Chapter Summaries

Amosta and Dumbledore opened Slytherin’s Locket and destroyed the Horcrux with a Basilisk fang. Dumbledore then considered letting Amosta confront Tom Riddle, concluding that a brutal war could not be avoided.

• Dumbledore used Parseltongue to open Slytherin’s Locket and released Voldemort’s soul fragment.
• Amosta and Dumbledore trapped the fragment in a magical net within an illusory space.
• Amosta summoned the Basilisk fang and destroyed the soul fragment.
• Dumbledore agreed to let Amosta take the Ravenclaw’s Diadem and Slytherin’s Locket, asking him not to sell them.
• Dumbledore told Armando Dippet that the wizarding world’s war with Tom could not be avoided.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione worried that Hermione might face Ministry punishment for damaging her Time-Turner, until Professor Breen took it and promised to solve the problem. He also reassured them that Lupin was recovering at St Mungo’s, though he would no longer teach Defence Against the Dark Arts.

• Harry told Ron that Peter had been captured and Sirius had been taken into Ministry custody after their time-travel adventure.
• Hermione feared the Ministry would prosecute her for destroying the Time-Turner, while Harry and Ron struggled to find a way to explain it.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione heard Professor Breen arrive and told him what had happened in the Forbidden Forest.
• Breen praised the children, told Harry that Lupin was receiving treatment at St Mungo’s, and said Lupin would not return to teaching.
• Hermione gave Breen the damaged Time-Turner, and he took it away, promising to solve the problem.

Amosta explained to Snape why he had arranged events so Peter Pettigrew could not be killed by the people he had hurt, and offered Snape the hope of meeting Lily in another world someday. As rumors spread through Hogwarts about the students’ injuries and the werewolf attack, news arrived that Greyback’s pack had been wiped out.

• Amosta told Snape that he had found Peter Pettigrew in the Owlery but had chosen to create conditions for those hurt by the betrayal to confront the truth safely.
• Snape protested that he should have been allowed to kill Peter, then broke down as Amosta reflected on his grief for Lily Evans.
• Amosta suggested Snape might meet Lily again in another world, though she might be an entirely different person.
• Miss Parkinson learned from Snape that Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle had been injured by werewolves and taken to St. Mungo’s.
• Hogwarts students heard that Harry, Ron, and Hermione had helped Snape, Lupin, and Hagrid drive hostile werewolves away from the Forbidden Forest.
• Students learned that Cornelius Fudge, Barty Crouch, and Amosta Breen had led the effort that wiped out Greyback and his werewolves.

After the destruction of Greyback’s werewolf pack, a photograph of Amosta Breen’s attack made him the focus of wizarding-world attention, while Hogwarts and the Ministry refused interviews. Amosta and Hagrid headed to the Ministry’s medal ceremony, where Hagrid was nervous about appearing in public.

• Reporters crowded Hogwarts and tried to interview Amosta, but Dumbledore refused them entry and the school’s gates stayed shut.
• A Hogsmeade astronomy enthusiast sold a photograph of Amosta burning the werewolves, and The Evening Prophet published it in a special edition.
• Hogwarts students cheered Amosta at dinner, while McGonagall, Flitwick, and the other professors praised his actions.
• The Ministry announced that Greyback and his gang had been eliminated but gave no further details, while Harry and the others remained under observation in the Hospital Wing.
• After three days without interviews, Amosta persuaded Hagrid to attend the Ministry medal ceremony, and they set off together before dawn.

Amosta Breen and Rubeus Hagrid entered the Ministry of Magic ahead of a press conference and award ceremony, where Hagrid hoped to make a request to Fudge. At the security desk, Amosta reunited with his former schoolmate Eric Munch, who excitedly recalled Amosta’s past exploits.

• Amosta helped Hagrid recover after Apparition and guided him through the Ministry’s battered telephone-box entrance.
• Amosta and Hagrid collected visitor badges and entered the Ministry’s underground hall.
• Eric Munch woke for the security check and inspected Amosta’s wand before recognizing his former schoolmate.
• Eric praised Amosta for defeating Greyback’s werewolf pack and recalled his stories about Amosta’s other exploits at Hogwarts.

