Chapter Summaries

Moriarty assigned plans for his allies to expand their influence in America and prepare for the 1994 Quidditch World Cup. He also arranged betting pools and the sale of new-model brooms, then welcomed the group to Christmas dinner as they toasted the coming year.

• Moriarty told Jericho, Marcus, and Leon that he and their fathers had arranged a long-term Star-Making Plan, and Lockhart advised them to prepare for public scrutiny.
• Moriarty ordered Lockhart to visit Ilvermorny and build ties with American students, while Old Flint and Old Fli agreed to fund Lockhart's charity auction.
• Old Fli proposed opening World Cup betting pools with Old Flint, and Moriarty entrusted the venture to their families.
• Moriarty gave Old Flint and Old Fli a promotional notebook and tasked their families with selling the new-model brooms in Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
• Moriarty called Luke and the House-elves to serve Christmas dinner, then led the group in a toast to the end of 1989 and the start of 1990.

Lockhart arranged a charitable visit to the United States and received a grand welcome, while Moriarty led the British National Team to meet the American magical authorities. The group entered the Pentagon Office, where James greeted them.

• Lockhart persuaded Headmaster Dawn to host him at Ilvermorny after learning that its students already worked with Muggle inventions.
• Marcus impressed Old Flint and Old Fli with his tact, and his father credited Moriarty with changing him.
• Moriarty and Tonks discussed his plans for the world before the Christmas holiday ended.
• Moriarty met the British National Team in Diagon Alley and took them through a Portkey to the Magical Congress of the United States of America.
• The Congress's secretary guided Moriarty and the players to the Pentagon Office, where James invited them inside.

Moriarty met with Paul Jackson and James in the Pentagon Office to launch the Star-Making Plan and coordinate Britain’s and America’s influence over the Quidditch World Cup. After warning Roman about the ruthless methods required, Moriarty revealed that he had deliberately tested Paul and asked James to take them to meet Maxi Branch III.

• Moriarty met Paul Jackson and James, and they agreed to launch the Star-Making Plan with Moriarty and Maxi Branch III as its primary candidates.
• Paul, James, and Moriarty agreed to combine family assets for the World Cup Grand Betting Pool and allocate twenty percent of its profits to win over Canada.
• Moriarty explained that Britain, the United States, and Canada must prevent their teams from being eliminated in the round of sixteen, while leaving the later stages to their own methods.
• Roman confronted Moriarty about manipulating the tournament, and Moriarty rebuked him for failing to pursue victory by any means necessary.
• Moriarty told James he had disclosed his ties to the Fli and Flint families to test Paul, then asked James to take them to meet Maxi Branch III.

Moriarty led the British Team to Canada for the Quidditch World Cup after crushing Maxi in three warm-up matches, though the American Team won all three. In Hydrose, Moriarty recognized a Japanese player as Magician and rallied both teams to fly over the mountain on Nimbus 1700s.

• Moriarty beat Maxi to the Golden Snitch in all three warm-up matches, but the American Team defeated the British Team each time.
• Moriarty spent three days with the Blench family, then led the British Team to Canada with Maxi accompanying them.
• On the plane, Moriarty encouraged Maxi to focus on teamwork, and Roman and Afro grew more relaxed during the flight.
• At the airport woods, Moriarty spotted a familiar Japanese player before using Canada's bag-of-chips Portkey to reach Hydrose.
• Moriarty recognized the back of Magician, who had fled into the Forbidden Forest, and enlarged more than twenty Nimbus 1700s so the teams could fly to Hydrose.

Moriarty arrived in Hydrose for the World Cup, used a Lottery Draw to gain rewards and raise his Water Element level, and learned why the Patronus Charm remained beyond his reach. After surveying the tournament teams, he stopped when a French boy mocked Britain and mentioned Lockhart.

• Moriarty and the others flew to Hydrose, where he admired the stadium and checked his levels, points, and Lottery Draw attempts.
• Moriarty drew thirteen rewards, burned several useless items, raised his Water Element level to 44, and examined the magical rewards.
• The system explained that Moriarty could not use the Patronus Charm because he had no genuinely happy memories, but said he could summon two Patronuses because he had drawn it twice.
• Moriarty landed with the British and American players, identified the Canadian, Bulgarian, and French teams, and said Viktor Krum's fame would stay within Bulgaria while he was around.
• A curly-haired French boy mocked the British and American teams and referred to Lockhart, causing Moriarty to stop walking.

