Chapter Summaries

Dumbledore discussed the Horcruxes with Harry and revealed that Harry was Voldemort’s final Horcrux, while Tom was the main soul capable of killing Voldemort. He warned Harry to find any remaining Horcruxes after Voldemort’s death, but Harry questioned whether he himself could change for the worse.

• Dumbledore stopped discussing his child and began explaining what he knew about Voldemort’s Horcruxes.
• Dumbledore recounted how the locket, diary, and Hufflepuff’s Golden Cup had been destroyed, and Harry revealed that Ravenclaw’s Diadem was also a Horcrux.
• Dumbledore told Harry that he was Voldemort’s final Horcrux and said Voldemort likely did not know this.
• Dumbledore revealed that the Order of the Phoenix knew Harry’s secret, but only he and Tom knew that Harry and Tom were each other’s Horcruxes.
• Dumbledore warned Harry to find the remaining Horcruxes after Voldemort died and said he would destroy them with Tom if he were still alive.
• Harry asked whether he could change for the worse, and Dumbledore said he would not.

Harry told Dumbledore he would decide whether to accept immortality when he was a hundred, while Ryan watched and grew angry at the God of Death’s apparent favoritism toward Harry. Ryan reflected on how the prophecy and the God of Death’s rules had shaped Harry’s fate.

• Harry awkwardly greeted Fawkes, and Dumbledore explained that the Order of the Phoenix had been named after the phoenix’s tail feathers, which had funded it.
• Dumbledore offered to sever Harry’s connection to Riddle after Voldemort’s death if Harry chose to die naturally, and said his child would deal with Tom.
• Harry said he did not know whether he wanted immortality and would leave the decision to his hundred-year-old self.
• The God of Death’s will briefly descended through the Elder Wand, then vanished without reacting to Harry’s words.
• Ryan awoke at Smith Castle, asked Jack for noodles, and explained that the God of Death had treated Harry generously because he was no longer the prophesied Savior or heir.
• Ryan considered how the God of Death had constrained the Longbottom and Smith branches while leaving Harry’s marking by Voldemort as a likely outcome of the prophecy.

Ryan used Kamen Rider Cronus’s powers to travel back to Dumbledore’s office, alter the glow on the Elder Wand with Harry’s power, and return without changing the conversation. Meanwhile, Dumbledore reminisced with Harry about Caradoc and ended the lesson before showing him memories of Horcruxes.

• Ryan transformed into Kamen Rider Cronus and used Recall to return to the moment Death’s will was fading from the Elder Wand.
• Ryan stopped time, removed the glow from the Elder Wand, used Harry’s power to alter it, and returned the wand and Harry’s rune to their original states.
• Ryan returned to his study as House-elf Jack arrived with Chongqing fried sauce noodles.
• Dumbledore told Harry about Caradoc, his friend from the Order of the Phoenix, and reflected on the coming battle and the possibility of sacrifice.
• Dumbledore ended the lesson and told Harry that his first trip to Hogsmeade was the next day, while Harry wondered why he had not been taught more magic.

Ryan advised Harry to keep building an alibi by visiting Hogsmeade every Sunday and returning late, even though Dumbledore had told Harry he was a Horcrux and Grindelwald was distracted by his pregnancy. Harry showed Ron the Marauder’s Map, and Ron spotted Krum Viktor standing motionless in the middle of the Black Lake.

• Ryan told Harry to keep visiting Hogsmeade every Sunday and come back late as a precaution.
• Harry lied to Ron that he and Ginny planned to meet at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop.
• Harry showed Ron the Marauder’s Map and explained that Fred and George had found it in Filch’s office.
• Ron studied the map and noticed a cluster of footprints in the Black Lake, including Krum Viktor’s motionless footprint.

Harry and Ron traveled to Hogsmeade, where Harry met Ginny for a date and discovered Ron secretly negotiating to sell Smoke Bombs through Dervish and Banges. The chapter ended with Harry and Ginny stunned that Ron had bypassed Fred and George to make the deal.

• Harry and Ron left Hogwarts by Thestral-drawn carriage, and Ron checked the Marauder's Map for Krum while Harry searched for Ginny.
• Harry and Ron discussed the smaller crowds traveling to Hogsmeade and realized Ginny had already entered the village.
• Harry met Ginny at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, and they spent the day visiting shops and sharing Butterbeer.
• Harry and Ginny found Ron negotiating a Smoke Bomb distribution deal with the man from Dervish and Banges.
• Ron agreed to a seventy-thirty profit split, leaving Harry and Ginny surprised that he had chosen to work with someone other than Fred and George.

