Chapter Summaries

Becky threatened Darren with the Cruciatus Curse unless he promised not to leave with Harry when Slytherin acted together. Darren refused, and Becky cast the curse, leaving him unable to speak as she asked for his decision.

• Frank left after winking at Darren, and Becky told Cassandra to wait by the door.
• Cassandra refused to leave, while Becky assigned Pansy to guard the common room entrance.
• Becky offered to spare Darren punishment if he promised not to go with Harry when Slytherin acted together, but Darren refused because Harry might need him.
• Becky cast Crucio on Darren; he felt no pain, but his body screamed, and he realized she had silenced him.
• Becky withdrew her wand and asked Darren to decide, while Darren shook his head without being able to speak.

Becky staged a prolonged punishment of Darren on Snape’s orders, earning him a large number of Paternal Points while the other Slytherins left. After Snape arrived and questioned why Darren was still standing, the system assigned Darren a task that could earn him Snape’s Blind Box.

• Becky forced the Slytherins to punish Darren, but they all gave up and left.
• Cassandra recognized that Becky had used a combination spell to help Darren withstand the punishment and warned him not to repeat it.
• Pansy fled after discovering that Darren was still standing, while Becky told him not to reveal her role to Snape.
• Snape confronted Darren about standing after supposedly suffering Crucio, and Darren realized Snape was using Legilimency.
• The system tasked Darren with claiming in front of Snape that he had cheated using his own power in exchange for Snape’s Blind Box.

Darren admitted to Snape that he had cheated, but Snape told him Slytherin valued power regardless of its source. Later, Snape saw Harry invite Darren to eat with Gryffindor and realized Slytherin’s rules would expose Darren to punishment.

• Darren accepted the system reward and told Snape that he had cheated without anyone else’s help.
• Snape said Slytherin valued power regardless of where it came from, and Darren received Paternal Points from Snape and an unknown observer.
• Snape suspected Dumbledore had been listening to his conversation with Darren.
• At breakfast, Snape saw Harry invite Darren to eat with Gryffindor and realized the other Slytherins would punish Darren for leaving their group.
• Snape told Quirrell he needed to prepare Potter’s punishment.

Snape ordered Miss Greengrass to use the Cruciatus Curse on Darren Potter, then confronted Dumbledore, who wanted to observe Darren’s punishment. Dumbledore said he feared Darren might lose his kindness under the constant comparisons to Harry Potter, while Snape insisted he would not allow Darren to be tortured with Crucio.

• Snape suspected Quirrell was serving a returned enemy and told Miss Greengrass to use the Cruciatus Curse on Darren Potter, leaving her a thimble as a signal.
• Snape returned to his office and found Dumbledore waiting there; Dumbledore asked to accompany him to Slytherin and observe Darren’s punishment.
• Snape angrily accused Dumbledore of wanting to watch Darren be tortured, but Dumbledore said he only wanted to observe the punishment.
• Dumbledore explained that Darren’s unusual kindness worried him because the wizarding world constantly compared him to Harry Potter.
• Snape acknowledged that he feared Darren might go down the wrong path, but insisted he would not let Darren be subjected to Crucio.

During Potions class, Snape was impressed when Darren Potter created an improved potion, but his mood soured after a cauldron exploded. Darren rushed to help, and Snape cleaned the potion from his hands before sending him back to his seat and turning his anger on Neville.

• Snape questioned Harry Potter during Potions class and enjoyed taking points from him when he could not answer.
• Darren Potter showed Snape an improved potion, leaving Snape amazed by his talent and thinking of Lily.
• A cauldron exploded, and Darren grabbed it and ran toward the door to help the student who had caused it.
• Snape used Scourgify to clean the potion from Darren's hands and checked that they were unharmed.
• Snape sent Darren back to his seat, then scolded Neville.

Snape and Dumbledore tested whether Darren would protect Becky and take responsibility after his punishment, then Darren opened a system reward and received Snape’s Wand. Darren continued spending time with Harry, and the chapter ended with news of a joint Slytherin-Gryffindor Flying Lesson.

