Ch. 741The Action of the Escaped Death Eaters?

Wizet learned that escaped Death Eaters planned to stage a march and alerted the Weasleys and Barty Crouch Sr. The group began preparing discreetly, but Percy collapsed from exhaustion after rushing to find Crouch.

  • Lucius Malfoy told Wizet that several pure-blood families whose members had escaped trial were planning a march that night, possibly with hired Dark wizards.
  • Wizet informed Arthur Weasley, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and the others, asking them to keep Malfoy's involvement secret.
  • Wizet and the others agreed to make advance preparations without alarming the camp, and Remus told Wizet to find Barty Crouch Sr.
  • Wizet and Ron found Percy working on a cauldron report, and Percy hurried off to fetch Crouch after hearing about the planned march.
  • Percy returned with Crouch about ten minutes later, then staggered, fell to his knees, and vomited; Ron offered him Snaffles fruits.

Ch. 742Advance Planning

Wizet and Barty Crouch Sr. identified twelve tents linked to families planning a protest march and arranged for Hit Wizards to monitor them. Wizet returned to Remus Lupin and the others with the maps as preparations continued.

  • Wizet showed Barty Crouch Sr. the families recorded in his Notebook, and Crouch marked their tents on the camp map.
  • Ron brought Percy and two Hit Wizards into the tent, where Crouch tested the Hit Wizards’ readiness and learned that all twenty-five were present.
  • Crouch ordered the Hit Wizards to watch the marked tents and said he would seek Amelia Bones’s approval to bring in more forces.
  • Wizet returned to the Lovegood tent with copies of the maps and told Remus Lupin that Crouch had assigned guards to the marked locations.
  • Remus Lupin pointed out areas already covered by his people and said he would arrange guards for the remaining locations.

Ch. 743Lucius Malfoy's Uneasy Night

Lucius Malfoy watched the Avery Family’s tent, anxious that his warning might prove false, until Death Eaters and hired Dark wizards emerged and were defeated by the Hit Wizards and Sirius Black’s group. When another disturbance broke out at the edge of the campsite, Wizet reassured Lucius that the situation would be handled and sent him back to Draco and the others.

  • Lucius watched two Hit Wizards guard the Avery Family’s tent and worried that Wizet might punish him if nothing happened.
  • Several masked Death Eaters came out of the Avery Family’s tent, and the Hit Wizards quickly stunned them.
  • More hired Dark wizards appeared, but Sirius Black and Wizet’s helpers defeated them after a magical exchange.
  • Lucius heard a new uproar near the campsite’s edge and ran to Wizet, who told him to calm down and return to Draco and the others.
  • Lucius hurried back to his tent as black mist shot toward the distant firelight.

Ch. 744Arson Squad

Wizet stopped a group of arsonists who had set fire to the campsite and suspected that some had been controlled by the Imperius Curse. He left to investigate other fires while Sirius stayed to help the survivors, one of whom recognized Wizet Lovegood from the finals.

  • Masked dark wizards and other members of a mob set tents ablaze, trapping sleeping wizards in the spreading fire.
  • A child warned the adults that rain was coming, and a black mist swept over the campsite and pierced many of the arsonists with black lances.
  • Wizet returned to human form, disarmed the surviving masked wizards, and used fire serpents and flaming arrows to subdue them.
  • Wizet told Sirius Black that the arsonists might have been controlled by the Imperius Curse and gave him their wands to test with a Flashback Charm.
  • Wizet left to investigate fires elsewhere, while Sirius went to help the survivors and one asked whether Wizet was Wizet Lovegood from the finals.

Ch. 745Encountering Beauxbatons Students

Wizet rescued a group of Beauxbatons students from arsonists, met Headmistress Olympe Maxime, and continued putting out the fires and stopping the attackers. After the operation ended, he returned to his family’s tent, where Luna and the others had also come back from helping.

  • Wizet knocked out the arsonists threatening the Beauxbatons students, extinguished the surrounding flames, and confiscated their wands.
  • Wizet spoke with the students and learned they were lower-year Beauxbatons students attending the match with Headmistress Olympe Maxime.
  • Madame Maxime arrived, accepted the arsonists’ wands for the Hit Wizards, and praised Wizet’s control of his Obscurus after he left.
  • Wizet dealt with the remaining arsonists and encountered Hogwarts students and M.S.C. employees helping with the operation.
  • Wizet returned to his family’s tent, where Luna and the others had also returned, and Harry said he had disarmed several dark wizards.

