Chapter Summaries

Lucius and Narcissa made Draco apologize to Darren, while Narcissa secretly recognized Darren and resolved to protect him from afar. Dumbledore rejected Darren’s request to leave school, punished Draco, and warned Darren that he needed to learn to control his magic.

• Lucius told Draco to apologize to Darren, and Narcissa urged Draco to hurry and leave.
• Narcissa recognized Darren but hid her connection to him, fearing Lucius would try to use him.
• Draco apologized resentfully, and Darren told Dumbledore he could not forgive Draco and suggested expelling him instead.
• Dumbledore assigned Draco a month of detention, deducted twenty Slytherin points for his bullying of Neville, and deducted ten for Darren striking Draco.
• Dumbledore refused Darren’s request to withdraw from school and warned him that uncontrolled magic could hurt others.

Darren received awards for protecting his classmates, while Draco was assigned detention with Filch and Lucius lost his authority as a Hogwarts governor. After the group realized they had forgotten Harry, they found him by the Forbidden Forest, where he revealed what he had overheard about Snape and Fluffy, and Darren prepared to confront Snape.

• Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor 50 points and gave Hermione, Ron, and Neville 50 points each for their courage, then recognized Darren with two awards and announced detention with Filch for students who bullied classmates.
• Dumbledore added a week of Filch's detention to Draco's punishment and told Lucius that the other governors had removed his decision-making authority.
• Hermione led Darren out of the office, and Ron told them that McGonagall had threatened to resign if Darren were expelled.
• Ron, Hermione, and Darren realized they had forgotten Harry and searched the school until they found him outside the Forbidden Forest.
• Harry told them he had overheard Snape and Quirrell discussing Fluffy and the object it guarded, and Darren said he would question Snape.
• Darren's friends warned him that confronting Snape could get him expelled and cause his magic to spiral out of control.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Darren worried that Snape would steal the Philosopher’s Stone, while Darren continued earning Paternal Points and studying at Hogwarts. The chapter ended when Hagrid visited the library, hid something from the group, and asked whether they were still investigating Nicolas Flamel.

• Hermione stopped Darren from confronting Snape by threatening that he would get expelled, and Harry learned about Malfoy’s attempt to have Darren expelled.
• Harry tried to retaliate against Malfoy, but Darren apologized for acting impulsively, prompting Harry, Ron, and Hermione to reassure him.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Snape’s scheme to get past Quirrell’s protections around the Philosopher’s Stone and learned that the Stone would be moved next term.
• Over the following weeks, Harry and the others encouraged Quirrell, while Ron discouraged students from mocking his stutter and Darren spent his Paternal Points on library books.
• As Hermione made Harry and Ron work on their homework, they spotted Hagrid in the library hiding something, and Hagrid asked whether they were still looking into Nicolas Flamel.

Darren, Harry, Ron, and Hermione visited Hagrid and discovered he was incubating a dragon egg. Hagrid revealed who helped guard the Philosopher’s Stone, and the group returned to the castle after spending the afternoon helping him care for the egg.

• Ron showed Darren and the others books about dragons, and they realized Hagrid was probably raising one.
• Darren, Harry, Ron, and Hermione visited Hagrid’s hut and found a dragon egg warming by the fire.
• Hagrid told them that Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Quirrell, Professor Sprout, and Professor Snape had set traps guarding the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Hagrid said he would only tell Dumbledore how to get past Fluffy, while Darren excitedly guessed the egg held a Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon.
• Darren, Harry, Ron, and Hermione spent the afternoon sharing dragon-raising advice with Hagrid and agreed to name the dragon Norbert.

Darren watched Norbert hatch at Hagrid’s hut, then tried to keep Malfoy from revealing the dragon. When Harry and Hermione took Norbert to the Astronomy Tower, Darren waited downstairs and accepted a system mission to stall Professor McGonagall.

• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Darren went to Hagrid’s hut, where Norbert hatched and Darren secretly ate a piece of the eggshell.
• Malfoy saw the dragon, but Darren failed to catch him and later pretended to keep trying to persuade him to stay quiet.
• Harry and Hermione arranged with Charlie to take Norbert away, but Ron was bitten and sent to the hospital wing.
• Darren offered to take Norbert in Ron’s place, but Harry made him wait downstairs while Harry and Hermione carried Norbert to the Astronomy Tower under the Invisibility Cloak.
• Malfoy brought Professor McGonagall to the tower, and Darren accepted a system mission to emerge from hiding and stall her for ten minutes.

