Chapter Summaries

After warning Fred and George that Ludo Bagman might pay their winnings with fake Leprechaun gold, Su Er discussed the twins’ plans for a future joke business. He offered to invest in them, leaving Fred and George surprised and hopeful.

• Su Er warned Fred and George that Leprechaun gold was fake, so they and Mr. Weasley checked Bagman’s payout carefully.
• Fred and George received their winnings in real Galleons, then thanked Su Er for preventing Bagman from cheating them.
• On the way back, Fred and George told Su Er that they had hoped to fund their inventions and a future business but lacked the money to open a shop.
• Su Er recognized the future potential of the twins’ joke business and offered to invest in them.

Su Er arranged to fund Fred and George’s joke shop business, then stayed alert as he expected trouble from Voldemort’s followers. An explosion woke the campsite, and Su Er rushed to alert Hermione and Ginny as chaos broke out outside.

• Su Er offered to fund Fred and George’s research and proposed splitting profits, with a share reserved for the business.
• Su Er urged Fred and George to pursue their dream of opening joke shops as a serious career, and they agreed.
• At the campsite, Su Er stayed awake with his wand ready while the others went to sleep.
• Explosions and screams woke Su Er and Mr. Weasley, and Su Er went to alert the girls while Mr. Weasley woke Harry and the others.
• Su Er woke Hermione, sent her to wake Ginny, and urged them to get dressed and take their wands.

Su Er led Harry, Ron, and Hermione into the woods as masked wizards terrorized the campsite, then attacked Draco Malfoy after he taunted Hermione. As a green light and the incantation “Morsmordre” drew everyone’s attention, the Dark Mark formed above the treetops.

• Mr. Weasley and his sons ran toward the masked wizards while Fred and George led Ginny and the others into the woods.
• Ron tripped over a tree root, and Draco Malfoy emerged from the shadows to taunt him and Hermione.
• Su Er silenced and hexed Malfoy, threatened him with Sectumsempra, then stunned him and erased his memory.
• A voice in the woods cried “Morsmordre,” and a giant skull and serpent formed from green light and black mist above the treetops.

Su Er confronted a Death Eater who attacked Harry Potter and the others beneath the Dark Mark. He outmaneuvered the masked wizard and left him bound behind a tree.

• The Dark Mark appeared above the woods, and Ron warned that the Dark Lord might be nearby as Su Er stepped in front of Hermione.
• A masked Death Eater emerged and recognized Harry Potter, while Su Er shielded his friends and deflected the attacker’s spells.
• Su Er counterattacked with an Exploding Charm and a three-spell combination, forcing the Death Eater to retreat among the trees.
• Su Er used Transfiguration to send vines and roots after the Death Eater, and the wizard fell behind the tree.

Su Er captured a Death Eater and arranged the scene to make it appear that the students had fought together to defend Malfoy. When the Ministry wizards arrived, one of them attacked Hermione, and Su Er demanded an explanation and threatened to seek justice through Amelia and Professor Dumbledore.

• Su Er subdued a masked Death Eater, and Ron and Hermione recognized him as a follower of the Dark Lord.
• Su Er refused to question the prisoner and told Harry, Ron, and Hermione to cast Stunning Spells so their account would seem credible.
• Su Er used Malfoy's wand to stage Malfoy as if he had resisted the Death Eater, then sent red fireworks into the sky to summon help.
• About twenty wizards Apparated into the grove, and Ter cast a Stunning Spell toward Hermione before Su Er blocked it with a Shield Charm.
• Mr. Weasley arrived and asked what had happened, while Su Er challenged the gray-haired wizard about Ter's attack and demanded justice.

Su Er Bones and the others faced Ministry officials after a Death Eater cast the Dark Mark, and Director Scrimgeour took charge of the investigation. After their wands were checked, Scrimgeour let them leave and said he would notify Mr. Malfoy about his son.

