Chapter Summaries

Cornelius Fudge used the crisis following Voldemort’s return to centralize power and prepare to become president of the Magical Federation. On the eve of his inaugural address, he worried because Tierra, who possessed the true force behind that power, had vanished.

• The Ministry posted a temporary statute about Voldemort’s return at the Leaky Cauldron and ordered Tom Aibo to distribute booklets about Fudge’s reforms and internal purge.
• The Daily Prophet first attacked Fudge’s reforms, then shifted its coverage after Fudge led a Muggle army into the Ministry of Magic.
• Fudge overcame resistance to his reforms and prepared to assume office as president of the Magical Federation.
• Fudge paced anxiously before his inaugural address because Tierra had disappeared.

Demons in Hell watched a vast world they recognized as Heaven descend into the Prime Spiritual Interface in June 1996. Meanwhile, Harry Potter waited anxiously at Grimmauld Place, unsettled by Tierra Lockhart’s role in Cornelius Fudge’s takeover and unsure what Tierra intended.

• After HWHJ vanished, demons in Hell expanded their influence and searched for clues about his disappearance, but learned nothing from their investigation of Azkaban.
• In late June 1996, blood-red holy light shone over Hell as a vast world descended, which the demons recognized as Heaven.
• Harry Potter fell asleep in his messy bedroom after spending hours watching the street from his window.
• Harry had briefly ridden the Underground but returned to Grimmauld Place, worried about being away from the Order of the Phoenix and its information.
• Harry read newspapers about Cornelius Fudge’s impending appointment as Magical Federation president and wondered what Tierra Lockhart was trying to achieve.

Harry eavesdropped on the Order of the Phoenix and learned that its members planned to attend Cornelius Fudge’s inauguration, while Tierra explained to Dumbledore that he wanted a Ministry rebellion to expose its tangled interests. The chapter ended with Narcissa arriving at Severus’s home to discuss something urgent.

• Harry listened through the Eavesdropping Earphones as the Order planned to attend Cornelius Fudge’s inauguration and observe Tierra.
• Tierra told Dumbledore that he hoped Ministry officials would launch a rebellion so their interests could be exposed without anyone being killed.
• Tierra argued that capturing and controlling enemies was better than destroying them, comparing his view to Gellert’s.
• Narcissa arrived at Severus’s home on Spinner’s End and asked to speak with him urgently.

Narcissa asked Snape to arrange an audience with Voldemort so she could present a plan to restore the Malfoy family’s standing. Snape then warned Dumbledore that Voldemort planned to exploit the inauguration ceremony to enter Hogwarts and seize the Sword of Gryffindor and something hidden in a Chamber of Secrets.

• Snape summoned Peter Pettigrew to serve drinks, then drove him away when he tried to eavesdrop on Narcissa.
• Narcissa told Snape she wanted to meet Voldemort and avoid Umbridge interfering with her plan; Snape agreed to help.
• Tierra woke Dumbledore and told him to send Hogwarts staff to Cornelius Fudge’s inauguration, then played a dreamlike trick on him.
• Dumbledore woke again when Fawkes called him and summoned Snape to his office.
• Snape told Dumbledore that pure-blood families, Death Eaters, dark wizards, and Ministry officials planned to oppose Fudge’s inauguration, and that Voldemort intended to break into Hogwarts while Dumbledore and Tierra were away.

The Order of the Phoenix attended Cornelius Fudge’s inauguration ceremony, where the Ministry’s decorations celebrated magical creatures and independent House-elves. Harry, Ron, and Hermione learned that Tierra would appear at the ceremony and prepared to give him birthday gifts.

• The Order of the Phoenix entered the Ministry in separate groups, and Harry followed the plan to act as though he did not know the other members.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione explored the decorated lobby and carried gifts for Tierra on his birthday.
• Hermione admired a curtain depicting House-elves as independent wizards, while Draco Malfoy insulted her and stormed away.
• The trio viewed curtains depicting centaurs, werewolves, vampires, and other magical beings before spotting Tierra in the final image.
• Dumbledore and the Hogwarts professors told Harry that Tierra was backstage and would appear when the ceremony began.
• Harry told Dumbledore that they had birthday gifts for Tierra, and Dumbledore said Tierra would receive them.

