Chapter Summaries

Xenophilius said goodbye to Luna and Wizet at the station, then they boarded the Hogwarts Express and met Fred and George, who had mastered the Flight Charm. Fred and George began explaining how they found their magical anchor points.

• Xenophilius reminded Luna to stay warm and take care of herself, and Luna teased him about staying up late.
• Xenophilius awkwardly told Wizet not to get sick before hugging Luna goodbye.
• Wizet and Luna boarded the train, where Fred and George demonstrated their Flight Charm and led them to a compartment.
• Fred and George lifted their Disillusionment Charm in the compartment, where Neville and Hannah greeted Wizet and Luna.
• Fred and George explained that mastering the magic required finding an object with meaning, and George said he had chosen a piece of Skiving Snackboxes as his anchor point.

Fred and George told Wizet, Luna, Neville, and Hannah about their failed attempts to resonate with magical objects and their duels with Mrs. Weasley and their father. They finally discovered that their anchor was each other, and the conversation ended with them describing how strange it felt to blend into the world's “flow.”

• Fred and George recounted how their resonance attempts with a Dungbomb, Extendable Ears, a Punching Telescope, and Magic Fireworks led to disasters and repeated losses against Mrs. Weasley.
• Fred and George explained that their father joined Mrs. Weasley to help defeat them after returning home.
• While arguing, Fred threw a Screaming Yo-Yo at George, who unexpectedly floated through the air beside Fred.
• Fred and George realized that each other, rather than an object, was the anchor they could resonate with.
• Fred and George accused Wizet and Luna of withholding their suspicion, but admitted they would not have wanted the answer revealed in advance.
• Fred and George told Wizet and Luna that blending into the world's “flow” felt impossible for them to understand.

Fred and George explained that their Flight Charm worked through the bond between them, prompting Wizet to add the idea of an anchor to his Magical Theory. Neville and Hannah had not found inspiration in greenhouse plants, so Wizet began suggesting another way to think about their anchors.

• Fred and George demonstrated how their connection let them fly toward and away from each other, describing their bond as an anchor and their flight as playing with its magic.
• George asked Neville and Hannah what they had tried resonating with, and Neville listed Asphodel Root, Dittany, and Puffapod while Hannah said she had postponed trying until after her O.W.L. exams.
• Fred and George urged Neville and Hannah to try something more radical, joking that dragon dung might produce a spectacular Flight Charm.
• Wizet pointed out that Fred and George's anchor was their relationship as twins, then drew a diagram as he began explaining the idea to Neville and Hannah.

On the Hogwarts Express, Wizet helped Neville and Hannah realize that they loved cultivating all kinds of magical plants, not just individual species. Encouraged by their friends, they committed to exploring the Flight Charm and promised to share their success.

• Wizet guided Neville and Hannah to consider which magical plants they loved and what they enjoyed about caring for them.
• Neville said he loved watching plants grow from seeds through flowering and fruiting, and Hannah declared that they loved every kind of magical plant.
• Wizet encouraged them to explore boldly, learn from mistakes, and revise their ideas as they progressed.
• Fred and George described the risks of making Magic Fireworks, and their story helped Neville and Hannah overcome their remaining hesitation.
• Neville and Hannah promised to tell the others when they had mastered the Flight Charm, and Wizet said he looked forward to it.

Fred and George performed a daring fireworks display for Wizet and the M.S.C. members, then revealed their plan to audition for Professor Lupin’s product dramas in disguise. They asked Neville, Hannah, and the others to keep their prank secret.

• Fred and George used the Flight Charm and Magic Firework sticks to perform an aerial display in the Mystic Corridor, ending by transforming into canaries and hovering just above the floor.
• Neville and Hannah praised the performance, and Fred and George discussed using the Flight Charm while riding Flying Broomsticks.
• Luna recognized that Fred and George wanted to advertise M.S.C. through Professor Lupin’s planned dramas for the Family Projection Screen.
• Fred and George said they would disguise themselves with Polyjuice Potion to audition for the dramas and prank Professor Lupin by pretending to reject his terms before revealing themselves.
• Neville agreed to keep their plan secret, while Hannah asked Wizet whether he could cast Obliviate on them.

Fred and George gave Neville a Portable Swamp, and Wizet proposed developing it into a product line for herbologists with Neville and Hannah testing the items. At dinner, Draco told Wizet that students had been waiting to discuss the werewolf wizard and the Disarming Charm, which Wizet modestly described as a practical response to firearms.