Amosta arrived at the Ministry of Magic, where Madam Amelia Bones escorted him to meet Cornelius Fudge before a press conference. Along the way, Amosta noticed Department of Mysteries wizard Norris Derman and considered Bones a potential ally in the Ministry.

• Eric told Amosta about Barty Crouch’s recent outbursts before Madam Bones arrived to escort Amosta to Fudge’s office.
• Amosta, Bones, and Hagrid rode the lift with Norris Derman, who said he was taking a completed experiment’s receipt to Logistics.
• Bones explained that the Department of Mysteries operated independently and rarely recruited from Hogwarts, prompting Amosta’s interest in Norris.
• In Fudge’s office, Bones praised Amosta’s Defense Against the Dark Arts lessons and criticized the lack of decisiveness among recent Hogwarts graduates.
• Amosta agreed that peaceful times could leave people unprepared for danger and considered Bones a promising Ministry ally.

Amosta asked Amelia Bones to help Hagrid save Buckbeak and resolve the Ministry’s concerns over Hermione Granger’s broken Time-Turner. Amelia agreed to both requests, leaving Amosta with a potential ally inside the Ministry.

• Amosta explained to Amelia that he had personal matters to handle and asked Hagrid to describe Buckbeak’s case.
• Amosta clarified that Draco Malfoy had been scratched after provoking Buckbeak during a lesson, and Amelia wrote to Mokridge to have the case reassessed.
• Amosta told Amelia that Hermione Granger’s Time-Turner had broken while she and Harry Potter fled from Greyback.
• Amelia instructed Hermione to submit a statement signed by Minerva and Amosta, then said she would arrange Cornelius’s liability waiver and send it to the Department of Mysteries.

Amosta met with Fudge and senior Ministry officials, where the Minister rewarded him for killing Greyback and his werewolves. The honors and titles left Amosta regretting that his success had drawn so much attention.

• Amosta decided against entering Ministry politics, believing his own strength would matter more if society fell into chaos.
• Fudge arrived with Amelia Bones, Dolores Umbridge, Rufus Scrimgeour, and Barty Crouch, exposing tensions among the Ministry officials.
• Amosta recognized that Fudge was needling Crouch and that Crouch did not know Amosta had proposed making him take the blame for Sirius.
• Fudge awarded Amosta the Order of Merlin, First Class, a Wizengamot seat, a Senior Advisor position, and seventy thousand Gold Galleons.
• Fudge announced Amosta would receive more honors, including an Anti-Dark Arts League title and Wizard Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award, and Amosta’s smile froze.

The Ministry held a press conference to announce the defeat of Greyback's werewolf gang and credited Amosta Breen with stopping and destroying the werewolves. Amosta took the spotlight from the Ministry officials and began telling reporters about his background.

• Fudge reviewed the Ministry's account with Amosta and announced that he and Barty Crouch had led the early intelligence and command efforts alongside Amosta's operation.
• Fudge addressed reporters in the Ministry entrance hall, denouncing Greyback's crimes and presenting the werewolf campaign as a major victory.
• Arthur Weasley told Amos Diggory that Amosta had saved Ginny and Ron during the Basilisk incident, while Amos and Reggie Cartmore speculated about Amosta's power.
• Barty Crouch described the Ministry's plan to corner the werewolves in the Forbidden Forest and said Amosta had stopped them from threatening Hogsmeade.
• Amosta addressed the reporters, introduced himself, and began explaining how he had returned to Hogwarts to investigate the Chamber of Secrets.

At a celebratory press conference, Amosta Breen said he intended to remain at Hogwarts rather than join the Ministry. Rita Skeeter then challenged him over rumors that he had used forbidden Fiendfyre to kill Greyback, and Amosta began explaining why the spell was banned.

• Amosta told reporters that he preferred teaching at Hogwarts to entering Ministry politics.
• Reporters questioned Amosta about his future, Dumbledore, and Gilderoy Lockhart, while Fudge worried about the scrutiny.
• Rita Skeeter confronted Amosta with villagers’ claims that he had used Fiendfyre against Greyback.
• Amosta asked why Fiendfyre was forbidden, then began listing the three reasons it was classified as Dark Magic.

