Chapter Summaries

Vincent fought off the students ambushing him on the stairs and reached the Black Swan Club activity room. He confronted Blaise Zabini and Draco Malfoy, leaving the gathered club members wary as he challenged them to act.

• Vincent used smoke, concealment, and the stairs to defeat the students attacking him, including Pucey and Terence Higgs.
• Vincent reached the fifth-floor corridor and headed for the Black Swan Club activity room.
• Vincent entered the club room, surprising Blaise Zabini and the students who had gathered to attack him.
• Vincent questioned Draco Malfoy about the ambush and sat down, daring the club members to try something while other students watched.

The Wayne family captured a beetle spying on their home, but Vincent’s thermal imager revealed it was an unregistered Animagus. The family realized their captive was a wizard in disguise, though the chapter ended before they identified him.

• The Waynes prepared a nighttime ambush after The Daily Prophet published an article about Potter and Wayne.
• Eric shot at the beetle while Vincent cast the Leg-Locker Curse, and Gu Gu pinned it down.
• The family sealed the beetle beneath a glass cover and waited for Kyle to arrive after the gunfire.
• Vincent used a thermal imager and discovered the beetle was far warmer than the surrounding air.
• The Waynes realized the beetle was an illegal, unregistered Animagus.

Dumbledore subdued the cursed Hungarian Horntail and expelled the sinister smoke controlling it, revealing his immense power to the Wizarding World. The judges suspected the dragon attacks were part of a plot to eliminate Harry’s rivals and secure his victory in the Triwizard Tournament.

• Dumbledore rescued the last severely injured Dragon Tamer and returned to face the rampaging Hungarian Horntail.
• Dumbledore reflected the dragon’s fireballs and split its flaming tornado while Gerry broadcast the fight to wizards around the world.
• Dumbledore bound the Hungarian Horntail with ropes of cooled magma and forced it to the ground.
• Dumbledore removed the curse from the dragon, expelled the aggressive black smoke, and put the weakened dragon to sleep.
• Madame Maxime and Karkaroff suspected the attacks on the dragons were intended to injure Harry’s competitors and clear his path to win the tournament.

Umbridge delivered a speech that the students ignored, then Dumbledore dismissed the school and announced Quidditch tryouts. That night, the group examined Vincent’s magical trinkets, planned pranks for Umbridge, and made bat suits for Cho and Astoria.

• Hermione, the Gryffindors, and other students mocked Umbridge’s outfit while she continued her speech unnoticed.
• Dumbledore thanked Umbridge, announced that Quidditch tryouts would begin the following week, and dismissed the students.
• Vincent’s friends examined twenty-three magical trinkets, including several prank items, and Hermione proposed a plan to target Umbridge’s office.
• The group put on their bat suits and worked together to make new suits for Cho and Astoria.
• George teased Cho and Cedric about their costumes, and everyone remembered that Hermione and Vincent had begun their romantic gestures in their first year.

Vincent met with the British Prime Minister to secure government support for a controlled nuclear fusion project, then explained to Hunter why he had refused the Queen’s offer to become royal court wizard. The story left off as the International Confederation of Wizards began its conference in Venice.

• Lucius returned to Malfoy Manor, where Voldemort humiliated him for failing to resist Vincent and threw him from the room.
• Vincent met the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, and they agreed that Vincent would advise on magic for the controlled nuclear fusion project once Parliament approved it.
• Vincent told Hunter that he had refused the Queen’s offer because a royal title could hinder his plans to introduce magic to Muggle society.
• Vincent told Hunter that Dark wizards had attacked him and that he had dealt with all of them, then asked Hunter to speed up the formation of MAST-MA.
• On August 11, representatives gathered in Venice for the International Confederation of Wizards conference and entered its underwater venue, the Church of the Holy Mother.

Vincent confronted the International Confederation of Wizards, admitting responsibility for Erkstag and the Berlin incident while denying involvement in the Azkaban escape. He left the meeting in La Voiture Noire after facing down Akinbad, while the representatives blamed Fudge for Dumbledore's removal and the crisis.

