Chapter Summaries

Wizet and Luna settled plans for a trip with Fred and George, then returned home, where Luna showed Wizet research materials and a photo album left by Nora Treadwell. Wizet discovered the materials contained writing in Runes made with Ancient Magic Power and contacted Selina Pendragon, who had not yet replied.

• Fred and George discussed the trip with Wizet and Luna, confirming that Sirius would handle the arrangements and might bring more people along.
• Wizet and Luna returned home, where Dobby celebrated his fashion-design books and Wizet used magic to make them more durable.
• Luna brought home Nora Treadwell's photo album and research materials from the Treadwell family.
• Wizet cast Magic Eye on the blank parchment and saw dense Runes written with Ancient Magic Power.
• Luna explained that her mistletoe bracelet had helped her sense the Ancient Magic Power in the relics, and Wizet considered a possible connection between Nora Treadwell and Selina Pendragon.
• Wizet recorded his discovery in the Notebook and contacted Selina Pendragon, but she did not reply immediately.

Luna looked through Nora Treadwell’s album of magical photographs and shared stories about Pandora’s childhood with Wizet. When a photograph of a burnt cauldron brought back painful memories, Luna clung to Wizet and confessed how frightened she had been when he was unconscious; he promised it would never happen again, and she said she believed him.

• Luna showed Wizet the album Nora Treadwell had left behind and described how Pandora’s family reacted to her pet Murtlap, Hehuai.
• Luna told Wizet a story about Pandora swinging high while Hezhun watched, then admired Pandora’s dress in another photograph.
• Luna fell silent and trembled when she turned to a photograph of Pandora beside a burnt-out cauldron.
• Wizet took Luna’s hand and held her as she sobbed and admitted she had been scared while he was unconscious.
• Wizet apologized and promised there would never be another time like that, and Luna said she believed him.

Luna’s legs went numb after she sat cross-legged, and Wizet helped her onto the bed and tried healing magic. When he teased her with a different method, Luna pretended to be asleep, but she opened her eyes after he kissed her cheek, and they met each other’s gaze with both of their cheeks flushed.

• Luna tried to stand with the photo album, but her numb legs gave way and she and Wizet fell onto the bed.
• Wizet placed the album on the desk and cast healing magic on Luna’s legs, easing the numbness.
• Luna claimed the magic had barely helped, and Wizet joked that he would try another method.
• Wizet lay beside Luna, and she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
• Wizet blew hair from Luna’s cheek and kissed her ear and cheek, making her blush until she opened her eyes and saw that he was blushing too.

Luna and Wizet shared a tender, teasing moment as she fell asleep in his arms, leaving him to quietly endure his discomfort while protecting her rest. The little Thunderbird returned and, puzzled by their apparent sleep, nudged them until they both pretended to wake.

• Luna teased Wizet, then curled into his arms and asked him to stop questioning her.
• Luna fell asleep with her fingers interlocked with Wizet's, and he stayed still while silently easing the soreness in his arm with healing magic.
• Wizet struggled to distract himself from Luna and eventually let his arm grow sore again to lessen his torment.
• The little Thunderbird returned from exploring the woods and flew through the open window into Wizet's room.
• The little Thunderbird nuzzled Wizet and Luna, prompting them to yawn in unison and pretend they had just awakened.

Wizet and Luna woke up together at home, but the little Thunderbird’s antics and Xenophilius’s unexpected return nearly exposed their awkward closeness. They covered for Wizet by saying he was sleeping off the exhaustion of healing the Longbottoms, and Xenophilius accepted the explanation.

• The little Thunderbird woke Wizet and Luna, and Wizet put his arm around Luna’s waist as they lay together.
• The little Thunderbird wedged itself between them just as Dobby announced Xenophilius’s return home.
• Luna got off the bed while Wizet stayed under the quilt and used healing magic to ease his numb arm.
• Luna told Xenophilius she had come to check on Wizet because he had slept for so long.
• Luna reassured Dobby that Wizet was only tired, and Xenophilius attributed his exhaustion to healing Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom.

