Recaps

Harry and Draco Malfoy moved from rivalry toward cooperation as they studied, dueled, recovered a stolen brooch, and built a magical lamp together. After they helped save students from a troll, Harry gained Professor Flitwick’s offer of private lessons and began questioning how much he could rely on foreknowledge.

• Draco Malfoy offered Harry her friendship aboard the train, but Harry’s confused hesitation offended her, and she decided he would have to apologize.
• Harry met Ron and Hermione, began at Hogwarts, and chose Gryffindor despite Draco’s insistence that he belonged in Slytherin.
• Harry excelled in his classes and partnered with Draco in Potions, producing the best Cure for Boils while leaving her convinced he had tried to outdo her.
• Harry and Draco helped Neville after he lost control of his broom, then raced in flying class, where Draco beat Harry and McGonagall recruited him to train as Seeker.
• Draco challenged Harry to a midnight duel, and their encounter led them through the castle as they escaped Filch and later searched for her missing brooch.
• Harry and Draco trapped Hagrid’s escaped Niffler and recovered Draco’s brooch and ring, after which she gave Harry robes, a spellbook, and five hundred Galleons.
• Harry and Draco designed a lamp together, mastered a powerful Lumos, and earned praise and House points for their collaborative exhibition piece.
• When a troll appeared in the corridors, Draco and Hermione helped rescue a trapped Hufflepuff girl, and Harry, Ron, and the others worked together to stop it until McGonagall and Snape arrived.
• Professor Flitwick praised Harry’s nonverbal Lumos and offered him weekly individual lessons, while McGonagall awarded points for the students’ bravery, and Harry then questioned why the troll had appeared somewhere other than where Quirrell had reported it.