Chapter Summaries

After the Ministry trial, Owen Harris named Allen Harris heir to the family and presented him at a victory banquet, where Allen delivered a stirring speech to its members. The banquet ended with former followers of Grindelwald visibly moved and rallying behind him.

• Albert told Dumbledore to have Alastor Moody report to the Ministry once he recovered, and Dumbledore realized the Aurors had not rescued Moody.
• Owen told Allen he would introduce him as the Harris Family heir at the victory banquet, and Allen accepted the prepared speech after asking about Albert and Lenn.
• At the banquet, Owen announced his promotion to Deputy Minister, Lenn's new post, Daisy's appointment, and Allen's succession as heir and prospective Order of Merlin recipient.
• Allen urged the guests to applaud themselves and declared that ordinary wizards had value, then cast a phoenix Patronus as he spoke about freedom, truth, and reclaiming their rightful positions.
• The guests cheered and former followers of Grindelwald raised their wands with Allen, while one told Penelope she should be glad there were no opponents present.

After the Death Eater attack, Hogwarts prepared for harder final exams while Harry tried to persuade Dumbledore to let him join the Order of the Phoenix. The chapter ended with a ceremony honoring students who had defended Hogwarts, as Dumbledore awarded their houses fifty points each.

• The professors announced that the postponed final exams would take place and would be more difficult, and Remus Lupin returned to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.
• Lupin told Harry that Moody remained too weak to leave the Hospital Wing and asked Harry to speak to Sirius about his anger at Dumbledore for putting Harry in danger.
• Harry repeatedly asked Dumbledore to let him join the Order of the Phoenix, and Dumbledore lightened the students' mood by joking about the exams.
• Dumbledore welcomed Minister for Magic Fudge, Albert, and several Aurors to the awards ceremony in the Great Hall.
• Dumbledore announced that Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang, Edward Fox, and other students would receive the Order of Merlin, Third Class for resisting the Death Eaters and protecting their fellow students.
• Dumbledore awarded each medal recipient's house fifty points, prompting loud cheers from Ravenclaw.

Allen received a First Class Order of Merlin and sixty points for Ravenclaw, while Hermione received a Third Class Badge. Afterward, Allen joined Hermione, Luna, and Draco on a visit to Hermione’s home, where he began considering the future of the Statute of Secrecy and whether to follow Grindelwald’s example after defeating Voldemort.

• Dumbledore awarded Hermione a Third Class Badge, then presented Allen with a First Class Badge and gave Ravenclaw sixty points.
• Ron resented Allen’s success, then kept Allen’s Chocolate Frog card despite turning it face down after reading its list of achievements.
• Hermione invited Allen to see her Thunderbird egg hatch, and Draco joined them after receiving instructions from Abraxas Malfoy to build ties with Allen’s circle.
• Allen, Hermione, Luna, and Draco visited the Granger home, where Dobby prepared a feast and Draco enjoyed the food despite his discomfort around Muggles.
• Seeing a television at Hermione’s home, Allen worried that future technology could expose the magical world and considered eventually challenging the Statute of Secrecy after Voldemort’s defeat.

Hermione, Allen, Draco, and Luna visited the Grangers’ home, where Hermione’s father examined their teeth. Draco reluctantly underwent a painful cleaning and was asked to choose a filling for his cavity.

• Hermione watched a baby Thunderbird hatch and gave Dobby careful instructions to look after it.
• Hermione led the others to her parents’ dental room, where Mr. Granger offered to examine their teeth.
• Luna eagerly completed her examination and asked to see the electric dental drill.
• Allen’s silent look persuaded Draco to accept an examination, and Mr. Granger found that Draco had a cavity.
• After Draco endured a long cleaning, Mr. Granger asked him what filling he wanted, and Draco tearfully chose chocolate.

Allen offered Fred and George funding to develop their joke shop, while Dumbledore and McGonagall worried about Allen’s power and the Harris family’s influence. Luna interrupted their conversation and challenged Dumbledore’s concerns about a family that cared for one another.

• The Grey Lady warned Allen about Fred and George’s out-of-control fireworks, and Allen dispelled them.
• Allen offered to invest in Fred and George’s joke shop and gave them Galleons for research funding.
• The final exams arrived, and the students in Allen’s Training Class found them manageable.
• Hagrid told Dumbledore and McGonagall he would travel with Olympe to win over the giants and asked them to have Filch feed his Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• Dumbledore and McGonagall discussed Allen’s Dark Magic, his influence over his students, and their fears about the Harris family’s growing power.
• Luna appeared near the Forbidden Forest and asked Dumbledore whether having family members who cared for one another was a fortune or a misfortune.

