Chapter Summaries

Luke rescued Gabrielle and fought off two assassins underwater, then returned to shore with both attackers captured. He asked Dumbledore to help question them for information.

• Luke sent Taylor and Gabrielle toward shore, then stopped an assassin’s spell and captured him after severing his wrist with Sectumsempra.
• A second assassin attacked Luke from behind, but Luke blocked the spell with golden armor and fought back with water spheres and other spells.
• The second assassin used Apparition and tried to kill his captured companion before escaping with a Portkey, but Luke trapped him in a powerful current and took a seal and a ring from the attackers.
• Harry and Krum swam toward shore with Cho Chang and Krum’s dance partner while Luke transported the captives to shore.
• Taylor embraced Luke, and Fleur thanked him for saving Gabrielle before Luke dodged her kiss and asked Dumbledore to question the captured assassins.

Luke accepted Bagman’s request to wait for the Triwizard Tournament results, then learned Barty Crouch had ensured his underwater rescue earned full marks. He and Dumbledore took the captured intruders to a hidden Hogwarts dungeon, where Luke began interrogating them with a fear-inducing spell.

• Luke agreed to let Bagman announce the task results before questioning the captured intruders.
• Bagman awarded Fleur Delacour twenty-five points, Viktor Krum forty, Harry Potter forty-five, and Luke one hundred.
• Luke realized Barty Crouch had kept him present to deter anyone from denying him full marks, then left with Dumbledore and the captives.
• Dumbledore led Luke to a hidden dungeon and reinforced it with restraints and spells that restricted spatial movement.
• Luke told Dumbledore the captives had used Apparition and Portkeys capable of breaching spatial barriers, then stopped them from activating their suicide marks.
• When the captives refused to talk, Luke cast Shadow Fall to overwhelm them with fear.

After two assassins attacked Luke inside Hogwarts using a spatial spell that bypassed the castle’s wards, he interrogated them and learned how the spell worked. Luke identified the Mask Organization as the likely mastermind and began planning a counterattack as the world’s disorder accelerated.

• Luke told Dumbledore that the failed assassination showed his enemies were becoming desperate and that he needed to strike back to reclaim the initiative.
• Dumbledore said he would focus on protecting Hogwarts and its students, while Luke prepared backup plans for the coming chaos.
• Luke tortured one assassin until he agreed to explain that the attackers had used a short-range spatial spell rather than Apparition.
• One assassin escaped Luke’s grasp with the spell, but Dumbledore caught him and explained that the spell let its users travel through a temporary space beneath their surroundings.
• Luke concluded that the Mask Organization was behind the attack and told Dumbledore he already had an idea for a counterattack.

Phoenix visited Fire Dragon at Nethernight Castle to question him about the assassination attempt on Luke Gaunt and their organization’s divided loyalties. Phoenix left without attacking his old friend, while Fire Dragon reflected that chaos was about to begin and that Luke Gaunt had become fate’s abandoned child.

• Phoenix arrived at Nethernight Castle and learned from Vanessa that Fire Dragon was in the observatory.
• Phoenix confronted Fire Dragon about the attack on Luke Gaunt, and Fire Dragon blamed Rabbit for arranging it while revealing that Horse seemed to support the Followers.
• Fire Dragon accused Phoenix of siding with Luke Gaunt, admitted he had known about Phoenix’s choice, and said he no longer cared about the organization’s members.
• Fire Dragon explained that he was a true Seer whose visions of Luke Gaunt were unreliable, then told Phoenix to leave and seek answers from Rabbit.
• Phoenix lowered his wand, decided to confront Rabbit instead, and promised to report his conversation with Fire Dragon to Luke Gaunt.
• After Phoenix left, Fire Dragon wondered whether everyone had finally made their moves and said Luke Gaunt had become fate’s abandoned child.

Luke confronted Phoenix about failing to attack Fire Dragon, exposed his divided loyalties, and offered him another chance to earn trust. Phoenix left to handle his own business, while Luke and Ruby discussed his plan; elsewhere, Rabbit and the injured Fire Dragon suspected deeper infiltration and warned that the Followers’ activity might be connected to Grindelwald.

