Chapter Summaries

Cassandra worried that Darren Potter had been hurt after hearing he was missing, then learned he had been hospitalized and taken to trial. She watched a Remembrall from her father and understood why he had warned her not to force herself to watch.

• Cassandra went to the Head of House to check whether Darren was in the Slytherin common room and learned he had left a note saying he was going out to cool off.
• Professor McGonagall told the Slytherins to stay in their common room, and Cassandra tried to ask about Darren while Pansy comforted her.
• Cassandra heard that Darren was badly injured and had been sent to St. Mungo's, then asked her father whether he would be all right.
• Cassandra learned from the Daily Prophet that Darren had taken all the charges upon himself at trial and grew angry that he might be sent to Azkaban.
• Cassandra opened the Remembrall her father had sent and realized why he had warned her not to watch if she could not bear it.

Cassandra watched the Remembrall footage reveal the suffering and betrayal Harry Potter’s brother had endured, then warned him about possible retaliation after Fudge’s arrest. At Hogwarts’s reopening, she watched Lockhart’s Dueling Club match and saw him challenge the idiot to a duel.

• Cassandra watched the idiot protect people from Death Eaters and realized why he had made the confessions at his trial.
• Harry Potter, Miss Know-it-all, Weasley, and the Head of House helped the idiot regain some will to live, while Cassandra left once he had been comforted.
• Cassandra watched further Remembrall footage show Slytherins plotting to kill the idiot and saw him fall with a bitter smile.
• Cassandra received her father’s warning that Fudge might return to power and retaliate, but the idiot dismissed her concerns as overthinking.
• At Lockhart’s Dueling Club, Cassandra watched the Head of House send Lockhart flying and saw the idiot accidentally hit him with a spell.
• Lockhart threatened the idiot and challenged him to a duel, and Cassandra realized she had underestimated Lockhart.

Cassandra watched Lockhart’s dueling lesson, challenged him, and worried about how Darren saw Slytherin before he reassured her by taking her hand. Later, she suspected someone posing as Darren was a Death Eater, then realized Harry Potter and Weasley had disguised themselves as Crabbe and Goyle.

• Lockhart attacked a frightened student during the dueling lesson, and the Head of House stopped the student from taking Lockhart to the Hospital Wing.
• Cassandra challenged Lockhart and jinxed him, then felt uneasy when he insulted Slytherin and feared Darren disapproved of her actions.
• Darren told the professor that Slytherin was friendly and took Cassandra’s hand, leaving her flustered as she returned to the common room.
• At Christmas, Cassandra stayed at school and watched Darren arrive with Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, then grew suspicious when Darren began crying and an apparent impostor entered the dormitory.
• Cassandra realized Crabbe and Goyle were Harry Potter and Weasley in disguise, and Malfoy explained that Slytherins could sense one another through their charms.

Cassandra grew jealous and angry after learning Darren had been taken to the Hospital Wing, while Polly Flinders recounted how she had transmigrated into the wizarding world without a cheat or a close bond with her new family. The chapter left Polly reflecting on her former life and introducing her younger brother, Conte.

• Malfoy denied having feelings for Harry or Darren and complained that Cassandra had mocked him.
• Cassandra discovered that Darren's dormitory door opened for her and worried that he had let someone use his identity to enter Slytherin.
• Cassandra learned that Miss Know-it-all had taken Darren to the Hospital Wing after he drank at the banquet.
• Polly Flinders explained that she had been an ordinary Muggle named Lin Li before transmigrating into an ordinary wizarding family.
• Polly recalled that her parents soon focused their affection on her younger brother, Conte Flinders, whom she called a little bastard.

Ten-year-old Polly Flinders reflected on her family’s cruelty, her limited options as a Pure-blood girl, and her plans to survive Hogwarts by learning Legilimency, staying unnoticed, and avoiding the main cast. She remained determined to endure her future marriage prospects and make it through seven years at school.

• Polly recalled that Conte tormented House-elves and wanted to learn the Cruciatus Curse, while their parents favored him and dismissed her concerns because she was a girl.
• Polly decided she needed to learn Legilimency in secret so no future husband or other person could discover her true thoughts.
• Polly planned to endure a marriage alliance, keep her money, avoid both the Order of the Phoenix and Voldemort, and survive until she could return to her own era.
• Polly resolved to strengthen her magic, pretend to be clumsy, enter Hufflepuff, avoid the main cast, and stay out of school conflicts.
• Polly introduced herself as a ten-year-old awaiting her Hogwarts letter and recalled that she did not want to marry or have children with a man.

