Chapter Summaries

Wizet analyzed how to cast Consensus Magic by yielding to collective will and using his own will as a fulcrum. He tried combining it with the Marking Charm, and the spell’s altered effect began spreading through the area covered by Consensus Magic.

• Wizet concluded that Consensus Magic relied on identifying collective consensus and going with its flow rather than imposing his own control.
• After leaving the Shadow World, Wizet traced the recent Consensus Magic to the Mirage Charm in Sirius Black’s Revealing Projection Screen and considered how to make its effect both expected and unexpected.
• Wizet chose the Marking Charm and cast it on himself while guiding his soul power and will to pry at Consensus Magic.
• Wizet realized that Consensus Magic resembled Potion-making and Ritual Magic, whose ingredients and mediums combined into a collective force.
• Wizet successfully cast the altered Marking Charm, and its hum spread outward through every area covered by Consensus Magic.

Wizet used the Marking Charm amplified by 'consensus' magic to draw magical creatures toward him and earn many light points. As his wristband turned orange, he considered using the magic to pursue his desire to see the sky.

• Wizet's Marking Charm drew Sila Fish, Plimpies, Merpeople, Grindylows, Lobberworms, and Imaging Waterweed toward him.
• Harry, Cedric, and Draco pursued the distracted Grindylows to earn the remaining light points for the Second Task.
• Victor Krum saw the creatures leave, cautiously approached the stone pillar, and invited Uagadou's Champions to work with him.
• Ludo Bagman showed the spectators Wizet freezing schools of fish and gaining enough light points for his wristband to turn orange.
• Wizet removed the Marking Charm, assessed his progress toward completing the challenge, and wondered what would happen if he used 'consensus' magic to express his desire to see the sky.

Wizet Lovegood used Dissendium with the Mirage Charm to part the Black Lake around himself, creating a passage across its bed. The spectators and judges were left stunned as he prepared to make another move.

• Wizet silently cast Dissendium, sweeping his wand to push the water away from one side of him.
• Ludo Bagman and the other commentators watched as the lake water parted around Wizet.
• Wizet swept his wand in the opposite direction, splitting the lake into two halves and revealing a narrow passage along the lakebed.
• The spectators and judges stared in shock, while Dumbledore and Headmaster Kamba praised Wizet for being himself.

Wizet Lovegood completed the second task after splitting the Black Lake and drawing its waters back together, earning cheers from the crowd and Ludo Bagman’s highest possible score. The chapter left Wizet back on shore as the first Champion to finish the trial, while Karkaroff appeared to concede defeat.

• Ludo Bagman declared that everyone would remember Wizet Lovegood’s name, and the spectators cheered for Wizet.
• Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Chris Moen, and Michael Corner excitedly discussed Wizet’s feat and a story about Dumbledore creating a fog over London.
• Wizet reflected on his spell Dissendium and its similarities to Dumbledore’s magic before drawing the divided Black Lake back together.
• Wizet froze the attacking Sila Fish, freed them, and completed his bracelet’s collection of points of light.
• The bracelet carried Wizet back to shore, and Ludo Bagman announced him as the first Champion to complete the trial and awarded him the maximum score he could give.
• Karkaroff sighed and slumped in his seat as the crowd cheered for both Wizet and Ludo Bagman.

Harry, Draco, and Cedric fought off the Merpeople and Grindylows in the Black Lake to collect enough motes of light. Their wristbands turned red, and they were transported back to land, completing the second task’s trial.

• Harry and Draco noticed the underwater creatures acting strangely, but Cedric warned them that the Merpeople and Grindylows had recovered and were charging.
• Harry, Draco, and Cedric escaped into waterweed, then discovered that Merpeople and Grindylows had surrounded them from two directions.
• Harry persuaded Draco to use his Illumination Spell while they held their ground, and the creatures turned away from the light.
• Harry, Draco, and Cedric cast Extraction Charms to gather motes of light until their wristbands turned red, then vanished as Merpeople hurled spears at them.
• Harry and Draco landed back on solid ground and realized they had completed the second task’s trial.

Wizet reunited with Harry, Cedric, and Draco in the Hospital Wing after the second task, and Madam Pomfrey insisted he rest after splitting the Black Lake apart. The others recovered from their injuries and drank potions, while Draco reacted to theirs as if they were poison.

