Chapter Summaries

Wade left home by train and learned that rumors about the Book of Friends had spread widely, drawing attention to its unknown inventor. His friends reassured him that Professors Murray and Dumbledore had warned others not to trouble their student, but a knock at the compartment door interrupted them.

• Wade boarded the train, replied to Fiona in the Book of Friends, and told her how to cheer up Miss Eva.
• Michael, Theo, and Ryan joined Wade and explained that rumors about the Book of Friends had spread throughout the wizarding world.
• Theo said Marchioni had been described as a dangerous hyena and that people had sought the inventor before Terence Murray and Dumbledore publicly protected their student.
• Wade caught Theo's Chocolate Frog and learned most people did not know his identity, though his friends warned him to stay with them at school.
• Wade admitted Marchioni had paid fifty thousand Galleons for the usage rights, and a knock came at the compartment door.

On the train, Prewett and two Slytherins sought out Wade Grey, and Gaston Yaxley offered him support from the Yaxley Family. Wade responded to their interest by overwhelming them with an explanation of Muggle technology, leaving the visitors and onlookers fleeing the compartment.

• Prewett entered Wade's compartment with two Slytherins and bragged about the Book of Friends, insulting Theo's House affiliation.
• Michael introduced Prewett, and Prewett introduced Gaston Yaxley and O'Neal Fawley as students who wanted to meet Wade.
• Gaston Yaxley praised Wade's talent and offered assistance from the Yaxley Family, while Wade politely declined to compare himself with Professor Murray.
• Wade explained the Muggle Internet and a range of modern technologies until the three visitors hurriedly left and students in the corridor avoided the compartment.
• Theo locked the door with a spell, and Wade, Theo, Ryan, and Michael laughed together.

Wade explained that he had used confusing talk about Muggle computers to discourage the Prewetts from bothering him, while Theo described the families and wartime allegiances of Yom Prewett, Yaxley, and Fawley. The students arrived at Hogsmeade Station and saw Hogwarts waiting under its lights.

• Wade told Michael and Theo that he had exaggerated his knowledge of computers to make the Prewetts leave him alone.
• Michael explained that Yom Prewett was a dangerous Ravenclaw, and Theo said Yom’s family had adopted the Prewett name without being recognized by the real Prewett family.
• Theo revealed that Ron Weasley’s mother was a Prewett and that her brothers had died fighting Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
• Theo said Yaxley’s father had served Voldemort and remained a Ministry official, while the Fawleys had once followed Grindelwald as Acolytes.
• Wade used his talk about the Internet to turn away students who came to gawk at him during the rest of the journey.
• The train reached Hogsmeade Station, and Wade and the other students stepped off to see Hogwarts lit in the distance.

Wade and the other students rode back to Hogwarts in carriages, where they discovered that Thestrals pulled them. They arrived at the castle and entered the Great Hall for the start-of-term feast.

• Hagrid led the students from the platform to the carriages, and Wade joined Hermione, Padma, Parvati, Neville, Michael, Ryan, and Theo.
• Neville squeezed into Wade's carriage to avoid sitting with the girls, while Michael moved to their carriage and chatted with Padma.
• Wade transformed the straw into cushions, and he explained Muggle school fees to Theo.
• Ryan and the others heard the invisible horses pulling the carriages, and Wade identified them as Thestrals.
• The carriages arrived at Hogwarts, and the students entered the castle before the feast in the Great Hall.

Wade followed Zoe, Hobby, and Phil to the Room of Requirement, where they gave him a cleaned-up broomstick for Christmas. He realized the room itself was an even greater discovery and explored its vast collection of abandoned objects.

• Zoe, Hobby, and Phil woke Wade and explained that they had found a Christmas gift they thought he wanted: a broomstick.
• The House-elves led Wade through the castle and showed him how to summon the Room of Requirement by walking past the wall three times while concentrating on a need.
• Phil opened the room, revealing enormous piles of abandoned objects, books, weapons, and magical items.
• The House-elves presented Wade with a cleaned broomstick tied with a red ribbon, and Wade delightedly recognized the Room of Requirement as the real gift.

