Chapter Summaries

Dumbledore and Salomon prepared to rescue the real Alastor Moody while Dumbledore worried about Harry’s disappearance. Bell arrived at Hogwarts badly burned from Apparition and stopped Lim from blaming himself or attempting seppuku.

• Salomon confirmed that Barty Crouch Jr. had acted without accomplices inside Hogwarts.
• Dumbledore learned that the real Alastor Moody was imprisoned in the Professor’s Office and asked Salomon to help rescue him.
• Dumbledore sent Minerva and the other professors to escort the students to their common rooms, then left with Salomon to find Moody.
• Dumbledore worried that Harry had not returned and wondered whether his replacement Wand had caused a problem.
• Bell Apparated outside Hogwarts with painfully tender, regenerated skin and called for Lim’s help.
• Lim blamed himself for Bell’s injuries and threatened seppuku, but Bell forbade it and reminded him of his earlier order not to spread the practice among House-elves.

After the Triwizard Tournament, Bell returned to Hogwarts with a shaved head and unnaturally pale skin, hiding the reason for his condition from Hermione. Hermione found him safe in the Great Hall but was left feeling shut out by the secret he shared with Shanna.

• Lim carried Bell back to the Ravenclaw dormitory under a Disillusionment Charm and promised to prepare nourishing food for him.
• Hogwarts students gathered in the common room through the night, excitedly discussing the Aurors' announcement that Voldemort might have returned.
• On Sunday morning, Hermione went to the Great Hall after receiving Bell's message that he would miss training and worrying about his disappearance and Barty Crouch Jr.'s arrest.
• Hermione found Bell eating at the Ravenclaw table and questioned his shaved head and pale skin, but Bell blamed the hot weather.
• Hermione stopped pressing Bell about the secret, relieved that he was safe but resentful that he and Shanna kept her at a distance.

Bell reassured Hermione that he would explain what happened the previous night after he finished eating, then warned her to use Occlumency against anyone searching her memories. The Daily Prophet broadcast footage of Voldemort’s resurrection, leaving the Great Hall screaming and Gabrielle asking who the noseless ugly freak was.

• Bell told Hermione he would explain the previous night’s events after eating and advised her to unleash Ten Thousand Snakes if someone invaded her mind.
• Hermione and Shanna brought Bell more food while he ate the meal Lim had prepared.
• Shanna started The Daily Prophet’s morning news program on her Personal Terminal at 7:59.
• The broadcast showed Harry tied to a tombstone beside a cauldron, and Ron recognized him.
• The footage showed Voldemort’s resurrection, prompting screams from the Little Wizards in the Great Hall.
• Gabrielle asked her sister who the noseless ugly freak was.

The morning news revealed that the resurrected Voldemort had been defeated during a battle involving Aurors and unidentified “Helpful People,” though the Aurors could not confirm whether he was truly dead. Hermione realized Bell had participated in the battle, and Bell denied being a Helpful Person.

• Fleur stopped Gabrielle from leaving to ask Bell who the mysterious person was.
• The news showed Voldemort summoning the Death Eaters, followed by edited footage of his defeat in a magical fire.
• The host said Auror Squad Leader Snelli Vastod and unnamed Helpful People had fought the Death Eaters, and that Voldemort’s complete death remained uncertain.
• Hermione guessed that Bell had fought in the battle, and Bell proudly confirmed he had been involved.
• Hermione called Bell a Helpful Person, and Bell denied the label while promising to explain after breakfast.

Shanna kept Bell from speaking privately with Hermione, while Draco learned that Lucius had died and vowed to support the Malfoy Family. Narcissa warned Draco against seeking revenge and insisted that he protect the family’s survival.

• Shanna stayed beside Bell all day to prevent Hermione from being alone with him, so Hermione spent the night away from home.
• After the news of the Death Eaters’ defeat, Draco called Narcissa and realized from her grief that Lucius was dead.
• Draco blamed himself for once admiring The Dark Lord and vowed to make his father’s killers pay.
• Narcissa told Draco that the Menethil Family’s hidden force had defeated The Dark Lord and warned him not to seek revenge or return to the Death Eaters.
• Narcissa ordered Draco to accept his new role as head of the Malfoy Family and make its continuation his priority.

