Chapter Summaries

Charles studied an ancient papyrus containing a potion recipe and an Egyptian spell, then demonstrated a modern multi-form animal transformation magic to Eleanor. He suspected the spell could combine with modern Transfiguration, and agreed to teach Eleanor the new magic.

• Charles examined a papyrus covered in Arabic text and dancing figures, recognizing that the hidden figures represented Latin.
• Charles found that the papyrus described an early Animagus potion and an ancient Egyptian spell for partial animal transformation, which had supposedly been used by the Sphinx.
• Eleanor suspected Charles was an Animagus and accused him of hiding his transformed form, including possibly being the Giant Squid seen in the girls' communal bathroom.
• Charles used a bracelet to transform himself into a leopard, a gray wolf, and an eagle, explaining that the modern magic allowed multiple animal forms.
• Charles connected the ancient spell to the modern transformation magic and agreed to teach it to Eleanor.

Charles and Eleanor joked about his supposed romantic prospects, including Miss Delacour and Daphne Greengrass, while discussing the Greengrass family's interest in him. Charles planned to stay in Moscow to check on his grandfather's matter and an experiment, while Eleanor prepared to return to London.

• Eleanor laughed about Charles's cheetah mishap, and Charles tickled her in retaliation.
• Eleanor told Charles that Beauxbatons intelligence showed little progress between him and Miss Delacour, then teased him about other possible love interests.
• Eleanor said the Greengrass family had asked about Charles's relationships and suggested they might be seeking a suitable husband for one of their daughters.
• Eleanor mentioned that she had lost contact with Ronila Egret, who had been hidden away by her family after a kidnapping linked to an internal family struggle.
• Charles declined to pursue the Greengrass girls, said he would stay in Moscow to look into his grandfather's matter, and planned to visit Moscow University to check on the experiment.

The Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione prepared for the Quidditch final, spending a day playing in the woods and visiting Luna before setting off by Portkey. At the campsite, they met Cedric and learned he was undergoing secret training, while Harry briefly spotted a mysterious figure resembling Charles.

• Fred and George finished counting the proceeds from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, and Arthur announced that he had secured tickets to the final and that the family would travel by the Ministry's required method.
• Harry and Hermione played Quidditch with the Weasleys in the woods, where they discovered that Luna lived nearby and accepted her invitation for tea.
• The Weasley family walked to Weasel Mountain before dawn, and Percy told them that Steve Rogers had rescued kidnapped girls and was being hunted by the American Magical Congress.
• Arthur and Amos Diggory found the Portkey, and Amos revealed that Cedric had been receiving secret extra training from Dumbledore.
• Mr. Lovegood and Luna arrived, and the group used the Portkey to reach the campsite, where Harry spotted a fleeting figure carrying a broken umbrella before following Arthur to their campsite.

Harry and his friends suspected Daphne Greengrass was plotting to kidnap Charles after she asked about him and handed out cakes. They spread the warning across the campsite, where Amos Diggory decided to alert the Minister while Cedric searched for Charles.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron encountered Daphne Greengrass, who asked whether Charles was with them and gave them boxes of cream cakes.
• The trio met Seamus, Dean Thomas, and Neville, who also had received cakes from Daphne and feared she might be targeting Charles.
• Harry and his friends decided to search the campsite for Charles and warn him, while Cho Chang passed the warning to other students.
• Hannah Abbott told Cedric Diggory that everyone was looking for Smith because someone might kidnap him.
• Amos Diggory told Cedric to search for Charles and went to report the danger to the Minister.

After Harry and the others reported a suspected threat to Charles, the Ministry arrested Daphne Greengrass and her family, while Fudge and Scrimgeour prepared for a possible Death Eater attack during the Quidditch World Cup. The Weasley family sent Harry, Ron, and Hermione off to enjoy the camp, where Hermione’s attempt to buy more sweets ended with them being confiscated.

• Scrimgeour arrested Daphne and brought the Greengrass family to the Ministry after Harry and the other students searched for Charles.
• Fudge and Scrimgeour suspected the Greengrasses were decoys and decided to focus on security rather than notify Dumbledore.
• Fudge rejected using the Ministry’s planned Fang Plan for internal surveillance and left Scrimgeour in charge of security.
• Arthur told Harry and the others not to worry about Charles and encouraged them to explore the camp before the match.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione browsed the vendors, and Hermione bought Bulgarian and Norwegian sweets before a familiar hand confiscated them.

Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys arrived at the Quidditch World Cup stadium, where they discovered Charles and his grandfather Jack were nearby. As the match approached, the group settled into Box One and spotted an unfamiliar House-elf who reminded Harry of Dobby.

• Charles secretly returned Hermione’s stolen desserts and warned Fred and George away from betting after Ginny told Harry that Ludo Bagman had approached them.
• Arthur led the group to the stadium, where they encountered Professor McGonagall and reached their assigned Box One.
• Hermione recognized Charles’s company emblem on Box Five and tried to find him, but she and Harry spotted his grandfather Jack in Box Three and hurried away.
• Harry explained that Jack was in the neighboring box with Professor McGonagall, prompting jokes about Charles being scolded and receiving extra Transfiguration homework.
• Harry saw a House-elf behind him who resembled Dobby, then realized it was someone else.

Harry learned that Winky hated Dobby because he demanded wages and enjoyed himself, while Jack met with Professor McGonagall before the Quidditch match. Charles watched the game and expected possible trouble after it ended, but the Dumbledores and perhaps Grindelwald were prepared to protect Jack.

• Winky told Harry and Hermione that Dobby had gone bad because he demanded payment and that House-elves were not supposed to be paid or have fun.
• Professor McGonagall exposed Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore, and Charles spying on her and Jack, and they left the room.
• Charles encountered Fudge, Obransk, and Malfoy, then joined them in the box and chatted with Obransk about meeting the Veela.
• Harry and Ron tried to climb out of the box when the Veela began dancing, while Charles took a photograph of them.
• Charles watched the match and reasoned that the Dumbledores, and possibly Grindelwald, were ready to protect Jack from anyone who might attack him after the game.

After the Quidditch final, Obransk led Charles to meet a crowd of Veela, who already admired him for saving Pheobe and his other accomplishments. When the Veela transformed to frighten him, Charles embraced and kissed them without fear, and they recognized that his acceptance was sincere.

• After Ireland won the championship, Obransk brought Charles to a lounge beneath the stadium to meet more than a hundred Veela.
• The Veela greeted Charles, talked with him about Ruby and Madame Angelina, while Obransk slipped away to watch his prank unfold.
• Harry and his friends spotted Charles surrounded by Veela, but Bill and Charlie stopped Fred and George from approaching after warning them about the Veela's transformation.
• The Irish celebrated at the campsite with enormous magical fireworks as Charles entertained the Veela girls in the woods with stories about his achievements.
• The Veela transformed and held Charles down, expecting him to be frightened, but he freed himself, kissed them, and said he was not afraid of their appearance.
• The Veela sensed that Charles meant his words and responded by crowding around him with affection.

As masked wizards attacked the campsite, Harry realized Mr. Smith was in danger at the Dancing Grass Restaurant and sent Ron and Hermione to find Charles while he went to rescue Mr. Smith. The three friends split up in the woods as the chaos spread.

• Jack and McGonagall went to the Dancing Grass Restaurant tent for a drink while Harry and the others turned in for the night.
• Masked wizards attacked the campsite, tormented the Roberts family, and set tents on fire as the crowd fled toward the woods.
• Arthur sent the children toward the woods and joined Frank Lumbardon to help the Ministry gather its forces.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione encountered Draco Malfoy in the woods, where he warned them that the attackers were targeting Muggles.
• Harry realized Mr. Smith was still at the Dancing Grass Restaurant and sent Ron and Hermione to find Charles while he went to rescue Mr. Smith.

Jack confronted the masked wizards who had come to kill him, while Harry fought through their ranks to protect him. As the Ministry closed in to capture the attackers, the Dark Mark rose over the camp, signaling a renewed threat.

• Jack stepped outside the grand tent and challenged the wizards to fight him if they could prove their ancestors had no ties to non-magical people.
• Harry arrived without his wand, then used a Rebound Charm on his fist to knock down wizards who threatened Jack.
• The crowd recognized Harry Potter, and the Death Eaters panicked when they found they could not Apparate away.
• Fudge, Scrimgeour, Dumbledore, Aurors, Ministry employees, and Shanghai Dolls surrounded the attackers as Fudge ordered the assault.
• A gigantic emerald-green skull and serpent appeared in the sky, revealing the return of the Dark Mark.

Fudge's search for the source of the Dark Mark led to Winky unconscious in the woods with Harry's wand in her hand. Harry explained to Dumbledore that he had lost his wand after falling in the woods.