• Harry, Cedric, and Draco returned to the Hospital Wing, where Wizet had already been resting for about ten minutes.
• Madam Pomfrey treated Draco's leg and ordered Wizet to lie down and stop using magic after he split the Black Lake apart.
• Harry and Draco learned that Wizet had split the lake, and Harry told Draco that Dumbledore had split the sea apart.
• Madam Pomfrey gave Harry, Cedric, and Draco Invigoration Draught and Pepperup Potion to drink.
• Draco coughed and grimaced after drinking the potions, while Harry and Cedric found their taste ordinary.

The Beauxbatons Champions struggled against Grindylows until Fleur Delacour arrived and helped them complete the second task. Ludo Bagman announced that Hogwarts had also finished, while Ilvermorny, Uagadou, and Durmstrang were still in the lake as the task neared its end.

• Adele Lefevre and Claudia Laroche were injured and nearly subdued by Grindylows while the Beauxbatons Champions fell behind.
• Fleur Delacour arrived, transformed Adele Lefevre's robes into spiked armor, and used her mental magic to distract the Merpeople with the Dancing Feet Spell.
• Fleur Delacour and her companions drove back the Grindylows and completed the second task.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the Hogwarts Champions had completed the task five minutes earlier after Potter's suggestion worked.
• Ludo Bagman reported that Ilvermorny was still trying to finish, while Uagadou and Durmstrang had allied to rescue their hostages and were being pursued by Merpeople.

Victor Krum and the Uagadou Champions rescued the hostages but were pursued by Merpeople, forcing them to fight until the second task ended without completing the challenge. The judges then debated how to assess the Champions’ performances and prepared to begin scoring under rules meant to prevent extreme scores.

• Zuri Nkrumah transformed into an elephant and tore apart a net, suffering wounds that Victor Krum helped stop from bleeding.
• Victor Krum and the Uagadou Champions fought off pursuing Grindylows until the hourglass ran out, then collapsed in the Hospital Wing alongside Charles Graves and the other Champions.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the second task had ended, while the exhausted Champions were applauded by the spectators.
• Karkaroff praised Victor Krum, but Headmaster Kamba, Madame Maxime, and Seraphina Picquery emphasized the Uagadou Champions’ contributions and criticized Durmstrang’s other Champions.
• Barty Crouch Sr. reminded the judges that scores differing too greatly could be voided, and Karkaroff prepared to give the first score.

Ludo Bagman announced the judges’ scores for the Black Lake task after the headmasters finalized them. Wizet Lovegood received seventy points, tying the Beauxbatons and Hogwarts Champions at the top.

• The headmasters pressured Karkaroff to submit his scores first, and he regretted the new rules that had limited his influence.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the Uagadou Champions received fifty-two points, the Beauxbatons Champions seventy, and the Ilvermorny Champions sixty.
• Bagman announced that the Durmstrang Champions received forty-four points for rescuing the hostages and resisting the Merpeople.
• Bagman awarded the three Hogwarts Champions seventy points for their teamwork and resourcefulness.
• Bagman awarded Wizet Lovegood seventy points, and the spectators cheered.

Ludo Bagman announced the Champions’ second-event scores and the date of the final trial, after which Hogwarts celebrated their performance. That evening, Wizet and Luna went out on the lake in a boat Luna made, though boarding it proved harder than expected.

• Ludo Bagman announced that Wizet, Hogwarts, and Beauxbatons each earned seventy points in the second event, and that the final event would take place on June twenty-fourth, with details coming on May twenty-fourth.
• Madam Pomfrey examined the Champions and let them leave the Hospital Wing to rest.
• Students escorted the Champions to a celebration in the Great Hall, where Gabriel Grimm stayed to discuss the Revealing Projection Screen with Wizet.
• After sunset, Luna offered to look after Wizet, and he asked her to take him out on the lake.
• Luna shaped the lake water into a boat, and Wizet helped her board when it began to wobble.

Wizet and Luna shared a quiet boat ride on the Black Lake, where Wizet tied Luna’s shoelaces and they grew closer. Luna then revealed that she had seen Wizet cast a spell during the competition and asked whether it was the “consensus” magic.

