Chapter Summaries

At Sirius Black’s trial, the Wizengamot examined evidence proving Peter Pettigrew had faked his death, while Peter struggled to explain himself. The jurors voted to acquit Sirius, though the chapter ended before the verdict was formally announced.

• Fudge opened the trial and named Albert Harris and Severus Snape as witnesses for Sirius, while Allen watched from the audience.
• Aurors brought Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew into the chamber, and Crouch questioned Sirius about his claim that he was innocent.
• Lloyd and D'Artagnan presented the results and materials from the previous night, and the Wizengamot examined the memories and evidence.
• Peter repeated his claim that he had faked his death for a reason, but Umbridge challenged his explanation and swayed the jurors against him.
• Fudge called for a vote on Sirius's acquittal, and most jurors raised their hands as Sirius lowered his head.

Sirius Black was acquitted and freed, while Peter Pettigrew was sentenced to the Dementor’s Kiss. As Pettigrew lost his soul, Black remained in the courtroom, grieving over the end of his thirteen years of unjust imprisonment.

• Fudge listed Peter Pettigrew’s crimes, and the jury voted to uphold Pettigrew’s charges and acquit Sirius Black.
• Fudge urged the jury to sentence Pettigrew to the Dementor’s Kiss, and most jurors raised their hands after Dumbledore’s plea for life imprisonment failed to sway them.
• Sirius Black asked to witness Pettigrew’s sentence in exchange for his compensation, and Fudge agreed.
• The Dementors sucked out Pettigrew’s soul as Black watched, then fell to his knees and wept.
• Allen felt pity for Black and resolved to seek more effective ways to deal with Dementors.

After Peter Pettigrew’s execution, Allen comforted Sirius Black and went with him to claim the old Black family manor at Number 12, Grimmauld Place. They entered the decaying house, where its Slytherin décor hinted at the family’s past.

• The Wizengamot members and Dumbledore left Sirius Black after the execution, while Allen stayed behind to give him time to recover.
• Allen spoke with Sirius about revenge, punishment, and the pain Pettigrew had caused, easing some of Sirius’s lingering resentment.
• Sirius told Allen he would honor his oath and invited him to take possession of what he had promised.
• Sirius and Allen left the Ministry of Magic and Apparated to Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
• Sirius opened the manor’s door with Allen’s wand, and they entered its dark, decaying Entrance Hall.

Allen and Sirius entered the Black family home, where Kreacher insulted Sirius and the portrait of Sirius’s mother erupted into furious screams. After they silenced the portrait and the other paintings, Allen and Sirius examined the Black family tapestry.

• Kreacher appeared before Allen and Sirius, insulted Sirius, and complained that he had brought a child into the house.
• Sirius ordered Kreacher away, and the elf wailed about his return from Azkaban before disappearing.
• Sirius knocked aside an umbrella stand, uncovering a portrait of his mother that began screaming and awakened the other portraits.
• Allen and Sirius pulled the curtains shut over the portrait, and Allen stunned the other screaming portraits.
• Sirius told Allen that the portrait was of his mother, who had thrown him out of the Black family, and they went to inspect the family tapestry.

Allen explored the Black family home with Sirius Black, learning about Sirius’s family history and finding Slytherin’s Locket among the household’s Dark objects. After Allen destroyed the soul fragment inside it, the two discovered that Sirius feared Harry’s death, then headed toward the house library.

• Sirius Black showed Allen the family tapestry and explained that his mother had blasted him off it after he ran away at sixteen.
• Sirius described his brother Regulus Black and condemned the Black family’s blood-purity beliefs and history.
• Sirius offered Allen the chance to choose collectibles, but Doxies bit him when he opened the curtains, and Allen froze them and gave him antidote.
• Allen searched the cabinet, found Slytherin’s Locket, and stored it in his system, destroying Voldemort’s soul fragment inside.
• Allen dispelled a Boggart that had taken the form of Harry’s corpse, revealing Sirius’s fear that Harry would die.
• Sirius told Allen there was a library upstairs, and Allen agreed to look through its books.

Sirius Black led Allen into the Black family's hidden Chamber of Secrets and gave him access to its library, treasury, and antique collection. Allen agreed to Black’s warning about the dangerous knowledge, then asked if he could take the bookshelves too.

