Chapter Summaries

Darren refused to watch the Remembrall’s memories of his imagined suffering with Dumbledore and left the office, while Snape realized Darren no longer trusted him. Dumbledore and Snape stayed behind as Dumbledore prepared to watch the memories, which showed Darren being placed under the Imperius Curse and told to kill Harry Potter.

• Dumbledore freed Darren from the spell and offered him 80 Paternal Points before proposing to open the Remembrall.
• Darren refused to watch the memories and left Dumbledore’s office despite Dumbledore calling after him.
• Snape encountered Darren at the doorway, but Darren dodged him and walked away without looking back.
• Snape recognized that his own actions had severed his relationship with Darren, then entered Dumbledore’s office and argued with him and the portraits.
• Dumbledore told Snape he regretted doubting Darren and asked him to keep him company while he watched the Remembrall.
• Dumbledore opened the Remembrall, which showed Darren being ordered under the Imperius Curse to kill Harry Potter.

Snape confronted Dumbledore over his plans for Darren and the danger shown in the Remembrall footage, while Dumbledore apologized for trying to control Darren’s path. Darren returned to the crowded Slytherin common room, where the footage earned him a surge of Paternal Points despite his growing discomfort at seeing himself in it.

• Snape destroyed Dumbledore’s office in a burst of anger and accused Dumbledore of risking Darren’s life through his forgiving, controlling approach.
• Dumbledore insisted he cared for Darren and wanted him to follow the path he had arranged, then apologized to Snape and Darren.
• Darren returned to the Slytherin common room, where students watched Remembrall footage of him pleading for captives to be released.
• Darren gained a flood of Paternal Points from the students watching the footage and tried to hide his discomfort when Becky asked if he felt better.

Darren woke after oversleeping and finally went to meet Harry, who suspected Darren had deliberately avoided him. Hermione was relieved to see Darren safe, but Harry’s hostility remained unresolved.

• Darren bathed and apologized to Peeves for making her worry, earning her praise and Paternal Points.
• Peeves told Darren that Harry was waiting to see him, and Darren hurried to go meet his brother.
• Darren gave Peeves a Special Wolfsbane Potion Recipe and a theory about Squibs becoming wizards, asking her to verify and publish them.
• Darren fell asleep, and Snape woke him to say that Potter was looking for him.
• Darren reached Harry at dusk and apologized for oversleeping, but Harry suspected he had been avoiding him.
• Hermione interrupted Darren and said she was glad he was all right.

Darren acted out a despairing response to Harry, who tried to confront him about his apparent lack of will to live. Harry insisted he would protect Darren, while tomorrow’s hearing loomed, with Rita Skeeter expected to ask hostile questions if Darren was given Veritaserum.

• Hermione and Ron embraced Darren, but Harry angrily challenged him for admitting to every accusation at the hearing.
• The Paternal System gave Darren a temporary mission to press Harry’s wand to himself and say he did not care whose hands he died by, and Darren accepted.
• Darren followed the mission, prompting Harry to cry out in shock and receive the system’s reward: Harry’s Patronus, which could only be summoned once Harry mastered the Patronus Charm.
• Harry told Darren he could sense his emotions and forbade him from dying, blaming the people who had harmed him for his despair.
• Harry recalled that Mr. Weasley feared Darren might face Veritaserum at tomorrow’s hearing, where Rita Skeeter could ask questions that turned the Wizarding World against him.

Harry stopped Darren from accepting the accusations at his trial by threatening to hurt himself, and Darren promised not to do it again. Hermione brought Darren food and a threatening letter from Cornelius Fudge, which Darren hid from Harry after accepting a system task.

• Harry cut his arm to make Darren promise not to accept the accusations, then healed the wound with a potion.
• Hermione scolded Darren for going to the Black Lake alone, then gave him food and a letter from Cornelius Fudge.
• Darren read Fudge's warning that he should watch his words at the trial and avoid Veritaserum.
• The system tasked Darren with acting frightened and hiding the letter from Harry, and Darren accepted the task to earn a Fake Card.
• Darren hid the letter and said he was tired, but Harry grabbed him and insisted on seeing it.

