Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling
After starting this page I noticed that a source I used, the Harry Potter Lexicon, actually grew into an amazing place for anything Harry Potter. Besides, I got way too busy to work on The Order of the Phoenix and I'm only half way through The Half-Blood Prince. I never got to compare The Prisoner of Azkhaban movie to the book but I'm very happy to hear that they are making The Goblet of Fire movie! With the same actors! And those same actors will most likely start working on The Order of the Phoenix movie, too!!
Year 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Year 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
1. The Worst Birthday
a. Uncle’s dinner party with prospective client. Harry’s continued
bad treatment by Dursley’s. During dinner party Harry was to pretend
not to exist, yet it was his b-day. No cards, presents, or anything. Up until
here, the movie is accurate.
Dudley makes fun of Harry, Harry pretends to do magic and gets in big trouble.
Aunt has Harry clean windows and do yard work all day. In evening, Harry gets
bread and cheese cause good food is for dinner party. None of this happened
in the movie.
2. Dobby’s Warning
a. As Harry is supposed to be non-existent, he gets a visit from a house-elf,
Dobby. Dobby comes only to warn Harry but ruins everything by making a huge
ruckus. What Harry doesn’t know is that Dobby will do anything to keep
Harry from going back to Hogwarts. He’s even been keeping all of Harry’s
posts from Ron and Hermione. Dobby was downright evil by getting Harry into
huge trouble to keep him from going to Hogwarts. Dobby is the Malfoy’s
house-elf and he heard stuff but he couldn’t say what. Uncle V was so
mad. Dobby’s incident with the pudding got Harry in trouble for using
magic, and Uncle V read the letter saying so. So Uncle V barred Harry’s
windows, locked him in his room and threatened to never let him go back to
Hogwarts. This entire part was done excellently and accurately in the movie.
3. The Burrow
a. But Ron appears at Harry’s window in a flying car with his twin brothers.
Ron asked why Harry didn’t answer his letters. Ron’s dad heard about
Harry doing magic, so Ron came to check it out. They broke the bars with the
car, got Harry’s stuff and got him into the car just as Uncle V was grabbing
his ankles trying to keep him in. They flew back to the Weasley’s. Only
difference in the movie was that Ron’s dad didn’t hear anything
about Harry doing any magic, Ron and the twins just came to rescue Harry.
And in the movie, Uncle V fell on some bushes as Harry got away from his ankle
grip.
4. At Flourish and Blotts
a. [From here on, I use the following resource: The
Harry Potter Lexicon]
b. In which Harry and the Weasleys receive their required book lists from
Hogwarts and go to Diagon Alley via Floo Powder. Here Harry arrives in Knockturn
Alley, overhears the Malfoys, is found by Hagrid, meets author/teacher Gilderoy
Lockhart and Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy come to blows. This part is
pretty accurate in the movie except that at Knockturn Alley, Harry didn’t
overhear the Malfoy’s.
Chapter 5 – The Whomping Willow
In which the entire Weasley family and Harry cram into the Ford Anglia and
drive to the Station but Harry and Ron cannot get through to the train and
decide to fly the car to Hogwarts. The trip is uneventful until the end when
they lose power and crash into the Whomping Willow. In the movie, the trip
to Hogwarts was pretty eventful and dramatic. Everything else was very accurate.
Chapter 6 – Gilderoy Lockhart
In which Ron receives a howler, they learn about mandrakes in Herbology, Colin
Creevey asks for an autographed photo, Lockhart is the new Defense Against
the Dark Arts teacher and they learn about Cornish Pixies. This was very well
done in the movie. Excellent actor chosen to play Gilderoy Lockhart!
Chapter 7 – Mudbloods and Murmurs
In which Harry begins Quidditch practice, words are exchanged with the Slytherin
team, Ron’s spell backfires, Harry and Ron serve detention and Harry
hears a voice. Movie was right on.
Chapter 8 – The Deathday Party
In which Harry is caught dripping mud on the carpet by Filch, is taken to
Filch’s office, Discovers Filch is not a wizard and Nearly Headless Nick
invites him to his Deathday Party which HRH attend on Hallowe’en night.
Leaving the party Harry hears voices again and following the sound with Ron
and Hermione discover writing on the wall and a petrified Mrs Norris. The
whole getting caught by Filch and the deathday party were completely left
out of the movie. But HRH did find a Petrified Mrs. Norris and they all get
caught by Filch who is very mad at them and hates Harry.
Chapter 9 – The Writing on the Wall
In which HRH are questioned about the petrified cat, Hermione asks about the
Chamber of Secrets, they return to the scene of the crime, consult Moaning
Myrtle and puzzle about the mystery. This was very well done in the movie.
Chapter 10 – The Rogue Bludger
In which a note from Lockhart gets HRH into the restricted section of the
library and a book on making Polyjuice Potion. In the movie, there was no
such note. Hermione just gets this book in the regular part of the library.
At the Quidditch match a rogue bludger chases Harry, breaks his arm but does
not stop him from getting the snitch. Lockhart’s attempt to heal Harry
removes the bones from his arm. Madame Pomfrey begins to heal him, Dobby pays
a visit and Colin Creevey is petrified. The rest is done superbly in the movie.
The quidditch match was spectacular with Harry and Draco fighting it out for
the snitch.
Chapter 11 – The Dueling Club
In which Harry is cured, goes looking for Ron and Hermione in the girl’s
toilet where they are brewing the Polyjuice Potion, Hermione steals the ingredients
from Snape’s office when Harry creates a diversion in class. Pretty accurate
in the movie except that they leave out the whole part of how Hermione gets
the ingredients (no diversion in class by Harry and no stealing by Hermione).
A duelling club is started by Lockhart and Snape during which Harry learns
he is a Parselmouth when a snake is conjured up by Malfoy. Rumours fly to
suggest Harry is responsible for the attacks on students, a rumour which is
strengthened when he stumbles on the bodies of Justin and Nearly-Headless
Nick. The rest here is excellently accurate in the movie.
Chapter 12 – The Polyjuice Potion
In which Harry is hauled before Dumbledore, witnesses the phoenix burn and
learns Dumbledore does not suspect him of wrongdoing. Christmas day, presents
are opened, the Polyjuice Potion is ready, Crabbe and Goyle are drugged and
hair stolen and the potion drunk by HRH. Disguised as Crabbe and Goyle, Ron
and Harry quiz Draco Malfoy and find he has nothing to do with the Secret
Chamber. Upon returning to the girls’ toilet they find Hermione has taken
on cat features. This was all excellently and accurately done in the movie.
Chapter 13 – The Very Secret Diary
In which Myrtle’s toilet floods, Harry finds Tom Riddle’s diary
which he shows to a now fur-free Hermione, they begin a search to discover
who the owner was. Lockhart stages a Valentine’s party complete with
dwarfs as cupids. That night Harry learns the secret of the diary, goes back
in time and discovers it was Hagrid who first opened the Chamber of Secrets.
All except the valentine’s day party was in the movie.
Chapter 14 – Cornelius Fudge
In which HRH decide not to confront Hagrid as time passes and there are no
more attacks. Students chose their courses for the next year, Quidditch practice
becomes more frequent, Harry returns to his dormitory to find his belongings
ransacked and the diary gone. So far, only the students choosing courses for
next year and more Quidditch practices are not clear or left out of the movie.
Harry hears the voice again, Hermione runs to the library and Gryffindor’s
match with Hufflepuff is cancelled when Hermione and another girl are attacked.
Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff match was cancelled in the movie because Hermione
was attacked, no other girl was attacked. Harry and Ron visit Hagrid and overhear
a conversation between Dumbledore and Fudge and Lucius Malfoy, Hagrid is taken
away and Dumbledore suspended as the Ministry tries to stop the attacks. This
was all done accurately in the movie.
Chapter 15 – Aragog
In which tension mounts in Hogwarts as everyone fears another attack except
Draco Malfoy who is enjoying the situation. Acting on Hagrid’s hint about
following spiders, Harry and Ron go into the Forbidden Forest, find the Ford
Anglia, are captured by huge spiders, learns more about the Chamber of Secrets
and are rescued by the car. This was all done very well in the movie!
