Chapter Summaries

Snape's Potions Club filled its places immediately, while Hermione joined and received a large research allowance. Silan continued his Animagus and Soul Eye practice, reflected on his growing wealth and ambitions, and Hermione returned to her dormitory to find something wrong.

• Filch replaced the Potions Club recruitment notice with one announcing that all student places had been filled, and Draco claimed Snape had recruited Prewett to keep him at Hogwarts.
• Hermione left Snape's office with a large bag of Galleons after joining the Potions Club, and Silan suggested Snape might be trying to keep both of them.
• Silan reminded Hermione to meet Snape the next day to accompany him to a potions sale at Malfoy Manor.
• Silan practiced his Animagus transformation and Soul Eye in the Room of Requirement, then spread more than ten thousand Galleons across his bed and went to sleep.
• Hermione returned to her dormitory and noticed that something was wrong.

Hermione’s roommates staged a mock trial and speculated that Snape had paired her with Prewett on purpose, leaving Hermione flustered. Silan woke refreshed, reviewed his magical entries, and practiced wandless casting before heading to the Rest Room, where he heard George and Fred discussing a sale.

• Parvati and Lavender ambushed Hermione and staged a mock trial with a stuffed lion as chief judge.
• Parvati and Lavender questioned Hermione about joining Snape’s Potions Club with Prewett and suggested Snape had deliberately paired them.
• Hermione blushed, rejected their speculation, and went to bed while Parvati and Lavender decided the idea was impossible.
• Silan woke after three hours of sleep, checked his entries, and chose to focus on improving Wandless Casting.
• Silan practiced Wandless Casting, then headed to the Rest Room and heard George and Fred expect to sell loads of something.

George and Fred showed Silan their detailed Hippogriff battle models and command cards, then unveiled their planned Prewett and Weasley Joint Trading Company. Silan proposed a strategy of randomized models and staggered releases, and began outlining a similar sales approach for command cards.

• George and Fred demonstrated their animated Hippogriff models, battle rules, and spell cards to Silan.
• George and Fred presented a banner naming their business the Prewett and Weasley Joint Trading Company.
• Silan advised George and Fred to mix a rare, powerful Hippogriff model among batches of weaker Magical Creature models and release stronger models later.
• Silan told George and Fred that they should not bundle command cards with the models and hinted at another sales strategy.

Silan explained a card-drawing business system that tied Magical Creature models to special command cards and upgrades, while George and Fred embraced the idea. Sirius sent letters to the Wizengamot, read news about Silan’s Potions work, and regained confidence that he could clear his name; Silan then prepared to meet Professor Snape.

• Silan proposed linking featured Magical Creature models to special command cards and letting duplicate models combine to grow stronger.
• George and Fred realized the system could drive repeated purchases and agreed it was a profitable plan.
• Sirius sent letters explaining his past to the Wizengamot from the Owl Post Office.
• Sirius read that Professor Snape and Prewett had improved the Wolfsbane Potion and heard that Master Charlemagne praised Prewett’s potential.
• Sirius felt more confident that he could clear his name, and Silan set off to see Professor Snape after class.

Silan agreed to speak to Lucius Malfoy about saving Buckbeak, whose trial threatened the Hippogriff model business he planned to promote. Before leaving for Malfoy Manor with Hermione and Snape, he received Dumbledore’s recommendation for Lucius to become a School Governor.

• Hermione told Harry and Ron that the Ministry planned to put Buckbeak on trial, and they asked Silan for help.
• Silan said he would talk to Lucius at Malfoy Manor, and Hermione went with him.
• Harry and Ron wondered whether Silan and Hermione were the only members of Snape’s Potions Club, and Harry briefly imagined Snape was trying to bring them together.
• Silan and Hermione noticed that Snape had washed and combed his hair, apparently after Charlemagne had mocked his greasy appearance.
• Snape gave Silan Dumbledore’s letter recommending Lucius for a School Governor seat and told them to prepare for the banquet.

Silan, Hermione, and Snape arrived at the Malfoy banquet by Floo Powder, provoking disapproval from guests who believed it was improper. Once the guests recognized Snape and mistook Silan for the promising young Prewett, their complaints stopped, and Lucius hurried over to greet them.

