Ch. 521The Soul Is Like the North Star

Wizet used soul casting to control weeds and defeat vicious dogs in the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament assessment. When Spiny-backed Spiders appeared, he brought one down with a precisely aimed Severing Charm.

  • Wizet reflected on the soul as a North Star that could guide anyone, whether or not they understood it.
  • Wizet used soul casting to transform weeds, which bound and battered the charging vicious dogs until they collapsed.
  • Wizet used Scourgify to send the defeated vicious dogs against the wall.
  • Wizet cast the Night-Sight Spell and identified the next creatures as Spiny-backed Spiders.
  • Wizet pointed his wand at a Spiny-backed Spider in the air, and it fell into the weeds, where it was bound and struck.

Ch. 522If There's Still an Assessment, I Forfeit

Wizet cleared the assessment’s dangerous creatures and defeated a Troll with a single spell, then learned from Dumbledore that Sirius Black had entered Hogwarts. After the reception witch confirmed the assessment was over, Wizet used the Marauder’s Map to check on Luna and the castle.

  • Wizet used soul casting to defeat Spiny-backed Spiders and several other dangerous creatures during the assessment.
  • Dumbledore messaged Wizet that Sirius Black seemed to have infiltrated the castle and asked him to inspect it.
  • Wizet severed the Troll’s limbs with an Ancient Magic spell before it could reach him.
  • The reception witch told Wizet the assessment was over, and he withdrew from any further tasks.
  • Wizet used the Marauder’s Map to locate Luna Lovegood in the Ravenclaw formation and relaxed when he saw she was safe.

Ch. 523Sirius Black's Departure

Wizet confirmed with the Marauder’s Map that Sirius Black had left Hogwarts, while Aberforth warned that Dementors were searching Hogsmeade for him. Dumbledore told Snape that the search would end, and Snape accused Remus Lupin of helping Sirius escape, but Dumbledore said he still trusted Remus.

  • Wizet used Ancient Magic Power and the Marauder’s Map to confirm that Sirius Black was no longer at Hogwarts, though he could locate Remus Lupin inside the castle.
  • Wizet sent Dumbledore a message that Sirius Black was not at school.
  • Aberforth sent Wizet a goat Patronus warning that Dementors were searching Hogsmeade and might have found Sirius Black’s trail.
  • Wizet thanked Aberforth, then transformed into his Phoenix Animagus form and vanished in flames.
  • Snape confronted Dumbledore about ending the search, and Dumbledore said Wizet had verified that Sirius Black had left Hogwarts.
  • Snape suggested Remus Lupin had helped Sirius, but Dumbledore insisted that he trusted Remus.

Ch. 524Cornelius, I can't let myself regret this decision!

Cornelius Fudge and Dumbledore argued over whether Dementors should be allowed into Hogwarts to protect students from Sirius Black. Fudge refused Dumbledore’s proposal to have a Dementor accompany them and instead ordered more frequent patrols around the school.

  • Cornelius Fudge told Dumbledore that searches had found no sign of Sirius Black or what he had taken from You-Know-Who.
  • Dumbledore refused to let Dementors enter Hogwarts and challenged Fudge over their attack on the Hogwarts Express.
  • Dumbledore proposed that one Dementor follow him and another follow Fudge until the end of the Christmas holidays.
  • Fudge said he would increase patrols around Hogwarts and asked Dumbledore to keep the incident confidential because the Ministry was preparing for the Quidditch World Cup final.
  • Back in his office, Fudge ordered a Ministry employee to arrange more frequent Dementor patrols despite warnings that the Dementors were growing restless.

Ch. 525Sirius Black in Filch's Mouth

Wizet learned from Filch that Sirius Black had broken into Hogwarts and attacked the Fat Lady’s portrait, then reported to Dumbledore that he had sensed the Dark Mark on a wizard at the duelling tournament’s preliminary screening. The chapter left Wizet and Dumbledore discussing whether the two incidents were connected and what Sirius Black had done.

