Chapter Summaries

Harry, Draco, and Ron teased Hagrid about romance, prompting him to daydream about marrying Madame Maxime and explain that he had never loved anyone else. The conversation then revealed Hagrid’s age and his past connection to Tom Riddle, whom he described as having once been a good student before becoming Voldemort.

• Harry suggested that Hagrid ask Ryan for advice because Ryan had two girlfriends, and Hagrid was shocked to learn about it.
• Hagrid imagined marrying Madame Maxime in the Forbidden Forest, but Ron woke him and asked whether he would learn from Ryan.
• Hagrid said he could not imitate Ryan and explained that he had always been an Augurey, though Harry tried to reassure him that Madame Maxime had changed that.
• Hagrid told Harry, Draco, and Ron that Maxime was the only person he had ever really liked, and recounted his youth, expulsion for raising Aragog, and work as gamekeeper and assistant to Professor Kettleburn.
• Hagrid revealed that he was born on December 6, 1928, and had been at Hogwarts with Tom Riddle, who reported him for raising Aragog.
• Hagrid explained that Voldemort had discarded his good qualities through Horcruxes, while the current Professor Riddle embodied them, and that Riddle had once been a good student before choosing to become a Dark Wizard.

Ryan discovered that Riddle had concealed the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk from Hagrid and Snape, and watched a memory of Riddle performing a ritual to strengthen his holy magic. In Hagrid’s Hut, Harry asked Hagrid to keep Myrtle from bothering him, while Ron and Draco argued over whether Myrtle could still enter Ravenclaw Tower.

• Ryan listened to the conversation in Hagrid’s Hut and learned that Hagrid knew only that Riddle had reported him and might have been involved in Myrtle’s death.
• Ryan watched a memory of Riddle conducting a ritual in the Chamber of Secrets that cycled his holy magic through a shrine, a crucifix, his clothing, and his body.
• Luna described Dumbledore as having a wizardly temperament and the man beside him at the opening feast as a stern judge.
• Ron and Draco questioned Hagrid about their parents’ relationships, and Hagrid said he knew little about them and did not want to discuss Harry’s parents.
• Harry asked Hagrid whether he had known Myrtle and implied that Hagrid should stop her from bothering him, while Ron supported him and Draco argued that the loophole allowing Myrtle into Ravenclaw Tower had been closed.

The students gathered to watch the group-magic competition as Harry asked Ryan to explain the dragon-like construct and the arena’s equipment. Ryan revealed how the construct and protective monuments would test the spells’ destructive force, while Draco struggled to understand how Ryan was present yet nearly invisible to him.

• Dumbledore cleared the gloomy sky and the students assembled in the four schools’ color-coded sections around the Quidditch Pitch.
• Draco examined the young dragon beside Dumbledore and wondered what it was.
• Harry asked Hermione whether he could ask Ryan a question, and Hermione addressed Luna as Ryan, leaving Draco baffled when Ryan answered.
• Ryan explained that the dragon was a living Alchemy Construct made from a Welsh Green Dragon egg and other materials, created through alchemy and animated by magic.
• Ryan told Harry that the group spells would enhance the construct’s resistance, strength, and speed, while the metal monuments and blue-lit ground would measure and distribute its destructive force.
• Harry, Ron, Neville, Ginny, Hermione, and Luna accepted Ryan’s explanation, while Draco questioned their trust in him.

Dumbledore explained that the students’ group spells would power an alchemical dragon, whose flames would damage each school’s monument and determine the team competition rankings. Hogwarts shattered its monument completely, winning the competition and gaining the first choice of obstacles for the later individual competition.

• Dumbledore revived the alchemical dragon and explained how the students’ group spells would affect their schools’ monuments.
• The Durmstrang students empowered the dragon, which left only the bottom third of their monument intact.
• The Beauxbatons students damaged their monument until half of it remained, while Castelobruxo failed to break through the protective spell over the grass.
• The Hogwarts students chanted together, and the dragon’s flames shattered their monument completely.
• The Hogwarts students cheered as their school won the team competition.

After Hogwarts placed first in the group-magic trials, Harry and his friends discussed the other schools’ possible plans and Hagrid’s involvement with Madame Maxime. The conversation ended with Draco explaining the tasteless meaning behind Dumbledore’s joke from the previous Halloween feast.

• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts placed first, followed by Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, and Castelobruxo, and warned the students not to become complacent.
• Ron celebrated Hogwarts’s lead and said Harry would handle the competition easily, but Ginny warned him not to reveal their information.
• Neville told Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Draco that he had seen Dumbledore and Madame Maxime emerge separately from the Forbidden Forest.
• Harry reasoned that Hagrid had likely allowed Professor Polaqi and Madame Maxime into the forest, and Neville said their separate exits made a joint alliance unlikely.
• Draco worried that Madame Maxime might have deceived Hagrid, but Harry explained that Hagrid’s inherited ability affected her as a half-giant.
• Draco explained that Dumbledore’s joke referred to Hagrid, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Flitwick as the troll, hag, and goblin.

Ryan explained why the schools had placed as they did in the team competition while trying to make Fleur understand Beauxbatons’ failure to cooperate. Meanwhile, Snape’s painful memories drove him to cast Sectumsempra, which broke through Ryan’s protective spell on the photographs.

• Ryan told Fleur that Hogwarts and Durmstrang benefited from group coordination, while Castelobruxo’s students deferred to Ilvas’s authority.
• Ryan explained that Fleur’s strength and unwillingness to work at the same level as her classmates had hindered Beauxbatons.
• Snape dreamed of James Potter mocking him and of Lily watching from the crowd, then awoke as venomous magic gathered around him.
• Snape cast Sectumsempra and shattered the images of James Potter and the wall, while Lily’s photographs remained unharmed.
• Ryan celebrated in the library with Kate after learning that Snape’s Sectumsempra had broken through his level-six protective spell.

Ryan reflected on how Snape had developed his own demigod-level version of Sectumsempra, fueled by painful memories and hatred of Voldemort, and realized the breakthrough had given Snape a new goal: killing Voldemort himself. On Halloween Eve, Ryan also discovered that Harry’s aversion to Crookshanks stemmed from his dislike of Kneazles, not cats in general.

• Ryan recalled how his own Sectumsempra had inspired Snape’s distinct version, which fired poisonous swords that split and ricocheted.
• Snape practiced his newly powerful spell while imagining himself fighting Voldemort in Azkaban, and Ryan concluded that Snape now intended to kill him.
• Ryan noticed Harry’s aversion to Crookshanks while Ron had grown fond of him because Crookshanks no longer chased Scabbers.
• Ryan saw Harry react even more strongly to Pell, a blue-furred Kneazle hybrid, and remembered that Mrs. Figg’s Kneazles had shaped Harry’s dislike of Kneazles rather than cats.

Ryan and the others discussed Harry’s dislike of cats before attending the Halloween feast, where the visiting schools served food from their home regions. Ryan ended the evening juggling separate forms to accompany Luna, Hermione, and Fleur while sampling desserts.

• Ryan explained that Harry disliked Kneazles because Mrs. Figg’s half-blood Kneazles had made him associate cats with lions, influencing his Sorting Hat decision.
• Hermione discussed finding a mate for Crookshanks, but Ryan revealed that Jerry and Pell were both female cats.
• Ryan and the other students attended the Halloween feast in the Great Hall, where Hogwarts, Castelobruxo, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons served regional dishes.
• After the main course, the tables filled with desserts, and Ryan followed Luna, Hermione, Kate, Penelope, and Fleur to sample them.
• Ryan split off separate forms and used spells so he could accompany Luna, Hermione, and Fleur at the same time.

Ryan sampled desserts from the visiting schools before Hogwarts’ ghosts performed for the feast, while his concealment magic caused outsiders to overlook them. He then reunited with the Grey Lady in the Ravenclaw common room and advanced his Physiological Exchange skill.

• Ryan sampled desserts from the Durmstrang, Castelobruxo, and Beauxbatons tables, while Hermione eagerly enjoyed the sweets.
• Hogwarts’ ghosts appeared in formation, astonishing Madame Maxime and Ilvas, while Ron mocked Ilvas for being surprised.
• Ryan revealed that his concealment magic had made outsiders overlook the ghosts, and that he had distracted the Grey Lady with ghostification knowledge.
• Ryan transformed another body into a ghost, found the Grey Lady in the Ravenclaw common room, and reconciled with her through sweet talk and an embrace.
• Ryan’s Physiological Exchange skill reached level 5 at 83%.

Ryan explained how he had won Helena over by appealing to her interest in her mother’s magic, and their reconciliation left him struggling to manage another relationship. On Halloween, Ron received a Firebolt from Harry and his excitement changed Harry’s plans for the day.

