Chapter Summaries

Karkaroff hurried to take the Durmstrang students home after denouncing the Triwizard Tournament, while Silvan sold custom wands to Krum and four other students. The group prepared to leave Hogwarts with five wand orders placed.

• Karkaroff announced that Durmstrang would not enter another Triwizard Tournament unless it hosted the event itself, and Harry noted that Ludo Bagman had fled.
• Silvan predicted that Karkaroff might not remain headmaster by the time of the next tournament because the Death Eaters could target him.
• Krum gathered eight Durmstrang students and asked Silvan about his hair-core wands and their price.
• Krum paid Silvan and pulled out a handful of hair for a custom wand, and four other Durmstrang students also placed orders.
• Karkaroff came outside, glared at Krum, and ordered the students to hurry back.

Silvan earned 150 Galleons by taking wand orders from five Durmstrang students and explained his foreign-market pricing to Harry and Hermione. Madame Maxime then visited him to commission a wand suited to her large frame, paying thirty Galleons and giving him one of her hairs.

• Silvan kept Krum's hair private and returned to the castle, where Harry and Hermione asked about the Durmstrang orders.
• Silvan explained that he had sold five wands to Durmstrang students for 150 Galleons and that foreign wand sales carried higher prices.
• Silvan predicted that the Triwizard Tournament would draw more customers, including visitors from Beauxbatons.
• Madame Maxime asked Silvan to make a wand suited to her size, and he quoted thirty Galleons plus shipping if it had to be sent to France.
• Madame Maxime paid Silvan thirty Galleons and gave him a single hair about eighteen inches long for the wand.

Silvan finished and presented Madame Maxime with a wand made specifically for a half-giant, and she tested it in a classroom. She was delighted with its enhanced spells, while Silvan learned how its giant-heritage traits affected its magic.

• Silvan examined Madame Maxime's completed walnut wand, which had giant-heritage traits and had taken extra time to make.
• Silvan gave the wand to Madame Maxime at breakfast, and Dumbledore sensed a special connection between it and her.
• Madame Maxime took the wand with Silvan and Dumbledore to a classroom to test it on magical dummies.
• Harry and Hermione discussed Silvan's hard work and wondered whether Madame Maxime would be satisfied.
• Madame Maxime returned cheerful after testing many spells, and Silvan explained that the wand increased the range of area spells and the power of single-target spells at the cost of slower spell formation.

At the end-of-year feast, Dumbledore warned students that three Death Eaters had escaped from Azkaban, then awarded Silvan Ollivander enough points for Gryffindor to win the House Cup. Gryffindor celebrated as the story left them looking forward to the holiday despite the danger outside Hogwarts.

• Dumbledore warned the students to avoid the three escaped Death Eaters and seek help if they encountered them.
• Dumbledore deducted one hundred points from Gryffindor for Silvan Ollivander entering the Triwizard Tournament without authorization, then awarded the points back for crossing the Age Line.
• Dumbledore awarded Gryffindor points for Silvan's first-place finishes in the first two Triwizard tasks.
• Dumbledore gave Silvan the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award and two hundred points for winning the Triwizard Cup, putting Gryffindor ahead of Slytherin.
• Harry, Hermione, and the other Gryffindors celebrated their House Cup victory.

Silvan received Fleur’s request to make her a special wand, along with thirty Galleons and a strand of her Veela hair, just as the Beauxbatons students departed. On the train home, Harry and Hermione worried about Percy, and Silvan explained that talented students could also become Death Eaters.

• Fleur gave Silvan thirty Galleons and a strand of her hair, asking him to make her a special wand.
• Fleur left Hogwarts with Madame Maxime and the Beauxbatons students before Silvan could respond.
• Silvan examined Fleur’s Veela hair and worried about how difficult it would be to find a suitable wandwood.
• Silvan, Harry, and Hermione boarded the train, and Silvan said his cats would stay safely in the Forbidden Forest.
• Harry and Hermione worried that Percy might be in danger, and Silvan explained that Barty Crouch Jr. had been an outstanding student before becoming a Death Eater.

