Vol. 4The Basilisk and the Phoenix

Wizet learned to use the Basilisk’s magic, developed new forms of magic, and helped Dumbledore resist Voldemort’s plans and a Ministry campaign. The volume left Wizet facing a Ministry award ceremony and an interview with Rita Skeeter.

  • Wizet completed his Spell Command with the Basilisk’s magic and gained its agreement to follow him.
  • Wizet took Pansy’s notebook and opened the statue of Slytherin, revealing the cavern below.
  • Wizet learned Slytherin’s Bloodline Magic, impressed Hogwarts with his duelling and Quidditch, and gained Ancient Magic: Fire Mastery.
  • Wizet and Dumbledore made a stable false-memory compartment for Artom Avakian while Lockhart remained at Hogwarts.
  • Wizet transformed into a phoenix with Luna’s help as Dumbledore faced a Ministry campaign to remove him from Hogwarts.
  • Lucius Malfoy asked Wizet for advice about the plot against Dumbledore, and Wizet questioned whether Lucius meant to join a doomed group.
  • Wizet and Dumbledore thwarted Voldemort’s attempt to use Harry in a resurrection ritual and defended Hogwarts from the Forbidden Forest attack.
  • Dumbledore regained his position, Hagrid returned from Azkaban, and Wizet attended a Ministry award ceremony where Rita Skeeter interviewed him.
Chapters 301–400 Read from ch. 301

Arc 13The Basilisk’s Contract

Wizet uncovered how Voldemort’s Spell Command was formed, then used the Basilisk’s memories to complete his own command during Pansy’s attack in the Chamber of Secrets. After taking the notebook and petrifying Pansy, Wizet and the others began investigating the cavern beneath Slytherin’s statue.

  • Wizet entered Salazar Slytherin’s memories and learned how he created the Basilisk, then discovered that Voldemort had contracted with it by sacrificing love for the Spell Command of Death.
  • Wizet explained to Dumbledore that Basilisk shed skin had helped him form an empty Spell Command shell, and Dumbledore warned him to keep its true nature secret.
  • Dumbledore and Snape investigated Lucius Malfoy’s suspicions and schemes, while Dumbledore considered using Wizet to draw the Malfoys away from Voldemort.
  • Wizet developed a popular winter version of Coolik with Luna, Fred, George, Hannah, and Neville, then went with Dumbledore and McGonagall to investigate the Chamber of Secrets.
  • Pansy summoned the Basilisk and ordered it to attack Wizet, but Dumbledore restrained it as Wizet entered its memories and calmed it by showing it Salazar Slytherin.
  • Wizet’s Spell Command shell filled with the Basilisk’s magic, giving it the traits of oppression, restraint, and strength, and the Basilisk agreed to follow him.
  • Pansy became petrified, and Wizet took her notebook, finding Unplottable magic and a Runespoor bound inside while he and Dumbledore considered whether she and the notebook were scapegoats.
  • Wizet opened the statue of Slytherin, and McGonagall entered the cavern below as Dumbledore made a bone staircase.
Chapters 301–325 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Duelling Club and Lost Memories

Wizet learned Slytherin’s Bloodline Magic, impressed Hogwarts with his duelling and Quidditch, and gained new fire magic. As Lockhart’s secrets surfaced, Wizet helped Artom Avakian recover a stable false memory while Lockhart remained at Hogwarts.

