Chapter Summaries

Harry nearly killed Black after learning that Black had betrayed his family, but Darren’s sleeping presence and the arrival of Snape stopped him. Black’s fate remained unresolved as Snape entered the room.

• Harry recognized Black and accused him of handing Darren over to the Death Eaters.
• Ron took Black’s wand and freed Harry, while Hermione restrained Black.
• Harry pointed his wand at Black and considered killing him, but Crookshanks pleaded for Black’s life and Hermione warned Harry about the consequences.
• Footsteps approached, and Hermione called for help as Black tried to get up.
• Snape rushed in and found Darren unconscious, Ron badly injured, and Harry standing over Black with his wand drawn.

Lupin arrived, disarmed Harry, Hermione, and Ron, then revealed that he and Black were friends and that he was Darren’s godfather. As Harry and Hermione mistrusted him, Lupin tried to explain their history while Darren secretly remained conscious and listened.

• Lupin checked Darren, then confronted Black and embraced him as a friend.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron accused Lupin of conspiring with Black, and Hermione revealed she had known Lupin was a Werewolf.
• Lupin said he was Darren’s godfather and returned the group’s wands, but Harry and Hermione remained wary.
• Darren secretly listened while Lupin pleaded to explain, and Lupin said he knew Black was there because he had given Darren the map and was Moony.

Lupin revealed that Ron’s rat, Scabbers, was Peter Pettigrew, and explained how he and his friends had become Animagi to keep him company during his transformations. Snape arrived and accused Lupin and Sirius of harming Darren, leaving the truth about Darren’s past unresolved.

• Lupin recognized Ron’s rat as Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius tried to attack it while Lupin restrained him.
• Lupin explained that he was a werewolf and that Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and James Potter had secretly become Animagi to stay with him.
• Lupin admitted that Sirius had once told Snape how to enter the Whomping Willow, exposing Snape to Lupin’s werewolf secret.
• Snape appeared from under the Invisibility Cloak and accused Lupin of minimizing Darren’s injuries.
• Snape accused Sirius of deliberately abandoning Darren to the Death Eaters because he resented Snape’s happiness.

Snape tried to take Black and Lupin to the Obscurus, but Harry, Hermione, and Ron disarmed him before Darren woke and found them all in the room. Darren suspected Black had controlled his friends and prepared to kill him or hand him over, while Black pleaded for Darren to listen.

• Snape bound Lupin and demanded that Black explain himself, then threatened to take both men to the Obscurus.
• Harry blocked Snape and insisted they wake Darren before deciding what to do; Hermione and Ron joined Harry in disarming Snape, who hit the doorframe and passed out.
• Darren woke, saw Snape unconscious and Lupin bound, and suspected Black had used the Imperius Curse on Harry and Hermione.
• Darren checked Snape's injury, then confronted Black and said he would kill him or take him to the Obscurus.
• Black tried to persuade Darren by reminding him that Darren had once given him a necklace when he was a dog.

Darren accused Black of deceiving him and insisted on taking him to the Obscurus, refusing to hear an explanation. Harry and Hermione restrained Darren so Lupin could explain, but Darren broke free after Lupin identified Scabbers as Peter Pettigrew.

• Darren accused Black of causing his brother’s suffering and threatened to kill him or take him to the Obscurus.
• Harry and Hermione approached Darren, who believed they had been controlled, and secretly bound him with spells.
• Darren accused Harry and Hermione of betraying him, while Hermione apologized and Harry freed Lupin.
• Lupin asked Ron to hand over Scabbers and identified him as Peter Pettigrew, promising to explain after dealing with him.
• Darren snapped the ropes binding him.

Darren reconciled with Harry and Hermione, then listened as Black and Lupin tried to prove that Scabbers was Peter Pettigrew. Lupin revealed that he was Darren’s godfather, and Darren joyfully accepted him.

