Chapter Summaries

Silvan waited for a Kelpie to appear before mounting it and diving into the Black Lake to begin the second task. The judges argued over whether a lake creature had capsized Durmstrang’s ship, with Dumbledore denying Hogwarts’ responsibility.

• Silvan noticed that Harry, Hermione, Ron, and his other friends were sitting in the stands, but he could not find Luna.
• After Krum and Fleur Delacour dived into the lake, Silvan waited for the Kelpie he had called while spectators mocked him.
• The Kelpie emerged from the water, and Hermione identified it as a creature that could let its rider breathe underwater.
• Silvan mounted the Kelpie and plunged into the lake, sending a wave that soaked spectators in the stands.
• Karkaroff accused Hogwarts of causing Durmstrang’s ship to capsize, while Dumbledore argued that the Kelpie’s wave was too small to overturn it.

Silvan rode the Kelpie through the Black Lake’s depths, passing its magical creatures and the Tournament’s underwater obstacles. He reached the merpeople village, where the Golden Egg’s song had led him, and saw the merpeople’s crude stone homes and unimpressive appearance.

• Silvan explored the Black Lake with the Kelpie, discovering that he could breathe underwater and that the lake was vast and dark.
• Silvan spotted glowing anemone-like plants, Ponglocks, and Selkies, and considered collecting materials for wandmaking.
• The Kelpie sped past the Grindylows and Kappas, swallowing and spitting out a Grindylow before Silvan jabbed it with his wand.
• Silvan heard the Golden Egg’s song and followed the rising terrain toward the lake’s shallows.
• Silvan reached the merpeople village and saw its stone dwellings and the merpeople gathered beneath them.

Silvan reached the merpeople’s village on a Kelpie and rescued Luna, Gabrielle Delacour, and Krum’s Durmstrang treasure all at once. His decision left the judges unable to deny that he had rescued everyone, while Karkaroff berated the boy he had saved.

• Silvan arrived at the merpeople’s village on a Kelpie, alarming the merpeople, who ordered him to leave.
• Silvan found Luna, Gabrielle Delacour, and the Durmstrang boy bound to a statue and decided to rescue all three.
• Silvan ordered the Kelpie to cut the ropes and carry everyone to the lake’s surface.
• Dumbledore gently caught Luna, Gabrielle, and the Durmstrang boy as the Kelpie flung them onto shore.
• The Durmstrang boy confronted Silvan, and Karkaroff shouted him down after the boy’s words made the rescue look like a defeat for their team.

After Silvan emerged first from the Black Lake and rescued the hostages, he learned from Percy that Barty Crouch had been attacked on his way to the Ministry three days earlier. Silvan suspected the account might be connected to Crouch’s son, Barty Crouch Jr., while Fleur reunited with Gabrielle after being rescued.

• Silvan chatted with Luna, who claimed to have seen an invisible Big-Mouthed Bubblefish, while Harry and Ron focused on celebrating his success.
• Silvan observed the judges and noticed Barty Crouch was absent, with Percy attending in his place.
• Fleur Delacour was carried ashore unconscious by the merpeople, and Madam Pomfrey and Madame Maxime rushed to help her.
• Percy told Silvan that Barty Crouch had defeated a mysterious attacker three days earlier, but the attacker escaped before the Hit Wizards arrived.
• Silvan questioned whether Percy’s account was true and suspected Barty Crouch Jr. might have been involved.
• Fleur woke and tried to return to the lake for Gabrielle, but Gabrielle came to her, and Silvan explained that the hostages had only been used to frighten the Champions.

Krum emerged from the Black Lake just before the task ended and discovered that Silvan had already brought Bogdan ashore. The judges argued over whether Silvan’s intervention had unfairly stopped the other Champions, then began scoring the competitors.

• Krum reached shore at the last second and angrily confronted Bogdan, who explained that Silvan had brought him up early.
• Silvan waved off Krum’s glare while Harry reminded him that Krum was watching.
• Karkaroff demanded Silvan’s disqualification, but Dumbledore, Madame Maxime, and Bagman defended or contextualized Silvan’s actions.
• The judges argued for half an hour before awarding Fleur Delacour 25 points.
• The judges awarded Krum scores of 5, 9, 6, 0, and 10, prompting Bagman to explain that they did not blame Krum for failing to rescue Bogdan.