Pheobe reunited with Moriarty in Canada, where her unwanted suitor Abel confronted him and learned that Moriarty was the captain of the British National Team and head of the Slytherin Family. The chapter ended with Abel fleeing after Moriarty ordered him to stop pestering Pheobe, while Pheobe laughed at Abel calling her Moriarty’s future wife.

• Pheobe rebuffed Abel and greeted Moriarty when she spotted him at the track.
• Moriarty politely greeted Pheobe and shook her hand, prompting Abel to become jealous.
• Abel confronted Moriarty, but Maxie, Roman, and the others raised their Wands to defend him.
• Roman revealed Moriarty was the British National Team captain and invoked the Slytherin Family’s standing.
• Abel recognized Moriarty Slytherin, dropped to his knees, and praised him.
• Moriarty ordered Abel to leave Pheobe alone, and Abel hurried away while calling her Moriarty’s future wife.

Moriarty encountered the French Team, learned that France’s pure-blood families distrusted Lockhart, and met teams gathering for the 421st Quidditch World Cup. After accepting a system mission to win the Cup and defeat the Japanese Team, he recognized Magician on its roster and wondered what secrets connected Japan, the Ice Moon Necklace, and immortality.

• Pheobe explained that Abel had backed down because France’s pure-blood families feared Moriarty, then told Moriarty she admired Lockhart’s novels.
• Moriarty declined Pheobe’s invitation to watch the matches together, and she watched him leave with the British Team and his companions.
• Maxie identified the Polish Team, and the group discussed the Saints’ symbol, the Transylvanian Team, and other World Cup contenders.
• Three days later, Moriarty registered the British Team for the 421st Quidditch World Cup as its new captain and learned the names of the other teams.
• Moriarty spotted Magician on the Japanese Team’s roster and accepted the system mission to win the World Cup and defeat that team.

Moriarty studied the World Cup schedule and prepared for the British Team’s Round of 16 match against France, while anticipating political schemes and betting around the tournament. At the team meeting, he announced that Roman would return to playing Seeker and Moriarty would take the Chaser position.

• Roman and Afro told Moriarty that the British Team’s first opponent was France, renewing their desire to face Perou after a recent conflict.
• Moriarty sent Roman and Afro away to rest, then examined the tournament schedule and noted that the British Team would face France in about two weeks.
• Moriarty suspected the Canadian Ministry of Magic and the World Cup organizers were involved in political maneuvering and possibly betting pools, so he wrote to Old Flint and Old Fli and sent Lilith a letter about Nimbus Company’s contract dispute.
• Moriarty used the Alchemy Matrix to consider the likely outcomes of the other Round of 16 matches and predicted that the Japanese Team could defeat the Brazilian Team.
• Moriarty gathered the players for a meeting and announced that Roman would play Seeker while Moriarty switched to Chaser.

Moriarty changed Britain’s Quidditch lineup and promised the team new-model brooms to improve its chances at the World Cup. At Hogwarts, Lilith and the Justice League struggled to resolve his contract dispute with Nimbus Company within a week and sought a meeting with one of its directors.

• Moriarty announced that he would switch to Chaser and explained how the team could win by scoring enough goals before the opposing Seeker caught the Golden Snitch.
• Roman admitted he feared he could not handle the Seeker position, and Moriarty told him to focus on improving with the new-model brooms he had prepared for the whole team.
• Moriarty said the new-model brooms would arrive within a week, while privately noting that their launch depended on settling his dispute with Nimbus Company.
• Lilith read Moriarty’s letter to the Justice League and explained that the Wizarding World lacked contract and plagiarism laws, making a lawsuit difficult.
• Lilith and the White Coats failed to find a quick solution, so she asked the Peverell family to arrange a meeting with a Nimbus Company director.

Lilith, Percy, and Gemma confronted Whitehorn over Nimbus Company’s contract with Moriarty Slytherin and Nicolas Flamel. Lilith pressured Whitehorn into considering a new deal to produce the brooms for the World Cup, and presented a contract for twelve Nimbus 1990S brooms with profits split sixty-forty.

• Justus Peverell arranged for Lilith to meet Whitehorn, and Barty Crouch Sr. accompanied her to Nimbus Company headquarters with Percy and Gemma.
• Lilith rejected Barty’s offer to help and entered Whitehorn’s office with Percy and Gemma to demand that Nimbus terminate its contract with Moriarty Slytherin and Nicolas Flamel.
• Whitehorn refused to end the contract and argued that Moriarty and Nicolas had no better broom company to choose.
• Lilith challenged Whitehorn’s attempt to claim all of their research results, then explained that Moriarty had approached Nimbus because only Nimbus could produce the new-model broom in time for the World Cup.
• Whitehorn threatened to withhold production, so Lilith warned that British wizards would blame him if the national team lost its chance at the championship.
• Lilith presented a replacement contract limiting the partnership to the new-model broom, requiring twelve brooms within a week, and dividing profits sixty-forty between Moriarty and Nicolas and Nimbus.