  • Wizet met the exhausted Filch, who told him Sirius Black had tried to enter Gryffindor’s common room and destroyed the Fat Lady’s portrait after she refused him.
  • Filch said he believed Sirius Black had targeted the common room to reach Harry Potter and confirmed that Dumbledore had told him Black had left Hogwarts.
  • Wizet told Dumbledore he had sensed the Dark Mark on a wizard at the tournament screening but had avoided following him to prevent arousing suspicion.
  • Dumbledore said the marked wizard might be a former Death Eater or someone recruited by Voldemort, and he agreed to investigate the contestant.
  • Wizet said he believed the wizard wanted the tournament’s champion’s reward and could be stopped by preventing him from winning.
  • Dumbledore asked Wizet what he thought of Sirius Black, and Wizet began recounting what Filch had told him.

Ch. 526Blake, Who Can Dedicate Everything

Wizet and Dumbledore reasoned that Sirius Black was determined to return to Hogwarts for a primary target, and Wizet planned to find him using the Map Chamber’s giant starlight map. The chapter ended with Wizet and Dumbledore preparing to rest, while Dumbledore was reminded of someone from long ago.

  • Wizet argued that Sirius Black’s target was probably not Harry and that his escape from Azkaban suggested he had a specific purpose.
  • Dumbledore concluded that Sirius Black would return to Hogwarts because members of the Black family would risk everything to achieve their aims.
  • Wizet decided he needed to find Sirius Black before his return and told Dumbledore about a giant map in the Map Chamber that could cover Hogwarts and nearby areas.
  • Wizet said he would modify the map to help track Sirius Black and suggested making small protective items using the map, a spirit-and-soul connection, and Mandrake leaves.
  • Wizet and Dumbledore exchanged good-night advice, and Dumbledore remembered someone from long ago who had said nearly the same words.

Ch. 527Sirius Black with Sharp Claws

Wizet and Luna heard how the portraits exaggerated the Fat Lady’s account of Sirius Black, leaving Sir Cadogan to guard the Gryffindor entrance. Wizet then worked on notes about the Marauder’s Map and discussed study strategies with Fred, George, Neville, Hannah, and Luna.

  • The Fat Lady spread increasingly frightening stories of Sirius Black, and the portraits chose Sir Cadogan and his pony to take over guarding the Gryffindor common room.
  • Wizet and Luna heard Sir Cadogan boast to Seamus Finnigan that he would cut off Sirius Black’s claws, and they laughed at his eagerness to duel him.
  • Wizet refined his Marauder’s Map notes using what he had learned in Arithmancy and Ancient Runes.
  • Fred and George told Wizet their article had been approved, then complained that Professor McGonagall had disrupted their Saturday.
  • Neville, Hannah, Fred, and George asked Wizet how to improve their grades, and he explained that they could use their strengths to learn subjects they struggled with.
  • Neville said he had tried Wizet’s earlier advice, while Fred and George demanded to be included in what they thought was a secret.

Ch. 528Swelling Solution and Engorgio

Wizet led Fred, George, Neville, Hannah, and Luna through a discussion of their strengths and weaknesses in magical subjects, then used Swelling Solution and the Engorgement Charm to begin a lesson connecting Charms, Herbology, and Potions. The group listened closely as Wizet prepared to explore that connection.

  • Fred and George joked about their secrets before Wizet listed Neville and Hannah's strengths in Herbology and the twins' strengths in Charms, Care of Magical Creatures, and Alchemy.
  • The group agreed that Potions was a subject they were all less skilled in, and Wizet brought a cauldron and ingredients from the storage cabinet.
  • Neville identified nettle and Hannah described its stinging effects, while Wizet showed them puffer-fish eyes and bat spleen used in Swelling Solution.
  • Wizet cast Engorgio on a barrel and reversed the spell with Finite Incantatem, then asked about the charm's incantation technique.
  • George and Fred explained the meaning and stress pattern of the Engorgio incantation, and Wizet lit the cauldron to investigate connections between Charms, Herbology, and Potions.

