Chapter Summaries

Allen and Daisy discovered that the Duke of Dark Night had been experimenting with Phoenix blood, which could greatly enhance Vampires and let them travel through space. After finding a bottle in his coffin, Daisy opened it and released scorching smoke, and they left the manor with Allen carrying the blood.

• Allen explained the Duke of Dark Night’s Phoenix blood experiment and its possible effects to Daisy.
• Allen and Daisy searched the manor for Phoenix blood and found a blue bottle in the Duke’s coffin.
• Daisy removed the bottle’s stopper despite Allen’s warning, releasing a cloud of scorching smoke that hurt her.
• Allen recapped the bottle, cleared the smoke with his wand, and put away the Phoenix blood.
• Daisy urged Allen to leave the manor, and they headed down the corridor.

After Allen killed the Duke of Dark Night, Clark led him to her father’s hidden treasure room to honor her promise. Allen discovered that the room was concealed on an invisible platform outside the balcony, and Clark handed its contents over to him.

• Clark thanked Allen for killing the Duke of Dark Night and promised him her father’s collection.
• Clark led Allen to her family portrait and opened the room beyond it, where Allen searched for a hidden chamber.
• Allen found no secret in the bedroom but noticed wear on the balcony railing and realized the treasure room was outside.
• Clark jumped from the balcony and vanished, and Allen followed her through an invisible doorway onto a platform in midair.
• Clark explained that her father had built the invisible chamber and gave its treasure to Allen.

Allen explored the Clark family’s Treasure Room, discovering immense wealth, rare preserved potion ingredients, and a hidden book on illusion magic. He left with the inheritance and promised Clark he would carry the family’s illusion magic forward.

• Allen opened the first chest and found gold coins, gold bars, diamonds, pearls, and rubies.
• Allen opened the second chest and found spoiled medicinal ingredients, then discovered rare, perfectly preserved potion ingredients in Mithril cases inside the third chest.
• Allen found a hidden room beneath the chest’s former position and read a book on illusion magic.
• Allen left the Chamber of Secrets with his gains, and Clark asked him to make good use of the inheritance and carry illusion magic forward.
• Allen solemnly agreed to Clark’s request.

Allen defeated the Duke of Dark Night and helped Aunt Josephine reveal that she was a Vampire who had been controlled by him. After explaining what happened to Mr. Harris, Allen and the others gathered in Josephine’s study to discuss the events.

• Allen left the hidden chamber with Clark and told Aunt Josephine and Mr. Harris that the Duke of Dark Night was dead.
• Allen revealed that Aunt Josephine was a Vampire, and she admitted she had been controlled by the Duke of Dark Night.
• Aunt Josephine explained that she had planted Clark’s notebook in Daisy’s room so that Daisy or Albert might find it.
• Clark startled the group with a harmless blood illusion before Aunt Josephine led them to her study.
• Allen recounted his discoveries at the manor, and he explained that he had acted quickly because he suspected Josephine was under the Duke’s control.

Allen showed Mr. Harris and Aunt Josephine the Clark family's treasure room and revealed rare ingredients for brewing Magic Boosting Potions. They sealed an Unbreakable Vow to protect the secret, and Aunt Josephine urged Mr. Harris to gain greater influence in the Ministry to help safeguard Allen.

• Allen led Mr. Harris and Aunt Josephine to the invisible Chamber of Secrets and revealed its treasure chests.
• Allen told Mr. Harris that the treasure was theirs and asked him to buy medicinal ingredients from a list.
• Allen showed his father a Mithril Box containing rare ingredients and explained that he had obtained a formula for Magic Boosting Potions.
• Aunt Josephine warned Mr. Harris that the potion formula must remain secret, and they made an Unbreakable Vow witnessed by Allen.
• Aunt Josephine advised Mr. Harris to rise higher in the Ministry so he could protect Allen, and Mr. Harris agreed.

Allen proposed using Luna’s family magazine, The Quibbler, to influence public opinion, and showed Mr. Harris and Aunt Josephine valuable magical books. The next morning, Albert returned from an Auror mission injured, leaving Allen determined to find ways to protect his loved ones.

