Chapter Summaries

Edward and Harry were pulled into the Mirror of Erised after Voldemort entered it, and Edward’s future self realized the mirror might lead to God’s Abode. Hogwarts then celebrated its victory over the Death Eaters, while Harry was taken to the Hospital Wing after swallowing the Philosopher’s Stone.

• Edward failed to stop Voldemort and Harry from being dragged into the Mirror of Erised, then was pulled in himself after pushing Harry toward it.
• Edward from the future concluded that the mirror had caused his lost memories and might be the entrance to God’s Abode, then helped Harry leave with the mirror in his Leather Pouch.
• Harry told Edward he had swallowed the Philosopher’s Stone to keep it from Voldemort, and admitted that his stomach hurt.
• The Death Eaters and goblins fled Hogwarts after Voldemort apparently ordered their retreat, and the defenders celebrated their victory.
• Hermione and Ron reported that Harry had been captured, but Edward soon returned with him and explained that Harry had swallowed the Philosopher’s Stone.
• Dumbledore ordered Harry to be taken to the Hospital Wing.

Edward recounted how Voldemort used Barty Crouch Jr. and the Mirror of Erised to enter a world beyond it, possibly God's Abode, after Hogwarts's defenses disrupted the mirror's seal. He questioned the One-Eyed Old Goblin's spirit and learned the goblins believed the mirror could return them to their homeland and grant mastery of Ancient Magic, while Dumbledore admitted he knew little about the mirror or Hogwarts's seal.

• Edward told Dumbledore and Grindelwald that his past self had been dragged through a black door in the Mirror of Erised, and suggested Voldemort had reached God's Abode.
• Edward explained that Barty Crouch Jr. had called Hogwarts a seal for the Mirror of Erised, and Dumbledore and Grindelwald connected the castle's defensive magic to earlier strange events.
• Grindelwald's companions brought in the dead One-Eyed Old Goblin, and Edward took the corpse away to perform Spirit Channeling.
• Edward questioned the goblin's spirit, which said the goblins attacked to reclaim a mirror that could take them home and let them master Ancient Magic.
• Edward returned to Dumbledore and Grindelwald with the goblin's answers, and Dumbledore said he had never known Hogwarts's magic array sealed the mirror.

After the Battle of Hogwarts, Edward told Audrey that Voldemort might be seeking a way to become a God, then introduced Harry to his godfather, Sirius. The next day, Fudge was removed as Minister and charged over his collusion with the goblins, and Edward met Dumbledore and Grindelwald in the Headmaster's Office.

• Edward and Audrey returned to Hogwarts after helping the wounded, and Edward told her Voldemort might have reached the dwelling of the God Slytherin had mentioned.
• Dumbledore lifted Hogsmeade restrictions for a week, helping Hogwarts students recover some of their cheer after the attack.
• Edward brought Sirius to the hospital wing and introduced him to Harry as his godfather; Sirius transformed from a black dog into a man.
• Edward gave Ron a new wand as a reward and awarded Ron and Hermione fifty points for Gryffindor.
• Dumbledore presented evidence of Fudge's collusion with goblins, and Scrimgeour removed Fudge from office and ordered him taken away.
• Edward arrived at the Headmaster's Office, where Dumbledore sorted documents and Grindelwald examined the cracked horn used by the One-Eyed Old Goblin.

Edward discovered through divination that the woman called Cecilia had the Time-Turner and was connected to Lucius Malfoy. At Malfoy Manor, she revealed that her first name was Ariana Dumbledore.

• Dumbledore and Grindelwald told Edward that the Time-Turner was missing from the Minister’s Office and advised him to find another before December twenty-fifth.
• Edward divined the Time-Turner’s origin and saw Cecilia give a Golden Timer to Lucius at Malfoy Manor.
• Edward visited Lucius, thanked him for helping Hogwarts, and asked to borrow a Time-Turner.
• Edward confronted Lucius about his new backer, and the woman in white arrived and called herself Ariana Dumbledore.

