Chapter Summaries

Remus Lupin worried that Defense Guide was losing money, while Sirius Black joined Mr. Jordan and other creditors to confront Ludo Bagman. Bagman signed a magical repayment agreement, but the creditors warned that he would face the goblins if he defaulted.

• Remus Lupin reviewed Defense Guide’s poor sales and expenses, while Sirius Black reassured him that Albert’s plans could eventually make the magazine profitable.
• Sirius went to Mr. Jordan’s debt-collection meeting, where the creditors discussed recovering their principal from Ludo Bagman through his salary.
• Mr. Jordan presented a magical settlement agreement that would require Bagman to repay 2,400 Galleons over ten years and let the creditors locate him if he defaulted.
• The group found Bagman hiding in a seaside villa, confiscated his wand, and pressured him to sign the agreement.
• After Bagman signed, the creditors left with the contract, and Bagman realized that his hiding place was no longer safe.

Albert discussed Bagman’s magically enforced debt contract, sorted through birthday gifts, and learned that Fred and George planned to sell Love Potions to girls hoping to be his Yule Ball partner. Meanwhile, Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew reviewed Barty Crouch Jr.’s plan to keep Albert from becoming a Triwizard champion, leaving Peter stunned by its methods.

• Albert told Lee Jordan that Bagman had signed a ten-year repayment contract carrying a Tracking Charm and a curse, and that the creditors could turn him over to the goblins if he defaulted.
• Albert and Lee Jordan checked Albert’s birthday gifts for hidden magic, discussed the Goblet of Fire, and read Truman’s news that Bertha Jorkins had disappeared in Albania and Bagman had been cornered by creditors.
• Lee Jordan warned Albert that Fred and George planned to sell Love Potion to girls seeking him as a Yule Ball partner, while Albert kept his dance partner secret.
• Albert read Louise’s letter about her cousin Fleur possibly becoming a champion and her plans to open a witch beauty shop with new American friends.
• Voldemort read Barty Crouch Jr.’s request for help keeping Albert out of the champion selection and told Peter Pettigrew that Albert must not become a champion.
• Peter read Barty’s plan to stop Albert from competing and reacted with stunned disbelief at how it could be done.

Albert discussed reviving the Wizard Cards Club and avoided Professor Moody’s Imperius Curse lessons because he suspected Moody was an impostor. After Dumbledore summoned him to his office, Albert considered what to reveal while protecting his plans involving Barty Crouch Jr.

• Lee Jordan, Fred, and George planned a Wizard Cards tournament with a dance with Albert as its prize, and Tom scratched Lee when Albert ordered him to attack.
• Fred revealed that he and George had sold 37 doses of Love Potion brewed from Albert’s notes, then George warned that Moody was using the Imperius Curse on students.
• Albert told Fred and George he suspected Moody was a fake, refused to risk being cursed, and agreed to train with them in combat magic.
• After Lee posted the tournament announcement, girls asked Albert about dancing with him, and Hermione delivered Dumbledore’s note summoning him to the office next Wednesday.
• Hermione asked Albert where the Hogwarts kitchen was, and he explained how to find it while warning that the house-elves might resent her efforts.
• Albert wondered why Dumbledore wanted to meet and considered hinting at Voldemort’s plans while keeping suspicion on Moody and preserving Barty Crouch Jr. for his quests.

Albert avoided Professor Moody’s lesson on the Imperius Curse by using a Fever Candy to fake an illness, then explained the candy to his friends. After hearing how Moody’s students had behaved under the curse, Albert wondered how its effects could be removed and planned to ask Dumbledore.

• Cedric returned Albert’s Defense Guide, and Albert discussed the magazine, the Wizard Cards tournament, and the upcoming Imperius Curse lesson with his friends.
• Professor Moody announced that he would cast the Imperius Curse on each student, so Albert pretended to have a fever and George helped him leave the classroom unseen.
• Fred explained that the Fever Candy could cause fever symptoms, and Albert gave candies to the girls while asking them to keep the trick secret.
• Angelina and the others told Albert that Moody had made Fred sing the Hogwarts school song and Cedric perform ballet while under the Imperius Curse.
• Albert wondered how Moody had ended the curse’s effects and decided to ask Dumbledore about it.

