Chapter Summaries

After Gryffindor defeated Slytherin, Harry and Ron visited Hagrid with Hermione and Ye Ting to discuss the attack on Harry’s broom. Hagrid accidentally revealed that his three-headed dog Fluffy was guarding something connected to Nicolas Flamel, leaving Harry with a new clue.

• The Gryffindor players tried and failed to restore balloon-inflated Harry, until Himari poked him and he deflated, spitting out the Golden Snitch as Gryffindor won by 170 points to 60.
• Hermione and Ye Ting followed Harry and Ron to Hagrid’s hut, where Ron and Hermione accused Snape of jinxing Harry’s broom.
• Harry and Ron told Hagrid about their suspicions, prompting Hagrid to reveal that Fluffy belonged to him and was guarding something for Dumbledore.
• Ye Ting explained that at least two people had cast spells on Harry’s broom and that one had been trying to save him, so Snape’s intentions were uncertain.
• Hagrid insisted Snape would not harm a student, then accidentally disclosed that the secret involved Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel, and Harry seized on the name.

Ye Ting made his Quidditch debut for Ravenclaw against Hufflepuff, scoring within seconds and then stealing the Quaffle to launch another attack. The chapter ended as the crowd watched him surge forward with possession.

• The stands filled with spectators eager to watch Ye Ting play in Ravenclaw's match against Hufflepuff.
• After Madam Hooch started the match, Ye Ting seized the Quaffle and scored in under ten seconds.
• Lee Jordan celebrated Ye Ting's fast break as Hermione, Penelope, Harry, Ron Weasley, and Hagrid cheered from the stands.
• Cedric Diggory ordered Hufflepuff to mark Ye Ting closely, but Ye Ting proved too quick for them.
• Ye Ting dodged a Bludger and intercepted the Quaffle when Hufflepuff's Chasers mistimed a pass.

Ye Ting dominated Ravenclaw’s Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, scoring repeatedly and disrupting their attack. When Cedric Diggory’s special tactic tried to isolate him, Ye Ting turned the opposing players and Bludgers against one another, escaped their defense, and left Hufflepuff poised to lose.

• Ye Ting scored twice in under three minutes, then intercepted Hufflepuff’s passes and turned each interception into another goal.
• As Ravenclaw pulled ahead, Cedric Diggory ordered himself and the Beaters to mark Ye Ting while Hufflepuff’s Chasers attacked three against two.
• Ye Ting evaded the Beaters’ attempt to pinch him, while Hufflepuff’s Chasers pushed into Ravenclaw’s scoring area.
• Ye Ting signaled Ravenclaw’s players to delay the attack and directed the Beaters to send Bludgers toward his position.
• Ye Ting drew Hufflepuff’s defenders out of position, maneuvered one Beater into a Bludger’s path, and escaped as the defense broke apart.
• Ye Ting sped toward Ravenclaw’s half while Diggory realized his team could no longer help its Chasers.

Ye Ting led Ravenclaw through a series of defensive and counterattacking tactics against Hufflepuff, building a decisive lead and conserving his team’s stamina. Though Diggory caught the Golden Snitch first, Ravenclaw won 270–160, and Ye Ting became a major threat in the eyes of Hogwarts’ other teams.

• Ye Ting scored after Ravenclaw’s Keeper launched a counterattack, putting Ravenclaw ahead 80–0.
• Ye Ting changed Ravenclaw’s tactics, keeping the team in formation and using defense to frustrate Hufflepuff’s attempts to surround him.
• Ye Ting set up Roger for a one-on-one shot, and Roger scored to make it 90–0.
• Ravenclaw used coordinated attacks and passing to overwhelm Hufflepuff and extend the lead to 170–0.
• Ravenclaw conserved its stamina by passing in midfield while Hufflepuff tried to stall, but Diggory caught the Golden Snitch before Cho Chang.
• Ravenclaw defeated Hufflepuff 270–160, and the other Hogwarts teams began studying how to counter Ye Ting.

As Christmas approached, Ye Ting planned to travel to the Soviet Union to profit from its imminent dissolution, while Hermione sought his help finding Nicolas Flamel. After Ye Ting explained who Flamel was, Hermione kissed him, and their teasing turned into an intimate moment in the library.

• Snow covered Hogwarts, Snape accused the students of stealing ingredients, and Malfoy mocked Harry for supposedly staying at school over Christmas.
• Ye Ting planned to visit the Soviet Union during the holiday and make money before its dissolution.
• Hermione asked Ye Ting for help after searching the library in vain for information about Nicolas Flamel.
• Ye Ting explained Flamel's identity and achievements, and Hermione kissed Ye Ting on the cheek as a reward.
• Ye Ting teased Hermione about returning the kiss, and she agreed before they shared an intimate moment in the library.