• Director Scrimgeour and Barty Crouch arrived, and a Ministry wizard explained the confrontation.
• Su Er identified himself as Su Er Bones, and Scrimgeour ordered Ter to apologize for attacking before establishing what had happened.
• Ter reluctantly apologized and left, while Su Er decided to report the incident to his aunt.
• Su Er described how he and the others had subdued the Death Eater, and the crowd noticed the unconscious Mr. Malfoy nearby.
• Scrimgeour’s staff checked everyone’s wands, returned them, and took the Death Eater into custody.
• Scrimgeour told Su Er and the others they could leave and said he would notify Mr. Malfoy to collect his son.

After fleeing the chaos at the Quidditch World Cup, Su Er and the Weasleys returned safely to the Burrow, where Mrs. Weasley welcomed them in tears. They read Rita Skeeter’s sensational report of the incident and speculated about who would face the consequences.

• Mr. Weasley woke Su Er and the others early, packed the tents with magic, and led them to a Portkey out of the campsite.
• Mr. Weasley obtained a battered tyre from Basil, and the group used it to return to Stoatshead Hill before walking to the Burrow.
• Mrs. Weasley rushed to greet the group, hugged her sons, and broke down in tears over the frightening news in the Daily Prophet.
• Fred asked whether Mrs. Weasley would now allow him and George to make joke products, and she firmly refused.
• Mr. Weasley condemned Rita Skeeter’s article, while Percy and the others discussed the Ministry and Madam Umbridge.
• Su Er suspected Barty Crouch would be made to take responsibility for the World Cup incident, and Mrs. Weasley served breakfast.

Su Er returned to Diagon Alley with Hermione to prepare for the new school term, while the fallout from the Quidditch World Cup led to Barty Crouch Sr.'s resignation. On the Hogwarts Express, Old Malfoy thanked Su Er for saving Draco and left him a pouch of gold.

• Mr. Weasley returned to The Burrow late at night, and Su Er overheard him and Mrs. Weasley discussing Barty Crouch and a possible resignation or imprisonment.
• The Daily Prophet reported that Barty Crouch had resigned to take responsibility, while Fudge described the Dark Mark incident as a prank.
• Su Er and Hermione returned to Lily Street, bought school supplies, and learned from Amelia Bones that Ter had been removed from the Auror Office and transferred to another department.
• Su Er and Hermione boarded the Hogwarts Express, where Old Malfoy thanked Su Er for saving Draco and left a pouch of gold as a token of gratitude.
• Mrs. Weasley hurried her sons onto the train as it prepared to depart.

Su Er shared the three hundred Galleons Lucius Malfoy gave him among Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny as an early Christmas present. As the train journey continued, the group discussed the Weasleys’ chaotic trip to the station and learned that Mr. Weasley had been called away to help the retired Auror Alastor Moody.

• After the Malfoys left, Su Er counted the Galleons Lucius Malfoy had given him and offered to share them with his friends.
• Ron, Harry, and Ginny joined Su Er and Hermione, and Hermione explained that the Malfoys had come to thank them for saving Draco.
• Su Er divided the money, giving Ron, Harry, and Hermione seventy Galleons each and Ginny twenty, and called the money an early Christmas present.
• Hermione and Ginny discussed how the Weasleys nearly missed the train after Mr. Weasley was called away and their trip to the station went awry.
• Ron and Harry explained that Mr. Weasley had gone to help retired Auror Alastor Moody, whose house had been broken into.
• A witch offered snacks from the trolley, and Ron eagerly jumped up.

Su Er, Hermione, Harry, and Ron arrived at Hogwarts in a storm, where Peeves attacked students with water balloons. After Su Er helped Professor McGonagall and deflected one of Peeves’s bombs, Peeves fled up the Marble Staircase, and McGonagall sent everyone into the Great Hall.

• Su Er and Hermione rode with Harry and Ron from Hogsmeade Station to Hogwarts in the heavy rain.
• Peeves dropped water balloons on Ron and the other students in the Entrance Hall.
• Su Er stopped a water balloon with the Floating Charm and sent it toward Peeves, who knocked it into the crowd and hit Neville.
• Professor McGonagall arrived, slipped on the wet floor, and Su Er steadied her.
• Peeves ignored McGonagall’s warning, threw more water balloons, and escaped up the Marble Staircase.
• McGonagall told the students to enter the Great Hall before the first-years arrived.

