Recaps

Albert and Harry’s allies prepared to destroy Voldemort’s forces while Harry pursued the final Horcrux and faced the prospect of dying. The fighting spread from Hogsmeade to Hogwarts, where the defenders held multiple fronts as Voldemort’s assault advanced.

• Albert confronted Voldemort at his headquarters while Harry, Hermione, and Ron prepared to retrieve Hufflepuff’s Cup from Gringotts.
• Harry destroyed the Lestrange Vault’s contents with Devil’s Fire, revealing that the final Horcrux was gone, and escaped with Hermione and Ron.
• Kingsley rallied the Aurors by revealing Voldemort’s Horcruxes and asking them to buy Harry time, while Albert reinforced Hogwarts and organized the allies.
• Harry learned that Voldemort’s blood might allow him to survive the killing curse, then went to face his part in the final battle.
• Abforth’s Aurors defeated repeated Death Eater attacks in Hogsmeade, while Voldemort ordered a full assault on Hogwarts and sent Snape to the Shrieking Shack.
• Snape killed Albert and burned his body with Fiendfyre as Voldemort’s forces attacked Hogwarts and its protective barrier fell.
• The defenders repelled Dementors and giants, while Neville’s group used Mandrakes and demolished the overpass to stop the Werewolves.
• Voldemort’s forces attacked Hogwarts from several directions, as Hagrid and the Centaurs fought Acromantulas and Abforth rallied the defenders.