Chapter Summaries

John followed Harry into the Restricted Section, where they discovered the Mirror of Erised and saw their deepest desires. After finding a book on alchemy, John realized the Philosopher’s Stone could greatly aid his studies and considered telling Harry and his friends about it.

• John used the Marauder’s Map to follow Harry into the Restricted Section, where Harry opened a screaming book and fled from Filch and Snape.
• John reunited with Harry in an unused classroom, and they found the Mirror of Erised, which showed Harry his family and John a vision of wealth and power.
• John recognized the mirror and suspected Dumbledore had placed it there before he and Harry left the room.
• John borrowed a book on ancient alchemy, then decided to study its basics rather than pursue Quirrell.
• John learned from his reading that Nicolas Flamel was the only known maker of the Philosopher’s Stone and considered telling Harry and his friends about it.

John warned Harry not to become obsessed with the Mirror of Erised, then pursued alchemy and gathered materials from Hagrid. After Dumbledore found John watching his conversation with Harry, he made John promise not to meddle with irreversible magic and hinted that John might encounter the real Philosopher’s Stone.

• John told Harry that the Mirror of Erised showed what a person longed for and gave him a Chocolate Frog wizard card as a clue about Nicolas Flamel.
• John studied alchemy and ancient runes, then used the Room of Requirement as a workshop.
• Hagrid gave John a basket of Blast-Ended Skrewt bottoms, which John used for his first alchemy experiment.
• John found Harry speaking with Dumbledore beside the mirror, then used a Disillusionment Charm to listen unseen.
• Dumbledore explained the mirror to Harry, said it would be moved, and told him he saw himself holding woolen socks.
• Dumbledore revealed that he knew John was there, asked what he had seen in the mirror, and made him promise not to meddle with magic whose consequences could not be undone.

John studied alchemy and runes while secretly learning from Voldemort through Quirrell, and he advanced his magic enough to control Fiendfyre and unlock alchemy. Harry, Ron, and Hermione discovered that Nicolas Flamel had worked with Dumbledore and learned about the Philosopher’s Stone.

• Hermione tried studying ancient runes to keep up with John but found the material too difficult.
• Quirrell summoned John to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, where Voldemort used Legilimency and then secretly taught him dark magic and other knowledge.
• John trained with Voldemort at night, improved his spellwork, gained control of Fiendfyre, and unlocked alchemy.
• Wood pushed Harry through intense Quidditch training, while Ron and Hermione urged Harry to avoid playing in the match.
• Hermione freed Neville from the Leg-Locker Curse, and Harry noticed that his Dumbledore Wizard Card mentioned Nicolas Flamel as Dumbledore’s alchemy partner.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione found information about Nicolas Flamel and discovered the Philosopher’s Stone.

John defended students from Peeves and drove him off with Waddiwasi, while Harry remained convinced Snape was after the Philosopher’s Stone. The chapter ended with Harry telling John he had seen Snape threatening Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest.

• John explained to Harry, Ron, and Hermione why he had not directly given them the answer about Nicolas Flamel, and warned Ron against accusing Snape of serving Voldemort.
• John spent his days studying and his nights training and patrolling the Forbidden Forest, with additional lessons from Quirrell.
• Peeves pelted students with stones, so John used Waddiwasi and Wingardium Leviosa to drive him away and took the injured students to the Hospital Wing.
• After the Quidditch match, John heard that Ron, Neville, Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe had fought, and he mocked Malfoy for losing despite outnumbering his opponents.
• Harry met John outside the Room of Requirement and insisted that he had seen Snape threatening Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest.

John investigated Harry's claim that Snape had threatened Quirrell, then worked on an alchemical enchantment and went to Hagrid for materials. He discovered Hagrid's dragon egg and secured a promise of dragon blood, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione also learned about Norbert.

• Harry told John that he had seen Snape threaten Quirrell, and John agreed to investigate after warning him to focus on revision.
• John's attempt to enchant a Blast-Ended Skrewt failed, so he decided to ask Hagrid for magical-creature materials.
• John found Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville revising under Hermione's strict schedule, then left to visit Hagrid.
• John discovered Hagrid's dragon egg, Norbert, and persuaded Hagrid to promise him dragon blood when the dragon grew up.
• John asked Hagrid for a basketful of Blast-Ended Skrewt backs, and Hagrid later revealed Norbert to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

John secretly watched Norbert hatch, then persuaded Malfoy to delay reporting the dragon to protect Slytherin’s House Cup chances. Later, Quirrell presented John with a test involving the Unforgivable Curses, forcing him to choose between using one and becoming a target for Voldemort.