Ye Ting persuaded Hermione to reconsider her suspicion that Snape had attacked Harry, while confirming that Dumbledore had hidden the Philosopher’s Stone. The chapter ended with Hermione embracing Ye Ting after he promised to protect her, and Ye Ting realizing he was no longer alone.

• Ye Ting warned Hermione that she had accused Snape without clear evidence, and she admitted she had been too rash while still calling him awful.
• Ye Ting confirmed that the hidden treasure was Nicolas Flamel’s Philosopher’s Stone and told Hermione not to reveal it to Harry Potter or Ron Weasley.
• Hermione asked if she could join the investigation, and Ye Ting said he would protect her despite her lack of strength.
• Hermione hugged Ye Ting, and he returned the embrace as he realized someone cared about him and depended on him.

Ye Ting left Hogwarts during the Christmas holidays and traveled to New York to profit from the coming collapse of the Soviet Union. After evading the Ministry of Magic’s Trace, he began searching Wall Street for a financial worker whose identity he could use to secure a loan.

• Ye Ting said farewell at King's Cross to Hermione Granger, Cho Chang, and Penelope Clearwater, who each secretly kissed him.
• Ye Ting left for London Airport carrying petrification potions and unfinished Polyjuice Potion, then used magic to sneak onto a plane bound for New York.
• The Ministry of Magic’s Aurors arrived at the airport after detecting magic, but Ye Ting had already taken off, leaving them to deal with startled Muggles and a major Memory Charm cleanup.
• Ye Ting arrived in New York after an eight-hour flight and decided to find a single financial worker with assets and credibility so he could borrow money for his plan.

Ye Ting returned from Eastern Europe after profiting from the ruble’s collapse, then restored Charles Murphy and covered up his actions. Back at Wool’s Orphanage, he found a mountain of Christmas gifts from Hogwarts friends and prepared souvenirs as return presents.

• Ye Ting used Charles Murphy’s identity to borrow five million rubles, received about 5.5 million dollars, and profited when the ruble collapsed.
• Ye Ting returned to New York, restored Charles from petrification, implanted false vacation memories, and left evidence to support the cover story.
• Ye Ting returned to Wool’s Orphanage with Orianna and Feiju shortly before the holiday ended.
• Ye Ting found more than sixty books, nearly two hundred boxes of chocolate, over a hundred gift cards, and personal gifts from friends and professors.
• Ye Ting found unanswered letters from Cho Chang, Hermione, and Penelope and planned to use Russian souvenirs as return gifts.

Ye Ting exchanged a large check for Galleons at Gringotts, bought a costly vault, and spent the rest of his holiday shopping in Diagon Alley. He returned to Hogwarts by train after making peace with Hermione, Cho Chang, and Penelope over his missed letters.

• Ye Ting exchanged five hundred thousand dollars for nearly eighty thousand Galleons, then paid ten thousand for Gringotts' most secure vault.
• Ye Ting received a pouch of Galleons, a vault key, a seal, a checkbook, and a Gringotts badge.
• Ye Ting bought expensive equipment, magical ingredients, cat food, and several sets of custom clothing in Diagon Alley.
• Ye Ting gave Hermione an amber necklace, Cho Chang enamel earrings, and Penelope a Fabergé egg to smooth over his broken promise to write.
• Ye Ting talked with the three girls about Russia and the dissolution of the Soviet Union during the train ride back to Hogwarts.

Before Ravenclaw faced Slytherin in Hogwarts’ first Quidditch match, Ye Ting turned Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle into mice after Malfoy insulted Hermione. As Ye Ting walked to the match with Hermione and Cho Chang, he explained why he had intervened and assured them that neither Snape nor Lucius Malfoy could force him out of Hogwarts.

• Malfoy blocked Ye Ting in a corridor and taunted him before the Quidditch match, then insulted Hermione with the word “Mudblood.”
• Ye Ting transformed Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle into mice, trapped them in a cage, and told Feiju to summon her cat friends.
• Hermione asked Ye Ting why he had reacted so strongly, and he explained that “Mudblood” was a vicious insult against Muggle-borns.
• Cho Chang warned Ye Ting that Snape and Lucius Malfoy might retaliate, but Ye Ting said Dumbledore would prevent his expulsion.
• Ye Ting told Cho Chang he would protect her if she were insulted, and both girls took his arms as they continued toward the match.

