Chapter Summaries

Hermione asked Bell how Harry could defeat a Fire Dragon, and Bell advised practicing attacks on its unarmored eyes and nostrils. On November 24, Bell and his group headed to watch the Triwizard Tournament’s first event, with Gabrielle and Luna joining them.

• Hermione challenged Bell to give her a serious answer about how Harry could defeat a Fire Dragon.
• Bell explained that Harry should practice hitting a Fire Dragon’s eyes and nostrils, then warned Hermione not to practice target shooting with Harry.
• Hermione ran off to pass Bell’s advice to Harry, promising to relay it word for word.
• On the morning of the first Triwizard event, students complained about having classes, and Professor McGonagall took away three who tried to skip.
• After lunch, Bell’s group prepared to watch the competition with Gabrielle Delacour and Luna Lovegood joining them.

Bell brought Luna to the arena, where Shanna discovered the Triwizard Tournament’s first task involved a Fire Dragon and wanted to fight it. Bell and Shanna considered turning the weakened dragon into dinner, but Hermione stopped them, and Bell reluctantly agreed to leave it alone.

• Bell invited Luna to walk with his group, and Luna questioned him about Gabrielle calling him her brother-in-law.
• At the arena, Shanna discovered that the first task involved a Swedish Short-Snout and wanted to play with the Fire Dragon.
• Bell explained that Potions had weakened the dragons for the Warriors’ safety, and Shanna lost interest in the unfun challenge.
• Bell suggested that he and Shanna could make Dragon Meat buns, and the two agreed to have the Fire Dragon as a late-night snack.
• Hermione forbade Bell from touching the dragons and threatened to tell Professor McGonagall, so Bell abandoned the idea.

Bell watched the Triwizard Tournament’s first task with Shanna as Cedric, Fleur, and Harry faced the Fire Dragons. After Harry’s score was announced, the task ended, and Bell had little interest in watching the remaining tasks.

• Bell explained to Shanna that competitors could not use magical items, while Cedric transformed a stone into a dog and retrieved the Golden Egg.
• Fleur used Allure Magic blended into a Sleeping Charm to put the Fire Dragon to sleep, then extinguished the sparks that set her dress on fire.
• Shanna asked why Harry was using a Flying Broomstick, and Bell dismissed the rule-breaking as typical of the Magical World.
• Harry received his score, ending the first task, and Bell decided he did not want to watch the next two.

Bell hesitated to invite Hermione to the Christmas Ball, even as her resentment grew and Krum asked her to go with him. After Shanna agreed to spend Christmas Eve exploring the Beauxbatons carriage with her friends, Bell prepared to give Hermione his answer.

• Hermione told Bell that Krum had invited her to the Christmas Ball, prompting Bell to angrily call Krum a rival.
• Krum confronted George and Fred about the prank traps, and the twins took the blame despite suspecting Shanna was responsible.
• Bell asked Shanna whether she minded him attending the ball with Hermione, and she agreed because she had plans with Gabrielle, Lis, and Lei Lei.
• Shanna explained that the girls would explore the Beauxbatons carriage on Christmas Eve, and Bell warned her not to damage it.
• Bell set off to find Hermione and give her an answer about the ball.

On Christmas Eve, Bell waited for Hermione to get ready for the Christmas Ball, then was overwhelmed by her appearance and kissed her in the Gryffindor Common Room. Hermione pulled him away from the watching crowd, and they headed out together as she secretly enjoyed his affection.

• Bell stayed in the common room with Fina while Shanna, the others, and Little Gabrielle explored the carriage.
• Hermione emerged in a black gown, and Bell kissed her passionately in the Gryffindor Common Room.
• Bell noticed the gathered Little Wizards watching them with envy and jealousy, including a redhead glaring from the crowd.
• Hermione, embarrassed by the audience, took Bell by the hand and hurried out of the common room.
• Bell magically moved the crowd aside to clear their path, and Hermione blushed at him outside while her smile revealed her feelings.

Bell and Hermione attended the Christmas Ball, where Bell wore his Battle Robe and Hermione grew jealous of Fleur. The chapter left Bell trying to comfort Hermione as she confronted him about how long he had taken to ask her to the ball.

• Hermione felt pleased that her makeup had impressed Bell but questioned why he wore his Battle Robe to the ball.
• Bell and Hermione entered the transformed Great Hall, where Dumbledore gave a brief speech before the four Triwizard Warriors arrived with their partners.
• Hermione pinched Bell when he watched Fleur, then accused him of regretting that he had not asked Fleur to be his partner.
• Hermione tearfully told Bell that she had waited and hoped for him to invite her, and that his delay had left her feeling hurt.

Hermione vented her jealousy at Bell for hesitating to invite her to the ball, and Bell proposed an intimate punishment that he called a ritual of claiming ownership. He described it as a mutual commitment and waited for Hermione to answer.

