Chapter Summaries

Harry learned the Triwizard Tournament’s rules and schedule, including the Champions’ restrictions and exemptions from exams and homework. After the others left, Dumbledore took Harry to his office and confirmed he had expected Harry to become a Champion.

• Harry reflected on Skywalker’s inventions and grew excited about the tournament, though he wondered why the group competition would not be broadcast live.
• Mr. Weasley explained that the individual event would begin on November 24 and outlined the Champions’ permitted equipment, restrictions on assistance, and exemptions from exams and homework.
• Dumbledore, the other school heads, and the professors entered; the school heads spoke privately with their Champions, while Harry held Krum’s hand in support.
• The school heads and Mr. Weasley departed, leaving Harry with Dumbledore, who encouraged him to return to Ravenclaw’s celebration before taking him to the Headmaster’s Office.
• Dumbledore explained that he had conjured a temporary Floo entrance, and he confirmed that he had known Harry would be a Champion.

Dumbledore taught Harry how magical creatures’ singular magic formed patterns that wizards assembled into Magic Arrays, and explained how Voldemort had killed a Unicorn by forcing his magic through it. Harry asked about Professor Riddle’s resemblance to a Unicorn, and Dumbledore revealed that Riddle had purified his magic while retaining its universal nature and absorbing the Unicorn’s strengths.

• Dumbledore explained that wizards discovered magical creatures’ patterns and assembled them into Magic Arrays that could reveal weaknesses and produce spell-like effects.
• Dumbledore said Voldemort had killed the Unicorn by perceiving its magic as a lock and shaping his magic into an ice key, rather than using a decoded Magic Array.
• Harry asked whether Fawkes and the Nether Dragon had Magic Arrays, and Dumbledore said neither did because their magic was singular to the extreme.
• Dumbledore warned Harry that dragons could not be subdued by magical-creature methods alone because they relied on their bodies and specialized fire-breathing organs.
• Harry speculated that Professor Riddle’s weekend absences were connected to weaknesses inherited from becoming like a Unicorn, but Dumbledore said Unicorns resembled Riddle because he had purified himself and absorbed their strengths.

Harry returned to Ravenclaw’s crowded common room, where students celebrated his selection as Champion and shared research about the other Champions and possible first-task challenges. Ryan observed that Ravenclaw was unusually organized in helping its Champion, while other schools would likely rely on cheating or offer little support.

• Harry reflected on Dumbledore’s lessons about magic, immortality, and the loss of loved ones before arriving at the Ravenclaw common room.
• The Ravenclaws welcomed Harry with cheers and gave him parchment containing spells, advice, and information about the other Champions.
• Students predicted that the first task might involve dangerous magical creatures, most likely dragons, and recommended spells such as the Conjunctivitis Curse and Malicious Hex.
• Harry felt less guilty about knowing the competition’s likely content because he thought the other Champions might also guess it was dragons.
• Ryan watched the celebration and noted that Ravenclaw students were working together to help Harry, unlike students at the other schools.

Harry reunited with Ginny and Ron in the Great Hall after leaving Ravenclaw, where Lavender had been comforted over her dead rabbit. He read a parchment identifying the mysterious Hufflepuff Ilveras as a respected Castelobruxo student suspected of being a natural Legilimens.

• Neville told Harry that Ron had stayed in the Great Hall to comfort Lavender after her pet rabbit was killed by a fox, while Ginny had stayed with them too.
• Harry secretly jumped from the sixth floor to the first and made his way to the Great Hall.
• Ginny rushed to Harry when he arrived, and Lavender congratulated him on becoming a Champion before leaving.
• Ron and Ginny bickered until Harry interrupted them by showing them one of the parchments he had received.
• Harry read that Hufflepuff Ilveras was respected at Castelobruxo, was suspected to descend from its founder, and seemed able to anticipate questions and pranks.

Harry concluded that Ilvas could continuously foresee the near future, explaining how he anticipated events in Dumbledore’s room. The discussion ended with Ron realizing the Champions could earn money from merchandise and streaming, and questioning the Ministry’s role.

• Ron asked Harry for information about Fleur, but Harry kept Fleur’s relationship with Ryan private.
• Ginny criticized Ron and said Ryan was the only student worthy of Fleur, while Ryan’s presence quietly improved Ginny’s luck and learning.
• Harry argued that Ilvas had been seeing the future rather than reading minds, and Ron and Ginny listened to his explanation.
• Harry suggested Ilvas’s prophetic ability had awakened because he was an Arborsage from Castelobruxo.
• Ron became excited to learn that Champions could earn prize money and a share of merchandise profits, then asked about streaming and the Ministry of Magic’s role.

