Chapter Summaries

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.