Chapter Summaries

Madam Morel decided to travel to England to visit Ollivander and Mr. Lovegood, then learned that Lovegood was still a student and hastily ended her meeting with Minister Bonaparte. In Durmstrang, Calchas finished recounting what he had witnessed through the Eye of Heaven and proposed taking a break before Dumbledore's interview.

• Madam Morel chose to visit England and meet Ollivander and Mr. Lovegood after settling her wand shop affairs.
• Minister Bonaparte told Madam Morel that Mr. Lovegood was still a student, leaving her so stunned that she decided she needed a holiday.
• Madam Morel accidentally struck herself with a floating wand case, restored the cases, and asked Minister Bonaparte and President Jacques to leave.
• President Jacques asked whether they should find Mr. Lovegood, but Minister Bonaparte said seeing him would likely make Madam Morel feel worse.
• Calchas finished describing how Muggles had cast magic with wands and how the Guardian had won people over.
• Calchas rested his eyes and suggested taking a break before Dumbledore's interview.

Voldemort tortured Calchas after Calchas praised Wizet’s Ritual Magic, which had enabled Muggles to cast spells. Voldemort then asked Barty Crouch Jr. what Wizet would do next, and Barty carefully feigned contempt for Wizet to avoid punishment.

• Calchas concluded that the Guardian and Dumbledore had not staged the Ritual Magic, and marveled that Muggles had genuinely cast Illumination Spells.
• Voldemort used the Cruciatus Curse on Calchas for praising the Guardian’s achievement.
• Herpo redirected Voldemort’s attention by asking what the Guardian would do next.
• Voldemort predicted that Wizet would publicize the successful Ritual Magic and invite more wizards to improve it.
• Barty Crouch Jr. pretended that Wizet and his Ritual Magic were worthless, insisting Voldemort had achieved the same feat long ago.

Barty Crouch Jr. forced himself to praise Voldemort until he was dry-heaving, while Herpo pressed Voldemort to act against Wizet before Wizet’s magic could change the balance between Muggles and wizards. Voldemort recognized that Herpo wanted him to bring Snape into a plan to banish Wizet, and Barty resolved to stay undercover and wait for a chance to interfere.

• Barty Crouch Jr. finished his fawning speech, then dry-heaved and coughed as Voldemort approved of his apparent recovery.
• Calchas endured the lingering pain of the Cruciatus Curse and mourned the life he had lost after the Isaiah Society fell apart.
• Herpo warned Voldemort that Wizet’s magic could turn Muggles into wizards and urged him not to delay their plans.
• Herpo admitted that he wanted Voldemort to bring Severus in so they could use Wizet’s emotional attachments to ensure his banishment.
• Barty Crouch Jr. understood the plan against Wizet and decided to remain undercover until he could act at a crucial moment.

Herpo proposed using Ritual Magic to verify the Guardian’s actions, but Voldemort rejected the idea to protect Severus’s identity and demanded a more concrete role from Herpo. Herpo revealed a plan to have the goblins forge a sturdy magical artifact that could restrain and banish the Guardian.

• Herpo argued that the Guardian and Dumbledore’s meetings with the Order of the Phoenix in Limbo revealed a weakness they could exploit.
• Voldemort dismissed Herpo’s proposal to verify the Ritual Magic through Severus, warning that it could expose Severus’s identity.
• Voldemort demanded that Herpo demonstrate his sincerity with a specific plan to catch the Guardian.
• Herpo said he planned to persuade the troubled goblins to forge a magical artifact, reasoning that they would cooperate to preserve Gringotts.
• Herpo explained that the goblin-made artifact would act like a net, using its sturdiness to restrain and banish the Guardian.

Herpo planned to place an item in the Department of Mysteries during goblin negotiations so Voldemort’s servant could lead a Guardian there. At Hogwarts, students reacted to reports that Wizet’s Ritual Magic could turn Squibs into wizards, and the chapter ended with Terry Boot and Anthony Goldstein praising Wizet as Filch’s newfound fame continued to disrupt his life.

• Herpo told Voldemort he would use the goblins’ negotiations with the Ministry to place an item in the Department of Mysteries.
• Barty Crouch Jr. realized that this was his last chance to act and make up for his mistakes.
• Hogwarts students crowded around Filch to see him cast spells until Minerva McGonagall threatened them with detention.
• Wizet returned to the Great Hall with Luna, where Terry Boot showed him Rita Skeeter’s Daily Prophet headline praising him.
• Anthony Goldstein said pure-blood families feared Wizet’s ability to transform Squibs, explaining that some families abandoned or erased Squibs from their records.