Silvan, Harry, and Hermione discussed Percy’s chances of clearing his name and debated how the Ministry would hunt the escaped Death Eaters on the train ride to King’s Cross. Harry arrived expecting to live with Sirius, but Silvan found a letter saying Sirius could not keep his promise, leaving Harry to return to the Dursleys.

• Silvan, Harry, and Hermione concluded that Dumbledore might be Percy’s only hope of avoiding arrest while the Ministry sought a scapegoat.
• Harry argued that the Ministry should use Alastor Moody rather than Dementors to capture the escaped Death Eaters, and Hermione suggested the Defence Against the Dark Arts professors had left because of their own circumstances.
• Harry grew increasingly excited about leaving with Sirius as the Hogwarts Express approached King’s Cross.
• Harry found Vernon Dursley waiting at the station and began telling him he would not return to Little Whinging.
• Silvan handed Harry a letter he had found near the platform barrier, in which Sirius apologized and said Harry would have to stay with the Dursleys for the holiday.

Hermione visited Silvan at Ollivanders, where he was struggling to find a wand shaft compatible with his half-blood Veela hair. She and Silvan discussed security and Harry’s disappointment that Sirius would not take him in, then Harry arrived and the three set off together.

• Hermione went upstairs at Ollivanders to find Silvan searching for a wand shaft that would accept Veela hair, and he joked that she should discreetly defeat Fleur Delacour in France.
• Hermione asked whether Diagon Alley was safe and worried about her parents, while Silvan reassured her and hinted that Voldemort might not be truly gone.
• Hermione told Silvan that Harry was upset after Sirius failed to take him in, and Harry arrived saying he was ready to go.
• As the three left the wand shop, Harry insisted he understood Sirius’s decision, while Silvan suspected Dumbledore had kept Harry with his relatives because of Lily’s protective magic.

Silvan brought Harry and Hermione to the Burrow to visit the Weasleys, whose family was struggling after Percy was implicated in the Ministry’s investigation. Mr. Weasley was expected to return soon, but Percy remained detained, and the family still had no answers.

• Harry told Silvan and Hermione that the Knight Bus had frightened him on the way to Diagon Alley.
• Silvan tested whether the Floo connection to the Burrow still worked, then Harry and Hermione followed him there.
• Fred and George welcomed Silvan and congratulated him on winning the Triwizard Tournament.
• Mrs. Weasley thanked the visitors for believing Percy and said the Ministry had not uncovered the truth.
• Fred and George said Mr. Weasley was expected to return soon, while Percy remained implicated and detained.

The Weasleys welcomed Mr. Weasley home and learned that Percy remained in custody despite Dumbledore proposing Legilimency or Veritaserum to prove his innocence. The Ministry rejected the proposal, leaving Percy’s fate uncertain.

• Silvan and the others shared lunch at The Burrow, where Hermione reassured Mrs. Weasley that Percy’s actions did not make him a Death Eater.
• Bill and Charlie returned with Mr. Weasley, and Mrs. Weasley embraced him and asked about Percy.
• Silvan shared sweets with the family, and Hermione made Mr. Weasley strong tea with Ogden's Old Firewhisky.
• Mr. Weasley explained that Dumbledore had proposed using Legilimency or Veritaserum to determine whether Percy had helped Barty Crouch Sr.'s actions.
• Mr. Weasley told the family that the Ministry rejected Dumbledore's proposal on privacy grounds.

After the Ministry refused to use Legilimency or Veritaserum to clear Percy, the Weasleys accepted that he would remain in Ministry custody while his memories were checked. Harry and Silvan returned to London, where Harry found no room at the Leaky Cauldron and took the Knight Bus.

• Bill, Charlie, Hermione, and the others explained that Percy could not be released until the Ministry ruled out altered memories, and they reassured Mrs. Weasley that he would not be sent to Azkaban meanwhile.
• Mrs. Weasley accepted that Percy would remain at the Ministry, and the family shared a celebratory dinner in the garden.
• Hermione stayed at The Burrow because Ginny was in low spirits, while Silvan and Harry prepared to leave; Mr. Weasley said he would likely stay at the Ministry and asked for an old tent.
• Fred and George reminded Silvan that they still owed him money from selling the Omnioculars and promised to visit him.
• Silvan and Harry returned to the Leaky Cauldron, but Tom told Harry that its last room had been taken, so Harry boarded the Knight Bus.

