Chapter Summaries

Anthony and the other prefects discussed the Educational Investigators and worried about how their visit might affect Hogwarts and the O.W.L. exams. As they gathered for their duties, Ernie Macmillan discovered that Wizet was the Head Boy and met the investigators with the other prefects.

• Anthony explained that the Educational Investigators would rely on Wizet to explain the magical world and that their reports depended on what officials accepted.
• Anthony's Prefect Badge grew hot, prompting him and the other prefects to leave their compartment and find Wizet.
• Anthony teased Ernie Macmillan for being the only Hufflepuff who did not know that Wizet was Head Boy.
• Padma Patil confirmed that the prefects had reached the compartment marked with a Hogwarts crest.
• Wizet opened the compartment door, revealing several middle-aged men in dark overcoats seated inside.

Wizet reassured the prefects that the Muggle education inspectors could explore the train without being deliberately guided, and explained that he would introduce them to Hogwarts before the feast. He suggested they could ask the snack trolley witch what the inspectors bought, leaving the group curious whether they chose Chocolate Frogs.

• The middle-aged inspectors left Wizet’s compartment to look around the train, and Wizet said he trusted them to manage.
• Hermione worried about the inspectors’ visit, but Wizet advised the prefects to act naturally and focus on their O.W.L. exams.
• Wizet identified Malcolm Sharma as an FBI agent and Samuel Drake as an occult expert, and said the missing inspector had gone ahead to Hogwarts.
• Wizet explained that the prefects should patrol occasionally and said he would introduce the inspectors to Hogwarts before the start-of-term feast.
• Wizet suggested asking the snack trolley witch what the inspectors bought, and Ernie Macmillan and Draco guessed which treats they might choose.

Wizet and Luna guided the education inspectors from the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts, introducing them to practical magic and magical creatures. The inspectors experienced the Preservation Charm and Thestrals firsthand before arriving at the castle, where Wizet welcomed them.

• Wizet cast the Preservation Charm on Malcolm Sharma and the other inspectors, who found that it kept them warm.
• Wizet told the inspectors about the Climate Box and gave them Professor Lupin's contact information.
• Wizet and Luna led the inspectors to the Thestral carriages, where Luna fed and stroked a Thestral and Samuel Drake followed her example.
• Wizet explained that Thestrals liked blood and that dragon reserves housed specialized dragonologists, surprising Samuel Drake and Malcolm Sharma.
• Wizet, Luna, Samuel Drake, and Malcolm Sharma rode a Thestral carriage to Hogwarts, where Wizet welcomed the inspectors.

Wizet and Luna guided the educational inspectors through Hogwarts, where Peeves tried to attack Samuel Drake before Wizet turned the prank back on him. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sent to the Great Hall by Snape, while Nearly Headless Nick introduced himself to the inspectors and startled them.

• The educational inspectors entered Hogwarts and admired the castle until Peeves appeared and tried to throw chalk at Samuel Drake.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Peeves exposing Hogwarts secrets, and Snape overheard them and ordered them to the Great Hall.
• Wizet redirected Peeves's chalk at him, forcing him to flee into a wall, then explained what a poltergeist was to Samuel Drake and Malcolm Sharma.
• The inspectors noticed Hogwarts's ghosts, and Luna explained that they could help visitors who got lost.
• Nearly Headless Nick introduced himself, accidentally let his head nearly fall off, and assured the inspectors that he knew Hogwarts well.

Wizet and Luna joined the Ravenclaw students as they wondered whether the confident man beside Dumbledore was Quirinus Quirrell. The Sorting Hat sang about a changing new age, and after the Sorting Ceremony Dumbledore postponed his announcements so everyone could enjoy the welcome feast.

• The Fat Friar eased the awkward meeting with the Educational Investigators, and Wizet led them toward the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony.
• Anthony Goldstein and the Ravenclaw students debated whether the man beside Dumbledore was Quirinus Quirrell, while Wizet said the answer would soon be clear.
• Professor McGonagall brought the first-years into the Great Hall, and the Sorting Hat sang about unity and the challenges of a new age.
• Michael Corner and Anthony Goldstein connected the song to recent events, including the Paris Region Incident, before Professor McGonagall began sorting the students.
• Dumbledore welcomed everyone back and said he would discuss the school-year changes after the feast.

At the start-of-term feast, Wizet dealt with the attention of new students while the Grey Lady helped restore order. Dumbledore introduced the Education Committee investigators and announced that this year's O.W.L. exams would be held at the Ministry of Magic.

