Chapter Summaries

Pitt tried to contain the political fallout from the rescued reserve victims, while the Silver Spears struggled to understand who had arranged the rescue. The Golden Flyer and Thunderbird suspected Phoenix, but they still could not reach her.

• Pitt asked Andre to arrange a visit to the victims, but Andre blocked him and said a Wizengamot hearing would take place the next day.
• Pitt failed to get information from senior officials and concluded that the civilian groups and Splitting Faction had likely been exposed, though he ruled out Clement revealing his identity.
• The Golden Flyer worried that Phoenix had not answered his urgent message and learned that the Evil Mother-in-law Bird transport team was also unreachable.
• Thunderbird arrived at Silver Spear Headquarters and learned from the Golden Flyer that the reserve rescue was not their operation.
• The Golden Flyer and Thunderbird reasoned that someone inside the Club had secretly organized the rescue, and Thunderbird wondered whether Phoenix had done it to pursue the Elixir of Immortality.

Golden Flyer and Thunderbird suspected Phoenix had disrupted their Magical Creature supplies and decided to target the other spears for their Elixir of Immortality. They ambushed and killed the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider, then prepared to continue attacking the spears before news spread.

• Golden Flyer and Thunderbird discussed their lost supplies, suspected Phoenix, and worried that Runic Snake might abandon the club.
• Golden Flyer agreed to deal with the other spears and arrange a meeting with Runic Snake without revealing the club's troubles.
• The Eight-Eyed Giant Spider arrived at headquarters, denied knowing Phoenix's whereabouts, and was ambushed by Thunderbird and Golden Flyer.
• Thunderbird and Golden Flyer killed the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider and divided the Elixir of Immortality they found among her belongings.
• Golden Flyer and Thunderbird prepared to attack more spears before the news reached them.

At the Ministry of Magic’s public inquiry, Semen Nathans testified about his imprisonment and rescue, turning attention toward the unknown Breeding Park where he had worked. The hearing reached a crucial question as Pitt realized the park’s identity could become the central issue.

• Golden Flyer worried that the Silver Spear Club’s collapse and the upcoming hearing would threaten his position, though he trusted Pitt’s Ministry allies.
• Pitt arrived at the Ministry with a large group of department leaders and officials, displaying his influence before the inquiry began.
• Andre opened the inquiry into the unlawful imprisonment of 537 wizards and Muggles and called Semen Nathans as the first witness.
• Nathans described his capture, prison experiences, escape, and rescue, earning the chamber’s sympathy and condemnation of the Silver Spear.
• Andre asked Nathans to explain his former work at an unknown Breeding Park, and Pitt recognized that the question was central to the hearing.

At Andre’s hearing, Nathans testified that the Silver Spear Club had used West German community groups and Breeding Parks to stir up conflict, while Maite Loreamon challenged his claims. Matthew Dane then backed up Nathans and gave a detailed account of the Club’s operations, leaving the Trial Hall convinced the accusations deserved serious attention.

• Nathans described the Breeding Park’s staff, its secretive work, and how the West Germany Advancement Association helped recruit workers.
• Nathans testified that the Silver Spear Club controlled the Breeding Parks and had secretly funded community groups to provoke conflict between East and West Germany.
• Maite Loreamon objected to Nathans’s testimony, but Andre restored order and warned Maite not to attack the witness.
• Andre called Matthew Dane, who said the Patrol Team guarded the park against Aurors and that his uncle, Lord Clement, had tied the park to the Silver Spear Club.
• Matthew recounted the Club’s dealings with Magical Creatures, the parks, the black market, and the West Germany Advancement Association, captivating the Trial Hall.

Matthew’s testimony revealed that the Breeding Parks had Tactical Vests made by Silver Flash Merchant, and Anduin confirmed the equipment was genuine and tightly controlled. The evidence pointed toward someone in the Ministry of Magic supplying the parks, leaving Minister Pitt under pressure to explain.

• Matthew described the Tactical Vests used by the parks, and Anduin confirmed they were products of Silver Flash Merchant sold only to authorized buyers.
• Anduin said the Ministry’s records showed that only the German Ministry had bought more than a dozen vests, while Andre said he knew nothing about such an order.
• Andre questioned Pitt about the equipment, and Pitt denied knowing about the purchase, claiming departments handled procurement autonomously.
• Maite defended Pitt and accused Anduin of possibly smuggling his products, prompting Anduin to reject the allegation and offer 3,000 Galleons for verified evidence of wrongdoing.
• Anduin examined a Tactical Vest and confirmed it was genuine, making a Ministry connection to the parks highly likely.
• Andre pressed Pitt to explain the equipment and asked whether he was familiar with the community groups.

