Chapter Summaries

After the welcoming feast, Albert and the other first-years followed the Gryffindor prefect through Hogwarts to Gryffindor Tower and settled into their shared dormitory. As Albert drifted off, he reflected on his progress and reaffirmed that his new life in the Harry Potter world was real.

• Dumbledore led the students and staff in singing the Hogwarts school song, then dismissed them to their dormitories.
• The Gryffindor prefect guided the first-years through Hogwarts, and Albert helped Lee Jordan out of a trick staircase.
• The prefect gave the password, Balderdash, and led the newcomers into Gryffindor Tower, where he explained the dormitory arrangements.
• Albert, the Weasley twins, and Lee Jordan found they shared a room and agreed to explore the castle the next day.
• Unable to sleep at first, Albert checked his Quest Panel and skills before dreaming of his past life and reminding himself that his new world was real.

Albert explored Hogwarts before dawn and found the Room of Requirement by passing its wall three times while concentrating on a place to practice magic. He left the hidden room and planned to find a way to use it without being seen.

• Albert woke early, walked through the quiet castle, and found the tapestry of trolls in ballet tutus.
• Albert focused on finding a place to practice magic and passed the blank wall three times, causing a door to appear.
• Albert entered the Room of Requirement and found bookshelves filled with books and dummies for practicing magic.
• Albert left the room and decided he would need the Disillusionment Charm and the Marauder's Map to keep his visits secret.
• The door vanished behind Albert, leaving the wall blank again.

Albert explored Hogwarts, discovered a secret passage, and avoided trouble with Filch by showing him it was already morning. He left the dark Great Hall to explore the kitchens.

• Albert found a gryphon painting and, after Nick revealed its switch, opened a secret passage and followed it to a portrait exit.
• Albert reached the moving staircases and made his way down to the entrance hall.
• Albert encountered Filch's cat, then dodged Filch and showed him that it was 6:15 in the morning.
• Albert entered the empty Great Hall, left, and set off to explore the kitchens.

Albert explored Hogwarts, found the kitchens, and shared breakfast and pastries with the House-elves and his friends. Back in the Gryffindor Common Room, he took photographs while Fred and George discussed Filch’s habit of catching students in the castle’s Secret Passages.

• Albert found the hidden kitchen behind the painting of a silver bowl and was welcomed by the House-elves.
• The House-elves served Albert breakfast and gave him pastries to take back to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Albert returned to the Common Room and told the others he had found the kitchen and encountered Filch and his cat.
• Albert and the others discussed the castle’s Secret Passages, and Albert took photographs of the empty Common Room and the Fat Lady.
• George and Fred warned that Filch knew many Secret Passages and often caught students wandering around at night.

Albert showed the Weasley twins and Lee around Hogwarts, sketched a map, and explained how he had found the kitchen entrance. At breakfast, they met Angelina Johnson and talked about Quidditch and their plans to try out.

• Albert led Fred, George, and Lee to the Great Hall by way of the secret passages and moving staircases.
• Albert showed the others his map of Hogwarts and described the kitchen entrance and his plan to locate classrooms and secret passages.
• Angelina joined them, and Albert introduced her to Lee, Fred, and George before feeding his owl Shira.
• Angelina borrowed the Daily Prophet to read about Quidditch and said she hoped to try out as a Chaser after a spot opened up.
• Albert said first-years could try out in special circumstances, while Fred and George said they were better suited to be Beaters.

Albert and his friends explored Hogwarts, discussed learning the Disillusionment Charm, and searched for secret passages. When Albert's wand tapped a hidden wooden door, its planks tore loose, leaving the four boys stunned.

• Albert photographed Sir Nicholas, but the Muggle camera captured no ghost; a red-haired Ravenclaw explained that ghosts could not be photographed and mentioned wizarding photographs.
• Albert received a quest to evade Filch during a nighttime excursion and asked Fred, George, and Lee about the Disillusionment Charm.
• Albert and his friends searched the castle for the charm and secret passages, but they could not open the passages they found.
• The group discovered a hidden wooden door behind a statue, and Albert accidentally caused its planks to tear from their hinges when his wand touched it.

