Chapter Summaries

Harry and Cedric returned from their mission world and met with Dumbledore, who offered to arrange training in exchange for their knowledge of the Magic Immortal World. Back at Hogwarts, Harry reconciled with Ginny and then asked Snape to teach him how to extract memories.

• Harry explained that his experiences in the Rune Card World had become established facts recorded in the Akashic Records.
• Cedric endured Dumbledore's test, and she told Harry that she, Riddle, and her husband had chosen him and would discuss his training the next day.
• Harry returned to the common room, while Cedric hurried to reunite with Cho Chang.
• Harry embraced Ginny, and the two made up after returning to Hogwarts.
• Harry visited Snape and Lily, told them he had reconciled with Ginny, and asked Snape to teach him memory extraction.

Harry learned to extract his own memories with Legilimency and discovered he could use the Suggestion Magic Eye on himself, while Pheobe and Krum pursued their training and Cedric chose to prioritize Cho Chang over victory. The Champions arrived before influential figures in another world, where Cedric explained why he had given up and defended his version of Riddle as kind.

• Snape taught Harry that Legilimency was originally for examining oneself, and Harry used the Suggestion Magic Eye to extract a memory, accidentally revealing Sirius Black as a woman calling for James.
• Pheobe trained amid golden flames in the desert and began unlocking the phoenix vitality within her, while Krum experimented on his body with Fantastic Beast tissues and Magic Script.
• Cedric admitted to Riddle that he knew Cho Chang was delaying his training but accepted it because he valued their relationship and family more than winning.
• At three in the afternoon, Harry and Cedric vanished from the castle and appeared before Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Riddle, and James Peverell in another world.
• Cedric explained that his Dream Walking Technique could not bring his Magic Immortal Artifact spirit and that he had chosen to abandon victory, then described his contracted Riddle as kind rather than evil.
• Cedric's defense of Riddle unsettled Dumbledore and made Voldemort question whether he had once been a good person before splitting his soul.

Cedric accepted his true self, broke through to Second Stage Liberation, and flew into the Forbidden Forest as a phoenix. Harry shared his memories to request a training plan, returned to his world, and told Dracey that he and Ginny had reconciled.

• Cedric explained that Image of True Self helped him recognize his dark side and that he had lived to fulfill Amos Diggory's expectations rather than his own preferences.
• Cedric decided to rest and then wander through the Forbidden Forest, but he broke through the barrier between Liberation and Second Stage Liberation and transformed into a phoenix.
• Harry gave the gathered wizards memories of the other Champions' performances and asked them to create a training plan, with Snape's privacy precautions in place.
• Harry returned to his world, answered Hestia and Dian's questions about living off-campus and Pheobe and Krum, and found Roan, Harley, and Dracey distracted by flying practice.
• Dracey greeted Harry affectionately, and Harry told her that he and Ginny had made up.

Basil planned to connect the Dream Sea and livestream rooms across universes while Voldemort used science to become a protector of the Muggle World. At Hogwarts’s leaving feast, Slytherin celebrated winning the House Cup, and Harry greeted Cedric and Cho Chang.

• Krum realized that flying could be the catalyst for advancing his path, while Basil explained the Champions’ other catalysts to Pansy.
• Pansy described the emerging werewolf path and Lupin’s extended lifespan, but Basil said he preferred to wait rather than adopt an imperfect transformation.
• Basil envisioned linking the afterlives and Dream Seas of two worlds through a livestream platform, then set the next trial for September 24th.
• Voldemort awoke in a potion-filled clone beneath the Royal Society and considered how much more valuable a university student was than his former Death Eaters.
• At the June 18 leaving feast, Slytherin celebrated its House Cup victory while Harry felt pleased by the House’s banner and saw Snape grow gloomy over Lily’s time away.
• Harry greeted Cedric, who arrived holding Cho Chang’s hand.

Harry, Cedric, Krum, and Pheobe reunited at Hogwarts, where their extraordinary powers drew attention from students and Dumbledore. Dumbledore wondered whether the next stage of the Triwizard Tournament would pit the Champions against one another, then announced that Beauxbatons and Durmstrang would stay through the next year and that students might remain at Hogwarts over summer.

• Harry and Cedric met at Hogwarts, and Cedric noted how much Harry had improved through his permanent Patronus.
• Krum arrived at tremendous speed, and he and the others sensed Pheobe's powerful life force as she approached.
• Pheobe joined Basil and Hermione, and her presence provoked Hermione while Ginny worried briefly about her interest in Harry.
• Dumbledore told Professor McGonagall that the Champions might fight in the third trial and described how far their powers had advanced.
• Dumbledore announced that Beauxbatons and Durmstrang would remain at Hogwarts until the tournament ended and that some parents wanted students to stay through summer.