• Pelar Selwyn arrived by carriage with Mangi Taylor and grumbled that the journey was difficult and that Lucius had barred guests from using Floo Powder.
• Silan and Hermione stepped out of the Malfoy fireplace, and guests criticized them for arriving by Floo Powder.
• Snape appeared, and the guests fell silent and gathered around the celebrated Potions Master.
• Guests assumed Silan was Prewett, a student expected to become a Potions Master before coming of age, and Pelar gave up his plan to challenge Lucius.
• As the banquet neared its start, Lucius called his wife and son and hurried to welcome Snape and the two students.

Silan and Hermione attended a Sale Event at Malfoy Manor with Snape, where the Malfoys welcomed them and Lucius introduced them to the guests. The guests eagerly called for Snape’s potions to be brought out, and the Sale Event was about to begin.

• Lucius greeted Snape and Silan, then insisted Draco address Silan as his uncle.
• Hermione introduced herself as Muggle-born, and the Malfoys welcomed her after Draco praised her Potions talent and her connection to Silan and Snape.
• Lucius and Narcissa left to greet guests while Draco gave Silan and Hermione an enthusiastic tour of the manor.
• Lucius formally introduced Snape, Silan, and Hermione at the Sale Event, drawing applause and excited remarks from the guests.
• A Senior Potioneer urged Lucius to bring out Snape’s potions, and the guests joined in demanding that the sale begin.

Lucius began the Sale Event hoping to promote the Malfoy family's ties to Snape, but Snape publicly named Silan as his representative, undermining Lucius's plans. The guests fought over the fifty potion sets until Snape restored order and yielded the floor to Silan.

• Lucius showed the guests Snape's Authorization Order and invited Snape to speak.
• Snape declared that the order had been issued to his student, Prewett, who would represent him, surprising the guests and unsettling Lucius.
• Lucius displayed fifty sets of potions and announced that each set cost two hundred Galleons.
• Pelar shouted that he would buy all fifty sets, and the guests crowded forward, arguing and shoving.
• Snape cast Silence to quiet the drawing room, then told Silan to speak.

Silan calmed the guests and arranged an auction for Snape’s scarce potions, using Snape’s reputation to persuade them to stay. Lucius began the bidding as Hermione joined Silan, while Narcissa’s teasing remark about Draco made Hermione wary.

• Silan explained the potions were scarce and announced that the fifty portions would be auctioned in lots of five, with a limit of one lot per bidder.
• When guests objected that bidding would drive prices up, Silan set a starting price of seven hundred Galleons per lot and invoked Snape’s future potions to defend the sale.
• Silan asked Lucius to conduct the auction, and Snape silently supported him while Lucius admired his composure.
• Narcissa asked Hermione whether Silan had a girlfriend and joked that it was a shame Draco was not a girl, so Hermione left her and moved to Silan’s side.
• Draco proudly regarded Silan as his family’s business partner, while the guests stayed rather than insult Snape by leaving.
• Lucius announced that the auction had begun at seven hundred Galleons per lot.

Pelar Selwyn used the first potion lot’s auction to secure an introduction to Snape and Silan, prompting the other guests to compete for the remaining lots. After the ten lots sold, Snape brought Silan and Hermione around to meet influential wizards, and Lucius called Silan aside as the event ended.

• When the guests refused to bid, Pelar raised his offer to three thousand Galleons for the first lot, despite Macmillan trying to provoke him.
• Pelar invited Snape and Silan to visit his home, and Snape accepted; realizing Pelar had used the purchase to gain access to them, Macmillan bid aggressively on the second lot and invited them too.
• The guests joined the bidding, and all ten lots sold, with the first lots fetching especially high prices before the later bids settled down.
• Snape introduced Silan and Hermione to pure-blood wizards and senior potioneers, who warmly praised them and invited them to their homes.
• After the introductions, Lucius called Silan aside.

