Recaps

Silan searched Nicolas Flamel’s vast collection and copied Flamel’s Alchemy notes, while Hermione eagerly read and replied to his letter at home. Flamel then introduced Silan to smelting as a third essential Alchemy skill.

• Silan asked Books for Nicolas Flamel’s notes and manuscripts, then sorted and copied a complete set to study later.
• A virtual screen appeared as Silan copied the notes, offering a trait entry after he completed the task.
• Hermione, missing Silan and Hogwarts, received his letter, reread it several times, and wrote back, beginning with “Dear Silan.”
• Nicolas Flamel used his Pensieve to show Silan memories about Alchemy and explained that mastering smelting was necessary to advance beyond spellcasting and inscription.

Nicolas Flamel taught Silan the three core arts of Alchemy and demonstrated how Fiendfyre smelted Moonshadow Stone. With dragon blood unavailable, Silan secretly used Blazing Dragonfire, astonishing Nicolas and Books.

• Nicolas Flamel explained how spellcasting, inscription, and smelting worked together to create extraordinary alchemical items, including the Philosopher's Stone.
• Nicolas Flamel smelted Moonshadow Stone with Fiendfyre and explained that dragon blood could help produce the heat needed for smelting.
• Books discovered that the dragon blood had run out, and Nicolas Flamel prepared to let Silan try smelting without it.
• Silan cast Incendio while secretly unleashing Blazing Dragonfire, which struck the Moonshadow Stones inside Nicolas Flamel's protective spells.
• Nicolas Flamel recognized the flames as Dragonfire and asked Silan how many more surprises he had.

Silan told Nicolas Flamel that he could communicate with Magical Creatures and that Norbert had taught him Dragonfire. He introduced Nicolas to Norbert inside the creature case, hoping the renowned alchemist would expand its cramped space, and Nicolas agreed to fly with the Dragon.

• Silan claimed that he could communicate with Magical Creatures and that Norbert had taught him Dragonfire, while Nicolas listened in astonishment.
• Nicolas asked Silan about Newt and Norbert, then agreed to visit Norbert inside the case Dumbledore had given Silan.
• Silan blew a whistle made from Norbert's shed horn, and Norbert flew from his cave and landed before them.
• Silan told Norbert to impress Nicolas so he might expand the case's space, and Norbert eagerly agreed.
• Nicolas admired Silan's talent and bond with Norbert, and Silan invited him to take a flight on the Dragon.

Silan and Nicolas Flamel rode Norbert through the sky, then discussed alchemy and Silan’s cramped trunk. Flamel agreed to expand its space despite warning that the work would leave it with at most three years of use.

• Nicolas Flamel examined Norbert’s scales, and Silan translated the dragon’s nervous remarks as an offer to carry him through the sky.
• Silan and Nicolas Flamel rode Norbert among the clouds, and Flamel thanked Silan for the novel experience.
• Silan offered to become Nicolas Flamel’s disciple, but Flamel joked that Dumbledore would accuse him of poaching a student and did not pursue the offer.
• Silan described Norbert’s cramped living space, and Nicolas Flamel offered to expand the trunk after warning that the work would shorten its lifespan to at most three years.
• Silan accepted the risk, saying he expected to learn how to make such a trunk within that time, and Nicolas Flamel began explaining the spells and inscriptions he would use.

Nicolas Flamel expanded Silan’s box and tested his understanding of alchemy by asking how to fill its new space. After Silan correctly explained the magical construction and learned how Transfiguration related to alchemy, Nicolas asked whether he still believed he could make such a box within three years.

• Nicolas Flamel expanded the box dozens of times and asked Silan how to provide lake water and trees for the empty space.
• Silan guessed that Nicolas would transform smelted, high-purity magical materials into soil, trees, and other features.
• Nicolas created a forest, lake, mountains, and sky from magical materials, reshaping the box’s space while Norbert trembled in a cave.
• Silan used Wizard’s Eye to identify magical circuits that gave the created features their physical properties, and Nicolas praised his answer.
• Nicolas explained that Transfiguration and alchemy shared an origin, but modern Transfiguration omitted the difficult smelting step and had resulting weaknesses.
• Nicolas asked Silan whether he still thought he could make a box like this within three years.

