Chapter Summaries

Isabelle let her friends believe Albert had rejected her while privately enjoying their relationship. As the O.W.L.s approached, she grew curious about Albert’s interest in Hermione Granger and his suspicions about Professor Quirrell, and began considering how to tell her sister Katrina about her relationship with Albert.

• Isabelle told her friends she might try to win Albert over, and they offered her advice about asking him out.
• Isabelle let her friends assume Albert had rejected her after she claimed she would raise the subject during a future academic discussion.
• As April and the O.W.L.s approached, Isabelle enjoyed dating Albert and noticed him seeking out Hermione Granger, whom she recognized as another gifted student with a favorable impression of him.
• Isabelle suspected Professor Quirrell was disguising his nature and wondered why Albert had approached Quirrell and Harry Potter despite the danger.
• Isabelle considered telling Katrina about her relationship with Albert, knowing her sister also had feelings for him.

Harry and Ron visited Hagrid and learned from Hermione that Albert had predicted Hagrid would obtain a dragon egg and burn down his house raising it. After Harry asked Albert about the Philosopher’s Stone, Albert told him that Harry would ultimately get it, leaving Harry cautiously hopeful.

• Harry and Ron visited Hagrid with Hermione and found him exhausted, while Hagrid invited Albert to tea in a letter.
• Hermione told Harry and Ron that Albert had prophesied Hagrid would get a dragon egg, hatch a dragon, and eventually burn down his house.
• Harry and Hermione searched for Albert, then found him speaking with Isabelle and delivered Hagrid’s invitation.
• Harry asked Albert who would get the Philosopher’s Stone, and Albert said Harry would ultimately obtain it.
• Hermione wondered whether Albert had been truthful and told Harry that the red-haired girl was Isabelle, a Ravenclaw witch who had won the Wizard Cards tournament.

Albert warned Hagrid that raising a dragon was illegal and offered him a possible way to obtain an egg, while Hagrid remained determined to pursue his wish. After Albert left, Hermione worried about the consequences, and Albert warned that she, Potter, and Weasley would get into trouble if Hagrid raised a dragon.

• Albert asked Hagrid whether he understood that raising a dragon was illegal and what he planned to do with it afterward.
• Hagrid admitted he had not thought about the dragon’s future, and Albert suggested sending it away with Dumbledore during the summer holidays.
• Albert warned Hagrid that keeping a dragon at Hogwarts could cost him his job, lead to a fine or imprisonment, and cause trouble for Dumbledore.
• Hagrid ignored Albert’s warnings and asked how to get a dragon egg, so Albert suggested visiting the Hog’s Head Pub around Easter.
• Hermione questioned Albert’s advice after he left, and Albert warned that Hermione, Potter, and Weasley would face trouble if Hagrid raised a dragon.

Albert and Isabelle's relationship became public, prompting gossip among their classmates and a private conversation about Katrina's feelings. Isabelle urged Albert that starting a relationship early mattered, leaving him wondering whether she had deliberately chosen him first.

• Lee Jordan told their classmates that Albert and Isabelle were dating, and Albert explained that he had asked Isabelle after rumors linked them.
• Isabelle told the girls that she and Albert had agreed to be a couple after a simple conversation, while insisting they had no time for dates before exams.
• Katrina saw Albert and Isabelle embracing in the Room of Requirement and left upset after they staged the scene to make her give up her feelings for him.
• Isabelle asked Albert whether he might become interested in Katrina, and Albert assured her that he was with her.
• Isabelle said girls often began looking for boyfriends in fourth year, leading Albert to wonder whether she had struck first by choosing him.

Albert planned to use Hagrid’s trip to the Hog’s Head Pub to investigate the Philosopher’s Stone’s defenses while Quirrell was away, but first he gave Hagrid a Crystal Ball prediction. The vision showed a dragon egg being handed to Hagrid, leaving Hagrid excited and Albert uncertain whether his Divination had improved.

• Albert shared his holiday study plan, received letters and packages, and arranged to visit Hagrid after learning Hagrid would go to the Hog’s Head Pub that night.
• Albert told his roommates to keep quiet about his plans and went alone to see Hagrid that afternoon.
• Albert used his Crystal Ball to predict that a dragon egg would be handed to Hagrid.
• Hagrid said he had seen the vision too, and Albert warned him to act normally because the prediction might not come true.

