Chapter Summaries

Wade brought the Weasley Twins to the Umbrella Room and decided he might share what he knew about Voldemort without endangering the students. There, Hermione confessed how she and Harry and Ron had learned about the Philosopher’s Stone, and George suggested Quirrell might be after it.

• Wade decided to tell the Weasley Twins what he knew, but chose to discuss it privately rather than spread the secret widely.
• Wade took Fred and George to the Umbrella Room, where they found Hermione searching for information about Nicolas Flamel and Ryan making new Targets.
• The group explained that Nicolas Flamel was a famous alchemist who had made the Philosopher’s Stone, and Wade told Hermione he had been studying Alchemy.
• After seeing everyone’s concern, Hermione admitted that she, Harry, and Ron had entered the restricted area and later learned from Hagrid that the Three-headed Dog guarded something connected to Dumbledore and Flamel.
• Hermione concluded that the dog was guarding Flamel’s Philosopher’s Stone and said Harry and Ron suspected Snape, before George proposed that Quirrell was the one seeking it.

Wade and the others discussed the possibility that Voldemort was possessing Professor Quirrell and decided to inform Dumbledore. After Dumbledore invited them to his office, the group arrived at his door.

• Wade recounted what he had overheard, and the Weasleys, Ryan, and Hermione realized that Voldemort might be attached to Professor Quirrell and targeting Harry.
• Hermione urged the group to tell Dumbledore, and Wade agreed to let Dumbledore decide what to do.
• Wade sent Eva the owl to deliver a note to Dumbledore and received an invitation with the password “Rainbow Sundae.”
• Fred, George, Wade, Hermione, Ryan, and Michael reached the Headmaster's Office and entered through the passage behind the gargoyle.
• The group climbed the spiral staircase and arrived at the oak door to Dumbledore's office.

Wade and the other students told Dumbledore that Voldemort had returned and was attached to Professor Quirrell, and Dumbledore confirmed their suspicions while ordering them to keep quiet. The group left with mixed feelings about Quirrell’s fate, and Michael later asked Wade why he did not resent Dumbledore for letting students face danger.

• Wade recounted the conversation he had overheard, and Dumbledore advised him to avoid thinking about it or making eye contact with Professor Quirrell.
• Dumbledore confirmed that Voldemort had returned in an unusual state and told the students to keep the discovery secret, especially from Harry.
• Dumbledore said Harry could stay on the Quidditch team and promised to protect the students.
• Ryan asked what would happen to Quirrell, and Dumbledore said Quirrell would die when Voldemort left him because they shared an evil symbiotic relationship.
• After leaving the office, Hermione agreed that they should not tell Harry, and Michael later asked Wade why he did not resent Dumbledore for allowing students to face danger.

Wade completed his first Alchemical creation, a pair of linked parchments that transmitted writing instantly, and Professor Murray hailed it as a world-changing invention. Wade became wary of the professor’s excitement and concealed how much of the creation was his own idea.

• Michael asked Wade why he had not confronted Dumbledore about the danger, and Wade explained that doing so would not protect them or change what had happened.
• Wade admitted that nightmares about Voldemort still troubled him, so he devoted more time to studying and Alchemy.
• Wade finished his first Alchemical creation and discovered that his eyes could reveal the magical diagrams, Magic Power flows, Spells, and script inside Alchemical items.
• During tutoring, Wade showed Professor Murray two linked pieces of parchment that displayed the same writing instantly, and Murray recognized their potential to transform wizard communication.
• When Professor Murray excitedly praised the invention, Wade grew wary, gripped his safety bean, and credited Muggle network communication and Murray’s guidance.

Wade named his Alchemy invention the Book of Friends, and Professor Murray praised its significance and urged him to keep it confidential rather than sell it himself. Afterward, Wade reflected on Hogwarts and confirmed that he had arranged for Zoe to help him escape danger if needed.

• Professor Murray celebrated Wade’s Book of Friends, encouraged him to keep it confidential, and invited him to a holiday party with influential friends.
• Wade named his invention the Book of Friends and added the Chinese characters for its name as a distinctive mark.
• Professor Murray told Wade not to sell the Books of Friends himself, saying his time was better spent on more important work.
• Wade finished making Books of Friends as holiday gifts and thought about Quirrell, Voldemort, Dumbledore, and his classmates.
• Zoe visited Wade, and he showed her the Magic Bean he had made to summon her if he encountered danger.

