Chapter Summaries

Wizet and Akingbade discussed the difficulty of studying and sharing Animagus knowledge at an international symposium. After Akingbade was called away by an old friend, Luna warned that the symposium could descend into disputes over Wizet’s paper, leaving Wizet expecting to explain it himself.

• Akingbade told Wizet that it took him a week to read and understand Wizet’s paper, and he reflected on how much simpler it had been to study as a student.
• Akingbade described caring for his Mandrake and supplying its leaves to people who needed them.
• Wizet and Akingbade walked through the symposium grounds, where Luna watched the many animal Animagi and noticed wizards looking at Wizet.
• Akingbade explained that the dragon attack had disrupted his plans to promote Wizet’s paper and that Animagus research faced dangers, secrecy, and poor communication.
• Wizet began suggesting another way to advance Animagus research, but an African wizard transformed from a cheetah and called Akingbade away.
• Luna compared the symposium to the Runespoor, and Wizet anticipated that he might have to resolve disputes about his paper.

Wizet learned that his paper had helped several European wizards succeed in Animagus practice, and he gathered information about their transformations at the symposium. As African researchers presented their work, European Animagi began challenging their studies, and the meeting grew heated.

• Wizet noted that Uagadou might be pursuing new Animagus research involving mature Mandrake leaves and improved transformations.
• Sophie Cleona told Wizet and Luna that his paper had guided her Animagus practice, and Professor McGonagall described similar progress by a member of the Lapan Family.
• Wizet met European Animagi and questioned them about their personalities and pets to inform his research.
• Professor McGonagall agreed with Luna that Wizet had helped guide the recent rise in European Animagus successes.
• Babajide Akingbade opened the symposium, where African Animagi presented research on Mandrake leaves, incantations, and preparing for transformation.
• European Animagi began questioning the African researchers, and the symposium's atmosphere grew heated.

At the Animagus International Symposium, Lorenzo Flores presented his theory that the Death's-head Hawkmoth chrysalis embodied acceptance, giving Wizet new ideas for his research. A young European wizard challenged him with a protection theory and claimed Europeans had found a way to improve Animagus success, leaving the African wizards resentful as several newly transformed Europeans demonstrated their abilities.

• Wizet listened to Lorenzo Flores explain that the Death's-head Hawkmoth chrysalis's magic came from acceptance during transformation, and the idea connected several of Wizet's notes.
• A young European wizard challenged Lorenzo Flores, transformed into a blackbird, and argued that the chrysalis protected Animagi by easing their fear.
• The young wizard claimed that understanding the potion's protection made dangerous fear-training unnecessary, angering a Black wizard and other African attendees.
• The young wizard insisted Europeans had discovered a way to improve success and named Patrick Sayer, Meliad Plunkett, and Craig Tootley as fellow new Animagi.
• Patrick Sayer, Meliad Plunkett, Craig Tootley, and other young Europeans transformed into animals, supporting the young wizard's claim.

At the symposium, Wizet Lovegood addressed questions about his Animagus research and demonstrated that he could cast magic while transformed. He said his discovery was a viable method, though his unusual preparations made it difficult to replicate, and left the crowd reacting to his claim.

• Magnus Gustavsson defended the significance of Wizet's work and described how Wizet's paper had inspired him and other readers to become Animagi.
• Babajide Akingbade invited Wizet to share his views with the symposium attendees.
• Wizet introduced himself, transformed into a golden eagle to prove he was an Animagus, and thanked the researchers whose work had influenced him.
• Wizet credited Lorenzo Flores's research on moth pupae and magical inclusiveness with helping him find a way for Animagi to cast spells.
• Wizet transformed into a golden eagle and used magic to lift, move, and return his notebook, then announced that he had found a viable method for Animagi to cast spells.

Wizet explained his proposal for enabling other wizards to cast spells in Animagus form, describing it as sewing a pocket onto their soul’s animal-shaped clothing. He introduced the materials and a passage about acceptance that had inspired Lorenzo Flores’s research, leaving the group ready to consider how the difficult method could work.

• Babajide Akingbade questioned Professor McGonagall about Wizet’s ability to cast spells as an Animagus, and she explained that his unusual training relied on knowledge of the soul, mental magic, and magical items.
• Wizet compared Animagus transformation to soul-clothing and spellcasting in animal form to adding a pocket, then proposed sewing that pocket onto other wizards’ Animagus forms.
• Lorenzo Flores and Magnus Gustavsson recognized that Wizet’s simple analogy concealed a difficult challenge, like giving a toad wings and teaching it to fly.
• Wizet conjured examples of the necessary materials and identified a Death’s-head Hawkmoth chrysalis as crucial to the method.
• Wizet cited a passage in the 1865 edition of Defensive and Deterrent Charms about accepting and transforming unpleasant experiences, and Lorenzo Flores excitedly recognized it as the inspiration for his research.
• Akingbade asked Professor McGonagall about Wizet’s remarkable memory, while Luna smiled at Wizet.

