Chapter Summaries

Jon Hart returned to Dumbledore’s office after Harry’s alarming announcement and shed his disguise as Mad-Eye Moody. He revealed to the portraits that the man he had impersonated was a Death Eater, then settled into Dumbledore’s chair with the items he had gathered.

• Mad-Eye Moody left the Quidditch pitch unnoticed and went to Dumbledore’s office, where the headmaster portraits were discussing the rumor that Jon Hart had died.
• Moody scattered ashes beneath Fawkes’s perch, and the Phoenix chick emerged as he fed her herbs.
• Moody cleared Dumbledore’s desk and laid out a map, a long wand, a notebook, a flask, and his prosthetic leg and magical eye.
• Moody’s appearance changed back into Jon Hart’s, startling the portraits.
• Jon told the portraits that the person he had transformed into with Polyjuice Potion was a Death Eater, placed a vial of transparent liquid on the desk, and sat in Dumbledore’s chair.

Jon Hart explained to Dumbledore that Alastor Moody was actually Barty Crouch Jr., who had killed his father and planned to use the Triwizard Tournament to deliver Harry Potter to Voldemort. Jon admitted he had continued the operation despite realizing it might serve Dumbledore’s larger plan, then avoided Dumbledore’s gaze by tending to Fawkes.

• Jon reflected that Dumbledore’s plans could put him in danger and decided that dying during the Third Task might free him from their connection.
• Dumbledore entered the Headmaster’s Office and asked Jon what had happened.
• Jon revealed that the supposed Alastor Moody was Barty Crouch Jr., who had attacked him with the Imperius Curse before Fawkes helped him break free and subdue him.
• Jon said he had questioned Crouch Jr. with Veritaserum and learned that the Goblet of Fire was a Portkey meant to take Harry to a graveyard so Voldemort could use his blood to return.
• Jon told Dumbledore that Peter Pettigrew was the other mastermind and admitted he had carried on with the operation because stopping could ruin Dumbledore’s plan.

Jon Hart lured Barty Crouch Jr. into the maze, resisted his Imperius Curse, and captured him with Fawkes’s help. After extracting Barty’s secrets, Jon disguised himself as Moody and staged the unconscious Barty as “Jon Hart” beside the Goblet of Fire, leaving the outcome of the deception unresolved.

• Jon entered the maze early and waited for Barty Crouch Jr., expecting him to intervene so Harry could reach the Goblet of Fire.
• Barty attacked Jon with the Imperius Curse, but Jon resisted through Occlumency and Fawkes’s song; Fawkes wounded Barty before Barty killed the phoenix.
• Jon stunned Barty, disabled his arms, gathered Fawkes’s ashes, and used Veritaserum to learn about Barty’s escape, Voldemort, Wormtail, and his sabotage of the Tournament.
• Jon transformed Barty into his own likeness, disguised himself as Moody, and used the Marauder’s Map and magical eye to navigate the maze.
• Jon killed three ambushing Acromantulas with Devil’s Snare spores and placed their bodies beside the unconscious Barty near the Goblet of Fire.

Jon explained that he had helped Harry win the Triwizard Tournament by knocking out Krum and Delacour, then confronted Dumbledore about putting his name in the Goblet of Fire. He asked Dumbledore to help him disappear abroad and proposed that Moody infiltrate the Death Eaters, but Dumbledore had a request of his own.

• Jon told Dumbledore that he had disguised himself as Moody, knocked out Krum and Delacour, and sent the signal for them to withdraw from the Maze.
• Jon admitted he feared Voldemort and asked Dumbledore why he had put Jon's name into the Goblet of Fire.
• Dumbledore apologized and acknowledged that Jon had outsmarted his expectations.
• Jon declared that Jon Hart was dead and asked Dumbledore to arrange a safe place for him in France or Boston.
• Jon revealed that Barty Crouch Jr.'s testimony could help Moody infiltrate the Death Eaters, and Dumbledore agreed in principle while making a request of his own.

Dumbledore and the Hogwarts professors tried to convince Minister Fudge that Voldemort had returned, but Fudge rejected the warning and fled. Dumbledore sent McGonagall and Snape to fetch Hagrid and Sirius, then took Jon to see Alastor.

