Chapter Summaries

Brook and Hermione discussed how Skeeter’s mocking article turned the Dark Mark attack into public comedy, while the Ministry struggled with panic, injuries, and losses. As Hogwarts began a new term, Harry and Ron arrived soaked from the storm and Peeves’s water bomb.

• Hermione laughed at Skeeter’s article, and Brook explained that its humor gave the public an outlet while keeping panic down.
• The Ministry faced widespread unrest after the Dark Mark appeared, with hundreds injured, property lost, and protesters gathering outside.
• Percy worked frantically amid the Ministry’s crisis while Brook continued his quiet life, and conflict in Japan remained limited to fighting between the factions.
• Brook and Hermione arrived at Hogwarts as the new term began, with a storm raging outside.
• Hermione dried Harry and Ron after they arrived drenched, and Ron admitted they had forgotten to use a Waterproofing Charm.

At the Hogwarts feast, Brook and his friends learned that the Four Champions Tournament was returning and that contestants had to be at least seventeen. Hermione said Brook did not need the honor, but Brook knew he would have to participate, leaving him wondering how Dumbledore would handle the age restriction.

• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Brook saw the real Mad-Eye Moody at the staff table before Professor McGonagall brought in the first-years for the Sorting Ceremony.
• The Sorting Hat sorted the new students, and Brook reminisced about his own Sorting while Hermione teased him for sounding sentimental.
• Dumbledore opened the feast, and Nearly Headless Nick told the students that Peeves had nearly disrupted it while trying to attend an important banquet.
• Hermione revealed that Hogwarts would host the Four Champions Tournament, and Nick explained that contestants had to be at least seventeen.
• Ron and Harry protested that Brook should be allowed to compete, while Hermione told them Brook did not need the honor; Brook decided he would participate.

Brook and the students collected Bubotuber pus in Herbology, then met Hagrid’s newly bred Blast-Ended Skrewts in Care of Magical Creatures. The chapter left Brook wondering how the creatures would taste while Hermione recoiled from the idea.

• Brook and the students squeezed Bubotubers to collect their medicinal pus.
• Sprout gave Brook two pots of Bubotubers after he asked whether they could be eaten.
• The students arrived at Hagrid’s cabin and found Blast-Ended Skrewts bursting out of their crates.
• Hagrid asked the students to feed the Skrewts, and they reluctantly tried offering them food.
• Hermione questioned whether Hagrid had illegally crossbred the creatures, while Brook speculated about their origins and how to cook them.

Brook and Hermione attended Ancient Runes while the fourth-year Gryffindors prepared for Mad-Eye Moody’s first Dark Arts lesson. Moody demonstrated the three Unforgivable Curses and explained their dangers, leaving the students nervous but amused by his advice about carrying creatures as shields.

• Hermione answered Professor Babbling’s question about the modern variation of a defensive rune while Brook read a book he had already helped decipher.
• The Gryffindor fourth-years hurried to Moody’s Dark Arts class, where he dismissed their textbooks and criticized their knowledge of spells.
• Moody asked about the Unforgivable Curses, and Hermione explained that Brook had taught her year about them in a special lesson.
• Moody used Imperio and Crucio on a spider to demonstrate their effects, then killed it with Avada Kedavra.
• Hannah asked whether a living creature could block the Killing Curse, and Moody said it could; he encouraged Lavender to carry more Gnome Puffs.
• Moody explained that casting the Killing Curse required powerful magic and joked that the students would barely give him a nosebleed.

Moody taught the students to resist the Imperius Curse by taking turns casting it on them, and Brook proved immune because he was naturally skilled at Occlumency. Brook then cast the curse on Moody and briefly controlled him, leaving Moody impressed and unsettled by Brook’s power.

• Moody explained that Occlumency and strong will could resist the Imperius Curse, then dismissed the class.
• Moody had Hermione, Ron, and Neville experience the Imperius Curse, making them dance, sing, and perform gymnastics.
• Brook resisted Moody’s Imperius Curse, and Moody accepted his claim that he was born with Occlumency.
• Brook asked to cast the Imperius Curse on Moody and briefly made him try to take a step before Moody broke free.
• Brook caught Moody with a Levitation Charm when he fell, and Moody praised his skill while privately worrying about his mastery of the Dark Arts.