Ryan gave Dumbledore a vision of Grindelwald dying rather than reveal his past possession of the Elder Wand, then spent the night with Kate. The next afternoon, Harry led his friends to a hidden cave where Skywalker Alchemy Workshop had built his secret house.

• Ron claimed Dumbledore was deliberately limiting Skywalker's influence, but Harry dismissed his theory.
• Ryan's blessing made Dumbledore dream of Voldemort killing Grindelwald, who refused to reveal where the Elder Wand was.
• Ryan woke beside Kate and realized he had mistaken her front for her back.
• Harry, Ginny, Draco, Ron, and Neville reached a cave outside Hogsmeade, with Neville carrying Ron and Harry carrying Ginny.
• Harry tapped a granite slab with his wand, opened a fissure into the hidden house, and led his friends inside.

Harry gathered Draco, Ginny, Neville, and Ron in his enchanted mountain hideout, where they discussed the Triwizard competition and read Ravenclaw’s guides for the Champions. The group began examining the competitors’ information, with Draco questioning the notes about one Champion and Fleur.

• Harry showed the group the tatami-lined hideout, served enchanted osmanthus valley water, and explained that its Portkey led to 10 Rosaceae Drive, where he and Ginny had gotten engaged.
• Harry produced copies of Ravenclaw’s guides, and Ron explained that they covered the Champions, useful spells, and dragons.
• Draco learned that dragons featured in the competition and that the fourth dragon was an Opaleye, after Harry explained that Dumbledore had rejected Hagrid’s suggestion of a Nether Dragon.
• Harry explained his analysis of a Champion’s notes, and Draco agreed his guess was good before turning to Krum’s and Fleur’s information.

Fleur woke in a hidden, lavish room in the Forbidden Forest and watched a Scrying Charm reveal Draco Malfoy discussing the Triwizard Tournament. She learned that Hogwarts had gathered extensive information about the competition and complained that her Beauxbatons classmates had not helped her.

• Fleur complained that people kept mentioning her and reached for her wand while Ryan tried to keep her in bed.
• Ryan showed Fleur Draco Malfoy discussing Harry Potter and the Tournament through a Scrying Charm.
• Fleur recognized Harry Potter and learned that Hogwarts students had information about the other Champions and the competition events.
• Ryan assured Fleur that he would help her win, but Fleur said she was angry that her Beauxbatons classmates only envied her and failed to help.

Ryan helped Harry and the others prepare for the dragon task, then Professor Flitwick taught the Summoning Charm in Charms class. The chapter left Hermione asking Ryan about the spell’s principles as he explained how it could summon both objects and living creatures.

• Ryan advised Harry on the dragons and other Champions, while Harry and his friends discussed whether Krum could rely on Durmstrang’s students for War Magic.
• Ron raised the possibility that Krum’s fellow students might deliberately weaken their support because he had offended Grindelwald, and Harry reassured the group that Dumbledore would be watching.
• Professor Flitwick taught the class how to cast the Summoning Charm and explained that it could summon living creatures as well as inanimate objects.
• Anthony questioned Professor Flitwick about the textbook’s claim that the spell only worked on inanimate objects, and Flitwick cited Newt Scamander and Dumbledore as examples.
• Hermione asked Ryan how the Summoning Charm worked, and he explained its steps and the greater magical power needed to summon living beings.

Ryan explained how ordinary wizards could summon living creatures before Ginny interrupted Charms Class to take Harry to a Triwizard Tournament gathering. Harry met the other Champions and learned that the event would include a wand-weighing ceremony and photographs, while Sirius asked to speak with him for an article.

• Ryan told Hermione that ordinary wizards summoned living creatures by communicating with them and gaining their consent.
• Ginny called Harry away from Charms Class, and Professor Flitwick excused Harry from his homework but warned Ron not to take advantage.
• Ginny told Harry that he was likely being called for photographs, then kissed him before they entered the gathering room.
• Harry found Arthur Weasley, Sirius, Viktor Krum, Ilvas, Fleur, and the other attendees waiting in the room.
• Arthur announced the wand-weighing ceremony and introduced Sirius as a Daily Prophet writer.
• Sirius paused the gathering to speak privately with Harry for his article.