Ch. 746Perhaps This Is the Meaning of Life

Fred and George told Sirius that Harry had accidentally burned off Gilderoy Lockhart’s hair, inspiring their new fireworks, while Luna gently cleaned ash from Wizet’s cheek. Rita Skeeter warned Wizet that the Daily Prophet would celebrate him as a hero, and he agreed to an interview on the condition that she report the camp fire truthfully.

  • Fred and George reminded Sirius that Harry had dealt with Gilderoy Lockhart, whose hair Harry’s magic had burned off during the Duelling Club.
  • Fred and George revealed that Lockhart’s burned hair had inspired their expanding fireworks, which they named the Sorrow of Burned-Blond Hair.
  • Luna noticed ash on Wizet’s cheek and carefully wiped it away, leaving him moved by her touch.
  • Rita Skeeter explained that Mr. Lovegood had taken the photographer to watch Minister Fudge deal with the aftermath of the camp fire.
  • Rita Skeeter warned Wizet that the Daily Prophet would portray him as a celebrated hero, and Wizet agreed to an interview if she reported the camp fire truthfully.

Ch. 747The Pureblood Families Will Pay Compensation

After the Quidditch World Cup camp was burned, the Weasleys discussed the investigation and how pure-blood families would pay compensation for the damage. Barty Crouch Sr. privately asked Wizet to contact Dumbledore with news that Barty Crouch Jr. had escaped and that the attackers may have been controlled by the Imperius Curse.

  • Arthur Weasley returned to work after the camp arson, while the Weasleys and Wizet discussed the response and repairs.
  • Percy praised Barty Crouch Sr. for organizing the investigation, calming victims, and arranging Auror interrogations.
  • Bill worried about compensation for the burned tents, and Percy said captured pure-blood family members would have to pay.
  • Barty Crouch Sr. called Percy “Weatherby” and asked Wizet to speak with him privately.
  • Barty Crouch Sr. told Wizet to inform Dumbledore that Barty Crouch Jr. had left and that the attackers were likely controlled by the Imperius Curse, as in the case of the Canaan Wizard.

Ch. 748The Usual Tactics of the Isaiah Society

Wizet concluded that the Isaiah Society had orchestrated the camp arson to exploit the resulting chaos, and Selina Pendragon confirmed their usual tactics. After returning safely to Ottery St Catchpole, Wizet and his companions were welcomed and thanked by Dobby and Mrs. Weasley.

  • Wizet wrote his deduction about the Isaiah Society in Selina Pendragon's Notebook, and she explained how the group created chaos and profited by posing as victims.
  • Selina Pendragon urged Wizet to obtain a list of victims so they could investigate for Isaiah Society members.
  • Wizet told Dumbledore that Barty Crouch Jr. had escaped and asked Barty Crouch Sr. for the victims' list, which was not yet ready.
  • Wizet, Luna, and Xenophilius returned to Ottery St Catchpole, where Dobby rushed to greet them and went to prepare hot cocoa.
  • Mrs. Weasley thanked them for warning the others and helping Fred and George, then gave Xenophilius a basket of fresh produce.

Ch. 749Oakshaft Broom Company Pays a Visit

After Wizet’s performance in the Quidditch World Cup final made him famous, Gabriel Grimm of the Oakshaft Broom Company visited to offer him a spokesperson contract. Wizet considered the proposal as Dobby gathered the flood of letters from his admirers.

  • The Daily Prophet covered both the campsite arson and the Quidditch World Cup final, prompting Xenophilius to accuse Fudge of interfering with the report.
  • After seeing the press conference coverage, Wizet regretted missing it because the North American Team players had praised him extravagantly.
  • Lupin contacted Wizet through the Floo Network to say Gabriel Grimm had come to discuss another partnership, while owls delivered letters from Wizet’s admirers.
  • Gabriel Grimm offered Wizet a spokesperson contract for Oakshaft brooms and assured him it would require only a few promotional photographs.
  • Wizet considered the offer and thought an exclusive contract could help Oakshaft turn down unwanted collaborations for him.

Ch. 750Enthusiasm Like a Downpour

Wizet finalized the broad terms of an exclusive contract with Gabriel Grimm while Sirius Black and Regulus Black looked for a way to mass-produce Coolik. On the rain-soaked first day of school, Wizet reached King's Cross with Xenophilius and Luna, where excited families recognized him and asked for autographs.

  • Wizet, Remus Lupin, and Gabriel Grimm discussed the contract as Kreacher handled a flood of owl mail, and both sides agreed to an exclusive deal.
  • Sirius Black and Regulus Black considered contacting a family known for alchemical skills to build machines for producing Coolik.
  • Wizet traveled through the crowded King's Cross Station with Xenophilius and Luna as people called out his name.
  • Gatler Stretton introduced himself and Chad Stretton, who eagerly asked Wizet for an autograph after learning of his Quidditch World Cup victory.
  • Wizet signed Chad Stretton's clipping, prompting other children and parents to gather and request autographs.

