Recaps

William and Hermione defeated Voldemort’s forces in the Albanian Forest and prepared to return to the United Kingdom with the injured Bertha. They escaped before Albanian Aurors could detain them, leaving the officials to identify them as the wizards who had set the mountain on fire.

• William used flames from the red dragon inside the Holy Grail to gather Theon’s ashes, but found no sarira.
• Hermione trapped the Runespoor by provoking its three heads into fighting each other, and William decided to take it with them.
• William said Bertha needed treatment at St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, so he and Hermione prepared to leave Albania.
• William and Hermione used an illegal Portkey to vanish with Bertha and the Runespoor before the approaching Aurors arrived.
• The Aurors reached the burned forest and reported that Stark and Granger had set the mountain on fire.

William and Hermione used an illegal Portkey to travel from Albania to France, intending to reach Paris. They landed inside the French Ministry of Magic, where Costa recognized them and the Aurors urgently called for Mr. Cregan.

• William and Hermione sought a Portkey to the United Kingdom, but the dealer said the World Cup had made that route too risky and offered France instead.
• The Portkey dealer demanded two hundred Galleons, including a fee for keeping quiet about their illegal travel, but William and Hermione refused to pay for his silence.
• William and Hermione took the dealer’s iron-bucket Portkey and arrived inside the French Ministry of Magic, where Aurors surrounded them.
• Costa announced that William and Hermione were under arrest for illegal Portkey use, then blushed when she recognized William.
• The French Aurors told someone to get Mr. Cregan quickly and warned that Stark and Granger had returned to Paris.

William and Hermione visited Cregan in France after being caught entering Albania and learned that the Ministry had lured illegal travelers into arrests to earn money. William told Cregan they had encountered Voldemort, and Cregan arranged a Portkey to send them back to the United Kingdom.

• Cregan admitted that his Ministry’s Bird-Catching Plan had used a fake Portkey seller to lure and arrest illegal travelers, partly to recover money spent on William and Hermione’s medals.
• William said he would help Hermione become the youngest Minister for Magic, and Cregan teased them about their future together.
• Hermione told Cregan that the Portkey seller had also tried to blackmail them, and Cregan promised to deal with Usopp.
• William told Cregan that he and Hermione had encountered Voldemort in Albania and recounted what had happened the previous night.
• William returned the wizards from the Minotaur Bar to Cregan and asked to return to the United Kingdom, so Cregan prepared a Portkey.
• Cregan explained that the Aurors feared William and Hermione because their travels had been followed by disasters, earning them the reputation of City Destroyers.

William and Hermione visited St Mungo’s to arrange treatment for Bertha, who had been tortured with the Cruciatus Curse, and ran into Charlie Weasley. Charlie took them to see Ron, whose prolonged hospitalization and irritable behavior had strained his family relationships.

• A healer told William that Bertha’s Cruciatus injuries were serious, and William recommended a potion to calm and nourish her mind.
• William and Hermione met Charlie Weasley, who had returned from Romania and was bringing food to Ron.
• Charlie explained that Ron’s temper had driven away most of the Weasleys, and he brought William and Hermione to Ron’s ward.
• Ron complained about his food and attacked Charlie for being late, while Charlie refused to indulge his demands.
• William and Hermione stood awkwardly in the doorway as Ron and Charlie argued.

Ron’s family indulged him during his recovery, but his demanding behavior angered Charlie and led to a confrontation with William and Hermione. After Hermione rebuked Ron for belittling their efforts in Italy and their support for House-elves, she left with William to visit the Longbottoms, leaving Ron alone.

• Charlie attacked Ron after Ron demanded a Firebolt for his birthday, and William pulled Charlie away.
• Ron questioned William and Charlie about the white dragon that destroyed Venice and dismissed its danger.
• A healer told William that a bottle of Calming and Brain-Nourishing Potion remained and presented a five-thousand-Galleon bill for Miss Jorkins’s treatment.
• Ron complained about the cost of care and the House-elves at George and Fred’s shop, prompting Hermione to defend the elves and criticize his jealousy.
• Hermione left with William to visit the Longbottoms, Charlie followed them, and Ron sat alone before kicking over his lunch box.

