after demanding the treasure Helga had left behind.

• Allen summoned Luna’s body from the system’s Pet Space, and Luna’s soul returned to it.
• Sarah told Allen and Luna that Shadow was her shadow, that Shadow had taken over the Mirror Space, and that she wanted to reunite with Shadow after fulfilling Helga’s final wish.
• Sarah offered to reveal Helga’s final wish if Allen could make Shadow reunite with her.
• Shadow appeared, refused to reunite with Sarah, and demanded Helga’s treasure in exchange for leaving Allen and Luna alone.
• Shadow knocked Sarah to the ground, and Allen cast a Charm that revealed a dazzling, multicolored figure.

Allen and Luna defeated the shadow in the Mirror Space with Sarah’s help, and Sarah gave Allen Helga’s Gem before sacrificing herself to escape into a Crystal Ball. The pair returned to the Forbidden Forest with Fang, Helga’s Spellbook, and a mirror Sarah had left for Allen.

• The shadow invaded Allen, but Sarah used a Crystal Ball to draw it out of him and trapped it inside.
• Three gems fell into Allen’s hand, and Sarah identified Helga’s Gem as a reward for his loyalty and bravery.
• Sarah sang as gray mist gathered around her, then entered the Crystal Ball and left a mirror for Allen before the ball shattered.
• Allen and Luna returned to the real world behind Hagrid’s Hut, where Fang rejoined them.
• Luna showed Allen Helga’s Spellbook, a collection of food Charms, and explained how she had tricked her shadow into losing.

Allen won an Adaptation Necklace and a transforming Magic Silver Shield, then used the shield to defend Luna and the Ravenclaws from Malfoy’s group in the Great Hall. The fight ended with Pansy bald, Malfoy disarmed and down, and Goyle and Crabbe covered in pumpkin porridge.

• Allen drew a purple-tier prize and discovered the Adaptation Necklace let its wearer breathe in harmful gases, underwater, or in a vacuum.
• Allen found the silver casket’s hidden rose mechanism and learned it transformed into a Mithril shield that could resist curses and give the Unforgivable Curses a 50% chance of failing.
• Allen created gold communication devices in the Room of Requirement and carried them to breakfast.
• Allen intervened when Malfoy and the Slytherins mocked Luna and her Ravenclaw friends, and Pansy cast Stupefy at him.
• Allen blocked Pansy’s spell with the Magic Silver Shield, while spells from him, Luna, and the others struck back and caused Pansy’s hair to fall out.
• Allen disarmed Malfoy and kicked Goyle and Crabbe into a table, covering them with pumpkin porridge.

Professor Lupin ended the Great Hall fight between Allen’s group and Malfoy’s Slytherin friends without punishing Ravenclaw, while Snape took responsibility for Slytherin. Allen shared his new magical communication devices, then headed to Lupin’s first practical Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson.

• Lupin cleaned the students and dishes, then proposed taking twenty points each from Slytherin and Ravenclaw for fighting in the Great Hall.
• Snape intervened as Slytherin’s Head and sent Malfoy back to his table, so Lupin did not punish Allen’s group.
• Allen gave magical communication gold chips to Penelope and Michael, and explained to Luna how the devices sent messages and alerts.
• Penelope offered to trim Luna’s hair, and Luna agreed to leave the dining hall with her after breakfast.
• Allen met Harry, Ron, and Hermione on the way to class and realized Hermione had used her Time-Turner after she mistakenly brought the wrong textbook.
• Lupin arrived late to Defense Against the Dark Arts, put away the class’s textbooks, and announced a practical lesson requiring only their wands.

Professor Lupin taught the Ravenclaws about Boggarts and how to defeat them with laughter and the Riddikulus incantation. The class hesitated to face the Boggart, while Allen wondered what shape it would take from his deepest fear.

• Peeves spotted Allen in the group and fled, remembering how Allen had trapped and injured him the previous night.
• Professor Lupin led the Ravenclaws to the staff room, where a Boggart rattled inside an old wardrobe.
• Allen explained that Boggarts transformed into whatever a person feared most, earning Ravenclaw five points.
• Professor Lupin taught the students that teamwork confused Boggarts and that laughter, paired with Riddikulus, could defeat them.
• No one volunteered to face the Boggart first, so Professor Lupin asked the class to imagine how to make their fears ridiculous.
• Allen wondered whether the Boggart would reveal his former appearance or the car accident tied to his past.

