Chapter Summaries

Dumbledore watched a magical replay of the Troll attack and realized Voldemort wanted Wizet’s Obscurus power. He and Snape discussed Quirrell’s conflicted behavior and Snape’s plan to stay close to him, then continued examining how Wizet calmed the Obscurus.

• Dumbledore dismissed the others, questioned Quirrell about where he had been, and later used a Tracking Charm to replay the Troll attack.
• Dumbledore observed Wizet’s magic and concluded Voldemort wanted to obtain the power of the Obscurus.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Quirrell had shown concern when he heard Wizet’s voice and had risked exposing himself to Snape.
• Dumbledore asked Snape to maintain contact with Quirrell and learn Voldemort’s condition, and Snape agreed to return to him without healing his wound.
• Dumbledore and Snape watched the replay and saw Wizet cast a compound spell on himself, which Snape identified as “Tergeo-Scourgify.”

Snape told Dumbledore that Wizet had created a compound cleaning spell capable of working on dragon blood, and they discussed whether to reveal more about him to the Dark Lord. Flitwick then took Wizet to his office, gave him chocolate, and explained nonverbal and wandless casting, leaving Wizet eager to learn more.

• Snape explained that Wizet had developed a compound spell, and Dumbledore reproduced it but could not understand how it suppressed an Obscurus.
• Snape urged Dumbledore to tell the Dark Lord everything about Wizet, but Dumbledore said he was still deciding what to reveal.
• Flitwick gave Wizet Honeydukes' Finest Chocolate and led him to his office through the Gargoyle entrance.
• Wizet asked Flitwick about charms, and Flitwick demonstrated nonverbal and wandless casting with Aguamenti and Glacius.
• Flitwick explained that Hogwarts taught nonverbal casting to advanced students but did not teach wandless casting, which African wizards practiced more readily.

Wizet encountered Fawkes in Dumbledore’s office and later asked Dumbledore about the strange Troll and Runespoor incidents. Dumbledore revealed that pure-blood families had arranged the Runespoor attack, leaving Wizet to wonder whether they targeted him because he was an Obscurial.

• Flitwick brought Wizet into the headmaster’s office, where Fawkes flew to him and perched on his arm.
• Wizet fed Fawkes a Dirigible Plum and relaxed while thinking over the night’s events.
• Dumbledore arrived, praised Wizet’s bond with Fawkes, and offered him sweets.
• Wizet asked Dumbledore why the Troll had targeted him and raised doubts about the Runespoor and its eggs.
• Dumbledore said pure-blood families had arranged the Runespoor attack, and Wizet wondered if they had targeted him for being an Obscurial.

Dumbledore told Wizet that Voldemort had returned and was targeting him because he was an Obscurial, with Quirrell likely involved in the Troll attack. He explained that Wizet’s sincerity had made Quirrell waver, and Wizet left determined to keep attending his lessons and try to change him.

• Dumbledore explained how pure-blood families had supported Voldemort and revealed that Voldemort had returned and was targeting Wizet.
• Wizet guessed that the Troll attack was connected to his being an Obscurial, and Dumbledore confirmed his insight.
• Dumbledore revealed that Quirrell was likely involved in the operation but had begun to waver because of Wizet’s respect and sincerity.
• Dumbledore urged Wizet to act as though he knew nothing, stay alert, and use Fawkes’s mark to call for help if he was in danger.
• Wizet chose to continue attending Quirrell’s private lessons and do everything he could to change him.

Dumbledore asked Newt whether Wizet’s new spell could suppress an Obscurus, while Snape’s visit prompted Voldemort to punish Quirrell for resisting him. Wizet returned safely to Ravenclaw Tower, where his friends crowded around to hear how he had defeated the Troll.

• Dumbledore sent Newt a Patronus describing Wizet’s new spell and asking whether it could help suppress an Obscurus.
• Snape confronted Quirrell about serving the Dark Lord, then left without revealing what Quirrell had done that night.
• Voldemort told Quirrell that Snape was a traitor and ordered him to keep teaching Wizet the Dark Arts in exchange for the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Voldemort punished Quirrell for stopping the Obscurus from going berserk and for acting like a good professor.
• Wizet answered the Ravenclaw knocker’s riddle and entered the common room, where Arsenal, Cho Chang, Penelope, Roger, Anthony, and the others welcomed him back and asked about the Troll.

After helping defeat the Troll, Wizet received Halloween toffee and blessings from Luna and Xenophilius, then stayed up writing Luna a reply. He slept through the morning and woke to find his roommates had brought him food from the Great Hall.