Su Er returned to Hogwarts for the new term, attended the Sorting Feast, and learned that Dumbledore wanted to speak with him afterward. The chapter ended with Su Er enjoying the feast and deciding he might become headmaster to secure a house-elf’s cooking.

• Su Er greeted the Fat Friar and sat with Morn and Justin, who discussed the Quidditch World Cup and the ominous mark after the match.
• Dumbledore asked Su Er to visit his office after the feast, and Su Er avoided revealing what he knew about the incident at the World Cup.
• Professor McGonagall led the soaked first-years into the Great Hall, where the Sorting Hat sang a new song before sorting them into houses.
• Dumbledore welcomed everyone back to Hogwarts and opened the feast.
• Su Er enjoyed the food and resolved to lure a Kitchen house-elf home after graduation, or become headmaster if necessary.

At the Hogwarts welcome feast, Dumbledore announced that Quidditch would be canceled because a major event would occupy the school year, but a storm interrupted his explanation. Alastor Moody arrived and was introduced as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

• The Fat Friar told the students that Peeves had disrupted the Kitchen and nearly ruined the feast.
• Dumbledore announced rules for the year, then revealed that the House Cup Quidditch tournament would not be held because a major event would take place.
• A thunderclap interrupted Dumbledore as a scarred, limping man entered the Great Hall and calmed the enchanted ceiling with a spell.
• Dumbledore introduced the stranger as Alastor Moody, the new Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
• Su Er began applauding Moody, and the students joined in before Moody drank from a flask.

Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament and explained its history, dangers, and prize. He lowered the minimum age to thirteen, leaving Su Er wondering whether the change would affect who became champion.

• Dumbledore announced the Triwizard Tournament and described its three schools, tasks, and history of deaths.
• Dumbledore said the winner would receive one thousand Galleons, prompting Justin and a Weasley twin to declare their interest in competing.
• Dumbledore explained that the tournament was dangerous and announced that the age limit had been lowered from seventeen to thirteen.
• Su Er glanced at Cedric Diggory and wondered whether the relaxed age limit would change the tournament's champions.

After the feast, Su Er walked Hermione toward the Gryffindor dormitories and hinted that an alchemical item would judge the Triwizard Champions. He then went to Dumbledore’s office at the headmaster’s request, where Dumbledore was still absent.

• Su Er suspected Durmstrang’s headmaster had a hidden motive for lowering the Triwizard age limit, while Justin and Morn speculated about the impartial judge.
• Su Er left his roommates and found Hermione, then walked with her toward the Gryffindor dormitories while holding her hand.
• Su Er told Hermione that an alchemical item would choose the Champions and said he would not enter the Tournament because he had something more important to do.
• Hermione got her foot caught in a trick step, and Su Er helped her free herself before she hurried off to her dormitory.
• Su Er punched a suit of armor that seemed to laugh at him, then went to Dumbledore’s office and greeted the portraits of former headmasters.

Dumbledore explained Horcruxes to Su Er and revealed that Hufflepuff's Cup was one of Voldemort's. He summoned Harry to describe what he saw as he destroyed the cup, and a shrieking cloud of black mist emerged.

• Dumbledore told Su Er that Voldemort had made Horcruxes and explained how they stored fragments of a soul.
• Dumbledore revealed Hufflepuff's Cup, which he had retrieved from Gringotts, as one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
• Dumbledore estimated that Voldemort had split his soul into six Horcruxes and began listing them before Harry arrived.
• Dumbledore asked Harry to report what he saw, then pierced Hufflepuff's Cup with the Sword of Gryffindor.
• A shrieking cloud of black mist rose from the pierced cup.