After Lucius Malfoy's death, Narcissa urged Draco to repair his relationship with Bell Menethil to reduce hostility toward the weakened Malfoy Family. Draco went to find Bell, who was recovering while Hermione cared for him.

• Narcissa told Draco to leave Harry Potter alone and make Bell stop hating him, despite the Menethil Family being their enemy.
• Draco agreed to approach Bell immediately and ended the call with Narcissa.
• Draco brought the grieving Crabbe and Goyle along as he searched the castle for Bell.
• Hermione massaged Bell while he rested and recovered from his injuries after his duel with Voldemort.
• Bell's family had scolded him for challenging Voldemort to a one-on-one duel and getting seriously injured.

Bell watched the Wizarding World react to news of Voldemort’s return and apparent death as outraged wizards besieged the Ministry of Magic. When the Ministry barred the crowd from entering, the wizards sent their owls inside with red-letter complaints, leaving Bell amused by the resulting chaos.

• Bell reflected that the Menethil Family could not risk wiping out Pure-blood Families and turning all of Europe against them.
• Shanna cheered for Bell while watching the battle recording, and Bell suggested slowing it down so Phyllis and Lena could follow the action.
• The Daily Prophet’s report that Voldemort had returned and been killed again stirred fear and anger among British wizards.
• Wizards gathered outside the Ministry of Magic, but Fudge ordered its gates sealed against them.
• The crowd sent owls carrying red letters through the Ministry’s barrier, and their deliveries provoked cries from inside as Bell laughed at the broadcast.

Bell reassured Hermione that Voldemort’s defeat would cause no trouble, though the Menethil Family planned to use it to advance Snelli Vastod’s standing at the Ministry. Later, Bell visited Snape and showed him a parchment that left Snape stunned, raising the possibility that Snape could become Hogwarts headmaster.

• Bell comforted Hermione as she worried about the chaos in the live streams and said Voldemort had already been dealt with.
• The Menethil Family credited Snelli Vastod with defeating Voldemort and the Death Eaters, positioning him for greater influence at the Ministry.
• Bell visited Snape after dinner and refused the food Snape offered, joking that he had come on serious business.
• Bell asked Snape whether he wanted to become Hogwarts headmaster and handed him a parchment.
• Snape read the parchment, recognized its Magic Mark as genuine, and reacted in shock.

Bell appointed Snape as Hogwarts Headmaster, and the two went to Dumbledore’s office to inform him. Dumbledore questioned Bell about Harry’s return to Hogwarts, leaving the meeting poised for a confrontation.

• Snape hesitated over Bell’s offer to make him Headmaster, but agreed when Bell argued that no one else at Hogwarts was better suited.
• Bell wrote Snape’s name onto the parchment, confirming his appointment, and invited him to inspect his new office.
• Bell and Snape reached the Headmaster’s Office, where Snape gave the password, “Cockroach Clusters.”
• After waiting for permission to enter, Bell and Snape met Dumbledore, who asked why Bell had come and when Harry would return to Hogwarts.

Bell delivered the Hogwarts Board of Directors’ decision to remove Dumbledore as headmaster and confronted him over allowing Barty Crouch Jr. to enter Hogwarts. He demanded to know how Dumbledore would respond, while Harry’s return to Hogwarts remained uncertain.

• Bell reassured Dumbledore that Harry would return to Hogwarts that night, then presented the Board of Directors’ parchment.
• Dumbledore’s magical pressure overwhelmed Bell and Snape as he read the decision, then he demanded a reason for removing him.
• Bell accused Dumbledore of failing to stop Barty Crouch Jr. from entering Hogwarts and said he would not tolerate threats near Shanna.
• Bell dismissed Dumbledore’s reputation as a great wizard and urged him to retire from Hogwarts.
• Bell asked Dumbledore what he intended to do about the Board’s decision to remove him as headmaster.