• Sirius Black revealed that Mrs. Black’s portrait concealed the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, and her portrait cursed Allen for being from the Harris Family.
• Sirius Black led Allen through the passage and opened the mirror door with his blood and the Black family password.
• Sirius Black showed Allen the Chamber’s three rooms and gave them all to him as promised.
• Allen entered the library, put on protective Gloves, and listened as Sirius Black warned him not to become like You-Know-Who or share the knowledge with Harry.
• Allen asked Sirius Black if he could take the bookshelves, leaving Black doubtful about how he would move them.

Allen gave Sirius Black the room of gold coins to help provide for Harry, then explored a collection of dark antiques in the Chamber of Secrets. When Maggie collapsed after handling an ancient longsword, Allen discovered a spring needle beneath its hilt.

• Allen summoned Maggie and asked her to move books to Aunt Josephine's manor.
• Allen gave Black the chests of Galleons, and Black accepted so he could support Harry.
• Allen and Black examined the antique collection, and Allen asked Maggie to move it to the manor.
• Maggie collapsed while working, and Allen found an ancient longsword on the floor.
• Allen levitated the longsword and spotted a spring needle beneath its hilt.

Allen returned to Hogwarts after retrieving the treasure from Grimmauld Place, where Maggie recovered from a poisoned needle and accepted protective gloves from him. He learned that Ron and Malfoy had gone missing after following him into the Forbidden Forest, and suspected they were in the Shrieking Shack.

• Allen gave Maggie a Unicorn-horn antidote, then resized protective gloves for her and let her keep them.
• Allen returned to Aunt Josephine's manor, stored Maggie's transported belongings in Ravenclaw's Tower, and sent Benny to inform Mr. Harris before heading back to Hogwarts.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Lupin told Allen that Ron and Malfoy were missing, and Luna said she had seen them follow him into the Forbidden Forest.
• Professor Snape visited James and Lily Potter's grave, wept, and laid a wreath of roses beneath Lily's name.
• Allen remembered Harry had the Marauder's Map and, after learning Ron and Malfoy had not appeared on it, suspected they were in the Shrieking Shack.

Allen led Harry, Hermione, Lupin, McGonagall, and Luna into the Forbidden Forest to search for Ron and Malfoy, revealing that Sirius had been declared innocent and Peter Pettigrew had framed him. They reached the Whomping Willow and entered the foul-smelling tunnel, where a shocking sight stopped the group; Allen retreated with Hermione and Luna.

• Allen told the group that Sirius was innocent and explained that Scabbers was Peter Pettigrew, an unregistered Animagus who had betrayed Harry's parents.
• Lupin explained that James Potter, Sirius Black, and Pettigrew had secretly become Animagi at Hogwarts, and that Pettigrew's animal form was a rat.
• Allen led the group to the Whomping Willow, and Lupin immobilized the tree and removed Snape's seal from the tunnel entrance.
• Lupin and Harry entered the tunnel first, followed by the others, and the group encountered a foul stench and a disturbing sight.
• McGonagall, Hermione, Luna, and Allen retreated from the tunnel while Lupin and Harry remained inside.

After Allen, Harry, and the others rescued Ron and Malfoy from the Whomping Willow passage, Madam Pomfrey treated them for exposure to a potent laxative. The group kept the humiliating incident secret, and Ron and Malfoy left the Great Hall convinced that they were natural enemies.

• Allen and Professor McGonagall escaped the passage with the others, and Professor Remus Lupin brought out Ron and Malfoy.
• Professor Remus Lupin asked everyone not to discuss what had happened, and Madam Pomfrey diagnosed Ron and Malfoy with exposure to potent diarrhea-causing potions.
• Harry and Ron suspected that the Weasley twins had left potion residue around the Whomping Willow, and Ron washed repeatedly after receiving Madam Pomfrey's treatment.
• Allen arrived at the Great Hall too late for the feast, and Michael's description of the meal spoiled Allen's appetite.
• Ron asked Malfoy not to tell anyone about the incident, and Allen promised Malfoy he would keep it secret.
• Ron and Malfoy bumped into each other as they left and each decided the other was his natural enemy.

