Chapter Summaries

After learning that Emmeline Vance had died in an explosion, Su Er went to Grimmauld Place and joined the Order of the Phoenix. Dumbledore revealed that Dementors had escaped Azkaban and ordered preparations to move Harry from the Dursleys’ home.

• Su Er heard a news report about an explosion at Emmeline Vance’s home and hurried to Grimmauld Place after Hermione arrived.
• Su Er found the Order of the Phoenix grieving Vance’s death, with Dumbledore, Moody, Lupin, Tonks, Mundungus Fletcher, and Hagrid present.
• Dumbledore confirmed that Emmeline Vance had been killed and mourned the loss with the Order.
• Dumbledore reported that Dementors had escaped Azkaban and attacked Muggle neighborhoods, while Mundungus Fletcher said they had been seen near Lily Street.
• Dumbledore said the Dursley family home was no longer safe and called for the Order to prepare to move Harry there.

Su Er learned that Amelia had survived and been sent to France, then faced Dumbledore’s offer to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. After deciding that he would accept the changing future, he warned his family and the Grangers to leave Britain because the war had begun.

• Dumbledore told Su Er that Amelia had been injured but survived and was sent to France.
• Dumbledore offered Su Er the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts and gave him time to decide.
• Su Er chose not to let fear of changing the future stop him, despite losing some of his ability to foresee events.
• Su Er returned home, where his family and the Grangers were startled when he removed Aibo and revealed his appearance.
• Su Er urged both families to leave Britain as soon as possible, explaining that the war had begun.

Su Er explained the danger Voldemort and the escaped Dementors posed, then witnessed the aftermath of a Dementor attack and drove the creatures away. After Aurors removed five victims who could not be saved, Su Er arranged for his parents and the Grangers to flee to France, but Hermione chose to stay with him.

• Su Er and Hermione told the Ellisons that Voldemort was a terrorist and that Dementors had escaped Azkaban and were attacking people.
• Angel spotted a Dementor emerging from a neighboring house, and Su Er rushed outside and used Expecto Patronum to drive away three Dementors.
• Su Er and Hermione entered the house and found five people whose souls had been sucked out; Su Er restored his disguise and conjured his Patronus to dispel the cold.
• Kingsley Shacklebolt and other wizards arrived, and a St. Mungo's witch took the five victims away while criticizing the Ministry for failing to stop the attacks.
• Mr. Ellison decided the families should leave, and Su Er suggested France, but Hermione refused to go and held tightly to Su Er's arm.

Su Er saw his family off from London, then settled at 12 Grimmauld Place as he prepared to teach Defence Against Dark Magic and help Harry’s group train for the coming conflict. The chapter ended with the friends returning from Diagon Alley, where Ron complained about Fred and George charging him for shop goods.

• Hermione and Su Er watched the plane carrying their family take off from Heathrow, and Su Er reassured her they would meet again soon.
• Sirius left St. Mungo’s and went with Remus Lupin to fetch Harry from 4 Privet Drive, while Su Er and Hermione went to 12 Grimmauld Place.
• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the others practised magic under Sirius’s guidance through July, and they received their exam results.
• Moody delivered Su Er’s appointment letter, and Su Er decided to make practical training the priority in his Defence Against Dark Magic lessons.
• Harry and the others returned from Diagon Alley, where Ron grumbled that Fred and George had charged him for shop goods while giving Hermione and Ginny free Pygmy Puffskeins.

Harry told Ron, Ginny, and Hermione that Draco Malfoy had gone to Borgin and Burkes to threaten the shopkeeper, but they did not learn what he was trying to repair or store. On the night before the youngsters left for King's Cross, Sirius recruited Su Er for a rescue mission to free the captured wandmaker Ollivander.

• Harry explained that he had followed Draco Malfoy into Knockturn Alley and seen him threaten Borgin and Burkes over an unseen object.
• Ron, Ginny, and Hermione speculated about Malfoy's plans, but Harry's concern faded as they discussed the coming Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Su Er kept Dumbledore's invitation secret while the summer holidays passed and the youngsters prepared to leave for King's Cross.
• Sirius woke Su Er late at night and told him that Moody had sent them on a rescue mission.
• Sirius explained that Voldemort's Death Eaters had captured Ollivander, then gave Su Er Harry's Invisibility Cloak and warned him to put his safety first.