Albert and his friends entered the Fourth-Floor Restricted Corridor and used music to put Hagrid’s Three-Headed Dog to sleep. They opened the trapdoor and jumped into the dark passage below, leaving the dog asleep above them.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that a musical method from Muggle Greek mythology could put the Three-Headed Dog to sleep.
• Albert watched Hagrid leave Hogwarts and saw Quirrell follow him toward Hogsmeade, then gathered supplies and planned a secret approach to the corridor.
• Albert and his friends split up, met in a fourth-floor Secret Passage, and slipped into the Restricted Corridor.
• Albert used Music Boxes to lull the Three-Headed Dog to sleep, then opened the locked door and directed his friends to move it off the trapdoor.
• Albert opened the trapdoor and jumped into the darkness, followed by George, Fred, and Lee Jordan as the Music Boxes continued playing.

Albert and Fred, George, and Lee Jordan passed the Devil’s Snare and reached a locked door guarded by flying keys. While the others tried to catch the right key, Albert picked the lock with Muggle tools and opened the way forward.

• Albert slowed the group’s fall with a Dampening Charm, but Devil’s Snare caught them until Fred and Lee Jordan used fire to drive it back.
• Albert told the others that Dumbledore had hidden something reportedly almost stolen from Gringotts, and they continued down the corridor.
• The group entered a room filled with flying keys and found a locked door that Alohomora could not open.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan flew after the keys while Albert examined the lock and tried picking it with Muggle tools.
• Albert opened the door, revealing that the lock’s Muggle-style weakness had bypassed the need to catch a key.

Albert and his friends entered Professor McGonagall's Giant Chessboard Formation and played as black pieces, with Albert directing their moves. They defeated the white side and opened the way forward, while Albert warned that brute force might have caused trouble.

• Fred tried to pass the statues but was blocked by a pawn, and the group realized they had to play Wizard's Chess.
• A black king indicated that all four had to participate, so Albert assigned Fred and George as knights, Lee Jordan as the king, and himself as the bishop.
• Albert directed the match as Fred and George fought on the board, and the group captured more white pieces than they lost.
• Albert checkmated the white king, which surrendered its crown, and the white pieces withdrew.
• Fred and Lee Jordan teased each other after the game, and Albert said attacking the statues from brooms might have left the door shut.

Albert and his friends entered the room containing a Troll and subdued it without killing it. They continued through the door beyond the room, expecting Snape’s trap next.

• Fred wondered what treasure Dumbledore had hidden, and Albert warned the others that the traps might be meant to catch a thief.
• The group opened the next door, found a Troll inside, and Albert identified it as Professor Quirrell’s trap.
• Albert cast Bubble-Head Charms on the group and instructed them to stun the Troll without killing it.
• The four stunned the Troll, then used an Obstacle Curse to stop it from charging them.
• Albert disarmed the Troll and made its club strike the back of its head, knocking it unconscious.
• George led the group through the far door, and they expected Snape’s trap to be next.

Albert solved the potion-bottle puzzle guarding the black flames and passed through them alone. At the Mirror of Erised, he saw his reflection produce the Philosopher’s Stone, then found the stone in his own pocket.

• Fred, George, Lee Jordan, and Albert entered a room sealed by purple and black flames and found seven potion bottles with a logic puzzle.
• Albert deduced which bottles contained nettle wine and identified the smallest bottle as the one that let someone pass through the black flames.
• Albert drank the potion and crossed the black flames, leaving Fred, George, and Lee Jordan behind.
• Albert descended a staircase and found the Mirror of Erised serving as the final obstacle.
• Albert saw his reflection take out the Philosopher’s Stone and discovered that the stone had appeared in his own pocket.

Quirrell disguised himself as a peddler and tried to coax Hagrid into revealing how to handle the Three-Headed Dog while offering him a dragon egg. Hagrid revealed that music made the dog fall asleep, leaving Quirrell dismayed.

