Recaps

Hermione, Ron, and the Weasley twins visited Silan in the Hospital Wing after Quirrell’s defeat, while news of Silan riding a dragon spread around Hogwarts. The next morning, George and Fred told Silan he could be discharged and hurried him along for something they had planned.

• Hermione visited Silan and reassured him that she was glad he and the others were safe, then asked after Ron’s injured foot.
• George and Fred brought Ron to see Silan, teased him about his injury, and called Silan the famous Dragon Rider Prewett.
• Madam Pomfrey ordered the Weasley twins to take Ron back, and she sent Hermione away when her visiting time ended.
• Hermione heard Hogwarts students praising Silan’s dragon ride and felt proud of him but wistful that others had discovered him.
• Silan fell asleep and woke the next morning to George and Fred, who said Madam Pomfrey had cleared him for discharge.

Silan left the Hospital Wing to a crowd eager to hear about his Dragon, while Malfoy exaggerated his role in Silan’s fight with Quirrell. Back in the Room of Requirement, George and Fred showed Silan and the others their newly completed Spell-Checking Quill and let Ron test it.

• Hermione eagerly joined Silan as he left the Hospital Wing with George and Fred.
• Excited students crowded around Silan to ask about riding a Dragon, and the twins helped him escape the crowd.
• Malfoy told nearby students an embellished story claiming he had helped Silan fight Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest.
• George and Fred presented Silan with their Spell-Checking Quill, which corrected spelling and could write after being enchanted with the Writing Charm.
• Ron volunteered to test the quill, and Fred agreed, joking that success with Ron would prove even a Troll could use it.

Silan found and repaired a rune fault in the Weasley twins’ enchanted quill, allowing Ron to write his name correctly and use it effortlessly for homework. When Harry asked whether Silan would sell such quills, George and Fred pulled him aside to discuss business.

• George and Fred joked that Ron’s name being written as “Luo Niao Weiqili” meant he had been switched at birth with Silan.
• Silan inspected the quill with Wizard’s Eye and found that its final rune obstructed the flow of magical power.
• Silan carefully reworked the faulty rune, and Ron used the repaired quill to write “Ron Weasley.”
• Ron happily discovered that the quill could write down words with little effort, while Hermione, Harry, and Neville admired it.
• Harry asked whether Silan would sell the quills, and George and Fred took Silan outside to discuss business.

Silan advised George and Fred on pricing and marketing their Spell-Checking Quills, then agreed to make the versions for Slytherin students. George and Fred took Silan’s money to buy materials as they prepared to rush production before exams and summer vacation.

• Silan told George and Fred to price the quills at three Galleons and offer map buyers a one-Galleon discount to build goodwill and attract customers.
• George and Fred agreed to sacrifice revision time to produce the quills before exams.
• George and Fred worried that their quills might fail for Slytherin students who preferred Augurey feather quills.
• Silan offered to make the Slytherin quills himself while George and Fred handled ordinary ones.
• Silan gave George and Fred more than half his remaining money for materials, and they left for Hogsmeade.

Silan gained the Blazing Dragonfire skill and used it to repair Norbert’s nest, impressing Hagrid and deepening Norbert’s loyalty. Back in the Room of Requirement, Silan finished making Slytherin quills and planned to ask Malfoy to help sell them.

• Norbert flew Silan to his nest, where Hagrid inspected a loose stone and suggested securing it with Dragonfire.
• Silan gained the Blazing Dragonfire skill and used it to fuse the stone into Norbert’s nest while pretending to cast Incendio.
• Hagrid wondered at the spell’s power, while Norbert concluded Silan was a humanoid Dragon and became even more loyal to him.
• Silan returned to the Room of Requirement and found George and Fred exhausted after finishing the first batch of quills.
• Silan completed the remaining Slytherin quills and decided to approach Malfoy about promoting them.

