Chapter Summaries

Harley was summoned to Dumbledore’s office late at night, where he showed her the grim roster of Defense Against the Dark Arts professors during his tenure. The roster’s many disastrous departures left Harley confronting how dangerous the position had been.

• Umbridge stayed away from Snape’s classes after Snape’s complaint led Voldemort to torture her and order her to avoid him.
• Harley read about the Fidelius Charm in bed until Fawkes carried her to Dumbledore’s office.
• Dumbledore joked with Harley before explaining that he had called her for a serious reason.
• Dumbledore gave Harley the professors’ roster, and she found that many former Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers had suffered breakdowns or gruesome deaths.

Professor Dumbledore took Harley to the Room of Requirement’s hidden headmaster chamber and showed her the curse attached to Hogwarts’ Defense Against the Dark Arts post. Harley severed its links to Voldemort’s soul and lifted it, then noticed the chamber’s model was connected to the Marauder’s Map.

• Dumbledore explained that Tom Riddle had cursed the Defense Against the Dark Arts position and asked Harley to help remove it.
• Dumbledore revealed Ravenclaw’s hidden chamber inside the Room of Requirement, where a magical model of Hogwarts displayed the curse as black mist.
• Harley used dark magic to redirect the curse’s links to Voldemort’s soul and sever them, causing the curse to vanish from the castle.
• Dumbledore checked that the curse was gone and thanked Harley on Severus’s behalf.
• Harley sensed that the Marauder’s Map had been linked to the Hogwarts model, then left the chamber as her back briefly turned transparent.

Harley studied the Hogwarts curse, traced Voldemort’s soul connections, and used a ritual to make Hufflepuff’s Cup reveal its location in Gringotts. She emptied the Lestrange vault and took the Cup, while Voldemort sensed a disturbance but concluded his curse was intact.

• Harley devoured the Hogwarts curse, studied its spells, and traced the lines connecting it to Voldemort’s soul fragments and Horcruxes.
• Harley used the Diadem, a soul fragment, and a ritual to make Hufflepuff’s Cup awaken and recite her honorific name.
• Harley entered the Lestrange vault through a mirror, stripped away its protective magic, and took its treasures and Hufflepuff’s Cup.
• Voldemort felt his soul tremble, checked the Hogwarts curse and Umbridge’s Dark Mark, then decided nothing was wrong.

Harley helped Angelina judge Gryffindor’s Keeper tryouts, which ended with Ron chosen despite his rough performance. After Umbridge returned from the hospital and began inspecting elective classes, Harley confronted her about the newspapers and the political attacks on Fudge, leaving Umbridge unable to answer before class began.

• Harley attended Gryffindor’s Keeper tryouts and watched applicants struggle to block Angelina’s stationary shots.
• Angelina chose Ron as Keeper after he blocked thirteen of her fifteen shots, while McLaggen was excluded because he was in the school hospital after eating Doxy eggs.
• Umbridge left the school hospital and began inspecting the elective classes, while Professor Babbling’s apparent mental magic drove her away from Ancient Runes.
• Harley sat beside Umbridge during Divination and asked what she thought of the recent wizarding newspapers as Senior Undersecretary to the Ministry of Magic.
• Umbridge struggled to respond as Harley’s question reminded her of the Daily Prophet’s coverage of Fudge’s looming impeachment, and the class bell interrupted her.

During Divination class, Umbridge questioned Trelawney’s teaching and credentials while Harley secretly monitored Umbridge’s communications with Voldemort. Harley learned Voldemort was pursuing a prophecy through both the Department of Mysteries and Trelawney, while Umbridge’s assignment was designed to benefit him either way.

• Harley distracted Umbridge before class, and Trelawney began a lesson on interpreting prophetic dreams.
• Susan admitted she took Divination for easy credits, while Harley reminded her why she had chosen the class.
• Trelawney argued with Ron and Dean over Ron’s dream, predicting that he would let in eleven goals in his next Quidditch match.
• Umbridge challenged Trelawney’s methods and credentials, and Trelawney defended herself with increasingly flustered explanations.
• Harley recalled that Umbridge’s Dark Magic communications were being redirected to her, revealing Voldemort’s plans to obtain a prophecy through the Hall of Prophecy or Trelawney.

Trelawney received a probation notice from Umbridge after failing to convince her she was a genuine Seer, while Hogwarts prepared for Halloween without Hagrid’s usual pumpkin decorations. Harley then helped Hermione and the Weasley Twins improve their prank biscuits for Umbridge before the evening costume party.

