Chapter Summaries

Hermione bought potion ingredients from Pippin for one Knut, while Pippin hinted that she and Silan belonged together. Draco arranged a public challenge against Prewett and confronted Silan outside the Hog's Head, with Snape and a crowd of students and wizards watching.

• Pippin gave Hermione a large bundle of Hemostatic Healing Potion ingredients for one Knut and teased her about Silan.
• Goyle and Crabbe drank Polyjuice Potion and spread word that Draco was going to challenge Prewett near the Hog's Head.
• Draco walked toward the Hog's Head, confident that defeating Prewett would begin his family's revival.
• Students and adult wizards gathered to watch as Draco stopped in front of Silan.
• Snape left the Hog's Head just as Draco shouted, "Prewett, stop right there!"

Draco prepared to challenge Silan Prewett in front of a crowd, but a message from Lucius revealed that Silan was an important ally of the Malfoy family. Draco abandoned his hostility and put his family’s interests first, while Harry and Ron joined Silan as guards.

• Draco gathered a crowd and prepared to challenge Silan outside the Hog's Head.
• An eagle owl delivered Draco a dark red letter from Lucius, interrupting the planned confrontation.
• Draco read that Silan was an important Malfoy family ally and that he must become Silan’s friend.
• Draco accepted the order, shouted down the spectators urging him to fight, and stopped treating Silan as an enemy.
• Harry and Ron arrived and took up positions beside Silan as his guards.

Draco avoided a duel with Silan by publicly declaring them brothers and promising to defend him, while Silan and Hermione later spent the day brewing potions together. The chapter ended with Hermione reminding Silan that he still owed her something as he walked her to the Gryffindor common room.

• Ron and Harry raised their wands to defend Silan when Draco appeared ready to duel him.
• Draco denied intending to fight and proclaimed that he and Silan were brothers, leaving the crowd bewildered and Goyle and Crabbe to retreat.
• Draco promised that anyone who made an enemy of Silan would answer to him, then obeyed Silan and returned to Hogwarts.
• Draco convinced himself that Silan had secretly outmaneuvered him and sighed that he had lost by a hair.
• Silan and Hermione brewed potions and discussed questions in the Room of Requirement before he walked her to the Gryffindor common room.
• Hermione blushed and told Silan that he still owed her something.

Hermione hugged Silan outside the Gryffindor common room, and he went into the Forbidden Forest to gather ingredients for the next ritual stage. Meanwhile, Lucius and Narcissa read Draco’s letter and learned that he had publicly called Silan his older brother, with Lucius proudly approving of the family connection.

• Hermione gave Silan a shy hug, and Silan pulled her into a tighter second hug before she hurried into the common room.
• Lavender and Parvati teased Hermione about her flushed face, but she denied anything had happened and hid under her blankets.
• Silan checked the ingredients for the next ritual stage and decided to find the required dew deep in the Forbidden Forest.
• Lucius and Narcissa read Snape’s letter about Draco bullying students, then opened Draco’s reply and discovered he had acknowledged Silan as his older brother.
• Lucius decided Draco had cleverly strengthened the Malfoys’ connection to the Prewetts and declared himself proud of his parenting.
• Silan entered the Forbidden Forest through a secret passage and reached the Acromantulas’ nest.

Silan visited the Acromantulas’ nest to collect dew and used his Basilisk to make the spiders obey him. After forcing them to fill bottles with venom, he left with his supplies to continue the next step of his plan.

• Silan found Aragog and the Acromantulas in their hollow and claimed to be Hagrid’s friend, but Aragog ordered the spiders to kill him.
• Silan released his Basilisk, terrifying the Acromantulas into retreating and forcing Aragog to answer his questions.
• Aragog told Silan that no one had visited the nest in the past seven days, and Silan collected dew from the web.
• Silan made the Acromantulas fill glass bottles with venom, and Aragog fainted after filling several bottles.
• Silan gathered the venom and prepared to move on to the second step of his plan.

Silan flew Norbert to a clear coastal mountaintop and completed the second step of the Animagus ritual, burying the sealed mixture to await a thunderstorm. Along the way, two wizards mistook Norbert for an attacking dragon and fled, noticing someone riding on its back.

