Chapter Summaries

Ryan entered the Room of Requirement to search its hidden treasures and find Voldemort’s Horcrux, Ravenclaw’s Diadem. He destroyed the soul fragment with Jerry and sent Jack to carry several valuable objects back to the castle.

• Ryan used the Room of Requirement and discovered its vast store of objects hidden by generations of Hogwarts inhabitants.
• Ryan followed his memory of the room’s layout to locate the cabinet holding Ravenclaw’s Diadem.
• Ryan found the diadem beside a broken bust and a dusty wig, then had Jerry lick away its soul fragment.
• Ryan used thought-sense to retrieve a cup, a shield, and a glittering necklace, then summoned Jack to take them back to the castle.

Ryan studied Ravenclaw’s Diadem and realized it merely cleared distracting thoughts, then began considering a plan involving Helena Ravenclaw. The next morning, Harry spotted Cho Chang flying and wondered whether the diadem might help him get close to her.

• Ryan gave Jack a map and a silver glove, warning him to retrieve marked artifacts and handle skull-marked items only with the glove.
• Ryan watched Helena Ravenclaw in the common room and concluded that the diadem’s power was to relax the mind and clear away distractions.
• Ryan considered a new idea involving Helena and decided to wait until the next day, noting that it could give Harry more work.
• Harry used Omnioculars to watch a Ravenclaw girl flying near the Black Lake and realized she was Cho Chang.
• Harry remembered the Lady Grey watching Ravenclaw’s statue and wondered whether its diadem was the lost treasure.

Harry went to inspect Ravenclaw’s statue, hoping to find the Diadem, but became captivated by the Grey Lady after learning her name was Helena Ravenclaw. As a cracking sound came from the statue, Harry ignored the Diadem and focused on Helena.

• Harry went to the Ravenclaw Common Room statue to search for Ravenclaw’s Diadem using his magical sensing technique.
• Harry nearly passed through the Grey Lady, then asked whether she was Ravenclaw’s daughter and guessed that her name was Hermione Ravenclaw.
• The Grey Lady revealed that her name was Helena Ravenclaw and recalled how Tom Riddle had once deceived her.
• Harry became attracted to Helena and told her he had found something more beautiful than Ravenclaw’s Diadem.
• A sound like an eggshell cracking came from the statue as Harry continued looking at Helena.

Harry and Helena’s conversation caused Ravenclaw’s hidden diadem to emerge from the statue, revealing that Helena’s mother had left it for her. Helena accepted the gift and wore its ghostly form.

• A beam of light from Harry and Helena revealed a diadem concealed inside Ravenclaw’s statue.
• Helena remembered stealing the original diadem, telling Tom Riddle where it was hidden, and later realizing he had deceived her.
• Harry told Helena that the diadem had been left by her mother and had waited for her to smile again.
• Harry offered Helena the diadem, and its ghostly form appeared as she touched it.
• Helena wore the incorporeal diadem.

Helena learned that Ravenclaw had created a new diadem for her, whose magic eased her sorrow, pain, and resentment even as a ghost. She gave the remaining diadem to Harry, who wondered what power it held before Ron intervened as the crowd gathered around him.

• Harry and the Ravenclaws watched a ghostly diadem appear on Helena's head.
• Helena realized Ravenclaw had made a second diadem for her and blamed herself for her mother's illness and suffering.
• Harry told Helena that Ravenclaw had wanted her to live happily, and Helena explained that the diadem transformed her negative emotions into peace.
• Helena accepted her mother's love, then gave Harry the diadem and said it would belong only to him.
• Harry wondered whether the diadem could help him gain wisdom, find the Resurrection Stone, and resurrect his parents.
• The crowd surged toward Harry, and Ron stepped forward to calm them down.

Harry brought Ravenclaw’s Diadem to breakfast, where students crowded around him to ask about it and Anthony declared him a “true Ravenclaw.” Harry and Ron left early for Defense Against the Dark Arts, worried about Professor Riddle, while Hermione and Ryan stayed behind to eat.

