Chapter Summaries

After Vincent rejected the locket’s power and handed it to Dumbledore, Sirius brought Regulus home to the Black Ancestral Home. There, Sirius discovered a book explaining Horcruxes and how to make them.

• Vincent gave the locket to Dumbledore, saying it did not belong to him.
• Sirius collected Regulus and told Mrs. Black that he was taking his brother home.
• Sirius, Harry, Vincent, and Kreacher went to Regulus’s room in the Black Ancestral Home.
• Sirius laid Regulus on the bed and welcomed him home while Kreacher prepared clean clothes.
• Sirius found Secrets of the Darkest Art beneath an old textbook and opened it to a page about Horcruxes.

Bagman ended his cooperation with Ferdie and intimidated the goblin, who used its enchanted armor to turn invisible. At the Quidditch World Cup final, Vincent endured Fudge’s introductions and publicity duties before the match presentation began.

• Bagman told Ferdie that their cooperation was over and threatened the goblin when it tried to stop him.
• Ferdie turned invisible with its golden armor after Ministry employees passed through the corridor.
• Fudge introduced Harry and Sirius to Minister Oubransdeng, then showed him the Malfoy family.
• Sirius told Harry he could leave the VIP box, while Vincent returned exhausted from socializing and complained about his hard life.
• The stadium screens showed highlights from the World Cup before the Bulgarian and Irish teams were introduced for the final.

Durmstrang arrived at Hogwarts, and Hermione recognized Viktor Krum while Harry tried to make Ron understand that Krum had feelings for her. The delegations entered the Great Hall, where Ron remained oblivious and Harry decided to borrow books about emotional intelligence from Hermione.

• Aboard a ship that emerged from the Black Lake, Karkaroff greeted Dumbledore and introduced Viktor Krum to the Hogwarts students.
• Hermione recognized Krum and wondered whether he might be the same Viktor associated with Vincent, while Ron excitedly identified the famous Quidditch player.
• Harry and Ron discussed whether Krum had shown romantic interest in Hermione, but Ron insisted Krum had only wanted to thank her.
• The Hogwarts and Durmstrang delegations entered the Great Hall as students tried to catch a glimpse of Krum and ask for his autograph.
• Harry called Ron an oblivious straight man and decided to borrow books about emotional intelligence from Hermione after the feast.

Vincent and Hermione visited the Italian Ministry of Magic beneath St. Peter’s Square to discuss a partnership with Minister Marcello Fabius Scipio. After learning about the Ministry’s history and entering its grand hall, they were escorted toward the minister’s office.

• Vincent and Hermione entered St. Peter’s Square and were guided by a bishop in white to a hidden entrance beneath an obelisk.
• Vincent and Hermione passed the Testament of Oath sculptures and explored the classical Italian Ministry of Magic.
• Vincent introduced himself and Hermione to a receptionist and said they wanted to discuss a partnership with Minister Marcello Fabius Scipio.
• The receptionist confirmed that Minister Scipio was available and led Vincent and Hermione onto a floating column bound for his office.

After seeing Hermione enter a tent with a man, Viktor Krum drank with Ivanova and told her about his unrequited feelings for Hermione. Ivanova recognized the man as Wayne but concealed his identity so Krum could focus on the upcoming matches.

• After Bulgaria won its match, Krum saw Hermione enter a luxurious tent arm in arm with an unfamiliar man.
• Krum drank heavily until Ivanova noticed his mood and offered to keep him company.
• Krum told Ivanova he had fallen for Hermione and had seen her enter the tent with another man.
• Ivanova recalled Hermione sitting beside Wayne during the semifinals and recognized the man from Krum's description as Wayne.
• Ivanova kept Wayne's identity secret and encouraged Krum to focus on the next matches.
• Krum felt better after talking with Ivanova, and they began celebrating his Golden Snitch catch.

Lucius saw the Magical Base Stations as a chance for the Malfoy Family to recover its wealth, while the Quidditch World Cup semifinals opened with a spectacular Magical Projection display. The chapter left Bagman considering a partnership with foreign bookies and fans watching flocks of illusory Golden Snidgets.

