Chapter Summaries

Clara waited for the third task, then was transported to the graveyard when Cedric was in danger and interrupted Wormtail’s attempt to kill him. She helped Cedric and Harry fight the Death Eaters, but Voldemort’s followers seized the Goblet of Fire and Voldemort ordered them to capture Harry.

• Mrs. Weasley confronted Clara about Rita Skeeter’s article, but Harry defended Clara and Mrs. Weasley apologized.
• McGonagall told Clara that Barty Crouch Jr. had been captured, and Clara watched the four Champions enter the maze.
• Clara’s petal charm turned scorching hot and transported her to the graveyard, where she disarmed Wormtail as he threatened Cedric and Harry.
• Clara fought off Death Eaters and urged Cedric and Harry to use the Goblet of Fire Portkey while she sent a silver-blue signal into the sky.
• A Death Eater seized the Goblet of Fire, and Voldemort ordered the others to capture Harry.

Clara fought Voldemort in the graveyard and sacrificed herself to save Cedric, then woke up at home before the Quidditch World Cup. The chapter left her facing another apparent reset.

• The Death Eaters separated Clara and Cedric from Harry while Wormtail performed the ritual that restored Voldemort.
• Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters and attacked Clara and Cedric as Dementors approached and Dumbledore failed to arrive.
• Clara noticed Harry freeing himself and reaching for the Goblet of Fire, so she taunted Voldemort to keep his attention away from Harry.
• When Voldemort aimed an Avada Kedavra at Cedric, Clara shoved him aside and took the curse herself.
• Clara woke in her bedroom as Rowle urged her to pack for the Quidditch World Cup.

After Clara Albert died saving Cedric from Voldemort’s curse, Cedric grieved and publicly rejected the Ministry’s claim that her death was an accident. The next morning, Clara’s parents comforted him and told him Clara would not blame him.

• Cedric watched Madam Pomfrey confirm that Clara Albert had died, then returned to Hogwarts with Harry and her body.
• Rowle broke down beside Clara’s stretcher, while Cedric stood frozen and later went to the Hospital Wing for treatment.
• Cedric confronted Fudge, calling Clara’s death murder and testifying that Voldemort had returned and killed her.
• The following morning, Cedric waited outside the Hospital Wing while Clara’s parents saw their daughter, then Mrs. Albert embraced him and said Clara would not blame him.

Cedric learned from Clara’s preserved memory that she had repeatedly relived the days before the Third Task and tried to save him, ultimately sacrificing herself. He returned to the empty Hufflepuff common room clutching her Gabriel petal, then heard his father calling him from what seemed like an early-summer morning at home.

• Cho visited Cedric in the Hospital Wing, but their conversations grew stilted as he struggled with the changes left by his death and return.
• Cedric pressed Dumbledore to explain why Clara had been at the Third Task, and Dumbledore showed him her preserved memory.
• Cedric watched Clara’s repeated attempts to prevent his death, her training and preparations, and her request that Dumbledore preserve everything she had learned.
• Cedric emerged from the Pensieve in tears, and Dumbledore urged him to live well and avenge Clara and the victims of Voldemort.
• Cedric returned to the Hufflepuff common room, where his consciousness sank into darkness before he heard birdsong and his father calling him to wake.

Clara travelled with Rowle and the Weasleys to the Portkey for the Quidditch World Cup, reflecting on her Muggle family and her quiet crush on Cedric Diggory. The group reached Stoatshead Hill and began searching for the Portkey, expecting to meet the Diggorys.

• Rowle hurried Clara to the Weasleys' home before the Portkey activated.
• Clara met Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Collins, Mr. Weasley, Harry Potter, and Hermione Granger in the Burrow.
• The group left for Stoatshead Hill with bacon sandwiches and heard that the Diggorys would meet them along the way.
• Clara learned the Diggorys were coming and worried about seeing Cedric, whom she had secretly liked for years.
• Mr. Weasley announced that they had reached the hill and told everyone to search for the Portkey.

Clara traveled by Portkey with the Weasley children, Harry, Hermione, and Rowle to the Quidditch campsite, where she discovered the adults and Cedric had flown there comfortably instead. Cedric helped her up and invited her to see the campsite.

