Chapter Summaries

Su Er disrupted Barty Crouch Jr.’s attempt to collect unicorn blood, then spent the days before the second Triwizard Tournament task with Hermione. The chapter ended as Hermione, Ron, and two other students learned they had been chosen as the champions’ beloved treasures for the task.

• Su Er hid from Barty Crouch Jr. and left him with only half a vial of unicorn blood before the centaurs arrived.
• Barty Crouch Jr. returned to the Castle and worried about explaining the missing blood to his master.
• Su Er spent the Hogsmeade Weekend with Hermione and noticed that Moody seemed to be suffering from hidden injuries during class.
• Fred and George summoned Hermione and Ron to Professor McGonagall, who led them to Dumbledore’s office.
• Ludo Bagman told Hermione, Ron, and two other students that they were the treasures the champions had to retrieve from the Black Lake.

Su Er and the other champions gathered at the Black Lake for the Second Task, while Harry arrived just before the deadline after obtaining gillyweed. When the task began, Su Er protected himself with layered Impervius spells and a Bubble-Head Charm before entering the water.

• Su Er expected Harry to get gillyweed from Snape, then dreamed about Hermione before waking on the morning of the task.
• Su Er went to the lakeshore with his roommates and waited beside Fleur Delacour and Krum at the judges' table.
• Harry arrived moments before the deadline, and Su Er steadied him when he nearly collapsed from running.
• Bagman announced that the champions had an hour to recover what had been taken from them, and Madam Hooch started the task with her whistle.
• Krum and Fleur entered the lake, while Harry ate gillyweed and Su Er cast layered Impervius spells and a Bubble-Head Charm before walking into the water.

Su Er searched the Black Lake for Hermione and fought off a swarm of Grindylows that attacked him among the waterweed. He escaped by hiding in an enormous patch of weeds, then emerged after the creatures swam away.

• Dumbledore conjured a curtain of water that let the spectators watch the Champions searching underwater for their bound treasures.
• Su Er entered the Black Lake and swam into its depths, trying to locate Hermione before time ran out.
• A Grindylow grabbed Su Er's foot, and he stunned it before a swarm of its companions emerged from the waterweed.
• Su Er used Flipendo and Transfiguration to repel and restrain several Grindylows, but more arrived after the creatures' screeches summoned them.
• Su Er hid inside an enormous patch of waterweed, let the Grindylows swim away, and then emerged from the weeds.

Su Er found Fleur Delacour, called Pheobe, under attack by Grindylows and chose to rescue her instead of continuing toward the lake’s center. With only twenty minutes left, he and Pheobe became lost underwater, until an unknown voice addressed him as the famous Champion.

• Su Er avoided a group of Grindylows and changed course toward the center of the lake.
• He discovered Pheobe surrounded by Grindylows and hesitated before deciding to help her.
• Su Er stunned the Grindylows, grabbed Pheobe, and used Exploding Charms to carry them away.
• Pheobe checked her pocket watch and showed Su Er that only twenty minutes remained in the Second Task.
• Su Er realized they had lost their bearings underwater, and an unknown speaker called out to him.

Moaning Myrtle directed Su Er and Pheobe toward the Merpeople after telling them where Harry Potter had gone. Su Er reached the Merpeople’s square and found the Champions’ treasures and four people tied to ruined pillars.

• Moaning Myrtle recognized Su Er and told him that Harry Potter had passed nearby, then pointed him toward the Merpeople.
• Su Er took Pheobe in the direction Myrtle indicated, and they reached the black silt where the Merpeople’s song came from.
• Su Er swam through the Merpeople’s village, passing crude dwellings, spear-bearing Merpeople, and chained Grindylows.
• Su Er reached a square around a Mermaid Statue and saw the Champions’ treasures, with four people tied to half-ruined pillars.

Su Er rescued Hermione from the lake and became the first champion to complete the second task. He reached shore as the other champions surfaced, and Pheobe took her shaken younger sister Gabrielle to Madam Pomfrey for help.