• Lucius returned to Malfoy Manor, learned Draco had grown quiet, and decided the Malfoy Family should invest in the Magical Base Stations.
• Lucius concluded Wayne would have to share control and profits, and planned for the Malfoy Family to seize a large share of the market.
• The Quidditch World Cup semifinals began at Mont Blanc, where Ludo Bagman found almost no viewers watching the British Ministry's broadcast.
• Bagman realized he might earn more by working with foreign bookies and using his ability to manipulate broadcast delays.
• Wayne Enterprises ended its broadcast advertisements, and Magical Projection filled the stadium with a lifelike forest and flocks of Golden Snidgets.

Rinne reunited Jennifer with Vincent, Kenny, and Hermione, who had transformed since school and was now Vincent’s girlfriend. Hermione explained how she had patiently pursued Vincent, revealing that their relationship had lasted seven years because of the Time-Turner.

• Vincent drove Kenny to the hotel in seven minutes, then left him waiting at the elevator.
• Rinne brought Jennifer to their room and sent Kenny to the room across the hall.
• Hermione arrived, and Jennifer and Kenny were shocked by how much she had changed.
• Hermione told Jennifer and Rinne how she had won Vincent over through years of attention, patience, and honesty.
• Hermione revealed that she had waited three years, or seven years when counting the Time-Turner, and explained its use to Jennifer.

Wales lost narrowly to Uganda in the Quidditch match, and Dumbledore then took Vincent, Harry, and Sirius to investigate the sea cave he believed held Tom's Horcrux. Vincent found a submerged passage and a magical barrier beyond it, leaving Dumbledore poised to enter the dangerous cave.

• Wales lost to Uganda 110:270 after Uganda's Seeker caught the Golden Snitch, though the match spared Wales a crushing defeat.
• Dumbledore told Vincent he had found a memory of Tom that pointed to a sea cave as a possible Horcrux hiding place.
• Vincent, Harry, Sirius Black, and Dumbledore traveled by Fawkes to a small island and located a crack in the cliff that led underwater.
• Vincent sent miniature Magical Automatons through the submerged passage, but lost contact with them beyond a magical restriction.
• Dumbledore cast a waterproofing charm, accepted Vincent's alchemical lights, and slid into the sea cave.

Rinne accepted that she had moved on from Kenny and wished Hermione happiness, while privately deciding to take control of the Shingu Family. Vincent and Hermione returned to London for a romantic dinner, where they discovered that Gordon Ramsay was the head chef at Eggplant Restaurant.

• Rinne told Hermione that Kenny had only been a passerby in her life and wished her happiness with Vincent.
• Rinne watched Vincent and Hermione leave, reflecting that taking over the Shingu Family would soon end her freedom to travel.
• Vincent and Hermione returned to London and chose Eggplant Restaurant for dinner.
• Vincent arranged a candlelit meal and met the restaurant's head chef, Gordon Ramsay.
• Vincent asked Gordon to prepare something innovative, and Gordon promised a perfect dinner.

After the Weasleys and Malfoys fought in Diagon Alley, Lockhart intervened with a painful healing spell and returned a book to the Weasley family. On the drive home, Vincent and his parents discussed Lockhart’s behavior and suspected Dumbledore had a lesson in mind, while Vincent remained wary of the new professor.

• Hagrid gently set Arthur down and tossed Lucius aside, while Narcissa protected Draco and Lucius vowed the dispute was not over.
• Lockhart appeared and tried to heal Lucius, accidentally injuring him further before taking the damaged Transfiguration book to return to Ginny.
• Lockhart embraced Vincent and offered to send him a collector’s edition of his books, but Vincent left Diagon Alley with his parents.
• In the car, Vincent and his parents discussed Lockhart’s fame, his apparent lack of substance, and whether he had deliberately mishandled the healing spells.
• Vincent suggested Dumbledore had arranged the situation to teach students about people beneath their public image, but he remained convinced Lockhart was not simple.

Harry found comfort in Sirius’s support after false news targeted him, and Sirius recruited Lupin to investigate and confront the Malfoy family. By evening, they met at Number 12 Grimmauld Place with black-market intelligence to begin planning their response.

