Chapter Summaries

Daphne spent the morning with Alice in Avalon, meditating and receiving an early Christmas gift before touring the village. She left with a clearer view of how Avalon’s residents lived and how Albert Anderson had built the community.

• Daphne asked Alice whether she had given her a Sleeping Draught, and Alice explained that she had already told her about helping her sleep.
• Alice led Daphne through meditation and gave her a box as an early Christmas gift, warning her not to depend on it.
• Daphne ate breakfast prepared by Kara and toured Avalon with Alice, meeting residents who were curious about Alice’s friend.
• Alice showed Daphne Avalon’s workshops and community facilities, including a subsidized restaurant, a clinic, a grocery shop, a library, and a kindergarten.

Alice brought Daphne to help Mrs Pomona and Cho Chang take the children plum picking in Avalon, where Daphne admired the orchard and the community. Afterward, Daphne met Hermione Granger at dinner and wondered about Hermione’s connection to Albert after learning she received a potent Beauty Potion from him.

• Alice, Daphne, and Mrs Pomona went to Avalon’s orchard, where Cho Chang arrived with the children and organized plum picking.
• Alice explained that Avalon’s red plums had been planted because the original Blackthorn Plums tasted bad, and that Albert had them made into candied fruit.
• Daphne enjoyed flying with Alice to pick plums and learned that retired Hogwarts professor Pomona worked as Avalon’s herbology consultant.
• Daphne met Hermione Granger, the Director of Magical Law Enforcement, at dinner, and they discussed Ian starting school and a trip to Diagon Alley.
• Alice and Hermione made candied plums, and Alice explained that Hermione was Albert’s old friend and Sophia’s godmother, which was why he gave her Beauty Potion.

Alice and Daphne visited Hogsmeade, where Daphne was disappointed by the village and learned that Ian already had a girlfriend. The chapter ended with Alice and Daphne heading to Honeydukes while Daphne lamented that she had no chance with the men around Alice.

• Daphne arrived in Hogsmeade and told Alice she found the village disappointing.
• Alice and Daphne went to the Three Broomsticks, where they spotted James Potter and talked about potential boyfriends.
• Daphne admitted she was interested in Ian, but Alice told her Ian already had a girlfriend.
• Alice and Daphne saw Ian leave Honeydukes hand in hand with Viktorova Weasley, Bill and Fleur's daughter.
• Alice and Daphne went to Honeydukes, where Alice bluntly told Daphne she was too ordinary to be a suitable partner for Albert.

Alice told Professor Flitwick she planned to travel after Hogwarts and would continue studying every subject except Divination, which she felt she had mastered as far as her abilities allowed. Daphne said she probably would not remain in the British magical world, preferring to return to ordinary society rather than pursue a respectable job there.

• Daphne handed out employment pamphlets, and Alice said she would probably take every N.E.W.T. subject except Advanced Divination.
• Alice explained that she could not truly see the future and had reached the limit of what she could learn in Divination.
• Professor Flitwick asked Alice about her plans, and she said she would travel after graduating while continuing all her other courses.
• Professor Flitwick suggested Alice speak with Albert for advice and asked her to send in the next student.
• Daphne told Alice she did not want to stay in the magical world because it was unfriendly to Muggle-born wizards and offered little she wanted.

As graduation approached, Daphne worried that she would have to abandon magic or struggle to make a life in the magical world, so she decided to rely on her close friend Alice instead. Alice agreed to take Daphne along on her travels, and revealed that she hoped to help her father with his important work.

• Daphne regretted coming to Hogwarts because her Muggle family could not support her future in the magical world, and she did not want to give up magic.
• Daphne considered pursuing Ian, but gave up when she realized his relationship with his Veela-blooded girlfriend was serious.
• Daphne decided to stay close to Alice and asked her to take her along on a trip around the world after graduation.
• Alice admitted privately that she hoped to help her father with the important work that kept him busy.
• Daphne offered to help Alice open a shop, and Alice reassured her that she would not leave her behind.

During a family vacation, Alice told Albert she wanted to stay and help him after graduating, and she returned from their private walk delighted. The family traveled to France to see Yanila’s concert and meet Louise’s son Matthew and Alice’s half-sister Irina, where news of a revived Triwizard Tournament left Matthew wondering whether Alice would compete.

