Chapter Summaries

Fudge accepted Voldemort’s demands through a verbal agreement and considered sending 250 Aurors to their deaths so their equipment would fall into Voldemort’s hands. Brook explained how the conditions served Voldemort’s plans to gather money, weapons, and recruits while weakening Britain’s Aurors, though Dumbledore remained the chief concern.

• Voldemort demanded money, Auror equipment, and that Fudge keep Dumbledore from coming to Japan.
• Percy suggested that Fudge send 250 Aurors to surround the mysterious man, and Fudge realized their equipment could satisfy Voldemort’s demand.
• Fudge decided the plan could also weaken Scrimgeour and agreed to the conditions without signing a contract or taking an Unbreakable Vow.
• Brook learned of the verbal agreement and explained that the money would help Voldemort build a war fund through Gringotts and recruit impoverished dark wizards.
• Brook said the equipment demand would supply Death Eaters with wands and gear while weakening Britain’s Aurors, and he identified Dumbledore as the threat Voldemort feared most.

Brook and the others discussed Fudge’s claim that he had driven Voldemort out of Britain, while Brook reflected on why Fudge’s restrictions on Dumbledore’s trip to Japan worried Voldemort. The group dismissed the declaration as a sign that Voldemort was occupied in Japan, then returned to their hot pot and asked Hagrid for more spider meat.

• Brook reasoned that Voldemort feared Dumbledore could slaughter his abandoned Death Eaters in Japan, and that Fudge’s restriction on Dumbledore would fuel their conflict.
• Draco brought a special edition of The Daily Prophet reporting that Fudge claimed Voldemort no longer dared return to Britain because of his leadership.
• Hermione worried Fudge’s speech might provoke Voldemort, but Ron concluded Fudge must be sure Voldemort was too busy with a problem in Japan to retaliate.
• Brook agreed with Ron, and he, Ron, and Draco resumed competing for capybara meat while Harry was left with his concerns.
• Brook asked Hagrid where he had gotten the spider legs he had served before, and Hagrid reluctantly agreed to collect more Acromantula meat for them.

After Fudge claimed he had kept Voldemort from returning, Brook urged his students to prepare themselves rather than fear him. Later, Hermione learned that the International Confederation of Wizards was largely unconcerned about Voldemort, and she vowed to fight if he returned.

• Wizards across Britain reacted to Fudge's remarks, while newspapers praised him and The Quibbler published a sensational story about his supposed Fire Sprite Army.
• In Defense Against the Dark Arts, Brook told Hannah Abbott and the class that Harry had defeated Voldemort before and that they should learn magic to face future threats.
• Brook's speech spread through Hogwarts, inspiring the students and making them more attentive in class.
• After reading a Daily Prophet report on the International Confederation of Wizards meeting, Hermione complained that its members and Japan were not taking Voldemort seriously.
• Brook explained to Hermione that the Confederation's attendees were mostly pure-bloods who were unlikely to be persecuted, and Hermione vowed to fight Voldemort if he returned.

Brook and Hermione discovered that Hagrid had secretly raised an Acromantula and heard how Tom Riddle’s accusation led to Hagrid’s expulsion fifty years earlier. Brook promised to obtain the case files and help end the injustice, leaving Hagrid moved by his friend’s resolve.

• Ron and Brook argued that Britain’s three hundred Aurors could hold their own against Voldemort’s forces, while Harry worried they were too few.
• Hermione recognized the spider legs at Hagrid’s hut as Acromantula legs and questioned Hagrid about how the dangerous creatures came to live in the Forbidden Forest.
• Hagrid admitted that he had raised Aragog from an egg, then released him after Tom Riddle accused him of killing a student, leading to Hagrid’s expulsion.
• Brook realized the accusation likely involved the Basilisk and said he would obtain the old case files to address Hagrid’s unjust treatment.
• Hagrid tried to dismiss the matter as too old to pursue, but Brook insisted on helping his friend, moving Hagrid to tears.

Brook investigated the old case of Myrtle's death to clear Hagrid's name and found the case file deliberately vague and inconclusive. Myrtle recalled seeing huge yellow eyes before she died, and Brook left with a possible lead while planning to seek Dumbledore's help.

• Brook learned from Hagrid that more than thirteen hundred Acromantulas lived in the Forbidden Forest and decided to raid their nests for food.
• Brook received the 1943 case file and found that Hagrid had been imprisoned, expelled, and had his wand broken despite the lack of evidence.
• Brook went to the abandoned second-floor girls' bathroom and asked Myrtle about her death.
• Myrtle recalled seeing a pair of huge yellow eyes before she felt light and woke as a ghost.
• Brook concluded Myrtle's account could help clear Hagrid and used his Patronus Charm to touch Myrtle's head.