• Su Er used Diffindo to cut Hermione free from the waterweed and carried her to the surface.
• Hermione woke, and the audience cheered as Su Er was announced as the first champion to recover his treasure.
• Ginny asked whether Su Er had seen Harry, but he had not.
• Krum surfaced carrying Emily, then Fleur Delacour arrived with Gabrielle, who was frightened and pale.
• Madam Pomfrey treated Gabrielle with Pepperup Potion and urged Pheobe to have her Grindylow wounds treated.

The judges announced the second-task scores after Harry returned Ron from the lake, despite missing the time limit. Su Er secured first place, while Harry received another chance to compete in the final task and tied with Krum for second.

• Harry drew his wand when the merpeople tried to stop him from taking Ron, and they eventually let him leave with Ron.
• Harry and Ron surfaced from the lake, where Ginny and Lavender brought them towels and Madam Pomfrey gave the champions potions.
• Dumbledore heard the merpeople chief's account and discussed the task results with the judges.
• The judges awarded Su Er full marks, Krum forty-five points, and Fleur forty-four points.
• Although Harry had missed the time limit, the judges gave him forty-six points and allowed him to compete in the third task, putting him level with Krum.
• Ludo Bagman announced that the third task would take place on June twenty-fourth and that the champions would learn its details a month beforehand.

Ron basked in attention by embellishing his story about the second task, while Harry received a letter from Sirius arranging to meet him in Hogsmeade. As Saturday arrived, Harry seemed troubled despite his reunion with Sirius being near, and Hermione began explaining what had happened in Potions class.

• Ron exaggerated his underwater story for his classmates, while Hermione quietly accepted being called Su Er's treasure.
• An owl disrupted McGonagall's Transfiguration lesson by landing on Harry and snatching a mouse, and Su Er froze the mice with a spell.
• Harry read a letter from Sirius saying they would meet at the Three Broomsticks during Saturday's Hogsmeade visit.
• Ginny followed Harry as the students prepared to leave for Hogsmeade, but Harry looked unhappy, and Su Er guessed it was connected to how he had obtained Gillyweed.
• Hermione told Su Er that Karkaroff had barged into Snape's Potions classroom the previous day and that Snape had seemed irritated.

During Hogsmeade Weekend, Su Er and Hermione learned from Sirius that Barty Crouch had died in Azkaban and that the Ministry had suppressed the news. On the way back, Su Er confirmed Snape had once been a Death Eater but kept the details of his past from Hermione.

• Su Er and Hermione joined Sirius, Harry, Hagrid, and Madame Maxime at the crowded Three Broomsticks.
• Sirius told Hagrid that Barty Crouch was dead and that the Ministry had concealed the news.
• Harry told Sirius that Snape had accused him of stealing Gillyweed, and Sirius nearly revealed Snape's Death Eater past aloud.
• Hermione asked Su Er about Snape, and Su Er confirmed he had been a Death Eater and suggested his hostility toward Harry might stem from Harry's father.
• Su Er withheld Snape's deeper history from Hermione and redirected her questions by suggesting she ask Snape herself.

Harry told Su Er that the Marauder's Map had shown Barty Crouch outside Snape's office, despite Crouch supposedly dying in Azkaban. Su Er erased Harry's memory of the sighting and informed Dumbledore, who approved his actions and offered him a dangerous task.

• Harry told Su Er and Hermione that the Marauder's Map had shown Barty Crouch near Snape's office, and Hermione questioned whether the map was accurate.
• Su Er took Harry toward the Whomping Willow, stunned him, erased his memory of the map sighting, and took the Marauder's Map.
• Su Er went to Dumbledore and explained what Harry had seen and why he had altered Harry's memories.
• Dumbledore agreed that keeping Harry in the dark was the right choice and offered Su Er a dangerous task.

Dumbledore explained how Voldemort’s resurrection with Harry’s blood would create a magical connection that could allow Voldemort to destroy the Horcrux fragment in Harry. He asked Su Er to accompany Harry through the Triwizard Tournament’s third task and verify that Voldemort’s plan succeeded, and Su Er agreed.