• Trelawney hoped Umbridge would support her, but Umbridge investigated her claims and issued her a probation notice after reporting to Voldemort and Fudge.
• The students realized Halloween lacked its usual pumpkin decorations because Hagrid had been absent since the start of term.
• Slughorn proposed a Halloween costume party, and Dumbledore approved it despite his frequent absences from Hogwarts.
• Harley found Hermione helping Fred and George develop Canary Cream-based biscuits intended to turn Umbridge into a toad.
• Harley corrected the prank’s Transfiguration flaw and enchanted a biscuit with a secret effect before she and Hermione left for the party.

At Hogwarts’s Halloween feast, Umbridge arrived in a pink cat costume and ate a bewitched biscuit that transformed her into a toad and trapped her in a romantic fantasy about Fudge and Voldemort. The chapter left Umbridge still under the spell as she insulted the person patting her shoulder, who wished her and Minister Fudge a happy life together.

• Harley and Hermione attended the Halloween feast in costumes, and Fred and George revealed that Peeves had approved their ghost disguises and prank on Umbridge.
• Umbridge arrived late in a pink cat costume, and Flitwick gave up his seat beside Dumbledore so she had to endure Dumbledore’s jokes.
• Umbridge ate a bewitched biscuit, and her body transformed into a pink toad while the students watched.
• A spell made Umbridge imagine that she had fallen in love with Fudge, before Voldemort appeared and tortured her with the Cruciatus Curse.
• Umbridge mistook the person patting her shoulder for an interruption to Voldemort’s punishment, and the voice wished her and Minister Fudge a happy life together.

At Hogwarts’ Halloween feast, Umbridge was transformed and humiliated by enchanted chocolate, while Rita publicized the scandal. A Ministry raid helped Fudge remain in office temporarily, and Voldemort told the hospitalized Umbridge that his plan could still proceed.

• Umbridge’s enchanted chocolate made her appear half-human and half-toad and induced her to reveal embarrassing fantasies about Fudge and her master; Professor Flitwick dispelled the illusion, and Umbridge fainted after realizing what she had done.
• Rita suspended her novel about Harley and published photographs and reports of Umbridge’s performance, sending rumors through the wizarding world and driving Fudge’s approval rating sharply down.
• Mysterious wizards raided the Ministry of Magic, destroyed the Time-Turners, stole objects from the Death Chamber, and destroyed confidential documents; Dumbledore left the feast to respond.
• The Wizengamot gained authority to remove Fudge, but the Ministry kept him in office temporarily to reconstruct documents and coordinate with other countries.
• Umbridge stayed silent about the candy that caused her transformation because she feared angering the Selwyn family, and she recovered at St Mungo’s while remaining in contact with Voldemort.
• Voldemort told Umbridge that Fudge would remain Minister until at least Christmas and said their plan could still proceed, promising her a significant role.

Gryffindor faced Slytherin in the first Quidditch match of the season, with Harley dominating the scoring while Ron struggled under pressure. After Slytherin’s players tried to gang up on Harley, she triggered a midair pileup and scored again, leaving the match heavily in Gryffindor’s favor.

• Students looked forward to the Quidditch season, and Gryffindor entered its opening match against Slytherin hoping to win a fourth consecutive championship.
• The Slytherins wore crown-shaped badges and sang a mocking song about Ron, who let several goals through as Gryffindor built a lead.
• Harley scored repeatedly, and Fred asked her to give the Slytherins a taste of their own treatment.
• Montague, Warrington, and Pucey charged Harley while Crabbe and Goyle pursued her with their bats.
• Harley stalled her broom so the Slytherin players crashed into one another, then borrowed Malfoy’s broom and scored past Bletchley.
• The crowd cheered as Lee taunted the Slytherins for failing to stop Harley.

After Gryffindor defeated Slytherin, Harley and Hermione found the badly injured Hagrid back in his hut and healed him. Hagrid recounted his failed mission to recruit the giants in the Alps, then struggled to explain why he had recently suffered more injuries.

• Katie caught the Golden Snitch, ending Gryffindor's match against Slytherin with a score of 490 to 30, and Gryffindor celebrated.
• Harley and Hermione discovered that Hagrid had returned secretly and found him severely injured in his hut.
• Harley healed Hagrid while Hermione helped, and they questioned him about his absence and injuries.
• Hagrid explained that he and Olympe had found the giants in the Alps, where Golgomath overthrew Karkus and sided with the death eaters, forcing them to flee.
• Hermione pointed out that Hagrid's injuries looked recent, and Hagrid admitted there was more to the story.