Chapter 16 – The Chamber of Secrets
In which the students learn exams will be held as usual, Ginny acts strangely,
Harry and Ron visit Hermione in hospital, find she has the answer to the Chambers
secret (a basilisk), eavesdrop on the teachers, learn Ginny has been taken
by the monster. Lockhart attempts to flee but Harry and Ron force him to accompany
them to the Chamber via Moaning Myrtle’s toilet to rescue Ginny. They
unlock the secret of the entrance, Lockhart attempts to escape by using Ron’s
broken wand but it backfires and blocks the tunnel. Harry goes on alone. The
movie was perfect!
Chapter 17 – The Heir of Slytherin
In which Harry finds an unconscious Ginny, meets Tom Riddle, who has had Ginny
in his power through the diary and hears his story Fawkes, the phoenix arrives
with the sorting hat, Riddle (Voldemort) calls the basilisk to kill Harry
but the phoenix attacks and together they kill it, and by driving a serpent
fang through the diary, get rid of Voldemort as well. Excellently done in
the movie, just as in the book.
Chapter 18 – Dobby’s Reward
In which Harry tells his story to McGonagall and Dumbledore, Ginny and Lockhart
are sent to hospital, Lucius Malfoy and Dobby arrive and Harry tricks Malfoy
into freeing Dobby. In the moive, Harry tells his story only to Dumbledore
and they don’t show Ginny and Lockhart being sent to the hospital. The
rest was very well done in the movie. [Harry tells Dumbledore that he’s
troubled by how similar he and Voldemort are. Dumbledore comforts Harry by
telling him that Voldemort transferred some of his power into Harry when his
spell backfired. The difference is that Harry chooses to use his talents for
good and chose Gryffindor, not Slytherin. Oh, and when Hermione returns, well,
she hugs Harry but it’s not so smooth with Ron so they just shake hands.
And when Hagrid returns from Azkaban, Harry hugs him then Dumbledore claps
and soon the whole hall is applauding his return.]
Year 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
1. Owl Post
a. [The Harry Potter Lexicon’s didn’t have a chapter by chapter
synopsis for this book, so I’m doing it.]
b. Summer at the Dursley’s bad as usual. Ron tries to call Harry on the
phone, something totally new for Ron, but gets Harry into big trouble with
Uncle V. Harry b-day forgotten again by D’s. The Weasley’s remember
his b-day and send a card, gift and daily prophet clipping. Mr. W won a prize,
700 galleons, so the family was at Egypt on vacation for a month. Ron gets
a new wand! Hermione also sent present, letter and card. Hagrid sent a gift
as well. Even though third years could visit Hogsmeade, Harry knows the D’s
won’t sign the permission.
2. Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake
a. Harry made a deal to go to Hogsmeade, he had to convince the hated Aunt
that he was attending a school for criminal boys. Harry slipped and made Marge’s
cup explode cause she was insulting his parents. On her last day, it got bad
and Harry exploded making her blow up like a balloon. Harry got his trunk
and stuff, and just left.
3. The Knight Bus
a. Out in the street, Harry gets scared by a huge black, dog-like creature
in the dark. Then the Knight Bus, providing anytime service to stranded witches
and wizards, saves him. Harry gets to read daily prophet article about Sirius
Black having escaped Azkaban and still being at large.
b. Bus takes Harry to Diagon Alley where Cornelius Fudge is waiting for him.
Harry gets off with no trouble and he gets to spend the remaining two weeks
of summer in a room in the leaky cauldron! The D’s will even take him
back next summer. The ministry’s gone soft on accidents like Harry’s.
What they don’t tell Harry is that they’re worried cause Black is
after him. Harry doesn’t get to go to Hogsmeade.
4. The Leaky Cauldron
a. Harry spends a wonderful time in LC and buys all his stuff and studies
in the ice cream parlor. Ron and Hermione finally get there and Hermione buys
her cat, Crookshanks. Harry overhears and finds out the ministry is worried
Black will break into Hogwarts to kill Harry.
5. The Dementor
a. They get on the train, talk about what’s happening to Harry, and sit
in a compartment with a sleeping Prof Lupin, the new defense against the dark
arts teacher. The train stops, a dementor comes on board, Harry faints and
gets sick, Lupin makes the demetor leave, then sees to Harry. McGonagall sees
to Harry, then has a word with Hermione about her schedule. We also learn
that Hagrid is to be the new care of magical creatures teacher.
b. Dementors will be keeping watch at the school. Dumbledore doesn’t
like this and forbids them from entering school grounds.
6. Talons and Tea Leaves
a. Two new classes for the third years, care of magical creatures and divination.
Hermione is taking like ten classes! Hagrid is excited to be a teacher, Malfoy
teases Harry about dementors. In divination, they meet Prof Trelawney. She
seems to be really bad at telling the future and spends a lot of time foretelling
horrible things for Harry. Says the black dog is a grim, bad omen. Says Harry
will die. Of course, she predicts a death a year and none have ever died.
b. Malfoy made Hagrid’s first class miserable. Poked fun at Hagrid’s
choice of books, the monster book that attacks everything. Of course you have
to stroke it to open it. Hagrid also chose hippogriffs for the first lesson.
Harry did great and earned Buckbeak’s loyalty, but Malfoy was mean and
got bit, which was trouble for Hagrid and greatly lowered his self-esteem.
7. The Boggart in the Wardrobe
a. Start with a double potions class where Malfoy enters pretending to still
be hurt. Malfoy teases Harry about hunting down Black instead of letting dementors
do it. Lupin’s class turns out to be great. He teaches them how to get
rid of a boggart with an awesome spell. The whole class did splendidly and
Neville was great thanks to Lupin.
8. Flight of the Fat Lady
a. Oliver Wood wants the quidditch cup this year for sure, his last (they
haven’t won it in seven years). Crookshanks for some reasons hates Scabbers
and tries to get him any chance she gets.
b. We find out that Snape is making a special potion for Lupin. Lupin has
been very good to Harry.
c. Fat Lady left her portrait and it was slashed badly. They say it was Black!
9. Grim Defeat
a. All the students had to sleep in the great hall while the teachers searched
the school. Sir Cadogan’s portrait took over for the Fat Lady until Black
was captured.
b. Snape takes over Lupin’s class one day and gives everyone a hard time.
He says they should be learning about werewolves even though the students
tell him what they’ve covered. So Snape gives them a ton of homework
about how to kill werewolves. Hmm!
c. We meet Cedric Diggory, new Captain and Seeker of the Hufflepuff team.
They play hufflepuff in a lot of rain. Harry can’t see through his glasses
so at a break, Hermione puts a water repel spell on them. During second half,
Harry sees the shape of the dark dog again. But Cedric was after the snitch.
Harry zoomed after it too only to see dementors on the field! About a hundred
dementors were on the field pointing up at Harry! In his head, Harry heard
his mother screaming, “not Harry,” and Voldemort answering. Harry
finds out later in the hospital wing that he fell off his broom about fifty
feet to the ground. They thought he was dead. And Cedric got the snitch. Cedric
wanted to call off the game but they all agreed that Hufflepuff won fair and
square. Harry was crushed. His first miss and loss. And to make things worse,
after he fell, his broom flew toward the whomping willow and got smashed to
pieces.
10. The Marauder’s Map
a. Lupin returns and says he’ll talk to Snape about the homework and
that they don’t have to do it.
b. At quidditch practice, Harry uses a slow, jerky school broom. He really
wants one of his own. Everyone prepares for the Hogsmeade trip and Harry is
the only third year who can’t go. Fred and George surprise him by giving
him the Marauder’s Map.
c. So Harry uses the map to go to Hogsmeade and meets up with Ron and Hermione!
Harry finds out that Black was his dad’s secret-keeper and betrayed him.
11. The Firebolt
a. Ron and Hermione try and talk Harry out of going after Black (as Mr. Weasley
tried to do when seeing Harry off on the train). Harry is just too angry.
They find out that Hagrid is not held responsible for Buckbeak attacking Malfoy,
but there will be a hearing to dispose of Buckbeak. They will help Hagrid
mount a defense but Hagrid is scared that Mr. Malfoy has them all scared so
they’ll lose.
b. Harry gets a new parcel, a firebolt, the best new broomstick!
c. Hermione tells McGonagall about the firebolt so she takes it, afraid that
it’s cursed.