• Fred and George gave Neville a single-use Portable Swamp so he could prank them in return, but Neville tried to give it back.
• Wizet suggested turning the Portable Swamp into portable greenhouses, grasslands, or rainforests and naming the product line Herbologist's Helper.
• Neville and Hannah agreed to test the new products and give Fred and George feedback in exchange for a free set each.
• Wizet and the others arrived at the Great Hall for dinner and sat at the Slytherin table, where Draco told them that students had been waiting to speak with Wizet about the werewolf wizard and the Disarming Charm.
• Neville said his father believed wizards would thank Wizet for the Disarming Charm, while Wizet explained that he had designed it as a convenient way to deal with firearms.

Draco told the students that O.W.L. candidates could earn major bonus marks in three subjects by performing the Disarming Charm proficiently. Fred and George hurried off to tell Ron, while Draco was left baffled by how the Weasley brothers thought.

• Draco teased Fred and George about not knowing the student-related news he had heard from his father.
• Fred and George asked Luna what Draco meant, and she guessed it might be about exams.
• Draco explained that Mr. Tofty had told his father proficient use of the Disarming Charm could raise an O.W.L. grade from a D to an A in Charms, Transfiguration, and Defence Against the Dark Arts.
• Fred and George joked that the bonus would have helped them if it had existed when they took their O.W.L.s.
• Fred and George decided to leave immediately to tell Ron about the news, and Draco watched them go in confusion.

At Durmstrang, Barty Crouch Jr. told Voldemort that Dumbledore was urging magical communities to spread the Disarming Charm, which could undermine Voldemort’s plans to deepen conflict between wizards and Muggles. Voldemort accepted the reports and sent Barty to rest before classes resumed, while Herpo envied Barty’s loyalty.

• Barty Crouch Jr. knelt before Voldemort and reported that Dumbledore was promoting the Disarming Charm to reduce casualties among Mudbloods and Muggles.
• Voldemort identified the spell in the Fjord Times as the Projectile Deflection Charm, Averte Telum.
• Voldemort considered how Dumbledore’s campaign threatened his plan to exploit chaos and hatred to establish a new order.
• Barty Crouch Jr. summoned newspapers from several European magical communities and reported that they were all covering the Disarming Charm.
• Voldemort told Barty Crouch Jr. that the newspapers were enough and sent him to rest before Durmstrang’s classes began.
• Herpo watched Barty Crouch Jr. leave and envied his loyalty as a servant.

Voldemort confronted Herpo over his failure to provide intelligence about the Ministry's knowledge of werewolf wizards, and they fought with repeated Killing Curses in the Headmaster's Office. Herpo's X-shaped curse marks activated across the room and sent dozens of green beams through the flames that had swallowed Voldemort.

• Voldemort accused Herpo of failing to report that the Ministry knew about werewolf wizards and attacked him with a Killing Curse.
• Herpo deflected Voldemort's first curse with a transformed snake, then both men repeatedly dodged and traded Killing Curses.
• Voldemort's curses smashed through the office, while Herpo's left X-shaped green marks on its surfaces.
• Voldemort cast Confringo at one of Herpo's marks, causing an explosion and flames that swallowed him.
• Herpo struck another mark with a Killing Curse, activating dozens of marks that fired green beams through the flames.

Herpo and Voldemort fought a destructive duel in the Headmaster's Office until Barty Crouch Jr. intervened and helped Voldemort gain the advantage. After Herpo severed his cursed arm, Voldemort ended the fight and proposed that they talk.

• Herpo and Voldemort traded Dark Magic spells in a close-range duel that damaged the Headmaster's Office and shook Durmstrang castle.
• Barty Crouch Jr. arrived on a Flying Broomstick and cast a Killing Curse at Herpo, who dodged it and was struck by Voldemort's curse.
• Herpo severed his corroded arm, and Voldemort stopped Barty Crouch Jr. from attacking again as the duel ended.
• Voldemort repaired the damage to the office and castle, then told Barty Crouch Jr. to help Herpo up so they could talk.
• Barty Crouch Jr. threw the injured Herpo into an armchair, where Herpo used Episkey on his wound, and Voldemort asked to speak with him.

After Voldemort’s duel with Herpo left the Headmaster’s Office damaged, Voldemort took Herpo to the laboratory to question him about werewolf wizards. Herpo warned that the Ministry’s rapid response and the influence of Dumbledore and Wizet threatened their plans.