• Hermione blamed Bell for making her jealous and repeatedly stomped on his foot while crying.
• Bell apologized, embraced Hermione, and asked her not to cry.
• Hermione demanded that Bell choose a punishment, and he suggested she come to his trunk that night.
• Bell touched Hermione inappropriately, and she blushed before insisting that his proposal sounded more like a reward than a punishment.
• Bell called it a ritual of claiming ownership and told Hermione that they would belong completely to each other, then waited for her response.

Bell and Hermione shared their first dance at the ball, though Bell initially admitted he did not know how to dance. After Hermione taught him the basic steps, they rested together, with Bell preparing himself for what he hoped would happen next.

• Bell urged Hermione to leave the ball, but she insisted they stay long enough to dance.
• When the opening dance ended, Bell led Hermione onto the floor and admitted he had never learned to dance.
• Hermione guided Bell through the basic steps, and he quickly became more proficient than she was.
• After the dance, Bell led Hermione to the rest area, gave her a fruit drink, and drank one himself for courage.

At the Yule Ball, Krum mistook Hermione’s concern for Bell as fear and challenged Bell while claiming he was rescuing her. Bell’s rage flared as Krum pointed his Wand at him.

• Bell drank Hermione’s alcoholic fruit drink to calm her nerves, and the two shared a warm moment.
• Krum asked Hermione to dance, convinced that Bell was coercing her and that he could win her over.
• Hermione stopped Bell from attacking Krum and firmly rejected the invitation, saying she would dance only with her boyfriend.
• Krum misread Hermione’s actions, drew his Wand, and threatened Bell with a Petrification Curse.
• Hermione stood between them and demanded that Krum lower his Wand, while Bell said he would teach Krum a lesson and unleashed his Magic Power.

Bell overwhelmed Krum after Krum attacked him while he was disguised as Hermione, then beat him bloody despite Hermione urging restraint. Bell left a nearby student to report what happened and take Krum to the Hospital Wing.

• Krum fired a Petrification Curse at Bell, but blue flames around Bell burned it away.
• Krum began to cast a Breaking Curse, and Bell crushed him to the floor with a wave of pressure.
• Hermione pleaded with Bell to go easy, and Bell stomped on Krum, leaving him dizzy but initially unharmed.
• Krum tried to rise and attack again, so Bell stomped him into the floor and knocked him unconscious with severe injuries.
• Hermione feared Bell had killed Krum, but Bell assured her he was alive and told a nearby Little Wizard to tell the professors the truth and take Krum to the Hospital Wing.

Bell offered the Little Wizard a favor after defeating Krum, then reassured Hermione that Krum had attacked first and Karkaroff was no threat. Bell and Hermione returned to the trunk, where he warded their bedroom and the two were left alone together.

• Bell promised the Little Wizard that he would help once if the boy ever ran into trouble, and the boy happily went to check on Krum.
• Bell took Hermione away from the Great Hall before anyone could stop them.
• Hermione worried that Karkaroff would retaliate, but Bell argued that he had acted in self-defense and that Karkaroff was too weak to threaten him.
• Bell led Hermione to the trunk and set up soundproof and reinforced defense barriers in the bedroom.

Bell and Hermione spent the night together, then tried to hide it from Shanna when she came looking for him. After Shanna left, Hermione wondered whether she might be pregnant, and Bell insisted she would have to marry him.

• Bell hurriedly finished setting up a fortress-grade Defense Barrier while Hermione wondered why he was so prepared.
• Bell and Hermione woke together the next morning and teased each other about the previous night.
• Shanna came to Bell's bedroom looking for him, and Bell claimed he was conducting an experiment while Hermione stayed silent.
• Bell convinced Shanna to go to the Great Hall with Fina, then hurried to get Hermione ready before Shanna became suspicious.
• Hermione asked whether she might be pregnant, and Bell said she would have to marry him if she was.

Bell and Shanna ate breakfast with Hermione after Shanna complained that the Beauxbatons carriage expedition had been too easy for her. Professor McGonagall confronted Bell over his latest mischief, leaving him bracing for a reprimand.

• Shanna complained to Bell that the carriage had offered no challenge, and she could not read its French magic books.
• Bell invited Shanna to play outside in the snow, and she happily agreed.
• Bell made sure Hermione ate extra food after their night together, while Hermione blushed and glared at him.
• Professor McGonagall confronted Bell about what he had done, and he asked what she needed.

Professor McGonagall confronted Bell about Krum’s injury and took him to the Hospital Wing, where Karkaroff accused Dumbledore and Hogwarts of attacking his student. Karkaroff demanded to leave, while Bell arrived to face the fallout.