• Phoenix told Luke that friendship, caution about Fire Dragon’s concealed strength, and his inability to do undercover work explained why he had not attacked Fire Dragon, though he had broken Rabbit’s mask.
• Luke told Phoenix he could leave or stay and rebuild trust, explaining that Phoenix’s unwillingness to turn against his former companion had made him difficult to trust.
• Phoenix said he would not betray Luke while Ruby followed him, then left the room; Ruby emerged and admitted she had misjudged the situation.
• Luke refused Ruby’s offer to finish Phoenix’s mission, saying he had already arranged for an agent to target Fire Dragon and that Phoenix’s failure had still served its purpose.
• Rabbit visited the bandaged Fire Dragon, who said a servant from the Kane Family had attacked him after Phoenix left and escaped using Portkey skills.
• Rabbit and Fire Dragon discussed infiltration and Voldemort’s failed operations, then Rabbit warned that the Followers’ recent clashes might be connected to Grindelwald.

With four days remaining before the final trial, Luke reassured the other Champions while considering the danger posed by Voldemort’s spy. In the forest, Karkaroff discussed the plan with a Black Robe and accepted that he had no choice but to carry it out.

• Fleur asked Luke whether he was ready for the third trial, and Malfoy explained that disputes among the Ministry and schools had delayed construction of the trial facilities.
• Luke told the Champions not to worry about the trial and urged them to withdraw if they faced danger; he privately considered whether Voldemort’s spy would turn the trophy into a Portkey.
• Karkaroff met with a Black Robe, who said his own tasks were minor but doubted Karkaroff could take Harry away while evading Luke and Dumbledore.
• After the Black Robe left, Karkaroff decided that the letter which had brought him back before Voldemort left him with no choice.

Luke prepared for the third trial while Voldemort’s planned resurrection remained an opportunity for him to expose and uproot the Death Eaters. As Harry reunited with Sirius and other families gathered at Hogwarts, Luke arrived to meet the influential visitors, while Rabbit interrogated Mr. House about his ties to the Followers.

• Luke considered Voldemort’s resurrection plan, kept the blood vial, and went to meet the visitors arriving for the third trial.
• Harry joined Sirius, the Weasleys, Krum, and the Delacours in the meeting room, where he reunited warmly with Sirius.
• Sirius criticized the influential figures who had come to curry favor with Luke, and the room fell silent when Luke arrived.
• Gabrielle brought Luke over to her family, while Draco greeted Sirius and joined Harry’s group.
• Rabbit interrogated the wounded Mr. House about his loyalty to the Followers and asked whether he had valuable information that could save his life.
• Mr. House said the Followers had kept him ignorant of confidential matters but hinted that he still had some information.

Rabbit learned that another Follower mole was inside his organization and began investigating Gray Bear while Fire Dragon prepared a prophecy. At Hogwarts, the crowded stands filled for the third Triwizard task, and Fudge grew alarmed when Percy said the School Board Members were meeting with the Champions.

• House told Rabbit that he had overheard there was at least one other Follower mole in their organization, and Rabbit decided to investigate while keeping House detained.
• Rabbit reported the lead to Fire Dragon, who ordered the group to defend itself and purge moles; Rabbit named Gray Bear as his next target and offered to protect Fire Dragon.
• Percy managed the packed stands and reflected on his efforts to step out of Luke Gaunt's shadow as Ministry officials arrived for the third task.
• Fudge learned that the School Board Members were meeting with the Champions and asked Percy to direct him to the conference room.
• As Fudge prepared to leave, a group of important figures entered the Quidditch Pitch with displeased expressions.

Bater Envy and Tekken learned that Orson was gathering allies for an operation that might free Grindelwald, while the Triwizard Tournament’s final task began. Luke entered the maze in first place as Harry and the other Champions prepared to compete.

• Bater Envy and Tekken agreed to negotiate with the students but discussed tactics to weaken their leaders and win them over.
• A white-robed Wizard told Bater Envy and Tekken that Orson had recruited people for a likely attempt to rescue Grindelwald from Nurmengard.
• Bater Envy led Tekken and his subordinate to investigate Orson’s operation.
• Fudge welcomed the gathered officials as Barty Crouch said Ludo Bagman was preparing the match.
• Bagman announced Luke Gaunt in first place with 200 points, followed by Harry Potter with 85 and Viktor Krum with 80.
• Luke entered the maze after Bagman’s whistle and used his magic to see clearly along the dark path.

Harry navigated the maze, fought off dangerous creatures, and rescued Krum, who betrayed him and transported them away with a Portkey. Karkaroff raised the Dark Mark as Dumbledore vanished, while Luke disappeared after taking the trophy.