• John used alchemy to make a bracelet that could cast a Shield Charm when danger approached.
• John secretly went to Hagrid’s Hut and watched Norbert hatch alongside Hagrid, Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
• John caught Malfoy after he spied on Norbert and persuaded him to wait before reporting the dragon, citing Slytherin’s House Cup lead.
• After a week of Malfoy’s threatening smirks, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid decided to send Norbert to Romania with Ron’s brother Charlie.
• John met Quirrell, who told him that using an Unforgivable Curse was the test for acceptance and warned that refusing would make him a target for Voldemort.

Quirrell taught John the Three Unforgivable Curses, and John secretly strengthened his amulet to warn him if the Imperius Curse took hold. When Quirrell later cursed John and took him to the Forbidden Forest, John pretended to obey as Quirrell killed a unicorn; afterward, Ron was bitten by the dragon, and Harry and the others prepared to send Norbert away.

• Quirrell demonstrated the Imperius, Cruciatus, and Killing Curses to John, then had John practice the Cruciatus Curse on him.
• John calmed himself in the washroom, then used the Room of Requirement to add an Imperius Curse warning function to his amulet.
• Quirrell invited John to the Forbidden Forest, and Voldemort urged Quirrell to stop wasting time and cast the Imperius Curse on John.
• John's amulet briefly activated, and he pretended to be under Quirrell's control as they searched for a unicorn.
• Quirrell killed a unicorn and gave John its horn, while John acted as if the killing had shaken him.
• Ron was bitten by the dragon, so Harry and the others planned to send Norbert away on Saturday night.

John made a rune-enchanted amulet and tried to stop Quirrell from killing a unicorn, but his plan to alert the professors seemed to fail. After Quirrell forced him into the Forbidden Forest, John unleashed Fiendfyre, and the professors arrived as Quirrell drank the unicorn’s blood.

• John used dragon blood and Blast-Ended Skrewt material to inscribe his first rune, while Hagrid prepared to send Norbert away.
• Gryffindor lost 150 points after Harry, Hermione, and Neville were caught out at night, and Malfoy mocked Harry for costing Gryffindor its chance to win.
• Quirrell placed John under the Imperius Curse and led him toward the Forbidden Forest, while John secretly sent Basil and Tom to deliver letters to professors.
• Hagrid took Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy into the Forbidden Forest to patrol, where they found signs of another slain unicorn and later split into teams.
• John repeatedly missed the unicorn with his spells, then cast Fiendfyre when Quirrell urged him to kill it; Quirrell blasted John aside and drank the unicorn’s blood.
• A red spell streaked toward Quirrell as the professors arrived.

John pretended Quirrell had cursed him, but Quirrell later attacked again with the Killing Curse, and John survived thanks to his amulet. After three days unconscious, John woke as Hogwarts prepared for Exam Week and he looked forward to learning more about the Philosopher’s Stone.

• Professor McGonagall fought Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest, but he escaped into the forest as Hagrid and Professor Flitwick helped extinguish the Fiendfyre.
• Professor Sprout took John toward the Hospital Wing while Professor McGonagall organized a search, and Quirrell reappeared to cast the Killing Curse at Harry and Malfoy.
• John kicked Harry and Malfoy out of the way, and his amulet’s Shield Charm weakened the curse enough for him to survive before Quirrell fled from the centaurs.
• John slept for three days, while Malfoy, Harry, and Hermione worried about him and Dumbledore and Snape visited the Hospital Wing.
• After waking, John told Dumbledore that his attacker seemed familiar with Hogwarts, then learned the unicorn had survived and Quirrell had taken sick leave.
• John waited for Exam Week and anticipated finding out more about the Philosopher’s Stone.

John completed his exams, strengthened his friendship with Malfoy, and received a unicorn horn and magical materials from Hagrid. After learning that the Golden Trio had uncovered the intruder’s identity and headed for the Trapdoor, John prepared with an amulet, potions, and his greatsword, then followed them inside.

