Chapter Summaries

Albert and Isabelle spent a rainy day in Hogsmeade discussing beauty potions and visiting Professor Kettleburn with Hertok Dagworth. The chapter ended with Albert offering to seek out Sacrissa Tagwood’s old research notes for Isabelle.

• Albert made Isabelle a cotton candy flower at Honeydukes and politely turned away other girls who asked him to make them one.
• Albert and Isabelle discussed beauty potions and his idea of studying their ingredients and Mandrakes for a way to preserve youth.
• After the rain eased, Albert and Isabelle met Hertok Dagworth, who took them to visit Professor Kettleburn and collect two Occamy eggs.
• Professor Kettleburn said two Occamy eggs were missing, and Albert suspected Professor Lockhart had taken them for his Chizpurfle Egg Yolk Shampoo.
• Albert told Isabelle that Sacrissa Tagwood had failed to develop a potion that preserved youth, then offered to look for her descendants’ research notes.

Albert spent Halloween in Hogsmeade and at Hogwarts, where he warned Isabelle to be careful and considered having the house-elves brew sweet wine. During the feast, he tracked Ginny Weasley entering the Chamber of Secrets and worried that Tom Riddle knew how to use the Human-Tracking Charm, leaving him determined to find a way to conceal himself.

• Albert and Isabelle visited The Three Broomsticks, where Albert proposed having the house-elves brew sweet wine and warned Isabelle that something might happen at the castle.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan told Albert that Zoko had refused to help them, though he was interested in Wizard Cards and might cooperate.
• Albert and his dormmates went to the Halloween feast, where the Skeletons Dance Troupe performed while Harry Potter and his friends went to the underground classrooms.
• Albert checked his map and saw Ginny Weasley disappear, indicating that she had entered the Chamber of Secrets.
• Albert suspected Tom Riddle knew the Human-Tracking Charm and decided he needed to master the advanced Shielding Charm to hide from it.

Tom Riddle used Ginny Weasley to release the Basilisk, kill Filch’s cat, and announce the opening of the Chamber of Secrets. Albert recognized the danger and explained the legend to his friends, while Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger were taken for questioning.

• Tom Riddle sent the Basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets to kill Filch’s cat, then used Ginny Weasley’s wand to write a warning on the wall.
• Albert waited for the Halloween feast crowd to find the attack, and Percy went to fetch Dumbledore after Filch discovered his cat.
• Dumbledore and the professors arrived, and Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger were taken away as suspects.
• Albert and Shanna saw the warning and returned to the Common Room, where Albert explained the legend of the Chamber of Secrets.
• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that the monster likely targeted Muggle-born students, and the twins promised to protect him.

After Mrs. Norris was petrified, rumors spread through Hogwarts and Albert analyzed the attack for Hermione and the other students. He suspected a monster tied to Slytherin and went to find Hagrid, having decided how to tell Dumbledore it was a Basilisk.

• Students debated Mrs. Norris's attack, and rumors about the Chamber of Secrets and Albert's analysis spread through Hogwarts.
• Hermione told Albert that Dumbledore planned to cure Mrs. Norris with a Mandrake potion, and Albert suspected Dumbledore was deliberately waiting to draw out Slytherin's Heir.
• Albert told Hermione, Ron, Angelina, and other students that a powerful monster connected to Slytherin was more likely than an ordinary student to have petrified Mrs. Norris.
• Albert reasoned that Slytherin's Heirs had hidden the Chamber's entrance over the centuries and said he needed more clues to find it.
• Albert left to visit Hagrid, claiming he might know what creature could petrify Mrs. Norris.

Albert questioned Hagrid about the Chamber of Secrets attacks and learned that Tom Riddle had framed Hagrid for the previous incident. He left to investigate the monster in the library, determined to expose Riddle and destroy the diary.

• Albert told Hagrid that Filch's cat had been petrified and warned that the monster would likely attack Muggle-born students, including himself.
• Hagrid revealed that he had been expelled fifty years earlier after Tom Riddle accused him of unleashing the Chamber's monster, though Aragog had killed no one.
• Hagrid said Aragog had feared the castle's monster and that a Ravenclaw girl had died in a bathroom during the earlier attacks.
• Albert reasoned that the monster was likely large and a natural enemy of Acromantulas, then urged Hagrid to tell Dumbledore rather than Harry Potter.
• Albert left for the library, and his Quest Panel triggered another quest as he planned to expose Riddle and clear Hagrid's name.

