Chapter Summaries

Old Barty Crouch confronted Ludo Bagman over cheating Professor Trelawney and ordered him to repay her, while warning Trelawney to keep her gambling secret. After witnessing the confrontation, Wade returned to the castle and found someone pacing furtively by the tapestry on the eighth floor.

• Old Barty Crouch interrupted Bagman as he argued with Trelawney and accused him of illegally organizing gambling at the competition.
• Old Barty ordered Bagman to repay Trelawney's stake within twenty-four hours and suspended him pending investigation.
• Trelawney admitted she believed she should have won thirty-five thousand Galleons, and Old Barty warned her that gambling was illegal and students might have seen her.
• Wade emerged after Old Barty and Trelawney left, then returned to the castle to study Alchemy in the Room of Requirement.
• Wade used a Levitation Charm to float up the stairs and spotted a furtive figure pacing in front of a tapestry on the eighth floor.

Wade watched Ryan Smith enter the Room of Requirement while following instructions from the mysterious Guide, who was actually Voldemort, to find Ravenclaw's Diadem. After Ryan discovered the room had been cleared of most of its contents, Wade disguised a battered cauldron as the Diadem and waited to see what Ryan would do.

• Ryan failed to open the Room of Requirement at first, then followed the Guide's instructions and made the door appear.
• Ryan entered the room and realized it was far emptier than the Guide had described, with no troll specimen or obvious Diadem.
• Ryan told the Guide that Hogwarts had moved the room's contents, and Voldemort angrily learned that the Diadem was missing too.
• Ryan began searching through the remaining clutter while Wade quietly transformed an old cauldron into Ravenclaw's Diadem.

Ryan found Ravenclaw's Diadem in the Room of Requirement and put it on, while Wade secretly cast spells on him. The Diadem's influence led Ryan to identify Voldemort and pledge allegiance, and Voldemort ordered him to bring Harry Potter.

• Ryan searched the junk-filled room for Ravenclaw's Diadem while Voldemort insisted it was still there.
• Ryan found the Diadem, accidentally tossed it away, then recovered it with Wade's help.
• Ryan put on the Diadem, and Wade struck him with a Nonverbal Spell as it touched his head.
• Ryan experienced a painful rush of knowledge and deduced that the voice guiding him was Voldemort.
• Ryan professed loyalty to Voldemort, who ordered him to bring Harry Potter to him.
• Ryan agreed to the order, shut off the Communication Pea, and laughed that Voldemort was nothing special.

Wade explained to Dumbledore how Ryan Smith’s ambition could help lure Voldemort into revealing secrets, and Dumbledore considered how to strengthen the plan. Later, Wade told Harry how to uncover the Golden Egg’s clue as Hogwarts students returned to their usual concerns.

• Dumbledore questioned Wade about Ryan Smith’s behavior, and Wade explained that Ryan’s arrogance and ambition were his own.
• Wade proposed that Voldemort might trust Ryan because he seemed controllable, allowing Ryan to learn Voldemort’s hiding place and plans.
• Dumbledore entered Wade’s memory of Ryan searching for the Diadem and watched with concern.
• Harry told Wade that Snape and Karkaroff had argued and called each other by their given names, while Wade dismissed his suspicion.
• Hermione asked Harry about the Golden Egg, and Wade explained that placing it in water revealed a Merpeople song.

Harry listened to the Golden Egg’s clue in the Black Lake, where the Merpeople chased him away before Ron rescued him. After recovering from the cold, Harry struggled to find a way to breathe underwater until Sirius offered to teach him the Bubble-Head Charm.

• Harry entered the freezing Black Lake and heard the Golden Egg’s clue about the Heart of Steel and the three becoming one.
• Merpeople chased Harry underwater, but Ron drove them back with a spell and pulled Harry to shore.
• Harry and Ron caught colds, and Harry later recounted his lake adventure to his friends in the Umbrella Room.
• Padma, Fred, and Hermione pointed out safer places where Harry could have listened to the egg, while Wade said the trip had at least given him some mermaid intelligence.
• Harry searched books for a way to breathe underwater, then Sirius invited him to Hogsmeade to learn the Bubble-Head Charm.

