Chapter Summaries

Albert and his roommates discussed the library disturbance and the students caught out after curfew while their friends suspected them of causing the chaos. Albert received a letter from Isabelle moving up their Occlumency lesson and left to fetch his tuition fee.

• Albert and his roommates heard that a Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw student had been caught out after curfew, while George and Fred joked that the couple had become scapegoats for the library noise.
• Shanna and Angelina suspected Albert, Fred, George, and Lee of causing the disturbance, but the boys neither confirmed nor denied it.
• Percy said the library would reopen the next day after Madam Pince inspected the books, and he reported that no upper-year Gryffindors had been out after curfew.
• Fred and George teased Percy about joining their Wizard Cards Club and having a card made of him.
• Albert read Isabelle's letter saying their Occlumency lesson had been moved up, then left to get the tuition fee.

Albert paid Isabelle to teach him Occlumency and practiced resisting her Legilimency. After discussing the magic and improving his skill, he raised Occlumency to Level Two, while Isabelle tried to end their lesson.

• Albert went to the library and learned that Madam Pince was checking the Restricted Section after books had gone missing.
• Albert paid Isabelle ten Galleons for Occlumency lessons, after teasing her with a pouch containing a Knut.
• Isabelle explained Legilimency and used it to search Albert’s memories, but Albert successfully resisted her invasion.
• Isabelle gave Albert further instruction, and after more practice and discussion, Albert unlocked Occlumency on his Status Panel.
• Albert raised Occlumency to Level Two, and when Isabelle said their transaction was finished and tried to leave, he caught her again.

Albert asked Isabelle to teach him Legilimency, and she agreed in exchange for his remembering her January 13th birthday. He tried the spell on her once, saw a brief memory before she resisted him, and left wondering whether the thing he had asked about was useful.

• Albert admitted to Isabelle that he wanted to learn Legilimency, and she agreed after naming her birthday as payment.
• Isabelle explained Legilimency’s key points, incantation, wand movement, and her own experience to Albert.
• Albert cast Legilimency on Isabelle and glimpsed her childhood with Katrina, then saw Moggy MacDougal and Ronald Smith before Isabelle forced him out of her mind.
• Isabelle ended their agreement, and Albert joked about her becoming a professor and delaying aging.
• As they parted on the sixth floor, Albert asked Isabelle whether that thing had been useful.

Fred and George returned with Butterbeer Biscuits, and Albert showed them several failed magical inventions, including a flashbang and a sound-storing device. He also demonstrated his latest Protective Bracelet, which could cast a wandless, wordless Shield Charm, though he considered it unfinished.

• Fred and George slipped into the Gryffindor Common Room with Lee Jordan’s help and brought Butterbeer Biscuits back to Albert.
• Albert shared the biscuits and discussed the Wizard Cards being collected by students from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff.
• George opened Albert’s first failed invention, which released a blinding flash, and the twins and Lee tested another that played an amplified recording.
• Albert explained that the three devices could be combined into a concussion grenade, then showed the group his different Protective Bracelets and amulets.
• Albert demonstrated that his latest bracelet could repel George with a Shield Charm, but said the wandless, wordless device was only half-finished.

Albert received Professor Bubbling’s new Ancient Runes reference book, which credited him for helping revise it, and a new broomstick. He then sought a live rat to test a Mandrake-cry experiment and turned to Percy’s pet Scabbers.

• Albert received Advanced Runic Script Translation and told Percy he had helped revise it.
• Albert caught the broomstick delivered by six owls and let Lee Jordan take the Sweeping Star Six for a test ride.
• Albert asked where he could find a live rat to test his experiment on.
• Fred and George suggested Percy’s pet Scabbers, and Albert explained that he wanted to test a spell-like effect from a Mandrake’s infant cry.
• Albert recalled that Scabbers had once belonged to Percy and was actually the wizard Peter Pettigrew.