Edward discovered that Ariana had cared for him as a baby and delivered him to Grindelwald because he was a born Obscurial, though she did not know who his biological parents were. Ariana gave Edward a Time-Turner and warned him to keep her survival from the Dumbledore brothers, leaving him wondering how she had gained her power.

• Edward used his Coin to confirm that the woman before him was Ariana and that her youthful appearance was genuine.
• Ariana revealed that she had personally delivered Edward to Grindelwald sixteen years earlier and had cared for him until then.
• Ariana said she had lost her earlier memories, did not know Edward's parents, and had sent him away because he was a born Obscurial.
• Ariana admitted that she had kept her survival secret from the Dumbledore brothers because she still hated them and feared she might kill them.
• Ariana gave Edward a Time-Turner she had stolen from the Ministry of Magic, explaining that she had been searching for her lost memories.
• Edward asked how Ariana had gained enough power to kill Professor Dumbledore despite not being a Warlock.

Edward learned that Ariana was likely a High Sequence Beyonder and discussed her lost memories and his unknown birth parents with Audrey. The next day, Dumbledore dealt with the Gringotts rebellion while Edward continued preparing for his Sequence 5 advancement and visited Grindelwald, who asked about the Time-Turner.

• Ariana vanished by tearing open the air, and Edward suspected she was a High Sequence Beyonder; Lucius praised her power before Edward Disapparated.
• Edward told Audrey that Ariana was Lucius's new master, had taken him to Grindelwald sixteen years earlier, and had forgotten her past; Audrey soothed him and suggested Grindelwald might know more.
• Dumbledore imposed wizard control over Gringotts, sent its three ringleaders to Azkaban, and left some goblins managing the bank under strict limits.
• Sirius thanked Edward and Audrey with gifts and invited them to the Black family's Christmas Eve dinner before taking the Trio home to prepare.
• Edward traveled to France to gather food and technical documents, then estimated that two more visits would finish digesting his Scribe Potion before he set up his advancement ritual's Special Coordinates.
• Edward visited Grindelwald, who asked whether he had obtained the Time-Turner and joked that the Daily Prophet was praising Dumbledore as the greatest wizard of all time.

Edward, Audrey, and Grindelwald discussed Ariana’s lost memories, dangerous power, and the secret Grindelwald had kept from Dumbledore. Nicolas Flamel then revealed how the Mirror of Erised led him to create the Philosopher’s Stone, leaving Edward questioning why Voldemort’s agent had not simply taken the mirror out of Hogwarts.

• Edward and Audrey questioned Grindelwald about Ariana, who had once been consumed by hatred for Albus and Aberforth and whose power he suspected might be a form of magic like Edward’s.
• Grindelwald explained that Ariana’s emotions had gradually returned, but her hatred had remained, and he agreed that Edward should help Dumbledore if he sought her.
• Dumbledore introduced Nicolas Flamel, who said he had come to discuss the Mirror of Erised as well as the Philosopher’s Stone inside Harry.
• Flamel revealed that the Mirror had shown him the Philosopher’s Stone he desired, and that a red stone appeared from it before he spent years developing the Stone.
• Flamel said Salazar Slytherin had left and sealed the Mirror, and that taking it out of Hogwarts Castle would break the seal.
• Edward wondered why Barty Crouch Jr. had not stolen the Mirror or taken Harry outside Hogwarts instead.

Edward and Audrey visited the Longbottoms, then joined Sirius, Harry, Ron, and Hermione for Christmas Eve at 12 Grimmauld Place. After exchanging gifts, Edward told Sirius that his present concerned Regulus, leaving Sirius dismissive of his younger brother.

