Chapter Summaries

After Gavin was killed by Voldemort and the Death Eaters, Sean brought Elena home and began arranging his grandfather’s funeral. He secured the Order of the Phoenix’s help and left Grimmauld Place to continue preparations, where Snape waited for him.

• Borel backed away from Sean, who chose not to kill him and returned home with Elena and Gavin’s coffin.
• Yad learned of Gavin’s death, and Sean urged him to stay composed and arrange the funeral.
• Sean asked Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix to provide security during Gavin’s vigil and funeral, and Dumbledore agreed.
• Harry, Hermione, Ron, and others offered Sean their condolences, but Sean left to handle the funeral preparations.
• Sean reached the door of Grimmauld Place and found Snape waiting for him.

Sean attended Gavin’s funeral and used Spiritual Vision to witness the events leading to his grandfather’s death, discovering that Gavin may have foreseen it. After warning Gavin’s friends that Fudge might target them, Sean was asked whether he was like Gavin.

• Sean reassured Snape that he did not blame him for missing Gavin’s death, and Snape briefly hugged him.
• Sean visited Elena, then used Spiritual Vision beside Gavin’s coffin to relive Gavin’s battle with Voldemort and saw a black stone being grasped before his vision ended.
• Sean concluded that Gavin might not have been entirely unaware that he would die.
• At Gavin’s funeral, Sean told Gavin’s friends that Voldemort, Borel, and the Flitwick family had been involved in Gavin’s death.
• Sean said he planned to take both the O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. exams, join the Ministry, and warned Gavin’s friends to prepare for Fudge targeting them.
• Marchbanks quietly asked Sean whether he was like Gavin.

Sean resurrected his grandfather Gavin with the Resurrection Stone, then discovered Gavin still carried dangerous death energy. Sean proposed hiding him at Hogwarts as a teacher so Life Alchemy could treat him, and suggested Defense Against the Dark Arts.

• Marchbanks and the other guests realized Sean had inherited the Bulstrode family's Spiritual Vision Ability, while the Ministry stayed away from Gavin's funeral.
• Sean escorted Yad, Martha, Cesar, and Elena home, then returned to Gavin's grave and sent Aldrich to guard the cemetery.
• Sean opened Gavin's grave and waited for the Resurrection Stone to take effect, reflecting on how a full moon could strengthen his abilities.
• Gavin emerged from the coffin alive, and Sean confirmed that his breathing and heartbeat were real before embracing him.
• Sean found that Gavin's body still contained dangerous death energy and suggested treating him with Life Alchemy at Hogwarts while disguised as a teacher.
• Sean proposed that Gavin teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, leaving Gavin doubtful about the choice.

Sean secretly resurrected his grandfather, Gavin, with the Resurrection Stone and arranged for him to leave under a disguise, while keeping the truth from Elena. After Dolores Umbridge and Borel Bulstrode were confirmed to new Wizengamot positions, Sean told Dumbledore that Gavin would be Hogwarts’ next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

• Sean and Gavin agreed not to tell Elena about Gavin’s resurrection because Borel and the Death Eaters were watching them.
• Gavin drank Polyjuice Potion and Apparated away, and Sean restored the grave before leaving the cemetery with Aldrich.
• Sean checked the Resurrection Stone and saw that its resurrection timer had reset to 2/99.
• At the Wizengamot meeting, Dolores Umbridge and Borel Bulstrode were confirmed to positions formerly held by an elderly witch and Gavin.
• Sean asked Dumbledore about finding a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and revealed that he had used the Resurrection Stone to bring Gavin back.
• Sean told Dumbledore that Gavin was the professor he had chosen for Hogwarts.

Andy saw Sean, Blaise, and Janson off on the Hogwarts Express and promised to stay cautious amid the dangers ahead. On the train, Luna gave Sean gifts she had made during the holiday to share the happiness she felt thinking of him and comfort him over his grandfather’s death.

• Andy and Sean discussed the potion formula, contracts, and plans for handling threats, with Sean warning Andy to flee if Death Eaters came after him.
• Sean reminded Andy to carry his protective alchemical item and Apparate as soon as it activated before he and the others boarded the train.
• Blaise told Sean he worried about Andy’s safety, and Sean reassured him that Andy had protections in place.
• Blaise explained that he had given many of Sean’s alchemical items to his mother and Rowena to protect them.
• Luna visited Sean’s compartment and gave him flowers, fruit, and shell wind chimes she had prepared whenever she thought of him during the holiday.
• Luna explained that she hoped her gifts and the happiness behind them would ease Sean’s grief over his grandfather, and Sean told her he liked them.

