Chapter Summaries

Harley uncovered more about Barty Crouch Jr.'s tampering with the Goblet of Fire, then spent the following week navigating Tournament excitement, fan attention, and harder classes. The chapter ended with Snape poisoning Harley in Potions class and assigning her detention despite her flawless antidote.

• Harley learned from Peter Pettigrew's memories that Barty Crouch Jr. had disguised himself as Crouch, bypassed the Age Line, and Confunded the Goblet of Fire to enter Azkaban as a school.
• Harley met Pheobe in the morning, and Pheobe warned her to be careful before feeling reassured that Dumbledore was watching over her.
• Harley showed Pheobe around Hogwarts, where students crowded them for autographs and pictures, and the two escaped through a hidden passage.
• Fred and George sold Harley-themed badges, posters, and other merchandise to Hogwarts and visiting students, while Harley stopped them from making statuettes of her.
• The professors made classes more difficult as Tournament excitement distracted students, and Snape nearly dueled Moody after accusing him of following him.
• Snape poisoned Harley in Potions class, criticized her antidote for taking ten seconds to work, and gave her detention in his office.

Harley attended the Champions’ wand inspection and learned that Ollivander’s grandfather had warned her to beware of her wand’s core. Ollivander gave her the memory of how the wand was made and urged her to stop using it, leaving Harley to decide what to do with the warning.

• Snape sent Harley to meet the other Champions for photographs after Colin Creevey’s younger brother explained that McGonagall and Bagman had summoned her.
• Harley spoke with Pheobe, who complained that Snape barely taught Potions during the Beauxbatons students’ lessons.
• Dumbledore introduced Ollivander, who inspected the Champions’ wands and recognized Harley’s Snakewood wand as one his grandfather had made.
• Ollivander told Harley that his grandfather had recently regained his senses and warned her to beware of the wand’s core.
• Ollivander gave Harley his grandfather’s memory about the wand’s origin and making, and advised her to give up the wand.

Harley accepted Ollivander’s family memories but kept her wand, then agreed to take Pheobe and Hermione to practice against creatures in the Forbidden Forest. Hagrid brought them and Madame Maxime to see the First Task’s creatures, where they discovered seven dragons gathered beside a lake.

• Harley accepted Ollivander’s memories without asking for a replacement wand and told Pheobe he had only reminded her how to care for it.
• Hermione reasoned that the Six-Wizard Tournament’s First Task would probably involve dangerous Fantastic Beasts, making Pheobe anxious; Harley offered to help her practice.
• Harley invited Pheobe to visit Hagrid’s creatures, and Madame Maxime joined them after revealing that Hagrid had invited her too.
• Hermione, Harley, Pheobe, and Madame Maxime met Hagrid, who had dressed up for the outing and escorted them toward the Forbidden Forest.
• Hagrid led the group to a lakeside clearing, where they saw seven dragons surrounded by gathered warlocks.

Harley and her friends discovered that the Six-Wizard Tournament’s First Task involved seven mother dragons, and Harley began planning how to face them. After the Magic Mirror gave her a normal divination about the task despite having previously shown no feedback, she grew suspicious of the unusual red-ink parchment again.

• Harley, Hermione, and Pheobe watched the Ministry’s Dragon Keepers restrain seven mother dragons in the Forbidden Forest, while Hagrid admired them and Charlie explained that an extra dragon had been brought by mistake.
• Harley pointed out that Karkaroff, Mahoutokoro, Castelobruxo, and Ilvermorny had already sent scouts to observe the dragons, then reassured Pheobe that they would prepare for the task.
• That night, Harley used her Magic Mirror to divine the wand Ollivander had warned her about and learned that it brought a manageable danger connected to her return to Sequence 3.
• Harley realized that her usual mirror had once given no response to a divination, so she tested a new mirror and confirmed that both accurately revealed the First Task’s details.
• The next morning, Harley, Hermione, and Pheobe met in the library, where Harley guessed that the Champions would have to enter the mother dragons’ nests and steal something, then proposed killing the dragons.

