Ch. 337337. An Investment You Can’t Refuse

God and the Lord of Mysteries explained that they had invested in Harley to prevent the Oldest One from resurrecting through her, and promised her a Demoness of Catastrophe characteristic. After waking, Harley investigated the black tree’s surroundings with her clones and headed toward a nearby castle.

  • God explained that Harley’s return from the future disrupted the conservation of Beyonder Characteristics, making her a threat to the Oldest One’s resurrection plans.
  • God and the Lord of Mysteries revealed that they had delayed the convergence of the City of Calamity’s characteristics, and that Harley would receive a Catastrophe characteristic when the dream ended.
  • God ended the dream, and Harley awoke with a Demoness of Catastrophe characteristic in her hand.
  • Harley sent two clones to investigate the black tree and the underground river while the starlight remained bright.
  • Harley reflected on the three tribes’ sacred sites, then used Mirror Blink to travel toward a nearby castle.

Ch. 338Demoness of Unaging, Returning Once More!

Harley recorded what she learned from God Almighty and the Lord of the Mysteries, then used Night Pathway ingredients and the gray-white mist to prepare and drink a Potion. After enduring a loss of her senses and crushing mental pressure, she regained her higher status and returned as the Demoness of Unaging.

  • Harley wrote down her discoveries about God Almighty and the Lord of the Mysteries, then noticed her memories of their forms had been distorted by their lingering power.
  • Harley burned her notes and prepared to break her seals using the Night Pathway ingredients, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak.
  • Harley separated the gray-white mist from the Invisibility Cloak, transferred it into a wand, and broke the wand into the Potion with a Spider Silk whip.
  • Harley sealed the Room of Requirement and drank the completed Potion, losing her senses as mental pressure battered her consciousness.
  • A glimmer of starlight appeared in Harley's darkness, awakening her higher status as Medusa emerged behind her and Harley returned as the Demoness of Unaging.

Ch. 339The "Orthodox" Demoness Sect Method of Playing a Demoness

After returning to Sequence 3, Harley fully digested the Demoness of Unaging Potion and prepared for a possible future advancement while strengthening her resurrection options. She returned to Hogwarts that evening, where her double’s memories confirmed that her absence had gone unnoticed and the Easter holidays were approaching.

  • Harley tested her restored powers, demonstrated her ability to change apparent age, and realized the Demoness of Unaging Potion had been fully digested.
  • Harley recalled Katarina’s orthodox method of playing the role and concluded that her five thousand years of maintaining a youthful mindset had completed her own digestion.
  • Harley decided not to rush toward becoming a Demoness of Catastrophe until she had stronger Anchors, though she planned to begin collecting the difficult supplementary materials.
  • Harley swallowed a Night Pathway Beyonder Characteristic with her snake hair and planned to craft it into a Mystical Item after reviewing her double’s memories.
  • Harley spent the afternoon preparing resurrection points in six Mirror Worlds and distributing Magic Mirrors between the Room of Requirement, the Forbidden Forest, and her person.
  • Harley returned to her dormitory at nine that evening and reviewed her double’s memories, finding no unusual events and learning that the Easter holidays were near.

Ch. 340A Couple of Hours a Day on One Subject—Was That Really So Much? (Thanks for the generous donation!)

During Easter break, Harley spent her time studying with Pheobe and Hermione while completing a powerful Mystical Item from a Beyonder Characteristic. She named it the Mirror of Night and devised a way to manage its dangerous negative effects using two Horcruxes.

  • Hogwarts students struggled with holiday homework as professors insisted their own subjects deserved hours of daily study, while Harley was exempt from homework and exams as a tournament champion.
  • Pheobe began preparing for the Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests, and Hermione planned an intensive revision schedule, so Harley joined them in the library while also processing Alchemy materials.
  • Harley completed a Magic Mirror and tested its Night Pathway abilities, Mirror World, dream world, and dangerous negative effects.
  • Harley discovered she could avoid most of the Mirror World's dangers, likely because of the Demoness Pathway wand and her blood used in preparing the Potion.
  • Harley found that the Mirror's calmness effect conflicted with the Manipulation Glasses' negative effect, and planned to use Senior Riddle's soul fragment and Ravenclaw's Diadem to counter its sleep-related danger.
  • Harley named the Mystical Item the Mirror of Night.

