Chapter Summaries

Harry followed a strict summer routine of studying magic theory with Strange and exercising while he stayed with the Dursleys. In August, he confronted Dudley and his friends as they beat up a boy, unaware that a tattered shape was approaching through the night sky.

• Strange made Harry study Defence Against the Dark Arts and taught him how negative emotions could fuel some Jinxes and Dark Magic.
• Harry endured the Dursleys’ household, studied each day, and ran regularly to improve his fitness.
• More than a month passed, and Harry heard Vernon complain that he was behaving normally without owls or magic.
• During an evening run in August, Harry found Dudley and his friends beating up a boy, with Piers Polkiss holding the victim’s arms.
• Harry strode toward Dudley and his friends, unaware that a tattered shape was drifting closer across the night sky.

Harry drove off two Dementors with the Patronus Charm, then discovered that Mundungus Fletcher and Mrs. Figg had been assigned to watch over him. He and Mundungus carried the unconscious Dudley back to the Dursleys’ home.

• Harry confronted Dudley and his friends, but two Dementors appeared and began attacking Harry and Dudley.
• Harry cast the Patronus Charm and forced the Dementors to retreat.
• Harry disarmed Mundungus Fletcher, who claimed Dumbledore had sent him to keep watch over Harry.
• Mrs. Figg confirmed that Mundungus was telling the truth and revealed that she was a Squib assigned by Dumbledore to look after Harry.
• Harry and Mundungus carried the unconscious Dudley back to the Dursley family home.

After Harry saved Dudley from Dementors, the Ministry suspended his expulsion and scheduled a hearing for August 12. Will learned that Voldemort’s group planned to ambush Harry before he reached the hearing, and he began writing to Dumbledore.

• Harry and Mundungus Fletcher carried the unconscious Dudley into the Dursleys’ living room, where Vernon accused Harry of harming his son.
• An owl delivered Harry’s expulsion notice, but Strange urged him to check Dudley’s condition and stay calm.
• Arthur Weasley told Harry that Dumbledore was investigating, ordered him to stay with the Dursleys and Mundungus, and warned him not to use magic or surrender his wand.
• The Ministry changed Harry’s expulsion to a suspension and summoned him to a hearing on August 12; Sirius also advised him to stay put, and Dumbledore sent Petunia a Howler.
• Will received instructions to find out when Harry would leave home so Voldemort’s group could stop him from reaching the hearing.
• Will reasoned that Voldemort wanted Harry dead because he feared Dumbledore and Lily’s protection, then began writing to Dumbledore.

Will passed Harry’s evacuation plans to Lucius while Dumbledore arranged a trap for the Death Eaters on August 11. Will joined a strategy meeting at Malfoy Manor, where he learned Voldemort had ordered Draco to take part in the operation.

• Will read Grindelwald’s letter, which included Dumbledore’s notes in the margins, and continued experimenting on the captured Dark Wizards.
• Harry wrote to Will, Ron, Hermione, and Neville, then received Will’s reply and told him that he would soon be escorted away from the Dursleys.
• Dumbledore told Will to pass the Death Eaters Harry’s planned route and escorts only after Harry revealed those details, as part of a trap and an apparent search for a spy.
• Will handed Harry’s reply to Lucius, then prepared to get injured during the operation to avoid suspicion.
• Lucius visited Will while he was dosing the captured Dark Wizards, then took him to a strategy meeting at Malfoy Manor, where Will learned Draco would join the operation.

Will attended a Death Eater meeting where Lucius assigned an operation to kill Harry Potter after he left Privet Drive on August 11. Lucius privately gave Will Potions books and ingredients in exchange for protecting Draco, and Will left knowing Draco’s participation could make him a Death Eater beyond redemption.

• Will sat beside the nervous Draco at the Death Eaters’ meeting and publicly praised his chance to serve the Dark Lord.
• Lucius outlined the plan to intercept and kill Harry Potter after he left Privet Drive on August 11, assigning each Death Eater a role.
• After the meeting, Lucius gave Will old Potions books and imported ingredients, then asked him to keep Draco safe during the operation.
• Will agreed to protect Draco and suggested that Lucius have him study Healing Magic before leaving by Floo Powder.
• Will returned home and realized Voldemort was using the operation to test Draco and pressure Lucius, while Draco’s participation could mark him permanently as a Death Eater.

