Chapter Summaries

Brook used enormous Space Gates to bombard the allied headquarters, destroying its command staff and devastating the camp. The arsenal ran out of ammunition, and Brook’s attack stopped after the final explosive packs were sent through.

• Brook opened two colossal Space Gates, and Voldemort Army soldiers sent rockets, shells, and explosives through them toward the allied headquarters.
• The bombardment caught the allied soldiers celebrating, plunged the camp into chaos, and destroyed the commanders and their magical protectors.
• A lieutenant ordered Vulcan anti-aircraft guns to fire at the Space Gate, but the shells passed through it and were redirected onto the gun crews, destroying their vehicles.
• Voldemort reassured Eula that Brook could handle the attack, while Eula remained ready to protect him.
• Brook continued the bombardment until the last explosive packs were sent through and the arsenal was emptied.

After Brook finished transporting the armory’s weapons, Martin Merkel publicly declared plans to establish an independent wizarding country in the Nordic Four, throwing both worlds into panic. Brook and Voldemort weighed the unexpected move against their own plan to establish a wizarding kingdom in Australia.

• Brook sent the last explosives through the Space Gate, then dismissed it as Voldemort celebrated the weapons shipment.
• Martin Merkel announced through wizarding and Muggle media that wizards should break free of Muggle nations and establish an independent country in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
• Muggles reacted with fear and curiosity, while wizards were stunned by the challenge to the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
• Brook learned that Vinda Rosier had brought The Pious under Merkel's command and recognized that the Nordic Four were already under their influence.
• Brook considered how his and Merkel's shared goal of creating a wizarding state differed in its chosen territory, noting Voldemort's gradual control of Australia.

Brook and Voldemort decided to let Hans Cat test the world’s response to its plans while they focused on establishing their wizard nation. Meanwhile, the seven Big Gudu explosions plunged America into political and economic chaos, and a mass flight of capital threatened to deepen the crisis.

• Brook told Voldemort that Alice Schmidt was using Martin Merkel’s nation-building announcement to test the world’s limits and might later pursue Nordic expansion.
• Brook chose not to interfere, hoping Hans Cat would test the Five Great Benefactors’ resolve before he pursued his own goal of making wizards the Sixth Great Benefactor.
• Brook reminded Voldemort that she was responsible for clearing resistance in Australia and building its administration, then returned through a Space Gate to his home in Kensington.
• The seven Big Gudu explosions left seven major cities as permanent exclusion zones and caused more than one hundred thousand civilian casualties.
• Anger over the destruction and government incompetence sent approval ratings plummeting, while Wall Street investors began a frantic flight of capital.

America faced financial collapse after the strategic strikes, while President Walker considered accepting responsibility and offering Voldemort major territories in exchange for destroying The Pious and cleaning up radiation. He left the meeting proposing that America sow suspicion among the other powers about who detonated “Big Gudu.”

• American markets crashed, investors dumped U.S. Treasury bonds, and the government neared technical bankruptcy.
• Minister of Defense Williams demanded retaliation, but National Security Advisor Ryan warned that America had no viable target or means to survive it.
• Minister of Intelligence Robert told President Walker that Dumbledore was dead, the International Confederation of Wizards was in chaos, and the wizards refused to clean up the radiation.
• President Walker said he would take as much responsibility as he could, then proposed offering Voldemort Japan, the Philippines, and Australia in exchange for wiping out The Pious and cleaning up the radiation.
• Ryan argued that the other powers might let Voldemort act, and Walker suggested spreading suspicion that Voldemort had detonated “Big Gudu.”

Voldemort rejected America’s offer of cooperation by killing its envoy and sending his preserved head back to the White House. As America’s crisis worsened and President Walker resigned, Old Trump stepped forward with a plan to provide emergency relief funded by wealthy party backers and business magnates.

