Chapter Summaries

At Care of Magical Creatures, Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank brought a Unicorn for the students to meet, but it became violent when Jon Hart approached with his Wand. Hagrid arrived and calmed it, while Jon quietly searched the crowd for a bee.

• Jon and Astoria went to Care of Magical Creatures, where Professor Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank said she was replacing Hagrid because he was unwell.
• Professor Grubbly-Plank led the students into the Forbidden Forest and brought out a Unicorn, which let Astoria touch it.
• Jon approached the Unicorn with his Wand, and it reared and threatened him and the nearby students.
• Hagrid arrived, embraced the Unicorn, and calmed it before leading it back into the forest.
• Astoria asked Jon what he was looking for, and he said he was looking for a bee.

Jon met with Dumbledore, learned how he had provoked the unicorn during Care of Magical Creatures, and watched Dumbledore's memory of Karkaroff, Ludo Bagman, and Barty Crouch Jr.'s trial. Jon left reassured that the merpeople in Hogsmeade Lake could not hunt enemies on land.

• Jon found the Stone Gargoyle asleep and entered Dumbledore's office without giving it a password.
• Dumbledore explained that he had used Fawkes to provoke the unicorn into becoming enraged.
• Dumbledore showed Jon his memory of the trial of Karkaroff, Ludo Bagman, and Barty Crouch Jr.
• Jon told Dumbledore he had solved the Golden Egg's riddle and hoped the Second Task would avoid another accident like the Ironbelly.
• Jon asked whether the merpeople in Hogsmeade Lake could come ashore to hunt their enemies, and Dumbledore said they could barely survive on land.
• Jon left Dumbledore's office and disappeared into the night.

Jon Hart brewed Veritaserum in the Room of Requirement while Hogwarts students speculated about the Second Task and Harry struggled to find a way to breathe underwater. Jon carefully tested a new brewing sequence, but the chapter ended before he learned whether it would succeed.

• Hagrid returned to Care of Magical Creatures with two unicorn foals, and Astoria pulled one away when Jon tried to pet it.
• Students debated what the Second Task would involve as February 24 approached.
• Harry searched the library with Ron and Hermione for a way to breathe underwater, but refused to ask Jon for help.
• Jon used Gillyweed he had bought earlier and focused on brewing Veritaserum in the Room of Requirement.
• Jon added Screech owl feather and Dolomite powder to test Sequence 20, carefully adjusting the amounts as the potion trembled in the cauldron.

Jon Hart successfully brewed Veritaserum and gave Hermione Granger Gillyweed so she could help Harry Potter in the Second Task. He suspected Mad-Eye Moody was Barty Crouch Jr. and chose to intervene in a way that would keep Moody’s plans on track.

• Jon Hart brewed Veritaserum after months of failures and stored it in two vials.
• Jon encountered Hermione Granger near the Kitchen and realized she wanted advice about the Second Task.
• Jon asked whether Hermione planned to help Harry Potter or Viktor Krum, and Hermione said she wanted to help Harry.
• Jon gave Hermione a bag of Gillyweed, which would let her breathe underwater for more than an hour.
• Jon reflected that Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Mad-Eye Moody, had likely seen him give Hermione the Gillyweed.

Jon Hart began the Second Task, determined to rescue Astoria Greengrass after Daphne pleaded with him. Using Gillyweed, an Ashwinder Egg, and his Iron-Eating Beast Patronus, he followed the merpeople’s song toward their village.

• Jon left the Hufflepuff common room after his housemates wished him luck.
• Daphne Greengrass told Jon that Astoria had been taken to the bottom of the lake and begged him to save her; Jon promised he would.
• Dumbledore explained the Second Task, and Jon, Fleur Delacour, Viktor Krum, and Harry Potter prepared to enter the lake.
• Jon ate Gillyweed, leaped into the water, and used a frozen Ashwinder Egg to warm the surrounding water.
• Jon summoned his Iron-Eating Beast Patronus, which found the merpeople’s song and led him toward their village.

Jon swam through Hogsmeade Lake to the Merman Village for the Second Task, overcoming a Giant Squid and Grindylows along the way. He reached the captives first and refused to choose just one, declaring that he wanted to take them all.