Harry waited anxiously at Privet Drive until Lupin, Sirius, Tonks, Hagrid, and Moody arrived to take him away. Moody used Polyjuice Potion to become Harry, while Harry stayed behind for a secret pickup.

• Dudley remained terrified of Harry, so Harry avoided the Dursleys and ate in his room while Mundungus Fletcher stayed with him.
• Harry waited restlessly through August eleventh as Strange urged him to pack.
• Lupin, Sirius, Tonks, and Hagrid arrived at Number Four, Privet Drive, and Vernon let them take Harry upstairs.
• Moody revealed that he had been hiding under an Invisibility Cloak and explained Dumbledore's plan to split into two groups.
• Moody took Harry's hair and drank Polyjuice Potion, transforming into Harry.
• The others escorted the disguised Moody out of Privet Drive, while the real Harry waited for a signal and a helper to arrive at his window.

Will and Draco joined the Death Eaters’ ambush on the Order of the Phoenix escorting Harry, but Will secretly avoided hitting anyone. The aerial battle left two Death Eaters closing in on the decoy Harry, who raised his wand with a green light at its tip.

• Will reassured a nervous Draco and helped him hide among the Death Eaters as the Order’s group approached Little Whinging.
• Yaxley ordered the Death Eaters to attack, and Lupin, Sirius, Tonks, and the others fought them in the sky.
• Will and Draco fired spells that missed their targets while they stayed amid the chaos.
• Two Death Eaters broke through the Order’s defenses and rushed the decoy Harry, who raised his wand as green light gleamed at its tip.

Will fought alongside the Order during the escape, while a magically altered "Harry Potter" overwhelmed the Death Eaters with Dark Magic. After Tonks destroyed Will’s broomstick, he plunged toward the Thicket as Malfoy dove after him to save him.

• "Harry" killed two Death Eaters with Avada Kedavra and scattered the others with a barrage of spells.
• Will pulled Draco out of the path of a killing curse, then joined the fight against "Harry" and the Death Eaters.
• Hagrid dodged Will’s spells on the Flying Motorcycle while Sirius and the other fighters exchanged attacks with the Death Eaters.
• "Harry" repaired the motorcycle’s damaged sidecar after an Exploding Charm blasted it apart.
• Tonks hit Will’s broomstick with Confringo, sending him plunging toward the Thicket, and Malfoy immediately dove after him.

Will returned to the aerial battle under a Disillusionment Charm and sabotaged the Flying Motorcycle, but Arthur Weasley arrived in an invisible car to rescue Mundungus and join the fight. Moody saw that Arthur had brought the real Harry and the Weasley Twins, while the battle remained underway.

• Will sent Draco away from the fight, then flew back and concealed himself with a Disillusionment Charm.
• Will disarmed a Death Eater attacking Lupin and destroyed the Flying Motorcycle’s sidecar and rear tire with Confringo.
• Hagrid punched a Death Eater from his broom, while Moody used a Levitation Charm to get onto the damaged motorcycle.
• Yaxley hit Mundungus Fletcher with Petrificus Totalus, and Mundungus fell from the sky.
• The Weasley Twins pulled Mundungus into an invisible car, and Arthur Weasley arrived with Kingsley Shacklebolt, Harry, and the Twins.

Arthur Weasley used the Flying Ford Anglia to turn the battle against the Death Eaters, while Will rescued Yaxley and fled with him. The Order regrouped and continued escorting Harry to safety.

• Moody urged Arthur and Kingsley to get Harry out of danger as the Order fought off attacking Death Eaters.
• Arthur drove the Flying Ford Anglia into the fight, knocking Death Eaters from their Broomsticks and forcing them to scatter.
• Yaxley ordered the Death Eaters to spread out, but the car struck him and sent him tumbling toward the thicket.
• Will caught Yaxley with a Levitation Charm and flew away with him as Draco and another Death Eater escaped.
• Moody stopped Arthur from pursuing the fugitives, and the Order checked their injuries before continuing the journey.
• Arthur asked what Hagrid had thrown, and Hagrid admitted it was a sack of his Rock Cakes.