William and Hermione visited Neville at St. Mungo’s, where they learned more about his strained relationship with Ron and invited him to the Quidditch World Cup. Neville finally asked his grandmother for permission and received it, while Mrs. Longbottom secretly stayed behind because she wanted to avoid McGonagall.

• Hermione resented Ron’s jealousy and his failure to understand the dangers behind her and William’s fame, then the group discussed Scotland’s and Canada’s prospects in the Quidditch World Cup.
• William asked Charlie to tell Mr. Weasley that Bertha Jorkins had been seriously injured and hospitalized, and to notify her superior, Ludo Bagman.
• William and Hermione visited Neville and his parents in the Janus Thickey Ward, then shared lunch with Neville and Mrs. Longbottom.
• Neville told William and Hermione that Ron had questioned him about visiting St. Mungo’s and had made Ginny cry; Mrs. Longbottom urged Neville not to feel ashamed of his parents.
• William and Hermione invited Neville to the Quidditch World Cup, and Neville nervously asked Mrs. Longbottom for permission, which she granted.
• After Neville left with William and Hermione, Mrs. Longbottom revealed to herself that she was avoiding the World Cup because McGonagall would be there.

William brought Hermione and Neville to the Quidditch World Cup campsite, where Auror Tonks revealed that Minister Fudge wanted to meet him and Hermione. As Fudge paraded them through the camp, an Occamy carrying a familiar, jewelry-covered Niffler burst out of Lucius's tent and caused it to collapse.

• William Apparated to the World Cup campsite with Hermione and Neville and registered with the Ministry officials.
• Tonks stopped William, teased him about his unauthorized Apparition, and explained that she had become a full-fledged Auror.
• Tonks told William that Fudge had sent her to find him and Hermione after learning they had returned to Britain.
• Fudge greeted William and Hermione, praised their rescue of Venice, and led them through the campsite as publicity figures.
• An Occamy burst out of Lucius's tent with a familiar Niffler on its head, then swallowed the Niffler and shrank as the tent collapsed.

William accompanied Fudge across the campsite, where Fudge tried to seize the creatures that had caused trouble before turning his attention to Nicolas Flamel’s supposed inheritance. They encountered Barty Crouch discussing a proposed Flying Carpet trade, while Horace stared intently at William.

• Fudge ordered Dawlish to capture the Niffler and Occamy, but William concealed the Occamy as a ring and the creatures escaped the search.
• William realized Fudge had been friendly because he expected Nicolas Flamel to die and hoped to benefit from the inheritance through William.
• Fudge greeted Horace and asked Barty Crouch what he and Ali Bashir had been discussing.
• Bashir complained that Mr. Weasley’s regulations prevented him from selling Flying Carpets in Britain, and Fudge declined to intervene while hinting that Bashir could seek his help with other matters.
• William noticed Horace staring at him and speculated about Horace’s relationship with Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

At the campsite, Fudge told Malfoy that his tent had collapsed, then learned that Bertha had been taken to St. Mungo’s after William and Hermione rescued her in Albania. Crouch invited William and Hermione to discuss the Goblet of Fire, while Horace Slughorn tried to recruit them for his party; William left Horace eager for another chance to meet.

• Fudge warned Malfoy that the collapsed tent was his, and Malfoy ran to inspect it.
• Fudge learned that Bertha was badly injured and had been taken to St. Mungo’s after William and Hermione rescued her in Albania.
• Crouch invited William and Hermione to his tent that night to discuss the Goblet of Fire.
• Horace introduced himself to William and Hermione and invited them to his tent and evening party, but William declined.
• Hermione asked why William had not used the meeting to question Horace, and William explained that he wanted to make Horace eager for another chance.
• William advised Neville to use the same approach when pursuing a girl, and Hermione asked why William was so practiced at it.

William and Hermione returned to camp and reunited with Anne, who told them where the others had gone. William then discovered that Professor Babbling was nearby and had invited him to her tent that night, adding to several other invitations he had received.

• Anne waited in a tree with four cats for William and Hermione, and teased the cats about being hers while they were away.
• William and Hermione arrived, fed the cats treats, and playfully chased Anne around before she greeted Neville.
• Anne told William that Nicolas had taken her father and Uncle Iris to watch the Quidditch practice match, while Luna had gone searching for a Crumple-Horned Snorkack.
• Anne showed William and Hermione their rooms in Nicolas's expanded tent, then left to find Luna.
• William spotted an Ilvermorny tent and recognized the wizard outside as resembling him; his Occamy delivered a note from Professor Babbling inviting him to her tent that night.

