Chapter Summaries

After Umbridge knocked herself unconscious, Hogwarts cancelled her Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, and Harry asked Hermione for help learning Occlumency. Hermione showed Harry and Ron enchanted Galleons she was developing as secret meeting signals, while Harry learned that Dumbledore was at school and set out to confront him.

• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed Umbridge’s fall, and Hermione told Professor McGonagall that Umbridge was unconscious in the Hospital Wing.
• Professor McGonagall cancelled Defence Against the Dark Arts after Madam Pomfrey confirmed Umbridge could not teach.
• Harry asked Hermione to help him understand Occlumency, and she studied the Advanced Occlumency Guide but found it difficult.
• Hermione gave Harry and Ron enchanted Galleons she was developing to signal the time of their next meeting.
• Fred and George told Harry that Dumbledore was at school and that Albert had gone to the Headmaster’s office to have tea with him.
• Harry grabbed the Marauder’s Map and headed for the Headmaster’s office to speak with Dumbledore about Occlumency and his distance from Harry.

Albert discussed his new book, Snape, and the dangers facing Harry with Dumbledore, then warned him that Sirius Black might die. Harry asked Dumbledore for help with his recurring dreams and Occlumency, and Dumbledore promised to find him a teacher.

• Albert gave Dumbledore his book about the grim future and argued that respect between him and Snape had to be mutual.
• Albert told Dumbledore that Umbridge had sent the Dementors after Harry and warned that Harry’s Dumbledore’s Army had helped provoke Fudge into driving Dumbledore out.
• Albert told Dumbledore and Phineas that he had foreseen Sirius Black’s death and advised them to prepare Liquid Luck.
• Albert directed Harry to Dumbledore when Harry arrived seeking help with his dreams about a dark corridor and learning Occlumency.
• Dumbledore declined to teach Harry himself but said he would try to persuade Albert or find another teacher, while Phineas urged him to heed Albert’s advice.

As the Gryffindor–Slytherin Quidditch match approached, Slytherin players tried to provoke Harry into trouble, and Miles Blatchy cursed Aaliyah. After Blatchy disappeared, Albert found him cursed and posed in a lavatory, then challenged Snape and Umbridge to produce evidence before accusing anyone.

• Miles Blatchy cursed Aaliyah, and Hermione stopped Harry from retaliating while Fred and George hinted they would take action.
• Miles Blatchy disappeared, prompting Snape and the Slytherin students to search the castle as rumors blamed Gryffindor.
• Albert and his friends encountered Stuart Ackley, who reported finding someone in the fifth-floor Boys' Lavatory.
• Albert found Miles Blatchy posed on a sink in a ballet skirt, removed his curses, and arranged for him to be taken to the Hospital Wing.
• Snape and Umbridge questioned Albert, who explained how Blatchy had been found and insisted they wait for evidence before assigning blame.

Gryffindor and Slytherin tensions worsened as Umbridge and Snape’s favoritism fueled student clashes, while Albert and Katrina refused to take responsibility for calming the school. The chapter left Umbridge facing a public prank and her detentions turning chaotic as the Quidditch match approached.

• Slytherin students blamed Gryffindor for Miles Blatchy’s swan-costume incident, and the two Houses’ clashes grew more frequent under Umbridge and Snape’s biased punishments.
• Professor McGonagall confronted Albert and Katrina about the rising conflicts, but they argued that the unfairness behind them had to be addressed and suggested letting Umbridge handle the trouble.
• Albert and Katrina left McGonagall’s office, and Albert said she would have to face reality after Dumbledore was driven away.
• Umbridge was pelted by enchanted dung balls as the words Anti-Toad Alliance appeared on her robes, while students watched and retched.
• As the Gryffindor-Slytherin match neared, conflicts filled the Hospital Wing and Umbridge’s detentions; students blocked a classroom keyhole and set off a Laughing Bomb that made the punished students laugh at her.

