Chapter Summaries

Gamp ordered a wizard to warn an old ally in South America after Moriarty learned the Black Gryphon’s secret. Diana returned to Slytherin Castle after a year away, reunited with Moriarty, and brought an Elven dowry from Avalon.

• Gamp smashed a jade cup and sent a gray-robed wizard to South America to tell an old ally about the Goblins and threaten to void his promises.
• Old Peverell inferred that Gamp had powerful allies connected to the Goblins in South America.
• Diana reunited with Lilith, Penelope, Pheobe, and Violet, and told them she had returned to Avalon and received Earth's Inheritance from Mother Earth.
• Diana hurried outside to find Moriarty while Elves carried Avalon’s gifts and rare magical materials into the Castle.
• Moriarty met Diana at the Castle entrance, where she explained that her teacher had sent the Elves with her dowry.

Diana returned to Slytherin Castle with the Elf Clan’s supplies, and Moriarty promised to protect her and her people. After Vivian agreed to stay, the Castle celebrated with a banquet, where the women joked about their private records with Moriarty.

• Moriarty marveled at the Elf Clan’s supplies and discovered how greatly Diana’s strength had grown.
• Diana told Moriarty she wanted to experience the changes she had undergone, but Vivian interrupted them.
• Vivian entrusted Diana and the Elf Clan to Moriarty, and Moriarty promised that Slytherin would protect them forever.
• Diana persuaded Vivian to stay at the Castle instead of leaving to search for Merlin.
• Moriarty hosted a banquet to welcome Diana and the Elf Clan into the Slytherin family.
• After dinner, the women placed bets on how long Diana would spend alone with Moriarty, leaving Lilith confused about their competition.

Lilith joined Narcissa and the others in timing Moriarty and Diana after they went into the master bedroom, while the women waited and teased her. Moriarty emerged after 82 hours, breaking the 48-hour record, and Lilith congratulated him at breakfast.

• Narcissa gave Lilith an alarm clock and told her to time how long Moriarty and Diana stayed in the room.
• Lilith started the timer when sounds came from the master bedroom, and the women teased her about joining them.
• The women gradually left, while Victoria stayed behind to wait for Moriarty’s orders and bring Diana clean sheets.
• After more than 48 hours and then 82 hours, Moriarty came out refreshed and told Victoria to bring Diana food and clean up.
• Lilith told Moriarty at breakfast that he had broken the record with 82 hours and remarked that he had grown stronger.

Lockhart returned to acclaim after defeating the Death Eaters, strengthening Moriarty’s political position and prompting Gamp’s faction to strike at Dumbledore through The Daily Prophet. The chapter ended with England waking to a front-page attack on Dumbledore, Hagrid, and the people he had hired or supported.

• Lockhart returned to the Ministry with the Anti-Black Team, announced his new book and textbook deal, and faced calls for his promotion to deputy director of the Auror Office.
• Lockhart dismissed the idea that he sought power, but his rise was treated as inevitable, while Kingsley Shacklebolt’s support reflected Dumbledore’s backing.
• Gamp recognized that Moriarty had gained influence through Lockhart and African Wizards, and Old Peverell concluded that Dumbledore had joined Moriarty’s side.
• Gamp ordered his allies to act, and Old Peverell sent The Daily Prophet material attacking Dumbledore’s hiring choices and Hagrid’s background and conduct.
• The Daily Prophet published Rita Skeeter’s series, The Mistakes of Albus Dumbledore, and its photographs and allegations reached wizards across England at breakfast.

Moriarty realized Gamp was attacking Dumbledore to gain control of Hogwarts and weaken the Slytherin Family’s influence in education. After newspapers boycotted Moriarty’s allies, he decided to create his own media outlet, and Marcus found that The Quibbler would cooperate.

• Lockhart told Moriarty that European newspapers were publishing accusations against Dumbledore, and Moriarty identified Gamp as the instigator.
• Moriarty concluded that Gamp planned to use the Ministry of Magic and school governors to infiltrate Hogwarts and target the Slytherin Family’s influence in education.
• Moriarty ordered Marcus to clear Rubeus Hagrid’s name and share his research, but newspapers refused Marcus’s interview request.
• Lilith began preparing to sue The Daily Prophet, while Moriarty planned to build a newspaper and involve Percy and Jericho in securing funds and foreign support.
• Marcus reported that The Quibbler had accepted his invitation, giving Moriarty a potential outlet for his plans.

Moriarty visited Xenophilius Lovegood to discuss supporting The Quibbler against The Daily Prophet. He met Xenophilius’s daughter Luna, and Xenophilius prepared to state what he wanted in return for their alliance.

