Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue exposed Barty Crouch Jr. as the impostor Moody and forced him to confess to his crimes, while Harry learned the truth about Crouch Jr. and his father. After the Triwizard Tournament ended, Fudge denied Voldemort’s return, and Utsunomiya Taro publicly supported his version of events.

• Xu Yue told Harry that Moody’s changing face revealed the Polyjuice Potion was wearing off, then lifted his curse on Barty Crouch Jr.
• Barty Crouch Jr. confessed that he had escaped during the World Cup, found Voldemort, imprisoned Moody, and killed his father after the older Crouch resisted the Imperius Curse.
• The Triwizard Tournament ended, the other schools left Hogwarts, and Igor Karkaroff fled as students faced the news of Voldemort’s return.
• Harry complained that Rita Skeeter had gone missing, while Ron suspected Xu Yue might have been involved.
• Prince Su and his companions celebrated their apparent alliance with Voldemort, and Ande Hai welcomed them home.
• Fudge denied that Voldemort had returned, and Utsunomiya Taro told reporters that the group had encountered only a fanatical Death Eater.

Voldemort recruited the Reincarnators to purge Death Eaters who had betrayed or abandoned him, while Fudge tried to persuade Xu Yue not to support Harry. After Dementors attacked Harry and Dudley, Dumbledore took Harry to the Order of the Phoenix headquarters and explained why Xu Yue would be kept out of the wizarding conflict.

• Voldemort taught the Reincarnators the Unforgivable Curses and assigned them to help purge traitors.
• Fudge visited Xu Yue and asked him not to support Harry, and Xu Yue agreed to remain silent while still trusting Harry's judgment.
• Two Dementors attacked Harry and Dudley near Privet Drive, and Harry drove them away with the Patronus Charm.
• Dumbledore confirmed his identity to Harry and took him to the Order of the Phoenix headquarters at 12 Grimmauld Place.
• Harry asked Dumbledore to bring Xu Yue into the Order, but Dumbledore said Xu Yue's special Muggle-world status made that difficult.

Harry learned that the Ministry planned to expel him for using the Patronus Charm, but he refused to deny Voldemort’s return and was welcomed into the Order of the Phoenix. Arthur Weasley brought him to his hearing, where Harry discovered Xu Yue was among the jurors.

• Harry met the Order of the Phoenix and learned that the Daily Prophet was smearing him while the Ministry threatened to expel him.
• Dumbledore told Harry he could avoid punishment by retracting his claim about Voldemort, but Harry refused and was welcomed into the Order.
• Arthur Weasley explained that Fudge had ensured Harry’s hearing would proceed, while Lucius Malfoy and other Death Eaters supported the pressure against him.
• Arthur brought Harry to the Ministry of Magic, where Percy Weasley informed them that the hearing had been moved up by three hours.
• Harry entered the hearing room and saw the jury gathered around Xu Yue, who greeted him with a raised teacup.

Harry faced a Ministry hearing over using magic to defend himself from Dementors, but Xu Yue’s influence turned the jurors against Fudge’s push to uphold the charges. Harry was cleared and left with Xu Yue, while the Ministry officials were left embarrassed.

• Arthur Weasley defended Harry, arguing that he had used magic in lawful self-defense after Dementors attacked him.
• Dolores Umbridge accused Harry of lying and urged Fudge to uphold the ruling against him.
• Most jurors raised their hands to uphold the charges, but after Xu Yue coughed, many lowered them.
• Fudge dismissed the charges against Harry, and the jurors afterward offered Harry friendly advice.
• Xu Yue invited Harry to travel to the station with him and explained that he could not openly support Harry because of his special status.

Xu Yue watched Prince Su and the Reincarnators return to Hogwarts after a summer of missions for Voldemort. At the opening feast, Dolores Umbridge arrived as the Ministry-appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, then forbade practical spellwork in her first class.

• Prince Su mocked Xu Yue at King's Cross, boasting that his group had gained status among the Death Eaters, while Xu Yue considered how Voldemort was using them and sharing the proceeds with him.
• Dolores Umbridge arrived at Hogwarts under the Ministry's latest Educational Decree and interrupted Dumbledore's welcome to criticize the school's teaching.
• The Reincarnators saw Umbridge's appointment as evidence that the Ministry and Dumbledore were at odds, while Harry and Hermione worried about her presence at Hogwarts.
• In Umbridge's first Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, she ordered students to put away their wands and distributed a textbook without defensive spells.
• Hermione questioned the lack of practical defense, and Umbridge declared that students did not need spells because Hogwarts was safe.

