Chapter Summaries

Nielsen described how Death Eaters murdered his family and how he avenged them, while the DA discussed the danger of betrayal and practiced for the growing threat. Albert rejected a Ministry escort as an obvious trap and proposed attacking Azkaban later, while Harry and his friends prepared to visit Godric's Hollow after waiting for Voldemort's ambush to lose its edge.

• Nielsen told the shelter residents that Dark Wizards had killed his family and that he had stabbed them to death, then later found acceptance in Dumbledore's Army.
• Hannah explained that Hogwarts student records had been hidden, while Nielsen, Hannah, and Dean considered how Muggle-borns' home addresses might have reached the Ministry.
• Albert learned that Harry and his friends had avoided an ambush at Godric's Hollow and judged the Ministry's planned escort of Muggle Wizards to Azkaban to be bait.
• Albert suggested rescuing the prisoners by attacking Azkaban instead, but said the DA members needed more practice summoning Patronuses against Dementors first.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron decided the time had come to visit Godric's Hollow after camping in a remote forest and waiting for Voldemort's watchers to grow less alert.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron infiltrated Godric's Hollow to deal with three suspected Death Eaters, using Albert's shielding badges to bypass warning magic. They ambushed and stunned two Dark Wizards in a house, then Ron searched their pockets for money to help fund the Defense Association.

• Harry, Hermione, and Ron spotted three red dots near Godric's Hollow and decided to follow their plan to investigate and attack.
• Hermione gave Harry and Ron Albert's shielding badges, and the trio rested until night before approaching the village.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron found two Dark Wizards using a Muggle house to monitor Godric's Hollow and lure Harry into a trap.
• Ron knocked at the front door while Harry slipped inside under the Invisibility Cloak, then Harry stunned both Dark Wizards from behind.
• Hermione took the Dark Wizards' wands while Ron searched their pockets for Galleons to help pay for the Defense Association's expenses.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron investigated the red dot on the Detection Pocket Watch and discovered Bathilda Bagshot was connected to a trap set by Voldemort. They escaped and took refuge in Albert’s shelter, where Hermione revealed a room was protected by the Fidelius Charm.

• Ron took the Floo Powder from the fireplace, and Hermione erased the memories of the two unconscious Dark Wizards before the three left the house.
• Harry saw a statue commemorating his parents and revealed the hidden, abandoned Potter home to Hermione and Ron.
• The trio followed the Detection Pocket Watch to Bathilda Bagshot, who could see through their Disillusionment Charm and invited them into her house.
• Harry recognized the danger and Hermione Apparated them away just before Voldemort’s green curse struck their former position.
• Voldemort pursued them, so Harry and Hermione escaped with Ron to Albert’s shelter instead of the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.
• Hermione led them into an abandoned building and showed them a note explaining that a room there was protected by the Fidelius Charm.

Albert discussed Bathilda Bagshot’s death and Rita Skeeter’s use of improper methods to obtain Dumbledore’s secrets, then advised Shanna how she might deal with Rita. He later reviewed the Defense Association’s problems and met members returning from a raid, offering a paid route out of England for adult Muggle-born wizards.

• Albert sent Sirius Black a Patronus message reassuring him that Harry, Hermione, and Ron were safe in Godric’s Hollow.
• Shanna showed Albert Rita Skeeter’s note to Bathilda Bagshot and said she was angry about Rita’s methods; Albert suggested exposing her later or confronting her directly.
• Albert reviewed the Defense Association’s problems and walked through the village with Shanna, discussing its growing membership and the need to support its young members.
• Fred’s group returned with Dobby, reporting that they had defeated a Seeker Squad, taken its members’ wands, and rescued two captured Muggle-born wizards.
• George told Albert about a poor shelter for adult Muggle-born wizards, and Albert offered to help them leave England in exchange for repaying fifty Galleons within ten years.

Dumbledore and his allies searched Riddle House for Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew, but Voldemort escaped and Peter evaded the Aurors. Voldemort secretly returned to the house to wait for Peter, while Barty Crouch Jr. weighed whether to abandon his plans as his supplies dwindled and Dumbledore grew suspicious.

• Dumbledore found Voldemort possessing a rat at Riddle House, but his spells could not harm Voldemort’s soul fragment, which escaped through the magical barriers.
• Arthur, Sirius, Kingsley, and Dumbledore discussed how to capture Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew, and Kingsley decided to report the house to the Ministry.
• Peter Pettigrew returned to Riddle House, triggered the Aurors’ alarm system, and escaped before they could catch him.
• Peter later slipped back toward Riddle House, where Voldemort had secretly returned and was waiting for him in a rat’s body.
• Barty Crouch Jr. worried about running out of Polyjuice Potion ingredients and considered leaving Hogwarts because Dumbledore suspected him.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron returned to Hogwarts to ask Professor Flitwick about Ravenclaw’s Diadem, which they sought as part of Dumbledore’s mission to defeat the Dark Lord. Flitwick could not locate it but led them toward Ravenclaw Tower, while Harry learned that Albert was meeting Professor McGonagall about the expelled students.