Albert searched for a way to survive a possible encounter with the Basilisk and worked out why spiders feared it. He suspected the next attack would happen during a Quidditch match and considered intercepting Tom's diary after it, but he had not decided what to do with it afterward.

• Albert told Isabelle he suspected Slytherin's Heir had targeted him and explained that the previous Chamber of Secrets attacks had never revealed the Chamber's location.
• Albert predicted the next attack would be connected to a Quidditch match and said he was preparing advanced Shielding Charms and magical items to escape the Basilisk.
• Isabelle urged Albert to tell Dumbledore and avoid taking risks, but Albert said Slytherin's Heir could monitor the castle and detect him with a Human-Tracking Charm.
• Albert realized spiders feared Basilisks because their wide field of vision and inability to close their eyes made them likely to meet a Basilisk's deadly gaze.
• Albert and Isabelle discussed how to avoid an ambush, while Albert considered taking Tom's diary from Ginny after the next attack and worried about what to do with it afterward.

After the Halloween attack, Albert stayed wary of Slytherin’s heir and warned his friends about the danger, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione investigated the Chamber of Secrets. Hermione proposed using Polyjuice Potion to disguise themselves as Malfoy’s friends and question him.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that he might be targeted by Slytherin’s heir, and they chose to stay with him for protection.
• Albert and Lee Jordan examined the writing near the Girls’ Lavatory and discussed the Chamber of Secrets and the monster feared by Acromantulas.
• Albert warned Harry, Ron, and Hermione that the Chamber had supposedly been opened fifty years earlier and that a Muggle Wizard had been killed.
• After Albert left, Ron suggested Malfoy might be Slytherin’s heir or know something about the attacks, and Hermione recalled that spiders had fled the castle in fear.
• Hermione proposed brewing a Potions that would let them disguise themselves as Malfoy’s two lackeys and question him, despite the school rules they would have to break.

Kenneth Troller proposed selling protective charms amid fears that the Chamber of Secrets attacks would continue, and Albert agreed to supply genuine amulets if Kenneth found the materials. Albert then conceived of modifying a Scrying Mirror to detect the Basilisk or other Dark Creatures.

• Kenneth Troller approached Albert with a plan to sell amulets and Exorcism Charms, and Albert initially refused.
• Kenneth told Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that he believed the Chamber's Heir would attack again and that protective charms would sell during the resulting panic.
• Albert agreed to make amulets for Kenneth if Kenneth supplied the materials, on the condition that Kenneth keep Albert's involvement secret.
• Albert realized he could try modifying a Scrying Mirror to detect the Basilisk or other Dark Creatures, and offered to make a finished product for paid orders.
• After Kenneth left, Albert told George that the amulets would not protect anyone from the Chamber's creature, but Kenneth could sell them anyway.

Albert worked on plans to deal with the Basilisk and crafted a defensive bracelet for Kenneth Troller, while discussing the danger with Isabelle and Katrina. As Albert and Isabelle left the Room of Requirement, his Detection Ball suddenly heated up, and he hurried them back inside.

• Albert considered how to intervene in the Chamber of Secrets plot, find Polyjuice Potion, and keep Tom Riddle's diary from exposing him.
• Albert finished a rune-carved bracelet for Kenneth Troller, though he doubted it would protect anyone from the Basilisk.
• Albert showed Isabelle a prototype Detection Ball designed to warn of nearby Dark Creatures and planned to test it with Hagrid.
• Albert felt the Detection Ball grow hot as he and Isabelle left the Room of Requirement, then pulled her back inside to stay safe.

Albert investigated a Detection Ball’s warning about the Basilisk, but Ginny was safely in Gryffindor’s Common Room, and the device soon broke. He gave Kenneth a protective bracelet to sell, then checked on Ginny, whose diary bore Tom Riddle’s name, while Harry bought a bracelet to use against Malfoy.

• Albert checked Ginny’s location and the Marauder’s Map, found no sign of danger, and concluded the Detection Ball had probably given a false alarm.
• Albert left the Room of Requirement with Isabelle, and the Detection Ball heated up and split apart.
• Albert gave Kenneth Troller a protective bracelet and advised him on its effects and price.
• Albert found Ginny in the Common Room, offered her chocolate and advice about her nightmares, and noticed Tom Riddle’s name on her diary.
• Kenneth demonstrated the bracelet’s ability to reflect jinxes and ordered two more from Albert.
• Harry bought a bracelet so he could reflect Malfoy’s jinxes and retaliate.

