Chapter Summaries

Hagrid struggled with the realization that Tierra planned to use Aragog and the Acromantulas as weapons, though Tierra had also saved Aragog and improved the colony’s life. In Kansas, Stella Donner posted on a forum asking whether anyone had seen an Asian teenage boy in an adult-sized suit buying cattle and sheep, including sick and dying animals.

• Hagrid returned to his cabin thinking about Aragog’s final words and Tierra’s promise of an Acromantula empire.
• Hagrid recognized that Tierra had likely intended to militarize Aragog’s colony from the start, but he could find no reason to oppose him.
• Hagrid recalled that Aragog had honored his promise not to harm anyone on Hogwarts’ grounds, despite the request going against the Acromantulas’ nature.
• In Kansas, Stella Donner logged into BBS Dungeons & Dragons after school and posted about the unusual buyer who had purchased cattle and sheep from her parents.

Stella Donner described a man who bought nearly a hundred cattle and sheep without using cash or a credit card, prompting the forum to speculate about the transaction. She revealed that he had paid with gold coins bearing a portrait resembling him.

• Great Elven Warrior—Taylor claimed that slaughterhouses sometimes mixed meat from sick and old cows into patties sold as premium beef.
• Ancient Dragonblood Warrior urged Stella Donner to report the suspected fraud, and Mad Wandering Dream argued with him about their lives in the United States.
• Hermes' Feather suggested sending an anonymous report to food regulators with the buyer's credit card information.
• Undead Witch—Donner said the buyer had purchased ninety-six cattle and twenty-two sheep, including sick animals, without paying by card or cash.
• Stella Donner posted a photo of two gold coins, one showing a young Asian man's portrait that resembled the buyer.

Stella Donner posted videos showing that the gold coins were genuine gold, but another video showed a coin melting under a welding torch. The forum users were left questioning the coins’ authenticity.

• Stella Donner posted pictures of two gold coins, and Ancient Dragonblood Warrior and Hermes' Feather dismissed them as a prank.
• Mad Wandering Dream noticed unusual patterns on the coin and asked Stella Donner to sell it or send a rubbing.
• Stella Donner insisted the coin was genuine and shared a video measuring its density at approximately that of gold.
• Undead Witch-Don shared a second video in which a masked man heated a gold coin until it melted into a pool of golden liquid.

At Hogwarts, Tierra introduced former KGB agent Sumarokov Romanov as the Dark Arts Practical Class’s physical training instructor and planned a weapons exercise comparing soldiers with powerful wizards. The class was set to begin training with AK-47s before a simulated battle in which the students would try to shoot the Tierras.

• Undead Witch - Tang described how an Asian boy paid more than twice the value of her family’s livestock in gold coins bearing his portrait, then led the cattle and sheep away with a willow branch.
• Mad Wandering Dream said the incident was not isolated and recalled surveillance footage of a young Asian boy buying weapons, including nuclear warheads, with gold coins.
• Tierra introduced Sumarokov Romanov, a former KGB agent whom Tierra had rescued from the Moon Beasts, as the class’s physical training instructor.
• Tierra told the students they would warm up and learn to use the AK-47 rifles, following Sumarokov Romanov’s instructions.
• Tierra outlined a simulated war game in which the students would play Muggles and fire at the Tierras after their Spiritual Dimensions were sealed.

Tierra explained that the British Magical Federation no longer followed the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy and introduced Muggle firearms training for the Dark Arts Practical Class. The students learned that secrecy rules had been abolished, but restrictions on harming or exposing magic to Muggles remained.

• Richard Ruiz Toledo questioned why students were meant to shoot Tierra during the practical class, and Tierra explained that the exercise prepared them for possible conflict with Muggles.
• Tierra introduced Sumarokov Romanov, a former KGB agent with military training, as the class’s firearms instructor.
• Melanie Noah asked whether Romanov’s presence violated the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, and Tierra confirmed that Romanov was a Muggle.
• Tierra explained that the British Magical Federation had abolished the former Ministry’s treaties and had not signed the Statute of Secrecy in its later treaties.
• Tierra told the students that harming Muggles outside self-defense, bringing Muggles into the Magical World without permission, and showing them magic without authorization remained criminal offenses.

