Chapter Summaries

Harry discovered that Snape had killed Dumbledore and pursued the Death Eaters, but Albert stopped him from killing Snape and explained that Dumbledore had arranged his own death. Albert captured the Death Eaters and reflected on Dumbledore’s plans, the Elder Wand, and his own intentions as Voldemort’s trap remained in motion.

• Harry found Dumbledore’s body on the Astronomy Tower after Snape and the other Death Eaters escaped, then jumped after them using Liquid Luck to survive the fall.
• Snape and the Death Eaters met Alecto, Avery, and Albert outside the Forbidden Forest, where Alecto and the others turned on their comrades and Albert subdued Bellatrix and Snape.
• Albert stopped Harry from casting the Killing Curse on Snape and revealed that Dumbledore had willingly let Snape kill him as part of a plan.
• Albert freed Snape to leave with Malfoy, but Harry beat Snape before Albert pulled him away; Albert then sent Harry to take the captured Death Eaters back to Hogwarts.
• Albert told Harry that Dumbledore had acted to protect Snape and give Malfoy a chance to avoid darkness, and promised to explain more when he delivered Dumbledore’s will.
• Albert considered Dumbledore’s suspicions about his knowledge and ambitions, reflected on the Elder Wand, and prepared to take revenge on Bellatrix.

Kenneth, George, Cedric, and the Defense Association members defended Hogwarts against invading Dementors and Inferi while waiting for the professors. They joined forces with Hagrid and the professors at the castle entrance, where they held off the creatures as Albert remained elsewhere, apparently trying to reach the hidden Dark Wizards.

• George calmed the Defense Association members and flew to bring Hagrid and Fang back from the approaching army of Dementors and Inferi.
• Cedric led the group in using Patronuses to repel the Dementors and fire to slow the Inferi as they retreated toward Hogwarts.
• Hagrid and the group reached the castle entrance, and Professor Sprout opened the doors after arriving with the other professors.
• Truman detected seventeen Dark Wizards with a Human-Tracking Charm, and the group raised a Protective Barrier against their bombardment.
• The professors joined the Defense Association in driving back the Dementors and burning the Inferi, while Dedalus Diggle warned them to keep the Dementors from entering the castle.

After the Dark Wizards retreated, Harry returned to Hogwarts with captured Death Eaters and told everyone that Snape had killed Dumbledore and escaped with Malfoy. Harry confronted Dumbledore’s portrait, who explained that his death was intended to win Voldemort’s trust in Snape and create an opening for Voldemort’s defeat.

• Truman noticed the Dark Wizards and Dementors retreating toward the Forbidden Forest, and Professor McGonagall organized the cleanup of the Inferi.
• Harry arrived dragging captured Death Eaters and told Hagrid that Snape had killed Dumbledore before escaping with Malfoy.
• Harry told Professor McGonagall that Snape had escaped, then went to the Headmaster’s office to question Dumbledore’s portrait.
• Dumbledore told Harry he had chosen to die so Voldemort would lower his guard and trust Snape as a spy.
• Dumbledore said Albert’s alternative plan risked drawing more people into the war and left Harry with the task of defeating Voldemort.

After Voldemort’s retreat from Azkaban, Scrimgeour learned that Snape had killed Dumbledore during the Death Eaters’ attack on Hogwarts. Furious and expecting Voldemort to target him next, Scrimgeour went to Hogwarts and began executing captured Dark Wizards.

• Scrimgeour told Gawain Robards that Voldemort’s Azkaban plan had been a diversion and ordered him to screen the prisoners for possible release.
• Scrimgeour received word that Snape had ambushed and killed Dumbledore, then ordered a bounty warrant and press conference.
• Scrimgeour took Aurors and Order members to Hogwarts, where they found captured Death Eaters and Inferi on the grounds.
• Scrimgeour ordered Kingsley to use Veritaserum on the captives and execute those guilty of Unforgivable crimes.
• Scrimgeour cast Avada Kedavra on the captured Death Eaters and Dark Wizards until Kingsley seized his wand and urged him to calm down.

Voldemort learned that Snape had killed Dumbledore, while Albert Anderson had devastated the Death Eaters during their retreat from Hogwarts. After Voldemort killed Avery for supposedly betraying him, he ordered plans to free Azkaban’s prisoners and seize control of the Ministry of Magic.

• Snape told Voldemort that he had killed Dumbledore, then reported that Albert Anderson had ambushed the Death Eaters and left only four survivors.
• Avery and Alecto Carrow described the attack on Dumbledore and the retreat from Hogwarts, while Snape explained that he had gained Dumbledore’s trust before killing him.
• Voldemort used Legilimency on Avery and discovered that Albert had controlled him with the Imperius Curse.
• Voldemort killed Avery and vowed that Albert would pay for his interference.
• Voldemort ordered Yaxley to locate captured Death Eaters, learn Dumbledore’s funeral date, free Azkaban’s prisoners, and help bring the Ministry of Magic under his control.