• Silan released Norbert and flew northeast toward the coastal mountains to perform the next Animagus ritual step.
• Luo Qi and Zhuotaer discussed the events at the Hog's Head while flying home, then panicked when they saw Norbert emerge from the clouds.
• Silan told Norbert to ignore the fleeing wizards and fly past them, leaving Luo Qi and Zhuotaer unharmed but convinced they had seen a rider on the dragon.
• Silan reached a clear mountaintop near the coast and placed the Mandrake, hair, dew, and death's-head hawkmoth pupa in a sealed Crystal vial.
• Silan buried the vial beneath a marked tree and waited for a thunderstorm.

At the Halloween Feast, the professors learned that Silan Prewett had helped Snape improve Wolfsbane Potion and would be presented to the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers. In Diagon Alley, Sirius Black distributed leaflets recounting his innocence before escaping the Aurors, while Draco confirmed that a meeting would still take place after the feast.

• Professor McGonagall praised Silan, and Snape revealed that Silan had helped improve Lupin’s Wolfsbane Potion and would be named the paper’s second author.
• Snape said he planned to take Silan to the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers to seek his registration as a potioneer.
• Sirius Black disguised himself as a wizard in Diagon Alley, scattered leaflets detailing Peter’s betrayal and his wrongful imprisonment, and drew the attention of the Aurors.
• Sirius escaped the Aurors by transforming into a large black dog and disappearing into the crowd.
• After the Halloween Feast, Goyle asked Draco whether they would still hold a meeting, and Draco confirmed that they would.

Draco gathered the Glorious Tower members and concealed his continued rivalry with Silan, while Silan crafted a pocket watch with a stable magical storage space. After reviewing the flaws in his work, Silan headed to see Professor Snape.

• Draco assembled Goyle, Crabbe, Parkinson, and Borgin for the Glorious Tower's first meeting, leaving Theodore Nott out.
• Draco told Borgin that rumors of a wizard's duel with Prewett were false and said he and Silan were brothers, while privately resolving to compete with Silan in secret.
• Silan used his growing potion-making skills and improved schedule before turning to his alchemy project.
• Silan shaped the smelted materials into a silver pocket watch and used runes modeled on Nicolas Flamel's Storage Ring to create and stabilize a magical space inside it.
• Silan expanded the space with the Undetectable Extension Charm, recorded problems with his rune work, and set off to see Professor Snape.

Snape took Silan to the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers to submit their improved Wolfsbane Potion paper and register Silan as a potioneer. They entered the society, where Snape pointed out the Potions Masters’ statues and suggested Silan might one day join them.

• Snape told Silan that trials of the improved Wolfsbane Potion had gone well and explained that he would submit the paper to the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers.
• Snape and Silan traveled by Floo Powder to Diagon Alley, where witches and wizards discussed Sirius Black’s escape and the Ministry’s failure to catch him.
• Snape led Silan to the doorless Extraordinary Society of Potioneers and explained its registration standards.
• Kira and his companions recognized Snape and nervously watched as he brought Silan into the society.
• Snape showed Silan the statues of Potions Masters, including his own, and said Silan might one day have a statue beside it.

Snape brought his improved Wolfsbane Potion paper to the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers and introduced Silan, who wanted Potioneer certification, to its president, Roland Charlemagne. Charlemagne ordered an urgent review of the paper, and Snape began to raise another matter.

• Miss Mary told Roland Charlemagne that Snape had arrived with an improved Wolfsbane Potion paper and a student seeking certification.
• Snape and Silan waited in the reception room while Snape warned Silan that Charlemagne was rigorous and meticulous.
• Charlemagne straightened Silan’s clothes and used cleaning potion to wash Snape’s greasy hair, then criticized Snape’s casual appearance.
• Snape presented his improved Wolfsbane Potion manuscript, and Charlemagne praised it and sent it to the Review Committee for immediate review.
• Snape told Charlemagne that he had another matter to discuss.

Silan accompanied Snape to the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers, where Charlemagne offered him a chance to prove his skill by participating in the Improved Wolfsbane Potion’s reproducibility review. The review began after the paper passed its theoretical assessment, and Charlemagne revealed that he would be the other brewer.