William and Hermione planned a potion for Bertha before Barty Crouch summoned them to discuss her discovery. Crouch accused them of illegally entering Albania and causing destruction, but William denied it and offered testimony that they had traveled from Italy to France instead.

• William and Hermione discussed brewing a potion for Bertha while Neville became interested in William’s herbs and went to study them.
• Winky delivered Crouch’s invitation, and William and Hermione went with her to meet him.
• On the way, Winky told Hermione that she worried Dobby’s new job and wages would leave him unable to find future work.
• Crouch questioned William about why he had gone from Venice to Albania after finding Bertha.
• Crouch cited allegations of illegal entry, forest fires, and deaths at the Prancing Pony Inn, but William denied them and named Hewen and the French head of Magical Law Enforcement as witnesses to their route through France.

Crouch questioned William and Hermione about Bertha, concealing his fear that she might reveal Barty Crouch Jr. while blaming Fudge for her memory loss. Back at the tent, William resumed studying until Professor Babbling appeared and asked him to help kill someone.

• Crouch apologized to William, then explained that Bertha had suffered a Memory Charm and suggested someone had targeted her when she remembered something.
• Crouch implied that Fudge was behind Bertha's attack, but William knew Voldemort was responsible and denied that Bertha had said anything after he rescued her.
• After William and Hermione left, Crouch refused Winky's offer to watch them and ordered her to keep Barty Crouch Jr. from leaving.
• William returned to the tent, found Neville bathing with Trevor and Anne, Luna, and Ginny playing the Family Computer, then went to his room to study Potions.
• Professor Babbling Apparated into William's room and asked him to help kill someone.

Professor Babbling told William that Tom Riddle had come to the Quidditch World Cup and asked him to kill Tom the following night. William and Hermione arranged for Hermione to impersonate him and Anne to impersonate Hermione so they could attend the match without raising suspicion, but Hermione got drunk on Babbling’s vodka.

• Professor Babbling warned William that his fame made travel to the United States dangerous and asked him to kill Tom Riddle.
• Babbling explained that Tom had come to the United Kingdom for the Quidditch World Cup and planned to make her move with William the next night.
• Babbling gave William a file on Tom, who had used Polyjuice Potion to pose as the key keeper, then vanished from the room.
• William told Hermione about the plan, and they agreed that Hermione would impersonate William while Anne impersonated Hermione.
• Hermione drank too much vodka, became drunk, and William carried her from the sofa.

Hermione woke with a hangover and learned that she had clung to William while drunk, while their companions returned from the Quidditch stadium. William and Nicolas examined the Holy Grail and discussed unlocking the Book of Alchemy before Nicolas used a Prophecy Orb to predict that night’s match and considered betting on it.

• Hermione woke in William’s room with a headache, and William teased her about hugging him and calling his name in her sleep.
• William checked on Neville, who was swimming in a flooded bathroom while Trevor chased him, then joined the others downstairs.
• Anne scolded Roy for staying out all night, while Nicolas explained that he and the others had interviewed England National Team players after sneaking into the stadium.
• William showed Nicolas the Holy Grail, and Nicolas identified it as one of the Deathly Hallows and discussed studying it before unlocking the Book of Alchemy’s third section.
• William asked Nicolas to make prophecies for him, and Nicolas used a Prophecy Orb to predict an unexpected Quidditch score and decided he wanted to place a bet.

William placed twenty thousand Galleons on the Transylvania Team to lose against England, despite Ludo Bagman’s warnings. He persuaded Professor McGonagall to bet her savings on Transylvania too, then discovered Professor Trelawney was backing England based on a prediction from her Inner Eye.

• Ludo tried to stop William from betting twenty thousand Galleons on Transylvania, but William placed the bet at odds of eleven to one.
• Wizards crowded around William to offer betting deals, and Ludo proposed managing his money before asking him to help secure Ministry reimbursement for Bertha and sell Potions at a markup.
• William spotted Professor McGonagall and guessed she had come to bet, so he persuaded her that England would lose and she decided to put her savings on Transylvania.
• Professor Trelawney arrived with sherry and said she had borrowed a year's salary from Dumbledore to bet on England, trusting her Inner Eye's prediction.

