Chapter Summaries

After Karkaroff apparently fled, Harry, Hermione, and Ron searched the Restricted Section for clues about the murder. An urgent notice suspended classes so students could prepare the Quidditch Pitch for the Third Task, and Wade wondered whether the work was connected to a search of the castle.

• Ron arrived as Krum left and asked what he had wanted; Wade told the group Karkaroff had probably fled.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron spent two nights using the Invisibility Cloak to search Dark Magic books in the Restricted Section.
• Hermione speculated that the murderer might have used a skeleton to cast a curse, while Harry noticed Durmstrang students seemed untroubled by Karkaroff's disappearance.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione read an urgent notice suspending afternoon classes and requiring students to help prepare the Quidditch Pitch for the Third Task.
• At the pitch, professors assigned students tasks, and Wade transformed an old stool into an armchair while Harry and his friends cleaned the grounds.
• Wade noticed Snape and Moody were absent and wondered whether the preparations were a cover for searching the castle.

Students prepared the Quidditch Pitch while House-elves secretly monitored them for signs of the murderer hiding at Hogwarts. In the Headmaster’s Office, Dumbledore and the Aurors discussed possible disguises and decided to use the Third match as bait to draw out the culprit.

• The students worked on the spectator stands as House-elves secretly recorded their behavior, searching for anyone who might be using Polyjuice Potion.
• Wade noticed a House-elf watching him and realized that gathering the students at the pitch was a way to screen them, though he suspected the hunt would fail.
• Moody and Snape reported that they had found no suspicious people, evidence of Polyjuice Potion, or missing ingredients in the castle.
• McGonagall raised the possibility that the murderer was maintaining a transformed appearance, and Dumbledore explained that sustaining one would require immense Magic Power.
• Dumbledore told the Aurors to let school life continue as usual and revealed that the Third match would serve as bait and a trap for the murderer.

Wade and Antoine discussed the possibility that the victim had been killed after discovering the murderer’s secret and narrowed the investigation toward someone the victim trusted. Wade asked Antoine to investigate two people, then spotted a silver-haired figure standing by the Black Lake.

• Wade and Antoine considered that the victim might have been killed because he discovered the murderer’s secret, rather than being targeted for replacement.
• They reasoned that the murderer must have gained the victim’s trust and might have been someone close to Hogwarts or someone from another school.
• Wade considered several Hogwarts professors as possible suspects but could not settle on anyone.
• Wade asked Antoine to investigate two people, and Antoine promised to report back within three days.
• Wade put away the Book of Friends and saw a silver-haired figure standing by the Black Lake.

Wade saw a mysterious figure by the lake and questioned Dumbledore, who denied being there earlier. After Wade left, Dumbledore spoke with an unseen presence about his failures and his hopes for the next generation; the chapter then moved to Wade arriving early for an Alchemy lesson.

• Wade flew down to the lakeshore after spotting a figure, but it vanished before he reached it.
• Dumbledore appeared and told Wade not to worry about the skeleton, then said he trusted every professor at Hogwarts.
• Wade asked whether Dumbledore had been walking by the lake, and Dumbledore said he had come out for cool air.
• After Wade returned to the castle, Dumbledore spoke with a voice carried by the wind about his failures, his age, and placing his hopes in the next generation.
• Dumbledore and the unseen voice discussed Wade’s ties to darkness and the possibility that their hopes might fail.
• The next morning, Wade arrived early outside the Alchemy classroom and saw students attempting to make a magic book.

Wade learned to make a quill from the rare Forest Fairy Hair while Professor Murray encouraged him about the upcoming competition. After leaving, Wade received Antoine’s report that Murray had sold most of his assets, and asked what Antoine had learned about the other person.

• Professor Murray scolded his Alchemy students for mistakes while comparing their work unfavorably with Wade’s.
• Wade showed Professor Murray a quill made from Unicorn Tail Hair, and Murray introduced him to Forest Fairy Hair and explained how to process it.
• Professor Murray comforted Wade about the pressure of representing Hogwarts in the competition, and Wade left appearing reassured.
• After the door closed, Wade’s vulnerable expression vanished, and he told Antoine that he had found nothing suspicious.
• Antoine reported that Murray had sold most of his assets, including his shares in the Nimbus Racing Broom Company, and Wade asked about the other person Antoine had investigated.

