Chapter Summaries

Death Eaters ambushed the foreign Dark wizards in Hogsmeade with Inferi, Dementors, and werewolves, turning the village into a chaotic battle. Bochival fought back, but when Yaxley mistook him for Albert Anderson and cornered him, Bochival unleashed Fiendfyre that killed him along with the attackers around him.

• Death Eaters attacked Hogsmeade with Inferi, then Dementors blocked the Dark wizards from Apparating as werewolves and Death Eaters joined the assault.
• Aberforth watched the fighting from the tavern roof and suspected Anderson was behind the attack.
• Yaxley demanded the Dark wizards surrender and claimed the Death Eaters only wanted Bochival, but Bochival appeared and attacked with Fiendfyre.
• Bochival’s arrival rallied the Dark wizards, and the fighting intensified as Yaxley’s forces focused their attacks on him.
• Cornered by Dementors, Inferi, and Death Eaters, Bochival pretended to surrender after Yaxley mistook him for Albert Anderson.
• Bochival revealed a wand and unleashed Fiendfyre, which consumed him and the enemies around him.

Lee Jordan reported that Yaxley’s Death Eaters and the foreign Dark wizards in Hogsmeade suffered heavy losses after fighting over the black market. Harry and Hermione suspected Albert had helped engineer the conflict, while Harry remained focused on destroying the last two Horcruxes.

• Lee Jordan reported that Yaxley’s forces lost a duel for Hogsmeade, then raided the village at night and killed Bochival, though both sides suffered grievous losses.
• Kingsley discussed the battle on the radio, while Ron and the others welcomed the damage it had done to the Death Eaters and foreign Dark wizards.
• Sirius and Lupin suggested that greed and competition for black-market profits had fueled the conflict, and Fred asked Lupin to explain how Voldemort’s followers profited through plunder.
• Harry and Hermione suspected Albert had helped provoke the fighting, and Fred said Albert had anticipated that clashing interests would eventually bring the groups into conflict.
• Harry reflected that only Ravenclaw’s Diadem and Hufflepuff’s Cup remained to be destroyed, but he worried that their plans to break into Gringotts were unreliable.

Foreign Dark wizards in the Leaky Cauldron tortured Rudolph and planned a revenge raid on Hogsmeade and wealthy Death Eaters. The plan was secretly arranged by Sirius, Lupin, Kingsley, Arthur, Moody, and their allies as part of an operation to break into Azkaban while Voldemort remained unaware.

• Rudolph announced that Hogsmeade’s black market would reopen, but the blond French wizard and the other foreigners attacked him with the Cruciatus Curse.
• The foreign Dark wizards condemned the Death Eaters for seizing the black market and robbing its traders, then decided to leave Britain after making one last score.
• The foreigners gathered at the Leaky Cauldron and planned a coordinated raid on the black market and wealthy Death Eaters, disguising their robbery as revenge for Bochival.
• Old Tom and Rudolph were placed under the Imperius Curse so the Death Eaters would not be alerted before the operation.
• The young wizard returned to a secluded house, where the Frenchman, Sirius, Lupin, Kingsley, Arthur, and Moody revealed that the foreign wizards’ raid was part of their plan to break into Azkaban.

Kenneth returned from his first mission and resolved to become one of Albert’s trusted people. Albert announced and planned a joint operation with the Order of the Phoenix to break into Azkaban while foreign Dark wizards distracted the Death Eaters, then left the recruits with their roles and preparations.

• Kenneth returned to Defence Association Headquarters with Dobby and reflected that his mission had gone smoothly, deciding to seize the chance to become one of Albert’s people.
• Albert announced that the Defence Association and the Order of the Phoenix would raid Azkaban and divide members between the rescue and resettlement work.
• Albert assigned Shanna to organize the rescued prisoners’ temporary shelter and told Hannah to prepare for any who might join them.
• Albert tested twenty-three potential participants with the Patronus Charm and excluded four who could not summon it reliably under Dementor pressure.
• Albert explained that foreign Dark wizards would draw the Death Eaters’ attention by attacking Hogsmeade, giving the rescue team roughly half an hour to free Azkaban’s prisoners.
• Kenneth proposed using Polyjuice Potion to join the outsiders and attack the Death Eaters, but Albert rejected the risk and laid out the rescue team’s plan and emergency procedures.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron were told to remain behind while the Order prepared a mission to rescue prisoners from Azkaban, and they learned why the group would not eliminate the Death Eaters outright. Meanwhile, the Death Eaters suspected the foreign wizards were planning retaliation and debated how to defend Hogsmeade.

