Chapter Summaries

Students and judges noticed that the merfolk had become healthier and more attractive, which Kamba Headmaster suspected was due to Vizet’s influence. In the Second Task, two Durmstrang Champions were brought to the Merfolk Village as hostages, and the observers learned that using the wrong wand had contributed to the Champions’ failures.

• Anthony Goldstein and Michael Corner noticed that the merfolk’s scales and hair looked better than before, and Michael’s explanation prompted Anthony to tease him about studying female merfolk.
• Kamba Headmaster and Dumbledore observed the merfolk’s changes, and Kamba wondered whether Vizet’s magic had influenced them.
• Merfolk brought Franz Schmidt and Maria Wellmann to the Merfolk Village as hostages, leaving Viktor Krum as Durmstrang’s remaining hope.
• Karkaroff protested that the Champions had been cheated, but Madame Maxime and Seraphina Piqueri pointed out that the wand mix-up had affected other Champions too.
• Ludo Bagman explained that Champions had to remember who had taken their wands, and Michael Corner identified which Champions had ended up with the wrong ones.

Krum failed to sneak into the Merfolk Village to rescue Durmstrang’s hostages, while the other teams made progress in the Second Task. As Hogwarts’ bracelet turned orange, merfolk and their pets launched the final challenge, and Harry narrowly evaded a Grindylow attack.

• Krum approached the Merfolk Village but fled after a Grindylow detected him, leaving Durmstrang’s rescue attempt unresolved.
• Bagman reported that Uagadou planned to rescue Auduvalle, Ilvermorny struggled against enlarged Rainbow Ball Fish, Beauxbatons passed halfway, and Hogwarts’ bracelet had turned orange.
• Harry and Cedric concluded that Vizet had deciphered the task’s rules through the alchemical stages of refinement.
• Bagman announced that the orange bracelets triggered the final challenge, as merfolk, Grindylows, and Lobalugs ambushed Harry, Malfoy, and Diggory.
• Harry knocked back one Grindylow with Force Loosening and escaped the other two by pushing off their heads.

Harry, Draco, and Cedric were surrounded underwater by merpeople, Grindylows, and Lobalugs. As the merpeople closed in, Draco began a plan to break through the encirclement.

• Harry evaded Grindylow attacks but was ambushed by two merpeople and struck in the shoulder.
• Harry tried to reach Draco and Cedric, but the merpeople wounded his leg and slowed his swimming.
• Draco and Cedric drove the merpeople back with Extraction Charms, while the remaining Grindylows and Lobalugs formed an encirclement under merpeople command.
• Harry offered to draw the creatures away so Draco and Cedric could escape, but Draco rejected the idea and announced his own plan.
• Draco told Harry and Cedric to close their eyes, then cast Lumos Solem.

Draco used a dazzling Wand-Lighting Charm to blind the Merpeople and Grindylows, letting Harry and Cedric escape and plan their next attack. As they encountered another squad, the spectators’ curtains began switching unexpectedly to show Vizet, and Dumbledore suspected he had caused it.

• Draco blinded the Merpeople and Grindylows with his Wand-Lighting Charm, allowing Harry and Cedric to flee the encirclement.
• Harry, Draco, and Cedric rested in waterweed, deduced that their bracelet had collected Grindylow points, and agreed to stay together and attack as a group.
• Harry, Draco, and Cedric left the waterweed and spotted another Merpeople squad, preparing to use Extraction Charms followed by Draco’s Wand-Lighting Charm.
• The spectators’ curtains suddenly switched from Harry’s group to Vizet beside the Ice Flower, then returned to their previous images.
• Lupin, Sirius Black, and Gabriel Greem discussed the curtain disruption, while Dumbledore and Kamba Headmaster suspected Vizet had caused it.

Vizet analyzed how to cast 'Consensus' Magic by following its gathered will, then used the Marking Charm as a fulcrum to test a new effect. The altered charm's influence spread outward from him through the area enveloped by 'Consensus' Magic.

• Vizet reasoned that 'Consensus' Magic required identifying the will behind it and using his own will as a fulcrum rather than imposing his control.
• After leaving the Shadow World, Vizet linked the tournament spectators' desire to watch with the Mirage Charm and considered making underwater magical creatures watch something.
• Vizet chose the Marking Charm for his experiment because it was simple and its effects were usually reversible.
• Vizet cast "Mark Manifest!" on himself while combining the charm with his Soul Power and will to lever 'Consensus' Magic.
• A drawn-out buzz sounded as the Marking Charm changed under the influence of 'Consensus' Magic, and its effect spread outward from Vizet.

