Chapter Summaries

The champions emerged from the Black Lake as Wade learned that Clementine had joined Kitajima Rikka and Adam Cagney in an attempted ambush against him. Harry obtained the final compass component and completed the Second Task, which Bagman declared officially over.

• Clementine told Wade she had allied with Kitajima Rikka and Adam Cagney to defeat him, and said someone else could not stand him.
• Krum returned with a complete compass, while Cedric and the other champions emerged without all the components; Harry remained underwater near the Giant Squid.
• An Ilvermorny student and Asada Chinatsu collected Adam and Kitajima's Wands from Wade, and Asada thanked him for helping Kitajima.
• Clementine reunited with Natalia, and the two compared the items they had collected.
• Harry cast a spell to free the Ruby bearing from the Giant Squid, then struggled to the surface as his Gillyweed wore off.
• Madam Pomfrey treated Harry, and Bagman announced that Harry had completed the competition and that the Second Task had ended.

After celebrating Wade’s victory, he dreamed of a grey-eyed toad fleeing a young wolf and woke in History of Magic, fearing the dream might be prophetic. At dinner, he learned Draco Malfoy had become isolated and realized Draco and his missing father both had grey eyes.

• Wade celebrated his victory with his classmates while Fudge basked in the attention.
• Wade dreamed of a mud-covered toad with grey eyes escaping a curious young wolf.
• Wade woke from the nightmare during Professor Binns’s lesson and worried it might foretell him becoming a toad.
• Theo and Ryan told Wade that Draco Malfoy had fallen out with the other Slytherins and had been seen crying in a bathroom.
• Draco glared at Wade from the Slytherin table, and Wade remembered that Draco and his missing father had grey eyes.

Wade Gray visited the Forbidden Forest and asked Lucas the Werewolf’s family about a toad he had seen in a dream. Rosa confirmed she had encountered it and led Wade toward the place where it had hopped in the direction of the castle.

• Rayne failed to catch a rabbit, and Morris teased him before greeting Wade Gray, who had arrived in the Forbidden Forest.
• Wade asked Morris about a wolf with a white ring around its mouth and a scar on its ear, and Morris recognized her as his sister Rosa.
• Morris led Wade and a wary Rayne to the wolves’ home, where Lucas the Werewolf questioned Wade’s visit.
• Wade asked Rosa about a grayish-brown toad he had seen in a dream, and she said she had met it the previous day.
• Rosa told Wade the toad had hopped toward the castle and agreed to take him to where she had seen it.

Wade tracked the toad through the Forbidden Forest and discovered that it was Lucius Malfoy, transformed and tormented by Peeves. The Grey Lady led Wade to a patch of supposedly extinct lilies of the valley and warned him that Ancient Things were awakening.

• Lucas joined Wade and the children on their search, then warned Wade that he sensed an unfamiliar danger in the Forbidden Forest.
• Rosa found the swamp where she had seen the toad, and Wade used Trace Revelation to follow its footprints.
• Wade found Peeves tormenting a gray-eyed toad, identified it as Lucius Malfoy, and trapped it in a magically woven cage.
• The Grey Lady told Wade to take Lucius to Dumbledore and revealed that ghosts had been patrolling the forest because of no intruders other than the toad.
• The Grey Lady showed Wade translucent lilies of the valley thought extinct and said that Ancient Things were gradually awakening.

Wade encountered The Grey Lady in the Forbidden Forest and asked about Ancient Things before returning toward the castle with Lucius Malfoy disguised as a toad. Hagrid found Wade and, after hearing his excuse about thinking over the Third Task, reacted with alarm that Wade knew about it.

• The Grey Lady warned Wade that Ancient Things were more dangerous than the Basilisk in the Secret Chamber and then vanished.
• Wade carried the toad in its cage out of the forest while Lucius remembered his failed attempts to reach Narcissa and his fear of the Malfoy house-elves.
• Hagrid hurried into the forest looking for a student and told Wade he should not have gone there.
• Wade claimed he had entered the forest to think about the Third Task, and Hagrid asked who had told him about it.

Wade learned the secret of the Third Task from Hagrid and witnessed Draco being humiliated by the other Slytherins. At the Headmaster’s Office, he overheard Dumbledore warn Fudge about a series of dangerous incidents involving Muggles, but Fudge dismissed his concerns.

