Recaps

After Snape took a record number of points from Draco during Potions, the Gryffindors complained over lunch and thanked Draco for standing up to him. Draco invited Hermione to walk by the Black Lake, and they left together holding hands.

• Draco’s friends complained about Snape’s treatment of them and worried about making up the points lost in Potions.
• Hermione said she wanted to organize her notes in the library, but the others hurried off for the weekend.
• Draco invited Hermione to walk by the Black Lake, and she agreed to join him.
• Draco lifted Hermione in front of passing students, then tricked her into letting him hold her hand.
• Hermione held Draco’s hand confidently as they walked, while Draco reflected that keeping her safe mattered more than earning Fortune Points.

Draco and Hermione walked beside the Black Lake, teasing each other as they discussed its magical creatures. Their flirtation ended with Hermione playfully warning Draco not to bring rain to her clear skies.

• Draco asked Hermione which creatures lived in the Black Lake, and she named the Giant Squid, Merpeople, and Grindylows.
• Draco told Hermione about Selkies and Porlocks, then admitted he had learned about Selkies to share something new with her.
• Hermione teased Draco about knowing Selkies, and he confessed he wanted her to look at him more.
• Draco joked that Hermione's changing expression resembled Kuala Lumpur's weather, and she pinched his arm and called him a smooth talker.
• Hermione ran ahead and compared Draco to intense convection, then told him she wanted clear skies rather than rain.

Draco and Hermione spent an afternoon racing and resting by the Black Lake, where Draco used an upgraded Banishing Charm to drive away the Grindylows. He reassured Hermione that he understood her worries about his family and their relationship, and she began making a plan for their future.

• Hermione and Draco raced across the lawn, then rested together by the Black Lake and talked about studying and the House Cup.
• Draco redeemed a Bubble-Head Charm and upgraded his Banishing Charm, using it to drive the Grindylows away from the nearby shallows.
• Draco told Hermione that his family had old books she could read and promised to introduce her to them in time.
• Hermione worried that Draco's pure-blood family might reject their relationship, and Draco took her hand and promised they would work through it together.
• Hermione remembered Draco had not forgotten what she said in the Room of Requirement and began taking out her notebook to make a plan.

Draco and Hermione relaxed together by the Black Lake, then Draco bet that he could call the Giant Squid. After he used Beast Taming, the lake’s surface rippled and a vast shadow rose, leaving Hermione stunned.

• Draco and Hermione joked about the Giant Squid while planning to observe it from the lakeshore.
• Draco secretly redeemed the Beast Taming ability and tried to call the Giant Squid.
• Draco challenged Hermione to bet on whether he could summon the creature, and she reluctantly accepted.
• Draco activated Beast Taming, and the Giant Squid heard his call and swam toward the surface.
• Hermione teased Draco for failing, then saw the lake ripple and a vast shadow rise beneath the water.

Draco befriended the Giant Squid at the lake, introduced Hermione to it, and gave it the name Octopus Brother. When Hermione eagerly asked how he had communicated with it, Draco promised to tell her alone, prompting students to protest that they were not outsiders; a Hufflepuff girl then offered to be Draco’s girlfriend too, leaving Hermione frozen.

• The Giant Squid surfaced and spoke to Draco inside his mind, asking whether he had called it.
• Draco reassured Hermione, shook the squid’s tentacle, and introduced himself and Hermione as its friends.
• The squid shook Hermione’s hand, and Draco named it Octopus Brother, delighting it and startling the onlookers.
• The squid ignored curious Ravenclaws and squirted water at boys who tried to touch it before retreating into the lake.
• Hermione questioned Draco about how he had communicated with the squid, and he promised to explain privately when they returned.
• Students objected to being called outsiders, and a Hufflepuff girl offered to be Draco’s girlfriend, making Hermione freeze.

Draco and Hermione left the Black Lake after Draco introduced the Giant Squid as Octopus Brother, while the other students learned he had caused the commotion. In the quiet library, Hermione praised Draco for acting like a perfect boyfriend and secretly kissed his cheek.

• Hermione rejected a girl's advances toward Draco and led him away, while Draco declared there would never be a vacancy.
• Draco and Hermione said goodbye to Octopus Brother, and Draco later told Ron and the others that the squid had already gone underwater.
• A Gryffindor student told Ron, Harry, Olivia, and the others that Draco had summoned the Giant Squid and named it Octopus Brother.
• Ron and the others realized Draco and Hermione had concealed their involvement and hurried off to catch up with them.
• In the library, Hermione gave Draco an 'Exceeds Expectations' for his boyfriend performance, then secretly kissed his cheek after he stopped asking for a reward.

