Chapter Summaries

After the Quidditch final, Wade joined Harry and the others in celebrating Ireland’s victory while wondering why Dumbledore had not appeared. He told Ryan that Grindelwald and the Acolytes had stopped dark wizards from using a corrupted forest to attack the campsite, but Ryan misunderstood Wade’s role in the incident.

• Wade waited for Dumbledore at the campsite, but the match ended and crowds poured out of the stadium before the Headmaster appeared.
• Harry, Michael, Bill, Charlie, and the others brought Wade back to Sirius’s tent, where the young people celebrated while Sirius left them to enjoy the night.
• Fred and George celebrated their winnings from betting with Ludo Bagman, and Ginny stayed with the group rather than returning to her family’s tent.
• Ryan asked Wade why he had missed the match, and Wade explained that dark wizards had tried to recreate the Killing Forest attack but Grindelwald and the Acolytes had destroyed the corrupted forest.
• Ryan assumed Wade had guarded the stadium alongside Professor Dumbledore, and Wade was left speechless.

Wade and Ryan kept watch after suspecting the disguised Dark Wizard would strike again, while the exhausted campers fell asleep around them. Wade spoke with Bill Weasley about his siblings and agreed to teach them spells, before a scream rang out from the campsite.

• Wade warned Ryan that the Dark Wizard might attack again and advised everyone to keep watch with their Wands nearby.
• Ryan and Wade arranged to take turns watching, and the Weasley family and other youths gradually fell asleep in the tent.
• Wade woke, replenished his energy with chocolate and coffee, and considered Grindelwald and Dumbledore's words.
• Bill Weasley thanked Wade for looking after the Weasley siblings and praised his work with the Streaming Mirror.
• Bill asked Wade to teach his younger siblings some spells, and Wade agreed.
• A shrill scream sounded from the campsite as Wade and Bill sat together.

Wade and the others faced a sudden attack when the Ireland team's mascots transformed and rampaged through the campsite. After helping Mihail bring the attackers down, Wade used Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as Harry Potter.

• Wade and Bill heard an explosion and screams from the campsite, and Bill went to investigate while Wade woke the others.
• Bill returned and said the mascots had gone mad, then led the group toward the forest as a transformed Veela and a giant Leprechaun attacked wizards.
• Wade realized the forest was too far away, transformed his Pencil Case into a wardrobe, and sent the others inside for safety.
• Wade summoned Mihail and ordered the Firebird to stop the mascots from flying without revealing its Fiendfyre form.
• Mihail set a Veela's wings and an enlarged Leprechaun on fire, allowing the gathered wizards to subdue them.
• Wade put on the Cloak, drank Polyjuice Potion mixed with a black hair, and transformed into Harry Potter.

Wade, disguised as Harry, exposed Garr Trocar posing as Sirius and sent him through a Portkey to Wawerlett, while the real Sirius followed the Malfoys. The chapter ended with Lucius sending Narcissa and Draco into the forest as he set out to torment Muggles.

• Wade disguised himself as Harry, helped a student escape the chaos, and fought goblins around the campsite.
• Garr Trocar, disguised as Sirius, tried to lead Wade away, but Wade gave him a Portkey badge that transported him to Wawerlett.
• Antoine petrified Garr and took him away, while Wawerlett sent the badge to Wade and worried about his safety.
• The real Sirius transformed into a Black Dog and followed Lucius Malfoy and his family through the crowd.
• Lucius told Narcissa to take Draco into the forest, then went looking for Muggles to torment.

Draco and Narcissa fled through the camp as strange events unfolded, while Sirius followed Lucius and discovered the masked wizards were seeking a target for their violence. The group abandoned its search for a Muggle Administrator and attacked Bobby Suarez, disarming and lifting him into the air.

• Narcissa took Draco away from Lucius, and Draco glimpsed a large black dog and a Leprechaun suffering a strange transformation.
• Narcissa realized the forest had vanished from the ground around them and hurried Draco toward the remaining trees.
• Sirius followed Lucius by his perfume and watched masked wizards gather at an empty stone house.
• Lucius suggested targeting a Muggle-born wizard instead of the missing Muggle Administrator.
• A masked wizard identified Bobby Suarez as a Mudblood, and the group lifted him into the air and disarmed him.