Sirius met Harry in a broom closet to share information about the Triwizard Tournament, but Harry already knew the dragons' weaknesses and details about the other Champions. During the wand inspection, Ollivander recognized Harry's wand and announced that it had changed.

• Sirius hurriedly told Harry that the first task was a one-on-one fight with a dragon, but Harry revealed that he already knew about the dragons and the other Champions.
• Harry explained that Hagrid had taught him about the Arborsage magical school of thought and that students had gathered information about the Champions.
• Dumbledore ended their conversation and brought Harry to the wand inspection, where Sirius sat down to take notes.
• Ollivander inspected Fleur's wand, which had a Veela-hair core, then examined Krum's and Ilvas's wands.
• Ollivander recognized Harry's holly-and-phoenix-feather wand as his own work, then exclaimed that it had changed.

Ollivander discovered that Harry's wand had fused Holly Wood and Yew Wood traits, and Harry demonstrated that it still answered to him. After the others left, Harry warned Krum that the first task would be a one-on-one fight against a dragon and hinted at a spell that could help him.

• Ollivander explained that Harry's wand combined opposing Holly Wood and Yew Wood qualities, and Harry proved it recognized him by casting Orchideous.
• The photographer took a group picture, and Dumbledore dismissed everyone to return to lessons or go to lunch.
• After Ginny left the room, Harry told Krum that the first task would require each champion to fight a dragon one-on-one.
• Krum proposed distracting a dragon with Transfiguration, but Harry explained that the task would be a direct fight and noted Krum's flying skill.
• Harry told Krum that a spell they had learned that day could obtain what he needed, and offered to give him a hint.

Ryan secretly heard Dumbledore recognize that the Elder Wand might have influenced his thoughts, though Dumbledore showed no intention of acting on it. With the Triwizard team event approaching, Dumbledore cancelled Saturday’s classes and promised to resolve Harry’s concerns about Krum.

• Ryan’s Communication skill reached level five, allowing him to listen to Dumbledore’s fleeting thoughts about the Elder Wand, Bleach, and Ariana.
• Harry and Ron waited by Castelobruxo’s redwood tree, but Ilvas did not come out, and Ron remained worried about Krum.
• Colin Creevey delivered Dumbledore’s letter to Harry after Sir Cadogan helped him keep watch on the Headmaster’s Office.
• Harry read that Saturday’s classes were cancelled and that Dumbledore would personally address his concerns about Krum.
• Ron admitted he had wanted to help Harry, and Harry cheered him up by proposing a guessing game about Neville’s crush.

Ryan overheard Harry and Ron discussing who Neville liked and realized their riddle had the same answer as his: Hannah Abbott, whom Aberforth had chosen as the Hog's Head Pub's potential heir. Reflecting on how Hannah's early understanding of Neville's feelings had strengthened her magic, Ryan concluded that falling in love had improved his own magic too.

• Ryan noticed that Kate and Penelope had still not guessed the identity of the Hog's Head Pub's new heir.
• Ryan realized that Hannah Abbott was the witch Aberforth had chosen, after Susan's happy life left the opportunity open to her friend.
• Ryan questioned why Aberforth had selected Hannah, who was talented but often coasted through her studies and remained set on becoming a pub owner.
• Ryan concluded that Hannah's early understanding of Neville's feelings had helped her mature and grow more powerful in magic.
• Ryan connected the idea to his own relationships with Penelope, Kate, Fleur, Hermione, Luna, and Nagini, and decided that falling in love had accelerated his magical progress.

Ryan controlled several copies of himself as he pursued further improvement, while Harry’s Care of Magical Creatures class began with Hagrid introducing Flobberworms. The lesson revealed that the puppies were part of a Department of Magical Creature Management and Control publicity campaign, and Hagrid and Susan struggled to explain the complicated adoption requirements.

• Ryan appeared beside Kate and Penelope, joined Fleur and Gabrielle in the Beauxbatons carriage, and had another copy coil with Nagini at Smith Castle while the original controlled them from a bronze coffin.
• Hagrid uncovered the puppies in class and explained that Flobberworms were wizard-bred dogs that were loyal to wizards, hostile to Muggles, and able to eat almost anything.
• Hermione focused on the puppies while Ryan explained their danger to Muggles, and Hannah comforted Neville as he reassured her about one of them.
• Neville asked Hagrid how people could get the puppies, prompting Hagrid and Susan to freeze before they could explain the department’s political mission.
• The chapter revealed that the department was promoting Flobberworms to attract buyers and fund testing, despite owners facing tail removal and a licensing test.

