Chapter Summaries

Vizet guided Colin Creevey and his dormmates through casting a Shield Charm during Peeves’s attack, helping them repel him with the chalk he had thrown. As they headed to the Sorting Ceremony, Vizet explained how a guide’s influence could help other Wizards strengthen their magic.

• Vizet told Colin Creevey and his dormmates to focus on casting Protego as they did in practice, rather than worrying about the result.
• Colin Creevey and his dormmates cast Shield Charms together and stopped Peeves’s flying Chalk Stubs in midair.
• Vizet urged them to bounce the Chalk Stubs back, and they drove Peeves into the ceiling.
• Filius Flitwick praised their powerful Shield Charm and told everyone to hurry to the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony and a major announcement.
• Hermione asked whether Vizet had used War Magic, and Vizet explained that a guide could help others gather their power by giving them something to believe in.

The Hogwarts students gathered for the Sorting Ceremony, where Alastor Moody arrived as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. As Ravenclaw welcomed an unusually large number of new students, Hermione and Ron noticed the unusual distribution.

• Alastor Moody entered the Great Hall, and Anthony identified him as the famed Auror known as Mad-Eye Moody.
• Dumbledore welcomed Moody, then the Sorting Ceremony began with the Sorting Hat's song.
• Stuart Ackley was sorted into Ravenclaw, and Malcolm Badock was sorted into Slytherin.
• New students discussed Ravenclaw and Vizet while Luna quietly held Vizet's hand and hummed.
• Graham Pritchard was sorted into Ravenclaw, prompting Hermione to notice Ravenclaw had gained unusually many new students.

At Hogwarts’ opening feast, Dumbledore introduced the Triwizard Tournament and announced that it would become the Five Champions Tournament, with two additional magic schools taking part. The chapter ended with students reacting to the expanded competition.

• Flitwick sorted a record number of new students, many of whom had firmly chosen Ravenclaw because of Vizet.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students to the feast, and Chris and Anthony noticed Moody inspecting his food and using his own cutlery.
• Dumbledore introduced Moody as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and repeated the school’s rules and restrictions.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would hold no Quidditch matches because it would host the Triwizard Tournament.
• Dumbledore revealed that two additional magic schools would compete, renaming the event the Five Champions Tournament.

Dumbledore announced the Five Champions Tournament, its participating schools, selection date, prize, and eligibility rules. After the feast, Cho Chang told Vizet and Luna that she had successfully become a Swan Animagus.

• Dumbledore announced that Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, Uagadou, and Ilvermorny would join Hogwarts in the Five Champions Tournament, with champions selected on Halloween Eve.
• Anthony, Chris, and Michael speculated that Ilvermorny might be attending because Vizet had drawn North American students to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore announced a thousand-Galleon prize and rules allowing students over seventeen to apply, while younger students could qualify by passing a test.
• Vizet and Luna sang the Hogwarts School Song together before returning to the Ravenclaw common room.
• Cho Chang told Vizet and Luna that she had succeeded in becoming a Swan Animagus, and Vizet recorded her account in his notebook.

Dumbledore listened as the Sorting Hat complained about stubborn first-years, then used the Soul Guiding Box to watch Barty Crouch Jr. find Voldemort. The chapter ended with Voldemort appearing before Barty, who greeted him as his master.

• The Sorting Hat complained to Dumbledore that Graham Pritchard and Aura Quirk had resisted its Sorting decisions.
• Dumbledore reassured the Sorting Hat that the new students had been grateful to enter Ravenclaw, and returned it to its cabinet.
• Dumbledore used the Soul Guiding Box to observe Barty Crouch Jr., who had followed the Dark Mark beyond England.
• Barty Crouch Jr. entered an abandoned village house, where a giant venomous snake coiled tightly around him.
• Voldemort appeared and the snake stopped tightening its coils as Barty joyfully proclaimed his loyalty.

Barty Crouch Jr. passed Voldemort’s loyalty test and reunited with him, then recounted his past and offered to help obtain the blood Voldemort needed. Voldemort revealed that Harry Potter and another person at Hogwarts were his targets, while Dumbledore considered how Barty’s devotion might be used to bring Voldemort down.

