Chapter Summaries

In July 1991, Tris Weasley tried to hide his card-game cheating from his siblings while reflecting on his plans to protect his family from the dangers ahead. He discovered a system had appeared before him and went out to exercise, hoping to build a bright future.

• Fred and George accused Tris of cheating at cards, but Ginny defended him by saying he was smarter than them.
• Tris recalled that he was a transmigrator who had become Ron’s twin and resolved to protect the Weasley family from the tragedies he knew were coming.
• Tris remembered that his suggestion about replacing Ministry mail owls had earned Arthur a bonus, which Arthur used to improve a Ford Anglia.
• Ron invited Tris to play chess, but Tris refused and went for a run to complete his daily exercise.
• Tris saw the message “[Super Invincible Study God System (Unopened)]” before him.

Tris struggled to complete the self-discipline system’s exercise and study tasks while using his Memory Palace to learn magic and win at cards. At dinner, his family learned his latest story had earned him fifteen hundred Galleons, and Molly offered to keep the money for him.

• Tris used the Memory Palace to study and won the seven card games needed to complete the system’s competition task.
• Tris completed his push-ups, jogging, and walking, then bathed and came downstairs for dinner.
• Arthur gave Tris a Witch Weekly check for fifteen hundred Galleons for his latest story, surprising the family.
• Arthur explained that the previous story had tripled sales and the new one had driven sales to almost ten times their usual level.
• Molly praised Tris’s story and asked him to let her look after his money.

Tris refuses to give Molly his Galleons, then offers to buy the family a new owl when Errol crashes into the window. Errol brings Charlie an acceptance from the French Dragon Reserve, and the chapter ends with Tris eyeing Percy’s one-toed rat as they plan a trip to Diagon Alley.

• Tris rejects Molly’s request for his cheque and says he will deposit his money at Gringotts, but offers to buy the family a new owl.
• Charlie retrieves Errol after the owl crashes into the window and discovers a letter from the French Dragon Reserve.
• Charlie announces that the reserve accepted him as a dragon keeper and waived his apprenticeship after Dumbledore’s recommendation.
• Molly proposes celebrating Charlie’s success during their weekend trip to Diagon Alley, while Percy reacts uneasily to how much Dumbledore’s recommendation outweighed exam results.
• Tris thinks about helping Percy avoid a misguided career path and notices the rat in Percy’s pocket is missing a toe.

Tris and his family shopped for school supplies in Diagon Alley, where Tris bought books and sought out advanced spellbooks. He avoided a broker’s offer to find them in Knockturn Alley and was interrupted by Ron rushing in with urgent excitement.

• Ron and Charlie admired a Nimbus 2000, but Tris and Molly urged the family to continue shopping.
• At Eeylops Owl Emporium, the family bought two owls, and Tris paid for them; Ron chose Percy’s rat while Tris declined a pet.
• Molly bought new robes and left Tris and Percy at Flourish and Blotts while Ron went to be measured.
• Tris bought several history books and asked an assistant for advanced spellbooks, but the assistant suggested Knockturn Alley as a source.
• Tris refused to get involved with Knockturn Alley, and Ron rushed into the shop asking Tris and Percy to come with him.

Tris accompanied Percy and Ron to Madam Malkin’s, where the Weasleys met Harry Potter, Hagrid, and the Malfoys earlier than expected. After Lucius Malfoy insulted the Weasleys, Tris traded barbs with him and ended by invoking Lucius’s past ties to the Dark Lord.

• Ron told Percy and Tris that he had met Harry Potter, and the brothers hurried to Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions.
• Tris recognized Hagrid, Lucius Malfoy, and Draco Malfoy inside the shop and wondered why Harry and Draco were meeting before Hogwarts.
• Lucius mocked Arthur and the Weasley family, so Tris challenged his manners and insulted both him and Draco.
• Draco tried to rush at Tris, but Lucius held him back and introduced himself as Lucius Malfoy.
• Tris addressed Lucius as Lord Malfoy, then asked whether he was the Malfoy who had once been close to the Dark Lord, changing Lucius’s expression.