Wizet explained how mature Mandrake leaves and Death's-head Hawkmoth pupae could let Animagi cast spells in animal form. He proposed using the Draught of Living Death to remake the Animagus potion, leaving the audience to consider whether it could accommodate the other ingredients.

• Wizet told Mr. Njoroge that self-renewal was crucial to changing a fixed Animagus form and explained how a Death's-head Hawkmoth pupa could absorb magic and unearth potential.
• Wizet said mature Mandrake leaves could deceive an Animagus form into believing it could cast spells, while the pupa's magical properties could be sewn onto it.
• Wizet confirmed to Constantine Nidis that he intended to remake the Animagus potion after Nidis described his failed attempt to obtain a second Animagus form.
• Wizet proposed replacing the traditional seven-day dew with the Draught of Living Death, arguing that its ability to accommodate the other ingredients could test whether the new method would work.

Wizet explained how Sopophorous Beans, Valerian Root, and other ingredients could be altered to brew a potion that might let an Animagus cast magic. Akingbade volunteered to test the new formula, and Wizet began preparing for the trial by asking about his spellcasting abilities as a peregrine falcon.

• Magnus Gustavsson asked Wizet to explain the deeper significance of choosing the Draught of Living Death, and Wizet described Professor Snape’s research into the Sopophorous Bean’s memory-erasing property.
• Wizet explained how Valerian Root guided the bean’s forgetting property toward the body, and a Brazilian wizard proposed removing it so the effect could act on the soul.
• Akingbade asked about the moonlight needed for the altered formula, and Wizet said the waning crescent would be sufficient before listing the required ingredients.
• Wizet explained that a non-silver knife would preserve the Sopophorous Beans’ effects and that Moondew Flowers and their roots could compensate for weak moonlight and guide it.
• Akingbade volunteered to test the risky new potion, saying he wanted to become the first Animagus able to cast magic.
• Wizet asked which spells Akingbade knew well, and Akingbade was surprised to learn that an Animagus might cast spells beyond the Levitation Charm.

Wizet explained how Animagi could use Mandrake leaves to record spells suited to their animal forms, and Akingbade and the other wizards set out to gather the needed materials. At the evening seminar, Scott Trittops arrived with the materials, explaining that MACUSA had approved their sale because the Aurors remembered Wizet’s actions and helped process the request.

• Wizet explained that Animagi could record a chosen spell by holding a Mandrake leaf in their mouths while casting until the resulting hallucinations stabilized.
• Akingbade and the other wizards divided up to search for the required materials, while Wizet answered questions and recorded ideas in his Notebook.
• Luna gave Wizet water, and they shared cake while the seminar continued and the attendees waited for the moon to rise.
• Professor McGonagall organized the next stage of the seminar, and the attendees shared a buffet prepared by House-elves.
• Scott Trittops arrived with Kneazles carrying parcels and explained that MACUSA had approved the materials because Aurors recognized Wizet’s name and helped process the request.

Wizet investigated the failed Draught of Living Death brews and found that the copper knife could not properly process the dried Sopophorous Beans. He cleaned the cauldrons and began brewing again, leaving the potion-making underway.

• Babajide Akingbade and the other wizards returned from gathering Sopophorous Beans with hallucinations and misplaced confidence from mature Mandrake.
• Several wizards mishandled their brews, producing gray or blue potions and causing a cauldron to explode.
• Luna identified insufficient concentrated Sopophorous Bean juice as a likely cause, and Professor McGonagall explained that many of the wizards had little practical brewing experience.
• Wizet examined Lorenzo Flores and the other wizard's ingredients and found that their copper knife could not cut through the magical skins of the dried Sopophorous Beans.
• Wizet used Scourgify to clean the cauldrons and started a fresh brew with Wormwood infusion and sliced Moondew Flower.

Wizet demonstrated how to brew five doses of Draught of Living Death, using precise ingredient preparation and magic to control several tasks at once. The potion was poured into bottles with Mandrake leaves, hair, and Death's-head Hawkmoth pupae, and moonlight gathered around them as they began to tremble.

