Chapter Summaries

Vincent outmaneuvered Fudge’s attempt to suppress the broadcast by restoring it through Wayne Enterprises’ private Magical Base Stations and defending his actions with wizarding law. As Dumbledore and Voldemort’s duel intensified, Dumbledore summoned dark clouds over the graveyard, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Fudge cut off the broadcast, but Vincent restored it using Wayne Enterprises’ private Magical Base Stations.
• Vincent challenged Umbridge to name a law he had broken and left her speechless with a stack of legal codes.
• Umbridge worried that she might be mistaken for Barty Crouch’s accomplice, while Fudge watched Dumbledore and Voldemort’s duel.
• Voldemort’s attacks grew more reckless, and Peter Pettigrew fled from an incoming Killing Curse by transforming into a rat.
• Dumbledore called Voldemort impatient and raised the Elder Wand toward the dark clouds gathering overhead as Voldemort raised his Yew Wand.

Vincent and Hermione left the Alchemy Shop after an all-night celebration and endured a dangerous, exhausting journey to Hogsmeade while avoiding attention and pursuing Dementors. The chapter ended with Vincent disguised as Professor Snape, walking past Mr. Burke with Hermione in tow.

• Vincent and Hermione left Knockturn Alley in black robes while nearby wizards watched but did not stop them.
• Hermione objected to Vincent’s risky route through secluded locations, and they evaded Dementors by Apparating across the Scottish Highlands.
• Vincent used Side-Along Apparition to bring Hermione to a Hogsmeade cave, where the journey left them exhausted and tore their robes.
• Vincent gave Hermione Felix Felicis to help her recover, then disguised them both and impersonated Professor Snape.
• Mr. Burke recognized Vincent’s Snape disguise and let the pair pass, then muttered about the apparent relationship between the disguised professor and Hermione.

After Minister Fudge left, Vincent and his friends gathered at the Hog's Head, where Sirius confided his worries about the prophecy and Harry's fate. Vincent offered to take Harry to meet a powerful former teacher, and Sirius thanked him before reminiscing about his past with Snape.

• Fred and George mocked Fudge's visit until Molly tugged their ears and stopped them.
• Sirius suggested that everyone go to the Hog's Head Pub, where he asked Vincent whether he believed the prophecy.
• Sirius worried about Harry and Voldemort's Horcruxes, and Vincent offered to take Harry to meet his former teacher when Harry was ready.
• Sirius thanked Vincent for his support and recalled how he and James had disliked Snape from their first meeting.

The Weasley twins bet on Bulgaria after resisting Bagman’s attempts to steer them toward Peru, then watched Fudge and Umbridge visit Sirius’s box. The Quidditch World Cup final began with a dramatic Magical Projection of a Peruvian Vipertooth, leaving the Bulgarian and Peruvian teams poised in midair.

• Fred and George bet 20 Galleons on Bulgaria after Bagman offered them odds for the final.
• The twins returned to their box, where Fudge and Umbridge visited Sirius, then Molly caught and lectured them after they celebrated the Minister leaving with his “pet.”
• Bagman announced the Quidditch World Cup final, and Ron pointed out Viktor Krum to Harry on the Magical Projection.
• The Bulgarian team entered the pitch on Firebolts amid a projected meteor and flames.
• A projected Peruvian Vipertooth filled the stadium with poisonous mist before vanishing, revealing both teams hovering above the pitch.

Vincent continued secretly mapping Hogwarts while the students prepared for the Yule Ball and argued over dance partners. After Pheobe was repeatedly overwhelmed with invitations, she asked Hermione for help finding a partner, leaving Hermione with a thorny problem because the Champions had to open the ball with their dates.

• McGonagall announced the Yule Ball and warned Gryffindors to behave, then asked Harry to stay behind.
• James boasted about his chances with Pheobe while Neville worried about finding a dance partner, and Vincent compared his prospects favorably with Ron's.
• Pheobe arrived with the Beauxbatons students, ignored James, and politely rejected wave after wave of boys who asked her to the ball.
• Three days later, Pheobe complained to Hermione about the constant invitations while Hermione and Vincent worked on the greenhouse map.
• Hermione suggested Pheobe announce that she already had a dance partner, but Pheobe persuaded Hermione to help her, leaving Hermione to consider the Champions' opening dance.