Tris publicly challenged Lucius Malfoy over his past as a Death Eater, prompting Hagrid to intervene and Lucius to leave in a panic. Tris then met Harry Potter, whose surprise at discovering that Ron and Tris were twins left their introduction unresolved.

• Tris accused Lucius of having been close to Voldemort and challenged him to show his Dark Mark.
• Lucius reached for Tris, but Hagrid lifted him by the collar and tossed him aside.
• Lucius hurried out with Draco after Tris taunted him about claiming the Imperius Curse had controlled the Death Eaters.
• Arthur explained that Tris had heard about the Malfoys from his complaints at home, while Percy considered Tris's skill at arguing.
• Tris introduced himself to Hagrid and Harry, then learned that Harry had grown up unaware of the wizarding world.
• Tris introduced Ron as his twin brother, leaving Harry staring at them in disbelief.

Harry spent the day with the Weasleys, learned about the wizarding world, and got his first wand before Molly invited him to stay at the Burrow. After Arthur brought Harry there, Tris welcomed him and immediately recruited him into his exercise routine.

• Harry was surprised that Ron and Tris were fraternal twins, then enjoyed the Weasleys’ company and heard Fred and George describe the wizarding world.
• Tris chose a yew wand with a dragon heartstring core, while Harry’s holly-and-phoenix-feather wand drew attention from Ollivander.
• Tris disarmed Charlie and claimed his damaged wand, hoping to use it for practice without the Ministry’s Trace restrictions.
• Molly invited Harry to stay at the Burrow, and Hagrid agreed to tell Dumbledore while Arthur took Harry to collect his belongings from Privet Drive.
• Arthur returned to the Burrow with Harry, and Tris persuaded him to join his exercise routine.

After a month of training with Tris at the Burrow, Harry and the Weasleys traveled to Hogwarts for the start of term. On the train, Harry and Ron worried about the Sorting Ceremony and coaxed Tris into explaining trolls.

• Tris’s system activated after twenty-eight days of exercise, but increased his required training by ten percent.
• Tris had the Weasleys and Harry make detailed checklists, and Ron told Harry that the family had often nearly missed the train before Tris began planning ahead.
• The Weasley family and Harry reached King’s Cross on time, crossed onto Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, and boarded early.
• Ron worried that he and Tris might not be sorted into Gryffindor, while Harry asked how the houses were chosen.
• Harry and Ron asked Tris whether he could defeat a troll, and Harry pleaded with him to explain what a troll was.

Tris traveled toward Hogwarts with Harry and Ron, explained how the train used a Portkey mechanism, and watched Draco Malfoy arrive with Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy to confront them. Draco challenged the boys to a fight but grew uneasy when he realized Tris and Ron were much taller than him.

• Tris reflected that Harry and Ron had quickly mastered two basic spells, while his own experience with Charlie's wand had confirmed that a wand suited its owner.
• Fred and George introduced Lee Jordan, who startled Harry with a large spider, and the Hogwarts Express departed with Tris, Harry, and Ron aboard.
• Harry and Ron noticed the countryside outside and asked Tris about it; he explained that the train used a fixed Portkey mechanism.
• Draco found their compartment with Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy, intending to teach Ron and Harry a lesson over their earlier encounter in Diagon Alley.
• Ron and Harry mocked Draco for fleeing with his father, and Tris stood with them as Draco realized they were taller and stepped behind Crabbe and Goyle.

Tris, Ron, and Harry traveled to Hogwarts, discussed blood prejudice, and shared Chocolate Frogs and wizard cards. Hermione and Neville arrived searching for Neville’s lost toad, and Harry offered to help them.

• Draco insulted Tris’s group and fled when Fred and George joined them, leaving Crabbe and Goyle to follow.
• Tris explained that the Weasleys did not look down on non-pure-bloods, and Ron agreed that he would not judge Harry for his mother’s ancestry.
• Harry bought Chocolate Frogs, Tris bought more for Ron, and Ron shared his wizard cards with Harry.
• Hermione entered with Neville to ask whether anyone had seen his missing toad.
• Harry stood up and offered to help Hermione and Neville search for it.