• Moriarty decided to support The Quibbler and went with Lilith and Marcus to find Xenophilius Lovegood in Ottery St. Catchpole.
• Moriarty, Lilith, and Marcus found Xenophilius’s unusual home and were invited inside to discuss The Quibbler.
• Xenophilius introduced his daughter Luna Lovegood, who brought the visitors stools and warned that Harassment Flies were clinging to them.
• Moriarty praised Xenophilius’s articles and asked what he wanted in return for accepting Marcus’s invitation.
• Xenophilius took a breath and began to explain what he wanted.

Xenophilius asked Moriarty to protect Lovegood at Hogwarts, and Moriarty promised the Slytherin Family would support her. Meanwhile, Marcus's interview made The Quibbler an enormous success, leaving Old Peverell unable to think of a way to challenge him.

• Xenophilius refused Moriarty's offer of money and asked him to help Lovegood avoid exclusion at Hogwarts; Moriarty promised her the Slytherin Family's protection.
• Xenophilius asked to search for the Crumple-Horned Snorkack with Marcus, and Moriarty offered to fund their trip to Sweden if The Quibbler published Marcus's interview first.
• Xenophilius interviewed Marcus, and The Quibbler published an issue full of Marcus's views on magical creatures.
• Readers embraced Marcus's articles, and Xenophilius and Marcus released seven issues in a week as Marcus's reputation spread across Europe and the United States.
• Old Peverell told Gamp that only bringing in Newt Scamander or finding a creature with unusually useful blood might restrain Marcus.

Gamp recruited Aberforth to expose Dumbledore in exchange for resurrecting Ariana, and Aberforth’s revelations devastated Dumbledore’s reputation and cost him his position as Chief Warlock. At Slytherin Castle, Moriarty realized that only one person could now save Dumbledore.

• Gamp decided to target Marcus for observation and revealed that he had recruited Aberforth into the Immortality Organization.
• Aberforth agreed to ruin Dumbledore’s reputation in exchange for Gamp resurrecting Ariana, warning Gamp not to deceive him.
• Over three days, Aberforth told The Daily Prophet about Dumbledore and Grindelwald, Dumbledore’s treatment of Tom Riddle, and the possibility that Dumbledore or Aberforth had killed Ariana.
• Dumbledore’s supporters lost confidence, his opponents revived earlier accusations, and the Wizengamot removed him as Chief Warlock.
• At Slytherin Castle, Moriarty said Aberforth’s actions made Dumbledore’s recovery difficult, then declared that only one person could save him.

Moriarty and Lilith traveled to Nurmengard to seek Gellert Grindelwald’s help for Dumbledore. Grindelwald emerged from his cell and met Moriarty with a powerful aura.

• Lilith explained her vision of wizards becoming guardian gods to Muggles, and Moriarty said her ideas partly came from Grindelwald.
• Moriarty decided to visit Nurmengard with Lilith and asked Violet to contact the Polish Saints for the fortress’s location.
• Victoria obtained Nurmengard’s address near Vienna, and Moriarty and Lilith traveled there inside a magically created tornado.
• Moriarty and Lilith entered Nurmengard under Disillusionment Charms and found that the other prisoners had died.
• Grindelwald opened his cell door and faced Moriarty and Lilith.

Moriarty and Lilith visited Grindelwald in Nurmengard, where Moriarty told him that Ulick Gamp and Aberforth were threatening Dumbledore. Grindelwald gave no answer about whether he would help, and Moriarty took Lilith to Vienna afterward.

• Grindelwald questioned Moriarty about the Slytherin descendants, then warned Lilith that magic would alert the guards watching his cell.
• Moriarty told Grindelwald that Gamp stood behind Aberforth, who had attacked Dumbledore after being promised his sister could be resurrected.
• Moriarty explained that he wanted to protect Dumbledore because Hogwarts needed him as headmaster, and Grindelwald ended the conversation without revealing his intentions.
• Lilith accused Moriarty of bringing her along to influence Grindelwald, and Moriarty promised to take her to a concert and shopping in Vienna.
• Moriarty and Lilith Apparated to Vienna, where they wondered whether Grindelwald would come to Dumbledore’s aid.

Moriarty learned that Gamp planned to infiltrate Hogwarts by installing Dolores Umbridge as a professor, while the Ministry prepared to put the Death Eaters on trial. He arranged for Narcissa to visit Bellatrix and planned to retrieve Hufflepuff's Cup before sending Tom to infiltrate the Immortality Organization.