George and Fred invited first-year Gryffindors to demonstrate their Spell-Checking Quill, which could write accurately and for a long time under the Writing Charm. The students were impressed by Baron’s test and asked how much the quills cost.

• Ian and Baron joined a gathering of first-year students who were angry that the Weasleys’ maps had quickly become worthless.
• George and Fred appeared and announced that they had a new product to sell: a Spell-Checking Quill that could improve writing and support the Writing Charm.
• The twins demonstrated the quill by having it write the names of the gathered students through several rounds without stopping.
• Baron tested the quill with a Potions textbook and easily wrote more than a thousand words while using the Writing Charm.
• The students were convinced by the demonstration, and one of them asked George and Fred how much a quill cost.

George and Fred sold their enchanted quills by offering a one-Galleon deal to students who had bought their maps, restoring their reputation and drawing a crowd of eager buyers. Meanwhile, Silan visited Malfoy in his dormitory with something he thought Malfoy would want.

• George and Fred first priced their quills at three Galleons, then offered them for one Galleon to anyone who had bought one of their maps.
• Baron bought the quill the twins had used as a sample, and the other students rushed to buy quills.
• George and Fred credited Silan with helping them repair their reputation and open up a market for the quills.
• Malfoy lent Goyle his Potions homework while Goyle and Crabbe worked on their assignments.
• Silan arrived at Malfoy's dormitory and said he had brought something interesting; Malfoy let him inside.

Silan visited Malfoy in the Slytherin dormitory to have him appraise a Spell-Checking Quill, then offered it for sale. Malfoy eagerly bought it for fifty Galleons, leaving Silan regretting that he had asked too little.

• Silan arrived at the Malfoy dormitory, and Malfoy nervously wondered whether he had come to confront him.
• Silan asked Malfoy to appraise an Augurey feather quill, and Malfoy initially dismissed it as ordinary.
• Silan explained that the quill checked spelling and reduced the effort needed to cast the Writing Charm.
• Malfoy tested the quill and watched it write smoothly without errors, then asked to buy it.
• Silan offered the quill for fifty Galleons, and Malfoy immediately accepted and ordered Goyle to fetch the money.

Silan, George, and Fred celebrated the Spell-Checking Quills’ profits, including the fifty Galleons Silan earned by selling one to Malfoy. Silan modified Hermione’s quill in exchange for her homemade sandwiches, while Dumbledore quietly left Hogwarts to visit Nicolas Flamel.

• George and Fred counted twenty Galleons from selling their quills, while Silan revealed that Malfoy had bought one quill for fifty Galleons.
• George and Fred decided to ask Harry to promote the quills, and Silan agreed with the plan.
• Hermione asked Silan to modify her Augurey quill, and he carefully enchanted and engraved it.
• Silan gave Hermione the finished quill in exchange for as many sandwiches as she wanted to make for him.
• Dumbledore left Hogwarts quietly to find his old friend, Nicolas Flamel.

Dumbledore visited Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel to return the Philosopher’s Stone and tell them about Harry’s rescue from Quirrell. After hearing about Silan’s interest in alchemy, Nicolas considered meeting and guiding him before he and Perenelle died.

• Dumbledore arrived at Nicolas Flamel’s house in Paris and returned the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Nicolas worried that Dumbledore’s plan had put Harry at risk, while Dumbledore said they needed to prepare for Voldemort’s return.
• Perenelle joined Nicolas and Dumbledore, and Nicolas declined Dumbledore’s invitation to teach at Hogwarts because he was too frail.
• Dumbledore recounted how Silan had ridden a dragon to rescue Harry, and Nicolas and Perenelle were amused by the story.
• Dumbledore told Nicolas that Silan was Fabian Prewett’s son and was talented and interested in alchemy.
• Nicolas agreed that Silan could visit during the summer holiday, and Dumbledore promised to ask him.

