Recaps

Linley and Irina exiled the Dementors, while Linley helped Astoria master Blood Curse Kill and survive her Blood Curse. The arc ended with Gringotts demanding redress for a vault robbery and Linley proposing that Astoria develop a counter-curse for other patients.

• Voldemort consolidated the Death Eaters at Avery Manor, killed those he suspected of disloyalty, and ordered Luke Wood and McNair to seek new allies.
• Linley, Irina, and Barty Crouch Sr. devised Exile Land as a Forbidden Item to contain the Dementors, and Linley forged its silver cube from Goblin Mithril.
• Irina led the Dementors through Exile Land’s gate, and Linley destroyed Azkaban Island with Ziwei Heavenly Fire.
• After Astoria’s Blood Curse erupted, Linley froze her with a Time Stop Formation and obtained the Blood Curse Kill book from Mr. Fli.
• Linley mastered Blood Curse Kill and tested it against Nicolas’s defenses, then learned from Nicolas about alchemy’s taboos and suspected Human Alchemy research by the American Magical Congress.
• With Irina freezing Astoria’s curse and Linley guiding her through an illusion, Astoria mastered Crimson Blood Moon and Blood Curse Kill, turning the curse into usable bloodline power.
• Voldemort learned that Linley had destroyed Azkaban and ordered Yaxley and McNair to pursue Acromantulas, while Gringotts later reported that five deep vaults and their fire dragon Guardian had been stolen.
• Dumbledore asked whether Astoria’s recovery could help other patients, and Linley proposed that Astoria develop a counter-curse for bloodline curses.

Linley and Irina crushed Gringotts’ armed shutdown and forced Arnold to reopen the bank, while Voldemort prepared to attack Hogwarts. Linley began studying Bloodline Fusion Magic, and Irina protected her family and joined Newt’s research into portable teleportation anchors.

• Linley and Irina raided Gringotts, destroyed its Alchemy Weapons, and forced Arnold to reopen the bank while keeping the goblins from rebelling.
• As wizards rushed to withdraw their money, Voldemort announced plans to capture Hogwarts and sought power beyond Mana Suppression.
• Linley and Irina shared a dance on the Black Lake before Linley traveled to Green’s home and sparred with Fred and George.
• Green taught Linley about Bloodline Fusion Magic, and Linley brewed a potion using the Black Dragon of the Hechydian Islands’ essence blood.
• Green taught Linley the Pact of Mindscape while Irina warned Igor Lowell and Carolina Lowell of the danger, moved them to Roer Castle, and hid her childhood home with the Fidelius Charm.
• Irina visited Newt Scamander, who showed her his research institute and explained his project to develop Pocket Anchors for teleportation.

Irina and Newt developed Pocket Anchors with Linley’s help, while Linley trained in spatial alchemy and distributed the finished devices. Voldemort’s forces suffered a devastating attack at Malfoy Manor, and Linley later rejected Dumbledore’s plan to sacrifice Harry, proposing a different way to handle the Elder Wand and Horcruxes.

• Irina compressed space into a Pure white cube, and she and Newt developed a method to convert its coordinates so it could serve as a Pocket Anchor.
• Linley studied spatial formations with Nicolas, then helped Irina and Newt craft sixteen Pocket Anchors and distributed them to allies including Fred, George, Green, and Barty Crouch Sr.
• Harry and Dumbledore found Slughorn hiding in his wrecked cottage, and Slughorn agreed to return to Hogwarts as Potions professor after securing protection and better pay.
• Astoria returned to Greengrass Manor with Irvin, who used the Imperius Curse on her family so Astoria could take control and keep the Grindelwald Family from supporting Voldemort.
• Voldemort led Death Eaters toward Malfoy Manor, but Lucius detonated ten alchemical shells beneath the estate, killing hundreds of Death Eaters and forcing Voldemort to retreat.
• The blast caused an international crisis, and Lucius joined Linley and Irina at Roer Castle while Linley tasked Draco with finding Ravenclaw’s Diadem.
• Linley and Irina gave Hogwarts a Pocket Anchor and learned that Dumbledore’s hand was cursed after he retrieved the Resurrection Stone, with the curse likely to kill him within a year.
• Dumbledore proposed using the Elder Wand to destroy the soul fragment in Harry, but Linley refused to sacrifice Harry and planned to change the wand’s allegiance before dealing with the snake Horcrux and Harry last.

Linley and Irina expanded the D.A. Army and prepared it for Voldemort’s coming assault while Draco destroyed Ravenclaw’s Diadem and Neville proved himself by killing Nagini. With Voldemort’s Horcruxes nearly eliminated, Linley and Dumbledore planned to target the one inside Harry.

• Josue uploaded Elebic’s consciousness into Mechanical Soldier Test Unit 001, which successfully cast a Levitation Charm.
• Harry and his friends began the school year, where Snape taught Defense Against the Dark Arts and Slughorn taught Potions.
• Draco earned Helena Ravenclaw’s trust, found Ravenclaw’s Diadem in the Room of Requirement, and destroyed it with Fiendfyre.
• Linley and Irina expanded the D.A. Army and distributed Pocket Anchors to chosen members, while Voldemort’s forces gathered werewolves and vampires for a future assault.
• Fred and George proposed selling alchemical firearms, while Mechanical Soldier Number One went to the Ministry and demanded answers about the Wiltshire Great Explosion.
• Harry obtained Slughorn’s memory with Felix Felicis, allowing Dumbledore to confirm that Nagini and Harry were Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes.
• Linley arranged a trial in which Neville fought and killed Nagini with the Gryffindor Sword, destroying the Horcrux inside her.
• Linley and Dumbledore prepared to target the Horcrux inside Harry, planning an Illusion Formation to bring Harry to The Three Broomsticks.