Chapter Summaries

After Odda’s death, Allen gave his soul gem to Merlin and promised to preserve Leoclif’s soul as well. The Normans feigned a rout, drew the English militia away from the shield wall, and killed Leoclif before Allen turned him into a Soul Gem.

• Allen gave Merlin the gem containing Odda’s soul and explained that Merlin might one day learn to release him safely.
• The Normans launched repeated assaults, then staged a retreat that convinced the English militia their duke had been killed.
• Leoclif led militiamen down the hill despite warnings that the retreat was a Norman trick, and William revealed himself alive to rally his troops.
• Norman cavalry and infantry struck the scattered English, and Leoclif died after charging to protect the men he had led.
• Allen turned Leoclif into a Soul Gem and promised Merlin that Tofi would remain safe.

Allen completed his task of gathering soul energy during the time turns and fulfilled his contract with William by killing Harold at the Battle of Hastings. After William’s victory, Allen prepared to leave but stopped the wizards who had gathered around him.

• Allen completed the staff’s collection of soul energy, reassured Merlin, and rescued Tofi from the battlefield by putting him to sleep in a concealed pit.
• Allen shot Harold in the eye with an arrow, killing him and completing his contract with William.
• William sensed the contract’s completion and ordered the Normans to launch their final charge, breaking the English defenses and killing Harold’s royal guard.
• William’s knights mutilated Harold’s corpse, and the English army collapsed as the Normans took the hill and pursued the fleeing soldiers.
• Allen left the battlefield and released the gathered wizards, but restrained them again when they tried to retrieve their wands or Apparate.

Allen brought Merlin to Hogwarts to arrange his education and shelter his remaining relatives, knowing he would soon have to leave him behind. Bonnie agreed to teach Merlin and care for his relatives and the gold Allen left, while Merlin resolved to study time magic and one day catch up with his mentor.

• Allen released the kneeling wizards, took their money, and gave the gem containing Leoclif's soul to Merlin.
• Allen donated gold to the nun after Tofi and Judith reunited, then left with Merlin and the others as England fell under Norman rule.
• At Hogwarts, Allen introduced Merlin to Bonnie and asked her to educate him without revealing the details of Allen's situation.
• Bonnie agreed to give Merlin a basic education and arrange for Tofi and Judith to stay at Hogwarts as caretakers.
• Merlin realized Allen would have to leave and resolved to study time so he could follow his mentor after taking revenge on the Normans.

Allen learned that Helga Hufflepuff had left a portrait of her tavern especially for him, then decided to bind Ai Wutailefo’s soul to a portrait so the bard’s descendant could become a patron there. He began painting in the deputy headmistress’s office after Bonnie agreed to the plan.

• Allen asked Bonnie about Helga’s wishes and learned that Helga had left a portrait for him.
• Bonnie brought out Helga’s portrait of the Late-Night Tavern, and she and Allen reminisced about their time there and the Muggle bard who used to sing for his meals.
• Allen asked Bonnie to let Ai Wutailefo’s soul become a regular patron in the tavern portrait, and Bonnie agreed.
• Bonnie took Merlin to the kitchen and arranged for painting supplies to be brought to Allen.
• Allen reviewed portrait and soul magic, then practiced painting before beginning Ai Wutailefo’s portrait.

After Allen explained that Ai Wutailefo could not reunite with his family, the knight settled into the portrait tavern and found comfort in a pudding that tasted like home. He began repaying Helga Hufflepuff’s hospitality by singing an Irish folk song from his family’s past.

• Allen told Ai Wutailefo that he could not see his wife and children and warned that leaving the portrait could erase his memories and emotions.
• Ai Wutailefo thanked Allen and entered his body on the scroll, then explored the treehouse tavern.
• Helga Hufflepuff welcomed Ai Wutailefo and offered him a meal in exchange for a song because he had no money.
• Ai Wutailefo recognized the pudding as his family’s recipe and found comfort in its familiar taste.
• Ai Wutailefo accepted Hufflepuff’s lute and began singing his favorite Irish folk song, In Memories.

Allen prepared the Death Knights to wait beneath the Black Lake, then spent his remaining time in 1066 teaching Merlin before returning to his own era. The chapter traced Merlin’s revenge against William I and the later events that led him to become Arthur’s mentor and a legendary wizard.

