Chapter Summaries

Ron believed Felix Felicis had helped him master the Disarming Charm, so Percy rushed him to find Wizet and warn him about the risks. Wizet and Luna explained that Ron had only drunk flower tea, leaving Ron to reconsider whether he had succeeded through his own skill.

• Ron celebrated his performance, but Hermione guessed that he had used Felix Felicis, and Percy confronted him about it.
• Ron explained that he had used only one drop and agreed to discuss it with Wizet after the open class.
• Percy hurried Ron through a secret passage toward Ravenclaw Tower to find Wizet.
• Percy asked Wizet whether Ron had drunk his Felix Felicis and warned that people might use the potion against him.
• Wizet and Luna revealed that Ron had drunk ordinary flower tea, not Felix Felicis.
• Wizet reassured Ron that he had mastered the Disarming Charm and praised his earlier Fear Manifestation Charm.

Wizet helped Ron recognize that his public lesson performance reflected his true ability, and Ron left eager to tell Harry and Hermione. At Ravenclaw Tower, Wizet and Luna shared a tender moment; meanwhile, Voldemort reviewed a memory of the lesson and asked Snape to assess it.

• Wizet and Luna confirmed that Ron had succeeded, and Wizet advised him to explore his fears gradually in a safe environment.
• Ron thanked Wizet and hurried off to tell Harry and Hermione about his performance.
• Percy thanked Wizet for helping Ron, then left to write reports for the Ministry of Magic.
• Wizet and Luna reached Ravenclaw Tower, where Wizet answered the eagle knocker's riddle with “taste” after sharing a kiss with Luna.
• Voldemort extracted and examined a memory while Barty Crouch Jr. challenged Snape about whether he had altered it.
• Barty Crouch Jr. entered the memory in a Pensieve, and Snape told Voldemort that Wizet's public lesson was successful but packed with content that needed repeated study.

Voldemort questioned Snape about his loyalty and his opinion of Wizet, while Herpo observed their exchange. The chapter left Snape facing Voldemort’s suspicion that he had developed admiration or affection for Wizet.

• Voldemort praised Snape’s magical ability and questioned whether he had truly remained loyal during Voldemort’s absence.
• Snape insisted that teaching at Hogwarts tormented him because so many students were stupid, but described Wizet as unusually clever, greedy for knowledge, and cunning.
• Snape said Wizet’s growth made sense because he had once received guidance from Voldemort, then explained that he had learned about Wizet’s Forbidden Forest encounter by probing him.
• Voldemort corrected Snape’s comparison of Wizet to a snake, calling him a greedy eagle from Ravenclaw, and Snape praised Voldemort’s choice of Wizet.
• Voldemort accused Snape of understanding Wizet too well and asked whether he had developed admiration or other feelings for his student.

Snape explained to Voldemort why he had monitored Wizet and given him private lessons, and Voldemort let him continue his role at Hogwarts. After Snape left, Voldemort discussed his caution about acting too hastily with Herpo, then heard Barty Crouch Jr.'s complaints about Wizet's public lecture and considered holding a similar lesson for Durmstrang students.

• Snape told Voldemort that Dumbledore had ordered him to monitor Wizet and that he had used Wizet to learn Dumbledore's secrets while avoiding exposure.
• Voldemort accepted Snape's explanation and ordered him to keep watch on Hogwarts, especially Wizet and Dumbledore's secrets.
• After Snape left, Voldemort told Herpo that a past mistake had taught him to avoid haste and that he had reasons for withholding a plan from Snape.
• Barty Crouch Jr. complained that Wizet's public lecture on the Disarming Charm had been perfunctory and called it Dumbledore's conspiracy.
• Voldemort rejected Barty Crouch Jr.'s interpretation but found merit in his suggestion of holding a public lecture for Durmstrang's students.

Students tried to recreate the danger and intense focus needed to master the Disarming Charm, but Professor McGonagall’s protections stopped Seamus Finnigan from jumping off a staircase. Hagrid took the class into the Forbidden Forest, where he introduced Porlocks as guardians of equine creatures.

• Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas tried to jump from a moving staircase, but a protective spell shoved Seamus back and Filch chased them away.
• Seamus and Dean told Harry and the others what happened, and Neville reminded them of their earlier attempt to use Wizet’s Impediment Jinx as stairs.
• Hagrid led the students, including the eager Slytherins, into the Forbidden Forest for a lesson.
• The students admired a Unicorn named Cornelia in a forest clearing.
• Hermione identified the fluffy creatures around Cornelia as Porlocks, and Hagrid explained that they guarded equine creatures.

