Chapter Summaries

Wizet told Fenrir Greyback that the Ritual Magic would preserve his ability to remain a werewolf but erase most of his memories and reshape his instincts. As Fenrir realized Wizet had used his memories to find his victims, Wizet confronted him about the suffering he had caused.

• Fenrir Greyback demanded to know what right Wizet had to use his name, and Wizet warned that the Ritual Magic would erase his current self and most of his memories.
• Wizet explained that Fenrir would be able to remain a werewolf regardless of the moon and act freely, but would retain an instinctive fear of humans.
• Fenrir cursed Wizet, then realized Wizet had used his memories to identify the people he had infected with Lycanthropy.
• Wizet described how Fenrir's victims had suffered and accused him of blaming and mocking them for not embracing Lycanthropy.

Wizet extracted Fenrir Greyback’s hatred and fear for use in a Ritual Magic meant to preserve the victims’ emotions. At the ritual site, Lupin and the assembled MACUSA forces prepared to begin the next step.

• Fenrir Greyback blamed his victims for refusing to embrace their werewolf nature while Wizet listened.
• Wizet restrained Greyback again and explained that the victims’ emotions would strengthen the Ritual Magic, leaving Greyback’s preserved consciousness and instincts with fear of humans.
• Lupin, Sirius, and Tonks waited anxiously at the ritual site as Wizet emerged from the laboratory.
• Lupin raised the small laboratory, and Wizet used the Harmonic Space Charm to expand it before the gathered M.S.C. staff, Aurors, and Hit Wizards.
• Liam Graves confirmed that MACUSA had swept the area and explained why the organization had readily approved the ritual to address the werewolf wizards it still had to control.

Liam Graves explained that a series of precisely targeted accidents affecting people connected to the No-Maj Mafia might be an undetectable goblin curse, and he asked Wizet whether his companions had been affected. Wizet prepared to begin the ritual, and the assembled staff and werewolf wizards took their places as Aurors and Hit Wizards guarded the perimeter.

• Liam Graves told Wizet and the others that strange accidents had damaged only private property and left no trace detectable by magic.
• Sirius Black connected the pattern to the fire hydrant incident, while Liam Graves said they suspected a goblin curse linked to Wizet breaking a goblin magical contract.
• Liam Graves said Mr. Smith and his companions were unharmed and had joined the search for suspicious magic.
• Wizet stepped outside under the rising full moon and told Liam Graves to bring everyone in.
• Remus Lupin signaled the M.S.C. staff to take their positions as Liam Graves directed the werewolf wizards into the Ritual Magic Array.
• Liam Graves, the Aurors, and the Hit Wizards formed a guarded perimeter around the array.

Wizet began the ritual to transform Fenrir Greyback and the infected M.S.C. employees into werewolves, using a maze of mirrors to confront them with their transformed selves. The other werewolves were restrained after transforming, while Fenrir remained conscious and searched the mirrors for a way out.

• Wizet sent the little Thunderbird to summon a thunderstorm and hurled Fenrir Greyback into the center of the Ritual Magic Array.
• Fenrir saw his skeletal reflection change into the werewolf form he had once desired, then froze as the transformation began.
• The infected M.S.C. employees and Fenrir transformed into werewolves as Sirius Black recognized the ritual’s onset.
• Liam Graves signaled the Aurors to stand guard, and Wizet bound the transformed employees with vines when they threatened to attack.
• Fenrir remained unbound and in control of himself, but found that the mirrors showed scenes from his memories instead of his human or werewolf reflection.

Fenrir Greyback was overwhelmed by unnatural rain that forced him to experience the memories and suffering of werewolves and their victims. As countless identities and consciousnesses merged inside him, he lost the ability to tell who he was and began to go mad.

• Unnatural rain struck Fenrir Greyback after he saw an image in the mirror, filling his mind with voices, images, and unbearable pain.
• Fenrir Greyback relived the attack on Lyall Lupin's child from the child's perspective and experienced other victims being mauled by werewolves.
• The memories gathered into a wolf-eared monster whose face shifted among Fenrir Greyback, other werewolves, and the children they had bitten.
• Fenrir Greyback questioned whether he was himself, a werewolf, or one of its victims as conflicting emotions and consciousnesses churned inside him.
• Fenrir Greyback curled up on the ground, whimpering as he lost his sense of identity and began to go mad.

