Chapter Summaries

Su Er learned about the Great Hall’s ability to detect hostile intentions while supporting Hermione’s research into house-elf rights. In a Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, fake Moody began introducing the class to illegal dark spells and asked the students to name the most severely punished ones.

• Su Er saw Hagrid’s blast-ended skrewts and learned that Hagrid had bred them by crossing a manticore with a fire crab.
• Su Er accompanied Hermione in the Library as she researched Hogwarts and Wizarding World history for a plan concerning house-elves.
• Su Er found a passage explaining that Hogwarts’ Great Hall warned of hostile intentions by changing the weather, which helped explain Dumbledore’s suspicion that Moody was not really Moody.
• Fake Moody dismissed the students’ textbooks, called the roll, and asked whether they had learned the Shield Charm.
• Fake Moody said he would show the students three dark spells and asked them to name the spells that Wizarding law punished most severely.

Fake Moody demonstrated the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse to his students, while Su Er secretly studied the professor’s spellcasting. The lesson ended with Fake Moody asking whether anyone knew another illegal spell.

• Fake Moody used the Imperius Curse to control a spider and warned the students about resisting the spell.
• Su Er watched Fake Moody’s wand movements and incantation, recording the demonstration with a crystal ball.
• Pigley named the Cruciatus Curse after Fake Moody called on him.
• Fake Moody enlarged a spider and tortured it with the Cruciatus Curse, leaving the class terrified.
• Fake Moody vanished the spider and asked the students to name another illegal spell.

Fake Moody demonstrated the Killing Curse and explained the dangers and consequences of the three Unforgivable Curses. After class, Su Er planned to practice the spells and wondered what Helga Hufflepuff had left behind.

• A young Wizard identified the final spell as the Killing Curse, and Fake Moody killed a spider with Avada Kedavra.
• Fake Moody explained that the Killing Curse had no effective defense, then discussed Harry Potter as its sole known survivor.
• Fake Moody described the power needed to cast the Killing Curse and warned the class to stay vigilant against the Unforgivable Curses.
• The students took notes on ways to resist the curses until the lesson ended, then Justin excitedly discussed the demonstration with Su Er.
• Su Er packed his crystal ball and planned to practice the curses in the Room of Requirement before turning his thoughts to Helga Hufflepuff’s legacy.

Su Er found Harry exhausted from Snape’s Occlumency lessons, then met Hermione in the Library as she organized information about house-elves. Hermione founded S.P.E.W. to improve house-elves’ welfare, and Su Er agreed to join while planning to help her understand the elves’ views.

• Su Er saw Harry looking pale and dazed after his Occlumency lessons with Snape and learned that Harry had not seen Hermione.
• Su Er startled Hermione in the Library, hurt his nose when she struck him, and helped her return her books to the shelves.
• Su Er read Hermione’s notes about house-elves, and Hermione explained that she was preparing an official document about their treatment.
• Hermione showed Su Er her S.P.E.W. badge and described her goals of securing wages, better conditions, and greater rights for house-elves.
• Hermione said Percy had agreed to join S.P.E.W. and help find Ministry supporters, while Su Er privately doubted the plan’s prospects.
• Hermione happily linked arms with Su Er as they left to eat, and Su Er resolved to introduce her to the house-elves in the Kitchen.

Su Er slipped out of Hogwarts and entered the Forbidden Forest, where he encountered a group of centaurs waiting for a guest predicted by their priestess. The centaur captain aimed an arrow at Su Er’s hiding place just as a hazy figure appeared behind him.

• Su Er left Hogwarts after recording Hermione’s S.P.E.W. meeting and its plan to recruit members.
• Su Er crossed the woods near the Black Lake, using a Disillusionment Charm when he heard approaching hoofbeats.
• A brightly eyed centaur captain arrived with three companions and sent them to check the paths into the forest.
• The centaurs said their priestess had predicted a guest would arrive and waited for the prediction to come true.
• The captain aimed an arrow at Su Er’s hiding place, and a hazy figure appeared behind him and challenged the centaurs.

