Chapter Summaries

Vincent proposed openly gathering scientists from every country to research controlled nuclear fusion, then asked Hunter to arrange separate meetings with the Queen and the Prime Minister. The chapter ended with William realizing Vincent might approach them directly if Hunter could not arrange the meetings.

• Vincent told Hunter and William that he wanted to involve scientists worldwide in researching controlled nuclear fusion rather than keep the work secret.
• Hunter warned Vincent that the Wizarding World would consider him a traitor for helping Muggles, but Vincent argued that magic could also cure illnesses and save lives.
• At Hunter’s family hotel, Vincent asked whether Hunter could arrange meetings with the Queen and the Prime Minister.
• Hunter said he lacked the authority, and Vincent reminded him that he had recently taken three Tornado fighter-bombers to the German Reichstag to turn himself in.
• William learned that Vincent had gone to the Reichstag and realized Vincent might go straight to Buckingham Palace and Downing Street if necessary.

Vincent experimented with the Disillusionment Charm and tried summoning Gu Gu, with both efforts causing unexpected trouble. The next day, he went to class with his roommates and reflected on the Gaunt family's history.

• Vincent's attempt to use the Disillusionment Charm on a stone wall caused it to explode, and he escaped upstairs with Fred and George.
• Filch searched for the students who had caused trouble, while Vincent later tried the Summoning Charm and Gu Gu flew into his forehead.
• Vincent dreamed that Harry attacked the returned Dark Lord with guns, then woke and worried about Harry's safety.
• Vincent's roommates complained about Neville's loud snoring as the four of them went to Charms class.
• Vincent and Neville discussed the Gaunt family's history after Crabbe left the classroom and Neville mentioned Gormlaith Gaunt.

Draco challenged Vincent and threatened Hogwarts’ place for Muggle-born students, but Vincent and Professor Flitwick affirmed the school’s refusal to bend to bloodline or outside influence. Flitwick then taught the class about spell categories and the Unforgivable Curses.

• Draco challenged Vincent to meet him in the Trophy Room, but Vincent refused and threatened to tell Filch.
• Draco insulted Vincent and Hermione and claimed his father would deal with the School Board Members.
• Vincent seized Draco’s hand when he threatened Neville and declared that Hogwarts’ will could not be twisted.
• Flitwick praised Vincent and reaffirmed Hogwarts’ stance before beginning the Charms lesson.
• Vincent identified the Unforgivable Curses, earning two points for Gryffindor.

Vincent and Marcus faced off in a public arena under rules allowing spells and physical attacks, while Li and Higgs antagonized the rival houses as commentators. After Marcus opened with a barrage of curses and attacks, Vincent defended himself and began copying spells, leaving the duel underway.

• Draco and Li traded insults against the rival houses before Dumbledore and the professors arrived.
• Dumbledore set the arena rules, enchanted the barriers and scoreboard, and declared that there would be no referee.
• Li started the match, and Marcus attacked Vincent with an Entrapment Jinx, a Silencing Charm, and a Fire-Making Spell.
• Vincent dispelled the Silencing Charm and fire, avoided the forming swamp, and taunted Marcus instead of counterattacking.
• Marcus sent stone spikes at Vincent, but Vincent transformed them into dolls and dispelled Marcus’s following spells one by one.

Musk hid the Starlink satellites’ true condition and hoped their approach would endanger Nine Provinces Technology’s spacecraft and its test dog, Ergou. As the spacecraft prepared to evade them, Musk also sought a way to curb Nine Provinces Technology and gain access to its technologies.

• Musk told his staff to claim the three Starlink satellites had lost control, while engineers at Nine Provinces Technology determined the satellites were maneuvering in sync with their spacecraft and recorded evidence.
• Sun Changzheng urged Chief Engineer Li Jian to protect Ergou, and Li ordered the team to wait while preparing the robotic arm and the propulsion engine for an emergency maneuver.
• Nine Provinces Entertainment edited Li’s remarks before streaming them, making viewers believe the team could only dodge the satellites, and they reacted angrily.
• Musk asked about Boston Rosen Technologies and learned that it had rejected SpaceX’s investment offer and was cooperating with several major companies.
• Musk decided to suppress Nine Provinces Technology’s aerospace development and considered trading access to lunar development rights for its battery and motor technologies, relying on the approaching accident to create leverage.

