Recaps

While the tent fire spread, William saved Slughorn from Sanguini’s attack, and Fred and George fled the burning corridor after Malfoy was knocked unconscious by a floating rock. The twins watched Malfoy’s wand magically redirect the flames before it vanished.

• While waiting for the tent to catch fire, William chatted with Professor Trelawney as she packed sherry, and Hermione declined a drink.
• William smelled smoke and left Hermione to reach Slughorn, who was drunk and boasting to Worple about returning to teach at Hogwarts.
• Sanguini attacked Slughorn, but William intervened, incapacitated the vampire, and checked whether Slughorn was all right.
• Fred and George fled through the burning tent while trading spells and pranks with Malfoy, whose head sprouted grass.
• After they escaped, a floating rock struck Malfoy unconscious, and his wand magically spread the flames to nearby tents before disappearing.

A fire at the Quidditch World Cup damaged Barty Crouch’s tent, and the twins were suspected until they revealed an invisible wizard had carried the flames there. Crouch realized his son had escaped, while Fudge discovered he had been repeatedly stomping on the unconscious Lucius Malfoy.

• William gave Fred and George Potions and joined the others in scolding them for chasing after Malfoy.
• Crouch found his tent destroyed and accused the twins of starting the fire, but George said an unseen wizard had stunned Malfoy and carried the flames over.
• Fudge arrived and learned that Sanguini had attacked Slughorn, who credited William with saving him.
• Crouch searched the ruins for his son and Winky, then recognized that the wizard who escaped had been Barty Crouch Jr.
• Kingsley pointed out Lucius Malfoy beneath Fudge’s feet, and Fudge repeatedly bounced on him while William watched.

After Malfoy was hospitalized, William and Hermione cleared Winky of the arson and suspected that Crouch had secretly imprisoned the wandless wizard who set his tent on fire. William also showed Hermione the safe shampoo he had developed for her, and the chapter ended with them planning to investigate Winky.

• Malfoy fell into a coma after a nightmare, and Fudge had him taken to St. Mungo's.
• Dawlish accused Winky of starting the fire, but Hermione and William argued that her height and loyalty to the Crouch family ruled her out.
• Fudge blamed Sanguini for the attack on Slughorn and an unknown wizard for burning Crouch's tent.
• William washed Hermione's hair with his improved Occamy egg shampoo, which he had made safe using Acromantula silk extract.
• Hermione and William reasoned that Crouch knew who had started the fire and had imprisoned a wandless wizard under an Invisibility Cloak.
• Hermione said she would ask Dobby to approach Winky, while William warned that Winky might not reveal the truth.

William and Hermione pieced together that Crouch had secretly imprisoned a wizard connected to Bertha, while disputes over the World Cup fire and other incidents escalated into international accusations. The chapter ended with Gabrielle surprising William at the campsite and becoming annoyed when he asked where her sister Phoebe was.

• William suspected that Crouch had imprisoned a wizard and cast a Memory Charm on Bertha to conceal the secret she had discovered.
• Hermione asked Dobby to get acquainted with Winky so they could learn more about Crouch.
• Fudge blamed American Scourers for the deaths and fire at the World Cup, prompting a war of words between the British Ministry and the Magical Congress of the United States of America.
• After Ireland defeated the United States, American fans kidnapped Ireland's Leprechaun mascot, and Scrimgeour detained a large number of American wizards.
• The Magical Congress of the United States demanded that William and Hermione pay for the forest destroyed in Albania, while other Ministries joined the dispute and traded accusations.
• Gabrielle startled William at the campsite, then glared at him when he asked where Phoebe was instead of expressing surprise at seeing her.

William reunited with Gabrielle at the campsite and took her around the vendors before she was found by Phoebe. Phoebe discussed William’s fight in Albania and her exam results with him, while Gabrielle ended the chapter feeling overlooked.

• William teased Gabrielle, then carried her on his shoulders as they toured the campsite and bought her a golden bamboo-copter.
• Gabrielle spotted Phoebe searching for her and hid behind William, but Phoebe found them and accepted Gabrielle’s present.
• Phoebe asked William about Albania, and he admitted that he and Hermione had fought a Death Eater who escaped.
• Phoebe told William she had earned eleven O grades and one A on her Beauxbatons exams, and said Picquery had brought Silver Wing.
• Phoebe went to see Hermione, leaving Gabrielle feeling ignored as she tried to remind them she was still there.