• New students crowded around Wizet with questions about his achievements, and the Grey Lady sent them back to their seats.
• Wizet thanked the Grey Lady, who reminded him to remain diligent and remember his Ravenclaw identity.
• Wizet's friends discussed his popularity, his books becoming textbooks, and the possibility of changes to this year's exam questions.
• Dumbledore gave his annual reminders and introduced the Education Committee investigators, including Quirinus Quirrell, who he said was Nicolas Flamel's student.
• Dumbledore announced that the O.W.L. schedule was unchanged but the examinations would take place at the Ministry of Magic.

Dumbledore announced that the fifth-years would take their O.W.L. examinations at the Ministry of Magic, then ended the feast by leading the school in its chaotic song. After returning to Ravenclaw Tower, Wizet met with Dumbledore, who learned that the Educational Investigators seemed interested in exchanging ideas rather than spying on Hogwarts.

• Dumbledore announced that the fifth-years would sit their O.W.L. examinations at the Ministry of Magic and reassured the students about meals and facilities.
• Dumbledore led the students in singing the Hogwarts school song, while Malcolm Sharma asked Quirinus Quirrell whether it had only lyrics.
• Wizet and Luna answered the Ravenclaw knocker's riddle with “Companionship!” and entered the tower together.
• Wizet wrote to Dumbledore and went to the Headmaster's Office, while Anthony, Michael, Chris, and Terry caught one another sneaking out instead of resting.
• Wizet told Dumbledore that the Educational Investigators had not asked suspicious questions and seemed genuinely interested in exchanging ideas.

Wizet discussed Professor Quirrell’s decision to join M.S.C. and his plans to promote magical dental-cleaning devices with Dumbledore. Dumbledore revealed that Muggles were preparing a worst-case plan to blow up the moon and that the Isaiah Society had approached Voldemort, possibly for a meeting that night.

• Dumbledore explained that Quirrell chose M.S.C. after weighing its innovative products and growth potential with Nicolas Flamel.
• Wizet told Dumbledore that Nicolas Flamel’s history and the current situation had influenced him to take initiative and develop plans for a new era.
• Wizet planned to promote magical dental-cleaning devices through Olga Goizueta, and Dumbledore praised his thorough approach.
• Dumbledore revealed that Muggles had considered blowing up the moon as a worst-case plan against Voldemort.
• Wizet reasoned that the Isaiah Society would seek cooperation with Voldemort, and Dumbledore confirmed that its members had approached Durmstrang the previous day.
• Dumbledore said Barty Crouch Jr. had received the Isaiah Society members and that Voldemort had postponed meeting them, leading Wizet to wonder whether they might meet that night.

Wizet and Dumbledore discussed Herpo’s visit to Voldemort and the danger facing Barty Crouch Jr. Wizet revealed that he planned to obtain a Ritual Magic array powerful enough to cover the world, racing the Isaiah Society to prepare for the descent of “my lord.”

• Dumbledore explained that Herpo had met Voldemort alone and that he intended to bring Barty Crouch Jr. back safely.
• Dumbledore identified Barty Crouch Jr.’s need for recognition as a possible path to changing his loyalty, especially if Voldemort turned against him.
• Wizet said Selina’s intelligence suggested the Isaiah Society had collapsed, leaving many members abandoned, while Herpo—the Society’s “Shepherd”—held its secrets and had gone to Durmstrang for a final gamble.
• Dumbledore and Wizet discussed Herpo’s Horcruxes and the expected descent of “my lord,” which Herpo viewed as his dawn.
• Wizet said the Paris Region Incident had inspired his plan to become a lone army and use consensus magic with the support of allies who retained their consciousness and will.
• Wizet declared that he needed a world-spanning Ritual Magic array and would race the Isaiah Society to achieve his objective.

Voldemort conducted a ritual in Durmstrang’s basement, forcing John to kill another captive before using John’s heart and a second heart in a Ritual Magic Array. The ritual ended with a Runespoor egg cracking open to reveal a beating heart.

• Voldemort ordered a Dementor to feast on the captives, sparing four people who fainted from terror.
• Herpo recognized that Voldemort was preparing to make a Horcrux and wondered who it was intended for.
• Voldemort revived the four captives, then forced John to cut off another man’s head in exchange for his life.
• Voldemort made the ingredients flow into a sheet of parchment, then made John drink a potion that left him writhing in agony.
• Voldemort removed John’s heart and placed it with another heart in a Ritual Magic Array, then added a Runespoor egg.
• The Runespoor egg cracked open, revealing a fresh, beating heart.