Darren was caught outside Hogwarts after trying to warn the professors about Harry and the dragon, but Professor McGonagall mistook his actions for a prank and blamed Harry. Filch had already caught Harry and Hermione, and Darren tried to take the blame for them as the group faced McGonagall’s questioning.

• Professor McGonagall found Darren outside at night and insisted he come to her office, while Darren pleaded to wait because Harry was raising a dragon at Hagrid’s.
• Darren defended Malfoy from having to apologize, earning Paternal Points, before Snape arrived and questioned Harry and Malfoy.
• Malfoy told Snape that Harry had brought a dragon to school, and Snape revealed that Filch had caught Harry and Hermione.
• Professor McGonagall realized Harry had drawn Darren into the situation and hurried to her office, where Harry and Hermione were waiting.
• Darren told Professor McGonagall that he had sent himself out and misled Malfoy to protect his brother, earning more Paternal Points.

Professor McGonagall punished Harry, Hermione, Malfoy, Neville, and Darren for sneaking out, while Darren kept trying to take the blame for the others. She sent Harry and Hermione to bed and left Darren and Malfoy in Snape’s care, leaving Harry worried about Darren’s punishment.

• Filch brought Neville in, and Darren comforted him while earning Paternal Points.
• Darren asked Professor McGonagall to include him in detention, then tried to defend Hermione and Harry.
• Professor McGonagall accused Harry of leading Darren astray and deducted fifty points each from the three Gryffindors.
• Professor McGonagall sent Harry and Hermione to bed and left Darren and Malfoy with Snape.
• Harry feared Snape would punish Darren harshly.

Snape questioned Malfoy about Harry and the others discovering Hagrid’s dragon, while Darren took responsibility and received detention. Harry suffered the other students’ anger over the lost House points, but a week before exams he overheard Quirrell crying and suspected Snape had threatened him.

• Snape asked Malfoy what Harry had done, and Malfoy described finding Hagrid’s Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon.
• Darren claimed the dragon discovery was his prank and asked Snape to punish him instead of Harry.
• Snape gave Darren a week of detention in his office in addition to Professor McGonagall’s detention, then told him Harry had not been caught.
• Harry became unpopular after Gryffindor lost points, while he worried that Snape was mistreating Darren during detention.
• A week before exams, Harry overheard Quirrell crying in a classroom and suspected Snape had threatened him, but he hesitated to investigate.

Harry, Darren, Ron, and Hermione worried that Snape might steal the Philosopher’s Stone, but they lacked evidence to report him. That night, Harry, Hermione, Neville, Darren, and Malfoy began their detention with Filch and followed him out toward the grounds.

• Harry told Darren and the others what he had heard and decided at first to leave the matter to Dumbledore.
• Darren warned that Snape’s theft could ruin Dumbledore’s agreement with Nicolas Flamel and threaten Hogwarts, persuading the others to notify the Headmaster.
• Hermione pointed out that they had no evidence, and Harry rejected Darren’s idea of reporting Snape before they could prove anything.
• The next morning, Harry, Hermione, Neville, Darren, and Malfoy received notes ordering them to attend detention at eleven that night.
• Filch led the students through the dark corridors and onto the lawn, warning them not to run away.

Darren, Harry, Hermione, Malfoy, Neville, and Hagrid entered the Forbidden Forest to search for the creature attacking unicorns, and Darren gained Unicorn Affinity from a system reward. The group split up, and Hagrid's party followed the unicorn blood while Darren helped Hermione feel better with a mint-scented potion.

• Filch sent Darren, Harry, and Malfoy with Hagrid into the Forbidden Forest for detention, and Darren reassured Harry while earning Paternal Points.
• Darren triggered a blind-box reward in the forest and received Unicorn Affinity.
• Hagrid showed the group unicorn blood and explained that a second unicorn had been injured, then split them into two search parties.
• Malfoy chose to go with Neville and Fang, while Hagrid led Darren, Harry, and Hermione along the trail of blood.
• Hermione felt sick at the sight of the blood, so Darren held a mint-scented potion under her nose and eased her nausea.