After the Ministry announced Dumbledore’s death and named Snape and Draco as fugitives, Albert visited Dumbledore’s portrait at Hogwarts and learned the location of Voldemort’s final Horcrux. He retrieved Dumbledore’s preparations and secretly replaced the Elder Wand beside Dumbledore’s body with a replica, leaving with the real wand.

• Scrimgeour announced that the Ministry had stopped an Azkaban prison break and that Death Eaters had attacked Hogwarts, where Dumbledore was killed by Snape; he named Snape and Draco as wanted fugitives and announced Dumbledore’s funeral.
• Albert told Isabelle and Katrina that Dumbledore’s death was part of the outcome Dumbledore had intended, then left to meet his portrait at Hogwarts.
• Albert told Dumbledore’s portrait that he had learned from Bellatrix that Voldemort’s final Horcrux was hidden in the Lestrange vault at Gringotts.
• Dumbledore directed Albert to a box containing a letter, a book, a Golden Snitch, a Deluminator, and a replica Elder Wand, and Albert said the replica was inferior to his own wand.
• Albert secretly swapped the replica for the real Elder Wand beside Dumbledore’s body, then returned to the office and saw the real wand unleash a shower of sparks when he touched it.
• Albert put away the Elder Wand rather than test it, and Dumbledore said he trusted Albert to control its power.

On the morning of Dumbledore’s funeral, Albert warned Professor McGonagall and Professor Burbage that Voldemort would take control of Hogwarts and target Muggle-borns. He then read Dumbledore’s will to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, explained the gifts, and began revealing how Snape became involved in the prophecy.

• Albert told Professor McGonagall that Dumbledore had chosen to die and warned that Snape would become Hogwarts’s headmaster under Voldemort.
• Albert urged Professor Burbage to resign and hide abroad to protect herself from the Death Eaters.
• Albert read Dumbledore’s will, giving Ron the Deluminator, Hermione The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and Harry the Golden Snitch from his first Quidditch match.
• Albert explained that the Deluminator could help Ron return to Harry, that Hermione should study the Tale of the Three Brothers, and that Dumbledore had hidden something inside Harry’s Snitch.
• Harry asked why Dumbledore had let Snape kill him, and Albert said Dumbledore had planned his death to pave the way for Harry to defeat Voldemort.
• Albert began explaining that Snape had overheard part of Trelawney’s prophecy and told Voldemort what he heard.

After Dumbledore’s funeral, Albert warned Professor McGonagall and Professor Burbage that Voldemort would take control of Hogwarts and advised Burbage to go into hiding. He then read Dumbledore’s will to Harry, Ron, and Hermione and began explaining the events behind Dumbledore’s death and Snape’s loyalties.

• Albert told Professor McGonagall that Dumbledore’s death had been his own choice despite Albert’s warning about Snape.
• Albert warned Professor Burbage that Voldemort would install Snape as headmaster and urged her to resign and leave the country.
• Albert read Dumbledore’s will, giving Ron the Deluminator, Hermione The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and Harry a Golden Snitch.
• Albert explained that Dumbledore had planned his death to prepare Harry to defeat Voldemort, while cautioning the trio not to trust Snape as a good person.
• Albert began recounting how Snape overheard part of Professor Trelawney’s prophecy and passed it to Voldemort.

Gryffindor won the House Cup, and Albert and the Weasley twins got revenge on Filch before the students left Hogwarts for the summer. Albert reunited with his family at King's Cross and learned that Tom and his owl would stay with Grandpa Luke while the family traveled to France.

• Dumbledore announced that Gryffindor had won the House Cup by five points over Ravenclaw, ending Slytherin's four-year winning streak.
• Fred and George used Albert's Disillusionment Charm to distract Filch while George smeared garlic-scented beeswax in Filch's office.
• Albert finished first in the year, ahead of Katrina, and explained to his friends how the Trace monitored underage magic and where its loopholes lay.
• Filch accused Albert, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan of causing the garlic smell, but they denied knowing anything and boarded the Hogwarts Express.
• Albert met Nia, Herb, and Daisy at King's Cross and learned that Tom and his owl would stay with Grandpa Luke during the family's summer trip to France.

After Voldemort assigned Lucius and Draco Malfoy to monitor Albert Anderson, Lucius asked Snape about his missing wife, Narcissa. The Malfoys returned to their ruined home with no answers, and Draco suspected Anderson had taken her in revenge.

