Chapter Summaries

Vincent challenged Trelawney’s ominous tea-leaf reading by applying her vague interpretation to his own cup, leaving the class doubtful of her predictions. Afterward, Vincent and Hermione headed back to the dormitory to use the Time-Turner before their other classes.

• Trelawney told Harry that his teacup showed the Grim and called it an omen of death.
• Vincent questioned how students could judge competing readings, and Trelawney dismissed Hermione’s favorable interpretation of his cup.
• Trelawney read Vincent’s pattern as the infinite and agreed it foretold countless difficult journeys; Vincent turned her prediction into an argument for facing life positively.
• The students left Divination unsettled, and James praised Vincent for giving Trelawney a taste of her own medicine.
• Vincent and Hermione went back to the dormitory to use the Time-Turner while the others entered Transfiguration.

At a hearing over rumors of Voldemort’s return, Fudge tried to use the Information Security Act to accuse Vincent Wayne and Dumbledore of breaking the law and endangering the wizarding world. The hearing ended in an uproar as Fudge’s witnesses entered, though their identities were not yet revealed.

• Fudge opened the hearing and accused Vincent Wayne and Dumbledore of spreading false information about Voldemort’s return.
• Vincent admitted he had used a Magical Base Station he had set up himself, while denying that he had infiltrated or used anyone else’s station.
• Ogden and Marchbanks challenged the legality of the Eleventh Decree and questioned Fudge’s claim that an emergency justified its passage.
• Fudge declared that the wizarding world was in a state of emergency and accused Vincent and Dumbledore of causing panic and trying to divide it.
• Dumbledore demanded evidence, and Fudge summoned witnesses as Aurors and Delores escorted two chained figures into the courtroom, shocking the observers.

After clearing several bases, Eric and his team accepted MI6’s high-paying arms deal and sold weapons to Osama in Sudan. As they headed back across the desert, a wizard attacked them, and Eric snapped the wizard’s wand just as a fiery shockwave erupted.

• Eric told the team MI6 wanted to buy weapons for three times the usual price, and the team agreed to the deal with the condition that MI6 stay out of the transaction and their withdrawal.
• Eric and his team met Osama in Sudan, exchanged weapons for three suitcases, and received twenty million dollars.
• Andrew reported a person blocking the road, and Eric ordered the vehicles to stop and prepare for combat.
• A wizard blocked the team’s bullets with a Shield Charm and sent them back, leaving three men down.
• Eric caught the wizard by Apparition, seized his wand, and snapped it before the wizard could cast Expelliarmus.

Rita investigated the bloodied Half-Girl Pub and speculated that its owner had imprisoned Muggles for the entertainment of wizard customers. Her report reached Hogwarts the next morning, where Hermione suspected Vincent was behind the rescue and the attack at Spinner’s End.

• Rita explored the Half-Girl Pub and found cells, restraints, and other evidence suggesting that prisoners had been held beneath its wine cellar.
• Rita photographed the pub and concluded that Tash had imprisoned Muggles for customers to abuse, then published a sensational report based on her speculation.
• Vincent arrived at breakfast after a night spent securing money from the pub’s owners and visiting Rita.
• Cho received the newspaper first, and its headline about Rita exposing the wizarding world’s dark side stunned the students.
• Hermione read the report, recognized Vincent’s likely role in rescuing the prisoners, and connected him to the attack at Spinner’s End.

Vincent, Hermione, Sirius Black, and Lupin found the Goblins Hall hideout and discovered it had been attacked. After finding a murdered goblin killed by the Killing Curse, they decided to continue investigating whoever was responsible.

• Vincent used the Serpent Staff to penetrate the anti-scrying magic and triggered an alarm at the tree hollow.
• When nothing else happened, Vincent suspected the goblins had fled after an attack rather than moved away.
• Vincent destroyed the enchantment, and the group found gold fragments that Hermione realized had formed a door.
• Sirius Black and Lupin examined a mummified goblin corpse and concluded it had been killed by the Killing Curse.
• Hermione insisted that they continue investigating the murderer.