• Vincent arrived at the Confederation meeting with armed followers and said he had come to clarify his role in recent events.
• Vincent admitted causing the Erkstag incident and the Berlin incident, but denied helping the prisoners escape Azkaban.
• Vincent accused Fudge and Akinbad of hypocrisy and criticized the Confederation's leadership and Dumbledore's removal.
• Rita secretly livestreamed Vincent's confrontation as the representatives reacted to his accusations.
• Vincent revealed La Voiture Noire in its submarine form and prepared to leave the submerged church.
• Akinbad challenged Vincent's departure, and Vincent's followers aimed their weapons at him as the representatives turned their anger toward Fudge.

Vincent developed the Type-A Sphere, a versatile magical device he could control in groups, while Hunter reported William’s discovery of graphene. Vincent traveled with Hunter to MI6’s laboratory, where William was investigating the material’s structure.

• Vincent created the Type-A Sphere, tested its defensive and offensive abilities, and found he could control fourteen at once.
• Vincent refined the device over the following days, intending to make it standard equipment for the Succession Society once production costs fell.
• Hunter told Vincent that William had discovered graphite’s single-layer hexagonal lattice, and Vincent recognized it as graphene.
• Vincent traveled to Catterick Barracks, obtained special consultant identification, and brought Hunter to MI6 headquarters.
• Vincent and Hunter watched William heat graphite and examine the resulting crystals as he tried to understand why their hexagonal structure was being destroyed.

William discovered graphene, and Vincent used magic to peel a single atomic layer from graphite, helping the researchers confirm its remarkable properties. William named the material graphene and hoped to share credit with Vincent, who declined the Nobel Prize recognition.

• Vincent and Hunter visited William's laboratory, where William explained that heat had damaged his attempt to isolate graphene from graphite.
• Vincent used magic to peel the graphite repeatedly until he produced a single-layer, two-dimensional crystal of carbon atoms.
• William and the researchers examined the crystal’s honeycomb lattice and began testing its properties.
• William confirmed graphene’s extraordinary strength, conductivity, and infrared properties, then credited Vincent with helping isolate it.
• Vincent declined a share of the Nobel Prize recognition and named the material graphene.

Cornelius Fudge arrested Dumbledore over his responsibility for what happened to Quirinus, while Vincent learned that the Ministry could be influenced but that Dumbledore’s power outweighed Old Malfoy’s. Vincent then reached Nicolas Flamel’s hidden alchemical tower and was amazed by its advanced creations, leaving eager to study alchemy.

• Fudge arrested Dumbledore, who admitted he was responsible for what happened to Quirinus, while Kingsley and Moody took the Elder Wand.
• Fudge and Umbridge assured Vincent that Dumbledore would receive a fair investigation, and Fudge invited Vincent to work for the Ministry after graduation.
• Dumbledore asked Vincent to give Nicolas Flamel his regards before the officials departed through black-and-white vortices.
• Vincent crossed the magical barrier behind him and discovered a towering building forged through alchemy.
• Nicolas Flamel showed Vincent the tower’s advanced features and humanoid metal machines, inspiring Vincent to study alchemy.

Vincent led the Succession Society into the spotlight by disrupting the International Confederation of Wizards conference, then returned to headquarters to review the organization’s global plans. The chapter left off as Erich revealed that he had founded a magical religion called the Chain Order Sect.

• Vincent and the Succession Society made a dramatic exit from the conference, and wizards decoded their rune message as “The Superseding Order.”
• Rita and other streamers spread footage of the conference, damaging the Confederation’s reputation and fueling rumors about Fudge.
• Vincent met with Amina, Erich, Sheng Bai, and Viktor at the Succession Society’s Paris headquarters to accelerate their plans.
• Viktor outlined progress in the Americas and agreed to watch over Sam Chavez and Kenny while pursuing the United States Magical Congress.
• Vincent ordered Sheng Bai to abandon Southeast Asia and focus on Japan, Korea, and infiltration of India’s magical government.
• Amina described plans to secure African governments through supplies, while Erich explained that he had donated supplies in the name of the Chain Order Sect.

Vincent joined the first-years’ welcome feast, turned the school song into a playful performance, and joked with Hermione and Neville about his supposed “social badass syndrome.” After helping repel Peeves’s falling walking sticks, he agreed to teach Harry, Neville, and Ron combat.

