Chapter Summaries

Moriarty led the Hogwarts players in studying the National Team and urged them to prepare for an upset victory. As they analyzed their opponents, Tonks and Jericho presented details about their matchups, and Jericho began describing his opponent, the Magician.

• Moriarty distributed dossiers on the eleven National Team players and rallied the group to memorize them and aim for victory.
• Moriarty analyzed Seeker Roman's record, identifying him as a player who excelled when his team had the advantage but struggled under pressure.
• Moriarty revealed that American captain Maxi Branch III had eliminated Roman in the previous World Cup semifinals, and Jericho confirmed that Maxi was his cousin and older brother.
• Tonks presented her Chaser opponent, Afro, describing his long partnership with Roman, prolific scoring, and remarkably clean record.
• Jericho introduced his opponent as the Magician, and Moriarty encouraged him to explain the player's background.

Jericho and the others debated Magician’s abilities while Moriarty concluded that he was a skilled wizard deceiving Muggles by passing magic off as tricks. Magician arrived in Britain and joined his teammates as they began preparing for their match against the Hogwarts Dream Team, while Moriarty’s side selected a Ravenclaw Keeper.

• Jericho read Magician’s record, and Leon called him a clown before Moriarty proposed that he had fooled the Muggle government into certifying his magic as stage tricks.
• Magician landed at Heathrow, spoke with his boss over an alchemy phone, and advertised a magic show before vanishing in a shower of playing cards.
• Magician entered the Ministry of Magic and reunited with his teammates, including Afro and Red Nose.
• Roman warned the team not to underestimate the Hogwarts Dream Team and began reviewing Moriarty Slytherin’s profile.
• Moriarty’s team finished analyzing their opponents and chose a tall seventh-year Ravenclaw boy as their Keeper.

Hogwarts welcomed the England National Team with a festive display, and Magician entertained the students with a performance before revealing the team’s gifts. The chapter ended with signed uniforms, books, and Quidditch insights raining down on the crowd.

• Hogwarts decorated the Castle in red and gold as Dumbledore and the professors gathered to greet the England National Team.
• Moriarty sensed the approaching team, and the students watched the enormous carriage pulled by twelve Thestrals land outside the Castle.
• Ludo greeted the students in his Wimbourne Wasps uniform and called Roman out of the carriage.
• Magician performed a trick that returned Red Nose’s long-lost Quidditch notebook, using George Weasley as an assistant.
• Magician announced that the team had returned to Hogwarts and showered the students with parcels containing signed uniforms, books, and Quidditch insights.

Moriarty met the England National Team before the match and announced that he planned to join them and challenge for next year’s World Cup. He told Captain Roman that the game would serve as his evaluation of the team, leaving Roman and his players angered but facing Moriarty’s challenge.

• Ludo introduced Roman and the other National Team players to Dumbledore and then greeted Moriarty, who reminded him that their cooperation had already made Ludo a fortune.
• Roman and his teammates sized up the Dream Team’s battle-hardened presence, while Moriarty’s players recognized the National Team’s controlled, unpredictable aura.
• Moriarty told Roman that he expected to join the National Team after their match and would use the game to evaluate Roman and his players.
• Ludo confirmed that he had invited Moriarty to join the team and revealed that Roman’s father already knew, prompting Roman to demand an explanation.
• Roman protested that Moriarty’s recruitment would break too many rules, but Moriarty argued that powerful wizards could change the rules and challenged the National Team to earn the chance to become his teammates.

Roman and Moriarty agreed to let the Quidditch match decide whether Moriarty could join the England national team, and Hogwarts gathered to watch the Dream Team face the national side. The match began with an aggressive clash for the Quaffle as Moriarty and Roman raced into the sky together.

• Roman rejected Moriarty’s demand to join the national team, but agreed that the Dream Team’s victory would secure Moriarty’s place while an England win would send him back to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore welcomed Roman’s team and the School Governors arrived, with Ludo noting that Narcissa Malfoy had arranged the fifty-thousand-Galleon prize and invited referee Pitteris.
• The Quidditch Pitch filled with spectators, and Ludo introduced the Dream Team and the England team as supporters loudly cheered their captains.
• At nine o’clock, Pitteris started the match, and both teams’ Chasers surged for the Quaffle while the Beaters sent Bludgers toward their opponents.
• Moriarty and Roman flew side by side, climbing higher without slowing as the crowd watched.

