Chapter Summaries

As rumors accused Anton of poisoning Dumbledore, Anton weighed whether to clear his name, flee, or use a Voldemort identity to bury the scandal beneath a larger crisis. Meanwhile, the School Governors turned against Professor McGonagall, but a Phoenix’s cry suggested Dumbledore might be waking.

• School Governors argued over whether Professor McGonagall should become Headmaster, while Lucius urged them to wait for Dumbledore to wake.
• Anton transformed from an Augurey and considered how to respond to rumors that he had poisoned Dumbledore with Werewolf Venom and a Terrible Curse.
• Anton threatened to become Voldemort and stage a spectacle if he were driven into a corner.
• Professor McGonagall continued running Hogwarts firmly, and the School Governors agreed she should be fired when an opportunity arose.
• As the School Governors ate in a quiet Great Hall, a Phoenix cried through the castle and students shouted Dumbledore’s name.

A newspaper special edition accused Dumbledore and Anthony Weasley of conspiring to create a werewolf transformation potion and suggested Anthony had poisoned Dumbledore. As Hogwarts professors rushed to the Hospital Wing, Anton detected werewolf venom on Dumbledore and saw Aurors arriving, leaving him to decide whether to flee or face what was coming.

• Owl post carriers delivered a special edition accusing Dumbledore of pursuing a Greater Good master plan and Anthony Weasley of poisoning him.
• Professor McGonagall condemned the article, and Snape led the professors toward the Hospital Wing to learn what had happened to Dumbledore.
• Anton, disguised as an Augurey, wondered who had infected Dumbledore with werewolf venom and considered escaping through the tunnel to his safe house.
• Anton heard Aurors Apparate onto the Hogwarts viaduct and gripped his Wand as he prepared to face them.

As Dumbledore lay dying in Hogwarts, he warned Editor Aibo to watch Anthony and himself while Aurors gathered, apparently intending to deal with Anthony. The chapter ended with Anton transforming into an Augurey after declaring that Voldemort had returned.

• Dumbledore told the grieving professors that he had returned to Hogwarts because he wanted to die at home, as Rita and a crowd of Aurors arrived.
• Hagrid tried to drive Rita away, but Dumbledore allowed the visitors to enter, and Scrimgeour said the Aurors meant him no harm.
• Dumbledore realized the Aurors had come for Anthony and urged Editor Aibo to watch Anthony and himself.
• McGonagall confronted the Aurors when Anthony Weasley cried out in the corridor, and Scrimgeour ordered his Aurors to withdraw.
• Anton rushed into the Hospital Wing, accused Voldemort of hurting Dumbledore, and transformed into an Augurey as he announced that Voldemort had returned.

After Dumbledore appeared to die from a Curse and Anton was transformed into an Augurey, Dumbledore revived and a gathering of famous magical experts examined both cases. Anton listened as they dissected the Curse, while they failed to understand his transformation and Dumbledore’s condition remained difficult to treat.

• Lupin begged McGonagall and Moody to restore Anton, but their spells failed, and he appealed to the apparently dead Dumbledore for help.
• Dumbledore opened his eyes and explained that he had only been resting, then stroked Anton’s Augurey head while Rita photographed them.
• News of Voldemort’s return drew famous magical masters, including Nicolas Flamel and Bathilda Bagshot, to Hogwarts to investigate Dumbledore’s Curse.
• The experts identified the Curse as one Voldemort had used to protect his Horcruxes and explained its workings as Anton listened.
• The experts could not find a cure because Wolfbane was entangled with Dumbledore’s Curse, and they failed to discover that Anton was an Augurey with a human soul.

Anton decided to stay at Hogwarts and watch the growing political crisis around Dumbledore, but Minister Fudge arrived to suppress rumors and assert control. As Fudge had Anton arrested and insisted Dumbledore was alive, Anton staged a sudden collapse, and a dark golden Doll awakened beneath Cabin by the Black Lake.

• Anton chose to remain at Hogwarts, where he could observe the powerful groups gathered around Dumbledore and learn from them.
• Fudge confronted Scrimgeour, dismissed reports of Dumbledore's impending death and Voldemort's return as rumors, and had Rita secretly taken into custody.
• Fudge led Aurors into Hogwarts, had Anton arrested for spreading rumors, and declared Dumbledore alive despite the uncertainty surrounding his recovery.
• Madam Marchbanks and Nicolas Flamel challenged Fudge's stance, but he insisted that Dumbledore's death must not be announced to avoid provoking war.
• Anton drank a Potion brewed by Nicolas Flamel, memorized its brewing process, then fell from the rack and thrashed on the floor.
• A dark golden Doll opened its eyes beneath Cabin by the Black Lake.

