Chapter Summaries

Kyle considered researching a Transformation Technique while continuing his training, and Harry endured another miserable summer at the Dursleys. On Harry’s birthday, Ron, Fred, and George rescued him from Vernon’s house in a tank and flew him away.

• Kyle recorded ideas for a Transformation Technique and reviewed his other unfinished magical projects.
• Kyle spent the following days training and writing letters to Hannah, Hermione, and Konan.
• Vernon locked away Harry’s magical belongings and kept him confined after Dobby’s visit brought Harry a warning from the Ministry.
• On Harry’s birthday, Ron, Fred, and George drove a tank through the wall of Harry’s room and frightened Vernon into submission.
• Harry retrieved his magical belongings, climbed aboard the Centurion Star Destroyer, and left with the Weasley brothers.

After Harry invited Kyle to Diagon Alley, Kyle met Hermione there and learned that her father had gone missing, possibly in Knockturn Alley. Kyle prepared to enter the dangerous wizarding district with Hermione to find Mr. Granger.

• Kyle tested his Lightning Cutter and reflected that his Flying Thunder God seals were ready for battle.
• Kyle received Harry's invitation to shop for schoolbooks and decided to go despite already having bought his textbooks.
• Kyle traveled to the Leaky Cauldron and entered Diagon Alley to meet Harry and the Weasleys.
• Kyle found Hermione near Knockturn Alley, where she said she had lost her father and feared he had wandered into the district.
• Kyle agreed to search for Mr. Granger, and Hermione insisted on going with him.
• Kyle gave Hermione a black cloak to disguise her before they entered Knockturn Alley.

Kyle took Hermione through Knockturn Alley, where he killed an old witch who threatened them, then rescued Mr. Granger from three Dark wizards and treated his injuries. He destroyed the attackers’ bodies and led Hermione and her shaken father back toward the familiar marble building.

• An old witch threatened Kyle and Hermione in Knockturn Alley, and Kyle killed her with a kick while Hermione kept her eyes closed.
• Kyle found Mr. Granger hanging upside down while three Dark wizards threatened to torture him, and he killed the wizards before they could cast the Cruciatus Curse.
• Kyle treated Mr. Granger as Hermione reunited with her father, then secretly burned the attackers’ bodies and washed away their ashes.
• Kyle led Hermione and Mr. Granger out of Knockturn Alley, while Hermione realized what he had done and Mr. Granger remained shaken.

Kyle told Grindelwald that he had killed the Dark wizards who kidnapped Mr. Granger, and Grindelwald approved of his actions while arranging for a Saint to check the scene. The Weasleys left to search for the missing Harry, while Hermione confided in Hannah about Kyle's actions.

• Kyle bought drinks for Mr. Granger at the Leaky Cauldron and suggested using a Memory Charm to ease his distress.
• Mr. Weasley erased Mr. Granger's memories of his ordeal in Knockturn Alley, then the Weasleys realized Harry was missing and went to find him.
• Hannah took Hermione outside, where Hermione revealed that Kyle had killed the Dark wizards who kidnapped her father.
• Kyle contacted Dumbledore and Grindelwald through a two-way mirror and explained what had happened in Knockturn Alley.
• Grindelwald praised Kyle, decided to send a Saint to assess the scene, and ended the communication before Dumbledore could take back the mirror.

After Harry returned safely to Diagon Alley, the Weasley Twins reunited with Kyle and went into Knockturn Alley to practise fighting. They left their first would-be robber unconscious, and Kyle prepared to erase the man’s memories.

• Hagrid brought Harry back to Diagon Alley, and Mrs. Weasley used money from George and Fred to plan new clothes and supplies for Ginny.
• Mrs. Weasley told the Weasley Twins not to go to Knockturn Alley, but they met Kyle and went there with him.
• Kyle warned George and Fred that a dark wizard was following them, and the three lured him into a dead end.
• The dark wizard attacked Fred with the Cruciatus Curse, but Fred’s Protego deflected it back at the attacker.
• The wizard’s next Cruciatus Curse bounced back as well, and Kyle knocked him unconscious before casting Obliviate.