Darren misled Harry about why he feared Fudge’s letter, while Hermione urged Harry to report it to Dumbledore. Meanwhile, an unknown woman impersonated Rita Skeeter and began writing a scandalous article, and Darren prepared to attend his hearing in formal attire.

• Darren handed Harry Fudge’s threatening letter and pretended that it had frightened him.
• Hermione remained suspicious and convinced Harry to report the letter to Dumbledore.
• A woman knocked Rita Skeeter unconscious, stole her identity with Polyjuice Potion, and resumed writing through her quill.
• The disguised woman hid Rita Skeeter and wrote more inflammatory claims about Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
• Peeves woke Darren and helped him dress in formalwear for his hearing, which Darren admired in the mirror.

Darren left Slytherin for the Ministry of Magic hearing, accompanied by Harry, Dumbledore, and Snape. After Snape corrected Darren about Apparition, Darren politely reminded him that Snape had once taken him along, leaving Snape visibly uncomfortable.

• Peeves praised Darren as he prepared to attend the hearing, and the Slytherin students gathered to see him off while pretending they had not been waiting for him.
• Darren left the common room after the students voiced their concern through teasing and warnings about the hearing.
• Darren found Harry, Dumbledore, and Snape waiting for him, and Dumbledore Apparated them to the Ministry of Magic.
• Snape sarcastically corrected Darren about the limits of Apparition, and Darren thanked him for teaching him after Snape had once taken him along.

Darren, Harry, and Dumbledore entered the Wizengamot hearing after Fudge pressured Darren to cooperate. Harry took his place among the family members and saw Nicolas Flamel seated beside Dumbledore as the hearing began.

• Snape sarcastically criticized Darren, and journalists gathered around the Potters until Snape's scowl made them back away.
• Fudge demanded that Darren appear in the courtroom within ten minutes, while Dumbledore objected to his pressure.
• Dumbledore explained that Nicolas Flamel was an honorary Wizengamot member and brought Darren and Harry into the hearing, leaving Snape outside.
• A wizard led Darren to the chair at the center of the courtroom, while Dumbledore directed Harry to the family section.
• Harry overheard tribunal members discussing Veritaserum and noticed Nicolas Flamel seated beside Dumbledore.

At Darren Potter’s hearing, Conte and the other students withdrew their accusations, but Fudge pressed Darren to explain why he had not captured any Death Eaters. Darren appeared distressed and agreed to tell the truth, asking Fudge to spare his brother.

• Darren noticed that Rita Skeeter appeared to be wearing his Death’s Invisibility Cloak and wondered how she had obtained it.
• Conte and the other students withdrew their accusations against Darren, while reporters photographed their apparent reconciliation.
• Darren used the system to turn everything into Remembralls, then thanked the students and earned Paternal Points.
• Fudge questioned why Darren had failed to capture even one Death Eater, prompting Harry to object.
• Darren interrupted Fudge and agreed to explain what happened, pleading with him to let his brother go.

At Darren’s hearing, he accepted a Paternal System mission and falsely confessed in a trembling voice that he had colluded with the Death Eaters. As Fudge and the families pressed him for answers, Rita Skeeter proposed questioning him with Veritaserum, leaving the hearing poised for a more dangerous interrogation.

• Fudge asked Darren why he had not captured any Death Eaters, on behalf of the victims’ families, who still blamed him for their children’s deaths.
• The Paternal System gave Darren a mission to confess, and he accepted it, earning the title Eating is a Blessing, which let him eat without gaining weight.
• Darren claimed he had colluded with the Death Eaters and said he had forgotten which ones, shocking Fudge and angering Harry.
• Nicolas Flamel challenged Fudge for threatening Darren, while Fudge accused Darren of disrupting the hearing and warned him not to ruin himself.
• Rita Skeeter suggested using Veritaserum, and Fudge realized the families supported the proposal and suspected Skeeter intended to target Darren with her questions.