Professor Lupin led the Ravenclaws through a Boggart lesson, and Allen initially used Occlumency to keep the creature from revealing what he feared. When he finally let his guard down, the Boggart became a black-haired Banshee staring at him with malice and resentment.

• Michael Corner turned a bloodstained mummy into a clumsy figure with Riddikulus.
• Padma Patil trapped a Jungle Skull in a net, and Lisa Turpin transformed a Banshee into a dancing figure.
• Anthony Goldstein shrank a huge gorilla into a tiny monkey drinking milk.
• Professor Lupin called Allen forward, and Allen used Occlumency as the Boggart changed into several forms.
• Allen released his Occlumency, revealing a black-haired Banshee whose eyes were filled with malice and resentment.

Allen defeated a Boggart that had taken the form of Kayako, then secretly used the Nightmare Curse to torment Malfoy after Malfoy mocked him. As Remus Lupin’s lessons continued with Red Caps and Kappas, Allen kept earning points and Malfoy was too frightened to bother him.

• Allen overcame his fear of Kayako by turning the Boggart into a ridiculous, pigtail-wearing figure, earning praise and points from Professor Remus Lupin.
• Lisa asked Allen about the Banshee, and Allen praised Lupin’s teaching after the class ended.
• Malfoy and his friends mocked Allen for being afraid of Banshees, so Allen secretly cast the Nightmare Curse and sent Kayako into Malfoy’s dreams.
• Malfoy became exhausted and terrified, shrieked when he bumped into Cho Chang, and ran away.
• Professor Remus Lupin taught the students about Red Caps and Kappas, while Allen continued to excel in class and earn points.

Allen and Penelope launched Ravenclaw’s weekly Patronus Charm training, after House-elves found a Boggart for the students to practice on. The first session began with a vote naming Allen chief instructor and an explanation of Dementors and the danger of their Kiss.

• Snape grew angrier after news spread that Neville had dressed a Boggart transformed into Snape in his grandmother’s clothes, while Allen befriended Michael Corner.
• At Maggie’s urging, Hogwarts House-elves searched for Boggarts, and one found a Boggart in an attic cabinet that transformed into Dumbledore.
• Allen thanked the House-elves in the kitchens and arranged for Ravenclaw students to have pastries and drinks after training.
• Penelope announced the Sunday evening Patronus Charm sessions, and Ravenclaw students unanimously voted for Allen to be their chief instructor.
• Allen asked the students to explain Dementors, Luna described them, and Penelope explained that a Dementor’s Kiss destroyed the victim’s soul.
• Allen distributed handouts with precise magic as the Ravenclaws prepared to learn about Dementors and the Patronus Charm.

Allen taught the Ravenclaws about the Patronus Charm and demonstrated it against a Boggart transformed into a Dementor. Luna briefly produced silver vapor before collapsing, and the lesson ended after the Boggart turned back into Kayako and landed on Marietta Edgecombe.

• Allen explained the Patronus Charm, demonstrated its incantation, and told the students to focus on their happiest memories.
• Allen released the Boggart as a Dementor, while Penelope handed chocolate to students who were overwhelmed by fear.
• Luna tried to cast Expecto Patronum, collapsed as the Dementor approached, and produced silver vapor that quickly vanished.
• Kayako transformed back from the Boggart and fell on Marietta Edgecombe after Allen kicked her aside.
• Allen apologized for the frightening lesson, then used Riddikulus and magic to send Kayako back into the cabinet.

Allen’s teaching sessions and Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures classes won the young wizards’ enthusiasm while Allen stayed busy with Ravenclaw Quidditch training. The students learned their first Hogsmeade weekend would take place on Halloween Eve, and Penelope offered to guide them.

• Allen conjured a midnight feast for the young wizards after their training session.
• Hagrid improved his lessons by preparing safe classrooms and teaching popular creatures such as Mooncalves, Pygmy Puffs, and Imps.
• Harry asked Allen about Ravenclaw’s Patronus Charm training, and Allen told him Professor Lupin could teach him.
• Allen trained with Ravenclaw’s Quidditch team as the season approached, while Roger Davies urged the team toward victory.
• Edward showed Allen and Michael the announcement for the first Hogsmeade weekend trip, and Penelope offered to guide them.

