Chapter Summaries

Andy and the others arrived at the Quidditch World Cup campsite, where they set up in a magically enlarged tent and discussed the threat of Voldemort. Andy reassured Mr. Weasley, Sirius, and Lupin that he could handle Voldemort if he appeared, while the others dealt with the Death Eaters.

• Andy steadied Hermione and Isabel after the Portkey journey, while Harry and Ron landed face-first in the grass.
• The group reached the crowded campsite, and Sirius explained that Quidditch fans stayed in tents for the several-day event.
• Andy told Harry he had failed to get an internship with Mr. Borgin, then proposed using Divination to predict the match and win money with Fred and George.
• Mr. Weasley and Sirius struggled to set up a tent by hand before using magic to create a luxurious, three-story interior with separate rooms.
• Mr. Weasley, Sirius, and Lupin asked Andy about Dumbledore's plan, and Andy suggested that destroying a Horcrux might force Voldemort to abandon his own plans.
• Andy told the group that he would face Voldemort if he appeared, while they and the Aurors handled the other Death Eaters.

Andy and Hermione reasoned that Voldemort might avoid attacking the World Cup or Ministry because he feared Andy and Dumbledore, and suspected Hogwarts could be his true target. Andy then took Isabel and Hermione outside to look at the festivities.

• Andy joined Hermione and Isabel, who told him stories about his curious childhood.
• Hermione argued that Voldemort needed to restore his prestige and would hesitate to risk another confrontation with Andy.
• Andy and Hermione concluded that Voldemort might target Hogwarts to eliminate Andy, Dumbledore, and Harry.
• Andy vowed to stop Voldemort from disrupting his studies, then agreed to take Isabel outside.
• Andy took Isabel by the hand and left the tent with Hermione.

While wandering the lively campsite with Hermione and Isabel, Andy agreed to use his Crystal Ball to predict the Quidditch World Cup Final for George and Fred’s betting pool. His vision showed Voldemort’s attack succeeding, leaving Andy convinced the disaster had to happen and unsure what its consequences would be.

• Andy bought Isabel snacks and told Hermione he could no longer transform into an Obscurus after his mind fused with his magic.
• George and Fred found Andy and asked him to predict the match so they could bet their pocket money with Ludo Bagman.
• Andy returned to the tent with George, Fred, Hermione, and Isabel, then used his Crystal Ball to divine the final’s outcome.
• Andy saw a gloomy sky, panicked crowds, flashing spells, and the Dark Mark, and concluded Voldemort’s attack would succeed.
• Andy realized he could not prevent the prophecy from happening and worried about the unpredictable consequences.

After Andy foresaw Voldemort attacking the Quidditch World Cup, he and the others tried to alert the Ministry and Dumbledore while preparing to protect the children. Andy returned to the tent, but Mr. Weasley and Sirius were still missing, and the Weasley Twins reminded him of their plan.

• Andy told Lupin and Mr. Weasley that his divination showed a panicked crowd, fighting, dark clouds, and the Dark Mark above the World Cup venue.
• Lupin said they should warn the Aurors, while Hermione explained that the vision might show a future that could not be changed.
• Mr. Weasley went to contact the Ministry and look for Sirius, while Andy agreed to try to contact Dumbledore and left Hermione to watch Isha.
• Andy visited Aberforth at the Hog's Head Pub and asked him to notify Professor Dumbledore about Voldemort's coming attack.
• Andy returned to the tent and told Lupin that Dumbledore had been informed, though a reply might take time.
• The Weasley Twins quietly asked Andy whether he was still doing divinations and reminded him of their big plan.

Andy used the Crystal Ball to learn that Ireland would beat Bulgaria despite Krum catching the Golden Snitch, then placed a smaller bet through the Weasley Twins because Bagman might not pay a large one. After the Ministry of Magic refused to stop the match and shifted its defenses, Mr. Weasley told Andy to handle the Mysterious Man if he attacked.

• Andy divined that Ireland would lead Bulgaria by 160 points when Krum caught the Golden Snitch, securing Ireland's victory.
• Andy planned to bet thirty thousand Galleons, but George and Fred warned that Bagman could not pay; Andy gave the Twins a thousand Galleons to place instead.
• Andy joked with Hermione about their future expenses before Mr. Weasley returned with Sirius, who asked about Andy's divination and alchemy.
• Lupin explained Andy's divination to Sirius, and Andy said he had failed to get a job at Borgin's shop because Borgin feared Voldemort's retaliation.
• Mr. Weasley reported that the Ministry would not stop the match and had sent more people to the event, leaving its other defenses weaker.
• Mr. Weasley asked Andy to confront the Mysterious Man if he attacked, and Andy agreed.

