Chapter Summaries

Morris tried to use Hardy’s Time-Turner, but it exploded, and Hardy claimed time itself rejected him. After Professor McGonagall helped him seek permission to skip his core classes, Morris won approval to attend only his electives, provided he ranked first in his year.

• Hardy lent Morris a Time-Turner, but it exploded after Morris turned it several times.
• Hardy said Morris was innately unsuited to using a Time-Turner and took the broken device away to report the incident to the Ministry.
• Morris refused Hardy’s invitation to join the Department of Mysteries and told Professor McGonagall that the Time-Turner would not work for him.
• Morris asked McGonagall to remove all his classes except his electives so he could study independently.
• McGonagall required approval from the headmaster and Morris’s professors, along with first place in his year on every exam.
• Morris gained permission to skip all core classes after the headmaster and professors agreed.

Morris demonstrated his Shadow Concealment Stone to Fred and George Weasley and discussed selling his different models. He left the conversation with the twins as potential partners to handle sales and promotion.

• Morris showed George how to activate the Shadow Concealment Stone, which let him enter the shadows until he loosened his grip and was ejected.
• Fred tried the stone and praised its effects, and Morris asked the twins whether students would buy it.
• Morris revealed ten stones with different features and explained that he planned to release new versions over time to encourage customers to upgrade.
• Morris asked Fred and George to help sell the stones, and they spent a long time discussing sales strategies.

Morris mastered Fixed-Point Teleportation and began planning a secret base, then finished rebuilding the Basilisk as an undead creature in the Chamber of Secrets. After Guantou was accidentally flung into a weakened wall, Morris noticed the impact had dented and cracked the ancient stone.

• Morris agreed to a fifty-fifty profit split with the Weasley brothers for selling Shadow Concealment Stones.
• Morris learned Fixed-Point Teleportation, marked a destination with a magic circle, and successfully teleported between his dormitory and the common room despite Hogwarts' Anti-Apparition Jinx.
• Morris decided to prepare a secret base during the summer holiday.
• Morris finished repairing the Basilisk and turned it into an undead creature with soul-fire eyes, patched skin, and steel-like fangs.
• Guantou climbed onto the Basilisk's head, lost its footing, and was accidentally flung into a Chamber of Secrets wall.
• Morris saw that the impact had dented and cracked the wall, whose stone had grown fragile over time.

Morris discovered a hidden classroom and Slytherin’s private office beneath the Chamber of Secrets, then removed the office’s books and scrolls to study them. Slytherin’s notes suggested the other Hogwarts Founders had also left secret legacies, prompting Morris to wonder what they had hidden.

• Morris blasted open a concealed wall and found a passage leading to an underground classroom.
• Tom identified the room as a likely place where Salazar Slytherin secretly taught Dark Magic, then revealed a hidden door with Parseltongue.
• Morris explored Slytherin’s office and found shelves of manuscripts, books, and scrolls that Tom could not yet decipher.
• Morris packed up the office’s contents and spent the following days studying Slytherin’s writings, much of which concerned Dark Magic and the other Founders.
• Morris read a note implying that Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff had also left behind secret legacies.

Morris studied Salazar Slytherin’s Legilimency research and decided to practice on Lockhart. After repeatedly invading Lockhart’s mind and erasing his memories, Morris mastered the skill and learned the extent of Lockhart’s stolen adventures, leaving him eager to practice again before Lockhart was sent to Azkaban.

• Morris found detailed instructions on Legilimency in Salazar Slytherin’s manuscript and decided to use Lockhart as a practice subject.
• Morris followed Lockhart to his office, where he found the professor packing to leave Hogwarts.
• Morris invaded Lockhart’s mind, scrambling his memories and frightening him as he tried to escape.
• Morris blocked the office door and cast Obliviate on Lockhart after the man offered him money or fame.
• Morris repeatedly practiced Legilimency on Lockhart, eventually learning to read his thoughts silently and discovering how many adventures Lockhart had stolen.
• Morris remembered that Dumbledore and Fudge had discussed Lockhart and decided to keep practicing before Lockhart was taken to Azkaban.

