Recaps

Silan and Snape prepared an extravagant order of potion ingredients for Dumbledore to fund, with Snape multiplying Silan’s quantities tenfold. Meanwhile, Lucius cleared Slug and Jiggers Apothecary to investigate strange potions.

• Silan listed seven bottles of each potion ingredient in Snape’s storeroom, and Snape criticized the amounts as insufficient.
• Snape added a zero to every quantity, then took Silan and two large ingredient lists to see Dumbledore.
• Lucius reserved Slug and Jiggers Apothecary, and Giggs struggled to persuade the customers to leave.
• Lucius offered to pay for the customers’ purchases, and they left with ingredients while praising him.
• Lucius ordered Giggs to shut the shop so he could investigate the strange potions.

Lucius paid Giggs for information about the disguised seller of the Hemostatic Healing Potions and learned the trail led to Pippin of Pippin's Potions in Hogsmeade. He left intending to find Pippin, while Silan followed Snape to the Headmaster's Office.

• Lucius questioned Giggs about who had sold him the two Hemostatic Healing Potions and offered him Galleons for details.
• Giggs said the seller was disguised with Polyjuice Potion and identified him as Pippin, owner of Pippin's Potions in Hogsmeade.
• Lucius reasoned that Pippin had likely obtained the potions from a Hogwarts student and decided to seek him out.
• Lucius warned Giggs to keep the information secret, then left him with a pouch of Galleons.
• Silan followed Snape to the Headmaster's Office.

Snape brought Silan to Dumbledore to request ingredients for brewing Lupin’s Wolfsbane Potion, then arranged to teach Silan the recipe. Silan returned to the Room of Requirement to prepare his own potion batch, with his Potion Prodigy trait close to leveling up.

• Snape told Dumbledore that Silan would help brew the Wolfsbane Potion, and Dumbledore agreed after hearing of Silan’s previous experience.
• Dumbledore unfolded Snape’s enormous ingredient lists and protested that the costly ingredients seemed excessive and unrelated to the Wolfsbane Potion.
• Snape claimed that every ingredient, including Ashwinder eggs and Billywig stings, was necessary, and Dumbledore agreed to prepare them within a week.
• Snape promised to brew the potion carefully and ensure Lupin drank it, then told Silan to meet him in a week for lessons.
• Silan returned to the Room of Requirement and saw that his Potion Prodigy trait was nearing its next level as he prepared to make another batch of potions.

Hermione's roommates noticed her unusual behavior in Professor Lupin's Boggart lesson and teased her about her feelings for Silan, while Silan prepared herbs and brewed potions. The chapter ended with Lucius reviewing an investigation into Pippin.

• Parvati and Lavender noticed Hermione had stayed at the back of the Boggart line and guessed she feared Silan might like someone else.
• Hermione overheard their teasing, blushed, and fled the dormitory for the library.
• Ron and the others praised Lupin's lesson and laughed about Neville turning the Boggart into Snape dressed in his grandmother's clothes.
• Neville showed Silan his new Herbology tools and promised to care for the herbs in the Suitcase.
• Silan sorted ingredients and brewed Baruffio's Brain Elixir, Blood-Replenishing Potion, and Fire-Control Potion.
• Lucius opened the documents he had gathered about Pippin after returning from Giggs.

Lucius planned to recruit the mysterious student behind Pippin’s potions, while Silan continued brewing and used The Daily Prophet’s coverage to draw public attention to Sirius’s claims. As the wizarding world debated Sirius’s innocence, Silan went to Snape’s office with his Potion Prodigy skill close to leveling up.

• Lucius reviewed information about Perry Pippin and planned to find the potion-maker behind his sales for the Malfoy family.
• Silan brewed potions in the Room of Requirement and rapidly increased his Potion Prodigy proficiency.
• Sirius repeatedly appeared in public to accuse Peter Pettigrew of betraying the Potters, prompting heated debate across the wizarding world.
• Ron left to buy rat tonic for Scabbers, whose condition had continued to worsen despite being kept in an iron cage.
• Silan explained to Harry how The Daily Prophet’s coverage had brought Sirius’s claims into public discussion, and Harry worried about Sirius’s safety.
• Silan left for Snape’s office, thinking his Potion Prodigy skill would level up after the lesson.