Sirius and the Order of the Phoenix ambushed the masked wizards at the campsite, but a sudden attack by crazed leprechauns let Lucius Malfoy escape. Sirius pursued Lucius into the woods, where a spell struck him and revealed he had been transformed into a squirrel.

• Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix trapped the masked wizards with an Anti-Apparition Charm and began arresting them.
• Crazed, enlarged leprechauns attacked the campsite, forcing Dumbledore to release the masked wizards from his suppression.
• Lucius Malfoy fled through the chaos, and Sirius pursued him despite an Auror briefly mistaking Sirius for the attacker.
• Sirius chased Lucius into nearby woods, where Lucius cast a spell that transformed Sirius into a squirrel.

Barty Jr. confronted Lucius Malfoy in the woods and accused him of never searching for the Master. He transformed Lucius into a toad and trapped him with a dangerous ring before leaving with Sirius's clothes and a strand of black hair.

• Barty Jr. emerged from the woods and revealed himself to Lucius, who had believed him dead.
• Lucius healed his shoulder and claimed he had caused trouble to show the Wizarding World that the Death Eaters still existed.
• Barty Jr. accused Lucius of using the chaos to test whether the Master had returned and challenged his loyalty.
• Barty Jr. disarmed Lucius and transformed him into a yellow toad after deciding he had never tried to find the Master.
• Barty Jr. placed a ring enchanted with an Immobilization Charm on Lucius, warning that it would split him in half if he turned back into a human.
• Barty Jr. burned Lucius's clothes and wand, took Sirius's clothes and a strand of black hair, and left Lucius croaking in the woods.

Barty Crouch Jr. turned Lucius Malfoy into a toad and sent Garr Troka, disguised as Sirius Black, to capture Harry Potter. As Barty worsened the chaos at the camp, he spotted Harry helping an injured witch and watched with hatred.

• Barty Crouch Jr. transformed Lucius Malfoy into a toad and gave Garr Troka Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Sirius Black.
• Garr Troka set off for Harry and the others’ tent, planning to take Harry while the camp was in turmoil.
• Barty Crouch Jr. used Leprechaun hair and nails to disguise himself and moved through the camp as the creatures attacked wizards and children.
• Barty Crouch Jr. cursed two Veela, transforming them into violent monsters that attacked the wizards gathered around them.
• Barty Crouch Jr. secretly released subdued Leprechauns and disrupted the Ministry’s efforts to control the chaos.
• Barty Crouch Jr. saw Harry Potter immobilize a Leprechaun and help an injured pregnant witch, and his surprise turned to hatred.

Barty Jr. disguised himself, abducted Wade while pretending to rescue Sophia, and took him by Portkey to Voldemort. Wade revealed he had feigned unconsciousness and turned the attack on Barty Jr. as Voldemort arrived.

• Wade rescued the pregnant Sophia from a leprechaun attack and started escorting her to safety.
• Barty Jr. disguised himself, confused Sophia into believing he was her husband, and thanked Wade before taking Sophia from him.
• Barty Jr. stunned Wade, secretly seized him with a Portkey, and left Sophia behind; Sophia reunited with Natalia, who sent a silver snow leopard to seek help.
• Barty Jr. brought Wade to a shack and announced to a snake that he had captured Harry Potter.
• As Voldemort entered carrying a baby, Wade opened his eyes, used his cloak to ensnare and injure Barty Jr., and cast Ignis Divinum Furor toward the doorway.

Wade defeated Voldemort’s followers, but Barty Jr. escaped after claiming the Dark Lord would return. Wade returned to the camp and rejoined the others as the chaos there subsided.

• Wade burned Voldemort’s figure with Flame God, then subdued Barty Jr. and broke his Wand.
• Barty Jr. escaped by seizing the old kettle and Apparating away, while Mihail stopped fighting the Cloak after Wade explained the Confundus Charm.
• Wade recovered his strength, disguised himself, and returned to the camp, leaving Drayne a message to investigate the burned site.
• Wade brought the others out of Wardrobe Space, and they rebuilt their tent while the group rested and kept watch.
• Lupin returned and found the group pretending they had heard nothing unusual outside.

After the mascot attack, Wade struggled through a sleepless night before discovering that Sirius Black had been transformed into a squirrel. Wade contacted Dumbledore and brought Sirius to the adults arguing over the disaster.

