Chapter Summaries

Wizet and Snape continued their demonstration duel, trading increasingly powerful spells that displayed Wizet’s skill and ingenuity. Snape ended the exchange impressed by how much Wizet might still be hiding and resolved to regain his own combat experience.

• Anthony explained that breaking a spell directly required absolute confidence, and Michael recognized that Snape had used the Severing Charm against Wizet’s flames.
• Wizet blocked Snape’s red spell with a Shield Charm that concealed an Illumination Spell, and Snape dispelled its flash with a wave of his wand.
• Wizet shaped water drawn from the Black Lake into a serpent that swallowed Snape’s blade of light, while Snape formed a fire serpent from the Great Hall’s candles to meet it.
• Wizet turned the steam from their clash into a dark cloud and directed hail at Snape, who protected himself with Salvio Hexia.
• Wizet cleared the hail, and Snape sent an Expelliarmus spell toward him while considering Wizet’s growing abilities and deciding to regain his combat experience.

After Wizet’s duel with Snape, students analyzed his powerful magic and followed his advice to study harder before Christmas. Their admiration left Lockhart forgotten in the Hospital Wing, where Madam Pomfrey told him his hair might not grow back.

• Wizet disarmed Snape during their duel, and Snape praised his performance while warning the students to keep hold of their wands.
• Students discussed Snape’s spells and analyzed how Wizet used Transfiguration, Aguamenti, a Shield Charm, and a hail-summoning spell.
• Flitwick and McGonagall praised Wizet’s magic, and he handed admirers a reading list and shared his study methods.
• Students began studying more enthusiastically and asking professors questions, pleasing their teachers before the Christmas holiday.
• Lockhart asked Madam Pomfrey whether his hair would grow back, and she said ordinary potions had failed because his condition resulted from wand backfire.

Luna and Emika discussed what Wizet was like before watching Ravenclaw dominate Hufflepuff in a Quidditch match. During a timeout, Wizet spotted the Golden Snitch near the southwest stands, and Roger Davies planned a tactic to confirm its location.

• Luna described Wizet to Emika as gentle and sometimes in need of guidance as they walked to the Quidditch pitch.
• Lee Jordan introduced the teams, and the crowd cheered Wizet as Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff took the field.
• Wizet used his new Cleansweep Seven to score repeatedly, giving Ravenclaw an eighty-to-zero lead.
• During Hufflepuff's timeout, Cho Chang reported a possible Golden Snitch sighting in the southwest stands.
• Wizet used his Magic Eye to confirm the Snitch's Magic Circuit, and Roger Davies assigned teammates to create an opening for Cho Chang to check it.

Ravenclaw defeated Hufflepuff after Cho Chang caught the Golden Snitch, and Roger Davies began planning for the team’s remaining matches. Wizet spent time flying with Luna before receiving a summons from Dumbledore.

• Roger Davies rallied Ravenclaw, whose Beaters harassed Cedric while Wizet kept scoring and Cho Chang pursued the Golden Snitch.
• Cho Chang caught the Golden Snitch, securing Ravenclaw’s victory over Hufflepuff.
• Roger Davies discussed Ravenclaw’s upcoming matches against Slytherin and Gryffindor, then lent Wizet two Flying Broomsticks.
• Wizet found Luna in the stands, and the two flew together before walking back to Hogwarts Castle.
• Dumbledore sent Wizet a Patronus asking him to visit his office that afternoon.

Wizet gained Ancient Magic: Fire Mastery after experiencing a vision of Fawkes and learned to control fire without a wand. He experimented with shaping flames into a living serpent, then tried combining fire magic with the Patronus Charm, only to be interrupted by Snape.

• Wizet entered the corridor to the Headmaster's Office and experienced a vision of flames and Fawkes carrying him through the darkness.
• A phoenix mark appeared on Wizet's palm, and Wizard's Practical Guide absorbed his gathered Ancient Magic Power and revealed Ancient Magic: Fire Mastery.
• Wizet absorbed the new fire-magic insights and cast Incendio without a wand, forming and controlling a flame in his hand.
• Wizet spread flames over his body to dispel the cold, then gathered them back into his palm without harming his clothes.
• Wizet shaped a flame into a serpent and used Expecto Patronum to make it move more naturally, but Snape appeared and asked why he was there.