Sean returned to Hogwarts for his fifth year and learned that Professor Snape had declined his appointment as Prefect because of his other responsibilities. At the start-of-year feast, Sean discovered that Fleur was sitting at the professors’ table as a new professor, while Umbridge had taken the Care of Magical Creatures post.

• Luna left Sean’s compartment, and Blaise asked who would be the fifth-year Prefects.
• Sean told Blaise and Janson that Snape had removed him from the Prefect position, and confirmed that Dumbledore knew Snape had once been a Death Eater.
• Sean and the other students arrived at Hogwarts, where Filch led the first-years instead of Hagrid.
• At the Great Hall, Sean spotted Fleur at the professors’ table and realized she was likely teaching an elective.
• Blaise identified Umbridge as the new Care of Magical Creatures professor, and Sean warned him that he would have plenty of chances to deal with her.

The Sorting Hat warned that Hogwarts faced great danger, and Sean became intrigued by its unusual ability. After the Sorting Ceremony and feast, Dumbledore introduced the new teaching staff, including Sean’s disguised grandfather as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and Fleur Delacour as Hogwarts’ new Alchemy professor.

• The Sorting Hat sang a warning about Hogwarts’ danger and the need for unity, drawing Sean’s interest in its powers.
• Professor McGonagall sorted Euan Abercrombie into Gryffindor, and Sean discussed Slytherin’s declining numbers and changing admissions with Blaise.
• Dumbledore ended the Sorting Ceremony, and the students ate while Sean reflected on his reduced appetite and waning physical growth.
• Dumbledore announced Professor Umbridge as the Care of Magical Creatures professor and Professor Joroth Jobbins as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor; Sean recognized Jobbins as his disguised grandfather.
• Dumbledore introduced Fleur Delacour as Hogwarts’ new Alchemy professor.

At the start-of-term feast, Umbridge announced that the Ministry planned to intervene in Hogwarts, while Sean doubted Fudge’s judgment and left the matter to Dumbledore. In the Slytherin common room, Millicent recruited Pansy to help rebuild the Slytherin Brotherhood Reserve Organization and invite Malfoy and the others to join.

• Fleur’s arrival drew cheers, and Umbridge responded by delivering a speech announcing the Ministry’s planned intervention in Hogwarts.
• Sean watched the new students leave with their house Prefects and was surprised to see Millicent Bursede serving as a Slytherin Prefect alongside Pansy Parkinson.
• Millicent looked at Sean with concealed hatred before taking the first years to the Slytherin common room with Pansy.
• Millicent told Pansy that she had support to reorganize the Slytherin Brotherhood Reserve Organization and asked her to relay invitations to Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, and the others.
• Pansy agreed to join and promised to pass Millicent’s invitation to Malfoy and the others.

Sean understood why the Slytherin Brotherhood had returned to Hogwarts and met Kulkan back in his bed after she had been away. He later visited Snape to discuss a new topic, after joking about Snape’s plan to kill him.

• Rumors of Voldemort’s return and reports from the Triwizard champions kept pressure on Fudge, so Dumbledore retained his position despite losing some authority.
• The Slytherin Brotherhood returned to Hogwarts and allied with Fudge, with Voldemort and the Death Eaters secretly backing them.
• Blaise told Sean that the Slytherin Brotherhood Reserve Organization had risen again, and Sean was unsurprised.
• Sean woke to find Kulkan sleeping inside his blanket, then met Blaise and Janson for breakfast and urged Blaise to work hard for his O.W.L. exams.
• Sean went to Snape’s office, joked about Snape’s plan to kill him, and then said he had a new topic to discuss.

Sean proposed researching a potion to cure Werewolves, but Snape refused to work alongside him while agreeing to provide research materials. Sean then discussed Voldemort and control of the Ministry of Magic with Gavin, before attending a tense Potions class where Snape's treatment of Harry worsened their conflict.

• Sean proposed developing a potion to suppress or destroy the Werewolf Virus, and Snape agreed to provide research materials but refused to collaborate with him.
• Sean visited Gellert Grindelwald, and Gavin explained that Voldemort must be exposed and opposed, while implying Sean should eventually control the Ministry of Magic.
• Sean went to the library to focus on research, using the time afforded by his courses and Time-Turner.
• In Potions class, Snape's oppressive demeanor frightened Neville, and he deducted thirty points from Harry on the first day, worsening Harry's conflict with Snape.