• Snape praised Silan’s Potions talent and asked Charlemagne to let him register as a Potioneer despite the assessment having ended.
• Charlemagne proposed that Silan participate in the paper’s reproducibility review, warning that failure would end any discussion of his registration.
• Snape explained that reviewers would brew the potion by following the paper’s instructions, and Silan said he knew the Improved Wolfsbane Potion procedure well.
• The reviewers approved the paper’s theoretical assessment and gathered to begin the reproducibility review, praising Snape’s work.
• Charlemagne introduced Silan as the paper’s second author, and the reviewers reacted with surprise at his age.
• Charlemagne announced that he would be the other participant brewing the potion.

Silan took part in a reproduction review against Master Charlemagne, brewing the Improved Wolfsbane Potion for a chance to earn Senior Potioneer qualification. As the cauldrons reached the dangerous finishing stage, Silan’s potion became unstable, and he activated Wizard’s Eye.

• Charlemagne announced that Silan would earn Senior Potioneer qualification if he successfully brewed the Improved Wolfsbane Potion.
• Charlemagne and Silan began brewing, with Charlemagne displaying exceptionally precise and unconventional ingredient preparation.
• Silan abandoned the written procedure and accelerated his brewing until he caught up with Charlemagne, who then matched his pace.
• The two brewers raced through the potion’s early stages, leaving their cauldrons increasingly unstable as they approached the finish.
• Silan paused instead of immediately correcting his violently boiling potion, then activated Wizard’s Eye.

Silan Prewett impressed the examiners by brewing Wolfsbane Potion alongside Charlemagne, and both potions passed assessment. Charlemagne offered to train Silan, but Silan remained loyal to Snape and was sent to register as a senior Potioneer.

• Silan used Wizard's Eye to control the cauldron precisely and kept pace with Charlemagne during the Wolfsbane Potion's finishing stage.
• Charlemagne finished first, then Silan completed his potion successfully, astonishing the examiners with his skill as a third-year wizard.
• The examiners tasted both potions, confirmed their quality, and praised Silan's talent.
• Charlemagne offered to train Silan to become a Potions Master before adulthood and suggested he could become president of the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers.
• Snape confronted Charlemagne for trying to recruit Silan, but Silan thanked Charlemagne and said he would stay with Snape and claim the presidency himself if he wanted it.
• Charlemagne accepted Silan's decision and instructed Miss Mary to take him to the third floor to register as a senior Potioneer.

Silan registered as a Senior Potioneer, and Snape explained that the rank was only the beginning for someone aspiring to become a Potions Master. Snape’s Improved Wolfsbane Potion paper was published to widespread acclaim, prompting Lucius to rush into planning a Sale Event; Dumbledore held a celebratory dinner for Snape at Hogwarts.

• Snape escorted Silan from the society hall after Silan registered as a Potioneer and received his silver badge.
• Snape explained the society’s three ranks and their ingredient discounts, and Silan resolved to keep advancing toward Potions Master.
• The society’s reviewers worked overnight to prepare Snape’s paper on the Improved Wolfsbane Potion, which was then published and drew attention from the academic community and The Daily Prophet.
• Lucius saw the newspaper headline about Snape and Prewett, then decided to hold the Malfoy family’s Sale Event immediately to capitalize on the publicity.
• Dumbledore held a celebratory dinner for Snape at Hogwarts, where he gave a speech.

Snape and Silan received Orders of Merlin for their work improving the Wolfsbane Potion, and the chapter ended with Silan and Hermione slipping away from the feast together. The author’s note afterward questioned the rumor that Merlin had been a Slytherin student.

• Dumbledore praised Snape and Silan’s improvement to the Wolfsbane Potion and invited them to receive recognition.
• Charlemagne arrived with two Wizengamot wizards and announced that Snape would receive the Order of Merlin, Second Class, and Hilan Prewett the Order of Merlin, Third Class.
• The wizards pinned the medals on Snape and Silan, and Dumbledore led the Great Hall in celebrating them.
• Silan and Hermione exchanged silent messages and slipped out of the Great Hall together.

