Chapter Summaries

Morris accidentally destroyed the Golden Egg’s clue and later resumed refining his Shadow Veil Magic while attending classes. Snape questioned him about stolen ingredients that could be used to brew Polyjuice Potion, and Morris insisted he had no reason to steal them because he was rich.

• Morris tried to open the Golden Egg with a spell, then broke it by pressing its groove and unleashed a piercing wail.
• Morris cast Bubble-Head Charms on the students, and Professor Flitwick stopped the wail and warned Morris that the clue might be gone.
• Morris spent the following days refining his Shadow Veil Magic and attending classes.
• Snape criticized Kyle’s antidote and summoned Morris to his office after Potions Class.
• Snape told Morris that ingredients had gone missing from his storeroom and said the headmaster had asked him to investigate suspects.
• Morris denied taking the ingredients and told Snape he was rich enough to buy them himself.

Morris gave Snape surveillance crystal balls, and Snape assigned him to guard the Potions storeroom in exchange for extra credit. Later, Flitwick announced the Christmas ball and told Morris, as a Champion, to choose a partner for the opening dance, leaving Morris with the school assuming he would go with Phoebe.

• Morris suggested improving the Potions storeroom’s security and gave Snape surveillance crystal balls.
• Snape tasked Morris with guarding the storeroom and promised extra credit if he caught the culprit.
• Flitwick announced that Hogwarts would hold a Christmas ball and told Morris to choose a partner for the Champions’ opening dance.
• Kyle asked Morris who he planned to invite, and Morris said he had no one in mind.
• A female student invited Morris to the ball, but he declined.
• Marietta reminded the Ravenclaws of a Daily Prophet photograph, and they assumed Morris already planned to go with Phoebe.

Morris joked that he knew the Manticore Mating Dance and dealt with the growing attention around the Christmas ball. He left Guantou to watch a crystal ball showing Snape’s Potions storeroom, then rested in the courtyard, where Phoebe approached him and asked about his unusual owl.

• Morris told Kyle he had learned the Manticore Mating Dance, and Padma Patil said she knew it too.
• Morris refused two Gryffindor girls’ invitations to the ball, then encouraged Ron to be confident about finding a dance partner.
• Morris gave Guantou a crystal ball showing the Potions ingredients storeroom and asked him to report anything unusual.
• Morris skipped class to rest in the courtyard, where Phoebe joined him and asked about Yanhua’s fiery eyes.
• Morris asked Phoebe what she had wanted to see him about.

Morris told Phoebe that his Golden Egg had broken, and she revealed that the second task involved water. They agreed to attend the Yule Ball together, and later, during the Christmas holidays, Morris talked with Hermione, Harry, and Ron before Moody approached them.

• Phoebe asked Morris about the Golden Egg, and he explained that the Severing Charm had broken it and its contents had disappeared.
• Phoebe told Morris that the second task had something to do with water, and Morris thanked her.
• Phoebe asked whether Morris had a Yule Ball partner, and she accepted his invitation to go with him.
• During the Christmas holidays, the Weasley Twins sold prank biscuits that turned people into animals around Hogwarts.
• Hermione returned Morris's book and discussed her teeth and his sweet tooth with him before Harry and Ron asked about the ball and Ron's dress robes.
• Moody came up to the group and called out to Potter.

During the Yule Ball preparations, Morris investigated a suspected theft from the Potions ingredients storeroom and found Moody carrying a bag. The chapter left Morris claiming he had seen everything and waiting to see what Moody would do.

• Moody reminded Harry to visit his office, and Harry told Ron that Moody was helping him prepare for the Triwizard Tournament.
• On the evening of the Yule Ball, Guantou brought Morris a crystal ball showing someone secretly packing ingredients from the Potions storeroom.
• Morris inspected the storeroom and found African Tree Snake skin in the cupboard, but he found no suspicious person nearby.
• On his way to the Great Hall, Morris encountered Moody and spotted a gray bag fastened at his waist.
• Moody realized Morris had seen the bag and asked him not to tell Snape about it.

Morris discovered that Moody was an impostor and tried to arrest him, but the suspect escaped into the Clock Tower Courtyard. Morris pursued him and the two began a dangerous duel, which was still underway when the chapter ended.