Albert and the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan accidentally destroyed Professor McGonagall’s office door while trying to open it, then continued exploring Hogwarts after she let them off with a warning. They found a secret passage and visited the Trophy Room, where the twins complained about Slytherin and blamed Percy for their opinions.

• Albert repaired the damaged door as Professor McGonagall emerged from her office and caught him, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Professor McGonagall explained that the door had an Anti-Alohomora Charm, warned them against doing it again, and gave Albert the first-years’ timetable to post.
• Albert shared copies of the timetable with the others, and they noticed there was no flying lesson and relatively few classes.
• The four explored Hogwarts, found a secret passage behind a tapestry, and entered the Trophy Room.
• Fred and George discussed Charlie’s Quidditch Cup and complained about Slytherin, attributing their claims to Percy.

Albert and his friends explored Hogwarts, found a hidden passage, and ran into Snape, whom Albert calmly teased. Snape threatened to question Albert in Potions next Friday, while Albert’s new quest challenged him to tease Snape four more times.

• Lee Jordan admired the trophies and said he wished he could win one, while Albert said he cared more about prize money.
• Albert led Lee Jordan, Fred, and George to the fifth floor, where they found the library closed and discovered a hidden passage behind a mirror.
• Snape caught the four students inspecting the passage, and Albert asked to photograph him before justifying their exploration as necessary castle orientation.
• Snape ordered Albert to study Magical Potions and Brews and said he would question him first in the next class; Albert waved goodbye and left with his friends.
• Albert noticed a quest called Death Wish Master, which rewarded him for teasing Snape five times, and told his friends he was confident he could answer Snape’s questions.

Albert explored Hogwarts Castle, sketched a rough map, and shared copies of it and his timetable with Angelina and Aaliyah. After lunch, he reviewed the photographs he had taken around the castle.

• Albert toured Hogwarts Castle, took photographs, and sketched a map as his exploration task reached 26.7%.
• Angelina and Aaliyah asked Albert about his map, and he let them look at it and copied his timetable for them.
• Albert used the Copy Charm to make maps and timetables for Angelina and Aaliyah.
• Aaliyah asked how Albert knew so many spells, and he said he had practiced them before school started.
• Albert ate lunch with Angelina and Aaliyah, complained about English food, and offered to mail them Marmite for Christmas.
• Albert looked through his castle photographs after lunch, and Angelina thought he seemed more like a tourist than a student.

Albert searched the Hogwarts library for the Disillusionment Charm, found a book explaining how it worked, and borrowed it to study and practice. The Weasley twins and Lee Jordan returned from exploring a secret passage to Hogsmeade, and Albert told them he had found the spell.

• Albert pinned up the first-years' timetable, then went to the library and received quests to read one hundred books and obtain permission to borrow five books from the Restricted Section.
• Albert searched several Charms books and found an account of the Disillusionment Charm in Nineteenth Century Charms Selection.
• Albert learned that the charm made a person blend into their surroundings and found the Revealing Charm as a possible counter-spell.
• Albert borrowed Nineteenth Century Charms Selection and picked up a stone outside the castle to use as a practice target.
• The Weasley twins and Lee Jordan told Albert they had found a secret passage leading to Hogsmeade, and Albert told them he had found the Disillusionment Charm.

Albert agreed to join Fred, George, and Lee Jordan on a trip to Hogsmeade through a Secret Passage, but told them to prepare useful spells first. After George accidentally set the Daily Prophet on fire, the group practiced Lumos and learned the spell by the end of the evening.

