Chapter Summaries

Su Er and Harry took the Triwizard Cup together, but it transported them to a graveyard where Ter Yaxley confronted them with the reborn Dark Lord. As Harry collapsed in pain, green Killing Curses came at them from every direction.

• Su Er persuaded Harry to share the Triwizard Cup, and they grabbed it together.
• The Cup transported Su Er and Harry to a dark wasteland, where they realized they were in a graveyard.
• Su Er readied his wand and a glass ball as a black-robed figure approached carrying His Highness Braised Egg.
• Su Er fired Reducto at Ter Yaxley, but another spell deflected it and the blast shattered a headstone.
• Harry recognized Tom Ridd... on the broken stone, while Ter Yaxley revealed his identity and said he had joined the Dark Lord.
• Harry collapsed in agony as the Dark Lord ordered him killed, and green Killing Curses shot toward the pair.

Su Er watched as a Death Eater performed the resurrection ritual with Harry's blood, his father's bone, and a servant's flesh. Voldemort sank into the cauldron, and the ritual's final words were spoken.

• Su Er realized he was a soul floating above his dead body while a young Death Eater kicked the corpse and dragged Harry to Tom Riddle's headstone.
• Ter bound Harry to the headstone as masked Death Eaters gathered, and Nagini circled them.
• Ter Yaxley heated a giant cauldron and threw Voldemort's infant-sized body into it.
• Ter Yaxley summoned Tom Riddle's bone from his grave and sacrificed his own hand to the cauldron.
• Ter Yaxley cut Harry's arm, collected his blood, and poured it into the cauldron.
• Ter Yaxley spoke the ritual's final incantation, calling for Voldemort to live again.

Voldemort completed his resurrection and reclaimed his wand, then rewarded Yaxley by giving him a new silver hand. Su Er watched Yaxley fawn over his master as Voldemort’s loyal servant.

• Yaxley performed the resurrection ritual, and Voldemort emerged from the cauldron in a new body.
• Nagini returned from hunting and greeted Voldemort, who stroked her head.
• Yaxley presented Voldemort with his wand, and Voldemort tested its power with a burst of green sparks.
• Voldemort praised Yaxley and used his wand to replace Yaxley's severed hand with a silver one.
• Yaxley thanked Voldemort and kissed his feet while Su Er watched.

Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters after his rebirth, branded Ter Yaxley, and laid out plans to free his imprisoned followers and rebuild his power. He then prepared to duel Harry in front of the gathered Death Eaters, claiming he would prove Harry had survived him only by luck.

• Voldemort marked Ter Yaxley's arm with the Dark Mark and told him he expected other Death Eaters to return.
• The Death Eaters Apparated into the graveyard, paid homage to Voldemort, and listened as he punished Avery and reprimanded Lucius Malfoy.
• Voldemort announced plans to break into Azkaban, recruit the Dementors, recall the banished giants, and recover his loyal servants.
• Voldemort explained that Harry's mother's protection had once stopped him from touching Harry, but that it had now lost its effect.
• Voldemort ordered Ter Yaxley to release Harry and return his wand, then announced he would duel Harry before the Death Eaters.

Voldemort tortured Harry and forced him into a duel, but their spells connected and trapped them in a golden cage. As a phoenix sang, Harry resisted Voldemort, and the bead of light linking their wands began moving toward Voldemort.

• Voldemort taunted Harry and used the Cruciatus Curse and Imperius Curse on him, but Harry refused to submit.
• Harry took cover behind a gravestone as Voldemort cast the Cruciatus Curse again.
• Harry cast Expelliarmus while Voldemort cast Avada Kedavra, and their spells met in a golden beam.
• The golden beam formed a cage around Harry and Voldemort, while the Death Eaters were unable to interfere.
• A phoenix sang as the bead of light on the strand connecting their wands moved toward Harry, then slowly reversed direction under Harry's resistance.

