Chapter Summaries

After the Temporary Headquarters was breached, The Daily Prophet published evidence that undermined Fudge’s case against Severus Snape, and the Wizengamot canceled the trial. Snape was released and returned to Hogwarts, where the students welcomed him while he silently recognized Vincent’s role in his release.

• The Daily Prophet reported that the Ministry’s Temporary Headquarters had been breached, prompting Fudge to suspect a connection between the Batman Family and the newspaper.
• Amelia Bones and several Wizengamot members canceled Severus Snape’s trial, demanding specific evidence before it could proceed.
• Fudge reluctantly accepted the cancellation and remained convinced that The Daily Prophet and the Batman Family were connected.
• After Ministry paperwork delayed his release until sunset, Snape left custody under Kingsley’s continued surveillance.
• The Hogwarts students welcomed Snape with fireworks and cheers, and Snape gave Vincent a knowing look before heading to the dungeons.

Vincent told Hermione and Rinne about the Magical Communicator and his plans for the Ministry of Magic, then revealed that he was Gellert Grindelwald’s apprentice. He declared that he intended to fulfill Grindelwald’s wish of bringing wizards and Muggles into peaceful coexistence, while Rinne offered friendship without committing the Shingu Family.

• Hermione defended Vincent when Rinne called him a madman for using a Time-Turner.
• Vincent explained the Magical Communicator and its arrangements involving the Ministry of Magic to Hermione and Rinne.
• Vincent revealed that he was both Nicolas Flamel’s alchemy apprentice and Gellert Grindelwald’s magic apprentice.
• Vincent said he intended to make wizards live openly and peacefully alongside Muggles.
• Rinne declined to speak for the Shingu Family but promised Vincent that she would remain his friend.

Vincent and Hermione visited Ashton Court, where Vincent helped a hot air balloon team fix a clogged fuel pipe and paid to pilot their balloon. The team agreed to let him use it, leaving Vincent ready to take Hermione up for a flight.

• Vincent and Hermione drove to Ashton Court to rent a hot air balloon for a private outing.
• Vincent offered to help the team and secretly used magic to find a blockage in the burner’s propane pipe.
• Vincent cleared the pipe, restoring the burner’s flame and earning the team’s gratitude.
• The team let Vincent use the balloon for free, but hesitated to let him pilot it himself.
• Vincent brought out a briefcase of money and offered the team three thousand pounds for permission to pilot the balloon.
• Hermione laughed as Vincent returned to the Bugatti, pleased with the plan.

Vincent and his friends ambushed the Aurors Wales and Clownish Monkey while disguised as Bat-Person, Red Hood, and a black cat, leaving them bound and unconscious. A day later, Hogwarts rumors spread, and Kingsley questioned Snape about whether he was Bat-Person.

• Wales complained about Vincent and discussed watching him with Clownish Monkey during their patrol.
• Vincent, Fred, George, Hermione, Rolf, Cedric, and Daphne followed the Aurors into the library and ambushed them.
• Madam Pince found Wales and Clownish Monkey bound and hanging upside down in the library the next morning.
• Kingsley questioned the injured Aurors, but their confused descriptions gave him no useful leads.
• Hogwarts students spread exaggerated rumors about Bat-Person, Red Hood, and a mutated black cat.
• Kingsley led Aurors to Snape's office and asked him whether he was Bat-Person.

Hermione treasured Vincent's Valentine's Day chocolate while Rita Skeeter and Chief Editor Gufei prepared a major issue of The Truth using his photographs. Vincent and Hermione then sneaked into the Owl Post Office to enlist owls to distribute the paper, where Vincent endured their insults.

• Hermione preserved Vincent's Peacock Chocolate and letter in a display case, then dodged Lavender and Parvati's teasing about the gift.
• Rita Skeeter and Chief Editor Gufei celebrated receiving stacks of magical photographs from Vincent and planned to publish a new issue of The Truth the next morning.
• Rita said their new shareholder would arrange delivery to the newspaper's subscribers.
• Vincent and Hermione visited Diagon Alley after hours, then used their wands to turn invisible and entered the Owl Post Office.
• Vincent released Gu Gu and offered dried fish to the owls, who mocked him as Gu Gu's big sucker poop-scooping owner.

