Chapter Summaries

Vizet discussed Fire Dragon habitats and egg-hatching methods with Newt Scamander, using animal behavior to infer what young dragons needed. Newt recognized Vizet’s reasoning and wondered how he had connected so much knowledge.

• Newt Scamander fed lamb to the Fenrir Werewolf and explained that Jasper was resting after eating.
• Newt described the different conditions needed to hatch Fire Dragon eggs and asked how Vizet knew about them.
• Vizet explained that he inferred habitats and hatching needs from the creatures’ habits, inspired by Newt’s observations of the Fenrir Werewolf.
• Vizet suggested using fire and seawater to hatch Norwegian Ridgeback eggs, then began reasoning about Australian Green Tree Python eggs.
• Newt proposed a pit of river pebbles and volcanic sand, surrounded by opals and moonstones, with water to keep the eggshell damp.
• Newt grew breathless after speaking at length and asked Vizet how he connected his extensive knowledge.

Vizet explained how Newt Scamander and Luna had helped him see magical creatures and plants in relation to their environments, then revealed that he had created Fenrir using Ritual Magic. Newt recognized Fenrir as a genuine magical creature and, after realizing Vizet knew how Dark Magic creatures were born, asked him not to reveal the details.

• Vizet described how observing a creature’s natural habitat had changed his perspective and informed his ideas about hatching magical creatures.
• Newt fed the Fenrir Werewolf another piece of lamb, and Vizet assured him that Fenrir’s diet at home was adequate.
• Newt expressed surprise that Lycanthropy Disease was spread by werewolves, and Vizet explained that Fenrir had been created through Ritual Magic only days earlier.
• Newt compared Fenrir’s origin to that of Dark Magic creatures but sensed Fenrir was a different kind of magical creature.
• After learning that Vizet knew how Dark Magic creatures were born, Newt asked him not to explain the process and checked whether that would affect Vizet’s introduction of Fenrir Werewolf.

Vizet explained how negative emotions could produce Dark Magic creatures and asked Newt Scamander to investigate whether Fenrir could reproduce. Newt agreed to pursue a lead about unusual wolves in the Forbidden Forest, and Vizet left him the Moonstone Totem to help him bond with Fenrir and cure Lycanthropy Disease.

• Vizet described Fenrir's creation as negative emotions gathering like water vapor into dark clouds, and Newt Scamander understood the metaphor.
• Vizet asked Newt to find out whether Fenrir could reproduce, explaining that a stable population might prevent new cases of Lycanthropy Disease.
• Newt reassured Vizet that the Moonstone Totem could cure Lycanthropy Disease and agreed to investigate Tonks's lead about intelligent, unusually large wolves in the Forbidden Forest.
• Vizet and Luna left, and Newt told Tina that Vizet had left the Moonstone Totem for him to use while helping Fenrir adjust.
• Newt explained to Tina that the totem could also cure Lycanthropy Disease and suggested it might give Vizet a reason to visit again if his potions ran out.

At the station, Xenophilius said goodbye to Luna and Vizet before they boarded the Hogwarts Express. On the train, Fred and George showed off their Flying Charm and explained that they had found meaningful objects to serve as their magical Anchor Points.

• Xenophilius reminded Luna to stay warm and get enough sleep, and Luna caught him contradicting himself about writing late at night.
• Xenophilius hugged Luna, awkwardly told Vizet not to get sick, and waved them onto the train.
• Fred and George used their Flying Charm and Disillusionment Charms to stage a noisy prank in the corridor before leading Luna and Vizet to their compartment.
• Vizet and Luna reunited with Neville and Hanna as the train left London, and Fred and George began explaining how they found their Anchor Points.
• Fred revealed that he had chosen a Quick-acting Truancy Treat as his Anchor Point because it represented rebellion and their dreams and effort.

Fred and George recounted their failed attempts to resonate with magical objects and the duels with their parents that followed. They discovered their Anchor Points were each other, and ended the story insisting that the feeling of merging with the world's flow was something Vizet and Luna could not know.

• Fred and George described how their failed attempts to resonate with a Dungbomb, Extendable Ears, a Boxing Telescope, and fireworks led to repeated duels with Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley.
• Fred recalled throwing a Screaming Yo-yo Ball at George, who unexpectedly floated across the room to dodge it.
• Fred and George realized that each other's presence, rather than any object, was what they could resonate with.
• Vizet and Luna revealed that they had suspected the truth, and Fred and George complained that they had let them duel their parents anyway.
• Fred and George said they had gained a feeling of merging with the world's flow that Vizet and Luna could not understand.