At the hearing, Pitt avoided suspension when Michel confessed to collaborating with the Silver Spear and claimed sole responsibility for the crimes. Andre continued the proceedings by summoning Milan Clement, leaving the wizards eager to hear what the former shop owner would reveal.

• Pitt denied knowing about the club’s equipment and argued that ties to civilian groups did not prove wrongdoing, but Andre called for an internal investigation and temporary suspensions.
• Pitt signaled to Michel, who confessed to colluding with the Silver Spear, manipulating public opinion, and buying Tactical Equipment in the Ministry’s name.
• Michel justified his actions as an attempt to split East and West Germany, and Andre ordered the Aurors to arrest him.
• Michel’s confession removed Pitt as a suspect for lack of hard evidence, while Andre suspected Pitt had arranged for Michel to take the blame.
• Pitt privately recalled giving Michel the Elixir of Immortality and promising to secure his release, then urged Andre to continue the questioning.
• Andre announced that Milan Clement, former owner of the Clement Magic Supplies Store, would be the next person involved in the hearing.

Clement testified that he could not reveal the Silver Spear’s secrets, but he had preserved memories as evidence. One memory showed Pitt directing him to compromise a German transportation official and manipulate the West Germany Advancement Association, leaving Pitt’s involvement exposed before the assembled witnesses.

• Andre questioned Clement about the Silver Spear’s influence over civilian groups in Germany, and Clement admitted he had managed several of its organizations.
• Clement said a confidentiality charm and contract prevented him from revealing names or details, but claimed he had evidence in the form of memories.
• Pitt dismissed the memories as unimportant and tried to persuade his allies not to react, while Andre asked Edmund to present them.
• Edmund projected a memory showing Pitt ordering Clement to trap Director Bayer through black-market Quidditch betting and to monitor the Advancement Association.

Andre exposed Pitt’s Silver Spear ties with a recording, and Bayer confirmed that the group had manipulated him. When Aurors moved to arrest Pitt, he sealed the Trial Chamber exits and began a desperate fight to silence everyone inside.

• A recording revealed Pitt and Clement planning to use a staged attack to pressure Advancement Association members into joining their faction.
• Edmund verified that the memories were genuine, and Pitt accused Andre, Clement, and Edmund of conspiring against him.
• Bayer admitted he had joined the Silver Spear over gambling debts and denounced Pitt for framing Michel.
• Andre ordered Pitt and his allies arrested, but Pitt repelled the Aurors’ spells and sent people flying with a burst of magic.
• Pitt sealed the Trial Chamber exits and urged his followers to kill everyone present, prompting them to join the battle.
• Pitt turned his attention to Clement, blaming him for the betrayal that had brought Pitt down.

Anduin intervened to protect Clement and fought Pitt, the Golden Flyer, while Andre persuaded the Splitting Faction wizards to surrender. The chapter ended with Anduin revealing his ability to fly and identifying Pitt’s magic as gravity control.

• Anduin stopped Pitt’s attack on Clement, then told Andre to evacuate the innocent while he held Pitt off.
• Anduin entered Overload form and attacked Pitt with Thunderclap Sword—Groundbreaker, but Pitt evaded the underground strike and crushed the floor with a powerful Repel spell.
• Andre urged the Splitting Faction wizards to surrender and promised to recommend leniency, prompting Maite and the others to switch sides.
• Pitt’s gravity attack left a deep crater where Anduin had been, but Anduin appeared hovering above the hall in a dark cape.
• Anduin told Pitt he had recognized that Pitt controlled gravity.

Anduin fought Pitt, using Wild Thunder and high-speed movement to counter Pitt’s gravity manipulation. As Pitt surrounded himself with floating debris to defend against Anduin’s attacks, Andre cleared an escape passage for the trapped wizards.

• Pitt tried to recruit Anduin into the Silver Spear, but Anduin refused and attacked him with Storm Blade.
• Pitt repeatedly changed gravity’s direction to throw Anduin off balance, and Anduin realized Wild Thunder was largely unaffected by the manipulation.
• Anduin activated Overload—Phantom Form and used Blade Array Cyclone to strike Pitt from multiple directions.
• Pitt lifted rubble and furniture into a rotating barrier to block Anduin’s attacks while the wizards and reporters watched.
• Under Andre’s direction, the Aurors cleared and widened the side-door passage, opening an escape route.

Andre evacuated the wizards from the Trial Chamber and returned with reinforcements to help Anduin defeat Pitt. Pitt died after gathering his magic without casting a spell, leaving Anduin uncertain about what had happened.

