Chapter Summaries

Kyle and his allies continued their schemes at Hogwarts while Kyle prepared a replacement arm for Snape. Kyle ambushed Snape during Potions class and surgically attached the new arm before fleeing, leaving Snape furious.

• Kyle tasked Cedric with searching the sewers for the Basilisk after Dumbledore granted him the right to dispose of it, while Cedric used Parseltongue to aid the search.
• Fred and George began the Hunter Project, planning to build a massive mech to fight threats like the Hydra.
• Kyle brought Snape’s cloned arm to the Potions classroom, where Snape refused his treatment and tried to keep him away.
• Fred disarmed Snape while George used an alchemical suit to pin and anesthetize him.
• Kyle cut off Snape’s Dark Arts-corroded arm, attached the replacement with the Mystical Palm Technique, and escaped with the Weasley twins as Snape roared in anger.

As Hogwarts ended the school year, Kyle and his friends planned their summer and prepared for an Order of Merlin ceremony. Kyle returned to France, where Konan and Hydrangea awaited him at New Nurmengard Castle.

• Snape gave Kyle a half-finished Felix Felicis batch as his Potions final, blasted him away when he drew his axe, and Kyle vowed to send the Six Paths of Pain to honor him.
• Kyle asked George, Fred, and Cedric about their summer plans; the twins planned to earn money and prepare to become Animagi, while Cedric planned to do the same and Kyle refused.
• George and Fred explained that they needed money for the One Hundred Puppets Technique and to support Ginny, then shoved Ron onto the Hogwarts Express after he complained.
• Kyle said he would return to France and meet them on August 20 for their Order of Merlin investiture ceremony; Cedric revealed he had tamed the Basilisk Xin Ya and shrunk it into a pet snake.
• After the Hogwarts Express departed, Kyle used Grindelwald's reusable Portkey to travel from Hogsmeade to New Nurmengard Castle, where Konan and Hydrangea welcomed him.

Snape visited Lucius Malfoy and revealed that the diary Lucius had used to frame Weasley was a Horcrux, then recruited him to help form a hidden organization. Lucius agreed to join Shell under an Unbreakable Vow, as Snape planned to resurrect the Dark Lord and later use Dumbledore’s strength to secure their freedom.

• Snape arrived at Malfoy Manor and asked Lucius to speak privately about the diary, sending Draco away.
• Snape confronted Lucius about his loyalty and revealed that the diary was one of the Dark Lord’s Horcruxes.
• Snape told Lucius that the Dark Lord had at least four Horcruxes, including two once entrusted to Bellatrix Lestrange and Regulus Black.
• Snape asked Lucius to gather former Death Eaters for a covert organization called Shell, and Lucius agreed.
• Snape and Lucius sealed their arrangement with an Unbreakable Vow, leaving three faint chain marks on Snape’s hand.

Kyle’s attempt to enjoy a quiet night in Paris turned awkward when he ran into Hermione while accompanied by Konan, who introduced herself as his personal assistant. The Grangers joined them, leaving Kyle caught between Konan’s teasing and Hermione’s displeasure as he offered to host them.

• Kyle secretly began growing the Six Paths of Pain at Akina Mountain Manor, though they would not be ready until the next school year.
• Kyle and Konan went to a Paris bar, then Kyle wandered to the Seine and imagined destroying the city with various magical attacks.
• Hermione recognized Kyle by the Seine while traveling in France with her parents, the Grangers.
• Konan introduced herself to Hermione as Kyle’s personal assistant and emphasized that she handled all aspects of his daily life.
• Hermione noticed Kyle and Konan wore matching belts, and Mrs. Granger recognized her daughter’s displeasure as a sign of first love.
• Kyle greeted the Grangers, accepted Mr. Granger’s thanks for saving him in Diagon Alley, and invited the family to let him host them.

Hermione arrived with her parents at Kyle’s castle and realized its true owner was Gellert Grindelwald, leaving her terrified of being in a Dark Lord’s home. Meanwhile, Harry endured a lonely summer at the Dursleys’ and counted the days until he could return to Hogwarts.