• Hagrid told Wade that the Third Task would involve something he should keep secret, then escorted him out of the Forbidden Forest.
• Wade noticed Crabbe blocking Draco’s way and taunting him over his treatment of Crabbe and the troubles facing the Malfoy family.
• Draco swallowed his anger and walked away as the Slytherins mocked him, while the toad in Wade’s cage trembled with rage.
• Wade went to the Headmaster’s Tower and overheard Dumbledore urge Fudge to investigate Muggles who had suddenly aged and spontaneously combusted.
• Fudge dismissed Dumbledore’s warnings, and Dumbledore said he had been wrong to believe Fudge would take responsibility.

Wade brought a toad he found in the Forbidden Forest to Dumbledore, reporting the strange events he had witnessed while concealing what he knew about the toad’s identity. Dumbledore reversed the transformation and discovered the toad was Lucius Malfoy, then fed him before asking about his ordeal.

• Wade entered the Headmaster’s Office after Fudge and Umbridge left and told Dumbledore about Lucas the Werewolf, the Grey Lady’s warning, and the revived lily of the valley.
• Wade presented the toad as an unidentified intruder and left Dumbledore to investigate, declining to witness the transformation being undone.
• Dumbledore restored the birdcage to a branch and removed a gold ring from the toad.
• Dumbledore reversed the transformation and recognized the restored wizard as Lucius Malfoy.
• Dumbledore gave the hungry Lucius food and hot chocolate, then asked him to describe his recent experiences.

Lucius Malfoy told Dumbledore that Barty Crouch Jr. had cursed him and that Voldemort had trained him to inherit his power and command of the Death Eaters. He then hinted at another secret involving Hufflepuff's Golden Cup.

• Lucius told Dumbledore that Barty Crouch Jr. had survived and cursed him after the World Cup Final.
• Lucius recounted how he and other Death Eaters had caused trouble at the World Cup camp, then described Sirius hunting him and his own transformation curse.
• Lucius argued that Voldemort had taught Barty Jr. powerful magic and given him authority over the Death Eaters, interpreting the Dark Mark's fading and return as signs of an inheritance.
• Dumbledore listened as Lucius recalled Barty Jr. calling Voldemort his father and suggested Grindelwald's heir had inspired Voldemort.
• Lucius asked Dumbledore whether he knew about Hufflepuff's Golden Cup.

Lucius Malfoy told Dumbledore about Voldemort’s Diary and his suspicion that Bellatrix had been entrusted with Hufflepuff’s Golden Cup. He proposed that the Lestrange prisoners’ deaths would let Narcissa inherit their vault, but Dumbledore rejected murder and insisted that even Azkaban prisoners were protected by law.

• Lucius confessed that he had sent Voldemort’s sealed Diary to Hogwarts through Ginny Weasley, though he did not know where it had gone.
• Lucius explained how Bellatrix had boasted to Narcissa about guarding an item for Voldemort, and how Rodolphus had drunkenly identified it as a Golden Cup in the Lestrange vault.
• Lucius told Dumbledore that he suspected the cup was Hufflepuff’s Golden Cup and admitted he wanted a new patron because he feared Barty Crouch Jr.
• Dumbledore asked whether Lucius could investigate the Lestrange vault, and Lucius said the family’s prisoners would have to die for Narcissa to inherit it.
• Dumbledore warned Lucius that murder would create more problems and said the law protected even prisoners in Azkaban.

Draco followed Myrtle through a filthy pipe to spy on a secret Hogwarts group devoted to Dark Magic, while Wade and Antoine approached the group under disguises. As the group toasted its ambitions, Draco recognized its skull rings and remembered his lost connection to the Necromancer Society.

• Draco cried alone in a bathroom until Myrtle comforted him and offered to show him students who practiced Dark Magic.
• Wade put on Mr. Grindelwald's Cloak, and Antoine disguised himself with Polyjuice Potion before leading him toward a secret gathering.
• Myrtle guided Draco through a pipe to a hidden room, where he spotted Crabbe and Goyle among the black-cloaked members.
• The group's leader declared that they would seize power and wealth, and the members toasted their imagined future.
• Draco saw the skull rings worn by the members and recalled losing his own ring and contact with the Necromancer Society during a year of detention.

Draco watched a secret gathering where Viper taught the students to cast the Cruciatus Curse, while Wade and Antoine discussed the group’s growing influence and Grindelwald’s plans for them. Pansy successfully tortured a rat, and Draco was spotted hiding in a pipe.