Fred, George, and Lee prepared for the Gryffindor–Slytherin Quidditch match, mocking the Slytherins and trying to steady the nervous Ron with medicine. The chapter left both houses betting heavily on the match, while Harry led Ron away to eat before they headed to the pitch.

• Fred, George, and Lee discussed Gryffindor’s chances and planned to give the team supposedly lucky Pumpkin Juice before the match.
• Fred transformed a Slytherin badge into “Weasley Is Our Dad,” and George dropped a smoke-producing ball near Malfoy, blackening him and two other students.
• Harry offered Ron Calming Draught, while Lee and George gave him Vitality Tonic to help with his nerves.
• Harry took Ron away with bread and juice as the Slytherins chanted “Weasley Is Our King,” and Hermione left in disgust at the twins’ teasing.
• George, Fred, and Lee proposed a twenty-Galleon bet, and Montague agreed to gather Slytherin students to match it.

Albert and Isabelle watched Gryffindor’s Quidditch match against Slytherin, then witnessed the rivalry erupt into a spell fight after the game. Dumbledore ended the brawl and punished the students by making them run laps, while Umbridge remained unconscious and the houses continued taunting each other.

• Albert and Isabelle watched Slytherin take the lead as Ron struggled under the stands’ mocking song, but Harry caught the Golden Snitch and ended the match.
• Harry and Malfoy traded insults after the game as students from Gryffindor and Slytherin gathered around them.
• Slytherin students launched spells first, but Harry, Fred, and George used Shield Charms to repel their attack before the fight spread.
• An unknown assailant stunned Umbridge as she approached, and Dumbledore froze the students involved to stop the brawl.
• Dumbledore accepted Albert’s suggestion to punish the students with laps around the pitch, while McGonagall and Snape kept the houses running separately.
• The Slytherins sang “Weasley Is Our King” again, and the Gryffindors answered with an insulting gesture as McGonagall ordered them to keep running.

Albert visited Hagrid after learning he had returned injured from a failed mission to recruit giants. He warned Hagrid that Umbridge planned to review his teaching and try to dismiss him, leaving Hagrid to prepare for her inspection.

• Albert received a message that Hagrid had returned badly injured after buying dragon meat, then went to visit him at his cabin.
• Hagrid told Albert that he and Olim had failed to recruit the giants after Death Eaters won them over and the giants killed their leader.
• Albert explained that the giants had been more likely to accept the Death Eaters’ offer because they promised freedom from their confinement.
• Albert told Hagrid about Umbridge’s growing power at Hogwarts, Harry’s likely Quidditch ban, and the threat to Dumbledore’s position.
• Albert warned Hagrid that Umbridge intended to review his Care of Magical Creatures classes and dismiss him, and promised to send Dittany for his injuries.

Harry and the Weasley twins defended their actions in a confrontation with Professor McGonagall, warning her that resentment toward Slytherin and Umbridge was growing. Later, McGonagall resisted Umbridge’s attempt to ban them from Quidditch and seize their broomsticks, leaving Umbridge furious and McGonagall relieved.

• Harry, Fred, and George told McGonagall that they had only returned Malfoy’s insults and defended themselves against Slytherin curses, while blaming Slytherin for provoking wider student resentment.
• George revealed that Umbridge had been knocked unconscious, and Harry privately recognized that Lee Jordan had cast the Stunning Spell.
• Fred, George, and Harry told McGonagall they would not obey Umbridge’s Educational Decrees and left her office after warning that Umbridge would be gone the following year.
• Umbridge later asked McGonagall to ban Harry and the Weasley twins from Quidditch and confiscate their brooms, but McGonagall refused to seize their private property and suggested Umbridge address the students herself.
• Umbridge stormed out, and McGonagall felt relieved after deciding to let her handle the consequences of her own actions.