Arthur and the others returned Harry after repelling the Death Eaters, while Voldemort reviewed Yaxley’s memories and realized the operation had been a trap. He summoned Will to warn him that his position might be exposed.

• Arthur flew Harry away with Moody, while George, Fred, and Sirius joined them in the flying car and motorcycle convoy.
• Yaxley reported the failed ambush to Voldemort, who used Legilimency to view his memories.
• Voldemort saw that the false Harry and the flying Ford Anglia had thwarted the Death Eaters, and he praised Will’s actions.
• Voldemort suspected Dumbledore had staged the operation to expose a spy and concluded that the false information, Potter, route, and timing had formed a trap.
• Voldemort sent Yaxley to fetch Will, then told Will that they needed to discuss his safety.

Voldemort warned Will to hide, destroy his Dark Magic materials, and stop experimenting so Dumbledore would not uncover him. Will left Malfoy Manor relieved, while Harry arrived at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters and was called toward a meeting with Dumbledore.

• Voldemort told Will that Dumbledore's operation had likely been a test for a suspected spy and ordered him to lie low and end his experiments.
• Voldemort ordered Will to destroy the Dark Magic materials and manuscripts he had given him, and advised him to use Sylvia as a cover while investigating the Lestrange Vault.
• Will told Voldemort that Dumbledore had questioned him about Quirrell's Dark Magic in First Year, then agreed to stay hidden at Hogwarts.
• Voldemort praised Will for saving Yaxley, and Will left Malfoy Manor relieved that he had bought time to grow stronger.
• Harry arrived at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, where Mrs. Weasley welcomed him and scolded Fred and George for following the adults.
• Harry reunited with Ron and Hermione, but when Dumbledore summoned everyone into a room, he stopped Harry from following and closed the door.

Harry arrived at 12 Grimmauld Place and learned that Rita Skeeter had spent the summer attacking him and Dumbledore while praising Will. After hearing why his friends had stayed silent and learning that Dumbledore had left to prepare for his hearing, Harry decided Dumbledore’s distance was meant to protect him.

• Mrs. Weasley welcomed Harry, and Ron and Hermione took him to his room while following Dumbledore’s instructions.
• Harry confronted Ron and Hermione about not answering his letters, and Hermione showed him newspapers containing Rita Skeeter’s articles.
• Harry concluded that Dumbledore had kept him uninformed to spare him distraction and help him focus on studying with Mr. Strange.
• Ginny told Harry that Percy had argued with their father and disowned the Weasley family over its support for Dumbledore.
• At dinner, Sirius told Harry that Dumbledore had left to attend to something related to Harry’s hearing the next day, and Harry felt reassured.

Harry avoided conviction at his hearing but had to remain at Grimmauld Place, while Will reached Potions LV5 and chose a transformed ability. At Hogwarts Express, Will learned he and Sylvia had been made Prefects, and Ron's arrival left Malfoy red-faced.

• Harry attended his hearing, where Mundungus Fletcher's offer and Amelia Bones's support helped prevent his conviction.
• Harry was told to stay at 12 Grimmauld Place, and Lupin brought him his new textbooks.
• Will brewed potions until his skill reached LV5 and chose the transformed Potion Spell Distortion ability.
• Will met Sylvia at King's Cross, where she said she had been appointed Slytherin's female Prefect and Will showed her his own appointment letter.
• Malfoy asked Will why he was not wearing his Prefect Badge, and Ron boarded with his own badge, making Malfoy's face turn red.

Harry traveled to Hogwarts with Sirius's warnings in mind, while Will attended a briefing for the new Prefects but avoided taking on any duties. At the opening feast, Will spotted Dolores Umbridge sitting among the professors.

• Harry met Ron, Will, and Malfoy on the train, where Ron baited Malfoy about being a Prefect.
• Sylvia took Will to the Prefects' meeting, where Head Boy Cedric and Head Girl Zeria Boone explained the Prefects' duties and privileges.
• Cedric assigned Ron the first train patrol, and Will stayed in the compartment reading instead of patrolling.
• Will arrived at Hogwarts, watched the Sorting, and ate at the opening feast.
• Will noticed Dolores Umbridge sitting at the professors' table.

