Chapter Summaries

Wade learned that Dark Magic incidents were increasing around the world while Professor Flitwick advised him to conceal his abilities during the tournament. As the First Task approached, Rita Skeeter’s sensational coverage of Fleur Delacour stirred gossip throughout Hogwarts.

• Wade read Rita Skeeter’s intelligence about a wave of Dark Magic incidents across several countries.
• Professor Flitwick warned Wade that contestants might target strong competitors and advised him to act more ordinary and hold back in the early matches.
• Professor Flitwick gave Wade expensive chocolate and showed increasing concern for his tournament success.
• Wade met Natalia and other Alchemy enthusiasts in the library to discuss Alchemy.
• Rita Skeeter published a tournament report focused on Fleur Delacour and invented a romantic story about Fleur’s grandparents, prompting gossip at Hogwarts.
• Two weeks passed, and the First Task drew near.

After Harry learned that the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task involved Fire Dragons, Wade reassured him and went to inspect the dragons himself. He identified seven dragons at the clearing and spotted something moving furtively in the forest as he prepared to leave.

• Harry told Wade that Hagrid had shown him the Fire Dragons intended for the First Task, and Wade calmed him by explaining that the task would likely require a clever solution rather than defeating a dragon outright.
• Harry decided to seek Sirius’s advice, while Wade suggested using Accio and arranged for Zoe to open the Vanishing Cabinet for Harry the next morning.
• Wade transformed into a peregrine falcon and flew beyond the castle to observe the Ministry of Magic handling the Fire Dragons.
• Wade counted seven dragons, including the Hungarian Horntail, Chinese Fireball, Swedish Short-Snout, Welsh Green, Scottish Black Dragon, Romanian Longhorn, and Ukrainian Ironbelly.
• As Wade prepared to return to the dormitory, he noticed something moving furtively in the forest.

Wade and Harry prepared for the Triwizard Tournament’s First Task, learning that the other schools had already borrowed nearly every Fire Dragon book from the library. Wade revealed he had collected the information they needed earlier, while Cedric remained unaware that the task involved Fire Dragons.

• Jabari Weaving escaped a peregrine falcon by transforming from a rat and sneaking into his school's camp, while headmasters and Abby gathered intelligence around the grounds.
• Harry worried that students from other schools needed warning about the Fire Dragons, but Wade told him to inform Cedric and sent him to borrow books.
• Madam Pince told Harry that nearly every book about Fire Dragons had been borrowed, leaving him only The Dragon Doting Person.
• Wade explained that students from every other school had taken the useful books to hinder their competitors, and that Cedric was probably the only champion who did not know about the Fire Dragons.
• Wade reassured Harry that he had already collected all the information they needed about Fire Dragons.

Harry warned Cedric that the Triwizard Tournament's First Task involved seven fully grown Fire Dragons and directed him to Wade's dragon materials. On the morning of the task, Wade went with Professor Flitwick to the champions' area, where Flitwick urged him to stay calm and return safely.

• Harry told Cedric that the First Task involved seven fully grown Fire Dragons and listed the seven species he had seen.
• Harry explained that everyone else already knew about the dragons and told Cedric he could borrow Wade's materials in the Umbrella Room.
• Cedric thanked Harry for warning him, and they wished each other luck for the competition.
• Wade reassured his parents over the Communication Pea that he was prepared, but did not tell them about the Fire Dragons.
• On Tuesday morning, Professor Flitwick led Wade toward the Fire Dragons while the other students headed to the temporary grandstand.
• Professor Flitwick encouraged Wade to stay calm, protect himself, and return safely before sending him toward the champions' tent.

Harry and Wade learned the first-round rules and drew the Fire Dragons they would face: Harry got a Hungarian Horntail, while Wade got a Scottish Black Dragon. Wade set off first with Rolf and other volunteers, and Natalia warned that competitors might steal Golden Eggs from one another.