• Dumbledore told Su Er that Lily’s protective magic in Harry’s blood explained why Voldemort wanted to use it in his resurrection.
• Dumbledore explained that Voldemort’s use of Harry’s blood would connect them so that Harry could survive while Voldemort lived, but that Voldemort might need to destroy the soul fragment in Harry himself.
• Dumbledore said Harry would have to face Voldemort and meet death without knowing the full plan, and that he intended to let Voldemort’s scheme proceed.
• Dumbledore asked Su Er to help Harry during the third task and ensure Voldemort used Harry’s blood to resurrect himself.
• Dumbledore explained that Karkaroff had tampered with the Goblet of Fire to make Harry reach Voldemort’s destination, and that Fawkes’s feather could teleport Su Er nearby.
• Su Er accepted Dumbledore’s request and took Fawkes’s feather.

Su Er learned that Alastor Moody had once been close to his biological father and had nearly become his godfather, then agreed to watch the fake Moody and keep him from endangering others. As the Third Task approached, Hogwarts prepared for the champions’ families to attend, and Su Er learned that Mrs. Ellison and Angel had been invited.

• Su Er learned from Dumbledore that the real Moody was probably alive and that Moody had once refused his father’s request to become Su Er’s godfather.
• Dumbledore asked Su Er to watch the fake Moody, and Su Er planned to use Harry’s Marauder’s Map and return it after Barty Crouch Jr. was caught.
• During the Easter holidays, Su Er and Hermione visited Harry at the Shrieking Shack, where Harry spent time with his godfather Sirius.
• As summer approached, Hagrid improved his appearance for his romance, while Harry returned to staying at Hogwarts because Sirius had business to attend to.
• Su Er learned from Mrs. Ellison’s letter that the champions’ families had been invited to Hogwarts for the Third Task, and Angel eagerly looked forward to visiting.

With one month left before the tournament, Su Er learned that the Third Task would be a maze containing obstacles and creatures, with the Triwizard Cup at its center. The Champions’ scores would determine their entry order, and Ludo Bagman stopped Harry afterward to discuss something privately.

• Su Er practiced the Killing Curse and Shield Charm while worrying about how to reach the end of the Third Task alongside Harry without revealing his strength.
• Su Er and Harry went to the Quidditch Pitch, where Ludo Bagman showed the Champions the maze under construction.
• Ludo Bagman explained that the Champions would face creatures and magical obstacles while trying to reach the Triwizard Cup at the maze’s center.
• Ludo Bagman announced that Su Er would enter first, followed by Harry, Krum, and Pheobe, according to their combined scores from the first two tasks.
• Ludo Bagman stopped Harry as he and Su Er were leaving, saying he had something important to discuss with him.

As the school year’s exams ended, Harry sought Dumbledore after a painful dream made his scar hurt, and Su Er opened the Headmaster’s Office without a password. On the eve of the final Triwizard task, Krum argued with his temporary girlfriend, and Su Er hoped he would survive the maze’s creatures.

• Su Er and Hermione found Harry waiting outside the Headmaster’s Office after his scar hurt during a Divination dream, and Su Er opened the gargoyle entrance without giving a password.
• Harry met with Dumbledore and returned to the Great Hall the next day, where he stared at Neville but would not explain why.
• The students finished their end-of-year exams on June 23 and spent the night discussing how the Champions would tackle the maze.
• Krum faced pressure from Durmstrang and argued publicly with the Ravenclaw girl he was dating, while Su Er hoped he would make it past Hagrid’s creatures.

Su Er welcomed his family and the Grangers to Hogwarts while Harry met the Weasleys and Fleur’s family. After a tour of the Castle, Hermione finished her History of Magic exam and was delighted to find her parents and Angel waiting for her.

• Hermione left for her History of Magic exam while Su Er and Harry went to meet the Champions’ relatives.
• Su Er reunited with Angel and the Ellison family, while Harry was surprised to find the Weasleys and Fleur’s family in the meeting room.
• Su Er showed the adults and Angel around Hogwarts, then used Waddiwasi to send Peeves away after Peeves insulted the Muggles.
• The Fat Friar greeted Su Er’s guests and went looking for Peeves at Su Er’s direction.
• Su Er led the group to the exam room, where Hermione emerged and happily greeted her parents and Angel.

