Chapter Summaries

Jerry disarmed Malfoy and the masked Ministry officials, photographed them, and kept the pictures as leverage rather than turning them in. He returned to Hermione and the others, intending to use that leverage to help Hermione pursue her future goal of becoming Minister of Magic.

• Jerry silently disarmed Malfoy and more than a dozen masked officials, then used a magical camera to photograph them unmasked.
• Jerry told Malfoy he would not give the photos to the Ministry of Magic for now, leaving the officials worried about his leverage over them.
• After Jerry left, Goyle suggested killing him, but Malfoy rejected the idea and ordered everyone to return home and think of another plan.
• Jerry gave a statement to the Aurors who arrived at the camp, then returned to Diagon Alley and found Hermione and the others.
• Jerry reflected that he wanted to support Hermione's ambition to become Minister of Magic by using the photos to counter pure-blood officials who might obstruct her.

Jerry took Harry and the Weasleys to Platform 9 3/4 through a portal, where Charlie and Bill hinted that Hogwarts had a secret event planned. After Hermione guessed Jerry already knew what it was, he revealed that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament that year.

• Jerry arrived at The Burrow and learned Arthur Weasley had been called to help draft regulations for Portal Magic.
• Jerry opened a portal to Platform 9 3/4 and brought the Weasleys and Harry to the Hogwarts Express.
• Charlie, Bill, and Mrs. Molly hinted that the students would have an unusual year and might not return home for Christmas, but kept the reason secret.
• The group chose a rear compartment on the train to avoid attention because Jerry was famous.
• Hermione deduced that Jerry knew the secret, and he revealed that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament that year.

Jerry told Harry, Ron, and Hermione that the Triwizard Tournament was returning, then used his growing understanding of the world’s laws to clear the storm over Hogsmeade. As the group headed to Hogwarts, Jerry reflected that mastering those laws might one day let him make any words become reality.

• Jerry explained the Triwizard Tournament and its age requirement, disappointing Ron’s hopes of competing while cheering him with the thought that Fred and George would also be too young.
• As the Hogwarts Express traveled, Jerry hid his compartment from students seeking him out.
• At Hogsmeade Station, Jerry sent a beam of magic into the storm clouds and made the rain stop before the group left the train.
• Harry and Ron marveled at Jerry’s feat as he and Hermione took Crookshanks and boarded a carriage.
• Jerry reflected that controlling the world’s laws could let him make his words reality, and that he was filling his Ring World with those laws.

Jerry planned to transform his Ring World into an independent Dimension World by replacing its laws and supplying it with energy, then returned to Hogwarts for the start of the school year. At the opening feast, Dumbledore announced the Triwizard Tournament, and Draco gave Jerry a gift from Lucius, which Jerry handed back to him.

• Jerry reasoned that replacing more than half the Ring World's laws and isolating it from the outside would let him control it as a Dimension World, though the work would require time and far more energy than his stored Little Red Stars could provide.
• Jerry returned to Hogwarts, attended the Sorting Ceremony, and learned that Professor Lupin would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts again.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament, while Ron enjoyed seeing his brothers learn they were too young to enter.
• Draco told Jerry that Lucius had sent him a goblin-made magical pocket watch as a congratulatory gift for winning the Quidditch World Cup.
• Jerry gave the pocket watch to Draco, who happily accepted it.

Jerry began his fourth year at Hogwarts, spending the morning with Hermione before Snape and Dumbledore discussed the Sorcerer's Stone's mysterious return. Snape was left wondering whether a wizard more powerful than Dumbledore had slipped into the Headmaster's room undetected.

• Jerry woke early in the Slytherin dormitory and used magic to wash up and change before heading to breakfast.
• Jerry met Hermione in the Great Hall, where she explained that she was already preparing for the O.W.L.s.
• Jerry and Hermione discussed magic beside Black Lake until it was time for their separate classes.
• Snape watched Jerry and Hermione together from the Headmaster's office, and Dumbledore noted Snape's unusually happy expression.
• Dumbledore showed Snape the Sorcerer's Stone, which had appeared beside his bed overnight with a note of thanks from the wizard from New York.
• Snape realized that the wizard had approached Dumbledore undetected and wondered whether anyone in the world surpassed Dumbledore in power.

