Chapter Summaries

Ian watched the events in New York return to their original course, then observed Barebone's transformation into an Obscurus and the city's destruction. After the wizards restored the city, Ian found the weakened Barebone and offered him a contract to join his plans for a new world.

• Ian watched Queenie and Jacob grow closer, let go of his feelings for Queenie, and stopped visiting the Goldstein sisters' apartment.
• Ian saw Graves's disguise shatter and Barebone transform into an Obscurus that rampaged across New York.
• Ian studied ways to restrain and exploit Obscurus magic while the American wizards battled Barebone and restored the city.
• Ian reflected on the wizards' collective power and began forming a plan centered on numbers, order, and organization.
• Ian found the weakened Barebone in a dilapidated factory and offered him a contract to control his destiny and help create a new world.

Ian explained Barebone’s Obscurus and offered to research it in exchange for a signed contract, then revealed that Barebone was Aurelius Dumbledore, Albus’s younger brother. Several days later, Ian offered Aberforth a chance to see his dead sister through the Resurrection Stone in exchange for an agreement about the future.

• Ian explained that Barebone was an Obscurial and said his unusual bloodline had helped him survive and control the Obscurus.
• Barebone attacked Ian with his dark power, but Ian’s shield reflected it and knocked him into a wall.
• Barebone signed Ian’s contract after Ian agreed to reveal his origins, and Ian warned that the research might force him to relive painful childhood memories.
• Ian told Barebone that his real name was Aurelius Dumbledore and that he was Albus Dumbledore’s younger brother, then Apparated away.
• Ian visited Aberforth at the Goat Inn and showed him the Resurrection Stone, offering him a chance to see his sister’s apparition in exchange for an agreement about the future.

Ian used a bloodline-bound contract with Aberforth to pressure Albus Dumbledore into surrendering his magical knowledge, promising Aberforth three days with Ariana in return. After summoning Ariana’s soul, Ian was confronted by Death, who warned him that his power could trigger another Cataclysm.

• Ian told Aberforth he wanted Albus Dumbledore’s magical knowledge and offered him a reunion with Ariana in exchange for signing a contract.
• Aberforth signed the contract, which secretly bound the Dumbledore bloodline and gave Ian dominion over their souls if they refused to comply.
• Ian summoned Ariana’s soul with the Resurrection Stone at the Goat Inn, and she reached out to Aberforth as he wept.
• A force pulled Ian into a gray wasteland, where Death warned him that his interference with time could cause a universal Cataclysm.
• Ian asked about the Cataclysm and learned that other beings like Death had once existed before sacrificing their forms; Death then ended their encounter.
• Back in the inn, Ian resolved to honor his promise not to interfere with time and wondered why Death feared the Cataclysm.

Ian broke into Grindelwald’s prison and secured a contract granting him access to Grindelwald’s magical knowledge. After returning Ariana’s soul to reincarnation, Ian studied Barebone’s Obscurus and prepared for an age of reconstruction.

• Ian used a House-elf teleportation technique to enter Grindelwald’s cell at MACUSA without setting off alarms.
• Ian showed Grindelwald a contract for his magical knowledge and surrounded the cell with arrays that sealed his powers and blocked communication.
• Grindelwald signed the contract after Ian rejected his invitation to join his revolution and warned that his cause would decay in prison.
• Ian fulfilled his promise to Aberforth by sending Ariana’s soul back into the cycle of reincarnation.
• Ian recorded Barebone’s memories of releasing an Obscurus and considered whether mastering the power could help him break through the second restriction.

After confirming his contract with Grindelwald, Ian reflected on the Cataclysm, the decline of magic, and his plan to observe the ancient world through the World Gate. Over six months, he studied Barebone’s Obscurus and decided to continue his research after returning to 1992.

• Ian confirmed that his contract with Grindelwald remained active and planned to witness Grindelwald’s 1945 battle with Dumbledore by accessing his memories again.
• Ian connected the Great Cataclysm roughly twelve thousand years ago to the decline of magic and theorized that pyramids stood on Leyline Nodes forming a global magical matrix.
• Ian planned to use the World Gate to observe the ancient era without interfering with its events and investigate the truth behind the Cataclysm.
• Over six months, Ian studied Barebone’s Obscurus and concluded that suppressed magic, trauma, fear, and Wrath created the parasitic entity.
• Ian deduced that Barebone survived because of his Dumbledore family bloodline and split consciousness, and he began planning a forbidden spell to create an Obscurus before postponing further research until his return to 1992.

