Chapter Summaries

Andrew struggled to find a way to store dreams for his Dream Vessel project and asked Professor Flitwick for help. Flitwick suggested adapting Prophecy Orbs and went with Andrew to inspect his progress so he could approach specialists.

• Andrew realized that his dream-entry and dream-altering work had advanced, but he still lacked a way to store dreams.
• Andrew decided to commission the Twins to help create a Short Play that could demonstrate Dream Magic's potential to the professors.
• Andrew asked Professor Flitwick for help finding a way to store dreams.
• Professor Flitwick suggested consulting Alchemists who specialized in Prophecy Orbs and asked Andrew to show him his work.
• Professor Flitwick accompanied Andrew to his Laboratory to see how far he had progressed.

Andrew showed Professor Flitwick a dream-based lesson, but Flitwick pushed him to use the Dream Weaving Technique to recreate Albus Dumbledore’s school days instead. Professor Sprout and Professor Snape joined the project, leaving Andrew convinced that they were all courting trouble.

• Andrew showed Professor Flitwick his educational dream about the Levitation Charm, and Flitwick called it too dull to attract viewers.
• Professor Flitwick gave Andrew an old photograph of young Albus and asked him to recreate the Sorting Ceremony.
• Andrew used the Dream Weaving Technique to make a dream of Albus arriving at Hogwarts, but stopped before the Sorting was revealed.
• Professor Flitwick explained that Albus’s school days could become an entertaining educational series and proposed developing a device to display dreams to an audience.
• Professor Sprout and Professor Snape joined them, and Professor Flitwick quickly learned the technique and began making a rough Sorting Chronicle of Dumbledore.

Andrew and three professors advanced their Dreamscape project, developing ways to store and share dreams before the Triwizard Tournament. The meeting ended with Andrew demonstrating his latest Dream Construction Technique, while his Head of House pushed the group to keep working toward a public unveiling.

• Andrew improved the Dreamscape until it lasted thirty minutes and looked like a hazy memory rather than a mosaic.
• Professor Snape created the reusable Dream Sphere, while Professor Sprout developed a plant whose fruit contained a single-use Dreamscape.
• Professor Flitwick worked on a Dream Projection Charm, and the professors agreed their inventions could provide private and public dream experiences.
• Professor Snape asked Andrew for the latest Dream Weaving Technique, and Andrew agreed to demonstrate it.
• Andrew used the Dream Sphere to present part of A Legend, from the Sorting through the first lessons, and Professor Flitwick praised the result.
• Andrew's Head of House urged him to keep refining the spell and studying, while promising to develop more of A Legend once Andrew mastered the technique.

Andrew finished the difficult part of the Dream Construction Technique and slept through the night, relieved that a potential path toward treating Memory Charm damage was taking shape. When the Beauxbatons visitors arrived, Professor Flitwick welcomed them with a historical magical projection, while Andrew realized the professor had wanted to show an adaptation of A Legend.

• Hal, Kevin, and Hughes discussed Andrew's exhaustion and his ineligibility for the Triwizard Tournament while he fell asleep.
• Andrew slept until morning, relieved that his Dream Weaving work might help people develop a treatment for Memory Charm damage.
• Andrew recalled that the students had failed to break through his target before the challenge ended.
• A herd of Pegasus brought the Beauxbatons carriage to Hogwarts as Professor Flitwick showed a projection of an old Triwizard Tournament.
• Professor Flitwick explained that images could preserve and share knowledge, then revealed that the publisher had refused to sell the rights to adapt A Legend without an agreement with Andrew.

Andrew welcomed Madame Maxime and the Beauxbatons students to Hogwarts, while she praised his experimental dream-sharing magic and imagined its potential for bringing stories to life. The chapter ended with Dumbledore approving Andrew’s broader idea of Wizards exchanging their dreams and ideas.

• Professor Flitwick warned Andrew that the Beauxbatons students had little regard for rules.
• Madame Maxime greeted Dumbledore and asked to meet Andrew, whom she called the future of the Wizarding world.
• Andrew welcomed Madame Maxime and explained that his new magic constructed and shared dreams rather than showing scenes from the past.
• Madame Maxime connected Andrew’s dream magic to creating a lifelike version of A Legend.
• Andrew proposed that Wizards share many kinds of dreams, and Dumbledore praised the idea as a compelling way to communicate.

