Chapter Summaries

Polly wore glasses to conceal her eyes and traveled to Hogwarts with Hannah, where they heard that Harry Potter had arrived by flying car. Darren later appeared at Hogwarts wounded while asking after Harry, leaving Polly convinced that his strange behavior was tied to his cheat.

• Polly gave up trying to hide her eyes with the Water Mist Charm and accepted enchanted glasses from her parents.
• Polly shared food with Hannah aboard the Hogwarts Express, and Hannah angrily searched for Darren after hearing that Harry Potter was flying a car.
• Polly and Hannah rode to Hogwarts with Hermione and Neville, who discussed Harry's flying car before leaving.
• Darren arrived at Hogwarts alone, asked after Harry Potter, and collapsed with blood streaming from his chest before Snape carried him away.
• Polly concluded that Darren knew Harry was safe and suspected his cheat made him stage his desperate search.

Flynn grew increasingly afraid after learning her brother Conte wanted to kill her, and she began considering using Voldemort's Diary against him. She remained unsure whether to act, while she watched Darren Potter’s seemingly good-hearted behavior and suspected it served his system.

• Harry Potter and Ron Weasley were reprimanded for arriving late, and Mrs. Weasley sent them a Howler the next morning.
• Flynn succeeded first in Professor McGonagall’s Transfiguration exercise and earned ten points for Hufflepuff.
• Flynn learned that Conte had joined Slytherin, considered her an embarrassment, and discussed ways to make her drop out or die.
• Flynn began staying with the Hufflepuff group and practicing the Shield Charm, then considered giving Voldemort’s Diary to Conte so he would be killed.
• Flynn heard that Darren Potter had started cleaning for Filch and suspected his apparent kindness was required by his cheat.

Polly feared that Conte intended to kill her, so she sent Darren an anonymous warning and decided to obtain Voldemort’s Diary before Conte could act. She stole the Diary from Ginny Weasley during a crowded class, leaving her next move uncertain.

• Polly watched Darren risk himself when Filch threatened him, then heard Hannah recount how Dumbledore had saved him.
• After Conte’s threats intensified, Polly sent Darren an anonymous note warning that Conte wanted to kill her.
• Polly refused Conte’s requests to meet and decided she needed the Diary before Ginny discarded it.
• During a joint Hufflepuff and Gryffindor class, Polly pretended to fall beside Ginny and stole the Diary from her pocket while hugging her.
• Hannah pulled Polly away from Ginny after Polly took the Diary.

A frightened student stole Ginny Weasley’s Diary, erased Hannah’s memory, and arranged for Conte to take it, hoping to turn Voldemort against him. After Darren Potter and Slytherin students disappeared, she feared her plan had endangered her brother and waited with their parents for news.

• She comforted the narrator after Ginny Weasley nearly discovered the stolen Diary, then scolded her for taking it.
• The narrator admitted she had to kill Conte, but erased Hannah’s memory with Obliviate when Hannah showed her friendship.
• She wrapped the Diary in candy with a note for Conte, who soon began acting as if she expected him to die.
• After the Quidditch match, Darren Potter and more than a dozen Slytherin students disappeared, and Colin Creevey was reported petrified.
• She asked Professor Sprout about the missing students and learned that Conte was among them, then waited in Snape’s office with her parents.
• Snape told the assembled parents that their children had gone with Death Eaters to kill Darren Potter.

Polly learned Darren Potter had survived and watched him take the blame at his trial, though she believed his selfless behavior was an act. After Hannah took her to see Harry Potter hurt himself to encourage Darren, Polly saw Darren's grief-stricken expression and remained unsure what he intended.

• Polly slipped away from the parents confronting Snape and returned to Hufflepuff, where she told Hannah that Darren had been sent to St. Mungo's.
• Polly secretly prepared her assets in case Darren sought revenge, then heard that he had awakened and would stand trial.
• Polly read that Darren had taken all the blame and watched a Remembrall recording of him helping students, but believed he was performing.
• Hannah took Polly outside the castle, where Polly watched Harry Potter hurt himself in front of Darren to make him keep living.
• Polly looked into Darren's eyes and saw what appeared to be grief, though she still believed he was acting.