• Jupiter found Luna’s undone shoelace and returned it to her before flying off to chase birds.
• Wizet tied both of Luna’s shoelaces, and Luna happily chose to keep the two different styles.
• Luna moved closer to Wizet in the rocking boat, and he caught her in his arms and warmed her cold hands.
• Luna told Wizet that Ludo Bagman had remarked on magical creatures flocking to help her.
• Luna explained that she had seen Wizet cast a spell on Amica’s screen and asked if it was the “consensus” magic.

Wizet shared his recent insights about consensus magic with Luna, whose coral reef metaphor helped him connect magic, the Otherworld, and the Shadow World. As night fell, they saw a shooting star, and Luna revealed she had wished for Wizet’s wish to come true.

• Wizet described his feelings about consensus magic to Luna while they held each other.
• Luna compared the world to a coral reef, with people and magical discoveries building upon what came before.
• Wizet connected Luna’s metaphor to the relationships between consensus magic, the Otherworld, and the Shadow World.
• Wizet became absorbed in the Magic Coral Reef idea until sunset, when he returned to himself beneath the night sky.
• Luna pointed out a shooting star and told Wizet to make a wish.
• Luna said she had wished for Wizet’s wish to come true.

Wizet and Luna returned to Hogwarts after meeting Snape by the Black Lake, while Uagadou students noticed Ravenclaw’s House Cup score fluctuating. Snape and Dumbledore discussed the merpeople’s recovered eyes, and Dumbledore suspected Wizet had used consensus magic.

• Snape encountered Wizet and Luna by the lake, deducted five Ravenclaw points, then added thirty more after they left.
• Uagadou students told Wizet and Luna that Ravenclaw’s hourglass had lost points before suddenly gaining many back.
• Snape gave Dumbledore the potion he had prepared for the merpeople, but Dumbledore said their eyes had already healed.
• Snape warned Dumbledore that Draco’s Illumination Spell could cause serious harm and urged him to investigate the merpeople’s recovery.
• Dumbledore recalled the earlier attack and suspected Wizet had used consensus magic, then resolved to study his materials more diligently.

Barty Crouch Jr. struggled to explain how Lovegood had split the Black Lake, while Voldemort used the feat to teach him about magical power and the secrets hidden at Hogwarts. Voldemort revealed his damaged body, restored it by draining Muggles of their blood, and said he was waiting for the right time for a grand resurrection ritual.

• Barty Crouch Jr. watched the Pensieve memory and concluded that Lovegood had used concealed magic to uncover Hogwarts secrets and split the Black Lake.
• Barty Crouch Jr. told Voldemort that Durmstrang’s Magical Ship had once belonged to the Department of Mysteries, and suggested attacking the Ministry to protect its artifacts.
• Voldemort split a nearby lake with his wand, and Barty Crouch Jr. praised him.
• Voldemort revealed his cracked, damaged body, opened a hidden chamber, and drained several Muggles of their blood until his appearance was restored.
• Voldemort told Barty Crouch Jr. that the time for his resurrection had not yet come and ordered him to finish his assigned task.

Fred and George searched the Mystic Corridor for hair to use in Polyjuice Potion after Professor McGonagall caught them raising Puffskeins and scolded them. Luna explained that Wizet’s spell destroyed her shed hair, inspiring the twins to create Puffskein varieties that needed less grooming, and Wizet agreed the idea might sell.

• Fred and George collected hair from the Mystic Corridor, hoping to disguise themselves with Polyjuice Potion and avoid Professor McGonagall.
• The twins told Luna, Neville, and Hannah that McGonagall had caught them raising many Puffskeins and reprimanded them for neglecting their studies.
• Fred and George found that their collected hair belonged to Neville and Hannah, while none came from Luna or Wizet.
• Luna explained that Wizet’s magic automatically destroyed any hair that fell from her head.
• Fred and George proposed breeding Puffskeins that did not shed, and also considered varieties that needed less grooming or had useful droppings.
• Wizet arrived, heard the twins’ business idea, and said it sounded as though it could find a market.