Hagrid taught the students about Porlocks, explaining their appearance, habits, and preferred food. Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas then asked whether Hagrid could breed more dangerous creatures, and Hagrid became intrigued by their suggestion of a dragon crossed with a Fwooper.

• Hagrid introduced the students to Porlocks and explained that the creatures were small, shy, and covered in fur.
• Hermione, Neville, and other students answered Hagrid's questions about Porlocks, earning points for Gryffindor and Slytherin.
• Hagrid asked the students to identify which of several similar kinds of fodder Porlocks liked best.
• Seamus Finnigan asked Hagrid whether he had bred any new Blast-Ended Skrewts, and Hagrid said he had not.
• Dean Thomas suggested breeding a dragon with a Fwooper, and Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas insisted they wanted to see cute creatures like dragons.

During Care of Magical Creatures, Wizet explained that Cornelia trusted him because he and the centaur Firenze had helped save her mother from Acromantulas. Hagrid assigned an essay on introducing Porlocks to an Abraxan, and Cornelia tried to keep Wizet from leaving the Forbidden Forest.

• Hagrid praised the students’ work and reminded them that the O.W.L. exams required more than knowing how to handle magical creatures.
• Michael Corner tried to touch Cornelia, but she threatened him with her horn until Wizet calmed her.
• Wizet explained that he and Firenze had saved Cornelia’s mother from Acromantulas, which was why Cornelia trusted him.
• Wizet’s classmates were surprised that a wizard and a centaur could be friends, and Hagrid assigned them a guide to introducing Porlocks to an Abraxan.
• Cornelia blocked Wizet from leaving, and the students followed Fang out of the Forbidden Forest.

Wizet stayed behind with Hagrid after the lesson and helped him understand why Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas wanted to encounter dangerous creatures. Hagrid regained confidence in his teaching and planned a supervised visit to egg-laying Fire Crabs.

• Hagrid asked Wizet to stay behind while he escorted the students out of the Forbidden Forest.
• The little Thunderbird joined Wizet and Cornelia, and Hagrid returned to ask Wizet what he thought of the lesson.
• Hagrid told Wizet that Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas had asked to see Blast-Ended Skrewts and dragons, and Wizet suggested they were seeking excitement while practising the Disarming Charm.
• Wizet reassured Hagrid that he was an excellent professor and suggested showing the students frightening but relatively gentle creatures or letting them observe dangerous creatures from a safe distance.
• Hagrid decided to take the students to watch egg-laying Fire Crabs, and he thanked Wizet and Luna for helping him improve his lessons.

Wizet learned that Ron credited him with helping him gain confidence and earn a Ministry of Magic medal, and agreed to keep Ron's emotional confession secret. Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout discussed students' risky attempts to practice the Disarming Charm, and Sprout revealed that students from every House had already approached her with unusual ideas.

• Hagrid told Wizet that Ron had cried while describing how Wizet's help had boosted his confidence and led to his Ministry of Magic medal.
• Hagrid asked Wizet to lock away his memory of Ron's confession, but Wizet said Ron was mainly worried about Fred and George teasing him.
• Professor Sprout worried that she had used too much ginger in her biscuits, and Professor McGonagall guessed that students' plans had unsettled her.
• Professor Sprout recalled Gryffindors breaking bones while copying Wizet's use of the Impediment Jinx to escape moving staircases.
• Professor McGonagall said she had protected the staircases and railings and had Filch monitor the students' attempts to practice the Disarming Charm.
• Professor Sprout told Professor McGonagall that students from every House had already come to ask her about practicing the Disarming Charm.

Professor Sprout and Professor McGonagall discussed how Wizet’s advice had inspired students to prepare for practicing the Disarming Charm safely. Sprout described Neville and Hannah’s newly crossbred practice vine and hoped Fred and George would contribute a welcome surprise rather than a shock.

• Professor Sprout told Professor McGonagall that first-year students had asked how to subdue dangerous magical plants, including the Whomping Willow.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout agreed that Wizet’s advice had encouraged students to seek guidance before trying dangerous experiences.
• Professor Sprout explained that Neville and Hannah had crossbred a paralyzing plant with Devil’s Snare to create a vine for practicing the Disarming Charm.
• Professor Sprout said Hannah and Neville had developed a concentration-enhancing juice after discussions with Fred and George.
• Professor Sprout predicted that Fred and George might soon contribute to the Disarming Charm effort, and Professor McGonagall hoped their contribution would be a surprise, not a shock.