Tris, Harry, and Ron helped Hermione and Neville search the train for Neville’s missing toad, and the group introduced themselves. They ended up at Fred and George’s compartment, where a giant spider startled Hermione and Tris reassured her that the twins were not normal examples of wizarding folk.

• Harry, Ron, and Tris joined Hermione and Neville to look for Neville’s missing toad, and Tris explained that his Charms textbook was an old copy filled with his brother Bill’s notes.
• Hermione and Neville learned that Harry was Harry Potter after he revealed the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.
• Hermione excitedly told Harry she had read about him, but Harry said he did not remember what had happened when he was a baby and mentioned dreams of screams and green light.
• The group continued searching for Neville’s toad and found Fred and George with a washbasin-sized spider in their compartment.
• Hermione tried to act as though the spider was normal, but Tris overheard her and laughed before telling her that Fred and George were not typical wizards.

Neville, Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Tris searched for Trevor and then spent the rest of the train journey together. As they prepared to arrive at Hogwarts, Tris grew alarmed when Ron and Harry teased Neville about wanting to see his physique.

• Hermione encouraged Neville to overcome his shyness by reciting poetry in crowded places, and Tris suggested he recite textbooks in the Great Hall.
• Tris led the group back to Hermione and Neville's compartment, where they found Trevor on Neville's trunk.
• Hermione joined Tris, Harry, Ron, and Neville for the journey, played Wizard's Chess, beat Harry once, and lost twice to Ron.
• Hermione told Tris, Harry, and Ron to put on their robes, then left when they said they needed privacy to change.
• Neville tried to ask Tris if he could see his physique, and Harry and Ron teased them about it.
• Tris cut off the conversation and urged everyone to get dressed, while Ron told Neville he could look when they were bathing at Hogwarts.

Tris Weasley arrived at Hogwarts and watched the first-years’ Sorting Ceremony, reflecting on the castle, its students, and staff. After Ron was sorted into Gryffindor, Tris took the stool, but the chapter ended before the Sorting Hat announced his house.

• Hagrid led Tris, Harry, Ron, and the other first-years from the boats into Hogwarts, where Professor McGonagall explained the ceremony and houses.
• A group of ghosts passed through the wall, and Professor McGonagall then led the students into the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony.
• The Sorting Hat assigned Hermione to Gryffindor, Draco to Slytherin, the Patil sisters to different houses, and Harry to Gryffindor.
• Ron was sorted into Gryffindor, and Tris watched Fred and George celebrate at the Gryffindor table.
• Professor McGonagall called Tris Weasley, and the Sorting Hat was placed on his head, but it did not announce his house before the chapter ended.

During the Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat placed Tris Weasley in Slytherin despite his family’s Gryffindor history. At the Slytherin table, Tris shoved Draco Malfoy aside, and a confident female Prefect intervened and assigned Draco detention.

• The Sorting Hat failed to read Tris’s mind because of his Thought Maze and said Dumbledore had once presented a similar challenge.
• The Sorting Hat sorted Tris into Slytherin, astonishing students and professors who expected a Weasley to join Gryffindor.
• Tris went to the Slytherin table, taunted the students staring at him, and shoved Draco aside when Draco called him a pauper.
• A female Slytherin Prefect ordered Tris and Draco to stop causing trouble, and Tris agreed to cooperate.
• Draco talked back to the Prefect, who recognized him and sentenced him to three hours of detention each afternoon for a week.

After being sorted into Slytherin, Tris met his roommates and learned about the house’s monthly chief-student selection. Blaise urged him to team up against Malfoy, but Tris rejected Blaise’s idea of leadership.

• Daphne Greengrass questioned Tris about being a Weasley, and Tris explained that he was Ron’s fraternal twin.
• Tris watched Blaise Zabini join Slytherin, then followed prefect Gemma Farley to the common room, where she explained Slytherin’s values and password rules.
• Tris discovered that Blaise and Theodore Nott were his roommates and learned that Slytherin chose a chief student each month.
• Blaise proposed that he, Theodore, and Tris work together to oppose Malfoy, but Tris told Blaise that his approach would not make him a leader.