After Peter Pettigrew was captured, McGonagall brought him and Sirius Black to the Ministry of Magic to prove Sirius's innocence. Scrimgeour confirmed the evidence pointed to Pettigrew, while Fudge and Umbridge concealed their alarm behind a show of courtesy.

• Vincent Wayne and Hermione Granger joined McGonagall after Pettigrew reverted to human form, and McGonagall said the Ministry would not blame them for the damage.
• McGonagall led Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and the others into the Ministry, where Aurors and Scrimgeour surrounded them.
• McGonagall told Fudge that Pettigrew had framed Sirius for the destruction caused twelve years earlier, and Vincent presented Wales's wand as evidence.
• Scrimgeour verified that the wand's magical traces matched Pettigrew, while Sirius threw the bound Pettigrew out of the telephone box.
• Fudge realized that the revelation could ruin public trust in the Ministry, then invited Sirius to the Ministry for questioning as Umbridge removed the lockdown.

A Magical Projection ceremony traced Quidditch’s development, from its early ball-throwing games and the cruel hunting of Golden Snidgets to the invention of the Golden Snitch and modern rules. After the audience experienced the history, Russell praised Vincent and thanked him for helping make the ceremony a success.

• The French Ministry of Magic’s projection showed how an argument over a ball led young wizards to develop an early form of Quidditch, with Chasers and Bludgers emerging over time.
• The projection depicted Barberus Bragge offering 150 Gold Galleons for a Golden Snidget, while Modesty Rabnott hid one from the players and was fined.
• Quidditch teams began releasing Golden Snidgets for Hunters to catch, driving the birds toward extinction until wizards protected them.
• A wizard from Godric’s Hollow created the Golden Snitch as a replacement, and Quidditch later established its modern rules and field design in 1883.
• Russell praised the opening ceremony and thanked Vincent, who credited the French Ministry of Magic with helping create the projection.

Vincent finished overseeing the World Cup broadcast and finally rested with Hermione, who accidentally fell asleep beside him. Meanwhile, Ludo Bagman plotted to exploit broadcast delays to rig bets, but realized Bertha Jorkins had lost the maintenance instructions and decided to approve her leave.

• Vincent confirmed the Magical Base Stations were operating reliably after Transylvania won its match, then handed replay monitoring to an Italian Ministry employee and went to rest with Hermione.
• Hermione fell asleep beside Vincent while making sure he slept; after waking to find him awake, she joined him for breakfast and they avoided mentioning the incident.
• After the Germany–Poland match, Vincent and Hermione strolled through the city and shared their trust and affection.
• Ludo Bagman realized broadcast delays could help him manipulate World Cup betting odds by tampering with Magical Base Stations during the finals.
• Bagman found the maintenance document envelope empty, blamed Bertha Jorkins for losing the instructions, and decided to approve her leave immediately.

Vincent and Hermione investigated who might have tampered with the Goblet of Fire and agreed to wait for the Champions’ selection before testing their abilities. On Halloween morning, Beauxbatons students entered their names, and Pheobe greeted Vincent and Hermione with Madame Maxime’s permission.

• Vincent and Hermione suspected that Durmstrang headmaster Karkaroff might have tampered with the Goblet of Fire, but Vincent warned that confronting the Ministry could bring consequences.
• Vincent proposed testing the selected Champions’ fighting ability, and Hermione worried that his plan could trigger a conflict between the schools.
• Vincent carried Hermione off as his hostage, and she playfully threatened to call for help before they shared a kiss.
• On Halloween morning, Seamus and Dean discussed Warrington entering the Tournament as Beauxbatons students filed into the Great Hall to submit their names.
• Pheobe received Madame Maxime’s permission to greet Vincent and Hermione, then bowed formally to them.

Krum caught the Golden Snitch and led Bulgaria to victory over Peru, while Vincent and Hermione watched for the Ministry of Magic mole. The mole never tampered with the stadium equipment, leaving them to suspect that he had either rejected their bait or discovered their preparations.

• Peru disrupted Ivanova’s attacks, leaving Bulgaria and Peru tied at 150:60 and putting the match in the Seekers’ hands.
• Krum chased the Golden Snitch past the VIP boxes, alarming Umbridge and prompting Fudge to defend the players’ risky maneuvers.
• Krum outraced Peru’s Seeker and caught the Golden Snitch, winning the match for Bulgaria, 310:90.
• Vincent and Hermione left the box after the match and realized the mole had not interfered with the equipment.
• Vincent and Hermione considered whether the mole was waiting for a better opportunity or already knew about their arrangements.