Albert met with Dumbledore, discussed ways to resist the Imperius Curse, and used a Crystal Ball to identify Nagini as a Horcrux. He agreed to keep Voldemort’s secret while Dumbledore considered how to use the discovery.

• Albert received a Ministry letter revoking his youth representative title and a Wizengamot letter naming him an alternate member, but dismissed both as unimportant.
• Albert questioned Dumbledore about resisting and removing the Imperius Curse, and Dumbledore explained its limits and dangers.
• Albert told Dumbledore that Harry would become a Triwizard champion and warned that Harry’s Defense Against the Dark Arts professors had all had problems.
• Albert revealed that he planned to marry Isabelle after graduation and asked Dumbledore to attend and lend house-elves for the wedding.
• Dumbledore asked Albert to predict the whereabouts of Voldemort’s Horcruxes, and Albert’s Crystal Ball showed a snake, which he identified as Nagini.
• Albert promised to keep the Horcrux discovery secret and pointed out that Dumbledore should also trust the office portraits to keep quiet.

Albert borrowed Dumbledore’s Ancient Runes research and taught Fred, George, and Lee Jordan how to use protective magic to conceal a wilderness camp. After warning them that war was coming and explaining the Fidelius Charm’s risks, he left them planning a secret base for the future.

• Albert discussed Ancient Runes with Dumbledore and borrowed his research notebook after proposing to write a Book of Runes.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan practiced protective magic with Albert, who took them into the Forbidden Forest to test a concealed temporary camp.
• Hagrid joined them, and Albert warned that the centaurs’ prophecy suggested another war was approaching and Hogwarts might not remain safe.
• Albert showed the others that their camp’s protective spells could be found or breached, and explained that concealment mattered more than resisting attackers.
• Fred, George, and Lee asked Albert to teach them the Fidelius Charm, and he explained how Wormtail’s betrayal had exposed Harry’s family.
• The group discussed creating a secret base, and Albert said they would plan it after he finished the Wilderness Survival Guide section.

George, Fred, and Lee Jordan lost another combat-training match against Albert, who explained how ambushes could overcome even an experienced Auror. After they returned to Hogwarts, they read the announcement that the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegations would arrive on October 30 and heard Fred and George pitch a way to enter the Triwizard Tournament selection.

• Albert defeated Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in the Forbidden Forest by using simple spells to counter their ambushes and subdue them.
• Albert discussed Professor Moody’s capture with the others, and George concluded that Moody may have been ambushed by multiple enemies.
• Albert used a Confundus Charm to make Filch overlook the muddy footprints before the group read the Triwizard Tournament arrival announcement.
• Fred and George offered to sell students information and a way to enter the champion selection, while Hermione warned that the Aging Potion would not fool the judges.
• Harry asked whether anyone from Hogwarts planned to compete, and Hermione said Albert was the likely champion while Ron argued that Cedric might try.

As Hogwarts prepared to host Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, Albert’s friends discussed the visiting schools and the likely champions, while the professors debated Albert’s reputation and the Ministry’s treatment of him. Peter infiltrated Hogwarts as part of Barty Crouch Jr.’s plan to keep Albert out of the Triwizard Tournament, but Albert noticed his arrival and received a task to thwart the scheme.

• The Gryffindors discussed the visiting schools, and Albert revealed that Viktor Krum would likely compete for Durmstrang, causing a stir in the Great Hall.
• Albert silenced the Great Hall with a charm, while Moody defended him against Snape’s accusations and told the professors that Fudge had withheld Albert’s Wizengamot British Youth Representative award.
• McGonagall grew furious over the Ministry’s treatment of Albert and left to find Dumbledore, while Moody privately considered his plan underway.
• Peter entered Hogwarts through a Secret Passage, retrieved a wand prepared by Barty Crouch Jr., and planned to control Katrina and make her fall in love with Albert so they would miss the champion selection.
• Albert received a task to surprise those trying to keep him out of the Triwizard Tournament and saw Peter on the Marauder’s Map, but he hesitated to confront him because Voldemort might detect altered memories.