Hermione was caught kissing Draco in the library and fled from her friends’ teasing, while Draco deflected their questions about the kiss by promising to explain the Giant Squid rumor. When Hermione returned, she gave the exact same excuse as Draco, and the crowded library settled in to hear his story.

• Lavender and Parvati caught Hermione and Draco together, and Hermione escaped into the bookshelves while Draco denied that she had kissed him.
• Draco diverted the group’s questions by offering to tell them about the Giant Squid, drawing more students to the library.
• Hermione returned with a book and claimed that everyone had seen the angle wrong, matching Draco’s excuse word for word.
• Hermione threatened Lavender with consequences for spreading rumors and withholding homework help, so Lavender agreed to stay quiet.
• Draco prepared to tell the story as students from several houses gathered around, while Madam Pince wondered why the library was so crowded.

Draco deflected questions about his ability to communicate with animals, then joined Harry and their friends on the way to tea at Hagrid’s Hut. They passed the dangerous Whomping Willow and reached the hut.

• Draco claimed he had befriended an animal after saving it as a child, and explained how some wizards communicated with animals.
• Harry remembered the group’s tea appointment with Hagrid, and Draco, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, and Olivia set off for Hagrid’s Hut.
• Ron asked why students were punished in the Forbidden Forest, and Draco warned them about the Acromantulas living there.
• Neville spotted the Whomping Willow, and Hermione described how its powerful branches attacked creatures that disturbed it.
• The group hurried past the Whomping Willow and arrived at Hagrid’s Hut.

Draco and his friends visited Hagrid, where Draco calmed Fang and quickly won the dog’s affection. Hagrid heard that Draco had befriended the Giant Squid and eagerly asked about it, then served the group rock cakes.

• Harry and the others arrived at Hagrid’s hut, where Fang barked and struggled as Hagrid tried to keep him back.
• Draco spoke calmly to Fang, who settled down, and Ron told Hagrid that Draco had made friends with the Giant Squid.
• Hagrid released Fang while moving a bench, and Fang lunged at the group before Draco stopped him and made him lie down.
• Hermione scratched Fang behind the ears, and Fang playfully licked Ron until Draco told him to stop.
• Hagrid welcomed Draco to visit again and asked how he had befriended the squid; Draco said he had shaken its hand and named it Octopus Brother.
• Hermione said she had also befriended Octopus Brother, and Hagrid offered everyone rock cakes.

Draco and the others visit Hagrid, share rock cakes, and arrange a weekend trip to see the Giant Squid. Harry then notices a report about the Gringotts break-in on the day of his birthday, and Ron wonders if a Dark wizard was responsible.

• Draco stops Hermione from eating a rock cake, while the others discover how hard the cakes are and Fang happily eats Draco's.
• Draco tells Hagrid that the Giant Squid is doing well, and they agree to visit it together on Saturday without attracting a crowd.
• Hagrid praises Draco's accomplishments, welcomes him to visit again, and Fang barks in approval.
• Harry finds a Daily Prophet clipping about the Gringotts break-in and realizes it happened on his birthday, when he and Hagrid were there.
• Draco reassures Neville that Gringotts is secure and that ordinary people's savings are unlikely targets, while Ron worries that a follower of You-Know-Who may have broken in.

After Hagrid abruptly ended their visit when the Gringotts break-in came up, Harry wondered whether the theft was connected to the mysterious package he and Hagrid had retrieved. At dinner, Draco called Hermione his wife, setting off a wave of teasing before the group headed to watch Quidditch tryouts.

• Hagrid hurried the children out after the Gringotts theft was mentioned, and Draco suggested that Hagrid knew something about it.
• Harry recalled retrieving a mysterious package from Gringotts with Hagrid and wondered if it had prompted the break-in.
• Wood invited the students to watch Quidditch tryouts, and they hurried through dinner to attend.
• Draco credited Hermione's influence for his diligence and called her his wife, leaving her embarrassed as their friends teased them.
• Draco warned the group that he would take Hermione away and make them miss the tryouts if they continued teasing, so they stopped.

Draco attended a Quidditch tryout with Wood, who explained the game’s positions and tested Draco’s broom skills and reflexes. Draco passed the flying tests without being hit, and Wood moved him on to the next test.

• Draco and his friends followed Wood to the Quidditch Pitch for the tryout.
• Wood explained the Quidditch positions and confirmed Draco was trying out for Seeker.
• Draco flew smoothly through a straight flight and a set of glowing rings.
• Draco dodged Wood’s deterrent flying balls, avoiding every shot even as Wood increased their speed.
• Wood praised Draco’s performance and announced the next test.

Draco trained for the Gryffindor Seeker tryout and impressed Wood by catching every practice ball. After Wood confirmed Draco had earned the position, the others left him alone with Hermione at the castle fork.

