Recaps

Su Er used the enhanced Patronus Charm to create a silver doorway, draining nearly all his magic as storms gathered over Godric's Hollow. The doorway opened, an old man stepped through, and Su Er collapsed into someone's arms.

• Su Er cast the enhanced Patronus Charm, turning the Patronus into a silver cloud that absorbed his magic and began forming a doorway.
• Lisi saw the omen in the sky, sent Firenze to warn Dumbledore, and said someone from his past was about to appear.
• Lightning struck around Godric's Hollow as Dumbledore shielded a tree and revealed the hidden Dumbledore Old House.
• Aberforth found two forgotten bottles of potion and poured them into Su Er, slowing the cloud's drain until the silver doors opened.
• A white-robed old man carrying a large bird entered as a silvery-white hand reached through the doorway, and Su Er collapsed after smiling in relief.

Su Er woke after exhausting his magic during an attempt to reach Ariana, and Aberforth told him the method had succeeded but fallen just short. After returning to Hogwarts on Tuesday, Su Er learned that the First Task was approaching and assured Hermione he was ready to face the dragons.

• Su Er woke in Aberforth’s house, learned he had exhausted his magic, and heard that his attempt to reach Ariana had succeeded but fallen just short.
• Su Er drank Snape’s bitter potion and wondered what had happened to Ariana and how he had lost a day.
• Aberforth took Su Er by Side-Along Apparition from Godric’s Hollow to Hogwarts, where Su Er arrived late to History of Magic.
• Hermione told Su Er that the First Task involved dragons and that Harry planned to use the Summoning Charm to call his broom.
• Su Er told Hermione he had a plan for the dragons, then teased her about being his wife.

Su Er and Harry were summoned to prepare for the First Task, where Ludo Bagman revealed they would need to retrieve a Golden Egg guarded by a dangerous creature. The Champions then drew numbers to determine their order, leaving Su Er ready to face his opponent.

• Su Er and Hermione held hands through Binns's lecture, and Hermione wished Su Er luck before he left for the First Task.
• Professor McGonagall escorted Su Er and Harry to the Champions' tent and warned them to be careful.
• Ludo Bagman told the four Champions that they would face dangerous creatures and need to take the Golden Egg they guarded.
• Ludo Bagman presented the silk bag so the Champions could draw numbers and opponents for the task.

Su Er drew the first position in the Triwizard Tournament’s dragon task and entered the arena to face a Swedish Short-Snout. As the crowd cheered and Bagman announced him, Su Er approached the starting line, with the golden egg still guarded beneath the dragon’s wing.

• Su Er drew the first position and learned that he would face the Swedish Short-Snout, while Fleur drew second, Krum third, and Harry last against the Hungarian Horntail.
• Bagman explained that each champion had to retrieve a golden egg from beneath a dragon’s guard, then took Harry outside for a private talk.
• Fleur asked Su Er whether he was nervous, and Su Er said the watching crowd made him nervous before adding that facing a dragon would make anyone uneasy.
• Su Er left the tent as the crowd announced the Swedish Short-Snout, entered the arena, and waved to Hermione and his supporters.
• Su Er saw the golden egg beneath the dragon’s folded wing as Bagman introduced him and invited him to begin.

Su Er Bones used Transfiguration to distract the Swedish Short-Snout and tried to steal its golden egg with small stone figures. The dragon noticed and returned the egg to its nest, leaving Su Er to figure out another way to complete the task.

• Su Er Bones turned a large granite boulder into a stone monster and sent it to distract the Swedish Short-Snout.
• The dragon breathed fire on the stone monster, but it remained unharmed and kept advancing.
• Su Er used the distraction to send smaller stone figures toward the exposed golden egg.
• The Swedish Short-Snout spotted the stone figures, seized the egg, and shattered them with its tail.
• Su Er's first attempt failed, and Ludo Bagman wondered what he would do next.

Su Er used a diversion and a hidden spell to steal the Swedish Short-Snout’s egg while drawing her attention away, then reached the finish line with it. The chapter ended with the egg emerging from beneath the earth beside him and the spectators stunned by his trick.