• Bagman explained that competitors had to cross an obstacle, touch a Compass, retrieve a Golden Egg, and return safely to advance.
• Harry drew the number three and a model of a Hungarian Horntail, while Wade drew the number one and a Scottish Black Dragon.
• Rolf arrived to escort Wade and the other competitors to the Scottish Black Dragon’s arena, explaining that he had volunteered to guide them.
• Jabari said he was number five, and Hope and Natalia suggested that competitors could steal Golden Eggs from one another.
• Wade and Natalia exchanged a warning about lying in wait for the eggs as Ganesh wondered whether sixteen competitors could still advance.

Wade faced the enraged Scottish Black Dragon in the first task and used spells, mist, and quick thinking to evade its attacks. He reached the Golden Compass and slapped his hand onto it.

• Rolf warned Wade and the other competitors that the Scottish Black Dragon would attack fiercely because its baby had been taken and was crying nearby.
• Wade entered the arena and faced the chained Scottish Black Dragon among the seven Fire Dragons surrounding the Golden Compass.
• Wade blocked the dragon’s fire with an Iron Shield Charm, then used Aguamenti to create thick mist that obscured the arena.
• Wade enhanced his senses and cast several protective and concealment spells while tracking the dragon by sound.
• Wade dodged the dragon’s tail and summoned a flock of birds to distract it, then dashed to the Golden Compass and touched it.

Wade Grey passed the Scottish Black Dragon and became the first champion to reach the Compass, while Arjun Rajput, Artur Faria, and Isabella Santos were eliminated after suffering injuries. Transported by the Compass, Wade arrived in Slytherin's Secret Chamber and faced a choice of dark passages.

• Wade Grey dodged the Scottish Black Dragon's flames and reached the Compass first.
• Arjun Rajput was struck by a Fire Dragon's tail and eliminated, while Isabella Santos was burned before reaching the Compass and collapsing.
• Artur Faria was pierced in the abdomen by the Ukrainian Ironbelly's tail after looking toward Isabella, and was eliminated.
• Wade Grey picked up Isabella's Wand and signaled surrender so an Auror could take her for treatment.
• Wade Grey used the Compass as a Portkey and arrived in Slytherin's Secret Chamber, where he found two dark passages.

Wade entered the renovated Secret Chamber for the First Task and encountered Isabella, who was knocked unconscious by a hidden trap. He then made small Golems from nearby debris and sent them deeper into the passage to search for the Golden Egg.

• Wade surveyed the expanded Secret Chamber and planned how to search for the Golden Egg without revealing too much of his abilities.
• Wade extinguished Isabella’s burning clothes with Aguamenti, and they agreed to search separate passages.
• A hidden trap exploded beneath Isabella and left her unconscious, so Wade took her wand and summoned an Auror to remove her.
• Wade avoided the trap, gathered nearby debris, and used magic to create more than a dozen small Golems.
• Wade gave the Golems a command, and they crawled deeper into the passage.

Wade used Insect Golems to collect Golden Eggs while waiting in the Secret Chamber, then chose to ambush competitors entering his passage. Viktor Krum arrived injured but avoided Wade by taking another passage, and two more competitors entered the chamber and immediately attacked each other.

• Wade received a Golden Egg from a Scorpion Golem and used a bone to watch Viktor Krum arrive in the Secret Chamber with a wounded arm.
• Viktor cautiously entered a passage while Bagman announced Wade’s Golden Egg and his plan to ambush incoming competitors.
• Wade regretted that Viktor chose another passage and collected two more Golden Eggs with his Insect Golems.
• Two more competitors entered the Secret Chamber almost simultaneously and immediately attacked each other with their Wands.

Seraphina overcame Lucas’s attempted ambush but was then caught by Wade Gray and trapped in the passage. Wade collected a fourth Golden Egg as Aurors debated whether to intervene in his growing lead.

• Lucas and Seraphina cautiously agreed to explore together, but Seraphina stunned him after noticing his reaction to a hidden trap.
• Seraphina detected the trap and chose that passage, while Egbert and Karkaroff traded insults in the stands.
• Wade disarmed Seraphina, tripped her with a Longhorn Beetle Golem, and had Golems carry her into a trap where a Spider bound her in silk.
• Two invisible Aurors discussed whether to remove Seraphina and Lucas, then considered asking for instructions because Wade was collecting Golden Eggs.
• Wade accepted the fourth Golden Egg from a Golem.

