Chapter Summaries

Krum’s severe diarrhea overwhelmed the Durmstrang students in the bath, and Karkaroff eventually sent Poliako to check on him. Poliako found Krum still spraying filth throughout the bathroom and reported that he could not be saved.

• Krum’s diarrhea filled the bath with foul-smelling filth, forcing Karkaroff and the other students to flee.
• Krum collapsed before reaching the toilet and sprayed a student across the bath, knocking him unconscious.
• Karkaroff retrieved his wand, rescued the surviving students with Bubble-Head Charms, and magically locked Krum in the bathroom.
• After the group washed themselves, Karkaroff ordered Poliako to check on Krum.
• Poliako opened the bathroom door and found Krum covered in sludge while still spraying, then told Karkaroff that Krum could not be saved.

Kyle's Dungbomb prank left Krum and the Durmstrang students suffering for days, while rumors about Krum's disappearance spiraled out of control. Krum eventually returned to Hogwarts looking utterly broken, and Kyle's group feigned sympathy for their handiwork.

• Kyle used an alchemical Shell made by George to disguise a compressed Dungbomb as a bubble-tea pearl and feed it to Krum.
• The Dungbombs' stench drove Durmstrang's students from their ship, forcing Karkaroff to organize an all-night effort to clear the air.
• Hermione questioned Kyle about what had happened, but Kyle pretended ignorance and changed the subject.
• Krum stayed away from Hogwarts for two weeks before returning to the Great Hall gaunt and dispirited.
• The Weasley Twins told Kyle an absurd rumor that Filch had tried to murder Krum, and Kyle nearly choked on his pumpkin juice.
• Kyle recognized Seamus Finnigan as the likely source of the rumor, while the Four Troublemakers pretended to sympathize with Krum.

Kyle accompanied Hannah to the Champions’ wand inspection and interviews, keeping an eye on The Daily Prophet reporter. The proceedings went smoothly, while Krum remained so shaken that Karkaroff continued demanding answers from Dumbledore and Beauxbatons.

• Colin told Professor Flitwick that the Champions had been summoned, and Kyle followed Hannah out of class to supervise the interviews.
• Kyle startled Cedric by imitating Cho Chang’s voice, then threatened to tell Cho about Cedric chatting with Fleur if Cedric hit him.
• Ludo Bagman introduced reporter Sass Mateo, and Dumbledore brought Ollivander in to inspect the Champions’ wands.
• Ollivander checked the wands, and the Champions posed for a group photograph.
• Sass interviewed Hermione and Hannah first under Kyle’s watch, then interviewed the other Champions; Krum was unable to participate.
• Karkaroff continued pressing Dumbledore and Beauxbatons for an explanation of the incident that had left Krum dazed.

Harry and Ron welcomed a break from Moody’s brutal dragon-combat training as students headed to Hogsmeade. Kyle met Newt at the Hog’s Head to arrange a real dragon for Hermione and Hannah’s training, then intimidated Aberforth before ordering drinks.

• Moody approved Harry and Ron’s Hogsmeade visit after half a month of combat training, during which they learned spells for fighting dragons.
• Filch struggled to check students’ permissions, and younger students from Hogwarts slipped out disguised as Beauxbatons or Durmstrang students.
• Hermione suggested that she, Konan, and Kyle visit Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop, but Kyle left to meet Newt at the Hog’s Head.
• Kyle planned to get Newt’s help obtaining a real dragon for Hermione and Hannah’s training after persuading him by threatening to take his villainous father to Dorset.
• Aberforth told Kyle to leave, so Kyle unleashed his magical pressure until Newt stopped him, then Kyle ordered a Butterbeer.

Kyle brought three dragons to his suitcase manor, where Hermione prepared to face a Welsh Green Dragon while Konan flew clear. In Hogsmeade, Hagrid secretly told Harry to meet him at midnight about the competition’s first task.

• Kyle bought a suitcase containing three dragons from Newt, who hurried away after the transaction.
• Kyle took Hermione and Konan to his suitcase manor and released a Welsh Green Dragon from its cage.
• Konan flew away as Hermione defended herself against the dragon’s fire with Super Protego.
• Hermione drew on Two-Tails’ magic and prepared to counterattack the Welsh Green Dragon.
• Hagrid found Harry and Ron at the Three Broomsticks and led them to a secluded alley.
• Hagrid told Harry to bring his Invisibility Cloak to the hut at midnight to discuss the competition’s first task.