• Wood tested Draco’s flying speed and explained the Golden Snitch and the skills a Seeker needed.
• Draco caught every ball his friends threw during chaotic special training, despite their feints and misdirection.
• Hermione wiped the sweat from Draco’s forehead and neck while the others teased them.
• Wood declared Draco fit to play Seeker and told him to join regular training the next day.
• Harry, Olivia, Lavender, Parvati, and Neville left, leaving Draco and Hermione alone at the fork.

Draco and Hermione completed their cleaning duty after teasing Filch, then spent the evening studying together in the library. On their way back, Draco remembered the Two-Way Mirror and asked the system to customize a pair for them, learning that it would cost extra Fortune Points.

• Hermione reminded Draco that they had to complete their cleaning duty, and they went to the Trophy Room together.
• Draco and Hermione traded barbs with Filch until he ordered them to clean, and Draco left the Trophy Room spotless.
• Draco and Hermione studied together in the library until just before curfew, then walked back toward their dormitories.
• Draco remembered Sirius's Two-Way Mirror and asked the system to redeem a pair so he could stay in touch with Hermione.
• Draco requested pocket-sized mirrors bearing their portraits and an inscription, and the system said the custom design required extra Fortune Points.

Draco gave Hermione a pair of custom Two-Way Mirrors bearing their portraits, and they tested the mirrors together in a deserted corridor. Hermione was left flustered by Draco’s claim that he had remembered every detail of her face from the moment they met.

• Draco ordered two custom Two-Way Mirrors from the system for 20 Fortune Points.
• Draco gave Hermione one mirror, and she blushed at the portraits and the engraved message.
• Draco explained that the mirrors let them see and speak to each other from a distance, then teased Hermione about keeping them as a secret couple’s gift.
• Draco and Hermione opened their mirrors in the corridor and chatted while watching each other through the glass.
• Hermione asked when Draco had the mirrors made, and Draco claimed he had memorized her face at first sight.

Draco and Hermione narrowly escaped Filch and joined the lively Gryffindor common room, where their friends teased them about their closeness. Draco settled in to play Wizard’s Chess with Ron, who suspected Hermione had put him under a curse or given him a Love Potion.

• Hermione and Draco heard Filch and Mrs. Norris approaching, then hurried to the Gryffindor common room before they could be caught.
• Ron, Harry, and Olivia greeted Draco and Hermione, and Olivia teased them about their hurried return.
• Lavender urged Hermione to relax, but Hermione listed the homework and studying she still planned to do.
• Draco agreed to play Wizard’s Chess with Ron after Hermione reminded him not to stay up too late.
• Ron called Draco unusually brave and wondered if Hermione had cursed him or slipped him a Love Potion, and Draco accused Ron of being jealous.

Draco teased Ron about being single, then reassured him before redeeming beginner Wizard's Chess mastery and playing him. After Draco won the first game and let Ron narrowly win the second, Ron realized Draco had once been far better at chess than he had let on.

• Draco teased Ron about being single, then told him not to involve Hermione in careless jokes.
• Draco praised Ron's cheerful, loyal personality and reassured him that he would find someone he liked.
• Draco redeemed Beginner Wizard's Chess Mastery and beat Ron in their first game.
• Ron accused Draco of hiding his chess skill, then challenged him to another match.
• Draco held back in the second game, and Ron won narrowly before learning Draco had played better when he was younger.

Draco kept Ron narrowly winning at Wizard’s Chess before calling it a night, while Ron and Harry stayed up playing. At two in the morning, Hermione woke Draco to ask about the octopus he could summon, and they decided to discuss it in the Room of Requirement.

• Draco played game after game of Wizard’s Chess with Ron, letting him win by narrow margins as Harry wondered how Draco had become so skilled.
• Draco left for bed at eleven, while Ron and Harry continued playing until midnight and then crept back to their dormitory.
• At two in the morning, Hermione contacted Draco through the Two-Way Mirror, and he went downstairs to meet her in the common room.
• Hermione told Draco she had been unable to sleep and wanted to ask how he could summon an octopus.
• Hermione insisted they go to the Room of Requirement to talk privately, and Draco agreed after teasing her about sneaking out at night.

Draco revealed his ability to communicate with animals to Hermione, who eagerly questioned him and promised to keep it secret. After Draco offered to pass the ability to her, he reassured her about the risks, and Hermione agreed to learn.

• Draco took Hermione to the Room of Requirement, where she asked about his ability to communicate with animals.
• Draco told Hermione the ability was innate and admitted that he had only intended to tell her.
• Hermione promised to keep Draco's secret, then expressed envy and excitement at the possibility of learning his ability.
• Draco explained that he could pass it on through magical enlightenment without side effects or the power to control animals.
• Hermione asked to learn the ability, and Draco gave the system an order to begin.