• Lilith counted fewer letters asking Moriarty to remove Dumbledore, and Moriarty explained that Minister Fudge lacked the authority to dismiss a Hogwarts headmaster.
• Old Peverell relayed Gamp's plans to Fudge, who gave up his ambitions and summoned Dolores Umbridge; a rumor spread that she would teach Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
• Lockhart proposed putting the Death Eaters on trial, and Rufus Scrimgeour scheduled the trial for next Monday while inviting Ministry officials, Wizengamot judges, Justice League, and The Daily Prophet.
• Narcissa asked Moriarty to let her see her sister Bellatrix, and Moriarty agreed while planning to retrieve Hufflepuff's Cup before Tom approached Gamp.
• Narcissa visited Bellatrix in custody, then reminded Moriarty that he had promised to collect the Black Sisters; Moriarty embraced Narcissa and ordered Bellatrix taken away.

Moriarty retrieved Hufflepuff's Cup and sent Tom to infiltrate the Immortality Organization while Dumbledore tried to persuade Grindelwald to leave Nurmengard. As September approached, Moriarty and Dumbledore set out to visit Grindelwald again, while Gamp sought out Newt Scamander.

• Moriarty retrieved Hufflepuff's Cup from the Lestrange family vault, and Tom fused with Voldemort's Soul Fragment before leaving to infiltrate the Immortality Organization.
• Dumbledore visited Grindelwald at Nurmengard and urged him to face their past, but Grindelwald refused to leave his cell.
• Dumbledore attended the Death Eater trials, and the authorities publicly branded Voldemort a traitor and destroyer of the age.
• Dumbledore and the Hogwarts governors abolished the Malfoy family's seat on the board, and rumors spread that Dumbledore was planning an independent student council with other magical schools.
• As September neared, Moriarty and Dumbledore decided to return to Nurmengard, while Gamp's Gray Wizards located Newt Scamander and Gamp visited him.

Moriarty and Dumbledore persuaded Grindelwald to choose their side, and Grindelwald hinted at reconciling with Dumbledore by offering to teach at Hogwarts. Moriarty suggested Grindelwald become a headmaster instead, and the chapter ended with Grindelwald arriving at Durmstrang and breaking through its defenses.

• Moriarty explained to Grindelwald that Gamp's organization was gathering powerful wizards and would target him if he refused to join their side.
• Grindelwald offered to become Hogwarts' Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, hinting that he wanted to reconcile with Dumbledore.
• Moriarty proposed that Grindelwald become a headmaster and mentioned Viktor Krum's interest in Grindelwald's notes.
• Dumbledore gave Grindelwald clothes and left, while Grindelwald stayed behind thinking of him.
• Grindelwald appeared at Durmstrang, dissolved the school's protective spells, and announced that he was back as Karkaroff and the students screamed.

After Grindelwald returned to lead Durmstrang, he proposed an exchange program with Hogwarts, while Gamp planned to counter Dumbledore and Moriarty by reviving the Triwizard Tournament. Gamp revealed that he knew the secret behind Tom Riddle’s Horcruxes and invited Tom to join his powerful organization.

• Moriarty and Lilith read reports about Grindelwald’s return and learned that he had imposed demanding magical examinations at Durmstrang.
• Grindelwald proposed a student exchange with Hogwarts, and Dumbledore agreed to send students for a year.
• Fudge sought advice from Old Peverell, but Gamp ordered him to restart the Triwizard Tournament and vowed to bring powerful families into the contest against Moriarty.
• Gamp asked Old Peverell for a list of Slytherin students in Moriarty’s year, then summoned Tom Riddle and displayed his seven Horcruxes.
• Gamp told Tom that the first Horcrux creator was an old acquaintance and urged him to join the organization, claiming its members could easily defeat Moriarty, Dumbledore, and Grindelwald.

As the new term approached, Moriarty received letters from Zhang Qiu, Hermione Granger, and Xenophilius Lovegood, all arranging for August 31 in Diagon Alley. He agreed to take the three girls shopping and arranged to use Narcissa’s magical artifact shop as a place to rest.

• Moriarty read Zhang Qiu’s letter inviting him to shop in Diagon Alley and meet her parents, then asked Luke to prepare a formal suit.
• Hermione Granger wrote that she had reconsidered her goals, planned to pursue Transfiguration and politics, and hoped to meet Moriarty in Diagon Alley; Moriarty decided to support her studies.
• Xenophilius Lovegood asked Moriarty to take Lovegood shopping because he could not leave work, and Moriarty agreed.
• Moriarty asked Narcissa to let him use her magical artifact shop while he took the three junior girls around Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.
• Narcissa teased Moriarty about his junior girls, and Moriarty kissed her before the bedroom door closed.

Moriarty visited Flourish and Blotts, where he stopped Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy from fighting and heard Arthur warn him about the Ministry. While waiting for Zhang Qiu, Moriarty agreed to take Ginny Weasley shopping and discovered she was an enthusiastic admirer of his.