After Kyle and the Weasley Twins fought off Dark wizards in Knockturn Alley, they went to Flourish and Blotts to buy books but found it packed for Gilderoy Lockhart’s signing. A brawl between Arthur and Lucius broke out at the bookstore, and the Weasley Twins joined in before Hagrid arrived to stop it.

• Kyle and the Weasley Twins baited several groups of Dark wizards into attacking them in Knockturn Alley, where Kyle used Apparition and Feng Qiu Huang to defeat them.
• The three young wizards found a long queue for Gilderoy Lockhart’s signing at Flourish and Blotts and went to the Leaky Cauldron for lunch instead.
• After returning to the bookstore and finding it still crowded, Kyle and the Weasley Twins went back to the Leaky Cauldron and played Fight the Landlord.
• When a commotion announced a fight outside, Kyle and the Weasley Twins rushed to the scene and found Arthur fighting Lucius Malfoy.
• The Weasley Twins attacked Lucius with Taijutsu moves, and Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley restrained them after Lucius crashed into a bookshelf.
• Hagrid arrived and called for Arthur and Lucius to break it up, finding the bookstore in disarray.

After the fight in Diagon Alley, Dumbledore reassured Kyle that he trusted him not to become like Voldemort. Meanwhile, Snape broke through Voldemort’s defenses in the Gaunt family’s old house and secured the Resurrection Stone Ring.

• Lucius threatened the Weasleys, but backed down when Kyle blocked his way, and the group later parted at the Leaky Cauldron.
• Dumbledore told Kyle not to let the violence ahead turn him into someone like Voldemort, and Kyle promised he would not.
• Snape spent more than a month dismantling Voldemort’s defenses in the Gaunt family’s old house.
• Snape found the Resurrection Stone Ring and resisted the urge to touch it after suspecting it was trapped.
• Snape knocked the ring away with Sectumsempra, placed it in a magic-isolating box, and left the house.

Rolf Scamander prepared to begin his Hogwarts journey as his family escorted him to King's Cross, where they encountered Grindelwald and his son, Kyle. Grindelwald provoked the Scamanders by telling Rolf to take care of Kyle at school, and Tina drew her wand on him.

• Newt and Tina reassured Rolf and reminded him to keep his Niffler in its case as they prepared to send him to Hogwarts.
• William urged the family to hurry into King's Cross before the Hogwarts Express left.
• Kyle and Grindelwald waited at the entrance to Platform 9 3/4, where Grindelwald said he was waiting for Newt Scamander.
• Newt arrived with Rolf and his family, and Grindelwald introduced Kyle as his son and heir to the Saints.
• Grindelwald told Rolf to take good care of his Hufflepuff junior, Kyle, and Tina drew her wand on him.

Kyle left the platform chaos behind and boarded the Hogwarts Express, where he slept and later ate lunch with Hermione and Hannah. He continued thinking about Human Alchemy as Harry Potter and Ron Weasley followed the train in a Ford Anglia.

• Grindelwald provoked Tina by naming Queenie Goldstein and Newt by naming Leta Lestrange, while the Scamander family restrained them.
• Kyle left the platform and later found an empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express after seeing Cedric with Cho Chang.
• Kyle reflected on using Shadow Magic to create black flames and studied Human Alchemy as a possible way to cast spells through his eyes.
• Hermione and Hannah entered Kyle's compartment while he slept, and the three shared lunch after he woke up.
• Harry Potter and Ron Weasley appeared in a Ford Anglia among the clouds near the Hogwarts Express.

Harry and Ron flew the Weasleys’ car north as a tank alongside the Hogwarts Express, prompting Kyle to alert Dumbledore. Furious at Harry’s reckless behavior, Dumbledore reconsidered relying on him to defeat Voldemort and wondered whether to expel him.

• Ron transformed the flying car into a tank, and he and Harry laughed as they flew above the clouds.
• Harry and Ron descended alongside the Hogwarts Express, where George became furious and Fred dragged him away to find Kyle and alert Dumbledore.
• Hermione worried that Harry and Ron would be expelled, while Kyle contacted Dumbledore through a two-way mirror.
• Dumbledore saw the flying tank and grew furious at Harry’s recklessness.
• Dumbledore considered relying on Kyle instead of Harry to defeat Voldemort and wondered whether to expel Harry.