• Dumbledore used a Disillusionment Charm on Jon as they left the Headmaster’s Office.
• Fudge argued with Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape, refusing to believe Voldemort had returned.
• Snape revealed the Dark Mark on his arm and said Voldemort was summoning his followers.
• Fudge angrily accused Dumbledore of past failures at Hogwarts, then fled the corridor.
• Dumbledore sent McGonagall to fetch Hagrid and possibly Madame Maxime, and ordered Snape to bring the black dog from the Whomping Willow.
• Dumbledore told Jon they needed to go see Alastor.

Dumbledore and Jon found the real Alastor Moody imprisoned inside the seventh compartment of the chest and revived him. After hearing how Barty Crouch Jr. had impersonated him, Moody decided to take the impostor’s place.

• Dumbledore opened the chest’s seven locks, and he and Jon entered the prison hidden inside the last compartment.
• Dumbledore and Jon carried the unconscious Alastor Moody to the office, where Dumbledore lifted his curses and Jon gave him a Reviving Potion.
• Moody regained consciousness and told Dumbledore how Barty Crouch Jr. had captured him and used the Imperius Curse to learn his habits.
• Dumbledore told Moody that Barty Crouch Jr. was dead and that Voldemort had returned, then gave him a notebook.
• Moody learned that only Dumbledore, Jon, and himself knew of the impostor’s death and decided to impersonate Barty Crouch Jr.

After Dumbledore left to deal with a disturbance in his office, Jon wandered invisibly around Hogwarts and its grounds, witnessing the grief following a death in the Maze. He returned to the dungeons and stopped outside the Potions classroom after hearing Astoria and her sister inside.

• Madam Pomfrey took the weakened Mad-Eye Moody to the Hospital Wing, and Dumbledore promised to bring his magical eye, prosthetic limbs, and cane.
• Phineas Black told Dumbledore that Sirius was about to fight with the Potions teacher, so Dumbledore hurried away and told Jon to explore the school while invisible.
• Jon saw Zacharias Smith being helped toward the Hufflepuff common room, while Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang stood quietly nearby.
• Jon saw grieving students and ghosts in the Great Hall, Professor Sprout collapsed in the Greenhouse, Hermione grieving by the lake, and Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum watching the Maze.
• Jon found Natalie Pavlova crying as she tried to smile at a mirror near the Room of Requirement, then continued to the Potions classroom and heard Astoria and her sister inside.

Jon watched Astoria grieve for him, then met with Dumbledore, who arranged a new identity for him as a Beauxbatons student. Dumbledore asked Jon to return to Hogwarts as an exchange student for one year, promising to reveal an important secret about Jon afterward.

• Jon entered the Potions classroom and saw Astoria crying over the Two-Way Mirror while Daphne comforted her.
• Jon left without revealing that he was alive, then used his half of the mirror to see and hear Astoria before putting it away.
• Jon went to Dumbledore's office and received documents for a new identity as a fourth-year student at Beauxbatons.
• Dumbledore asked Jon to return to Hogwarts next year as a Beauxbatons exchange student for one year.
• Dumbledore promised to tell Jon an important secret about himself after the year, and asked him for his answer.

Severus Snape arrived at the Malfoy manor and persuaded Voldemort that he had remained loyal while spying on Dumbledore from Hogwarts. Voldemort welcomed Snape back, seated him at his right hand, and announced that Karkaroff would be executed as the Death Eaters’ meeting began.

• Narcissa Malfoy led the late Snape to Voldemort in the manor’s basement.
• Avery challenged Snape about his absence and his years spent under Dumbledore’s trust, but Voldemort stopped the interrogation.
• Snape told Voldemort that he had served him all along and secretly shared what he had learned about Harry Potter and the prophecy.
• Voldemort welcomed Snape back, ordered Avery to give up his seat, and placed Snape at his right hand.
• Voldemort said that his absent servant at Hogwarts would soon return and announced that Karkaroff would be executed before opening the meeting.

Jon Hart returned to Eastley Road after the Triwizard Tournament and reconsidered whether to accept Dumbledore’s Beauxbatons exchange offer. He hid from his parents as Dumbledore’s allies arranged to move them to France, then asked Fawkes to deliver a letter to Astoria Greengrass.

