Chapter Summaries

Audrey tried to coax Alice Longbottom out of her Mind World, but a mysterious spirit creature appeared and drained her spirituality. After Audrey helped Mr. Longbottom and Alice showed signs of reconnecting with the outside world, she and Edward left St. Mungo’s to shop before attending the Malfoy family banquet.

• Audrey nearly persuaded Alice Longbottom to leave her Mind World, but a horned spirit creature appeared and Alice returned to waiting for the messenger.
• Audrey’s spirituality was suddenly depleted, so she left Alice’s Mind World and told Edward what had happened.
• Edward suspected the creature was connected to death and might be the Crumple-Horned Snorkack Luna had seen, and he planned to ask Luna about it.
• Audrey treated Mr. Longbottom by soothing him and gradually changing his fear of the Death Eaters.
• Alice sat up and managed to take a bowl and eat lamb herself, prompting the elderly woman to thank Audrey and Edward.
• Audrey and Edward left St. Mungo’s after lunch and planned to shop before attending the Malfoy family banquet.

Edward and Audrey visited Malfoy Manor, where Lucius questioned Audrey about Voldemort’s survival. Edward discovered through Legilimency that Lucius had been asked by former Death Eater families to investigate after Barty Crouch Jr. appeared and demanded their obedience.

• Edward and Audrey discussed the Goddess’s shopping list, struggled to buy grain in bulk, and decided to postpone the list’s harder-to-obtain items before visiting the Malfoys.
• Malfoy led Edward, Audrey, Lilith, and Susie through the Floo Network to Malfoy Manor, where Lilith and Susie eyed the white peacocks.
• Edward unsettled Lucius and Narcissa by mentioning that he had grown up in the same orphanage as Voldemort, then insisted Lucius explain why he had invited them.
• Lucius asked Audrey whether Voldemort was alive, and Audrey said that Professor Dumbledore believed he was.
• Edward used Legilimency on Lucius and learned that Barty Crouch Jr. had recently ordered former Death Eater families to prepare for Voldemort’s return.

Edward and Audrey confronted Lucius Malfoy over his uncertain loyalties and discovered that he planned to pass word of an attack on Hogwarts to Dumbledore. After Edward questioned Lucius, the chapter left them facing his anger over being placed under the Imperius Curse.

• Lucius claimed he would support Dumbledore against Voldemort, while secretly using the meeting to confirm whether the Dark Lord had returned.
• Lucius tried to use Legilimency on Audrey, but her counterattack sent him crashing to the floor, and Edward demanded an explanation.
• Edward confronted Lucius about Voldemort's diary and its effects on Draco, then asked whether Lucius was involved in a Death Eater plot.
• Lucius admitted that the Death Eaters were planning an attack on Hogwarts under Barty Crouch Jr.'s orders.
• Lucius revealed that he had invited Edward and Audrey to help deliver the warning to Dumbledore and negotiate advantages for the Malfoy family.
• Edward questioned Lucius under the Imperius Curse, then released him; Lucius drew his wand and angrily accused Edward of using the curse.

Edward and Dumbledore questioned whether Lucius Malfoy’s sudden offer of allegiance was genuine, and Susie suspected he had been acting for an unseen audience. Edward returned under the Invisibility Cloak to investigate Malfoy Manor and questioned Dobby, but found no clear answer about Lucius’s hidden backer.

• After Edward and Audrey left Malfoy Manor, Susie told Edward and Dumbledore that Lucius’s emotions had seemed like an act.
• Dumbledore reasoned that Lucius must believe Voldemort could not kill him, likely because he had found a new backer.
• Edward put on the Invisibility Cloak and returned to Malfoy Manor while Dumbledore and Audrey stayed behind.
• Edward watched Narcissa comfort Draco and Lucius, then followed Dobby into the kitchen.
• Edward cast the Imperius Curse on Dobby and learned that Fudge and Lucius’s friends had visited, but Dobby knew nothing about why Lucius was unafraid of Voldemort.

Edward discovered that Lucius had a mysterious new backer but could not identify the hidden person in the villa, while Dumbledore suggested teaching Susie and Lilith magic and told Edward that Grindelwald had delivered the items he sought. At Hogwarts, Harry and Hermione learned Hagrid had revealed the Philosopher’s Stone’s location to someone the previous day and rushed to warn Dumbledore.