Vincent returned to France and began planning magical-government infiltration while developing a Muggle version of the Dominator. Hunter arranged a meeting with an electrical engineering and chemistry specialist at MI6, and Vincent arrived at the agency’s London headquarters.

• Vincent returned to the private jet, told Viktor about the German events, and proposed placing their people inside magical governments.
• Vincent asked Hunter to find specialists who could help develop a high-performance battery for the Muggle Dominator.
• Hunter arranged a meeting by the Thames, and Eric revealed that the destination was MI6.
• Vincent flew down in front of Hunter’s vehicle, then rode with him to MI6’s headquarters.
• Hunter showed his identification and led Vincent through the building’s main entrance.

Vincent comforted Harry after class, then trained the Owl Club and negotiated with Fred and George to teach Gryffindor upperclassmen at night in exchange for the Marauder's Map. After a dull Astronomy lesson, Vincent and his friends complained about Malfoy, whom Vincent said he needed to wash his bad luck off.

• Vincent apologized to Harry for bringing up the Killing Curse, and Harry reassured him that he could face reminders of his parents' deaths.
• Vincent trained the Owl Club's first-year members, while Fred and George recruited Gryffindor upperclassmen to join.
• Vincent agreed to hold private night lessons for Fred and George in exchange for using the Marauder's Map from Monday through Wednesday each week.
• Hermione watched Vincent leave for Astronomy class and decided to resume keeping an eye on him.
• Vincent lost interest in Professor Aurora Sinistra's Astronomy lesson, then told Neville, James, and Alfred that he needed to wash off the bad luck from Malfoy.

Krum and the Bulgarian team arrived in Britain to register for the Quidditch World Cup finals and inspect the stadium where they would face Peru. At the venue, they discovered that several Magical Projections had malfunctioned, and Hermione went to bring Vincent’s blueprints to help the technicians.

• Krum arrived in Britain with the Bulgarian team on August 14th, and Bagman helped them complete registration before their Firebolts were held for the finals.
• Krum suggested visiting the stadium, and Ivanova learned from his agent that he was eager to see the venue because he was focused on the match.
• The team inspected the new stadium near Dartmoor National Park, where Krum imagined the crowd’s cheers and grew more confident about competing.
• The Bulgarian team examined the Magical Projections on the field as Bo Ye and Fanny found that several devices had malfunctioned and suspected possible tampering.
• Fanny called Vincent, but Hermione answered and offered to bring the blueprints to the stadium while Vincent continued repairing a device at the Ministry of Magic.

Vincent ambushed a group of Dark wizards, overcame their prepared attacks, and froze them before demanding to know who had hired them. He left Kingsley to deal with the captives and set off to find their employer.

• Vincent attacked the Dark wizards with rune-engraved Orichalcum Bullets, but reinforcements arrived with a Dark Magic artifact that exposed his position.
• The Dark wizards trapped La Voiture Noire with a gravity spell, but Vincent used Dark Magic and Weather Charms to break free.
• Vincent froze the gathered Dark wizards into ice statues and tortured their old wizard leader for information about their employer.
• Vincent told Kingsley to take the Dark wizards into custody and said he would find their employer.
• Kingsley found that every Dark wizard had been frozen into a blood-colored ice statue after Vincent left.

Draco returned to the Malfoy tent with injured hands after taking out his frustration on Crabbe and Goyle, and Narcissa treated him and warned him to stay away from the Weasleys and Wayne. Meanwhile, Vincent challenged James’s exaggerated storytelling and self-confidence, and Hermione joined their playful banter.

• Narcissa noticed Draco was acting strangely, found his scraped and swollen hands, and applied healing potion.
• Draco admitted that the Weasley twins and Wayne had angered him, so he had beaten Crabbe and Goyle; Narcissa advised him to keep his distance from them and seek Severus if he needed help.
• Fred and George bragged about provoking Draco, while James embellished their story into an exaggerated rumor.
• Vincent called out James for spreading rumors and boasting about himself, and James claimed they were close friends who had shared hardships.
• Hermione joined Vincent and James, judged James only a little narcissistic, and laughed as the two friends continued trading barbs.