Andrew discussed exchanging Dreamscapes with Dumbledore and Madame Maxime before Koldovstoretz and Durmstrang arrived at Hogwarts in spectacular fashion. Dumbledore brought Andrew to meet the four headmasters, leaving him among the school leaders as the international gathering began.

• Andrew explained how Dreamscapes could help people share impressions, and Dumbledore and Madame Maxime welcomed the idea.
• A gigantic living tree landed on the Hogwarts grounds, and Headmaster Vladislav emerged to greet Dumbledore.
• Andrew spoke with Madame Maxime and then caught up briefly with Professor Negodkin from Koldovstoretz.
• Durmstrang's old ship surfaced in the Black Lake, and Professor Flitwick presented another welcome Projection.
• After Headmaster Karkaroff exchanged greetings, Dumbledore brought Andrew to meet the four headmasters.

Harry and Ron watched the visiting schools arrive, then agreed to help Durmstrang students get Andrew Taylor’s autograph in exchange for signed photos of Krum. After Krum signed their photos, the students offered more memorabilia, and Harry went to ask Sirius for help.

• Harry and Ron watched Fred and George meet the headmasters and enter the castle with Krum.
• Durmstrang students asked Harry and Ron to obtain Andrew Taylor’s autograph, offering signed Krum photos in return.
• Harry agreed to ask Sirius for Taylor’s autograph, and Ron accepted the trade.
• Hans showed Krum’s signed photo to Harry and Ron, then offered more photos and a signed hat for additional autographs.
• Harry found Sirius watching the Great Hall and went to ask him for Taylor’s autograph.

Harry secured Taylor’s signed, magically preserved messages for the Durmstrang students, who praised Taylor as the greatest wizard of the younger generation. The arrival of a powerful, unfamiliar wizard left the students baffled when they spotted someone unexpected sitting at the staff table.

• Harry searched for Taylor while the visiting students waited for him to settle their arrangements.
• Sirius spoke with Taylor, who wrote and enchanted signed messages before giving them to Sirius for Harry.
• Hans brought Krum’s hat and signed photographs, and the Durmstrang students joined Ron at the Gryffindor table.
• Hans said Durmstrang students admired Taylor and that Headmaster Karkaroff considered him a remarkable wizard.
• A powerful old wizard arrived and was greeted respectfully by the staff, while the Beauxbatons students stood up.
• Harry and the others looked toward the staff table and saw someone who had no business sitting there.

Andrew sat at the staff table beside Mr. Nicol LeMei and learned how Muggle medicine and anatomical research had influenced LeMei’s study of Medical Magic. Their conversation left Andrew reconsidering how much more powerful Potions could be than the methods he had known.

• Dumbledore seated Andrew beside Mr. LeMei at the staff table, where LeMei joked that Andrew could make a surprising announcement later.
• Andrew and Mr. LeMei discussed how Muggle knowledge had opened new areas of study for wizards.
• Mr. LeMei explained that Muggle medical tools and research into anatomy, diseases, and medicines had helped him study Medical Magic.
• Andrew realized that Potions could build muscle and strengthen bone far more effectively than the Nine-Needle Method, and wondered whether LeMei’s muscular body had resulted from excessive experimentation.

Andrew discussed Nicol LeMei’s experiments and preparations for the Triwizard Tournament before Dumbledore announced the Judges. The students celebrated LeMei’s appointment, then reacted with confusion when Andrew was named as the other special Judge.

• Nicol LeMei described how he used potions to restore his blood-forming cells and strengthen his bones, but their discussion paused when dinner arrived.
• After the meal, Andrew told LeMei he was ready for the Triwizard Tournament, and they turned their attention to Dumbledore’s announcement.
• Dumbledore explained that several Champions would be selected and that Ministry officials, the four Headmasters, and two special Judges would evaluate them.
• Dumbledore introduced Nicol LeMei as the first special Judge, prompting cheers from students who recognized his reputation.
• Dumbledore named Andrew Taylor as the other special Judge, leaving students bewildered as they joined his applause.