Ch. 529The "Gentle Pull" Charm

Wizet explained how Charms, Herbology, and Potions could work together by comparing them to Magic Fireworks and Swelling Solution. He left Neville and Hannah considering how to use their strengths to brew potions faster, then began a nettle-processing contest with Neville.

  • Wizet used Magic Fireworks to show Neville and Hannah how materials, preparation, and lighting connected Herbology, Potions, and Charms.
  • Wizet asked the group to identify the shared swelling effect of Swelling Solution and Engorgio, and Neville and Hannah recognized the ingredients’ links to that effect.
  • Wizet suggested using Herbology to speed up potion brewing by processing nettles more efficiently.
  • Neville agreed to pluck the nettle leaves and scrape the stems while Wizet used the method described in the book.

Ch. 530Professional Players Are Not Allowed to Compete!

Wizet taught Neville, Hannah, Fred, and George to connect Potions with other magical subjects while brewing and modifying Swelling Solution. Luna intuitively chose ingredients that would make the potion’s inflation effect last longer, and Wizet recognized that her additions would improve their experiment.

  • Wizet guided Neville through preparing nettles and showed the group how Potions and Charms could explain the Swelling Solution’s ingredients and brewing steps.
  • Fred and George tested the finished potion on a Puffskein and compared its effect with Engorgio cast on another Puffskein.
  • Wizet explained how healers combined Potions, Charms, Herbology, and other subjects to treat patients, and Hannah connected the lesson to healer training.
  • Fred and George proposed altering the recipe to create new effects, and Neville and Hannah suggested reducing nettles and increasing bat spleens.
  • Neville and Hannah began brewing a modified potion, while Luna added bird feathers and dried bluebells to give it a lighter, longer-lasting inflation effect.

Ch. 531Dementor's Fine Threads?

Wizet watched Neville, Hannah, Fred, and George begin developing an improved Inflating Swelling Solution and a farting prank sweet. After a conversation with Luna about magic and personal gifts, he discovered that the Dementor’s cloak had become a thread that might serve as a wand core.

  • Fred and George tested the early Inflating Swelling Solution, then discussed improving it and creating a prank sweet that caused loud farts.
  • Wizet considered the safety and potion-making challenges the students would face and planned a related paper for Hogwarts Voice.
  • Oliver Wood caught Fred and George in the Great Hall and ordered them to attend Quidditch training before Gryffindor’s match against Hufflepuff.
  • Wizet and Luna discussed magic as a gift containing ancient wisdom, nature’s mysteries, and each person’s talents and experiences.
  • Wizet noticed that the Dementor’s cloak had changed into a thread, and Luna used Ancient Magic Power to touch it.
  • Wizet and Luna proposed twisting the thread into a wand core, since Dementors were difficult to destroy and Wizet’s magic damaged wands.

Ch. 532Selina Pendragon's Trial

Wizet and Luna entered the Map Chamber and were ambushed by Selina Pendragon, who tested their skill with spells and summoned two Armor Giants. As Selina tried to dispel Wizet’s magic, he drew his experimental wand made with Dementor filament.

  • Wizet finished making a simple wand with a purified Dementor filament core to test whether it could withstand Thunder’s power.
  • Wizet and Luna went to the Map Chamber to modify the Marauder’s Map, where they encountered a masked witch who attacked them.
  • Wizet recognized the witch as Selina Pendragon after blocking her spells, and he and Luna disarmed her with coordinated attacks.
  • Selina Pendragon summoned two Armor Giants, which Wizet and Luna halted before Wizet turned one giant’s fingers into Devil’s Snare and made it strike the other.
  • Selina Pendragon began dispelling Wizet’s black bubble, and Wizet took out the Dementor-filament wand.

