Recaps

Su Er explored the Room of Requirement’s cluttered storage space after realizing he had forgotten his Occlumency lesson with Snape. He and Hermione narrowly escaped sword-wielding stone guardians, leaving Hermione flustered beneath him in the dark.

• Su Er brought Hermione a book about Animagi from the Library and remembered he had missed his planned Occlumency lesson with Snape.
• Su Er explored the Room of Requirement’s dusty piles and discovered shelves of old magical books.
• Su Er accidentally activated a spinning black object and a stone guardian swung its sword at him, but he escaped by transforming into a badger.
• Hermione followed the noise, triggered another stone guardian, and Su Er tackled her out of the sword’s path.
• After the danger passed, Hermione blushed and asked Su Er whether he was going to get up.

Su Er left the Room of Requirement after Hermione guessed that Dumbledore was using him to lure out the Basilisk, though he kept the truth about the Basilisk's death secret. Harry and Ron failed to leave the Castle to visit Hagrid, while Su Er ate in the Kitchen and went to Snape's office for another lesson.

• Hermione asked Su Er about his petrification and concluded that Dumbledore had placed him in the Room of Requirement to lure out the Basilisk; Su Er asked her to keep his survival secret.
• Hermione left, and Su Er considered what to ask from Dumbledore before leaving the Room of Requirement in his Animagus form.
• Harry and Ron tried to get past the Castle doors to visit Hagrid but returned to the Gryffindor Common Room for attendance.
• Su Er ate in the Kitchen and noticed that his Animagus form dulled his human judgment and changed his appetite.
• Su Er returned to human form outside Snape's office and went inside.

Su Er arrived late for Snape’s Occlumency lesson and endured a brutal first session in the hidden room beneath Snape’s office. He left shaken but recognized that he needed to build defenses in his mind before Snape’s future lessons reached his memories.

• Snape waited all day for Su Er, then led him through a hidden doorway in his office to a room filled with potions and preserved creature parts.
• Snape opened the lesson with a powerful Legilimency attack that left Su Er in severe pain, then berated him for failing to resist.
• Snape repeatedly attacked Su Er’s mind while holding back after the first blast, and Su Er sometimes managed to stay calm and weave false memories.
• Su Er realized he needed to master Occlumency quickly and build protective walls in his mind, then noticed a small door behind the potion workbench.

Su Er escaped Snape after discovering a photo of Snape with Harry’s mother, then discussed Dumbledore’s departure and cryptic words with Hermione. He returned to the Hufflepuff dormitory to retrieve his Occlumency books and slipped away after Morn mistook him for a pet badger.

• Su Er fled Snape’s office after seeing Snape’s photo with a girl and guessed the girl was Harry’s mother.
• Su Er slept in the Room of Requirement while an unseen, rippling presence moved toward the Castle.
• Hermione brought Su Er food and told him Dumbledore had been driven out of the Castle; Su Er reassured her and speculated about Dumbledore’s cryptic words.
• Hermione asked whether Snape was among the people Dumbledore meant, but Su Er avoided giving her a clear answer.
• Su Er returned to the Hufflepuff common room to retrieve Dumbledore’s Occlumency books and escaped the dormitory after Morn tried to shoo him away.

Su Er endured Snape’s nightly magical duels and continued studying magic as Dumbledore vanished from Hogwarts and Hagrid remained away. The chapter ended with Hermione warning Su Er that Harry planned to follow the spiders into the Forbidden Forest, where Acromantulas lived.

• Snape added magical duels to Su Er’s nightly Occlumency practice, and Su Er improved while planning a Christmas gift for him.
• Hermione studied how to become an Animagus, while Su Er wondered whether Ariana could be his Patronus.
• Dumbledore disappeared from Hogwarts, leaving students uneasy, and Su Er visited Fang to reassure the dog that Hagrid would return.
• Hermione told Su Er that Draco expected his father to replace Dumbledore and complained that Lockhart had insulted Dumbledore and Hagrid.
• Hermione warned Su Er that Harry planned to follow the spiders into the Forbidden Forest, and Su Er noted that Acromantulas lived there.

