Chapter Summaries

Gryffindor celebrated winning the House Cup, and Albert ended the school year as its top student. After Fred and George ambushed Malfoy and his companions on the train, Albert discussed his plans and the coming chaos with Isabelle before returning to the Muggle world and reuniting with his family.

• Gryffindor retained the House Cup, Albert topped the examination results, and Fred and George passed every subject.
• Fred and George stunned Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle after they ambushed Harry, arranged them in an embrace, took photographs, and used Obliviate on them.
• Albert told Isabelle he planned to profit from Defense Against the Dark Arts items and a Muggle lottery win, then used a crystal ball to identify Sirius Black's wanted poster and infer that Black had escaped Azkaban.
• Albert and Isabelle discussed France, Nicolas Flamel, and the Youth Potion before leaving the Hogwarts Express and parting ways with Isabelle at the station.
• Albert reunited with Herb, Daisy, Nia, and Fat Cat Tom, and he promised to ask Isabelle about Potions and beauty treatments.

The Weasleys celebrated winning the Daily Prophet’s Annual Galleon Grand Prize and discussed how Albert had seemingly predicted their good fortune. As they planned a family trip to Egypt, they also talked about Albert’s connections and rumors that he might one day join the Wizengamot or become Minister for Magic.

• Percy confronted Fred and George about the explosions in their room, while the twins revealed that they were improving their fireworks.
• Mr. Weasley announced that the family had won the Daily Prophet’s Annual Galleon Grand Prize, and Mrs. Weasley began planning a summer trip to Egypt.
• The Weasleys connected their win to Albert’s prediction of a summer surprise and discussed his remarkable luck with bets.
• Fred and George explained that Albert planned to visit an old friend in France, so he could not join their holiday.
• Mr. Weasley said Albert was being considered as a prospective Wizengamot member and might eventually rise to become Minister for Magic.

Albert told his family that the wizarding world was likely heading toward another war and warned them to leave England when he graduated. His parents urged him to marry Isabelle and take her and her family east, while Albert planned to remain in England for now.

• Albert told Herb and Daisy that Nicolas Flamel had destroyed the Philosopher's Stone and explained that the Ministry of Magic had failed to stop powerful dark wizards.
• Albert described the previous Wizarding War, the prophecy about The Boy Who Lived, and the Dark Lord's defeat by a newborn baby.
• Albert warned that another war would likely begin before long and said his family should leave England around the time he graduated from Hogwarts.
• Albert said he believed his family could win the lottery jackpot and proposed that they go east, but he needed to stay in England for now.
• Herb urged Albert to marry Isabelle and take her and her family east, and Daisy decided to write to Mrs. McDougall to settle the matter.

Isabelle told Mrs. McDougal that Albert had invited her to France to meet Nicolas Flamel and had discussed marrying her. She also revealed Albert’s prediction of a Wizarding War and his plan to send their families abroad, leaving Mrs. McDougal unconvinced and Katrina alarmed by the couple’s plans.

• Isabelle told Mrs. McDougal that Albert had invited her to France to meet his teacher, Nicolas Flamel.
• Isabelle admitted that Albert had proposed, and she explained that his wealth and plans made her feel their future together could work.
• Mrs. McDougal questioned whether Isabelle and Albert were ready to marry so young, but Isabelle said she had made up her mind.
• Isabelle warned Mrs. McDougal that Albert predicted a Wizarding War in two or three years and wanted her family to leave Britain.
• Katrina revealed she had overheard the conversation and objected that Isabelle and Albert were still too young to marry.

Albert and Isabelle traveled from England to France through a secret international Floo Network and arrived in Nicola Village. They visited Nicol LeMay, who invited them to stay with him and Perenal.

• Albert and Isabelle met Professor Bard at the Leaky Cauldron, and he showed them a hidden room containing a private international Floo Network.
• Albert and Isabelle traveled through the network to France, where Mr. Kenner welcomed them and gave them Floo Powder for their next journey.
• Isabelle and Albert used the local Floo Network to reach Nicola Village, where curious locals recognized Albert as a fan favorite.
• Albert and Isabelle entered the Le May Couple's hidden home and met Nicol LeMay, who invited them to stay and keep him and Perenal company.