Umbridge banned Harry, Fred, and George from Quidditch and confiscated their brooms, while a fire caused by Peeves left her humiliated and unable to find the culprit. Gryffindor students retaliated against Slytherin and Umbridge, and the chapter ended with McGonagall refusing to intervene as tensions at Hogwarts escalated.

• Peeves started a fire in Umbridge's office with an Ashwinder Egg, and Filch and Umbridge struggled to put it out until a Slytherin student suggested using magic.
• Umbridge failed to identify Peeves as the culprit and summoned Harry, Fred, and George, banning them from Quidditch and taking their broomsticks.
• Lee Jordan challenged the Gryffindor students to stand up to Umbridge, then exposed how little they had contributed toward their victory feast.
• Gryffindor students retaliated by humiliating Malfoy and his two lackeys in a lavatory and hanging Umbridge on a notice board covered with Educational Decrees.
• Umbridge threatened to interrogate Gryffindor students, while McGonagall said she could do nothing and advised them to write to the Ministry of Magic.

As Hogwarts descended into chaos under Umbridge, Harry, Ron, and Hermione argued over the students’ resistance and whether Umbridge could be stopped from harming Hagrid. Harry revealed that Albert had prophesied Umbridge would bring disaster and death to Muggle-born wizards, leaving Hermione shocked and more aware of why Harry hated Umbridge.

• After Professor McGonagall stopped intervening, Hogwarts students and Peeves tormented Umbridge while the professors largely stayed out of the chaos.
• Hermione objected to the students’ extreme retaliation, but Harry and Ron argued that Umbridge deserved it and that Dumbledore had chosen not to intervene this term.
• Harry warned Hermione that Umbridge could find excuses to fire Hagrid, including blaming him for the Ashwinder Eggs that had burned down her office.
• Harry told Hermione and Ron that Albert had predicted Umbridge would bring disaster upon Muggle-born wizards and cause many innocent deaths in the coming years.
• Hermione was shocked by the prophecy, while Harry said he believed it because Albert’s previous predictions had come true.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron visited Hagrid, found him injured, and learned that Albert had sent medicine and warned him about his plans. On the way back, they suspected Hagrid had brought a young giant into the Forbidden Forest, and Hermione decided to ask Albert what he knew.

• Hagrid returned to his cabin injured and gave Fang food sent by Albert.
• Hermione read Albert's instructions for treating Hagrid's wounds, while Hagrid avoided explaining how he had been hurt.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron warned Hagrid that Umbridge wanted to dismiss him and urged him to teach ordinary creatures during his inspection.
• Harry read Albert's letter advising Hagrid to give up his efforts and warning that Firenze might need rescuing from the centaurs.
• As they returned to the castle, Hermione guessed Hagrid was hiding a young giant in the Forbidden Forest and resolved to speak with Albert.

Hermione confronted Albert about Hagrid hiding a giant, and Albert urged her not to take responsibility for Hagrid’s choices. Later, Albert met Dumbledore to collect Liquid Luck and discuss Voldemort, Harry, and Umbridge’s growing control of Hogwarts.

• Hermione told Albert she had deduced that Hagrid had hidden a giant in the Forbidden Forest, and Albert refused to reveal Hagrid’s private reasons.
• Albert comforted Hermione and advised her that she could refuse Hagrid if he asked for help beyond her ability.
• George gave Albert a note from Dumbledore, and Albert later collected a small supply of Liquid Luck from him for one hundred Galleons.
• Albert and Dumbledore discussed Voldemort’s Horcruxes, Dumbledore’s dangerous plans, and Albert’s refusal to teach Harry Occlumency.
• Professor McGonagall informed Dumbledore that Umbridge had banned Harry and the Weasley twins from Quidditch for life and confiscated their brooms.
• Albert predicted that Umbridge intended to expel Professor Trelawney and warned Dumbledore that employing Firenze could anger the other centaurs.

Albert and Katrina witnessed Professor Trelawney’s dismissal by Umbridge, which turned into a public confrontation when Trelawney delivered ominous prophecies and mocked her. Dumbledore let Trelawney leave with the promise that she could return after Umbridge was gone, while Umbridge and two Aurors were sent to the Hospital Wing.