12. The Patronus
a. Lupin calls Harry in to help him by teaching him an advanced for him spell.
The patronus is a spell that can help against the dementors by giving them
something to suck the happiness out of instead of Harry. The spell requires
Harry to think up a very happy thought. It’s not an easy spell to master
and takes Harry many tries where he faints with the fake dementor he’s
practicing with. At one point, Harry heard his dad during a feint. Harry did
produce one successful patronus, thought it took all his strength. He practiced
with mixed results for weeks.
b. The Hermione mystery grows cause even though she has two or three classes
at the same time, she never misses any! But Harry is too preoccupied to think
about that.
c. We learn of a dementor’s kiss, used to suck out someone’s soul.
d. And Harry finally gets his firebolt back!
e. Scabbers is found missing and blood in the area where he was. Ron is furious
at Crookshanks and Hermione.
13. Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
a. Harry played a great game on his firebolt. By the third time chasing the
snitch three dementors entered the field and Harry’s patronus worked
and he got the snitch. Gryffindor kicked butt!
b. Ron wakes to scream that he saw Sirius Black over him with a knife. All
think he had a nightmare but when McGonagall comes Ron tells her to ask Sir
Cadogan. Sir Cadogan admits that a man was let in, he had all the week’s
password on a piece of paper. Neville lost it.
14. Snape’s Grudge
a. The fat lady returns only with a few security trolls to protect her. Neville
was really punished while Ron became a celebrity. Hagrid invited Ron and Harry
for tea to tell them that Hermione was very sad and lonely. They ignored her
because of the firebolt and then because of scabbers. Still, Hermione managed
to help prepare Buckbeak’s case when Harry and Ron totally forgot.
b. Harry prepares to go to Hogsmeade again, this time with his cloak. Harry
couldn’t help bumping Malfoy around in front of the Shrieking Shack because
he was making fun of Ron again. Only Malfoy saw Harry’s head! It slipped
out of the cloak. Harry had to hurry back to school only to get caught by
Snape. This was bad, Snape found Zonko’s candy in his pocket and got
his map. The map wouldn’t reveal itself to Snape but it insulted him.
Lupin backs Harry up and Ron then runs into Snapes office to back Harry up
to. Lupin took the map and made Harry feel horrible by telling Harry that
risking his life was no way to repay his parents’ sacrifice. As Harry
and Ron see Hermione again, about to tell her off for telling on them, she
lets them know that Hagrid lost his case.
15. The Quidditch Final
a. Hagrid was beyond sad. Hermione was so mad that she slapped Draco and was
about to do a spell on Draco and his goons when they ran away.
b. Hermione also gets out of divination class, which kind of makes one of
Trelawney’s predictions come true (that one them would leave forever).
c. Slytherin and Gryffindor tensions are very high as the final game approaches.
Harry was asked to be accompanied everywhere so they wouldn’t take him
out of action. Harry, looking out his window, sees Crookshanks with a big,
shaggy dog. Harry beats Malfoy (the seeker), by getting the snitch and beating
Slytherin for the Quidditch Cup!
16. Professor Trelawney’s Prediction
a. Buckbeak’s execution is scheduled and Fudge comes to witness it, the
appeal failed as well. Divination final exam was the prof seeing everyone
individually. Harry’s starts off as usual, no big deal. As Harry is leaving
the prof’s voice changes, she goes rigid, and then begins to tell Harry
things abut how it will happen tonight and the dark lord will rise again.
When the prof came to, she didn’t know what had happened.
b. They use the cloak to visit Hagrid and find Scabbers, who looks awful and
is still scared! As the committee came to execute Buckbeak, the kids leave
with Scabbers. Only Scabbers won’t sit still. He hurts Ron trying to
get away. Scabbers slows them down enough to hear Buckbeak get killed.
17. Cat, Rat, and Dog
a. Crookshanks comes and Scabbers goes even more nuts and gets away from Ron.
Then the black dog shows up and knocks Harry down. Then the dog bites Ron’s
arm and drags him away. The dog dragged Ron into a gap under the Whompin Willow
with Scabbers following. Ron’s leg was broken to get him down while Harry
and Hermione were being beaten off by the trees branches. It was Crookshanks
who helped them get past the tree by slinking in and placing his paw on a
knot in the trunk.
b. When they got to Ron they find out that the dog is actually an animagus,
and it’s Black. Black disarms H and H easily. Harry has a chance to kill
Black but he hesitates. Lupin joins them and finds out that he’s on Black’s
side freaking everyone out. Hermione feels betrayed and tells them all that
Lupin’s a werewolf. Next, we find out that Scabbers is an animagus too,
Peter Pettigrew!
18. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
a. They tell the story of Lupin and of Snape’s sneaking around trying
to find out about Lupin’s montly problems and trying to get him and the
others expelled. We learn that animagi are registered and kept track of. Sirius
is padfoot, Peter is wormtail, and James Potter was prongs.
b. Then Snape removes his invisibility cloak! And points his wand at Black
and Lupin!!
19. The Servant of Lord Voldemort
a. Snape wound’t hear about the rat, Peter. He just wanted revenge in
the form of Black dead by a dementor’s kiss. Harry ends up disarming
Snape to help Black! Crookshanks had been helping Black when he found out
about Peter (he knew the rat wasn’t a real rat). This is where we find
out that Peter really did what Black was accused of (Peter was the secret-keeper
and betrayer), that Black is not only innocent, he’s Harry’s godfather
and loves him. They get Peter to show himself and admit to everything.
20. The Dementor’s Kiss
a. Dragging an unconscious Snape and a tied up Pettigrew, they all headed
back for the castle. Harry agrees to move in with Black once he’s cleared
(now that they have Pettigrew)!
b. As they moved, Lupin turned into a werewolf because he had forgotten, in
all the excitement, to take his potion. Sirius changed into a dog to keep
Lupin from hurting anybody but Pettigrew used this to take Lupin’s wand.
Pettigrew zapped Ron, Harry disarmed Pettigrew but too late for Pettigrew
turned into a rat who could slip through his chain and escaped into the forest.
Lupin as a werewolf left, Black as a dog was hurt, but he heard Harry yelling
about Pettigrew escaping so he bounded off after him. Unfortunately, about
100 dementors caught Black and were going to kiss him. Harry tried to save
Black, he used the patronus spell and it actually worked (he thought of leaving
the D’s to live with Black). A dementor reached for Harry, not being
able to pass his patronus. Then a dementor took off it’s hood and Harry
saw it, filled with terror and his patronus disappeared. As he, Black and
Hermione were about to be overtaken by dementors a white unicorn drew the
dementors away, and Harry thought he saw someone familiar.
21. Hermione’s Secret
a. Snape told the story totally wrong. He’s sure the kids were cursed
by Black to take his side and he still wanted the kids to be punished because
no matter what, they helped Black. Dumbledore believes Black. Still, Black
is scheduled for the Dementor’s Kiss. Dumbledore alludes to the fact
they need more “time” as he speaks to Hermione. She gets it. Dumbledore
tells them where Sirius is and that more than one innocent life should be
saved.
b. We find out how Hermione managed all her classes, McGonagall got her a
time tuner to travel back in time. They use it to go back three hours and
Harry realizes Dumbledore meant that they should save Buckbeak. (Note: why
didn’t they go back a little more and get Lupin’s potion?!? That
would’ve solved everything.)
c. They freed Buckbeak and Sirius! While they were doing all this, they got
to see everything that happened as it was happening. As Harry remembers the
part with the dementors before he passed out, realized the white unicorn was
a very powerful patronus. And the figure who cast it looked like his dad.
He wanted to see that again. When he got there, he saw no one. Then it hit
him; HE was the one who cast the patronus. So he did and he saved himself
and the others. His patronus was not a unicorn, it was a white stag (prongs).
22. Owl Post Again
a. They managed to get back to the hospital wing just in time (right after
they went back in time). (New note: all throughout this book, chocolate has
been used to cure ailments.) Snape was beside himself. He knew Harry did it,
but sounded like a fool saying so.
b. Lupin resigns. Before he goes, he gives Harry his cloak and the map back.