• Andre ordered the Aurors to escort the wizards, treat the injured, and detain the Splitting Faction suspects while Edmund handled the witnesses and reporters.
• Pitt tried to escape through a side door, but Anduin intensified his attacks with Destructive Meteor and kept him pinned down.
• Andre and the Aurors returned to the Trial Chamber, and Andre attacked Pitt with Storm Surge.
• Pitt unleashed a powerful repulsive blast that knocked back the attackers, but Anduin's lightning struck him and left him badly wounded.
• Pitt questioned why Anduin opposed him, then gathered his magic without casting a spell as Andre and Anduin hit him with spells.
• Andre examined Pitt and confirmed he was dead, while Anduin wondered whether something had happened that he did not understand.

After Anduin killed Pitt, he discovered that Pitt’s corpse held no trace of magic and suspected his death was abnormal, prompting him to seek the other Golden Flyer. Anduin and Andre secured the Ministry and planned to contain the story while gradually restoring unity to the German wizarding world.

• Anduin drank a Nourishing Potion, learned that no one had died in the battle, and examined Pitt’s corpse.
• Anduin found no magic in Pitt’s body, tested it with a Magic Power Detector, and resolved to investigate the other Golden Flyer.
• Anduin searched Pitt’s Space Bag, found only routine belongings and a Portkey, and kept the Portkey.
• Andre ordered the Aurors to secure Ministry offices and Pitt’s residences while he and Anduin returned to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
• Anduin and Andre planned an official account of Pitt’s death, measures to stabilize the Ministry, and a gradual campaign to reunite Germany’s wizarding world.

After exposing Shalltear’s infiltration of Pitt’s faction, Anduin helped Andre reorganize the Ministry and stabilize its departments. Anduin left the Ministry’s reporters with an interview and ordered Shalltear to investigate whether Golden Flyer was still alive.

• Anduin revealed that Shalltear had used Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate the Splitting Faction as Maite, then sent her to watch Golden Flyer and the Silver Spear Headquarters.
• Andre accepted the role of acting Minister and worked with Edmund to keep the incident confidential and prevent the Ministry from collapsing.
• Andre arranged new leadership and temporary staffing for departments compromised by Pitt’s faction, following Anduin’s advice.
• Andre invited Nathans and Bob to join the Ministry and recruited trustworthy wizards from their settlement to help staff the affected departments.
• Anduin agreed to an hour of interviews with reporters after finishing his work at the Ministry.

After exposing the Silver Spear’s conspiracy in Germany, Anduin learned that Golden Flyer was still alive and discovered that Runic Snake had been hidden near Silver Spear Headquarters. He decided to confront the mystery in person and demanded that Golden Flyer meet him.

• The German Ministry’s public trial convinced skeptical wizards of the Civilian Organizations’ crimes, raising Andre’s and Anduin’s reputations and sparking a Silver Flash craze.
• Andre gave Anduin Clement’s Magic Supplies Store as a permanent German branch, while Moody received a confiscated winery instead of a public medal.
• Hog reported that Golden Flyer’s tracked signal was still moving, but Anduin refused to raid him in the city and chose to visit Silver Spear Headquarters.
• At Headquarters, Anduin, posing as Thunderbird, confronted Ashwinder about Golden Flyer’s disappearance and learned of a one-way portal to Runic Snake’s residence.
• Ashwinder revealed that Runic Snake was alive and nearby, prompting Anduin to suspect Golden Flyer had ulterior motives for offering to introduce them.
• Anduin resolved to go to Runic Snake’s residence himself, while Thunderbird insisted that Golden Flyer be contacted immediately.

After the Silver Spear’s German operations collapsed, the Golden Flyer and Thunderbird argued over the club’s future and the Runic Snake. The Golden Flyer agreed to take Thunderbird to him, but then revealed he wanted to kill the Runic Snake and claimed he knew where the Elixir of Immortality recipe was hidden.

• The Ashwinder contacted the Golden Flyer after Thunderbird demanded to meet the Runic Snake.
• The Golden Flyer blamed Andre and Clement for destroying the club’s German foothold, while Thunderbird criticized his past indecision.
• Thunderbird proposed moving the club’s operations to the Americas, but the Golden Flyer hesitated and refused to let him see the Runic Snake.
• After Thunderbird challenged his authority, the Golden Flyer led him through a hidden door to the room containing the Runic Snake’s stone basin.
• The Golden Flyer proposed killing the Runic Snake and told Thunderbird he knew where the Elixir of Immortality recipe was hidden.

Golden Flyer and Thunderbird joined forces to visit the Runic Snake, while Anduin secretly tracked their route and examined the Runic Snake’s hidden home. Thunderbird accused Golden Flyer of ruining the club, and the Runic Snake turned to Golden Flyer for confirmation.