Ch. 533Further Control of Thunder

Wizet and Luna fought Selina Pendragon in the Map Chamber, where Wizet discovered he could control Thunder with greater precision and summoned an Armor Giant to battle another. After the fight, Ominis Gaunt and Annie Saru reunited with them, and the group asked what had brought Wizet and Luna there.

  • Wizet used a lightning teardrop to destroy one Armor Giant, but the effort made his head ache and caused his wand to disintegrate.
  • Luna helped Wizet evade the second Armor Giant’s spiked mace, and Wizet rebuilt the fallen armor into an Armor Giant that fought under his control.
  • Ominis Gaunt stopped the battle and greeted Wizet and Luna, introducing them to Annie Saru, Sebastian Saru, and Selina Pendragon.
  • Selina Pendragon praised Wizet and Luna’s performance, while Sebastian Saru noted that Selina had lost her wand during their fight.
  • Annie Saru asked Wizet and Luna what they had come to do and offered to help.

Ch. 534New Map Remodeling Plan

Wizet discussed using the Starlight Map to locate Sirius Black, but learned that modifying it could threaten its stability and original purpose. He proposed turning Black into a mobile trial location through the Marauder’s Map, while Selina Pendragon offered the Merlin Trial Ruins as reference points.

  • Wizet explained that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban and proposed expanding the Starlight Map to search for him.
  • Ominis Gaunt and Selina Pendragon explained that the Starlight Map had been made to endure and guide future Guardians, so changing it could damage it.
  • Wizet reasoned that Black could be treated as a mobile trial location, and Ominis suggested investigating Black’s family estate or using an artifact Black had helped create.
  • Annie Saru asked how they would locate the mobile trial, and Selina Pendragon proposed using the Merlin Trial Ruins as reference points.
  • Wizet conjured an image of a Merlin Trial structure, and Selina Pendragon said she could provide the locations of the surrounding ruins.

Ch. 535The Isaiah Society's Ancient Runes Books?

Wizet and the others planned how to expand the Starlight Map to search for Sirius Black, while Ominis Gaunt revealed that Olga Goizueta had been asking about Wizet. Selina Pendragon gave Wizet a Runes-covered book found in the Isaiah Society, leaving him to translate its contents.

  • Selina Pendragon and the others mapped out areas where Sirius Black might be hiding and estimated that turning him into a mobile trial location would take several months.
  • Ominis Gaunt told Wizet that Scott had caught Olga Goizueta asking about him and had placed him under surveillance.
  • Wizet explained his acquaintance with Olga Goizueta, and he gave Annie Saru Olga's email address so Hogwarts could contact him.
  • Selina Pendragon gave Wizet an old book covered in Runes that the Guardians had found in the Isaiah Society, and suggested he translate it himself.
  • An alarm sounded briefly from Wizet's pocket.

Ch. 536Dementors on the Quidditch Pitch

Wizet discovered that something had drawn Dumbledore and Snape to the Quidditch Pitch, so he and Luna hurried there while Selina Pendragon and the others prepared to leave. During a stormy match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, Harry saw a black dog and then sensed Dementors, whose presence overwhelmed him.

  • Wizet used the Marauder's Map and saw Dumbledore and Snape move to the Quidditch Pitch, then left with Luna to investigate.
  • Selina Pendragon decided to leave with Ominis Gaunt, Sebastian Saru, Annie Saru, and the Armor Giants, leaving the Merlin Trial Altar's location behind.
  • Harry used the Water-Fire Immunity Charm before the Quidditch match as Oliver Wood's Gryffindor team took a sixty-point lead over Hufflepuff.
  • Harry spotted what looked like a huge black dog in the stands during the storm.
  • Harry sensed Dementors, became overwhelmed by cold, and heard voices screaming and pleading around him.

Ch. 537So that's where they were!