• Morris and Moody exchanged spells, and Moody hit Morris with the Imperius Curse, but Morris pretended to be controlled and secretly resisted it.
• When Moody tried to erase Morris's memories, Morris attacked with bone spikes, and Moody destroyed them with the Bone-Breaking Curse.
• Morris confronted Moody about being an impostor, then used bone armor and Shadow Veil, but Moody fled instead of fighting.
• Morris chased Moody through the castle and contacted Fred, asking him to get Dumbledore to the back door.
• Outside in the Clock Tower Courtyard, Moody cast Avada Kedavra, which Morris dodged, and Morris retaliated with a bone cage that Moody blasted apart.

Morris captured the impostor posing as Professor Moody and revealed him to be Barty Crouch Jr., a Death Eater who should have been in Azkaban. Before Dumbledore could question him with Veritaserum, Barty Crouch Jr. died after declaring that his master would return.

• Yanhua used Shadow Manipulation to bind Moody, and Morris forced him to drink a potion that reversed his transformation.
• Fred and George brought Dumbledore, Madame Maxime, and Phoebe to Morris, who explained how he had caught the attacker and been targeted with the Killing Curse.
• Dumbledore identified the transformed man as Barty Crouch Jr., the son of Barty Crouch Sr. and a Death Eater who should have been in Azkaban.
• Morris gave Dumbledore Veritaserum, but Barty Crouch Jr. shouted that his master would return before Dumbledore could question him.
• Barty Crouch Jr. collapsed and died, and Dumbledore confirmed that he was dead.

After Barty Crouch Jr. killed himself, Dumbledore investigated and found the real Alastor Moody imprisoned in a trunk. The group gathered in Moody’s office, where Morris explained what had happened.

• Barty Crouch Jr. killed himself, and Dumbledore used Prior Incantato to confirm that his wand had cast the Killing Curse.
• Dumbledore found keys on Barty Crouch Jr. and sent Madame Maxime and Phoebe away while Fred and George fetched McGonagall, Snape, and Madam Pomfrey.
• Dumbledore and Morris broke into Moody’s office and searched a large trunk until they found the real Alastor Moody alive but imprisoned and weakened.
• Madam Pomfrey began examining Moody after Dumbledore said he had been stunned and placed under the Imperius Curse.
• Dumbledore prompted Morris to explain the events, and Morris gave the assembled professors an account of what had happened.

After the culprit was arrested and Moody was taken to the hospital wing, Morris returned to the Yule Ball and danced with Phoebe. The next morning, Roger told Morris that Dumbledore wanted to see him in his office.

• Madam Pomfrey found that Moody had been under the Imperius Curse and warned that his recovery could take days or months.
• Dumbledore sent Professor McGonagall and Snape to bring Barty Crouch Jr. to his office while he wrote to Fudge and Crouch.
• Morris returned to the Great Hall with the Weasleys, reunited with Phoebe, and tried to dance as she taught him.
• Ludo Bagman asked Morris where Dumbledore was, and Morris told him the Headmaster was in his office.
• The next morning, Kyle urged Morris to get information about the Golden Egg from Phoebe, but Morris said he could handle the task himself.
• Roger Davies told Morris that Dumbledore wanted him in his office.

Morris joined Dumbledore, Fudge, and others in the Headmaster's Office as they questioned Moody and Crouch about Barty Crouch Jr.'s return and death. Dumbledore suspected the dead Death Eater had planned to use Harry to resurrect Voldemort, while Morris avoided getting involved in the investigation.

• Morris arrived at the Headmaster's Office, where Barty Crouch Jr.'s body lay and Crouch stood beside it.
• Moody entered and explained that Barty Crouch Jr. and Peter Pettigrew had attacked him after he accepted a Hogwarts job offer.
• Crouch said he had been under the Imperius Curse and claimed he knew nothing about his son's survival or attack on Moody.
• Dumbledore suggested Barty Crouch Jr. might have intended to use Harry to resurrect Voldemort, alarming Fudge.
• Fudge left with Crouch, who took his son's body, while McGonagall predicted the Ministry would cover up the scandal.
• Dumbledore asked Morris what he thought, but Morris said he knew nothing and did not want to get involved.