• Jon returned to Eastley Road with the injured Fawkes and weighed escaping the conflict by attending Beauxbatons instead of joining the Order of the Phoenix.
• Ephieas Doge and Hestia Jones visited Number 86 and told Eric and Judy Hart that Dumbledore planned to send them to France for safety.
• Doge and Hestia arranged to return in three days, while Jon stayed hidden so they would not learn he was alive.
• Jon offered Fawkes herbs in exchange for delivering a letter to Miss Astoria Greengrass.

Jon sent a letter to Astoria with Fawkes, then hid near the Harts’ home and began reading while waiting for his wand to be returned. At Hogwarts, Astoria heard Dumbledore announce Jon’s death, received the letter from a mysterious golden owl, and disappeared with it before anyone could question her.

• Jon sent a letter to Astoria on Fawkes, then transformed with Polyjuice Potion and checked into an inn overlooking his garden.
• Jon began reading Secrets of the Advanced Dark Arts while waiting for Dumbledore to return his wand and remove his Trace.
• At Hogwarts, Astoria attended the memorial feast where Dumbledore announced that Voldemort had murdered Jon and praised Harry Potter.
• Astoria heard a brief, comforting song and grew angry at Slytherin students who seemed pleased by Dumbledore’s call to resist Voldemort.
• A tiny golden owl appeared in Astoria’s pocket with Jon’s letter, delivered it, and flew away after she tucked it into her robes.

Voldemort coordinated his followers’ efforts to free imprisoned Death Eaters and counter Dumbledore’s allies. Barty Crouch Jr. reported Dumbledore’s activities, including his interest in the Department of Mysteries, leaving Voldemort concerned.

• Yaxley told Voldemort that Rufus Scrimgeour had arranged for him to liaise with the Dementors at Azkaban, and Voldemort gave him six months to act cautiously.
• Yaxley said Cornelius Fudge was difficult to control because Aurors guarded him, so Voldemort decided to leave the Minister alone for now.
• Voldemort punished Lucius Malfoy for failing to identify who attacked the Death Eaters, then Lucius fled when Barty Crouch Jr. arrived.
• Barty Crouch Jr. reported that Dumbledore was gathering allies and had sent Rubeus Hagrid to contact the giants in France, so Voldemort ordered Lucius to send Macnair there with a gift.
• Barty Crouch Jr. told Voldemort that Dumbledore was sending people to the Department of Mysteries, and Voldemort grew grave.

Jon Hart ensured his parents were safely relocated to Calvi and received a new identity from Dumbledore. With his wand restored and a transformation ring in hand, he prepared to travel to Sweden to retrieve his fabricated Durmstrang records before transferring to Beauxbatons.

• Elphias Doge and Hestia Jones escorted Eric and Judy Hart away from Eastwood Road to safety in France.
• Dumbledore returned Jon Hart's wand without its Trace Silk and told him that his parents had been settled in Calvi, Corsica.
• Jon learned that his new identity was Kristoff Patrick, an Austrian-born former Durmstrang student transferring to Beauxbatons and possibly Hogwarts as an exchange student.
• Jon discovered that Dumbledore's iron ring transformed his appearance into Kristoff Patrick's.
• Jon packed his belongings and set out for Sweden to retrieve his Durmstrang student records.

Jon Hart reached Durmstrang by following students into Lake Venaen, where a gigantic whale swallowed him and carried him into the underwater school. He introduced himself as Kristoff Patrick and asked for Professor Winston Vance as he entered Durmstrang with the students.

• Jon traveled from London to Lake Venaen and searched for the summer entrance to Durmstrang.
• Jon followed several Durmstrang students into the lake after eating Gillyweed and using the Bubble-Head Charm to protect his luggage.
• A gigantic whale swallowed the students and Jon, carrying them to Durmstrang.
• Jon regained consciousness, claimed to be a fourth-year student named Kristoff Patrick, and asked the students to help him find Professor Winston Vance.
• Jon followed the students through the arched gate into Durmstrang and saw its underwater castle.

Jon arrived at Durmstrang and explored its crowded castle, learning about its founders and noticing signs of its hidden history. He found Professor Winston Vance’s unusual office, but a sinister old man entered and shut the door behind him.

