Chapter Summaries

Dylan presented a memory at Sirius Black’s trial, proving Peter Pettigrew had been the true culprit. The Wizengamot declared Sirius innocent and ordered Peter’s capture, while Mrs. Pettigrew was removed from the courtroom.

• Dumbledore brought Dylan to the Ministry’s Tenth Courtroom, where Cornelius Fudge began Sirius Black’s trial.
• Mrs. Pettigrew objected to the accusations against her son and pleaded with Dylan to declare Peter innocent.
• Dylan showed the Wizengamot his memory of Sirius transforming Peter from a rat and Peter admitting to the crime.
• The Wizengamot voted unanimously to recognize Sirius as innocent and pursue Peter Pettigrew.
• Fudge ordered Kingsley Shacklebolt to remove the distraught Mrs. Pettigrew from the courtroom.

After Sirius cleared his name, he brought Dylan to the Black family home and showed him its library. There, Dylan found a strange Dark Magic book that resisted his Holy Light and called out to him.

• Amelia Bones questioned Sirius about his escape from Azkaban, and Sirius explained that he escaped after recognizing Peter Pettigrew in a Daily Prophet report.
• Fudge ended the Wizengamot meeting before further questions could be asked, and Dumbledore encouraged Sirius to take Dylan to the Black family home.
• Sirius brought Dylan to Number 12 Grimmauld Place, where Kreacher insulted them and Sirius ordered him to prepare dinner.
• Sirius showed Dylan the Black family library, and Dylan examined its extensive collection of Dark Magic books.
• Dylan found Ultimate Secrets of Advanced Dark Magic, whose cover formed a man's face that called his name, and his Holy Light left only a faint mark on it.

Dylan investigated a dangerous book from the Black family library, then visited Borgin and Delphini to reorganize their Potion Factory as a legitimate business. He learned that Lupin had joined the factory and left Borgin and Delphini in charge of production and sales.

• Dylan used spells to test the defenses of Ultimate Secrets of Advanced Dark Magic, and Sirius identified it in the Black's Library Catalog as a book attributed to Herpo the Foul.
• Dylan suspected the book's old seal had been destroyed from within, ruled out that it was a Horcrux, and placed new magical restraints on it.
• Dylan left Sirius's home, considered how to grow his capital, and went to Knockturn Alley to meet Borgin and Delphini.
• Borgin told Dylan that Lupin had joined the Potion Factory and had previously been a Hogwarts professor.
• Dylan ordered Borgin and Delphini to stop raiding Dark Wizards, run the Potion Factory as a legitimate business, and split its profits so he received half and they shared the rest.

Dylan expanded his potion business, reunited Helena with Ravenclaw, and arranged a blood supply for his Vampire servants. The chapter ended with Dumbledore inviting him to meet former Auror Alastor Moody.

• Dylan named his potion brand X and its first series Drunken Dream, raised Lupin's pay, improved factory workers' conditions, and planned to move production overseas.
• Dylan brought Helena into his spatial world, where she reunited with Ravenclaw and chose to stay.
• Dylan met the Vampires Cullen and Renault, promised to find them Magical Creature blood, and collected some of their blood for his experiments.
• Dumbledore visited Dylan and invited him to meet his longtime friend, former Auror Alastor Moody.

Dumbledore brought Dylan and Moody to a remote seaside cliff to destroy an object he believed was hidden in a cave. Dylan recognized the place as a likely Horcrux hiding spot and wondered how Dumbledore had discovered it; the object remained inside the cave.

• Dumbledore Apparated with Dylan to Moody's home, where Moody checked them with his Magic Eye and Sneakoscope before hearing Dumbledore's request to help destroy something.
• Dumbledore took Dylan and Moody to a desolate cliff near an orphanage and asked Dylan to guess what they were seeking.
• Dylan identified a dark cave in the cliff as the likely hiding place, and Dumbledore agreed.
• Dumbledore explained that Tom Riddle had visited the area as a child and showed how he could have reached the cave.
• Dumbledore climbed down the cliff and pointed out the cave where he said the object was hidden, while Dylan questioned how Dumbledore had found it.

Dumbledore, Dylan, and Moody reached the cavern where Voldemort had hidden a Horcrux, though Dylan knew it was already gone. Dumbledore identified the cavern as only an entrance and began using Ancient Runes to reveal Voldemort’s concealed mechanism.

