Chapter Summaries

The Death Knights weakened the Deathly Hallows Necklace’s protection by driving their finger bones into Allen’s cheeks and testing his resistance with punches. With Allen badly injured and bound, the knights raised their weapons to kill him.

• The English Death Knight bound Allen with floating arms and led the others in a ritual that transformed their severed fingers into empowered finger bones.
• The English Death Knight drove a finger bone through Allen’s cheek and punched him to test the necklace’s protection.
• The Viking-helmeted Death Knight and a third knight each added a finger bone to Allen’s cheek and struck him, leaving him increasingly injured and unable to fight back.
• The fourth Death Knight declared that one more finger bone would suppress the necklace’s protection, then punched Allen twice and cracked both cheekbones.
• Allen thought of his family, Luna, Penelope, and Hermione as the four Death Knights raised their weapons over him.

Luna entered the Veil, rescued Allen from the Death Knights, and carried him across the wilderness as the undead bowed to Death. The legendary figure appeared before them, leaving Allen face-to-face with the embodiment of death.

• Luna absorbed the black shield, immobilized the undead, and destroyed the four Death Knights and their followers when they attacked.
• Luna freed Allen, told him he did not understand anything, and carried him away while he worried about her strange state.
• Luna and Allen passed a vast army of undead and Dementors, whose presence nearly suffocated Allen before Luna drove back the darkness.
• The undead knelt and the Dementors bowed toward a skeletal figure in a black cloak wielding a scythe, which Allen recognized as Death from The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Luna used Ravenclaw's Diadem and the Magic Orb of Goddess of Luck Fols to drive away the God of Death's avatar, but she and Allen were left surrounded by an endless undead army. As the shield held against the attackers, Luna reached for her Butterbeer bottle-cork necklace, deepening Allen's suspicions about her connection to his secrets.

• The God of Death approached Allen and Luna, restored the four Death Knights, and sent them forward to attack.
• Luna retrieved Fols' Magic Orb and used it with Ravenclaw's Diadem to raise a shield and confront the God of Death.
• Luna drove the God of Death's avatar away, but Ravenclaw's Diadem cracked and Luna collapsed from the effort.
• An undead army surrounded the shield and began destroying itself against it as Allen reached for Luna.
• Luna recovered, then grasped the Butterbeer bottle cork on her necklace while Allen wondered why she kept touching it.

Luna revealed her identity and used a Time-Turner to send Allen back a thousand years while she stayed behind to fight the undead. Allen arrived alone in the Scottish Highlands and heard Luna’s final goodbye.

• Luna turned the Butterbeer-cork necklace into a Time-Turner and controlled Allen into dancing while the shield cracked under the undead and Dementors’ attacks.
• Luna explained that Allen’s system had been her gift, revealed that she was Rowena Ravenclaw reborn, and described how she had gained divine power and deceived people as two goddesses.
• Luna fastened the Time-Turner around Allen’s neck and warned him not to remove it, then told him she could not change the past and that the device could not take a god with him.
• Luna transformed into a five-headed dragon and fought the undead as the shield shattered, while Allen was pulled back through time.
• Allen landed beside a stream in the Scottish Highlands, where Luna’s voice whispered, “Goodbye, Allen.”

After Allen was reported dragged behind the Veil, his family and allies grieved and rushed to the Department of Mysteries. Morgan le Fay—Mrs. Harris tried to reach the Veil, but Hermione told her that Luna had gone in to find Allen and promised to bring him back.

• Morgan le Fay—Mrs. Harris read Owen Harris's parchment confirming that Allen had been dragged behind the Veil, then set out with Daisy and Fleur.
• Dumbledore confirmed Allen's disappearance to Owen Harris and Lenn before leaving them to handle the crisis.
• Fudge warned Owen that the Harris family should curb its ambitions and offered to serve as Deputy Minister, while Owen continued the Ministry's transfer of power.
• Morgan le Fay—Mrs. Harris arrived at the Veil and rushed toward it, but Hermione restrained her and explained that Luna had entered to look for Allen.
• Emily comforted her mother and stared toward the Veil with a grim expression.