• Quirrell arrived at the Hog's Head Pub in disguise and joined Hagrid's card game.
• A smuggler complained that shampoo made from Occamy egg yolks had damaged his hair, then stormed out after rejecting a cigar.
• Quirrell steered his conversation with Hagrid toward Magical Creatures and offered him a dragon egg through a card-game wager.
• Hagrid agreed to play for the egg and said he could handle dragons because he had raised and managed many dangerous creatures.
• Quirrell asked how Hagrid subdued a Three-Headed Dog, and Hagrid explained that playing music made it fall asleep.

Snape warned Dumbledore that Quirrell knew about the school’s defenses and that Harry Potter was investigating the guarded object, while Dumbledore suspected Voldemort was behind Quirrell. Albert had reached the Philosopher’s Stone through the defenses and returned it to Dumbledore; after swearing to keep the night secret, he discovered a new quest called “Leaker?”

• Snape told Dumbledore that Quirrell might be the wizard who broke into Gringotts and that Harry Potter was investigating the fourth-floor secret.
• Dumbledore revealed that he knew Voldemort was still alive and asked Snape to watch Quirrell closely.
• Albert found the blood-red stone, explained that he had reached it through the defenses, and handed it to Dumbledore.
• Dumbledore hid the stone inside the Mirror of Erised again and guided Albert out past the black flames.
• Dumbledore made Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan swear not to reveal or leak what had happened.
• Albert checked his quest panel and found a new quest titled “Leaker?”

After exploring the guarded room, Albert explained to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that the hidden treasure was probably a fake Philosopher's Stone left as bait for a thief. The friends debated whether to interfere with Dumbledore's trap, but Albert told them not to disrupt the Headmaster's plan.

• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan returned to Gryffindor Tower after supper, and Fred annoyed Percy before catching up with the others.
• Albert told his friends that the final room contained the Mirror of Erised and that the treasure was probably the Philosopher's Stone, which he suspected was fake.
• Albert explained that Dumbledore had likely left a fake Stone as bait for whoever planned to steal it.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan speculated about whether Quirrell or Snape was the thief, and George suggested provoking Quirrell into making a move.
• Albert rejected George's suggestion, reminding them not to interfere with Dumbledore's plan.

Albert found Hagrid asleep with the dragon egg he had won and helped him prepare to hatch it. He warned Hagrid that Norbert would soon grow too large to hide, while a letter from Mr. Brode invited Albert to a gathering that night.

• Albert visited Hagrid’s hut, found him asleep with the dragon egg, and woke him.
• Hagrid told Albert he had won the egg and planned to name the dragon Norbert.
• Albert gave Hagrid a list of books about raising dragons and advised him to research how to care for the hatchling.
• Albert warned Hagrid that Norbert would grow too large to hide and would eventually need to be sent away, leaving Hagrid heartbroken.
• An owl delivered a letter from Mr. Brode inviting Albert to a gathering and explaining that Professor McGonagall’s fireplace would let him travel there.

Albert joined the Will de Smith family for an Easter dinner, where they welcomed him as one of their own and warned him that another wizarding war might be approaching. They urged him to protect himself and leave England if danger came, while Albert remained unconvinced that the coming war would last long.

• Albert used Floo Powder to travel from Professor McGonagall's office to 192 Diagon Alley, where a house-elf escorted him to the banquet hall.
• Professor Bludger, Tiberius Ogden, Gerber Smith, McDougal, and Sera Harishis told Albert that they had accepted him into the family ahead of schedule.
• Tiberius Ogden explained that a seer had predicted the wizarding world's peace was only a pause between wars, and the group discussed rumors that Voldemort was seeking the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts.
• The family warned Albert to take his safety seriously and to hide or leave England if the Second Wizarding War began, citing his past risks and his Gryffindor courage.
• Albert admitted that he was dating Isabelle and promised not to gamble with his life, while Gerber Smith proposed that they marry after graduation and settle abroad.

Albert told Isabelle that he foresaw the Dark Lord’s return and the Second Wizarding War, but said he would stay in England and saw the conflict as an opportunity. He reassured Isabelle that he would leave the Dark Lord to Potter and Dumbledore, then turned their conversation toward practicing his kissing.