Moriarty unveiled his self-created Shining Tornado technique during a dangerous aerial contest with Roman, then returned to the Quidditch match. As Moriarty raced toward the Golden Snitch, he spotted Roman signaling Afro to target Tonks and the Quaffle.

• Moriarty and Roman climbed high into the air, then plunged downward while controlling their brooms with their legs.
• Moriarty demonstrated his Shining Tornado technique, using Wind Elemental Magic to spin inside a tornado and overtake Roman.
• The referee allowed Moriarty's move, and the crowd and Ludo celebrated the new Quidditch technique.
• Moriarty rejoined the match and found that the national team's Bludgers were disrupting the Dream Team's Chasers while Tonks held the Quaffle.
• Moriarty and Roman spotted the Golden Snitch, and Moriarty saw Roman signal Afro to target Tonks and the Quaffle.

Moriarty helped Tonks escape Afro with their Double S maneuver, then led the Dream Team's attack while Roman struggled against the Beaters. As Tonks approached the National Team's hoops, Moriarty spotted the Golden Snitch and raced toward it, leaving him poised to catch it.

• Moriarty abandoned his pursuit of the Golden Snitch and flew to support Tonks while Marcus and Charlie harassed Roman with Bludgers.
• Tonks and Moriarty trapped Afro between their S-shaped flight paths, forcing him to retreat, then exchanged a high-five as Tonks passed Moriarty the Quaffle.
• Moriarty dismissed Roman as a threat and led the Dream Team's Quaffle attack, while Leon and Jericho advanced against the National Team's defense.
• Jericho passed the Quaffle to Tonks, who pressed toward the National Team's hoops as Afro and the defenders pursued her.
• Moriarty spotted a flicker of gold and raced toward the Golden Snitch, beating Roman to it and appearing ready to catch it.

Tonks scored Dream Team’s first goal, but the Magician disrupted Moriarty with a powerful brainwashing song before the Golden Snitch escaped. Moriarty recovered, accused the Magician of using magic, and sent his teammates after him as the match continued.

• Tonks tricked the National Team Keeper with a Transylvania Feint and scored, putting Dream Team ahead 10–0.
• As Moriarty neared the Golden Snitch, the Magician appeared beside him and tried to brainwash him with a song.
• Moriarty’s system rewarded him with 20 Achievement Draws, jolting him awake, and the Magician fled as the Snitch vanished into the clouds.
• Jericho and Leon accused the Magician of using magic, but Referee Pitteris found no traces of magic and ordered the match to continue.
• Moriarty told his teammates to keep playing, and Charlie and Marcus struck a Bludger together before Charlie followed with a Counter Bludger aimed at the Magician.

Moriarty led the Dream Team against the national team, exploiting Roman’s faltering confidence before Roman recovered and challenged him for the Golden Snitch. Moriarty used the rising gale to catch it and secure a 180–50 victory for the Dream Team.

• Ludo realized Moriarty had targeted Roman throughout the match, while Jericho scored to put the Dream Team ahead 20–0.
• Afro urged Roman to recover, and Roman recalled his teammates’ hard work before calling for Counterattack Tactic No. 2.
• Roman and Moriarty raced for the Golden Snitch as the weather turned windy and their teams traded attacks below.
• Moriarty harnessed the wind, stood on his broom, and caught the Golden Snitch ahead of Roman.
• Pitteris ended the match with the Dream Team winning 180–50, and the Hogwarts crowd celebrated Moriarty as Eternal Shine.

After Hogwarts defeated the national team, Moriarty pursued the Magician, who had targeted him with brainwashing magic, into the Forbidden Forest. The Magician escaped to Japan and reported to his Boss, who claimed the Immortality Organization had advanced toward unlocking immortality.

• Moriarty celebrated the victory with the Dream Team, then slipped away from the crowds pursuing them and sent Ghost Snakes after the Magician.
• The Magician spotted the snakes, abandoned the national team, and fled the pitch while Moriarty ordered Marcus to alert his father and arrange a search.
• Moriarty caught the Magician in the Forbidden Forest, blocked his Cruciatus Curse, and fought through the Magician's magical props and Dark Element spell.
• The Magician escaped after unleashing a blood-and-skeleton attack that distracted Moriarty, who identified the Magician's element as Dark.
• The Magician boarded a flight to Japan and told his Boss that Moriarty had defeated him and mastered Wind; the Boss said their organization had moved closer to unlocking immortality.