Hogwarts welcomed the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegations as Albert warned the prefects that champions would likely learn the Triwizard Tournament tasks in advance. The visitors arrived, Viktor Krum drew a crowd, and Albert entered the Entrance Hall with Krum and his schoolmates still unsure where to sit.

• Albert told Shanna and Lee Jordan that someone did not want him to enter the Triwizard Tournament, while they discussed Love Potion sales and the girls interested in Krum and Albert.
• Professor Flitwick taught the history of the Triwizard Tournament after students became distracted by the visiting schools’ arrival.
• While Hogwarts waited outside, Albert explained that cheating and advance preparation were customary in school competitions, and Moody agreed that the other headmasters would help their champions.
• A huge winged-horse-drawn carriage brought Beauxbatons and its headmistress to Hogwarts, and Albert noticed familiar faces among the students.
• A ship emerged from the Black Lake carrying Durmstrang, and Karkaroff introduced Viktor Krum to Dumbledore as the Hogwarts crowd clamored for Krum’s autograph.
• Albert and Shanna entered the Entrance Hall, where Krum and his Durmstrang schoolmates still seemed unsure where to sit.

Albert attended the Triwizard Tournament’s opening feast, where Dumbledore explained the Goblet of Fire’s selection rules and warned that entering created a binding magical contract. After Albert uncovered and thwarted a plot to keep him from entering, he freed Katrina from the Imperius Curse and suspected Moody was targeting Harry.

• Albert watched Hogwarts students crowd around Krum for autographs before Dumbledore welcomed the visiting schools and began the feast.
• Dumbledore introduced the judges, presented the Goblet of Fire, and explained the age restriction, deadline, dangers, and magical contract binding champions.
• After the feast, Albert followed Katrina, who was under the Imperius Curse and carried a box containing Love Potion-laced tea intended to keep him from the selection.
• Albert altered Katrina’s memories so she believed she had succeeded, then followed her to the Room of Requirement and freed her from the Imperius Curse.
• Albert promised Katrina he would keep the incident secret, suspected Moody was an impostor trying to help Harry become champion, and discussed how to deal with him.

George, Fred, and Lee Jordan searched for Albert after he failed to return to the dormitory and worried that someone was preventing him from entering the Triwizard Tournament. Their attempts to register him brought trouble, and the chapter ended with Professor McGonagall refusing to prioritize the tournament over finding him.

• George noticed Albert was missing and woke Fred and Lee Jordan, who agreed to feed Tom while Albert was away.
• At the Entrance Hall, the students discussed Hogwarts entrants and grew concerned that Albert had missed the Goblet of Fire deadline.
• After hearing rumors that Katrina was missing too, George, Fred, and Lee Jordan tried to enter Albert using Aging Potion, but the Age Line threw Fred and George back and gave them white beards.
• Moody took Albert’s entry slip but went to find Dumbledore instead of submitting it, while George suspected that Moody might be an impostor who had used the Imperius Curse on Albert and Katrina.
• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were treated for their beards and then beaten by students affected by Aging Potion they had sold; afterward, the three split up to seek help.
• Fred and George told Professor McGonagall that Albert had disappeared and asked to enter him, but she refused and said they should find him first.

Fred and George searched for Albert and learned that the Goblet of Fire required a magical contract, while Albert remained hidden in the Room of Requirement, teaching Katrina Occlumency. At the Halloween feast, Albert was named Hogwarts' champion, but he was absent, leaving the Great Hall in chaos.

• Moody told Fred and George that another person registering Albert would not fulfill the magical contract, and George admitted he suspected Albert might have hidden himself.
• Albert stayed in the Room of Requirement with Katrina, teaching her Occlumency and saying he would remain there until the Halloween feast ended.
• The Durmstrang and Beauxbatons delegations arrived, while Hogwarts students speculated about Albert's disappearance and Angelina registered him for the tournament.
• Dumbledore announced Viktor Krum as Durmstrang's champion and Fleur Delacour as Beauxbatons' champion.
• Dumbledore named Albert Anderson as Hogwarts' champion, but Albert did not appear, and the Great Hall erupted into chaos.

