Chapter Summaries

Dumbledore announced that selected Hogwarts Voice essays had been compiled into House anthologies and would eventually be published beyond Hogwarts. As students discovered how many of Wizet’s essays had been selected, Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to thank him, while students from several Houses gathered the next morning with the same intention.

• Dumbledore announced that selected essays had been compiled into House anthologies and would later be considered for publication in the wider wizarding world.
• Percy brought Gryffindor’s anthology to the common room, where students copied it and Ron discovered that his essay had earned Gryffindor fifty points.
• Harry and Hermione found that Wizet’s essays filled more than half of Ravenclaw’s anthology and had all passed the second selection round.
• Hermione said she was anxious but had decided not to continue with magical subjects like Divination, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione agreed to thank Wizet.
• Harry and the others found students from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin waiting in the corridor to see Wizet, and Draco praised Harry’s essay on the Disarming Charm.

Students thanked Wizet for helping inspire their essays, and the end-of-year exam results showed broad improvements among his classmates. As summer began, Fred and George celebrated their O.W.L. results while Wizet advanced to the final four of the duelling tournament.

• Harry and Draco spoke amicably while students gathered to thank Wizet, and Draco revealed he had hoped to invite Wizet to the Quidditch World Cup.
• Wizet and Luna arrived, and Filch rushed to protect them before Harry, Ron, and Hermione explained the crowd's purpose.
• Harry failed Potions with Snape's “P+++” evaluation, while Ron and many other students improved their results; Wizet remained the only non-Slytherin in Harry's year to earn an “O” in Potions.
• Fred and George said they expected to receive six O.W.L. certificates and offered to find a warehouse and storefront for Wizet.
• Wizet reached the final four of the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament after facing several of Dumbledore's retired Auror friends.

Wizet and Luna returned to Ottery St. Catchpole for the summer holiday and spent time together by a nearby stream. As they sat with their feet in the water, they talked about Plimpies and the Merpeople who caught them.

• Wizet and Luna reunited with Xenophilius Lovegood at the station, and he welcomed them home.
• Wizet and Luna arrived at the car-shaped castle, where Frigg greeted Luna and Dobby took their luggage inside.
• Luna led Wizet through a small wood to a stream near Ottery St. Catchpole.
• Luna and Wizet sat on a rock and cooled their feet in the water.
• Luna stepped on Wizet's foot while saying she had wanted to catch a Plimpy, and they discussed how Merpeople tied Plimpies' legs into knots and let them drift away.

Wizet and Luna shared a tender moment by a stream as they talked about merpeople and realized they were lucky to have found each other. When Wizet’s dueling tournament invitation called him away, Luna joined him, and they traveled together to the semifinal.

• Wizet and Luna chatted by the stream about merpeople and wondered whether one lived in their village.
• Wizet placed his hand over Luna’s, and they clasped hands as they shared that they both felt lucky.
• Wizet’s invitation to the All-England Wizarding Duelling Tournament reminded him that he had a semifinal match that evening.
• Luna asked whether she could travel with Wizet, and he invited her to come along.
• Wizet and Luna pressed their fingers to the invitation’s wax seal and vanished together.

Wizet arrived at the Bath arena for his semifinal against Silver Fang, planning to finish the duel quickly. After Wizet opened with a Fire-Making Spell, Silver Fang used a Shield Charm and a smokescreen to conceal his next move, then charged at Wizet.

• Wizet entered the arena and learned that the semifinal would begin in ten minutes.
• The commentator introduced Wizet as the Blue Mirror Transcender and Silver Fang as a fast, powerful close-combat duellist.
• Wizet assessed Silver Fang's likely bloodline magic and prepared to make the match brief.
• Wizet opened the duel with Incendio, sending flaming arrows after Silver Fang.
• Silver Fang blocked some arrows with a Shield Charm and cast a Smokescreen Charm as a feint.
• Silver Fang charged out of the smoke toward Wizet.

