Chapter Summaries

Snape watched Harry endure the Ministry hearing and the painful memories of the attack, then struggled with Harry’s growing distance from him at Hogwarts. After a cauldron accident in Potions class, Harry warned Snape and looked at him with concern and pity.

• Snape heard Harry explain that he had withheld the truth because he suspected Fudge’s involvement and had tried to protect himself from danger by taking responsibility.
• Harry was forced to watch the Remembrall’s images, and Dumbledore destroyed it when Harry seemed at risk of a magical outburst.
• Harry accepted what had happened, and the students responsible were sent to Azkaban, while Snape remained troubled by the outcome.
• Back at Hogwarts, Snape noticed that Harry no longer sought his approval and already seemed to know everything Snape taught in Potions.
• A cauldron exploded and Swelling Potion splashed across the classroom, and Harry warned Snape before a flying cauldron struck him.
• Snape saw concern and pity in Harry’s eyes after the accident and wondered whether he had read them correctly.

After Darren was injured protecting Snape, Snape noticed a connection between their blood and began to suspect Darren might be his child, though he did not dare verify it. Snape sent Darren to Madam Pomfrey and then unleashed his anger on the Potions class, while Harry blamed himself for Darren's injury.

• Snape noticed that the blood on his hand seemed connected to the blood on Darren's face and wondered if Darren was his child.
• Snape learned Goyle's cauldron had caused Darren's injury and gave Goyle a semester of detention.
• Darren urged Snape to stop scolding Goyle, earning Paternal Points, and Snape gave him a potion.
• Snape insisted Darren visit Madam Pomfrey in case the knife had been poisoned, then watched him leave the classroom.
• Snape berated the remaining students, especially Harry, who regretted causing Darren to be hurt.

After Harry realized Snape might suspect him of the Swelling Solution prank, Snape used Legilimency and discovered Harry had witnessed him giving Darren Veritaserum. Snape kept his suspicions about Darren to himself, while Dumbledore blamed the missing Invisibility Cloak for the unseen Death Eaters at Hogwarts.

• Harry laughed at Malfoy's swollen ears, then worried that Snape knew he and Ron had caused the prank.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Harry knew about Darren receiving Veritaserum and revealed he had found this in Harry's memories.
• Dumbledore said he already knew the children had overheard them while hidden beneath an Invisibility Cloak.
• Snape considered whether Darren might be his son but decided not to verify his suspicion or tell Dumbledore, fearing it would endanger Darren.
• Dumbledore asked Snape to watch Slytherin House for the cloak and speculated that the Death Eaters were using it to evade Hogwarts's defenses.
• Dumbledore sent a letter with Fawkes and went with Snape to the Great Hall, hoping the Death Eaters would be caught before Darren and Harry left school.

Darren discovered that Snape had secretly tested him with Draught of Living Death, then attended the first meeting of the Dueling Club with Harry and the others. The club began with Lockhart introducing himself, while Darren learned that Lockhart had angered Hogwarts students by criticizing him during his trial.

• Harry worried that Snape knew he and his friends had caused Darren’s injury while Hermione prepared Polyjuice Potion with Ron.
• Snape verified that Darren had been affected by Draught of Living Death, then carefully tucked Darren into bed before leaving his dormitory.
• Darren saw Malfoy boast about Butterbeer and read the announcement for the Dueling Club.
• Darren joined Harry, Ron, and Hermione at the Great Hall, where Lockhart announced that he had organized the club.
• Hermione told Darren that Lockhart had called him cowardly during his trial, turning the students against him.

Darren praised Lockhart to earn Paternal Points, while Harry and Ron mocked Lockhart’s incompetence. At the Dueling Club, Lockhart brought Snape forward as his assistant, and Darren pretended to fear for Snape as they prepared to duel.