• Katrina asked Albert about mastering Silent Spells, and he advised her to practice or consider an alder wand.
• Albert and Katrina went to the Entrance Hall after hearing that Umbridge had fired Professor Trelawney.
• Trelawney warned Umbridge of future misfortune, mocked her ties to toads, and predicted that she would be hospitalized next year.
• A burst of white mist filled the Entrance Hall; the two Aurors collapsed, and Umbridge fell after her boots stuck to the floor.
• Dumbledore told Trelawney she could stay, but she chose to leave temporarily and hoped to return after Umbridge was gone.
• Dumbledore ordered Albert and Katrina to take Umbridge and the injured Aurors to the Hospital Wing, then dismissed the crowd.

After Trelawney’s prophecies unsettled Umbridge, Hagrid went to the Forbidden Forest to bring Firenze to Hogwarts and found the centaurs attacking him for agreeing to teach there. Firenze reached Hagrid’s cabin and began recovering, while Dumbledore welcomed him and anticipated his meeting with Albert.

• Trelawney’s prophecies made Umbridge fear that her dismissal of Trelawney would damage her standing, while Dumbledore kept the identity of the new Divination professor secret.
• Dumbledore sent Hagrid to the Forbidden Forest to meet Firenze, and Hagrid found the centaurs beating him for choosing to work at Hogwarts.
• Magorian ordered Firenze to abandon his plan or be expelled from the herd, but Firenze refused and left with Hagrid, who was barred from returning to the forest.
• Hagrid used Dittany from Albert to help Firenze treat his injuries, and Firenze recognized Albert’s name from a past encounter in the forest.
• Dumbledore arrived at Hagrid’s cabin, thanked Hagrid and Firenze, and told Firenze that Albert was eager to meet him and discuss prophecy.

Dumbledore appointed Firenze as Hogwarts' Divination professor, and Trelawney's latest prophecies fueled hostility toward Umbridge and rumors that she would become headmistress. Albert visited Firenze to discuss prophecy and warned him that he would eventually return to the Forbidden Forest and should beware of Umbridge.

• Dumbledore's appointment of Firenze fulfilled Trelawney's prophecy that a non-human Divination professor would teach at Hogwarts, while her prediction about Umbridge becoming headmistress spread among students.
• Umbridge's efforts to suppress the gossip failed, leaving her isolated and increasingly furious as students and professors turned against her.
• Lee Jordan told Fred, George, and Albert that Umbridge planned to inspect Firenze's lessons and was searching for Dumbledore's Army's meeting place.
• Albert warned that the Defense Association's meeting place might eventually be discovered, and George decided to discuss the problem with its members.
• Albert visited Firenze in a forest-like Classroom Eleven and asked to exchange knowledge about prophecy.
• Albert told Firenze that he would resign and return to the Forbidden Forest, then warned him that Umbridge disliked centaurs and other non-human creatures.

Cedric warned Albert that Umbridge might be investigating Dumbledore’s Army, and Albert gave him advice and some antidote to Veritaserum. Meanwhile, Angelina struggled to rebuild Gryffindor’s Quidditch team, and the chapter ended with Albert warning the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan that Umbridge would use Veritaserum if she committed to uncovering the group.

• Professor McGonagall refused Angelina’s appeal to lift Potter and the Weasley twins’ Quidditch ban and advised her to find replacement players.
• Cedric told Albert that Umbridge might suspect him of involvement with Dumbledore’s Army, and Albert warned him about Veritaserum and gave him some antidote.
• Albert and the Weasley twins discussed spreading a rumor about Dumbledore’s Army training among Hagrid’s Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest.
• Angelina told Albert that Ginny, Andrew Kirk, and Jack Sloper had joined Gryffindor’s struggling Quidditch team, then asked whether she could become a professional player after graduation.
• Albert told Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that Umbridge would resort to Veritaserum if she seriously investigated Dumbledore’s Army.