• Hermione and her parents arrived at New Nurmengard Castle, and Hermione guessed that Kyle was Grindelwald’s descendant.
• Hermione recognized the castle’s owner, Gellert Grindelwald, and worried about how to escape his lair safely.
• Harry stayed at the Dursleys’, where they mostly ignored him and he avoided magic for fear of being expelled.
• Harry missed his Hogwarts friends and wondered why Ron and Draco had not written to him.
• Harry suspected Lucius had forbidden Draco from writing and grew resentful toward him.

Hermione woke late at Kyle’s family castle and let him choose how to spend the day, but her request to see the library derailed her vacation plans. She became absorbed in its rare magical books until Konan called them to lunch, and Kyle reminded her that she had come to France on holiday.

• Hermione woke late in a luxurious bedroom at Kyle’s family castle and joined Kyle for breakfast.
• Kyle asked Hermione what she wanted to do, and she suggested visiting the castle library instead of Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre.
• Kyle took Hermione to the library, where its vast collection of books delighted her.
• Hermione chose several large books and read for more than two hours, forgetting her sightseeing plans.
• Konan called Kyle and Hermione to lunch, and Kyle reminded Hermione that she was in France for a vacation, not a summer cram school.

Hermione stayed at Kyle’s castle to study its extraordinary library while her parents went sightseeing with Alfred. In Britain, Snape tried to use the Resurrection Stone and forbidden magic to find a way to resurrect Lily, but his attempt to summon Peter Pettigrew’s soul failed, suggesting Peter might still be alive.

• Hermione and the Granger couple mistook Kyle’s relationship with Dumbledore and Grindelwald for something scandalous because Kyle called both men “Dad.”
• Alfred offered to guide the Grangers while Hermione stayed at the castle with Kyle, and the family agreed.
• Snape brought an abducted dark wizard to his home in Spinner’s End and considered using him as a test subject for resurrecting Lily.
• Snape tried to summon Peter Pettigrew’s soul with the Resurrection Stone, but the attempt failed, leading him to suspect Peter was still alive.
• Snape summoned another soul and used a complex incantation to send illusory black chains toward it.

Snape discovered that the Resurrection Stone produced only an illusory projection of Lily’s soul and began investigating a seal that might be limiting its power. Meanwhile, Hermione was left at Nurmengard while her parents resumed their vacation, and her attempt to impress Kyle by dressing up ended with her jealous of Konan.

• Snape compared a soul extracted with the Soul Chain spell to the spirit summoned by the Resurrection Stone and realized the summoned spirit was only an illusory projection.
• Snape suspected a seal was restricting the Resurrection Stone’s power and turned his attention to studying it.
• The Granger couple left Hermione at Nurmengard while they went to Paris, and Hermione decided she preferred staying among the books and magic there.
• Hermione dressed up in a blue dress and used Sleekeazy’s Hair Potion before joining Kyle for breakfast.
• Kyle was stunned by Hermione’s new appearance, but Konan teased him about finding Hermione pretty and left after giving Hermione a provocative glance.
• Hermione sat down across from Kyle and angrily bit into her bread while Kyle wondered why she seemed to blame him.

Dumbledore told Kyle that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban and forbade him from trying to hunt Black. Meanwhile, Hermione struggled with her feelings for Kyle, and Konan pushed him toward her to offer comfort.

• Dumbledore said Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban and warned Kyle that Black was too dangerous for him to pursue.
• Kyle suggested using a modified electromagnetic sniper rifle against Black, but Dumbledore firmly forbade him from getting involved.
• Hermione brooded in the garden over her love for Kyle and her fear that Konan might win his attention.
• Konan teased Kyle about Hermione, admitted she would allow him to have other girlfriends, then shoved him toward Hermione so he would comfort her.

Kyle brought Hermione to his creature-raising suitcase and showed her a blue-flame Nekomata, which she accepted after seeing that he had many more. Hermione named the cat Crookshanks, leaving the two on better terms.

• Kyle tried to make peace with Hermione by telling her he had a cat that could do backflips.
• Kyle explained how his experiments had produced an unfinished Two-Tailed Matatabi, a magical cat too fragile to serve as the weapon he had envisioned.
• Hermione immediately fell in love with the Nekomata, and Kyle offered to give it to her.
• Hermione initially refused the gift, but Kyle showed her a bamboo forest full of similar Nekomata and convinced her it was not rare.
• Hermione named the cat Crookshanks, and the cat accepted the name with a meow.