Albert revealed that he was testing whether a recorded Mandrake cry could incapacitate someone, then learned that Puffapods were ingredients in Wit-Sharpening Potion. After new quests encouraged him to brew and sell the potion, he proposed that his friends help him gather ingredients and try making it.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that he wanted to test a recording of a Mandrake's cry on a rat, explaining that he wanted to possess power even if he did not use it.
• During Professor Sprout's Herbology lesson, Albert explained that Puffapods were valuable ingredients in Wit-Sharpening Potion and described the potion's effects and risks.
• Albert discovered quests rewarding him for brewing Wit-Sharpening Potion and selling it to Hogwarts students, and he joked that he planned to make money from it.
• Fred asked whether Puffapods could be found in the Forbidden Forest, and Albert warned that gathering and selling them would be difficult.
• Albert proposed that the group try brewing Wit-Sharpening Potion after collecting Puffapods, and Fred, George, and Lee agreed to help.
• The group discussed how to obtain the potion's other ingredients, including forbidden Runespoor Eggs, and Fred suggested searching Snape's private stores.

Albert tested his new Sweeping Star Six during Quidditch practice, then joined Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in testing a recorded Mandrake cry on Scabbers. The experiment only made Lee dizzy and knocked Scabbers unconscious, and Albert took the rat back before Percy noticed it was missing.

• Albert performed a steep dive on the Sweeping Star Six and impressed the Quidditch players with his flying.
• Albert and his friends learned that the first Hogsmeade weekend would take place in early November.
• George brought Scabbers to Albert, who noticed the rat's missing toe and guessed that it was Percy’s pet.
• Albert checked the Marauder's Map, saw Peter Pettigrew's name, and took the others to the Room of Requirement to test the recorded Mandrake cry.
• The Mandrake cry made Lee Jordan dizzy and knocked Scabbers unconscious, so Albert ended the test and set out to return the rat before Percy noticed.

After dinner in the Hogwarts kitchen, Albert helped Kara make potato and egg pancakes and considered giving her yarn for Christmas. He revealed his plans to recruit a house-elf after graduation and to seek ingredients in Hogsmeade, while keeping Fred, George, and Lee away from any theft from Snape’s storeroom.

• Albert described potato and egg pancakes to Kara, and she made them for him and the others to try.
• Albert asked whether giving Kara yarn for Christmas would be appropriate, then admitted he hoped to hire a Hogwarts house-elf after graduating.
• Albert suggested visiting Hogsmeade to look for a Black Market Merchant and searching the forest for Puffapods.
• Albert rejected raiding Snape’s private ingredients storeroom as a group and said he would take any ingredients himself because he had mastered Occlumency.

Albert considered how difficult it would be to obtain a mature Mandrake while underage, so he wrote to Hertok Dagworth to ask for help. After reviewing what he knew about Peter Pettigrew, Albert completed a quest and received a new one that asked him to expose Pettigrew’s crimes.

• Albert read quests about Peter Pettigrew and Mandrakes, then realized his age made buying one from the black market difficult.
• Albert wrote to Hertok Dagworth, asking whether the Potions expert could help him obtain a Mandrake.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan teased Albert by pretending he had forgotten to write a Grindylow essay, though it had not yet been assigned.
• Albert used the Marauder's Map to check that nobody was eavesdropping, then reviewed what he knew about Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and James Potter.
• Albert completed “The Dead Man,” gained a skill point, and received the follow-up quest “Expose the Secret,” which he decided to postpone.

On Halloween Eve, Albert attended classes at Hogwarts and learned that the Ministry had refused to restore the Quintapeds to their original forms. He later discussed his Quidditch wager with Katrina, who revealed that Isabelle had told her about the ten Galleons Albert paid for lessons.

• Albert read about the Nimbus 2000 at breakfast and joked with Angelina about buying a broom early.
• Albert and his classmates repotted Mandrakes in the rain, but his quest remained incomplete because he did not own a pot of them.
• Professor McGonagall reviewed Transfiguration and explained that Quintapeds had resisted attempts to restore them to their original forms.
• Albert asked Professor McGonagall whether transformed creatures returned to their original forms when they died, and she said they did not.
• Albert reminded Katrina that their wager would be settled at the first Quidditch match, and Katrina said winning no longer mattered to her.
• Katrina questioned Albert about the ten Galleons he had paid Isabelle for lessons, and Albert refused to explain what Isabelle had taught him.