• Harry used a Patronus to expose a Dementor as a Boggart, then escaped a Blast-Ended Skrewt.
• Harry followed Krum’s cries and rescued him from two Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• Krum attacked Harry and used a Portkey to make them vanish from the maze.
• Sirius and the professors saw Harry and Krum disappear, while Karkaroff raised the Dark Mark and Dumbledore vanished.
• Luke grabbed the trophy, realized it was not a Portkey, and vanished from the competition grounds.

Harry was abducted from the Triwizard maze and taken to a graveyard, where Karkaroff revealed himself and Voldemort approached. Meanwhile, Luke vanished with the tournament trophy, and followers of Grindelwald broke into Nurmengard to free him.

• Krum seized Harry after escaping the maze, while Taylor questioned whether Krum could be a Death Eater and noticed someone more suspicious beside him.
• The Dark Mark appeared above the stands, and Luke wrapped a silver thread around the Triwizard trophy before vanishing with it.
• A disguised Karkaroff brought Harry to a graveyard, where a baby carriage and a giant snake appeared and Harry recognized the disguised man as Karkaroff.
• Harry's scar erupted in pain as Voldemort's followers gathered around him and the figure approaching from the graveyard.
• A young follower killed the sleeping guard at Nurmengard, opened the prison's great door, and Orson called for Grindelwald's rescue.

Orson led the Followers into Nurmengard and reunited with the frail Grindelwald, asking him to return and help save their movement from Luke Gaunt and internal rivals. Grindelwald agreed to act after hearing that Luke had caused a new change, while Rabbit joined Fire Dragon for a prophecy.

• Orson’s team disabled Nurmengard’s guards and magical puppets, then entered the tower to reach Grindelwald.
• Orson found Grindelwald reading in his cell and confessed that he had rescued him because the Followers were fracturing and Luke Gaunt’s power threatened them.
• Grindelwald recalled a six-hundred-year-old prophecy mentioning Luke Gaunt and suggested that Luke’s recent actions had changed something important.
• Grindelwald agreed to leave the prison, and Orson said Angell would provide him with the Fountain of Youth.
• Rabbit told Fire Dragon that he had exposed members of the Followers, then watched as Fire Dragon began a prophecy in the observatory.

Ritter Poli revealed how he had infiltrated Fire Dragon’s organization and uncovered the secret behind his longevity, but Fire Dragon escaped after magically aging Ritter. Angell and Ritter found a bottle of the Fountain of Youth in Fire Dragon’s room, and Ritter sent Angell to report to Orson while he stayed behind to rest.

• Ritter Poli told Fire Dragon that he had joined the organization as an informant for Orson and had traced Fire Dragon’s immortality to a hidden bottle.
• Ritter explained that Fire Dragon’s servants resented their unnaturally long lives, and Fire Dragon realized his supposed gift had driven them to betray him.
• Fire Dragon trapped Ritter in water, drained his strength, and aged him decades before escaping through the astrolabe.
• Angell arrived and gave Ritter a stamina potion, helping him recover enough to search Fire Dragon’s room with him.
• Angell and Ritter found a golden bottle containing strange water, which Ritter identified as the Fountain of Youth and refused to drink.
• Ritter told Angell to report to Orson, then stayed behind to rest and vowed to make Fire Dragon pay when they met again.

Angell brought Grindelwald the suspicious Fountain of Youth and recounted the events surrounding its acquisition. Grindelwald drank it, and his body rapidly returned to youth, while Angell sensed that something had been lost.

• Angell obtained the golden bottle and traveled to Nurmengard, where Orson eagerly welcomed him.
• Angell told Grindelwald about his search, Dragon's strange condition, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding the bottle.
• Orson suggested the bottle's giver might be targeting Luke Gaunt, while Angell left the decision to Grindelwald.
• Grindelwald uncorked the bottle, felt its aura of life, and drank all the water despite Angell's warning that it had seemed ordinary before.
• Grindelwald rapidly regained his youthful appearance, and Angell felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

Grindelwald returned to his youthful form and ordered Orson to defend Nurmengard as the Aurors arrived. He freed Angell to investigate Luke Gaunt’s true ideals, then appeared before the Aurors and engulfed the prison in azure flames.

• Grindelwald told Orson to stop the Followers from being ambushed, while Angell admitted he no longer supported their goal of Wizard domination over Muggles.
• Grindelwald accepted Angell’s doubts and tasked him with discovering Luke Gaunt’s true ideals, promising him freedom to choose his own path afterward.
• Orson led the Followers into a defensive stand as Aurors arrived at Nurmengard and debated whether Grindelwald had escaped.
• Grindelwald appeared before the Aurors, and an elderly Auror ordered the others to stop.
• Grindelwald waved his arm, causing azure flames to spread across Nurmengard and illuminate the night sky.