• Wizet pressed Sopophorous Beans with the side of a copper knife while magically stirring five cauldrons, processing herbs, controlling flames, and recording notes.
• Lorenzo Flores watched Wizet's precise herb preparation and simultaneous spellwork, while Luna and Professor McGonagall agreed to keep his technique secret from Professor Snape.
• Wizet added the Sopophorous Bean juice and explained Snape's stirring pattern as the potion turned deep and clear.
• Babajide Akingbade and four others added hair and Death's-head Hawkmoth pupae to bottles containing Mandrake leaves, then poured in the Draught of Living Death.
• Moonlight gathered around the bottles, which began trembling and making faint rustling sounds.

Wizet and the wizards discovered that the potion had formed spheres resembling each person's Animagus, complete with distinctive markings. After concluding that the spheres recreated part of the Animagus ritual, Akingbade and the others swallowed them and began transforming into their animal forms.

• The Draught of Living Death vanished from the bottles, leaving spheres covered in feathers, scales, fur, or hide that matched the wizards' Animagus forms.
• Wizet examined the spheres and recorded their shared traits and individual features, prompting the other wizards to join the discussion and share their observations.
• Wizet concluded that the potion's ingredients had produced a form connected to the original Animagus ritual and said the next step was to swallow the spheres.
• Wizet warned Akingbade and the others that they might fall asleep and would need to resist their animal instincts as they had during their first transformation.
• Akingbade and the others swallowed the spheres, and the moonlight gathered over them as they fell asleep and transformed into animals.

Wizet watched Akingbade and four other wizards develop Magic Circuits through the moonlight, confirming that Animagus forms could gain spellcasting abilities. As they awoke and tested their spells, Wizet was sent to the Otherworld and remained unconscious beneath a tree while Luna described the beautiful place she had seen.

• Wizet observed moonlight forming Magic Circuits on the five Animagi and realized they would be able to cast spells in animal form.
• As the Magic Circuits neared completion, a familiar force pulled Wizet toward the Otherworld.
• Akingbade and the others awoke and demonstrated their Animagus spells, including the Stupefy, a dancing charm, Disillusionment, Levitation, and the Shield Charm.
• The wizard with the Shield Charm found Wizet unconscious beneath a tree, and Professor McGonagall said he was likely tired.
• Luna told the gathered wizards that she had seen a beautiful sea of stars in the Otherworld.

Wizet fell asleep after his Animagus breakthroughs and entered the Otherworld, where he began forming a new star cluster from his inspiration. He confirmed that he could explore while it formed, but had not yet learned how to move around.

• Professor McGonagall judged that Wizet was exhausted and agreed with Luna and the others to take him back to the hotel.
• A fireball streaked down from the sky and struck the tree where Wizet had been.
• Wizet entered the Otherworld and noticed that its river of stars seemed slightly dimmer than he remembered.
• Wizet realized he could create a star cluster of his own and began forming one from his understanding of a Death's-head Hawkmoth chrysalis's magical traits.
• Wizet asked the Animagus constellation about exploring and learned that his connection to it could serve as a safety rope and that he could explore while his new cluster formed.
• Wizet asked how he could move around the Otherworld, but the chapter ended before he found out.

Wizet explored the Otherworld and discovered Voldemort’s star cluster, which contained a dangerous ritual for the Flight Charm. As his constellation formed, he was pulled back after sensing the threatening Skeleton Figure.

• Wizet used the mysterious force as a guide and followed the safety rope away from the spiritual-light vortex to explore the Otherworld.
• Wizet noticed the star clusters thinning near a dim region and found an enormous dark-gray cluster that he suspected belonged to Voldemort.
• Wizet discovered Voldemort’s Flight Charm ritual and recognized that Voldemort’s name in its incantation could let him control anyone who performed it.
• Wizet considered asking Dumbledore or Snape how to improve the ritual, but the safety rope signaled that his constellation had formed and he needed to leave.
• Wizet saw the Skeleton Figure watching him, sensed danger, and used the safety rope to retreat at high speed.

Wizet concluded that the Skeleton Figure’s attack had failed and the Otherworld had returned to normal before he fell asleep. After waking in the morning, he learned Luna and Professor McGonagall had gone to MACUSA and faced Rita Skeeter, who claimed someone was searching for him and Luna.

• Wizet evaded the green substance until it vanished, then reasoned that the Skeleton Figure had used up what the New York attack had spawned without harming him.
• Wizet returned to his star cluster and fell asleep in the now-bright Otherworld.
• Wizet woke in the morning, found Luna’s note saying she and Professor McGonagall had gone to MACUSA, and saw breakfast and gifts in the room.
• Rita Skeeter tried to question Wizet about the events in Central Park, and he shut the door on her twice.
• Rita Skeeter claimed someone was searching for Wizet and Luna, prompting Wizet to reopen the door and warn her about his magic.

