Chapter Summaries

Kyle rescued Fleur from a swarm of squids in the Black Lake and returned to the water to help the other Champions. Meanwhile, Hermione and Hannah subdued Kelpies and rode them to the merfolk village, the Champions’ destination.

• Kyle saw Fleur caught by a squid and hurried into the Black Lake to rescue her.
• Kyle drove off the squids, brought Fleur to the shore, and promised to save her sister before diving back in.
• Three more Champions encountered danger as the murky lake and tangled terrain made their journey difficult.
• Hermione and Hannah used Placement Charms to subdue Kelpies near Hagrid’s herd.
• Hermione and Hannah rode the Kelpies at high speed through the lake and reached the merfolk village.

Hermione and Hannah rescued their hostages from the merpeople village while Kyle returned to shore aboard the Thousand Sunny with the eliminated Champions and their hostages. As Fleur reunited with Gabrielle, Ludo Bagman announced the scoring session.

• Hermione and Hannah rode a Kelpie to the merpeople village and rescued Kyle and Luna Lovegood.
• Cedric arrived on Basilisk Xin Ya and continued to rescue Cho Chang.
• Kyle steered the Thousand Sunny back to shore with seven eliminated Champions and their hostages, including Gabrielle Delacour.
• Ludo Bagman and Kyle split the betting pool’s proceeds, with Kyle taking seventy percent.
• Fleur embraced Gabrielle when the ship reached shore, and Madam Pomfrey wrapped the hostages in blankets.
• Ludo Bagman announced the scoring session.

The champions’ second-task scores confirmed Hogwarts’s dominance, leaving the tournament’s final task likely to be an internal contest among its champions. At Spinner’s End, Snape continued testing an antidote to Voldemort’s poison until Ignotus Peverell returned through Apparition.

• The judges awarded Penelope forty-seven points, Hermione and Hannah forty-four each, Cedric forty-six, Ron forty, and Harry thirty-seven for the second task.
• Hogwarts champions took the top six places, and the score gap left Beauxbatons and Durmstrang with little chance of winning.
• Bagman announced that the final task would take place on June 24 and that champions would learn its details one month beforehand.
• Snape had spent twenty days analyzing and cracking Voldemort’s poison, then stayed at Spinner’s End to develop an antidote.
• Snape tested another antidote on a Murtlap, but the creature died despite his Revival Charm.
• Ignotus Peverell Apparated into Snape’s protected home, and Snape recognized the resurrected corpse.

Snape expanded his Impure World Reincarnation Army after Ignotus returned with the ashes of his brother Antioch, the original owner of the Elder Wand. After two months of gathering mostly weak recruits, Snape returned to Hogwarts, where Draco Malfoy faced Slytherin anger over his poor tournament performance.

• Snape learned that the Resurrection Stone now supplied the reincarnated with effectively unlimited mana, and sent Ignotus to find powerful wizards' remains.
• Ignotus returned to Spinner's End with the ashes of Antioch Peverell, and Snape ordered him to seek more sacrifices.
• Snape spent two months building his army, adding many weak wizards from graves but gaining no new members of the upper ranks beyond the two Peverell brothers.
• Snape returned to the castle after the N Tournament's second event, as the students celebrated while Slytherin remained gloomy.
• Slytherin students berated Draco Malfoy for his poor scores after he fought Ron in the first event and was eliminated first in the second.

After Snape returned to Hogwarts, he told Dumbledore, Kyle, and Grindelwald that Voldemort had ordered the Death Eaters to kill Bertha Jorkins. Kyle revealed that Hidden Rain Village had already rescued her in Albania, leaving the group to wonder why Voldemort wanted her dead.

• Snape returned to Hogwarts, and Grindelwald stepped down as acting Potions professor, freeing Kyle from teaching duties.
• Snape reported to Dumbledore that Voldemort had ordered the Death Eaters to kill Bertha Jorkins, a Ministry employee.
• Kyle explained that Black Zetsu had detected Death Eaters entering Albania and that Hidden Rain Village had rescued Bertha after discovering she was their target.
• Kyle asked whether Voldemort suspected Snape, but Snape said Voldemort trusted him because he had welcomed him back from Albania.
• Kyle asked Grindelwald how many Saints were stationed near Hogwarts, and Grindelwald said there were none besides himself.

Kyle accidentally revealed to Dumbledore that he led Akatsuki, then helped piece together Bertha Jorkins's connection to Voldemort. He ordered the Saints in Albania to return to Britain and escort Bertha to Hogwarts, while Black Zetsu and the Six Paths of Pain stayed behind.