• Amos Diggory arrived, and Cedric surprised Clara by greeting her by her full name; she stammered and hurried away, while Fred and George teased Cedric about her.
• Cedric admitted to Fred and George that he had once had a crush on Cho Chang and said he was only curious about Clara.
• Rowle told Clara that Mr. Collins had secured their good tickets through Amos Diggory, then pulled Clara into the crowd around the Portkey.
• Clara traveled with the children by Portkey and landed sprawled on the grass, then worried when Cedric was nowhere to be seen.
• Mr. Weasley, Mr Collins, Amos Diggory, and Cedric descended from the sky, revealing that they had avoided the rough Portkey journey.
• Cedric offered Clara his hand, admitted he had been going to warn her about the fall, and invited her to see the Quidditch campsite.

Clara helped the Collins and Diggory families settle into their campsites for the Quidditch World Cup, using Muggle money and her camping skills when the wizards were unprepared. After exploring the magically enlarged tents, Clara and Rowle joined Cedric to visit the camp's betting area.

• Clara paid the Muggle caretaker with pounds after Mr Collins and Mr. Diggory offered Galleons, and they gave her the coins in thanks.
• Clara pitched both families' tents by hand while the four wizards watched in admiration.
• Clara and Rowle discovered that Mr Collins's tent contained a spacious, two-bedroom home expanded by an Extension Charm.
• Cedric invited Clara and Rowle to visit the betting area, and Rowle eagerly dragged Clara along.
• Clara, Rowle, and Cedric arrived at the crowded betting stalls, where wizards called out odds on the Ireland and Bulgaria teams.

Clara, Rowle, and Cedric placed bets on the Quidditch World Cup final and prepared to watch Ireland play Bulgaria, with Cedric confident that Ireland would win while Bulgaria caught the Snitch. They reached their seats as the opening ceremony began.

• Rowle backed Bulgaria to win and catch the Snitch, while Clara and Cedric bet that Ireland would win and Bulgaria would catch it.
• Clara bought Butterbeer for Cedric, and he invited her to call him Cedric; Rowle noticed their awkward exchange when she returned.
• The three friends bought World Cup merchandise, and Rowle borrowed most of Clara’s spending money.
• Rowle hurried Clara toward the stadium in her Bulgarian gear, while Clara saw Cedric leave his tent wearing Ireland colors.
• Clara, Rowle, Cedric, and the others took their seats near the Weasley family, and the announcer welcomed everyone to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup.

Clara watched Ireland defeat Bulgaria at the Quidditch World Cup, then was separated from Cedric and Rowle when masked attackers plunged the campsite into chaos. In the woods, she saw the Dark Mark summoned and cast Sectumsempra at a dangerous figure struggling with a House-elf.

• Clara watched Ireland take an early lead as Krum performed a Wronski Feint, then Krum caught the Snitch and Bulgaria lost 170-160.
• Clara collected her winnings with Cedric while Rowle mourned losing her bet, and Cedric wondered whether the night would unfold as he remembered.
• Green lights appeared over the campsite, and the crowd scattered as masked attackers seized the Muggle caretaker.
• Clara was separated from Rowle and Cedric and ran into the woods to escape the attackers.
• Someone cast Morsmordre, and Clara glimpsed a House-elf struggling with a dangerous pursuer before she cast Sectumsempra.

Clara used the unfamiliar Dark spell Sectumsempra to knock out Winky after the Dark Mark appeared, and Ministry officials questioned whether she was involved. Cedric suspected Barty Crouch Jr. was nearby but stayed silent, while Harry admitted the wand found beside Winky was his.

• Clara’s headache intensified after she cast Sectumsempra and sent the House-elf crashing into a tree.
• Cedric, Rowle, and Mr Collins found Clara, and Mr Collins defended her when a Ministry witch proposed taking her in for using Dark Magic.
• Cedric urged the officials to consult Dumbledore and investigate who conjured the Dark Mark, while he withheld his suspicion that Barty Crouch Jr. was nearby.
• Mr Crouch searched the woods for someone, and Cedric wondered whether Clara remembered using Sectumsempra before.
• Cedric and Clara noticed a wand beside Winky, and Harry said it was his lost wand.

After the chaos at the Quidditch World Cup, Clara kept quiet about hearing a second person fall and had her wand confiscated by the Ministry. Back at The Burrow, Cedric reassured her that he had contacted Professor Sprout about getting it back and invited her to write or visit him.

• Clara told Mr Collins she had heard two people fall, and he asked her not to tell anyone while he investigated.
• Fawcett took Clara's wand for the Ministry's investigation, and Clara returned to the campsite with Mr. Diggory and the others.
• Clara woke the next morning without her wand and traveled by Portkey with the adults back to The Burrow, where Mrs. Weasley comforted her.
• Cedric promised Clara he would write to a professor about her wand and asked whether her headache had passed.
• Cedric gave Clara a note explaining that Professor Sprout had contacted Professor Dumbledore and inviting Clara to write or visit his home.
• Fred and George teased Clara about Cedric's note, and she opened it after leaving the kitchen.