Harry and the students reacted to Taylor becoming a Judge for the Triwizard Tournament, while Hermione decided to enter the Champion selection despite her friends’ concerns. The chapter left Harry and Ron agreeing to help her prepare for dueling before she submitted her name.

• Harry heard the Durmstrang students discuss Taylor’s appointment as a Judge and saw Ron regret not trying harder against Taylor’s Target.
• Dumbledore announced that eligible underage students could enter the Goblet of Fire the following night, and Fred and George planned to study the rules for loopholes.
• Students lamented missing the chance to earn Taylor’s recommendation and discussed ways to get around Dumbledore’s restrictions.
• Hermione resolved to enter the Champion selection to prove herself, despite Harry and Ron warning her about the danger and her lack of fighting experience.
• Harry and Ron agreed to help Hermione practice dueling and Jinxes before she entered her name on the final day.

Andrew went to the crowded Hogwarts Library to research the Dream Weaving Technique, but Madam Pince warned him away because of the Beauxbatons students gathered to see Fleur. Meanwhile, Harry continued training Hermione in dueling and urged her to cast faster and more decisively.

• Andrew headed to the library to organize his research before the Triwizard Tournament champions were chosen.
• Andrew learned that students were lining up for brief turns sitting beside Fleur, while others went to Hogsmeade to pursue Taylor's target.
• Madam Pince advised Andrew to leave the library because the Beauxbatons students made it dangerous, so he returned to his laboratory.
• Harry disarmed Hermione again and told her to favor quick, suitable spells over advanced magic.
• Harry encouraged Hermione to be more ruthless and continued their training.

Andrew finished a manuscript on Dream Spheres and sent it for review and publication with Professor Flitwick’s recommendation. Afterward, he experimented with moonlight and created a dancing grass person, but the effect ended when his smoke dispersed.

• Andrew finished the manuscript and brought it to Professor Flitwick, who approved it despite some formatting issues.
• Professor Flitwick prepared a recommendation and cover page, selected Dream Spheres to include, and explained how the authors should be credited.
• Andrew fastened the parcel to Rose and sent her to deliver it before heading out for a moonlit walk.
• Andrew manipulated the moonlight into dewdrops that animated a blade of grass into a tiny dancing figure.
• Andrew used smoke from herbs to make the grass person grow and dance, but the magic ended when the smoke dispersed.

Andrew struggled to continue his Transfiguration breakthrough because he lacked a vivid memory of dancing, then watched students repeatedly try to cheat Dumbledore’s Age Line. Their failed attempts helped him understand the restriction, but he left still focused on finding a dance to study.

• Andrew realized that making his magical straw man dance required a vivid memory of dancing, so he considered watching performances to learn one.
• The Twins drank their Aging Potion and were hurled back from Dumbledore’s Age Line, their bodies covered in colorful feathers.
• Andrew removed the Twins’ mild punishment and suggested they try reaching the Goblet of Fire from outside the restricted area, but they refused.
• Students tried numerous schemes to get past the Age Line, and Andrew healed the challengers whose attempts met the rules.
• After the professors arrived, Andrew understood the Age Line’s restriction more clearly but set the insight aside to focus on finding a dance.

Mr. Ed examined Andrew Taylor’s Dream Weaving Technique and discovered that its inexpensive Dream Orb and Projection Magic could create immersive dream experiences. After watching Professor Flitwick’s story and trying to weave a dream himself, he was interrupted when a friend used the Dream Orb and fell asleep.

• Mr. Ed read Andrew Taylor’s Dream Weaving manuscript and initially judged the complicated spell to be a disappointing, lesser Pensieve.
• Mr. Ed realized the Dream Orb and Projection Magic cost less than one Galleon and could be used repeatedly.
• Mr. Ed tried a Dream Orb and watched Professor Flitwick’s version of the Fountain of Fair Fortune.
• Mr. Ed used the instructions to alter his own dream and found that venting his frustration made Dream Weaving easier.
• Mr. Ed’s friend arrived, took the Dream Orb despite his warning, and quickly sank into a dream.

Barnabas Cuffe learned that Hogwarts was negotiating to host the Triwizard Tournament, but its security blocked his attempt to get an interview. At Hogwarts, Andrew watched Professor Flitwick and merchants arrange deals for his new Spell and Dreamscape projects, while Flitwick proposed broadcasting the tournament.