Wade helped prepare Hogwarts for Christmas, then signed a notice forbidding underage magic during the holidays. The notice’s runes bound him to its rules as he prepared to go home.

• Wade admitted to Zoe that he had judged Professor Murray unfairly, and Zoe reminded him that several Defense Against the Dark Arts professors had been dangerous.
• Wade visited the library to borrow books before his trip home and then helped Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick decorate the Great Hall for Christmas.
• Wade and Michael admired the decorations when West gave them Holiday Magic Prohibition Notices to sign.
• Wade read the notice’s rules against underage magic and revealing the Wizarding World to Muggles, then felt an invisible contract coil around him after signing.
• West warned Wade that the Ministry of Magic would detect holiday magic through every underage wizard’s Trace.

Wade spent Christmas with his parents and gave them a magical Book of Friends he had created, allowing them to communicate through linked pages. His friends, House-elves, and professors also received pages and began using them to send messages.

• Wade returned home, reassured Ferdinand that he was happy at Hogwarts, and told him that no one had given him trouble.
• Wade gave Fiona a beauty potion and Ferdinand a magical razor for Christmas.
• Wade showed his parents the Book of Friends and demonstrated how linked pages let them exchange messages in writing.
• Fiona eagerly chatted with Wade and Ferdinand through the book, while Wade's friends reacted with amazement and began messaging one another.
• Wade's House-elves and professors tested their pages, praised the creation, and Professor Murray confirmed his invitation for a few days later.

Wade received books and other Christmas gifts after Professor Murray told him not to sell the Book of Friends yet. At Hogwarts, Dumbledore discovered that the professors had all received blank parchment copies connected to Wade’s invention, while he alone did not know how they worked.

• Professor Murray told Wade not to sell the Book of Friends, so Wade put it away and opened his Christmas presents.
• Wade received gifts from Ferdinand’s employees, his Muggle classmates, and wizarding friends, most of whom gave him books.
• Dumbledore opened Christmas presents and found a blank sheet of parchment and a note from Murray praising Wade Grey.
• Flitwick, Sprout, McGonagall, and Snape each gave Dumbledore a similar blank parchment or, in Snape’s case, a notebook, and explained that they had their own copies.
• Dumbledore realized that everyone else seemed to know about Wade’s invention, while he remained puzzled by the blank parchment.

Snape gave Dumbledore an instruction manual for the Book of Friends, and Dumbledore realized Wade Grey had deliberately withheld a gift from him. Reflecting on Wade’s resemblance to Tom Riddle, Dumbledore wrote to Murray urging him to educate the gifted boy with care and humility.

• Snape explained that Dumbledore’s gift was a Book of Friends and left him the instruction manual.
• Dumbledore learned how to use the Book of Friends and realized Wade Grey had chosen not to give him one.
• Ralph sorted Dumbledore’s gifts while Dumbledore and the House-elf discussed Wade’s unusual intelligence.
• Dumbledore recognized similarities between Wade Grey and his younger self, as well as Tom Riddle.
• Dumbledore wrote to Murray, warning that controlling or patronizing Wade could backfire and advising that love was the most powerful form of magic.

On Christmas Day, Wade received a camera from Ferdinand and developing solution from Fiona, but they could not develop the photos because Wade could not use magic at home. The Gray family went shopping in Diagon Alley for Wade’s school and formal clothes, and Ferdinand encouraged him to follow current affairs and buy what he needed for his studies.

• Ferdinand gave Wade an old-fashioned camera, and Fiona gave him developing solution, but Wade could not use magic to develop their Christmas photos at home.
• Wade suggested staying at the Leaky Cauldron to develop the photos, but Fiona refused because she worried he might get caught using magic.
• Ferdinand took the family to Diagon Alley, where he exchanged money for Galleons and reassured Wade that he could spend more on school supplies and Alchemy.
• Fiona ordered Wade new school uniforms and a formal robe at Madam Malkin’s, then chose cufflinks and shoes for him.
• Ferdinand gave Wade a subscription to the Daily Prophet, and the two bought the rest of his supplies while Wade noted down shops and catalogues for future owl orders.
• The family reunited at the robe shop, and Ferdinand suggested they have lunch at a nearby French restaurant.

