Chapter Summaries

Draco watched Fred and George tease him and Harry before Ginny challenged Professor McGonagall’s decision to send students away. As professors prepared Hogwarts for war, an explosion shook the castle and Professor McGonagall recognized the sound of its Protective Magic.

• Draco noticed Harry’s swollen nose, and Fred and George teased them about having fought a duel.
• Ginny returned and argued that she should be allowed to stay at Hogwarts with Luna and the other Ravenclaw students.
• Professor McGonagall warned the students that the coming war was dangerous and urged those who underestimated it to leave.
• Professor Sprout brought Hannah and Cedric to join the students who had been allowed to stay, while McGonagall and Sprout discussed Hogwarts’s defenses.
• An explosion shook the castle, and Professor McGonagall identified the sound as Hogwarts Castle’s Protective Magic.

Professor Sprout led the students outside as Hogwarts’ defenders reinforced the protective field after a second explosion. Ginny and Luna insisted on staying despite Mrs. Weasley and Xenophilius urging them to leave.

• Professor McGonagall ordered everyone to evacuate the castle, and Professor Sprout led the students onto the lawn.
• The students found Dumbledore, Snape, Flitwick, Ministry officials, and others maintaining Hogwarts’ protective field.
• A second explosion shook the grounds and sent the Baby Thunderbird flying as ripples surged across the field.
• Luna joined the defenders in reinforcing the field, and the ripples quickly vanished.
• Mrs. Weasley confronted Ginny and Luna, while Xenophilius arrived in Vizet’s armor with Dobby concealed in its backpack.
• Ginny and Luna each told their parents they had decided to stay at Hogwarts.

Ginny convinced Mrs. Weasley to let her stay and help, but their conversation was interrupted when Voldemort destroyed the Magical Energy Field. Outside Hogwarts, Voldemort tested the field, recognized Vizet’s magic in its defenses, and prepared to attack again with a powerful method that let one wizard wield magic like an army.

• Ginny insisted on staying to help, and Mrs. Weasley agreed on the condition that she would never act alone.
• A massive blast shattered the Magical Energy Field, and Voldemort announced that he would soon meet the people at Hogwarts.
• Voldemort’s Killing Curse failed to break the field, so he tried a sustained beam of white light instead.
• Silver-Blue Light interrupted Voldemort’s spell, reminding him of Vizet’s magic and prompting him to challenge Vizet.
• Voldemort recalled using Herpo’s method to empower Squibs with Soul Particles and draw on War Magic, then cast Avada Kedavra at the field with a new Wand.

Voldemort destroyed the Magical Energy Field protecting Hogwarts, summoned the Dark Mark, and brought his forces to the castle. He faced a prepared defense led by Dumbledore, while the massive strength of his army left the Ministry and Hogwarts defenders badly outnumbered.

• Voldemort's Killing Curse pierced the Magical Energy Field, which shattered along with the new Wand in his hand.
• The Dementors drifted toward Hogwarts, and Voldemort cast the Dark Mark before criticizing Dumbledore and Vizet for their resistance.
• Voldemort used Portus to prepare his magical creatures and Inferi for a timed arrival, then ordered his Wizards to follow him when the Dark Mark appeared.
• Voldemort Apparated to Hogwarts, blocked the defenders' opening spells with Protego, and cast the Dark Mark above the castle.
• Voldemort's Wizards, Inferi, Trolls, and other Dark creatures arrived, overwhelming the defenders, while Dumbledore recalled Voldemort's early days at Hogwarts and Voldemort angrily interrupted him.

Voldemort summoned a vast swarm of Dementors to frighten his opponents and force Dumbledore to act, but the Dementors suddenly fled and left everyone bewildered. The chapter ended with their furious, fearful voices calling someone a liar and ordering them to leave.

• Voldemort taunted Dumbledore and watched for signs of fear as a vast swarm of Dementors darkened the sky.
• Voldemort spotted Draco Malfoy behind Snape and planned to torment him after the battle.
• Aurors, Ministry employees, allies, professors, and students cast Patronus Charms against the Dementors.
• Voldemort waited for Dumbledore to cast a Patronus, but the bone-deep cold began to recede instead.
• The Dementors rapidly flew away, leaving the Ministry employees confused as Voldemort sensed their fear and heard them call someone a liar.

