Ch. 1021Occamy and Re'em Bull

Wizet waited calmly beside the trophy while the other Champions explored the maze. Harry’s group helped the Uagadou Champions escape attacking Occamies and defeat a Re'em, leaving both groups free to continue.

  • Wizet confirmed the trophy was not tampered with, conjured an armchair, and studied the Dark Mark on a metal plate.
  • Occamies chased Zuri Nkrumah, Kwame Mensah, and Ayo Oduwale after the Uagadou Champions crushed some of their eggs.
  • Harry spotted the Uagadou Champions and offered to handle the Occamies while they fought the Re'em.
  • Zuri Nkrumah transformed into an elephant and charged the Re'em as Kwame Mensah and Ayo Oduwale attacked it in animal forms.
  • Harry and Draco Malfoy drove the Occamies into a teapot that Cedric Diggory had conjured.
  • Zuri Nkrumah and Kwame Mensah attacked the Re'em from opposite sides until it fled.

Ch. 1022If You Can Always Pick the Optimal Route, That's No Coincidence

Harry, Cedric, and Draco advanced through the maze while the other schools reached the sixth floor, and the judges realized Wizet had been choosing the maze’s easiest routes all along. On the next stretch, Harry and Draco struggled against a Blast-Ended Skrewt as Cedric prepared to help.

  • Harry’s group and the Uagadou Champions reached the sixth floor together, then split up at the first fork.
  • Ludo Bagman reported that Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and Ilvermorny had also reached the sixth floor as the maze’s obstacles slowed the Champions and injured several of them.
  • Michael and Terry realized Wizet had avoided every major obstacle, and Madame Maxime concluded he had studied the maze and was consistently choosing its easiest routes.
  • Karkaroff questioned why Wizet was unharmed, while Madame Maxime explained her conclusion to Seraphina Picquery and Dumbledore; Fudge listened with a dark expression.
  • Draco’s Reductor Curse barely affected a Blast-Ended Skrewt, and Harry’s Shield Charm only kept him from being overwhelmed when the creature charged.
  • The Blast-Ended Skrewt knocked Draco back in front of Cedric, who had called for Draco to lure it toward him.

Ch. 1023Harry's Quick Thinking

Harry, Draco, and Cedric defeated the Blast-Ended Skrewt by binding it, combining the Impediment Jinx with the Reductor Curse to flip it over, and stunning its exposed underside. They continued through the sixth level and found the entrance to the seventh, where Cedric warned them to watch for traps.

  • Harry, Draco, and Cedric trapped the charging Blast-Ended Skrewt in a net of vines and tried to turn it over with the Levitation Charm.
  • Harry stopped levitating the creature and used repeated Impediment Jinxes followed by the Reductor Curse to knock it off balance and flip it onto its shell.
  • Cedric opened the vine net, and Cedric, Draco, and Harry stunned the Blast-Ended Skrewt's exposed underside until it lay unconscious.
  • Cedric secured the unconscious Blast-Ended Skrewt, and the three champions hurried onward through the maze.
  • Harry spotted the staircase to the seventh level, and Cedric cautioned them to stay alert for traps.

Ch. 1024The Maze's Change

Wizet explained how the maze worked after Cedric, Draco, and Harry accidentally touched the trophy, causing the seventh level to vanish. The Champions prepared to converge on them for the trophy as the maze transformed into a dueling arena.

  • Cedric, Draco, and Harry reunited with Wizet on the seventh level and gathered around the trophy.
  • Wizet healed the three, and their hands touched the trophy, triggering the level's disappearance.
  • Wizet used Transfiguration to form footholds beneath them as the floor vanished.
  • The other Champions tried to summon the trophy, failed, and decided to confront Wizet's group.
  • Hagrid carried away the unconscious Blast-Ended Skrewts while the hedges around Wizet's group shortened.

Ch. 1025Victor Krum's Decision

As the maze’s hedges sank and its exits sealed, the Champions prepared to fight on the sixth level. Victor Krum instead approached Wizet unarmed and challenged him to an honorable duel.

  • Terry Boot blamed Karkaroff for changing the maze, while Anthony Goldstein and Chris Moen urged the spectators to keep faith in Wizet.
  • Ludo Bagman announced that all sixteen Champions would battle on the maze’s sixth level as the screens showed the level from above.
  • Draco, Cedric, and Harry realized the sealed entrances meant the Champions would have to settle the competition there, while Durmstrang’s Franz Schmidt and Maria Wilman discussed attacking Wizet together.
  • Victor Krum recalled the Quidditch World Cup final, put away his wand, and walked toward Wizet as the other Champions watched.
  • Victor Krum stopped five meters from Wizet and firmly asked for an honorable duel.