While Hogwarts settled back into routine after Mrs. Norris’s attack, Albert prepared to counter the Basilisk and continued learning advanced Shielding Charms from Nicholas. The chapter left Albert waiting for Dumbledore to uncover the Chamber’s true culprit while he withheld his own plans.

• Hermione borrowed Hogwarts, A History and found little useful information about the Chamber of Secrets, while Ginny grew increasingly distressed and confided in Tom Riddle’s diary.
• Bard gave Albert a large bottle of Polyjuice Potion, and Albert chose Lockhart as the person he would impersonate and blame.
• Albert met Nicholas through the Two-way Mirror and learned three advanced ways to use Shielding Charms, including shielding himself from a specific person.
• Nicholas told Albert that the Elixir of Life had finished brewing and that Nicolas Flamel’s Philosopher’s Stone had been destroyed with Dumbledore’s help.
• Nicholas urged Albert to speak with Dumbledore about the Basilisk, and Albert agreed while deciding to wait for the Slytherin’s Heir to reveal a flaw.

Albert watched Gryffindor face Slytherin in a Quidditch match, confident Harry Potter would keep the team from losing despite the Nimbus 2001s and an enchanted Bludger. The match remained underway as the Bludger relentlessly pursued Harry.

• George woke Albert before dawn while pacing anxiously ahead of the match, and Lee Jordan prepared to commentate.
• Albert reassured Lee Jordan about approaching girls and joked with Fred and George about Christmas gifts.
• At breakfast, Albert observed the tense Gryffindor players and noticed Lockhart's forced smile and worry about losing his hair.
• Albert met Isabelle at the Quidditch Pitch and predicted Gryffindor would not lose because they had Potter.
• Slytherin scored first with the Nimbus 2001s, while Isabelle spotted that an enchanted Bludger was targeting Harry Potter.
• Harry drew the Bludger toward the Slytherin stands and continued evading it as Albert considered ways to use similar devices against a Basilisk.

Albert watched Gryffindor defeat Slytherin in a rain-soaked Quidditch match, then joined the team after Lockhart worsened Harry Potter’s broken arm. The Gryffindor players went to visit Harry in the Hospital Wing while Albert waited outside.

• Albert conjured an umbrella for himself and Isabelle as rain began to fall during the match, and they discussed Quidditch and the Muggle world.
• The match resumed after a pause, and the crazed Bludger struck Harry Potter, who fell from his broom; Madam Hooch then declared Gryffindor the winner when she saw the Golden Snitch.
• Albert joined Fred and George near the pitch, where they complained about the Bludger and Wood’s pressure on Harry.
• Lockhart attempted to heal Harry’s arm but removed its bones, and Harry was carried to the Hospital Wing.
• Fred and George gathered refreshments, and the Gryffindor players went to visit Harry while Albert stayed outside.

After Gryffindor celebrated its Quidditch victory, Albert advised Colin Creevey to apologize to Harry and helped Lee Jordan choose photos for a Wizard Card. Hermione then confided in Albert about her plan to investigate Malfoy with Polyjuice Potion, and he lent her the recipe book while warning that its ingredients would be difficult to obtain.

• Gryffindor celebrated its victory over Slytherin in the Common Room while Harry remained hospitalized.
• Albert told Colin Creevey to apologize to Harry and gave Lee Jordan photos for a Wizard Card called “Difficult Victory.”
• Hermione told Albert that she, Harry, and Ron suspected Malfoy of being Slytherin's Heir and wanted to brew Polyjuice Potion.
• Albert admitted he had borrowed Powerful Potion from the Restricted Section and lent it to Hermione, explaining that he was studying Liquid Luck.
• Albert warned Hermione that Polyjuice Potion required a month to brew and suggested obtaining its restricted ingredients from the black market or Snape's private storehouse.

Albert spent the evening with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan before meeting a mysterious visitor to discuss their plan and watch events unfold. Ginny Weasley slipped out of Gryffindor Tower, and Colin Creevey later sneaked out to visit Harry, unaware that multiple people were watching him.

• Albert brought Fred, George, and Lee Jordan potato-and-egg pancakes and milk tea while they worked on Buzzing Bees and a Wizard Card.
• After the others went to bed, Albert studied the Marauder's Map and played Wizard's Chess with a mysterious visitor who said they had come to make things go smoothly.
• Albert and the visitor watched a dark figure leave Gryffindor Tower and noted that the Fat Lady had gone visiting in the middle of the night.
• Ginny Weasley remained under Albert's gaze as he and the visitor discussed whether their actions could change the future.
• Colin Creevey sneaked out of the Gryffindor Common Room to visit Harry in the Hospital Wing, unaware that multiple people were watching him.

