Chapter Summaries

At the Quidditch World Cup, Ludo Bagman invited Arthur Weasley and the others to wager on Ireland versus Bulgaria. Sirius paid for the youngsters’ bets, and Ron chose Ireland to win, Viktor Krum to catch the Snitch, and the score difference to stay within twenty points.

• Mr. Weasley introduced Sirius, Fred, George, Ron, and Harry to Ludo Bagman, who offered to take bets on the match.
• Mr. Weasley wagered one Galleon on Ireland, and Sirius offered to cover twenty-five Galleons each for the youngsters.
• Fred and George bet that Ireland would win while Viktor Krum caught the Golden Snitch, tempting Bagman to offer fifteen-to-one odds.
• After weighing the teams’ strengths, Ron chose the same outcome and added that the score difference would be no more than twenty points.
• Bagman recorded the wagers and handed out betting slips, while Ron prayed over his Merlin commemorative coin.

Sirius questioned Kreacher about inviting Narcissa Malfoy and ordered the elf to avoid the Malfoys. Hermione tried to offer Kreacher pies in exchange for its raw potato, but Kreacher insulted her and was forced to apologize.

• Sirius and the others joined Hermione and Ginny for breakfast in the villa's garden.
• Sirius asked Kreacher why it had invited Narcissa Malfoy, and Kreacher said Narcissa was not an outsider and that it served Sirius only for Regulus's sake.
• Sirius ordered Kreacher to have no contact with the Malfoy family and dismissed it.
• Hermione offered Kreacher two pies in exchange for its raw potato, but Kreacher called her a Mudblood.
• Sirius demanded an apology, and Kreacher reluctantly apologized while muttering curses.

As the Weasleys and their guests prepared to attend the Quidditch World Cup, Harry enjoyed the lively campsite and bought Panoramic Telescopes for Ron and Hermione. The group headed toward the stadium, while Harry was left wondering about a mysterious woman who seemed to be watching him.

• Sirius told Hermione that Kreacher respected Amosta, and Hermione argued that Kreacher deserved better treatment and retirement.
• Bill, Charlie, and Percy arrived, and Ron rejoiced when Charlie confirmed his bet with Ludo Bagman had been a good one.
• As night fell, Harry and the others explored the bustling campsite, where vendors sold World Cup souvenirs and Oliver Wood shared that Puddlemere United had accepted him as a reserve player.
• Harry bought Panoramic Telescopes for Ron and Hermione, then spotted a woman in an off-white dress who vanished when he looked away.
• Ron saw Mr. Weasley and the others leaving the tent, and urged Harry and Hermione to go with them toward the stadium.

Harry and his companions reached the Quidditch World Cup stadium, where Harry met Sparkle, Barty Crouch's frightened House-elf, and learned that Dobby was struggling to find work after gaining his freedom. The box filled with Ministry officials and foreign dignitaries, and Harry was introduced to the Bulgarian Minister before Lucius arrived.

• Mr. Weasley led Harry and the others to the enormous stadium and their top-level box seats.
• Harry realized Remus was not allowed to sit with them because the Ministry wanted to avoid problems at the crowded event.
• Harry met Sparkle, who explained that she served Barty Crouch and feared heights, and said Dobby could not find work after asking for wages and holidays.
• Cornelius Fudge arrived with the Bulgarian Minister, greeted Harry, and introduced him to the foreign wizard.
• Fudge mentioned that Barty Crouch's House-elf had saved him a seat, then greeted Lucius as he arrived.

Harry watched Lucius Malfoy arrive with Narcissa and Draco, and learned that Lucius had threatened Sirius over his earlier judgment of the Malfoy family. The Quidditch World Cup began with the Bulgarian mascots’ Veela dance, which left Harry and Ron nearly jumping from the box.

• Lucius Malfoy claimed Narcissa and Draco had been frightened by a werewolf and taken to St Mungo's, while Harry recognized the story as a lie.
• Lucius hinted that he would remember Sirius's assessment of the Malfoy family, but Sirius dismissed him, and Ron and Hermione reassured Harry that Dumbledore and Professor Breen would protect Sirius.
• Harry told Hermione and Ron about his conversation with the house-elf Sparkle and her treatment by Barty Crouch.
• Ludo Bagman began the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, and the Bulgarian team’s hundred Veela mascots danced onto the pitch.
• The Veela's music entranced Harry and Ron, leaving Harry with one leg over the box railing and Ron frozen in a diving pose until the music stopped.