• Jon used Gillyweed, an Ashwinder Egg, and his Patronus to navigate the lake while avoiding the Giant Squid.
• Jon cut through weeds hiding Grindylows and drove them back with Relashio.
• Jon followed the Merpeople’s song to the Merman Village, where he found Astoria, Hermione, Cho Chang, and Gabrielle bound to a statue.
• The Merchief told Jon he could take only one captive, but Jon raised his Wand and said he wanted them all.

Jon attacked the Merpeople, enlarged an Ashwinder egg to distract them, and rescued the four sleeping girls from the statue. As the Merpeople pursued him toward the surface, Fleur tried to return to the lake, and a strange disturbance appeared on the water.

• Jon petrified the Merchief and used the Patronus’s roar to incapacitate the Merpeople.
• Jon enlarged the Ashwinder egg, and hundreds of Merpeople held it above their village to protect the Merman Children.
• Jon bound the four girls together, broke the Merman Statue, and began swimming toward the surface with them while the Patronus helped push them upward.
• The Merpeople moved the egg away and chased Jon, while the Patronus’s second roar only slowed them briefly.
• Madame Maxime restrained Fleur as Percy reminded her she had been eliminated after Dumbledore rescued her from Grindylows.
• Bubbles and a whirlpool appeared on Hogsmeade Lake, and Dumbledore looked toward the castle in astonishment.

Jon used Fawkes’s phoenix mark to escape the Merpeople with all four hostages, stunning the judges and spectators when the phoenix carried them to shore. Harry Potter and Viktor Krum were later caught by the Merpeople, while Dumbledore tried to calm their furious chief; the four hostages began to wake.

• As the Merpeople closed in, Jon heard Fawkes singing, and the Merpeople stopped advancing long enough for him to swim upward.
• Jon called on Fawkes’s mark, and the phoenix carried him and the four hostages out of Hogsmeade Lake to shore.
• The judges and spectators reacted with shock as Fawkes delivered the hostages, while Dumbledore pretended not to know the phoenix and Snape and Professor McGonagall questioned him.
• The Merpeople caught Harry Potter and Viktor Krum and brought them to shore, while their chief angrily confronted Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore spoke to the Merpeople in their language as the four hostages gradually woke up.

Jon rescued Astoria and the other hostages from Hogsmeade Lake, bringing the Second Task to an unexpected end. The judges began scoring the match, while Dumbledore discovered Jon had used an enlarged Ashwinder egg to escape the Merpeople.

• Dumbledore returned Viktor Krum and Harry Potter to shore, and Jon helped the unconscious Astoria recover.
• Jon explained that he had rescued Hermione, Gabrielle, and Cho Chang because they were in danger underwater.
• Astoria told Jon that Dumbledore had promised the champions and hostages would not drown, and Dumbledore confirmed Jon had eliminated two opponents.
• Percy Weasley declared the match over because all four champions had left the lake, and he announced that Jon was the only champion to bring his hostage to shore.
• Snape and McGonagall joined the judges for scoring, and Dumbledore announced that the highest and lowest scores would be discarded.
• Flitwick surfaced a giant Ashwinder egg, and Dumbledore realized Jon had enlarged it with an Engorgement Charm to escape the Merpeople.

After the Second Task, Jon received thanks from the hostages and reconciled with Harry, who apologized for resenting him and praised his help. The judges awarded Jon 47 points, putting him in first place with 91 points overall, more than thirty points ahead of second place.

• Fleur thanked Jon for saving Gabrielle and kissed him and Astoria before taking her sister to Madam Pomfrey.
• Hermione thanked Jon for saving her, and Krum praised Jon for escaping the merpeople and bringing the hostages ashore.
• Harry apologized for resenting Jon, thanked him for giving Hermione Gillyweed to pass along, and urged him to win the championship for Hogwarts.
• Jon told Harry that either of them winning would bring Hogwarts glory and said he hoped they could lift the Goblet of Fire together.
• Ludo Bagman announced the Second Task scores: Jon received 47 points, Fleur 20, Krum 18, and Harry 14.
• Astoria recited the overall standings, with Jon first at 91 points, Krum second at 58, Fleur third at 55, and Harry fourth at 54.

After the Second Task, Jon dealt with his growing fame and learned that Karkaroff feared Voldemort’s return as the Dark Mark on his arm grew clearer. On his way to Dumbledore’s office, Jon slipped past the sleeping Stone Gargoyle, but Natalie was stopped and frightened away.