Fenrir Greyback used his hatred for Wizet to regain control of his mind and believed he had broken Wizet’s Ritual Magic array. Just as he tried to attack Wizet, black vines restrained him, and his claws broke when he tried to cut them.

• Fenrir Greyback redirected the tormenting images and hatred in his mind toward Wizet, using that hatred to steady himself.
• Fenrir Greyback rose, embraced the memories and hatred, and believed he had mastered his werewolf form and broken the Ritual Magic array.
• Fenrir Greyback saw Wizet beyond the fading mirrors and prepared to leap at him.
• Black vines burst from the ground and pinned Fenrir Greyback’s legs before he could attack Wizet.
• Wizet guessed that Fenrir Greyback had gathered Professor Lupin and the others’ hatred around his own, and Fenrir Greyback broke his claws trying to cut the vines.

Fenrir Greyback tried to break free from Wizet’s vines, but Wizet revealed that Greyback’s resistance had helped prepare his soul for Ritual Magic. Greyback realized he had been manipulated as experimental material and a tool in Wizet’s plan.

• Fenrir Greyback’s claws snapped against Wizet’s Transfigured vines, and Wizet explained how sandwich steel combined hard and tough materials.
• Greyback broke the claws on both hands, then tried to bite through his own knee to escape.
• A vine coiled around Greyback’s neck and pulled his head back, preventing him from reaching his knee.
• Wizet told Greyback that his survival instinct had gathered his chaos and hatred, completing a crucial step for the Ritual Magic.
• Fenrir Greyback understood that Wizet had anticipated his resistance and had used him to harmonize his soul.

Wizet broke Fenrir Greyback’s resolve by forcing him to confront the pleas of his victims, then completed the Ritual Magic that shattered Greyback’s reflected self. The rain and thunder stopped, leaving Sirius Black, Nymphadora Tonks, and Liam Graves uncertain whether the ritual was over.

• Wizet’s revelations left Fenrir Greyback terrified and reduced him to sobbing and pleading for mercy.
• Wizet reminded Fenrir Greyback that his victims had begged him in the same way, and Fenrir Greyback heard his own excuses echo back at him.
• Wizet raised his wand and unleashed the Ritual Magic as lightning and thunder shook the clearing.
• Fenrir Greyback saw his reflection crack apart and dissolve into blinding white light.
• Wizet lowered his arm, the storm stopped, and Sirius Black and Nymphadora Tonks wondered if the ritual had ended.
• Liam Graves suggested asking Mr. Lovegood directly.

Wizet completed his Ritual Magic, leaving the transformed werewolf wizards calm and revealing a timid werewolf that retained only a small part of Fenrir Greyback. He confirmed that the creature would remain a werewolf permanently, as a magical creature whose definition he had completed.

• Wizet told Sirius Black and the others that he had deliberately caused the rain and lightning while refining the Ritual Magic procedure.
• Liam Graves observed that the transformed werewolf wizards had stopped struggling, and Wizet removed the vines and mirrors around them.
• Wizet asked Liam Graves to distribute potions and led Sirius Black, Nymphadora Tonks, and the others toward the ritual's center.
• Nymphadora Tonks wondered if the trembling werewolf was Fenrir Greyback, and Wizet explained that it retained only a tiny part of him, including its fear.
• Wizet confirmed that the creature could not change back and would remain a true werewolf permanently.

Wizet showed Harry, Sirius Black, and Nymphadora Tonks that his Ritual Magic had calmed Fenrir Greyback’s transformed werewolf and created a Moonstone Totem that could treat Lycanthropy. The group learned the totem could adapt to future changes in how people understood werewolves, and Sirius Black warned Wizet to keep its creation from the goblins.

• Sirius Black startled the transformed werewolf with sparks, and Wizet explained that it retained Fenrir Greyback’s fear but not his cruel thoughts.
• Harry asked Sirius Black to stop teasing the werewolf, while Nymphadora Tonks asked whether it would be safe among the “werewolf wizards.”
• Wizet retrieved a wooden box and revealed a moonstone transformed into a werewolf-shaped totem that absorbed and released moonlight.
• Wizet explained that he had created the Moonstone Totem through Ritual Magic and a goblin Magical Contract, allowing it to treat Lycanthropy and adapt to future changes.
• Sirius Black joked that Wizet should hide the totem’s creation from the goblins to avoid their demands for Gold Galleons.

