Chapter Summaries

Vincent remodeled Jormungandr’s eyepatch while Hermione and Daphne were attacked by Byron in the Forbidden Forest. After the girls stunned him and treated their wounds, Hermione beat him while Vincent realized they might have been targeted by Black Swan.

• Vincent reshaped Jormungandr’s Mithril hood into an eyepatch and told Hagrid he hoped to make adjustable woven material in the future.
• Vincent, Hagrid, and Jormungandr drank cola while Vincent wondered why Hermione had not returned.
• Hermione and Daphne ducked as Byron sent enchanted grass blades at them, then stunned him with two Stunning Spells.
• Hermione and Daphne removed the grass and bandaged their wounds before Hermione stomped and kicked the unconscious Byron.
• Vincent suspected Black Swan had targeted Hermione and Daphne, so he picked up his suitcase and alerted Hagrid.

Vincent, Hermione, and Daphne devised a plan to destabilize the Wizard Card market by spreading fake news that could force merchants to buy back the cards. Vincent then sold master-level potions to Ebenezer Burke, who tested him for information about the cards, but Vincent refused to reveal anything.

• Hermione and Vincent discussed how to bring down the Wizard Card scheme, but agreed that no credible public figure could expose it without being accused of bias.
• Daphne suggested dividing the merchants, and Vincent realized he could use black-market traders to provoke fluctuations in the Wizard Card market.
• Vincent proposed making the original Gwent card model seem likely to be banned, then spreading fake news through a new channel to spark panic and force merchants to buy back Wizard Cards.
• Hermione realized Vincent was studying Human Transfiguration, and Vincent admitted he was prepared to accept the consequences if his secret channel was discovered.
• Vincent visited Mr. Burke on Saturday and sold him thirteen master-level potions for six hundred Galleons.
• Ebenezer Burke offered Vincent money for information about whether Wizard Cards were a scam, but Vincent rejected the offer and insisted he could earn fortunes legally.

Vincent dominated the ski race and returned to the summit of Mount Fuji with the others, leaving Kenny and the rest to honor their bets. As the children prepared for another descent, an exhausted Italian tourist who had just reached the summit was asked to take their picture.

• Vincent widened his lead by clearing the barrier with his skis, while Aoi Sora watched his increasingly bold stunts from the Abe Family estate.
• At the foot of the mountain, Kenny admitted defeat and promised Wayne the Snakewood, while Hermione and the other bettors accepted Vincent's right to make demands.
• Vincent collected the group's ski equipment, and they began climbing again as Aoi Sora watched them with guards posted by the barrier.
• An Italian tourist struggled toward the summit near sunset, unaware that Vincent and the children had already climbed Mount Fuji twice that day.
• After the tourist reached the summit, James asked him to take a photograph, and the tourist admired the old camera before preparing the shot.

Vincent prepared protective armor for the witches’ voyage through the Seto Inland Sea, while Mie and Takuma discussed the children’s plans and Mie’s secret precautions concerning Wayne. The story left Mie relieved that her family had not antagonized Wayne, though Takuma still suspected she was hiding something.

• Vincent explained that the witches needed sealed armor and a scepter for their sea trip, and Hermione and Daphne agreed to wear the armor if they could inspect it.
• Hermione chose a red fire-dragon outfit, and Daphne chose a black dragon outfit while Vincent forged their armor.
• Mie told Takuma that the children had left Shōdo Island and asked why they had gone to the Seto Inland Sea.
• Takuma said the Magical Congress had confirmed Sam Chavez’s identity and warned Mie against creating an international dispute over Wayne.
• Mie promised to withdraw her watchers but concealed the safeguard she had arranged, and Takuma cautioned her to abandon any further plans.
• Mie recalled Wayne’s promise and felt relieved that the Ashiya family had not made him an enemy.

Vincent and Dumbledore watched a memory of young Tom Riddle, and Dumbledore explained his search for the truth behind the Gaunt Family and Voldemort’s soul magic. Vincent agreed to help investigate Voldemort’s collected objects, then was swept into a party at Owl Court’s activity room.

• Young Tom told Dumbledore that he could speak to snakes, and Dumbledore said the ability was rare but not unheard of.
• Vincent described Tom as suspicious, selfish, hypocritical, cruel, and domineering, while Dumbledore said he was still searching for people who knew how the Gaunt Family had disappeared.
• Dumbledore suggested that Voldemort’s collected objects might hold the secret to his immortality, and Vincent reluctantly agreed to look for the collection.
• Dumbledore asked Vincent to have Harry come to the Headmaster’s Office and considered finding a substitute Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• Fred and George pushed Vincent onto a platform at Owl Court’s activity room, where he announced that the party could begin.