Su Er followed Harry and Ron into the Forbidden Forest to protect them and track the spiders, carrying Fawkes’s feather and stolen Fireleaf powder for an attack. He heard Mr. Weasley’s car approaching and recognized the clicking of the giant spiders as his enemies drew near.

• Su Er left the Room of Requirement after Hermione chose to wait rather than alert a professor.
• Su Er recalled how Dumbledore had asked him to help before leaving, with Fawkes present in the Room of Requirement.
• Su Er hid near Hagrid’s Hut and watched Harry and Ron lead Fang toward the Forbidden Forest.
• Fang caught Su Er’s scent and excitedly pawed at the tree, but Harry and Ron continued into the woods without noticing him.
• Su Er used his heightened sense of smell to track Harry and Ron through the forest while keeping close behind them.
• Fang barked as Mr. Weasley’s car approached, and Su Er heard the giant spiders’ clicking and checked the stolen Fireleaf powder in his pouch.

Su Er followed Harry, Ron, and Fang to Aragog’s hollow, where the Acromantulas threatened them until the Weasley car charged in and rescued them. After the car carried the group away, Su Er transformed back into a human and blocked the spiders’ pursuit.

• Su Er tracked the spiders to Aragog’s hollow while avoiding their silk and watched Harry question the old spider about the Chamber of Secrets.
• Aragog grew furious, and his descendants surrounded Harry, Ron, and Fang as they tried to retreat.
• The Weasley car burst into the hollow, crushed a path through the spiders, and rescued Harry, Ron, and Fang.
• Su Er transformed from his badger Animagus form and greeted the Acromantulas blocking the chase, drawing their attention to himself.

Su Er escaped Aragog's spider colony by setting off an explosion in the Forbidden Forest, only to discover the blast had devastated part of the forest. Hermione confronted him at the Room of Requirement, and he admitted he had caused the fire.

• Su Er fought off the Acromantulas with Knockback Jinxes until he ran low on magic, then claimed he had come to find Aragog on Hagrid's behalf.
• Su Er scattered Fireleaf fluff and used Confringo before escaping with Fawkes's feather as the spiders attacked.
• The spell ignited flammable gas beneath the colony's leaves, causing a chain of explosions that shook the Castle and alarmed the centaurs.
• Hermione showed Su Er the scorched section of the Forbidden Forest and demanded to know what he had done.
• Su Er confessed that he had started the fire, and Hermione noted that his Exploding Charm had been powerful.

As the basilisk crisis unfolded, Su Er remained in the Room of Requirement until Dumbledore brought him to the passage where the creature had been defeated. Dumbledore revealed that he had seen some of Su Er’s memories and urged him to learn Occlumency, just as the others arrived.

• Hermione told Su Er the mandrakes were nearly mature and that the petrified students would soon return, then said Harry and the others had identified the monster as a basilisk.
• Hermione said she was prioritizing her final exams over helping Harry search for the basilisk, and later warned Su Er that the basilisk had appeared and students had been ordered back to their common rooms.
• Su Er stayed in the Room of Requirement, fell asleep while studying, and ate food the room provided.
• Fawkes carried Su Er to Dumbledore, who brought him to the passage where the basilisk had been defeated and assured him he would not have to pay for the Forbidden Forest damage.
• Dumbledore told Su Er he had seen some of his memories, explained the limitations of Legilimency, and urged him to learn Occlumency as soon as possible.

Dumbledore and Su Er staged the Chamber of Secrets confrontation, leaving Ginny alive beneath the Slytherin statue and Tom Riddle free to face Harry. As Tom revealed his past and declared himself Lord Voldemort, Dumbledore urged Su Er to choose a different path.

• Snape gave Dumbledore the notebook and left after telling Su Er to visit his office the next evening.
• Dumbledore placed the fake basilisk inside the Slytherin statue and explained that Ginny’s lost life force had to be restored by whoever caused her condition.
• The notebook released Tom Riddle, and Dumbledore told Su Er that fate offered choices rather than fixed outcomes.
• Harry arrived, found Ginny, and confronted Tom, who took Harry’s wand and admitted to controlling the basilisk and altering Su Er’s memory.
• Tom revealed his name as Lord Voldemort and described his hatred of his Muggle father, while Dumbledore urged Su Er not to follow a similar path.

