Chapter Summaries

Kingsley and Gadwin prepared for Nelson’s revenge operation while worrying about the goblins’ plans. The Aurors became locked in a costly standoff with the goblins as Nelson’s Fiendfyre began destroying the Death Eater Remnants’ manors.

• Gadwin warned Kingsley that Albert’s prophecy placed his family in danger, but Kingsley trusted the protections and surveillance he had arranged.
• Gadwin and Kingsley discussed the goblins’ likely attempt to exploit the chaos and force concessions from the Ministry of Magic.
• Harry’s Aurors clashed with the Goblin Brotherhood, suffering severe injuries and a death before Harry requested reinforcements.
• Gadwin led the reserve Aurors to support Harry, and both sides settled into a prolonged magical standoff that tied down their forces.
• Nelson’s purge began when Fiendfyre consumed an ancient manor, trapping Death Eater Remnants behind their protective spells.

Nelson and Albert, his exact double, used Felix Felicis to attack Death Eater Remnants on a revenge list, burning down manors and taking valuables. As fires broke out across Britain, the Ministry’s Firefighting Squad struggled to contain the unleashed Fiendfyre.

• Nelson met Albert, received Felix Felicis, and gave him Kingsley’s trimmed Revenge List.
• Nelson and Albert split up to attack the listed families, with Nelson using Fiendfyre and Albert stunning his targets before setting fires and taking their hidden valuables.
• Nelson burned down a Pure-blood family’s manor and crossed a name off his list after the occupants’ names vanished from the Marauder’s Map.
• The Ministry’s Firefighting Squad responded to the fires but discovered multiple Fiendfyre blazes spreading across Britain.

Geli abandoned his plan to serve Kingsley and attacked the Minister’s family with Fiendfyre, sacrificing himself to destroy their home. The chapter leaves Kingsley’s family engulfed in flames as two Aurors retreat to report the attack.

• Geli, a Muggle-born victim of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, decided that Kingsley had betrayed him and his companions and that he wanted revenge.
• Geli confirmed Kingsley’s family was still at home, then used Fiendfyre to burn through the protective magic around the villa.
• Geli flew through the flames and crashed into Kingsley’s home, sacrificing himself as Fiendfyre spread inside.
• Kingsley’s family awoke but could not escape before the Fiendfyre engulfed them and the villa.
• The two Aurors arrived but could not extinguish the Fiendfyre, so they left to report what had happened.

Kingsley learned that his family villa had been destroyed by Fiendfyre and his family had likely been killed. He suspected Geli had betrayed him, but then blamed the goblins for the attack.

• Kingsley reviewed reports of fires at Death Eater Remnant properties and learned that Nelson's group and Will Jones's avengers were attacking them.
• An Auror reported that an unknown attacker had penetrated the protections around Kingsley's villa and burned it with Fiendfyre.
• Kingsley realized Geli had likely arranged the attack in revenge for his betrayal and lamented that his enemy was dead.
• Kingsley went to the burning villa, mourned his family, and accused the goblins of taking revenge.

Kingsley blamed the goblins for the Avengers’ attack to hide his betrayal of Nelson and protect his reputation. Will Jones and his companions continued killing Death Eaters, and Will prepared to go to Azkaban while the others returned to safety.

• Kingsley shifted blame for the Avengers’ attack onto the goblins because the truth would expose his betrayal of Nelson.
• Will Jones and his companions attacked Death Eaters’ homes with Exploding Charms and burned the ruins after killing their targets.
• Will told his companions that Kingsley’s family had been killed, probably by Geli, and warned that Kingsley might target them in retaliation.
• Will refused to let his companions join him at Azkaban Prison, where he planned to meet Nelson and kill Umbridge and the remaining targets.
• Will led the group toward their next target, urging them to finish before others reacted.

Albert reflected on Nelson’s revenge campaign and continued eliminating Pure-blood families tied to Voldemort, using evidence gathered through Legilimency and Veritaserum. After burning a manor and taking its ancient books and wealth, he wondered whether his actions had wiped out the Malfoy family as well.