Wade traveled by Floo Powder with Professor Murray to Suoluo Garden for Professor Murray’s party, while noticing that Ferdinand concealed a deep fear of the Wizarding World. After arriving, Wade met Steven Murray, who explained that his father had gone to greet a friend from France.

• Ferdinand drew his pistol when Professor Murray emerged from the fireplace, then hid his alarm and welcomed him.
• Ferdinand stood protectively in front of Fiona, and Wade realized that his father feared the Wizarding World.
• Professor Murray showed Wade how to use Floo Powder and told him to travel to Suoluo Garden.
• Wade said goodbye to Ferdinand and Fiona, then used the Floo Network to reach Suoluo Garden.
• Steven Murray helped Wade out of the fireplace, cleaned the soot from him, and said Terence Murray had gone to greet a friend from France.

At Professor Murray's party, he introduced Wade Grey to a group of influential guests and praised his talent and achievements in Alchemy and Ancient Runes. He revealed Wade's first creation, a Book of Friends, and the guests' growing excitement hinted at its remarkable function.

• Steven accompanied Wade around Suoluo Garden and explained the Paper Crane message system his father had created.
• Professor Murray summoned Steven to the Small Stone Platform, where he introduced Wade to several distinguished guests.
• Professor Murray praised Wade's talent, including his mastery of magical reference books and his independent Alchemy work.
• Professor Murray presented Wade's Book of Friends, and the guests examined it with their Wands.
• Marchioni wrote in the book, flipped through its pages, and grew visibly excited as the other guests began to understand its potential.

Wade watched Professor Murray negotiate with wizards over licenses for the Book of Friends, while Steven told him he dreamed of becoming a Magizoologist. Wade suggested a way for Steven to pursue his dream, leaving Steven eager to write to Newt Scamander.

• Wizards crowded around Professor Murray and haggled over licensing rights for the Book of Friends, but he refused to sell it outright.
• When the wizards tried approaching Wade, he stayed quiet and let Professor Murray handle the negotiations.
• Professor Murray sent Steven to take Wade outside, and Steven confided that he wanted to travel and become a Magizoologist but feared upsetting his parents.
• Wade suggested Steven write to Newt Scamander and ask to work as a caretaker for his Fantastic Beasts.
• Steven asked Wade how to write the letter, and Wade advised him to explain his troubles, his dream, and his knowledge of Fantastic Beasts honestly.

Wade discussed a letter with Steven and learned about the Magical Creatures he raised before several wizards approached Wade with business offers. Marchioni ultimately agreed to license the Book of Friends for fifty thousand Galleons and pay Wade three Sickles for every Galleon he earned from it.

• Steven told Wade about the harmless Magical Creatures he kept and his wish to tame a Granian.
• A blonde wizard offered Wade future work, and Steven warned him about the wizard and other potential business partners.
• Cyrus Sharp introduced himself and told Wade he hoped they could work together in the future.
• Marchioni offered Wade fifty thousand Galleons for the Book of Friends licensing rights, plus three Sickles for every Galleon he earned from it.
• Professor Murray drew up the contract and witnessed Wade and Marchioni enter into it.

Wade and Professor Murray visited Marchioni's Magic Workshop, where Wade helped its Technical Department finalize production of the Book of Friends. Marchioni was impressed by Wade's expertise and privately asked Professor Murray if Wade was his illegitimate son, prompting Professor Murray to knock him to the floor.

• Marchioni took Wade and Professor Murray to his Magic Workshop to prepare for producing and selling the Book of Friends before school started.
• Wade saw the workshop in chaos as employees worked overtime and Marchioni led them to the Technical Department.
• Wade demonstrated how to make the Book of Friends, and the staff developed a production process for the first batch in less than half an hour.
• Marchioni watched Wade correct the Technical Department's proposed changes and recognized his practical skill and talent.
• Marchioni asked Professor Murray whether Wade was his illegitimate son, and Professor Murray knocked Marchioni to the floor.

