Chapter Summaries

After Peeves pretended to reconcile with Umbridge, Albert explained that she was not truly Hogwarts's Headmaster and urged Fred, George, and Lee Jordan to resist her indirectly. As Umbridge tightened her grip on the school, Fred and George were caught and whipped, then prepared to launch the Anti-Toad Guerrilla Squad with Peeves.

• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan worried that Peeves had surrendered to Umbridge, but Albert explained that her appointment as Headmaster was invalid and that Peeves could still cause trouble for her.
• Albert rejected a direct student confrontation and told the three to prepare Backup Plan Two, while warning them that Umbridge's allies might target them.
• Umbridge enforced the Educational Decrees with Blood Quill detentions, encouraged reports, and tried to find grounds to expel Harry Potter, but no one credibly testified against him and Snape said the Veritaserum was gone.
• Shanna complained to Albert about Umbridge's oppressive rule and feared it would affect the students' exams.
• Lee Jordan told Albert that the Investigation Action Group had ambushed Fred and George while they sold Joke items, and that Filch had locked them in the dungeons and whipped them.
• Albert freed and healed Fred and George, who planned to team up with Peeves as the Anti-Toad Guerrilla Squad and asked Albert to get them a Marauder's Map.

Filch discovered Fred and George had vanished from the dungeon, while Umbridge threatened to expel them and accused Albert of helping them escape. The twins turned the Toad Mark into a public spectacle and ambushed Umbridge at the Quidditch Pitch, leaving her dangling upside down as they prepared to leave Hogwarts.

• Filch found Fred and George missing from the dungeon and reported their escape to Umbridge, who posted a notice demanding their return or threatening expulsion.
• Professor McGonagall questioned Albert about the twins, and Albert suggested they had withdrawn from school to start their joke business.
• Umbridge accused Albert of helping Fred and George escape, but he denied the accusation and left while McGonagall insisted the facts be established first.
• A firework displayed the Toad Mark and a message recruiting for the Toad Alliance over the Quidditch Pitch, prompting students to suspect Fred and George.
• Fred and George borrowed wands from Albert and used Levicorpus to hoist Umbridge into the air as she tried to remove the mark; Albert had also secretly recovered their confiscated wands.

After Fred and George’s attacks on Umbridge sparked a brawl and harsher reprisals, they rallied Hogwarts students to resist her while secretly hiding in Albert’s enchanted suitcase. Umbridge’s attempts to find and discredit the twins failed, and the Anti-Toad movement continued to spread through the school.

• Umbridge raided Albert’s dormitory for Fred and George, then the Investigation Action Group clashed with Gryffindor students and was driven out of the common room.
• Umbridge punished students involved in the fight, while Fred and George revealed they were still at Hogwarts and planned to keep Umbridge occupied.
• Albert advised the students to organize their resistance and have Fred and George teach them how to counter the Investigation Action Group.
• The Ministry failed to locate Fred and George or prove who was attacking Umbridge, while the twins secretly worked from Albert’s suitcase.
• Umbridge’s attempt to portray Fred and George as dangerous students failed when Fudge blocked the Daily Prophet report, and students circulated the Anti-Toad Guide.

Albert explained that he was using resistance to Umbridge to awaken Hogwarts students and prepare them to support Harry Potter in the coming war against The Dark Lord. He warned Fred, George, and Lee Jordan about the dangers ahead and urged them to keep their plans secret.

• Fred, George, and Lee Jordan asked Albert why he had prolonged their resistance to Umbridge instead of defeating her outright.
• Albert said Umbridge’s cruelty was meant to rouse students from complacency and help them find the courage to resist.
• Albert revealed that he believed The Dark Lord was seeking the prophecy about Harry Potter and predicted that the Ministry of Magic and other forces might fall under his control.
• Albert explained that Dumbledore’s Army needed to prepare to fight so Harry would not face The Dark Lord alone.
• Albert warned Fred, George, and Lee Jordan that their families and friends were at risk, and they understood that stirring up opposition to Umbridge would help unite students.
• Albert told them to postpone opening their joke shop, focus on preparing for the Wizarding War, and keep their conversation secret.