• Nicolas Flamel explained that he had found no further clues about the Mirror of Erised after Slytherin vanished, and Dumbledore decided to wait for Edward's past self to return from inside it.
• Edward and Audrey visited Neville at St. Mungo's, where Audrey treated his parents and they speculated that Crumple-Horned Snorkacks might be connected to death or near-death.
• Edward and Audrey brought Lilith and Susie to Sirius's Christmas Eve gathering at 12 Grimmauld Place, where they met the Trio and saw Kreacher.
• Sirius gave Edward, Audrey, Lilith, and Susie Christmas gifts, and the group exchanged presents.
• Edward told Sirius that he and Audrey had a gift concerning Regulus, but Sirius dismissed his younger brother as a foolish former Death Eater.

Sirius learned that Regulus had betrayed Voldemort and died trying to steal the Locket, then traveled with Edward, Audrey, and Kreacher to the cave to retrieve it. Edward nullified the cave’s magical protections and recovered the Locket and the note hidden inside it.

• Edward suggested that Regulus might have been misunderstood, prompting Sirius to question Kreacher about him.
• Kreacher recounted how Regulus had stolen Voldemort’s Locket, left Kreacher to escape, and died after drinking the Potion; he said the Locket had later disappeared.
• Edward told Sirius that Dumbledore had taken and destroyed the Locket, and Sirius decided to visit the cave and retrieve Regulus’s remains.
• Edward, Audrey, Sirius, and Kreacher traveled to the cave, where Kreacher began drinking the Potion and Sirius prepared to drink it himself.
• Edward declared that magic was forbidden in the area, reached into the Stone Basin, and retrieved the Locket and a folded note addressed to the Dark Lord.

Sirius learned that Regulus had stolen a Horcrux and sacrificed himself to oppose Voldemort, then watched Edward and Audrey destroy the Inferi in the Black Lake. A supernatural guide revealed the souls of the dead, allowing Regulus to appear and reunite with Sirius and Kreacher before moving on.

• Sirius read Regulus's note and thanked Edward for revealing the truth about his brother.
• Edward and Audrey destroyed nearly all the Inferi in the lake with Holy Light and a dragon Patronus, despite the possibility that Regulus's remains were among them.
• A Crumple-Horned Snorkack guided the Inferi's souls toward a black hole, and Audrey asked it to make Regulus visible.
• Regulus appeared before Sirius and Kreacher, praised Kreacher, and learned that Voldemort had been defeated and his Horcruxes found.
• Sirius apologized for failing Regulus, and Regulus told him that he understood.

Edward and his friends returned from the Underworld after Sirius reunited with Regulus, and Edward learned the Crumple-Horned Snorkack had good news about Alice Longbottom and the others. Later, the Mirror of Erised brought Edward’s past self back through a door with a mysterious Grim Reaper, then shattered.

• Regulus thanked Sirius and Kreacher before departing through the black hole, which the Crumple-Horned Snorkack closed.
• The Crumple-Horned Snorkack told Audrey that Alice Longbottom and the others would return to normal soon, then vanished into the darkness.
• Audrey told the Trio, Lilith, and Susie what had happened, and Harry wondered whether he might see his parents again in the Underworld.
• Edward returned to Hogwarts and saw the Mirror of Erised open a black door, through which a hooded skeletal figure dragged out another Edward.
• Edward asked the figure whether it was the Grim Reaper, and it answered, “Yes, and no,” before returning through the mirror, which then shattered.
• Lilith woke and discovered the two Edwards, while Edward explained that his past self had returned.

Edward used Spirit Channeling on his past self and learned that he had forgotten most of what happened in the Mirror of Erised, but warned himself to beware of corruption. He returned his past self to the dormitory and confirmed to Dumbledore and Grindelwald that the time-travel plan had succeeded.

• Edward performed Spirit Channeling on his unconscious past self and asked about his time in the Mirror World.
• His past self recalled seeing an ocean, rivers, and the Grim Reaper, but said there were no gods in the world and had forgotten the rest.
• When Edward asked if he had anything to say, his past self warned him to beware of corruption before the channeling ended.
• Edward considered whether his immunity to corruption came from an earlier encounter with a powerful being, then took his past self to the dormitory and told Lilith he would return five days through time.
• Edward went to Dumbledore and Grindelwald and told them his other self had returned, prompting both men to relax.