Albert and Isabelle visited Nicholas and Perenal, whose prophecy suggested their wedding would be disrupted, and they urged the young couple to marry privately at once. Albert performed a new divination that showed a peaceful wedding and a date, but he then suspected the earlier prophecy had another explanation.

• Albert and Isabelle discussed the coming Second Wizarding War and Divination with Nicholas and Perenal, then Albert used a Crystal Ball to see himself and Isabelle together with two rings.
• Perenal offered them her and Nicholas's wedding rings, while Nicholas and Perenal urged them to marry early because Nicholas had foreseen trouble at their wedding.
• Albert and Isabelle hesitated over marrying while still at school, and Albert decided to divine their wedding's future before making a choice.
• Albert raised his Divination to level five and showed Nicholas and Perenal a peaceful wedding attended by their families and Dumbledore, along with the date 96715.
• Nicholas was surprised that the future had changed, and Albert began explaining his suspicion about the original prophecy.

Albert studied an expanding range of magical subjects under Nicholas Flamel, including potions, the Fidelius Charm, and ancient defensive Charms. He learned Latin in a week and continued preparing to study powerful protective magic.

• Albert eagerly learned from Nicholas, using his Status Panel and experience to improve his skills as Nicholas taught him and assigned him books.
• Isabelle stopped studying alongside Albert and learned from Mrs. Perenal, while remaining disappointed that no one could provide a Youth Potion formula.
• Albert presented a longevity potion formula, prompting Nicholas to explain that the Elixir of Life depended on the destroyed Philosopher's Stone and to warn him against pursuing immortality.
• Albert turned his attention to the Fidelius Charm, ancient defensive Charms, and ways to establish a concealed safe house as Nicholas explained their strength and limitations.
• Nicholas discovered that Albert had learned to use Latin after only one week.

Cornelius Fudge agreed to support a proposal involving Albert Anderson and the Human Transformation Spell in exchange for a chance at an Order of Merlin. He then sought Lucius Malfoy’s help with a donation to St. Mungo’s and promised to check on Sirius Black in Azkaban.

• Fudge learned that the Wizengamot had rejected his bid for an Order of Merlin, First Class.
• A letter urged Fudge to support Albert Anderson’s place in the Wizengamot and the Human Transformation Spell, so Fudge agreed to back the proposal and secure a donation for St. Mungo’s.
• Fudge invited Lucius to dinner and raised St. Mungo’s financial difficulties.
• Lucius hinted that he wanted information about Sirius Black and the Black family inheritance, and Fudge agreed to check on Black during a visit to Azkaban.

Cornelius Fudge inspected Azkaban and was shocked to find Sirius Black still sane despite years under Dementor guard. After Fudge gave Black a Daily Prophet, Black recognized the rat on the Weasley family photograph and realized Peter Pettigrew was alive and at Hogwarts.

• Fudge traveled to Azkaban with Aurors Delacour and another guard to inspect the prison.
• Fudge saw that many prisoners, including imprisoned Death Eaters, had been driven mad, but Sirius Black appeared perfectly normal.
• Black asked for a Daily Prophet, and Fudge handed him the newspaper before leaving his cell.
• Fudge ordered the Aurors to assign more guards to watch Black because the Dementors had not affected him.
• Black spotted the rat missing a toe in the Weasley family photograph, recognized Peter Pettigrew, and decided he had to act.

After discovering Peter was alive and hiding near Harry, Black devised a way to escape Azkaban despite the Dementors’ efforts to break him. He fled across the sea, unaware that the Dementors had deliberately let him go so they could search for food elsewhere.

• Black learned from a newspaper photograph that Peter was alive and resolved to escape Azkaban to protect Harry and take revenge.
• Black endured the Dementors’ attacks and planned to pass through his cell bars in his Animagus form, since he had no wand and was too weak to cast spells.
• Black transformed into a thin dog and slipped through the bars, then learned to suppress his emotions so the Dementors would not notice him.
• Black slipped past the Dementors when they opened his cell, escaped the prison, and swam beyond the island’s anti-Apparition range before Apparating away.
• The Dementors began searching the island after Black escaped, having intentionally allowed him to flee so they could seek food elsewhere.

