Recaps

Hilan met Lucia, a Cat Leopard in the Forbidden Forest, and arranged for her to help him practice Occlumency in exchange for food. Later, he attended Lockhart’s class and suspected that the Diary was affecting him.

• Hilan searched the Forbidden Forest for useful wand-making trees while tracking the Cat Leopard.
• Hilan met Lucia, gave her jerky, and asked her to help him practice Occlumency.
• Lucia agreed to help next time if Hilan brought enough food to fill her up, then left.
• Hilan went to Lockhart’s class, where Lockhart assigned Harry to play a Ghoul.
• Hilan noticed something seemed off about Lockhart and wondered whether the Diary was influencing him.

Harry endured Wood’s Quidditch training while Hermione spent a happy day studying with Silan. In the Gryffindor common room, Silan examined Ron’s broken wand and said he could not repair it, but he had another idea.

• Wood dragged Harry out of bed for an early Quidditch practice and introduced a new training plan.
• Hermione spent the day reading in the library with Silan, then returned with him to the Room of Requirement.
• George and Fred told Silan and Hermione that Malfoy had insulted Ron’s friends, and Ron’s spell had made him vomit slugs and broken his wand again.
• Silan used Wizard’s Eye to inspect Ron’s wand and found its magical circuits badly damaged and unpredictable.
• Silan told Ron the wand could not be repaired, but he had another way to help.

Silan offered Ron an advance to earn money for a new wand by making dragon dung compost, and Ron accepted. After learning that Lockhart had obtained the diary and might endanger Hermione, Silan sought Nicolas Flamel’s help to create a protective item.

• Hermione pointed out that Ron’s first wand had been secondhand, reducing the cost of a replacement to seven Galleons.
• Silan offered Ron an advance and two Galleons a month for making dragon dung compost, and Ron accepted the work.
• Hermione wrote out the compost-making instructions, and Ron asked to receive his wages after three months so he would not spend them.
• Silan worried that Lockhart’s possession of the diary could put Hermione at risk and decided to seek help making her protection against Basilisk attacks.
• Silan wrote to Nicolas Flamel with his design ideas, then sent Melba to Paris to deliver the letter and await a reply.

Ron picked up dragon dung for Silan, enduring its overpowering stench in hopes of earning Galleons. Meanwhile, Silan prepared catnip-infused jerky with George and Fred and headed to the Forbidden Forest to find the Cat Leopard.

• Ron told Harry that Silan had given him an important job and left for the Room of Requirement to collect protective gear from Neville.
• Ron struggled with the stench at Norbert's dung pit but pushed through the task by imagining each pile was Galleons.
• Silan met George and Fred outside the kitchens and took the catnip they had bought for him.
• Silan processed the catnip into a potent powder and sprinkled it over jerky while George and Fred watched.
• Silan, George, and Fred set off for the Forbidden Forest to find the Cat Leopard.

Silan used specially flavored jerky to make Lucia, a Cat Leopard in the Forbidden Forest, lose its elegant composure and eagerly seek more. He offered to make more if Lucia agreed to his request, which Lucia impatiently asked to hear.

• George and Fred entered the Forbidden Forest with Silan and discovered Lucia, a six-legged Cat Leopard that could read their thoughts.
• Silan reassured George and Fred, then offered Lucia some specially made jerky.
• Lucia tried to remain dignified but pounced on the jerky and devoured it in bliss.
• Lucia fell from the tree, rubbed against Silan, and begged him for more jerky.
• Silan offered to make more jerky if Lucia agreed to his request, and Lucia asked what he wanted.

Silan persuaded Lucia to enter his Suitcase by promising her jerky and a chance to practice Occlumency with him. After returning to Hogwarts, he prepared catnip-dusted jerky for her, planning to keep her hooked by giving it to her gradually.