Silvan explained how Madame Maxime and Karkaroff manipulated the Triwizard Tournament scores to help their Champions and undermine Dumbledore, then won the second task despite Karkaroff giving him zero points. After escaping the celebrations, Silvan overheard Karkaroff and Ludo Bagman discussing the final task and Krum’s poor standing.

• Silvan explained that Madame Maxime gave Champions low scores to help Fleur Delacour overtake Krum and that the tournament’s leaders wanted to challenge Dumbledore’s reputation.
• The judges awarded Silvan scores of 10, 10, 9, 9, and 0, leaving him in undisputed first place with thirty-eight points.
• Hermione, Harry, Ron, and the crowd celebrated Silvan’s victory, while Bagman announced that the final task would take place on June 24.
• Overwhelmed by congratulations, Silvan escaped to Hogsmeade through a secret passage with Fred and George’s help, then returned to the castle that evening.
• Silvan overheard Karkaroff angrily confront Bagman about giving him ten points, and Bagman said the third task was still the most important.

Silvan and Harry read that Sirius Black had been declared innocent, and Harry longed to visit him. Sirius sent Harry a letter saying he would meet him in Hogsmeade on Saturday, having obtained and signed Harry’s permission form.

• Hagrid told his students that the creature who helped Silvan win the second task was a dangerous Kelpie, but concealed the Giant Squid’s role in protecting students.
• Silvan watched the Daily Prophet for news and saw that Sirius Black had been declared innocent.
• Harry wanted to skip classes to see Sirius, but Hermione and Silvan persuaded him to wait until the Easter holiday.
• An owl delivered Sirius’s letter to the Great Hall, and Harry read that Sirius would meet him in Hogsmeade on Saturday with a permission form he had signed.

Harry received Sirius Black’s signed permission to visit Hogsmeade and learned that Professor McGonagall accepted Sirius as his guardian. In Hogsmeade, Silvan questioned Rita Skeeter about Barty Crouch’s disappearance and suggested she had missed a chance to expose a major scandal.

• Harry read Sirius Black’s signed permission form and worried whether his godfather’s signature would count.
• Silvan reassured Harry that Dumbledore’s application form showed the school accepted Sirius as his guardian, and Harry got Professor McGonagall’s approval to visit Hogsmeade.
• Harry joined the group for their Hogsmeade trip, while Silvan arranged to meet Rita Skeeter separately.
• Silvan asked Rita Skeeter about Barty Crouch, and she said Crouch had disappeared from public view after an attack and had not been admitted to St Mungo’s.
• Silvan suggested that Rita could have exposed Karkaroff’s alleged plot to replace Crouch as a referee, but she had not pursued the story.

Silvan tempted Rita Skeeter with the claim that Karkaroff had attacked Barty Crouch Sr. and taken his place, hoping she would investigate Crouch’s strange behavior. Meanwhile, Sirius arrived at the Three Broomsticks with Harry, and Rita left to consider the story.

• Rita Skeeter recalled Barty Crouch Sr.’s unusual absence from work and weighed whether to investigate his attack further.
• Silvan falsely claimed that Karkaroff had attacked Crouch and used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate him, drawing Rita’s interest.
• Sirius entered the crowded Three Broomsticks with Harry, and Rosmerta welcomed him warmly and gave them free drinks.
• Rita lost interest in following Sirius and left the tavern to consider whether to pursue Silvan’s claim.

Silvan reunited with Harry, Sirius, Ron, and Hermione in Hogsmeade, where Harry shared that Sirius had invited him to stay at Grimmauld Place over the holidays. Sirius explained that his freedom remained restricted, then warned Silvan that Karkaroff had once been a Death Eater who secured his release by informing on others.

• Harry and Sirius joined Silvan, and Harry warned him that Rita Skeeter often invented rumors.
• Harry told Silvan that Sirius had invited him to spend the holidays at Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place.
• Ron and Hermione arrived, and Harry shared the news of his chance to leave the Dursleys.
• Sirius explained that the Ministry had imposed restrictions on his freedom because he had escaped Azkaban, while Dumbledore had helped keep his Animagus secret.
• Silvan offered Sirius a ticket to the Triwizard Tournament's third task.
• Sirius warned Silvan to be careful around Karkaroff, who had been a Death Eater and gained his release by giving the Ministry names.

