Chapter Summaries

Harry summoned his Firebolt and outflew a Norwegian Ridgeback to seize the golden egg. The chapter ended as Will approached a Hebridean Black Dragon guarding several eggs, including a golden one.

• Harry summoned his Firebolt and took to the air as the Norwegian Ridgeback pursued him.
• With Strange guiding him, Harry dodged the dragon's flames and claws, swooped down, and snatched the golden egg.
• Harry escaped through the trees until the Ridgeback gave up its chase, then landed safely with the egg.
• Will spotted a Hebridean Black Dragon guarding at least three eggs in another part of the Forbidden Forest.
• As Bagman announced Will's encounter to the crowd, Will stepped out from behind a tree, ready to act.

Will Behrens defeated a Hebridean Black Dragon with Soul Annihilation and claimed its golden egg. Meanwhile, Fleur Delacour drew a Ukrainian Ironbelly away while Sophie Roberts took its egg.

• Will walked out to face the Hebridean Black Dragon and used spells and an earthen wall as it attacked him.
• Will turned to fight back with Sectumsempra, wounding the dragon and striking its eye before targeting its other vulnerable spots.
• The Hebridean Black Dragon collapsed, and Will picked up the golden egg as the crowd cheered.
• Fleur drew the Ukrainian Ironbelly away from its egg while Sophie sprinted in and took it.

Cedric used Transfiguration to distract a Swedish Short-Snout and claim a Golden Egg, while Harry stole another during a duel between Krum and Marc Pierre. Hogwarts took the lead with four Golden Eggs as Cedric and Harry remained in good condition.

• Cedric turned rocks into sheep, lured the Swedish Short-Snout away from its nest, and escaped with the Golden Egg.
• Krum, injured after fighting a dragon and a Kappa, encountered Marc Pierre, who tried to take his Golden Egg.
• Krum and Marc Pierre dueled fiercely as Bagman and the spectators watched.
• Harry spotted the duel from his Firebolt, waited until both wizards were distracted, then swooped down and seized their Golden Egg.
• Harry dodged spells from Krum and Marc and flew away with the egg, leaving them to part in opposite directions.
• Bagman announced that Hogwarts had four Golden Eggs and the lead, with Harry and Cedric still almost unhurt.

During the Triwizard Tournament, Ivan Petrov stole Beauxbatons' Golden Egg from Sophie, while Krum decided Durmstrang would steal eggs from other champions to recover its lead. Krum, Ivan, and Semyon headed toward smoke rising from an open area, hoping to find several opponents gathered there.

• Pheobe distracted the Fire Dragon while Sophie tried to take its Golden Egg, but Ivan ambushed Sophie and took the egg after disarming her.
• Ivan left Sophie without her Wand, and the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students argued over his unsporting but legal theft.
• Krum told Ivan and Semyon that Harry had stolen his Golden Egg and proposed stealing four eggs to secure Durmstrang's victory.
• Krum spotted a column of smoke and led Ivan and Semyon toward it, hoping to catch several Hogwarts or Beauxbatons champions together.

Cedric was ambushed by Durmstrang’s three champions, who stole his golden eggs and left him unconscious. Will spent the competition eating lunch in the forest until Krum and the others found him and moved in.

• Cedric escaped a Chinese Fireball but was stunned by Krum and two other Durmstrang champions, who took his two golden eggs.
• Bagman announced that Durmstrang had pulled ahead with three golden eggs as Hogwarts spectators angrily condemned the attack.
• Will leisurely grilled meat and morels in the forest while the other champions continued facing dragons.
• Spectators argued over Will’s lunch, and Ron admired the food while Hagrid approved of his approach to surviving in the wild.
• Krum and the other Durmstrang champions watched Will from behind a thicket, and Bagman announced that they were closing in on him.

Will Behrens defeated Krum and the Petrov brothers with powerful defensive magic, while Harry Potter helped disarm Krum. Krum surrendered the Golden Eggs, putting Hogwarts far ahead, and Harry wondered why Will had let the Durmstrang champions leave.

