Chapter Summaries

Kingsley helped Babajide Akingbade escape when Death Eaters attacked the International Wizarding Federation meeting, then explained the danger Voldemort posed to the gathered officials. After the attack left three wizards dead, Babajide called for Kingsley to brief the meeting on Britain’s situation.

• Kingsley tried to calm the meeting room, but the attendees panicked when Death Eaters began attacking.
• Babajide Akingbade joined Kingsley, who led him and several others through a gap he opened in the wall to escape.
• Kingsley told Babajide that Voldemort was extremely powerful and that Britain’s wizards were hiding in Fidelius-protected Shelters.
• French Aurors arrived after the Death Eaters had left, finding many wounded and three wizards killed by Dark Magic.
• Babajide silenced the officials blaming Kingsley and asked him to explain Britain’s situation and the Death Eaters.

Albert told Shanna and the Defence Association that Dark wizards had attacked the International Wizarding Federation, prompting plans to send Aurors to Britain. The Association celebrated the prospect of help, but no follow-up news arrived, leaving everyone—including Yaxley—uncertain whether the Federation would intervene.

• Albert showed Shanna a newspaper reporting that Dark wizards had killed three International Wizarding Federation council members and seriously injured others.
• Shanna brought Albert to share the news with the Defence Association, and its members became optimistic about a possible international effort against the Death Eaters.
• Lee Jordan questioned whether the Federation's Aurors could be trusted, while Fred arrived excitedly with Kingsley's report that the Federation was gathering Aurors for Britain.
• Albert warned that the Federation might not take meaningful action, but Fred and the others hoped it would intervene.
• Lee Jordan broadcast the news, but no further updates came, and Yaxley cautiously wondered whether the Federation would retaliate.

Albert explained why foreign Ministries of Magic were reluctant to send Aurors against Voldemort, while Harry prepared for the war and asked Albert to protect Ginny and their future child if he died. The group returned to an empty Order of the Phoenix headquarters and learned that the International Wizarding Federation still could not assemble an Auror squad.

• Albert told Harry, Hermione, and Ron that foreign Ministries of Magic feared the risks of fighting Voldemort, and urged them to rely on themselves.
• Harry asked Albert to become the godfather of his future child with Ginny and shelter Ginny if Harry died; Albert agreed but said Harry would survive.
• Hermione stopped Ron from interfering in Harry and Ginny's relationship, and Harry said he hoped to be with Ginny after the war.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron returned to the empty Order of the Phoenix headquarters, where Ginny told them that the foreign Ministries were delaying the Auror squad.
• Ron called the Aurors cannon fodder, and Ginny corrected him by calling them reinforcements.

French public outrage forced the French Ministry of Magic to spread pressure across Europe, helping secure an international Auror mission to Britain. Albert advised Kingsley to use the Aurors to weaken the Dark wizards without exposing the Defence Association, until Voldemort suddenly returned to Britain.

• French protests over the Ministry’s inaction pushed it to inflame anger in Germany and draw other European Ministries into the crisis.
• European Ministries agreed to send Aurors to Britain, where British wizards welcomed them and hoped they would drive Voldemort away.
• Kingsley contacted Albert, who advised him to give the Aurors intelligence rather than ask them to do more.
• The Aurors used Kingsley’s intelligence to clear Inferi, suffered losses in a Death Eater ambush, and later worked more smoothly with the Order of the Phoenix.
• Albert stopped the Defence Association from openly joining the Aurors, saying their presence should draw Dark wizard attention while the resistance weakened the enemy and awaited the right moment.
• Voldemort suddenly returned to Britain as pressure had shifted onto the Death Eaters.

Voldemort returned to Britain and decided to drive out the International Wizarding Federation’s Aurors without provoking a wider war, suspecting Albert Anderson was manipulating events. Snape learned that Yaxley, under Anderson’s Imperius Curse, had helped refine Voldemort’s plan, while Dumbledore suggested Anderson was likely pursuing his own opportunity rather than using the Federation to destroy the Death Eaters.

• Voldemort returned to Britain, found that Yaxley had avoided open conflict with the foreign Aurors, and ordered the Death Eaters to force them out rather than kill them.
• Voldemort warned the Death Eaters that Anderson wanted them to clash with the International Wizarding Federation and make it their enemy.
• With Yaxley and Snape’s help, Voldemort’s plan was refined to frighten the Aurors into leaving and take control of some Federation council members.
• Snape told the portraits in Hogwarts’s Headmaster’s Office about Voldemort’s plan and worried that Yaxley’s help, given under Anderson’s Imperius Curse, concealed a trap.
• Dumbledore explained that Anderson had only told Scrimgeour a predicted outcome and reassured Snape that Anderson was probably buying time while the Dark wizards’ attacks continued.