Hagrid explained that he had brought his mistreated half-brother Grawp back from the Alps, and Harley and Hermione confronted him about the danger of keeping a giant near Hogwarts. In the Forbidden Forest, Harley subdued Grawp and secured his agreement to stay near the clearing, while Hagrid decided to tell Professor Dumbledore.

• Hagrid told Harley and Hermione that Grawp had been bullied by the Giants, and explained how he and Madame Maxime had helped bring him back from the Alps.
• Hermione objected to keeping Grawp at Hogwarts, and Harley persuaded Hagrid to take them to the Forbidden Forest to secure him before he caused trouble.
• Hagrid showed Harley and Hermione the clearing where Grawp was tied up, but Grawp woke and attacked them with a tree.
• Harley rescued Hagrid and Hermione, challenged Grawp, and defeated him with her strength and magic.
• Harley got Grawp to agree to stay near the clearing and accept magical restraints, and Hagrid agreed to report the situation to Professor Dumbledore.

Hagrid returned to teaching Care of Magical Creatures and brought Thestrals to a class of students who could not see them, while Hogwarts prepared for Christmas and Slughorn’s invitation-only party. Harley and Hermione arrived at the party together, where Slughorn revealed that someone had come in Mr. Delacour’s place and an unexpected guest embraced Harley from behind.

• Harley worried that Hagrid might teach the students about Giants after teaching Grawp English, and Hagrid’s first class back featured Thestrals the students could not see.
• Hagrid and Professor Flitwick decorated Hogwarts for Christmas, while Professor Slughorn invited Harley and Hermione to his private party as outstanding students.
• Hermione dressed Harley for the party, and Harley teased her until Hermione blushed and kissed her before they left together.
• Harley and Hermione entered Slughorn’s crowded office, where Harley greeted several adult Wizards who knew her through her magical research.
• Slughorn told Harley that Mr. Delacour could not attend and that someone had come in his place, then an unseen guest embraced Harley from behind and asked if she had missed them.

Harley left the Yule Ball after learning that Voldemort’s forces had attacked the Ministry of Magic and Azkaban, and she went to stop the assault on the prison. At Azkaban, she captured two Death Eaters and discovered that Voldemort had allied with beings that might not be Wizards.

• Harley avoided choosing between Hermione and Fleur by drawing the party’s guests into a discussion of advanced potions before the Yule Ball began.
• Fawkes brought Harley news that Dumbledore was fighting attackers at the Ministry of Magic while Death Eaters assaulted Azkaban, and Harley agreed to go to the prison.
• Harley sent Fawkes to aid Dumbledore, then reached Azkaban by entering the sea and using her Invisibility Cloak to conceal the island.
• Harley ambushed two Death Eaters guarding Azkaban, subdued them, and used her ring to examine their memories.
• Harley learned that Voldemort had allied with an Acolyte and that the allies included monsters hidden beneath the appearance of ordinary Wizards.

Harley entered Azkaban while Death Eaters and their allies massacred the prisoners and prepared sacrifices for Voldemort. Rodolphus was isolated and terrorized by Frank Longbottom and Alice Longbottom, who began retaliating for the torture inflicted on Alice and her unborn child.

• Harley set aside thoughts of the inhuman monsters fighting Dumbledore and strode deeper into Azkaban.
• Pure-blood Aurors freed the Death Eaters, who joined the Dementors in slaughtering the other prisoners.
• Bellatrix complained that there were too few prisoners to sacrifice, and Rodolphus argued that Death Eaters should remain alive to serve Voldemort.
• Rodolphus heard a voice and footsteps that the other Death Eaters could not perceive as the corridor lights went out around him.
• Rodolphus begged for mercy, then recognized Frank Longbottom and Alice Longbottom as they emerged from the darkness.
• Frank confronted Rodolphus over Alice's torture, and Alice kicked him against a wall before Frank cast the Cruciatus Curse.

Harley Potter invaded Azkaban, where Voldemort gathered his surviving Death Eaters and prepared a ritual using Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge as sacrifices. As Voldemort began the ritual, Harley listened nearby, leaving their confrontation imminent.

• Harley used the Mirror of Night to torment the Death Eaters, then killed many of them and absorbed their blood and souls for a ritual.
• Harley found Gregory Dolphin among the wounded and subjected him to the Transfiguration Torture Curse he had once used on children.
• Bellatrix reported Harley’s magic to Voldemort, who praised her and prepared for the coming battle as the surviving Death Eaters returned.
• Voldemort rallied his followers and exposed Umbridge’s false claims of pure-blood ancestry while Fudge trembled in fear.
• Voldemort placed Fudge and Umbridge on an altar and began a ritual as Harley listened from a nearby pillar.