Silan agreed to make an alchemical box within three years and asked Nicolas Flamel to take him as a formal disciple if he succeeded. After securing permission to study during holidays and ask for help by letter, Silan returned to his room and continued his studies while Nicolas wrote to Dumbledore.

• Nicolas Flamel warned Silan that making the box within three years would require mastering Alchemy, Dragonfire, smelting, and Transfiguration.
• Silan declared that he would make the box within three years and asked Nicolas Flamel to accept him as a formal disciple if he succeeded.
• Nicolas Flamel agreed to teach Silan if he remained willing, and allowed him to visit during school holidays and write with questions.
• Silan returned to his room, found Hermione's reply, and fed the exhausted Melba before telling him he had more letters to deliver.
• Silan went to the library to organize and copy Nicolas Flamel's notes, while Nicolas Flamel wrote to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore and Snape learned that Nicolas Flamel intended to test Silan and had delayed his own death to teach him longer. After spending much of the summer studying and organizing Flamel’s notes, Silan was nearly finished when Dumbledore arrived to collect him.

• Dumbledore told Snape that Lockhart had been chosen to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, disappointing Snape once again.
• An owl delivered Nicolas Flamel’s letter, which said he would test Silan as a potential disciple and wait a few more days before Dumbledore collected him.
• Snape worried that Silan might neglect Potions if he became Flamel’s apprentice, while Dumbledore pondered Flamel’s words about not dying yet.
• Silan spent the following days attending Flamel’s lessons and organizing his notes, while Melba carried letters between him and Hermione.
• Dumbledore arrived at Flamel’s home to collect Silan, who was still in the library finishing one last task.

Dumbledore visited Nicolas Flamel, who said he would continue living and protect the Philosopher’s Stone while teaching Silan Alchemy. After finishing Flamel’s notes and gaining Photographic Memory, Silan returned to the orphanage, while Hermione received a sign that he was back.

• Nicolas Flamel told Dumbledore that Silan was an excellent student and that he was willing to keep living and arrange for the Philosopher’s Stone’s safety.
• Silan finished copying Flamel’s notes and gained the Photographic Memory trait.
• Dumbledore urged the exhausted Silan to rest, then took him back near the orphanage after he had slept and packed his things.
• Silan returned to an excited welcome from the orphanage children, and Dumbledore worried about his resemblance to Voldemort.
• Hermione noticed Melba flying through her window and wondered why it had arrived so quickly.

Hermione was surprised when Silan arrived at her home, and the two spent the afternoon catching up. They planned to visit Diagon Alley together the following Wednesday, where they might meet Harry and Ron.

• Hermione read Silan’s letter, then opened the door and found him waiting outside; Mrs. Granger teased her for being surprised.
• Hermione hid the letters she had been rereading, and Silan sent Melba out so he and Hermione could talk alone.
• Hermione asked Silan to shop for schoolbooks with her the following Wednesday, and Silan agreed to stay at her home until school began.
• Hermione told Silan that Ron had written about rescuing Harry from the Dursleys, and Silan suggested they might see Harry and Ron in Diagon Alley.
• Silan told Hermione about his summer with Nicolas Flamel, and Hermione encouraged him and asked him to make her an alchemical item after his studies.

Silan accompanied Hermione and her parents through Diagon Alley, where the Grangers met the Weasleys and exchanged money at Gringotts. After the Weasley family and Harry returned from their vaults, George and Fred hinted that they had an announcement about Ginny.

• Mr. and Mrs. Granger explored Diagon Alley with Silan and Hermione, and the group met the Weasley family near Gringotts.
• Silan introduced the Grangers to George and Fred, and Molly warmly greeted him while the family exchanged jokes.
• Silan exchanged the Grangers' pounds for wizarding currency as Hermione explained Gringotts to her parents.
• Arthur Weasley enthusiastically questioned the Grangers about Muggle life and dentistry while they waited for their money.
• The Weasley family and Harry went down to their vaults, then George and Fred told Ginny they had something to announce about her.