Wizet transformed the manor hall into a warm shelter and prepared the clear potion with the Moonstone Totem. As the potion turned blood-red, Sirius suspected it was meant for Animagus transformation.

• Wizet used magic to create a warm manor hall around the Ritual Magic array, astonishing Liam Graves and the other Aurors and Hit Wizards.
• Charles Graves told an Auror that Wizet had split a lake about as large as the Quabbin Reservoir during the Five-Wizard Tournament.
• Wizet transformed a wooden crate into a stone platform holding a jar of clear potion, and Sirius wondered if it could remove the curse of Lycanthropy.
• Wizet lowered the moonlit Moonstone Totem into the potion, where it dissolved and spread a red color through the liquid.
• Sirius recognized familiar Animagus ingredients and asked Wizet whether the potion was really for Animagus transformation.

Wizet explained that understanding and accepting oneself could make Animagus transformation safer, and that a bond with a pet could reveal a second form. He said his potion would let Professor Lupin and the other werewolf wizards gain werewolf Animagus forms by guiding their Lycanthropy curse into the transformation.

• Nymphadora Tonks and the Aurors questioned whether Wizet's Animagus method would let Remus transform into a werewolf at will.
• Wizet explained that a wizard's bond with a pet could reveal another side of the wizard's soul and provide an Animagus Second Form.
• Wizet proposed that understanding and accepting one's flaws could reduce the danger of resisting animal instinct during Animagus training.
• Wizet said a magical creature's recognition could allow a wizard to gain that creature's form through Animagus practice.
• Harry asked whether this was what Wizet meant by defining what a werewolf was, and Wizet confirmed that his potion would help Professor Lupin and the other werewolf wizards complete their transformations.

Wizet used the Moonstone Totem to calm the werewolf and directed Liam Graves, Sirius Black, and Nymphadora Tonks to give the transformed M.S.C. employees a potion that restored them to human form. The employees awoke in the manor hall, and Wizet revealed a full moon overhead as they braced for the pain of transforming.

• Wizet turned the potion blood-red and divided it into single-mouthful portions, then used the Moonstone Totem to draw the werewolf away from the others.
• Liam Graves, Sirius Black, and Nymphadora Tonks carefully fed the potion to the transformed M.S.C. employees.
• The potion rapidly restored the employees to human form, and chairs, blankets, and robes appeared as they fell.
• Andrew and the other employees awoke, recognized their own hands and faces, and repeatedly slapped themselves in disbelief.
• Wizet told the employees they had recovered and showed them the full moon above the manor hall, causing them to brace for the familiar transformation pain.

Former werewolf wizards, including Remus Lupin, discovered that their Lycanthropy had vanished and celebrated their freedom. Remus reunited with Nymphadora Tonks and realized he could finally be with her without fearing he might harm her.

• The former werewolf wizards confirmed they had not transformed under the full moon and released years of fear and pain.
• Remus Lupin examined himself and rejoiced when he realized his Lycanthropy was gone.
• Sirius Black encouraged Remus to pull himself together and hinted that he should consider his feelings for Tonks.
• Tonks ran toward Remus, stumbled, and was caught in his arms.
• Remus embraced Tonks and understood that, now free of Lycanthropy, he no longer had to fear hurting her.

Remus Lupin confessed his love to Tonks, and the two kissed as their friends celebrated. Tonks confronted him about how long she had waited, and Lupin promised not to make her wait again.

• Lupin comforted Tonks, wiped away her tears, and kissed her.
• Lupin told Tonks he loved her, and she embraced and kissed him back as her hair flashed through bright colors.
• Sirius Black cheered for Lupin, then jokingly offered Harry advice about kissing.
• Tonks headbutted Lupin and told him she had waited for him for a long time.
• Lupin promised Tonks he would not make her wait anymore and held her close, ready to begin a new life.

Andrew Williams thanked Wizet for curing his Lycanthropy, and the other people Wizet had saved joined him in a solemn bow. Wizet asked them to stand and embrace him as friends, while the Thunderbird watched the hugs in confusion.