Moriarty prepared the British Team for the Quidditch World Cup with Nimbus 1990S brooms and led them into their opening match against France. The match began with Roman and Perou racing after the Golden Snitch.

• Moriarty received twelve Nimbus 1990S brooms from the Nimbus Company, and Lilith warned him that Whitehorn might use dirty tricks.
• Moriarty gave the new brooms to Roman and the other British players, then led them through high-speed training as the Nimbus Company launched the broom and promoted it as the British Team's exclusive model.
• The British Team completed specialized training while the other World Cup teams held emergency meetings about the Nimbus 1990S.
• At the Hydrose Main Stadium, the Delacour family watched Pheobe cheer for Moriarty, and the commentator introduced the British and French teams.
• Moriarty flew into the air as captain, Roman was announced as the British Seeker, and referee Daya released the balls to start the match.
• Roman and Perou raced toward the Golden Snitch as the British-French match began.

Moriarty made his World Cup debut for Britain and dominated France with spectacular flying and scoring plays. Britain led 40:0 after ten minutes as Moriarty organized another attack.

• Roman and Perou spotted the Golden Snitch, and Roman surged ahead while pursuing it.
• Moriarty took the Quaffle, dodged two Bludgers, and helped Britain score through the Eagle Head Offensive Formation and Sloth Hugging Tree Roll.
• France’s players marked Moriarty heavily, but he evaded their Bludgers and Chasers with daring broom maneuvers.
• Moriarty beat goalkeeper Nestor in a one-on-one and scored Britain’s second goal.
• Moriarty organized another attack using the Porskoff Ploy, and Britain scored twice more to lead 40:0 within ten minutes.

Moriarty led Britain to a crushing 330:0 victory over France, while Roman caught the Golden Snitch. Britain advanced to the quarterfinals, where the announced semifinal schedule placed them against Bulgaria.

• Moriarty flew backward and scored past Nestor, extending Britain's lead to 50:0.
• Roman exposed Perou's Lanski Feint and won their diving contest when Perou crashed into the ground.
• Moriarty scored repeatedly as Britain pulled ahead 180:0, leaving France unable to recover.
• Roman caught the Golden Snitch, ending the match with Britain defeating France 330:0.
• The British Team celebrated its victory and secured a place in the quarterfinals.
• World Cup officials announced that Britain would face Bulgaria in the semifinal schedule.

Moriarty explained how the World Cup officials and Canadian Ministry had manipulated the schedule and gambling odds, then led Britain into its semifinal against Bulgaria. The match began with Moriarty facing the young Viktor Krum, and the outcome remained undecided.

• Roman told Moriarty that fans suspected the semifinal schedule had been rigged, and Moriarty explained the officials' plan to make money through betting.
• Moriarty proposed new betting options to Old Fli, while Old Fli and Old Flint wagered all their assets on the matches.
• The Britain–Bulgaria semifinal began, and the teams entered the stadium amid loud cheers for Moriarty and Krum.
• Moriarty recognized Krum as the Seeker who would later play in the 1994 World Cup final and silently resolved to defeat him.
• Moriarty joked with Roman and Afro about facing their junior, and the referee's whistle started the match.

Moriarty dominated the World Cup semifinal against Bulgaria with his Shining Tornado, overwhelming the opposing team and leading Britain to a 280–0 victory. The chapter ended with Roman catching the Golden Snitch and securing Britain's place in the final.

• Moriarty led Afro and Red Nose through Bulgaria's man-marking defense with rapid Quaffle passes.
• Moriarty flew into the clouds, then descended in a Shining Tornado and scored Britain's first goal against Bulgaria.
• Moriarty repeatedly used the tornado to score until Britain led 130–0, crushing Bulgaria's morale.
• Moriarty sent Afro and the other Chasers to help Roman search for the Golden Snitch while Krum faced five opponents.
• Roman caught the Golden Snitch, ending the match with Britain ahead 280–0.

After Britain advanced to the semifinals, Moriarty studied the Polish Team and discovered that its Chaser Gabriel wore the Saints’ symbol. Then the Japanese Team upset the American Team, leaving Maxie unconscious after Magician led Japan to a crushing victory.

