Chapter Summaries

Brook returned to Hogwarts and learned that the Ministry of Magic had ordered one hundred thousand sets of protective and projectile gear, far beyond the twins’ clothing-production capacity. He arranged for Muggle factories to make the military uniforms, leaving the order on track for completion in a month.

• Brook turned Umbridge’s cat portraits into real cats and sealed her office door, trapping her with the animals.
• Snape collected the Sea Kings’ meat and blood from Brook, then levitated the drunk professors away from the banquet.
• Brook returned to class and learned that Fred and George had received a Ministry of Magic order for one hundred thousand sets of gear.
• Fred and George explained that protective gear production was stalled because they could not make enough clothes, hats, gloves, and shoes.
• Brook agreed to source the uniforms in the Muggle world and asked Uncle Oliver to arrange production.
• Oliver spread the order across multiple clothing factories, which reduced the production time to one month.

Brook met Percy in his Ring Space and learned that Voldemort’s war had exposed magic to the Muggle world, prompting the International Confederation of Wizards to avoid direct intervention and buy protective gear from the twins instead. Percy ended the meeting with a warning that Fudge was preparing to move against Dumbledore.

• Percy showed Brook reports and newspapers about Voldemort’s forces using Dark Arts openly in Australia, triggering panic and anti-wizard protests among Muggles.
• Percy explained that Dumbledore and a few other leaders had failed to find a solution to the exposure of magic, while most Ministries planned to restrict wizards’ contact with Muggles.
• Brook realized the Confederation intended to sacrifice Voldemort and his followers to convince Muggles that wizards had been wiped out.
• Percy described how America’s failed war against Voldemort led President Walker to request wizard forces, but the Confederation instead arranged a joint purchase of one hundred thousand protective gear sets and Swamp Bombs from Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes.
• Percy warned Brook that Fudge was preparing to move against Dumbledore.

Brook and Percy realized Fudge was planning to target Dumbledore, risking the political strategy they had built around him. Percy obtained Rita Skeeter’s formal exposé draft, which accused Dumbledore of hiding a dark past and collaborating with Grindelwald.

• Brook questioned whether Fudge had lost his mind, and Percy explained that their plan depended on not pushing Dumbledore into seeking the Minister’s position.
• Percy said Fudge intended to remove Dumbledore as headmaster and expose his history with Grindelwald.
• Percy showed Brook a press release Fudge had commissioned from Rita Skeeter, who had secretly passed her draft to Percy.
• Skeeter’s article described Percival Dumbledore’s imprisonment, Albus Dumbledore’s school achievements, and the family tragedies surrounding Ariana’s death.
• The article claimed Dumbledore and Grindelwald had developed the Greater Good doctrine together, citing letters provided by Bathilda Bagshot and authenticated by the Ministry.
• Skeeter’s report recounted how Grindelwald left Godric’s Hollow and began promoting wizard rule through rallies, predictions, and an Obscurus messenger.

After Rita Skeeter’s article attacked Dumbledore’s history with Grindelwald, Brook decided to confront him directly and put Percy forward to lead their political effort. Brook returned to Hogwarts, where Hermione told him that his prank had left Umbridge terrified of cats.

• Brook praised Skeeter’s article, while Percy reported that fourteen Pure-Blood families supported him taking a position.
• Brook told Percy to let Fudge continue his campaign and declared that he was ready to face Dumbledore head-on.
• Brook left the practical arrangements to Percy and told Voldemort about the US Military’s order for alchemical equipment.
• Brook returned to Hogwarts, and Hermione asked whether he had sealed Umbridge in her office with attacking cats; Brook admitted that he had.
• Hermione told Brook that House Elves had rescued Umbridge, and the students celebrated her humiliation.
• Umbridge returned to teaching the next day but hid beneath her desk when a cat meowed outside the classroom.

Brook’s pranks drove Umbridge to seek Fudge’s help, giving him an excuse to push Educational Decree No. 44 and station Aurors at Hogwarts. Dumbledore returned to oppose the decree, but Fudge unveiled Rita Skeeter’s report and private letters at the vote, leaving the Wizengamot stunned.

• Brook’s pranks continued to torment Umbridge, who became so frightened that she asked Fudge for help.
• Fudge pushed Educational Decree No. 44 and dismissed more than forty Wizengamot members who opposed it.
• Amelia Bones told Dumbledore that Fudge had gone too far, and Dumbledore returned from Gaul for the second vote.
• Fudge cited past incidents and Umbridge’s attacks as evidence that Hogwarts was unsafe, while Dumbledore argued against stationing Aurors there.
• Fudge distributed The Daily Prophet featuring Rita Skeeter’s report and private letters, shocking the Wizengamot.

