Chapter Summaries

Helena practiced tasting strongly flavored foods and controlling her ghostly form while her family helped her adapt to recovered senses. Allen and Hermione inspected Umbrella Corporation’s new household service Golem, named the series Mister Handy, and ordered customized models for Filch and Allen.

• Helena tasted haggis and Steak and Kidney Pudding, though lighter foods still had no flavor to her and food sometimes fell through her chin.
• Helena practiced tasting food and imitating a Banshee’s howl while her family helped her explore sensations.
• Hermione brought Allen to Umbrella Corporation to inspect the completed service Golem with Ross Geller.
• Ross explained the Golem’s household functions and customizable accessories, and Allen approved the prototype.
• Allen named the Golem series Mister Handy and ordered a dark gray model for Argus Filch and a Ravenclaw-blue one for himself, named C-3|PO.
• Hermione said the Golem could serve wizarding families without House-elves, though it could not match their abilities or intelligence.

At Harris Manor, Helena discovered that nettles could make her feel pain, while Emily suffered after touching one and Owen was punished by Morgana. That evening, Allen received his Hogwarts booklist and Head Boy Badge, and a letter from Arthur Weasley invited him to visit Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

• Owen showed Helena and Emily the garden flowers, and Helena felt a stinging pain when she touched a nettle stem.
• Emily touched the nettle stem despite Owen's warning and cried out from the pain until Morgana arrived.
• At dinner, Allen received his Hogwarts booklist and Head Boy Badge, prompting his family to discuss Dumbledore's unusual appointment.
• Errol delivered Arthur Weasley's letter asking Allen when he could visit Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

Allen visited Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes with the Weasley family and their companions, where the twins' crowded joke shop showcased its products and Mister Handy. The twins teased Ginny and Hermione, while Ron discovered that being their brother did not earn him a discount.

• Allen arrived in Diagon Alley with Arthur, Molly, Ron, Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and their companions, and they entered the busy shop.
• Ginny and Hermione examined the Love Potions, and George and Fred teased Ginny about Harry before offering Hermione a free Daydream Charm.
• Harry asked Mister Handy about Extendable Ears and received an offer to choose three complimentary items.
• Ron asked Mister Handy the price of a replica Lightsaber, and George and Fred insisted that he pay seven Galleons, then joked that his family connection raised the price to fourteen.
• George and Fred discussed Mister Handy's potential as a product with Allen while Ron privately compared it unfavorably to house-elves.

At the Weasley family’s joke shop, Allen gave the Weasleys a Mister Handy Golem to test while the Malfoys visited to shop and discuss Abraxas’s illness. Harry, Ron, and Ginny noticed Pansy Parkinson and Lucius Malfoy acting suspiciously, and Harry urged them to follow the pair.

• Allen offered the Weasley family a Mister Handy Golem for testing, and Ron admired the machine while Harry considered buying one for Sirius.
• Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil greeted Harry and Ron at the shop.
• Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy entered with Draco and Pansy, and Draco spoke with Allen about Abraxas’s worsening illness.
• Ginny noticed Pansy hiding from Allen as Lucius quietly moved toward the shop door with her.
• Harry guessed that Pansy feared Allen would read her thoughts, and he urged Ginny and Ron to follow her and Lucius.

Harry, Ron, and Ginny secretly followed Lucius and Pansy into Knockturn Alley and watched them meet Borgin through a shop window. They overheard Lucius threaten Borgin over an unseen object before the shop’s curtain cut off their view, while Allen found Hermione and Penelope outside the joke shop.

• Ginny led Harry and Ron after Lucius and Pansy, and the four entered Knockturn Alley while Hermione stayed behind with Penelope.
• Harry, Ron, and Ginny followed Lucius and Pansy to Borgin and Burkes but avoided entering because the shop could expose them.
• The three climbed onto a nearby roof and used Extendable Ears to listen as Lucius asked Borgin how to repair an object that had to remain where it was.
• Lucius threatened Borgin with Bellatrix Black Lestrange and Fenrir Greyback, then told Pansy to put an intact item into a pouch.
• Borgin drew a protective curtain over the window, and Lucius and Pansy soon left while Borgin remained visibly worried.
• Allen went outside Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and asked Hermione and Penelope what they were discussing.

Allen visited the Mansion’s laboratory with Penelope and learned that Four-Eyes’s team was developing improved Wolfsbane Potions for werewolves. He asked that a safer, more flexible version eventually be offered free to registered werewolves, while Penelope’s unexplained trouble with Doctor remained unresolved.

