Chapter Summaries

Albert used a crystal ball to confirm that Peter Pettigrew was alive and likely heading to Albania to find Voldemort, then helped Sirius plan to track him down. He gave Sirius a dose of Liquid Luck and suggested that Sirius and Lupin write memoirs or start a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine.

• Albert reassured Nia that her presence at the Quidditch World Cup would not cause trouble, and they discussed his engagement and the women visiting Isabelle.
• Sirius Black arrived with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Lupin, and asked Albert to divine whether Peter Pettigrew was alive and where he was hiding.
• Albert's crystal ball showed Peter alive, a forest associated with Albania, a hidden house, an unknown man, and a graveyard; Albert concluded Peter might seek Voldemort and later return to England.
• Harry described a dream in which Peter and Voldemort murdered someone, and Albert suggested Harry might have a connection to Voldemort and should speak with Dumbledore.
• Albert gave Sirius a bottle containing Liquid Luck to help him find Peter, then advised Sirius and Lupin to consider writing memoirs or starting a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine.

Albert and his companions browsed the lively camp before the Quidditch match, where he reunited with former teammate Danny, now earning Galleons as a performer. Albert paid Danny to put on a show for Nia, then left after thanking him.

• Albert and his companions bought souvenirs and Omnioculars while discussing their bets on the Quidditch match.
• Albert encountered Danny, a former Quidditch teammate, and learned that Mario had joined a traveling circus while Danny and Jack had given up performing.
• Albert told Danny how their former Hogwarts friends were doing and mentioned his own plans to publish a book.
• Albert gave Danny ten Galleons and asked him to perform for Nia.
• Danny entertained the group with juggling, aerial tricks, fire-breathing, and singing Fwoopers, then thanked Albert as they said goodbye.

Albert attended the Quidditch World Cup quarterfinals with Nia and the McDougal sisters, where he met the Bulgarian Minister of Magic and discussed the upcoming Triwizard Tournament. The match festivities began with a Thunderbird storm and a Veela performance that left Draco Malfoy publicly humiliated.

• Albert led the group to the stadium, where he reunited with Sirius Black and entered a top-floor box with Nia and the McDougal sisters.
• Albert met Minister Obalonsk and his granddaughter Rumiana, discussed Bulgaria's chances, and said he might enter the Triwizard Tournament.
• The World Cup quarterfinals between the United States and Bulgaria began, and the American Thunderbird mascot brought a storm over the stadium.
• Bulgaria's Veela performed, enchanting men across the stadium; Albert closed his eyes while Draco Malfoy struck a humiliating pose in front of his family and other guests.

Albert watched Bulgaria face Team USA in the Quidditch World Cup final, where Viktor Krum caught the Golden Snitch after crashing into the ground and secured Bulgaria’s victory. Back at camp, Albert told Isabelle that Death Eaters might cause trouble after the match and said they planned to leave immediately after the final.

• Albert watched the match with Nia, Katrina, and Isabelle, while Krum repeatedly used his Wronski Feint to distract Ginni.
• Bulgaria struggled against Team USA’s pressure and used fouls to disrupt the match and free Krum from containment.
• Krum dived after the Golden Snitch, crashed into the ground, and caught it as he regained consciousness, giving Bulgaria a 170–90 victory.
• Albert and the others waited for the stadium crowd to disperse, then left amid arguments between disappointed Team USA fans and Ministry staff.
• At the campsite, Albert discussed the noisy celebrations with the others and told Isabelle they expected trouble from Death Eaters after the final.

Sirius told Lupin that he had won about a thousand Galleons betting with Ludo Bagman, then revealed that he and Lupin planned to start a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine called Defense Guide. After Ron suggested asking Albert for help, Sirius considered making him a partner so he would support the magazine.

