Chapter Summaries

Ye Ting woke to the Death Eaters’ riot at the Quidditch World Cup and sent Cho Chang, Penelope, and Hermione home before going out to investigate. He saw the masked wizards tormenting the Roberts family and met Gabrielle Delacour, who asked him to help find Madame Maxime.

• Ye Ting woke Cho Chang, Penelope, and Hermione after hearing panic outside, then sent them home with Floo Powder.
• Ye Ting packed away the tent and saw hooded wizards carrying the Roberts family through the campsite while setting tents alight.
• Ye Ting spotted Harry, Ron Weasley, the twins, Ginny Weasley, and Ministry employees struggling to respond to the riot.
• Gabrielle Delacour asked Ye Ting where Madame Maxime was, and Ye Ting offered to help her find her.

Ye Ting carried Gabrielle through the crowd while searching for the Beauxbatons group, but Death Eaters recognized and attacked him. Their spells failed to harm him, and the chapter ended with Ye Ting revealing his Dragon form and terrifying them.

• Ye Ting carried Gabrielle on his back as he searched for the Beauxbatons teachers and students while avoiding the Death Eaters.
• A group of Death Eaters recognized Ye Ting, insulted him as a Muggle-born wizard, and demanded that he kneel.
• Ye Ting mocked the Death Eaters, who raised their wands and fired a barrage of spells at him while Gabrielle clung to his back.
• The Death Eaters celebrated what they thought was Ye Ting's death, but the smoke cleared to reveal his enormous, unharmed Dragon form.
• The Death Eaters panicked under Ye Ting's draconic presence and struggled to hold their ground.

Ye Ting transformed into a Dragon and killed many Death Eaters who were attacking the Beauxbatons group, then used a Memory Charm to conceal what had happened. He reunited Gabrielle with Fleur, but their reunion was interrupted by the Dark Mark rising into the sky.

• Ye Ting burned at least a hundred Death Eaters with dragon breath, while several leaders escaped by Apparition.
• Ye Ting erased the memories of nearby witnesses, but let Gabrielle keep hers after she promised to stay quiet.
• Ye Ting found the Beauxbatons group and reunited Gabrielle with Fleur, who thanked and kissed him.
• A huge green Dark Mark appeared above the treetops.

After the Dark Mark appeared over the forest, Ye Ting explained its meaning to Fleur and Gabrielle and convinced Barty Crouch’s Ministry team that no one nearby had cast it. The Ministry failed to uncover what had caused the deaths of hundreds of Death Eaters and their supporters, leaving the night’s events a mystery.

• Ye Ting explained to Fleur and Gabrielle that the Dark Mark was Voldemort’s symbol and described how it was used to mark and summon Death Eaters.
• Barty Crouch arrived with Ministry wizards, ordered everyone to stay for inspection, and questioned who had conjured the Dark Mark.
• Ye Ting stepped forward and said no one nearby had used magic; after hearing the Aurors describe his past exploits, Crouch accepted his judgment and led the Ministry team away.
• Ye Ting said goodbye to Fleur with a hint that they would meet again soon, then returned home.
• The Ministry investigated the Dark Mark and the hundreds of charred corpses but could not determine what had happened, and the inquiry stalled.

Ye Ting, Hermione, and Cho traveled back to Hogwarts, where the girls’ summer achievements drew unwanted attention and they discussed the Death Eaters’ attack at the Quidditch World Cup. A dispute over Ye Ting preparing matching dress robes for Hermione and Cho left both girls refusing to speak to him until they reached school.

• Cho was mobbed by Hogwarts students at the station, and Ye Ting used magic to rescue her and later secure their compartment.
• Marietta explained that the Death Eaters had fled after someone conjured the Dark Mark, while the Ministry modified the Roberts family’s memories.
• Ye Ting suggested the Death Eaters feared Voldemort’s return because they had denied their past and resumed ordinary lives.
• Draco Malfoy mocked Ron’s outdated dress robes, and Marietta said she did not know what special event Hogwarts was planning.
• Cho and Hermione discovered Ye Ting had promised dress robes to both of them, and they angrily decided not to speak to him until the train arrived.