• Darren comforted Harry and Hermione, and Harry apologized for making him feel hated and abandoned.
• Black demanded Scabbers so he could kill him, but Lupin asked him to explain the situation to Darren first.
• Black gave Darren the damaged necklace and explained how it had been ruined while he was transformed; Darren’s suspicion eased.
• Lupin showed Ron a newspaper photograph of Scabbers in Egypt, and Darren persuaded Ron to hand the rat over for examination.
• Lupin told Darren he was his godfather and invited him to call him Remus; Darren happily accepted being his godson.

Lupin recounted the events surrounding James’s death, and Darren entrusted Scabbers to him so they could uncover the truth. Scabbers transformed into Peter Pettigrew, whose excuses led Sirius to accuse him of betraying James and Lily and reveal that they had kept Darren’s location secret.

• Lupin told Harry and the others how he had believed Sirius was the Secret Keeper and hated him for it.
• Darren handed Scabbers to Lupin, saying he trusted him despite fearing another loss.
• Lupin and Sirius used their wands to transform Scabbers into Peter Pettigrew.
• Peter claimed Sirius had forced him to betray them and blamed Sirius for James’s death.
• Sirius accused Peter of selling out James and Lily, then revealed they had never told Peter where Darren was.

Darren heard Sirius Black explain why he had abandoned him as a child and learned that James and Lily had loved him. He forgave Sirius, whose confession ended with Darren embracing him.

• Peter Pettigrew tried to persuade Darren that he had never intended to harm Harry or Darren, but Sirius Black accused him of cowardice and betrayal.
• Sirius told Darren that he regretted abandoning him and insisted he had never betrayed James and Lily.
• Sirius explained that he had feared Darren's powerful magic and believed Darren might endanger James and Lily, so he had sealed Darren's magic and left him at an orphanage.
• Sirius confessed that James had wanted to bring Darren back if they survived and that Lily had loved and protected him.
• Darren believed Sirius, embraced him, and said he did not blame him for what had happened.

Darren rejected Peter Pettigrew’s pleas and urged Black and Lupin not to kill him, fearing they would be sent to Azkaban or forced to flee. He asked them to hand Pettigrew over to the Obscurus instead, hoping to keep his newly reunited family together.

• Black kicked Peter Pettigrew away when he begged Darren and Harry for help.
• Peter grabbed Darren’s robes and pleaded for his life, but Darren kicked him away and said he wanted to kill him for betraying his parents.
• Lupin and Black prepared to kill Peter Pettigrew and said they would take revenge for James and Lily.
• Darren interrupted their spellcasting and asked them to hand Peter over to the Obscurus rather than kill him.
• Darren warned Black and Lupin that killing Peter could send them back to Azkaban or force them to flee, and said his family could not bear to lose them.

Harry and the others escaped the tunnel with Peter Pettigrew, but Remus transformed into a werewolf and Darren stayed behind to hold him off. As Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Sirius approached the castle, Obscurus overwhelmed them, Pettigrew escaped, and Harry was seized by icy hands.

• Harry kicked Pettigrew away, and Lupin and Black bound him before they set off with Harry supporting Ron.
• Lupin transformed under the moonlight, so Darren stayed behind while Harry carried Ron toward the castle with Black and Pettigrew.
• Hundreds of Obscurus attacked Harry's group, and Sirius collapsed as Harry struggled to cast a Patronus.
• Pettigrew stunned Ron, took Black's wand, and escaped after Harry disarmed him.
• Hermione collapsed, and Harry's weak Patronus failed to hold back the Obscurus before icy hands seized his throat.

Darren used a powerful Patronus Charm to save Harry and the others from the Obscuruses, then collapsed. Harry woke in the hospital to learn Snape had taken credit for rescuing them, while Darren remained unconscious until he stirred.

• An Azure Dragon driven by Darren scattered the Obscuruses and protected Harry, Black, and Hermione.
• Darren collapsed after using a large-scale Patronus Charm, and Harry lost consciousness.
• Harry overheard Fudge praise Snape, who falsely blamed Harry, Hermione, and Weasley for attacking him but credited Darren with saving everyone.
• Snape said he had given them potions and returned Sirius Black bound and gagged.
• Harry woke to find Hermione awake and Darren still unconscious beside him, then saw Darren slowly open his eyes.