• Snape watched Darren’s punishment and, following Dumbledore’s instructions, confronted him afterward; Darren admitted cheating but refused to implicate Becky.
• Dumbledore concluded Darren valued friendship, while Snape angrily objected to the interrogation and left.
• Darren opened the system’s Snape blind box and received Snape’s Wand, which increased his magical attack the longer he used it.
• Darren noticed the Slytherin students remained distant, while Malfoy increasingly mocked Harry when Darren was absent.
• Darren learned that Slytherin and Gryffindor would have a Flying Lesson together at three on Thursday afternoon.

Darren raised his flying talent and confronted Malfoy during the Flying Lesson, only for Malfoy to take Neville’s Remembrall and trigger a new task. The chapter ended with Darren demanding the Remembrall so he could return it to Neville.

• Darren increased his flying talent from 3 to 10 points and pretended to be nervous about the Flying Lesson.
• Darren thanked Malfoy for sparing him during the Cruciatus incident, but Malfoy warned him to stay away from Harry and boasted that he would accept Darren into Slytherin.
• Darren told Malfoy that he and Harry did proper business together and that Malfoy could not beat him.
• Malfoy stormed off to Gryffindor and snatched Neville’s Remembrall.
• Darren accepted a system task to seize the Remembrall, block a spell aimed at Malfoy, and then struggle up before hiding in the dormitory.
• Darren demanded that Malfoy hand over the Remembrall so he could return it to Neville, but Malfoy told him to beg.

Darren saved Malfoy from a spell cast by Cass, who was under the Imperius Curse, and completed a task that gave him Malfoy's bloodline and increased his Charm. After recovering in his dormitory, Darren found Malfoy waiting outside and learned that Becky had taken Cass to Professor Snape.

• Malfoy taunted Darren and tossed the Remembrall until an unseen student cast a spell at him, but Darren blocked it and was injured.
• Darren took the Remembrall, escaped to his dormitory, and healed while the system rewarded him with Malfoy's bloodline and increased Charm.
• Darren discovered the injury had nearly healed, changed clothes, and went outside, where Malfoy was waiting.
• Malfoy told Darren that Becky suspected Cass was under the Imperius Curse and had taken him to Professor Snape.
• Malfoy offered to write to Lucius for information, then questioned why Darren had hidden in his dormitory after being injured.

Darren used a drop of his blood to trigger the Paternal System and lead Draco to investigate him. Lucius’s Blood Detection Charm revealed that Darren shared his bloodline, leaving Lucius shocked and Draco wondering whether Darren already knew they were related.

• Darren let Malfoy grab his wounded arm and secretly flicked a drop of blood onto the back of his hand, earning 1000 Paternal Points.
• Draco told Lucius what had happened, and Lucius asked him to obtain a sample of Darren’s blood.
• Draco noticed the blood on his hand, collected it, and sent it to Lucius.
• Lucius taught Draco the Blood Detection Charm and used it on Darren’s blood, which split into portions that pointed toward several sources, including Lucius.
• Draco realized Darren Potter was Lucius’s child, while Lucius struggled to understand how it had happened and told Draco not to tell his mother.
• Draco asked Lucius whether Darren had known all along that he was his child.

Lucius suspected that Darren was his son and feared Harry might be as well, while Draco reluctantly agreed to keep the possibility secret. The chapter ended with Darren joining the Slytherins outside Hogwarts at three in the afternoon.

• Lucius told Draco that Darren’s wounds healed unusually fast and asked him to obtain another drop of Harry’s blood to check whether Harry might also be his son.
• Draco resisted the idea of Harry becoming his brother but reluctantly agreed not to pick on him if the suspicion proved true.
• Draco asked whether Darren should be told, but Lucius insisted that Darren’s parentage remain secret, including from Narcissa.
• Lucius ended the call, worried about his past with Lily, the possibility of Harry being his son, and how Severus might react.
• At three in the afternoon, Darren followed the other Slytherin students to the open grounds in front of Hogwarts.