• Darren defended Lockhart’s character and claimed he had worked hard to find him, earning Paternal Points.
• Harry mocked Lockhart’s supposed efforts, and Harry realized Lockhart himself had told Darren the story.
• Hermione noticed Lockhart approaching with Snape, whom Lockhart introduced as his assistant for the Dueling Club.
• Lockhart reassured Darren that he would return Snape safely, and Darren acted worried about Snape being hurt.
• Lockhart began explaining the duel and told the pair to bow, while Darren asked him to stop and earned more Paternal Points.

Darren accidentally blasted Lockhart during Snape and Lockhart’s duel, earning Paternal Points from the students. Lockhart asked Darren to pretend to be defeated in a staged match, and Darren accepted a system task that promised a one-day tour of Grindelwald’s mindscape.

• Snape disarmed Lockhart and sent him flying while Darren tried to help him.
• Darren struck Lockhart with Impedimenta, then apologized as the students awarded him Paternal Points.
• Lockhart angrily scolded Darren for attacking a professor, then privately asked him to act as though Lockhart defeated him in a staged match.
• The system offered Darren a one-day tour of Grindelwald’s mindscape if he agreed to Lockhart’s request, let Lockhart attack, then sent him flying with Expelliarmus and apologized.
• Darren accepted the task and pretended to agree to Lockhart’s plan.

Lockhart tried to stage a convincing duel with Darren to restore his reputation, but Darren’s spell knocked him unconscious. Lockhart woke and threatened to punish Darren, while Snape defended him and pointed out that Lockhart had attacked first.

• Lockhart asked Darren to make their duel look convincing and to lose dramatically at the end.
• Lockhart spoke about the deaths of nine students, upsetting Darren and angering the gathered Hogwarts students.
• Lockhart launched a surprise Expelliarmus, and Darren accidentally hit him with Impedimenta.
• Darren pretended to regret injuring Lockhart and received a reward granting him a safe 24-hour visit to Grindelwald’s mindscape.
• Lockhart woke and threatened Darren with detention and expulsion, but Snape intervened and noted that Lockhart had attacked first.

At the Dueling Club, Lockhart refused medical attention and insulted the Slytherins after Cassandra challenged him and covered him in moss. Darren accepted a system mission to defend the students and demand an apology, then stepped forward to confront Lockhart.

• Snape mocked Lockhart for losing to Darren and persuaded him to refuse a trip to the Hospital Wing.
• Lockhart tried to resume dueling, then redirected the club toward other students and accused Darren of hurting everyone.
• Cassandra asked Lockhart to guide her, and he agreed before moss covered his body.
• Lockhart insulted Slytherin students, prompting Darren to accept a mission to demand an apology.
• Darren stepped forward to speak as Harry and the other students watched.

Darren defended Slytherin and Cassandra while accusing Lockhart of bullying him, and the students took Darren’s side. Lockhart ended up even more hated at Hogwarts as students threatened to leave his Dueling Club.

• Darren took Cassandra’s hand and argued that Slytherin could be friendly, accusing Lockhart of threatening and mistreating him.
• Darren praised Cassandra’s courage and kindness, while Cassandra blushed and silently accepted his defense.
• Lockhart denied threatening Darren and asked the students to support him, but they believed Darren and condemned Lockhart.
• Darren urged Lockhart to apologize to Slytherin and questioned whether the events in his books were genuine; he received a Bloodline Lottery.
• The students jeered at Lockhart, demanded his expulsion, and began leaving the Dueling Club.

Lockhart tried to leave Hogwarts, but Dumbledore refused and accused him of threatening Darren and possibly contacting Death Eaters. Snape then stunned Lockhart and erased his memory, and the next evening Hogwarts heard that Lockhart had broken his leg; students blamed Darren for the injury.

• Lockhart packed his luggage and told Dumbledore he wanted to leave Hogwarts, revealing that he had deliberately acted foolishly to get students to drive him out.
• Dumbledore rejected Lockhart’s denial that he had threatened Darren and ordered him either to return to teaching or face the Ministry and Azkaban.
• Lockhart warned Dumbledore that Hogwarts was too dangerous, but Dumbledore refused to release him and threatened him before Lockhart fled the office.
• Snape confronted Lockhart in the corridor, stunned him, and used Obliviate to erase his memory.
• The next evening, students heard that Lockhart had broken his leg on the stairs, and Justin accused Darren of bringing misfortune on people who opposed him.