Harry escaped Voldemort with the Triwizard Cup and Su Er’s corpse, but Su Er’s soul remained behind, leaving him to wonder whether he had died. After Voldemort and his followers departed, a masked figure appeared beside Su Er’s wand.

• The bead of light entered Voldemort’s wand, releasing gray figures who surrounded him before fading away.
• Harry dodged the Death Eaters’ spells, reached Su Er’s corpse, and used the Triwizard Cup to escape Voldemort’s killing curse.
• Voldemort punished the Death Eaters, then left the devastated graveyard with Lucius and the others.
• Su Er realized his soul had stayed behind while Harry took his body, and he spotted his wand on the ground.
• A tall, masked figure in a black robe appeared beside Su Er.

After a masked, blue-eyed man used Su Er’s wand to send his soul back to Hogwarts, Su Er awoke in the Hospital Wing as a ghost beside his unconscious but breathing body. His family and friends gathered in grief, uncertain whether he would survive the Killing Curse, while Hermione held on to Dumbledore’s assurance that he was not dead.

• A masked man picked up Su Er’s wand, seemed to see Su Er, and used the wand to pull him away from the graveyard.
• Su Er regained awareness in the Hogwarts Hospital Wing and realized he was still a soul while his body lay unconscious nearby.
• Hermione, Mrs. Ellison, Mr. Ellison, Angel, and the Grangers entered the Hospital Wing and grieved over Su Er’s condition.
• Mr. Ellison asked Madam Pomfrey whether anyone could survive the Killing Curse, and she said Su Er’s condition was unusual and that Dumbledore believed he was not dead.
• Angel cried for Su Er to wake up, while Hermione continued to hope that Dumbledore was right.

Su Er watched visitors gather at his bedside while his soul remained beside his body, unable to leave the wand for long. Dumbledore explained that a failed Life Substitution Ritual had left Su Er in an unknown state, and said he had found a possible way to wake him.

• The Ellison and Granger families left Hogwarts because they were Muggles and could not be exposed to magic.
• Su Er watched friends and young wizards visit, while Madam Pomfrey turned away those she considered too many.
• Professor Snape and the recovering Alastor Moody each visited Su Er's bedside briefly before Madam Pomfrey sent Moody back to bed.
• Dumbledore arrived with Harry and assured him that Su Er was not dead, though no one knew when he might wake.
• After Harry left, Dumbledore told Su Er that Fawkes and a magical object had been meant to protect him through a Life Substitution Ritual, but something unexpected had gone wrong.
• Dumbledore said he had found a possible way to wake Su Er, noted that Pomona was searching her plants for help, and promised to keep Su Er's condition secret until he awoke.

Su Er remained unconscious after the Killing Curse, while his detached soul watched Hermione keep vigil and tried unsuccessfully to regain control of his body. As the school year ended, Hermione left with Dumbledore's assurance that she would likely see Su Er when school resumed.

• Harry brought Su Er the Triwizard Tournament prize money, honoring their agreement to lift the cup together.
• Madam Pomfrey told Hermione that Su Er's body and magic remained healthy and that Dumbledore had made preparations for him.
• Su Er returned to his body but could not move or open his eyes, and any effort pushed his soul out again.
• Hagrid visited Su Er and mentioned his summer assignment with Olympe, while Hermione recounted her memories and feelings in hopes that Su Er could hear her.
• Su Er saw his Unbreakable Vow flare, inferred that Rita Skeeter had tried to visit, and took the intact vow as evidence that he still had hope.
• Cedric brought the House Cup to Su Er's bedside, and Hermione reported Dumbledore's announcement of Voldemort's return before bidding Su Er good night and declaring her love.

Dumbledore brought Snape to the Hospital Wing and revealed that the Resurrection Stone might help wake Su Er, though it was also a Horcrux. Snape desperately wanted to use it to see Lily again, but Dumbledore reminded him of Harry and asked for his help.