Albert explained that he had nudged the International Wizarding Federation into sending Aurors against the Death Eaters, hoping they would hold Voldemort back and fulfill their responsibilities. As he relaxed with Isobel and Katrina by the sea, he anticipated that the intervention would cost lives and draw more countries into the war.

• Katrina asked Albert how he had used a French newspaper article to encourage the Ministries of Magic to unite against the Death Eaters.
• Albert pulled Isobel from the sea, and she told him she had found seafood in the cages they had set underwater.
• Albert said the international Aurors would struggle against Voldemort but could still hold him and the Death Eaters back.
• Albert admitted he had pushed the International Wizarding Federation to act, while Isobel and Katrina recognized that his plan could draw other countries into the war.
• Isobel guessed that more people would die as Albert's scheme brought European countries into the fight against Voldemort.

After Albert warned Kingsley that Voldemort had returned to Britain, Kingsley urged a multinational Auror squad to avoid him. The Aurors delayed their withdrawal, suffered a devastating ambush, and took refuge in a Safe House, where Conrad admitted their defeat to Kingsley.

• Albert secretly warned Kingsley that Voldemort had returned to Britain, and Kingsley passed the news to the Aurors and advised them not to confront him.
• Conrad and the Aurors debated the warning, then decided to leave Britain and return home to recover before seeking revenge.
• Before dawn, Voldemort and his Death Eaters attacked the Aurors’ camp, and the squad’s defenses collapsed in under ten minutes as most of them were killed or scattered.
• Voldemort suspected Albert had arranged the warning and ordered Yaxley and Snape to continue with their original plan.
• The surviving Aurors reached Kingsley’s Safe House, where Conrad told Kingsley they had lost to Voldemort and to their own arrogance.

Kingsley told the Order of the Phoenix that Lord Voldemort had ambushed the foreign Aurors, leaving only about a quarter alive. While the survivors recovered at headquarters, Conrad learned that Albert Anderson’s warnings had helped the Order prepare for Voldemort, though Albert was now in hiding.

• Kingsley returned to Order of the Phoenix headquarters and reported that Lord Voldemort had attacked the foreign Aurors on Dawn's Eve, killing most of them.
• Fred, George, Moody, and the others discussed the ambush as Kingsley arranged for food and rest for the survivors.
• Kingsley brought food to the shaken Aurors, where Conrad asked whether the Order had an informer among the Death Eaters.
• Kingsley explained that Albert Anderson had warned the Order about Voldemort and had predicted Dumbledore's death.
• Conrad said he wanted to meet Albert, but Kingsley told him that Albert had gone into hiding because Voldemort wanted to kill him.

After Conrad reported that Voldemort had routed the Aurors sent to Britain, Babajide persuaded the International Wizarding Federation lawmakers that they could not ignore the threat. He proposed offering a high bounty to recruit a wizard capable of killing Voldemort.

• Conrad entered the Meeting Room and described the failed operation in Britain, blaming Voldemort's unexpected strength rather than the Aurors or the resistance.
• The lawmakers argued over who was responsible and whether they should have intervened in Britain's war.
• Babajide quieted the Meeting Room and warned that Voldemort's actions risked exposing the wizarding world to Muggles.
• Babajide offered to resign as president if someone needed to be held responsible, but no one volunteered to replace him.
• Babajide proposed that the countries pool Galleons for a high bounty on Voldemort, since Dumbledore was dead and killing Voldemort could resolve Britain's crisis.

After the International Wizarding Federation posted a huge bounty on Voldemort, the Order doubted it would help, while Voldemort learned the Federation wanted to withdraw from Britain. Albert then manipulated events to make council members believe Voldemort threatened them, and they began meeting to decide how to deal with him.

• Kingsley and the Order discussed the Federation's bounty on Voldemort, and Hermione worried that Harry would die once the Horcruxes were destroyed.
• Harry argued that he and Ron needed money and asked whether they could receive part of the bounty, prompting a dispute over the Ministry's past failure to pay rewards.
• Voldemort controlled a Federation council member and learned that the bounty was meant to let the Federation distance itself from Britain's conflict.
• Voldemort avoided targeting the Federation because he feared Albert was setting a trap, while Albert planned to act against him regardless.
• Albert used the Imperius Curse to make several council members appear to be under Voldemort's control, provoking the Federation into holding meetings about killing Voldemort.