Ch. 341The Third Task of the Six-Wizard Tournament

Harley strengthened her control over her artificial spirit doubles and sent them to gather ingredients for her advancement potion. As the Six-Wizard Tournament’s final task approached, the Champions learned the maze rules, and Harley suspected Ludo had approached her to exploit her in a betting scheme.

  • Harley used the Mirror of Night to strengthen her control over five new spirit-powered doubles and sent them to search for ingredients for the Demoness of Catastrophe Potion.
  • Ludo explained that the Third Task would take place in a nine-level maze, where Champions would seek the trophy, face hazards, use Portkeys, and could fight over the prize.
  • Catherine asked about the underground levels and whether Champions could compete for the trophy, and Ludo explained the maze’s challenges and Portkeys.
  • Ludo asked Harley to speak privately, but she refused to exclude Pheobe and said they both intended to win.
  • Pheobe questioned Ludo’s motives, and Harley recalled his gambling habits and suspected he wanted to use her to attract bettors to his tournament betting pool.

Ch. 342Barty Crouch Jr., Peter the Babysitter, Baby Tom, and Barty Jr. the Mother?

Harley reviewed Peter Pettigrew’s memories and learned how Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr. planned to use the Third Task to obtain her blood. As the Champions began a month of intensive preparation, Harley stayed outwardly relaxed while focusing much of her attention beyond Hogwarts Castle.

  • Harley examined Peter Pettigrew’s memories and learned that Barty Crouch Jr. intended to enter the Maze, fight her, and send her blood to Voldemort using a master Portkey linked to 720 decoy Portkeys.
  • Peter Pettigrew’s memories showed that Voldemort had regained a frail baby-like body and relied on Peter to care for him and brew a Potion after the plan succeeded.
  • The Champions struggled to prepare for a Maze filled with traps, dangerous creatures, Portkeys, and the possibility of fighting one another for the trophy.
  • The other schools put their Champions through intensive training, and Madame Maxime also withdrew Pheobe from classes for training.
  • Harley continued studying with Pheobe, planned to take her exams, and appeared relaxed while concentrating on matters beyond Hogwarts Castle.

Ch. 343343. Gathering Disasters, Materials Complete, the Curtain Is About to Rise!

Harley gathered traces of disasters from across the world, including meteor fires and an Antarctic blizzard, and brought the final materials back to Hogwarts before the competition. With the auxiliary materials complete, she prepared to become the Demoness of Catastrophe.

  • Harley used her clone on Mount Everest to pull falling meteors into the Mirror World and bottle the fireballs left inside them.
  • Harley captured the Antarctic blizzard in a glass bottle, then erased the traces of her visit.
  • Harley's other clones gathered disaster remnants and returned to the Gryffindor girls' washroom with bags of materials.
  • Harley inspected and stored the materials, including meteor fireballs, miniature storms, and vengeful-spirit powder, in a Magic Mirror.
  • Harley said the materials would help her digest most of the potion after she became the Demoness of Catastrophe, then left the washroom.

Ch. 344The Werewolf, the Goblins, and the Dark Wizards

Harley prepared for the Six-Wizard Tournament’s final event while Sirius and Lupin reported on secret meetings among werewolves and dark wizards. Their discovery of unfamiliar goblins in Fenrir Greyback’s settlement left Dumbledore fearing a larger plot was underway.

  • Professor McGonagall told Harley that the Dursleys would not attend the final, but Sirius and Remus were expected to arrive instead.
  • Harley sat the A History of Magic exam and tried to hide her completed answers from Hermione, who discovered them and chased her in embarrassment and anger.
  • Sirius and Lupin arrived at Dumbledore’s office in tatters and described Greyback’s increasingly frequent secret meetings with werewolf and dark wizard leaders.
  • Lupin reported that unfamiliar, apparently foreign goblins had recently been visiting the werewolves’ settlement.
  • Dumbledore considered the goblins’ presence alongside the werewolves and dark wizards and feared trouble was approaching.