Harley, Hermione, and Pheobe prepared strategies and Potions for the Dragon task while Harley learned plant combat magic from Professor Sprout. Two weeks before the tournament, Sirius and Newt Scamander arrived to help with practical training, and Newt's claim that he only wanted to protect Phoenixes was exposed as a lie by Fawkes.

• Harley and Hermione outlined Dragon weaknesses and contingency plans, leaving Pheobe amazed by their knowledge.
• Harley planned practical training with help from her godfather, while Pheobe practiced spells and brewed Potions for the competition.
• Professor Sprout taught Harley powerful plant magic, including spells that enhanced dangerous plants and strengthened a Whomping Willow.
• Sirius and Newt Scamander arrived at Hogwarts two weeks before the competition, and Dumbledore teased Newt for returning to Britain illegally.
• Newt claimed he had only wanted to protect Phoenixes and help them find companions, but Fawkes called him a liar.

Newt brought two dragons to Hogwarts for Harley and Pheobe to use for training, but a Niffler accidentally opened his suitcase and caused chaos in Dumbledore’s office. Harley explored Newt’s immense habitat inside the suitcase and chose a dragon, while Newt left to deliver the other to Ilvermorny.

• Newt arrived at Hogwarts with two dragons in his suitcase, but Dylan the Niffler interfered with its lock and unleashed a swarm of Fantastic Beasts in Dumbledore’s office.
• Dumbledore and Harley contained the escape, though Nifflers stole silverware and attacked the portraits before Newt recaptured the creatures and left with Harley.
• Newt refused to visit Hagrid and took Harley to the Room of Requirement, where he opened the suitcase and showed her its vast landscapes and Fantastic Beasts.
• Harley and Newt selected a dragon for training, and Newt packed the other dragon into a second suitcase to deliver to Ilvermorny.
• Newt sealed both suitcases and left for Ilvermorny, telling Harley to bring Hermione and Pheobe and meet him later.

Harley trained Hermione and Pheobe to fight a Norwegian Ridgeback in the Room of Requirement, demonstrating several ways to counter Dragonfire and subdue it. After two weeks of practice, Pheobe and Hermione felt ready for the competition the next day.

• Newt left Harley a Norwegian Ridgeback in a case before leaving to rescue Fantastic Beasts in Britain.
• Harley brought the Ridgeback into a training area and demonstrated how to block its fire, extinguish it, and restrain it with ice.
• Hermione and Pheobe spent the afternoon practicing against the Dragon, and Pheobe briefly put it to sleep before it woke and set her dress on fire.
• Harley, Hermione, and Pheobe ate in the Hogwarts Kitchen after training, while Pheobe refused Gabrielle's request to visit Hogsmeade.
• Over the following two weeks, Pheobe and Hermione trained daily and switched to close-fitting, fireproof clothes.
• The day before the competition, Pheobe said she could face a Dragon without relying on hypnosis, and Hermione declared that she had improved too.

The Champions gathered for the first Six-Wizard Tournament event and learned they would face Dragons together to seize enchanted Golden Eggs, with extra eggs available to steal from Dragons or rival Champions. As the event began, the Ministry discovered that Newt Scamander had indeed brought dangerous Fantastic Beasts into Britain.

• Professor McGonagall brought Harley to the expanded Quidditch Pitch, where Kingsley and Charlie greeted her and the other Champions waited nervously.
• Ludo had the Champions draw Dragon models, then explained that all six would enter the grounds together and try to collect Golden Eggs, including a bonus egg and eggs stolen from other Champions.
• Harley and Pheobe left the tent first when the whistle sounded, followed by the other Champions.
• The Champions entered the grounds, where seven Dragons guarded nests and enchanted screens let spectators watch the action while Aurors and Dragon Keepers stood by.
• The British Ministry of Magic tried to deport Newt Scamander for transporting dangerous Fantastic Beasts, but a photograph showed him carrying his black case.