Silvan gave Fred and George a 1,300-Galleon investment to help them start Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, and they agreed to accept it as a loan. The three planned to work together, leaving the shop’s future name undecided.

• Fred and George brought Silvan 300 Galleons from selling Omnioculars, refusing to keep their commission.
• Fred and George told Silvan that Mr. Weasley had returned to the Ministry to watch over Percy’s situation.
• Silvan presented Fred and George with a box containing 1,000 Galleons, then added the 300 Galleons they had brought.
• Silvan explained that the money was an investment they would repay and asked whether they could raise startup capital before graduating.
• Fred and George accepted the investment, and George proposed naming the shop Weasley-Ollivander-Wizard Wheezes.

Silvan completed Fleur Delacour's unusual opal wand, despite its limited magical performance, and Garrick worried whether it would satisfy her. When a family tried to buy the wand for seven Galleons, Silvan revealed its price was one hundred and seventy Galleons and sent them away; Garrick then questioned whether the opal had truly cost so much.

• Silvan finished Fleur Delacour's wand using magically infused mother-of-pearl and powder from an opal she provided.
• Garrick tested the wand and found it difficult and sluggish to use, but Silvan said it would suit Fleur.
• A girl visiting Ollivanders demanded the wand, and her father, Wilson, offered Garrick seven Galleons for it.
• Silvan stopped Wilson and explained that the wand cost one hundred and seventy Galleons because it contained a precious opal and had been commissioned by Madame Maxime.
• Wilson left with his daughter, and Garrick asked Silvan whether the opal had really been so expensive.

Silvan learned that Harry's scar had hurt after a nightmare involving snakes, hooded figures, and a newborn baby, and suspected Voldemort was reconnecting with the soul fragment inside Harry. He urged Harry to tell Dumbledore, leaving Harry to decide whether to send the warning.

• Silvan packed Fleur's opal-decorated wand and received a letter from Harry about his painfully aching scar.
• Silvan replied to Harry and asked Hedwig to carry a letter to France in exchange for owl nuts.
• Harry visited Ollivanders Wand Shop and told Silvan that his scar had hurt after a nightmare.
• Harry described snakes surrounding a purple or blue fire, hooded figures performing a ritual, and the snakes giving birth to a baby.
• Silvan connected Harry's pain to Voldemort and advised him to write to Dumbledore.

Silvan’s wand shop drew a large crowd of foreign customers, and Ron and Hermione helped him manage the lines. After Silvan paid Ron for his work, Hermione remembered that her father was waiting for her at the Leaky Cauldron and rushed out.

• Silvan explained to Ron that the red-skinned customer was a half-Centaur wizard with an unusual talent for Divination.
• Ron worked as a clerk at Silvan’s shop, and Hermione joined him in helping manage the busy lines.
• Silvan and Hermione concluded that word of Silvan’s wandmaking had spread after Fred and George praised his wand during the Triwizard Tournament.
• Silvan explained that customers came in person to verify his identity before giving him hair or nail clippings for their wands.
• Silvan paid Ron two Galleons, including a bonus, for helping at the shop.
• Hermione remembered her father was waiting at the Leaky Cauldron and hurried out.

Gregorovitch became curious about Silvan's hair-core wands and decided to visit, while Silvan's brief rush of customers at Ollivanders faded. Silvan turned down Ron's idea to advertise again and asked about Percy and Dumbledore, leaving the reason for Dumbledore's visit to the Weasleys unknown.

• Gregorovitch angrily read Garrick's letter denying any special wandmaking technique, then decided to visit Silvan's shop out of curiosity about wands made with wizard hair.
• A middle-aged wizard bought one of Silvan's wands despite preferring the wand Garrick had made for him, and Garrick lamented losing another new student customer.
• The rush at Ollivanders dwindled, and Ron suggested asking Fred and George to advertise again after earning six Galleons.
• Silvan rejected Ron's suggestion because he was too busy to serve more customers and needed time to make wands.
• Ron told Silvan that the Ministry had barred visits to Percy and that Dumbledore had met with Arthur the previous week, though he did not know what they discussed.
• As night fell, Ron headed home and bought several gifts at Florian's Ice Cream Parlour.