• Andrew Williams approached Wizet and described how Fenrir Greyback’s bite had cost him his family, work, and peaceful nights.
• Andrew thanked Wizet for giving him a new life and bowed before him.
• The people Wizet had cured gathered around Andrew and bowed together, while Liam Graves and the other wizards watched with respect.
• Wizet felt the group’s magical bond and asked them to stand, calling them friends and urging them to embrace their futures.
• The cured wizards stood and hugged Wizet, while the Thunderbird hovered nearby, wondering whether one hug differed from another.

After curing the former werewolf wizards, Wizet reassured them that he had no doubts about their ability to build new lives. He and Liam Graves proposed using their experience between the wizarding and Muggle worlds as valuable expertise, leaving them with possible roles to discuss with MACUSA and the Ministry of Magic.

• Sirius joked to Harry that the former werewolf wizards' future was Wizet, and the joke prompted them to worry that Wizet might feel responsible for them.
• Esposito told Wizet that he and his companions felt reborn and did not want to become a burden, while the others insisted they could manage on their own.
• Wizet said he had been considering their future and believed their experience navigating both worlds gave them valuable skills.
• Wizet explained that changing relations between the wizarding and Muggle worlds created a need for people who understood both.
• Liam Graves proposed that they could help the Department of Magical Law Enforcement work with No-Maj police, assist with magical-incident aftermath, or serve as special advisors, pending discussions with the MACUSA President.
• Wizet encouraged them to see their past hardships as strengths and to become experts who would be valued.

After curing the gathered werewolf wizards, Wizet encouraged them to see their experience as valuable and urged them to rest before helping others. He explained the effects of the cure and the possibility of werewolf Animagi to Liam Graves, who departed promising MACUSA's support.

• Wizet told the cured werewolf wizards that their experiences made them valuable experts who could help address the world's problems.
• Wizet dismissed the manor, returning everyone to the clearing beneath the full moon, where the werewolf wizards embraced their new future.
• Liam Graves asked Wizet about werewolf wizards who had not joined the Ritual Magic, and Wizet explained that they would become quiet and remain still during full moons until sunrise.
• Wizet told Liam Graves that the curing potion cost about as much as an Animagus potion and that becoming a werewolf Animagus was theoretically possible, though difficult and not guaranteed.
• Liam Graves offered MACUSA's full support, shook Wizet's hand, and left to write his report.

Wizet planned to take the transformed Fenrir Greyback to Newt Scamander so he could study the new magical creature, which Wizet believed could reproduce. Tonks and Lupin discussed the risks of werewolf offspring, and Lupin was moved by Tonks's acceptance of him.

• Wizet told Tonks, Harry, Lupin, and Sirius that Fenrir Greyback would never return to human form and that he planned to take him to Newt Scamander.
• Sirius realized Wizet wanted Scamander to study and raise the werewolf, and Wizet explained that the new magical creature might be able to reproduce like an Acromantula.
• Tonks mentioned the Forbidden Forest wolves rumored to be offspring of werewolves and wolves, born when werewolves mated on a full moon.
• Lupin remembered hearing the rumor and realized Tonks had known the risks of loving a werewolf wizard, while Tonks reassured him that it was all in the past.
• Sirius teased Lupin and told Harry to learn from Professor Lupin's example.

Wizet told Selina Pendragon that his Ritual Magic had cured some werewolf wizards, explaining why the werewolves she encountered had collapsed. He left to meet her, and Selina, Sebastian Saru, and Ominis Gaunt waited as they discussed his cure for Lycanthropy.

• Harry awkwardly changed the subject, and Sirius suggested that the group return to the inn for the night.
• Selina Pendragon asked Wizet through her notebook why the werewolves she had encountered were motionless, even after she cut them in half.
• Wizet explained that his full-moon Ritual Magic had cured some werewolf wizards of Lycanthropy and that their reactions were normal.
• Wizet told Sirius and the others that Selina Pendragon needed help, then used the Moonstone Totem to vanish with the werewolf.
• Selina Pendragon, Sebastian Saru, and Ominis Gaunt discussed how Wizet had cured Lycanthropy, and Selina said he would arrive shortly.