The narrator learned that Darren Potter had been acquitted and that Conte and several Slytherin students had been sentenced to eleven years in prison, leaving her relieved and grateful to Darren. Back at Hogwarts, she noticed Darren was no longer close to Snape and wondered what had caused their cold war.

• The narrator feared Conte might return to harm her and worried Darren could not punish the students who had attacked him.
• The Daily Prophet reported that Darren Potter was acquitted, Cornelius Fudge was charged with collusion with Death Eaters, Dumbledore became acting Minister for Magic, and the students led by the Flinders and Pucey families were expelled and sentenced to eleven years in prison.
• The narrator rejoiced that Conte was in Azkaban and decided to prepare a Christmas gift for Darren in gratitude for his help.
• After the case ended, the narrator noticed Darren politely approached Snape and then left, no longer acting close to him.
• The narrator suspected Snape had warned Darren not to get close and noted that nearly everyone knew about their cold war.

The narrator watched Snape’s mood improve after Darren Potter protected him in Potions, then attended the Dueling Club, where Lockhart provoked Darren and the Slytherins. Darren defended Cassandra and Slytherin, leaving Cassandra blushing.

• The narrator heard from Hannah that Darren Potter had blocked a knife meant for Snape during Potions class, and Snape later seemed genuinely happy.
• Hannah and the other Hufflepuff students eagerly anticipated seeing Darren duel, and Lockhart and Snape arrived at the Dueling Club.
• Snape blasted Lockhart during their demonstration, and Darren hit Lockhart with an Obstacle Curse as he flew through the air.
• Lockhart challenged Darren and brought up the deaths of the Slytherin students, turning the crowd against him; Darren then sent Lockhart flying when he tried to attack him.
• Cassandra covered Lockhart in moss and confronted his insults toward Slytherin, but Darren took her hand and defended her and the Slytherins, making her blush.

A Hufflepuff student watched Darren Potter lead the Basilisk away from her and save her from being petrified. She later thanked him with her savings and medicinal ingredients, and received the first Christmas gift from him.

• The narrator recalled seeing Lockhart fall down the stairs and doing nothing to help him.
• The narrator encountered the Basilisk in a corridor and shut her eyes, fearing it would attack her.
• Darren Potter passed the narrator, reassured her, and hurried toward the Basilisk; she later found him beside the petrified Justin.
• The narrator pretended to be shocked when other students arrived, while Darren sat dazed beside Justin.
• Hannah told the narrator Darren had saved her, and the narrator sincerely thanked him.
• At Christmas, the narrator gave Darren her saved Galleons and medicinal ingredients, and he gave her the first gift of the morning.

The narrator reflected on Darren’s thoughtful gifts and wondered why he treated her so kindly. During Christmas at Hogwarts, she misunderstood a disguise scheme involving Harry, Ron, and Hermione, then heard that Darren had ended up in the Hospital Wing; she later saw Ginny still carrying the Diary, suggesting the plot remained unchanged.

• The narrator realized the Chinese names of Darren’s fig and Worry Grass formed the phrase “free of worry,” and cried as she recalled his past kindness to her.
• The narrator stayed at Hogwarts for Christmas and watched Hermione and the others get Darren drunk and carry him away.
• The narrator spotted Crabbe and Goyle following someone she identified as Darren, then deduced that Harry and Ron were disguised as Crabbe and Goyle and Hermione as Darren.
• The narrator heard that the real Darren had fallen asleep after drinking and had been taken to the Hospital Wing, where Madam Pomfrey scolded Harry and the others.
• The narrator learned that Darren had woken up and later saw Ginny still carrying the Diary.

Darren Potter disappeared while researching a potion for Muggle-borns, leaving his friends worried, but Becky Greengrass brought him back to the Hospital Wing, badly wounded. After hearing Darren awaken and speak with Snape and Dumbledore, the narrator finally slept, then noticed Harry Potter remained focused on Darren as third-years prepared to choose courses.

• Professor Sprout announced that Darren had gone missing, and Hannah and the others rushed out to search for him.
• The narrator waited anxiously for three days, learned Darren's dormitory was full of potion research and supplies, and was kept in the Hospital Wing with a cold.
• Becky Greengrass carried the wounded, unconscious Darren into the Hospital Wing, and Madam Pomfrey treated him.
• Becky kissed Darren's forehead, and Dumbledore and Professor Snape visited before Darren woke and described his injuries and suspicions.
• The narrator heard Darren's voice, felt relieved, and fell asleep after three sleepless days.
• The narrator saw Malfoy and Harry Potter nearly fight over a Diary, then thought about third-year course choices and Hermione's Time-Turner.

