Chapter Summaries

Ravenclaw rearranged its Quidditch positions, with Allen taking the Beater role and giving Cho Chang his Firebolt. After class, Allen confronted Professor Lupin with his suspicions and learned that Lupin was a Werewolf protected by Snape’s Wolfsbane Potion.

• Roger proposed making Allen the Seeker, but Allen asked to become a Beater and offered Cho Chang his Firebolt so she could remain Seeker.
• Roger agreed to try the Chaser position, and Ravenclaw accepted the new lineup and practiced.
• Harry remained undecided about which broomstick to buy while Professor Lupin returned to class and taught the students about a Hinkypunk.
• Allen stayed behind after class and pointed out Lupin’s absences, the Boggart’s Crystal Ball form, and Snape’s Wolfsbane Potion.
• Lupin admitted he was a Werewolf and explained that the Wolfsbane Potion let him remain clear-headed during the full moon.

Allen made Professor Lupin agree to follow his instructions when needed and suggested that Lupin teach Harry the Patronus Charm. Harry and Ron thanked Allen after Lupin promised to teach Harry, but the meeting ended with Snape and Malfoy confronting them.

• Allen secured Professor Lupin's agreement to follow his instructions when necessary and suggested that Lupin teach Harry the Patronus Charm.
• Allen missed Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts assignment deadline, then lost ten points in Potions for helping Edward.
• Michael told Allen and Edward that Ron had been punished with bedpan scrubbing after talking back to Snape.
• Harry and Ron thanked Allen after Lupin promised to teach Harry the Patronus Charm next term.
• Snape challenged Allen about asking Lupin to help Harry, and Allen taunted Malfoy by challenging him to meet on the pitch.

Allen and Malfoy’s Quidditch wager inflamed the rivalry between Ravenclaw and Slytherin, leading Snape and Flitwick to stake their Houses’ House Cup hopes on the match. On the night before the game, Allen urged Ravenclaw to stay calm and unite for victory.

• Allen and Malfoy wagered that the loser would fly naked around the castle, and Malfoy added that Allen must stop associating with Harry if he lost.
• After Miles Bletchley and Marcus Flint-Montague were caught sneaking into Ravenclaw Tower, Snape and Flitwick wagered that the losing House would withdraw from the House Cup competition.
• The wager sparked fights between Ravenclaw and Slytherin students, while Roger arranged for Cho Chang to be escorted to protect her place as Seeker.
• Roger worried over the Firebolt and the coming match, while Allen reassured him that the broom was safe.
• On the eve of the match, Allen addressed the Ravenclaws, urging them to remain calm and promising that they could defeat Slytherin.

Ravenclaw entered its Quidditch match against Slytherin with the crowd behind it, and Roger rallied the team before play began. Ravenclaw scored first, but the chapter ended with Malfoy diving toward the Snitch and Ravenclaw supporters fearing defeat.

• Allen and the Ravenclaw players received cheers from most of the Great Hall, while the Slytherins booed them.
• Allen ran into Harry, Ron, and Hermione; Hermione wished him luck, while Harry and Ron remained uneasy about the wager.
• Roger inspected the pitch, then urged the Ravenclaw team to fight together for the house's honor.
• Lee Jordan announced that Cho Chang, rather than Allen, was riding the Firebolt as the match began.
• Roger scored Ravenclaw's first goal after the team's tactical change surprised Slytherin.
• Malfoy spotted the Snitch near a fence and dived toward it, leaving the Ravenclaw crowd anxiously watching.

Allen helped Ravenclaw overcome Slytherin’s dirty play in a brutal Quidditch match, using precise Bludgers to protect his teammates and clear the way for Cho Chang to catch the Snitch. Ravenclaw won, and Madam Hooch rejected Professor Snape’s complaint that Allen should be punished.

• Allen disrupted Malfoy’s pursuit of the Snitch, then struck Warrington’s broom after Warrington fouled Roger Davies, allowing Roger to score Ravenclaw’s first goal.
• After Slytherin players injured Bradley and Roger, Allen retaliated by smashing Montague’s broom and driving Derrick, Bole, and Marcus Flint out of the match.
• Allen protected Cho Chang from Slytherin’s Beaters and helped her reach the Golden Snitch before Malfoy could catch up.
• Cho Chang caught the Snitch, securing Ravenclaw’s victory and leaving Slytherin out of contention for the House Cup.
• Professor Snape protested Allen’s actions, but Madam Hooch ruled that he had broken no rules and criticized Slytherin’s deliberate attacks.