Darren, Harry, and Hermione tried to convince Madam Pomfrey, Fudge, and Snape that Sirius Black was innocent and Peter Pettigrew was the real traitor. Snape dismissed their claims and urged Fudge to kill Black, but Darren insisted they take the matter to Dumbledore.

• Madam Pomfrey told Darren and Harry that Sirius had been captured and gave them chocolate, while Ron remained unconscious in another bed.
• Darren remembered Sirius and tried to tell Madam Pomfrey that Peter Pettigrew was alive and Sirius was innocent, but she stuffed chocolate into his mouth and prepared his potion.
• Harry and Hermione supported Darren and tried to get Madam Pomfrey to let them explain everything to Dumbledore.
• Fudge and Snape arrived, and Darren urgently told Fudge that Peter had turned into a rat and hidden with Ron’s family.
• Snape cast probing spells on Darren, concluded that Black had bewitched the Potters, and urged Fudge to kill him.
• Harry defended Darren and argued that Sirius was innocent, but Snape accused Harry of being spoiled and dismissed his claims until Darren insisted they find Dumbledore.

Dumbledore questioned Darren and Harry about Sirius Black while Snape and Fudge doubted Black’s innocence and Madam Pomfrey tried to make them rest. When Darren learned that the Dementors would soon give Black the Kiss, he panicked and used a Bloodline Lottery, receiving the Dumbledore bloodline and an offer to fuse it with his existing powers.

• Madam Pomfrey dragged Darren and Harry into the infirmary, but Dumbledore arrived and insisted on speaking with them before they rested.
• Snape argued that Sirius Black was dangerous and threatened Hermione with detention, while Dumbledore sent Snape, Fudge, and Madam Pomfrey out of the room.
• Darren told Dumbledore that he, Harry, Hermione, and Lupin could testify to Black’s innocence, but Dumbledore warned that the Dementors would soon give Black the Kiss.
• Darren blamed himself for stopping Black and Lupin from killing Peter Pettigrew and begged Dumbledore to tell him how to save Black.
• Darren used the Bloodline Lottery and received the Dumbledore bloodline, along with the option to spend 50,000 Paternal Points to fuse it with his other powers and gain the title Son of the Demon King.

Darren learned that saving Sirius Black required more time, and Dumbledore urged him to act quickly while warning him not to trust too readily. Dumbledore left Darren, Hermione, and Harry locked in his office, and Hermione prepared to use the Time-Turner to take Darren and Harry back.

• Darren spent fifty thousand Paternal Points to fuse the bloodlines and gained the title Son of the Demon King.
• Dumbledore told Darren that time was needed to save Sirius, whose recent actions and Snape's testimony made the Ministry unlikely to believe him.
• Dumbledore said Sirius was being held in Professor Flitwick's office and hinted that Darren could save Buckbeak as well.
• Dumbledore locked the children inside and told Hermione to turn back eight turns with the Time-Turner.
• Hermione put the golden chain around Harry's and Darren's necks, bringing them close together.

Darren, Harry, and Hermione traveled eight hours into the past with Hermione’s Time-Turner and secretly followed their earlier selves. They discovered that Fudge had deliberately tormented Darren over Buckbeak’s case, leaving Darren devastated when Dumbledore’s memory charm had hidden the incident; Darren blamed himself as the chapter ended.

• Hermione explained that Snape had given Darren the Time-Turner and that she had used it to attend every class before Darren gave it to her.
• Darren, Harry, and Hermione hid in a classroom and followed their past selves, then watched Fudge taunt Darren by claiming the rules protecting Buckbeak had expired.
• Darren broke down and tried to hurt himself, but his spell struck Fudge after Dumbledore intervened.
• Dumbledore healed Fudge and erased everyone’s memories of the incident, restoring events to how Harry and Hermione remembered them.
• Darren learned what had happened and said he was hated and always dragged everyone down.