Wizet explained that he had solved Helga Hufflepuff’s riddle-filled memory and discovered Rowena Ravenclaw’s role in its creation. The memory revealed how their combined magic produced Hogwarts’s long-lasting, independently moving suits of armor, which continued to protect the school.

• Wizet told Fred, George, Neville, and Hannah that he had recently solved the riddles guarding Helga Hufflepuff’s memory.
• Wizet discovered that Rowena Ravenclaw had also contributed to the memory, which required mastery of Runes and knowledge across many magical subjects.
• Wizet learned that Helga Hufflepuff had developed spells that treated alchemical materials like plants, using magic to awaken their properties and help them produce alchemical results.
• Helga Hufflepuff enlisted Rowena Ravenclaw to create composite spells, which helped make Hogwarts’s alchemical armor durable and battle-ready.
• Rowena Ravenclaw developed melody-based magic that imprinted souls into the armor, giving it an independent spirit.
• Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw used Bundimun inside the armor so the imprinted spirits could direct its movements and keep it protecting Hogwarts.

Wizet explained how musical resonance could create a soul imprint for an independently moving alchemical armor. Inspired, Fred and George persuaded Neville and Hannah to help retrieve a stone plinth giant for study, while Luna stayed behind to record spells.

• Wizet explained that magical portraits and soul imprints both drew on memories and a soul, and that Rowena Ravenclaw used musical resonance to give alchemical armor an independent spirit.
• Fred and George proposed bringing back a stone plinth giant to take apart and study, and persuaded Neville to help despite his worries about being caught.
• Fred and George suggested using Neville and Hannah's Devil's Crabclaw Orchid to move the giant discreetly, and Hannah agreed to help.
• Luna asked how Ravenclaw could contribute, and Fred and George assigned her to write down the spells while they went to retrieve the giant.
• Wizet and Luna realized Fred and George would have found a way to bring Neville and Hannah on an adventure even if Wizet had arranged the research openly.

Wizet and the others opened the Stone Plinth Giant and examined the preserved Bundimun and the strange device at its center. Wizet explained how its music-box-like structure could use melodies to express a soul, leaving them to consider how memories and musical resonance might imprint one.

• Fred and George tested the Stone Plinth Giant and found that it could sway because it was not solid.
• Wizet opened the Stone Plinth Giant with the spell Dissendium, revealing its alchemical inner structure and the Bundimun inside.
• George questioned the purpose of the humanoid device at the Giant’s center, and Wizet connected it to ideas about alchemy and magic discussed in Hogwarts Voice.
• Wizet compared the device’s protrusions to the mechanisms of a music box and reminded the others of the music box from Grimmauld Place.
• Wizet explained that memories leave traces and suggested that notes and rhythms could serve as expressions of the soul.

Wizet explained how a music box’s mechanisms could help the students understand the stone plinth giant and the principles behind alchemical puppets. Inspired to build one themselves, Fred and George proposed that the M.S.C. work together, with Neville and Hannah contributing their Herbology knowledge.

• George and Fred recognized that the stone plinth giant resembled a gramophone and its central device a music box, while Neville and Hannah remained confused.
• Wizet compared the music box’s bumps and mechanism to recording music and souls, then showed Neville how winding it set the gears and metal comb in motion.
• Neville began to understand that a stone plinth giant worked through a similar process, though building one would require making its component parts.
• Fred and George suggested that the students build a stone plinth giant together before returning the borrowed one, and Neville was excited by the thought of protecting his family.
• Fred and George proposed that the M.S.C. share the work, with Neville and Hannah advising on Herbology and Wizet and Luna serving as technical consultants.

The M.S.C. members divided up research into creating an alchemical puppet, while Wizet’s work on the Wolfsbane Potion progressed to a basic formula. The chapter left Snape examining Wizet’s draft and asking about its inspirations.

• Fred and George assigned themselves alchemy research, Neville and Hannah Herbology, and Wizet and Luna the role of technical consultants.
• Wizet’s collaborative research on alchemical puppets helped him develop a framework for his Wolfsbane Potion formula.
• Snape asked Wizet about his recent research, and Wizet revealed he was working to deduce the second part of the Wolfsbane Potion.
• Wizet showed Snape his draft, which drew on an Animagus-related conjecture and African wizards’ Voodoo Doll.