Chapter Summaries

Snape rescued Vincent and Hermione from a pack of werewolves, then learned they had been investigating Sirius Black and the Dementors. He sent them back to the castle with healing potions and remained behind, enraged by the tall, thin werewolf.

• Snape detected Dark Magic and rushed to Vincent and Hermione, driving the werewolves into agony with Ultimate Lumos.
• Snape warned the injured Vincent and Hermione not to move, then explained how lycanthropy and pure-blood werewolves differed.
• Vincent told Snape they had followed a suspected Sirius Black from Hogsmeade and mentioned that the Dementors seemed drawn to the school.
• Snape angrily stunned the werewolves, gave Vincent and Hermione Miracle Potion, and ordered them to find McGonagall at the castle.
• After Vincent and Hermione left, Snape stared at the tall, thin werewolf with disgust and hatred.

Aiden Selwyn accepted Lucius Malfoy's offer to join a plot against Muggles in exchange for absolute control over his work. Meanwhile, Vincent failed to find the escaped Aiden and resumed his Ministry routine disguised as Scrimgeour, provoking Fudge's anger.

• Lucius Malfoy offered Aiden Selwyn resources and freedom to target Muggles as part of a plan to counter Wayne's actions.
• Aiden demanded absolute control over his work, then shook hands with Lucius and joined his group.
• Vincent and Hunter learned that Aiden had escaped into the sewers, while Vincent ordered them to stay vigilant and rely on the deployed Type-A Spheres.
• Vincent disguised himself as Scrimgeour and ignored Fudge during a Ministry meeting, leaving Fudge furious.

Harry told Draco that he could reject the identity Voldemort had forced on him and choose who he wanted to be. Draco was shaken by Harry’s words, then received a coded message from his mother warning him not to come home for Christmas.

• Harry told Draco about removing the piece of Voldemort inside him and urged Draco to choose his own identity rather than accept being Voldemort’s servant.
• Fred, George, Cedric, Hermione, and Daphne eavesdropped on Harry and Draco, and Hermione warned the twins not to spread what they had heard.
• Draco returned to the Slytherin common room and began writing his essay on the dangers of brewing Wolfsbane Potion.
• Draco received a coded message from his mother saying that hyacinths had bloomed, the wind outside the greenhouse was strong, and he should not come home for Christmas because the greenhouse needed repairs.
• Pansy asked Blaise about the Malfoy family, but he warned her not to get involved before she walked away.

Vincent freed 231 owls from the Owl Post Office’s magical contracts and escaped with Hermione. On a hillside, Hermione learned that Gellert Grindelwald was Vincent’s mentor and confessed that she cared about him, but their near-kiss was interrupted by Dementors.

• Vincent used the Alder Wand to break the owls’ contracts, housed all 231 owls in a magical wooden house, and escaped with Hermione.
• Vincent told Hermione that he had learned Dark Magic from another mentor, and she deduced that the mentor was Gellert Grindelwald.
• Vincent and Hermione discussed Grindelwald’s ideals and the danger of conflict between wizards and Muggles, and Vincent mentioned that three old men had placed heavy pressure on him.
• Hermione told Vincent that she cared about him regardless of his plans or their consequences, and Vincent leaned toward her.
• Two Dementors appeared overhead, and Vincent’s Suanni Patronus struck them away with one paw.

Dumbledore and Merkus gave the judges an account of the clash between the Aurors and merfolk, presenting it as a misunderstanding resolved by Merkus’s intervention. After the judges left to handle the aftermath, Dumbledore stayed behind with Merkus to visit her village.

• Dumbledore led the four judges to the lakebed, where Merkus waited outside the merfolk village.
• Dumbledore and Merkus spoke in an ancient merfolk dialect, then Dumbledore explained that Merkus had ordered the Aurors captured after they violated the Ministry’s agreement with the merfolk.
• Dumbledore said Merkus had used the Obsidian Spear to separate the fighting Aurors and merfolk after waking from her faint.
• Bagman questioned the account, but Merkus created a powerful whirlpool with the Obsidian Spear, and Bagman apologized to her.
• Merkus invited Dumbledore to her village, while Madame Maxime and the other judges left to arrange the cleanup.