Dumbledore halted Fudge’s attempt to strip him of his positions by invoking his authority as Chief Warlock and adjourning the Wizengamot meeting. Back at Hogwarts, he learned about Brook’s pranks and Harry’s G.A. training, while Fudge turned to the press to keep attacking him.

• Fudge used Bathilda Bagshot’s private letters to accuse Dumbledore of conspiring with Grindelwald and proposed removing him from his positions.
• Dumbledore invoked his authority as Chief Warlock, called for an investigation into Fudge’s dismissal of Wizengamot members, and adjourned the meeting for three days.
• The Wizengamot members left despite Fudge’s threats, and Umbridge urged him to use The Daily Prophet and other media against Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts and asked Snape for an update on school events, including the cat attacks and pranks he suspected Brook had caused.
• Snape told Dumbledore that Harry’s G.A. was training diligently and that Draco had kept Umbridge from discovering it.

Dumbledore decided to confront Fudge and entered the race for Minister of Magic as Fudge’s campaign against him faltered under public scrutiny. The chapter ended with Hogwarts students reacting to Dumbledore’s candidacy and wondering what it would mean for Umbridge.

• Dumbledore told Armando Dippet and Daliris Derwent that Fudge had crossed a line and decided to act despite the revelations about his past.
• Wizards argued over The Daily Prophet’s accusations against Dumbledore as public opinion spread through the Magical World.
• Fudge presented forged and tampered evidence against Dumbledore at a press conference, but reporters questioned his claims and the event ended amid skepticism.
• Dumbledore announced his candidacy for Minister of Magic, and The Daily Prophet’s coverage displaced Fudge’s accusations from the front page.
• Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Brook, Hermione, Harry, and Ron discussed Dumbledore’s candidacy at Hogwarts, while Harry doubted that Umbridge would leave easily.

Brook explained that Dumbledore would take power because the crisis with Voldemort left him no choice, and Dumbledore then led Fudge’s opponents in impeaching the Minister of Magic. The Wizengamot found Fudge guilty on all twenty-three charges and sentenced him to Azkaban as Aurors prepared to take him away.

• Brook told Harry and Hermione that Dumbledore would become Minister of Magic and could not keep both that office and the Hogwarts headmaster position.
• Dumbledore led more than sixty dismissed Wizengamot members back into the chamber and proposed impeaching Fudge.
• Dumbledore presented evidence of twenty-three charges against Fudge, much of it supplied by the Pure-Blood Club.
• The Wizengamot voted unanimously to find Fudge guilty on all twenty-three charges.
• Dumbledore announced thirteen sentences, including Fudge’s removal from office, confiscation of his illegal gains, and 225 years in Azkaban.
• Fudge fainted, and two Aurors shackled him and prepared to escort him to Azkaban.

Umbridge was convicted for her own crimes, while Percy was cleared and nominated as a token candidate in the election for Minister of Magic. Dumbledore and Percy published their platforms, and the public reacted with surprise and enthusiasm toward Percy’s practical reforms.

• Umbridge was sentenced to fifty-five years in prison and a hefty fine, while Percy was cleared of wrongdoing.
• Dumbledore insisted the election follow proper procedure, and the Pure-Blood Club maneuvered to nominate Percy as a second candidate.
• The Daily Prophet published Dumbledore’s achievements and platform, alongside Percy’s record of reforms and promises to make the Ministry serve the public.
• Wizards at the Three Broomsticks praised Percy’s work, including the Complaints Office and performance bonuses.

Albus Dumbledore won the Ministry of Magic election, while Percy Weasley earned substantial public support despite losing. After Dumbledore became Minister and Minerva McGonagall succeeded him as Hogwarts Headmistress, McGonagall and Snape considered appointing Brook to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.

• Public discussion of Percy's practical achievements boosted his support, but Dumbledore won the election with 63% of the vote to Percy's 37%.
• Percy graciously accepted the result and vowed to continue working for reform in the Magical World.
• At his inauguration, Dumbledore resigned as Hogwarts Headmaster and recommended Minerva McGonagall as his successor.
• McGonagall became Headmistress, and Ron celebrated while Harry worried about the vacant Defense Against the Dark Arts position.
• Snape suggested that Brook teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, and McGonagall agreed to raise the idea with him at the professors' celebration.