Harry watched Ireland take a commanding lead over Bulgaria in the Quidditch World Cup final, while Krum’s Wronski Feint injured Lynch. As the match continued, Harry noticed Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa, and Draco secretly leaving the box.

• The Bulgarian and Irish teams entered the stadium, and the match began before a roaring crowd.
• Ireland scored repeatedly, leading Bulgaria 30–0 before Bulgaria finally scored.
• Krum used a Wronski Feint to make Lynch crash into the ground, but Lynch recovered and returned to play.
• Ireland extended its lead to 130–10 as Ron prayed that his prediction would win his bet.
• Harry spotted Lucius Malfoy leading Narcissa and Draco out of the box, and felt uneasy as they disappeared.

Harry watched Ireland defeat Bulgaria in the Quidditch World Cup final, while Sirius grew concerned about the Malfoys leaving early. As the crowd celebrated and the group prepared to leave, explosions shook the stadium.

• Harry warned Sirius that the Malfoys might be plotting against him, and Sirius agreed to stay alert.
• The match turned violent as the Veela and Leprechauns clashed and the players committed increasingly rough fouls.
• Krum caught the Golden Snitch despite Bulgaria's deficit, giving Ireland a 170–160 victory.
• Ron, Fred, and George collected their winnings from Bagman, while Sirius urged Harry and the others to leave before the crowd dispersed.
• A series of explosions erupted beneath the stadium, shaking the floor.

Chaos erupted at the Quidditch World Cup as cloaked attackers assaulted the crowd, and Remus warned Sirius that Death Eaters were responsible. The chapter ended with three black-cloaked figures blasting into the box and confronting Sirius and Harry.

• Harry and Sirius spotted black-cloaked figures firing spells at spectators, while Fudge dismissed the attack as extremist fans.
• Arthur and Percy left the box to help stop the riot, and Sirius stayed behind to protect the children.
• Harry accused Lucius Malfoy of causing the chaos after learning that the Malfoy family had left during the match, but Hermione pointed out there was no evidence.
• Remus arrived wounded and warned Sirius to get Harry away because the attackers were Death Eaters.
• The crowd panicked and surged toward the exit, then an explosion tore open the wall beside the entrance and revealed three black-cloaked figures facing Sirius and Harry.

Three Dark Wizards attacked the box at the Quidditch World Cup, overwhelming the gathered wizards and killing a fleeing Ministry official. Harry narrowly evaded Melanov’s magic and struck back, but his Disarming Charm was immediately extinguished.

• A cloaked witch collapsed the roof onto Cornelius Fudge and Bulgaria’s Minister for Magic as Sirius tried to identify the attackers.
• Sirius charged the Dark Wizards and was blasted into a wall, while Bill and Charlie tried to protect Harry and the others.
• Melanov’s dark smoke broke Charlie’s Protego and dissolved Bill’s conjured blades before she killed a fleeing middle-aged wizard with a skull-shaped curse.
• Melanov sent a cord of black gauze toward Harry, who dodged it and cast a Disarming Charm that she snuffed out.

Hermione summoned Krum for help as Harry, Sirius, and the others fought Melanov and her fellow Dark Wizards in the Quidditch box. Melanov unleashed a devastating Lightning Whip, and Sirius charged through the collapsing wreckage toward Harry before the lightning struck his brow.

• Hermione fired fireworks to attract help, and Krum flew to the box but retreated after Melanov attacked him.
• Harry kept Melanov occupied while Hermione, the Weasleys, and Fudge joined the fight; Hermione wounded Melanov and Sirius destroyed her black net with an Avada Kedavra.
• Melanov discarded her wand, summoned a gemstone-topped cane, and attacked the box with a Lightning Whip, burning Harry and wrecking the structure.
• Sirius severed a supporting steel beam, triggering a collapse that drove Siss and Cancun to flee toward the Quidditch Pitch.
• Sirius charged toward Harry through the falling wreckage as Melanov's lightning shot toward his brow, and he stopped with his expression frozen.

At the Quidditch Pitch, Vitia Creona saved Sirius from Melanov and healed Harry, then tried to take Harry away after he recognized her from a dream. A powerful force pinned everyone in place as an unseen speaker addressed Creona, leaving her frightened.

