Chapter Summaries

After a fight broke out between Mr. Weasley and Lucius Malfoy in Diagon Alley, Darren separated them with Obscurus and apologized to Mrs. Weasley, earning Paternal Points. Harry and Ron were surprised by Darren’s respectful attitude toward Lucius, while Harry reaffirmed his loyalty to his brother as news of Darren’s fame spread.

• Mr. Weasley attacked Lucius after Lucius insulted Mr. Granger, and Darren punched Malfoy before the street erupted into chaos.
• Darren accepted a temporary mission and used Obscurus to separate Mr. Weasley and Lucius, warning them that he would tell Headmaster Dumbledore if they kept fighting.
• Lucius shoved Ginny’s book into her hands before leaving, and Mrs. Weasley scolded Mr. Weasley while praising Darren for defending the family.
• Darren apologized to Mrs. Weasley for acting impulsively, moving her to tears and earning Paternal Points.
• Harry and Ron questioned Darren for calling Lucius Mr. Malfoy Sr., and Darren explained his respectful address and apologized to Harry for once wanting to leave school.
• Harry promised he would leave school with Darren if Darren ever left, while Ron noted that the Daily Prophet had put Darren on its front page.

Darren accompanied Nicolas Flamel and Perenelle through London after they arrived to take him to Hogwarts. When Nicolas explained his achievements and the value of becoming his heir, Darren asked them to choose Harry instead, insisting that his brother deserved the opportunity more.

• Mr. Weasley recognized Nicolas Flamel and his wife when they arrived looking for Darren, and the Flamels took Darren with them.
• Nicolas Flamel told the Weasleys to go to the station while he personally escorted Darren to Hogwarts.
• Nicolas Flamel asked Darren whether he understood the opportunity of becoming his heir and boasted about his inventions.
• Darren bowed and asked the Flamels to make Harry their heir instead, saying his brother deserved the chance more.
• Nicolas Flamel questioned whether Darren understood the name Flamel, and Darren replied that Harry had saved the world while he had done nothing to deserve the honor.

Darren left after Nicolas Flamel claimed he had no chance of becoming the Flamels’ heir, prompting Nicolas and Perenelle to chase after him. When a Muggle shot at Perenelle, Darren shielded her and was wounded, leaving Nicolas furious and the Aurors to investigate the scene.

• Nicolas Flamel told Darren he had no hope of becoming the Flamels’ heir, and Darren thanked him before walking away.
• Nicolas and Perenelle hurried after Darren when he did not turn back.
• Darren spotted a man drawing a gun and accepted the system’s task to warn the Flamels.
• When the man fired at Perenelle, Darren stepped in front of her and was hit by the bullets.
• Nicolas attacked the gunman with spells, nearly destroying the street, and Aurors arrived and questioned him.
• Darren told the Aurors that Nicolas had done nothing wrong, and Nicolas urged the wounded boy to get treatment.

After Darren risked his life to save Perenelle, she mistook him for her long-dead uncle Galil and insisted he was Galil reincarnated. Nicolas Flamel persuaded her to treat Darren as himself, and she accepted him as family, leaving Nicolas eager to raise him as their heir.

• Darren comforted Perenelle as she called him Galil, earning a large amount of Paternal Points.
• Perenelle remembered how her uncle Galil had died shielding someone from bullets and how she and Nicolas had sought the Philosopher's Stone to revive him.
• Nicolas Flamel objected when Perenelle insisted Darren was Galil's reincarnation and warned her not to make Darren feel like a replacement.
• Perenelle said she would care for Darren as Galil's reincarnation and imagined watching him marry and have children.
• Nicolas Flamel felt relieved that he would not have to call Darren Uncle and hoped to raise Darren as his heir.

After the Ministry sent Darren back to Hogwarts, he worried aloud about Harry’s disappearance to earn Paternal Points. He accepted a mission to simulate a magical outburst and trigger his wounds, leaving Snape rushing to calm him.

• The Ministry ruled Nicolas Flamel’s street explosion self-defense but advised him to return to France, while Darren was escorted back to Hogwarts without the Flamels.
• Darren arrived during the feast and noticed Harry was missing; the jealous Slytherins kept quiet about Harry’s situation.
• Darren asked the Slytherins where his brother was and received a flood of Paternal Points.
• The Paternal System offered Darren Lockhart’s Memory Charm if he staged a magical outburst, and Darren accepted the mission.
• Malfoy told Darren that Harry and Ron had flown a car, then the blood began streaming from Darren’s chest and the Slytherins called for help.
• Snape rushed down from the teachers’ table and gripped Darren’s shoulders, urging him to calm down.