After spending the day in Hogsmeade with Sirius, Harry and his friends returned to Hogwarts, where Sirius promised Harry he could write whenever he needed help. The next Care of Magical Creatures lesson left the students fearing Hagrid had brought back Blast-Ended Skrewts, though Hagrid promised a new creature instead.

• Sirius bought Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Silvan heaps of magical gifts and sweets before walking them to Hogwarts's gates.
• Sirius told Harry to write if he ran into trouble, then Apparated away to meet Remus Lupin.
• Harry returned to the castle in high spirits, but his mood faltered when he spotted a sparking crate beside Hagrid's hut before Care of Magical Creatures.
• Hagrid emerged with a bandaged hand, a missing patch of beard, and the smell of burning, prompting the students to suspect the Blast-Ended Skrewts had injured him.
• Hagrid assured the class that they would not be studying Blast-Ended Skrewts again and led them toward a specially fenced enclosure.
• Harry worried about what Hagrid had prepared, while Silvan focused on the crate and its Blast-Ended Skrewts.

Hagrid taught the class about Nifflers while Silvan inspected the rapidly growing Blast-Ended Skrewts and arranged to receive their dead shells. After the lesson, Ron won the coin-finding contest, while Silvan discovered his Niffler had willingly handed him its haul.

• Hagrid introduced the Nifflers and warned the students to protect their valuables before sending them to search the enclosure for hidden coins.
• Silvan opened the Blast-Ended Skrewts' box, saw one kill another, and collected a fallen shell.
• Hagrid explained that the Skrewts were territorial and agreed to send Silvan shells from those that died, as long as Silvan focused on preparing for the Triwizard Tournament's final task.
• Silvan returned to find that his Niffler had saved its coins for him, while the other students searched for Leprechaun gold.
• Ron won the contest with nearly thirty coins, received Honeydukes chocolate, and asked Hagrid if he could keep a Niffler as a pet.

Silvan finished an explosive Blast-Ended Skrewt-core wand and set it aside while he searched for a more suitable result. He attended Charms and History of Magic, where the students practiced the Four-Point Spell and discussed why Muggle compasses failed near magic.

• Silvan completed a volatile Black Walnut wand whose spells could produce powerful explosions, then stored it in his Mokeskin Pouch.
• Silvan crossed Black Walnut off his wand-making notes and decided to try the other Blast-Ended Skrewts Hagrid had brought him.
• Professor Flitwick taught the class the Four-Point Spell, and most students quickly learned to cast it.
• Harry asked why they needed the spell when they could use a compass, and Hermione explained that magic disrupted compasses and other Muggle devices near Hogwarts and in some forests.
• Harry and Ron worked on homework during History of Magic while the ghost professor read from the textbook, and Silvan noted the heavy Easter assignments.

Silvan spent the Easter holiday gathering wand materials, investigating Barty Crouch Sr., practising the Killing Curse, and making Blast-Ended Skrewt wands. After discovering a Dragon Bloodwood wand that strengthened a Dark curse, he realized the Whomping Willow might pair well with a Blast-Ended Skrewt.

• Silvan met Harry and Ron, explained that most professors had excused his homework because he was a Triwizard Tournament Champion, and watched Ron envy his lighter workload.
• Silvan received an Easter letter from Rita Skeeter saying Barty Crouch Sr. had returned to work and seemed normal, which made Silvan more suspicious.
• Silvan practised Avada Kedavra in the Room of Requirement and successfully killed a Doxy with it.
• Silvan tested several woods for Blast-Ended Skrewt wands and made a Dragon Bloodwood wand that increased the effect of the Bone-Eroding Curse.
• Silvan spotted the Whomping Willow and realized it could be combined with a Blast-Ended Skrewt.

Silvan learned that the third Triwizard task was being prepared and went to the Quidditch pitch to hear what awaited the Champions. He found the pitch transformed into a vast hedge maze as Ludo Bagman arrived with Karkaroff and Krum.

• Silvan used the Marauder's Map to avoid Professor Sprout while snapping off Whomping Willow branches, then noticed Dumbledore and other officials gathering at the Quidditch pitch.
• Professor McGonagall told Silvan to attend the pitch at nine so Ludo Bagman could explain the third task to the Champions.
• Silvan discussed possible challenges with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, then speculated with Fleur Delacour on the way to the pitch.
• Silvan and Fleur found the pitch filled with winding hedges that formed a gigantic maze.
• Ludo Bagman arrived with Karkaroff and Krum, and Fleur glared at them as they approached.