Hermione escalated a student brawl to overwhelm the Aurors at Hogwarts while McGonagall watched and left. In the underground passage, Vincent persuaded Tonks to provide information that he planned to use to clear himself and Snape and damage Fudge’s standing.

• Hermione made long tables fly at the scouting team, then cast jinxes that reignited the Great Hall brawl and left the Aurors overwhelmed.
• McGonagall watched the chaos unfold and entered the Ministry of Magic’s Temporary Headquarters.
• Vincent used a wandless Silencing Charm in his cell and learned from Tonks that the Ministry had brought him in to clear him of suspicion.
• Vincent told Tonks he could clear both himself and Snape while harming Fudge’s reputation, but needed information about the Aurors and scouting team.
• Tonks agreed to give Vincent the information the next day, then grew angry at Kingsley for keeping Vincent’s nature from her.

Vincent watched Auror Wales take Scabbers from Ron and turned the incident into potential news for the Owl Court Club. When the Ministry searched Vincent’s dormitory, Wales found no prohibited items, though he inspected Vincent’s unusual possessions in detail.

• Wales confiscated Scabbers from Ron, insisting that the missing rat had to undergo inspection before Ron could reclaim it.
• Vincent offered Wales a reward and a Wayne Enterprises membership card, then privately celebrated the incident as news material.
• Hermione told Vincent that Fred and George were editing the video, and Vincent said he was planning to acquire The Daily Prophet and had arranged for Magical Automatons to watch two people.
• Wales led a search of the student dormitories and carefully inspected the contents of Vincent’s Mithril Briefcase.
• Wales found an honorary badge, a Brain-Boosting Potion, and a pouch containing tens of thousands of Gold Galleons, but pocketed none of the money.

Hermione, Jennifer, and Rinne discussed their relationships, watched horror films together, and then joined Vincent to welcome their friends arriving in Italy for the Quidditch World Cup. The chapter ended with Molly bringing the Weasley twins and the other children to meet Vincent and the girls at the airport.

• Jennifer said that she and Kenny had only reached the kissing stage, while Hermione admitted that she and Vincent had done everything except the last step; Rinne explained that family business left her little time for romance.
• Hermione projected Alien from her Magical Communicator, and she, Jennifer, and Rinne watched several horror films before falling asleep together.
• Hermione told Jennifer and Rinne that she was going with Vincent to meet their friends, who were arriving by airplane to watch the Quidditch World Cup.
• Vincent met Sirius Black, Molly, Fred, George, and the other children outside Bologna Airport, where Fred and George rushed over to embrace him.
• Molly pulled Fred and George away by their ears and apologized to Vincent, while the twins joked around with him and won the three girls' favor.

Vincent and his companions finished their Diagon Alley shopping, where they encountered Tonks arresting a thief and learned from Lestrange that she was descended from the Black family. They returned to the Leaky Cauldron, where the gathered families prepared to share a meal.

• Vincent and his companions ran into Cedric and Cho outside Potage's Cauldron Shop, then bought ice cream before continuing their errands.
• Tonks chased down and arrested a thief in Diagon Alley, greeting Vincent before Apparating away with her captive.
• Lestrange told Vincent that Tonks's biological mother was Andromeda Black, making Tonks a distant relative of his family.
• Vincent and the others bought potion ingredients, including Acromantula Venom, and finished their shopping.
• Vincent and his companions returned to the Leaky Cauldron, where the Weasleys and the Dursleys were already gathered.

After Scabbers disappeared, Hogwarts students searched for him while Ron feared the worst. Vincent and Hermione traveled back five hours and discovered that their Tracking Charm worked on Scabbers but behaved strangely, then Vincent posted a reward notice as the search continued without success.

• Students searched the grounds and castle for Scabbers, while Draco mocked Ron and Ron nearly attacked him.
• Lavender comforted Ron at dinner and lent him a handkerchief.
• Vincent and Hermione used the Time-Turner to return to Care of Magical Creatures, where they watched Scabbers flee from Ron's pocket into the castle.
• Vincent and Hermione found that their Tracking Charm failed on Scabbers but produced a streak of light when aimed at Vincent.
• Vincent posted a notice offering a reward for Scabbers, and the students resumed searching without finding him.