The Six-Wizard Tournament’s First Task began, with Harley and the other Champions facing dragons after demonstrating their different preparations. Miguel and Tsuchimikado Seimei launched attacks with magical plants and Shikigami, while Harley began summoning a storm; the task was still underway.

• Newt examined the dragons and judged that the Norwegian Ridgeback had endured much tougher training than Ilvermorny’s Romanian Longhorn.
• Ludo introduced the judges and the six Champions, and Harley received loud cheers from the Hogwarts crowd.
• Harley and Fleur discarded their school robes to reveal combat sportswear, prompting the other Champions to regret wearing restrictive clothing.
• Miguel summoned Fireproof Vines and a flowering thicket to attack and distract the Swedish Short-Snout.
• Tsuchimikado Seimei sent Nekomata after the Antipodean Opaleye, but its thick hide resisted their attacks and Seimei hesitated to use a trump card.
• Harley raised her wand toward the sky, gathering wind and clouds as the Hungarian Horntail guarded its Golden Egg.

During the first task, Krum enraged the Chinese Fireball, disrupting Pheobe and Tsuchimikado Seimei while Catherine’s Weather Charms failed. Harley then unleashed a controlled storm across half the arena and began shaping it into the Wrathful Flood of Utnapishtim, leaving the dragons guarding their eggs as her catastrophe took form.

• Krum struck the Chinese Fireball in the eye with the Conjunctivitis Curse, sending it into a frenzy that disrupted Pheobe’s spell and destroyed Tsuchimikado Seimei’s last Nekomata.
• Krum used the Disillusionment Charm to approach the nest, then realized the clouds and rain had gathered overhead.
• Catherine cast Weather Charms at the Hebridean Black, but her spells produced no rain or lightning.
• Harley cast Thunderbolt Strike, Howling Gale, and Torrential Rain, bringing rain and wind down on three dragons while lightning gathered in the clouds.
• Harley combined the storm with her disaster-inducing power and began forming the Wrathful Flood of Utnapishtim.

Harley froze two dragons with her Weather Charm, secured her Golden Egg, and helped Pheobe finish her task. As the other Champions continued, Tsuchimikado Seimei stole Krum’s Golden Egg and turned toward Catherine just as she moved to claim hers.

• Harley flooded her side of the arena, froze the Hungarian Horntail and South American Cabro Red-Eyed Dragon, and drew their Golden Eggs to her.
• Harley and Pheobe soothed and put their dragons to sleep, then watched the other Champions resume their tasks.
• Krum retrieved his Golden Egg, but Tsuchimikado Seimei had his Nekomata snatch it and flew off with two eggs.
• Catherine used rain and lightning to drive the Hebridean Black away from its nest and hurried toward its Golden Egg.
• A piercing scream rang out beside Catherine as she approached the egg.

Harley and Pheobe rescued the badly injured Tsuchimikado Seimei from the Antipodean Opaleye and took the Golden Eggs they had claimed. They left the arena as the Dragon Keepers went to help Tsuchimikado, while Professor McGonagall urged Harley and Pheobe to get checked for injuries.

• Tsuchimikado Seimei dodged Krum's spells and the Chinese Fireball until Krum rolled outside the competition boundary and the Dragon Keepers stunned the Chinese Fireball.
• Tsuchimikado Seimei tried to lure the Antipodean Opaleye toward Catherine and Miguel, but flew into Catherine's Thundercloud and was badly shocked.
• The Antipodean Opaleye attacked the falling Tsuchimikado Seimei, but Harley and Pheobe blocked its flames, bound it in icy chains, and subdued it.
• Harley treated Tsuchimikado Seimei, then took his Golden Egg while Pheobe collected another one.
• Harley and Pheobe left the arena with most of the Golden Eggs as the Dragon Keepers hurried to help Tsuchimikado Seimei and Professor McGonagall directed the girls to Madam Pomfrey.