After Ravenclaw defeated Slytherin, Allen defended his team’s tactics and offered to donate Nimbus 2001s to Hogwarts so every House could compete with equal equipment. Slytherin withdrew from the House Cup, and Allen released Malfoy from their wager while urging him to live up to his Pureblood ideals.

• Snape challenged the match’s outcome, but Madam Hooch defended her rulings and Quidditch coach Geraldine Malthus confirmed that Slytherin had cheated and Allen had acted within the rules.
• Allen offered to donate Nimbus 2001s for every team and declared that Ravenclaw could win fairly, drawing support from his teammates and admiration from players in other Houses.
• Flitwick reminded Snape of his wager, and Snape withdrew Slytherin from the House Cup competition.
• Malfoy said he would honor his wager, but Allen told him he did not have to and urged him to show the bearing of a Pureblood aristocrat.

Allen’s spending on brooms earned him praise, making Ron jealous and sparking an argument with Hermione. As Christmas approached, Allen accepted Luna’s invitation to a Quibbler food event and invited Hermione to spend the holiday at Aunt Josephine’s, but she declined; Ron remained cold toward him, while Malfoy seemed to want to speak.

• Hermione praised Allen, and Ron criticized his generosity, prompting a furious argument that ended with Hermione walking away.
• Ginny called Ron jealous of Allen, but Ron snapped at her, and she left warning him he would regret it.
• Snape reprimanded the Ravenclaws in Potions, while Allen continued working diligently and Roger kept Quidditch training going through the cold rain.
• As Christmas approached, Luna invited Allen to the Quibbler Food Tasting Event, and he accepted.
• Hermione told Allen she planned to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas, but declined his invitation to Aunt Josephine’s house.
• Allen noticed Ron had become cold toward him again, while Malfoy repeatedly seemed about to say something.

Allen helped Hermione finish her homework late into the night and agreed to accompany her to Hogsmeade after learning she would otherwise go alone. The next morning, Hermione arrived looking transformed, and Allen escorted her toward the Entrance Hall while Harry and Ron watched.

• Allen noticed Hermione's exhaustion and learned that Ron had been acting strangely while Harry was busy training with Wood.
• Allen helped Hermione complete her Arithmancy, Muggle Studies, and Runes homework, while Madam Pince slept beneath a cloak he had placed over her.
• Hermione agreed to go to Hogsmeade with Allen and later prepared her clothes and appearance before falling asleep thinking about him.
• The next morning, Hermione arrived at the Marble Staircase with her hair pinned up and dressed in a pale-purple coat, stunning Harry and leaving Ron dazed.
• Allen said goodbye to Harry and led Hermione toward the Entrance Hall, while Ron smacked the railing and left Hogwarts under Filch's displeased gaze.

Allen took Hermione shopping in Hogsmeade, diverted her from Ron’s angry attention, and brought her to Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop, where Malfoy unexpectedly joined them. Ron watched from outside and became convinced that Allen and Malfoy were plotting something, but he had no idea how to investigate.

• Allen and Hermione bought sweets at Honeydukes, where Allen hid his blood-flavoured lollipops by claiming they were for Lenn.
• Allen and Hermione bought prank items at Zonko’s, where Hermione spotted an angry Ron and Allen led her away.
• Pansy Parkinson insulted Hermione and Allen, so Allen changed the subject and suggested they warm up at Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop.
• Allen distracted Hermione with talk of Professor Flitwick’s upcoming Cheering Charm lesson while Ron watched them from outside and fell under a tree’s falling snow.
• Malfoy arrived alone and sat down with Allen and Hermione, leading Ron to suspect a secret plot and fret that he could not investigate without Harry and Hermione.

Harry and Ron followed Hermione in Hogsmeade, but their suspicion that she planned to report them deepened their estrangement. Near the Shrieking Shack, Slytherins attacked Cedric and Cho Chang, and Allen arrived as the fight turned brutal.