After the Magician escaped, Moriarty briefed Dumbledore and the England national team on the dark magic and argued that a hidden organization might be behind the attacker. He asserted control over the team and gave its players one week to recover before training at Hogwarts, warning that he could replace them.

• Moriarty collected a sample of the Magician’s dark slime, washed the Forbidden Forest with rain, and learned from Marcus that the Magician had escaped through Hogsmeade in disguise.
• Moriarty told Dumbledore, Ludo, and the national team about the Magician’s attack, while Dumbledore and Moriarty suspected a dark force behind him.
• Roman reported that the Magician had said they might be enemies next time, and Afro suggested they would meet as opponents at the World Cup.
• Moriarty joined the national team on the strength of the Dream Team’s victory and warned Afro and Roman that the Magician’s methods could expose England to complaints.
• Moriarty gave Roman and his teammates one week to recover before training at Hogwarts and threatened to replace players he judged unqualified.

After the Dream Team’s victory, Dumbledore announced a celebratory ball, and Moriarty reflected on Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s enduring connection. As Hogwarts girls flocked to ask Moriarty to the ball, he gently declined them and returned to the Slytherin Dungeon with Jericho, Leon, and the other Little Snakes.

• Dumbledore announced that the School Governors would hold a ball, where Narcissa Malfoy would present the Dream Team’s rewards, and encouraged Moriarty to find dance partners.
• Moriarty alluded to Dumbledore’s youthful bond with Grindelwald, prompting Dumbledore to leave for the floating staircase after inviting everyone to attend the ball.
• Hogwarts girls crowded Moriarty’s route, and Angelina Johnson introduced herself, praised him, and offered to be his dance partner.
• Moriarty gently declined Angelina, then faced a succession of girls asking him to the ball while Snape watched and considered giving them more homework.
• Jericho, Leon, and the other Little Snakes shielded Moriarty from the girls and helped him return to the Slytherin Dungeon.

Moriarty returned to the Slytherin common room, where his friends teased Leon about being rejected for the ball and wondered whom Moriarty would invite. After Moriarty left to find Tonks, Larpo summoned him to the Black Lake, where he found an unfamiliar woman waiting.

• Jericho and Leon returned to the common room, and Moriarty asked whether they had found dance partners.
• Jericho said Helena was his partner, while Keith revealed that the girls' prefect had rejected Leon's invitation.
• Jericho asked Moriarty to name his dance partner, but Moriarty asked where Tonks had gone instead.
• Moriarty announced the ball's rules and left the common room; Jericho concluded that he had chosen Tonks, and Lilith felt relieved.
• Larpo begged Moriarty to go to the Black Lake, where Moriarty found a woman in white robes standing by the shore.

Moriarty rejected Narcissa’s invitation to the ball and revealed that his dance partner was her niece, Tonks. He found Tonks preparing Chinese food in the Hufflepuff Common Room and invited her to the ball himself.

• Narcissa invited Moriarty to be her dance partner, but he declined and said he already had a partner.
• Moriarty teased Narcissa by hinting that his dance partner had many ties to her, then revealed that it was Tonks.
• Narcissa realized Tonks was Andromeda’s daughter and bitterly recalled the rivalries she had shared with her sisters.
• Moriarty found Tonks cooking Chinese food in the Hufflepuff Common Room and urged her to prepare for the ball instead.
• Moriarty asked Tonks to be his dance partner, and she reacted with delighted surprise.

Moriarty invited Tonks to be his dance partner for the banquet, and she accepted after asking to finish cooking. The chapter ends as Moriarty and Tonks arrive together at the decorated Great Hall, where Moriarty calls for Charlie and the prefects to hear a new idea.

• Tonks accepted Moriarty's invitation to the banquet after asking him to let her finish preparing a dish.
• News spread through the Castle that Tonks would be Moriarty's dance partner, while the other students arranged their own partners; the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan all tried to invite Angelina.
• Leon eventually found a seventh-year Hufflepuff girl to attend the banquet with him.
• At 6:40, Moriarty led the formally dressed Little Snakes from the Slytherin common room toward the Great Hall.
• Lilith and Gemma Farley left the girls' dormitory and discovered the Great Hall decorated with gold ornaments, silver frost, mistletoe, and small tables.
• Tonks appeared in a red evening gown and joined Moriarty, who then asked Marcus to bring Charlie and the male and female prefects because he had a new idea.

Moriarty organized a secret school-wide event for the banquet dance, while Dumbledore celebrated the Hogwarts Dream Team and honored Moriarty for their Quidditch victory. After the banquet, students prepared for the planned event, leaving the Great Hall filled with anticipation.