• Wizet told his companions a version of the Troll fight that concealed his use of the Chronic Curse and Ancient Magic.
• Thor delivered Luna's letter and handmade toffee from Luna and Xenophilius, and Wizet tasted the Gurdyroot-and-honey filling.
• Wizet asked Thor to return the next afternoon and began writing a reply to Luna, staying up until sunrise.
• Wizet slept through the morning and woke at noon to find his roommates had brought him breakfast.
• Terry praised the Halloween Feast's yorkshire pudding, and Michael and Anthony teased him about it.

Wizet’s fame for defeating a Troll spread through Hogwarts as he attended Herbology with the Ravenclaws. Professor Sprout demonstrated how Devil’s Snare disguised itself and trapped its prey, leaving Wizet observing the plant with his Magic Eye.

• Anthony, Michael, and Chris told Wizet the embellished versions of his Troll fight that students were repeating around the school.
• Ravenclaw girls gathered to catch a glimpse of Wizet, while Terry explained that they had been asking about him all morning.
• Professor Sprout introduced Devil’s Snare and warned the class that it could disguise itself as a harmless plant.
• Wizet used the Magic Eye and Guardian Meditation Method to study the plants’ blurry Magic Circuits.
• Professor Sprout sent a paper sheepdog toward the Devil’s Snare, which revealed its true form and crushed the sheepdog back into a paper napkin.
• Professor Sprout cast Lumos at the Devil’s Snare.

Wizet’s Magic Eye advanced to an intermediate level, letting him see the detailed Magic Circuits in magical plants. During Sprout’s Devil’s Snare safety practice, he used the Illumination Spell to drive the plant back into its box.

• Sprout drove the attacking Devil’s Snare into its box and taught the students that warmth and light could repel it.
• Wizet studied the Devil’s Snare’s changing Magic Circuit, then used Ancient Magic Power to grow his Magic Eye into its intermediate stage.
• Anthony, Michael, and Chris spoke with Wizet about his lack of sleep and the unusual toffee Luna had sent him.
• Wizet examined the Crabclaw Orchid’s intricate Magic Circuits and became distracted during Sprout’s practice.
• Wizet cast Lumos when Sprout opened the box, forcing the Devil’s Snare to retreat.

After Herbology, Wizet asked Professor Sprout how Devil's Snare disguised itself as a Crabclaw Orchid, and she demonstrated the transformation. Using his Magic Eye, Wizet studied and recorded the plant's changing Magic Circuit, then left for Flying Class planning to return for more practice.

• Wizet asked Sprout how Devil's Snare could imitate a Crabclaw Orchid, and she explained their relationship and the plant's history.
• Sprout used the Cryo-Preservation Charm to make Devil's Snare feel safe, then cast the Solidification Charm as it changed into a Crabclaw Orchid.
• Wizet watched the Devil's Snare's Magic Circuit contract and round out, and he recorded its transformation in his notebook.
• Wizet asked Sprout to let the Devil's Snare recover so he could observe the transformation again, and he refined his notes.
• Wizet cast the Cryo-Preservation Charm himself and told Sprout he had learned it from Snape in two weeks.
• Wizet left for Flying Class after Sprout invited him to return for her next lesson on Devil's Snare.

Wizet used his research into Magic Circuits and the Theory of Metamorphic Transfiguration to reshape a Crabclaw Orchid into something resembling Devil’s Snare. His experiment ended with Professor McGonagall finding him apparently trapped, and she demanded an explanation.

• Sprout let Wizet borrow a Crabclaw Orchid so he could practice Transfiguration in the greenhouse.
• Wizet studied the plant’s Magic Circuit with his notes and Magic Eye, then cast “Vine Shaping” to alter it.
• The Crabclaw Orchid’s vines turned dark green and wrapped Wizet up, lifting him into the air.
• Sprout and Minerva McGonagall arrived at the greenhouse and mistook the transformed plant for Devil’s Snare attacking Wizet.
• Minerva McGonagall cast Incendio, but the plant scattered before the Flaming Lion could hit it, and Wizet said it had been his doing.
• Minerva McGonagall sternly asked Wizet what had happened as Sprout rushed over to check on them.

Wizet demonstrated a self-developed Transfiguration that made a Crabclaw Orchid behave like Devil's Snare, astonishing Professors McGonagall and Sprout. After explaining that he had changed only the plant’s outer appearance, he collapsed from exhaustion.

