Chapter Summaries

Harry drove off two Dementors in Little Whinging and learned that Mrs. Figg and Mundungus Fletcher had been assigned to protect him. He later told Loren about the attack, while Petunia’s receipt of a Howler kept him from being thrown out of the Dursley home.

• Harry overcame his initial hesitation and summoned a silver stag Patronus that drove away the two Dementors attacking him and Dudley.
• Mrs. Figg revealed that she was a Muggle-born witch and that Dumbledore had arranged for her and Mundungus Fletcher to watch over Harry.
• Mrs. Figg confronted Mundungus for abandoning his post, and he Apparated away to report the attack to Dumbledore.
• At home, Loren spoke with Harry by telephone while Hermione listened as Harry described the Dementors and his guardians.
• Harry told Loren that Petunia had received a Howler from Dumbledore and allowed him to stay after Vernon tried to throw him out.

Harry struggled with being kept in the dark after the Dementor attack, while Loren and Hermione suspected the Ministry had ordered it. Dumbledore’s reply arranged for Loren and Hermione to help move Harry to safety, and the chapter ended with Loren celebrating his birthday before their departure.

• Harry told Loren and Hermione he felt powerless and frustrated about having to stay at the Dursley house, and Loren warned him that saying Voldemort’s name could alert him.
• Hermione guessed that Fudge or Umbridge had sent the Dementors, so she and Loren decided to write to Dumbledore.
• Umbridge admitted to Fudge that she had ordered two Dementors to attack Harry, then persuaded him that Dumbledore had secretly placed an unknown wizard near Harry.
• Dumbledore told Loren that Ministry surveillance had delayed his reply and asked Loren to join Alastor’s escort of Harry to a safe place the following Thursday.
• Loren sent Hānhan with birthday wishes for Harry, then he and Hermione prepared to leave as the Grangers worried about their safety.
• Loren celebrated his birthday with Hermione and her family, and Bates pulled him aside after catching him teasing Hermione.

Loren and Hermione joined the Order of the Phoenix at the Dursleys’ house to help escort Harry, while Lupin described his work supporting werewolves. The group prepared to fly Harry to safety, but Loren and Hermione revealed they had no brooms.

• Loren and Hermione said goodbye to Hermione’s parents and Apparated to 4 Privet Drive on the full moon.
• Harry waited anxiously at the Dursleys’ house until the Order of the Phoenix arrived to collect him.
• Moody questioned Loren and Hermione, and Lupin confirmed their identities before discussing his werewolf education and research efforts with them.
• Loren explained that Harry’s return and the Ministry’s lack of response involved the Crouch father and son, while Harry waited to speak with him after the journey.
• Moody organized the group’s broom escort, and Hermione pointed out that she and Loren did not have brooms.

Loren, Hermione, and Harry arrived at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters at 12 Grimmauld Place under the protection of the Fidelius Charm. Molly sent them away from the Order’s meeting, and they joined Ginny and her brothers upstairs.

• Loren flew to the headquarters in Hippogriff form with Hermione holding onto his back while Mad-Eye repeatedly changed the group’s route.
• Moody gave Harry the secret address, and the Fidelius Charm revealed the hidden house between Numbers Eleven and Thirteen.
• Lupin opened the door, and Loren, Hermione, and Harry entered the gloomy Black family home with the others.
• Molly greeted the group, hugged Harry, and told the children they could not attend the Order’s meeting.
• Harry led Loren and Hermione upstairs, where Ginny and her brothers welcomed them.

Harry, Ginny, Loren, Hermione, and the Weasleys gathered at Black Family Manor and shared what they had learned about the re-formed Order of the Phoenix. As they joined the Order’s headquarters, Loren realized that Voldemort’s Horcrux, Slytherin’s Locket, might be hidden there with Kreacher.

• Ginny greeted Harry excitedly, and Ron, Fred, George, and the others reunited with Loren and Hermione in a bedroom at the manor.
• The group discussed the Order of the Phoenix, its members’ assignments, and the Ministry threat against Harry; Fred and George revealed their Extendable Ears could no longer penetrate Molly’s protective charms.
• Molly called them to dinner, and they saw the Order members leaving a meeting, including an exhausted-looking Snape.
• Tonks tripped over an umbrella stand, causing the portrait of Sirius’s mother to awaken and shriek insults until Lupin and Sirius forced its curtains shut.
• Harry explained that Sirius had given his family home to Dumbledore as the Order’s headquarters, and Molly said Sirius had postponed his wedding until the danger passed.
• Loren remembered that Regulus Black had hidden Slytherin’s Locket in the manor and learned that Kreacher, a hostile House-elf, still lived there.