Dumbledore told Snape that Jerry Carmen was likely Wizard J, the mysterious wizard who had sealed Voldemort’s souls, and said he intended to retire soon. Snape began to accept Dumbledore’s conclusion and asked what he planned to do next.

• Dumbledore told Snape he suspected Wizard J was the same wizard who had sealed Voldemort’s soul.
• Dumbledore identified Jerry Carmen as his leading suspect, and Snape dismissed the claim as a joke.
• Dumbledore explained that Jerry’s exceptional skill, magical research, and ability to enter Hogwarts supported his suspicion.
• Snape reconsidered Jerry’s achievements and acknowledged that he was the most likely candidate.
• Dumbledore said he would take no action against Jerry and announced that he planned to retire after confirming the truth with him.

Dumbledore chose Snape to succeed him as Headmaster, while Jerry continued attending Hogwarts without concern about his past actions. After Hagrid’s Care of Magical Creatures lesson with the Blast-Ended Skrewts, Jerry showed Hagrid three Fire Dragon Eggs.

• Dumbledore told Snape he planned to retire after the Triwizard Tournament and wanted Snape to become Headmaster instead of McGonagall.
• Jerry reflected that he had returned the Sorcerer’s Stone and no longer feared Dumbledore discovering his actions.
• Hagrid introduced the Blast-Ended Skrewts to the Slytherin and Gryffindor students, and the creatures bit and burned several of them.
• Jerry stayed behind after class and revealed three Fire Dragon Eggs to Hagrid, who was astonished.

Jerry gave Hagrid three Fire Dragon Eggs, then met with Dumbledore, who confirmed Jerry was Wizard J and examined the sealed Voldemort. Dumbledore left the seal with Jerry and revealed he would retire in a month, leaving Hogwarts to choose a new Headmaster.

• Jerry gave Hagrid three Fire Dragon Eggs and warned him to raise them in the Forbidden Forest.
• Snape escorted Jerry to Dumbledore, who asked whether he was Wizard J.
• Jerry revealed his Wizard J appearance with Body Transfiguration Magic, then showed Dumbledore the Russian Nesting Doll containing Voldemort's soul.
• Jerry explained that he had found and sealed Voldemort's Horcruxes, but Dumbledore told him to keep the sealed soul.
• Dumbledore told Jerry he would retire in a month and announce his successor when the other two schools arrived in October.

Dumbledore asked Jerry to represent Hogwarts in the revived Triwizard Tournament and help Snape establish himself as Headmaster, and Jerry agreed despite the age restriction. Later, Jerry gave Hermione a pair of alchemical Magic Bracelets for her birthday, which she planned to try after leaving the library.

• Dumbledore explained that Jerry could enter the Triwizard Tournament by breaking the age-restriction spell and asked him to help Snape and Hogwarts win.
• Jerry accepted Dumbledore's request to compete in the tournament.
• Over the next ten days, Jerry spent time studying and relaxing with Hermione, and he upgraded the Muggle Shielding Charm so it could also keep most Wizards away from them.
• Jerry gave Hermione a pair of alchemical Magic Bracelets for her September nineteenth birthday.
• Hermione admired the bracelets and put the box in her backpack to try them later.

Hermione returned to the Gryffindor girls' dormitory with a birthday present from Jerry as Lavender and Parvati encouraged her to make their relationship official. She tried on Jerry's enchanted bracelets and discovered they could transform her clothes into countless styles.

• Lavender teased Hermione about her library dates with Jerry and urged her to kiss him and make their relationship official.
• Lavender admitted she liked Jerry but thought Ron might be her true love, while Parvati warned Hermione that Daphne and Padma also admired Jerry.
• Hermione decided to take the initiative with Jerry after hearing the warnings.
• Hermione showed Lavender and Parvati the silver bracelets Jerry had given her for her birthday.
• Hermione put on the bracelets and used them to change her uniform into a variety of outfits and colors.