Hogwarts began the new school year with celebrations for Hermione Granger and Cho Chang, while Dumbledore announced that Quidditch matches were canceled for a major event. The arrival of the scarred Professor Moody interrupted his announcement, and Dumbledore revealed that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament.

• Peeves ambushed the arriving students with a water balloon before they entered the Great Hall for the feast.
• Dumbledore announced that Hermione Granger had won the International Wizarding Duel Tournament and that Cho Chang had helped Ireland win the Quidditch World Cup.
• Dumbledore said the House Cup Quidditch matches would not take place because a major event would occupy the school year.
• A scarred stranger entered the Great Hall, and Dumbledore introduced him as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Moody.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament for the first time in over a century.

Dumbledore announced that the Triwizard Tournament would return to Hogwarts, with an age limit barring students under seventeen from entering. Hermione decided to find a way to compete, and Ye Ting teased and encouraged her before she kissed him and promised to aim for first place.

• Dumbledore explained the Tournament's history, announced the October arrival of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, and said champions would be chosen on Halloween.
• Dumbledore stated that only students aged seventeen or older could enter, prompting anger from the Weasley twins and other students.
• Cho Chang led Ravenclaw's younger students back to the tower as the new female prefect.
• Hermione told Ye Ting she planned to enter the Tournament and proposed using Ageing Potion to bypass the age restriction.
• Ye Ting asked whether Hermione would compete against him, then acknowledged she had caught him encouraging her to take part.
• Hermione kissed Ye Ting and promised to work hard and take first place.

Ye Ting brushed off attempts to recruit him for the Triwizard Tournament while Hogwarts began its new classes. In Mad-Eye Moody’s first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, he demonstrated the three Unforgivable Curses, leaving the students shaken.

• Roger and Cedric Diggory questioned Ye Ting about entering the Triwizard Tournament, and he claimed it would not challenge him enough.
• Ye Ting brushed off the Weasley twins when they asked about becoming champions.
• Students attended Herbology with Professor Sprout and Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid as classes resumed.
• Mad-Eye Moody told his Defence Against the Dark Arts class that he would teach them how to deal with curses.
• Moody demonstrated Imperio and Crucio on spiders, and Hermione cried out for him to stop the torture.
• Moody killed the final spider with Avada Kedavra, leaving the students deeply uneasy.

Ye Ting confronted the fake Moody during a lesson on the Unforgivable Curses, frightening Barty Crouch Jr. without revealing that he knew his identity. The students’ opinions of Moody shifted while Ye Ting’s reputation at Hogwarts grew.

• Ye Ting comforted Hermione after Moody demonstrated the Unforgivable Curses and threatened to test them on the professor himself.
• Barty Crouch Jr. retreated from Ye Ting, fearing his power and suspecting he had discovered the imposture.
• Ye Ting warned Moody against making dangerous jokes, and Moody awarded Ravenclaw ten points before Ye Ting returned to his seat.
• Hermione asked Ye Ting why Moody feared him, and Ye Ting gave her a vague explanation about his visit to the Ministry of Magic.
• The students began to distrust or defend Moody, while rumors about Ye Ting’s strength spread and increased his prestige.

Barty Crouch Jr. kept his distance from Ye Ting while Hogwarts students prepared for the Triwizard Tournament. On October 30, the students gathered outside to welcome Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, and Ye Ting sensed that the visitors had arrived.

• Barty Crouch Jr. continued teaching the Imperius Curse but avoided using the other Unforgivable Curses and kept away from Ye Ting and Hermione Granger.
• Hermione felt frustrated at missing the lesson until Ye Ting assured her that her dragon form would resist the Imperius Curse.
• As October advanced, the fourth-years received heavier homework while Hogwarts students speculated about the Triwizard Tournament and its possible champions.
• Hogwarts prepared the castle for the visiting schools, and the Great Hall was decorated with house banners before October 30.
• The students gathered outside Hogwarts to await Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, and Ye Ting said the visitors had arrived.

Beauxbatons arrived at Hogwarts in a huge flying carriage led by winged horses, and Madame Maxime introduced her students. Ye Ting recognized Fleur and Gabrielle, prompting Cho Chang to suspect he knew more girls; the story ended with Hogwarts awaiting Durmstrang.