After killing himself, Barty Crouch Jr. met Scrape, who called himself Death and offered to restore him to life if he killed Morris Black. Barty returned to his coffin with a strand of magic and found his father sitting alone by the fireplace.

• Barty Crouch Jr. awoke in a strange desert after death and learned that Scrape had intercepted his soul.
• Scrape offered Barty a chance to return to the living if he killed Morris and brought his soul to Death.
• Barty identified the target as Morris Black and agreed to the task.
• Scrape gave Barty magic to slow his body's decay and warned him to keep their conversation secret.
• Barty woke inside a coffin in his room and found his father, Barty Crouch, sitting silently by the fireplace.

Barty Crouch Jr. killed his father and took his wand, while Morris successfully had Skeleton Number One create a Gap Energy Crystal. Morris then welcomed Krum aboard the Ship in a Bottle, where Krum browsed his bookshelves.

• Barty Crouch Jr. attacked Barty Crouch, killed him with black markings that spread across his neck, and took his wand to report the failed operation to his master.
• Morris had Skeleton Number One successfully condense a Gap Energy Crystal using Energy Gathering.
• Morris spotted Krum winter swimming in the Black Lake and helped him climb aboard the Ship in a Bottle.
• Morris gave Krum a robe and cake, and told him he was a Muggle-born wizard.
• Krum browsed Morris's bookshelves and picked up a book titled "One Hundred Handy Tips to Make Witches Beautiful and Elegant."

Morris discussed the Deathly Hallows symbol with Krum, who revealed his hatred of Grindelwald because Grindelwald killed his grandfather. At Care of Magical Creatures, Morris learned that Hagrid had been criticized and exposed as a half-giant, and saw that Barty Crouch had gone missing.

• Morris told Krum that the symbol on his book represented the Deathly Hallows and predated Grindelwald.
• Krum explained that Grindelwald had killed his grandfather and that students at his school used the symbol to frighten people.
• Morris and Kyle arrived at Hagrid’s Hut and found Professor Grubbly-Plank taking over the lesson because something had come up for Hagrid.
• Morris and Kyle read a newspaper article criticizing Hagrid’s teaching and revealing that he was a half-giant.
• Morris noticed a report that Barty Crouch was missing, then followed Professor Grubbly-Plank to a lesson about unicorns.

During a unicorn lesson, Morris frightened the tethered unicorn into fleeing, then performed an advancement ritual on his Skeleton Unicorn. The newly advanced mount gained the ability to fly and began showing another change through its glowing horn.

• Professor Grubbly-Plank warned the boys away from the unicorn, but Morris's approach frightened it into snapping its rope and bolting into the Forbidden Forest.
• Professor Grubbly-Plank questioned Morris about the unicorn's reaction, and he admitted he had frightened it once before.
• After the lesson, Morris collected Gap Energy Crystals from Skeleton Number One and decided to advance his Skeleton Unicorn.
• Morris completed the ritual, and the Skeleton Unicorn flew with him around the room.
• Morris asked whether the Skeleton Unicorn had changed in other ways, and its horn began to glow eerie blue.

Morris advanced his Skeleton Unicorn to tier four, transforming it into an Undead Unicorn with a stronger body and improved illusions. A week later, he rode it into the Forbidden Forest disguised as Kyle to test how normal Unicorns would react.

• Morris tested the Skeleton Unicorn’s tier-three illusions and found they could deceive sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste, though sustaining them quickly drained its magic power.
• Morris performed an advancement ritual using all five jars of Gap Energy Crystals, and the Skeleton Unicorn grew flesh and blood before becoming an Undead Unicorn.
• The Undead Unicorn used its illusion ability to return to its skeletal appearance after Morris said he preferred that look.
• Morris tested the Undead Unicorn’s tier-four abilities and found its remodeled body stored more magic power while its illusions lasted longer and covered a larger area.
• A week later, Morris rode the Undead Unicorn into the Forbidden Forest with both of them disguised as an ordinary Unicorn and Kyle, intending to test normal Unicorns’ reactions.