• Professor Flitwick read about Bathilda Bagshot’s death and worried that Hogwarts would not remain peaceful under the Dark Lord’s control.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron entered the Charms Office after a house-elf Apparated them into Hogwarts, and Flitwick warned them that the school was under surveillance.
• Harry told Flitwick they were searching for Ravenclaw’s Diadem to confirm something connected to defeating the Dark Lord, and Flitwick said it had vanished centuries ago.
• Hermione revealed that the Dark Lord was also seeking the diadem, and Flitwick explained that generations of Ravenclaws had failed to learn anything useful from the Grey Lady.
• Flitwick led Harry, Hermione, and Ron toward Ravenclaw Tower and advised them to ask Albert for help, while Hermione said Albert was meeting Professor McGonagall about the expelled students.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron returned to Hogwarts to ask Professor Flitwick about Ravenclaw’s Diadem, which they were seeking as part of Dumbledore’s task to defeat the Dark Lord. Flitwick explained that it had vanished centuries ago, and he led them toward Ravenclaw Tower to show them a likeness of it.

• Professor Flitwick read about Bathilda Bagshot’s death and worried that Hogwarts would not remain peaceful under the Dark Lord’s control.
• Harry, Hermione, and Ron arrived at Flitwick’s office and explained that they had entered Hogwarts with a house-elf after escaping an encounter with the Dark Lord.
• Harry asked Flitwick where Ravenclaw’s Diadem was, and the trio revealed that finding it was part of Dumbledore’s task to defeat the Dark Lord.
• Flitwick said the Diadem had disappeared centuries ago, possibly with Ravenclaw, and offered to show them its likeness in Ravenclaw’s Common Room.
• Flitwick warned that students had failed to learn about the Diadem from the Grey Lady and suggested asking Albert for help.
• Flitwick told them that Umbridge had once demanded the addresses of expelled Muggle-born students and threatened to use Veritaserum on Minerva.

Albert confronted Dumbledore’s portrait about Harry’s search for Ravenclaw’s Diadem, Dumbledore’s plans, and the worsening war. He urged Dumbledore to tell Harry the truth himself, then left him to face Harry and Hermione’s impending arrival.

• Albert entered the Headmaster’s office and questioned Dumbledore’s portrait about whether he had told Harry about the Diadem.
• Albert warned that Harry and Hermione could uncover the Grey Lady’s lie and realize Voldemort had hidden the Diadem at Hogwarts.
• Albert and Dumbledore discussed Harry’s fate, the Deathly Hallows, and whether Harry knew that Voldemort’s attack could destroy the Horcrux inside him.
• Albert told Dumbledore about recent events, including Draco Malfoy’s fall and the deaths and hypocrisy he had witnessed.
• Albert told Dumbledore to explain his plan to Harry himself when Harry and Hermione arrived.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione reported their discovery about Ravenclaw’s Diadem to Dumbledore’s portrait while Albert guided Harry through the Horcruxes’ likely hiding places. They left with a plan to search the Room of Requirement and the real Gryffindor’s Sword, while Albert promised Dobby’s help for a later Gringotts break-in.

• Albert used a masterful Confundus Charm to get past the gargoyle and brought Harry, Ron, and Hermione to the Headmaster’s office.
• Harry told Dumbledore’s portrait that the Grey Lady was Ravenclaw’s daughter and deduced that Voldemort had hidden Ravenclaw’s Diadem in the Room of Requirement.
• Harry reasoned that Hufflepuff’s Cup was likely in a Death Eater’s Gringotts vault, and Albert identified the Lestrange family as the likely keepers.
• Albert proposed using Fiendfyre to destroy the junk in the Room of Requirement, but refused to join the search and offered Dobby’s help for escaping Gringotts.
• Harry asked for Gryffindor’s Sword, and Dumbledore’s portrait revealed the real sword concealed behind it.

Albert and Isabelle enjoyed a quiet evening on Elba Island, discussed Muggles and the approaching end of the Second Wizarding War, and returned to their ship and baby Alice. Albert then learned from Katrina that foreign wizards knew about England’s crisis but intended to stay out of it.

• Albert and Isabelle walked along the crowded beach, where they discussed wizarding prejudice toward Muggles and the possibility of writing a new Muggle Studies book.
• Isabelle reminded Albert that she wanted their peaceful life back, and Albert assured her the Second Wizarding War would end soon.
• Bit picked Albert and Isabelle up by boat and brought them back to their ship, where Isabelle went to see Alice.
• Katrina told Albert that wizards in other countries had noticed England’s situation but seemed unwilling to interfere.
• Albert explained that other countries were avoiding the conflict and said a clash between wizards and Muggles could follow if the wizarding world were exposed.