• Voldemort killed the American envoy after he offered support in exchange for her attacking The Pious of Northern Europe, then ordered Bellatrix to send the envoy’s preserved head to the White House.
• President Walker and the American officials reacted with fury and fear when they received the envoy’s head, while America’s military and diplomatic options appeared exhausted.
• Walker resigned in disgrace as protests, homelessness, unemployment, financial collapse, and shortages continued across America.
• Old Trump announced an emergency relief fund to provide affected families with food and housing, distinguishing it from compensation.
• Old Trump planned to finance the relief with donations from his party’s wealthy backers and business magnates seeking favorable policies.

Old Trump stabilized America’s crisis by shifting its costs abroad, while Brook remained retired in London and trained to prepare for a wider world. Hermione worried about rising conflict between Muggles and wizards, then received seven perfect N.E.W.T. grades and reflected that practical strength mattered more than marks.

• Old Trump offered benefits to ordinary Americans and used hardline economic and trade policies to shift part of the crisis onto other countries.
• Brook relaxed at Brook Manor while Voldemort rebuilt Australia and conflicts over wizard independence reshaped the world.
• Hermione warned Brook that Muggle fear of wizards and a joint boycott by more than a dozen countries could lead to escalating violence, but Brook remained unconcerned.
• Brook trained with Mingyue at sea, working to fuse magic and blade aura and improve his combat skills for the New World.
• Hermione received seven perfect O grades on her N.E.W.T. results and told Brook that grades seemed less important than gaining strength to protect those she cared about.

After completing his Hogwarts system tasks, Brook saved his final lottery draws and prepared a birthday celebration for Hermione. On her coming-of-age birthday, he gave her a peach of immortality that added three thousand years to her lifespan, and the chapter ended with her anxiously asking whether he had one too.

• Brook completed the N.E.W.T., Elder Wand, and House points tasks, earning ten lottery draws, but decided to wait before using them.
• Brook created an enchanted garden and celebrated Hermione’s birthday with her family, Old Hassen, Hagrid, and An An.
• Hermione received gifts from the guests before Brook gave her a peach and insisted she eat the whole thing herself.
• After Hermione finished the peach, Brook revealed that it added three thousand years to her lifespan, shocking everyone at the dinner.
• Hermione worried that Brook had given up something precious for her, and Brook reassured her that he had five thousand years to live.

At Brook and Hermione's birthday dinner, old Hassen rejoiced that Brook's five-thousand-year lifespan would secure the Bones family line. After the guests left, Brook and Hermione celebrated their shared coming of age with kisses, and he carried her through a Space Gate to the bedroom.

• Old Hassen celebrated Brook's long lifespan, saying it would ensure the Bones family bloodline continued, and Brook promised the family would flourish.
• Hagrid and Mr. Granger drank together until Mr. Granger passed out, after which Mrs. Granger took him to rest.
• Old Hassen and Hagrid made excuses to leave, leaving Brook and Hermione alone after their birthday dinner.
• Hermione asked when Brook's birthday was, and Brook revealed that it had just arrived on September 20, the day after hers.
• Brook and Hermione kissed, and Hermione declared her second kiss his coming-of-age gift.
• Brook lifted the tired Hermione and took them both to the bedroom through a Space Gate.

On his coming-of-age morning, Brook used Felix Felicis and an elaborate prayer ritual before making a ten-pull lottery draw. The first five prizes were all rare rewards, and Brook’s draw was still underway when the chapter ended.

• Hermione woke in Brook’s arms, and they shyly exchanged greetings and teased each other about the previous night.
• Brook took Felix Felicis, performed a ritual prayer to deities from several traditions, and activated a ten-pull draw.
• The system awarded Brook 1,000 Senzu Beans, which could restore stamina and heal injuries.
• Brook received 10 tons of Uru Metal and an unawakened Asauchi Zanpakuto.
• Brook won an imitation Eight Trigrams Furnace and a fragment of the 72 Earthly Fiend Techniques spell Pot Sky.

Brook received several rewards from the drawing, including a Random World Travel Ticket, before ending on an endless roll of toilet paper. After breakfast with Hermione, she asked whether he had a deep connection with Voldemort.

