Ch. 501Research on Boggarts

Wizet studied the Boggart with Magic Eye and formed a hypothesis about its far-reaching Magic Circuits, then used Ancient Magic and Devil's Snare senses to investigate its true form. His new experiment left him sensing that the cabinet held something and nothing at once.

  • Wizet observed that the Boggart's Magic Circuits resembled those of the Marauder's Map and recorded the unexplained connection they extended toward.
  • Wizet changed the Boggart into a Cornish Pixie and confirmed that its Magic Circuits transformed into those of the creature.
  • Wizet hypothesized that the Boggart's extended Magic Circuits reached out to the world itself, though he could not verify the idea.
  • Wizet enveloped the classroom in darkness with Ancient Magic: Improvement Lumos Extinguisher and strengthened his senses with the Night-Sight Spell and Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping.
  • Wizet transformed his palm into Devil's Snare and sensed that the cabinet seemed to contain something, yet also nothing at all.

Ch. 502"Non-existent" Boggart

Wizet used Devil's Snare to investigate the Boggart in a storage cabinet and concluded that it was a soul-like being that sensed fear and formed a body from nearby matter. He recorded his theory but was left wondering why the Boggart had so little memory and needed to sense a person's fear again each time it transformed.

  • Wizet tested the Boggart with Devil's Snare and found that it stayed inside the cabinet while he focused on the plant.
  • Wizet entered the cabinet with Devil's Snare again and observed dust gather and form an examinee who had brewed a Forgetfulness Potion.
  • Wizet compared the Boggart's need for fear with Dementors' need for emotion and developed a theory that the Boggart was closer to a soul than a material being.
  • Wizet wrote down that the Boggart sensed fear through soul interaction and used external matter to form a body, then questioned its limited memory.

Ch. 503A Thorn in the Heart

Wizet discussed his Boggart research and emerging questions about the soul with Lupin, then explained his findings to Dumbledore. The conversation left Lupin reflecting on the years he had lost and the unresolved pain of Sirius Black’s escape.

  • Wizet dispelled the protections around the abandoned classroom and told Lupin that the Boggart remained safely in its cabinet.
  • Lupin asked whether researching Boggarts troubled Wizet, and Wizet reassured him before asking what he knew about the soul.
  • Dumbledore joined Wizet and Lupin, and Wizet described his Boggart research and ideas about the soul.
  • Lupin struggled to follow some of Wizet’s explanations but noted the books he could study afterward.
  • Lupin regretted the time he had lost and remained troubled by Sirius Black, who was still on the run.

Ch. 504"Golpalott's Third Law" and Cooking

Wizet discussed his Boggart research with Dumbledore, who arranged to explain the mysterious armor next weekend. Later, Wizet began a private lesson with Snape on the Wolfsbane Potion after learning Golpalott's Third Law.

  • Wizet told Dumbledore that he had not yet uncovered what was most interesting about Boggarts, and Dumbledore connected his research to the armor he had mentioned before.
  • Dumbledore scheduled a lesson about the armor for next weekend and told Remus Lupin that his teaching had earned the students' affection.
  • Wizet visited Snape's office for a lesson on the Wolfsbane Potion, which Snape introduced as that day's topic.
  • Wizet recalled how he had used a cooking analogy to understand Golpalott's Third Law and how mixed poisons required more complex antidotes.
  • Wizet told Snape that the Wolfsbane Potion had two parts, one supplied by Damocles Belby's family and the other brewed by a potioneer.

Ch. 505The Seemingly Ineffective Wolfsbane Potion

Wizet analyzed the Wolfsbane Potion’s ingredients and their interactions under Golpalott’s Third Law, but found the formula seemed too ordinary to control werewolf madness. He told Snape that Marlowe Forfang had shared research notes about similar failed potions.

  • Snape told Wizet to analyze the Wolfsbane Potion using Golpalott’s Third Law.
  • Wizet classified the ingredients’ magical properties and identified Dragon’s Blood Resin, woundwort, and St. John’s Wort as the primary ingredients.
  • Wizet determined how the remaining ingredients enhanced or balanced the potion’s effects.
  • Wizet realized the formula seemed no more effective than an ordinary potion for awakening werewolves’ sanity.
  • Wizet told Snape he had spoken with Professor Forfang and received his research notebook.

Ch. 506"Fighting Poison with Poison" Wolfsbane Potion?

