Chapter Summaries

Will secured Edward’s cheques, learned that he was excluded from the Howard family’s Christmas dinner, and left with Hobert for Diagon Alley. The chapter ended when the Knight Bus delivered them to the Leaky Cauldron.

• Will watched Edward write bearer cheques, then stunned him and erased his memory with Obliviate.
• Hobert told Will that he could not attend the Christmas dinner because the Howard family was hosting Sir Gell’s daughter, Edward’s future wife.
• Will asked Hobert to take him to Diagon Alley to buy books, and they traveled by Knight Bus.
• When the bus lurched forward, Will stopped Stan Shunpike’s airborne hot chocolate with Impedimenta and Scourgify.
• Will accepted Stan Shunpike’s offer of a free ride if he ever forgot his money, and the Knight Bus reached the Leaky Cauldron.

Hobert brought Will to Diagon Alley, where Will met Sylvia Lestrange and accepted an invitation to spend Christmas at her family’s manor. There, Roy Lestrange revealed that the wizard who had saved his ancestor was named Weiznan Behrens, the false name Will had used in Knockturn Alley.

• Hobert nervously introduced Will as his nephew to Professor McGonagall, who warned him to set a good example for Will.
• Sylvia arrived with her grandfather, Roy Lestrange, and invited Will to spend Christmas with her family.
• Sylvia told Will that her family had supported Dumbledore against Voldemort and that Bellatrix had attacked Roy with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Hobert encouraged Will to accept Sylvia’s invitation, and Roy took Will and Sylvia by Apparition to Lestrange Manor.
• Will saw a painting of a wizard who looked like him rescuing a baby and learned that the wizard’s name was Weiznan Behrens.

Will realized that he was the future Weiznan Behrens whose actions had saved Corvus Lestrange and changed the family’s history. At the Lestrange estate, Roy explained that Weiznan had been left a share of the family fortune and presented a magical item to verify Will’s descent.

• Will connected his resemblance, eyes, and surname to the portrait of Weiznan Behrens and realized he had saved Corvus Lestrange in the future.
• Sylvia introduced Will to her parents and showed him the Lestrange estate, where family members and portraits welcomed him as Weiznan’s descendant.
• Will explored the estate’s magical protections and self-sufficient structures before joining the family for Christmas dinner.
• Roy told Will that the Corvus branch had divided the confiscated Lestrange fortune into three shares, reserving one for Weiznan and his descendants.
• Roy showed Will the Wizard’s Eye, an alchemical item that could test whether he was Weiznan Behrens’s blood descendant.

Will received the Lestrange family vault after proving his identity with the Wizard's Eye, and he wondered why his future self had secured it. At Lestrange Manor, Roy revealed to Victor that the family owed its survival to Lord Weiznan and planned to support Will, while the source of Weiznan's past connection to them remained unexplained.

• Will used the golden Wizard's Eye, which recognized him and turned silver-gray after he supplied his blood.
• Roy gave Will the key to the Lestrange family vault, which included Hufflepuff's Cup, and Will wondered why his future self had claimed it.
• That night, Will reflected on his new wealth and vault, then resolved to keep building his strength.
• At Lestrange Manor, Victor asked Roy whether the old debt and promises were settled and whether Weiznan's predicted calamity would come.
• Roy said Weiznan had rescued the Lestrange branch and urged Victor to support Will, dismissing threats from angry Pure-blood families and School Governors.

Will visited Gringotts with Roy and Sylvia, where he discovered that the Lestrange Vault held Hufflepuff's Cup, a Horcrux, along with a large fortune. He left the cup untouched, then shopped with Sylvia in Diagon Alley and prepared to return to Hogwarts with new potion supplies and protective gear.

• Roy took Will and Sylvia to Gringotts, where Will used his key to open the vault that belonged to him.
• Will spotted Hufflepuff's Cup among the vault's treasure and left the Horcrux untouched.
• Sylvia bought two Wand Care Kits at Ollivanders and gave Will potion protective gear and crystal test tubes as a belated Christmas present.
• Will ordered a large supply of potion ingredients, and the Herb Shop manager gave him a discount and arranged for owls to deliver the goods to Hogwarts.

Will encountered Remus Lupin being extorted by Carlo Gentus and his accomplices over a supposed Werewolf Potion, then helped fight them off. After Lupin and Will escaped, Lupin collapsed in the snow, apparently affected by poison in the potion.

• Will heard men arguing in an alley and recognized the shabby man they were threatening as Remus Lupin.
• Carlo Gentus threatened Will for money, and Will stunned him with Stupefy.
• Lupin shielded Will with spells, pelted Carlo’s accomplices with magically reinforced stones, and escaped with Will.
• Lupin told Will not to tell anyone they had met, then collapsed in the snow.

Will treated Lupin after he was poisoned by a fake werewolf cure, and the two shared a meal and discussed Hogwarts. Lupin agreed to teach Will Defence Against the Dark Arts until school started, though he remained determined to leave before the next full moon.