Umbridge accused Harry of plotting with Fred and George, but Harry challenged her claims and taunted her over her threats. After Umbridge used the Cruciatus Curse on Harry in front of witnesses, Ron revealed that Fred and George were hiding in a secret base in the Forbidden Forest and hinted at a weapon meant to drive Umbridge out.

• Malfoy and Filch escorted Harry to Umbridge's office, accusing him of meeting with Fred and George, while Hermione and Ron followed with other students listening nearby.
• Harry and his friends denied the accusation, and Harry mocked Umbridge and claimed she would not dare use the Cruciatus Curse.
• Umbridge cast the Cruciatus Curse on Harry in front of the assembled witnesses, but Harry endured it and continued taunting her.
• Ron told Umbridge that Fred and George were hiding with Hagrid in a secret base in the Forbidden Forest, guarded by Acromantulas.
• Umbridge questioned Ron about a secret weapon, and Ron said Fred and George planned to bring it to Hogwarts to drive her out.
• Harry told Umbridge that she would be sent to Azkaban within two months, while insisting they could not reveal the base's location.

After Umbridge used the Cruciatus Curse on Harry, Filch locked him in the dungeons, where Harry revealed that he and Ron had deliberately provoked her to create evidence against her. Harry planned to expose Umbridge and send her to Azkaban, while Hermione worried about his anger and the Ministry’s likely failure to punish Umbridge.

• Umbridge dismissed Harry, and Filch took him to the dungeons despite Hermione and Ron wanting him examined in the Hospital Wing.
• Harry opened his cell with magic, silenced the corridor, and told Ron and Hermione that his defensive necklace had only weakened Umbridge’s Cruciatus Curse.
• Harry explained that Fred and George had warned him Umbridge might escape punishment, so he had agreed to provoke her into using the curse where witnesses could hear.
• Hermione realized Harry and Ron had acted deliberately, and Harry said he would expose Umbridge through the Daily Prophet or Defense Express if the Ministry failed to punish her.
• Harry declared that he would personally make sure Umbridge went to Azkaban because he did not trust the Ministry of Magic.

Umbridge and Fudge planned to capture Fred and George and uncover a supposed Order of the Phoenix base in the Forbidden Forest, while Malfoy and Snape offered advice. The Order learned of the Ministry’s plan and realized the alleged secret base was likely a story the twins had invented to mislead Umbridge.

• Umbridge failed to catch Fred and George, who used the Marauder's Map to evade her cordons, while students continued their pranks against her and Filch.
• Malfoy suggested using Harry and the resistance organization to force the twins to come forward, and Mrs. Norris was Petrified before Snape restored her.
• Umbridge asked Snape for Veritaserum, but he warned her it would take time to brew and that Albert could make an antidote.
• Fudge gathered his allies, including Kingsley, to plan an attack on the supposed Forbidden Forest base and the capture of Fred and George.
• Kingsley and the Order of the Phoenix members doubted the story, while Sirius and Lupin reassured Molly that the twins had likely fooled Umbridge and were prepared for trouble.

Umbridge had the Aurors prepare to capture Fred and George, while Filch arrested Harry, Hermione, Ron, and many other students for a supposed trial. Albert explained the scheme to Professor McGonagall and sent Fred and George to prepare a disruptive escape as Umbridge summoned McGonagall to the Great Hall.

• Umbridge convinced Gawain Robards to plan an operation to arrest two students and obtain information about a supposed secret base and weapon in the Forbidden Forest.
• Filch and the Investigation Action Group arrested Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Cedric, Angelina, and other students, sending them to the dungeons ahead of a trial.
• Albert received a letter about Fudge's meeting, then learned from Lee Jordan that Umbridge had arrested students and was seeking Fred and George.
• Albert told Fred and George to make a scene on their broomsticks and fly toward the Forbidden Forest, while he went to meet Professor McGonagall.
• Albert told Professor McGonagall that Umbridge had been fooled by fake Veritaserum and that Fred and George would appear openly; a Slytherin boy then summoned her to the Great Hall for the trial.