William and his friends visited Newt’s suitcase, where they found Olisa pregnant and Newt tending to the Magical Creatures. As Newt offered to improve William’s Safety Watch, Anne called from above to say a crying woman had come looking for William and appeared to want him to take responsibility.

• William recalled how Mera Picquery had spent six months tracking Olisa in France while trying to rescue Newt, who had been detained after the Thunderbird escaped.
• Cedric tried to get Picquery to help him obtain Olisa’s tail feathers, but she questioned him about his treatment of Magical Creatures.
• Newt soothed the pregnant Olisa and showed William’s group the carefully maintained habitats in his suitcase.
• Newt criticized the cramped Matagot area in William’s Safety Watch and offered to modify it over the summer.
• Anne called down to say a crying woman had arrived looking for William, prompting Hermione, Phoebe, and Gabrielle to eye him suspiciously.

When Daphne reported that her sister Astoria had disappeared at the Quidditch World Cup, William used a Tracking Charm to create a map of the campsite and began searching for her. Phoebe found Astoria’s location, leaving William stunned.

• Pansy and Ginny argued outside William’s tent while Daphne cried and asked William to find her missing sister, Astoria.
• Daphne explained that Astoria had gone missing after handing out flyers against William’s products, and the Aurors had been unable to locate her.
• William decided to use a Tracking Charm to make a map showing the names and locations of people across the campsite.
• William exhausted his magic creating the map, and the group searched it for Astoria.
• Phoebe pointed out Astoria’s location, and William stared at the map in disbelief.

William rescued Astoria from Crouch's tent and discovered she had a Blood Malediction, while clues suggested an escaped wizard had abducted her and might have taken others. The campsite grew crowded as the Quidditch World Cup final approached, and William expected Little Tom and the hidden man to make a major move.

• William found Astoria unconscious in Crouch's tent, revived her, and learned from Daphne that Astoria had a Blood Malediction he could not cure.
• Mrs. Greengrass took Astoria home, while William suspected an escaped prisoner had captured her and used a Memory Charm before framing Crouch.
• William warned Fudge that people might be missing from the campsite, but Fudge dismissed the concern because no one had reported a disappearance.
• Ireland defeated Peru and Bulgaria narrowly defeated Madagascar in the semifinals as the crowded campsite filled with people trying to sneak into the stadium.
• The Hogwarts exam results arrived at the Weasleys' home, prompting Mrs. Weasley to send the twins Howlers; William became a Prefect and Quidditch captain, and Cho also became a Prefect.
• On the eve of the final, neither Little Tom nor the hidden man had acted, but William expected trouble during the match.

As the Quidditch World Cup final approached, William and Hermione discussed Tom’s search for Horcruxes while the camp buzzed with predictions about Ireland and Bulgaria. Trene arrived from Venice, and Harry and Ron later asked William about visiting his tent before revealing they had drunk from a contaminated well.

• William and Hermione suspected that Tom was searching for his Horcruxes while remaining in shadow form.
• Newspapers in Britain, Bulgaria, and Japan traded predictions and insults about the Ireland-Bulgaria final, while William publicly backed Ireland.
• William urged his Japanese fans to vote for Chika Fujiwara as Japan’s next minister after Minister Abe announced he would step down.
• Trene arrived from Venice the day before the final and told William and Hermione that she had modified the Doragon by taking apart several warships.
• Harry and Ron greeted William and Hermione, and Harry asked whether Sirius and Cho would be at their tent.
• Ron offered to show William and Hermione a nearby well, and they realized that Harry and Ron had drunk water from a well that wizards regularly used as a toilet.

Harry and Ron encountered Trene and discussed her connection to William before exploring the Akali’s Mystery Shop stalls at the Quidditch World Cup. Ron borrowed money from Harry, who bought them both Omnioculars, leaving Ron grateful for his wealthy friend.

• Harry and Ron drank water from a well, then watched Trene leave and speculated about her relationship with William.
• Ron admired Trene and argued that she was more beautiful than Hermione, while Harry insisted Cho was the prettiest girl.
• Harry and Ron learned that William’s House-elf couriers sold merchandise and offered fast deliveries through Akali’s Mystery Shop.
• Ron admitted he had left his saved Galleons behind and borrowed money from Harry to buy World Cup souvenirs.
• Harry bought two pairs of Omnioculars and gave one to Ron, who agreed to go without Christmas presents for ten years.