• Edward questioned Dobby and concluded that Lucius was no longer afraid of Voldemort because he had found a new backer.
• Edward failed to uncover the backer’s identity, then returned to Dumbledore and reported what he had learned.
• Dumbledore proposed teaching Susie and Lilith magic and told Edward that Grindelwald had delivered the items his former subordinates had found.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione questioned Hagrid about Fluffy and learned that Hagrid had accidentally revealed the Philosopher’s Stone’s location to someone while dazed.
• Harry and Hermione suspected someone had used the Imperius Curse on Hagrid and hurried to warn Dumbledore.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione warned Dumbledore that someone wanted to steal the Philosopher’s Stone, but he dismissed their concerns for the professors to handle. At Nurmengard, Edward received his modified ulna back as a wandless-magic aid and asked Grindelwald about the effects of dark magic.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione told Dumbledore they suspected someone had used the Imperius Curse on Hagrid to learn about the Philosopher’s Stone, but Dumbledore sent them away and said the professors would handle it.
• Edward visited Grindelwald at Nurmengard, where Grindelwald showed him an ulna fitted with magical patterns and a rare stone that could serve as a wand core.
• Grindelwald explained that the stone’s magic was finite, then agreed to keep researching wandless magic if Edward left him the spare bone.
• Grindelwald reattached Edward’s ulna, tested that Expelliarmus could not disarm it, and confirmed that Edward could cast wandless spells with it.
• Edward asked whether dark magic harmed its users, and Grindelwald said harmful magic affected the soul through the people it hurt, while fear and guilt increased the damage.

Edward received a suitcase of supposed legendary artifacts from Grindelwald and learned that the stolen phoenix had vanished after escaping its captors. After Edward asked Grindelwald about choosing a direction for a new kind of magic, Grindelwald chose war, and Edward later discussed the feasibility of “For the Greater Good” with Audrey.

• Grindelwald gave Edward a suitcase of purported relics collected by his old friends, including mythical weapons and several supposed burial shrouds.
• Grindelwald told Edward that Kraft and Carrow had captured the phoenix in New Zealand, but it had awakened and Disapparated somewhere unknown on the way to Europe.
• Edward delivered Dumbledore’s letter to Grindelwald and asked what direction he would choose for a hypothetical new kind of magic; Grindelwald answered that he would choose war.
• Edward returned to Hogwarts with Lilith, recorded his visit to Nurmengard, and embellished his account of Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s relationship.
• Edward told Audrey that the plan to unite the Wizarding World under “For the Greater Good” would lead to conflict, then suggested that wizards could instead influence ordinary people indirectly through magic and potions.
• Audrey wondered whether the Church in their world used those methods.

Edward and Audrey investigated the strange resemblance between Ms. Cecilia and Ariana Dumbledore, but discovered that the Cecilia known to the villagers was a different woman. Suspecting deliberate deception and concerned about the coming attack on Hogwarts, they decided to tell Professor Dumbledore.

• Edward and Audrey returned to Godric's Hollow, confirmed through divination that Ariana was buried in her grave, and went looking for Cecilia.
• They visited Cecilia's house and found it empty, then discovered a blond woman entering who claimed to be Cecilia but did not resemble the woman they had met before.
• Edward and Audrey concluded that someone might have used a Confundus Charm or otherwise misled the villagers, though divination showed the woman they met was not a Warlock.
• Audrey pointed out that Cecilia might have approached them deliberately, especially with Death Eaters and goblins preparing to attack Hogwarts, and they decided to find Professor Dumbledore.
• Edward and Audrey returned to the Hog's Head, where Aberforth was awake and thanked them for bringing him back.

Edward and Audrey told Dumbledore about a woman who resembled Ariana and whom they had encountered in Godric’s Hollow, prompting him to reconsider his sister’s death. Dumbledore then announced an early Christmas holiday, leaving Harry worried about spending the break alone until Ron invited him home.

• Edward visited Aberforth at the Three Broomsticks, learned that the girl in the portrait was his late sister Ariana, and asked about her.
• Edward told Dumbledore about the woman who resembled Ariana and described their encounters with her; Dumbledore grew suspicious and went to the Hog’s Head.
• At dinner, Dumbledore apologized for the recent disruptions and announced that Christmas holiday would begin a week early, while promising a feast and gifts for those who stayed at Hogwarts.
• The students celebrated the announcement, and the Weasley brothers joked that Dumbledore would soon become Minister for Magic.
• Harry felt miserable at the thought of going back to the Dursleys or staying at Hogwarts alone, so Ron invited him to spend Christmas with his family.

Hogwarts began its early Christmas holidays, and Edward told Harry that his godfather was alive and would meet him after Dumbledore’s election campaign. At a gathering in the Room of Requirement, Snape returned from Ministry custody and revealed Fudge had sent most of the Aurors away, prompting Dumbledore to warn that Death Eaters and goblins planned to attack Hogwarts on election day.

• Harry decided to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas, while Ron and Hermione initially left for home.
• Edward told Harry that his godfather, his father’s old friend, was alive and would meet him after the election campaign.
• Ron and Hermione returned to spend Christmas with Harry, citing their plans and concerns about the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Arthur and Molly Weasley arrived at the Room of Requirement and said they would stay at Hogwarts until the danger had passed.
• Snape returned from Ministry custody and reported that Fudge had sent nearly ninety percent of the Aurors to France.
• Dumbledore warned that Barty Crouch Jr. would lead the Death Eaters in an alliance with the goblins to attack Hogwarts on election day.