• Golden Flyer persuaded Thunderbird to help him ambush the Runic Snake and seize the Elixir of Immortality formula.
• Golden Flyer and Thunderbird traveled through the Black Mirror and concealed passages to the Runic Snake’s Fidelius-protected manor, while Anduin secretly surveyed their route.
• A paper crane revealed the Snake Residence, and Golden Flyer led Thunderbird inside to meet the Runic Snake.
• Anduin noticed snake-like scales on the Runic Snake’s neck and wondered whether they were a side effect of taking the Elixir of Immortality.
• Thunderbird accused Golden Flyer of destroying the club’s operations, and the Runic Snake demanded to know whether the accusations were true.
• Golden Flyer apologized to the Runic Snake and admitted that Dennis had failed to do his job properly.

The Golden Flyer and Thunderbird ambushed the Runic Snake after arguing over the Silver Spear’s future, but the chase ended with the Golden Flyer turning on Thunderbird. The Runic Snake struck Thunderbird with a counterattack, leaving the two men’s alliance exposed and the Runic Snake still standing.

• The Golden Flyer recounted the Silver Spear’s collapse in Germany, and Thunderbird urged the Runic Snake to abandon Europe for North America.
• The Golden Flyer stabbed the Runic Snake with a dagger coated in Rotting Tissue while Thunderbird attacked him with the Azure Blade of Flame.
• The Runic Snake transformed into a snake and fled, but the Golden Flyer and Thunderbird chased him into a dead end as the poison weakened him.
• The Runic Snake revealed his strength and used Secret Art: Strange Snake to lock Thunderbird’s Azure Blade of Flame in place.
• The Golden Flyer cast Avada Kedavra at Thunderbird, and the Runic Snake sent the injured Thunderbird flying backward.

The Runic Snake and Golden Flyer revealed that they were the same person and tried to seize the Thunderbird, but Anduin struck back and killed the Golden Flyer. Anduin then fought the Runic Snake in a devastating spell clash, replenished his magic with Phoenix Tears, and prepared to continue the battle with an alchemical shield.

• The Golden Flyer and Runic Snake unmasked themselves and revealed that they were one person, with the Runic Snake as the Thunderbird’s father and the Golden Flyer as his former brother.
• The Golden Flyer explained that he planned to use the Thunderbird’s powerful body to create a Physical Clone and reached for the Elixir of Immortality.
• Anduin suddenly grabbed the Golden Flyer and beheaded him with An Mie, causing the Runic Snake to suffer a backlash.
• Anduin attacked the Runic Snake with Thunderclap Sword—Pierce, and their spells clashed until Anduin redirected the struggle upward and split the mansion apart.
• Anduin drank Phoenix Tears to restore his magic and drew an alchemical shield he had prepared to defend against the Runic Snake.

Anduin revealed himself to the Runic Snake and explained how he had uncovered the trap involving Golden Flyer. He countered the Runic Snake’s Gravity Magic and launched Destructive Meteor, leaving their battle poised to continue.

• Anduin dropped Gerard’s disguise and told the Runic Snake that Thunderbird hated him and had sided with Anduin.
• The Runic Snake realized Golden Flyer had betrayed him, while Anduin taunted him and explained how Pitt’s Portkey destination had exposed the connection between Pitt and the Runic Snake.
• Anduin warned that Thunderbird was on his way, but the Runic Snake dismissed the threat because the Fidelius Charm protected the estate.
• The Runic Snake cast Gravity Magic, but Anduin anchored himself with metal struts and blocked the flying debris with his shield.
• Anduin attacked with Destructive Meteor, and the Runic Snake sneered before casting Duplicate.

Anduin struggled against Runic Snake’s numerous powerful clones, then used stealth, surveillance, and a magic-measuring dagger to investigate them. After destroying one clone and escaping the others, he concluded that the clones likely shared senses, but the secret behind their creation remained unknown.

• Runic Snake created at least fifty clones that repeatedly cast Strange Snake, forcing Anduin to retreat underground with the Shuttling Charm.
• Runic Snake’s clones pursued Anduin through the mansion, while protective magic blocked the way to the lower basement level.
• Anduin used Monitoring Spiders to track the clones and identified their search formation and likely attempt to surround him.
• Anduin secretly approached and stabbed an isolated clone with a strange dagger, causing it to dissolve into blue magical fluff.
• Runic Snake’s clones rapidly converged on Anduin’s location, but he evaded them and used the dagger’s dial to estimate a clone’s Magic Value at about one hundred units.
• Anduin reasoned that Runic Snake had spent roughly five thousand magic points creating the clones and suspected they shared pain and other senses.