Chapter Summaries

Ye Ting drove Voldemort from the Forbidden Forest, named the unicorn Larey, and formed a bond with her before returning to Hogwarts. He excelled in every final exam, while Professor Quirinus Quirrell remained missing and Ye Ting promised the girls he would introduce them to Larey after exams.

• Ye Ting chased off Voldemort, then reunited by the lake with Hagrid, Harry, Bane, and Ronan, who thanked him for protecting the forest.
• Ye Ting named the unicorn Larey, formed a contract with her, and entrusted her care to Bane and Ronan before returning to Hogwarts.
• Ye Ting told the girls about Larey and promised to take them to meet her after the final exams; Professor Quirinus Quirrell had disappeared.
• Ye Ting finished the written exams quickly and earned full marks in his practical exams and History of Magic.
• The professors were pleased with Ye Ting's perfect scores, though the results had not all been released, leaving the students a week at Hogwarts.

Harry realized that Voldemort was seeking the Philosopher's Stone and persuaded his friends to investigate the protections around it. The group put Fluffy to sleep with Ye Ting's harp and reached the trapdoor.

• Harry connected his scar pain, Hagrid's story, and the unicorn attacks, then concluded that Voldemort wanted the Philosopher's Stone.
• Harry and Ron learned that Hagrid had told the stranger with the dragon egg how to get past the three-headed dog, and they enlisted Ye Ting, Hermione, and Cho Chang to help.
• Professor McGonagall told them Dumbledore had gone to London and dismissed Harry's suspicions, so Harry decided to find the Stone before anyone else could.
• Harry, Ron, Ye Ting, Hermione, and Cho Chang set out that night, while Harry knocked Neville down and Ron tied him up when he tried to stop them.
• Ye Ting played the harp to lull Fluffy to sleep, and the group hurried past the dog to the trapdoor.

Ye Ting and the others passed the Devil’s Snare and flying-key challenges beneath the trapdoor, then faced a life-sized Wizard Chessboard. Ye Ting volunteered to command the chess pieces despite never having played Wizard Chess, but the others were too wary to join him.

• Ye Ting burned away the Devil’s Snare after it caught Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Cho Chang, then urged Hermione to practice dueling so she would stay calm under pressure.
• Hermione identified the flying birds as keys, and Cho Chang realized there had to be another way to find the correct one.
• Ye Ting used Accio to summon the right key, unlocked the door, and entered a chamber containing a giant chessboard.
• Ron explained that they had to take the places of five pieces and play to reach the door, while Hermione warned that captured pieces might be destroyed.
• Ye Ting volunteered to lead the chess game despite never having played Wizard Chess, and the others refused to step onto the board with him.

Ye Ting took command of the Wizard Chess pieces and led the group to a decisive victory, then the friends encountered a Fiendfyre-locked room with seven potion bottles and a logic puzzle. The chapter ended with Ye Ting recognizing the puzzle as elementary.

• Ye Ting used Spellweaver's magic to overwhelm the black pieces and command their obedience.
• Ye Ting rapidly directed the black pieces, defeated Ron's white side, and then led the group to another victory by promoting four pawns to queens.
• Ye Ting and the young wizards reached the next room, where Hermione cast Bubble-Head Charms to protect them from the fumes around an unconscious Troll.
• Harry opened the next door, and purple and black Fiendfyre trapped the group between the entrances.
• Hermione read the parchment's clues about seven bottles, and Ye Ting recognized the challenge as an elementary logic puzzle.

Hermione solved the bottle puzzle, but Ye Ting cleared Snape’s black Fiendfyre by force, and the group found Quirinus Quirrell waiting in the final room. While Ye Ting fought Quirrell, Harry used the Mirror of Erised and found the Philosopher’s Stone in his pocket.

• Hermione identified the smallest bottle as the way through the black flames, but Ye Ting instead dispelled Snape’s Fiendfyre with successive counterspells.
• Harry, Ron, Hermione, Cho Chang, and Ye Ting entered the final room and found Quirinus Quirrell searching for the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Quirrell revealed that he had fooled Harry by letting Snape appear suspicious, and Ye Ting ordered the others to search while he fought Quirrell alone.
• Ron, Hermione, and Harry searched the room, and Harry recognized the Mirror of Erised.
• Harry saw his reflection place a red stone in its pocket, then felt the Philosopher’s Stone appear in his own pocket.