Darren stopped his Obscurus from destroying the Great Hall, then collapsed after begging Dumbledore to save Harry. As Snape carried him to the hospital wing, Dumbledore learned how badly injured Darren was, and Snape feared losing Lily’s son too.

• Snape warned Darren that his outburst could kill students, and Darren withdrew the Obscurus before it spread further.
• Darren apologized to Dumbledore and begged him to save Harry, then collapsed and received Lockhart’s Memory Charm from the system.
• Snape poured a potion into Darren’s mouth, and Darren lost consciousness as the system awarded him Paternal Points.
• McGonagall and Dumbledore discussed Harry and Ron’s disappearance and Darren’s injuries while McGonagall went to host the Sorting Ceremony.
• Dumbledore found Snape waiting outside the hospital wing, where Snape admitted he feared Lily’s son might die.

After failing to reach Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Harry and Ron flew Ron’s car toward Hogwarts, where they crashed into a tree. The car started again as the tree attacked them, leaving them trying to escape.

• Snape left the hospital wing after Dumbledore tried to reassure him about Darren and Harry.
• Harry and Ron failed to get through the barrier at King’s Cross and decided to fly to Hogwarts in Ron’s car.
• The boys grew thirsty and anxious as the car weakened during the long flight.
• The car stalled and fell toward Hogwarts, but Ron managed to steer it into the garden.
• The car crashed into branches, Harry hit his head, and Ron’s wand snapped.
• The tree began smashing the car, then the engine roared to life and Harry and Ron yelled for it to reverse.

Harry and Ron arrived at Hogwarts after the car threw them out, then encountered Snape as he demanded an explanation. Snape’s memories showed his dislike of flying and his irritation at seeing Darren and Harry take to brooms.

• The battered car threw Harry, Ron, their luggage, and Hedwig onto the grass before driving into the Forbidden Forest.
• Harry and Ron reached the Great Hall and watched the Sorting, where Ginny was still waiting with a worried expression.
• Harry noticed Dumbledore and Snape were missing and wondered aloud if Snape had quit or been fired.
• Snape appeared behind Harry and Ron and demanded an account of what they had done.
• Snape recalled hating flying because it reminded him of James, though he had come to enjoy Gryffindor’s defeats in Quidditch.
• Snape saw Darren and Harry fly on brooms and resented their natural talent and Darren’s resemblance to Lily.

Snape watched Harry Potter and Darren through a day of flying lessons, quarrels, detention, and a planned duel, while repeatedly intervening to keep Darren safe from Quirrell. The chapter ended with Dumbledore stopping Snape from punishing Harry and Snape accusing him of giving Potter special privileges.

• Snape watched Neville and Darren fly, then saw Harry Potter show off his flying skills and learned that Harry planned to duel Draco.
• Snape mocked Harry over Darren's punishment, but Darren dragged Snape away before Harry could strike him.
• After realizing Quirrell had lured him into the Forbidden Forest, Snape found Quirrell chatting with Darren outside his office and hurriedly took Darren inside.
• Snape made Darren copy the House Rules during detention, then followed him when he left, worried he might encounter Quirrell.
• Snape found Harry and his friends after Draco failed to appear and reported them to Filch, but Dumbledore stopped Snape from deducting Gryffindor points.

Snape recounted how Harry Potter’s special treatment led him to obtain an approved broomstick for Darren, despite fearing it would put the boy in danger. After a troll attacked at Hogwarts, Darren collapsed on Harry Potter after the troll died, leaving Snape relieved he was alive but resentful of the danger surrounding him.

• Snape complained to Dumbledore about Harry Potter receiving a broomstick, then obtained approval for Darren to have one too.
• Snape ordered a broomstick for Darren after remembering the boy’s envy, but suspected an unnamed broomstick among Harry’s many gifts came from the Dark Lord.
• Snape heard a troll roaring on Halloween and raced toward the underground bathroom.
• Snape found Darren collapsed on Harry Potter beside the dead troll and feared Darren had died.
• McGonagall told Snape that Darren had only overexerted himself, while Snape resented Harry Potter and Dumbledore for the danger that had befallen him.