At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore again announced that Voldemort had returned and urged the visiting schools to stand together. As the students left Hogwarts, Allen planned summer combat training and explained that he intended to defeat Voldemort himself.

• Dumbledore announced Ravenclaw's House Cup victory and warned the Great Hall that Voldemort had returned, calling for unity among the magical schools.
• Karkaroff, fearful of traveling without protection, repeatedly asked Owen Harris to provide him with more guards.
• Allen, Harry, and Ron said goodbye to Fleur, who revealed that she had found a job at the British Ministry of Magic.
• Krum said goodbye to Hermione, who wished him well before going to Allen; Draco appeared with Pansy supporting his jaw after dental treatment.
• On the train, Allen asked Hermione and Luna to keep time free for summer combat training and told Hermione he intended to defeat Voldemort himself.
• Allen explained his strategy for handling the coming conflict between the Ministry and Dumbledore, then suggested that he, Hermione, and Luna search for an Animagus subject during the summer.

Allen made a wand for Emily, who tried it out during a family lunch beneath the banyan tree. The meal ended with Errol delivering Mrs. Weasley’s request to visit and return the money Allen had given the twins.

• Emily packed her Hogwarts trunk and watched as Allen measured her for a wand.
• Allen had Emily test several wands, then made her a mithril wand with a Cockatrice nerve core; she created dazzling bubbles with it.
• Morgan le Fay prepared an outdoor lunch, where Emily eagerly prodded things with her new wand.
• When Errol swooped toward the table, Emily stopped him with a Levitation Charm, and Allen recognized the Weasley family owl.
• Allen read Mrs. Weasley’s letter, in which she explained that she had found the money he gave the twins and asked to bring them to visit and return it.

Allen visited the Burrow to defend Fred and George’s plans to open a joke shop and persuaded Arthur Weasley to lead a project modifying Muggle televisions for the Harris Family. The chapter ended with Arthur accepting the part-time work and telling Allen about his inventions.

• Allen arrived at the Burrow and told Molly Weasley that Fred and George should pursue their ambitions instead of being forced into Ministry careers.
• Arthur came home, met Allen, and agreed that the twins should choose work they enjoyed.
• Allen invited Arthur to oversee the Harris Family’s Muggle television modification project, offering generous compensation and a part-time arrangement.
• Arthur accepted the position and told Allen that he had tinkered with several Muggle objects in his shed.

Allen visited the Weasleys and Luna Lovegood, funding Arthur Weasley’s Muggle-object research and recruiting Xenophilius Lovegood to lead a wizarding television station. He then brought Luna to the Harris Family’s Tower for Charms training, where his friends gathered to try the Foe-Glass.

• Arthur showed Allen his shed, and Allen left the Weasleys Galleons to fund Arthur’s research before departing.
• Allen visited Luna and Xenophilius, proposed that Xenophilius direct a wizarding television station, and persuaded him to accept while keeping The Quibbler running.
• Allen invited Luna to train at the Harris Family’s Tower, and she left with him before Xenophilius could respond.
• Allen taught Luna Charms at the Tower and was impressed by how quickly she learned them.
• Penelope, Hermione, and Allen’s family gathered at the Tower and grew excited when they learned they could use the Foe-Glass to fight the world’s top wizards.

Allen and the others trained against projections of Voldemort and Dumbledore, exposing the limits of their combat experience and giving Allen a way to improve. Afterward, Allen secured support for new projects and plans to meet Grindelwald, while Owen asked him to make more gold for the Harris Family.

• Allen and the others fought projections of Voldemort and Dumbledore, but everyone was defeated; Luna lasted surprisingly long, while Allen recognized the masters’ superior combat experience and flexible magic.
• Allen told Owen that Arthur Weasley and Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood had agreed to help establish a working group, then asked his father to arrange a meeting with Grindelwald, and Owen eventually agreed.
• Allen asked Aunt Josephine to help create a Giant protection and research zone on the Harris Dragon Farm so the family could study and potentially control Giants as a fighting force.
• Allen suggested hiring Ross Geller to research Golems with support from the Harris Family and investing in Monica’s cake shop, and Owen approved the proposal.
• Owen asked Allen to use the Sorcerer’s Stone to make more gold because the family’s expanding influence and investments were straining its funds, and Allen agreed.

Allen traveled with Hermione and Luna to Nuremberg before accompanying Matthias Schweighöfer into Nurmengard to visit Grindelwald. After entering the prison disguised with Polyjuice Potion, Allen reached Grindelwald’s cell.