Wizet woke from his nap to find Xenophilius fussing over his sleep habits, while Luna helped conceal what had happened earlier. Xenophilius discovered the Treadwell photo album and parchment in Wizet’s room, and Luna admitted she had brought them there.

• Xenophilius and Luna teased Wizet about sleeping too long as Dobby waited to prepare dinner.
• Wizet pretended to wake groggily, complained of a headache, and promised Xenophilius he would pace himself.
• Xenophilius spotted Nora Treadwell’s photo album on Wizet’s desk and wondered how it had gotten there.
• Luna told Xenophilius she had brought the album to look through with Wizet, and Xenophilius identified it as an album about Panny.
• Xenophilius found the blank parchment from the Treadwell family on Wizet’s bookshelf, and Luna admitted she had brought that too.

Xenophilius suspected that Luna and Wizet’s behavior suggested a growing romance, but decided he could not bring himself to oppose them outright. After Wizet reassured Dobby that he had recovered, he and Luna joked about how they would have hidden their closeness if Xenophilius had returned earlier.

• Xenophilius recalled his awkward first meeting with Pandora’s parents and noticed similarities between that past incident and Luna and Wizet’s recent behavior.
• Xenophilius concluded that too many details seemed suspicious, but resolved to remain the last line of defense while struggling to find any real fault with Wizet.
• Wizet assured Dobby that he had fully recovered, and Dobby went downstairs to prepare dinner.
• Luna asked Wizet what he would have done if Xenophilius had come home while they were looking through the album.
• Wizet kissed Luna’s cheeks and suggested making the evidence disappear, while Luna teased him about reporting him.
• Jupiter flew over to Wizet, who praised the little Thunderbird for returning at the right time.

A hooded figure arrived at Spinner’s End and attacked Severus Snape, but Snape quickly disarmed and subdued him, revealing him as Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch claimed the Dark Lord had returned and destroyed Azkaban, leaving Snape questioning his account.

• A hooded figure traveled to Spinner’s End and approached the last house, where he saw an owl delivering a parcel from Flourish and Blotts.
• When Snape opened the door, the figure transfigured it into a snake, but Snape countered the spell and pinned him down with spears.
• Snape disarmed the figure and brought him inside, where he identified himself as Barty Crouch Jr. and insisted he had been reborn.
• Crouch said the Dark Lord had sent him and demanded his wand, but Snape asked him to prove it.
• Crouch claimed the Ministry had concealed the Dark Lord’s return and that the Dark Lord had destroyed Azkaban, citing the burning of the Dark Mark during the reported breakout.

Snape questioned Barty Crouch Jr. about the Dark Lord’s return, then learned that Voldemort had summoned him to Durmstrang. Barty left after giving Snape the meeting details, and killed a fox on the riverbank before vanishing.

• Snape bound Barty Crouch Jr. and challenged his assumptions about Snape’s loyalty and Dumbledore’s distrust.
• Snape demanded to know why Barty had come, and Barty said the Dark Lord had summoned him.
• Barty gave Snape a note bearing Voldemort’s handwriting, the meeting time, and an address at Durmstrang.
• Snape returned Barty’s wand and let him leave, despite Barty’s anger and hesitation.
• Barty killed a fox with the Killing Curse on the riverbank, then vanished.

Voldemort reviewed Barty Crouch Jr.'s memory of his clash with Snape and concluded that Snape was both powerful and deeply dissatisfied with life at Hogwarts. He planned to use Snape as a source of intelligence while telling Barty to strengthen his magic.

• Barty Crouch Jr. returned to Voldemort and admitted that Snape had overpowered him after he attacked him.
• Voldemort comforted Barty, asked to see his memory, and reviewed the confrontation.
• Voldemort recognized that Snape's magical ability had improved and that his resentment toward Dumbledore could make him useful.
• Voldemort decided that Snape should remain at Hogwarts and gather intelligence on Wizet and Dumbledore.
• Voldemort praised Barty for obtaining the information he needed and ordered him to improve his magical ability.

Snape prepared to meet Voldemort at Durmstrang and examined how Lily’s death and Wizet’s theories had changed his understanding of himself. He resolved to destroy Voldemort and restore Hogwarts while remaining true to his own ambitions as a Slytherin.