Vincent and William stabilized a graphene battery with alchemy and Undetectable Extension Charms, while Vincent tested his Muggle-exclusive Dominator Pistol by attacking a group of soldiers at a training ground. The soldiers were overwhelmed by his magic, and Hunter was left considering the psychological impact of the experience.

• Vincent and William solved the graphene battery's stability problems by optimizing its structure with alchemy and dividing it into independent modules, though each battery had to be made by hand.
• William began researching how science could extract graphene, and the Dominator Pistol was successfully manufactured on August 17.
• Hunter gathered fifty young soldiers at Redford Barracks and warned them that an enemy capable of overturning their understanding was about to attack.
• Vincent appeared as a masked attacker, froze and knocked down soldiers, then used flames and shaking ground to frighten the rest.
• The soldiers fired rubber training bullets at Vincent, but he stopped them in midair and sent them back, leaving only Hunter standing.
• Vincent revealed himself, and Hunter acknowledged the attack while worrying about the soldiers' mental wounds.

Vincent and Hunter revealed the secret MAST-MA unit to fifty selected soldiers and began preparing them for a month of training. Hunter was impressed by Vincent’s powerful Muggle-use Dominator Pistol and learned that MAST-MA would receive extensive specialized equipment, including vehicles.

• The fifty soldiers woke and learned that Vincent was a wizard who would serve as their instructor.
• Hunter announced that the unit was MAST-MA and ordered the soldiers to keep its existence absolutely secret and follow orders.
• Vincent showed Hunter his temporary visitor pass and presented him with a Muggle-use Dominator Pistol.
• Hunter tested the pistol’s normal mode and saw that its Annihilation Mode could destroy a small house.
• Vincent described MAST-MA’s planned weapons, combat suits, scopes, flight packs, and specially designed vehicles.

Team One battled Fenrir Greyback with Dominators, weakening him but failing to stop his regeneration. As Greyback tried to flee, Vincent confronted him and bound him in iron chains, declaring that his crimes would end there.

• Greyback blasted through the building and charged Team One, but the soldiers’ beams weakened him and Baker’s Annihilation Mode shot injured his shoulder.
• Gene called for support, and Greyback attacked Jensen before escaping the building as Team Five arrived.
• Greyback fled toward the factory exit but found Fiendfyre blocking his way and passed through a gap in its flames.
• Vincent faced Greyback and declared his evil deeds over, then bound him with iron chains that multiplied whenever he struggled.

Vincent tracked the killer from the garden to Knockturn Alley, where he confronted Caractacus Borgin about a dangerous physical curse. He left Borgin with no choice but to help him identify the curse’s maker, whom Vincent described as an antisocial thrill-seeker.

• Hunter and five MI6 agents fired paralysis beams at a mysterious man, but the beams stopped before him and he vanished in a flash.
• Vincent arrived through a vortex, recognized the MI6 team, and told them he would pursue the killer before Apparating away to follow the magical trace.
• Vincent followed the trace to Knockturn Alley and entered Borgin and Burkes to question Caractacus Borgin.
• Vincent showed Borgin a metal cube containing portions of a physical curse, and Borgin denied recognizing it.
• Vincent warned Borgin that he knew about his illegal records and cursed merchandise, then said he wanted to find the curse’s maker.

At the International Confederation of Wizards conference, the delegates approved Germany’s plan to cover up the Berlin leak before Fudge called for a worldwide warrant for Vincent Wayne. Vincent then removed his disguise in front of the assembly, as his allies awaited his signal.

• Rita Skeeter secretly entered the conference and filmed Fudge, who refused to answer her questions about running for president.
• The delegates passed a revision to the cross-border rules on fantastic beasts and dark magic items, then approved Germany’s proposal to use metal flying saucers to explain away the Berlin incident.
• Fudge proposed that magical governments worldwide issue a warrant for Vincent Wayne, and Thaddeus Berger supported the motion.
• Vincent and the blond, blue-eyed man discussed the delegates’ response and confirmed that their allies were in position.
• Vincent rose in the hall and removed his Imposter Mask as Rita recorded his reveal.

Draco quit training after learning about the dragon, while Harry’s continued training visibly improved his strength and height. Ministry editor Gerry Weir filmed Harry’s daily life, and the broadcast of his punishing training began changing some wizards’ views of Muggles before an unexplained turn made them reconsider their confidence in magic.