Ch. 751Picking Up the Car

Wizet boarded the Hogwarts Express after Fred and George helped him evade the crowd at the platform. He learned the Ministry had installed a device to detect suspicious magic, then used a Disillusionment Charm to hide from students searching for him.

  • Wizet entered Platform 9 3/4, where a Ministry device detected his magic and drew the attention of students and parents.
  • Fred and George covered Wizet with a blanket amid Magic Fireworks smoke, helping him board the train unnoticed.
  • Tonks explained that the Ministry device detected suspicious magic and said Fudge had sent Aurors to the station.
  • Tonks asked Wizet for an autograph before leaving the train with rainbow-colored hair.
  • Wizet explained that Luna and Mr. Lovegood had gone ahead, then cast a Disillusionment Charm to hide from students looking for him.
  • Fred and George pretended they had not seen Wizet when a student asked if he was aboard.

Ch. 752The Hand That Permeated the Heart

Wizet walked through the expanded Hogwarts Express with Fred and George, who tried to learn the evening’s secret announcement. He found Luna in a rear carriage, where they held hands and she showed him a wrist exercise.

  • Fred and George teased Wizet as he hurried toward the rear carriages and asked what the Ministry’s changed rules would bring that evening.
  • Wizet hinted that the secret was a centuries-old event held every five years, but Fred and George chose to keep guessing rather than hear the answer.
  • Wizet found Luna in a rear carriage, and she revealed that she had brought him aboard despite his Disillusionment Charm.
  • Fred and George left to tease Ron, while Wizet dispelled the charm and sat beside Luna.
  • Luna compared her fist with Wizet’s, interlaced their fingers, and guided his wrist through an exercise that she said eased discomfort.

Ch. 753Learning from This Experience

Wizet and Luna held hands in their compartment, then hid them when Hermione, Harry, and Ron arrived to ask about the Triwizard Tournament. After Hermione noticed what they had been doing and pulled the others away, Wizet and Luna wondered if they had succeeded in keeping their secret.

  • Wizet asked Luna if he could help her, and they held hands in the compartment.
  • Crookshanks entered, and Wizet realized Hermione, Harry, and Ron were approaching, so he and Luna hid their hands.
  • Harry asked Wizet about the Triwizard Tournament, and he confirmed that he had heard about it.
  • Hermione hurried Harry and Ron away from the compartment after noticing Wizet and Luna holding hands.
  • Hermione explained what she had seen, but Harry and Ron treated holding hands as ordinary and remained bewildered.
  • After Hermione and the others left, Wizet and Luna smiled and agreed they would learn from the experience if they had been found out.

Ch. 754What is "War Magic"?

On the Hogwarts Express, Wizet and the others discussed the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament. Wizet explained that an ancient Roman clan’s attempt to awaken a volcano was described as war magic, then asked Hermione whether she knew Pompeii.

  • Anthony described the Quidditch World Cup final to Michael Corner and the other roommates, consulting Wizet about details from the match.
  • Anthony revealed that the Triwizard Tournament would replace the Quidditch House Cup, prompting the students to ask about Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.
  • Harry entered the compartment and asked Wizet what Durmstrang’s war magic meant, while Hermione said she had found no clear explanation in books.
  • Wizet explained that he had translated ancient Runes texts about the Annius Clan, whose wizards tried to awaken a volcano after persecution by Roman emperors.
  • Wizet told Hermione that the texts described this volcano-awakening magic as war magic and asked whether she knew Pompeii.

Ch. 755The Magic Type That Cannot Be Named

Wizet explained how wizards had used coordinated war magic to trigger Mount Vesuvius and destroy Pompeii, then revealed how the Wizarding World War led authorities to suppress knowledge of war magic. The chapter left Hermione aware that newer editions of a magical education book had removed the term.

  • Hermione identified Pompeii as an ancient Roman city buried by Mount Vesuvius, and Wizet explained that the Annius Clan had awakened the volcano with a coordinated Reviving Spell and Dancing Feet Spell.
  • Wizet described how a guide balanced the assembled wizards' magic to strengthen their spell, and he gave Hermione a copied ancient Runes book to study.
  • Anthony recounted how Nicolas Flamel and other wizards used war magic, with Flamel guiding a General Counter-Spell, to stop Grindelwald's magical flames from destroying Paris.
  • Anthony explained that magical schools restricted war magic after the Wizarding World War, especially Durmstrang because Grindelwald had attended it.
  • Wizet told Hermione that a newer, dark-red edition of European Magical Education Assessment omitted the term war magic, unlike the older, dark-green edition she had read.