After a long training session, Hermione returned to Gryffindor Tower exhausted and jealous that Konan planned to spend the night with Kyle. A massive blast shook Hogwarts, and Hermione recognized it as Hagrid’s Daytime Tiger before rushing to find Kyle.

• Hermione left Kyle’s dormitory after training all day with Kyle and Konan, then declined to stay the night because she was exhausted and jealous of Konan.
• Hermione returned to Gryffindor Tower under a Disillusionment Charm and eventually fell asleep.
• A huge air blast erupted in the Forbidden Forest, and the shockwave and gale violently shook Hogwarts awake.
• Professor McGonagall calmed the students over the broadcast while Hermione watched the blast and suspected Hagrid had used the Daytime Tiger.
• Hermione jumped from a castle window and hurried toward the Hufflepuff common room to alert Kyle.

Harry and Ron followed Hagrid and Madam Maxime to the dragon enclosures and discovered that the Triwizard Tournament’s first task involved facing dragons. When the handlers lost control of all eleven dragons, Hagrid intervened to protect Charlie with a powerful attack.

• Harry and Ron hid beneath the Invisibility Cloak and followed Hagrid and Madam Maxime, expecting to learn about the first task.
• Ron recognized a dragon’s roar, and Harry and Ron found eleven dragons being held in enclosures near the Forbidden Forest.
• The dragon handlers’ Stunning Spells enraged the dragons, and a Hebridean Black broke free before the other dragons escaped as well.
• A mysterious figure wrapped in green vapor rescued a dragon handler from the Hebridean Black’s attack.
• Charlie urged the handlers to get Dumbledore, but seven dragons turned on him and unleashed their fire.
• Hagrid appeared in blue vapor and launched his Daytime Tiger spell toward the dragons.

On the morning of the first task, Hermione and the other Hogwarts Champions were summoned to the dragon arena, while Kyle was assigned as referee. Hermione was delighted to find her parents waiting with Konan, and the Granger couple went with Konan as Hermione headed to compete.

• Hagrid knocked down eleven fire dragons with a single physical attack, drawing professors and tournament officials to the Forbidden Forest.
• The first-task competition day arrived, and Professor McGonagall cancelled classes and directed students to watch after breakfast.
• Hermione asked Kyle for encouragement, and he told her she could handle the dragons and that he would be refereeing inside the arena.
• McGonagall summoned the Hogwarts Champions and Kyle to prepare for the first task.
• Hermione found her parents beside Konan, embraced Mrs. Granger, and happily told the Granger couple about life at Hogwarts.
• Konan escorted the Granger couple to the Great Hall while Hermione and the other Champions continued toward the arena.

The Champions gathered for the Triwizard Tournament’s first task, learned its group rules, and drew their opponents and dragons. As the first teams entered the arena, Kyle took up his role as security referee, and the contest began with Harry, Ron, and Draco grouped together.

• Professor McGonagall brought the Hogwarts Champions to meet Ludo Bagman, who explained the group-based dragon task and its scoring rules.
• The Champions drew groups: Hermione and Hannah were together, Cedric and Penelope were together, Harry, Ron, and Draco were grouped together, and Krum’s group included Harold’s trio.
• Kyle reassured Hermione’s parents in the stands, healed Mr. Granger’s injured arm, and flew into the arena in his Susanoo form.
• Ministry staff raised a magical barrier around the arena, and Lee Jordan announced the start of the tournament as the first nine Champions entered.
• Dumbledore saw Harry, Ron, and Draco together and worried, while Lee Jordan introduced the two Welsh Green Dragons and the Hungarian Horntail.

The Champions clashed over the Hungarian Horntail’s Golden Egg while the dragons disrupted their fight. The chapter ended with Ron and Draco brawling over the egg near the Hogwarts team.

• The Hungarian Horntail chased the Durmstrang Champions after Krum fled, prompting Hogwarts and Beauxbatons to fight over the unattended Golden Egg.
• The Horntail returned to defend its nest, forcing the Hogwarts and Beauxbatons Champions to retreat after exchanging spells.
• Krum summoned his Firebolt, dodged the Horntail, and seized its Golden Egg, but a Welsh Green Dragon knocked him and his broom aside.
• The Golden Egg landed near Harold’s Hogwarts trio, and Ron rushed to grab it while Draco attacked Ron instead.
• Ron and Draco wrestled over the egg, with Ron defending himself from Draco’s attacks as Lee Jordan commentated.