After hearing the Basilisk heading toward the Slytherin Common Room, Darren accepted a system mission to protect Justin and make him see the Basilisk through Nearly Headless Nick. Justin was Petrified, while Darren received the ability to transform into a ghost.

• Hermione told Harry that Justin had been spreading suspicions about Darren, and Harry defended Darren against the accusations.
• Darren heard the enraged Basilisk moving toward the Slytherin Common Room and accepted the system mission to confront it near Justin.
• Darren ran to warn others and found Justin, who refused to close his eyes when Darren urged him to.
• Darren stood in front of Justin and pretended to collapse, leading Justin to see the Basilisk's eyes through Nearly Headless Nick and become Petrified.
• The system rewarded Darren with Ghost Transformation, which let him pass through walls while in ghost form.

Darren staged the scene around Justin and Nearly Headless Nick to make Peeves spread a false accusation against Harry, but the commotion drew the school into a confrontation. Dumbledore took Darren and Snape to his office, leaving Harry behind as the accusation and a snake incident fueled suspicion.

• Darren altered Peeves's memory and prompted him to shout that Harry had killed someone.
• Harry rushed to Darren and found Justin and Nearly Headless Nick petrified nearby.
• Ernie accused Harry of petrifying Justin, and Harry cast the Tarantella Charm on him.
• Malfoy summoned a snake that charged at Harry, but Darren made it vanish.
• Dumbledore took Darren and Snape to the Headmaster's Office while Minerva was told to take Nick and Justin to the Hospital Wing.

After Darren failed to stop the snake from petrifying Justin and Nick was injured trying to save him, Dumbledore and Snape reassured Darren it was not his fault. Harry learned that students suspected he and Darren were Slytherin’s heirs because they spoke Parseltongue, and by Christmas the twins had decided to stay at Hogwarts.

• Darren told Dumbledore that the snake had grown stronger, petrified Justin, and left Nick hurt when he came to help.
• Snape and Dumbledore told Darren he had done all he could and sent him back carefully.
• Ron and Hermione explained to Harry that students linked Parseltongue to Salazar Slytherin and suspected Harry and Darren were his descendants.
• Harry slept badly after worrying that he belonged in Slytherin, then told Darren about the rumors the next morning.
• Darren insisted Harry could not be descended from Slytherin, but Harry reminded him they were twins and shared a bloodline.
• Harry and Darren both signed forms to remain at Hogwarts for Christmas.

On Christmas Day, Darren received gifts from Slytherins and learned that Remus Lupin was his godfather when Lupin’s gift revealed itself as a map of Hogwarts. After exploring the map, Darren went to find Harry, who showed him a letter.

• Darren accepted that other students avoided him and Harry because they feared them, and he said he had been keeping his distance so he would not scare anyone.
• Darren woke on Christmas Day to a bed full of gifts, including presents from the Malfoy family, Snape, and Mrs. Weasley.
• Darren found Dumbledore’s gift: blank parchment bearing a message from his godfather, Remus Lupin, who apologized for being unable to meet him.
• Darren spoke the parchment’s incantation and revealed a map showing people’s locations throughout Hogwarts, including Dumbledore.
• Darren finished opening his gifts and went to find Harry, who showed him a letter.

After receiving a grateful letter from the Dursleys, Darren reassured Harry about his painful past at the orphanage. At the Christmas feast, Hermione, Harry, and Ron tried to get Darren drunk so they could sneak into the Slytherin Common Room, and Darren pretended to pass out in Hermione’s arms.