• Vitia Creona appeared in the box and stabilized its collapsing structure with emerald vines, interrupting Melanov as he threatened Sirius.
• Siss and Cancun retreated after a firework signaled the attackers to withdraw, while Mr. Weasley arrived and joined Sirius in confronting Melanov.
• Creona healed Harry's spreading, darkened wound, and Harry regained consciousness.
• Creona asked Harry to accompany her, but Harry recognized her as the woman from his dream, prompting Sirius to warn him away.
• Creona caught Harry and began to leave, but lightning and overwhelming gravity froze everyone as an unseen voice asked, “How have you been, Miss Creona—”

Amosta Breen arrived at the Quidditch Pitch and confronted Vitia Creona after she and Melanov attacked Harry’s group. Vitia unleashed a vast forest of vines to escape, and Amosta prepared to counter once the trapped spectators had fled.

• Amosta Breen arrived as Melanov tried to flee, trapping her inside a cocoon of golden fire.
• Vitia Creona attempted to escape, but Amosta stopped her in midair and confronted her about the attack on Harry.
• Vitia refused to answer Amosta’s questions and warned that she would resist if he tried to detain her.
• Vitia hurled herself from a goal hoop and transformed the Quidditch Pitch into a jungle of enormous, branching vines.
• Sirius led the others out of the box, and Mr. Weasley carried the captive Melanov with them.
• After the remaining spectators reached the passageway, Amosta prepared to oppose Vitia’s forest spell as a blazing sun rose above the pitch.

Amosta Breen and Vitia Creona continued their duel at the ruined Quidditch stadium, where Amosta’s Sun Domain overwhelmed the vines she commanded. As the duel escalated and the stadium burned away, Amosta began to descend toward Vitia with the sun, leaving her facing the full force of his attack.

• Vitia sent waves of giant vines at Amosta, but his Sun Domain incinerated them while new vines kept growing.
• The clash of vines and the Sun Domain shattered the stadium and sent a stray lightning bolt into the campsite, where it destroyed everything within a hundred feet.
• Sirius and Mr. Weasley led the children to high ground, where Bill and Charlie watched in shock and Ephieas Doge recalled Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s duel in Paris.
• Amosta realized the duel was draining his magic and chose to escalate rather than risk a prolonged battle with other dangers nearby.
• Amosta descended toward Vitia with the solar ring, scorching her hair and melting the vines, stadium, and earth around them.

Amosta Breen overwhelmed Vitia Creona until she summoned an Oak Guardian, but he defeated it and caught her as she fell. A sinister darkness then appeared above the stadium, and a grating voice rebuked Vitia for acting at the World Cup.

• Amosta’s Sun Domain destroyed Vitia’s vines and forced her to consider whether to threaten him with his Golden Viper identity, but she rejected the idea.
• Vitia summoned an enormous Oak Guardian, which resisted Amosta’s heat and drew astonished reactions from the spectators outside the stadium.
• Amosta praised Vitia as a formidable opponent but refused to let her go.
• The Oak Guardian punched at Amosta and smashed part of the stadium, but Amosta evaded the blow as Vitia collapsed from exhaustion.
• Amosta cut the uncontrolled Oak Guardian into splinters and caught Vitia, then a sinister darkness spread above the stadium and a voice rebuked her for acting at the World Cup.

After defeating the wooden giant, Amosta confronted Voldemort, who intervened to save Vitia Creona. Harry suffered a sudden attack of pain in his scar as Voldemort escaped with Vitia, leaving Amosta expecting another encounter soon.

• Sirius and the others watched Amosta defeat the wooden giant, then Harry collapsed as pain flared in his scar.
• Sirius prepared to carry Harry to Amosta, but a black tide appeared above the stadium and Voldemort warned Vitia Creona against her actions.
• Amosta pulled Vitia and her wand away from the black tide, then blocked Voldemort's killing curse with a platinum shield.
• Voldemort charged Amosta, who struck with a golden flaming sword and blasted apart the surrounding dark magic.
• Voldemort and Vitia escaped through a vortex, and Amosta said he expected to meet Mr. Riddle again soon.

After Amosta defeated Vitia Creona at the Quidditch World Cup, he regrouped with Sirius, Harry, and the others in their tent. Harry then revealed that a dream had shown Vitia conspiring with Voldemort to capture him and killing Bertha Jorkins and an old Muggle.

