Chapter Summaries

Vizet discovered that the unique smiley symbol formed from a "W" and an "L" appeared in the Misty Illusory Realm, leading him to suspect that the realm was created by the "flames" and that his future self had left the mark. He told Dumbledore he had made new discoveries, but had not yet explained them.

• Vizet verified with Soul Power that the smiley symbol was real and came from the Ritual Magic between him and Luna.
• Vizet reconsidered the idea that The Master controlled the Misty Illusory Realm and theorized that the "flames" had created it as a place where the concept of "death" could change.
• Vizet recalled Serena Pendragon's prophecy that his actions on Midgard Island would lead to The Master breaking free from the seal.
• Vizet guessed that he might help the "flames" create the Misty Illusory Realm in the future, and that his future self had left the symbol as a hint.
• Dumbledore asked whether Vizet was all right, and Vizet said he felt well and had made new discoveries.

Vizet met Ariana in the Misty Illusory Realm, where she eagerly set off to see Hogwarts Castle with Dumbledore and Vizet. Dumbledore reflected on Ariana’s tragic past and, after Vizet agreed to listen, began telling him his own account of what happened.

• Ariana appeared and greeted Dumbledore, who introduced her to Vizet as his younger sister.
• Ariana recognized Hogwarts Castle and hurried toward it, with Dumbledore and Vizet following.
• Dumbledore said Ariana should have been able to enjoy Hogwarts and asked Vizet what he had heard from Aberforth about her.
• Vizet recalled Ariana’s Obscurus, the deaths of her parents, and the conflict that led to her death.
• Dumbledore thanked Vizet for listening and began recounting his painful memories of Ariana.

Dumbledore recounted his past and asked Vizet to help him judge whether Ariana was being manipulated by The Master. When Ariana and Dumbledore’s parents appeared to beckon him through the castle door, Vizet used Spiritual Resonance Symphony to disrupt the scene, leaving Dumbledore wondering if he could recognize when Ariana was controlled.

• Dumbledore described his guilt over his past and asked Vizet to watch Ariana and distinguish her own actions from The Master’s influence.
• Ariana urged Dumbledore to enter the castle, while figures resembling his parents appeared behind her and called him over.
• Dumbledore began moving toward them as the Charm to Repel Weapons around him flickered under the growing pull.
• Vizet cast Spiritual Resonance Symphony, dimming the castle’s glow and silencing its laughter as Ariana and the couple briefly seemed to awaken.
• Ariana recognized her parents, who embraced her, and Dumbledore’s protective charm stabilized.
• Vizet explained that the dead could be bait in The Master’s trap and suggested Dumbledore could tell when Ariana was being controlled.

Vizet helped Dumbledore overcome his doubts about facing his family, then followed a newly revealed path through the Misty Illusory Realm. The path led him to a serene lake that he recognized as the change the flame had been seeking, where a new life and adventure awaited.

• Vizet explained that Aberforth blamed Dumbledore’s self-sacrifice for his own grief, helping Dumbledore let go of his uncertainty about his family.
• Vizet told Dumbledore that he had temporarily cut off The Master’s influence, freeing them from its control and confirming their judgments.
• Candace, Ariana, and Percival approached Dumbledore, and Candace comforted her exhausted son.
• Vizet cast Point Me and Revelio, revealing a second silver-blue path that led away from the illusory Hogwarts.
• Vizet followed the path to a quiet lake surrounded by glowing stones and recognized it as the change the flame had anticipated.

Vizet helped Dumbledore leave the Misty Illusory Realm after Dumbledore reunited with his family and found comfort in their embrace. Back in the Headmaster’s Office, Dumbledore concluded that the Resurrection Stone might imprison souls, based on his family’s appearance in the realm.

• Percival, Kendra, and Ariana comforted Dumbledore and assured him they had never blamed him.
• Dumbledore enjoyed a brief reunion with his family as the emptiness in his heart began to fill with happiness.
• Vizet returned to Dumbledore, and Dumbledore decided they had both obtained the results they wanted and should leave.
• Vizet and Dumbledore returned to the Headmaster’s Office, where Dumbledore checked that Vizet felt well and put away the Invisibility Cloak.
• Dumbledore told Vizet he suspected souls might be imprisoned through the Resurrection Stone and said his reunion had convinced him his family truly existed in the realm.

