Chapter Summaries

Albus Dumbledore quietly expelled Jon Eric Hart for his prolonged absence from Hogwarts. In Hogsmeade, Hermione learned that Jon had helped the Order of the Phoenix on the Isle of Man, while Harry and the others left the Three Broomsticks as the blizzard worsened.

• Albus Dumbledore wrote an expulsion decree for Jon Eric Hart and asked Oliver Cromwell to handle it quietly.
• Harry Potter and Hermione Granger went to Hogsmeade, where they met Nymphadora Tonks and Mundungus Fletcher at the Three Broomsticks.
• Tonks began describing the Order of the Phoenix's giant-hunting operation on the Isle of Man, but Mundungus stopped her from revealing who had helped.
• Hermione privately guessed that Jon Hart had helped Tonks, and Tonks's reaction confirmed it.
• Harry returned with more Butterbeer, and Hermione suggested they head back to Hogwarts as the storm worsened.

Katie Bell was critically injured by a cursed Opal Necklace, and Dumbledore and the professors investigated how it reached her. Harry and Hermione suspected Madam Rosmerta had been forced to deliver it, while Dumbledore kept the matter secret to uncover the Death Eaters behind the attack; the chapter ended with news that Miss Greengrass had awakened.

• Hagrid told Dumbledore that Katie Bell had been attacked by the Opal Necklace and taken to the Hospital Wing.
• Leanne described how Katie received an unmarked package at The Three Broomsticks, and Harry explained that Katie had risen into the air after touching the necklace.
• Snape identified a deadly curse on the necklace and left to treat Katie, while McGonagall revealed that Draco Malfoy had been in detention all day.
• McGonagall reported that Katie had intended to deliver the necklace to Dumbledore, who reasoned that a woman had passed it to her and learned that Nymphadora Tonks was the only female customer there besides students.
• Hermione concluded that Madam Rosmerta had likely delivered the necklace under the Imperius Curse, and explained that Dumbledore wanted to expose the Death Eaters behind her.
• Delis told Jon Hart that Snape had contained Katie’s curse and that Miss Greengrass had awakened.

Jon secretly visited Astoria Greengrass in the Hospital Wing after she woke from her illness and told her that her curse was gone. He left after comforting and kissing her, while Daphne remained unaware of his visit.

• Jon slipped out of the Headmaster's Office at night and used a Confundus Charm to distract Mrs. Norris on his way to the Hospital Wing.
• Jon put Daphne Greengrass to sleep with a drop of Draught of Living Death so she would not discover him visiting Astoria.
• Jon gave Astoria milk with drops of phoenix tears and told her that her curse had been dealt with.
• Astoria cried with relief, thanked Jon, and kissed him before asking him to take her to Azkaban to tell her mother the curse was gone.
• Jon promised to visit Astoria again, then waited outside the ward as Daphne woke and wondered if she had seen a floating lamp.

Jon Hart secretly traveled from Hogwarts to the Hog's Head and spoke with Aberforth Dumbledore about Albus and the vanished prisoner from Nurmengard. Before leaving, Jon asked Aberforth to pass a box to Rosmerta for Draco Malfoy, claiming it was a gift from the Dark Lord.

• Jon used concealment and Confundus charms to slip past Professor Sprout and the auror guarding Hogwarts, then entered Hogsmeade.
• Jon met Aberforth at the Hog's Head and guessed that Albus was in the East, perhaps fishing on Lake Baikal.
• Jon confirmed that the prisoner from Nurmengard had disappeared after the fortress collapsed, and Aberforth accepted that Albus had left Hogwarts.
• Jon offered to buy the Hog's Head, but Aberforth refused and decided to stay in Hogsmeade.
• Jon gave Aberforth a box to pass to Rosmerta for Draco Malfoy, telling him to say it came from Stan Shunpike and was a gift from the Dark Lord.

After Katie Bell’s attack, Harry told Ron what he knew but kept Madam Rosmerta’s connection secret. He arrived for his second private lesson expecting Dumbledore, only to find Snape assigned to teach him Occlumency after Dumbledore revealed that an informant had seen Snape at Privet Drive.