• Albert warned the twins and Lee Jordan that Filch could catch them sneaking out and suggested they learn the Disillusionment Charm before exploring Hogwarts at night.
• Fred invited Albert to sneak into Hogsmeade with him, George, and Lee Jordan, and Albert agreed after seeing a quest that promised experience and increased favorability.
• George tried the Fire-Making Spell in the room and set the Daily Prophet alight, so Albert opened a window and sent the group to practice magic elsewhere.
• Albert told the others to learn Lumos before traveling through a Secret Passage, and they practiced the spell together.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all learned Lumos by the end of the evening, though they still struggled to cast it smoothly.

Albert joined his roommates for an early breakfast before their planned trip to Hogsmeade, but the rainy morning brought a run-in with Filch. At breakfast, Albert reunited with Gabriel and kept his friends curious about a secret bet that had earned him Galleons.

• Fred and George practiced Lumos in the corridor, and Filch caught George and assigned him chamber-pot cleaning as a recommended punishment.
• Albert reassured George that a Scouring Charm could make the work quick and learned that Filch kept a drawer labeled “Confiscated Items, Highly Dangerous.”
• Albert, the twins, and Lee Jordan discussed keeping a secret about Albert's dealings and the newspaper plan they had talked about on the train.
• Cedric Diggory greeted the group at breakfast, and Gabriel arrived to greet Albert, surprising Cedric by revealing they knew each other.
• The twins and Lee asked how Albert had won his bet, and Albert claimed his redwood wand had given him a lucky feeling.

Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan traveled through a secret passage to Hogsmeade Village in the rain and took shelter at The Three Broomsticks. They warmed themselves with Butterbeer, leaving Albert unimpressed by the drink.

• Fred led Albert, George, and Lee Jordan down the cramped secret passage, and they reached its exit after more than an hour.
• Albert conjured umbrellas for the group, but Lee Jordan slipped in the rain and soaked his clothes.
• The four went to The Three Broomsticks, where Lee Jordan dried his robe by the fire.
• Albert ordered warm Butterbeer from Madam Rosmerta and paid eight Sickles.
• Albert said the Butterbeer tasted like a fizzy Muggle drink, making the others laugh.

Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan visited Zonko's Joke Shop, sampled its wares, and bought joke items. On the way out, Albert encouraged the twins to consider opening a joke shop someday, and the four went on to Honeydukes.

• Fred suggested visiting Zonko's Joke Shop before the group spent their spare change at Honeydukes.
• Albert examined the shop's joke items while Zoko introduced a Self-Answering Quill and other products.
• Fred tried a Screaming Yo-yo candy, and Lee Jordan considered buying a Fanged Frisbee before choosing Extendable Ears.
• Albert bought two Inflatable Shrieking Skulls, while Lee Jordan bought U-No-Poo; the group left with bags of joke items.
• Albert suggested Fred and George could open a joke shop in the future and advised them to study Charms.
• The four entered Honeydukes to browse, though Fred and George had spent their remaining change.

Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan explored Honeydukes, sampled its unusual sweets, and bought a large assortment that the shop owner sent to Hogwarts. After they returned to the castle, they avoided telling Percy Weasley where they had been and carried the conspicuous package back to the Gryffindor Common Room.

• Albert and his friends examined Honeydukes' candies as George and Lee Jordan warned him about Sour Bopping Candy and Ice Mice.
• Albert recognized the shop owner as the witch from the train trolley and bought chocolates, Exploding Bonbons, and Pineapple Drops.
• The owner introduced the group to more sweets, then gave Albert a shopping list and offered to deliver purchases by owl post.
• The four returned to Hogwarts in the afternoon, where Percy Weasley asked where they had been, but the twins kept their trip secret.
• An owl delivered Albert's package to the Great Hall, so Albert had the others help carry it to the Gryffindor Common Room while Percy watched them leave.

On Hogwarts’ first day of term, Albert guided Shanna Wilson to breakfast and encouraged her to study Charms by following her interests and practicing. He then considered whether to improve his Wizard Bloodline skill or save his experience and skill points for a possible future in the Muggle world.

