Chapter Summaries

Ruby succeeded in making her grandmother’s pudding, while the Order investigated an anonymous letter bearing Barty Crouch Jr.’s magical signature and considered whether he might be seeking revenge on Voldemort. George and Fred demonstrated new gadgets, including language candy that briefly made Ron speak Merpeople Language, and Ron later admitted he was nervous about the coming mission; the chapter left him quiet at breakfast as the mission approached.

• Harry and Cassandra discussed Harry’s heightened senses and later talked about fate and the life he might have lived.
• Ruby successfully made her grandmother’s pudding, and everyone praised it as she finally tasted and enjoyed her own cooking.
• Kingsley told the group that the anonymous letter’s magical signature matched Barty Crouch Jr.’s, and Bill suggested Crouch might be acting out of revenge against Voldemort.
• George and Fred demonstrated new merchandise, and Ron used their language candy to speak Merpeople Language for several minutes.
• Ron spoke with Kingsley before dawn about his nerves and trusted that Harry would return safely; at breakfast, he remained unusually quiet.

Harry and the Infiltration Squad prepared to travel to Tornador Peak, where they planned to confront Voldemort, while Hogwarts and the Ministry offered support. At four in the morning, the five-person squad departed by Portkey, leaving their friends and family waiting at Grimmauld Place.

• Harry trained with Cassandra to sense when others probed him and improved his ability to detect magical probes.
• Professor McGonagall gave Harry a treated tail feather from Fawkes that could summon a Phoenix’s aid once.
• Kingsley brought an anonymous map of Tornador Peak, and Harry judged its marked safe route likely to match a Ley Line he had sensed in a dream.
• The group completed its final preparations, and Harry spent his last evening with everyone at Grimmauld Place before departure.
• Harry, Cassandra, and the other members of the Infiltration Squad said farewell to their companions and left by Portkey for Tornador Peak.

Harry and his companions crossed Tornador Peak’s storm and magical defenses to reach the outskirts of Voldemort’s fortress, where they discovered Goblin Warriors on patrol. Dyg suspected the Goblins belonged to the resurrected Runcorn, leaving the team facing evidence that Voldemort had allied with the legendary Goblin leader.

• Harry, Cassandra, Tonks, Dyg, and Silva traveled from a Chilean safe house toward Tornador Peak, where Harry sensed Voldemort’s presence was faint and scattered.
• Cassandra warned Harry that Voldemort might be absent and using a substitute or Horcrux to oversee the ritual, but Harry insisted they destroy the ritual regardless.
• The five entered the Thunderstorm Zone during its brief opening and reached a crevasse just before the lightning sealed their route.
• Harry and his companions crossed Voldemort’s middle defenses, surviving spatial traps, Thunderstorm Bats, and an illusion that made them turn their wands on one another.
• At the Core Zone, Harry sensed that Voldemort was barely detectable inside the fortress, and Silva warned that a group was approaching.
• The team hid as Goblin Warriors patrolled the Snowfield, and Dyg suggested they were Runcorn’s followers.

Harry’s team confronted and defeated Runcorn at Tornador Peak, where he revealed that Voldemort’s real ritual was at the Temple of the Sun in Peru. After Cassandra destroyed the Energy Pillar, the team prepared to pursue Voldemort’s true ritual.

• Harry led Tonks, Dyg, Silva, and Cassandra to a weak defense node at the fortress, where Runcorn ambushed them with Goblin Warriors.
• Runcorn revealed that he and Voldemort had pursued separate goals, and that Voldemort had used him as bait while preparing the real ritual in Peru.
• Harry and his companions defeated the Goblin Warriors, and Harry blasted Runcorn into the Energy Pillar before killing him.
• Before he died, Runcorn told Harry that Voldemort’s real ritual was at the Incan Temple of the Sun across the Andes in Peru.
• Harry told Kingsley and Veratia about the decoy, and Veratia arranged for the main force to redeploy to Peru.
• Cassandra used the Silver Compass to destroy the Energy Pillar, weakening the oppressive magic as the team recovered and prepared to continue.

Harry and his teammates traveled from Chile to the Temple of the Sun in Peru, where Voldemort was preparing a powerful ritual. They reached the temple and confronted Merope, who revealed that Runcorn and Tornador Peak had been decoys and challenged Harry to kill her to stop the ritual.

