Recaps

Linley entered the Triwizard Tournament after dismantling the Goblet of Fire’s restrictions, while Barty Crouch Jr. secretly added Harry as a fourth Champion. Linley defeated the Hungarian Horntail and won the first task, then chose Irina as his Christmas Ball partner after Fleur invited him.

• Linley dismantled the Goblet of Fire’s alchemical ward, entered his name, and rebuilt the protections while Irina guarded him from Barty Crouch Jr.
• The Goblet selected Linley, Fleur, and Krum, then also named Harry after Barty Crouch Jr. used a Confundus Charm, and the rules bound all four Champions to compete.
• Linley warned Harry that someone had entered him into the tournament to kill him, while Harry and Ron reconciled and Sirius urged Harry to trust Linley and Irina.
• Linley and Irina learned that the first task involved dragons, and Linley drew the Hungarian Horntail as his opponent.
• Linley defeated the Horntail with Goblet Immortal Fire, Fiendfyre, Alchemy Formations, and a black spear, then took the Golden Egg and received a perfect score after Karkaroff’s biased mark was invalidated.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the second task would begin on February twenty-fourth, and McGonagall told Linley to find a partner for the Christmas Ball.
• Dumbledore told Linley and Irina that Barty Crouch Jr. had asked to leave Hogwarts for Christmas, but they decided that refusing him could expose their suspicions.
• Fleur invited Linley to the Christmas Ball, but Linley declined and asked Irina to be his partner.

Linley and Irina celebrated their relationship at the Christmas Ball before Azkaban’s escapees forced them to prepare for Voldemort’s return. After Linley rescued the hostages in the second task, they set out with Irvin and Sirius to free Barty Crouch Sr., and Dolohov exposed their approach.

• Linley asked Irina to be his lifelong dance partner, and they agreed to confess their love properly after the Christmas Ball.
• Irvin told Linley about Astoria Greengrass’s talent and opposition to the Dark Lord, while Linley helped Irvin learn to sense and control lingering lightning power.
• Linley and Irina wore enchanted phoenix gowns at the Christmas Ball, where their fire-and-ice dance captivated the Great Hall.
• Barty Crouch Jr. killed Aurors, entered Azkaban, and freed Bellatrix and more than thirty other Death Eaters.
• Linley and Irina agreed to face Voldemort at the end of the school year, while Linley used the Roll Family’s influence to curb Fudge and silence Rita Skeeter for six months.
• Linley and Irina prepared for the second task, and Linley used an alchemical diving suit to rescue Irina and three other hostages from the Black Lake, earning forty-nine points.
• When Barty Crouch Sr. failed to appear as a judge, Linley showed Irina and Dumbledore evidence that he was held at his own home with Peter Pettigrew and two Death Eaters.
• Linley and Irina joined Irvin and Sirius to rescue Barty Crouch Sr., but Dolohov noticed them as they approached, and Linley attacked while Irina sent Crouch away by Portkey.

Linley and his allies captured Barty Crouch Sr. and prepared to expose Voldemort’s return during the Triwizard Tournament’s third task. Voldemort was resurrected in Little Hangleton and regained Demon King strength, leaving Linley fighting him as Scrimgeour and the Aurors arrived.

• Linley and Irina killed Antonin Dolohov, and Sirius Black killed Peter Pettigrew after capturing him with Irvin.
• Linley showed Irvin Barty Crouch Jr.’s memories, and the group rescued Barty Crouch Sr. and secured his agreement to become their ally through an Unbreakable Vow.
• Linley and Irina told Barty Crouch Sr. their plan to bring Aurors and reporters to Little Hangleton when Voldemort was resurrected, while Sirius agreed to fight alongside him.
• Harry dreamed of Voldemort and the Lestranges, and Irina and Linley used his memory to confirm that their signal jammers had cut Barty Crouch Jr. off from Voldemort.
• Linley entered the third-task maze first, rescued Harry from Krum’s attack, and grabbed the Goblet of Fire with Harry, transporting them to the graveyard.
• Voldemort was resurrected using Harry’s blood, and Linley revealed himself and fought him while freeing Harry and attacking the Death Eaters with Alchemy Formations and Demon Puppets.
• Irina and Irvin incapacitated Barty Crouch Jr., and Dumbledore extracted his memories before an ice spike killed him.
• Dumbledore fought Voldemort as he regained Demon King strength, while Linley attacked him and Scrimgeour arrived at the graveyard with Barty Crouch Sr., Sirius, Aurors, and reporters.

Linley defeated Voldemort at Little Hangleton, and the battle’s public exposure undermined Fudge while setting up a Ministry struggle over Hogwarts. Over the summer, Linley studied contract magic with Green while Irina trained with Newt in spatial magic and Portkeys.

• Voldemort tortured Irina, but Linley reached the Demon King level and drove a spear through him.
• Linley revealed that he had experienced the fight 413 times, used the Time Loop Formation to defeat Voldemort, and helped Irina, Irvin, and the Aurors turn the battle against the Death Eaters.
• Linley returned to Hogwarts, exposed Fudge’s denial of Voldemort’s return, and helped free the real Alastor Moody from Barty Crouch Jr.’s trunk.
• The Daily Prophet published the battle’s recording, prompting public protests against Fudge, while Dumbledore began impeachment proceedings and Fudge agreed to send Umbridge to Hogwarts.
• Linley persuaded Dumbledore to accept the Ministry’s appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor temporarily, and Slytherin won the House Cup before the students left for summer.
• Linley reunited with Rowena, then studied contract magic and the Fidelius Charm with Green, becoming the Secret Keeper of Green’s cabin.
• Irina trained with Newt to expand a wooden box’s interior, reaching a trillion-fold expansion before considering how shattered space might attack an enemy.
• Newt taught Irina about Portkeys, and she made several kinds using emerald-green teacups.