Ignoring Pheobe's reproachful look, Horatio patted Gabrielle on the head. "Genius Magical Girl Gabrielle, it's time to say goodbye. Lord Chaos Dominator is taking his followers to conquer the heavens."
Gabrielle felt a little downcast. Touching the Bracelet Horatio had given her, she asked, "Lord Chaos Dominator, will we meet again?"
"Of course!" Horatio crouched down and held Gabrielle by the shoulders. "As long as you listen to your sister, Lord Chaos Dominator will descend again."
After comforting Gabrielle, Horatio nodded to Pheobe, opened a Portal to his home, and led Hathor and the others through it.
Gabrielle waved goodbye to Horatio and the others. Once the Portal closed, she burst into tears and threw herself into her sister's arms. "Sister, will I ever see Hathor and the others again?"
"Of course you will." Pheobe comforted Gabrielle, recalling someone Grindelwald had introduced to her earlier. "If you want to stand by Horatio's side, contact her. She'll teach you what to do."
Horatio returned to his home in Devon, cleaned the house with a Cleaning Charm, then placed Hathor on the sofa. "Wait here. I'm going to bring someone over." Then he opened a Portal to Hermione's house.
Hermione was sitting at her desk in a daze when a tiny Paper Crane flew in through her window and landed before her.
Hermione reached out, took the Paper Crane, and unfolded it. The familiar handwriting on the paper met her eyes.
"Hermione, do you remember our promise before the holidays?"
Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She put away the letter and hurried downstairs.
When she opened the door, she found Horatio standing at the gate outside her garden, waving at her.
Hermione ran up to Horatio with red-rimmed eyes and hit him with a Beaver Charge. Her little pink fists kept