Chapter Summaries

After Neville was hurt by Snape’s Potions lesson, Wade found comfort in quietly standing by him, then prepared a potion and went to Snape’s office near curfew. The chapter ended with Snape noticing Wade’s late visit, five minutes before curfew.

• Harry, Hermione, Padma, and Michael argued over Snape’s treatment of Neville, while Neville reflected that none of them knew why the incident hurt him so deeply.
• Neville realized Wade had left, then opened his book and began his homework.
• Wade finished brewing a potion, stored most of it, and carried a small bottle through the castle corridors.
• Wade ran into Fred and George, who planned to sneak out to the Three Broomsticks and then disappeared into a Secret Passage.
• Wade arrived at Snape’s office as Draco Malfoy left after being told to process lovage the next day.
• Wade knocked and asked to speak with Snape, who pointed out that curfew was five minutes away.

Wade asked Snape about Potion-making and whether injuries caused by the Cruciatus Curse could be healed, explaining that he was worried about Neville and his parents. Snape offered no hope of curing the Longbottoms and sent Wade back to the Common Room.

• Wade showed Snape his Shrinking Potion and asked how Snape had restored a shrunken toad using only a few drops of Potion.
• Snape explained how Evening Primrose and Night-blooming Cereus Root, along with dosage and timing, could control the restorative effect.
• Wade asked whether severe injuries from Dark Magic could be cured, especially mental breakdown caused by the Cruciatus Curse.
• Wade told Snape that Neville had struggled to repair a broken target and seemed distressed while thinking of his parents.
• After a long silence, Snape said the Longbottoms would not still be at St. Mungo's if they could be cured, then told Wade to return to the Common Room.

After visiting Professor Snape to speak up for Neville, Wade returned to the Hufflepuff Common Room, where Theo and Ryan had waited anxiously for him. Wade reassured them that Snape had not been angry, though he was unsure whether their conversation would lead to the outcome he wanted.

• Theo and Ryan waited after curfew for Wade, worrying that Professor Snape might have given him trouble.
• Wade arrived and crawled through the barrel entrance into the empty Hufflepuff Common Room with them.
• Theo and Ryan explained that they had guessed Wade was near the Potions classroom after Malfoy reported someone to Filch.
• Wade said he had spoken to Snape so the professor would understand that Neville felt hurt by insults and criticism.
• Ryan admitted that Neville's tears had upset him but that he had lacked the courage to stand up to Snape.

Wade left the Hufflepuff Common Room and returned to his dormitory, narrowly avoiding Filch and Mrs. Norris. A distant roar later disturbed creatures near Hogwarts and prompted Dumbledore to open his office window.

• Wade declined Theo and Ryan's offer to sleep in the Hufflepuff dormitory and left with two lemons to ward off Mrs. Norris.
• Wade emerged from the barrel entrance as Filch and Mrs. Norris approached, but Mrs. Norris followed Filch without exposing him.
• Wade transformed into a peregrine falcon, flew back to his dormitory window, and watched the dark grounds before returning inside.
• A distant roar startled creatures near the Forbidden Forest and village, and the Giant Squid recoiled into the lake.
• Dumbledore opened the Headmaster's Office window and looked out into the night.

Hagrid and the Weasley Twins fought a Werewolf rampaging through Hogsmeade and rescued Madam Rosmerta and Professor Kettleburn. Hagrid finally caught the fleeing Werewolf, pinning him down in the street.

• Hagrid punched the Werewolf away from Madam Rosmerta, who escaped into Honeydukes with help from Ambrosius Flume and his wife.
• Hagrid fought the Werewolf in the street, but it escaped after he loosened his grip, and he chased after it.
• Fred and George left their hiding place after hearing a scream and found Madam Puddifoot fleeing while Professor Kettleburn confronted the Werewolf.
• Fred and George shielded Professor Kettleburn and used spells to slow the Werewolf as they carried him to safety.
• Hagrid caught the Werewolf by the tail and pressed it down by the neck.

A Werewolf rampaged through Hogsmeade despite it not being a full moon, and Hagrid restrained it while Dumbledore arranged for everyone to regroup at the Hog's Head Inn. Dumbledore found a broken metal syringe hidden in the Werewolf's fur, but the cause of its transformation remained unknown.