• Allen asked Penelope why she and Doctor had not been appearing together, and her awkward answer made Hermione suspect Doctor had been pursuing her.
• Penelope blamed Umbridge, then took Allen to the Mansion to show him what had happened.
• Four-Eyes welcomed Allen and led him through the Mansion’s living quarters and werewolf potion laboratories.
• Four-Eyes explained that her team’s new Wolfsbane Potion variants could work with more flexible timing and help werewolves retain their reason during transformation.
• Allen praised the research and asked Penelope to have Hermione coordinate with Josephine Harris and the Werewolf Registry Office to provide the verified potion free to registered werewolves.

Allen and the others toured the mansion’s underground laboratories, where Four-Eyes explained the dangerous werewolf experiments and security measures. After finding Penelope avoiding his gaze, Allen asked what she had done to Dolores and where she had taken her.

• Allen saw werewolves and other beings held in cages on the second basement level.
• Four-Eyes explained that George Carpenter was testing H7 Wolfsbane Potion on a werewolf, and Allen approved the lab’s cautious testing process.
• Penelope led the group past creature laboratories and through a hidden, guarded route to a secured research area.
• Four-Eyes showed Allen the secret werewolf experiments, including confined subjects and dissected corpses.
• Allen noticed Penelope avoiding his gaze and asked what she had done to Dolores and which room she was in.

Penelope explained how she and Doctor had turned Umbridge into the focus of a contest in psychological and physical torment, leaving Umbridge traumatized and transformed into a werewolf. Allen learned why Penelope and Doctor had fallen out, heard Umbridge’s troubled history, and left the cage after Umbridge failed to acknowledge her identity.

• Penelope told Allen that she and Doctor had competed to make Umbridge suffer, and that her failed anti-Lycanthropy potion experiment had won her the contest.
• Four-Eyes explained that Doctor had become infatuated with Penelope’s methods and had been pestering her, prompting Penelope to separate their work arrangements.
• Allen recalled that Umbridge had been respectful toward him and the Training Class, and considered her background and rise through the Ministry of Magic.
• Allen called to the werewolf in the cage, but Umbridge panicked at Penelope and insisted she was not Umbridge.
• Allen stopped Penelope from punishing Umbridge, recognized her trauma, and left with Penelope and Four-Eyes.

Allen ordered Penelope to find Dolores's Muggle family so he could decide her fate, then learned about the dangerous side effects of the Lycanthropy immunization potion and redirected the experiment to a future American base. At Harris Manor, the family discussed Abraxas Malfoy's death and continued helping Helena practice handling objects, while Allen and Luna considered how to draw more expression from her.

• Allen told Penelope to find Dolores's Muggle mother and brother, explaining that Dolores would be spared if she still cared about them and otherwise eliminated.
• Four-Eyes explained that the T-Type Immunization Potion prevented werewolf transformations but caused tissue decay, ravenous hunger, and a contagious infection if bites went untreated.
• Allen ordered Four-Eyes to move the experiment to Umbrella's planned Raccoon City base once it opened, then returned to Harris Manor.
• Owen announced that Abraxas Malfoy had died of Dragon Pox and said Lucius lacked his father's ability and prestige.
• Helena fetched Worcestershire Sauce for Owen, while Allen and Luna discussed her unusually expressionless face and joked that she had inherited it from them.

Allen and Luna tried to provoke a reaction from Helena by tricking her into touching hazelnut spread and photographing her distress. Morgana Fellei punished Luna and Allen, and Allen blamed Owen, leaving Owen facing his wife’s whip.

• Allen and Luna failed to frighten Helena with tricks, then Luna gave Allen hazelnut spread for a new prank.
• Allen summoned Helena to bring him toilet paper, and Luna photographed Helena as she passed the spread to him through the bathroom door.
• Helena discovered the sticky substance on her hands, panicked, and cried on the stairs while Luna kept taking pictures.
• Morgana Fellei cleaned Helena’s hands and then whipped Luna after Helga Hufflepuff urged her to punish the pranksters.
• Morgana Fellei also whipped Allen when he tried to defend Luna, and Allen blamed Owen for suggesting the prank.
• Owen denied responsibility as Morgana Fellei turned toward him with her whip.

Penelope and Allen prepared to visit her parents, while Allen arranged a Monday lunch with the Muggle Prime Minister. As they approached Penelope’s family home, she warned Allen that her status-conscious parents might be hostile, and he reassured her that their view of wizards would change.

