Chapter Summaries

Rose spent the summer working at the orphanage before staying with Lily and her family, where she found a sense of home and prepared for the new school year. On September 1, Rose and Lily returned to Hogwarts aboard the red steam train.

• Rose returned to the orphanage, reunited with Becky, and promised to ask whether Becky could attend school.
• Rose worked through the summer and arranged by letter and phone to visit Lily at the end of August.
• Lily and her mother welcomed Rose into the Evans home, where Rose baked with Lily and met Snape at his hideout.
• Rose went with Lily and the Evanses to Diagon Alley, exchanging her summer wages for robes, used textbooks, and other supplies.
• Mr. and Mrs. Evans drove Rose and Lily to King's Cross, and the girls boarded the train for Hogwarts.

Rose returned to Hogwarts for her second year, met the newly sorted first-years, and began classes with her friends. After enjoying Professor Bosde’s Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, she went alone to a tapestry on the Seventh Floor for a plan she had kept from Lily and Marlene.

• Rose watched Regulus Black get sorted into Slytherin and noticed Sirius Black acting as though they were strangers.
• McGu told Rose that Quidditch tryouts would be held Saturday morning, and Rose said she could attend in the afternoon after helping Madam Pince.
• Rose and her friends attended Herbology in the Third Greenhouse, where mandrakes were growing.
• Rose found Professor Bosde’s Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching engaging, though he assigned a sixteen-inch essay due before the next lesson.
• Rose declined Lily and Marlene’s invitation to study in the library and went to a huge tapestry on the Seventh Floor at half past seven.

Rose began searching the Room of Requirement for Ravenclaw's Diadem, but the vast room and her schoolwork made progress difficult. After Professor Bosde showed her that her practical magic was weaker than her understanding, he suggested that her doubts about belonging at Hogwarts might be suppressing her magic.

• Rose entered the Room of Requirement and began searching its enormous store of objects for Ravenclaw's Diadem.
• James Potter and Sirius Black encountered Rose after curfew, then avoided the patrol and went to the Forbidden Forest with Peter Pettigrew.
• Rose returned to the room for another search, but her assignments and Lily's concern led her to stop searching for several days.
• Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration lessons showed Rose that Lily excelled at practical magic, while Rose was better at memorizing information.
• Professor Bosde watched Rose perform Orchideous and told her that her magic seemed weakened; he asked whether she truly believed she belonged at Hogwarts and warned that suppressed magic could become an Obscurus.

Rose attended the Quidditch tryouts, earned a reserve spot ahead of Hudson Sparrow, and secured the chance to buy James Potter’s old broom. After Sparrow mocked her, Rose punched him, then found support from her friends and felt more confident.

• Marlene accompanied Rose to the Quidditch Pitch, where James Potter arrived with Peter Pettigrew and competed in the tryouts.
• James scored nineteen goals and joined the team, while Rose scored seventeen and Hudson Sparrow scored twelve.
• McGu made Rose and Sparrow reserves, but agreed Rose would rank ahead of him; James offered to sell Rose his old Cleansweep Three Star at market price.
• Sparrow mocked Rose about needing help from James or Black, and Rose punched him before he could finish casting a spell.
• James praised Rose and invited her to explore at night, while Marlene worried Sparrow might report them to Professor McGonagall.
• Lily, Natasha, Mary, and Marlene supported Rose in the common room, and Rose reflected that she had become braver.

Rose joined her first Quidditch practice and learned James Potter had bought her a broom. In exchange for the broom, she revealed how to enter the Room of Requirement to James, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin.

• Rose attended her first early-morning Quidditch practice and scored several goals.
• James told Rose her broom had arrived and arranged to give it to her after dinner.
• James and Sirius asked Rose how she had appeared in the Seventh Floor corridor, offering her the broom for the secret.
• Rose explained that someone had to walk past the tapestry three times while thinking of the room they needed most.
• Sirius questioned Rose about what room she had wanted, then became distracted when she blushed.

Rose proposed that the Marauders create a map showing people around Hogwarts so they could avoid being caught during nighttime excursions, and the boys began discussing how it might work. Later, she argued with Snape about reading Dark Magic and told him that their choices, not the magic itself, made them different; Snape left without replying.