Harry tells Dumbledore about Trelawney’s prediction. One thing Dumbledore
tells Harry is that by saving Pettigrew, Pettigrew is now in his debt.
c. Ron invited Harry to visit this summer so they could see the Quidditch
world cup, that cheered Harry up a bit. Harry also got a letter from Sirius,
he had sent the Firebolt and gave Ron the little owl that delivered the note.
The coolest thing was that Sirius sent a note giving Harry permission to visit
Hogsmeade on weekends. The idea that Sirius was Harry’s godfather scared
Uncle V, which Harry was sure would make this summer not so bad.
Year 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [Back to The
Harry Potter Lexicon’s
synopsis.]
Chapter 1 – The Riddle House
In which we learn of the mysterious murders in the Riddle House, how Frank
Bryce is accused but released for lack of evidence and the Riddle House falls
into disrepair, Frank interrupts a sinister meeting and is killed when he
overhears Voldemort’s plans.
Chapter 2 – The Scar
In which Harry awakes from a bad dream, his scar burning, we recap Harry’s
previous adventures and he writes a letter to Black.
Chapter 3 – The Invitation
In which Dudley and the rest of the Dursley’s are on a diet, Harry gets
a letter from Mrs Weasley inviting him to stay with them and attend the World
Quidditch Cup finals.
Chapter 4 – Back to the Burrow
In which Harry awaits the arrival of the Weasleys who come by Floo Powder
and get trapped in the blocked off fireplace, blast it open and send Fred
and George after Harry’s trunk and then Floo back to the Burrow. Just
as Harry is about to leave, Dudley eats a magical toffee dropped by Fred and
grows a huge purple tongue. Harry Floos away to leave Mr Weasley to sort it
out as Uncle Vernon starts throwing ornaments.
Chapter 5 – Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes
In which the Weasleys return home and Fred and George are reprimanded by Mr
and Mrs Weasley for giving Dudley the toffee, we learn more about the Weasley
clan and they have dinner in the garden.
Chapter 6 – The Portkey
In which apparating is discussed, Fred and George get caught with toffees
they set off to the Portkey and arrive at the World Cup site.
Chapter 7 – Bagman and Crouch
In which they arrive at the Quidditch site, erect their tent, tour the camp,
meet Ludo Bagman, Fred and George bet on the game and excitement rises as
game time draws near.
Chapter 8 – The Quidditch World Cup
In which the spectators take their seats, Harry meets Winky, house elf for
Barty Crouch, the Malfoys and Obalonsk, the Bulgarian Minister for Magic.
The pre show features the Bulgarian and Irish team mascots, followed by the
introductions of the teams, and the game begins. Ireland takes an early lead
and eventually wins despite repeated Bulgarian faults and Krum catching the
snitch, Fred and George win their bet with Bagman.
Chapter 9 – The Dark Mark
In which Harry dreams about Quidditch, some wizards run amok, Ministry wizards
attempt to stop them, HRH go to hide in the forest, encounter Malfoy. Harry
his lost his wand, they meet Bagman and hear noises in the forest and see
the Dark Mark. Ministry wizards arrive and blast at the mark hitting Winky
whom they blame for conjuring the Dark Mark, though they soon realize this
is unlikely.
Chapter 10 – Mayhem at the Ministry
In which they Portkey back to the Burrow, Harry tells Ron and Hermione about
his dream, Mr Weasley returns home to report problems with Rita Skeeter’s
articles in The Daily Prophet and HRH ready to return to Hogwarts.
Chapter 11 – Aboard the Hogwarts Express
In which Mad-Eye Moody jinxes dustbins and Mr Weasley hustles off to sort
out the mess, Mrs Weasley takes the children to the train station via Muggle
taxis and on the train HRH meet old friends and enemies.
Chapter 12 – The Triwizard Tournament
In which the students arrive at Hogwarts in a gale, are soaked by Peeves’
water balloons, the First Years are sorted, Hermione discovers there are house
elves at Hogwarts, Moody is the new DADA teacher, Dumbledore announces the
Triwizard Tournament, Fred and George decide to enter despite being underage.
Chapter 13 – Mad-Eye Moody
In which the students gather Bubotuber pus in Herbology, learn about Blast-ended
Skrewts with Hagrid, Astrology in Divination and Malfoy delights in pointing
out that Mr Weasley is in the paper again. In the argument that follows Malfoy
attacks Harry but Moody turns him into a bouncing ferret.
Chapter 14 – The Unforgivable Curses
In which the students learn about curses in Moody’s DADA class, Moody
takes Neville to his office, Harry and Ron fake their Divination homework,
Hermione starts SPEW and Harry gets a letter from Black saying he’s coming
back.
Chapter 15 – Beauxbatons and Durmstrang
On which Harry sends an owl to Black telling him everything is fine. In DADA
Moody puts the Impervious curse on everyone and only Harry can resist it,
school work piles up, Hogwarts spruces up for the visitors, Hermione continues
her House Elf campaign and a message via Hedwig announces Black is back in
the country, the Beauxbaton and Durmstrang students arrive by flying carriage
and submerged ship respectively.
Chapter 16 - The Goblet of Fire
In which they all gather in the Great Hall, they dine and learn about the
Triwizard Tournament. Next morning Fred and George fail to fool the Goblet
of Fire, other legitimate seventeen year olds succeed, HRH visit Hagrid and
discover he fancies Madame Maxime of Beauxbaton. After the Hallowe’en
feast the Goblet chooses the champions – Viktor Krum for Durmstrang;
Fleur Delacour for Beauxbatons and Cedric Diggory for Howarts and a fourth
champion – Harry Potter.
Chapter 17 – The Four Champions
In which they try to decide how Harry was selected, argue and finally accept
the fact, no one believes Harry did not enter his own name, including Ron.
Chapter 18 – The Weighing of the Wands
In which Hermione tries to help Harry, he writes to Black. The other houses
are no longer friendly to Harry but he finds an ally in Hagrid, as the situation
in school grows worse, Malfoy taunts Harry into throwing a curse but Malfoy
responds, the curses clash and hit Goyle and Hermione. During Potions, Harry
is called out for the weighing of the wands and photos. Later in the day an
owl arrives from Black asking Harry to meet him.
Chapter 19 – The Hungarian Horntail
In which an article by Rita Skeeter fuels the taunts of the students against
Harry and Hermione. Hermione tries to get Harry and Ron back together. Harry
and Hermione go to Hogsmeade with Harry in his Invisibility Cloak but Moody
sees him anyway and Hagrid asks to meet him at midnight to show him the dragons
of the first task. Back in the dorm, Black issues some warnings.
Chapter 20 – The First Task
In which Harry and Hermione try unsuccessfully to find a spell to use against
dragons. Harry warns Diggory about the dragons, Moody gives Harry a hint on
getting past the dragon and Hermione helps him learn a summoning charm. The
first task is to get past a dragon and collect the golden egg, each succeeds
in turn, Harry being the quickest. Ron and Harry finally make up and Bagman
tells them the clue to the next task is in the golden egg.
Chapter 21 – The House-Elf Liberation Front
In which a surprise party is held for Harry, he opens the egg, Hermione discovers
how to get into the kitchen. At Care of Magical Creatures the Blast-ended
Skrewts rebel against hibernating, Rita shows up again and arranges an interview
with Hagrid. HRH go to the kitchens where they find Dobby and Winky and learn
more about House-elves.
Chapter 22 – The Unexpected Task
In which the Yule Ball is announced and Harry is expected to have a dance
partner, most classes are fun except Potions and History as Harry tries to
get up the nerve to ask Cho to the dance and when he finally does he finds
Diggory has already asked her so he asks Parvati Patil.
Chapter 23 – The Yule Ball
In which an owl arrives from Black, Dobby startles Harry on Christmas morning,
presents are opened, the boys have a snowball fight and all get ready for
the Yule Ball. Emotions run high as Ron is angry with Hermione for consorting
with Krum and Harry and Ron overhear secrets of Snape and Hagrid.
Chapter 24 – Rita Skeeter’s Scoop
In which past arguments are forgotten, Hagrid is replaced as CMC teacher when
Rita Skeeter writes a defamatory article about him, HRH try unsuccessfully
to visit him. HRH visit Hogsmeade, meet Bagman who offers to help Harry. Skeeter
arrives and is verbally assaulted by Harry and Hermione who then go to Hagrid’s
cabin and find Dumbledore there, who gets him back to work.