Brook hosted a lavish celebration for Professor McGonagall becoming headmaster, bringing Hogwarts students and staff together for food, music, and fireworks. McGonagall then asked Brook to fill the vacant Defense Against the Dark Arts post, while Snape argued that Brook should also teach Slytherin students.

• Brook invited professors and students to a bonfire feast celebrating Professor McGonagall's appointment as headmaster.
• Hagrid grilled magical creatures while the guests enjoyed the feast, drinks, fireworks, music, and Ron's dancing.
• Brook congratulated McGonagall, who thanked him for the banquet and said she would continue teaching Transfiguration.
• McGonagall asked Brook to take the vacant Defense Against the Dark Arts position, and Brook wondered whether he should teach while still a student.
• Snape urged Brook to accept and argued that Slytherin students deserved to learn the advanced spells Brook taught the G.A.

Brook agreed to become Hogwarts’ Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, with Snape taking responsibility for fifth- and seventh-year students. On his first day, Brook began teaching a practical game to a fourth-year class, but the lesson quickly descended into chaos.

• Snape persuaded Brook to teach Slytherin students, and Brook realized he had been tricked into accepting a professorship.
• Brook agreed to the job at Professor McGonagall’s request but refused to teach fifth- and seventh-years, so Snape took those classes.
• Hermione helped Brook prepare for his first day, and Brook told a combined Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw fourth-year class that he was their new professor.
• Brook set up a practical game in which students earned points by blocking Lumino Charms with the Iron Armor Curse, then sent forty glowing spheres firing at once.
• The students scrambled to defend themselves, and the classroom became chaotic.

Brook ambushed his students with training balls to teach them how to detect and block surprise attacks, then compared the younger students’ poor scores with the Slytherins’ clever use of the scoring rules. At the end of class, he kept the Slytherins behind and criticized their spellwork.

• Brook fired Lumino Charms at the younger students while they listened, then explained that a real Dark Arts attack could have wiped them out.
• Brook outlined three stages of threat awareness, and the students used Sensing Charms to block a second surprise volley with fewer mishaps.
• Luna earned three points by relying on instinct, while the other younger students finished with zero or negative scores.
• Brook ran the same exercise for fourth-year Slytherin and Gryffindor students; most Slytherins scored highly with Iron Armor Curses, while the Gryffindors ended with negative scores.
• Brook asked the Slytherins to stay and told them their Sensing Charm use was crude and they did not know Armor Charms.

Brook offered Slytherin separate Defense Against the Dark Arts lessons, then taught a packed Great Hall a class on three spells and their advanced applications. With Snape supervising and experienced students helping, the Slytherins began learning the spells from their classmates.

• Brook offered the Slytherins separate lessons, and John Crouch agreed to spread the word about a Great Hall class the next evening.
• Snape's theory-heavy substitute lessons left fifth- and seventh-years miserable while other students praised Brook's practical class.
• Slytherins gathered in the Great Hall for Brook's lesson, with students from the other Houses watching and Snape assisting.
• Brook teased Snape by calling him Severus, then introduced the Levitation Charm, Iron Armor Curse, and Sensing Charm and their advanced applications.
• Brook paired students who knew the spells with Slytherins who were learning them, while Snape monitored the lesson.

Brook learned that Dumbledore might be planning to use “Big Gudu” against Voldemort, but the claim was based on uncertain intelligence. He suspected Gellert Grindelwald was behind the plan as The Pious continued expanding its influence across Europe.

• Snape agreed to join Brook and the others for dinner after Brook invited him again.
• A month passed, and Percy sent Brook a message saying Dumbledore was making a move and wanted to meet.
• Brook left Hermione by the Black Lake and used a Space Gate to visit Percy.
• Percy told Brook that Fred and George had delivered one hundred thousand sets of equipment to the International Confederation of Wizards and that Dumbledore was preparing to attack Voldemort.
• Percy said an informant’s report suggested Dumbledore wanted to use “Big Gudu,” but Brook noted there was no hard evidence and suspected a third party.
• Brook asked about The Pious, and Percy reported that it controlled the Ministries of Magic in Denmark, Sweden, and Finland and had likely infiltrated Holland, Switzerland, and Belgium.