Clara received her wand back and a letter from Professor Dumbledore offering to discuss Sectumsempra, then exchanged increasingly personal letters with Cedric. Cedric proposed meeting in Diagon Alley before term began, and Clara was left looking forward to seeing him and getting ice cream with him.

• An owl delivered Clara's wand and Dumbledore's letter, which confirmed Cedric had told him about the incident and invited Clara to discuss Sectumsempra after term began.
• Clara wrote Cedric a thank-you letter, then received his message announcing that he had become a Prefect and hinting at a major Hogwarts event that would require dress robes.
• Cedric's owl insisted Clara write back, and Clara sent a second letter complimenting his appearance and saying she would look forward to the mysterious event.
• Clara worried that Cedric had not replied, so she wrote Rowle for advice; Rowle's Howler reassured her that Cedric would understand why her first letter had been sent before his arrived.
• Cedric sent Clara two replies and suggested they meet in Diagon Alley the following week, where they could visit Knockturn Alley and get ice cream with his father.

After dreaming of Cedric Diggory’s death during the Triwizard Tournament, Clara tried to dismiss the visions as a nightmare. While shopping in Diagon Alley with Rowle and Cedric, she entered Knockturn Alley and heard a hooded wizard speak ominously about her Gabriel Amulet and changing fate.

• Clara woke from a vivid dream of Cedric dying during the Triwizard Tournament, but reassured her worried parents that she was all right.
• Clara struggled to decide whether the dream was a warning or merely a nightmare, then went to Diagon Alley with Rowle to buy school supplies.
• Cedric met Clara and Rowle with ice cream, and the three wandered into Knockturn Alley while looking for different books.
• A hooded wizard spoke about Clara’s Gabriel Amulet, the cost of changing fate, and another host of the amulet.
• Cedric pulled Clara away from the wizard and led her back to Diagon Alley, then apologized for holding her hand and asked if he had hurt her.

Clara rode the Hogwarts Express with Rowle and Cedric, then tested whether her strange dream might be prophetic by mentioning the Triwizard Tournament. Cedric’s startled reaction convinced her that the dream was more than ordinary, while his unusual attention to her left her wondering what he knew.

• Mr. Albert reassured Clara that her family would support her, and she boarded the Hogwarts Express at King’s Cross.
• Cedric carried Clara’s trunk onto the train, and Rowle teased Clara about his attention.
• On the journey, Clara worried about Potions and wondered what major event awaited Hogwarts that year.
• Clara casually guessed that the Triwizard Tournament might be returning, and Cedric reacted with visible surprise.
• Clara concluded that her dream was probably prophetic and that her knowledge of the tournament was connected to her use of Sectumsempra.
• Rowle pulled Clara from her thoughts, while Cedric silently pondered her knowledge and Clara questioned why he had grown so attentive to her.

Clara confronted Cedric about his knowledge of the Triwizard Tournament and learned that he had gone back in time after dying. Cedric worried that Clara’s forgotten memories held dangerous truths, while Dumbledore reminded him of their agreement to discuss his experience.

• Clara noticed Cedric had known about the cancellation of Quidditch and suspected he already knew Professor Moody and the Triwizard Tournament would arrive.
• Clara asked Cedric whether he had known about the coming events before the Quidditch World Cup, and he admitted that he knew everything.
• Clara learned that Cedric had died and returned to an earlier time, though he described it as going back rather than being reborn.
• Cedric told Clara not to force herself to remember what she had forgotten, while privately fearing the memories might contain painful cycles and failures.
• Dumbledore signaled Cedric to remember their agreement to discuss his return in time that evening.

Clara’s unexplained memories and headaches intensified as she attended Moody’s lesson on the Unforgivable Curses. After the Killing Curse triggered a vision and a sharp pain, she collapsed, leaving the mystery of her past unresolved.

• Clara planned to ask Dumbledore about Sectumsempra and the Gabriel Protective Charm, and to speak with Cedric about what they should do next.
• Snape took five points from Hufflepuff after Rowle mentioned that Snape had wanted to teach Defence Against Dark Magic, and Clara then experienced a vision of Snape practicing spells in an empty dungeon.
• Rowle noticed a glowing bracelet-like mark on Clara’s wrist, but it vanished before she could examine it; Clara told him she would visit Dumbledore herself.
• In Moody’s first Defence Against Dark Magic lesson, Clara named the three Unforgivable Curses and earned ten points for Hufflepuff, though Moody’s false eye worsened her headache.
• As Moody demonstrated the curses on spiders, Clara saw a vision of a black-clad man demonstrating them on rats and asking whether he had to kill one.
• The Killing Curse triggered Clara’s worst headache yet; she collapsed after seeing a bright point on her left wrist and was reminded of Cedric in her dream.

