Chapter Summaries

During the summer of 1990, Roy bullied the other children at Wool's Orphanage and ignored his holiday homework while puzzling over Elias’s pendant. The pendant revealed an address just as a letter arrived from St Mungo’s Hospital, leaving Roy with several new leads to pursue.

• Roy scored repeatedly against the children playing football and taunted them until Mia helped up a player he had knocked down.
• Mia scolded Roy for wasting his time, and he shouted nonsense before she drove him back to his room.
• Roy put off his magical summer homework and examined the pendant Elias had left him.
• Roy spoke a phrase into the pendant, which opened and revealed a key and a note naming Palm Beach No. 1: Thorne Manor.
• An owl delivered a letter from St Mungo’s Hospital, and Roy smiled at the timing of the new developments.

Roy collected his repaired wand from Ollivander and began an internship at St Mungo's Hospital. Madam Pomfrey brought him to meet Sophia, the hospital director, where he reported for duty as the Bee Doctor.

• Ollivander returned Roy's repaired wand, which unleashed blue lightning when Roy tested it.
• Ollivander let Roy keep the wand and gave him wand-care tools.
• Roy remembered that Aisling still had his Elder Wand replica and Black Eagle Dagger, then said he planned to intern at St Mungo's Hospital.
• Madam Pomfrey found Roy in St Mungo's lobby and hurried him to the director's office to meet Sophia.
• Roy saluted Sophia and reported for duty as the Bee Doctor.

Roy impressed Director Sophia and Madam Pomfrey with his knowledge of magical exhaustion and received a student-intern badge for St Mungo's Hospital. He began working in the Spell Damage Department while Aisling trained hard at her family castle, determined to surpass him when school resumed.

• Sophia tested Roy on treating magical exhaustion, and Roy gave an extensive explanation that impressed her and Madam Pomfrey.
• Sophia gave Roy an identification badge as a St Mungo's Hospital Student Intern, while warning him not to treat patients without qualifications.
• Roy put on a white coat and went to the Spell Damage Department to begin fieldwork.
• At the Grindelwald Family castle, Aisling trained with weights and vowed that Roy would no longer be her match when school started.

Roy treated Frank and Alice Longbottom at St Mungo’s, enabling them to sit up, speak fragments, and respond to touch despite remaining mentally impaired. Madam Longbottom discovered the improvement and, reassured by Roy’s explanation that Dumbledore was involved, asked him to continue helping them.

• Madam Longbottom brought Neville to visit Frank and Alice at St Mungo’s and scolded him to be brave.
• Madam Longbottom and Neville entered the ward and found Roy testing Frank and Alice after treating them.
• Frank raised one finger in response to Roy, and Alice and Frank reached out to touch Madam Longbottom as she called to them.
• Roy told Madam Longbottom that his magic could heal physical injuries and that Dumbledore had directed him to help with their mental damage.
• Madam Longbottom thanked Roy and asked him to continue treating Frank and Alice.

Mia studied Horcruxes with Sebastian while Roy was away, then suffered a sudden transformation after coughing up black sludge. Roy was blasted back as deadly black mist erupted from Mia and began destroying the activity room.

• Mia studied the Horcrux knowledge Slytherin had left behind, and Sebastian warned her about the pain and dangers of making a Horcrux.
• Roy returned from St Mungo's Hospital and drank from Mia's unfinished bottle, angering her.
• Mia began coughing violently, but Roy assumed she was pretending until she coughed up black sludge.
• The black sludge burst into magical mist that blasted Roy across the room and poured from Mia's body.
• Mia roared as the black mist destroyed everything it touched, and Roy realized he had angered her to death.

Roy tried to stop Mia after her black mist erupted and began destroying the orphanage, then lured her outside and fled with Harry on a bicycle. After Harry fell off and disappeared in the smoke, Mia caught up with Roy, leaving him alone and facing her attack.

• Mia unleashed corrosive black mist that destroyed the activity room, while Roy tried and failed to subdue her with a spell.
• Roy used a Dungbomb to stun Mia briefly, then ran outside to draw her away from the orphanage.
• Harry arrived at the orphanage, and Roy grabbed him and fled with him on a bicycle as Mia pursued them.
• Roy used his Golden Rose and Overload to speed away and cover the street in smoke, but Harry fell off the bicycle and knocked himself unconscious.
• Roy searched for Harry, but Mia burst through the smoke and charged at him.

Roy defeated the rampaging Mia after she attacked him with the black mist of her Obscurus, then discovered she was an Obscurial and carried her toward the orphanage. A familiar woman stopped him and announced that he was under arrest.

• Mia attacked Roy with rubble and black mist, but Roy repeatedly reappeared unharmed and countered with fireballs.
• Roy overwhelmed Mia with rapid attacks, then stopped a final barrage when she cried out for mercy.
• Mia tried to stab Roy with black mist, but he noticed and kicked her unconscious.
• Roy checked Mia's injuries, covered her with his jacket, and carried her toward the orphanage while worrying that she was an Obscurial.
• A familiar woman stopped Roy and said, "Haki Bee Haki, you're under arrest."