• Vincent abandoned his plans for winning Dumbledore’s favor after joining in the school song with Fred and George.
• Vincent joked to Neville and Hermione that he suffered from incurable “social badass syndrome.”
• Peeves ambushed the first-years with flying walking sticks, and Vincent knocked them away with his wand.
• Harry asked Vincent to teach him combat, and Vincent agreed to train Harry, Neville, and Ron.

During flying class, Draco’s attempt to sabotage Vincent’s broom backfired when Vincent and Hermione exposed the tampering and Draco became the target of Madam Hooch’s instructions. Vincent later shot uncontrollably into the sky on the damaged broom, and Madam Hooch chased after him as Draco celebrated.

• Vincent and Hermione failed to summon their brooms, and Vincent used Accio to bring his broken broom to him while Hermione quietly retrieved hers.
• Madam Hooch corrected Draco’s awkward flying posture, prompting the Gryffindors to laugh and Draco to resent Vincent and Harry.
• Harry rose into the air, and Vincent used a Levitation Charm to lift himself before his damaged broom suddenly launched him upward.
• Madam Hooch ordered the students to stay put and chased after Vincent, while Draco gloated to Harry and Hermione accused him of tampering with the brooms.

Vincent mastered an out-of-control broom during flying class and performed daring maneuvers around Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest. He landed safely, impressing McGonagall and Madam Hooch while leaving his classmates amazed by his flying ability.

• Vincent realized his broom had become faster and suspected that a burst of magic had repaired or enhanced it.
• Vincent tested the broom by performing difficult aerial maneuvers, and Madam Hooch chased after him.
• McGonagall lifted the castle's protective magic as Vincent flew past the Astronomy Tower and spelled out Hogwarts in the sky.
• Vincent circled the castle, flew through the Forbidden Forest to see its magical creatures, and returned to the grounds.
• The twins escaped Quirrell's class to greet Vincent, who high-fived them before landing safely beside McGonagall and Madam Hooch.
• McGonagall and Madam Hooch praised Vincent's flying talent while Draco, Hermione, Harry, and James reacted to his remarkable flight.

Vincent appeared at the Berlin Reichstag with three Tornado fighter-bombers and announced that he had come to surrender. He met with the German President, explained his conflict with the Ministry of Magic, and offered to compensate Germany for the damage he had caused.

• Vincent Apparated onto the Reichstag lawn with three disoriented pilots, stopped the guards’ bullets, and knocked the guards unconscious.
• The state secretary ordered the guards to lower their weapons and asked Vincent why he had come; Vincent said he intended to turn himself in and apologized for the damage in Berlin.
• Vincent removed his Imposter Mask and told the state secretary that he had been a Muggle before turning eleven, then went inside to meet the German President.
• Vincent asked whether the President had told Minister Belge where he was, then explained that he had come to Germany for Bugatti business and encountered Aurors after leaving the airport.
• Vincent said the Ministry of Magic had placed him on a wanted list and offered to fully compensate Germany for his actions; the President listened as Vincent apologized.

French Minister Osmond von Russell visited the Gwent shop in Shandora Wizarding Plaza after Beauxbatons headmistress Madame Maxime arrived, drawing reporters’ attention. At Hogwarts, Vincent saw the news and worried about the German branch opening and the powerful visitors it might attract.

• Osmond von Russell visited the Gwent shop in Paris, where Aurors guarded him and reporters photographed his conversation with Devin.
• Vincent read the newspaper coverage with Hermione and saw that Gwent had also opened in Japan, where Hayahiko, Takuma, and Yuxuan appeared together.
• James showed Vincent the news that Russell had arrived in France, and Vincent counted the ministers and school leaders who had appeared at Gwent openings.
• Vincent worried that the German opening would bring Minister Thaddeus Berger and Durmstrang’s headmaster, so he planned to write to Lestrange.
• McGonagall began a lesson in which the students had to transform parchment into a Quaffle without changing its weight.

Hermione and Vincent wandered through London, avoided entering the Leaky Cauldron, and unexpectedly found Pheobe and Bill together. After teasing the new colleagues and arranging a visit to Vincent’s safe hiding place, Hermione and Vincent left hand in hand.

