Chapter Summaries

Harry watched Tom Riddle use Hepzibah Smith’s infatuation to examine Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup and Salazar Slytherin’s Locket, then learned from Dumbledore how Voldemort stole the heirlooms and concealed Hepzibah’s murder. The memory ended with Harry troubled by how much Tom’s charm reminded him of Allen, a resemblance he chose not to mention to Dumbledore.

• Tom Riddle charmed Hepzibah Smith while pretending to negotiate a price for her goblin-made armor.
• Hepzibah showed Tom Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup and then Salazar Slytherin’s Locket, and Tom stared at the Locket with greed.
• Tom’s manner turned threatening when Hepzibah ordered her house-elf Hokey to put the treasures away, but he regained his composure and left.
• Dumbledore explained that Voldemort had murdered Hepzibah, altered Hokey’s memory, and stolen the Cup and Locket.
• Harry thought Tom’s charm resembled Allen’s, but he decided not to tell Dumbledore.

Harry watched Dumbledore’s memory of Voldemort seeking a teaching post at Hogwarts, then heard Dumbledore explain why he feared Allen’s plans to teach powerful magic. Dumbledore said he would oppose unrestricted teaching while avoiding driving Allen into open conflict, and left the fate of adult wizards who studied at Ravenclaw Temple outside his control.

• Dumbledore showed Harry a memory of Voldemort asking to return to Hogwarts as a teacher and offering to share his knowledge with students.
• Dumbledore refused Voldemort’s request, questioned his motives, and watched him leave without drawing his wand.
• Harry defended Allen, arguing that Allen wanted to teach for the good of the Magical World, while Dumbledore explained that Allen’s studies of Dark Magic and plans to spread it worried him.
• Dumbledore told Harry that he had tried to give Allen a better environment than he had given Tom Riddle, but believed he had to stop Allen’s unrestricted teaching.
• Harry asked whether Dumbledore would support pure-blood families seeking to drive Allen out of Britain; Dumbledore said he would leave Allen a way out and would not intervene if adults went to Ravenclaw Temple to study.

On the morning of the Quidditch match, Allen noticed Emily and Draco were troubled and helped Emily regain her confidence before she faced Ravenclaw. He left for the pitch while the Harris family’s political work kept Owen, Lenn, and Daisy away from the match.

• Luna gave Allen the Almond Macaroons she had taken, and Helena told him she had finished her weekly assignment for Luna.
• The Slytherin team arrived, and Luna pointed out Wrackspurts around Emily and Draco while Cho Chang prepared for her final Hogwarts match.
• Allen joined Emily and Draco at the Slytherin table and realized they were worried about the match.
• Allen reassured Emily that beating Ravenclaw would bring honor to the Harris family, and she accepted a macaroon and brightened.
• Allen told Draco that Daisy was too worn out to attend and that Owen and Lenn were busy, then left for the Quidditch Pitch.

Allen and his family watched the final Quidditch match of the Hogwarts school year, where Sirius Black publicly pledged the Black family's support to the Harrises. Harry, distracted by memories of Voldemort and Hermione's plans for him, ended up caught between Sirius Black's encouragement to keep playing Quidditch and Hermione's concern for his studies.

• Morgan le Fay explained that Arthur and Lenn could not attend, while Daisy and Tonks teased Allen as he shared sweets with them and Fleur.
• Daisy complained that Allen was favoring Fleur, then left with Tonks to buy snacks.
• Sirius Black brought Harry to thank Allen for helping him find Regulus and promised that the Black family would support the Harrises.
• Allen reassured Morgan le Fay that the situation was under control, and Sirius Black said his mother had not objected to his decision.
• Harry recalled Voldemort's younger self, then joined the discussion about the House standings and Gryffindor's rebuilding Quidditch team.
• Sirius Black urged Harry to keep playing Quidditch next year, while Hermione reminded him to focus on his N.E.W.T. exams and Auror ambitions.

Before the Quidditch final, Ravenclaw planned to contain Draco Malfoy while Emily Harris rallied Slytherin’s divided players to fight as a team. Both sides entered the pitch ready to win, where Luna Lovegood’s peculiar commentary began.

• Michael Corner and Cho Chang discussed Ravenclaw’s plan to harass Draco Malfoy and protect their lead in the standings.
• Emily Harris urged her Slytherin teammates to set aside family conflicts and unite for their final match together.
• Draco Malfoy assigned Emily to mark Cho Chang and told the team to focus on scoring efficiently, while Pansy Parkinson led a chant for victory.
• Ravenclaw and Slytherin entered the pitch amid loud cheers and boos.
• Luna Lovegood began commentating, prompting Professor McGonagall to correct her description of Pansy Parkinson’s position.

