Chapter Summaries

Harry Potter enjoyed a peaceful month at Hogwarts, while Ryan searched unsuccessfully for a way to reach Moon City. Ryan then remembered Quirrell would release a troll on Halloween and looked forward to the chaos it would cause.

• Harry kept Ron from acting recklessly by flattering him and challenging him to chess, while he worried about Snape’s coldness and Roger Davies’s tactical lessons.
• Ryan failed to find a route to land in Moon City, whose wizards had united their magic around the concept of concealment.
• Ryan resented that Dudley, Harry, and Ron were not making life more entertaining, and began planning Halloween activities for Kate and Penelope.
• Ryan remembered that Quirrell would release a troll on Halloween to get a chance to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, and anticipated pranks, a surprise for Harry, and Snape being bitten by a dog.

Ryan watched the students practice the Levitation Charm and found Ron’s unexpected success entertaining. On Halloween, Ryan opened a seven-locked chest in Quirrell’s office and found the hidden troll inside.

• Professor Flitwick paired Harry with Ron and Ryan with Hermione to practice the Levitation Charm.
• Harry and Hermione made their feathers rise easily, while Ron eventually succeeded after Harry encouraged him and received two points for Ravenclaw.
• Ryan planned to bring Harry, Ron, and Malfoy together with the troll before the Halloween feast.
• Ryan entered Quirrell’s office on October 31 and opened the chest’s seven locks one by one.
• Ryan found a twelve-foot troll with a wooden club inside the chest.

Ryan trapped a troll before turning his attention to Draco, while Draco’s strained friendship with Crabbe and Goyle came to a head when a troll was reported in the dungeons. Draco and Harry both headed upstairs to find Crabbe, who was alone in a bathroom.

• Ryan used runes to trap a troll in a box, then planned to deal with Draco Malfoy.
• Draco’s companions Crabbe and Goyle remained distant after Draco had left them behind before and grown close to Harry; Crabbe then fell ill during Quirrell’s lesson.
• At the Halloween feast, Quirrell announced that a troll was in the dungeons and fainted, prompting Dumbledore to send the students back to their dormitories.
• Goyle confronted Draco for treating him and Crabbe as lackeys and went upstairs to find Crabbe, who was still in a bathroom.
• Draco followed Goyle upstairs, and Harry and Ron noticed him leave the crowd and went after him to warn Crabbe about the troll.

Ryan arranged for a troll to reach the fifth-floor bathroom, where Draco Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle encountered it. Harry and Ron realized the boys might be inside, while Draco and his friends fought back as the troll crashed through the stalls.

• Ryan's spell directed the troll toward the fifth-floor bathroom and prevented it from killing students, while he stopped Crabbe's diarrhea.
• Harry and Ron spotted the troll heading upstairs and locked the bathroom door after it entered, then realized Draco and Crabbe might be inside.
• Draco found Crabbe and Goyle in the bathroom and hurried them into a neighboring one when he recognized the troll's smell.
• The troll smashed through the stalls, and Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle repeatedly cast Locomotor Mortis at it.
• The spells failed to immobilize the troll, but its pain made it lose balance and drop its club.

Harry killed the troll with Periculum after it cornered Ron, and the professors arrived to find the aftermath. Draco accused Quirrell of leaving young wizards alone, while Quirrell broke down at the sight of the troll.

• Quirrell retreated from the restricted area as Voldemort ordered him to find Mundungus Fletcher and McGonagall and the other teachers hurried to the fifth floor.
• Harry and Ron entered the bathroom and distracted the troll while Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle waited by the doorway to support them.
• Harry struck the troll with Periculum, splitting its head and killing it as Ron was showered with its blood and brain matter.
• Draco and Harry urged Ron to wash off, and Crabbe pointed out the broken pipe beside the toilet.
• Professor McGonagall arrived with Snape and Quirrell, and Draco blamed Quirrell for leaving young wizards alone and threatened to tell his father.

After Harry, Ron, Draco, Goyle, and Crabbe survived the troll, Professor McGonagall questioned Quirrell about leaving Crabbe behind and awarded the boys House points. Harry and Ron returned to the Ravenclaw common room, where Harry accepted food from Anthony.