Wade shared breakfast with Phil, Zoe, and Hobby, inviting the House-elves to sit with him for the first time. Later, after warming up in the Great Hall, he encountered Griffiths causing a commotion among the portraits and stopped when Griffiths compared them unfavorably to House-elves.

• Wade gave the House-elves sweets and invited Phil, Zoe, and Hobby to join him for breakfast.
• The House-elves sat with Wade and cried from happiness as they shared the meal.
• Wade flew to the castle courtyard, where Hobby collected his schoolbag and broomstick for him.
• Wade warmed himself in the Great Hall before heading toward Potions Class.
• Wade met Griffiths in the Entrance Hall, where Griffiths had taken over another wizard's portrait and provoked the other portraits into arguing.
• Griffiths followed Wade out of the Entrance Hall and said House-elves were quieter than portraits, making Wade stop and look at him.

Wade’s professors rewarded his progress with special attention and books, leaving him with a packed routine of study, training, and time with SSC. The group ended the chapter discussing why Snape would referee the upcoming Gryffindor–Hufflepuff Quidditch match, suspecting Dumbledore had assigned him to protect Harry Potter.

• Griffiths saw Wade with Hobby, teased him about being friends with a House-elf, and wondered aloud whether they were really just friends.
• Snape gave Wade two extra points, McGonagall offered him a reading list and permission to access the Restricted Section, and Flitwick and Sprout also supported his studies.
• Wade followed a demanding daily schedule, using the Room of Requirement to train and study before spending evenings practicing and relaxing with SSC.
• Padma, Neville, and their companions wished they had more time together and discussed Snape’s upcoming role as referee for the Gryffindor–Hufflepuff match.
• Ryan suggested Dumbledore had sent Snape to protect Harry Potter, while Michael remarked that Snape could protect Harry and deduct points from him at the same time.

Hermione asked Wade to let Harry join SSC so he could improve his abilities and prepare for the dangers ahead. Wade agreed because Harry was a martyr’s orphan, leaving Michael to understand why people owed Harry and other war orphans their care.

• Hermione asked Wade whether Harry could join SSC, and Wade agreed while checking whether she was ready to forgive Ron.
• Hermione explained that she wanted Harry to improve because Voldemort and the Death Eaters might return, and she believed SSC could help him.
• After they were alone, Michael asked Wade why he had accepted the trouble Harry might bring.
• Wade reminded Michael that Harry’s parents had died fighting Voldemort and that Harry had lost his closest family that night.
• Wade called Harry a martyr’s orphan and said people who had escaped the war had an obligation to care for him and children like him.

Wade reflected on the dangers posed by Voldemort and decided Harry Potter needed to be brought into his plans. During a conversation with Professor Murray about immortality and a gift Wade had prepared, he revealed that Occamy skin was ideal for the Undetectable Extension Charm.

• Wade watched Harry Potter, Voldemort, and Severus Snape pass through the castle and considered the threat Voldemort posed.
• Wade resolved to help Harry Potter grow stronger, seeing him as a valuable ally against Voldemort.
• Wade met Professor Murray in the Astronomy Tower and discussed Muggle research, space travel, and the Philosopher's Stone.
• Professor Murray reflected on his fear of death and recalled Dumbledore's view that death was a great adventure.
• Wade showed Professor Murray a piece of Occamy skin and explained that it was the finest material for the Undetectable Extension Charm.

Wade discussed the Undetectable Extension Charm with Professor Murray, received a book about concealing an enchanted suitcase, and showed him a protective box he had made. Later, Wade found and sealed Tom Riddle’s diadem in the Room of Requirement, but someone warned him not to take anything from the room.