Ravenclaw and Slytherin battled in a Quidditch match, with Ravenclaw’s teamwork and tactics challenging Slytherin’s reliance on Draco Malfoy. In the stands, Morgan le Fay comforted Patricia, who wondered why her mother could not be there.

• Sirius Black asked Harry who Luna Lovegood was as Luna struggled to commentate on the match beside Professor McGonagall.
• Draco Malfoy scored an early goal for Slytherin, but Anthony Goldstein soon equalized for Ravenclaw with a coordinated attack.
• Ravenclaw’s varied formations repeatedly tested Slytherin’s defense, while Emily closely marked Cho Chang instead of searching for the Snitch.
• Penelope brought Patricia to the stands, introduced her to the group, and left her in Wolf Mom’s care before sitting beside Allen.
• Morgan le Fay noticed the Acromantula hatchling Eilistraee on Patricia’s hair and comforted the nervous girl, who asked why her mother could not come.

Emily harried Cho Chang during a tense Quidditch match as Slytherin resorted to rough tactics to disrupt Ravenclaw. In the stands, Allen and Penelope discussed Aragog’s death and agreed to deliver his remains to Hagrid, with Penelope calling the outing a date as long as they went alone.

• Emily repeatedly disrupted Cho Chang’s attempts to find the Golden Snitch while Slytherin and Ravenclaw remained locked in a close match.
• Pansy signaled for Slytherin to use rough tactics, and Goyle, Crabbe, and the others fouled Ravenclaw players, earning penalties but disrupting their formation.
• Ron, Harry, Ginny, Sirius, and Millicent argued about Slytherin’s fouls, while McGonagall corrected Luna’s commentary about Wrackspurts.
• Allen warned Penelope to keep the young Acromantula from harming children, and Penelope explained that Aragog had recently died of old age.
• Allen suggested taking Aragog’s remains to Hagrid and arranging a funeral, then proposed bringing Death Knights when they delivered the Elixir of Life to Penelope’s parents.
• Penelope agreed to go with Allen and said the funeral would count as a date if they brought no one else.

Draco exhausted himself trying to keep Slytherin ahead, but Blaise scored the goal that gave Emily a chance to catch the Snitch and win the match. Luna’s question about whom a man would save first from a river caused panic among the spectators, leaving the chapter with Hermione interrupted by Penelope’s declaration that she would save Mrs. Harris.

• Ravenclaw kept Slytherin’s lead near fifty points while its players wore Draco down by repeatedly pressuring him.
• Draco’s final throw fell short, but Blaise recovered the Quaffle and scored, putting Slytherin seventy points ahead.
• Emily used a Wronski Feint and a Starfish and Stick maneuver to evade Ravenclaw’s players and catch the Golden Snitch.
• Luna asked the crowd whether a man would save his wife or his mother first if both fell into a river, prompting Albert and Allen to flee toward the washroom.
• Hermione began explaining that wizards could use magic to escape the water, but Penelope interrupted to say she would save Mrs. Harris herself.

Allen and Penelope visited Hagrid to tell him that Aragog had died and to bring back the Acromantula’s body. Hagrid confessed his fears about the Acromantulas’ victims, and the chapter ended with Luna asking for mutton and Allen requesting some from Hagrid.

• Allen, Penelope, and Luna found goat tracks and a butchered goat outside Hagrid’s hut before going inside.
• Hagrid told them that the goat had ruined his vegetable patch, then learned from Allen that Slytherin had won the Quidditch match.
• Luna spotted a long-haired figure outside Hagrid’s window, but Penelope found no one when she checked.
• When Allen mentioned Aragog, Hagrid panicked, confessed that he had secretly raised and released him, and worried that the Acromantulas had killed Muggles.
• Allen and Penelope reassured Hagrid that they had not come to arrest him and told him Aragog had died of old age, bringing back his body for burial.
• Luna asked for mutton, and Allen asked Hagrid to give him some.

After Aragog died, Hagrid planned a funeral, while Allen and Luna turned the gathering into a mutton banquet. Penelope took charge of cooking with Luna’s Time-Turner, and everyone split up to prepare the meal.

• Hagrid learned that Aragog’s remains were in Penelope’s pouch and decided to hold a funeral at dusk, inviting Harry and the others.
• Allen suggested making mutton for a private banquet, and Luna asked Penelope to stew it using her recipe.
• Penelope agreed to cook after Allen praised her food, then objected when she saw the recipe required several hours of stewing.
• Luna revealed her Time-Turner and lent it to Penelope, who took Luna to the Forbidden Forest to help prepare ingredients.
• Luna handed Allen a copy of the recipe and sent him to fetch dipping sauces, leaving Hagrid bewildered by the change from funeral plans to cooking.

