Recaps

Albert navigated the Yule Ball and prepared for the second task while Dumbledore pursued Voldemort and uncovered the impostor posing as Moody. The stretch ended with Albert, Fred, and George exploring the Black Lake and fleeing a swarm of Grindylows.

• Albert celebrated Christmas with Isabelle, attended the Yule Ball with Katrina, and secretly returned to their cottage to dance with Isabelle.
• Dumbledore confronted Voldemort at the Crouch residence, destroyed Nagini, and announced that Voldemort had returned, while Peter Pettigrew helped Voldemort flee and regain a body.
• Albert prepared for the underwater task, advised Harry about the Golden Egg, and helped his friends plan their products and expose Ludo Bagman’s debts.
• Sirius revealed the Ministry’s role in Peter Pettigrew’s escape and Barty Crouch Jr.’s part in Voldemort’s return, while Fudge resisted the accusations and sought to protect his position.
• Albert used his Crystal Ball and an enchanted map to identify Moody as Barty Crouch Jr., and Dumbledore stunned the impostor and found the real Moody imprisoned.
• Albert passed the Ministry’s Apparition lesson on his first attempt and warned Fred, George, and Lee Jordan not to practice alone after Fred splinched himself.
• Albert, Fred, and George explored the merpeople’s village in the Black Lake, secretly marked it with tracking stones, and fled from a swarm of Grindylows.

Albert rescued Isabelle from the Black Lake, then prepared for the dangerous final task by seeking combat training and securing a remote refuge. As Voldemort’s return appeared inevitable, Albert asked Dumbledore to train him and warned that the Ministry was unprepared.

• Albert rescued Isabelle from the Black Lake, while Harry saved Ron and Gabrielle, and Dumbledore awarded the champions their scores.
• After the task, Albert sought combat training from Flitwick and McGonagall, while Sirius and Lupin prepared Harry for the dangers of the maze.
• Albert helped Hermione respond to Rita Skeeter’s harassment and revealed that he suspected Skeeter was an illegal Animagus.
• Albert studied Dark Magic and demonstrated Fiendfyre, prompting Dumbledore to reconsider whether he should personally guide him.
• Albert defeated Flitwick in a fierce duel, but Flitwick reclaimed his wand after Albert lowered his guard.
• Albert and Isabelle bought an isolated villa and planned to renovate it as a refuge, while Albert also prepared to expand their sailboat.
• Albert passed his Apparition test, assessed his limits as a duellist, and avoided the fake Moody because he knew he was Barty Crouch Jr.
• Albert asked Dumbledore to train him and offered to act as a backup against Voldemort, then warned that Amelia Bones might die and that the Ministry’s protections were inadequate.

Albert exposed Barty Crouch Jr.’s plot during the Triwizard final, then left Britain with Isabelle and Katrina as Voldemort returned and the Ministry turned against Dumbledore. In Spain, Albert entered the duelling competition and drew the attention of Voldemort and his followers.

• Dumbledore explained the maze task to Albert, who challenged its scoring rules, while Amelia Bones asked him about his prophecy and heard that Voldemort might target her.
• Albert warned Isabelle that someone planned to attack Harry in the maze and asked her to protect his family, then spent time with Nia and flew her around Hogwarts.
• Albert entered the maze, used his map and Bit’s updates to avoid traps, and subdued Fleur, Krum, and the Imperius-controlled professors before summoning Dumbledore.
• Albert exposed the impostor Moody and the Portkey plot, returned with the Triwizard Cup, and departed with Isabelle and Nia as Voldemort used Harry’s blood to regain his power and Harry escaped by Portkey.
• Albert refused to join the Order of the Phoenix, warned Dumbledore about Fudge, and gave him a Two-way Mirror, while Fudge denied Voldemort’s return and recruited Percy against Dumbledore.
• Percy left the Weasley family, and the Order prepared to protect Harry as Voldemort ordered his followers to pursue Albert and recover the prophecy orb.
• Albert brought Katrina to Rose Manor for safety, then traveled with Isabelle and Katrina to France, where he used a Dark Mark as a distraction and told Nicolas and Perenal Flamel he planned to marry Isabelle.
• Albert entered the International Wizarding Duelling Competition in Spain, won his early matches and reached the top sixty-four, while Voldemort ordered Lucius Malfoy, Peter Pettigrew, and Selwyn to find a way to kill him.

Albert exposed Voldemort at the duelling competition and survived their duel, while the Order killed Peter Pettigrew and the Ministry moved against Dumbledore and Harry. After Harry was cleared at his hearing, Umbridge took control of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, where Albert and the students began resisting her.

• Malfoy’s plan to kill Albert failed, and Sirius led the Order of the Phoenix to Peter Pettigrew, killed him, and helped Spanish Aurors capture the other Death Eaters.
• Albert recognized Voldemort disguised as Avfje, refused to withdraw from the duelling competition, and fought him alongside Dumbledore until Voldemort fled.
• Voldemort ordered Snape to investigate Albert and worked with him on a plan to drive Dumbledore from Hogwarts, while Snape reported the plan to Dumbledore.
• Umbridge sent Dementors to attack Harry, but Dumbledore presented Mrs. Figg’s testimony and evidence at the Wizengamot hearing, and the charges against Harry were dismissed.
• Albert warned Isabelle and Katrina about the danger at Hogwarts, while Umbridge became Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and began enforcing her Ministry-backed rules.
• Harry, Fred, and George challenged Umbridge’s teaching, and Albert pranked her with Peeves and a modified Boggart before advising students on how to resist her.
• Albert accepted Umbridge’s offer to skip her advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and Fred, George, and Lee Jordan also dropped the subject as student complaints spread.
• Hermione proposed starting a Defense Against the Dark Arts study group, while Fred and George invited Harry into their plans to surprise Umbridge.