• After History of Magic, Rose suggested that James, Sirius, and Remus make a map of Hogwarts that displayed people's names.
• James embraced the idea, and the group discussed using magical fluctuations to track wizards and how the map might account for Squibs.
• James proposed continuing the discussion that night in the Room of Requirement, while Sirius whispered to Rose as she left.
• Rose went to the library to work on her Defence Against the Dark Arts essay, fell asleep, and woke to find Snape examining a Dark Magic book near her.
• Rose defended her right to read the book, told Snape that the human heart distinguished dark magic from light, and said the Sorting Hat had chosen Gryffindor because they were fundamentally different.

Rose missed dinner, found the Hufflepuff kitchen, and brought food to the Room of Requirement, where she joined James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter to discuss their map of Hogwarts. She and Sirius argued over how to track people on the map, and Rose left while the others remained together.

• Rose ran into Peeves near an abandoned bathroom, then went to the Hufflepuff common room after missing dinner.
• Edgar Bones and Dennis Macmillan spoke with Rose about the kitchen, and Edgar showed her kindness before she entered it.
• Rose carried a large plate of food into the Room of Requirement, where James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter were gathered.
• James showed Rose the detailed floor plan Peter had drawn for the Marauder's Map, and Rose suggested marking people's movements on it.
• Rose and Sirius argued about the difficulty of tracking people, and the group parted on bad terms when Rose returned to the dormitory.

Rose searched the Room of Requirement for Ravenclaw’s Diadem while balancing Quidditch training and Gryffindor’s match against Ravenclaw. After Gryffindor won, Sirius joined Rose’s search, leaving them exploring the room together.

• Rose continued searching the Room of Requirement for the missing Diadem but found nothing by November.
• McGu drove the Quidditch team through demanding early-morning training before their match against Ravenclaw.
• Sirius apologized to Rose at breakfast, and Gryffindor later defeated Ravenclaw 280 to 70.
• Rose left Gryffindor’s victory celebration and entered the Room of Requirement to resume her search for the Diadem.
• Sirius followed Rose into the room, deduced what she was seeking, and offered to help her search.

Rose searched for the Diadem with Sirius while keeping their secret, and both were invited to Professor Slughorn’s Slug Club gathering. The chapter left Rose and Sirius exchanging a warm, private smile across the crowded room.

• Rose and Sirius searched for the Diadem together, and Sirius joked that he would give it to her for Christmas if he found it first.
• Rose chose to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas, while Sirius said he would avoid returning to the Black family home and face another Howler from Walburga.
• Sirius fell asleep during Potions, and Professor Slughorn invited him, James, and Rose to his office for a Wednesday evening gathering.
• James and Sirius complained about attending the Slug Club, but Rose looked forward to trying the food and went to the gathering.
• Slughorn seated Sirius beside Barty Crouch Jr. and questioned Rose about inventing spells before turning his attention to James and the Potter family business.
• Rose caught Sirius’s eye across the room, and he smiled gently and blinked twice at her.

Rose and Sirius found the Diadem in the Room of Requirement, but Rose passed out after Sirius placed it on her head. She woke in the Hospital Wing as Sirius apologized and explained that Dumbledore had taken the Diadem.

• Rose received a note from Madam Pince asking her to help in the library after Christmas and added Madam Pince to her gift list.
• Sirius persuaded Rose to search the Room of Requirement with him, and they explored its dusty depths.
• Sirius found an antique crown on a wizard bust and pulled it off, causing the chair to collapse and Rose to fall with him.
• Sirius placed the Diadem on Rose's head, and she suffered intense pain before passing out.
• Rose woke in the Hospital Wing, where Sirius said Dumbledore had taken the Diadem and awarded them fifty points each.
• Rose told Sirius she was happy they had found the Diadem, and he hurried off to fetch her food as Madam Pomfrey scolded him.

After waking in the Hospital Wing, Rose received comfort from Madam Pomfrey and later shared a Christmas meal with Sirius Black. They talked about Rose’s lonely childhood and Sirius’s resolve to escape his family before falling asleep together.