• Will brewed an antidote for Lupin and cared for him as he recovered from the Amarla Grass toxin.
• Lupin woke the next day, drank Will's second potion, and learned that Will lived alone.
• Lupin decided to leave that night to protect Will from the danger he posed as a werewolf.
• Lupin told Will why he had tried the fake potion and warned him about werewolves during a full moon.
• Will asked Lupin to teach him Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Lupin agreed to stay and teach him until school started.

Will advanced his Defence Against the Dark Arts studies with Lupin and reached Dark Magic LV4, choosing Dark Echo. As Lupin prepared to leave, Will urged him to seek work in the Muggle world and gave him a job lead, leaving Lupin considering the offer.

• Will questioned Lupin about Dark Magic and studied the third- and fourth-year Defence Against the Dark Arts curriculum.
• Will reached Dark Magic LV4 and chose the Dark Echo ability, which increased the power of his spells.
• Lupin prepared to leave two days before Will returned to school, and the two agreed to study together again during the holidays.
• Will suggested that Lupin find work in the Muggle world and explained how spells and restraints could help him manage full moons.
• Will gave Lupin a business card for Green's Bookshop, and Lupin took it after pausing over Will's advice.

The Hogwarts students returned for the new term as Harry grew convinced that Snape was plotting to steal the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry visited the Mirror of Erised again, where Dumbledore spoke to him.

• Will received Hobert’s letter about his allowance, then rode the Hogwarts Express with Sylvia, Hermione, and Neville while studying Potions.
• Harry remembered finding the Mirror of Erised after he and Ron saw Snape corner Quirrell, and he resolved to visit it once more before classes began.
• Will returned to Hogwarts, found Auburn Nott fleeing from their dormitory, and prepared for his extra Potions Class in the Room of Requirement.
• Harry told Hermione and Ron that Snape was after the Philosopher’s Stone, and they agreed to seek proof and protect it from Voldemort.
• Harry put on the Invisibility Cloak and returned to the Mirror of Erised, where Dumbledore greeted him.

Will reached Potions level 4 after days of intensive brewing and chose an ability that made his potions 10% more effective. After Gryffindor won the Quidditch match, Harry spotted Professor Quirrell heading into the Forbidden Forest and followed him.

• Will worried that Harry might resent him for spending time with Snape, though Dumbledore had encouraged Harry to befriend him.
• Will focused on studying and Potions practice, while Sylvia felt hurt when he declined her invitation to watch the Quidditch match.
• Will completed a potion in the Room of Requirement, gained Potions level 4, and chose Potion Potency Proliferation.
• Harry led Gryffindor to victory over Slytherin, while Sylvia remained upset about Will's absence.
• Harry saw a hooded figure he recognized as Professor Quirrell sneak toward the Forbidden Forest and followed him on his broomstick.

Harry followed Professor Quirrell into the Forbidden Forest and lost track of him, while Quirrell searched his traps for unicorns to keep himself and Voldemort alive. Harry met centaurs searching for their missing companion Firenze and offered to help.

• Snape scolded Will Behrens for keeping his distance after Snape sneezed.
• Harry followed Quirrell into the Forbidden Forest, unaware of its dangers, then lost sight of him among the trees.
• Quirrell searched his traps for unicorns, finding a rabbit and a snake before discovering a unicorn caught in the fifth trap.
• Harry heard centaurs calling for Firenze and flew toward them.
• Bane urged Harry to return to the Castle, but a chestnut centaur explained that Firenze was missing and warned Harry about the forest.
• Harry offered to search for Firenze from the air, and the chestnut centaur began describing him.

Quirrell used Legilimency on Firenze to discover the routes unicorns traveled, then attacked the centaurs who tried to rescue him. Harry arrived overhead as Quirrell faced the last centaur still able to fight.

• Harry searched the Forbidden Forest with Ronan and Bane, who told him they were looking for the missing Firenze.
• Quirrell searched Firenze's memories and learned the paths unicorns regularly followed, while Voldemort urged him to set traps and obtain unicorn blood.
• A group of centaurs attacked Quirrell to save Firenze, but Quirrell killed one and trapped two others in a pit.
• Harry arrived on his broomstick after hearing the fighting, and Quirrell looked up at him.

Harry and the centaurs fought Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest while Voldemort urged Quirrell to kill Harry and take control of his body. Quirrell stunned Bane and then struck Harry with a Stupefy, leaving Harry unconscious as he fell from his broom.

• Quirrell fired a Killing Curse at Harry, but Harry dodged while the Brownish-Yellow Centaur attacked Quirrell with an arrow.
• Harry spotted Firenze bound and the black centaur dead, then told Ronan and Bane that Quirrell had killed the centaur.
• Quirrell used fire and the broom jinx to trap Harry in the air, but Ronan threw a stone that made Quirrell's Killing Curse miss.
• Quirrell turned his attacks on the centaurs as Ronan and Bane joined the fight, while Harry tried to reach Firenze.
• Quirrell stunned Bane, then hit Harry with a Stupefy, and Harry fell unconscious from his broom.

Will took Snape’s annotated copy of Advanced Potion-Making to study its principles and learn Sectumsempra. After Harry was injured in the Forbidden Forest, Snape confronted Dumbledore, who had knowingly allowed Harry to face danger as part of preparing him to fight Voldemort.