Sirius visited William and Hermione in disguise, shared his worries about Harry’s scar and Bertha Jorkins, and described his miserable confinement at the Black family home. The Weasleys arrived with Harry, and Percy’s cauldron standards lecture left Neville wondering whether poor cauldron quality caused his Potions accidents.

• Sirius revealed that Anne had chosen his reddish-brown curly dog disguise so he could move around the campsite without being recognized.
• Sirius complained about being trapped in the Black family home with Kreacher and said he had spent his time reading old newspapers and arguing with his mother’s portrait.
• William told Sirius that Harry’s scar had hurt on the night of the World Cup opening ceremony, and William privately connected it to his killing of Little Tom.
• William recounted saving Bertha Jorkins in Albania, and Sirius vowed to kill Wormtail for hurting more people.
• Harry arrived with the Weasley family, where Fred and George exposed Percy’s false claim that he had seen Mr. Crouch at the Ministry.
• Percy explained that imported cauldrons could have dangerously thin bottoms, and Neville wondered whether a faulty cauldron was responsible for his explosions in Potions Class.

William and his group arrived at the Quidditch World Cup final amid overcrowding, ticket scams, and heightened security. In the Hogwarts box, Professor Snape awkwardly met Hermione’s Muggle parents and kept quiet about the students’ rule-breaking and romance.

• Fudge and Umbridge arranged extra standing-room tickets, most of which ended up on the black market, while Scrimgeour and other Aurors prepared for the swollen crowd.
• A Ministry witch mistook Harry for a ticketless intruder and knocked him down with a kick, while Ron immediately dropped to the ground.
• William and his group reached the Hogwarts box, where they found Professor McGonagall, Madam Hooch, Professor Trelawney, and Professor Snape.
• Roy and Iris spoke with Snape about teeth, offered him a cigarette, and Iris asked him to criticize Hermione when necessary.
• Snape considered telling Iris about William and Hermione’s rule-breaking and romance, but stayed silent, and William breathed a sigh of relief.

William placed a million Galleons in bets on the Quidditch World Cup final while Malfoy struggled to choose a wager. As Bulgaria and Ireland prepared to play, the Veela entered the stadium, leaving William wondering whether his Safety Watch needed one.

• William placed ten bets with the Gringotts Goblins, wagering a million Galleons on the final.
• Malfoy decided to follow Trelawney and bet on Bulgaria, despite Narcissa's worries about their finances.
• Fudge introduced William and Hermione to the Bulgarian Minister for Magic, while Trene translated and refused to help Fudge.
• Draco and Ron started fighting, and Harry joined in while pretending to break them up.
• Ludo announced the final, and a hundred Veela entered the pitch to the crowd's cheers.
• William remained unaffected by the Veela's magic and thought his Safety Watch might be missing one.

During the World Cup mascots’ performance, William turned the delay before the match into an advertisement for Akali’s Mystery Shop. The shop’s spectacular display left the crowd stunned as Anne, Gabrielle, and a flight of House-elves emerged unharmed from Fiendfyre, scattering flyers.

• The Veela performed for the crowd, while Hermione teased William and Iris grew jealous of their affection.
• Ireland’s Leprechaun mascots created a shamrock in the sky and showered the stadium with gold coins, which Ron shared with Harry.
• The crowd chanted for England, and William joked that the winner would face the eliminated team in a repechage.
• Fudge revealed that Death Eaters were attacking the stadium, while the match remained delayed during the advertising break.
• William announced Akali’s Mystery Shop and conjured a Fiendfyre spectacle across the sky.
• Anne and Gabrielle led House-elves on broomsticks through the Fiendfyre and emerged unharmed as flyers rained over the crowd.

At the Quidditch World Cup final, Ireland dominated Bulgaria while William’s Fiendfyre spectacle drew attention to Akali’s Mystery Shop. As Bulgaria fell far behind, its old coach stood up and began warming up.