Morris tested his undead unicorn’s ability to fool a real unicorn, then agreed to accompany Phoebe to Hogsmeade after awkwardly rejecting her invitation. Their outing ended at the Hog’s Head, where they entered and found a handful of customers, most with their faces covered.

• Morris used his undead unicorn to lure a real unicorn before flying away when Yanhua warned him that someone was approaching.
• Morris met Phoebe near the Black Lake, and after initially declining her invitation to Hogsmeade, he agreed to meet her at nine the next morning.
• Morris arrived punctually at the school gates, and he and Phoebe walked through Hogsmeade while chatting and visiting several shops.
• Phoebe noticed the Hog’s Head and agreed to look inside with Morris.
• Morris and Phoebe entered the grimy pub and saw a few customers, many of them covering their faces.

Morris and Phoebe visited the Hog's Head, where they discussed the prejudice against Hagrid and Phoebe's Veela heritage. After leaving, they discovered someone following them, but the cloaked figure escaped by Apparition when Morris's Stupefy failed to stop them.

• Phoebe treated Morris to Butterbeer at the Hog's Head, where they saw Hagrid drinking alone after Rita Skeeter's article about him was published.
• Phoebe condemned the article's prejudice, and Morris asked about the abilities she had inherited from her Veela blood.
• After they left the pub, Hua alerted Morris that someone was following them.
• Morris led Phoebe into a secluded alley and told her to wait against the wall around a corner.
• Morris surprised the black-robed follower with Stupefy, but the figure barely reacted and escaped by Apparition.

Morris and Phoebe met Hermione, Harry, and Ron at the Three Broomsticks, where they discussed Rita Skeeter’s rumors and Hagrid’s distress. Morris revealed that Rita was an unregistered Animagus, and Hermione planned to use the secret to stop her.

• After a black-robed pursuer vanished, Morris and Phoebe went to the crowded Three Broomsticks.
• Hermione, Harry, and Ron told Morris and Phoebe that Rita Skeeter had been spreading rumors and that Hagrid was drowning his sorrows at the Hog's Head.
• Harry prepared to visit Hagrid, but Hermione stopped him to ask why Rita had not written anything bad about Morris.
• Morris revealed that Rita was an unregistered Animagus who could turn into a beetle.
• Hermione suggested threatening Rita with the secret, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione planned to visit Hagrid and Morris and Phoebe returned to Hogwarts.

Morris oversaw Yanhua’s advancement ritual, which rebuilt the owl’s body into a wholly new undead form. Yanhua survived the transformation, and Morris began examining what had changed.

• Hagrid returned to teaching Care of Magical Creatures and introduced students to Unicorns instead of Blast-Ended Skrewts.
• Morris watched Krum begin his winter swimming training at the Black Lake, then checked on the skeleton workers producing Gap Energy Crystals aboard his Ship in a Bottle.
• Morris discovered that Guantou had learned to read and could use a wand to clean a muddy footprint.
• Morris began advancement rituals for Guantou and Yanhua, and Yanhua went first.
• Yanhua’s body exploded into black specks before reforming as a larger-looking, pure-black owl with blue-and-black flames in its eyes.
• Morris recognized that Yanhua’s advancement had reconstructed its body, and he asked what had changed as the owl landed on his arm.

Morris tested Yanhua’s new shadow form, then completed Guantou’s advancement and discovered that the cat could cast spells without a wand. Guantou quickly mastered the Bone Summoning Spell, while Fred and George arrived and met Morris’s skeletal butler, Champion.

• Yanhua transformed into shadow, proving immune to physical and magical attacks, but the form drained its magic reserves quickly.
• Morris advanced Guantou, whose ritual consumed nearly eight hundred Gap Energy Crystals and ended with a powerful explosion.
• Guantou demonstrated wandless spellcasting by using Scourgify, a Stunning Spell, and a Disarming Charm.
• Morris taught Guantou the Bone Summoning Spell, which it used to build an elaborate model of Hogwarts Castle.
• Fred and George visited Morris, admired the castle model, and received coffee from Champion in bone cups.