Bell told Dumbledore that he had acted for himself, not for justice or his sister, prompting Dumbledore to accept the Board of Directors' decision to make Snape headmaster. As Bell and Snape left, Bell set out the Board's requirements for Hogwarts' future administration.

• Dumbledore asked Bell whether he had acted for justice or for his sister, and Bell said he had done everything solely for himself.
• Dumbledore reflected on arrogance, accepted the Board's decision, and told Snape to take over as headmaster the next morning.
• Snape promised to do his best as headmaster, and Dumbledore dismissed him and Bell so he could pack.
• After leaving Dumbledore's office, Bell told Snape that the Board required Hogwarts to keep disruptive matters out of the school and either enforce its rules or change them.

Snape agreed to Bell’s demands and became Hogwarts’ new headmaster after Dumbledore resigned, leaving the students—especially Hermione and Harry—dismayed. Bell explained that Snape was the successor Dumbledore could accept and the person most determined to protect Harry.

• Snape agreed to Bell’s demands, including keeping shady characters away from Harry and ensuring Harry stayed safe.
• The Daily Prophet reported that Dumbledore had been expelled from Hogwarts, prompting anger and disbelief among parents and students.
• At breakfast, Dumbledore announced his resignation and named Snape as his successor, while Slytherin students cheered and the other Houses reacted with dismay.
• Snape delivered a speech that the students understood as a warning that their good days were over.
• Hermione asked Bell why Snape had become headmaster instead of Professor McGonagall, and Bell said Dumbledore could accept Snape more readily and trusted him to protect Harry.
• Bell stopped Hermione’s complaints by offering her bacon and fried egg.

Durmstrang and Beauxbatons left Hogwarts early, but Gabrielle refused to go when it meant leaving Bell and the fun she had found there. Bell first agreed to let her stay, then offered her tickets to the Ecosystem Park if she returned with Pheobe.

• Madame Maxime and Karkaroff decided to return to their schools early, and their students welcomed the decision.
• Gabrielle clung to Bell's leg and refused to leave for Beauxbatons despite Pheobe's efforts to pull her away.
• Bell agreed to let Gabrielle stay after she pleaded with tearful eyes, angering Hermione.
• Bell offered Gabrielle tickets to the Ecosystem Park if she went back with Pheobe, and Gabrielle eagerly asked if he meant it.

After persuading Little Gabrielle to leave, Bell was kicked out of Hermione’s room because he had promised to take her to the Ecosystem Park during summer vacation. At the year-end banquet, Snape announced Slytherin’s overwhelming House Cup victory, drawing boos from the Great Hall.

• Bell pinky-swore with Little Gabrielle and saw the Gabrielle sisters off.
• Hermione grew angry when she learned Bell had promised Little Gabrielle a summer trip to the Ecosystem Park, and she kicked him out of bed and then their room.
• Hogwarts’ summer vacation began a week late after the Triwizard Tournament and the final exams.
• Snape drove Gryffindor’s House Points down to single digits, while Professor McGonagall protested and took out her frustration on Bell with extra chores.
• At the year-end banquet, Snape announced Slytherin had won the House Cup with 600 points and urged the other Houses to challenge them.
• Students from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff booed Snape over his shameless announcement.

Bell returned home for summer vacation, then joined Shanna in picking up Hermione and the others before heading to the Menethil Family’s vast Ecosystem Park. The group descended into the Atlantic Ocean, where Hermione spotted an unfamiliar Magical Animal as they approached their destination.

• Bell returned home and shared lunch with Elena and Shanna while William remained busy at the Ministry.
• The next day, Shanna drove Bell to pick up Hermione, Phyllis, Lena, and the Little Gabrielle sisters.
• Bell told Hermione that the Ecosystem Park was too vast to be built on an island.
• Shanna flew the group to the center of the Atlantic Ocean and plunged the Bena beneath the sea.
• Bell lit the underwater surroundings with his Wand, and Hermione excitedly pointed out an unfamiliar Magical Animal.