• Wade explained the Undetectable Extension Charm and its Ministry restrictions to Professor Murray, who gave him a book on concealing an enchanted suitcase.
• Wade presented Professor Murray with a box designed to isolate dangerous magical objects, and the professor confirmed that it worked well.
• Wade entered the Room of Requirement and found Tom Riddle’s diadem among the discarded objects.
• Wade used fire tongs to place the diadem in his box and sealed it with protective spells, believing he had contained the Horcrux’s danger.
• As Wade left, an unseen voice warned him not to take things from the Room of Requirement.

Wade learned from Silly Barnaby that taking unnecessary items from the Room of Requirement violated a magical contract, though removing a dangerous Dark Magic item to protect students would not. The next morning, Wade received a letter and a large package from an unexpected sender.

• Wade asked Silly Barnaby whether taking a dangerous Dark Magic item from the Room of Requirement to protect students would violate the contract, and Barnaby said it would count as a good deed.
• Wade left the Room of Requirement, reflected that its contents could not be taken freely, and resolved not to let greed distract him from his goals.
• After the weather cleared, Eva brought Wade candies and pastries from Fiona, and Wade shared them with the students at breakfast.
• Wade asked Michael to take Photos with the camera his father had given him for Christmas, and Michael agreed.
• Two owls delivered a letter and a large package to Wade, who realized they had not been sent by his parents.

Wade reviewed his Gringotts income and sent Marchioni ideas for improving the Book of Friends. He then took and developed photographs around Hogwarts, ending with a moving family photo that left him smiling warmly.

• Wade received a Gringotts letter and a package from Marchioni containing sales reports and rare Alchemical Materials.
• Wade wrote Marchioni suggestions for linking multiple Books of Friends, adding Emoticons, and making a clearly distinct tracking version.
• Wade photographed Hogwarts locations with classmates and professors, focusing on the people sharing each scene.
• Wade developed the photographs in the Room of Requirement and laughed at Professor Murray's repeated grimaces after tasting tea.
• Wade found a Christmas photo of his parents and himself sitting together, and he stroked it while smiling.

Harry struggled with anxiety about the upcoming Quidditch match and considered whether to join Hermione’s Starry Sky Chaser club. He rushed to defend Neville from Draco Malfoy’s bullying, and the chapter ended as he confronted Malfoy.

• Harry ate with Ron and Hermione, who urged him to improve his magic and reminded him about the club meeting he had missed.
• Hermione recommended the Starry Sky Chaser study club, while Harry weighed joining it against Ron’s warnings about how clubs treated new members.
• Harry heard Malfoy laughing in the corridor and ran with Ron and Hermione to investigate.
• Malfoy cursed Neville with Locomotor Mortis, causing him to fall, while the Slytherins mocked and laughed at him.
• Harry rushed into the corridor and told Malfoy to let Neville go.

Harry, Ron, and Neville fought Malfoy and the other Slytherins after they mistreated Neville and insulted Hermione. Wade arrived with several students, stopped the brawl, and sent Hermione to the Hospital Wing before asking what had happened.

• Harry knocked Malfoy into Goyle after hearing Neville had been mistreated, and Hermione hurried to free Neville from the spell.
• Malfoy called Hermione a Mudblood, prompting Ron and Neville to attack him; the Gryffindors and Slytherins soon broke into a brawl.
• Hermione used Wingardium Leviosa to lift the Slytherins, then Malfoy cursed her with Densaugeo while Harry's spell knocked him back.
• Hermione's teeth grew rapidly as the fighting resumed, until someone cast Immobulus and froze everyone in the corridor.
• Wade arrived with Michael Corner, Padma Patil, Theo Mancini, and Ryan Caro, then freed the students and helped Hermione.
• Wade sent Padma with Hermione to the Hospital Wing and asked the remaining students what had happened.

After Neville explained that Malfoy had bullied him and insulted Hermione, Wade challenged Malfoy to a duel and overwhelmed him with spells. Wade left after asking Malfoy whether bullying people was fun.

• Neville told Wade that Malfoy had used the Leg-Locker Curse on him and called Hermione a Mudblood.
• Wade challenged Malfoy to a duel, disarmed him with Expelliarmus, and kicked his wand back to him.
• Malfoy cast the Leg-Locker Curse before counting to three, but it hit Nott instead of Wade.
• Wade cast Tarantallegra on Malfoy, leaving him dancing and injured on the ground.
• Wade lifted the spell, asked Malfoy whether bullying people was fun, and left with the others.

