Chapter Summaries

Su Er completed the end-of-year exams, including a Dark Magic Defence Against the Arts maze and a Shield Charm assessment. As the other Hufflepuffs finished, Su Er was left waiting while the examiners called Ravenclaws, and he suspected Sirius had planned a different, more demanding test for him.

• Hagrid told Su Er that Mr. Scamander had taken Buckbeak and the herd, and offered to bring Su Er and Hermione to visit them during the holidays.
• Su Er and Hermione brewed Confusing Concoctions for Snape, who criticized Su Er’s potion as ordinary and appeared to give him an E.
• The students completed their Astronomy, History of Magic, and Herbology exams, with the greenhouse test leaving many sunburned.
• The Dark Magic Defence Against the Arts exam put students through a maze of magical obstacles before Sirius tested their Shield Charms in a hut.
• Su Er noticed that he was the last Hufflepuff awaiting assessment, while Hermione realized the examiners had moved on to Ravenclaw names.
• Su Er told Hermione that Sirius seemed to have arranged a different and more thorough test for him.

Su Er fought a private duel with Sirius Black, using layered spells and Transfiguration to gain the upper hand. He left the hut after the duel, telling Hermione they were done.

• Professor Lupin said Sirius Black had saved Su Er for last to discuss something with him.
• Black tested Su Er with spells, and Su Er dodged or blocked them before counterattacking.
• Su Er used Transfiguration to bind Black’s ankles with weeds and recalled a Fire-Making Spell, scorching Black’s wand.
• Su Er kept attacking Black with several spells and concealed a Disarming Charm beneath a loudly cast Petrificus Totalus.
• Su Er walked out of the hut and told Hermione they were done.

After Harry told Su Er and Hermione about Professor Trelawney’s prophecy that Voldemort’s servant would escape at midnight, Hermione dismissed it as a trick, but Su Er believed it and decided to tell Professor Dumbledore. The chapter ended with Su Er heading to the Seventh Floor after spending the afternoon with Hermione.

• Harry told Su Er and Hermione that Professor Trelawney had prophesied Voldemort would rise again with help from a servant who would escape that night.
• Hermione dismissed the prophecy and told Harry that Hedwig’s eggs had hatched, prompting him to rush off to see her.
• Su Er and Hermione walked by the Black Lake and watched the sunset together, and Su Er held Hermione in his arms.
• After escorting Hermione to the Gryffindor Common Room, Su Er recalled Harry’s account and decided to warn Professor Dumbledore.
• The Fat Lady returned to the Gryffindor Common Room entrance after Sirius apologized and paid for a new frame.

Su Er told Dumbledore about Professor Trelawney’s prophecy concerning Harry, and Dumbledore explained Trelawney’s prophetic lineage and showed Su Er a Pensieve. The chapter ended as Dumbledore placed a memory into the Pensieve.

• Su Er visited Dumbledore after hearing Harry describe a prophecy Professor Trelawney had made.
• Su Er told Dumbledore that he sensed the prophecy would come true soon, and Dumbledore took the possibility seriously.
• Dumbledore explained that Sybill Trelawney descended from the famous Seer Cassandra Trelawney and had made several successful prophecies.
• Dumbledore showed Su Er the cabinet where he kept extracted memories and led him to a Pensieve.
• Dumbledore drew a memory from a glass bottle and lowered it into the Pensieve.

Su Er watched a memory of Dumbledore asking Sybill Trelawney to prophesy about Tom Riddle. The memory ended after Trelawney revealed a prophecy about a child born at the end of July who could defeat the Dark Lord, and someone made a noise outside the door.

• Dumbledore brought Su Er into a memory of his visit to Trelawney's room.
• Dumbledore asked Trelawney to predict Tom Riddle's next move, and she began an elaborate ritual.
• Trelawney first claimed she saw blood and suffering, prompting Dumbledore to turn toward the door.
• Trelawney entered a genuine trance and prophesied that a child born at the end of July would have the power to defeat the Dark Lord.
• A noise came from outside the room, Dumbledore demanded to know who was there, and the memory ended.