After returning from Hogsmeade, Ron was plied with sweets by Gryffindors eager to hear every detail of his disastrous Potions lesson with Snape. Hermione explained that Wizet’s paper argued ritual steps carried symbolic meaning and helped a caster resonate with magic, rather than being arbitrary rules to copy.

• Ron returned from Hogsmeade with snacks, and Gryffindors surrounded him with more sweets.
• Seamus and the other Gryffindors pressed Ron to recount the sequence of Snape’s Potions lesson and his near poisoning by Moondew Flower poison.
• Seamus explained that the Gryffindors had been inspired by Wizet’s paper on Ritual Magic in Hogwarts Voice.
• Hermione identified the paper as On the Origins of Ritual Magic: From Personal Experience to Universal Application and corrected Seamus’s interpretation of its argument.
• Hermione explained that ritual steps could carry symbolic meaning, focus a caster’s mind and conviction, and help them resonate with magic.

Hermione explained Wizet’s ideas about creating a personal Ritual Magic, and Harry used them to master the Projectile Deflection Charm. Seamus then applied the concept of similarity to Ron, who became alarmed by Seamus’s intense attention.

• Hermione recited Wizet’s conclusion that witches and wizards should find and repeat their own unique connection to magic.
• Harry focused on the passage, cast the Projectile Deflection Charm, and noticed its glow matched the red of the Disarming Charm.
• Harry explained that rereading Wizet’s papers helped him discover his own approach, prompting several Gryffindors to consider doing the same.
• Seamus turned back to Ron and explained that their shared house and similar preferences made Ron a useful subject for exploring similarity in magic.
• Ron gripped his chair and told Seamus that the way he looked at him was frightening.

Seamus Finnigan tried to recreate the circumstances in which Ron learned the Disarming Charm, but Snape refused to cooperate and Gryffindor lost more points. Fred and George offered the group their new Focus Toffee, which seemed to sharpen their minds and sense of danger.

• Seamus Finnigan argued that Ron's encounter with Snape had been a kind of Ritual Magic and asked Ron to recount every detail so the group could repeat it.
• For a week, Seamus Finnigan and the others tried to provoke Snape, but he only deducted Gryffindor points, and several students quit the plan.
• Hermione brought Harry and Ron to urge the group to stop wasting time, while Fred and George arrived and teased them about their lack of progress.
• Harry confirmed that Fred and George had helped Alicia master the Disarming Charm by hitting Bludgers at her, and the twins offered to give the group technical guidance.
• Fred and George revealed their Wizet-certified Focus Toffee, and Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, and the others tried it and felt their minds grow clearer.

Fred and George offered Focus Toffee to help students master the Disarming Charm, then revealed that the others had been using the wrong approach to reproduce Ron’s success. They left Seamus and the others with a new clue: their Ritual Magic needed the right activation condition.

• Fred and George explained that Neville and Hannah had supplied magical plants for the Focus Toffee, and Hermione nearly accepted a piece after hearing it might help her master the Disarming Charm.
• Fred and George teased Hermione about practicing with a Boggart, then left the common room as Seamus Finnigan and the others followed them for more toffee.
• Hermione handed Ron and Harry dense revision plans, while Ron wondered whether he could have learned the Disarming Charm without Wizet’s help.
• Fred and George waited outside the common room and explained that the students’ Ritual Magic was missing an activation condition because Ron had been chosen by Snape while they had provoked him.
• Seamus guessed that Snape liked deducting points for no reason, and Fred joked that the answer was too obvious to say aloud.

Fred and George advised Seamus Finnigan to cause a dramatic Potions accident so Snape would give him the attention needed for his plan, and sold him Focus Toffee. During revision class, Seamus waited for the right moment to set off an explosion.

• George and Fred explained that Seamus would have to create an accident to force Snape to notice and reprimand him.
• Seamus remembered a previous cauldron explosion and agreed that another explosion could draw Snape's attention.
• Fred and George sold Seamus a box of Focus Toffee, which he shared with Dean Thomas and the others.
• Hermione found Seamus and the others acting unusually calm but did not question them further.
• During Potions revision, Seamus followed Snape's Shrinking Solution recipe and waited for Snape to inspect his area before causing an accident.