Wizet realized Rita Skeeter had made his work at St. Mungo’s sound more dramatic than it was, then recounted the events to his roommates. The chapter left him mentioning that other newspapers had reported on the incident.

• Wizet noticed the Daily Prophet’s exaggerated headline and remembered he had forgotten to rein Rita Skeeter in.
• Anthony explained to Michael that pure-blood families had secretly disposed of Squibs to avoid ridicule.
• Terry and the other roommates asked Wizet for a firsthand account of what happened at St. Mungo’s.
• Wizet described the Muggle officials’ challenges after Filch and Mrs. Figg left, including the attack on Mr. Gustavsson.
• Wizet said he had seen reports of the incident in other newspapers.

Wizet told his roommates that he had experimented with enabling Muggles to cast spells, shocking them and confirming Anthony’s suspicions about the Ritual Magic. The group began reconsidering the sudden resignations of high-ranking Muggles and wondered whether the magical world had concealed what really happened.

• Wizet found brief newspaper reports that Carl Gustafsson, Toivo Koskinen, and other high-ranking Muggles had resigned after Easter.
• Wizet recounted what he knew about the events to Terry, Anthony, Michael, and Chris.
• Anthony hesitantly asked about the Ritual Magic, and Wizet revealed that he had experimented with giving Muggles the ability to cast spells.
• Michael and Chris reacted with disbelief, while Terry trusted Wizet and argued that Muggles might become able to cast spells just as Filch had.
• Anthony explained that a relative had dismissed the story as a rumor, possibly spread by goblins, but he now suspected Rita Skeeter had omitted frightening details.
• Anthony reasoned that the Muggles' sudden resignations made it unlikely they had simply accepted being stunned by wizards.

Wizet explained to his roommates why Muggles’ apparent lack of reaction to claims about magic made sense, then argued that many people in the Muggle world were actually Squibs. He connected this idea to Muggles bitten by werewolves, leaving Terry impressed by Wizet’s reasoning.

• Anthony told Terry that the High Inquisitors knew nothing about Muggles casting magic and had received no new instructions from Muggle authorities.
• Michael, Chris, and Terry agreed they had reacted cautiously because claiming Muggles could use magic would sound like heresy, especially if attributed to Wizet.
• Wizet suggested that Squibs might be far more numerous than wizards assumed because many grew up and had families in the Muggle world.
• Wizet explained that Muggles who survived werewolf bites could become werewolves, supporting his theory that the Muggle world contained many undetected Squibs.
• Terry praised Wizet’s ability to connect the ideas and joked that people might one day say, “Wizet’s beard.”

Wizet explained how his Ritual Magic awakened the abilities of Muggle higher-ups who were Squibs, while others gained no magic and resigned. Anthony reasoned that the incident would make Muggles more open to cooperating with wizards, and Terry concluded that people would hesitate to challenge Wizet again.

• Wizet said he had tested his hypothesis on Laurence Chirac, a patient whose symptoms resembled a hereditary family curse.
• Wizet explained that his Ritual Magic awakened magical talent in some Muggle higher-ups who were Squibs, rather than granting magic to everyone.
• Anthony connected the Muggle officials' resignations to the revelation that magic had not recognized them as capable of wielding it.
• Anthony said resigning voluntarily let the officials avoid becoming targets for political opponents and preserve some dignity.
• Anthony argued that the incident would encourage magically gifted Muggles to cooperate with wizards, while Terry said its uncertainty would discourage people from trying similar tricks against Wizet.

Wizet reflected on how he had made Muggle leaders experience magic before taking it away, then discussed the slow spread of understanding with his roommates. He revealed that a Muggle editor had approached Mr. Lovegood to collaborate on a novel inspired by The Quibbler, hoping to portray a supposedly real magical world.