• Allen buried the Death Knights beneath the Black Lake, laid an energy-absorbing rune array over them, and left Rowena Ravenclaw a message asking her to watch over them.
• Allen stayed in Hogsmeade and taught Merlin magic until the Time-Turner’s sand ran out, then arranged for Bonnie to hide portraits of herself and Merlin at Hogwarts.
• Allen departed 1066 after sending Merlin a farewell letter containing advice and magical notes.
• Merlin later killed William I with Allen’s cursed dagger, Pink Fluffy Rabbit, and the curse caused further trouble during the king’s burial.
• After his revenge, Merlin founded the Order of Merlin to defend Muggles, then accidentally traveled back more than five hundred years and became Arthur Pendragon’s mentor.

Allen returned from 1066 to retrieve Voldemort’s cursed ring from the Gaunt Shack, using a Muggle to test its curse before resisting it himself. After removing the Resurrection Stone and trying to strengthen it with soul energy, he heard a familiar woman’s voice greet him.

• Allen briefly appeared in the Department of Mysteries before disappearing to Little Hangleton, where he seized a Muggle to guide him to the Gaunt Shack.
• Allen searched the shack without triggering Voldemort’s protective Charms and found the Resurrection Stone inside Gaunt’s ring.
• Allen made Alex Cracknell put on the ring, then forced its curse to retreat and freed Alex from its effects.
• Allen picked up the ring, resisted its curse, and pried the Resurrection Stone from it with his dissecting knife.
• Allen tried to pour soul energy from his staff into the Resurrection Stone, but a familiar female voice appeared behind him and greeted him.

Allen discovered that Luna had become a nearly corporeal presence through the Resurrection Stone, and she explained how he could use a resurrection ritual to bring her back. He retrieved the hidden contents of Luna’s statue at the Goodlove house, leaving Xenophilius puzzled by the Blood Pact pendant he found.

• Allen saw Luna’s incorporeal form and learned that the Resurrection Stone had made her more real than a ghost.
• Luna told Allen that Muggle souls, a Little Hand finger bone, and the contents of her half-body statue could provide the ingredients to resurrect her.
• Allen returned Alex Cracknell to the street, erased his memory, and left him with medieval gold coins.
• Allen went to the Goodlove house and broke open the Ravenclaw statue, retrieving a raven-shaped pendant hidden inside.
• Xenophilius recognized the pendant as a Blood Pact and questioned Allen about when he and Luna had made it.

Allen returned from beyond the Veil to Harris Family Tower, where his family and friends welcomed him home. He told them he would bring Luna back after preparing, while Hermione suspected Luna had used a Time-Turner to save him.

• Allen cut off Xenophilius's finger and healed the wound with a Phoenix tear before leaving to retrieve Luna.
• Allen reunited with Emily, Penelope, Hermione, and Albert at Harris Family Tower, and Albert was the first to pounce on him in an emotional embrace.
• Allen asked Albert to notify the Ministry and tell their parents and Lenn to keep to the plan.
• Hermione worried that Allen had been affected by Negative Energy, but Allen said he would explain what happened beyond the Veil after everyone gathered.
• Penelope asked where Luna was, and Allen promised to bring her back after making preparations.
• Allen gave the witches a list of medicinal herbs and went to the Perception Room; Hermione speculated that Luna had used a Time-Turner to save him.

Allen performed a resurrection ritual in the Tower and restored Luna to life. Luna asked him to explain the truth to her father, Xenophilius, while Allen first planned to visit the Ministry of Magic.

• Allen prepared a cauldron of potions and ingredients, then summoned Luna from the Resurrection Stone and submerged her in the mixture.
• Allen added a bone taken from Xenophilius, Maggie's severed hand, soul energy from the Crystal Ball, and the Raven Pendant to complete the ritual.
• A flesh cocoon formed above the cauldron, and Luna emerged with a living body and pale golden hair.
• Allen wrapped Luna in his Raven Cloak, lifted her from the cauldron, and embraced her.
• Luna asked Allen to explain to Xenophilius that she was older than him, had become his daughter to regain a young body, and had asked Allen to cut off his finger.
• Allen reluctantly agreed to speak with Xenophilius, but said he first had to appear at the Ministry of Magic.

At Order headquarters, Dumbledore told the members that Allen Harris had fallen through the Veil and could not be brought back. He sent Harry to Hogwarts and urged the Order to focus on Voldemort and the Ministry, leaving the group grieving Allen’s loss.

