Recaps

Voldemort learned that Cedric’s food temporarily increased his strength and ordered Quirrell to win Cedric’s favor, while keeping the Philosopher’s Stone as their main goal. A week later, Cedric recorded his dragon-liver cooking notes and checked his accumulated Enhancement Points, which were enough to improve most of his abilities.

• Voldemort’s boost from Cedric’s dish wore off, and Quirrell explained that the effect had a time limit.
• Voldemort ordered Quirrell to get on Cedric’s good side, then reaffirmed that the Philosopher’s Stone was their priority.
• Cedric compared Hungarian Horntail and Antipodean Opaleye liver in his notebook and described how he prepared each.
• Cedric reflected on the rising cost of Dragon Liver and dreamed of hunting or raising Fire-Dragons for their livers.
• Cedric checked his savings and found he had 1,300 Enhancement Points, enough to enhance most of his abilities.

Cedric tested his fused Fire-Dragon Breath, then spent Enhancement Points improving his body, reflexes, magic mastery, and Niffler abilities. He ended the chapter stronger, with Matter Traversal upgraded enough to let his entire body pass through objects.

• Cedric tested his Fire-Dragon Breath on a Doxy, blasted a hole in the wall, repaired it, and swatted the creature away.
• Cedric upgraded Physique Enhancement and Neural Reflex Enhancement to D-, enduring intense physical pain as his abilities increased.
• Cedric raised his hunting level from 21 to 25 after upgrading his physical enhancements.
• Cedric upgraded Basic Magic Mastery to D-, suffering alternating waves of cold and heat before his hunting level reached 31.
• Cedric upgraded Aura Concealment and Matter Traversal, discovering that Matter Traversal D- could cover his entire body.

Cedric tested Spatial Shift, counted his growing earnings, and decided to take a day off to shop for clothes and ingredients. Hawke caught him before he left Diagon Alley and proposed buying the Rock Sugar Biting Cabbage recipe to make magical candy.

• Cedric found that Spatial Shift let him pass through walls and avoid ordinary physical attacks, but using it consumed Magic, especially when objects moved quickly or carried Magic.
• Cedric counted his savings and sales earnings, totaling three hundred Galleons, ten Sickles, and twenty-eight Knuts.
• Cedric told Ron he would not serve special dishes that day, ignored the customers' protests, and headed out to browse Diagon Alley.
• Hawke stopped Cedric and clarified that he wanted to work with him, not hire him as a private chef.
• Hawke asked to buy the Rock Sugar Biting Cabbage recipe for magical candy, preferring the version that strengthened Magic but accepting an ordinary version if necessary.

Cedric persuaded Hawke to consider making candy from ordinary ingredients, then decided to experiment with Cheering Potion after seeing Professor McGonagall. He met Hermione Vance, a new Hogwarts student, and offered her a snack made from Biting Cabbage.

• Cedric told Hawke that his cooking skill, rather than expensive Biting Cabbage, could make excellent candy, and Hawke asked what kind he would make.
• Cedric remembered the Cheering Potion Professor McGonagall had once given him and told Hawke to fetch a bottle so he could try making potion candy.
• Cedric greeted Professor McGonagall at the Leaky Cauldron, and she introduced him to Muggle-born student Hermione Vance and her father.
• Hermione introduced herself to Cedric and blushed as he smiled and offered her a homemade snack.
• Cedric served Hermione savory Biting Cabbage seedlings that he had roasted, fried, and seasoned.

Cedric warned Mr. Fawkes not to eat his Biting Cabbage snack after Professor McGonagall explained that magical food could harm Muggles. After sharing the snack with Hermione and Professor McGonagall, Cedric continued through Diagon Alley and entered the Spirit Feather Tailor Shop.

• Cedric offered his fried Biting Cabbage snacks to Professor McGonagall, Hermione Vance, and Mr. Fawkes.
• Professor McGonagall stopped Mr. Fawkes from eating the snack and warned Cedric that magical food could seriously harm Muggles.
• Hermione and Professor McGonagall enjoyed the snacks while Mr. Fawkes watched, and Cedric kept the rest for himself.
• Professor McGonagall left with Hermione and Mr. Fawkes to go to Diagon Alley, while Cedric continued on his own.
• Cedric passed the shops and Quidditch crowds, then entered the Spirit Feather Tailor Shop to look for clothes.

Cedric ordered a dust-, odor-, and oil-resistant outfit from Lia, who gave him a discount after tasting his Rock Sugar Biting Cabbage. He left with the outfit due in three days, while Lia regretted not finding an excuse to keep him around.

• Cedric asked Lia about ordering an enchanted outfit and agreed to pay sixty Galleons for one custom set.
• Lia measured Cedric and learned he was the young cook Cedric Gray whose cooking her customers praised.
• Cedric gave Lia Rock Sugar Biting Cabbage to taste and reminded her she had promised him a discount.
• Lia returned his deposit and agreed to charge him fifty Galleons when he picked up the outfit in three days.
• Cedric left, and Lia admitted she wanted to take him home and raise him.