• Voldemort tested Barty Crouch Jr.’s sincerity with magic, then ordered Nagini to release him and welcomed him as a loyal servant.
• Barty Crouch Jr. described his imprisonment by Old Barty Crouch, his escape, and his search for Voldemort, while Voldemort shared what he had learned from Bertha Jenkins.
• Voldemort told Barty Crouch Jr. that he needed a powerful body and the blood of two people, including Harry Potter, who were both at Hogwarts.
• Barty Crouch Jr. suggested infiltrating Hogwarts using Mad-Eye Moody’s identity, but Voldemort warned that two people and a strange map made breaking in dangerous.
• Dumbledore concluded that having Barty Crouch Jr. personally help bring about Voldemort’s destruction might be the way to break his loyalty and answer Old Barty Crouch.

Barty Crouch Jr. proposed using his father’s identity to help Voldemort, who then considered targeting Igor Karkaroff and Durmstrang while rethinking Gellert Grindelwald’s ideas. After reviewing their conversation through the Soul Guiding Box, Dumbledore judged that Voldemort’s growing rationality could make his plans less violent and reflected that Grindelwald may have been right about the changing Muggle world.

• Barty Crouch Jr. offered to exploit his father’s position and name to carry out tasks for Voldemort without raising suspicion.
• Voldemort proposed finding another betrayer and identified Igor Karkaroff as a target for repayment.
• Barty Crouch Jr. suggested Durmstrang as a suitable place for Voldemort’s plans, and Voldemort considered improving on Gellert Grindelwald’s ideas.
• Dumbledore reviewed the conversation through the Soul Guiding Box and concluded that Voldemort’s returning wisdom gave him more room for negotiation.
• Dumbledore considered that Voldemort’s possible plans for Durmstrang or the Statute of Secrecy might reduce casualties, and he acknowledged that Grindelwald had been right about the Muggle world’s changes.

Vizet and Luna helped Sprout tend mature Bubotubers before classes began, while Hogwarts students eagerly discussed the Five Champions Tournament. Vizet encountered Draco Malfoy after a lesson with Hagrid’s Blast-Ended Skrewts and revealed that he had known Hagrid was trying to breed an unusual creature.

• Vizet and Luna brought the nearly hatched Thunderbird Egg, which it had named Jupiter, to Hagrid after helping Sprout move Bubotubers.
• Students discussed the Five Champions Tournament over breakfast, and Dennis Creevey told Vizet how the Sorting Hat had placed him in Gryffindor.
• Professor McGonagall taught a revision-focused Transfiguration class and assigned no homework.
• Vizet used a spell to remove the foul smell from Draco Malfoy and learned that Hagrid had shown the class his Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• Vizet told Draco he had known Hagrid was breeding the creatures, then asked whether Draco knew about Manticores and Fire Crabs.

Vizet discussed magical creature breeding with Draco, who realized how much he had learned and felt more confident speaking with him. Later, Vizet and Luna helped four North American Ravenclaw newcomers solve the Bronze Gate’s riddle and explained that several thoughtful answers could fit.

• Draco told Vizet what he knew about Manticores, Fire Crabs, and Blast-Ended Skrewts, and Vizet explained that Hippogriffs had been bred from griffins and horses.
• Draco reflected on his growing knowledge and felt satisfied that he could now talk with Vizet more easily.
• Vizet and Luna met the new Ravenclaw students Jimmy, David, Tommy, and Bob, who described their first experiences at Hogwarts, including Dennis being flung back onto a boat by the Giant Squid.
• The four newcomers could not answer the Bronze Ring’s riddle, so Vizet told it they had answered through their silence and asked it to open the gate.
• Tommy guessed the answer was silence, and Vizet offered secrets, a fetus, and darkness as other possible answers; the Bronze Ring accepted them all.

Vizet explained to Snape how Zygmunt Budge's Potion Theory could use a wizard's emotions and will to guide a potion's effects. Snape revealed that he had recently brewed Felix Felicis using the theory, and Vizet wondered whether a wizard's will could catalyze a potion like an enhancer.

• Snape ordered Vizet to stay behind and clean the Potions Classroom, then asked him to explain Zygmunt Budge's theory.
• Vizet said the theory could improve potion quality by combining knowledge of formulas, principles, ingredients, and Transfiguration's pursuit of harmony.
• Vizet explained that emotions and a clearly directed will could guide potion effects, while Snape agreed that few wizards could manage it naturally.
• Snape showed Vizet a bottle of freshly brewed Felix Felicis and confirmed that he had used Zygmunt Budge's theory to brew it.
• Snape told Vizet to take the potion back to study, and Vizet asked whether will could catalyze a potion like an enhancer.