Edward taught the professors and Weasleys about Pathways and Ancient Hermes, then prepared Potions for their chosen sequences. Flitwick drank the Warrior Potion and gained enhanced strength, while Molly reconsidered her choice of Assassin.

• Snape explained that Edward had learned about the suspected attack through Divination and Spirit Channeling, though its timing remained speculation.
• The professors and Weasleys chose Pathways: Flitwick chose Warrior, Arthur Savant, Molly Assassin, Sprout Planter, McGonagall Spectator, Lupin Prisoner, and Snape revealed he had already become a Corpse Collector.
• Edward distributed Ancient Hermes textbooks and taught the class the alphabet and basic grammar.
• Edward prepared labeled Sequence 9 Potions and warned everyone that Pathways were lifelong and required acting according to their Sequences to avoid losing control.
• Flitwick drank the Warrior Potion, endured its painful effects, and demonstrated his new strength by bending a desk.
• Molly raised her hand to take her Potion, then apologized and said she had reconsidered choosing Assassin.

Molly chose the Seer pathway and safely advanced after a difficult potion experience, while Edward discovered that teaching Beyonder knowledge slightly increased his spirituality. He and Dumbledore discussed the risks of introducing Beyonder characteristics into another world, and Edward remained at Hogwarts as the twentieth approached.

• Molly took the Seer potion with Audrey using Soothing and learned how to use Spirit Vision, divination, and Spirit Channeling.
• Edward realized that teaching Beyonder abilities had increased his spirituality by a small amount, but Audrey and Dumbledore warned that supplying potions could violate the Law of Immortality of Beyonder Characteristics.
• Edward explained the three fundamental laws of Beyonder characteristics to Dumbledore, who recognized that Beyonders could become targets for people seeking potion ingredients.
• Edward reassured Audrey that he could use Lunatic on the Right to draw the attackers out if they did not appear on the twentieth.
• The Ministry of Magic withdrew its Aurors and Dementors on December 17, and Harry, Ron, and their companions were caught trying to enter the fourth-floor room by Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.

Edward discovered that he had no memories of December 20 through 24, though everyone else remembered him taking part in the battle at Hogwarts and spending Christmas with them. His divination and Audrey’s Mind Reading revealed nothing, leaving the cause of the missing days unknown.

• Edward woke on December 25 believing he had gone to sleep on December 19, and Audrey confirmed that they had been together during the missing days.
• Audrey told Edward that Death Eaters, goblins, Dementors, and giants had attacked Hogwarts on December 20, and that Edward had killed Barty Crouch Jr. and discovered Voldemort stealing the Philosopher’s Stone before Voldemort escaped.
• Audrey said Dumbledore had exposed Fudge’s collusion with the Death Eaters, leading to plans for another ministerial election after the Christmas holidays.
• Edward told Dumbledore about his missing memories, and his Dream Divination showed only two black doors.
• Audrey’s Mind Reading found no memories of the missing days in Edward’s mental body, and Dumbledore doubted that Legilimency could reveal memories Edward did not possess.

Edward used Dumbledore’s Time-Turner to travel back to December 19 and investigate how he had lost several days of memories. He watched his past self return to their room and teach Lilith, while preparing to stay close and find out what happened next.

• Dumbledore gave Edward a Time-Turner and urged him to discover the cause of his memory loss, while Audrey and Lilith asked him to return safely.
• Edward traveled back to the afternoon of December 19, changed his appearance, and went to the Hufflepuff Common Room to observe events without being recognized.
• Edward entered his room invisibly and waited for his past self to return, wondering whether he would replace himself or had simply lost his memories.
• At nine that evening, Edward watched his past self teach Lilith Chinese characters and tell her they had something important to do the next day.

Edward tried to discover why he had lost memories of the next few days as Hogwarts faced a Death Eater and goblin assault during Dumbledore’s campaign for Minister for Magic. The attackers breached the school’s shield, and the chapter left the battle ongoing as students screamed and Edward rushed to investigate.

• Edward failed to use Dream Divination to learn what had happened during the missing days and wondered whether he had lost his memories rather than traveled through time.
• On December 20, Dark Marks appeared over Britain as Dumbledore entered the Minister for Magic election, and Death Eaters, giants, goblins, and dragons attacked Hogwarts.
• Hogwarts’ defenders fought back behind the school’s magical shield, while Audrey used Intimidation and Frenzy to disrupt the goblins and dragons.
• The One-Eyed Old Goblin led a renewed assault that broke through the shield, while Grindelwald’s five old companions attacked the invaders from a tower.
• When terrified screams came from inside Hogwarts, Edward left the room guarding the Philosopher’s Stone and followed them to investigate.
• In the Slytherin Common Room, students discussed the attack and noticed that Emily looked anxious and worried.