Su Er infiltrated Malfoy Manor during Dumbledore’s battle with Voldemort, blasting through the house’s protective enchantments to reach its dungeon entrance. He descended the dark stairs under magical protection, continuing toward the mission’s target.

• Sirius brought Su Er to a moonlit London alley, where a white-robed wizard greeted them.
• Su Er approached Malfoy Manor under the Invisibility Cloak while Dumbledore and Voldemort fought outside.
• Su Er blasted through the manor’s protective enchantments, alerting the fighters and prompting the Order of the Phoenix to hold back the Death Eaters.
• Voldemort challenged Dumbledore to a duel and cast Avada Kedavra as Su Er entered the manor through the breach.
• Su Er found the hidden dungeon entrance marked with the Malfoy family crest and descended its dark staircase behind a Shield Charm.

Su Er rescued Ollivander from the dungeon and discovered that Snape was guarding him. Su Er and Snape fought to convince Voldemort’s forces that Snape had stopped the rescue, then Su Er escaped with Ollivander as Death Eaters arrived.

• Su Er used a blinding flash and Stunning Spells to incapacitate the guards, then found Ollivander in the dungeon.
• Snape confronted Su Er and stunned Ollivander, but Su Er refused to leave and challenged his professor to a fight.
• Snape attacked Su Er with a Killing Curse and Sectumsempra, warning him not to lower his guard even against an ally.
• When Death Eaters hurried into the dungeon, Su Er blasted the room, grabbed the Portkey, and vanished with Ollivander in a flash of blue light.

Su Er rescued Ollivander from Malfoy Manor, then returned to Hogwarts to take up the Defence Against Dark Magic post under the alias Aibo Nokhan. At the professors’ welcome tea, Snape reacted sourly to Su Er getting the position, and McGonagall challenged Snape’s views on student discipline.

• Su Er used a Portkey to escape Malfoy Manor with Ollivander and sent up the agreed signal that the rescue was complete.
• Hermione left for Hogwarts without finding Su Er, who had spent the night drinking with Sirius at the Hog’s Head after settling Ollivander at Hogwarts.
• Su Er cleaned Umbridge’s old decorations out of the Defence Against Dark Magic office and filled its bookshelf with books from the Room of Requirement.
• McGonagall invited Su Er to a professors’ tea, where she welcomed him as the new Defence Against Dark Magic professor and recognized his true identity.
• Flitwick shared teaching advice while Snape sourly learned Su Er had taken the post; McGonagall disagreed with Snape’s preference for detentions and deducted points.

After Harry was reported missing from the train, Su Er went to find him and brought him back to Hogwarts. Su Er confirmed he was the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, but a sinister voice confronted Harry as they arrived.

• The Aurors reported that Harry had not gotten off the train, and Su Er volunteered to search for him.
• Su Er found Tonks at the station with Harry, learned that Lupin was recovering at St. Mungo's, and took Harry in her place.
• Harry told Su Er that Draco Malfoy had used Petrificus Totalus on him, and Su Er healed his crooked nose and cleaned his face.
• Su Er and Harry walked toward Hogwarts, where Su Er confirmed that Dumbledore had invited him to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.
• A sinister voice asked Harry whether he was pleased to be late.

Su Er escorted Harry into Hogwarts after Snape repeatedly threatened to deduct Gryffindor points, then joined the feast and missed Hermione’s attempts to catch his attention. Dumbledore welcomed the students and introduced Su Er as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, drawing loud applause and Snape’s displeasure.

• Snape threatened to deduct more Gryffindor points from Harry for arguing, allegedly slandering Malfoy, and arriving in Muggle clothes, while Su Er tried to rein him in.
• Su Er transformed Harry’s clothes into wizard robes and led him into the Great Hall, where he ate beside Professor Flitwick and failed to notice Hermione glaring at him.
• Su Er realized Hermione was upset, but she turned away after he smiled at her, and he distracted Professor Flitwick with a fabricated story about a disagreement with his girlfriend.
• Dumbledore announced that students could not use joke products from the Weasley Trick Workshop and introduced Su Er as Hogwarts’ new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• The students applauded Su Er’s appointment, while Snape snorted in displeasure.

Aibo Nokhan began teaching first-years and sixth-years practical defense against dark magic, providing wandless first-years with temporary substitutes from the Castle’s old stores. He left his sixth-year class with the announcement that they would study dark magic.

