Chapter Summaries

Gori endured Hagrid’s increasingly unsuitable blood rations while secretly strengthening himself by draining his weakest subordinates. He contacted another vampire and learned that vampires and werewolves had gathered near Hogsmeade, leaving him to wait for them to rescue him and pursue his plan to reach the Child of Prophecy.

• Hagrid fed the vampires pig’s blood and then bat blood, leaving several of them ill and marked by strange impurities.
• Gori forced his subordinates to drink the bat blood and drew filtered blood from his weakest followers each night to restore his own strength.
• Gori redirected his magical probing toward Hogsmeade and established a two-way mental channel with a vampire outside the cave.
• The other vampire told Gori that enough vampires and werewolves had gathered near Hogsmeade and were following their contingency plan.
• Gori reviewed his failed attempt to seize the Child of Prophecy on the train and decided to wait for the gathered creatures to rescue him from the Forbidden Forest.

Gori’s vampire allies gathered near Hogsmeade while Dumbledore was away, and Madam Rosmerta alerted Flitwick to the suspicious visitors. Flitwick confirmed that vampires were among them and hurried back to Hogwarts, where Percy was already reporting unfamiliar figures to McGonagall.

• Gori sensed that his vampire followers had assembled near Hogsmeade and learned that Dumbledore had left Hogwarts for a Wizengamot meeting.
• Madam Rosmerta noticed the growing number of cloaked strangers in Hogsmeade and told Flitwick that they seemed to be vampires.
• Flitwick warned Rosmerta to close her pub and protect herself, then secretly inspected the strangers and confirmed their pale faces and the scent of blood.
• Flitwick hurried back to Hogwarts and reached McGonagall’s office as Percy reported seeing furtive strangers in Hogsmeade.

After learning that vampires had gathered in Hogsmeade, McGonagall locked the school’s gates and summoned the professors to discuss security. Quirrell revealed that Hagrid was keeping vampires, including an elder, in the Forbidden Forest, prompting McGonagall to seek answers from Dumbledore and Hagrid.

• Flitwick told McGonagall that the people in Hogsmeade were vampires, and she ordered Percy to close the gates and alert the students.
• McGonagall went to Hogsmeade, brought George and Fred back to the castle, and confirmed that the side gates were locked.
• McGonagall told the assembled professors that vampires and possibly werewolves had gathered in Hogsmeade, so the school would be sealed.
• Quirrell warned that vampires could enter through the Forbidden Forest and disclosed that Hagrid was keeping several there, including an elder.
• McGonagall said she would ask Dumbledore and Hagrid about the vampires, while Kettleburn remarked that they were less dangerous than other creatures in the forest.

As Hogwarts tightened security over the vampire incident, Snape ordered a head count of Slytherin students and learned that Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Herman Horace were missing. He discovered Draco and Herman had gone to Hagrid’s, but Harry’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Snape reminded the professors that vampires needed human blood, then left to check on the Slytherin students.
• McGonagall sent Quirrell to help Hagrid and check on the vampires he was keeping.
• Snape ordered the Slytherin Prefect to account for every student, especially the first-years.
• The Prefect reported that Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and Herman Horace could not be found, though two students were believed to have gone to Hagrid’s.
• Crabbe told Snape that Draco and Herman had gone to Hagrid’s, leaving Snape to wonder where Harry was.

Snape searched for a way Harry might have left the castle while Gori’s long-awaited rescue began at the cave. Gori prepared to break Dumbledore’s restrictions and escape with Dormon’s group after an alarm rang.

• Snape suspected Harry might have gone through the passage beneath the Whomping Willow and headed toward Hagrid’s Hut to find Herman and Draco.
• Dormon arrived at Gori’s cave with vampires and werewolves, claiming he had come to rescue Gori according to his plan.
• Gori told Dormon to cut the magically animated vines guarding the entrance.
• A mechanical-sounding ring echoed from deep inside the cave, and Dormon urged Gori to leave before the alarm brought trouble.
• Gori instructed Dormon to channel magic into him so he could break Dumbledore’s restrictions and force his way through the vines.