Xuanling spotted genuine but heavily diluted Dragon Blood at a suspiciously powerful wizard’s stall and asked to buy the pure kind. The scarred giant led him away to where the real goods were kept, while nearby stallholders scrambled to claim his abandoned fakes.

• Xuanling browsed the alley stalls using the Eye of Insight to inspect their dubious wares.
• Xuanling recognized that a cheap bottle labeled Dragon Blood contained real blood mixed with impurities and noticed the stallholder had a Hunting Level of 85.
• Xuanling offered gold and asked the scarred stallholder to sell him genuine Dragon Blood.
• The stallholder stood, revealed his towering frame and dragon-breath scars, and told Xuanling to follow him to the real goods.
• The scarred wizard left his fake wares behind, and the other stallholders rushed to claim them.

Cedric Grey negotiated with Douglas Savile to buy Dragon Blood and revealed his identity after Douglas angrily rejected his offer. The chapter ended with Cedric paying ninety Galleons and warning Douglas that he would recognize the name.

• Douglas Savile led Cedric through the alleys to his shack and showed him three bottles of Dragon Blood.
• Douglas demanded 450 Galleons, but Cedric offered 70 and proposed becoming a regular customer.
• Douglas rejected the offer and ordered Cedric out after realizing he was a Hogwarts student.
• Cedric put ninety Galleons on the table, introduced himself as Cedric Grey, and warned Douglas not to dismiss him.

Cedric tried to persuade Douglas Savile to become a long-term supplier of rare ingredients, but Douglas mistook him for a naive child. After Douglas rejected Skeg’s attempt to sell Cedric as merchandise and gave Cedric Dragon Blood, Cedric left determined to prove he could afford a lasting business partnership.

• Douglas Savile failed to recognize Cedric and questioned why he should know his name.
• Skeg barged in and offered to find a buyer for Cedric, prompting Douglas to insist Cedric was not merchandise.
• Cedric prepared a Dragon’s Breath Fireball, but Douglas grabbed Skeg and threw him across the room.
• Douglas gave Cedric the Galleons and a bottle of Dragon Blood, then told him to keep quiet about the encounter.
• Cedric left with the Dragon Blood and resolved to prove that he could buy it regularly.

Cedric Gray learned that a Black Market bounty offered fifty thousand Galleons for him alive, but Abner refused to capture him. After Cedric Gray stopped Skeg’s attempt to seize him, he and Abner settled on a continuing Dragon Blood deal, though Abner asked for a higher price.

• Skeg told Cedric Gray that the Black Market offered fifty thousand Galleons to capture him alive, and Abner struggled with the temptation.
• Abner told Cedric Gray to leave and warned him not to wander carelessly, refusing to betray him for the bounty.
• Skeg tried to grab Cedric Gray, but Cedric Gray dodged him and slapped him to the ground.
• Cedric Gray offered to keep buying Dragon Blood from Abner for ninety Galleons per pint and urged him not to get involved with people like Skeg.
• Abner asked Cedric Gray to raise the price, and Cedric Gray politely told him to dream on.

Cedric bought Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon Blood through Abner and tested its resistance to extreme heat while considering how to use it. Abner threw Skeg out after confronting him over his attempt to rob Cedric.

• Cedric left Abner's shack with the Dragon Blood and noticed Auror Leo keeping watch nearby.
• Abner grabbed Skeg and confronted him for trying to rob Cedric, then ordered him to leave Diagon Alley.
• Skeg reminded Abner that he had once helped him, and Abner hesitated before throwing him out.
• Leo's presence frightened Skeg into leaving without lingering.
• Cedric examined the Dragon Blood's properties and learned it came from a rare Norwegian Ridgeback.
• Cedric tested a drop with blue fire and found that ordinary cooking methods would not affect the heat-resistant blood.

Cedric made a blood sausage using Dragon Blood and flour, then fried it in butter and served a slice to Xuanling. Xuanling suddenly went rigid after eating it, and Cedric discovered that he seemed ready to evolve from taking in so many good things.

• Cedric mixed Dragon Blood with seasoned flour, stuffed the batter into sausage casings, and simmered the sausages until set.
• Cedric sliced and fried the blood sausages in butter, filling the Kitchen and pub with their aroma.
• Ron tasted a slice and eagerly reached for another, but Cedric moved the plate away and offered one to Xuanling.
• Xuanling swallowed the sausage, went rigid, and fell from Cedric’s shoulder.
• Cedric used the Eye of Discernment and learned that Xuanling seemed ready to evolve after consuming so many good things.