• Dumbledore, Dylan, and Moody swam through a cold sea tunnel and climbed into a cavern filled with Dark Magic.
• Dylan praised Dumbledore’s agility, and Dumbledore credited his daily Tai Chi practice with a Pensieve Stone Dylan had given him.
• Moody arrived exhausted, complained about the swim, and took Calming Draught before examining the cavern.
• Dumbledore explained that the cavern was only an antechamber and that Voldemort had set up a mechanism farther inside.
• Dumbledore recited Ancient Runes and circled the cavern wall as the Dark Magic gathered into a threatening presence.

Dumbledore, Moody, and Dylan opened Voldemort’s concealed passage by using Moody’s blood, then entered a cavern surrounding a vast black lake. They suspected the Horcrux lay beneath a distant green light, and Dumbledore began probing the lake’s dark magic.

• Dumbledore found the hidden archway, but Dylan discovered that Ancient Runes required a wizard’s blood to open it.
• Dumbledore asked Moody to provide the blood, and Moody angrily accused him of trying to sacrifice someone else before agreeing to help.
• Moody cut his wrist and fed blood to the stone until the archway opened; Dumbledore healed the wound, and the three entered.
• They emerged beside a vast black lake, where the oppressive dark magic weakened Moody and made it difficult for Dylan to breathe.
• Moody pointed out a green light above a small island, and Dumbledore pulled invisible black mist from the darkness and tapped his fist with the Elder Wand, making the lake ripple.

Dumbledore and Dylan crossed the lake to reach Voldemort’s Horcrux, but an enchantment protected the poisoned liquid in its basin. Dumbledore chose to drink it himself, and Dylan abruptly stopped trying to dissuade him.

• Dylan and Dumbledore repaired the boat’s magical markings, then crossed the lake while Moody stayed behind to guard the shore.
• Dylan and Dumbledore reached the island and found a stone basin containing the Horcrux beneath an impenetrable barrier.
• After Dylan’s spell and Dumbledore’s attempts failed to break the barrier, Dumbledore concluded they had to drink the poisonous liquid.
• Dylan offered Dumbledore his I Love to Drink Water Potion and volunteered to drink the liquid, but Dumbledore insisted on taking the risk himself.
• Dylan agreed to let Dumbledore drink, leaving Dumbledore surprised that Dylan no longer tried to persuade him.

Dylan and Dumbledore tested whether an Inferius could absorb the emerald Potion protecting the supposed Horcrux, and the experiment revealed a locket that proved to be a decoy. They found a note claiming an unknown person had stolen and planned to destroy the real Horcrux, leaving its fate uncertain.

• Dylan stopped Dumbledore from drinking the Potion and proposed testing it on an Inferius from the lake.
• Dylan restrained an elderly Inferius with Holy Light while destroying the Inferi that surged toward the island.
• Dumbledore fed the emerald Potion to the Inferius, and it absorbed every cup until a locket appeared in the Stone basin.
• Dumbledore found no Horcrux magic on the locket, and Dylan burned the Inferius, freeing its trapped soul.
• Dumbledore opened the locket and found a note claiming its writer had stolen the real Horcrux and intended to destroy it.
• Dylan inferred that the unknown writer was likely a trusted Death Eater from a prominent Pure-blood Family.

Dylan kept the Locket and agreed to investigate the Black Family while Dumbledore and Moody pursued other leads, and Dumbledore persuaded Moody to consider teaching at Hogwarts. As the Quidditch World Cup final began without Dylan, Ludo Bagman announced XY Potions as its sponsor.

• Dumbledore assigned himself to investigate the Burke Family, Moody to investigate the Perks Family, and Dylan to ask Sirius about the Black Family.
• Dumbledore, Moody, and Dylan traveled to the Hog's Head Inn, where Abforus served them food and Moody agreed to consider joining Hogwarts after finishing his investigation.
• At the World Cup final, Fudge tried to speak with Sirius, and Lucius Malfoy mocked Sirius's dislike of him.
• Ludo Bagman opened the match between Bulgaria and Ireland and announced that XY Potions sponsored the final.

Ireland defeated Bulgaria in the Quidditch World Cup final, while Lucius Malfoy concealed an unseen House-elf beneath an Invisibility Cloak. After the match, masked wizards terrorized the campsite, and Barty Crouch Jr. summoned the Dark Mark before escaping, leaving Winky behind.