Ye Ting led Ravenclaw to a 240–0 victory over Slytherin by turning their foul-based tactics against them, while Cho Chang caught the Golden Snitch. After the match, Penelope questioned Ye Ting about his strength, and their conversation ended in an awkward exchange about each other’s pectorals.

• Ye Ting repeatedly collided with Slytherin players, knocking two from their broomsticks and leaving the others disoriented.
• Cho Chang caught the Golden Snitch as Ravenclaw shut Slytherin out 240–0.
• Students from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff cheered Ye Ting, while Slytherin argued over his performance and Snape left the stands grimly.
• Ron Weasley asked Harry how Ye Ting had managed to overpower the much larger Marcus Flint.
• Penelope cornered Ye Ting to ask about his strength, and he claimed it came from differences in people and their muscles.
• Penelope pinched Ye Ting’s pectorals, and they both made awkward comments about each other’s chests.

After Ye Ting turned Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle into rats and displayed them to a crowd of cats, Lucius Malfoy demanded Ye Ting’s expulsion but was disarmed by him in Dumbledore’s office. Snape punished Ye Ting, but Himari’s cat-led pursuit of Malfoy helped bring the detention to an end after one day.

• After the Ravenclaw-Slytherin match, students discovered Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle trapped as rats in a cage surrounded by cats, and Snape and McGonagall restored them to human form.
• Lucius Malfoy demanded that Dumbledore expel Ye Ting, but Ye Ting disarmed him with a silent, wandless Expelliarmus and left after agreeing not to pursue Malfoy further.
• Snape deducted twenty points from Ravenclaw and confined Ye Ting to the tower for a week.
• Himari led more than a dozen cats in a daylong pursuit of Malfoy, who fled from them and eventually hid in the Slytherin common room.
• Snape arrived at Ye Ting’s detention and ordered him to take his cat and leave, and Ye Ting returned before the students after only one day.

Harry and Ron discovered that Nicolas Flamel had created the Philosopher’s Stone, while Ye Ting warned them that the Stone was protected against a powerful Dark wizard. The danger behind the guarded object remained unresolved.

• Harry and Ron took Neville to the library, where Ye Ting lifted the Leg-Locker Curse with wandless magic.
• Neville said Malfoy had cursed him, and Harry comforted him with chocolate and a Famous Wizard card.
• Harry found Nicolas Flamel’s name on the card and asked Hermione to explain who he was.
• Hermione revealed that Flamel was the only known maker of the Philosopher’s Stone, which could create gold and the Elixir of Life.
• Hermione guessed that the three-headed dog guarded the Stone, and Ye Ting warned that a powerful Dark wizard might be pursuing it.

Harry’s Gryffindor team won its Quidditch match against Hufflepuff in record time, and Harry later followed Snape into the Forbidden Forest, where he heard him confront Quirrell about the Philosopher’s Stone. Meanwhile, Ye Ting and Penelope studied broomsticks together in the Room of Requirement, growing closer as they worked.

• Ron and Harry asked Ye Ting to watch their match, but he refused to believe Snape would harm Harry.
• Harry caught the Golden Snitch after five minutes, giving Gryffindor a record-breaking victory despite Snape’s attempts to favor Hufflepuff.
• Harry followed Snape into the Forbidden Forest and overheard him threaten Quirrell while mentioning the Philosopher’s Stone and Hagrid’s three-headed dog.
• Ye Ting and Penelope skipped classes to dismantle and catalog broomsticks for Ye Ting’s research.
• Penelope teased Ye Ting about comforting her when she complained, and his perceptive reply pleased her.

After studying flying brooms with Penelope’s help, Ye Ting built a powerful broom from rare summoned materials and named it Sun Wheel. He planned to assemble a research team at Hogwarts, while Sun Wheel’s extraordinary abilities promised to transform his travel and Quidditch prospects.

• Ye Ting spent a week dismantling and analyzing flying brooms, while Penelope helped organize parts, take notes, and care for him in the Room of Requirement.
• Hermione complained that Ye Ting had excluded her from the experiment, and Cho Chang sulked until he offered to upgrade her broom.
• Ye Ting decided to train a research team at Hogwarts, with Penelope as his first member and Hermione and Cho Chang as reserves.
• Ye Ting crafted Sun Wheel from Fusang and Ruomu branches, Sun Gold, and spells he developed from his broom research.
• Ye Ting equipped Sun Wheel with exceptional speed and stability, autonomous flight, improved performance in sunlight, and the ability to unleash solar power.