Bell and his friends traveled through the underwater scenery to the Menethil Family’s vast Ecosystem Park, where Bell explained the barrier surrounding it. They reached the Control Zone for the opening ceremony and planned to meet Mr. Scamander.

• Hermione mistook an ordinary deep-sea fish for a Magical Animal, and Bell explained that it was just a fish.
• Bell’s group spent two hours sightseeing underwater before reaching the Ecosystem Park’s enormous barrier.
• Two wary Wizards checked Bell’s identification and let the Flying Car pass through the barrier.
• Bell told Hermione that the barrier used three Inferior Philosopher’s Stones and could defend the park and manage its environment.
• Bell told Shanna to head for the Control Zone to attend the opening ceremony and greet Mr. Scamander before she could play.
• Shanna landed the Bena on the Control Zone’s Floating Island, where Phyllis, Lena, and the Gabrielle sisters stared in astonishment.

Bell and his companions arrived late at the Ecosystem Park’s opening, where Hermione nearly attacked Newt Scamander’s Fire Dragon before Bell introduced them. At the ceremony, Bell met Luna, who said her father had gone undercover to investigate what he believed was the Menethil Family’s plot.

• Hermione cast an Ice Spear at the Fire Dragon, but Scamander shattered it with a Magic Power Impact and scolded her.
• Bell introduced Scamander and the Fire Dragon, Big Date, to Hermione and the others, then apologized for arriving late.
• Scamander flew Bell and the group to the crowded central plaza for the opening ceremony.
• Bell met Luna, who thanked him for her ticket and said her father had gone undercover to expose the Menethil Family.
• Bell invited Luna to join him and his companions as Scamander called them up to the platform.

Scamander struggled with severe social anxiety during the Ecosystem Park opening ceremony until Bell used Curses to help him deliver his speech. After the park’s areas were introduced, Bell reunited with Hermione and the others, who looked forward to exploring it.

• Bell agreed to accompany Luna onto the stage, where he and Shanna sat in the VIP seats for the opening ceremony.
• Scamander froze before the crowd, so Bell secretly used Curses to interfere with his vision and prompt him to continue his speech.
• Scamander addressed the audience while imagining the square filled with enormous Nifflers, then threatened to put an Occamy in Bell’s bed.
• Bell used Curses on himself to deliver his speech to an apparently empty square, and a staff member introduced the Ecosystem Park with a map.
• Bell slipped backstage with Shanna and shared food with Hermione and the others, while Hermione said she wanted to visit every area.

Bell took Hermione, Shanna, Luna, and the other girls on a tour of the Ecosystem Park after the ceremony. They spent half a month exploring its habitats and encountering magical creatures and plants.

• Bell agreed to visit every region of the Ecosystem Park with Hermione and said they had enough time.
• After the ceremony, Shanna urged Bell to start touring, and he gave everyone protective-barrier badges before asking Luna whether she would join them or find her father.
• Luna said her father was busy infiltrating the Menethil Family's secret base to uncover evidence of its alleged evil plan, and Bell worried he might wander into danger.
• Bell set aside his concern and took the group aboard Shanna's flying car, Bena, to begin their tour.
• Over the next half month, Bell's group visited habitats including deserts, rainforests, grasslands, mountains, and icy plains, seeing magical animals such as Death God Scorpions, Rain Worms, and God's Gift, as well as magical plants.

Bell and his family left Britain for the United States while Hermione stayed home after her mother refused to let her travel with him. Hermione broke down after Bell departed, and Mrs. Granger comforted her and hoped she would become less dependent on their relationship.

• Bell woke Hermione and helped her get ready to return home before his family left for the United States.
• Bell and Shanna used Side-Along Apparition to take Phyllis, Lena, and Little Gabrielle home.
• Bell sent Hermione to her home last, promised to contact her every day, and kissed her goodbye.
• Hermione cried after Bell disappeared, and Mrs. Granger embraced her and offered to spend time talking with her.
• Mrs. Granger resolved to help Hermione find fulfillment beyond her romance and vowed to hold Bell responsible if he hurt her daughter.