Chapter Summaries

After settling matters at Hogwarts, Moriarty invited several girls to Slytherin Castle and went to find Narcissa Malfoy. Lilith’s Human Transfiguration ended when her magic ran out, and Moriarty watched her begin changing back into a naked human.

• Moriarty left the Great Hall with food after Marcus and Soldaya diverted the students’ questions toward Lockhart and Jericho.
• Moriarty invited Tonks, Pheobe, Penelope, Gemma, Zhang Qiu, and Violet to visit Slytherin Castle during the holidays.
• The girls teased Moriarty about his interest in older women and encouraged him to visit Narcissa Malfoy, who had nowhere to stay but the Magical Revival Props Shop.
• Moriarty took Lilith to an empty room and explained that he knew about her work on Human Transfiguration and the risks she had taken to support him.
• Lilith exhausted her magic, fainted in Moriarty’s arms, and began transforming from a snake back into a naked human, reminding Moriarty of Xu Xian.

After Lilith woke up naked in a classroom, Moriarty covered and dressed her, then went looking for Narcissa Malfoy but found her shop empty. At the end-of-term feast, Moriarty promised Lilith a trip to the Soviet Union, and she accepted after drinking her strange concoction.

• Lilith woke as Moriarty laid her on a desk transformed into a bed, and he covered her with his coat and found clothes for her.
• Lilith found Narcissa Malfoy's underwear in Moriarty's bag and teased him before they left the classroom separately.
• Moriarty found the Magical Revival Props Shop locked and empty, then asked Marcus to search among Pure-blood families for Narcissa Malfoy.
• Slytherin celebrated winning the House Cup for the third consecutive year, and Moriarty told Soldaya he could earn his support by impressing him over the summer.
• Moriarty offered to take Lilith to the Soviet Union, and she agreed before drinking the strange mixture she had prepared for him.

Moriarty secured the flesh Lilith had taken from the Blood Banquet as Dumbledore publicly explained the Five Schools Tournament’s suspension and praised the wizards who had fought the Dark Wizards. Lockhart announced his new Ministry role at the feast’s end, while Moriarty invited his friends to continue their work after the school year.

• Lilith gave Moriarty the dark red flesh she had brought back after he warned that it had already affected her and threatened not to take her to the Soviet Union.
• Dumbledore announced that the Five Schools Tournament had no winner but that every contestant would receive prize money.
• Dumbledore described the Japanese Dark Wizards’ attacks and named Gilderoy Lockhart and Jericho Blench for special praise.
• Lockhart delivered a speech, then announced that he would lead the Ministry’s new International Anti-Dark Wizard Special Operations Team and recruit Hogwarts graduates.
• Moriarty boarded the express train with his friends and sent them invitations.

Moriarty managed Fudge and the pure-blood families while preparing to exploit the Soviet Union’s coming collapse, then discovered that Narcissa Malfoy was hiding at the Black ancestral home. He concluded that Sirius Black was the key to getting inside and reaching her.

• Fudge visited Slytherin Castle to explain the Five Schools Tournament’s suspension, and Moriarty reassured him that the pure-bloods would continue supporting him.
• Pure-blood families visited Moriarty to show their gratitude, while he learned that Narcissa Malfoy’s whereabouts remained unknown.
• Old Fli and Old Flint returned with Simon Wick’s treasure map and news of chaos in the Soviet Union, so Moriarty planned an investment mission with Jericho, Lilith, Marcus, and Soldaya.
• Leon reported that the Aurors had not found Dobby’s body at Malfoy Manor, prompting Moriarty to realize Narcissa might be at the Black ancestral home.
• Moriarty Apparated to Grimmauld Place, Number 12, and decided that Sirius Black could help him enter the house and reach Narcissa.

Moriarty found Scabbers in a newspaper photograph and prepared to use Peter Pettigrew’s identity to draw Sirius out of Azkaban. In Diagon Alley, he found Neville Longbottom alone and, after forcing him to remember his parents’ torture, decided to take him to Azkaban for revenge.

• Moriarty left Grimmauld Place for Diagon Alley to investigate the Weasleys and obtain leverage over Sirius.
• At the Leaky Cauldron, Moriarty saw a newspaper photograph of the Weasleys in Egypt with Scabbers on Ron’s shoulder, then earned a Master-level Ancient Egyptian reward from the system.
• Moriarty found Neville crying after he became separated from his uncle, Algie Longbottom, and used magic to clean him up.
• Moriarty told Neville that his parents had been tortured by enemies, triggering Neville’s memories of Bellatrix Lestrange cursing his parents and attacking him.
• As Neville collapsed in pain, Moriarty watched calmly and resolved to take him to Azkaban to seek revenge.