Ch. 1026Rules Set Spontaneously

Victor Krum challenged Wizet to a duel, seeking to face him despite believing victory was unlikely. Fleur proposed a team-based series of duels, and the Champions agreed to the rules before Krum claimed first place to challenge Wizet.

  • Victor Krum challenged Wizet to a duel and promised to withdraw from the trophy contest afterward, regardless of the result.
  • Ludo Bagman and the spectators speculated that Krum wanted a true contest with Wizet after the Quidditch World Cup final.
  • Fleur Delacour proposed that each school choose a Champion for one-on-one duels, with further matches deciding who won the trophy.
  • Charles Graves, the Uagadou Champions, Wizet, and the Durmstrang Champions agreed to Fleur's plan.
  • Victor Krum reminded the other schools that he had challenged Wizet first, and Charles Graves told the Hogwarts Champions to choose their opponents.

Ch. 1027The duel seems... to be over

Fleur Delacour proposed that each school choose a representative to duel Hogwarts’ Champions, while the spectators discussed how the idea could benefit Beauxbatons. Victor Krum challenged Wizet but was disarmed almost instantly, leaving the duel apparently over and Krum shaken by fear.

  • Anthony Goldstein explained to Michael Corner, Terry Boot, and Chris Moen how Fleur Delacour’s proposal could improve Beauxbatons’ standing while letting its strongest Champion face Hogwarts’ team.
  • Franz Schmidt started the duel after Victor Krum asked Wizet not to hold back.
  • Victor Krum cast Confringo and moved to the side, but Wizet struck him with a Disarming Charm and caught his wand.
  • Franz Schmidt supported the trembling Krum, who said he was fine despite being unable to explain his instinctive fear.
  • Wizet returned Krum’s wand, and Krum thanked him, saying he had no regrets.

Ch. 1028Harry and Charles Graves's Duel

Harry Potter and Charles Graves fought a duel in the maze, where Harry outmaneuvered Charles’s spells and disarmed him. Harry won the second duel, leaving Charles trapped and without his wand.

  • Charles Graves explained that Wizet had defeated Victor Krum through speed and a powerful General Counter-Spell before Harry called Charles to begin their duel.
  • Harry and Charles exchanged spells, and Harry dodged Charles’s attacks before pressing forward with a fast Stupefy that Charles blocked with Protego.
  • Charles used Aguamenti to create distance, then spread a smokescreen and prepared a Lightning-Summoning Charm.
  • Harry countered the dark cloud with flames, disrupting Charles’s plan, while Wizet dispersed the lingering mist.
  • Harry revealed that he had trapped Charles with conjured glue and disarmed him, winning the duel with Charles’s wand in his hand.

Ch. 1029Do You Know How a Mirage Forms?

Harry defeated Charles Graves by realizing that fire could disperse the water vapor sustaining his Weather-Changing Charm, while Cedric began a duel with Kwame Mensah. Wizet then asked Harry about mirages and offered to teach him the Mirage Charm, which Harry recognized as the spell behind the Revealing Projection Screen.

  • Harry explained that he had guessed Charles Graves used water vapor for his Weather-Changing Charm and dispersed it with fire, prompting Charles to concede.
  • Draco teased Harry about provoking Karkaroff, and the audience laughed as Karkaroff remained grim.
  • Uagadou chose Kwame Mensah to duel Cedric after Zuri Nkrumah, exhausted from magical traps, could not continue.
  • Cedric and Kwame transformed into a cougar and a lion and grappled during their duel.
  • Wizet cast Muffliato and questioned Harry about the scientific ideas he had used against Charles.
  • Wizet offered to teach Harry the Mirage Charm, and Harry recalled Sirius Black saying that the Revealing Projection Screen used it.

Ch. 1030Special Method for Casting the Mirage Charm

Harry learned to cast the Mirage Charm with Wizet’s guidance, while Draco struggled to reproduce it. Cedric defeated Kwame Mensah, and the Champions prepared to continue their undefeated run as Karkaroff endured their taunts.

  • Draco corrected Harry’s pronunciation of the Mirage Charm incantation, and Wizet told Harry to try casting it.
  • Wizet guided Harry to picture Cedric and Kwame Mensah as an oasis appearing in a different place, and Harry successfully conjured an image of their duel.
  • Draco failed to cast the charm, and Wizet offered to give him his notes on Weather-Changing Charms after the competition.
  • Cedric defeated Kwame Mensah with Oppugno and Stupefy, then asked whether the Champions could be considered champions.
  • Draco declared that the Champions should remain undefeated to silence Karkaroff, prompting laughter from the stands as Karkaroff scowled.