After Hermione worried that Silan’s honors were putting distance between them, the two reaffirmed their closeness during a moonlit walk. Charlemagne tried to recruit Silan into the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers, but Snape intervened, leaving the gathered Hogwarts students watching the Potions Masters trade insults over Prewett.

• Silan put away his Order of Merlin, and Hermione admitted that his achievements made her feel he was drifting away from her.
• Silan and Hermione reassured each other that they were simply Silan and Hermione, and Hermione’s anxiety eased.
• Charlemagne offered to cover Silan’s expenses if he joined the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers, but Silan declined and chose to remain at Hogwarts.
• Charlemagne suggested Hermione could come with Silan, prompting Snape to rush in and separate him from the pair.
• Students gathered as Snape and Charlemagne argued over Silan, trading insults about their hair and Charlemagne’s failure to develop an Improved Wolfsbane Potion.

After Percy Weasley reported that Professor Snape and Charlemagne were about to fight, Dumbledore and several professors hurried to the courtyard. They discovered that the two Potions Masters were arguing because Charlemagne wanted to guide Prewett, a Hogwarts student in Snape’s house.

• After the feast, Percy Weasley rushed to the staff table and reported that Professor Snape and Master Charlemagne were about to fight in the courtyard.
• Percy told Dumbledore that students said Snape and Charlemagne planned to join forces against him, but could not explain why they were fighting.
• Dumbledore went to the courtyard, where Snape and Charlemagne were trading insults in front of a crowd of students.
• Snape accused Charlemagne of trying to poach Prewett, while Charlemagne said he had a right to guide the student as president of the Extraordinary Society of Potioneers.

Snape and Charlemagne argued over Prewett, prompting Dumbledore to stop them and bring them to his office. There, Charlemagne praised Prewett’s potion talent and renewed his offer to train him, while Snape refused to yield.

• Snape and Charlemagne nearly came to blows over Prewett until Dumbledore used magic to stop them.
• Dumbledore took Snape and Charlemagne to his office, while McGonagall and Lupin dispersed the watching students.
• Clovis and Chuck discussed Prewett’s talent and the Prewett family after the others had left.
• Charlemagne told Dumbledore that Prewett had brewed an improved Wolfsbane Potion as a third-year and could become a Potions Master before adulthood.
• Charlemagne offered to train Prewett and provide Hogwarts with potions, but Snape objected that the school already had a Potions professor.

Charlemagne failed to persuade Dumbledore to let Silan leave Hogwarts for Potions training, leaving Snape to reconsider whether keeping him at school was best. After seeing Silan and Hermione together, Snape resolved to keep both at Hogwarts and teach them Potions himself, while Hermione realized she kept choosing Silan just as he chose her.

• Charlemagne argued that Silan could become a Potions Master sooner under his tutelage, but Dumbledore and McGonagall refused to let him leave Hogwarts.
• Charlemagne urged Snape to train Silan well and departed, leaving Snape questioning whether Hogwarts was holding back Silan's potential.
• Snape saw Silan and Hermione walking together in the courtyard and decided they must stay at Hogwarts.
• Snape resolved to teach Silan and Hermione Potions together and help Silan become a Potions Master before coming of age.
• Silan told Hermione he did not want to leave her, and Hermione realized they had both chosen each other repeatedly.

Snape and Dumbledore arranged a heavily funded Potions Club to persuade Silan and Hermione to remain at Hogwarts. Snape enrolled the pair and gave them their first grant, leaving Silan suspicious that the club had been created specifically for them.

• Snape accepted Lucius Malfoy's invitation to a potions sale at Malfoy Manor, intending to give Silan a chance to meet prominent wizards.
• Dumbledore worried about Silan's exceptional abilities and resolved to keep him at Hogwarts by offering legitimate opportunities and honors.
• Snape proposed creating a Potions Club and funding Silan's research, and Dumbledore approved a yearly grant of twelve thousand Galleons, expecting the Board of Governors to pay.
• Snape invited Silan and Hermione to join the Potions Club and handed each of them five hundred Galleons as the first month's grant.
• Silan asked whether the club had other members, and Snape said the two of them filled it.