Su Er encountered Fake Moody in the Forbidden Forest, then met the centaurs sent by Lisi to escort him to their camp. After provoking Dort during the journey, he reached Lisi’s hut while Rayleigh kept the angry centaur in check.

• Fake Moody identified himself to the centaurs, refused to explain why he had entered the Forbidden Forest, and left after they ordered him to go.
• Su Er emerged from hiding and told the centaurs he was there to see Lisi; Rayleigh confirmed that the priestess had sent for him.
• Su Er insisted on riding Dort to the camp, and Rayleigh allowed it despite Dort’s anger.
• At the camp, Su Er taunted Dort and entered Lisi’s hut while Rayleigh restrained Dort and removed him from patrol.

Su Er met with the centaur priestess Lisi, who asked him to collect seeds from Lady Hufflepuff’s garden in exchange for goods and the centaurs’ friendship. Lisi led him through a hidden passage to the heir-only door, where she left him to face the trial.

• Lisi asked Su Er to find seeds of herbs needed for the centaurs’ medicinal baths, and Su Er agreed if he passed Lady Hufflepuff’s trial.
• Lisi revealed a concealed Hufflepuff-style entrance in the wall of her hut and led Su Er inside.
• Su Er and Lisi walked through a glowgrass-lit passage while Lisi explained centaur star-reading, prophecy, and the seer bloodline.
• Lisi stopped at a door only the heir could enter and said she would wait outside.

Su Er activated a magical mechanism hidden among the barrels, using three brass badger ornaments to trigger a burst of light that summoned Helga Hufflepuff’s likeness throughout Hogwarts. He arrived in a garden and met Helga’s translucent figure, who greeted him as an outsider.

• Su Er recognized the vinegar barrels and opened one by tapping its brass strip to the rhythm of Helga Hufflepuff’s name.
• Su Er placed three brass badger ornaments into the glowing recesses, and silvery-white light engulfed him.
• Helga Hufflepuff appeared in portraits throughout Hogwarts as house-elves, ghosts, and former headmasters bowed to her.
• Dumbledore watched the lingering light above the Forbidden Forest with surprise and anticipation.
• Su Er arrived in a garden, entered a cottage, and heard Helga greet him: “You’re here, outsider.”

Su Er met Helga Hufflepuff, who recognized him as Su Yao and explained that fate had brought him to their world. Helga revealed that her divination had foretold his arrival, and she had now found the answer to a question she had long wondered about.

• Helga Hufflepuff welcomed Su Er and shared tea and treats brought by the house-elf Kleis, whose ancestor had served her.
• Kleis told Helga that its family was grateful to her, and Helga thanked and dismissed the elf.
• Su Er introduced himself as a fourth-year Hufflepuff, and Helga recognized him as Su Er Bones Ellison, or Su Yao.
• Helga told Su Er that fate, rather than her intervention, had brought him to this world after she had foreseen his arrival through divination a thousand years earlier.
• Helga said that Su Er's arrival had answered the question she had never been able to resolve.

Helga Hufflepuff gave Su Er enchanted seeds for Hogwarts, then used her magic to put him into a deep sleep and sealed the place until he woke. Dumbledore learned that Su Er would eventually give him answers, while Hermione discovered that Su Er had disappeared.

• Helga Hufflepuff gathered glowing seeds from the garden and placed them in Su Er's pouch for Hogwarts.
• Helga touched Su Er's forehead, causing him to fall asleep, and told him she did not know whether her choice was right or wrong.
• Helga summoned Dumbledore and said the place would seal itself until Su Er woke, when Dumbledore would get the answers he wanted.
• Dumbledore left with Fawkes, and Helga vanished, leaving Su Er asleep in the sealed place.
• Hermione noticed Su Er was missing from Herbology class and learned from Justin that he had supposedly gone home.

Hermione worried about Su Er's disappearance for over half a month while Hogwarts prepared for the arrival of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Su Er finally woke on the grounds, where Dumbledore, a House-elf named Kleis, and a group of Centaurs had gathered.