Brook completed his mission to cast the Imperius Curse on Mad-Eye Moody and enjoyed cooking Blast-Ended Skrewts with his friends. During Hagrid’s Niffler lesson, Hermione beat Brook in a coin-finding contest and asked him to help her train against the Imperius Curse.

• Brook received a system reward for completing the mission to cast the Imperius Curse on Mad-Eye Moody, then shared Blast-Ended Skrewt dishes with Ron and Hermione.
• Hagrid introduced Nifflers and set up a contest to find buried Leprechaun coins.
• Hermione and Brook chose Nifflers and competed, while Ron’s Niffler found more than thirty coins.
• Hagrid announced the results, and Ron learned that his coins had been disappearing because they were Leprechaun coins.
• Hermione’s Niffler found four coins to Brook’s one, so Brook agreed to help her train to resist the Imperius Curse.

Hogwarts welcomed the arriving delegations for the Triwizard Tournament as Beauxbatons and Durmstrang reached the castle by spectacular means. The chapter ended with Viktor Krum stepping ashore to an excited reaction from the students.

• Hogwarts staff and house-elves prepared the castle and Great Hall for the visiting schools.
• Madam Maxime arrived in a giant carriage pulled by twelve Silver Mane Horses, and Dumbledore welcomed her and her students.
• Dumbledore asked Hagrid to care for the horses, and Hagrid eagerly agreed to Madam Maxime's request to feed them single malt whisky.
• A ghostly ship rose from the Black Lake, bringing Professor Karkaroff and the Durmstrang delegation to shore.
• Karkaroff called Viktor over, and the students recognized the famous Quidditch player with excitement.

The visiting schools arrived at Hogwarts and performed for the students before Dumbledore welcomed them to the feast. Brook teased Williams about Ilvermorny's performance, and the chapter ended with Williams devouring Dongpo Pork.

• Ilvermorny's silver-blue flying disc arrived, and Headmaster Aigilbert Fontana greeted Dumbledore.
• Twelve Durmstrang students performed a staff dance, then headed to the Slytherin table as Ron lamented that Krum had not chosen Gryffindor.
• Six Ilvermorny girls transformed into panthers and performed with male riders before returning to human form; Williams greeted Brook, who teased him about the act.
• Twelve Beauxbatons girls performed a graceful dance, and Ron blushed after one blew him a kiss.
• Dumbledore welcomed the delegations, announced that the tournament would begin after the feast, and the students began eating.
• Williams asked about the Dongpo Pork, and Brook watched him eat four pieces.

At the Hogwarts feast, Ron fretted over a Beauxbatons girl, while Brook suggested he try befriending Lavender. Dumbledore introduced the Triwizard Tournament and its rules, and Brook said he would try to enter the Goblet of Fire the next day, leaving Hermione worried about his reasons for competing.

• Ron kept watching the Ravenclaw table, wondering whether the Beauxbatons girl had meant her blown kiss for him.
• Brook told Ron he might suit Lavender and encouraged him to give her a chance, but Ron backed down.
• Dumbledore introduced Barty Crouch and Ludo Bagman as judges and explained the tournament's three tasks and scoring.
• Dumbledore revealed the Goblet of Fire and announced that it would choose four Champions at the Halloween feast, with an Age Line barring students under seventeen.
• Ron asked whether Brook's Space Gate could bypass the Age Line, and Brook said he would try to enter the tournament the next day.
• Hermione realized Brook was likely entering for her and felt both pleased and worried.

Brook studied Dumbledore’s age-line enchantment and discovered traps designed to thwart shortcuts as students from Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and Ilvermorny entered the Triwizard Tournament. After the Weasley twins were expelled and given long white beards, Brook approached the line, planning a bold response to Dumbledore’s precautions.

• Brook examined the golden line and saw that it concealed a barrier covered in ancient runes.
• Fred and George tried to cross the line after drinking Aging Potion, but the barrier threw them out and made long white beards grow.
• Beauxbatons students entered their names into the Goblet of Fire, followed by the Ilvermorny delegation.
• Williams told Brook that Ilvermorny had come for him and that Fontana could ask Dumbledore to remove the age limit if Brook agreed to compete.
• Brook realized the enchantment would transfer anyone who bypassed the line and trigger a Clothes-Exploding Curse, so he abandoned his plan to use the Space Gate.
• Brook walked up to the line, determined to give Dumbledore something big.