• Harry recounted the attack and what he had witnessed in Dumbledore’s office, but Hermione stopped him from sharing confidential details with Ron.
• Romilda Vane told Harry that Dumbledore had scheduled his second tutoring session in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.
• Harry arrived at the classroom and learned that Snape would teach him to close his mind before the end of sixth year.
• Dumbledore told Snape that an informant had seen him visiting Petunia Evans at Number Four, Privet Drive, and asked him to resolve the mystery.
• Snape agreed to begin Harry’s Occlumency lessons that evening.

Jon Hart dealt with Dumbledore’s growing workload while Astoria slowly recovered in the Hospital Wing. A letter from Albus Dumbledore described his travels with Gellert Grindelwald, and Grindelwald’s brief note urged Jon to go to Durmstrang before Halloween.

• Jon handled daily correspondence and invitations while Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape managed Hogwarts duties.
• Jon visited Astoria less often as she recovered enough to walk with crutches, while he continued secretly knocking Daphne Greengrass unconscious to see her.
• Jon learned that Mrs. Charlotte Abbott had been murdered in her home and replied to Hannah Abbott, who was considering withdrawing from Hogwarts after her mother’s death.
• Jon received Albus Dumbledore’s letter describing his and Gellert Grindelwald’s travels through Eastern Europe and their plans to visit Lake Baikal and Kodosdoritz Magical Academy.
• Jon read Grindelwald’s note telling him to go to Durmstrang before Halloween.

Harry struggled with exhaustion from Snape’s Occlumency lessons while Jon visited Astoria and prepared to leave Hogwarts with Fawkes. The chapter ended with Jon beginning a journey to Durmstrang.

• Harry fell asleep instead of attending the Halloween feast after weeks of exhausting Occlumency lessons with Severus Snape.
• Ron urged Harry to tell Dumbledore about Snape’s treatment, but Harry said Dumbledore had been away for two weeks.
• Jon helped Astoria practice walking and promised to ask Dumbledore whether she could return to Hogwarts after recovering.
• Astoria warned Jon to be careful because Aurors were guarding the school, but Jon reassured her and left after hearing a birdcall.
• Jon met Fawkes and set off for Durmstrang by grabbing the Phoenix’s tail feathers.

Lord Rosier and Frederick reunited in the frozen valley as they gathered old allies for their master's summons, while Headmaster Vance and a white-haired wizard awaited a signal from Lake Venaen. A golden eye-shaped mark appeared over the lake, signaling that the gathering was beginning.

• Lord Rosier killed the Trolls approaching her, but a Niffler emerged from the leader's chest and took its heart.
• Frederick arrived on a Thestral and greeted Lord Rosier, who asked about their absent allies.
• Frederick said Carroll and Melusine had likely died, while Krafft, Dragnea, and Tusk were on their way.
• Lord Rosier looked toward the castle beneath Lake Venaen and said Vance and Emerson could join the gathering.
• At Durmstrang, Headmaster Vance and a white-haired wizard watched the sky as a golden eye-shaped mark appeared above Lake Venaen.

Jon impersonated Gellert Grindelwald to reunite with Grindelwald’s followers and announce his reconciliation with Dumbledore and their plans to leave. Meanwhile, Astoria was visited in the Hospital Wing by Hermione Granger.

• Durmstrang’s Halloween feast ended early after Grindelwald’s symbol appeared, and Winston Vance went to investigate with Emerson.
• Jon, disguised as Grindelwald, met Vinda Rosier and the other followers, told them he had reconciled with Dumbledore, and invited them to stop living in exile.
• Jon told the followers that he and Dumbledore would leave, then vanished with the purple Phoenix in black flames.
• Back in the Forbidden Forest, Jon revealed his disguise was intact and promised the Phoenix all the herbs it wanted.
• Hermione Granger entered the Hospital Wing and introduced herself to Astoria Greengrass.

Hermione Granger confronted Astoria Greengrass in the Hospital Wing, trying to learn what she knew about Jon Hart. Jon arrived in the garden with Fawkes, unaware that Hermione was inside.