• A giant flying carriage pulled by twelve winged horses landed outside Hogwarts, and Madame Maxime emerged to greet Dumbledore.
• Ye Ting explained to Hermione that Madame Maxime was Beauxbatons's half-giant headmistress, and Hermione admired her achievement.
• Fleur and Gabrielle arrived with the Beauxbatons students and smiled at Ye Ting, whom they recognized.
• Cho Chang questioned Ye Ting about knowing girls at Beauxbatons and asked him to introduce them later.
• Hagrid tended to the winged horses as Madame Maxime led her students inside, while Hogwarts waited for Durmstrang.

The Durmstrang delegation arrived at Hogwarts aboard a ship that rose from the lake, with Professor Karkaroff presenting Viktor Krum as its star. Cho Chang’s greeting reminded everyone that she had defeated Krum, shifting the crowd’s admiration to her and leaving Karkaroff disgruntled as the delegations headed inside.

• The Durmstrang ship emerged from the lake and sailed to shore, and Professor Karkaroff greeted Dumbledore.
• Karkaroff introduced Viktor Krum, prompting Hogwarts students to recognize and cheer for the famous Quidditch Seeker.
• Hermione pushed Cho to greet her defeated opponent, and Cho welcomed the Durmstrang delegation and greeted Krum.
• Krum stepped back when he saw Cho, and students from both schools began praising her for defeating him.
• Karkaroff lost his smile and urged the group inside, while Dumbledore welcomed the delegation into Hogwarts.

The Beauxbatons delegation arrived at Hogwarts, where Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour reunited warmly with Ye Ting and openly competed for his attention. Hermione and Cho Chang grew jealous and silently agreed to watch the sisters, while the feast brought together the visiting delegations and Tournament officials.

• Draco Malfoy gravitated toward Viktor Krum and the Durmstrang students, while Ye Ting and his companions sat at the Ravenclaw table beside the Beauxbatons delegation.
• Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour revealed their Veela beauty, then greeted Ye Ting with hugs and kisses as Hermione and Cho Chang reacted jealously.
• Fleur and Gabrielle took seats opposite Ye Ting after Anthony Goldstein and Terry Boot gave theirs up.
• Dumbledore welcomed the guests, and the Delacour sisters spent the feast chatting and laughing with Ye Ting.
• Hermione and Cho Chang silently formed an alliance to keep Fleur and Gabrielle from winning Ye Ting's affection.
• Ludo Bagman and Mr. Crouch joined the feast, and Ye Ting recalled that Bagman still owed him, Hermione, and Penelope a large sum of Galleons.

Dumbledore introduced Ye Ting as a special guest who would help judge the Triwizard Tournament, and explained how the Goblet of Fire would select its champions. Ye Ting planned to use his role to pursue his own goals during the tournament, which would begin with champion selection the next night.

• Dumbledore introduced Barty Crouch and Ludo Bagman, then presented Ye Ting as a special guest on the tournament staff.
• Ye Ting accepted a place on the judging panel because he planned to pursue his own goals during the tournament and look after Hermione.
• Dumbledore explained that the three champions would face three tasks and be judged by a panel that included Ye Ting, Crouch, and Bagman.
• Dumbledore revealed the Goblet of Fire and said students had twenty-four hours to submit their names before it selected champions on Halloween night.
• Dumbledore warned that students under seventeen could not cross the Age Line and that anyone selected would be bound by a magical contract.

Ye Ting watched Moody confront Karkaroff, reflecting on the tangled identities and history connecting him to Barty Crouch and his son. The next morning, Fred and George tried to cross Dumbledore’s age line using an Ageing Potion but were thrown back with white beards.

• Karkaroff stopped when he saw Harry, and Moody confronted him until he led the Durmstrang students away.
• Ye Ting recalled Karkaroff’s history as a Death Eater informer and recognized that the apparent Moody was Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise.
• Hermione and Ye Ting went to inspect the Goblet of Fire, where Fred and George revealed they had taken an Ageing Potion to bypass the age line.
• Fred and George stepped over the age line but were thrown outside the circle, and identical white beards appeared on their chins.
• Dumbledore advised the twins to visit Madam Pomfrey and said she was already treating two other students who had tried to age themselves.