• Albert woke early, prepared for the day, and met Shanna Wilson in the Gryffindor Common Room.
• Albert led Shanna to the Great Hall after realizing she did not know the way.
• Albert and Shanna ate breakfast, and Albert explained that he had learned spells through interest, study, and practice.
• Albert reassured Shanna that she could catch up with wizard-raised students by spending more time on her classes.
• Albert considered saving his experience and skill points for future skills because he was unsure whether he would pursue a career in the magical world.

Albert and his friends attended their first Charms class, where Professor Flitwick demonstrated magic before teaching Charms Theory. The chapter ended with Albert making quills for Fred, George, and Lee after they arrived without any.

• At breakfast, Charlie told Fred and George they could not join the Quidditch team as first-years, but offered them reserve Beater spots and an assessment that afternoon.
• Albert, Lee, Fred, and George found the Charms classroom and took seats near the back with Gryffindor and Hufflepuff students.
• Professor Flitwick demonstrated his magic by making books dance in midair, then began teaching Charms Theory and stressing wand movements and pronunciation.
• Fred and George pointed out that they had no quills, and Albert used the Copy Charm to make one for each of them.
• Lee admitted he had no quill either, so Albert made one for him while Professor Flitwick continued the lesson.

Albert practiced Lumos in Professor Flitwick’s class, then learned that conjuring objects involved the O.W.L.-level Summoning Charm. His idea of storing Lumos’s light inspired a new task to invent a magical lamp as he headed to History of Magic with the others.

• Professor Flitwick taught the class Lumos, and Albert demonstrated the spell successfully, earning five points for Gryffindor.
• Several students struggled with Lumos, and one Hufflepuff student accidentally set another student’s robe on fire.
• Albert asked Professor Flitwick how to conjure an umbrella, and Flitwick explained the Summoning Charm and its relationship to Transfiguration.
• Albert asked whether Lumos’s light could be stored and reused, prompting the panel to assign him the task of inventing a magical lamp.
• George asked Albert what he had discussed with Flitwick, and Albert joined George, Fred, and Lee Jordan on their way to History of Magic.

Albert attended History of Magic, sampled Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans with his friends, and met Ravenclaw student Katrina McDougal. He discussed questions posed by Ravenclaw's common-room knocker and ended by arguing that the chicken came before the egg.

• Albert reviewed his Charms Theory skill and accidentally ate a chili-flavored Every Flavor Bean before sharing the box with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.
• Lee Jordan spat out a rotten-egg-flavored bean, and Albert used Scourgify to clean it up.
• Katrina McDougal introduced herself and questioned Albert about his magical ability and how he knew about Ravenclaw's common-room entrance.
• Albert asked Katrina about the knocker's riddles, and she named the question of whether the phoenix or fire came first.
• Albert raised the chicken-and-egg question and said the chicken came first because an egg could not appear out of nowhere; Katrina said his reasoning was insufficient.

Albert discussed the origins of chickens and phoenixes with Ravenclaw students, then endured History of Magic by reading and taking notes while Professor Binns droned on. After class, he shared a story about Binns and spent the afternoon with the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan, practicing the Disillusionment Charm before Transfiguration.

• Albert explained a Muggle scientific argument that chickens came before eggs and said phoenixes and fire existed in a cycle.
• Roger Davies praised Albert's answer and asked why he had been sorted into Gryffindor, but Albert said he did not know.
• Professor Binns began History of Magic, and Albert stayed alert by reading and taking notes while the other students grew sleepy.
• The Weasley twins and Lee Jordan copied Albert's notes, and Albert told them the story that Professor Binns had left his body behind after dying.
• Albert ate lunch and rested in the courtyard with the twins and Lee Jordan, then explained that his Disillusionment Charm only partly camouflaged a leaf.