Chapter Summaries

Neville struggled with Accio because of his poor memory, so Vincent encouraged him to train his body as well as his magic. That night, Hermione set out to prank Pansy and Greengrass while Vincent and the others disguised themselves as members of the Batman Family; Hermione reached the girls’ dormitory and began investigating Pansy’s belongings.

• Neville’s Accio summoned mismatched items, and Vincent concluded that Neville’s poor memory was causing his difficulties.
• Vincent reassured Neville that he could learn martial arts and added more physical training to his evening.
• Hermione prepared to throw dungbombs at Pansy and Greengrass while Fred, George, Cedric, Rolf, and Vincent equipped and disguised themselves for the operation.
• Vincent and the others joked about Batman’s complicated relationships before Vincent put on his mask and led them out.
• Hermione used the Marauder’s Map to reach the girls’ dormitory, and Groot picked the locked door for her.
• Hermione entered the room and examined the items beside Pansy’s bed, including her diary, wand, and Black Swan Club badge.

Vincent trained with Grindelwald at Nurmengard and learned the Patronus Charm, while the Magical Congress searched for him and Branson’s SAS team began investigating his disappearance. Vincent’s Patronus emerged as a small, curly-haired Suanni resembling a stone lion.

• Randolph spoke with Newt Scamander and Tina about Vincent’s disappearance and the risk of diplomatic conflict.
• Eric met Branson’s SAS team near Manhattan Airport, and Branson recognized him as a former Red Team captain.
• Vincent blasted through Nurmengard’s stone wall with an improved Blasting Curse while Grindelwald taught him Dark Magic and the Patronus Charm.
• Vincent summoned a Patronus that emerged as a small, curly-haired Suanni, surprising both him and Grindelwald.
• Vincent practiced for the rest of the day, but his Suanni Patronus remained tiny and spent its time staring blankly and pulling faces at Grindelwald.

Harry and Ron faced embarrassment and conflict in the courtyard after Draco mocked them, while Lockhart turned Harry into the subject of a photograph. Vincent later revealed that he had thrown away Lockhart’s books and planned to test him in Defense Against the Dark Arts.

• Ron complained that his broken wand would earn him another Howler if he asked his family for a replacement.
• Hermione hid the Lockhart book she was reading, while Vincent noticed Luna sitting with Ginny near the castle entrance.
• Colin Creevey asked Harry for a photograph, and Draco mocked Harry by pretending he was handing out signed pictures.
• Ron drew his wand in anger, but Vincent stopped Hermione from intervening before Lockhart arrived.
• Lockhart pulled Harry into a photograph with Colin, leaving Harry humiliated as the crowd laughed.
• Vincent told Hermione he had no textbooks because he had discarded Lockhart’s collector’s edition and wanted to test Lockhart.

Vincent found that Grindelwald's Spellbook offered no cure for Daphne's Blood Curse, but its account of Nagini led him to ask Dumbledore about her. Dumbledore showed him memories of Nagini's life with Aurelius and the Dumbledore family, ending with her departure after she feared her curse would harm them.

• Vincent read Grindelwald's Spellbook and learned that the Greengrass Family's Blood Curse could eventually kill them, while Nagini's curse gradually trapped her in animal form.
• Vincent went to Dumbledore's office and asked whether he had known Nagini.
• Dumbledore shared memories of Nagini staying at Hogwarts with Newt Scamander and Theseus, then caring for Aurelius after he returned.
• After Aurelius died in 1928, Nagini remained in viper form for nearly a week, and the Dumbledore brothers used the Greengrass Family's magic to help offset her curse.
• Nagini left without saying goodbye because she feared her worsening curse would make her harm Aurelius's family.

Rinne reflected on Vincent’s superiority as she chased him toward the Colosseum, where the European Quidditch World Cup qualifiers were about to begin. As officials and spectators gathered, Vincent tested his Magical Projection system by broadcasting a huge, clear image around the venue and across the Wizarding World.

• Rinne drove after Vincent and resolved to someday break free of the Shingu Family’s control.
• Scipio welcomed visiting ministry officials, including Astrid, Obransk, and Russell, and discussed Bulgaria’s favored Seeker, Viktor Krum.
• Scipio greeted the German and British delegations, then entered the Colosseum as the qualifiers’ opening approached.
• Vincent inspected the Magical Projection equipment and activated a test broadcast that illuminated the Colosseum and synchronized projectors worldwide.

