Chapter Summaries

Sirius publicly challenged Lucius Malfoy over his alleged Dark Mark and the Ministry’s decision to acquit him, while Fudge tried to calm the dispute. The confrontation ended at Prongs Magical Appliances, but questions about Lucius and other acquitted Death Eaters spread across the British Wizarding World, and Vincent went inside after the Ministry personnel left.

• Sirius accused Lucius of serving his master and having a Dark Mark, prompting the watching wizards to speculate about Lucius’s past.
• Lucius appealed to Fudge, who defended the Ministry’s decision to acquit him.
• Sirius challenged Lucius to show his arm, but Lupin intervened and Sirius said he would seek legal advice.
• Lucius threatened legal action against Sirius, who challenged him to take responsibility for his claims before walking into Prongs Magical Appliances.
• Stories about the confrontation spread through the British Wizarding World, and Dubidubi Video Platform users and streamers discussed Lucius and other acquitted Death Eaters.
• Vincent waited for the Ministry personnel to leave, then entered Prongs Magical Appliances.

The Champions entered the Black Lake for the second task while their preparations prompted the judges to impose standardized outfits and inspections for future competitions. On shore, Hermione and Vincent met Moody, who approved their plan to find the hidden Death Eater but gave Hermione Polyjuice Potion and ordered her to stay behind.

• Viktor Krum used partial Human Transfiguration, Harry transformed his glasses into diving goggles, Pheobe wore a wetsuit and cast the Bubblehead Charm, and Draco walked into the lake fully clothed.
• Karkaroff objected to Hogwarts Champions using tricks, and the judges approved his proposal that future Champions wear standardized outfits and undergo inspections.
• The lake broadcast showed four hostages bound to a merperson statue, while a masked figure emerged from the waterweed and followed Draco.
• Hermione left the stands with Vincent to meet Moody, who agreed to their plan to find the hidden Death Eater but insisted Hermione remain on shore.
• Moody gave Hermione Polyjuice Potion and explained that Vincent's disappearance could alert the Death Eater.

Moody joined Vincent and Sirius Black for drinks, then helped Arthur and the boys cook after waking at the house. At lunch, he entertained the group with stories from his Auror career and described the dark wizard organizations he had helped defeat.

• Moody drank late into the night with Vincent and Sirius Black, discussing the Ministry's refusal to confront Voldemort's return.
• Moody woke the next morning and helped Arthur carry chicken to the kitchen, where the boys were making a chaotic attempt at lunch.
• Moody showed Sirius Black, Lupin, Harry, Neville, and Ron how to prepare their dishes, bringing order to the kitchen.
• Moody stayed for lunch and told the group stories about the Charming Doves and a child-trafficking organization he had helped bring down.

Vincent and Hermione joined the filming of The Gryffindor Legend, where Lupin pushed Heller to improve his sword fighting and Vincent helped him. The crew then filmed Rowena’s first appearance, ending with her calmly walking away after Godric killed a dark wizard at her feet.

• Vincent and Hermione arrived on set in period costumes, impressing the crew, and Sirius introduced Hermione to Heller Colbert.
• Lupin sternly directed Heller through repeated takes of Godric’s fight, then called a break after berating him for his weak sword movements.
• Vincent offered Heller advice on close combat and demonstrated how to make his sword swings more forceful.
• Sirius discussed filming Godric’s commission of the Sword of Gryffindor with Lupin and decided to seek an on-location shoot in the goblin kingdom.
• Heller’s sword fighting improved after Vincent’s guidance, and the crew filmed Rowena entering an inn as Godric killed a dark wizard beside her.

Moody and Scrimgeour used Veritaserum and torture to break Barty Crouch Jr.'s resistance and began questioning him about his escape from Azkaban. Barty revealed that his mother had helped him escape by exchanging appearances with him using Polyjuice Potion.

• Fudge worried that news of Barty Crouch Jr.'s survival would renew scrutiny of the Ministry's failures at Azkaban.
• Moody and Scrimgeour gave Barty Veritaserum, but Moody suspected that Barty was using Occlumency to resist it.
• Moody tortured Barty with the Cruciatus Curse and attacked his resolve, while Scrimgeour let the interrogation continue.
• Moody used the Erasing Charm on Barty's Dark Mark, and Barty's defenses finally collapsed under the combined pain and Veritaserum.
• Barty told Moody that his mother had arranged his escape by taking Polyjuice Potion with his hair and switching appearances with him.