• Harry's group rested in an ice cave after Runcorn's death, and Veratia reported that the main force would not reach Peru until dawn.
• Kingsley arranged an emergency Portkey, and Harry, Tonks, Dyg, Silva, and Cassandra arrived in the Andes near the Temple of the Sun.
• Harry sensed Voldemort's dark magic at the temple, and the five crossed the mountains and hurried up the stone steps as the ritual neared completion.
• Harry forced open the temple gate, and the group entered a hall where Merope stood beside a Crystal Pillar powering the ritual.
• Merope admitted that Runcorn and Tornador Peak had been decoys and explained that the ritual drew power from the Andes; she told Harry that killing her was the only way to stop it.

Harry fought Merope as she absorbed the Crystal Pillar and the Andes Ley Lines, gaining overwhelming power. When she exploited his concern for his friends, Cassandra, Tonks, Silva, and Dyg joined the battle, leaving them united against her.

• Merope unleashed dark-red threads from the Magic Array, and Harry shielded his companions before facing her alone.
• Merope argued that Harry and she were alike, then merged with the Crystal Pillar and the Ley Lines to become nearly impossible to kill.
• Merope redirected Harry’s attack and struck at Cassandra, but Harry took the blow and insisted that protecting his friends gave him a reason to keep fighting.
• Merope refused Harry’s offer to abandon the ritual and face a trial, and they resumed their duel as her power began to overpower him.
• Cassandra, Tonks, Silva, and Dyg joined the fight, weakening Merope’s attack and telling her they would stay together with Harry.

Harry defeated Merope by resonating with the Andes Mountains and freeing their power from Voldemort’s control. Exhausted but alive, he and his companions returned to Grimmauld Place, while Merope vanished and the group believed Voldemort was dead.

• Merope drew power from the Ley Lines and the mountain, unleashing a massive attack as Harry heard the land’s distress and asked the Andes for help.
• Harry combined his magic with the mountains’ power and pushed back Merope’s dark red force, shattering the Crystal Pillar and defeating her.
• As she faded, Merope admitted she regretted not understanding Harry’s words sooner and acknowledged that she had chosen her path.
• Cassandra supported Harry, and Tonks, Dyg, and Silva confirmed that the magic had subsided; Harry told Kingsley that Voldemort was dead.
• A wizard arrived with a Portkey arranged by Ms. Grindelwald, and Harry and his companions returned to Grimmauld Place, Number 13.

Harry reunited with his friends and settled into a quiet recovery at the Burrow, where he learned Voldemort’s remaining forces were being defeated and that Hogwarts would soon reopen. On August nineteenth, the group arrived at The Burrow, and Mrs. Weasley welcomed Cassandra along with them.

• Harry returned to the Living Room and reunited with Ron, Hermione, Anne, and the others before sharing a quiet night with them.
• Kingsley told Harry that Voldemort’s remaining forces were being purged and that the American Ministry of Magic had invited him to give a speech.
• Harry and his friends realized it was August eighteenth and discussed returning to Hogwarts for the school year starting September first.
• Mrs. Weasley invited Cassandra to visit The Burrow with Harry and the others.
• On August nineteenth, Harry, Cassandra, and the others arrived at The Burrow, where George and Fred joked about the house.

Harry returned to the Burrow, where Veratia and Cassandra competed for his attention while the Weasleys and their guests watched. At lunch, Veratia asked whether Harry planned to continue at Hogwarts after the School Opening.

• Veratia arrived at the Burrow and exchanged pointed remarks with Cassandra over Harry.
• Cassandra and Veratia sat on either side of Harry in the crowded Living Room, and the others left them together while Ron and Hermione watched.
• Ginny told Mrs. Weasley that Veratia and Cassandra both liked Harry and wondered whom he would choose as a bride.
• At lunch, Veratia and Cassandra piled food onto Harry’s plate and teased each other while Anne watched contentedly.
• Veratia asked Harry whether he would continue studying at Hogwarts or withdraw and return only for the N.E.W.T.s.

Harry spent a quiet day with his friends at the Burrow before returning to Grimmauld Place with Cassandra and Anne. The next morning, Harry and the two women enjoyed a peaceful breakfast together, and Anne asked when Veratia would return.

• Harry told Veratia and the others that he planned to return to Hogwarts for his final year, while Cassandra said she planned to apply for a teaching position there.
• Veratia left the Burrow for an important Confederation meeting, and Cassandra teased Harry about missing her before admitting that she and Veratia both wanted him to be happy.
• Harry, Cassandra, and Anne returned to Grimmauld Place and shared a quiet evening before going upstairs together.
• The next morning, Harry found Anne downstairs and learned that Cassandra was reading Blue Books in the study.
• Cassandra joined Harry and Anne, and the three ate breakfast together before Anne asked when Veratia would be back.