• Professor McGonagall scolded Bell for causing trouble, and Bell admitted he was responsible for Krum’s injury.
• Bell asked what Karkaroff intended to do, then followed Professor McGonagall to the Hospital Wing while Shanna and Hermione stayed behind.
• Karkaroff shouted at Dumbledore, threatened to withdraw Durmstrang from the next Triwizard Tournament, and demanded to take his students away.
• Karkaroff dismissed the eyewitness account and concluded that a Hogwarts professor, whom he suspected was Dumbledore, had ambushed Krum.

Karkaroff accused Dumbledore and Bell of conspiring against Krum, but Bell said Krum had attacked him first and acted in self-defense. Dumbledore accepted that multiple student witnesses supported Bell, while Karkaroff remained intent on pursuing the matter.

• Karkaroff became furious after Madame Maxime refused to meet him and suspected Dumbledore had arranged a theft to prevent an alliance between Durmstrang and Beauxbatons.
• Professor McGonagall brought Bell to the Hospital Wing, where Karkaroff immediately accused him of injuring Krum.
• Bell admitted injuring Krum, and Dumbledore stopped Karkaroff from confronting him directly.
• Dumbledore asked Bell why he attacked Krum, and Bell said Krum had attacked him first and that he had acted in self-defense.
• Dumbledore said students from several Houses had confirmed Bell's account.

Dumbledore punished Bell for injuring Krum, then asked about the blue flames that had protected Bell from Krum’s Curses. Bell demonstrated that the flames were compressed Magic Power rather than a spell, leaving Dumbledore impressed by his control and insight into how the technique worked.

• Dumbledore deducted 30 House Points from Ravenclaw and said Bell’s detention would be announced later.
• Karkaroff demanded that Bell be executed for nearly killing Krum, but Bell and Dumbledore reminded him that Hogwarts did not execute students.
• Dumbledore asked Bell about the blue flames witnesses had seen around him during the fight with Krum.
• Bell showed Dumbledore how he shaped Magic Power into flames and explained that it was not a spell.
• Dumbledore recognized that Bell had compressed Magic Power in advance so he could defend himself without waiting for it to transform.

Bell demonstrated his Magic Flame to Dumbledore and intimidated Karkaroff before leaving to reunite with Shanna and Hermione. He reassured them that he was fine, while Hermione asked how he would be punished for losing Ravenclaw House Points.

• Bell explained that Magic Flame was useful for looking cool and guarding against ambushes from people close to him.
• Bell shattered the Magic Flame and directed its released Magic Power toward Karkaroff, intimidating him under Dumbledore's watch.
• Bell promised Dumbledore that no one would hurt Shanna, then left to spend time with her.
• Shanna and Hermione rushed to greet Bell, having prepared magical artifacts and researched rules and laws in case he needed help.
• Bell reassured Shanna and Hermione that he was fine, and Hermione asked about the lost Ravenclaw House Points.

After returning from his detention, Bell reassured Hermione and celebrated his victory over Krum with Shanna, Phyllis, and Lena. He took the girls outside Hogwarts for a snowball fight and secretly set up a barrier around their chosen spot.

• Hermione worried about Bell's punishment until Shanna sensed his return, and Bell came back to the Great Hall unharmed.
• Bell told Hermione that Professor McGonagall had not yet decided his detention, then confirmed to Phyllis and Lena that he had defeated Krum.
• Bell's boastful laughter stopped when Hermione pinched him, and he hurried everyone outside to play.
• Bell chose a quiet snowy area, planted a runic metal cone in the ground, and placed ten more around the group, causing the air to briefly distort.

Bell set up an Isolation Barrier and started a snowball fight with Hermione, Shanna, Phyllis, and Lena. After teaching them the dangerous Menethil Family rules, Bell defended against their attacks while Phyllis made it her goal to hit him.

• Bell explained that he had set up an Isolation Barrier to block Hogwarts's wards and divided the group into teams for a snowball fight.
• Hermione tried to join Bell's team, then threw a snowball before Bell had explained the rules; Bell's projectile blasted a crater into the ground and covered her in snow.
• Bell explained the Menethil Family Snowball Fight Rules, but Phyllis and Lena eagerly chose to play.
• The game began, and Bell knocked aside Shanna and Hermione's projectiles while watching Phyllis and Lena struggle to launch snowballs.
• Phyllis resolved to hit Bell Gege with a snowball that day.

Shanna stopped treating the fight with Bell as a warm-up and unleashed her full strength, but Bell overwhelmed her with increasingly dangerous attacks. After a massive ice sphere struck the ground, Hermione feared that Bell had killed Shanna.

• Shanna announced that the warm-up was over and charged Bell at high speed behind a wave of snow.
• Bell blasted through the snow wave and hit Shanna with a snowball, sending her tumbling across the ground.
• Bell launched Ice Spears at Shanna, who deflected them before they exploded around her and cracked her shield.
• Bell sealed the space around Shanna to prevent her Side-Along Apparition and dropped a ten-meter ice sphere toward her.
• The impact split the earth and shook Hogwarts Castle, and Hermione feared Bell had killed Shanna.