Jerry and Hermione saw preparations intensify for Beauxbatons and Durmstrang’s visit and the Triwizard Tournament, while Harry and Ron worried about Snape’s planned antidote test. On October thirtieth, Hogwarts displayed its House banners as the visiting schools’ arrival approached.

• Jerry noticed Hermione acting more possessive toward him, but he chose to let their relationship develop slowly because she was still fifteen.
• Harry and Ron told Jerry and Hermione that Beauxbatons and Durmstrang would arrive on October thirtieth, and they celebrated that Friday’s Potions lesson would end early.
• Jerry recalled that Dumbledore planned to announce his retirement and appoint Snape Headmaster on the day the visiting schools arrived.
• Hogwarts students and staff spent the week discussing the tournament and preparing the castle, while the Weasley Brothers sought ingredients for Aging Potion.
• Jerry saw four enormous House banners and a Hogwarts crest hanging in the Great Hall on the morning the delegations were due to arrive.

Jerry led the Slytherin students as Hogwarts prepared to welcome Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The two schools arrived in dramatic fashion, and their students were impressed by Hogwarts Castle and the large gathering of students.

• Snape told Jerry to lead Slytherin while he stood with Dumbledore to welcome the visiting schools.
• Jerry led the Slytherin students to join the other Houses on the lawn outside Hogwarts.
• Jerry spotted Beauxbatons’ carriage, pulled by twelve Abraxan winged horses, approaching through the sky.
• Durmstrang’s Ghost Ship rose from a whirlpool in the Black Lake.
• The Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students disembarked and marveled at Hogwarts Castle and its many students.

Jerry observed the arriving students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, whose members were captivated by him and Viktor Krum. At the Great Hall, Dumbledore introduced the officials who would judge the Triwizard Tournament.

• Jerry considered the smaller enrollments and distinctive rules of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang as their students arrived at Hogwarts.
• Hogwarts students admired Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum, while visiting students excitedly recognized Jerry as a celebrated Quidditch player and spell inventor.
• Lavender warned Hermione that Fleur was staring at Jerry, but Jerry paid more attention to the Abraxans and remained unaffected by Fleur's Veela charm.
• Dumbledore welcomed the students and introduced Barty Crouch and Ludo Bagman as members of the Triwizard Tournament judging panel.

Dumbledore announced his retirement and named Snape the new Hogwarts Headmaster, who explained the Triwizard Tournament and revealed the Goblet of Fire. After the feast, the visiting schools departed, leaving the Goblet and its Age Line in the Great Hall as students prepared to enter.

• Dumbledore announced that he was retiring and that Snape would become Headmaster, upsetting Harry and cheering Slytherin.
• Snape described the three Triwizard Tournament events, explained how the Goblet of Fire would choose one champion from each school, and warned that selected champions could not withdraw.
• Jerry strengthened his Wizard Shielding Charm during the feast, causing students and visiting witches, including Fleur, to forget they had meant to approach him; Dumbledore noticed but said nothing.
• Karkaroff and Maxime led their students back to the Ghost Ship and Abraxan carriage after the feast.
• Hogwarts students returned to their dormitories, leaving the Goblet of Fire and the judges' Age Line in the Great Hall.

Jerry watched students from the visiting schools and Hogwarts submit their names for the Triwizard Tournament, while the Age Line rejected the Weasley Twins’ attempt to cheat it. After Jerry hinted that he might know how to bypass the restriction, the crowd and the hidden judges focused on him.

• Harry and Ron joined Jerry and Hermione in the entrance hall, where they watched eligible students from Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and Hogwarts submit their names.
• Angelina crossed the Age Line and entered after revealing she had turned seventeen the previous week, and Cedric Diggory also submitted his name.
• The Weasley Twins tried to pass the Age Line with Aging Potion, but it threw them backward and left them with thick beards.
• Jerry hinted that there might be a way to break the Age Line, prompting Harry and Ron to ask him for details and drawing the crowd’s attention.
• Dumbledore, Snape, and the other judges watched from above, while Karkaroff mocked Jerry’s claim and doubted he could overcome their enchantment.

