Chapter Summaries

Edward learned from the Grey Lady that Salazar Slytherin had left Hogwarts while searching for another way to protect wizards, then gathered more information about the castle from its ghosts and portraits. The next morning, Audrey described the students she had helped as a Psychiatrist, and Neville asked whether she could help his parents.

• The Grey Lady told Edward that Slytherin had changed, searched for a way to spare wizards from persecution, and left Hogwarts after arguing with the other founders.
• Edward questioned the Grey Lady about Hogwarts, then interviewed the Bloody Baron, the Fat Friar, and several headmasters' portraits before recording his findings and practicing his Scribe abilities.
• Audrey told Edward that Neville, Harry, and several other students had serious psychological problems, while Edward recalled Harry's difficult childhood and regretted borrowing his Invisibility Cloak.
• The Weasley brothers complained about a Daily Prophet article by Rita Skeeter that accused Dumbledore of seeking power and praised the Sacred Twenty-Eight as his opponents.
• Neville asked Audrey whether she could help his parents, and she said she would try and invited him to tell his grandmother.

Edward covered a third-year Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw Transfiguration class and challenged the Ravenclaws who dismissed the subject as useless to attack him. He demonstrated Transfiguration’s defensive uses, then turned their wands into ropes and changed their clothes, while Lilith and Susie noticed a beetle with a human aura entering the Headmaster’s Office.

• Edward told Audrey that Neville still used his father’s battered wand because it helped him feel connected to his parents.
• Lilith and Susie waited outside the Headmaster’s Office, and Susie spotted a beetle with a human aura following Professor McGonagall inside.
• Edward introduced himself as the class’s substitute Transfiguration teacher, but Xima and other Ravenclaws objected and called the subject useless.
• Edward invited the Ravenclaws to attack him together and used Transfiguration to block their spells behind a steel barrier and dome.
• Edward turned the Ravenclaws’ wands into ropes and changed their clothes after Xima challenged him to stop hiding.

Edward used a forceful Transfiguration demonstration to win over the Ravenclaw students and learned that rumors accusing Dumbledore of misusing funds had been circulating at Hogwarts. Elsewhere, Malfoy protected Harry from hostile Slytherins because he feared Voldemort’s return, and Audrey confronted Edward about his sudden display of power.

• Edward transformed the Ravenclaws’ wands and clothes to bind them, then explained how Transfiguration could be used as an attack.
• Xima told Edward that newspaper reports and rumors about Dumbledore’s spending had made the students resent him and suspect he had unfairly gained opportunities.
• Edward and Cedric discussed the campaign against Dumbledore’s reputation and the headmaster’s run for Minister for Magic.
• Several older Slytherins taunted Harry and insulted Hermione and Ron, but Malfoy scared them off by falsely claiming Snape was coming.
• Malfoy privately recalled nightmares of serving Voldemort and hoped Harry had truly defeated him, so he would not be controlled again.
• Audrey approached Edward at lunch and teased him for stunning everyone with his performance.

Edward, Audrey, Susie, and Lilith caught Rita Skeeter spying at Hogwarts in her beetle Animagus form and confronted her about her campaign against Dumbledore. Rita admitted that Fudge and the pure-blood families had encouraged her reporting, and Edward ordered her to report stories as he instructed or face Azkaban.

• Edward and Audrey discussed rumors against Dumbledore and suspected Fudge had allied himself with the pure-blood families.
• Susie told Edward and Audrey that Lilith had caught a beetle with a human aura near the Headmaster's Office, and Edward identified it as Rita Skeeter.
• Rita flew into the Room of Requirement, where Edward's spells exposed her human form and her attempt to stun him and Audrey rebounded.
• Edward confronted Rita about her illegal Animagus activities, and she admitted that both Fudge and the pure-blood families had influenced her articles against Dumbledore.
• Edward offered Rita a choice between Azkaban and following his instructions when she wrote articles, and she rejected his demand.

Edward threatened Rita Skeeter into writing damaging reports about Fudge, his allies, and pure-blood families, then asked Hagrid to guide him through the Forbidden Forest. Audrey went to learn the Patronus Charm from Snape, while Edward began investigating the forest’s history and its residents.

• Edward used Ancient Hermes to strip Rita Skeeter of her magic until she agreed to write reports targeting Fudge, his cronies, and pure-blood families within three days, then restored her magic.
• Audrey and Edward discussed visiting Godric’s Hollow, where Dumbledore and Grindelwald had met and fallen in love, before Audrey left for class.
• Edward asked Hagrid to take him into the Forbidden Forest to learn about centaur and unicorn history and civilization.
• Hagrid explained that the forest had been renamed about forty years earlier and that he had brought endangered magical creatures there to help them thrive.
• Edward realized the Forbidden Forest had been renamed after Hagrid began bringing magical creatures there, while Audrey went to find Snape for Patronus lessons.