• Hagrid held the Werewolf down while Professor Kettleburn urged him to attack it, and Dumbledore arrived to ask whether anyone was hurt.
• Dumbledore sent Hagrid and the Werewolf to the Hog's Head Inn and asked Professor Kettleburn to escort Fred and George back to school.
• Aberforth let Hagrid wait inside the inn, where Dumbledore put the Werewolf to sleep and asked Hagrid what had happened.
• Hagrid told Dumbledore that he and Lupin had parted after drinking at the Three Broomsticks, and that he heard screams only minutes later.
• Dumbledore searched the Werewolf's fur and found a broken metal syringe hidden in it.

Dumbledore investigated a strange Muggle needle recovered after Hagrid fought a Werewolf who transformed outside the full moon. Madam Pomfrey treated Hagrid and the injured Werewolf, while Dumbledore collected a suspicious bloodlike residue and sent Charity Burbage back to Hogwarts with Fawkes.

• Dumbledore examined the sharp metal needle and summoned Charity Burbage and Madam Pomfrey to the Hog's Head Inn.
• Burbage was startled by the chained Werewolf, while Pomfrey treated Hagrid's wounds and warned that he might still face infection despite not being bitten.
• Hagrid worried that he had badly injured the Werewolf, and Pomfrey put the creature to sleep and examined its injuries.
• Burbage identified the needle as a Muggle object unlike St. Mungo's medical instruments and speculated that its three holes could inject liquid faster.
• Dumbledore collected a bloodlike residue from the needle into a Crystal Vial and had Fawkes take Burbage away for safety.

After discovering that tea leaves revealed warnings of danger, Wade heard the Weasley Twins describe a werewolf encounter and used a Time-Turner to return three hours. He followed Percy and Penelope to Hogsmeade and watched two figures inside the Three Broomsticks, searching for another observer.

• Wade read warnings of hardship, danger, and a nearby enemy in his tea leaves, then searched the school grounds in peregrine falcon form.
• Fred and George told Wade about seeing a werewolf with Hagrid, but Wade sent them back to bed.
• Wade used his Time-Turner three times and overheard Theo and Ryan worry that Malfoy had alerted Filch about students near the Potions classroom.
• Wade concealed himself and followed Percy Weasley and Penelope Clearwater out of the castle before flying to Hogsmeade.
• Wade watched two figures, one exceptionally tall, inside the Three Broomsticks and searched the area for another watcher.

Wade witnessed a black bat inject Lupin with a potion that transformed him into a Werewolf, then followed the attacker to a cave. There, he heard a familiar voice and realized the speaker was Caryll Johnson, who had been missing for a long time.

• Wade watched Hagrid and Lupin leave The Three Broomsticks, wary of the attack the Twins had predicted.
• A black bat flew at Lupin and injected him with a syringe, transforming him into a Werewolf.
• Lupin lunged at a couple, and Hagrid charged in to restrain him as the bar's Guests fled.
• Wade followed the bat out of the village and watched it fly into a cave.
• Wade heard a teenager exclaim, "Got him!" and recognized the voice as Caryll Johnson's.

Wade overheard Carlyle and Hasg Grant White watching a live mirror broadcast of Hagrid subduing a werewolf in Hogsmeade, then learned they were searching for people who rejected wizard society. Grant White revealed that the inventor Wade Grey was the same person Carlyle knew and was currently at Hogwarts.

• Wade woke in a cave and saw Carlyle and Hasg Grant White watching a Streaming Mirror broadcast of Hagrid fighting a werewolf in Hogsmeade.
• Carlyle complained that the werewolf had failed to kill or bite anyone, while Grant White urged him to pack up and leave.
• Wade watched the two men use a range of spells and noticed their wands did not suit them, though their spellwork was broad and practiced.
• Grant White and Carlyle discussed Hagrid, with Grant regretting that the half-giant had not joined them and Carlyle accusing him of serving wizards.
• Grant White told Carlyle that Wade Grey, the Streaming Mirror's inventor, was the person Carlyle knew and was now at Hogwarts.