Su Er discussed Professor Trelawney’s prophecy with Dumbledore and learned how Voldemort’s choice of Harry had made Harry the prophecy’s Champion. After Su Er left, Dumbledore contacted Flamel to urgently reach Newt about a servant of Voldemort hiding nearby.

• Su Er recognized Harry as the Champion in Professor Trelawney’s prophecy because Harry was born at the end of July and later defeated Voldemort.
• Dumbledore explained that seven families had matched the prophecy’s conditions, and Voldemort’s choice to attack James and Lily’s home made Harry the Champion.
• Dumbledore revealed that the Longbottoms had been considered the likeliest candidates and that the prophecy’s overhearer regretted his actions and was trying to make amends.
• Su Er asked whether Professor Sprout’s prophecy about Voldemort’s return was real, and Dumbledore confirmed that Voldemort would return with his followers.
• Dumbledore sent Su Er back to rest, then contacted Flamel and asked him to reach Newt about an urgent matter.

Harry asked Su Er and Hermione to help persuade Sirius to stay after learning that Sirius and Lupin were leaving Hogwarts. Sirius explained that he had urgent work connected to a secret international event next school year, then gave Harry tickets for the Quidditch World Cup.

• Harry stopped Su Er and Hermione and asked them to help persuade Sirius to remain at Hogwarts.
• Su Er, Hermione, and Harry visited the Defence Against Dark Magic office, where Lupin and Sirius confirmed they were leaving for reasons they could not disclose.
• Sirius told Harry he would travel to Beauxbatons to deliver important news about a major event planned for the next school year.
• Su Er guessed that the secret event was the Triwizard Tournament and worried that Viktor might become Hermione's romantic rival.
• Sirius gave Harry VIP Quidditch World Cup tickets for Harry, the Weasley family, Su Er, and Hermione, and said Arthur would collect Harry before the match.

Sirius left Harry with advice and money before departing with Lupin, and Harry later joined Su Er and Hermione in Hogsmeade. Su Er teased Hermione about the world-class tournament planned for the next school year, and their flirtation ended in a kiss.

• Sirius warned Harry about the Dursleys, offered him prank items and Galleons, and promised to visit during the summer.
• Hagrid escorted Sirius and Lupin to a Thestral-drawn carriage, and Harry said goodbye to Sirius.
• Harry, Su Er, and Hermione walked to Hogsmeade, where Harry went to find Ron and Su Er took Hermione to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop.
• Hermione pressed Su Er to explain what would happen at Hogwarts next year, and he revealed that it would be a world-class tournament like the Quidditch World Cup.
• Su Er asked Hermione for a kiss in exchange for more information, and after she leaned in to kiss his cheek, he turned and kissed her on the lips.

Su Er told Hermione about the Triwizard Tournament, its deadly history, and Hogwarts hosting it that year, while reassuring her he would not enter. Harry and Ron then arrived at the tea shop with troubling news about Professor Lupin.

• Hermione scolded Su Er after he kissed her, and Madam Puddifoot teased them as she brought their refreshments.
• Su Er explained the Triwizard Tournament to Hermione and said it had been suspended because competitors often died.
• Hermione worried Su Er might enter, but he said he would stay out and joked about having children with her.
• Harry and Ron arrived at the tea shop, and Harry began to tell Su Er and Hermione that something had happened to Professor Lupin.

Harry told Hermione that Professor Lupin was a werewolf, and Su Er dismissed the revelation since Lupin had already resigned. As the school year ended, Harry and Ron used tickets Sirius had given Harry to silence Malfoy’s taunts about the Quidditch World Cup.