Dumbledore guided Harry through a staged battle with a fake Basilisk so Harry could destroy Tom Riddle’s diary and save Ginny. After Harry left with Ginny, Dumbledore and Su Er remained in the Chamber, where Dumbledore said Snape would clean up.

• Su Er reflected on how love and care had made him and Harry different from Tom Riddle.
• Fawkes brought Harry the Sorting Hat, and Tom summoned a Basilisk to attack him.
• Dumbledore subtly controlled the fight while Fawkes helped Harry draw Gryffindor’s sword from the hat.
• Harry stabbed the fake Basilisk and then drove the sword through Tom Riddle’s diary, destroying it.
• Harry took the unconscious Ginny away, and the fake Basilisk deflated as Dumbledore and Su Er examined the Chamber.
• Dumbledore said Snape would come later to clean up, then left with Su Er.

After Hogwarts celebrated the capture of its attacker, Su Er considered Dumbledore’s cryptic warning, grew closer to Hermione, and learned several spells from Snape. The students left for summer break, with Su Er carrying off a photograph of Harry dangling upside down to use as a gift for Snape.

• Hermione told Su Er that he could return to normal life, while Harry received public credit for saving the Castle and Draco Malfoy’s family lost its place among the School Governors and Dobby.
• Professor McGonagall canceled most exams, and Dumbledore awarded Harry and Ron enough points for Gryffindor to win the House Cup again, while Su Er received an unnoticed medal.
• Su Er asked Snape to teach him magic, learned Sectumsempra and several other spells, and pressured Snape into giving him his holiday address so he could practice there.
• Su Er and his friends traveled home by train, where Harry challenged Su Er to a duel and Su Er photographed him hanging upside down before deciding to give the picture to Snape.

Mr. Ellison noticed that Su Er was troubled and listened as he explained his worries about visions of the future and whether to interfere. Mr. Ellison shared how failure had made him stronger, leading Su Er to realize that building his own strength would help him face whatever came next.

• Mr. Ellison observed that Su Er seemed troubled, while Su Er worked on Professor Binns's essay and discussed wizarding life with his father.
• Mr. Ellison guessed that Su Er had seen something troubling in the future and was unsure whether changing it might make matters worse.
• Su Er told Mr. Ellison about his prophetic visions and how he had shared them with Professor Dumbledore.
• Mr. Ellison recounted how repeated business failures had taught him and made him strong enough to handle future challenges.
• Su Er connected his father's story to Dumbledore's approach and concluded that he needed to become strong enough to face what came next.

Su Er spent the last days of summer with Hermione before she left for the Maldives, then set out for Spinner’s End to begin training with Snape. The Knight Bus left him shaken, and he blamed Snape for giving him an unclear address.

• Su Er threw Angel out of his room after she jumped on him to wake him.
• Hermione asked Su Er to join her family’s holiday in the Maldives, but he declined because he had other plans.
• Hermione visited Su Er early to say goodbye before her flight, then left embarrassed after he checked that his clothes were intact.
• Su Er took a photograph of Harry’s embarrassing moment as a gift for Snape and left home after agreeing to Angel’s demands.
• Unable to find Spinner’s End by taxi, Su Er summoned the Knight Bus and endured its wild ride while the conductor talked about Arthur Weasley’s prize.
• Su Er arrived at Spinner’s End on shaky legs and blamed Snape for the unclear directions.

Su Er traveled through Cokeworth Town to find Spinner’s End, following directions from a frightening old man. He reached the alley and spotted a black fox before hearing a familiar voice from a second-floor window.

• Su Er entered Cokeworth Town and encountered a scarred old man with a wooden foot, who questioned him about his search.
• The old man directed Su Er upstream along the river to a rubbish heap beside Spinner’s End and warned him about vengeful spirits.
• Su Er followed the river, found the damaged Spinner’s End sign, and entered the alley of identical houses.
• Su Er walked deeper into the alley, startled by a sobbing sound, and fired a red spell at the cobbles when a black fox flashed past.
• A second-floor window creaked open, and a familiar voice called out to Su Er.