Vincent and Hermione secretly explored the Scottish Highlands before Vincent completed a Magical Base Station that could transmit magic in place of electronic signals. He considered how to introduce Muggle-inspired technology to the Wizarding World despite wizards’ resistance.

• Vincent told Hermione that Kingsley was one of Dumbledore’s people, and Tonks visited the group again at dinner.
• Fred and George revealed that they had obtained a detailed map of the Aurors’ patrol routes, and the students gathered at their secret base in the Room of Requirement.
• Vincent and Hermione used a secret passage and Side-Along Apparition to reach the Scottish Highlands, where they spent seventy-two hours exploring the area.
• Hermione repeatedly practiced the Patronus Charm while Vincent engraved Magical Runes onto a metal cube.
• Vincent completed and shut down the Magical Base Station, then decided he had an idea for bringing Muggle-inspired technology into the Wizarding World.

Neville improved his fighting skills and impressed Moody, while Hermione celebrated her birthday with her friends after spending the day with Vincent. The twins tried to recruit Vincent to train them for the Triwizard Tournament, but Cedric claimed he would handle becoming a Champion himself.

• Neville grew stronger, improved his memory, and broke Moody’s Imperius Curse faster in his third Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
• Vincent and Hermione returned to the Room of Requirement just before midnight, where their friends celebrated Hermione’s birthday.
• Hermione received Adamantium earrings from Vincent, and Daphne teased her about their relationship.
• Rolf joined the celebration by video call and received everyone’s wishes for his upcoming Fantastic Beasts qualification exam.
• Fred and George discussed their plan to become Triwizard Champions, but Vincent explained they would need more than an Aging Potion.
• Fred and George asked Vincent to train them so they could beat Cedric, but Cedric declared he would take care of becoming a Champion himself.

Vincent drove Hermione through a high-speed chase that baffled the police and military before Eric intervened to end it. As Vincent took Hermione to school, he explained Eric’s SAS background and intelligence connections.

• Vincent sped through the rain in the Bugatti Veyron, leaving a modified police car and helicopter behind as Hermione experienced the rush of driving over 300 kilometers per hour.
• Police in Manchester and Birmingham pursued Vincent, but he flew the car over an armored-vehicle roadblock and spike strips.
• The military ordered the pursuit to stop after Eric’s contact in the intelligence service identified Vincent’s car.
• Eric called Vincent, told him to bring the car back another day for military plates, and ordered him to go to school.
• Vincent explained to Hermione that Eric had led the SAS Red Team and had connections to Britain’s intelligence agencies.

Vincent and Hermione slipped away from the ball into a magically transformed rose garden, where they shared an increasingly intimate moment. The chapter ended with them kissing privately among the rose bushes.

• Vincent showed Hermione the glowing Moonstone-Pebble path and enchanted roses while his Mirroring Curse hid the other students.
• Hermione thanked Vincent for the garden and kissed the scar on his chest from the previous school year.
• Hermione asked whether anyone could discover them, and Vincent assured her the Mirroring Curse could evade even Professor Moody's magical eye.
• Hermione and Vincent kissed and moved into the rose bushes, where they embraced and began removing each other's clothing.
• Vincent kissed Hermione deeply as they remained hidden among the roses.

Vincent revealed Voldemort’s return to Fudge and the gathered officials using real-time footage from Harry’s Magical Communicator. When Fudge tried to suppress the news, Vincent activated the global broadcast, leaving the Wizarding World watching Harry’s situation.

• Vincent showed footage of Peter Pettigrew carrying Voldemort and told Fudge that Voldemort had returned.
• Vincent displayed Harry being bound beside Tom Riddle’s grave, and Karkaroff fled the Quidditch pitch.
• Dumbledore left to intervene, appearing in the footage before Harry and confirming it was real.
• Fudge urged Vincent to keep Voldemort’s return secret, but Vincent challenged his motives.
• Vincent activated the global Magical Projection broadcast, sending Harry’s live footage to devices around the world.