• Albert described his vision of the Dark Mark above Hogwarts and predicted the Dark Lord’s return and a Second Wizarding War.
• Isabelle asked Albert to leave England if war broke out, and he revealed that others had advised him to marry her after graduation and move abroad.
• Isabelle told Albert that McDougal had already prepared a house for them in Australia, but Albert said he did not intend to leave England.
• Albert predicted that the war would not last long and said he would stay because he saw it as an opportunity connected to Potter and Dumbledore.
• Isabelle urged Albert not to investigate the Dark Lord himself, and Albert agreed to leave the task to Potter and Dumbledore before asking Isabelle to practice kissing with him.

Albert continued helping Hagrid prepare to raise the dragon, and Hermione came to him after learning about the egg and worrying about Hagrid’s future. Albert reassured her that he already knew and suggested asking Dumbledore to send the dragon away when it hatched, while Harry remained focused on Snape and the Philosopher’s Stone.

• Albert gave up the Gourmet quest’s reward rather than secretly eat Hagrid’s dragon egg.
• Albert helped Hagrid prepare supplies for the dragon during the Easter holiday and warned him not to tell anyone else.
• Hermione asked Albert what would happen if Hagrid were caught raising a dragon, and Albert revealed that he already knew about the egg.
• Albert told Hermione that they could ask Dumbledore to send the dragon away after it hatched and that Hagrid was unlikely to be expelled.
• Hermione told Harry and Ron that Albert knew about the dragon and advised them to keep quiet.
• Harry suspected Snape might steal the Philosopher’s Stone, while Snape already considered Harry arrogant and meddlesome.

Quirrell received letters from a mysterious information seller offering ways past Hogwarts’ protections around the Philosopher’s Stone, then tried and failed to uncover the sender. Albert had arranged the letters through a house-elf and watched Quirrell’s attempts from afar, completing the Brazen mission.

• Quirrell received an unsigned letter offering information about the obstacles protecting the Philosopher’s Stone and a method for subduing Fluffy.
• Quirrell buried stones beneath a marked tree and waited for the sender, then replaced them with Galleons and added tracking magic when no one appeared.
• Quirrell found a second letter describing ways past Devil’s Snare and the flying keys, but his tracking spell led only to an owl post shop in Diagon Alley.
• Albert revealed that a house-elf had sent the letters while he watched Quirrell through a Two-way Mirror attached to a spy rat.
• Albert completed the Brazen mission and gained ten thousand experience points and one skill point.

After Hagrid’s dragon egg began to hatch, Harry, Ron, and Hermione watched the baby dragon emerge while Malfoy spied on them and discovered Hagrid’s secret. The friends admitted they had failed to keep the secret and left Hagrid worried about what would happen next, while Harry suggested asking Albert for help.

• Albert received Hagrid’s note that the dragon egg was about to hatch but chose not to visit Hagrid’s Hut.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to Hagrid’s Hut after Herbology, and Malfoy secretly followed them.
• The baby dragon hatched, set Hagrid’s beard alight with a sneeze, and bit his finger.
• Hermione spotted Malfoy peeking through the window, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione realized he had discovered the dragon.
• Hermione apologized to Hagrid and suggested writing to Albert, but Ron questioned whether Albert could help and Harry proposed visiting him.

Quirrell used Malfoy to expose Hagrid’s dragon and create trouble at Hogwarts while continuing to plan how to steal the Philosopher’s Stone. Harry, Ron, and Hermione visited Hagrid after the Daily Prophet reported the dragon, but Hagrid claimed he knew nothing about it.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione worried that Malfoy had seen Hagrid’s dragon and planned to talk to Albert, while Quirrell overheard them.
• Quirrell bought information about distracting Dumbledore and suspected that the mysterious informant might be Albert, but dismissed the idea.
• Quirrell placed Malfoy under the Imperius Curse, learned that Malfoy had witnessed the dragon’s birth, and arranged for reports about Hagrid to reach Fudge and the Daily Prophet.
• Quirrell made Malfoy tell Snape about Hagrid’s dragon, and Snape decided Dumbledore should be informed.
• After the Daily Prophet reported Hagrid’s dragon, Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to Hagrid’s Hut and found Dumbledore with Fudge.
• Harry asked Hagrid where the dragon was, but Hagrid denied knowing about it and claimed someone had falsely accused him.