Sirius taught Harry the Bubble-Head Charm and took him to the Three Broomsticks, where they overheard Bagman discussing his debts with Old Barty. After Harry returned to Hogwarts, Sirius secretly followed Old Barty as he discussed details of the Second Task.

• Sirius coached Harry through the Bubble-Head Charm until Harry produced a nearly perfect bubble.
• Sirius and Harry visited the Three Broomsticks, where Sirius teased Harry about his dance partners.
• Harry overheard Bagman asking Old Barty for more time to repay his debts, and Sirius explained why the Ministry was protecting Bagman.
• Sirius escorted Harry back to Hogwarts, then hid and watched Bagman and Old Barty leave the pub.
• Sirius transformed into a Black Dog and followed Old Barty after the two men discussed the Second Task and split up.

Wade sent Dobby to secretly investigate Barty Crouch and his House-elf Winky after Sirius grew suspicious of Crouch. Meanwhile, Neville took the Stone Necklace from his grandmother and prepared to enter his parents’ painful Mental World, determined to bring them back.

• Sirius told Wade that Crouch had unexpectedly let Bagman go, and Wade decided to investigate through Winky.
• Wade assigned Dobby to find Winky and warned him to keep the inquiry secret and return if he saw Barty Crouch Jr.
• Dobby admitted that he knew Crouch Jr. was a frightening follower of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
• Old Mrs. Longbottom relived memories of Frank and Alice being tortured by Death Eaters and woke in tears.
• Neville took the Stone Necklace from his grandmother and said he would bring his parents back before reciting the spell.

Neville relived the memory of his parents being tortured by Bellatrix and discovered that Alice briefly recognized him, while his parents began to show signs of recovery. After returning to school, Neville resolved to grow strong enough to confront Bellatrix and the other Death Eaters himself if they ever escaped Azkaban.

• Neville watched Bellatrix torture Frank and Alice in his mother's memory and saw the infant Neville unleash powerful magic before the couple were left mentally broken.
• As rescuers discussed whether the child should forget the attack, Alice touched Neville's face and asked whether he was Neville, recognizing that he had grown.
• Before the new school term, Neville told Wade that Alice could now recognize him and that Frank had begun recovering too.
• Neville asked Wade whether Bellatrix could escape Azkaban, and Wade urged him to become strong enough to face such a threat.
• Neville vowed to confront Bellatrix, Barty Crouch Jr., Rodolphus Lestrange, and Rabastan Lestrange himself if they ever left prison.

Wade reviewed Cornelius's research into Werewolf Transfiguration and considered its promise and risks, while Fred, George, and Wade unveiled Transfiguration Jelly Beans to their friends. Harry tried one and transformed into a snake.

• Wade read Cornelius's findings that Werewolf transformations involved drastic hormonal changes and considered how research might eventually suppress Lycanthropy.
• Wade decided not to let Cornelius experiment on a Werewolf yet, especially since Lupin was too important to risk, and promised to find a suitable subject later.
• Fred and George brought an exhausted Harry to the Umbrella Room, where Michael demonstrated that a jelly bean could turn him into an octopus.
• Hermione ate a white jelly bean, transformed into a pink winged Pegasus with a Unicorn horn, and crashed into the ceiling before returning to normal.
• Fred and George introduced Transfiguration Jelly Beans, developed with Wade, and Harry ate a blue one that turned him into a snake.

Wade and the Weasley Twins introduced Shapeshifting Candy at Hogwarts, where its popularity led to pranks and Dumbledore transforming into a moose. Wade then used Gillyweed to brew a new candy and tested it by transforming at the lake, where he vanished beneath the water.

• Harry transformed into a snake and Theo into a fat orange cat while the group tested Shapeshifting Candy.
• Fred and George decided the candy would become the signature product of their future Joke Shop, and Wade agreed to let them choose how to sell it.
• Students across Hogwarts began using the candy, prompting Professor McGonagall to question Wade and the Twins about its safety.
• Dumbledore ate a candy left on the Staff Table and transformed into a huge moose, irritating Professor McGonagall and Snape.
• Wade brewed a larger green candy with Gillyweed and swallowed it at the lake, transforming and disappearing beneath the water.