• Kyle let slip that Akatsuki was his, prompting Dumbledore to chase and beat him with Seven Wolves while Grindelwald tried to shield him.
• Kyle told Dumbledore and Snape that Bertha Jorkins was in the Hidden Rain Village and showed signs of having suffered a powerful Memory Charm.
• Dumbledore ordered Bertha brought to Hogwarts so they could examine traces left by the Memory Charm.
• Kyle projected his consciousness to the Hidden Rain Village, where Black Zetsu reported that Akatsuki had repelled two groups of Death Eaters sent to hunt Bertha.
• Kyle ordered Black Zetsu and the Six Paths of Pain to remain in the Hidden Rain Village and sent the Saints back to Britain with Bertha.

Kyle defended his takeover of Albania to Dumbledore, then escaped the Headmaster's office while Grindelwald argued on his behalf. A week later, Colin Farrell met Kyle's invisible messenger outside Hogwarts as the Saints prepared to return from Albania.

• Dumbledore confronted Kyle about overthrowing Albania's Ministry of Magic, but Kyle defended Akatsuki's rule and its treatment of dark wizards.
• Kyle appealed to Grindelwald, who ordered Dumbledore to apologize, then Kyle escaped through a window while his fathers argued.
• Dumbledore repaired the broken window unsuccessfully and left, warning Grindelwald that he would regret spoiling Kyle.
• Kyle's order to bring Bertha Jorkins and more than a hundred Saints back from Albania took a week because the group could not enter Britain openly.
• Colin Farrell waited outside Hogwarts for Kyle's response, and an invisible glove bearing the Deathly Hallows symbol appeared and pointed him in a direction.

Kyle and Dumbledore discovered from Bertha Jorkins's damaged memories that Barty Crouch Jr. had survived and might be part of Voldemort's resurrection plan. With Barty Crouch Sr. also missing, Kyle sent a Phantom Body projection to Colin Farrell for help.

• Kyle gave Colin Farrell an Akatsuki ring after Colin brought Bertha Jorkins to him.
• Grindelwald extracted fragments from Bertha's memories, and Kyle recognized Barty Crouch Jr. in one of them.
• Kyle showed his own memory of Barty Crouch Jr. attacking him at the Quidditch World Cup, confirming that Barty had survived and returned to Voldemort.
• Dumbledore suspected Voldemort had hidden Barty because he had an important role in the resurrection plan, while Snape realized Lucius might no longer be trustworthy.
• Grindelwald pointed out that Barty Crouch Sr. had been missing, and Dumbledore asked Kyle to seek help from the Saints.
• Kyle's Phantom Body projection appeared beside Colin Farrell.

After learning that Barty and Winky had disappeared, Kyle tried to end Grindelwald and Dumbledore’s cold war by sending Grindelwald after Horace Slughorn’s crucial memory. In March, Ron’s renewed popularity led him to mock Draco, who finally drew his wand on him.

• Colin Farrell reported that Barty’s home had been abandoned for months and that both Barty and Winky were gone, prompting Dumbledore to leave Hogwarts to prepare for Voldemort’s moves.
• Kyle asked Grindelwald whether he wanted to reconcile with Dumbledore and suggested finding Slughorn’s memory as a way to bring them together.
• Grindelwald agreed to search for Slughorn, and Kyle asked him not to reveal that the plan had been his idea.
• Grindelwald sent Colin Farrell to find Slughorn, while the March weather remained cold despite becoming clearer.
• Ron used his performance in the Triwizard Tournament’s second task to regain popularity, then made his story more impressive by mocking Draco.
• After Ron criticized his performance in a corridor, Draco drew his wand on him.

A quarrel over Lavender Brown sparked a brawl between Gryffindor and Slytherin students in the Great Hall, which Kyle stopped and Professor McGonagall punished. Rumours that Ron and Draco had fought over Lavender spread further, though her newfound fame quickly faded after other students saw her.

• Seamus retold the story of Ron and Draco's supposed fight over Lavender, and Ron grabbed him by the collar to demand an explanation.
• Pansy Parkinson attacked Lavender Brown, prompting Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet to join the fight against the Slytherins.
• Kyle used magic to separate the fighters and directed them to Moody's Dark Arts Defence classroom if they wanted to fight.
• Professor McGonagall deducted points from Slytherin and Gryffindor, then awarded Kyle and Hannah twenty points each for treating the injured students.
• Students' gossip reinforced the rumour about Ron, Draco, and Lavender, but Lavender's fame among Beauxbatons and Durmstrang students soon faded after they saw her.