As the group prepared for Voldemort’s expected attack at the Quidditch World Cup, Dumbledore arrived and the match began. Andy watched the Veela performance as a subject of magical research, while Hermione and Ron misread his interest and Ron nearly revealed that Andy had resisted their enchantment.

• Mr. Weasley assigned Andy to confront Voldemort, with Sirius and Lupin assisting, while Harry was tasked with keeping the crowd orderly.
• Sirius led the group to his private box at the Quidditch World Cup, where Dumbledore appeared across the stadium and Mr. Weasley went to speak with him.
• The Veela performed, enchanting much of the audience, while Andy studied their magical abilities through his omnioculars.
• Hermione questioned Andy’s fascination with the Veela, and he explained his theories about magical lifeforms and Magical Transformation.
• Harry and Ron came to their senses after the performance, and Ron asked Andy how he had avoided being enchanted; Andy dodged the question and slapped Ron on the shoulder.

Andy watched the Quidditch World Cup final, then heard Arthur report that Dumbledore expected Voldemort’s attack to create chaos around the stadium. As Andy prepared to send Isabel away, he warned Hermione to keep an eye on Sirius, leaving her shocked by his suspicion.

• Andy watched Ireland dominate Bulgaria and learned from George that Bulgaria relied on its skilled Seeker.
• Dimitrov injured Moran, and the Veela tried to enchant the referee before a healer brought him back to his senses.
• Arthur told Lupin, Sirius, and Andy that Dumbledore expected the attack to cause chaos around the stadium and that they should protect the children.
• Andy decided to send Isabel back after the match, and she urged him to stay safe.
• Andy told Hermione that Hogwarts might be the real danger and asked her to watch Sirius because Voldemort had captured him before.
• Hermione offered to send Isha back and leave her Patronus behind, then asked Andy if he thought something was wrong with Sirius.

Andy reconsidered his vision of the Dark Mark and warned Dumbledore that Voldemort might be avoiding a large-scale attack until his greatest obstacles were gone. Dumbledore confirmed he had brought Fawkes, and Andy tried to arrange to inherit the Phoenix if he became headmaster.

• Andy told Hermione that Dumbledore had ruled out the Imperius Curse and altered memories, but urged her to stay cautious around everyone.
• Krum caught the Golden Snitch, ending the match with the score at 170:160, and Andy questioned whether he had misread the images from his divination.
• Andy asked Hermione whether she had seen Voldemort in the Crystal Ball; when she could not confirm it, Andy left Isabel with Hermione and went to speak with Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore asked Andy which timeline he came from, then heard Andy's theory that Voldemort was targeting him and Dumbledore before making a larger move.
• Dumbledore said he had brought Fawkes, and Andy asked whether he could leave the Phoenix to him if Andy became headmaster.

Andy returned to the World Cup grounds, where he waited with Hermione as the crowd celebrated and discussed the impending attack. When chaos broke out beneath a suddenly clouded sky, Andy realized Voldemort’s attack had begun.

• Andy returned to the grounds after sending Isabel home and found the match over and fans celebrating Ireland’s victory.
• Andy reunited with Hermione, who said she wanted to stay and help defeat the Mysterious Man because Death Eaters were attacking Muggles.
• Andy told Hermione that he and Dumbledore believed Voldemort’s attack on the grounds was likely a feint and that Dumbledore had made preparations.
• Andy and Hermione waited outside their tent into the night while the fans continued celebrating.
• A piercing scream and cries for help rang out, and Andy stood up, realizing the attack had begun.

Andy and Sirius investigated Death Eaters causing chaos at the tent area, but the attackers fled as soon as they spotted Andy. When another attack began elsewhere and the Aurors and Dumbledore remained missing, Andy suspected the Ministry or another location had also been targeted and warned Sirius to retreat.