• Ireland widened its lead to 160 points, but Krum caught the Snitch and Ireland still won the final.
• Lucius noticed a House-elf hidden beneath an Invisibility Cloak and covered it before anyone else saw.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the box as the campsite crowd began fleeing a procession of masked wizards tormenting Muggles.
• Barty Crouch Jr. watched the procession, cast Morsmordre, and threatened Winky into silence.
• Barty Crouch Jr. Apparated away, and the Dark Mark rose over the campsite as people screamed.

Dylan investigated a clue to Voldemort’s Horcruxes and identified Regulus Arcturus Black as the likely person behind the note signed “R.A.B.” He told Sirius what he and Dumbledore had found, leaving Sirius stunned that his brother may have destroyed Voldemort’s Horcrux.

• The Dark Mark appeared over the Quidditch World Cup campsite, sending the crowd into panic.
• Moody left to investigate the Perks family, and Dylan went home before waking from a nightmare about a golden serpent.
• Dylan read reports about the World Cup riot and Moody’s possible Hogwarts appointment, then visited Borgin to arrange moving XY Potions’ equipment and stock overseas.
• Dylan went to Grimmauld Place and explained Horcruxes to Sirius, who realized Voldemort might still be alive.
• Dylan identified Regulus Arcturus Black after describing the empty Locket and the note signed “R.A.B.”, and Sirius asked in disbelief whether his brother had destroyed Voldemort’s Horcrux.

Dylan and Sirius learned how Regulus stole Voldemort’s Golden Locket and died after sacrificing himself to replace it. Dylan found a Golden Locket hidden in Regulus’s room, while Sirius drove Kreacher away.

• Dylan stopped Sirius from kicking Kreacher and asked whether Regulus had ordered him to destroy a Golden Locket.
• Kreacher admitted he had failed to destroy the Locket and recounted how Voldemort forced him to drink a Potion in a seaside cave.
• Kreacher explained that Regulus returned with a duplicate Locket, drank the Potion, and ordered Kreacher to escape with the real one before Inferi dragged Regulus into the lake.
• Sirius blamed Kreacher for leaving Regulus to die, then attacked him after Kreacher confessed he had failed to destroy the Locket.
• Dylan searched Regulus’s room and found a Golden Locket in a wooden box at the bottom of the wardrobe.

Dylan appeared to destroy a counterfeit Slytherin Locket while secretly keeping the real Horcrux, and Sirius, Dumbledore, and Moody recovered Regulus's body from the cave. Regulus's soul was released and the Inferi were destroyed, while Moody later drank heavily at the Hog's Head as Dumbledore seemed to have something private to discuss with Dylan.

• Dylan burned a counterfeit Locket with Fiendfyre, secretly kept the real Horcrux, and asked Sirius to report its destruction to Dumbledore and Moody.
• Dumbledore, Moody, Sirius, and Dylan traveled to the cave, where Dumbledore lifted the Inferi from the lake and found Regulus's body.
• Sirius burned Regulus's body, and Regulus's soul appeared, approached his brother, and vanished in purifying light that also cleansed the ashes.
• Dylan, Moody, and Dumbledore destroyed the remaining Inferi with fire and lightning before returning to Grimmauld Place with Fawkes.
• Sirius stayed behind with Regulus's ashes, while Dylan and Dumbledore went to the Hog's Head and Moody drank as Abforus criticized him for accepting a Hogwarts teaching post.

Dumbledore urged Dylan to study Contract Magic and told him he had nominated him to become the Wizengamot’s young wizard representative. Dylan agreed and arrived at the Tenth Courtroom for the examination, where Dumbledore began presenting his qualifications.

• Dumbledore told Dylan to study Contract Magic and said their search for the remaining Horcruxes would pause while he handled other matters.
• Dumbledore revealed that he had nominated Dylan as the Wizengamot’s young wizard representative and said the Wizengamot would examine his qualifications.
• Dumbledore claimed Dylan had received the Order of Merlin for his past achievements, including confronting Voldemort’s Dark Magic objects, and Dylan agreed to attend the examination.
• Dylan spent time with his returned parents, made them strengthening Potions, and waited to claim his Achievement Reward while he considered Slytherin’s possible move into his world.
• On the last day of the holiday, Dylan dressed formally, traveled by Floo Powder to the Ministry of Magic, and entered the crowded Tenth Courtroom.
• Fudge announced the vote on Dylan’s appointment, and Dumbledore began his nomination speech by praising Dylan’s Patronus and joking about his inability to become an Animagus.

