Chapter Summaries

Andrew brooded over Karkaroff’s actions and the Triwizard Tournament, then decided to wait and see how the tournament plans developed. The next morning, the Daily Prophet’s announcement reached Hogwarts, and students swarmed Andrew with questions, assuming his reputation made him the obvious Champion.

• Andrew considered ways to get back at Karkaroff but rejected his most vicious idea.
• Andrew told Hal that he planned to stay at school over Easter to do research and thought the tournament’s public announcement might make its tasks safer and better planned.
• The Daily Prophet reported the Triwizard Tournament, and excited students crowded around Andrew in the dining hall to ask about it.
• Andrew said he had never heard of the tournament, leaving the students to conclude that he genuinely did not know about it.
• The students assumed Andrew would be the obvious Champion and joked that the other schools were handing him the championship.

Dumbledore confirmed that the Triwizard Tournament would return next year, prompting students and the wider wizarding world to speculate about eligibility and champions. After Andrew discovered that Karkaroff had backed a newspaper attack on Hogwarts and Beauxbatons, he decided to retaliate anonymously with an article about Karkaroff’s past.

• Dumbledore announced that the Triwizard Tournament would be revived next year and hinted that O.W.L. results might affect eligibility.
• Andrew pretended not to know what the tournament was, while students began staying at Hogwarts and studying in hopes of becoming Champion.
• News of the tournament eclipsed the new law, and students increasingly treated Andrew as a likely contender.
• Andrew read a Durmstrang newspaper article questioning whether Hogwarts and Beauxbatons had appointed professors to target Durmstrang, and blamed Karkaroff for spreading the accusation.
• Angry at Karkaroff’s attack on Remus Lupin and Nina Martin, Andrew decided to submit an anonymous article about Karkaroff’s concealed Death Eater past.

Andrew arranged to anonymously send Karkaroff a mocking manuscript, then faced Duke Rohl, who offered Board of Governors support for a scheme involving Professor Martin and Professor Lockhart. The chapter left Andrew shocked by the proposed plan to force Martin’s resignation and later clear her name.

• Andrew disguised and printed copies of his manuscript, then secretly mailed one through an owl post in Diagon Alley.
• Andrew reviewed the precautions he had taken to conceal his identity and returned to his Potions experiment, satisfied that his revenge was complete.
• On the third day of the Easter holiday, Duke Rohl visited Andrew in Professor McGonagall’s Office to question him about rumors concerning Professor Martin and Beauxbatons.
• Andrew showed Rohl the hiring records and refused to discuss cooperation before Professor McGonagall returned.
• Rohl offered to help Professor Martin investigate Professor Lockhart and described a plan to make Durmstrang appear to have bribed her after she resigned.
• Andrew was shocked by Rohl’s proposal and wondered what Karkaroff was trying to accomplish.

Andrew rejected Rowle’s proposals to remove Professor Nina from Hogwarts by force or stage an accident, then helped negotiate a controlled departure that protected her and held the Board of Governors responsible. The negotiations succeeded, and McGonagall sent Andrew to support Professor Martin while Karkaroff arrived to sign the contract.

• Rowle offered Andrew a contract and suggested that Karkaroff could privately recruit Professor Nina, but Andrew refused to help remove her from Hogwarts.
• Rowle proposed using the Board of Governors’ authority or staging an accident, and Andrew rejected both plans before referring the decision to McGonagall.
• McGonagall proposed blaming the Board for pressuring Professor Nina to resign and requiring one Board member to give up a seat; Andrew agreed to take the terms back to Rowle.
• Andrew reported that Rowle had accepted their demands, and McGonagall agreed to sign the contract with Karkaroff that afternoon.
• McGonagall sent Andrew to speak with Professor Martin and ease her pressure while Karkaroff arrived.

Andrew comforted Professor Nina as they arranged her temporary removal from teaching while the curse was investigated. After the Board of Governors approved the search, Andrew and Nina opened Lockhart's belongings and found his fortune, reader letters, and extensive notes and books about memory magic.

• Andrew reassured Nina that leaving her students was not her fault and told her to avoid casting spells until the contract was settled.
• Karkaroff signed the contract, and the Board of Governors approved Nina's request to examine Lockhart's belongings.
• Andrew opened Lockhart's stored belongings and found a money bag containing a fortune, which he told Nina could become her compensation if Lockhart was convicted.
• Andrew and Nina searched trunks containing Lockhart's reader letters, clothes, quills, manuscripts, and ink.
• Andrew found Lockhart's collection of heavily annotated books on memory, hypnosis, and obscure spells.