Vizet used the Marking Charm amplified by 'Consensus' Magic to draw aquatic creatures toward him, freezing them in Ice Flowers and gaining points of light. After removing the mark, he considered using the magic to express his desire to see the sky.

• Vizet's 'Consensus' Magic spread the Marking Charm's effect, making aquatic creatures see only him and swim toward him.
• Harry, Cedric, and Draco chased the Grindylows after the creatures stopped attacking them, while Viktor Krum and Uagadou's Champions cautiously joined forces.
• Ludo Bagman showed Vizet's side on the Referee platform and revealed that Vizet had frozen schools of creatures and accumulated many points of light.
• Vizet ended the Marking Charm, saw that his points were orange, and wondered what would happen if he used 'Consensus' Magic to express his desire to see the sky.

Vizet used Dissendium to part the Black Lake around himself, opening a passage through the water. The stunned spectators and judges watched as he split the lake into two halves.

• Vizet chose Dissendium as the spell to shape his 'Consensus' Magic and cast it silently underwater.
• Ludo Bagman and the other commentators watched Vizet raise his wand, unsure what spell he was preparing.
• Vizet flicked his wand aside, pushing the water away and opening a gap in the lake.
• Vizet repeated the motion in the opposite direction, splitting the lake surface into two halves and revealing a passage through the water.
• The spectators and judges reacted in stunned silence, while Kamba Headmaster praised Vizet and Dumbledore said he was simply Vizet Lovegood.

Vizet Lovegood split the Black Lake during the Second Task, stunning the spectators and earning Ludo Bagman’s praise. After Vizet completed the trial and returned to shore, Bagman declared that he deserved a perfect score.

• Ludo Bagman announced that everyone would remember Vizet Lovegood’s name, and the spectators cheered for Vizet.
• Terry Boot and Anthony Goldstein celebrated Vizet’s feat, while Anthony recalled a story about Dumbledore creating a fog over London.
• Vizet reflected on his spell and its connection to Dumbledore’s magic and the records of History of Magic.
• Vizet reunited the divided Black Lake, froze the attacking Grindylows, freed them, and let his bracelet gather enough points to become a Portkey.
• Vizet’s Portkey returned him to shore, and Ludo Bagman praised his performance and awarded him a ten in the Second Task.

Harry, Draco, and Cedric fought their way through the Black Lake as the Merpeople and Grindylows surrounded them. They collected enough specks of light to complete the Second Task and were transported back to land.

• Harry suspected Voldemort might be behind the underwater creatures’ strange behavior, but Cedric warned that the Merpeople and Grindylows had recovered and were closing in.
• Harry, Draco, and Cedric escaped into waterweed, then discovered that Merpeople and Grindylows had surrounded them from two directions.
• Harry urged Draco to cast Lumos Solem again, and the creatures turned away from the bright light.
• The three boys used Extraction Charms to collect enough specks of light, and their bracelets turned red as the Merpeople threw their spears.
• Harry, Draco, and Cedric vanished from the lake and landed on solid ground, completing the Second Task.

Vizet reunited with Harry, Cedric, and Draco in the Hospital Wing after completing the Second Task, and Madam Pomfrey scolded him for splitting the Black Lake apart. After treating the exhausted students and giving them potions, Madam Pomfrey left Draco grimacing over their terrible taste.

• Harry, Cedric, and Draco returned to the Hospital Wing, where Vizet had already arrived and caught Draco with a conjured cushion.
• Madam Pomfrey ordered Vizet to rest after learning that he had split the Black Lake apart, then healed Draco and checked Harry and Cedric.
• Harry and Draco asked Vizet about his magic, and Vizet confirmed that Dumbledore had also split the sea apart.
• Madam Pomfrey gave Harry, Cedric, and Draco Invigoration Potion and Pepperup Potion to drink.
• Harry and Cedric drank their potions without complaint, while Draco coughed and grimaced as he swallowed his.

Fleur Delacour rescued Adele Lefevre and Claudia Laroche from Grindylows, helping the Beauxbatons champions complete the Second Task. Ludo Bagman then announced that Hogwarts had also finished, while the other schools’ outcomes remained uncertain.