Snape attacked Lupin after reliving a painful childhood memory, but Vincent restrained him while the group discovered that Scabbers was actually Peter Pettigrew. Lupin recognized his old friend and began questioning him about why he had stayed hidden.

• Snape slammed his head into Lupin, and Vincent restrained Snape while Hermione aimed her Gunblade at the caged creature.
• Moonlight revealed that the creature was Scabbers, and Vincent demonstrated the power of his Serpent Staff to stop Snape struggling.
• McGonagall used a Revealing Charm to transform Scabbers into a small man, whom she and Lupin recognized as Peter Pettigrew.
• Peter admitted he was alive, clung to Lupin for protection, and said he had hidden because he was afraid.
• Lupin treated Peter's wound and questioned him about why he had continued hiding after the people he feared were caught.

Vincent chose to stay behind with the Sorting Hat while Snape and the other professors went to confront the Basilisk. Meanwhile, Tom—appearing as a handsome young man—invaded the Headmaster's Office and tried to persuade Phineas Black to help him retrieve something from the office by promising to save his descendants in Azkaban.

• Sprout revealed that Cedric and Rolf had discovered a secret passage to Hogsmeade, and Flitwick's fireworks then signaled that the Basilisk had been found.
• McGonagall, Sprout, Snape, and the students headed toward the sixth floor, but Vincent stayed behind to protect the Sorting Hat and gave McGonagall his rifle.
• Tom blasted his way into the Headmaster's Office and revealed his handsome, black-haired appearance to the portraits.
• Tom destroyed portraits to prevent the former headmasters from sending word, then told Phineas Black he could save the Black descendants in Azkaban if Phineas helped him obtain something from the office.
• Phineas hesitated as Tom invoked Bellatrix and Sirius Black, while Armando Dippet's portrait had been split in half.

Vincent showed Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Wayne that magic was real, then explained the Wizarding World and stayed overnight with his family. In the morning, Gu Gu clashed with the Golden Retrievers and was taken along on a hunting trip.

• Vincent demonstrated magic, and Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Wayne accepted that it existed.
• Vincent told his family about the Wizarding World until nearly midnight, then went to sleep in his childhood bed.
• Eric and Grandpa Wayne competed at splitting firewood, and Eric's enchanted knife let him split logs with ease.
• Vincent used Accio to bring Gu Gu down from the ceiling, and the Golden Retrievers soaked and licked the owl.
• After breakfast, Vincent gave the Golden Retrievers snacks, and they overwhelmed Gu Gu when it tried to take the food back.
• Eric asked Vincent for two Iron-Copper Alloy Sniper Rifles, and the family brought Gu Gu and the Golden Retrievers along to retrieve hunted prey.

Vincent negotiated with Lucius over Nobili's bid to advertise during the Triwizard Tournament broadcasts and arranged a Tender Meeting for all interested brands. He invited Sirius to compete, leaving the Malfoys and their rivals poised for a bidding contest.

• Vincent read Lucius's announcement that the Malfoy, Parkinson, Nott, Zabini, and Flint families had launched the Nobili magical appliance brand.
• Vincent told Bagman he would refuse Nobili's title sponsorship offer but allow advertisements during broadcast breaks.
• Lucius told Vincent that Nobili wanted every advertisement, and Vincent announced a Saturday Tender Meeting for interested brands.
• Vincent invited Sirius to the Tender Meeting, and Sirius agreed to attend.

Rita explained Veela abilities and revealed that Vincent was one of only two wizards immune to their enchantment, prompting him to hint that the other was Voldemort. Later, Vincent questioned Dumbledore about Fudge’s banquet and Sirius Black’s plans, but Dumbledore left him without a clear answer.

• Rita told Vincent and the Wayne family that Veela magic came from their hair and described their reproduction, temperament, and dislike of broken promises.
• Rita said Vincent met the conditions for Veela enchantment but was unaffected; Vincent named Voldemort as the other wizard who shared that immunity.
• Rita left after recovering from her reaction, and the Wayne family continued socializing at Fudge’s lavish banquet.
• Vincent found Dumbledore and Newt Scamander and asked about the situation with Sirius Black.
• Dumbledore said Sirius’s target remained the Weasley family and explained that Fudge had shifted to a more proactive approach, but he did not answer whether he had made preparations.

Fudge basked in public praise while Umbridge tried to shut down the Owl Court Club and ban Gwent cards at Hogwarts. Dumbledore challenged her authority and said he would discuss the club’s future with Fudge.