Fred and George described their Flying Charm as a magical connection that pulled them together and pushed them apart, which Vizet recorded as an idea about an Anchor Point. Vizet then began suggesting that Neville and Hanna consider their relationships with plants differently, but the chapter ended before he explained further.

• Fred and George demonstrated how their flying felt like surfing between invisible magnetic forces and proposed that their bond served as an Anchor Point.
• George asked Neville and Hanna what they had tried resonating with, and they said they had experimented with common greenhouse plants while avoiding Mandrakes.
• Fred and George urged Neville and Hanna to try Fire Dragon Dung, imagining it would make their Flying Charms spectacularly loud.
• Vizet explained that Fred and George's Anchor Point was their relationship as twins, then drew a diagram and asked Neville and Hanna about the Magical Plants they had tried.

Vizet helped Neville and Hanna realize that they loved caring for all kinds of magical plants, encouraging them to use that insight in their magical practice. The pair left their hesitation behind and promised to share the good news once they had mastered the Flying Charm.

• Vizet explained that Neville and Hanna could explore more Anchor Points by focusing on their love of magical plants.
• Luna pointed out that Neville and Hanna always smiled while cultivating plants, prompting them to consider what they loved about Herbology.
• Neville said he loved nurturing plants from seed through blooming and fruiting, and Hanna declared that they loved every kind of magical plant.
• Vizet encouraged them to record their ideas and learn through mistakes, while Fred and George shared how they persisted with their Magical Fireworks despite explosions and punishment.
• Neville and Hanna overcame their remaining hesitation and promised to tell everyone when they had mastered the Flying Charm.

Fred and George performed an aerial fireworks show for Vizet and the other M members, then revealed their plan to audition in disguise for Professor Lupin’s promotional plays. The twins intended to surprise Lupin by pretending to reject the role before revealing who they were.

• Fred and George used the Flying Charm and Magical Fireworks to perform an elaborate show in the Mystic Corridor, ending with a dramatic Canary Cream stunt.
• Neville and Hanna praised the performance, and Vizet suggested that the twins might combine the Flying Charm with their Flying Broomsticks.
• Fred and George told Neville and Hanna that they planned to join Professor Lupin’s search for actors to promote M products.
• Fred and George explained that they would use Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves, act as though they had turned Lupin down, and then reveal their identities.
• Neville promised to keep the plan secret, while Hanna asked whether Vizet could cast an Obliviation Charm on them.

Fred and George gave Neville a Portable Swamp and agreed to develop a new product line called “Herbologist's Good Helper” with Neville and Hanna’s help. At dinner, Vizet learned students had been waiting to discuss his work on the “Werewolf Wizard” and the “Charm to Repel Weapons,” and he downplayed the latter as a practical response to guns.

• Fred and George gave Neville their single-use Portable Swamp so he could prank them in return, but Neville tried to refuse it.
• Vizet suggested that Fred and George adapt the Portable Swamp into portable habitats, and Luna named the new line “Herbologist's Good Helper.”
• Neville and Hanna agreed to test the new products and provide feedback, and Fred and George promised each of them a free set.
• Vizet and the others reached the Great Hall for dinner, where Draco told them students had waited to speak with Vizet about the “Werewolf Wizard” and the “Charm to Repel Weapons.”
• Neville said his father believed the weapon-repelling magic would benefit wizards, while Vizet explained he had developed it as a practical way to deal with guns.

Draco told the students that proficient use of the Charm to Repel Weapons would earn extra marks on three O.W.L. subjects. Fred and George hurried off to tell their younger brother Ron, leaving Draco baffled by their family-minded reaction.

• Draco teased Fred and George about not knowing the student-related news he had heard from his father.
• Fred and George asked Luna what Draco meant, and she guessed it involved exams.
• Draco explained that students who cast the Charm to Repel Weapons proficiently could earn extra marks in Charms, Transfiguration, and Defence Against the Dark Arts on the upcoming O.W.L. Exam.
• Fred and George joked that the bonus would have helped their own O.W.L. results and decided to tell Ron about it immediately.
• Draco watched Fred and George leave and said he could not understand what went on in the minds of people with brothers.

At Durmstrang, Barty Crouch Jr. reported that Dumbledore was promoting the Charm to Repel Weapons across the Magical World, undermining Voldemort’s plan to fuel conflict. Voldemort accepted Barty’s collection of European newspapers and sent him to rest, while Herpo privately envied his loyalty.