Ian observed the events of the second Fantastic Beasts incident, returned to 1992, and told Amelia he wanted to reshape the world so magic and the nonmagical world could coexist. Amelia listened and asked how she could help.

• Ian watched Barebone join Grindelwald’s faction and researched the barriers preventing magical breakthroughs.
• Ian witnessed Grindelwald’s speech in Paris and Flamel’s group destroy the Protego Diabolica, then returned to his moon laboratory using the World Gate.
• Ian’s return triggered memories of his time in 1926 in Newt, Tina, Queenie, Barebone, Grindelwald, Aberforth, and others.
• Ian had dinner with Amelia in London and said he wanted to reshape the world by making magic and the world coexist.
• Amelia accepted Ian’s ambition and asked what he needed her to do.

Ian prepared Amelia to take control of the Ministry of Magic and eventually govern the planet, supplying her with a learning aid, advisers, life-extending potions, and a truth-revealing contract. He then arrived at Azkaban, commanded the Dementors, and approached Bellatrix Lestrange’s sealed cell.

• Ian told Amelia she would become the planet’s de facto ruler while he focused on merging magic and technology.
• Ian gave Amelia a replica of Ravenclaw’s Diadem and described the Muggle scholars and strategists gathered to advise her.
• Ian explained that he would resurrect his parents after establishing his new order, then gave Amelia a diluted youth-restoring life potion and a contract to expose false supporters.
• Amelia agreed to begin the plan to take control of the Ministry of Magic in a week.
• Ian used Soul Magic to subdue Azkaban’s Dementors and entered the prison.
• Ian reached Bellatrix Lestrange’s magically sealed cell, where a heavy presence stirred behind the trembling door.

Ian altered Bellatrix’s memories and soul to make her believe he was the master foretold in her prophecy, then replaced her with an alchemical double in Azkaban. He left the prison with Bellatrix as his trusted aide.

• Ian analyzed Bellatrix’s bloodline and soul, concluding that generations of Black family intermarriage had contributed to her madness.
• Ian rewrote Bellatrix’s memories so she believed she had rejected Voldemort after learning he was a half-blood and had waited for Ian, the true master.
• Ian transformed Voldemort’s Dark Mark into a hidden seal that tied Bellatrix to him and could destroy her soul.
• Bellatrix awoke, accepted Ian as her lord, and followed his orders as he cleaned and dressed her.
• Ian summoned Daniela, an alchemical double of Bellatrix, and left her in the cell before taking Bellatrix out of Azkaban.

Ian brought Bellatrix to his lunar laboratory, suppressed her madness with a necklace, and assigned her to create and study Artificial Obscuruses. He gave her temporary access to the facility and ordered Siri to force-feed her Muggle and scientific knowledge before her research began.

• Ian gave Bellatrix a necklace containing a simplified Mechanical Mind Charm and told her to learn the spell herself.
• Ian rejected Bellatrix's pure-blood ideology and warned her to serve as an obedient weapon rather than lose control.
• Ian instructed Bellatrix to create two groups of orphaned children for Obscurus experiments and a third group to test whether collected negative emotions could produce one.
• Ian gave Bellatrix Credence's childhood memories and warned her to avoid harming the experimental subjects.
• Ian asked Siri to grant Bellatrix temporary Level Three authority and use the Mind Palace Charm to implant knowledge of Muggle society and basic science.
• Ian left Bellatrix to begin her preparation, expecting the forced learning to cause her a month of headaches.

Ian announced that he had developed three counter-curses to defend against the Unforgivable Curses and would make them freely available through the Public Magic Library. The crowd celebrated his discovery, while Dumbledore privately worried that Ian resembled Grindelwald.

• Ian addressed the packed international Quidditch stadium and promised that a lucky participant would receive the Sky Dragon—Obelisk card.
• Ian announced counter-curses that could break the Imperius Curse, reverse the Cruciatus Curse, and withstand the Killing Curse.
• Ian said the three counter-curses required sufficient magical power and precise spell rhythms, but could undermine the Dark Arts' power.
• Ian revealed that he would add the counter-curses to the Public Magic Library for wizards of every bloodline and faction to learn.
• Dumbledore watched Ian receive the crowd's acclaim and privately thought that Ian resembled Grindelwald, though his path extended farther.

