Chapter Summaries

In 1991, John Wick received a Hogwarts acceptance letter and learned that magic was real, despite having spent years training with pencils as weapons. He told his skeptical parents about the letter and was left waiting to begin his new life as a wizard.

• John noticed an owl carrying a Hogwarts letter at his window and let it in.
• John read Minerva McGonagall's acceptance letter and received a Hogwarts quest from his panel, which added Magic as a skill.
• John told Mr. and Mrs. Wick that he was a wizard, but they doubted him and questioned his account of fighting Dudley and other children.
• Mr. and Mrs. Wick gave John a chance, and the family began calling him Little Wizard.
• Children who mocked John fled after he pulled out a pencil.

Professor McGonagall proved to John Wick’s skeptical parents that magic was real, and the Wick family began preparing for his Hogwarts education. In Diagon Alley, John saw Hagrid and Harry Potter and bought school supplies with his parents.

• Minerva McGonagall visited the Wicks and transformed Watson’s teacup into a mouse, convincing him that John was a wizard.
• John and his parents entered the Leaky Cauldron and followed its proprietor into Diagon Alley.
• John recognized Hagrid and Harry Potter as they passed, then exchanged two thousand pounds for four hundred Galleons at Gringotts.
• At Flourish and Blotts, Watson nearly got bitten by The Monster Book of Monsters while John bought his schoolbooks.
• John tried on robes at Madam Malkin’s, persuaded Watson not to buy a self-stirring cauldron, and left the apothecary with his parents after its contents frightened them.

John bought a red oak wand and a snowy owl named Basil before his parents gave him a beagle puppy as a back-to-school present. He named the puppy Tom and ended the day with three new companions for Hogwarts.

• John tried many wands at Ollivanders before a red oak wand with a Thunderbird tail feather chose him.
• John paid seven Galleons for the wand and bought a snowy owl, naming it Basil.
• Watson played with John's wand at home while John remembered that Harry had received a snowy owl named Hedwig.
• Mrs. Wick and Watson gave John a beagle puppy as his back-to-school present.
• John named the puppy Tom.

John Wick arrived at Hogwarts and met Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom on the Hogwarts Express. Hermione and Neville left to search for Neville’s missing toad while John stayed behind in their compartment.

• John Wick entered Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and accidentally knocked Hermione Granger over, then offended her by commenting on her front teeth.
• John shared a train compartment with Neville Longbottom and introduced himself after Neville’s toad, Trevor, appeared.
• Hermione joined John and Neville, recognized John from their earlier meeting, and introduced herself.
• John eased Hermione’s questions about magic by explaining that he came from a Muggle family, and the three chatted about the magical world.
• Neville realized Trevor was missing, so Hermione took him to search the train while John stayed in the compartment.

John arrived at Hogwarts with Hermione and Neville, where he saw Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Draco Malfoy begin their rivalry. As the students gathered in the Great Hall for the Sorting, John received a school-year quest and caught Albus Dumbledore’s attention.

• Neville and Hermione told John they had met Harry Potter on the train, and they argued over whether Harry was impressive.
• John, Hermione, and Neville reached Hogwarts by boat, and John reminded Neville that Trevor was missing before Neville spotted the toad on the steps.
• John received a quest to complete his first year and checked his system panel, which listed his magic, spells, skills, and bonuses.
• Draco Malfoy introduced himself to Harry and insulted Ron Weasley, but Harry rejected Malfoy’s offer of friendship.
• Professor McGonagall led the new students into the Great Hall, where John saw Albus Dumbledore, who winked at him.

John was sorted into Slytherin despite being Muggle-born, then attacked Malfoy after Malfoy insulted him and earned a two-month punishment polishing trophies. His reputation as the “Night Demon” kept his housemates wary, while he continued exercising to build magical power.