Snape criticized Harry and Ron in Potions and displayed their poor assignments alongside exemplary work by Silan Prewett, Hermione Granger, and Draco Malfoy. After class, Snape joined McGonagall and the other professors as they began a meeting about the final exams.

• Snape deducted five points from Gryffindor for Ron’s stupidity and arrogance, then awarded five points each to Silan and Hermione for their Potions work.
• Snape presented exemplary assignments by Silan Prewett, Hermione Granger, and Draco Malfoy, while mocking Harry and Ron’s error-filled work.
• Malfoy smugly credited his improved assignment to Silan’s Spell-Checking Quill, while Silan’s quill sales and George and Fred’s sales were growing.
• Snape warned Harry and Ron about failing their exams, and they discussed whether acting on George and Fred’s advice would earn them quills.
• Snape found Flitwick with a hole burned in his hair, and McGonagall called for students to be warned about practicing spells in the corridors.
• McGonagall began the professors’ meeting about the final exams.

Professor McGonagall coordinated Hogwarts’ final exam preparations, and Snape volunteered to prepare the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam after Quirrell’s absence left the subject without an examiner. The professors drew their invigilation assignments, while Harry and Ron faced their revision materials with worry.

• Professor Flitwick, Snape, and the other professors reported their exam preparations, and McGonagall arranged extra Charms space and replacement Potions cauldrons.
• McGonagall and the professors discussed who would prepare the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam, and Snape volunteered to write it.
• Flitwick showed McGonagall a quill sold by Prewett and Weasley that improved students’ homework, and McGonagall approved its use outside exams while requiring uniform anti-cheating quills during exams.
• McGonagall had the professors draw lots for their invigilation assignments; Flitwick drew fifth year, while McGonagall drew the first-year examination room.
• After the meeting, Harry and Ron worried over how much material they had to remember for revision.

As final exams approached, Silan reassured Hermione about her worries and continued revising, aiming for top marks. He then completed the Magical Theory exam at remarkable speed, leaving Professor McGonagall impressed by his neat, complete answers as the practical exams began.

• Ron and Harry revised for the exams and joked about Hermione studying with Silan.
• Silan used a playful staircase divination to ease Hermione’s anxiety and encouraged her to believe in herself.
• Silan returned to the Room of Requirement to revise, and the final exams soon began.
• During the Magical Theory exam, Ron struggled with the dragon-blood question while Silan rapidly answered the entire paper.
• Silan handed in his paper early, and Professor McGonagall inspected his neat answers before the practical examinations began.

After the exams, Silan shared the quill profits with George and Fred and accepted Molly’s invitation to spend the summer at the Burrow. As the holidays began, he planned a trip into the Forbidden Forest to gather supplies and pick up a few Hogwarts specialties.

• Harry and Ron took their exams, with Snape watching them during the Potions test after secretly replacing their cauldrons with old ones.
• Hermione and Silan discussed their History of Magic answers after Professor Binns collected the final papers.
• George and Fred showed Silan the 800 Galleons earned from selling quills and gave him 500 Galleons as his share.
• Silan returned 100 Galleons to George and Fred to buy materials for expanding quill production.
• George and Fred gave Silan Molly’s invitation to stay at the Burrow over the summer, and Silan accepted.
• When the summer holidays arrived, Silan prepared to enter the Forbidden Forest for supplies and Hogwarts specialties.

Silan went into the Forbidden Forest to gather useful plants and materials, then persuaded Clop to give him unicorn tail hairs by pretending to be ill and broke. After Silan returned to Hogwarts, Neville told him Professor Sprout wanted them to harvest herbs in the greenhouse.

• Silan used Wizard's Eye to find magical trees, dug up two holly saplings, and collected Bowtruckles and unwanted forest materials.
• Silan spotted a Cat Leopard, offered it jerky, and left without catching it.
• Silan met Clop by a stream and pretended his coughing came from injuries he could not afford to treat.
• Clop gave Silan about a dozen tail hairs, and Silan suggested that Clop and its kin could live in Dumbledore's magical trunk.
• Silan returned to Hogwarts, where Neville told him Professor Sprout wanted them to harvest herbs in the greenhouse.