Chapter 25 – The Egg and the Eye
In which Harry works on solving the secret of the Egg in the Prefect’s
bathroom, is helped by Moaning Myrtle, later sees Crouch on his map and goes
to investigate, gets stuck in the stair, attracts Snape, Filch and Moody,
an argument follows and Harry and Moody are left alone, Moody borrows Harry’s
map.
Chapter 26 – The Second Task
In which HRH discuss the situation in Charms class, HRH search for spells
to help with the second task. Hagrid is back teaching CMC class, Harry continues
his spell search all night, is awaken by Dobby who gives him Gillyweed to
breath underwater, performs second task – to recover from the merpeople
what was taken from them – Harry rescues Ron and Fleur’s sister
and ties with Krum for points.
Chapter 27 – Padfoot Returns
In which Ron becomes a celebrity. Skeeter writes an article about Hermione,
Snape reads it in class, Harry overhears Snape and Karkaroff, HRH meet Black
outside Hogsmeade, learn about Barty Crouch’s son dying in Azkaban.
Chapter 28 – The Madness of Mr Crouch
In which HRH visit the kitchens again, Hermione upsets Winky and Harry send
owls with food to Black, Hermione gets threatening letters by owl. Hagrid
has Nifflers in CMC class, more hate mail comes. Harry finds out that the
third task is a maze, Krum asks Harry about him and Hermione. Crouch makes
an appearance (bloody, bedraggled and incoherent), Harry goes for Dumbledore
but Crouch apparently attacks Krum and runs off.
Chapter 29 – The Dream
In which HRH discuss Crouch. Fred and George talk about blackmail. Moody talks
about Crouch, Harry prepares for the next task, sleeps in Divination and dreams
Voldemort and goes to report to Dumbledore.
Chapter 30 – The Pensieve
In which Harry was left alone in Dumbledore’s office and sees some glimpses
of the past in the pensieve, in which Karkaroff gives evidence before a court
of wizards and Crouch’s son is sentenced to Azkaban. Harry tells Dumbledore
about his dream and the headmaster speculates on its meaning.
Chapter 31 – The Third Task
In which Harry tells Ron and Hermione about the visit to Dumbledore’s
office, Harry practices his spells for the Third Task, Skeeter writes another
article about Harry and Hermione finally figures out how she gets her information,
Mrs Weasley and Bill arrive to watch Harry in the tournament, the four champions
enter the maze, monsters are met, Fleur screams, Krum apparently attacks Cedric,
Harry meets a Sphinx, solves the riddle, attacked by a huge spider and Harry
and Cedric agree to grasp the cup at the same time.
Chapter 32 – Flesh, Blood and Bone
In which Harry and Cedric are transported to a graveyard and confront Voldemort,
Cedric Is killed, Harry is tied to Riddle’s tombstone, Wormtail resurrects
Voldemort.
Chapter 33 – The Death Eaters
In which Voldemort summons the Death Eaters, chastises them and reveals his
plans and how he came back to life. By using Harry’s blood in the potion
that resurrected him, Harry is no longer protected from his touch. He touches
Harry’s face with no problem. It was Harry’s muggle mother’s
sacrifice that both saved and protected Harry up until this point.
Chapter 34 – Priori Incantatem
In which Voldemort tries again to kill Harry via a duel but their spells bind
together, Voldemort’s victims return from the wand and Harry escapes
through the Portkey.
Chapter 35 – Veritaserum
In which Harry is back in the maze, tells Moody what happened as he takes
him back to the castle, Moody divulges that it was he who was the Death Eater
at Hogwarts and put Harry’s name in the cup. As Moody tries to kill Harry,
Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape arrive and Dumbledore blasts Moody, sends
Snape and McGongal on errands and opens the seven locked trunk to reveal the
real Moody in an underground pit. As the Polyjuice Potion wears off the fake
Moody is revealed as Crouch’s son who, with the aid of Veritaserum, tells
his story, revealing Voldemort’s plans.
Chapter 36 – The Parting of the Ways
In which Harry tells his story to Dumbledore and Black, then is turned over
to Madame Pomfrey in the hospital, he sleeps. Meantime, Fudge arrives with
Dementor who kills Crouch, he argues with Dumbledore about what has happened,
refusing to believe Voldemort is back, refusing to take measures against him.
Dumbledore dispatches those loyal to him on various errands.
Chapter 37 – The Beginning
In which the school returns to normal, HRH visit Hagrid, attend the Leaving
Feast at which Dumbledore tells the students of Cedric’s death and warns
them about Voldemort’s return. Goodbyes are said and on the train home,
Hermione shows them the captured Skeeter (a beetle) in a jar, Malfoy and cronies
arrives to taunt HRH and are blasted by hexes. Harry gives his winnings to
Fred and George to start a joke shop.
Year 4: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Chapter by Chapter
chapter synopses by Maureen Knight
notes by Steve Vander Ark and Michele L. Worley
Chapter One - Dudley Demented
In which Harry is angry and picks on Dudley, Dudley is attacked by dementors,
and their neighbor Mrs. Figg returns.
Chapter Two - A Peck of Owls
In which Harry is expelled from Hogwarts, Uncle Vernon swears, Aunt Petunia
reveals knowledge of the Wizarding world, Dumbledore interferes and Harry
is no longer expelled, but suspended pending a Ministry of Magic disciplinary
hearing.
Chapter Three - The Advance Guard
In which Harry is rescued from number four Privet Drive, Remus Lupin and
Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody are reintroduced, and Harry meets
Nymphadora Tonks for the first time.
Chapter Four - Number Twelve Grimmauld Place
In which Harry is reunited with Ron and Hermione, learns of the Order of
the Phoenix, and is reunited with his godfather, Sirius Black.
Chapter Five - The Order of the Phoenix
In which Harry learns of Sirius Black's family background, and Molly and
Sirius have a row regarding what is best for Harry.
Chapter Six - The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black
In which Harry, Sirius, and the Weasleys clean the Black house; Kreacher,
the Black family house-elf, shows another darker side to house-elves; Harry
is shown the Black family tree; and we learn that Sirius is not only related
to the Weasleys and Tonks, but to the Malfoys and the Lestranges.
Chapter Seven - The Ministry of Magic
In which Arthur Weasley takes Harry to the Ministry of Magic for his scheduled
hearing and Harry gets a look at the Ministry building and the setup of its
offices.
Chapter Eight - The Hearing
In which Harry attends his hearing, Fudge continues to disbelieve him about
Voldemort's return, and Dumbledore arrives to assist Harry. Mrs. Figg testifies
and Harry is cleared of all charges.
Chapter Nine - The Woes of Mrs. Weasley
In which Ron and Hermione become prefects, Harry is jealous, and Mrs. Weasley's
boggart is revealed.
Chapter Ten - Luna Lovegood
In which Harry and the Weasleys are late for the Hogwarts Express (again),
Harry and Ginny encounter Neville on the train, and they are introduced to
Luna Lovegood and her father's magazine, The Quibbler. Cho Chang makes a
brief appearance, and Harry sees what actually pulls the school carriages.
Chapter Eleven - The Sorting Hat's New Song
In which the start-of-term-feast takes place, the Sorting Hat gives warning
in its new song, Harry recognizes Dolores Umbridge as she is introduced as
the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, and Harry learns that not
everyone believes that Voldemort is back.
Chapter Twelve - Professor Umbridge
In which Fred and George advertise for volunteers to test their products,
the trio discusses their schedules and the upcoming O.W.L.s, Harry has an
outburst in Defence Against the Dark Arts, Umbridge assigns him detention
for a week, and McGonagall warns him to keep his temper under control.
Chapter Thirteen - Detention With Dolores
In which Hermione stops the twins from experimenting
on first years, Ron tries to stop unknowing house-elves
from taking Hermione's knitted hats, and Professor Grubbly-Plank teaches
Care of Magical Creatures
as there is still no sign of Hagrid. Harry serves
Umbridge's detentions, in which an enchanted quill cuts lines into the
back of his hand, and Ron
tries out for and makes the Gryffindor team as
Keeper.