Harry struggled with isolation after the Daily Prophet dismissed his claims about Voldemort, but Xu Yue helped him regain his resolve as Dolores Umbridge tightened her control over Hogwarts. During an inspection of Professor Sybill Trelawney, Umbridge nearly died when Xu Yue cast Avada Kedavra past her, apparently proving Trelawney’s warning accurate.

• Harry received detention from Dolores Umbridge for mentioning Voldemort and secretly endured her cursed-quill punishment, while doubts spread among students because of the Daily Prophet.
• Xu Yue showed Harry the Daily Prophet’s reports blaming Sirius Black for the disappearances and announcing Umbridge as Hogwarts High Inquisitor, and Harry admitted he had been hiding his troubles.
• Umbridge used her new authority to impose rules, harass students and professors, and publicly remind Snape that she would monitor him because of his past as a Death Eater.
• During Umbridge’s assessment of Professor Sybill Trelawney, Trelawney warned that Umbridge faced mortal danger as Umbridge prepared to leave.
• Xu Yue cast Avada Kedavra so it narrowly missed Umbridge and struck the wall, which began turning gray as though death were spreading through it.

Xu Yue forced Umbridge to back down after confronting her with Sybill Trelawney’s prophecy, and Hermione and Harry turned to him for help with practical lessons. Students gathered at The Hog’s Head to study privately, where Prince Su questioned whether the lessons were needed.

• Xu Yue calmly challenged Umbridge after using an Unforgivable Curse, and she apologized, praised Sybill Trelawney’s prophecy, and fled the classroom.
• Umbridge became more cautious and stopped issuing new decrees, while practical teaching remained largely absent at Hogwarts.
• Hermione and Harry worried that students would be unable to defend themselves in real danger, and their group looked to Xu Yue for help.
• The George brothers spread word of a student gathering at The Hog’s Head, which filled with students eager to learn.
• Prince Su and Yuji-kun mistook the gathering for an opportunity to undermine Xu Yue, and Prince Su questioned the value of studying practical magic.

Xu Yue answered doubts about Voldemort’s return by defeating the students who challenged his abilities, then began training Hogwarts students in the Room of Requirement. Meanwhile, Voldemort expanded his army while Fudge continued denying the danger, leaving the Order of the Phoenix as the only group directly fighting the Death Eaters.

• Harry declared that the Dark Lord had returned, but Prince Su, other Reincarnators, and Seamus Finnigan challenged his claim and demanded proof.
• Xu Yue accepted Prince Su’s proposal for a spell contest, and Prince Su’s group demonstrated their abilities before conceding defeat and leaving.
• The students admired Xu Yue’s strength, and he moved their training from the Hog's Head to the Room of Requirement.
• Xu Yue’s lessons helped the young wizards understand more from their assigned book, improving their attitude in Umbridge’s class.
• Voldemort recruited dark creatures to build an army, while Fudge blamed the growing unrest on Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix fought them directly.

Umbridge banned all student groups and intensified her hunt for those defying her decree, while Xu Yue taught Harry and the others advanced ideas about spellcasting in the Room of Requirement. The chapter ended as Umbridge, Filch, and the Reincarnators broke into the hidden training room and found the students inside.

• Umbridge issued a decree disbanding every student group, but Xu Yue told Hermione and Harry that they could secretly defy the ban in the Room of Requirement.
• Prince Su celebrated tricking Utsunomiya Taro and learned that the Dark Lord planned to target Harry, requiring the Reincarnators' cooperation.
• Xu Yue explained how mindset could strengthen spells and blasted a training dummy into powder, prompting the young wizards to practice enthusiastically.
• Umbridge offered greater rewards for informants, while Goyle and Crabbe warned Malfoy not to cause trouble for Xu Yue.
• The Reincarnators discovered the Room of Requirement's approximate location, and Umbridge expelled a student who had continued organizing a group.
• Umbridge, Filch, and the Reincarnators smashed through the Room of Requirement's wall and found Harry, Hermione, and the other students training.

Umbridge and the Reincarnators exposed Dumbledore’s Army, forcing Dumbledore to leave Hogwarts while Harry and the others received detention. As Umbridge tightened her control and Hagrid fled arrest, Harry dreamed that Sirius Black had been captured by Voldemort, while the Reincarnators received a new order from the Dark Lord.

• The Reincarnators subdued the students and persuaded Umbridge that their group was Dumbledore’s Army, despite Prince Su’s attempt to connect it to Xu Yue.
• Umbridge and Fudge confronted Dumbledore, who took responsibility for the army and left Hogwarts; Harry and the others avoided expulsion but were sentenced to detention.
• Xu Yue reassured Harry about Cho Chang and asked how his Occlumency practice was going, while the Daily Prophet announced Umbridge as Hogwarts’s headmistress.
• Umbridge sent Aurors to arrest Hagrid, but Hagrid knocked them out and escaped.
• Harry dreamed that Voldemort had captured Sirius Black and was trying to obtain a Crystal Ball, then sought out his friends as the Reincarnators received an order from the Dark Lord.