• Harry told Hermione and Su Er that Malfoy had revealed Lupin was a werewolf, and Ron explained that Snape had also let the secret slip to the Slytherins.
• Su Er reminded Harry that Lupin had resigned and asked whether the news would change how Harry felt about him; Harry said it would not.
• News of Lupin’s secret spread through Hogwarts, and students regretted that Lupin and Professor Black had left.
• Malfoy bragged about his family’s VIP Quidditch World Cup tickets and mocked Harry and Ron, but Ron revealed that Harry had a stack of tickets from Black.
• Harry took the tickets back from Ron and walked to his house’s long table as Malfoy left the Great Hall.

Su Er and Hermione planned to visit Newt Scamander over the summer, then celebrated Hufflepuff winning the House Cup before boarding the Hogwarts Express. The story ended with Harry and Ron walking in on Su Er and Hermione kissing in their compartment.

• Su Er and Hermione agreed to visit Newt Scamander with Hagrid during the holidays.
• Hermione and Su Er received top marks in their houses, and Hufflepuff won the House Cup.
• Hufflepuff celebrated its victory, while Su Er stayed awake through the night after eating too many desserts.
• Su Er and Hermione rode the Hogwarts Express together, and Su Er caught Hermione after she teased him with sweets.
• Harry and Ron opened the compartment door and saw Su Er and Hermione kissing.

Hagrid arrived at Su Er’s home to take Su Er and Hermione on a visit, but Angel mistook him for a gorilla before the family welcomed him. The visit began in chaos when Hagrid ate a fire-breathing sweet Angel brought him.

• Rubeus Hagrid searched for Su Er’s address and frightened Mrs. Ellison and Angel, who mistook him for a gorilla.
• Su Er recognized Hagrid, explained who he was to his family, and introduced him to Mrs. Ellison and Angel.
• Hagrid told Mrs. Ellison that Su Er and Hermione had earned top marks in Care of Magical Creatures and ranked first in their houses.
• Su Er explained that Hagrid had come to take him and Hermione to visit another famous wizard, and Mrs. Ellison agreed to let them go.
• Angel gave Hagrid a Honeydukes sweet, and he ate it before Su Er could warn him that it made people breathe fire.

Su Er, Hermione, and Hagrid traveled by Knight Bus to Dorset to visit the Scamander family home, but found only a barren cliffside ledge. Hagrid remembered a magical token from the letter and blew it like a bagpipe, apparently beginning to reveal the hidden home.

• Hagrid chose the Knight Bus to take Su Er and Hermione to Dorset because he had forgotten to arrange a fireplace connection.
• The bus delivered them to the coast, where Su Er and Hermione recovered from the rough ride and Hagrid searched for the Scamander home.
• The three followed a winding path uphill but found only rocks and an empty ledge.
• Hermione suggested the home might be concealed by magic and require a token to reveal it.
• Hagrid found a bone bagpipe-shaped object among his belongings and blew into it.

Hagrid, Su Er, and Hermione met Taff Scamander, who arrived on Buckbeak with Sanbick and invited them to the Scamander family home. After the young wizards mounted the Hippogriffs and Hagrid boarded an Occamy named Mina, Taff led their flight away from the cliff.

• Hagrid explained his pocket supplies to Su Er, who nearly opened a food container and then tossed away a packet of itching powder.
• Buckbeak and Sanbick arrived with Taff Scamander, who greeted Hagrid and welcomed Su Er and Hermione to the Scamander family home.
• Su Er and Hermione bowed to the Hippogriffs and mounted them, while Sanbick recognized and nuzzled Su Er.
• Taff released his father's Occamy, Mina, so Hagrid could ride her across the sea.
• Taff mounted Buckbeak and led the group into the air.

Taff took Su Er, Hermione, and Hagrid to his family’s island, where his mother, Tina Scamander, welcomed them. Taff then hurried to show them a Fantastic Beast that was about to give birth.

• Taff led the group across the ocean on Buckbeak, Sanbick, and Mina, while Hagrid clung fearfully to Mina’s neck.
• The group landed on the island, and Taff shrank Mina into her metal box by luring her with a bug.
• Taff guided Su Er, Hermione, and Hagrid through the woods to his family’s house, where Tina Scamander greeted them.
• Tina told Taff that his father had gone inside because a Fantastic Beast was about to give birth, and Taff eagerly led the others to see it.