• Penelope visited Harris Manor and found Allen, Luna, and Owen sprawled on the sofas after Morgana Fellei had punished them.
• Penelope told Allen that her parents were free the following Monday, and he agreed to visit them; Owen and Morgana offered to accompany them, but Penelope declined.
• Penelope grew anxious at work as she worried that her parents would mistreat Allen during the visit.
• Allen invited the Muggle Prime Minister to lunch on Monday, and the Prime Minister accepted after arranging to cancel another appointment.
• Allen and Penelope traveled to London in a vintage car, and Penelope warned him that her lawyer parents cared about power and status; Allen said they would change their view of wizards.

Allen Harris brought Penelope to meet her parents, Felipe and Letizia Clearwater, who judged him and questioned his choices. After encountering a Dementor and revealing his enchanted flying car, Allen continued toward a destination he kept secret, while Letizia asked what his profession was.

• Penelope introduced Allen Harris to Felipe Clearwater and Letizia Rocasolano Clearwater, who reacted coolly to him and his age.
• Felipe and Letizia discovered that Allen's Bentley had a surprisingly spacious interior as they got into the car.
• The car struck an invisible Dementor, and Penelope drove it off with her wand before reporting the encounter to director Josephine.
• Letizia questioned whether Allen had a driver's license, and Penelope explained that he could see and deal with magical creatures.
• Allen activated the car's flight mode and reassured the Clearwaters that their destination was in the Muggle world, though he kept it secret.
• Allen praised Penelope's work as an Auror, and Letizia sharply asked him what his own profession was.

Allen brought Penelope and her parents to lunch at the Prime Minister's Residence, where the Muggle Prime Minister welcomed them and helped the Clearwaters recognize Allen's influence. Afterward, Penelope joked that she was about to commit a crime against public safety, and Allen was startled by her response.

• Penelope proudly told her parents about Allen's jobs and his family's power, while the Clearwaters doubted the wizarding world's formality and assumed Allen relied on family privilege.
• Allen revealed that he had created a Sorcerer's Stone, then drove the Clearwaters through security to 10 Downing Street.
• The Prime Minister greeted Allen and the Clearwaters, hosted them for lunch, and praised Allen's importance and friendship.
• The Prime Minister offered Mr. Clearwater opportunities to connect with influential people, and the Clearwaters left with a new impression of wizarding influence.
• Allen declined Mrs. Clearwater's invitation to visit the law firm, accepted Mr. Clearwater's business card, and mentioned Umbrella Corporation's possible future expansion into the Muggle world.
• In the Bentley, Allen asked Penelope whether she was satisfied with the arrangement, and she replied that she was about to commit a crime against public safety.

Allen Harris said goodbye to Penelope and boarded the Hogwarts Express, where he and Hermione began their Head Student duties. He learned that Tonks was pining for Remus Lupin and promised Hermione he would try to help them.

• Penelope told Allen she would lead the Umbrella Squad to Africa and that Albert would arrange temporary Auror guards for him and Luna.
• Allen boarded the train as Sirius Black failed to reach him before departure, then complained to Remus Lupin that Allen had tricked him into a deal involving Kreacher.
• Allen found Hermione, Luna, and Helena in a carriage, where Luna showed them her article about Wrackspurts in The Quibbler and its free Spectrespecs.
• Allen and Hermione left to patrol the train and found Tonks looking haggard after seeing Remus on the platform.
• Allen explained that Remus believed he was unworthy of Tonks's love and told Hermione he would try to help them.

Harry reunited with Neville and Flag on the Hogwarts Express, then secretly followed Pansy after overhearing Draco say she was acting strangely around Allen. A distraction let Harry approach Emily unseen, but Pansy noticed something on the luggage rack.

• Harry refused Romilda Vane's invitation and told Neville and Flag that they were his good friends.
• Harry overheard Draco say Pansy had been acting evasively whenever he planned to see Allen.
• Harry hid near the dining carriage and watched Pansy sit with Emily.
• Crabbe scraped strawberry lip balm from Millicent Bulstrode's lips to taste it, drawing everyone's attention.
• Harry released an invisibility smoke bomb, and Emily cleared the smoke with her wand while Pansy protected her.
• Pansy reassured Emily that nothing serious was wrong, then noticed something on the luggage rack.

Pansy caught Harry hiding under his Invisibility Cloak and left him Petrified on the train, but Allen later found and freed him. Harry was badly injured, so Allen arranged to take him to Hogwarts for Dumbledore to treat, while Pansy reunited with Draco and his followers.