Chapter Fourteen - Percy and Padfoot
In which Harry sends a letter to Sirius, he
encounters Cho Chang and she calls him brave,
and the Gryffindor team's first practice is less than spectacular. Percy
sends Ron a letter warning him against
continuing his friendship with Harry, and Sirius
communicates with Harry through the common room fire.
Chapter Fifteen - The Hogwarts High Inquisitor
In which Umbridge is made Hogwarts High Inquisitor,
and Harry loses his temper again in Defence
Against the Dark Arts, serving another week's detention. Umbridge observes
the professors in class, and
Ron and Hermione try to convince Harry to give
Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons.
Chapter Sixteen - In The Hog's Head
In which Harry, Hermione, and Ron hold a meeting at The Hog's Head to discuss
with other students the possibility of Harry giving them Defence lessons,
and Hermione tells Ron and Harry that Ginny is dating Michael Corner.
Chapter Seventeen - Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four
In which the High Inquisitor orders all Student
Organizations, Societies, Teams, Groups,
and Clubs disbanded, Harry and Ron learn that boys are not allowed in
the girls' dormitory, Hedwig is hurt coming
back from London, and Sirius is almost
caught by Umbridge in the Gryffindor common room fireplace.
Chapter Eighteen - Dumbledore's Army
In which Harry again dreams of the windowless corridor with the door at the
end, Dobby tells Harry about the Room of Requirement, and Dumbledore's Army
meets for the first time.
Chapter Nineteen - The Lion and the Serpent
In which Gryffindor defeats Slytherin, but Harry, Fred, and George are given
a lifetime ban from Quidditch by Umbridge for fighting with Malfoy.
Chapter Twenty - Hagrid's Tale
In which Hagrid returns and tells the story of his journey with Madame Maxime
to the land of the giants, where they were unsuccessful in gaining an alliance.
Chapter Twenty-One - The Eye of the Snake
In which Hagrid's class is observed by Umbridge,
Ginny Weasley replaces Harry as
Gryffindor's Seeker, Dumbledore's Army meets again, and Harry and Cho
kiss. In a dream, Harry witnesses Arthur Weasley
being bitten by a huge snake.
Chapter Twenty-Two - St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
In which Arthur Weasley is rushed to St. Mungo's
Hospital, Dumbledore sends Harry
and the Weasleys back to Sirius' house, and they visit Arthur in hospital
as he makes his recovery.
Chapter Twenty-Three - Christmas on the Closed Ward
In which Harry speculates on why Dumbledore
will not look him in the eye,
Hermione joins Harry and the Weasleys at Grimmauld Place for Christmas,
and Percy sends back his Weasley sweater. They visit
Arthur in St. Mungo's, encounter
Gilderoy Lockhart, and see Neville with his gran visiting his parents.
Chapter Twenty-Four - Occlumency
In which Harry and the Weasleys return to Hogwarts
after the holidays and Harry
begins Occlumency lessons with Snape, during which Harry sees the dark
corridor in the Department of Mysteries that he
often dreams about.
Chapter Twenty-Five - The Beetle at Bay
In which there is a mass breakout from Azkaban, a Ministry worker dies under
suspicious circumstances, and Umbridge bans the teachers from giving students
information unrelated to their subjects. Harry and Cho go on a date to Hogsmeade,
and Hermione and Luna Lovegood arrange for Harry to tell Rita Skeeter his
story, to be published in Luna's father's paper, The Quibbler.
Chapter Twenty-Six - Seen and Unforeseen
In which Hermione gives Harry advice on his
love life, Gryffindor
continues its losing streak at Quidditch, and Harry's article is published
in The Quibbler - which is quickly outlawed at Hogwarts
by Umbridge. Harry has
another disturbing dream from Voldemort's point of view, Harry continues
his Occlumency lessons with Snape, Trelawney is sacked,
and Firenze the centaur
is hired to teach Divination.
Chapter Twenty-Seven - The Centaur and the Sneak
In which Harry and his classmates have their
first Divination lesson
with Firenze, Marietta Edgecombe tells Umbridge of the D.A.'s meeting
but suffers the effects of Hermione's jinx, Dobby warns
Harry that the D.A.
has been found out, and Harry denies the meetings to Fudge and Umbridge.
Kingsley Shacklebolt modifies Marietta's memory, and
Dumbledore takes the
blame and leaves Hogwarts.
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Snape's Worst Memory
In which Umbridge replaces Dumbledore as Head
of Hogwarts, the
students (with the help of Fred's and George's inventions) rebel while
the staff sit back and watch, and Umbridge tries to get Harry
to tell her where
Dumbledore is hiding. Harry confronts Cho about her friend Marietta,
continues his Occlumency lessons with Snape, and while poking around
in Snape's Pensieve
discovers that his father may have been every bit as arrogant as Snape
had previously told him.
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Career Advice
In which Harry tells Ginny of his desire to talk to Sirius, receives career
advice from Professor McGonagall, breaks into Umbridge's office to use her
floo to talk to Sirius about his father, and Fred and George leave Hogwarts.
Chapter Thirty - Grawp
(Reader's Guide to Chapter 30)In which Harry recalls the dream again, the
Gryffindors play Ravenclaw for the final match of the Quidditch season, and
Hagrid introduces Harry and Hermione to his half-brother, Grawp, making them
promise to look after Grawp if he has to leave. Gryffindor wins the match
and the Quidditch Cup, and Ron is carried triumphantly off the pitch.
Chapter Thirty-One - O.W.L.S
In which Harry and Hermione tell Ron about Grawp, the fifth years take their
O.W.L.s, Hagrid is sacked, McGonagall is stunned, and Harry dreams that Sirius
is being tortured.
Chapter Thirty-Two - Out of the Fire
In which Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Luna help Harry break into Umbridge's
office, Kreacher leads Harry to believe that Sirius is at the Department
of Mysteries, and Hermione tricks Umbridge into taking her and Harry into
the Forbidden Forest.
Chapter Thirty-Three - Flight and Fight
In which Hermione and Harry lead Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest, Umbridge
insults the centaurs and they take her away, Grawp rescues Harry and Hermione
from the centaurs, and Ron rejoins them with Neville, Ginny, and Luna, who
insist on helping them in their fight. Luna suggests using the thestrals
to get them to London.
Chapter Thirty-Four - The Department of Mysteries
In which Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Luna fly to London on
thestrals, they are allowed access to the Ministry of Magic through the telephone
booth, and they enter the Department of Mysteries - specifically the room
containing small glass spheres, one of which is marked with Harry's name,
and is later discovered to be a prophecy.
Chapter Thirty-Five - Beyond the Veil
In which Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and other Death Eaters arrive
and attempt to take the prophecy away from Harry. The D.A. members fight
the Death Eaters and are separated. Hermione is hurt, Neville's nose is broken,
and when they are reunited with the others, Ginny's ankle is broken and Ron
is badly injured. Later, Luna is hurt. Remus, Sirius, Dumbledore, and other
members of the Order of the Phoenix arrive to fight the Death Eaters. Sirius
duels with Bellatrix and loses his life through the veil.
Chapter Thirty-Six - The Only One He Ever Feared
(Reader's Guide to Chapter 36)
In which Harry pursues Bellatrix and learns he is incapable of an Unforgivable
Curse; Voldemort shows up; Dumbledore saves Harry from the Killing Curse;
Fudge and other Ministry members witness Voldemort's return; and Dumbledore
reinstates himself as Headmaster.
Chapter Thirty-Seven - The Lost Prophecy
In which Harry has his final outburst in anguish over Sirius' death, and
Dumbledore tells him everything - about why he must return to the Dursleys
every year, about the prophecy, about how Voldemort marked him as his equal,
about how it could as easily been Neville, and about how either Harry or
Voldemort must die. Dumbledore also admits to allowing his emotions to blur
his judgment with Harry.
Chapter Thirty-Eight - The Second War Begins
In which Ron and Hermione are recovering from their injuries, Fudge publicly
admits to Voldemort's return, McGonagall returns from St. Mungo's, and Harry
asks Nearly Headless Nick about ghosts. Harry rides home with Ron, Hermione,
Neville, and Luna on the train; Moody, Lupin, and Tonks meet him at the train
station and warn the Dursleys to be good to him during the summer.