• Professor McGonagall cleaned the boys and questioned who had cast the spell that defeated the troll, while Quirrell identified it as a powerful purification spell.
• Draco defended Harry from Snape’s questioning, then McGonagall reprimanded Quirrell for forgetting Crabbe in the bathroom and failing to account for him after waking.
• Professor McGonagall awarded five points each to Ravenclaw and Slytherin and sent the students back to their Houses.
• Draco parted ways with Harry and Ron, and Ron admitted that Draco had stood up for them before they continued upstairs.
• Harry answered the eagle knocker’s riddle with “Time,” entered the crowded Ravenclaw common room, and accepted food from Anthony while Ron hurried to the dormitory.

After Harry’s attack on the troll impressed Lucius Malfoy, Lucius brought Voldemort’s diary and other Dark magic items to Dumbledore. Dumbledore revealed that the diary was a Horcrux and that Voldemort was inside Quirrell, then told Lucius to keep up appearances while he planned their next move.

• After the troll incident, Draco began greeting Ron, and Lucius stopped objecting to Draco’s friendship with him after learning about Harry’s power.
• Ryan, Harry, and Ron discussed how Harry’s feats had changed Lucius’s view of him and made the Malfoy patriarch reconsider his allegiance.
• Lucius visited Dumbledore with several Dark magic objects, including Voldemort’s diary, claiming he had recovered memories of Voldemort controlling him.
• Dumbledore identified the diary as a Horcrux and told Lucius that Voldemort’s soul was inside Quirrell.
• Lucius panicked and offered to turn himself in, but Dumbledore instructed him to keep filing complaints against Quirrell and pretend he knew nothing.
• Ryan sensed the conversation from the common room and realized that his small changes had sent events in an unexpected direction.

As Quidditch season approached, Ryan’s plans to provoke Quirrell fell apart when cheaper Potions made the wizard stop drinking Unicorn blood. Harry received a broomstick repair kit from Draco Malfoy, then prepared for Ravenclaw’s match against Hufflepuff amid unusual advice from Roger Davies and growing questions about the missing Keeper.

• Ryan learned that cheaper Potions had made Quirrell stop drinking Unicorn blood, disrupting his plan to push Quirrell toward the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Draco Malfoy delivered Harry a broomstick repair kit as a gift from his father, Lucius Malfoy.
• Rumors about Lucius Malfoy’s gift to Harry briefly spread through the school before fading.
• As Harry prepared for Ravenclaw’s match against Hufflepuff, Roger Davies proposed the Sloth Hug Tree Roll and Wronski Feint to help him avoid Bludgers.
• Ron and Anthony argued over the tactics and Ravenclaw’s Beaters until Harry redirected their attention to the team’s absent Keeper.

Harry and Ron investigated Snape’s recurring wound and learned that a Three-Headed Dog had bitten him. After Hagrid accidentally revealed what the dog was guarding, Harry concluded that the Philosopher’s Stone was the target of the Gringotts break-in.

• Ryan identified Snape’s wound as a Three-Headed Dog bite and explained that it could keep flaring up for about a month.
• Harry and Ron suspected Snape had been bitten on Halloween and went with Ryan to ask Hagrid about the dog.
• Hagrid revealed that he owned Fluffy, had lent him to Dumbledore, and that the dog was guarding something connected to Nicolas Flamel.
• Harry pieced together that the guarded object was the Philosopher’s Stone and linked it to the break-in at Gringotts.
• Harry explained the Stone’s powers to Ron, who realized why a Dark Wizard might try to steal it.

Ron suspected Snape and Quirrell of scheming to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, while Harry reasoned that Quirrell was likely being coerced. On the morning of the Quidditch match, Harry overcame his nerves after seeing his friends’ support, and the match began.

• Ron argued that Snape might want the Philosopher’s Stone, while Harry suspected Quirrell had been cursed and coerced into helping steal it.
• Ryan said Hagrid had sent him away, and Ron became eager to ask his parents about their embarrassing youth.
• Harry felt too anxious to eat before his match against Hufflepuff, and Ryan understood his worries about his unreliable teammates and his father’s reputation.
• Ryan, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Anthony, Terry, and Michael displayed a colorful POTTER WILL WIN banner in the stands, while Draco joined Ron nearby.
• Harry worried about the match and Dudley watching, but laughed at Draco and Ron being hoisted into the air and regained his confidence.
• Madam Hooch started the match, and Harry and the other players mounted their brooms and flew up.

