Chapter Summaries

Wizet summoned immense magical energy and used Ansuz to weaken and restrain “My Lord,” whose bones became covered in cracks that his flames could not repair. Wizet then approached him and concluded that defeating him had not been difficult because his wand remained intact.

• Draco warned the others that “My Lord” remained unharmed despite the attacks, and Cedric wondered if his body had been exiled because it could not be destroyed.
• Wizet raised his wand as magical energy converged on him, while the figures surrounding “My Lord” shifted from attacking to restraining him.
• The figures blocked “My Lord’s” attempts to escape and forced him to keep falling toward the ground.
• Wizet cast Ansuz, summoning a rift of brilliant white light that struck “My Lord” and left his bones covered in cracks his flames could not mend.
• Wizet stepped through the surrounding figures, approached the kneeling “My Lord,” and said that the intact wand proved the task had not been difficult.

Wizet explained that his ability, which he called “distance,” let him remain unaffected by Mictlantecuhtli’s attacks because he had no connection to him, while his close bonds with his companions made them part of a greater whole. Mictlantecuhtli then questioned why Wizet had not been corrupted by Ancient Magic Power.

• Mictlantecuhtli realized the figures restraining him were familiar people from the past, revived through Wizet’s unknown ability.
• Mictlantecuhtli asked why the surrounding scene had barely changed, and Wizet explained that attacks faded because of the distance between them.
• Ron admitted he did not understand Wizet’s explanation, so Luna and Pandora described how Wizet’s connections with his companions made them part of a whole.
• Mictlantecuhtli recognized that Wizet’s power was more than ordinary magic and asked why Ancient Magic Power had not corrupted him.

Wizet and the others learned that Mictlantecuhtli's influence had corrupted the Ancient Magic Power, while Wizet explained how he turned the tools and help he received into a strength of his own. The chapter ended with the group inspired by his conviction and Wizet sharing a smile with Luna.

• Wizet explained that the Killing Curse had not belonged to the Ancient Magic Power originally and that Mictlantecuhtli's messengers had spread it.
• Hermes Trismegistus said he had founded the Guardian organization but had been unable to detect the Killing Curse after falling into slumber.
• Selina Pendragon concluded that Isidora Morgana's Ancient Magic Power had been corrupted, explaining her skill with the Unforgivable Curses.
• Wizet said he used outside help and tools without relying on them as his foundation, and that this understanding shaped the attack that left "My Lord" unable to heal.
• Harry, Neville, and Draco were stirred by Wizet's words, while Lucius Malfoy cautioned Draco against taking the metaphor too literally.
• Wizet turned toward Luna, and the two smiled at each other.

Wizet revealed that he had invaded Mictlantecuhtli’s soul while Mictlantecuhtli was invading others, using that opening to turn the situation against him. As Mictlantecuhtli insisted he could still fight back, Wizet questioned how many more attacks it would take to destroy him.

• Mictlantecuhtli realized Wizet had been answering the questions forming in his mind, and Wizet explained that anyone who invaded another’s soul could have their own soul invaded in return.
• Voldemort regretted not exploiting the same vulnerability when he first made eye contact with Mictlantecuhtli.
• Wizet credited Mictlantecuhtli’s defenselessness with helping Xochitlicutli and the others return, and said his plan had begun around the previous summer vacation with help from Morgana le Fay’s Ritual Magic array.
• Wizet revealed that Morgana le Fay had been Mictlantecuhtli’s follower and that he and Hermes Trismegistus had concealed their involvement in an earlier failed attack.
• Gellert Grindelwald advised Wizet to preserve his image and use Mictlantecuhtli’s remaining power to strengthen himself.
• Mictlantecuhtli insisted he was only injured and could not be destroyed, while Wizet asked how many attacks like the last one would finish him.

Wizet prepared to subject “My Lord” to a nuclear explosion while Voldemort considered killing Harry as his last chance to survive. The chapter ended with Wizet aiming his wand at “My Lord” and saying he looked forward to seeing what a nuclear explosion looked like.