• Hermione found Astoria in the Hospital Wing and asked why she had taken leave from school.
• Hermione admitted that she wanted to know where Jon Hart was, but Astoria insisted he had died.
• Hermione said Jon had faked his death and cited an auror's report that he had appeared on the Isle of Man.
• Astoria angrily challenged Hermione's interest in Jon, while Georgelin and Crookshanks reacted tensely to each other.
• Jon arrived in the Hospital Wing garden and washed Purple Rat Juice off Fawkes, who then took flight and stared behind him at approaching footsteps.

Jon was confronted by Hermione, who deduced that he had been impersonating Dumbledore, but Astoria confirmed the secret and drove Hermione away. Jon carried Astoria to the infirmary, where she pointedly called him “my dear Headmaster.”

• Jon heard someone approach and discovered Hermione emerging from the bushes with Astoria, who was walking on crutches.
• Hermione explained how she had traced Jon’s connection to Harry’s Invisibility Cloak and suspected he was impersonating Dumbledore.
• Jon denied the accusation and tried to explain away the missing cloak, but Hermione recognized Dumbledore’s Elder Wand and identified Fawkes.
• Astoria confirmed Hermione’s suspicion, leaned on Jon, and asked Hermione to leave without telling anyone what she had learned.
• Jon carried Astoria to the infirmary, where she called him “my dear Headmaster.”

Jon Hart attended the Gryffindor-Slytherin Quidditch match while disguised as Dumbledore, hoping to avoid suspicion by appearing more regularly at school. The match began with Draco Malfoy absent, as Dumbledore’s injured arm and his conversation with Snape hinted at unresolved dangers.

• Jon collected Fawkes’s healing tears for his injured arm and decided to attend the match in person.
• Dumbledore instructed Nearly Headless Nick to warn Hermione to keep important secrets unrecorded and asked the Bloody Baron to visit the Hospital Wing.
• Harry learned Dumbledore would attend the match, felt encouraged, and discovered that Slytherin Seeker Draco Malfoy was absent.
• McGonagall and Snape noticed Dumbledore’s injured right hand, and Snape reported that he had found nothing about his matter with Harry.
• Madam Hooch blew her whistle, and the Gryffindor-Slytherin match began.

Gryffindor beat Slytherin in a Quidditch match after Harry Potter caught the Golden Snitch, despite Cormac McLaggen’s poor keeping. Dumbledore discussed his injured arm and Draco Malfoy’s plan with Snape, who left to help Draco.

• Zacharias Smith biased his commentary toward Slytherin as Cormac McLaggen failed to save goals and Gryffindor fell behind.
• Ginny Weasley scored four goals, but Slytherin took a 210–70 lead while Harry searched for the Golden Snitch.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Draco Malfoy was still carrying out his plan, and Dumbledore urged Snape to help him.
• Harry caught the Golden Snitch, giving Gryffindor a 220–210 victory over Slytherin.
• A Gryffindor player crashed into the commentary platform, and Dumbledore applauded the victory.

Jon agreed to attend Horace Slughorn’s Christmas banquet and learned that Severus Snape had found a connection between someone impersonating him at Privet Drive and Dolores Umbridge. Snape left Dumbledore questioning whether Umbridge’s presence there had been a coincidence.

• Jon fed Fawkes fresh Moso Grass Leaves and heard that Slughorn had invited him to a Christmas banquet.
• Jon accepted the invitation and was reminded that he also had to attend an Order of the Phoenix gathering at Grimmauld Place.
• Elizabeth Burke relayed Snape’s warning that Slughorn’s gift of Oak-Aged Mead might be suspicious, and said Snape planned to visit Jon.
• Snape told Dumbledore he would help Draco Malfoy and had discovered that Umbridge appeared at Privet Drive on the same day someone impersonated him there.
• Dumbledore reacted with surprise when Snape suggested Umbridge’s appearance could not be a coincidence.

Jon learned that Astoria Greengrass had nearly recovered and went to the Hospital Wing, where Dumbledore arranged for her to visit her imprisoned mother, Diana, during the Christmas holiday. Meanwhile, Snape left the Headmaster’s Office determined to investigate why Dolores Umbridge had appeared on Privet Drive.