Cedric endured Umbridge’s interrogation about the Self-Defense Guide and Dumbledore’s Army by taking an antidote to Veritaserum beforehand. As Umbridge escalated her control over Hogwarts, George began considering ways to curse her.

• Filch brought Cedric to Umbridge, who questioned him under Veritaserum about the Self-Defense Guide, Dumbledore’s Army, and Albert.
• Cedric gave Umbridge misleading rumors and truthful details, then left after she could get no more from him; she tested the remaining Veritaserum on a house-elf.
• Cedric told Harry and Hermione that Albert had supplied a Veritaserum antidote and shared advice for protecting Dumbledore’s Army from further interrogations.
• George told Albert and Shanna that Umbridge had interrogated Cedric, and Albert warned that she might use cruel methods against students.
• Albert, George, Shanna, and Lee saw Umbridge’s new decree announcing an action squad, and George proposed turning Umbridge into a toad or inflicting a skin disease on her.

After Cedric reported that Umbridge had used Veritaserum on him, Harry and Hermione led Dumbledore's Army in discussing ways to protect members from being interrogated. They rejected extreme or impractical plans and practiced tactics for stalling Umbridge, while Fred and George used the meeting to promote their Quick Escape Candy.

• Cedric warned Dumbledore's Army that Umbridge was convinced the group existed and might screen students with Veritaserum.
• Members debated reporting Umbridge, seeking Dumbledore's help, turning her into a toad, and brewing a Veritaserum antidote, but none of these options gained workable support.
• Fred and George proposed emergency tactics to stall Umbridge, including faking injuries, using prank products, and casting Obliviate if necessary.
• Harry distributed free Quick Escape Candy from Fred and George, and the group practiced ways to avoid being taken to Umbridge's office.
• After the meeting, Fred and George explained to Ron that giving away candy built goodwill and promoted their planned joke shop.

Dolores Umbridge targeted Hermione Granger for questioning about illegal activities, but Hermione and Harry’s friends turned the interrogation into a series of schemes against her. After Hermione altered Umbridge’s memories, Harry suggested sending her to investigate Hagrid’s Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest.

• Umbridge accused Hermione of organizing illegal activities and led her toward her office while students distracted her with enchanted insults.
• Hermione tripped and stunned Umbridge, then Harry and the Dumbledore’s Army members stunned Malfoy’s action squad and erased their memories.
• Harry’s group hid the unconscious students in the Boys’ Lavatory, while Hermione staged an apparent fall and Filch was tripped when he arrived.
• After leaving the Hospital Wing, Umbridge summoned Hermione again, but Hermione used smoke to knock her out and cast a Memory Charm on her.
• Harry asked Hermione to make Umbridge believe that Dumbledore had a secret base in the Forbidden Forest so she would investigate the Acromantulas.

Hermione, Harry, and Ron used Polyjuice Potion to transform Umbridge into a toad, hoping to keep her from interrogating students and teaching for two months. They escaped with an alibi and left Umbridge unconscious in her office, while Albert gave Ron medicine to help him play Quidditch with more confidence.

• Shanna told Albert that Umbridge was inviting students to tea, and Albert reflected on his recent study of Firenze’s astrology and Centaur healing magic.
• Hermione asked Albert for Polyjuice Potion, and he supplied a dose after realizing she planned to use it against Umbridge.
• Hermione explained the plan to Harry and Ron: mix Trevor’s skin into the potion so Umbridge would transform into a toad; Albert warned them she might become more dangerous afterward.
• Albert lent the group the Book of Origins to help provide an alibi and gave Ron medicine intended to improve his Quidditch confidence.
• Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Lee stunned Umbridge, forced her to drink the potion, and modified her memory as she transformed into a toad.
• Lee photographed Umbridge, and the group erased signs of their visit before leaving her unconscious in her office.