Silan received high-quality potion ingredients from Dumbledore and used them to begin building his storeroom. Snape then taught him the history and techniques of brewing the Wolfsbane Potion, raising Silan’s Potion Prodigy proficiency.

• Silan checked the potion ingredients Dumbledore had sent and placed the most storage-sensitive ones in Snape’s cabinet before storing the rest in his Ring.
• Snape told Silan to join him in the workroom, where he explained the Wolfsbane Potion’s history, purpose, and difficulty.
• Snape guided Silan through preparing the ingredients and demonstrated the brewing techniques while explaining their finer points.
• Silan learned from Snape’s instruction, increased his Potion Prodigy proficiency, and leveled up the skill.

Silan chose an upgrade that increased potion quality, then tried brewing Wolfsbane Potion under Snape’s supervision. Despite a timing mistake, the completed batch became as potent as Snape’s and left him demanding to know what Silan had done.

• Silan selected Potion Prodigy’s upgrade that increased each batch’s quality by 35%.
• Silan asked Snape to let him brew Wolfsbane Potion, and Snape agreed to intervene if anything went wrong.
• Silan followed Snape’s instructions but added the final ingredient too late, causing the potion to foam over and lose potency.
• After brewing ended, Silan’s pale potion darkened until it matched Snape’s batch in quality.
• Snape tasted Silan’s potion, found it even more effective than his own, and grabbed Silan’s shoulder to demand an explanation.

Silan used his improved potion-brewing ability to produce unusually high-quality potions, leaving Snape eager to investigate his Wolfsbane Potion. He delivered more potions to Pippin, who recognized Silan’s talent, and the chapter ended when an unfamiliar old wizard entered the shop.

• Snape noticed Silan’s Wolfsbane Potion surpassed his own and sent Silan away so he could study it.
• Silan brewed potions in two cauldrons at once, increasing his output, then brought a new batch to Pippin’s Potions.
• Pippin admired the improved potions and was especially impressed by Silan’s Fire-Control Potion.
• Silan and Pippin agreed on a price for the potions, and Silan left with ingredients for his next batch.
• Pippin put the packaged potions in storage, then turned to find an unfamiliar old wizard entering the shop.

Lucius disguised himself as an old wizard to investigate Pippin's potion shop, where he discovered that Pippin could brew several valuable potions. Lucius revealed his true identity and expected Pippin to hear his proposal.

• Lucius, disguised with Polyjuice Potion, entered Pippin's shop and insulted its shabby appearance while claiming he wanted to buy potions.
• Lucius recognized the Hemostatic Healing Potion and Baruffio's Brain Elixir on the table and realized the mysterious brewer could make valuable potions.
• Pippin tried to drive Lucius out, but Lucius distracted him by tossing the Brain Elixir and examined the Fire-Control Potion.
• Lucius celebrated the profit he could make from Pippin's potions, while Pippin regretted leaving them on display.
• Lucius drank a reversal potion, returned to his original appearance, and told Pippin he thought he would be willing to talk.

Lucius Malfoy disguised himself as an old wizard to pressure Pippin into revealing who supplied his potions, but Pippin refused despite threats and bribes. Lucius ended the encounter furious after offering fifty thousand Galleons and getting nowhere.

• Pippin recognized Lucius Malfoy when his Polyjuice disguise wore off and demanded to know what he wanted.
• Lucius questioned Pippin about the source of the potions and threatened to have him sent to Azkaban for selling counterfeit potions under Professor Snape's name.
• Pippin realized Lucius did not know Silan was the supplier and dismissed his threats.
• Lucius offered a business partnership and promised to help Pippin expand his shop, but Pippin refused to betray Mr. Prewett.
• Lucius offered ten thousand and then fifty thousand Galleons for the supplier's identity, but Pippin remained unmoved.