• Snape questioned Dumbledore about Dolores Umbridge’s suspicious appearance on Privet Drive and left to investigate.
• Dumbledore, still transformed as Jon Hart, learned from Delis Derwent that Astoria had almost recovered and hurried to the Hospital Wing.
• Daphne and Astoria spoke about their impending return home and their grief over their mother’s absence and the losses in their household.
• Dumbledore told Astoria that he had secured permission for her to visit Diana in Azkaban on the first day of the Christmas holiday.
• Daphne asked to visit Diana too, and Dumbledore agreed to submit an application.

Jon received confirmation that Azkaban had agreed to a visit, then disguised himself as Dumbledore and brought Astoria to meet her mother. They left Hogwarts with Fawkes, bound for Azkaban.

• Jon read several letters, including an Azkaban message confirming the visit, and refused an invitation from the International Wizarding Organization.
• Jon transformed into Albus Dumbledore and visited Astoria in the Hospital Wing, where she asked why he was impersonating the professor.
• Jon reassured Astoria that Dumbledore was well and told her they could visit her mother, Mrs. Greengrass.
• Jon and Astoria took hold of Fawkes and vanished from the Hospital Wing.

Jon brought Astoria to Azkaban to visit her imprisoned mother, Diana Greengrass. After Astoria reunited with Diana, Jon discovered that Lucius Malfoy was imprisoned in the cell opposite.

• Jon and Astoria arrived at Azkaban, where Jon used his Patronus to repel the Dementors.
• Jon showed Gedwin Robards Dumbledore’s letter and received permission to visit Diana Greengrass in Cell 114.
• As they walked through Azkaban, Astoria regretted sending her sister away and asked Jon to bring her to visit their mother someday.
• Astoria found Diana terrified and weak in her cell, and rushed to comfort her as Diana murmured her name.
• Jon checked the cell opposite Diana’s and recognized its occupant as Lucius Malfoy.

Astoria reunited with her mother, Diana Greengrass, and confirmed that her Blood Curse had been lifted. Meanwhile, Jon Hart revived Lucius Malfoy in Azkaban and offered him a chance to pledge allegiance to another wizard, revealing that Nurmengard Tower had collapsed.

• Astoria used the Iron-Eating Beast Patronus to help Diana recover from the Dementors’ influence, and mother and daughter embraced.
• Diana asked whether Astoria’s Blood Curse had been lifted, and Astoria confirmed that it had.
• Jon entered Lucius Malfoy’s cell and used a tear from Fawkes to revive him.
• Jon questioned Lucius about his abandonment by the Dark Lord and offered him the chance to serve another wizard.
• Jon told Lucius that Nurmengard Tower had collapsed and suggested he confirm the news with his wife and son.

Christopher Patrick promised Lucius Malfoy that he would be freed from Azkaban within ten minutes and urged him to prove his loyalty to Grindelwald. Astoria left her mother behind with Fawkes, while Albus Dumbledore arrived at the Auror guards' tent as the Sneakoscope signaled another intruder.

• Lucius Malfoy recalled Grindelwald's history and the Malfoy family's hostility toward Dumbledore before asking Christopher Patrick how he could prove his claims and contact their master.
• Christopher Patrick told Lucius that someone would rescue him in ten minutes, instructed him to recover somewhere safe, and asked him to pass Christmas greetings to Draco.
• Astoria said goodbye to her mother, and Fawkes seized her by the collar and carried her out of the Azkaban cell.
• The Sneakoscope shrieked in Gedwin Robards's tent, and Robards relaxed when Albus Dumbledore entered.

Dumbledore persuaded Gedwin Robards to release Lucius Malfoy from Azkaban, claiming Lucius was needed to uncover the plot behind Draco Malfoy’s attack at Hogwarts. Lucius awoke to find Robards carrying him away from the prison, though the auror refused to explain his actions.

• Dumbledore told Robards that Draco Malfoy was behind the attack on Katie Bell and that Voldemort was involved in a larger plot.
• Dumbledore asked Robards to release Lucius Malfoy from Azkaban, and Robards agreed.
• Lucius woke as Robards carried him away from Azkaban, protected from the Dementors by Robards’s owl Patronus.
• Robards told Lucius to remain silent and said he was only responsible for getting him out.