• Hermione restrained her anger as Andy sent his Patronus, and Mr. Weasley assigned Sirius to accompany Andy while Remus stayed with Harry and the others.
• Andy noticed the Anti-Apparition magic had failed, and he and Sirius Apparated to the tent area where sixteen Death Eaters were terrorizing the crowd.
• The Death Eaters recognized Andy and immediately Apparated away, while Sirius explained that the missing Aurors and failed Anti-Apparition magic suggested a Ministry insider was helping them.
• Andy and Sirius found fires and a Dark Mark at a second attack site, but no Death Eaters or Aurors, leading Andy to suspect attacks elsewhere had drawn away the Ministry and Dumbledore.
• Andy suddenly shouted for Sirius to retreat.

After the Death Eaters’ brief attack, Andy and the others learned that the Aurors and Dumbledore had been absent while the Ministry struggled to calm the crowd and pay for the damage. Dumbledore’s phoenix Fawkes then whisked Andy away, leaving Lupin and the others wondering what had happened.

• Sirius told Andy and the others that the Death Eaters had caused limited chaos, but the Aurors never arrived and the Anti-Apparition spell had failed.
• Andy sent his Fat Cat Patronus to gather information and learned that the Ministry had stepped in to calm the crowd, while people demanded compensation for burned tents.
• Andy estimated the damage at around six hundred thousand Galleons, and Sirius revealed that the tent and its antiques contained valuables worth far more.
• Fawkes appeared in the tent and carried Andy away in flames, alarming Hermione and leaving Lupin to wonder what had happened.

Dumbledore explained that he had used Snape to feed Voldemort false intelligence, leading Voldemort to attack the Ministry of Magic, where Dumbledore fought him and he escaped. Dumbledore brought Andy to a wrecked house to recruit a new Potions professor, and the untouched sofa trembled when Dumbledore mentioned destroying Voldemort’s Horcruxes.

• Dumbledore told Andy that Snape had been exposed as a spy to Voldemort but was secretly passing false intelligence to the Phoenix Society.
• Dumbledore explained that Voldemort attacked the Ministry of Magic under Snape’s lead, while Andy stayed at the World Cup venue to deter the Death Eaters.
• Dumbledore said he fought Voldemort at the Ministry, where Voldemort escaped, and revealed that Snape had reported a possible way to infiltrate Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore brought Andy to a wrecked house to find a replacement Potions professor after Snape resigned.
• Dumbledore mentioned destroying Voldemort’s Horcruxes, and the intact sofa trembled.

Andy accompanied Dumbledore to persuade Horace Slughorn to return to Hogwarts, while learning that Slughorn knew a secret about Voldemort. Slughorn agreed to teach after Andy appealed to his love of talented students and knowledge.

• Andy discussed the known Horcruxes with Dumbledore, who said they could not assume Voldemort had made only seven and noted that Harry was the most troublesome Horcrux.
• Dumbledore introduced Andy to Horace Slughorn, who had hidden himself as a sofa in a borrowed Muggle house.
• Slughorn refused Dumbledore's request before Dumbledore had even made it, and Dumbledore went upstairs to borrow the bathroom.
• Andy realized Dumbledore wanted him to persuade Slughorn to return to Hogwarts because Slughorn likely knew Voldemort's secret.
• Andy praised Slughorn's knowledge and sincerely invited him to teach Potions at Hogwarts, and Slughorn agreed.

Andy left with Dumbledore after Slughorn agreed to return to Hogwarts as Potions professor and invited Andy to join the Slug Club. On the way, Andy and Dumbledore discussed using a Dementor to remove Voldemort’s soul fragment from Harry, and Andy asked what separated wizards from Magical Lifeforms.

• Slughorn introduced Andy to his former students and invited him to join the Slug Club next term.
• Andy asked Slughorn about his retirement hobbies and learned that he collected rare treasures for his cellar and library.
• Dumbledore and Andy left Slughorn’s home, and Andy said he doubted Slughorn surpassed Snape in Potionology.
• Dumbledore warned that a Dementor’s Kiss might destroy Harry’s soul along with Voldemort’s fragment, while Andy described his plans to protect Harry and influence the Dementor.
• Dumbledore explained that Magical Transformation could alter a wizard’s form of life, and Andy asked how Magical Lifeforms differed from ordinary wizards.

Andy discussed whether wizards were Magical Lifeforms with Dumbledore and learned that Magical Transformation could grant them magical traits, but carried serious risks. He left eager to pursue the transformation, while Dumbledore reminded him of the reason they had started discussing it.