Vincent confronted a young Tom Riddle who had infiltrated Hogwarts, joined forces with Snape to defeat him, and rejected his offer of immortality. Tom vanished into black mist, claiming he could not be killed.

• Tom mistook Vincent for Harry Potter before recognizing him and attacking him with the Cherry Wand.
• Vincent used the Sword of Gryffindor to deflect Tom's spells, while Phineas taunted Tom about their past encounter.
• Vincent fired his Gunblade at Tom, and Snape twisted off Tom's arm as Vincent closed in.
• Vincent wounded Tom with the Sword of Gryffindor, which could harm Tom's soul after absorbing another version of Tom's Killing Curse.
• Tom offered to teach Vincent how to achieve immortality, but Vincent rejected the offer and cut him down.
• Tom vanished in black mist, insisting that he had transcended death and could not be killed.

Aragog sent Mosag and their children away from the approaching Basilisk, while McGonagall and Flitwick prepared to face it as the castle awakened. In the Headmaster's Office, Tom tried to manipulate Vincent and Snape, then disarmed Snape and took control of the standoff; Vincent recognized Tom's wand as Lockhart's.

• Aragog told Mosag to flee with their children and thanked Hagrid for helping their kind before he stayed behind in the nest.
• McGonagall and Flitwick watched the Acromantula colony flee and prepared for the Basilisk, which emerged through the mist.
• Tom offered Harry Potter a chance to join him and claimed he could resurrect James and Lily Potter.
• Snape lost his temper and revealed himself, allowing Tom to blast Vincent with a Stunning Spell and disarm Snape.
• Tom seized Snape's wand and pointed a wand at each of them while Vincent realized the wand in Tom's hand belonged to Lockhart.

Vincent kept the sinister blank diary after McGonagall decided he was least affected by its magic. When Lockhart woke, he claimed the diary contained a delayed Fiendfyre spell, leaving the professors and students afraid it could soon burn the castle.

• Vincent showed Snape the old blank diary, and McGonagall told him to keep it because he had resisted its magic.
• Lockhart woke and claimed he felt fine, despite his injuries and confusion about the night's events.
• McGonagall explained that an unknown person had caused the Acromantulas to riot, without mentioning Tom or the Chamber of Secrets.
• Lockhart said his wand was missing and warned that his diary contained a delayed Fiendfyre spell meant to protect a list of Dark forces personnel.
• The students realized Vincent had the diary, and McGonagall considered the danger to them despite doubting Lockhart's claim.

Sam returned from Japan after delivering the enchanted wallet to Bradley, who prepared Aurors to confront a Furaikan over the Pacific. When Bradley received a letter from the Japanese Ministry of Magic, he realized Sam had anticipated trouble and ordered the Aurors to find him.

• At Tokyo International Airport, Vincent learned that a tropical cyclone had canceled flights to the Americas for three days, while Sam left by Apparition with a wallet containing rifles and bullets.
• Vincent told Sam to deposit the security money in a bank vault, and Takuma chose not to investigate the wallet or suitcase further.
• Sam returned to New York and handed Bradley the wallet before rushing away to hide from the Japanese Ministry of Magic's complaint.
• Bradley had Aurors test the fifteen rifles and prepare to face a Furaikan over the Pacific.
• After reading a letter signed by Ashiya Takuma, Bradley realized Sam had expected trouble and ordered the Aurors to find him.

Dumbledore told Vincent how Ariana’s death ended his alliance with Grindelwald, and Vincent resolved to make choices he would not regret. At Harry’s hearing, he refused to deny the Dursleys’ mistreatment but asked that they not be imprisoned, and the court placed Eric Wayne in charge of supervising them until Harry reached adulthood.

• Dumbledore recounted how his argument with Aberforth and Grindelwald ended with Ariana’s death and drove him to oppose Grindelwald.
• Vincent asked about Aurelius Dumbledore’s grave, then told Dumbledore he would not make a choice he would regret.
• On the night before the hearing, Harry remained unsure whether to forgive Petunia and Vernon, and Ron suggested he flip a coin.
• At Surrey Court, Harry denied that the Dursleys’ punishment of him was acceptable but said he did not want them sent to prison.
• Evelyn’s lawyer friend petitioned for a supervision order naming Eric Wayne, and Petunia and Vernon agreed to accept it.