Ch. 345Who Was Advising Whom, Exactly?

Dumbledore contacted Mundungus for help while Sirius and Lupin visited Harley, shared their investigations, and tried to help her prepare for the Third Task. After Harley easily defeated both men, Lupin revealed he could transform into a werewolf at will, leading Harley to suspect the Mother Tree of Desire was behind his condition.

  • Dumbledore contacted Mundungus through a magical mark and asked for his help, while Sirius and Lupin discussed Mundungus's dealings in stolen goods.
  • Harley reunited with Sirius and Lupin, then heard about their investigations into werewolves and Dark Wizards.
  • Sirius challenged Harley to a duel and lost seven times in a row; Lupin lasted longer before transforming into a werewolf and surrendering after Harley trapped him in a cocoon.
  • Lupin explained that since visiting the cave where Regulus's body lay, he could transform into a werewolf at will without losing his reason or being limited by the full moon.
  • Harley suspected Lupin's condition came from the Mother Tree of Desire and decided she needed to protect him from its influence.

Ch. 346After Beating Two Older Men Senseless, Sirius and Lupin Naturally Didn't Invite More Trouble by Offering to Help Harley Prepare for the Tournament

Harley and the other Champions prepared for the Six-Wizard Tournament’s final task as Hogwarts hosted the visiting families and Ministry officials. After the rules and standings were announced, Harley entered the maze first.

  • Sirius and Lupin lost to Harley during a warm-up, then joined her for lunch, where Snape taunted Sirius and Sirius provoked him by encouraging Harley.
  • Harley spent lunch with Gabrielle and the Delacours, while Mr. Delacour discussed the Potions research Professor Snape had published with Harley credited as lead author.
  • Fudge worried over a string of political and international setbacks as Ministry officials gathered for the final task.
  • Dumbledore announced the final task, and Sirius set off the Weasley Twins’ fireworks as the Champions left the Great Hall.
  • Ludo explained the maze entrances and standings, while McGonagall and the other safety officers instructed the Champions how to signal for help.
  • After Ludo announced Harley’s lead in the standings, Harley entered the maze first.

Ch. 347The Contest in the Maze (Bonus Chapter for Our Alliance Leader!)

Harley raced through the maze, using divination, clever spellwork, and an unusual flying technique to reach the fourth layer far ahead of the other Champions. As the trailing Champions searched for Portkeys, Krum and Miguel clashed in a trap but eventually broke off their fight and continued on.

  • Harley followed her Magic Mirror divination through the first layer and passed the Devil's Snare without disturbing Barty Crouch Jr.'s hidden Portkey.
  • Harley turned the stairs to the second layer into a slippery, silenced obstacle, changed an official Portkey's destination, then flew up on a gale instead of using it.
  • Harley reached the fourth layer while Pheobe reached the third with the help of Portkeys Harley had left behind, and the other Champions lagged far behind.
  • Krum entered last and headed for the underground layers to search for a shortcut, while Catherine and Miguel changed course after Harley's preparations blocked their way.
  • Catherine reached the second underground layer by Portkey after driving back an Acromantula with an alchemical device.
  • Krum and Miguel encountered each other in a red-mist trap and fought; Miguel used Floating Dandelions and controlled Devil's Snare to stop Krum, and they eventually went their separate ways.

Ch. 348Humiliated, but Very Obedient

Harley crossed the fifth and sixth levels of the Maze with little difficulty, defeating a Blast-Ended Skrewt and stopping Professor McGonagall’s animated statues. She reached the final chamber and intimidated the Sphinx into letting her pass toward the trophy.

  • Harley used black flames and a Strangling Shadow Vine to kill a Blast-Ended Skrewt, then continued through the fifth level.
  • Harley dispelled two magical traps and entered the sixth level, where animated stone statues attacked her.
  • Harley recognized Professor McGonagall’s work and stopped the statues with the command “Piertotum Stop!”
  • Harley reached the Sphinx guarding the trophy and froze the area around it with her magic.
  • Harley posed a riddle about Anubis, and the frightened Sphinx lowered its head and let her pass.