Viktor Krum found a Golden Egg and left the passage after hearing Bagman's warning that champions could keep only one. Wade obtained another Golden Egg while Amina Jabari remained trapped and paralyzed, and she asked why he was not leaving.

• Viktor Krum solved a Transfiguration trap and found a Golden Egg among a group of beetles.
• Bagman announced that any champion possessing more than one Golden Egg would be disqualified, and Krum assumed the warning was aimed at him.
• Wade heard the announcement while the Scorpion Golem offered him a nut that he transformed into a Golden Egg.
• Amina Jabari, trapped in Thorn Vines, asked Wade why he was not leaving.

Wade Grey defeated Amina and took the Golden Eggs on his route, while five other champions joined forces to search the Secret Chamber. After rescuing Amina from Thorn Vine, the group learned that Wade had collected every Golden Egg along her passage.

• Wade Grey showed Amina a bag of Golden Eggs and explained that he planned to collect the rest along his route.
• Ryan Smith and Asada Chinatsu agreed not to fight and proposed that the champions cooperate to find Golden Eggs.
• Diogo Costa joined Ryan and Asada, and they waited for Cedric Diggory and Fleur Delacour before entering a passage together.
• The five champions found Amina trapped in Thorn Vine and rescued her.
• Amina told the group that Wade had taken every Golden Egg in her passage, prompting the others to suspect Cedric and Amina to vow revenge on Wade.

Ryan’s group split from Cedric after Amina accused Wade of attacking her, while Abby, Hope, and Samuel encountered Krum and let him pass. Wade collected all eight Golden Eggs on his route and prepared the cavern’s Ghoul as a guard for anyone who came to take them.

• Ryan told Cedric to take another path, and Cedric left without fighting the group.
• Asada Chinatsu spotted a strange, person-shaped shadow hanging at a fork in the passage.
• Abby, Hope, and Samuel followed footprints into the left passage and met Krum returning with one Golden Egg.
• Abby stopped Samuel from attacking Krum, and the two groups passed each other.
• Wade solved the final puzzle, collected all eight Golden Eggs on his route, and set aside seven on a stone platform.
• Wade arranged the cavern and waited as the Ghoul paced nearby, ready to guard the Golden Eggs.

After realizing that the other tournament champions were far less formidable than he had expected, Wade decided to reveal more of his strength while keeping his most dangerous abilities hidden. The chapter ended with the broadcast cutting to a tense confrontation between champions in the Secret Chamber.

• Wade reassessed his opponents after watching their performances and recognized that he had overestimated their abilities.
• Wade adjusted his tournament strategy, planning to demonstrate his strength while concealing abilities such as Animagus transformation, Apparition, and Flame God.
• Acolytes gathered around Streaming Mirrors in Grey Castle to watch the Magic School League broadcast.
• Grindelwald watched Harry Potter draw the Hungarian Horntail away on his broomstick and pass it, while Drayne commented on the danger of the maneuver.
• Bagman announced Harry Potter had passed the Fire Dragon obstruction in the fastest time before the broadcast switched to champions facing one another in the Secret Chamber.

Wade's parents watched in terror as he collected every Golden Egg and set a Ghoul to guard them. A group of champions found the Ghoul and accidentally caused a foul, chaotic explosion while trying to defeat it, alerting Wade to their approach.

• Ferdinand and Fiona watched Wade pass through the Fire Dragon, find the Golden Egg, and ambush competitors entering the Secret Chamber.
• Wade ventured deeper into the chamber, collected every Golden Egg, and made a nest guarded by a Ghoul.
• Ryan's group freed Seraphina from Spider Silk and learned Wade had taken all the Golden Eggs, so they continued toward him.
• Fleur, Digo, and Amina attacked the Ghoul, but Amina's fire and Ryan's wind spell caused it to explode and splatter the group with rotten flesh.
• Wade heard the commotion from inside the Secret Chamber and realized the champions had made a mess of the Ghoul.