Harry, Anne, and Cassandra spent several peaceful days together at Grimmauld Place before Veratia returned and joined them for a seaside trip to Cornwall. As School Opening approached, the group cherished their time together, and Anne and Cassandra both ended the night in Harry’s bed.

• Anne and Harry took a walk, shared how they had come to love each other, and returned to Grimmauld Place, where Cassandra admitted she was a little jealous.
• During Veratia’s absence, Anne grew closer to Cassandra, learned to make cookies, and spent warm, quiet days with her and Harry.
• Veratia returned on the fourth evening, and the family decided to visit the seaside before School Opening.
• The four traveled by Portkey to Cornwall, played in the sea, watched the sunset, and promised to return with Pabbie another year.
• Back at Grimmauld Place, Anne worried that their peaceful days would end when School Opening began, and Veratia reassured her that they would have more holidays together.
• Anne climbed into bed beside Harry, Cassandra joined them, and another person opened the bedroom door before Harry fell asleep.

Veratia joined Harry, Cassandra, and Anne in bed, and their teasing turned into a playful tussle before the four spent the night together. The next morning, Sirius and Gemma visited Harry, who confirmed that he, Veratia, Cassandra, Anne, and Pabbie were all together.

• Veratia squeezed into bed by lying on top of Cassandra, and the two traded teasing remarks until Cassandra pinned her down.
• Anne woke, watched the sisters wrestle, then fell asleep again as Harry ignored their scuffle; later, Veratia and Cassandra subdued Harry together.
• Harry found Sirius waiting in the Living Room, and Sirius asked about his South America ordeal and his defeat of Voldemort.
• Gemma arrived and hugged Harry, then she and Sirius caught up with him over tea before Veratia, Cassandra, and Anne came downstairs.
• Sirius and Veratia discussed Confederation and Ministry matters over breakfast while Cassandra offered comments and Anne shared food with Harry.
• Harry told Sirius that he, Veratia, Cassandra, Anne, and Pabbie were together, and Sirius teased him about being more impressive than he had been.

Harry spent a peaceful evening and morning at Grimmauld Place with Veratia, Cassandra, and Anne, while Pabbie remained away handling family matters. The group went shopping in Diagon Alley, and Anne had new school robes fitted.

• Sirius and Gemma said goodbye to Harry and left through the fireplace, and the household settled into a quiet evening together.
• The next morning, Veratia told Harry that Pabbie would return the following day, and Cassandra joined them as they watched the London streets.
• Anne invited Ruby to eat with them, but Ruby refused and returned to the Kitchen.
• Harry, Veratia, Cassandra, and Anne traveled to Diagon Alley, where Anne visited the Owl Emporium, bought ice cream, and chose books about magical creatures.
• The group went to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, where Madam Malkin measured Anne for new school robes.

Harry and his family reunited with Pabbie, exchanged gifts, and prepared for the School Opening. They boarded the Hogwarts Express for their seventh year, leaving their loved ones at King's Cross.

• Harry and Anne spent a cozy evening with Cassandra and Veratia before Pabbie returned from Norway the next day.
• Pabbie reunited with everyone, gave them gifts from Norway, and described her travels and Kraken duties.
• Mrs. Weasley visited ahead of School Opening, brought food and sweaters, and urged everyone to take care of themselves.
• Harry, Anne, Pabbie, Cassandra, and Veratia said goodbye to Mrs. Weasley and Arthur before traveling to King's Cross.
• Harry and his friends boarded the Hogwarts Express, and the train left London with seventh year about to begin.

Harry and his friends returned to Hogwarts, where Dumbledore honored Harry for defeating Voldemort and celebrated the peace at the start-of-term feast. The chapter ended with Harry, Ron, and Hermione settling into the Gryffindor Common Room.

• Anne, Pabbie, Cassandra, and Harry arrived at Hogsmeade and rode a Thestral carriage to Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore praised Harry's defeat of Voldemort and thanked the friends and students who had fought alongside him.
• Professor McGonagall sorted the new students and announced new Quidditch rules that added a thirty-minute overtime after the Snitch was caught.
• Dumbledore showed a magical performance recounting Harry's journey and his final victory over Voldemort.
• After the feast, Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to the Gryffindor Common Room and sat together.