• Sirius told Harry that the false news had been removed from the Ministry of Magic and promised to fight those targeting him.
• Harry told Sirius about recent events at Hogwarts, and Sirius reassured him that he could always turn to his godfather.
• Sirius called Lupin and proposed joining forces against the Malfoy family, despite suspecting someone else had planted the article.
• Sirius and Lupin agreed to gather intelligence, with Lupin using the black market network and Sirius approaching influential people.
• Sirius and Lupin met at the renovated Number 12 Grimmauld Place, where Lupin showed Sirius the intelligence he had gathered.

Vincent arrived at Hogwarts with Hermione and reunited with the Weasley twins, then discovered that reclaiming seven School Board seats had given him part of the castle’s authority. The chapter left Vincent as Hogwarts’ largest School Board Member in a thousand years, able to sense and control parts of the castle.

• Fred and George tried to hug Vincent and Hermione, then competed with Cedric, James, and Alfred for the chance to drive Vincent’s car.
• Vincent and Hermione rode to the castle with Daphne and Astoria, while the girls teased Hermione about her relationship with Vincent.
• Cedric won the car key after the group raced to the castle, and the twins followed him inside with mischievous grins.
• Vincent stopped Peeves’s water balloon attack by raising the floor, then realized he could sense activity around the castle and control it.
• Hermione connected Vincent’s new powers to the seven School Board seats he reclaimed upon entering Hogwarts, making him the school’s largest Board Member in a thousand years.

Vincent returned to Germany with the old men and drew the Ministry of Magic’s attention while they sought out their relatives. He provoked a fight with German Aurors, then vanished during their attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Vincent and the old men arrived at Tempelhof Airport, where the old men began their mission to meet their relatives under Ministry surveillance.
• Vincent waited in a café while German Aurors gathered around him, then left to face four men who confronted him on the street.
• Vincent used the Dominator Pistol and his ring’s defensive barrier to defeat the four men, then spotted someone watching from an alley.
• More than a dozen Aurors attacked Vincent, but he vanished before their spells could hit him.
• The Aurors used Revealing Charms to search for Vincent, then an eerie blue glimmer appeared among them.

After becoming a wanted dark wizard, Vincent prepared to leave Britain for Germany with Fallen Paradise and arranged to transfer his businesses. At the Hog’s Head Pub, he reunited with his friends and told Hermione she would stay behind, though she insisted she was not breaking up with him.

• Vincent accepted Scrimgeour’s offer to let him leave Britain before the Aurors came to arrest him at dawn.
• Vincent told Fallen Paradise that they would all go to Germany, and arranged to transfer the Alchemy Shop and Gwent flagship store while moving the factory.
• Vincent received Dumbledore’s message to meet at the Hog’s Head Pub and left his group to pack.
• Vincent arrived at the Hog’s Head Pub, where his friends were celebrating, and Hermione brought him food.
• Vincent told Hermione he was going to Germany and that she had to stay behind, but Hermione grabbed his hand and said she was not breaking up with him.

Vincent met Devine Rosier and Viktor intimidated him into cooperating, while the group at Hogwarts explored more of Snape’s memories. The chapter left Vincent and Viktor preparing to approach the Rosier Family after the Greengrass Family, as Hermione and the others watched Snape meet James and Sirius on the Hogwarts Express.

• Devine Rosier met Vincent at an ice cream shop and said he would accompany him to the Greengrass Family.
• Viktor confronted Devine, who recognized him as the American head of the Wizards' Purity Party and became cautious.
• Vincent and Viktor discussed their plans and considered the Rosier Family as their next target after the Greengrass Family.
• Hermione and the others entered Snape’s memories again and watched him argue with James Potter and Sirius Black on the Hogwarts Express.
• Snape was sorted into Slytherin, while Lily Evans was sorted into Gryffindor.

Vincent’s friends discussed how the Muggle torturers should be punished while Aberforth kept the captives hidden until they could be handed over. As Fudge pressured Scrimgeour to blame two mysterious wizards, someone dumped fifty-three injured suspects outside the Ministry, and Tonks recognized them as customers of Tash Hermond’s bar.