• Madam Pomfrey treated Rose with Potions and told her that Dumbledore had said she nearly did not wake up and had missed the Christmas feast.
• Sirius startled Rose in the Hospital Wing, then brought her a plate of Christmas leftovers.
• Rose told Sirius how the children at her orphanage had worked on Christmas for food, and Sirius angrily called their treatment abuse.
• Rose told Sirius she believed him and reminded him that he was the first Gryffindor in the Black family.
• Rose and Sirius divided the food into piles, raced to finish it, chatted about their friends and Hogwarts, and fell asleep leaning against each other.

While recovering in the Hospital Wing, Rose faced Dumbledore’s questions about the Ravenclaw Diadem but still could not reveal what she knew. After she returned to school, her discovery made her a hero to Ravenclaw and drew eager attention from Hufflepuff.

• Dumbledore visited Rose and hinted that her reaction to the Diadem suggested it was more than a centuries-lost artifact.
• Rose considered telling Dumbledore the truth but could not bring herself to confess, and he reassured her that he believed in her and would wait until she was ready.
• Dumbledore left Rose chocolate and Ice Mice, and she accidentally made Madam Pomfrey think mice had entered the Hospital Wing.
• Madam Pomfrey released Rose the day before classes resumed, and Lily and Marlene congratulated her for earning Gryffindor a hundred points and finding the Diadem.
• Edgar Bones and other Hufflepuffs crowded around Rose with questions about finding Hufflepuff’s Cup, and Marlene pulled her away to breakfast.

After Belinda broke her leg, Rose replaced her as a Chaser in Gryffindor’s match against Slytherin and helped secure the Quidditch House Cup. Back in the celebrating common room, Sirius praised Rose, leaving her staring at him with her heart pounding.

• McGu announced that Rose would replace the injured Belinda in the Quidditch match, and Sirius reassured her when she grew anxious.
• Rose, James, and Caradoc used their coordinated plays to score early, then adapted when Slytherin began marking James closely.
• Rose drew the Slytherin Chasers away from James and passed him the Quaffle for a goal; McGu caught the Golden Snitch, giving Gryffindor the win.
• McGu accepted the Quidditch House Cup and celebrated with his fiancée, Bernice Smethwyck, while Gryffindor cheered.
• Sirius praised Rose’s skill and preparation in the common room, and Rose stared at him as her heart pounded.

Rose spoke with Remus Lupin about accepting what made her different, then drew confidence from the conversation and successfully cast a Fire-Making Spell she had adapted herself. She showed the spell to Professor Bosde, who praised her talent but warned her against experimenting recklessly with magic.

• Rose received Easter eggs from Marlene and Lily's families, and Edgar gave her a large red-and-gold egg.
• While returning from the library after curfew, Rose met Remus outside the Hospital Wing on a full-moon night and realized why he was there.
• Remus advised Rose to accept her true self and the magic within her, and Madam Pomfrey sent Rose back to her common room.
• Remembering Remus's advice, Rose successfully used her adapted Fire-Making Spell to roast an apple.
• Rose showed the spell to Professor Bosde, who praised her skill, warned that altered spells could have dangerous consequences, and noted that he planned to resign the following year.

Rose became so absorbed in experimenting with spells that she neglected her homework, then argued with Sirius and James when they concealed where they had been. She made up with her friends the next morning and received a mysterious note inviting her to “that room” that night.

• Rose spent days practicing harmless spell variations, especially the Firework Spell, and stayed up late trying to finish her overdue homework.
• Sirius, James, and Pettigrew returned muddy after curfew, and Sirius and James became angry when Rose questioned their story about the Whomping Willow and Hogsmeade.
• Rose felt hurt that the boys were keeping a secret from her and ran to the girls’ dormitory.
• The next morning, Rose ignored Sirius and James, while Lily and Marlene reassured her that they still considered her a close friend.
• Rose cried from happiness, forgot her anger at the boys, and later worked on the extra essay Professor McGonagall had assigned them.
• A first-year Gryffindor boy gave Rose a note inviting her to “that room” that night with a password she knew.

