Chapter Summaries

Allen’s plans for a quiet weekend fell apart as Dumbledore summoned him and Draco Malfoy sought help joining Slytherin’s Quidditch team. Allen persuaded Snape to approve Draco’s tryout, which Flint scheduled for Saturday morning, leaving Allen with no free time.

• A phoenix delivered Allen a note from Dumbledore asking him to visit the Headmaster’s Office on Sunday morning.
• Draco sulked after learning Harry Potter had become Gryffindor’s Seeker, so Allen offered to help him try out for Slytherin’s team.
• Allen argued to Snape that Harry’s appointment set a precedent and that Draco’s broom skills made him a strong candidate.
• Snape granted Draco permission to try out and required Allen to attend private Potions lessons every Monday.
• Draco took Allen to see Flint, who scheduled the tryout for Saturday morning, and insisted Allen come along.

Allen received details about the Muggle-born Young Wizards Liaison Committee’s first gathering and read a report about an intruder at Gringotts. He ended the chapter angry at the Ministry of Magic’s silence over the break-in.

• Allen read Diana Sharp’s letter confirming the committee’s gathering in the Room of Requirement and listing its agenda.
• Allen wondered whether Diana Sharp was the daughter of an earl and looked forward to meeting the committee.
• Allen sent Edward his daily report and a separate letter asking about a psychologist with Tita.
• Allen read that an intruder had searched an emptied Gringotts vault on July 31 and remained unidentified.
• Allen criticized the Ministry of Magic for failing to issue a notice or launch a public investigation, then stored the newspaper in his magical library.

Allen studied magical theory and considered how a strong theoretical foundation could make ordinary spells more flexible and powerful. As Draco hurried to the Quidditch tryouts, Allen planned to ask Dumbledore for guidance at their meeting the next morning.

• Draco woke early and rushed to get ready for the Quidditch tryouts, insisting Potter must not learn whether he made the team.
• Allen redirected Draco by asking whether Crabbe and Goyle were awake, then returned to his magical theory studies.
• Allen connected the principles of the Space Charm to relativity and reasoned that spells could be adapted like programs to produce different effects.
• Allen wondered whether ordinary spells could be modified to affect people and why Dark wizards relied on dangerous magic.
• Allen decided to discuss his findings and his suspicions about Quirrell with Dumbledore at their meeting the next morning.

Draco tried out for the Slytherin Quidditch Team and proved himself as a Seeker. After catching the Golden Snitch in nine minutes and fifty-three seconds, he joined the team and planned to get a Nimbus 2000.

• Draco hurried Allen to the Quidditch Pitch, where Flint told him to change for the tryout.
• Draco caught ninety-one of a hundred balls during the first test, outperforming Terence Higgs's tryout score.
• Draco caught the Golden Snitch in nine minutes and fifty-three seconds, and Flint welcomed him onto the Slytherin Quidditch Team.
• Allen praised Draco's performance, and Flint thanked Allen for helping the team find a good Seeker.
• Draco teased Allen about his family connections, then said he would ask his father to buy him a Nimbus 2000 so Slytherin could defeat Gryffindor.

Allen prepared to meet the Muggle-born students, but Draco insulted them and provoked Allen’s anger. Allen confronted Draco and left him shaken, though Draco resolved to become a worthy heir to the Malfoy family.

• Allen dressed in a dark gray suit and pinned on the royal coat of arms before going to meet the Muggle-borns.
• Draco mocked the people Allen was meeting, and Allen sharply warned him to watch his words.
• Draco insulted the Muggle-borns again, and Allen seized him by the collar and condemned his lack of composure and judgment.
• Allen threw Draco onto the bed and left, while Draco admitted to himself that Allen’s criticism was true.
• Draco vowed to become the most outstanding head the Malfoy family had ever known.

Allen met Diana Sharp and Valentin Lister, who guided him to a grand gathering in the Room of Requirement. As the Muggle-born students welcomed him as Crown Prince, Valentin made a life-defining choice.

• Allen went to the Seventh Floor, where Diana Sharp and Valentin Lister greeted him and offered to show him the Room of Requirement.
• Diana explained how to open the room, and Valentin suggested it could host regular gatherings for Allen.
• Allen entered the transformed hall and found it prepared to seat three hundred young witches and wizards from different years.
• Allen walked down the central aisle and declared, “Together, the three of us will forge the future!”
• The Muggle-born students cheered for Allen, and Valentin emerged from his daze and made a choice that would define his life.

Allen addressed the Muggle-born students gathered in the Room of Requirement, pledging to defend their lives and rights and to work for peace between them and pure-blood wizards. The students and his companions rallied behind his promise, leaving the gathering united in support of his cause.

• The Muggle-born students packed the Room of Requirement and cheered as Allen took the platform with Miss Sharp, Valentine, and Alger.
• Alger quieted the crowd, and Allen spoke about their fears, their isolation from their parents, and the prejudice they faced from pure-blood wizards.
• Allen swore to protect the students and fight for equal rights as a School Governor, promising to stand by them until death.
• Harry and Hermione applauded, believing in Allen’s promise, while the crowd vowed to join him in overcoming obstacles.
• Alger and Valentine resolved to fight for dignity for Muggle-borns, and Diana Sharp removed her family ring as she committed herself to the cause.

Miss Sharp announced the Liaison Committee's rules and structure, then the young wizards chose an official emblem. Allen combined the winning designs into a badge and offered to make one for everyone, leaving him planning to study alchemy.

• Miss Sharp announced the Committee's rules, including monthly selections, support for young wizards, and a system for sending letters and suggestions to Allen.
• Alger and Valentin displayed the Committee's structure, with Diana Sharp, Valentin Lister, and Alger Philip as the three house representatives.
• Valentin collected the young wizards' emblem designs, and the vote narrowed them to three finalists, including a portrait of Allen.
• Allen combined the shield and crown designs with six stars to create the Committee's official emblem.
• Allen offered to make liaison badges for everyone and realized he needed to research alchemy.

Allen attended a lively gathering with Hogwarts students, then visited the kitchen and met the house-elves. After witnessing their distress at being unable to obey an impossible request, he considered their treatment and left with desserts they happily packed for him.

• Allen answered the young wizards’ questions and joined them for dinner in the Room of Requirement.
• Allen thanked Diana, Miss Sharp, Alger, and Valentine for their help and agreed to their plans for communication badges and magical contracts.
• Valentine led Allen to the Hogwarts kitchen, where the house-elves eagerly offered him tea and dessert.
• Allen asked Bell to fetch a suit from Buckingham Palace, and Bell broke down when it explained that house-elves could not leave Hogwarts.
• Allen stopped Bell’s self-punishment, reflected on house-elves’ enslavement, then praised their cooking and accepted bags of desserts.

After Draco sulked over Allen's harsh words, Allen tried to bring him desserts but refused to indulge his outburst, then focused on his plans for lessons and alchemy. Allen left Draco hungry and angry, and ended the chapter checking out basic alchemy books from the library.

• Pansy confronted Allen about Draco's mood, and Allen warned her not to point her wand at him.
• Allen brought Draco desserts, but Draco threw the bag at him, so Allen discarded the puddings and told him he would have to go hungry.
• Allen cast a Silencing Charm when Draco protested and continued planning his studies, while Draco stormed out of the Bedroom.
• Allen told Salazar that he planned to arrange extra lessons and magic lessons, then went to the library.
• Allen asked Madam Pince where to find elementary alchemy books and checked out all the books on basic theory.