• Dumbledore warned the students about a dangerous fourth-floor corridor before the Sorting Ceremony, where John was assigned to Slytherin and Hermione and Neville watched anxiously.
• Malfoy assumed John was a pure-blood, then called him a Mudblood when John said he was neither pure-blood nor half-blood.
• John struck Malfoy and injured Goyle, earning punishment polishing trophies for two months after Dumbledore pleaded to keep him from being expelled.
• John finished cleaning trophies under Filch’s supervision and returned to a Slytherin Common Room where students feared him and called him the “Night Demon.”
• John went to his private room, played with Tom and Basil, and exercised to improve his compatibility with magical power.

John answered Snape’s Potions questions, earned Slytherin points and a learning buff, then tried to reconcile with Malfoy. During weekend training, he recognized Quirrell as Voldemort’s host and resolved to get stronger against the danger ahead.

• Snape singled out Harry with Potions questions, then challenged John to answer them.
• John correctly answered all three questions, earned five points for Slytherin, cost Gryffindor five points, and received the Top Student buff.
• John tried to make peace with Malfoy, but Malfoy refused and backed away from a proposed duel.
• Hermione asked after John at lunch and began discussing Potions with him, prompting him to leave.
• John trained by running around the Black Lake with a heavy stone and decided he needed to grow stronger after recognizing Quirrell as Voldemort’s host.
• The second week of term brought the students’ flying class.

John learned to fly a broom, then became caught up with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville after Malfoy lured them to the Trophy Room and Filch chased them through the castle. The five escaped into a locked room, discovered a huge three-headed creature, and fled back into the corridor.

• Neville crashed during flying lessons, and McGonagall discovered Harry's talent as a Seeker while John finally mastered his broom and gained the Pilot blessing.
• Malfoy challenged John to a midnight duel in the Trophy Room, but John found Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville there instead and realized Malfoy had tricked them.
• When Filch approached, Hermione and Neville pulled John into the corridor with them, and the five ran from Filch while Mrs. Norris alerted him to their route.
• Peeves spotted the group and raised the alarm, so John used Alohomora to open a locked classroom door and led them inside.
• John and the others discovered a huge three-headed creature in the room, then John opened the door and hurried everyone back into the corridor.

After escaping the three-headed dog, John confronted Malfoy and warned him not to scheme against him again, then returned to his routine at Hogwarts. His magic reached level 2, and he learned the Levitation Charm while planning to visit the Restricted Section.

• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville escaped the three-headed dog and returned to Gryffindor Tower, while John headed back alone.
• John cornered Malfoy in a corridor, frightened and punched him, then helped him to the Slytherin Common Room and urged him not to become enemies.
• The next day, Malfoy avoided provoking John, while Hermione complained to him about Harry and Ron and Neville stayed close by.
• John continued his exercise routine and, after his magic reached level 2, learned the Levitation Charm and floated a leaf.
• John considered using a nighttime wandering quest as a reason to visit and clean the Restricted Section.

John attended Transfiguration after nearly oversleeping and accidentally tried to pet Professor McGonagall in her tabby Animagus form. He successfully transformed paper clips into a mouse, then stole a suit of armor’s sword that night.

• John hurried to breakfast, where Hermione told him Neville was looking for Trevor; Neville arrived without his outer robe and rushed back to his dormitory.
• John mistook Professor McGonagall’s tabby Animagus form for an ordinary cat and tried to pet her with a cat treat.
• John became the first student to transform paper clips into a mouse, earning five points for Slytherin.
• John told Hermione he had watched Professor McGonagall demonstrate the spell, then decided to take a suit of armor’s sword for exercise.
• John sneaked into the corridor at night and stole the sword, leaving Hogwarts with an unsolved mystery that Mr. Filch blamed on the Weasley Twins.

John trained with a greatsword, then sneaked into the Restricted Section to find a book about the Disillusionment Charm and began practicing it. The next day, Harry received a Nimbus 2000 and was set to begin Quidditch training, while Hermione remained angry with Harry and Ron.