The Dementors fled after Luna's Patronus, while Hagrid returned from the Forbidden Forest with Centaurs and other magical creatures to aid Hogwarts. Voldemort sent the Inferi to attack, but Draco's Radiant Illumination destroyed them, prompting Voldemort to cast the Killing Curse at Draco before Dumbledore intervened.

• The Dementors fled in terror, and Dumbledore realized Luna's Corporeal Patronus had driven them away.
• Hagrid led Centaurs and other magical creatures out of the Forbidden Forest to join the fight.
• Voldemort ordered an attack, sending the Inferi charging at Hagrid and the Centaurs.
• Draco cast Radiant Illumination, and the white light made the Inferi scream, melt, and vanish.
• Voldemort cast the Killing Curse at Draco, and Dumbledore summoned armor to intercept it.

Voldemort launched his attack on Dumbledore while the two sides clashed around Hogwarts, and he used the Universal Counter-Curse to remove the school’s protective restrictions. Their duel escalated into a clash of fire and ice, leaving Voldemort caught by a mysterious chain as he prepared to Apparate.

• Dumbledore protected the Centaurs from the Dark Wizards’ spells, and the wizards on both sides joined battle.
• Voldemort transformed into Black Mist, attacked Dumbledore with a Killing Curse, and Dumbledore Apparated away.
• Voldemort cast the Universal Counter-Curse, removing most of Hogwarts’ restrictions, while Dumbledore struck back with a red beam.
• Voldemort and Dumbledore exchanged Killing Curses and other spells, with Dumbledore evading Voldemort’s Flame Whip and fire serpent.
• Dumbledore turned the steam from their clash into ice needles, and a chain suddenly wrapped around Voldemort’s ankle as he prepared to Apparate.

Voldemort fought Dumbledore and Quirrell, using his knowledge of their magic and Dumbledore’s old rivalry with him to stay ahead. Dumbledore drew Voldemort away from the battlefield, but Quirrell joined the aerial fight and Voldemort countered his Alchemy with Fiendfyre.

• Voldemort escaped Quirrell’s chains and identified the Philosopher’s Stone embedded in Quirrell’s chest as the source of his Alchemy.
• Voldemort blocked Quirrell and Dumbledore’s coordinated attacks, then searched the battlefield for Draco Malfoy.
• Dumbledore called Voldemort by his former name, enraging him and drawing his attention away from Draco.
• Dumbledore provoked Voldemort while evading his attacks and led him higher into the sky.
• Quirrell used the Philosopher’s Stone to grow metallic wings and flew up to join Dumbledore and Voldemort.
• Voldemort’s Fiendfyre consumed Quirrell’s Alchemy spear, and Voldemort mocked Quirrell’s magic.

Voldemort used Fiendfyre to overpower Quirrell, but Fawkes rescued him as Dumbledore revealed his Phoenix Animagus abilities. After Dumbledore and Voldemort exchanged attacks in the air, Voldemort redirected his magic toward the fighters below.

• Voldemort's Fiendfyre serpent chased Quirrell and nearly reached his metal wings before Fawkes swallowed it and carried Quirrell to safety.
• Quirrell cast an Obstacle Curse at Voldemort, who then fired a Killing Curse at Dumbledore, but Dumbledore flew out of its path.
• Dumbledore attacked Voldemort with animated suits of armor, and Voldemort transformed them into Fiendfyre serpents.
• Voldemort recognized that Dumbledore had become a Phoenix Animagus, an idea inspired by Vizet's magical papers.
• Dumbledore used Phoenix magic and water attacks to destroy the Fiendfyre serpents and counter Voldemort's spells.
• Voldemort changed targets and fired a powerful red spell toward the battlefield below, alarming Dumbledore and Quirrell.

Draco and Lucius Malfoy fought off Dark Wizards and a Chimera, which Vizet’s owl struck with lightning before Draco killed it. As the battle continued, Hagrid charged a Troll that had attacked Ministry of Magic employees.

• Voldemort’s glance distracted Draco, but Lucius Malfoy tortured the Dark Wizard who nearly hit his son, and Draco stunned him and broke his Wand.
• Draco and Lucius defeated another Dark Wizard, then retreated from a charging Chimera while Draco tried to repel it.
• Lucius shielded Draco from the Chimera’s tail, but Vizet’s owl summoned lightning that struck the creature, and Draco finished it with the Killing Curse.
• Lucius recognized Vizet’s owl as the source of the lightning while a Troll sent Ministry of Magic employees flying with a tree.
• Hagrid charged the Troll, knocked it backward, and punched its head down into its chest.