Harry believed Sirius Black was in danger and tried to reach the Department of Mysteries, but Umbridge caught him and his friends. Prince Su and his teammates rescued them, leaving Harry free to go while they covered his retreat.

• Prince Su learned that the Dark Lord would soon act against The Savior and told Ande Hai and the others to borrow up to their limits and give him the money.
• Harry sought help after dreaming that Sirius Black had been captured, but Xu Yue was away; Hermione warned Harry that Voldemort could be misleading him, and Harry insisted they rescue Sirius.
• Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville, and Luna broke into Umbridge's office to use its fireplace, but Umbridge caught them and subdued them.
• Snape arrived and revealed that there was no Veritaserum left, then realized Harry had been misled and left to pass along a warning.
• Umbridge threatened to torture Harry and his friends with the Cruciatus Curse, but Prince Su and his teammates blasted open the door and knocked her unconscious.
• Prince Su told Harry that they had come to help and would cover his retreat.

Harry and his friends entered the Ministry of Magic to rescue Sirius, only to discover that Voldemort’s followers had lured them into a trap to obtain Harry’s prophecy orb. Sirius and the Order of the Phoenix arrived to help, and then Prince Su and the Reincarnators entered, revealing themselves as Death Eaters.

• Harry led Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Luna into the Ministry and searched the Department of Mysteries for Sirius.
• Neville found a prophecy orb bearing Harry’s name, and Harry heard a prophecy about himself and Voldemort.
• Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange confronted the group with other Death Eaters and admitted that Sirius had been part of a false vision designed to lure Harry there.
• Harry and his friends attacked the Death Eaters, then fled through the Department of Mysteries until they reached a room with a mysterious veil.
• Sirius, Lupin, Moody, Tonks, and the Order of the Phoenix emerged through the veil and fought the Death Eaters.
• Prince Su and the Reincarnators arrived, and Sirius warned Harry that they were dressed as Death Eaters.

Prince Su’s Reincarnators attacked the Order of the Phoenix with lethal curses, but Dumbledore and Voldemort’s arrival shifted the battle. Xu Yue intervened just as Sirius’s defenses failed, redirecting the spells and leaving Sirius alive but seemingly severed from the world.

• Prince Su rejected Sirius Black’s offer to turn against Voldemort and ordered the Reincarnators to attack the Order of the Phoenix.
• The Reincarnators’ use of Unforgivable Curses overwhelmed the Order until Dumbledore trapped the attackers in a sphere of water.
• Voldemort interrupted Dumbledore’s spell, freeing the Death Eaters, and the Reincarnators launched a desperate attack on Harry Potter.
• Sirius protected Harry from the barrage until a Killing Curse broke through his defense.
• Xu Yue appeared and redirected every spell toward his wand, saving Sirius and observing that Sirius had acquired the definition of death.

Xu Yue confronted the Reincarnators while Voldemort and Dumbledore recognized his overwhelming power and joined forces against him. As the battle began, Utsunomiya Taro revealed that the Reincarnators’ assumption that powerful magic required money was mistaken.

• Prince Su assumed Xu Yue was nearly out of strength, but Xu Yue instantly turned a Reincarnator into ice and scattered him to dust.
• Dumbledore questioned Xu Yue’s purpose, and Xu Yue said he was helping the Savior while dealing with the Reincarnators.
• Prince Su sought reassurance from Utsunomiya Taro, who insisted everything was under control.
• Voldemort invited Dumbledore to join forces and explore the power beyond their realm, while Hermione concluded that Xu Yue had arranged and controlled events.
• Xu Yue fought Voldemort and Dumbledore as Harry and the others watched in confusion.
• Prince Su complained that Xu Yue must have spent a fortune on his powerful spells, and Utsunomiya Taro replied that people could learn spells themselves and that talent depended on strength.

Xu Yue, Dumbledore, and Voldemort thwarted Prince Su and the Reincarnators’ attack on Harry Potter, then killed the remaining Reincarnators. The next morning, Fudge arrived at the ruined Ministry of Magic and refused to believe Voldemort had been defeated.

• Prince Su learned that Utsunomiya Taro was an undercover agent serving The Savior, and ordered the Reincarnators to attack Harry Potter.
• The Reincarnators unleashed a barrage of Killing Curses, but Dumbledore and Voldemort helped protect Harry.
• Voldemort asked Xu Yue to let him take some money from the Reincarnators, and Xu Yue killed them all with a precisely aimed spell.
• Yuji-kun revealed that he was also an undercover agent as Prince Su died.
• Fudge arrived at the ruined Ministry of Magic the following morning, called the reports of Voldemort’s defeat fake, and demanded to see Voldemort’s body.