Allen and his Ravenclaw friends visited Hogsmeade, where Harry stayed behind at Hogwarts and Malfoy tried to exploit the awkwardness between him and Allen. The group rushed to buy sweets before sunset because Dementors were patrolling the village, and Michael unexpectedly began floating after eating a sweet.

• Third-year students prepared for the Hogsmeade outing, while Harry looked dejected because he could not go.
• Malfoy mocked Harry and suggested Allen should avoid him, but Allen coldly rejected Malfoy's remarks.
• Allen joined Penelope, Michael, Edward, and Luna on the trip to Hogsmeade, and they headed to Honeydukes at Michael's insistence.
• Penelope pointed out a Ministry notice saying Dementors would patrol Hogsmeade after sunset, so the group hurried to buy sweets.
• Allen bought a large quantity of chocolates, and Michael ate a fruit juice jelly ball and began floating.

Allen rescued Michael from flying toward the Dementors, then searched a cave for Penelope and found her beside a wolf skeleton. As Allen and Penelope tried to leave, the cave ceiling collapsed toward them.

• Allen caught Michael on his broom and brought him down safely before the Dementors could reach them.
• Penelope slipped into a hole among the boulders, and Allen crawled into the cave to search for her.
• Allen found Penelope examining an intact wolf skeleton and healed the scrape on her face.
• Allen suspected a wizard, possibly Sirius Black, had used the cave as a hiding place and urged Penelope to leave.
• Allen and Penelope heard wings flapping before the cave ceiling collapsed toward them.

Allen and Penelope were ambushed in a cave by Sirius Black, who demanded to know where Harry Potter was and tried to erase Allen’s memory. After they subdued him, Black transformed into a dog and escaped, leaving Allen and Penelope to realize he was an illegal Animagus.

• Bats and falling boulders forced Allen and Penelope away from the cave’s blocked exit and into a narrow tunnel.
• Sirius Black ambushed them with a Flashbang, seized Penelope, and demanded to know where Harry Potter was.
• Allen protected himself from Black’s Obliviate, then fought him with Penelope’s help and pinned him down.
• Black transformed into a large black dog and escaped without harming Penelope.
• Penelope returned Allen’s wand, and Allen recognized that Black was an illegal Animagus.

Allen and Penelope escaped the bats and kept Sirius Black’s secret, then rejoined their friends and returned to Hogwarts. After Ron snubbed Allen, Allen arranged a prank on the Weasley twins and realized his relationship with the Weasley family might never recover.

• Allen persuaded Penelope to keep quiet about Sirius Black, and they escaped through the bat-filled tunnel.
• Edward helped Penelope out of the cave, and Allen joined the group as they headed back to Hogsmeade.
• Allen, Penelope, Edward, and Michael went shopping and visited the Three Broomsticks, where Michael boasted about the landlady’s attention.
• Ron angrily dragged Hermione past Allen, and Penelope and Edward suspected Ron resented Allen for not standing up to Malfoy for Harry.
• Allen summoned Maggie in an empty classroom and instructed her to teach the Weasley twins a lesson.
• At the Halloween feast, Allen noticed Percy glaring at him and wondered whether his relationship with the Weasley family could be repaired.

During the Halloween feast, Allen spotted Sirius Black in his Animagus form and followed him to the Whomping Willow, hoping to reach the Shrieking Shack. After forcing his way through the tree and the tunnel, Allen entered the shack but could not find Sirius.

• Filch brought the contraband-smuggling twins to Professor McGonagall during the Halloween feast.
• The Hogwarts ghosts performed, and the Ravenclaws held a costume ball in their common room.
• Allen saw a huge black dog outside and recognized it as Sirius Black's Animagus form.
• Allen entered the Forbidden Forest and reached the Whomping Willow, which guarded the passage to the Shrieking Shack.
• Allen used his Miaomiao Wizard Robe to withstand the Willow's branches and crawled through the tunnel.
• Allen emerged inside the dusty, ruined Shrieking Shack, but Sirius Black was nowhere to be seen.

Allen confronted Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack, fought him and revealed that Scabbers was Peter Pettigrew. Allen offered to help Black in exchange for the Black family’s treasures and books, leaving Black with little choice but to consider the deal.

