Chapter Summaries

Draco destroyed Voldemort’s Inferi and Peter nearly died when his silver hand punished him for considering escape. Voldemort then tried to seize Hermione as a hostage, but Draco countered with his own Summoning Charm, leaving her suspended between their magic.

• Draco unleashed a purifying firestorm that burned away the Inferi while Hermione defeated the last one attacking her.
• Peter’s silver hand choked him for entertaining thoughts of betrayal, but Voldemort stopped it before Peter died and warned him not to try again.
• Draco taunted Voldemort, who grew afraid after seeing his Inferi destroyed and his attacks countered.
• Voldemort cast Accio on Hermione to drag her toward him as a hostage, and Draco countered with an Ancient Magic-enhanced Summoning Charm.
• Hermione was caught between Draco’s and Voldemort’s opposing spells as Voldemort shouted at Peter to act.

Draco rescued Hermione from Voldemort’s killing curse and battled Voldemort with advanced Transfiguration while Hermione defended him from Peter Pettigrew. Draco still had the advantage, but his magic was visibly weakening as the fight continued.

• Peter Pettigrew attacked Draco with a Blasting Curse, but Draco blocked it and struck back at Voldemort with Sectumsempra.
• Voldemort released Hermione and fired Avada Kedavra at her, but Draco shielded her and pulled her into his arms.
• Draco warned Hermione to stay close, and she agreed to protect herself while Voldemort prepared a powerful attack.
• Voldemort transformed graveyard rubble and bones into monsters and weapons, while Draco reshaped them into defenses and counterattacks that suppressed him.
• Hermione intercepted Peter’s spells as Draco’s Transfiguration duel with Voldemort continued, but Draco’s magical light began to dim and his face grew pale.

Draco replenished his magic with a potion and faced Voldemort’s Fiendfyre by shielding Hermione, fighting the flames, and taking control of part of them. His fiery dragon struck Voldemort and Peter with devastating force, leaving a vast crater in the graveyard.

• Draco drank a mana-restoring potion after using Protego Maxima to stop Voldemort from destroying it.
• Voldemort unleashed Fiendfyre at Draco and Hermione, and Draco defended them with Protego Diabolica and his Lion Flame Spell.
• Draco seized part of Voldemort’s Fiendfyre and reshaped it into a fiery demonic dragon.
• Draco sent the dragon crashing into Voldemort and Peter, annihilating the graveyard’s remaining gravestones and leaving a huge crater.

Draco defeated Voldemort after trapping him inside an Anti-Apparition Jinx Array and a Fire Domain Barrier. With Hermione's help, he stopped Voldemort's final attack and killed him, though a fragment of Voldemort's soul emerged from the ashes.

• Draco revealed that he had secretly set up an Anti-Apparition Jinx Array, preventing Voldemort from escaping.
• Voldemort threw Peter Pettigrew toward Draco and Hermione, then transformed into black mist to try to break through Draco's Fire Domain Barrier.
• Draco and Hermione used Oppugno to hurl stones, bones, and metal debris at the black mist, forcing Voldemort back into his battered body.
• Draco stepped on Voldemort's Yew Wand and killed him with Avada Kedavra.
• Voldemort's body crumbled into ashes, and a fragment of his dark red soul struggled to drift away.

Draco sealed Voldemort’s surviving soul fragment and killed Peter Pettigrew after Peter tried to escape and begged for mercy. When the fragment weakened at Peter’s death, Draco suspected Voldemort had made Peter into a living Horcrux, leaving Hermione horrified by the possibility.

• Draco found that his soul-destroying methods could not erase Voldemort’s fragment and sealed it in a rune-engraved jar.
• Peter Pettigrew revealed himself as a rat and tried to flee underground, but Draco stopped him with magic.
• Peter returned to human form and begged Draco and Hermione to spare him, but Hermione rejected his excuses and Draco killed him with Avada Kedavra.
• Voldemort’s sealed soul fragment weakened when Peter died, prompting Draco to suspect Peter had been made into a living Horcrux.
• Hermione recoiled at the idea that Voldemort had torn apart a living person’s soul and bound it to another living creature.