Harry and Ron reconciled after Ron admitted he had taken his nerves about his business out on Harry, while Harry struggled to understand Ron and Krum’s continuing awkwardness. Saturday’s tournament-related classes ended with Harry learning that Krum had apologized to Lavender and was now too embarrassed to face Ron.

• Ginny sarcastically rebuked Ron for complaining that she and Harry had spied on him, and Ron continued to ignore them after they returned to Hogwarts.
• During Care of Magical Creatures, Harry distracted by Ron correctly described Knarls instead of answering Hagrid’s question about why Fang had been turned white.
• Ron admitted he had been embarrassed to confess he was wrong and had taken his business-related nerves out on Harry; Harry agreed to make up with him after Ron promised to write Krum an explanation.
• In Alchemy, Potions, and War Magic classes, the schools completed their exercises, with Beauxbatons winning the Alchemy task and only a dozen or so Hogwarts students succeeding at the War Magic incantation practice.
• Lavender told Harry that Krum had apologized for pursuing her without knowing she had a boyfriend, and Harry realized Krum was now too embarrassed to face Ron.

Ryan ate Chongqing hot pot in a hidden body while watching Harry meet Dumbledore in the headmaster’s office. Dumbledore introduced Harry to the Pensieve and praised the Dark Curse he had invented.

• Ryan enjoyed hot pot enhanced by Hufflepuff’s Golden Cup while reflecting on the poor food at Castelobruxo and Mahoutokoro.
• Ryan changed the television from a film about Azkaban to a view of Harry visiting Dumbledore.
• Harry played with Fawkes as Dumbledore considered what to teach him.
• Dumbledore revealed a Pensieve and explained that it held his thoughts.
• Dumbledore praised Harry’s invention of the Dark Curse, which Sirius had told him about.

Dumbledore showed Harry how the Pensieve stored thoughts and offered him a choice between learning a dueling technique or viewing memories about the Gaunts and Voldemort’s Horcruxes. Harry chose the technique, then returned to the Ravenclaw common room and tried to keep his friends from openly discussing Horcruxes.

• Dumbledore explained the Pensieve and showed Harry a memory of his younger self demonstrating a wand gesture and Protego Maxima.
• Dumbledore added a memory of Bob Ogden’s visit to the Gaunts’ house and identified the Gaunts as Voldemort’s maternal family.
• Harry chose to learn Dumbledore’s spellcasting technique instead of viewing the Gaunt memories, which included Voldemort’s mother, uncle, and grandfather.
• Ron, Neville, Draco, and Ginny questioned Harry about his choice, and Harry explained that he wanted to learn the technique sooner.
• Ginny warned Ron not to mention Horcruxes aloud in the Ravenclaw common room, and Ron agreed that he had been careless.

Ryan followed the upcoming Champion selection and War Magic competition while enjoying hot pot in Potions class with Hermione. When Snape arrived, Ryan joked that the professor was the predator behind the classroom’s sudden silences, and Hermione told him to shut his mouth.

• Ryan noted that the individual competition was scheduled for November 24th and that the first War Magic event would take place later that month.
• Ryan reflected on Harry’s expanded private lessons with Dumbledore and the unusual attention Harry received after Divination class.
• Ryan shared a milder hot pot with Hermione in the Potions classroom while their classmates chatted nearby.
• Hermione wondered why the classroom periodically fell silent, and Ryan explained it as an instinctive response to a perceived predator.
• Snape entered, silencing the class, and Ryan called him the predator while adding ingredients to the cauldron.
• Hermione reminded Ryan that Snape could not see him, and Ryan told her to shut her mouth.

Snape received a mysterious letter that showed him visions of Harry, Lily, and events involving the Deathly Hallows, then summoned him to Hogwarts’s eighth floor. He entered a hidden doorway after its youthful voice stopped time, convinced the meeting might lead to Lily’s resurrection.

• Snape received photographs of Lily over the years, including magically altered pictures that showed James and Snape alongside her.
• Snape opened a black envelope marked Zhou Yi, and blue flames filled his mind with visions of Harry using the Resurrection Stone to bring Lily back, Dumbledore and Grindelwald discussing the Deathly Hallows, and plans involving Voldemort and Harry.
• Snape saw an address and countdown appear on his wrist, and decided to keep the appointment secret because it concerned Lily’s resurrection.
• After curfew, Snape walked openly through Hogwarts to the eighth floor to avoid arousing Dumbledore’s suspicion.
• A hidden door appeared opposite the Barnabas the Barmy tapestry, and a youthful voice invited Snape inside while time stopped around him.