Silan, Lucius, Pippin, and Draco celebrated the profits from their auction and divided 15,000 gold Galleons among themselves. Silan then told Lucius that Dumbledore had considered his suggestion to restore Lucius’s Hogwarts School Governor seat and presented him with a recommendation letter.

• Lucius showed Silan, Pippin, and Draco the 18,900 Galleons from the auction and reported a net profit of about 15,000.
• Silan magically arranged the gold and divided the profit, giving Pippin 1,500 Galleons, Lucius 4,500, and himself 9,000.
• The four toasted their partnership with Butterbeer and celebrated their success.
• Silan told Lucius that he had asked Dumbledore to restore Lucius’s place on the Board of Governors.
• Silan gave Lucius a recommendation letter after explaining that Dumbledore had considered the proposal favorably.

Silan used Dumbledore’s recommendation to help Lucius regain his seat on the Hogwarts Board of Governors, then asked him to settle the Hippogriff complaint against Hagrid and register a company for Silan’s alchemical toys. Lucius agreed to help and offered a smaller investment than Silan requested, while Pippin committed ten thousand Galleons to the new business.

• Lucius verified Dumbledore’s recommendation letter and thanked Silan for helping him return to the Board of Governors.
• Silan asked Lucius to persuade the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures to drop its case over Draco’s injury, and Lucius agreed to write to the committee.
• Silan asked Lucius to register a company to sell Hippogriff model toys, and Lucius agreed to obtain a permit through his Ministry connections.
• Lucius offered his Sale Event profits and five hundred Galleons for a five percent share, while Pippin invested ten thousand Galleons.
• After the Potions Sale Event ended, Silan returned to Hogwarts with Snape and told George and Fred about registering the company.

Silan told George and Fred that Lucius Malfoy and Pippin had invested in their new company, giving them 15,000 Galleons in startup capital. After hearing how Silan had impressed investors with a Potions sale, Pippin went to Gringotts to withdraw his entire fortune and invest it in Silan.

• Silan told George and Fred that Lucius Malfoy and Pippin had invested in the company, including 6,500 Galleons already delivered and another 8,500 still to come.
• Silan explained that Pippin had bought a ten percent share and that Snape had authorized him to sell Potions in his name, helping him earn nearly 15,000 Galleons at an auction.
• George and Fred agreed to keep a ledger of all company money and waited for Silan to return when the company’s approval certificate arrived.
• Pippin hurried to Gringotts and told Griphook he wanted to withdraw all the money in his vault.
• Pippin resolved to stake his entire fortune on Silan, believing the young man was worth the risk.

After Snape taught Silan and Hermione the improved Wolfsbane Potion, Silan returned to the Forbidden Forest to gather magical stones for alchemy and practice Wandless Casting. He broke apart a cave with Norbert’s help and leveled up Wandless Casting while shaping the stones.

• Snape taught Silan and Hermione the improved Wolfsbane Potion and told Hermione to ask Prewett if she had questions.
• Silan and Hermione left Snape’s office and parted near curfew, with Hermione happily repeating that she would see him tomorrow.
• Silan went to the cave where Clop and his family had lived to collect magical stones and practice Wandless Casting.
• Silan summoned Norbert, who tore the cave apart without using Dragonfire.
• Silan selected and shaped the most magical stones with Wandless Casting, gaining enough proficiency to level up.

Silan tested his improved Wandless Casting and discussed Norbert’s wish to become a humanoid dragon, proposing a difficult method involving Alchemy and Soul Magic. As he left the Forbidden Forest, he heard Hagrid preparing to face a hearing over Buckbeak.

• Silan tested Wandless Casting and found that wandless spells were faster and more precise, though some lost power and Dragonfire was harder to control.
• Norbert asked whether he could become a humanoid dragon, and Silan suggested that Alchemy and Soul Magic might make it theoretically possible.
• Silan put Norbert into the Suitcase and left the Forbidden Forest, thinking about the risks and secrecy involved in transforming a magical creature.
• Silan reached Hagrid’s Hut and heard Harry urge Hagrid to ask the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures to wait while Silan searched for a solution.
• Hagrid said he feared the Committee would rule against Buckbeak if he refused to attend.