• Ryan used what he had learned from Tom Riddle to draw Helena closer by discussing her mother’s magic, earning her sympathy, and gradually becoming comfortable with physical contact.
• Ryan and Helena reconciled and consummated their relationship, giving Ryan another demanding thread to manage.
• Harry gave Ron a Firebolt, and Ron excitedly gave his old Nimbus 2000 to Anthony before running around the school celebrating.
• Fred, George, and Percy stunned Ron and floated him toward Ravenclaw Tower to keep his excitement from making him ill.
• Harry abandoned his planned trip to Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop with Ginny after Ron insisted on going to Hogsmeade on his Firebolt.
• Harry and Ron flew their Firebolts to a secret base outside Hogsmeade while Ginny rode Harry’s discarded Nimbus 2001.

Ryan was pulled into a shadow-made copy of Hogwarts and explored it while believing himself to be a Muggle high school student. Kate and Penelope revealed their role in the trick and asked him to complete the castle and make it permanent; Ryan used divided time to inscribe the required Magic Arrays.

• Kate created a shadow reflection of Hogwarts with the help of Ryan’s magical flame, but it only replicated the castle and left the surroundings in darkness.
• Tiny hands pulled Ryan beneath his bed and into the shadow Hogwarts, where he explored the silent castle and briefly mistook himself for his past-life self, Zhou Yi.
• Ryan returned to Ravenclaw’s common room and found Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, and Anthony’s names on the beds in the Third Year dormitory.
• Ryan ended his altered mindset and found Kate and Penelope beneath his bed; they revealed that they had guessed Hannah Abbott’s identity and wanted him to complete the shadow castle and make it permanent.
• Ryan divided time and inscribed Magic Arrays hundreds and thousands of times, restoring the Black Lake, Forbidden Forest, lawn, greenhouses, and mountains around the castle.

Ryan watched Harry’s private lesson with Dumbledore and reflected on Harry’s troubles with Ron, Trelawney, and the secrets he was keeping. Harry’s urge to confess vanished because Dumbledore had recognized the Elder Wand’s influence and become wary of it.

• Ryan’s shadow-world hideout for Penelope and Kate developed into a low-end Divine Kingdom, and he returned to the dormitory after spending time with them.
• Harry endured Ron’s insistence on practicing Quidditch with his Firebolt, while Ron’s conflict with Krum ended after Krum agreed to send him more signed photos.
• Harry struggled with Trelawney’s homework and used a book of death omens to invent predictions, which earned praise from her.
• Harry attended Dumbledore’s private lesson on dismantling and combining Magic Arrays, but found that his urge to confess his secrets had disappeared.
• Ryan explained that Dumbledore had recognized the Elder Wand’s influence, preventing its suggestion from prompting Harry to expose himself.

On the day of the individual competition, Harry worried that he could not subdue a dragon without summoning the Nether Dragon, but Ginny argued that the event tested hand-to-hand strength and urged him to learn human Transfiguration from Percy. As the competition approached, Ryan brought Hermione and Luna to the tent and revealed that the magical creatures were waiting in a clearing behind it.

• Harry met Ginny in secret and told her he doubted he could subdue a dragon without the Nether Dragon.
• Ginny reasoned that the Champions were expected to fight dragons hand-to-hand and suggested that Percy could teach Harry strength-enhancing human Transfiguration.
• Ginny took Harry to Percy, who was drinking breakfast in the Great Hall, and they hurried to an empty classroom to practice.
• Ryan led Hermione and Luna to the competition tent near the Forbidden Forest, where he explained that the creatures were in a clearing behind it.

Ryan led Hermione and Luna to the dragon arena, where Hermione realized Hagrid’s influence had made the dragons unusually docile. Meanwhile, Harry used Percy’s strength-enhancing magic to reach the tent with Ginny just before the second task, leaving Mr. Weasley to suspect they had been caught being intimate.

• Ryan led Hermione and Luna past the soundproofed tent to the arena, where they saw four dragons breathing flames.
• Hermione recognized the dragons and understood that Hagrid had made them docile, while Luna accused her of pretending to need Ryan’s hint.
• Percy taught Harry to transform magic into physical strength, and Harry used the spell to carry Ginny quickly down from the castle.
• Harry arrived at the tent with Ginny over his shoulder, and Professor McGonagall examined his dramatically enlarged muscles.
• Mr. Weasley saw Harry and Ginny’s disheveled appearance and asked whether Professor McGonagall had caught them being intimate.

Harry chose the Hungarian Horntail for the dragon task and entered the arena as the audience watched. With the Popeye Transformation nearing its end, he faced the dragon and resolved to finish quickly.