Dumbledore announced that the students would remain at Hogwarts through the next trial, and the feast ended with Hermione absorbed in magical research while Pheobe kissed Basil. The next day, Harry and Cedric joined a lesson for wizards about Magic Rings, where an instructor explained their properties and ranks.

• Dumbledore announced the students’ schedule, confirmed that parents and employers had agreed to their extended stay, and revealed Slytherin had won the House Cup.
• At the feast, Hermione studied magical techniques instead of eating while Pheobe kissed Basil, who secretly tested his ability to exist in multiple places at once.
• Basil prepared a green meal for Hermione, who mistook it for a thoughtful blessing and failed to notice his pity.
• Harry and Cedric arrived early for the Magic Ring lesson, where Ginley Weasley chattered at Harry and the other boys gathered without witches.
• A masked wizard explained that Magic Rings existed in the mind, could store and project magic, and ranked from white through yellow and purple to black.

Riddle explained how Magic Rings were created by inducing a Magical Outburst, then prepared to use gaseous Pygmy Puff venom to make the young wizards’ magic erupt. Colin Creevey inhaled the gas and collapsed, leaving the audience alarmed.

• Riddle explained that black was the highest Magic Ring color so far and that seven rings was the record, then named Alastoria Moody as the witch who had drained his magic.
• Riddle described methods for triggering a Magical Outburst, including facing one’s deepest fear, exhausting the mind, Legilimency, and Pygmy Puff venom.
• Riddle explained that gaseous Pygmy Puff venom caused despair and chaotic magic, then called the students forward to inhale it and draw circles in their minds.
• Colin Creevey took a breath of the gas and fell backward as blue-green vapor swirled in his eyes.

Harry and Cedric constructed their Magic Rings using the memory-targeting poison, and Cedric’s transformation revealed that he had reached the Ultimate Liberation of his Magic Immortal Artifact. Harry learned the meaning of Cedric’s transformation afterward, leaving his friend’s newfound power and status uncertain.

• Colin Creevey and Dennis Creevey successfully constructed their Magic Rings, while Malcolm Badock vanished in a Magical Outburst and Riddle pursued him through space.
• Harry inhaled the poison and formed five Magic Rings as painful memories of his childhood mingled with his love for his mother.
• Cedric inhaled the poison, transformed into a gigantic winged serpent, and constructed five Magic Rings, including a blood-red fifth ring.
• Dumbledore compared the colors of Harry’s, Cedric’s, Krum’s, and Pheobe’s Magic Rings and speculated about how each wizard’s essence shaped them.
• Riddle left Barty Crouch Jr. to manage the remaining students, while Cedric went to find Cho Chang and Ginny was left to explain the events to Harry.
• Ginny told Harry that Cedric’s serpent form was his Ultimate Liberation, a rare transformation that greatly increased a Magic Immortal’s power.

Harry struggled to learn the Image of True Self while Cedric, Pheobe, and Krum pursued Ultimate Liberation through different methods. The chapter ended with Basil advising that Krum seek a Two-headed tailless amphibian and revealing that Cedric's Magic Ring was tied to his Martial Soul True Body, not a store of magic.

• Harry studied the Image of True Self and found that its spirit-within-the-law technique demanded more sustained spiritual cultivation than he could yet manage.
• Cedric used the Basilisk's presence and his own wildness to resist transforming into a Feathered Serpent, while golden patterns on his body helped suppress the urge.
• Pheobe put Fawkes into a Summoning Card, hoping their union would help her reach Ultimate Liberation and strengthen Fawkes.
• Krum learned of Pheobe's plan and began seeking a Fantastic Beast that could stimulate his Magic Immortal Artifact's power.
• Basil told Kurumi that Krum needed a Two-headed tailless amphibian and explained that the Magic Ring did not actually store magic.

Basil explained that Soul Rings amplified and stabilized a wizard’s Soul Power until [True Form] manifested, and Pheobe transformed into a phoenix-winged fairy. As Harry and Cedric struggled with their new forms and Krum mastered his, Ron’s jealousy and irritation erupted when Ginny confronted him.

• Basil explained that wizards wielded Soul Power and that seven Soul Rings usually enabled [True Form], while Cedric had managed it with five through his higher-quality rings and Image of True Self.
• Pheobe transformed into a palm-sized fairy with phoenix wings, felt she had reached the Young Bird Stage, and struggled to control her new form.
• Cedric gradually overcame his urge to remain in [True Form], while Harry’s stag form reduced the time he spent with Ginny and Krum mastered his green Golden Snitch form by playing Quidditch.
• Krum’s green Snitch form inspired fans to favor green Golden Snitches, but Ron’s request for red ones was rejected by the Quidditch Center.
• Ginny heard Ron complain that he might fall out with her, then summoned a swarm of bats at him; Ron silently dispelled them with Finite Incantatem while Harry watched.