After learning that the Ministry planned to station Dementors at Hogwarts, Kyle and Hermione prepared to study the Patronus Charm with Dumbledore. The conversation turned to third-year course choices and ended with Kyle proposing two weeks of standardized military training before classes each school year.

• Dumbledore told Kyle that the Ministry had failed to discover how Sirius escaped Azkaban and planned to station Dementors at Hogwarts.
• Kyle mocked Dumbledore for supporting Fudge, while Grindelwald offered to replace the Minister; Dumbledore refused and urged Kyle to learn the Patronus Charm.
• Dumbledore invited Hermione to join Kyle for Patronus practice after dinner, then discussed third-year electives with them and Grindelwald.
• Dumbledore revealed that Hagrid would replace Professor Kettleburn as Care of Magical Creatures teacher, and Kyle and Hermione added the course to their lists.
• Kyle proposed two weeks of standardized military training before classes each school year after the Four Troublemakers declined to teach their magical-control training as an elective.

Kyle and Hermione practiced the Patronus Charm with Dumbledore, and Kyle experimented with turning his Patronus into a massive armored construct. The chapter ended with Kyle combining it with Protego and Fiendfyre to create Susanoo’s first stage.

• Dumbledore explained the Patronus Charm and warned Kyle that casting it with negative emotions could produce maggots.
• Hermione managed to form a round shield from her Patronus mist, while Kyle quickly summoned a corporeal honey badger Patronus.
• Kyle tested the honey badger Patronus’s durability and decided to combine the charm with Protego.
• Kyle reshaped the Patronus mist around himself into a towering skeletal upper body, covered it with Protego, and added Grindelwald’s deep-blue Fiendfyre.
• Kyle named the construct Susanoo: First Stage.

Kyle tested his unfinished Susanoo against Dumbledore, then used negative emotions to experiment with the Patronus Charm and formed a strange mud-like creature. The creature opened yellow eyes and a tooth-filled mouth, leaving Kyle wondering whether he had created Black Zetsu.

• Kyle attacked Dumbledore with Susanoo, and Dumbledore blocked the punch with Super Protego before dispelling the construct.
• Kyle judged Susanoo's power to be weaker than a direct Super Strength punch and asked Dumbledore to leave so he and Hermione could practice.
• After Dumbledore left, Kyle gathered dark magic by forcing the Patronus Charm with negative emotions, while Hermione watched from a distance.
• Kyle condensed the black mist into a mud-like lump and stopped feeding it magic when it seemed full.
• The lump opened yellow eyes and a mouth full of sharp teeth, startling Kyle.

Kyle tested the Dark Patronus he had created, discovered it was a blank-minded, permanent being linked to his will, and gave it memories, restrictions, and the name Black Zetsu. After finding that it could possess people and use magic, he considered how to put it to work while the story left Black Zetsu attached to his clothes.

• Kyle examined Black Zetsu and used Legilimency, sensing that it had a blank mind and his spiritual imprint.
• Kyle gave Black Zetsu memories and strict rules of loyalty, but it called him “Mother” before he corrected it and declared himself its father.
• Kyle tested whether Black Zetsu could change shape or possess objects, then ordered it to merge into his clothes instead of covering half his body.
• Kyle and Hermione watched Black Zetsu demonstrate possession and wandless magic, and Kyle judged its abilities satisfactory.

Kyle and Hermione argued over whether magic could be evil, then Kyle frightened her with a display of killing intent and fled her retaliation. The chapter ended with an exhausted black dog reaching a beach and searching for leftover food.

• Kyle told Hermione that magic's nature depended on who used it, and Hermione insisted he was a dark wizard because of what he had done in Knockturn Alley.
• Kyle pinned Hermione against a wall with a kunai and used killing intent to scare her, then covered her mouth when she screamed.
• Hermione bit Kyle, punched him with enhanced strength, and chased him through the castle until they reached his room.
• Hermione nearly entered Kyle's room by mistake before he pointed her toward her own room across the hall.
• A skeletal black dog washed ashore on Britain's eastern coast and staggered toward abandoned barbecue grills in search of meat bones.

After Harry’s latest magical mishap, Kyle returned to Britain with Konan ahead of the Order of Merlin ceremony. The Four Troublemakers reunited at the Leaky Cauldron, where Hannah met Konan and recognized their closeness to Kyle.