After Peter Pettigrew was exposed and Sirius Black was cleared, Allen drew admiration at Hogwarts and agreed to expand his training camp. Harry thanked Allen for saving Sirius and asked to join, while Ron remained embarrassed and troubled by Hermione's distance.

• Allen read the Daily Prophet's account of Peter Pettigrew's exposure and Sirius Black's trial.
• Justin Finch-Fletchley and students from several Houses asked Allen to join his training camp, and Allen agreed to let Penelope register them.
• Harry thanked Allen for clearing Sirius Black's name and said he had gained another relative.
• Harry asked to join Allen's training camp, and Allen reassured him that it would not conflict with Remus Lupin's Patronus lessons.
• Allen noticed Ron looking away, aware that Ron still struggled with Hermione's coldness toward him.

Harry and Ron met Sirius Black outside Hagrid’s hut, where Sirius revealed he was Harry’s godfather and offered him a home with him. As Sirius left, he warned Harry to stay away from Allen Harris.

• Harry and Ron hurried to Care of Magical Creatures and found Sirius sitting with Hagrid.
• Sirius introduced himself as Harry’s godfather and gave Harry a bag of gifts, confirming he had sent the Firebolt.
• Sirius gave Ron a small owl to replace the rat he had lost, and handed Harry permission to visit Hogsmeade.
• Sirius offered Harry the chance to leave the Dursleys and live with him, and Harry eagerly accepted.
• Sirius said he had to leave until the holidays, then warned Harry to stay away from Allen Harris.

Allen and Penelope shared a tender moment as they prepared for the evening’s intensive training, where they organized the young wizards into groups. Penelope revealed her ambition to become an Auror, and the chapter ended with the training session beginning.

• Ron kept his suspicions about Allen to himself while he and Harry looked forward to their next visit to Hogsmeade.
• Professor Flitwick suggested that Allen divide the young wizards into levels for targeted instruction, and Allen agreed.
• Allen and Penelope prepared the Charms classroom, and Penelope asked Allen what work he hoped she would pursue after graduation.
• Penelope told Allen she wanted to become an Auror, then embraced him and shared a tender moment before arriving students interrupted them.
• Penelope explained the training rules and distributed Communication Gold Chips while Allen assigned groups and provisional group leaders.

Allen organized practical spell training for students before Dumbledore summoned him to the Headmaster’s Office to discuss Sirius Black and the deal between them. The conversation began with Allen insisting that achieving a goal required paying a price, and Dumbledore considered the Harris family’s growing influence.

• Allen and Penelope arranged students into practice groups and distributed training plans for spellwork.
• Students practiced spells, and Allen used a Summoning Charm to retrieve Neville’s wand from a bookshelf.
• Dumbledore interrupted the training and took Allen to the Headmaster’s Office.
• Dumbledore offered Allen wine from Sirius and said Sirius was grateful for Allen’s help clearing his name.
• Dumbledore mentioned the transaction between Allen and Sirius, and Allen replied that goals should not be achieved without a price.
• Dumbledore thought about news that Allen’s brother Albert had become one of the heads of Auror Headquarters.

Allen challenged Dumbledore’s reliance on prophecy and sought access to the Restricted Section, persuading the professor with his silver Phoenix Patronus. After returning to Ravenclaw Tower with Penelope, Allen experienced a strange, seductive dream that left him exhausted.

• Allen argued that prophecy described only one possible future and insisted he would take control of his own fate rather than depend on Harry’s victory.
• Dumbledore asked Allen to stay away from Harry and not interfere with his mission.
• Allen cast a silver Phoenix Patronus, and Dumbledore allowed him to borrow books from the Restricted Section after Allen promised to keep his Phoenix alive.
• Allen left Dumbledore’s office, encountered Penelope in the corridor, and returned with her to Ravenclaw Tower.
• Allen fell asleep and underwent a strange dream of enchanting music and seductive visions that ended with him surrendering to the dream.

After Luna teased Allen about the previous night, he joined Ravenclaw’s effort to find a replacement Seeker after Cho Chang quit. Allen volunteered for the position and, hoping to impress Geraldine Malthus, prepared for the tryouts as Ravenclaw gathered at the Quidditch Pitch.