• Draco secretly watched Viper demonstrate the Cruciatus Curse on a rat and order the gathered students to practice.
• Wade and Antoine discussed the group’s dangerous following, and Antoine said Grindelwald considered them useful observation subjects and potential pieces.
• Pansy successfully cast the Cruciatus Curse, prompting Viper to praise her and urge the others to keep practicing.
• A student noticed Draco’s reflective eyes in the gap between the pipes.

Draco Malfoy was discovered spying on Slytherins practicing the Cruciatus Curse and fled through the pipes with Myrtle’s help. Wade learned who the peeper was and tried to delay the pursuers, but Draco escaped the pipe only to be grabbed from behind.

• Draco watched the students torture rats with the Cruciatus Curse and was spotted hiding in a pipe.
• Myrtle blocked a student’s spell with a cloud of dust, letting Draco crawl around a bend and escape the smoke-filled pipe.
• Perseus Rosen ordered the Slytherins to catch the peeper before he could report them, and said he would use Obliviate on him.
• Wade told Antoine that the peeper was Draco Malfoy and asked him to stall the pursuers; Antoine tripped a student and caused the group to fall.
• Draco cut through iron bars and crawled out of the pipe, but an unseen person grabbed him by the neck.

Draco Malfoy escaped Perseus Rosen’s search while transformed into a Hoppit and hidden in Wade Grey’s pocket. After Wade confronted him about spying on the Necromancer Society, Draco admitted he had wanted to learn Dark Magic for revenge but refused to join them again after witnessing their use of the Cruciatus Curse.

• Wade Grey hid Draco in his pocket as Perseus Rosen and the others searched the bathroom, then Rosen left to search nearby rooms.
• Wade’s special Transfiguration Jelly Bean wore off, and Draco returned to human form, filthy from crawling through the pipes.
• Antoine revealed himself as someone other than Bleach and left Wade and Draco alone.
• Wade asked why Draco had been spying on the Necromancer Society, and Draco admitted Myrtle had led him there so he could learn Dark Magic and regain respect.
• Draco recalled seeing the group torture living beings and told Wade he would not join them again.
• Wade told Draco to clean himself up before leaving, while Draco faced his fear and doubts about his parents.

Moody taught the students how to resist the Dark Goat Transfiguration Spell, while Draco reflected on his changing view of his past and the people around him. After Slytherin students were caught secretly studying Unforgivable Curses, Draco learned his father had arrived at Hogwarts and rushed to meet him.

• Moody demonstrated the Goat Transfiguration Spell and criticized Draco for failing to resist it, but Draco accepted the humiliation calmly.
• Draco saw Rosen, Pansy, and other students being escorted by professors after they were caught at a secret gathering, and Antoine explained that a younger Slytherin had led them to it.
• Wade told Draco that his distance from the group had spared him from being caught, while Antoine and Wade discussed likely expulsions and other punishments.
• A first-year Slytherin told Draco that his father was at the castle entrance, and Draco ran there to find Lucius Malfoy waiting with a new Snake-headed Cane.

During Hogsmeade Weekend, Wade saw how the competitions had made him famous and met with Günther Drayne to discuss Grindelwald’s views on peacefully merging the wizarding and Muggle worlds. Drayne agreed with Wade’s direction but warned that conflict was inevitable, and said Grindelwald had begun work on Wade’s proposed improved Potion.

• Wade disguised himself with his Softlight Badge while crowds, reporters, and vendors filled Hogsmeade to see the champions and buy Wade-themed merchandise.
• Wade realized Marchioni’s workshop had used his image to produce popular Wade statues, while Theo, Ryan, and Michael bought some and discussed betting on the competition.
• Wade’s friends placed small bets on the tournament, while Ryan refused because he had promised his mother he would not gamble.
• Wade followed magical guidance to a shabby tent and met Antoine and Günther Drayne inside.
• Drayne told Wade that Grindelwald supported the goal of peacefully merging the two worlds but believed bloodshed and conflict would be unavoidable.
• Drayne said Grindelwald had already started having people work on the improved Potion Wade had proposed.

Wade discussed the Acolytes’ plans to profit from Muggle potions and cosmetics, then persuaded Drayne to reconsider his distrust of sentient Golems. After leaving the tent, Wade and Antoine talked about Grindelwald’s changing strategy and Lucius Malfoy’s return, while Wade hinted that Dumbledore knew why Lucius had switched sides.