Voldemort transformed the Squib John into a scaled being capable of casting a weak Lumos, while Herpo realized the discovery could help him unleash chaos and hasten “My Lord’s” descent. Herpo offered Voldemort resources and secrets in exchange for cooperation, and Voldemort asked what Herpo wanted.

• Voldemort restored John’s heart and poured a potion over him, causing scales to spread across his body.
• John woke in terror, but Voldemort placed him under the Imperius Curse and made him cast Lumos.
• Herpo deduced that John had been a Squib and recognized that Voldemort had transformed him into a wizard.
• Herpo decided to spread the transformation technique to provoke chaos and casualties, while also seeking a way to exile Wizet.
• Herpo offered Voldemort resources, lost magic, and secrets about Horcruxes, and Voldemort asked what price Herpo expected.

Herpo proposed turning Squibs into an army loyal to Voldemort, using Horcrux magic to bind them through soul fragments. Voldemort considered Herpo’s plan to create a force that could surpass Wizet Lovegood.

• Herpo admitted that he wanted revenge on Wizet Lovegood and the people who had defeated him in Paris.
• Voldemort mocked Herpo’s defeat and learned that Herpo’s attempt to control him with Horcrux pain had failed because Voldemort could tolerate the pain and had reabsorbed soul fragments.
• Herpo proposed transforming Squibs into wizards and recruiting them from chaotic regions to build an army loyal to those who gave them magic.
• Voldemort questioned whether Herpo could control such an army, and Herpo suggested using Horcruxes to guarantee loyalty despite magical contracts and death.
• Herpo offered to prune Voldemort’s soul and implant its fragments in transformed Squibs, linking their magic through Sympathetic Magic and coordinating them in war.
• Voldemort showed interest in commanding the proposed army as Herpo urged him to create miracles and do better than Wizet Lovegood.

Voldemort and Herpo agreed to try using time magic to exile Wizet Lovegood, whom they viewed as a threat to their plans. Afterward, Voldemort told Barty Crouch Jr. that Herpo was an interesting partner and considered taking control of the power behind the strange moon.

• Voldemort challenged Herpo to give a concrete way to counter Wizet Lovegood's next move, and Herpo proposed exiling him into time's turbulent currents.
• Herpo described Eloise Mintab's Time-Turner accident, which aged her by five centuries and erased twenty-five people from existence.
• Voldemort approved the time-exile plan and said he already had a preliminary framework for trying it.
• Voldemort returned to Durmstrang's Headmaster's Office, praised Barty Crouch Jr. for arranging the meeting, and considered using their cooperation to investigate and control Herpo's moon.

Hermione encouraged Harry and Ron to study Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions before Potions class, where Snape tested them on Confusing Concoction and used their answers to discuss the O.W.L.s. He then began a lesson on Calming Draughts, taking five points from Gryffindor when Harry could not answer his question.

• Hermione urged Harry and Ron to use Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions to prepare for Potions class.
• Snape questioned Harry about cooked castor oil and how to correct a Confusing Concoction that turned brownish gray or dark yellow, and Harry answered from the book.
• Snape asked Ron to explain why the remedy worked, and Ron gave the explanation after recalling the relevant section.
• Draco confirmed Ron's answer came from Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions, and Snape told him to leave the others some dignity.
• Snape warned the class about the O.W.L.s and said only the most outstanding students could join his N.E.W.T. Potions class.
• Snape asked Harry about Calming Draughts, took five points from Gryffindor when Harry could not answer, and called on Draco.

Snape taught the students to brew a Calming Draught, drawing out ideas from Draco and Hermione and writing a detailed procedure on the blackboard. After observing the students’ improved approach and an inspection led by Quirinus Quirrell, Snape concluded that Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions had influenced them more than he had expected.

• Draco explained that stable emotions could improve a Calming Draught, and Snape awarded Slytherin ten points for his answer.
• Hermione discussed precise measurements and focus, but Snape criticized her understanding and took a point from Gryffindor.
• Snape wrote the potion’s ingredients, brewing steps, and key points on the blackboard as the students struggled to follow them.
• Draco helped Gregory Goyle keep his potion’s steam dark blue, while Harry adjusted his own potion until its steam turned pale blue.
• Quirinus Quirrell led education inspectors through the classroom, and they examined Snape’s instructions and the students’ cauldrons.
• After the inspectors left, Snape noticed that the students approached potion-making differently and recognized the influence of Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions.