• Alice told Isobel, Katrina, and Isobel that she wanted to stay with Albert after school, and Isobel encouraged her to discuss it with him.
• Albert spoke privately with Alice, who returned from their walk visibly happy, while the family prepared to leave for France the next day.
• The family traveled to France, where Louise reunited with her son Matthew and everyone attended Yanila’s concert; Alice also met her half-sister Irina.
• The family stayed in France for several days, visiting a restaurant and watching a Muggle film before agreeing to attend the next Quidditch World Cup together.
• Matthew told Alice that three European wizarding schools planned to revive the Triwizard Tournament and that Headmistress Maxime expected him to be Beauxbatons’ Champion.
• Matthew asked whether Alice would enter the tournament, and Alice said she did not know but would probably have graduated from Hogwarts by the time he was eligible.

After Ravenclaw suffered a crushing Quidditch defeat without Alice, she explained that she had left the team partly to give James Potter room to rebuild his confidence. Alice told Daphne Greengrass that the Triwizard Tournament might take place next year, though she would rather watch than compete.

• Daphne lamented Ravenclaw's one-sided loss while Alice said the team had to learn to manage without her.
• Daphne warned Alice that Ravenclaw students blamed her for abandoning the team, but Alice defended her decision and rejected captain Jess's pleas to return.
• Alice reflected that she had stepped aside so James Potter could regain his confidence, and James had since won matches with Harry's Firebolt.
• Alice told Daphne that the Triwizard Tournament might be moved to next year and said she preferred watching to competing.
• Daphne grew excited about the tournament, then Mrs. Pince spotted them talking in the library and ordered them out.

Headmistress McGonagall told Alice that the Ministry of Magic planned to restart the Triwizard Tournament and wanted her to represent Hogwarts. Alice learned that the Ministry was offering her major rewards to compete, but she refused because she had no interest in politics or working for the Ministry.

• Headmistress McGonagall invited Alice to tea and told her the Ministry planned to restart the Triwizard Tournament to choose a leader for an important project.
• McGonagall explained that Minister Kingsley wanted Alice to represent Hogwarts, and Alice suggested James instead.
• McGonagall told Alice the Ministry would excuse her from next year's exams and award her twelve Outstanding N.E.W.T. certificates.
• McGonagall gave Alice a letter promising extra rewards if she won, including a thousand Galleons and a chance to inherit Albert's seat in the Wizengamot.
• Alice refused the Ministry's offers, saying she preferred living freely and had no interest in politics or a Ministry job.

Alice agreed to compete in the Triwizard Tournament after Hermione explained the political interests behind it and persuaded her to take part. As Harry trained her, he warned that this year's high stakes meant traditional tournament cheating could cost her the chance to compete.

• Alice delayed answering Headmistress McGonagall while she considered the Ministry's motives and sought support before becoming a political bargaining chip.
• Hermione told Alice that Kingsley was arranging for her to help advance the integration of Albert's inventions across the European magical world, which had led to the Triwizard Tournament.
• Hermione persuaded Alice to agree to compete, and Headmistress McGonagall arranged special training with Hogwarts professors.
• Harry trained Alice over the summer and admitted she was already surpassing him in combat.
• Alice observed that Champions could prepare by learning the tasks, but Harry warned that this year's rules barred cheating before the Champions were selected and signed their contracts.

Alice was announced as Hogwarts’ Champion for the Triwizard Tournament at Durmstrang, and Daphne secured a place on the group accompanying her. As Halloween approached, Alice trained diligently for the competition, leaving Hogwarts students worried for the other Champions.

• The students cheered for Alice, and Headmistress McGonagall announced that she would represent Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament at Durmstrang.
• Daphne told Alice she had persuaded McGonagall to let her join the students accompanying the Champion so she could stay by Alice’s side.
• McGonagall invited sixth- and seventh-year students to volunteer, then selected a Cheerleading Squad to travel with Alice.
• James Potter joined the squad, hoping to cheer Alice on and become her partner at the Christmas Ball.
• Alice attended extra lessons and studied past Tournament challenges, impressing the squad with her skill and thorough preparation.