Loren and Hermione arrived at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, where they overheard reports about the Goblins and the Order's activities before the Weasleys prepared dinner. As Sirius and Molly argued over whether Harry deserved to know about Voldemort, Loren and Hermione slipped away toward the Entrance Hall.

• Bill and Arthur discussed the Goblins' reluctance to support the Order of the Phoenix and Gagnon's hostility over Ludo Bagman's unpaid debts.
• The young wizards examined the Order's intelligence reports before Bill vanished the parchment, and Molly began preparing dinner.
• Mundungus apologized to Harry for leaving him and explained that he had been trying to sell a batch of Crucibles.
• Sirius thanked Loren for helping with the Dementors and the Trace, then challenged Harry's right to hear about Voldemort.
• Molly and Sirius argued about whether Harry should be told what the Order was doing, while the others watched.
• Loren suggested that he and Hermione do something else, and they quietly left the table for the Entrance Hall staircase.

At 12 Grimmauld Place, Harry learned that Voldemort and the Death Eaters were still keeping quiet while the Order waited for a chance to act. After Molly worried over the young wizards and sent them to bed, Loren prepared to examine the Slytherin’s Locket with Hermione.

• Hermione tried to see Loren’s storage pendant as they returned to the Kitchen, and Loren suggested they keep Kreacher and the Horcrux secret until they spoke with Dumbledore.
• Sirius, Molly, Arthur, Lupin, and Tonks argued over how much Harry should be told, and Molly eventually agreed to let him ask questions over dinner.
• Harry asked where Voldemort was and what he was doing, and Sirius explained that Voldemort and the Death Eaters were lying low while the Ministry and Order waited for developments.
• Molly prepared Loren’s bedroom and admitted she feared the young wizards would die, while Loren suggested that some freedom could help them protect themselves.
• After Molly left, Loren turned a faded portrait to face the wall and took the golden Slytherin’s Locket from his pendant, intending to examine it with Hermione.

Loren tried to decipher the ancient Runes on Slytherin’s locket while waiting at Grimmauld Place for Dumbledore. After days of cleaning and study, Dumbledore finally arrived, leaving Loren and the others rushing to meet him.

• Loren copied seventeen Runes from Slytherin’s locket, and Hermione wondered what it concealed before kissing him goodnight.
• Loren dreamed of four snake-shaped Runes, then asked Arthur when Dumbledore would visit the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.
• Molly led the household in cleaning Grimmauld Place, where they captured Doxies and removed dangerous magical objects.
• Loren, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Ginny studied at the manor while Order members came and went and Molly kept Snape from meeting them.
• Molly greeted Dumbledore at the door, and Loren and the others hurried down to see him.

Snape reported Ministry and wand intelligence to Voldemort, who planned to pursue a more powerful wand and prepare Snape to make a Horcrux. At 12 Grimmauld Place, Dumbledore opened Slytherin’s locket with Loren and Hermione, and its Horcrux began manifesting figures from dark mist.

• Snape told Voldemort that Ministry officials had sent Dementors after Harry Potter and that Harry’s wand shared a core source with Voldemort’s.
• Voldemort dismissed the idea of controlling Cornelius Fudge and said Bellatrix had gone to Germany to deal with an old man in pursuit of another wand.
• Snape told Voldemort he was ready to create a Horcrux, and Voldemort warned him that it required murder without remorse.
• Loren gave Dumbledore Slytherin’s locket and described the runes he had copied from it.
• Dumbledore used a transformed snake to open the locket, whose Horcrux spoke to him about his regrets and memories.
• The locket released dark mist that formed three distinct figures as Loren and Hermione prepared to defend Dumbledore.

Loren, Hermione, and Dumbledore examined Slytherin’s locket, whose magic forced Dumbledore to confront apparitions of his past before he destroyed the Horcrux. Loren kept the damaged locket to study its Runes, while the chapter ended with Grigovich insisting that the stolen wand was no longer in his possession.