• After a week of waiting, Dumbledore visited Su Er and said he had found something that might wake him.
• Snape arrived and reported that Voldemort had killed Karkaroff, leaving no body behind.
• Dumbledore opened a box to show Snape the Resurrection Stone, which had belonged to Cadmus Peverell and later Morfin Gaunt.
• Snape recognized the stone and begged Dumbledore to let him use it to see Lily, even if it cost him his life.
• Dumbledore revealed that the stone was also a Horcrux and reminded Snape that Harry was still alive.
• After calming down, Snape asked Dumbledore what he planned to do.

Dumbledore and Snape destroyed Voldemort’s Horcrux ring with Fiendfyre, leaving the Resurrection Stone intact and exposing the fragment of Voldemort’s soul inside. Dumbledore and Snape prepared to deal with the fragment as Voldemort reacted to its destruction.

• Dumbledore explained that the ring held the Resurrection Stone and suggested that it might offer hope connected to Su Er.
• Snape demonstrated his loyalty by casting his doe Patronus, and Dumbledore asked him to keep their next actions secret under an Unbreakable Vow.
• Dumbledore used Fiendfyre to destroy the Gaunt Ring while Snape trapped the gray-black gas released from it.
• Harry trembled in his sleep as Voldemort felt pain, cursed Dumbledore, and vanished from his manor.
• The Resurrection Stone survived the fire, and Snape drew a soul fragment from it that formed a snake and lunged at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore and Snape removed the curses from the Resurrection Stone, then used it to draw Su Er’s soul back into his body. Su Er woke after more than ten days and confirmed that he was alive again.

• Snape repeatedly checked the Resurrection Stone for curses while Dumbledore contained the Fiendfyre that had burned them away.
• Dumbledore positioned the Resurrection Stone over Su Er’s forehead and began chanting to resurrect him.
• The Resurrection Stone pulled Su Er’s soul inside, where it was enveloped in white mist before being forced back into his body.
• Su Er opened his eyes, sat up, stretched, and drank water as Dumbledore and Snape watched.
• Su Er confirmed that his soul was back in place and that he could touch things again.

Su Er learned how Dumbledore had helped him survive and heard that his unusual wand might have played a role. Dumbledore and Snape made an Unbreakable Vow to protect Su Er’s secret, then Dumbledore prepared to help Snape see Ariana through Su Er.

• Su Er described how he had become a soul and been imprisoned, and Dumbledore recognized clues about the blue-eyed man who had helped him.
• Dumbledore explained that Fawkes had taken the harm meant for Su Er and speculated that Su Er’s sycamore-and-Thestral-hair wand had contributed to his survival.
• Dumbledore bound Snape with an Unbreakable Vow to keep Su Er’s secret, and Snape agreed because he hoped to see Ariana again.
• Dumbledore gave Su Er the Resurrection Stone and told him to think of the person he wished to see while casting the Patronus Charm.

Su Er and Dumbledore used the Resurrection Stone and Patronus Charm to bring Ariana back, and she revealed she had found Lily Evans. Ariana began bringing Lily to Snape, who waited to see his childhood friend again.

• Su Er and Dumbledore performed the Patronus Charm, and Ariana’s soul took shape before Su Er.
• Ariana greeted Su Er and Dumbledore, then learned about recent events, including Su Er being struck by the Killing Curse.
• Ariana said she had found Lily Evans, who was living with James Potter, and offered to bring her to Snape.
• Snape agreed to meet Lily, and Ariana returned with Lily’s soul as Su Er and Snape watched her appear.

Lily reunited with Snape at Hogwarts through Ariana, while Dumbledore explained Ariana’s connection to the World of the Dead and the dangers of the Resurrection Stone. Dumbledore asked Su Er to keep the stone and invited him to meet someone the next day before taking him home.