Ch. 1031Victor of the Five-Wizard Tournament

Draco defeated Claudia Laroche in the final duel, securing the Five-Wizard Tournament victory for the Hogwarts Champions. The Champions arrived at the podium to cheers and fireworks as the other competitors accepted the result.

  • Beauxbatons sent Claudia Laroche to duel Draco, and Claudia conjured sunglasses to defend against Draco's Illumination Spell.
  • Draco used Oppugno to batter Claudia's shield with bird-shaped balls of light, then stunned him while he was disoriented.
  • Draco revived Claudia, who conceded, and Cedric lifted the trophy as the Champions congratulated Draco.
  • Ludo Bagman announced Hogwarts as the tournament winners, and the trophy carried Wizet and the other three Champions to the podium.
  • The crowd celebrated with applause and Magic Fireworks as the other Champions descended from the maze and recovered their spirits.

Ch. 1032Awards Ceremony After the Five-Wizard Tournament

Cornelius Fudge presented the Five-Wizard Tournament champions with their prize money as Hogwarts students crowded around to celebrate and admire the trophy. Wizet reunited with Luna, while Harry’s scar suddenly burned, warning that something was about to happen.

  • Cornelius Fudge gave a brief speech and presented the champions with their prize money while Dumbledore urged the students to celebrate without damaging Hogwarts.
  • Hogwarts students crowded around Wizet, Draco, Harry, and Cedric to ask about their tournament victories and take turns holding the trophy.
  • Wizet found Luna and told her he had chosen the safest route, while Xenophilius watched them beneath the fireworks.
  • Ron admired the champions’ prize money, and Harry agreed with him that the school year had been dangerous and difficult.
  • Harry’s scar suddenly flared with pain, alerting him that something connected to Voldemort was about to happen.

Ch. 1033The Strange Scar and Arm

Harry’s scar and Karkaroff’s Dark Mark began burning, while Wizet discovered the Dark Mark on a metal tag and removed it. The students then saw a huge green skull and serpent appear in the night sky.

  • Harry resisted the pain in his scar with Occlumency, and Sirius, Ron, and Hermione noticed his distress.
  • Karkaroff felt his Dark Mark burn and feared Voldemort had returned, then fled toward his ship despite Fudge’s concern.
  • Wizet summoned a metal tag and found the Dark Mark glowing on it, while Xenophilius suspected Karkaroff had tampered with it to frame Wizet.
  • Wizet removed the mark from the tag, and a vast green skull with a serpent appeared above the school.

Ch. 1034Dark Mark

The Dark Mark appeared over the Quidditch Pitch, frightening Ministry employees and students as Dumbledore organized their retreat and investigated its source. Wizet set out to examine Karkaroff and the mark, while Lucius Malfoy feared Voldemort might be returning but found comfort in Wizet’s confidence.

  • Ministry employees panicked at the Dark Mark, and Barty Crouch Sr. identified Karkaroff as its likely source before going to examine him.
  • Dumbledore called off the celebration and sent professors to escort students back to Hogwarts while inviting visiting headmasters to help investigate.
  • Wizet calmed the students, then told Xenophilius he planned to follow Dumbledore and inspect the Dark Mark near Karkaroff.
  • Lucius Malfoy recognized the Dark Mark and feared the worst, but Wizet reassured him that he intended to deal with it.
  • Lucius Malfoy felt his fear ease as he compared Wizet’s presence with the fear Voldemort had inspired in him.

Ch. 1035Cornelius Fudge's Bad Intentions

After Wizet transformed into an Obscurus, he returned to the lawn and learned that Dumbledore and Barty Crouch Sr. could not remove the unusual Dark Mark in the sky. Cornelius Fudge’s past scheme against Xenophilius Lovegood came to light, while the Dark Mark’s purpose remained unclear.

  • Professor McGonagall questioned Lucius Malfoy about his plans, then led Moody and the others to the Quidditch Pitch, where they learned Wizet had helped keep the students orderly.
  • Barty Crouch Sr. failed to erase the Dark Mark, and Dumbledore revived Karkaroff after stunning him.
  • Karkaroff demanded to know why the Dark Mark remained, while the awakened Ministry officials mistook the shadow in the sky for You-Know-Who.
  • Dumbledore explained that the shadow was Wizet’s Obscurus, and Cornelius Fudge recalled arranging for Wizet to stay with Xenophilius Lovegood in hopes that Wizet would cause trouble and distract Xenophilius.
  • Wizet re-formed on the lawn, and Seraphina Picquery reconsidered Ilvermorny’s chances in a future Five-Wizard Tournament.
  • Wizet asked Dumbledore whether the Dark Mark could be removed, and Dumbledore explained that Barty Crouch Sr.’s previous methods had failed.