Shanna warned the restless residents of the Shelter that Albert’s prophecy meant the battle with Voldemort was near and dangerous. Meanwhile, Lupin and Kingsley decided to disrupt Dark wizards tormenting Muggles, hoping to buy time while trusting Harry and Albert’s plans.

• People at the Shelter complained about the International Wizarding Federation, foreign Aurors, and Albert’s absence.
• Shanna reminded everyone that Albert had prophesied an imminent and dangerous final battle, and resolved to message him.
• Lupin and Kingsley discussed making Dark wizards fight each other to stop their attacks on Muggles.
• Lupin and Kingsley agreed to muddy the waters while trusting Harry to help defeat Voldemort.
• Lupin and Kingsley ambushed and captured a Dark wizard who had been setting fires in a Muggle shop.

Kingsley and Lupin reported that the war had worsened as Dark wizards flooded Britain, while Harry struggled to master the Fiendfyre Curse and felt resigned to dying after completing his mission. Hermione urged Ron to believe in Harry, while keeping secret what Albert had told her.

• Kingsley and Lupin described using the Imperius Curse on the wizard who had set a fire and reported that Dark wizards had come to Britain after the bounty on Voldemort failed.
• Sirius asked Harry, Hermione, and Ron about their training, and they admitted they were making slow progress with Fiendfyre and its counter-curse.
• Harry told Hermione and Ron that he expected to duel Voldemort after fulfilling his mission, even if he did not survive.
• Hermione comforted Harry and warned him not to take on the burden of Britain’s worsening situation.
• Hermione told Ron that she had promised Albert to keep Harry’s secret and said Ron should believe in Harry.

International Wizarding Federation officials gathered bounty hunters to plan an attack on Voldemort, while Conrad warned that their chances of success were low. The group prepared to cooperate, but Britain’s worsening crisis left Babajide considering asking Anderson for help.

• Voldemort grew furious after learning that someone had revealed his location to the bounty hunters who attacked him.
• Conrad briefed bounty hunters gathered in France, urging them to use the Killing Curse, retreat if their plan failed, and work together to share the risks and reward.
• The bounty hunters agreed to cooperate, while Conrad told Babajide that their chances of defeating Voldemort remained low.
• Babajide and Conrad discussed asking Anderson for help, but Babajide said Anderson was cautious and difficult to contact.
• Conrad gave Babajide Kingsley’s warning that Dark wizards drawn to Britain by the bounty were murdering Muggles, and Babajide considered paying Anderson for advice.

Bounty Hunters infiltrated Britain to claim the reward for Voldemort, while Voldemort investigated reports that Harry Potter was practicing the Fiendfyre Curse. He suspected a trap but found no ambushers until a large group of wizards surrounded him and unleashed Avada Kedavra.

• After Conrad left, the Bounty Hunters debated the risks of the mission, and one elderly hunter withdrew while the others agreed to infiltrate Britain separately.
• The Bounty Hunters entered Britain unnoticed and planned to meet at a Safe House, wary of the International Wizarding Federation’s preparations.
• Yaxley told Voldemort that Harry Potter appeared to be practicing the Fiendfyre Curse, and Voldemort decided to investigate with newly recruited Death Eaters.
• Voldemort sent Dementors ahead, then visited the site and used Fiendfyre, but found no sign of an ambush.
• Red Sparks signaled the attack as Patronuses drove off the Dementors and wizards Apparated around Voldemort, firing a volley of Avada Kedavra.

The Bounty Hunters’ attack on Voldemort failed, and they fled Britain after he survived their assault and killed the controlled Dark wizards. Their demand for compensation and a paid contract was rejected by the International Wizarding Federation, though Babajide offered to seek limited compensation if they would wait.

• The Bounty Hunters celebrated what they believed was Voldemort’s death until his Fiendfyre killed their ambush’s Dark wizard pawns and revealed he had survived.
• The Bounty Hunters stayed hidden rather than confront Voldemort, then left Britain by Portkey to seek out Conrad.
• Maurice told Conrad that the Bounty Hunters wanted their bounty turned into a paid contract because the risks were too great.
• The International Wizarding Federation rejected the Bounty Hunters’ proposal, causing negotiations to collapse.
• Babajide told Conrad that the Federation lacked surplus funds but would try to secure limited compensation if the Bounty Hunters waited a few days.

After surviving an ambush, Voldemort found his headquarters destroyed by Fiendfyre and tried to determine who was behind the attacks. Yaxley’s investigation convinced him that Albert had manipulated the International Wizarding Federation and the Bounty Hunters into becoming his enemies, and Voldemort resolved to retaliate.