Wizet defeated Silver Fang in their duel with a trapping spell and a powerful Stunning Spell, then casually said he couldn’t delay dinner when interviewed. After the commentator turned his remark into a declaration of championship confidence, Wizet met Luna and they headed back together for dinner.

• Wizet trapped Silver Fang in a cocoon cage and stunned him twice, winning the duel.
• The referees revived Silver Fang while the commentator asked Wizet for a post-match comment.
• Wizet said he couldn’t delay dinner, and the commentator framed the remark as proof of his efficiency and championship resolve.
• Silver Fang took Wizet’s remark as an insult and worried about the punishment his master would give him.
• Wizet left the arena, met Luna at their meeting place, and went back with her for dinner.

Voldemort questioned Fenrir Greyback about his failed semifinal match and punished him after examining his memories of the blue-masked wizard. A werewolf then reported that his group had captured Bertha Jorkins.

• Fenrir Greyback confessed to Voldemort that Noss had trapped him with Transfiguration, leaving him unable to win the semifinal.
• Voldemort read Fenrir Greyback's memories and recognized that the blue-masked wizard used unusually refined magic, though he could not identify him.
• Voldemort blamed Fenrir Greyback's overconfidence for the failure, then punished him after Fenrir asked to be taught a lesson.
• A werewolf summoned Voldemort and presented a Ministry of Magic verification coin, reporting that his group had captured Bertha Jorkins.

Wizet and Luna shared a peaceful moment by the stream until Sirius Black’s letter interrupted them, inviting them to Grimmauld Place. Sirius met them in London and led them through a run-down area, where he struggled to find the entrance to the protected house.

• Wizet and Luna sat back to back by the stream, syncing their breathing and heartbeats as they began to drift toward sleep.
• A post owl delivered a letter from Sirius Black, who recommended Grimmauld Place as a venue for Fred and the others.
• Wizet and Luna met Sirius in London, where he explained that he still wore a hat and kept his head down because of the old wanted posters.
• Sirius led Wizet and Luna through a shabby neighborhood and used the Four-Point Spell, which guided them only to a garbage-surrounded dumpster.

Wizet and Luna followed Sirius Black to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, where he let them into his neglected home. Inside, Sirius began explaining the protection on Harry connected to Voldemort’s rebounded Killing Curse.

• Sirius Black told Wizet and Luna that Harry had returned to Little Whinging instead of living with him at Godric’s Hollow.
• Sirius Black led Wizet and Luna to the run-down Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
• Sirius Black opened the dusty front door, and Wizet cleared the dust with a spell before they entered.
• Sirius Black began explaining what happened when Voldemort’s Killing Curse rebounded from Harry two years earlier.

Wizet reasoned that Lily’s sacrifice had placed ancient protective magic in Harry through his scar and blood, and that living with his aunt sustained it through their blood relationship. Sirius confirmed that the protection would last only until Harry came of age, leaving Wizet wondering why that limit existed.

• Wizet described Harry’s protection as ancient, rigid magic powered by Lily’s desperate wish to save him, and Sirius confirmed his interpretation.
• Wizet asked whether Voldemort had left Harry’s scar, and Sirius confirmed that he had.
• Wizet compared the scar’s role in bringing magic into Harry’s body to how Lycanthropy spread through wounds, and Sirius recalled Dumbledore’s explanation that the protection entered Harry’s body.
• Wizet reasoned that Lily’s protection endured through Harry’s blood and soul, with his aunt’s home and their close blood relation sustaining it after Lily’s death.
• Sirius said the protection would stop working when Harry came of age, and Wizet asked whether that limit came from a promise by Dumbledore or another cause.

Wizet explained how Dumbledore preserved Lily’s protective magic around Harry through a subtle contract tied to the idea of home, and Sirius reflected on Lily’s final gift. Kreacher’s insults provoked Wizet into briefly suspending him before Luna calmed the situation.