• Drayne described the Acolytes’ plans to sell potions to Muggles, and Wade warned that Muggle laws and unsafe testing could cause trouble.
• Wade suggested selling improved potions as cosmetics, and Antoine realized Wade had likely helped Aslan’s Magic Workshop become profitable.
• Drayne asked Wade about Grindelwald sending Braun to events, and Wade left the decision to the others.
• Wade argued that Golems should be treated as people rather than distrusted as tools, easing Drayne’s concerns about Braun.
• After leaving the tent, Antoine said Grindelwald had changed his views on Muggles and noted that Lucius Malfoy had returned and turned against his former allies.
• Wade told Antoine to ask Dumbledore why Lucius had changed sides, and Antoine doubted Wade’s innocence.

The champions learned that the Third Task would take place in the Forbidden Forest, where they would race to find the Triwizard Cup. Later, Wade witnessed Hagrid and Madame Maxime quarrel over her giant heritage, while Luna and Rolf searched for beetles near the stables.

• Professor McGonagall summoned Wade, Cedric, and Harry to Hagrid's Hut, where Bagman revealed the Third Task would be a search for the Triwizard Cup in the Forbidden Forest.
• Hagrid warned the champions about the forest's dangerous creatures, and Bagman explained that the Cup would transport the first champion to touch it to the podium.
• Clementine secretly stopped Hope on the walk back to the castle, and Hope eventually agreed to something she asked of him.
• Wade taught the Spell Study Group spells for dealing with creatures in the Forbidden Forest after Ron reacted fearfully to the news.
• Luna and Rolf searched for beetles near the Abraxan stables while Wade watched unseen, and Hagrid and Madame Maxime argued about her giant heritage.
• Luna compared Hagrid and Madame Maxime's hurtful quarrel to the Whomping Willow and suggested they wounded each other because they cared.

Wade helped Luna and Rolf gather Chittering Beetles for their Bowtruckles, then discovered Ailuo had been weakened by Dark Magic residue. Ajiel led them to a hidden pit, where they uncovered a white skeleton.

• Luna and Rolf told Wade they were gathering Chittering Beetles to feed their Bowtruckles, and Wade summoned a swarm for them.
• Rolf fed the beetles to Ajiel, but Luna found Ailuo weak and unresponsive.
• Wade identified Dark Magic residue affecting Ailuo and used a counter-curse to help it recover.
• Ajiel led Wade, Luna, and Rolf to a dense shrub and indicated there was something dangerous and foul-smelling beyond it.
• Wade moved the shrub aside, revealing a pit with a stark white skeleton inside.

Wade, Luna, and Rolf discovered a pristine skeleton buried outside Hogwarts, and the professors determined that ancient Dark Magic had destroyed the victim’s flesh and clothing. Wade raised the possibility that the victim’s age or identity had been altered, leaving every student and staff member a possible impostor as the castle faced an urgent search.

• Wade examined the skeleton and concluded it belonged to an elderly man who had been buried only a day or two earlier.
• Snape arrived with Dumbledore, Moody, McGonagall, Karkaroff, and Adso, and Rolf explained how the three students had found the bones.
• Dumbledore identified ancient Dark Magic on the body, while Moody suggested the murderer might be hiding in the castle under someone else’s appearance.
• Wade asked whether Transfiguration, Ageing Potion, or Polyjuice Potion could disguise the victim’s age after death, broadening suspicion to everyone at Hogwarts.
• Adso could not determine whether the victim’s age had been disguised, and the professors realized the murderer might be impersonating a student.

On a sunny Saturday, Wade told his friends about the murdered student whose remains had been found near the maze, and they discussed how the murderer might have hidden the Bones. Krum then revealed that Headmaster Karkaroff had fled Hogwarts with Durmstrang valuables, leaving the school and the unknown victim’s identity unresolved.

• Fred and George sold enchanted underwater competition souvenirs by the Black Lake while Harry and his friends discussed their future studies and exam requirements.
• Wade recounted finding the Bones near the maze, alarming his friends and prompting them to speculate about the murderer and the hidden remains.
• Hermione decided to use Harry’s Invisibility Cloak to investigate Dark Magic spells in the library that night.
• Krum told Wade that Karkaroff had disappeared with valuable belongings and Durmstrang Magical Items.
• Wade explained that an unidentified student’s remains had been found near the maze, and Krum said he would ask Dumbledore about them.