• Brook received the Five Elements Talisman art, a ten-use Somersault Cloud trial card, and a strand of Chiyou Saber Energy.
• The wheel awarded Brook a single-use Random World Travel Ticket that could open a door to an unknown world.
• Brook's final draw produced a permanently replenishing roll of toilet paper, and he checked his updated personal panel.
• Hermione came downstairs in Brook's oversized pajamas, and Brook joined her for breakfast.
• Hermione asked Brook whether he had a deep connection with Voldemort.

Brook confessed to Hermione that he had resurrected Voldemort and was helping her establish a Wizarding Nation, with Percy Weasley eventually set to take power. Hermione joined the plan, and Brook took her to formally meet her parents.

• Brook confirmed that he had resurrected Voldemort and explained their plan to create a homeland where wizards could govern themselves.
• Brook told Hermione that Voldemort would act as a pioneer and deterrent before handing power to Percy Weasley.
• Hermione asked to take part in the plan, and Brook welcomed her aboard.
• Brook said they should first meet Hermione’s parents, and the couple went to the Granger house.
• Mr. and Mrs. Granger warmly greeted Brook and Hermione at the door.

Brook brought Hermione to meet Voldemort, who greeted her with unexpected warmth and treated her like a younger sister. Hermione began to relax as Voldemort served her pastries and complained about Brook, then asked what her big sister had been busy with.

• Mrs. Granger took Hermione upstairs while Brook reassured Mr. Granger that he would cherish and protect her.
• Brook told Hermione he could bring her home whenever she missed it, then opened a Space Gate to Voldemort's palace.
• Voldemort eagerly welcomed Hermione, insisted she call her big sister, and led her to try homemade scones.
• Voldemort complained that Brook left troublesome work to her, and Hermione asked what she had been busy with lately.

Voldemort recruited Hermione to help with the new nation’s public services, while Eula returned from inspecting the outer defenses. After Brook left them alone, Eula and Voldemort teased Hermione about her relationship with him and Eula carried her off to the bath to inspect how he had treated her.

• Voldemort listed the nation-building tasks, and Hermione volunteered to help.
• Brook agreed to let Hermione work, limiting her to eight hours a day with no overtime or arguments.
• Eula returned and reported on the outer defensive fortifications before joining Voldemort in criticizing Brook.
• After Brook left, Eula and Voldemort teased Hermione about whether she and Brook had become intimate.
• Eula carried the flustered Hermione to the bath and said she would check whether Brook had treated her well.

Brook toured the New District, where wizards and Muggles were working together to build a model city for their integration. After helping resolve problems at the construction site, he looked over the growing settlement and reflected on the difficult path ahead.

• Voldemort listened to Eula in the bathroom and decided she needed to settle troublesome matters sooner so they could visit Brook's New World.
• Brook walked through the New District and considered plans for a city combining magical services with Muggle businesses and facilities.
• Brook ate in the workers' cafeteria and heard workers discuss the efficient construction, safety rules, and the chance to buy homes there.
• A Muggle foreman asked Brook for help with a hard rock layer, and Brook used magic to clear it before resolving several other site problems.
• Brook surveyed the illuminated construction site from the air and reflected on the challenges of bringing the hidden wizarding world into the sunlight.

Brook stopped Hermione, Voldemort, and Eula from working late on the new currency system and reminded them to leave technical planning to specialists. Meanwhile, the Nordic Wizard Republic faced international rejection and mounting tensions after Martin Merkel expelled Muggle residents to create a wizard sanctuary.

• Brook returned to the palace and found Hermione, Voldemort, and Eula discussing the new currency system.
• Brook ended the meeting and took Hermione to rest, while Eula invited Voldemort to her room.
• Martin Merkel’s Nordic Wizard Republic expelled Muggle residents and built barriers around a wizard sanctuary.
• The International Confederation of Wizards and the United Nations Security Council condemned the republic and refused to recognize it.
• Most foreign wizards stayed away, Muggle public opinion turned against Merkel’s regime, and border clashes began to emerge.

Merkel’s Wizard Republic faced growing sabotage and international pressure as five major powers debated how to contain it. A joint fleet arrived for a military exercise near the magical barrier, and Merkel responded to public panic with an inflammatory speech.