• Dumbledore learned that Harry had accidentally inflated his aunt, fled home, and was staying under Auror protection at the Leaky Cauldron.
• The Granger family returned to New Nurmengard Castle, while Kyle stayed behind in France and planned to return to Britain by Portkey.
• Kyle brought Konan to their Dorset house, then drove his modified Batmobile to the Leaky Cauldron.
• Kyle found the Weasley Twins and Cedric already playing cards, excited about receiving their Order of Merlin, Second Class medals.
• Cedric said he had used Human Transfiguration to restore his usual appearance after fusing with Hydra blood.
• Hannah met Konan, who introduced herself as Catherine August, and suspected that she and Kyle were more than a young master and his housekeeper.

Kyle defused a jealous clash between Hannah and Konan, then introduced Konan to the Four Troublemakers before they headed to Diagon Alley to prepare for Hogwarts. There, the group met Bill Weasley and the Weasley family, and Harry’s presence helped ensure Ron would have formal wear for the awards ceremony.

• Kyle gave Hannah a Mini Shukaku, and she kissed him on the cheek before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Konan tried to pinch Kyle, but he blocked her with Demon Skin, then started a brawl with the Four Troublemakers.
• Kyle introduced Konan to the Four Troublemakers, who greeted her as their sister-in-law.
• Kyle and his companions entered Diagon Alley to buy supplies for the new school term and met the Weasley family outside Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions.
• Mrs. Weasley introduced Bill Weasley to Kyle, while George and Fred teased Ron and Harry laughed along.
• The Weasley Twins agreed to pay for Ron's formal wear after Harry offered to cover the cost.

Kyle tracked down a hostile presence in Diagon Alley and captured Sirius Black, who claimed he had been framed for the Potters’ deaths. As Kyle searched for Veritaserum, Sirius transformed into a black dog and escaped his restraint.

• Kyle sensed hostility near Flourish and Blotts and asked Konan to watch the crowd while he searched for its source.
• Kyle found a black dog in an alley, struck it with lightning, and revealed it was Sirius Black.
• Kyle restrained Sirius and used the Cruciatus Curse to silence him, while Sirius called Kyle a Death Eater spawn.
• Kyle identified himself as Kyle Grindelwald and questioned Sirius about the Potters’ deaths.
• Sirius claimed Peter Pettigrew had betrayed James and Lily, and Kyle decided to verify his story with Veritaserum.
• While Kyle searched his Ninja Tool Pouch, Sirius transformed into a black dog and broke free of the shadow restraint.

Kyle subdued Sirius Black and used Veritaserum to learn that Peter Pettigrew had betrayed the Potters and escaped as a rat, hiding with the Weasleys. Kyle convinced Sirius to wait until Pettigrew could be captured and tried, then stored him in his suitcase and planned to tell Dumbledore at the award ceremony.

• Kyle dodged Sirius's attack, beat him into submission, and questioned him under Veritaserum.
• Sirius admitted that he had changed the Potters' Secret Keeper to Peter Pettigrew, who betrayed them, faked his death, and escaped as a rat.
• Sirius explained that he recognized Pettigrew in a Weasley family photograph in The Daily Prophet and discovered Pettigrew was Ron's rat.
• Kyle urged Sirius to let Pettigrew be captured alive so Sirius could clear his name and reunite with his godson, Harry.
• Kyle placed Sirius in his suitcase and left the alley after failing to reach Dumbledore by Two-way Mirror.

Kyle accompanied Konan around Diagon Alley until Hagrid arrived and revealed he had fallen in love with Olympe Maxime. At the Leaky Cauldron, families gathered ahead of Kyle’s award ceremony, leaving him, Cedric, and Fred nervously avoiding attention while George remained single.

• Kyle noticed that Scabbers was missing a front toe, then spent the rest of the time shopping in Diagon Alley with Konan.
• Hagrid arrived with a new bowl haircut and told Kyle that he had fallen in love with Olympe Maxime, the headmistress of Beauxbatons.
• Hagrid invited Kyle for a drink, and they went to the Leaky Cauldron, where the Abbott, Granger, and Weasley families later gathered.
• Kyle grew nervous as the Granger and Abbott couples talked about him, while Konan joined their conversation.
• Fred had confessed his feelings to Angelina and invited her family to the ceremony, while Cedric and Cho Chang’s families met together.
• George watched his three friends pair off and decided that alchemy puppets were better companions.