Chapter Summaries

Draco stayed in a high-stakes poker hand without looking at his cards, while the elderly gentleman covered his shortfall and helped him call the middle-aged man's final raise. Ginger revealed Draco's eight and ten of spades, giving him a straight flush that beat the middle-aged man's four nines.

• The middle-aged man refused to lend Draco chips, but the elderly gentleman covered Draco's hundred-thousand shortfall so he could stay in the hand.
• The dealer revealed the jack of spades as the river, and the elderly gentleman folded his full house after realizing the middle-aged man likely had four nines.
• The middle-aged man shoved five hundred thousand into the pot, and Draco called with the elderly gentleman covering the bet.
• The middle-aged man revealed four nines and declared that Draco could only beat him with a straight flush.
• Ginger turned over Draco's eight and ten of spades, completing a spade straight flush and defeating the middle-aged man's hand.

Draco won a Texas hold’em hand with a straight flush despite never looking at his cards, defeating a middle-aged man who held four nines. After everyone else declined to keep playing, the old gentleman challenged Draco to baccarat and offered the Star of the Ocean blue diamond as a wager, drawing the society lady into the game.

• Draco revealed a straight flush, and Ginger celebrated by embracing him as the middle-aged man staggered out of the VIP room with his companion.
• Draco returned the old gentleman’s chips and ended the hand with 1,153,000 chips, then found that nobody else dared to play Texas hold’em with him.
• As Draco prepared to leave, the old gentleman proposed a high-stakes baccarat game, and Draco initially declined because the old gentleman had helped him.
• The old gentleman offered the Star of the Ocean, an imitation of the Heart of the Ocean made with a valuable blue diamond, as the wager.
• The society lady asked to buy the necklace, then declared that she would join the game, while the old gentleman’s companion urged him not to bet it.

Draco, the old gentleman, the wealthy lady, and the young master gambled for the Star of the Ocean necklace in a baccarat-style game. Draco and the old gentleman tied with nine points, leaving the necklace undecided as Draco prepared to shuffle for the next round.

• The old gentleman offered the Star of the Ocean necklace as the prize, and Draco, the wealthy lady, and the young master joined the game.
• The players drew two cards each, and the young master scored three points while the wealthy lady scored seven.
• Draco revealed a two-card total of nine, and Ginger celebrated his apparent victory.
• The old gentleman turned over a four and a five, also scoring nine, so the other players were eliminated and the necklace remained at stake.
• Draco took his turn to shuffle and performed a rapid series of moves that left no opening for memorizing the cards.

Draco drew nine points for the third round in a row despite the old gentleman's expert shuffle, winning the wager for the Heart of the Ocean. Ginger celebrated by embracing him.

• Draco shuffled the deck with such skill that the old gentleman recognized his technique as the work of a practiced gambler.
• Draco and the old gentleman each drew nine points again, tying for the second time in a row.
• The old gentleman announced that he would give Draco the Star of the Ocean if Draco drew nine points in the third round, then performed his own elaborate shuffle.
• Draco used his X-Ray Vision to see the cards, drew a king of hearts and the nine of spades, and scored nine points.
• Ginger cheered and hugged Draco after his winning draw.

Draco won the Star of the Ocean necklace by drawing a nine, then offered his cash winnings to Albert Humphreys to make the wager fair. After introducing himself under Collard’s name and leaving the casino, he gave Ginger a hundred thousand in chips as her service fee.

• Draco drew a nine and won the Star of the Ocean necklace from Albert Humphreys.
• Draco offered Albert his chip winnings, and Albert accepted after Draco insisted the wager should be fair.
• Draco introduced himself as Collard to Albert Humphreys, Sebastian Cavendish, and Victoria Fisher, then left the casino with Ginger.
• Draco gave Ginger ten chips worth one hundred thousand, leaving her stunned by the size of the service fee.

Draco paid Ginger generously for accompanying him at the casino, but refused her attempts to seduce him because he wanted an unused passage. He left after revealing that it was his first time, too, while Ginger remained behind with a 110,000 check.

• Ginger hugged Draco gratefully after he gave her a hundred thousand, but he made clear the money was payment for her help and pushed her away.
• Draco and Ginger left the VIP area, and Ginger tried to entice him to keep gambling and play with her, but he joked that he feared catching something and said he had a missus.
• After they exchanged their chips for checks, Ginger offered to show Draco the casino's private rooms and openly admitted she wanted to cling to him.
• Draco asked whether Ginger was a first-timer, then said he preferred taking an unused passage rather than sharing one.
• Draco handed Ginger another ten thousand and told her it was his first time, too, then left the casino.

Ginger gave up on winning Draco’s affection and accepted Sam’s invitation, while Draco left the casino and confronted Trillian after she collided with him. He accused her of stealing from him and used the accusation to keep her from calling ship security.