Ian publicly demonstrated three counter-curses against the Unforgivable Curses and revealed ways for wizards to obtain practical protection. The chapter ended with him honoring Amelia Bones and Professor Flitwick and announcing that the Bones family would sell protective alchemical tools.

• Ian explained the Imperius Curse countermeasures, demonstrating the Soul Guardian Charm and promising free instructional books.
• Ian demonstrated the Pain-Blocking Charm, which made a volunteer impervious to the Cruciatus Curse’s pain.
• Ian named his Avada Kedavra counter-curse the Soul-Anchoring Charm, and Professor Flitwick cast the Killing Curse at him; Ian survived.
• Ian thanked Amelia Bones for supporting his research and Professor Flitwick for standing by him.
• Ian announced that Bones family alchemy workshops would sell tools and runes to help wizards protect themselves.

Ian redirected the Daily Prophet to promote the Bones family, then retrieved Grindelwald’s contract and absorbed his accumulated knowledge and magical research. Grindelwald gave Ian his and Dumbledore’s blood, and Ian ended the chapter ready to study the completed collection of Dumbledore family bloodlines.

• Ian ordered Barnabas Cuffe to replace the Daily Prophet’s front-page photograph and focus future reports on the Bones family while omitting his cousin.
• Ian met Grindelwald at an ancient castle and reclaimed their contract, absorbing Grindelwald’s knowledge and magical systems.
• Grindelwald gave Ian bottles containing his blood and Dumbledore’s blood, explaining that he had collected them during their 1945 duel.
• Ian revealed that he had already obtained Grindelwald’s blood and said he had collected blood from Credence, Aberforth, and Albus for his research.
• Grindelwald implied he would give Ian everything when Ian’s plan advanced, but Ian recognized that Albus Dumbledore still stood in their way.
• Ian Apparated to a valley with the two bottles and declared that his collection of bloodline power was finally complete.

Ian studied Grindelwald’s memories and began researching how to remove the Second Limitation while continuing to teach at Hogwarts. Dumbledore suspected Ian was advancing a plan through the Bones family and sent Fudge a warning, unaware that Ian’s rune marked the letter.

• Ian learned Grindelwald had foreseen their meeting and had collected Dumbledore’s blood to pass to him, then concluded the prophecy had become a self-fulfilling cycle.
• Ian used a ritual from Grindelwald’s memories to investigate the Second Limitation while teaching at Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore showed McGonagall newspaper reports about Ian and the Bones family and said he feared Ian had begun his plan.
• Dumbledore told McGonagall he suspected Ian was preparing Amelia Bones to become Minister and had attained immortality through the Philosopher’s Stone and Youth Potion.
• Dumbledore sent Fudge a warning letter, and Ian’s hidden rune flickered on its envelope as it left Hogwarts.

Ian and Amelia intercepted and altered Dumbledore’s letter to Fudge, while Ian prepared to advance his plans for the New Order. He put aside a Soul Contract meant to obtain Dumbledore’s memories until Dumbledore’s mind was more vulnerable.

• Alison Robb secretly diverted Dumbledore’s letter during her inspection at the Ministry’s letter-delivery tower.
• Amelia Bones received the intercepted letter and sent it to Ian, who read it and recognized that Dumbledore had noticed something.
• Ian told Amelia not to act against Dumbledore, resealed the letter, and Amelia returned it to its original route.
• Ian said he would return to Hogwarts and make it the first Cornerstone of the New Order.
• Ian examined the Soul Contract intended to obtain Dumbledore’s memories, then decided to wait for a time when Dumbledore was mentally weakened.

Ian investigated why the second Limitation resisted his Life Code alteration and conducted experiments that produced unstable wizards who broke through three Limitations but soon died. He concluded that he needed a new method to break his own second Limitation, then left his laboratory to attend to trouble Amelia had mentioned.

• Ian studied Flamel's records and found that each Limitation required a distinct breakthrough method, with more powerful methods needed for higher layers.
• Ian and Snape tested several methods on captured dark wizards, using the World Gate's Law of Time to accelerate their training.
• Ian created wizards who broke through three Limitations, but their bodies and souls collapsed under their unstable Magic, so Ian ended their lives and recorded the results.
• Ian concluded that he needed a method between Body Modification and the Philosopher's Stone, and considered the Soul Fusion Entity as an intermediary for breaking his second Limitation.
• Ian rejected using the Law of Death because he feared its consciousness could mark his soul, then left the laboratory to deal with the trouble Amelia had mentioned.