Su Er, Hermione, and Hagrid entered Scamander’s magically expanded suitcase and explored its habitats for Fantastic Beasts. Taff led them to watch Selina, a young dragon, hatch her first clutch, warning them to stay quiet and avoid threatening her.

• Taff guided Hagrid, Hermione, and Su Er into the suitcase, where Hagrid struggled to fit through the opening.
• Su Er and the others explored the wooden cabin and followed Taff toward the creature that was about to hatch.
• Taff led them through the suitcase’s habitats, including a Mooncalf enclosure, a rainy jungle, and desert terrain.
• Taff stopped near Selina’s nesting place, warned the visitors not to make a sound, and revealed that the seven-year-old dragon was laying her first clutch.

Su Er, Hermione, Hagrid, and Taff visited Newt Scamander’s hidden valley to see Selina, an Antipodean Opaleye whose two eggs were about to hatch. As the shells cracked, Scamander asked Hagrid to toss the prepared sheep over for the newborn dragons.

• Taff led Su Er, Hermione, and Hagrid through the magical curtain into a valley where Selina watched them warily.
• Scamander calmed Selina by stroking her and told the visitors that her two hatchlings were about to emerge.
• Hagrid and Taff prepared sheep’s blood mixed with brandy as food for Selina and her young.
• Taff explained that Scamander had rescued Selina from poachers in Australia and planned to return her and the hatchlings once they could hunt for themselves.
• Selina breathed fire over the two eggs until their shells cracked, and Scamander asked Hagrid to toss over the sheep.

Su Er received a third badger ornament from a Demiguise during a visit to the Scamander family's suitcase, though the creature insisted that he keep its gift secret. Several days later, he put the three ornaments away and answered Mrs. Ellison's call.

• Angel returned to Su Er's room, learned that his brass ornament was a badger, and used his chair to reach a tin of Canary Creams.
• Su Er took out two other badger ornaments and recalled that the third had come from a Demiguise during the visit to the Scamanders.
• Selina entrusted her two newborn hatchlings to Mr. Scamander, who planned to release the dragons into the wild eventually.
• Scamander showed the group his Wampus Cats and Nifflers, while Taff explained how his father had rescued Fantastic Beasts from poachers and corrupt officials.
• A Demiguise appeared to Su Er, gave him a badger ornament, and indicated that he should not tell Scamander or the others.
• Several days later, Su Er put all three ornaments away and went to answer Mrs. Ellison.

As the summer holidays passed, old Frank discovered Barty and Lord Voldemort in the abandoned Riddle House. Voldemort killed Frank and asked Barty to help him, leaving the two preparing to act on his command.

• Merlin returned to his lodgings, and Su Er finished his holiday homework under Hermione's supervision while waiting for the Quidditch final.
• Old Frank spotted a light in the Riddle House and went to investigate, where he found Barty, a snake, and someone hidden in a chair.
• Barty dragged Frank inside, and Lord Voldemort questioned him about what he had heard and whether he recognized the Riddle family.
• Voldemort let Barty turn his chair so Frank could see his monstrous face, then Barty struck Frank with an invisible whip.
• Voldemort killed Frank with green light and told Barty that he needed his help; Barty eagerly agreed.

Harry woke with his scar aching after seeing Voldemort and two unfamiliar people kill someone in what might not have been a dream. Unable to contact his friends by owl, he called Su Er, who agreed to hear what had happened.

• Harry remembered seeing Voldemort, an old man, and Barty in a vision of a killing and planned murders.
• Harry realized he could use Su Er's telephone number to contact him, but waited until morning because the Dursleys' house was the only one with a phone.
• Harry called Su Er's home, but Mrs. Ellison told him Su Er had already left for the morning.
• Su Er returned Harry's call, and Harry asked him to come to Privet Drive with Hermione to discuss his dream and aching scar.