Harley and Pheobe recovered in the Hospital Wing tent after the Dragon event, while the judges began scoring the Champions. Karkaroff’s unexpected score for Harley was left unrevealed as tensions between the headmasters continued.

• Professor McGonagall checked on Harley, then Harley and Pheobe joined Hermione and Gabrielle in the Hospital Wing tent, where Madam Pomfrey gave them Pepperup Potion.
• Madam Pomfrey went to treat Tsuchimikado Seimei, who had been badly burned and carried to an intensive-care tent.
• Hermione praised Harley and teased Pheobe as the group rested together; Catherine and Miguel later left the field with their Golden Eggs.
• Karkaroff accused Kamo no Yasunori of targeting Krum, and the two traded insults until Dumbledore redirected the judges to scoring.
• Karkaroff awarded Krum fifty points, but the other judges brought his total to 228; Harley received scores of at least ninety-five, with Dumbledore giving her ninety-eight and Ludo and Madame Maxime giving her full marks.
• Karkaroff’s score for Harley surprised everyone, but the chapter ended before revealing it.

After Harley and the other Champions received their scores for the first task, Karkaroff’s openly biased deductions provoked protests across Hogwarts and angered the other schools. The Champions learned that the Golden Eggs contained riddles about the second task, which would begin on February 24.

• Karkaroff gave Harley the minimum score of seventy points and defended his deduction by claiming she had interfered with Fleur Delacour’s performance, while Hogwarts students protested and Dumbledore shielded the judges’ stand.
• Harley stared at Karkaroff and formed an emblem of the Demoness Pathway, while Karkaroff dismissed his sense of foreboding and gave Pheobe only sixty points, accusing her of relying on Harley’s magic.
• The judges announced the remaining scores: Tsuchimikado Seimei received 319 points, Miguel received 567, and Catherine received 531; Newt then reviewed how the Champions had faced the Dragons.
• Ludo gathered the Champions and announced that the second task would begin on February 24, then collected Harley’s and Pheobe’s extra Golden Eggs and explained that the eggs held a riddle about the task.

After the First Task, Harley examined the Golden Egg while Hermione and Fleur tried to solve its clue for themselves. Rita Skeeter interviewed the less famous Champions to provoke comments about the judges, and Gryffindor celebrated Harley’s victory; Harley recognized that the egg’s message was a Merpeople song meant to be heard through water.

• Fleur and Hermione stopped Harley from revealing the Golden Egg’s clue, and the three joked as they walked back to the castle.
• Rita Skeeter interviewed Catherine and Miguel, then asked whether the judges had scored the Champions unfairly.
• Harley passed Hagrid inviting Madame Maxime to admire his Blast-Ended Skrewts, and she agreed with Fleur and Hermione to meet the next day to prepare for the Second Task.
• Fred and George’s drinking contest ended with both of them passing out, while Harley drank Firewhisky and Ice Champagne and opened the Golden Egg at the Gryffindor celebration.
• Hermione wondered whether the egg’s shrill song resembled the music at Nearly Headless Nick’s Deathday Party, while Harley realized the message was a Merpeople song that required water as its medium.

Harley left Hogwarts to investigate the Spirit World coordinates hidden in Ollivander’s grandfather’s memory and found a giant serpent disguised as a stone mountain. She weakened the creature with mental attacks and disease, leaving it vulnerable as the fight continued.

• Snape took twenty points from each late sixth-year Gryffindor, while Harley drew attention from students and received congratulatory letters from alumni.
• Rita published an article criticizing Karkaroff’s conduct and used altered quotes and a photograph of Krum to fuel public outrage.
• Harley studied the corrupted memory’s Spirit World coordinates, prepared safeguards, and left Hogwarts while a powerful clone took her place.
• Harley traveled through the Spirit World to a black cave at the coordinates and discovered that the stone mountain was a serpent-shaped demigod creature.
• Harley braced against the serpent’s attacks and used several Beyonder abilities to weaken its mind and reason.
• Harley triggered Disease Outbreak and Mental Plague, causing the disease seeds she had planted in the Great Serpent to erupt.