Death Eaters infiltrated Hogwarts by disguising themselves as pets, took students hostage, and attacked them until Edward and Grindelwald intervened. Grindelwald killed the transformed intruders, while Dumbledore arrived as the surviving students were rescued.

• Emily tried to alert the Bloody Baron that Death Eaters were inside, but pets in the Slytherin Common Room transformed into armed intruders and took the students hostage.
• The older Slytherin and Durmstrang students attacked the Death Eaters, but another group arrived and cast the Killing Curse at them.
• Edward reached a group of captured Ravenclaws, used his magic prohibition and Theft abilities to kill four Death Eaters, and secured the children in a classroom.
• A transformed table blocked a Death Eater's Killing Curse in the Slytherin Common Room, and the curse rebounded to kill him.
• Grindelwald appeared, killed the remaining Death Eaters, and used Finite Incantatem to reveal more disguised intruders before killing them as they transformed.
• Dumbledore reassured the students and questioned Grindelwald about why he had waited to intervene.

The Dementors overwhelmed Hogwarts as the One-Eyed Old Goblin used his horn to strengthen their assault, despite the wizards’ Patronuses. As the defenders retreated and Flitwick tried to raise another barrier, Edward prepared to use [Prohibition] even though the effort could nearly drain his Spirituality.

• The One-Eyed Old Goblin blew his horn again, driving the fleeing Dementors back toward Hogwarts.
• The Dementors broke through the barrier and attacked the defenders, while Snape and other wizards summoned Patronuses to fight them off.
• The One-Eyed Old Goblin blew the horn a fourth time, allowing the Dementors to withstand Patronuses and resume their attack.
• Two Phoenix Patronuses tried to stop the Dementors, but could not hold back the swarm.
• Professor Flitwick ordered everyone to retreat into the castle and tried to raise another barrier.
• On the eighth floor, Edward prepared to use [Prohibition], knowing it could nearly drain his Spirituality.

Audrey unleashed a powerful dragon Patronus to turn the battle against the Dementors and Death Eaters, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione were forced through the trials guarding the Philosopher’s Stone. Edward discovered the Trio at the chess challenge and realized another invisible person was threatening them, leaving the identity and motives of the hidden figures uncertain.

• Audrey cast a dragon-shaped Patronus infused with Frenzy and Intimidation, scattering the Dementors and causing the fire dragons to turn on the goblins and Death Eaters.
• Audrey exhausted herself, urged Edward to continue his mission, and kept her use of Frenzy and Intimidation secret from him.
• An invisible attacker forced Harry, Ron, and Hermione through the forbidden room’s Devil’s Snare and flying-key challenges while threatening their lives.
• Edward returned to the Philosopher’s Stone room, then followed the sounds to the giant chessboard and found Ron directing the game.
• Ron offered to sacrifice himself to the white queen so Harry could checkmate the king, and Edward suspected another invisible person was threatening the Trio.

Harry, Hermione, and the injured Ron escaped the troll and reached the final room, where Barty Crouch Jr. revealed himself and demanded the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry saw the Stone appear in his pocket through the Mirror of Erised, while Edward discovered Voldemort was nearby but not possessing Barty.

• Harry and Hermione won the chess game, carried the unconscious Ron past the chess pieces, and fled from the troll back into the chess room.
• Hermione shattered both kings, drawing the chess pieces into a fight with the troll while Harry and Hermione escaped toward the next room.
• Hermione solved the potion puzzle, but Barty Crouch Jr. extinguished the black flames and revealed his decayed face.
• Edward used a coin to determine that Voldemort was nearby but was not possessing Barty Crouch Jr.
• Barty asked Harry where the Philosopher’s Stone was, and Harry saw the Stone appear in his pocket through the Mirror of Erised.

Edward and Harry confronted Barty Crouch Jr., who revealed that Hogwarts was sealing something before Edward killed him and Voldemort. Voldemort was drawn into the Mirror of Erised, which opened into a horrifying portal as Harry began walking toward it against his will.

• Ron distracted Barty Crouch Jr. and escaped with Hermione while Harry stayed behind.
• Harry swallowed the Philosopher's Stone, and Edward used Prohibition to stop Barty Crouch Jr. from using magic.
• Edward shot and blasted Barty Crouch Jr., who claimed Hogwarts was a seal and spoke the Mirror of Erised inscription before Edward destroyed him with Fiendfyre.
• Voldemort emerged from Harry, and Edward struck him with Holy Fire and an amplified Killing Curse.
• The Mirror of Erised pulled in Voldemort, opened like a door, and began reaching out with corpse-pale arms.
• Harry walked toward the mirror under its influence, and Edward used chains to slow him down.