Chapter Summaries

Bell teleported the Backup Core toward N'Zoth and ordered the Williams to escape by Side-Along Apparition, suffering severe pain and coughing blood during the maneuver. A surge of Magic Power suggested the Backup Core had detonated, but Bell could not tell whether N'Zoth had been destroyed.

• Shanna refused to detonate the Backup Core, so Bell prepared to send it to N'Zoth himself.
• Bell teleported the Backup Core with his Magic Power hand as Stuart began the Williams's Side-Along Apparition countdown.
• The Williams escaped, while Bell's injuries worsened and his Magic Power hand vanished, prompting Shanna to heal him.
• A powerful surge of Magic Power passed through the warship, and Bell concluded that the Backup Core had detonated.
• Bell wondered whether N'Zoth had been destroyed and lamented that he had not seen the explosion.

Bell and the Williams crew confirmed that the Backup Core had destroyed N'Zoth and recovered the wreckage. Back at the Menethil Family castle, Bell remained confined while recovering from losing both arms, and Elena planned a safe outing in the garden.

• Bell asked Stuart to contact Dark Star Base and send Explorers to investigate the battlefield.
• Explorers found a vast region cleared by the explosion and sent footage showing N'Zoth's remains, confirming Bell's plan had succeeded.
• The Williams returned to the battlefield and collected the larger pieces of wreckage, leaving smaller fragments for Dark Star Base's Explorers.
• Bell returned to Earth and stayed at the Menethil Family castle while recovering, obeying Elena after seeing how angry and upset she had been.
• Elena kept Bell under close watch and cleared the garden of magical creatures and plants so she could take him outside safely.

Bell was confined to a wheelchair while his mother Elena lectured him about risking his life for an Ice Core. After Yomi returned to help heal his severed arm, Bell asked about Shanna and Hermione, learning that Hermione had told him to go die.

• Elena refused to let Bell walk on his own and pushed him through the garden in his wheelchair.
• Elena scolded Bell for putting himself in danger and made him promise not to do it again.
• Yomi returned to Bell's room and used the Killing Stone's Magic Power to heal his severed arm.
• Bell asked Yomi whether Shanna had behaved at Hogwarts, and Yomi said the castle was still standing when she left.
• Bell asked what Hermione had said, and Yomi relayed Hermione's message: “Go die!”

Bell recovered from the Killing Stone’s effects while Yomi cautioned him about mental erosion. In October, Bell tried to reassure Hermione that he had only a small task left before returning to Hogwarts, but an explosion interrupted their call and left him scrambling to explain.

• Yomi finished treating Bell, warned him to watch for mental erosion, and fed him an apple when he complained about his recovery.
• By October, Bell had recovered and discovered that the arms regrown with Yomi’s Magic Power could tolerate and hold more Magic Power than the rest of his body.
• Bell told Hermione over a video call that he would return to Hogwarts after taking care of one last small task.
• An explosion engulfed Bell’s building during the call, and Hermione feared he had been attacked.
• Bell climbed out of the debris and blamed his research assistant Domis, who denied causing the explosion.
• Hermione shouted at Bell, and he hurried to reassure her that the blast was not what she thought.

Bell told Hermione he was on the Moon conducting a dangerous experiment, while she feared he might destroy the Earth or Moon. When Hermione asked whether the research was confidential, Bell started checking who was nearby, and she offered to stop asking.

• Hermione checked that Bell was unharmed, then threatened to tell Elena Aunt unless he revealed where he was.
• Bell admitted he was on the Moon to conduct an experiment, and explained he had gone there because it was too dangerous to risk doing it on Earth.
• Hermione warned Bell not to blow up the Moon, while Bell insisted the explosion had been a minor accident and blamed his experimental assistant, Domis.
• Domis denied causing the explosion and said he had worked for the research organization for nearly five years, so Bell threatened to block his promotion.
• Hermione interrupted Bell's excuses and asked whether he was conducting soul experiments; Bell began checking whether anyone was near her, and Hermione said he did not need to reveal anything confidential.