• John's greatsword practice replaced his Heavy Weapon Mastery and Polearm Mastery with Greatsword Mastery, and his magic increased by ten points overnight.
• John entered the Restricted Section after dark, found Advanced Charms, and located information on the Disillusionment Charm.
• John accidentally opened a strange book that screamed, but diverted Filch with Mrs. Norris and escaped the library.
• John practiced the Disillusionment Charm for three days until its Level 1 icon appeared.
• Harry received a Nimbus 2000 and a letter from Minerva McGonagall telling him to attend Quidditch training.
• Hermione stayed angry with Harry and Ron for failing to apologize, while John spoke with her and reminded Neville to change his trousers.

John found the Room of Requirement and improved his Disillusionment Charm before discovering the Marauder's Map after the Weasley Twins pranked Filch. He used the map to watch Hogwarts and later watched Harry train for Quidditch, where Hermione challenged him with her knowledge.

• John found the Room of Requirement, cleaned it, and trained until his Disillusionment Charm reached level 2.
• John followed George Weasley and Fred Weasley under the charm as they planted Dungbombs in Filch's office, then picked up the Marauder's Map they dropped.
• John activated the map, watched Filch chase the Weasley Twins, and noticed that Professor Quirrell's name appeared on it.
• John watched Harry crash into the spectator stands while practicing Quidditch, and Hermione recited the history of the Golden Snitch beside him.
• Hermione treated John as an academic rival, leaving him feeling pressured to keep improving.

After John injured his arm catching a Bludger, he trained intensely with a greatsword and spells, earning new blessings and improving his magic. As Halloween approached and his Trophy Room punishment neared its end, he encountered the Bloody Baron in a first-floor corridor.

• John caught a Bludger bare-handed to protect Hermione, dislocated his arm, and pushed it back into place before Harry and Hermione took him to the Hospital Wing.
• Harry apologized to Hermione for flying too low, easing the cold war between them while Ron continued to avoid her.
• John trained in the Room of Requirement with a greatsword and spells, earning the Sword Dance blessing and raising his Disillusionment Charm to level three.
• John transformed Tom into a goblet in Transfiguration class, earning five points for Slytherin as Hermione worried that she was falling behind him.
• After training ahead of the Halloween feast, John encountered the Bloody Baron in a first-floor corridor.

John encountered the Bloody Baron, who warned him about dangerous things lurking at night, and used the Marauder’s Map to track Quirrell leaving the castle. In Charms, John mastered the Levitation Charm while Hermione’s conflict with Ron left her crying, and Harry defended her.

• John met the Bloody Baron near the Slytherin Common Room and heard his warning to be careful of dangerous things at night.
• John checked the Marauder’s Map, saw Quirrell leave Hogwarts, and suspected he was heading to the Forbidden Forest.
• John successfully cast Wingardium Leviosa in Charms, earning ten points for Slytherin and drawing Hermione’s attention.
• Hermione overheard Ron complain about her and left the corridor in tears.
• Harry rebuked Ron for upsetting Hermione, and Ron muttered that she did have a friend: John.

John found Hermione in the girls’ bathroom just as a troll arrived, then fought it and killed it after Harry, Ron, and Hermione reached him. The children were left sickened by the troll’s gruesome death.

• Harry and Ron learned Hermione was crying in the girls’ bathroom and planned to apologize to her after the feast.
• John received a quest to find Hermione and deal with the troll, then left the Great Hall before Quirrell announced that a troll was loose in the dungeons.
• John found Hermione and drew the troll away from the bathroom, fighting it with spells and a sword.
• Harry and Ron slipped away with Hermione after finding her safe, and the three ran after John.
• John knocked the troll down, but it attacked again; he killed it with Reducto, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione vomiting.

After John killed a troll to save Hermione, Snape awarded him points but sentenced him to patrol the Forbidden Forest. John began that punishment with Hagrid, and they heard an injured unicorn nearby.

• Hermione took the blame for leaving the dormitory, but McGonagall questioned John about killing the troll and sent the children back to Gryffindor Tower.
• McGonagall awarded Harry and Ron five points each, while Snape gave John twenty points and assigned him time in the Forbidden Forest.
• News of John's victory spread, drawing Malfoy's curiosity and strengthening John's friendships with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
• John told Malfoy he would support Slytherin in the Quidditch match, invoking the house's pursuit of glory.
• John followed Hagrid into the Forbidden Forest, where they heard a cry of pain and Hagrid identified it as a unicorn.