• Allen followed a noise in the Shrieking Shack, discovered Crookshanks, and was attacked by Sirius Black in his dog form.
• Allen fought Black and Crookshanks, then forced Black to listen after beating him.
• Allen showed Black a photograph of Scabbers and identified him as Peter Pettigrew, an illegal Animagus who had betrayed Black.
• Allen offered to help Black find Pettigrew in exchange for the Black family’s collection, including its books.
• Black asked what Allen wanted, and Allen insisted that Black had no choice because he could not safely appear in Hogwarts Castle.

Allen made an Unbreakable Vow with Sirius Black to bring Peter Pettigrew to him in exchange for the Black family’s treasures, then returned to Hogwarts as the students gathered in the Great Hall for the night. Penelope covered for Allen’s absence, and he settled in among the Ravenclaws as they wondered how Sirius had entered the castle.

• Allen and Sirius made an Unbreakable Vow, with Allen promising to bring Peter Pettigrew to Sirius and Sirius promising him the Black family’s treasures.
• Allen used a Damage Transfer Charm to make Sirius reveal the knot that controlled the Whomping Willow.
• Allen returned from the Forbidden Forest and found messages ordering everyone to spend the night in the Great Hall.
• Percy confronted Allen, but Penelope claimed she and Allen had been planning training in the Charms classroom.
• Allen settled into a sleeping bag beside the Ravenclaws, where Michael asked whether he was dating Penelope and the students discussed how Sirius had entered Hogwarts.

Allen spent the night in the Great Hall after Sirius Black’s escape, then watched Dumbledore reject the Dementors’ entry into Hogwarts. In the following days, Snape took over Lupin’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class and assigned the Ravenclaws work on werewolves, while Allen decided not to warn Lupin about Black.

• Allen secretly hexed Percy with a glowing “Humungous Bighead” joke, and the students in the Great Hall laughed.
• Professor Flitwick checked on Allen, Penelope, and the other students, while teachers took turns patrolling the Great Hall.
• Dumbledore questioned Percy about the search for Black, then told Snape he did not believe anyone in the castle had helped Black enter and refused to let the Dementors cross the threshold.
• Students speculated about how Sirius Black had entered Hogwarts, while Allen suspected Lupin might understand Black’s secret.
• Snape replaced Lupin in Defense Against the Dark Arts, made the Ravenclaws study werewolves, and assigned an essay on identifying and killing them.
• Allen considered telling Lupin what he knew about Black but decided against it, and Snape told him to post selected essays on Ravenclaw’s notice board.

During a stormy Quidditch match, Dementors invaded the stadium and Harry fell from his broom, prompting Allen and the professors to drive them away with Patronuses. Allen visited Harry in the Hospital Wing, but Harry could not bring himself to share his worries with him.

• Roger Davies told the Ravenclaw team that their first match had been changed from Hufflepuff to Slytherin, and Allen urged them to show their strength.
• Gryffindor and Hufflepuff played through a violent storm, while Allen spotted a large black dog in the Gryffindor stands.
• More than a hundred Dementors entered the stadium, and Harry fell from the sky as the crowd screamed.
• Dumbledore slowed Harry's fall, and Allen, Penelope, and the professors summoned Patronuses that drove the Dementors away.
• Cedric Diggory held the Golden Snitch, and Wood accepted Gryffindor's loss despite Cedric and Madam Hooch asking for a replay.
• Allen brought sweets to Harry in the Hospital Wing, but Harry could not confide his fears to him.

Allen received a Firebolt, the world’s best broomstick, and its arrival energized Ravenclaw while deepening Harry’s worries about replacing his broken Nimbus 2000. After training, Roger proposed moving Allen into the Seeker position, leaving Cho Chang facing a change to her role on the team.

• Allen told Harry that Dementors affected him so strongly because of his past fears and advised him to learn the Patronus Charm from Professor Remus Lupin.
• Benny and four other owls delivered a Firebolt to Allen at breakfast, and Roger Davies and the Ravenclaw Quidditch players celebrated the broomstick.
• Harry worried that Gryffindor could offer him only an old Shooting Star, while Hermione urged him to study broomsticks and choose a suitable replacement.
• Roger led Ravenclaw through an enthusiastic training session inspired by Allen’s Firebolt.
• Roger told Cho Chang that Allen seemed better suited to the Seeker position and proposed changing the team’s assignments.