Chapter Summaries

Voldemort interrogated Circe about her absence and forced her to reveal Herpo’s soul-based communication magic, then pressed her for a timetable for plunging the world into chaos. Herpo silently abandoned every other ambition and decided that, when The Master descended, he would make Voldemort suffer eternal pain.

• Voldemort questioned Circe about why she had not stayed with Severus, and she said she had been inciting Muggles in Canaan to kill one another.
• Circe revealed that Herpo had used magic that transmitted thoughts directly, and Herpo explained that it worked through soul connections or Soul Fragments.
• Voldemort rejected the idea of opening his soul or sharing Soul Fragments and demanded to know how soon Circe could create worldwide chaos.
• Circe refused to guarantee a deadline and promised only to do her best as quickly as possible.
• Carcas realized Voldemort was trying to drive Circe and Herpo apart, while Herpo resolved to punish Voldemort with eternal torment after The Master descended.

Vizet accepted the goblin magic’s invitation in the Time Hall and was swept backward through scenes of history, from a battlefield and young Dumbledore with Gellert Grindelwald to the rise and disappearance of ancient settlements. The journey ended in a World Tree, where he sensed the abundant magical fluctuations of his destination nearby.

• Vizet recognized unfamiliar magical fluctuations in the Time Hall as likely goblin magic and accepted the invitation they carried.
• The Time Hall rewound around Vizet, and he passed through scenes of the Lovegood home, a battlefield healing itself, and young Dumbledore meeting Gellert Grindelwald.
• Vizet witnessed scenes of wizards, houses, castles, fields, city-states, temples, and tribes being undone and returned to earlier states.
• Vizet arrived in a World Tree resembling the one on Midgard Island and sensed that the source of its abundant magical fluctuations was nearby.

After O.W.L. and N.E.W.T. exams, Neville, Hanna, Fred, George, and Luna gathered at the Hog’s Head while subdued by worries about Vizet. Luna showed Aberforth Dumbledore a Phoenix in her palm, and he understood it as a hint from Vizet before sending her upstairs and concealing his suspicions.

• Aberforth Dumbledore noticed that Neville and Hanna arrived at the Hog’s Head looking unusually heavy-hearted and sent them upstairs.
• Fred and George arrived in similarly subdued spirits, asked Aberforth for a special mixed drink, and went upstairs without their usual joking.
• Luna showed Aberforth a Phoenix formed from a flame in her palm, and he recognized that it was not Fawkes.
• Aberforth inferred that the Phoenix was a hint from Vizet and deliberately voiced vague speculation to mislead anyone using magic like the Heavenly Eye.

Xenophilius Lovegood visited the Hog's Head to speak privately with Luna about news concerning Vizet, and learned that Aberforth Dumbledore had already heard it from Mundungus Fletcher. After confirming the news with Minister Amelia Bones and describing the secrecy measures around his magazine office, Xenophilius went upstairs to meet Luna.

• Aberforth Dumbledore guessed that Xenophilius wanted to speak with Luna about Vizet, and Xenophilius admitted he had heard news from Mundungus Fletcher.
• Aberforth Dumbledore revealed that he had broken Mundungus Fletcher's legs over unpaid debts and set them badly, leaving him bowlegged, then threatened to keep him quiet.
• Xenophilius told Aberforth that he had confirmed the news with Amelia Bones, who had ordered strict secrecy and sent a Hit Wizard to guard his magazine office.
• Xenophilius explained that a trustworthy informant was impersonating him at the office while he escaped with Dobby's help.
• Aberforth gave Xenophilius a private room upstairs, and Xenophilius hurried up to meet Luna.

Xenophilius, Lupin, and Sirius learned that Vizet’s disappearance might be connected to a dangerous plan, possibly another Paris Region Incident. As they waited for Luna and the others, Xenophilius struggled to find a way to tell Luna what had happened to Vizet.

• Lupin and Sirius arrived at the Hog's Head and learned that Xenophilius was upstairs waiting to speak with Luna.
• Lupin told Aberforth Dumbledore that people in North America were lobbying the Muggle president about Vizet, and Sirius feared a new Paris Region Incident was coming.
• Xenophilius worried that the Ministry of Magic could not keep news of Vizet’s disappearance suppressed and dreaded telling Luna.
• Lupin and Sirius joined Xenophilius, confirmed they had received unofficial news too, and Sirius asked whether Xenophilius had figured out how to tell Luna.