Dumbledore and Vizet reasoned that the Master had occupied the Misty Illusory Realm as a front hall to capture souls, while a life-filled lake beyond it offered souls a true beginning to another adventure. Vizet said the Master was focused on eroding the Otherworld and revealed that the sanctuary had given him a hint about a mirror.

• Dumbledore concluded that the Master had used his power over death to occupy the Misty Illusory Realm and capture souls.
• Vizet described a lake at the realm’s deepest point, where souls could find vitality and peace before setting out on another adventure.
• Vizet told Dumbledore that the Master was concentrating on eroding the Otherworld, which had kept him from noticing Vizet’s actions in the Misty Illusory Realm.
• Dumbledore asked whether Vizet had discovered something in Ignotus Peverell’s sanctuary, and Vizet said he had received a hint about a mirror.

Vizet told Dumbledore that the smiling symbol in the Misty Illusory Realm had reminded him of a mirror, which helped Dumbledore infer Gellert Grindelwald’s meaning. Dumbledore asked Vizet to send Phoenix Tears to Grindelwald through Serena, hoping to ease his eye problems.

• Vizet recalled the ordinary mirror Grindelwald had sent him through Serena, along with Grindelwald’s cryptic message that Vizet needed a mirror.
• Vizet explained that seeing the smiling symbol had felt like seeing a mirror, and Dumbledore connected this to Grindelwald’s distant Christmas Gift.
• Dumbledore asked how Grindelwald’s eyes were, and Vizet said he believed they were still in very bad shape.
• Dumbledore gave Vizet a bottle of Phoenix Tears to send to Grindelwald through Serena, and Fawkes protested when Dumbledore called it “this thing.”

Voldemort arrived at Durmstrang as another student emerged from the public class soulless, then instructed Barty Crouch Jr. to preserve failed students for magical experiments. Herpo examined Gregory Vladimirovich and found him unexpectedly suitable for his purposes, before Voldemort ordered him to investigate what happened after people left the Misty Illusory Realm.

• A professor reported that Gregory Vladimirovich had lost his soul after attending Barty Crouch Jr.'s public class, and Barty tried to silence him.
• Voldemort used the Imperius Curse to send the professor away, then told Barty to preserve students and staff for experiments rather than kill them.
• Voldemort sent Gregory through a hidden door and praised him as useful experimental material, while Barty showered him with flattery.
• Voldemort erased part of the professor's memory and ordered him to leave, then Herpo examined Gregory and found him highly suitable.
• Voldemort cast the Cruciatus Curse on Herpo and ordered him to investigate where people went after leaving the Misty Illusory Realm.

Herpo performed a ritual to awaken the prophet Carcas inside Gregory Vladimirovich’s body, using a Bronze Dagger Horcrux. The ritual succeeded, and Voldemort began considering how the method could be used at Durmstrang.

• Herpo endured Voldemort’s torment, then created a Ritual Magic Array and floated Gregory Vladimirovich into its center.
• Herpo used the Bronze Dagger to draw blood from Gregory and explained that it housed Carcas, an ancient Greek prophet with the Heavenly Eye.
• Voldemort dismissed the dagger and Carcas, while Barty Crouch Jr. praised Voldemort and denigrated prophets.
• Herpo cut off a lock of Gregory’s hair and called on Carcas to awaken in the body.
• Gregory convulsed as Black Mist entered his mouth, his wounds healed, and the ritual ended.
• Voldemort recognized the ritual as a possible emergency plan, noting that Durmstrang had plenty of student bodies available for experiments.

Herpo revived Carcas and demanded that he use his Heavenly Eye to learn what Voldemort’s enemies had done. Carcas obeyed while loudly insulting Herpo, leaving Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr. mocking Herpo over the insults.

• Carcas awakened in Gregory Vladimirovich’s body, recognized Herpo, and tried to curse him.
• Herpo silenced and restrained Carcas, then explained that their objective was near and asked him to use his Heavenly Eye.
• Voldemort warned Herpo that their enemies might leave the Misty Illusory Realm and take important information with them.
• Herpo allowed Carcas to speak freely and ordered him to cast Heavenly Eye immediately.
• Carcas cast Heavenly Eye while insulting Herpo, and Barty Crouch Jr. and Voldemort laughed at his taunts about Herpo eating Fire Dragon Dung.

Herpo, Voldemort, and Barty Crouch Jr. had Carcas use his Heavenly Eye to locate Hogwarts and inspect the Headmaster's Office. Carcas found Vizet and Dumbledore with a Phoenix and the Deathly Hallows, but his eyes split and bled when he probed the objects too deeply.