George, Fred, Silan, and the other Weasley brothers gave Ginny a pouch of money for new school supplies, moving her and their parents. After the families left Gringotts, George and Fred took Silan with them, leaving Hermione to wait for them at Flourish and Blotts.

• George, Fred, Silan, Ron, and the other Weasley brothers gave Ginny a pouch of money they had pooled together for her school supplies.
• Ginny thanked her brothers and cried, while George and Fred cheered her up with a ridiculous act.
• Molly praised the boys for their kindness but refused to forgive George and Fred for taking the car to pick up Harry.
• Molly promised Ron that he could get something new, making him delighted.
• The families left Gringotts and agreed to meet at Flourish and Blotts in an hour; George and Fred took Silan away while Hermione waited.

Silan sold materials from the Forbidden Forest and bought potion and alchemical supplies while trying to raise enough money to send children from the orphanage to school. He went to Ollivander's with George and Fred to sell Clop's Unicorn Tail Hair, and the chapter ended before Ollivander heard what he had to sell.

• George and Fred asked Silan about Nicolas Flamel and learned that alchemy combined spellcasting, inscription, and smelting; Silan promised to teach them when school began.
• Silan sold half his Forbidden Forest materials and Hagrid's damaged Unicorn blanket at the general store for more than a hundred Galleons.
• Silan bought potion ingredients and Alchemical Materials, leaving himself with three hundred Galleons and still short of his goal.
• Silan told George and Fred that he was going to sell something at Ollivander's, and they accompanied him there.
• Ollivander recognized Silan as Fabian Prewett's son and greeted George and Fred before Silan said they had come to sell something.

Silan sold ten strands of exceptional unicorn tail hair to Ollivander for 190 Galleons and negotiated wand care kits and a discount for Ginny. After Silan, George, and Fred returned to Flourish and Blotts, they saw Arthur Weasley lunging at Lucius Malfoy.

• Ollivander inspected Silan's unicorn tail hair and judged it exceptional enough for making wands.
• Silan negotiated a price of nineteen Galleons per strand, two wand care kits each, and a discount for Ginny with Ollivander.
• Ollivander paid Silan 190 Galleons and asked him to bring unicorn foal tail hair if he found any.
• Silan, George, and Fred returned to Flourish and Blotts and saw Arthur Weasley lunging at Lucius Malfoy.

Arthur Weasley fought Lucius Malfoy in Flourish and Blotts after Lucius insulted the Grangers, while Silan noticed Lucius secretly leave Voldemort’s Diary with Lockhart. The Weasleys and Grangers went to The Leaky Cauldron as summer drew to a close.

• Arthur Weasley attacked Lucius Malfoy after Lucius insulted his Muggle friends, and George and Fred blocked Malfoy as he tried to intervene.
• Hagrid pulled Arthur Weasley and Lucius apart, and Arthur left with Ginny after refusing to take back Ginny’s textbook from Lucius.
• Lucius bought Lockhart’s books and slipped the Diary among Lockhart’s things while Lockhart told a reporter the fight had been over his books.
• Silan sensed Lucius’s actions and realized he had sent Voldemort’s Diary to Hogwarts through Lockhart.
• Arthur apologized to the Grangers and invited them for a drink at The Leaky Cauldron, where Silan noticed the summer holidays were nearly over.

On September 1st, Silan sent James, Kini, and John off to school before returning to Hogwarts with Hermione. The train journey ended with Silan arriving back at Hogwarts for another school year.

