Chapter Summaries

Aisling found Roy barely alive among the battlefield’s corpses, but the potion he carried could not heal him. To save Roy, she accepted Elias’s demand for an Unbreakable Vow renouncing revenge against the American Wizarding World, ending the generations-long conflict between it and the Grindelwald Family.

• Aisling searched the mass grave, killing wounded pursuers until she found Roy unconscious beside a radio.
• Aisling could not find the medicine she had discarded, then discovered a potion in Roy’s pocket and poured it into his mouth, but his wound barely closed.
• Elias told Aisling that Roy would die unless she agreed to an Unbreakable Vow forbidding her and the Wizard Purist Party from taking revenge on the American Wizarding World.
• Aisling accepted Elias’s terms, and they made the Unbreakable Vow as the feud between the American Wizarding World and the Grindelwald Family ended.

After Aisling saved Roy with Elias's Potion, Elias confessed his role in the deaths of her family and died asking her to end her hatred. Aisling rested on the beach and woke to find Roy alive, but their peaceful sunrise reunion ended when she accused him of using Imperio and slapped him flying.

• Aisling used one of Elias's Potions to heal Roy, then spared Elias and offered him another Potion.
• Elias refused the Potion, confessed that he had opposed the operation against Aisling's family but stayed silent, and asked her to give his assets to Roy as atonement.
• Elias died after asking Aisling to let go of her hatred, and she left his body without answering.
• Aisling dragged Roy from the mass grave, collapsed on the beach, and fell asleep after reflecting on her family and the Unbreakable Vow.
• Aisling woke the next morning and greeted Roy, but she struck him with a powerful slap and accused him of using Imperio on her.

Roy recovered on the beach and learned that Aisling had saved him by making an Unbreakable Vow never to take revenge on the American Wizarding World. As they watched the sunrise, Roy explained the battle, and Aisling called him a murderer after hearing his self-defense.

• Roy asked Aisling how she had saved him, and she explained that she had traded an Unbreakable Vow for healing Potions from Elias.
• Roy worried that Elias had harmed Aisling, then learned that Elias had survived Roy's attack and heard Aisling recount what had happened.
• Roy thanked Aisling, and the two watched the sunrise while Roy said she could begin her life again without hatred.
• Aisling asked Roy what he had done, and he described the fighting, the Thunderbird, the Qilin, and his duel with Elias.
• Roy defended his actions as self-defense, and Aisling called him shameless for blaming his victims.

After surviving the battle, Roy and Aisling left the bloodied shore on Elias’s jet ski, heading for New York. Snape arrived after their departure and found Elias dead, while Dumbledore recognized Roy and Aisling’s magical traces at the massacre site.

• Roy admitted that Felix Felicis had helped him survive, and he and Aisling discussed how they had escaped the searchers and lost their food.
• Roy decided they should leave the remote shore, pushed Elias’s jet ski into the sea, and invited Aisling to ride with him.
• Roy and Aisling rode toward the setting sun, planning to go to New York, and left the bay of corpses behind.
• Snape arrived at the scorched battlefield, found Elias dead, and contacted Dumbledore after failing to find Roy and Aisling.
• Dumbledore identified Roy’s magic and sensed that Aisling’s great-uncle, another member of Grindelwald’s family, had been present; he decided to inform the American Ministry of Magic.

Roy and Aisling reached a seaside town, where American Ministry of Magic agents tried to take them into custody. Snape intervened and summoned Dumbledore, whose refusal forced the agents to withdraw.

• Roy brought Aisling ashore at a small seaside town and convinced the dock manager they had been separated from their parents.
• Aisling called the approaching agents child traffickers, but one of them stunned the dock manager as the agents tried to seize the exhausted children.
• Snape arrived and confronted the agents, then summoned Dumbledore instead of fighting them himself.
• Dumbledore refused to let the American agents take Roy and Aisling, and the agents vanished from the dock.

After Dumbledore rescued Roy and Aisling from the American Ministry of Magic, he sent them back to Britain by Portkey. Roy was immediately taken to St. Mungo’s, where healers discovered numerous injuries and admitted him to the ICU.

