Chapter Summaries

After Darren survived a Werewolf’s gunshot, Madam Pomfrey healed him and Becky gave him a secret Greengrass healing potion. Becky believed Darren loved her and warned him that he could never join the Greengrass family, while Darren remained unaware of her assumptions.

• Madam Pomfrey treated Darren’s gunshot wound, and Becky told her that she had killed the Werewolf who shot him.
• Becky decided Darren had saved her because he loved her, then whispered that he should not expect to marry into the Greengrass family.
• Darren drank Madam Pomfrey’s potion despite fearing it would make him sleep for days, and she declared him fit to leave the hospital.
• Back in the carriage, Darren noticed the little girl and the Werewolf were gone, and Becky explained that Slytherin protected itself first.
• Becky gave Darren a glowing green potion and called it poison, but Darren checked the system and drank the Greengrass healing potion.
• Becky warned Darren again not to fall in love with her because she could never become his lover.

Becky told Darren to stay away from her, while Darren misunderstood her reasons and decided to keep his distance. The train reached Hogwarts, where Darren met Hagrid and learned Harry had already gone ahead.

• Becky told Darren that they could never be together and ordered him to stay away from her.
• Darren wondered why Becky had suddenly rejected him, then decided to follow her request and trust the system to trigger missions another way.
• The train announced its arrival at Hogwarts, and Darren realized he had missed his chance to speak with Harry.
• Darren got off the train and spotted Hagrid calling for Harry in the crowd.
• Darren grabbed Hagrid’s clothes and called Harry his brother, earning 30 Paternal Points.
• Hagrid recognized Darren, told him Harry had gone ahead, and urged him to hurry.

Darren crossed the Black Lake with the first-years and arrived at Hogwarts, where he encountered Cassandra Vole again. While the students waited for the Sorting Ceremony, he pretended they would have to fight a troll and frightened them; the ceremony was about to begin.

• Darren walked safely to the Black Lake with Hagrid and boarded a boat with the aloof Cassandra Vole.
• The boats carried the first-years through a tunnel to Hogwarts, where Hagrid found Neville's toad and Professor McGonagall took charge of the students.
• Darren entered the Great Hall and heard Hermione explain that its ceiling had been enchanted to resemble the sky.
• Cassandra scoffed at Hermione, while Darren decided not to confront her.
• Darren told the nervous first-years they would have to fight a troll, frightening several of them before Professor McGonagall announced the Sorting Ceremony.

Darren waited nervously for the Sorting Ceremony, hoping the Sorting Hat would place him in Slytherin. When Harry Potter was called, Darren realized the boy he had helped was his brother and tried to contain his excitement as Harry prepared to be sorted.

• The Sorting Hat sang, and Ron complained that the students only had to wear it.
• Darren admitted he had started the troll rumor, earning Saint Points, then tried to confront Ron for badmouthing him.
• Cassandra stopped Darren from approaching Ron and warned she would have him expelled.
• Darren worried that Dumbledore might make the Sorting Hat place him in Gryffindor.
• Professor McGonagall called students for sorting, and Darren recognized Harry Potter as his brother when Harry's name was announced.
• Darren stood obediently rather than interrupting Harry's Sorting Ceremony, earning a rush of Saint Points.

Darren Potter was Sorted into Slytherin after the Sorting Hat considered his memories and his wish to stay close to Harry. The Great Hall reacted with shock, and Darren looked to Harry for comfort after Ron called him a bad person for entering the House associated with Voldemort.

• Harry Potter was Sorted into Gryffindor, and the Gryffindor table celebrated.
• Professor McGonagall called Darren Potter forward, and Darren politely thanked her before putting on the Sorting Hat.
• The Sorting Hat reviewed Darren’s memories and considered Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin, but not Gryffindor because Darren was too willing to risk himself for others.
• The Sorting Hat Sorted Darren into Slytherin, stunning the Great Hall.
• Ron called Darren a bad person for being with a woman he associated with Voldemort, and Darren looked toward Harry for comfort.

Darren was sorted into Slytherin and pretended to be dejected when Harry ignored him, though he was pleased with the result and focused on the Paternal Points he might have lost. The feast ended with Snape disapproving of Harry’s reaction while Harry reassured himself that Darren was eating and planned to speak with him the next day.

• Harry ignored Darren after the Sorting Hat placed him in Slytherin, and Darren walked to the Slytherin table looking dejected.
• Becky Greengrass watched Darren and silently warned the Slytherins not to bully him.
• Darren recalled how he had persuaded the Sorting Hat to place him in Slytherin and regretted losing Paternal Points when Harry failed to comfort him.
• Darren ate absentmindedly while Snape watched him and condemned Harry for ignoring his twin brother.
• Harry decided he would find Darren the next day, then saw him eating cake and returned to the feast.

Harry noticed Snape watching him before Dumbledore gave the school announcements and Harry fell asleep in Gryffindor Tower. Meanwhile, Darren was forced into a Slytherin prefect selection and, after Malfoy mocked him, used Paternal Points to summon an Obscurus.