• Voldemort ordered Lucius and Draco to locate and monitor Albert Anderson, leaving them with an unwanted assignment.
• Lucius thanked Snape for saving Draco and asked whether he knew where Narcissa had gone.
• Draco explained that Narcissa vanished after stealing Liquid Luck from Hogwarts and was last seen leaving through a tunnel.
• Lucius and Draco returned to the ashes of their manor and searched for Narcissa, but even a Tracking Charm failed to find her.
• Draco suspected Albert had taken Narcissa as revenge against the Malfoy family, and Lucius agreed that Anderson might be responsible.

Albert warned the Defense Association that Voldemort would soon take control of the Ministry and persecute Muggle-born wizards, urging them to stay hidden, recruit carefully, and prepare for the coming conflict. He planned to leave England the next day, while his friends remained to train and await the worsening situation.

• Albert predicted that Voldemort would seize the Ministry, outlaw Muggle-born wizards, and use Azkaban to imprison them.
• Albert told the Defense Association to recruit peripheral members secretly, improve their defensive skills, and wait for Voldemort's power to weaken rather than expose themselves prematurely.
• Albert distributed papers outlining what the members should pay attention to and announced that he would leave England for a while.
• George told Albert that Lupin and Tonks were getting married and wanted him at the wedding, but Albert declined and suggested holding it at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.
• Albert said goodbye to Fred, George, and Cedric, who agreed to keep training while Cedric worried that the Ministry's collapse was near.

Albert brought Isabelle, Katrina, and Mrs. McDougal from their ship to Bard’s protected villa in France, while England fell under the looming control of The Dark Lord. He explained that Dumbledore’s plan depended on Harry Potter defeating The Dark Lord and said he would wait safely until the war turned.

• Albert reunited with Bard on the French coast, stored the ship in a magic bottle, and traveled with him to a villa protected by the Fidelius Charm.
• Albert told Bard that Dumbledore had deliberately arranged for Snape to kill him and described the worsening situation in England after Dumbledore’s death.
• Albert warned Bard that The Dark Lord would soon dominate the Ministry of Magic and that pure-blood families who underestimated him would eventually suffer.
• Albert said Dumbledore had placed the plan to defeat The Dark Lord on Harry Potter, while he intended to wait for Harry to make The Dark Lord mortal again.
• Bard left for Spain, and Albert reassured Katrina that the villa was safe enough while The Dark Lord focused on England.

Lucius Malfoy lost Albert Anderson’s trail and feared the Dark Lord would punish his family, so he followed Snape’s advice to make himself useful by helping Yaxley take control of the Ministry. He also asked Yaxley to search for Narcissa and urged Draco to marry Pansy Parkinson to protect the Malfoy family’s future.

• Lucius asked Snape for help finding Albert, but Snape warned that Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Marie were bound by powerful magical contracts and could not safely be interrogated.
• Snape advised Lucius to assist with the effort to kill Scrimgeour and told him Draco should return to Hogwarts if it reopened, where Snape planned to become headmaster.
• Lucius explained the Ministry’s weaknesses to Yaxley and offered to help him complete the mission against Scrimgeour in exchange for assistance finding Narcissa.
• Lucius told Draco to return to Hogwarts and argued that he should marry Pansy Parkinson to secure an heir and a stable future for the Malfoy family.
• Draco objected that Narcissa was still missing, but Lucius insisted that their family’s danger made preparing for the worst necessary.

Harry learned that Lupin and Tonks planned to marry despite Tonks’s family opposing their union because Lupin was a Werewolf. Sirius struggled with his cousin Andromeda’s objections but chose to respect the couple’s wishes, while Fred and George arrived to rename their radio station Potter Watchtower.

• Moody praised Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s training but warned that they needed more preparation for the battlefield, and he told Sirius he feared the Ministry would soon fall.
• Ginny told Harry and the others that Lupin and Tonks planned a quiet wedding because Tonks’s family might not support their marriage to a Werewolf.
• Harry spoke with Sirius, who admitted Andromeda opposed the marriage and said he would respect Lupin and Tonks’s choice despite his conflicted feelings.
• Fred and George delivered the Wizard Watchtower equipment and announced they would rename the station Potter Watchtower.
• George said the twins supported Lupin and Tonks, while recognizing that Tonks’s mother feared her daughter would suffer rejection for marrying a Werewolf.

The Order of the Phoenix discussed Lupin and Tonks’s marriage, the looming fall of the Ministry, and the danger to Harry’s relatives as Voldemort’s influence grew. After learning about a book on Dumbledore, Harry asked Bill to buy him a copy, hoping to discover more about Dumbledore’s past.

• Fred and George explained that Albert was absent because he was keeping his family safe, and they urged the Order to support Lupin and Tonks’s marriage.
• Tonks and Lupin returned to headquarters married, and Harry and Sirius congratulated them despite their surprise at missing the wedding.
• Moody led a meeting about protecting the Dursleys and Mrs. Figg and preparing for the Ministry of Magic’s predicted fall.
• Kingsley described how Pure-bloods in the Ministry were turning against Scrimgeour, and Hermione recognized why Albert had distrusted the Ministry.
• Ginny showed Harry Rita Skeeter’s new book about Dumbledore, and Harry asked Bill to bring him a copy despite Hermione’s warnings.