Wizet brewed Wolfsbane Potion under Snape’s supervision, using Arithmancy to speed up its stirring stages and learning that a dangerous silver liquid transformed it into something he sensed as poison. Snape prepared to test the finished potion on a toad, but the experiment had not yet begun.

  • Snape examined Wizet’s notes, reminded him that the Belby family’s potion ingredients were important, and gave him the Wolfsbane Potion instructions.
  • Wizet optimized his stirring motions with Arithmancy and completed the potion’s first stage in an hour and a half.
  • Snape instructed Wizet to use the Bubble-Head Charm while adding a pure silver liquid, which made the potion feel poisonous to Wizet.
  • Wizet finished the Wolfsbane Potion with a pure silver spoon, and it turned an eerie silver color as it cooled.
  • Snape asked Wizet to pour a cup for an experiment, then levitated a struggling toad from a cage.

Ch. 507The Strange Toad

Wizet investigated how Wolfsbane Potion affected a toad, using Soul-Enslaving Charm to observe changes in its body and soul. He concluded that the potion affected the soul as well as the body, while Snape hinted he had expected Wizet to reach the point quickly.

  • Snape fed a toad Wolfsbane Potion, and it convulsed, leaped wildly, and became an empty shell before Wizet dissected it and it exploded into blood mist.
  • After Snape left, Wizet used Soul-Enslaving Charm and Magic Eye to study another toad after giving it the same potion dose.
  • Wizet sensed the toad's blood pumping, painful bodily changes, and a brief tug within it before the toad collapsed and his control faltered.
  • Wizet told Snape that Wolfsbane Potion affected the soul as well as the body, and Snape sent him away to study it later.
  • After Wizet left, Snape remarked that Wizet had once again worked efficiently and reached the point quickly.

Ch. 508Tea House and Mystic Corridor

Luna’s dormmates talked about Hogsmeade and Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop while Luna recalled sharing tea and discoveries with Wizet in the Mystic Corridor. Wizet met her at the One-Eyed Witch Statue and opened the secret passage so they could sneak off to Hogsmeade together.

  • Emika Miller, Emma Hitchens, Melanina Bulstrode, and Olivia Axsley watched students heading to Hogsmeade and discussed Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop and Penelope Clearwater’s plans to visit it with Weasley.
  • Luna remembered sharing pastries, flower tea, The Quibbler, and Wizet’s discoveries about Boggarts in the Mystic Corridor.
  • Emika Miller invited Luna to visit Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop with her when they were allowed to go to Hogsmeade, and Luna agreed.
  • A Saw-whet Owl led Luna to Wizet, who showed her the One-Eyed Witch Statue and revealed a secret passage to Hogsmeade.
  • Wizet tapped the statue with his wand and cast Dissendium, opening the passage, then lit the way with Lumos and offered Luna his hand.

Ch. 509Hogsmeade Village

Wizet and Luna explored Honeydukes and Hogsmeade Village, choosing sweets for Wizet’s dormmates and for Xenophilius Lovegood. After Remus Lupin discreetly kept Flitwick from noticing them, they went to the Hog’s Head Inn, where Aberforth Dumbledore prepared pomegranate juice for them.

  • Wizet and Luna browsed Honeydukes and picked out sweets to share with Wizet’s dormmates and send to Xenophilius Lovegood.
  • Luna told Wizet that Xenophilius had enjoyed Pepper Imps and used to demonstrate their fire-breathing effect.
  • Wizet and Luna sent the packaged sweets to Ottery St. Catchpole from the Hogsmeade post office.
  • Remus Lupin spotted Wizet and Luna and discreetly ushered the professors into the Three Broomsticks before Flitwick noticed them.
  • Wizet and Luna went to the Hog’s Head Inn, where Aberforth Dumbledore recognized them and went to get pomegranate juice.

Ch. 510Give Fewer Gifts, Visit More Often

Wizet and Luna visited Aberforth at the Hog's Head Inn, where they talked about Wizet's gifts of Gigglewater and the Soul Maze. Wizet promised to visit more often, leaving Aberforth in high spirits before an elderly wizard arrived and tried to get some pomegranate juice.

  • Aberforth welcomed Wizet and Luna with pomegranate juice and complained that Wizet only sent gifts by owl.
  • Wizet explained that he had acquired the Gigglewater recipe during his summer travels and credited MACUSA and others for helping resolve the North American incident.
  • Aberforth joked about displaying Wizet's name and photo at the inn, while Wizet said he never expected to repay the favor of learning the Soul Maze.
  • Aberforth said he wanted Wizet to visit during the holidays, and Wizet promised that he and Luna would come more often.
  • After Wizet and Luna left, an elderly wizard asked Aberforth to make a pomegranate juice and Gigglewater cocktail, but Aberforth refused and served him Gigglewater instead.