As the Quidditch World Cup opening ceremony began, William ambushed Tom in an Ilvermorny tent and killed him after overpowering him. Kingsley and the Aurors arrived to find Tom’s body, while Tom’s planned attack on the mascots remained unrealized.

• McGonagall and Trelawney secretly bet heavily on Transylvania, and the Transylvania Team’s coach celebrated William’s wager.
• William sent Anne and Hermione out disguised with Polyjuice Potion, then used another identity to approach Tom.
• Tom planned to make the World Cup mascots attack the crowd during the opening ceremony.
• William broke into Tom’s tent and defeated him in a duel despite Tom’s spells and conjured snake.
• William left Tom’s body severed at the waist, and Kingsley led the Aurors into the room.

The England National Team suffered a crushing defeat to Transylvania while Fudge learned that an American wizard had been murdered at the campsite. He ordered an investigation and tried to divert attention from the defeat, leaving the World Cup facing a diplomatic crisis.

• Transylvania scored repeatedly against England, and the match ended with England losing 10 to 390.
• Professor Trelawney claimed she had known the result, while McGonagall and William’s wagers drew the teachers’ attention.
• Dawlish told Fudge that an American wizard had died, and Fudge left the box to investigate.
• Fudge, Kingsley, and Dawlish found a murdered wizard in a tent and discovered Polyjuice Potion, suggesting the victim had been impersonating the Ilvermorny Keeper of the Keys.
• Fudge ordered officials to search the campsite and reporters to interview the England team, then admitted that the team really was that bad.

Transylvania defeated England after nearly shutting them out, sparking riots among the spectators. Meanwhile, Tom tried to recruit Professor Targaryen by offering knowledge of ancient power, but William and Professor Babbling discussed killing the self-proclaimed Death.

• Transylvania's goalkeeper moved away from the hoops, England scored once, and Transylvania's Seeker caught the Golden Snitch to win the match.
• England fans argued that the match had been rigged, and fans from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales attacked them as the England players were surrounded.
• Fudge sent Aurors to break up the fighting after Tonks reported the crowd's violence.
• Tom appeared in Professor Targaryen's room and offered to guide him to the lost power he called Prehistoric Mysteries.
• Tom named himself Death and left, after which Professor Babbling and William revealed they had been listening.
• William said he would rather kill Death than work with him.

After the England National Team’s disastrous match sparked chaos at the Quidditch World Cup, William and Hermione went to collect their 220,000 Galleon winnings. William then negotiated with Fudge for a thirty-second performance slot at the final, while Fudge maneuvered to take a cut for himself.

• The Ministry took the England National Team to Azkaban for temporary protection as furious fans rioted, and Scottish and Irish fans began demanding political separation.
• William and Hermione left their tent and headed to the Goblins to collect their 220,000 Galleons, while Hermione teased William about Professor Babbling drawing Tom’s attention.
• William noticed Ludo and Fudge waiting at the Goblins’ tent, and Fudge brought him inside to discuss World Cup advertising.
• Hermione went to collect the winnings while William proposed buying a thirty-second performance slot after the final’s mascot show.
• William offered up to 65,000 Galleons for the slot, but Fudge claimed he would charge only 30,000 as a trial and planned to pocket a middleman’s cut.

William secured permission to sell Akali's Mystery Shop goods at the Quidditch World Cup campsite and arranged to promote the shop through advertisements. As the tournament's betting fortunes shifted, William, Hermione, and Professor Trelawney took turns winning while Malfoy repeatedly followed the wrong bets.

• William refused Fudge's hinted bribe, bought advertising slots, and got permission for House-elves to sell goods at the campsite.
• Hermione collected 220,000 Galleons, and William arranged for her to place secret bets on the United States Team while he bet on Norway.
• William invited Cedric, Cho, the twins, and Professor Lupin to help open Akali's Mystery Shop's Quidditch World Cup branch.
• After William's bets on Norway and Canada lost, many wizards blamed his early wins on Professor Trelawney's predictions and began following her bets.
• William won 500,000 Galleons by betting on Luxembourg, McGonagall made a large profit, and Malfoy lost by following the wrong bets each time.