Ye Ting faced Voldemort, who possessed Professor Quirrell, and protected Harry and the other young wizards while Voldemort demanded the Philosopher's Stone. Ye Ting's Fiendfyre killed Quirrell and Voldemort, consuming the Stone and the Mirror of Erised as well.

• Harry obtained the Philosopher's Stone and led the young wizards toward the exit while Ye Ting fought Professor Quirrell.
• Quirrell revealed Voldemort's face on the back of his head, and Ye Ting explained that Voldemort survived by possessing other beings.
• Voldemort attacked Harry and held him hostage, but Ye Ting revealed that he had secretly taken the Philosopher's Stone.
• Ye Ting threw the Stone toward the Mirror of Erised, tricking Voldemort into lunging after it.
• Ye Ting's Fiendfyre engulfed Voldemort, Quirrell, the Philosopher's Stone, and the Mirror of Erised, burning them to ashes.

After the battle, Dumbledore believed the Philosopher’s Stone had been destroyed and Voldemort had escaped, while Ye Ting secretly kept the real Stone after deceiving everyone with a fake. At Hogwarts, the students were praised for their bravery, and Penelope told Ye Ting she wanted to join him if danger came again.

• Dumbledore heard how the students had fought Quirrell and Voldemort, accepted that the Philosopher’s Stone was gone, and began preparing for Voldemort’s return.
• The exhausted students returned to their dormitory and fell asleep, while Ye Ting hid the real Philosopher’s Stone in a magically locked chest.
• Ye Ting recalled how he had planned the confrontation, substituted a diamond fake for the real Stone, and used Fiendfyre to make the staged destruction convincing.
• News of the students’ victory spread through Hogwarts, and crowds gathered to ask them about the battle.
• Penelope told Ye Ting she wished she had fought beside him and asked him to take her along if danger arose again; Ye Ting agreed.

Ye Ting kissed Penelope after learning she had refused Percy Weasley, then helped Ravenclaw win the Quidditch Cup and House Cup. The school year ended with Ye Ting and Hermione tied for first in exams, and Ye Ting promised to send the girls his new address over the holiday.

• Penelope told Ye Ting she had refused Percy Weasley's proposal, and Ye Ting kissed her before hurrying away.
• Ye Ting rode Sun Wheel as Ravenclaw defeated Gryffindor by a record margin in the final Quidditch match.
• Dumbledore awarded points after the Philosopher's Stone incident, but Ravenclaw still won the House Cup.
• Ye Ting and Hermione tied for first place with perfect exam scores.
• Ye Ting said goodbye to the three girls at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and promised to write with his new address.

After leaving Wool's Orphanage, Ye Ting invested his fortune in Soros's hedge fund and planned to turn a double-decker bus into a mobile home. He contacted Arthur Weasley for help and received an enthusiastic invitation to The Burrow.

• Ye Ting used mental suggestion to obtain permission from Mrs. Gary to live independently, then flew to the United States and invested his money in Soros's hedge fund.
• Ye Ting considered settling in Hogsmeade or Ottery St Catchpole before deciding a motorhome would let him live in either place and travel freely.
• Ye Ting bought a new Volvo Olympian double-decker bus and planned to enchant it into a spacious home.
• Ye Ting wrote to the Weasley twins asking them to connect him with Arthur Weasley, who had experience modifying Muggle vehicles.
• Arthur Weasley replied enthusiastically, offered to help with the bus project, and invited Ye Ting to visit The Burrow in Ottery St Catchpole.

Dumbledore persuaded Ye Ting to compete in the International Wizard Chess Tournament by promising him rare Hogwarts herb seeds. After arriving at the Mediterranean venue, Ye Ting met prominent wizarding families and enjoyed discussing academic subjects with renowned scholars.

• Ye Ting initially refused Dumbledore's request to enter the tournament because he was busy with his house, garden, and research.
• Dumbledore offered Ye Ting a batch of seeds from every precious herb in Hogwarts's greenhouses, and Ye Ting agreed to compete for the championship.
• Ye Ting and Dumbledore traveled by Portkey to the tournament venue on a Mediterranean island.
• Dumbledore introduced Ye Ting to elderly wizards and their young relatives, who admired him for inventing the portable fireplace.
• Ye Ting spoke enthusiastically with accomplished wizard scholars about Charms and Transfiguration and exchanged contact addresses with them.