Sirius Black, Xenophilius, and the others gathered after hearing rumors that Vizet had suffered an accident in the Department of Mysteries’ Time Hall. They worried about Vizet and Luna, and Sirius left Xenophilius to decide how to tell Luna what had happened.

• Sirius Black and Xenophilius struggled to figure out what to say when Fred and the others arrived.
• Neville, Hanna, Fred, and George joined the group and admitted their families had warned them about rumors concerning Vizet.
• Xenophilius asked whether Luna had been given any hints, and Hanna said Luna seemed much as usual while Vizet had not returned.
• Professor Lupin said he had heard that Vizet had an accident in the Time Hall, prompting the others to fear what might have happened.
• Neville recalled Vizet helping him during the Moon Eye incident and insisted that Vizet would be fine.
• Sirius Black pointed out that Luna might be the only one who did not know, and told Xenophilius it was now his turn to worry about what to do.

Xenophilius and the others struggled to decide how to tell Luna about Vizet's disappearance, but Kreacher revealed Vizet was missing before they could prepare her. Luna accepted that Vizet would not be able to visit for some time, while the others were left reacting to Kreacher's concern about the cake.

• Fred and George suggested Xenophilius pretend he had never written Luna a letter, but Xenophilius refused to deny it.
• Luna arrived, and Xenophilius greeted her while the others worried about how to explain Vizet's disappearance.
• Kreacher appeared with a cake and asked Luna where Master Vizet was, despite Sirius Black trying to stop him.
• Luna told Kreacher that it might be some time before Vizet could visit, and Kreacher regretted that Vizet would miss his favorite cake.

After receiving news that Vizet might have vanished in the Time Hall, Luna reassured M and warned that the Dark Wizards behind the incident might soon act. M prepared to mobilize against them and offer support to their allies while waiting for Vizet to return.

• Luna reassured Xenophilius and the members of M that she was fine and believed Vizet would come back.
• Lupin and Sirius concluded that the Dark Wizards from Paris might have caused Vizet’s disappearance because they feared him.
• Luna warned that the enemies could exploit the situation and that the danger might be worse than in Paris.
• Neville, Hanna, Fred, and George vowed to keep acting against the people hiding in the shadows.
• Lupin asked Luna to contact the allies who had helped in Paris and offered them M’s potions, Magical Artifacts, and other assistance.

Luna, Lupin, and the others planned how to counter the Dark Wizards, fearing they would target Muggles and awaken the Moon Eye. They discussed how Vizet’s absence threatened cooperation with Muggle officials, and Xenophilius ended by asking whether the truth about Vizet really mattered to them.

• Sirius suggested that the Dark Wizards might target Muggles with a plan resembling a sacrifice, and Luna warned they might try to awaken the Moon Eye.
• Neville and Hanna resolved to do everything they could to delay the Dark Wizards, despite fearing they might already be ahead.
• Fred, George, Sirius, and Lupin explained that Muggle officials trusted M because Vizet had impressed them during the Paris Region Incident.
• Xenophilius warned that Muggle officials could abandon cooperation and make poor decisions like Cornelius Fudge, prompting the group to raise a toast to Fudge’s example.
• Xenophilius asked whether the truth about what happened to Vizet really mattered to the Muggles, and Lupin asked what he meant.

Xenophilius explained how to influence wavering Muggle officials by affirming that they had received information without drawing conclusions, then offering small pieces of evidence. Luna used a fragment to help Neville Apparate through anti-Disapparition magic, giving the group a surprising demonstration to show officials.

• Xenophilius advised the group to affirm officials’ claims without admitting anything specific, so they would analyze the information themselves.
• Xenophilius, Lupin, and Sirius discussed how Cornelius Fudge had formed his views after receiving and interpreting information.
• Fred and George proposed giving officials puzzle pieces so they could piece together the truth, and Xenophilius agreed.
• Luna summoned Phoenix and sent it into Neville, who vanished in flames and reappeared behind Professor Lupin despite the anti-Disapparition magic.
• Lupin and Xenophilius agreed that Neville’s feat could serve as a fragment of evidence for the officials to analyze.