Wade secretly followed Grant White and Carlyle as they discussed the organization’s plan to obtain his Golem-making method by exploiting Carlyle’s childhood friendship with him. At the inn, Wade watched Carlyle use a Streaming Mirror and spotted Photos of Will, Lupin, and Claire among Grant’s belongings.

• Wade overheard Grant tell Carlyle that the Leader wanted Wade’s Golem-making method and hoped to recruit him.
• Grant explained that a previous attempt to capture Wade had failed and that Hogwarts’s protections made kidnapping or infiltration too dangerous.
• Grant told Carlyle to change his face, meet Wade, and use their childhood friendship to build trust.
• Grant and Carlyle checked into a run-down inn while Wade watched them from outside in peregrine falcon form.
• Carlyle watched the exterior wall of the Hog’s Head Inn through a Streaming Mirror as Grant dropped Photos of Will, Lupin, and Claire.

Wade spied on Grant White and Carlyle as they planned to exploit hostility toward werewolves, but Niller and Kramie arrived and killed two owls outside the hotel. Niller warned the others that the owls could have been wizards in animal form, leaving Wade hidden nearby and unable to act.

• Grant White said he wanted Will found and killed if he had betrayed them, while Carlyle complained that he was bored and was reminded to approach Wade Grey.
• Wade watched Grant White write in a Book of Friends and decided to change back into human form so he could capture Grant White and Carlyle.
• Niller and Kramie arrived, warning Grant White that Dumbledore was nearby and discussing plans to publish stories that would worsen werewolves’ troubles.
• Grant White proposed using a reporter to spread news about werewolves, and Kramie planned to expose Claire as one.
• Niller spotted two owls outside the window and struck them down with a spell, then rebuked Grant White and Carlyle for not driving them away.

Wade used the Time-Turner to investigate the Vampires who had fled the inn and discovered they were spying on Dumbledore with a disguised camera. He joined Dumbledore at the Hog's Head Inn, where they discussed Remus's condition and Wade's use of the Time-Turner.

• Niller hurried Grant White and Carlyle out of the inn, and Wade decided against attacking them before rewinding time to seek backup.
• Wade flew to Hogsmeade and spotted a woman watching Dumbledore, while Niller and Kramie covertly regrouped nearby with a tiny camera.
• Wade found a sparrow carrying a Master Mirror lens and covered it with a photograph before flying into the Hog's Head Inn.
• Wade learned from Dumbledore that Remus had no fatal injuries but that Snape might know when he would recover.
• Dumbledore asked how many times Wade had turned the Time-Turner, ordered him not to use it for twenty-four hours, and asked what he had gained.

Wade and Dumbledore approached the inn where Wade believed Caryll Johnson was being held, while Dumbledore explained the history and use of the Sunlight Charm. They reached the inn, and Dumbledore asked Wade why he insisted Caryll was not his friend.

• Wade recovered from Side-Along Apparition, then led Dumbledore toward the inn and recounted what he had observed there.
• Dumbledore praised Wade for being cautious and told him about the Sunlight Charm, a forbidden spell once used to fight vampires.
• Dumbledore explained the history of the vampire-wizard conflict and the laws regulating vampires after their agreement with the International Confederation of Wizards.
• Dumbledore demonstrated the Sunlight Charm’s incantation and Wand movement, and Wade memorized them without casting the spell.
• Wade and Dumbledore reached the inn, where Wade spotted his peregrine falcon among the owls.
• Dumbledore asked whether Caryll Johnson was Wade’s missing friend, and Wade insisted that Caryll had never been his friend.

Wade told Dumbledore how Carlyle had once urged him to jump from the Lighthouse and then jumped himself, before Dumbledore sent Wade back to school rather than let him pursue the Vampires. After resting and attending classes, Wade practiced the Sunlight Charm and successfully produced a powerful, warm light that filled the Room of Requirement.

• Wade told Dumbledore that Carlyle had tried to persuade him to jump from the Lighthouse at age seven, then jumped himself and broke his leg.
• Wade and Dumbledore watched two bats enter the guest room, after which four people hurried away and a peregrine falcon transformed into a person and vanished with a golden hourglass.
• Dumbledore dispelled Wade's Disillusionment Charm and ordered him to return to school instead of following the Vampires.
• Wade realized Dumbledore wanted to spare him from witnessing a bloody fight, promised not to follow, and flew back to school as a peregrine falcon.
• After resting and finishing his classes, Wade practiced the Sunlight Charm in the Room of Requirement and filled it with intense, warm light.