Dormon betrayed Gori on Elder Ulric Kris’s orders, stabbing him with a werewolf Progenitor Dagger that spread magic-destroying black smoke through his body. Dumbledore’s restrictive magic erupted as golden flames, saving Gori from the smoke, and he prepared to strike back at the conspirators.

• Gori began drawing power from the kneeling vampires, but Dormon sprang up and attacked him with a dagger.
• Gori’s blood-red shield cracked, and the dagger pierced his chest after black magic empowered Dormon’s thrust.
• Dormon revealed that Elder Ulric Kris had sent him, while black smoke from the blade began consuming Gori’s magic and body.
• Gori recognized the Progenitor Dagger and learned that Dormon had joined forces with the werewolves to preserve eternal life.
• Dumbledore’s restrictive magic erupted as golden flames, burning away the black smoke and forcing the werewolves to pull the dagger from Gori’s chest.
• Gori steadied himself, looked toward the forest clearing, and warned Dormon and the others that they would pay.

Gori tried to use the Bloodline Curse against Dormon and the vampires, but Ulric had already removed their bloodline restrictions. Dormon overwhelmed Gori with blood-magic attacks, leaving him badly injured as he prepared a fourth strike.

• Gori cast the Bloodline Curse, but it failed to affect Dormon because Ulric had removed the vampires’ restrictions.
• Dormon formed a massive blood-red dagger and shattered Gori’s protective barrier with repeated attacks.
• Gori’s vampire underlings charged to distract Dormon, while the werewolves transformed and drove them back.
• Gori transformed into bats to evade Dormon’s daggers, but Dumbledore’s golden flames ignited and forced him back into human form.
• Dormon’s next attack broke through Gori’s unfinished barrier and sent him crashing into a stone wall, badly injured.
• Dormon formed blood spears for a fourth attack as Gori knelt, believing he would not survive it.

Gori turned Dormon’s attack against him, drained his power, and used the cave’s defenses to overpower the trapped vampires and werewolves. As Gori headed for the exit, the cave’s stone chains began to awaken again.

• The cave’s defenses attacked Dormon and the werewolves with stone chains while leaving Gori and his vampire underlings alone.
• Gori transformed into a giant bat and drained Dormon, recovering his strength before stopping to avoid being consumed by Dumbledore’s golden flames.
• Gori recognized that Ulric had used Blood of Betrayal to remove Dormon’s restrictions and ordered his underlings to feed on the weakened vampires.
• Gori’s underling tried to retrieve the Progenitor Dagger, but it vanished, apparently activating its Portkey when its holder lost consciousness.
• Gori approached the cave entrance through the hacked vines, but the stone chains began emerging from the walls again.

Gori waited in the cave for help after Ulric broke the oath and attacked him. Hagrid arrived, and Gori explained that Ulric wanted to seize control of the vampire clans; another visitor then approached.

• Gori retreated to the cave’s deepest corner and waited, worrying about Ulric’s betrayal and the other clans.
• Hagrid arrived, saw that his pets were safe, and examined the wounded Gori and the bodies scattered around the cave.
• Gori told Hagrid that the Chris Clan had turned against him and tried to kill him.
• Gori explained that Ulric, leader of the Chris Clan, wanted control of the thirteen vampire clans and to become their king.
• As Hagrid prepared to face the newcomer, an unfamiliar voice asked whether everything was all right.

Quirrell arrived at Hagrid’s cave and learned that Ulric had awakened early and was trying to kill Gori. Gori revealed that Ulric had freed lower-ranking vampires from bloodline control, leaving him isolated and unable to escape the magic tracking him.

• Hagrid tried to hide the injured vampires from Quirrell, but Gori recognized Quirrell and explained that they had met before.
• Quirrell recalled fighting Gori on the train with Professor Malin and asked what had caused the bloodied wreckage in the cave.
• Gori said Ulric, the Chris Clan leader, had awakened early and planned to kill him, then claim the role of elder on duty.
• Quirrell questioned why Gori’s clansmen had not helped, and Gori said most had likely joined Ulric or been killed.
• Gori revealed that Ulric had used a forbidden method to free lower-ranking vampires from bloodline control.
• Quirrell guessed Gori wanted to leave to protect Hogwarts, but Gori said Ulric’s magic would prevent him from escaping.