The first group of Champions fought dragons for Golden Eggs, while Ron and Draco undermined Hogwarts by fighting each other. The judges scored the round, leaving Durmstrang temporarily in the lead as Lee Jordan waited for Hogwarts’s seeded contestants to compete.

• Ron and Draco kept fighting on the field, while Harry gave up trying to mediate and went after the Golden Egg Krum had dropped.
• Harry summoned his Firebolt, lured the Hungarian Horntail into the sky, and evaded its attacks as Beauxbatons and Durmstrang Champions secured Golden Eggs from other dragons.
• When the thirty-minute round ended, a giant armored figure returned the attacking Welsh Green Dragons to their holding area.
• The judges scored the Champions, placing Ron and Draco near the bottom and Krum last, while Durmstrang’s two surviving Champions tied for first.
• Lee Jordan refrained from mocking Durmstrang’s lead, knowing Hogwarts’s seeded contestants had yet to compete.

Hermione and Hannah attacked their opponents at the start of the second-group match, quickly eliminating the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang Champions. With both rival teams out, the match continued under Kyle’s supervision.

• Hannah released her Yin Seal, and the judges confirmed that the magic was permitted under the tournament rules.
• Hannah charged the Durmstrang Champions and knocked both out of combat with a punch and a kick.
• Hermione formed a silver Susanoo and forced both Beauxbatons Champions to forfeit.
• Kyle ruled the Beauxbatons Champions forfeited and the Durmstrang Champions eliminated, then allowed the match to continue after the healers carried away the injured contestants.

Hermione and Hannah defeated the three dragons guarding the Golden Eggs, with Hermione protecting Hannah from the Swedish Short-Snout while Hannah took down the Romanian Longhorn. After killing their dragons, the two picked up the Golden Eggs and left the arena together.

• Hermione used Susanoo to draw the Swedish Short-Snout and Ukrainian Ironbelly away from Hannah, then charged the Ironbelly.
• Hannah attacked the Romanian Longhorn, broke off both its horns, and beat it unconscious.
• Hermione struck the Ukrainian Ironbelly and Swedish Short-Snout, then killed the Ironbelly with a greatsword and decapitated the Short-Snout.
• Hermione dismissed Susanoo, and Hannah and Little Beaver walked to the dragon pits and collected the Golden Eggs.

Hermione, Hannah, Cedric, and Penelope earned perfect scores by defeating dragons, while the other Champions struggled through the first task. After the standings were announced, Ludo Bagman revealed that the second task would take place on February 24 and told the Champions that their Golden Eggs contained clues.

• Madam Maxime, Dumbledore, Crouch, and Bagman gave Hermione and Hannah perfect scores, while Karkaroff gave them seven and Lee Jordan mocked him.
• Cedric and Penelope defeated their dragon and earned perfect scores, leaving the Romania Dragon Farm staff lamenting the loss of six dragons after two matches.
• The final Beauxbatons and Durmstrang groups struggled against their dragons, and all four Champions returned injured.
• The judges announced the standings, placing Hogwarts's four Champions at the top with one hundred points each and ranking the remaining Champions by their Golden Eggs and performances.
• Ludo Bagman told the Champions that the second task would begin on February 24 and distributed extra Golden Eggs to those who had none.
• Bagman pointed out the seam on the Golden Eggs and explained that they could be opened to reveal a clue for the second task.

After the first task ended early, Hogwarts held a celebratory feast, and Hermione’s parents visited the castle before Gryffindor celebrated her perfect score. Hufflepuff’s much larger party descended into drunken chaos, leaving Kyle, Cedric, and Hannah to get everyone back to their rooms before Professor Sprout returned.

• Professor McGonagall moved the celebratory feast to noon after the first task finished in just over two hours.
• Hermione led her parents on a brief tour of Hogwarts before they returned home, and the Granger couple expressed their approval of Kyle.
• Gryffindor students welcomed Hermione with a party celebrating her perfect score, while Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw held celebrations of their own.
• Kyle arranged a lavish Hufflepuff feast with hard liquor, and most of the guests quickly got drunk.
• Kyle and Cedric prepared to carry the drunk students to their rooms, while Hannah warned that Professor Sprout might punish them and strip them of their Champion status.