Xenophilius persuaded the group to use limited information to make high-ranking Muggles hesitate, buying time against the Dark Wizards. After the others left to carry out the plan, he reassured Luna and acknowledged that she had grown up.

• Xenophilius convinced Sirius Black, Lupin, Neville, and Hanna that sharing fragments of information would make high-ranking Muggles doubt and delay the Dark Wizards' plans.
• Sirius Black praised Xenophilius's idea, and Fred and George joked about sending Cornelius Fudge a gift to repay his help.
• Lupin and Sirius Black left to contact high-ranking Muggles, while Fred and George considered asking Arthur Weasley for Fudge's address.
• Luna thanked Xenophilius for helping everyone find a way forward, and he admitted he had worried about how to comfort her.
• Xenophilius recalled Luna's childhood and told her he had always thought of her as a little girl he needed to protect.

Xenophilius told Luna he trusted her to make her own choices and that he and Penny would always support her. Back at Hogwarts, Luna reunited the Baby Thunderbird with the Phoenix and encountered Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who awkwardly tried to question her before Hermione stopped them.

• Xenophilius praised Luna's growth, admitted he no longer needed to protect her, and urged her to pursue what she wanted with his and Penny's support.
• Luna returned to Hogwarts, where the Baby Thunderbird greeted her and eagerly followed the Phoenix to play.
• Luna met Hermione, Ron, and Harry on the eighth floor and noticed that something was troubling them.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione stumbled through an attempt to ask Luna about information they had received, but Hermione cut off the conversation before they could ask.

Hermione led Harry and Ron to the library and showed them passages about the “Heavenly Eye,” suggesting someone had foreseen Vizet’s accident. The three left wondering whether avoiding the subject could protect them, while Harry asked how Vizet was doing.

• Hermione pulled Harry and Ron into the library after refusing to question Luna directly about Vizet.
• Hermione showed them passages about the “Heavenly Eye” in two books, then took them outside before they could ask questions in the library.
• Hermione said she suspected someone had foreseen Vizet’s accident and that she was trying to find ways to prevent it.
• Ron recalled that Gellert Grindelwald had possessed the “Heavenly Eye” and used it to trouble the Ministry of Magic until Dumbledore stopped him.
• Harry suggested that avoiding the subject might keep the “Heavenly Eye” from realizing they had discovered it, and Hermione said Luna had given her the hint.
• Harry asked Hermione how Vizet was and whether he had gone into hiding.

Hermione, Harry, and Ron concluded that Vizet was likely safe because the Phoenix he had conjured remained, while the Dark Wizards’ connection to their summer-vacation encounter made the situation dangerous. Snape suggested they apply to guard Gringotts, then hinted that the Goblins there might soon be unemployed.

• Hermione explained that Luna’s words had led her to believe Vizet was still safe, and Harry recognized the Phoenix as one Vizet had conjured.
• Hermione warned that the Dark Wizards might be connected to the events of their summer vacation, so the group agreed to avoid discussing them.
• Hedwig delivered Sirius Black’s letter assuring Harry that Vizet would be fine and directing him to use the Two-Way Mirror to contact him.
• Hermione suspected M had held a meeting about the Dark Wizards, while Harry wanted to take action and Ron warned that Sirius would not want them involved.
• Snape appeared behind the trio, suggested they apply to guard Gringotts, and deducted five points from each for failing to greet him.
• Snape reflected that Gringotts’ Goblins were in a terrible state and murmured that they would soon be unemployed.

With Muggle leaders hesitating and Vizet’s return uncertain, Herpo and Voldemort decided they could no longer delay their plans. Voldemort ordered Herpo to gather Wizards at Durmstrang by morning so he could reclaim Hogwarts.

• Herpo learned that Muggle leaders were hesitating after receiving reassurances from the other side.
• Carcas reported that Dumbledore had not left the Heavenly Eye’s sight and had only downplayed concerns about the Guardian.
• Herpo warned that Vizet’s fate and return were unpredictable, and urged Voldemort to speed up their plans.
• Voldemort agreed and ordered Herpo to gather a group of Wizards by the next morning.
• Voldemort said they would gather at the Headmaster’s Office and reminded Herpo of the consequences of breaking a previous promise.