Edward told Dumbledore and Grindelwald that a Grim Reaper-like figure had sent his past self back through the Mirror of Erised, and they considered whether the mirror led to the Underworld. On Christmas, Edward discovered that five days had passed without his awareness and used the Time-Turner to return to the Headmaster’s Office, where Lilith greeted him as if nothing had happened.

• Edward described the Grim Reaper, the shattered Mirror of Erised, and the possibility that the Abode of the Gods was the Underworld.
• Edward told Dumbledore and Grindelwald that he had met Regulus’s soul and that a fantastic beast had guided him toward a black hole.
• Edward suggested the Grim Reaper had taken Dumbledore’s missing Elder Wand, and Dumbledore said it had vanished three years earlier.
• Edward gave Dumbledore and Grindelwald Christmas gifts, including socks and formulas and ingredients for their chosen Sequences.
• On Christmas morning, Edward realized five days had passed since December 20 and asked Audrey to confirm the date.
• Edward used the Time-Turner to return to the Headmaster’s Office, where Lilith excitedly welcomed him.

After Harry swallowed the Philosopher’s Stone, Nicolas Flamel examined him and found the Stone had been digested, while divination suggested it benefited Harry. Dumbledore placed Harry under Snape’s care, and Christmas ended with Edward giving Audrey a Remembrall disguised as an apple.

• Nicolas Flamel examined Harry and concluded that he had digested the Philosopher’s Stone, while Dumbledore said Harry was healthy and awarded Gryffindor fifty points.
• Dumbledore told Snape to keep Harry under close observation, leaving Harry dismayed at the prospect of life in Snape’s care.
• At Christmas dinner, Emily Larson apologized to Edward for the Death Eaters’ attack, and Edward reflected on the limits of his divination.
• Snape brought Karkaroff to the feast, where the Durmstrang students reacted excitedly to his return.
• Edward gave Audrey a Christmas apple that he transformed into a Remembrall.

Edward and Audrey exchanged keepsakes while Luna agreed to become Ariana’s student in hopes of seeing her mother. Edward finished digesting the Scribe potion and planned his next advancement and a trip to obtain modern machinery, but Professor McGonagall summoned him and Audrey to Dumbledore.

• Edward gave Audrey a crystal ball containing his memories, and she gave him an album of her portraits.
• Luna encountered a Crumple-Horned Snorkack and met Ariana, who offered to teach her magic that could let her see and speak to her mother; Luna agreed to become her student.
• Edward and Audrey traveled around the world, allowing Edward to finish digesting the Scribe potion and prepare to advance to Sequence 5, [Wandering Mentor].
• Edward established a special coordinate in Hogwarts' Room of Requirement and wrote a magic study guide he intended to offer as a sacrifice to gain feedback.
• Edward and Audrey discussed adding large machinery and possibly an F-15 fighter jet to their Shopping List before Professor McGonagall summoned them to Dumbledore's office.

Dumbledore agreed to a four-school Triwizard Tournament to obtain Salazar Slytherin’s manuscripts, while encouraging wizards to learn about the Muggle world. Edward and Audrey toured Paris with the Hogwarts group, secretly took military aircraft and documents from Yokosuka Base, and prepared to leave the Harry Potter World, with Dumbledore reassuring Edward that he need not shoulder responsibility for it.

• Dumbledore explained that Ilvermorny had proposed a four-school Triwizard Tournament and that Salazar Slytherin’s manuscripts would be the prize, prompting him and Karkaroff to agree.
• Dumbledore took the group to Paris to visit the Muggle world, where Edward and Audrey guided them through the city and modern schools.
• Edward and Audrey secretly took aircraft and documents from Yokosuka Base and delivered some of them to a base in southwestern Huaxia, leaving Japan and the United States alarmed by the unexplained loss.
• Edward and Audrey said farewell to the Trio and Hagrid before meeting Dumbledore, who reassured Edward that he was not responsible for saving the world and entrusted Audrey with looking after him.
• Dumbledore told Lilith and Susie that they would have to practice the modified magic he had taught them, and Lilith demonstrated that she could cast the Levitation Charm.