• Su Er introduced himself to the first-years and gave each student an old wand to use until they received their own at Christmas.
• Su Er told McGonagall and Flitwick that he had found the usable wands among the Castle’s accumulated possessions.
• Su Er began his sixth-year defense class by explaining that he favored practical lessons over relying on books.
• Su Er awarded Gryffindor a point after Hermione asked what the class would study, then announced that they would study dark magic.

Professor Nockhan taught the students to use the Shield Charm and practise casting spells nonverbally. After Hermione and Neville demonstrated their skill, he appointed Hermione as his teaching assistant.

• Professor Nockhan explained that flexible defence was essential against Dark Magic and demonstrated nonverbal Shield Charms while Harry attacked him.
• Professor Nockhan assigned students random partners to practise nonverbal spells and defend themselves using only the Shield Charm, pairing Defence Against Dark Magic Group members together.
• Harry saw that he had been paired with Draco Malfoy, while Hermione noticed how Professor Nockhan had arranged the matchups.
• Hermione and Neville successfully blocked each other's nonverbal spells, earning twenty points for Gryffindor.
• Professor Nockhan asked Hermione to help teach the class and promised Gryffindor another twenty points, and Hermione accepted.

Su Er saw Harry receive the Half-Blood Prince’s Advanced Potions Guide and realized Snape had hidden it for him to use. He then offered Hermione a way to see her parents and revealed a newly made mirror.

• Su Er penalized Draco Malfoy fifteen points for breaking the rules during his duel with Harry, then gave Harry Dumbledore’s note about private lessons.
• Hermione told Su Er that Snape had forced Harry to attend Potions and repeatedly taken points from him.
• Harry and Ginny brought the Advanced Potions Guide to Su Er, who found it harmless and recognized Lily Evans’s handwriting among its notes.
• Su Er concluded that Snape had deliberately left the book for Harry to help him prepare for the coming battle.
• Hermione asked about seeing her parents, and Su Er showed her an alchemical mirror he had received from Dumbledore.

On Hogwarts’ first Hogsmeade weekend, Katie Bell was cursed after opening a parcel containing a dangerous Opal Necklace. Su Er and Professor Flitwick brought her and the necklace to Hogwarts, where Professor McGonagall took the necklace to Snape for examination.

• Su Er and Professor Flitwick went to the Three Broomsticks as students headed to Hogsmeade in bad weather.
• Neville rushed to the pub and told Su Er that Katie Bell had been cursed.
• Su Er and Flitwick found Katie writhing on the ground beside an opened parcel while Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Leanne tried to restrain her.
• Su Er bound Katie in a blanket, and Flitwick magically contained the parcel before they returned to Hogwarts.
• Su Er examined the Opal Necklace and warned that touching it could trigger its curse; Professor McGonagall told the students to get checked by Madam Pomfrey.
• Professor McGonagall took the Opal Necklace to Snape.

Su Er kept the black gemstone Dumbledore entrusted to him and spent Christmas in France with Hermione and their families. After the holiday, Dumbledore summoned him and asked him to witness a meeting with someone who was expected to arrive.

• Harry accused Draco Malfoy of giving Katie the cursed necklace, but Su Er told him he had no evidence and said Malfoy was serving detention with Professor McGonagall.
• Hermione returned to ask Su Er whether Malfoy was responsible, and Su Er confirmed it before turning to their scheduled call with the Two-Way Mirror Plus.
• Fawkes delivered Dumbledore's letter and a box containing a pitch-black gemstone, with instructions for Su Er to keep it safe and follow Fawkes when the time came.
• Su Er and Hermione spent Christmas in France with their families, hosted by Madam Olympe and Nicolas Flamel's grand-apprentice.
• After the holiday, Dumbledore thanked Su Er for the sun-warmed woollen socks and asked whether the gemstone was safe.
• Su Er said he understood Dumbledore's plan, and Dumbledore asked him to witness a meeting with someone who was due to arrive.

Dumbledore, Snape, and Su Er planned to exploit Draco’s attempt on Dumbledore and Snape’s Unbreakable Vow to make Dumbledore appear dead and draw Voldemort into a final battle. As the plan advanced through March, Hermione visited Su Er, and Ginny arrived at his office.