• Ravenclaw students questioned Harry about how he had obtained the diadem, and he explained that he had helped the Lady Grey let go of her regrets.
• At breakfast, Harry confirmed to Draco that he had Ravenclaw’s Diadem and offered to lend it to him later.
• Professor Flitwick gave Harry his timetable, and Ron discovered that their first class was Defense Against the Dark Arts.
• Anthony claimed that only a true Ravenclaw could obtain the diadem, and his announcement drew the attention of students across the Great Hall.
• Harry and Ron left breakfast early for class as students continued to crowd around them, while Hermione and Ryan remained behind.

Ryan revealed that he had arranged for Ravenclaw’s Diadem to appear when Helena sincerely smiled, hoping to lift her spirits and give Harry a humbling lesson. In Charms class, Luna told Ryan that her father had warned her he wanted to trick her into going home with him and having children.

• Ryan explained that he had hidden Ravenclaw’s Diadem in a statue and strengthened Ravenclaw’s magic so it would appear to Helena when she smiled.
• Ryan expected Helena to let Dumbledore examine the diadem, potentially introducing magic that could change ghosts and draw the Reaper into the world’s affairs.
• Ryan appeared in three Hogwarts classes at once and told Luna he was pleased that someone who wished him harm was about to suffer bad luck.
• Luna told Ryan she would feel unhappy if someone who disliked her had bad luck, then said her father had warned her that Ryan wanted to trick her into going home with him and having children.
• Ryan denied wanting children and protested that Luna had misunderstood him.

Ryan left Luna to meet new friends, then attended Riddle’s unusual Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson with Hermione and the other students. Riddle demonstrated Harry’s Red Spark Spell and began teaching the class about the destructive power and mass production of Muggle weapons.

• Ryan left Luna to meet new friends before the day’s classes began.
• Ryan and Hermione entered a cinema-like Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, where Riddle arrived to teach.
• Riddle asked Harry what he had learned the previous year, then invited him to demonstrate the Red Spark Spell.
• Harry cast Periculum, and Riddle reached into the fireworks without being harmed.
• Riddle awarded Ravenclaw ten points and used a film to compare Muggle weapons with magical spells, explaining that factories could produce weapons far faster than wandmakers could make wands.

Riddle taught Harry and the other students how Muggle guns could threaten wizards and explained how Transfiguration could stop them. He then returned Trevor to Neville, and the class continued.

• Riddle explained that guns were dangerous enough to be covered in Defense Against the Dark Arts and warned that a bullet could kill a wizard.
• Riddle said students could Transfigure a gun to disable it, while stopping a bullet in flight required sixth-year Silent Spells.
• Michael asked why transfiguring a bullet was difficult, and Riddle explained that the challenge was reacting quickly without an incantation.
• Riddle explained that students should target the gun rather than turn it into a particular object, since a rushed or imperfect Transfiguration could leave them shot.
• Riddle stopped Neville from leaving class and returned Trevor to him with a flick of his wand.

Riddle taught his students how to handle armed Muggles and assigned a one-foot essay, while Harry and Ron rushed to check whether Peeves was targeting Ginny. They found Professor Flitwick at the Charms classroom and saw Ryan talking with Luna; Ginny then ran toward Harry.

• Riddle questioned the class about using spells against Muggles, and Lisa Turpin and Harry explained the dangers of guns and the Ministry’s rules.
• Riddle praised Harry’s answer, awarded Ravenclaw five points, and assigned an essay one foot long.
• Ron planned to ask his father for information to help with the essay, while Terry reflected on the Ministry’s past failures.
• Harry spotted Peeves heading toward the fourth floor, and he and Ron ran to check on Ginny and the first-year Ravenclaws.
• Harry and Ron found Professor Flitwick at the Charms classroom and saw Ryan talking with Luna, while Ginny ran toward Harry.

Ryan watched Ginny abandon him to greet Harry, while Ginny’s attention and affection focused increasingly on Harry. The chapter ended with Harry looking at Ginny and thinking only of her.

