Chapter Summaries

Darren freed Hermione and Ron from the merpeople and offered to take their place, but Harry arrived just in time to rescue him. The Champions returned to shore, where Professor McGonagall comforted Darren and reprimanded Harry, while the judges began disputing the competition results.

• Darren freed Hermione and the other hostages, then refused to leave Ron and Hermione behind as time ran out.
• Dumbledore proposed that Ron and Hermione be brought to shore while Darren took their place, and Darren agreed.
• Dumbledore spotted Harry arriving, and Harry reunited with Darren without scolding him.
• Darren, Hermione, and Ron came ashore, and Professor McGonagall wrapped Darren in a towel and embraced him.
• Professor McGonagall criticized Harry for failing to learn the Bubble-Head Charm, while Harry struggled to understand her anger.
• Ludo Bagman praised Harry and Darren, but Karkaroff objected that the scores had not yet been awarded, and Dumbledore suggested Krum had followed Darren.

Darren declined Krum’s offer to train him in Quidditch and said he admired Harry, while the Tournament judges announced the champions’ scores. Darren received forty-five points for inventing the Waterproofing Charm and saving his friend, leaving the crowd cheering.

• Dumbledore stopped Darren from confronting Krum, and Krum later asked Darren to become pen pals and train in Quidditch.
• Darren refused Krum’s offer, saying he did not want to compete with Harry and would always admire him.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the merpeople had forgiven Darren, though they did not want to see him for a while.
• Ludo Bagman awarded Fleur Delacour twenty-five points, Krum twenty-five points, and Harry Potter thirty-five points.
• Ludo Bagman gave Darren forty-five points for his invented Waterproofing Charm and his efforts to save his friend, and Hermione and Fleur embraced him as the crowd cheered.

After winning the second task, Darren reunited with Fleur and his friends, while Harry learned Hermione and Ron had forgotten to come back for him. The group arranged to meet Sirius in Hogsmeade, and the chapter ended as Malfoy showed Harry a magazine article about him.

• Fleur kissed Darren and thanked him for saving her sister, while Hermione watched in silence.
• Harry confronted Hermione and Ron for leaving him alone after Dumbledore erased Darren's memories, but they defended themselves and Darren felt guilty.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione wrote to Sirius with their Hogsmeade date, and Sirius replied that he would come and asked them to bring food.
• Darren promised to protect Sirius from the Aurors and Obscurus, moving his friends with his willingness to risk himself for them.
• Malfoy tossed Harry a magazine in Potions class and said Harry was featured in it again, prompting Darren to suspect Rita Skeeter had written the article.

Rita Skeeter’s article falsely claimed that Harry and Darren were infatuated with Hermione and suggested she had bewitched them, but Hermione remained amused and Darren guessed that Skeeter might be an Animagus. Snape read the article aloud to the class, took more points from Gryffindor, and moved Harry to the seat by his podium.

• Darren read Rita Skeeter’s article under Hermione’s cover and saw that it twisted his refusal of Fleur’s invitation into a rejection for Hermione’s sake.
• Hermione told Darren she was happy and dismissed the article as rubbish, while Darren suggested Skeeter might be an Animagus.
• Harry angrily picked up the magazine during class, and Snape took ten points from Gryffindor for his disruption.
• Snape read the article aloud as the Slytherins laughed, then said he would keep the magazine and read it again.
• Snape rearranged the students, leaving Hermione in place and ordering Harry to sit in front of his podium.

Snape accused Harry of stealing ingredients and threatened to use Veritaserum, while Harry struggled with what he had learned about their parents and Darren. Karkaroff entered and asked to speak with Snape, whose face briefly showed fear.

• Snape confronted Harry over the theft of his African Tree Snake Skin and accused him of breaking into his office.
• Snape displayed Veritaserum and threatened to use it on Harry, provoking Harry when he mentioned Black.
• Harry recalled that Black had said his father was responsible for abandoning Darren and feared Darren learning the truth about their parents.
• Karkaroff entered the classroom to speak with Snape, and Snape briefly looked afraid.

Harry overheard Karkaroff urgently trying to speak with Snape, then met Sirius in Hogsmeade with Darren and Ron. Sirius warned Darren that Barty Crouch’s obsession with catching Death Eaters made him dangerous and that Snape was also under suspicion.