• Su Er kept the Swedish Short-Snout occupied with a stone monster while he prepared a new plan.
• Su Er shattered the stone monster and hurled its pieces at the dragon, forcing her to shield her eggs.
• Su Er blocked the dragon’s blue flames with Protego and ran toward the finish line while continuing to bombard her with stones.
• Su Er reached the finish line as a hidden mound of earth carried the stolen egg beneath the ground toward him.
• The mound rose beside Su Er, revealing the golden dragon egg and leaving Ludo Bagman amazed.

Su Er retrieved the Golden Egg from the Swedish Short-Snout without being harmed, earning praise from the crowd and high marks from most of the judges. After Karkaroff gave him only five points, Fleur Delacour entered the arena for the next challenge.

• Su Er displayed the Golden Egg after using Transfiguration to pass the dragon and take it unnoticed.
• Charlie and his colleagues stunned the Swedish Short-Snout and prepared the arena for the next Champion.
• Su Er reunited with Hermione in the stands, where they shared a playful exchange as the judges prepared to score him.
• Bagman, Umbridge, and Dumbledore gave Su Er ten points each, while Madame Maxime gave him eight and Karkaroff gave him five.
• Hermione protested Karkaroff's low score, but Su Er told her he did not mind and turned to watch Fleur Delacour begin her challenge.

Fleur Delacour and Krum completed their dragon challenges, tying for second after Karkaroff boosted Krum’s score. Harry Potter faced the Hungarian Horntail, endured a shoulder wound, and used his broom to seize the Golden Egg; the chapter ended with Bagman praising his performance and awarding him ten points.

• Fleur Delacour lulled the weakened Welsh Green to sleep and retrieved the Golden Egg, earning forty-two points.
• Krum blinded the Chinese Fireball with a Conjunctivitis Curse and retrieved the egg, but the dragon trampled its real eggs; Karkaroff gave him ten points, tying him with Fleur at forty-two.
• Harry Potter summoned his Firebolt and flew around the Hungarian Horntail, dodging its flames.
• The Horntail tore Harry’s shoulder with its tail spike, then left its nest and tried to pursue him into the air.
• Harry dived toward the ground, grabbed the Golden Egg, and flew back up; Bagman praised his Quidditch maneuvers and awarded him ten points.

After the first Triwizard task, Harry dismissed Karkaroff’s unfair score and learned that the Champions had until February 24 to decipher their golden eggs. On the way back to the Castle, Harry refused Rita Skeeter’s interview and left her furious.

• Karkaroff gave Harry four points, leaving him last with forty-one, while Ludo Bagman praised Harry’s performance.
• Bagman told the Champions to open their golden eggs and solve the clues before the second task on February 24.
• Harry, Su Er, Hermione, and Ron left for the Castle, and Hermione described Su Er’s performance to Harry.
• Rita Skeeter stopped the group and asked Harry about the dragon and the judges’ scores, but Harry answered, “goodbye,” and hurried away with his friends.
• Ron warned Harry that Rita might write rubbish about him, but Harry said he did not care and asked about the other Champions’ performances.

After celebrating Su Er’s victory in the First Task, the Hufflepuffs gathered to open the Golden Egg and heard its piercing scream. The sound left everyone shaken, but a Canary Cream prank soon restored the party’s cheerful mood.

• Su Er and Harry were congratulated at dinner for their performances in the First Task, and Su Er took Hermione back toward the Hufflepuff common room.
• Su Er recognized Aberforth’s congratulatory gift of Butterbeer and set the Golden Egg on the table for everyone to see.
• Su Er asked Cedric to open the Golden Egg and cast a Muffliato Charm on himself while covering Hermione’s ears.
• The Golden Egg released a terrifying scream until Morn grabbed it and shut it, leaving the Hufflepuffs startled by the lingering echoes.
• Justin’s Canary Cream prank turned a young wizard into a bird, and the Hufflepuffs tried the Weasley Trick Workshop’s products.

After the celebration, Su Er wondered why Ariana had stopped responding, then discovered Rita Skeeter had published a Witch Weekly article about the Triwizard Champions. The article began hinting at romantic entanglements involving Su Er, Harry, and Hermione, leaving them to face the brewing rumors.