Dumbledore reflected on Tierra’s rise to power and warned Harry that power could consume him, asking Harry to help keep Tierra grounded in love. The chapter ended with Harry agreeing to watch over Tierra.

• Harry told Dumbledore he felt distant from Tierra because of their differences in strength and status.
• Dumbledore suggested Tierra’s success came from his understanding of magic, insight into people, and ability to seize opportunities.
• Dumbledore said he was grateful that Tierra had taken on the burdens of protecting the Wizarding World and managing the Ministry.
• Dumbledore warned Harry that power could become a shackle, citing Voldemort as a gifted young man who had been consumed by it.
• Dumbledore told Harry that Tierra’s love for and from others could protect him from power, and asked Harry to help make sure Tierra did not lose himself.

At the Ministry feast, Dumbledore asked Harry what he wanted to do after Hogwarts, and Harry admitted he was torn between becoming an Auror and pursuing magical power like Tierra. Dumbledore revealed that Tierra planned to establish a Wizarding World university, leaving Hermione thrilled by its demanding courses and degrees.

• Ron joked that Voldemort and his followers were probably hiding after Tierra defeated him, while Mr. and Mrs. Weasley argued about Arthur’s boiled sandwiches.
• Dumbledore asked Harry, Ron, and Hermione what work they hoped to pursue after Hogwarts.
• Harry said he wanted to become an Auror but also hoped to gain enough magical power to catch up to Tierra.
• Dumbledore explained that Harry might have to choose between becoming an Auror and devoting himself to studying magic.
• Dumbledore announced that Tierra planned to establish a Wizarding World university with courses taught by renowned magical figures and opportunities to earn advanced degrees.
• Hermione eagerly welcomed the university plan, while Dumbledore warned that future wizards might need degrees beyond graduating from Hogwarts.

Hermione and Dumbledore debated Tierra’s plans for Magic University and its admissions rules. Their conversation was interrupted by Horace Slughorn, who apologized for missing Dumbledore’s invitation and eagerly asked about Tierra.

• Ron objected to Tierra’s plan to expand magical education, while Hermione praised the chance to study advanced magic.
• Dumbledore explained the political background reviews for Magic University applicants and criticized the rule tracing serious offenses through three generations of relatives.
• Hermione defended Tierra’s approach and argued that students like Draco Malfoy could still apply if they had not committed serious crimes.
• Slughorn greeted Dumbledore, met Harry, Hermione, and Ron, and apologized for overlooking Dumbledore’s invitation to return to Hogwarts.
• Slughorn asked whether Tierra would continue studying at Hogwarts.

Dumbledore welcomed Horace Slughorn back to Hogwarts, knowing Slughorn hoped to meet and recruit Tierra into his circle. As Tierra received Dumbledore’s urgent message from the Heaven dimension, he was summoned to the inauguration ceremony to meet the new Potions professor.

• Horace Slughorn asked whether Tierra would continue studying at Hogwarts, and Dumbledore recognized that Slughorn wanted to collect him as a prominent protégé.
• Dumbledore explained that Tierra planned to complete his final two years at Hogwarts and welcomed Slughorn back to teach.
• Slughorn accepted the offer, relieved to leave his life on the run from Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
• Dumbledore told Slughorn to move back to Hogwarts after the inauguration ceremony and offered him Professor McGonagall’s office.
• Dumbledore sent Tierra an urgent message through Fawkes, telling him to come to the ceremony and meet the Potions professor for his Magic University.

Dumbledore reflected on Tierra’s plans and recruited Slughorn and other elderly wizards to teach at Tierra’s Magic University. He then greeted Bathilda Bagshot, who said she had come because Tierra reminded her of someone she missed.

• Dumbledore considered how Tierra’s schemes had begun in his first year and decided to support the Magic University as a way to guide future talented young wizards.
• Dumbledore persuaded Horace Slughorn and three other elderly wizards to serve as professors and mentors at the Magic University.
• Dumbledore noticed Bathilda Bagshot sitting alone and warmly approached her after about fifty years apart.
• Bathilda Bagshot said she had heard that Tierra resembled someone she missed.

At Cornelius Fudge’s inauguration, foreign guests and British dignitaries watched cautiously while Fudge delivered a confident speech. Tierra expected trouble to erupt soon, as Voldemort approached Hogwarts and the ceremony’s real show was about to begin.