• Harry felt pain in his scar as he saw Snape glaring at him, then the pain vanished.
• Dumbledore announced rules about the Forbidden Forest, magic in the corridors, and the fourth-floor corridor before leading the school in its song.
• Harry glanced at Darren among the Slytherins, then fell asleep after reaching his dormitory.
• Becky told Darren he had to join the prefect selection, and Darren admitted he knew only the Levitation Charm.
• Malfoy mocked Darren’s claim that he was strong, so Darren spent one thousand Paternal Points to summon an Obscurus for one minute.

Darren punched Malfoy after Malfoy insulted his brother, breaking Malfoy’s Protective Charm, then played the victim to turn Snape against Malfoy. Snape disciplined the Slytherins and began choosing first-year prefects, where Darren was made the first challenger.

• Darren punched Malfoy for insulting his brother and shattered Malfoy’s Protective Charm.
• Darren pretended to feel guilty and ask to be expelled, while Malfoy gloated and earned extra detention after Snape threatened to write to Lucius.
• Snape led the Slytherins to their common room and ordered every student to copy the House Rules one hundred times.
• Snape began the prefect selection, and the other first-years kept their distance from Darren after seeing his strength.
• Becky told Darren to go first and ordered Tyke to challenge him, leaving Tyke frightened.

Darren conceded the Slytherin prefect challenge because he feared losing control of his dangerous power, and Snape gave him a private dormitory. Cassandra became first-year prefect and made the students wait for Darren the next morning before leading them to class.

• Darren conceded to Tyke, explaining that he could not use his strength without risking killing someone, and earned the students’ recognition despite their fear of him.
• Snape ordered that Darren have a dormitory to himself, worried Draco Malfoy might retaliate and Darren might use his Obscurus again.
• Cassandra won the first-year prefect position, and Darren followed the Slytherin students to the dormitories and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Darren found the first-years waiting in the common room, where Cassandra said they would all leave after seven from then on.

Darren used a System mission to apologize for arriving late, easing the Slytherin students’ resentment while making them suspect Cassandra had deliberately set him up. Cassandra’s memories revealed how Darren’s brave actions on the Hogwarts Express had caught her interest, leaving her intrigued by him.

• Cassandra had changed the wake-up time after Darren arrived late, and the first-years blamed him for the inconvenience.
• Darren accepted a System mission and apologized to the Slytherins, earning Spell Talent +2.
• The Slytherin students realized Cassandra had not warned Darren and began to resent her for involving them in her scheme.
• Cassandra recalled hearing Darren on the Hogwarts Express, where he shielded a red-haired boy from a Muggle gun and sparked her curiosity.

Cassandra watched Darren Potter and expected his foolish kindness to lead him to Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. The Sorting Hat placed him in Slytherin, leaving him on the verge of tears.

• Cassandra followed Darren Potter and watched him get excited when Harry Potter appeared.
• Cassandra recalled Darren’s kindness toward Becky and how she stopped him from confronting the red-haired boy who insulted her.
• Professor McGonagall called Darren Potter forward for the Sorting.
• The Sorting Hat placed Darren in Slytherin, and he looked close to crying.

Cassandra Vole was sorted into Slytherin and became fascinated by Darren Potter after he defeated Malfoy with a punch. She won their prefect selection match when Darren forfeited to protect the others, then tried to turn the Slytherin first-years against him by excluding him from an early gathering, but he only apologized sadly.

• Cassandra Vole was sorted into Slytherin before the Sorting Hat touched her head and sat beside Darren Potter and Malfoy at dinner.
• Cassandra watched Malfoy give Darren a chicken foot, and Darren ate it instead of starting a fight.
• After Becky took Darren away, Cassandra pushed Malfoy toward him, and Darren knocked Malfoy flying with one punch, shattering the Amulet.
• Darren forfeited their prefect selection match because he could not protect the others, so Cassandra won.
• Cassandra told the Slytherin first-years to gather at six thirty without telling Darren, then saw him arrive after seven and apologize sadly.

Snape informed Lucius Malfoy and Dumbledore that Darren had shattered Draco’s Amulet with an Obscurus, and Dumbledore warned Snape to watch Darren’s emotions and prevent another release. Before the first Transfiguration lesson, Draco taunted Darren and a temporary Paternal System mission prompted Darren to protect the tabby cat.

• Snape wrote to Lucius about Darren shattering Draco’s Amulet and secretly sent Dumbledore a note about Darren and Cassandra Vole.
• Dumbledore replied that Cassandra might be good for Darren and told Snape to watch Darren’s Obscurus and his feelings about Harry.
• Cassandra led the Slytherin first-years to Professor McGonagall’s Transfiguration classroom, where Darren stroked a tabby cat on the teacher’s desk.
• Draco arrived with Goyle and Crabbe, mocked Darren, and fiddled with the tabby cat while assuming Darren could not readily use his power again.
• The Paternal System offered Darren a mission to hug the cat and expose his back after Draco took out his wand, and Darren accepted.

Darren protected Professor McGonagall from Malfoy’s snake attack, earning points for Slytherin while Malfoy received points deducted and another detention. Darren used the system to master his Transfiguration Manual, and Professor McGonagall began class after Harry and Ron arrived late.