Lucius threatened Pippin into contacting Silan about working with the Malfoy family, but Pippin planned to warn Mr Prewett without exposing Silan. At Hogwarts, Silan finished translating Slytherin’s book on the soul and began connecting its ideas to the effects of the Unforgivable Curses.

• Lucius threatened to ruin Pippin’s shop unless he wrote to Silan and arranged a meeting.
• Pippin decided to warn Mr Prewett but planned to delay sending the letter and use the Owl Post Office to avoid Lucius intercepting it.
• At Hogwarts, Silan gathered materials for learning to become an Animagus and finished translating Slytherin’s book, “A Brief Discussion of the Nature of the Soul.”
• Silan reasoned that the Unforgivable Curses might affect the soul through killing, torment, or control.
• Silan found that the book described ways to influence the soul, including destruction, control, manipulation, and sealing, and continued studying it.

Silan studied an introduction to Soul Magic, then returned to Soul Space and found Tom weakened after spending nearly two years trying to understand its magical currents. Silan forcibly severed Tom’s connection and sent him back to his cabin, then patched the loophole Tom had exploited and began searching the Soul Library.

• Silan considered combining Soul Magic with alchemy to create bodies for magical creatures, but recognized that he lacked the knowledge to attempt it.
• Silan burned the translated notes, entered Soul Space, and found Tom sitting in the library entrance hall with a fading, weakened soul.
• Tom had embedded his soul in Soul Space to study its magical currents and was nearing a breakthrough when Silan’s spell severed his connection and sent him flying back to his cabin.
• Tom realized Silan had interrupted his calculations, shouted Prewett’s name, and passed out from exhaustion.
• Silan mistook Tom’s shout for thanks, patched the loophole in Soul Space, and searched the library for another book.

Silan studied a book on the Soul Eye, then returned to Snape and learned that Snape had redesigned the Wolfsbane Potion brewing process based on Silan’s earlier results. They began testing the improved process, which promised greater effectiveness and lower costs.

• Silan chose a book about constructing and using the Soul Eye and planned to combine the spell with Wizard's Eye to observe magic within souls.
• Silan left the library after memorizing the book and found Tom unconscious in his nest, twitching and muttering in his sleep.
• Silan returned to Snape's office after a week and discovered Snape had gone without rest while researching the Wolfsbane Potion.
• Snape showed Silan his redesigned Wolfsbane Potion process, which reduced its cost and required doses only on the night before the full moon and the night of the full moon.
• Snape offered to include Silan as a coauthor on a paper and asked him to test the new brewing process; Silan reviewed the steps and began.

Silan and Snape experimented with a more difficult revised method for brewing Wolfsbane Potion, while Hermione worried after not seeing Silan for several days. After receiving a letter about her ring, Hermione decided to visit Snape and ask what had happened to Silan.

• Silan and Snape tested the revised Wolfsbane Potion procedure, but their first batch failed and they planned another experiment with the Wolfsbane added at intervals.
• Hermione celebrated her birthday with friends but remained anxious because Silan had been absent for several days.
• Lavender told Parvati a rumor that Snape had given Silan detention and kept him in his office, which deepened Hermione's worries.
• Gerzan delivered Hermione a letter explaining that her ring worked properly and that its calming effect could be weakened by strong feelings.
• Hermione remembered Silan putting the ring on her, blushed as her heart raced, and decided to go to Snape's office to ask about Silan.

Hermione went to Snape’s office to find Silan, worried he had been kept in detention, and learned he was helping Snape improve the Wolfsbane Potion. Silan left with Hermione, then realized it was September nineteenth, Hermione’s birthday, and feared he had forgotten it.

• Hermione searched the Room of Requirement for Silan, then went to Snape’s office after finding it empty.
• Snape invited Hermione inside and explained that Silan was helping him test an improved potion-brewing procedure, not serving detention.
• Snape praised Silan’s potion-making talent and revealed that their experiment had succeeded.
• Silan emerged from the workroom, and Snape sent him back with Hermione while he continued the remaining work.
• Silan checked the date and realized it was Hermione’s birthday, worrying that he had forgotten.