Wade defeated and eliminated Amina, Fleur, and four other champions in the Secret Chamber, then waited for the next challenger. Outside, the school heads reacted to his display as Krum approached a group of champions at the Golden Compass.

• Wade deflected the six champions’ spells, disarmed them, and used enchanted chains to trap several of them.
• Amina transformed into a cheetah and charged Wade, but his Lumos blinded her and the others, allowing him to defeat all six and take their wands.
• Wade called out the invisible Auror, who confirmed the six had been eliminated and sent them away.
• Wade returned to the Golden Egg and noticed a blue bird watching him before waiting for the next champion.
• The school heads discussed Wade’s victory, and Karkaroff realized Castelobruxo had been eliminated while Krum approached the Compass amid a gathering of champions.

Krum became the first competitor to leave the Secret Chamber with a Golden Egg, while Priya Patel was eliminated after provoking a fight. Harry and Papua agreed to avoid fighting each other and continued searching separate passages, unaware that Wade’s Golems were following Harry.

• The judges watched Wade use ordinary Charms with remarkable skill, while his insect Golems marched out of the Secret Chamber.
• Krum emerged with a Golden Egg and was celebrated as the first competitor to complete the trial.
• Priya Patel accidentally touched the Portkey during the ensuing chaos and was eliminated without a Golden Egg.
• Harry was wounded in the melee, and Rahma was stunned and eliminated.
• Harry and Papua agreed to take separate passages and avoid fighting if either found a Golden Egg.
• Harry set off with his injured leg, followed by a group of Wade’s Golems.

Harry found Cedric trapped in the Secret Chamber after Salem Institute students had ambushed him, but left to continue searching for a Golden Egg. He encountered a Crab Golem that had stolen an egg and watched it surrender the egg before fleeing.

• Harry found Cedric stuck in the stone steps and drove away the little devils surrounding him.
• Cedric told Harry that three Salem Institute students had disarmed him and trapped him in the passage.
• The Salem Institute students raced past Harry and Cedric, chasing a thief who had stolen a Golden Egg.
• Harry left Cedric and continued exploring, passing signs that other Golden Eggs had already been taken.
• Harry found a Crab Golem carrying a Golden Egg, and the creature pushed the egg toward him before running away.

Wade Grey’s Golems tricked the champions into chasing decoys while he collected the Golden Eggs, and the Salem students sent Hope away with one of the few eggs they had secured. Harry helped Cedric escape and gave him his own egg, then continued into the maze as Jabari, disguised as a sand rat, reached the Compass and surveyed the remaining competitors.

• Natasha, Abby, Samuel, and Hope chased Golems that stole and moved Golden Eggs, while Samuel realized Wade had built them from materials in the maze.
• The champions found Wade’s message and learned that the Golden Egg mechanisms were empty, then followed Olga Rath into the passage where Wade had gone.
• Samuel secretly passed a Golden Egg to Hope, and Abby and Samuel sent her back through the Compass to preserve Salem’s chance in the competition.
• Harry gave Cedric the Golden Egg he had earned and sent him through the Compass after using dangerous magic to free Cedric from a trap.
• Jabari, transformed into a sand rat, climbed onto the Scottish Black Dragon, reached the Compass, and watched the remaining competitors attempt to pass the Fire Dragon.

Wade Grey trapped Papua with Thorn Vines and Paralytic Toxin, then used Alchemy to create an army of hidden Scorpion Golems and secure the Golden Egg. The Judges debated whether Wade had broken the rules, while Abby and the others headed toward the Secret Chamber unaware of the danger.

• Papua watched as Wade animated plants and debris into Scorpion Golems throughout the Secret Chamber.
• Papua asked why Wade was attacking competitors despite already having a Golden Egg, and Wade said he was removing obstacles before later matches.
• Wade sent hollow-bodied Scorpion Golems away with the Golden Egg and explained that the competition rules did not forbid using Alchemy or attacking rivals.
• The Judges argued over whether Wade’s actions violated the rules, but the Headmasters stopped demanding his disqualification.
• Abby and the others quietly discussed tactics as they approached the Secret Chamber Wade had prepared.