Draco used Enlightenment to give Hermione Beast Taming and Beast Language Comprehension, letting her understand animals for the first time. After sharing an affectionate moment, Draco taught her how to quiet the new voices, and they parted for the night with Hermione calling it the happiest day of her life.

• Draco used Enlightenment to grant Hermione Beast Taming and Beast Language Comprehension, and she joyfully spoke with a beetle.
• Hermione hugged Draco in excitement, but the beetle teased them for tormenting a single bug, leaving them both embarrassed.
• Draco explained that Hermione could switch the abilities off by shutting out the animals’ voices, and she successfully quieted them.
• Draco led the sleepy Hermione back to the Gryffindor common room and reminded her to turn off both abilities before bed.
• Hermione thanked Draco and said the night had been the happiest day of her life before running up to the girls’ dormitory stairs.

Hermione and Draco spent Saturday studying together after using their Two-Way Mirrors to arrange an early meeting. Hermione discovered that Draco’s knowledge and explanations helped them finish their work far faster than expected.

• Hermione called Draco through the Two-Way Mirror at 7:20 and gave him five minutes to meet her downstairs.
• Draco hurried to meet Hermione, and they walked together to the Great Hall for breakfast.
• Hermione took Draco to the library to review the week’s schoolwork, but Draco answered her difficult questions with ease.
• Draco teased Hermione while she studied, then settled down as she asked him questions and took notes on his explanations.
• Hermione realized their study session was unusually efficient and told Draco she had not expected studying with him to go so quickly.

Draco, Hermione, and their friends went to the Black Lake to see Octopus Brother, drawing a crowd of curious students. Hermione summoned the Giant Squid with her Beast Taming ability, and he surfaced with a splash that soaked everyone.

• Lavender asked when the group would visit Octopus Brother, and Hermione said they would go after lunch.
• The group visited Hagrid, then headed with him to the Black Lake as students gathered to watch.
• Ron tried calling Octopus Brother, but Draco explained that only he and Hermione could summon him.
• Hermione used her Beast Taming ability to call the Giant Squid, who surfaced and drenched the group and nearby students.
• Octopus Brother greeted Draco and Hermione through a mental voice, while the soaked visitors reacted with excitement and annoyance.

Draco, Hermione, and their friends visited Octopus Brother at the lake, where Ron became the octopus’s target after teasing him. As a crowd gathered, the group said goodbye and left, only for Susan and Hannah to arrive too late to see him.

• Hagrid greeted Octopus Brother, and Draco and Hermione openly showed their affection while the others watched.
• Octopus Brother splashed Ron and Lavender after they joked about him not having a wife, then kept targeting Ron after Draco introduced him.
• As more students gathered at the lake, Hermione soothed Octopus Brother and the group said goodbye before leaving.
• Hagrid praised people getting along with magical creatures and teased Ron for irritating Octopus Brother.
• Susan and Hannah hurried to meet the group, and Hannah learned they had already said goodbye to Octopus Brother.

Hannah and Susan regretted missing Octopus Brother, while Hermione worried about Flying Class and Draco offered to tutor her. After dinner, the group watched Wood introduce Draco to the Quidditch team, where the players reacted differently to their new teammate.

• Hannah and Susan heard Octopus Brother had left, and Ron complained that he had sprayed him with water after Ron joked about his lack of a wife.
• The group returned to Hogwarts, where Neville, Harry, and Olivia joined the studying while Ron, Lavender, and Parvati planned to delay their homework.
• At dinner, Ron, Lavender, and Parvati complained about Flying Class with Slytherin, and Hermione privately admitted to Draco that she feared doing badly.
• Draco promised Hermione private flying lessons, and their friends teased them until Hermione threatened to withhold her notes and homework help.
• Harry asked to watch Draco's formal Quidditch training, so the group followed him to the pitch after dinner.
• Wood introduced Draco to Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell, Ritchie Coote, and Andrew Kirke; the Chasers greeted him warmly while the Beaters showed resentment.

Draco joined Gryffindor Quidditch practice and silenced Coote and Andrew’s doubts by catching the Golden Snitch almost immediately. His performance won over the team, and he settled into training as the players grew more coordinated.

• Lavender and Parvati admired the girls on the team, while Angelina invited them to try Quidditch.
• Coote and Andrew questioned Draco’s place as Seeker, so Draco challenged them to compete for the Snitch.
• Draco showed off his precise flying and caught the Golden Snitch within seconds, leaving Coote and Andrew embarrassed and silent.
• Wood led the team through drills, and Draco gradually improved his coordination with the others.
• After training, Harry, Ron, Lavender, Neville, and Hermione praised Draco, while Wood looked forward to the team’s chances of winning the House Cup.