Audrey learned the Patronus Charm from Snape and produced a giant dragon Patronus that spread happiness through Hogwarts. Meanwhile, Edward recorded centaur history with Firenze after knocking out Bane and his followers, and learned that some magical beings had undergone unexplained changes.

• Snape explained that casting a Patronus required pure happy memories and magic drawn from those emotions.
• Audrey organized her happy memories and cast a mist Patronus that transformed into a giant silver dragon.
• The dragon’s roar spread happiness through Hogwarts, and Snape left to report Audrey’s Patronus to Dumbledore.
• In the Forbidden Forest, Bane and hostile centaurs attacked Edward and were knocked unconscious.
• Firenze told Edward that centaur records described goblins and other beings undergoing unexplained changes, while the patterns of the stars had become difficult to interpret.

Edward and Audrey explored Hogsmeade, learning local stories about goblin rebellions and visiting its shops. They left Zonko’s Joke Shop with Edward agreeing to buy the Weasley brothers’ prank supplies as a loan.

• Edward and Hagrid searched the forest for unicorns after saying goodbye to Firenze, but found none.
• Edward and Audrey visited the Three Broomsticks, where Madam Rosmerta discussed theories about the goblin rebellions and why goblins managed Gringotts.
• Audrey bought sweets at Honeydukes and enchanted quills at Scrivenshaft’s Quill Shop.
• Edward and Audrey found the Weasley brothers bargaining at Zonko’s Joke Shop, and Edward agreed to buy their prank supplies on the condition that they repay him.
• The Weasley brothers hugged and kissed Edward, promising to pay him back soon.

Edward and Audrey visited the Hog’s Head, where they questioned Professor Flitwick about Hogsmeade and the 1612 goblin rebellion, then went to St. Mungo’s to try to treat Neville’s parents. Audrey began using soothing magic and psychological suggestion on Alice Longbottom, hoping to reach her through her memories of Neville.

• Audrey and Edward visited the Hog’s Head, where they met Aberforth, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Snape.
• Edward questioned Flitwick about the goblin rebellion, and Snape suggested asking Hogwarts ghosts, who knew little about it.
• Edward and Audrey left the pub and decided to visit St. Mungo’s so Audrey could try to help the Longbottoms.
• Mrs. Longbottom led Audrey and Edward to Ward 49 and explained that Frank and Alice had been incapacitated for eleven years, though Alice sometimes showed affection toward Neville.
• Audrey asked Mrs. Longbottom to wait outside, then used soothing magic and psychological suggestion to calm Alice and asked whether she remembered Neville.

Edward and Audrey entered Mrs. Longbottom’s Mind World and discovered that her madness protected her family from the Death Eaters, so Audrey proposed helping the Longbottoms confront their fear. Back at Hogwarts, Audrey told Neville she had found a possible treatment, though it could take a long time.

• Edward used a Mental Terror Candle to enter Mrs. Longbottom’s Mind World with Audrey, where he found himself trapped inside the house while Death Eaters tortured the Longbottoms.
• Edward discovered that Mrs. Longbottom’s love for her son kept the attackers outside and protected the child in the nursery.
• Audrey, disguised among the Death Eaters, used Fiendfyre to destroy them, and the collapsing Mind World returned Edward and Audrey to the hospital ward.
• Audrey explained to the elderly Mrs. Longbottom and the doctor that the Longbottoms’ insanity was a form of self-protection and that recovery required overcoming their fear.
• Audrey gave Neville the food, clothes, and gifts his grandmother had sent, then told him she had found a possible way to treat his parents.
• Neville excitedly thanked Audrey and accidentally handed her back the gifts she had just given him.

Audrey and Edward discovered that Malfoy had been communicating with a mysterious diary and may have acted under its influence, leading Dumbledore to suspect it was Voldemort’s first Horcrux. The group concluded Voldemort had used the diary, Wormtail, and the Chamber of Secrets to cause a diversion, but they did not know his ultimate purpose.

• Audrey gave sweets to the first-years, then Malfoy asked whether she could read his mind and mentioned dreams of killing people.
• Audrey and Edward told Dumbledore that Malfoy might have been affected by the Imperius Curse, and they went with Snape to question him.
• Audrey used Mind Reading on the unconscious Malfoy and learned he dreamed of blinding a snake, casting the Killing Curse, and being called Master.
• Malfoy revealed that a black diary had appeared in his trunk at the start of term and that he had exchanged written messages with it.
• Edward identified the diary as Voldemort’s first Horcrux, and Dumbledore, Audrey, and Snape reasoned that Voldemort had used it and Wormtail to create a diversion.