Basil gave Hermione a Wampus Cat named Sadie and an enchanted suitcase, and Sadie immediately warmed to her. Seeing Hermione’s rare gift, Ron asked Harry to buy him a dragon, but Harry steered him toward a Bird Serpent, leaving Ginny exasperated by Harry’s indulgence.

• Hermione wondered whether Ron’s changed behavior came from psychic resonance with an alternate-universe counterpart, and Basil said Ron would return to normal.
• Basil revealed he had registered a Wampus Cat named Sadie as Hermione’s gift and presented her with a spacious enchanted suitcase.
• Sadie emerged from the suitcase and affectionately rubbed against Hermione, who was delighted that the Wampus Cat liked her.
• Ron envied Hermione’s gift and asked Harry to buy him an Australian Green dragon, while Harry offered him a Swedish Short-Snout instead.
• Harry persuaded Ron to choose a Bird Serpent, and Ron proudly told Ginny he would rely on his good brother.
• Hermione suggested Ron would have been better off with an Acromantula, but Basil noted that Ron was afraid of spiders.

On Harry’s birthday, he chose a Shapeshifter with a phoenix template and a Mansion Crab among the Fantastic Beast options offered to him. Meanwhile, Slughorn’s presence at the birthday party prompted Dumbledore to explain his talent for collecting promising students, before Ron asked about Moody and another person connected to Slughorn’s departure from teaching.

• Ron received an Occamy from Harry and showed it off in the common room as a feathered serpent.
• Harry rejected several Fantastic Beast options before choosing a Shapeshifter that had memorized a phoenix and a Mansion Crab that carried a hidden, self-sustaining mansion.
• Harry’s birthday party filled a magically expanded Gryffindor common room with guests, including Slughorn and members of his club.
• Dumbledore explained to Ron and Ginny that Slughorn valued talent and future success, built a network through his favored students, and had once taught Lily.
• Dumbledore said Slughorn’s inability to judge people who were both attractive and exceptionally talented had contributed to his leaving teaching, and Ron asked about Moody and the person involved.

Dumbledore explained that Alastor Moody would return to the Ministry and Horace Slughorn would resume teaching Potions, while Snape would finally take the Defense Against the Dark Arts post. Slughorn met Harry and began recruiting famous students, while Basil and Hermione imagined a future together in the Star Era.

• Dumbledore told Ginny and Ron that Slughorn would return as Potions professor and Snape would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, prompting Ron and later Harry to cry out in dismay.
• Slughorn approached Ron with coronation soup and fried chicken, learned about Harry from him, and then greeted Harry and Lily when Harry returned.
• Harry recognized Slughorn as an investor who had supported him and thanked him for helping secure potion ingredients, while Slughorn claimed he only wanted to meet Lily's son.
• Snape announced that he would become Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and Harry reacted with the same dismay as Ron.
• Slughorn began courting Draco Malfoy and other famous students, while Basil reminded Hermione that Draco's counterpart was a magic immortal.
• Hermione imagined building a lunar library in the future, and Basil agreed to add it to the world he was creating.

Hermione and Basil shared a private train compartment while Harry, Ron, and Ginny argued about Ron’s habits and worth as a friend. Harry defended Ron and reunited with him, leaving Ginny hurt and distant from Harry.

• Hermione shut Harry and Ron out of her compartment so she could share food and a quiet train ride with Basil.
• Ginny revealed Ron planned to join Fred and George’s forbidden beast battles, and she and Ron argued about the activity and his studies.
• Ginny criticized Ron as lazy and said his mediocre grades came from his choices, prompting Harry to defend Ron’s loyalty, courage, and insecurity.
• Harry left the compartment and embraced a tearful Ron, while nearby wizards applauded their reunion.
• Basil pushed open Hermione’s protected compartment and ordered Harry and Ron to stop their emotional display, and they returned to their compartment.
• Ron and Harry sat beside each other while Ginny turned to the window, leaving an awkward distance between them.

Harry and Ginny’s quarrel over Ron carried into the start-of-term feast, where Hermione urged them to stop interfering in one another’s relationships. Harry reconciled with Ginny by kissing her in front of the Great Hall, setting off a wave of public kissing before the Sorting Ceremony began.

• Basil explained to Hermione that Harry was upset because Ginny had criticized Ron, and he planned to give Harry and Ginny time to reconcile.
• Basil and Hermione arrived at Hogwarts, where Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Ginny’s argument and Hermione pointed out that Harry and Ron had also crossed boundaries.
• Harry hurried into the Great Hall to find Ginny, while Basil went to the Hufflepuff table and Hermione pushed Harry into the seat beside her.
• Harry told Ginny he had no romantic feelings for Ron and kissed her; Ron then kissed Lavender, and couples across the hall followed their example.
• Professor McGonagall tried to quiet the Great Hall before the Sorting Ceremony, then left as Hermione watched her go and Pheobe kissed Basil.