• Dumbledore told Bathilda Bagshot that Tierra knew about the guests’ insincere expressions and allowed their schemes because he was powerful enough to ignore them.
• Cornelius Fudge welcomed the crowd from the rostrum, where several invited dignitaries’ seats remained empty.
• Foreign magical governments sent former or junior officials rather than representatives empowered to commit them, while the Chinese Folklore and Religious Association did not respond to Tierra’s invitation.
• Tierra sat in the lowest-honor seat and watched Fudge’s confident speech, knowing Voldemort had reached Hogwarts and contacted Snape through the Dark Mark.
• Tierra sensed that the inauguration’s show was about to begin.

Cornelius Fudge delivered Tierra’s speech at the founding of the British Magical Federation, denouncing Voldemort and the old pure-blood order. Dolores Umbridge interrupted him with accusations that the new government planned to persecute pure-blood families, and Fudge looked to Tierra for help.

• Cornelius Fudge announced the establishment of the British Magical Federation, but the crowd’s applause was initially weak.
• Tierra’s speech prompted Fudge to condemn Voldemort, pure-blood supremacy, and forces resisting historical change.
• Dolores Umbridge interrupted Fudge and claimed his words meant the Federation intended to wipe out pure-blood families and unleash Muggle witch hunts.
• Fudge looked toward Tierra for help as Tierra rose from his seat.

Tierra faced a rebellion at Cornelius Fudge’s inauguration as Umbridge accused him of persecuting pure-blood wizards, while Voldemort entered Hogwarts and opened the Chamber of Secrets. The chapter ended with armed groups surrounding Tierra and Umbridge ordering his arrest.

• Tierra confronted Umbridge, who posed as Charlotte Selwyn and claimed her cousin Godwyn Selwyn had been falsely accused and murdered.
• Umbridge accused Tierra of trying to wipe out pure-blood wizards, prompting guests to boo, curse, and throw enchanted objects at him, which all missed.
• With Snape’s help, Voldemort entered Hogwarts, where Snape followed Dumbledore’s order to leave him alone and return to brewing his potion.
• Voldemort reached the abandoned Girls' Bathroom, opened the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets in Parseltongue, and flew inside as black smoke.
• Pure-blood families, dark wizards, Aurors, disguised Death Eaters, and Muggle soldiers surrounded Tierra at the inauguration.
• Umbridge shouted for Tierra to be arrested.

Tierra confronted the Aurors and Pure-blood wizards who accused him of murdering Godwyn Selwyn, explaining that he sought to dismantle Pure-blood family power and establish equal rights and opportunities for magical beings. He ended by insisting that he respected life as Aurors and Dark wizards closed in on him.

• Coban Alex ordered Tierra to accompany the Aurors for questioning about Godwyn Selwyn's death.
• Tierra mocked the Ministry officials and accused them of betraying his efforts to reform wizarding society and share knowledge.
• Tierra argued that Pure-blood families had accumulated wealth and knowledge through exploitation and called for their power and property to be redistributed.
• Tierra advocated equal access to education, rights, and resources for wizards, centaurs, House-elves, vampires, and werewolves.
• Umbridge denounced Tierra and ordered his arrest, while Tierra continued to declare that he respected life.

Tierra explained his love of life and his power to bestow what others desired, then used it to transform Coban Alex into a duplicate of himself. He welcomed the assembled Aurors and dark wizards to join the same transformation.

• Tierra told Coban Alex that he wanted to hear the real reason he had betrayed him, not a claim about justice.
• Tierra offered to grant the Aurors and dark wizards whatever they desired, including power, wealth, knowledge, strength, or immortality.
• Tierra touched the tip of Coban Alex’s wand as shadowy tentacles engulfed Alex’s shadow and caused his body to writhe in agony.
• Coban Alex rose with Tierra’s appearance, and the two of them welcomed the gathered wizards into the ranks of the great transformation.

At the Ministry, Tierra transformed the captured conspirators into copies of himself and forced Cornelius Fudge and Horace Slughorn to submit. Meanwhile, Voldemort reached the transformed Chamber of Secrets and discovered a notebook revealing that Dumbledore and Grindelwald had created Tierra.