• Wizet explained that Harry’s aunt accepting him as family helped a magical contract preserve Lily’s fragile protection, and Sirius confirmed Dumbledore had described it as Lily’s last gift.
• Luna suggested Lily’s magic had also watched over Harry as he grew, and Sirius tearfully praised Harry’s parents.
• Kreacher entered the hall, recognized Sirius, and insulted the Black family and Harry’s parents despite Sirius ordering him to be quiet.
• When Kreacher insulted Luna as an outsider, Wizet used Suspension Strangulation on him.
• Luna touched Wizet’s wrist, and Wizet ended the spell before Kreacher crawled into a corner.

Wizet and Luna used Ancient Magic to cleanse Kreacher of a dark curse that had worsened his behavior, and Sirius Black welcomed the restored House-elf back to his duties. As Sirius led them through Number 12, Grimmauld Place, a portrait suddenly let out a piercing scream.

• Sirius Black apologized for Kreacher's rudeness, while Luna noticed that many Wrackspurts surrounded him.
• Wizet used his Soul Stone monocle and saw black-red mist covering Kreacher, which he recognized as malicious thoughts or a curse.
• Wizet and Luna cast Ancient Magic: Purification and Soul Cleansing Charm, drawing the black-red mist away from Kreacher.
• Kreacher recovered, greeted Wizet and Luna, and addressed Sirius Black with a mixture of respect and mockery.
• Sirius Black ordered Kreacher to brighten the house, then led Wizet and Luna through the entrance hall, where a portrait suddenly screamed.

Sirius Black showed Wizet and Luna around Number 12, Grimmauld Place, where they encountered the screaming portrait of Sirius’s mother and began exploring the Black family home. Wizet found the house and its books fascinating, while the tour continued through its rooms and history.

• Sirius Black and Wizet silenced the portraits and shut the curtains over his mother’s screaming portrait with the help of conjured suits of armor.
• Sirius Black explained that the portrait had been permanently stuck in place and said his mother had always regretted giving birth to him.
• Wizet and Luna agreed that Grimmauld Place was worth exploring and that Kreacher should not be left there alone, and Sirius told Kreacher to tidy the first floor.
• Sirius Black showed Wizet and Luna the dusty dining room, the House-elf plaques, and the Black family tapestry on the second floor.
• Wizet found books on subjects including ritual magic, alchemy, and Dark Magic, and told Luna he liked the books and their annotations.

Wizet and Luna met Neville and his grandmother before the M.S.C. club’s visit to Number 12, Grimmauld Place. Neville’s grandmother thanked Wizet for helping Neville become more independent, while the chapter also noted Wizet’s upcoming final against Viktor.

• Wizet learned that the duelling tournament final against Viktor, the Silver Blade Dancer, would take place under the full moon on July twenty-third.
• Wizet and Luna arrived early at the meeting place and found Neville waiting outside a bakery.
• Neville introduced Wizet and Luna to his grandmother, who brought him bread and warmly praised his friends.
• Neville’s grandmother thanked Wizet for helping Neville choose a new wand and develop his own spellcasting instead of trying to imitate his father.

Fred and George recounted their bizarre house-hunting experiences while the group traveled to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, and Remus described his difficulties finding a suitable base for the club. After Sirius welcomed everyone into the cleaned house, Neville stumbled and was caught by Wizet’s magic, just as a terrifying sound erupted beside him.

• Fred and George told Sirius, Neville, Hannah, Remus, and Neville's grandmother about Mundungus Fletcher and the strange houses he had shown them.
• Fred and George described collecting Doxy eggs while Mundungus was chased by the Doxies, then explained that he had sobered up and gone to meet an old friend.
• Remus Lupin explained that he had rejected houses near Muggle neighborhoods and buildings marked by Dark magic because he needed a suitable base for the whole club.
• Sirius led the group to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, and found that Kreacher had cleaned the entrance hall and its light fixtures.
• Neville stumbled inside the entrance hall, and Wizet’s magic caught him before a deafening sound erupted beside his ears.

Augusta Longbottom confronted Walburga Black’s portrait in the Black family home, challenging her pure-blood beliefs and exposing her fear of reality. Walburga finally shut herself behind the curtains, and Augusta left the others to marvel at her victory.

