Chapter Summaries

Circe explained why Snape remained loyal to Voldemort, arguing that his love for Lily made him dependent on Voldemort to preserve the memory of her. After Calchas tracked Snape back to Hogwarts, the group watched him hide his arm, and Voldemort concluded that his plan was proceeding smoothly.

• Circe told Voldemort that Snape would not betray him because he feared losing the Lily Evans he carried in his heart.
• Barty Crouch Jr. reported that Snape had left and had confidently promised to complete his task.
• Voldemort ordered Calchas to follow Snape and discover what he intended to do.
• Calchas tracked Snape through Hogsmeade and Hogwarts as Snape deducted ten points from two Gryffindor students.
• Calchas reported that Snape returned to his office and covered the arm Circe had touched.
• Voldemort concluded that Snape would not dare betray him, while Barty Crouch Jr. remained grim and determined.

Snape realized that the woman posing as Lily Evans was an impostor and secretly planned to destroy her while pretending to be deceived under the seer’s surveillance. He deduced that Voldemort’s seer might be monitoring Dumbledore and had recently joined Voldemort’s circle, then decided Wizet was the one variable he could use.

• Snape examined the arm the false Lily had held and concluded she had recreated his altered memories rather than the real Lily, confirming she was an impostor.
• Snape suppressed his anger and pretended to reflect for the seer watching him, while planning to destroy the woman who had profaned Lily’s memory.
• Snape interpreted Dumbledore’s refusal to communicate as evidence that the seer’s Eye of Heaven was primarily fixed on Dumbledore.
• Snape recalled Wizet’s invitation to Limbo and reasoned that Voldemort’s seer had likely monitored Wizet before turning to Dumbledore, suggesting the seer was a recent addition.
• Snape connected Voldemort’s new servants to the dark wizards behind the Paris Region Incident and concluded that Wizet and Dumbledore had been dealing with them since the start of the school year or earlier.
• Snape accepted that he was isolated again, but identified Wizet as a variable he could use.

Snape planned to test whether Wizet knew the truth by contacting him during the coming mission, while maintaining his cover with Voldemort and sending the false Lily Evans corrosive Bubotuber Pus disguised as a potion ingredient. As O.W.L. preparations intensified, Wizet identified the contents of Michael Corner’s unusual Calming Draught and assured him it would help him sleep.

• Snape decided to wait until the mission began before hinting to Wizet and testing his reaction.
• Snape planned to send the false Lily Evans undiluted Bubotuber Pus, presenting it as a valuable ingredient for beauty potions.
• As O.W.L. examinations approached, professors shifted to review sessions and students and parents grew increasingly anxious.
• Michael Corner received a purple Calming Draught from his parents and questioned whether it was genuine.
• Wizet identified the added ingredients and explained that Snape had once tested him by altering a Calming Draught.
• Wizet assured Michael that the potion would work and help him get a good night's sleep.

Luna received a Soul-Soothing Potion that Wizet had brewed during his first year, and Wizet explained its unusual purity and potential use in breaking free from a restraint at a critical moment. He gave a drop to each of his roommates, though he hoped they would never need its effect.

• Diana delivered a package to Luna, and Thor brought a letter from her father, Xenophilius Lovegood.
• Luna opened the package and showed Wizet the Soul-Soothing Potion inside.
• Wizet explained that he had brewed the potion during his first-year Christmas holiday and that Professor Snape had corrected his early attempts.
• Wizet explained that an impure potion could harm its drinker, while a pure one could help someone break free from a restraint at a critical moment.
• Michael, Terry, Anthony, and Chris each asked for a drop, and Wizet poured one into each of their cups.
• Michael asked how long the effect would last, and Wizet said it had no known time limit and might last four or five years.

Wizet and his friends discussed how rapidly the wizarding world had changed and joked about dating, exams, and Anthony’s grudge against Michael. As they left History of Magic, Malcolm Sharma stopped Wizet and asked to speak with him.