• The locket summoned lifelike figures of Gellert Grindelwald, Ariana, and Aberforth, who accused Dumbledore of causing Ariana’s death and confronted him with his guilt.
• Dumbledore destroyed the locket’s Horcrux, then explained that Slytherin’s magic could reach deep into the soul and reveal a person’s innermost qualities.
• Loren noticed the serpent on the locket appear to blink, but said nothing and asked to keep the damaged locket for Rune research.
• Hermione asked how many Horcruxes Voldemort had made, and Dumbledore said the Order of the Phoenix was still investigating.
• Grigovich, held upside down before a woman with a silver-metal hand, pleaded that the stolen wand had been taken from him years earlier and offered his memories as proof.

Bellatrix tortured Grigovich and searched his memories for the thief who had stolen from his workshop, but he could not identify the blond young man. At 12 Grimmauld Place, Dumbledore gave Loren a late birthday gift, the Gubra'i Immortal Fire, then asked Loren and Hermione to meet Hagrid.

• Bellatrix used the Bone-Crushing Cruciatus Curse on Grigovich and demanded to see his memories.
• Grigovich's memories showed a blond youth stealing from his workshop and stunning him before escaping through a window.
• Bellatrix questioned Grigovich about the thief and tortured him again when he said he did not know who the young man was.
• Dumbledore presented Loren with the Gubra'i Immortal Fire, and Loren and Hermione considered its magical properties.
• Dumbledore explained that the eternal flame had been lost after causing fires and warned them to store it safely.
• Loren asked Dumbledore about the help he had mentioned in his letter, and Dumbledore said he needed Loren and Hermione to meet Hagrid.

Dumbledore sent Loren and Hermione to find Hagrid near Ben Nevis Mountain and help him bring his giant half-brother, Grawp, back to Hogwarts. After preparing to leave, they traveled through the fireplace from 12 Grimmauld Place while Kreacher mourned the completion of Regulus's mission.

• Dumbledore told Hermione that Hagrid was stranded while trying to bring a friend to Hogwarts, and Loren and Hermione realized the friend was likely a giant.
• Hermione told Kreacher that Dumbledore had destroyed the locket and fulfilled Regulus's wish, then left him grieving in the sitting room.
• Sirius Black repaired the fireplace and directed Loren and Hermione to a wizarding village near Ben Nevis Mountain.
• Molly packed food for Loren and Hermione, who said goodbye to the others and departed through the fireplace.

Loren and Hermione reached the Slop Bar to ask about Ben Nevis Mountain, but its owner was away, so they rented a room and learned about the mountain from Alice. The chapter left them at the bar, with a rough idea of the dangerous terrain ahead and still needing to find clues about Hagrid.

• Loren and Hermione arrived through the fireplace and met Alice, who was minding the Slop Bar while its owner, Old Dodd, was out.
• Alice told them Old Dodd might return before lunch or not until before dinner, so Loren rented a room for them in the meantime.
• Loren unpacked toiletries in their shared room, and Hermione questioned his reason for arranging for them to stay together.
• Loren and Hermione spoke with Alice and learned that Ben Nevis was a fogbound, difficult mountain with unpredictable weather and thirteen fatal climbing accidents in five years.
• Alice told them the nearby village was at the mountain’s foothills, Fort William City was about fifty miles away, and a weather station stood on a northeastern peak.

Loren and Hermione accidentally revealed to Alice that she had no magic and could not become a witch, exposing Old Dodd’s years of comforting lies. Old Dodd explained why he had deceived her, then asked why the young wizards had come to Ben Nevis.

• Alice asked Loren and Hermione about their wands, and they explained how young wizards bought them after receiving Hogwarts letters.
• Alice realized that Old Dodd had lied about her being able to become a wizard and ran out crying.
• Old Dodd told Loren and Hermione that he had cared for Alice since she was three and had invented magical stories to encourage her to study and thrive.
• Old Dodd admitted he had planned to flee when Alice returned to school because he could no longer keep deceiving her.
• Loren explained that he and Hermione were searching for a friend who had gone to investigate giants on Ben Nevis and needed help.

Old Dodd warned Loren and Hermione about the dangerous giants living in the mountains, but the young wizards remained determined to search for their missing friend. He advised them to wait until morning before entering the mountain, then sent them out with a message for his daughter Alice.

• Old Dodd explained that the giants had been driven into the mountains after the Ministry spared the surviving tribe, and warned that they might harm anyone who entered their territory.
• Hermione reacted with horror when Old Dodd described how giants might capture, torture, and eat people, while Loren recalled Alice's report of thirteen climbing-related disappearances.
• Loren told Old Dodd that he and Hermione could use magic to hide and escape, easing the old wizard's concern about their safety.
• Old Dodd offered to see Loren and Hermione off in the morning and asked them to tell Alice that he was making her favorite potato stew with beef brisket.
• Loren and Hermione left the tavern to look around the quiet village and search for Alice.