• Sirius told Lupin he had won about a thousand Galleons from Ludo Bagman, who had paid only half and asked him to keep betting.
• Sirius explained that he had made a private agreement with Albert to share the betting profits.
• Sirius told Harry, Hermione, and Ron that he and Lupin planned to launch a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine called Defense Guide.
• Lupin warned that running a magazine was different from knowing Defense Against the Dark Arts and feared they would lose money.
• Ron suggested that Albert could help organize the magazine, and Sirius decided to consider making him a partner.

Albert recruited acquaintances to bet on Ireland and agreed to take a share in Sirius and Lupin’s planned Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine. He helped shape the magazine’s purpose and warned that Hogwarts’s Defense Against the Dark Arts curse could endanger the next professor, Alastor Moody.

• Albert visited Lee Jordan and his father, discussed Bagman’s betting, and left them Galleons to place a wager on Ireland.
• Albert met Sirius and collected the Galleons Sirius had won, then agreed to invest in a magazine to help Lupin find work.
• Albert suggested the magazine focus on teaching readers to avoid danger and defend themselves, and encouraged Hermione and Hogwarts students to contribute articles.
• Albert told Sirius, Lupin, Hermione, Harry, and Ron that The Quibbler showed wizarding publications could succeed, and asked who would teach Defense Against the Dark Arts next term.
• Lupin said Dumbledore had hired Alastor Moody, and Albert urged Lupin to warn Moody about the Hogwarts curse and advise him to resign early.

Sirius settled his winnings with Bagman and arranged bets while preparing to launch a Defense Against the Dark Arts magazine with Albert’s help. The Weasley Family and Harry headed to their campsite, where they discussed finding Albert and learned that hiring a house-elf could attract Ministry scrutiny.

• Sirius convinced Bagman to settle his remaining Galleons and placed a new bet on Ireland, Krum, and the final score.
• Sirius encouraged Fred and George to invest in his magazine instead of gambling, while Harry offered to contribute a hundred Galleons.
• Sirius gave Fred the magazine designs to show Albert and paid Bagman to ask about running GG during the World Cup final.
• Sirius left with Lupin as Arthur took Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley children to their campsite.
• Fred and George went to find Albert, and Mr. Weasley explained that hiring a house-elf was unusual and could bring Ministry trouble.

Albert warned Fred and George that Ludo Bagman might use disappearing leprechaun gold to avoid paying his gambling debts, then prepared to leave the World Cup after the final. Ireland beat Bulgaria despite Viktor Krum catching the Snitch, and Albert’s group departed before the award ceremony ended.

• Albert told Fred and George that Bagman owed the goblins a large sum and might cheat bettors with leprechaun gold, so they planned to warn Lee Jordan and collect their winnings quickly.
• Albert instructed Bit to spread a bottle of black beads among the Dark Wizards during the night and prepare to leave the campsite after the match.
• Albert told Nia, Katrina, Catherine, and Valeria that he foresaw fire, Dark Wizards, and the Dark Mark, then joined his companions in the box with Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley family.
• Barty Crouch Jr. secretly took Harry’s wand while the spectators watched the mascots, and Albert received a panel quest.
• Ireland built a 170-point lead over Bulgaria through aggressive play, and Krum caught the Snitch to end the match after Ireland had already secured victory.
• The Bulgarian Minister revealed that he understood English, Fudge angrily presented Ireland with the trophy, and Albert’s group left while Fred and George went to find Bagman for their money.

Fred and George collected their winnings from Ludo Bagman while Albert and his friends left the campsite ahead of an attack. Lucius Malfoy led a mob of Dark Wizards through the camp, but exploding tents and the appearance of the Dark Mark disrupted the riot and drew the Ministry’s attention.