• Voldemort realized Wizet had uncovered his Horcruxes and controlled the world, then decided to kill Harry if his restraints disappeared.
• Wizet said he intended to squeeze every last bit of value out of “My Lord,” prompting Fred, George, and Ron to compare him to a test subject.
• Wizet used the Ritual Magic Array to let everyone see “My Lord” begging for mercy through his eyes.
• Wizet dismissed “My Lord’s” pleas and curses, then aimed his wand at him and announced he would show him the change brought by a nuclear explosion.

Wizet revealed that Voldemort had unknowingly reclaimed a nuclear bomb inside his body and triggered it, destroying his bones in a blast that he magically showed to the world. After the Muggle leaders feared Wizet might also die, he addressed their thoughts, then erased the mushroom cloud and left them terrified.

• Fred and George eagerly welcomed the chance to see a nuclear bomb detonated, while Voldemort demanded to know what it was and how it could harm him.
• Wizet explained that he had placed a nuclear bomb inside Voldemort's body when Voldemort reclaimed it, and Voldemort realized he had failed to inspect himself.
• The nuclear bomb detonated inside Voldemort, shattering his bones as Wizet used magic to make everyone in the world see the blinding explosion.
• President Bill and the other Muggle leaders hoped the blast would destroy Wizet along with Voldemort, and Wizet asked them to care about his feelings.
• Wizet showed the leaders the enormous mushroom cloud, then waved his wand and made it disappear, leaving the Muggles horrified.

Wizet destroyed Mictlantecuhtli after surviving the nuclear blast, freeing people from his control. As Voldemort attacked Harry with a killing curse, Snape's doe Patronus intervened, leaving Harry stunned by Snape's apparent concern.

• Wizet exposed Mictlantecuhtli's feigned weakness and erased him despite his pleas for another chance.
• People around the world regained control of their bodies, and Odin thanked Wizet for saving them.
• Voldemort immediately attacked Harry with wandless magic as the freed wizards celebrated.
• Barty Crouch Jr. tried but failed to reach Harry, while Sirius Black moved to shield him.
• Snape's doe Patronus blocked Voldemort's first spell, and Voldemort then cast Avada Kedavra.

Voldemort’s Killing Curse struck Harry, but Voldemort and Harry both collapsed, and Snape attacked Voldemort after Wizet revived him. Voldemort exposed Snape’s role in bringing Wizet to the Time Chamber and began revealing Snape’s past, leaving Harry stunned by the name Lily.

• Voldemort cast the Killing Curse at Harry, and Snape’s doe Patronus appeared as Sirius pushed Harry aside and took the curse’s light with him.
• Harry fell unconscious on top of Sirius, and Voldemort collapsed after him.
• Wizet used spells to keep Voldemort awake and heal Snape while Snape punched Voldemort repeatedly.
• Voldemort told Wizet that Snape had masterminded bringing him to the Time Chamber on Voldemort’s orders, prompting Barty Crouch Jr. to question Snape’s motives.
• Dumbledore declared that Severus had always been his man, and Voldemort began describing how Snape had begged him not to kill Lily.
• Wizet silenced Voldemort, and Harry asked what Lily Voldemort meant.

Harry learned that Snape had told Voldemort the prophecy and then begged him to spare Lily, leaving Harry desperate to understand what had happened between them. Snape began confessing his role in the tragedy and explained that he had turned to Dumbledore for help.

• Harry asked Dumbledore, Snape, Sirius, and Remus Lupin why Voldemort had spared Lily, and learned that Lily and Snape had once been friends at Hogwarts.
• Snape insisted that he had never wanted Voldemort to harm Lily and volunteered to explain what had happened.
• Snape told Harry that he had heard the prophecy and passed it to Voldemort, who then chose Harry as his target.
• Snape explained that he had knelt to beg Voldemort to spare Lily, but distrusted Voldemort's promise.
• Snape said that he had betrayed Voldemort and sought help from Dumbledore.

Snape explained that he had protected Harry because he loved Lily and wanted to atone for helping Voldemort, while denying that he was noble. He accepted that Barty Crouch Sr. could arrest him, but still intended to act against Voldemort until Wizet intervened.

• Snape and Sirius regretted their roles in the events that led to Lily and James's deaths, while Voldemort took pleasure in their suffering.
• Snape told Harry that he had protected him for Lily's sake and that Voldemort had infiltrated Hogwarts during Harry's first year.
• Snape admitted that teaching at Hogwarts had mostly been torment and called himself a sinner seeking redemption.
• Snape told Barty Crouch Sr. to arrest him, but said he had unfinished business with Voldemort.
• Wizet stepped between Snape and Voldemort and urged Snape not to sully his soul.