• Ludo Bagman commentated as Grindylows injured Adele Lefevre and Claudia Laroche, leaving Beauxbatons at risk of losing its lead.
• Fleur Delacour arrived and freed Adele Lefevre by turning her robes into spiked armor, while her Dance Step Charm kept the merfolk from directing the Grindylows.
• Fleur Delacour and her companions drove off the Grindylows and completed the trial despite their injuries.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the Hogwarts champions had completed the trial five minutes earlier, and that Potter’s suggestion had worked.
• Ludo Bagman reported that Ilvermorny still needed to finish and that Uagadou and Durmstrang had joined forces to rescue their hostages, but merfolk teams were pursuing them.

Viktor Krum and the Uagadou Champions escaped the Merpeople after Kwame Mensah tore open their net, but the exhausted Champions failed to complete the Second Task. The judges began discussing their performances and prepared to score them, with Karkaroff under pressure over his praise of Krum.

• Kwame Mensah transformed into an elephant and forced open the Grindylows’ net, suffering severe wounds as the Champions escaped.
• The Champions’ bracelets ran out of time, and they were transported to the Hospital Wing, where Viktor Krum found Charles Graves beside him.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the Second Task had ended as the Champions returned to the surface.
• Karkaroff praised Viktor Krum for rescuing the hostages and fighting the Grindylows, while the other judges credited Zuri Nkrumah and the Uagadou Champions as well.
• Madame Maxime and Seraphina Piqueri criticized Durmstrang’s other Champions and challenged Karkaroff to consider Krum competing alone.
• Barty Crouch proposed that the judges begin scoring under the rules for handling widely discrepant scores, and Bagman readied the score sheet.

The judges announced the Second Task scores after Karkaroff reluctantly agreed to score first, following new rules proposed by the expanded panel. Vizet Lovegood and the Beauxbatons and Hogwarts Champions each received seventy points, while the story left the crowd cheering for Vizet.

• Karkaroff regretted his earlier conduct as the other headmasters asked him to set an example by scoring first.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the Uagadou Champions received fifty-two points for their courage despite failing to finish the test.
• Bagman announced that the Beauxbatons Champions received seventy points and the Ilvermorny Champions received sixty.
• Bagman said Viktor Krum had helped rescue the hostages, then announced forty-four points for the Durmstrang Champions.
• Bagman awarded the Hogwarts Champions seventy points for their teamwork and quick thinking.
• Bagman awarded Vizet Lovegood seventy points, and the spectators cheered.

After the Second Task, Ludo Bagman announced the Champions’ scores and the date of the final task, and Hogwarts celebrated their performance. As the castle quieted, Vizet and Luna went boating together, with Luna taking care of him for a change.

• Ludo Bagman announced the Second Task scores, placing Vizet and Hogwarts first with 132 points, ahead of Beauxbatons with 122, Uagadou with 109, Ilvermorny with 98, and Durmstrang with 89, and said the final task would take place on June 24.
• Madam Pomfrey examined the Champions and allowed them to leave the Hospital Wing to rest.
• Students escorted the Champions to a celebration in the Great Hall, where they enjoyed food and praise; Gabriel Greem stayed to discuss the Image Projection Screen with Vizet before leaving.
• At sunset, Vizet and Luna walked by the lake and agreed that Luna would take care of Vizet for a change.
• Luna conjured a small boat from the lake water, and Vizet and Luna climbed aboard with the Baby Thunderbird perched on the bow.

Vizet and Luna shared a quiet boat ride on the Black Lake, growing closer as Vizet retied Luna’s shoelace and they embraced. Luna then recalled that Ludo Bagman had noticed magical creatures gathering to help her, and asked whether Vizet had used the “Consensus” Magic he had discovered.

• Jupiter found Luna’s loose shoelace in the boat, returned it to her, and flew off to chase birds.
• Vizet retied Luna’s shoelace by hand, and Luna happily kept his knot alongside her own.
• As the boat rocked, Vizet caught Luna in his arms, and they held hands and spoke affectionately.
• Luna recalled Ludo Bagman asking why magical creatures were gathering to help her.
• Luna told Vizet that Amica’s curtain had shown him casting a spell during the match and asked if he had used “Consensus” Magic.

Teacher Vizet and Luna discussed his feelings about “Consensus” Magic, and Luna compared the world to a coral reef, helping him connect several magical ideas. The chapter ended with Luna making a wish for Vizet’s own wish to come true after they saw a shooting star.