Cedric cooked Dragon Blood sausages, gained Magic Resistance E by eating one, and sold the rest through Ron for twenty Galleons each. After the sausages sold well, Cedric returned to his room to work on his enhancements.

• Xuanling’s Blood Hunting Level rose to level 15 after he ate the Dragon Blood sausage and other good food.
• Cedric identified the sausage’s effects, ate the remaining portion, and gained Magic Resistance E.
• Cedric made the rest of the Dragon Blood into sausages and gave most of them to Ron to sell for twenty Galleons each.
• Ron objected to the price, but accepted Cedric’s explanation and took the sausages out to sell.
• The wizards bought the sausages enthusiastically, and Cedric returned to his room to work on his enhancements.

Cedric improved his Magic Resistance and went to buy more Dragon Blood from Abner, learning that Abner refused to kill Fire-Dragons. When Cedric asked why Abner was still poor despite selling the blood, Abner fell silent, leaving the reason unexplained.

• Cedric spent Enhancement Points to raise Magic Resistance to D- and saw his remaining points were insufficient for most other upgrades.
• Cedric activated Aura Concealment to avoid attention from people seeking the bounty and visited Abner.
• Abner sold Cedric his last three bottles of Dragon Blood and explained that he only knocked down Fire-Dragons to draw a little blood.
• Abner refused Cedric's suggestion to bring back dragon liver or tenderloin, saying killing Fire-Dragons was illegal.
• Cedric asked why Abner remained poor despite earning money from Dragon Blood, and Abner said it was nothing while looking troubled.

Cedric gave Abner money to improve his gear and secure his Dragon Blood supply before returning to work at the bar. At Lia’s tailor shop, he learned that customers had changed their opinions of his food and tried on his new clothes as Lia offered to help him dress.

• Cedric offered Abner three hundred Galleons, and Abner accepted the money to upgrade his equipment for hunting Fantastic Beasts.
• Cedric returned to the bar and spent the next two days cooking and earning money.
• Cedric visited Lia’s shop to collect his clothes, and Lia told him customers had praised his blood sausage after tasting it.
• Cedric admired the tailored outfit and agreed to try it on as Lia offered to help him dress.

Cedric tried on Lia’s custom outfit and bargained with her for a discount through playful teasing and a hug. As he left, Lia learned that Cedric was an orphan and felt sympathy for him.

• Cedric admired how well Lia’s outfit fit and joked that he might model for her in exchange for a discount.
• Lia offered to hug Cedric, and he accepted before asking her to reconsider the discount.
• Lia said the hug did not count and promised Cedric a twenty percent discount on his next order.
• Cedric said he would not visit again until the following summer because he had nowhere to go during the holidays.
• Lia learned Cedric was an orphan and felt sympathy for the hardships she imagined he had endured.

Cedric finished a successful day selling blood sausage and learned that Xuanling’s tracking abilities had grown stronger. Just as he settled in for the night, a burst of cheering from downstairs drove him out of bed to confront the noisy crowd.

• Cedric declined Lia’s invitation to spend Christmas with her and promised to visit before leaving for school.
• Cedric sold out of his applewood-smoked blood sausage and returned to his room after a long day.
• Cedric discovered that Xuanling had reached level fifteen and gained stronger tracking abilities.
• Cedric planned to live in the Muggle world after graduating from Hogwarts, while still visiting the Wizarding World to make money.
• Cedric heard loud cheers downstairs, put on his coat, and went to deal with the disturbance.

Cedric silenced the crowd gathered around Hagrid and Harry Potter, then recognized them and went back to bed. After Cedric left, Harry admired him and decided he wanted to catch up to him.

• Cedric used Sonorus to demand that the noisy wizards explain themselves.
• Cedric recognized Hagrid and Harry Potter, briefly considered them, and returned upstairs to sleep.
• Hagrid asked Ron who Cedric was, and Ron said Cedric was a famous Hogwarts-bound student and Diagon Alley's biggest star.
• Harry felt inferior to Cedric's looks, confidence, and fine coat, and made him someone he wanted to catch up to.

Ron told Hagrid about Grey’s extraordinary cooking and let him and Harry taste a Biting Cabbage, but Hagrid became furious when he learned Grey used magical plants and Fantastic Beasts in his dishes. Hagrid and Harry settled into rooms at the Leaky Cauldron, and Harry looked forward to seeing the magical world the next day.

• Ron explained to Hagrid that Grey’s cooking was delicious, unusual, and sometimes had magical effects.
• Ron gave Hagrid and Harry a Biting Cabbage, and both were amazed by its taste.
• Ron told Hagrid that Grey’s dishes cost at least one Galleon and were made with Fantastic Beasts or magical plants.
• Hagrid angrily objected to using Fantastic Beasts as ingredients and asked to stay far from Grey.
• Ron gave Hagrid and Harry keys to rooms at the Leaky Cauldron, and Harry anticipated their outing the next morning.