Anton discovered how to control his Horcrux as a double, then used it with Anna to transform into Voldemort while the others believed his curse had been lifted. Voldemort appeared beneath the Dark Mark at Hogwarts, surrounded by the dead, and confronted Fudge for declaring him dead.

• Anton saw a Horcrux as a mirror that reflected a soul and formed a Soul Shell that let him control the Horcrux as a second body.
• Anna emerged from the Vanishing Cabinet with Angnagara, and Anton transformed into Voldemort while Anna became a gigantic Viper.
• The Augurey transformed back into Anton in front of Fudge and the gathered masters, who believed the curse had been lifted.
• Fudge insisted Anton had never been cursed and declared that Voldemort was dead, but the masters ignored him when the Dark Mark appeared over Hogwarts.
• Voldemort appeared outside the castle amid mist filled with the dead and asked Fudge whether he had said Voldemort was dead.

Anton used the Resurrection Stone embedded in the Dark-Gold Puppet to summon spirits, throwing the Aurors into chaos as Voldemort entered the Hospital Wing and confronted Fudge. With Dumbledore unconscious and the assembled wizards too frightened to act, the chapter ended with Professor McGonagall and the other Professors surrounding the room in tense silence.

• Anton watched the Resurrection Stone summon spirits, including children who exposed an Auror named Addy and caused the Aurors to turn on one another.
• Voldemort advanced through the Aurors and entered the Hospital Wing, where he sat down and asked Fudge who had said he was dead.
• Fudge blamed Rita and ordered Aurors to fetch her, while several Aurors stunned Moody and dragged him away.
• The wizards remained silent because they feared Voldemort would retaliate against their loved ones, and Dumbledore lay unconscious and gravely cursed.
• Professor McGonagall and the other Professors arrived and surrounded the Hospital Wing, but Voldemort's chuckle kept them from acting.

Voldemort entered the Hospital Wing, tortured Rita, and transformed her into a beetle before leaving unchallenged. Dumbledore confronted him but collapsed afterward, leaving the wizards to fear that no one else could oppose Voldemort.

• The Aurors brought Rita before Voldemort, and Fudge identified her as the journalist who had reported Voldemort’s return.
• Voldemort used silent, wandless magic to torture Rita, then stopped when Dumbledore awoke and challenged him.
• Voldemort declined to fight Dumbledore, transformed Rita into a beetle with a snap, and walked away without anyone stopping him.
• Dumbledore condemned the wizards for failing to oppose Voldemort, then collapsed as black-tinged blood trickled from his mouth.
• McGonagall and the other Masters examined Rita and concluded that Voldemort had made her a genuine Animagus, while Dumbledore’s breathing remained barely perceptible.

Anton killed Dumbledore to end his suffering, but Fudge and Editor Aibo arrived and caught him in the act. Anton realized Editor Aibo was Grindelwald, while Fudge mourned Dumbledore and Anton faced arrest.

• Anton checked the Hospital Wing for hidden people and spoke with the dying Dumbledore, who said he was trying to unite their allies against Voldemort.
• Anton refused to let Dumbledore keep enduring the curse and werewolf venom, and killed him with the Killing Curse.
• Fudge and Editor Aibo entered, and Editor Aibo bound Anton and took his wand.
• Anton recognized Editor Aibo as Grindelwald after noticing how he cast the binding spell.
• Fudge wept over Dumbledore while Anton and Grindelwald exchanged knowing smiles about Anton being sent to Azkaban.

Fudge accused Anton of killing Dumbledore, then decided to send Anton and Rita to Azkaban for spreading rumors about Voldemort's return. Anton welcomed the prospect because he wanted to study Dementors, while Fudge and Editor Aibo arranged to discuss a political alliance.

• Fudge suspected Anton had been placed under the Imperius Curse and threatened to send him and Rita to Azkaban for spreading rumors about Voldemort's return.
• Anton played the part of a vacant child and acted eager to visit Azkaban, while privately planning to learn about Dementors and imitate their seemingly invulnerable nature.
• Fudge agreed to meet with Editor Aibo to discuss his proposal, and Aibo offered the Abbott family as Fudge's ally.
• Fudge's sympathy for Anton faded when Editor Aibo asked about Dumbledore, and Fudge warned that anyone claiming Dumbledore was dead would be made an example of.