• Karkaroff pressed Snape to talk privately, but Snape told him to wait until class ended.
• Harry stayed behind to eavesdrop, but Snape caught him, took ten points from Gryffindor, and sent him out.
• Harry warned Darren and Ron that Snape was following them, and they hurried away together.
• Darren, Harry, and Ron met Sirius by the Hogsmeade fence, where Sirius transformed from a black dog and ate the food they had brought.
• Sirius told them about Barty Crouch’s dead son and wife, then warned Darren that Crouch might use him as bait and that Snape was under suspicion.

Black warned Darren to be cautious around Snape and Rita Skeeter, and asked Harry and Ron to investigate Barty Crouch and Bertha Jorkins. The next day, Ron wrote to Percy, while Darren ate Chinese food in the Hogwarts kitchen as Hermione and Ron argued outside.

• Black warned Darren that Snape was dangerous and told Harry to keep watch for Barty Crouch and Bertha Jorkins.
• Black suspected Rita Skeeter was an Animagus and warned the group to stay vigilant around her.
• Darren reassured Ron that Percy cared about his family, and Ron agreed to write Percy about Crouch.
• Black told Harry not to visit him again and said he would leave if Harry came looking for him.
• On Sunday, Ron sent Percy a letter with Pigwidgeon, and the group went to the kitchen to question Winky.
• The House-elves pushed Hermione and Harry out of the kitchen, while Darren stayed to enjoy their Chinese food and Hermione and Ron argued outside.

After Hermione was targeted by insulting letters, Darren defended her and asked to leave Hogwarts to confront Rita Skeeter. Dumbledore refused because Darren was a Triwizard Tournament Champion, but promised to write in Hermione’s defense and enlisted Filch to intercept the letters.

• Darren saw Hagrid refuse to speak with Madame Maxime as she tried to approach him.
• A flock of owls dropped insulting letters and a Howler onto Hermione, and Darren used his wand to stack them neatly.
• Darren vowed to track down the senders, but Hermione blamed Rita Skeeter and urged him not to retaliate against everyone.
• Darren asked Snape for two days’ leave so he could find Rita Skeeter and demand that she retract her claims about Hermione.
• Darren explained that Hermione had been innocently humiliated, and Snape began to consider granting his request.
• Dumbledore refused to let Darren leave during the Triwizard Tournament, but offered to write in Hermione’s defense, while Filch volunteered to intercept the letters.

Darren stopped Hermione’s abusive letters with help from Dumbledore and Filch, while Hermione and her friends remained puzzled about Rita Skeeter’s suspected Animagus form. Percy’s letter praised Darren and mentioned Barty Crouch, prompting the group to discuss Darren’s future and Hermione becoming Minister for Magic before they arrived at Hagrid’s hut.

• Dumbledore helped explain the rumors and Filch agreed to intercept letters addressed to Hermione, preventing further abusive mail.
• Hermione reasoned that Rita Skeeter must have been in Hagrid’s garden when she learned about his mother, but she and Darren had no way to identify her Animagus form.
• Harry and his friends worried that Darren once again considered Snape a good person, though they had no evidence to change his mind.
• Harry, Darren, and Ron received large Easter eggs from Mrs. Weasley, while Hermione received a tiny one and wondered whether Mrs. Weasley had read the Daily Prophet.
• Ron read Percy’s letter, which said Barty Crouch had not been heard from and praised Darren’s conduct during the Second Task, while urging Ron to learn from him.
• Hermione and the others discussed her possible future as Minister for Magic as they walked to Hagrid’s hut, where Hagrid brought out a huge insulated box.

Hagrid taught the students about Nifflers by having them dig up buried coins, and Darren’s clingy Niffler lagged behind. When Harry, Ron, and Hermione realized Darren had donated the Galleons they had given him, his friends and Hagrid worried that he was poor and planned to help him.

• Hagrid introduced the Nifflers and gave each student one to search for buried gold coins.
• Darren kept his affectionate Niffler instead of trading it, and secretly used Scouring Charms to clean his robe.
• Ron’s Niffler collected the most coins, and Hagrid revealed that the coins were temporary Pygmy Puff coins.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione realized the Galleons they had given Darren had disappeared and asked whether he had donated his own money.
• Darren claimed he still had Galleons, but Hagrid and the other students doubted him and began thinking of ways to give him money.
• Ron said he understood why Fred and George wanted to earn money, then asked Darren why he would not accept Ron’s Galleons.