• Barty Crouch Jr. told Voldemort that Dumbledore was urging Wizards to learn the Charm to Repel Weapons to reduce casualties among Muggles and Mudbloods.
• Herpo watched Barty Crouch Jr. flatter and serve Voldemort, envying his loyalty and recalling Morgan le Fay’s betrayal of the Isaiah Society.
• Voldemort considered how Dumbledore and Vizet had disrupted his return ritual and how he hoped to turn conflict between Muggles and Wizards into hatred.
• Barty Crouch Jr. presented newspapers from across Europe reporting on the Charm to Repel Weapons and offered to collect more.
• Voldemort told Barty Crouch Jr. the newspapers were enough and ordered him to rest before the next school day.
• Barty Crouch Jr. promised not to disappoint Voldemort and quietly left the office.

Voldemort confronted Herpo over his failure to provide intelligence about the Werewolf Wizards and attacked him with Killing Curses. Herpo turned the duel’s green X-shaped marks into a trap that sent dozens of Killing Curses through the flames engulfing Voldemort.

• Voldemort blamed Herpo for failing to learn that the Ministry knew about the Werewolf Wizards and attacked him with a Killing Curse.
• Herpo used a transfigured snake to block Voldemort’s first curse, then dodged and returned fire with his own Killing Curses.
• Voldemort and Herpo exchanged curses across the Headmaster’s Office, damaging its walls, furniture, and bookcase.
• Voldemort aimed a Blasting Curse at one of Herpo’s green X-shaped marks as Herpo targeted another mark with a Killing Curse.
• Herpo activated the marks throughout the office, sending dozens of green Killing Curses through the flames surrounding Voldemort.

Herpo and Voldemort fought a destructive duel in the Headmaster's Office until Barty Crouch Jr. intervened and helped Voldemort wound Herpo. With Herpo weakened and the castle repaired, Voldemort proposed that they talk.

• Herpo survived Voldemort's attacks and countered with Dark Magic as their duel wrecked the Headmaster's Office.
• Herpo and Voldemort traded close-range spells, driving the fight into a stalemate and shaking Durmstrang Castle.
• Barty Crouch Jr. arrived on a broomstick and cast a Killing Curse at Herpo, forcing him to dodge into Voldemort's curse.
• Herpo cut off his cursed arm and collapsed, while Voldemort stopped Barty from continuing the attack.
• Voldemort repaired the damage, ordered Barty to put Herpo in an armchair, and proposed they talk.

Voldemort forced the injured Herpo to leave the ruined Headmaster's Office and questioned him in the laboratory about the Werewolf Wizards. Herpo warned that the Ministry's campaign, Dumbledore, and Vizet threatened their plans, while he clung to his belief that The Master's coming would reward his suffering.

• Herpo questioned whether the ruined Headmaster's Office was suitable for a conversation, and Voldemort made his chair vanish, forcing him to follow on foot.
• Herpo interpreted his pain and humiliation as a trial from The Master and vowed to endure until the promised judgment and rewards arrived.
• Voldemort ordered Barty Crouch Jr. to tally the damage and arrange repairs to the Headmaster's Office.
• In the laboratory, Herpo admitted he had received news about the Ministry's promotion of a cure for Lycanthropy Disease and warned that the publicity could delay their plans.
• Herpo warned that Dumbledore had become more effective through the International Confederation of Wizards and said Vizet might have surpassed him, darkening Voldemort's mood.

Herpo revealed the complete prophecy about Voldemort and Vizet, warning that attempts to interfere with it could bring terrible consequences. Voldemort questioned Herpo about his latest plan to make Vizet disappear, but the chapter ended before Herpo answered.

• Voldemort asked why Herpo had not eliminated the Hogwarts student sooner, and Herpo explained that Grindelwald had weakened the Isaiah Society's influence and intelligence network.
• Herpo recited the full prophecy, including that Voldemort and the person born as the seventh month dies could not both live while the other survived.
• Voldemort wondered whether the prophecy linked their powers and asked if it could have been avoided by leaving the July-born child alone.
• Herpo said he could not know how changing the past would affect the prophecy, and recalled that leaving the student alone had led to the Paris Region Incident.
• Voldemort asked whether Herpo's new plan was to make Vizet disappear after both ignoring him and interfering with him had caused problems.