Tris challenged Blaise and Theodore’s ideas about leadership, then began his first morning at Hogwarts with exercise and met Cedric Diggory. At breakfast, he got Harry and Ron to agree to train with him the next morning, before Pansy Parkinson told him he smelled and ordered him away.

• Tris argued that a leader should inspire willing followers and mocked Blaise and Theodore for being afraid to say Voldemort’s name.
• Tris woke early, ran around Hogwarts Castle, and decided to exceed the system’s jogging requirement.
• Tris met Cedric Diggory during his run and privately resolved to change Cedric’s fate by exposing Wormtail.
• Tris joined Harry and Ron at breakfast, reminded them to exercise with him, and secured their promise to meet him at six the next morning.
• Pansy Parkinson told Tris he smelled and demanded that he stay away from the Slytherin table.

Tris avoided Professor Flitwick’s extra-practice assignment by keeping quiet about his prior magic practice, then impressed him with his precise spellwork. Flitwick kept Tris after class to discuss something else, leaving the reason unrevealed.

• After Pansy mocked Tris’s body odor, he threatened to shove her head into his armpit, and she stopped insulting him.
• Professor Flitwick assigned students who had practiced magic at home fifty extra repetitions of basic wand movements each day, while Tris avoided the assignment by not raising his hand.
• Tris listened attentively in Charms, and Professor Flitwick praised his precise wand movements and pronunciation.
• After class, Professor Flitwick asked Tris to stay, assured him he was not being reprimanded for hiding his practice, and said he wanted to discuss something else.

Professor Flitwick asked Tris to help study the connection between their wands, which shared a dragon heartstring from the same Hebridean Black, and offered to teach him advanced magical techniques in return. Tris agreed, then continued through his first week at Hogwarts and saw Harry and Ron underestimate the homework still to come.

• Professor Flitwick explained that he and Tris had brother wands and asked him to assist with weekly experiments on their special connection.
• Tris hesitated over the time commitment, so Flitwick offered to teach him profound magical techniques in exchange; Tris accepted.
• Tris attended History of Magic, Herbology, and Astronomy during the first three days of the week.
• Tris met Harry and Ron on Thursday morning and learned they had stayed up playing Exploding Snap and planned to postpone their homework.
• Tris realized Transfiguration and Potions would likely bring heavy assignments but chose not to warn Harry and Ron.

Tris prevented Harry and Ron from offending Professor McGonagall before their first Transfiguration lesson, then used his knowledge to earn Slytherin a point. The class began with Ron losing Gryffindor a point for objecting to Tris sitting with him and Harry.

• Tris guided Harry and Ron to the Transfiguration classroom early, where Daphne asked him why he went running every morning.
• Tris stopped Ron from petting the tabby cat and apologized to Professor McGonagall, recognizing that she was an Animagus.
• Professor McGonagall transformed from a tabby cat and awarded Slytherin a point after Tris explained how he had identified her.
• Tris joined Harry and Ron at their desk and asked whether students from different houses could sit together.
• Professor McGonagall affirmed that cross-house seating was encouraged and deducted a point from Gryffindor for Ron's objection.

Professor McGonagall dazzled the first-years with Transfiguration and taught them to turn matchsticks into needles. Tris produced a perfect silver needle, then asked what happened to an animal’s consciousness when it was transformed into an inanimate object as McGonagall pointed her wand at Scabbers.

• Professor McGonagall demonstrated a series of transformations, changing a desk into a boar, a panther, crows, butterflies, and finally a desk again.
• Professor McGonagall explained the principles behind Transfiguration and guided the students through turning matchsticks into needles.
• Tris turned his matchstick into a perfect silver needle on his first attempt, and Professor McGonagall awarded Slytherin a point.
• Tris asked Professor McGonagall what happened to an animal’s consciousness when it was transformed, using Ron’s rat, Scabbers, as an example.
• Professor McGonagall agreed to answer Tris’s question and pointed her wand at Scabbers.