• Arthur Weasley collected his children and said the Ministry had not identified who cursed the mascots; George and the others promised not to reveal Wade’s wardrobe.
• Wade, Harry, Hermione, and Lupin stayed behind, and Lupin told Harry he had no word from Sirius.
• Wade sat outside listening to mourners cry and saw a squirrel emerge from the grass.
• The squirrel wrote that he was Sirius Black, had been transformed, and needed to see Dumbledore; Wade carried him and contacted Dumbledore.
• Wade arrived at a tent where officials argued over responsibility for the attack, and Dumbledore came out to meet him.

Dumbledore restored Sirius from squirrel form, and Sirius identified Barty Crouch Jr. as the person who ambushed him in the woods. After Sirius left, Wade told Dumbledore that he had also encountered Barty that night.

• Dumbledore took Wade and the squirrel Sirius into a tent and used his Wand to restore Sirius to human form.
• Sirius recovered with chocolate and liquor, then told Dumbledore that someone had ambushed and transformed him while he tracked Lucius Malfoy.
• Sirius recognized his attacker as Barty Crouch Jr. and recalled seeing him emerge from the woods after turning two Veela into monsters.
• Dumbledore explained that Barty Crouch had helped his dying wife secretly exchange places with their son, and praised Sirius for acting to protect people caught in the trap.
• After Sirius left, Dumbledore asked Wade about his changed expression, and Wade said he had encountered Barty Crouch Jr. that night.

Wade told Dumbledore how he had destroyed Voldemort’s vessel and learned that the Dark Lord’s revival would be delayed. Before leaving, Wade also confessed that he had kept the Wands taken from the Alchemists who were kidnapped, and left Dumbledore to deal with them.

• Wade explained that he had disguised himself as Harry and used Grindelwald’s magic to destroy Voldemort’s vessel before the person carrying it could enter.
• Dumbledore confirmed that Voldemort would be weaker and take much longer to revive, while Wade regretted that Barty Crouch Jr. had escaped.
• Wade considered letting Voldemort’s soul remain a wandering spirit and leaving the fragment in Harry until Harry died, but he sensed that Dumbledore wanted to eliminate Voldemort completely.
• Dumbledore warned Wade to be wary of small animals that suddenly approached him, then sent him to rest before dawn.
• Wade returned and showed Dumbledore the Wands he had recovered from the Alchemists’ kidnappers, explaining why he had kept them and why he had delayed returning them.
• Wade left the Wands with Dumbledore and hurried out without seeing the Headmaster’s complicated reaction.

After the World Cup disaster, Wade returned home safely and reunited with his terrified parents, while they discussed the dangers he faced at Hogwarts. The chapter ended as Ferdinand saw the Acolytes’ broadcast showing enormous trees bearing down on the stadium, with only a line of wizards standing against them.

• Sirius told Wade that Bulgaria’s Minister of Magic and a Fat Woman had fought outside the Ministry tent, while an FMC filming bird watched nearby.
• Wade left the camp and Apparated home, where Fiona embraced him and Ferdinand welcomed him inside.
• Wade reassured his parents that he had stayed safe in Sirius’s tent and explained that the Streaming Mirror was showing earlier footage of the chaos.
• After Wade went upstairs to sleep, Fiona worried that Hogwarts exposed him to danger, and Ferdinand urged her to trust and support their son’s choices.
• The Streaming Mirror switched to an Acolytes broadcast, and Ferdinand saw towering trees advancing on the stadium as a line of wizards faced them.

Wade sent Ali to eavesdrop as Moody visited the Grays and discussed the Quidditch World Cup attack, the Ministry’s response, and Grindelwald’s involvement. Moody said a young man beside Grindelwald had cast the terrifying spell and revealed a rumor that Grindelwald had found an heir.

• Wade recognized Moody arriving at the Grays’ home and sent Ali to listen to their conversation.
• Ferdinand and Fiona read a Daily Prophet article that reported deaths and injuries from the attack while focusing on blame and the Quidditch match.
• Moody told Ferdinand that the Ministry would do little to prevent another attack and that the newspapers’ claims about Grindelwald staging it were nonsense.
• Moody said the terrifying spell had come from a young man standing beside Grindelwald, then mentioned rumors that Grindelwald had found an heir.