• Fudge promised the public that the Ministry would defeat the remaining threats, and The Daily Prophet praised him as a wise leader.
• Umbridge announced that the Owl Court Club would cease activities and seized Neville’s Gwent cards, calling the club’s Muggle fighting crude and useless.
• Hermione questioned whether the Ministry had truly ordered the bans, and Umbridge insisted that they were its decision.
• Dumbledore returned Neville’s cards and told Umbridge that the Ministry should respect Hogwarts’s rules.
• Hermione challenged Umbridge’s condemnation of Muggle fighting, and Dumbledore said he would discuss suspending the club with Cornelius.

Surya learned that Nagini might be her older sister and promised to help her with the Blood Curse. Back at Hogwarts, Dumbledore visited the students’ barbecue party and hinted that he had something to discuss with Vincent.

• Aberforth told Surya that Nagini and Aurelius belonged to a family afflicted by a hereditary Blood Curse and asked her to help Nagini.
• Surya agreed to help Nagini if she truly was her sister, while Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts.
• The students celebrated Gwent’s sales surpassing one hundred thousand with a barbecue party in the Great Hall.
• Draco demanded skewers from Vincent and Percy, then ate an overly salty one Vincent had prepared for him.
• Dumbledore sampled Percy’s barbecue and hinted to Vincent that he had come to discuss something with him.

Scrimgeour investigated why Vincent had come to the United States, while Sam argued that he had simply gone to chase a star. In England, Vincent’s team completed an upgraded fusion reactor, and Vincent expected its next experiment to succeed.

• Scrimgeour received orders to capture Vincent alive and bring him back for trial within a month.
• Scrimgeour learned that Vincent had given the music copyrights to Michael Jackson and asked Sam to investigate the star.
• Sam told Scrimgeour that Vincent was probably chasing a star, then gave him FBI identities and led the group toward Dream Ranch in California.
• At the Calum Science Center, Vincent and the research teams completed an upgraded Tokamak reactor using graphene composites, Mithril, and magical armor.
• Vincent watched the finished reactor and predicted that the next deuterium-tritium fusion experiment would succeed.

Vincent investigated his apparent ability to make the right choices and concluded that he was a born master of Occlumency, not someone benefiting from Felix Felicis. He left home with Gu Gu to look for field mice, still uncertain what his unusual talent truly involved.

• Vincent failed to repair a packaging bag with his wand and wondered whether his unusual knack for finding the right answer was a magical talent.
• Vincent sent Gu Gu to Hogwarts in exchange for an all-you-can-eat field mouse meal and researched Nicolas Flamel and the Sorcerer's Stone.
• McGonagall replied that wizards could be born with special talents and explained Felix Felicis, Metamorphmagi, and a born Legilimency master.
• After dreaming about a big green melon, Vincent reasoned that his apparent luck came from being a born master of Occlumency, whose suppressed emotions and memories left him less prone to outside interference.
• Vincent put on sunglasses and a cap, took Gu Gu, and left home to search for field mice after telling Eric and Evelyn he would return before noon.

Viktor Krum battled the Chinese Fireball Dragon, which lost control and injured him so severely that he was carried from the arena unconscious. After Krum’s rescue, Draco Malfoy overcame his fear and entered the arena, where the Hungarian Horntail turned its gaze on him.

• Viktor Krum dodged the Chinese Fireball Dragon’s attacks and struck its unscaled belly while trying to reach the Golden Egg.
• The Chinese Fireball Dragon deliberately attacked its eggs while Krum used the Disillusionment Charm, and Dragon Tamers, Ministry personnel, McGonagall, and Moody subdued it.
• Madam Pomfrey treated the unconscious Krum, who survived but was left in poor condition with likely aftereffects.
• After Karkaroff returned to the judges’ table, Bagman called Draco Malfoy into the arena.
• Draco considered fleeing but entered the arena, where the Hungarian Horntail turned to stare at him.

Pansy confronted Daphne about the Malfoy family and learned that Vincent and Professor Dumbledore had told the truth about the danger surrounding them. Draco then interpreted Narcissa’s coded message as an order to stay away from home, leaving him anxious and unable to decide what to do.