Gori bargained with Quirrell for a chance to enter Hogwarts and speak with Dumbledore, while Quirrell agreed to report the request to McGonagall. Quirrell then went to check on Professor Malin and found the forest ground scorched and cracked.

• Gori offered information about the prophecy concerning Grindelwald in exchange for help, then asked to be brought into Hogwarts.
• Quirrell refused to admit Gori without Dumbledore’s approval but agreed to report his request and return to watch over him.
• Hagrid agreed to stay with Gori and get him more blood while Quirrell left to inform McGonagall.
• Quirrell reasoned that the vampires had withdrawn after their attack failed and left Hagrid guarding Gori.
• Quirrell retraced his route to check on Professor Malin and found a clearing where the soil had been scorched black and cracked.

Marlene surveyed the aftermath of a battle in the Forbidden Forest and went to check on Hagrid at the cave after Quirrell reported the damage. At Hagrid’s Hut, Neville, Hugo, and Ron suspected Quirrell of wrongdoing while Herman listened.

• Quirrell told Marlene that Hagrid was guarding the damaged cave, where Gori lay wounded and Vampires and Werewolves had been killed.
• Marlene warned that a Werewolf had escaped into the forest and said a Vampire would pose little threat with Dumbledore at Hogwarts.
• Marlene headed to the cave while Quirrell went to report to Professor McGonagall.
• At Hagrid’s Hut, Neville, Hugo, and Ron speculated that Quirrell’s trip into the Forbidden Forest was suspicious.
• Herman listened silently as the trio concluded that Quirrell was up to no good.

Herman listened as Neville, Hugo, and Ron speculated about Quirrell’s possible connection to the Forbidden Forest and the vampire trouble, while Draco challenged their suspicions. Snape arrived to announce a school lockdown and warned everyone to stay away from the Forbidden Forest, keeping his gaze fixed on Herman.

• Neville asked why Hagrid had not returned, and Herman said Hagrid had gone to deal with something in the Forbidden Forest.
• Neville, Hugo, and Ron speculated that Quirrell might be connected to the forest incident and Hogsmeade’s closure, while Draco objected that the vampires might have nothing to do with him.
• Herman argued that the professors were probably handling events connected to the vampires from the train, but Neville called him too kind toward Quirrell.
• Ron and Hugo examined Hagrid’s oddly shaped pastries as Herman and Draco waited to see whether they would try them.
• Snape entered Hagrid’s Hut and announced that the school was under lockdown, warning the students not to leave the grounds or approach the Forbidden Forest.
• Neville agreed to return to the castle and began looking for paper to leave Hagrid a letter, while Snape continued watching Herman.

Snape questioned Herman about Harry’s disappearance and urged him to look after his fellow Slytherins, then left without acknowledging Neville. Draco’s long-awaited bite of Ron’s lava cake ended with Ron breaking a tooth, leaving Draco delighted and Herman deciding not to correct Neville and the others.

• Herman told Snape that Hagrid had gone into the Forbidden Forest, but Snape continued questioning him about Harry.
• Herman said he had not seen Harry since morning, and Snape asked him to look after her and his fellow Slytherins.
• Snape left while Neville tried to report that the message for Hagrid was ready, and Hugo suggested Snape was responsibly warning students away from the forest.
• Draco squeezed Herman’s hand as Ron bit the lava cake and broke a tooth, prompting Ron to cry out in distress.
• Herman saw Draco’s delight and decided not to challenge Neville and the others’ positive view of Snape.

Snape recalled the night he had discovered Lupin’s secret and James Potter had saved his life as he watched the Whomping Willow. When Harry emerged from the passage, Snape warned her not to go outside and offered to help her, then let her pass.

• Snape remembered how Sirius had deliberately lured him into the passage, where he encountered Lupin transforming into a werewolf.
• Snape recalled James Potter rescuing him from Lupin and Dumbledore making him promise to keep Lupin’s identity secret.
• Harry climbed out from beneath the Whomping Willow and stopped its branches by pressing a spot at its roots.
• Snape greeted Harry and, despite her leaving Hogwarts during lockdown, told her to avoid going outside and to come to him if she needed anything.
• Harry thanked Snape, and he stepped aside to let her pass.