• Wizet explained that he had been practicing Transfiguration when he saw Devil's Snare disguise itself and found inspiration.
• Wizet cast Vine Shaping on a Crabclaw Orchid, turning it into Devil's Snare and forming Vine Armor and a thorn-shaped attack.
• Professor McGonagall realized Wizet had taught himself advanced Transfiguration involving magical creatures, while Sprout praised his skill.
• Wizet explained that the Crabclaw Orchid's essence had remained unchanged beneath its Devil's Snare appearance, and McGonagall called him the most gifted student she had met.
• Wizet canceled the Guardian Meditation Method and Magic Eye, then collapsed as McGonagall and Sprout cried out in alarm.

Wizet recovered in the Hospital Wing after collapsing from overusing his brain and missed Professor Quirrell's and Professor Snape's classes. As visitors came and went, he studied the potion Snape brought him, and Madam Pomfrey confronted Snape about letting a patient work instead of rest.

• Wizet woke in the Hospital Wing with a headache, drank Madam Pomfrey's potion, and fell asleep again.
• Wizet woke later and realized he had missed Professor Quirrell's and Professor Snape's classes as friends and teammates visited him.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione thanked Wizet and spoke with him briefly before Madam Pomfrey sent them away.
• Madam Pomfrey told Wizet that Hufflepuff first-years had sent snacks and that Professor Quirrell had provided a lavender-scented vessel to soothe his headache.
• Snape brought Wizet another dose of potion, and Wizet tasted it while trying to deduce its formula before falling asleep.
• Madam Pomfrey confronted Snape for allowing Wizet to take notes while ill, and Snape said he would make more potion until Wizet recovered.

Dumbledore learned from Newt that the Obscurus he had preserved had disappeared and may have been taken by Gellert Grindelwald. After recovering in the Hospital Wing, Wizet used Ancient Magic to unlock a new Transfiguration spell and discovered it let him sense his surroundings as Devil’s Snare; he then detected a ball of fire ahead.

• Dumbledore uncovered a huge mirror in a storeroom and received Newt’s message that MACUSA had lost the Obscurus, which Newt suspected Gellert Grindelwald had taken.
• Wizet woke in the Hospital Wing and joked with Fred and George before they left when they heard footsteps.
• After Madam Pomfrey finished her rounds and locked the door, Wizet explored the Hospital Wing, collected Ancient Magic Power, and invested it in Transfiguration.
• Wizet unlocked Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil’s Snare Form) and transformed his fingers into vines.
• Wizet extinguished his wand and walked through the dark Hospital Wing using the Devil’s Snare’s ability to sense his surroundings, then detected a ball of fire ahead.

Dumbledore visited Wizet in the Hospital Wing after he recovered and praised his extraordinary Transfiguration. He explained how a wizard’s soul shapes their magical talents, then demonstrated the mysterious nature of Wizet’s Obscurus.

• Wizet’s Devil’s Snare transformation ended when Dumbledore lit the Hospital Wing, and Dumbledore praised his skill at human Transfiguration.
• Wizet explained that a book, Theory of Metamorphic Transfiguration, had helped inspire his transformation, and Dumbledore confirmed that the message inside it was real.
• Dumbledore discussed how a wizard’s soul and personal understanding of magic shaped their talents, using Professor Flitwick and other Hogwarts professors as examples.
• Dumbledore told Wizet that his soul leaned toward Transfiguration, with the Obscurus he carried also informing his view.
• Dumbledore explained that a soul could have several magical preferences and demonstrated the Obscurus as black mist that shifted into different shapes.

Dumbledore explained the Obscurus’s Transfiguration potential and revealed the Unbreakable Vow he and Ollivander made to protect Wizet’s Magic Eye. He gave Wizet a notebook he had once shared with Gellert Grindelwald, offering it as a reference for studying the rare abilities of the eye.

• Dumbledore described the Obscurus’s malleability and its ability to change its size, and told Wizet that his Magic Eye was a rare gift.
• Dumbledore showed Wizet the Unbreakable Vow he had made with Ollivander to keep the Magic Eye secret, explaining that anyone who broke the vow would die.
• Dumbledore reassured Wizet that he should take time to enjoy magical life instead of rushing into wandmaking.
• Dumbledore gave Wizet a notebook bearing his and Gellert Grindelwald’s signatures, which contained theories and magical traces from their study of Grindelwald’s prophetic Eye of Heaven.
• Dumbledore enchanted the notebook to give Wizet additional protection, and it glowed warmly in Wizet’s hands.