• Moriarty saw Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy fighting in Flourish and Blotts, while the Weasley twins and Draco Malfoy brawled nearby.
• Moriarty pulled Fred and George away, and Arthur and Lucius stopped fighting; Draco quietly thanked Moriarty before Lucius dragged him away.
• Arthur warned Moriarty that Fudge was preparing regulations against Hogwarts and Dumbledore, and Moriarty suggested Arthur investigate his family's old books.
• Arthur introduced Ginny Weasley, who blushed as her father revealed she collected Moriarty's writings and copied his words.
• Moriarty promised Ginny photos and notes, then agreed to take her to buy a Wand and cauldron while Arthur went to Knockturn Alley.
• Ginny waited beside Moriarty with a book held upside down as he continued waiting for Zhang Qiu.

Moriarty met Zhang Qiu’s parents, learned that Gamp’s forces had once hunted Fire Dragons around the world, and reassured them that he would protect Zhang Qiu. He then took Zhang Qiu and Ginny shopping in Diagon Alley, where Ginny received a wand supplied by the Gamp family, before they ran into Snape.

• Moriarty met Zhang Qiu’s parents at the Leaky Cauldron, where they questioned him about the magical world and warned him about Gamp’s growing power.
• Zhang Qiu’s father told Moriarty that Gamp’s people had hunted Fire Dragons worldwide and had been stopped at China’s border.
• Zhang Qiu’s parents entrusted her to Moriarty, and Moriarty then planned a Diagon Alley shopping trip for Zhang Qiu and Ginny.
• At Ollivanders, Ginny chose an eleven-inch yew wand with a Unicorn hair core, which Ollivander said had been supplied by the Gamp family and gave her for free.
• Moriarty, Zhang Qiu, and Ginny left Ollivanders for the cauldron shop and encountered Professor Snape.

Moriarty spent the day accompanying Zhang Qiu, Ginny, Lovegood, and Hermione around Diagon Alley, while Snape warned him that someone was trying to replace him as Slytherin’s male prefect. The chapter ended with Moriarty, Lovegood, and Hermione arriving at Narcissa’s magical items shop, where they encountered Astoria Greengrass.

• Snape told Moriarty that his prefect appointment had been obstructed and warned him that someone had reached into the school to challenge him.
• Moriarty took Zhang Qiu and Ginny shopping, then arranged for Luke to escort Zhang Qiu home and brought Ginny back to The Burrow.
• Moriarty visited Lovegood, shared lunch with her, promised she would go to Sweden, and bought her school supplies and books in Diagon Alley.
• Moriarty met Hermione, introduced her to Lovegood, and invited them both to Hogsmeade.
• Moriarty, Lovegood, and Hermione reached Narcissa’s magical items shop and ran into Astoria Greengrass at the entrance.

Moriarty received a letter describing Herpo and realized the ancient Dark Wizard had been resurrected, adding another powerful ally to Gamp’s side. At the start of the Hogwarts term, Jericho told Moriarty that Dumbledore had appointed Larpo as Slytherin prefect, and Moriarty reacted with surprise.

• Moriarty saw Astoria Greengrass peering into Narcissa’s magical artifact shop, and she fled when he approached.
• Lovegood said Astoria seemed to glow from within, and Moriarty entered the shop with Hermione and Lovegood to meet Narcissa.
• A Slytherin Paper Crane delivered a letter about Herpo, prompting Moriarty to conclude that Herpo had returned through a Horcrux.
• Moriarty considered Herpo’s threat, moved the women to Slytherin Castle for protection, and prepared for the renewed conflict with the Immortality Organization.
• On September 1st, Jericho told Moriarty that Dumbledore had made Larpo Slytherin prefect, and Moriarty asked him to repeat the name.

Moriarty confronted Larpo, who revealed himself as Herpo’s current original body and explained his cycle of replacing bodies through Horcruxes. The former roommates agreed their conflict would begin at Hogwarts, while Larpo hinted that a mysterious figure had once humbled both him and Gamp.

• Jericho and Soldaya told Moriarty that Larpo had become Slytherin’s new fifth-year prefect and gained support among younger students.
• Moriarty recognized Larpo as Herpo when they met on the Hogwarts Express, while Cedric and other younger students stood with Larpo.
• Larpo explained that he had created Horcruxes across centuries, changing bodies while preserving the accumulated knowledge and power of each life.
• Moriarty concluded that Larpo was a formidable ancient wizard and that they were now mortal enemies because Moriarty had obstructed their pursuit of godhood.
• Larpo said he and Moriarty would begin their battle at Hogwarts after the train arrived, and hinted that an unnamed figure had once caused trouble for both him and Gamp.