• Wizet recalled using a Soul Stone to expose Peter Pettigrew as an Animagus when Cornelius Fudge tried to let him escape, and noted that a Dementor then gave Pettigrew the Kiss.
• Wizet explained that he had used time-tempered Ancient Magic to let Carl Gustafsson's group of Muggle leaders feel magic during the Ritual Magic, then took it back.
• Michael, Anthony, Chris, and Terry discussed how recent events had changed their understanding of magic and how slowly Muggles might come to understand it.
• Terry suggested publishing Wizard Vede and the Magical World in the Muggle world, and Wizet said Mr. Lovegood had mentioned another possible approach.
• Wizet told his roommates that a Muggle editor had invited Mr. Lovegood to serve as a magical consultant for a planned novel inspired by The Quibbler.

Wizet and his friends discussed whether Muggles learning about magic posed a risk, then found a notice requiring O.W.L. students to meet with their Heads of House about careers. Draco told Wizet that Astoria had recovered, and Wizet proposed turning the Greengrass family’s thanks into a support group for hereditary curses before heading to his career consultation.

• Luna compared Muggles discovering the magical world to Mooncalves emerging under a full moon, and Wizet said those who had seen the truth would naturally make contact.
• Wizet advised his friends to wait for the Ministry of Magic to announce that a Muggle had become a wizard, though he said telling others would not be a problem.
• After dinner, Wizet and his friends read a notice requiring O.W.L. students to attend career consultations with their Heads of House.
• Draco told Wizet that Astoria Greengrass had recovered and had shown talent with the Sonorus Charm.
• Wizet asked Draco to suggest using the Greengrasses’ gift to establish a support group for hereditary family curses, with detailed patient records and help from Wizet.
• Wizet and his friends prepared to meet Professor Flitwick for Wizet’s career consultation.

Draco reflected on his duty to the Malfoy family and hurried to tell Lucius about Wizet's plan for a mutual aid society. As Wizet walked to Professor Flitwick's office, he explained Astoria Greengrass's hereditary magical illness to his roommates, leaving them asking about its effects on lifespan.

• Draco decided to inform Lucius about Wizet's idea for a mutual aid society and saw its success as important to the Malfoy family's future.
• Wizet's roommates asked him about Astoria Greengrass's familial hereditary curse as they walked toward Professor Flitwick's office.
• Wizet explained that he had devised a potion formula for Astoria after meeting her at the previous Yule Ball and later improved it with information from Slughorn and his magical research.
• Wizet described the curse as a rare illness that could lie dormant in a bloodline and often affected old wizarding families.
• Wizet's roommates asked how long people afflicted with the curse usually lived.

Wizet explained that he had overcome the hereditary family curse and planned to refine and publish his treatment with help from more cases. As he and his roommates headed to Professor Flitwick’s office, Michael wondered whether Flitwick would feel pressured by the career advice Wizet might receive.

• Wizet said that Horace Slughorn had helped him refine the treatment for the hereditary family curse, and he planned to publish it after studying more successful cases.
• Michael realized that Wizet had solved the centuries-old curse while researching Squibs, then asked whether he would write a magical paper about the treatment.
• Wizet confirmed that he hoped Lucius Malfoy would help wizarding families form a mutual aid association and provide more cases.
• On the way to Professor Flitwick’s office, Michael suggested that this year’s career counseling might put Flitwick under pressure because of Wizet.
• Wizet said that a Quidditch team had invited him to join after graduation, but he had no plans to pursue Quidditch as a career.

Wizet and his friends joked about Quidditch, career plans, and Michael’s potion-making ambitions while waiting for career counseling. Terry finished his appointment, and Anthony was called in next.

• Anthony, Terry, Chris, and Michael discussed Wizet’s performance at the Quidditch World Cup and criticized Ludo Bagman’s work at the Ministry of Magic.
• Padma Patil left Professor Flitwick’s office, asked Wizet about his future plans, and said she thought he would succeed at whatever he chose.
• Michael said he wanted to open a bar, and Anthony and Chris teased him about brewing Amortentia and inventing a Love-Armor Potion.
• Michael threatened to serve Anthony and Chris expired alcohol at his future bar, and Anthony joked that they would report him to the Ministry of Magic.
• Terry came out of Professor Flitwick’s office and told Anthony it was his turn.

Anthony discovered that Quidditch teams were sending Professor Flitwick packages connected to Wizet, while Wizet discussed his future with the professor. Professor Flitwick praised Wizet’s abilities and said the gifts and letters had shown him how many career paths students could pursue.