Brook comforted Myrtle, washed the Sorting Hat, and asked Dumbledore for help clearing Hagrid’s name. Dumbledore showed Brook a memory from fifty years earlier, where Brook spotted something in the abandoned classroom where Hagrid had kept the Acromantula.

• Brook reassured Myrtle and invited her to visit him whenever she wanted, outside class and sleeping hours.
• Brook found Fawkes in Dumbledore’s office and washed the Sorting Hat with a Water-Making Spell.
• Fawkes brought Dumbledore back, and Brook told him about Hagrid’s situation and asked for information to clear Hagrid’s name.
• Dumbledore showed Brook a Pensieve memory of Tom Riddle accusing Hagrid of raising a monster that killed Myrtle Warren.
• Brook examined the abandoned classroom in Dumbledore’s memory, where Hagrid had kept the Acromantula, and spotted something important.

Brook persuaded Dumbledore to defend Hagrid at the Wizengamot by uncovering spider tracks and invoking the law on underage wizards. Hagrid was cleared of murder, though his expulsion stood, and he regained the right to use a wand.

• Brook showed Dumbledore spider tracks in the Pensieve and argued that the evidence supported Hagrid’s innocence.
• Brook cited the law on underage wizards to persuade Dumbledore to defend Hagrid at the trial.
• Dumbledore defended Hagrid before the Wizengamot, and two-thirds of its members voted to find him not guilty of murder.
• The Wizengamot upheld Hagrid’s expulsion but awarded him 500 Gold Galleons in compensation.
• Hagrid donated the compensation to the Ministry, and Fudge restored his right to use a wand.

Hagrid celebrated clearing his name with a hot pot feast attended by Brook and several professors. Kettleburn announced he was retiring and recommended Hagrid to take over Care of Magical Creatures.

• Hagrid thanked Brook for helping clear his name, then accidentally wreaked havoc in the kitchen while trying out his new wand.
• Professor Sprout took charge of cooking, and Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Kettleburn arrived with drinks and magical creatures for the feast.
• Snape brought Hagrid a gift, reluctantly sampled the hot pot, and realized Brook had used dragon blood in the broth.
• Kettleburn told Hagrid he was retiring and said he believed Hagrid was qualified to become the next Care of Magical Creatures professor.

Hagrid accepted the class instructor position after Brook and the students encouraged him, while Snape became emotional after Harry offered him a toast and was reminded of Lily. Three days later, Snape left Brook to teach second-year Potions, and Hermione stopped Brook from confronting him by mentioning Dragon Blood Tofu.

• Brook, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Draco encouraged Hagrid to teach, and Hagrid agreed.
• After eating capybara meat, Snape mistook Harry for Lily and wiped Butterbeer foam from his mouth with Lily’s handkerchief.
• Snape told McGonagall that no Memory Charm could make him forget Lily, then left the gathering.
• McGonagall asked Harry to accept Snape as his godfather if he ever learned how well Snape treated him, and Harry agreed.
• Three days later, Snape left Brook to teach second-year Potions, prompting Brook to prepare to confront him.
• Hermione stopped Brook by softly mentioning Dragon Blood Tofu.

Brook supervised a disastrous Potions lesson, then helped Hermione choose two third-year electives and hurried their forms to Professor McGonagall before Hermione could select all five. McGonagall approved their choices and collected the forms.

• Brook supervised the young wizards brewing Wiggenweld Potion and used a Bubblehead Charm when Neville added moondew water too early.
• Seamus's stirring made the potion explode, splattering Brook with sticky potion.
• Brook explained the third-year electives to Hermione, who chose Care of Magical Creatures and Study of Ancient Runes.
• Brook took Hermione's course selection form and rushed with her to the Transfiguration Office to submit their forms.
• Professor McGonagall praised their choices, advised against Divination and Muggle Studies, and collected both forms.

Brook finished his second year at Hogwarts after helping Hermione choose classes, teasing Evelyn, and arranging to ask Oliver about her summer visit to Rolf Scamander. Gryffindor won both the Quidditch Cup and House Cup, and Hermione placed first in the exams while Brook came second.