Ryan Smith met Snape in the Room of Requirement and confirmed that Harry could resurrect his mother without dying, though the Resurrection Stone would lose its power. He left Snape with a strange command to prepare hot pot for him during every Potions class.

• Snape recognized Ryan Smith as the top student he had inexplicably forgotten and realized Ryan could read his thoughts.
• Snape pleaded with Ryan to let Harry resurrect his mother and offered his own life as the price.
• Ryan told Snape that he opposed Bleach and that Harry would survive the resurrection, though the Resurrection Stone would lose its power.
• Snape rejoiced at Harry's safety, then punished himself with the Cruciatus Curse for making assumptions about Ryan and Bleach.
• Ryan ordered Snape to prepare hot pot ingredients for him before every Potions class, then time resumed with Snape holding the parchment.

Hermione saw Snape defer to Ryan during Potions class, while Snape privately considered introducing Ryan to Slytherin girls. At Hogwarts, students focused on an announced banquet and competition whose impartial judge and prizes would be revealed that evening.

• Hermione asked Ryan how Snape could see him, and Ryan teased her about her earlier doubts.
• Snape reasoned that Ryan and Hermione were close and considered recommending Pansy or the Greengrass sisters to Ryan.
• Ryan rejected Snape's matchmaking ideas but considered revealing a cure for the Greengrass family blood curse.
• Hagrid taught Care of Magical Creatures about Fire Crabs, but the students were distracted by the coming banquet and competition announcement.
• Harry noticed Hermione's sour mood after Snape impressed the class with his ingredient-preparation skills.
• Neville went to Hannah as students speculated about the judge, Champion selection, and possible competition events.

Harry met Ryan and Hermione in the Great Hall as the Triwizard Tournament's Goblet of Fire was displayed. Ryan explained the magical contract behind the tournament, then sent Harry back to the tables before Dumbledore announced the entry rules and warned students about the binding commitment.

• Neville led Hannah and Susan through the crowd while Ron wondered which of them Neville liked.
• Harry approached Ryan and Hermione, who were eating around a strange divided pot, and asked about the Goblet of Fire.
• Ryan explained that the Goblet selected Champions who would be bound to compete in three events, then sent Harry back to the Ravenclaw table.
• Dumbledore opened the Goblet to student entries and warned that chosen Champions could not withdraw from the tournament.
• Hermione asked Ryan about the thousand-Galleon prize, and Ryan said Dumbledore would announce it after the group Potions Class the next evening.

After the feast, Harry’s friends congratulated him and Percy offered him useful spells, while Draco insisted Harry was the obvious choice to represent Hogwarts. Harry worried that the tournament schedule might interfere with his plans, but decided to enter himself and urged Draco and Ginny to enter too.

• Students discussed Dumbledore’s announcement while Harry’s friends congratulated him on becoming a potential Champion.
• Percy recommended several practical spells to Harry, and Ron asked Harry to enter his name before going for a walk with Lavender.
• Draco told Harry that his achievements made him the clear choice for Hogwarts Champion, but Harry admitted he might not want to compete.
• Harry worried that the tournament’s later events could conflict with his plans and considered Neville as a possible substitute.
• Harry decided to enter the tournament himself and invited Draco and Ginny to enter as well.

Harry and his friends visited Hagrid, who worried that Madame Maxime loved him only because of his unusual ability to befriend magical creatures; Harry reassured him that she valued his sincere affection. Hagrid then revealed details of the Triwizard Tournament’s dragon challenge and described the Opaleye chosen as its fourth dragon.

• Hagrid asked why Neville and Draco had not come, and Ron and Harry explained that they were pursuing girls and spending time with Pansy.
• Hagrid confessed that he feared Madame Maxime’s feelings were caused by his ability to make magical creatures obedient, but Harry encouraged him to trust their relationship.
• Hagrid explained that he had found Portuguese Long-Snouts in Portugal and that Dumbledore had rejected his proposal to use Harry’s Nether Dragon.
• Ron realized that Champions would face fire dragons, and Hagrid admitted the group challenge would test their ability to subdue a dragon, which would later serve as a mount.
• Hagrid said the Ministry had offered an Opaleye or a Norwegian Ridgeback, and he chose the Opaleye because it differed less from the Hungarian Horntail.

