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Hogwarts: I Never Wanted to Be the Dark Lord
VolumesArcsSummaries

Vol. 1Silan’s First Hogwarts Year

Silan made friends and family connections at Hogwarts while building businesses, developing new magic, and confronting students who targeted him. After spending Christmas with the Weasleys and Grangers, he returned to Hogwarts, helped Hagrid raise a dragon, and watched Norbert hatch.

  • Silan began Hogwarts in Slytherin, befriended Hermione and Neville, and found a Room of Requirement greenhouse for Neville to practice Herbology.
  • Molly and Arthur suspected Silan was Fabian Prewett’s son, while Silan prepared pranks against Noah Podmore and Oliver Baker.
  • Silan discovered he was Fabian’s son and joined Fred and George in pranking Quirrell and selling maps copied from the Marauder’s Map.
  • When Theodore Nott’s group began selling cheaper maps, Silan and the twins confronted Chris, Noah, and Oliver and threatened to turn their parchment into scrap.
  • Silan befriended Fluffy, founded a potion business with Fred and George, and learned that Voldemort had ordered Quirrell to capture him.
  • Silan and Neville went into the Forbidden Forest to gather mooncalf dung, where a black-clad figure emerged.
  • Silan spent Christmas with the Weasleys and Grangers, gained Wandless Casting, and helped Neville stand up to Malfoy.
  • Silan helped Hagrid prepare for Norbert’s hatching, locked Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle in their dormitory, and watched Norbert hatch.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1Silan’s First Hogwarts Term

Silan began at Hogwarts, where his Slytherin Sorting and clashes with classmates drew attention while he built friendships with Hermione and Neville. As Molly and Arthur suspected he was Fabian Prewett’s son, Silan found the Room of Requirement and began taking revenge on students who mocked him.

  • Silan accepted McGonagall’s Hogwarts invitation, learned his father was Fabian Prewett, and unlocked Spell Inspiration through Hermione’s guilt.
  • Silan reunited with Hermione on the Hogwarts Express, befriended Neville, and encouraged him before the Sorting ceremony.
  • The Sorting Hat placed Silan in Slytherin despite his request for Hufflepuff, and Silan confronted Chris Nott after he insulted Hermione.
  • Silan stood up for Neville, prompting Chris to apologize, while Silan earned a reputation among Hogwarts students.
  • Silan and Hermione excelled in Snape’s Potions class, and Snape awarded them points for their teamwork after Neville’s cauldron exploded.
  • Silan cared for Neville in the Hospital Wing and showed him and Hermione a Room of Requirement greenhouse where Neville could practice Herbology.
  • Molly and Arthur suspected Silan was Fabian’s son, while Silan bought Dungbombs from Fred and George and prepared to prank Noah Podmore and Oliver Baker.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Maps, Pranks, and Family

Silan joined forces with the Weasley twins to prank Quirrell and sell maps copied from the Marauder’s Map, while he formed a bond with Hermione and his newly discovered Weasley relatives. When Chris, Noah, and Oliver tried to undercut the map business, Silan prepared to ruin their stock and end their competition.

  • Silan pranked Noah and Oliver with Dungbombs, then learned from Molly and McGonagall that he was Fabian’s son and met Fred and George, who welcomed him as their cousin.
  • Silan hired Fred and George to prank Quirrell, copied the Marauder’s Map into route maps, and gave the twins a share of the profits from selling them.
  • Silan and the twins rigged a Dungbomb Hammer in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, and it struck Quirrell while Voldemort raged through him.
  • Silan received the Animal Bloodline trait, spent time with Hermione, and sold his customized Slytherin maps to Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson for a large profit.
  • Theodore Nott recruited Noah and Oliver to help sell cheaper copied maps, and the counterfeits cut into Fred and George’s sales.
  • Silan told Fred and George to spread a false rumor about a large cheap map run, then went to Hogsmeade for supplies and gifts, including an Augurey quill for Hermione.
  • Chris, Noah, and Oliver bought expensive gilt-patterned parchment to make more maps, but Silan confronted them with Fred and George and said their maps would be made into scrap paper.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Fluffy and Forest Arc

Silan built a friendship with Hermione, began a business with George and Fred, and developed his bond with Fluffy while pursuing alchemy. As Voldemort ordered Quirrell to capture him, Silan and Neville entered the Forbidden Forest to gather mooncalf dung.

  • Silan celebrated Hermione’s birthday in the Room of Requirement, and later stood with her, Harry, and Ron against a mountain Troll.
  • Silan befriended Fluffy with Rock Cakes and a specially made ball, while Snape ordered him to join Slytherin’s Quidditch team and Silan refused.
  • Silan offered George and Fred potions to sell and joined them in founding a business under the Weasley name.
  • Silan found the Mirror of Erised, told Dumbledore about his ambitions, and learned that Dumbledore had seen his own family restored with Grindelwald behind Silan.
  • Silan and Hermione grew closer, while Snape overheard Harry and Ron criticizing him and punished them with detention.
  • Silan upgraded his Animal Bloodline by gaining Fluffy’s Tough Skin, and Voldemort ordered Quirrell to capture him and use him to find unicorns.
  • Silan and Neville prepared to collect mooncalf dung, then left through a secret passage and reached the Forbidden Forest under the full moon.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4Christmas and the Dragon Egg

Silan spent Christmas with the Weasleys and Grangers, strengthened his friendships, and returned to Hogwarts with new magical insights. He helped Neville stand up to Malfoy and became involved in Hagrid’s secret dragon, Norbert, whose egg hatched at the arc’s end.

  • Silan drew Mooncalves out with Neville’s dance and gathered their droppings before a black-clad figure emerged from the forest.
  • Quirrell offered Silan access to the Restricted Section in exchange for help with his research, and Silan asked if he was studying ways to deal with Voldemort.
  • Silan visited the Weasleys and the Grangers for Christmas, received his father’s watch and the Prewett vault key from Molly, and gave Hermione an enchanted hair tie.
  • Silan gained Wandless Casting, then resolved Snape’s questions about the shampoo and Christmas gift by offering him a Self-Stirring Cauldron.
  • Silan examined Harry’s Invisibility Cloak, showed Harry and Ron where to find Nicolas Flamel’s name, and later helped Neville repel Malfoy’s curse.
  • Silan defended Ron and Neville after Malfoy insulted them, used a wandless Leg-Locker Curse on Malfoy, and watched Harry catch the Snitch in record time.
  • Silan discovered Hagrid’s Norwegian Ridgeback egg, agreed to help hatch Norbert, and supplied Hagrid with information about raising dragons.
  • Silan locked Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle in their dormitory, then watched Norbert hatch and call Hagrid “Mom?”
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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