• Voldemort promised Carcas a supply of bodies in exchange for using his Heavenly Eye to see Hogwarts.
• Carcas located Gryffindor's Common Room, and Barty Crouch Jr. guided him to the Headmaster's Office.
• Carcas saw Vizet and Dumbledore apparently immobilized by magic, with Dumbledore's Phoenix beside them.
• Carcas confirmed that a stone, a Wand, and an Invisibility Cloak were with them.
• Carcas's eyes split open and bled as he investigated the Deathly Hallows, and Barty Crouch Jr. used the Blood-Draining Curse to gather the blood.

Voldemort learned about the Deathly Hallows and became convinced that the Elder Wand could help him defeat Dumbledore and capture Vizet. He planned to use the Resurrection Stone to summon and torment their souls, while Herpo and Barty Crouch Jr. continued arguing over whether the Hallows existed.

• Barty Crouch Jr. explained the legend of the three Deathly Hallows and dismissed them as objects from a children's story.
• Barty argued that ordinary Invisibility Cloaks could not be the legendary third Hallow because they wore out and were widely available.
• Voldemort considered using the Resurrection Stone to summon dead souls and became interested in the Elder Wand's reputed power in duels.
• Voldemort realized that the Elder Wand had been in Dumbledore's office and concluded it explained Dumbledore's strength.
• Voldemort imagined defeating Dumbledore, capturing Vizet, and summoning both their souls to torment forever.
• Barty mocked the idea that the Hallows existed, and Herpo called him ignorant.

Herpo, Voldemort, Barty Crouch Jr., and Carcas discussed the Deathly Hallows and the Misty Illusory Realm after Carcas’s attempt to examine a stone nearly tore his soul apart. Herpo claimed the two intruders would die in the realm, but the Paris Region Incident had left him unsure whether it could kill Vizet.

• Barty Crouch Jr. suggested inventing a crown that could turn the will of commanded people into power to resist or destroy Death.
• Herpo warned that probing the Deathly Hallows had left Carcas badly injured and damaged the Heavenly Eye.
• Carcas said the stone had seemed to drag his soul away, and Herpo confirmed that the Deathly Hallows had been bestowed by Death.
• Barty Crouch Jr. mocked belief in Death, prompting Carcas and Herpo to recognize that their faith divided them from Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr.
• Voldemort asked what they should do about the two people who entered the Misty Illusory Realm, and Herpo said they should wait for their deaths.
• Herpo hesitated when Voldemort asked whether he was certain the realm would kill them, remembering that Vizet had overcome Morgan le Fay’s plan during the Paris Region Incident.

Voldemort rejected Barty Crouch Jr.'s proposal to attack Vizet and Dumbledore at Hogwarts, judging that its defenses and the phoenix made a surprise assault too risky. He ordered Barty to focus on running Durmstrang while Carcas recovered and used Heavenly Eye again.

• Voldemort cursed Carcas for refusing to act immediately, and Carcas submitted to his demands.
• Barty Crouch Jr. proposed using secret passages to kill Vizet and Dumbledore at Hogwarts before they left the Misty Illusory Realm.
• Voldemort and the others decided against the rushed attack because the phoenix and Hogwarts's ancient protections could thwart them and put them in danger.
• Barty Crouch Jr. begged Voldemort to let him do anything for his master, but Voldemort told him to focus on running Durmstrang.
• Carcas struggled to sit up and used Heavenly Eye again.

Carcas used the Heavenly Eye to observe Vizet and Dumbledore after they returned safely from the Misty Illusory Realm, unsettling Herpo and Voldemort with what they had discovered. He reported Vizet’s remarks about often visiting the Otherworld and receiving the clue “mirror,” but its meaning remained unclear.

• Carcas saw through the Heavenly Eye that Vizet and Dumbledore had returned from the Misty Illusory Realm without injuries and reported that Dumbledore called the trip an outing.
• Carcas relayed that Vizet and Dumbledore discussed the Deathly Hallows, imprisoned souls in the front hall, and a true destination at a lake, leaving Herpo shaken by how far Vizet had explored.
• Voldemort demanded access to Carcas’s memories, but Herpo explained that the Heavenly Eye allowed only Carcas to describe what he saw.
• Carcas reported that Vizet said he often went to the Otherworld, and he dismissed the claim as boasting because he believed such journeys were rare.
• Carcas said Vizet received the clue “mirror” in the Misty Illusory Realm and had also received a mirror as a Christmas gift from the Previous Guardian, while Herpo, Voldemort, and Barty Crouch Jr. wondered what it meant.