• Hermione persuaded Vincent to walk toward Diagon Alley, but they stopped short of the Leaky Cauldron because he feared being recognized.
• Hermione and Vincent ran into Pheobe and Bill outside the pub and followed them into a nearby bookstore.
• Pheobe explained that she and Bill were colleagues at Gringotts, and Vincent learned she had started working there three days earlier.
• Vincent invited Bill and Pheobe to visit the Muggle army base where he was staying, and they arranged to meet on the thirteenth.
• Hermione and Vincent left together, joked about couples they knew, and Hermione counted the two of them among them.

Vincent and his friends prepared to confront Quirrell as trolls and Acromantulas attacked Hogwarts, while Dumbledore evacuated the students. Vincent, Cedric, and Rolf reached the Headmaster’s Office and laid a trap, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione began moving toward the forbidden corridor.

• Vincent used a Sense Enhancing Potion to warn Hermione, the twins, Cedric, and Rolf that danger was approaching, and they suspected Quirrell had bewitched magical creatures.
• Dumbledore ordered the students to evacuate as a troll smashed open the Great Hall doors and Acromantulas poured inside.
• Vincent arranged for Cedric and Rolf to join him at the Headmaster’s Office while the prefects led the students away.
• Vincent, Cedric, and Rolf used the Disillusionment Charm to reach the office, where Vincent restored two land mines and set them as a trap for Quirrell.
• Vincent saw on the Marauder’s Map that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were heading out, and he predicted they would investigate the forbidden corridor on the fourth floor.

Vincent’s search of Gringotts vault 627 found no clues, so he escaped by blasting upward and freed a Ukrainian Ironbelly imprisoned underground. The dragon carried Vincent through Gringotts and into London’s night sky, while a strange black mist with an aura like a Horcrux suggested a new danger below.

• Vincent broke into vault 627, found only standard Gringotts currency, and used the Type-A Spheres to blast a passage toward the surface.
• Vincent discovered a chained, blinded Ukrainian Ironbelly, freed it, and healed its injuries with the Serpent Staff.
• The goblins tried to control the dragon with a bell, but Vincent soothed it and urged it to escape with him.
• As they smashed through Gringotts, the dragon nearly went berserk after releasing black mist that carried an evil aura Vincent recognized as resembling a Horcrux.
• Vincent and the Ukrainian Ironbelly burst through Gringotts’ dome and flew into London’s night sky, shocking wizards and Muggles alike.

After Vincent Wayne breached Gringotts and escaped with a Ukrainian Ironbelly, Fudge struggled to contain the scandal and restore public confidence. He ordered a secret investigation into the damaged vaults and recalled Rufus Scrimgeour to help pursue Vincent.

• Fudge received reports confirming Vincent Wayne had attacked Gringotts, taken the Ukrainian Ironbelly, and caused extensive damage, while investigators found no record of his entering Britain.
• Fudge ordered Percy to reassure the public, downplay Gringotts' losses, and tell the Goblins Brotherhood to keep quiet.
• Fudge questioned whether Vincent had stolen something important and ordered a secret investigation into the damaged vaults, especially the ancient ones.
• Fudge ordered Percy to recall Rufus Scrimgeour from his leave and threatened him with permanent leave if he refused to return.

Vincent used Dumbledore’s permission to enter the Forbidden Forest and endured Snape’s interference in Potions, while he and Hermione prepared a scheme against the Slytherins. Neville’s accidental Summoning Charm talent had sent strange objects into his dorm, and Neville, James, and Alfred searched the castle for his missing toad, Leif, as Higgs appeared behind them.

• Vincent showed Cedric Dumbledore’s signed permission slip allowing him to enter and leave the Forbidden Forest during extracurricular hours.
• In Potions, Vincent made perfect weedkiller despite Snape’s interference, while Ron ruined his batch and was sent to Snape’s office.
• Vincent arranged with Hermione to carry out a plan that night, and Neville asked him for help with the Accio Charm.
• Neville recalled that his failed Accio practice had summoned a pile of belongings from elsewhere, including a frog hidden in a backpack.
• Neville, James, and Alfred searched the dungeons for Leif, then headed upstairs when they found no sign of him.
• After the three boys left the dungeons, Higgs appeared, still remembering Draco’s promise.