Malfoy lost heavily betting on the Quidditch World Cup while Stark and other wizards made fortunes. After the group stage ended, William’s team planned to undercut rivals with improved binoculars and sell Ministry-approved commemorative badges.

• Malfoy lost his peacocks, grew angry at Fudge, and unsuccessfully chased profits by betting against Stark’s picks and Trelawney’s predictions.
• Wizards across the world gambled on the World Cup, while England lost every match and still advanced to the round of sixteen, and Canada missed the quarterfinals.
• William, Hermione, Fred, George, and Cho discussed Akali’s Mystery Shop’s sales strategy for enhanced Quidditch binoculars.
• William set the binocular price at ten Galleons to help capture the market, despite the reduced profit.
• William announced that Fudge had agreed to let the shop produce official commemorative badges, including an England round-of-sixteen coin.

William outlined Akali's plan to monopolize the British market and expand abroad, while his friends discussed the Quidditch World Cup and the cramped Weasley household. Anne then told William that Professor Horace was demanding he and Hermione attend his party, and William agreed to go with friends.

• William reviewed Akali's staffing and expansion plans, including sending Phoebe to manage French trade and eventually opening branches abroad.
• Fred and George explained that Percy, Ron, and Bill's return had left the Weasley brothers crowded together at home.
• Cedric struggled to keep a Mandrake leaf in his mouth as part of his Animagus preparation, preventing him from speaking to Cho.
• Fred and George mocked Percy's devotion to his Ministry report-writing and his admiration for Mr. Crouch.
• Anne told William that Professor Horace had threatened to stay until William and Hermione agreed to attend his party, and William accepted while planning to bring friends.

Anne finally escaped Horace Slughorn’s daily visits and accompanied William and Hermione to his lavish gathering. Slughorn tried to impress them with his connections, but William’s own friendships and business deals left the professor stunned.

• Anne complained that Slughorn visited every day, then led Luna and Ginny in keeping watch while she went to fetch William.
• Anne teased William about Phoebe, prompting Hermione to suspect he had left out news about her visit.
• William, Hermione, and Anne entered Slughorn’s tent, where he introduced them as the evening’s stars and began presenting his guests.
• William reunited with Damocles and arranged a sale of Acromantula venom through his shop.
• William greeted Gwenog Jones, who praised his Quidditch skill, while she and the twins discussed Beater techniques.
• As William networked with guests and secured business deals, Slughorn watched in dismay as his planned showcase was eclipsed.

At Slughorn’s party, William met several guests, including an author hoping to write his biography, and fended off Mrs. Zabini’s advances. The chapter ended with Mrs. Zabini drawing her wand in the bathroom as William prepared to defend himself.

• Worple asked William for interviews to write his biography while Sanguini crept toward Cedric and groped him.
• William brushed off Worple’s offer and joked that successful Quidditch betting required persevering through huge losses, prompting Blaise Zabini to question him.
• Mrs. Zabini arrived, ordered Blaise to apologize to William, and drew attention with her flirtation; Hermione led William away from her.
• William and Hermione found Trelawney drinking sherry, and William gave her an enchanted ring to hold more bottles.
• William went to the bathroom, where Mrs. Zabini followed him, made advances, and then reached for her wand as William drew his.

William fought Professor Babbling, who was disguised as Mrs. Zabini, and learned that she was helping Tom target Slughorn. She arranged for William to rescue Slughorn from a planned fire, while Barty Crouch Jr. escaped his supervision and slipped away under an Invisibility Cloak.

• William recognized Babbling beneath Mrs. Zabini’s appearance and fought her in the restroom until they stopped and compared why they were there.
• Babbling told William that Tom planned to kill Slughorn and that she had come with Sanguini to carry out the attack.
• William insisted Slughorn must survive, and Babbling explained that Sanguini would set a tent on fire so William could rescue him and earn his trust.
• Twenty minutes later, a blaze rose near the campsite, and Winky left Barty Crouch Jr. alone while she went to check on it.
• Barty Crouch Jr. broke free of the Imperius Curse, took the Invisibility Cloak, and sneaked away.