Dementors attacked the Quidditch match and Harry fell from his broom, but Dumbledore drove them off and slowed Harry’s descent with magic. After arranging for Harry to rest in the Hospital Wing, Dumbledore noticed something about Wizet and the Dementors and altered the clouds over the distant swarm.

  • Hermione and Ron worried about Harry as he played Quidditch in a fierce storm.
  • Dementors swarmed the pitch, Harry lost consciousness, and he fell from his Nimbus 2000 as Hermione and Ron failed to stop his descent.
  • Dumbledore cast a phoenix Patronus that scattered the Dementors and used a magical field to slow Harry’s fall without injuring him.
  • Dumbledore remarked that Wizet seemed able to deal with Dementors, then darkened the clouds over the distant Dementors while concealing three clusters of silver light.
  • Dumbledore assured Hermione, Ron, and the Quidditch players that Harry was fine and said he would take him to the Hospital Wing to rest.

Ch. 538The Great Guardian God Operation

Wizet and Luna emerged from the underground passage during a Dementor attack on the Quidditch pitch and joined Dumbledore’s phoenix Patronus in driving the swarm away. They destroyed most of the Dementors and let the survivors escape when Aurors left the Headmaster’s Office and appeared likely to return.

  • Wizet and Luna used a hidden passage to reach the surface and spotted a large Dementor swarm attacking the Quidditch pitch.
  • Dumbledore’s phoenix Patronus drove the Dementors toward Wizet and Luna, who summoned their own Patronuses and prepared miniature Golden Eagle Patronuses with Ancient Magic Power.
  • Wizet and Luna used lightning and their Patronuses to trap and attack the Dementors, causing many to vanish and leave their cloaks behind.
  • The phoenix Patronus and Luna’s Saw-whet Owl Patronus helped stop the Dementors from escaping as the swarm dwindled by about two-thirds.
  • Wizet saw Aurors leaving the Headmaster’s Office on the Marauder’s Map, so he and Luna opened a gap and let the remaining Dementors flee.

Ch. 539In the Rain, In the Cold, In the Warmth, Patronus Charm Healing Technique

After the Dementors retreated, Wizet and Luna experienced the changing rain as the bone-deep chill faded and sunlight returned. Luna helped Wizet realize how to improve the Patronus Charm Healing Technique.

  • Wizet read Selina Pendragon's message saying she had left the ruins' locations in the Map Chamber and realized she and her companions had departed without saying goodbye.
  • After the Dementors retreated with their numbers reduced by two-thirds, Wizet considered whether Cornelius Fudge might secretly breed more Dementors.
  • Luna told Wizet she had seen Wrackspurts and asked whether it was because of the Dementors, then removed her Water-Fire Immunity Charm to feel the rain.
  • Wizet and Luna experienced the rain changing from a Dementor's bone-deep chill to ordinary autumn cold as the rain eased and sunlight appeared.
  • Luna compared the sun driving away the cold to casting a Patronus Charm, and Wizet realized how to improve the Patronus Charm Healing Technique.

Ch. 540A Day in the Life of Sirius Black

Sirius Black sneaked to the Quidditch pitch to watch Harry fly, but fled when Dementors appeared and saw Harry’s broom crash. After Dumbledore’s Patronus drove the Dementors away, Sirius escaped through the Forbidden Forest and found what appeared to be a discarded Dementor cloak.

  • Sirius recalled his past and went to the Quidditch stands to watch Harry play, seeing how much Harry resembled James.
  • When Dementors arrived, Sirius fled the pitch to avoid being caught and to keep from disrupting the match.
  • Sirius saw Harry’s Flying Broomstick crash into the Whomping Willow and worried that Harry was in danger.
  • Sirius spotted Dumbledore’s silver phoenix drive the Dementors away and continued through the Forbidden Forest.
  • Sirius encountered a dark, floating shape, then realized it was only a Dementor’s cloak and recalled a Daily Prophet report about magic from Voldemort.
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