Ye Ting tested his new Sun Wheel and secretly made the powerful wand Spellweaver while Hagrid raised an illegal Norwegian Ridgeback named Norbert. After Draco Malfoy learned that Norbert would be sent away on Saturday night, he made a move that set an accident in motion.

• Ye Ting impressed Ravenclaw's Quidditch team with the Sun Wheel, then crafted Spellweaver from rare magical materials in the Room of Requirement.
• Hagrid hatched Norbert, and Ye Ting arranged to observe the dragon and help care for it in exchange for samples.
• Harry, Ron, Ye Ting, and their friends learned about Norbert, while Draco Malfoy also discovered Hagrid's secret.
• Harry and Ron tried to persuade Hagrid to release Norbert, and Ron wrote to Charlie Weasley for help taking the dragon away.
• Draco Malfoy borrowed the book containing Charlie's reply, learned Norbert would leave on Saturday night, and made a decision that led to an accident.

Ye Ting agreed to search the Forbidden Forest for Norbert after warning Harry and Ron that the young dragon could become a threat, though he secretly hoped to hunt and study it. After a week of searching, he found the aftermath of a clash between Norbert and centaurs and followed the tracks into the forest.

• Ye Ting warned Harry and Ron that Norbert could grow into a dangerous predator, then agreed to search for it if they stayed out of the way and accepted that he might have to kill it.
• Harry and Ron reluctantly accepted Ye Ting's conditions, and Hagrid tearfully gave him permission to do whatever he thought necessary.
• Ye Ting revealed that he had used the danger to secure permission to hunt Norbert and flew into the Forbidden Forest on Sun Wheel.
• After a week of searching, Ye Ting spotted a fire and found burning vegetation and two dead centaurs.
• Ye Ting concealed himself with a Disillusionment Charm, revealed the hoofprints and dragon tracks, and followed them deeper into the forest.

Ye Ting intervened when Norbert nearly killed the centaur chieftain, then joined forces with the centaurs to defeat the fire dragon. He killed Norbert and earned the accomplishment of “Dragon Slayer.”

• Ye Ting found the centaurs fighting Norbert and blinded the dragon with a Conjunctivitis Curse just as it attacked the fallen chieftain.
• Ye Ting stopped Norbert’s dragon breath with Aguamenti, then used a whirlwind to clear the steam and transfigured nearby bushes into chains that restrained the dragon.
• Ye Ting told the centaurs to target Norbert’s wings, and their arrows lodged in the membranes before the dragon broke free.
• Ye Ting transfigured the arrows into heavy flails, sending Norbert crashing to the ground, and Himari struck its head with a burst of magic.
• Ye Ting transfigured a branch into a greatsword and killed Norbert by severing its neck, earning the accomplishment of “Dragon Slayer.”

Ye Ting earned the Forbidden Forest centaurs’ friendship after helping them defeat a fire dragon, then returned to Hogwarts. Meanwhile, Harry, Ron Weasley, and Draco Malfoy began detention in the Forbidden Forest, where Hagrid sent them to search for an injured unicorn.

• Ye Ting harvested the fire dragon’s remains while the centaurs tended their wounded and gathered their dead.
• Margery thanked Ye Ting, accepted his explanation and Hagrid’s apology, and declared that the centaur tribe would welcome him as a friend.
• Ye Ting gave the wounded centaurs healing potions, promised to share any potions made from the dragon’s materials, and returned to Hogwarts escorted by a centaur.
• Harry and Ron Weasley learned about the battle with Norbert, while they and Draco Malfoy were assigned detention for breaking the rules and fighting.
• Argus Filch sent the three students into the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid, who explained that they were tracking a badly injured unicorn.
• Hagrid split the students into two groups and told them to use green sparks if they found the unicorn and red sparks if they were in danger.

Ye Ting answered the centaurs’ plea and tracked the attacker who had injured two unicorns, suspecting Voldemort was hunting them. He found and treated a young unicorn, then prepared to face an approaching threat in the Forbidden Forest.

• Ronan told Ye Ting that one unicorn had been killed and another injured by a powerful, cautious culprit, and Ye Ting agreed to help.
• Ye Ting found unicorn blood by a stream, but his Tracking Charm failed, so Himari followed the scent to a lake.
• Ye Ting found an injured young unicorn, who accepted his approach and let him pet her.
• Ye Ting treated the unicorn’s wound with healing potion and bandages while Himari watched jealously.
• Himari and the unicorn sensed someone in the bushes, and Ye Ting reassured the frightened unicorn before drawing his wand and preparing to defend them.