Snape recalled the Quidditch match, Christmas, and the nights Harry Potter and Darren Potter spent before the Mirror of Erised. He realized Darren had seen his parents in the mirror but had understood that its visions were fake, while Snape continued to grieve over Lily.

• Snape noticed Quirrell jinxing Harry Potter's broom and helped Harry, then worried that Granger might suspect him of setting fire to his robes.
• After Fluffy bit him, Snape overheard Darren calling him nice and gentle, then deducted points from Harry for reading a book.
• As Christmas approached, Snape felt guilty that Darren and Harry had nowhere to go and took satisfaction in making Harry angry by deducting points.
• Snape discovered Dumbledore had given Harry an Invisibility Cloak and bought one for Darren, then wore the warm hand warmers Darren had given him.
• Snape helped Dumbledore lead Harry and Darren to the Mirror of Erised, where Darren saw a future world and Lily, prompting Snape to remember that he had killed her.
• Snape watched Harry bring Darren back to the mirror night after night and learned Darren had stopped being obsessed because he knew its visions were fake.

Snape recalled how Darren’s reckless concern for Harry repeatedly worried him, and how he and Dumbledore concealed Darren’s rare healing ability. When Harry and his friends suspected Snape of targeting the Philosopher’s Stone, Snape realized Quirrell might act, but Dumbledore remained unhurried as they headed back to Hogwarts.

• Snape remembered finding Darren outside with Harry and Draco during the dragon incident, then giving Darren a week of detention for joining the others.
• Snape recalled that Darren had saved a unicorn in the Forbidden Forest and that he and Dumbledore discovered Darren could use the rare Mind Healing Technique.
• Snape and Dumbledore used Confundus Charms on the children and erased Hagrid’s memories, but chose not to tell Darren about his healing ability.
• After exams, Snape heard Harry and his friends tell McGonagall that he planned to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, and he concluded Quirrell might try to take it.
• Snape went to the Ministry of Magic to find Dumbledore, who ended his cheerful conversation and left with him, then delayed their return by visiting an old friend.

Snape and Dumbledore used a Time-Turner to return to the night Harry and Darren confronted Quirrell, while Snape learned Darren had been struck by the Cruciatus Curse. Snape and Dumbledore waited by the Mirror of Erised as Quirrell and Harry arrived, and the chapter ended when Darren appeared with his Invisibility Cloak failing.

• Hermione told Snape and Dumbledore that the Dark Lord was in the room beneath the fourth-floor corridor, and Snape rushed there.
• Snape found Harry and Darren unconscious, then learned from Dumbledore that Darren had been hit by the Cruciatus Curse.
• Dumbledore used a Time-Turner to take Snape back two hours, explaining that they could not change what had already happened.
• Snape discovered that the Philosopher’s Stone could be retrieved from the Mirror of Erised by someone who wanted it but did not intend to use it.
• Quirrell arrived and tried spells around the mirror before Harry entered and confronted him.
• Darren appeared as his Invisibility Cloak failed.

Voldemort tortured Darren while Snape was prevented from intervening, and Snape blamed Dumbledore for making children bear the burden of the prophecy. Dumbledore urged Snape to treat Harry better, but Snape refused, still consumed by his hatred of James Potter.

• Voldemort asked Darren why he was not surprised by Quirrell, and Darren said he had always trusted Professor Snape.
• Voldemort chose Harry for punishment, but Darren took the Cruciatus Curse in his place while Snape watched helplessly.
• After Voldemort attacked Harry, Snape gave Darren a potion and warned Dumbledore not to touch either child.
• Snape pleaded with Dumbledore to kill Voldemort, but Dumbledore explained that Voldemort could return and said the prophecy had drawn the children into danger.
• Dumbledore blamed Snape for the prophecy being leaked and asked him to show Harry more kindness, but Snape refused because of his hatred for James Potter.

Snape spent the summer keeping his distance from Darren while quietly helping him and Harry, then witnessed Lucius confront Dumbledore over Darren being named Nicolas Flamel’s heir. Afterward, Lucius hinted that Snape’s feelings for Lily were tangled up with a friend and the woman he loved.

• Snape returned to Spinner's End, reported Mrs. Linda for stealing donations, and cured Kenli of his gigantism.
• Snape sent Darren an album of Lily and Potter photographs for his birthday and later heard that Harry had been warned for using magic outside school.
• Snape learned that Darren and Harry had gone to stay with the Weasley family and chose to remain home brewing potions.
• Snape overheard Lucius berating Dumbledore for placing the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts and recommending Darren as Nicolas Flamel's heir.
• Lucius confronted Snape after they left Dumbledore's office, and Snape mocked Draco before Lucius asked whether Snape still loved Lily and began describing a friend involved with the woman he loved.