• Su Er celebrated the Weasley Trick Workshop's success and discussed guesses about the Second Task with Hermione and Hannah.
• Hermione and Hannah stayed up discussing the House-elf Liberation Front, and Susan joined their group the next morning.
• Su Er tried to contact Ariana in the pure white space, but she did not respond, deepening his suspicion that Old Bumblebee knew something.
• At breakfast, Morn showed Su Er and Hermione the latest Witch Weekly, whose cover featured Rita Skeeter and a story about the Champions.
• Su Er and Hermione read Rita Skeeter's article as it began suggesting hidden romantic relationships among the Triwizard Champions.

Su Er and Hermione read Rita Skeeter’s article, which invented a tangled romance involving Su Er, Hermione, Fleur Delacour, Harry, and Krum. Hermione challenged the rumors, and Fleur arrived to vouch for Su Er.

• Su Er read Rita Skeeter’s claims that he admired Fleur Delacour and that she liked him, while Hermione showed jealousy.
• The article described Su Er and Hermione as a couple and falsely suggested Harry also loved Hermione.
• Rita claimed Krum was pursuing Hermione after noticing him appear in the library when she was there.
• Hermione shut the magazine and insisted she had never spoken to Krum, and Su Er reassured her that he believed her.
• Fleur Delacour arrived with a copy of Witch Weekly and said she could vouch for Su Er.

Su Er dealt with the fallout from Rita Skeeter’s fabricated report while trying to find Hermione and uncover Ariana’s whereabouts. Dumbledore explained that Ariana had gone to the world of the dead, but said he could not yet reveal the details of his theory.

• Pheobe told Su Er and Hermione that Rita Skeeter had focused her interview questions on Su Er and Harry, and apologized for the reporter’s false story.
• Harry assured Su Er that he did not have feelings for Hermione, and Su Er dismissed Rita’s report as untrustworthy.
• Su Er learned that Dumbledore had left the Castle, then spent several days searching for Rita Skeeter and trying to sense Ariana through his Patronus.
• Su Er met Dumbledore on the Seventh Floor and confirmed that Aberforth had told him about Ariana.
• Dumbledore explained that Ariana had gone to the world of the dead and said Su Er was the only person he knew to have summoned someone back through the Patronus Charm.
• Dumbledore said he wanted to test a theory about Ariana but could not yet tell Su Er the specifics.

Su Er took Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Fleur Delacour to the Hogwarts Kitchens for S.P.E.W.'s first visit, where Hermione questioned the house-elves' clothing and learned Kleis called Su Er her master. The visit was interrupted when a strangely dressed house-elf spotted Harry Potter.

• Hermione gathered Harry, Ron, and Fleur Delacour and asked Su Er to lead them to the Hogwarts Kitchens for S.P.E.W.'s first group visit.
• Su Er opened the hidden entrance by tickling a pear in a fruit painting and brought the group inside.
• Kleis greeted Su Er as her young master, and Su Er introduced Hermione as his girlfriend, prompting Kleis to call her the young mistress.
• Kleis showed them the kitchen, where Hermione objected to the house-elves wearing tea towels, while Kleis said they liked it that way.
• A house-elf dressed in a tea cozy, a horseshoe-patterned tie, and football shorts shouted Harry Potter's name.

Harry reunited with Dobby, who introduced the distressed Winky, while Su Er asked Kleis to watch Winky until the Triwizard Tournament ended. Hermione questioned Dobby and Kleis about House-elf freedom and wages, but Kleis firmly rejected her ideas.

• Dobby rushed into Harry's arms and introduced Winky, who broke down sobbing.
• Su Er learned Winky had served the Barty Crouch family and asked Kleis to watch her at Hogwarts until the Triwizard Tournament ended.
• Winky cried out that Mr. Bagman was a very bad wizard but could not explain why.
• Hermione questioned Dobby about his wages and freedom, then interviewed Kleis about House-elf treatment.
• Kleis explained that House-elves like her preferred serving wizards and did not want wages, holidays, or freedom, leaving Hermione discouraged.

Professor McGonagall announced the Yule Ball and told Su Er and Harry that Hogwarts’s Champions had to open it with dance partners. Harry worried about finding a partner, while Hermione hinted that she hoped someone would ask her, and Su Er left the invitation unspoken.