Moriarty provoked Neville into remembering Bellatrix Lestrange’s crimes and took him to Azkaban to confront her. They found Sirius asleep in his cell, then discovered Bellatrix avoiding the Dementors by fantasizing about Voldemort.

• Moriarty taunted Neville until Neville remembered that Bellatrix Lestrange had tortured him and his parents.
• Moriarty told Neville that Fudge might release Bellatrix and invited him to Azkaban, where Neville hoped she would repent.
• Moriarty used Apparition to bring Neville to Azkaban, concealed them with spells, and entered after charming the two Aurors guarding the prison.
• Moriarty located Sirius in a separate cell and found him sleeping, then led Neville to Bellatrix’s solitary cell.
• Moriarty and Neville found Bellatrix naked and absorbed in fantasies about Voldemort, and Moriarty realized that the pleasure kept Dementors from taking her soul.

Moriarty took Neville to confront Bellatrix Lestrange, who showed no remorse for torturing Neville’s parents and attacking him as a baby. He guided Neville in using the Cruciatus Curse against her, and Neville collapsed after repeatedly casting it.

• Moriarty and Neville entered Bellatrix’s cell, where Neville asked whether she remembered his parents, Alice and Frank Longbottom.
• Bellatrix admitted torturing the Longbottoms and mocked Neville, insisting they deserved their fate.
• Moriarty offered Neville his Wand and urged him to deliver the punishment Bellatrix had escaped for ten years.
• Moriarty coached Neville in casting the Cruciatus Curse, and Neville struck Bellatrix with it repeatedly.
• Neville exhausted his mental strength and Magic Power, collapsed, and thanked Moriarty as he returned the Wand.

Moriarty erased Bellatrix's memories, confronted Sirius, and revealed that Peter Pettigrew was alive before escaping Azkaban with Sirius and Neville. Sirius agreed to follow Moriarty's plan to clear his name and find Harry.

• Moriarty taught Neville about the Memory Charm, erased Bellatrix's memories, and left him waiting outside Sirius's cell.
• Moriarty froze seven Dementors and brought them into Sirius's cell, then showed Sirius a newspaper photograph revealing Scabbers as Peter Pettigrew.
• Sirius recognized Peter Pettigrew and demanded revenge, but Moriarty warned him not to act rashly and told him Harry was living with his Muggle aunt.
• Sirius chose to go to Harry, and Moriarty promised to help him find Peter, reunite with Harry, and clear his name.
• As Aurors and Dementors approached, Moriarty used Apparition to escape Azkaban with Sirius and Neville.

Moriarty brought Sirius to the Black ancestral home, where Kreacher revealed that Narcissa Malfoy was now his master. Moriarty reunited with Narcissa and kissed her, leaving Sirius stunned by their relationship.

• Moriarty took Sirius to Grimmauld Place and told him to recover there while waiting for the Weasleys to return from Egypt.
• Sirius recognized the Black ancestral home and initially refused to enter, but Moriarty persuaded him that he had nowhere safer to go.
• Moriarty entered the house and uncovered Sirius's mother's portrait, which recognized him as a member of the Slytherin Family.
• Kreacher announced that Narcissa Malfoy was his master and directed Moriarty to the drawing room.
• Moriarty found Narcissa, kissed her, and she eagerly returned the kiss as Sirius entered and watched in shock.

Moriarty persuaded Narcissa Malfoy to leave the Black ancestral home and begin a new life with him at Slytherin Castle, promising to protect Draco and rebuild the Malfoy estate. They arrived at the Castle together and went to the bedroom after dinner.

• Sirius dragged Kreacher outside after Kreacher struck him and insisted that Sirius was not his master.
• Moriarty and Narcissa Malfoy reconciled, and Moriarty told her he would bring her home with him.
• Moriarty promised to provide a home for Narcissa at Slytherin Castle and preserve the Malfoy inheritance for Draco.
• Narcissa worried about Draco, who had shut himself away, and Moriarty proposed having Sirius make him leave the Black ancestral home.
• Moriarty brought Narcissa to Slytherin Castle, where they ate dinner and then headed to the bedroom.

Moriarty persuaded Narcissa Malfoy to leave the Black ancestral home and begin a new life with him at Slytherin Castle, promising to provide for her and protect Draco’s inheritance. They returned to the Castle together, where they went to the bedroom after dinner.

