Chapter Summaries

Sean joined his grandfather Gavin as he campaigned to secure support for Sean’s bid to become a full member of the Wizengamot. They began visiting Gavin’s Ministry contacts, and Sean left with several supporters already confirmed.

• Sean read a letter from his grandfather and went to Dumbledore, who supported his bid but agreed that he needed more backing.
• Gavin arrived at Hogwarts, explained that he would take Sean to visit old friends, and discussed an unresolved matter with Dumbledore.
• Gavin brought Sean to the Ministry of Magic to seek support from influential figures.
• Tiberius Ogden pledged to support Sean, citing the need for fresh blood in the Wizengamot.
• Marchbanks called from her office to say she supported Sean, and Gavin promised her two bottles of German white wine.

Sean considered whether to leave Hogwarts early for a Wizengamot career or remain to finish his studies and research. He proposed a Hogwarts-based Wizengamot post to Gavin, then asked Snape to let him take Apparition training.

• Gavin told Sean that he was likely to become a full Wizengamot member and asked whether he wanted an official Ministry position.
• Gavin explained that Dumbledore wanted Sean to complete all seven years at Hogwarts, while Sean weighed that against his limited opportunities to learn there and his unfinished work.
• Sean realized that a Wizengamot Administration post at Hogwarts could let him remain at school while pursuing a Ministry career, and he wrote his plan to Gavin.
• The next morning, Sean asked Snape to let him enroll in Apparition training, citing the Ministry's instability and the other Triwizard Champions' ability to Apparate.

Sean secured permission from Dumbledore to attend seventh-year Apparition training so he could escape danger from the Death Eaters. At the Forbidden Forest cottage, Sirius Black’s attempt to approach Sean was interrupted by Snape, and their argument ended with Sirius insulting Slytherins in front of Sean.

• Sean told Dumbledore he wanted to learn Apparition to escape the Death Lord and the Death Eaters, and Dumbledore signed his application.
• After Sean left, Phineas accused Dumbledore of trusting Sean despite his keeping future visions secret, and Delores knocked Phineas unconscious.
• Sean warned Lupin, disguised as Hagrid, that he was overacting during Care of Magical Creatures, and Lupin later invited Sean to meet with Moody at the Forbidden Forest cottage.
• Sean arrived at the cottage and waited with Dumbledore, Hagrid, Lupin, and Sirius Black for Moody.
• Sirius Black approached Sean, but Snape blocked him and accused him of trying to touch Sean; Sirius denied it and angrily said he would never befriend poisonous Slytherin snakes.

Sean helped Dumbledore verify that Moody was not an impostor, then learned that Dumbledore suspected his secret activities and was invited to join the Order of the Phoenix. Sean accepted so he could gain access to the Order’s headquarters and pursue Voldemort’s Horcruxes.

• Sean explained that Lupin had impersonated Hagrid to help expose hidden Death Eaters, and Moody agreed to take Truth Serum to prove his identity.
• Moody answered Dumbledore’s questions under the Truth Serum, and Snape confirmed that the potion was working and Moody was genuine.
• Dumbledore took Sean for a walk and questioned his plans for when Voldemort returned, noticing Sean’s certainty that Voldemort had not yet returned.
• Sean reasoned that he needed to join the Order of the Phoenix to reach its headquarters and obtain Slytherin’s Locket, then accepted Dumbledore’s invitation.

Sean began studying Life Alchemy under Antonius’s guidance while Nicholas urged him to focus on growing stronger. Dumbledore then brought Sean to the Ministry of Magic for his Wizengamot confirmation meeting, where Gavin welcomed them.

• Sean told Antonius that he suspected a Death Eater remained inside Hogwarts, and Antonius advised him to prepare carefully for dangerous opponents.
• Antonius approved Sean’s study of Life Alchemy and gave him books and his first paper to read before their next lesson.
• Snape took out his frustration over Sean’s shift to Alchemy on Harry, Longbottom, and Miss Know-it-all during Potions class, costing Gryffindor points.
• Sean went to Dumbledore’s office, and the two traveled by Floo Powder to the Ministry of Magic for Sean’s confirmation meeting.
• Dumbledore led Sean into the Wizengamot Administration meeting room, where Gavin thanked him for bringing Sean.