Vincent told Hunter that Voldemort had returned and showed him the British and German wanted notices issued against him. Hunter learned how Vincent had become wanted in both countries and was left reeling at the scale of his nephew’s exploits.

• Hunter celebrated his promotion to lieutenant colonel with Vincent, who warned him that a war without smoke was coming.
• Vincent revealed that Voldemort had returned and showed Hunter the British Ministry of Magic’s wanted notice, which listed Vincent as nineteen and offered a million-Galleon bounty.
• Hunter questioned Vincent’s age, and Vincent explained that using a Time-Turner had cost him four years.
• Vincent told Hunter that he was wanted in Britain for exposing Voldemort’s return and in Germany for rescuing old men implicated in his teacher’s failed World War II revolution.
• Hunter summarized Vincent’s account and reacted in disbelief at the Wayne Family’s troubles.

Vincent captured Wales but encountered an unregistered Animagus who stole Wales's wand and escaped through a tiny hole. Vincent and Hermione used the Time-Turner to pursue him, only for a violent explosion and a vast blue barrier to appear beyond the castle.

• Hermione tied up and hung the fallen intruders while Fred, George, Daphne, Rolf, and Cedric waited for Vincent to return.
• Vincent found a small figure in the tunnel, attacked him, and recognized his bizarre transformation as an Animagus.
• The Animagus escaped through a hole in a cell wall after erasing his trail, and Vincent collected a blood sample before hanging up Wales.
• Vincent told the group that the unregistered Animagus was likely an intruder and privately considered whether he might be Sirius Black.
• Vincent and Hermione activated the Time-Turner to resume the pursuit, but an explosion erupted beyond the castle and a huge blue barrier appeared and vanished.

Peter Pettigrew’s trial presented evidence and witness testimony linking him to the attack and the betrayal of the Potters. Sirius Black claimed he could prove Pettigrew had been the Fidelius Charm’s Secret Keeper, leaving the court awaiting the obscure spell’s confirmation.

• Mrs. Pettigrew called to her son as Judge Bones began the trial and Scrimgeour testified that Wales’s wand carried Peter Pettigrew’s magical signature.
• Vincent Wayne and Hermione Granger described pursuing Pettigrew, while Judge Bones confirmed Vincent’s Apparition use would not be punished and Hermione’s registered Gunblade use was permitted.
• McGonagall, Lupin, and Snape answered questions about Pettigrew’s capture, and Lupin said he had suspected Pettigrew after the Owl Court Club sought Scabbers.
• Sirius Black explained that he had escaped Azkaban after reading that Pettigrew’s rat form was missing a toe, and said Pettigrew had been the Potters’ Secret Keeper.
• Sirius Black claimed he knew an obscure spell that could identify the Secret Keeper, drawing the court’s attention to Dumbledore and Vincent.

Vincent explored Hong Kong’s Wizarding World with Sheng Bai, then returned to France and considered the Succession Society’s growing power and ambitions. Hermione showed him her design for a cloak, which he approved for its thorn motifs.

• Vincent toured Dragon Fort Sky Street with Sheng Bai, bought magical goods, and learned about Hong Kong’s wizarding institutions and schools.
• Vincent declined Sheng Bai’s offer to visit Guangdong because he was wanted by the magical governments of two countries, then flew back to Château Saint Jean.
• Vincent saw that construction on the production base had progressed and reflected that the Succession Society needed to surpass the Wizards' Purity Party to challenge the old order.
• Hermione presented Vincent with her sleeveless hooded-cloak design, and he praised its thorn patterns.

Lupin confronted Peter Pettigrew about Sirius Black, but Pettigrew attacked with a Dark Magic-enhanced Blasting Curse and fled. Vincent and Hermione disappeared to pursue him, while Lupin and Snape followed the Dementors away from the school, suspecting they were tracking Pettigrew.