• Krum, Ivan, and Semyon ambushed Will, but he blocked their spells with Shield Charms.
• Will countered the three Durmstrang champions, disarming Ivan and trapping Semyon while Krum continued attacking.
• Harry swooped in on his Firebolt and disarmed Krum.
• Krum surrendered the Golden Eggs, and Will collected them after the champions left.
• Bagman announced that Hogwarts had taken the lead, and Harry asked Will why he had let Krum and his companions go.

Will and Harry guarded their Golden Eggs while eating in the forest, confident Hogwarts had enough to win the First Task. The other schools avoided a final confrontation, and the task ended with Will and Harry’s barbecue drawing more attention than the competition.

• Will told Harry to let the injured Durmstrang Champions retreat and sent him to catch a rabbit while he guarded their Golden Eggs.
• Ludo announced that Hogwarts held six Golden Eggs, then reported that Ivan Petrov withdrew after suffering Deafness and Blurred Vision.
• The three Beauxbatons Champions hid near the last Catalonian Fireball, hoping to protect their eggs and keep Durmstrang from claiming another.
• Krum and Semyon made no move, while Will and Harry spent the final hours catching rabbits and chickens and barbecuing them.
• The spectators grew bored, but George and Fred made a fortune selling Prank snacks as Ron watched enviously.

The First Task ended with Hogwarts winning six Golden Eggs, Beauxbatons taking two, and Durmstrang scoring zero. After the feast, Will welcomed Cedric into the High Tower, and the Daily Prophet reported Hogwarts’ victory the next day.

• The Aurors returned all nine Champions to the arena, with Ivan Petrov carried on a stretcher after his eyes were injured.
• Ludo Bagman announced Beauxbatons had two Golden Eggs, Durmstrang had none, and Hogwarts had six.
• Dumbledore praised the Champions and invited them to a celebratory feast, where Cedric apologized to Will for doubting him.
• Cedric asked Will about joining the High Tower, and Will told him he met the standard and was welcome.
• The Daily Prophet reported Hogwarts’ six-egg victory and Durmstrang’s last-place score.

Will was summoned by Dumbledore after the Hebridean Black Dragon he wounded during the Triwizard Tournament died from its injuries. Dumbledore questioned Will’s extraordinary power and asked whether he had felt the Response of Magic.

• Karkaroff trained Krum harder after Durmstrang’s humiliating loss and blamed Will and Harry for his troubles.
• Snape reprimanded Harry in Potions while praising Will’s perfect potion and awarding Slytherin points.
• Lupin began a lesson on the Deafening and Blinding Curse, but McGonagall called Will out to see Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore told Will that the Black Dragon had weakened and died after nearly a month of madness despite its wound almost healing.
• Dumbledore warned that Will’s abilities were beyond those expected of a fourth-year student and asked if he had felt the Response of Magic.

Dumbledore warned Will to use Dark Magic sparingly after recognizing that it had damaged the Black Dragon’s soul, and Will promised to seek help if his magic began responding to him. Back in the Great Hall, Will turned down a Yule Ball invitation and hinted to Sylvia that she was the person he wanted to ask.

• Dumbledore questioned Will about his Dark Magic and concluded that it had inflicted soul damage on the Black Dragon.
• Dumbledore urged Will to use Dark Magic only when necessary and warned him not to follow Voldemort’s path; Will promised to come to him if his magic changed.
• Will returned to the Great Hall and declined a Ravenclaw girl’s invitation to the Yule Ball.
• Sylvia asked Will why he had refused the girl, and Will said he wanted to ask someone else when the time was right.
• Hannah Abbott noticed the exchange between Will and Sylvia and smiled, while Neville remained confused.

Will and Sylvia teased each other about asking someone to the ball, while Dumbledore visited Grindelwald to ask about Will’s unusual Dark Magic. Grindelwald could not explain Will’s abilities but suggested they might resemble Credence’s case as an Obscurial.