Ian tested Snape’s loyalty by showing him a vision of his future, then recruited him as a collaborator in establishing a new world order. Ian used Snape’s Dark Mark to summon the Death Eaters and announced the arrival of a new Overlord.

• Snape told Ian that the clone research had stabilized the clones’ genes, but the clones seemed to have independent souls.
• Ian invaded Snape’s mind and showed him a memory of his future, including his service as a double agent and his death at Voldemort’s hands.
• Ian asked Snape to choose a side, and Snape pledged his loyalty to Ian.
• Ian praised Snape’s abilities and assured him that Voldemort would not be resurrected without his permission.
• Ian touched Snape’s Dark Mark and sent a summons to the Death Eaters, declaring that a new Overlord had descended.

Ian summoned Voldemort’s former Death Eaters and demanded their allegiance, revealing Voldemort’s weakened state and establishing himself as their new master. He bound most of them to him through altered Dark Marks and offered a knowledge library in exchange for merit, leaving the Death Eaters under his control and facing his new order.

• Ian gathered the Death Eaters at the manor, showed them Voldemort surviving in Albania, and asked them to follow him.
• Lucius Malfoy pledged allegiance first, and most of the other Death Eaters followed with oaths of loyalty.
• Three Death Eaters attacked Ian with Killing Curses, but he remained unharmed and their Dark Marks burned them to ash.
• Ian replaced the remaining Death Eaters’ Dark Marks, binding them to him, while sparing Lucius and Narcissa the soul-binding alteration because they had pledged first.
• Ian ordered the Death Eaters to abandon Pure-blood Supremacy and declared that Muggles would have an important place in his New Order.
• Ian gave each Death Eater access to a knowledge library through merit points, explaining that loyalty and contribution would earn access to his research.

Ian explained how the Death Eaters could earn and exchange Reward Points, then revealed the cost and dangers of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. The gathered families remained tempted by immortality despite his warning that splitting the soul was a shackle.

• Narcissa asked how Reward Points were calculated and earned, and Ian said they reflected the value of books he had taken from the families and could be increased by submitting magical research.
• Ian promised systematic training in experimental methods and said research proposals would earn half as many points as completed experiments.
• Lucius asked whether points could be exchanged for money, and Ian set a costly Galleon exchange rate before rewarding Lucius and Narcissa with extra points for asking useful questions.
• Lucius summoned Dobby to fetch a black book Voldemort had entrusted to him, and Ian identified it as Voldemort’s first Horcrux.
• Ian had the Death Eaters search for Horcruxes on their plaques, which revealed the magic’s effects and its costs to the soul, sanity, and appearance.
• Ian warned that a Horcrux was a shackle rather than immortality, but the Death Eaters continued to look greedily at the prospect.

Ian freed Dobby after discovering that his soul was independent, then assigned his followers new research and training tasks. He confronted Death about their past agreements and demanded to know what Death was planning.

• Ian identified Harry Potter as the only Horcrux he had not collected and discovered that Dobby had an independent, free soul.
• Ian freed Dobby, altered his memory, and sent him away after preventing him from escaping.
• Ian approved Jameson of the Greengrass Lineage’s proposal to experiment with placing animal souls in wizard bodies and ordered his followers to learn Muggle science and experimental procedures.
• Ian assigned Snape to organize training rotations and gave Bellatrix another task before departing to meet Death.
• Ian challenged Death over the seemingly generous terms of their past deals and asked what Death’s plan was.

Ian confirmed that Death wanted his help restoring the world’s magic and learned that fate’s corrective force avoided him because he was rejected by fate. After Ian left, Death recalled how the Hallows were created and resolved to investigate the power that threatened it, while Ian returned to his Moon Laboratory and reviewed their conversations.

• Ian told Death he was willing to cooperate and asked whether fate’s Corrective Force would interfere with his plans.
• Death explained that fate rejected Ian, making prophecy ineffective except when he was weaker and exceptionally gifted people could glimpse his path.
• After Ian departed, Death discovered it was bound by invisible laws and could not see into the Moon Laboratory through the Invisibility Cloak.
• Death recalled creating the three Hallows to escape its prison, and how the Peverell brothers, the Force of Order, Dumbledore, and Harry Potter thwarted its plans.
• Death considered using Ian’s family to pressure him, then chose to investigate the source of its fear instead.
• Ian reviewed his stored memories in the Moon Laboratory and concluded that Death’s later conversations had been calculated, noting that even a god feared him.