Ye Ting met Madame Maxime and Fleur Delacour at the Wizard Chess competition, resisted Fleur’s Veela charm, and then won his first two knockout matches. He advanced after defeating a wealthy middle-aged player and a crafty old man.

• Dumbledore introduced Ye Ting to Madame Maxime and Fleur Delacour at the competition venue.
• Ye Ting resisted Fleur’s Veela charm, confronted her about using it, and asked for one of her hairs for research.
• Ye Ting crushed his first opponent, a wealthy middle-aged man, in ten minutes.
• Ye Ting saw through the old man’s traps in the second round and won after the man’s chess pieces rebelled.

Ye Ting countered Fleur’s Veela charm in the semifinal and defeated her in two games. He advanced to the final, where he faced the experienced Russian player Mikhail Kasparov and won.

• Ye Ting noticed Fleur was charming his chess pieces, causing a pawn and a knight to fall under her influence.
• Ye Ting projected an iron-blooded presence that broke Fleur’s charm and made his pieces obey him again.
• Ye Ting defeated Fleur in both games, eliminating her from the tournament.
• Fleur asked how Ye Ting had countered her power, and Ye Ting told her he would win the championship.
• Ye Ting faced Mikhail Kasparov in the final and beat the experienced Russian player with his multi-line control.

Ye Ting won the International Wizard Chess Tournament and announced that he would never compete again, though future tournament champions could challenge him. He said goodbye to Fleur and returned with Dumbledore, who promised to send him the seeds he had requested.

• Ye Ting defeated Kasparov in the brief final, commanding as many as fourteen pieces at once, while Fleur Delacour won the match for third place.
• Dumbledore and the International Wizard Chess Association president awarded Ye Ting the championship trophy and Wizard Chess set, then introduced him as a Hogwarts student.
• Ye Ting thanked Hogwarts and his professors in his acceptance speech, then declared that he would never compete again but would welcome challenges from future tournament champions.
• Ye Ting and Fleur said goodbye before the Portkey, and Fleur gave him two strands of her hair and kissed his cheek.
• After returning with Dumbledore, Ye Ting asked for the promised seeds, gave Dumbledore the trophy for Hogwarts, and heard that the seeds would be sent to his home.

After the International Wizard Chess Tournament, Ye Ting hid in Saint Catchpole Village while his fame spread through the wizarding world, fueled by his paper in Spell Innovation and the announcement of his Mobile Fireplace invention. He tended his greenhouse and then turned his attention to studying the Philosopher’s Stone, hoping to discover how to create one.

• Ye Ting avoided reporters in Saint Catchpole Village as newspapers and the Daily Prophet publicized his tournament victory and acceptance speech.
• Ye Ting’s paper in Spell Innovation and the Floo-Pow Company’s announcement of his Mobile Fireplace invention further increased his fame.
• Ye Ting planted magical plants in his greenhouse and transplanted a young Whomping Willow to serve as a future defense.
• Ye Ting left Orianna to care for the greenhouse and began researching the Philosopher’s Stone in hopes of learning how to create one.

Ye Ting researched the Philosopher's Stone and discovered how to alter mineral crystals to store magical power, though he kept the breakthrough secret while he was still vulnerable. He also began preparing to become an Animagus, planning to finish the process at Hogwarts with Professor Minerva McGonagall’s help.

• Ye Ting concluded that the Philosopher's Stone was crystallized aether and developed a method for modifying crystals to store magical power.
• Ye Ting used gemstones as power sources to increase the magical capacity of his bus, while deciding to keep his research secret until he could stand against Dumbledore or Voldemort.
• Ye Ting reviewed the difficult, Ministry-regulated Animagus transformation process and its required potion and incantation.
• Ye Ting prepared to begin the first Animagus step at the next full moon and planned to seek Professor Minerva McGonagall’s help at Hogwarts.

Ye Ting spent the rest of the summer with Harry and the Weasleys, began preparing for his Animagus transformation, and traveled with Cho Chang, Penelope, and Hermione Granger to Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley. The chapter ended with the girls attending Gilderoy Lockhart’s book signing despite Ye Ting’s warnings that Lockhart was a fraud.