• Sirius left the hall with Kreacher after Kreacher struck his leg and defied him.
• Moriarty teased Narcissa Malfoy, then comforted her as she cried over the loss of her former family life.
• Moriarty asked Narcissa to make Slytherin Castle her home and promised to build a new Malfoy Manor while leaving Draco the Malfoy inheritance.
• Narcissa agreed to go with Moriarty and voiced concern that Draco had shut himself in his room.
• Moriarty brought Narcissa to Slytherin Castle, where they had dinner and then went to the bedroom.

Moriarty made Narcissa Black his wife in name, and news of her new title spread throughout the British Wizarding World. As he prepared for a trip to the Soviet Union, Sirius and Dumbledore focused on capturing Peter Pettigrew and preparing for Voldemort’s return.

• Moriarty told Narcissa that she was his Slytherin wife, and Neville visited them to report that he had learned the Memory Charm.
• Neville called Narcissa Slytherin’s wife when he left, and the title spread across the wizarding world within three days.
• Pure-blood families reacted to Narcissa’s new status, while the Malfoy family was left with Draco as its sole heir.
• Sirius told Dumbledore that Peter Pettigrew was alive, and Dumbledore began planning to capture him before clearing Sirius’s name.
• Moriarty received 710 million Galleons from his World Cup bet, signaling that his trip to the Soviet Union was about to begin.

Moriarty led his companions to Moscow to infiltrate the Soviet Wizarding World, but their arrival was interrupted by a tank battle. The group hid under a Disillusionment Charm as gunfire erupted around them, leaving their journey to Lugu Lugiyev Street in doubt.

• Moriarty assigned his companions roles for the trip, sending Old Fli and Old Flint ahead by Portkey while Lilith stayed with him.
• Marcus's Niffler escaped on the plane, and Marcus caught it before using a Memory Charm to restore calm.
• Moriarty's group landed in Moscow and set out for Dorothy Bar, where they planned to meet the Fli Family wizards.
• Tank and gunfire broke out near the airport, and Moriarty cast a Disillusionment Charm on the group and pulled them down for cover.

Moriarty and his group escaped a Moscow battlefield by following a KGB agent, then learned that the Soviet Ministry of Magic had enlisted the Muggle government’s help and created an Internal Affairs Office to deal with foreign wizards. After immobilizing the KGB team, Moriarty decided to disguise his group and infiltrate the Internal Affairs Office.

• Moriarty led his group through the streets under Disillusionment Charms, following a calm fat man away from the fighting.
• The fat man discovered them and summoned KGB agents, who aimed pistols at Moriarty and ordered the group to surrender.
• Moriarty confirmed the agents were KGB, then immobilized them with the Full Body-Bind Curse when the fat man ordered them to fire.
• Moriarty used Legilimency on the fat man and learned about the divided Soviet Ministry of Magic, its cooperation with the Muggle government, and the Internal Affairs Office.
• Moriarty found a Foe-Glass on the fat man and planned to have Old Fli investigate who had supplied the KGB with magical items.
• Moriarty told Lilith and the others to take the agents’ appearances and asked Marcus for his suitcase so they could enter the Internal Affairs Office.

Moriarty and six companions infiltrated the Soviet Ministry of Magic disguised as KGB agents, using a hidden entrance beneath a vodka factory. They reached the Internal Affairs Office and discovered its unusual symbols and lavish halls, leaving them uncertain about the department’s purpose as they prepared to enter.

• Moriarty’s group disguised themselves with Polyjuice Potion, and Moriarty used a Memory Charm to make the agents who saw them forget the encounter.
• The seven followed the disguised agent’s memories to a red barrel inside a vodka factory, which concealed an elevator leading underground.
• The elevator brought them to a dim passage lined with locked rooms and marked by moving symbols that Moriarty recognized as God’s Sigil.
• Moriarty explained that they had entered the Ministry’s Internal Affairs Office, not its main hall, and that another route likely led to the main hall.
• Leon warned that the Internal Affairs Office was not the Auror Office, so the group stayed alert and prepared to enter.

Moriarty and his companions entered the Soviet Ministry of Magic’s Internal Affairs Office, where they discovered that Demonic Monk Rasputin was behind its operations. When Moriarty abandoned his disguise, Marcus opened his suitcase and unleashed a horde of aggressive magical creatures that tore Rasputin apart.