A transmigrated girl received her Hogwarts Acceptance Letter and learned that Harry Potter had a younger brother, Darren Potter, whose unusual background and actions made her suspect he was another transmigrator. She felt relieved to have a fellow countryman but decided to avoid him and stick to her plan of staying ordinary.

• The girl received her Hogwarts Acceptance Letter in mid-August after Conte repeatedly mocked her for being a Squib.
• Her parents told her that Harry Potter had a younger brother named Darren Potter who had grown up in an orphanage.
• The girl heard her mother describe Darren’s looks and his defense of Muggles in Diagon Alley, then gathered information about him through her House-elf.
• The girl cried with relief at the possibility that Darren was another transmigrator, but Conte mocked her swollen eyes the next morning.
• The girl decided not to approach Darren because she feared his protagonist status would draw danger, and she kept the information she had collected so she would not seem conspicuous.

Polly Flinders rode to Hogwarts, spotted Darren Potter, and fought the urge to approach him before choosing to stick with Hannah Abbott instead. She left for the school with Hannah, deciding the kind Hufflepuff would be her best friend.

• Polly Flinders listened as Malfoy searched the Hogwarts Express for Harry Potter but stayed in her compartment to protect herself.
• On the train, Polly saw Becky Greengrass carrying a red-haired student and wondered whether the encounter was caused by a butterfly effect.
• After arriving, Polly spotted Darren Potter with Hagrid and was captivated by his appearance, but backed away when he called for his brother.
• Polly caught up with Hannah Abbott, introduced herself, and asked Hannah to help her walk.
• Polly and Hannah supported each other on the dark journey to Hogwarts as Polly tried not to look toward Darren Potter and Harry Potter.

Polly Flinders feared that Darren Potter might not know the story and endanger those around him, then focused on surviving the Sorting Ceremony. The Sorting Hat placed her in Hufflepuff, and she watched Harry Potter join Gryffindor before Darren was called.

• Polly heard Darren Potter mention a possible troll fight and worried that he might not know the plot.
• Polly noticed a man at the teachers' table secretly watching Darren and suspected he was Snape.
• Polly used food thoughts to keep the Sorting Hat from reading her mind, and it sorted her into Hufflepuff.
• Hannah comforted Polly and welcomed her beside her at the Hufflepuff table.
• Harry Potter was sorted into Gryffindor, and Polly watched as Professor McGonagall called Darren Potter's name.

Polly watched Darren Potter get sorted into Slytherin instead of Gryffindor and decided he had chosen the house deliberately to gain Professor Snape’s favor. She continued observing him at the feast, where the girls around her thought he had barely eaten, though Polly had seen him eat plenty.

• Polly and Hannah gushed over Darren Potter’s appearance while they watched the Sorting.
• The Sorting Hat placed Darren Potter in Slytherin, and Polly noticed his tearful reaction toward Harry Potter.
• Polly decided Darren had deliberately gone to Slytherin to build a connection with Professor Snape, who looked concerned for him and glared at Harry.
• Polly watched Darren eat at the feast while Hannah and other girls mistakenly said he had barely eaten.

The narrator watched Darren Potter’s dramatic behavior at Hogwarts and learned that he had smashed Malfoy’s protective amulet with one punch, while she tried to keep a low profile in class. She heard Professor Sprout wanted Darren to transfer to Hufflepuff because he seemed unhappy in Slytherin.

• The narrator guessed Darren Potter acted pitiful because he had a system that rewarded him for winning people’s sympathy, then fell asleep at the feast beside Hannah.
• The next morning, the narrator heard Slytherin students say Darren Potter had shattered Malfoy’s protective amulet with one punch.
• Professor Sprout handed out the students’ timetables, and the narrator attended Potions class with Snape.
• The narrator finished her potion early but delayed handing it in, then saw Darren Potter studying attentively in the Charms classroom across from Snape’s window.
• The narrator kept her grades around fifth or sixth place in Hufflepuff to avoid standing out, while Darren Potter earned praise from every professor who taught him.
• The narrator overheard Professor Sprout telling Professor Flitwick that she wanted Darren Potter to join Hufflepuff because he was unhappy in Slytherin.