Lupin learned that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban and might be hunting Harry, then accepted Dumbledore’s offer to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. He kept Black’s Animagus secret because he feared Dumbledore would discover Lupin’s past recklessness, and prepared to protect Harry and confront Black himself.

• Lupin read that Sirius Black had escaped Azkaban and spent the next few days following reports about him.
• After hearing that Black wanted to kill Harry, Lupin went to The Leaky Cauldron, saw Harry, and asked Tom about Black.
• Lupin considered telling Dumbledore that Black was an Animagus but kept quiet because he feared revealing his own secret nighttime excursions at Hogwarts.
• Lupin wrote to Dumbledore asking whether Hogwarts still needed a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor, and Dumbledore accepted his application.
• Lupin prepared his lessons and resolved to stop Black if he came after Harry.

After Herb and Daisy won the lottery using numbers Albert had provided, Albert told them to invest the winnings in Hong Kong and prepare to leave England. He left his family planning for the future and celebrated the windfall with Isabelle.

• Herb and Daisy discussed the strain the lottery win had caused and Herb explained that Hong Kong would be handed back in 1997.
• Albert confirmed his family had won ten million pounds and advised them to invest the remaining money in Hong Kong property and prepare to move there.
• Herb planned to reduce the law firm's workload, gather information, and involve Charlie, while Nia protested that Albert was arranging her future.
• Albert told Isabelle that his family had won the lottery and explained that the money would be difficult to exchange into Galleons.
• Albert picked up Isabelle and shut the door to celebrate the jackpot with her.

Albert and Isabelle spent a day exploring Nicola Village and Paris’s wizarding street, where they met Fleur, Gabrielle, and Louise and learned that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban. After running into Hertok, Albert was invited to take the Extraordinary Apothecary Association’s admission assessment, and he and Isabelle followed him there.

• Isabelle and Albert left the Le Me Family home and spent the day shopping in Nicola Village and Paris’s wizarding street.
• Albert greeted Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour at Quality Quidditch Supplies and bought gifts for Nia and Isabelle.
• Albert and Isabelle visited Louise’s ice cream shop, where Isabelle said they planned to get engaged before holding a wedding later.
• Albert read that Sirius Black had escaped from Azkaban and suggested that Black’s target was Harry Potter.
• Hertok invited Albert to join the Extraordinary Apothecary Association, and Albert and Isabelle followed him to take the admission assessment.

Albert and Isabelle visited the Extraordinary Apothecary Association with Hertok and took its membership examination. They both drew Draught of Living Death, and Hertok revealed the test cards had been fixed as part of Bernard’s little trick.

• Hertok took Albert and Isabelle to a Potions shop that sold prohibited items to members with connections.
• Hertok sponsored Albert and Isabelle’s applications to the Extraordinary Apothecary Association, and they paid for the membership examination.
• Hertok introduced them to the association hall and explained that applicants had to brew a Potion drawn at random.
• Bernard boasted about his grandson Guy’s examination and Potion Championship plans, while Albert warned Guy away from Isabelle by pretending to be her petty boyfriend.
• Albert and Isabelle both drew Draught of Living Death, and Isabelle told Albert that Guy had drawn the same Potion because all twelve test cards showed it.

Albert and Isabelle passed the Extraordinary Apothecary Association’s membership assessment by brewing excellent Draughts of Living Death, and Albert offered an improved recipe. They became members of the Extraordinary Wizards Association and left after being asked to pay the apothecary association’s membership fee.

• Albert told Isabelle he had brewed the Draught of Living Death before and asked Eugene for peppermint to add to his potion.
• Eugene explained the Magical School Potion Championship’s rules and warned that winners who later lacked skill would be suspected of cheating.
• Albert brewed the potion with peppermint, while Isabelle prepared a more traditional version; both finished with excellent results.
• Eugene praised their potions, and Albert explained that he had seen the peppermint adjustment in a book.
• Hertok collected their passed assessment forms, and the receptionist congratulated Albert and Isabelle on becoming members and requested their membership fee.

Hertok read Albert’s research on a life-prolonging potion and offered to lend him his old notes, while reflecting on the Philosopher’s Stone and his own failed experiments. He also suspected Bernard had blocked his appointment as a judge for the upcoming Magical School Potion Championship and decided to contact Dumbledore as he worked to help Albert become champion.