• Allen suggested funding The Quibbler through his classmate Luna to help the family shape public opinion.
• Aunt Josephine recalled her friendship with Lily Evans and spoke about Lily’s relationship with Snape and Potter.
• Allen revealed a Secret library and two precious magical notebooks to Mr. Harris and Aunt Josephine, who were astonished by their value.
• Mrs. Harris and Aunt Josephine prepared a feast, while Allen’s eldest brother Albert was absent.
• The next morning, Allen found Albert in pain from an injury sustained during a mission and gave him a Slow-Release Potion.
• Allen worried about keeping his loved ones safe, and Benny’s arrival distracted him.

Allen brewed two batches of Magic Boosting Potion, including a customized batch for himself, then began forging a unique wand from Mithril. He left the potion jars stored away and the wand taking shape in the Alchemy Furnace.

• Allen read that Quidditch star Kaine Rooney had been arrested for murdering Vardy Best over gambling debts, and Mr. Harris regretted that Kaine would miss the Quidditch World Cup.
• Allen realized Albert had likely captured Kaine and resolved to show his full strength in the next match against Hufflepuff.
• Mr. Harris gave Allen all the medicinal ingredients he had requested, and Allen brewed standard and customized batches of Magic Boosting Potion in the Chamber of Secrets.
• Allen cooled the potions, divided them into jars, and stored them after confirming that his batch was top quality despite its awful smell.
• Allen summoned the Alchemy Furnace, melted Mithril Boxes, and began shaping the metal into a wand engraved with magical patterns.

Allen completed a remodeled wand and a concealed bracer, then brought the potions he had made to his family. After everyone took the potions, they swore an Unbreakable Vow to guard Allen’s secrets and celebrated their shared plans.

• Allen finished a wand fitted with a Mithril chain and made a concealed bracer from Plesiosaur hide.
• Allen made and bottled Attribute Potions, cleaned the Chamber of Secrets, and returned to his family after spending the day in the Treasure Chamber.
• Allen showed his family the potions and his new wand, explaining their effects and features.
• Mr. Harris proposed that the family make an Unbreakable Vow to protect Allen’s secrets, and everyone agreed.
• With Aunt Josephine as witness, the family made the vow and took Magic Boosting Potions and Attribute Potions.
• Allen agreed to make wands for his family during the holiday, while Emily complained that she still had two years to wait for hers.

Allen visited Luna Lovegood at her home, met her eccentric father, Xenophilius Lovegood, and gave Luna a Pygmy Puff for Christmas. Luna took Allen to the seaside, where they quietly enjoyed the winter scenery together.

• Allen Apparated to Luna’s home and met Xenophilius Lovegood, who welcomed him as a reader of The Quibbler.
• Xenophilius led Allen to the garden, where Luna was handling Gnomes and had been bitten by one.
• Allen gave Luna a Pygmy Puff for Christmas, and she happily accepted it.
• Luna led Allen through a cave to the shore, and they climbed onto a reef to enjoy the sea in silence.

Allen found unexpected peace by the sea while Luna sang, then returned with her to the Lovegood home for a lively banquet. After the guests left, Mr. Lovegood was left worried about finding an investor, and Allen offered to help.

• Luna sang by the sea, and Allen felt genuinely relaxed before they returned to her home.
• Allen and Luna found the house freshly cleaned and joined Mr. Lovegood in preparing for the banquet.
• At the banquet, Mr. Ashton praised the food but declined to invest in Mr. Lovegood's special magazine issue.
• Luna shared her favorite Gillyweed Juice with Allen, who enjoyed it.
• After the guests left, Mr. Lovegood showed his worry about the lack of investment, and Allen offered to solve his problem.

Allen returned to Hogwarts after helping his father buy The Quibbler, then explained his Flash Dust spell to Professor Flitwick and agreed to expand Ravenclaw’s training program. The chapter ended with Harry and Ron growing dissatisfied with Hermione over the Firebolt.