• Sylvia asked when Will planned to invite her to the ball, and Will teased her about whether she would accept someone else’s invitation.
• Sylvia went to find Luna, while Will headed upstairs to check on the Felix Felicis and study Transfiguration and Dark Magic.
• Dumbledore visited Grindelwald in Austria and asked whether the Response of Magic had enhanced Grindelwald’s Dark Magic.
• Grindelwald revealed that he had never received the Response of Magic and credited the Saints’ collective power of mind for helping him challenge Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore described Will’s dragon-killing Dark Magic and possible status as a half-Obscurial, leaving both men unable to explain his abilities.
• Grindelwald compared Will’s situation to Credence, and Dumbledore wondered whether an Obscurus could strengthen Dark Magic so greatly.

Will studied Dumbledore’s notes on advanced Transfiguration and went to Hogsmeade with Sylvia, unaware that Grindelwald had become interested in him. As they left the Castle, someone shouted that Durmstrang and Hogwarts were fighting.

• Dumbledore left Grindelwald at dawn, and Grindelwald wondered what kind of person Will Behrens was.
• Will checked his Felix Felicis, then studied Dumbledore’s notes and failed to Transfigure a plant into living stone.
• Sylvia persuaded Will to stop studying and go to Hogsmeade, telling him how she had helped Luna prepare for the Yule Ball.
• Will and Sylvia left the Castle, where a familiar voice shouted that Durmstrang and Hogwarts were fighting.

Will and Sylvia watched a brawl erupt between Hogwarts and Durmstrang students beside the Black Lake. The Hogwarts students gained the upper hand, but the fight was still underway when someone ordered everyone to stop.

• Will and Sylvia arrived at the Black Lake and saw Hogwarts and Durmstrang students fighting after the Durmstrang group accused the Hogwarts students of spying on Krum.
• Fred and George used fireworks, Dungbombs, and a Portable Swamp to throw the Durmstrang students into disarray.
• Cedric led the Hufflepuffs while Harry rallied the Gryffindors, and Hermione treated injured students as Will stayed out of the fight.
• Harry rescued Ron from the water and learned that the Durmstrang students had tried to drive the Hogwarts group away from Krum's training.
• The Hogwarts students coordinated their attack and drove the Durmstrang students back until a voice ordered everyone to stop.

Hogwarts and Durmstrang students clashed by the Black Lake after Durmstrang students accused Hogwarts students of spying on Krum’s training. Professor McGonagall sent the Durmstrang group back to their ship and summoned Will, along with Harry and Cedric, to explain what happened.

• Durmstrang students tried to drive Hogwarts students away from the Black Lake, and an argument escalated into a magical duel.
• Professor McGonagall arrived and demanded an account of the fight while Karkaroff complained that the Hogwarts students had disrupted Krum’s training.
• McGonagall defended the Hogwarts students’ right to use the lake and ordered Karkaroff to take his students back to their ship.
• George hit the retreating Durmstrang Prefect with a ball, and McGonagall scolded him before dismissing the other students.
• McGonagall asked Harry and Cedric to accompany her, then called Will over as a Champion.

Professor McGonagall nudged Harry and Cedric toward a clue about the Second Task before Fleur and Sophie invited the Hogwarts Champions to the Yule Ball. Will and Sylvia spent the snowy afternoon in Hogsmeade, where Will formally asked Sylvia to be his date, just as two faces appeared at the pub window.

• Professor McGonagall questioned Will, Harry, and Cedric about Krum's Black Lake training, prompting Harry to suspect the Second Task involved water.
• Fleur invited Will to the Yule Ball, but Sylvia claimed him as her date, while Sophie began talking with Harry and Cedric went to meet Cho Chang.
• Will and Sylvia visited The Three Broomsticks, where Will answered Sylvia's questions about her Dark Magic studies as snow fell over Hogsmeade.
• Sylvia teased Will for not officially asking her to the Yule Ball, and Will formally invited her; she accepted.
• Two faces pressed against the pub window as Will warmed his Butterbeer with a Finger Snap.