John and Hagrid discovered a dying unicorn in the Forbidden Forest, prompting John to suspect Quirrell and begin studying Occlumency. At the Quidditch match, Harry caught the Snitch to win for Gryffindor, and John later overheard Harry, Ron, and Hermione learn that Nicolas Flamel was connected to the guarded object.

• John and Hagrid found a wounded unicorn in the Forbidden Forest, stayed with her until she died, and buried her.
• John warned Hagrid that another attack might happen, then practiced Occlumency in the Room of Requirement until he reached level 1.
• John reassured Harry before the Quidditch match, then joined Malfoy in the Slytherin stands as Gryffindor and Slytherin supporters argued.
• Harry's broom bucked wildly during the match, but he regained control, caught the Golden Snitch, and secured Gryffindor's 170-60 victory.
• Malfoy decided he would become Slytherin's Seeker and defeat Potter, while John found the broom incident suspicious.
• John arrived at Hagrid's Hut after the match and overheard Harry discover that Nicolas Flamel was connected to the guarded object.

John avoided the library’s search for Nicolas Flamel and focused on Occlumency, but Quirrell tried to lure him toward dark magic by offering access to the Restricted Section. John used the permission to study goblin smithing and ancient runes, then headed to the Forbidden Forest for his nightly patrol with Hagrid.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione agreed to search the library for Nicolas Flamel, while John chose to focus on his Occlumency and planned to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas.
• Quirrell offered John permission to enter the Restricted Section, hoping to steer him toward dark magic and recruit him for Voldemort.
• On Monday, John accepted Quirrell’s signed slip, ignored his suggestions about dark-magic books, and entered the Restricted Section.
• John borrowed Goblin Smithing and later studied A Basic Guide to Ancient Runes, hoping to learn how to make a stronger weapon.
• John went to Hagrid’s Hut for his nightly Forbidden Forest patrol, where Fang eagerly sniffed the pocket holding his sandwich.

John and Hagrid investigated the Forbidden Forest, where Aragog’s giant spiders attacked them and John’s magic grew stronger as they fought their way out. John later gained the Night Demon blessing and learned Fiendfyre from Quirrell, while December brought Christmas plans at Hogwarts.

• Hagrid and John visited Aragog, who warned them that a powerful intruder was hunting unicorns and had killed several acromantulas.
• Aragog’s offspring turned on Hagrid and John, so Hagrid carried John through the spiders while John fought them with spells and leveled up his magic.
• John and Hagrid escaped the nest, and Hagrid apologized for bringing John; John warned him not to take anyone else there.
• After reaching one hundred hours of nighttime wandering, John gained the Night Demon blessing, which improved his concealment and vision in darkness.
• John repeatedly encountered Quirrell, asked him to teach Fiendfyre, and learned the spell with Voldemort’s guidance.
• December arrived, and Ron learned that the Weasleys would spend Christmas visiting Charlie in Romania.

John celebrated Christmas at Hogwarts, received Lao Gan Ma from his father, and shared it with friends at the feast. A Chocolate Frog card revealed Dumbledore’s connection to Nicolas Flamel, leading John to suspect the guarded object was the Philosopher’s Stone.

• John watched the Weasley Twins pelt Quirrell with enchanted snowballs and joined Hagrid, Harry, Ron, and Hermione in admiring the Great Hall’s Christmas decorations.
• John accompanied Harry, Ron, and Hermione to the library to search for Nicolas Flamel, but they found no answers before the holidays began.
• During the break, John trained his magic, reached level three, and learned the defensive spell Protego.
• John received knitted gloves from Mrs. Wick and a jar of Lao Gan Ma from Watson Wick, then shared the chili sauce with Ron and Harry at the Christmas feast.
• John found Dumbledore’s Chocolate Frog card, noticed its mention of Nicolas Flamel and alchemy, and wondered if the Philosopher’s Stone was the object being guarded.