Snape and Karkaroff wagered their fortunes on whether Jerry Carmen could break through the Age Line, with Dumbledore and Maxime joining the bet. Jerry agreed to try removing the restriction and invited the underage students to submit their names, leaving them excitedly preparing slips.

• Snape defended Jerry when Karkaroff mocked him, and Karkaroff proposed betting that Jerry could not cross the Age Line.
• Snape raised the wager to twenty thousand Gold Galleons, and Karkaroff accepted despite risking nearly his entire fortune.
• Maxime bet five thousand Gold Galleons against Jerry, while Dumbledore bet the same amount that he could succeed.
• Jerry said he had a way to remove the restriction but worried that doing so might violate the rules.
• The Weasley Brothers, Ron, and the other underage students urged Jerry to let them try, and Jerry agreed to collect slips bearing their names and schools.
• Hermione joined the others in preparing a slip after seeing everyone else do so.

Jerry used Portal Magic to let underage Hogwarts students submit their names to the Goblet of Fire, and Snape allowed the entries to stand after reprimanding them. As Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Jerry headed to Hagrid's Hut to see three Fire Dragon Eggs hatch, Jerry told them Snape would stop teaching Potions after the term.

• Jerry opened a portal past the Age Line, and Ron, the Weasley Brothers, Harry, Hermione, and other students sent their slips into the Goblet of Fire.
• The Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students watched in astonishment, while Headmaster Karkaroff collapsed on the second floor.
• Snape gave the students casual reprimands and let the Goblet of Fire choose its results that evening.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Snape's lenient response as they walked with Jerry toward Hagrid's Hut.
• Jerry told Harry and Ron that Snape would no longer teach Potions after the term, and Hermione urged them to hurry to see Hagrid's Fire Dragon Eggs hatch.

Jerry, Harry, Ron, and Hermione watched Hagrid’s three Fire Dragon Eggs hatch into Chinese Fireball, Opaleye, and Ukrainian Ironbelly dragons. Worried about keeping them hidden as they grew, Jerry gave Hagrid an enchanted box with an enormous interior space.

• Jerry and the others avoided the Beauxbatons witches and went to Hagrid’s Hut to see the eggs hatch.
• The three eggs hatched into a Chinese Fireball, an Opaleye, and a Ukrainian Ironbelly.
• Hermione and Ron warned Hagrid that the dragons might grow too large to hide and could fly toward the castle.
• Jerry gave Hagrid a box expanded by an Undetectable Extension Charm so he could keep the dragons inside it.
• Hagrid thanked Jerry, moved by the valuable gift and Jerry’s help with his dream of raising dragons.

Jerry gave Hagrid a spacious Box Space for his three baby dragons, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione explored it before they all spent the afternoon at Hagrid’s Hut. As they headed to the Halloween feast, they realized Hagrid had dressed up for Maxime and watched him hurry off to join her.

• Jerry gave Hagrid a Box Space, and Hermione explained that it used the Undetectable Extension Charm.
• Harry and Ron toured the Box Space and saw its lawns, woods, lake, and cabin; Jerry helped Hagrid prepare nests and food for the baby dragons.
• Jerry improved Hagrid’s stew, and the group spent the afternoon guessing who would become the Triwizard Tournament champions.
• As the group prepared to leave for the Halloween feast, Hagrid dressed in a suit and cologne, prompting Harry and Ron to wonder what was going on.
• Hermione spotted Maxime heading toward the castle, and Hagrid ran out to walk beside her, leaving Jerry, Harry, Ron, and Hermione behind.

Jerry, Harry, Ron, and Hermione returned to Hogwarts, where Jerry explained why Hermione could not use Portal Magic inside the castle. At the Halloween feast, Snape announced Jerry as Hogwarts' champion, leaving the other schools' selections unannounced.

• Jerry opened a portal to the castle, and Harry and Ron envied how convenient the magic was.
• Hermione asked why she could not use Portal Magic inside Hogwarts, and Jerry explained that the castle's wards and her current strength prevented it.
• Jerry reassured Hermione that she was already exceptionally skilled and powerful for her age.
• At the Halloween feast, the students waited anxiously for Snape to announce the champions.
• Snape announced Jerry Carmen as Hogwarts' champion.