Wizet learned from Snape how the Patronus Charm could imbue imagined forms with properties drawn from careful observation, especially for potion-making. Snape left Wizet to deliver Baruffio's Brain Elixir to Dumbledore, whose office contained a fresh pile of ashes where Fawkes had been.

• Wizet explained that he had used the Patronus Charm to make his flaming serpent more lifelike, and Snape advised him to study the creatures he wanted to imitate.
• Wizet asked whether this method could reproduce Ashwinders and their eggs, and Snape explained that Potions Masters could bestow an ingredient's properties without creating the actual creature.
• Wizet asked whether the technique could create living beings through Transfiguration, and Snape angrily insisted that any such creation would only be a shallow puppet.
• Snape gave Wizet Baruffio's Brain Elixir to deliver to Dumbledore, briefly taking and then restoring a Ravenclaw point for identifying it.
• Wizet entered the open Headmaster's Office and saw that Fawkes was gone, leaving a pile of ashes by the perch.

Wizet witnessed Fawkes’s rebirth and met Professor Marlowe Forfang and Artom Avakian when Dumbledore brought them to the Headmaster’s Office. Marlowe explained that Artom’s memory was impaired and discussed Wizet’s potion skills, leaving Artom waiting for the elixir to restore his clarity.

• Wizet watched Fawkes emerge from its ashes and return to the bird stand.
• Dumbledore brought Professor Marlowe Forfang and Artom Avakian into the Headmaster’s Office.
• Artom mistook the portraits and a cabinet for enemies and tried to attack them with spells.
• Marlowe gave Artom Baruffio's Brain Elixir, which quieted him while they waited for his clarity to return.
• Marlowe recognized Wizet as the junior potioneer Damocles had mentioned and praised his potion-making.
• Dumbledore asked whether Marlowe’s visitor had been Damocles Belby, and Marlowe confirmed it.

Wizet identified Artom Avakian as the protagonist of Wandering with Werewolves and tried to restore the memories Lockhart had supposedly erased. The spell found no altered memories, leaving Marlowe Forfang and Artom without the evidence needed to expose Lockhart.

• Wizet explained to Dumbledore and Marlowe Forfang that Artom Avakian was likely connected to Wandering with Werewolves because he mentioned stakes and werewolves.
• Artom Avakian agreed to let Wizet attempt to restore his memories, hoping to recover evidence against Lockhart.
• Wizet cast Mind Unbound using Artom’s sense of accomplishment as a fulcrum, but found no memories affected by Obliviate.
• Wizet said the missing memories were likely with Lockhart, and Artom admitted he had lost the gamble.
• Artom explained that his gambling and criminal record made witnesses reluctant to support him, while Marlowe said Lockhart deliberately targeted disreputable wizards.

Wizet and Dumbledore devised a plan to exploit Lockhart’s habit of checking the memories he had stolen. They prepared to give Artom Avakian a temporary replacement memory so his appearance would prompt Lockhart to inspect his hidden memories.

• Dumbledore explained that Lockhart came to Hogwarts because he wanted greater recognition and hoped to gain Harry’s affection and support.
• Wizet reasoned that Lockhart would stay at Hogwarts, so they could use Artom Avakian to startle him into checking the memories he had preserved.
• Dumbledore explained that Avakian’s confused thoughts suggested his memory had been hidden rather than erased.
• Wizet proposed creating a temporary memory compartment from Avakian’s experience in Wandering with Werewolves, and Dumbledore agreed to help.
• Dumbledore gave Wizet a silvery thread of his own memory, and Wizet began using the Fulcrum Theory to construct the false memory.

Wizet used Dumbledore’s false memories to restore Artom Avakian, then tested Snape’s method for creating potion ingredients with the Patronus Charm and successfully brewed a Boil-Cure Potion. Lockhart left the Hospital Wing as Christmas approached.

• Dumbledore’s false memories restored Artom Avakian without causing confusion, and Artom agreed to stay at Hogwarts and avoid certain activities.
• Wizet used the Patronus Charm and his Magic Circuit to create Horned Slug and Dried Nettle extracts, then brewed a Boil-Cure Potion.
• Snape told Wizet that potions and magic did not need a clear boundary, but ordered him to build his foundations and rest.
• Lockhart examined his bald head, accepted that potions could not regrow his hair, and left the Hospital Wing wearing his wizard’s hat.