Hagrid used Vizet’s Magical Artifacts to defeat a Troll and then rushed to help Ron and Hermione, who were struggling against Dark Wizards and Quintapeds. He arrived just in time to save Ron and showed how easily he could overpower a Quintaped.

• Hagrid defeated the Troll with his increased speed, and Lucius Malfoy and Draco realized Vizet’s Magical Artifacts had compensated for Hagrid’s weakness.
• Ron’s repeated use of “Manifestitch Timoris” worsened his headache as he and Hermione fought Dark Wizards and four Quintapeds.
• Hermione restrained one Dark Wizard, while Ron narrowly dodged another’s Killing Curse after falling to the ground.
• A tree Hagrid hurled knocked three Quintapeds away, and Hermione shielded Ron from a fourth.
• Hagrid charged in, knocked the remaining Quintaped aside, and caught it before it hit the ground.

Hagrid helped Hermione and Ron defeat the Quintapeds, then realized Harry was missing and rushed with them toward the Troll. They arrived just as Neville killed it, but Harry, Ginny, and Hanna were still unaccounted for.

• Hagrid used Quintapeds’ leg joints to defeat them while Hermione and Ron subdued the Dark Wizards nearby.
• Hagrid explained that treating a Quintaped’s leg as its head gave it a human weakness, and Hermione and Ron realized Harry was not with them.
• Hermione and Ron said Harry, Ginny, Neville, and Hanna had lured the Troll away, then hurried toward its direction with Hagrid carrying them.
• Hagrid, Hermione, and Ron found Neville standing on the Troll’s shoulders after he plunged his sword into its head and killed it.

Harry, Hanna, Ginny, and Neville coordinated to defeat the Trolls while Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid arrived to support them. After Luna struck down an Augurey with lightning, she flew off to aid another part of the battlefield, leaving the others to continue fighting.

• Hanna bound the Trolls with Devil’s Snare while Harry disarmed them, Ginny summoned their trees back at them, and Neville killed them with his sword.
• Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid arrived and watched the group bring down another Troll with coordinated attacks.
• A Troll broke free and tried to strike Harry, but Harry and Ron shielded Ginny from a surprise spell as she continued controlling the tree.
• An Augurey charged through the battlefield, and Luna struck it down with a bolt of lightning before transforming into an owl and flying off to find another place to help.
• Ron sent his Acromantula to ensnare the Trolls, while Hagrid fought them and Hermione protected him with Shield Charms.

Harry, Ginny, Hanna, and Neville fought a Troll before Xenophilius Lovegood arrived and quickly incapacitated it and three more. After revealing the power of Vizet’s armor and learning Luna had defeated an Augurey, Xenophilius set off to hunt for more dangerous creatures.

• Harry disarmed a Troll, Ginny summoned its tree back onto it, and Hanna bound it with Devil's Snare while Neville prepared to strike.
• Xenophilius appeared and used bursts of red light to knock out the Troll, then defeated three more after Hagrid lured them over.
• Xenophilius explained that he had ambushed groups of Dark Wizards and was targeting Trolls because Vizet's armor was so powerful it could injure allies in close combat.
• Ron told Xenophilius that Luna had flown away as an owl, and Hermione and Ron explained that Luna had defeated the chicken-headed Augurey with lightning.
• Xenophilius praised Luna, told the others to stay safe, and continued searching for dangerous creatures.

During the Battle of Hogwarts, Canaan Auror Jonathan joined Benjamin Netanyahu’s Dark Wizard group after they killed his companion, then helped them target weaker parts of the battlefield. The group came under attack from an ambush of at least seven opposing wizards.

• A Ministry employee watched Dark Wizards kill two of his colleagues before they were struck by a Blasting Curse.
• Jonathan and another Canaan Dark Wizard called out to Benjamin Netanyahu’s group from a crater, but Yair killed one of them with a Killing Curse.
• Benjamin threatened Jonathan with a Killing Curse unless he rejoined the group, and Jonathan chose to follow him.
• Benjamin led the group around the fiercest fighting to attack exhausted enemies, and Jonathan began to understand his battlefield skill.
• Benjamin warned Jonathan about a spell from the left, but the red beam hit a Dark Wizard behind him as they faced an ambush by at least seven opponents.