• Pansy asked Daphne whether the Greengrass family would keep working with Wayne Enterprises, and Daphne challenged the importance of pure-blood status and face.
• Pansy asked Daphne what had happened to the Malfoy family, and Daphne confirmed that Vincent and Professor Dumbledore had been truthful.
• Daphne warned Pansy that keeping her distance and asking nothing could protect those caught in the danger, then left for the girls’ dormitory.
• Draco read Narcissa’s coded message and understood that he was being forbidden to return home for Christmas.
• Draco feared for his parents and the Malfoy family but decided to follow Narcissa’s warning and stay away.

Vincent gave Jormungandr an alchemical eye mask that protected its vulnerabilities, then helped Hagrid and his friends turn the burrow into a home for the injured serpent. Jormungandr recalled Salazar Slytherin’s command but chose to accept its new home and the friends gathered there.

• Vincent studied Jormungandr’s severed Basilisk Horn and promised to help it grow another one.
• The next day, Vincent gave Jormungandr an alchemical eye mask that restored its horn and protected it from blinding and Parseltongue control.
• Vincent warned Jormungandr not to trust the strange man dressed like a bat, then began gathering supplies to decorate its home.
• Hagrid built a house for Jormungandr while Vincent, Hermione, Rolf, Cedric, Fred, and George decorated the burrow.
• Jormungandr remembered Salazar Slytherin’s command to attack Hogwarts’ Muggle-born students, but accepted the burrow as its home and expressed gratitude to the group.

Vincent and the others bought Hogwarts supplies, including the third-year elective textbooks, while he considered the subjects he would study. The Monster Book of Monsters caused chaos at Flourish and Blotts before Vincent secured it inside Gu Gu’s wooden house and packed it away.

• Vincent and the others waited while the girls bought high-end school robes at Twilfitt and Tattings, then joined Molly’s group to visit Flourish and Blotts.
• The Monster Book of Monsters attacked the bookshop manager, and the students bought their textbooks while he struggled to contain the biting books.
• Hermione showed interest in Arithmancy, while Daphne declined Divination and Vincent bought the books for all seven electives.
• Fred and George dragged their shared Monster Book along the ground until Molly stopped them, and Vincent placed his copy in Gu Gu’s wooden house.
• Vincent locked Gu Gu’s wooden house inside his suitcase, ignoring the twins’ disapproval as the group left the bookshop.

Grindelwald used a Killing Curse on Harry to drive out and destroy the soul fragment inside him, leaving Harry in a near-death state. Dumbledore took Harry away while Vincent proposed using a reward notice to flush out Voldemort’s Horcruxes, and Dumbledore concluded that two Horcruxes besides Hufflepuff’s Cup remained unaccounted for.

• Grindelwald recognized Harry as the boy carrying a fragment of Tom Riddle’s soul and tested Harry’s resolve before acting.
• Grindelwald weakened the Killing Curse’s instant-death effect and cast it at Harry’s scar, which faded as Harry collapsed.
• Dumbledore carried Harry away after Grindelwald said the soul fragment would be destroyed regardless of the outcome.
• Vincent left Grindelwald a black bracelet and offered him a ride in La Voiture Noire, then asked Dumbledore about the remaining Horcruxes.
• Vincent suggested placing a reward notice to draw Voldemort toward a hidden Horcrux, but Dumbledore feared the plan could prompt him to make more.
• Dumbledore recalled Voldemort’s connection to the number seven and concluded that Hufflepuff’s Cup and two other Horcruxes remained to be found.

Umbridge suffered another terrifying night of hallucinations at Hogwarts, and the Heads of House arranged for her removal from teaching. After waking in St. Mungo’s, she told Fudge that Batman and the Batman Family had been tormenting her, though he doubted her account.

• Umbridge woke from a nightmare, saw black ink spread across her desk, and screamed as she imagined bats attacking her.
• McGonagall, Flitwick, Sprout, and Snape found Umbridge in a distressed state and agreed she could no longer serve as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
• McGonagall put Umbridge to sleep and said she would notify the Ministry so Dolores could be sent for treatment.
• Umbridge woke in St. Mungo’s and clung to Fudge before falling asleep again.
• Fudge questioned Umbridge, who blamed Batman and his Batman Family for watching and tormenting her; her injuries made Fudge begin to doubt McGonagall’s explanation.