Dylan Hawkwood was elected the Wizengamot’s young wizard representative after Dumbledore and Scrimgeour praised his achievements. After signing his contract, Dylan examined an Obscurial’s heart and prepared to use it for a nighttime surprise for Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

• Dumbledore cited Dylan’s magical research, his discovery of Ravenclaw’s lost diadem, and his role in exposing Peter Pettigrew to support his nomination.
• Lucius Malfoy abstained from the vote, and Fudge announced that forty-five members supported Dylan, six opposed him, and three abstained.
• Fudge presented Dylan with a Wizengamot robe, badge, and contract, which Dylan signed and later read to learn about his privileges.
• Dylan suspected Voldemort had begun contacting his followers and decided to use an Obscurial’s heart to surprise them.
• Dylan injected a trace of magic into the heart and waited for nightfall, while clouds covered the full moon.

Dylan infiltrated the Department of Mysteries and secretly turned Harry Potter’s Prophecy Orb into a trap for Voldemort. At Riddle House, Frank Bryce overheard Voldemort berating Peter Pettigrew for failing to find Alastor Moody.

• Dylan stunned and Obliviated two Aurors before exploring the Department of Mysteries and finding Harry Potter’s Prophecy Orb.
• Dylan infused the Orb with the Obscurus Heart, marked it so he could sense its location, and left it as a trap for Voldemort or his Death Eaters.
• Dylan left the Ministry of Magic after deciding he might explore its other rooms another time.
• Frank Bryce heard voices in Riddle House and saw Peter Pettigrew pushing a chair toward the fireplace for Voldemort.
• Peter told Voldemort that he and Barty Crouch Jr. had failed to find Alastor Moody at his home, and Voldemort angrily blamed him for ruining the plan to obtain Harry’s blood.

Voldemort discovered Frank listening outside his room and attacked him, while Harry told Dylan about a vivid dream involving Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew. On the Hogwarts Express, Hermione learned Dylan had been elected the Wizengamot’s youngest-ever young wizard representative, just before Draco Malfoy arrived to confront him.

• Voldemort summoned Barty Crouch Jr. and ordered him to bring Lucius Malfoy to him immediately.
• Voldemort sensed Frank eavesdropping, and Nagini cornered the old Muggle outside the room.
• A bald man carrying Voldemort’s infant-like body emerged and aimed a wand at Frank.
• Harry told Dylan about dreaming that he was a giant python and overheard Voldemort and Peter discussing Harry and Alastor Moody.
• Hermione read that Dylan had been elected the seventh Wizengamot young wizard representative, the youngest and first Muggle-born to hold the position.
• Draco Malfoy entered Dylan’s compartment with Crabbe and Goyle, and Draco tensed when Dylan looked at him.

Dylan drove Draco Malfoy away after Draco insulted him, then arrived at Hogwarts for the start-of-year feast. Dumbledore announced that the Triwizard Tournament would be held at Hogwarts this year, leaving the students surprised.

• Dylan struck Draco with a Disarming Charm, sending him crashing into the corridor wall, and Draco fled with Crabbe and Goyle after threatening him.
• Dylan suspected Draco had become bold because Lucius had renewed his allegiance to Voldemort, then protected Harry, Ron, Hermione, and himself from the rain on the way to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students into the Great Hall, where Professor McGonagall conducted the Sorting Ceremony and the students shared the feast.
• Dumbledore introduced Alastor Moody as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and announced that the House Cup Quidditch competition was canceled.
• Dumbledore announced that the Triwizard Tournament would be held at Hogwarts this year.

Dumbledore announced the Triwizard Tournament, its ten-thousand-Galleon prize, and an age restriction, while Dylan remained reluctant to compete. The next morning, Dylan received congratulations from Professor McGonagall, attended classes, and arrived at Care of Magical Creatures to find Hagrid presenting strange chickens.

• Dumbledore explained the tournament’s history, announced that Hogwarts would host Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, and offered the winning Champion ten thousand Galleons.
• Dumbledore barred students under seventeen from entering, prompting the Weasley Twins to protest and George to discuss the prize money with Dylan.
• Dylan wondered whether Dumbledore wanted him to compete, but decided he preferred to stay behind the scenes and cared more about threats such as Voldemort.
• Professor McGonagall congratulated Dylan on becoming the Young Wizard Representative of the Wizengamot and said she hoped he would become Hogwarts' Champion.
• Dylan attended Professor Sprout’s Herbology Class, where students collected Bubotuber Pus while wearing Dragonhide Gloves.
• Dylan joined Harry and the others at Hagrid’s Hut, where Hagrid called the class over to see several strange chickens in iron cages.