After choosing her Hogwarts subjects, the narrator reflected on her homesickness and met Darren on the tower during the Lantern Festival. Darren revealed that he had the Paternal System and promised to send her back to her world, leaving her hopeful and ready to believe him.

• The narrator and Hannah chose Divination and Care of Magical Creatures, and Professor Sprout praised the narrator for turning in her form.
• The narrator missed her family and relatives from her previous life, then went to the tower on the night of the Lantern Festival to look at the moon.
• Darren found the narrator on the tower and asked what she had been before transmigrating; she said she had been a receptionist.
• Darren gave the narrator sweet rice balls and kept her nearby while he posed for Luna.
• The narrator guessed that Darren had the Paternal System, and Darren confirmed it and promised to save enough Paternal Points to send her home.
• The narrator asked whether she could really return, and Darren told her to believe him; she believed him and cried with hope.

The narrator stayed cautious as Darren and Hermione were petrified during a Quidditch match, then learned Darren had only suffered a petrified leg. As Hogwarts confined students to their common rooms and Dumbledore was expelled, Darren burned part of the Forbidden Forest while rescuing Harry Potter and others, and the professors treated him sympathetically.

• Darren reminded the narrator to remember the plot, so she avoided the Quidditch match and stayed in the dormitory.
• Hannah told the narrator that Darren and Hermione had been petrified, then explained that Darren's leg would recover with an antidote.
• Hogwarts confined students to their common rooms after Dumbledore was driven out and Professor McGonagall took charge.
• The narrator heard that Darren had burned down part of the Forbidden Forest and wondered why he had done it.
• The professors said Darren had burned the forest while saving Harry Potter and the others, and they comforted him instead of punishing him.

After Ginny disappeared, the narrator and the other students were sent away from Hogwarts, while Darren, Harry, and Ron were kept behind before vanishing. The train turned back after Hogwarts announced the danger had been removed, and Professor McGonagall welcomed the students home.

• Ginny disappeared and was reportedly taken to the Chamber of Secrets, but the professors ordered the students to pack and leave Hogwarts.
• The narrator saw Snape putting Darren on the train and Professor McGonagall putting Harry and Ron in a compartment.
• Hannah returned with news that Darren, Harry, and Ron had disappeared, and the narrator hoped they had gone to deal with the Basilisk.
• The Hogwarts Express turned back after an announcement said the danger had been removed and the holiday was canceled.
• Professor McGonagall greeted the returning students at Hogwarts and welcomed them home.

After the Basilisk’s defeat, the narrator watched Hogwarts move on to exams, then met her baby brother Kav Flint during summer vacation. She ended the summer by learning that Sirius had escaped from Azkaban, while her father suggested he might have been falsely accused.

• The narrator heard Harry describe Darren’s elaborate Fiendfyre battle with the Basilisk and suspected Darren had deliberately left Lockhart paralyzed in one eye.
• The narrator and Hannah studied intensely for exams; the narrator received below-average marks while Hannah improved.
• During summer vacation, the narrator met her newborn brother Kav Flint and affectionately praised him while keeping her distance when their parents were absent.
• The narrator read in the Daily Prophet that Sirius had escaped from Azkaban, and her father argued that Sirius might have been falsely accused.

Polly returned to Hogwarts after a happy summer, avoiding the Weasleys and preparing to sleep through the train ride to escape painful memories. In her dream, she visited her parents from her previous life and saw how old and unhappy they had become.

• Polly wondered whether Dumbledore knew Sirius was innocent and considered how Darren might help Harry's godfather.
• Polly packed sleeping draught for the train and traveled to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters without her parents.
• Polly saw Mrs. Weasley hug Darren, then avoided the family and waited in an empty compartment.
• Hannah found Polly, and they read comics together until Polly secretly drank the sleeping draught.
• Polly dreamed of her previous-life parents, saw their gloomy routine, and noticed her father had grown old and stopped dyeing his hair.