Ch. 511Poster for the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament

Flitwick showed Wizet a poster for the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament, and Wizet decided to enter while checking that it would not interfere with his studies. He planned to register on 31 October after the Halloween Feast, though Flitwick warned that the preliminary assessment could involve mud monsters.

  • Flitwick showed Wizet the tournament poster and explained its dates, Feldcroft registration site, and prize of two thousand Gold Galleons.
  • Wizet asked whether the tournament schedule could accommodate his school commitments, and Flitwick offered to coordinate a suitable time for his matches.
  • Wizet told Flitwick he wanted to compete and exchange ideas with other wizards.
  • Flitwick explained that the poster's wax seal was a Portkey that would activate when registration opened, but Wizet would need to use it from Hogsmeade Village.
  • Wizet planned to register on 31 October after the Halloween Feast, and Flitwick recalled that his own preliminary assessment had involved mud monsters.

Ch. 512Boggart and Water

Wizet discussed his research into Boggarts with Dumbledore, explaining a theory that separates the spirit from the soul and treats fear as part of the soul. Dumbledore praised his progress and said understanding Wizet’s grasp of Boggarts would help them approach Armor Magic.

  • Wizet visited Dumbledore’s office and suggested postponing their discussion because Dumbledore looked tired.
  • Dumbledore explained that magic could share outward forms while differing in how each wizard understood and wielded it.
  • Wizet said Luna’s comparison of Boggarts to water reflecting people’s fears had inspired his research.
  • Wizet proposed that spirit and soul were separate, with spirit as the core and the soul encompassing experiences such as fear.
  • Dumbledore praised Wizet’s theory and said his Boggart research could make Armor Magic easier for him.

Ch. 513Blood Pact Knight

Wizet used his understanding of Boggarts, spirits, and souls to learn Armor Magic from Dumbledore. He successfully transformed a teacup into a responsive suit of armor with his first cast.

  • Wizet explained how Boggarts instinctively sought fear because they lacked spirits, and how this let them rapidly transform and penetrate unguarded souls.
  • Wizet recalled how the ancient wizard Andros the Invincible had driven away a Boggart, inspiring later wizards to develop Riddikulus.
  • Dumbledore taught Wizet the incantation and gesture for Armor Magic, explaining that he needed to guide his soul into an object to manifest the armor.
  • Wizet cast Blood Pact Knight on a teacup and transformed it into gleaming armor that moved smoothly at his command.

Ch. 514Moving with the Soul

Wizet studied the principles of Armor Magic and learned from Dumbledore how it could develop into a broader use of the soul. After practicing this ability himself, he reflected on how practical spells made magic useful to others.

  • Wizet recast Armor Magic with a blood-droplet gesture and concluded that blood bridged the spirit and soul, guiding the soul into the wand to form armor.
  • Wizet asked Dumbledore whether armor was only the first stage of the magic, and Dumbledore confirmed that it had many possibilities.
  • Dumbledore used his soul to transform the objects in his office into a starry sky above an image of Hogwarts Castle, then restored the room.
  • Wizet used his thoughts to summon a teacup and tea without a wand or incantation, though it took considerable effort.
  • Wizet told Dumbledore that spells like the Levitation Charm and Summoning Charm made magic convenient for people, and Dumbledore agreed that creation was magic’s meaning.

Ch. 515Neville and Hannah's Complement

Neville and Hannah developed complementary interests in cultivating and grafting magical plants, with Sprout supporting their work. Meanwhile, Fred and George told Wizet about Oliver Wood’s latest training plan for beating Ravenclaw, which Wood continued to refine for the coming match.

  • Fred and George returned to the Mystic Corridor exhausted after Oliver Wood put them through another training session, and they joked that he was more terrifying than the Dementors.
  • Neville checked that Fred and George were all right, then returned to studying magical plants with Hannah.
  • Neville focused on cultivating and breeding plants, while Hannah explored grafting different magical plants together, and Sprout answered their questions.
  • Fred and George told Wizet that Wood’s four-part “Anti-Wizet Special Training” had reached its thirteenth edition.
  • Fred and George said Wood planned to train more in the gloomy weather so his team could prepare to face Wizet, though they thought the conditions would affect Harry more than Wizet.