• Voldemort returned from an ambush to find his headquarters consumed by Fiendfyre, then extinguished the flames and ordered an investigation.
• News broke that an International Wizarding Federation council member had been murdered with the Dark Mark left at the scene, and Voldemort realized he was being blamed despite having no part in the killing.
• Yaxley reported that Bounty Hunters hired by the International Wizarding Federation had attacked Voldemort and likely murdered the council member to retaliate over unpaid wages.
• Yaxley suspected International Wizarding Federation members had hired the Bounty Hunters to burn down headquarters, while Albert had supplied intelligence to turn the factions against Voldemort.
• Voldemort concluded that Albert had used the International Wizarding Federation and the Bounty Hunters to provoke him, and he vowed that they would pay.

Albert explained that Felix Felicis could draw out abilities the user had already trained, then used it to help Harry learn to control Fiendfyre. Harry made rapid progress while the potion lasted, but had to rely on his own memory and confidence as its effects faded.

• Albert read that Babajide had disappeared and the International Wizarding Federation had offered little resistance to Voldemort, then revealed he had warned Babajide about the danger.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron questioned why the Federation had failed and struggled to master the Fiendfyre counter-curse.
• Albert explained that Felix Felicis amplified existing abilities rather than teaching new ones, and gave Harry a pill to help him practice.
• Harry used Felix Felicis to control Fiendfyre, shape it, and suppress its power more easily than before.
• As the potion wore off and Fiendfyre became difficult to control again, Albert urged Harry to remember what he had learned and trust himself.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione trained to counter Fiendfyre, with Hermione succeeding and Ron struggling after Felix Felicis wore off. Back at Order of the Phoenix headquarters, they learned that Lord Voldemort had likely taken control of the International Wizarding Federation, giving other countries an excuse to withdraw from the war.

• Harry briefly stalled the Fiendfyre and Albert praised his progress, but Harry felt frustrated when Felix Felicis wore off.
• Ron took Felix Felicis and performed poorly at countering Fiendfyre, while Hermione managed to weaken it even after the potion's effects ended.
• Ron felt inferior to Harry and Hermione, and Harry tried to comfort him.
• At Order of the Phoenix headquarters, Sirius told them that Lord Voldemort had likely taken control of the International Wizarding Federation.
• Percy and Moody suspected the countries would use the Federation's takeover and Babajide's disappearance as an excuse to withdraw from the war.

Albert used a Communication Bookmark to provoke Voldemort and warn him that Harry Potter was his true enemy, then reassured Isobel and Katrina that Voldemort could not win. The chapter left Albert’s allies concerned that his contact with Voldemort was needlessly dangerous.

• Albert received messages from someone posing as Babajide and learned that Voldemort was searching Europe for the Deathstick.
• Albert identified Voldemort as the person using the Communication Bookmark and told him that Harry Potter would defeat him.
• Voldemort killed the person holding the other Bookmark, then read Albert’s taunts before the Bookmark burned itself up.
• Albert told Isobel that Dumbledore and Snape were plotting against Voldemort and that both of Voldemort’s right-hand men were spies.
• Isobel and Katrina criticized Albert for provoking Voldemort, while Albert defended his actions and argued with Isobel about Gryffindor students courting danger.

The Order of the Phoenix attempted to rescue the tortured students from Hogwarts, despite Snape’s trap and the professors’ fears that intervening would draw them into the war. The rescue team escaped the ambush with the prisoners, while Snape was left behind as Sirius taunted him.

• Professor Sprout urged the Heads of House to save the captured students, but Professor McGonagall rejected Slughorn’s idea of driving Snape out and they suspected Snape had set a trap.
• Snape told Dumbledore’s portrait that Yaxley and Alecto Carro were also on their side and pressed for the Order of the Phoenix to rescue the students before events spiraled out of control.
• Kingsley, Sirius, Lupin, Bill, Arthur, and Neville discussed the trap, and Arthur prepared to move the students while Bill urged them to train instead of taking reckless risks.
• Kingsley and the Order of the Phoenix infiltrated the dungeons, where Dementors and Dark wizards ambushed them, but Kingsley blocked the passage and set traps while the others freed the tortured Death Seekers.
• Snape sent Dementors and Hogwarts’s Knight Armor against the rescuers, but the team used Patronuses and darkness to reach the exit, where a House-elf grabbed Sirius and Kingsley; Sirius threw Smoke bombs and vanished after taunting Snape.