During Potions class, Harry calmly defended his Shrinking Solution method while Snape watched, but Seamus Finnigan accidentally swallowed a Focus Toffee and caused his cauldron to explode. Snape deducted twenty points from Gryffindor and ordered Seamus to come to the front.

• Snape mocked Harry's Shrinking Solution, and Harry explained that he had added Flobberworm mucus based on Magical Tuning: Beginner Potions.
• Seamus Finnigan swallowed a Focus Toffee while watching Snape, and the candy lodged in his throat.
• Seamus coughed up the candy into his cauldron, causing the potion to change color and explode.
• Snape contained the potion with his wand and confronted Seamus about the explosion.
• Snape deducted twenty points from Gryffindor and ordered Seamus to come to the front.

After failing to sustain the Disarming Charm and feeling crushed by Snape’s criticism, Seamus Finnigan found a meal from his friends and later dreamed of confronting Snape. In the dream, he finally cast the charm successfully, then woke to discover he could sustain it in real life.

• Seamus Finnigan repeatedly failed to sustain the Disarming Charm after Potions Class, and Hermione urged him to focus on his O.W.L. revision.
• Seamus Finnigan skipped lunch with Ron and the others, returned to the dormitory, and found chicken drumsticks and pie left for him.
• As Seamus Finnigan fell asleep, he recalled advice from Hermione, Harry, and Fred and George while wondering what his key to the spell might be.
• Seamus Finnigan dreamed that Snape approached him with the potion from his exploded cauldron, and fear prompted him to cast the Disarming Charm.
• Seamus Finnigan woke surrounded by a lasting pale golden glow, cast the Disarming Charm again, and realized he had finally mastered it.

Wizet helped Seamus Finnigan understand why he had mastered the Repelling Charm: his resolve came not from fear or survival instinct, but from loyalty to his friends and their care for him. The conversation left Seamus with a personal key to the spell and Wizet reflecting that what people live for can be stronger than the instinct to stay alive.

• Seamus Finnigan approached Wizet to ask whether his unusual way of mastering the Repelling Charm might make him forget how to cast it or cause it to stop working.
• Wizet explained that Harry, Neville, and other students had found their own ways to learn the spell, and that he wanted their experiences to help develop it further.
• Seamus described how, after facing Snape and dreaming about him, he cast the charm because he would not give in or disappoint Harry, Ron, and the friends who had brought him food.
• Wizet told Seamus that he had discovered a personal key to the charm, beyond fear and the instinct to survive.
• Wizet explained that survival was only a starting point and that what people lived for could be a stronger force.

Seamus Finnigan realized that his instinct to protect his friends helped him master the Disarming Charm, and he planned to write a paper with Wizet's guidance. Wizet went to Snape's office, where he found a group of Gryffindors in detention, including Colin Creevey and Dennis Creevey.

• Wizet explained to Seamus Finnigan that protecting his friends could serve as the personal conviction he needed to cast the Disarming Charm.
• Seamus Finnigan thanked Wizet, recognized his own strength, and asked to write a paper crediting Wizet's guidance.
• Seamus Finnigan fled when he learned Wizet was going to Snape's office, while Wizet continued toward the dungeons.
• Wizet entered Snape's office and found more than a dozen Gryffindor students serving detention.
• Snape reprimanded Colin Creevey and Dennis Creevey for whispering and summoned two croaking wooden barrels in front of them.

During Snape’s lesson, Wizet learned that Snape planned to use the Gryffindors’ detention to pressure Dumbledore for funding, while Snape continued teaching and unexpectedly awarded points to students outside Slytherin. After Snape left the office, Colin Creevey asked Wizet whether their conversations were always so complicated.

• Snape explained that the Gryffindors were serving detention for their repeated destructive mischief and hinted that he wanted funding from Dumbledore for a solution.
• Wizet realized Snape meant to pressure Dumbledore, but Snape interrupted him and deducted five points from Ravenclaw.
• Snape began his private lesson, deducting and awarding points, including giving Wizet fifteen points after having deducted ten.
• The Gryffindor students finished their frog-brain detention and hurried out, while Colin Creevey and Dennis Creevey stayed to complete their tubs.
• Snape told Wizet to clean up and left the office, and Colin Creevey asked Wizet whether his conversations with Snape were always so complicated.