Recaps

Dumbledore announced that the Duelling Club would reopen under Professor Lupin, while Harry and his friends teased Cedric and Yi Qianqian before gathering to discuss confidential matters. The group began their private meeting after Harry cast a Sensory Barrier, but Qiu cut off the banter and turned them back to business.

• Dumbledore announced that the Duelling Club would reopen on Friday evenings under Professor Lupin.
• Harry, Ron, and their friends intercepted Cedric and Yi Qianqian and teased them about their relationship and new roles.
• The group moved to an empty classroom, where Cedric explained that Yi Qianqian knew about their situation and had come after learning the facts.
• Harry cast a Sensory Barrier, impressing Yi Qianqian with how much his magic had improved.
• Harry teased Yi Qianqian about calling him and Cedric children, until Qiu pinched his thigh and told everyone to stop discussing trivial matters.

With Lucius Malfoy imprisoned and the Malfoy Manor sealed, Draco lost the protection that had let him intimidate other students and kept to himself at Hogwarts. Cedric and Yi Qianqian remained unsure whether he was secretly planning something, while Ron explained his subject choices during a Duelling Club meeting.

• Draco stopped bullying students after a Ravenclaw student stood up to him and mocked his claim that his father would hear about it.
• Cedric and Yi Qianqian watched Draco but saw no sign of unusual behavior.
• Harry, Cedric, Ron, and other R.B. members gathered during the Duelling Club to discuss Draco.
• Ron described choosing eight Advanced Classes, including Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology, Potions Class, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Study and Care of Fantastic Beasts, and Divination.

At the Duelling Club, Hermione turned down Cormac McLaggen’s invitation to practise, and her friends concluded that he liked her while she had no interest in him. After the session ended, Harry and Qiu walked back together, knowing Qiu would be busy studying for her Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test the next day.

• Professor Lupin and Professor Flitwick demonstrated how to use Protective Charms as substitutes for Shield Charms, then invited eligible students to practise.
• Cormac McLaggen asked Hermione to practise with him, but she politely refused and said she was busy.
• Yi Qianqian and Lavender told Hermione that McLaggen liked her, and the group concluded that Hermione did not like him in return.
• Professor Lupin praised Harry and the others for their abilities and told them to go back to their Common Rooms and finish their homework.
• Harry and Qiu walked back together, and Qiu told Harry she would study in the Library with Marietta and the others the next day.

Harry joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team for a morning run, then visited Dumbledore, who asked him to help study Hufflepuff's Cup after removing its soul fragment. The cup had returned to its original state, but its effects remained unexamined.

• Katie Bell gathered the Gryffindor Quidditch team for morning runs and discussed the new lineup after several players graduated.
• Harry ran with the team and Ravenclaw players, then spent time with Qiu before they went to breakfast.
• Qiu went to the library, while Harry used Dumbledore's password to enter the Headmaster's Office.
• Dumbledore showed Harry Hufflepuff's Cup and said he had removed its soul fragment.
• Dumbledore asked Harry to help him study the cup's effects.

Harry left Hogwarts without permission to spend the day in Hogsmeade, then sheltered from the rain in the Shrieking Shack and discovered that someone else was inside. He turned invisible as two strangers discussed a blocked passage beneath the Whomping Willow.

• Harry found that Cedric and Yi Qianqian were absent, then got chased away by Qiu, Ron, and Hermione when he tried to spend time with them.
• Harry sneaked out of Hogwarts and spent the morning browsing Zonko's, where he bought a few interesting items.
• Harry entered the Shrieking Shack to avoid the rain and cleaned the dusty rooms with Scourgify.
• Harry heard two unseen visitors discussing how they could not pass through the passage beneath the Whomping Willow, and made himself invisible.

Harry confronted two Dark Wizards in the Shrieking Shack, where they exposed his hiding place and forced him outside. He revealed himself as Harry Potter and prepared to fight them using the Left Hand of Chaos and Calamity.

• Harry believed his summer gains had made him formidable in magical combat, aside from Dumbledore and Voldemort.
• The werewolf wizard used a wave of force to expose Harry, and the dark-faced wizard fired a spell at him.
• Harry escaped through a window and drew the two wizards outside to avoid damaging the Shrieking Shack.
• Harry dropped his invisibility so he could use the Left Hand of Chaos and Calamity.
• The two wizards recognized Harry Potter and appeared astonished to find him there.

Harry confronted Black Seven, Alger Korman, and Black Nine, Biazis, and proved his skill by breaking Korman’s attacks and nearly overwhelming him with golden light swords. Biazis stepped in to save Korman with Blue Steel Armor, and Harry recognized that the werewolf wizard was unusually powerful.