• Lupin accused Peter Pettigrew of lying and revealed that Sirius Black had been searching for him, not Harry.
• Peter Pettigrew revealed Wales's stolen wand and blasted Lupin with a Dark Magic-enhanced Confringo.
• Vincent shielded Lupin and McGonagall from the explosion's aftershock, while Vincent and Hermione disappeared and Pettigrew escaped.
• Lupin and Snape fought after Snape accused him of fearing the truth about Pettigrew's betrayal.
• Dementors moved away from the school in the direction Pettigrew had fled, and Lupin, Snape, and McGonagall followed them.

The Triwizard Tournament’s final task began in a glaring pink maze as the Champions entered one by one and faced magical obstacles. Harry dealt with a Boggart disguised as a Dementor, while Pheobe and Draco encountered their first challenges and Krum faced a Blast-Ended Skrewt.

• Students and staff gathered at the Quidditch pitch to watch the final task in the Ministry’s pink maze.
• Rita criticized the Ministry during a livestream before the global broadcast began.
• Barty Crouch announced the Champions’ standings, with Harry first, Krum second, Pheobe third, and Draco fourth.
• The Champions entered the maze at one-minute intervals, beginning with Harry and ending with Draco.
• Krum encountered a giant Blast-Ended Skrewt, while Harry defeated a Boggart disguised as a Dementor.
• Pheobe met a riddle-loving cat-like creature, and Draco encountered an Acromantula.

After the Quidditch World Cup attack, Vincent discovered that Fred and George had won their bets from Bagman, who paid them extra because the tournament was suspended. The tournament was later scheduled to resume, and Vincent visited Wales at St. Mungo’s, where their strained relationship softened.

• Bagman paid Fred and George 150 Gold Galleons, including extra money because the World Cup had been suspended, and the twins claimed they had only come to collect a debt when Vincent caught them.
• Vincent promised not to tell Aunt Molly about the twins’ gambling, and they told him they had won fifty Gold Galleons.
• On August 23rd, the International Confederation of Wizards, the International Quidditch Association, and the British Ministry of Magic announced that the World Cup would resume the next night.
• Vincent visited Wales at St. Mungo’s, brought him flowers and fruit, and offered to install a Magical Projection in the public lounge.
• Wales thanked Vincent, and after Vincent left, he realized their conflict had eased.

Vincent, Hermione, Cedric, and Cho visited Alton Towers and explored its supposedly cursed garden. The group was separated by mist, and Cedric and Cho faced a huge shadow as the curse appeared to be real.

• Xenophilius and Luna excitedly discussed Vincent’s ideas and planned to feature him in The Quibbler.
• Harry finished his Potions essay with Sirius Black’s help while Vincent, Hermione, Cedric, and Cho decided to visit Alton Towers.
• The four skipped the crowded entrance queue and rode the corkscrew roller coaster several times.
• Vincent and Cedric led Hermione and Cho into the garden attraction, where the chill and unease grew around an old oak tree bound in chains.
• Mist separated the group, and Cedric shielded Cho when a huge black shadow appeared before them.

During Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures lesson, Vincent embarrassed Draco and later worked with Hermione on redesigning the Bugatti Veyron. At dinner, Harry and Draco’s argument erupted into violence, and an unknown figure turned Draco into a white puppy.

• Draco mocked the Blast-Ended Skrewts, but Vincent tossed one at him and teased him about not brushing his teeth.
• Vincent and Hermione entered the Room of Requirement and spent the afternoon developing plans to make the Bugatti Veyron faster.
• At dinner, Draco taunted Harry and Ron until Harry insulted Draco’s family, prompting Draco to fire a spell that blasted a hole in the Great Hall door.
• An unknown figure rushed into the Great Hall and transformed Draco into a little white puppy.

After returning from Austria, Vincent visited Hermione’s family in Manchester and told her he wanted to live more freely. He left the Grangers charmed by his manners and conversation, while Hermione grew increasingly fond of him.

• Vincent Apparated from London to the Grangers’ home and surprised Hermione and her parents with a late-night visit.
• Vincent told Hermione he had finally realized he wanted to live less cautiously and more freely.
• Vincent confirmed that Rinne had come to Britain to discuss a partnership, easing Hermione’s curiosity about her visit.
• Vincent praised Jane’s cookies and Chris’s fruit tea, then discussed his family’s purchase of the Bugatti factory and looming gun-control legislation with Chris.
• Hermione watched Vincent charm her parents with his conversation and smiled as her feelings for him grew.