• Teacher Vizet described his recent feelings about “Consensus” Magic to Luna while they sat close together.
• Luna compared the world to a coral reef, with people like coral polyps whose creations built upon one another.
• Teacher Vizet linked Luna’s metaphor to the development of magic and to the relationships among “Consensus” Magic, the “Shadow World,” and the “Otherworld.”
• Teacher Vizet became absorbed in the idea until night fell and the sky grew clear.
• Luna pointed out a shooting star, and Vizet said a wish would come true even if made after it disappeared.
• Luna revealed that she had wished for Vizet’s wish to come true.

Vizet and Luna returned from the Black Lake after Snape took points from Ravenclaw, while Uagadou students noticed the House Cup hourglass soon showed Ravenclaw points being added back. Snape gave Dumbledore an unused healing potion for the Merpeople, and Dumbledore suspected Vizet had used Consensus Magic to help them recover.

• Snape met Vizet and Luna by the Black Lake and deducted five points from Ravenclaw, then added thirty points back after they left.
• Uagadou students told Vizet that Ravenclaw's score had dropped and then risen sharply in the House Cup hourglass.
• Snape gave Dumbledore a potion for the Merpeople, but Dumbledore said their eyes had already recovered.
• Dumbledore recalled the Merpeople's recovery and suspected Vizet had used Consensus Magic, then resolved to study his materials sooner.

Barty Crouch Jr. watched Voldemort split a lake and learned that his master was using Muggles’ blood to maintain his body while waiting for a grand resurrection ritual. Voldemort told Barty to focus on completing his assigned task, and Barty promised to revise its details.

• Barty Crouch Jr. struggled to explain how Vizet had split the Black Lake, and Voldemort urged him to broaden his knowledge of the magical world.
• Barty reported that Durmstrang’s Magical Ship had once belonged to the Department of Mysteries and suggested attacking the Ministry to protect its secrets, but Voldemort said there was no rush.
• Voldemort demonstrated that he could split a distant lake with his Wand, then revealed his cracked, deteriorating body to Barty.
• Voldemort opened a hidden chamber, drained blood from unconscious Muggles, and used it to restore his body.
• Barty asked why Voldemort had not restored his body permanently, and Voldemort explained that the time had not yet come for his resurrection ritual.
• Voldemort told Barty to complete his assigned task, and Barty promised to revise its minor details.

Fred and George collected hair to make Polyjuice Potion after Professor McGonagall caught them raising Pygmy Puffs and scolded them about their studies. Learning that Vizet’s magic destroyed shed hair, they planned to create Pygmy Puffs that needed less grooming, and Vizet agreed the idea could sell well.

• Fred and George searched the Mystic Corridor’s rubbish for hair, and Luna guessed they wanted to disguise themselves to avoid Professor McGonagall.
• Fred and George admitted Professor McGonagall had caught them raising Pygmy Puffs and urged them to focus on their N.E.W.T. studies.
• Fred and George used the collected hair in Polyjuice Potion and found that none of the hair belonged to Luna or Vizet.
• Luna explained that Vizet’s magic automatically destroyed any hair she shed, prompting Fred and George to consider using it to make low-maintenance Pygmy Puffs.
• Fred and George proposed selling three types of Pygmy Puffs, including ones that did not need their fur cleaned or their droppings removed, and Vizet said the idea had a good market.

Vizet explained how Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw’s shared memory combined Herbology-inspired alchemy with soul-imprinting magic to create Hogwarts’s animated armor. He described how Bandimangs gave the armor a lasting means to act independently and protect the school.

• Fred, George, Neville, and Hanna asked Vizet whether he had solved Helga Hufflepuff’s magical puzzle memory, and Vizet said he had recently completed it.
• Vizet discovered that the memory involved Rowena Ravenclaw as well as Helga Hufflepuff, explaining why it required mastery of Runes and many layered puzzles.
• Vizet explained that Helga Hufflepuff developed charms to guide alchemical materials like fertilizers guide plants, allowing them to produce alchemical creations.
• Vizet said the charms helped create durable magical armor, while Rowena Ravenclaw devised melody-based magic to imprint a soul’s spirit into it.
• Vizet explained that Bandimangs inside the armor were influenced by the imprinted spirits, allowing the armor to move and defend Hogwarts independently.