Fred and George led a fireworks revolt against Umbridge’s planned student trial, turning Hogwarts into chaos and escaping on a magically transformed fire dragon. Umbridge blamed Albert for their escape and ordered the Aurors to seize him.

• Albert told Professor McGonagall that Umbridge’s attempt to put students on trial would leave its mark on Hogwarts history.
• Fred and George attacked Umbridge’s office with fireworks, then spread the celebration through Hogwarts as students and Peeves joined the Anti-Toad Alliance.
• Umbridge and the Aurors pursued Fred and George to the entrance hall, where the twins denounced her and used enchanted fireworks to cover their escape.
• Umbridge trapped Fred and George in a transparent web, but their firework dragon became real, broke through the barrier, and carried them out of Hogwarts.
• Umbridge accused Albert of rescuing the twins despite Professor McGonagall’s defense and ordered the Aurors to catch him.

Albert fought off the Aurors after they attacked Professor McGonagall, then punished Umbridge for using the Cruciatus Curse on him. He left Hogwarts after the students cheered him, but reappeared near the Forbidden Forest and took out a Time-Turner.

• Umbridge ordered the Aurors to arrest Albert, and Delacour and other loyalists attacked him and stunned Professor McGonagall.
• Albert fought the Aurors, incapacitated Montague and Warrington after they tried to ambush him, and resisted Umbridge's Cruciatus Curse.
• Albert defeated the Aurors, hung them along the corridor, and whipped Umbridge while Peeves repeatedly woke her with salt.
• Albert finished the punishment, told Professor Flitwick to leave the Aurors immobilized, and departed Hogwarts amid the students' cheers.
• Albert Apparated near the Forbidden Forest, checked his pocket watch, and took a Time-Turner from his bag.

After Albert defeated the Aurors and punished Umbridge, Percy discovered the chaos at Hogwarts and reported back to Fudge. Fudge and Scrimgeour arrived to confront the students, but Flitwick explained what had happened, and the Ministry officials were driven from the school.

• Isabelle asked Albert about his attack on Umbridge and the Aurors, and he said he would return to Hogwarts for his exams after taking a few days off.
• Fudge sent Percy Weasley to Hogwarts, where Percy found Umbridge unconscious, Aurors hanging in a corridor, and students feasting in the Great Hall.
• Percy reported the situation to Fudge, who brought Scrimgeour and Ministry teams to Hogwarts; the students attacked them with spells when they entered the Great Hall.
• Professor Flitwick explained that Umbridge had targeted the students, the Aurors had attacked McGonagall and Albert, and Albert had defeated the Aurors before punishing Umbridge.
• Fudge accused Flitwick of shielding a criminal, and Lee Jordan led the students in driving the Ministry officials out of Hogwarts.

News reports about the Hogwarts riot intensified public pressure on Fudge, while Fred and George settled into one of Albert’s safe houses and Albert stayed with Isabelle. At a press conference, reporters exposed Fudge’s false claims and Umbridge’s abuses, leaving his position as Minister for Magic increasingly precarious.

• Newspapers published Lee Jordan’s photographs of the defeated Aurors and reported that Fudge and Ministry officials had been driven from Hogwarts, prompting widespread demands for Fudge to explain himself or resign.
• Fred and George read about the Hogwarts riot at Albert’s safe house, sent a letter home through Dobby, and began making Joke items and fireworks in the laboratory.
• Albert rested with Isabelle, read the newspapers, and said he would remain in hiding while he finished his book and waited for the right moment.
• At a press conference, Fudge blamed Dumbledore for the Hogwarts riot and claimed Dumbledore had a secret weapon, but Rita Skeeter and other reporters challenged his account and exposed Umbridge’s alleged use of a Dark magic quill, Veritaserum, and the Cruciatus Curse.
• Reporters cited Hogwarts students and a Memory Orb as evidence that Albert had defeated the Aurors, leaving Fudge unable to defend his claims as calls for him to resign grew louder.