After waking in the Hospital Wing, Clara told Cedric about her dream of a previous life in which she trained to protect him. Cedric revealed that Voldemort had returned, Clara had saved him by taking a Killing Curse, and he had gone back in time to before the Quidditch World Cup; they planned to ask Professor Dumbledore more the next day.

• Clara dreamed of Professor Dumbledore explaining the Gabriel Amulet and arranging special training, including lessons in Sectumsempra from Professor Snape.
• Clara woke in the Hospital Wing, where Rowle and Cedric had waited for her, and learned that the school had heard she fainted after Professor Moody's lesson on the Unforgivable Curses.
• Clara sent Rowle to fetch Pumpkin Juice and told Cedric about her dream and her fear that she had returned to the past because he had died.
• Cedric told Clara that she had saved his life by taking Voldemort's Killing Curse, but died two days later, prompting Cedric to return to the time before the Quidditch World Cup.
• Cedric explained that Voldemort had used the Triwizard Tournament's maze trophy as a Portkey to capture Harry and Cedric, and that the Gabriel Amulet had transported Clara to Cedric's side.
• As Madam Pomfrey approached, Cedric told Clara to rest, and they agreed to ask Professor Dumbledore their remaining questions the next day.

Clara told Dumbledore that she believed she had traveled back in time and that her sealed memories were returning, while he linked her headaches to the memory seal. Clara, Cedric, and Dumbledore discussed Voldemort’s resurrection plan and how to prevent the Third Task from delivering Harry to him, but Dumbledore kept his solution secret.

• Clara left the Hospital Wing and went to Dumbledore’s office to explain her suspected time travel, lost memories, and the Gabriel petal on her wrist.
• Dumbledore found lingering power in Clara’s tattoo and said her headaches likely came from memories breaking through the seal.
• Cedric joined Clara and Dumbledore, who explained that Voldemort planned to use Harry’s blood, a loyal servant’s flesh, and his father’s bone to return during the Third Task.
• Cedric said they had to stop the plan without alerting Fake Moody, and Dumbledore reassured him that they knew what awaited beyond the Portkey this time.
• Clara realized Dumbledore could not guarantee Voldemort could be killed, but he said they would try to delay the resurrection while keeping their solution secret.

Clara watched the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegations arrive at Hogwarts and learned that Cedric planned to enter the Triwizard Tournament despite the danger. The next morning, Cedric put his name into the Goblet of Fire, and Clara confidently predicted he would be chosen as Hogwarts Champion.

• Clara and the Hogwarts students watched Madame Maxime arrive with the Beauxbatons delegation in a huge flying carriage, then saw Durmstrang rise from the Black Lake aboard a ship.
• Clara recognized Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum as the visiting schools' Champions, while Rowle joined the crowd of excited Krum fans.
• At the welcoming feast, Dumbledore explained the Triwizard Tournament and its rules, and Clara asked Cedric if he would enter; Cedric nodded.
• The next morning, Fred and George tried to cross the Age Line using their Ageing Potion, but it threw them out with long white beards as the crowd laughed.
• Cedric tossed his parchment into the Goblet of Fire, and Clara told Rowle she would bet three Galleons that he would be chosen as Hogwarts Champion.

Clara prepared for the danger surrounding the Triwizard Tournament by researching Voldemort’s resurrection and practicing defensive spells. After Harry Potter was unexpectedly named a fourth Champion, Cedric told Clara that Dumbledore had summoned them and asked her to help him train.

• Clara obtained Professor Binns’s permission to research the Restricted Section and spent the day looking for clues about Voldemort’s resurrection spell.
• At the Halloween feast, the Goblet of Fire named Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Cedric Diggory as Champions, then unexpectedly selected Harry Potter as a fourth Champion.
• Clara watched the man with the wooden leg react to Harry’s selection, then continued researching in the Restricted Section and practicing defensive spells in the Room of Requirement.
• Cedric told Clara that Dumbledore wanted them in his office at eight o’clock and gave her the password, “Cockroach Clusters.”
• Cedric asked Clara to help him practice spells that weekend, and she agreed, warning him that she had found unusual defensive spells to try.