At Vincent Wayne’s hearing, Fudge and Umbridge tried to undermine him by linking him to the Batman Family and casting suspicion on his school authority and relationship with Dumbledore. Umbridge claimed Dumbledore had arranged Vincent’s apprenticeship and purchase of Hogwarts board seats, leaving her accusations unanswered.

• Fudge cited a Muggle comic and Vincent’s alleged night wandering as evidence of a connection to the Batman Family, then repeated unverified claims that Vincent committed school violence.
• Vincent denied the accusations and pointed out that Hogwarts students could testify for him, while Fudge revealed that Vincent was a School Board Member and chairman.
• Umbridge claimed Vincent’s purchase of seven former board members’ shares was suspicious, but Vincent reminded her that he was an alchemist and wealthy.
• Umbridge alleged that Dumbledore had recommended Vincent to Nicolas Flamel and arranged for him to buy board seats using Flamel’s inheritance.
• Umbridge claimed Dumbledore had planned Vincent’s apprenticeship to protect the Sorcerer’s Stone and influence the Hogwarts board.

Devin and Clement discussed Vincent’s influence and agreed that Wayne Enterprises would partner with the Rosier Family to develop Gwent in France. At Hogwarts, Vincent successfully transformed his arm into a lion’s foreleg, taking his first step toward becoming an Animagus.

• Devin told Clement that Vincent was calm, intelligent, and talented, and they discussed Dumbledore’s regard for him and Grindelwald’s possible plans.
• Clement signed an agreement for Wayne Enterprises to license Gwent production and sales to the Rosier Family in France, and Devin added his name to the contract.
• McGonagall demonstrated Human Transfiguration to Vincent and warned him about the risks of failure.
• Vincent’s first attempt to transform his arm began to fail, but McGonagall restored it before it was harmed.
• Vincent tried again and successfully transformed his right arm into a lion’s foreleg, then changed it back.

Vincent watched the Wizengamot acquit six defendants of deliberate fraud while ordering them to compensate Wizard Card buyers, then reflected on the Ministry of Magic’s corruption and its control over Gringotts. After returning home, he learned Hermione had called and spoke with her about the verdict.

• Bones announced that the six defendants were not guilty of deliberate fraud but had to pay individual fines and jointly compensate people who bought cards through official channels.
• Dumbledore told Vincent that he had already won by weakening his competitors and limiting the chance of Gwent’s value being inflated.
• Vincent walked along the Thames, considered the Ministry’s corruption and its takeover of Gringotts, and hoped Voldemort would return soon.
• Vincent returned to Oxford Street and told Eric that he believed ten or twenty jurors had been bribed.
• Vincent called Hermione, reassured her that he was fine, and listened as she described the defendants’ claims after the verdict.

Vincent decided to leave Britain after the Death Eaters escaped Azkaban and the Ministry targeted him, handing Sirius ownership of the Alchemy Shop and the Gwent flagship store before planning a move to France with his parents. At Malfoy Manor, Bellatrix returned and Lucius welcomed Voldemort back.

• Dumbledore told Vincent that the Azkaban prisoners had escaped and that he had failed to track down the remaining fugitives.
• Vincent warned Dumbledore to keep a low profile, then gave Sirius the magical contracts transferring ownership of his two shops.
• Vincent told Eric and Evelyn that they would leave Britain, likely for France, and Eric decided they would buy new things rather than return home to pack.
• Bellatrix appeared at Malfoy Manor and addressed Narcissa and Draco as her sister and nephew.
• Lucius saw Voldemort's scarlet eyes in the corridor, knelt, and welcomed his master back.

Vincent, Sirius Black, and Lupin installed magical-signature identification on Vincent’s new three-dimensional Marauder’s Map and discovered that Vincent’s signature appeared unusually powerful even when he was not consciously casting spells. The group later settled on hiding the map inside the Sorting Hat, while Lupin invited Tonks to join them.

• Fudge decided to wait and see rather than try to stop Wayne Enterprises from launching Magical Communicators worldwide on June 18.
• Sirius Black and Lupin visited Hogwarts, and Vincent took them to an Acromantula nest to enchant his new map with magical-signature identification.
• The projected map displayed magical signatures by color, including golden Dumbledore, silver Cthulhu and Jormungandr, and Vincent’s unexpectedly silver name.
• Vincent realized his constant Occlumency explained the map’s reading, then suggested inviting Tonks because her Metamorphmagus abilities might also confuse it.
• Vincent and Sirius Black left Lupin alone in the nest, and Lupin called Tonks, who skipped work to join them.
• After considering where to conceal the map device, Vincent and Sirius Black agreed to hide it inside the Sorting Hat.