• Draco pretended to die during training, then left and told Wayne to face Potter without him.
• Harry noticed his uniform fitting more snugly and realized his training had made him stronger and taller; he and Ron blamed Draco’s absence for the longer session.
• Gerry Weir introduced himself to Harry and filmed him going about his daily life at Hogwarts.
• The Ministry broadcast the film worldwide, showing Harry’s ordinary routine and his demanding training with Vincent.
• Some wizards reconsidered Muggles’ physical strength, while others dismissed it; the following day, events made them stop speaking so confidently.

Vincent Wayne confronted Lucius Malfoy after defeating the Dark wizards Lucius had hired, then forced him to sign over the Malfoy Family’s overseas lands. Vincent left Lucius battered outside his manor, giving him an excuse for returning without his intended prize.

• Vincent arrived at Lucius's unregistered manor and revealed the frozen Dark Magic artifact from the failed operation.
• Vincent mocked Lucius, revealed that the Serpent Staff belonged to him, and overpowered Lucius with magic.
• Lucius offered money, but Vincent demanded the Malfoy Family's overseas lands and presented a contract listing its hidden strategic properties.
• Lucius signed the magical contract, surrendering the listed lands to Vincent.
• Vincent hurled Lucius outside the manor to give him an excuse for his failure, then departed in La Voiture Noire.

After the second Deuterium-Tritium Fusion experiment revealed magic’s role to Muggle governments, Britain’s Prime Minister ended the unequal relationship with the Ministry of Magic. Fudge left 10 Downing Street after being told that the British government would treat the Ministry as an independent equal and would not issue a wanted notice for Vincent Wayne.

• Nosferatu reported to Viktor D. Brad that he had led the British guests to Virex, and Brad praised the Imposter Mask and Defender Robes as a way for vampires to live openly.
• Muggle governments announced the successful five-hour operation of New Century Prometheus and secretly received a document explaining magic’s role in the fusion experiment.
• Fudge arrived at 10 Downing Street expecting a friendly meeting, but the Prime Minister listed past abuses by the Ministry of Magic and rejected its claim to authority over the British government.
• The Prime Minister told Fudge that Britain would not issue a wanted notice for Vincent Wayne and would deal with the Ministry as an independent, equal entity.
• Fudge accused Vincent Wayne of controlling the Prime Minister, but the Prime Minister denied it and told Fudge to leave; Fudge departed without Floo Powder.

Vincent urged the four branch heads to prepare their people to apply magic to projects such as controlled nuclear fusion and cures for cancer and AIDS, arguing that cooperation would bring wizards and Muggles closer. The branch heads agreed to get their people studying Muggle knowledge, then argued over who would take the easiest subjects.

• Erich described the Chain Order Sect as a religious expression of the Succession Society’s goal of breaking down barriers between wizards and Muggles.
• Vincent explained his agreement with the British Muggle government to pursue controlled nuclear fusion and proposed using magic to improve medicine and other fields.
• Sheng Bai warned that Muggles might try to uncover magic’s secrets, but Vincent argued that beneficial cooperation would lead to peaceful coexistence.
• Vincent ordered Viktor, Sheng Bai, Erich, and Amina to prepare their branches by teaching members relevant Muggle knowledge, and the first three agreed before Amina was left to respond.
• After Vincent left, Viktor proposed dividing up subjects, Erich accused him of seeking the easy ones, and Sheng Bai suggested drawing lots, which the others rejected.

Rodolphus and Trevor led a group of masked wizards toward the Calum Science Center, planning to kill its Muggle visitors and target a young Mudblood. Type-A Spheres detected them, and after the wizards were ambushed, Vincent used Pandora to block Rodolphus's Killing Curse.

• MI6 launched an unprecedented investigation while Hunter dreamed of receiving the Victoria Cross.
• Rodolphus and Trevor planned to attack the Calum Science Center and kill its Muggle visitors as part of their campaign against the Mudblood.
• Type-A Spheres spotted the masked wizards, and a military truck charged at them before Rodolphus destroyed it with magic.
• Rodolphus realized the group had been discovered, and a ghostly blue beam pierced Trevor's chest.
• The wizards raised a silver shield as more blue beams struck, and Rodolphus cast the Killing Curse.
• Vincent blocked the Killing Curse with Pandora in its shield form, but the curse severely corroded its surface.