Harry and Ron’s flying tank lost control near Hogwarts, and Hagrid rescued them before it destroyed the Whomping Willow and crashed into the Forbidden Forest. Snape took the two boys to face McGonagall, whose decision would determine whether they could remain at Hogwarts.

• As the tank began to fall, Hagrid opened the Fifth Gate and leaped from a boat to rescue Harry and Ron, with Kyle helping him reach the vehicle.
• Hagrid pulled Harry and Ron from the tank and landed them safely on a cushion conjured by Kyle.
• The tank smashed the Whomping Willow into a stump and continued into the Forbidden Forest, leaving Professor Sprout stunned.
• Harry and Ron worried that their luggage and wands were still in the tank, and Hagrid told them the house-elves would retrieve them.
• Snape arrived and escorted Harry and Ron to Professor McGonagall to face possible expulsion.

The Sorting Ceremony and feast continued while Harry and Ron escaped expulsion for flying the family tank to Hogwarts, though the incident threatened Arthur Weasley's job. Ron celebrated his adventure despite his brothers' anger, while Kyle befriended the newly sorted Rolf Scamander and Gilderoy Lockhart was introduced as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

• Professor Flitwick sorted Luna Lovegood into Ravenclaw and Rolf Scamander into Hufflepuff, where Rolf nervously sat beside Kyle before becoming starstruck by him.
• Dumbledore returned with Harry and Ron, announced they would not be expelled and Gryffindor would lose no points, and assigned them detention; George and Fred angrily scolded Ron.
• Dumbledore introduced Gilderoy Lockhart as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, then ended the feast without the school song.
• Harry warned Ron that their actions might cause trouble for Arthur Weasley, but Ron dismissed his concern and boasted about their adventure.
• George and Fred wrote to their mother, blaming Ron as the ringleader and leaving Harry out of their account.

At breakfast, Hermione worried about Harry and Ron’s trouble while Kyle predicted the consequences. A Howler from Mrs. Weasley publicly reprimanded Ron and revealed that Mr. Weasley was under Ministry investigation, leaving Harry feeling guilty and Ron humiliated.

• Hermione joined Kyle and Hannah at the Hufflepuff table and complained that Harry and Ron were not taking their situation seriously.
• Kyle reassured Hermione that Mrs. Weasley’s Howler and Professor McGonagall’s detention would punish the boys.
• Colin Creevey introduced himself to Harry and asked to take his picture, but the owls arrived before Harry could answer.
• Errol delivered Mrs. Weasley’s Howler, which roared at Ron for disgracing the family and said Mr. Weasley was under Ministry investigation.
• Draco Malfoy mocked Ron, but George and Fred threatened him until he fell silent.
• Percy gave Ron pumpkin juice as Harry felt guilty about the Weasleys’ troubles.

Kyle attended Professor Sprout’s Herbology class, where the students repotted Mandrakes after the Whomping Willow’s destruction left Professor Sprout furious. He finished the task with brute force, and Hannah followed his example.

• Kyle saw that the Whomping Willow had been reduced to a stump, while Cedric had salvaged branches from its remains.
• Professor Sprout led the students to Greenhouse Three, where they learned about Mandrakes and their deadly cries.
• Kyle used the Bubble-Head Charm instead of wearing earmuffs and watched Professor Sprout demonstrate repotting a Mandrake.
• Justin Finch-Fletchley tried to befriend Kyle, then went to talk to Harry and Ron about subjects they disliked.
• Kyle used Super Strength to yank a Mandrake from its pot and shove it into another, and Hannah copied his method.

During Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall praised Kyle’s Human Transfiguration and offered to teach him Animagus transformation once he mastered the prerequisites. Ron’s broken wand then malfunctioned, prompting Kyle to suggest Cedric repair it, while McGonagall warned that wandmaking could distract Cedric from Transfiguration.

• Kyle transformed his beetle into a button, then used Human Transfiguration to reshape his hair until Professor McGonagall stopped him.
• Professor McGonagall suggested Kyle begin learning Animagus transformation, but Kyle explained that he had not yet mastered cellular changes and was currently studying cross-species transformation.
• Professor McGonagall offered to guide Kyle in Animagus transformation after he finished the necessary studies.
• Ron’s broken, taped-up wand released a cloud of foul-smelling smoke during class, and Professor McGonagall told him to consider getting a new one.
• Kyle suggested Cedric might repair Ron’s wand, but Ron worried about the cost and admitted he had no money.
• Professor McGonagall cautioned that wandmaking could distract Cedric from Transfiguration, while Kyle argued that learning additional skills was worthwhile.