Amosta Breen explained the dangers of Fiendfyre and demonstrated a controlled variation called the Spirit Fire Charm before Ministry officials and reporters. He used the display to show that his spell was distinct from Fiendfyre and claimed it had been legally approved, leaving Rita Skeeter and the gathered crowd stunned.

• Amosta explained that Fiendfyre fed on violent emotions, required exceptional magical control, and consumed nearby sources of magic.
• Rita Skeeter challenged Amosta, but he announced that he would demonstrate the fire magic that killed Greyback.
• Rufus Scrimgeour tried to disarm Amosta, but a vortex of magic swallowed the spell.
• Amosta conjured singing flame-canaries and let one land safely on a French reporter's hand.
• Amosta sent the canary into a statue, which the magical fire quickly consumed.
• Amosta presented an approval document and named his controllable Fiendfyre variation the Spirit Fire Charm, while Rufus accused him of misleading people.

After Amosta Breen’s public demonstration and donation of his reward, the wizarding world celebrated his achievements and fame surged. He turned down endorsement offers and spent five days answering letters, while Fudge recognized how much the Ministry owed him.

• Amelia warned Amosta that Rita Skeeter was troublesome, and Amosta considered whether the reporter might be useful to him later.
• Amosta donated half of the Ministry’s twenty-thousand-Galleon reward to St. Mungo’s and the other half to Hogwarts’ fund for impoverished students.
• Newspapers praised Amosta’s fire spell and spell innovation, and The Daily Prophet’s story about his orphanage upbringing further boosted his reputation.
• Factories and organizations sent Amosta endorsement offers and requests, but he rejected the deals and stayed in his hotel room for five days to answer letters.
• Fudge benefited from the Ministry’s improved standing and realized that Amosta’s contributions had not yet been repaid.

Disguised as an ordinary wizard, Amosta visited St. Mungo’s to see Draco Malfoy and considered how to preserve his independence as the wizarding world faced the possibility of Voldemort’s return. He reached Draco’s private ward but was stopped by a guard who recognized Amosta’s fame and asked him for an autograph.

• Amosta left his hotel in disguise, reflecting that he might have to oppose Voldemort and avoid becoming a hired weapon for either Dumbledore or the Ministry.
• Amosta entered St. Mungo’s through the Tattle & Co. mannequin and found the hospital crowded with patients.
• Amosta checked the directory, went to the fifth-floor Spell Damage Ward, and located Draco Malfoy in a private room.
• Amosta asked the ward’s guard to let him visit Draco, claiming he had taught the boy Wingardium Leviosa at Hogwarts.
• The guard questioned Amosta’s permission, then asked him to get an autograph from the famous Amosta Breen.

Amosta visited Draco at St Mungo’s and confirmed that Peter’s failed memory spell had hidden some of Draco’s memories, which should gradually return. After hearing how Slytherin students had treated him while he was controlled, Draco angrily vowed to make them pay, and Amosta asked the Malfoys whether Cornelius had explained the circumstances behind the attack.

• Annison Cowan brought Lucius Malfoy to meet Amosta, who entered Draco’s luxurious ward with him.
• Draco told Amosta he felt mostly recovered, and Amosta explained that Peter’s poor memory magic had hidden some memories that would return over time.
• Draco asked about Amosta’s recent actions and whether Dumbledore might be removed as headmaster, prompting Lucius to rebuke him.
• Amosta recounted how Slytherin students had excluded Draco while he was controlled, and Draco angrily vowed to make them pay.
• Amosta asked Lucius and Narcissa whether Cornelius had assigned someone to explain the hidden circumstances behind Draco’s attack.

Amosta offered to support the Malfoys in dealing with Peter Pettigrew, while promising Hogwarts would cover Draco, Goyle, and Crabbe’s treatment. Draco asked Amosta to teach him magic, and Amosta said he would consider it and answer after Draco returned to Hogwarts.

• Amosta told Lucius and Narcissa that Hogwarts would cover the treatment costs for Draco, Goyle, and Crabbe.
• Narcissa asked Amosta to support the Malfoys’ efforts to punish Peter Pettigrew, and Amosta agreed to act in his own way.
• Lucius accepted Amosta’s promise and thanked him for eliminating Greyback and his pack.
• Draco asked Amosta to teach him magic, and Amosta said he would consider the request.
• Amosta left the ward after promising to keep an eye on Peter Pettigrew’s case.