Hermione asked Bell to stop taking risks and invited him to Hogwarts for Halloween, and he promised to return. Back on the moon, Bell failed to determine what caused an experiment to explode and continued preparing a new experiment with Domis.

• Hermione asked Bell to keep his experiments within a safe range, and Bell promised to take thorough precautions.
• Hermione invited Bell to the Halloween Eve Dinner, and Bell promised to return to Hogwarts a day early.
• After the call, Bell ordered Domis to retrieve the laboratory surveillance footage and arrange cleanup and repairs after an experiment exploded.
• Bell reviewed the footage but could not discover why the fusion had failed, while the laboratory staff replaced the damaged equipment.
• Bell urged Domis to finish processing the Polar Yeti's meridians and connected Magic Glowgrass to an instrument before injecting an Inferior Philosopher's Stone's Magic Power into it.

Bell and Domis tested an instrument designed to fuse Magic Power from an Inferior Philosopher's Stone and an Ice Core, but Bell discovered that the Ice Core's innate Ice Attribute eventually upset the balance and caused the dangerous reaction. They stopped the experiment, and Domis asked what they should try next.

• Domis connected the processed Polar Yeti meridians to the instrument, and Bell infused its end spheres with Magic Power from an Inferior Philosopher's Stone and an Ice Core.
• Bell activated the instrument, and its arrays drew out and balanced Ice and Fire Attributes before sending the Magic Power into the central sphere to fuse.
• Bell watched the experiment closely and used Enchantment Glasses and enhanced magical vision to inspect the Magic Power.
• Bell discovered that the Ice Core's innate Ice Attribute remained after the added Fire Attribute was depleted, eventually disrupting the balance and creating the risk of an explosion.
• Bell reduced the array's output, stopped the experiment, and extracted the separate Magic Power as Domis asked what they should do next.

Bell planned to fuse the Philosopher's Stone, the Killing Stone, and the Lord Ice Core into a new Magic Power source, despite warning Domis that the experiment could destroy the Moon. Domis tried to escape to Earth, but Bell stopped him and reassured him that being afraid of death was normal.

• Bell decided to fuse the Philosopher's Stone, the Killing Stone, and the Lord Ice Core into a Super Magic Power Source.
• Bell asked Domis whether he was afraid of death, and Domis honestly said that he was.
• Bell ordered Domis to warn the research institute to prepare for impacts and to move N'Zoth's remains if anything became uncontrollable.
• Bell warned Domis that the experiment might blow up the Moon, prompting Domis to head for the door.
• Bell realized Domis planned to escape to Earth and stopped him, telling him to use the Personal Terminal instead.
• Bell told Domis that fear of death was normal and nothing to be ashamed of.

Bell recruited Domis to help fuse the Philosopher’s Stone, the Lord Ice Core, and the Killing Stone, and Domis found himself trapped in a dangerous experiment on the moon. After nearly a month of failed trials, Bell remained optimistic, but Domis discovered he could no longer contact Earth.

• Bell threatened Domis into assisting with an experiment to fuse the Magic Power of three powerful artifacts.
• Domis reluctantly joined Bell’s research, and Experiment No. 32 ended when the Magic Power sphere could hold no more Magic Power.
• Over nearly a month, Bell and Domis made steady progress toward the fusion, and Bell expected to obtain a great treasure before Halloween.
• Domis asked Bell for leave to visit his supposed newborn daughter, but Bell rejected the request and revealed that Domis’s Personal Terminal could no longer contact Earth.
• Domis tried to call his family and received a notification that he lacked authorization.

Bell began the final stage of his experiment, attempting to fuse the Lord Ice Core, the Philosopher's Stone, and the Killing Stone themselves. At Hogwarts, Hermione remained worried after learning Bell was safe but had ordered everyone not to disturb him unless the moon exploded.

• Bell cut off Domis's Personal Terminal connection to prevent him from telling William and Elena about the experiment.
• Bell ordered the equipment cleared away so he could begin fusing the three Gemstones, despite Domis's warnings about the danger.
• Bell started the fusion experiment after nervously preparing himself.
• At Hogwarts, Hermione asked Shanna about Bell after he stopped answering her calls and messages.
• Shanna learned from Sebastian that Bell was safe and had forbidden anyone from disturbing him during the experiment.