• Harry told Ron that Fred and George had given him a secret map and explained why Sirius Black would have difficulty using its passages.
• Harry and Ron caught up with Hermione, who hurried away to find a teacher, and both mistook her concern for a plan to report them.
• Marcus and the Slytherins confronted Cedric and Cho Chang, demanding to know where Roger was while Pansy threatened Cho's hair.
• Cedric and the Slytherins fought, and Pansy and several girls disarmed Cho, cut her hair, and slashed her cheeks.
• Allen cast Flash Dust over the brawl, blinding everyone caught in its golden smoke and bringing the fighting to a halt.

Allen stopped Slytherin students from attacking Cho Chang and Cedric, but the confrontation left Cho injured and brought the professors to intervene. Professor McGonagall punished Slytherin and awarded Hufflepuff points, while Hermione defended Allen.

• Allen used a golden mist to stop the Slytherin students who had attacked Cho Chang and Cedric, and Hermione brought Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick to the scene.
• Professor Flitwick healed Cho Chang's face and found her hand likely fractured, while Allen healed Cedric and accompanied him back to the castle.
• Ron accused Allen of causing the trouble, but Hermione defended Allen and went to testify for him; Harry remained distracted after overhearing Fudge and Hagrid discuss Sirius Black.
• Professor McGonagall reprimanded Marcus and the other Slytherin students, removed Slytherin's gems, and sentenced the students involved to a semester of detention and a hundred-point penalty for the next school year.
• Professor McGonagall awarded Hufflepuff fifty points because Cedric had protected Cho, and Hermione spoke up to defend Allen's actions.

After Allen stopped Slytherin students from targeting the other Houses’ Seekers, Malfoy thanked him on the Hogwarts Express. Allen arrived home for the holidays and reunited with Emily, Aunt Josephine, and Albert, who was on a confidential Ministry of Magic assignment.

• McGonagall awarded Ravenclaw fifty points for Allen’s actions and Gryffindor ten points for Hermione’s help.
• News of the incident spread through Hogwarts, and Roger learned that Marcus and the others had been punished by Filch.
• Malfoy led the Slytherins out of the Great Hall while Wood searched for the missing Harry and Hermione followed him.
• Allen read The Quibbler on the Hogwarts Express, where Malfoy thanked him and acknowledged that the incident had improved his standing in Slytherin.
• Allen arrived at the station and reunited with Emily, Aunt Josephine, and Albert, who picked him up in a Ministry of Magic car.

Allen and his family arrived at Aunt Josephine’s old manor, where he saw a mysterious girl in a red dress and learned that Miss Clark’s portrait could move freely. After his family gathered at the house, Allen spotted the girl watching him from an upstairs window.

• Aunt Josephine showed Allen, Emily, and Albert their rooms in the manor, where Allen noticed eerie portraits lining the corridors.
• Allen saw a girl in a red dress holding a toad vanish from his doorway and asked Aunt Josephine if the manor was haunted.
• Aunt Josephine denied that the manor was haunted and said Miss Clark’s portrait was the only one that could move freely, but Mr. Harris and Lenn’s arrival interrupted Allen’s questions.
• Allen played in the snow with Emily while they waited for Mrs. Harris and Daisy to arrive.
• When Mrs. Harris and Daisy reached the manor before dark, Allen looked up and saw the girl watching him from the left bay window.

After a Christmas feast at Aunt Josephine’s ancient manor, Allen found a black notebook written in Runes and discovered the name Tremere, which was associated with a Vampire clan. He began to suspect the manor and Aunt Josephine might have a connection to Vampires.

• Allen joined Mr. Harris, Aunt Josephine, and the others for Christmas dinner, while he kept thinking about the girl in red he had seen.
• After the feast, Allen and Daisy walked through the manor’s eerie corridors, and Allen recognized its architecture as a style from the late Renaissance.
• Daisy invited Allen to her room, where he found a black notebook among the magical books on her shelf.
• Allen translated the notebook’s title-page Runes as “Tremere” and recalled that the Tremere were one of the thirteen Vampire clans.
• Allen wondered whether the notebook belonged to a Vampire and whether Aunt Josephine, whose hat she never removed and whose complexion seemed unnaturally ruddy, was connected to the clan.

Allen was attacked by a ghostly girl in red at the manor, but Merlin's Gem drove her away. After finding his family safe, he suspected the mirrorless manor belonged to Vampires and questioned Aunt Josephine about the missing mirrors.