• Herpo asked to talk somewhere other than the damaged Headmaster’s Office, whose furnishings Voldemort had temporarily Transfigured.
• Voldemort dispelled Herpo’s armchair, and Herpo fell before getting up and following him, interpreting his suffering as a trial from My Lord.
• Voldemort ordered Barty Crouch Jr. to assess the damage and arrange repairs to the Headmaster’s Office.
• In the laboratory, Herpo told Voldemort he had heard about efforts to cure Lycanthropy and warned that the Ministry’s growing efficiency could delay their plans.
• Herpo cautioned Voldemort that Dumbledore had become more effective as president of the International Confederation of Wizards and that Wizet was even more troublesome.

Herpo revealed the complete prophecy about Voldemort and warned that attempts to alter a prophecy could bring unforeseen consequences. Voldemort learned that Herpo had tried to make Wizet disappear, and the chapter ended with Voldemort confronting him about that plan.

• Herpo explained that the Wizarding World War had weakened his intelligence network and that he knew the prophecy concerning Voldemort.
• Herpo recited the complete prophecy, including that Voldemort would mark the child as his equal and that one would have to die by the other's hand.
• Voldemort wondered whether the child’s power and his own power were connected, then asked whether the prophecy could have been avoided by leaving the child alone.
• Herpo said prophecies came true in their own way and explained that leaving the Hogwarts student unchecked had led to the Paris Region Incident.
• Herpo warned that interfering with the prophecy might bring an unknown price, then revealed he had made an attempt like the plan they had discussed.
• Voldemort asked whether Herpo’s new plan was to make Wizet disappear.

Herpo told Voldemort that the Muggle High Inquisitors at Hogwarts might provide an opportunity to advance their plan, while Voldemort mocked and tortured him. The chapter ended with Herpo explaining that the Inquisitors’ records could reveal the threats magic posed to Muggles.

• Voldemort mocked Herpo for delaying the plan to exile Wizet, and Herpo admitted he feared Wizet might escape even if the plan succeeded.
• Herpo resolved to let Voldemort act so he could avoid contact with Wizet, but Voldemort cast the Cruciatus Curse on him when he tried to share new information.
• Herpo told Voldemort that the International Confederation of Wizards had arranged for High Inquisitors from each world to observe the other through education.
• Voldemort guessed that the Muggle High Inquisitors had gone to Hogwarts, and Herpo explained that their records could reveal what threats magic posed to Muggles.

Herpo persuaded Voldemort that Dumbledore’s acceptance of Muggle High Inquisitors at Hogwarts gave them an opportunity to gather information and advance the Exile Plan. They concluded that Dumbledore might teach students the Disarming Charm and add it to examinations to demonstrate it to Muggles.

• Herpo argued that Muggles would closely investigate the Disarming Charm and use the High Inquisitors at Hogwarts to learn about it.
• Voldemort condemned Dumbledore for admitting Muggles to Hogwarts, and Herpo said Dumbledore’s foolishness created an opening for the Exile Plan.
• Voldemort raged about Dumbledore’s hypocrisy and his handling of the Killing Curse, while Herpo privately took comfort in hearing that Wizet had used it.
• Herpo suggested Dumbledore wanted to control the balance between wizarding and Muggle worlds, and Voldemort agreed that Dumbledore sought power.
• Herpo predicted that Dumbledore would put the Disarming Charm on the examination curriculum so students could demonstrate it to the Muggles.

Voldemort and Herpo discussed Dumbledore’s possible plan to use Wizet’s O.W.L. examination to exile him through time, while Voldemort demanded that Herpo reveal all intelligence. Herpo explained that his network had weakened and traced his English operations to Cornelius Fudge’s Ministry, leaving Voldemort to consider whether their servants had crossed paths with the Death Eaters.

• Voldemort concluded that Dumbledore might use the examinations to gain control and exile Wizet, and Herpo said the Disarming Charm could be part of that plan.
• Voldemort accused Herpo of hiding information and ordered him to report every development; Herpo admitted his intelligence network had collapsed and now relied on Ministry employees.
• Voldemort questioned why Herpo’s intelligence in England had declined, and Herpo asked whether he knew the former Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge.
• Herpo said his servants had approached Cornelius Fudge and gained influence by supporting him, but were dismissed after Fudge fell from office.
• Voldemort wondered whether his Death Eaters had contacted Herpo’s servants, and Herpo said they arrived in England only after Voldemort disappeared.