After Roy subdued Mia’s Obscurus, Aurors arrested him for violating the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy and took him to the Ministry of Magic. As he was booked into a cell, Roy was asked who could serve as his legal guardian.

• Kingsley and the Aurors arrived at the ruined battlefield, and Roy explained that Mia’s Obscurus had gone out of control and that she needed treatment at St Mungo’s Hospital.
• An Auror took Mia to the hospital, and Roy surrendered his wand to Kingsley before being taken into custody.
• Kingsley brought Roy to the Ministry of Magic and quietly advised him to tell the Department of Magical Law Enforcement that he knew nothing.
• Kingsley led Roy through the Ministry to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, where a cell guard recorded Roy’s name, address, and age.
• When the guard asked who Roy’s legal guardian was, Roy wondered if he could represent himself.

Roy waited in an interrogation room after being arrested, worrying about Mia and the orphanage children. Arthur Weasley told him that Mia was in isolation at St. Mungo’s and Harry Potter was badly injured and unconscious before Madam Bones arrived to question Roy about his alleged crimes.

• Kingsley had Roy placed in an interrogation room at the Ministry of Magic while he dealt with other matters.
• Roy worried about Mia’s condition and the children at the orphanage as he waited alone.
• Arthur Weasley and Tonks visited Roy, and Arthur told him that Ministry specialists were handling the aftermath.
• Arthur said Mia was in an isolation ward at St. Mungo’s and Harry Potter was unconscious with serious injuries.
• Madam Bones arrived with Ministry officials and sent Arthur and Tonks away before questioning Roy.
• Madam Bones asked Roy whether he knew what he had done wrong, and Roy tentatively answered, “littering?”

Roy Smith faced questioning by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement over his use of magic and Apparition, but repeatedly demanded to see Dumbledore and challenged the prosecutor's conduct. Bones ended the interrogation and said Roy would remain in custody until a Hogwarts professor could guarantee his release; she then removed the biased prosecutor from the case.

• Bones and a prosecutor questioned Roy about suspected illegal magic use, unauthorized Apparition, and bypassing Trace detection.
• Roy refused to answer the allegations and repeatedly said he wanted to see Dumbledore.
• Roy accused the prosecutor of maliciously interrogating him, and Bones ended the questioning.
• Bones told Roy that Mr Weasley could not bail him out and that he would have to wait for Dumbledore, who was away in Luxembourg.
• Bones questioned prosecutor Selwyn about his cousin's conflict with Roy and transferred the case to the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes.

Roy spent the night in the Auror Office after the chaos involving Mia, and wondered whether his Ancient Magic could cure her Obscurus. Snape arrived to collect him, and Roy left carrying his bedding and snacks before Aisling mocked him in the corridor.

• Tonks and Mr Weasley brought Roy bedding and snacks, and Mr Weasley explained that Dumbledore would not return until the next day.
• Roy went to sleep and resolved to cure Mia's Obscurus, recalling how close they had been when she was younger.
• A guard woke Roy, who hit his head on a table and healed the wound with Ancient Magic.
• Snape arrived to collect Roy, and Roy packed his wand, bedding, and snacks before leaving the interrogation room.
• Roy headed toward the elevators and heard Aisling mock him for ending up in prison.

In Austria, Aisling learned that Roy had been arrested by the British Ministry of Magic and decided to travel to Britain to rescue him. She set off through Grindelwald Castle’s Floo Powder Network, leaving for the Ministry.

• Aisling ate and drank alone at Grindelwald Castle, then returned to her room to write Roy a letter.
• Wolf brought Aisling an arrest form reporting that Roy had been imprisoned for a battle involving Mia Saru and a violation of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
• Aisling laughed at Roy’s arrest and ordered Wolf to prepare for a trip to Britain.
• Aisling changed into formal clothes, took Floo Powder, and traveled to the British Ministry of Magic.

After Snape released Roy, Aisling told him he could no longer return to the orphanage and offered him a place to stay at her house. Roy thanked her and helped carry his bedding with her through the Ministry.

• Aisling revealed that Roy’s trial was scheduled for next Thursday and that Mia’s Obscurus had destroyed two streets.
• Aisling told Roy the orphanage children had been given Memory Charms and that he could not visit Mia or Harry at St Mungo’s.
• Roy accepted Aisling’s invitation to stay at her house after she insisted he come.
• Roy and Aisling carried his bedding toward the elevator and thanked each other.

Roy and Aisling left the Ministry with Mr Weasley’s invitation to stay at The Burrow, but first Roy returned to Wool’s Orphanage to collect his belongings. After one last look back, he departed with Aisling and Kingsley, leaving the orphanage behind.

• Roy and Aisling visited Mr Weasley at the Ministry, and Roy explained that Snape had secured his release.
• Mr Weasley invited Roy to stay at The Burrow, and Roy asked if Aisling could come too; she accepted.
• Mr Weasley asked Kingsley to take Roy and Aisling to the orphanage and then to The Burrow.
• Roy and Aisling entered Wool’s Orphanage, where Roy packed his belongings while Aisling saw the room he had lived in.
• Roy left the orphanage with his luggage, Aisling, and Kingsley, looking back once before they Apparated away.