• Korman asked Biazis whether they had to capture Harry alive, and Biazis said their orders allowed them to kill him.
• Korman attacked Harry with a black Blade Wave, but Harry shattered it with a Disintegration Charm.
• Korman twisted the space around Harry, but Harry protected himself with a golden shield.
• Harry sent dozens of golden light swords at Korman, whose shield could not stop them all.
• Biazis protected Korman with Blue Steel Armor, which cracked under the light swords, and Harry noted the werewolf’s remarkable magical ability.

Harry fought a powerful werewolf wizard who could speak while transformed, dodging his attacks until the werewolf’s speed began to fade. Harry then launched a counterattack with Voldemort’s cutting spell, Black Spirit Death Blade.

• The werewolf wizard transformed into a towering wolf-like form and told Alger Korman that he intended to eat Harry.
• Alger Korman urged the werewolf to attack Harry while asking him to leave the head and, if possible, the organs.
• The werewolf wizard shattered Harry’s Shield Charm with one swipe and pursued him at tremendous speed, while Harry used magic to evade his attacks.
• Alger Korman held back his lightning spell because Harry and the werewolf wizard were too close together.
• After the werewolf wizard slowed from his burst of speed, Harry began counterattacking with Black Spirit Death Blade.

Harry survived Biazis’s claw attack thanks to Sirius’s Shield Charm device and Black family vest, then faced Biazis and Korman as they judged him too formidable to fight separately. Korman called for the two of them to attack Harry together.

• Biazis’s claws tore through Harry’s outer clothes, but Sirius’s magical device activated a Shield Charm and Harry used Air Ballistics to escape the follow-up attack.
• Biazis noticed Harry had not been injured and suspected his claws had weakened.
• Harry’s Black family vest had protected him from the remaining force of Biazis’s attack.
• Biazis and Korman concluded neither could likely defeat Harry alone, and Korman told Biazis they should fight together.

Harry used the Holy Spirit Barrier to withstand Korman’s soul attacks, then cast Lightning Storm against Korman and Biazis. A golden bolt struck Korman as the storm gathered overhead.

• Korman realized Harry’s Holy Spirit Barrier nullified the Horror-Screaming Wail.
• Harry began chanting while Biazis stopped to watch for an unknown spell.
• Harry’s incantation appeared to do nothing, leaving Korman and Biazis uncertain.
• A vast black thundercloud formed overhead, revealing that Harry had cast Lightning Storm.
• A golden bolt of lightning struck Korman.

Harry blocked Korman’s Killing Curse and flames with Maxim Shield while incapacitating Biazis. Korman realized Harry’s power might be greater than the organization had believed, and the fight continued with Biazis unconscious.

• Korman attacked Harry with Avada Kedavra, but Harry blocked it with Maxim Shield.
• Korman recognized that Harry possessed a rare power connected to a deity and reconsidered how dangerous he was.
• Korman sent a jet of flame at Harry, which Maxim Shield blocked without Harry looking.
• Harry stunned Biazis, who had been held helpless by Binding Lock.
• Harry released Biazis, and the werewolf fell unconscious into the mud.

Harry killed Biazis with Fiendfyre and vines, then watched Korman escape by Apparition. Left alone in the rain, Harry vomited and struggled to accept that he had killed someone with his own hands.

• Biazis used Silent Stalking to approach Harry and tried to bite him.
• Harry burned Biazis with Fiendfyre, while a vine spear pierced Korman and interrupted his attempt to cast a counterspell.
• Harry recalled the Fiendfyre and left Biazis to die as Korman forced himself to Apparate away.
• Harry vomited, collapsed on the rain-soaked grass, and struggled to cope with killing someone for the first time.

After killing Biazis, Harry scrubbed himself raw and collapsed into an exhausted sleep, unaware that his actions had shaken the Northern European Dark Wizard organization. Korman fled to Greece and reported Biazis’s death to Red King Toreador, who began asking what had happened.

• Harry showered and scrubbed himself until his skin turned red, then fell into a deep sleep, worn down by the strain of killing Biazis.
• Korman escaped to the outskirts of London and Apparated again, fearing Harry might pursue him.
• Korman traveled to Greece and went to the unmarked shop where Red King Toreador was resting with a strange beast.
• Korman told Toreador that Biazis was dead, and Toreador asked whether the White Wizard had killed him after Korman provoked him.