• Dumbledore made a Portkey for Roy and Aisling, then gave them sweets after Roy complained that they had not eaten in two days.
• Dumbledore sent Roy to Britain first, then took Aisling away and told her that her family was waiting for her.
• Roy arrived in the Hogwarts Headmaster’s Office, where the professors gave him a Draught of Living Death and sent him to St. Mungo’s.
• Healers examined Roy and found injuries across his chest, limbs, back, ribs, and internal organs.
• The healers admitted Roy to the ICU, and Madam Pomfrey and the professors learned how badly he had been hurt.

Roy woke in the hospital after being rescued from America and worried about Aisling, who was still there with Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall visited him, discussed his broken wand, and asked him to recount what had happened in America.

• Roy woke in the hospital, found his belongings beside his bed, and discovered that his wand was badly charred.
• Roy asked a nurse about Aisling, but she did not know who Roy meant and said Professor McGonagall would visit.
• Professor McGonagall told Roy that Aisling and Dumbledore were still handling matters in America and that Aisling had fewer injuries than he did.
• Professor McGonagall examined Roy's wand and explained that its melted core would have to be replaced.
• Roy began telling Professor McGonagall about his and Haki Bee's adventure in America, embellishing some parts and omitting others.

After recovering from his injuries at St. Mungo’s, Roy was discharged without anyone coming to take him back to school. Left on his own with a broken wand and no money, he headed toward Charing Cross Road to seek help from Ollivander and withdraw money from Gringotts.

• Roy recounted his encounter with the Elias Curse to Professor McGonagall, who returned his cleaned Exoskeleton Armor and urged him to rest.
• Professor McGonagall left Roy snacks and advanced Transfiguration books, and Roy began studying while confined to his hospital bed.
• Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Sprout visited Roy daily, but Dumbledore and Aisling remained in America.
• Roy’s injuries gradually healed during his monotonous stay at St. Mungo’s, and a nurse informed him that he could leave the hospital.
• Roy left St. Mungo’s alone with his broken wand and no money, then set off for Charing Cross Road to visit Ollivander and Gringotts.

Roy visited Ollivander to repair his damaged first wand, and chose Thunderbird feathers to replace its melted Phoenix-feather core. Ollivander agreed to the repair but demanded 20 Galleons up front, so Roy stormed off to Gringotts to get money.

• Roy brought his charred wand to Ollivander, who found that its Phoenix-feather core had melted but that the wand could be repaired.
• Ollivander explained that he lacked a replacement Phoenix feather and offered Roy Unicorn Hair, Dragon Heartstring, or a wait of several years.
• Roy chose to replace the core and gave Ollivander Thunderbird feathers from his backpack.
• Ollivander agreed to use the Thunderbird feathers and said the repair would take over a week, then offered Roy a temporary wand.
• Ollivander demanded 20 Galleons before beginning the repair, so Roy reclaimed his wand and feathers and rushed to Gringotts.

Roy returned to Hogwarts after being rescued from America, but the grieving students mistook him for Fred or George using Polyjuice Potion. The truth became clear when Fred and George arrived and recognized Roy, leaving the Great Hall stunned.

• At dinner, Cedric left the grieving Hufflepuff table to take food to the ill Tonks in the Hospital Wing.
• Roy entered the Great Hall and announced that he had returned, but the students and professors thought he was a prank by Fred or George.
• Roy tried to convince everyone he was really Roy, while Professor McGonagall told him to stop pretending and return to his seat.
• Fred and George arrived at the Great Hall, and Charlie questioned why they were there.
• Fred and George spotted Roy and shouted that he was back, realizing that the supposed prank was actually Roy.

Roy returned to the Hufflepuff Common Room and entertained his classmates with a dramatized account of his and Aisling’s escape from America. The gathering turned tense when a student asked why Aisling had not returned with him.