At a Wizengamot confirmation meeting, Sean’s Spiritual Vision showed him Dolores Umbridge’s rise to power and a future encounter with Voldemort, leaving Sean’s eyes injured. After Gavin treated him, Sean learned he might be close to fully awakening his Spiritual Vision.

• Sean recognized Dolores Umbridge among the Wizengamot candidates and heard Gavin warn him that she was dangerous and ruthless.
• When Dumbledore touched Sean’s arm, Sean entered Spiritual Vision and saw Umbridge’s future rise from Hogwarts to become Minister of Magic under Voldemort.
• Sean saw Voldemort notice his observation through Spiritual Vision, suffered a backlash, and developed bloody tears.
• Gavin treated Sean’s eyes while Sean described his visions to Gavin and Dumbledore, who concealed their conversation with magic.
• After resting until the meeting reached the confirmation ceremony, Sean asked whether Spiritual Vision could reveal the answers behind things, and Gavin remarked that Sean exceeded his expectations.

Sean Bulstrode was confirmed as a full member of the Wizengamot despite his youth, and the ceremony left him wary of Minister Fudge’s confidence and political judgment.

• An elderly wizard announced that Villier Baleros and Sean Bulstrode had been confirmed as full Wizengamot members, prompting an uproar over Sean’s age.
• The wizard explained that Sean had received thirty-eight votes and cited his academic achievements and Triwizard Tournament results, silencing the objecting candidates.
• Sean learned from his grandfather Gavin that Gavin had prepared the speech defending his confirmation.
• Sean and Baleros received their Wizengamot robes and Badges, with Albus Dumbledore presenting Sean’s.
• Cornelius Fudge confused Sean with Millicent Bulstrode and called Borel his father, then laughed off the mistake and congratulated him.
• Sean watched Fudge leave and judged that the Minister’s arrogance and limited ability could soon lead to his removal.

Sean learned about his new Wizengamot duties and benefits, then met Amelia Bones, who invited him to join the Auror Office after Hogwarts. After discussing Amelia’s political aims with Gavin, Sean considered using his precognitive ability to help keep her and Scrimgeour alive for the coming fight against Voldemort.

• An older Wizengamot member explained Sean’s duties, benefits, and honorary post in the Magical Education Office.
• Amelia Bones welcomed Sean to the Wizengamot and invited him to consider joining the Auror Office after graduating from Hogwarts.
• Gavin told Sean that Amelia sought to weaken Pure-blood privilege and had growing support among Muggle-born and ordinary wizards.
• Gavin explained that Amelia valued Sean because some Pure-blood wizards, including Sean, understood the flaws of their own families.
• Sean considered preventing Amelia and Scrimgeour’s deaths and decided he might gradually reveal clues about his precognitive ability.

Sean returned to his studies and attended Hogwarts’ Apparition training class early, where he told Professor McGonagall that Dumbledore had invited him to join the Order of the Phoenix. McGonagall hurried off to confront Dumbledore while Sean stayed to learn the Three D’s Principle.

• Sean returned to Hogwarts in time for Potions, and Snape’s improved mood meant he deducted only ten points from Gryffindor students.
• Sean settled back into his usual routine until the Apparition training class began in the Great Hall.
• Rodolphus Ayer welcomed Sean to the class, and Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick arrived to supervise practice.
• Sean told Professor McGonagall that he was learning Apparition because Dumbledore had invited him to join the Order of the Phoenix.
• Professor McGonagall hurried to Dumbledore’s office, while Sean ended his conversation with Professor Flitwick and listened to Ayer explain the Three D’s Principle.

Ayer taught the sixth- and seventh-year students Apparition, while Professor McGonagall warned Sean that the Order of the Phoenix was dangerous and promised he would not be sent on missions before graduation. Sean later Apparated precisely into the target circle, losing only a lock of hair, and was told he still needed practice.

• Ayer explained the Three D's Principle and had students practice Apparition between two white circles, correcting their mistakes and treating cases of splinching.
• Professor McGonagall told Sean that Dumbledore had agreed not to send him on Order of the Phoenix missions before he graduated, and urged him to be careful.
• A Hufflepuff boy suffered severe splinching, and Professor McGonagall restored him before taking him to the Hospital Wing.
• Sean Apparated into the right circle with near-perfect accuracy, losing only a lock of hair, and Ayer advised him to keep practicing.