Harry told Qiu, Ron, Lavender, and Hermione that Dismask’s organization had attacked him and that he had killed one of them. Qiu comforted Harry, while Ron praised him and argued that he should deal ruthlessly with enemies.

• Hermione met Harry in the Common Room and scolded him for complaining that she had entered the boys’ dormitory.
• Harry and Hermione found Qiu, Ron, and Lavender waiting in the Great Hall, and Harry took them to an empty classroom to talk.
• Harry told the group that Dismask’s organization had attacked him and that he had defeated them, but killed one of them.
• Qiu comforted Harry when she realized this was his first time killing someone himself.
• Ron showed no concern and praised Harry, arguing that he should strike enemies ruthlessly because the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters had already killed many people.

Harry and the others discussed safe limits for using the Enchanted Body potion, agreeing not to exceed three ounces. He then showed them a Portkey he had made with Grindelwald’s help, leaving them to inspect it.

• Harry told the group that up to five ounces of the Enchanted Body potion should be safe, but the girls insisted on a stricter limit.
• Qiu proposed limiting each person to three ounces, and the group agreed that magical skill mattered more than having abundant magical power.
• Harry took out a yoga ring and revealed that he had turned it into a Portkey.
• Cedric recognized the Portkey, which Harry said he had finished making with Grindelwald’s help at Nurmengard.

Cedric and Yi Qianqian failed to awaken Hufflepuff’s legacy, and Hermione suggested someone might have claimed it long ago. Cedric returned to the Castle disappointed, while Harry arranged to ask the Twins for an Enchanted Quill.

• Cedric and Yi Qianqian brought Hufflepuff’s Cup to the statue beneath the Black Lake, but it did not respond.
• Hermione proposed that someone might already have obtained Hufflepuff’s legacy, noting that the Cup had changed hands many times.
• Harry, Ron, and the others accepted that possibility but tried to reassure Cedric that failure might not be his fault.
• Cedric left for the Castle to rest, and Yi Qianqian said she did not care much about the legacy.
• Harry sent the Twins an owl asking them for an Enchanted Quill.

The students praised Professor Lupin’s teaching, while Harry spent the day preparing magic to teach his friends and attending advanced Potions. The chapter ended as Hermione felt overlooked when Professor Slughorn singled out Harry as an expert at identifying potions.

• The students praised Professor Lupin’s Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, and Hermione planned to sit in on Arithmancy despite not being enrolled.
• Ron beat a series of first-year chess challengers, while Harry used his Enchanted Quill to record spells and magical structures for his friends.
• Harry and his friends arrived early for advanced Potions, where Slughorn explained that he had lowered the entry requirement to Exceeds Expectations.
• Slughorn introduced a game in which students would identify potions in three covered cauldrons and said Harry could sit it out because of his skill.
• Hermione pursed her lips when Slughorn praised Harry’s ability but did not mention her.

Professor Slughorn showed the class several potions, prompting Ron to identify Polyjuice Potion and reminding the students of the incident involving Barty Crouch Jr. Harry recognized the distinctive scent from the third potion as Qiu’s shampoo, leaving him curious about what it was.

• Professor Slughorn showed the class Veritaserum and then a perfectly brewed Polyjuice Potion.
• Ron identified the Polyjuice Potion by its boiled-cabbage smell, and Hermione looked embarrassed as Harry and Ron remembered her poor attempt at brewing it.
• Professor Slughorn praised Ron and awarded him two points before recalling the incident in which Barty Crouch Jr. used Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Umbridge.
• Professor Slughorn opened a third cauldron, and Harry recognized its fragrance as the lemon, peach, and mint scent of Qiu’s shampoo.

Professor Slughorn taught the sixth-year students about Felix Felicis, explaining its effects, brewing risks, and dangers of overuse. The lesson ended with Slughorn cautioning that even a small amount of liquid luck had to be used in moderation.

• Professor Slughorn showed the class a vial of Felix Felicis, and nearly all the students recognized its name.
• Professor Slughorn asked Megan Jones what the potion did, and she answered that it made people lucky, earning Hufflepuff two points.
• Professor Slughorn explained that Felix Felicis was exceptionally difficult and dangerous to brew, and said he was particularly skilled at making it.
• Professor Slughorn said the potion made actions go smoothly while it lasted, but repeated or excessive use could cause dizziness, confused memories, recklessness, and arrogance.

Harry learned that Hermione had brewed a flawless Draught of Living Death using an improved recipe from the Xilieikesi family’s potion books. Later, Dumbledore discussed Hufflepuff’s legacy with Harry and suggested that nobody was likely to have obtained it without prior knowledge.