• Snape told Dumbledore that Voldemort had invited him to Durmstrang, and Dumbledore advised him to answer truthfully if asked about Wizet.
• Snape traveled to the snowy mountains near Durmstrang and recalled how Lily had first trusted him when they were children.
• Snape reviewed how Wizet’s mental magic theories and the Soul Healing Technique had helped him reconsider his memories of Lily and his longing for love.
• Snape concluded that magic’s purpose depended on what a wizard held in his heart, and that his ambitions did not prevent him from choosing what was right.
• Snape resolved that Voldemort should be destroyed and Hogwarts should again become a place where students could freely pursue knowledge.

Snape entered Durmstrang and met Voldemort in the Headmaster's Office, where Voldemort praised his help before questioning whether he had become too attached to his professor identity. Voldemort tightened his grip on Snape's shoulder and asked how traitors should be dealt with.

• Snape entered Durmstrang after its hidden castle appeared and was met by Barty Crouch Jr.
• Barty Crouch Jr. led Snape through the castle to the Headmaster's Office, where Voldemort awaited him.
• Snape knelt before Voldemort, who praised his loyalty and the potions he had left behind.
• Voldemort confronted Snape about preparing teaching materials before term and accused him of becoming too immersed in his professor identity.
• Voldemort squeezed Snape's shoulder and asked how he should deal with a traitor.

Voldemort tested Snape’s loyalty while Barty Crouch Jr. watched, then killed Igor Karkaroff and revealed that he had a personal task in mind for Snape. He ended by asking about Snape’s former student, Wizet Lovegood.

• Voldemort inflicted the Cruciatus Curse on Snape while questioning him about the traitor.
• Barty Crouch Jr. waited for a chance to kill Snape, believing Voldemort had begun to suspect him.
• Snape identified Igor Karkaroff as the traitor, and Voldemort revealed that Barty had already captured him.
• Nagini brought the badly tortured Karkaroff into the room, and Voldemort killed him with the Killing Curse.
• Voldemort told Snape he needed him to handle something personally and asked about Wizet Lovegood, whom Snape had taught.

Voldemort interrogated Snape about Wizet Lovegood and used the Cruciatus Curse when Snape claimed not to know him well. Snape described Wizet’s exceptional potion skills and suspected access to the Restricted Section, leaving Voldemort eager to hear more.

• Barty Crouch Jr. suspected that Voldemort might want Snape to kill Wizet Lovegood.
• Voldemort questioned Snape about giving Wizet private lessons, then tortured him with the Cruciatus Curse when Snape said he barely knew the student.
• Snape deliberately let Voldemort uncover some information through Legilimency while concealing other details.
• Snape told Voldemort that Wizet was extraordinarily gifted at Potions and mastered formulas and principles quickly.
• Snape said Wizet seemed to enter the Restricted Section and suggested Dumbledore helped him explore its magical knowledge unnoticed.

Barty Crouch Jr. was surprised by Snape’s praise of Wizet Lovegood, while Voldemort concluded that Wizet’s power and hidden secrets required investigation. The chapter left Snape under orders to monitor Wizet, though he insisted Wizet was not the sort to say one thing and do another.

• Barty Crouch Jr. heard Snape praise Wizet Lovegood and privately judged Wizet to be Dumbledore’s puppet.
• Voldemort agreed that Snape had been honest and recalled Wizet’s growing power and repeated defeats of his plans.
• Voldemort’s memories of Wizet’s Killing Curse and Dumbledore’s indifference deepened his hatred of Dumbledore.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to investigate Wizet’s secrets and monitor him during class.
• Snape told Voldemort that Wizet never missed class and was not the sort of person who said one thing and did another.

Voldemort ordered Snape to uncover Wizet Lovegood’s thoughts about magic, while Barty Crouch Jr.’s insults nearly provoked him into using the Killing Curse. Snape revealed that Wizet had published books about magic and offered to bring them to Voldemort for judgment.