Dumbledore, Vincent, Harry, and Sirius searched a cavern beneath the water for the entrance to Tom’s hidden chamber. Vincent bypassed the blood sacrifice guarding the doorway, and the group stood before the newly revealed archway.

• Dumbledore led Vincent, Harry, and Sirius through an underwater passage to a cavern where two Magical Automatons had been left behind.
• Vincent used a small black sphere to detect the keyhole in the cavern wall while Dumbledore searched by hand.
• Dumbledore and Vincent determined that blood was the key required to open the hidden entrance, and Sirius offered to provide it.
• Vincent used liquid metal from a magic-stopping bat to consume the rock and bypass the sacrificial ritual.
• The hidden archway reappeared, and Vincent remarked that magic and alchemy had advanced beyond Tom’s outdated protections.

Gerry fabricated a sympathetic account of Barty Crouch Jr.'s escape and obsession with Voldemort's false paternal love, but Vincent recognized that self-media would undermine the Ministry's cover story. Vincent then spoke with Dumbledore about Dark Magic and the Ministry, leaving Dumbledore to assure him he would not side with Cornelius.

• Gerry accepted Fudge's assignment and realized that Rita Skeeter's video and self-media were weakening the Ministry's control over public opinion.
• Gerry wrote a story portraying Barty Crouch Jr. as a neglected son who escaped his father's imprisonment and invented Voldemort's return because he longed for his former master's affection.
• Vincent read Gerry's account at breakfast and concluded that the Ministry could not contain the story in an era of decentralized news.
• Vincent visited Dumbledore, noticed his unhealed hand, and asked whether he would have used Dark Magic against Tom without the livestream.
• Dumbledore explained his respect for Dark Magic and assured Vincent that he would not side with Cornelius.

Beauxbatons arrived at Hogwarts in a flying carriage drawn by Abraxan horses, and Madame Maxime reunited with Vincent and greeted Dumbledore. As the Beauxbatons delegation went inside, the students waited for Durmstrang, whose ship began rising from the Black Lake.

• A powder-blue carriage drawn by twelve Abraxan horses landed at Hogwarts, and Vincent calmly touched one of the horses.
• Madame Maxime stepped out of the carriage and exchanged greetings with Dumbledore.
• Madame Maxime and her students, including Gabrielle and Pheobe, went inside after Dumbledore promised Hagrid would care for the horses.
• Vincent, Dumbledore, and the Hogwarts students waited in the cold for Durmstrang's delegation to arrive.
• A whirlpool formed in the Black Lake, and a black ship began rising from the water.

Vincent and Sam attacked the Half-Girl bar in Knockturn Alley to find out who was hunting Night Wraith, overwhelming its owner and customers. The chapter ended with Vincent torturing the captured wizards while Sam carried others away.

• Vincent and Sam used Polyjuice Potion to assume two men's identities, while Evelyn stayed behind with their captives.
• Vincent and Sam entered Knockturn Alley and confronted the owner of the Half-Girl bar, who confirmed someone had been asking about Night Wraith.
• Vincent and Sam attacked the owner and fought the bar's customers, using spells, Disillusionment, and Apparition to defeat them.
• Sam bound several wizards and took them away through Side-Along Apparition, while Vincent captured and interrogated the rest.
• Vincent beat the captured wizards with transfigured cloth strips until they began begging for mercy.

Vincent returned to Knockturn Alley, where Scrimgeour and a group of Aurors had prepared an ambush, but he invited them into the Alchemy Shop instead of resisting. He challenged Scrimgeour to oppose Fudge’s rule, leaving the Auror troubled but unwilling to support a coup amid the Wizarding World’s crisis.

• Vincent landed outside the Alchemy Shop and blocked the Aurors’ surprise attack.
• Scrimgeour explained that he had anticipated Vincent would come to collect his employees, and Vincent invited him and the Aurors inside.
• Cheshire welcomed the Aurors while Lucifer and Xi La remained wary until Vincent signaled them to stand down.
• Scrimgeour urged Vincent to turn himself in, but Vincent refused and accused Fudge of abusing power and ignoring Voldemort’s return.
• Vincent suggested that Scrimgeour take action against Fudge, but Scrimgeour objected that it would spread panic and worsen the crisis.