• Silan offered Lucia jerky in exchange for practicing Occlumency with him, then claimed making more would take up to half a month.
• Silan convinced Lucia to travel with him in his Suitcase by promising he could make jerky at the castle, and Lucia agreed on the condition that she could leave once he mastered Occlumency.
• George and Fred were amazed that Silan had befriended a real Cat Leopard, but Silan insisted he had only asked Lucia for a favor.
• Silan returned to Hogwarts with George and Fred, got jerky from the kitchen, and sprinkled the remaining purified catnip over it.
• Silan kept some of the jerky from Lucia, reasoning that training required keeping her hooked gradually.

Silan trained his Occlumency by resisting Lucia’s Legilimency and attacks, then received a package from Nicolas Flamel after Melba returned to Hogwarts. The chapter ended with Silan opening the package and finding a reply letter and other items.

• Lucia enjoyed Silan’s special snack, then agreed to help him practice Occlumency.
• Silan activated Tough Skin and trained against Lucia, using Occlumency to resist her Legilimency while she attacked him.
• After an hour of training, Silan and Lucia stopped to rest, and Lucia asked him to make her jerky.
• Melba returned with Nicolas Flamel’s package, and Silan questioned him about his delivery time before sending him to the Owlery with supplements.
• Silan opened the package from Nicolas Flamel and found a reply letter and several other items.

Silan studied Nicolas Flamel’s instructions and discovered that a rooster’s dawn crow countered the Basilisk’s birth ritual. He observed the roosters’ magical circuits and began crafting a necklace for Hermione that could repel the Basilisk.

• Silan read Nicolas Flamel’s reply and examined the two smelted material essences, deciding to make one into Hermione’s birthday necklace.
• Silan concluded that the Basilisk’s birth was a magical ritual countered by a rooster crowing at daybreak, and planned to reproduce that ritual in the necklace.
• Silan went to the chicken coop at dawn and used Wizard’s Eye and Photographic Memory to observe the magical circuits that formed as the roosters crowed.
• Silan warned Hagrid that Lockhart wanted to kill the roosters, prompting Hagrid to vow to protect them.
• Silan returned to the Room of Requirement and began crafting the alchemical item.

On Hermione's birthday, she worried when Silan missed class and gave her no gift. She found him exhausted in the Alchemy Workshop, helped him to bed, and let him sleep with his head on her lap.

• Hermione received gifts from Parvati, Lavender, Ron, and Harry, but felt disappointed that Silan was absent and had not given her anything.
• Hermione noticed Silan had missed History of Magic and searched the Room of Requirement for him.
• Hermione found Silan working in the Alchemy Workshop and waited outside until he emerged, exhausted and with a cut on his forehead.
• Silan leaned on Hermione and told her he was tired, while she helped him back to the lounge.
• Hermione helped Silan onto the bed, and he fell asleep with his head on her lap as she gently brushed the hair from his forehead.

Hermione kissed the sleeping Silan’s forehead, then flustered over what the gesture meant. George and Fred caught them together and stopped Neville from entering the Room of Requirement, where Silan’s herbs were growing.

• Hermione kissed the sleeping Silan’s forehead and tried to convince herself it was only a force of habit.
• George and Fred entered the Room of Requirement, saw Silan asleep with his head on Hermione’s lap, and teased her before leaving.
• George and Fred met Neville outside and told him the Room of Requirement was on fire to keep him from going in.
• Neville struggled against the twins, insisting he had to save the herbs Silan had entrusted to him.

Silan gave Hermione an alchemical necklace called Pure Dream for her birthday, and she delighted in its beauty and magical transformations. Hermione treasured the gift and its meaning as the two shared a tender moment.

• Silan woke and gave Hermione a necklace for her birthday, fastening it around her neck.
• Hermione admired the necklace and realized Silan had spent time and effort making it for her.
• Silan persuaded Hermione to wear the necklace, promising a lifetime warranty.
• Silan explained that the necklace could transform into small animals, and Hermione tried it as several birds.
• Silan revealed that it could also become a rooster or a goldfish, and Hermione thanked him for the gift.