• Sirius and the Order refused to let Harry, Hermione, and Ron join the Azkaban rescue, assigning them to logistics instead.
• Sirius explained that Albert opposed eliminating the Death Eaters because it could drive Voldemort into hiding and leave foreign Dark wizards free to threaten Britain.
• Hermione worried that the Death Eaters would anticipate retaliation, but Kingsley trusted Albert's plan.
• Rudolph reported to Yaxley that the foreign wizards seemed to be plotting, while Ludo expected only scattered attacks.
• Alecto Carrow suspected Albert had engineered the conflict, and Yaxley ordered Hogsmeade's defenses strengthened.
• Snape opposed abandoning Hogsmeade, but Yaxley refused to retreat because of the black-market trade there.

Yaxley continued his plan to crush the foreign Dark wizards despite Snape’s warning that Albert Anderson might be behind the conflict. As the Death Eaters relaxed their guard in Hogsmeade, Rudolph’s staged collapse signaled the start of an attack.

• Snape warned Yaxley that the unusual fighting between Dark wizards might be Albert Anderson’s scheme, but Yaxley insisted he had to continue his plan.
• Aberforth received a warning from the Order of the Phoenix, gathered his valuables and food, and escaped through a secret passage to Hogwarts.
• The Death Eaters guarded Hogsmeade through the night, but no foreign Dark wizards appeared, and the guards eventually relaxed at the Three Broomsticks.
• After the Death Eaters drank wine, several of them collapsed as if asleep, prompting Gargeson to order someone to alert Yaxley and call for reinforcements.
• Rudolph, who had pretended to pass out, got up and fired red sparks into the sky to signal the attack.

Albert led the Defence Association and Order of the Phoenix members through a storm to attack Azkaban, where they fought off Dementors and encountered Inferi. As the group reached the fortress, Albert set the island ablaze to stop the Inferi.

• Albert guided the group across the stormy sea and used a powerful light and Patronuses to repel the Dementors surrounding Azkaban.
• The intruders summoned Patronuses and followed Albert toward the island, overcoming the Dementors’ attempts to encircle them.
• The group saw the dilapidated fortress, grave mounds, and Inferi chasing them across the island.
• Kingsley opened the fortress gates as Sirius, Lupin, and a Defence Association squad entered to clear the way, while the others held back the Dementors and Inferi.
• Albert unleashed a powerful wave of fire that engulfed the Inferi and spread across the island.

Albert led the Defence Association into Azkaban to rescue its prisoners while keeping the Dementors at bay, but the Ministry of Magic arrived before the evacuation was complete. The Aurors who confronted them were defeated and locked in the prison as the rescuers continued their escape.

• Albert entered Azkaban with his Patronus, sealed the entrance, and began transferring unconscious prisoners into Moody's case.
• Cedric reinforced Kingsley's team against the Dementors while Albert coordinated the rescue and ordered the prisoners moved faster.
• The group cleared the First Floor, where forty-three prisoners had been held, and used Albert's Patronus to drive back the Dementors as they advanced through the floors.
• Albert used Legilimency to identify three prisoners he considered dangerous and decided to leave them behind.
• At the Fifth Floor, Robards, Gadwin, and other Aurors confronted the rescuers, but the Defence Association ambushed and captured them.
• Fred had the captured Aurors thrown into nearby cells as the rescuers continued their escape using House-elf Apparition.

Foreign Dark wizards attacked Hogsmeade, defeated Yaxley’s forces, and plundered the village and Death Eater manors before escaping Britain. Yaxley was left watching his burning home after failing to catch them.

• Gargeson was ambushed and killed as masked Dark wizards launched their raid on Hogsmeade.
• The attackers looted Zonko Shop and the village, killing Zonko and other residents while Yaxley assembled a force with Dementors.
• Yaxley’s force was ambushed; Snape arrived with Carro and Aurors, but the Aurors largely held back while the Death Eaters suffered heavy losses.
• Macnair delayed responding to the Azkaban invasion and arrived in Hogsmeade after the village had been looted and Yaxley’s men had retreated.
• Captured Death Eaters were forced to guide the attackers to wealthy homes, and the raiders looted and burned the Yaxley Family manor before fleeing Britain.
• Yaxley failed to catch the attackers and spat blood as he watched his burning manor.

Voldemort returned to Britain and punished Yaxley and Walton Macnair for their failures, then learned that Albert Anderson was likely behind the Death Eaters’ setbacks. He ordered Snape and Yaxley to target the Defence Association, though they had no clear way to identify its members.

• Voldemort punished Yaxley for losing control of Britain and allowing the Order of the Phoenix to free prisoners from Azkaban.
• Snape told Voldemort that foreign dark wizards had driven out the Death Eaters and suggested Albert Anderson was secretly behind the events.
• Voldemort questioned Walton Macnair, who explained that the Aurors had failed to stop the prison break after Yaxley took most of their forces away.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to target the Defence Association and find a traitor who could provide information from within.
• Snape revived Yaxley and told him to help target the Defence Association, but Yaxley admitted they did not know who belonged to it.