• Walburga Black cursed Neville and the group until Augusta Longbottom stepped forward and began arguing with her.
• Sirius let Augusta handle Walburga, while Remus Lupin, Fred, and George watched from a distance.
• Augusta condemned Walburga’s belief in pure-blood superiority and argued that strength, character, magical understanding, and respect mattered more than blood.
• Augusta taunted Walburga about her child choosing his own path and her hiding in the past, prompting Walburga to draw the portrait curtains shut.
• Sirius, Fred, and George praised Augusta, but they could not reopen the curtains; Augusta said she could at least keep Walburga quiet for a while.

Wizet and the others explored Number 12, Grimmauld Place and discovered that the house’s Dark magic artifacts might be affecting Kreacher. They agreed to return with protective gear to clean the house, while Sirius offered it to them as a place to stay without caring about rent.

• Wizet learned from Augusta Longbottom’s argument with Walburga Black that staying calm and focused could expose an opponent’s weaknesses.
• Kreacher welcomed the group to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, and Luna sensed Wrackspurts around him; Wizet saw a thin layer of blackish-red mist clinging to the House-elf.
• Sirius questioned Kreacher, who said he had stayed inside the house and cleaned the rooms as instructed.
• Hannah was nearly attacked by a silver artifact, but Neville knocked it down and Augusta Longbottom subdued it with a large red sack.
• The group agreed to return with dragon-hide gloves and other cleaning tools to remove the dangerous artifacts, and Sirius offered to rent the house to them without concern for money.

Sirius told Wizet and Luna how inheriting the Black Family’s wealth had left him feeling trapped by the family he had rejected. Luna suggested he treat the rent for Number 12, Grimmauld Place as an investment in M.S.C., and Sirius became eager to join their magical-item venture.

• Sirius explained that Gringotts had sent him many inheritance letters after he was cleared, and that even relatives who had supported him had left their estates to him.
• Sirius admitted he had not shared these feelings with Harry or Remus Lupin and asked Wizet and Luna to keep them private.
• Luna sensed that Sirius felt shackled by Number 12, Grimmauld Place and the Black Family’s inheritances.
• Luna suggested Sirius treat the rent as an investment in M.S.C., and Wizet agreed.
• Sirius offered to invest more, help develop magical items, and described how he had modified a motorcycle to fly.

Wizet and Luna discussed Sirius Black’s worries and his potential role as an M.S.C. consultant, while Luna explained how she had once reduced Xenophilius’s worries by pretending she could not learn things. The chapter ended with Wizet asking Luna to be more willful with him, and Luna smiling as he held her hand.

• Sirius Black began writing to Neville, Fred, and others to ask their opinions about Wizet’s proposal.
• On the way back to Ottery St. Catchpole, Luna told Wizet how Xenophilius had taught her practical skills after her mother’s accident and how she noticed Wrackspurts on him.
• Luna explained that she had secretly pretended to struggle with lessons because she discovered that Xenophilius’s Wrackspurts decreased when he worried about her.
• Wizet realized Luna had recognized Sirius Black’s worries and agreed that Sirius could help M.S.C. as a technical consultant, though he wanted to offer him a house in exchange.
• Luna asked Wizet if she was being willful, and Wizet took her hand and asked her to be more willful with him.

Wizet and Luna gathered their friends and the Weasley family at Number 12, Grimmauld Place to begin cleaning it. Harry reunited happily with Wizet and learned that Sirius and Remus had managed to communicate with his relatives; the chapter ended with the large group entering the house together.

• Neville arrived first, and Hannah brought magical cleaning agents from Old Tom that Wizet and Luna suspected might have expired.
• Sirius and Remus arrived with Harry, who greeted Wizet excitedly, and the two men changed out of their Muggle disguises.
• Sirius told Harry he would take him to the Quidditch World Cup, and Harry eagerly agreed.
• Fred and George arrived with Mrs. Weasley, Ron, Ginny, Bill, and Charlie, while Percy remained busy at the Ministry.
• The Weasley family explained why each of them had come to help, and everyone entered Number 12, Grimmauld Place together.