• Moriarty assigned Charlie and the other House representatives secret tasks for the dance and told them to contact Marcus if they had trouble.
• Tonks teased Moriarty about his growing authority and hinted that a Slytherin student was becoming close to a new girl.
• Dumbledore welcomed England's National Team, praised the Hogwarts Dream Team for defeating a World Cup quarterfinalist, and declared Moriarty the strongest in Quidditch.
• The banquet began, and Roman discovered that Moriarty and Tonks had special dishes while the enchanted goblets limited students to a small amount of wine.
• Around eight, Moriarty exchanged glances with Charlie and the other organizers as students straightened their appearances and awaited what would happen next.

At the Hogwarts ball, Moriarty led the students in presenting a playful tribute to the four Heads of House, followed by a united song celebrating all four Houses. The students ended by thanking their Heads of House and declaring their unity as Hogwarts.

• Dumbledore cleared the Great Hall for the ball and asked Roman and Moriarty to lead it with their dance partners.
• Roman brought Afro to the stage, where Afro rapped and danced while teasing Roman for not having a girlfriend.
• Moriarty announced a surprise gift for the four Heads of House, and Slytherin students praised Snape’s long hair as Little Snakes laughed.
• Charlie led Gryffindor students in praising McGonagall’s Animagus form, Ravenclaws joked about Flitwick’s height, and Hufflepuffs celebrated Sprout’s gardening expertise.
• Moriarty started the Hogwarts school song as each House recited its own verses and conjured a representative animal.
• Moriarty united the four animals into the Hogwarts crest, and the students thanked their Heads of House and declared, “We are Hogwarts!”

At the Hogwarts ball, Moriarty and Tonks danced together while students and professors filled the dance floor with celebrations and comic mishaps. After Jericho tried to invite Snape to dance, the ball ended with Moriarty and Tonks sharing the final song, and December brought a heavy load of Alchemy homework.

• Dumbledore toasted Hogwarts, and Snape accepted the students’ gift by joining the toast.
• Moriarty and Tonks danced together, then watched professors and students take over the dance floor, including Marcus with Hagrid and Lilith with Gemma Farley.
• Jericho invited Snape to dance, but Snape shoved him back to Helena and left after telling her to keep an eye on her boyfriend.
• Moriarty and Tonks danced the ball’s final song, and Tonks’s warmth left Moriarty deeply moved.
• December arrived, and Professor Nicolas Flamel assigned the students a massive amount of Alchemy homework.

Moriarty brought Tonks to Slytherin Castle for Christmas, where he reassured her about her place in his life and shared an intimate afternoon with her. Tonks asked him to wait until she was ready, and he agreed; that evening, Lockhart and Old Flint arrived for Christmas dinner with Old Fli.

• Moriarty complained to Nicolas Flamel about the students’ Alchemy assignments, and Nicolas said they would study Alchemy formulas after the holiday.
• Moriarty invited Jericho, Marcus, and Leon to spend Christmas at Slytherin Castle, while Soldaya asked how he could earn an invitation.
• Moriarty and Tonks traveled through the Headmaster’s fireplace to Slytherin Castle, where Tonks worried about what she meant to him.
• Moriarty carried Tonks to the master bedroom and told her that the Castle would be her home, but Tonks asked him to wait until she was ready to give herself to him.
• Moriarty agreed to respect Tonks’s choice, and they spent the afternoon together while Jericho and the others played with Unicorns.
• Luke prepared Christmas dinner, and Lockhart and Old Flint arrived with Old Fli.

Old Fli pledged the Fli Family’s loyalty to Moriarty and joined his inner circle at the Christmas banquet in Slytherin Castle. Moriarty then announced that he would lead the National Team to Canada for the 1990 Quidditch World Cup and shift their plans to North America.

• Old Fli sought Lockhart’s help to meet Moriarty, and Lockhart brought him to Slytherin Castle after investigating his loyalty.
• At Moriarty’s Christmas banquet, Lockhart greeted Moriarty as his subordinate, and Old Flint and Old Fli joined the gathering.
• Old Fli swore that his family would serve Moriarty and his descendants, and Moriarty accepted him without demanding his wealth or service in battle.
• Lockhart, Old Fli, Jericho, Leon, and Marcus joked and scuffled together as Moriarty’s inner circle grew closer.
• Moriarty said he would lead the National Team to Canada for the 1990 Quidditch World Cup and move their plans to North America.