• Pansy exposed Harry hiding on the luggage rack, Petrified him, kicked him, silenced him, and concealed him again beneath the Invisibility Cloak.
• Crabbe found Draco with Allen, and Draco left the train while Allen continued patrolling with Hermione, Luna, and Helena.
• Luna's Spectrespecs revealed Wrackspurts around the aisle, where Allen discovered Harry beneath the Cloak and dispelled his spells.
• Allen recognized Harry's injury and decided Dumbledore should treat him, then carried him from the train on a floating dish.
• Pansy met Draco and his followers at the carriage, where Crabbe was found eating the lip balm he had just bought.

Allen and his companions entered Hogwarts, where Flitwick healed Harry’s injury and Filch inspected students’ luggage. As the group headed toward the castle, Harry remained convinced that Pansy Parkinson was hiding a dangerous secret, while Hermione and Allen urged caution and Harry resolved to attend Allen’s lessons.

• Flitwick checked the arriving wizards, healed Harry’s injury, and activated Hogwarts’ magical defenses.
• Luna photographed Harry while Hermione let her continue after Allen argued it might teach Harry to be more careful.
• Filch inspected luggage until Snape intervened for Pansy, then thanked Allen for giving him a Mister Handy and said he had sent Allen, Hermione, and Luna’s luggage to their rooms.
• Harry told Hermione he suspected Pansy and Lucius Malfoy had been plotting after visiting Borgin and Burkes, and Hermione realized Pansy had injured Harry when he followed her.
• Harry agreed to attend Allen’s lessons and planned to report his suspicions to Dumbledore; Luna told him the photographs would not appear in The Quibbler.

At the Hogwarts feast, Dumbledore announced Professor Slughorn as the Potions teacher and Professor Snape as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, while Harry reacted angrily to Snape’s appointment. The chapter ended with Allen joining the staff table as a new professor after Dumbledore apologized for not arranging him a seat.

• Helena missed the first-years’ traditional ghostly fright but floated over them anyway before leaving the Great Hall with the other ghosts.
• Dumbledore addressed the feast with his cursed, blackened hand concealed beneath his sleeve, then announced Slughorn as Potions professor and Snape as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Harry protested Snape’s appointment, and Hermione and Ron discussed the change and the curse on the Defense Against the Dark Arts post.
• Dumbledore began speaking about Voldemort, but Allen stood up from the Ravenclaw table and walked toward the staff seats.
• Dumbledore apologized for failing to arrange a place for Professor Harris, and Allen accepted Flitwick’s invitation to sit beside him.

Allen Harris confronted Dumbledore after Hogwarts failed to provide him a seat at the staff table, then introduced his Ancient Magic Class and challenged Dumbledore’s opposition to it. Dumbledore warned students to remain vigilant against Voldemort and dismissed them for the night, leaving Allen at the staff table.

• Allen returned to the staff table on a chair transfigured by Luna, and Dumbledore apologized for the school’s failure to prepare him a seat.
• Allen used a transfigured lectern to introduce his Ancient Magic Class, describing its combat instruction, elective status, and expected Ministry exam inclusion.
• Dumbledore cautioned students that the course’s exam status was uncertain and suggested they think carefully before enrolling; Allen challenged his claims about safety and offered to help treat Dumbledore’s cursed arm.
• Dumbledore showed his injured hand and said Horace and Severus were preparing potions, while Allen raised his goblet and returned to his pudding.
• Dumbledore explained that the school had searched everyone because of Voldemort, urged students to report suspicious activity, and dismissed them for the night.

As Hogwarts students chose advanced classes, Allen advised Hermione to limit her studies and broaden Training Class recruitment. McGonagall guided Neville, Flag, Harry, and Hermione through their choices, then asked Hermione to help reconcile Allen and Albus against Voldemort and the Death Eaters; Hermione corrected her by calling Allen Professor Harris.

• Hermione worried about choosing N.E.W.T. courses, and Allen urged her to take only three while expanding Training Class recruitment to any interested student.
• McGonagall told Neville he could not enter advanced Transfiguration, encouraged him to take Charms, and promised to write to Augusta Longbottom.
• McGonagall advised Flag Brown to continue Muggle Studies and add its O.W.L. certificate to his timetable.
• McGonagall found that Harry had not chosen Potions and explained that Slughorn would accept students with an Exceeds Expectations O.W.L.; Harry agreed to enroll.
• Hermione discovered she had chosen only Arithmancy, Charms, and Potions, and McGonagall asked her to persuade Professor Harris to reconcile with Albus.
• Hermione corrected McGonagall when she referred to Allen as Mister, saying he was Professor Harris.