Edward and Audrey returned to the Lord of the Mysteries world after spending time at Hogwarts, while Dumbledore and Aberforth opened Ariana’s grave and found only feathers in her coffin. Back in Backlund, Edward prepared a suitcase of modern technology and supplies for the Goddess, uncertain how much it might change the world.

• Susie told Edward and Audrey she wanted to test whether an animal could use the Animagus transformation to become human, and Dumbledore gave Susie and Lilith the Mandrake leaves they had requested.
• Edward, Audrey, and Lilith checked their belongings and returned to the Lord of the Mysteries world through the Room of Requirement.
• Dumbledore and Aberforth dug up Ariana’s coffin and found no body or bones inside, only feathers stained with pale yellow grease.
• Edward and Audrey arrived back in Backlund, and Audrey returned the Resurrection Stone Ring to Edward before leaving with Susie.
• Edward visited Saint Samuel Church with a suitcase of modern devices, technical books, fuel, food, and fighter planes to offer the Goddess, then wondered how the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery might use them.

Edward thanked the Evernight Goddess for his supplies and asked for help preparing for his next advancement. She brought him to the Astral World to establish a coordinate, where she explained that she could not learn magic without entering Harry Potter World unless she became a Pillar; Edward returned to the church library without learning whether he carried high-level corruption.

• Edward offered the Goddess the Suitcase of supplies, and she thanked him through a message in dust.
• Edward asked the Goddess to break the Secrets Sorcerer Beyonder characteristic, and it split into six characteristics from Sequence 9 through Sequence 4.
• The Evernight Goddess brought Edward to the Astral World, where he established a special coordinate and asked her to show him around.
• The Goddess told Edward she could not learn magic without going to Harry Potter World unless she became a Pillar, and she said the worlds followed rules set by more powerful beings.
• Edward asked about Adam's request that he rescue Mr. Door and about the price of the Goddess's help, but she gave him no clear answers.
• Back in the church library, Edward asked whether he carried high-level corruption, but the Goddess did not respond; Bishop Elektra greeted him as he left.

Edward learned that Anthony was still missing, avoided Leonard and the Red Gloves, and left the church. Lilith visited a girl in Cherwood Borough and asked whether becoming human was a good thing.

• Bishop Elektra told Edward that Anthony had disappeared while preaching around Backlund and that the Church of Serenity was searching for him.
• Cecimir told Edward that Leonard had been cursing him, and Edward kept his past a secret before leaving the church.
• Leonard joined Captain Soest's team to hunt a Devil in Backlund and agreed to control Sealed Artifact 1-42.
• Lilith traveled to Cherwood Borough, where Xio questioned Fors about her sudden hard work and increased smoking.
• Fors wandered past Yousef Clinic and saw Lawrence ringing the doorbell at No. 39.
• Lilith visited a girl in Cherwood Borough, gave her presents, and asked whether turning into a human was a good thing.

Edward sought a Shepherd Beyonder Characteristic from Mr. A and learned the Aurora Order planned to send Miss D to Backlund, prompting him to consider preventing her arrival. He returned to the villa and reunited with Lilith.

• Krismona told Trissy that Panatiya had replaced her at Edessak's manor and warned her to stop investigating Edessak.
• Edward asked Mr. A to find him a Shepherd Beyonder Characteristic and explain the Aurora Order's response to Botis's death.
• Mr. A received word that Miss D would soon come to Backlund, and Edward suggested she might meet with an accident before arriving.
• Mr. A agreed to keep watch for the characteristic while privately warning that he would oppose anyone who interfered with his plans.
• Edward returned to the villa, where Lilith greeted him and then went to wash her paws.