Hermione returned to Gryffindor after spending her birthday with Silan and showed Lavender and Parvati the handmade alchemical necklace he gave her. Meanwhile, Silan continued his studies and potion-making, advancing his Potion Prodigy skill to Level 2.

• Hermione returned to the Gryffindor common room after midnight and sneaked into her dormitory, where Lavender and Parvati confronted her.
• Lavender and Parvati teased Hermione until she admitted Silan had given her a necklace he made himself.
• Hermione showed them the necklace and demonstrated its alchemical effect by conjuring a singing canary.
• Hermione went to bed feeling happy and privately called Silan her treasure.
• Silan practiced Occlumency with Lucia and brewed a hemostatic healing potion using the Half-Blood Prince's textbook.
• Silan's Potion Prodigy proficiency increased, advancing the skill to Level 2.

Silan chose Resource Saver when Potion Prodigy reached Level 2, then checked on Neville and Ron’s work growing Tonguefire Grass and collecting dragon dung. He joined George and Fred in planning to increase quill production while Lockhart’s copying assignments kept sales high.

• Silan chose Resource Saver, reducing the primary ingredients needed for potion brewing by 35%.
• Silan found Neville farming in the suitcase and saw Ron collecting dragon dung compost for the greenhouse.
• Silan discovered that his Tonguefire Grass had sprouted slowly and considered asking Professor Snape for some.
• George and Fred told Silan that Lockhart’s copying assignments had boosted quill sales and proposed increasing production.
• Silan agreed to make the Slytherin quills, and George and Fred prepared to split their earnings.

Silan prepared to sell his Hemostatic Healing Potions, but George and Fred discovered that all thirty he had brewed were perfect quality. As October grew cold, Silan planned to use a deliberately exhausted appearance to get more ingredients from Snape during his next private lesson.

• Silan laid out twenty Hemostatic Healing Potions to sell, and George and Fred explained that Pippin's Potions would likely pay only three Galleons per bottle.
• George and Fred examined the potions and realized that every bottle Silan had made was perfect quality.
• Silan said he had brewed about thirty Hemostatic Healing Potions of similar quality, crediting his practice and Snape's lessons.
• Silan, George, and Fred turned to making quills for money, then Silan waited for his next private Potions lesson with Snape.
• Silan stayed up all night, rumpled his clothes, and went to Snape's office looking exhausted before entering.

Silan explained to Snape that he had been staying up late making quills to afford potion ingredients, and Snape became more interested in the necklace Silan had made for Hermione than in his excuses. Snape then taught Silan to brew Baruffio's Brain Elixir and said he had something to tell him afterward.

• Snape questioned Silan about his dark circles, and Silan claimed he had stayed up making quills to earn money for Hermione's birthday necklace and expensive Tonguefire Grass seeds.
• Silan described how the silver-blue necklace could transform into small animals, including a rooster, and Snape praised the gift before sending him to fetch ingredients.
• Silan noticed the full bottle of Tonguefire Grass seeds in the storeroom, then brought three sets of ingredients for Baruffio's Brain Elixir to the workroom.
• Snape explained the elixir's history and asked whether a Troll had learned to read after drinking fifty bottles; Silan answered that stupidity had no cure, pleasing Snape.
• Snape began teaching Silan to brew Baruffio's Brain Elixir and said he had something to tell him once they finished.

Snape taught Silan his improved method for brewing Baruffio's Brain Elixir, then tested the potion with him. He refused to give Silan Tonguefire Grass seeds outright and challenged him to prove his worth, leaving Silan asking how.

• Snape taught Silan to brew Baruffio's Brain Elixir using the Half-Blood Prince's method, and Silan followed his instructions with composure.
• Snape had Silan drink a bottle of the finished potion, and Silan used Wizard's Eye to study the magical circuits in his wand.
• Snape warned Silan not to become addicted to the potion's borrowed wisdom and explained that his improved brew drew customers.
• Snape revealed that he had Tonguefire Grass seeds but refused to give them to Silan as charity.
• Snape told Silan to prove his worth as a Slytherin if he wanted the seeds, and Silan asked how.