• Anthony told Wizet that he had seen Quidditch team crests on packages delivered to Professor Flitwick.
• Michael decided to focus on Charms so he could get into Professor Flitwick’s N.E.W.T. class and pursue his plan to run a bar.
• Wizet entered Professor Flitwick’s crowded office as more owls arrived with letters and packages, including one bearing the Ballycastle Bats crest.
• Professor Flitwick told Wizet he enjoyed receiving praise for his student and described sorting the gifts as a troublesome happiness.
• Professor Flitwick praised Wizet’s Magical Theory and practical skills, then raised the question of where Wizet should apply his talents.

Professor Flitwick turned Wizet’s career counseling into a tea party, helping him reflect on his uncertainty about the future and his ideas about magic. Wizet explained that he wanted to explore overlooked magical phenomena and make the world broader for people who saw things others dismissed.

• Professor Flitwick asked Wizet what he wanted to do with his talents, and Wizet admitted he felt lost among the many possible paths.
• Professor Flitwick reassured Wizet that uncertainty was normal and suggested they discuss his present interests over tea and biscuits.
• Wizet described magic as vast and unexplored, saying that hard work let him build on what others had discovered.
• Wizet said that strange or legendary creatures and phenomena might exist beyond conventional belief, and that he wanted to seek them out.
• Wizet explained that he hoped to broaden the world so people with unusual visions would not feel alone, and Professor Flitwick praised his thought.

Wizet demonstrated a casting technique that used the Full Body-Bind Curse to freeze tea and the Dancing Feet Spell to heat it again. He explained to Professor Flitwick that the technique drew on Muggle science and shared beliefs to direct the magic of Muggle will.

• Wizet cast the Full Body-Bind Curse on tea, freezing it into a block of ice.
• Professor Flitwick recognized that Wizet had produced the Freezing Charm's effect without using a dueling trick and asked whether the magic was new.
• Wizet cast the Dancing Feet Spell on the tea, restoring it to its steaming state.
• Wizet explained that his casting technique combined magic with science by using shared ideas about temperature and molecular motion.
• Professor Flitwick realized that the Full Body-Bind Curse stopped the tea's molecules while the Dancing Feet Spell made them move.

Wizet explained to Professor Flitwick how wizards could draw on Muggle consensus about scientific theories to create stable new magic. Flitwick grasped that casting it required directing belief outward, and the chapter ended with him eager to explore this magic further.

• Wizet explained that Muggle consensus about scientific theories acted as the source of a new kind of magic, while wizards used their understanding to guide its effects.
• Professor Flitwick compared the magic to weather magic and Wizet's Flight Charm, concluding that wizards drew on consensus through resonance.
• Professor Flitwick set aside incoming owl mail and asked Wizet how he had cast the magic.
• Wizet compared its casting to the Patronus Charm, explaining that it required turning will into power by believing in the shared beliefs of Muggles.
• Professor Flitwick observed that the Patronus Charm drew inward while the new magic reached outward, and said wizards would need to understand themselves and resonate with the wider world.

Professor Flitwick praised Wizet’s skill in making magic easier to learn and discussed how his new spell drew on Muggle consensus and the origins of Ritual Magic. He began Wizet’s career consultation by telling him he did not need a conventional profession to guide his future.

• Professor Flitwick tested Wizet’s spell and praised the way Wizet’s research made magic easier to learn.
• Wizet explained that Luna had helped him see how his magic resembled Ritual Magic, with Muggles providing observation and requests while wizards recorded and fulfilled them.
• Professor Flitwick suggested Wizet name the magic himself and seek Luna’s help rather than let someone else name it.
• Professor Flitwick told Wizet that his self-discipline, kindness, and love of magic were enough to guide him, so he did not need the boundaries of a profession.

Professor Flitwick advised Wizet to follow his interests and become a pioneer rather than bind himself to a single career. Wizet accepted the advice, while the other professors later discussed his future at dinner and Snape quietly reacted to the conversation.

• Professor Flitwick told Wizet he did not need to choose a fixed profession and should pursue whatever made him happy.
• Wizet said he could be the wind that made the wind chime ring, and Professor Flitwick praised him as a pioneer who could remake the world.
• Wizet refused to handle the letters and parcels sent by teams and Ministry officials, so Professor Flitwick offered to deal with them.
• At dinner, Professor Flitwick told Professor Sprout and the other professors that he had advised Wizet to become a pioneer.
• Snape sneered that Wizet should not get blown away, and Bathsheda Babbling teased him about being worried; Snape said nothing and continued eating.