• Owen arranged for Allen to meet Grindelwald while Hermione and Luna joined him on a holiday trip to Nuremberg.
• Allen helped Hermione replace her soiled shoes, and Luna chose to browse a Muggle luxury shop while he went to Nurmengard with Matthias Schweighöfer.
• Allen used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Matthias’s partner and entered Nurmengard without the guards checking their identities.
• Matthias waited outside the top-level cells as Allen removed his disguise and walked through the corridor.
• Allen reached the centermost cell and saw Grindelwald.

Allen visited Gellert Grindelwald in prison, presenting the Deathly Hallows necklace and asking to learn his magic and knowledge. After questioning Allen’s motives and reflecting on the necklace, Grindelwald asked him to bring out the Foe-Glass and a Pensieve.

• Allen showed Grindelwald the Deathly Hallows necklace as proof of his identity as Owen Harris’s son and heir to the Harris Family.
• Allen and Grindelwald talked about Nuremberg, the supplies Owen had sent, and Allen’s visit before Allen told him that Voldemort had returned.
• Allen explained that he wanted Grindelwald’s permission to use a modified Foe-Glass to copy his projection and learn his Charms and knowledge.
• Grindelwald questioned Allen about his ambition and his knowledge of the accident involving Miss Ariana Dumbledore.
• Allen raised Grindelwald’s prophetic eye and showed him the necklace around his own neck, and Grindelwald asked for the Foe-Glass and a Pensieve.

After leaving Nurmengard with Grindelwald’s magical knowledge, Allen reunited with Luna and joined her in a prank before they met Hermione at a tavern. Luna’s questions about potion ingredients prompted Allen to reconsider the hidden structure of magic, leaving him eager to investigate spell incantations and gestures.

• Allen left Nurmengard after Grindelwald refused rescue and a new wand, accepting only help to improve his prison life.
• Allen found Luna in the square, and the two walked through streets that resembled the scene in Grindelwald’s painting.
• Luna threw two dungbombs into a luxury shop and a pile of goods, then fled with Allen as onlookers mistook them for a father and daughter.
• Allen canceled his Polyjuice Potion disguise in an alley, and he and Luna went to a tavern, where Allen drank Sauerkraut Juice and Luna tried Cardamom Cinnamon Tea.
• Hermione arrived after Allen’s message, and Luna asked her about the meanings of Polyjuice Potion ingredients.
• Allen connected the ingredients’ symbolic meanings to the hidden meaning of spells and gestures, then abruptly stood up to pursue the nature of magic.

Allen traveled through Germany with Hermione and Luna, then learned that Hagrid and Madame Maxime had reached the Morvan Mountains to approach the Giants. After Lucius Malfoy revealed Voldemort’s plans, Allen followed Hagrid and Madame Maxime into the mountains and decided to meet Lucius before they contacted the Giants.

• Allen ignored a warning about Sauerkraut Juice, then repeatedly left Hermione and Luna as the drink upset his stomach.
• Maggie told Allen that Hagrid and Madame Maxime had shaken off Fudge’s pursuers and were preparing to enter the Morvan Mountains.
• Allen returned to the Harris Tower, produced Galleons and Elixir of Life, and studied Charms while events outside grew tense.
• Lucius Malfoy told Owen Harris that Voldemort had ordered him and other Death Eaters to gather money and supplies and win over the Giants.
• Allen teleported to Maggie’s location and secretly followed Hagrid and Madame Maxime into the mountains.
• Hagrid and Madame Maxime decided to wait until morning before approaching the Giants, while Allen instructed Maggie to watch them and set out to meet Lucius Malfoy.

Allen secretly contacted Lucius Malfoy and urged him to complete Voldemort’s mission to recruit Giants, while Hagrid and Madame Maxime presented Gurg with Dumbledore’s gift and began building relations with the tribe. At the welcoming feast, Hagrid learned that Leto claimed his mother Fridwulfa was dead, but Allen realized Leto was lying and sent Maggie after him.

• Allen used the family Badge to find Lucius and secretly told him to recruit Giants quickly, letting Macnair’s aggression undermine his standing with Voldemort.
• Allen watched Hagrid and Madame Maxime approach the Giants’ chief, Gurg, and present him with Dumbledore’s Gubraithian Fire.
• Hagrid told Gurg that Dumbledore’s envoys would bring more gifts the next day and ask to speak with him.
• Leto advised Hagrid and Madame Maxime about the Giants’ food and welcomed them to the tribe’s feast.
• Hagrid asked Leto about his mother, Fridwulfa, and Leto claimed she had been dead for years.
• Allen detected that Leto was lying and quietly sent Maggie to follow him.