Gilderoy Lockhart discovered that Artom Avakian, the substitute Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, was recovering the memories Lockhart had damaged. Terrified that Avakian would remember what happened, Lockhart asked the diary marked “T.M. Riddle” how to drive Dumbledore away and whether it could restore his hair.

• Lockhart learned from Amit Tina that Artom Avakian was teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts in his place.
• Lockhart confronted Avakian, who did not recognize him and explained that his memory was damaged and Dumbledore was helping restore it.
• Lockhart paid Avakian five Galleons for answers and learned that only a small stretch of memories from a few years earlier remained unrecovered.
• Lockhart returned to his office and wrote in the T.M. Riddle notebook, asking how to drive Dumbledore away and whether it could help his hair grow back.

Wizet progressed on his Animagus transformation and completed the first draft of a paper on improving the process, while preparing to postpone the final step until after Christmas. He traveled home with Luna for the holiday, where she reunited with Xenophilius.

• Wizet continued reciting the Animagus incantation and sensed a phoenix-like form taking shape within him.
• Wizet completed the first draft of his paper, and Professor McGonagall praised it and offered to revise its wording.
• Fred and George overheard Professor McGonagall telling Wizet to relax and accepted that he deserved the advice.
• Wizet and Luna rode the Hogwarts Express through the snow, sharing snacks and drawing on the window.
• Luna reunited with Xenophilius at Platform 9 3/4, and Wizet joined them as they headed home.

Xenophilius reunited with Luna and learned that she and Wizet were doing well at Hogwarts. During the Christmas holiday, he took them to Gringotts to open a vault for Wizet, where the goblin led them toward a mine cart.

• Xenophilius met Luna at King's Cross Station, carried her luggage, and asked about life at Hogwarts as they walked home.
• Luna reunited with Frigg, the Eight-Legged Divine Horse, which carried her into the garden.
• Xenophilius watched Luna explore the thriving garden and went inside to prepare dinner while Luna called Wizet over.
• Xenophilius spent more time with Luna and Wizet after hiring employees and opening an editorial office for The Quibbler.
• Xenophilius gave Wizet a golden key and asked a goblin at Gringotts to take them to Wizet's vault.
• Wizet sensed that the unfamiliar Gringotts corridor remained covered in fog on his mental map as the goblin summoned a mine cart.

Wizet learned about magical forging while traveling with the goblins to Xenophilius’s Gringotts vault, then used a spell to make it snow in Ottery St. Catchpole on Christmas Eve. He and Luna began building a snowman together.

• Wizet studied magical forging knowledge from Wizard's Practical Guide during the mine-cart ride and became interested in goblin techniques.
• Xenophilius checked his ledger with Wizet at the vault, and he admitted that he might have forgotten to record Gringotts’ storage fee.
• On December 24th, Wizet cast Fine Snow, Shattered Jade and brought gentle snowfall to Ottery St. Catchpole.
• Luna joined Wizet outside, and they rolled snowballs together to build a snowman.

Wizet spent a snowy day with Luna and helped her create a playful world for their snowmen. On Christmas Eve, he and Luna decorated the Lovegood home with Xenophilius, and the chapter ended with the two of them tying balloons together as the room filled with festive warmth.

• Luna finished decorating two snowmen, and Wizet conjured a pink-and-white parasol to shelter them.
• Xenophilius, Luna, and Wizet decorated the house with colorful lights, bells, streamers, and balloons for Christmas Eve.
• Wizet taught Xenophilius and Luna how to use Aguamenti to fill balloons with air, and Xenophilius struggled with the spell.
• Wizet showed Luna how to tie off a balloon, and their fingers brushed as they worked together.
• Xenophilius burst several balloons before leaving to prepare dinner, while Wizet guided Luna as she became more skilled at tying knots.

Wizet and Luna exchanged magical Christmas gifts before discovering Dobby had arrived with a letter from Lucius Malfoy declaring him Wizet’s House-elf. Wizet stopped Dobby from hurting himself and ordered him to treat his wounds, while wondering why Lucius had sent him.