• Moriarty presented Marcus’s enchanted suitcase to a wizard in the Internal Affairs Office, and Captain Tolmoski took it toward a black door for inspection.
• Moriarty recognized the naked old man who emerged from the black door as Demonic Monk Rasputin and ordered his companions to attack.
• Marcus removed the suitcase’s protective spell, releasing aggressive magical creatures into the office.
• Three Griffins, Sphinxes, a Hippocampus, Hirakis, Runespoors, and Three-Headed Dogs attacked Rasputin and tore him to pieces.
• A young Hungarian Horntail flew out of the suitcase, followed by a flock of other magical creatures that filled the office.

Moriarty and his companions discovered that the Demonic Monk Rasputin resurrected through women he had impregnated, and they killed every malformed creature that emerged. Afterward, Jericho noticed a medieval woman’s portrait blink, revealing a new mystery in the Demonic Monk’s headquarters.

• Marcus unleashed an army of Magical Creatures that killed the Demonic Monk, while he struggled to return the creatures to his suitcase.
• Moriarty discovered that the women in the room had been the Demonic Monk’s lovers, and a malformed infant resembling Rasputin emerged from one woman and was killed by Moriarty.
• Moriarty sealed the room after realizing the Demonic Monk could resurrect through the women, and more malformed copies emerged from their bellies.
• Moriarty, Jericho, and the others killed the creatures and the women, leaving more than two hundred corpses in the room.
• Jericho saw a woman’s portrait blink, and Moriarty watched the medieval beauty in it blink at him.

Moriarty destroyed the portraits sustaining the Demonic Monk’s freakish resurrections and learned they concealed the skeletons of medieval bishops. After the room collapsed, he disguised his group and led them in an attack to escape the Ministry of Magic.

• The portraits attacked Moriarty and his companions, sending Demonic Monk Freaks crashing into Moriarty’s ice wall.
• Moriarty and the others burned the portraits and their creatures, revealing medieval bishop skeletons that formed a towering frame and threatened Moriarty before falling apart.
• The system rewarded Moriarty with three Exploration Draws, which gave him two dragon eggs and a Lionheart Pendant.
• Lilith worried that the Demonic Monk had cursed Moriarty, but Moriarty felt no curse and said they needed to escape the Ministry.
• Moriarty changed his group’s faces and bodies, and they attacked the Ministry officials, causing the wizards to flee.

Narcissa hosted her former friends at Slytherin Castle, where their envy and ambitions grew as she revealed Moriarty’s impressive qualities. Meanwhile, Moriarty and his six companions escaped the Soviet Ministry of Magic after eliminating the Demonic Monk, leaving Moriarty wondering whether their success had come too easily.

• Narcissa welcomed Mrs. Parkinson, Mrs. Greengrass, Mrs. Nott, and Mrs. Zabini to a dinner party, and the ladies reacted with envy and deference to her new status.
• Mrs. Nott and Mrs. Parkinson thanked Narcissa for Moriarty’s help rescuing their children, while Mrs. Greengrass considered using her daughters to approach him.
• Mrs. Zabini questioned Narcissa about Moriarty, became excited by her answers, and left the table before returning determined to win him over.
• Moriarty and his six companions escaped the Soviet Ministry of Magic and disappeared into the streets before the Aurors could catch them.
• The Soviet Auror Director was impeached and dismissed after the Ministry’s main hall was devastated.
• Leon, Jericho, Marcus, and Soldaya joked about the raid as Moriarty wondered why defeating the Demonic Monk and escaping had been so easy.

Moriarty learned that the Soviet Ministry of Magic was nearing collapse and tasked Old Fli and Old Flint with building influence in Russia. He returned to London, while Lilith stayed behind to pursue her own plans, and he arrived at Slytherin Castle to find four unexpected pure-blood ladies waiting alongside Narcissa.

• Old Fli and Old Flint told Moriarty that the Soviet Ministry of Magic was on the verge of splitting as Russia lost its grip on power.
• Moriarty ordered Old Fli to support a splinter faction and revealed his plan to replace the future Russian Ministry of Magic with one under their influence.
• Lilith served Moriarty dinner, and he told her that he would return home the next day.
• Lilith argued that the Soviet crisis could help wizards and Muggles work together, but Moriarty refused to stay and expand his influence.
• The next morning, Moriarty announced that he would return to London while Lilith would remain in the Soviet Union to travel.
• Moriarty and the other five returned to Slytherin Castle in late July, where four pure-blood ladies were waiting alongside Narcissa.