Brook and Percy reconsidered their plan after suspecting Dumbledore might have allied with Grindelwald, but Brook chose to face them anyway. They traveled to Australia, where Percy was stunned by Voldemort’s strikingly feminine appearance.

• Brook warned Percy that Hans Cat might be connected to The Pious and wondered whether Dumbledore had joined forces with Grindelwald.
• Percy proposed changing their plan, but Brook insisted on confronting Dumbledore and Grindelwald.
• Brook and Percy traveled through a Space Gate to Voldemort’s temporary Imperial Villa in Australia.
• Voldemort welcomed Brook while baking scones, and Percy was shocked by how feminine Voldemort had become.

Brook met Voldemort and Percy for tea, where they discussed the possibility that Dumbledore and Grindelwald would join forces and made plans to protect Voldemort and Eula. At Nurmengard, Grindelwald told Dumbledore he was rebuilding his strength and wanted to help him, leaving Dumbledore wary of his intentions.

• Voldemort served Brook and Percy scones, then reacted excitedly when Brook warned that Dumbledore might ally with Grindelwald.
• Brook, Voldemort, and Percy discussed countermeasures, including the possibility that their enemies could use Big Gudu, and focused on keeping Voldemort and Eula safe.
• Brook learned that Eula was distributing free lunches and candy to children in occupied areas, then urged Voldemort to summon him with the reverse spatial marker if danger arose.
• Back home, Percy said Voldemort making pastries frightened him more than hearing that he wanted to rule the world, and Brook reflected on love changing Voldemort.
• At Nurmengard, Dumbledore saw Grindelwald exercising and making tea, then questioned why he was rebuilding his strength.
• Grindelwald admitted he wanted to regain his strength so he could be his best when Dumbledore visited again, and said he also wanted to help him.

Dumbledore confronted Grindelwald about the Pious and learned that Grindelwald had only been receiving reports from Vinda Rosier, not responding to them. Grindelwald agreed to try to keep the Pious in northern Europe for three months, while Dumbledore left to deal with the wider crisis.

• Grindelwald confronted Dumbledore over treating their visits as interrogations, and Dumbledore finally called him Gale.
• Grindelwald showed Dumbledore Vinda Rosier’s letters and promised he had never replied to them.
• Grindelwald said Brook was the one who made his visions of the future unclear and offered to help Dumbledore because he did not want to lose him.
• Dumbledore refused to let Grindelwald leave Nurmengard, warning that the International Confederation of Wizards would punish him if he appeared publicly.
• Dumbledore asked Grindelwald to keep the Pious from leaving northern Europe for three months, and Grindelwald agreed to try to persuade Vinda.
• Grindelwald asked Dumbledore to stay longer, but Dumbledore left to attend to the crisis outside.

Grindelwald learned that guarded Big Gudu stockpiles could not be stolen, so he planned to make the nations hand them over and decided to meet Brook. At Hogwarts, Brook trained seriously with Mingyue and tested his spells through the blade, but he remained unsatisfied with his abilities.

• Dumbledore vanished after promising Grindelwald they would spend time together once the crisis ended, and Grindelwald resolved to destroy the world to make Dumbledore abandon his convictions.
• Vinda Rosier reported that the Pious had found the Big Gudu storage locations but could not breach the military bases or reach Great Xia’s sources.
• Grindelwald learned that nations had recruited wizards to guard their Big Gudu stockpiles after the Wormrope Island disaster and Ukraine’s secret sale came to light.
• Grindelwald decided to force the nations to deliver the Big Gudu and said he would meet Brook again.
• Brook left Hogwarts at dawn, ran along the Black Lake, and practiced the Nine Forms of the Dominating Blade with Mingyue.
• Brook cast a range of spells through Mingyue, but judged his efforts far from sufficient.

Brook trained to fuse magic with his Overlord Blade techniques, then received an invitation from Grindelwald but ignored it. A week later, Grindelwald waited in the Three Broomsticks Pub while Brook never appeared.

• Brook infused spells and Haki into Mingyue, developing techniques including Fiendfyre: Falling Star and modified Overlord Blade attacks.
• Brook received a confidential letter from Grindelwald inviting him to meet at the Three Broomsticks Pub, then burned it without replying.
• Brook continued his daily sword training and occasional evenings out with Hogwarts professors.
• Grindelwald waited at the Three Broomsticks Pub for an hour, but Brook did not arrive.
• Madam Rosmerta asked Grindelwald whether he was waiting for someone, and he flirted with her.