Brook demonstrated a devastating dark vortex in the hall, then entered his name into the Goblet of Fire and left with Hermione. After the Halloween feast, Dumbledore prepared to announce the selected Champions, and the Goblet began producing its first name.

• Brook summoned a dark vortex that tore apart Dumbledore’s protective runes, caught the Goblet of Fire, and vanished the vortex before it could grow further.
• Brook placed a parchment bearing “Brook Lott—Hogwarts” into the Goblet, turning its flames gold until he removed it.
• Brook left the hall with Hermione, while the shocked students erupted into cheers after they were gone.
• At the Halloween feast, Brook reassured Hermione and Ron that the Goblet needed twenty-four hours to decide, while Hermione kept watching it anxiously.
• Dumbledore announced that the Goblet was about to choose the Champions, darkened the hall, and watched as the flames turned red and shot out a scorched parchment.

Brook Lott was chosen as Hogwarts' Champion alongside Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Williams Koner, then learned that the first task would take place on November 24. He returned to a jubilant Gryffindor celebration.

• Dumbledore announced Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Williams Koner as Champions before naming Brook Lott Hogwarts' Champion.
• Brook entered the Champions' room, where Fleur recalled his power and Williams awkwardly greeted him as his opponent.
• Crouch explained that the first task would be held on November 24 and would test the Champions' courage and ability to handle the unknown.
• Dumbledore and the visiting headmasters left the Champions to celebrate, while Williams and Brook returned from the room.
• Brook arrived at Gryffindor Tower and joined a loud celebration, where the students cheered him and the twins, Lee Jordan, and Angelina showered him with treats and Gryffindor colors.

After Brook was celebrated as Hogwarts' Champion, Professor Sprout, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Moody, and Snape each gave him advice or materials to help him prepare for the Triwizard Tournament. The chapter ended with Snape reminding Brook that he could take potions before entering the arena.

• Ron excitedly told the Gryffindors about Brook's feat, and the celebration continued until two in the morning.
• Hermione gave Brook a tissue and teased him about a lipstick mark on his cheek.
• The twins sold moving-image badges of Brook, and Professor Sprout kept Brook after Herbology to give him combat advice and a notebook about using plants and setting traps.
• Professor McGonagall gave Brook her annotated copy of Practical Applications of the Transfiguration Curse, while Professor Flitwick gave him notes on evasion and creative uses of spells.
• Moody gave Brook a booklet of Auror training materials, and Snape quietly reminded him that he could take potions before going onto the field.

Snape secretly gave Brook a bag and warned him that strength alone would not keep him alive in the tournament. Before his wand inspection, Brook spoke privately with Rita Skeeter and manipulated her into recording a contradictory account of whether Dumbledore had taught him Dark Arts.

• Snape slipped a small cloth bag into Brook’s pocket and warned him that he needed brains as well as strength to survive the tournament.
• Colin Creevey escorted Brook from Snape’s classroom to have his wand checked and photographed.
• Rita Skeeter asked to interview Brook before the official business, and he agreed to speak with her privately.
• Brook teased Skeeter about her writing before she asked whether he had used Dark Arts to break Dumbledore’s age restriction.
• Brook first claimed Dumbledore had taught him, then feigned confusion and insisted Dumbledore had taught neither him nor any other student Dark Arts.

Rita Skeeter questioned Brook about his magic, then photographed him with Dumbledore during the Champions’ wand inspection. The next morning, The Daily Prophet published an altered photo and accused Dumbledore of manipulating Brook, causing an uproar at Hogwarts.

• Skeeter coaxed Brook into mentioning that he had learned a spell called Wraith Spirit, then Dumbledore interrupted their interview.
• Ollivander inspected the Champions’ wands and confirmed that Brook’s yew wand, which Ollivander had made, was in excellent condition.
• Skeeter directed the photographer to take pictures of Brook with Dumbledore and positioned Brook at the center of the group photo.
• The Daily Prophet published an altered photograph claiming to show Dumbledore with a Dark Arts aura and accusing him of using Brook to pursue power.
• The newspaper’s article spread through Hogwarts and stirred up the school.