• Hermione asked Professor McGonagall where Su Er had gone, but McGonagall only assured her he was safe and would return soon.
• After Su Er still had not returned two weeks later, Hermione continued to worry while Ron read a notice announcing the visiting delegations.
• Su Er's protective barrier dissolved as he began to wake, and Kleis arrived to guard him from the Centaurs.
• Kleis declared that Su Er was Helga Hufflepuff's chosen successor, while the Centaurs raised their bows against him.
• Dumbledore arrived as Su Er stirred awake, confused about where he was and why Kleis called him young master.

After waking in Dumbledore’s office, Su Er learned that he had slept for more than half a month and discovered that Lady Hufflepuff’s gift had strengthened his soul and magical control. The chapter ended with Su Er sensing a vast store of knowledge left in his mind.

• Kleis served Su Er a lavish meal until Dumbledore sent the house-elf back to the Kitchen.
• Dumbledore told Su Er that he had slept until October twenty-third, leaving him shocked by the length of his absence.
• Su Er accidentally made a plate float and realized he could use wandless, nonverbal magic after noticing how clear and sharp his senses felt.
• Dumbledore explained his theory that a wizard’s magical ability was connected to the strength of the soul and said Lady Hufflepuff had improved Su Er’s control over magic.
• Dumbledore suggested Lady Hufflepuff had also left Su Er a considerable amount of knowledge, which Su Er sensed as a glowing presence in his mind.

Su Er returned to Hogwarts and reunited with Hermione, promising not to disappear without warning again. He told her about meeting Helga Hufflepuff and demonstrated his newfound magic, but Hermione’s attempt to copy him ended with the wooden tray smashed in two.

• Su Er found Hermione in a corridor, embraced her, and followed her to the Room of Requirement after she hurried away, embarrassed by the Gryffindors’ teasing.
• Hermione told Su Er that his unexplained disappearance had frightened her and asked him to leave a note next time; he promised he would.
• Su Er told Hermione that he had met Helga Hufflepuff in the Forbidden Forest and slept for over half a month after she poked him.
• Su Er transformed a wooden tray into a bird using Nonverbal Wandless Magic, then changed it back.
• Hermione tried to levitate the tray with her wand, but it crashed to the floor and split in two.

Hermione told Su Er what had happened at Hogwarts during his absence, and the two shared a private, affectionate reunion. Su Er returned to the Hufflepuff dormitory and found a house-elf beside his bed while Justin looked frightened and Morn comforted him.

• Hermione told Su Er about the upcoming Beauxbatons and Durmstrang visit, Hagrid's rapidly growing Blast-Ended Skrewts, Snape's threatened poison test, and Harry's repeated Imperius Curse practice with Professor Moody.
• Su Er advised Hermione that a general antidote based on bezoar should be enough, and Hermione agreed to tell the others.
• Su Er convinced Hermione to help with his missing homework, then shared a private reunion with her in a room behind the seventh-floor tapestry.
• Su Er returned to the Hufflepuff Common Room, found the dormitory crowded, and discovered a house-elf standing beside his bed while Justin looked frightened and Morn comforted him.

After waking from a long sleep, Su Er learned that Kleis had become his house-elf through Helga Hufflepuff’s inheritance. He explored the magical house and library placed in his mind, then told Ariana he might now be able to summon her for real.

• Kleis told Su Er that Helga Hufflepuff had left him her service, and Su Er thanked the house-elf for cleaning his dormitory.
• Kleis explained that Su Er’s roommate had attacked him, so he had fought back; Su Er reassured Kleis and asked him to fetch snacks for his friends.
• Su Er told the curious students that his aunt Amelia was responsible for Kleis, while Amelia wondered whether he would enter the Triwizard Cup.
• Su Er entered the white house inside his mind and found Ariana examining its shelves, which were packed with books.
• Su Er recounted his experience in the Forbidden Forest to Ariana and said Helga Hufflepuff’s gift had made him stronger, so he might be able to summon her for real.

Su Er agreed to help Aberforth try to summon Ariana with a human-shaped Patronus, and Aberforth arrived at Hogwarts eager to begin. They scheduled the attempt for the first Hogsmeade Weekend, while Su Er reflected on a dangerous taboo and later discussed house-elves with Hermione.