Harry and Ron searched Snape’s office for Scabbers but found no trace of him, while Vincent planned to put more pressure on Wales. That night, the Batman Family ambushed Wales at the Temporary Headquarters, and he lost consciousness after being overcome by fear.

• Harry and Ron searched Snape’s office, found no sign of Scabbers, and wondered if the missing rat had stayed at the Ministry’s Temporary Headquarters.
• Snape discovered footprints in his office and realized intruders had searched it.
• Vincent let Wales inspect his Mithril Briefcase, then decided it was time to increase the pressure on him.
• The Batman Family gathered near the Temporary Headquarters and launched a nighttime ambush.
• Wales confronted Batman, lost his wand, and was left in darkness as Batman’s attacks and words made him panic.
• Wales saw a glowing, bat-like figure and then lost consciousness.

Harry faced the Swedish Short-Snout Dragon in the first Triwizard task and used light, obstacles, and the dragon’s own tail swipe to seize the Golden Egg. He survived the blow and left the arena with the egg as the Dragon Tamers subdued the dragon.

• Sirius applauded Lucius’s Nobili advertisement while the Swedish Short-Snout Dragon was brought into the arena.
• Harry entered the arena and approached the dragon despite its warning tail swipe.
• Harry blinded the dragon with Lumos Maxima and disrupted its footing with Obstacle Course, then was struck by its tail.
• Harry revealed that he had taken the Golden Egg while the dragon was confused, prompting Sirius to celebrate.
• The Dragon Tamers extinguished the dragon’s flames and subdued it, and Harry thanked Charlie before Charlie wished him luck in the next event.

Fred and George Weasley questioned Ludo Bagman’s ability to handle their bets until he claimed to partner with the secretive Goblins Hall. After hearing his account of the group’s history, the twins decided to believe him.

• Bagman offered to take the twins’ bets, but Fred and George doubted his reliability and demanded proof of his funds.
• Bagman claimed he had powerful financial backing and revealed that his partner was the Goblins Hall.
• Bagman explained how the Goblins Hall had grown from the radical faction of the Goblins Brotherhood into a wealthy force in the Wizarding underworld.
• The twins initially doubted Bagman’s story, then judged its consistency and told him they believed him.

Tonks took Vincent to the Ministry’s temporary headquarters to assist with the investigation, while Hermione attacked Pansy in the Great Hall and triggered a massive brawl. Vincent recognized that Tonks and Kingsley were working for Dumbledore, leaving Tonks shocked by how much he had already guessed.

• Tonks took Vincent from breakfast to the Ministry’s temporary headquarters, and Hermione reassured the students before confronting Pansy.
• Hermione seized Pansy’s wand and repeatedly slammed her head into a bowl of oatmeal after Pansy insulted her and Vincent.
• Draco, Flint, Zabini, and others joined the fight, while Hermione, the Weasley twins, Cedric, Rolf, Harry, and Ron fought back until the Great Hall descended into chaos.
• Tonks brought Vincent to a cell at the headquarters, where he noticed a guarded figure he recognized as Snape and asked for black tea.
• Vincent told Tonks he knew that she and Kingsley were Dumbledore’s people, startling her into coughing and turning her pink hair white.

Vincent and Hermione brought Pheobe Delacour and Gabrielle to Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures class to observe the Blast-Ended Skrewts. Hagrid revealed his plan to manage the creatures by tying them up and taking them for walks, leaving the students dreading the lesson.

• Vincent and Hermione invited Pheobe Delacour and Gabrielle to sit in on Hagrid’s class, and Hagrid welcomed them.
• James worried that the Blast-Ended Skrewts would frighten Pheobe, whom he admired.
• Hagrid defended the Delacour sisters from Draco’s rude remarks and realized Vincent’s earlier winks had been encouraging him to impress them.
• Hagrid showed the students the grown Blast-Ended Skrewts and explained that they killed one another because they had too much energy.
• Hagrid demonstrated tying a Blast-Ended Skrewt with rope and told the students to put on dragon-hide gloves before walking the creatures.

Vincent encouraged Russell to understand Muggles and accepted his offer of refuge if Britain became unsafe, then returned to Britain with Hermione. At the Ministry, Lucius gave Fudge money while pretending it was a voluntary donation, and Fudge welcomed his support.