Wizet explained why Harry survived Voldemort’s Killing Curse and how Mictlantecuhtli’s defeat changed the powers of Horcruxes and the Killing Curse. The chapter ended with Wizet declaring that death had returned to the world and would never again belong to any single being.

• Wizet told Voldemort that Severus had been worth saving, and Voldemort asked why Harry had survived the Killing Curse.
• Wizet explained that Voldemort’s unstable soul had shed a fragment that lodged in Harry’s scar, and that the curse had reflected back through Sacrificial Protection.
• Wizet revealed that Horcruxes and the Killing Curse had been privileges granted by Mictlantecuhtli, whose defeat caused those powers to dissipate.
• Wizet explained that Horcruxes could no longer anchor souls and that the Killing Curse could no longer reap them, though it could be used as a Soul Healing Technique.
• Wizet told Dumbledore and the others that death had returned to its original place in the world and would never again be controlled by any being.

Wizet explained that Voldemort’s rebounding Killing Curse had split off a piece of his soul, which attached itself to Harry, and that the spell could no longer kill after Mictlantecuhtli vanished. Wizet then sent the released souls of Voldemort’s victims into him, leaving Voldemort convulsing under the weight of their lives.

• Wizet explained how Voldemort’s rebounding curse tore off a soul fragment that attached to Harry, and why the Killing Curse could no longer kill.
• Voldemort realized Wizet had decided to save him through repentance, but objected that repentance meant denying himself and submitting to others.
• Wizet explained that the motes of light were souls Mictlantecuhtli had collected, many belonging to people whose deaths Voldemort had caused directly or indirectly.
• Wizet sent the motes of light into Voldemort, who began shaking as the victims’ complete lives overwhelmed him.

Voldemort died after confronting the warmth and belonging he had never known, and Barty Crouch Sr. and Barty Crouch Jr. prepared to arrest the surviving Dark wizards and atone for their past. Ron, Fred, and George reflected on Voldemort’s death and the irony that his pursuit of immortality had not let him live as long as their grandfathers.

• Voldemort stopped trembling, collapsed, and died as the crowd wept and cheered.
• Barty Crouch Sr. urged Barty Crouch Jr. to help bring the surviving Dark wizards to the Ministry of Magic, and they agreed that both would eventually atone for their past.
• Barty Crouch Sr. told Barty Crouch Jr. that he had failed to spend enough time with him and said they could make up for it now.
• Ron told Fred and George that Voldemort’s death felt unreal and wondered what Voldemort had sought beyond immortality.
• Ron, Fred, and George observed that Voldemort had died at around sixty or seventy, younger than their grandfathers, and Ron remarked on the irony of his fate.

After Voldemort died, Wizet used Ritual Magic to restore the people whose points of light remained, bringing them back to life. The survivors reunited with their loved ones, while Gellert Grindelwald gave Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore space to meet their family.

• Voldemort collapsed dead, and Wizet used the Ritual Magic array to turn the remaining points of light into living people.
• Mad-Eye Moody recognized the restored Aurors, and the survivors embraced them in tearful reunion.
• Barty Crouch Sr. proudly praised Barty Crouch Jr., who broke down in tears as his father accepted him.
• Mrs. Weasley reunited with Fabian Prewett and Gideon Prewett, who recognized Fred and George as the nephews who always pranked Molly.
• Dumbledore and Aberforth Dumbledore reunited with their family while Gellert Grindelwald stood aside to give Albus space.

Vinda Rosier asked Gellert Grindelwald how he had left Nurmengard, and he explained that Wizet’s Flight Charm let him visit without escaping. Grindelwald planned to travel under the name Pentergildant Wetherland, make amends, and join Vinda and their friends in secretly protecting the world as new unrest grew.