• Albert decided to accelerate his own killings, reasoning that the people on Nelson’s list had collaborated with Voldemort and that Kingsley wanted their crimes exposed.
• Albert considered Nelson’s planned attack on Azkaban, where the vicious prisoners—including the last Malfoy—would die as part of Nelson’s agreement with Kingsley.
• Albert collected the manor’s ancient books and wealth, then set the empty shelves and the entire manor ablaze with Fiendfyre.
• Albert left the burning manor and noticed another surname on the liquidation list, wondering whether he had accidentally wiped out the Malfoy family.

Will Jones arrived at Azkaban to take revenge on Umbridge and found Neville Longbottom and Seamus Finnigan waiting under Kingsley’s arrangement. He began torturing Umbridge, accusing her of having killed his family.

• Will landed near Azkaban and discovered Neville had called out to him, explaining that Kingsley had transferred the prison guards away.
• Neville and Seamus told Will that the prisoners had been drugged and that Umbridge had been left awake for him.
• Will learned that Kingsley had released prisoners with minor offenses and had left the dangerous criminals in Azkaban for Nelson’s group to deal with.
• Will visited Umbridge’s cell, hoisted her into the air, and cast Crucio while accusing her of killing his family.

Will tortured Umbridge but spared her for Nelson, who arrived at Azkaban and went inside with Will to carry out their revenge. Kingsley reached the island with Aurors and called on the attackers to surrender, while Harry went toward the prison despite Neville’s warning.

• Will stopped torturing Umbridge with the Cruciatus Curse, whipped her, and left her in the cell for Nelson.
• Nelson arrived at Azkaban, ordered Neville and Seamus to leave, and warned them to claim he and Will had driven them out.
• Nelson and Will entered the prison and continued crossing names off the Revenge List, with Nelson revealing that an unnamed ally would handle the remaining targets.
• Kingsley arrived outside Azkaban with Aurors after Neville and Seamus reported the attack, and ordered his Head of the Auror Office to call for the attackers to surrender.
• Neville tried to stop Harry from approaching the prison, but Harry shook off his hand and went with the other Aurors.

Kingsley sent Aurors into Azkaban to confront Nelson and Will, but Nelson’s Fiendfyre killed John Dawlish and drove the group back out. Nelson and Will remained above the prison, torturing Umbridge, while Kingsley refused to send anyone after them.

• Harry watched the Aurors enter Azkaban and remained troubled by Kingsley’s orders and Nelson’s intentions.
• The Aurors tried to repel Nelson’s Fiendfyre, but it caught John Dawlish and killed him as the others fled.
• Kingsley and Gadwin helped Aurors escape the prison and ordered the Fiendfyre contained.
• Nelson and Will appeared at a breach in Azkaban and Nelson raised the half-dead Umbridge into the air while torturing her.
• Kingsley stopped Gadwin from flying up to confront Nelson and Will, warning that the flying brooms might be part of a trap.

As Fiendfyre consumed Azkaban, Nelson and Will staged one final spectacle before walking into the flames, while Kingsley and the Aurors watched. The fire was extinguished, but the prison and everyone inside it were destroyed, leaving Kingsley among the night’s losers.

• Harry, Seamus, and Neville watched Umbridge suffer and debated whether Nelson’s torture of her was justified.
• As Fiendfyre engulfed Azkaban, Nelson and Will conjured the Dark Mark and then set off fireworks that scattered it.
• Nelson burned Umbridge and hurled her body toward Kingsley, where it exploded and sent burning pieces across the crowd.
• Nelson and Will exchanged a final message with Albert, put their arms around each other, and walked into the Fiendfyre.
• Kingsley ordered the Aurors to extinguish the fire after it consumed Azkaban, but every prisoner inside had died.