• Ryan reflected that Ginny had broken free of his influence and decided Harry needed more tempering.
• Ginny ran past Ron to greet Harry, while Luna teased Ryan about smirking.
• Ginny ignored Ron and tried to make Harry jealous by mentioning Ryan, then clung to Harry as he defended Luna from being called crazy.
• Ginny asked why Harry and Ron had come, and Harry said they were worried about her after seeing Peeves.
• Ginny delighted in Harry’s concern, and Harry looked at her as thoughts of Helena and Cho Chang disappeared.

Dumbledore examined Helena Ravenclaw’s ghostly diadem with Helena and Phineas, then discussed its potential and Harry’s power with Riddle. Riddle urged Dumbledore to pursue the magic, leaving Dumbledore hesitant about its future impact.

• Dumbledore examined Helena Ravenclaw’s diadem, which could become tangible and magical for ghosts before returning to her.
• Phineas recognized the discovery’s potential, while Dumbledore said he would still choose an ordinary death; Helena left when Riddle arrived.
• Riddle told Dumbledore he had sought Ravenclaw’s Diadem and knowledge, but had found Helena useless and wanted to avoid her.
• Dumbledore asked Riddle about Harry, and Riddle praised Harry’s powerful spell while admitting he had not used his full strength.
• Dumbledore said Harry’s compassion enabled his magic, but Riddle argued that love was only one form of magic and urged Dumbledore to study the diadem’s power.

Dumbledore and Riddle discussed Madam Bones becoming Minister for Magic after Fudge stepped down, and Riddle admitted he had sent Bones a letter and evidence about Fudge and Umbridge. Lupin learned about the change, while Dumbledore explained how he used a Pensieve to examine his thoughts.

• Lupin rushed into Dumbledore's office and announced that Madam Bones had become Minister for Magic.
• Dumbledore suspected Riddle had caused Fudge's resignation, and Riddle said he had delivered Bones a letter and evidence about Fudge and Umbridge's abuses.
• Riddle challenged Dumbledore's belief that power could corrupt him, and Dumbledore admitted that Riddle's plan to force him into office might defeat him.
• Dumbledore said Madam Bones was unlikely to be corrupted and remembered that Crouch was already in Azkaban.
• Dumbledore showed Lupin his Pensieve and explained that he stored and examined thoughts and memories in it.
• Riddle remarked that Dumbledore's habit of reflecting on his thoughts made him unlikely to be swayed by power.

Riddle reflected on teaching and said Ravenclaw suited his future better, while Dumbledore hinted that he had made progress with a mysterious magic. Ryan watched the Headmaster's Office, disappointed that Bleach had not reacted to Dumbledore's study of the diadem but eager to see what Dumbledore would reveal that night.

• Dumbledore asked Riddle about teaching and House sorting, and Riddle said teaching felt rewarding and Ravenclaw suited him now.
• Dumbledore saw a difference between Riddle's lessons and Grindelwald's ideas, while Lupin remained wary of Riddle's reference to the Walpurgis Knights.
• Lupin left after explaining that his role at Hogwarts mainly gave him a reason to watch Snape and protect Harry.
• Riddle asked whether Dumbledore had found leads on the magic, and Dumbledore said he would show him that night what he had learned.
• Ryan monitored the Headmaster's Office because he was curious about Dumbledore's study of the diadem and anticipated consequences from Fudge's actions.
• Ryan was disappointed that Bleach did not react to Dumbledore's research, but wondered how much of the magic Dumbledore had mastered.

Harry, Ron, and the Weasley family discussed the Great Hall feast and the Ministry news, while Ron hoped his father would send homework help. Percy announced that Madam Bones had become Minister for Magic and revealed that Mr. Weasley had been appointed Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

• Ron complained about his homework and speculated that Dumbledore had arranged the feast because Harry had found Ravenclaw's Diadem.
• Harry told Ron that Mr. Weasley might be too busy with the Muggle Protection Act to answer his letter, and Ginny scolded Ron for shouting.
• Percy rushed over with Fred and George and announced that Madam Bones had become Minister for Magic.
• Fred and George guessed that Mr. Weasley had joined the Wizengamot Administration Services, but Percy corrected them and said Mr. Weasley was now Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Percy’s words reminded Dumbledore that Order of the Phoenix heroes had been denied the recognition and rewards they deserved, prompting him to reconsider his reluctance to wield power. The Great Hall celebrated Arthur Weasley’s appointment as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, while Ron tried to figure out why his father had not answered his letter.