Sean began researching a way to cure werewolf infection and asked Dumbledore to arrange Remus Lupin’s help. He also predicted that Fudge would try to weaken Dumbledore’s authority through Umbridge, while Sturgis Podmore headed toward the Department of Mysteries.

• Gavin taught Defense Against the Dark Arts, reviewing spell theory and demonstrating the Stunning Spell and applications of minor Dark Curses.
• Sean spent long hours researching the Werewolf Virus and decided he needed a werewolf to provide samples during a full moon.
• Sean asked Dumbledore to let Remus Lupin assist his research into curing werewolf infection, and Dumbledore agreed to approach him.
• Sean told Dumbledore he expected Fudge to weaken his authority and let Umbridge take control of Hogwarts’ administration.
• Sturgis Podmore arrived at the Ministry of Magic and took an elevator toward the Department of Mysteries.

After Sturgis Podmore was arrested for breaking into the Ministry, Sean and Dumbledore worked to clear his name before the trial and prevent Fudge from using the case against the Order of the Phoenix. Sean rallied Wizengamot members for support, then agreed to lunch with Scrimgeour at a Muggle restaurant.

• Sean read that Sturgis Podmore had been arrested for breaking into the Ministry and suspected that Sturgis had been placed under the Imperius Curse.
• Sean told Dumbledore that they should have Sturgis’s curse lifted and use Veritaserum to prove his innocence before the trial.
• Sean traveled to the Ministry in Wizengamot robes and persuaded Marchbanks to support him and contact her allies.
• Sean visited Ogden and Dorian to seek their support, then met Scrimgeour for lunch.
• Scrimgeour brought Sean to a Muggle restaurant with a Golden Arches sign.

Sean and Scrimgeour discussed cooperating over lunch, agreeing to exchange support and information about the Order of the Phoenix, the Death Eaters, and Voldemort. They sealed their agreement with a magical contract and parted on better terms.

• Scrimgeour realized Sean had grown up in Muggle society as they ordered food at the Golden Arches.
• Sean confirmed to Scrimgeour that he had seen and fought The Dark Lord, and Scrimgeour praised his ability.
• Scrimgeour proposed helping Sean and the Order of the Phoenix resolve Sturgis's matter in exchange for access to Dumbledore's network and support investigating Death Eaters in the Ministry and The Dark Lord.
• Sean and Scrimgeour agreed to cooperate under a magical contract that protected their respective interests.
• After signing the contract, Sean and Scrimgeour shook hands and left, with Sean reassessing Scrimgeour as more flexible than he had expected.

The Chinese Fireball led five other dragons in an escape from Romania's European Dragon Research Base so they could find the human wizard who had defeated them. They escaped through the staff transport passage, and the director learned that his wife's younger brother had been the unconscious wizard on duty.

• The Chinese Fireball and Hungarian Horntail left their cave and met the Antipodean Opaleye, Romanian Longhorn, Common Welsh Green Dragon, and Swedish Short-Snout Dragon to carry out their escape plan.
• The Chinese Fireball ordered the dragons not to kill any humans and led the attack while the Hungarian Horntail distracted the drunken duty wizard.
• The six dragons tore open the magical net, and the Chinese Fireball knocked the duty wizard unconscious before they escaped through the outer wall and staff transport passage.
• The staff sealed the base and found the duty wizard unconscious, while the director discovered that his wife's younger brother had been on duty.

At Sturgis Podmore’s trial, Dumbledore argued that Sturgis had been controlled by the Imperius Curse and proposed removing it and using Truth Serum. Sean appeared to side with Fudge’s faction, then used Fudge’s agreement to press for Dumbledore’s proposed test, leaving the courtroom awaiting the next step.

• The Wizengamot assembled in Courtroom One, where Sturgis Podmore was brought in and the Chief Judge read the charges against him.
• Dumbledore challenged the evidence and claimed Sturgis had committed the crime under another person’s Imperius Curse.
• A Wizengamot member aligned with Fudge rejected Dumbledore’s claim and accused him of shielding an Order of the Phoenix member.
• Sean called for a thorough investigation into Sturgis’s connection to the Order of the Phoenix, provoking angry reactions from Dorian and Dumbledore.
• Fudge praised Sean’s argument, and Sean then invoked Fudge’s support to demand that the Imperius Curse be removed and Truth Serum administered to Sturgis.

