Recaps

Silan joined Snape’s team for Lockhart’s dueling match and won after Neville defeated Malfoy and Harry and Ron staged a draw. As Hogwarts prepared for Christmas, Silan pursued potion experiments and exchanged gifts with his friends, while Dumbledore and Snape questioned whether he could be connected to the Chamber of Secrets.

• Dobby admitted that he had stopped Harry and Ron from reaching the train and bewitched the Bludger, then warned Harry that the Chamber of Secrets had reopened, and Dumbledore sent Dobby away, and Harry found Colin petrified.
• Silan gave Ron ten Galleons for his compost work, and Ron bought a new wand while Silan agreed to join Snape’s team against Lockhart.
• Snape taught Silan, Harry, and Malfoy dueling spells, while Hermione organized a plan for Harry, Ron, and Neville to support Silan in the match.
• At the match, Harry and Malfoy began fighting, Neville defeated Malfoy with a Leg-Locker Curse and punches, and Harry and Ron faked their duel.
• Silan blocked Michael Corner’s spells and defeated him with an enhanced Fire-Making Charm, securing victory for Snape’s Chimera Team.
• Snape questioned Silan about the Chamber and whether he was Slytherin’s heir, while Silan learned to use Fire-Control Potion to shape his Blazing Dragonfire and experiment with Moonshadow Stones.
• Before Christmas, Silan gave presents to Neville, Hagrid, Melba, and the professors, then received a Weasley sweater and wand-controlled car from Arthur and a handmade cloak from Hermione.
• Silan gave George and Fred alchemy manuals, and his Christmas lottery draw won him 100 Galleons and the Deep Sleep trait.

Silan and his cousins created protective rooster talismans, and Silan helped Dumbledore identify and restrain the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. Lockhart then fell under Tom Riddle’s control and brought the Basilisk into the Great Hall, where Silan stepped toward it as the professors fought to protect the students.

• Silan and George and Fred used Flamel’s advice to develop a crystal-core device, while Augusta discovered Neville’s talent for Herbology.
• Hermione, Lavender, and Parvati encountered the Basilisk after Goyle and Crabbe were petrified, but Silan’s necklace transformed into a rooster and drove it away.
• Silan helped Dumbledore identify the monster as a Basilisk, agreed to make protective talismans for Hogwarts, and recruited George, Fred, Hermione, Harry, and Ron to help.
• Silan opened the Chamber of Secrets with Parseltongue, restrained the Basilisk with a Golden Hoop and a live rooster, then implanted a control crystal core in its head.
• Lockhart’s feud with Tom Riddle escalated, and Lockhart publicly attacked Snape before Tom took control of his body and turned on the students.
• Silan shielded Harry as Lockhart summoned the Basilisk into the Great Hall, where the professors covered mirrors to avoid its deadly gaze.
• The professors fought Lockhart and the Basilisk while Silan stepped out from their protection and walked toward the creature.

Silan defeated Tom Riddle by taming the Basilisk, then faced Ministry scrutiny and learned that the Diary held a fragment of Voldemort’s soul. With the Basilisk’s help, he uncovered Slytherin’s history and opened the way to his hidden knowledge.

• Silan restored the Basilisk’s memories, forced it to submit, and helped the professors defeat Tom Riddle in Lockhart’s body.
• The Basilisk damaged Tom’s Diary, and McGonagall sealed it away while the professors took Silan to the Hospital Wing.
• Silan learned that Slytherin’s knowledge could be revealed by combining Basilisk venom and scales, while the Ministry tried to question him without authorization.
• Dumbledore explained that the Diary held a fragment of Voldemort’s soul, thanked Silan for preventing casualties, and rewarded him with fifteen hundred Galleons.
• George and Fred used puppet birds and Dungbombs to torment Walton, while Silan and Hermione shared a snowy walk by the Black Lake.
• Silan earned the Harvesting Hand trait, worked with Neville on herbs and Mandrakes, and brewed a potion to reveal Slytherin’s secret.
• Silan entered the Chamber of Secrets and learned from the Basilisk about Slytherin, the Chamber, and Tom Riddle’s attacks.
• Silan spread the prepared potion across Slytherin’s statue, which transformed and welcomed him as its heir.

Silan partnered with Pippin to sell potions, helped brew the Mandrake Revival Potion, and prepared to investigate Slytherin’s Soul Library while growing closer to Hermione and Fawkes. After exams, he gained the Phoenix skill Nirvana Rebirth and shared the twins’ earnings with his friends, leaving Hermione alone with him.

• Silan negotiated a potion-selling contract with Pippin and sent the proceeds to the orphanage.
• Silan and Hermione translated Slytherin’s Soul Resonance spell, and Silan later learned from the Basilisk that it opened a library within Slytherin’s soul.
• Silan helped Snape and Madam Pomfrey brew the Mandrake Revival Potion, earning Slytherin points and support for a Special Contribution to the School Award.
• Arthur Weasley forced Walton McNeil to apologize to Silan, while Hagrid learned that Dumbledore would appoint him Care of Magical Creatures professor.
• Silan befriended Fawkes by sharing Tonguefire Grass seeds and telling him about Dudu, and Fawkes gave Silan a feather that raised his Animal Bloodline proficiency.
• Hermione mistook Silan’s time with Fawkes for a meeting with another girl, then dressed up to surprise Silan after exams.
• Silan gained the Phoenix skill Nirvana Rebirth from Fawkes and postponed investigating Slytherin’s legacy until after exams.
• Silan divided the twins’ earnings among himself, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville, then stayed behind with Hermione as she took his hand.