Vincent Wayne blasted into the Ministry of Magic and confronted its employees in the Minister’s golden office, declaring that the Wizarding World needed reform. After subduing the reinforcements, he walked away as Pius Thicknesse began to suspect Vincent would become the Ministry’s most troublesome enemy.

• Vincent Wayne fired an expensive armor-piercing shell through the Ministry’s underground levels and reached the corridor outside the Minister’s office.
• Vincent reflected the staff’s spells with Pandora’s shield, entered the golden office, and sat in the Minister’s chair while reinforcements gathered outside.
• Vincent summoned Fiendfyre at the office doors and challenged the employees to question the Ministry’s corruption and leadership.
• Pius Thicknesse admitted that he admired Vincent but refused to risk his job by joining him.
• Vincent defeated the approaching employees with a splitting Stunning Spell and passed Pius Thicknesse, who feared Vincent would become the Ministry’s greatest enemy.

The Ministry announced Sirius Black’s exoneration and scheduled Peter Pettigrew’s trial, while Fudge made promises to repair the Ministry’s reputation. At Hogwarts, Sirius relaxed in his dog form with Harry, Vincent, and the others as Vincent hoped their happy school life would last.

• Vincent and his friends put up photos that embarrassed Draco and the students who saw them.
• The Ministry released the truth about Sirius’s wrongful imprisonment, announced Pettigrew’s March 27 trial, and issued Fudge’s public promises.
• Sirius watched Gryffindor’s Quidditch practice in his black dog form, then greeted Harry and endured Fred and George’s teasing.
• Vincent told Hermione and Daphne he hoped to remain at Hogwarts, and they agreed before lying down beside him on the grass.
• Hermione grew jealous as Crookshanks cuddled close to Vincent, while Daphne teased her about the cat stealing him away.

Tonks suspected Wales might be involved in tampering with the Quidditch stadium, but Vincent judged that Wales lacked the authority to act alone and told her to keep watch. At the World Cup final, Fudge praised his crowd-control plans, while Vincent, Sirius Black, and the Weasley twins gathered in Sirius’s box, where Molly confiscated the twins’ latest invention.

• Tonks watched Wales during the stadium inspection, suspected his resentment gave him a motive, and sent Vincent a message about him.
• Vincent replied that Wales had a motive but lacked the authority to obtain the maintenance manual, and told Tonks to keep waiting.
• On August 17, Fudge praised his own planning for the 422nd Quidditch World Cup final as Umbridge flattered him before the VIP guests.
• Vincent and Sirius Black left Fudge’s box and joined Fred and George in Sirius’s private box.
• Fred and George showed off their latest product, but Molly confiscated their cubes and told them they had to behave to get them back.

Sirius, Lupin, McGonagall, and the others fought off the Dementors while Peter Pettigrew tried to escape. Peter seized a wand and unleashed an amplified Blasting Curse, leaving everyone caught in the explosion as the Dementors closed in.

• All 257 Dementors attacked the school, and Sirius defended himself and Peter Pettigrew with his enlarged dog Patronus.
• Lupin reached Harry and Ron, but a Dementor passed through him before Harry drove it away with a weak Patronus.
• Snape raised his wand toward Sirius, but lowered it after seeing Harry and then turned back to the attack.
• The Dementors formed a huge net that the Patronuses repelled, giving Sirius time to lift Peter and threaten him.
• Peter used Wingardium Leviosa to retrieve Wales's wand, shoved Sirius aside, and cast an amplified Blasting Curse.
• Sirius shielded Harry from the explosion, while the Dementors flew into the smoke to feed on the group's positive memories.

After Molly confiscated Fred and George's savings, the twins borrowed money from Daphne and Astoria and sought Ludo Bagman to place a World Cup bet. Bagman welcomed their hundred-Galleon stake, and the twins prepared to gamble on the match.

• Molly kept the twins' confiscated savings, and Fred and George calculated that their losses totaled nearly 30,000 Gold Galleons.
• Fred and George tried to borrow money from Sirius Black, Vincent, Cedric, and Hermione, but none of them agreed to lend any.
• Daphne and Astoria each lent the twins fifty Gold Galleons, leaving them to disagree over which invention to fund.
• Fred and George decided to earn more money by placing a bet before the World Cup match and went to find Ludo Bagman.
• Bagman warned the twins about gambling, then changed his tune when they said they wanted to bet one hundred Gold Galleons.