Ron struggled to escape Lavender’s clingy attention while a mysterious black-robed figure watched him leave Hogsmeade. As Easter approached, Madam Maxime and Karkaroff proposed a joint N.E.W.T. examination, hoping their strongest students could beat Hogwarts.

• Ron took Lavender to Honeydukes, ditched her in the crowd, and headed back to Hogwarts.
• A black-robed figure watched Ron pass the Hog’s Head, paid for a drink, and vanished.
• Harry assumed Ron and Lavender had spent the evening together after Ron returned late looking disheveled.
• The chapter explained how Triwizard Tournament rankings affected magical schools’ funding and student recruitment.
• Madam Maxime and Karkaroff approached Professor McGonagall and proposed a Joint Examination of Three Schools for the N.E.W.Ts.

McGonagall approved a joint examination for three schools, prompting professors to bury seventh-years in homework. As Easter ended, fifth-years confronted the pressure to choose careers and prepare for the O.W.L.s needed to qualify for future training.

• McGonagall agreed to Karkaroff and Maxime's proposal, and the Heads of House doubled the seventh-years' homework, crowding the library and overwhelming students over Easter.
• The school posted employment consultation notices requiring fifth-years to meet with their Heads of House during the first week of summer term and distributed career brochures.
• Fifth-years learned that O.W.L. results determined access to N.E.W.T. classes, making career plans and subject choices urgent despite graduation being more than two years away.
• Hufflepuffs grew gloomy while considering their employment prospects, and Hannah joked to Kyle that she might work for his family.
• Kyle recalled that Hannah already had a promising path to become a Healer at St. Mungo's, and her joke encouraged other fifth-year Hufflepuffs.

Kyle considered recruiting Hufflepuff students into the Wizarding Supremacist Party after they asked how to join the Saints. Rumors spread through Hogwarts, and after the Heads of House confronted him, Kyle headed to Dumbledore’s office, intending to take his father’s funds before Dumbledore returned.

• Cadwallader asked Kyle what students needed to do to join the Saints, and many Hufflepuffs showed interest in working for the Wizarding Supremacist Party.
• Kyle warned the students that the group might be considered a criminal organization, then said he needed time to think about recruiting them.
• Rumors transformed the conversation into a claim that Grindelwald planned to recruit Hogwarts students en masse, alarming the four Heads of House.
• Kyle gave the Heads of House a selective account of the conversation and proposed holding an information session about employment opportunities.
• Professor McGonagall left to report the matter to Dumbledore, while Kyle went to the Headmaster’s Office to rob Albus before he returned.

Kyle persuaded Grindelwald to establish Nurmengard Magical Academy as an advanced school that would train future members and leaders of the Wizarding Supremacist Party. Grindelwald agreed to begin the project, and Penelope supported joining the party as one of the academy’s first prospective students.

• Kyle proposed building Nurmengard Higher Magic School and asked Grindelwald to provide three senior Saints and their teams, but Grindelwald agreed to transfer only Colin Farrell and his twenty-person team.
• Kyle outlined a twelve-year, three-stage academic system that would prepare graduates for different levels of the Wizarding Supremacist Party, and Grindelwald approved the plan.
• Kyle left to send invitations and arrange a recruitment presentation before Dumbledore returned, while Grindelwald delegated the academy’s establishment to Alfred.
• Kyle contacted the Hogwarts members of Akatsuki and explained the academy plan to them in the Room of Requirement.
• Penelope supported joining the Wizarding Supremacist Party because she expected her Muggle-born background to limit her career prospects, and she hoped to benefit from the new academy.

Kyle turned a Wizarding Supremacist Party recruitment presentation at Hogwarts into a promotion for Nurmengard Higher School of Magical Education, drawing students, professors, Saints, and Aurors into Slytherin’s Chamber of Secrets. The Ministries’ joint force withdrew after finding Grindelwald present, while students flocked to ask about enrolling at Nurmengard.

• Akatsuki members delivered invitations to Hogwarts students and the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons delegations, while Kyle prepared Slytherin’s Chamber of Secrets as the venue.
• Madam Maxime and Karkaroff reported the gathering to their Ministries, prompting the British, German, and French Ministers to dispatch a joint Auror force to Hogwarts.
• Kyle addressed the packed gathering, argued that the Wizarding Supremacist Party was a movement for change, and showed images of tragedies caused by the Statute of Secrecy.
• Dumbledore arrived with Scrimgeour and the Aurors, but Scrimgeour withdrew most of his force after seeing Grindelwald at the venue.
• Kyle announced Nurmengard Higher School of Magical Education, and Colin Farrell explained its admissions and financial support as students rushed to ask about applying.
• Tonks and Penelope became eager to enroll, while Maxime and Karkaroff left after their students joined the inquiry lines.