Silan agreed to brew twenty portions of Baruffio's Brain Elixir for Snape in exchange for Tonguefire Grass seeds, then heard the Basilisk and realized the Chamber of Secrets had been opened. After Mrs Norris was found petrified, Dumbledore took Harry, Ron, and Hermione away to investigate while Silan stayed behind, planning to eat before the chaos began.

• Silan accepted Snape's offer to provide ingredients for the potion and gave himself a month to brew twenty portions of Baruffio's Brain Elixir.
• On the way to the Great Hall, Silan heard the Basilisk's voice and suspected Lockhart had released it.
• Silan and Snape found Mrs Norris petrified beneath a blood-written warning, and Filch accused Harry of attacking his cat.
• Silan stepped between Hermione and the crowd, and Malfoy stopped short of insulting her after meeting Silan's gaze.
• Dumbledore took Filch, Harry, Ron, and Hermione away, while Silan stayed behind and decided to eat.

On Halloween Eve, Slytherin students speculated about the Chamber of Secrets and whether Malfoy or Silan Prewett was Slytherin’s Heir. Silan left the table to use Wizard’s Eye, while Malfoy forced himself to keep his head raised as the other students cowered.

• Aidan and Billy told the Slytherin students that Slytherin had built the Chamber of Secrets to hold a monster that would attack those unworthy of learning magic.
• The students guessed that Malfoy might be the Heir, and Malfoy secretly enjoyed hearing them praise his family’s pure-blood lineage.
• The students then wondered whether Silan Prewett could be the Heir because he was a Dragon Rider, but they questioned whether he would hurt his Gryffindor friend.
• Aidan suggested that Silan might be befriending the Muggle-born girl so he could feed her to the monster, and the students panicked when Silan stood up.
• Silan walked past without noticing the whispering students, intending to use Wizard’s Eye to gain experience, while Malfoy held his head high and watched him.

Silan studied magical circuits and worked to brew Baruffio's Brain Elixir while Hogwarts students speculated about Slytherin's heir after Mrs Norris was petrified. Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed investigating Malfoy and considered asking Silan for help.

• Malfoy imagined his advantages over Silan and celebrated after Silan left the Great Hall without responding to him.
• Silan used Baruffio's Brain Elixir to study Nicolas Flamel's magical circuits in the Room of Requirement.
• Students questioned Professor Binns about the Chamber of Secrets and began speculating about Slytherin's heir after Mrs Norris was petrified.
• Silan collected ingredients for thirty doses of Baruffio's Brain Elixir from Snape, who warned him to return to his common room early and avoid wandering outside.
• Silan failed to brew a potion that met Snape's standards, bottled it, and reviewed his mistakes in the Half-Blood Prince's textbook.
• Hermione, Ron, and Harry discussed rumors about the heir, suspected Malfoy, and Harry suggested asking Silan to investigate.

Silan agreed to help Harry, Ron, and Hermione find out whether Malfoy was Slytherin’s heir, then rested on Hermione’s lap before returning to his potion work. He finally brewed a perfect-quality batch of Baruffio’s Brain Elixir.

• Hermione blushed after snapping at Ron, then greeted Silan sweetly when he arrived.
• Harry told Silan that they wanted to know whether Malfoy was Slytherin’s heir, and Silan agreed to ask when he found a suitable opportunity.
• Ron remembered his History of Magic homework and left with Harry, while Hermione stayed with Silan.
• Hermione noticed Silan was tired, and Silan rested on her lap in a peaceful version of the Room of Requirement.
• Silan resumed brewing Baruffio’s Brain Elixir and successfully bottled a perfect-quality potion.

Harry won Gryffindor’s Quidditch match against Slytherin but suffered a broken arm, and Lockhart accidentally removed its bones while trying to heal him. Meanwhile, George and Fred brought Silan’s potion to Pippin’s Potions to sell, and the owner asked to inspect it.