• Silan praised James, Kini, and John in their new uniforms, explained that education would prepare them for future work, and confirmed that James had arranged the money and people.
• Silan left the orphanage with his luggage and joined Mr. and Mrs. Granger and Hermione on the way to the station.
• On the train, Silan reviewed his traits, possessions, and finances from his first year, then recommended Shakespeare to Hermione as a change from her spellbook.
• George and Fred brought Ginny into Silan and Hermione's compartment, where Ginny took the window seat beside Hermione.
• George and Fred said they could not find Harry or Ron, and Silan joked that they might have flown to school.
• The train reached its destination, and Silan returned to Hogwarts.

Silan arrived at Hogwarts with Hermione and the Weasley twins, who mistook his interest in the Thestrals for grief over his family and comforted him. After the Sorting Ceremony, Snape summoned Prewett and left the Great Hall with him.

• Hagrid welcomed the students at Hogsmeade Station and asked Silan where Harry and Ron were.
• Silan saw and spoke to the Thestrals pulling the carriages, while Hermione, George, and Fred assumed he was mourning his family and promised to support him.
• Silan rode to Hogwarts with Hermione, George, and Fred, then entered the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony.
• Ginny Weasley was sorted into Gryffindor and Luna Lovegood into Ravenclaw.
• After a professor whispered to Dumbledore, Dumbledore spoke to Snape, who left the staff table and summoned Prewett.

Silan followed Snape out of the Great Hall and was sent to Snape’s office, where he raided the private storeroom for potion ingredients and secretly pocketed three mysterious red seeds. Snape brought in Harry and Ron over their arrival in a flying car, praised Silan as a model Slytherin student, and left Silan wondering whether he was being used as a stand-in for Snape himself.

• Snape led Silan out of the Great Hall and hid nearby to catch Harry and Ron sneaking back inside.
• Snape gave Silan the key to his office, and Silan entered the private storeroom to take potion ingredients, including three red seeds.
• Snape confronted Harry and Ron about missing the school train and brought them to his office with a copy of The Daily Prophet.
• Snape read about the flying Ford Anglia, criticized Harry and Ron, and awarded Silan ten points to Slytherin for following the rules.
• Snape praised Silan while comparing him favorably to Ron, leaving Silan to wonder whether Snape was praising himself through him.

Snape tried to use Harry and Ron’s trouble to relive his old rivalry with James Potter, but Silan coached them on how to explain the incident to Dumbledore. Dumbledore avoided expelling them and sent them with Professor McGonagall, while Snape stayed behind with Silan.

• Snape explained that Silan reminded him of himself and summoned Professor McGonagall to deal with Harry and Ron.
• Silan told Harry and Ron to describe the station incident as an accident and avoid mentioning the flying car or Mr. Weasley.
• Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore arrived, and Harry and Ron followed Silan’s advice when explaining what happened.
• Dumbledore declined to ask about the car or expel Harry and Ron, and he left with Snape while assigning McGonagall to decide their punishment.
• McGonagall led Harry and Ron away, and they thanked Silan for helping them avoid expulsion.
• Snape returned to his chair and told Silan to sit down.

Snape offered Silan private Potions lessons once a week, and Silan accepted while Harry and Ron thanked him for helping them avoid expulsion. The new term began, and the students looked forward to their first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson with Lockhart.

• Snape asked Silan about his money troubles and offered to teach him Potions privately once a week, which Silan eagerly accepted.
• Harry and Ron waited for Silan outside Snape's office and thanked him for helping them avoid being expelled.
• The next morning, Molly sent Ron a Howler, scolding him and telling him to learn from Silan.
• Lockhart interrupted other professors' lessons with unwanted advice while students, including Hermione, anticipated his first Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Xiran calmly handled the Cornish pixies after Lockhart’s disastrous Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, while Hermione condemned Lockhart as less useful than Fang. After class, Xiran went to the library to research the red seeds he had taken from Snape’s office.

• Lockhart gave the students a quiz about himself, and Xiran left his paper blank.
• Lockhart released Cornish pixies, who wrecked the classroom and drove him and the students into a panicked escape.
• Xiran protected Hermione, subdued the pixies with spells, and returned them to their cage.
• Hermione stomped on Lockhart’s foot and wrapped his book covers in parchment, while Harry and Ron praised Xiran’s ability.
• Xiran went to the library and began searching for books about herbs to identify the red seeds.