The Goblet of Fire selected Harry Potter as a fourth champion after Albert Anderson vanished, but Albert returned and joined him in the champions’ room. The adults accepted that neither champion could withdraw from the magical contract, and Albert and Harry left facing a dangerous tournament and the threat of a conspiracy.

• The Goblet of Fire selected Harry Potter after Albert Anderson failed to appear, and Dumbledore summoned Harry to join the champions.
• Albert returned to the Great Hall and told Professor McGonagall that he and Katrina had been ambushed and trapped in a Chamber of Secrets.
• Albert told Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum that Harry was the fourth champion, then warned Harry that someone might be targeting him.
• Moody argued that someone had entered Harry’s name to endanger him and claimed Albert had also been attacked to keep him from competing; Dumbledore said the magical contract could not be broken.
• Crouch briefed Albert, Harry, Fleur, and Viktor on the tournament’s first task, scheduled for November 24, and said the champions would learn about the second task later.
• Albert thanked Moody for supposedly entering his name, and Dumbledore asked Moody to keep an eye on Harry as Albert and Harry left.

Albert explained to Harry how someone could have entered his name in the Goblet of Fire and warned that Voldemort and Wormtail were likely behind it. Meanwhile, Barty Crouch Jr. and Voldemort blamed Wormtail for the failed plot and prepared a backup plan to use the third task to abduct Harry.

• Albert told Harry that a powerful Confundus Charm could have made the Goblet treat him as a champion from a fourth school, and suggested Voldemort had arranged it through Wormtail.
• Albert reasoned that someone had attacked him to keep him from competing, while warning Harry that the third task might involve dangerous magical creatures.
• Harry entered the Gryffindor Common Room and was mobbed by celebrating students, while Albert slipped away unnoticed.
• Barty Crouch Jr. tortured the real Moody, concluded that Albert had entered himself in the Tournament, and wrote Voldemort about a plan to kill someone during the third task to distract Dumbledore.
• Voldemort tortured Wormtail for failing to control Albert, but kept him alive to help with the resurrection plan and their backup scheme.

Albert struggled with the attention he received as a Triwizard champion and decided to turn photos with the other champions into limited-edition wizard cards. He told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that Professor Moody had entered him in the tournament and revealed that Katrina had been controlled by the Imperius Curse to make him drink Love Potion.

• Albert was mobbed by Gryffindor students, and Angelina questioned him about how he had slipped back to the dormitory unnoticed.
• At breakfast, Albert faced more questions and decided to make limited-edition wizard cards with the other champions instead of selling signed photos.
• Albert sent Lee Jordan to tell the girls following them that Professor Moody had entered him in the Triwizard Tournament, and they left after learning the supposed secret.
• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that someone had planned to attack him and make him miss the tournament, and he suspected Professor Moody.
• Albert said Katrina had been controlled by the Imperius Curse and that an impostor had tested her resistance to the curse.

Albert’s rumors about Moody boosted his surprise value and triggered tasks warning him of a dark wizard’s plans, while he spent a romantic evening with Isabelle in Hogsmeade. Back at Hogwarts, Harry asked Albert to help him speak with Sirius Black through a Two-way Mirror, and Albert agreed to stay if Sirius permitted it.

• Moody raged as Hogwarts students thanked him for supposedly helping Albert enter the Triwizard Tournament, while Barty Crouch Jr. plotted to torture and kill Albert.
• Albert learned that the rumors had raised his surprise value and received tasks involving Moody’s identity, protecting himself, defeating a dark wizard, and helping Harry.
• Albert used a Time-Turner to spend the evening with Isabelle, discussed his plans and her work, and invited her to watch the first task.
• Albert returned to the Gryffindor Common Room and found Harry and Hermione together without Ron.
• Harry gave Albert Sirius’s note and asked to talk; Albert explained the Two-way Mirror and agreed to stay while Harry contacted Sirius.