Sean challenged Fudge and Umbridge to allow a vote on lifting the Imperius Curse on Sturgis Podmore, warning that a rushed trial could damage the Minister. Sturgis was freed after the curse was lifted and Truth Serum proved his innocence, and Sean called for an investigation into who had bewitched him.

• Sean argued that Fudge should not dismiss the possibility that Sturgis had been controlled, and accused Umbridge of pushing the Minister toward a damaging mistake.
• Fudge stopped Umbridge and ordered the jury to vote on lifting the curse and using Truth Serum.
• Dumbledore, Sean, Marchbanks, Amelia Bones, Rufus Scrimgeour, and their allies voted in favor, passing the halfway mark.
• Aurors lifted the Imperius Curse, and Sturgis said he had been forced toward the Ministry and had not intended to steal anything.
• After an Auror administered Truth Serum, Sturgis's answers confirmed he was innocent, and the Chief Judge ordered his release.
• Sean asked the Chief Judge to investigate whoever had secretly cast the Imperius Curse on Sturgis.

After Sean helped end the Ministry’s case against Sturgis, he returned to Hogwarts and faced Umbridge’s first Care of Magical Creatures lesson, where she began targeting him and imposing her classroom rules.

• Sean dismissed the Chief Judge’s promise to investigate Sturgis’s Imperius Curse and left the trial after Fudge’s attempt to smear the Order of the Phoenix failed.
• Marchbanks warned Sean that Umbridge might target him at Hogwarts and offered to help if he ran into trouble.
• Sean returned to the Slytherin Common Room, used his Time-Turner and potions, and went back to attend his classes.
• Umbridge demanded that Sean repeat his greeting more than ten times, then deducted ten points from Slytherin.
• Umbridge replaced Care of Magical Creatures with a classroom lesson, ordered the students to copy the blackboard, and instructed them how to answer her questions.

Sean learned that Umbridge had assigned Harry detention for defending him and gave Harry an amulet to protect him from her suspected Dark Magic. During detention, the amulet blocked Umbridge’s blood-writing quill, leaving Harry unharmed.

• Blaise told Sean that Umbridge had given Harry detention after Harry argued with her about Voldemort’s return.
• Sean thanked Harry for defending him, warned him about Umbridge, and gave him an amulet for detention.
• Sean overheard Harry and Hermione encouraging Ron to try out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
• Umbridge made Harry write “I must not tell lies” with a black quill that wrote in blood-red words.
• Harry’s amulet shone and protected him from the quill’s harmful effect.

Harry’s amulet protected him from Umbridge’s punishment quill, leading Umbridge to suspect Sean had helped him. Later, Sean treated Gavin with Life Alchemy, and Gavin’s condition improved.

• Umbridge’s quill failed to harm Harry, and she suspected Sean had given him an item that warded off Dark Magic.
• Umbridge let Harry leave detention and resolved to make Sean pay when she found an opportunity.
• Sean met Professors Antonius and Nicholas, discussed the pressure at Hogwarts, and shared his new ideas about Life Alchemy.
• Sean visited Gavin, who revealed that his body had begun stiffening, and Sean assured him that the Alchemy Array would help.
• Sean used the Life Alchemy Array on Gavin, who coughed up a black clot of blood and said he felt better.

Gavin recognized Antonius’s name from the Bulstrode family’s books and offered to look for more information with Sean. Back in his room, Sean learned that Kulkan had gained part of the Progenitor Feathered Serpent God’s remains in the Bermuda Triangle and had strengthened her bloodline, then asked her to avoid Umbridge at Hogwarts.

• Gavin told Sean he had seen Antonius’s name in the Bulstrode family’s collection and offered to search for more information.
• Sean returned to the Slytherin Common Room, ignored the revived Slytherin Brotherhood Reserve Organization, and went to his room.
• Sean found Kulkan awake and learned that she had obtained part of the Progenitor Feathered Serpent God’s remains in the Bermuda Triangle.
• Kulkan explained that the remains had purified her bloodline and restored abilities involving weather, lightning, ice, snow, and plant growth.
• Sean told Kulkan to stay at Hogwarts and avoid Umbridge, whom he described as looking like a humanoid toad.
• Kulkan teased Sean about missing her until he admitted that he had, then Sean tied her into a knot, tossed her onto the bed, and resumed reading.