Polly dreamed of visiting her grieving parents and woke in Hannah’s arms, comforted but missing them. At Hogwarts, Darren’s protective amulet drew her curiosity, and Professor Victor’s warning seemed to come true when Malfoy’s amulet was shattered after he provoked Buckbeak.

• Polly watched her mother cry over her memorial portrait, then found peace as she hugged her parents and woke crying in Hannah’s arms.
• Hannah told Polly that many people had cried, Darren had nearly broken down, and Harry Potter had fainted after the Obscuruses appeared.
• At the Sorting Ceremony, Snape called Darren away while Professor McGonagall called Hermione and Harry, and Polly guessed Darren planned to take every course.
• Polly noticed a suspicious necklace around Darren’s neck but kept her curiosity to herself, then had a peaceful start to the school term.
• After Professor Victor reportedly predicted trouble for Darren or someone he cared about, Malfoy provoked Buckbeak and had his protective amulet shattered.
• Polly wondered whether Darren cared about Hagrid, Malfoy, or Harry Potter.

A Hufflepuff student wondered why Darren had started following Malfoy after Harry and Darren fell out over insults against Slytherin. Draco’s childhood memories revealed how Lucius had taught him to be cold-blooded by torturing his beloved rabbit, leaving Draco determined to reject the weakness his mother’s affection represented.

• The narrator heard from Hannah that Harry and Darren had fallen out because Harry and others had badmouthed Slytherin.
• The narrator expected Darren and Harry to reconcile but was confused when Darren began following Malfoy.
• Lucius summoned five-year-old Draco to his study with his favorite rabbit and said Draco needed to learn cold-bloodedness.
• Lucius tortured Little White with the Cruciatus Curse for hours until the rabbit died, while Draco begged him to stop.
• Draco later learned from repeated lessons that he should not love anything he could not protect.
• At seven, Draco spoke to Goyle about Pure-blood glory and rejected his mother’s nickname, Baby Draco, as weak.

Draco Malfoy recalled meeting Harry Potter in Diagon Alley and tried to befriend him on the Hogwarts Express, but Harry rejected his offered hand. Draco then heard that Miss Becky Greengrass and a child had gotten into trouble.

• Draco cried over his past behavior and received his Hogwarts Acceptance Letter at ten years old.
• Lucius told Draco to befriend Harry Potter but to stay away from Harry’s younger brother, whose origins were unknown.
• Draco met Harry in Madam Malkin’s shop, mocked him, and spoke about flying brooms and Hagrid.
• Draco found Harry on the Hogwarts Express and offered his hand, but Harry slapped it away after a red-haired Weasley mocked Draco.
• Draco returned to his compartment, complained about Harry and Weasley to Crabbe and Goyle, and heard that Miss Becky Greengrass and a child had gotten into trouble.

Draco Malfoy recalled his first day at Hogwarts and his attempts to bully Darren Potter, Harry Potter’s younger brother, who had been sorted into Slytherin. The chapter ended with Darren punching Draco so hard that Draco’s protective charm shattered and he flew through the air.

• Draco arrived at Hogwarts, was sorted into Slytherin, and expected to win the House Cup over Harry Potter’s Gryffindor.
• Draco was surprised when Darren Potter was also sorted into Slytherin and decided to bully him because of his resentment toward Harry.
• Draco poked Darren and threw him a chicken claw, but Darren ignored the taunts and ate it.
• After dinner, Draco followed Becky and Darren, then mocked Darren for claiming he was strong and dared him to hit Draco.
• Darren punched Draco, sending him flying and shattering his protective charm.

Draco Malfoy was punished by Snape and his father after attacking Darren Potter, then tried to show Darren goodwill while Miss Vole appeared to isolate him. In Transfiguration, Draco conjured a cobra to frighten Darren as he protected a cat, leaving Draco privately troubled by memories of his own past.

• Draco accused Darren Potter of trying to kill him, but Snape gave him two weeks of detention and said he would write to Draco’s father.
• Draco’s father scolded him through the Two-way Mirror and ordered him to copy the Malfoy family rules one hundred times.
• Draco’s father warned him not to offend Darren Potter and suggested he try to get along with him.
• Draco noticed Miss Vole arranging Common Room gatherings around Darren’s schedule, and he decided to stay near Darren and show goodwill.
• During Transfiguration, Draco mocked Darren for petting a tabby cat and conjured a cobra to scare him as Darren shielded the cat.