• Darren read Uncle Vernon’s letter thanking him for gifts he had sent to the Dursleys.
• Harry learned that Darren had been sold by the orphanage and felt guilty for not knowing about his past.
• Darren reassured Harry that he did not want revenge on the orphanage and that Harry was his closest family.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron planned to disguise themselves as Slytherins and question Malfoy in the Slytherin Common Room.
• At the Christmas feast, Hermione gave Darren eggnog while Harry and Ron watched, hoping to get him drunk.
• Darren pretended to become dizzy and fall into Hermione’s arms, and she hurried him out.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione used Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves as Darren, Crabbe, and Goyle so they could enter the Slytherin Common Room and investigate the attacks. The chapter ended with Hermione leading them toward Slytherin, sternly impersonating Darren, while Harry and Ron worried that her behavior would expose them.

• Hermione insisted that they enter Slytherin to prevent more students from being hurt and to keep Darren from being suspected.
• Hermione took one of Darren’s hairs, then prepared sleeping-draught cakes that knocked out Crabbe and Goyle.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione added the hairs to their Polyjuice Potion and drank it, transforming into Goyle, Crabbe, and Darren.
• Hermione changed into Darren’s clothes and led Harry and Ron toward the Slytherin Common Room, despite their concerns about her stern manner.

Hermione disguised herself as Darren and entered the Slytherin common room with Harry and Ron, where the students mocked her and she began to cry. Later, Cassandra watched Darren in the common room and felt that something was off.

• Hermione hurried toward Slytherin after Harry remembered that girls often delayed Darren by greeting him.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione encountered Percy, who mistook Ron for Crabbe and warned Hermione that Ron might be following Darren.
• Malfoy arrived, complained that Percy might be seeking the Slytherin heir, and let Harry and the others into the common room with the password.
• Slytherin students mocked Hermione, and she cried as she thought about Darren living among them.
• Hermione quickly claimed she was in a bad mood and worried that Darren might discover what they had done.
• Cassandra watched Darren in the common room and suspected that something was wrong.

Cassandra grew suspicious when Hermione, disguised as Darren, avoided going into the boys’ dormitory, but Hermione managed to enter Darren’s room and preserve their cover. Malfoy then showed Harry and Ron a newspaper reporting that Mr. Weasley had been fined fifty Galleons for enchanting a Muggle car.

• Cassandra questioned Hermione, who was disguised as Darren, about why she had not gone into the boys’ dormitory.
• Malfoy suspected the visitors were impostors and ordered Ron, disguised as Crabbe, to block the stairs.
• Hermione opened Darren’s dormitory door, confirming to Malfoy that Darren was genuine.
• Malfoy showed Harry and Ron a newspaper saying Mr. Weasley had been fined fifty Galleons for enchanting a Muggle car.

Hermione, Harry, and Ron disguised themselves as Crabbe and Goyle to question Malfoy about the Chamber of Secrets, but learned little before the Polyjuice Potion wore off. Back in Harry’s dormitory, Darren used his Bloodline Lottery and received the Grindelwald bloodline.

• Malfoy mocked Muggle-born students and insisted Darren and Harry were unlikely to be the Slytherin heir, while wishing he could help clear Muggle-born students from Hogwarts.
• Hermione questioned Malfoy about the Chamber of Secrets, and he revealed that it had been opened fifty years earlier and a Muggle-born student had been killed.
• Harry and Ron’s disguises wore off, so they fled with Hermione and returned to the dormitory without learning who had opened the Chamber.
• Darren used his Bloodline Lottery and received the Grindelwald bloodline, which increased leadership charisma and intelligence and improved divination talent.

Darren used A Day Trip to Grindelwald's Mindscape and encountered scenes from Grindelwald's past, intervening to protect people along the way. He finally met an elderly Grindelwald, who asked why Darren shared his bloodline.

• Darren discovered he had drawn Grindelwald's bloodline and used the system to enter Grindelwald's mindscape.
• Darren rescued a baby from an icy river and took a blond boy with him through the snow.
• Darren tried to stop a young Grindelwald and Dumbledore from fighting and shielded Ariana from their spells.
• Darren stepped in front of Grindelwald during his final duel, causing the figures from the earlier scenes to merge into an old man.
• Darren introduced himself as Darren Potter and named his parents, brother, and school, then asked what bloodline meant when Grindelwald questioned their relation.