Albert finished his operation against the Parkinson and Malfoy families, destroyed the Parkinson estate, and ensured Pansy and Scorpius would not wake for nearly a month. He returned to Isobel, who welcomed him home, and the story ended with the family together.

• Albert packed valuables from the Parkinson estate, erased Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson's recent memories, and left as Fiendfyre consumed the house.
• Albert learned from the Parkinsons' memories that Pansy and Scorpius were hiding in France, then drugged them into a deathlike sleep and reinforced the house's protections.
• Albert divided and buried his spoils before using the Time-Turner to return to an earlier point and maintain his alibi.
• Isobel asked Albert if the operation was over, and he told her that the threats in Britain had ended.
• Katrina interrupted Albert and Isobel's embrace, then accepted Albert's hug.

Ten years later, Alice prepared to leave Avalon for Hogwarts while grappling with her parents’ absence and the complicated history between Albert and Hermione. Hermione agreed to take Alice to King’s Cross and joined the family for dinner, leaving Alice with more questions about the costs of Albert’s choices.

• Alice ended her call with her parents and promised Ian and Sophia that she would write to them from Hogwarts.
• Alice visited Hermione, who explained that Albert and the others had gone into seclusion after taking a potion that delayed aging.
• Alice asked why Hermione had refused to join Albert, and Hermione said she had chosen to keep her Ministry career.
• Alice noticed a photo of Hermione’s son Alvin and learned that he lived with her family in Australia.
• Hermione admitted that Albert was not a qualified father, then accepted Alice’s invitation to dinner with Ian and Sophia.

Alice traveled to King's Cross with Hermione, Ian, and Sophia, then boarded the Hogwarts Express for her first journey to school. She already knew much about Hogwarts from Albert's memoirs and met Daphne Greengrass on the train.

• Hermione guided Alice, Ian, and Sophia through the barrier to Platform 9 3/4, where Alice saw the Hogwarts Express.
• Hermione said goodbye to Alice and reminded her to use the Communication Bookmark if anything happened.
• Alice boarded the train and reflected on how Albert's memoirs, photographs, and Marauder's Map had already revealed much of Hogwarts to her.
• Daphne Greengrass asked to share Alice's compartment and introduced herself.
• Daphne told Alice that she enjoyed Albert's Easy Meal and Albert's Life Hacks, and Alice reflected on her father's fame as a cookbook author.

On the Hogwarts Express, Alice befriended Daphne Greengrass and shared magical-world knowledge and an elaborate lunch with her. As the train arrived at Hogwarts in a downpour, Alice prepared to begin her school years, expecting to be sorted into Ravenclaw.

• Alice reassured Daphne that she could learn magic with practice and explained that students could tell the Sorting Hat which House they preferred.
• Alice and Daphne discussed Hogwarts and Houses, and their friendly conversation helped a new friendship take shape.
• Daphne bought snacks from the trolley, while Alice opened a steaming lunch prepared by House-elf Kara and explained what a House-elf was.
• Alice and Daphne shared food and chatted as the train traveled toward Hogwarts, with Alice eating little sugar and enjoying her own afternoon tea.
• Rain began falling as the train neared Hogwarts, and Alice reminded Daphne to change before the train slowed at their destination.

Alice arrived at Hogwarts with Daphne, crossed the lake in the rain, and was Sorted into Ravenclaw. Her connection to Albert drew attention during the feast, where Daphne helped redirect questions toward the professors.

• Hagrid welcomed the First Years, gave Alice an umbrella, and led them across the lake to Hogwarts.
• Professor Flitwick cleaned the students before the Sorting Ceremony and greeted Alice with a knowing smile.
• Professor Flitwick called Alice Anderson first, and the Sorting Hat placed her in Ravenclaw.
• At the opening feast, Alice introduced Hagrid and Professor Flitwick while Daphne steered the new students’ conversation away from Alice.
• Daphne told Alice that Professor Trelawney expected her to have a talent for Divination, but Alice doubted she had an Inner Eye.