Ch. 516The Cave and the Moonlight

Fred and George struggled to study for their O.W.L. exams while Wizet and Luna enjoyed translating an ancient Runes scroll. After Neville’s accidental magic sent his father’s wand flying, Wizet suggested Neville keep it as an inspiration but consider getting a new wand, and Neville decided to tell his Gran.

  • Fred read about goblin rebellions while George struggled to concentrate on his studies.
  • A flying wand struck George’s textbook, and Wizet caught it before Fred and George could react.
  • Neville and Hannah explained that popping Puffapod beans had sent the wand flying, and Neville admitted he had recently been losing control of his magic.
  • Wizet examined Neville’s weathered ash wand and learned it had belonged to Neville’s father.
  • Wizet suggested Neville treat the wand as an elder who pushed him onward and consider using a new wand, while Luna compared that choice to a Mooncalf longing to bathe in moonlight.
  • Neville considered the advice and decided to tell his Gran about getting another wand.

Ch. 517Just Like Professor Snape's Nitpicking

On Halloween, Minerva McGonagall confronted Fred and George about their studies, and they explained their plan to improve their essays by ruthlessly criticizing each other’s work. After the feast passed without incident, Wizet escorted the Ravenclaw students to their common room and was finally reassured.

  • Fred and George frightened first-years with the enchanted suits of armor until Minerva McGonagall rebuked them and raised Molly’s worries about their O.W.L. exams.
  • Minerva McGonagall praised Ron’s improved homework and his and Harry’s essay submission to Hogwarts Voice, prompting Fred and George to promise to set Ron a better example.
  • Fred and George described their plan to write essays, swap them, and criticize them as ruthlessly as Professor Snape, and Minerva McGonagall encouraged them to submit their work to Hogwarts Voice.
  • The students celebrated Halloween with a feast and ghostly performances in the Great Hall, and nothing unusual happened in the corridor where last year’s incident had occurred.
  • Wizet accompanied the Ravenclaw students to their common room and waited until they had all gone inside before feeling relieved.

Ch. 518Sirius Black's Invasion and the Hidden Assessment

After Sirius Black attacked the Fat Lady’s portrait, Dumbledore organized a search and reassured the worried prefects that Wizet was safe outside the castle. Wizet met Aberforth in Hogsmeade, learned about a hidden higher-difficulty option in the duelling tournament’s initial test, and left planning to enter.

  • Sirius Black destroyed the Fat Lady’s portrait after she refused to let him enter, prompting Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall to organize a castle-wide search.
  • Dumbledore’s search parties found no sign of Sirius, and he told Penelope Clearwater that Wizet had safely left the castle and asked her to keep it secret.
  • Wizet arrived at the Hog’s Head Inn in Hogsmeade and joked with Aberforth before discussing the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament.
  • Aberforth explained that applicants could double the difficulty of the initial selection test to advance, and Wizet decided the timing would allow him to enjoy Christmas first.
  • Aberforth urged Wizet to pass the selection test and return with good news.

Ch. 519Anonymous Mask

Wizet Lovegood arrived at the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament’s registration site and chose to enter anonymously. He rejected the costly anonymous mask, relying instead on the Ministry’s magical contract and a mask he had prepared after Professor Flitwick’s advice.

  • Wizet used the tournament poster as a Portkey to reach a ruined castle and passed through a wizard statue’s pedestal.
  • A reception witch welcomed Wizet and explained the anonymous and non-anonymous registration options.
  • The witch tried to sell Wizet an anonymous mask for ten Galleons, but Wizet requested only the anonymous registration form.
  • Wizet said he had already prepared a mask after Professor Flitwick’s reminder, and the witch handed him the form to fill out.

Ch. 520The Dark Mark Sensed?

Wizet registered for the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament as Noss and learned that his trial would involve vicious hounds. He sensed a Dark Mark on a tournament entrant and planned to inform Dumbledore, then faced the hounds as they attacked.

  • Wizet registered under the alias Noss and used a magical silver mask that changed his voice.
  • The receptionist witch explained the vicious-hound trial, and Wizet asked her to raise its difficulty.
  • At the inner castle square, Wizet sensed that a robed person entering a separate registration cabin bore the Dark Mark.
  • Wizet decided to tell Dumbledore about the entrant, whom he suspected might be working for Voldemort and seeking the tournament reward.
  • Several vicious hounds charged at Wizet in the dark, while he remained still and the receptionist witch watched anxiously.
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