Dumbledore and Snape considered Voldemort’s plans, and Edward and Audrey revealed the Slytherin Pendant’s secret, prompting Dumbledore to suspect Voldemort wanted godhood. After Lilith and Susie apologized to Fawkes for stealing and eating his feathers, Edward and Audrey set out with them for Godric’s Hollow by Knight Bus.

• Dumbledore tasked Snape with watching Malfoy in case Voldemort contacted him, and Snape woke Malfoy from a dream without telling him what had happened.
• Edward and Audrey told Dumbledore that the Slytherin Pendant revealed gods existed and that anyone could become one by finding the entrance to God's Abode.
• Fawkes told Dumbledore that Lilith and Susie had plucked out some of his tail feathers, which the cat and dog then ate in hopes of growing stronger.
• Audrey explained that the feathers would not help Lilith and scolded both pets for taking them, and Edward told Lilith to apologize to Fawkes.
• Lilith and Susie apologized to Fawkes, while Lilith privately told Susie that next time they should avoid leaving evidence behind.
• Edward and Audrey took Lilith and Susie to the entrance of Hogsmeade and summoned the Knight Bus to travel to Godric's Hollow.

Edward and Audrey visited Godric's Hollow, where they found fresh signs that someone had searched both the Potter family home and the Dumbledore family home. They left the Dumbledores' house and encountered a blonde woman at its gate.

• Edward and Audrey rode the Knight Bus to Godric's Hollow with Lilith and Susie, and Rita Skeeter's newspaper praised Dumbledore after her recent attacks on him.
• Edward and Audrey saw the enchanted Potter memorial and explored the ruined Potter home, where Lilith discovered a recently dug hole beneath the ivy.
• Edward and Audrey went to Dumbledore's old family home and found the living room ransacked and a large pit dug in the basement.
• Edward and Audrey cleaned and restored the house before leaving, where they met a pale blonde woman who asked who they were.

Edward, Audrey, Lilith, and Susie explored Godric's Hollow and heard Cecilia recount local legends about Godric, the Dumbledore family, and the Potter family's disappearance. After Cecilia left, Edward decided they had heard enough and suggested visiting the church where Godric was supposedly buried.

• Edward and Audrey heard a local woman repeat rumors that the Dumbledore brothers had killed their sister, then explained that they were students recording local customs and legends.
• Cecilia led the group to the village pub and told them legends about Godric, his grave, and the village's magical history.
• Cecilia said a phoenix had once landed at the Dumbledore home and that the Potter family had vanished from Godric's Hollow about ten years earlier.
• Edward used the Coin to test whether Cecilia was a warlock, received a negative answer, and listened as she finished her stories and left.
• Audrey said Cecilia looked familiar, while Lilith tried to get wine; Edward ordered alcohol-free fruit juice and suggested visiting Godric's church.

Edward and Audrey discovered Grindelwald’s followers digging up Godric Gryffindor’s grave beneath the church in Godric’s Hollow. After Edward and his companions captured them, an old witch recognized him as Grindelwald’s successor and explained that the group had been collecting legendary artifacts at Edward’s request.

• Edward told Audrey how Ariana Dumbledore died during a three-way fight involving Dumbledore and Grindelwald, and reassured her that his Obscurus form did not carry the same dangers as an Obscurial.
• Lilith and Susie heard digging beneath the church, so Edward and Audrey followed them down a hidden staircase to a chamber beneath Gryffindor’s grave.
• Edward, Audrey, Lilith, and Susie ambushed and captured three people digging in the grave, using spells, chains, and the Taunting Doll.
• An old witch recognized Edward as Grindelwald’s successor and said that she and the others were still serving Grindelwald while working for Edward.
• The old witch explained that the group had traveled the world collecting legendary items and had dug up the graves of Merlin, King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and Hogwarts’ founders.

Edward stopped Grindelwald’s followers from pursuing more magical treasures and learned they had already acquired several legendary artifacts. After Edward and Audrey left to find Aberforth’s escaped goat, Lilith provoked a group of young visitors at the Hog’s Head into fighting.

• Edward ordered the old warlocks and witches to stop their activities and rest, then agreed to accept the shroud, Spear of Longinus, Kusanagi Sword, Zhuxian Sword, and other objects they had found.
• Edward recorded that Godric Gryffindor’s tomb had been dug up and returned with Audrey, Lilith, and Susie to Hogsmeade.
• Edward took the drunken Aberforth back to the Hog’s Head after his goat escaped, then went with Audrey to look for it while Lilith and Susie stayed behind.
• A group of young warlocks entered the Hog’s Head, and Lilith’s sweet appearance drew Emily toward her.
• Aberforth woke to find the young visitors grappling and shouting at one another.