• The Order members discussed Allen Harris’s actions at the Ministry, and Harry defended Hermione when Moody criticized her.
• Dumbledore arrived and revealed that Allen had fallen behind the Veil, prompting Tonks to rush back to the Ministry to comfort Daisy Harris.
• McGonagall explained that no one who passed through the Veil had returned, and Dumbledore confirmed he could not save Allen.
• Dumbledore told Moody and Kingsley to help secure control of the Ministry against Voldemort and sent Harry back to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore Apparated with Harry to the Wooden Covered Bridge outside Hogwarts Castle.

Dumbledore comforted Harry over Allen’s death and began explaining the protection and prophecy that shaped Harry’s life. The chapter ended as Dumbledore recalled Trelawney’s prophecy about the one who could defeat Voldemort.

• Dumbledore led Harry to his office while Ginny, Ron, Neville, and Flag reunited with Harry and then left them alone.
• Harry asked whether Allen could have survived the Veil, and Dumbledore told him Allen was gone and that Harry was not to blame.
• Dumbledore admitted that he had failed Harry and Allen, then promised to explain what he should have told Harry five years earlier.
• Dumbledore explained that Lily’s sacrifice created a blood protection that kept Harry safe at the Dursleys’ home, provided he returned there each year.
• Dumbledore revealed that Voldemort had targeted Harry because of a prophecy and used his Pensieve to show Harry Sybill Trelawney delivering it.

Allen returned from beyond the Veil and reunited with his family, then told them about his journey through time and space. The reunion ended with the revelation that Helena Ravenclaw was Allen’s biological daughter, making Owen a grandfather from the instant he was born.

• Allen and Penelope appeared in the Death Chamber, and Mrs. Morgan le Fay Harris and Daisy rushed to embrace Allen.
• Albert helped Allen escape Daisy’s exuberant attack, and the family went to Owen’s office to reunite with him.
• Owen, Lenn, and the family welcomed Allen, while Penelope took over Ministry work with the Aurors so they could spend time together.
• Allen described meeting the Grim Reaper and traveling through time, and confirmed that Luna was Rowena Ravenclaw.
• Allen explained that Luna had urged him to treat Hermione and Penelope well and to bring Penelope to the family.
• Daisy and Lenn realized that Allen had fathered Helena Ravenclaw, and Allen confirmed that Owen had become a grandfather at the instant he was born.

Harry joined Hogwarts students and staff to watch a broadcast revealing Voldemort’s return and Allen Harris’s duel against him. After Allen drove Voldemort away, the Great Hall celebrated him as the Wizarding World’s new Savior.

• Harry told Ron that Sirius Black was safe, but Professor McGonagall interrupted before he could explain further.
• Professor McGonagall announced that Dumbledore would return as Headmaster, and the students cheered.
• The television broadcast showed Aurors fighting Death Eaters at the Ministry, then revealed that Voldemort had returned.
• Allen Harris challenged Voldemort to a one-on-one duel, and the students watched anxiously as they exchanged powerful magic.
• Allen’s Pit Fiend exploded, leaving Voldemort injured; Voldemort escaped with Bellatrix, and Hogwarts celebrated Allen as its Savior.

Owen Harris succeeded Cornelius Fudge as Minister of Magic, and the Harris Family consolidated its control of the Ministry while preparing for a second wizarding war. Britain’s anti-Voldemort forces settled into three competing factions: Dumbledore’s Order, the Harris Family, and Rufus Scrimgeour with traditional Pureblood families.

• Owen Harris became the thirty-third Minister of Magic and declared that the Ministry would prepare to confront You-Know-Who and his Death Eaters.
• Armed Aurors and Patrol Aurors increased their presence, arrested Dark Wizards, and helped reassure the public, while reports emerged of clashes between the two groups.
• The Ministry and Umbrella Corporation distributed optional communication badges and safety manuals to help wizards respond to attacks.
• Owen, Lenn, and Allen Harris gained positions in the Wizengamot and International Confederation of Wizards, while Harris allies filled key Ministry posts.
• Traditional Pureblood families rallied around Rufus Scrimgeour and retained him as head of the Auror Office, forming a third faction alongside Dumbledore’s Order and the Harris Family.

Allen prepared gifts and decided to visit Xenophilius Lovegood to apologize for cutting off his little finger and explain Luna’s identity. After his father fled rather than accompany him, Allen arrived at the Lovegood home and found Xenophilius anxiously waiting for news of Luna.