• Jon followed Durmstrang students past the Ghost Ship and a wall concealing the Deathly Hallows symbol.
• Jon entered Durmstrang Castle and read the statues of its first headmaster, Nerida Volkanova, and its second, Hafang Monte.
• Jon asked a student for directions and went to Professor Winston Vance’s office on the second floor.
• Jon explored Vance’s dark office, noticing strange objects and another Deathly Hallows symbol.
• A wizened old man entered, greeted Jon, and slammed the office door shut.

Jon met Professor Winston Vance at Durmstrang, where the headmaster attacked him before becoming frightened by the Iron Ring Dumbledore had given him. Vance helped Jon begin withdrawing his enrollment, but Emerson told him he first had to retrieve his belongings from his dormitory.

• Jon tried to identify himself to Vance, but Vance approached him in a lecherous manner, so Jon cast Petrificus Totalus.
• Vance broke free of the spell and blasted Jon into a wall, then took his Green Bamboo Wand.
• Vance noticed Jon's Iron Ring, became frightened, returned the Wand, and apologized after Jon called the ring a family heirloom.
• Jon told Vance he was Kristoff Patrick and needed to cancel his enrollment, and Vance led him through the castle to Emerson's office.
• Emerson told Jon he had to return to his dormitory and collect his belongings before withdrawing from Durmstrang.

Jon followed Professor Vance to a long-abandoned Durmstrang dormitory and discovered that Grindelwald’s mark reacted to his Iron Ring, transporting him into a dark space with a giant Lethifold. The Lethifold led him to a spiked iron structure topped by a mysterious ancient box.

• Professor Vance led Jon to a dusty, long-abandoned dormitory at Durmstrang and asked him to search for something.
• Jon found Grindelwald’s mark behind a bookshelf and pressed his Iron Ring against it, triggering a Portkey-like transport.
• Jon found himself beneath an enormous Lethifold and drove it away from himself with his Iron-Eating Beast Patronus.
• The Lethifold signaled for Jon to follow it through the darkness.
• Jon reached a spiked iron structure with a small, ancient-looking box resting on top.

Jon Hart traveled from the North Sea to France and reached the hidden Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, where he saw its castle suspended among the Pyrenees peaks. The chapter ended as he approached the Floating City on an Abraxan.

• Jon examined a sealed silver octahedral box while riding Leviathan across the North Sea, then was flung into the water near France.
• Jon landed near Dunkirk, traveled through Lille, and took a train to Pau.
• Jon arrived at a horse farm and showed a stern witch his letter identifying him as a transfer student from Durmstrang.
• The witch revealed the farm’s golden Pegasi and sent Jon toward Beauxbatons on an Abraxan.
• Jon flew over the Pyrenees and saw Beauxbatons Castle standing on an inverted mountain suspended in the sky.

Jon arrived at Beauxbatons and met Headmistress Madame Maxime and Hagrid while seeking the headmistress. After learning Dumbledore had arranged for Jon to attend Hogwarts as an exchange student, Jon completed the formalities and left, while Hagrid remained behind with Madame Maxime.

• Jon landed at Beauxbatons and explored its fountain square while looking for a teacher.
• Jon overheard Madame Maxime and Hagrid discussing a dangerous search in the Alps.
• Madame Maxime recognized Jon as Kristoff Patrick and comforted him after reading his letter from Durmstrang.
• Hagrid urged Jon to attend Hogwarts, and Madame Maxime revealed that Dumbledore had arranged an exchange-student place for him there.
• Jon completed the formalities and hurried away from Beauxbatons, leaving Hagrid with the increasingly angry Madame Maxime.

Jon returned to England from France and met Tonks, an Auror sent to inspect and register him before his exchange year at Hogwarts. After deciding against traveling by Apparition, they took the Underground and reached a secluded street near the Ministry of Magic.

• Jon arrived at St Pancras, where Tonks identified him as Kristoff Patrick and explained that the Ministry required an inspection and registration.
• Tonks introduced herself as a British Auror and walked Jon away from the Muggles, changing her hair from pink to violet with her Metamorphmagus ability.
• Tonks chatted loudly about her family and Hogwarts, drawing curious looks from nearby passengers as Jon warned her to keep wizarding matters private.
• In a secluded alley, Tonks admitted she had never Apparated with another person, so Jon suggested taking the Underground instead.
• Tonks excitedly explored the Underground, and she and Jon eventually reached a quiet street with an old red phone booth.