Harry Potter caught the Golden Snitch after Ravenclaw Beater Dennis struck a Bludger at Roger Davies, who had repeatedly obstructed Harry and mishandled the team’s tactics. Captain Jonny dismissed Roger from the school team, leaving Roger stunned on the pitch.

• Roger Davies directed Ravenclaw’s plays with unnecessary passes and blocked Harry’s route to the Golden Snitch while telling him to zigzag.
• Dennis struck a Bludger at Roger after Roger blamed Harry for Hufflepuff’s score, and Harry caught the Golden Snitch.
• Roger claimed his tactics had nearly scored, but Captain Jonny and the Ravenclaw players criticized his selfish play and obstruction of Harry.
• Captain Jonny told Roger he was no longer qualified to remain on the school team, and Roger stood frozen.

After the Quidditch match, Harry blamed himself for Roger Davies being removed from the team until Ryan distracted him with the history of the Potter family and the Invisibility Cloak. Ryan used Harry’s family history to work out that Peverell identity followed the heirs of the Deathly Hallows, and he left Harry in better spirits.

• Harry replayed the match and realized Roger Davies’s tactics had helped restrain Hufflepuff, while Ron reminded him that Captain Jonny had made the decision to remove Roger.
• Roger apologized to Harry after learning about his performance and accepted Captain Jonny’s decision.
• Ryan told Harry that the Potter name came from Stinchcombe Linfred and explained how Iolanthe Peverell brought the Invisibility Cloak into the Potter family.
• Ryan explained that another Potter branch had emigrated to America, then concluded that only the rightful heirs to the Deathly Hallows counted as Peverells.
• Ryan connected the Peverell taboo to Voldemort’s Horcruxes and the curse that made Harry one, then left Harry after noticing he was no longer sad.
• Ron watched Harry’s mood shift and wondered how he had reached his conclusions without Ron saying much.

As Christmas approached, Ryan stopped interfering in Harry's affairs and waited for Dumbledore to guide events, while Harry dealt with family tensions and doubts about the Philosopher's Stone. The chapter ended with Harry avoiding Anthony's enthusiastic Quidditch talk.

• Ryan decided to leave Harry alone for now and wait for Dumbledore to arrange what happened next.
• In Potions class, Dudley asked Harry whether he would return home for Christmas, but Harry refused and ended the conversation.
• Ron questioned whether Snape was still a suspect, and Harry argued that Quirrell seemed more suspicious; Ron said he would stay at Hogwarts for Christmas.
• Anthony found Harry in the common room and tried to talk about Quidditch, but Harry wanted to avoid the subject because of Roger's removal from the team.

Harry and Ron celebrated Christmas at Hogwarts, where Harry received the Invisibility Cloak his father had left him. Ryan examined the Deathly Hallow after Harry and Ron left and realized it could conceal its wearer from death by old age as long as they kept it on.

• Ryan found four Christmas presents at the foot of his bed, including books from Kate and Penelope, a magic book from Harry, and gloves from Hermione.
• Harry opened a silver-gray Invisibility Cloak and read the note saying his father had left it for him; he hid his reaction to the note from Ron.
• Harry and Ron opened their remaining gifts, including a sweater and fudge from Mrs. Weasley and gifts from Draco and Lucius Malfoy.
• After Harry and Ron left, Ryan examined the cloak and found that his magical perspective could not detect it.
• Ryan concluded that the cloak's true purpose was to let its wearer escape death from old age as long as they never removed it.

Ryan spent Christmas at Hogwarts, where the feast and the Weasley twins’ antics briefly entertained him. Watching Professor McGonagall celebrate led him to recall her marriages and lost first love, while the holiday continued around him.

• Ryan watched Fred and George dress Percy in a Weasley sweater and tease him alongside Harry and Ron.
• Ryan opened a wizard cracker, found a hamster, named it Hamster Wheel PhD, and arranged for Jack to care for it.
• Ryan reunited with Jerry and kept the cat away from the hamster, while Harry lost his appetite after the cracker mice disappeared.
• Dumbledore wore a transformed ladies’ hat, and Hagrid kissed Professor McGonagall on the cheek as she laughed.
• Ryan recalled that Professor McGonagall had married Elphinstone Urquart after her first love, Dougal McGregor, died, despite having once broken off their engagement because of Ministry rules.