Ch. 756Thoughts Triggered by War Magic

Wizet reasoned that war magic had survived under other names and asked Dumbledore whether several spells and devices counted as war magic. Dumbledore agreed to recommend reading, while Wizet and the Hogwarts Express reached the end of their journey as the train approached the station.

  • Wizet connected the Patronus Charm, the Dark Mark, Portkeys, Inferi, and other magic to wartime communication and combat.
  • Wizet wrote to Selina Pendragon and then asked Dumbledore whether corporeal Patronuses could be considered war magic.
  • Dumbledore answered that Wizet could regard the Patronus method as war magic, then agreed to recommend books after Wizet asked about other examples.
  • Wizet concluded that the term war magic had been restricted even though its forms still existed.
  • The Hogwarts Express announced that it would reach the station in five minutes and told passengers to leave their luggage aboard.

Ch. 757The Little Changes in My Classmates

Wizet arrived at Hogwarts with Luna and their classmates, helped first-years through the rain, and explained why Harry could now see Thestrals. Back in the castle, Wizet stopped Peeves from pelting students with chalk and offered Colin Creevey and his roommates a way to deal with him.

  • Wizet explained that he had used a Confundus Charm on the train and cast the Water-Fire Immunity Charm on several first-years at Hogsmeade Station.
  • Wizet explained that Harry could see the Thestrals because he had accepted and understood death, and Harry recalled what had happened in the cave.
  • Wizet saw Cedric Diggory and other students rush into the rain as their Animagus practice reached its final stage, while Professor Minerva McGonagall chased after them as a tabby cat.
  • Wizet blocked Peeves's chalk with a Shield Charm after Peeves attacked students in the entrance hall.
  • Colin Creevey and his roommates praised Wizet, and Wizet asked whether they could cast the Shield Charm before offering a way to deal with Peeves.

Ch. 758The Role of the "Guide"

Wizet guided Colin Creevey and his roommates into casting a powerful Shield Charm that stopped and reflected Peeves’s chalk attack. After Flitwick praised them and summoned everyone to the Great Hall, Wizet explained how belief and guidance could strengthen magic.

  • Wizet told Colin Creevey and his roommates to focus on casting the Shield Charm rather than worrying about the outcome.
  • Colin Creevey and his roommates cast their spells as Peeves attacked, and their combined Shield Charm stopped the flying chalk stubs.
  • Wizet told them to send the chalk back, and they struck Peeves until he fled through the ceiling.
  • Flitwick praised the students and sent them to the Great Hall for the Sorting Ceremony and an important announcement.
  • Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Luna discussed how Wizet’s guidance and the students’ trust had strengthened their magic.

Ch. 759A Special Sorting Ceremony

Hogwarts began the new school year with Alastor Moody arriving as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and the Sorting Ceremony underway. As Ravenclaw gained an unusually large number of first-years, Ron and Hermione noticed the imbalance.

  • Alastor Moody entered the Great Hall, and Dumbledore welcomed him as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
  • Anthony Goldstein told Wizet and his dormmates that Moody was a legendary Auror known as Mad-Eye Moody and was suspicious of others.
  • Flitwick led the first-years into the Great Hall, and the Sorting Hat sang before the ceremony began.
  • The Sorting Hat placed Stewart Ackerley in Ravenclaw and Malcolm Baddock in Slytherin, while first-years called out for Wizet to be sorted into Ravenclaw.
  • More first-years, including Graham Pritchard, joined Ravenclaw, and Hermione and Ron noticed that Ravenclaw had received unusually many students.

Ch. 760Five-Wizard Tournament

Hogwarts welcomed its unusually large incoming class, and Dumbledore announced that the Triwizard Tournament would expand to include five wizarding schools. The chapter ended with the competition being renamed the Five-Wizard Tournament.

  • Flitwick sorted Aura Quirk into Ravenclaw, and the students realized many new arrivals had strongly chosen the House.
  • Dumbledore welcomed everyone to the feast, while Chris, Anthony, and Terry watched Alastor Moody inspect his food and use his own knife.
  • Dumbledore introduced Alastor Moody as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and reviewed school rules and restrictions.
  • Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would hold the Triwizard Tournament, meaning there would be no Quidditch matches that year.
  • Dumbledore revealed that two additional wizarding schools would compete alongside Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, renaming the event the Five-Wizard Tournament.
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