Emily urged Penelope to find a way to help Allen after Luna entered the Veil, but Albert confronted Emily when she proposed sending others in to search for him. The group remained divided by grief and guilt as Hermione suggested investigating the Catnip field Luna had mentioned.

• Emily asked Wolf Mom why she was not protecting Allen, and the Umbrella Squad members admitted they had failed to act.
• Emily encouraged Penelope to help Allen, suggesting that Penelope use Legilimency and recruit others to enter the Veil.
• Albert overheard Emily proposing that Gregory Goyle go into the Veil and warned that anyone who entered would die.
• Emily argued with Albert, accusing the adults of doing nothing to save Allen, and broke down crying.
• Hermione arrived and suggested that they investigate the Catnip field Luna had mentioned.

A witch found the gravely injured Allen in the Scottish Highlands and carried him away after he lost consciousness. Meanwhile, Penelope and the Harris siblings uncovered a hidden cellar beneath Hermione’s Catnip garden in Ravenclaw Tower, and Penelope entered it hoping to learn what had happened to Allen.

• A black-robed witch found Allen beside a stream, examined his injuries, and remarked that his speech suggested England before the Norman conquest.
• The witch used mercury and magic to lift Allen onto a floating force field, then carried him away and kicked aside his broken broomstick.
• Penelope, Hermione, Albert, and Emily uncovered a bronze cellar door beneath the Catnip patch in Ravenclaw Tower.
• Penelope answered the eagle knocker’s riddle and opened the cellar door.
• Penelope hurried down the dark spiral stairs before Hermione could make further preparations.

Hermione, Albert, and Penelope explored the rooms beneath the Magic Garden, finding Allen’s storeroom and a Brain Pool. After entering the Brain Pool room, they abruptly returned to the underground garden with no memory of how they got there.

• Albert left Emily by the doorway to guard it while he, Hermione, and Penelope descended the spiral stairs.
• Hermione and Albert found one locked door and another that opened easily, leading into a storeroom containing Allen’s belongings, timepieces, and magical plants.
• Albert warned Hermione and Penelope not to approach the dangerous timepieces, while Penelope lamented that no one could replace the missing girl.
• The group entered a room containing a Brain Pool and a huge main brain, then suddenly found themselves back in the underground garden.
• Emily said she had watched them return expressionlessly and had lost awareness after touching them.

Allen woke in a medieval tent with his injuries partly healed and discovered that Rowena Ravenclaw had taken his Blood Pact. Ravenclaw cared for him and revealed that she could sense him through the pendant, while Allen remained determined to return to Luna and rescue her from the Veil.

• Allen woke with his facial injuries partly healed and found that the Time-Turner had stopped, but his raven Blood Pact was missing.
• Rowena Ravenclaw brought Allen food and revealed that she had taken the Blood Pact, whose blood let her sense his existence.
• Allen recognized the young witch as Rowena Ravenclaw and felt grief over Luna, who remained trapped beyond the Veil.
• Ravenclaw explained that she could not yet understand their future connection and urged Allen to eat before attempting Apparition.
• Ravenclaw gave Allen medieval food and ale, and he realized he had returned to the Middle Ages.

Allen traveled with Rowena Ravenclaw through a remote medieval landscape, where he saw the remains of a woman executed as a witch and learned why Ravenclaw had camped near the village. Ravenclaw took him south on a flying Shadow Steed, and he fell asleep during the journey.

• After a troubled night, Allen let Rowena Ravenclaw carry him from their tent on a floating saucer.
• Allen saw a burned woman tied to an execution frame, and Ravenclaw explained that Muggles had killed her as a witch after eating fungus-contaminated rye.
• Ravenclaw described how she had chosen the remote campsite to avoid trouble and could Petrify the isolated executioner without the villagers noticing.
• Ravenclaw offered Allen a bath at her tree house and explained her habits of cleanliness.
• Ravenclaw summoned a Shadow Steed and flew south with Allen, who soon fell asleep on the saucer.