Percy watched a broadcast that showcased the evolution of flying brooms before Wayne Enterprises abruptly advertised its upcoming Flying Boots. As a Quidditch qualifying draw appeared, Bertha Jorkins accidentally struck Percy with her documents, and he continued trying to maintain a flawless reputation under Barty Crouch.

• Percy and Barty Crouch watched footage tracing flying brooms from the earliest recorded model to the Firebolt.
• Wayne Enterprises ended the broom demonstration with an advertisement for Flying Boots, leaving Percy and the watching Ministry employees intrigued.
• The broadcast showed the European Quidditch qualifying teams and their likely draw format, while Percy returned to writing notes.
• Bertha Jorkins accidentally hit Percy with her documents, but he dodged her second swing and politely excused the mishap.
• Percy reflected on Barty Crouch's strictness and resolved to preserve a flawless image to improve his family's standing.

Lockhart and Snape demonstrated dueling before the students, but both were blasted off the stage when their Expelliarmus spells crossed. As Lockhart tried to pair Vincent with him, Snape intervened, and Vincent proposed that all three of them duel together.

• Lockhart introduced Snape as his assistant and said they would demonstrate dueling for the students.
• Snape and Lockhart both cast Expelliarmus, and each was knocked off the stage by a red beam.
• Lockhart claimed he had held back and urged Draco to take Snape to the Hospital Wing, but Snape insisted he was fine.
• Lockhart began arranging student pairs and suggested Vincent duel Hermione, but Snape objected and proposed that Vincent duel the professors instead.
• Vincent refused to be paired with either professor and suggested that he, Lockhart, and Snape form a group for a free-for-all demonstration.

After shopping in Italy, Vincent and Hermione shared increasingly passionate kisses outside the car, teasing each other as their relationship grew more intimate. They returned to the car planning to head back to the hotel, where Vincent promised to make Hermione something delicious.

• Vincent reminded Hermione that she had secretly kissed him before and pulled her close for a gentle kiss.
• Hermione and Vincent teased each other about their racing heartbeats before Hermione boldly challenged him.
• Vincent kissed Hermione more fiercely, then stopped when she began to run short of breath.
• Hermione repeatedly punched Vincent lightly and declared that she had finally beaten him once.
• Vincent picked up their shopping bags, promised to cook for Hermione at the hotel, and drove off with her laughing beside him.

Vincent visited Daphne Greengrass and demonstrated his fully formed Patronus, persuading her to hear him out about her sister, Astoria. He left without taking anyone, while rumors spread among his friends that he intended to dominate Hogwarts.

• Fred and George obtained a schedule that let Vincent find Daphne in the Black Swan Club activity room.
• Pansy tried to drive Vincent away, but he told Daphne he wanted to trade one life for another and asked her to name a time and place.
• Vincent cast a fully formed Suanni Patronus to prove his magical ability, and Daphne nodded that the demonstration was enough.
• Draco accused Vincent of wanting to attack someone, but Professor Lockhart accepted Vincent’s claim that the Patronus had been for self-defense.
• Vincent returned without Daphne, and Fred, George, Cedric, Rolf, and Hermione joked that he was planning to dominate Hogwarts.

Vincent realized Tom had escaped his physical form and might be using the Acromantula attack to leave with the Basilisk or seize hostages in the Great Hall. While the professors guarded the students, Vincent noticed that Professor Lockhart was missing and learned that Sprout had knocked him unconscious after he attacked her.

• Snape concluded that Tom had abandoned his body to escape, and Vincent suspected he would not give up the Basilisk.
• Vincent saw Acromantulas charging through the castle and raced to the Great Hall, where the students and professors had gathered.
• Percy and the Gryffindors repelled the Acromantulas, while a swarm of spells left Marcus pinned beneath one.
• Vincent and Sprout searched the Great Hall for Tom, and Sprout told him that the Basilisk had shed its skin and escaped into the Forbidden Forest.
• Trelawney warned that people would disappear, then fell asleep before she could explain further.
• Vincent asked where Lockhart was, and Sprout said she had knocked him unconscious after he attacked her.