Bagman announced that the third task would be a maze containing magical creatures and spells, and Fleur accused him and Karkaroff of favoring Krum. Silvan checked the Marauder’s Map for evidence, then told his friends about the maze, prompting them to prepare for the task.

• Bagman explained that the champions would race through a maze to reach the Triwizard Cup and described the proposed change to the entry times for Fleur and Krum.
• Fleur mocked Krum over Bulgaria’s Quidditch World Cup defeat and challenged Bagman’s proposal; Krum blushed while Bagman defended it.
• Fleur told Silvan she suspected Bagman and Karkaroff were helping Krum and asked him to persuade Dumbledore, but Silvan said he would not lose even if they cheated.
• Silvan checked the Marauder’s Map and saw Bagman and Karkaroff remain together near the Quidditch pitch for about ten minutes.
• Silvan told the Gryffindors that the third task was a maze, after which Fred and George left to prepare secret weapons and Hermione took Harry and Ron to the library to research magical creatures.

Silvan crafted a Whomping Willow and Blast-Ended Skrewt wand that could cast the Killing Curse with perfect reliability but no other spells. After testing its power, he discovered that it began devouring the magic in another wand with the same core.

• Silvan made a fourteen-inch wand whose traits guaranteed the Killing Curse and let it consume wands with the same core.
• Silvan took the wand to the Room of Requirement and found that it cast a powerful Killing Curse that destroyed the advanced practice targets.
• Silvan tested the wand repeatedly, confirming that the curse did not fail even as he grew exhausted and began missing his targets.
• Silvan placed another wand with a Blast-Ended Skrewt core beside the new wand and sensed the other wand's magic rapidly draining away.

Silvan recovered from using magic to make one wand devour another, then prepared for the third Triwizard task while his friends helped him study magical creatures. Before the task, he asked Hagrid about the maze and arranged for him to change it again if a judge had to leave.

• Silvan found that the Blast-Ended Skrewt core had been consumed without strengthening the remaining wand, and he left the Room of Requirement exhausted.
• Hermione gave Silvan a detailed magical-creature booklet, while Harry and Ron helped him prepare for the Care of Magical Creatures exam.
• Silvan declined his friends’ offer to practice magic because they needed to revise, and Professor Flitwick assigned him detention copying a dueling-spell book.
• Silvan visited Hagrid and asked whether the maze’s layout could change and whether the judges would see its final arrangement.
• Silvan whispered a request to Hagrid, who agreed to rearrange the maze again if a judge had to leave during the third task.

On the morning of the third task, Silvan offered invitations to Hermione’s parents and learned that Fleur’s family and his own had arrived to watch the final. The chapter left Silvan asking where his grandfather was as he met his parents and the Delacour family.

• Fred and George sold Omnioculars in the Great Hall, and Silvan told Ron that Mrs. Weasley could bring Ron’s pair to Hogwarts.
• Ron went with Harry to send Hedwig to Mrs. Weasley, while Hermione declined Silvan’s offer to invite her parents because she feared the Slytherins would insult them.
• McGonagall told Silvan that the champions’ relatives had been invited to meet them before the final task.
• Silvan entered the meeting room and found Fleur with her mother and Gabrielle, who looked over at him excitedly.
• Lila spoke French with Fleur’s family, while Garian teased Silvan about learning languages; Silvan asked when his parents had arrived and where his grandfather was.

Silvan showed Lila and Garian around Hogwarts before meeting Garrick to examine a strange green wand. He revealed that the wand could cast only Avada Kedavra and devour other wands, leaving Garrick stunned.

• Silvan told Lila and Garian that Apolline Delacour’s family was grateful he had rescued Fleur during the second task.
• Silvan showed Lila and Garian Hogwarts and walked with them to the Whomping Willow, where Professor Sprout pointed out a broken branch Silvan had taken.
• Silvan met Garrick and Dumbledore after they inspected the Champions’ wands, then went with Garrick to an empty classroom.
• Silvan showed Garrick the green wand and explained that it could cast only Avada Kedavra, alarming the experienced wandmaker.
• Silvan revealed that the wand could devour other wands, and Garrick collapsed in shock.