Year 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Chapter by Chapter
chapter synopses by John Kearns
notes by Steve Vander Ark and Michele L. Worley
Chapter One - The Other Minister
In which the Muggle Prime Minister recounts his encounters with Cornelius
Fudge, Fudge visits him again with Scrimgeour, and we learn that Scrimgeour
is the new Minister of Magic. We also hear of the wizarding world's open
war with Voldemort - dozens of Muggles have been killed along with Amelia
Bones and Emmeline Vance, the dementors and giants have joined Voldemort,
and the Ministry is struggling to fight.
Chapter Two - Spinner's End
In which Narcissa goes to visit Snape in secret against Voldemort's orders,
and Bellatrix tries to stop her but joins her at Snape's house anyway. Snape
prevents Wormtail's eavesdropping and tells Bellatrix his story, though she
still refuses to trust him; Narcissa then reveals that Voldemort has ordered
Draco to do something difficult, and asks Snape to make an Unbreakable Vow
- which he then does, saying that he will help Draco carry out the deed,
and perform the deed himself if Draco fails.
Chapter Three - Will and Won't
In which the Daily Prophet tells us about the
wizarding public's perception of Harry and the steps the Ministry has
taken to provide safety in the war, and Dumbledore returns to Privet
Drive. Before
leaving, Dumbledore sits with Harry and the Dursleys, updates Harry
on his inheritance from Sirius and gives him Kreacher, determining that
he has indeed
come into Harry's possession. Dumbledore then chastises the Dursleys
for their treatment of Harry but asks that he be allowed to return to
Privet
Drive one final time, and he and Harry depart.
Chapter Four - Horace Slughorn
In which Harry and Dumbledore apparate to Budleigh Blabberton - discussing
Voldemort, Inferi, and Dumbledore's injured hand along the way - and
meet Slughorn, shortly after he has faked his own demise. Dumbledore
asks Slughorn
to teach at Hogwarts, and Harry convinces him to while Dumbledore is
out of the room. Dumbledore then takes Harry to the Burrow, where before
entering
he tells Harry about Slughorn, talks to him about Sirius and the prophecy,
and tells Harry he will be taking private lessons from Dumbledore during
the school year.
Chapter Five - An Excess of Phlegm
In
which Harry talks
with Mrs. Weasley
(and later
Mr. Weasley) about
the Ministry, we
see Fleur and learn
that
she and Bill are
engaged to his family's
dismay, and Harry
tells Ron and Hermione
about Slughorn,
his private lessons
with
Dumbledore, and
the prophecy, while
they
tell him about Fleur
and Tonks.
O.W.L. results then
arrive, with Harry
earning seven O.W.L.s
but realizing that
Snape won't allow
him to take N.E.W.T.
potions,
and therefore he
won't
be able to become
an Auror.
Chapter
Six - Draco's Detour
In
which we learn
of
several disappearances
including
Florean Fortescue
and Mr. Ollivander,
and
Harry, Hermione,
and the Weasleys
go shopping at
Diagon
Alley, escorted by Hagrid. There they discover a much-changed atmosphere
and an empty Leaky Cauldron, have a run-in with Draco and Narcissa Malfoy
in Madam Malkin's, tour Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, and sneak out to
follow
Draco into Borgin and Burke's, where they overhear a mysterious conversation
between him and Mr. Borgin.
Chapter Seven - The Slug Club
In which Harry thinks Malfoy might be a Death Eater, everyone
departs for King's Cross, and before getting on the train Harry
tells Mr.
Weasley his
suspicions. On the train, Harry finds he is more famous than
ever,
but sits with Neville and Luna until Slughorn invites him to
tea. After hours of boring
conversation, Harry sneaks into the Slytherins' compartment, invisible,
and listens to Malfoy brag about working with Voldemort, but
when the train stops
Malfoy freezes Harry and leaves him behind.
Chapter
Eight - Snape Victorious
In
which Tonks rescues
Harry from the
train
and Snape leads
Harry in to the
feast, criticizing
Harry all the
way.
Once inside, Harry
discusses his
status
as 'The Chosen
One'
with those around
him
and Dumbledore
gives
his opening
speech, announcing
that Slughorn
will
be teaching Potions
and Snape teaching
Defense Against
the Dark Arts.
On the way
out of the hall,
Harry and Ron
discuss Malfoy
and
run into Hagrid,
who
tells them about
Grawp and leaves
them feeling
guilty for not
taking
his class.
Chapter
Nine - The Half-Blood
Prince
In
which Gryffindors
get course schedules
and
discuss Malfoy
and
Quidditch trials,
then go to their
first day
of classes. In
Defense
Against the Dark
Arts Harry fights
back against Snape's
attempt to jinx
him
and gets detention,
during break he
hears
his first lesson
with Dumbledore
will
be
Saturday, and
in Potions Harry
wins
the Felix
Felicius thanks
to a perfect potion
he
brewed with the
instructions
written in his
book
by the Half-Blood
Prince.
Chapter
Ten - The House
of Gaunt
In
which Harry
attends
his first lesson
with Dumbledore,
who explains
that they will
be delving
into Voldemort's
past
and takes Harry
into the pensieve.
In Bob Ogden's
memory
they go to
Marvolo
Gaunt's house
to see about
his son,
Morfin,
who has committed
a crime; there
they see
a mean, impoverished,
racist
Marvolo abusing
his daughter
Merope,
who
is watching
Muggle
Tom Riddle.
Dumbledore
explains that
Merope
later used
a love
potion
on Tom, and
they
became Voldemort's
parents.
Chapter
Eleven - Hermione's
Helping Hand
In
which Harry
discovers
his newfound
popularity,
learns that
Stan
Shunpike
has been arrested,
and holds
a frustratingly
massive Quidditch
tryout that
includes
a run-in
with Cormac
McLaggen
and Katie,
Ginny,
and Ron making
the
team. They
visit
Hagrid and
learn
that Aragog
is dying,
Harry
confronts
Hermione
about having
confunded
McLaggen
during the
tryout,
and Slughorn
invites
Harry
and Hermione
to
supper, but
Harry
is spared
having to
go when
Snape refuses
to
let him
out of detention.
Chapter
Twelve - Silver
and Opals
In
which Harry
tries
one of the
Half-Blood
Prince's
spells while
reading
in bed and
levitates
Ron by accident,
argues
with Hermione
over
the danger
of the
Prince, and
gets
word of his
next lesson
with
Dumbledore.
The trio
then walks
to
Hogsmeade,
where Slughorn
corners
Harry in Honeydukes
and Harry sees
Mundungus
with things
stolen
from Grimmauld
Place.
On the way
home,
an Imperiused
Katie
Bell touches
a
cursed
necklace and
is
hurt;
Harry then
suspects
Draco and tells
McGonagall
this,
though Ron
and
Hermione don't
believe
him.
Chapter
Thirteen -
The
Secret Riddle
In which
Harry
has his
second lesson
with
Dumbledore, where
they briefly
discuss
Mundungus
and Draco,
and Dumbledore
discusses
Merope with Harry
again. Together,
they then
view
a
memory
of Dumbledore's,
where he visits
Voldemort's
childhood orphanage
to invite
him to
school.
In it, Dumbledore
learns Riddle's
history
and discovers
that
he has already
been using magic,
hates his
name,
likes to steal
and
collect
trinkets, and neither
has nor desires
friends.
Chapter
Fourteen -
Felix
Felicis
In which
Hermione
and
Ron discuss the
Slug
Club in Herbology
and Harry notices
an attraction
between
them, Dean
takes
Katie's
place on the Quidditch
team, and Harry
and Ron run
into
Ginny
and
Dean kissing.
Ron
gets upset and
Ginny
tells him off,
but
Harry starts
thinking
of kissing Ginny
himself.
Ron becomes
angry
and plays terribly
next
practice, but
for the match Harry
pretends
to slip him
Felix
Felicis,
giving him confidence,
and Gryffindor
wins.
After the game,
Ron
is spotted
kissing
Lavender, leaving Hermione upset.
Chapter Fifteen - The Unbreakable Vow
In which Hermione stays angry with Ron but Harry tries to stay friends with
both, Harry finds that girls are trying to seduce him, and Romilda Vane tries
to slip him a Love Potion. Harry then asks Luna to Slughorn's Christmas party,
and Hermione invites McLaggen to upset Ron. After some general mingling at
the party, Malfoy is caught prowling the corridors and Snape takes him away
to an empty classroom, where Harry overhears Snape's offers to help Malfoy
and Draco's refusals.