• Allen woke to find his bed empty and was caught by Edward, Michael, Penelope, and Luna after they worriedly entered his bedroom.
• Luna teased Allen by saying the elderflower had bloomed, and Penelope appeared to understand the joke.
• Michael and Penelope told Allen that Cho Chang had quit as Seeker, while Roger said Ravenclaw needed someone to face Cedric.
• Allen volunteered to be Seeker, hoping to catch Geraldine Malthus’s attention and earn a place on the national team.
• Roger and the Ravenclaw students went to the Quidditch Pitch, where tryouts began with students from every year.

Allen watched Ravenclaw’s Beater tryouts, then escaped Percy’s awkward flattery and brought the Ravenclaw Tower into the Room of Requirement. He began planning it as a refuge and research center for his family and friends, arranging its rooms and setting up a protected library.

• Allen and Roger tested applicants for the Quidditch team in groups of ten, but most struggled to fly and the skilled candidates were mostly upper-year students.
• Allen bumped into Percy, who apologized and tried to ingratiate himself by praising Allen’s chances as a Seeker.
• Allen left Percy and hurried to the Room of Requirement, where he released the Ravenclaw Tower from his storage slot.
• Allen planned to use the Tower as a safe haven, laboratory, and storehouse for trusted family and friends amid a possible second war.
• Allen arranged his library on the Tower’s second floor, where magical protections guarded its books from pests and ordinary fire.

Allen described the Tower’s specialized rooms and his plans for improving its Spell Training Room, while studying an ancient detection ritual and the Black family’s dangerous Dark Magic records. The chapter left him eager to continue researching the ritual and careful to keep the family’s Dark Magic books behind a Patronus-protected entrance.

• Allen explained that the Tower’s Magic Garden let him grow plants without sunlight and that its Binding Room could safely imprison one creature from another realm.
• Allen described the Spell Training Room’s protective construction and training equipment, including cushions and dummies intended for Emily, and outlined his renovation plans inspired by the Illusion Books.
• Allen described the Tower’s top floor, which enhanced perception and supported Prophecy-type Charms.
• Allen studied an ancient detection ritual that could remotely perceive a target, though he had not yet mastered it and its failure prevented another attempt for a day.
• Allen reviewed Black family accounts of devils tricking family members through hidden contract conditions and careless wording.
• Allen kept the family’s extensive Dark Magic books in a separate library space that required casting the Patronus Charm to enter.

Allen designed the Omniscience Mark to let trusted people access his Tower, then showed the Tower to his family and gave them marks with full entry permissions. The chapter ended with Emily needing another family member to bring her inside because she had not learned Apparition.

• Allen studied Voldemort's Dark Mark and devised a new mark spell to help trusted people communicate and travel to his Tower.
• Allen designed the Omniscience Mark and created a second version that could communicate and provide Apparition positioning but could not grant access to the Tower.
• Allen left Hogwarts late at night and Apparated to the Harris family home to share his achievement.
• Allen brought his family through the Tower, and they reacted with disbelief and excitement.
• Allen branded his family members with Omniscience Marks that granted Tower access, while Emily relied on them because she could not Apparate.

Allen asked Mr. Harris to arrange Quibbler coverage of Ravenclaw’s Quidditch final against Hufflepuff, hoping to attract the national team coach’s attention. In the match, Allen chose a Nimbus 2001 instead of a Firebolt and spotted the Golden Snitch, but announced his intention to Cedric before catching it.

• Allen explained that the Harris family could enter the Tower even at Hogwarts and warned them to handle the Dark Magic books carefully.
• Allen asked Mr. Harris to arrange for The Quibbler to cover Ravenclaw’s final against Hufflepuff.
• Roger led Ravenclaw’s intensive training, while Michael Corner worked hard to join the team and learn its tactics.
• Allen entered the final carrying a Nimbus 2001 rather than a Firebolt, earning applause from the students.
• After the match began, Allen spotted the Golden Snitch above the Ravenclaw stands and pointed it out to Cedric, declaring, “It’s mine!”