Scrimgeour defended the Aurors after Albert defeated them, publicly portraying Albert as a future rival to Dumbledore. Meanwhile, the Death Eaters prepared a Ministry raid for Friday to seize the Prophecy Orb and capture Harry Potter, though Avery questioned the plan’s risks.

• Scrimgeour read reports blaming Fudge for the Ministry’s failures and learned that the defeated Aurors were recovering at St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
• Scrimgeour told reporters that Albert was an extraordinary wizard whose future might surpass Dumbledore, then visited the hospitalized Aurors and urged them not to underestimate opponents.
• Avery arrived at Lucius Malfoy’s secret Death Eater meeting, where the group discussed Albert’s defeat of dozens of Aurors and considered how difficult he would be to attack.
• Lucius announced that the Dark Lord’s plan to seize the Prophecy Orb and capture Harry Potter would take place on Friday.
• Avery questioned why the Dark Lord would not take the Prophecy Orb himself and warned that involving Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made the plan vulnerable to failure.
• Lucius defended the plan as a way to keep the Dark Lord’s return secret and use the Ministry against Harry, then began explaining the raid’s details to the assembled Death Eaters.

At a DA meeting, Harry learned through his scar that Voldemort was torturing Sirius Black at the Ministry of Magic to obtain the Prophecy Orb. Harry and his friends gathered at 12 Grimmauld Place to prepare a plan to confront Voldemort and expose his return, while they waited for Dumbledore.

• Harry announced that DA meetings would pause for exams, but agreed to consider continuing them next term after students urged him to keep them going.
• Lee Jordan told Ron and Hermione that Fred and George were safe in one of Albert’s safe houses and that Dobby was helping care for them.
• Harry’s scar burned, and he saw Voldemort torturing Sirius Black in the Department of Mysteries to get the Prophecy Orb; Harry said it was a trap and drank Liquid Luck.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione used Umbridge’s fireplace to travel to 12 Grimmauld Place, and Ginny followed them after Neville and Luna stopped her from entering the Floo flames.
• Sirius Black, Lupin, Moody, Kingsley, Tonks, and Arthur prepared to act, with Moody giving Harry a fake Prophecy Orb and the group discussing how to expose Voldemort at the Ministry.

Scrimgeour led the Aurors to raid a supposed Death Eater hideout, only to discover and attack Voldemort’s lair. Albert joined the battle and helped protect the Aurors, but Voldemort escaped after killing one Auror and injuring many others.

• Scrimgeour gathered the Aurors and led them by broom to the location Albert had provided.
• Scrimgeour ordered the Aurors to bombard the area, breaking through the protective magic and exposing a hidden house.
• Voldemort emerged from the burning ruins and fought the Aurors, killing one of them with the Killing Curse.
• Albert intervened to shield Scrimgeour and attack Voldemort while the Aurors continued their assault.
• Voldemort blasted the Aurors away, warned Albert that he would remember him, and vanished; Albert then left the injured behind.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron entered the Ministry of Magic’s Department of Mysteries with the Order of the Phoenix to destroy the Prophecy Orb, while the Death Eaters waited to ambush them. Harry turned their trap against them, and the battle began with the Order launching its own ambush.

• Dumbledore learned that the Aurors had attacked Voldemort’s lair and arrived after the battle had ended.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron entered the abandoned Ministry of Magic and searched the Department of Mysteries for the Prophecy Orb.
• The Order of the Phoenix concealed themselves as Harry’s group found the Hall of Prophecy and located the orb bearing Harry’s name.
• Lucius Malfoy and the Death Eaters confronted Harry and demanded the Prophecy Orb while Harry stalled for the Order.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron toppled shelves of Prophecy Orbs onto the Death Eaters as the Order launched its ambush.
• Harry mocked Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix by revealing that Voldemort was half-blood.