• Fred and George discovered that Bagman first tried to pay them with Leprechaun gold, then checked the replacement Galleons and planned to have Bill verify them.
• The Weasley family returned to camp and celebrated their betting winnings while discussing the Quidditch match.
• Albert, Isabelle, Valeria, and Catherine left the campsite in Albert’s suitcase, and the house-elf took them to Isabelle’s home.
• Narcissa sent Draco into the woods, then disguised herself with Polyjuice Potion while Lucius joined masked wizards preparing to attack the camp.
• McNeil and Avery failed to find Albert in his tent, so Lucius redirected the procession toward the Weasleys’ campsite and continued the attack.
• Burning tents began exploding, and the Dark Mark appeared overhead, scattering the Dark Wizards as Ministry personnel rescued the Muggles and pursued the suspected Death Eaters.

After the Quidditch World Cup chaos, Albert brought Nia home and answered letters about the Dark Mark, house-elves, and the magazine. Hermione considered his advice on helping house-elves, while Ginny remained silent when Hermione asked whether she still liked Harry.

• Isabelle told Albert that two strangers had entered their tent after they left the World Cup campsite, and Albert promised to find them while urging her to stay safe.
• Albert gave Isabelle Liquid Luck and a pocket watch, then arranged for Nia, Catherine, and Valeria to return home after the trouble at the campsite.
• Albert read letters from his friends, learned that Harry had lost his wand and that Fred and George had been cheated by Bagman, and advised Hermione to write a story that could improve wizards' treatment of house-elves.
• Albert and Nia returned to Luke and Sansa, and Nia described the World Cup while Albert wrote replies to the letters.
• At the Weasleys', Fred read Albert's warning about Bagman, Harry learned Albert suspected the Dark Lord's plot might target him, and Hermione considered submitting a house-elf story to Sirius's magazine.
• Hermione told Ginny about Albert's advice and his engagement, then suggested Ginny try to move on from Harry.

Voldemort recruited Barty Crouch Jr. to impersonate Moody and manipulate the Triwizard Tournament so Harry Potter would be delivered to him, while Wormtail warned that Albert Anderson could disrupt the plan. After capturing Moody, Barty transformed into him and left for Hogwarts, keeping the real Moody imprisoned in his magical trunk.

• Voldemort used the Imperius Curse to enter Crouch’s home, freed Barty Crouch Jr., and ordered him to bring Harry Potter to Voldemort through the Triwizard Cup.
• Peter warned that Albert Anderson could prevent Harry from winning, but Voldemort refused to target Albert and told Barty to proceed with the plan.
• Barty and Peter prepared Polyjuice Potion and attacked Moody at his home, where they stunned him just before he could Apparate.
• Barty transformed into Moody, while he and Peter concealed the real Moody as a rat and repaired the damage before Arthur arrived.
• After Arthur left, Barty imprisoned Moody in the hidden compartment of his magical trunk and set off for Hogwarts.

Albert traveled to King's Cross for the start of the Hogwarts term, discussed the return of Voldemort and the Triwizard Tournament with his friends, and warned Harry that he might be drawn into the year’s events. The chapter left Harry considering Albert’s claim that Hogwarts’s recurring dangers and troubled Defense Against the Dark Arts professors were no coincidence.

• Albert told Luke, Sansa, and Nia that they would move to the Far East next summer and that Nia would attend Hogwarts.
• At King's Cross, Mr. Jordan told Albert that Ludo Bagman had paid him and the twins mostly counterfeit Galleons, and Albert advised him to pursue repayment with other victims.
• Albert joined Lee Jordan, Fred, and George on the Hogwarts Express, revealed that Voldemort had returned, and explained that the Triwizard Tournament had previously caused deaths.
• Albert said he planned to enter the Triwizard Tournament, while Fred, George, and Lee worried about its danger and Voldemort’s return.
• Harry brought Albert a copy of Sirius's Defense Guide and asked about the tournament; Albert explained it and predicted Harry might be dragged into it.
• Albert pointed out that Harry was repeatedly caught up in Hogwarts’s yearly troubles and that its Defense Against the Dark Arts professors had all had problems, challenging Harry to call that a coincidence.

Albert and his friends discussed whether the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Mad-Eye Moody, was an impostor and examined the new Defense Guide magazine. As the Hogwarts Express arrived in a downpour, Albert kept himself dry and put Lee Jordan inside a Bubble-Head Charm while they rode toward Hogwarts.