After the Azkaban breakout, Harry reluctantly addressed the British wizarding world on the radio, urging people to unite against Voldemort and crediting the rescue to everyone’s efforts. The chapter ended with Harry and resistance members celebrating their victory.

• The wizarding world celebrated the Death Eaters’ losses and the mass breakout from Azkaban, while the Defence Association used the news to encourage resistance against Voldemort.
• Harry learned that more than a hundred prisoners had been rescued and that about one-third were willing to join the fight.
• Hermione told Harry that Sirius and the others wanted him to speak on the radio, and she brought him to the broadcast room despite his reluctance.
• Harry credited the Azkaban rescue to everyone’s efforts, urged wizards not to rely on a single savior, and criticized the Death Eaters as weak bullies.
• Harry and the resistance members raised their drinks at celebrations held across their headquarters and safe shelters.

Albert told Isobel that the war would likely end within a year, while Isobel kept a troubling secret from him. At the Shelters, the Defence Association withdrew its staff from a group of uncooperative wizards, and twenty-eight who left were killed by Death Eaters.

• Isobel inferred from Albert's actions that the war was nearing its end, and Albert said it would likely end after the Horcrux problem was resolved.
• Isobel told Katrina that she had discovered an unpleasant secret but did not reveal it to Albert.
• At the Defence Association Headquarters, Shanna reported that wizards at another Shelter were dissatisfied, and Albert ordered the staff there to return.
• Kenneth warned the wizards at his Shelter that they were responsible for their own choices, then showed them the fate of those who ignored warnings and left.
• Death Eaters ambushed twenty-eight wizards who left the other Shelter and tortured them to death in front of the survivors.
• Lee Jordan reported the deaths on the Wizard Lookout Station and called for three seconds of silence.

Kenneth and Cedric defended the Defence Association’s decision not to risk members rescuing twenty-eight people who had left the Shelter and were killed by Death Eaters. Cedric warned the association that the war would grow harsher, and he and Kenneth continued discussing the likely retaliation and losses ahead.

• Kenneth argued that deaths in the war were necessary to spur the British magical world to resist, and said the Defence Association would not sacrifice its members to save people who ignored warnings.
• Cho Chang challenged Kenneth’s stance, but Cedric told her the association protected its own people first and could not spend limited resources rescuing everyone.
• Cedric warned the members that Death Eaters might retaliate against vulnerable wizards and their families, and explained that traitors would be abandoned and have their memories altered.
• Kenneth advised Cedric to send Cho out of Britain, but Cedric declined and said she was smart enough to stay.
• Kenneth and Cedric discussed the Death Eaters’ coming retaliation, the likely deaths in the final battle, and whether Cedric might move to the Shelter after the war.

Snape discussed the Death Eaters’ escalating attacks and Albert Anderson’s intentions with Dumbledore’s portrait. Dumbledore believed Anderson was drawing Britain’s adults into the war so they would protect the young and end the conflict, while Snape warned that the Death Eaters planned to target Dumbledore’s Army at Hogwarts.

• Snape told Dumbledore’s portrait that the Death Eaters were hunting Anderson and using threats and rewards to target people connected to him.
• Dumbledore revealed that Anderson likely intended to provoke Britain’s wizards into resisting the Death Eaters and taking responsibility for the war.
• Snape and Dumbledore discussed how Anderson’s plans might prevent students from dying in the final battle at Hogwarts.
• Snape told Dumbledore that the Death Eaters planned to enter Hogwarts in two days and attack Dumbledore’s Army.
• Dumbledore urged Snape to protect the students, and Snape said he would try to persuade Yaxley to send Aurors while recommending that Dumbledore speak with Anderson.

Snape used students’ missing family members to pressure Dumbledore’s Army into surrendering, while Neville and Hannah warned the group that the Death Eaters could not be trusted. Neville relayed Albert’s plan to rescue their families and send those unwilling to resist abroad, leaving the students to decide how to protect their relatives.

• Snape learned that Neville led Dumbledore’s Army and ordered the Death Eaters to use the students’ families to break up the group.
• The Death Eaters brought missing students’ parents to Hogwarts and had them urge their children to surrender.
• Neville and Hannah argued against surrender, reminding the students that traitors could be abandoned and that the Death Eaters might still torture them.
• Neville told the students that Albert believed the Death Eaters were vulnerable and that the Association could rescue their imprisoned relatives.
• Michael said he would persuade his parents to leave Britain and would alter their memories if necessary.