Hermione celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a surprise party organized by Vincent and their friends. She received a framed chocolate figure as a cherished gift, and the celebration ended in a lively cream fight.

• Vincent impressed the others with his flying during Gryffindor Quidditch practice, while Hermione, Luna, and Ginny watched from the stands.
• After a week of training, Vincent invited Hermione to leave the pitch, but she chose to keep working on her alchemy.
• Hermione entered the common room and found that Vincent and their friends had arranged a surprise birthday party for her.
• Hermione blew out her candle, received gifts, and treasured a framed picture made from the cake's chocolate figure.
• Vincent started the party, and Percy, Fred, George, and the others turned the common room into a cream fight.

Lucius Malfoy tried to pressure Barty Crouch into changing the Magical News Department’s coverage of the Champions, but Crouch refused and rejected Lucius’s attempt to buy advertising space. Lucius left after learning that Mr. Black had already purchased every slot in The Daily Prophet for the next month.

• Lucius waited for hours to meet Barty Crouch after his request to see the Minister was refused.
• Barty Crouch told Lucius that the department would not alter the released footage, and Lucius claimed he only wanted to protect Draco.
• Gerry reported that he had enough footage of Champion Delacour, and Barty assigned him to broadcast the competition live after filming Champion Viktor Krum.
• Lucius offered to buy every advertising slot in The Daily Prophet for the next month, but Barty said Mr. Black had purchased them the previous day.
• Lucius recognized that Barty would not help him and left the office.

Dumbledore battled Voldemort, whose magically altered body survived powerful spells and destructive attacks before he escaped. Dumbledore returned to the graveyard with Peter Pettigrew and Barty Crouch, leaving the confrontation apparently ended in Voldemort’s favor.

• Dumbledore struck Voldemort with a second immense lightning spell, but Voldemort survived and turned Peter Pettigrew into a new arm.
• Voldemort’s black mist swallowed Peter Pettigrew, and Dumbledore trapped Voldemort with Mud Golem Giants before crushing him beneath a sphere of rocks.
• Voldemort dissolved the stone sphere with his corrosive blood, fought off Dumbledore, and fled after his severed tongue exploded into ghostly blue flames.
• After nearly half an hour, Dumbledore returned, restrained the unconscious Peter Pettigrew and Barty Crouch, and removed the crystal shield around Harry and Draco.

Lucius Malfoy won Nobili the prime-time Triwizard Tournament broadcast advertising slot for 800,000 Gold Galleons after Sirius outmaneuvered the pure-blood lords in the bidding. The lords left the venue furious, while Vincent celebrated and reassured the Cleansweep Broom Company that Flying Boots were not yet ready for mass production.

• Lucius suspected Sirius had baited Nobili into raising its bid, but he confirmed the 800,000-Galleon offer just before the deadline.
• Sirius revealed that his newly established Prongs brand would accept the prime-time slot, then smiled as Nobili's bid won.
• Old Nott explained that the pure-blood lords had been forced to pay heavily to access the international market, and Madam Zabini blamed Vincent for their troubles.
• Vincent announced the results and invited the guests to a luncheon, while Lucius and the other lords left the venue.
• Sirius congratulated Lucius at the exit, and Lucius refused to stay for Wayne Enterprises' hospitality.
• Vincent told Mr. Ollerton that Flying Boots were far from mass production, easing Wightthorn and Theo's concerns about Nimbus's prospects.

Vincent and Hermione shopped for Hogwarts supplies in Diagon Alley while Harry and Sirius Black encountered the Malfoys. At Flourish and Blotts, Hermione found instructions for learning Occlumency in Grindelwald's Spellbook and began studying them with Vincent.

• Vincent and Hermione waited outside Madam Malkin's while Alfred and James shopped for dress robes, and they recalled Ron being forced to buy an unappealing secondhand robe.
• Sirius Black arrived with Harry, who said they had run into the Malfoys at Twilfitt and Tattings.
• Sirius Black bought five sets of fourth-year textbooks for Vincent, Hermione, Alfred, and James at Flourish and Blotts.
• James showed Alfred his silver dress robe, then joined him in teasingly discussing which of them would get a girlfriend first.
• Hermione searched for a book about obscure magic, then told Vincent she wanted to learn Occlumency.
• Vincent revealed Grindelwald's Spellbook, made its hidden writing appear to Hermione, and sat with her as she studied its Occlumency instructions.