• Owen and the Hufflepuff students prepared a welcome party while Roy was away meeting Professor McGonagall.
• Roy returned to the Common Room, where students crowded around him with questions about Professor Thorn, Aisling, and the recent events.
• Roy gathered the students in a circle and told them a polished version of how he and Aisling had worked together, been captured, and ended up in America.
• Roy described their wilderness journey and escape, showing the students his radio and scars while exaggerating his role and altering details of their magic.
• Tonks questioned how Roy had learned Apparition, and Roy claimed it had left him with serious injuries.
• A student asked whether Roy had abandoned Aisling, leaving the room suspicious of him.

Roy recounted his battle in America to the Hogwarts students, then reassured Tonks that he would stand up for her if she ever needed him. Tonks asked him to help her prepare for the Auror advanced course after admitting she had forgotten his Potions lessons.

• Roy described fighting Dark wizards alongside a Thunderbird and surviving his duel with Elias before Aisling rescued him.
• The students reacted with awe to Roy’s account, and Connor asked whether Roy had killed Professor Thorn.
• After the students left, Roy sorted through his books and teased Tonks, who was returning to the Hospital Wing.
• Tonks told Roy she had feared he would die and said he was like a little brother to her.
• Roy promised to fight for Tonks if she was ever in danger, and they bumped fists and vowed to fight to the end.
• Tonks asked Roy to help her because she feared she would not get into the Auror advanced course and had forgotten his Potions lessons.

After returning to Hogwarts, Roy was overwhelmed by the mental and magical aftereffects of killing many people and using Ancient Magic, then collapsed and dreamed of being swarmed by enemies. Fred and George found him after he woke, and the three headed back to the Castle together.

• Roy wandered the school and revisited his secret base, where memories of killing Elias and others stirred his anger and restlessness.
• Roy's negative emotions and surging Ancient Magic overwhelmed him, and he collapsed in the clearing after trying to use his wand on himself.
• Roy dreamed of fighting endless enemies on a blood-red plain until beasts dragged him into a sea of blood.
• Fred and George found Roy after he woke in the dark, but he insisted he was fine and asked where the two circles had gone.
• Roy realized the circles had been a hallucination, then walked back toward the Castle with Fred and George and asked for more fireworks.

Roy worried that the black mist in his Ancient Magic meant Dark Magic was affecting him, then found a cryptic message in Elias's abandoned office. He left the office feeling lighter and agreed to help Fred and George set off their new fireworks that night.

• Roy returned to the dormitory, hid his troubles from Cedric and the others, and noticed a trace of black mist mixed into his Ancient Magic.
• Roy visited Elias's abandoned office and found the words “If peace lies at the end of war, then I will fight to the very end” carved inside a desk drawer.
• Roy reflected on Elias and the war, then felt his mood improve as the black mist seemed to fade.
• Fred and George found Roy and invited him to test their new fireworks, but Roy lectured them about studying for finals.
• Roy agreed to join Fred and George that night, when the fireworks would have a better effect.

Roy's fireworks disrupted the Hufflepuff common room during final-exam preparation, and he later helped classmates review as the exams approached. The exams ended with Snape setting the Potions test remotely, while Defense Against the Dark Arts was canceled because Roy had killed its teacher and Snape was absent.

• Roy set off fireworks over the Forbidden Forest, disrupting the students' studying, and Tonks punished him while Professor McGonagall beat Fred and George.
• Roy attended self-study sessions and tutored students preparing for their final exams.
• Dumbledore, Snape, and Aisling remained in America through exam day, and Snape assigned the Potions exam remotely through Professor McGonagall.
• Roy completed his exams, brewing Scab Potion, transforming a mouse into an ornate golden cup, and finishing written papers quickly.
• The Defense Against the Dark Arts exam was canceled because Roy had killed the teacher and Snape was absent, and the final exams ended.

After Cedric took first place in the year, Hogwarts gathered for the House Cup ceremony, where Dumbledore announced Elias Thorn’s death and honored Roy for rescuing Aisling. Dumbledore awarded Hufflepuff 150 points, making it the House Cup winner and leaving Roy celebrated by his House.