• Darren stepped between Malfoy and the tabby cat, and Malfoy conjured a cobra that Professor McGonagall vanished with her wand.
• Professor McGonagall deducted thirty points from Slytherin and gave Malfoy a month of detention, then awarded Slytherin fifty points for Darren’s bravery.
• Darren spent five hundred Paternal Points to master the Transfiguration Manual and absorbed its knowledge.
• Harry and Ron arrived late, and Professor McGonagall deducted ten points from Gryffindor before warning the class about misbehavior.

Darren excelled in Transfiguration and endured a miserable Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson before Harry invited him to join the Gryffindors for breakfast. Darren earned a flood of Paternal Points for accepting, but a Slytherin stopped him and warned him against betraying his house.

• Darren raised his Transfiguration talent and transformed his match into a needle, earning ten points for Slytherin.
• Darren suffered through Professor Quirrell's garlic-filled Defense Against the Dark Arts class and hurried out when it ended.
• Harry finally found Darren in the Great Hall and invited him to sit with the Gryffindors.
• Darren crossed the Slytherins' watchful gazes and accepted Harry's invitation, earning nearly two thousand Paternal Points.
• A Slytherin pressed a hand on Darren's shoulder and warned him to finish his meal before leaving because Slytherin hated traitors.

Darren joined Harry at the Gryffindor table, where Hermione welcomed him and asked for help with her homework. After explaining that some Slytherins were good people, Darren left Ron reconsidering his view of the House, while Harry proudly talked about being Darren’s twin.

• Cassandra let go of Darren and returned to eating as he left the Slytherin table, earning more Paternal Points.
• Darren arrived at the lively Gryffindor table, and Hermione offered him a pork chop.
• Hermione asked Darren how he had approached Professor McGonagall’s homework, and he explained it clearly.
• Ron apologized for misjudging Darren, and Darren corrected him by naming Snape, Becky, and Cassandra as good Slytherins.
• Harry said he and Darren were twins and explained that he looked like their father while Darren resembled their mother.

Darren talked with Harry about growing up in an orphanage and earned Paternal Points by calmly joking about it. After Harry received an invitation from Hagrid, he and Darren agreed to visit him that afternoon.

• Harry asked Darren where he had grown up, and Darren said he had lived in an orphanage until Dumbledore and Snape found him.
• Darren joked that Dumbledore had paid Mrs. Linda so much that another visit might cost the contents of their vault, earning Paternal Points from onlookers.
• Over a hundred owls arrived at Hogwarts, and Hedwig delivered Harry a note from Hagrid.
• Harry asked Darren what pet he liked, but Darren said he did not want one.
• Harry read Hagrid's invitation and replied that he and Darren would visit that afternoon.

Darren and Harry attended their first Potions class with Snape, who singled Harry out and made the lesson miserable for him. Snape praised Darren’s potion as perfect and awarded Slytherin twenty points, leaving Harry amused that his little brother had impressed the professor.

• Darren warned Harry that Snape was gentle, though Harry remained wary of their Potions classes.
• Darren sat with Cassandra in the underground classroom while Slytherin students watched him with hostility over the breakfast incident.
• Snape quizzed Harry on potion ingredients, ignored Hermione’s raised hand, and deducted ten points from Gryffindor when Harry talked back.
• Snape criticized students as they brewed a potion for treating boils, but judged Darren’s potion perfect and awarded Slytherin twenty points.

Darren earned Snape’s praise for improving a potion, then rushed to help when Neville’s cauldron accident injured him. Snape punished Gryffindor by taking points from Harry and awarded Slytherin points for Darren’s quick response, leaving Harry convinced Snape favored Darren and targeted him.

• Darren brewed an improved potion, and Snape praised him while remembering Lily.
• The Paternal System offered Darren Neville’s Herbology talent for helping during an accident, and Darren accepted.
• Neville’s potion accident burned Seamus’s cauldron, so Darren grabbed it and ran for the door before Snape vanished it with Scourgify.
• Snape sent Neville to the Hospital Wing and took twenty points from Gryffindor, blaming Harry for failing to warn him.
• Snape awarded Slytherin twenty points for Darren’s help, and Harry complained that Snape targeted him while favoring Darren.

Darren visited Hagrid’s hut with Harry and Ron, where they discussed Snape and the Gringotts break-in. Back in the Slytherin Common Room, Becky confronted Darren over breaking the House rules, and he prepared to face the punishment.

• Darren, Harry, and Ron visited Hagrid’s hut, where Darren enjoyed the Rock Cakes and Harry asked Hagrid about Snape’s treatment of him.
• Harry noticed a newspaper clipping about the Gringotts break-in and suspected that he and Hagrid had visited the vault that was robbed, but Hagrid avoided answering.
• Darren returned to Slytherin with a pile of Rock Cakes and found the students waiting silently in the Common Room.
• Malfoy mocked Darren’s gifts, and Becky told him he had violated Slytherin’s rules before sending him to put his things away.
• Darren privately laughed and resolved to show his paternal side, then returned to the Common Room as Becky ordered Frank to stand guard for Professor Snape.