Vizet explained how a wizard’s focus and willpower could act as a catalyst, enhancer, and stabilizer in potion-making, connecting the ideas to the three “D” principle of Disapparition. He demonstrated the theory by quickly brewing a Pimple Healing Potion for Professor Snape, who acknowledged parts of his explanation.

• Vizet proposed that a wizard could serve as a potion’s catalyst, enhancer, and stabilizer, and explained how focused concentration could stabilize brewing.
• Vizet asked whether Snape’s classroom patrols were meant to force students to concentrate, but Snape denied it.
• Vizet connected potion-making to the three “D” principle and asked to demonstrate the theory by brewing a potion.
• Vizet rapidly brewed a Pimple Healing Potion, using his will and Soul Power to accelerate and control the ingredients and process.
• Vizet concluded that a wizard’s focus and willpower could act as a catalyst by accelerating potion-brewing.

Vizet impressed Snape with his exceptionally fast, enhanced Pimple Healing Potion and received a bottle of Felix Felicis. After sharing a quiet moment with Luna, he offered her the potion, and they decided to divide it among themselves, Luna’s father, and Dobby.

• Vizet explained how he had strengthened the Pimple Healing Potion, and Snape estimated that he had brewed it in under seven minutes.
• Snape gave Vizet the Felix Felicis and deducted five points from Ravenclaw before leaving the classroom.
• Vizet found Luna finishing her Herbology assignment in the Common Room, and they talked, held hands, and fell asleep beside each other.
• Vizet gave Luna the Felix Felicis when they woke, and Luna offered him a Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Bean that tasted like orange.
• Vizet and Luna agreed to split the Felix Felicis into four portions for themselves, Luna’s father, and Dobby.

Mad-Eye Moody introduced Defence Against the Dark Arts by demonstrating the importance of vigilance and testing the students with a dangerous candy. The lesson continued with Moody demanding that the class explain the words written on the blackboard.

• Vizet warned his friends that Moody's class would be unusual and reminded them of Moody's repeated advice to always stay vigilant.
• Moody tested Draco Malfoy on treating a werewolf bite, awarded Slytherin three points, and said he would keep watching the Malfoy Family.
• Moody asked Daphne Greengrass and Padma Pettier to distribute candy, and Pansy Parkinson ate a piece that made her retch painfully.
• Vizet identified the candy Moody gave Daphne as an antidote, and Daphne fed it to Pansy, stopping her retching.
• Moody cleaned up the mess and asked the class to read the blackboard, and the students repeated, "Always Stay Vigilant!"

Moody taught the students what it took to become an Auror and demonstrated the practical uses of the Obstacle Curse. As Anthony celebrated knocking Michael down with a combination of spells, Moody challenged his assumption about what a real fight was like.

• Moody explained that aspiring Aurors needed strong grades in key magical subjects, at least five N.E.W.T.s graded E or higher, and rigorous training and tests.
• Moody asked Vizet how he had identified the Puking Pastilles and their antidote, and Vizet said he had used the Skarpen Reveal Spell to analyze the antidote before giving it to Miss Greengrass.
• Moody praised Vizet's caution and awarded Ravenclaw ten points.
• Moody taught the students the Obstacle Curse, explaining how to use it against enemies and magical creatures, then arranged practical practice in pairs.
• Anthony hit Michael with the Dance Step Charm, followed with the Obstacle Curse, and knocked him down.
• Moody appeared beside Anthony and asked whether a real fight was truly like a duel.

Professor Moody arranged a demonstration duel with Vizet to show the students how real fights unfolded. Professor McGonagall transformed the Empty Classroom into forest terrain for the duel.

• Moody reprimanded Anthony Goldstein for failing to disarm Michael after their confrontation and explained how to handle an enemy in a real fight.
• Moody told Vizet to demonstrate real combat, and Vizet agreed to duel him in an Empty Classroom.
• Fred and George heard about the planned duel and spread the news, drawing students and Professor McGonagall to watch.
• McGonagall confirmed that Moody and Vizet were preparing to duel and offered to arrange the classroom.
• Vizet said his previous duels had taken place on a Duelling Stage or in forest-like terrain, and McGonagall transformed the classroom into a forest.