Wade learned from Draco Malfoy that something could remain in plain sight yet escape notice, and he realized this might explain the hidden threat he was investigating. He hurried to see Hagrid, while Sirius followed invisibly to protect him.

• Antoine told Wade that Barty Crouch had returned from a long leave seeming unlike himself and had made an uncharacteristic mistake at a trial.
• Wade asked Draco how to find a wolf disguised among sheep, and Draco suggested it might be overlooked like a decoration in plain sight.
• Wade recognized that he had seen the statue of Baba Yaga without truly noticing it, then hurried away with a new insight.
• Draco watched Wade leave and struggled to say a slur he had once used casually.
• Wade encountered Sirius in his Black Dog form, told him he was going to see Hagrid, and Sirius made himself invisible to accompany him.
• Wade and Sirius reached Hagrid's hut, where Wade pounded on the door.

Wade questioned Hagrid about who could bring outsiders into Hogwarts, then suspected Filch might be the overlooked person behind the attack. He let Filch drag him toward detention, apparently using the Administrator’s reaction to test his suspicion.

• Wade asked Hagrid whether outsiders had to enter Hogwarts with Hagrid’s help, and learned that professors and Filch could also bring people in.
• Wade told Sirius that an attacker might be someone others dismissed as harmless, and Sirius guessed he meant Filch.
• Wade entered the castle while watching Filch, who was scolding two first-year students.
• Filch spotted the mud on Wade’s shoes, seized his arm, and dragged him toward his office to give him detention.
• Wade waved the frightened first-years away as Filch focused on punishing him.

Wade and Sirius exposed Barty Jr. disguised as Filch, defeated him, and rescued the real Filch. Dumbledore and the others arrived, while Moody noticed something strange about the unconscious impostor.

• Wade recognized a Cleaning Crab leg in Filch's office, then realized the supposed Administrator was Barty Crouch Jr.
• Wade and Barty Jr. exchanged Stupefy spells and fought until Barty Jr. prepared to cast the Imperius Curse.
• Sirius struck Barty Jr. unconscious, bound him, and helped Wade search the office for the real Filch.
• Wade found Filch trapped in a storage chest, and Filch explained that he had resisted Legilimency by hiding memories of Wade.
• Dumbledore arrived, and Professor McGonagall took Filch to the Hospital Wing while Snape and Moody examined Barty Jr.
• Moody remarked that something seemed wrong with the unconscious impostor.

Moody and Snape discovered that the captured Filch had used neither magic nor Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself, and Wade deduced that Barty Jr. had altered his face through Muggle cosmetic surgery. Dumbledore ordered Veritaserum and a Restoration Potion, then asked Wade how he had uncovered the impostor.

• Moody and Snape examined the captive and ruled out Transfiguration and Polyjuice Potion.
• Wade suggested that Barty Jr. had used Muggle cosmetic surgery to copy Filch's appearance.
• Snape found that the captive's face and exposed chest had different skin, confirming Wade's explanation.
• Dumbledore asked Wade whether he knew the impostor's identity, and Wade said he did not know before the capture.
• Dumbledore sent Snape to fetch Veritaserum and Moody to bring a Restoration Potion from the Hospital Wing.
• Dumbledore asked Wade how he had realized that Filch was an impostor.

Wade explained how he had realized Filch was helping him, and Dumbledore praised his kindness toward overlooked people. After Barty Jr. was exposed and given Veritaserum, he described his escape from Azkaban and revealed that Wade had destroyed Voldemort’s body during the Quidditch World Cup.

• Wade explained that Filch’s contact with outsiders and changed attitude had led him to suspect the Administrator, and Dumbledore praised Wade for earning Filch’s trust.
• Snape and Moody returned with the Potion, and Moody forced it down the fake Filch’s throat, revealing Barty Crouch Jr.
• Moody gave Barty Jr. Veritaserum while Sirius restrained him, and Dumbledore questioned him about his past.
• Barty Jr. confessed that his mother had taken his place in Azkaban, while his father hid and controlled him until he escaped and found Voldemort.
• Barty Jr. revealed that he had tried to capture Harry at the Quidditch World Cup but that a man’s terrifying spell destroyed Voldemort’s body.
• Sirius realized Harry had not been alone that night and suspected Wade had been the one to confront Barty Jr.