Silan reassured Hagrid that Lucius Malfoy had withdrawn his complaint, and the Ministry’s letter confirmed that Hagrid and Buckbeak no longer had to attend a hearing. As Silan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to the castle, someone called out to Mr. Prewett.

• Silan told Hagrid that Lucius Malfoy had agreed to settle the complaint and that Draco had agreed as well.
• A Ministry owl delivered a letter confirming that Lucius had withdrawn the complaint, so Hagrid and Buckbeak did not have to appear before the committee.
• Hagrid thanked Silan and hurried off to tell Buckbeak that he was safe.
• On the way back to the castle, Silan told Harry and Ron that the Potions auction had earned him fifteen thousand Galleons, and Ron calculated that it equaled 625 years of collecting dragon dung.
• As the four reached the castle entrance, someone called, “Mr. Prewett, please wait!”

Pippin delivered ten thousand Galleons to Silan for a ten percent stake in his potion business, leaving Harry struck by how much influence Silan had gained. George and Fred then asked Silan to help with their struggling model production, and he received a blank company registration permit from Malfoy.

• Pippin arrived with 8,500 Galleons, bringing his total investment in Silan’s business to ten thousand Galleons for a ten percent stake.
• Silan put the money into his Ring and promised to send Pippin the next batch of potions when it was ready.
• Harry reflected on Silan’s influence and saw his shadow merge with a tree’s shadow before following Ron into the castle.
• George and Fred asked Silan to help increase production of their models, and Silan agreed to meet them in the Room of Requirement.
• An owl delivered Silan a letter from Malfoy containing a blank company registration permit.

Silan, George, and Fred completed the Ministry-approved company form and began preparing their Hippogriff product. Silan quickly made a working model with an exclusive command card, leaving George and Fred amazed by his skill.

• Silan realized that Lucius had secured a signed and stamped company Permission Form that they could fill out themselves.
• Silan, George, and Fred registered the Prewett and Weasley Joint Trading Company and jokingly greeted one another as bosses.
• George and Fred agreed to make models of other magical creatures while Silan handled the Hippogriff.
• Silan used wandless magic to create a Hippogriff model and a silver-bordered command card that let it fly and launch wind blades.
• George and Fred marveled at Silan's speed and talent, and George said he understood why Nicolas Flamel wanted Silan as an apprentice.
• Fred joked that Professor Snape now had a rival.

Silan added anti-copying runes to the models while George and Fred finalized the game rules and prepared to sell the Magical Creature models. They planned to draw a crowd with Harry and Silan as spokespeople for a showdown, leaving the launch ready to arrange.

• George and Fred settled the game rules as Silan designed a rune lock that would destroy any model if someone tried to examine or break into its runic structure.
• George showed Silan more than two hundred models, and George and Fred joked about naming a Murtlap Ron and whether Ron or Scabbers had slept with the other.
• Silan used Wizard's Eye to nest anti-copying Ancient Runes into every model without disrupting its existing structure.
• George and Fred proposed using Harry as Ron to attract students, then holding a Magical Creature showdown between Harry and Silan to promote the models.
• Silan agreed to take part in the promotional plan.

Silan agreed to consider attending the Quidditch World Cup and planned to use Hogwarts to promote his and the twins’ magical toys before expanding into household alchemical products. George and Fred persuaded Ron to help stage a demonstration, and the chapter ended as Harry and Ron prepared to make their model creatures battle before a crowd of Gryffindor students.

• George invited Silan to the Quidditch World Cup and suggested Hermione come along, while Silan recalled that the event would be disrupted by Death Eaters.
• Silan considered using Hogwarts to launch the twins’ toys and later develop household alchemical products for the Wizarding market.
• George and Fred offered Ron money, World Cup tickets, a Hippogriff model, and a break from their kicks until Christmas to secure his help with the demonstration.
• George, Fred, Harry, and Ron planned a demonstration in the crowded Great Hall, where Harry and Ron pretended to decide to play with their new toys.
• Harry and Ron introduced their Hippogriff and Murtlap models, drew their wands, and announced each creature’s opponent as the surrounding students watched.