During the first Flying Lesson, Darren and Draco Malfoy argued over Harry and the Malfoy family, while Darren and Harry easily summoned their brooms. The lesson turned dangerous when Neville panicked and shot into the air before Madam Hooch gave the signal.

• Draco Malfoy offered Darren a Nimbus 2000 and Darren defended Harry, earning Paternal Points and making Draco resentful.
• Madam Hooch instructed the students to summon their brooms, and Darren and Harry called theirs into their hands quickly.
• Draco struggled to summon his broom, then boasted about his flying skills and mishandled it, prompting Madam Hooch to correct him.
• Madam Hooch mounted her broom and began counting down for the students to take off.
• Neville panicked and pushed off before Madam Hooch finished the countdown, shooting up into the air.

Darren rescued Neville after pretending to run out of magic during a Levitation Charm, then received Neville’s gratitude and a Dark Arts Talent increase. As Darren noticed Harry flying down with Neville’s Remembrall, the chapter left the situation unresolved.

• Darren accepted a mission to cast the Levitation Charm on Neville, pretend to run out of magic, and catch him on a broom.
• Darren stopped casting as Neville fell, then flew up and caught him before landing safely with him.
• Madam Hooch scolded Neville and Darren, then sent them back to their classmates and took the damaged broom for repairs.
• Darren received Neville’s gratitude, two Paternal Points notifications, and two points of Dark Arts Talent.
• Darren saw Harry gliding down on a broom while holding Neville’s Remembrall.

Darren intervened when Harry and Malfoy confronted each other, dispelling their spells and revealing his magical strength to the gathered students. Malfoy left with Harry’s blood, intent on proving Harry was not his brother, then called Harry aside.

• Darren scolded Harry for flying recklessly, earning Paternal Points and Harry’s admiration.
• Malfoy challenged Darren for criticizing Harry, and Harry drew his wand to defend Darren.
• Darren accepted a temporary system mission to stop Harry and Malfoy from fighting and earn a Fame Card.
• Darren stood between Harry and Malfoy, dispelled their spells with Finite Incantatem, and pushed Malfoy back.
• Ron and Malfoy argued over whether Darren was their brother, while Malfoy kept a drop of Harry’s blood.
• Malfoy called Harry aside, clarifying that he did not mean Darren.

Darren comforted Hermione after she admitted she sometimes wanted to leave Hogwarts, earning the Omni-Scribe Pen from the Paternal System. Back at the castle, Harry accepted Malfoy’s challenge to a midnight duel in the Trophy Room, while Malfoy dragged Darren toward Slytherin.

• McGonagall took Harry aside, and Darren reassured Hermione after Ron stormed away from her.
• Hermione confessed she felt outmatched at Hogwarts and sometimes wanted to drop out.
• Darren encouraged Hermione by telling her about his and Harry’s Muggle upbringing, and she decided not to leave for now.
• The Paternal System awarded Darren the Omni-Scribe Pen for completing his mission to comfort Hermione.
• Darren warned Harry and Malfoy that a midnight duel could get them expelled, but Harry accepted Malfoy’s challenge for the Trophy Room.
• Malfoy told Harry not to rely on Darren, then grabbed Darren and pulled him toward Slytherin.

Darren tried to stay with Harry for dinner, but Cassandra and Snape confronted them about his return to Slytherin and his punishment. Harry’s attempt to defend Darren earned Gryffindor a point penalty and a week of detention with Snape, and Darren left with Cassandra for dinner.

• Cassandra ordered Darren to return to Slytherin for dinner, while Harry stood up to stop her taking him away.
• Darren told Harry he only had to copy the Slytherin House Rules, and Harry blamed Snape for punishing him.
• Snape appeared, took ten points from Gryffindor for Harry talking back, and warned that Harry would copy the Gryffindor House Rules.
• Darren grabbed Snape’s wand arm and hurried away with him, apologizing to Snape on Harry’s behalf.
• Snape told Darren that Harry had a week of detention in his office, and Darren then went with Cassandra to dinner.