• Dumbledore asked whether Andy still believed wizards should focus on what wizards ought to do, and Andy said he had no interest in reforming society.
• Dumbledore explained that wizards were not Magical Lifeforms, despite being able to use magic, and suggested Andy already knew this from his easy Wandless Magic.
• Andy connected the Disillusionment Charm to the Demiguise and realized wizards had learned magical traits from other creatures.
• Dumbledore warned that Magical Transformation could cause a dangerous conflict between a wizard's own magic and foreign magic.
• Andy asked what a risk-free, complete transformation would do, then thanked Dumbledore and prepared to leave.
• Dumbledore reminded Andy to recall why they had begun discussing Magical Transformation.

Andy and Dumbledore discussed ways to solve Harry’s problem and the conditions for the coming battle with Voldemort. Andy returned to the World Cup grounds, where he kept the details of their plans secret and signaled Hermione to speak with him outside.

• Andy proposed improving the Imperius Curse or using Magical Transformation and the Death Dimension to control Dementors and protect Harry’s soul.
• Dumbledore said the final battle could come within a year and outlined the need to destroy Voldemort’s Horcruxes and prevent him from escaping by Apparition.
• Dumbledore refused to let Andy use Snape’s research for his own work before the war, but offered to ask Snape to help afterward.
• Andy concluded that Dementors’ connection to the Death Dimension supported his theory that it sought human love, and decided to research the Power of Love.
• Andy Apparated back to the World Cup grounds, told the others that Dumbledore’s arrangements were confidential, and discreetly gestured for Hermione to talk outside.

Andy used the Time-Turner to travel back five hours so he could collect Voldemort’s blood for research. He asked Snape to take him to the Ministry of Magic, but the chapter ended when Voldemort summoned Snape.

• Andy decided not to watch the battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort and instead planned to study Voldemort’s blood and body.
• Andy turned the Time-Turner five times, traveled back five hours, and went to Spinner’s End to find Snape.
• Andy asked Snape to take him to the Ministry of Magic so he could collect Voldemort’s blood.
• Andy told Snape that Voldemort was no longer his match, and Snape’s arm revealed that Voldemort was summoning him.

Andy infiltrated the Ministry of Magic during the Death Eaters’ attack, hoping to obtain Voldemort’s blood. He watched the battle erupt in the Main Hall, where Snape fought Mad-Eye Moody and the Death Eaters retreated under the Aurors’ pursuit.

• Snape warned Andy that Voldemort might not let him return and told him to follow the Death Eaters into the Ministry if he wanted to get inside.
• Andy waited near the Ministry until the Death Eaters began their attack, then Apparated into the empty building and sent his Fat Cat Patronus to scout.
• Several dozen Death Eaters retreated to the Floo Network Fireplace while the Aurors pursued them in a chaotic battle.
• Andy spotted Lucius Malfoy fighting among the Aurors and Snape dueling Mad-Eye Moody.
• Snape’s spell struck someone else, and Little Barty Crouch praised him.

Andy watched as the Aurors pushed the Death Eaters toward the Floo fireplaces, but Voldemort’s arrival halted the battle. Voldemort confronted Lucius Malfoy over losing his diary and prepared to punish him, until Dumbledore appeared.

• Andy observed the Aurors’ uneven fighting and saw their casualties exceed the Death Eaters’ despite their advantage.
• Voldemort emerged from a fireplace, and the Aurors stopped fighting and recoiled while Lucius Malfoy hid behind the crowd.
• Voldemort accused Lucius Malfoy of betraying him by losing the diary and demanded to know how he should be punished.
• Lucius admitted he had lost what Voldemort entrusted to him, while Voldemort resolved to torture him.
• Dumbledore stepped out of another fireplace and greeted Voldemort: “Tom, long time no see!”

Dumbledore fought Voldemort in the Ministry of Magic’s Main Hall and defeated him with help from animated statues and Fawkes. Voldemort vanished, leaving the Death Eaters terrified and wondering how to escape.

• Dumbledore animated the Magical Brothers Fountain statues, which attacked Voldemort’s followers and forced Voldemort to evade them.
• Dumbledore and Voldemort exchanged powerful spells as Dumbledore advanced and warned that there were worse things than death.
• Dumbledore’s fiery serpent turned on him, but Fawkes swallowed Voldemort’s Killing Curse and was reborn as a chick.
• Dumbledore used the fountain water to trap Voldemort in a spinning sphere, but Voldemort vanished before it could hold him.
• The Death Eaters feared Dumbledore would attack them, while Andy watched the battle from a corner of the Main Hall.