Herpo told Voldemort that a new exchange between the Magical and Muggle Worlds could provide an opportunity to carry out their plan against Vizet. The chapter ended as Herpo began explaining how Muggle investigators at Hogwarts might learn about the threats magic posed to Muggles.

• Voldemort mocked Herpo for delaying the plan to exile Vizet, and Herpo admitted he had been afraid Vizet would thwart it.
• Herpo decided to have Voldemort act so he could avoid contact with Vizet, but Voldemort struck him with the Cruciatus Curse before he could explain further.
• Herpo told Voldemort that the 'Charm to Repel Weapons' had revealed an opportunity that was unlikely to be discovered.
• Herpo explained that the Magical and Muggle Worlds had agreed to exchange 'Education Investigators,' and Voldemort guessed the Muggle investigators had gone to Hogwarts.
• Herpo said the Muggle investigators could use their records to learn what threats magic posed to Muggles.

Herpo persuaded Voldemort that Dumbledore’s commitment to cooperation with Muggles could create an opening for the Exile Plan. They concluded that Dumbledore might teach Hogwarts students the Charm to Repel Weapons and include it in exams to demonstrate its effectiveness to Muggle Education Investigators.

• Herpo explained that Muggles would closely observe the Charm to Repel Weapons because firearms were their main means of threatening wizards.
• Voldemort realized that the Education Investigators at Hogwarts could relay firsthand information to Muggles and condemned Dumbledore for admitting them.
• Herpo said Dumbledore’s foolishness had created an opportunity for him to carry out the Exile Plan.
• Voldemort raged against Dumbledore and Vizet, while Herpo privately felt reassured that Vizet had used the Killing Curse.
• Herpo argued that Dumbledore might demonstrate the Charm to Repel Weapons to Muggles, and Voldemort accused him of seeking control under the guise of love and cooperation.
• Herpo predicted that Dumbledore might add the Charm to Repel Weapons to student exams to show Muggles the results.

Voldemort and Herpo discussed Dumbledore’s suspected plan to use Vizet’s O.W.L. Exam to exile him through time, while Voldemort demanded that Herpo share all intelligence. Herpo explained how his network had weakened and revealed that his servants had once gained influence through former Minister Cornelius Fudge.

• Voldemort concluded that Dumbledore might use the exam to seize the initiative and exile Vizet into the turbulence of time.
• Voldemort accused Herpo of concealing information and ordered him to report every new development.
• Herpo admitted that his intelligence network had collapsed and that he could now learn only limited information through Ministry employees.
• Voldemort questioned why Herpo lacked influence in Britain and asked about the former Minister of the Ministry of Magic.
• Herpo said his servants had contacted Cornelius Fudge after the British Magical World suffered heavy losses, but they were dismissed when Fudge fell from power.

Herpo explained how he had manipulated Cornelius Fudge and revealed that he had built an intelligence network through Goblin Rebellions. Voldemort accepted his offer of goblin assistance, though the planned Exile Plan and Severus’s role remained undecided.

• Herpo told Voldemort that he had guided Cornelius Fudge’s decisions rather than controlling him with the Imperius Curse, and described a past purge led by Serena Pendragon.
• Herpo said his final servant worked under Dolores Umbridge and proposed using Severus, the Head of Slytherin, for the future Exile Plan.
• Voldemort knocked Herpo to the ground and demanded that he offer something as a collaborator.
• Herpo offered help from the goblins and revealed that he had directed their rebellions to eliminate uncooperative wizarding families and build an intelligence network.
• Herpo said he had supplied the goblins with the potion used in the Thief-Proof Waterfall, and Voldemort lifted him up, saying he had seen his sincerity.

Herpo endured Voldemort’s torture and reflected on how Voldemort had defeated his attempts to control him through soul magic. Herpo remained wary of Voldemort, while Voldemort’s army of converted Squibs had still been formed through Soul Fragment implantation.

• After Voldemort left, Herpo steadied himself against the experiment table and struggled to contain his humiliation and pain.
• Herpo recalled that he had revealed his control over the goblins as proof of sincerity, and feared Voldemort might return or be watching him unseen.
• Herpo considered Voldemort’s multiple Horcruxes and his ability to fuse a separated Soul Fragment back into himself, something Herpo had believed nearly impossible.
• Herpo remembered proposing that Voldemort implant Soul Fragments into converted Squibs to create a loyal army and secretly give Herpo influence over Voldemort.
• Herpo realized that Voldemort’s soul had resisted his covert control, though Voldemort had still assembled an army by trimming and implanting his Soul Fragments.