Recaps

Albert used a Mandrake to steal potion ingredients from Snape and began gathering supplies and contacts for brewing Wit-Sharpening Potion. He settled his wager with Katrina by helping her answer Ravenclaw’s Eagle Knocker, then left her and Isabelle to attend the Quidditch match.

• Albert paid Isabelle for Occlumency lessons, resisted her Legilimency, then learned Legilimency himself and glimpsed memories from her past.
• Albert tested a recording of a Mandrake’s cry on Scabbers and confirmed on the Marauder’s Map that the rat was Peter Pettigrew.
• Albert used Liquid Luck to steal a Mandrake from Greenhouse Three and potion ingredients from Snape’s storeroom, knocking Snape unconscious with the plant’s cry.
• Albert met Mundungus Fletcher through Albus Dumbledore and arranged to buy salt and two Runespoor Eggs while paying Abforth to teach him a speaking Patronus.
• Albert found Puffapods in the Forbidden Forest with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, and Dagworth offered to teach him Wit-Sharpening Potion if he brewed it safely.
• Albert received Dragon Claw Powder from Professor Rowena Smith and buried the Mandrake in salt while planning the materials for a dark magical item.
• Albert helped Katrina answer a hundred riddles at Ravenclaw’s entrance and paid her the ten Galleons he had wagered before she and Isabelle went to the match.

Albert explored Ravenclaw’s Knowledge Vault with Isabelle, concluding that mastery of Ancient Runes was its real treasure while uncovering suspicions about Professor Smith and the Smith family. He opened the chamber, found that the Bronze Book had already been taken, and left for Christmas with new protections and plans for Wizard Cards.

• Albert explored Ravenclaw’s hidden chamber, translated its runes, and found the phrase “Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure,” while Professor Smith questioned him about the writings.
• Albert’s papers appeared in magical journals, and he learned about the Patronus and Fidelius Charms before Fred and George were injured in a fight with Slytherin students.
• Albert organized a Wizard Cards tournament, visited Dagworth to learn about Wit-Sharpening Potion, and tried a dose that sharpened his thinking.
• Professor Smith invited Albert to help locate Ravenclaw’s Knowledge Vault and told him about the Chamber of Secrets and a secret chamber left by Ravenclaw.
• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan gathered Snow Mushrooms in the Forbidden Forest, where they encountered Fluffy and narrowly escaped after Hagrid intervened.
• Isabelle told Albert she believed he and her late father had been cultivated as heirs, but Albert rejected the idea of competing for an inheritance, and they concluded that Ancient Runes were Ravenclaw’s true treasure.
• Albert suspected Professor Smith had sought an advantage in an Heir succession, burned his written theories, and strengthened his protective bracelet and Isabelle’s Unicorn amulet.
• Albert opened Ravenclaw’s hidden chamber, found that the Bronze Book had been taken, copied its remaining writings, and left for Christmas discussing Wizard Cards and his Patronus with his friends.

Albert explored his Patronus and Animagus prospects, joined an alchemy gathering, and pursued new magical projects while helping his friends through school mishaps. When Hagrid’s escaped three-headed dog threatened students, Albert joined the search and was attacked by an Acromantula before returning safely with Hagrid.

• Albert conjured a silver Hippogriff Patronus and wrote to Professor McGonagall for advice about its possible effect on his Animagus ambitions.
• Professor Bludger brought Albert to an alchemy gathering, where the wizards admired his work, discussed Voldemort’s possible return, and shared magical inventions and research.
• Albert learned that Voldemort might seek the Philosopher’s Stone, while Dumbledore connected his survival to the creation of multiple Horcruxes.
• Albert accepted Adolf Fournier’s offer to share research on Two-way Mirrors and continued exploring ways to make money and develop magical items.
• Albert helped Fred, George, and Lee Jordan with schoolwork and pranks, while their Swelling Potion antics spread through Hogwarts and led Albert to admit he had brewed and sold the potion.
• Albert worked with Isabelle on developing a Cold Charm, impressed the Wizard Cards Club with improved enchanted cards, and arranged to buy Swamp Digger fur from Mundungus Fletcher.
• Hagrid told Albert that Fluffy had escaped, and Albert joined him in searching the Forbidden Forest, where Ronan said the centaurs had driven the hungry dog away.
• Albert refused to accompany Hagrid to Aragog, then defended himself from an attacking Acromantula with a shield and Bombarda before urging Hagrid to tell Dumbledore about the danger.

Albert helped Hagrid recover Fluffy, uncovered Professor Smith’s connection to the Wilder Smith inheritance, and advanced his magical skills while training his friends. He launched the first Wizard Cards Tournament and used a Confundus Charm on Marcus McLaggen, who was punished for his resulting bathroom incident.

• Albert told Dumbledore that Fluffy had escaped into the Forbidden Forest, and Dumbledore helped Albert, Professor Smith, and Hagrid find and retrieve the injured dog.
• Albert and Professor Smith entered Ravenclaw’s Chamber of Secrets and found the Bronze Book missing, then Professor Smith explained the Wilder Smith inheritance and Albert asked him to withdraw his candidacy.
• Albert learned the Undetectable Extension Charm, made protective gear, and explored advanced magic with Professor Smith and Abforth while his friends prepared for Quidditch and the Wizard Cards Club.
• Gryffindor’s Quidditch match against Slytherin became a brawl and ended in defeat, after which Fred and George stopped rumors about Charlie by publicly humiliating Marcus McLaggen.
• Albert developed Banshee’s Wail and demonstrated it to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, accidentally knocking them unconscious, then trained them in defensive spells and delayed their Forbidden Forest treasure hunt until after exams.
• Albert launched the First Wizard Cards Tournament, refereed its opening matches, and showed Filch Dumbledore’s approval when Filch tried to disperse the gathering.
• Albert Confunded Marcus McLaggen, who entered the ladies’ bathroom and was punished by Professor McGonagall, while Fred and George spread rumors and took bets about him.