Allen woke in a treehouse above a lakeside town, where Rowena Ravenclaw prepared a potion to treat his injuries. Rowena began removing the tusks embedded in his cheeks, leaving Allen still unable to speak.

• Allen explored the treehouse and its surroundings, discovering it stood among the branches of a huge oak above the clouds.
• Rowena Ravenclaw summoned Maggie and sent her to fetch ingredients, including a live Horned Toad.
• Rowena prepared a potion with unusual ingredients and added strands of Allen's hair to it.
• Rowena poured some potion into a jar for Allen to drink and the rest into a bowl for external use.
• Rowena touched Allen's cheek with her wand and began removing the tusks embedded there.

After Rowena Ravenclaw removed two finger bones from Allen’s cheek and treated his wounds, she took him to a nearby tavern for food. There, Allen confirmed that its owner was Helga Hufflepuff, who warmly welcomed him and offered to check his injuries.

• Rowena Ravenclaw used a pincer and handsaw to remove two finger bones from Allen’s cheek, then cleaned and salved the wounds.
• Rowena told Allen not to speak until the next day and took him to a tavern beneath a great oak for liquid food.
• Rowena explained that the tavern’s owner was a healer and Herbologist who opened the tavern at night for wizards.
• Allen entered the tavern and saw underage wizards and House-elves preparing food in the kitchen.
• Helga Hufflepuff greeted Rowena, teased her about taking herbs and a Horned Toad, then hugged Allen and offered to examine his wounds.

Allen recovered at Helga Hufflepuff’s Late-Night Tavern, where he learned about its welcoming customers and shared a meal with Rowena Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff pressed Ravenclaw to help establish a safer, more systematic place for wizards to learn, but Ravenclaw deferred the decision until Salazar and Godric returned.

• Helga Hufflepuff embraced Allen, checked his wound, and offered to prepare food while Rowena Ravenclaw asked her to serve a meal.
• Allen learned that the Late-Night Tavern served whatever its guests wanted during curfew, and Helga brought him herb-infused meat soup while Ravenclaw ate Big-Mouthed Ball Fish.
• Helga asked Ravenclaw to help create a refuge and a system of education for wizards threatened by secrecy, the Church, and persecution, but Ravenclaw said they would discuss it after Salazar and Godric returned.
• A Muggle bard performed a folk song, and Helga explained that he was welcomed at the tavern after she had treated his injuries.
• Allen finished his soup and relaxed in the warm atmosphere of the tavern.

Allen recovered at Rowena Ravenclaw’s home, examined her books, and chose a wand from those she had confiscated. Rowena asked him to teach her modern magic, Animagus transformation, and Legilimency, warning him not to teach anything beyond what she requested.

• Allen inspected the chained alchemy handbook and the Devil’s Bible, noticing missing pages and the book’s scorched pages around a devil illustration.
• Rowena Ravenclaw explained that a Muggle priest had completed the Devil’s Bible with the devil’s help and said its pages could teach him a few devils’ names.
• Rowena offered Allen confiscated wands, and he chose an acacia wand that made parchment dance and produce notes.
• Allen introduced himself and thanked Rowena, who remarked on his rustic, unusual accent and said she had learned about him from memories.
• Rowena asked Allen to teach her modern magic, magical Animagus transformation, and Legilimency, and warned him against teaching anything she had not requested.

Allen and Rowena Ravenclaw spent several days exchanging magical knowledge, and Allen learned about the differences between ancient and modern magic. As their familiarity grew, Ravenclaw cheered him from a low mood by making her chin tremble, and they ended the moment laughing together.

• Allen asked Ravenclaw about magic in her era and began studying with her.
• Allen and Ravenclaw exchanged knowledge, improving their magic and comparing ancient and modern spellcasting.
• Allen learned from Hufflepuff about Ravenclaw's independent nature and why many wizards feared her.
• Ravenclaw brought Allen new clothes and looked through his notes on standard spells.
• Ravenclaw noticed Allen's low mood and made her chin tremble until they both laughed.