  • Snape investigated Pansy’s route and found Amortentia in Lockhart’s office, while Wizet entered the Mirror World and learned from Slytherin about the Basilisk and Bloodline Magic.
  • Lockhart found Tom Riddle’s notebook, which offered to help him if he made Pansy the Heir of the Chamber of Secrets, and Lockhart entered the notebook’s strange realm.
  • Wizet and Luna helped students dress their Mandrakes, then attended the Duelling Club, where Wizet defeated Lockhart and later disarmed Snape during an elaborate duel.
  • Wizet scored repeatedly for Ravenclaw against Hufflepuff, and Cho Chang caught the Golden Snitch to secure their victory.
  • Wizet gained Ancient Magic: Fire Mastery after seeing a vision of Fawkes, then experimented with wandless flames before Snape advised him to study the creatures he imitated.
  • Dumbledore introduced Wizet to Marlowe Forfang and Artom Avakian, whose memories Lockhart had stolen, and Wizet found that the missing memories were not erased.
  • Wizet and Dumbledore used Dumbledore’s memories to construct a false memory compartment for Artom, who agreed to stay at Hogwarts.
  • Wizet brewed a Boil-Cure Potion, Snape told him to strengthen his foundations and rest, and Lockhart left the Hospital Wing wearing a hat over his bald head.
Chapters 326–350 Summaries Read

Arc 15Phoenix Form and Ministry Plot

Wizet transformed into a phoenix with Luna's help while Dumbledore faced a Ministry campaign to remove him from Hogwarts. After demonstrating new magic and completing his Animagus paper, Wizet received Lucius Malfoy's request for advice about the plot against Dumbledore.

  • Lockhart learned from Artom Avakian that Dumbledore was helping restore his damaged memories, then asked the T.M. Riddle notebook how to drive Dumbledore away and restore his hair.
  • Wizet went home with Luna for Christmas, where he received her moving-leaf frame and discovered that Lucius Malfoy had assigned Dobby to him, and Wizet hired Dobby on wages, with clothes and time off.
  • Rita Skeeter published accusations against Dumbledore, and Wizet learned that Ministry Aurors and Hit Wizards had arrived at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore explained that Voldemort's allies were trying to force him out and planned to leave voluntarily.
  • Wizet, Luna, Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall reached the Primordial Altar in the Forbidden Forest, where Wizet transformed into a golden eagle and then a phoenix after invoking Ancient Magic.
  • Luna stayed with Wizet through his transformation, rode on his back as he flew, and reassured him before he returned to human form beneath a rainbow.
  • Wizet developed a method for making Phoenix Tears, demonstrated it to Snape, and then told Harry that the strange voice he heard suggested he could speak Parseltongue.
  • Wizet gave Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall his Animagus paper and a formula for a second Animagus form, then demonstrated Protego Diabolica and discussed attending the summer Animagus International Symposium.
  • Lucius Malfoy sent Wizet a letter asking about people impersonating him and inviting him to join a group seeking to impeach Dumbledore, and Wizet told the House-elf to ask whether Lucius meant to side with a doomed group.
Chapters 351–375 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Forest and the Return

Wizet uncovered Tom Riddle and Voldemort’s plans, rescued Harry, and helped defend Hogwarts from an attack in the Forbidden Forest. After Dumbledore regained his position and Hagrid returned from Azkaban, Wizet was drawn into a Ministry award ceremony and an interview with Rita Skeeter.

  • Wizet learned from Salazar Slytherin how to create a Spirit-Calling Casket, then used it to draw weakened soul fragments from a Horcrux.
  • Wizet and Firenze fought Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest, rescued a wounded Unicorn, and discovered Tom Riddle was directing the spiders against Hogwarts.
  • Tom Riddle and Lockhart prepared a resurrection ritual with Harry captive, but Voldemort took over Lockhart and tried to absorb Tom Riddle.
  • Wizet used the Spirit-Calling Casket to sever the soul fragments’ connection while Dumbledore battled Voldemort, who escaped after black mist left Lockhart’s body.
  • Dumbledore told the governors he had returned with support and hinted that evidence from the soul fragments could expose their dealings with Voldemort.
  • Hagrid returned from Azkaban, learned Aragog was seriously ill, and stayed with him until he died a week later.
  • Dumbledore told Wizet that the Ministry had arranged an award ceremony, where Fudge arrived with reporters and Rita Skeeter interviewed Wizet about his thesis and abilities.
Chapters 376–400 Summaries Read
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