On the way to Durmstrang, Alice explained that the school supposedly erased visitors’ memories, and revealed that she had secured a contract and revised Unbreakable Vow to protect herself. Headmistress McGonagall discovered that Ministry officials had ignored the agreement, but resolved the matter before the carriage continued, leaving Alice and the others worried they might arrive late.

• Daphne asked Alice about Durmstrang, and Alice said its visitors were rumored to have their memories erased after leaving.
• Alice showed Daphne and Headmistress McGonagall a contract signed by Ministry officials and explained that it included a revised Unbreakable Vow.
• Headmistress McGonagall stopped the carriage and Apparated away after realizing the Ministry had neglected its promise to protect Alice from a Memory Charm.
• Alice said that breaking the vow could kill the officials who signed it, including Minister of Magic Kingsley, and offered to let James compete instead.
• Headmistress McGonagall returned after resolving the matter, confirmed the vow was real, and accepted that the group might arrive late.

Hogwarts arrived late at Durmstrang for the Triwizard Tournament and endured a bitterly cold welcome and night. Alice was chosen as Hogwarts' Champion alongside Matthew of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang's Duelling Champion.

• Hagrid led Hogwarts' group to Durmstrang hours late, and the students entered the Great Hall to a hostile reception and a meager welcome banquet.
• The schools held the Goblet of Fire ceremony, with each school submitting its preselected candidate's name.
• Hogwarts' students camped in the freezing weather, forcing Hagrid and Alice to find shelter and enough meat for the Thestrals.
• Nerida Vulchanova obtained warming supplies from the Ministry of Magic after the visitors struggled with the cold.
• Alice emerged as Hogwarts' Champion, while Matthew represented Beauxbatons and Durmstrang's cold-looking Duelling Champion represented his school.

At Durmstrang, Alice and Daphne discussed the Beauxbatons Champion Mathew Delacour’s uncanny appeal, while Alice concealed that he was her half-brother. As the students waited for the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task, Alice found Durmstrang’s Dark Arts education disappointing, and the headmaster stepped in after duels between students from different schools.

• Daphne told Alice that Mathew Delacour had captivated many girls, and Alice suggested he might have Veela blood and a talent for enchantment.
• Pruett lamented that Mathew already had a girlfriend, while Alice kept their family connection secret and neither she nor Mathew acknowledged knowing the other.
• Alice found Durmstrang’s library and teaching unimpressive and learned that its Dark Arts classes covered only common curses and history, while its Duelling Club was renowned.
• A Durmstrang student challenged Mathew after being dumped by his girlfriend, and Mathew reflected the student’s spell and sent him to the School Hospital.
• James turned down a duel invitation for Alice, and the Durmstrang headmaster halted further challenges after two clashes between students from different schools.

On the morning of the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task, Alice, Matthew, and Alvard learned they had to search a frozen lake in dangerous winter conditions. They tested the task by throwing a Ministry official into the water, and the Champions and spectators were left furious about the lack of safety measures.

• Daphne told Alice that Headmistress McGonagall had warned her to forfeit if the task became too dangerous.
• Alvard recognized the route to Durmstrang’s Back Mountain lake, and the deputy headmaster urged the Champions to put their safety first.
• A Ministry official explained that the Champions had to find a treasure at the bottom of the lake within an hour, prompting Alice, Matthew, and Alvard to question the danger and available safety measures.
• Alvard froze the official in place, and Alice, Matthew, and Alvard cast a Bubblehead Charm on him before throwing him into the lake to test the conditions.
• Ministry personnel rescued the official, who suffered severe frostbite, while the headmasters, students, and professors reacted with anger at the unreasonable task.

After the lake task was judged too dangerous, the Champions and school leaders pressured the judges to let them withdraw rather than risk their lives. Matthew and Alvard gave up, but Alice descended through a staircase she made in the ice and retrieved the treasure, leaving the other schools expecting another defeat.

• The three Champions retaliated against the Ministry officials and judges by throwing them into the lake, prompting the tournament to be suspended.
• The headmasters and headmistresses agreed to let the Champions attempt the task or withdraw, and Matthew, Alvard, and Alice discussed their choices.
• Matthew entered the lake partly transformed into a seal, then withdrew when he could not endure the cold.
• Alvard tried using a Bubblehead Charm but withdrew almost immediately after the lake's cold overwhelmed him.
• Alice split the ice with her metal wand, made a staircase down into the lake, and retrieved the treasure before returning.
• McGonagall praised Alice as Albert's finest successor, while the other schools' leaders realized their Champions would likely lose.