Harry and his friends worked out that the second competition event would involve flying on dragons, while Hagrid tried to keep the details secret. Hagrid led them to a fenced enclosure at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where they saw five saplings.

• Ron guessed that the second event would be an aerial battle using the dragons, and Ginny explained that dragon choices balanced advantages between the first two events.
• Hagrid refused to reveal anything further about the third event after Ron guessed that the dragons had arrived in the Forbidden Forest.
• Diddy served Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hagrid lunch, and Ron inferred from Hagrid's expression that the dragons were nearby.
• Hagrid denied that he had invited them to see the competition targets and led Harry, Ginny, and Ron along the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
• Hagrid took them into a fenced enclosure made of silver-gleaming logs bound with Unicorn tail hairs, where they saw five saplings.

Hagrid brought Harry, Ron, and Ginny to visit their Contract Trees and explained how the trees could help awaken abilities and provide magical tools. At the feast, Dumbledore prepared the gathered students for the Goblet of Fire to announce the Triwizard Champions, but the chapter ended before it named them.

• Hagrid showed Harry, Ron, and Ginny their Contract Trees and said spending time with them could help awaken their abilities sooner.
• Harry claimed he had awakened high-precision magical power control through his skill at Potion-Making, while Ron and Ginny debated what his ability was.
• Hagrid explained that transformed Contract Trees could provide wand branches and enchanted wooden items, and Ron suggested Harry make a bracer.
• Harry and the others returned to the Great Hall, where students and visiting school leaders anxiously awaited the Triwizard Champions' selection.
• Dumbledore announced that the Goblet was about to choose the Champions and instructed them to come forward for their initial instructions.

Dumbledore announced the Triwizard Tournament Champions as the goblet selected Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Ilvas. Ryan secretly altered memories to make Fleur appear to have always sat at the Beauxbatons table, while the ceremony continued and left Ilvas named as Castelobruxo's Champion.

• Dumbledore announced Viktor Krum as Durmstrang's Champion, and Krum went to the adjoining room while his schoolmates remained quiet.
• The goblet named Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons' Champion, and Ryan returned her to the Beauxbatons table and changed the onlookers' memories of where she had been sitting.
• Zacharias fainted while cheering for Fleur, and Snape examined him, blamed a rare side effect of eating too many multiplying Murtlaps, and carried him away.
• Ron cheered for Fleur while Harry explained himself to Ginny, and Ryan reassured Luna about her momentary daze.
• Dumbledore announced Ilvas as Castelobruxo's Champion.

Hogwarts' Champion was announced as thirteen-year-old Harry Potter, and the Great Hall erupted in support as he went to join the other Champions. Dumbledore then addressed the students and urged them to support their Champions and perform well in the coming team events.

• Hufflepuff Ilvas was named Castelobruxo's Champion, and students reacted to his name and its connection to Hufflepuff.
• Dumbledore announced that thirteen-year-old Harry Potter was Hogwarts' Champion.
• Students from Hogwarts and the visiting schools cheered Harry, while his friends and family celebrated his selection.
• Harry made his way to the room behind the staff table as the cheering continued.
• Dumbledore quieted the Great Hall and told the students to support their Champions and give strong performances in the team events.

Dumbledore announced the team event’s War Magic task, and Arthur Weasley explained that the Champions’ individual competition would be recorded and broadcast for profit. Krum recognized that the Champions’ audience appeal and merchandise shares mattered more than the tournament’s prize, leaving them aware that their performances would be commercialized.

• Dumbledore announced that all students would participate in the War Magic team task on October 24th and said the Champions’ first individual task would remain secret.
• Harry entered the waiting room, where Viktor Krum, Hufflepuff Ilveras, and Fleur Delacour were gathered; Krum greeted him warmly.
• Arthur Weasley arrived through the fireplace and explained that he was representing the Ministry of Magic.
• Arthur told the Champions that their individual events would be recorded and broadcast nationwide, with profits divided among the schools, the Ministry, and Skywalker Alchemy Workshop.
• Arthur said the winner would receive 1,000 Galleons and that the Champions would receive 10% of profits from related merchandise under a Magical Contract.
• Krum concluded that the competition was about winning the audience’s affection and keeping in character, since merchandise profits mattered more than the prize money.