• Barnabas Cuffe received a message about new negotiations at Hogwarts and sent an owl requesting an interview, but the school's security stopped it.
• Professor Flitwick and the editor of Magical Legends Magazine discussed turning A Legend into a Dreamscape experience and broadcasting the Triwizard Tournament.
• Andrew realized the Thesis had been held back and that merchants were paying to license his new Spell.
• Professor Flitwick divided the licensing payments among Andrew, the professors, and the school, while Andrew was promised forty percent of the future Dream Grass licensing revenue.
• Professor Flitwick left to tell Minerva the news and discuss broadcasting the tournament, and Andrew wondered how outrageous it might become.

Andrew met Ministry Director Rupert to discuss the Ministry’s plans to buy Dream Weaving Technique and establish a dream-based news service. The Ministry planned trial broadcasts using the Floo Network, while Andrew returned to class after offering advice on brief, carefully reviewed dream reports.

• Director Rupert told Andrew that the Ministry wanted to acquire Dream Weaving Technique and create a department for Dream Playback and other broadcasts.
• Andrew explained that dream transmission remained difficult, but Rupert proposed using the Floo Network to deliver dreams to designated stations.
• Andrew suggested keeping news dreams brief and reviewing them carefully to catch fabricated content.
• Rupert said the Ministry would set up News Screening Stations in Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, and other places, and hoped to broadcast Minister Fudge’s visit for Champion Selection.
• Andrew said he could add only a few clear photographs to a dream and could not yet turn memories into clear recordings.
• After Rupert left, Andrew excused himself from Professor McGonagall and hurried back to Magical History.

Andrew discussed Dream Weaving with Mr. LeMei while the students awaited the Goblet of Fire’s Champion Selection. The Goblet named the representatives from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, then chose Cedric and Hermione Granger for Hogwarts, leaving Andrew stunned.

• Andrew arrived late to Sirius’s Magical History class, received the Lesson Plan, and prepared to return to the Dormitory with his Roommate.
• At the Staff Table, Andrew discussed Dream Weaving with Mr. LeMei while Minister Fudge sat beside them.
• Ron and Harry tried to temper Hermione’s excitement about the Champion Selection, and Hermione said they had helped her try to enter.
• Dumbledore announced the Beauxbatons Champions, then Krum as Durmstrang’s Champion.
• The Goblet named Cedric as Hogwarts’s expected Champion, then Dumbledore announced Hermione Granger as another Hogwarts Champion, shocking Andrew.

After Hermione Granger was selected as a Hogwarts Champion, Andrew wondered why the Goblet of Fire had chosen such an unusual group. Fudge announced that the Triwizard Tournament would be broadcast across four countries using Dream Weaving, and Andrew resolved to steer the new technique toward creative uses rather than passive entertainment.

• Andrew discussed Hermione Granger's selection with Mr. LeMei and praised her hunger for unfamiliar knowledge.
• Andrew learned that Erwin Fleck had been chosen as Ravenclaw's Champion and recognized Montague Graham as Slytherin's Champion.
• Fudge announced that the Triwizard Tournament would be broadcast across four countries using Dream Weaving.
• Andrew realized the Ministry and others were already planning recordings and broadcasts with his technique.
• Andrew decided to use Quidditch League fees to fund Dream Creation and Dream Use competitions and an incentive fund.

After Hermione Granger was chosen as Gryffindor’s champion, the house rallied behind her despite the older students’ embarrassment. Andrew learned that Mr. LeMei was still recovering from radical body modifications and would delay his promised Alchemy course, leaving Andrew to brief the champions before the first task on November 24.

• Gryffindor’s upper years felt humiliated when Granger was chosen as champion, but Lee Jordan and other students defended her record and cheered her on.
• Fudge announced that the champion selection would be rebroadcast across the wizarding communities of all four countries.
• Andrew spoke with Mr. LeMei, who recalled Shakespeare and said his new body still needed adjustments before he could teach Andrew Alchemy.
• Mr. LeMei left with Dumbledore for the Headmaster’s office, and Andrew agreed to brief the champions in his place.
• Harry and Ron guessed that Taylor would lecture the champions as he had them, and Harry wondered whether Taylor might even lecture Sirius.