Silvan met Sirius Black at the Leaky Cauldron, where Sirius invited him to visit his home after returning from a hunt for escaped Death Eaters. Silvan accepted and sent a paper airplane to notify Garrick before leaving with Sirius.

• Silvan considered his upcoming fifth-year O.W.L. workload and continued making wands to finish his current orders before term began.
• Silvan ran into Sirius Black at the Leaky Cauldron and reassured him that Harry had understood why Sirius missed picking him up at King's Cross Station.
• Sirius said he had returned from hunting escaped Death Eaters with Alastor Moody and explained that Moody had gone to the Ministry of Magic to seek support.
• Sirius invited Silvan to his home, and Silvan agreed to go with him.
• Silvan asked Tom for parchment, folded it into a paper airplane, and sent it toward Ollivanders Wand Shop.

Silvan accompanied Sirius to Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, where Sirius introduced him to the dusty house and its hostile House-elf, Kreacher. Sirius showed Silvan the Black family library and empty display room, explaining that the camel beast he had promised Silvan had been given away by his mother.

• Silvan used Side-Along Apparition with Sirius to travel from the Leaky Cauldron to Grimmauld Place.
• Kreacher welcomed Silvan warmly but insulted Sirius, who ordered him to prepare breakfast for their guest.
• Sirius showed Silvan the large house, including its library filled mostly with books about Dark magic.
• Sirius explained that his mother had given away the magical items and creature specimens from the display room, including the camel beast he had promised Silvan.
• Silvan told Sirius not to worry because Sirius had been in Azkaban when the camel beast was given away.

Sirius showed Silvan how Grimmauld Place had changed and asked him about Harry while they shared breakfast. As Silvan prepared to leave, Mr. Weasley arrived with news that Mad-Eye had been attacked.

• Kreacher served Sirius and Silvan a lavish breakfast in the sunlit dining room, and Sirius complained about the elf's past cooking and insults.
• Sirius asked Silvan about Harry, then showed him the house and offered him items as compensation for breaking his promise.
• Silvan took a few silver items and suggested Sirius talk to Kreacher before heading back to his wand shop.
• Mr. Weasley rushed up to Sirius and told him that Mad-Eye had been attacked.

Silvan accompanied Sirius and Mr. Weasley to St Mungo’s after Professor Moody was attacked, where Dumbledore explained that Moody had been ambushed while investigating a clue about Barty Crouch Sr. at Hangleton. Dumbledore sent Silvan away before Ministry officials arrived, leaving him in the Leaky Cauldron as its patrons joked about Hogwarts needing another Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

• Sirius and Mr. Weasley took Silvan to St Mungo’s after learning that Professor Moody had been attacked.
• Dumbledore told Sirius and Silvan that Moody had gone to Hangleton to investigate a clue about Barty Crouch Sr. and had fallen into a trap set by Death Eaters.
• Silvan saw Moody unconscious in the Spell Damage ward, badly wounded and missing his Magical Eye.
• Sirius blamed himself for not accompanying Moody, but Dumbledore told him that the ambush had been prepared and that he could have been hurt too.
• Dumbledore Apparated Silvan to the Leaky Cauldron before Ministry officials arrived, where patrons joked about Hogwarts’ yearly Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Silvan suspected Voldemort was preparing to resurrect himself using his Muggle father's bones and considered ways to warn Dumbledore. As the Ministry concealed Moody's injuries, Silvan learned that Fudge had also delayed Percy Weasley's chance to clear his name.

• Silvan wondered why Moody had gone alone to Little Hangleton and why the Death Eaters had tortured him with the Thorn Curse, then suspected they might have wanted his blood.
• Silvan considered warning Dumbledore through Harry and Sirius, tracking Harry in case the Death Eaters captured him, or destroying Voldemort's father's grave.
• Silvan watched for news about Moody but found that the Ministry had kept his injuries out of the Daily Prophet.
• Fred and George told Silvan that Fudge had concealed Moody's attack to avoid public panic and had argued with Dumbledore, who could not overrule the Minister.
• Fred and George explained that Fudge had postponed Percy's Veritaserum test until September, despite Scrimgeour confirming that Percy's memories had not been altered.