Dumbledore and Moody discussed Vincent’s inventions and Moody agreed to attend the match with him. Scrimgeour later asked Moody to advise the Auror Office, but Moody rejected the offer and shut the door on him.

• Moody praised Vincent’s courage and skill, while Dumbledore said Nicolas Flamel had taught him well.
• Dumbledore invited Moody to watch the match, and Moody agreed, hoping to see Tonks.
• Scrimgeour arrived at Moody’s house and triggered several traps before reaching the door.
• Moody refused Scrimgeour’s offer to serve as a special adviser to the Auror Office and slammed the door in his face.

Lucius and the Nobili shareholders scrambled to counter the Prongs-backed series by planning The Merlin Legend, but their meeting ended in a dispute over its cast and funding. Old Flint and Madam Zabini agreed to develop it together while Lucius and Old Nott favored preparing another project as a backup.

• After Prongs announced that its series would stream exclusively on its platform, Nobili faced a surge of returns and Lucius pushed for a lavish rival production.
• Madam Zabini found Wayne dominating Witch Weekly's annual rankings and accused him of buying his popularity.
• Old Flint proposed casting Blaise Zabini as Merlin, and Old Nott agreed to invest less in the series.
• Lucius argued that Old Flint and Madam Zabini should fund The Merlin Legend themselves while the others started a separate project.
• Old Flint agreed to develop The Merlin Legend with Madam Zabini, confident it would succeed and prove his rivals wrong.

Sirius confronted Kreacher after finding Regulus’s body and demanded to learn why Regulus wore a fake locket. Kreacher revealed that Regulus had sent it to help Voldemort, and Sirius learned how Voldemort had used Kreacher to hide the real locket in a cave.

• Sirius kicked Kreacher away when it tried to mourn Regulus, then stopped it from touching the locket around Regulus’s neck.
• Kreacher clung to Sirius and asked how he had found Regulus, then revealed that Regulus had made the locket as a copy of Voldemort’s.
• Sirius forced Kreacher to explain that Regulus had volunteered it to serve Voldemort and had sent it to the Dark Lord.
• Kreacher recounted that Voldemort took it to a sea cave, made it drink the basin’s liquid, placed the real locket in the basin, and abandoned it on the island.

Vincent and Hermione rescued the injured Aurors from the ruined Ministry of Magic, where Vincent identified Luke Wood as the caster of the Chaos Blood Ash Curse. Back at Hogwarts, the Ministry’s cover story fueled student rumors, and Vincent prepared to tell his friends the truth about the previous night.

• Vincent, Hermione, and other rescuers found Fudge, Kingsley, Barty Crouch, Wales, and Tonks beneath the Ministry’s rubble, while Luke Wood remained missing.
• Scrimgeour took attendance after every Auror was rescued; three were critically injured, but no one had died outright.
• Vincent found the Chaos Blood Ash Curse in Grindelwald's Spellbook and identified Luke Wood as its caster, while Dumbledore concluded Wood had likely sacrificed himself.
• Vincent and Hermione returned to Hogwarts, where they rested as news of the Ministry’s destruction and its disputed cover story spread.
• Harry grew more troubled by the merpeople’s attack, while Vincent saw the twins, Daphne, and Cedric approach and prepared to explain what had happened.

Vincent prepared to give a statement to the Ministry of Magic about Voldemort’s return while anticipating the Ministry’s attempts to pressure him. He arrived at the Ministry with Harry, Draco, and McGonagall, where the formal questioning was about to begin.

• Vincent read the Ministry of Magic’s statement denying confirmation of Voldemort’s return and reassured his roommates that it could not threaten him into changing his testimony.
• James admitted that he and Parvati had started dating, and Vincent, Alfred, and Neville congratulated him while teasing him about his past crushes.
• Hermione worried that the Ministry might pass a law targeting Vincent and make it retroactive, but Vincent said they would not dare and reminded her of his standing in the Wizengamot and his Order of Merlin.
• Vincent met Harry and Draco at the castle entrance, and McGonagall took the three boys to the Ministry of Magic by Portkey to give their statements.

