Chapter Summaries

Su Er went to the Seventh Floor to use the Room of Requirement, where he ran into Hermione, teased her, and fled with her in pursuit. Their chase ended when Hermione accidentally clung to Su Er in front of Professor McGonagall, who let them go with a warning.

• Su Er marked the holiday stay-over form, then left Morn and Justin playing Wizard's Chess to head for the Seventh Floor.
• Su Er found the Room of Requirement occupied, and Hermione surprised him in the corridor.
• Hermione questioned Su Er about the tapestry and the secret rooms, and Su Er whispered that he had a secret before running away.
• Hermione chased Su Er down the stairs and lunged onto him on the fourth floor, where Professor McGonagall saw them.
• Professor McGonagall warned Su Er and Hermione about roughhousing in the corridors but did not deduct points.

Su Er collected Christmas gifts from Hagrid, including a Ginger Cat meant for Hermione, and finished making scarves in the Room of Requirement. Meanwhile, Dumbledore learned that Professor Quirrell had been seen near the third-floor corridor and wondered what Tom was planning.

• Su Er received a note from Hagrid saying the items he had ordered were ready, then sorted gifts for Ron, Angel, Harry, George, Fred, and Neville.
• Su Er unwrapped a Ginger Cat for Hermione, and the cat settled comfortably in his arms.
• Hagrid gave Su Er an enchanted cloth bag and warned him that using the Undetectable Extension Charm without authorization was illegal.
• Su Er left the cat in Hagrid's care, then finished the yellow-and-silver scarves in the Room of Requirement and fell asleep.
• A portrait told Dumbledore that Professor Quirrell had been seen in the right-hand corridor on the third floor, and Dumbledore wondered what Tom was planning.

After Quirrell’s scarf fell off during a snowball fight, Hogwarts students learned he was bald, while Su Er worried that Voldemort had somehow vanished from Quirrell’s body. As Christmas break began, Su Er and Hermione left Hogwarts together, with Su Er noticing the Thestrals pulling their carriage.

• Fred Weasley and George Weasley enchanted snowballs that knocked Quirrell’s scarf off, exposing his bald head, and were punished.
• Hogwarts students treated Quirrell gently and spread rumors about his baldness, while Su Er set aside his concern about Voldemort.
• Su Er collected the cat from Hagrid’s hut to give to Hermione.
• Su Er found Hermione studying in the Library and reminded her that they had to catch the train home for Christmas.
• Su Er and Hermione joined Hagrid and boarded a carriage; Su Er saw the Thestrals pulling it, though Hermione could not.

Su Er gave Hermione a ginger cat, which she named Crookshanks, as they traveled home for the holidays. At home, Su Er reunited with Angel and Mrs. Ellison, while a woman across the street watched the family gathering.

• Hermione discovered the cat hidden in Su Er's robes, and he gave it to her as a Christmas present.
• Hermione named the ginger cat Crookshanks and happily cuddled him.
• Su Er and Hermione left King's Cross with Mr. Granger, who told Su Er that his mother and family were well.
• At Su Er's home, Angel ran to him in tears, and he comforted her before greeting Mrs. Ellison.
• Mr. Granger welcomed Hermione home, while an unseen woman watched from a window across the street.

Su Er spent time with his family after returning home, then took Hermione to Diagon Alley on the Knight Bus when their parents were unavailable. The bus sped off with the two young wizards aboard, leaving a Muggle boy convinced he had seen it fly away.

• Su Er chose two bottles of Rémy Martin from Mr. Ellison’s wine cellar for Hagrid.
• Su Er gave Angel Honeydukes’ Transformation Sweets, and he, Angel, and Mrs. Ellison laughed as the sweets changed their appearances.
• Mrs. Ellison told Su Er that Angel had missed him and asked every day why he had not written.
• With no car available to take them to Diagon Alley, Su Er summoned the Knight Bus while Hermione worried that he was doing magic outside school.
• Stan Shunpike accepted their fare, and Su Er and Hermione boarded the Knight Bus for Diagon Alley.
• The Knight Bus leapt away with a bang, startling a boy who ran to tell his mother that a purple bus had flown away.