Anne and Pabbie spent the evening together in the Slytherin common room while Cassandra settled into her quarters, and the next day they began their Hogwarts teaching duties. After their classes, Harry, Anne, Pabbie, and Cassandra rested together on the grass.

• Harry and Ron talked with Hermione about Anne being a Slytherin, while Anne returned to the common room and joined Pabbie by the Black Lake.
• Pabbie visited Anne, then left to help Newt investigate the Blast-Ended Skrewts behaving strangely; Cassandra spent the evening reading in her office.
• Harry and Ron attended Charms, Pabbie assisted Newt with a Bowtruckle lesson, and Cassandra taught third-years how to deal with Boggarts.
• At lunch, Anne joined Harry and Pabbie, while Cassandra watched them from the Faculty Table.
• Harry, Anne, Pabbie, and Cassandra relaxed on the grass that afternoon, and Pabbie and Anne woke after dozing in the sun.

Veratia asked Harry to help stabilize the chaotic Ley Lines in South America, and he traveled to Peru with Confederation experts. At the Temple of the Sun, Harry calmed the first frightened Ley Line, beginning the work of restoring the region.

• Veratia told Harry that Voldemort's past use of the Ley Lines had left them unstable and asked him to help the Confederation.
• Harry spent his remaining time at Hogwarts saying goodbye to Anne, Pabbie, and Cassandra before leaving through the Floo Network.
• At Confederation Headquarters in Geneva, Veratia briefed Harry and the Ley Line Experts on the dangerous disorder affecting the Andes Ley Line.
• Harry and the experts traveled by Portkey to Peru, where Harry sensed that the Ley Lines were still afraid and suffering.
• Harry reached out to the nearest Ley Line with his senses until it calmed and began flowing steadily.

Harry and Veratia stabilized the Andes Ley Lines by defeating elemental creatures and removing Voldemort’s imprints. After they finished, a report revealed that six other Ley Lines around the world showed similar disturbances.

• Harry stabilized the first Ley Line, but Voldemort’s imprints triggered four elemental creatures to attack the team.
• Harry removed the Earth Elemental’s imprint, then he and Veratia weakened the Fire Elemental until it dispersed.
• Harry and Veratia removed the Water and Wind Elementals’ imprints, freeing them from Voldemort’s control.
• Over the next three days, Harry and Veratia led experts through the Andes, clearing Voldemort’s marks from the remaining disturbed Ley Lines.
• After the team finished their work, Veratia received a report that six Ley Lines outside the Andes showed similar signs of disturbance.

Harry and Veratia learned that Voldemort had left dangerous imprints on seven Ley Lines, and they planned to travel with Confederation teams to remove the remaining six. They chose the Rocky Mountains first, where a Dark Wizard gang guarded the area, and the next morning received reports on the sites and threats.

• Veratia and Harry returned to Confederation headquarters after agreeing to deal with six more disturbed Ley Lines.
• Ley Line experts explained that Voldemort’s imprints caused Elemental Creatures to defend the Ley Lines and could eventually make the lines collapse.
• Harry said he could remove the imprints by resonating with the Ley Lines, and Veratia arranged reports and promised to accompany him with Confederation support.
• Harry and Veratia chose the Rocky Mountains as their first destination, where the Blood Wolf Gang operated near the Ley Line Node.
• At the next briefing, Macnair described the Blood Wolf Gang and reported that a reconnaissance team was already investigating its stronghold.
• A young witch began presenting the European Ley Line site in the Alps, where severe terrain was the main concern.

Veratia and the Confederation planned expeditions to five disrupted Ley Line sites, weighing their hazards and assigning teams. The chapter ended with preparations underway and the North American Scout Team’s report still pending.

• Regional experts described the dangers at the European, African, Asian, Australian, and Antarctic sites, and Veratia decided to tackle Antarctica last.
• Veratia outlined a plan to start with Europe, then proceed to Africa, Asia, and Australia, while scouting the Blood Wolf Gang near the North American site.
• Macnair proposed squads of ten elite Aurors for each region, and Veratia approved the plan with herself and Harry joining each squad.
• Veratia and Harry shared dinner at the Confederation cafeteria and discussed their commitment to the mission and to each other.
• At the next meeting, the Confederation arranged specialized gear and supplies for each expedition, including Heart of the Desert ore to calm the Sandworms.
• Macnair said the team expected the North American Scout Team’s report that night before finalizing plans for the Rocky Mountains site.