At the Hogwarts feast, Dumbledore announced Professor Grubbly-Plank would replace Hagrid temporarily and Umbridge would teach History of Magic after the Ministry forced Professor Binns out. Umbridge gave a long speech, provoking Harry’s nausea and a prank by Fred and George, before Dumbledore stopped her.

• Dumbledore announced Professor Grubbly-Plank’s return and introduced Umbridge as the new History of Magic professor.
• Umbridge explained that Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two required Hogwarts professors to be living beings, forcing Professor Binns from his post.
• Will realized the Ministry had used the decree to get Umbridge into Hogwarts and decided not to interfere with her unless she caused him trouble.
• Umbridge continued her lengthy speech while Harry chewed Neville’s Bouncing Bulb to ease his nausea.
• Fred and George mimicked Harry’s retching in a comic rhythm, making the students laugh and angering Umbridge.
• Dumbledore cut Umbridge’s speech short.

Will guided the Slytherin first years to their Common Room, then visited Dumbledore to ask why he had been made a Prefect. Dumbledore revealed that Grindelwald had made Will’s appointment a condition of helping them fight Voldemort.

• Will offered Draco a Prefect badge to lead the first years, but Sylvia reminded Will that he was responsible for guiding them.
• Will led the Slytherin first years to their Common Room, where Sylvia gave them the Password, “Dragon Blood.”
• Will went to Dumbledore’s office and asked why he had been made a Prefect.
• Dumbledore explained that Filius wanted Will to join more school activities and that Grindelwald wanted him to develop leadership qualities.
• Dumbledore told Will that Grindelwald had agreed to help fight Voldemort on the condition that Will become a Prefect.

Will returned to Hogwarts for his fifth year and succeeded in Professor McGonagall’s first Transfiguration lesson, where the class began studying the Vanishing Spell. The lesson ended with Harry in good spirits, though the chapter hinted that his mood would sour by afternoon.

• Will learned that Dumbledore planned to meet Professor Grindelwald in a few days while the Order of the Phoenix searched for its supposed spy.
• Will began fifth-year classes and continued earning Slytherin points while studying advanced magic during lessons.
• Professor McGonagall taught the class about the Vanishing Spell and had the students practice making snails disappear.
• Seamus Finnigan caused an explosion, while Will vanished his snail and its slime and earned two points for Slytherin.
• Will asked Professor McGonagall where vanished things went and learned that no known spell could restore them.
• Harry left the lesson in high spirits after Will offered him pointers, unaware that his mood would be ruined by afternoon.

Harry attended Umbridge’s History of Magic class amid rumors that he had lied about seeing Voldemort. Umbridge insulted Ghosts and delivered a biased lesson on the Werewolf Code of Conduct while watching Harry closely.

• Harry ignored students spreading rumors, and Seamus defended him before Harry stopped him from starting a fight.
• Ron joined Harry and Seamus, and Hermione took points from two students after a near-fight in the dining hall.
• Umbridge replaced Professor Binns and deducted a point from Gryffindor when Hermione tried to speak.
• Umbridge disparaged Ghosts and praised the Ministry’s Educational Decree Number Twenty-Two.
• Umbridge gave Hufflepuff two points when Hannah Abbott answered her question about the Werewolf Code of Conduct.
• Hermione noticed that Umbridge distorted the textbook’s material, while Umbridge kept watching Harry.

Umbridge used a lesson about werewolves to suggest that one might be at Hogwarts, making Harry fear that Lupin’s identity would be exposed. She later summoned Will to her office and revealed that Fudge wanted him to help drive Lupin out of Hogwarts.

• Umbridge taught that werewolves were dangerous and punished Hermione for challenging her account of the Werewolf Code of Conduct.
• Harry worried Umbridge had discovered Lupin was a werewolf and might force him out of Hogwarts.
• Will noticed Snape looking pleased and wondered whether Umbridge was plotting against Lupin.
• Umbridge questioned Draco about the year of the Werewolf Code of Conduct and awarded Slytherin two points for his answer.
• Umbridge summoned Will to her office and said Fudge wanted him to help remove Remus Lupin from his post.