Darren, Harry, Fleur, and Krum learned that the Triwizard Tournament’s final task would be a maze filled with obstacles and creatures. Harry’s face turned green when Ludo Bagman described the animals Hagrid had gathered for it.

• Professor McGonagall told Darren and Harry to meet Ludo Bagman at the Quidditch pitch and worried about their safety.
• Darren and Harry headed to the pitch, where Fleur kissed Darren’s cheek and Krum guessed the task might be a Quidditch match.
• Ludo Bagman revealed that the Quidditch pitch had been turned into a maze containing the Triwizard Cup and obstacles supplied by Hagrid.
• Ludo Bagman announced that Darren, Harry, Krum, and Fleur would enter in order of their scores and that Hagrid’s creatures would be among the obstacles.
• Harry’s face turned green as he heard about Hagrid’s creatures, but he nodded to preserve his dignity.

After escorting Fleur to the Beauxbatons carriage, Darren arrived as Harry and Krum discovered a disheveled Mr. Crouch near the forest. Mr. Crouch muttered about sending Dumbledore an owl after handling a matter involving Durmstrang’s twelve competing students.

• Darren escorted Fleur back to the Beauxbatons carriage while Krum took Harry aside to ask about Hermione.
• Harry told Krum that he and Hermione were only friends, and Krum praised Harry’s performance in the first task.
• Harry heard movement, pulled Krum into the bushes, and spotted the disheveled Mr. Crouch stumbling nearby.
• Darren arrived, recognized Mr. Crouch, and led the others out to investigate.
• Mr. Crouch muttered about sending Dumbledore an owl after dealing with Durmstrang’s twelve competing students.

Mr. Crouch appeared in the forest and tried to warn Darren about his son and the Dark Lord, but Moody drugged Darren and erased his and Krum’s memories. Harry rushed to find Dumbledore, but Snape stopped him until Dumbledore opened his office door.

• Mr. Crouch seized Darren and muttered warnings about his son and the Dark Lord, so Darren recorded his words and sent Harry to fetch Dumbledore.
• Moody arrived and offered Darren pumpkin juice laced with Draught of Living Death, then stunned Krum and used Obliviate on both students.
• Harry reached Dumbledore’s office and shouted the password, but the stone statue did not respond.
• Snape emerged and questioned Harry, who insisted that Mr. Crouch had appeared in the forest and needed to see Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore opened his office door while Harry was speaking to Snape.

After Barty Crouch attacked Krum and rendered Darren unconscious with a Draught of Living Death, Dumbledore and the others searched for him and tended to both students. Dumbledore sent Harry back to Gryffindor Tower while Snape worked to wake Darren and Moody went after Crouch.

• Harry led Snape and Dumbledore back to the forest, where they found Krum and Darren unconscious.
• Snape identified the potion on Darren as a potent Draught of Living Death that he had developed.
• Dumbledore revived Krum, who said Crouch had attacked him and escaped, then put him back to sleep.
• Dumbledore summoned Hagrid and Moody, and Moody left to search the forest for Crouch.
• Karkaroff blamed Dumbledore for the attack, but left after seeing Darren unconscious too.
• Dumbledore sent Harry back to Gryffindor Tower while Snape gave Darren potions and worked to wake him.

Harry and Snape suspected an insider had drugged Darren, while Dumbledore went to the Hospital Wing hoping Darren would reveal clues. Darren woke up and pretended to have lost his memories, leaving the truth about Barty Crouch’s disappearance concealed.

• Hagrid scolded Harry for associating with Krum and Madame Maxime, while Hermione cried over Darren’s condition.
• Harry suspected an insider had made Darren drink the Draught of Living Death and wondered whether Krum’s memories had been altered.
• In the Forbidden Forest, Snape angrily blamed an insider, but told Dumbledore his antidotes had not yet awakened Darren.
• The next morning, Harry, Ron, and Hermione visited Darren in the Hospital Wing, where Hermione warned that Darren’s memories might have been erased too.
• Dumbledore asked whether Darren had left himself clues, and the newly awakened Darren pretended he could not remember what happened after his brother went to find Dumbledore.