• Harry caught the Golden Snitch with his uninjured arm after a Bludger broke his other arm, winning the match for Gryffindor.
• Lockhart tried to heal Harry but removed the bones from his arm, so Harry and Lockhart went to the Hospital Wing.
• Madam Pomfrey scolded Lockhart and prepared to treat Harry’s boneless arm while Ron teased Harry by plucking his fingers.
• George and Fred discussed Harry’s injury and bought Butterbeer to take to him after visiting Silan.
• George and Fred entered Pippin’s Potions to sell Silan’s potion, and the owner asked them to show it to him.

George and Fred sold twenty perfect-quality Hemostatic Healing Potions to Pippin for one hundred Galleons after making him believe Professor Snape had made them. Pippin suspected the Potions came from Snape’s student, Silan, and paid George and Fred to ask Silan to meet him.

• Pippin initially offered George and Fred three and a half Galleons per bottle, but they pretended to leave when they sensed the Potions were worth more.
• George claimed Professor Snape had made the Potions, prompting Pippin to raise his offer to five Galleons per bottle.
• Pippin examined the twenty Potions, found them consistently near-perfect, and paid George and Fred one hundred Galleons.
• Pippin asked George and Fred to pass a private business message to Snape’s student, and he gave each of them a Galleon for doing so.
• George and Fred left for Hogwarts, eager to tell Silan about the sale and Pippin’s request.

Silan bottled his latest batch of Baruffio's Brain Elixir, then spent the evening with Hermione and agreed to visit Harry with her and Ron the next day. George and Fred reported that Snape's name had helped them sell Silan's potions for five Galleons each, and said Mr Pippin wanted to meet him.

• Silan bottled his best batch of Baruffio's Brain Elixir so far and received a Spell Inspiration proficiency increase.
• Silan overheard Hufflepuff students discussing Harry's broken arm, the crazed Bludger, and Mrs Norris's petrification on his way to meet Hermione.
• Silan shared dinner with Hermione by the Black Lake, and she invited him to visit Harry with her and Ron the next day.
• George and Fred told Silan that claiming his Hemostatic Healing Potions were made by Snape had persuaded Pippin to pay five Galleons each.
• George told Silan that Mr Pippin wanted to meet him.

Silan joined Fred and George in visiting Harry in the Hospital Wing after Harry drank Skele-Gro, and the three celebrated Gryffindor’s Quidditch victory with him. After they left Harry resting comfortably, they spotted someone near the kitchen.

• Fred and George told Silan that Boss Pippin wanted to meet him, then gave him the hundred Galleons from their potion sales and invited him to visit Harry.
• Harry woke in the Hospital Wing to find Fred and George had slipped a toilet seat over his neck, and Silan gave him Butterbeer.
• Silan reassured Harry that he could celebrate Gryffindor’s victory despite being in Slytherin, and the four of them toasted together.
• Harry complained about Lockhart and joked about his boneless arm while chatting with Silan, Fred, and George.
• Silan, Fred, and George said goodbye to Harry, then spotted a figure near the kitchen as they walked through the corridors.

Silan, George, and Fred encountered Dumbledore sneaking into the kitchen for hot chocolate, then heard a scream and found Colin petrified. Dumbledore and McGonagall carried Colin to the Hospital Wing, where they heard two tiny voices.

• George and Fred mistook Dumbledore for a thief and ordered him to raise his hands, while Silan recognized him with Wizard's Eye.
• Fred illuminated Dumbledore with Lumos, and the twins realized they had confronted the headmaster holding hot chocolate.
• Dumbledore let the boys go without deducting points after Silan explained they had visited Harry in the Hospital Wing.
• A scream interrupted them, and Dumbledore ordered George and Fred to return to their common rooms before disappearing toward the sound.
• Dumbledore found Colin petrified beside a bunch of grapes and concluded that the Chamber of Secrets had been opened.
• McGonagall joined Dumbledore, and they carried Colin to the Hospital Wing, where Dumbledore heard two tiny voices.