Snape followed Harry back toward the castle, reminded of his youth and the red-haired girl he once followed. In the Slytherin Common Room, Draco celebrated Ron’s tooth mishap and watched Crabbe and Goyle devour Hagrid’s Rock Cakes before Herman confirmed that they tasted terrible.

• Snape followed Harry along the path to the castle at a steady distance, recalling how he had once followed a red-haired girl at Hogwarts.
• Draco told Herman how Ron had lost a tooth biting into a cake and learned it would take time to grow back.
• Crabbe and Goyle arrived, and Draco offered them Hagrid’s Rock Cakes.
• Crabbe and Goyle crunched through the hard cakes and complained only that they were dry and not sweet enough.
• Herman tried a Rock Cake, spat it out, and threw it away while Draco laughed at him.

Harry returned to the Slytherin common room after getting lost outside the school and told Draco and Herman she had met a kind man who brought her back. She revealed that Snape had seen her emerge from the Whomping Willow’s secret passage to Hogsmeade, leaving Herman to wonder why she seemed unconcerned about being caught.

• Draco and Herman waited in the common room and discussed whether Harry had returned after missing their trip to Hagrid’s.
• Harry came back and claimed she had gone for a stroll, gotten lost, and received help from a kind man.
• Draco asked Harry about vampires near Hogsmeade, and Harry said they were protected by wizarding law unless they broke it.
• Herman asked whether Snape had found Harry, and Harry said Snape had seen her emerge from the secret passage beneath the Whomping Willow.
• Draco went to bed, while Herman remained with Harry and wondered whether she truly believed Draco’s claims about her father’s influence.

Harry told Herman that she hated Snape because he had once been a Death Eater, even though she knew he had not killed her parents and treated her well. The next morning, Herman went to the Hospital Wing because Harry had kneed him in a sensitive spot, and he noticed the castle was unusually quiet and tense.

• Herman asked Harry why she was so cold toward Snape, and she explained that he had served Voldemort, whom she blamed for her parents’ deaths.
• Herman gently hugged Harry, but she kneed him and left for bed after telling him his chance to cop a feel was over.
• The next morning, Herman decided to visit the Hospital Wing because the pain from Harry’s knee strike had not gone away.
• Herman found the corridors unusually empty, with the few students he saw hurrying nervously, and reached the Hospital Wing.
• Madam Pomfrey checked Herman and asked whether something had happened to Ron’s teeth again.

Herman visited the Hospital Wing for a bruise and found George and Fred there, badly bandaged after stealing fantastic beast eggs. Fred confirmed that the eggs’ parents had injured them, leaving Herman to wonder what the twins had encountered.

• Herman entered the Hospital Wing, where Madam Pomfrey examined his bruise while teasing him about how he had been injured.
• George and Fred interrupted from behind a screen, joking about Herman before Madam Pomfrey ordered them to stay in bed.
• Madam Pomfrey healed Herman’s bruise and warned him to avoid strenuous activity, while George and Fred continued to tease him.
• Herman visited George and Fred and saw that they were wrapped in bandages from neck to ankles.
• Herman guessed that the twins had stolen fantastic beast eggs, and Fred admitted that the creatures’ parents had more or less injured them.

Herman learned that Fred and George had entered the Forbidden Forest to collect vampire ashes and Werewolf teeth, but lingering fire magic from Professor Malin’s battle badly burned them. The twins recovered in the Hospital Wing, and Herman asked what happened to their loot.

• Herman questioned Fred and George about their injuries, and they admitted they had gone into the Forbidden Forest to gather vampire ashes and Werewolf teeth for the black market.
• George and Fred said they found a burnt patch of forest filled with vampire and Werewolf corpses, then accidentally touched the lingering magic from Professor Malin’s fire spells.
• The residual magic set George and Fred on fire, and their spells only made the flames grow stronger.
• Professor Malin drew the flames off the twins and into a bottle, then gave them potions that made their burned skin shed.
• Madam Pomfrey treated Fred and George in the Hospital Wing as their skin slowly grew back.
• Herman asked Fred and George what had happened to the vampire ashes and Werewolf teeth they had collected.