Alice visited Hagrid with Daphne and explained that Hogwarts taught spellcasting without properly training students to control their magic. She revealed that years of meditation had given her the ability to cast Lumos without a wand, and Daphne learned that she might develop wandless magic with persistent practice.

• Alice returned Hagrid's umbrella and learned that his dog Fang had died the previous winter.
• Alice and Daphne discussed Alice's reputation as a genius and how Hogwarts's teaching methods limited students' understanding of magic.
• Alice explained that correct incantations, casting posture, concentration, and confidence helped young wizards control their magic.
• Alice said meditation had improved her magical control and demonstrated wandless Lumos to Hagrid and Daphne.
• Alice told Daphne that regular practice could let her perform simple wandless magic by the time she graduated.

Alice declined repeated invitations to join Ravenclaw’s Quidditch team, though her flying skills impressed the players. After Ravenclaw’s Seeker was injured, Professor Flitwick told her she might have to play, and Albert sent her his old Flying Broom, a cherished family heirloom that Alice believed was exceptionally fast.

• Green invited Alice to Ravenclaw’s Quidditch tryouts, but she declined after demonstrating her flying skills with Daphne.
• Green asked Professor Flitwick to persuade Alice to join the team, but Alice said she preferred flying freely and disliked hard training.
• Professor Flitwick wrote to Albert, who replied that he wanted Alice to enjoy her time at Hogwarts.
• After Christmas, Professor Flitwick told Alice that Ravenclaw’s Seeker was hospitalized and she might have to take the field as reserve.
• Albert sent Alice his old Flying Broom, and she recognized it as the broom she had flown on as a child and insisted it was more precious than a Firebolt.

Alice beat James Potter to the Golden Snitch, then promised to give him her father’s Flying Broom when he was ready. She explained that James was Albert Anderson’s godson and had learned to fly on the broom, while Daphne wondered if Albert might ever teach at Hogwarts.

• Alice overtook James Potter on her Flying Broom and caught the Golden Snitch to win the match.
• Daphne celebrated Alice’s victory as a Hogwarts Weekly reporter asked whether her broom was the Supreme Firebolt.
• Alice told the reporter that the broom had belonged to her father and that she did not know its model.
• Alice found the dejected James and promised him the broom when he reached the Quidditch World Cup stage.
• Alice told Daphne that James was Albert Anderson’s godson and had learned to fly on the broom while Albert taught them in Avalon.

Albert gave Alice a treasure map to use when she came of age, and they discussed her friendships and school life. Alice refused Bard and the others’ request to inherit Albert’s political role, while Albert and Isobel considered who might eventually take over his legacy.

• Albert gave Alice a parchment leading to a hidden treasure and suggested she search for it with Daphne when she came of age.
• Alice and Albert discussed Daphne’s motives, and Isobel urged Albert not to make Alice’s childhood about schemes and intrigue.
• Alice told Albert that Bard and the others had asked her to replace him, but she had refused because she did not want to inherit his political responsibilities.
• Alice said she planned to invite Daphne over, then left with Tom as the family settled in for the night.
• Albert told Isobel that they would wait for a suitable successor to his political legacy, though Ian was another possible candidate.

Alice brought Daphne to Avalon, where Daphne visited Alice’s home, met her family, and learned about Albert through his recorded memories. The two settled in for the night, with Alice planning to show Daphne more of Avalon the next day.

• Alice gave Daphne a pass that let her see Avalon, and Daphne signed in at the gatehouse.
• Alice showed Daphne around the village and hosted her for dinner with Ian, Sophia, and Jack.
• Alice showed Daphne her undersea-themed room and a framed photo of Albert.
• Ian and Sophia offered Daphne books of Albert’s memories, and Alice chose the Triwizard Tournament memories instead of the more brutal Second Wizarding War.
• Daphne teased Alice about her high standards for a boyfriend, then slept in the guest room after failing to share Alice’s bed.