Su Er joined his family and the Weasleys for dinner before the Champions gathered for the Triwizard Tournament’s final task. As the maze began, Hagrid secretly handed Su Er a small, cold object from Dumbledore, leaving Su Er waiting to learn what protection it might provide.

• Su Er and Hermione spent the day showing their families around Hogwarts, then joined the Weasleys and Harry and Ginny on the way back to the Castle.
• At dinner, Su Er noticed Pheobe sitting beside Bill and saw Dumbledore wink at him, though Dumbledore gave no further sign about the promised protective spell.
• Dumbledore announced the final task, and Su Er left for the Quidditch Pitch with the other Champions after Hermione hugged him.
• Bagman explained the maze rules, and the patrol professors entered while Fake Moody kept his magical eye fixed on Harry.
• Hagrid slipped a small, hard, cold object into Su Er’s hand and told him that Dumbledore had sent it, then wished him good luck.

During the Triwizard Tournament’s final task, Su Er entered the maze and faced a gigantic Blast-Ended Skrewt whose shell reflected spells. He and Harry destroyed it together, leaving Su Er worried that Hagrid would mourn the creature.

• Ludo Bagman started the final task, and Su Er entered the maze before Harry.
• Su Er deliberately took a wrong turn and encountered a ten-foot Blast-Ended Skrewt that reflected his attack spells and chased him through the maze.
• Su Er passed Harry and warned him that the Skrewt was behind him, then turned back when Harry engaged it.
• Hedge branches restrained the Skrewt as Harry fell, exposing its unarmored abdomen.
• Su Er petrified the Skrewt, and Harry’s Impediment Jinx struck it next, shattering it into pieces.

Su Er encountered Krum torturing Fleur with the Cruciatus Curse and drove him off, then continued toward the maze’s center. He reached a Sphinx, which offered passage in exchange for solving a riddle.

• Harry thanked Su Er for saving him from the Blast-Ended Skrewt, and they went their separate ways.
• Su Er heard Fleur screaming and found Krum using the Cruciatus Curse on her.
• Su Er deflected Krum’s spell and destroyed his conjured python, but Krum escaped.
• Su Er sent red sparks into the sky to mark Fleur’s location, then hurried toward the maze’s center.
• Su Er encountered a Sphinx, which explained that he could pass by answering its riddle.

Su Er solved the Sphinx’s riddle, found Krum unconscious, and defeated Barty Crouch Jr. after the disguised wizard ambushed him in the maze. As Su Er carried the bound Crouch toward the final objective, the judges argued over Krum’s use of the Cruciatus Curse and the patrol member’s attack.

• Su Er answered the Sphinx’s riddle with “An Irish leprechaun” and continued through the maze.
• Su Er found Krum unconscious and realized someone was trying to ensure Harry entered the grounds last.
• Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Moody, ambushed Su Er, but Su Er countered and stunned him.
• Su Er summoned Crouch’s wand, bound him with a vine, and carried him toward the final objective.
• Karkaroff, Madame Maxime, Fudge, and Dumbledore argued over Krum’s attack on Delacour and the attack on Su Er.

Su Er reached the Goblet of Fire with the captured Barty Crouch Jr. and rescued Harry from an Acromantula. He invited Harry to take the cup with him, but Harry insisted Su Er deserved the honor, leaving the two still negotiating as they stood before it.

• Su Er carried Barty Crouch Jr. into the clearing and stunned him again beside the Goblet of Fire.
• Harry burst through the hedge with an Acromantula close behind, lost his wand, and fell in its path.
• Su Er used Sectumsempra to sever the Acromantula's legs and save Harry from its attack.
• Harry thanked Su Er and noticed the Goblet of Fire, while Su Er said Krum had been knocked unconscious and urged Harry to take the cup with him.
• Harry refused to share the cup at first, arguing that Su Er had arrived before him and deserved the victory.
• Su Er insisted the honor would help Harry more, while the watching students discussed his apparent generosity and Dumbledore smiled knowingly.