• Vincent told his friends that Professor Dumbledore had the Muggle torturers and that the Ministry of Magic would take them away.
• Aberforth read Rita’s account of the victims, then checked on dozens of blindfolded captives hidden in the Hog’s Head cellar.
• Scrimgeour told Fudge that the Ministry had few leads, but Fudge ordered him to use traces of Dark Magic at Spinner’s End to divert public attention toward two mysterious wizards.
• Scrimgeour led Aurors, including Tonks, to investigate Knockturn Alley and Spinner’s End after lunch.
• Tonks and Kingsley found fifty-three bound, injured wizards left around the Ministry entrance and nearby alley.
• Tonks recognized the captives as customers of Tash Hermond’s bar, and Scrimgeour saw their delivery as a provocation against the Ministry.

Eric presented Bugatti’s design team with plans for a 1,000-horsepower supercar, while Vincent reassured the Wayne family that his teacher could secure Volkswagen’s help with development. Meanwhile, the Weasleys visited the Giza pyramids, where Bill explained that alchemists were gathering to study the Emerald Tablet.

• Eric showed Bugatti’s design team his advanced supercar plans, and Marcello Gandini warned that the technology and weight would be difficult to manage.
• Eric told the design team to focus on making the car real rather than worrying about cost, then took his family to a hotel.
• Vincent told Eric and Evelyn that his teacher had connections to the Volkswagen Group and might arrange research and development assistance.
• The Weasley family arrived in Cairo, reunited with Bill, and traveled to the Giza Plateau after lunch.
• Bill explained that alchemists inside the Great Pyramid were studying the Emerald Tablet and its teaching of balance among body, mind, and soul.

Dumbledore and Hayahiko concluded that the children’s disappearance was likely deliberate, and Dumbledore revealed that he had found them. Vincent tried to evade Dumbledore underwater, but was caught and began negotiating how to explain the group’s disappearance.

• Dumbledore told Hayahiko that the children’s lack of resistance suggested they had been unable to use magic, and the two suspected the disappearance was not an accident.
• Hayahiko recounted Vincent’s recent conflicts and concluded the children had likely made a spur-of-the-moment decision to leave.
• Dumbledore told Hayahiko he had found the children and chose not to expose their farce.
• Vincent spotted Dumbledore’s phoenix Patronus underwater and fled before it could speak to him.
• Dumbledore caught Vincent in an underwater cave, and Vincent proposed blaming the Wizards' Purity Party and asked whether Dumbledore planned to pin the incident on Tom.

Vincent kept Little White’s Nine-Tailed Fox identity secret while the group prepared to celebrate the New Year with the Shingu Family. At the Shingu residence, Vincent, Rinne, Hermione, Daphne, Cho, Marietta, Kenny, and Jennifer compared casting styles and uncovered differences between European, Japanese, and North American magic.

• Vincent decided to protect Little White’s secret after realizing it could deceive wizards but not an Occlumency master.
• Vincent, Cedric, and Rolf agreed to spend the Japanese New Year with the Shingu Family.
• Vincent, Rinne, Hermione, and Daphne tested spells and found that European wizards favored accurate targeted casting while Japanese wizards were better at non-targeted casting.
• Cho brought Marietta to join the group, and they found that North American wizards cast quickly but had poor accuracy.
• Kenny and Jennifer tested their hornbeam wands, and Vincent concluded that combining different casting strengths required intensive practice.

Vincent and Sam tortured the shop owner until he revealed that a lavishly spending stranger had asked about Vincent and the Wayne family, then forced him to lead them to his hidden goods. In a passage guarded by dark creatures, Vincent and Sam cast the Patronus Charm, terrifying the shop owner and revealing that they were more than the feared Night Wraith and Dream Killer he knew.

• Vincent and Sam beat the shop owner and his accomplices while questioning them about who had asked about Vincent.
• The shop owner revealed that a lavishly spending stranger had asked about Vincent and the Wayne family.
• Sam forced the shop owner to lead them to the hidden goods beneath the cellar, where Sam destroyed barrels protected by curses and dark magic.
• Vincent and Sam followed the shop owner through a foul-smelling passage, where he offered them half the goods and then ordered the guards to attack.
• Vincent and Sam cast the Patronus Charm, causing the dark creatures in the walls to writhe and shriek and leaving the shop owner terrified.