As final exams ended, Morris encountered Hermione Granger rushing for help after Gilderoy Lockhart collapsed during a severe headache. Lockhart awoke with his buried memories and emotions overwhelming him, then silently walked away from his office.

• Morris completed his exams confidently, while Snape gave him a Potions paper intended for older students.
• Lockhart learned that someone in the Ministry of Magic was secretly investigating him and suffered another sudden headache.
• Hermione Granger visited Lockhart to ask about exam answers, but he could not answer her questions.
• Lockhart collapsed after a powerful headache, and Hermione ran into Morris and brought him to the office.
• Lockhart awoke as memories and emotions from his past resurfaced, then left without speaking to Hermione or Morris.

Morris learned that Lockhart had turned himself in for plagiarizing his books and erasing witnesses’ memories, then discussed the dangerous history of Hogwarts’ Defence Against the Dark Arts professors and his summer plans. Ravenclaw won the House Cup, and Dumbledore asked Morris to stay behind after the feast.

• Morris told Hermione that Lockhart had gone to repent, while privately recognizing that his Legilimency practice had left Lockhart overwhelmed by guilt and self-loathing.
• The Daily Prophet reported that Gilderoy Lockhart had turned himself in and confessed to plagiarism and repeatedly using memory magic to hide the truth.
• Morris and Kyle heard an older Ravenclaw student recount the grim fates of earlier Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, then discussed their plans for the summer holidays.
• Dumbledore announced that Ravenclaw had won the House Cup, and Morris joined the feast before heading back toward his common room.
• Dumbledore called Morris back as he was leaving the Great Hall.

Morris admitted to Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall that he had used Legilimency on Lockhart, then left for Hogsmeade Station and proposed forming an organization to explore the universe. He and the Weasley Twins agreed they needed partners and funding, but Morris could not invest in their planned shop yet.

• Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall questioned Morris about Lockhart's damaged mind, and Morris admitted he had used Legilimency on him.
• Professor McGonagall reprimanded Morris for using the dangerous spell without reporting his suspicions, while Morris reminded Dumbledore that he had once used Legilimency on him.
• After Morris left, Professor McGonagall confronted Dumbledore about his earlier use of Legilimency on Morris.
• At Hogsmeade Station, Morris told Fred and George he wanted to found an organization devoted to exploring the universe, and the twins agreed to join.
• Fred and George told Morris they planned to open Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and asked him to invest, but he said he did not have enough money.

Morris welcomed Neville into the Explorers and returned to Knockturn Alley, where he received ship designs for a ship-shaped base. In August, Harry boarded the Knight Bus after accidentally inflating Aunt Marge and ran into Morris on his way to Diagon Alley.

• Morris invited Neville to join the Explorers, and Neville accepted because he trusted Morris.
• Morris returned to Frick's shop and received a collection of ship design drawings from Mundungus Fletcher to use as references for his planned base.
• Morris stayed at the shop for the summer, and more than a month passed before August arrived.
• After Harry accidentally turned Aunt Marge into a human-shaped balloon, he boarded the Knight Bus to Diagon Alley.
• Morris boarded the Knight Bus and sat beside Harry, who explained what had happened and why Dumbledore required him to spend part of each year with the Dursleys.

Harry and Morris rode the Knight Bus, where Morris tested how frightened people were of Voldemort’s name and learned that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban. At the Leaky Cauldron, Harry worried about being punished for using magic, then met Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, who greeted both boys.