At Hogwarts's opening feast, Dumbledore announced a more demanding school year and introduced a regulated Duel Club for students and their summoned beasts. The chapter ended with the announcement that Slughorn would teach Potions and Snape would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.

• Basil observed Voldemort's brain through the sea of subconsciousness, then returned to Hogwarts as the Sorting began.
• The Sorting Hat sang a short, boastful song, and McGonagall Sorted the many new students, including Euan Abercrombie into Gryffindor.
• Harry worried that the world knew about what had happened between him, Ron, and Ginny on the train while the long Sorting delayed the feast.
• At the feast, Basil's physical modification made Hermione unusually hungry and quietly improved her resilience.
• Dumbledore warned students that their coursework would grow more demanding and announced a Duel Club with rules for beast classifications, challenges, and high-risk summons.
• Dumbledore announced that Slughorn would replace Snape as Potions teacher and Snape would replace Moody as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Basil and Hermione watched the dueling club, where Fred defeated a Hebridean Black with an Acromantula while Ron racked up wins with his enlarged Bird Serpent. Ron declared himself the Duel King, though Ginny insisted he still could not beat Fred.

• Basil spent the night with Kate Beckinsale, whom he had transformed into a new kind of vampire called the Moon Clan.
• The next morning, Basil and Hermione went to the dueling venue, where Basil explained that magic made weaker magic submit to stronger magic.
• Fred defeated a Hebridean Black by having his Acromantula continually produce webs and venom until the dragon was trapped.
• Ron won several duels with his Bird Serpent, using magic to sustain its enlarged form, and proclaimed himself the Duel King.
• Ginny said Ron was still no match for Fred and argued that he had only been able to show off because Fred and George were in class.

The Duel Club’s rise sparked a craze for specialized high-risk beast certificates, and Ron tried to regain his standing by summoning an Acromantula despite still fearing spiders. As the final trial approached, Basil revealed a cultivated magical plant to Hermione while keeping the nature of his true summoned beast secret.

• Hermione advised Neville and Seamus to pursue Acromantula specialization certificates and gave them spells to study, prompting a surge of applications to the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.
• Two weeks later, duelists favored dragons, Chimeras, and Acromantulas, while Fred and George’s distinctive Acromantula tactics dominated the arena.
• Ron obtained an Acromantula named All-Seer from Hagrid and earned an Acromantula Specialization Card-Making Certificate, but he still feared spiders and let it fight without controlling it directly.
• Ron vowed to master the regeneration technique, while Ginny reminded him that he had yet to defeat the Swedish Short-Snout that George’s Ambusher had just beaten.
• Hermione worried about the students’ Magic Ring progress and Harry’s approaching trial, which was only ten days away.
• Basil showed Hermione his Blue Silver Grass and described its binding uses, while concealing Behemoth, his true summoned beast.

Harry entered the third trial in a desolate crater and discovered that he was Daniel Potter, a descendant living in a distant future where Hogwarts trained Gryffindors to become knights. Basil took him through a stargate to the Moon, where Harry learned he would need to turn his Holly Wand into the core of a Force Furnace to become a knight and pilot light armor.

• Harry returned to the Great Hall just before the countdown ended, and the Behind-the-Scenes God transported the four Champions to the third trial.
• Harry explored a crater beneath a purple sky, entered a library marked with S.P.E.W., and learned that a House-elf and Basil recognized him as Daniel Potter.
• Basil explained that Harry had qualified as a Gryffindor and needed to forge a Force Furnace to become a knight capable of piloting light armor.
• Harry followed Basil through a stargate to the Moon and found both Ollivander's wand shop and an unmanned store that processed Force Furnaces.
• Basil told Harry that his Holly Wand would become the core of his Force Furnace, though it would remain with him in a different form.

Harry received a Force Furnace that fused with his magical abilities and gave him powerful control over his subspace. He and Basil headed for Diagon Alley on the Moon, while the story shifted to Fleur’s earlier arrival there as a prospective university student.

• Harry paid 1,000 Credit Points and placed his wand in Ollivanders’ machine to create a Force Furnace.
• The Force Furnace entered Harry, merged with his Rune Cards and other magical powers, stabilized his spiritual world, and gave him complete control over his subspace.
• Harry tested the Force Furnace by casting Lumos, producing a miniature sun, then used other spells to extinguish it and repair the damaged store floor.
• Basil took Harry toward Diagon Alley at coordinate B-2, and the story shifted back to Fleur arriving at Beauxbatons on the Moon.
• Fleur learned the Floo coordinates for Diagon Alley and Ollivander’s, traveled to Diagon Alley, and discovered it was a vast shopping center beneath a view of Earth.
• Fleur selected an aircraft and agreed to be shown the supplies she would need for university.