Ch. 349Chaos (Sorry, I Was Sick; I Forgot to Add a Title Earlier)

Harley was attacked inside the Maze while Barty Crouch Sr. disrupted the tournament and died after casting Fiendfyre. Barty Crouch Jr. stole Harley’s blood and sent it away in the cup, but Harley recovered and confronted him.

  • Harley approached the champion’s cup as the spectators celebrated her apparent victory.
  • Barty Crouch Sr. attacked the officials, hit Fudge with the Cruciatus Curse, and tried to kill Dumbledore before burning himself with Fiendfyre.
  • Barty Crouch Jr. used the Cruciatus Curse and a Petrification Curse on Harley, collected her blood, and sent it away in the cup with an unconscious rabbit.
  • Barty Crouch Jr. attacked a voice behind him with the Cruciatus and Imperius Curses, but a mirror absorbed both spells.
  • Harley revealed herself sitting in a giant spiderweb and greeted Barty Crouch Jr. as Riddle’s faithful servant.

Ch. 350Sorry, This Is the Mirror World

Harley exposed Barty Crouch Jr.'s plan to use her blood to restore Voldemort, then revealed that he was trapped in the Mirror World and subdued him. She tracked the Portkey's destination and arranged for her duplicate to carry the cup through the Maze while she went ahead.

  • Harley mocked Barty Crouch Jr. and deduced that he planned to use her blood in a ritual to give Voldemort a body.
  • Barty Crouch Jr. claimed that the blood had already been sent away, but Harley revealed the vial contained black liquid and that he was facing her reflection in the Mirror World.
  • Harley summoned darkness and mist to overwhelm Barty Crouch Jr.'s defenses and put him into a deep sleep.
  • Harley returned to the real room with the cup, then used the Magic Mirror and Shadow Strangling Vine to trace the Portkey's route to Voldemort's destination beside his father's grave.
  • Harley created a duplicate, told it to carry the cup through the Maze after disabling its Portkey magic, and vanished while the duplicate remained behind.

Ch. 351Riddle, Our Bond Has Grown Distant!

Peter Pettigrew completed the resurrection ritual, restoring Voldemort to full strength, and Voldemort summoned and berated the Death Eaters before announcing his plan to lure Harley Potter to the graveyard. Harley appeared unexpectedly and reproached Voldemort for holding his resurrection feast without inviting her.

  • Peter received the Portkey carrying a white rabbit and a vial of Harley Potter's blood, then prepared the cauldron for Voldemort's resurrection.
  • Peter sacrificed his right hand and added the blood to the Potion, allowing Voldemort to emerge restored to his adult body.
  • Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters, punished and scolded them, and declared that he would execute a servant hiding at Hogwarts.
  • Voldemort announced that his loyal servant would lure Harley Potter to the graveyard for a duel, but Harley emerged from the shadows and complained that Voldemort had not invited her.

Ch. 352Run, Riddle! You're Tonight's Main Course!

Harley Potter confronted Voldemort at a graveyard gathering, where he declared that she would be the feast’s main course and challenged her to a duel. Harley struck first with spells secretly cast by Barty Crouch Jr., leaving Voldemort buried under rubble as the Death Eaters witnessed his apparent defeat.

  • Voldemort mocked Harley and his gathered Death Eaters before announcing that Harley would be the night’s main course.
  • Harley revealed that Voldemort’s usher, Barty Crouch Jr., had tried to kill her, and she had put him to sleep.
  • Voldemort recounted his past failures, challenged Harley to a duel, and taunted her about her parents.
  • Before Voldemort finished declaring the duel begun, Harley used a Magic Mirror to unleash Barty Crouch Jr.’s Cruciatus and Imperius Curses on him.
  • Voldemort crashed into a tombstone and disappeared beneath rubble, while Harley mocked him and the Death Eaters realized the Wizarding World had changed.