Albert agreed to meet Scrimgeour and traveled from France to London, where Dementors were roaming unchecked. He drove them away with his Patronus and met Scrimgeour in a coffee shop, but sensed danger as the meeting began.

• Albert replied to Scrimgeour that he would meet him when he returned to England, while resolving to act patiently and weaken Voldemort before striking.
• Albert Apparated from France to London and put away the Elder Wand, choosing to use his own wand instead.
• Albert observed that Dementors were terrorizing London and used fog and his Patronus to drive off those nearby.
• Albert entered a coffee shop and joined Scrimgeour, warning him that the meeting was dangerous and that he could not guarantee Scrimgeour's safety.
• Albert sensed something nearby and remarked that Scrimgeour had chosen a dangerous moment for their meeting.

Scrimgeour used himself as bait to ambush a group of Death Eaters, then asked Albert whether Harry could defeat Voldemort. Albert warned that Scrimgeour had little time left and gave him Polyjuice Potion for a final gambit, while telling Gawain to turn to Albert and contact Percy if Scrimgeour fell.

• Scrimgeour had two captured Death Eater scouts Imperiused into telling their allies that he was at the café.
• McNeil led more than a dozen Death Eaters to seize Scrimgeour, but prepared Aurors ambushed them and captured most of the attackers.
• Scrimgeour asked Albert about Harry defeating Voldemort, and Albert said there was not enough time to destroy Voldemort before Scrimgeour was targeted.
• Albert gave Scrimgeour Polyjuice Potion and said the identity of Rufus Scrimgeour, Minister for Magic, had to die.
• Scrimgeour told Gawain to seek Albert's help if events went badly, and Albert advised them to contact Percy without exposing him.

Albert visited Hogwarts to give Professor McGonagall copies of Muggle-born wizards’ birth records and warned Hagrid that the Acromantulas could become a threat. After learning that Professor Bubage had been taken by the Death Eaters, Albert refused to rescue her and urged Hogwarts staff to seek Ministry help while protecting the students.

• Albert met Hagrid at Hogwarts, comforted him over Aragog’s death, and warned him that the Acromantulas might turn against Hogwarts and its students.
• Albert gave Professor McGonagall copies of birth records for Muggle Wizards born from 1985 to 1997 so the children could still enter the magical world if the Ministry destroyed its records.
• Albert discussed the worsening political situation with Professor McGonagall and asked whether Professor Bubage had heeded his warning to leave England.
• A Patronus announced that Professor Bubage had disappeared, and Albert said the Death Eaters had likely taken her.
• Hagrid brought Professor Flitwick to McGonagall’s office, where Albert advised them to ask Kingsley and the Ministry for help rather than risk leaving Hogwarts unprotected.

After Professor Bubage was captured by Death Eaters, the Order of the Phoenix debated whether to intervene. Sirius argued they lacked the strength to rescue her and needed to preserve the Order to protect Harry and prepare for the fight against Voldemort.

• Tonks reported that Death Eaters had taken Professor Bubage from her home, while the Ministry’s tracking mark on her had failed.
• Sirius urged the Order to leave the matter to the Ministry, arguing that Bubage had ignored Albert’s warning and the Order could no longer afford to play hero.
• Professor McGonagall objected, but Sirius insisted the Order needed to protect Harry and preserve McGonagall’s place at Hogwarts.
• Kingsley asked the Order to help and recruit Ministry allies, while Sirius doubted that Scrimgeour or Ministry officials could be trusted to resist Voldemort.
• Sirius argued that Muggle-born wizards were the people the Order should seek to recruit because Voldemort would target them.

Albert told George that he would not risk his last Death Eater spy to find Professor Bubage, and warned that Voldemort’s growing power made England dangerous. He urged the Weasleys and the Order of the Phoenix to prepare, while outlining how the radio station could rally Muggle-borns and their families to resist or flee.

• George told Albert that Sirius had contacted him and that Professor Bubage’s whereabouts remained unknown, but Albert refused to use his spy to search for her.
• Albert warned George that Dumbledore’s death had changed the situation and that Bill’s wedding could become a Death Eater trap; George decided to warn Bill and the Order of the Phoenix.
• George told Albert that the radio station had encrypted and unencrypted channels, and Albert instructed him to use broadcasts to warn Muggle-borns about Death Eater persecution.
• Albert described the Muggle-born Registration Commission he expected Voldemort’s Ministry to establish, and said Muggle-borns would have to resist or leave England to escape arrest and Azkaban.