Roy and Aislin arrived at The Burrow, where Mrs Weasley welcomed them and served them breakfast. Aislin charmed Mrs Weasley with flattery and an expensive gift, while she and Roy traded silent insults.

• Kingsley teleported Roy and Aislin to The Burrow and left them there.
• Mrs Weasley greeted Roy warmly, then welcomed Aislin after she introduced herself as a friend of Fred and George.
• Mrs Weasley prepared a lavish breakfast for Roy and Aislin while they chatted in the kitchen.
• Aislin gave Mrs Weasley an expensive French dress, but Mrs Weasley affectionately refused to accept it.
• Roy and Aislin silently insulted each other as Mrs Weasley fussed over Aislin.

Roy and Aisling spent the morning at The Burrow, bickering over gifts and enjoying Mrs Weasley’s breakfast. Ginny and Fred and George joined them, and Roy’s deliberately rude gift left Aisling laughing.

• Aisling told Roy she had arranged Mrs Weasley’s dress while he was away, then they argued about what made a good gift.
• Roy and Aisling lingered over Mrs Weasley’s breakfast and admired the countryside around The Burrow.
• Ginny came downstairs, saw the unfamiliar guests, and hurried back to her room after Aisling greeted her.
• Fred and George rushed into the kitchen, and Aisling gave them expensive snacks to stop their teasing.
• Roy handed Fred a used napkin and asked him to throw it away, making Aisling burst out laughing.

Roy waited anxiously at the Weasleys’ breakfast table for Dumbledore to return and help with his impending trial. Dumbledore arrived with Arthur, leaving the family hopeful that Roy’s situation could be resolved.

• Aisling gave Percy an expensive gold pocket watch and praised his future prospects, while Fred and George teased him.
• Charlie joined breakfast with Ron and Ginny, and he and Aisling discussed the Weasley brothers’ career plans.
• The conversation turned to Roy’s upcoming trial, and Roy said they could only wait for Dumbledore to return.
• Arthur arrived at the Burrow with Dumbledore, who greeted the gathered family.

Dumbledore examined the unconscious Harry Potter and Mia at St Mungo’s, then discussed Harry’s attack and future with Snape. He left to deal with Roy’s situation, while Snape remained in the ward and reminded Dumbledore of their deal.

• Dumbledore checked Harry’s protection and Mia’s condition as both children lay unconscious in the ward.
• Snape emerged from the shadows and accused Dumbledore of failing to protect Harry, who had been attacked by Mia while seeking Roy Smith.
• Dumbledore explained that Lily’s sacrifice had saved Harry from the Obscurus’s Dark Magic.
• Snape said he had only asked for Harry to be kept alive, and Dumbledore confirmed that Harry would start school the following year.
• Dumbledore said the Weasley family would guide Harry and that Harry would need to face the returning Dark Lord.
• Dumbledore left to attend to Roy’s matter, and Snape warned him not to forget their deal.

Dumbledore met Roy at the Weasleys' home after Mia's rampage exposed Roy's past magic and Apparition, and promised to have the Ministry drop the charges against him. He left Roy at the Burrow, where Roy was expected to stay until returning to school in September.

• Dumbledore arrived during breakfast, and Roy whisked him away to speak privately in the orchard.
• Roy complained that he had only subdued Mia to protect the orphanage children and that he had lost his home and family.
• Dumbledore calmed Roy and said Mia would be registered as a Special Obscurial and monitored, while Harry might stay with Arthur and Molly before returning regularly to the Dursleys.
• Dumbledore told Roy to stay with the Weasleys and return to school in September, then promised there would be no trial and that he would get the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to drop the charges.
• Roy celebrated Dumbledore's plan to ask Ministry officials for a favor, while Dumbledore privately thought Roy's attitude was shameless.

Dumbledore arranged for Roy and Mia to stay with the Weasleys until Mia left the hospital, then gave Roy the Key to the Dumbledore family’s vacant ancestral home as their future residence. After Dumbledore departed, Roy returned to the kitchen and erupted when Fred and George mocked his past.

• Roy and Dumbledore discussed Aisling’s improved spirits and Roy’s role in helping her avoid Grindelwald’s path.
• Dumbledore told Roy he could not return to the orphanage and advised him to stay with the Weasleys until Mia was discharged.
• Roy worried about finding a home for himself and Mia, and Dumbledore gave him the Key to the Dumbledore family’s empty ancestral home on the Fertile Soil Plain.
• Roy and Dumbledore discussed Roy’s treatment of Frank and Alice, the Ministry’s attention, and Dumbledore’s plan to refuse the Minister for Magic position.
• Dumbledore warned Roy not to use Apparition without Ministry-recognized qualifications, then left the Burrow.
• Roy returned to the kitchen, where Fred and George mocked his embarrassing past, and he flew into a rage.