Fudge tried to blame Dumbledore for the attack and rebellion, but Xu Yue’s influence turned the Ministry against him. Fudge and Umbridge were branded as Death Eaters and sent to Azkaban as Voldemort’s return and the wider rebellion went unchallenged.

• Fudge accused Dumbledore of staging the attack, and Umbridge claimed Dumbledore’s people had assaulted her.
• Lucius Malfoy told Fudge that Voldemort had returned and that the Dementors, giants, and centaurs had joined the rebellion, which had already been lost.
• Xu Yue declared his support for Dumbledore, and Fudge threatened to seize Xu Yue’s shops and assets.
• Ministry employees attacked Fudge and Umbridge with spells after they threatened Xu Yue.
• The Ministry officials accused Fudge and Umbridge of being Death Eaters, bound them, and sent them to Azkaban.
• Harry Potter and the others watched in shock as Hermione remarked on the power of capital.

Prince Su woke in the Rebirth Chamber with no memories of the Punishment mission and learned that he had left behind an enormous debt, while Ande Hai took the mission participants to face the Empress Dowager. Meanwhile, Voldemort joined Xu Yue’s merchant guild, and they prepared to take part in the coming Japan–Beiyang Legion War as Xu Yue anticipated Qing Court interference.

• Prince Su awoke in the Rebirth Chamber and asked Ande Hai how he had died during the mission.
• Ande Hai revealed that Prince Su’s mission had left them with an enormous debt, and Prince Su read the Space’s notification in horror.
• Ande Hai brought the mission participants to the Empress Dowager’s garden to seek justice for the debt.
• Voldemort met Xu Yue in a café, accepted that Eunuch Liu’s will had become memories, and asked to join Xu Yue’s merchant guild.
• Xu Yue welcomed Voldemort and said they would enter the Japan–Beiyang Legion War, though he expected the Qing Court to interfere.

With Japan rushing to complete its Legion battlefield and the Qing Court barring Beiyang from receiving outside support, Xu Yue prepared for the coming battle while studying Beiyang’s defenses. The chapter left the Legion facing an uncertain conflict that might not end with the usual negotiated surrender.

• The Qing Court decreed that Japan and Beiyang’s Legion battle was a private matter, preventing Beiyang from seeking help from other Legions.
• Chen Huan urged Xu Yue to recover for the battle, and Xu Yue said he was injured but declined to seek payment from Beiyang.
• Japan accelerated its battlefield construction, while Xu Yue declined requests to join or lead a Legion Formation.
• Xu Yue directed the Penguin Merchant Guild remotely and studied Beiyang’s deployment maps and defensive positions.
• Xu Yue reviewed the battle’s victory conditions and considered how the Qing Court’s decree might affect its outcome.

Xu Yue and Zhang Yulin discussed Beiyang’s military disadvantage against Japan’s three legions as a legion war began. Beiyang established its defenses in a vast primeval forest, and Xu Yue departed by fighter jet to scout the battlefield.

• Zhang Yulin warned Xu Yue that Japan’s three legions and greater reserves of military formations gave them a crushing advantage over Beiyang.
• The legion war began, and Beiyang’s headquarters base camp was transported from a plain to a cliffside surrounded by primeval forest.
• Beiyang’s Reincarnators took their assigned positions and activated defenses combining terrain, formations, heavy weapons, and nuclear arms.
• Xu Yue prepared to scout the new battlefield, and Chen Huan urged him to prioritize staying alive.
• Xu Yue boarded a reconnaissance-enhanced VF-31 and took off with other aircraft to gather intelligence.

Xu Yue assessed Pandora as a suitable battlefield and considered how the war could pressure Beiyang into reform. Beiyang’s leaders prepared to resist Japan, hoping to avoid defeat despite their weaker position.

• Xu Yue identified the battlefield as Pandora, judged Eywa and the Starship Venture to be possible variables, and concluded that Japan alone posed little challenge to him.
• Xu Yue explained that he had helped initiate the legion war to pressure Beiyang and force broader changes, using Japan as a whetstone.
• Beiyang’s scouts surveyed the planet, deployed communications and reconnaissance networks, and reported on the atmosphere, wildlife, and intelligent humanoids.
• Beiyang’s leadership assessed its advantages in terrain and the Great Wood Formation, but set its main goal as forcing Japan to end the war without imposing conditions.
• Beiyang’s leaders recognized that resisting Japan would demand great effort, while some officials still favored surrender or remained close to Japan.