• Ludo Bagman announced that the Third Task would take place on June 24 and that the champions’ scores would determine their starting times in the Maze.
• Professor Flitwick returned the altered Ashwinder egg to Jon, while Professor Karkaroff protested the scoring and Madam Pomfrey escorted the champions and hostages back to the castle.
• The castle buzzed with rumors about the underwater task, and Jon noticed Karkaroff searching for Snape as the Dark Mark on Karkaroff’s arm grew clearer.
• Jon turned down Natalie’s attempt to talk because he was heading to Dumbledore’s office, but she quietly followed him.
• Jon climbed over the sleeping Stone Gargoyle and entered the passage, while the Gargoyle repelled Natalie and drove her away.

Jon visited Dumbledore’s office, learned that Dumbledore was away at a Wizengamot meeting, and heard reassurance about his Triwizard Tournament lead. He then won over Fawkes with perilla leaves and gently stroked the phoenix.

• Jon entered Dumbledore’s office and learned from Delis Derwent that Dumbledore had gone to Mogadishu for a senior Wizengamot meeting.
• Delis Derwent explained the Third Task and reassured Jon that his points lead put him in a strong position to win.
• The headmasters praised Jon’s performance in the Second Task before turning to a game of bridge.
• Jon approached Fawkes with perilla leaves, and the phoenix ate them eagerly.
• Jon opened his Herb Pack for Fawkes and gently stroked her wings as she ate.

Jon received Astoria's invitation to meet at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop and agreed to meet her the next day. He also warned Dumbledore that Karkaroff might act improperly over the Triwizard Tournament, and Georgelin flew off with a Cockroach Heap candy.

• Astoria invited Jon to meet her at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, and Jon initially wondered whether it counted as a date.
• Jon recited hundreds of Chinese dish names to the Stone Gargoyle, which let him into Dumbledore's office after he gave the password Cockroach Heap.
• Jon warned Dumbledore that Karkaroff might lose control because Durmstrang was behind in the Triwizard Tournament, and Dumbledore promised to protect his students.
• Fawkes asked Jon for herbs, but Jon left without feeding the Phoenix in front of Dumbledore.
• Jon wrote Astoria that he would be honored to meet her, and Georgelin flew away with the Cockroach Heap candy from his pocket.

Jon spent Hogsmeade day with Astoria, who invited him to visit her family after the Triwizard Tournament. He bought her a pair of enchanted mirrors as a gift, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to Hogsmeade with the black dog.

• Zacharias Smith, Ernie Macmillan, and Justin Finch-Fletchley showed Jon Rita Skeeter’s article accusing Hermione Granger of using love potions.
• Jon met Astoria at the castle entrance, and they went to Madam Puddifoot’s teahouse together.
• Jon and Astoria left the teahouse when another couple began kissing, and Astoria invited him to visit her family after the tournament.
• Jon agreed to visit Astoria’s home and took her to Zonko’s Joke Shop to buy a gift.
• Jon bought Astoria a pair of enchanted mirrors and saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione return to Hogsmeade with the black dog.

Jon kept to his routine until Ludo Bagman revealed that the Third Task would take place in a maze, then Harry reported that Crouch had appeared in the Forbidden Forest, raving about his son, Bertha Jorkins, and Voldemort. Dumbledore hurried off with Harry, leaving Jon to enter his office and feed Fawkes Herb Packs.

• Jon obeyed his restrictions for over two months, attending classes and detention while avoiding the Room of Requirement.
• Professor Sprout told Jon that Bagman would reveal the Third Task, and Trelawney predicted a death before the end of term, prompting laughter from the students.
• Bagman showed Jon, Harry, Fleur, and Krum the maze and explained that the champions would race to reach the Triwizard Cup.
• Fleur walked back to the castle with Jon, while Krum took Harry into the Forbidden Forest to ask about Hermione.
• Harry told Jon that Crouch had appeared in the forest and seemed mad, so Dumbledore followed Harry to find him.
• Jon entered Dumbledore's office and gave Fawkes several Herb Packs while Dumbledore was away.

Harry prepared for the Triwizard Tournament’s final task while worrying that someone might try to kill him in the Maze. On June 24, the champions entered the Quidditch pitch, and Jon Hart began the task first as Harry waited for his turn.