Fudge and Old Ronaldo inspected Anthony Weasley's heavily guarded cell before ordering his transfer, while the Ministry kept the truth about his role in Dumbledore's death secret. As the Aurors carried Anthony away, the prisoners mockingly hailed him as their king, and Fudge left to check on Dumbledore's treatment.

• Fudge questioned Old Ronaldo about Rita and Anthony, learning that Rita remained unconscious and Anthony was held in a high-security prison under Auror and Rokamon Lizard guard.
• Old Ronaldo warned Fudge that the public considered Anthony a third Dark Lord and recalled how Anthony had defeated thirteen Aurors with powerful Transfiguration.
• Fudge and Old Ronaldo saw the Rokamon Lizard kill a moth with a lightning bubble while Anthony watched calmly from his cell.
• Fudge ordered Anthony's transfer, and Aurors restrained him with Wingardium Leviosa while another Wizard removed the Rokamon Lizard.
• The prisoners shouted that Anthony was their king as the Aurors carried him away, and Fudge ordered his staff to report any change in Dumbledore's condition.

Lucius considered how the Black family inheritance could protect the Malfoys, then panicked when he realized Anthony Weasley was in Azkaban and might be connected to the Dark Lord. As the Aurors finished placing Anthony in his cell, Old Ronaldo encouraged him to endure, promising that he would eventually get out.

• Lucius planned for Sirius to die so Narcissa could inherit the Black family's fortune, but reconsidered when he saw Anthony being brought into Azkaban.
• Lucius weighed whether to help Anthony's Dark Lord, ensure his death, or do nothing, while fearing for Draco's safety.
• Anthony settled into his cell as Sirius laughed wildly and Bellatrix giggled in the neighboring cells.
• Old Ronaldo told Anthony that people knew he had been framed and urged him to believe he would see the light again.
• Anthony cheerfully accepted Old Ronaldo's promise to teach him rare spells if he got out of Azkaban.

Imprisoned in Azkaban without his wand, Anton struggled to continue his magical research and watched a Dementor approach his cell. He resisted its mind-affecting aura and drew its attention, and the chapter ended as the Dementor opened his cell door.

• Anton realized that losing his wand and Memory Retrieval Technique had crippled his magical research and left him bored in his cell.
• Anton considered using Bella as a subject for studying the relationship between spells and wizards, but he lacked a wand or another casting medium.
• A Dementor approached Anton, whose chest filled with sunlight as he resisted its aura and saw the darkness as an effect on his mind.
• The Dementor fed on Bella's happy memories, then turned toward Anton as he studied it and teased it about its hair.
• The Dementor drifted to Anton's cell and opened the door.

Anton discovered that the Dementor’s strange hairs spread curses and might be usable as a magical medium, while its feeding affected him in an unusual way. His A Ray of Sunshine Charm initially replaced the happiness the Dementor drained, but the Charm was eventually extinguished, leaving Anton overwhelmed by endless bliss.

• Anton observed that the Dementor’s hairs carried curse-like runes and that the creature could not pass through solid obstacles.
• Anton realized that a club might drive the Dementor away and that a Wand could let him trap it in an iron box.
• The Dementor revealed its face and began draining Anton’s memories and emotions, but A Ray of Sunshine produced happiness in response.
• Anton grew irritated by the Dementor’s feeding and pushed it away, but it pressed close and intensified its suction.
• The Dementor overwhelmed and extinguished A Ray of Sunshine, leaving Anton filled with seemingly inexhaustible happiness.

Anton recovered from the Dementor's influence and discovered that the sunlight inside his soul had changed. He spoke with Sirius and Bella, telling them about Remus's life and provoking Bella with news about Voldemort.

• Anton found the unconscious Dementor and tried unsuccessfully to wake it, then watched it leave without closing the cell door.
• After the Dementor left, Sirius and Bella resumed arguing, and Anton discovered that his inner ray of sunlight had become two.
• Anton introduced himself to Sirius as Anthony Weasley and told him that Remus Lupin was his guardian and had married, become a Hogwarts professor, and risen to prominence.
• Sirius wept with joy at Anton's account, while Bella mocked him and accused Anton of lying.
• Anton told Bella that Voldemort had once taught at Hogwarts and had died, then returned to his cell and closed the door.