Andrew and Nina searched Lockhart’s belongings and found evidence of his Memory Charm research and a diary documenting his attacks. Andrew and Professor Flitwick arranged to examine the materials before reporting Lockhart to the Ministry, while an editor prepared to publish an inflammatory note about a Durmstrang man.

• Andrew copied Lockhart’s detailed Memory Charm notes, and Nina said they might help reverse the spell’s effects on her grandfather and other victims.
• Andrew found Lockhart’s Combat Diary, which recorded his plans and reflections on attacks, and Nina recognized it as decisive evidence of his crimes.
• Andrew and Nina agreed to search the remaining materials and Lockhart’s Gringotts holdings before making the evidence public, while Andrew planned to ask Flitwick to study the Memory Charm.
• Flitwick condemned Lockhart’s conduct, agreed to examine the materials, and planned to wait until Nina had officially left before requesting a Ministry criminal investigation.
• The Editor-in-Chief decided to print more copies of the journal, including an Editor’s Note criticizing a Durmstrang man.

Hogwarts students and professors were disgusted by a bizarre magazine about Magical History that spread through the school and beyond. Meanwhile, Professor Nina’s dismissal and Durmstrang’s recruitment scheme became public, but Karkaroff’s plan to take the blame faced a complication: the students had a new way to vent their feelings.

• Hughes read the magazine, became outraged, and returned it to the student who had given it to him before scrubbing his hands in the Bathroom.
• The student and his roommates read the magazine and began passing it around, spreading it among Hogwarts students, their families, and eventually the professors.
• Professor McGonagall confiscated magazines from the Weasley Twins after Madam Pince caught them trying to hide copies in the Library.
• Andrew and Bob recognized the magazine’s contents but said nothing, while Andrew worried the Uranus Historical View could make him unwelcome at school.
• The Board of Governors publicly dismissed Professor Nina and revealed that Durmstrang had tried to recruit her under false pretenses, prompting an apology and a limit on the board’s power to suspend professors.
• Karkaroff was meant to take the blame for Durmstrang’s recruitment scheme, but the Hogwarts students’ disgust with the magazine gave them another outlet for their anger.

Andrew escorted Professor Nina from Hogwarts after she prepared study materials and final exams for the students. Her departure left her uncertain about her curse and the investigation, while Andrew promised to keep her informed and help resolve it before she returned.

• A Ravenclaw student translated Andrew’s piece and circulated it, but a rebuttal dragged the Death Eaters into the controversy and further damaged Karkaroff’s reputation.
• Andrew continued researching Potions as rumors about Karkaroff and Uranus spread, while Professor Nina prepared to leave Hogwarts.
• Nina gave Andrew revision materials and final exam papers, and Andrew planned to distribute them to the students.
• Andrew called out Sirius, who apologized for avoiding Nina because of his connection to Lupin and his embarrassment over her situation.
• Andrew escorted Nina through the Hogwarts gates, promised to update her on the investigation and Lockhart’s Memory Charm, and told her to study hard before returning.

Andrew and Hughes discussed Professor Karkaroff’s rapid rise to headmaster, and Andrew realized that his own efforts to draw attention to Karkaroff might put him in danger. The chapter left Andrew worried about what could happen if Karkaroff came to Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament.

• Hughes told Andrew that he had researched Karkaroff’s trial and found that Karkaroff had risen from imprisoned former Death Eater to Durmstrang headmaster in under ten years.
• Andrew questioned whether historical records reflected their writers’ biases, and Hal arrived, revealing that he had sent Andrew the magazines.
• Hughes explained that he wanted to investigate how Karkaroff gained power, while Andrew and Kevin cautioned him against writing about living people.
• Andrew realized that his efforts and Uranus’s actions had both drawn attention to Karkaroff’s identity as a traitor.
• Andrew worried that Voldemort might target Karkaroff, especially if Karkaroff attended the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts.

Andrew realized Karkaroff was in danger and warned Dumbledore, who confirmed Voldemort had not been resurrected because two versions of his soul were still struggling against each other. Dumbledore agreed to consider capturing another Horcrux before the Triwizard Tournament and invited Andrew to a meeting about a new proposal.