Hagrid explained that Flobberworms could be kept cheaply if owners watched for Hairy Crabs, while Ernie accused the lesson of being a political performance. Ryan took Hermione to Diagon Alley to visit the Magical Menagerie, where the shopkeeper Melina introduced herself after recognizing Ryan.

• Ernie criticized the Ministry’s Flobberworm rules while glaring at Neville, and Hagrid explained that the regulations had changed and Flobberworms cost one Galleon.
• Hagrid warned that Flobberworms and Augureys could carry Hairy Crabs, tiny parasites that damaged magical objects and Muggle appliances.
• Susan advertised the Department’s Hairy Crab treatment service, and Hagrid reassured the students that the parasites could be handled with common potions.
• After class, Ryan took Hermione through a magical barrier to Diagon Alley and suggested she look for a suitable pet at the Magical Menagerie.
• Ryan and Hermione entered the shop, where Melina described a Transforming Rabbit and then introduced herself to Ryan.

Hermione bought Crookshanks from Melina and took him back to Hogwarts, where Ryan persuaded Hermione to forgive him for using the Mind-Clearing Charm. In the common room, Crookshanks met Jerry, whose instincts conflicted with his dog-like behavior.

• Hermione liked Crookshanks’s ginger-yellow fur, and Ryan explained that the half-Kneazle had chosen her because he mistook her hair for another Kneazle’s.
• Hermione paid Melina one Silver Sickle for Crookshanks and left with Ryan and the cat.
• By the Black Lake, Hermione reminded Ryan that she was still upset about his use of the Mind-Clearing Charm, but Ryan convinced her to apologize.
• Back in the common room, Crookshanks showed submission to Jerry, then wagged his tail to flatter him, confusing Jerry.
• Ryan reassured Jerry that Crookshanks would not replace him, and Jerry purred contentedly in Ryan’s arms.

Ryan tried to mend his strained relationships with his girlfriends after Hermione got Crookshanks, and Luna asked him for a pet of her own. He took Luna to the Magical Menagerie, where she chose a Kneazle.

• Luna, Kate, Penelope, and Fleur each reacted to Ryan's gift of Crookshanks, and he gradually made amends with them.
• Ryan tried to win Luna over while she read The Quibbler, but she ignored him until he asked what she wanted.
• Luna told Ryan she wanted a pet as cute as Crookshanks.
• Ryan took Luna to the Magical Menagerie, where Melina introduced them to a Kneazle.
• Luna chose the Kneazle and told Ryan she wanted it.

Harry, Ron, and Draco visited Hagrid’s hut in a sudden downpour, where Hagrid and Hephaestus sheltered and welcomed them. When Draco asked about Ryan, Ryan’s magic allowed Draco’s buried memories of him to return, and Hagrid explained that he knew Ryan well.

• Harry, Ron, and Draco headed for Hagrid’s hut but were caught in torrential rain on the muddy path.
• Hagrid raised a protective barrier that let the boys walk safely above the ground, and Hephaestus dried them as they entered the hut.
• Hagrid served tea, sausages, and Rock Cakes, and Draco struggled to cut into one with his knife.
• Draco asked Hagrid about Ryan, and Ryan’s magic restored Draco’s concealed memories of him.
• Hagrid said Harry had brought Ryan to visit, that Ryan loved his Rock Cakes, and that Hagrid had taught him his dough-making secret.

Harry, Ron, and Draco learned about Hagrid’s family history and the ancient Monster Kingdom, then discovered Hagrid wanted their help improving his appearance for Madam Maxime. The chapter ended with Draco recalling Professor McGonagall’s warm reaction when Hagrid kissed her while drunk.

• Hagrid told Harry, Ron, and Draco about Ryan’s books on magical creatures and ancient stories connected to the Monster Kingdom.
• Hagrid explained that the Monster Kingdom had declined because of Hagrid family infighting and conflicts among magical creatures, before the Hagrids left the Forbidden Forest.
• Harry asked why Hagrid had invited him, and Hagrid admitted he had expected Ginny to come because he wanted to ask her something.
• Hagrid changed into a suit and twin ponytails, hoping to improve his appearance for Madam Maxime, but Harry and Draco criticized the look.
• Ron praised Dumbledore’s robes and claimed Madam Pomfrey and Professor McGonagall had been fond of Dumbledore.
• Draco recalled that Professor McGonagall had giggled and blushed when Hagrid kissed her while drunk.