Loren and Hermione visited Old Dodd and Alice, shared a meal, and discussed Voldemort’s return and Dumbledore’s conflict with the Ministry. The chapter ended with Hagrid tending to Grawp and hoping to bring him to Hogwarts.

• Alice returned to the tavern with Loren and Hermione after reconciling with Old Dodd, and they ate his potato stew with beef brisket.
• Old Dodd asked Loren and Hermione about events at Hogwarts, and Loren explained how Voldemort had returned and Fudge had undermined Dumbledore.
• Old Dodd said he trusted Dumbledore to defeat Voldemort, then went to speak with Alice in the kitchen.
• Loren and Hermione sat outside, and Loren grew drowsy as he leaned against Hermione.
• Hagrid treated his bruises in the cave and felt hopeful because Grawp had behaved better and he expected Dumbledore to help bring Grawp to Hogwarts.

Loren and Hermione stayed at the Swill Inn before setting out to search Ben Nevis Mountain for traces of Hagrid and the Giants. After teasing each other in their room, they went to bed, where a sleeping Loren pulled Hermione close.

• Loren learned from Old Dodd that Giants were like smarter Trolls and that their settlements might lie in places where mountain mist never dispersed.
• Hermione studied an atlas marked with possible Giant settlements while Loren joined her on the bed and pretended to discuss Gubra'i Immortal Fire.
• Hermione teased Loren for being nervous, and he kissed her cheek before she sent him to wash up for their climb the next day.
• Loren returned in pajamas, turned out the lights, and fell asleep beside Hermione while she put away the atlas.
• Loren turned toward Hermione in his sleep, hugged her, and draped a leg over hers, leaving her smiling in the moonlight.

Loren and Hermione climbed Ben Nevis Mountain to find the Giants and discovered a Death Eater among them. They planned to investigate after dark and look for clues about Hagrid.

• Hermione and Loren left the tavern with Old Dodd, who directed them toward the Giants’ territory and gave them a signal for emergencies.
• Old Dodd revealed that Loren had gifted him a lasting version of Gubra'i Immortal Fire before they parted ways.
• Loren and Hermione followed traces of magic through thick fog and climbed into a snow-covered area, where they found enormous footprints.
• Loren and Hermione used a concealment charm and followed the Giants’ tracks to a valley where dozens of Giants were holding a barbecue feast.
• Hermione and Loren recognized Walton Macnair among the Giants and decided to investigate after dark for clues about Hagrid.

Loren and Hermione watched Grawp brutally beat Orr after Orr tried to reclaim meat stolen from his injured siblings. That night, they decided to sneak into Orr’s cave, hoping to find clues about Hagrid and possibly gain an ally.

• McNair and Little Barty Crouch urged Gurg Grawp to capture Half-Giants and make them slaves.
• Orr roasted meat for his injured siblings, but Grawp took the hind legs and a Scarface giant took a front leg meant for Orr’s family.
• Orr struck Scarface twice and reclaimed the front leg, prompting Grawp to ram and savagely beat him.
• Loren and Hermione watched the fight from a ridge, and Loren suspected Orr’s cave might hold clues about Hagrid.
• Loren and Hermione transformed into ermines and slipped into Orr’s cave.

Loren and Hermione found the injured giant siblings Mill, Gale, and Orr, and Loren saved Orr with magic and potions. Mill explained how Death Eaters McNair and Crouch had helped Grawp seize control of the tribe and drive Hagrid and Maxime away; the chapter ended with Loren asking what the siblings wanted.

• Loren and Hermione discovered two sleeping giants before finding Mill and Gale tending to their dying brother Orr.
• Loren treated Orr's wounds with spells and Skele-Gro, then gave the remaining potion to Gale for his broken leg.
• Hermione introduced herself and Loren to Mill and Gale, and Loren asked whether they had seen Hagrid and Maxime.
• Mill recounted how Cacus had welcomed Hagrid and Maxime's gifts before McNair and Crouch incited Grawp to overthrow him.
• Mill explained that Grawp had beaten her family for helping Hagrid and Maxime escape, and Loren asked what the siblings wanted.