• Harry explained to Morris that he had used Neville’s name, and Morris suggested serving chilled cola on the Knight Bus.
• Stan recognized the surname Black and showed Morris and Harry a newspaper report about Sirius Black’s escape from Azkaban.
• Harry said Voldemort’s name, and Morris repeatedly tested Stan by saying it until Stan fled back to the driver’s compartment.
• Morris reassured Harry that the Ministry would not punish him because he was Harry Potter, though Harry said he did not want to be the Chosen One.
• At the Leaky Cauldron, Cornelius Fudge greeted Harry and Morris, leaving Harry anxious that the Ministry knew he had used magic.

Fudge arranged for Harry to stay at the Leaky Cauldron for the rest of the summer, while Morris questioned him about the mysterious Department of Mysteries and its Unspeakables. More than a week later, Morris eagerly invited Harry to come see a treasure.

• Fudge told Harry he would not be punished and arranged for him to stay in Diagon Alley at the Leaky Cauldron.
• Morris asked Fudge about the Unspeakables after revealing that Mr. Vaughn had invited him to join them after graduation.
• Fudge admitted he knew little about the Department of Mysteries and advised Morris to seek a more promising Ministry position.
• After Fudge left, Harry learned that Morris had only received an invitation and settled into his new life in Diagon Alley.
• More than a week later, Morris greeted Harry with unusual excitement and asked him to come see a treasure.

Morris took Harry to a deserted island and revealed the flying ship in a bottle he had built over the summer. After taking Harry aboard and lifting off, Morris offered to take him anywhere on Earth, leaving Harry to decide where to go.

• Morris Apparated with Harry to an unnamed deserted island, despite Harry's concern that Fudge had forbidden him to leave Diagon Alley.
• Morris summoned a large glass bottle from a lake and showed Harry the sailing ship inside it, his newly built base.
• Morris revealed a doorway in the bottle and led Harry aboard the ship.
• Morris launched the ship in the bottle into the sky, taking Harry ten thousand meters above the ground.
• Morris asked Harry where he wanted to go, and Harry began to consider his options.

Morris took Harry to visit the Weasleys at The Burrow aboard his magically expanded bottled ship, which was powered by a Bone Dragon. The Weasley family toured the ship and learned it would serve as the Explorers' base.

• Harry suggested visiting Ron, and Morris agreed to take him to The Burrow using the map Fred and George had given him.
• Morris flew the bottled ship to the Weasleys' home, using his Bone Dragon to tow it and a spell to hide it from Muggles.
• Morris showed Harry the ship's spacious sitting room and explained that he had expanded the cabin with magic.
• Fred, George, and Arthur greeted Morris and eagerly accepted his offer to tour the ship while Harry ran off to find Ron.
• The Weasley family gathered aboard the ship, and Morris told Fred that he planned to make it the Explorers' base.

Morris visited the Burrow for lunch with the Weasley family, where he shared boat designs with Arthur and learned about the Weasley family clock. He reassured Molly and Arthur that Professor Dumbledore knew he lived in Knockturn Alley, just as a flutter of wings sounded outside.

• On the way to the Burrow, Morris gave Arthur boat designs after Molly warned Arthur against another dangerous project.
• At the Burrow, Morris admired the family clock, and Arthur explained how its magic tracked the family members’ locations and conditions.
• Molly brought Morris tea and biscuits, then asked where he lived; Morris admitted he lived in Knockturn Alley.
• Morris reassured Molly and Arthur that Dumbledore knew about his home, and flapping wings sounded outside the window.

Arthur recalled a prophecy from an Egyptian Seer suggesting Morris might come from a criminal family, and wondered if Morris was connected to the Black family. The discussion ended when Guantou caught Ron's rat, Scabbers, in its mouth.

• Errol delivered the newspaper, and Arthur remembered meeting Sirius Black before he went to prison.
• Arthur told the Weasleys that an Egyptian Seer had predicted he would meet a helpful young man from a criminal family before summer ended.
• Morris considered that his unknown parents might have been connected to the Black family, though Molly and Arthur urged him not to take the prophecy seriously.
• Morris picked up his undead cat, Guantou, after it entered the house.
• Scabbers fell from the banister, and Guantou picked the rat up in its mouth.