Silan researched Tonguefire Grass and learned that its seeds could make Fire-Control Potion, which might help him control Dragonfire for smelting. Professor Sprout taught him how to cultivate the plant and gave him seeds, and he arrived at the Room of Requirement to find someone already inside.

• Silan found in a potion ingredients book that Tonguefire Grass seeds were used to brew Fire-Control Potion and considered growing the plant to improve his control over Dragonfire.
• Silan asked Professor Sprout for advice on cultivating plants from other regions and prompted her to use Tonguefire Grass as an example.
• Professor Sprout explained Tonguefire Grass's growing requirements and taught Silan a spell for clearing uncultivated land.
• Professor Sprout gave Silan seeds to grow and suggested he could sell the herbs for money.
• Silan hurried to the Room of Requirement and found someone already inside.

Silan reunited with Neville, George, and Fred and showed them the vast world Nicolas Flamel had created inside his case. He decided to establish a herb garden there and left Neville eager to manage it.

• Neville told Silan about spending his summer tending his family’s garden and growing herbs.
• Neville woke George and Fred with an elaborate contraption, and the twins explained they had been waiting to see Silan’s case.
• Silan opened the case and led Neville, George, and Fred into its enormous landscape of grassland, forest, lake, mountains, and rivers.
• George and Fred explored the landscape and wondered whether Silan could create a case like it within three years.
• Silan told Neville he planned to establish a herb garden in the case and let Neville manage it, so Neville ran off to fetch his hoe.

Silan attended Lockhart’s theatrical Defense Against the Dark Arts class, then went to Snape’s office for a private Potions lesson and made a perfect Hemostatic Healing Potion. Snape handed him a small box, and Silan was stunned by what he found inside.

• Lockhart chose Harry to act out a story about vampires, while Hermione read Richard III with Silan during class.
• Silan wondered why the Basilisk had not acted yet, but decided not to interfere while Dumbledore was at Hogwarts.
• Silan gathered sandy soil and then went to Snape’s office for a private lesson.
• Snape taught Silan to brew Hemostatic Healing Potion, and Silan made a nearly perfect bottle on his first attempt.
• Snape gave Silan a small box, and Silan froze when he saw what was inside.

Snape gave Silan his old, annotated Advanced Potion-Making book while pretending it belonged to a friend. Silan prepared a greenhouse and planted Tonguefire Grass, while Neville mistakenly believed Silan was training him through the gardening work; a panel offered Silan a trait entry for planting and harvesting the herb.

• Snape gave Silan his annotated Advanced Potion-Making textbook and insisted the Half-Blood Prince was his friend.
• Silan returned to the Room of Requirement and used a Land-Clearing Charm to prepare soil in a greenhouse for Tonguefire Grass.
• Neville mistook Silan's gardening tasks for an effort to train him and volunteered to handle the herb planting.
• Silan prepared suitable soil with Dragonfire, sand, and earth, then planted three Tonguefire Grass seeds.
• A virtual panel offered Silan a trait entry after he planted and harvested Tonguefire Grass once.

Silan planned to use Norbert’s dung to grow Tonguefire Grass and studied Nicolas Flamel’s Suitcase, while Lockhart let Tom Riddle manipulate him with promises of the Chamber of Secrets. Silan gave up on examining the Suitcase for now and prepared to visit the Forbidden Forest.

• Silan considered using dragon dung as fertilizer for Tonguefire Grass and thought about asking Ron to collect it.
• Silan studied the Suitcase with Wizard’s Eye but became dizzy and mentally exhausted from its complex runes and circuits.
• Lockhart wrote to Tom Riddle in the Diary, boasting about himself while Tom pressed him for information about the Chamber of Secrets.
• Tom claimed that the Chamber held Slytherin’s treasures and persuaded Lockhart to cooperate, then began to take control of him.
• Silan decided to build his experience with simpler magic and prepared to go to the Forbidden Forest.