Kyle reviewed the students interested in Nurmengard and estimated its first class would have two to three hundred students. Grindelwald returned to Hogwarts after five days away, and Kyle asked whether he had obtained Slughorn’s memory.

• Kyle received Colin Farrell’s list of prospective Nurmengard students and noticed strong interest from Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Durmstrang.
• Kyle estimated Nurmengard’s first class would include two to three hundred students.
• Kyle learned from Colin Farrell that Grindelwald had gone to find Horace Slughorn after the search for him resumed.
• Grindelwald returned to Hogwarts after five days away, and Kyle suspected he had pressured Slughorn to reveal his secret.
• Kyle skipped Professor Flitwick’s Charms class and asked Grindelwald whether he had obtained the memory while Dumbledore overheard them.

Dumbledore’s pride kept him from asking Grindelwald to share Slughorn’s memory, so Grindelwald left with Kyle and left him behind. In the Room of Requirement, the father and son returned to the memory, where Kyle saw a younger Horace Slughorn in his Hogwarts office.

• Grindelwald and Kyle used Slughorn’s memory in Dumbledore’s Pensieve while Dumbledore watched, then Grindelwald pulled Kyle out and left without sharing it.
• Kyle urged Dumbledore to concede to Gellert, but Dumbledore refused, so Kyle left the Headmaster’s Office and shut the door behind him.
• In the Room of Requirement, Grindelwald and Kyle celebrated their scheme and discussed keeping Dumbledore waiting.
• Kyle returned to Slughorn’s memory and saw the younger Horace relaxing in his Hogwarts office with wine and candied pineapple.

Kyle watched Horace Slughorn’s memory of Tom Riddle asking about Horcruxes and learned that Riddle had considered splitting his soul into seven parts. The memory left Kyle uncertain whether Voldemort had one or two Horcruxes still hidden, and he realized they would need to draw Voldemort out before they could finish the fight.

• Kyle recognized Tom Riddle among Slughorn’s students as the boys gathered for the Slug Club.
• After the other students left, Riddle flattered Slughorn and asked him to explain Horcruxes.
• Slughorn explained that a Horcrux held a separated piece of the soul and that murder could split it, while warning Riddle that the magic was evil.
• Riddle asked whether making seven Horcruxes would make him stronger, and Slughorn reacted with alarm.
• Kyle considered the Horcruxes they had found, including Harry, and wondered whether Voldemort knew about Harry or had created another Horcrux.
• Kyle emerged from Grindelwald’s Pensieve and concluded that they needed to find a way to make Voldemort face them openly.

Kyle resumed Hermione and Hannah’s training to prepare them for the Death Eaters’ planned attack during the third task, and decided they needed to master the power of their sealed tailed beasts. Meanwhile, Ron toured Kyle’s world and envied the wealth generated by Four Troublemakers Tower, though he remained poor despite the Weasley family’s success.

• Kyle continued Hermione and Hannah’s special training and explained that they needed greater magic power to survive a possible Death Eater attack during the third task.
• Kyle realized Hermione and Hannah were ready to try becoming Perfect Jinchuriki, then remembered that Ron was also an Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Ron admired the vast grounds inside Kyle’s suitcase and envied the Grindelwald family’s wealth.
• The Weasley Twins and Cedric earned money from their shops in Four Troublemakers Tower, while merchants paid rent to sell goods there.
• Ron reflected that the family’s prosperity had not made him wealthy, since his allowance remained small.

Hermione and Hannah fought their tailed beasts until both Matatabi and Kokuō submitted, then Kyle resealed them after lunch. Ron began his challenge against the Eight-Tails, but the chapter ended before its result was revealed.

• Kyle had Hermione release the Two-Tails, and Hermione battled Matatabi with spells, weather magic, and stored magic power.
• Hermione defeated Matatabi and forced it to submit, then Kyle checked her condition and delayed resealing the beast.
• Hannah released Kokuō and wore down the Five-Tails with spells until it submitted.
• Kyle took Hermione and Hannah to lunch, then resealed the Two-Tails and Five-Tails after they had recovered.
• Ron began his challenge against the Eight-Tails under Kyle's watchful care.