• Barty Crouch Jr. accused Wizet Lovegood of using perfect attendance to hide his incompetence, and Voldemort grew furious because the criticism echoed his own past.
• Voldemort interrupted Barty Crouch Jr. and asked Snape about Wizet’s mastery of potion recipes and his habit of studying other students’ failures.
• Snape described Wizet as a Niffler who eagerly absorbed magical knowledge and explained how he learned from both success and failure.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to obtain Wizet’s thoughts about magic without revealing himself.
• Snape said Wizet had published books explaining his understanding of magic and offered to bring them to Voldemort, who agreed and ordered him to bring flowers for Igor Karkaroff’s corpse.

Voldemort took control of Durmstrang and explained to Barty Crouch Jr. that powerful wizards, not political scheming, should lead magical schools. He argued that schools were the foundation of wizardkind and condemned the International Statute of Secrecy for confining wizards.

• Snape Apparated away from Durmstrang after Voldemort sent him to hurry the journey home.
• Barty Crouch Jr. praised Voldemort for taking control of Durmstrang, and Voldemort reflected that becoming headmaster was easier than expected.
• Voldemort questioned Barty about who should lead a magic school and asserted that only powerful wizards were fit to be headmasters.
• Voldemort criticized Durmstrang's past leaders for relying on schemes instead of magical strength and condemned the trivial uses taught in wizarding textbooks.
• Voldemort told Barty that magic schools were the foundation of wizardkind and claimed the International Statute of Secrecy had trapped wizards in a false sense of retreat.

Voldemort explained his plan to reshape magical schools into ranked ant colonies where gifted wizards studied magic and the rest served wizardkind. Snape brought Wizet Lovegood’s books to the Headmaster’s Office, and Voldemort became absorbed in Magical Tuning: Beginner Transfiguration.

• Barty Crouch Jr. praised Voldemort’s plan to break the International Statute of Secrecy and restore wizard rule.
• Voldemort argued that magical schools should organize wizards like ant colonies, with gifted wizards researching magic and the incompetent serving the greater whole.
• Snape returned with several books, and Voldemort questioned him about the flowers he had not brought Igor Karkaroff.
• Voldemort sent Igor Karkaroff’s corpse flying out the window and let Nagini understand his decision through Parseltongue.
• Voldemort began reading Magical Tuning: Beginner Transfiguration and grew intent as he noticed what distinguished the book.

Voldemort read Wizet’s beginner Transfiguration book and found its ideas unexpectedly compelling, then followed connections between its lessons and Wizet’s books on Charms and Potions. When Barty Crouch Jr. accused Snape of placing a curse on the books, Voldemort snapped out of his engrossment and ordered them to stop.

• Voldemort read Magical Tuning: Beginner Transfiguration and found its approach to Transfiguration more profound than he expected.
• Voldemort noticed the book’s reference to a matchstick becoming a warm torch and searched Wizet’s books for connections to the Fire-Making Spell and Potions.
• Voldemort realized he had become absorbed in Wizet’s books and felt the Tom Riddle soul fragment urge him to keep reading.
• Barty Crouch Jr. accused Snape of putting a curse on the books, and Snape denied it while defending their master.
• Voldemort shut the books and shouted at Barty Crouch Jr. and Snape to stop, prompting Barty to kneel and Snape to ask if he was well.

Voldemort questioned Snape about Wizet Lovegood’s books and magical discoveries, then learned that Wizet had developed a ritual that could let Squibs cast spells. The chapter ended with Voldemort urgently asking whether the ritual was real and Snape reporting that Argus Filch had apparently succeeded.

• Voldemort restrained himself from reopening the Magical Tuning books, while Barty Crouch Jr. dismissed them as unworthy of the Master’s attention.
• Snape told Voldemort that Dumbledore had sent him the books and that a second batch might be released and included in Hogwarts’s school-start notice.
• Voldemort asked Snape whether Wizet had recorded all his magical knowledge, and Snape described Wizet’s publicly shared research that let Animagi cast spells.
• Snape revealed that Wizet had also developed the Dependency Connection Ritual to give Squibs the ability to cast spells.
• Voldemort urgently questioned whether the ritual had been tested, and Snape said Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch had apparently succeeded.