Edward and Audrey returned to Hogwarts as Durmstrang prepared to arrive, and Dumbledore asked Edward to begin teaching a Potions Class using knowledge from the Lord of Mysteries World. The chapter ended with Durmstrang headmaster Igor Karkaroff waiting by the Black Lake.

• Aberforth drove a group of brawling Durmstrang visitors out of the Hog's Head, and Edward and Audrey returned his goat to him.
• Professor McGonagall told Edward that Durmstrang would arrive at Hogwarts the next day.
• Dumbledore gave Edward a list of trusted people for his Potions Class, and Edward warned that Hagrid could not keep secrets.
• Cedric told Edward that Durmstrang students had fought one another at the Hog's Head and were being treated in the Hospital Wing.
• Igor Karkaroff paced beside the Black Lake as he awaited the arrival at Hogwarts.

Edward began teaching a new potion-based magical path to a group of adult students in the Room of Requirement, demonstrating its effects by having the ordinary cat Lilith speak. Meanwhile, Karkaroff arrived at Hogwarts with Durmstrang students, seeking refuge from the Dark Lord’s followers.

• Snape met Karkaroff, who revealed that the Dark Lord’s loyal servants had attacked him and asked for refuge; Snape warned him to behave at Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore welcomed eighteen Durmstrang students for a six-month exchange, and Karkaroff forbade them from using Dark Magic.
• Malfoy boasted about Durmstrang to Goyle and Crabbe, then claimed his father would get Audrey expelled from Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore brought Edward, Audrey, Lilith, and Susie to the Room of Requirement, where Edward was introduced as the adults’ professor.
• Edward demonstrated the new magic by showing the gathered professors and other students that Lilith, an ordinary cat, could speak and had considerable intelligence.

Edward taught the group about Beyonder pathways, explaining the dangers of losing control and the acting method for safely advancing. The lesson left Snape wondering whether the Underworld existed and whether he could use the Corpse Collector pathway to reach Lily.

• Snape asked where potion ingredients came from, and Edward revealed that he alone had the formulas and ingredients and would provide potions once everyone chose a pathway.
• Edward explained the risks of losing control, including advancing too quickly, switching pathways, and other causes, and warned that madness accompanied Beyonder abilities.
• Edward taught the acting method, explaining that Beyonders should fulfill the roles of their sequences to digest potions and advance.
• McGonagall asked whether a mistaken acting method could increase the risk of losing control, and Edward agreed before jokingly awarding Gryffindor ten points.
• Lupin asked what the Prisoner pathway's Sequence 7 Werewolf might do to his condition, and Edward said its potion power might replace his uncontrollable werewolf state.
• Snape asked whether the Underworld and its dead souls were real, and Edward declined to answer, leaving Snape uncertain.

Edward taught the group about the Beyonder pathways and offered potions for fourteen of them, after which Snape chose the Corpse Collector Pathway and drank its potion. The next day, Edward welcomed Durmstrang students to his Transfiguration class at Hogwarts.

• Edward explained that the Deathly Hallows and the pathways existed, listed the fourteen pathways he could currently provide, and announced he would teach Ancient Hermes the following week.
• Snape chose the Corpse Collector Pathway, and Edward brewed and gave him its potion.
• Snape endured intense pain and a moment of madness while Audrey used Soothing to help him stabilize, then thanked Edward for giving his life new hope.
• Dumbledore worried that Snape's obsession might lead him to lose control, and Edward realized Snape might hope to bring Lily back from the Underworld.
• Edward entered his Transfiguration classroom the next day and welcomed a group of Durmstrang students to Hogwarts.

Edward taught Transfiguration, answered the Weasley brothers’ questions, and amazed the class by transforming the classroom and its students into a forest. His spectacular lesson made him a Hogwarts celebrity, and after he planned to visit wizarding villages with Audrey, a student delivered him a love letter.

• Edward taught students to transform beetles into matchboxes and explained how magic affected what happened when transformations ended.
• The Weasley brothers asked whether matches removed from transformed beetles would leave them missing parts, and Edward assigned them an essay on reversed Transfiguration.
• Edward turned the classroom into a forest and transformed the students into animals after they asked him to demonstrate his skill.
• The Weasley brothers retold the demonstration at lunch, making Edward famous around Hogwarts, so he changed his appearance to eat unnoticed.
• Edward invited Audrey to visit wizarding villages, but she stayed for Snape’s Defense Against the Dark Arts practical class with the Durmstrang students.
• A girl rushed over and handed Edward a love letter while he was talking with Audrey.