Albert attended Hogwarts’s Halloween feast with his friends, then decided to sneak out at night to visit Snape’s private ingredients storeroom. After drinking Liquid Luck, he became unusually confident and set off alone under a Disillusionment Charm, telling Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to let him back in an hour.

• Albert enjoyed the Halloween banquet with Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Shanna, and watched the Hogwarts Choir perform.
• After the feast, Albert announced that he planned to explore the castle and visit Snape’s private ingredients storeroom.
• At one in the morning, Albert took a sip of Liquid Luck and insisted on going alone.
• Albert cast a flawless Disillusionment Charm and left the Common Room, asking Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to open the door for him in an hour.

Albert used Liquid Luck to steal a Mandrake from Greenhouse Three, then broke into Snape’s office and took three potion ingredients from his private storeroom. He left the stolen items in the Room of Requirement and returned to the Gryffindor Common Room as the castle descended into chaos.

• Albert left the castle through a Secret Passage and stole a pot of Mandrake and a pair of earmuffs from Greenhouse Three.
• Albert entered Snape’s office, used the Mandrake’s cries to knock Snape unconscious, and opened the private storeroom despite its alarm.
• Albert used Accio to take a Nungus Snake Egg, an African Tree Snake Skin Fragment, and a Bicorn Horn, leaving the Dragon Claw Powder behind.
• Albert returned to the Room of Requirement with the ingredients and Mandrake, then went back to the Gryffindor Common Room as Filch searched for the disturbance.
• Fred opened the Common Room entrance for Albert at their agreed time while chaos spread through the castle.

Filch caught a Slytherin student investigating the Mandrake's cries, and Professor McGonagall punished Slytherin after hearing his account. Albert told Fred, George, and their roommate about knocking Snape unconscious, then discovered the Mandrake knowledge he had gained revealed many powerful uses for the plant.

• Filch chased down a Slytherin student who had left the Common Room to investigate the Mandrake's cries and accused him of causing the disturbance.
• Filch took the student to Professor McGonagall after Snape failed to answer his office door, and McGonagall deducted points from Slytherin after hearing what had happened.
• Albert told Fred, George, and their roommate that he had used a Mandrake to knock Snape unconscious and planned to buy Dragon Claw Powder for their Wit-Sharpening Potion.
• Albert claimed the reward for First Encounter with Mandrake and learned that Mandrakes had numerous uses, including in potions, amulets, divination, and dangerous dark magic items.
• When someone asked what was so amazing, Albert said he meant Liquid Luck and declared that he wanted to learn how to brew it.

Snape woke late after an unexplained loss of consciousness, while rumors spread through Hogwarts about the previous night's haunting. Albert and his friends examined the Mandrake he had taken and discussed how to avoid Snape discovering their involvement, then planned to research Puffapods.

• Snape woke at half past nine with little memory of the previous night and hurried to his Potions class late.
• News of Snape's lateness and the castle's strange crying spread through Hogwarts, while students enjoyed the Slytherins' loss of points.
• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan inspected the stolen Mandrake in the Room of Requirement, and Albert said he intended to keep it for a dark magical item.
• Albert explained why Snape would struggle to identify the thief and warned Fred, George, and Lee to act as though they knew nothing.
• Albert and his friends planned to research Puffapods in the library after Potions class and look for them later in the week.

Albert received a letter of introduction from Snape to a Potions Master interested in corresponding with him, then discussed improving Hair-Growth Potion and gathering Puffapods with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan. He planned to contact Hertok Dagworth about the potion and buying dried Mandrake root, but realized the ingredients would cost more Galleons than he had.

• Snape told Albert to stay after Potions Class and gave him a letter of introduction from a Potions Master interested in him.
• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that the letter might have come through Hertok Dagworth and explained his idea of selling an improved Hair-Growth Potion to Muggles.
• Albert asked Fred and the others to find information about Puffapods while he began writing to Hertok Dagworth.
• George found the Puffapod information, and Albert concluded they would have to search the forest during the rainy season or buy the plants from an apothecary.
• Albert considered asking Dagworth about improving the potion and buying dried Mandrake root, then realized he needed to earn more Galleons.