• Vinda Rosier questioned Gellert Grindelwald about his arrival and how he had escaped Nurmengard, and he revealed that the Flight Charm let him fly to Wizet without leaving his prison.
• Grindelwald said he intended to travel under the name Pentergildant Wetherland, whose meaning was “the repentant Grindelwald,” and show Dumbledore that he had changed.
• Grindelwald proposed that he and his friends work in the shadows to address the growing vulnerability of wizards as the gap between Muggles and wizards narrowed.
• Vinda Rosier expressed interest in the plan, and Grindelwald said Selina would enjoy the competition involved.
• Grindelwald declared that Wizet would make the future spectacular and give everyone reason to look forward to tomorrow.

After Voldemort’s death, Lily and James appeared, allowing Harry and his friends to reunite with them for a final farewell. Harry asked Lily about Snape after learning that Snape’s doe Patronus matched hers.

• Snape watched Lily and James appear, while Harry ran to embrace his parents.
• James, Sirius, Remus, and Tonks shared an emotional reunion before Tonks left to return to work.
• Lily noticed Harry was troubled and gently asked him what was wrong.
• Harry told Lily that Snape had protected him with a Corporeal Patronus and that its form was a doe, like hers.

Lily told Harry about her past with James, Sirius, Remus, and Severus Snape, helping Harry understand Snape’s history and the bullying he endured. She then reassured Snape that the prophecy and Lily’s death were not his fault, urging him to stop punishing himself and live for himself.

• Lily explained her past with James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Severus, and Harry recognized how the Marauders’ bullying resembled Dudley’s treatment of him.
• Snape insisted that James and the others had only been able to overpower him by ganging up on him, then struggled to face Lily and apologize.
• Lily told Snape that Harry had shared everything, including the prophecy, and Snape confessed that he had begged Voldemort to spare her.
• Lily explained that Voldemort could have learned about the prophecy through spies in the Ministry, including August Rookwood, even if Snape had not told him.
• Lily told Snape that his plea had given her a chance to protect Harry, that he was not to blame, and that he should live for himself; Snape broke down sobbing.

After Lily forgave Snape, he was left with a painful emptiness, and James Potter provoked him into facing the possibility of living on. Lily asked Snape to continue their unfinished lives, and he agreed; the chapter then included the author's explanation of why Snape needed to learn to live beyond guilt and atonement.

• Snape struggled with the emptiness left after Lily told him his guilt was not hers to place on him.
• James Potter challenged Snape to stop hiding in the past and live, prompting Snape to confront him with renewed anger.
• Lily asked Snape to carry on living with the part of their lives they never got to finish, and Snape agreed before walking away.
• James told Harry that Snape had seemed at risk of giving up on life and admitted his own past actions toward Snape were wrong.
• The author explained that Snape needed to live as himself after Voldemort's defeat, rather than rely on revenge, guilt, or atonement.

James Potter admitted to Harry that he had helped bully Snape at Hogwarts and explained how becoming Harry’s father made him understand the harm he had caused. He left Harry with a sincere apology and reassurance that his family was there for him.

• Harry began to ask James about his past, and Sirius Black and Remus Lupin suggested waiting until the holidays to discuss it.
• James told Harry that he had led the bullying of Snape, while Sirius admitted that he had joined in and Remus said he had failed to stop them.
• James acknowledged that their actions had been worse than what Dudley had done to Harry and said he would explain the truth despite the effect it might have on Harry.
• James explained that imagining Harry being bullied at Hogwarts had made him realize how terrifying and harmful his treatment of Snape had been.
• Lily took James’s hand as he paused, while Harry, Sirius, and Remus fell silent.

James Potter and his friends reconciled with Harry and prepared to face death without regrets. Wizet gave Snape a magical device that could lead him to Circe, while Snape reflected on the end of the school year and his lost chance to take points from Wizet.

• James Potter apologized for how he had treated Snape, and Harry told him he would do what he believed was right.
• James Potter named standing up to Voldemort and becoming Sirius Black and Remus Lupin’s closest friend among the things he was proud of.
• James Potter and Lily said they could face death without restraints or regrets, then James hugged Harry, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin goodbye.
• The figures formed from points of light began solemnly saying farewell to the people close to them.
• Snape asked Wizet about the witch who had impersonated Lily, and Wizet identified her as Circe and gave Snape a device to find and bind her.
• Snape accepted the device, reminded Wizet not to trust people too easily, and lamented that he might never again take points from him.