Su Er reached Snape’s home in Spinner’s End and helped him prepare ingredients for a complicated potion. While handling a deadly beetle, Su Er was saved from its bite by Snape’s protective gloves, which he decided to keep.

• Snape saw Su Er arrive at his house and led him upstairs to his brewing room.
• Su Er prepared potion ingredients while Snape began brewing a complicated potion.
• Snape gave Su Er transparent gloves and instructed him to hold a venomous beetle by its horn.
• The beetle bit Su Er’s gloved finger, and Su Er crushed it before realizing the gloves had protected him.
• Su Er decided to secretly keep Snape’s gloves after finishing the work.

Su Er tried to prank Snape with a rubbish attack, but Snape retaliated with a brutal demonstration of how dangerous even simple jinxes could be. After Su Er recovered, Snape moved on to test his Occlumency practice.

• Snape deflected Su Er’s spells and walked into the swamp trap Su Er had secretly transfigured beneath him.
• Su Er blasted the rubbish behind Snape, showering him with foul waste and ruining his clothes and hair.
• Snape punished Su Er with a series of powerful spells, leaving him battered and despairing while explaining the danger of magic fueled by negative emotions.
• Su Er decided he would report Snape to Dumbledore, but Snape demanded to see how his Occlumency practice was going.

After visiting Snape, Su Er returned to Amelia Bones and learned that Cokeworth was a dangerous gathering place for dark wizards. Amelia recognized the man who had guided him to Spinner's End and warned Su Er never to tell anyone he had seen him, including Snape.

• Su Er left Snape's house through the fireplace after Snape warned him not to use the wrong fireplace again, and Snape later opened the envelope Su Er had left behind.
• Su Er told Amelia Bones that he had gone alone to Cokeworth, and Amelia explained that it was a dangerous place frequented by dark wizards.
• Amelia checked Su Er for signs of a spell or enchantment, then asked him to describe the man who had shown him the way to Spinner's End.
• Amelia conjured a silver image of the man, and Su Er confirmed it was the person he had met.
• Amelia said the man should not have been in Cokeworth and told Su Er never to reveal that he had seen him, not even to Snape.

Su Er spent the summer improving his combat skills under Snape while caring for Angel and exchanging letters with Hermione. After nearly a month of training, Snape told him not to come back starting the next day, and Su Er left calling him his teacher.

• Amelia left Su Er the key to her residence and warned him to leave a message before returning to Spinner's End and to pronounce every word correctly.
• A group of wizards searched an alley in Cokeworth Town for someone, while Dumbledore waited at Hogwarts for news that everything was normal.
• Su Er trained regularly with Snape, bought Angel a piano, and received holiday letters and photographs from Hermione.
• Su Er's month of combat practice taught him to value quick, suitable spells and nonverbal casting, and he began recording his battles with a crystal.
• Snape gave Su Er a book and told him not to come starting the next day; Su Er thanked him as his teacher, and Snape murmured, "A teacher? Heh..."

Su Er received Hermione’s letter from Africa and learned that Harry was being kept inside by the Dursleys, so he considered going to fetch him. The chapter ended with Su Er caring for Angel while Mr. and Mrs. Ellison left on a two-day anniversary trip.

• Little Ash delivered Hermione’s letter, which said she was leaving the Maldives for a volunteer trip to Africa and had met two French witch sisters from Beauxbatons.
• Su Er remembered that Harry’s birthday was approaching and tried to call him, but the number Harry had given him did not work.
• Su Er read Snape’s notebook on nonverbal spellcasting and quick spells while Little Ash carried a letter to Harry.
• Harry replied that the Dursleys would not let him leave and asked Su Er to pick him up from 4 Privet Drive.
• Su Er decided to write to Dumbledore before choosing whether to go, and sent Little Ash off with another letter.
• Mr. and Mrs. Ellison left for a two-day anniversary trip, leaving Su Er to care for Angel.