Vincent brought Astoria, Daphne, Hermione, the twins, Cedric, and Rolf to the Forbidden Forest to introduce Little Black to its new friends. Little Black accepted food and tolerated the animals, but kept dodging Rolf while Vincent's group left for class.

• Vincent invited Astoria to visit Jormungandr and a new friend, and she brought Yumi along.
• At the cabin, Hermione reassured Fred and George that Little Black was harmless, and the others took turns petting it.
• Little Black repeatedly dodged Rolf's attempts to touch it, sending him chasing after the dog around a tree.
• Jormungandr returned with a roasted Acromantula leg, and Little Black ate it along with Vincent's steak.
• Vincent caught Gu Gu after the eagle tried to land on his forehead, while Little Black watched and finished its food.
• Cedric hurried back to the castle for Potions Class as Fred and George followed, teasing him along the way.

Vincent and Viktor agreed to use the Imposter Mask for infiltration, provided those being impersonated stayed safe. Vincent began developing new equipment and asked Hermione to help design distinctive white robes, leaving the group preparing for a high-profile debut.

• Vincent showed Viktor that the Imposter Mask prototype worked, and Viktor proposed using it for infiltration.
• Vincent agreed on the condition that the people being replaced would remain safe, and Viktor guaranteed their protection.
• Vincent rejected infiltrating the International Confederation of Wizards and planned a high-profile debut instead.
• Vincent spent two days refining a robe that blocked detection but remained dissatisfied with its appearance.
• Vincent contacted Hermione, who suggested white robes decorated with Magical Runes.

Hermione trained with Vincent while the Weasley twins prepared a prank for Snape ahead of the Halloween feast. At the feast, Vincent watched the gathered students and professors from an enlarged pumpkin as Dumbledore opened the celebration.

• Hermione sparred with Vincent, who encouraged her to keep training and planned to hint at something during their practice that night.
• Vincent declined Fred and George's invitation to prank Snape, warning that he was already on Snape's blacklist.
• Snape finished brewing a potion with Wayne's alchemical equipment and left his office, triggering Fred and George to set up prank traps outside it.
• Vincent climbed into a pumpkin to watch the Halloween feast, and Fred and George joined him before Cedric, Hermione, Daphne, and Astoria gathered in their enlarged pumpkin.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students and declared the Halloween feast open.

Vincent tested his repaired Rascal Rabbit by racing into the Forbidden Forest, while Tonks and Wales pursued him through its dangers. Tonks encountered the forest’s strange inhabitants but did not find Vincent, and she left after discovering the supposedly vicious werewolves playing Gwent.

• Dumbledore gave Vincent the Resurrection Stone after Harry returned from the Gaunt Family Home, and Fawkes took them back to Hogwarts.
• Vincent flew the Rascal Rabbit toward the Forbidden Forest, and Tonks and Wales followed him to verify his identity.
• Wales fell while confronting Jormungandr, and Tonks continued pursuing Vincent past Acromantulas and a flying car.
• Tonks crossed Bane’s centaur territory and passed young Unicorns before climbing toward the werewolves’ mountain.
• Tonks found Warwick and the werewolves playing Gwent, then quietly slipped away.

Vincent and Hermione traveled to Bristol for their first date, enjoying the city’s food and each other’s company. Rinne arrived at St Nicholas Market while they settled into a Chinese restaurant, unaware she was nearby.

• Vincent drove Hermione to Bristol, and they shared affectionate conversation on the way.
• Vincent and Hermione explored St Nicholas Market, sampled street food, and talked about Rinne.
• Rinne drove to St Nicholas Market and crossed the road to enter it.
• Vincent and Hermione sat down at a cozy Chinese restaurant, where Vincent recognized its Cantonese menu and the proprietress praised him to Hermione.
• Vincent and Hermione ordered Cantonese dishes and drinks while discussing Chinese cuisine.