• Allen heard whispers and discovered a pale girl in red at his window, where she attacked him by squeezing his neck.
• Merlin's Gem flashed and injured the girl, who fled; Allen grabbed his wand and searched the empty hallway.
• Allen checked Emily and the other family members, then slept with Merlin's Gem protecting him.
• Daisy woke Allen while searching for a mirror, and Allen realized he had seen no mirrors anywhere in the manor.
• Allen recalled that Vampires avoided mirrors and holy emblems, then Aunt Josephine confirmed that she disliked mirrors and had none in the manor.

Allen and Daisy explored the manor with the Detect Secret Door spell and discovered a hidden entrance behind a bay window. The door opened onto a pitch-black tunnel, whose destination remained unknown.

• Allen hid Vampire Lollipops among the candy, and Aunt Josephine showed unusual interest in them.
• Mrs. Harris took the family shopping, leaving Allen and Daisy alone at the manor.
• Allen cast Detect Secret Door, and the spell revealed a hidden door behind a second-floor bay window.
• Allen explained that the door led into a vertical interlayer concealed within the walls.
• Daisy found the hidden doorknob, opened the heavy door, and revealed a dark tunnel beyond it.

Allen and Daisy followed a secret tunnel and encountered the ghost of Clark, who said she had been murdered and was trying to drive them from her domain. Allen used Legilimency to uncover her memories, learning that a Vampire had killed the magically gifted girl.

• Allen and Daisy entered the cold, damp tunnel and followed it around several bends.
• Daisy and Allen encountered Clark, and Allen froze her with Necro-Stasis.
• Clark said she wanted to drive them from her domain and revealed that Josephine had told her not to hurt them before.
• Clark said the Duke had ordered her to drive everyone away but leave Allen behind.
• Allen used a ghost-specific form of Legilimency to recover Clark's memories and learned that a Vampire had killed her.

Allen and Daisy learned from Clark that the Duke of Dark Night, a Tremere Vampire, had murdered her father and planned a blood-powered experiment. They followed Clark to a hidden chamber, where Allen approached a coffin that might hold the Duke while Daisy stayed at the doorway.

• Clark said the Duke of Dark Night had drained her blood and killed her father, and Allen freed her from the body-binding spell.
• Allen explained the Tremere Clan’s origins, and Clark revealed that the Duke sought her father’s hidden treasure for a blood-powered array.
• Clark offered to lead Allen and Daisy to the Duke, then guided them through the tunnel to a dark red door before disappearing.
• Allen opened the door and found a bare chamber with a black wooden coffin at its center.
• Daisy urged Allen to wait for their parents, but Allen walked toward the coffin to inspect it.

Allen opened the coffin and awakened the Vampire who called himself the Duke of Dark Night. The Duke tried to hypnotize Allen before lunging at him, while Daisy remained at the doorway.

• Allen gave Daisy the Magic Silver Shield and Silver Sword, then borrowed her wand to investigate the coffin.
• A bewitched carpet attacked Allen, but he cut it apart with Diffindo and reached the coffin.
• Allen forced open the magically protected coffin and discovered a scarred old man lying inside.
• The old man awakened, climbed onto a wall, and identified himself as the Duke of Dark Night.
• The Duke tried to hypnotize Allen and declared that he needed the blood of one of the two young wizards.
• Allen pretended to be confused, secretly signaled Daisy to wait, and watched as the Duke lunged at his throat.

Allen defeated the Duke of Dark Night with a Solar Flare spell and explained to Daisy how Vampires could be killed. After the Vampire vanished, Allen and Daisy discovered a hidden room containing a blood ritual altar and a notebook made from human skin.

• Daisy tried to pull Allen away from the Duke of Dark Night, but Allen stayed rooted in place as the Vampire approached.
• Daisy attacked the Duke of Dark Night with her Silver Sword, and Allen covered her head before casting Solar Flare.
• Allen explained that sunlight, silver, magic, running water, and a wooden stake through a Vampire's heart could harm or kill Vampires.
• The Duke of Dark Night disappeared in thick smoke, and a concealed door appeared after his spell faded.
• Allen and Daisy entered the hidden room, where Allen found a human-skin notebook recording Vampire rituals, Dark Magic, and the Duke's experiments.