Polly Flinders watched Darren Potter win over Hogwarts students while suspecting that his innocent, pitiable image was an act. After hearing about his miserable childhood, she admired his skill at gaining sympathy and ended the chapter at Flying Lesson, staring at her still broom.

• Polly Flinders avoided Quirrell’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class attention and passed him while he spoke with Darren Potter.
• Harry Potter approached Darren Potter at breakfast and invited him to eat and talk, and Darren went with him despite the Slytherins’ concern.
• Hannah gathered news from the House-elves and told Polly that Darren had been neglected and beaten at the orphanage.
• Hannah explained that Darren had asked Peeves not to spread his past because he did not want sympathy, and Polly suspected he was deliberately winning people over.
• During Flying Lesson, Polly looked down at her motionless broom.

The narrator watched Darren Potter attract attention during flying lessons and dinner, while speculating about Snape and the students around him. The chapter ended with Hannah asking whether the narrator had ever used a weight-loss potion.

• The narrator struggled to get her broom airborne while watching Harry Potter and Darren Potter fly, then spotted Snape secretly watching from a tower.
• After Charms, the narrator saw Darren Potter sitting with Hermione Granger while Cassandra stood apart, and later followed Hannah to watch Malfoy confront Harry Potter at dinner.
• Cassandra threatened to reveal Darren Potter's Slytherin punishment unless he returned to Slytherin, while the narrator wondered about Malfoy's concern for him.
• Snape caught Harry Potter insulting him, but Darren Potter grabbed Snape's sleeve and hurried away with him, leaving Professor McGonagall looking worried.
• At the Hufflepuff table, Hannah surprised the narrator by asking whether she had ever used a weight-loss potion.

Polly enjoyed a rare feast, then accidentally overheard Quirrell talking with Darren Potter and watched Snape take Darren away. Worried Hannah would get caught up in danger, Polly later helped her organize a group gift of brooms for Darren, who kept only the one from Harry.

• Polly learned about slimming potions, ate until she was stuffed, and walked with Hannah and their friends to the underground classrooms.
• Polly and Hannah hid when they overheard Quirrell talking to Darren Potter; Snape arrived, and Quirrell left before Snape took Darren to his office.
• Hannah secretly investigated what they had witnessed, while Polly tried to discourage her from getting involved.
• After Professor McGonagall gave Harry Potter a Nimbus Two Thousand, Polly suggested buying Darren a broom and persuaded Hannah to pool their money with her.
• More than a hundred Owls delivered brooms to Darren, who thanked the senders and kept only Harry's gift; Polly avoided his thanks while Hannah believed he remembered her because he had feelings for her.

During Halloween, the narrator watched Darren Potter follow the expected events and worried until he returned safely, then reflected on her envy and loneliness as a transmigrator. In the weeks afterward, Darren joined Harry Potter and their friends, while the narrator stayed cautious and tracked hints that the story was progressing as expected.

• The narrator hurried through the Halloween feast, held Hannah’s hand, and prepared to flee as Darren Potter left the Great Hall.
• After an explosion, the Hufflepuff prefects sent everyone to bed, and the narrator fell asleep leaning against Hannah.
• The next day, the narrator learned Darren had fainted from magical exhaustion and noticed Snape’s concern for him and hostility toward Harry Potter.
• The narrator reflected that she and Darren might envy Harry’s friends and the support he received in the wizarding world.
• In the following weeks, Darren joined Harry Potter’s group, while the narrator endured the cold and heard rumors that matched the expected plot.

The narrator watched the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match and kept wondering what Darren Potter knew about the danger surrounding Harry Potter. After returning home for Christmas, she opened Darren’s unusually large present with growing anxiety.

• The narrator watched Darren Potter remain still while Hermione set Snape’s robes on fire, then cheered when Harry Potter caught the Snitch.
• The narrator noticed Quirrell secretly watching Darren Potter and realized Darren knew he was being watched.
• The narrator chose to leave Hogwarts for Christmas and returned home, where Conte gave her a rat and Hannah gave her a spellbook.
• The narrator found a large Christmas package from Darren Potter, worried about his intentions, and finally opened it.