Bored in Azkaban, Anton reflected on his magical progress and realized he had lost the goal that had kept him focused, prompting him to decide to escape and make trouble. As a Dementor approached, he wondered why Dumbledore tolerated him and whether it was because he stood for nothing or was simply a troublemaker.

• Anton reviewed his achievements in magic and recognized that he had reached another research bottleneck after treating Lupin, Nagini, and Anna.
• Anton concluded that losing his goal had made him reckless and decided to escape Azkaban within the next few days.
• Anton planned to impersonate Voldemort with the Horcrux Puppet, stir up trouble, and have his family and teachers pressure the Ministry to release him.
• Anton opened his cell door and cheerfully invited two approaching Dementors inside, while Sirius and Bella watched in disbelief.
• As the Dementors drove the prisoners into despair, Anton observed the Death Eaters and reflected on the political conflicts behind Voldemort and Grindelwald's wars.
• Anton wondered why Dumbledore tolerated him and considered whether it was because he had no cause or was merely a troublemaker.

Anton used the Dementors’ Happiness Drain to explore the evolved A Ray of Sunshine Charm, discovering that it kept him clear-headed while his emotions and Magical Power surged. He rescued Rookwood and began probing a Dementor’s curse-like nature with Soul Black Line, wondering whether his charm was a Blessing.

• Anton let a Dementor drain his happiness and discovered that A Ray of Sunshine Charm replenished it while keeping him in control.
• Anton partially transformed into a Werewolf, dragged one Dementor away from Rookwood, and rescued the Death Eater from being drained.
• Anton let another Dementor drain him as the charm restored his positive emotions, pushing his Magical Power to a new level.
• Anton cast Soul Black Line without a wand and sensed that the Dementor’s drifting fuzz held only concentrated negative emotions and a curse-like quality.
• Anton considered whether A Ray of Sunshine Charm was a Blessing and probed the Dementor beneath its robe with Soul Black Line.

Anton found that he needed a casting medium to make the Soul Black Line affect souls, and he began experimenting on Antonin Dolohov with forced laughter. He left Dolohov suspended and laughing as the other prisoners fell silent.

• Anton realized the Thunder of the Mind could make souls unstable but required a wand or another casting medium.
• Bella, Rodolphus Lestrange, Rosier, and Antonin Dolohov urged Anton to help them escape, offering rewards and making threats.
• Anton recalled the Screaming Spine method and considered whether a Jolly Backbone could serve as a casting medium.
• Anton lifted Dolohov into the bars and forced him to laugh, then used Soul Black Lines to make the laughter quieter and more sustainable.
• The prisoners stopped shouting as Anton returned to his cell, leaving Dolohov laughing in pain.

Anton spared Dolohov after nearly killing him, then reflected on his lack of purpose and his inability to kill. Dolohov’s taunts about his family made Anton turn back toward him, leaving their confrontation poised to resume.

• Anton removed the Tickling Charm from Dolohov’s conscious thoughts and gave him one sentence for his last words.
• Dolohov shouted, “For the triumph of the Pure-bloods!” and Anton pierced him with Soul Black Lines before deciding to spare his life.
• Anton questioned whether his ambition to be a “traveler” gave his life meaning and returned to his cell as Dolohov laughed.
• Dolohov mocked Anton for sparing him and taunted him with claims about his family’s deaths.
• Anton narrowed his eyes, took off his Striped Shirt and shoes, and handed them to Bella.

Anton transforms into a giant werewolf, kills Dolohov, and floods Azkaban with cursed blood before interrogating the other Death Eaters about their crimes. After Azkaban's alarms sound, he returns to his cell, intending to stay and continue at his own pace.

• Anton transforms into a huge werewolf, tears open Dolohov's cell, and kills him by extracting his blood.
• Anton unleashes a flood of cursed blood through Azkaban and silences the prisoners with threats.
• Anton interrogates Rodolphus Lestrange about Dolohov's abuse of a Muggle-born family and whether Lestrange joined in or committed similar crimes.
• Lestrange claims he avoided such acts because he was a Pure-blood, and Anton condemns the family's attackers for exploiting their powerlessness.
• Azkaban's alarms ring, and Anton retrieves his clothes and shoes before returning to his cell, choosing not to leave.