Hagrid and Madame Maxime won Karkus’s interest with a Goblin-made helmet, while Allen learned the Death Eaters planned to provoke a giant civil war. Allen found Hagrid’s mother Fridwulfa, subdued her, and bound her with an Enslavement Gem in exchange for a promise to extend her life.

• Hagrid and Madame Maxime gave Karkus an indestructible Goblin-made helmet, and he agreed to hear Dumbledore’s message.
• Allen received Lucius Malfoy’s warning that the Death Eaters intended to spark a war among the giants.
• Maggie told Allen that Leto had visited Fridwulfa, and Allen went to confront her.
• Fridwulfa attacked Allen, who struck her with lightning, treated her injuries, and learned through Legilimency that she had abandoned Hagrid for being a runt.
• Allen offered Fridwulfa a longer life in exchange for wearing an Enslavement Gem, and she accepted.
• Allen ordered Fridwulfa to host a feast for giants, including Grawp, and gave her Potions to treat her injuries.

Hagrid and Madame Maxime witnessed Golgomath seize power from Karkus and failed to win the new Gurg’s favor, forcing them to flee. As they planned to seek Giants opposed to Golgomath, Death Eaters recruited Giants and Macnair prepared to attack them that night.

• Golgomath killed Karkus and became the Giants’ new Gurg after a bloody battle.
• Hagrid and Madame Maxime approached Golgomath with a gift, but his Giants seized Hagrid and Madame Maxime used spells to free him before they Apparated away.
• Hagrid and Madame Maxime watched Malfoy and Macnair meet Golgomath with gifts and suspected the Death Eaters had stirred up the Giants’ conflict.
• Madame Maxime proposed searching the surrounding caves at night for Giants who opposed Golgomath, and Hagrid agreed.
• Malfoy told Allen through the Badge that he had left with a group of recruited Giants, while Macnair stayed behind to attack Hagrid and Madame Maxime that night.

Hagrid and Madame Maxime were ambushed by Macnair and the Death Eaters while trying to reach the Giants, but Allen arrived in disguise and turned the battle against them. Allen captured the remaining Giants with Enslavement Gems as Madame Maxime freed Hagrid, leaving Hagrid about to object to Allen’s actions.

• Macnair attacked Hagrid and Madame Maxime, and Hagrid took a curse meant for her that trapped him in red light and caused his skin to split.
• Madame Maxime used a powerful spell to crush several Giants and trap Macnair, but Macnair escaped and ordered his forces to surround her and Hagrid.
• A masked wizard impersonating an Auror appeared, and Allen used Ball Lightning to kill several Giants and two Death Eaters before Macnair fled with the survivors.
• Allen and his controlled Giants subdued the remaining Giants, using fear and Enslavement Gems to bring them under his control.
• Madame Maxime broke the curse on Hagrid, and when Hagrid tried to challenge Allen’s actions, she covered his mouth and returned his wand.

Allen revealed that he had defeated the Dark Wizards and taken control of the giants with Enslavement Gems, then defended the Harris Family’s plan to move them to a reserve. He left Hagrid tempted by a position at a magical-creature institute, while Madame Maxime remained suspicious and planned to report what she had seen to Dumbledore.

• Allen dismissed his illusions, revealed himself to Hagrid and Madame Maxime, and helped treat Hagrid’s injuries.
• Madame Maxime challenged Allen over the Enslavement Gems, but Allen showed her a Ministry permit and argued that the Harris Family would protect the giants in a reserve.
• Allen reassured Hagrid that the gems were necessary to transport the giants safely and teach them to live peacefully.
• Allen offered Hagrid a part-time expert position at a magical-creature institute and promised to bring Norbert to the Harris Dragon Farm.
• Hagrid said he could not betray Dumbledore, but Allen’s offer and mention of Norbert made him eager to consider the position.
• Madame Maxime stayed wary of Allen and decided to tell Dumbledore what had happened.

Allen reunited Hagrid with his mother, Fridwulfa, and half-brother, Grawp, and brought them to the Giant Reserve. Hagrid began working there and receiving training, while the reserve started taming and educating the giants.

• Allen told Hagrid that Fridwulfa was alive and that he had found Grawp, then Hagrid rushed to reunite with them.
• Allen explained that Fridwulfa had stayed away to protect Hagrid and promised that the reserve would keep his family safe.
• Fridwulfa and Grawp joined Hagrid, and Allen asked Madame Maxime to be patient with Hagrid while explaining his plans to educate him.
• The Harris Family expanded its magical creature reserves, and the giants began learning English, wizarding etiquette, and military discipline under staff supervision.
• Hagrid enthusiastically shared his creature-raising knowledge, visited Norbert at the Dragon Farm, and began job training to improve his skills and maturity.