Voldemort sacrificed Fudge and Umbridge to destroy the barrier around Azkaban’s gray river, then faced Harley as the river’s power awakened. Their duel ended with Voldemort summoning his followers and Dementors, turning the promised one-on-one fight into a battle against a crowd.

• The gray mist consumed Fudge and Umbridge, and their deaths shattered the barrier protecting the gray river beneath Azkaban.
• Harley sensed the river’s awakening as the prison’s magic grew violent and the stairwell entrance exploded.
• Harley appeared before Voldemort and attacked, but his defenses blocked her strike and he countered with a barrage of spells.
• Harley swallowed Voldemort’s spells with darkness and sent black daggers against his defenses, while Voldemort split Azkaban apart with magic.
• Voldemort revealed the concealed Death Eaters, Goblins, Werewolves, a giant, and a swarm of Dementors, then admitted he had no intention of fighting Harley one-on-one.

Harley began the advancement ritual for Sequence 1, Witch of Doom, by trapping Voldemort’s forces on Azkaban Island and tormenting them with ice and natural disasters. As despair spread among the Death Eaters and dark creatures, Harley summoned a meteor to bring the ritual toward its apocalyptic end.

• Harley challenged Voldemort’s claim of superiority, then froze the attackers in place with Medusa’s blue aura as their fear and suffering gathered around her.
• Harley used Hurricanes and Thunderstorms to batter the trapped forces, while the Death Eaters and dark creatures repeatedly found just enough hope to keep struggling.
• Harley unleashed towering waves around Azkaban Island, leaving the survivors convinced they could not escape.
• Harley summoned a meteor from the Spirit World toward Azkaban Island to complete the Witch of Doom advancement ritual, with Voldemort reserved as its final sacrifice.

Harley destroyed Azkaban Island and exposed the River of Eternal Darkness beneath it, then overwhelmed Voldemort in their duel. After recognizing the river, Voldemort recalled his plan to become the new Death and saw that it might still be possible.

• Harley used a meteor and towering waves to destroy Azkaban Island, revealing a grayish-white tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness.
• Harley taunted Voldemort and countered his Killing Curses and Fiendfyre with powerful weather magic.
• Harley struck Voldemort between a grinding disk of wind and a giant hand of seawater, forcing him to escape as black mist and leaving him badly weakened.
• Voldemort recalled how the river's mist had damaged his face but stabilized his fractured soul, and how he had studied Dementors and the Deathly Hallows.
• Voldemort realized his plan to disturb the river, consume Dementors, and become the new Death might still succeed.

Voldemort consumed the Dementors and the River of Eternal Darkness’s mist to gain immense power, but Harley outmaneuvered him and forced him to sacrifice Nagini for a final transformation. As the Great Serpent emerged for the final round, a stone spear pierced Voldemort’s heart and pinned him in midair.

• Voldemort used a replica of the Elder Wand to draw in the river’s mist and transformed into a Great Serpent that devoured the immobilized Dementors.
• After consuming several hundred Dementors, Voldemort attacked Harley with a barrage of powerful spells, but she countered them while quietly wounding him.
• Harley revealed that Voldemort’s new power was poorly controlled, while his body showed signs of decay and black blood flowed from his wounds.
• Voldemort chose to use his magical creature Animagus form and sacrificed Nagini, whose corpse the Great Serpent swallowed.
• Harley declared that the final round belonged to her as a stone spear burst from Voldemort’s heart and pierced the Great Serpent, pinning it in midair.

Harley completed a ritual to destroy Voldemort and use his death as an Anchor, then drank the Sequence 1 Witch of Doom Potion. She survived its collapse and emerged as a Witch of Doom.

• Harley revealed that Voldemort’s Horcruxes had all been found and trapped him with stone vines after he destroyed his last Horcrux himself.
• Harley arranged the Horcruxes and ritual materials, explained that a fragment of Voldemort’s soul had attached itself to her as his seventh Horcrux, and drew the fragments back into his body.
• Harley’s ritual caused Voldemort to die amid natural disasters, producing an Anchor and completing the ingredients for the Witch of Doom Potion.
• Harley drank the Potion and endured the decay and pull of the Spirit World, while the souls’ hatred and Voldemort’s death formed Anchors that held her together.
• Harley transformed into a Medusa made of information and knowledge, then returned to her human form as the Sequence 1 Witch of Doom.