Darren, Harry, and Hermione returned to their own time after revisiting the events surrounding Darren’s imprisonment and Fudge’s actions. Dumbledore sensed his bloodline in Darren, while the three friends prepared to steal Buckbeak from Hagrid’s Hut.

• Hermione and Harry hugged Darren and comforted him over his past imprisonment in Azkaban.
• Darren, Harry, and Hermione decided to find somewhere to stay and spent the afternoon drinking in Hogsmeade.
• Dumbledore was startled to see Darren and sensed his own bloodline in him, but Darren acted confused when Dumbledore asked whether anything unusual had happened.
• Dumbledore said goodbye to Darren and Harry, then headed with Fudge toward Hagrid’s Hut.
• Hermione led Darren and Harry through the woods to hide behind a tree near Hagrid’s Hut so they could steal Buckbeak.

Darren, Hermione, and Harry rescued Buckbeak after the council members inspected it, then followed the events around the Whomping Willow while waiting for themselves to return. The chapter ended with Darren casting Protego to shield Hermione as they watched their earlier selves enter the tunnel.

• Darren refused to take Buckbeak before the council members had seen it, so Hagrid would not be implicated.
• After the council members inspected Buckbeak, Darren, Hermione, and Harry untied it and led it into the woods.
• Fudge ordered a search for Buckbeak, while Dumbledore reassured Hagrid and asked after Darren.
• Hermione and Harry led Darren toward the Whomping Willow to watch for Sirius and their earlier selves.
• Darren cast Protego to protect Hermione from the Whomping Willow's branches, and Hermione tried to stop him.

Harry, Hermione, and Darren waited outside the Whomping Willow while the events of the past unfolded, and Hermione questioned whether Sirius had knowingly abandoned Darren to the Death Eaters. Darren reassured Harry that he was glad Sirius had acted to protect their parents, leaving Harry in tears as he insisted Darren would always be his brother.

• Harry wanted to stop Dumbledore and later planned to take the Invisibility Cloak from Snape, but Hermione stopped him from interfering with the past.
• Lupin examined the Invisibility Cloak and entered the passage beneath the Whomping Willow, followed by Hagrid and then Snape, who took the cloak.
• Hermione asked Darren whether Sirius had abandoned him because he was strange, and Harry admitted that Sirius had wanted Darren dead.
• Darren accepted a system mission and told Harry and Hermione that he felt honored because Sirius had acted out of love for their parents and family.
• Darren told Harry that Sirius was his godfather and that Harry would still have family if Darren died, prompting Harry to cry and insist that Darren would always be his brother.

Darren, Hermione, and Harry waited for the moon to appear while avoiding the Obscurus, and Harry summoned his Patronus to protect Darren. After Snape carried the others to the castle, Darren rescued Sirius from Flitwick's office on Buckbeak, and they flew away together.

• Darren wanted to capture Peter Pettigrew, but Hermione stopped him from changing history.
• A group of Obscurus attacked, and Harry summoned a stag Patronus that drove them away.
• Snape found Darren and carried him, Harry, and the others to the castle on stretchers.
• Darren warned that a councilman was going to call the Obscurus and helped Hermione onto Buckbeak.
• Darren flew Buckbeak to Flitwick's office, where Sirius climbed aboard, and they escaped.

Darren, Harry, and Hermione returned after helping Sirius escape, and Dumbledore gave Darren a hidden protective chain before Madam Pomfrey confined them to the infirmary. Darren sensed Snape’s fury and anticipated trouble as he faced a pile of sleeping potions.

• Black hugged Darren and Harry, apologized to Darren, and asked Harry to live with him and Darren someday before flying away on Buckbeak.
• Harry, Darren, and Hermione raced back before midnight and overheard Fudge promising Snape recognition for his role in the affair.
• Dumbledore praised Darren and gave him a concealed bloodline-protection chain that could block three Killing Curses, along with ordinary protective amulets for Harry, Hermione, and Weasley.
• Dumbledore locked the group in the infirmary, where Madam Pomfrey ordered them into bed and gave Darren nearly ten bottles of potions.
• Darren faintly heard Snape roaring and worried that Snape would confront him about what had happened.