Wade worried when Dumbledore failed to return or answer his message, then learned that Harry was anxious because Remus and Sirius had gone out of contact. After Harry was called to Professor McGonagall’s office, Wade went to the library to work on improvements to the Book of Friends.

• Wade sent Dumbledore a message through the Book of Friends but received no reply, and worried that the vampires might have harmed him.
• Harry told Wade he wanted to use the Vanishing Cabinet to return to Hogsmeade because he could not reach Remus or Sirius.
• Wade apologized for forgetting to tell Harry that something had happened to Remus and promised to explain after breakfast.
• A student summoned Harry to Professor McGonagall’s office, so Wade went to the library alone.
• Wade planned to make Book of Friends messages persist longer, reduce repeated group-chat alerts, add emergency notifications, and transmit pictures.

Wade reassured Harry that Remus had not hurt anyone and that Dumbledore was investigating his sudden transformation. Dumbledore later told Wade that Remus had regained his senses and could be visited in the Hospital Wing once he changed back.

• Madam Pince chased arguing students out of the library, and Wade borrowed a stack of books.
• Harry asked Wade whether Remus had transformed and attacked people, and Wade explained that Hagrid had subdued him before anyone was hurt.
• Harry worried about Remus's condition and wished he could visit him, while Wade withheld that Snape was treating him.
• Wade went to Dumbledore's office and saw Snape storm out in anger.
• Dumbledore told Wade that the Vampires were not the main source of trouble and that Remus had regained his senses.
• Dumbledore said Remus should change back by the following afternoon, when Wade could bring Harry to visit him.

Dumbledore told Wade about the Organization, a secret group in the United States that had spent centuries experimenting with werewolf and vampire transformations and had recently expanded into Britain. He then revealed that he had brought someone back, and Wade guessed it was Carlyle.

• Dumbledore explained that Bartholomew Barebone’s witch hunt had caused a major breach of secrecy in eighteenth-century America.
• Dumbledore said that people who learned of the breach formed the Organization and secretly pursued magic for more than two hundred years.
• Dumbledore described how the Organization experimented on people to create werewolves and vampires, then used survivors and recruits to capture wizards and magical creatures.
• Dumbledore told Wade that the Organization had recently sent werewolves, vampires, and wizards raised from childhood into Britain, and that he had captured the vampires who attacked Lupin and raided two of its bases.
• Dumbledore said he had brought someone back, and Wade guessed that the person was Carlyle.

Wade learned that Dumbledore planned to let Carlyle Johnson return to Hogwarts and asked him to guide the boy, whose father Landon was missing. At dinner, Dumbledore announced transfer student Caryll Johnson, who arrived with Professor McGonagall.

• Dumbledore told Wade that Landon Johnson's whereabouts were unknown and asked him to watch over Carlyle and help him distinguish right from wrong.
• Wade attended dinner in the crowded Great Hall, where Percy advised him about taking twelve subjects and then spoke with Penelope.
• Dumbledore announced that Caryll Johnson was transferring to Hogwarts.
• Professor McGonagall entered the Great Hall with the unfamiliar boy as the students watched him.

Carlyle Johnson arrived at Hogwarts, was sorted into Gryffindor, and reunited with Wade Grey at the Ravenclaw table. He settled beside Wade and asked why Wade did not seem happy to see him.

• Carlyle arrived at the Great Hall and the Sorting Hat placed him in Gryffindor after a long pause.
• Carlyle held on to the Sorting Hat after the ceremony, and Professor McGonagall had to take it from him.
• Carlyle told the Gryffindors that he had studied magic under a teacher in the United States, while Harry and Ron discussed other wizarding schools.
• Carlyle asked where Wade Grey was sitting, spotted him at the Ravenclaw table, and called out to him.
• Carlyle moved to sit beside Wade and said he had missed him in the United States, then asked why Wade did not look happy to see him.