Harry was captured by Karkaroff and forced to provide blood for Voldemort’s resurrection ritual. Voldemort returned to life, but Luke Gaunt arrived and identified himself as Voldemort’s grandfather.

• Karkaroff revealed himself after impersonating Viktor Krum, then tied Harry to Tom Riddle’s tombstone and gagged him.
• Karkaroff and another Death Eater prepared the resurrection ritual while Harry recognized the infant Voldemort in the carriage.
• Karkaroff placed Voldemort in the cauldron, and the Death Eater added Tom Riddle’s bone, his own severed hand, and Harry’s blood.
• Voldemort emerged from the cauldron fully resurrected and ordered Karkaroff to dress him.
• Luke Gaunt approached as the group applauded, and he told Voldemort, “I’m your grandfather.”

Luke Gaunt taunted Voldemort until Voldemort attacked Harry, but Harry survived and Voldemort was struck by the backlash of the Killing Curse. Luke stopped Karkaroff and prepared to demand an explanation from him.

• Luke mocked Voldemort’s identity, family, and magical power until Voldemort fired a Killing Curse at him.
• Luke evaded Voldemort’s attacks and continued provoking him, while the three Death Eaters began retreating.
• Voldemort threatened Harry with a Killing Curse, but the spell backfired and left Voldemort screaming in pain while Harry remained alive.
• Two Death Eaters seized the injured Voldemort and Apparated away after Luke severed his right leg with Sectumsempra.
• Luke disarmed Karkaroff, immobilized him with Petrificus Totalus, and told him he had to give an explanation.

After Harry awakened from a vision of a burned infant being carried away by a gray-robed figure, Luke reported Voldemort’s escape and the wizarding world began reacting to his resurrection. Luke later told Dumbledore the full story and explained why he suspected a traitor in his own ranks, leaving their alliance strained as the coming upheaval began.

• Harry saw a gray-robed figure carry away a burned infant, then woke to Sirius embracing him.
• Luke told Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge that Myrian John and Randolph Mendy had taken the injured Voldemort away.
• Fudge denied that Voldemort had returned, while Lucius Malfoy directed reporters to portray Luke as the hero who had repelled him.
• Ludo Bagman named Luke the Triwizard Tournament champion with a perfect score as families and reporters focused on Voldemort’s resurrection.
• Luke explained his actions and discoveries to Dumbledore, then identified the Kane Family as a possible source of the enemy’s special Portkeys.

Luke explained his plans to Dumbledore after Voldemort’s defeat, asking him to prepare for possible casualties while Voldemort recovered. Meanwhile, Fudge struggled to contain the political fallout, and Scrimgeour left his office knowing the Minister could no longer control the press.

• Luke told Dumbledore that he had infiltrated Phoenix’s organization and suspected the Lion-masked Portkey expert was Ryan Kane, though he planned to investigate further.
• Luke showed Dumbledore evidence of Voldemort’s injury and asked him to make preparations while Voldemort recovered; Dumbledore agreed.
• Luke returned to face questions from Taylor and Hermione, while Fudge panicked over the abduction, the Dark Mark, and news of Voldemort’s resurrection.
• Scrimgeour reported that the battle evidence broadly supported Luke Gaunt’s account and refused to promise Fudge loyalty beyond his duties.
• Fudge ordered Scrimgeour to warn the media against spreading panic, but Scrimgeour knew Lucius and someone with greater authority had already influenced the press.

Luke told his companions that the Followers had destroyed a masked organization and likely obtained the Fountain of Youth, then news broke that Gellert Grindelwald had escaped from Nurmengard. Dumbledore confronted Luke, who admitted he had secretly pushed events along but had not expected the escape to happen so quickly.

• Luke told Hermione and the others that the Followers had mostly destroyed a secret organization and taken what was likely the Fountain of Youth.
• Taylor realized the Followers might be seeking the Fountain of Youth to revive someone, and Luke told the group to wait for the special edition.
• Hogwarts students read the special edition announcing that Gellert Grindelwald had escaped from Nurmengard.
• Dumbledore rushed to Luke and demanded to know whether he had arranged Grindelwald's escape.
• Luke admitted he had influenced events behind the scenes but said the escape had happened sooner than he expected.