• John passed his exams and accepted Malfoy’s friendship after thanking him for the get-well gifts.
• Hagrid gave John Weiwei’s shed unicorn horn and a basket of magical creature materials, and John praised Tom and Fang for helping summon Professor Kettleburn during the Forbidden Forest incident.
• Harry questioned Hagrid about the cloaked stranger who had won Norbert, and Hagrid revealed details that convinced the Golden Trio the stranger was after the Philosopher’s Stone.
• John prepared an amulet and packed potions and his greatsword while tracking the Golden Trio with the Marauder’s Map.
• John put Fluffy to sleep with a music box and slipped through the Trapdoor.

John forced his way through the obstacles guarding the Philosopher’s Stone, rescuing Ron and advancing past Hermione to help Harry. He defeated the troll and stopped at the purple flames, where he upgraded his Disillusionment Charm before proceeding.

• John used Neville’s music box to get past Fluffy, then broke through Devil’s Snare and smashed open the door to the room of flying keys.
• John destroyed the animated chess pieces, found Ron unconscious, and woke him; Hermione arrived and said Harry had gone on while the antidote was gone.
• John went through the next door alone and defeated the waking troll with a powerful Reducto, completing a Challenge Mission.
• John reached the purple flames and used his discretionary points to raise his Disillusionment Charm to level 4.

John entered the final room and watched Voldemort take control of Quirrell, seize the Philosopher’s Stone, and prepare to leave after he could not harm Harry. As Voldemort passed, John launched a surprise attack from behind with his greatsword.

• John crossed the flames and found Quirrell holding Harry captive before the mirror.
• Harry obtained the Philosopher’s Stone from the mirror and tried to fool Quirrell, but Voldemort exposed his lie.
• Voldemort took control of Quirrell’s body, revealed his face on the back of Quirrell’s head, and killed Quirrell.
• Voldemort forced the Stone from Harry’s pocket, bound him, and taunted him about his parents and his scar.
• Voldemort could not harm Harry because of his mother’s protection, so he headed for the doorway with the Stone.
• John struck Voldemort from behind with his greatsword as Voldemort passed him.

John defeated Voldemort and later used the Philosopher’s Stone in unsuccessful attempts to improve a sword and make protective badges. At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore’s points put Gryffindor in first place, then turned to award John points.

• John severed Voldemort’s hands and destroyed his body, but Voldemort’s smoke passed through Harry and left him unconscious.
• Dumbledore arrived, said Harry was only badly frightened, and allowed John to borrow the Philosopher’s Stone for a while.
• John made nine protective badges with the Stone, but his attempt to improve a silver sword instead turned it into gold.
• At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore awarded points to Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Neville, moving Gryffindor ahead of Slytherin.
• Dumbledore looked toward John and began to announce his final award.

John Wick was celebrated for saving Harry and Draco and securing Slytherin’s House Cup victory before leaving Hogwarts for the summer. Back home, he reunited with his family and began experimenting with the system’s magic blood and his wand.

• Dumbledore awarded Slytherin eighty points for John’s heroism, and the house celebrated its eighth consecutive House Cup win.
• John took the Philosopher’s Stone home, learned he had placed first in the year’s results, and invited Harry to visit during the summer.
• The system rewarded John with magic blood and free points, and he wondered whether mixing the blood with dragon blood would cause dangerous effects.
• John arrived at King’s Cross, reunited with his parents, and signaled to Dudley that Harry was under his protection.
• At home, John’s father repeatedly asked him to perform magic, while John studied the magic blood and tinkered with his wand.

John removed the Trace from his wand and drank magic blood, gaining fire dragon traits and a substantial increase in magic after a painful surge of uncontrolled power. He later realized Harry had received a Ministry warning for magic John had used, leaving Harry to take the blame.

• John extracted the Trace from his wand and prepared a spare wand before drinking magic blood.
• The magic blood caused John agonizing pain and an uncontrolled burst of magic that threw Watson Wick from the basement and transformed objects around the house.
• John recovered and gained Fire-Eating, Intimidation, Hardening, and Dragon Language, along with increased magic and improved fire spells.
• John cleaned the wrecked basement and reassured Mr. and Mrs. Wick that he was unharmed.
• John saw an owl fly toward 4 Privet Drive and realized Harry had received a Ministry warning because Harry's wand still carried the Trace.