Snape learned that Darren had invented a powerful antidote and worried over his resemblance to the child he had imagined having with Lily. When Darren arrived at Hogwarts bleeding and overwhelmed by a dangerous surge of power, Snape helped bring him back to his senses and forced him to drink a potion before taking him to the hospital wing.

• Snape dismissed Lucius's story about a friend's illegitimate child, then lamented that Lily's child was not his after hearing Darren had invented an antidote effective against more than three hundred poisons.
• At the start of term, Snape noticed Harry Potter and Darren were missing, then saw Darren arrive and ask where his brother was.
• Draco told Snape that Harry had flown in a car, and Snape read the Daily Prophet headline about Harry's flight.
• Slytherin students called for Snape when Darren appeared covered in blood and began radiating a powerful force while asking for Harry.
• Snape warned Darren that he might destroy the Great Hall and hurt students, helping him regain control, then forced him to drink a potion.
• Snape accompanied Darren to the hospital wing as Professor McGonagall objected to his ignoring the boy's wishes.

Snape learned that Darren’s magic had gone into turmoil after he worried about Harry, and he left to confront Harry. After telling Harry and Ron that Darren had been sent to the infirmary, Snape heard Harry demand to see his brother.

• Snape learned Darren had been badly injured before arriving at school and that his magic had gone into turmoil because he worried about Harry.
• Snape decided to wait for Harry and get to know him, as Dumbledore had advised.
• Snape led Harry and Ron into his office and criticized Harry for making the headlines after flying to school.
• Snape told Harry and Ron that Darren had suffered a magical outburst and was in the infirmary.
• Harry demanded to know where Darren was and insisted that he wanted to see him.

Harry and Ron faced punishment after damaging the Whomping Willow while trying to reach Hogwarts, and Harry feared Darren had died from his injuries. Dumbledore spared them expulsion but warned that he would contact their families and that they had no more chances.

• Snape told Harry and Ron that the Whomping Willow had been badly damaged and threatened to fetch someone who could expel them.
• Professor McGonagall reassured Harry that Darren was alive, then ordered Harry and Ron to explain why they had driven to school instead of sending an owl.
• Dumbledore entered and questioned Harry and Ron, while Snape accused them of seeking attention and urged their expulsion.
• Dumbledore refused to expel Harry and Ron, but said he would write to their families and warned that this was their only chance.
• Harry and Ron cheered, while Snape protested that they had also injured the Whomping Willow.

After Harry and Ron returned to Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall gave them detention but no House-point penalty, and Harry remained worried about Darren. The two were then scolded by Hermione, Ginny, and Percy for flying the car and putting Darren and the Weasleys at risk before they finally reached their dormitory.

• Professor McGonagall told Ron he could visit the Hospital Wing, but he stayed to watch Ginny's Sorting; she then told Harry not to visit Darren and assigned Harry and Ron detention.
• Professor McGonagall gave Harry and Ron sandwiches and pumpkin juice, warned them not to wander, and left Snape's office.
• The Fat Lady demanded the password from Harry and Ron, and Hermione arrived and challenged them for flying the car.
• Harry and Ron entered the Gryffindor Common Room, where Ginny struck at them with her wand and demanded to know why they had not written for help.
• Percy berated Ron for risking their father's job and leaving Darren injured, while Harry and Ron faced disapproving looks from the others before returning to their dormitory.

Harry and Ron faced the fallout from flying the car, including Mrs. Weasley's Howler and scoldings from their professors. Darren returned from the hospital wing and apologized to Harry for causing him trouble.

• Neville retreated after seeing Harry and Ron, while Seamus and Dean praised them for their daring flight.
• Harry and Ron received Mrs. Weasley's Howler, which blamed them for endangering Darren and risking Mr. Weasley's job.
• Lockhart pulled Harry aside and accused him of wanting fame because Darren had achieved something.
• Professor Sprout praised Darren's antidote during Herbology and awarded Hermione twenty points for Gryffindor.
• Professor McGonagall scolded Harry in Transfiguration, while Ron's malfunctioning wand blew up a beetle.
• Darren returned from the hospital wing, hurried over to Harry, and apologized for causing him trouble.