The Daily Prophet published a sensational article accusing Dumbledore of secretly teaching Brook Dark Arts and using him as a puppet, enraging Hermione while Brook treated the accusations lightly. Brook showed Hermione Hagrid’s invitation to eat Blast-Ended Skrewts.

• The Daily Prophet printed anonymous allegations that Dumbledore had given Brook special treatment and secretly trained him in Dark Arts, linking Brook’s spell to Grindelwald’s Void Devouring Curse.
• Hermione angrily condemned Skeeter’s article and defended Brook’s Source of Purification as advanced magic born from the four elements.
• Brook joked that the article had accidentally gotten one detail right because Dumbledore did groom his beard in the mirror.
• Brook showed Hermione Hagrid’s note inviting them to eat Blast-Ended Skrewts, prompting Hermione to question how he could think about food while the paper vilified him.

Hermione transformed Hagrid’s appearance after Brook discovered he had a crush on Madam Maxime. During dinner, Hagrid secretly revealed that Brook’s first task would involve facing a dragon, but the entire group overheard him.

• Hermione decided to secretly retaliate against Skeeter after seeing her bully Brook.
• Brook gathered Ron, Harry, Draco, and the twins to join him and Hermione at Hagrid’s hut for Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• Hagrid explained that the Skrewts kept finding one another and fighting, so he invited Brook and Hermione to eat one that had died.
• Brook realized Hagrid had started dressing up to attract Madam Maxime’s attention, and Hermione gave Hagrid a complete makeover.
• Hagrid quietly told Brook that the first task involved facing a dragon, but Ron and the others overheard him.

As the first Triwizard task approached, Brook’s friends worried about how he would face the dragons, while Brook remained focused on food and showed little interest in preparing. He reached the Champions’ tent, where Bagman announced that the task was to obtain a Golden Egg and that each Champion would draw the dragon species they would face.

• Hagrid told Brook and the others that the Champions would likely face one adult dragon each, and they speculated about possible strategies.
• Hermione prepared plans for Brook to use against a dragon, but Brook refused to practice and joked that he was planning to transfigure a missile.
• On November 24, McGonagall summoned Brook to the competition grounds, and Hermione and McGonagall urged him to stay safe.
• McGonagall told Brook that Pomona had given him something to use if the situation became urgent, and Brook reconsidered his plan to take the Golden Egg with a Space Gate.
• Brook entered the Champions’ tent, where Bagman explained that the task was to obtain the Golden Egg and draw the model of the dragon species from a bag.

Brook entered the Triwizard Tournament’s dragon challenge and faced the Hungarian Horntail by forming a ten-meter-tall stone giant called Tiga. After overpowering the dragon, he stopped when it surrendered and gently stroked its head.

• Brook tortured Bagman, branded him with the Slave Mark, and left him without an immediate task.
• Pheobe, Krum, Williams, and Brook drew their dragons and the order in which they would compete.
• Williams, Pheobe, and Krum each obtained the Golden Egg in about ten minutes while Brook waited in the tent.
• Brook formed Tiga from rocks and fought the Hungarian Horntail as spectators watched and Dumbledore shielded the stands from flying rubble.
• Tiga endured the dragon’s fire and attacks, then threw it to the ground and struck it until it surrendered.
• Brook stopped Tiga’s fist before it hit the dragon and gently stroked the Horntail’s head.

Brook defeated the dragon with a stone giant, secured the Golden Egg, and received high scores from most of the judges despite Karkaroff giving him a three. After hearing when the next task would take place, Brook fielded Rita Skeeter’s questions and left her to interview Williams.

• Brook emerged unharmed from the stone giant and took the Golden Egg after Tree Peak meekly offered him the other dragon eggs.
• Madam Maxime gave Brook a nine, Fontana, Dumbledore, and Bagman gave him tens, and Karkaroff gave him a three, drawing boos from the crowd.
• Bagman announced that the second task would begin at nine thirty on February twenty-fourth next year and that the Golden Eggs contained clues.
• Brook joked with Williams about his dragon encounter as they left the tent.
• Rita Skeeter questioned Brook about his magic, Ilvermorny, and Karkaroff’s score, but Brook redirected her to Williams when his friends arrived.