Wade tested his merperson transformation and sent Harry Gillyweed as a precaution for the Second Task. On the day of the task, Wade arrived at the Black Lake prepared to compete, where Marchioni greeted him and asked about a new kind of Transfiguration at Hogwarts.

• Wade examined his merperson form, tested his swimming, and headed deeper into the lake to assess his abilities.
• Mikey gave Harry Gillyweed on Wade’s behalf, warning him that the Bubble-Head Charm could fail underwater.
• Wade decided to send Harry the Gillyweed so he would have a safer way to complete the Second Task.
• On February 24, Wade went to the Black Lake as spectators and enchanted underwater mirrors gathered for the competition.
• Marchioni greeted Wade at the lakeshore and asked about the special Transfiguration that had become popular at Hogwarts.

Wade told Marchioni that Fred and George planned to make Transfiguration Jelly Beans the signature product of their Joke Shop, leaving Marchioni disappointed about missing out on the sales rights. To cheer him up, Wade proposed a new entertainment venture and introduced the idea of a game called Gulliver's Travels.

• Marchioni recognized Transfiguration Jelly Beans as a promising product and asked Wade why he had not heard about them sooner.
• Wade explained that Fred and George had invented the jelly beans and intended to sell them through their planned Joke Shop.
• Marchioni accepted that he could not secure the sales rights and offered to advise the Twins when they chose a shop location.
• Marchioni asked Wade whether he had any new inventions, and Wade instead described the Wizarding World's lack of entertainment and social activities.
• Wade suggested developing Gulliver's Travels as a game that could offer wizards a stronger thrill.

Wade persuaded Marchioni that a shrinking-based amusement park could offer elaborate adventures, and Marchioni became eager to develop the idea with him. Wade left to join the champions for the Second Task, while Marchioni complained to Professor Murray that he should not have taught Wade Alchemy.

• Wade described how shrinking people could turn an ordinary garden into a world of adventure and suggested combining exploration with quests, puzzles, battles, and other games.
• Marchioni worried that wizards could brew Shrinking Potions themselves, but Wade explained that the amusement park would need more engaging elements to draw visitors.
• Natalia called Wade to the referee stand, and Wade promised Marchioni they could discuss the proposal after the competition.
• Marchioni dismissed a staff member asking about the Master Mirror arrangement and began writing down amusement-park ideas.
• Professor Murray asked Marchioni what he and Wade had discussed, and Marchioni told him he should not have taught Wade Alchemy because Wade was a business genius.
• Wade joined the champions as Bagman began explaining the competition rules and wondered whether he had heard Marchioni scream.

The Second Task began as the Champions dove into the lake to search for three hidden items. Wade Grey transformed into a Merperson and raced underwater, while Harry entered last after being distracted by the spectacle.

• Bagman explained that the Champions had three hours to find the Heart of Steel, the Sunset Red, and the Starry Full Moon, and that finding any one item would qualify them for the Third Task.
• When Bagman sounded the whistle, Wade swallowed a Transformation Candy and leaped into the lake.
• The Streaming Mirror revealed Wade had transformed into a Merperson and sped out of view underwater.
• Fred and George announced their Transfiguration Jelly Beans and advertised the Weasley Brothers' Joke Shop to the crowd.
• Bagman redirected attention to the competition, and Harry realized he was alone on shore among the Champions.
• Harry removed his coat, shoes, and socks, cast a Bubble-Head Charm, and jumped into the lake.

Wade searched the Black Lake for the competition’s three items, taking Sunset Red from the sleeping Giant Squid and an Ancient Bronze Disc from the Mermaid Tribe. With only the Heart of Steel left to find, he swam into a mysterious underwater vortex leading into a darker canyon.

• Wade fought off an ambushing Kappa and Grindylow while searching the lakebed.
• Wade carefully removed a red cylinder from the Giant Squid’s tentacle and stored it in his bag.
• Wade found the Mermaid Tribe and took one Ancient Bronze Disc after its members warned him that each person could take only one.
• Wade searched the lake’s dark depths for the Heart of Steel and spotted a turning underwater vortex.
• Wade charged into the vortex, which led into a deeper, darker canyon.