• An owl delivered Albert’s letter to Hertok, who read his proposal for a potion that could prolong life.
• Hertok recalled his failed attempts to recreate the Elixir of Life and wrote back offering to lend Albert his old research notes.
• Hertok learned that the Extraordinary Apothecary Association had not invited him to judge the upcoming Magical School Potion Championship and blamed Bernard.
• Hertok resolved to ask Damocles about the judging arrangements and wrote to Dumbledore to confirm what was happening.
• Hertok considered how Bernard’s faction-building had divided the Extraordinary Apothecary Association and decided he wanted Albert to win the championship.

Albert and Isabelle discussed their secret engagement, which Albert revealed their families had already arranged and witnessed. They planned to return to England in two days to prepare for the school term, where Albert would begin his new role as prefect.

• Isabelle worried that her mother would be furious to learn she had secretly gotten engaged to Albert.
• Albert told Isabelle that Mr. and Mrs. Anderson had already informed Mrs. McDougal and invited her to discuss their engagement and wedding.
• Albert explained that his parents wanted the couple to marry soon so the family could leave England after graduation and escape the coming storm.
• Isabelle warned Albert not to flirt with Catherine, Louise, Katrina, or Hermione Granger, and Albert protested that he was devoted to her.
• Albert told Isabelle that his school letter had arrived and he had been made a prefect.
• Albert said they would return to England in two days, after informing Mr. Nicol and shopping for the school term in Diagon Alley.

After returning to London with Isabelle, Albert met Harry Potter at the Leaky Cauldron and discussed the Ministry’s search for Black. Katrina arrived with the school book list, noticed the matching rings Albert and Isabelle wore, and left for Diagon Alley; the couple followed her secretly.

• Albert and Isabelle left France, returned to London through the International Floo Network, and reached The Leaky Cauldron by taxi.
• Albert asked Tom about Black and encountered Harry Potter, who was staying at the inn after falling out with his relatives.
• Albert joked about charging the Ministry for a Divination, while Harry considered asking him about Black and the omen of death.
• Katrina arrived, gave Albert the school book list, and received a gift, but noticed the matching rings on Albert and Isabelle’s fingers.
• Katrina left to shop separately, and Albert and Isabelle abandoned their breakfast to follow her into Diagon Alley.

Albert accompanied Katrina and Isabelle around Diagon Alley, helped the Flourish and Blotts manager subdue the biting Monster Book of Monsters, and reassured Harry Potter that the black dog he saw was not the Grim. After the McDougal sisters went home, Albert met Herb, discussed his magical wedding ring and business prospects, and returned home with him.

• Albert calmed a Monster Book of Monsters at Flourish and Blotts, gave it to Katrina, and showed the manager how to subdue the books.
• Albert, Isabelle, and Katrina bought supplies and ate ice cream, where Harry Potter asked Albert whether a black dog was the Grim; Albert dismissed the fear as mistaken.
• Albert and the McDougal sisters finished shopping, and Albert saw them home before leaving the wizarding world through The Leaky Cauldron.
• Herb picked Albert up from a café, and Albert showed him the goblin-made wedding ring Mr. LeMay had given him.
• Albert told Herb that electronic devices did not work in the wizarding world and urged him to invest in a fast-growing country; Herb wondered what would happen to Albert's businesses if he stayed a wizard.

Albert gave Nia and Daisy magical plant skincare products and explained the threat posed by Sirius Black and the Dementors. At the McDougal home, Mrs. McDougal urged Isabelle to safeguard her valuables and take Katrina away if war broke out, though she intended to stay in England.

• Albert showed Nia, Daisy, and Herb the gifts he had brought, including skincare potions and wizarding alcohol.
• The Anderson family watched a report about Sirius Black, and Albert explained that Black had escaped Azkaban and that Dementors guarded the prison.
• Albert told his family that Dementors were dangerous creatures that could only be driven away with the Patronus Charm.
• Mrs. McDougal examined Isabelle's jewelry and advised her to store it in a vault and leave England with Katrina if war broke out.
• Mrs. McDougal said she would remain at home, while Isabelle objected when she made a remark Albert considered an ominous flag.