• Ginger realized Draco was devoted to someone else, accepted his check, and abandoned her hopes of seducing him.
• Sam offered Ginger ten thousand in chips and invited her for a drink, and she went with him toward the upper-level bar.
• Draco caught Trillian as she collided with him, but she accused him of groping her and demanded that he let go.
• Draco stopped Trillian from striking him and insisted that she owed him thanks and an apology for saving her from falling.
• Draco told Trillian she had stolen something from him, leaving her afraid that ship security would expose and detain her.

Draco pressured Trillian into returning the Star of the Ocean, then evaded her attempt to follow him and went back to Hermione. He gave Hermione the Heart of the Ocean, and she scolded him for using magic to win it at the casino.

• Draco teased Trillian and made her thank him and apologize before she handed over the Star of the Ocean.
• Trillian followed Draco to seek revenge, but he tripped her, caught her, and warned her not to follow him again.
• Draco removed his disguise and casino odors, then teleported to Hermione in the guest suite’s study.
• Draco embraced and kissed Hermione, then gave her the Heart of the Ocean necklace.
• Hermione asked where Draco got the necklace and warned him that using magic at the casino could bring trouble.

Draco tested his X-Ray Vision while Hermione posed in her necklace, causing a nosebleed when he saw through her clothes. He tricked Hermione into kissing him to supposedly turn the ability off, and the chapter ended with her asking whether it had worked.

• Draco fastened the Heart of the Ocean around Hermione’s neck and praised her appearance.
• Draco used X-Ray Vision while Hermione posed, and his nose began gushing blood.
• Hermione realized Draco had seen through her clothes, scolded him, and hid behind the sofa.
• Draco claimed that a French kiss was the only way to deactivate X-Ray Vision, and Hermione kissed him.
• Draco deepened the kiss, and Hermione asked whether the ability had turned off.

Hermione confronted Draco about using his see-through skill on her and at the casino, then threatened to castrate him if he continued. Draco claimed the skill only worked on a person for ten seconds and that he had saved its one use for Hermione, easing her suspicions as he headed to the bathroom.

• Hermione accused Draco of lying about turning off his see-through skill and demanded he never use it to look where he should not.
• Draco denied using the skill at the casino, but admitted he had seen through Hermione’s clothes and praised the experience.
• Draco tried to persuade Hermione to shower with him, and she threatened to castrate him to prevent further misbehavior.
• Draco claimed the skill could see through a person only once for ten seconds, and said he had saved that use for Hermione.
• Hermione reluctantly let Draco go to the bathroom after warning him she would punish him if she discovered he was lying.

Hermione teased Draco before they settled into bed, where she made him promise to stop his advances and they fell asleep together. Elsewhere, the woman Draco had accosted tracked down the false identity of Collard and realized he had been disguised, then vowed to find him.

• Hermione admired herself in the mirror after Draco went to shower, then teased him when he came out.
• Draco and Hermione got into bed, and Hermione rejected his advances and warned him to control himself.
• A woman asked a casino security guard for Collard's room number and went to room 326, but he was not there.
• The woman checked the register, stole casino surveillance footage, and developed photographs of Collard.
• When ship staff said they did not recognize Collard, the woman concluded that he had used a disguise and vowed to track him down.

Draco coaxed Hermione into making up her swimming lesson, teasing her while she changed and then trying to teach her freestyle in the pool. Hermione left the lesson flustered and unable to focus on swimming.

• Draco took Hermione's book and carried her toward the dressing room, insisting she come swimming with him.
• Hermione escaped into the dressing room and locked the door so she could change by herself.
• Draco teased Hermione about her swimsuit and his supposed massages, prompting her to flee to the pool.
• Draco demonstrated freestyle and then held Hermione close to guide her strokes.
• Hermione struggled out of Draco's embrace and said she would not learn anymore.

Draco taught Hermione to swim, and she finally managed to cross the pool on her own. After she attacked him underwater in anger, Draco pinned her down and kissed her, leaving her struggling for air.

• Draco guided Hermione through swimming lessons, but she sank when she tried to swim to the railing on her own.
• Draco corrected Hermione’s kicks and posture, and she soon gained enough confidence to swim steadily across the pool.
• Draco teased Hermione about his teaching, so she lunged at him and knocked them both underwater.
• Draco pinned Hermione beneath him underwater, and Hermione pinched him and held him down when he tried to surface.
• Draco kissed Hermione underwater, and she realized he was taking her air.

Hermione practiced swimming with Draco, learning breaststroke and backstroke after stopping him from using their lesson as an excuse to tease her. At lunch with their tennis friends, Draco’s extravagant Star of the Ocean necklace drew everyone’s attention.