• Harry learned defensive spells with Ron and Hermione and prepared for the Third Task while coping with his scar, Mr. Crouch’s disappearance, and what he saw in Dumbledore’s Pensieve.
• After the final exam, Professor McGonagall brought Harry to meet the champions’ visiting relatives; Mrs. Weasley and Bill Weasley came, while Jon’s relatives did not.
• At dinner, Dumbledore announced that the champions would proceed to the Quidditch pitch for the final task.
• The champions saw the enormous hedge Maze, and Hagrid explained that staff would patrol outside while Moody entered to protect them.
• Bagman set the starting order by points: Jon Hart entered first with eighty-five points, followed later by Krum, Delacour, and Harry.
• Jon rushed into the Maze after the whistle, Moody limped in behind him, and Harry sat down to wait about an hour before his start.

Harry entered the Maze after Viktor Krum and Fleur Delacour, eventually found Jon unconscious beside the Goblet of Fire, and chose to take it with him. The Cup transported them to a graveyard, where Wormtail killed Jon on the orders of the sinister figure in his arms.

• Harry entered the Maze and passed obstacles that earlier champions had already cleared, including a Troll and a dead Dementor.
• Harry followed the Point-Me spell, defeated a Blast-Ended Skrewt, and reached the Goblet of Fire.
• Harry found Jon unconscious beside the Cup and, remembering Jon’s offer to share the glory, took hold of the Cup with him.
• The Goblet of Fire transported Harry and Jon to a graveyard, where Harry’s scar flared as a hooded figure approached with Wormtail.
• Wormtail cast Avada Kedavra, and Harry opened his eyes to find Jon dead beside him.

Captain Malashenko’s soldiers prepared to attack the graveyard at Riddle House when red and green lights appeared. Meanwhile, Voldemort returned to life and summoned his Death Eaters, leaving Harry bound as Voldemort prepared to duel him.

• Captain Malashenko explained that an employer named Sar had hired the soldiers to destroy the graveyard and offered extra pay for killing a giant python.
• The soldiers armed themselves, discussed their escape plan and families, and waited for the signal at the graveyard.
• When red and green lights flashed, Captain Malashenko ordered his men to move out.
• Wormtail used Harry’s blood in the cauldron, and Voldemort regained his body.
• Voldemort marked Wormtail, summoned the Death Eaters, took back his Wand, and prepared to duel Harry.

Harry escaped Voldemort’s burning graveyard with Jon’s body, and the Triwizard Cup returned them to Hogwarts, where Harry announced that Voldemort had come back and Jon was dead. The school mourned Jon, though Luna suspected he might still be alive, and Astoria glimpsed dark brown eyes in the mirror Jon had given her.

• Harry kicked Wormtail down, grabbed Jon’s body, and used the Triwizard Cup Portkey to escape the graveyard as Voldemort broke free.
• Dumbledore and the crowd found Harry holding Jon’s body, and Harry told them Voldemort had returned and Wormtail had killed Jon.
• Zacharias Smith punched Harry and blamed him for Jon’s death before Hagrid separated them.
• Hermione, Ron, the champions, professors, and students grieved over Jon, while Luna said the Wrackspurts suggested he might not be dead.
• Draco regretted not asking his father to persuade Voldemort to spare Jon, and Astoria opened Jon’s mirror and saw dark brown eyes flash in it.

Captain Yusuf Malashenko killed Nagini with a White phosphorus grenade after being badly wounded while fleeing Little Hangleton. Harry woke in the Hospital Wing and told Dumbledore that Voldemort was furious and in pain, while Filch reported seeing Moody near Dumbledore’s office.

• Malashenko escaped the bombardment at Little Hangleton, shot the fat wizard who attacked him, and hid in a cave with a severed leg.
• Malashenko threw a White phosphorus grenade into Nagini’s mouth, killing the snake before he died.
• Voldemort felt Nagini’s death through their Horcrux connection, found her corpse, and flew into a rage.
• Harry woke in the Hospital Wing and told Dumbledore that he had seen Voldemort suffering over Nagini’s death.
• Dumbledore left the Hospital Wing and asked Filch whether he had seen Alastor Moody; Filch said he had seen Moody near Dumbledore’s office.