Sumarokov Romanov led the young wizards through their first warm-up run before Dark Arts Practical Class, exposing how little discipline they had. Tierra explained that he only expected them to learn firearms and ammunition for now, then help him put on a grand performance.

• Sumarokov Romanov ordered the students to form lines of six and prepare to jog around the Quidditch pitch.
• The Tierras formed up neatly, while the young wizards struggled to organize themselves.
• Sumarokov Romanov led the students on a slow lap, but the young wizards' formation fell apart and some walked to the finish.
• Sumarokov Romanov criticized the young wizards' lack of discipline and said they would not survive long on a battlefield.
• Tierra told Sumarokov Romanov that he did not expect to build a modern army in one generation and planned to teach the wizards about firearms and ammunition before staging a grand performance.

Tierra and Sumarokov Roman agreed to begin the Dark Magic practical class with military training instead of firearms, and Tierra proposed splitting himself up to help train the young wizards. As they discussed the plan, faint black wisps circled central London and then departed unnoticed.

• Sumarokov Roman persuaded Tierra to start the class with discipline and organization because he opposed letting untrained children handle weapons.
• Tierra agreed to postpone live ammunition and noted that most of the young wizards would struggle with systematic military training.
• Tierra proposed splitting himself up and assigning parts of himself to the training units to help the students adapt.
• Sumarokov Roman questioned whether Tierra could spare the time while supporting the British Magical Federation.
• Tierra wondered whether anyone would take the opportunity to cause trouble as faint black wisps circled central London and vanished.

Artoria Brant, Radhovan Maddox, and Celestina Torres reported their reconnaissance findings to the three incarnations of Voldemort. After receiving their Crystal Ball, Voldemort praised them, and Artoria declared their loyalty and asked for help destroying Tierra.

• Artoria Brant, Radhovan Maddox, and Celestina Torres arrived at the ruined manor and told Wormtail they had completed the Dark Lord’s reconnaissance mission.
• Wormtail admitted them after receiving a message in his mind and led them through the manor to a vast underground cavern.
• Artoria recognized the three figures on the thrones as Voldemort in his youth, early adulthood, and after his resurrection.
• Artoria presented the Crystal Ball, and the teenage Voldemort levitated it into his hand.
• The Voldemorts praised the group, and Artoria pledged loyalty and asked them to destroy Tierra, prompting the Voldemort on the Golden Throne to mutter its name with hatred.

As the International Magical Federation election approached, the candidates tried to avoid winning because the next President would have to confront Tierra. Nathaniel Calhoun promoted young Voldemort as a candidate, then socialized with Audrey Simic, who recognized a trace of Dark Magic on him.

• The Ministries' political leaders behaved cordially because none wanted to become President and face Tierra.
• Young Voldemort contacted Nathaniel Calhoun and asked him to build support for his candidacy.
• Nathaniel assured Voldemort he would promote him, then approached Audrey Simic and congratulated her on her expected victory.
• Audrey dismissed the idea that the Qilin would recognize her, citing rumors about her private life.
• Audrey sensed Dark Magic on Nathaniel and questioned his use of it to avoid being elected.

Nathaniel Calhoun told Audrey Simic that he had joined Voldemort’s Secret Society, then asked her to remove the Dark Lord’s Mark without alerting him. Their conversation turned to reports that Vinda Rosier had joined the leader at Hogwarts, and Nathaniel left convinced that their Great Leader had truly returned.