Moody told Ferdinand and Fiona Gray that Grindelwald might have a powerful, unknown heir named Braun and that rival heirs could be behind the Dark Wizards in the Cursed Forest and the Cursed Mascot. As Wade’s return to Hogwarts approached, Moody revealed that he would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and promised to protect him.

• Ferdinand, Fiona, and Moody discussed whether Grindelwald’s apparent heir had inherited his bloodline and ideals, while Moody said he knew almost nothing about Braun beyond the name.
• Moody warned the Grays that Grindelwald’s peaceful public image might conceal a dangerous plan and suggested that the Dark Wizard behind the Cursed Forest and the Cursed Mascot could be another heir who had lost a contest with Braun.
• Fiona worried about Wade returning to school amid the threat, and Moody reassured her that Hogwarts remained the safest place in Britain.
• Moody told the Grays that Dumbledore had invited him to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts and promised to protect Wade at Hogwarts.

Wade showed Harry and the others the Wardrobe Space’s hidden, Golem-filled basement and considered making a new Humanoid Golem. The chapter ended as he used his Wand to shape gathered materials into a humanoid figure.

• Ali reenacted Moody warning that Wade should stay vigilant and not trust anyone too easily if Moody died.
• Wade asked Ali to keep protecting his parents, and Ali agreed.
• Wade entered the Wardrobe Space and opened the concealed passage to its lower level.
• Wade’s Golems worked on lifting objects, preparing materials, and sorting books while Cloak argued with them.
• Wade decided he might need more Humanoid Golems and began shaping materials into a humanlike figure with his Wand.

As the Ministry of Magic struggled with the aftermath of the World Cup, Lupin took Wade to buy school supplies and hinted that a major event awaited Hogwarts students. Wade said goodbye to his family and Lupin at King's Cross before the train departed, where he spotted Antoine waving.

• Reports focused on the Ministry's arguments over the Dark Wizard hunt, while Umbridge regained Fudge's favor by defending him.
• Lupin took Wade to Diagon Alley for school supplies and formal clothes, hinting that students would need dance partners and remain at school for Christmas.
• Ferdinand drove Wade and Lupin to King's Cross in the rain, and Dobby agreed to send Wade's luggage and owl to Hogwarts later.
• Wade boarded the train and said goodbye to Lupin, who told him to get in touch if anything unexpected happened.
• Sirius brought Harry to the station and hinted that the school year would be exciting, prompting Fred to complain that the adults were keeping secrets.
• As the train departed for Hogwarts, Wade saw Antoine standing by a pillar and waving.

Wade reunited with his friends on the Hogwarts Express and demonstrated his improved Warm Breeze spell. The group learned that Lucius Malfoy had disappeared after the disturbance at the Quidditch World Cup campsite, and they suspected the Acolytes might have been involved.

• Wade dried Michael and his luggage with his improved Warm Breeze spell, then explained how its temperature and wind strength could be controlled.
• Wade realized he had forgotten to pack his suitcase and owl cage into his Wardrobe Space, and his friends laughed at his mistake.
• Hermione, Harry, and several members of the Weasley Family joined the compartment and asked Wade what would happen at school that year.
• Theo told the group that Lucius Malfoy had disappeared on the night of the World Cup disturbance and that the Malfoy family was quietly searching for him.
• Harry suggested Lucius might be plotting to bring back the Death Eaters, while Fred and George wondered whether the Acolytes had encountered him as he fled.

Wade and the others discussed Lucius Malfoy's mysterious disappearance before Wade revealed that Hogwarts would host the Magic School League, an expanded international competition. The chapter left Harry, the Weasley twins, and other students eager to compete, with no age limit or school restriction on eligible participants.

• George and Fred suggested that Lucius Malfoy had vanished after encountering the Acolytes while fleeing masked conspirators, and Ryan wondered if he had been killed.
• Michael said Lucius was more likely still alive, while Wade privately reasoned that neither the Acolytes nor Voldemort's followers had taken him.
• Ginny and Harry said their families had warned them about the Acolytes, and Ron asked what would happen at school that year.
• Wade told the group that the Triwizard Tournament was returning as the Magic School League, with eleven famous Magic Schools taking part.
• Hermione explained the old tournament's format, and Wade said the new competition's events remained confidential.
• Wade revealed that the planned age limit had been dropped, leaving students of any age from any school eligible to compete.