Snape assigned nearly the whole class to copy Wizet's potions book after Gryffindor outperformed Slytherin in brewing Calming Draughts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione blamed Slytherin's poor results on their disregard for the book, then asked Justin Finch-Fletchley about Hufflepuff's Potions homework and notes.

• Snape praised Gryffindor's Calming Draughts, noted Neville Longbottom's improvement, and assigned everyone except Draco Malfoy to copy Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Snape's punishment and concluded that Slytherin's poor potions were caused by neglecting Wizet's book.
• Harry and the others attended Alastor Moody's practical Defense Against the Dark Arts lessons and reached the Great Hall exhausted.
• Ron asked Justin Finch-Fletchley about Hufflepuff's Potions homework, and Hermione asked to see his class notes.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Justin discussed their Potions homework and learned that Wizet had handled Snape’s deliberately sabotaged Calming Draughts with skill. The conversation ended with Justin realizing that Acromantula venom could be useful as a potion ingredient.

• Hermione took Justin’s comprehensive notes on Calming Draught brewing and studied the remedies for common mistakes.
• Harry wondered why the notes listed such basic errors, and Justin explained that Snape had made Wizet simulate and correct mistakes at every stage of brewing.
• Justin said Wizet restored each sabotaged potion and explained what had gone wrong, while the other students brewed their own Calming Draughts.
• Harry likened Wizet’s ordeal to a duel, and Ron abandoned the idea of challenging Snape to one.
• Justin recalled Ron’s Acromantula and realized its venom could serve as a potion ingredient.

Professors McGonagall, Flitwick, and Snape adapted their lessons and punishments around Wizet’s Magical Tuning books, increasing students’ interest in magic and admiration for Wizet. Wizet remained focused on learning from his professors and gave Flitwick a notebook of material for review.

• Professor McGonagall used silver needles and paper to help first-years practice Transfiguration, while Professor Flitwick incorporated music into Charms lessons.
• Professor Snape assigned students who fell short in Potions to copy Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions, and Michael Corner complained about receiving the punishment.
• Wizet finished organizing his lesson notes and reflected that the professors’ expanded explanations helped him fill gaps and strengthen his magical knowledge.
• Professor Flitwick gave Wizet and his roommates Chocolate Frogs for their outdoor Care of Magical Creatures class.
• Wizet handed Professor Flitwick a notebook of material he planned to revise and asked him to help fill in some parts.

Wizet planned revisions to the Magical Tuning series and arranged for its royalties to support Hogwarts' financial aid fund. Meanwhile, the education inspectors discussed Hogwarts and its professors before Quirinus Quirrell declined their invitation to visit Hogsmeade.

• Wizet told Michael he planned to revise the Magical Tuning series using insights from his classes.
• Wizet and the professors agreed to donate royalties from the revised books to Hogwarts' financial aid fund.
• Professor Flitwick read Wizet's organized notes and later encountered Quirinus Quirrell and the education inspectors.
• Malcolm Sharma described Ilvermorny and the Five-Wizard Tournament, while the inspectors discussed Hogwarts' Houses, Quidditch, and Mr. Lovegood.
• Malcolm Sharma said he admired Snape's strict Potions teaching, and Quirinus Quirrell declined the inspectors' invitation to have a drink in Hogsmeade.

At the Hog’s Head Inn, Aberforth gave Fred and George the consent form and funding they needed to transfer Zonko’s Joke Shop. At M.S.C.’s meeting, Lupin reported new business prospects for its products in Australia and North America.

• Aberforth served Fred and George Ginger Gurdyroot Tea because he wanted them to honor a favor they had entrusted to him.
• Aberforth gave Fred and George the consent form for the transfer of Zonko’s Joke Shop and a sack of Galleons.
• Wizet, Luna, Fred, George, Neville, and Hannah joined Lupin and Sirius for an M.S.C. meeting at the Hog’s Head Inn.
• Lupin reported that the Oakshaft Broom Company had renewed its contract for the second-generation Weather Box.
• Lupin said M.S.C. had partnered with the Australian Quidditch League and received interest in its Revealing Projection Screen from North American leagues, including the Ghost Void Blast League Tournament.