• Allen finished a Mithril finger and packed it with a growing wand and Potions as gifts for Xenophilius.
• Allen asked Owen Harris to accompany him, then admitted that he had cut off Xenophilius’s little finger and needed to explain Luna’s identity.
• Owen pretended he had to arrange a welcome ceremony and Apparated away, leaving Allen to visit Xenophilius alone.
• Allen arrived at the Lovegood home with a Television and gifts, and told Xenophilius that Luna was safe and well.
• Allen and Xenophilius stood in awkward silence before Allen offered him the gifts.

Hermione wrestled with her place in Allen’s life until Luna reassured her that she helped keep him kind. At dinner, Xenophilius was welcomed into the Harris family, Luna’s identity as Rowena Ravenclaw was announced, and Luna gave Maggie a magical replacement hand.

• Penelope returned to her room cheerful, leaving Hermione to wonder what had changed and to worry about her place in Allen’s life.
• Luna spoke privately with Hermione, telling her that Allen needed her to keep him from being influenced by Penelope.
• Allen arrived with Xenophilius, whom Luna embraced, and led him with Luna to the study.
• At dinner, Owen Harris welcomed Xenophilius into the family and formally introduced Luna as Rowena Ravenclaw.
• Allen recognized Maggie’s sacrifice in the resurrection ritual, and Luna made her a Mithril hand before everyone toasted her.
• Luna gave Maggie a glove and warned her not to touch Dobby with the new hand.

After the Ministry handover, the Harris family discussed Cornelius Fudge’s new position and Allen’s plans to return to Hogwarts and reform its education. Owen supported Allen’s decision and planned to use the awards ceremony to counter rumors, while Luna ended the meeting by asking to become an Unspeakable alongside Allen.

• Owen proposed making Cornelius Fudge Deputy Minister, and Lenn drafted the new personnel arrangements.
• Allen declined a Ministry career and said he would return to Hogwarts to carry out educational reforms, despite the risk of conflict with Dumbledore.
• Allen assured his family that neither Dumbledore nor Voldemort could match him, and Owen urged him to proceed while allowing the governors to align with Dumbledore.
• Owen announced Merlin awards for Allen, Hermione, and Penelope, and Allen suggested airing Muggle films on the Television Station.
• Luna asked Owen to arrange part-time Unspeakable positions in the Department of Mysteries for herself and Allen.

Allen Harris faced reporters at the Ministry of Magic, challenged Tom Riddle to a public duel, and revealed that he had mastered a new Animagus method. After a reporter accused him of being a Dark Wizard, Allen demonstrated his powerful Patronus and had the Aurors detain the man for investigation, leaving the bribery allegations to be pursued.

• Allen answered reporters’ questions about the Veil and rumors about his victory over You-Know-Who, then invited Tom Riddle to duel him publicly.
• Allen admitted that he had developed a new method for Animagus Transfiguration but refused to publish it.
• Hermione refuted a reporter who argued that Allen should reveal the method, while Penelope rebuked another reporter who accused Allen of being a Dark Wizard.
• Allen summoned a huge Five-Headed Dragon Patronus and clarified that he had never claimed to be a White Wizard or Dumbledore’s heir.
• Allen filed a report against the hostile reporter, and Penelope ordered the Aurors to take him in for investigation.
• Allen used Mage Hand to spill the reporter’s hidden Galleons, prompting reporters to question whether he had been bribed to spread rumors.

After the interview, Allen’s family retaliated against Marcus Flint for arranging a smear campaign by using Ministry departments to inspect and punish his businesses. The chapter ended with Voldemort furiously reacting to Allen’s televised remarks about his heritage.

• Foreign media reported extensively on Allen’s Animagus ability, while the Harris Family dismissed demands to reveal its secrets.
• Allen planned to return to Hogwarts with Hermione and Luna and considered meeting with Dumbledore to seek a compromise over education.
• Penelope learned from the captured reporter that Marcus Flint had paid him to stir up trouble for Allen.
• Owen ordered a forceful response, and the Harris Family sued Marcus for defamation while several Ministry departments inspected Flint Family businesses and farms, seized goods, and suspended services.
• Owen accepted other Pureblood families’ offers to reconcile but refused their pleas for Marcus, announcing that inspections would continue at full intensity for three years.
• Voldemort watched Allen’s edited interview at a Malfoy manor, destroyed another television, and angrily insisted that his Muggle father’s surname did not define his Slytherin ancestry.