• Riddle reminded Dumbledore how Order of the Phoenix heroes such as Arthur Weasley, Alastor Moody, and Remus Lupin had been marginalized after the war.
• Dumbledore admitted that he might have been wrong to reject power instead of ensuring heroes received what they deserved.
• The Weasley children celebrated Arthur’s promotion, and Malfoy applauded alongside Goyle, Crabbe, and Pansy.
• After the Great Hall quieted, Ron asked how Percy had learned about Arthur’s promotion, and Ginny explained that Pig had delivered Percy’s letter.
• Ron insisted Arthur would not forget his letter and guessed that Percy had left before finishing it, but Dumbledore stood up before Ron could reach the Gryffindor table.

Dumbledore explained that Harry had earned Ravenclaw’s Diadem and awarded Ravenclaw twenty points, then revealed he had learned to make food temporarily ghostly. The chapter ended with students and ghosts sharing a banquet of transparent food.

• Dumbledore teased the students and professors about their mistaken guesses for the banquet’s purpose.
• Dumbledore awarded Ravenclaw twenty points and explained that the Grey Lady had given Harry ownership of Ravenclaw’s Diadem.
• Dumbledore revealed he had learned Ravenclaw’s magic to turn inanimate matter, including food, ghostly for a limited time.
• Dumbledore conjured transparent food for the ghosts, who joined the students at the banquet.
• Nearly Headless Nick accidentally dropped steak through his neck and startled Seamus, while the ghosts eagerly ate and drank.

At the Halloween feast, Nearly Headless Nick invited Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Neville to his five-hundredth Deathday Party after Harry suggested he could use his partial headlessness to his advantage. Ryan, Hermione, and Luna argued over where the party would be held, and Luna firmly defended the existence of Crumple-Horned Snorkacks.

• Nicholas demonstrated how he ate by detaching his head, scattering ghostly food across the feast and striking students including Draco.
• Harry pointed out that Nicholas could eat better than fully headless ghosts, inspiring Nicholas to invite Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore to his Deathday Party.
• Nicholas invited Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Neville to his Halloween party, and they all agreed to attend.
• Hermione predicted Dumbledore would let the ghosts hold the party in the Great Hall, while Luna guessed they would be sent to a basement room.
• After Hermione dismissed Crumple-Horned Snorkacks, Luna described the creatures in detail and insisted they existed.

Ryan redirected Harry Potter to Myrtle, who recounted her unhappy life at Hogwarts and discovered that she could eat again. After tasting food in the Great Hall, Myrtle found Harry even more delicious.

• Hermione and Luna argued while Ryan refused to give them access to his mindscape.
• Ryan noticed Harry Potter's gloating and sent him to spend the evening with Myrtle.
• Myrtle recounted how Olive Hornby bullied her at Hogwarts and how she died after entering the second-floor girls' bathroom.
• Myrtle described haunting Olive and later living a bleak existence as a ghost at Hogwarts.
• Myrtle discovered she could eat again, then found Harry Potter more delicious than the food in the Great Hall.

Harry met Myrtle, a Ravenclaw ghost who developed an obvious crush on him and embarrassed him by peeking beneath his robes. Ron explained Myrtle’s reputation as Crying Myrtle and revealed that she could cry because tears were the form she had taken as a ghost.

• Harry noticed Ginny watching him before Myrtle approached and introduced herself as a fan of the hero who saved the wizarding world.
• Myrtle blushed, declared Harry her hero, then peeked beneath his robes and vanished when Ron caught her.
• Harry worried Myrtle might spy on him in the dormitory, but Ron and Nearly Headless Nick assured him that ghosts could not enter dormitories without permission.
• Ron explained that Myrtle haunted the third-floor girls’ bathroom, where she caused trouble and shrieked at people using it.
• Ron admitted he had warned Ginny away from the second-floor girls’ bathroom because of Myrtle.
• Nearly Headless Nick explained that ghosts sometimes became the things or states that defined them in life, and Myrtle’s ghostly form had an endless supply of tears.