Darren waited outside Snape’s office for detention, where Quirrell tried to draw him away and praised him before Snape arrived. Snape took Darren inside, questioned him about the encounter, and concluded that Quirrell had let him go because he was not yet ready to kill at Hogwarts.

• Darren waited outside Snape’s office and refused Quirrell’s suggestion that he return to his common room.
• Quirrell took Darren by the hand and entertained him with stories until Snape appeared.
• Snape questioned Quirrell, who claimed he had only been chatting with Darren before vanishing.
• Snape pulled Darren into his office and demanded to hear what had happened.
• Darren described Quirrell as friendly, and Snape warned him that he had been lucky Quirrell had not intended to kill him.

Darren served detention in Snape’s office, where Snape fed him and urged him to leave early the next night. He later joined Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville in escaping Filch, and the group stumbled upon a dangerous Three-Headed Dog.

• Darren copied the Slytherin House Rules during detention while Snape watched and thought of Lily.
• Snape criticized Darren’s handwriting, checked his work, and conjured food for him before sending him off to sleep.
• Darren went looking for Harry and Malfoy’s duel but ran into Harry and the others fleeing Filch and Peeves.
• Hermione used Alohomora to open a locked door, and the group hid inside.
• Darren saw the Three-Headed Dog, used Talent Points to improve his Animal Affinity, and then shoved Neville and Harry away and shouted for everyone to run.

Darren escaped Fluffy with Harry and Ron, who returned to Gryffindor while Darren went back toward Slytherin. Later, Draco asked Lucius to check whether Harry Potter’s blood revealed that Harry was Lucius’s son, and Lucius agreed on the condition that Draco swear an Unbreakable Vow.

• Harry jabbed Fluffy with his wand as it lowered its heads over Darren, and Darren urged Harry and Ron to run.
• Darren rolled out past Fluffy and told Harry he would return to Slytherin, while Harry worried about his safety.
• Hermione scolded Harry and Ron for nearly getting Darren killed and pointed out that Fluffy had been guarding a trapdoor.
• Draco asked Lucius through a Two-way Mirror whether he had received Harry Potter’s blood, and Lucius agreed to investigate after Draco swore an Unbreakable Vow.

Lucius confirmed Harry Potter was not his son and Malfoy tried to get Harry expelled, but Professor Flitwick confirmed Harry had permission to use his new Nimbus 2000. Harry offered to buy Darren a broomstick, but Darren declined, knowing he would not be allowed to fly one.

• Lucius tested the blood and learned Harry was not his child, then celebrated and decided he no longer needed to fear Voldemort using Crucio on him.
• Malfoy secretly alerted Filch to Harry's planned midnight visit to the Trophy Room, hoping Harry would be expelled, but Harry and Ron remained at breakfast.
• Malfoy saw Harry's Nimbus 2000, seized it, and tried to get Harry in trouble for bringing a broom to school.
• Professor Flitwick explained that McGonagall had arranged permission for Harry to use the Nimbus 2000, leaving Malfoy furious.
• Harry offered to buy Darren a broomstick, but Darren refused because first-years could not use them and he doubted Snape would help him get permission.

After regretting wasting time at Quidditch practice, Darren received a flood of brooms from people around Hogwarts. He returned all but Harry’s broom, while keeping the special permission Snape had arranged for him.

• Darren followed Harry to the Quidditch pitch, waited through practice, and got only a short flight on a broom.
• The next morning, owls brought dozens of brooms into the Great Hall, and Harry’s gift initially seemed to be among them.
• Darren found that Becky Greengrass had sent him a broom with a note, and Hermione Granger had sent another with a note of encouragement.
• Darren discovered that Snape had obtained special permission for him to use a broom.
• After counting thirty-two brooms from students and staff, Darren thanked the donors and returned all but Harry’s broom.