Harry celebrated Christmas at Hogwarts with Ron and the Weasleys, then secretly used his Invisibility Cloak for the first time to explore the castle. After Filch and Snape searched for him, Harry hid in a room while Ryan and Dumbledore watched events unfold.

• Ryan, Percy, Ron, and Harry opened Christmas crackers, and Harry received Wizard's Chess while Ryan found a Doraemon comic book.
• The Weasleys pulled Harry and Ron into a snowball fight, and Ron later beat Harry at Wizard's Chess.
• That night, Harry put on his Invisibility Cloak and slipped out of the dormitory alone while Ryan pretended to sleep.
• Filch reported a suspected intruder to Snape, who told him to block the route back to the Ravenclaw common room.
• Harry hid in a nearby room as Filch and Snape passed, while Ryan photographed Snape and Dumbledore watched from his office.

Harry discovered the Mirror of Erised and saw his dead parents and imagined relatives, while Dumbledore watched over him. Snape confronted Dumbledore about giving Harry the Invisibility Cloak, then went to the sixth floor to send Filch away.

• After Snape and Filch left, Harry examined the abandoned classroom and found a magnificent mirror.
• Harry saw Lily and James in the mirror and stared at his family until he fell asleep beneath his Invisibility Cloak.
• Dumbledore covered Harry with an enchanted quilt and returned to the headmaster's office.
• Snape angrily accused Dumbledore of enabling Harry to sneak around with the Invisibility Cloak, and Dumbledore admitted he had given it to him.
• Snape went to the sixth floor to drive Filch away.

Harry returned safely from seeing the Mirror of Erised, and Snape secretly watched over him before leaving. Harry and Ron later sneaked out together to see the mirror, where Harry saw his family but Ron saw only himself.

• Harry left the tower beneath the Invisibility Cloak, and Snape watched him return safely before departing.
• Harry met Ron, who scolded him for going alone, and the two planned to visit the mirror together.
• At breakfast, Harry and Ron noticed Ryan's kitten Jerry, and Ron worried that it might attack Scabbers.
• Harry and Ron slipped away beneath the Invisibility Cloak and found the room containing the Mirror of Erised.
• Harry saw his family in the mirror, while Ron said he could see only Harry.

Ryan watched Harry and Ron spend the night before the Mirror of Erised, then performed a ritual intended to give Hamster Wheel PhD new abilities and a longer life. The next morning, Ron refused to return to the mirror that night, though he offered to go with Harry the following day.

• Ryan watched Harry urge Ron aside so he could look into the Mirror of Erised, where Ron saw himself as Head Boy and a Quidditch champion.
• Harry mentioned the Resurrection Stone, but Ryan altered his words; Ron then gave Harry the mirror and went to sleep.
• Ryan brought Hamster Wheel PhD to Smith Castle and began a ritual to let it absorb wizards' chaotic emotions and extend its life.
• The next morning, Ryan found Harry and Ron still at the mirror; Harry eventually woke, and the pair returned to the common room.
• Ron rejected Harry's suggestion to visit the mirror that night because he wanted to sleep in a proper bed, but agreed to go with him the next day.

Dumbledore reflected on his guilt over Harry’s upbringing and devised a plan to draw Tom out while protecting Harry, whose Horcrux status made his survival uncertain. After seeing Harry’s longing for family in the Mirror of Erised, Dumbledore softened and delayed the plan to send him into the Forbidden Forest.

• Dumbledore recalled choosing to leave Harry with Lily’s relatives and feared that Harry’s death might be necessary to destroy Voldemort.
• Dumbledore learned that Harry, Ryan, and Neville were all children of the prophecy, while Dudley had also become a wizard and a hidden Dark Wizard threatened Harry.
• Dumbledore lured Tom toward the Philosopher’s Stone to learn whether he knew Harry was a Horcrux, then suspected that Tom had created multiple Horcruxes.
• Dumbledore planned to force Quirrell into the Forbidden Forest by investigating cheap potions and withholding his wages, and returned the Invisibility Cloak to Harry so he would wander at night.
• Dumbledore watched Harry gaze at his family in the Mirror of Erised and decided to wait before drawing him into the Forbidden Forest.