• Draco teased Hermione in the pool, but she threatened him with a scissor gesture until he let her swim freely.
• Hermione practiced freestyle, then learned the leg movements and coordination for breaststroke from Draco.
• Draco demonstrated backstroke, and Hermione managed to imitate his floating posture and strokes.
• After resting, Draco put the Star of the Ocean necklace on Hermione before they went to lunch.
• Becky, Mary, and Susan admired Hermione’s necklace, and Draco casually said it had cost a few million euros, nearly making the men spit out their drinks.

Draco spent the day socializing and playing tennis with Hermione and their cruise companions, then went for a walk while Hermione read. On deck, a woman confronted him about his identity as Collard and threatened to tell Hermione he had groped her, but Draco only smiled.

• Draco and Hermione's companions joked about their wealth and jewelry over lunch, then played tennis together that afternoon.
• Draco and Hermione returned to their cabin, where Hermione read and Draco agreed not to interrupt her before going for a stroll.
• Draco met a woman on the observation deck who insisted he was Collard, citing his resemblance and the Star of the Ocean.
• Draco denied being Collard and suggested the woman had not found the right name or person.
• The woman threatened to tell Hermione that Draco had groped her, but Draco responded with a wider smile.

Draco confronted Trillian about her accusations and refused to give her the Star of the Ocean, then fought her when their argument escalated. He left her pinned against the railing with her own blade pressed to her cheek.

• Draco denied groping Trillian and revealed that he knew her name from a newspaper report about a female thief.
• Trillian demanded that Draco disguise her and give her the Star of the Ocean, but he refused to hand over the jewel because it belonged to his wife.
• Trillian threatened to accuse Draco of having an affair with her, and he warned that he could rape and kill her.
• Trillian attacked Draco, but he dodged her blows, teased her about her technique, and slapped her after catching her when she lost her balance.
• Trillian drew a dagger and tried to stab Draco, but he disarmed her, pinned her against the railing, and pressed the blade to her cheek.

Draco released Trillian after overpowering her and agreed to help disguise her if she chatted with him. A violent impact rocked the cruise ship, and after Draco rescued Trillian from falling overboard, a gigantic spined tentacle rose from the sea beside them.

• Draco restrained Trillian, then let her go when she warned that his wife might catch them.
• Draco asked Trillian to keep him company, and she said she had become a thief for the thrills.
• A tremendous impact shook the cruise ship, and Trillian slid toward the sea as Draco tried to hold on to her.
• Draco used magic to pull Trillian back, Apparated them onto the deck, and protected them both with a barrier.
• A huge, spined tentacle emerged from the sea, and Trillian hid behind Draco in terror.

Draco and Hermione discovered that the tentacle monster was still attacking the cruise ship from below and went underwater to stop it. They caught up with the beast, but ordinary spells barely hurt it, so Draco used ancient magic to blast through its tentacles.

• Draco blasted apart the tentacle that had attacked him and returned to the presidential suite with Trillian.
• Draco reunited with Hermione, but the ship began sinking again as the monster smashed through its hull.
• Draco used magic to locate the beast beneath the ship and explained that it was trying to sink the vessel.
• Hermione insisted on joining Draco, and they cast Bubble-Head Charms before heading underwater together.
• The monster recognized Draco and fled while lashing out at him and Hermione.
• Hermione's spells barely affected the beast, so Draco used ancient magic to blast apart the tentacles blocking their pursuit.

Draco pursued and killed the octopus monster that had attacked the cruise ship, then negotiated with its companions so they would not pursue the vessel. He and Hermione returned to find the ship sinking amid gunfire and began magically repairing its damaged hull.

• Draco teleported after the fleeing octopus monster, bound it with spells, and destroyed it with a powerful blast.
• Dozens of octopus monsters surrounded Draco and Hermione, but Draco spoke their language and explained that their companion had attacked first.
• The lead octopus monster blamed Liam for the attack and allowed Draco and Hermione to leave, promising not to attack their vessel.
• Draco and Hermione Apparated beneath the sinking cruise ship and saw that gunfire had broken out on deck.
• Draco and Hermione used Reparo from opposite sides of the ship to draw wreckage into place and repair breaches in the hull.

Draco transformed the seawater inside the cruise ship into aquatic creatures and guided it out, then used a powerful Reparo to restore the ship. After seeing the crew forbid men from boarding the remaining lifeboats, he appeared on deck and ordered everyone to bring the lifeboats back.

• Draco turned the floodwater into fish, snakes, and eels, then directed them through openings to drain the ship.
• Draco and Hermione returned to the presidential suite, where Draco repaired the entire cruise ship and collapsed from magical exhaustion.
• Draco drank a magic potion, recovered, and went with Hermione to look over the deck, where families were parting and armed crewmen blocked men from boarding lifeboats.
• Trillian spotted Draco and Hermione on the terrace, and Draco signaled her to stay quiet before teleporting with Hermione onto the deck.
• Draco told the crowd to bring everyone in the lifeboats back aboard, and the second officer angrily challenged him.