The narrator received enchanted warming robes from Darren Potter and worried that he had discovered her secret, but chose to thank him without revealing anything. Later, after Darren fought Malfoy during a Quidditch match and rumors spread that he would be expelled, he instead received a trophy.

• The narrator opened Darren Potter’s package and found two sets of wizard robes enchanted with permanent Warming Charms.
• She wondered whether Darren knew her identity, then wrote him a grateful letter while hiding her suspicions.
• After Christmas, the narrator wore the robes, and Darren smiled at her before avoiding her eyes afterward.
• The narrator noticed Harry Potter and the others had stopped investigating Nicolas Flamel.
• Hannah told the narrator that Darren and Malfoy had fought during a Quidditch match and that Darren might be expelled.
• Darren was not expelled and received a trophy, while Malfoy ran off angrily.

The narrator heard that Harry Potter had taken Darren Potter out at night, earning Darren detention and a points deduction, and watched Hannah rally Hufflepuff against Harry. Seeing Darren remain close to Harry while drawing his friends and admirers to himself, the narrator wondered whether Darren was deliberately isolating Harry or was pursuing him.

• The narrator learned that final exams were approaching and reflected that she was secretly one of Hufflepuff’s better first-year students.
• A Hufflepuff student reported that Darren Potter had been caught wandering the halls with Harry Potter, receiving detention and losing fifty points.
• Hannah blamed Harry for dragging Darren out, tore up a drawing of him, and let the narrator sleep on her shoulder as an apology for frightening her.
• Hannah and other Hufflepuffs turned against Harry, while the narrator noted that students from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were also isolating him.
• The narrator saw Darren standing obediently behind Harry and suspected that Darren was drawing Harry’s friends and fans to himself to leave Harry with no one but him.

Polly tried to keep a low profile through exams, then learned that Darren Potter had been hit by the Cruciatus Curse and remained unconscious in the Hospital Wing. She and Hannah visited him repeatedly, and Darren finally woke before the feast and arrived after it had begun.

• Polly watched Darren Potter and concluded that he seemed like an ordinary transmigrator, then kept her grades in the lower-middle range to avoid attention.
• After exams, Hannah worried that Harry Potter was taking Darren away again, and Polly recalled the original story as she watched them leave.
• Hannah told Polly that Darren had been hit by the Cruciatus Curse and was unconscious in the Hospital Wing.
• Polly and Hannah visited Darren regularly while Madam Pomfrey and Snape argued over how to treat him.
• Darren woke before the feast and walked into the Great Hall after the feast had already begun.

Polly hid her feelings for Darren Potter from her family, pretending to hate him to avoid punishment and protect herself. During the summer, Conte tormented her with rats and a grass snake, while Polly concealed her fear and anger behind tears.

• At Hogwarts, Polly watched Darren Potter at the Slytherin table but did not approach him, then left school with Hannah and returned to her family.
• Polly’s father warned her to stay away from Harry Potter and Darren Potter, and Conte threatened to put rats in her bed if she liked Darren.
• Polly pretended to sob and promised that she no longer liked Darren, while her parents discussed how his future success might affect her marriage prospects.
• During the summer, Conte put rats and a grass snake in Polly’s bed, and Polly screamed and cried until her family took the animals away.

The narrator spent the summer practicing the Water Mist Charm to protect herself from the Basilisk and went to Diagon Alley with her family before the new term. There, she watched Darren Potter break up a fight and wondered about his secrets before leaving with her family to shop.

• The narrator practiced the Water Mist Charm throughout the summer, while her mother became pregnant and Conte resented the unborn child.
• The narrator’s father reported that Nicolas Flamel wanted Darren Potter as his apprentice, but he knew no further details.
• The narrator went with her parents and Conte to Diagon Alley, where she saw Lucius Malfoy and Mr. Weasley fighting at Flourish and Blotts.
• Darren pulled Lucius and Mr. Weasley apart, prompting the narrator to question why Lucius and Draco seemed pleased with him.
• The narrator left with her family to buy books, then watched Conte get a flying broom because he hoped to join the Quidditch team in his first year.