• Brook pulled Hermione away from Professor McGonagall's office and persuaded her to go to the library instead of worrying about taking more classes.
• Evelyn complained that Brook had neglected her, then asked him to speak to Oliver so she could visit Rolf Scamander over the summer; Brook said he would consider it if she got first in her year.
• Brook used Flying Pig to help with his History of Magic exam but deliberately missed several questions so he would not beat Hermione again.
• Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup and House Cup as Brook's second year ended.
• The exam results placed Hermione first and Brook second, while Harry, Ron, and Draco passed their exams.

Brook accompanied Harry to the Dursleys, where Harry offered them money and learned that Lily’s bloodline spell required him to live with Mrs. Dursley until he came of age. After Brook and Hermione returned home, Brook helped Mr. Granger with potions, then settled back into his quiet vacation while the Auror Office prepared a force to attack Japan.

• Brook took Harry and Hermione to the Dursleys, where Mr. Dursley welcomed them after noticing Brook’s expensive watch.
• Harry offered the Dursleys five checks of ten thousand pounds each, and Mrs. Dursley insisted he had to stay with her until he came of age.
• Brook prompted Mrs. Dursley to explain that Lily’s bloodline spell protected Harry from danger as long as he lived with her.
• Brook told Mr. Dursley that Grunnings would soon receive a major order and specifically appoint him to negotiate, then left with Hermione.
• Brook gave Mr. Granger two potions to help restore his health and returned to his routine of eating, sleeping, and farming.
• The Auror Office selected three hundred people to enter Japan and eliminate Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

Scrimgeour assembled and trained three hundred Aurors after Fudge promised to send them to Japan, where Charlotte Vanno’s team received a hostile welcome and severe restrictions from the Japan Ministry of Magic. Charlotte kept the team from retaliating and explained that Japan had opposed the mission, leaving the Aurors to decide how to proceed under the imposed rules.

• Scrimgeour recalled retired Aurors, recruited reserves, and transferred Magical Law Enforcement officers, then trained the group for three months before sending three hundred people to Japan.
• Charlotte Vanno led the team to the Japan Ministry of Magic, where Fujiwara Takuya received them dismissively and identified himself as acting head of the International Magical Cooperation Division.
• Fujiwara gave Charlotte an operational permit restricting the Aurors’ areas, requiring advance plans, and forbidding coercive magic on Japs and the Unforgivable Curses; he also gave them fifteen days to leave.
• Edgar Wilson and other Aurors grew furious, but Charlotte ordered them to follow the rules and sent them outside to discuss the situation.
• Charlotte told the team that Japan had opposed the mission after England refused its request for money, while Dumbledore had forced the resolution through.

Voldemort asked Brook to help prepare an ambush for the approaching Aurors, and Brook strengthened his plan. Charlotte led the Aurors into Wormrope Island’s base and, after surviving the first barrage, entered a cavern where Death Eaters and Japanese soldiers awaited them.

• Charlotte rejected the Japan Ministry of Magic’s rules about outside food and burned most of the intelligence document, insisting the Aurors focus on their mission.
• Voldemort called Brook for help, and Brook traveled to Wormrope Island to review the ambush plan and increase its firepower.
• Charlotte’s Aurors used a crystal ball to discover the base’s network of tunnels and Muggle occupants, then divided into teams to assault and surround it.
• Charlotte led 259 Aurors into the base, where they found no guards or alarms before a hidden black snake followed them and relayed their progress to Brook and Voldemort.
• Voldemort activated the first attack, and the Aurors advanced through gunfire and spells behind Iron Armor Curses.
• Charlotte’s group entered a large cavern and found Bellatrix, Rolle, other Death Eaters, and more than a hundred Japanese soldiers aiming machine guns at them.

The Aurors fought the Death Eaters and enemy soldiers in the cave, using cover and coordinated spells to turn the battle in their favor. When Bella signaled a retreat, Charlotte ordered a pursuit, but the fleeing enemies led the Aurors into deadly ambushes.

• Charlotte organized the Aurors behind magical shields and earthen cover, but grenade attacks killed or incapacitated thirteen of them.
• Charlotte ordered the Aurors to counterattack with Killing Curses, then had Group 4 blast the rock above the enemy positions, disrupting their fire and shifting the battle’s momentum.
• Bella received a retreat signal and led the Death Eaters into six tunnels, while Charlotte ordered the Aurors to split up and pursue them.
• Edgar’s team triggered mines in a narrow tunnel, killing two Aurors and leaving Edgar severely mutilated.
• Kingsley’s team followed Bella through a trapped passage, where hidden firing ports opened; bullets hit several Aurors before Kingsley called for a retreat.