Beauxbatons students submitted their names for the Triwizard Tournament, and Ye Ting’s closeness with Fleur provoked Maxwell and Stein to insult him. After both boys were mysteriously thrown back by Hogwarts’s Age Line, they were left unable to enter the tournament.

• Angelina Johnson and Slytherin’s Warrington submitted their names to the Goblet of Fire before the Beauxbatons students arrived.
• Fleur submitted her name, then flirted with Ye Ting, angering Hermione and several Beauxbatons boys.
• Maxwell and Stein accused Ye Ting of being weak and using connections to become a referee, but Madame Maxime made them apologize.
• Maxwell tried to cross the Age Line and was thrown into a wall; he claimed the line was faulty and accused Hogwarts of favoritism.
• Madame Maxime confirmed Maxwell was seventeen and had not taken an Ageing Potion, then Stein was also thrown back when he touched the line.

After Ye Ting secretly altered Dumbledore’s age line so it barred two Beauxbatons students, Dumbledore discovered that Ye could modify magic from within rather than overpowering or dispelling it. The professors recognized the technique’s potential, while Ye explained that mastering it required exceptional knowledge of Ancient Runes.

• Ye Ting altered Dumbledore’s age line, preventing Maxwell and Stein from entering the Goblet of Fire line despite their being over seventeen.
• Dumbledore examined the age line and found that Ye had modified it internally, leaving Dumbledore unable to restore it without removing and recasting the spell.
• Dumbledore told Madame Maxime that Ye surpassed him in the study of Ancient Runes and spells, though Dumbledore could remove the line and draw a new one.
• Professor Flitwick recognized that Ye had created a technique for modifying existing magic without destroying it, and Igor Karkaroff warned that it could threaten magical security protections.
• Ye said few people could learn the technique, and Bathsheda Babbling added that it required a level of Ancient Runes mastery most wizards lacked.

After Ye Ting demonstrated his magical skill, the young wizards asked him how they could enter the Triwizard Tournament despite Dumbledore’s age restriction. He offered loopholes that excited them, while privately worrying about the danger awaiting Hogwarts’ champion.

• Maxwell and Stein entered their names in the Goblet of Fire with Dumbledore’s help, then left in shame after seeing Ye Ting’s skill.
• Young wizards from Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang recognized Ye Ting’s superiority and reconsidered the value of winning the tournament.
• Hogwarts students crowded around Ye Ting and asked him to help underage students enter the competition, but he refused because he was a judge.
• Ye Ting explained that an older student could submit a younger student’s name, and Hermione pointed out that the Goblet might judge the strength of whoever submitted it.
• Ye Ting suggested flying over or digging under the Age Line, prompting the young wizards to plan ways to compete.
• Ye Ting reflected that Cedric Diggory had died in the original tournament and hoped Hermione would survive the danger, while he remained uncertain about Harry Potter’s fate.

Hermione used her Dragon Animagus form to break Dumbledore’s Age Line and enter her name into the Goblet of Fire. At the Halloween feast, she waited anxiously for the champions to be announced.

• Young wizards tried to get past the Age Line by flying over it and digging tunnels, driving Filch to catch them and clean up after them.
• Dumbledore turned the Age Line into a circular barrier, ending the students’ attempts to bypass it.
• Dumbledore discovered that the barrier had been physically destroyed, so he rebuilt it with stronger physical defenses.
• Hermione transformed into a Dragon, broke through the barrier with her strength and magical resistance, and entered her name into the Goblet of Fire.
• Hermione and the other students gathered for the Halloween feast and waited anxiously as Dumbledore prepared to announce the champions.

The Goblet of Fire selected Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Hermione Granger as champions, with Dumbledore explaining that Hermione had overcome the age restriction through her strength. After Hermione entered the next room, the Goblet produced a fourth name: Harry Potter.

• Dumbledore explained that the champions would be announced and sent to receive their instructions.
• The Goblet selected Viktor Krum as Durmstrang's champion and Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons' champion.
• Dumbledore announced Hermione Granger as Hogwarts' champion, prompting objections because she was underage.
• Dumbledore defended Hermione's selection by citing her strength, and the students cheered as she entered the next room.
• The Goblet produced another parchment, and Dumbledore announced Harry Potter's name.