Hermione worried about Bell’s prolonged absence and tried to comfort the lonely Little Wolf. A sudden roar and violent shaking threw the Great Hall into chaos, and the chapter left Hermione and the other prefects preparing to protect the students.

• Hermione fretted that Bell had been secluded for over a week and wondered what he was doing in the laboratory.
• Little Wolf admitted that he missed Wolf King, and Hermione apologized before promising to take him to play with Little Bell and the others.
• A powerful roar shook the Great Hall, making students panic and fall.
• Snape ordered students under the tables and prefects to watch the ceiling and protect everyone.
• Hermione pulled Little Wolf beneath a table and told Ron to focus on protecting the students rather than hovering over her.

Ron celebrated his belief that Bell had been expelled, while Hermione focused on protecting students during a prolonged shaking at Hogwarts. The chapter ended with Hermione suspecting that something above the castle was causing the tremors.

• Ron concluded that Bell had been expelled because Bell had not appeared at Hogwarts that term.
• Ron spoke with Hermione and moved closer, but Hermione used a Shield Charm to keep him back.
• As the Great Hall shook, Hermione warned Ron and redirected a falling chandelier away from the students.
• Ron apologized after realizing Hermione had acted to protect the younger students, and Hermione told him to help guard against falling objects.
• Hermione suspected the shaking was coming from the sky and wondered whether Wizards were fighting above Hogwarts.

As an earthquake shook Hogwarts, Sanna kept eating while using her magic to protect the Great Hall, and the professors went outside to investigate. Hermione and a gray figure pushed through the terrifying magical pressure, while Ron collapsed and wondered why he could not follow them.

• Sanna ignored McGonagall’s reprimand and used her magic to move a falling ceiling panel while she ate with Little Bell.
• Flitwick calmed McGonagall, and she and Flitwick followed Snape out of the Great Hall to investigate the disturbance.
• A cry from outside drew the remaining professors toward the doors, and a black shadow carrying the smell of roasted meat shot past them.
• A powerful surge of magic overwhelmed the students, but Hermione ran toward the doors and a gray figure darted past Ron.
• Ron fell to his knees and asked Harry and Neville if they could keep moving; they said they could not, though Harry privately believed he could.

After the moon exploded, Shanna lost control of her magic and tried to fly toward it, but Yomi stopped her. Bell answered Shanna’s call from outer space and begged for help, so Shanna and Yomi rushed to rescue him while Hermione stayed behind with Little Bell.

• Hermione found Shanna floating above the lawn amid surging magic and saw that the moon had shattered.
• Shanna shot toward Hogwarts’ Protective Barrier, but Yomi intercepted her and urged her to contact her family.
• Shanna called Bell, who revealed that he was injured in outer space near Earth and that his miniature barrier was failing.
• Shanna called her father William and flew toward the gates of Hogwarts, with Yomi following to protect her.
• Hermione tried to catch up, but Yomi told her to stay behind and look after Little Wolf and Little Bell.

Bell successfully fused the Philosopher's Stone, the Killing Stone, and the Lord Ice Core, but the Ice Core’s remaining power caused it to erupt and destroy the moon. Stranded near Earth with little magic left, Bell awaited rescue while William learned of the disaster and prepared to punish him.

• Bell’s fusion experiment exceeded his expectations when the Lord Ice Core still held power after two Killing Stones had been consumed.
• Bell suppressed the unstable Ice Core long enough for the Moon Research Base personnel to evacuate, then escaped toward Earth using Side-Along Apparition.
• The Ice Core exploded and shattered the moon, leaving Bell battered, nearly out of magic, and drifting near Earth after the shockwave carried him closer.
• William saw the moon’s destruction and realized Bell had inherited the troublemaking look of Elena and Shanna.
• William received a communication from his daughter and resolved to have Bell rescued and give him a severe beating.