• Ron and the Weasley twins rescued Harry Potter from 4 Privet Drive after Dobby’s scheme led Vernon Dursley to lock him up.
• Ye Ting emerged from his laboratory, began keeping a mandrake leaf in his mouth for his Animagus transformation, played Quidditch with Harry and the Weasley brothers, and met Luna Lovegood.
• Ye Ting drove his bus around England, picked up Cho Chang, Penelope, and Hermione Granger, and traveled with them to Hogsmeade before taking them to Diagon Alley for school supplies.
• Ye Ting objected to the list of expensive Gilderoy Lockhart books, but Hermione Granger and Cho Chang praised Lockhart and wanted to attend his signing.
• Ye Ting followed the girls into Flourish and Blotts and predicted that Lockhart would reveal his true nature at Hogwarts, while Penelope reassured him.

Ye Ting’s group fled a crowded bookstore after reporters recognized him, and the summer ended with an awkward party before they learned Harry and Ron had flown Mr. Weasley’s car toward Hogwarts. The chapter left Ye Ting preparing to return to school as news of the boys’ trip reached him.

• At Flourish and Blotts, Ye Ting saw Lucius Malfoy slip Voldemort’s diary into Ginny Weasley’s textbook but chose not to intervene.
• Reporters recognized Ye Ting, so he fled the bookstore, and Hermione and Cho Chang left without asking Lockhart for autographs.
• Hermione and Cho Chang became warmer toward Ye Ting, while Penelope hinted that she knew why.
• Ye Ting hosted a candlelit dinner on the final night of the holiday, and the group woke the next morning tangled together and embarrassed.
• Hermione, Cho Chang, and Penelope read that Harry and Ron had taken Mr. Weasley’s flying car, and Penelope showed Ye Ting the boys’ letter asking for help reaching Hogwarts.

Harry and Ron were publicly humiliated by Molly Weasley's Howler after flying a stolen car to Hogwarts. Gilderoy Lockhart exposed his vanity and incompetence in his first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, while Ye Ting and Hermione openly challenged him.

• Molly Weasley's Howler loudly scolded Ron and Harry in the Great Hall, leaving them the focus of gossip and laughter.
• Lockhart gave his students a quiz about himself during their first Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
• Ye Ting tore up the quiz and left, and Lockhart claimed he was jealous of his own fame.
• Hermione defended Ye Ting's achievements, called Lockhart a fraud, and left the classroom.
• Lockhart released Cornish pixies to test the students, failed to control them, and hid under his desk as they wreaked havoc.

Ye Ting confronted Dumbledore about Gilderoy Lockhart’s incompetence and learned why Dumbledore had hired him despite knowing his reputation as a fraud. Dumbledore agreed to let Ye Ting and his friends skip Lockhart’s Defence Against the Dark Arts classes, provided they kept it secret.

• Ye Ting visited Dumbledore’s office and asked to see Fawkes when the phoenix was reborn.
• Ye Ting complained that Lockhart was a fraud who could not even cast a Shield Charm.
• Dumbledore recalled Lockhart’s school pranks and explained that he had stolen other wizards’ achievements by erasing their memories.
• Ye Ting argued that Lockhart’s image served the media, bookshops, and wizarding institutions, making his popularity hard to challenge.
• Dumbledore said he had hired Lockhart hoping that teaching at Hogwarts would expose his fraud to students.
• Dumbledore allowed Ye Ting and his friends to do as they pleased during Lockhart’s classes, as long as they told no one.

Ye Ting established a Defense Against the Dark Arts study group to teach his friends and other Hogwarts students after deciding Lockhart was unfit to prepare them for danger. The group grew popular, while Ye Ting refused students’ suggestion that he take Lockhart’s cursed teaching post.

• Ye Ting asked Penelope, Hermione, and Cho Chang to join his Defense Against the Dark Arts lessons, and Cho said she wanted to stand by him when danger came again.
• Ye Ting began teaching the three girls theory in the Ravenclaw common room and practical combat magic in the Room of Requirement.
• Anthony, Terry, Michael, and other Ravenclaw students joined the lessons, followed by some students from other Houses.
• Students praised Ye Ting’s engaging teaching and said he was better than the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors they had known.
• Ye Ting declined the suggestion that he become Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, joking that the position was cursed.