• After hearing Hal describe illicit reference materials circulating among students, Andrew hurried to Dumbledore's office to warn him that Karkaroff might be killed.
• Andrew explained that he and Hughes had investigated Karkaroff's past and concluded that his status as a hated former Death Eater put him in grave danger.
• Dumbledore agreed Karkaroff was at risk but said he could not warn him, and Andrew supported that decision.
• Dumbledore explained that Voldemort had not been resurrected because two versions of his soul were still struggling for control and preventing each other from developing.
• Dumbledore asked Andrew to report any new discoveries, said he would consider trying to capture another Horcrux, and invited him to discuss a new Triwizard Tournament proposal the next day.

Tom studied Muggle science and astronomy, realizing that Muggles had achieved things wizards could not, including traveling to the moon. He recalled his Horcruxes and past travels, then read about the Wizarding world and angrily reacted to an article.

• Tom read about Muggle science and learned that Muggles had traveled into Outer Space and reached the moon.
• Tom decided the moon deserved a Horcrux but recognized that Horcruxes had a limited range.
• Tom remembered traveling the world, making Horcruxes, studying at Durmstrang, and acquiring Ravenclaw's Diadem.
• Tom chose not to seek out or devour his other Horcruxes because doing so could reveal his hidden existence to Voldemort.
• Tom read Wizarding magazines, complained about Karkaroff and Voldemort, and threatened the author of a persuasive article.

Andrew and Professor McGonagall considered Karkaroff’s proposal to add Koldovstoretz as a fourth school in the Triwizard Tournament, with access to its dangerous Underground District as the incentive. Andrew agreed to the deal and learned he would be appointed a judge and accompany McGonagall to inspect the district.

• Andrew objected to Karkaroff’s proposal to admit Koldovstoretz, citing the lack of funding and the complications of adding another school.
• Professor McGonagall revealed that Koldovstoretz would open the Underground District to each participating school’s Champions during Christmas holidays.
• Andrew accepted Koldovstoretz’s offer, and McGonagall said Hogwarts would consider inviting other schools only after seeing how the tournament went.
• Professor McGonagall told Andrew that the Tournament Committee had appointed him a judge to prevent him from becoming a Champion.
• McGonagall said Andrew would accompany her to inspect the Underground District, learn some everyday Russian, and keep his appointment secret until next term.

Andrew focused on revising for his own exams as O.W.L. month approached, especially magical history and Charms. The Triwizard schools agreed to add Kodosrez to the tournament, and Andrew ended the chapter preparing to invigilate the O.W.L. examinations rather than take them.

• Andrew reviewed his subjects and identified magical history, care of magical creatures, and Charms as the areas needing the most attention.
• Andrew studied in the library and reflected that passing O.W.L.s was enough for many students to qualify for jobs and continue their studies.
• The three schools agreed that Kodosrez would join the Triwizard Tournament while its traditional name stayed unchanged.
• Andrew used even his Time-Turner hours to revise, focused on improving magical history and mastering Charms, and stopped studying care of magical creatures after securing an E.
• The O.W.L. examinations arrived, and Andrew prepared to invigilate them instead of sitting them.

Andrew helped oversee the O.W.L. Examinations while revising for his own expanded set of exams, and two students were expelled for cheating on the first day. He completed his exams with confidence in most subjects, though a difficult Charms paper left his grade uncertain.

• Professor McGonagall advised Andrew to postpone his Transfiguration exam and discussed his Ancient Runes studies with him.
• Professor Marchbanks arrived, and Andrew helped run the O.W.L. Examinations.
• Andrew caught two students cheating on the first day, reprimanded the candidates, and reported the cheaters for expulsion.
• Andrew revised for his own exams and handed his office work to Bob as the fifth-years finished their exams.
• Andrew found most of his exams manageable but struggled with one fifth-year Charms question.
• Andrew completed his last exam, Arithmancy, and celebrated that his exams were over.

After exams, Andrew and his Ravenclaw friends played a Chocolate Frog penalty game and received their Grades. Andrew learned he had earned several O+ results, while Hermione remained top of the year, and the students looked ahead to the feast and the final House Cup tally.

• Hal drew a penalty card and an ultra-rare card, so Andrew made him run around the Common Room carrying a sign that wished everyone would fail their exams.
• Andrew told his friends he had not learned his Grades early and privately considered the work awaiting him over the summer as a Triwizard Tournament judge.
• When the Transcripts arrived, Hal read Andrew's results aloud, including O+ marks in several subjects, and Andrew questioned his Charms result.
• Hughes explained that the extra questions covered upper-year material, and Andrew confirmed at the Office that those questions determined the top marks.
• Andrew told his friends Hermione had placed first in six subjects and kept the top spot for the year.
• Hal asked whether Minister Fudge would reveal more about the Triwizard Tournament at the feast, and the Ravenclaws went to compare Grades and calculate House Points.