Chapter Sixteen - A Very Frosty Christmas
In which Harry and Ron discuss Malfoy and Snape, Harry tells Mr. Weasley
his suspicions and hears about the Ministry's poor fight against Death Eaters,
Lupin talks about Snape and Greyback, and Harry discovers that the Half-Blood
Prince's book was fifty years old. Percy shows up on Christmas with Scrimgeour,
who then asks Harry to support the Ministry, and Harry refuses strongly,
saying he disapproves of the actions the Ministry has been taking.
Chapter Seventeen - A Sluggish Memory
In which, back at Hogwarts, Harry chats with Hermione about Ron and Malfoy,
learns that apparition lessons are coming, and finds that both Ron and Ginny
seem disenchanted with their relationships. He then has a lesson with Dumbledore,
where they discuss Scrimgeour and see two memories: in the first, Morfin
tells Voldemort about his family just before Voldemort kills the Riddles;
in the second (which Slughorn has modified), Voldemort asks Slughorn about
horcruxes. Finally, Dumbledore sets Harry homework - to obtain the rest of
Slughorn's memory.
Chapter Eighteen - Birthday Surprises
In which Harry gives Slughorn a bezoar instead of an antidote in Potions
class, then asks him unsuccessfully about Horcruxes. The sixth-years then
have their first apparition lesson, where Harry overhears Malfoy saying Crabbe
has been acting as his lookout, and Harry starts watching the Marauder's
Map. Then, on Ron's birthday, Ron accidentally consumes Romilda Vane's love
potion and Harry takes him to Slughorn to get an antidote; there, Slughorn
gives Ron some poisoned mead and Harry saves his life with a bezoar.
Chapter Nineteen - Elf Tails
In which Harry discusses Ron's poisioning with the Weasleys, Hagrid tells
Harry that he overheard Dumbledore and Snape arguing, McLaggen accosts Harry
to ensure he can play in Ron's place in the upcoming Quidditch match, and
Harry finds that Ron has been avoiding Lavender. At the Quidditch match (with
Luna commentating!), McLaggen grabs a beater's bat and cracks Harry's skull.
Finally, in the hospital wing, Harry summons Kreacher and Dobby and orders
them to tail Malfoy and figure out what he's up to.
Chapter Twenty - Lord Voldemort's Request
In which Ginny fights with Dean and Ron with Lavender, Luna delivers a message
to Harry of a lesson with Dumbledore, and Harry arrives at the lesson to
find Trelawney being asked to leave. Dumbledore makes Harry feel guilty for
not procuring Slughorn's memory, but they view two new memories: in the first,
Riddle visits Hepzibah Smith and sees Slytherin's locket days before her
death; in the second, Riddle asks Dumbledore for the D.A.D.A. post at Hogwarts,
which Dumbledore admits began the curse on the position.
Chapter Twenty-One
- The Unknowable Room
In which Harry talks with Ron and Hermione about Apparition,
Slughorn's memory, and Lavender, and Kreacher and Dobby show
up to report on Malfoy, making
Harry realize Draco's been using the Room of Requirement with
Polyjuiced Crabbe and Goyle as lookouts. Harry spends some
time trying to get into the
Room of Requirement (unsuccessfully), Snape picks on him in
class again, Moaning Myrtle reveals she's been talking with
a boy, and Harry runs into
a disheveled Tonks and wonders if she loved Sirius.
Chapter Twenty-Two - After the Burial
In which Aragog dies, Ron and Hermione have their Apparition
test, and Harry makes a Euphoria potion in a class with just
Slughorn, Ernie
and Draco, after
which he tries to corner Slughorn but fails. Hermione
passes her test and convinces Harry to take Felix Felicis
to get Slughorn's
memory;
Harry
does, and goes down to Hagrid's, meeting and inviting Slughorn
along the way. There they bury Aragog together, Slughorn
and Hagrid become
drunk, and
Harry convinces Slughorn to give him the memory.
Chapter Twenty-Three - Horcruxes
In which Harry learns that Dumbledore has returned, races off to his office,
and with him watches Slughorn's memory, where Riddle learns what Horcruxes
are and contemplates making more than one. Dumbledore explains his
suspicions that Riddle made six, including the now-destroyed ring and diary,
the locket, the cup, and Nagini. Dumbledore promises Harry can join
him in destroying the next one, and explains to Harry what love - and the
prophecy - really mean.
Chapter Twenty-Four - Sectumsempra
In which Ron and Ginny are both single again, Katie Bell returns to Hogwarts
but can't remember what happened to her, and Harry sees Malfoy with Moaning
Myrtle on the Marauder's Map and runs to eavesdrop - but when Malfoy tries
to hex Harry, Harry uses the Sectumsempra on him without knowing what it
does and slashes him apart. Snape heals Malfoy but gives Harry detention
during the Quidditch match, which Gryffindor wins anyway. Then, when Harry
arrives at the party, he finally kisses Ginny.
Chapter Twenty-Five - The Seer Overheard
In which Hermione finds out about Eileen Prince, Dumbledore asks Harry
to come immediately, and on the way Harry runs into Trelawney, learning
from
her both that Malfoy is incredibly happy and that Snape was the one who
overheard the prophecy. Dumbledore asks Harry to accompany him on a quest
for the Horcrux,
but first Harry confronts him again about Snape; finally, Harry runs off
to fetch his invibility cloak, giving Ron and Hermione his map and Felix
Felicis, and he and Dumbledore apparate to the seaside.
Chapter Twenty-Six - The Cave
In which Harry and Dumbledore enter the cave where Voldemort has hidden
a Horcrux. After swimming to the entrance, Dumbledore spatters it with
his
blood to gain entry and they take a hidden boat across a lake. Protecting
the Horcrux there is a potion that Dumbledore drinks, though Harry must
force him to; after they obtain the locket Inferi erupt out of the water,
and a
weakened Dumbledore casts a fire spell to repel them as the pair flees
the cave.
Chapter Twenty-Seven - The Lightning-Struck Tower
In which Harry and Dumbledore return to Hogsmeade and see the Dark Mark
over Hogwarts. They fly to the top of the astronomy tower, where Draco
appears
and disarms Dumbledore, but can't bring himself to kill him and Dumbledore
tries to convince Draco to come to the good side. Before Malfoy can decide,
though, other Death Eaters show up - including Snape, who kills Dumbledore
himself, blasting the body off of the tower.
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Flight of the Prince
In which Snape, Malfoy, and the Death Eaters flee, and Harry gives chase.
On the way, he runs through a raging battle involving the Order
and tries unsuccessfully to curse Snape (who we learn definitively is the
Half-Blood Prince), Hagrid's hut is set ablaze and the Death Eaters escape.
Harry
and Hagrid then put out the fire, see students all over the grounds,
and find
Dumbledore's body. Harry also discovers that the locket was
not a real Horcrux, but a replacement put there by the person who
took
the real one:
R.A.B.
Chapter Twenty-Nine - The Phoenix Lament
In which Ginny leads Harry to the hospital wing, where the Order discusses
Bill, Dumbledore, Snape, and the events of the evening. We also
learn that Fleur still wants to marry a disfigured Bill, and that Lupin
has been refusing
dates with Tonks. McGonagall takes Harry to her office (formerly
Dumbledore's) and asks where he was but Harry refuses to say; the heads
of houses then
arrive and discuss closing the school. Finally, as Scrimgeour
arrives, Harry leaves to Gryffindor Tower, where he updates Ron on the
Horcrux.
Chapter Thirty - The White Tomb
In which most students hang around
for Dumbledore's funeral, as wizards from across the country
flood in to pay their
last respects. Hermione
discovers that Eileen Prince was Snape's mother, Harry ponders
the Horcruxes a bit, and then all attend the funeral, after which
Harry breaks up with
Ginny. As Harry then walks off on his own, Scrimgeour again
tries to persuade him to help the ministry, and Ron and Hermione
come over.
Harry tells them
he won't return to Hogwarts, and they pledge to stay by his
side.
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