• Snape delivered Dumbledore a potion, then discussed Draco’s task and Narcissa’s Unbreakable Vow with Dumbledore and Su Er.
• Dumbledore explained that Snape could fulfill the vow by casting a Killing Curse at him after Draco failed, and revealed his plan to let Voldemort learn that his strength had declined.
• Dumbledore and Snape agreed that Draco’s next attempt would help make Dumbledore’s apparent death believable, and Snape promised to reveal Dumbledore’s weakness indirectly.
• Su Er noticed Draco’s nervousness in class as the school year progressed into March, though he did not know how Snape had advanced the plan.
• Hermione told Su Er that she had mastered Apparition on her first try, and he teased her by scratching beneath her chin.
• Ginny entered Su Er’s office, noticed Hermione’s flushed earlobes, and drew her own conclusions about the atmosphere.

Su Er attended an Order of the Phoenix feast at the Shrieking Shack with Hermione and revealed to the Weasley twins that he was alive. The gathering ended with Su Er using Levicorpus to escape George and Fred’s prank.

• Su Er read Dumbledore’s invitation to an Order of the Phoenix feast scheduled for March 23, 1997, and decided to attend with Hermione.
• Su Er and Hermione traveled by Floo Powder to the Shrieking Shack, where Mr. Weasley greeted them and directed them to the others.
• Su Er and Hermione joined Fred, George, Bill, Fleur, and Pheobe as the twins discussed wedding fireworks for Bill and Fleur.
• Su Er removed his disguise and told the shocked Fred and George that the person at St. Mungo’s had been a fake, then disguised himself again and asked them to keep his identity secret.
• When George prepared to prank him, Su Er escaped Fred’s hold and cast Levicorpus.

While the Order of the Phoenix gathered at the Shrieking Shack, Harry and Draco Malfoy fought in a Hogwarts corridor, where Snape arrived and accused Harry of attacking a fellow student. Snape took Harry to his office for Dumbledore and McGonagall to deal with, while Malfoy hid his satisfaction at the outcome.

• Mrs. Weasley served dinner to the Order of the Phoenix at the Shrieking Shack, and Su Er suspected Dumbledore would not arrive.
• At the Hogwarts feast, Dumbledore noticed Harry and Draco Malfoy were absent and signaled Snape to leave the Great Hall.
• Draco Malfoy discovered Harry under the Invisibility Cloak and fought him in a corridor, with both students casting spells at each other.
• Draco let Harry's Disarming Charm hit him, then pretended to Snape that Harry had attacked him.
• Snape accused Harry of trying to kill Draco and took him to his office for Dumbledore and McGonagall to address the matter.

Harry escaped Snape's locked office and raced toward the Astronomy Tower after seeing the Dark Mark, while the Order fought Death Eaters at Hogwarts. Harry reached the tower in time to see a white-robed figure fall after a Killing Curse, and he cried out in horror.

• Snape locked Harry in the Potions Professor's office after leaving with Malfoy, and Harry eventually blasted a hole through the door to escape.
• Harry saw the Dark Mark above the Astronomy Tower and hurried toward it, fearing an attack on Hogwarts.
• The Order members rushed from the Shrieking Shack to Hogwarts and fought the Death Eaters, with Su Er helping protect Hagrid from a Killing Curse.
• A blast tore through the Astronomy Tower wall, and a white-robed figure cast a Killing Curse before falling backward through the opening.
• Harry arrived at the tower, saw the figure fall, and cried, "No!!"

After Snape and the Death Eaters escaped Hogwarts, Su Er and the survivors mourned Dumbledore, whose death marked the end of an era. Dumbledore was laid to rest, while the true war loomed ahead.

• Snape took Malfoy and led the fleeing Death Eaters out of Hogwarts, while Harry and the Order tried to stop them.
• Su Er stood with the crowd as Harry grieved over Dumbledore’s body and accepted that Dumbledore was dead.
• The Minister for Magic, Aurors, and Hogwarts governors arrived, and the survivors dealt with their injuries; Bill had lost an arm but it could be reattached.
• Su Er visited the Headmaster’s Office, where Dumbledore’s portrait had joined the others and the Sorting Hat sang a dirge.
• At Dumbledore’s funeral, Hagrid placed his body in the coffin, and a white marble tomb enclosed it after the mourners said farewell.