• Allen told Mr. Harris about his meeting with Xenophilius Lovegood, and Mr. Harris later persuaded Xenophilius to sell The Quibbler to the family.
• Mr. Harris hinted that he and Allen might attend a world-famous event in the United Kingdom during the summer holiday.
• Allen returned to Hogwarts, where Professor Flitwick asked how Allen’s Flash Dust resisted counterspells.
• Allen explained Flash Dust’s Resilient Spell, helped Professor Flitwick cast and dispel it, and agreed to invite suitable students from other Houses into the training program.
• Professor Flitwick gave Allen a booklet of private techniques for modifying magic.
• Harry and Ron became dissatisfied with Hermione because of the Firebolt.

Allen found Hermione exhausting herself in the library researching Hagrid's case against the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, and suggested hiring a defense lawyer. The next day, classes resumed with Hagrid teaching a lesson about Salamanders.

• Allen found Hermione surrounded by legal books and learned she was trying to help Hagrid defend Buckbeak.
• Hermione confided that she feared Harry and Ron no longer wanted to be her friends because of the Firebolt.
• Allen explained why Hermione's research and defense statement might not help Hagrid, then suggested hiring a lawyer.
• Allen offered to sponsor Hagrid's lawyer, and Hermione agreed to contribute some of her own Galleons.
• Hagrid welcomed the students back with a lesson in which they gathered fuel for bonfires filled with Salamanders.

Allen arranged legal help for Hagrid and Buckbeak, then went to the Forbidden Forest after learning Scabbers was alive. He trapped Scabbers in a Maze Curse near the Whomping Willow while Ron, Malfoy, and Snape followed behind.

• Allen read Hagrid’s hearing notice and reassured him that Hermione was preparing a defense for Buckbeak.
• Allen told Hermione he had found a suitable lawyer, then sent Benny with a secret letter to Albert after learning Harry had received a Firebolt.
• Allen summoned Maggie, who revealed that Scabbers had escaped into the Forbidden Forest, and followed her there.
• Ron followed Allen, Malfoy followed Ron, and Snape followed Malfoy, each unaware of the others behind him.
• Near the Whomping Willow, Allen caught Scabbers and trapped him in an extradimensional Maze with a Maze Curse.

Allen restrained Sirius Black and revealed that he had identified Scabbers as Peter Pettigrew, while explaining why he had not handed Pettigrew over. Snape sent Ron and Malfoy into the tunnel beneath the Whomping Willow, then approached Allen and Black as Allen confronted Black over the Potters’ deaths.

• Sirius Black attacked Allen, who suspended him upside down with Levicorpus and said he would not let Peter Pettigrew escape.
• Ron and Malfoy witnessed Allen subdue Black, and Snape silenced them and threw them toward the Whomping Willow, where they slid into the tunnel.
• Snape left healing potions for Ron and Malfoy and headed toward Allen and Black, intending to kill Black.
• Allen said his aunt Josephine’s stories and Scabbers’s behavior had led him to realize the rat was Peter Pettigrew.
• Black demanded to know why Allen had not handed Pettigrew over, and Allen accused Black’s recklessness of contributing to the Potters’ deaths by changing their Secret-Keeper.

Allen restrained Sirius Black after persuading him not to kill Peter Pettigrew and took a memory from him to help prove his innocence. When Snape tried to arrest them, Allen trapped him with the Foe-Glass and bound him, while Ron and Malfoy remained stuck in the secret passage.

• Allen confronted Sirius about Harry's miserable childhood and warned that killing Pettigrew would leave Harry without his godfather and make Sirius a real murderer.
• Allen immobilized Sirius and extracted a memory from him to support their plan to prove Sirius's innocence.
• Snape caught Allen with Sirius and threatened to send them both to Azkaban, but Allen used the Foe-Glass to make Snape fight an identical version of himself.
• Ron and Malfoy found the way into the Shrieking Shack blocked and were trapped in the passage, suffering from their injuries and urgent stomach cramps.
• Allen bound Snape when he became distracted, recalled the Foe-Glass, and silenced the professor.

Allen and the Aurors exposed Peter Pettigrew as the rat Scabbers and restrained him, casting doubt on the old accusation against Sirius Black. As Albert questioned Peter, Peter claimed he had expected Sirius to return and asked the Aurors to protect him.