Darren agreed to take Veritaserum after signing an undertaking, then used the potion’s questioning to accuse Conte and the others of attacking him. The wand checks supported his claims, leaving Conte insisting that Darren had framed them.

• Fudge asked Darren to take Veritaserum, and Darren signed an undertaking accepting the stated risks.
• Snape brought genuine Veritaserum, and Darren secretly used Paternal Points to negate its effects.
• Under questioning, Darren claimed Conte and the others had attacked him and interrupted his spell.
• Darren named spells each of them had supposedly cast, while the system awarded him Paternal Points.
• Dumbledore had their wands examined, and Prior Incantato showed the spells Darren described.
• Conte protested that Darren must have used his wand to frame him.

Darren cleared himself of colluding with the Death Eaters when Nicolas Flamel verified that his wand had cast Obliviate. He then accused Minister Fudge of threatening him into making the confession and said the note was still in his clothes.

• Darren recounted that the Slytherins had tried to kill him, so he used Obliviate on them, and the students protested his story.
• Nicolas Flamel used Prior Incantato on Darren's wand and confirmed that it had cast Obliviate.
• Rita Skeeter questioned Darren about why he had not denied colluding with the Death Eaters earlier.
• Darren said Fudge had threatened to hand his brother to the Death Eaters unless he confessed, and Fudge shouted that the Veritaserum was fake.
• Dumbledore stopped Fudge from silencing Darren and asked whether the note named the Minister; Darren said it was in his right pocket.

Darren’s testimony implicated Minister Fudge in the attack and gave evidence against Conte and the other students, leading to Fudge’s arrest. As the courtroom learned that more footage showed the students using Unforgivable Curses on Darren, Dumbledore ordered that Darren be given the antidote.

• Darren testified that Fudge had threatened him and that a letter’s matching handwriting convinced him Fudge had arranged the attack.
• Dumbledore and Kingsley had Fudge restrained while Aurors aimed their wands at him.
• Rita Skeeter took the silver object from Darren’s waist and asked whether he had evidence against Conte and the others.
• Darren said their wands would reveal uses of the Killing Curse and Imperius Curse, prompting the students’ parents to protest.
• A wizard entered with news that another portion of the Remembrall footage showed the students using Unforgivable Curses on Darren, and Dumbledore ordered the antidote for Darren.

After Darren recovered from Veritaserum, reporters confronted him with the Remembrall footage and pressured him to deny the students’ crimes. Darren accepted a mission to react to the images, and as he began trembling, Snape and Dumbledore tried to protect him from the reporters.

• Snape gave Darren a potion that restored his hearing, and Kingsley praised him before leaving with Dumbledore’s approval.
• Harry apologized to Darren, who reassured him and received more Paternal Points.
• Reporters arrived and asked Darren to deny the Remembrall evidence to protect the students’ reputations and futures.
• Darren accepted a system mission to tremble and plead for his life while watching the Remembrall footage.
• Snape blocked the reporters, but Dumbledore told him to take Darren away after noticing something was wrong, and Snape said he could not.

Darren exposed Conte and the other students by staging a Boggart attack that revealed their attempted murder, and Dumbledore expelled them and broke their wands. Dumbledore also announced that he would temporarily serve as Minister for Magic while Fudge was under investigation.

• Dumbledore destroyed the Remembrall, and Darren pretended to panic as the Aurors brought the accused students before him.
• Darren obtained an Execution Card and secretly had the system place a controllable Boggart behind a cabinet.
• Darren made the Boggart appear as Conte and other attackers, prompting the six students to deny trying to kill him.
• Conte fell toward Darren, and the Boggart transformed into a wounded version of Darren pleading for his life.
• Dumbledore expelled Conte and the others, broke their wands, and said their parents might face Azkaban for casting spells on Darren.
• Dumbledore announced that the Wizengamot had appointed him temporary Minister for Magic while Fudge was under investigation.

Darren forgave the people who had harmed him, and Nicolas Flamel formally became his teacher and guardian. Hogwarts resumed classes, while Darren received an overwhelming flood of support and Harry and the others continued secretly brewing Polyjuice Potion.