Harry continued struggling to control Fiendfyre while keeping the Order of the Phoenix from learning about the secret task Dumbledore had given him, Hermione, and Ron. After defending their secrecy to the others, Harry decided to ask Dumbledore’s portrait whether he should tell them.

• Harry failed to control his Fiendfyre practice, and Order of the Phoenix members contained the flames while Moody warned him about the danger.
• Harry refused to explain the trio’s secret plan and urged the Order to focus on improving its Defense Against the Dark Arts skills.
• Harry told Mrs. Weasley that he could not run from his eventual battle with the Dark Lord, and Hermione refused to reveal the plan when Moody, Kingsley, and Sirius questioned her and Ron.
• Harry thanked Hermione for defending their secrecy and admitted he was exhausted by the Order’s concern and probing.
• Harry asked whether the headquarters had a portrait of Dumbledore and said he would reveal the plan if Dumbledore approved.

Harry and his friends planned how to locate Hufflepuff’s Cup and prepare to fight Voldemort, while Harry decided to rally people oppressed by Dark Wizards. The chapter ended with Harry asking Hermione to seek Albert’s advice as they prepared to act.

• Harry used Dumbledore’s portrait’s authority to stop the Order members from pressing him about his secret, but remained wary of being overheard.
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione discussed finding Hufflepuff’s Cup, checking Yaxley’s vault, and the dangers of breaking into Gringotts.
• Ron proposed using the Imperius Curse to control Yaxley, while Harry suggested presenting a convincing fake Ravenclaw’s Diadem as a pretext to enter the vault.
• Harry rejected relying entirely on Albert and said they should first master the Fiendfyre Curse and investigate Yaxley carefully.
• Harry told Ron and Hermione he planned to visit a shelter and encourage people oppressed by Dark Wizards to resist Voldemort.
• Harry asked Hermione to contact Albert for advice about their plans and practicing the Fiendfyre Curse.

Albert warned the Defense Association against rash resistance, explaining that most people would not risk their lives and that betrayal was a constant danger. He told the members to focus on training and survival, then ordered Fred, George, and Lee to stop provoking the Death Eaters for now and revealed a plan to intercept them when Hogwarts reopened.

• Hannah Abbott and other members asked when the Defense Association would begin fighting back, and Albert warned them that eager supporters might abandon them or betray them under pressure.
• Albert explained that Harry Potter had failed to rally the persecuted wizards, and that the Aurors had turned against Scrimgeour’s hopes and were now serving Dolores Umbridge.
• Albert told the members to prioritize combat training and their own safety, prompting applause and hugs from the group.
• Albert rebuked Fred, George, and Lee Jordan for using an underage Slytherin to bait the Seeker Squad and for repeatedly hunting Dementors, then told them to lie low.
• Albert announced that the group would go to Hogwarts when it reopened to confront Death Eaters and Dementors searching the train and help rebuild Dumbledore’s Army.

Neville returned to Hogwarts and recruited Ernie, Luna, and other students to reorganize Dumbledore's Army as a resistance group supported by the Defense Association. They planned to use the Room of Requirement as their headquarters and keep their efforts secret, while the train faced a possible Death Eater search.

• Neville chose to return to Hogwarts and unite students willing to resist, after Hannah's letter persuaded him not to drop out and join the Defense Association.
• Neville told Ernie that Hannah, Susan, and Justin had joined the Defense Association, then asked him to help reorganize Dumbledore's Army.
• Ernie, Luna, and students from several Houses gathered in Neville's compartment and agreed to help rebuild the DA, with the Defense Association promising to send instructors.
• Neville proposed using the Room of Requirement as the DA's headquarters, and Luna and Ernie offered to use the old enchanted Galleons to communicate.
• Luna showed the group hidden content in The Quibbler, and the students discussed how to keep their resistance secret and whether Death Eaters would search the train.

Death Eaters stopped the Hogwarts train, attacked Neville, and abducted a young girl, but three Harry Potters arrived and defeated them. The Defense Association drove away the Dementors, and Neville received a secret communication bookmark from the group.

• Death Eaters stopped the train and Dementors surrounded it while Luna and Ernie summoned corporeal Patronuses to protect the students.
• A Death Eater tortured Neville for mocking him and left with a captured girl, while Ernie and the others argued over whether they could help.
• Three Harry Potters appeared in the corridor, freed the girl after offering her shelter, and left the bound Death Eaters to the students, who beat them.
• The Defense Association drove the Dementors away and routed the Dark Wizards outside the train.
• An owl delivered Neville a communication bookmark bearing a message from the Defense Association warning him to keep it secret and avoid contacting them unless necessary.