Aurors argued over their service to the Death Eaters, and Gavender used a Memory Charm on Prout before the others revealed they had been pretending to resist. Snape suspected Prout was under the Imperius Curse and prepared for a confrontation, believing Dumbledore’s Army would come despite the trap.

• Prout condemned the Aurors for helping Death Eaters threaten students and said he would resign and leave Britain.
• Gavender cast a Memory Charm on Prout when he accused Gavender of betrayal, while the other Aurors watched.
• Williamson revealed that the Death Eaters watching the Aurors had left and that the group had been acting to protect themselves.
• Snape watched the Aurors’ conversation in a Pensieve and suspected Albert Anderson had placed Prout under the Imperius Curse to provoke conflict.
• Snape told the Death Eaters to warn Yaxley and said Dumbledore’s Army would come to the trap, though they did not know how many allies would join them.

The Defence Association and Order of the Phoenix assembled at Hogwarts to rescue the families held by Snape, despite Albert’s absence. Cedric assigned teams to counter the Death Eaters’ suspected trap and left Dumbledore’s Army members as reserves in the Room of Requirement.

• Aberforth questioned the group arriving at the Hog’s Head, and George and Fred explained that they were responding to Snape’s capture of students’ families.
• Neville welcomed the rescuers through the passage to Hogwarts, while George told him Albert was keeping Voldemort occupied.
• Fred opened his suitcase in the Room of Requirement, and members of the Order of the Phoenix, including Sirius, Lupin, Kingsley, and Bill, joined the operation.
• Cedric briefed the assembled group on the suspected Death Eater trap and divided assignments among teams to handle the Aurors, Snape, Death Eaters, and Special Operations Team members.
• Cedric designated Dumbledore’s Army as the reserve force and set a thirty-minute limit for the teams to complete the rescue without alerting others.

Neville, Michael, and Shanna’s group turned the Inquisitorial Squad’s ambush near the Room of Requirement against them and subdued the attackers. After Nelson Tobin took revenge on a captured Death Eater, Shanna led the group back to the Room of Requirement to support the ongoing operations.

• Crabbe and Goyle discussed the planned ambush and Draco’s marriage before Neville and Michael knocked them unconscious.
• A Death Eater hiding under a Disillusionment Charm ambushed Neville and knocked Michael out, but Shanna used the Marauder’s Map to spot the trap and took down the attacker.
• Michael gave Draught of Living Death to Crabbe and Goyle, and the group stomped on their faces in revenge for their actions against Dumbledore’s Army.
• Shanna stopped the group from killing the Death Eater, while Nelson Tobin kicked him and explained that Death Eaters had killed his family.
• Nelson treated the unconscious Death Eater, and Shanna led the group back to the Room of Requirement after learning Hestia’s operation had gone smoothly.

Dumbledore’s Army and the Order of the Phoenix launched their operation inside Hogwarts, fighting Death Eaters while trying to rescue prisoners. Snape escaped Sirius and Lupin by fleeing through the Floo Network, and they stayed behind to guard the fireplace against reinforcements.

• Arthur noticed the warning from the Magic Coin, and Fred and George led the group into a formation that ambushed and captured three Death Eaters with a Flashbang.
• Kingsley used an Imperius Curse to draw the Aurors out, and Cedric ambushed and disarmed all five before the two men split up to support the other groups.
• Sirius and Lupin attacked Snape outside the Headmaster’s Office, but Snape blocked their spells and retreated inside.
• Dumbledore warned Snape to flee, and Snape escaped through the fireplace with Floo Powder before Sirius and Lupin could break into the office.
• Sirius and Lupin learned Snape had gone to the Ministry of Magic and concealed themselves near the fireplace to stop Death Eaters from entering Hogwarts.

Fred and George led the Defence Association in rescuing five imprisoned family members from Hogwarts, but several refused to accept help or join the fight against Voldemort. After Sirius, Lupin, and Kingsley arrived, the group prepared to leave the Room of Requirement, with Snape having escaped.

• Lee Jordan’s team defeated the Investigation Task Force, while Fred and George’s teams took down the Dark wizards guarding the castle and reached the dungeons.
• Fred and George stunned the rescued family members who resisted and moved everyone into a suitcase to escape with Arthur and the others.
• Back in the Room of Requirement, several relatives argued against leaving Britain or opposing Voldemort, and Michael stunned his father to protect him.
• Shanna advised the families to flee Britain or join the resistance, while Fred told them a Portkey would cost fifty Galleons.
• Sirius, Lupin, and Kingsley arrived and reported that Snape had escaped through a fireplace, so Shanna ordered everyone to leave soon.
• Seamus stunned his mother, Mrs. Finnigan, after muttering that staying alive mattered most.