• Moriarty led the British Team to watch the Polish Team face Peru, where Pheobe gave him a notebook of intelligence she had gathered about the tournament teams.
• The Polish Team won, and Moriarty suspected it would be Britain’s next opponent.
• Moriarty found a photograph in Pheobe’s notebook showing Polish Chaser Gabriel wearing a pendant bearing the Deathly Hallows symbol, and concluded that Gabriel was a Saint.
• Roman and the other players told Moriarty that Japan had defeated the American Team 300–60 despite the Americans riding Nimbus 1990Ss.
• Magician scored twenty-four goals for Japan, Tsukamura Kogoro caught the Golden Snitch, and Maxie fell from his broom and was left unconscious.

Moriarty suspected Tsukamura Kogoro and Magician were Japanese Dark Wizards plotting against him, so he arranged an open investigation of Japan through the Blench family. After the Polish Team withdrew and the Japanese Team shut out Canada, Britain advanced to the World Cup final while Moriarty profited from his bets.

• Moriarty concluded that Tsukamura Kogoro was connected to Tsukamura Kureno and suspected the Japanese Team had come to Canada for more than Quidditch.
• Maxie told Moriarty that Tsukamura Kogoro had used a sinister voice to distract him during their match, and Moriarty recognized it as the same voice Magician had used on Whitehorn.
• Moriarty advised Maxie to send Blench family investigators openly to Japan, and Maxie agreed to find shrewd wizards who could separate truth from falsehood.
• Moriarty trained the British Team for Poland and set betting odds that drew gamblers toward wagers on a Polish upset and a Canadian victory over Japan.
• The Polish Team withdrew from its semifinal against Britain, sending Moriarty’s team directly to the final and earning Moriarty a fortune from the bets.
• The Japanese Team shut out Canada 300 to 0, with Magician and Tsukamura Kogoro each scoring 150 points.

After the Japanese Team shut out Canada, Moriarty rejected Maxie’s plan to report them and approved Maxie’s request to follow him. Moriarty returned to Britain with the team, where Fudge welcomed them and offered him a choice of destinations.

• Moriarty explained that officials would not investigate the Japanese Team before the final, and Maxie asked to follow him; Moriarty approved and invited him to Slytherin Castle.
• Moriarty saved Gabrielle after she fell from her broom, and Roman returned the broom to Pheobe, who left without speaking to Moriarty.
• Moriarty brought the British Team and Maxie back to Britain by Floo Powder the next morning.
• Fudge welcomed the players at the Department of Magical Games and Sports and asked Moriarty whether he would go to Slytherin Castle or Hogwarts.

Moriarty brought the British Team players to Slytherin Castle after meeting Cornelius Fudge, who was poised to become Minister of Magic. While preparing for the World Cup finals, Moriarty learned that a mysterious Vampire had been searching for the castle.

• Roman introduced Cornelius Fudge to Maxie, and Fudge wished Moriarty victory in the World Cup finals before seeing him off from the Ministry.
• Moriarty and the players arrived at Slytherin Castle, where Ingo reported that Marcus, Jericho, and Leon were staying there; Maxie went to find her brother Jericho.
• Moriarty told Luke to send World Cup luxury-box tickets to Tonks's home so her family could attend the finals.
• In the Underground Chamber, Ingo told Moriarty about a make-up exam, Narcissa Malfoy's fan-club invitation, gold moved from the Underground Vault, and a pale-skinned Vampire seeking the castle.
• Moriarty dismissed the first three reports and recognized the Vampire as someone he knew.

Moriarty met Isaac Jewish in Diagon Alley and learned that Vampire leaders were preparing a major move against him, possibly involving a Vampire Prince. He then visited Dumbledore to discuss a Deathly Hallows symbol linked to the Saints before heading to take his second-year makeup exam.

• Moriarty encountered Isaac Jewish in Diagon Alley and discovered Isaac was changing his Vampire habits for his beloved and hoped to become human.
• Isaac told Moriarty that the Vampire higher-ups were planning a major move against him, possibly led by a Vampire Prince, and Moriarty dismissed the threat.
• Moriarty went to Hogsmeade, entered Hogwarts through a secret passage, and met Dumbledore in the Headmaster's Office.
• Moriarty showed Dumbledore a Deathly Hallows symbol found on a Polish player's autographed photo, and they discussed the Saints' infiltration of the Polish Team.
• Moriarty left to take his second-year makeup exam, while Dumbledore mentioned that Narcissa Malfoy had invited the Hogwarts professors to watch the final in Hydrose.