Rita Skeeter showed Wizet evidence of the New York attack and explained how his ideas and reputation had drawn attention from American wizards. She then revealed photographs of a meteor striking Central Park, leaving Wizet to learn what had prompted Luna and Professor McGonagall to visit MACUSA.

• Rita Skeeter showed Wizet photographs of the New York attack and said she had wiped the Muggles’ memories.
• Rita Skeeter explained that The New York Ghost had published articles about Wizet and asked why he shared his Animagus ideas.
• Wizet defended sharing knowledge and said the goodwill of others, including Luna and several Hogwarts professors, had made him more willing to trust people.
• Rita Skeeter gave Wizet the day’s newspaper, whose article praised him and whose photograph showed him surrounded by applauding wizards.
• Wizet asked Rita Skeeter what had happened in Central Park, and she showed him photographs of a meteor crashing into the park.

Wizet questioned Rita Skeeter about the meteorite and MACUSA’s investigation before entering the closed Central Park, where he encountered Olga Goizueta trying to breach the hidden realm. Olga revealed that NASA had reported the meteorite’s fall and that the FBI had been tasked with handling it.

• Rita Skeeter told Wizet that the seminar attendees had already left when the meteorite struck, and she described MACUSA’s unusual decision to question those who had been present.
• Rita left, and Wizet used a Disillusionment Charm to enter Central Park, which had been closed under the pretense of searching for a missing animal.
• Wizet found Olga Goizueta in cycling gear, with his arms tied to a modified bicycle so he could resist the apparent influence turning people away from the hidden realm.
• Wizet showed Olga the pictures taken by Muggles, and Olga admitted that he had warned them not to bother Wizet.
• Olga told Wizet that NASA had reported changes on the moon and a meteorite falling in Central Park, while the White House had instructed NASA to wait and leave the matter to the FBI.

Wizet pieced together why MACUSA and the Muggle government were investigating the meteor in Central Park, then learned more from Paul Smith about the investigation and Luna’s questioning. After confirming the meteor would be handed over once the scene was cleared, Wizet decided to buy Luna a cake before going home.

• Wizet warned Olga Goizueta that entering the hidden world could cost him memories, and Olga gave Wizet his contact information before leaving.
• Wizet suspected the Otherworld contained humanity’s collective wisdom and wondered whether the New York attack would cause it to change further.
• Paul Smith told Wizet that MACUSA was helping the Muggle government recover the meteor and that Luna’s questioning had been a precaution ordered by Liam Graves.
• Paul Smith said the mastermind behind the New York attack remained unknown and credited Wizet with helping prevent the fire dragon from causing greater destruction.
• Wizet concluded that MACUSA would hand over the meteor after clearing the scene, then decided to buy Luna a cake.

Remus Lupin met with Dumbledore in his shabby Brooklyn room and learned that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban. Dumbledore revealed that Black had repeatedly said, “He’s at Hogwarts,” and Lupin feared he was after Harry.

• Lupin returned to his room after hiding two unconscious people in an alley and found Dumbledore waiting for him.
• Dumbledore showed Lupin photographs of Harry playing Quidditch and told him Harry had joined the Gryffindor team.
• Dumbledore showed Lupin a Daily Prophet report that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban nearly a month earlier.
• Dumbledore explained that Black had repeatedly said, “He’s at Hogwarts,” while imprisoned.
• Lupin realized Harry was at Hogwarts and feared Black was going after him.

Lupin learned that the Ministry planned to let Dementors destroy Sirius Black’s soul, then accepted Dumbledore’s offer to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Meanwhile, Wizet and Luna arrived at Thamesis Port as Lucius and Narcissa considered changing their family’s course and aligning more closely with Wizet.

• Lupin saw that Sirius Black’s trail led to Hogwarts and resolved to find him and demand answers before the Ministry’s Dementors could capture him.
• Dumbledore invited Lupin to return to Hogwarts as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and promised that Snape would provide Wolfsbane Potion.
• Wizet and Luna docked at Thamesis Port beneath dark clouds while three Dementors chilled the port, and Wizet watched them closely.
• Narcissa reminded Lucius that Wizet had helped the Malfoys and argued that working with him had made their position safer.
• Lucius and Narcissa decided the Malfoys should adapt and make new choices, while Draco watched the Dementors with disgust.