• Nathaniel Calhoun told Audrey Simic that Voldemort wanted to become chairman of the International Magical Federation and gather power to fight Tierra.
• Audrey Simic tested whether Nathaniel was being controlled by Legilimency, then asked why Voldemort had sent him to meet her.
• Nathaniel Calhoun showed Audrey Simic the Dark Lord’s Mark and asked her to remove it without alerting Voldemort, but she said that would be difficult.
• Audrey Simic told Nathaniel Calhoun that Vinda Rosier had regained her youth and was determined to follow the leader entrenched at Hogwarts.
• Audrey Simic showed Nathaniel Calhoun her bracelet and said her oath had not changed, prompting him to declare that the Great Leader had truly returned.

Tierra dismissed the International Magical Federation as a threat and instructed Sylvie Cieles to publish a reward for information about Voldemort. The chapter explained the Wish Coins’ value and dangerous magical properties, while Tierra’s search for Voldemort remained underway.

• Sylvie Cieles warned Tierra that Voldemort might interfere in the International Magical Federation presidential election, but Tierra dismissed the alliance as powerless.
• Tierra read Sylvie’s thoughts with the Peering spell, then explained how his elevated state let him perceive people across multiple dimensions.
• Tierra told Sylvie to announce rewards of fifty Wish Coins for confirmed intelligence on Voldemort and fifteen for useful directional clues.
• The chapter described how Wish Coins were issued in Britain, could summon incarnations of Tierra or Nyarlathotep, and could substitute for materials in certain magical rituals.

Vinda Rosier led a group of talented young German wizards to London by Muggle transportation, following Tierra’s orders for them to serve as teaching assistants at Hogwarts. She explained that Tierra wanted them to join a team researching magic as part of a wider exchange between the German and British wizarding worlds.

• Vinda Rosier rebuked Hawkes Christoph for mocking Muggle airplanes and warned him against underestimating Muggles.
• Rosier explained that Tierra had ordered the group to travel by Muggle means so they could learn about Muggle life, economics, and technology.
• Rosier led the group from the airport toward the underground station and then planned to take them to King's Cross and the Hogwarts Express.
• Rosier told the young wizards that Tierra wanted them to study magic alongside him and help explore its mysteries.

Harry struggled with homework, Quidditch, and the people who kept following him around Hogwarts. He escaped Lavender Brown’s complaints about Ron by running through a door.

• Harry noticed that German magical researchers had arrived at Hogwarts to study with Tierra and advance magical technology.
• McLaren repeatedly criticized the Quidditch team and pressed Harry with training plans, while Harry reminded him that Harry was captain.
• Lavender Brown told Harry she was unsure whether to forgive Ron for being affected by a Love Potion, then decided to wait for Ron to apologize.
• Harry suggested that Lavender speak directly with Ron, but she insisted that Ron had to apologize first.
• Harry claimed McLaren was coming to discuss Quidditch and ran through a nearby door to escape Lavender.

Before the Hufflepuff Quidditch match, Harry and Hermione urged Ron to end things clearly with Lavender rather than leave her hanging. Harry also warned Ron to play well or he might consider McLaren’s request to take over as Keeper, and Ron left for the pitch promising to deal with Lavender after the match.

• Harry told Ron to speak directly with Lavender and end their relationship if he did not want to be with her.
• Hermione refused Ron’s request to act as a shield and told him to handle the problem himself.
• Harry explained that McLaren had been pestering him to replace Ron as Keeper, claiming Ron had been affected by Love Potion.
• Ron promised to play well and said he would talk to Lavender after the match before Harry hurried him toward the Quidditch pitch.

After Gryffindor defeated Hufflepuff, Tierra told Harry that Voldemort planned to run for chairman of the International Magical Association and was preparing a Godhood Ascension Ritual. Tierra said he would handle Voldemort while Harry focused on school, then vanished before their class the next day.

• Harry caught the Golden Snitch, and Gryffindor won after Ron stopped Hufflepuff from scoring again.
• Ron pulled Lavender Brown aside, and she ran out after a loud argument looking shocked and heartbroken.
• Tierra appeared beside Harry and congratulated him on the win and his progress toward the House Cup.
• Tierra told Harry that Slughorn's Philosopher's Stone was nearly complete and that Voldemort was preparing to seek the International Magical Association chairmanship and perform a Godhood Ascension Ritual.
• Harry insisted that he could protect himself, but Tierra told him to focus on school, patted his head, and vanished.