• Eight Aurors arrived at the clearing, led by Allen’s elder brother, Albert.
• Allen released Scabbers, and Albert caught the rat before he could escape.
• Allen and Albert transformed Scabbers back into Peter Pettigrew, revealing that he was alive.
• Allen bound Peter after warning the Aurors that Peter was missing an index finger and might have caused the street explosion blamed on Sirius.
• Peter begged Lloyd to believe that Sirius was trying to kill him, while Albert said the Aurors would keep him safe until they cleared things up.
• Albert asked whether Peter had known Sirius would escape from Azkaban, and Peter trembled.

The Aurors confronted Peter Pettigrew with Sirius Black’s account of how Peter betrayed the Potters and framed Black. Allen proposed comparing their memories to establish the truth, and Snape offered to extract Peter’s memories or use Veritaserum.

• Lloyd recalled Owen Harris telling Fudge that Sirius Black was at Hogwarts and Peter Pettigrew might still be alive, prompting Lloyd to doubt Peter’s story.
• Sirius Black accused Peter of hiding from Voldemort’s surviving followers and revealed that Peter had informed Voldemort where to find the Potters.
• Peter denied being a spy and insisted he had acted out of fear, while Snape began to suspect Peter was responsible for Lily’s death.
• Sirius said he had suggested making Peter the Potters’ Secret Keeper, and accused Peter of betraying them to Voldemort.
• Allen proposed comparing Peter’s memories with Sirius’s, and Snape offered to extract Peter’s memories or prepare Veritaserum.

Allen, Albert, and Professor Snape exposed Peter Pettigrew’s guilt and took him to the Ministry of Magic, while Sirius Black struggled to control his urge to kill him. The chapter also revealed that Ron and Malfoy were trapped in a tunnel by the twins’ laxative residue and fought amid its effects.

• Black accused Peter of waiting to return to Voldemort until he knew his master had regained power.
• Professor Snape extracted Peter’s memories, and Allen caught them in a bottle that Albert directed him to give to Lloyd.
• Albert had Aurors escort Peter to the Ministry of Magic, and Allen and Professor Snape accompanied them with Black.
• Ron and Malfoy were overcome by the twins’ laxative residue beneath the Whomping Willow and began wrestling after Ron accidentally released gas.
• Allen worried that Black might break free and kill Peter before Black’s innocence was proven.

Allen persuaded Sirius Black to think of Harry’s future before handing over Pettigrew, then accompanied Albert and Professor Snape to the Ministry. There, Crouch challenged Fudge over how the case should be handled, and Mr. Harris later joined Allen and Snape in the lounge.

• Allen urged Black to hand over Pettigrew and consider giving Harry a better life as his godfather, and Black agreed.
• Albert took Allen and Professor Snape to Minister Fudge’s office while Aurors escorted Sirius and Pettigrew away.
• Crouch arrived and demanded that Sirius be sent to Azkaban, Pettigrew’s identity be investigated, and the case be retried.
• Fudge resisted Crouch’s demands, while Crouch warned him to beware of enemies bearing gifts and left the office.
• Mr. Harris entered the lounge and politely greeted Professor Snape.

Allen left home with Mr. Harris for the Ministry of Magic after they received notice that Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew would face an urgent trial. They reached the ominous Courtroom Ten and were joined by Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, Mr. Crouch, Professor Dumbledore, and a large group of wizards.

• Mr. Harris thanked Professor Snape for Allen's education, then took Allen home after securing permission for him to stay temporarily.
• Allen enjoyed a happy night with his family before Mr. Harris woke him early and explained that Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew would be tried without warning.
• Mr. Harris took Allen through the Ministry's staff passage and led him down to Courtroom Ten, the only courtroom available for the emergency trial.
• Allen entered the dungeon-like courtroom with Mr. Harris and saw the chained chair prepared for the accused.
• More than a hundred people entered, including Cornelius Fudge, Mr. Crouch, Aurors, and Professor Dumbledore, who gave Allen an encouraging smile.