Sean completed Apparition training, assessed rumors that the Triwizard Tournament’s third round would take place in a small town, and reviewed the abilities he had gained while assisting Moody. The chapter left Sean facing a request from Kulkan, who wanted to go somewhere beyond Hogwarts.

• Sean warned Blaise to study for Rowena’s review, and Blaise immediately began reciting his lessons.
• Sean passed the Apparition examination and unlocked Apparition LV2 on his panel.
• Blaise told Sean that rumors claimed the third round would take place in a small town, leading Sean to suspect a Death Eater within the Ministry had leaked the information.
• Sean examined his upgraded spells and talents, which he had gained while working as Moody’s teaching assistant, and recalled abilities obtained in the second round.
• Sean found Kulkan back in his room, and she asked to discuss leaving Hogwarts to go somewhere.

Kulkan left Hogwarts to search the sea for the things calling to her, while Sean continued his Life Alchemy research. After his fifteenth failed attempt to revive a flower, Sean resolved to examine the process again with Antonius and Nicholas supporting him.

• Sean agreed to let Kulkan swim through the Black Lake’s underground waterway to the sea, and she departed with three Grindylow underlings.
• Sean activated his Life Alchemy Array, which gathered life factors from thirty-six materials and briefly revived a withered flower.
• The flower withered again, caught fire, and burned away, marking Sean’s fifteenth consecutive failure.
• Nicholas reassured Sean that repeated failures were part of alchemy, and Antonius and Nicholas offered to support his research.
• Sean decided to review every step of the experiment and look for a problem beyond the activation stage.

Sean and the other Champions finished preparing for the third round quickly, then exchanged warnings about its dangers before returning to their schools. After celebrating with the Slytherins, Sean awakened the Bulstrode family's Spiritual Vision Ability and saw past, present, and possible futures through his own eyes.

• Krum, Fleur, and Sean left the preparation room soon after the supervisor urged them to prepare more.
• Sean, Fleur, and Krum shared what they knew about the third round, including its maze, disorienting effects, and Dark Magic creatures.
• Sean returned to the Common Room, where Blaise, Andy, and Janson had organized a celebration for him.
• After drinking and celebrating, Sean experienced Spiritual Vision from his own perspective as memories and possible futures surfaced in his mind.
• Sean's Spiritual Vision Ability awakened, and he wondered if he had gained the eyes his grandfather said could see the answers.

Sean's Spiritual Vision fully awakened, and he went with Snape to see Skul so he could investigate Voldemort's plans. On the way, Dumbledore revealed that he had known about the Basilisk and its attacks during Sean's second year.

• Sean tested his newly awakened Spiritual Vision, then left the Slytherin Common Room to see Skul.
• Snape caught Sean leaving after drinking, scolded him, and escorted him to Dumbledore.
• Sean told Dumbledore that he wanted to use Skul's eyes to see what Voldemort was plotting, and Dumbledore agreed to take him to the Chamber of Secrets.
• Dumbledore opened the Chamber's entrance by speaking Parseltongue, surprising Sean.
• Dumbledore told Sean that he had known about the Basilisk from the start and had arranged for its victims to avoid looking directly into its eyes while he sought the person who released it.

Sean used Spiritual Vision on Skul and discovered that Igor Karkaroff had been placed under a control spell by the Death Eaters. The eyes that had interrupted Sean’s visions reappeared, and Dumbledore rushed to stop Karkaroff while Snape treated Sean’s injuries.

• Dumbledore imprisoned Skul in the Chamber of Secrets, where Sean, Dumbledore, and Snape confronted him.
• Sean used Spiritual Vision through Skul’s eyes to examine his memories, despite Voldemort’s protective magic.
• Sean saw Barty Crouch Jr. and others capture a figure in a snowy place and cast a control spell on him.
• Sean endured the mysterious eyes’ gaze and identified the controlled figure as Igor Karkaroff.
• Dumbledore rushed out to find Karkaroff, while Snape gave Sean potions for his bleeding eyes.
• Karkaroff arrived outside Gryffindor’s Common Room with a vacant, sinister smile.

Sean escaped the Chamber of Secrets and pursued Karkaroff after learning that Harry had been abducted. He confronted Karkaroff and Corban Yaxley, but the Death Eaters retreated with Harry as the battle began.