Cedric Gray prepared Spicy Dragon Blood Jelly with ingredients Ron bought in Chinatown and served it to his customers. The meal proved delicious but intensely hot, while Cedric remained intent on finding the one dish that could reach his ultimate standard.

• Cedric had Ron buy a wok and Chinese seasonings in Chinatown, including hard-to-find Pixian Red-Oil Doubanjiang.
• Cedric cooked Dragon Blood Jelly with Sichuan spices, adjusting the heat with extra sugar and thickening the sauce.
• Ron used magic to vent the pungent aroma as the scent made customers outside sneeze but kept them waiting.
• Cedric charged five Galleons per serving and warned Ron that the spicy food was addictive.
• Cedric let Xuanling taste a little of the dish, then ate it himself and wished he had white rice to go with it.

Cedric earned enhancement points after eating his spicy Dragon Blood dish, then negotiated a candy partnership with Hawke. He signed a contract granting him sixty percent of the new candy’s revenue and promised to provide a recipe the next afternoon.

• Cedric finished his spicy Dragon Blood and watched Leaky Cauldron customers struggle with the heat as they ate it with bean soup and white bread.
• Hawke asked Cedric to make a less intense dish, then explained that he had bought a Potions workshop to secure a steady supply of Cheering Potion.
• Cedric questioned Hawke’s investment before agreeing to review a partnership contract.
• Hawke offered Cedric sixty percent of the new candy’s revenue in exchange for permission to use his name to promote candies made from Cedric’s recipes.
• Cedric checked the contract’s limits, signed it, and promised to give Hawke a candy recipe the next afternoon.

Cedric tasted the Draught of Euphoria and worked through the night designing a hard candy that could balance its cloying flavor. He ended the chapter with the idea of adapting Snape’s recipe-revision approach to the candy rather than changing the potion itself.

• Cedric decided to study Potions and agreed to develop a candy recipe that could incorporate Hawke’s Draught of Euphoria.
• Cedric took a small sip of the potion and felt its strong urge to sing, then realized it was likely an ordinary brew rather than Professor Snape’s revised version.
• Cedric chose hard candy and considered ingredients that could cut through the potion’s sweetness without interfering with its effects.
• Cedric spent the night testing flavor ideas in his mind and rejected nearly every ingredient he considered.
• At sunrise, Cedric decided to put revised ingredients in the candy instead of altering the potion.

Cedric made Dragon's Beard Candy infused with his blended Draught of Euphoria and peppermint, pleased that it lifted his mood. He brought some out to share while Harry and Hagrid arrived at the Leaky Cauldron and found Ron and the regulars miserable after eating Mr. Cecil's dish.

• Cedric realized he could use peppermint in candy without infringing on Snape's potion improvement.
• Cedric made maltose-free Dragon's Beard Candy by stretching the syrup into 1,024 fine threads, then tasted it and felt happier and more energized.
• Cedric packed two pieces in a paper bag, covered the rest, and carried the plate out of the kitchen.
• Harry and Hagrid entered the Leaky Cauldron and found the regulars and Ron slumped in misery.
• Ron told Hagrid that Mr. Cecil's dish had upset his stomach and left his lips burning.

Cedric reassured Ron that the fiery meal had been an experiment, then introduced himself to Harry and calmed Hagrid with Dragon’s Beard Candy mixed with Draught of Euphoria. Harry and Ron tasted the candy and discovered its soothing sweetness, leaving Ron wishing he had savored it with tea.

• Ron begged Cedric not to make another painfully spicy dish, and Cedric said he had only been experimenting.
• Cedric introduced himself to Harry and said he had heard plenty about him from the pub’s regulars.
• Hagrid angrily defended Harry’s reputation, so Cedric put Dragon’s Beard Candy in his mouth and quickly calmed him.
• Cedric explained that he had mixed a little Draught of Euphoria into the candy.
• Cedric gave pieces of the candy to Ron and Harry, and both enjoyed its texture and soothing effect.

Cedric discovered that his Perfect-grade Euphoria Honey Silk Candy made everyone else blissful while his Gluttonous Stomach suppressed the effect. After Hawke arrived at the Leaky Cauldron, Cedric gave him a sample, leaving Hawke wary of the candy.

• Ron, Harry, and Hagrid reacted with overwhelming happiness after eating Cedric's Euphoria Honey Silk Candy.
• Cedric used the Eye of Discernment and learned that the candy's peak happiness effect was suppressed as an abnormal status by his Gluttonous Stomach.
• Cedric considered how combining special ingredients might produce a Perfect-grade dish with greater rewards than an Ultimate dish.
• Hawke arrived at the Leaky Cauldron and found Cedric, Ron, Harry, and Hagrid standing behind the counter.
• Cedric gave Hawke the candy sample and recipe, and Hawke nervously asked whether anything was wrong with it.