• Mercenaries, spies, and extremists carried out attacks against the Wizard Republic, overwhelming its police and Aurors as Merkel struggled to maintain security.
• Old Trump convened a secret meeting with representatives of Great Xia, the Bear, Gaul, and Britain to discuss blockading and pressuring Merkel’s regime, while the leaders disagreed over how far to go.
• Voldemort received a report that America and the Bear had assembled allied forces for the Northern Guardian exercise near the Republic’s magical barrier.
• Hermione questioned the military exercise, and Brook said it was intended to intimidate rather than launch an attack.
• The sight of the warships panicked the Republic’s citizens, and Merkel addressed them from the castle platform with an inflammatory speech instead of reassuring them.

Merkel rallied the Nordic Wizard Republic and used a surprise magical assault to make a multinational fleet attack itself and withdraw, winning him public adoration. But the attack enraged the Muggle powers, which began planning harsher strikes and covert measures against his regime.

• Merkel portrayed the Muggle fleet exercise as a threat and assembled three thousand wizards to infiltrate the ships and sabotage them.
• The wizards caused confusion and friendly fire across the fleet, forcing it to withdraw after losing several destroyers and frigates.
• Voldemort praised Merkel’s victory and considered traveling to Northern Europe, while Hermione struggled with the human cost of the battle.
• World leaders reacted to the attack with anger and concern, while the President of Kuma saw an opportunity to expand his influence and Great Xia called for restraint.
• Nordic wizards celebrated Merkel as a hero, and his approval and authority surged.
• The Muggle powers classified the attack as deliberate terrorism and began preparing harsher military strikes and covert measures against Merkel’s regime.

The Nordic Wizard Republic collapsed under mercenary attacks and dwindling support, while Australia’s wizards held their ground. At the chapter’s end, four angels returned to Earth and Michael led them toward the Wizard Republic to attack its wizards.

• Terrorist groups and mercenaries targeted wizards across the Nordic Four after bounties were posted, driving most civilian wizards from Merkel’s republic.
• Schmidt ended her covert support for Merkel, while attacks in Australia increased but its battle-hardened wizards quickly killed the mercenaries.
• Voldemort welcomed the attacks as entertainment and hunted mercenaries in her scarlet qipao.
• Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel emerged near Earth after their seal weakened and began assessing the changed world.
• Michael sensed wizards gathered in the Wizard Republic and flew down to attack them, followed by Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel.

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel attacked the Nordic Wizard Republic and slaughtered its defenders with overwhelming power. Rosier and the surviving wizards could neither escape nor resist as the massacre continued.

• Michael dismissed the wizards as heretics and destroyed their layered protective barriers with a Holy Flame Slash.
• Gabriel sealed the surrounding space, preventing the wizards from Apparating, while Michael urged them to finish quickly.
• Rosier rallied the Pious and attacked Michael with Fiendfyre, but Michael shattered the fire hawk with his shield and wounded her.
• Gabriel's light feathers made wizards' magic go berserk, while Raphael drained their vitality and Uriel burned them with Judgment Fire.
• The Pious attacked Michael with curses, but his shield reflected their spells and killed them; Gabriel also detected and killed wizards attempting a surprise attack.

The four angels destroyed the Nordic Wizard Republic and flew to Hogwarts, where they confronted the giant octopus in the Black Lake. The octopus revealed that it was Cthulhu, also known as Godric Gryffindor, and Michael attacked as Gryffindor prepared to meet his strike.

• Merkel tried to destroy himself alongside Michael, but Gabriel bound him with chains of light and killed him; Rozier escaped badly wounded.
• The four angels left the ruined town and flew to Hogwarts Castle, intending to attack the school and its students.
• A giant octopus rose from the Black Lake and told Gabriel that it was called Cthulhu and had once been known as Godric Gryffindor.
• Michael recognized Gryffindor as one of the people responsible for the angels’ imprisonment and charged at him with his flaming greatsword.
• Gryffindor faced Michael’s attack without fear as a tentacle covered in ancient magical inscriptions and golden-red light shot from the lake.