• Sean told Snape to protect Harry, then left the Chamber of Secrets after injuring Skul.
• Snape told Sean that Karkaroff had abducted Harry, and Dumbledore ordered Sean to pursue them.
• Sean flew after Karkaroff while Dumbledore sent Snape to alert the Ministry and asked McGonagall to manage Hogwarts.
• Sean caught up with Karkaroff, who was carrying an unconscious Harry, and recognized that someone else was using Karkaroff's body.
• Corban Yaxley attacked Sean, whose Halo deflected the Stunning Spell; Sean counterattacked with Thunderbolt as Karkaroff fled with Harry.

Sean fought Corban Yaxley after Yaxley tried to kill him, but Barty Crouch Jr., controlling Karkaroff, intervened and helped Yaxley escape with an object from Voldemort. Sean abandoned the pursuit and turned to face Barty Crouch Jr.

• Corban Yaxley attacked Sean with a Killing Curse, but Sean dodged and countered with fast spells that nearly stunned him.
• Barty Crouch Jr., controlling Karkaroff, blocked Sean’s Stunning Spell and warned Yaxley that they could not defeat Sean.
• Barty Crouch Jr. handed Yaxley an object and ordered him to leave before the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore arrived.
• Sean tried to chase Yaxley, but Barty Crouch Jr. fired at him and challenged him to a fight.
• After Yaxley escaped, Sean focused on facing Barty Crouch Jr.

Sean fought Barty Crouch Jr., who used Karkaroff's body, and witnessed Dumbledore contain a devastating Fiendfyre explosion with his Patronus Charm. Barty's fate remained unclear after the flames vanished.

• Sean attacked Barty Crouch Jr. with spells and Thorn Vines, but Barty deflected his attacks with advanced Protego and Explosion Charms.
• Barty summoned Fiendfyre vultures that set the Thorn giant ablaze, while Sean's Frost Domain weakened the flames without stopping them.
• Dumbledore arrived with the Order of the Phoenix and trapped the Fiendfyre and Karkaroff inside a compressed barrier.
• Barty revealed his identity as Barty Crouch Jr. and explained that his mother had died to save him.
• Karkaroff's body exploded, unleashing Fiendfyre, and Dumbledore used a silvery-white Patronus dome and Phoenix to contain and extinguish it.

After defeating Barty Crouch Jr. and Karkaroff, Sean gained several powerful Dark spells and told Dumbledore that Harry’s blood might be needed for Voldemort’s resurrection. Dumbledore accepted Sean’s warning and let him return to rest, leaving the Order to investigate Voldemort’s plans.

• Sean received a level 4 Imperious Curse and a level 3 Drowning Curse from Karkaroff, then gained a level 4 Fiendfire Curse, a level 3 Puppet Curse, and a level 2 Tripping Curse from Barty Crouch Jr.
• Sean considered his new mastery of Fiendfire and planned to prepare for an upcoming matter ahead of schedule.
• Dumbledore checked that Sean was all right, and Sean said Harry had fainted and had small blood spots on his arm.
• Sean told Dumbledore that Voldemort might need Harry’s blood for his resurrection or to overcome the protection Harry’s mother had placed on him.
• Dumbledore said he would handle the matter and sent Sean to rest, while Sean concluded that Dumbledore trusted him and would not question the Smoke Rope Curse.

Sean found Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement and extracted the soul fragment inside to begin a duel that could trigger his fourth Magic Awakening. The fragment took Voldemort's form, and Sean's battle with it began.

• The Daily Prophet reported Igor Karkaroff's death, worsening relations between Hogwarts and Durmstrang.
• Newspapers revealed Karkaroff had been a Death Eater, prompting Hogwarts students to insult the Durmstrang students and Dumbledore to forbid the label.
• The Ministry grew suspicious after learning Yaxley had vanished, and Fudge left a tense meeting with Dumbledore on bad terms.
• Sean entered the Room of Requirement, used Black Smoke to search its piles of hidden objects, and located Ravenclaw's Diadem.
• Sean chose to extract the Diadem's soul fragment, which formed Voldemort's likeness from Black Smoke.
• Sean attacked Voldemort with an Explosion Charm, and the two clashed with Black Smoke constructs.