• Cedric finished first in the year, ahead of Roy, whose History of Magic score cost him points.
• Hufflepuff trailed Slytherin by 14 points before the House Cup ceremony, and Roy noticed Aisling was absent from the Great Hall.
• Dumbledore announced that Elias Thorn and his 121 accomplices had died in a battle with two adult Thunderbirds, and that Aisling had been rescued.
• Dumbledore commended Roy for saving Aisling and announced that he would receive the Order of Merlin, Second Class, and Hogwarts' First-Class Special Award for Services to the School.
• Dumbledore awarded Hufflepuff 150 points, declared it the House Cup winner, and the students lifted Roy into the air to celebrate.

Hufflepuff celebrated winning the House Cup, with Roy taking credit in a boastful speech before Dumbledore summoned him to his office. The chapter ended with Dumbledore inviting Roy to tell him what had happened.

• Hufflepuff students celebrated their House Cup victory by tossing Roy into the air, and Professor Sprout accepted the trophy from Dumbledore.
• Professor Sprout thanked Roy and asked him to speak, so Roy predicted Hufflepuff would win a long string of future championships.
• A young witch watched Roy's speech, called him Jiahao, and left after repeating a remark he had once made about her.
• Dumbledore announced the start of summer vacation, then sent Fawkes to deliver Roy a note summoning him to the Headmaster's Office.
• Roy went to Dumbledore's office, where Dumbledore greeted him and asked what he wanted to tell him.

Roy met Dumbledore to discuss the blackened Ancient Magic he developed after killing many people, and Dumbledore advised him to rest and monitor his condition. After collecting his rewards and Elias’s pendant, Roy was asked to recount the battle in America, as Dumbledore suspected someone besides the Thunderbird may have helped him.

• Roy told Dumbledore that he had collapsed after leaving the hospital and dreamed of slaughtering enemies in the Blood God's arena, after which black magic appeared in his Ancient Magic.
• Dumbledore examined Roy's magic, found the black mist had faded, and advised him to rest over the summer and report any changes.
• Roy asked for his Order of Merlin medal and a bonus, and Dumbledore gave him a pendant left to him by Elias, along with school reward money.
• Roy asked what Dumbledore had discussed with the American Ministry of Magic, but Dumbledore first demanded Roy describe the battle himself.
• Dumbledore asked Roy whether anyone besides the Thunderbird had helped him during the battle, and Roy wondered if there had been someone else.

Roy recounted his battle to Dumbledore, who warned him about Dark Magic and refused his request to move Harry from his relatives because Harry’s protection was essential against Voldemort. Roy left Hogwarts for the summer with his belongings, a reward, and a golden vessel he had stolen from Dumbledore’s office.

• Roy told Dumbledore how he defeated his opponent with his final Chidori Sharp Spear and lost consciousness.
• Dumbledore praised Roy but warned him to restrain himself from using Dark Magic because it could affect his mind.
• Dumbledore said his work in America involved Miss Grindelwald’s family secrets and confirmed Roy’s internship at St Mungo’s Hospital.
• Dumbledore refused Roy’s proposal concerning Harry, explaining that Harry had to live with his relatives to preserve the protection that could help defeat Voldemort.
• Roy hurried to collect his luggage, secretly took a golden vessel from Dumbledore’s office, and left Hogwarts after saying goodbye to the empty Hufflepuff Common Room.

Roy reunited with Aisling near the station, but refused her offer of a ride after the two shared an awkward, warm exchange. He missed the Hogwarts Express, and Aisling left him behind in her carriage, leaving Roy stranded at the station.

• Roy hurried toward the station with his heavy luggage and unexpectedly met Aisling in the woods.
• Roy and Aisling exchanged jokes, laughed together, and hugged before she offered him a ride in her carriage.
• Roy declined Aisling's offer, saying they should go their separate ways, and she left without him.
• The Hogwarts Express departed before Roy reached it, despite Cedric and the Weasley Twins calling to him from the train.
• Roy shouted for Aisling to help him, but she ordered Wolf to leave him behind and the carriage flew away.