Death Eaters and Dementors attacked the Hogwarts Express, but three Harry Potters defeated the attackers and rescued a captive girl. Neville and his friends then received a secret communication bookmark from the Defense Association as the train continued toward Hogwarts.

• Death Eaters stopped the Hogwarts Express while Dementors surrounded it, and Luna and Ernie summoned Patronuses to protect their compartment.
• A Death Eater cursed Neville for mocking him, then left with a captive girl while Ernie and the others debated whether they could help her.
• Three Harry Potters appeared in the corridor, defeated the Death Eaters, freed the girl, and left the attackers bound and stripped before the students beat them.
• Neville and his friends saw the Defense Association drive away the Dementors and received a bookmark bearing a message from the DA.

Snape reported on Hogwarts and analyzed the Defense Association’s attack for Voldemort, who ordered the Death Eaters to hunt Harry Potter and target Albert Anderson. The chapter ended with Snape warning them not to underestimate Albert.

• Delacour arrived at Hogwarts to arrange Daily Prophet interviews, and Snape assigned the task to Alecto despite McGonagall’s objections.
• Voldemort summoned Snape to an emergency meeting and heard that most Hogwarts students were under control while some had dropped out.
• Snape identified the attackers who appeared as Harry Potters as likely Defense Association members acting on Albert Anderson’s plan.
• Voldemort ordered the Death Eaters to find Harry Potter and authorized them to kill him if necessary, while declaring Albert the greater threat.
• Yaxley revealed that he had used Tracking Charms on stolen objects and captured old Hopkins’s family to pressure Aurors into submission.
• Snape urged Voldemort and the Death Eaters to assume Albert was harder to kill than they expected.

After the Hogwarts Express rescue made Harry and the Defense Association the talk of Britain, Neville, Ernie, and Luna reorganized Dumbledore's Army under the Wizard Cards Club as a cover. Albert refused to rescue a shelter whose pass card could be surrendered under pressure, leaving Cedric to face the danger to his family and the other residents.

• Newspapers and witnesses spread word of Harry's rescue of a Hufflepuff girl from Death Eaters, while students grew eager to join the Defense Association and support Harry.
• Neville, Ernie, and Luna reorganized Dumbledore's Army as the Wizard Cards Club to avoid attracting Snape's and the Death Eaters' attention.
• After Death Eaters attacked near a Muggle Wizard shelter, Albert warned the Defense Association not to bring seized items with Tracking Charms back to headquarters and told the Order of the Phoenix to reassure or evacuate frightened wizards.
• George told Albert that the Death Eaters had captured the Hopkins family to force old Hopkins to surrender a pass card to a shelter Scrimgeour had entrusted to him.
• Albert refused to intervene, explaining that it was too late to stop old Hopkins from betraying the shelter to save his family, and Cedric worried about the people inside.

After Hagrid was sent to Azkaban, Albert refused to help because Hagrid had ignored repeated warnings, leaving Harry, Hermione, and Ron to accept that he would have to face the consequences. Harry then planned a Dumbledore’s Army gathering at Hogwarts to build support and prepare students to resist the Dark Lord.

• After the Death Eaters captured Hagrid, Albert told Isabelle he would leave him in Azkaban because Hagrid had chosen to ignore his warnings.
• Hermione relayed Albert’s response to Harry and Ron, who argued over whether Albert should intervene and whether Hagrid’s capture was his own fault.
• Hermione concluded that Hagrid would probably survive Azkaban but might spend six months or a year there, and Harry said the Order of the Phoenix was also leaving him for now.
• Harry invited Hermione and Ron to a Dumbledore’s Army gathering at Hogwarts that weekend to strengthen resistance and recruit supporters.

Snape confronted Dumbledore about the dangers posed by Dumbledore’s Army and Harry’s plans, while Dumbledore warned that Voldemort had to kill Harry himself. Snape ended by pushing Hogwarts’ mounting problems back onto Dumbledore and demanding his help.

• Snape warned Dumbledore that Dumbledore’s Army would soon be exposed and provoke Carrow and Parkinson.
• Dumbledore told Snape that Harry and Albert had planned to use Veritaserum on him, and Snape voiced his fear of Albert.
• Snape revealed that Voldemort had stopped insisting on killing Harry personally, alarming Dumbledore, who said Voldemort had to kill Harry himself.
• Snape told Dumbledore he had approved the Whipping Decree, and Dumbledore urged him to turn a blind eye while he contacted Albert.
• Snape insisted that Dumbledore help him manage Hogwarts, and Phineas reminded Dumbledore of his duty to the current headmaster.