• Vincent told Russell that the Ministry should study Muggle technology and prepare for its development.
• Russell warned Vincent about the Death Eaters and offered him refuge in France if Britain became dangerous.
• After calibrating more than fifty Magical Projections, Vincent and Hermione returned to Britain and went out for dinner in London.
• Lucius visited Fudge, who complained about the Ministry's lack of funds and the work surrounding the Quidditch World Cup final.
• Lucius gave Fudge a pouch of money and promised to organize a fundraiser among the major families.

Harry woke in the Hospital Wing after surviving the Quidditch match, and learned that Hogwarts had driven out the Dementors and Gryffindor had won. At the Ministry, Umbridge used the incident to persuade Fudge that the Ministry should take over Hogwarts's security.

• Harry woke in the Hospital Wing, reunited with his friends, and learned that Gryffindor had won after Dumbledore used a Slowing Charm to catch him.
• The Dementors were driven out of Hogwarts, while Harry's broom, Gwendolyn, was found snapped in two.
• Hermione confronted Vincent about nearly dying during the match, then helped him back upstairs.
• Fudge faced a flood of complaints and an anonymous Howler after the Dementors' attack at Hogwarts.
• Umbridge gave Fudge the Aurors' findings and urged the Ministry to take over Hogwarts's guard duty, and Fudge welcomed the chance to increase the Ministry's control.

Vincent escaped the Ministry of Magic through a secret passage and fought off its employees in London using La Voiture Noire, which transformed into a fighter aircraft. After learning that Fudge had issued international warrants for him and that several Wizengamot members had resigned in protest, Vincent flew over central London and thought about the Wizards’ Purity Party in Germany.

• Vincent emerged from the Ministry’s secret passage in St. James’s Park and Apparated to La Voiture Noire as Ministry employees pursued him.
• Vincent contacted his parents, learned Fudge had issued warrants for his arrest and several Wizengamot members had resigned, then drove away from the Ministry’s reinforcements.
• Vincent used Pandora as a rocket launcher to shoot down pursuing Ministry employees before La Voiture Noire transformed into a fighter aircraft.
• Vincent fired blue-flamed rubber bullets from Gatling guns at the remaining pursuers, while a Muggle child and his mother mistook him for an alien or a man from the future.
• Vincent flew over central London and reflected on the Ministry’s wanted notice and the Wizards’ Purity Party in Germany.

Dumbledore told Doge and Aberforth that Tom had created Horcruxes, after learning from Slughorn that Tom had asked about the magic as a student. Slughorn fled after giving Dumbledore his memories of Tom, and Dumbledore resolved to find and destroy every Horcrux.

• Dumbledore explained that Tom’s interest in bloodlines, Parseltongue, and Basilisks had led him to Herpo the Foul and Horcruxes.
• Dumbledore recounted how Slughorn confirmed that he had known Tom made a Horcrux and revealed what he knew about the magic.
• Dumbledore concluded that Voldemort’s inability to feel a destroyed Horcrux might mean his soul had become dangerously unstable.
• Slughorn refused to help hunt for the remaining Horcruxes, but left Dumbledore his memories of Tom before fleeing.
• Dumbledore called Slughorn brave for sharing what he knew, while Aberforth and Doge fell silent.

At the Gaunt Family Home, Dumbledore began dismantling Voldemort’s dangerous protective spells while Vincent and Harry waited outside. As evening fell, Dumbledore was still working through the traps, leaving the group yet to enter the shack or find the possible Horcrux.

• Fred and George revealed Jormungandr at the Owl Court Club banquet, where students gathered around the Basilisk and took pictures.
• Vincent returned home to open his Christmas presents, including a new Firebolt sent anonymously by alchemists.
• Vincent found Fawkes playing with Gu Gu and went to Dumbledore’s office, where Harry was waiting to visit the Gaunt Family Home.
• Dumbledore brought Vincent and Harry to the ruined shack and absorbed the dark mist guarding its entrance.
• Dumbledore dismantled Voldemort’s traps while Vincent and Harry waited and discussed the anonymous Firebolts they had received.
• After Vincent joked that Dumbledore was old and worn out, a shockwave burst from the shack, and Dumbledore promised to speed up his work.