Harry took a sip of Hermione’s Felix Felicis, intending to use his luck to persuade Slughorn to give him a memory, but the potion led him to join Hagrid’s funeral for Aragog instead. Meanwhile, Snape asked Allen to protect Harry and gave him an extra ingredient for his stew.

• Harry spotted Slughorn avoiding him and hurried away from Sirius to ask Hermione for her Felix Felicis.
• Morgan le Fay left Hogwarts with Wolf Mom and Patricia after inviting Patricia and her mother to dinner.
• Hermione lent Harry the Felix Felicis, and Harry read Hagrid’s tear-stained invitation to Aragog’s funeral.
• Although Hermione urged him to seek Slughorn, Harry insisted that Felix Felicis was leading him to Hagrid’s funeral.
• Snape gave Allen the potion ingredients he requested, asked him to let Harry live, and slipped him an extra ingredient for stew.

Allen gathered common ingredients in Greenhouse One while reflecting on how Snape’s birthday, wand, and life might connect to fate. After catching Slughorn taking Venomous Tentacula leaves, Allen invited him to Hagrid’s banquet to observe Felix Felicis at work.

• Allen collected coriander and parsnips from the greenhouses while considering the symbolism of Snape’s birch-associated birthday and wand.
• Allen divined that Snape’s wand core was likely snake nerve and planned to ask Luna to assess his conclusions.
• Allen found Slughorn secretly cutting Venomous Tentacula leaves in Greenhouse Three and pointed out their value.
• Allen invited Slughorn to Hagrid’s banquet, and Slughorn agreed to attend.
• Allen and Slughorn set off for Hagrid’s hut as Allen wondered how Felix Felicis and fate had guided Harry there.

Allen and the others gathered at Hagrid’s Hut for a meal and Aragog’s funeral, while Harry used Felix Felicis to help him approach Slughorn. The chapter ended with the group standing over Aragog’s body as Hagrid prepared to bury his old friend.

• Allen arrived at Hagrid’s Hut with Slughorn, who reluctantly greeted Harry and offered Hagrid his condolences.
• Penelope prepared lamb soup and added plants and spices Allen had gathered, while Luna revealed that the Ravenclaws had reversed time so Penelope could attend the Quidditch match and still cook.
• Hagrid and Harry set up a table, then Hagrid announced that they would hold Aragog’s funeral at dusk and led everyone to the grave behind the pumpkin patch.
• Allen released Aragog’s body from Penelope’s pouch, and Slughorn reacted with surprise at the enormous Acromantula.
• Hagrid explained that Aragog had been his friend, while Harry warned that Acromantulas were dangerous and best avoided.

After Aragog’s burial, Slughorn secretly collected venom and joined Hagrid, Allen, Hermione, Luna, Harry, and Penelope for a mutton feast. The chapter ended with everyone warming themselves over Penelope’s soup, while Slughorn and Allen were stirred by memories of the Mazelan spice.

• Slughorn asked Hagrid for permission to collect venom from Aragog, then accidentally broke off one of the dead Acromantula’s pincers and hid it while Luna silently watched.
• Slughorn delivered a eulogy for Aragog, and Allen covered the body with earth as Hermione inscribed the gravestone.
• Penelope cooked mutton soup with Potions ingredients and Mazelan, while Slughorn recalled a former student and the spice’s history.
• Everyone gathered in Hagrid’s hut to eat, and Allen recognized the sorrel in Luna’s sauce from a meal with Rowena Ravenclaw in the past.
• Harry persuaded Hagrid to try the soup, and Fang emerged from hiding to beg for mutton.

At Hagrid’s Hut, Harry used Felix Felicis to persuade Slughorn to reveal the memory Harry needed, while the other guests drank, ate, and departed. The chapter ended with Slughorn’s memory secured in a bottle and Snape quietly receiving a bowl of Penelope’s soup.

• Hagrid served wine, and Hermione and Penelope drank together while Luna left for the Forbidden Forest.
• Hagrid and Slughorn reminisced about their lost pets, and Hagrid eventually passed out drunk.
• Allen arranged for Winky to take the unconscious Hermione back to Gryffindor Tower, then left with Penelope.
• Harry pressed Slughorn about what he had told Voldemort, invoking his mother’s sacrifice and urging Slughorn to be brave.
• Slughorn removed a memory with his wand and placed it in a bottle for Harry.
• A steaming bowl of mutton soup appeared in Snape’s office, and Snape served himself a portion.