Vincent test-drove the Bugatti Veyron prototype to a record 417 km/h and completed an extreme high-speed inertia drift. He emerged unharmed and reunited with Hermione, while Luca praised the test data’s value for improving the production car.

• Vincent began the Veyron’s track test with a perfect launch, reaching 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and taking a right-angle turn at 276 km/h.
• Vincent accelerated past 400 km/h as the research team, including Hermione, watched the test screen.
• Vincent reached 417 km/h, then performed an inertia drift through the U-turn at 301 km/h.
• Vincent ended the test because the tires were badly worn and drove back to the side of the track.
• Hermione rushed into Vincent’s arms and checked that he was unharmed.
• Luca congratulated Vincent and said the test data would help improve the production version.

Vincent and the others disguised themselves in colorful knight armor before destroying their yacht near Awaji Island to fake their disappearance. The next morning, Enforcement Squad captain Ito began his weekly rotation and took responsibility for patrolling Awaji.

• Vincent assigned the group their armor, and Kenny reluctantly accepted a purple cobra suit while Neville overcame his fear and chose the dark blue bat armor.
• Rinne and the others emerged in their costumes as Vincent gave the suits names such as Femme, Raia, Ouja, and Knight Armor.
• James asked whether Vincent had based the costumes on the Masked Rider template, and Vincent claimed the outfits would make them look like a film crew.
• Vincent led the group off the yacht as it exploded and sank near an uninhabited beach on Awaji Island.
• The next morning, Ito began his weekly post rotation and took charge of monitoring Awaji Island.

Vincent, Hermione, and Daphne spied on Cedric as he tried to grow closer to Cho by bringing food for her little creatures. After Cedric left, Vincent revealed that Cho planned to try out for the Quidditch team as a Seeker, while warning the others that the Ashiya family might be watching them.

• Cedric nervously asked Cho whether Little White was with her, then left when Marietta called Cho away.
• Vincent, Hermione, and Daphne hid near Cho's tent and gossiped about Cedric's crush while pretending to play cards.
• Cedric returned with a Japanese lunchbox for the little creatures and chatted with Marietta about Abe Soukou and Cho's musical interests.
• Cho came back, and Cedric said he had only brought food for the little ones before leaving; he then spotted Vincent, Hermione, and Daphne outside the tent.
• Hermione and Daphne agreed to keep Cedric's feelings secret, and Vincent told them Cho wanted to try out for the school team as a Seeker.
• Vincent warned Hermione and Daphne that the Ashiya family might be watching them from the opposite island, then said they could sleep soundly.

The Wayne Family partnered with Ferdinand Piëch and Volkswagen to develop Bugatti’s ambitious production sports car. Back in Italy, they woke to a newspaper article praising Fudge’s inspection of Azkaban, which exposed the Ministry’s corruption to them once again.

• Vincent showed Ferdinand Piëch the Deathly Hallows symbol and explained his connection to Grindelwald, changing Ferdinand’s view of the wizarding world.
• Ferdinand reviewed Bugatti’s concept drawings and agreed that Volkswagen and Bugatti would jointly develop the car and share their technological achievements.
• Vincent teased Ferdinand about developing Porsche’s active rear wing by the following year, and the Wayne Family returned to Campogalliano.
• An owl delivered a newspaper that made Eric furious with its article praising Fudge and his inspection of Azkaban.
• Vincent read the article and joined Eric in throwing the newspaper away.

After finishing thirteen custom diving suits, Vincent finally slept while Hermione and Daphne rested in his room, then woke to feed them noodles. The group prepared to leave for the underwater expedition the next day.

• Vincent completed thirteen enchanted diving suits after working through the night and stored them in a suitcase.
• Vincent covered the sleeping Hermione and Daphne with blankets, then teased Kenny while bringing dishes to the kitchen.
• Vincent served breakfast and told the group they would leave the following day after he got some rest.
• Hermione and Daphne woke at night, found Vincent had left their room, and hurried to the kitchen when they smelled tomato and egg noodles.
• Vincent split the remaining noodles between Hermione and Daphne and began making another bowl.