Silan and Neville helped Professor Sprout harvest herbs, and Silan acquired seeds from the dangerous Chomping Cabbages. At the year-end feast, Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor enough points to win the House Cup, while Silan looked ahead to summer and his own plans.

• Silan and Neville harvested mature herbs with Professor Sprout, who gave them herb seeds as a reward.
• Professor Sprout demonstrated how to tickle seeds out of Chinese Chomping Cabbages and gave Silan and Neville two seeds.
• At the year-end feast, Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor points that let it overtake Slytherin and win the House Cup.
• Snape reminded Dumbledore that Silan Prewett had helped, but Dumbledore said Silan had already received the reward he wanted.
• Hermione was disappointed that Dumbledore did not recognize Silan, while Silan remained unconcerned and considered his summer plans.

Harry and Ron celebrated their exam results before Ron discovered that Silan had earned Os in every subject. The train brought the young wizards back to King's Cross, where their parents waited.

• Harry and Ron discussed their unexpectedly good exam results and found Hermione talking with Silan at Hogsmeade Station.
• George and Fred teased Ron about his report card, and Ron proudly asked Silan how he had done.
• Silan showed Ron his report card, which had Os in every subject, embarrassing Ron with his own lower marks.
• Silan praised Ron and took back his report card, while the Weasley twins gave Ron snacks to cheer him up.
• The train arrived at King's Cross, where the young wizards reunited with their waiting parents.

Silan reunited with the Weasleys after arriving at the station and helped Harry face the Dursleys before returning to The Burrow. Molly began checking everyone’s exam results, and the chapter ended with Silan being asked to show his report card.

• Silan reunited with Molly and Arthur at the station while Hermione reluctantly said goodbye to him.
• Silan helped Harry load his luggage and quietly encouraged him to stand up to the Dursleys if they mistreated him.
• Silan rode with the Weasleys to The Burrow, where everyone rested after the journey.
• Molly checked Percy’s and Ron’s report cards and praised their results.
• George and Fred drew attention to Silan, and Molly asked him to show his report card.

Silan impressed Molly and Arthur with a report card full of top marks, while George and Fred used gifts from their alchemy earnings to persuade the family to accept their plans. The Weasleys celebrated the children's return with a feast, and George and Fred promised to take Silan out the next day to deal with their garden full of gnomes.

• Molly and Arthur were astonished when Silan's report card showed all top marks, and Percy was impressed by his achievement.
• George and Fred announced they planned to focus on alchemy and making money, then handed gifts to their family.
• Arthur, Ginny, Percy, and Ron backed George and Fred as Molly checked that they had passed their exams.
• Molly allowed George and Fred to pursue their interests as long as they did not fail exams, and the family celebrated with a feast.
• George and Fred told Silan they would take him out the next day to deal with their garden full of gnomes.

Silan spent a happy summer day at The Burrow, helping George, Fred, and Ron drive gnomes out of the garden. After several fulfilling days there, he found Dumbledore waiting in the house, apparently seeking him out.

• Silan ate breakfast at The Burrow and went for a walk around Ottery St Catchpole.
• Ron joined George, Fred, and Silan in the garden, where they caught gnomes and competed to bat them into a target.
• Silan adjusted to the gnome-batting game and scored ten points, while Ron also took a turn.
• The frightened gnomes eventually fled, and George remarked that they would return.
• Silan spent the following days enjoying life at The Burrow and sending Hermione nearly daily letters, while Melba longed to return to Hogwarts.
• Silan returned home and found Dumbledore waiting to see him.

Dumbledore visited The Burrow to speak privately with Silan about his actions at Hogwarts, friendship, and Voldemort. As Dumbledore described Voldemort’s unnatural ability to survive, Silan suspected he was being tested and kept the word “Horcrux” to himself.