Allen told Rowena Ravenclaw about Hogwarts and agreed to take her to its future location the next morning. Later, he went to Helga Hufflepuff’s kitchen to prepare a dish from his hometown, and Helga arranged for a mirror to record him.

• Rowena asked Allen about Hogwarts, and he explained that it had been built with four houses named after its founders and that he belonged to Ravenclaw House.
• Rowena learned that she would be Allen’s head of house and asked him to take her to the school’s location the next morning.
• Allen found a Muggle minstrel eating pudding at the tavern and went to the kitchen to get food for Rowena.
• Helga reprimanded Bonnie and Tracy for their poor cooking before welcoming Allen and asking what he wanted to make.
• Allen requested honey, yogurt, wine, and fish gelatin for a hometown dish, and Helga told Sarah to record the cooking in full.

Allen cooked puddings with Helga Hufflepuff, then brought food back to Ravenclaw, who seemed indifferent to the meal. That night, he discovered Ravenclaw secretly eating the yogurt pudding and strawberries he had brought.

• Allen showed Helga Hufflepuff how to make puddings, and she invited him to the Wizarding Carnival in a few days.
• Helga packed Allen puddings, Gillyweed Juice, and strawberries to take back to the treehouse.
• Ravenclaw tasted Allen’s dishes, ate several bites of yogurt pudding, and told him she might host a divination stall at the carnival.
• Allen woke during the night and found Ravenclaw sitting by the food cabinet, secretly eating yogurt pudding and strawberries.

Allen cared for Rowena Ravenclaw while she was ill, brewing her a potion, then combed and styled her hair after she recovered. Ravenclaw agreed to visit the school site after the Carnival and asked Allen to dress her in the full outfit he preferred for the event.

• Rowena Ravenclaw suffered severe stomach cramps and postponed leaving, though she tried to hide how unwell she felt.
• Allen brewed Ravenclaw a potion, and she drank it before leaning against his shoulder and falling asleep.
• The next day, Ravenclaw praised Allen's potion and said they could visit the school site after the Carnival.
• Allen noticed Ravenclaw's messy hair, and she asked him to comb it.
• Allen carefully styled Ravenclaw's hair and set her Diadem in place.
• Ravenclaw asked Allen to dress her in a full set of clothes and accessories for the Carnival.

Allen explored the Carnival and watched the lethal Cauldron on the Head competition, where a daring red-haired wizard won. The champion postponed treatment to acknowledge the cheering crowd.

• Allen woke to the Carnival, found Ravenclaw gone, and put on the elaborate outfit she had prepared for him.
• Allen walked among the Carnival stalls, heard people discuss a monkey-faced buyer, and bought pretzels and roast rabbit.
• Allen followed the crowd to Cauldron on the Head and watched enchanted stones kill and injure several competitors.
• A fast, red-haired Champion caught many stones and won after the bell rang three times.
• The bloodied champion declined immediate treatment and raised his hand to the spectators, who cheered him thunderously.

Allen helped Rowena Ravenclaw manage a chaotic tent by entertaining the children and customers with illusions, then combed her hair. Godric Gryffindor burst in, misread the scene, and challenged Allen to a duel.

• Allen followed the Blood Pact Pendant to Rowena Ravenclaw’s tent and found her overwhelmed by mischievous Lestrange children.
• Allen used elaborate illusions to entertain the children and customers, helping Ravenclaw calm the tent and make sales.
• After the children settled down, Allen combed Ravenclaw’s hair while they talked about his clothes.
• Ravenclaw lifted the hem of Allen’s jacket, and Godric Gryffindor entered carrying his Cauldron on the Head championship prize.
• Gryffindor saw Allen combing Ravenclaw’s hair, demanded that he let go, and challenged him to an honorable duel.