George learned that Fred, Harry, and Ron had been taken by Snape to clean up after Seamus. At Hogwarts, Vizet and Moody fought a silent, hidden battle in a magically transformed forest, and their exchange of spells continued as the students watched.

• George gathered students and learned from Neville that Snape had taken Fred, Harry, and Ron away.
• Seamus explained that Snape had made the three boys clean the Potions classroom and scoop out frog brains in his place.
• Professor McGonagall transformed a classroom into a Small Forest and expanded the doorway so the crowd could watch Vizet and Moody duel.
• Vizet and Moody used Disillusionment and Quieting Charms to hide and search for each other, then traded spells through the forest.
• Vizet blocked Moody's attacks and sent firebirds at him, while Moody conjured a Magical Energy Field and leapt clear of bursts of fire.

Vizet and Moody continued their duel in the Small Forest as Professor McGonagall explained how the Obstacle Curse could be combined with Transfiguration. The students thought Moody had the advantage, but McGonagall recognized that Vizet’s smoke was disrupting Moody’s Magical Eye; the duel remained underway as Vizet repeatedly blocked Moody’s cane with a silent Shield Charm.

• Vizet and Moody dodged one another’s explosive Obstacle Curses while the students asked Professor McGonagall how the spell worked.
• McGonagall explained that the Obstacle Curse began as Transfiguration and that skilled witches and wizards could combine Transfiguration with other magic.
• Black smoke from the burning books spread through the Small Forest as Vizet and Moody exchanged spells and avoided each other’s attacks.
• Vizet used his Wand to replenish the smoke after Moody’s magic tore through it, while McGonagall realized the smoke was hindering Moody’s Magical Eye.
• Moody repeatedly struck at Vizet with his cane, but Vizet deflected each blow with a silent Shield Charm.

Vizet disarmed Moody during their demonstration duel, but Moody used a hidden backup Wand to defeat him and teach the students to stay vigilant. Afterward, Moody and McGonagall discussed Vizet’s hidden Shield Charm and combat skill, while students talked about the duel and the approaching Five Champions Tournament.

• Vizet disarmed Moody and cut the cord attached to his Wand, but Moody drew a backup Wand from his wooden leg and struck Vizet with a Stunning Spell.
• Moody told the students that Vizet should have stunned him after disarming him, and Vizet admitted he had let victory distract him from the dangers of combat.
• McGonagall and Moody realized Vizet had silently cast a Shield Charm and had deliberately thrown away his Wand to make the lesson more memorable.
• Students discussed the duel, speculated that Moody was warning Vizet about Durmstrang, and wondered why the Five Champions Tournament selection notice had not appeared.
• Anthony told Vizet that Michael had been caught by Professor Snape while looking for Fred and had been sent to dig out Frog Brain Pulp.

Vizet identified the ingredients Snape had gathered as components of a new potion connected to memory, then began deducing that it was designed to reveal a person’s fears. The chapter ended with Vizet still examining the ingredients and Snape listening to his theory.

• Vizet saw barrels of Frog Brain Pulp and numerous Potion Ingredients in Snape’s office during their weekend tutoring.
• Vizet connected Demiguise Feather, Peppermint, and Alioth Leaves to the ingredients and effects of a Remembrall.
• Vizet reasoned that Snape’s potion was a new creation because its other ingredients did not match a known formula.
• Vizet explained how Ambergris could probe the mind’s dark depths, while Ash Leaves and Belladonna might contribute loneliness and relaxation.
• Vizet deduced that Vampire Tumbleweed Fang could cause unease and bring a person’s fears to the surface.

Vizet identified the ingredients and method for a potion that made its drinker recall fear, and began calculating the quantities needed to brew it. The chapter ended with him preparing the cauldron and working through his ingredient calculations.

• Vizet explained that Rosemary would clarify memories and that Rosemary paired with Morning Glory Seeds could create a clear dream, and Professor Snape confirmed his deductions.
• Vizet concluded that the potion used fear-infused Frog Brain Pulp to make the drinker recall frightening experiences, and Professor Snape confirmed it.
• Vizet deduced that the dandelion root went into the potion during brewing and its seeds were added after the cauldron was taken off the fire, and Professor Snape confirmed both steps.
• Vizet set up a cauldron and began using Arithmancy and Ancient Runes to calculate the potion ingredient quantities.