• Albert listed the dangers Harry had encountered in previous school years, leading Lee Jordan and the twins to consider whether Mad-Eye Moody might be an impostor.
• Albert explained that an attacker might impersonate Moody with Polyjuice Potion, and the group agreed to watch Moody that evening.
• Fred and George examined the Defense Guide, including its Hogwarts map and Danger Detector gifts, and praised its practical advice while discussing its price.
• Albert, Lee Jordan, Fred, and George discussed marketing Defense Against the Dark Arts products and planning a wizarding radio station.
• The students left the train in torrential rain, and Albert explained how he had prepared rainproof clothing before enclosing Lee Jordan in a Bubble-Head Charm for the carriage ride.

Albert returned to Hogwarts for the new term as students discussed the World Cup riot and the Triwizard Tournament. After Mad-Eye Moody arrived as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Albert and his friends suspected he was an impostor targeting Harry.

• Albert and Shanna entered the castle during the storm, where Peeves threw water balloons at students before Albert sent them inside.
• At the feast, Aaliyah and George discussed the World Cup riot and the Ministry’s handling of damage claims as the Sorting Ceremony began.
• Mad-Eye Moody arrived late, and Albert studied his magical eye while he and his friends wondered what was in Moody’s flask.
• Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament, that only students aged seventeen and above could enter, and that the champions would be selected on Halloween.
• After the feast, the professors discussed Albert’s likely selection as Hogwarts’ champion, while Barty Crouch Jr. worried that their plans were going wrong.
• Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan suspected that Moody was an impostor using Polyjuice Potion and might be targeting Harry.

Albert advised the twins to build their joke shop ideas on broader knowledge, discussed a radio station with Lee Jordan, and warned Hermione that her house-elf campaign would fail unless she changed her approach. He confirmed he intended to enter the Triwizard Tournament, leaving his friends curious about how he would face its dangers.

• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to use Hogwarts' library to develop new joke items and discussed plans for a radio station.
• Lee Jordan read Rita Skeeter's article blaming the Weasleys for Moody's attack, and Albert said he had persuaded Skeeter to stop spreading rumors about him.
• Hermione asked Albert how to help house-elves, and he advised her to promote their integration into wizarding families or pursue a future as Minister for Magic.
• Professor McGonagall confirmed Albert's N.E.W.T. timetable and privately asked whether he planned to enter the Triwizard Tournament; Albert said he did.
• Albert told his friends that dragons could be hurt with a Conjunctivitis Curse, while Fred and George went to move their inventions into the Room of Requirement.

Albert discussed the planned Ancient Runes Guide with Professor Bubbling and learned that a rumor claimed he had already been chosen as Hogwarts’ Triwizard Tournament champion. In Moody’s first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, Albert deflected a surprise curse and disarmed Moody before the class learned how to face Dark Magic and the Unforgivable Curses.

• Professor Bubbling discussed Isabelle’s Ancient Runes Guide with Albert, and Albert suggested making Ancient Runes easier and more systematic to teach.
• Shanna learned that Albert and Isabelle planned to publish Ancient Runes Guide, while Lee Jordan told Albert a rumor said he had already been selected as Hogwarts’ champion.
• Cedric Diggory admitted he had unintentionally helped start the rumor by saying nobody else could compete with Albert, and Albert said the tournament might not be peaceful.
• Moody tested Albert with a surprise Boil Curse, but Albert deflected it with wandless magic and disarmed Moody, impressing the class.
• Moody taught the students to avoid unknown Dark spells and explained the dangers and limits of resisting the Imperius Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and Avada Kedavra.

Albert discussed wandless magic with his friends and proposed a prank product idea to Fred and George. After Moody turned Malfoy into a white ferret for trying to ambush Harry, the students speculated about Moody’s hostility toward the Malfoy family.