Ch. 353What Kind of Dark Lord? Isn't It Better to Cling to This Fair-Skinned Leg?

Harley and Voldemort continued their duel in the graveyard, with Voldemort unleashing Fiendfyre and a trap that sealed the area in darkness. Harley countered his attacks and the summoned Werewolves and Goblins, leaving Voldemort’s next move unresolved.

  • The Death Eaters decided they would serve whoever won, while Lucius considered having Draco court Harley.
  • Voldemort burst from beneath the rubble and attacked Harley with boulders, but she shattered them and evaded his stone spears with an illusion.
  • Voldemort surrounded the graveyard with Fiendfyre and darkness, while Harley reappeared and recognized that he had prepared a trap.
  • Harley used rain, lightning, and a pale blue ring to extinguish Voldemort’s Fiendfyre tornado and split the ice formed from his clouds.
  • Voldemort summoned Werewolves and Goblins with a Dark Mark, but Harley froze their assault and struck them down with lightning.

Ch. 354Thanks for Nature's Generosity!

Voldemort sent waves of Werewolves and Goblins against Harley, using their deaths to activate a graveyard spell connected to the River of Eternal Darkness. Harley discovered the creatures’ deaths were feeding the magic and eroding her, but she secretly redirected the gray mist into a ring and an Invisibility Cloak as the Death Eaters watched the slaughter.

  • Harley questioned Voldemort after she easily defeated his first group of Werewolves and Goblins, and he summoned stronger forces led by Fenrir Greyback.
  • Voldemort explained that he had promised the Werewolves and Goblins power and rights in exchange for their service, then revealed that their blood had activated a hidden graveyard spell.
  • Harley sensed the River of Eternal Darkness in the graveyard and realized that the deaths of the attackers were strengthening the spell and sending gray-white mist toward her.
  • Harley killed the advancing Werewolves and Goblins with black fireballs and Ice Spears while secretly channeling the mist into a ring and an Invisibility Cloak beside a gravestone.
  • After several hundred Werewolves and Goblins died and vanished into gray mist, the Death Eaters stopped cheering as they recognized the scale of Voldemort’s sacrifice.

Ch. 355Your Magic Is Very Useful, but It's Mine Now

Harley took control of Voldemort’s death magic, turned his graveyard trap against him, and forced him to flee with Nagini. She let him escape because he remained useful and she had not yet found all his Horcruxes, then turned toward the Death Eaters watching from the edge of the battlefield.

  • Voldemort unleashed the River of Eternal Darkness’s deathly mist and explained how he had bound Harley to Azkaban through the Goblet of Fire’s contract and a curse.
  • The Resurrection Stone and Invisibility Cloak absorbed the mist while Harley secretly took control of Voldemort’s magic.
  • Harley’s decoy dispersed under the pressure, and the real Harley swallowed Voldemort’s attacks before thanking him for the magic she had claimed.
  • Voldemort transformed into black mist, seized Nagini, and fled, but Harley struck him with the Magic Mirror and wounded him.
  • Harley chose not to stop Voldemort because she still needed to locate his Horcruxes and could use the liquid she had planted in him to influence or kill him.
  • Harley turned to face the Death Eaters gathered at the graveyard’s edge.

Ch. 356Everything Was Barty Crouch's Fault!

Harley defeated Voldemort, trapped the Death Eaters in a deadly game, and prepared them as ritual materials before returning to change the Wizarding World. Meanwhile, Fudge rejected Dumbledore’s warning that Voldemort had returned and blamed Barty Crouch Sr. for the crisis.

  • Harley let the Death Eaters flee beyond the Anti-Disapparition Jinx while she hunted them, killing more than a dozen she had frozen in ice.
  • Harley confirmed that Hedwig had photographed the scene and decided to postpone her advancement to Demoness of Catastrophe until midnight.
  • In the Headmaster's Office, Dumbledore told Fudge that Snape’s Dark Mark had changed and argued that Voldemort had returned.
  • Fudge denied Voldemort’s return, dismissed Snape as a troublemaker, and claimed Barty Crouch Sr. had tried to murder him before killing himself.
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