• Wizet and Luna secretly exchanged Christmas gifts: he gave her a sketchbook that brought a drawn rabbit to life, and she gave him a frame that displayed a moving image made from leaves.
• Wizet and Luna placed their remaining presents in Xenophilius's stocking, and Wizet fell asleep remembering Luna collecting leaves at Hogwarts.
• On Christmas morning, Wizet found Dobby hurting himself and learned that Dobby claimed to belong to him.
• Luna brought Dittany for Dobby's wounds, and Wizet read Lucius Malfoy's letter and the Ministry certificate assigning Dobby to him.
• Wizet forbade Dobby from hurting himself, ordered him to apply the Dittany, and wondered why Lucius had sent him a House-elf.

Wizet questioned Dobby about Lucius Malfoy’s plan to open the Chamber of Secrets and discovered that Lucius had mistaken him for Voldemort. After confirming Dobby’s account through a memory, Wizet found a gift of Phoenix Tears and a cryptic note from Dumbledore.

• Wizet ordered Dobby to stay by his side and questioned him about attacking Harry with a Bludger.
• Wizet detected a potion in some of his Christmas chocolates and set the affected boxes aside for inspection.
• Dobby revealed that Lucius Malfoy intended to use the thing Wizet had left behind to open the Chamber of Secrets.
• Wizet learned that Dobby and Lucius had concluded through guesswork that Wizet was Voldemort, based on Wizet’s appearance during the memory extraction.
• Wizet examined Dumbledore’s gift, found Phoenix Tears and Dobby’s silver memory thread, and confirmed that the memory matched Dobby’s account.
• Wizet read Dumbledore’s note comparing an unintentional act to a lighthouse guiding lost ships to shore.

Wizet learned from Dobby that Lucius Malfoy had been Voldemort’s loyal follower and decided to build a more honest relationship with the House-elf. Dobby chose to work for Wizet in exchange for wages, clothes, and time off, while Wizet made clear that he still needed to earn his trust.

• Dobby told Wizet that Lucius Malfoy had been a loyal follower and that Malfoy Manor had stored Death Eater gatherings, Dark magic artifacts, money, and treasure.
• Wizet considered Dobby’s independence and asked him what he liked and needed.
• Dobby said he liked working but wanted clothes and freedom, and Wizet asked him to use their names instead of calling them masters.
• Wizet offered Dobby wages, clothes, and regular leave, but said Dobby must tell him about plans involving other people.
• Dobby refused Wizet’s offer of clothes that would free him and promised to prove himself by working for Wizet.
• Wizet welcomed Dobby to work for him and said they would discuss his wages.

Wizet hired Dobby and sent him to Lucius Malfoy with a potion as a return gift, coaching him to deliver a message in Voldemort’s style. Lucius accepted the gift, but was surprised to discover that its metal bottle might be goblin-made.

• Dobby agreed to work for Wizet for one Galleon a week and one day off, then signed their contract.
• Wizet gave Dobby a metal potion bottle for Lucius and told him he could answer questions from his former master.
• At breakfast, Narcissa questioned Lucius about the unusually busy household while he anxiously watched the silverware.
• Dobby returned to Malfoy Manor and told Lucius that Wizet had accepted him and rewarded his loyalty, imitating Voldemort’s manner of speaking.
• Lucius took the bottle and ordered a House-elf to clean it, then examined its spotless surface and asked whether it was goblin-made.

Lucius examined the Soul-Soothing Potion and a piece of goblin silverware, concluding that the Dark Lord had returned to Hogwarts to study and replace goblin craftsmanship. At breakfast with the Lovegoods, Wizet read Rita Skeeter’s attack on Dumbledore, and Xenophilius blamed Minister Fudge.

• Lucius tested the potion bottle against ash and compared its craftsmanship with goblin silverware.
• Lucius suspected the Dark Lord had discovered how Godric Gryffindor studied goblin craftsmanship and intended to replace the goblins.
• Narcissa told Lucius that the Parkinson Family wanted to meet with him, possibly about a mistake Pansy had made.
• Dobby joined the Lovegoods for breakfast and served Xenophilius tea to his liking.
• Wizet read Rita Skeeter’s front-page story accusing Dumbledore of conducting forbidden magical experiments at Hogwarts.
• Xenophilius said the Ministry was targeting Dumbledore and blamed Old Fudge for the attack.