• Albert explained wandless magic and demonstrated it by casting Lumos without a wand and magically twisting a spoon.
• Fred and George abandoned wandless-magic practice in favor of their fake-wand inventions, and Albert suggested selling random surprise eggs filled with pranks and prizes.
• A loud bang and screams came from the Entrance Hall, where Moody warned students not to touch something.
• Lee Jordan reported that Moody had turned Malfoy into a bouncing white ferret, but Professor McGonagall stopped him and Moody dragged Malfoy toward the dungeon classrooms.
• Albert and the others discussed Moody’s dislike of Malfoy, linking it to the World Cup chaos and Lucius Malfoy’s suspected Death Eater past.

Sirius warned Dumbledore that Peter Pettigrew was alive and that Harry’s dreams and Albert’s divinations pointed to a plot involving Voldemort. He urged Dumbledore to watch Moody and the Triwizard Cup, and Dumbledore agreed to keep an eye on Moody.

• Sirius told Dumbledore that Peter had escaped Azkaban and that Harry had dreamed of Peter plotting with Voldemort.
• Sirius explained that Albert believed Harry’s dreams were linked to Voldemort and recalled divinations that pointed to Albania Forest, a manor, and a graveyard.
• Dumbledore viewed Sirius’s memory and recognized Barty Crouch Jr. in Albert’s crystal-ball vision.
• Sirius gave Dumbledore Harry’s letter describing Albert’s warning that Harry might be drawn into the Triwizard Cup as part of Voldemort’s plot.
• Sirius suspected Moody might be an impostor, and Dumbledore agreed to watch him and keep an eye on the Triwizard Cup.

Moody struggled to keep Albert out of the Triwizard Tournament without exposing himself, while Albert discussed Hermione’s house-elf advocacy and Hagrid’s dangerous Blast-Ended Skrewts. The chapter left Moody searching for a way to interfere and Hermione considering Albert’s slower approach to changing attitudes toward house-elves.

• Moody weighed ways to stop Albert from becoming champion, but rejected ambushing or drugging him as too risky and decided to ask Wormtail for information.
• Albert sensed someone watching him and suspected Moody, but believed Moody would avoid acting recklessly while Dumbledore was suspicious.
• At Hagrid’s Hut, Albert explained that he had dropped Care of Magical Creatures because he was busy, then discussed Hermione’s S.P.E.W. badges with her and Hagrid.
• Albert advised Hermione to change wizarding attitudes toward house-elves gradually, and she agreed to develop a novel about them.
• Hagrid showed Albert a Blast-Ended Skrewt, and Albert warned that breeding the dangerous creature could violate Ministry rules and put students at risk.
• As Albert and Hermione left the hut, Hermione said they should persuade Hagrid to stop breeding Blast-Ended Skrewts, and Albert noted how stubbornly both she and Hagrid held to their causes.

Albert explained why he was stepping back from publishing in Today's Transfiguration and turning down a collection of his papers without royalties, while urging Cedric to pursue recognition of his own. The chapter left Albert working in the library amid a packed schedule, with plans to help Isabelle review her Ancient Runes Guide and handle several writing commitments.

• Albert told Cedric he was pausing his papers in Today's Transfiguration partly to give Cedric a chance at its Most Promising Newcomer Award.
• Professor McGonagall told Albert that Today's Transfiguration wanted to compile his papers, but Albert refused unless he received royalties and excused himself from prefect duties.
• Albert suggested Cedric submit work to Professor Lupin's Defense Guide and agreed to bring him a copy for his birthday; Cedric and Albert exchanged gift ideas.
• Katrina asked Albert whether her outfit resembled Isabelle, and Albert apologized for abandoning his plan to invite Isabelle to the Christmas ball.
• Professor Moody discussed restrictions on Auror training materials and praised Albert's defensive abilities, while Albert said he had no interest in becoming an Auror.
• Albert and Katrina found books in the library, and Albert began writing his human Transfiguration paper while thinking of his other deadlines.