Chapter 9 - The Dark Mark Summary

Happy and excited, everyone leaves the stadium and goes back to their campsites. The youngsters are relaxing and ready for a good night's sleep when Mr. Weasley warns them to get up and run to the forest. A drunken rabble of wizards is tramping through the campsite, vandalizing and causing havoc. The mob has captured the Muggle caretakers of the site and is cruelly mistreating them. The place goes mad, wizards and witches wearing masks are hunting Muggles to taunt and jeer. This mob seems to be made up of Death Eaters, Voldemort's followers who had gone into hiding after his downfall and loss of power. Mr. Weasley, together with the older boys, go to help the Ministry restore order.

The youngsters run to the forest in fright, Hermione lighting the way with her wand. They...