Jonathan and the Dark Wizards fought an ambush under Benjamin Netanyahu’s orders, but Benjamin used them as cover while secretly retreating. Jonathan realized the deception just before a Stunning Spell knocked him unconscious.

• Ambushing wizards attacked Benjamin Netanyahu’s group, killing and injuring several Dark Wizards in the opening volley.
• Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the survivors to fire Blasting Curses while he targeted the ambushers with Killing Curses.
• Jonathan followed Benjamin Netanyahu’s commands, but noticed that the ambushers still had six wizards despite Benjamin claiming they were dying.
• A Cutting Curse severed Jonathan’s wand and wounded his shoulder as Benjamin’s voice grew more distant.
• Jonathan realized Benjamin Netanyahu had escaped using the group as cover, then a Stunning Spell knocked Jonathan unconscious.

Percy treated an injured Dark Wizard while Fred and George brought in Benjamin Netanyahu, a captured wizard from Canaan who answered Percy's questions under the effects of a potion. Percy learned that the Canaan group had come to help He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named take Hogwarts, leaving the Ministry employees to consider the threat as the battle continued.

• Percy healed a badly injured Dark Wizard while Ministry employees argued about whether to help their enemies.
• Fred and George arrived with Benjamin Netanyahu, whom Percy identified as a wanted criminal from Canaan.
• Percy questioned Benjamin and learned that the Canaan wizards had come to help He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named take Hogwarts and had been told not to hold back.
• Fred and George admitted that Benjamin had taken Vizet's practice potion after they threw candy at him to stop his attack.
• Fred wondered aloud whether Vizet might have brewed Veritaserum.

Percy revealed to Fred and George that Herpo’s followers planned a sacrifice to summon the Moon Eye, which Benjamin Netanyahu said would descend soon. The group then found Cedric and Cho Chang fighting Dark Wizards, and Fred and George joined the battle with Magical Fireworks.

• Percy told Fred and George that Herpo, not Voldemort, had ordered the wizards to prepare a sacrifice for the Moon Eye’s arrival.
• Percy, Fred, and George agreed that delaying the Moon Eye’s descent was their best option.
• Percy’s group came upon Cedric and Cho Chang defending injured Ministry employees against a dozen Dark Wizards.
• Cho Chang stunned one Dark Wizard while Cedric held off the others.
• Fred and George mounted their Flying Broomsticks and blasted the Dark Wizards with Magical Fireworks.

Percy and the Ministry employees defeated the remaining Dark Wizards, then a dark-red phoenix healed Cho Chang and the other victims of Dark Magic. The story ended with a Dark Wizard waking to see the phoenix’s tears, despairing over his missing Wand, and passing out again.

• Percy led the Ministry employees in repeated volleys of Stunning Spells that knocked out the remaining Dark Wizards.
• Cedric dispersed the smoke, and the employees searched the unconscious Dark Wizards and confiscated their Wands.
• A dark-red phoenix healed Cho Chang’s wound with a tear, while another phoenix failed to produce any tears and pecked Fred when he teased it.
• The dark-red phoenix healed the other injured Ministry employees, its feathers growing dimmer as it shed tears.
• A Dark Wizard briefly woke, saw the phoenix healing the injured, realized his Wand was gone, and fell unconscious again.

As the war dragged on, Dark Wizards expecting to overwhelm ordinary Ministry fighters instead encountered Hogwarts professors whose spells and traps quickly defeated them. The chapter left them facing the terrifying consequences of underestimating the professors, especially the one who used Sectumsempra.

• Dark Wizards expected to defeat the Ministry's weaker fighters, wear down the Aurors, and eventually help Voldemort kill Dumbledore.
• A diminutive Professor evaded the Dark Wizards' attacks, knocked them out with precise spells, and stacked their bodies aside.
• Dark Wizards fleeing that battlefield encountered a Transfiguration Professor whose animated objects and fighting suits of armor drove them onward.
• Another Professor lured Dark Wizards into Venomous Tentacula and Devil's Snare, then gave the injured potion and had them dragged into a pit.
• Dark Wizards who attacked the black-haired Professor were disarmed by Sectumsempra, and he stopped their bleeding while leaving them in excruciating pain.