Dumbledore rescued Kingsley’s Auror team, while Voldemort ordered the evacuation of the Worm Rope base and detonated the buried Big Gudu as he and Brook escaped. After witnessing the explosion, Voldemort reconsidered Muggle power, and Brook warned him not to provoke Great Xia, recounting its military victories.

• Dumbledore arrived with Fawkes, deflected the bullets attacking Kingsley’s team, and drove Bella and the other Death Eaters to flee.
• Brook watched the six Auror teams’ water screens and saw that Charlotte was the only survivor among the other five teams.
• Voldemort disabled the base’s anti-Apparition wards, ordered the Death Eaters to evacuate, and detonated Big Gudu after Brook opened a Space Gate for them to escape.
• Brook and Voldemort watched the blast destroy the Worm Rope base, and Voldemort acknowledged that Muggle weapons could surpass wizarding magic in destructive power.
• Brook told Voldemort not to provoke Great Xia and described its victories over invading forces from North Korea, White Elephant, Great Bear, and the monkeys.

Brook urged Voldemort to use Naruto’s planned visit to Great Xia to accelerate their plans in Japan, while preparing to exploit the Wormrope Island explosion and the international reaction to it. After seeing Western newspapers direct suspicion toward Great Xia, Brook decided to make the situation even livelier.

• Brook told Voldemort that Japan’s Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi wanted Naruto to visit Great Xia, then proposed a plan that Voldemort understood could destabilize Japan.
• Brook ordered Voldemort to finish making his Basilisk form resemble Yamata no Orochi before Naruto’s visit, so they could present it as the will of the gods.
• Brook told Voldemort to burn down Yasukuni Shrine whenever Japan rebuilt it, then returned to Britain.
• After the Wormrope Island explosion drew global attention, Brook read reports by Henry White and Sarah Green that speculated about Japan’s weapons research while casting suspicion on Great Xia.
• Brook recognized the newspapers’ hostility toward Great Xia and decided to make the international crisis even livelier.

Brook and Hermione discussed Rita Skeeter’s accusations about the deaths of 293 Aurors and Brook suggested Fudge, Scrimgeour, and Dumbledore each had motives behind the tragedy. The conversation ended with Hermione agreeing to accompany Brook when he visited Evelyn and Oliver, suspecting he was planning a scheme involving Newt Scamander’s magical creatures.

• Brook read Skeeter’s article blaming Scrimgeour for the Wormrope Island tragedy and criticizing Fudge and Dumbledore.
• Brook told Hermione that Fudge needed public recognition, Scrimgeour wanted political advancement, and Dumbledore wanted people to understand Voldemort’s danger.
• Hermione condemned the deaths as murder, while Brook warned her that anger would not change anything and hoped to prepare her for future revelations about him.
• Brook told Hermione that Oliver had agreed to let Evelyn meet classmates, but Brook had to accompany her as her brother.
• Hermione guessed that Brook and Oliver had arranged a trap for Evelyn and insisted on coming along to keep Brook in check.

Brook took Hermione and Evelyn to visit Rolf Scamander’s family in Dorset, where Newt showed them the magical creatures in his expanded suitcase. Brook bonded with Newt over animal enrichment before Rolf led the group onward to the bird-snakes.

• Brook, Hermione, and Evelyn traveled with Rolf to the Scamanders’ home in Dorset and met Newt and Tina.
• Tina served tea and scones while Evelyn chatted excitedly with Rolf, then Newt invited the visitors into his magical suitcase.
• A Niffler tried to steal Brook’s ring, and Newt explained its love of shiny objects.
• Brook suggested an anti-theft vault with fake treasure to entertain the Nifflers, and Newt eagerly praised the idea.
• Brook and Newt discussed animal enrichment until Rolf moved the group along to see seven bird-snakes in the jungle zone.

Newt showed Brook, Hermione, Evelyn, and Rolle his magical creatures, and Brook devised a maze that delighted the Occamies. At dinner, Tina described Ilvermorny and its Houses, leaving Hermione and Evelyn eager to learn more about the American school.

• Newt explained the Occamies’ abilities and valuable eggs, and Brook created a maze of connected spaces for them to explore.
• Mora tried Brook’s maze, then the other six Occamies joined in, delighting Newt.
• Newt showed the group several other creatures before Milly came to tell them it was time for dinner.
• Tina served a French meal, and Hermione thanked her while Evelyn praised the food.
• Tina described Ilvermorny’s location, founding, four Houses, and sorting ceremony in response to Hermione’s questions.
• Tina explained Ilvermorny’s focus on physical training and magical research, and Hermione asked for more information.