• Snape gave Will a list of books on Potion principles, then left the classroom after receiving an urgent note.
• Will found Snape’s copy of Advanced Potion-Making and planned to study Sectumsempra and investigate combining Transfiguration with Potions.
• Snape learned that Harry had broken an arm and a leg in the Forbidden Forest and went to the Hospital Wing to brew Skele-Gro.
• Snape demanded an explanation from Dumbledore and questioned why Quirrell was still at Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore reflected that he had let Harry face danger to prepare him to fight Voldemort, then considered another gifted young child as a possible candidate.

Voldemort ordered Quirrell to stay at Hogwarts and recruit a discreet helper, unaware that Harry had survived his fall. Later, Dumbledore took Will to the Kitchens for a late-night meal and began a serious conversation about Will’s future.

• Voldemort punished Quirrell for wanting to flee and insisted that he remain at Hogwarts to pursue the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Voldemort told Quirrell to find a discreet helper who could learn what Hagrid knew, and said he had already chosen someone.
• Will studied Potions, then met Dumbledore, who used Apparition to take him to the Hogwarts Kitchens for food.
• Dumbledore told Will that Harry had broken his arm and leg, and Will said he would visit him.
• Dumbledore said he wanted to talk about Will’s future, leaving Will wondering what he meant.

Voldemort revealed himself to Will and recruited him to help get past Fluffy, promising to teach him in return. Will pretended to agree while planning to use the situation to his advantage, and two nights later he told Dumbledore what had happened.

• Dumbledore warned Will about Quirrell and offered to help him with his studies.
• Quirrell intercepted Will and brought him to his Office, where Voldemort spoke through him.
• Voldemort claimed Dumbledore feared Will's ambition and asked him to serve, then promised to teach him.
• Will agreed to help Voldemort discover Fluffy's weakness in exchange for access to his knowledge.
• Will left with Quirrell's notebooks and later told Dumbledore that Voldemort had revealed himself.

Will secured Dumbledore’s support for using both sides to advance his magical knowledge, while refusing to cut ties with Voldemort or avoid Dark Magic entirely. He continued investigating Fluffy and began developing the Bone-Growing Charm by observing Skele-Gro’s magical effects.

• Will told Dumbledore he intended to learn from Voldemort while pursuing magic above all else, and Dumbledore agreed to support him through Hagrid.
• Will agreed to wait until Harry had recovered and returned to classes before telling Quirrell about Fluffy.
• Will visited the Forbidden Forest and subtly kept Quirrell waiting by claiming he had not yet solved the problem.
• Will removed the bones from two fingers, drank Skele-Gro, and used Sight to record the potion’s flow of magic.
• Will’s bones regrew, leaving him with diagrams he planned to use to develop the Bone-Growing Charm.

While recovering in the Hospital Wing, Harry concluded that Quirrell worked for Voldemort and planned to stop him from reaching the Philosopher’s Stone that night. The chapter left Quirrell preparing to get past Fluffy while Dumbledore was away.

• Hagrid visited Harry, blamed himself for Harry’s fall, and said he was leaving for London to deliver something to Professor Dumbledore.
• Ron, Hermione, and Neville visited Harry, who learned that Snape had taken points from Ron and Neville in Potions Class.
• Harry told his friends that Quirrell had attacked him in the Forbidden Forest and argued that Quirrell had also cursed his Broomstick.
• Hermione agreed that Quirrell was likely working for Voldemort and suspected Snape had protected Harry during the Quidditch match.
• Harry ordered Ron to bring the Invisibility Cloak and told Hermione and Neville to meet them that night so they could protect the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Quirrell told someone in his office that he had learned how to get past the Big Dog.

Will accepted Voldemort’s notebook from Quirrell and used its knowledge to advance his magical research, while Harry and his friends pushed through the challenges guarding the Philosopher’s Stone. The chapter left Harry and Hermione heading for the next challenge as an unseen presence followed them.

• Quirrell gave Will a notebook containing some of Voldemort’s magical knowledge and prepared to leave Hogwarts that night.
• Will experimented with shaping Magic to regrow his finger bone, gaining Charms experience and considering how to develop Skele-Gro into a true charm.
• A chess piece struck Ron unconscious, and Harry took the white queen while Neville carried Ron toward the Hospital Wing.
• Harry and Hermione ran toward the next challenge, unaware of fresh footprints left nearby by someone under a Disillusionment Charm.

Will searched the Restricted Section for ways to simplify spells and found an old book explaining how complex magic could be reduced to core runes and gestures. He realized its approach might help him turn his Skele-Gro magic-drawing process into a spell.

• Dumbledore appeared as Quirrell prepared to kill the unconscious Harry, and Voldemort tried to escape from Quirrell's body.
• Will gave Madam Pomfrey the final batch of Skele-Gro he had brewed while Ron and Neville recovered in the Hospital Wing.
• Will went to the Library to research spell construction and simplify his Skele-Gro process.
• Will found Spells: Origins and Deconstruction in the Restricted Section and learned that spells could be built from core runes and gestures.
• Will concluded that he needed to reduce his magic-drawing process to a concise combination of runes and movements, then give it an incantation.