• Mr. Weasley explained that the contestants had to subdue dragons and let them choose models in the order of their schools’ team competition placements.
• Harry chose the Hungarian Horntail, Krum took the Hebridean Black Dragon, Fleur chose the Opaleye, and Ilvas took the Peruvian Vipertooth.
• Mr. Weasley left the tent to commentate, and Harry and the others noticed that a Golden Snitch was broadcasting their conversation.
• Wizards at the Leaky Cauldron, The Burrow, and Atlantis watched the event and cheered or worried about Harry.
• Harry entered the arena as three beams of light gave him magical buffs, and he faced the Hungarian Horntail with three minutes left on his transformation.

Harry defeated the Hungarian Horntail in under a minute, then reunited with Ginny and received his judges’ scores. The crowd booed as Madame Maxime, Madame Vokanova, and Karkaroff gave him lower marks than the first two judges.

• Ryan directed Golden Snitches to broadcast close-ups of students shouting at Harry after his clothes exploded, while the crowd reacted to his bare chest.
• Harry charged the Hungarian Horntail, seized its tail, spun it around, and slammed it into the ground.
• Hagrid stopped Harry from attacking again, and the dragon handlers bandaged the Horntail and carried it away.
• Madam Pomfrey examined Harry and found that only his robe had been damaged.
• Ginny greeted Harry and brought him a robe before they headed to the stands together.
• Mr. Weasley and Dumbledore awarded Harry 10 points each, Madame Maxime gave him nine, Madame Vokanova gave him eight, and Karkaroff gave him seven as the audience booed.

After Karkaroff gave Harry a low score, Viktor Krum faced a weaker dragon with less powerful enhancement magic and summoned his Nimbus 2001. He defeated the dragon by flying at immense speed, but Karkaroff gave him only three points.

• Karkaroff's low score for Harry enraged spectators and prompted Zacharias to defend him before Dudley pinned Zacharias down.
• The second trial began, and Viktor Krum faced a smaller dragon with weaker group enchantments.
• Krum summoned his Nimbus 2001 and flew so fast that he knocked the dragon unconscious with a sonic boom.
• The judges awarded Krum nine, ten, ten, and seven points, while Karkaroff gave him three.

Karkaroff was cursed after defending his low scores for Krum and Harry, while Fleur stunned the crowd by subduing the Opaleye in a minute. The chapter ended with Ginny teasing Harry for staring at Fleur and Mrs. Weasley smiling at Mr. Weasley.

• Karkaroff defended giving Krum three points and Harry seven, then was transformed into sludge by a curse from the audience.
• Harry told Krum about Karkaroff's punishment, and Krum thanked him and the others for teaching him a method.
• Mrs. Weasley arrived furious at Karkaroff, then lowered her wand after Ginny explained what had happened.
• Dumbledore restored Karkaroff to human form, though tentacles remained across his forehead.
• Fleur mesmerized Harry with her amplified charm and subdued the Opaleye in one minute.
• Ginny teased Harry for watching Fleur, while Mrs. Weasley smiled at Mr. Weasley.

Harry uncovered a possible connection between Madame Vokanova and Durmstrang’s founder, while Ilvas faced the Peruvian Vipertooth in the final challenge. The dragon lunged at Ilvas as three beams of magic shot toward him.

• Ryan created a viewing stand beside Fleur and joined her as the judges awarded her ten points.
• Harry sang a verse about Durmstrang’s founder, the witch Valkanova, and realized Madame Vokanova shared her surname.
• McGonagall suggested a protective charm had hidden the connection, while Krum said the founder had no known descendants.
• Ryan explained Dumbledore and Grindelwald’s history to Fleur and predicted Ilvas would struggle against the Peruvian Vipertooth.
• The Peruvian Vipertooth appeared in the arena, and the Castelobruxo students finished chanting three incantations.
• Arthur blew the whistle, Ilvas entered the arena, and the dragon lunged at him as three beams of magic shot toward him.

Ilvas defeated the Peruvian Vipertooth by absorbing the War Magic enhancement and using precise spells to counter its attacks. The match thrilled the crowd, while Snape was reminded of the painful history behind his own prank spells.

• The Peruvian Vipertooth launched a sneak attack, but Ilvas blocked it with a concentrated Protego.
• Hagrid explained that Champions were expected to convert their War Magic enhancement into spell boosts, and Harry realized he had misunderstood the competition.
• Ilvas absorbed the enhancement, dodged the dragon’s attacks, and used Langlock, Incarcerous, and Muscle Relaxation to subdue it.
• Hagrid declared Ilvas the winner, and the crowd cheered as Arthur praised the match.
• Ryan noticed Snape’s reaction to Langlock, and Snape remembered how his spells had contributed to his falling-out with Lily.