Ch. 1036The Dark Mark, Not Yet Completed

Wizet deduced that Voldemort was continuously maintaining Karkaroff’s Dark Mark through a connection that made Karkaroff act like a wand. Dumbledore briefly severed the connection with a Disarming Charm, but the Mark returned stronger, and a figure began emerging from its green glow.

  • Wizet concluded that the Ministry’s Dark Mark-removal method countered the Tracking Charm and explained that Karkaroff’s Mark was being actively maintained.
  • Karkaroff confirmed that the Mark’s appearance had felt like an attack by the Cruciatus Curse, and Wizet said Voldemort was casting magic through the Mark’s bearers.
  • Dumbledore used Expelliarmus on Karkaroff, making the Dark Mark vanish from the sky and briefly disappear from Karkaroff’s arm.
  • Karkaroff’s Dark Mark returned with greater pain, changed shape, and began revealing a human figure from its green glow.

Ch. 1037Voldemort's Goal?

Wizet and Dumbledore deduced how Voldemort had found them and discussed Snape's likely hiding place, while Voldemort appeared before the Ministry gathering. The chapter ended with Voldemort addressing Dumbledore and Wizet as his former teacher and student.

  • Wizet reasoned that Snape had gone to the Shrieking Shack and asked Dumbledore whether he was waiting for Aberforth's message.
  • Wizet and Dumbledore concluded that Voldemort had traced them after Wizet erased the Dark Mark, and that Voldemort could not sense every Mark at once.
  • Cornelius Fudge ordered Ministry employees to use the Disarming Charm on Karkaroff, but Voldemort emerged from the green light before they could act.
  • Voldemort revealed himself to Barty Crouch Sr., who recognized him with disgust, while Fudge found himself unable to speak.
  • Voldemort turned to Dumbledore and Wizet and remarked that one had once taught him and the other had once been his student.

Ch. 1038The Professor's Student, The Student's Professor

Rita Skeeter and Cornelius Fudge reacted with alarm after learning that Voldemort had once taught Wizet. As Wizet and Dumbledore discussed delaying Voldemort’s return, Voldemort tried to recruit Wizet, revealed his handsome true appearance, and was refused.

  • Rita Skeeter realized that Voldemort’s connection to Wizet could make a sensational headline, but she hesitated to publish it because of her partnership with Wizet.
  • Cornelius Fudge feared that Dumbledore and Voldemort might join forces and threaten his position and the wider magical world.
  • Wizet told Dumbledore that they should suppress news of Voldemort’s return and said he needed time to use the Dark Mark to locate Voldemort.
  • Voldemort offered Wizet forbidden knowledge and greater authority, then changed his appearance to reveal his handsome true face.
  • Wizet asked Voldemort about bloodline magic but ultimately refused his offer, prompting Voldemort to respond with a dangerous warning.

Ch. 1039Voldemort, You Should Learn to Be More Mature

Wizet mocked Voldemort for his childish behavior and exposed his lingering resentment toward Dumbledore. Voldemort vanished from sight, but Wizet revealed he was still present as Voldemort reappeared to announce his return.

  • Voldemort praised Wizet’s magical potential, then criticized him for choosing to work with Dumbledore.
  • Wizet reminded Voldemort that he had once complained about Dumbledore and the toys he had confiscated, angering Voldemort.
  • Voldemort silenced Wizet by casting a spell through Karkaroff, but Wizet quickly broke the spell and continued provoking him.
  • Wizet compared Voldemort to a tantrum-throwing child and told him to act more maturely, while Dumbledore and the others reacted.
  • Voldemort’s Dark Mark disappeared, and Dumbledore warned that he had only left their sight.
  • Wizet used a metal plate to reveal the Dark Mark again, and Voldemort reappeared to announce his return.

Ch. 1040Voldemort Hangs High Above the Heavens

Voldemort announced his return across the world through the Dark Mark and called on wizards to seek a new era. Dumbledore and the others scrambled to respond while Wizet searched for Voldemort’s location, leaving Fudge terrified about the International Statute of Secrecy.

  • Bellatrix Lestrange and the imprisoned Death Eaters celebrated Voldemort’s appearance as he spoke to them about the future of magic and a new era for wizards.
  • The Dark Mark appeared above the world and on former Death Eaters living abroad, drawing Ministry officials’ scrutiny and exposing their connections to Voldemort.
  • Silver animals delivered warnings about Voldemort’s return to Dumbledore, while Cornelius Fudge panicked over the threat to the International Statute of Secrecy.
  • Dumbledore told Fudge that Wizet was searching for Voldemort, and Wizet asked for more time to find him.
  • Headmaster Kamba questioned whether Dumbledore was fulfilling his duties as chairman, and Dumbledore summoned Fawkes while waiting for Wizet’s location.
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