• The two Tierras welcomed Coban Alex and the captured Aurors and dark wizards into their cause, then transformed them into Tierras.
• Tierra had Cornelius Fudge resume his inaugural address and publicly declare that Tierra was innocent and Godwyn Selwyn had been a Death Eater.
• Tierra confronted Horace Slughorn, and Slughorn reluctantly agreed to return to teaching at Hogwarts rather than receive the gift of life.
• Voldemort reached the Chamber of Secrets and found it remodeled into an illuminated study filled with desks and notebooks.
• Voldemort read a 1980 entry stating that Albus and the writer had created Tierra, then saw the initials G.G and the Deathly Hallows symbol on the notebook cover.

Voldemort read Gellert Grindelwald’s diaries, which recounted Grindelwald’s failed ascension ritual, his partnership with Albus Dumbledore, and his contemptuous assessment of young Tom Riddle. The entries left Voldemort confronted with Grindelwald’s belief that he could never become a true Dark Lord.

• Grindelwald recorded that his Godhood Ascension Ritual failed and that Dumbledore took him from Nurmengard.
• Grindelwald persuaded Dumbledore to help him pursue the ritual, teaching him mathematics and developing its theory together.
• Grindelwald occasionally used Dumbledore’s identity to walk around Hogwarts and later resented Newt Scamander’s appointment as professor.
• Voldemort skimmed Grindelwald’s diary entries until he found one about Tom Riddle and began reading closely.
• Grindelwald dismissed Dumbledore’s fears about Riddle, judging him ambitious and dangerous but too childish to become a Dark Lord.

Voldemort searched Gellert Grindelwald’s diaries for the reason the Godhood Ascension Ritual failed and found a theory about wizarding origins and the body needed to reach divinity. He embraced the idea that his own birth fulfilled that requirement, while Tierra told Dumbledore that Tom believed himself to be The Chosen One.

• Voldemort became furious at Grindelwald’s criticism but stopped himself from destroying the diary and continued reading.
• Voldemort searched Grindelwald’s diaries for records about the Godhood Ascension Ritual and its failure.
• Voldemort found Grindelwald’s diary entry claiming wizards were incomplete beings created from Muggles and could not attain divinity without a new body.
• Voldemort read Grindelwald’s proposed requirements for that body and felt that his own origins had been ordained by fate.
• Tierra told Dumbledore at the Ministry of Magic reception that Tom believed he was The Chosen One.

Tierra told Dumbledore he was guiding Voldemort toward godhood so he could turn him into a tool, while Voldemort entered Grindelwald’s hidden laboratory beneath the Chamber of Secrets. The chamber revealed hundreds of corpses resembling Tierra, which Tierra said were transformed Inferi from Voldemort’s Horcrux cave.

• Tierra explained that he intended to help Voldemort become a god and then make him his authority.
• Dumbledore reflected on his regret that Voldemort’s talent had not been cultivated, and Tierra said he was glad Dumbledore felt that way.
• Voldemort opened the bronze door by speaking the phrase “For the greater good” in Parseltongue.
• Voldemort found Grindelwald’s laboratory filled with numbered corpses resembling Tierra and went to read the diaries on an experimental table.
• Tierra told Dumbledore that the corpses came from the Inferi in Voldemort’s Horcrux cave, except for Regulus Black’s corpse.

In diary entries, Gellert Grindelwald recorded how he created the identity of Tierra and prepared for his Godhood Ascension Ritual while attending Hogwarts. The chapter left him considering a prophecy to guide Tierra’s path to godhood, after Voldemort began reading the diary and learned about the plan.

• Gellert explained that he needed Tierra’s fabricated identity and his diary as an anchor to preserve his sense of self during the Godhood Ascension Ritual.
• Albus helped create Tierra’s background, arranged a Hogwarts acceptance letter, and obtained the Philosopher’s Stone for Gellert’s ritual.
• Albus sent Hagrid to bring Tierra and Harry Potter into the Wizarding World, then asked Tierra to look after Harry.
• At Hogwarts, Tierra noticed Dark Magic resembling a Horcrux around Draco Malfoy and planned to take it.
• Tierra recorded that Draco and Lucius gave him Voldemort’s Horcrux, which he could use to refine his staircase toward godhood.
• Tierra decided to make a prophecy in Divination to determine when and how to begin his path to godhood.