Su Er took Harry from the Dursleys for a birthday outing at the amusement park and told him he could stay at the Ellison home for a few days. Harry eagerly suggested celebrating further in Diagon Alley, where Angel also wanted to go.

• Su Er learned that his parents had gone to North Wales and planned to collect Harry with Angel.
• Su Er and Angel arrived at Number Four, Privet Drive, where Mr. Dursley shouted about cooking any owl that delivered another letter.
• Harry rushed out to meet Su Er, and the three traveled by taxi to the amusement park.
• Harry enjoyed birthday food and rides with Su Er and Angel before worrying that he had to return to the Dursleys.
• Su Er told Harry that he could stay at the Ellison home for a few days, and Harry offered to treat them to dinner in Diagon Alley.
• Angel eagerly asked to visit the magical street, and Su Er agreed.

Su Er took Harry and Angel to Diagon Alley for Harry’s birthday, then brought Harry home, where letters and gifts arrived. Harry learned he could visit Hogsmeade, received a dangerous textbook from Hagrid, and ended the evening with birthday presents from Su Er and Hermione.

• Su Er treated Harry and Angel to snacks, magical toys, and dinner before taking them home by taxi, where Angel fell asleep upstairs.
• Errol and Hedwig arrived with letters; Harry learned the Hogwarts term began on September first and received a Hogsmeade permission form he feared the Dursleys would refuse to sign.
• Harry read Ron’s letter and learned the Weasleys had won seven hundred Galleons and were visiting Egypt, while Percy had become Head Boy.
• Harry opened Hagrid’s gift, and the biting textbook attacked his hand until Su Er and Harry subdued it with an iron pot and tied it up.
• Su Er gave Harry his own wand-maintenance kit and Hermione’s broomstick servicing kit, and Harry thanked him with a hug.

Su Er and Harry enjoyed a happy morning together, with Harry cooking breakfast and helping clean up while Angel joined them. A television report about the escaped Black made Harry worry about going out, but Su Er reassured him and planned to take the children to the zoo.

• Su Er woke early, checked on Angel, and found Harry happily rereading his birthday letters downstairs.
• Harry offered to make breakfast, then fried bacon, ham, and eggs while Su Er prepared toast and milk.
• Angel greeted Su Er, and the three ate breakfast together as Harry accepted praise for his cooking.
• Harry tried to wash the dishes, but Su Er pointed out that the Ellisons had a dishwasher.
• A television report warned that Black was armed and dangerous, prompting Harry to suggest staying home.
• Su Er reassured Harry that they were only going to the zoo, while privately recognizing Black as Harry's godfather.

Su Er watched for Sirius Black after spotting him in his black dog form, then saw Harry leave with Vernon Dursley. Back at home, Su Er discovered that Hedwig had stayed behind and that Harry had forgotten his biting textbook, which he planned to send back by owl.

• Su Er spotted Sirius Black hiding nearby in his black dog form and spent two hours keeping watch outside the house.
• Vernon Dursley arrived and took Harry home, though Harry asked whether he could visit Su Er again.
• Su Er stayed home with Angel and fell asleep while she played the piano with Crookshanks.
• Mrs. Ellison told Su Er that a white owl had arrived, and Su Er recognized her as Hedwig, who had stayed behind after Harry left.
• Su Er found Harry's biting textbook and tied it securely before deciding to send it back by owl.

Su Er cared for Hedwig and advised Hagrid on his first Care of Magical Creatures lesson, then discovered that Hermione had returned home. He stayed away from her bedroom while she slept and considered using his knowledge of Rita Skeeter’s secret to acquire her enchanted quill.

• Su Er found Harry’s note asking him to look after Hedwig and keep Harry’s belongings, and Hedwig quickly befriended Little Ash.
• Hagrid asked Su Er for advice about teaching aids, and Su Er suggested gentle creatures such as bowtruckles and salamanders while urging him to avoid risks.
• Su Er noticed the Grangers had returned and spoke with Mrs. Granger, but decided not to wake Hermione while she was asleep.
• Su Er used an automatic quill for his homework and thought about Rita Skeeter’s unregistered Animagus secret as a way to get her more capable quill.