Darren explained that his palm-cut clue only showed that a friend had attacked him, then noticed pumpkin juice and used his wand-recorded words from Crouch to give Dumbledore leads. Dumbledore left in a hurry to investigate, while Darren remained convinced that the attacker had meant him no harm.

• Darren told Dumbledore that the cut on his palm meant a friend had attacked him, but he did not know who.
• Darren noticed pumpkin juice near the wound and suggested that Dumbledore investigate who had obtained it around ten at night.
• Darren used his wand to reveal the words he had recorded from Crouch, and Dumbledore copied them down as a valuable clue.
• Dumbledore praised Darren for helping and warned him not to accept food and drink from everyone.
• Dumbledore suggested the attacker had spared Darren because of his kindness, then left hurriedly after speaking with Madam Pomfrey.

Darren and Harry sought Moody’s help in finding Crouch, while Darren tested Moody’s story by inspecting his flask. Moody praised Darren and warned the group that someone was targeting Harry and Darren, leaving them to consider how to prepare for the third task.

• Darren and Harry sent Black a letter and food, then Darren persuaded Ron not to assume Fred and George had done anything wrong.
• Darren, Harry, Ron, and Hermione asked Moody whether he had found Crouch, and Moody said Crouch was missing from the map.
• Darren questioned Moody about his whereabouts and explained that pumpkin juice residue had made him suspicious.
• Moody let Darren inspect his flask, which contained alcohol, and Darren apologized for suspecting him.
• Moody praised Darren’s instincts, warned Harry and Darren about a conspiracy, and encouraged Hermione and Ron to help them through the tournament task.
• After Moody’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Harry and the others began planning for the third task.

Darren and Harry were confined to the castle while they prepared for Harry’s third task, but Darren fell asleep during Divination and woke in the Hospital Wing. He learned Harry had been taken there too, and Harry reassured him that only his scar was bothering him.

• Darren taught Harry several of his difficult spells, which even Hermione struggled to learn.
• Hermione read Sirius Black’s letter, which scolded Harry and Darren for their recklessness and ordered them to stop investigating Crouch’s affairs.
• Harry angrily wrote Black a promise to stay out of trouble, and he and Darren spent the next week confined to the castle.
• Hermione made Ron practise the Stunning Spell on the floor, then agreed to find an animal to use as a target instead.
• Darren fell asleep during Trelawney’s Divination class and woke in the Hospital Wing at evening.
• Madam Pomfrey explained that Harry and Darren had been sent to the Hospital Wing; Darren panicked over Harry, who said his scar was the problem and Darren had been exhausted.

Harry told Darren that his scar had hurt after he dreamed of Voldemort torturing Wormtail, and Darren brought him to tell Dumbledore. While they waited in Dumbledore's office, Harry fell into the Pensieve, and Darren followed him into Dumbledore's memories.

• Harry told Darren that he had heard Voldemort curse Peter Pettigrew in a dream before pain in his scar woke him.
• Darren urged Harry to report the dream to Dumbledore, and they rushed from the Hospital Wing to the Headmaster's office.
• Outside the office, Darren and Harry overheard Fudge dismissing Bertha Jorkins's and Crouch's disappearances while Moody insisted that Krum and Darren's altered memories were serious.
• Dumbledore sent Fudge, Moody, and himself out, leaving Darren and Harry to wait in the office.
• Harry plunged into the Pensieve, and Darren leaned over the basin and entered Dumbledore's memories after him.

Harry and Darren watched memories of Death Eater trials in the Pensieve, including Karkaroff naming suspects and Barty Crouch Sr. condemning his son. The chapter left Darren troubled as Dumbledore asked whether he pitied Barty Crouch Jr.

• Harry and Darren entered a memory of the Court of Law, where Karkaroff was questioned about Death Eaters.
• Karkaroff named several people, and Dumbledore vouched for Snape as a double agent.
• Harry and Darren watched Ludo Bagman stand trial and be acquitted.
• Mr. Crouch sentenced Barty Crouch Jr. for torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom, despite the younger man's pleas.
• Dumbledore appeared beside Harry and Darren and asked Darren whether he pitied Barty Crouch Jr.