Draco and Hermione defeated Voldemort at Little Hangleton and learned that Harry was being held in an abandoned Gringotts vault. At Hogwarts, Dumbledore relayed their news as Sirius and the others waited anxiously for Harry’s rescue.

• Draco summoned Young Rookwood, learned Harry was at Gringotts, and ordered him to lead the way.
• Sirius tried to rush out to search for Harry while McGonagall organized the students and increased patrols.
• Lucius, Narcissa, and the Weasley family arrived at Hogwarts after learning Draco and Hermione had vanished too.
• Dumbledore received Draco’s letter, reporting that Draco and Hermione had killed Voldemort and Peter and sealed Voldemort’s main soul.
• Dumbledore revealed that Harry was being held in an abandoned Gringotts vault and that Draco and Hermione were following Young Rookwood to rescue him.

Draco, Hermione, and Young Rookwood entered Gringotts to rescue Harry, only to be trapped in Vault 713 by the dark wizards from the Repository. Young Rookwood revealed he had used Voldemort as part of a scheme to lure Draco into the vault and seize the ancient wand.

• Hermione asked how Voldemort escaped Draco’s soul seal, and Young Rookwood confessed he had used an ancient summoning spell to resurrect him out of greed and revenge.
• Young Rookwood led Draco and Hermione through a hidden entrance to Vault 713, where they found Harry unconscious and bound.
• The vault door slammed shut, and the dark wizards from the Repository surrounded Draco, Hermione, and Harry.
• Young Rookwood dropped his fearful act and revealed that he had manipulated Voldemort, leaked the graveyard’s location, and lured Draco into a trap.
• Draco realized Young Rookwood’s elaborate scheme was likely an attempt to steal the ancient wand.

Young Rookwood trapped Draco and Hermione in a vault with a formation that suppressed Ancient Magic, but Draco revealed he could still protect them with a magical fire barrier. The dark wizards lost their nerve and began fleeing, leaving Young Rookwood isolated.

• Young Rookwood activated a suppression formation and an Anti-Apparition barrier in the vault, believing he had neutralized Draco’s Ancient Magic.
• Draco revealed that he had brought another wand, and his warning made the dark wizards hesitate.
• Draco cast Fire Domain Barrier, enclosing himself and Hermione in a wall of magical flames despite the suppression formation.
• Draco offered the dark wizards a chance to leave or capture Young Rookwood, but Young Rookwood urged them to attack.
• More than half the dark wizards ran for the vault door, abandoning Young Rookwood.

Draco defeated Young Rookwood’s ambush after the Dark wizards fled, then chose to send him to Azkaban rather than kill him. Dumbledore, the Malfoys, Sirius, and others arrived, Harry received treatment, and Young Rookwood was taken into custody.

• Young Rookwood killed a fleeing Dark wizard with a Killing Curse, but the remaining attackers panicked and fled the vault.
• Draco emerged with Hermione, confirmed Harry was unconscious and wounded, and confronted the defeated Young Rookwood.
• Draco admitted the flame barrier had been draining his magic and said he would send Young Rookwood to Azkaban instead of killing him.
• Draco revealed that he had already sent owls to his father and Dumbledore, and the rescuers arrived at the vault.
• Sirius rushed to Harry while Madam Pomfrey treated him, and Narcissa embraced Draco and Hermione after confirming they were safe.
• Lupin and the others disarmed Young Rookwood and took him into custody.

After Draco saved Harry, he revealed to Lucius that Voldemort’s main soul fragment still existed and urged him to seize the chance to replace Fudge as Minister. Draco then entrusted the fragment to Dumbledore and took the last remaining Horcrux, Voldemort’s ring, to destroy it and address Harry’s problem.

• The Aurors arrested Young Rookwood, and Sirius thanked Draco for saving Harry.
• Draco showed Lucius the jar containing Voldemort’s sealed soul fragment and explained that Voldemort was not quite dead.
• Draco urged Lucius to exploit Fudge’s weakened position and pursue the Minister’s seat, so Lucius and Narcissa hurried back to the Ministry.
• Draco slipped the jar to Dumbledore and warned him to keep it safe.
• Dumbledore admitted that Voldemort’s ring was the last Horcrux and gave it to Draco, who said he would end the threat for good.