Wade received the first edition of the Book of Friends and debated with Marchioni and Professor Murray about making connections and pursuing his own path. At Gringotts, Wade opened his new vault and watched Marchioni transfer fifty thousand Galleons into it.

• Wade received a floral first edition of the Book of Friends, while Marchioni described many other planned designs.
• Marchioni advised Wade to give Books of Friends to people who helped him, but Professor Murray urged Wade to follow his own judgment as an Alchemist.
• Marchioni shielded Wade from Knockturn Alley as they headed to Gringotts, where Wade rented a new vault.
• Wade rode the Goblins’ Clanker to Vault 317 while Professor Murray continued to his own vault.
• Kule opened Vault 317 and gave Wade its key, and Marchioni transferred fifty thousand Galleons into it.

Professor Murray advised Wade about navigating relationships built on mutual interests and rewarded him for creating the Book of Friends. The chapter ended with Murray giving Wade a mysterious box and telling him to use it well as a test.

• Griphook explained that goblins could not withdraw money from a vault without its owner's authorization, despite Gringotts having been broken into.
• Marchioni hurried off to coordinate the launch of his new products, and Professor Murray explained that he was investing in Wade's potential for future returns.
• Professor Murray advised Wade to use others' resources while protecting his own interests, and promised Wade could come to him for help.
• Professor Murray took Wade home by Floo Network, explaining that Apparition was too dangerous for children.
• At the Grays' home, Professor Murray gave Wade a small box as both a reward for the Book of Friends and a test.

After selling the patent for the Book of Friends, Wade told his parents about the deal and asked how to thank Professor Murray. Ferdinand struggled to hide his shock, then revealed his fear for Wade’s safety while Wade watched him smoking beneath the waning crescent moon.

• Wade told Ferdinand and Fiona that he had sold the Book of Friends patent for fifty thousand Galleons and would receive royalties.
• Fiona celebrated Wade’s success, while Ferdinand remained stunned and barely managed to eat dinner.
• Wade asked Ferdinand how to thank Professor Murray, and Ferdinand advised him to write a sincere letter, give small gifts on special occasions, and repay him with good grades.
• After Wade went to his room, Ferdinand admitted he had been shocked, and Fiona urged him to apologize to their son.
• Late at night, Ferdinand smoked on the balcony, trembling with fear that he could not protect Wade from the dangers of the wizarding world.
• Wade watched the smoke drift from upstairs as the waning crescent moon hung over London.

Wade accompanied his parents to Diagon Alley on the Book of Friends’ release day and watched crowds scramble to buy one. Fiona nearly joined the frenzy after hearing that students without a Book of Friends might feel isolated, but Ferdinand reminded her that Wade already had plenty.

• Wade examined the mysterious blue-black sliver Professor Murray had given him and received an invitation and sample Book of Friends from Aslan's Magic Workshop.
• Wade, Ferdinand, and Fiona went to Diagon Alley, where posters and sales points promoted the Book of Friends and crowds fought to buy them.
• Fosco told Ferdinand and Fiona that the current batch might sell out and that children without a Book of Friends could be left out at school.
• Fiona grew anxious and prepared to buy one, but Ferdinand reminded her that Wade already had plenty of Book of Friends to trade.

Wade left home for Hogwarts with his father, Ferdinand, after a snowfall, and showed Ferdinand that he could enter Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. At the train, Ferdinand explained that he had let Wade attend Hogwarts because he feared Wade would develop an Obscurus if he could not learn to control his magic.

• Ferdinand woke Wade early because snow had fallen, and he insisted that Fiona stay home rather than travel to the station.
• Wade asked Fiona to care for Miss Eva and the other pets while he was away, then said goodbye to her before leaving with Ferdinand.
• On the snowy drive, Wade spotted a gray car that seemed to appear and disappear and move impossibly fast, though Ferdinand did not notice it.
• At King's Cross, Wade led Ferdinand through the wall to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, where Ferdinand saw the Hogwarts train and the crowd of wizarding families for the first time.
• Ferdinand helped Wade find a compartment and told him to seek help from his teachers if he ran into trouble.
• Wade asked why Ferdinand had not stopped him from going to Hogwarts, and Ferdinand said he had feared Wade would develop an Obscurus without magical training.