After Bell’s experiment devastated part of the moon, he drifted through space and fell asleep, only to be injured when Shanna collided with him while trying to rescue him. Elena brought him aboard the shuttle and ordered him treated, leaving Bell to face his family’s anger once his injuries healed.

• William watched footage of Bell sleeping in space beside the badly damaged moon and decided to hold Bell responsible for the destruction.
• Shanna flew out from the shuttle to warn Bell, but he did not hear her in space.
• Shanna collided with Bell, injuring him, and mistook the impact damage for injuries from the explosion.
• Bell woke and called for Hermione, prompting Shanna to complain before she carried him into the shuttle.
• Elena embraced Bell, kicked his thigh, and ordered a healer to treat him before she returned to punish him.

After recovering from his experiment, Bell escaped his parents’ punishment by returning to Hogwarts, where his family imposed strict supervision. He tried to sneak away, but Little Bell’s uncanny intuition and her promise to report him kept catching him, leaving his escape plans frustrated.

• Bell recovered in a Healing Pod, then endured a beating from William and Elena until he used his promise to accompany Hermione to the Halloween Eve Dinner as an excuse to leave.
• William confiscated Bell’s pass, ordered Yomi and Shanna to watch him, and warned them to stop him if he broke the rules.
• Bell believed he could evade supervision by using a Secret Passage beneath the Whomping Willow, since Yomi and Shanna were too busy to monitor him constantly.
• Shanna asked Little Bell to keep watch on Bell and report if he left the castle grounds, and Little Bell eagerly accepted the task.
• Little Bell found Bell hiding on the South Tower roof, explaining that she had simply felt he would be there and that she planned to notify the others.

Bell failed to sneak away from Little Bell and was caught by Hermione, who made him return to Hogwarts and prepare for the Halloween Eve banquet. Meanwhile, William and the Ministries of Magic feared that the Menethil Family had caused the moon’s destruction, leaving the family under suspicion.

• Little Bell tracked Bell across the roof, and Hermione caught Bell before he could escape.
• Hermione ordered Bell to come inside and get ready for the Halloween Eve banquet, and Bell followed her back into the castle with Little Bell.
• Bell reflected that his family had grown less impressed with him since his fusion experiment, though rumors of his expulsion had also faded.
• William grew furious over the moon’s destruction and wanted to confront Bell at Hogwarts.
• European Ministries of Magic learned that the explosion had been caused by powerful Magic and suspected the Menethil Family because of its space research.

After the moon’s destruction provoked accusations and separatist agitation, William faced growing unrest among Wizards and Muggles alike. When the Muggle Prime Minister demanded answers, William considered using the crisis as an opportunity to intervene in Muggle society.

• William raised the secrecy level of information about the Moon Research Base and restricted the movements of those who knew about it.
• Scottish Wizards seized on the lunar explosion to push for breaking away from the British Ministry of Magic, but William hesitated to use force against them.
• Sebas told William that the Muggle Prime Minister had sent someone to demand an explanation for the moon’s destruction.
• Sebas reported that end-of-the-world rumors and attacks on exposed Wizards were overwhelming the Ministry of Magic’s ability to respond.
• William rejected the idea of controlling the Muggle Prime Minister with the Imperius Curse and began weighing whether to intervene openly in the Muggle crisis.

Bell spent time with Little Bell, who eagerly asked whether N'Zoth, a gigantic monster, tasted good after learning from Shanna that big monsters should be eaten. Bell explained that N'Zoth's bone was too hard to grind, and Little Bell offered to help.

• Bell enjoyed being close to Little Bell after she no longer had to watch him constantly, while secretly planning his escape from his punishment.
• Little Bell asked about the bone Bell was holding, and he told her it came from the enormous monster N'Zoth.
• Little Bell described Ultraman and repeated Shanna's theory that giant monsters would make tasty meat, then asked whether N'Zoth tasted good.
• Bell said N'Zoth's flesh was like rubber and recalled that boiling its bone had failed to produce broth or soften it.
• Bell tried using the Annihilation Curse to grind the bone, but it remained intact, so Little Bell offered to help and grabbed it.