Harry woke after Voldemort’s resurrection and learned that Draco and Hermione had defeated him and rescued Harry. Back at Hogwarts, the professors reprimanded Draco and Hermione, and Hermione blamed Draco for leading her into the mission.

• Harry awoke in a Gringotts vault and learned from Dumbledore that Voldemort had been resurrected using Harry’s blood.
• Dumbledore told Harry that Draco and Hermione had tracked down Voldemort, defeated him, and rescued Harry.
• Harry returned to Hogwarts, where Molly, Hagrid, and others welcomed him and celebrated his safe return.
• McGonagall, Flitwick, and Sprout reprimanded Draco and Hermione for confronting Voldemort and breaking into a Gringotts vault without telling a professor.
• Hermione claimed Draco had received a warning, rushed to save Harry, and forced her to accompany him, while Professor Babbling laughed at her performance.

Draco accepted responsibility for his reckless actions, then slipped away with Hermione before the professors and students could question them. They went to the Room of Requirement to rest, where Draco abruptly laid Hermione facedown on the bed, leaving her asking what he was doing.

• Draco admitted to McGonagall and the other professors that he had acted recklessly and endangered Hermione, and he accepted that he might face discipline.
• Draco quietly persuaded Hermione to leave with him, and Harry saw them disappear hand in hand while he remained behind.
• Near Gryffindor Tower, Draco convinced Hermione to avoid their curious housemates and spend the night resting in the Room of Requirement.
• Draco summoned a comfortable room and led Hermione inside, then scooped her up and laid her facedown on the bed.
• Hermione protested as Draco pressed a hand against her lower back and reached with his other hand.

Draco teased Hermione for blaming him for their decision to help Harry, then demanded that she scrub his back as punishment. Hermione reluctantly agreed and, as the chapter ended, prepared to help him bathe while trying not to look at him.

• Draco held Hermione down and playfully smacked her for shifting blame onto him in front of the professors.
• Hermione admitted fault and promised to coordinate their stories with Draco next time.
• Draco claimed he was too exhausted to bathe himself and persuaded Hermione to scrub only his back.
• Draco carried Hermione to the bathtub, undressed, and climbed into the water while she kept her eyes shut.
• Draco told Hermione where the towel and brush were, and she searched for them without looking into the tub.

Hermione finished Draco’s punishment by scrubbing his back, then resisted his teasing offer to help her bathe. After Draco left her alone in the bathroom, Hermione nearly fell asleep in the bath before his worried knock brought her out.

• Hermione reluctantly scrubbed Draco’s back while keeping her eyes closed, but glimpsed him through the steam and called him a pervert.
• Draco wrapped Hermione in a towel, ended her punishment, and teased that he would watch her bathe or scrub her back.
• Hermione ordered Draco out and threw a sponge at him, but he dodged it and closed the bathroom door.
• Hermione relaxed in the bath, recognized that Draco’s jokes hid genuine thoughtfulness, and nearly fell asleep.
• Draco knocked to check on Hermione, and she quickly dried herself, changed into pajamas, and opened the bathroom door.

After Hermione emerged from her bath, Draco dried her hair and teased her before serving her an unfamiliar Chinese dinner. Hermione enjoyed the food and coconut water, ending the chapter happily eating while Draco watched and joked with her.

• Draco dried Hermione’s hair and reminded her that she could have fallen asleep in the bath.
• Draco served Hermione rice, red-braised pork, steamed fish, water spinach, and coconut water.
• Draco shared Hermione’s coconut through the same straw, making her blush before she took another sip.
• Hermione tried the Chinese dishes, loved them, and finished a bowl of rice.
• Draco gave Hermione a second bowl and teased her about her appetite as she ate enthusiastically.