Hagrid led Darren, Harry, and Hermione through the Forbidden Forest to search for an intruder, then split the group after Neville fired red sparks. Darren later rushed toward Malfoy's scream and encountered a hooded figure who destroyed Hagrid's crossbow before vanishing.

• Hagrid hid the students when they heard something moving through the forest, then questioned the centaur Ronan about the intruder.
• Hermione spotted red sparks, and Hagrid ran toward them before returning with Fang, Malfoy, and Neville; he learned Neville had fired the sparks after Malfoy scared him.
• Hagrid sent Harry with Neville and Malfoy while Darren stayed with him, and Darren deduced that Dumbledore and Voldemort were watching him.
• When Malfoy screamed for Darren, Darren ran toward him and met a hooded figure that shoved him aside and destroyed Hagrid's crossbow before disappearing.

Darren used the Mind Healing Technique to save the unicorn Alicorn, then fainted from exhaustion and was taken to the hospital wing. Harry returned from the Forbidden Forest and told Ron and Hermione that Voldemort was waiting there and that he had encountered Darren and the others.

• Darren accepted the system's mission, spent nearly all his Paternal Points healing Alicorn, and collapsed after pretending to faint.
• Alicorn carried Darren to the hospital wing while Hagrid followed, and Firenze returned Harry safely to the group.
• Hermione and Harry learned that Darren had fainted, and Madam Pomfrey said he was exhausted and would wake the next day.
• Harry told Ron and Hermione that Snape was trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone for Voldemort, who was in the Forbidden Forest.
• Hermione realized the hooded figure who had attacked them was likely Voldemort, and she feared what might have happened to Darren.

Darren sold Alicorn’s unicorn blood to Madam Pomfrey and excelled in his final exams while Harry remained troubled by what he had encountered in the Forbidden Forest. As the term neared its end, Harry suddenly remembered something about Hagrid’s dragon egg and ran off, with Darren calling after him.

• Dumbledore took the injured Alicorn away for treatment, and she left Darren unicorn hair and blood.
• Darren offered the unicorn blood to Madam Pomfrey, who bought it from him for fifty thousand Galleons.
• Darren completed his written and practical exams with ease, impressing Flitwick and McGonagall while Snape gave him full marks without testing him.
• Harry struggled with nightmares and guilt, and Darren tried to comfort him without knowing what had happened in the Forbidden Forest.
• After the History of Magic exam, Harry remembered Hagrid’s dragon egg and ran off, calling for the others to follow.

Harry and his friends realized the cloaked stranger who gave Hagrid Norbert had tricked him into revealing how to get past Fluffy, and they suspected Snape was after the Philosopher’s Stone. After Dumbledore left for London, Harry sent Hermione and Darren to watch Snape, while Darren questioned the plan to stop him at the Slytherin Common Room.

• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Darren questioned Hagrid and learned that a cloaked stranger had asked about Fluffy before Hagrid revealed that music could put the dog to sleep.
• Harry led the group to Dumbledore’s office, but they learned Dumbledore had flown to London after receiving an urgent letter from the Ministry of Magic.
• Harry told Professor McGonagall that someone was trying to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, but she urged them to leave the matter to the professors.
• Snape taunted Harry and threatened to expel him, while Darren’s trusting greeting briefly left Snape at a loss for words.
• Harry sent Hermione to watch the staff room and told Darren to wait outside the Slytherin Common Room to delay Snape, though Darren doubted Snape would go there.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Darren entered the passage protecting the Philosopher’s Stone after Harry decided to stop Snape. They put Fluffy to sleep, and Darren received a system mission to go down the trapdoor first.

• Harry told Darren to stay out of the plan, then took Ron to guard the fourth-floor corridor, but Professor McGonagall sent them away.
• Hermione reported that Snape had tricked her and left, so Harry decided to steal the Philosopher’s Stone before Snape could reach it.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the Common Room under the Invisibility Cloak, tied up Neville when he tried to stop them, and found Darren waiting at the fourth-floor corridor.
• Darren revealed he had brought his own Invisibility Cloak and joined Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they opened the door to Fluffy’s room.
• Darren’s self-playing flute lulled Fluffy to sleep, and Ron opened the trapdoor while Darren received a mission to go down first.