• Lily recognized Dumbledore and Snape, then told Snape she had been well with James’s family.
• Dumbledore took Su Er out of the hospital room so Lily and Snape could talk privately.
• Dumbledore confirmed that Ariana had gone to the World of the Dead and explained that the Resurrection Stone brought pain to the dead and the living.
• Su Er offered Dumbledore the Resurrection Stone, but Dumbledore asked him to keep it and said Voldemort had unknowingly made it a Horcrux.
• Dumbledore said Voldemort likely knew a Horcrux had been destroyed and was on his way to investigate.
• Dumbledore promised to take Su Er home after they met someone the next day.

Lily Evans thanked Dumbledore for protecting Harry and reunited briefly with Snape before the Resurrection Stone’s magic faded. She urged Snape to live well and stop dwelling on her, and he left after thanking Su Er.

• Su Er and Dumbledore returned to find Lily and Snape speaking peacefully, and Su Er noticed Snape’s emotional change.
• Lily thanked Dumbledore for protecting Harry and declined his offer to bring Harry to see her.
• Lily asked Su Er to let her witness Harry’s future wedding with James, and Su Er agreed.
• As the spell faded, Lily said goodbye to Snape and urged him to live well and stop dwelling on her.
• Snape watched Lily disappear, then thanked Su Er quietly and left with Dumbledore’s reassurance that they might meet again.

Su Er accompanied Dumbledore to Nurmengard, where they approached the prison holding Grindelwald. The chapter ended as they crossed the castle’s threshold and were ordered to halt.

• Su Er accepted Ariana’s departure and planned to use the Resurrection Stone if he wanted to speak with her.
• Dumbledore arrived with a Portkey and took Su Er to a barren place in Austria.
• Moriel greeted Dumbledore and explained that he guarded the place, where no one could leave or approach with ill intent.
• Dumbledore revealed that the dark castle was Nurmengard, the prison associated with Grindelwald.
• Su Er followed Dumbledore into Nurmengard, where someone ordered them to halt in German.

Dumbledore brought Su Er to the heavily guarded Castle prison to meet Grindelwald, who recognized Su Er as a dangerous young man. Grindelwald revealed that he wanted to explore a new possibility before his final years, while Dumbledore remained wary of what lay ahead.

• Dumbledore vouched for Su Er and gained permission for him to enter the Castle, though the guards took Su Er's wand.
• Dumbledore cleaned the dusty Castle with magic and led Su Er up to Grindelwald's room.
• Dumbledore and Su Er found Grindelwald living in a bare, neglected room with only potatoes for food.
• Grindelwald greeted Su Er and called him more dangerous and crazier than he had ever been.
• Grindelwald told Dumbledore that he wanted to investigate a new possibility and find the answer to a question from his past.

Grindelwald revealed that he had met Su Er before and asked to keep the Resurrection Stone, which Dumbledore allowed. Dumbledore took Su Er back to Lily Street, where Hermione saw two figures arrive at the end of the street.

• Grindelwald told Su Er that they had met twice before and that he had arranged for Dumbledore to be reminded about the Resurrection Stone.
• Su Er handed the Resurrection Stone to Grindelwald, who asked to keep it for a while.
• Dumbledore returned, saw the stone in Grindelwald's hand, and took Su Er away without objecting.
• Dumbledore and Su Er Apparated to Lily Street after Su Er learned that Grindelwald had once appeared to him in Spinner's End.
• Hermione saw an old man and another hazy figure appear at the end of the street.

Su Er returned home with Dumbledore, reuniting with Hermione and their families after his disappearance. Hermione clung to him in relief, and the chapter ended with Mr. Ellison welcoming his son home.

• Hermione saw Su Er arrive with Dumbledore and ran outside to meet him.
• Hermione leapt into Su Er's arms, and they kissed as their parents watched.
• Mr. and Mrs. Ellison hurried outside after hearing that Su Er had returned.
• Su Er reassured Hermione that he was really back and introduced her to the waiting families and Dumbledore.
• Mr. Ellison smiled with relief and told Su Er, “As long as you're back...”