Harry and the Order of the Phoenix defeated the Death Eaters at the Ministry and destroyed the Prophecy Orb before Voldemort could obtain it. Voldemort escaped after confronting Dumbledore, while the Ministry was left to deal with the captured Death Eaters and the truth about his return.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron used Liquid Luck to help the Order defeat the Death Eaters, disarm Bellatrix Lestrange, and capture Lucius Malfoy.
• Harry destroyed the real Prophecy Orb and dispersed the memory it released so Voldemort could not learn its secret.
• Voldemort arrived and attacked the Order, but Harry blocked his Killing Curse, and Dumbledore joined the fight as the Aurors approached.
• Harry resisted Voldemort's attempt to control him, and the Order protected him until Voldemort escaped after blasting apart the golden Centaur.
• Dumbledore took Harry away by Portkey, while Fudge ordered the Aurors to arrest Dumbledore and Kingsley declared that he was an Auror.

Albert entered Voldemort’s hidden lair, took its books, artifacts, money, and magical ingredients, then burned the laboratory and concealed his spoils. He returned to the manor and told Isabelle what he had done, while Voldemort arrived at the ruins and discovered everything had been destroyed.

• Albert used Parseltongue to open Voldemort’s real hidden chambers and packed away the books, parchments, Dark magic items, artifacts, and coins.
• Albert uncovered Voldemort’s laboratory, took its rare magical ingredients, and destroyed the laboratory and its contents with Devil’s Fire.
• Albert hid the boxes of spoils and used the Time-Turner to return to the manor, where Isabelle asked what he had done.
• Albert told Isabelle he had emptied Voldemort’s lair and planned to retrieve the hidden spoils after Voldemort died.
• Voldemort returned to the ruins, found the chambers reduced to ashes, and roared in fury.

Dumbledore revealed the prophecy that linked Harry to Voldemort and explained why he had left Harry with the Dursleys. He promised to teach Harry privately next term, while Harry prepared to share what he knew with his friends and reunite with Sirius Black.

• Harry awoke in Dumbledore's office, and Dumbledore said Voldemort had stopped watching him after Harry resisted his influence.
• Dumbledore showed Harry Sybill Trelawney's prophecy, which said Harry and Voldemort could not both survive.
• Harry learned Voldemort had chosen him over Neville and that his mother's sacrifice had protected him through the bond of blood.
• Dumbledore explained that he had placed Harry with the Dursleys to keep him safe and admitted he had delayed telling Harry the truth because he thought Harry was too young.
• Dumbledore promised Harry private lessons next term and urged him to tell Ron and Hermione what he knew.
• Harry left Dumbledore's office and saw Hermione, Ron, and Sirius Black waiting for him.

After Voldemort’s Death Eaters escaped Azkaban and the Ministry descended into chaos, Dumbledore explained that Voldemort had returned and Harry had thwarted his attempt to seize the Prophecy Orb. Fudge sought Dumbledore’s help to preserve his position, but Dumbledore warned that it was too late to escape responsibility.

• Sirius learned the prophecy foretold a fatal confrontation between Harry and Voldemort, and promised Dumbledore to keep it secret.
• Tonks told Dumbledore and Sirius that Dementors had rebelled and the captured Death Eaters had escaped; Dumbledore went to the Ministry while Sirius contacted Albert.
• At the Ministry, reporters confronted Fudge as Dumbledore told him that Voldemort had returned and was gathering werewolves, giants, Dementors, and other followers.
• Scrimgeour reported that the Death Eaters had escaped using a Portkey, and Dumbledore warned that Albert Anderson would be difficult and costly to enlist.
• Dumbledore told Fudge that Voldemort had sought the prophecy about Harry, but Harry had destroyed the orb and stopped the plan.
• Dumbledore refused to arrange a meeting between Fudge and Harry, demanded that Umbridge leave Hogwarts and the investigation of the Care of Magical Creatures teacher stop, then warned Fudge to accept responsibility.