• During Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall scolded Harry and Ron for neglecting their work while puzzling over the Golden Egg.
• Professor McGonagall announced that the Yule Ball was open to fourth-years and above, with younger students allowed as guests.
• Professor McGonagall kept Su Er and Harry behind and explained that the Hogwarts Champions had to wear dress robes and open the ball with partners.
• Harry worried to Ron, Hermione, and Su Er that he could not dance and had no partner, while Su Er said he already had one.
• Hermione hinted to Su Er that she wondered who would ask her to dance, but Su Er did not invite her, and he hurried after her when she walked ahead.

Su Er delayed inviting Hermione to the Christmas ball while preparing a gift to match her dress, leaving Hermione unsure whether he intended to ask her. When Hannah pressed him about Hermione’s doubts, Su Er had not yet explained his plan.

• Ron teased Harry about finding a dance partner and asked Hermione whether she would dance with Su Er, upsetting her.
• Emily asked Su Er to the ball, but he politely declined because he already had someone in mind; Hermione overheard Emily’s friends speculating about her.
• Su Er learned Hermione had left the Great Hall and told Harry he was still waiting before inviting his intended partner.
• Su Er received a rose-patterned box containing the gift he had ordered for Hermione, which had cost 500 Galleons.
• Hannah told Su Er that Hermione doubted he planned to invite her, and he realized her question about his partner had been a pretext to raise the issue.

Su Er publicly asked Hermione Granger to be his dance partner for the Christmas ball, while Hermione helped Neville gather the courage to invite Hannah. Hermione accepted Su Er’s invitation and opened the wooden box he had prepared for her.

• Neville practiced asking Hannah to the ball with Hermione, and Hermione encouraged him while Su Er mistakenly thought Neville was asking Hermione.
• Hannah arrived, and Hermione urged Neville to ask her; Su Er made Neville think a Ravenclaw boy was about to invite Hannah, prompting Neville to act.
• Neville finally set off to ask Hannah, while Hermione confronted Su Er about whether he had already chosen another dance partner.
• Su Er presented Hermione with a wooden box and publicly asked her to attend the Christmas ball with him.
• Hermione accepted, and Su Er explained that he had prepared the box for the ball; Hermione opened it as the students watched.

As Christmas approached, Su Er and Hermione visited the Owlery and then witnessed Ron ask Pheobe to the Yule Ball while under the influence of her uncontrolled Veela magic. Ron fled in embarrassment, and Harry learned that Ginny had stopped him from doing the same before deciding to check on Ron.

• Hermione admired Su Er's gift, while Neville returned with news that Hannah had accepted his invitation to the Yule Ball.
• Su Er and Hermione sent letters and gifts home, then encountered Pheobe speaking with Cedric near the Entrance Hall.
• Pheobe's Veela magic affected the boys nearby, and Ginny held Harry back while Ron approached Pheobe.
• Ron loudly asked Pheobe to attend the Yule Ball with him, then realized what he had done and ran away in embarrassment.
• Su Er explained the Veela magic to Harry, who decided to go find Ron.

Su Er encouraged Harry to ask Ginny to the Yule Ball and helped Harry realize he also needed to learn to dance. As Christmas approached, Harry and Ron found partners, while Su Er and Hermione continued practicing the waltz.

• Su Er suggested Ginny as Harry's dance partner, and Ginny hurried off shyly when Harry considered the idea.
• Su Er reminded Harry that Christmas was near and asked whether he could dance; Harry admitted he could not.
• Su Er and Hermione learned the waltz from Professor Sprout and practiced in the Room of Requirement, where Su Er repeatedly stepped on Hermione's feet.
• Harry later announced that Ginny had agreed to be his Yule Ball partner.
• After Lavender Brown defended Ron for publicly asking Fleur Delacour, Ron invited Lavender to the ball and she accepted.
• Krum accepted an invitation from a Ravenclaw girl, while Fleur Delacour's partner remained unknown as Christmas drew near.