Su Er and Hermione recovered from a miserable Knight Bus ride, visited Diagon Alley for Christmas, and stopped at Ollivander’s so Su Er could perform Transfiguration to prepare a gift for his younger sister. Ollivander agreed to cover for him by claiming he had tested Su Er’s wand, and Su Er began his performance.

• Su Er and Hermione swore off the Knight Bus and decided to take a taxi home after resting near the Leaky Cauldron.
• Hermione greeted Hannah, who explained that Tom was her uncle and pointed them toward the courtyard entrance to Diagon Alley.
• Su Er and Hermione entered the Christmas-decorated wizarding street and drank mulled wine, leaving Hermione flushed and dizzy.
• Su Er explained to Ollivander that he wanted to Transfigure a gift for his younger sister despite the restrictions on underage magic.
• Ollivander agreed to say Su Er had tested his wand if anyone questioned the spell, and Su Er took out his wand to begin.

Ollivander explained the ancient origins of Su Er’s sycamore wand and its connection to life and death. After taking a tipsy Hermione home, Su Er returned to find his aunt Amelia Bones waiting for him.

• Ollivander identified Su Er’s wand as a rare creation made from the Tree of Life and a thestral tail hair, and urged him to explore its magic.
• Su Er bought Christmas gifts for Hermione, Little Ash, and Crookshanks, then heard that Aurors had arrested the witch who sold the spiked mulled wine.
• Su Er took the sleepy Hermione home by taxi, where Mrs. Granger found them asleep in each other’s arms.
• After delivering Hermione’s purchases, Su Er returned home and met Amelia Bones, who told him she was his father’s sister.

Amelia revealed that Su Er was the child born to the couple who died fighting the Dark Lord in Godric’s Hollow, and asked him to visit the hollow with her on Christmas Day. Su Er agreed, then welcomed Christmas at home with Angel and his parents.

• Amelia told Su Er the story of his birth and asked him to visit Godric’s Hollow with her the next day.
• Su Er agreed to go with Amelia, as long as he could return before dinner.
• Su Er carried Angel back upstairs and teased her about the Christmas present he had prepared.
• Owls delivered Christmas presents to Su Er after midnight, and he stacked them on his desk.
• Mr. Ellison dressed as Santa Claus and gave Su Er a present, while Su Er gave gifts to his parents.

Su Er opened his Christmas presents with Angel, receiving gifts from the Ellisons, Hagrid, McGonagall, Dumbledore, and his Hogwarts friends. After breakfast, Amelia arrived and prepared to take Su Er to the Ministry of Magic, while he promised Angel another present and left her with the moving unicorn.

• Angel woke Su Er early, and he carried her out of his room before beginning to open his Christmas presents.
• Su Er received a £5,000 cheque and a hand-knitted Hufflepuff sweater from the Ellisons, sweets from Morn and Justin, a unicorn horn from Hagrid, and McGonagall's notes on the Switching Spell.
• Dumbledore sent Angel a moving unicorn figurine, and Su Er let her believe it was his gift; he also opened presents from Ron, Harry, and Fred and George.
• After breakfast, Amelia arrived and praised Su Er's Transfiguration, then explained that adding vitality to an object was difficult to learn.
• Amelia said she needed to stop at the Ministry of Magic before they set off, and Su Er reassured Angel that he would return that afternoon with another present.

Amelia took Su Er to the Ministry of Magic by Floo Powder and showed him its entrance hall and Department of Magical Law Enforcement. She reached her office and asked Su Er to wait outside, where he hoped she would finish quickly so they could return to his little sister.

• Amelia showed Su Er how to use Floo Powder, and they traveled to the Ministry of Magic.
• Su Er emerged from the fireplace and followed Amelia through the Ministry, noticing its enchanted ceiling, fireplaces, and Fountain of Magical Brethren.
• Amelia greeted Ministry workers formally, and she explained that she acted sternly to stop people from pressuring her to reduce charges against their relatives.
• Amelia took Su Er to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and offered to let him wait in her office.
• Su Er chose to wait outside Amelia's office and asked her to be quick so he could return to his little sister.