After the fight with Malfoy, Harry decided he wanted to join Wade’s SSC study group, while Ron felt left out. Wade went to Professor Flitwick to confess to using spells in the corridor, and Professor McGonagall demanded to hear what had happened.

• Harry saw that Malfoy’s Slytherin companions offered little genuine support, then told Ron he wanted to join the SSC study group.
• Wade told Neville to visit the Hospital Wing and warned everyone to watch for Slytherin retaliation, while he went to accept punishment from Professor Flitwick.
• Harry tried to ask whether Ron could join the SSC, but Wade left before he could bring it up.
• Wade found Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, and Professor Flitwick together and confessed that he had broken school rules.
• Professor McGonagall insisted that all the professors had a right to know, and Wade began explaining what had happened.

Wade explained the corridor incident, and the professors punished Malfoy while rewarding Wade for defending a fellow student. In the Umbrella Room, Hermione brought Harry to join the group, where the others welcomed him and helped him feel accepted.

• Wade recounted what had happened, and Professor McGonagall gave Mr. Malfoy at least a month of detention.
• Professor Flitwick deducted five points from Wade, then Professor McGonagall awarded him ten points for standing up for a fellow student and casting the Disarming Charm.
• Michael, Padma, Theo, and Ryan discussed Malfoy's punishment and Snape's refusal to hear the Slytherins' complaints.
• Hermione arrived looking different, and Michael noticed that her teeth had become neat and even.
• Hermione brought Harry into the Umbrella Room, where Wade and the others introduced themselves and welcomed him into their group.

Harry joined the SSC study group and learned it was an informal after-school gathering with few rules. He settled into the Umbrella Room and began homework, where Theo offered to help him get started.

• Harry asked about SSC’s rules, and Wade explained that it was an informal Study Group with no fixed attendance or punishments.
• Harry saw the rule barring members from bringing guests without everyone’s agreement and wondered whether Ron could join.
• Neville showed Harry his prepared desk in the Umbrella Room, which Harry liked for its comfortable, quiet study atmosphere.
• Harry received a Book of Friends parchment and joined the others in doing homework.
• Harry struggled to begin his Charms essay, so Theo suggested asking Wade for guidance and then offered to look at Harry’s notes.

Theo and Wade helped Harry catch up on schoolwork, and Harry gained confidence as he learned to write essays and mastered basic spells. Wade then proposed combat practice and introduced the group to the Disarming Charm and the advanced Shield Charm.

• Theo asked the students to lend Harry their notes, and Wade also provided notes and offered to teach Harry essay writing.
• Wade showed Harry how to structure an essay, helping him understand the assignment and finish it more easily.
• With Wade's guidance, Harry quickly mastered basic spells and felt proud of his magical ability.
• Wade warned the group that knowing spells was not enough to defend themselves in a fight, and proposed practical combat training.
• Wade said the group needed to learn the Disarming Charm and Shield Charm before practicing against one another, and began with the Disarming Charm.

Harry celebrated excelling at the Disarming Charm, but his mood fell when Ron confronted him about joining SSC. Meanwhile, Wade arranged to meet Remus Lupin as a potential teacher for advanced magic.

• Harry returned to the Gryffindor dormitory after Neville went to the Hospital Wing and recalled how well he had performed during SSC’s spell practice.
• Ron asked Harry whether he had invited him to join SSC, and Harry admitted he had not; Ron shut his bed curtains and withdrew.
• Wade checked messages in the Book of Friends, including Steven’s information about Occamies and Marchioni’s request to meet in Hogsmeade.
• Ferdinand told Wade that Remus Lupin had replied and agreed to meet him at The Leaky Cauldron the next day for ten Galleons a week.
• Wade decided Lupin could teach him advanced magic that Professor Flitwick would not teach a first-year.