Harry and Draco were both selected as Hogwarts Champions by the Goblet of Fire, making four Champions in the Triwizard Tournament and sparking a dispute among the headmasters and students. The headmasters agreed that both boys had to compete, while Vincent and Moody waited outside as the adults discussed the incident.

• The Goblet of Fire selected Harry as a fourth Champion, prompting Madame Maxime and Karkaroff to challenge Hogwarts having two Champions.
• Dumbledore explained that the Goblet's choice could not be dismissed, and the headmasters left to discuss the situation while students argued over whether Harry or Draco had cheated.
• McGonagall quieted the students and told them that all four selected Champions had to compete under the rules.
• McGonagall and Moody brought Vincent to the room where Dumbledore, Madame Maxime, Karkaroff, Bagman, and Barty Crouch were discussing the selection.
• Karkaroff demanded that the Goblet be used again and threatened to withdraw Durmstrang, but Dumbledore concluded that Harry and Draco both had to compete.

Vincent rescued the elderly Wizards' Purity Party members from Erkstag after defeating Muller and claiming the loyalty of his replica Elder Wand. He brought the survivors to the surface but left Muller and four of his companions trapped below.

• Muller attacked La Voiture Noire with Diffindo, and Vincent flew over, disarmed him, and took his wand, recognizing it as a replica of the Elder Wand.
• Muller tried to ambush Vincent as the giant gear archway fell, but Vincent slowed, shrank, and levitated it out of danger.
• Vincent defeated Muller's four companions and returned the wand to Muller, but Muller could no longer cast spells because the wand had chosen a new master.
• Vincent rescued Hohenlieben and Gretason, then carried the forty-one elderly Wizards' Purity Party members out of Erkstag in La Voiture Noire.
• Vincent fired a Mithril net into the forest and threw Muller and his four companions down, leaving them behind as he departed.

Vincent cleared the Inferi from Voldemort’s lakeside cave and reached the basin holding the suspected Horcrux, while Sirius recovered his brother Regulus’s corpse. After discovering that Voldemort’s trap required someone to drink the poisonous liquid, Vincent challenged Dumbledore over their wager.

• Dumbledore brought Regulus Black’s corpse back to Sirius, who mourned his younger brother and thanked him.
• Vincent used Fiendfyre to evaporate much of the lake and destroy the Inferi, carefully controlling eight golden fire dragons.
• Dumbledore, Sirius, and Harry flew with Fawkes to the island, where Vincent had been studying the green basin.
• Dumbledore concluded that they would need to drink the liquid to empty the basin, but Vincent pointed out Voldemort’s trap and revealed he had burned the chain and boat.
• Vincent asked Dumbledore whether he had won their wager again.

Dumbledore confirmed that Harry and Draco would both compete as Hogwarts Champions in the Triwizard Tournament, then invited Vincent and several professors to a bedtime drink. He revealed concerns about a mysterious man in black robes and suggested that Hogwarts might strengthen its young Champions without changing the tasks.

• Moody considered what the Confundus Charm might have been intended to accomplish after Vincent said he could alter the Goblet of Fire’s rules.
• Dumbledore and the other headmasters agreed to let all four selected Champions compete, and Bagman urged Harry and Draco to support each other.
• Bagman, Barty Crouch, and Karkaroff left Hogwarts, while Dumbledore announced to the students that Harry and Draco were both Hogwarts Champions.
• Dumbledore invited Madame Maxime and several Hogwarts professors to a bedtime drink, then told them about the mysterious man in black robes.
• Dumbledore suggested that Hogwarts could strengthen Harry and Draco to protect them without lowering the difficulty of the Tournament tasks, and Madame Maxime understood his implication.

Vincent and his friends celebrated the snowfall, exchanged Christmas gifts, and discussed their Yule Ball partners. The chapter left them surprised to learn that Neville had already invited Hannah.

• Vincent and his friends built snowmen resembling Snape and Draco, then joined a snowball fight that ended in a draw.
• Filch ordered Harry and Ginny to polish armor together for the Yule Ball, while Vincent teased Hermione about helping the pair grow closer.
• Vincent and his friends exchanged gifts in their secret base at midnight, and Vincent later found that he had received an enormous pile of presents.
• James revealed that Parvati was his dance partner, Alfred said he had invited Padma, and Neville admitted that Hannah was his partner.