Barty Crouch Jr. revealed how Voldemort survived, recovered at Ilvermorny, and sent him to infiltrate Hogwarts. After Sirius removed Wade from the interrogation, Dumbledore continued questioning Barty Jr.

• Barty Crouch Jr. said Wade had destroyed Voldemort, forcing him to search for his weakened master and take him to Ilvermorny to recover with Salazar Slytherin's Wand and a Snake Wood tree.
• Barty Jr. explained that Voldemort sent him to Hogwarts to deliver Harry Potter, and that he chose Filch after failing to get an opportunity to target Moody.
• Barty Jr. admitted that he had the Muggle doctors and nurses who performed his plastic surgery killed by setting a fire, provoking Sirius to seize him in fury.
• Dumbledore restrained Sirius and urged him to control himself, while Snape gave Barty Jr. more Veritaserum to keep the interrogation going.
• Sirius returned and took Wade out of the room, saying the boy should not have to witness the interrogation, and Dumbledore resumed questioning Barty Jr.

Sirius reassured Wade that he should not have to shoulder adult burdens, while Wade insisted that he had chosen to get involved. After speaking with Harry, Sirius decided Wade was worthy of trust and returned to find Barty Jr.'s interrogation ending.

• Sirius told Wade he deserved to act like a carefree child and promised to protect him, but Wade said he had chosen to get involved.
• Harry ran into Sirius in the corridor, and the three of them chatted about Harry's preparations for the Third Task.
• After Wade and Harry left, Sirius considered whether Wade was the person Barty Jr. had mentioned and decided he trusted him without needing proof.
• Sirius returned to Filch's office as Barty Jr. proclaimed that his Master's plan would succeed before slumping asleep with a fanatic smile.

As the Third Match approached, Wade and Natalia prepared to enter the Forbidden Forest, where champions could bring useful supplies but faced strict rules against outside assistance. Wade’s caution about signing an autograph led Natalia to refuse a reporter as well, and an unknown person picked up the reporter’s dropped autograph book.

• Wade prepared food, Potions, and Wands for the match, while keeping his Pencil Case hidden in his pocket despite the ban on expanded containers.
• At breakfast, Natalia told Wade she intended to defeat him, and a Hufflepuff student asked Wade for an autograph.
• Wade declined to sign because he feared the notebook might contain a hidden contract, and he and Natalia headed to the champions’ meeting room.
• A Russian reporter asked Natalia for an autograph, but she refused and hurried away with Wade.
• The reporter dropped his notebook while following his photographer, and an unidentified person picked it up and regretted that Natalia had not signed it.

Wade spent the morning showing his parents around Hogwarts before the competition, and they worried when they learned it would take place in the Forbidden Forest. Ferdinand and Fiona urged Wade to put his safety before victory, and Wade promised he would return safely.

• Wade’s parents, Ferdinand and Fiona, surprised him at Hogwarts, and Fiona hugged and teased him.
• Wade showed his parents the castle, the lake, the Greenhouse, and the Room of Requirement.
• The Giant Squid offered Fiona a tentacle to touch, and Fiona suggested it was being friendly because it liked Wade.
• Fiona and Ferdinand grew anxious when Wade explained the competition would take place in the Forbidden Forest, where his Werewolf friend had recently moved away.
• Ferdinand warned Wade not to risk himself for honor, and Wade promised his parents he would give up rather than endanger his life.

Wizards from around the world arrived at Hogwarts to watch the final, while Wade shared a meal with his parents before setting out for the competition. The chapter ended with Wade leaving the Great Hall to join the other Champions as his family promised to cheer for him.