Wade Gray was swept into a deep underwater canyon by a vortex, disappearing from the Streaming Mirrors and alarming the spectators. He escaped the current and began swimming upward, where he encountered a strange translucent figure.

• Wade Gray became the first champion to obtain both the cylinder and the disk before throwing himself into an underwater vortex.
• The Streaming Mirror lost track of Wade, and Bagman reassured the audience while the other competitors continued the task.
• Egbert and Ms. Fujiwara questioned Dumbledore about the Black Lake’s dangers, while Dumbledore said he trusted Wade.
• Wade steadied himself in a crushingly deep underwater canyon and used Spells to endure the pressure.
• Wade swam slowly upward through the Black Lake and stopped when a glowing, translucent human figure appeared before him.

Wade escaped a water spirit’s trap beneath the lake and discovered a sunken palace and a seemingly usable wrecked boat. Near the surface, he found Jabari being dragged underwater by Grindylows.

• A beautiful girl lured Wade toward a sunken palace, then bound him with weeds and tried to drag him into the darkness.
• Wade cast the Sunlight Charm, destroying the girl’s restraints and badly burning the creature; a wounded, horse-faced monster fled from a palace window.
• Wade continued upward and found an overturned wooden boat with the word “God” carved into its oar, but swam away when he felt its pull.
• Wade sensed a struggle nearby and found Jabari being strangled and dragged down by more than a dozen Grindylows, while Jabari’s Wand sank and a short sword hung from his belt.

Wade Grey drove the Grindylows away from Jabari Weaving, then learned where Jabari had found the Heart of Steel. He pointed Jabari toward the Mermaid Tribe to find his remaining item and swam off, while Jabari continued through the lake.

• As Jabari Weaving struggled underwater, the judges prepared to have the Aurors rescue him and disqualify him.
• Wade Grey appeared and used an Expelling Charm to drive away the Grindylows, choosing not to eliminate Jabari.
• Jabari surfaced to catch his breath, then asked Wade why he had helped him.
• Wade asked where Jabari had found the Heart of Steel, and Jabari described finding a dagger beneath the weeds inside a Stone Turtle statue's mouth.
• Jabari said he still needed a full moon, and Wade told him it was with the Mermaid Tribe before swimming away.

Wade recovered the shortsword and completed the compass, then was ambushed by several champions and animated statues as he swam toward shore. He escaped the attack, disarmed his opponents, and emerged from the lake while Clementine watched from the bank.

• Wade found a shortsword in the buried Hydra statue, and it combined with the disc and ruby cylinder to form a compass pointing toward Hogwarts Castle.
• A Knight Statue attacked Wade, but he destroyed it with spells as several more statues and two hidden attackers closed in.
• Wade used Waddiwasi to escape the ambush and spread darkness with an Ink-making Charm, disrupting the attackers.
• Wade and the algae belts captured Kitajima Rikka and Adam Cagney, taking their wands and dragging them into the lake.
• Clementine Durand reached shore first, and Wade emerged from the water as she gave him a thumbs-up.

Wade returned to shore after his underwater match and watched Kitajima Rikka and Adam struggle beneath the lake, explaining how the depth impaired them. Kitajima Rikka and Adam were hauled out with severe injuries from their rapid ascent and received treatment from Madam Pomfrey.

• Wade used a Restoration Charm to change back from his merperson form, then drank a warming Potion from Madam Pomfrey.
• Wade and Clementine watched Kitajima Rikka and Adam struggle against the algae strands, and Wade explained that deep-water pressure was affecting their judgment.
• Adam ran out of oxygen and began convulsing, so Kitajima Rikka burst the bubble protecting her head and exposed herself to the lake water.
• The Aurors pulled Kitajima Rikka and Adam rapidly to the surface, and their Headmasters caught them as they fell.
• Wade explained that the sudden pressure change had caused bubbles to form in their blood vessels, and Madam Pomfrey gave them a Potion for their injuries.