• Darren said he forgave his tormentors, and the wizards and witches applauded as Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel comforted him.
• Nicolas Flamel told Darren that the Ministry had certified him as his teacher and that Darren's name was now Darren James Flamel Potter.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would resume classes and that its protective magic had been reinforced.
• Students and people outside Hogwarts sent Darren candy and letters, but Dumbledore stopped outside mail after the volume overwhelmed him.
• Hermione and Harry urged students not to disturb Darren, while Harry and the others secretly continued brewing Polyjuice Potion.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione planned to steal rare ingredients from Snape’s storeroom so they could brew Polyjuice Potion and investigate Malfoy, while Darren realized what they were up to but stayed silent. During Potions class, Darren finished a flawless Swelling Solution and kept watching his friends as they prepared to cause a distraction.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to stay at Hogwarts because Malfoy was staying, and planned to use Polyjuice Potion to enter the Slytherin Common Room and learn his plans.
• Hermione rejected Ron’s suggestion that Darren buy the ingredients from Snape, fearing he would realize they were planning something illegal.
• Hermione told Harry and Ron to create five minutes of chaos in Snape’s Potions class while she stole the ingredients from his storeroom.
• During Potions class, Darren noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione acting nervously but chose not to question them.
• Cassandra glared at Darren for watching Hermione, and Darren withdrew his gaze and finished a flawless Swelling Solution.

Snape repeatedly humiliated Harry during Potions, but Harry tried to protect him when Goyle’s cauldron exploded, leaving Snape unsettled by the boy’s concern. Later, Dumbledore asked Snape to investigate the curse on Harry’s Quaffle, and Snape blamed the Slytherins.

• Snape harshly criticized the students and repeatedly destroyed Harry’s Swelling Solution, while Harry restrained himself from responding.
• Harry secretly tossed one of Fred and the others’ firecrackers into Goyle’s cauldron.
• Darren received a Potions Talent reward after stepping beside Snape and warning him as the exploding cauldron struck Darren’s face with a small knife.
• Snape stopped the cauldron with Impedimenta, was splashed with Swelling Solution, and then noticed Darren’s injury and concern.
• Dumbledore asked Snape to investigate who had cursed Harry’s Quaffle, and Snape said the Slytherin students were responsible.

Snape searched for Darren Potter after he vanished and found him near the Black Lake, gravely injured in an attack that killed nine students. Darren survived and took the blame at his trial, leaving Snape furious and tormented by his own role in the events.

• Snape argued with Dumbledore about watching Harry and dismissed rumors that he had fallen out with Darren.
• When Darren disappeared, Snape searched Hogwarts and found him near the Black Lake, badly wounded alongside fifteen students, nine of whom were dead.
• Snape took Darren to St. Mungo’s and learned that Death Eaters had targeted him while pursuing Harry.
• Snape blamed himself for telling the Dark Lord about the prophecy and stayed away from Darren’s trial.
• Snape read in the Daily Prophet that Darren had taken all the blame and became furious.

Snape watched the Remembrall reveal Darren Potter’s torture and the suffering he endured to protect others, leaving Snape shaken and furious at Dumbledore. After learning Darren had been summoned to a second hearing, Snape followed him and stood behind Dumbledore and Harry Potter as Darren emerged from the Slytherin Common Room.

• Fawkes brought Snape Dumbledore’s note and led him to stop Darren Potter, but Darren avoided Snape’s attempt to take his hand.
• Snape and Dumbledore watched the Remembrall, which showed Darren being tortured, fighting Death Eaters, and suffering spells while protecting others.
• Snape returned to his office distraught, then rushed to Darren’s room after Hermione, Harry Potter, and Ron reported that Darren had not appeared.
• Snape secretly followed Darren to meet Harry Potter and noticed that Fudge’s letter seemed to make Darren withdraw again.
• Snape reported his concern to Dumbledore, and the professors agreed that Snape should bring Veritaserum to Darren’s second hearing to help keep him from Azkaban.
• Snape stood behind Dumbledore and Harry Potter as Darren left the Slytherin Common Room, then urged him to hurry.