Rose confronted Sirius and the Marauders over their suspicions about her reaction to Remus being a werewolf. After a brawl eased the tension, Remus revealed his secret and his friends accepted him, leaving the group reconciled as Rose returned to her dormitory.

• Rose found James waiting outside the Gryffindor common room, and he brought her to the Room of Requirement to meet Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
• Remus apologized for causing conflict, while Rose told him it was not his fault and challenged Sirius for thinking she would reject or betray Remus.
• Rose knocked Sirius to the floor, and the five friends ended up with bruises before laughing together and letting the argument go.
• Remus told the group he was a werewolf, and James, Sirius, Peter, and Rose assured him they accepted him.
• Rose left for her dormitory, warning the boys that staying up late during puberty could stunt their growth, and the boys left the room soon after.

After finishing exams, Rose planned to earn enough money over the summer to leave the orphanage, then returned to Frenshem with unexpectedly strong results. Her search for work led her to a fish-and-chips shop, where her sauce recipes helped save the business and earned her a summer job.

• Rose calculated that she needed to earn at least £100 over the summer so she could leave the orphanage the following year.
• At the end-of-term feast, Dumbledore celebrated Gryffindor’s victory, and Hestia later brought Rose exam results that included three Os and three Es.
• Rose said goodbye to Lily and her other friends at King’s Cross, then returned to Frenshem with Elena.
• After failing to find work elsewhere, Rose visited a fish-and-chips shop and met its owner, Mia, who said she and her husband planned to rent it out.
• Rose made pea sauce and improved the mayonnaise to complement the fried fish, persuading Mia to keep the shop open and hire her for the summer.

Rose spent the summer working for the Bennetts, then reunited with Lily and traveled with her to Diagon Alley before they boarded the Hogwarts Express for their third year. On the train, James tried to curse a first-year, but Lily stopped him, leaving Rose and Marlene laughing at his obvious crush on Lily.

• Rose moved into the room above the Bennetts’ shop, worked through the summer, and received her wages early when she left for school.
• Rose visited Lily and heard about the tensions between Lily, Petunia, and Snape; Lily hugged Rose and called her her sister.
• Rose and Lily went with the Evanses to Diagon Alley, bought school supplies, and returned to King's Cross the next morning.
• Rose and Lily boarded the Hogwarts Express and found an empty compartment, where they discussed Marlene and Snape before James joined them.
• James complained that Rose had not answered his letters, then tried to cast a Leg-Locker Curse on a first-year boy.
• Lily stopped James from cursing the first-year, and Rose and Marlene laughed at how smitten James seemed with Lily.

Rose reunited with the Marauders at Hogwarts and agreed to join their plan to become Animagi. She returned to the dormitory after a playful walk with Sirius, with their practice set to begin the next day.

• Lily warned Rose to keep away from James Potter and the Marauders, but Rose defended them and teased Lily about Potter.
• At the start-of-term feast, Rose ate too much and forgot her promise to James until he pulled her away from the common room.
• James told Rose that he, Sirius, Peter, and Remus planned to learn to become Animagi, and Rose agreed to join them.
• Rose learned that Sirius and James had bet she would join, then claimed half the winnings from Sirius.
• Rose went with Sirius to the Hospital Wing for digestive potion, and they joked and horsed around on the way back to their dormitories.

Rose missed the first Hogsmeade weekend because she lacked a signed permission form and spent the day alone at Hogwarts. After Snape discovered her work on a harmful spell, he offered to improve it, but Rose rejected the idea and returned to the castle.

• Rose and her friends began practicing the first step of becoming Animagi, but Peter, Sirius, James, and Rose each lost their Mandrake leaves and had to start over.
• Quidditch training began under captain Alan Macmillan, who pushed the team to practice hard as they tried to defend their title.
• Rose stayed at Hogwarts during the first Hogsmeade weekend because she had not obtained permission from Bond Johnson.
• Rose spent the quiet day by the Black Lake studying her Muggle notebook and a Burning Curse she had been modifying.
• Snape found Rose practicing the spell and offered to help perfect it, but Rose said an offensive spell could not be perfect and walked away.