Hermione and Draco shared a quiet, affectionate evening after she ate too much, while Harry recovered in the Hospital Wing. Professor McGonagall told the Gryffindors that Harry was safe and explained Draco and Hermione’s absence by saying they had gone to Malfoy Manor.

• Draco carried the overfull Hermione to bed, teased her about eating too much, and held her as they went to sleep.
• Harry ate dinner with Sirius in the quiet Hospital Wing and felt relieved to be away from the questions waiting in Gryffindor Tower.
• Professor McGonagall told the Gryffindors that Harry had been rescued and was stable, while saying the details of the attack remained under investigation.
• Neville asked whether Draco and Hermione were safe, and Percy told Professor McGonagall that they had not returned.
• Professor McGonagall said Draco and Hermione had gone to Malfoy Manor to report to Lucius Malfoy and might return the next day.

After Harry was safely rescued, the Hogwarts houses reacted with relief, curiosity, and speculation about Draco and Hermione’s role and whereabouts. Professor McGonagall chose to overlook their absence, while the two slept undisturbed in the Room of Requirement.

• Professor McGonagall suspected Draco and Hermione were hiding somewhere to rest and decided to overlook their absence until morning.
• Professor Snape told Slytherin that Draco and Hermione had helped rescue Harry, then took five points from Goyle for prying about them.
• Professor Sprout announced Harry’s safety, and the relieved Hufflepuffs went to bed.
• Professor Flitwick shared the official account of Harry’s rescue, while Ravenclaws speculated about who had helped and where Draco and Hermione were.
• Draco and Hermione slept soundly in the Room of Requirement as the castle continued to buzz with gossip and theories.

Draco and Hermione received punishments from Professor McGonagall for breaking curfew, then used her approved explanation that they had gone to Malfoy Manor to organize Harry’s rescue. They returned to the Great Hall, where owls delivered the latest Daily Prophet.

• Professor McGonagall summoned Draco and Hermione after breakfast and reprimanded them for staying out all night.
• Professor McGonagall deducted twenty points from Gryffindor and assigned Draco three weeks of Saturday detention, while Hermione lost ten points but avoided detention.
• Professor McGonagall told them to say they had gone to Malfoy Manor to inform Draco’s father and arrange help after Harry’s attack.
• Draco and Hermione told Lavender and the others that Draco’s father and Ministry contacts had arranged Harry’s rescue.
• A flock of owls entered the Great Hall carrying the latest Daily Prophet.

Lucius Malfoy became Minister for Magic and announced a campaign to capture the escaped Death Eaters, making Draco the center of attention at Hogwarts. Later, Draco and Hermione destroyed the Horcrux in the Gaunt Ring at Rookwood Castle, leaving only one Horcrux remaining.

• The Daily Prophet reported that Lucius Malfoy had become Minister and formed a special unit led by veteran Aurors to hunt escaped Death Eaters.
• Draco shrugged off his new status as the Minister’s son, joked with Ron and Hermione, and reassured Goyle and Vincent after Harry’s attack.
• Draco and Hermione visited Richard Rookwood Castle to remove dangerous magical relics and found ancient books and the Gaunt Marvolo Ring in the underground library.
• Draco used his ancient wand to destroy the soul fragment in the ring and sever the Resurrection Stone’s connection to the Horcrux.
• Draco confirmed that the Horcrux was gone, kept the now ordinary Resurrection Stone, and said only one Horcrux remained.

Draco revealed that a fragment of Voldemort's soul had been lodged in Harry's scar, explaining his Parseltongue and nightmares. He extracted the fragment and sealed it with Voldemort's main soul, leaving Harry's scar barely visible and Harry feeling liberated.

• Draco told Harry, Hermione, Sirius, and Dumbledore that a fragment of Voldemort's soul remained inside Harry.
• Draco explained that the fragment caused Harry's Parseltongue and his nightmares of seeing through Voldemort's perspective.
• Draco used the ancient wand to pull the soul fragment from Harry's scar while Harry endured intense pain.
• Draco trapped the fragment in the jar with Voldemort's main soul, and Harry's scar faded to a faint mark.
• Harry touched his forehead, saw the faint mark in a mirror, and felt joy and relief.