• Amosta arrived at the ruined Quidditch pitch, questioned Viktor Krum, and learned that Fudge had taken the captured witch away for interrogation.
• Sirius, Harry, and the others followed Amosta to their tent while Mr. Weasley left to help the Ministry respond to the disaster.
• Amosta learned that Remus had been injured fighting a cloaked wizard and had been taken to St Mungo's.
• Harry asked Amosta who the witch was, and Amosta said he had a history with her and had been tracking her.
• Harry recalled a dream in which Vitia Creona and Voldemort plotted to capture him, and he said Voldemort had killed Bertha Jorkins and an old Muggle.

After Harry revealed that his dream showed Bertha Jorkins speaking with Voldemort, Sirius and the others considered the threat of Voldemort and his powerful ally. Dumbledore summoned Amosta to the Ministry of Magic, where he left the others at the campsite and went to face the aftermath of the attack.

• Harry's dream led Amosta to suspect that Harry's connection to Voldemort had let him glimpse Voldemort's thoughts about Bertha Jorkins and Creona.
• Sirius asked whether the shadow was Voldemort, and Amosta said defeating a Dark Lord would require many people working together.
• Dumbledore's Phoenix Patronus appeared, confirmed that everyone was safe, and summoned Amosta to the Ministry of Magic at Cornelius's request.
• Amosta told Sirius to stay at the campsite with the young wizards and return to St. Catchpole in the morning, and Sirius asked to speak with him privately later.
• Amosta left the campsite amid the growing chaos and appeared in the Ministry of Magic lobby.

After Amosta stopped Vitia Creona at the Quidditch pitch, Dumbledore discussed the Ministry’s fears and her ties to Voldemort with him. They went to Fudge’s office, where Fudge asked Amosta to help with another matter Rufus Scrimgeour had been reporting.

• Dumbledore met Amosta at the Ministry fountain and told him Fudge feared he might use the crisis to challenge for Minister for Magic.
• Amosta said Vitia Creona had tried to take Harry and suggested she had acted on her own, against Voldemort’s wishes.
• Amosta told Dumbledore that Vitia Creona was the current priestess of the Druidic Order.
• Dumbledore and Amosta went to Fudge’s office, where Rufus Scrimgeour stopped his report as Amosta entered.
• Fudge asked Rufus to leave and said he needed Amosta’s help with the matter he had been discussing.

Fudge struggled to respond to the attack at the Quidditch World Cup as Dumbledore urged the Ministry to focus on casualties and compensation. Amosta then proposed that the attackers, the captured witch, and the wizard who appeared above the stadium be presented as one group.

• Rufus told Fudge that the captured witch was the only attacker taken alive and asked to use memory examination or Veritaserum, but his Aurors could not open Amosta's cage.
• Fudge asked Dumbledore about the night's casualties, and explained that Amelia was gathering figures while many people had been injured and some had died.
• Fudge broke down over the Ministry's failure to protect the World Cup and the public scandal it would face.
• Dumbledore advised Fudge to cover medical expenses and compensate the families of those killed using the World Cup's profits.
• Amosta said the stadium attackers, the captured witch, and the wizard who appeared above the stadium belonged to the same group.

Amosta persuaded Fudge and Dumbledore to present the attackers as Albania-based Dark Wizards who had posed as Death Eaters, giving the Ministry a public explanation for the stadium attack. He proposed using the captured Vitia Creona as the culprit and preparing a transfigured substitute for the powerful Vine Wand, leaving Fudge to arrange her release and impersonation.

• Amosta told Fudge that the cloaked attackers were a group of Dark Wizards from Albania who admired the Dark Lord and had acted without his involvement.
• Fudge accepted Amosta's account as a useful explanation and considered sending Vitia Creona to Azkaban as the attack's leader.
• Dumbledore agreed that the Ministry needed to capture a culprit to answer the public and those harmed in the attack.
• Amosta said Rufus was already interrogating Creona and proposed a trial and a lifetime sentence in Azkaban.
• Amosta showed Fudge and Dumbledore Vitia's Vine Wand, then created a fake copy and concealed the real one.
• Amosta asked whether the Ministry had wizards skilled in human Transfiguration, and Dumbledore corrected Fudge's claim that he had earned an O in Transfiguration.