• Snape recognized the Fiendfyre-resistant potion as his own and realized Shidake was using it to promote a shop without discussing the profits.
• William’s advertisement impressed the crowd, and spectators used the flyers to order discounted products from Akali’s Mystery Shop.
• Troy scored twice early, and Ireland built a commanding lead over Bulgaria.
• Ivanov scored Bulgaria’s first goal after Volchanov elbowed Troy, while Krum’s Wronski Feint sent Lynch crashing into the ground.
• Lynch returned to the match despite his injuries, but Ireland continued scoring and led 130–10 after half an hour.
• As the crowd urged Bulgaria to hold the line, Bulgaria’s old coach removed his outer robes and began warming up.

Ireland won the Quidditch World Cup after Krum caught the Golden Snitch, and William’s group returned to camp as trouble brewed. Malfoy and the Death Eaters planned an attack, deciding to kidnap William’s sister amid a separate disturbance at the camp.

• Ireland defeated Bulgaria 170–160 and won the championship after Krum caught the Golden Snitch.
• Cho and Cedric discussed Krum’s decision to end the match, while Cho said Ravenclaw could count on William to turn a game around.
• William’s group encountered Ludo, who said the Goblins were looking for Crouch and asked William to consider winning the Triwizard Tournament.
• Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe, and other Death Eaters prepared to attack the camp, and Macnair volunteered to kidnap William’s sister for a share of William’s five million Galleons.
• When Kabi reported that someone else was attacking the camp, Malfoy ordered the plan to continue and renamed the operation Fishing in Troubled Waters.

William and his companions left their tent to confront chaos at the Quidditch World Cup camp after magical-creature mascots were released and masked wizards began a violent procession. Newt and William organized a response, and William set out with Hermione, Cedric, Cho and Neville while Nicolas stayed behind to protect the others.

• William ended the card game and silenced the room after an explosion woke Hermione and Anne.
• Outside, Leprechauns and Veela fought as Graphorns, an Erumpent and Sasabonsam rampaged through the camp.
• William recognized the creatures as Quidditch World Cup mascots and spotted masked wizards advancing with four people floating above them.
• Newt called for the group to restore order and capture the creatures, while William told Nicolas to protect the tent's occupants.
• Cedric, Cho, Neville and Hermione insisted on accompanying William, who led them toward the chaos.

William rescued Beauxbatons students from Sasabonsam and found Phoebe and Gabrielle while fighting the creatures attacking the campsite. As he led them to safety, the enormous Selma Lake Monster appeared.

• William used Glisseo to stop a male Erumpent from reaching Newt as Newt lured a female Erumpent into his suitcase.
• William killed a Sasabonsam that attacked Rose, rescued the Beauxbatons students, and used magic to slaughter the creatures beneath the ground.
• William asked Rose about Phoebe, Gabrielle, and Madame Maxime, then sent the students to Hermione and Trene before flying off as a sea eagle.
• William found Phoebe and Gabrielle surrounded by Inferi, blocked their advance, and burned them with Fawkes's flames.
• William learned that Gabrielle was safe, then turned toward an earth-shaking roar and saw the Selma Lake Monster appear.

William fought the wizards attacking the campsite, rescued the Roberts family, and learned that Harry and Ron had disappeared. With the chaos mostly contained, he prepared to charge the rampaging lake monster on an Abraxan as Hermione arrived on a Thunderbird.

• William decided to kill the Selma Lake Monster and sent Gabrielle into the Safety Watch before using dragon blood to lure Madame Maxime's Abraxans.
• William rode toward the hooded wizards, attacked them, broke up their march, and rescued the unconscious Roberts family.
• Phoebe agreed to take the Roberts family to St Mungo's, while Fred, George, and Ginny told William that Harry and Ron had gone missing.
• William sent everyone into the Safety Watch and waited for the Thunderbird he had summoned with his Patronus Charm.
• Hermione arrived on the Thunderbird, and William charged toward the lake monster on a black Abraxan with a silver sword in hand.

The Selma Lake Monster escaped its pool and attacked the wizards at the Quidditch camp, but William confronted it with his Abraxan and Thunderbird. He defeated it with lightning and emerged from the mist carrying cooked serpent meat, offering some to the gathered officials.

• The Selma Lake Monster escaped after the magic confining it vanished and attacked the wizards who confronted it.
• William charged the monster on his Abraxan while Mr. Weasley, Scrimgeour, and the Aurors watched in alarm.
• William Apparated onto the monster's head and struck it with his sword, but the blade could not pierce its hide.
• William summoned a Thunderbird and used its lightning to attack the monster as he fought from the air on his Abraxan.
• William drew the lightning to himself and sent it through water from the monster's spray, leaving the creature rigid and thrashing.
• William emerged from the mist with cooked serpent meat on his sword and asked the officials whether they wanted some.