Andrew learned that a Ravenclaw article sparked fights with Gryffindor and Slytherin, costing each house 150 points and handing Hufflepuff the House Cup. Minister Fudge gave Andrew tickets to the Quidditch World Cup, but Professor McGonagall assigned him summer work preparing for the Triwizard Tournament, and his Head of House added more studying.

• Hal told Andrew that Gryffindor fifth-years challenged Ravenclaw after an article questioned Malfoy and Potter’s rivalry, and Professor Hagrid caught the resulting fights.
• Hagrid deducted 150 points from each house, leaving Hufflepuff to win the House Cup.
• Minister Fudge congratulated Hermione on placing first and gave Andrew a full set of Quidditch World Cup tickets with Ministry security arranged.
• Professor McGonagall ordered Andrew to return five days into the holiday to oversee Triwizard Tournament preparations and allowed him to attend the Quidditch final as a break.
• Andrew’s Head of House told him to study the Memory Charm and finish his Potions research, so Andrew began packing for the holiday.

Hal told Andrew and the others how rumors pairing Harry with someone had spread through Slytherin and Gryffindor, while Andrew privately worried about the fallout. In the Gryffindor dormitory, Hermione advised Harry to make friends with girls before the Triwizard Tournament, hoping to prevent more rumors next year.

• Hal explained that a Slytherin girl had shared the rumors with Pansy Parkinson, after which they spread within Slytherin.
• Hal said the stories had reached the Gryffindor Potter Club, where the Weasley twins had been frightened by the scandal.
• Andrew decided to stop worrying because older students and Prefects had already handled the rumors.
• Ron and Harry cursed Ravenclaw students while Hermione struggled to stay awake and help them understand the situation.
• Hermione advised Harry to ask a girl on a date and build friendships before the Triwizard Tournament, warning that rumors could spread among students from three schools.

Hermione reflected on her exhausting year and celebrated finishing first, while Andrew supervised the students boarding the Hogwarts Express after the previous day's conflict. Before leaving, Andrew announced a magical challenge tied to becoming Hogwarts Champion and left it in place to motivate students over the summer.

• Hermione recalled her academic rivalry with Taylor, confirmed she had finished first, and went to sleep determined to keep trying in Fifth Year.
• Andrew watched students board the Hogwarts Express and helped prevent Gryffindor and Slytherin from clashing again.
• The Prefects discussed the previous day's fight, the Triwizard Tournament, and Lena McKinney joining Taylor in the Office next year.
• Andrew concealed two students with magic, then announced that anyone who broke his Transfiguration after the holiday could earn his recommendation as Hogwarts Champion.
• Andrew left a magical target near the train and boarded as the Hogwarts Express departed.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• The narrator decides to take a proper day off to clear their head.
• The chapter ends with the sound of a coo, suggesting the presence of a bird—or perhaps simply adding a quiet, playful note.

Character developments

• The narrator recognizes a need to pause and reflect, but no further change or decision is shown.

Significant themes

• Rest and reflection: The narrator seeks time away from routine to sort through their thoughts.
• Stillness: The brief, quiet moment emphasizes the simplicity of taking a break.

Character interactions

• No interactions are described; the narrator is alone, with only the cooing sound noted.

During a five-day break, Andrew returned home, reflected on his studies and ambitions, and decided to rest before getting back to work. Elsewhere, Madame Maxime persuaded Mr. Nick to judge the Triwizard Tournament, though he kept quiet that Albus had invited him too.

• Mrs. Camille checked Andrew’s health and grades, and Andrew passed her tests with a forged transcript.
• Andrew heard Barry say he wanted to become a clockmaker and Moy say he wanted to be a chef, then went to his room to rest.
• Andrew considered his plans for Transfiguration, Potions, Alchemy, Charms, Memory Magic, and Lockhart’s case, but decided to take a day off.
• Madame Maxime asked Mr. Nick to judge the Triwizard Tournament because she feared the other judges would favor Hogwarts or Durmstrang.
• Mr. Nick agreed to attend and told Madame Maxime not to mention that Albus had invited him as well.