Alice cared for the magical creatures at Durmstrang and agreed to dance with her half-brother Matthew Delacour at the Christmas Ball. She introduced Matthew to her friend Polina Bonaparte, then told Daphne that Matthew was her relative without explaining further.

• Alice helped Hagrid care for the Thestrals and replenished the stoves warming the Beauxbatons creatures.
• Matthew asked Alice to take a photo with his girlfriend, Polina Bonaparte, and Alice offered to be his dance partner for one dance.
• Alice met Polina, took photos with her, and concluded that their relationship was mutual but not yet stable.
• Daphne told Alice that she had gained many supporters and offered to use Polyjuice Potion to accompany her to the Christmas Ball.
• Alice told Daphne that Matthew was her relative, and Daphne recalled that relationships between relatives in their social circle were often poor.

Rumors that Mathew Delacour had invited Alice to the Christmas Ball left James heartbroken, and Polina worried that Alice might steal her boyfriend. James confessed to Alice and was rejected as a younger brother, while Polina reconciled with Mathew but continued to face gossip at Beauxbatons.

• News spread through Durmstrang Castle that Mathew Delacour had invited Alice to the Christmas Ball, and James became dejected.
• Miss Pruett urged James to confess to Alice, and Alice gently rejected him, saying she saw him as a younger brother.
• James told Miss Pruett that Alice had often cared for him because his godfather's family had been away, then asked her to be his dance partner.
• Polina confronted Mathew about inviting Alice, and Mathew explained that he had agreed because Polina had wanted a photo with Alice and because Alice was their relative.
• Polina forgave Mathew, but gossiping Beauxbatons girls mocked her over Alice's invitation and left her feeling unable to hold her head up.

At the Christmas Ball, Alice and Matthew opened the dance before leaving the floor to talk with Polina and Daphne. Alice revealed that the Champions’ treasure chests contained information about the Second Task: they would face Cockatrices, and Alvard arrived with the same news.

• Daphne told Alice that Potter was seeing Pruett, and Alice said she had only given them an opportunity to get together.
• Alice arrived at the ball in a simple white dress and opened the dance with Matthew, drawing attention from the students.
• Polina danced with Matthew, while Alice declined invitations from other gentlemen and talked with Daphne and Polina.
• Alice told Matthew and Polina that the Second Task involved Cockatrices, and said Hagrid had passed on the information from Madame Maxime.
• Alvard joined the group and began to reveal that the Champions would face a Cockatrice in the Second Task.

After the First Task exposed the Triwizard Tournament’s danger and unfairness, the three schools altered the Second Task and prepared their Champions to face Cockatrices. Alice retained her points lead while the schools pinned their hopes on a safer, more competitive final task.

• The three schools revealed the Second Task’s details after protests over the First Task, and the judges changed the challenge to fighting Cockatrices while allowing the Champions to cheat.
• The judges let Alice keep her points advantage, and Headmistress McGonagall agreed to changes that would make the task safer for her.
• The schools began training their Champions against Cockatrices, whose gaze could petrify them, and Headmistress McGonagall prepared backup plans with Alice.
• Daphne lamented how the tournament had changed while Polina focused on Matthew’s safety and discussed Beauty Potions with Alvard’s girlfriend.
• Durmstrang placed its hopes on Alvard winning the Third Task, which suited his expertise.

Alice faced the Cockatrice in the Triwizard Tournament’s Second Task and overwhelmed it with a barrage of Conjunctivitis Curses and ice spells, earning a perfect score. Matthew completed the task less impressively, while Alvard killed his Cockatrice with Dark Magic at the cost of a minor injury.

• Durmstrang’s students braved the freezing weather to watch the Champions face Cockatrices in the icy arena.
• Alice protected herself, then blasted the Cockatrice’s eyes with Conjunctivitis Curses, disabling its petrifying ability.
• Alice trapped the charging Cockatrice in an Ice Marsh and subdued it with Stunning Spells, earning a perfect score.
• Matthew attacked his Cockatrice from a Flying Broom but received a modest score after nearly endangering the stands.
• Alvard killed his Cockatrice with Dark Magic and suffered a minor injury.