• Hermione won Professor Slughorn’s Felix Felicis prize after brewing a Draught of Living Death with an amber-like lustre, surpassing Harry and Padma.
• Hermione explained that she had found an improved recipe in a Xilieikesi family potion book while studying French, impressing the Ravenclaw girls and bewildering Harry and Ron.
• After an otherwise uneventful week, Dumbledore invited Harry to his office on Saturday to discuss Hufflepuff’s legacy.
• Harry told Dumbledore that Cedric and Yi Qianqian had failed to obtain the legacy, and Dumbledore said he thought nobody had found it without knowing about it beforehand.

After Gryffindor selected its Quidditch team, Katie arranged a Hogsmeade celebration, and Harry went to tell Qiu he would be out that afternoon. The team headed to Hogsmeade after lunch, with Ron bringing Lavender despite Harry’s objections and an additional non-team member joining them.

• Romilda Vane asked Katie Bell and Harry to celebrate the newly assembled Quidditch team, and Katie agreed to organize a get-together at the Three Broomsticks.
• Harry offered to treat the team and asked whether partners could come, but Katie noted Qiu would be busy at Ravenclaw tryouts.
• Harry decided the outing was a team event, then went to find Qiu and told her about his plans.
• After Qiu agreed, the Quidditch players went to Hogsmeade after lunch, and Ron brought Lavender despite Harry’s stated rule.
• Someone who was neither a partner nor a team member joined the group.

Harry and his group visited Hagrid and were surprised to find Jean Gardner, their former Castelobruxo Champion, in his hut. Gardner revealed that she had returned as a professor of Care and Study of Magical Creatures, leaving her Hogwarts teaching arrangements undecided.

• Harry and his friends went to Hagrid’s Hut and found Jean Gardner there.
• Harry and Yi Qianqian recognized Gardner, who had represented Castelobruxo in the First Magic Cup tournament.
• Gardner revealed that she was now a professor at Castelobruxo, teaching Care and Study of Magical Creatures.
• Gardner said Dumbledore would decide her Hogwarts teaching assignments and that she would probably teach younger students.

On the way back to the castle, Jean Gardner explained how fire dragons could be made to grow faster, then asked whether the students still kept in touch with the other Champions. The conversation revealed that Harry and Hermione each remained in contact with two Champions, while Hermione’s correspondence with Jacob was more frequent than her contact with Krum.

• Ron and Harry suspected Hagrid had fed Norberta something strange, and Harry asked Jean Gardner what could make a fire dragon grow so quickly.
• Jean explained that fire-magic-infused ruby powder and certain fire-associated herbs could accelerate a fire dragon’s growth.
• Jean asked whether the students still kept in touch with the other Champions, prompting the Gryffindors to look at Hermione.
• Harry privately reflected that he stayed in touch with Ryan Moning Meng and Elizabeth Xilieikesi, though he had no romantic interest in either of them and liked only Qiu.
• Hermione stayed in touch with Krum and Jacob, but she had not accepted Krum’s invitation to visit him, and Jacob contacted her more often.

Harry and his friends learned that a mysterious witch had attacked Nagudinnaf alone and escaped without leaving any trace, apparently stealing an extraordinary secret connected to deities. Yi Qianqian and Qin confirmed that even their teachers and elders could not identify her, while the Australians searched for her in vain.

• Harry considered whether Voldemort, Grindelwald, or Dumbledore had attacked Nagudinnaf, but ruled out Grindelwald and Dumbledore.
• Yi Qianqian and Qin said the attacker was probably a woman, based on her build.
• Harry doubted that Professor McGonagall or Ilvermorny's headmistress could have defeated Nagudinnaf's wizards and escaped so easily.
• Yi Qianqian explained that Nagudinnaf guarded something extraordinary and that the attacker appeared to have stolen it.
• Harry and the other Hogwarts students realized they knew little about Nagudinnaf's secret, which was likely connected to deities.

Jean Gardner revealed that her Animagus magic allowed her to transform into multiple animals and choose what animal to become, and offered to teach the others. The chapter ended with Yi Qianqian surprised that she had not known about the ability to choose.

• Jean told Harry, Hermione, Ron, Cedric, and Qiu that she could transform into a peregrine falcon and a jaguar.
• Jean offered to teach the interested students, explaining that the magic was difficult but not restricted to her school.
• Harry asked how Jean's Animagus magic differed from theirs, and Jean said its users could choose their animal form.
• Jean's revelation surprised everyone, including Yi Qianqian, who had not known about that aspect of the magic.