• Su Er sent Aberforth a letter proposing that they try using the Patronus Charm to summon Ariana.
• Aberforth barged into Hogwarts, pulled Su Er from class, and demanded to attempt the summoning immediately.
• Su Er explained the risks and said they needed potions and a quiet, safe place, so they set the attempt for the first Hogsmeade Weekend.
• Dumbledore learned that Aberforth had visited Hogwarts to see Su Er and wondered what they had discussed.
• Su Er recalled a taboo from Helga Hufflepuff's secret cache, then returned to Professor Binns's class.
• Hermione complained that house-elves worked without compensation, confirmed that Su Er still wore his S.P.E.W. badge, and listed other students who had joined.

On the day the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students were due to arrive, Su Er worried that Dumbledore might enter him in the Triwizard Tournament without permission. He asked Kleis to watch the Great Hall for him, then left to welcome the visiting schools.

• Su Er discussed the Triwizard Tournament with Hermione, Fred, George, Harry, and Ron, and said he preferred to watch rather than compete.
• Su Er suspected Dumbledore might enter his name in the tournament without asking him.
• Su Er summoned Kleis and asked him to watch the Great Hall for Dumbledore and any other professors.
• Kleis agreed to keep watch while Su Er wondered whether he could prevent Dumbledore from entering him.
• Su Er left the common room to help welcome the visiting students.

Su Er and the Hogwarts students gathered outside the Castle to welcome Beauxbatons. Madame Maxime arrived with her students in a giant winged-horse-drawn carriage and led them inside to warm up while Hogwarts waited for the next school.

• The Heads of House lined up the Hogwarts students outside the Castle as night fell.
• Dumbledore announced that the Beauxbatons representatives had arrived, and Su Er briefly recalled fragments from his previous life.
• A giant powder-blue carriage drawn by twelve winged horses landed outside the Castle.
• Madame Maxime greeted Dumbledore and introduced her students, including a striking girl who caught the Hogwarts students' attention.
• Madame Maxime led the chilled Beauxbatons students into the Castle, while the Hogwarts students stayed outside waiting for the next school.

Durmstrang arrived at Hogwarts aboard a ship that rose from the Black Lake, and its students entered the Great Hall. Su Er fixated on Krum as a romantic rival and considered provoking a duel, while Krum noticed Su Er and Malfoy began to explain who he was.

• Su Er joined the Gryffindor line and gave Hermione his scarf as everyone waited in the cold for Durmstrang.
• Durmstrang's ship emerged from the Black Lake, and Professor Karkaroff greeted Dumbledore on the shore.
• Su Er spotted Krum among the arriving students and thought about finding a reason to fight him, then considered getting Professor Crouch to restart the Duelling Club.
• Hermione, Hannah, Ron, and Harry discussed Krum as the students headed to the Great Hall, where Durmstrang chose the Slytherin table and Beauxbatons sat at the Ravenclaw table.
• Malfoy shrank back when he saw Su Er pass, and Krum met Su Er's polite nod before Malfoy started telling him about Su Er.

Dumbledore welcomed the visiting students to Hogwarts and announced that the Triwizard Tournament would begin after the feast. Su Er shared the meal with his friends, met Pheobe, and saw Ludo Bagman arrive with Dolores Umbridge, whose role in the tournament hinted at trouble ahead.

• Dumbledore welcomed the guests and announced the Triwizard Tournament would officially begin at the end of the feast.
• Morn tricked Hufflepuffs into trying French fish stew, while Su Er persuaded them to taste baked snails by assuring them that Hufflepuffs did not lie to one another.
• Pheobe, introducing herself as Fleur Delacour, took the remaining fish stew from Su Er, while Morn and Justin stared at her under her Veela charm.
• Su Er waved to Hermione across the Great Hall, noticed Ron watching Pheobe, and snapped Morn and Justin out of their daze.
• Ludo Bagman and Dolores Umbridge entered the Great Hall to help handle the Triwizard Tournament after Barty Crouch Sr. had resigned.