Carcas recounted Dumbledore’s conversation about a mysterious mirror, an unnamed recipient, and a valuable gift of Phoenix Tears, leaving the group without a clear explanation. When Herpo revealed the Deathly Hallows, Voldemort recognized the Resurrection Stone as something he had seen before.

• Carcas told Herpo and the others that Dumbledore had returned the Deathly Hallows to a cabinet after speaking with the Guardian about a mirror and an unnamed person.
• Carcas said Dumbledore had given the Guardian a bottle containing at least ten drops of Phoenix Tears.
• Barty Crouch Jr. challenged Herpo to reveal what the Deathly Hallows looked like, and Herpo agreed to show them.
• Herpo conjured the Deathly Hallows symbol and representations of the Invisibility Cloak, Elder Wand, and Resurrection Stone.
• Voldemort recognized the Resurrection Stone and realized he had seen it before.

Voldemort realized from Carcas’s vision that Dumbledore and Vizet had destroyed the Resurrection Stone Ring Horcrux, and feared they were hunting the rest. He considered checking his remaining Horcruxes but worried that asking Herpo for help would reveal their locations, then tortured Carcas to force him to use the Heavenly Eye again.

• Carcas described the Resurrection Stone Ring as broken, confirming to Voldemort that Dumbledore and Vizet had destroyed the Horcrux.
• Voldemort recalled that his other Horcruxes were hidden in the Lestrange Vault, a seaside cave, and Hogwarts, and considered how to check them without exposing their locations to Herpo.
• Voldemold feared that Herpo might gain control over him if Herpo learned where his Horcruxes were hidden.
• Barty Crouch Jr. mocked the damaged ring, and Herpo argued that it was unworthy of being a Deathly Hallow.
• Voldemort demanded that Carcas use the Heavenly Eye again and cast Crucio on him when he complained.

Voldemort tortured Carcas, then ordered Herpo to keep him using the Heavenly Eye to monitor Hogwarts. He took Barty Crouch Jr. to a seaside cave to check on an item, where Barty opened a blood-sealed entrance and renewed his pledge of loyalty.

• Voldemort tortured Carcas with the Cruciatus Curse until he passed out, then ordered Herpo to wake him and make him continue monitoring Hogwarts with the Heavenly Eye.
• Herpo carried Carcas out of Durmstrang's Headmaster's Office, leaving Voldemort alone with Barty Crouch Jr.
• Voldemort told Barty Crouch Jr. to accompany him to verify the safety of an item, and they Apparated to the seaside at low tide.
• Voldemort led Barty Crouch Jr. into a cave at the base of a cliff and told him the entrance required blood.
• Barty Crouch Jr. cut his arm and pressed it to the stone wall, opening the entrance, and Voldemort healed his wound.
• Barty Crouch Jr. knelt and vowed to obey Voldemort, even if it meant dying.

Voldemort discovered that the Inferi in his lake had vanished and feared that Vizet and Dumbledore had reached the Horcrux on Lake Heart Island. He took Barty Crouch Jr. across the lake to investigate.

• Barty Crouch Jr.'s blood revealed the archway, and Voldemort entered the passage with him.
• Voldemort saw the calm lake and realized that all the Inferi were gone, then erupted in fury and blamed Dumbledore and Vizet.
• Voldemort considered whether intruders had destroyed the Inferi without taking the Horcrux or had died on Lake Heart Island.
• Voldemort summoned the hidden boat, and Barty Crouch Jr. dragged it ashore.
• Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr. boarded the boat and crossed the lake, where Voldemort sensed no Inferi.

Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr. reached Lake Heart Island, where Voldemort hoped to find a Horcrux in the stone basin. Barty drank the potion and relived his hatred of his father, but Voldemort forced him to drink another cup.

• Voldemort saw no signs of a struggle or corpse on Lake Heart Island and pinned his last hope on the basin.
• Voldemort ordered Barty Crouch Jr. to drink the emerald potion so he could retrieve what he wanted.
• Barty drank the potion and hallucinated his trial, remembering how his father, Old Barty Crouch, had sent him to Azkaban and later imprisoned him at home.
• Barty's pain and hatred stopped him from drinking more, so Voldemort forced another cup into his mouth.
• Barty weakly agreed to drink again for Voldemort, despite the potion's torment.