• Dumbledore told the Weasleys that he had come to see Silan, then asked Silan to walk with him.
• Dumbledore apologized for not awarding Silan points for helping deal with Quirrell and Voldemort, and Silan said he did not mind.
• Dumbledore asked whether Harry was Silan’s friend and expressed hope that they would stay friends rather than become enemies.
• Dumbledore asked Silan what he knew about Voldemort, and Silan described him as a former Hogwarts student who became obsessed with Dark magic.
• Dumbledore said Voldemort was difficult to kill and obsessed with life and power, while Silan suspected Dumbledore was testing him and withheld the word “Horcrux.”

Silan deflected Dumbledore’s questions about Horcruxes by joking that Voldemort had become too ugly, and Dumbledore invited him to stay with Nicolas Flamel for a week to study Alchemy. After spending a warm evening with the Weasleys, Silan packed to leave with Dumbledore the next morning.

• Silan told Dumbledore he would never use Voldemort’s method of immortality because it had made him ugly and would upset Miss Granger.
• Dumbledore invited Silan to stay with Nicolas Flamel for a week and learn about Alchemy, and Silan accepted.
• Dumbledore and Silan returned to The Burrow and told Molly that Silan would visit Nicolas Flamel the next day.
• Percy Weasley and the rest of the family reacted with surprise to the chance to meet the legendary alchemist.
• Dumbledore joined the Weasleys for dinner, where the family shared stories and teased Ginny about joining Gryffindor.
• The next morning, Silan packed his things to leave with Dumbledore for Nicolas Flamel’s residence.

Silan left the Weasleys’ home with Dumbledore and traveled by Portkey to Paris to study with Nicolas Flamel. After Dumbledore departed, Silan was left alone with Nicolas and considered using Wizard's Eye to inspect his blue bar.

• Molly fed Silan breakfast, packed snacks for him, and tearfully saw him off while George and Fred waved from the roof.
• Dumbledore Apparated with Silan to Stoatshead Hill, then took him by a series of Portkeys toward Paris.
• Dumbledore brought Silan to Nicolas Flamel’s ancient, magically expanded home, where Nicolas welcomed him.
• Dumbledore chatted with Nicolas, mentioned his search for a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and left after tea.
• Silan stayed behind with Nicolas and wanted to use Wizard's Eye to look at his blue bar.

Silan used the Wizard's Eye while meeting Nicolas Flamel, who suspected the boy possessed the rare gift. Flamel showed Silan his room and library, and Silan settled in before writing a letter to Hermione.

• Silan activated the Wizard's Eye and saw Nicolas Flamel's magic blaze through the roof, prompting Flamel to wonder if Silan had the rare gift.
• Silan asked whether Flamel or Dumbledore was stronger, and Flamel said he surpassed Dumbledore in Alchemy but would lose to him in a duel.
• Flamel led Silan to a room and told him they would begin studying Alchemy the next day, then allowed him to use the library.
• Silan unpacked, fed himself snacks Aunt Molly had packed, and took Melba the owl out of his cage.
• Silan ignored Melba's protests and began writing a letter to Hermione.

Silan wrote to Hermione from Nicolas Flamel's home in Paris and sent Melba to deliver his letter and bring back her reply. He then explored Flamel's vast library with its house-elf caretaker, Books.

• Silan wrote Hermione a letter, enclosed his Potions notes, and asked Melba to bring back her reply.
• Silan persuaded the reluctant Melba to deliver the letter by offering owl tonic and threatening to send it to play with Norbert.
• Silan saw Nicolas Flamel replay a performance of Hamlet with an alchemical stage that worked like a Pensieve.
• Silan entered Flamel's enormous library and met Books, the house-elf who cared for it.
• Books offered to introduce Silan to the library and led him past its towering bookshelves.