Herpo left Voldemort’s office intending to use the planned attack on Hogwarts to keep Dumbledore occupied while advancing The Master’s return. At Nurmengard, Serena Pendragon discussed Vizet’s safety and the Isaiah Society’s plans with Gellert Grindelwald, who warned that their actions would soon grow more aggressive.

• Herpo pretended to support Voldemort’s plan to attack Hogwarts, intending to use it to distract Dumbledore and further The Master’s descent.
• Serena Pendragon visited Gellert Grindelwald at Nurmengard and showed him Vizet’s brief message, admitting she feared something might happen to him.
• Gellert Grindelwald reassured Serena that nothing would happen to Vizet and urged her not to let her emotions affect her judgment.
• Serena told Gellert that M’s actions had made people hesitate and delayed the Isaiah Society’s plans, leaving her time to visit him.
• Gellert predicted the Isaiah Society’s core members would soon escalate their actions and warned Serena that they needed to remain vigilant.

Gellert Grindelwald used a painful vision to see that Vizet’s enemies were preparing a desperate attempt to eliminate him and unleash chaos across the world. He gave Serena Pendragon a Memory Thread and said he would go to the place he expected them to choose within the next few days.

• Serena Pendragon asked Gellert Grindelwald what Vizet’s enemies would do next, and Grindelwald used poured Mead to form a vast oval and see their plans.
• Grindelwald explained that Vizet’s disappearance and his friends’ interference had driven the enemy to make one final gamble against Vizet.
• Grindelwald said the enemy had once underestimated Serena Pendragon, and that the Goblins’ destruction had been a price they considered worth paying to stop a new Guardian.
• Grindelwald endured the vision until blood ran from his eyes, then told Serena Pendragon he had also wanted to learn when to appear before Albus for the greatest effect.
• Grindelwald drew a Memory Thread from his temple, and Serena Pendragon stored it in the Mead bottle.
• Serena Pendragon said she would go to the place she thought the enemy would choose, while Grindelwald anticipated chaos within the next few days.

Vizet's absence from Hogwarts unsettled students, who expected news of his whereabouts but found reports about war in the Muggle World instead. A magazine finally carried a rumor that Vizet had vanished after an accident in the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries.

• Ravenclaw students and students from other Houses noticed Vizet had disappeared from the common room, library, and magical exchange meetings.
• Students speculated that Vizet had left Hogwarts to discuss or publish his magical research, and they reassured worried relatives in their letters.
• Hogwarts students awaited weekend reports about Vizet, but The Daily Prophet focused on wizards recruiting Muggles to attack another Muggle country.
• Students found a rumor in a magazine claiming that Vizet had met with an accident at the Ministry of Magic and vanished in the Department of Mysteries.

Vizet traveled into the past and found a gathering of ancient figures communicating through magical fluctuations. After he made contact with Odin, Odin recognized him as a Descender, and Vizet introduced himself as Vizet Lovegood.

• Vizet reached a clearing where ancient figures gathered among the World trees, including the figure who had sealed away The Master with Gungnir.
• Odin calmed the figures’ hostility and approached Vizet, who returned his gesture of goodwill.
• Vizet recognized the figures’ rhythmic magical fluctuations as a language and released his Occlumency to hear their voices.
• The figures discussed whether Vizet should be accepted, and Vizet realized they longed for change and that he had found the flames Hermes Trismegistus had described.
• Odin told Vizet that Hermes Trismegistus was away, then called him a Descender and introduced himself.
• Vizet greeted Odin and gave his name as Vizet Lovegood.

Vizet met Odin, Xutikutli, and the other figures, who recognized him as a Descender and confirmed that the Master was Miklantikutli. The figures mistook Vizet’s Occlumency for armor and asked him to explain it and describe the future.

• Odin and Xutikutli explained that Vizet’s Gnosis carried a light from downstream in their river, allowing them to sense his origins and thoughts.
• Xutikutli said Miklantikutli’s followers had sealed themselves inside armor, preventing them from sharing thoughts freely.
• Odin confirmed that the Master Vizet had mentioned was Miklantikutli, and the figures reacted with agitation as they considered whether Miklantikutli’s followers were better suited to the world.
• Vizet reassured Xutikutli that he valued their world and had traveled upstream to seek the truth and find a way to deal with Miklantikutli.
• Odin asked Vizet about the armor he wore, and Vizet explained that it was Occlumency before Odin invited him to share more.