Hogwarts celebrated Christmas amid elaborate decorations, and Su Er opened his presents before heading to practice the waltz with Hermione for the Yule Ball. Hermione’s affectionate gift delighted him, while Ariana remained mysteriously out of reach.

• Hogwarts welcomed Christmas with lavish decorations as students and visiting Beauxbatons and Durmstrang guests filled the Castle.
• Su Er sensed Ariana faintly through his daily Patronus but could not reach or understand her presence.
• Su Er opened his presents, including a sweater from Mrs. Ellison, a protective potion from Snape, and a bow tie from Hermione.
• Su Er drank Snape’s potion, shared perishable gifts with his roommates, and left the dormitory for the lively common room.
• Su Er set off to practice the waltz with Hermione before the Yule Ball.

As Hogwarts prepared for the Christmas ball, Su Er waited eagerly for Hermione while helping Ron fix his dress robes. The crowd fell silent as Hermione finally appeared, and Su Er turned to look.

• Hermione complained to Su Er about Ron and Lavender’s public affection while they practiced dancing.
• Su Er and the Weasley Brothers led a snowball fight that grew into a chaotic battle against Harry and his reinforcements.
• Su Er waited outside the Great Hall for Hermione and complimented Harry and Ginny on their dress robes.
• Ron arrived in crumpled dress robes and explained that Peeves had ruined them, so Su Er used a spell to smooth them out.
• Fleur arrived with Roger Davies, Malfoy appeared with Pansy Parkinson, and Krum arrived with Emily as Su Er waited for Hermione.
• The crowd fell silent, and someone pointed out Hermione’s arrival to Su Er.

Su Er and Hermione attended the Yule banquet as partners, joining the other Triwizard Champions at the High Table. The feast began with Percy boasting about his promotion and Su Er feeding Hermione a bite of steak, leaving her blushing under the guests’ amused stares.

• Hermione arrived in pale periwinkle dress robes wearing the crown Su Er had made, and she and Su Er complimented each other before walking together to join Harry and the others.
• Professor McGonagall gathered the Champions and their partners, then led them into the decorated Great Hall for the opening of the banquet.
• Dumbledore welcomed the group at the High Table, where Percy announced that he had become Madam Umbridge’s personal assistant and offered an explanation for her absence.
• Su Er and the others chose dishes from their menus by naming them aloud, while Hermione worried that the unusual arrangement would burden the house-elves.
• Su Er offered Hermione a bite of his steak, and Hermione blushed when she noticed the guests watching them.

The guests enjoyed the feast before Dumbledore opened the Yule Ball with a performance by the Weird Sisters. Su Er danced with Hermione as Harry and Ginny joined the champions on the floor, leaving Hermione relaxed and happy in Su Er’s arms.

• Karkaroff stopped Krum from revealing Durmstrang’s secrets, and Dumbledore defused the tension with a story about the Room of Requirement.
• Fleur compared Beauxbatons with Hogwarts while Roger Davies fawned over her, and Hagrid exchanged greetings with Madame Maxime.
• Hermione and Su Er shared French desserts, and Su Er resolved to warn Hagrid not to jeopardize his budding romance with Madame Maxime.
• Dumbledore cleared the Great Hall’s tables, introduced the Weird Sisters, and invited the champions to begin the ball.
• Su Er danced gracefully with Hermione, while Hermione relaxed into their closeness; Harry and Ginny also took to the floor.

Su Er and Hermione enjoyed the Yule Ball, watched their friends dance, and joined the crowd as the Weird Sisters energized the Great Hall. When he spotted Hagrid leaving beside Madame Maxime, Su Er remembered his mission to help Hagrid's love life and asked Hermione to go outside with him.

• Su Er and Hermione danced several songs together before taking a break and watching Ron and Lavender kiss on the dance floor.
• Ginny used Su Er's Recording Crystal Ball while Harry accepted her invitation to dance again.
• Ron and Lavender left the dance floor together, and Su Er and Hermione escaped their cloying conversation.
• The Weird Sisters launched into an energetic song, and students and professors, including Dumbledore and McGonagall, danced enthusiastically.
• Su Er spotted Hagrid leaving the Great Hall beside Madame Maxime and invited Hermione outside so he could pursue his mission to help Hagrid.