Albert discussed the likely dangers of the Triwizard Tournament’s first task with Harry and Hermione, then explained why he feared for his cat and described the hostility he faced from Pure-bloods. Sirius contacted them through the Two-way Mirror about Harry becoming a Hogwarts champion, and Albert directed him to Dumbledore.

• Albert told Harry and Hermione that the first task might involve dragons and suggested Black and Lupin train Harry to fight dangerous creatures.
• Albert showed Hermione how to pet Crookshanks and explained that he kept Tom protected because students might hurt the cat to get at him.
• Albert argued that Pure-bloods hated him for winning awards and warned Hermione that Muggle Wizards could face discrimination at the Ministry of Magic.
• Sirius told Albert that Defense Guide sales were growing but the magazine was still losing money, and Albert asked Lupin to prepare a financial report.
• Sirius raised Harry’s status as a Hogwarts champion, and Albert advised him to speak with Dumbledore.

Albert told Sirius that Voldemort likely arranged for Harry's name to enter the Goblet of Fire and may use the Triwizard Tournament to kill him publicly. Sirius planned to warn Dumbledore about Barty Crouch Jr. and help Harry prepare for the tasks.

• Albert told Sirius he suspected Peter Pettigrew had attacked him and said Voldemort's followers likely put Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire.
• Albert explained that Voldemort could use Harry's death to avenge his defeat and rally the Death Eaters, while Hermione recalled Trelawney's prophecy about Voldemort's servant returning.
• Sirius told Albert that his prediction had shown Barty Crouch Jr., and Albert suggested checking whether Crouch was alive or investigating the Crouch household.
• Sirius agreed to suggest that Dumbledore look into Barty Crouch Jr. and offered to pay Albert to predict the Triwizard tasks and help Harry prepare.
• Albert guessed the first task would involve a XXXXX-rated Magical Creature and suggested Sirius take Harry into the Forbidden Forest to face Acromantulas.
• Hermione recalled that Albert had once defeated a large group of Acromantulas, and Sirius decided to discuss training Harry with Lupin.

Albert dealt with the attention and hostility that came with being Hogwarts champion while showing Yanira around the castle after she arrived from Beauxbatons. Yanira hinted that she wanted him as her Yule Ball partner, but Albert refused because he already had a partner and a girlfriend.

• Albert struggled with unwanted attention from Hogwarts girls, while Harry faced hostility over being named champion and Ron stopped speaking to him.
• Albert reassured Katrina that he would address the questions about the earlier attack, then agreed to resume teaching her Occlumency on the weekend.
• Yanira approached Albert in the library, and after he finished his essay, she invited him to the Yule Ball; Albert declined and offered to show her Hogwarts instead.
• Katrina told the girls questioning her that Yanira was a friend Albert had met in Spain and insisted Albert and Isabelle had a stable relationship.
• Albert showed Yanira Hogwarts' moving staircases and secret passages as she compared herself with Fleur and warned that Fleur might use Charm Magic on him.
• Yanira explained that Olympe Maxime taught the Beauxbatons students several subjects during their stay and that they could attend Hogwarts classes if they wished.

Albert visited Hagrid to warn him against revealing his half-giant heritage and discussed the danger surrounding Harry’s forced entry into the Triwizard Tournament. Afterward, he received a gift from the Delacours and encountered Fleur and Yanira, leaving as Harry and Hermione approached.

• Albert visited Hagrid, criticized his plans for teaching Care of Magical Creatures, and warned him not to tell anyone about his giant bloodline.
• Albert told Hagrid that Peter Pettigrew had likely entered Harry’s name in the Goblet of Fire and might be hiding in Hogwarts as a rat.
• Albert met Madame Maxime, Fleur, and Gabrielle, who delivered a box and letter from Mr. Delacour.
• Fleur and Yanira argued over Albert, while Gabrielle offered sweets and Yanira suspected they contained Draught of Living Death.
• Albert declined Yanira’s chocolates and left for the castle as Harry and Hermione approached.