Three Dark Marks appeared over the Quidditch World Cup camp, alarming Malfoy and prompting the Ministry to investigate. A mysterious voice then claimed responsibility for taking hostages, including Krum, and demanded the release of the Death Eaters held in Azkaban.

• Malfoy discovered that Draco was missing after their family tent burned down, then saw three Dark Marks appear over the camp.
• William and Hermione watched the Dark Marks as Fudge arrived with Ministry wizards and learned that someone had cast one from the steam after William fought the lake monster.
• Bulgaria's Minister for Magic told Fudge that Krum and another player were missing, but Fudge refused to search for them immediately.
• A disembodied voice announced that it had captured several wizards, including Krum, and threatened to kill one hostage every hour unless the Ministry released Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan from Azkaban.

William deduced that a Death Eater was secretly kidnapping lone wizards and told Mr. Weasley to ask Fudge to delay the kidnappers. When Malfoy revealed that Draco had been captured, William agreed to save him after Malfoy offered a huge payment and rare goods.

• William explained that Astoria had been released because her disappearance could have exposed the kidnappers’ plot to target wizards who lived alone.
• Mr. Weasley and the twins reported that Harry and Ron were missing, and William told Mr. Weasley to have Fudge agree to the demands while asking for more time.
• Mercury told William that Malfoy was waiting for him, and Malfoy asked him to save someone he later admitted was Draco.
• William showed Malfoy Macnair’s corpse and challenged him about the attack, while Malfoy insisted he had not joined it.
• Malfoy offered increasing amounts of money, Goblin-made weapons, and rare books as a surprise, and William agreed to save Draco before Malfoy fainted.

William and Hermione found the kidnapped wizards at the stadium, where William rescued them after Barty Crouch Jr. fled. Fudge announced that the hostages were safe and credited William Stark.

• William reassured Neville that the Death Eaters would not be released and promised to help if Neville ever went after Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan.
• Hermione told William that the hostages had been found, and he used his map to locate Harry, Ron, Malfoy, Barty Crouch, and dozens of others in the stadium.
• Barty Crouch Jr. gloated over his plan to force the Ministry to free the Death Eaters, then fought an unseen opponent who wounded him and destroyed his Invisibility Cloak.
• Barty Crouch Jr. set fire to the box and Apparated away, while William rushed inside and rescued the bound hostages, including Harry, Ron, Malfoy, and Krum.
• Kingsley informed Fudge that William had saved the hostages, and Fudge announced their safety to the reporters.

After the Quidditch World Cup, William ignored Fudge’s pleas to attend a Ministry press conference while Rita’s exaggerated article praised him. Professor Babbling revealed that Tom might still be in Britain and had recently been near a stretch of sea, leaving William and Dumbledore to investigate.

• The Daily Prophet replaced its planned match coverage with Rita’s sensational report about the Death Eaters and her praise of William.
• William refused to attend Fudge’s press conference, while Hermione offered to warn Rita against inventing stories about him.
• William and Hermione saw their friends leave Ottery St Catchpole, until only the two of them remained at home.
• Professor Babbling told William that one of the Dark Marks had been hers and that Tom might be staying in Britain.
• Professor Babbling said Tom had recently wandered around a stretch of sea, and William promised that he and Dumbledore would investigate.
• Professor Babbling asked William to prepare a room for her and announced that she would sleep in Hermione’s room that night.

William and Hermione went to Gringotts to collect the 5.2 million Galleons William had won, only to learn that the bank was struggling to recover its debts. William then spotted Lucius Malfoy and demanded repayment from him.

• Professor Babbling asked William to let Trene Shad help her gather information, but William refused to decide for Trene.
• William and Hermione searched a map for the village Professor Babbling had mentioned and planned to tell Dumbledore about it.
• William and Hermione disguised themselves and went to Gringotts to collect William’s winnings.
• Griphook explained that Gringotts had many unpaid debts, including 250,000 Galleons owed by Ludo Bagman.
• Hermione complained about her family’s poverty as she and William pressed Griphook for payment.
• William saw Lucius Malfoy enter Diagon Alley and shouted for him to repay his debt, leaving Draco confused by Lucius’s reaction.