Albert secretly watched Colin Creevey on the Marauder’s Map while Tom Riddle used Ginny Weasley and the Basilisk to target him. Colin was petrified, and Professor McGonagall approached the creature before Dumbledore appeared.

• Albert left the Gryffindor Common Room under a Shielding Charm and monitored Colin’s movements from the Room of Requirement.
• Tom Riddle learned Colin was heading out at night and sent Ginny Weasley to guide the hungry Basilisk toward him.
• Colin heard a rustling sound, photographed the Basilisk, and was petrified when he saw it through his camera.
• Professor McGonagall found Colin and followed the sound toward the monster from the Chamber of Secrets.
• Dumbledore appeared beside Professor McGonagall after hearing the scream.

Dumbledore and McGonagall found Colin Creevey petrified and took him to the Hospital Wing while Tom Riddle hid Ginny Weasley and brought her to the Room of Requirement. Albert stunned Ginny, took Tom Riddle’s Diary, and left Ginny in the Gryffindor Common Room, where another Albert appeared to handle her.

• Dumbledore and McGonagall found Colin Creevey petrified and carried him to the Hospital Wing.
• Tom Riddle recalled the Basilisk, then took Ginny Weasley to the Room of Requirement and prepared to hide there for the night.
• Albert stunned Ginny Weasley, removed Tom Riddle’s Diary, and hid it in a box among the Room of Requirement’s rubbish.
• Albert brought Ginny Weasley to the Gryffindor Common Room, where a familiar voice directed him to leave her and go to a washroom.
• After Albert left, another Albert appeared beside the unconscious Ginny Weasley and said she should thank him.

After Colin Creevey was petrified, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall suspected the Chamber of Secrets had been opened again, but Dumbledore could not explain how Voldemort had caused the attack from Albania. Dumbledore resolved to investigate while allowing Harry to continue facing the mystery and grow through the challenge.

• Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey found Colin Creevey petrified, and Dumbledore said a Mandrake-root healing potion could restore him.
• Dumbledore examined Colin's melted camera and told Madam Pomfrey to care for him until the potion was ready.
• Professor McGonagall confronted Dumbledore about the attack, and he revealed that Voldemort was hiding in the forests of Albania.
• Dumbledore recalled that Voldemort had likely been responsible for the Chamber's earlier attack and wondered whether a Horcrux could explain how he acted from afar.
• Dumbledore asked Fawkes to prepare to help him and decided to investigate the Chamber while letting Harry continue his investigation.

Albert dealt with Tom Riddle and hid his diary, temporarily stopping the attacks at Hogwarts. After he mistakenly assumed Harry, Ron, and Hermione had been sneaking into the Girls' Lavatory to peep, Hermione explained their plan to brew Polyjuice Potion there and investigate Malfoy.

• Albert ambushed Tom Riddle while he controlled Ginny, seized the diary, and hid it in the Room of Requirement.
• Albert met Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in the library, refused to lend them his essay, and left them to finish their homework.
• Albert caught Harry, Ron, and Hermione leaving the Girls' Lavatory and warned them that others might think they were peeping.
• Hermione explained that the trio planned to brew Polyjuice Potion in the abandoned bathroom and believed Malfoy had attacked Colin Creevey.
• Albert advised Hermione to be careful because she came from a Muggle family and suggested they use Harry's Invisibility Cloak to avoid suspicion.

After Colin Creevey's attack spread fear through Hogwarts, Kenneth Troller sold Albert's protective amulets while Albert advised Fred and George about Ginny's distress. The twins tried to cheer Ginny with pranks and charms, but her fear and missing memories remained unresolved.

• Colin Creevey's attack became schoolwide gossip, and frightened students began traveling in groups.
• Kenneth Troller sold Albert's premium and cheaper amulets to students seeking protection, then gave Albert his share of the Galleons and a large custom order.
• Albert told Kenneth Troller he would not make the custom amulets himself, but offered to process them if Kenneth's people carved them.
• Fred and George tried to cheer Ginny with transformations and a laugh-inducing sweet, worsening matters and earning Percy and Mrs. Weasley's anger.
• Albert explained that Ginny needed someone to listen and suggested Harry or a Cheering Charm, so the twins hurried off to try the charm.