Albert and his friends sneaked into Hogsmeade, visited the Hog's Head Pub, and met its owner, Albus Dumbledore, who offered to connect Albert with a black-market trader. Albus sent for Mundungus Fletcher, leaving Albert and the others waiting to meet him.

• Albert suggested that he and his friends visit the Hog's Head Pub to explore Hogsmeade's black market, and the four left Hogwarts through a secret passage.
• After warming up at The Three Broomsticks, Albert bought a small barrel of Butterbeer at the Hog's Head Pub and shrank it to carry away.
• Albert recognized that the pub owner resembled Professor Dumbledore and asked Hagrid about their relationship when Hagrid arrived.
• Albert told Hagrid that he wanted to buy Runespoor Eggs, then asked the pub owner, Albus Dumbledore, about their price.
• Albus offered to introduce Albert to a reliable contact for one gold coin, and Albert paid him.
• Albus sent a Patronus message to Mundungus Fletcher, who was expected to arrive soon.

Albert met Mundungus at the Hog's Head Pub and began arranging black-market purchases, despite Hagrid's warnings. He planned to use Mundungus for items unavailable in Diagon Alley, starting with Runespoor Eggs and a barrel of salt.

• Abforth considered Albert unusually mature and ambitious while Hagrid stayed at the Hog's Head Pub to watch over him.
• Albert showed his Wizard Cards to Hagrid and Abforth, who suggested making them more refined.
• Mundungus arrived but stayed outside because Abforth had banned him from the Hog's Head Pub.
• Abforth introduced Albert as a customer seeking two Runespoor Eggs, but Mundungus doubted the boy could afford them and started to leave.
• Albert offered to build trust through repeated trades and asked Mundungus to get a barrel of salt for one Galleon.
• Mundungus Apparated away to find the salt, while Albert told his friends that the thief could obtain things unavailable in Diagon Alley.

Albert traded with Mundungus for salt and asked him to find two Runespoor Eggs, while arranging to learn how to make a Patronus speak from Abforth. Hagrid sent Albert and the others back to the castle before they could visit Fluffy.

• Albert agreed to pay Abforth ten Galleons to teach him how to make a Patronus speak, with Hagrid as a witness to the payment terms.
• Mundungus returned with salt, and Albert made him fetch a larger bucket before paying him a Galleon.
• Albert checked the salt for signs of the Copy Charm and warned Mundungus not to use tracking spells or supply fakes.
• Mundungus offered to find Runespoor Eggs, and Albert asked him to bring two.
• Hagrid insisted that Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan return to the castle, refusing to let them visit Fluffy.

After returning from Hogsmeade, Albert noticed Professor Rowena Smith near the Room of Requirement and suspected he was seeking Ravenclaw’s Knowledge Vault. Albert then joined Fred and the others for a winter barbecue in the Gryffindor Common Room.

• Hagrid escorted Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan back to Hogwarts and warned them not to sneak off to Hogsmeade again.
• Albert gave Fred a barrel of Butterbeer and suggested the group fetch food from the kitchens before they parted ways.
• Albert saw Professor Rowena Smith on the Marauder’s Map, found the Room of Requirement inaccessible, and guessed Smith might be searching for Ravenclaw’s Knowledge Vault.
• Albert returned to the Common Room, where Fred and the others had brought food from the kitchens.
• Albert enlarged the Butterbeer barrel and conjured extra skewers, and the group shared roasted food and drinks with Shanna and Angelina.

Albert prepared Mandrake for a dangerous magical item and considered what he needed to make and store it safely. A new quest prompted him to investigate why Professor Smith had come to Hogwarts, and her invitation for tea made him more suspicious.

• Albert received Professor Smith’s invitation to tea and a package containing Dragon Claw Powder, then left his friends to attend the meeting.
• Albert’s friends gossiped about his correspondence and his apparent friendship with a Ravenclaw student.
• Albert buried a Mandrake in salt in the Room of Requirement and recorded the protective materials and spells he still needed.
• Albert noticed a new quest asking him to discover Professor Smith’s reason for teaching at Hogwarts.