Pansy confessed that Voldemort had ordered her to assassinate Dumbledore or Allen, and she explained how the Vanishing Cabinet could be used to infiltrate Hogwarts. Allen learned that Pansy’s father remained trapped with the Death Eaters in Albania, and Pansy asked him to protect Draco as she faced the possibility of carrying out her doomed mission.

• Emily brought Pansy to Allen’s office, where Pansy apologized for missing Ancient Magic Class because Draco’s growing strength had occupied her attention.
• Pansy confessed that Voldemort had forced her to choose between assassinating Dumbledore and Allen, and she chose Dumbledore.
• Pansy explained that Lucius Malfoy had taken her to Borgin and Burkes to obtain Vanishing Cabinet support, and Allen identified the matching cabinet’s likely location and the plan to send it to Albania.
• Allen told Pansy he had been waiting for her to make her decision, and Pansy realized Dumbledore might also have known about her assignment.
• Pansy told Allen that her father was confined at the Albanian base and might still be loyal to Voldemort, then asked Allen to protect Draco if she had to attempt the assassination.

Allen reassured Pansy that he had several ways to protect her father and arranged for her to delay Voldemort while he tried a safer approach. Dumbledore and Harry learned more about Voldemort’s Horcruxes, and Dumbledore revealed he had found another one that Harry would need to help destroy.

• Allen explained that Pansy could report the repaired Vanishing Cabinet and tensions between Dumbledore and the Harris family to buy time, while he would retrieve her father by force if necessary.
• Pansy broke down in relief, and Allen gave her a textbook, advised her to maintain her Occlumency, and promised Ancient Magic Class robes for her and Emily.
• Dumbledore and Harry watched Slughorn’s memory in which Tom Riddle questioned him about making Horcruxes and splitting his soul seven times.
• Dumbledore told Harry that Voldemort had made multiple Horcruxes and that Allen had already destroyed some, including the diary with a Basilisk fang.
• Harry touched the ring on Dumbledore’s desk and experienced painful memories connected to Voldemort before Dumbledore said he had found another Horcrux and needed Harry’s help to destroy it.

Allen and Luna prepared to steal the Elder Wand while discussing the risks of the Deathly Hallows, as Harry accompanied Dumbledore on a dangerous mission. The chapter ended with Harry and Dumbledore Apparating away from Hogwarts.

• Mithrandir warned Allen that Snape had entered Dumbledore's office, and Allen prepared Polyjuice Potion, disguises, and temporary wands for himself and Luna.
• Allen and Luna discussed the Grim Reaper's power and decided not to take Harry's Invisibility Cloak before acquiring and mastering the Elder Wand.
• Luna felt briefly short of breath, then teased Allen about a booger in his left nostril.
• Harry watched Snape leave Dumbledore's office and then joined Dumbledore on the terrace, where Dumbledore made him promise to obey every instruction during their mission.
• Dumbledore and Harry used the Headmaster's ability to Apparate from Hogwarts and disappeared.

Harry and Dumbledore infiltrated the cave where Voldemort hid a Horcrux and discovered a basin of potion guarding it. Dumbledore began drinking the potion and ordered Harry to make sure he finished every drop, no matter what happened.

• Harry and Dumbledore swam through a sea passage into the cliff, where Dumbledore used his blood to reveal a hidden doorway.
• Dumbledore summoned a small boat from the Black Lake, and he and Harry crossed to the island at its center.
• Dumbledore found that the potion in the Stone Basin could not be removed or altered and concluded that he had to drink it all.
• Dumbledore warned Harry not to obey him if the potion left him unable to continue and made Harry promise to force it down if necessary.
• Harry questioned why he could not drink the potion, but Dumbledore said he was older, better able to endure it, and less important before scooping up the first spoonful.

Harry forced Dumbledore to drink the potion in the Stone Basin, unaware that it caused severe weakness and diarrhea, until the basin was empty. Two Death Eaters then entered the cave, petrified Harry, disarmed Dumbledore, and escaped with his wand.

• Dumbledore drank several spoonfuls of potion and collapsed, while Harry kept feeding him despite his protests.
• The potion gave Dumbledore uncontrollable diarrhea, and Harry vomited after forcing him to drink the final cup.
• Two Death Eaters flew into the cave as Harry prepared to clean Dumbledore.
• One Death Eater deflected Harry’s lightning and petrified him, while the other disarmed Dumbledore.
• The Death Eaters took Dumbledore’s wand as a trophy and flew away, leaving Harry and Dumbledore in the cave.