• Hagrid welcomed the international visitors arriving at Hogsmeade Station and directed them toward the carriages.
• Guests traveled to Hogwarts by Thestral-drawn carriages, broomsticks, carpets, magical creatures, or Apparition.
• Wade explained the Christmas pudding to Fiona and shared a quiet moment with his parents during lunch.
• Dumbledore announced that the final would begin in five minutes and sent the Champions with Bagman to prepare.
• Wade hugged Fiona and Ferdinand, promised to return home after the competition, and left the Great Hall.

The Champions prepared for the final Magic School League contest, a race through the transformed Forbidden Forest to reach the Triwizard Cup. Wade Grey entered first and followed his compass into the dark forest.

• Wade Grey, Harry Potter, Cedric Diggory, and the other Champions gathered in protective gear while Harry carried food and Wade recalled his mentors’ advice about the forest.
• Professor McGonagall explained how Champions could signal for rescue, and Bagman announced that the first to touch the Triwizard Cup would win.
• Bagman listed the entry order, placing Wade first, Viktor Krum second, Natalia Petrova third, and Harry Potter fourth, with the remaining Champions following.
• Wade entered the Forbidden Forest after Bagman’s whistle and found that its trees, moss, and vines had been transformed by magic.
• Wade followed his compass toward several enormous entwined trees, chose an opening between them, and walked inside.

Wade Grey encountered a swarm of Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest and destroyed them with a powerful Fire Charm. The spectators watched in shock as he remained standing alone after the flames faded.

• Wade conjured a floating light in the Forbidden Forest and was attacked by a giant Acromantula.
• Wade set the spider ablaze, and other Acromantulas arrived and surrounded him.
• Wade deflected webs and venom before using Incendio to engulf the spiders in flames.
• The Acromantulas burned to ash, and the stunned spectators began applauding Wade.

Wade advanced through the Forbidden Forest after a powerful Fire Charm shocked the spectators and left Fudge afraid of Dumbledore’s growing influence. As Wade gathered materials to make golems, observers objected that his tactics were unfair.

• Spectators speculated about Wade’s power and his connection to Dumbledore, while Drayne, Antoine, and a middle-aged wizard discussed the rumors.
• Fudge grew frightened by the strength of Dumbledore’s students, ignored Umbridge’s proposal to restrict Hogwarts, and asked Percy Weasley for hot cocoa.
• Dumbledore watched Percy hurry to serve Fudge and reflected on how ambition for power had changed him.
• Wade used a compass to continue toward the Triwizard Cup through difficult terrain, relieved that his broom could not reach him in the forest.
• Wade stopped in a hidden spot and used a spell to gather nearby materials for making golems, prompting an audience member to call his tactic unfair.

The judges upheld Wade Grey’s use of Alchemy after the spectators argued over whether it gave him an unfair advantage. As Viktor Krum followed his compass through the forest, he stumbled upon Wade just as their truce expired.

• Michael, Fred, and George argued that competitors should be allowed to use their own special magic, and Dumbledore ruled that Wade Grey’s Alchemy did not violate the rules.
• Madame Maxime questioned whether Wade’s Golem upheld the competition’s spirit, but Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman defended it as a competitor’s own ability.
• Fred and George teased Percy Weasley after seeing his notes about restricting the competitors’ magic.
• Viktor Krum followed his compass through the forest, stunned a poisonous porcupine, and continued toward Wade’s location.
• Krum came face-to-face with Wade, who asked whether the half-hour ban on attacking each other had ended and raised his hand.

Wade and his Golems ambushed Krum and sent the Golems through the Forbidden Forest to attack the other contestants. One of them defeated Cedric, who surrendered and was carried away by Tonks, while Jabari secretly followed Wade.

• Wade's Golems paralyzed Krum with spores, and Wade took his wand after Krum collapsed.
• Wade ordered the mantis, gorilla, and lizard Golems to search the Forbidden Forest for obstacles, then rode the cheetah onward.
• Jabari transformed into a mouse and followed Wade from a distance despite his fear.
• Cedric solved the Sphinx's riddle, then was attacked by the Mantis Golem and fought back with spells.
• The Mantis Golem disarmed Cedric and demanded his surrender, so he withdrew from the competition.
• Tonks carried the injured Cedric away, and he recognized how terrifying Wade's Alchemy was.