Darren jumped into the Devil’s Snare pit first, then rescued Harry, Ron, and Hermione with the Obscurus while pretending to sacrifice himself for them. The Devil’s Snare favored him, granting him a major boost to his Dark Arts Talent, and he realized the plant was still fondling him.

• Darren accepted the quest and jumped into the pit ahead of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
• After the others joined him, Darren told Harry that protecting the Philosopher’s Stone was his and Harry’s responsibility because Voldemort had killed their parents.
• The Devil’s Snare began entangling them, and Darren accepted a temporary quest to use the Obscurus to rescue the others and pretend to collapse.
• Darren tore the Devil’s Snare away from Harry, Ron, and Hermione, threw them out of the pit, and urged them to leave him behind.
• Darren earned the Devil’s Snare’s Favor, which raised his Dark Arts Talent by 20, and noticed the plant continued stroking him.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Darren escaped the Devil’s Snare and continued through the underground chambers in pursuit of the Philosopher’s Stone. They reached a room full of flying keys and identified the one that had been used to open the door.

• Hermione used a blue flame to drive the Devil’s Snare away from Darren, and Harry, Ron, and Darren checked that he was safe.
• Darren thanked Ron for reminding Hermione how to save him, earning Ron’s gratitude and an invitation to visit the Weasley home during the summer.
• Harry reminded the group that they were still underground, and they followed the sound of wings and clinking to a brightly lit room.
• Hermione recognized the flying birds as keys and reasoned that they needed to find the key for the door’s lock.
• Darren pointed out a silver key with drooping wings that looked as if someone had grabbed it and forced it into the keyhole.

Harry, Darren, Ron, and Hermione crossed the enchanted chessboard protecting the next room, where Darren risked himself to save Ron and gained Flame Resistance from the Paternal System. The group won the chess match, and Darren reassured his worried friends before they continued.

• Harry grabbed the flying key and led Darren, Ron, and Hermione through the door into a room with a giant chessboard.
• Darren used the Obscurus to smash through the chess pieces, but Harry and the others decided they had to win by playing chess.
• The Paternal System gave Darren a mission to save Ron at the last moment, and Darren accepted it to gain Flame Resistance.
• When Ron prepared to sacrifice himself so Harry could checkmate the king, Darren shoved him off the board and faced the White Queen.
• Darren shattered the White Queen with a punch, and Harry made the final move that won the match.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione worried over Darren, who said he would never regret saving someone and urged them to cheer up.

Harry, Darren, Ron, and Hermione solved Snape’s potion riddle and reached Voldemort, but Darren followed Harry through the flames and stood between him and the Dark Lord. Voldemort used Legilimency on Darren, who fabricated memories of a lonely, generous childhood.

• Harry led the others past the troll and into a room with seven potions and flames blocking both exits.
• Darren solved the potion riddle, but Harry drank the smallest bottle and crossed the black flames alone while Hermione and Ron left to find the professors.
• Darren used the Invisibility Cloak to follow Harry, but it lost its magic as he entered the room where Voldemort was waiting.
• Darren refused Harry’s demand to leave and stepped in front of him as Voldemort recognized him as Harry Potter’s younger brother.
• Voldemort used Legilimency on Darren, who chose to send him fabricated memories of his childhood.

Voldemort learned about Darren’s childhood and decided to claim him as his heir while pursuing the Philosopher’s Stone. When Voldemort cast the Cruciatus Curse at Harry, Darren stepped in front of him and pretended to suffer.

• Voldemort saw Darren’s memories of being bullied and concluded that Dumbledore had altered some of them and was keeping Darren close as a backup plan.
• Darren told Voldemort he had never suspected Professor Snape because he believed Snape was kind to him, and he insisted that the Philosopher’s Stone did not belong to Voldemort.
• Voldemort threatened to punish Harry, and the system offered Darren an emergency mission to take the Cruciatus Curse in Harry’s place; Darren accepted it.
• Voldemort cast Crucio at Darren, who collapsed and told Harry to run while using his Pain Shield to avoid feeling the curse.