During a Hogsmeade visit, Rita Skeeter tried to interview Will, but Barty Crouch took him aside with a message from the Master. Crouch revealed the Second Task’s details and gave Will spell notes, then offered to ensure a woman obeyed Will’s orders.

• Rita Skeeter approached Will at the Three Broomsticks for an interview, but Sylvia told her Will had come to relax.
• Crouch asked Will to speak with him alone and relayed the Master’s orders to protect Potter and prevent him from withdrawing from the tournament.
• Crouch warned that Karkaroff was looking for a chance to tamper with the Goblet of Fire and revealed that the Second Task would take place in the Black Lake.
• Crouch explained that the champions would rescue people they cared about underwater, with Beauxbatons and Durmstrang entering twenty minutes late and a Durmstrang contestant also hidden in the lake.
• Crouch gave Will notes on underwater and other spells, then offered to make a woman obey Will’s instructions.

Will and Sylvia prepared for the Yule Ball as Christmas arrived at Hogwarts, where students from all three schools gathered for the Triwizard Tournament celebration. After helping Ron fix his dress robes, Will and the others headed back to the Castle as the Great Hall was transformed for the ball.

• Will and Crouch agreed to stick to their original plan for the Second Task, then Will returned to Sylvia at the Three Broomsticks.
• Sylvia showed Will the silver-gray dress robes she had ordered for him and warned she would not dance with him if he wore his usual black robes.
• On Christmas Day, students prepared for the Yule Ball while heavy snow covered Hogwarts.
• Ron struggled with his old-fashioned dress robes, and Will used Transfiguration to turn Ron's black robes into a flashy purple formal outfit.
• Will and Sylvia joined the others heading back to the Castle, where the Great Hall had been decorated for the Yule Ball.

At the Yule Ball, Will and Sylvia made a striking entrance and drew attention as they danced together. Sylvia began to tell Will something as the chapter ended.

• The champions and their partners entered the Great Hall, including Harry with Sophie Robert, Cedric with Cho Chang, and Will with Sylvia.
• Will used Emotion Weaving to heighten the guests’ favorable impressions of him and Sylvia.
• Percy boasted to Harry about attending in Crouch’s place before Dumbledore announced dinner.
• The champions ate amid tension between the schools, with Karkaroff repeatedly interrupting Krum and Hermione.
• Will invited Sylvia to dance, and they moved smoothly together despite Will saying he had learned the steps the night before.
• Sylvia wished Will a Merry Christmas and began to say something more.

Will and Sylvia shared a romantic dance at the Yule Ball while Hogwarts students and professors celebrated around them. After the song ended, they left the Great Hall and walked through the snow toward the Black Lake.

• Will and Sylvia danced together as the students and professors filled the Great Hall with music and celebration.
• Harry danced with Sophie, who teased him and helped him relax, while other students enjoyed the ball with their partners.
• Will and Sylvia finished their dance to applause and left the dance floor side by side.
• Will transformed Sylvia’s pearls into a warm coat, and they stepped outside into the snowfall.
• Sylvia took Will’s arm and led him across the snowy lawn toward the Black Lake, where he used charms to keep her warm.

Beside the Black Lake, Will and Sylvia confessed their feelings and Will showed her a star-like display of the Patronus Charm. Their magic illuminated Hogwarts, leaving the watching professors and students—including Dumbledore—staring in awe.

• Sylvia told Will how meeting him had changed the life she expected to lead and recalled dreaming of a future self who promised she would be happy at Hogwarts.
• Will warned Sylvia that his path would bring danger and uncertainty, but Sylvia said she wanted to stand beside him and that emotion and love were powerful magic.
• Will and Sylvia kissed, and Will conjured silvery Patronus motes around them.
• Will used the Flying Charm to carry Sylvia above the Black Lake, then spread countless silver lights across the lake, Forbidden Forest, and Hogwarts Castle.
• Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick noticed the lights from the Great Hall, and the watching crowd and Dumbledore were left in awe.