• Fudge accused Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Fred of conjuring the Dark Mark, but Dumbledore defended them and investigated the woods.
• Dumbledore found an unconscious Winky beside footprints and summoned Fudge and more Aurors.
• An Auror found Harry's wand clutched in Winky's hand, and Ron and Neville recognized it.
• Harry joined Seamus, who explained that Charles had not given him a wand with a return charm; Seamus had won his wand at a raffle.
• Dumbledore found Harry and asked where his wand was, and Harry said he had dropped it when he fell in the woods.

Fudge and the others investigated the Dark Mark, Harry’s stolen wand, and Winky, while clues pointed toward an unknown wizard and possibly Draco Malfoy. After Crouch took Winky away, Grindelwald arrived, and Dumbledore confronted him with the Elder Wand.

• Hermione warned the Aurors not to touch Harry’s wand, and Dumbledore examined it and found no Dark Magic.
• Scrimgeour organized a search that led the investigators to footprints where Harry and Ron had fallen; Hermione identified Draco Malfoy as having been there.
• Fudge suspected Draco had distracted Harry while someone stole his wand, and the investigators used Priori Incantatem to reveal the Dark Mark had been cast with it.
• Hermione, Ron, Fred, and Neville argued that a human wizard—not Winky—had cast the spell, while Dumbledore extracted the students’ memories for examination.
• Crouch claimed Winky and took her away after ordering her punished, and Frank Lumbardon reported that the footprints had vanished near the stadium entrance.
• Grindelwald arrived, Fudge explained the incident, and Dumbledore drew the Elder Wand and fixed his gaze on him.

Barty Crouch was exposed for exchanging his wife for Barty Jr. and was sent to take up a post in the Falkland Islands. Fudge then handled the aftermath of the Azkaban breakout and directed Dirk van Eck to pressure Gringotts over the camp’s losses.

• Crouch discovered that people at the Ministry were whispering about him and the Daily Prophet as he arrived for work.
• Fudge showed Crouch memories proving that the spell cast the previous night had revealed Barty Jr.’s voice, then assigned Crouch to the Falkland Islands Liaison Office.
• Scrimgeour reported that the Greengrass family had pursued Charles Smith and that Draco Malfoy had no connection to Barty Jr., though Malfoy had illegally exchanged currency.
• Fudge ordered several captured former Death Eaters held in Azkaban for a month before interrogation.
• Dirk van Eck told Fudge that Gringotts had refused to compensate the Ministry for the burned tents, and Fudge arranged a Rita Skeeter interview for the following morning.

Harry and the Weasleys rode to the station in Black’s magically remodeled car, where they encountered Mafalda and her family before boarding the train. Charles missed the train for the third year in a row and was dragged to the Three Broomsticks by Professor McGonagall, who sent him to work in the Hogwarts kitchens after he explained his lateness.

• Black drove Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys to the station in Arthur’s remodeled flying car and explained that he worked in Charles’s company.
• At the station, Molly and the Weasleys awkwardly encountered Axel Prewett and his daughter Mafalda, while Black told Harry that Molly and Axel did not get along because Axel was a Squib.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron boarded the train, where Daphne Greengrass arrived looking for Charles with a cake, prompting the students to speculate that she was pursuing him.
• Harry and the others searched the train for Charles but could not find him.
• Professor McGonagall dragged Charles into the Three Broomsticks after he missed the train for the third year in a row, and Charles blamed oversleeping before claiming he had taken a crowded Muggle subway.
• Professor McGonagall accepted Charles’s explanation but ordered him to work in the Hogwarts kitchens, where the House-elves had prepared dumpling wrappers and filling for him.

Charles returned to Hogwarts acting strangely after missing the train, discussed a partnership with Fred and George, and watched Mafalda Pucey get sorted into Slytherin. At the feast, Hermione discovered Hogwarts had House-elves, while Charles avoided getting involved and planned to reject Daphne Greengrass.

• Ruby sent Peeves crashing into the stairs after he threw water balloons at students, and Charles appeared beside Neville without anyone noticing him.
• Charles told Fred and George they would be partners in their business and passed on Dumbledore’s request to delay developing certain games.
• Mafalda Pucey was sorted into Slytherin, surprising Fred and George.
• Charles fed Ruby and ate more than usual while Fred and George told him Daphne Greengrass had been looking for him.
• Hermione dropped her cup after discovering House-elves were at Hogwarts, and Charles stayed out of the discussion.

Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host a revived Triwizard Tournament, with new rules allowing champions to choose assistants, and introduced Moody as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Charles returned to the dormitory, considered the tournament’s changes, and prepared for the school year.

• Dumbledore announced that the Quidditch tournament was canceled, but Moody’s arrival interrupted his announcement of a major event.
• Dumbledore introduced Moody as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and announced the revival of the Triwizard Tournament.
• Fred and George grew eager to enter after hearing about the prize, but Dumbledore said champions had to be at least seventeen and could choose assistants responsible for their safety.
• Charles suspected the schools had added assistants to reuse their summer-trained candidates and improve safety, then put off Hermione’s attempt to speak with him.
• Harry teased Charles about the Veela, and Charles found textbooks and an ill-fitting formal outfit in his dormitory.
• Seamus told Charles about a proposed Hogwarts-affiliated primary school, and they discussed it before going to sleep.

On the first day of term, Hermione tried to speak with Charles about the house-elves, but he reacted coldly and avoided discussing it. During Herbology, Charles used a Vacuum Charm to extract gillyweed pus, then hurried to Dumbledore’s office after Filch delivered an urgent message.

• At breakfast, Hermione asked Charles for a serious talk, but he assumed she meant Viktor Krum and then asked whether she knew who had cast the Dark Mark.
• Neville said Charles was busy with a possible Ministry cooperation agreement, while Hermione accused him of using slave labor and Charles gave her a cold look.
• In Herbology, Hermione identified gillyweed, and Ron and Seamus shared facts about its uses and history.
• Charles built a glass apparatus and used a Vacuum Charm to extract the gillyweed pus, prompting Professor Sprout to ask about the spell and the Veela.
• Filch arrived with an urgent message from Dumbledore, and Charles left before Professor Sprout could question him about the year’s experiment.

Charles declined to enter the Triwizard Tournament, received a book from Grindelwald, and unknowingly sparked speculation that he might be Voldemort’s son. Dumbledore and Snape considered the possibility but found no proof.

• Dumbledore told Charles he could enter the Triwizard Tournament but would have to leave Ruby behind, and gave him Grindelwald’s book dedicated in gratitude.
• Charles told Dumbledore he would keep his distance from Grindelwald and declined to participate because the prize money was too small.
• When Daphne asked Charles about his classes, he said Dumbledore had warned him about a murderous Dark Wizard, leading Daphne to suspect Charles was Voldemort’s son.
• Charles told Pansy to summon Malfoy to the library that night, while Dumbledore overheard Daphne’s theory and began reconsidering Voldemort’s past interest in Charles.
• Dumbledore asked Snape whether Voldemort had fathered a child fourteen years earlier, and Snape agreed Charles’s background might fit the possibility.

Charles consulted Professor Delacour about lasting changes caused by alchemical potions and decided he needed a laboratory for long-term experiments. He then learned that Sirius Black had kidnapped and tortured Malfoy, who had sold Lestrange family heirlooms to cover the money taken from him.

• Charles showed Professor Delacour experiment results in which materials retained changed properties after alchemical potions wore off, and Delacour explained how ingredients and by-products could cause delayed transformations.
• Charles decided that he needed a laboratory for long-term experiments and left to meet Malfoy.
• Malfoy mistook Hermione for a target of Charles's prank and politely offered to carry her books, prompting Harry to punch him and knock him down.
• Charles found Malfoy's returned cheque for ten thousand Galleons and asked why it had been sent back.
• Malfoy confessed that Sirius Black had kidnapped and tortured him, taken the cheque, and forced him to reveal information about Charles.
• Malfoy said he had sold items from his aunt and uncle's family to replace the money, so Charles returned the cheque to him.

Charles declined to enter the Triwizard Tournament, then attended Moody’s Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson on the Unforgivable Curses. Moody demonstrated all three curses on Acromantulas and ended by describing a legendary wizard who could kill many people with one cast of Avada Kedavra.

• Seamus asked Charles about giving Malfoy ten thousand Galleons, and Charles avoided explaining the currency exchange.
• Cedric asked Charles and Seamus whether they would enter the Triwizard Tournament, and Charles declined because the prize money was too low.
• Moody brought three Acromantulas to class and announced that he would teach the students about wizard combat and Dark Magic.
• Moody asked Charles whether he could cast the Imperius Curse, and Charles joked that it could make children behave.
• Moody demonstrated the Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and Avada Kedavra on the Acromantulas.
• Moody described a legendary British wizard who could kill many people with a single cast of Avada Kedavra.