• Michael wondered how only four or five years had passed when it felt like more than a decade, and his friends discussed recent changes and learning about Muggles.
• Michael teased Wizet and Luna about going on dates, then fled when Anthony drew his wand after their banter turned into an argument.
• After History of Magic, Wizet’s friends discussed preparing for exams by reviewing recent events, and Anthony promised to make revision notes.
• Anthony refused to give Michael a copy of the notes because he still held a grudge over Michael’s teasing about Cornelius Fudge.
• Malcolm Sharma approached Wizet on the stairway and asked to speak with him.

Wizet learned that Fred and George had secretly asked Malcolm Sharma to obtain an airplane for their magical research. After Malcolm explained the secrecy was meant to avoid drawing attention from Arthur Weasley, Wizet offered to help clarify the situation with the twins.

• Malcolm Sharma asked Wizet where he could find Fred and George, saying he needed to discuss something with them.
• Wizet guessed that Malcolm had arranged an airplane for the twins, based on their long-standing interest in Muggle aircraft.
• Malcolm confirmed Fred and George had asked him to keep the airplane matter confidential to avoid Arthur Weasley learning about it.
• Wizet explained that the twins were really afraid of Mrs. Weasley's reaction, not Arthur's, and offered to speak with them.
• Malcolm welcomed Wizet's help and said it would make the situation easier for him.

Wizet and Luna found Fred and George trying to persuade Wizet’s Mandrake to help test their new magical device. Fred and George unveiled the Screaming Flowerpot, hoping the Mandrake would pilot it and unleash its dangerous cry.

• Wizet and Luna arrived at the Mystic Corridor and found Fred and George pleading with the Mandrake, while Neville and Hannah worked with seeds nearby.
• The Mandrake climbed out of its pot and ran to Wizet and Luna, who had taught it to stay silent around people.
• Wizet fed the Mandrake magical fertilizer, and Fred and George admitted they needed its help with a surprise.
• Fred and George retrieved a hot-pink, crab-legged device from their enchanted barrel and introduced it as the Screaming Flowerpot.
• Fred and George explained that the Mandrake could pilot the device and use its cry, since other Mandrakes were too small or not clever enough.

Neville proposed adapting Devil’s Snare into a flowerpot that could fire its tendrils like a Muggle gun, exciting Fred and George with the idea. Wizet redirected their attention toward Sharma, while the group agreed to keep Fred and George’s airplane plans secret and began discussing how to sneak around without losing points.

• Neville sketched a Devil’s Snare flowerpot with tubes that would direct its vines outward like a gun, and Fred and George praised his idea.
• Fred and George became interested in Muggle guns, prompting Wizet to worry they might eventually pursue fighter jets and to mention that Sharma wanted to speak with them.
• Luna guessed that Sharma’s matter concerned an airplane, and Wizet explained he had inferred Fred and George’s interest from their repeated talk about airplanes.
• Fred and George asked Neville and Hannah to keep their airplane plans secret, and Hannah questioned why secrecy still mattered while the International Statute of Secrecy remained in place.
• Fred and George claimed they rarely lost points and offered to teach Neville tricks for nighttime adventures.

Fred and George revealed a flamboyant suit of armor made from salvaged materials and based on the alchemy of Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. They rehearsed an exaggerated introduction for Sharma, while Neville and Hannah recognized that their story omitted important details.

• Fred and George said they had traded a suit of magical armor to Muggles in North America for an airplane.
• Fred and George unveiled a rose-pink suit of armor built from collected materials and alchemy devised by Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff.
• Fred and George claimed they had carefully selected precious dragonhide, though the armor was made partly from discarded dragonhide gloves.
• Fred and George rehearsed telling Sharma that they had risked much to recover the alchemy from a hidden castle.
• Neville and Hannah realized the castle was Hogwarts and that Wizet had solved the memory's riddle to obtain the alchemy, and Neville hesitated over whether the story was misleading.

Fred and George tried to persuade Neville to help test their enchanted armor, and Wizet agreed that Neville was a suitable candidate. Wizet used the Harmonic Space Charm to expand the Mystic Corridor for the test.