Wizet received Dumbledore’s enchanted notebook and found a quieter place to study at Hagrid’s hut as interest in the Troll incident continued. When an injured Diricawl appeared there, Wizet offered to try healing it with magic.

• Dumbledore showed Wizet how the notebook transformed into a phoenix-carved bracelet and told him its making was recorded inside.
• As winter arrived, students continued watching Wizet over the Troll incident, so he began studying at Hagrid’s hut.
• Hagrid comforted Wizet that the coming Quidditch matches would soon draw students’ attention elsewhere.
• A Diricawl named Barry suddenly appeared in the hut with a poisoned wound, and Hagrid prepared a Unicorn-hair bandage.
• Wizet offered to try healing Barry with the basic healing magic he had learned, and Hagrid handed him the bird.

Wizet treated the Diricawls injured by Acromantula venom and discovered that their wounds also carried a venomous curse. After Hagrid returned from the Forbidden Forest, Wizet warned him that Acromantulas were responsible, leaving Hagrid visibly alarmed and asking how he knew.

• Hagrid left for the Forbidden Forest after more injured Diricawls arrived, and Wizet stayed behind to care for them.
• Wizet identified Acromantula venom in the Diricawls' wounds and collected some while treating them.
• Wizet found that a venomous curse blocked his healing spell, then cleared it with the Purification and Soul Cleansing Charm.
• Wizet healed the Diricawls, recorded changes in their Magic Circuits as they vanished and reappeared, and watched them recover.
• Hagrid returned, and Wizet told him Acromantulas had attacked the Diricawls; Hagrid nervously asked how Wizet knew.

Wizet continued helping Hagrid heal magical creatures while collecting Acromantula venom, then studied the Hanging Hissing Curse with Quirrell. He gained a new Ancient Magic version of the Levitation Charm and left Quirrell, who appeared gravely unwell, with a Chocolate Frog.

• Wizet told Hagrid he had recognized Acromantula venom and healed the Diricawls, and Hagrid let him keep the venom and gave him Unicorn Hair Bandages for treating injured creatures.
• Wizet spent the week studying and practicing, revising his Troll draft, and preparing for his lesson with Quirrell.
• Quirrell demonstrated the Hanging Hissing Curse with an opal pendant, which lifted a venomous snake and tormented it until it died.
• Quirrell explained the curse's links to the Levitation Charm, Stupefy, and the Full Body-Bind Curse, helping Wizet gain a new Ancient Magic Levitation Charm without spending Ancient Magic Power.
• Wizet offered to take Quirrell to the Hospital Wing, but Quirrell refused, so Wizet left him a Chocolate Frog before departing.

Quirrell followed Voldemort’s orders to learn the weakness of the three-headed dog guarding the hidden room, while Wizet continued his private Potions lesson with Snape. Snape moved beyond ingredient basics to explain how a skilled potioneer could adapt a recipe without harming its quality.

• Voldemort ordered Quirrell to approach Rubeus Hagrid with a rare magical creature and drink so Hagrid would reveal the three-headed dog’s weakness.
• Quirrell agreed to carry out Voldemort’s plan despite worrying about the cost of a XXXXX-class animal cub.
• Wizet identified the potion ingredients for Snape and explained their uses and preparation methods.
• Snape criticized rote learning but acknowledged that Wizet had mastered the basics and taught him about the Soul-Soothing Potion.
• Snape explained that skilled potioneers could adjust ingredients or use substitutes while preserving a potion’s final quality.

During Wizet’s lesson on the Soul-Soothing Potion, Snape revealed a stubborn wound caused by a rare magical creature, and Wizet used his Purification and Soul Cleansing Charm to remove the wound’s malice. Snape healed himself with a potion and warned Wizet to stay vigilant outside Hogwarts, leaving Wizet resolved to protect himself and his family.

• Snape taught Wizet advanced potion-making, and Wizet struggled to keep up with his concise explanations.
• After the lesson, Snape nearly collapsed from a wound that he said was difficult to heal because a rare creature’s malice and toxins were intertwined.
• Wizet used the Purification and Soul Cleansing Charm to draw the dark malice out of Snape’s wound.
• Snape brewed an ointment with magic and healed the wound, then contained the extracted malice beneath a glass cover.
• Snape warned Wizet to be wary of people who might covet his magic, and Wizet resolved to stay vigilant and protect his family.
• Snape reminded Wizet to wait until Madam Pomfrey had left before identifying potion ingredients, recalling Wizet’s earlier insistence on completing a formula despite the potion’s effects.