Tom Riddle rallied wizards in Bad Sachsa to support his bid for president of the International Magical Federation, while Horace Slughorn believed his Philosopher's Stone would soon be complete. Brendan Carson secretly read Slughorn's thoughts, and Voldemort listened to Harry's plans from an underground cavern.

• Harry told Voldemort he meant to stop him from pursuing the presidency and a Godhood Ascension Ritual, while Voldemort listened through their mental connection.
• Tom Riddle addressed a crowd in Bad Sachsa, using the town's witch statues to warn that Dumbledore's leadership would lead to wizards' extinction.
• The gathered witches and wizards rejected the future Tom described, and he urged them to choose him as their leader.
• Horace Slughorn hurried to leave the Potions classroom, thinking that his Philosopher's Stone would be finished within days.
• Brendan Carson, a gifted second-year student, stared into Slughorn's eyes and read his thoughts.

Voldemort, disguised as Brendan Carson, befriended Muggle-born Blerim Freedman and agreed to go with him to the library. He reminded himself that it was not yet time to act against Tierra.

• After Potions class, Brendan Carson impressed Blerim Freedman by answering Professor Slughorn's questions.
• Blerim said he wanted to learn from Brendan and eventually surpass him.
• Voldemort wondered why Blerim kept following him, and Blerim explained his ambition.
• Voldemort agreed to take Blerim to the fourth-floor library while silently warning himself, “Not yet.”

Arthur Weasley reported on plans to turn abandoned Tyneham Village into a wizarding residential area, while Tierra learned that only 267 families from the Former Soviet Republics were willing to immigrate. The village was expected to house residents in three months, but the number of prospective immigrants remained low.

• Arthur Weasley presented Tierra with a list of more than two hundred abandoned properties and demonstrated a Muggle projector.
• Arthur Weasley described Tyneham Village, including its capacity and a cave that Tierra identified as an air-raid shelter.
• Arthur Weasley reported that Tyneham Village had been renovated and its farmland reclaimed, with room to meet the needs of at least three hundred wizarding families.
• Arthur Weasley said the Dorset government had arranged for Tyneham Village to become a legal wizarding residential area once the residents were finalized.
• Tierra asked Vinda Rosier how many families from the Former Soviet Republics were willing to immigrate, and Vinda answered that only 267 families were willing.

Tierra reported that efforts to increase the wizard population had yielded almost no results and challenged the Magical Federation’s prejudice against Muggles. He left the meeting confronting Arthur Weasley over calling Muggles “creatures.”

• Vinda Rosier told Tierra that only two hundred and sixty-seven wizard families remained, representing more than ninety-five percent of the population.
• Tierra reported that genome research had found no wizard-related loci and that only two babies among more than five hundred whose mothers received experimental treatments had a Spiritual Dimension.
• Tierra said Madam Rosier had begun testing magic and ritual magic on a hundred and eighty Japanese death-row inmates to give Muggles a Spiritual Dimension.
• Tierra criticized the meeting’s aristocrats for looking down on Muggles, and Arthur Weasley insisted that he found Muggles lovable.
• Tierra challenged Arthur Weasley for describing Muggles as creatures.

Tierra argued to the assembled wizards that Muggles and wizards were the same species, citing their similar appearance and the unpredictable birth of wizards and Squibs. Balázs Locke Hoffmannde challenged him, saying his evidence was not concrete.

• Arthur Weasley could not explain what was wrong with his view of Muggles.
• Tierra said wizards had been taught to regard Muggles as separate and asked whether they might be the same species.
• Tierra cited their similar appearance and the ability of Muggle-born wizards to have nonmagical parents as evidence.
• Tierra argued that Squibs appeared unpredictably in pure-blood families just as wizards appeared among Muggles.
• Balázs Locke Hoffmannde said Tierra's evidence was not concrete.