• Fred and George defended Hogwarts as a safe and dangerous place after Neville questioned their sales pitch.
• Hannah suggested they test the armor against Wizet, but the twins avoided the idea and looked for another opponent.
• Fred and George chose Neville, praising his skills and pressuring him to help test the enchanted armor.
• Wizet encouraged Neville to see how much he had improved, and Neville agreed to begin the test.
• Neville asked for a larger space, so Wizet cast Resonant Symphony and expanded the Mystic Corridor.

Neville fought George in enchanted armor under Wizet’s supervision, showing off his swordsmanship and silent casting. After a dangerous first exchange, George focused and countered Neville’s next attack, leaving their duel ongoing.

• Fred and George prepared the enchanted armor, and Wizet agreed to referee Neville’s match against George.
• Neville’s sword lengthened as he attacked, but Wizet stopped it with magic before it could strike George’s helmet.
• Wizet warned that the attack could have cost George an ear, while Fred and George joked to ease Neville’s worry.
• George challenged Neville to continue, and Wizet restarted the duel with both fighters ready.
• Neville repeated his attack, George blocked the sword with a Shield Charm, and a red beam from George’s helmet struck Neville’s shield before both spells dissipated.

Neville countered George's magical armor and prank-item attacks during their duel, prompting George to charge in and fight at close range. Wizet explained that George was trying to negate Neville's advantage with silent Engorgio and Shrinking Charms.

• Neville used silent Shrinking Charms to control his longsword and fend off George's Shield Charm and Fanged Frisbees.
• Neville deflected George's red attack and knocked the Fanged Frisbees into each other, shattering them.
• George released Screaming Yo-Yos, but Neville cast Muffliato on himself to block their distracting sound.
• Neville enlarged his longsword and attacked, but George dodged and charged at him with the armor's acceleration charm.
• Wizet explained that George was closing the distance to reduce the advantage Neville gained from Engorgio and the Shrinking Charm.

George gained the upper hand against Neville by using accelerated dragon-hide armor and Portable Swamps to restrict his movement. Neville escaped a finishing blow by using silent spells to suspend his sword in midair and fly out of the swamp, leaving the duel unresolved.

• George activated the armor's acceleration spell and pressed Neville with punches, forcing him to block repeatedly with his longsword.
• George adapted when Neville steadied himself, secretly using three Portable Swamps to reduce the ground available for Neville to dodge.
• Neville slipped into the swamp as George's helmet lit up red, but he cast a silent Impediment Jinx to create an invisible foothold in midair.
• Neville used a silent Knockback Jinx on his longsword and held its hilt to escape the swamp, avoiding George's red attack.

Neville used the Impediment Jinx and Knockback Jinx to evade George’s attacks and turn the longsword into a projectile. As George tried to seize the sword after blocking it, Neville summoned it back to himself.

• Neville escaped George’s red-light attack by using the Impediment Jinx and Knockback Jinx to maneuver through the air.
• Fred and Wizet explained to Hannah that Neville’s nonverbal Impediment Jinx had failed because he was still learning it, and they noticed George and Neville disappearing into fog.
• Neville’s aerial movements grew more fluid, and he used the Impediment Jinx to enter George’s blind spot.
• Neville threw his longsword at George, but George’s Shield Charm stopped it, and George tried to grab the sword.
• Neville cast the Summoning Charm to call the longsword back to himself.

George used the magical armor’s Invisibility Smoke Bomb against Neville, but Wizet cleared the fog so the spectators could see their fight again. Neville kept up his aerial sword assault, while Fred and Wizet predicted the duel would soon be decided because Neville was too excited.

• Neville reclaimed his longsword with the Summoning Charm and used it to attack George from the air, forcing George to defend himself within the Portable Swamps.
• George realized the armor’s other defenses were nearly spent and activated its Invisibility Smoke Bomb, enveloping himself and Neville in fog.
• Fred explained that the smoke resisted spells such as Whirling Wind Surge and light-producing magic, while Neville continued attacking from inside it.
• Wizet cleared the fog, revealing Neville still attacking and George struggling to evade, and predicted the result would be decided soon.
• Fred concluded that Neville’s excessive eagerness could cost him the victory, and Wizet cast Reparo at the fog.