After the destruction of a Horcrux triggered Harry’s scar and a vision of Voldemort, Dumbledore explained Harry’s connection to him and proposed Occlumency lessons. Harry’s vision revealed Voldemort sending masked followers to investigate several places, including Little Hangleton, but the memory faded before he could recall more.

• Dumbledore destroyed the cup with the sword, and Harry collapsed as his scar burned with intense pain.
• Dumbledore told Su Er that Harry was a Horcrux and that his scar pain reflected strong emotions or events affecting Voldemort.
• Dumbledore explained that Harry’s connection could reveal information about Voldemort and said someone at Hogwarts would teach Harry Occlumency.
• Harry woke and described Voldemort raging in a grand hall and a snake dragging away one of the masked people present.
• Harry recalled Voldemort ordering masked followers to investigate an isolated island, Gringotts, and Little Hangleton before the vision faded.

Su Er watched Dumbledore’s memory of Voldemort attacking the Potter family in Godric’s Hollow, learning how Lily sacrificed herself to protect infant Harry. The memory ended as Voldemort cast the killing curse at Harry.

• Dumbledore showed Su Er a memory of James and Lily Potter with their infant son in Godric’s Hollow.
• Voldemort broke into the house, and James tried to stop him without taking his wand.
• Lily hid Harry in a bedroom, then refused to move aside when Voldemort came for him.
• Voldemort killed Lily after she repeatedly pleaded for Harry’s life.
• Voldemort raised his wand and cast Avada Kedavra at Harry.

Su Er learned from Dumbledore’s Pensieve how Voldemort’s failed attack on baby Harry left a piece of Voldemort’s soul bound to him as a Horcrux. Dumbledore asked Su Er to watch the new Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, whom he suspected was not the real Mad-Eye Moody, and Su Er decided to seek Harry’s help.

• Su Er watched a memory of Voldemort’s attack on Harry, in which crimson magic destroyed Voldemort’s body and a fragment of black mist entered Harry.
• Dumbledore explained that the memory came from Harry and that Voldemort’s soul fragment had become inseparable from his body.
• Dumbledore told Su Er he would search for the other Horcruxes and asked him to keep an eye on the new Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, whom he knew was not the real Mad-Eye Moody.
• Su Er suggested capturing the professor and using Veritaserum, but Dumbledore did not answer.
• Su Er agreed to watch the professor and decided he would quietly ask Harry for help.

Su Er reviewed his plans for the school year and used Harry’s Marauder’s Map to confirm that Barty Crouch had taken Moody’s place. During Ancient Runes, he listened to Hermione complain about Hagrid’s Blast-Ended Skrewts and was caught holding her hand beneath the desk.

• Su Er planned to avoid the Triwizard Tournament, find a way to save Cedric, monitor Fake Moody, remind Hagrid about his romance, and investigate Hufflepuff’s legacy in the Forbidden Forest.
• Su Er obtained the Marauder’s Map from Harry and saw overlapping dots for Alastor Moody and Barty Crouch in the Defence Against Dark Magic Office.
• Su Er reassured Eloise that Justin was worried about her after a spell made her nose disappear while she tried to remove her acne.
• Hermione complained to Su Er about Hagrid’s Blast-Ended Skrewts and their upcoming lessons caring for them.
• Su Er caught Hermione’s hand beneath the desk, and Professor Babbling interrupted their moment as she began the Ancient Runes lesson.

Su Er explained to Harry why he needed to learn Occlumency to protect himself from Voldemort, then saw Snape arrive to teach him. Harry left with Snape, while Su Er wished him luck.

• Moody marched a pale Draco Malfoy toward the dungeons, and McGonagall watched them with suspicion.
• Harry told Su Er and Hermione that he had thrown Malfoy's insult about Mrs. Weasley back at him, while Ron delighted in Malfoy's transformation into a bouncing ferret.
• Su Er told Harry that Occlumency could help guard against Voldemort seeing or controlling him through their connection.
• Su Er reassured Harry that he had time to learn Occlumency and urged him to take the lessons seriously.
• Snape arrived and ordered Harry to come with him, and Harry gave Su Er a sorrowful look before leaving.