Herpo explained how he had manipulated Cornelius Fudge and revealed his history of building an intelligence network through goblin rebellions. After Voldemort pressured him to prove his usefulness, Herpo offered the goblins’ support, and Voldemort accepted his sincerity.

• Herpo warned Voldemort against controlling Cornelius Fudge with the Imperius Curse and explained how his servants had guided Fudge’s decisions.
• Voldemort questioned Herpo about his lack of progress in England, and Herpo revealed that Selina Pendragon and her followers had purged his servants there.
• Herpo asked Voldemort to consider using Severus, the Head of Slytherin, to carry out the Exile Plan, but Voldemort reacted with hesitation.
• Voldemort knocked Herpo down and implied he would drive him out unless he proved himself a useful partner.
• Herpo offered help from the goblins and revealed that he had orchestrated goblin rebellions to eliminate uncooperative wizarding families and build an intelligence network.
• Herpo said he had supplied goblins with the potion used for Thief’s Downfall, and Voldemort lifted him up and declared that he had seen Herpo’s sincerity.

After Voldemort left, Herpo struggled to recover from the Cruciatus Curse and the humiliation of being forced to reveal his control over the goblins. He reflected on Voldemort’s extraordinary ability to restore soul fragments and resist Herpo’s attempt to corrupt him, while the chapter left their cooperation—and Voldemort’s army of converted Squibs—still in place.

• After Voldemort’s invisible force released him, Herpo steadied himself against the laboratory table and seethed over being tortured and forced to reveal his control over the goblins.
• Herpo restrained his anger because he feared Voldemort might return or still be watching him.
• Herpo recalled that Voldemort had made multiple Horcruxes and had magically fused a split soul fragment back together, defying what Herpo thought possible.
• Herpo remembered proposing that Voldemort implant soul fragments in converted Squibs to create an army loyal to him and secretly give Herpo influence over Voldemort.
• Herpo realized that Voldemort’s soul resisted his covert corruption, yet Voldemort had still built an army of converted Squibs by trimming his own soul.

Herpo steeled himself to banish Wizet into the currents of time before his “My Lord” arrived. At Hogwarts, Hermione drilled Ron and Harry for their exams until a flock of owls brought packages into the Great Hall.

• Herpo pushed aside his thoughts about Voldemort’s army and resolved to banish Wizet before his “My Lord” descended.
• Hermione studied for her exams while Ron and Harry discussed revision after Christmas break.
• Hermione quizzed Ron and Harry on magical knowledge, then ordered Ron to revise Potions.
• Hermione warned Ron to stay vigilant and prepare for unexpected exam questions, including material from the Restricted Section.
• A huge flock of owls swept into the Great Hall and dropped packages.

Anthony Goldstein read the Daily Prophet’s report that Dolores Umbridge had resigned and expressed regret for the harm caused by her Anti-Werewolf Act. The article left her political future in doubt as the students discussed her demotion to an obsolete Ministry office.

• Luna read a reply from Xenophilius Lovegood with Wizet, while Wizet’s roommates received their own mail.
• Michael Corner recognized Dolores Umbridge in a Daily Prophet photograph and recalled seeing her at Wizet’s award ceremony.
• Anthony read the headline announcing Umbridge’s resignation and the Anti-Werewolf Act as her political epitaph.
• Anthony explained that the Office of Misinformation had become an idle department, and Terry realized Umbridge might soon be fired.
• Anthony read that Umbridge had called the legislation based on limited understanding and expressed regret for the harm it caused, while Rita Skeeter’s quotation marks cast doubt on her sincerity.

Michael, Anthony, and Terry read Rita Skeeter’s scathing report on Dolores Umbridge’s resignation, while Chris shared that his uncle had returned home after the cure for Lycanthropy. The chapter ended as Dumbledore stood and tapped his goblet with his wand.

• Michael and Anthony read a Daily Prophet account of Dolores Umbridge’s tearful resignation speech and reacted with disgust.
• Anthony read Rita Skeeter’s claim that Umbridge resigned to protect herself because her political career was over, not because she had changed.
• Chris revealed that his uncle, a werewolf wizard who had cut off contact with the family, returned home after learning Lycanthropy had been cured.
• Chris thanked Wizet emotionally for the cure, and Dumbledore stood and tapped his goblet with his wand.