Silan spent the remaining hours of Hermione’s birthday with her, and Hermione gave him a watch with reminders to help him take care of himself. She insisted he rest in the Room of Requirement, where he woke after two hours to find her asleep beside him.

• Silan apologized for forgetting Hermione’s birthday, and she asked him to spend the remaining hours doing whatever she said.
• Hermione gave Silan a brass wizard’s watch with reminders for resting, drinking water, and eating.
• Silan pulled Hermione out of Filch’s path and hid them both with a Disillusionment Charm until Filch passed.
• Hermione took Silan to the Room of Requirement and urged him to get proper rest, while he promised to prepare a small present for her.
• Hermione watched Silan sleep, then fell asleep beside him; Silan woke about two hours later and found her slumped over the bed.

Silan woke Hermione and took her on a moonlit unicorn ride for her birthday, arranging for Clop to carry them to a hill overlooking Hogwarts. The chapter ended with Hermione admiring the scenery while Silan admired her.

• Silan woke Hermione and invited her to go outside to look at the moon on a unicorn, and she eagerly agreed.
• Silan visited the Suitcase and asked Clop to take him and Hermione riding; Norbert volunteered but Silan declined because he wanted a more romantic ride.
• Silan and Hermione slipped out of Hogwarts, climbed onto Clop, and rode beneath the moon with Silan holding Hermione close beneath his cloak.
• Clop carried them to a hill near the Black Lake and returned to the Suitcase, leaving Silan and Hermione to take in the view.
• Silan offered Hermione his cloak when she admitted she was cold, while Hermione regretted that it was not large enough to cover them both.

Silan surprised Hermione with a fireworks display for her birthday, and she embraced and kissed him before calling it the best present she had ever received. The next day, Silan received an unexpected letter from Pippin, the Hogsmeade shop owner.

• Silan set off elaborate fireworks for Hermione and arranged them to spell out a birthday wish.
• Hermione hugged and kissed Silan, then told him the fireworks were the best present she had ever received.
• Snape saw the birthday message from Hogwarts and decided not to investigate the fireworks, while George and Fred recognized them as their own shop's fireworks.
• Lavender and Parvati found Hermione gone, watched the fireworks, and speculated about her relationship with Silan and the upcoming Yule Ball.
• The next day, Silan received a letter from Pippin and wondered why it had arrived so early.

Silan learned that Lucius Malfoy had uncovered his secret potion business and wanted a partnership, so he agreed to meet Lucius at Pippin's Potions on the next full moon. Lucius intercepted Silan's reply and, believing he had pressured a student into accepting his plan, waited as Silan went to speak with Snape.

• George and Fred asked Silan about the Filibuster Fireworks, and Silan admitted he had borrowed them for Hermione's birthday.
• Silan read Mr. Pippin's letter explaining that Lucius had traced Snape-labeled potions to the shop and wanted to meet about a partnership.
• Silan replied that he would consider the partnership and meet Lucius at Pippin's Potions on the next full moon, then headed to Snape's office to discuss it.
• At Pippin's Potions, Lucius waited for Silan's reply and snatched the letter from Melba, who challenged him after he threatened to strike him.
• Lucius read the reply, agreed to the proposed meeting, and assumed Silan had accepted his pressure; Silan arrived at Snape's office and knocked.

Silan told Snape about selling potions and Lucius Malfoy’s proposal to enter the potions business with him. Snape accepted Silan’s explanation and asked what he thought of Lucius.

• Silan visited Snape, explained that he had sold potions under Snape’s name, and apologized for not telling him sooner.
• Snape said he already knew about the sales and saw no problem with Silan selling potions for money.
• Silan revealed that Lucius Malfoy wanted to partner with him, with Silan brewing potions and Lucius handling sales.
• Snape said Lucius had previously approached him with a similar proposal, which he had declined because he had little need for money.
• Snape asked Silan what he thought of Lucius.