Morris spent a day at the Burrow with the Weasleys before learning Sirius Black was hunting Harry. He took Harry back to the Leaky Cauldron under cover of night, reassured him that the ship was safe, and left him at the inn.

• Ron rescued Scabbers from Guantou, while Morris explained that his cat did not eat rats.
• The twins showed Morris their inventions, including an unfinished Portable Swamp, and he suggested adding Dungbombs.
• Arthur warned Morris that Sirius Black was searching for Harry and urged him to return Harry to the Leaky Cauldron for protection.
• Morris took Harry aboard the ship in the bottle and explained that magic brought its air and wind in from outside.
• Morris reassured Harry that he could protect him from Black, then flew with him to a deserted island and Apparated with him to Diagon Alley.
• Morris and Harry walked through Diagon Alley to the Leaky Cauldron, where Harry breathed a sigh of relief after entering.

After Harry returned to the Leaky Cauldron and learned that the Ministry had been searching for him, Morris left and discovered that two Aurors were following him. He lured them into an alley, where their confrontation escalated as Morris revealed his powerful magic and summoned three skeletons.

• Tom told Harry that Minister Fudge and two Aurors had searched the Leaky Cauldron and nearby shops for him.
• Morris left the Leaky Cauldron, and Yanhua warned him that two people were following him.
• Morris ran into a deserted alley and challenged the pursuing Aurors to follow him.
• At a dead end, Morris blocked the female Auror's Expelliarmus with a powerful Protego and then tested the Aurors with his Weakening Curse.
• Morris snapped his fingers and summoned three armed skeletons between himself and the Aurors.

Morris defeated two Aurors who had pursued him, then brought them to Harry’s room at the Leaky Cauldron, where Minister Fudge learned what had happened. Fudge was left furious at the Aurors’ humiliating failure.

• Morris used a Stunning Spell and summoned skeletons to incapacitate the two Aurors who chased him.
• Morris put the unconscious Aurors in a sack and carried them to room eleven of the Leaky Cauldron.
• Fudge warned Harry to stay nearby until he could safely return to Hogwarts and questioned where Harry had been.
• Morris arrived and told Fudge that two people impersonating Aurors had chased him.
• Fudge found the two Aurors in Morris’s sack, heard their account, and grew furious at their defeat.

Morris left the Ministry after Fudge accepted that the Aurors’ confrontation with him had been a misunderstanding, then spent the rest of the holiday pursuing his usual projects and treats. As September arrived, he returned to the station for Hogwarts and encountered the Aurors he had subdued, who kept their distance.

• Morris told Fudge the Aurors’ encounter with him had been a misunderstanding, and Fudge accepted his explanation while warning that Sirius Black might target Harry.
• Morris returned to the Ship in a Bottle, where Guantou secretly practiced the Levitation Charm with a wand until Yanhua caught its falling crystal ball and restrained it.
• Morris spent the following days visiting Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, and dessert shops, and left presence-concealing gems at Frick’s shop to sell for a hundred Galleons each.
• Morris arrived at the station before the Hogwarts train’s departure and saw Ministry personnel, including the two Aurors he had subdued.
• Morris approached the Aurors to greet them, but they backed away, so he gave up on apologizing.

On the train to Hogwarts, Morris used a Patronus to drive a Dementor away from his compartment. He then followed it into the corridor and summoned more raven Patronuses to surround it.

• Morris shared a train compartment with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, who showed them a Wizard's Chess set with German-speaking pieces.
• Morris translated the pieces' insults and ambitions, then accepted Lee Jordan's chess set to study.
• The train shook and grew cold, so Morris opened the compartment door and found a Dementor outside.
• Morris cast Expecto Patronum, summoning a raven that drove the Dementor away from the compartment.
• Morris followed the Dementor into the corridor and summoned more raven Patronuses to surround it.