Kyle received the alchemical armour George had forged and discussed the twins’ magical projects over lunch. The group then talked about Hermione’s admiration for Lockhart and their ability to seek Dumbledore’s guidance, before leaving for Dark Arts Defence.

• George showed Kyle the finished suit of alchemical armour, which Kyle admired and stored away without intending to wear it in battle.
• George said he had made five of the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, while Fred described how he had improved his Blasting Clay.
• Kyle gave Fred notes on magic power property transformation to help him add elemental effects to Blasting Clay.
• Kyle teased Hermione about the hearts she had drawn around Lockhart’s Dark Arts Defence class, and Hannah suggested asking Dumbledore for guidance instead.
• Hermione checked the timetable and confirmed that their first class that afternoon was Dark Arts Defence.

Kyle challenged Lockhart to a duel during Dark Arts Defence class and sent him flying through a classroom window with a lightning-fast kick. The class ended in panic as Lockhart crashed onto the lawn below.

• Lockhart gave the class a quiz about his personal preferences and ambitions, and Kyle questioned its purpose.
• Kyle cleared the classroom floor and challenged Lockhart to a duel, while Hannah and Hermione worried about him.
• Lockhart cast Expelliarmus, but Kyle blocked it with Protego.
• Kyle struck Lockhart in the face with Thunderclap and Flash, sending him through the window and onto the lawn.
• The students screamed when they realized Lockhart had fallen out of the classroom window.

After Kyle sent Lockhart to the Hospital Wing, Snape became the substitute Dark Arts Defence Professor again. Snape asked Kyle to have Grindelwald remove the curse on the Resurrection Stone, and Kyle left with a deal for five Strength Potions and other supplies while Snape hoped the Stone would let him see Lily again.

• Kyle kicked Lockhart into the Hospital Wing, where Lockhart worsened his injury by removing all the bones in his leg while trying to heal it.
• News of Lockhart's defeat spread through Hogwarts, and George, Fred, and Cedric teased Kyle about his role in driving away Dark Arts Defence Professors.
• Snape summoned Kyle to his office, showed him the cursed Resurrection Stone Ring, and asked him to secretly enlist Grindelwald's help.
• Kyle and Snape agreed on five Strength Potions in exchange for the curse being removed, with Kyle also promising twice the Re'em blood and five Occamy eggs.
• Snape kept the Resurrection Stone Ring until the holiday season and said he would soon be able to meet Lily again.

Kyle took Hannah to ride Buckbeak and returned with her to find Gryffindor and Slytherin arguing on the Quidditch Pitch. Ron’s broken wand backfired when he cursed Malfoy, and Kyle stepped in as the Slytherins moved to retaliate.

• Kyle summoned Buckbeak and let Hannah ride him while Lan flew after them.
• On their way back to the castle, Kyle and Hannah spotted a crowd gathered at the Quidditch Pitch and went to watch.
• Ron taunted Malfoy for buying his place on the Slytherin team with Nimbus 2001 brooms.
• Ron’s attempt to curse Malfoy backfired, making Ron spit slugs, but he then kicked Malfoy in the face.
• The Slytherin players surrounded Ron, and Kyle moved in to protect Hermione and challenge them.

Kyle and Hannah led Gryffindor students in a fight against Slytherin after Pansy insulted Kyle and Dumbledore. Kyle disguised himself as Snape to keep the brawl going, and the chapter ended with the real Snape discovering the aftermath.

• Pansy insulted Kyle and Dumbledore, so Hannah slapped her and Pansy attacked with curses.
• Kyle reflected Pansy's spells into the Slytherin crowd, then he and Hannah charged into the fight while Fred, Hermione, and George helped Gryffindor.
• As reinforcements arrived, Kyle proposed a plan to beat the Slytherins before the professors arrived.
• Kyle disguised himself as Snape, and George's puppets and Fred continued attacking while the Slytherins pleaded for Snape to stop them.
• Kyle revealed his disguise after the Slytherins had all been knocked down, and the real Snape roared from the castle.