Silan secured Snape’s authorization to sell potions under his name as part of a partnership with the Malfoy family. Snape then had Silan help brew Wolfsbane Potion early so Lupin could drink it more often, and sent Silan into Lupin’s office with a glass.

• Silan explained that working with Lucius Malfoy could earn money, help influence the Wizarding World, and raise the Prewett family’s standing, and Snape approved of his plans.
• Snape agreed to support Silan by writing and sealing a letter authorizing him to sell potions as Snape’s work, while warning him to negotiate carefully with Lucius.
• Silan told Snape that he planned to meet Lucius on September 30, and Snape asked him to help brew Wolfsbane Potion four days later.
• Silan and Snape brewed Wolfsbane Potion, and Snape admitted that he wanted Lupin to drink it more often despite its dreadful taste.
• Snape led Silan to Lupin’s office with a glass of potion and told Silan to enter first.

Silan delivered Wolfsbane Potion to Lupin and revealed that he had brewed most of it, while Snape prepared him to negotiate with Lucius using an authorization. Silan slipped out of Hogwarts at night, as Lucius dressed for their meeting.

• Silan brought Lupin Wolfsbane Potion, and Snape revealed that Silan had done most of the brewing.
• Lupin drank the potion and thanked Silan, who suggested using diluted essence of dittany to ease its taste.
• Snape divided the remaining potion into daily portions for Silan to deliver while he worked on a paper about their improved Wolfsbane Potion.
• Snape warned Silan that Lucius was difficult to negotiate with and urged him to use his authorization to secure a good deal.
• Silan checked the authorization, gathered several potions, and left Hogwarts through a secret passage after nightfall.
• Lucius dressed for the evening meeting and asked Narcissa what she thought of his appearance.

Lucius arrived at Pippin's Potions to negotiate, confident that he could overpower his student opponent. As Pippin prepared for the high-stakes meeting, he resolved to risk everything, and the chapter ended with Silan arriving.

• Narcissa warned Lucius not to embarrass Snape's student, but Lucius dressed ostentatiously and set off for Pippin's Potions.
• Pippin closed his shop early and grew anxious as he considered that the negotiations could either save the business or destroy it.
• Pippin reflected on the shop's history, then decided to gamble on the chance of bringing his family unprecedented success.
• Lucius arrived and waited while Pippin watched anxiously for Silan.
• The doorbell rang, and Pippin and Lucius looked toward the entrance as Silan arrived.

Silan met Lucius Malfoy at Pippin’s shop to discuss marketing Professor Snape’s scarce potions. Lucius began testing Silan’s understanding of the deal, and Pippin recognized that the negotiations had officially started.

• Lucius arrived at Pippin’s shop to meet the young potion-maker Pippin had arranged to introduce.
• Silan gave Lucius his name as Hilan Prewett and revealed that Fabian Prewett had been his father.
• Lucius learned that Silan was a third-year Slytherin and tried to build rapport by mentioning his son Draco.
• Silan said Draco had helped him before, while Pippin pushed the men to begin discussing business.
• Lucius asked Silan whether he understood how marketing tactics could help secure a high price for Professor Snape’s scarce potions.

Lucius Malfoy proposed organizing a potion sales event and demanded most of the profits, while Pippin warned Silan not to accept his terms. Silan challenged Lucius to explain how the profit share would change with higher potion output, ending by asking what would happen if he supplied fifty sets.

• Lucius argued that the Malfoy family's connections could attract the right buyers for bundles of potions and demanded eighty percent of the profits.
• Pippin exposed Lucius's attempt to claim most of the proceeds and warned Silan about his tactics.
• Lucius listed the costs of holding a sales event and claimed they would need to sell at least fifteen sets to break even and twenty to profit.
• Silan asked how the profit split would change at higher output, and Lucius offered him larger shares for supplying twenty-five or thirty sets.
• Silan asked what the split would be if he supplied fifty sets.