Amosta visited Remus Lupin at St Mungo’s and discussed his injuries, his departure from Hogwarts, and his prospects after recovery. Remus planned to stay with Sirius and seek work, though he expected he might have to return to trading herbs and Potion ingredients in the underground world.

• Amosta left Draco’s ward and found Remus alone in the Creature-Induced Injuries ward at St Mungo’s.
• Remus explained that concentrated wolf venom was slowing his healing and that daily Wolfsbane Potion left him drained.
• Amosta told Remus he could not return to teaching at Hogwarts and revealed that Voldemort had cursed the Defence Against the Dark Arts position.
• Remus realized Amosta had previously sent him toward the job partly as a prank, but the two discussed his future after the hospital.
• Remus said he planned to stay with Sirius and look for work, but would resume trading herbs and Potion ingredients if no one hired him.

Amosta visited the injured Remus at St Mungo’s, where Tonks cared for him and tried to reassure him about being a werewolf. Before leaving, Amosta gave Remus his share of the reward for capturing Sirius, fulfilling their contract.

• Tonks arrived with food and sat beside Remus, caring for him while Amosta watched in surprise.
• Remus explained that the Ministry had assigned Tonks to protect him, and Tonks insisted she admired his courage.
• Tonks left after telling Amosta that Anison was searching the hospital for him.
• Amosta told Remus the Ministry planned to announce Sirius’s capture, verify his information, and later put Peter on trial.
• Amosta reminded Remus of their contract and gave him ten thousand Gold Galleons as his share of Sirius’s reward.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron remained confined to the Hospital Wing after the werewolf incident, while Hermione worried about the damaged Time-Turner and the truth about Peter. The trio’s argument over her admiration for Professor Breen ended with Professor McGonagall catching Harry and Ron on the floor.

• Madam Pomfrey refused to release Harry, Hermione, and Ron until she had ruled out werewolf infection, but agreed to consult Dumbledore and McGonagall.
• Harry used his Invisibility Cloak to meet Ron in Hermione’s ward, where they complained about their confinement and Hermione argued that they had not truly saved Sirius.
• Harry recalled that a fake Scabbers might have lured them into the Forbidden Forest, while Hermione continued worrying about the damaged Time-Turner Professor Breen had taken.
• Ron found a copy of Wizard Weekly hidden under Hermione’s pillow and teased her about admiring Professor Breen.
• Hermione angrily defended Professor Breen, and Harry and Ron fell to the floor as Professor McGonagall entered the ward.

Professor McGonagall told Harry, Ron, and Hermione they could soon leave the Hospital Wing and explained how Professor Breen had resolved the damaged Time-Turner case. After returning to Gryffindor, they learned from Ginny that Sirius Black had been captured by the Ministry of Magic.

• Professor McGonagall told Harry, Ron, and Hermione that Dumbledore had approved their return to Gryffindor after one more night in the Hospital Wing.
• Professor McGonagall explained that the Ministry would not pursue Hermione over her damaged Time-Turner if she submitted a statement saying Greyback had broken it during an attempted abduction.
• Harry recalled that Professor Breen had also helped get the charges against Buckbeak dropped, and the thought of gaining influence began to grow in his mind.
• Hermione spent the day drafting the statement, while Harry and Ron teased her about her poor storytelling.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione hurried to the Great Hall on Monday morning and found students and professors absorbed in The Daily Prophet.
• Ginny told Harry that the Ministry of Magic had captured Sirius Black, the man who killed his parents.

Harry and his friends reacted to the news that Sirius had been captured while students crowded around Ron to hear about their encounter with the werewolves. Elsewhere, Amosta and Amelia discussed how Muggle technology was transforming the world while wizarding society remained stagnant.

• Ginny announced that the Ministry had captured Sirius, and Harry pretended to be surprised as Neville showed him the Daily Prophet report.
• Fred asked Harry about the werewolf fight, and Ron soon exaggerated his role to a crowd of curious students.
• McGonagall worried that the students might reveal a secret, while Dumbledore trusted them and mentioned Amosta's current problem.
• Amosta met Amelia in an East London teahouse, where she described Muggle technological advances and the wizarding world's failure to change.