After Wizet restored the Mystic Corridor and reclaimed the magical items, Neville admitted defeat and reviewed how George had outmaneuvered him. The friends concluded that Neville had forgotten the Invisibility Smoke Bomb was designed by Fred and George, so it would not hinder them.

• Wizet recalled the fog and George's scattered magical items, restoring the Mystic Corridor to its original state.
• George helped Neville stand, and Neville acknowledged that he had lost after his sword nearly reached George.
• Wizet asked Neville to assess the duel, and Neville identified the dense fog as its turning point.
• Neville explained that he had tried to attack through the fog but had failed to consider how it affected his options.
• Fred pointed out that Neville had forgotten Fred and George invented the Invisibility Smoke Bomb and knew how to use it without being hindered by the fog.

After George explained how he had used Neville’s fear and exhaustion against him in their magical armor test, Fred and George teased Neville and Hannah about their closeness. The group discussed the armor’s performance, and Neville praised its design while Fred redirected attention away from the twins’ supposed ability to relate to others.

• George explained that he had used tricky spell angles to make Neville nervous and wear him down, while Neville admitted the tactic had worked.
• Fred and George teased Neville and Hannah about calling each other by their first names, and both tried to defend themselves.
• Luna suggested Fred and George understood Neville because they could relate to him, and Wizet agreed, leaving the twins embarrassed.
• Hannah pressed Fred to explain what he meant by relating to others, but he changed the subject to the test results.
• Neville praised the magical armor’s comprehensive design, and Fred enthusiastically thanked him before Neville suggested asking Wizet.

Fred and George decided their magical armor was ready to give to Sharma, so they could get an airplane and study it. They planned to fly it back full of guns, while Neville offered them his swordsmanship books and reflected on his parents’ support.

• Fred and George asked Wizet how to improve the magical armor, and he advised them to hand over its stable current version and save further upgrades for later.
• Fred and George celebrated the prospect of getting an airplane and planned to fly it to collect a huge crate of guns.
• Fred and George asked Neville for his Introduction to Muggle Swordsmanship book, and Neville offered to bring them more swordsmanship books collected by his parents.
• Neville recalled how his parents had practiced with him during the winter holidays, and Fred and George praised his progress.
• Wizet recognized that Neville had grown stronger with the love and support of his fully recovered parents.

Michael Corner read the Daily Prophet’s account of goblins protesting at the Ministry after the Gringotts incident, and he and his friends speculated about why the goblins had acted less violently than in past rebellions. Anthony Goldstein joined them and asked what they were discussing, while Terry Boot turned to Wizet for an explanation.

• Michael Corner read the Daily Prophet’s report that goblins had gathered at the Ministry to protest and set up a camp in its lobby.
• Michael, Terry Boot, and Chris Moen discussed the goblins’ earlier break-in at the Department of Mysteries and their comparatively mild behavior.
• Terry suggested the goblins were holding back because they knew they were defeated, and Michael agreed that they feared provoking wizards further.
• Anthony Goldstein sat down with the group and asked what they were talking about.
• Terry noticed Wizet and asked what he and the others had been discussing.

Wizet discussed students seeking dubious outside help for the O.W.L. exams, including a case where Harold Dingo sold Vincent Crabbe dried Doxy droppings as Dragon Claw Powder. Michael realized that the powder his unnamed friend had praised was the same fraud, and the chapter ended with everyone laughing while he begged them to keep his mistake secret.

• Wizet told the students that exam anxiety had led many Hogwarts students to buy potions and ingredients they could not identify.
• Terry and Chris recounted Padma's reaction to a suspicious Soul-Soothing Potion and her overnight stay in the Hospital Wing.
• Anthony said Hermione had confiscated Dragon Claw Powder from Harold Dingo and explained that Dingo had sold dried Doxy droppings to Vincent Crabbe.
• Michael realized that the friend whose Dragon Claw Powder story he had repeated was himself, and he began to feel sick at the thought of what he had eaten.
• Wizet and the others laughed under the cover of his Confundus Charm, while Michael demanded that they keep his embarrassing mistake secret.