Professor McGonagall announced the Yule Ball and turned Transfiguration class into a dance lesson for Harry and Ron. In the Headmaster's Office, Kyle learned about Voldemort's new body and set off with Fawkes to the seaside cave to interfere with Voldemort's plans.

• Professor McGonagall announced the Yule Ball and ordered Harry and Ron to practice dancing, pairing together if they could not find partners.
• Snape told Dumbledore and Kyle that Karkaroff feared the Dark Mark's return and that Voldemort had gained a frail new body with Lucius's help.
• Kyle suggested interfering with the ingredients Voldemort would need to return to full strength, including his father's bones.
• Dumbledore revealed that Voldemort's father was buried in the Riddle family graveyard in Little Hangleton.
• Kyle borrowed Fawkes from Dumbledore and set off for the seaside cave, leaving Dumbledore and Snape relieved that he was on their side.

Kyle and Dumbledore sabotaged Voldemort’s planned resurrection by coating Old Tom Riddle’s bones with poison taken from the cave. Meanwhile, Barty Crouch was confronted in his office by someone disguised as Bertha Jorkins, who revealed himself as his son and attacked.

• Kyle collected the poison from the cave and boiled it down into a potent powder in his alchemy laboratory.
• Kyle and Dumbledore dug up Old Tom’s grave, spread the poison over his skeleton, and restored the coffin and grave without leaving traces.
• Kyle confirmed that Voldemort had not yet disturbed the grave, and he and Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts pleased with their sabotage.
• Bertha Jorkins entered Barty Crouch’s office with documents, then revealed herself as a man and addressed him as her father.
• Barty Crouch reached for his wand, but the disguised attacker struck him with a flash of red light.

Kyle spent Saturday in the library while Hermione and Hannah tried to decipher the Golden Egg, then secretly hexed Krum into barking when he tried to invite Hermione to the ball. Madam Pince chased Krum out, and he abandoned his attempt to ask Hermione to be his dance partner.

• The Hogwarts ball announcement led students to assess potential dance partners, while Hermione and Konan kept watch over the girls flirting with Kyle.
• Hermione asked Hannah to help her study the Golden Egg, and Kyle stayed quiet because Hermione refused to let him reveal its secret.
• Krum approached Hermione in the library, but Kyle secretly cast a spell that turned Krum’s words into dog barks.
• Konan laughed at Kyle’s prank and said she liked it, while Madam Pince mistook Krum for a noisy dog and drove him out of the library.

Fleur Delacour tried to enchant Cedric Diggory into becoming her Yule Ball partner, but the spell hit Ron Weasley instead. Ron publicly begged Fleur to take him to the ball, then fled in shame after the enchantment wore off.

• Kyle pointed Hermione and Hannah toward Fleur as she approached Cedric in the library.
• Fleur invited Cedric to the Yule Ball and used her Veela enchantment, but Cedric resisted and left.
• Fleur's enchantment affected Ron, who emerged from hiding and loudly begged her to attend the ball with him.
• Madam Pince pulled Ron away from Fleur and beat him with her feather duster until he snapped out of the enchantment.
• Kyle dispelled Ron's remaining condition, and Ron fled as the library laughed at him.
• Ron asked George and Fred if their rocket-powered brooms could take him to the moon.

Kyle and the Weasley twins tried to help Harry and Ron find partners for the Yule Ball, but Harry was rejected by Cho Chang and Ron returned to Gryffindor tower in misery after his attempt to ask Fleur went badly. The chapter ended with Harry finding Ron buried under his covers and asking what had happened.

• Harry rejected a Hufflepuff girl who asked him to the ball, and Kyle suggested that he consider Ginny instead of Cho Chang.
• Fred bet Ron that he could find a dance partner in ten seconds, then asked Angelina and won Ron's Galleon.
• Encouraged by the twins, Ron went to ask Fleur and Harry waited beneath Ravenclaw tower to ask Cho Chang.
• Cho told Harry she had already chosen Cedric as her dance partner, though Cedric had not yet asked her.
• Harry returned to the Gryffindor dormitory and found Ron hiding under his covers.