After experimenting with magic blood and alchemy, John was visited by Dumbledore, who invited him to meet Nicolas Flamel abroad. John’s family agreed to the trip, and he prepared to leave with Dumbledore by Muggle cruise ship.

• John used magic blood to cast a powerful Incendio and worried that losing control could make him an Obscurial.
• John inscribed a Thurisaz rune onto a badge using the Philosopher’s Stone and dragon blood as ink.
• Dumbledore visited John, praised his Transfiguration, and reassured him that Harry would be fine after receiving a Ministry warning.
• Dumbledore told John that Nicolas Flamel wanted to meet him and invited him to travel abroad.
• John’s parents approved the trip after he agreed to Mrs. Wick’s conditions, including writing home every week.
• John packed his Philosopher’s Stone and alchemy materials, then learned that Dumbledore had chosen to travel by Muggle cruise ship.

Dumbledore brought John to Beauxbatons, where he was assigned to spend two months as a temporary exchange student and began looking for clues connected to Nicolas Flamel. That night, John secretly explored the school, and reports of a ghostly haunting began to spread.

• Dumbledore took John to Beauxbatons and arranged with Headmistress Olympe Maxime for him to stay there as a temporary exchange student.
• Olympe Maxime transformed John's clothes into Beauxbatons robes and left Fleur Delacour to help him settle in.
• Fleur showed John the Abraxan horses, while John wondered how to obtain materials from them and searched for a Restricted Section.
• After learning that Beauxbatons had a Restricted Section he could not enter, John used a level-four Disillusionment Charm to explore the school at night.
• Students later reported hearing unexplained footsteps and seeing a pale figure searching near the Flamel Couple Fountain.

John secretly studied alchemy in Nicolas Flamel’s hidden room and used what he learned to craft magical items and plan a network of allies. He then agreed to travel with Pheobe to the Quidditch World Cup group stage in Bulgaria, though their Portkey guide seemed unreliable.

• Pheobe questioned John about the Abraxans losing feathers, but he denied knowing anything and showed her his alchemy reading list.
• John discovered Nicolas Flamel’s hidden alchemy room and used its enchanted diary to get answers to his questions.
• John crafted flying shoes from Abraxan feathers and improved the directional charms on his badges, intending to give eight badges to future allies.
• Pheobe invited John to watch the Quidditch World Cup group stage in Bulgaria, and he agreed to travel with her by Portkey.
• John and Pheobe reached the Paris Hidden Place and found a shabby, drunken Portkey owner, leaving them unsure whether he could be trusted.

John and Pheobe were stranded in a remote forest after an unstable Portkey dropped them there. They encountered an injured wizard fleeing a Hungarian Horntail, and the dragon turned its attention to John as they ran.

• John and Pheobe paid for a Portkey, which deposited them in an unknown forest instead of their destination.
• After hours of walking, John reassured Pheobe, and they made camp for the night.
• A pale wizard in blood-red robes stumbled from the bushes and warned them to run as a Hungarian Horntail attacked.
• John used a Levitation Charm to pull the wizard out of the dragonfire, drawing the Hungarian Horntail's attention.
• John and Pheobe fled the dragon, while John realized the wizard had apparently ambushed it in its sleep and struck its backside.

John stopped the Hungarian Horntail from attacking by speaking its language, then learned that he and his companions were in Breathless Valley in Scandinavia. After Ammokhan forgave them, John met Heinrich Edgar, a Durmstrang student from a notorious dark-magic family.

• John and Pheobe fled the Hungarian Horntail as the blood-robed wizard fought back and the dragon attacked them with fire and its tail.
• John spoke in dragon language, halting Ammokhan's attack, and explained that their Portkey had brought them to Breathless Valley.
• Ammokhan forgave the three after John apologized and learned that the blood-robed wizard had provoked the dragon by attacking it.
• After Ammokhan left, John introduced himself to the blood-robed wizard, who gave his name as Heinrich Edgar of Durmstrang.
• Pheobe recognized the Edgar name as belonging to a family known for dark magic and challenging powerful opponents.