Vincent introduced an electronic bidding system for the Triwizard Tournament’s advertising slots, and the auction erupted into a costly rivalry between Lucius and Sirius. With the golden slot exceeding 500,000 Galleons, Lucius prepared to raise the bid further on behalf of Nobili as the meeting neared its end.

• Vincent explained the projected-screen bidding system and announced that the auction would run for 45 minutes.
• Lucius bid aggressively for the two-minute golden slot, but Sirius repeatedly outbid him by one Galleon at a time.
• Wightthorn, Cleansweep, and Comet competed for the pre-match slot while bids for the golden slot climbed past 100,000 Galleons.
• Lucius and Sirius drove the golden-slot bid beyond 500,000 Galleons as the pre-match and post-match slots also attracted substantial offers.
• Sirius made a bid exceeding 100,000 Galleons, and Lucius consulted Madam Zabini and old Nott before raising Nobili’s bid to 660,000 Galleons.

Bulgaria's Klara Ivanova dominated Peru with an aggressive Chaser strategy that reminded everyone of Vincent's style. After resting and returning to the attack, she dodged a Bludger and scored again, extending Bulgaria's lead to 120:30.

• Ivanova scored twice in the opening minutes, using aggressive attacks that made Fred and George compare her playing style to Vincent's.
• Vincent explained that relentless scoring could pressure the opposing Seeker, but warned that the strategy exhausted Ivanova's stamina.
• Levski passed the Quaffle to Ivanova with a Porskoff Ploy, and she used her Firebolt's momentum to score again before Bulgaria switched to defense.
• Eric boasted that Vincent had even greater stamina than a professional player, prompting Jennifer and Rinne to tease Hermione about him.
• After resting for ten minutes, Ivanova used a Woollongong Zigzag Flight to steal the Quaffle, dodged a Bludger, and scored to make it 120:30.

Vincent won the contest with Dumbledore and used his Magical Automaton to retrieve the locket from the basin. Dumbledore identified it as a fake, and the locket broke open to reveal a yellowed slip of paper.

• Dumbledore tried to make Vincent accept that the Horcrux might be hidden elsewhere, but Vincent insisted he drink from the basin, and Sirius and Harry declared Vincent the winner.
• Vincent recovered his second miniature Magical Automaton and reconnected with it.
• The Magical Automaton passed through the basin's invisible barrier, retrieved a locket from the emerald liquid, and carried it back to Vincent.
• Vincent and Dumbledore examined the crude locket, and Dumbledore identified it as a fake.
• Vincent threw the locket to the ground, causing its yellow gemstone to fall out and a yellowed slip of paper to emerge.

Vincent and Hermione spent the afternoon together, then went shopping and cooked dinner at Vincent’s house. After Vincent’s romantic dinner plan led to another long night together, Hermione woke up biting him and declared she would keep reminding him of the price for bullying her.

• Hermione bit Vincent’s shoulder and teased him as they got ready to go out for dinner.
• Vincent and Hermione left the house, shopped on Oxford Street, and returned with groceries.
• Fred and George called after seeing a missing-person notice, and Vincent showed them Hermione at his house.
• Vincent and Hermione cooked a lavish dinner, and Vincent set candles and wine for a romantic meal.
• Hermione woke up biting Vincent, then gave him another bite mark and warned she would remind him every day.

Vincent completed the first Magical Base Station production line and planned to broadcast the Quidditch World Cup while preparing for possible interference from magical governments. After asking Eric to obtain modern weapons and vehicles for self-defense, Vincent revealed that his magical strength was likely greater than Sam’s.

• Vincent persuaded Rita and Chief Editor Gufei to establish Wayne Broadcasting Company, then finished the first Magical Base Station production line.
• Eric told Vincent that Bugatti’s new car prototype was complete, and Vincent proposed going to Italy early so he could broadcast the Quidditch World Cup.
• Vincent asked Eric to obtain an extensive list of weapons and vehicles, and Eric agreed to arrange them for self-defense.
• Eric delivered the first batch of equipment, and Vincent carried a heavy crate upstairs with one hand.
• Vincent told Eric that he would probably be a little stronger than Sam in a direct fight, leaving Eric to realize his son had reached the Wizarding World’s top tier.