Harley killed the Great Serpent and learned that it was a semi-Spirit World Creature connected to the creature whose remains formed her wand core. Meanwhile, Hermione and Pheobe discovered that the Golden Egg’s clue pointed to the piercing songs of Merpeople from cold freshwater lakes.

• Harley weakened the Great Serpent with plague and mental attacks, then killed it with an Ice Longblade and sealed its spirit in a Magic Mirror.
• Harley dissected the Great Serpent, preserved its Beyonder materials, and returned to Hogwarts before questioning its spirit about its identity and her wand core.
• The Great Serpent revealed that Harley’s wand core came from its former opponent, whose remains fell from the Spirit World and were mistaken for a snake’s nerve by Ollivander’s grandfather.
• Harley examined her wand for its powerful Beyonder material, then fell asleep after her long day.
• Hermione and Pheobe searched for the Golden Egg’s solution, consulting ghosts, Louis XVI, and books about creatures with piercing screams.
• Hermione found that cold freshwater Merpeople sang like piercing screams in the air, giving the trio a likely solution to the Golden Egg’s mystery.

Harley, Pheobe, Hermione, and Gabrielle visited the girls' Prefects' Bathroom to hear the Golden Egg's mermaid song. The clue revealed that the Champions had twenty-four hours to reclaim a cherished possession, and Harley began to interpret its riddle before Pheobe stopped her.

• Harley suggested listening to the Golden Egg in the Prefects' Bathroom, and Pheobe agreed to go with her and Hermione.
• Pheobe arrived with Gabrielle, who had secretly followed her, and Harley let Gabrielle join them.
• Harley, Pheobe, Hermione, and Gabrielle explored the luxurious bathroom and played in its magically enchanted bath.
• The group opened Harley's Golden Egg underwater and heard a song describing a twenty-four-hour search to reclaim what they cherished most.
• Harley said the riddle was simple, but Pheobe body-checked her to stop her from revealing the answer while Hermione glared at her.

Harley, Pheobe, and Hermione deciphered the Golden Egg’s clues and concluded that the Second Task would involve the Black Lake, Unicorns, and Centaurs, while Pheobe worried about her stamina. After Gabrielle bore the brunt of Madame Maxime’s reprimand for sneaking out, Pheobe returned to studying, and Professor McGonagall announced the Yule Ball.

• Pheobe, Hermione, and Harley worked out that the Merpeople would provide a map, the Unicorns would hold a key, and the Centaurs would guard the champions’ possessions in the Second Task.
• Harley reassured Pheobe about the demanding task, and the four girls played in the bath before spending the night together in the Room of Requirement.
• Gabrielle woke early and startled Harley, whose magical hair caught her when she nearly fell from the bed.
• Madame Maxime questioned Pheobe and Gabrielle after their night away from the carriage, and Gabrielle received the main reprimand.
• Pheobe returned to the library with Hermione to prepare for the task, while Professor McGonagall announced that the Yule Ball would take place on Christmas night.

Professor McGonagall confirmed the Yule Ball and told the Champions they had to attend, prompting Hogwarts students to prepare and seek partners. Harley rejected many invitations, including Viktor Krum’s, and Krum then asked Hermione to the ball.

• Ernie Macmillan asked Professor McGonagall whether boys could be invited to the Yule Ball, and she said students could choose their own partners.
• Professor McGonagall told Harley that she had to attend the ball as a Champion and open it with a partner.
• Hogwarts students began grooming themselves and asking classmates to the ball, while Harley turned down more than twenty invitations.
• Hermione told Harley she felt overlooked, and Harley reassured her as they headed to the library.
• Viktor Krum invited Harley to the ball, but she declined because she already had someone in mind.
• Krum turned to Hermione and asked her to be his partner.